【Clay】Looking like a tiger

Kneel down on one knee and lightly cup each other's hand in the palm of your hand.Looking up, his eyes were filled with his deepest love.

"The time spent with you is always so happy, but it is fleeting. It reminds me of your beautiful eyes, your gentle voice, and your soft and helpless smile... my heart It’s all full of you, I’m a clumsy and slow guy who’s in love with you, even so, I want to do my best to protect you, stay by your side, so that you won’t be lonely anymore… like this Me, are you willing to accept...?"

Morning as always, Hall of Lebra as always.

The slanting sunlight shone on the half-kneeling red-haired man, depicting the deep outline of his upturned face like an oil painting.The man's deep voice, the affectionate words, and the charming green eyes that were usually hidden, suddenly felt a strong heart palpitation for the listener, and then the whole long body began to tremble violently.

"Let me tell you, Klaus..." Lieutenant Stephen's face was gloomy but he couldn't stop the redness from his exhausted body that hadn't slept for four or five days. flow out.Covering his face with his hands, Stephen said almost desperately, "Although what you said is very good, compared to a confession, this is more like a marriage proposal, okay?"

"Hmm..." The leader of Labra, who was doing a fake show, rubbed his chin and thought, making do with the gesture of kneeling and holding his hands, and continued to blink his innocent and confused green eyes from bottom to top, "Will it be just words? Very empty? Do you want to bring some flowers or gifts? Or should I be more sincere..."

"STOP!!!" Stephen yelled out of control, "These are not the point!! Also, don't use me as a simulation practice! The heart will not be able to bear it!!!" After shouting, the man sat down on the sofa and presented Let go of the state of a soul out of body.

"But...you are the only one who can discuss this with me..." Klaus hunched his broad back and sat back on the opposite sofa, touching the tip of his index finger to the tip of his index finger in frustration.He is obviously a big man with a height of more than two meters, but Klaus is as innocent as a little boy in this kind of matter.

Stephen stared at the shrunken ball on the opposite side, finally sighed helplessly, rubbed his temples and said, "Let me tell you, as long as it's you, the other party will definitely not refuse..."

Klaus was a very attractive, irresistible man, Stephen thought, though he didn't know it himself.Although, he still has doubts about his partner's relationship.

Perhaps sensing the sense of disapproval and rejection on his friend's face, Klaus asked without thinking, "Stephen, do you... think I shouldn't have this feeling?"

"..." Stephen glanced at the other party, and then looked out the window. After a long silence, he shrugged his shoulders, closed his eyes lazily, and meditated, "Will you give up if I object?"

"..." Klaus tensed his hands suddenly and did not answer.

Stephen opened one eye to see his reaction, then closed it again, a smile of complacency leaking from the corner of his mouth.

"That's right. My opinion doesn't matter at all. The important thing is your opinion, and the other party's opinion. And ah..." With a prolonged voice, Stephen opened his eyes and smiled, straightened his back, and leaned forward to confront him. His ignorant friend said, "I think it is a very rare thing to find someone you love the most in this city where you can die at any time."

"Stephen..." moved the other person's name, he was not good at reading people's hearts, no matter how many times he would be rescued by this older friend.

Stephen also looked at this big kid with a smile, healed himself who was physically and mentally exhausted after working overtime late, and sighed in his heart at the same time: ah, if all the guys in Labra could be as well-behaved as Klaus, that would be great .

Immediately, the adjutant turned his head abruptly, his scarred face exuding a strong strange aura.

"Several people over there!! What are you doing furtively!! Have you seen enough!! Come here all of them! Each of you takes a file, and you are not allowed to go home until you finish it within the day!!"

Zabu, Leo, and Jeter, who had been peeping through the door, jumped up in fright, and all shouted "Why am I obviously not in charge of paperwork?" But they could only succumb to the adjutant's coercion, and the three Sitting side by side facing a large document, I forgot how to write the words.

"Hehehe..." The person who hadn't slept for several days let out a nearly broken laugh, and turned around to refill the coffee and continue to work hard.But after walking a few steps, the soles of his feet suddenly floated in the air. No matter how much he walked, his body still couldn't move forward.

"... Huh?" Am I starting to have hallucinations?

"Stephen, you're going to catch up on sleep." Klaus, who supported his shoulders from behind, said thoughtfully, and then began to walk towards the lounge regardless of his resistance.

"Klaus!! Put me down!! I will go by myself!! Put me down first!!"

"If you let go of you, you will definitely go back to work again."

"... Anyway, this look is ugly!!"

The three people sitting on the sofa turned their heads to see the untouchable squabble of their bosses, Jeter stretched his neck and sighed, "The relationship is really good, those two."

Zhabu stared at him with a pair of white eyes, "Ah, it's a world we can't understand~~"

Only Leo watched silently, without saying anything, and clenched the pen in his hand, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

The pointer came to four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was not much left in the standard working hours. The members of Libra who were working for world peace seemed to be able to get through today without incident.

The normally noisy hall is now so quiet that there is only the rustling of writing.Leo was the only one of the three who were supposed to sit here and do their homework. Zabu had long since disappeared, and Jeter went to his sink on the grounds that his mind would be clearer by the water.Leo was the only one obediently facing stacks of documents on the sofa, racking his brains to think, as if he had returned to his student days.

What he is writing is an analysis report on the blood race.Since his understanding of the blood race is limited to the writing methods of those complicated names and taboos, once it involves other knowledge, he knows nothing, so now he has no way to write.

If it goes on like this, it looks like it will really be all night tonight.He didn't know how serious Mr. Stephen was when he said that, but at least he didn't dare to leave work without the permission of the adjutant or the leader.

After yawning, Leo decided to get a book about the blood race first.

He came to the bookcases in the back and looked up at the various books on display. There were hundreds or even hundreds of books here. Although he often haunted here, he rarely set foot in this small space with a smell of books.

So, where is the book of blood clan?After a cursory glance in front of his eyes, Leo gave up thinking in the next second, opened his prosthetic eyes directly, and searched for traces of the blood race in the various books.

Soon, the prosthetic eye discovered where the books related to the blood race were located, but the next moment Leo was excited, he was discouraged. Those books that specialize in the study of vampires were all in high places that he couldn't reach with his feet.

Looking up, the names of the books are clearly in sight, but so far away.He couldn't help guessing that it was definitely because only Mr. Claus and Mr. Stephen would read these books at ordinary times, so he put the books in a convenient position for both of them!

Therefore, the sensible choice is to find a ladder first.

Leo looked around to find a ladder, but there was no one near the bookcase.

Is it in the utility room?Or better yet, ask Mr. Gilbert.

Leo thought so, and was about to find a solution when a tall human wall stood in front of him.

"Leonard-kun, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Mr. Claus!"

Looking up and seeing the tall man with glasses, Leo suddenly felt embarrassed, and some fragments just flashed in his mind, which made him not want to meet those clear green eyes.After forcing the work paranoid adjutant away, Klaus never appeared again.What did the two of them do during this period, which made Leo very concerned.

However, it is absolutely impossible for him to show such childish feelings in front of Klaus.

Clenching his fists, Leo raised his head to make himself smile as naturally as possible, "I'm looking for a ladder! Does Mr. Claus know where it is?"

"Which book do you want to get? I'll get it for you."

"No! This kind of trivial matter, I can do it myself!!"

After nervously refusing loudly, he saw Klaus' blank expression.He was suddenly annoyed with himself, maybe he shouldn't be so exaggerated, just accept Mr. Claus's little care respectfully as usual, it's not a big deal, but at this moment he just seemed to be blocked With such a breath, the whole person became disgusted.

Seeing Leo with a complex expression underneath, Klaus suddenly chuckled, "Well, I'll let you pick it up yourself."

After all, the man bent down, stretched his arms behind the boy's waist, and smoothly held Leo's buttocks to let him sit on his arms.Leo was so surprised that he grabbed Klaus's shoulder with a "wow", his vision suddenly changed from low to high, and even the man who could only look up all the time became an overlooked object.

"Is this position okay? Or should I go to the left or to the right?"

"..." Leo didn't dare to answer, and he couldn't think about where the book was.Looking at Klaus from this angle is indeed quite new, even to the extent that he is reluctant to go on.From this angle, he could clearly see all the joy and pampering on the wild face of the man who lifted him up.At that moment, the warm orange sunlight in the afternoon filled the small corner, and Klaus looked up at him, that look he had seen before—among the lingering greenery, it was like looking at his most beloved lover, that man He was looking at this self who was getting awkward because of a little thing with the envious and jealous eyes that he used to look at.

The feeling of guilt and shame made his cheeks turn red. Although he didn't dare to look directly into Kress' eyes, his body still instinctively clung to him.

"...Leo?"

Seeing that he has been silent, Klaus whispered his short name.

This condensed syllable is a manifestation of the intimacy of the two. The brown-haired boy woke up immediately, gritted his teeth, and casually reached for a book.

With the book in hand, Klaus puts Leo on the ground.Returning to the usual height difference, both of them were silent for a while.

Leo grabbed the book tightly, leaving the sentence "I'm going back to work" and wanted to run away.

"are you angry?"

However, Klaus' words made him stop faithfully to his inner thoughts.He wanted to pay more attention to himself, to keep himself, to only look at himself... Such an ugly and selfish desire for monopoly was condemned in his heart.

Klaus took two steps sideways, bent down and let Leo turn to face him.The brown-haired boy held the book tightly in his hands, lowered his head in fear, his cute lips were flattened angrily, which made his already round face look rounder.

"Did you see...? The thing about me half-kneeling to Stephen just now..."

"…………"

Leo's shoulders trembled, although he was very ashamed, but somehow wanted to hear Klaus explain to himself.

"It was just a random rehearsal just now..." Klaus whispered apologetically, and then the man of noble blood bent his knees again with the setting sun behind his back, and kneeled down on one knee in front of this extremely ordinary him. kneel.

The big hand lightly touched his small palm, moved to the mouth with fangs, and spoke slowly with a tenderness that was about to be kissed.

"The one I really want to be with is you...Leo."

"...!" The warmth of Klaus' palms and the warmth of his lips seemed to spread to his heart through his fingertips.At that moment, the book in Leo's hand was about to fall. He held the book like a lifebuoy, and his heart beat wildly in anticipation.

"I have to apologize to you." Gently grasping Leo's hand, Klaus's straight eyes suddenly dropped.

"...Huh?" Leo raised his eyes unexpectedly, but he didn't meet his gaze.

"That night... I kissed you without authorization, I'm really sorry."

"...Huh?" Mentioning the passionate kiss that night, Leo also lowered his head shyly.But after thinking about it, something seemed wrong. "That night... I said yes... Mr. Cross..."

"Even if you promised, I shouldn't be so hasty..."

The development direction of the conversation became strange. When Leo was thinking about what went wrong, the other party's eyes raised to meet his eye level.

Not looking up, nor looking down.Instead, face to face, using the shortest shortcut to shorten the distance.

"So... I owe you a confession."

"...?!" The throbbing boy who met Klaus's eyes spent half a minute digesting and understanding what the other said.After catching the key word in the words, Leo's body trembled suddenly, and the book in his arms fell to the ground without holding it properly.

Klaus, who was far calmer than the accused, put the book aside, maintained a posture of kneeling on one knee, and held that precious little hand. Compared with the practice just now, he felt nervous and afraid at this time, and still More excitement is overflowing with love.Looking at Leo's face and eyes, Klaus shook the little hand lightly, a little blush appeared on the wheat-colored cheeks, and the green eyes were full of tenderness and pity.

"I've been... watching you. From the very beginning, watching you gradually grow and become stronger and stronger... I often fall into a conflicted mood. I think, if you don't get the God's Prosthetic Eye, Join Labra, so that your life will not become a mess, and you will not experience so much suffering and pain... If you can, I hope you can get back your original eyes, and live an ordinary life as an ordinary person , happy life... But, in this case, I will not be able to meet you."

Gently wrapping up the hand with the severed finger, Klaus pressed a light kiss on the joint wound of the finger with regret, "Leo, I'm really grateful..." Looking deeply at the pair of slightly opened eyes, His blue eyes, his contradictions, love and hatred, all welled up at the bottom of his throat, and he couldn't express it in words.

"Thank you for appearing in front of me... You are like an angel, descending into my world."

Bowing his head, he kissed the fingertips of his beloved angel, "I like you, I love you...Leo..."

While making this affectionate confession, Klaus looked at Leo quietly, praying that his heart could be conveyed to his heart.However, the young man opposite him stood in a daze, his azure blue and glowing eyes half-opened, slowly watery, and then thickened into tears, scratching his face.

Leo's reaction was completely unexpected, and Claus suddenly panicked, not knowing what to do, "Leo?! Is my confession too abrupt? Sure enough, this method is wrong?! Sorry... I I really can't speak nice words... If it bothers you, you can think carefully before answering..."

"Mr. Claus...you are really..." Unstoppable tears, unstoppable moving and touching heart, and unstoppable laughter, Leo wanted to laugh again while wiping his tears, full of tears I can hardly contain my happiness.

Said that he can't speak beautiful words, his seemingly clumsy and honest leader is actually surprisingly sweet-tongued.

Pulling up the hand holding his own, Leo leaned into Klaus' arms.

"Leo...?" Hearing the other party's call as if he was flattered, the boy buried his head in his neck, holding his hands tightly and refusing to let go.

"Mr. Claus, let me stay like this for a while . . . will you?"

"..." There was a pounding and chaotic heartbeat from the body that was close to her.Klaus froze for a moment, then smiled slowly.

Reaching out and gently hugging back until Leo is satisfied, he is willing to stop time like this, and let his beloved boy survive the moment when his heart is beating brilliantly.

Of course Leo remembered the confession answer.

But at least at this moment, the boy hopes to snuggle up to the gentleman he loves, write down every word of his confession, and never forget it.