Battle for the Photon Core WATTPAD VERSION [Inter-Universal Protectors: Book 1]

Chapter Fifteen (Leo)

The house was buzzing with energy when Leo woke up. He recognised it immediately, realising where it was coming from. It was something he had picked up over the many years he had been with his Queen. The energy began to slowly diminished. She must have woken up. He heard the sound of a door closing quietly and got up, sticking his head out his own. Amneris was sneaking out of the house. Again. He waited until she went downstairs to close his door and climb back into bed. She's probably just gone to get some air and clear her head, he thought. After all, that was what usually happened after those nightmares she had.

Leo rubbed his head as he lay back down, pulling the dark covers over himself once again. Whenever his Queen had nightmares, he found himself worrying about her. He did not know if it was just him being protective of a dear friend or if it had something to do with said friend's coping mechanisms. So long as she does nothing reckless without someone keeping an eye on her. A huff. Who am I kidding? His Queen had always been crazy, with and without the nightmares. To leave without a word . . . I should have followed her.

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He realised she still had not returned when he woke up the second time. This time, the Sun had risen and was well on its path across the sky. That was one of the questions he had long given up on getting an answer for since Lyriumia technically had no Sun. He never knew if the one currently streaming light into his room – Did I forget to close the curtains again? – was just an illusion or not.

He rolled over, pulling a pillow over his head. Leo wanted nothing more than to keep sleeping. He felt like he could sleep forever, and it still would not be enough to make him stop worrying about anything and everything. He was about to fall back asleep when he heard chatter coming from downstairs. From the sounds of things, Jay, Carmin, and Dan were awake and rummaging through the kitchen. Kayla's outraged yell told him that was definitely the case.

Leo sat up, running a hand through his long dishevelled hair and convincing his legs to let him stand with a groan. He yawned, still half asleep but jolted awake at another yell from Kayla. I should go down there before Jay eats the kitchen.

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By the time he had dressed, gone downstairs, and wondered through the living room to the long wooden table on the veranda outside, the rest of the Court had woken up. Carmin and Dan were protecting their food from Jay like dragons protecting treasure. Kayla was shaking her head, muttering something about him being a lost cause as she forked what looked like an omelette.

Hathor came out the kitchen door with more plates of food hovering in front of her – ten people in a household meant a lot of food – which Jay wasted no time in grabbing as soon as they landed on the table. She rolled her eyes as Zoe brought out what Leo guessed was the last batch of breakfast options for today and scolded Jay for eating too much. His answer was throwing an apple at the Light-Bender who caught and ate it before sitting next to Hathor.

Nikki brushed her hand over Leo's shoulder as she passed him and took up one of the four remaining seats at the table, asking Kayla to pass her some of the cereal options. Colt was next to come out, giving him a curt nod as he passed and sitting next to Jay. Those two seem to have bonded a little. Rubbing the back of his neck, Leo sat himself down next to Nikki as the fight between Jay and the Dragonoids continued. No one interfered. They just sat back and watched the show unfold.

No one seemed surprised nor worried that their Queen was not there. It was normal, after all. There were times when she would disappear for days on end. Of course, the last time that happened, she blew up an entire galaxy. If anything, that particular incident had become a joke within the family, as had the time when Zoe almost destroyed the planet with a mechanical dragon. To this day, she claimed it was not her fault.