𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 {Fuegoleon x Reader}

CHAPTER 22 - Disappearance

"Fuegoleon-sama" you started.

"Hmm?" He hummed in response.

"Tell me..." You continued.

"Hmm?" He hummed once again.

"Why are you playing with my hair? We're working on paperwork" you pointed out and he stopped.

"Ah, I apologize" he said while going back to assign missions to those who's best fitted on it.

"You're acting strangely for the past few days, is something bothering you?" You asked the man as he shook his head 'no'.

"Nothing much that concerns me" he replied.

"Oh! I forgot!" You suddenly remembered something and happily took an item out of your pocket. You wore a necklace you've bought this morning.

"Oh?" Fuegoleon questioned, wandering if you bought that or if someone gave it to you. He noticed that you've gained more supporters now that you've grown more.

"Isn't it pretty? I saw a store that sells these and there's so much pretty designs. I honestly don't know what to buy" you told him as he was relieved that you bought those yourself.

"Then how did you come to decide which one to buy?" He asked to keep the conversation alive. He noticed that you slightly jumped on your seat.

"Ah eh.... They reminded me of your eyes" you scratched your cheek with a goofy expression on your face. Fuegoleon was touched to hear those words coming from you.

"Your eyes has a really pretty purple color!" You beamed and laughed nervously.

"Not only that but they say that the eyes are the reflection of someone's soul. Your eyes are full of strength, equality, and passion..." You trailed off.

"If I wore this, I feel like I'm carrying those qualities too-" you said while looking up to make eye contact with the man infront of you.

You were surprised to see that his expression seemed like he saw a rare gem. His eyes were shining more, slightly widened. You held your breath and realized what you've said.

"I-" you started but got interrupted.

"Thankyou..." He said as you smiled gently.

"I should be the on thanking you, silly" you giggled. Your little moment was interrupted when another servant from the Vermillion Household came.

"Leopold-sama is missing!" He informed in horror as both you and Fuegoleon stood up in urgency.

"Can you give more details?" You asked.

"A strange mana came on the Vermillion Household and disappeared a few minutes later. I heard furniture breaking and came to check on Leopold-sama but he was gone and the place was a mess" he explained as you nodded.

You took the lead and went to Leopold's room, leaving the office. A few moments later, you tried to pick up the mana but your mana suddenly got blocked.

"E-eh? My mana depleted... was tracing the mana a trap?" You asked aloud as Fuegoleon got more careful.

"I can't use my magic to find Leopold or else I'll run out of mana completely. Why does one spell take majority of my mana?" You complained as Fuegoleon touched your shoulders.

"Don't blame yourself." He said as you calmed down.

"I can sense a faint trail of mana but that can be a diversion" you told the man.

"It's the only lead we've got" Fuegoleon replied as you nodded.

Both of you trailed off the faint mana you were sensing and it led you to somewhere unknown. It looks like a big abandoned town, you never knew it existed and it almost reminds you of your clan's initial location.

"The trail stops here, they must've figured that they were leaking mana" you hypothesized. Fuegoleon started to inspect the houses but there were no signs of life anywhere.

You went towards the tallest part of the town and searched for any slight movement. You saw nothing and went back to Fuegoleon.

"There's no traces of anything useful" you informed your captain as he clenched his fist.

"We can't give up yet. Can you formulate any ideas?" He asked you and you closed your eyes, thinking.

"My mind is still hazy but the timeline must be our basis. The servant informed us hurriedly and we've took action almost immediately. That would give the enemy approximately 34 mins headstart" you thought aloud.

"This has been quite a long travel and carrying someone as strong as Leo might cause him hindrance. His stamina and overall flow will be reduced to 18%" you continued to think.

"To know such a location that was unknown to even me is something to think about. This isn't a coincidence, this is where he intended to keep Leo. They're here hiding" you concluded.

"They most likely know this town well enough to hide from us. If we could just let them lower their guard then we can pinpoint where they are" you informed Fuegoleon which was astounded by your observations.

You left out the point that whoever took Leopold wasn't after the boy but they were after someone else. You've already found Leopold from the high place but there must be a reason why he was alone, unguarded.

'Leopold is safe and I can watch both of them from that tall place. They wanted me to be baited to go to Leopold so that I can't monitor Fuegoleon' you thought and stayed close to your captain.

'They're after Fuegoleon. They must be working solo aswell since they wanted us separated. Two people vs one will be such a hassle mostly because they've used mana to kidnap Leo' you thought.

"Fuegoleon, they're not after Leo, they're after you-" you said as Fuegoleon managed to break your vocal chords. You saw the man shapeshift back in his lazy looking form.

"I knew getting rid of you first is ideal. You smell like trouble, what a pain. To think you were actually spot on, it's actually scary how on point you were" a black haired man said.

"Mostly that of the Crimson Lion Captain"

You tried to speak but your throat only hurt when you do so. He began attacking you and you took put your Holy Sword. You can see him widen his eyes and smiled.

"So a human was capable to obtain that sword. I wonder where master Licht's swords went" he said as you glared with the new information.

"It seems like you don't know how to use it well enough. Ja, I guess I shouldn't waste anymore time" he said as he attacked you more seriously than before.