What are you?

Chapter 24: Home

Leo felt around his bed, D was no where to be found. He looked in the bathrooms and other rooms. Through out the building, she was no where to be seen. Leo began losing hope.he swiftly charged into her room and through the rift, hoping to find her there.

"D!?" Leo called. The cave echoed. He cried, shouting louder.

"D?!" He cried.

Leo heard soft breathing at the bottom. He rushed down the stairs, missing a few. Leo fell to the bottom to see D in the floor, unconscious.

Leo scooped her into his arms.

"D.. are you awake?" Leo asked. He watched D's eyes flutter open.

"Why does my head hurt so bad?" D asked.

"I think you fell down the stairs. Why are you here? You don't smell like a fever.." Leo began.

"This is the one place he can't step foot in.. my friend who used to live with me.. she put a spell on this place so that I'd be safe and comfortable. Well.. she was able to formulate something that made it to where when he stepped in, he'd start dying. He knows he can't step in here. This is the only place that I- that we are safe.." d explained.

"Hm.. well next time please be more careful.. and maybe wake me up next time? I had a full on anxiety attack because I thought you had been taken." Leo huffed.

"I think I was sleep walking.. but there's something I wanted to talk to you about..." D began.

"What's up?" Leo asked.

"I have given it some thought.. and maybe the kingdom isn't such a bad idea.. of course with a lot of exceptions.. but we wouldn't have to hide.." d began.

"If it's something you'd like to do, I will support you.." Leo said with a smile.

"I don't want to leave this place behind... this cave, I.." D began.

"Sometimes... it hurts worse to hold on.. than to let go." Leo said with an expressionless face.

"That's awfully profound.." D began.

"I found it in a fortune cookie. But is that really something you'd want to look in to?" Leo asked.

"We wouldn't have to hide.. we would be safe.." D sigh.

"Well, when the guys get back.. we can talk to them about it.." Leo said smiling.

"I just hope that there aren't any strings attached." D sigh.

The two made their way up the stairs and through the rift.

"I kinda just beat the shit out of him though? So like... I don't know." Leo began.

"I'm not going without you.." D interrupted.

"I know sweet heart.." Leo said planting a soft kiss on D's forehead.

D sat on the couch in the living room.

"This place.. we just got it. It was so expensive to build.. I-" D began.

"If you want to go home, we will go with you.." Leo said smiling.

D smiled, holding Leo's hand. She kissed Leo, smiling as she pulled away.

The guys walked through a rift, seeing the two on the couch. Leo filled them in on the nights activities. Preparing D for her convincing conversation as to how they'd get there and what they'd do.

D smiled as everyone was in agreement. But there was still work to be done.

D pulled an interface out of her dresser and turned it on. She called her father, watching him pick up immediately.

"Have you changed your mind?" He asked.

"I have decided that I will return. With a few exceptions.." D sigh.

"Ok. What is it Deanna?" He asked.

"One, I get to bring my friends and Leo.." d sigh, cringing at her first name being spoken.

"Fine.. what else?" Her father asked.

"Two, you give me full control of the throne. Including re writing the laws of the land.." D sigh.

"Very well.. what else?" Her father asked.

"Three. I want you to apologize for what you did, and I want to bring my cave and bunker.." d spat out.

"Very well.. but the apology isn't gonna happen." Her father retorted.

"And why not?" D asked.

"I did nothing wrong.." her father reasoned.

"What if you both apologize?" D asked.

Leo rolled his eyes.

"If it's for you.. than sure.." he sigh, not wanting to apologize.

Leo stepped up to the interface.

"I'm sorry for protecting D from something she was almost forced into.." Leo spat out.

"I'm sorry I punched the soul out of a pathetic abomination.." her father spat out.

"I want you guys to start over. Open the rift so we can get there. You know I don't have access anymore." D sigh.

Her father snapped, opening the rift to their world.

Everyone was hesitant about it, slowly creeping through the rift and stepping out in front of D's father.

"Deanna, my little girl!" Her father cheered, standing to hug her.

"dad, you're embarrassing me-" D sigh as her father hugged her.

"Deanna I-" her father began.

"Dad. Please don't call me Deanna. I don't like that name.." d complained.

"What do you want me to call you?" He asked.

"Anything other than my name... my name is awful.." D complained.

"Pumpkin.. it's not that bad." He urged.

"I have like four names.." D said rolling her eyes.

"Well, first things first. We need to get you all dressed to see the public. They will be thrilled to see My little girl has returned to her rightful place on the throne!" Her father began.

"Dad please don't make me wear the dress.. I hate that thing..." D complained.

"You know it's tradition.. and if you want to change it you may do so after your meeting with the commoners." Her father griped.

"Ok dad.. but what about the guys? Can't they be my court or something?" D asked.

"I have some armor available if they wanna drew like knights.. it's polished and everything.." her father said smiling.

"Ok.. tell the guards nicely that I need a carriage that will fit me and my friends." D asked.

"Ok. You all go get dressed." Her father said parting ways temporarily.