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“Oh ‘e is so dead right now!” Nova huffed out as she stormed into the Savannah Claw mirror. The familiar desert-like almost picturesque scene stretched out before her: sand, and decorative rugs were strewn about on the walkways to the dorm rooms. Nova would have stopped to enjoy the familiarity and ruggedness if she wasn’t so bloody mad at the lion she had crushed on for the longest time. Leona freaking Kingscholar. Why did he have to be so stupidly handsome and roguish but at the same time infuriating and CAN’T BRING HIMSELF TO GET TO HIS ASS TO CLASS WHEN IT’S ACTUALLY NEEDED?
“Leona! Ya right git! Ye beta be awake, ya wanker!” Nova yelled loudly as she moved through the dorm, pushing the occasional student out of the way. Most of them knew to move though when she was on a war path like this.
“Ah, the Royal Couple is at it again.” A very familiar voice snickered.
Right before Nova was about to climb the steps to Leona’s room she rounded on the owner of the voice. “Darren. Ye neva learn do ya. Yer an Eejit. Dn’t forget that I was the one who beat ya sorry arse at the beginning of da school year. I will do it again if I hafta. So stop it wit that daft notion that Leona and I are even a couple.” Nova growled out at the smirking beastman.
Daren just rolled his eyes. “Please. That was a stupid fluke. If not for Leona, I’d do it again. But of course, the Housewardens woman is untouchable.”
Nova gives him a confused look. “Houswarden’s woman? Are ye bonkers?”
Another beastman, one that Nova has only seen a handful of times comes up next to Daren and nods. “It’s true. If anyone so much as makes a tiny comment about ya, whether it be on your appearance or anything, they get a death stare.”
Nova’s steps faltered slightly at this. Could he really have feelings for her? They have been through quite a bit. Ever since his overblot, things seemed to shift between them. But could she really get her hopes up? She shook her head. No, there's no time to be thinking of that kind of stuff. Currently, she has a lion to chew out.
“Y’all are jus talkin’ malarky. Now, if you excuse me, I ‘ave a lion to yell at.” She said as she continued her trek up to Leona’s room.
Before she got up to the last level she past Ruggie who just chuckled at seeing Nova’s infuriated face. “Shehehe. So what did he do this time?” Ruggie asked.
“Ditch me in a very important class,” Nova said through gritted teeth.
Ruggie raised an eyebrow at this. “You do realize he still skips quite a few classes righ? He’s been skipping less since the promise between the two of you, but he still skips.”
Nova lets a puff of air out through her nose. “I know. But at least I would hope ‘e would come to a class tha pairs him with freshman for just a bit to help out in Alchemy.” Nova muttered.
Ruggie had a look of realization and then snickered. “Ahh, so you just wanted to be in a class with him for once. How cute!”
Nova felt heat rush to her face and she started spluttering. “R-Ruggie, ya bloody bloke! Don’t insinuate stuff like that! Wha if someone would ‘ear ye ya eejit!”
Now Ruggile let out a full-out laugh. “Oh, great Seven you should see your face! Shehehe. You really are like a love-sick pup aren’t ya?”
Nova glared at him. “Say tha’ again ya git an’ I’m not gonna go through da trouble of buyin’ lunch fo ya anymore.”
Ruggie stopped laughing and pouted. “Aww come on. You’d do tha to your honorary big brother?”
Her glare hardened. “Watch me.”
Ruggie throws his hands up. “Ok, ok I give. He’s up in his room sleeping as usual.”
Nova nodded and looked up at the last level. “Of course ‘e is.”
She then stormed past Ruggie and got up to the last level. “Leona Kingscholar, ye are in big trouble mister!” She yelled as she stormed into his room.
The man in question just groaned and shifted to the other side of his bed.
Nova growled. “Oh no ye don’t Kingscholar. You are NOT ignorin’ me!”
Another groan. “Watch me, Herbivore. I’m taking a nap so let me get back to it.”
She stomped over to where Leona was facing. And started pulling his arm to try to get him off of his bed. But no matter how hard she pulled he wouldn’t budge. With a final yank, she just landed back on her butt.
Leona snickered above her. “You done yet?” He said as he finally moved to at least sit up in his bed. Stretching as he did so.
Nova’s eyes narrowed and she pushed herself up. “No. Because I want ya off the bed, so I can yell at ya better. So ye don’ fall asleep on me.”
Leona just chuckled and then suddenly yanked Nova over onto his bed.
She yelped as he did so and faceplanted right next to him. As she pushed herself up, she found herself laying on her knees beside Leona staring straight into those deep green eyes she came to love.
Wait….Holy shit this was the closest she’s ever been to him. Systems shutting down. Blue screen. Nova.exe has stopped working. She couldn’t bring herself to make a single word come out and she could feel her face heat up causing her cheeks to no doubt turn cherry red.
“I-I, uhm.” She stuttered out.
Leona smirked. “What? Where’s all of that spunk and fire Herbivore? Not every day do I get to see you this red or flustered heh. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?”
Systems rebooting.
“Excuse you? Bloody ‘ell Leona that’s not somethin’ ya can jus do! I wasn’t prepared, nor do I think that was very fair considerin’ I’m bloody right pissed at ya, ya wanker!” She spluttered out.
He started chuckling and his smirk grew wider. “Oh really? So tell me, what has the little Herbivore all flustered hm?”
Nova grit her teeth. “I told ya, I ain't flustered. I’m pissed. You,” she poked his chest. “Could ‘ave at least come to yer Alchemy class today of all days!”
“Eh, didn’t feel like it.”
Nova could feel her temper steadily rising. “Didn’t feel like it? Ya didn’t feel like it! Well mister, because ya didn’t feel like it an it jus so ‘appen to be when yer class had a joint class wit mine an all of us had an assigned partner. My partner was s’posed to be you ya, bloody git! But guess what! Because ye weren't there an’ Sebek’s partner was sick, I got partnered wit him! Do ye know how infuriating it is to partner wit tha’ bloke? Human! Do it like this! Human! You need to be more precise! Ugh, I thought me head was gunna explode! We humans aren’t to be so disregarded so easily! Sometimes I wonda ‘ow Hajime can even deal wit him, bein’ his dorm mate.” Nova said, her breaths coming out in short pants.
All through her rant Leona just sat there and watched as she waved her arms to and through and her voice got louder when she was trying to imitate Sebek. She was definitely an adorable Herbivore. He was glad he decided that day to keep an eye out for her.
“Leona? Are ye even listening?” Nova grumbled.
Leona gave her a shit-eating grin. “Yea, yea. So basically your saying you missed me.”
Nova’s eyes widened and she gave an indignant gasp. “I-I, yer totally missin’ the point! Ugh.” She threw her hands up in the air in exasperation. “Why da bloody ‘ell do I ‘ave such a big crush on ye.”
If Leona wasn’t already grinning, he was now. So the little Herbivore actually admitted it. About time.
It took Nova all of five seconds before she realized what she just said. Her eyes widened and she scrambled to get off the bed. “I’m gonna go.” she sputtered. But before she could Leona yanked her back causing her to land in his lap this time and her face hit his chest.
Today would be a great day to be swallowed up by a black hole. Nova thought. She just admitted to her long-time crush, that she liked him. And now she was sitting in his lap. With her face pressed up against his chest. His very toned, very chiseled chest. Someone kill her now.
She did her best to push away and scramble off, but Leona held her firmly in place and grabbed her chin lightly so she was looking directly into his eyes. “So, you like me eh Herbivore?”
Nova felt her face grow impossibly hotter. “I-well, ya see–” She let out a sigh. “Fine. yes. I like ya alright?”
Leona gave her one of his infamous shit-eating grins and did something she was not expecting. He booped her on the nose. “About time.” He said.
She blinked. And then again. “Come again?”
Leona just sighed, but the smirk never left his face. He did though, cup her face and bring her closer to him. “I said. It’s about time. You don’t think I didn’t notice Herbivore? You did a good job hiding how flustered you would be every time I gave you a compliment but all bets were off pretty much after you started hanging around here more after what happened with the Maglift tournament. I began to notice more, plus you can’t hide your scent.”
Nova let out a squeak at this. Of all the things. Well, she was already embarrassed, might as well get asking this over with. “So if ye knew, an were waitin’ for me to admit, what are yer feelings?”
He let out a chuckle and raised an eyebrow. “What do you think? Your pretty intuitive, how do you think I feel?”
Not trusting her voice to not waver she just shrugged her shoulders.
Leona rolled his eyes and the next thing Nova knew Leona was kissing her. Their mouths slotted perfectly against each other and Leona let out a soft groan when Nova ran her fingers through his hair. Then she let out a soft whine as she felt his tongue swipe against her lips asking for entrance to which she gave happily. After a minute or two Nova pulled away for the need of air and was panting softly. “I take it ye feel da same?” Nova said softly.
Leona smiled and ran his hand across her cheek and brushed a stray lock of hair out of the way. “I do. Your mine Kitten. You're stuck with me now.”
Nova let out a giggle. “Aye, I guess I am.”
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Ruggie grinned to himself as he leaned away from his house wardens door and ran down to the common room. “Oi Jack! You owe me twenty Thaurmarks! Nova confessed first! Shehehehe.”