Leon's POV
I am literally the most stupid seventeen years old boy on planet earth. Yes. I am a very stupid and insensitive bastard and I feel like beating myself up.
I would if I could but it's not possible. I could ask Jax to do me the favor but I know the idiot would take great pride in doing that and more. He'd probably retaliate for the times I'd humiliated him in front of mom and dad and unfortunately the guards as well.
I sigh and look over at Joni. I'd panicked when she suddenly slumped and would have hit her head on the water closet if I'd not been fast enough to catch her. It'd have been an entirely different story - a story I'd probably be too dumbfounded to explain.
I'd let my excitement overtake my senses and I'd committed a crime that is against the rules of platonic relationships.
If there is something like that.
I should probably get a
Joni's POV I don't like fighting with Leon but his actions sometimes gets me so mad that I feel like throttling him. I have never in my life been so scared of dying until that moment when I couldn't breathe and all my thought was that 'this is it, I'm going to meet my mother today and get out of this hellhole I call my life' but at the same time I wanted to live to see if I'd eventually get out of this hellhole I call my life. Sometimes.... I like him because he makes me happy, makes me forget about all of my troubles even if only for a short while but after the stunt he pulled today, I don't think I want to talk to him for awhile. I am working on my English homework when Lauretta walks up to me and I sigh knowing what she wants before she even opens her mouth. "Can I help you?". I ask without looking up. "I need some money." She says. "Like... Four thousand."
"She said yes!". Leon screamed immediately he walked into the palace. "Mom! dad!". Anna rushed out into the hallway wondering why her son was screaming at the top of his voice. He'd looked so forlorn earlier and he'd even refused to eat dinner but now he was smiling from ear to ear which she found infectious and she joined him. "What's wrong baby?". She asked. "She said yes!". He exclaimed joyfully. "Uh... Who?". Anna frowned. "Joni Mom!". He beamed at her. Anna stared at him in surprise. "Jonina Samuels said yes... to what?". Leon let out a sigh wondering why his mother was so slow to catch up but his father walked out into the hallway before he could reply and he went to meet Andrei. "I did it dad! I didn't chicken out." He threw his arms around his father. "Thank you so much." &n
Three hours earlier"Leon, I can't find mom and dad." Andres informed him."I left them talking in the hallway." He looked up from his laptop. "They've probably gone to bed.""Rita told me they're not there." He plopped down on the sofa. "She wants mom's opinion on something as well.""Did you check them outside? Maybe the gazebo?"."They're not there either.""Okay. I'll go look for them." He shut his laptop and stood up."Can I watch a movie on your laptop? You've got some mad movies." Andres said."Sure." He smiled and ruffled his brother's hair before he left.Leon searched the palace grounds but couldn't find his parents either and he began to wonder where they must have gone. He was about to call Andrei's phone when one of his personal maids Tanna came running towards him with tears on he
The next day"Did you hear the news?". A girl asked her friend from behind Joni as she put in the code to open her locker. "The King and Queen were attacked last night by unknown armed men. My father told us that he was injured."Joni's books dropped with a thud on the floor causing the girls to look over at her."Don't tell me you were eavesdropping?". The first girl sneered.Joni turned to look at her. "What did you say happened to the King?"."And why is that any of your business?". The second girl asked."What did you say happened to the King?". Joni repeated tersely."He was attacked and he was injured." The first girl replied. "Has curiosity killed your cat now?". She didn't wait for a response as she faced her friend. "I bet that's why none of the Sebastianis are in school today.""I'll skip school myself fo
"Where's Jared?". Andrei asked."I sent him to pick Joni up from school." Leon said. "Do you need him?"."Not really." Andrei shook his head. "He's been my shadow since last night. I was just wondering where he could have gone. So... Joni is coming here?"."Yeah. She heard about what happened last night and she asked if it'll be okay for her to come by and pay you a visit.""Of course she is welcome." Andrei smiled. "She's welcome here anytime."Ina groaned from where she sat causing them to look over at her."What?". Leon asked."None of your business." She snapped then faced her father. "Don't let her come into the house dad. I didn't want mom to worry so I didn't tell her but I was sick for a few days the last time she was here.""You don't say." Leon drawled. "Good for you." He glared at his sister. "If she wants
"Welcome to my humble abode." Leon gestured around the room as they walked in."Wow." Joni muttered looking around the room. It wasn't humble in anyway at all. Instead she was sure it looked like a five star hotel room. "You call this humble?". She snorted.The room was three times larger than than all the rooms in her house. The bed was a sprawling King sized bed and in front of it was an ottoman the size of a huge chest and a sofa was right in front of it. On the wall facing the bed was a huge flat screen TV with a mini glass shelf containing books and on top of the shelf were picture frames.To the left were two floor to ceiling windows and glass doors leading to what she guessed was his balcony. In another corner was a glass reading table and a black leather swivel chair. She saw a door which was open and guessed it to be his bathroom and closet space since she didn't see a wardrobe anywhere.
"I do not have anything to say father." Jax said."Don't you?". Andrei arched a brow. "Why did you go into your brother's room in the first place?".Jax shrugged. "I wanted his headphones.""Why?". Leon spoke up this time. "Last time I checked, you had two.""I gave one away." He said. "The other one got spoilt.""Okay. So... Why didn't you just take it and leave?". Leon inquired. "Did she insult you?"."No.""Why did you decide to do that then? Just because you could?". Leon asked."Obviously. Haven't you met someone that their presence alone nauseates you?". Jax questioned. "That's what her presence does to me.""Well... I feel the same way right now." Leon told him. "You're going to do one thing for me right now and then it's over.""What?"."I don't gi
Over the next few days, Leon did everything possible to get Joni to like him and be sure of it. It was like pulling teeth trying to be affectionate with her because he didn't want her to have a panic attack like the last time so he mostly kept his hands to himself except on the very rare occasion where she'd suddenly grab his hand and squeeze it tight while watching a horror movie but then she'd get herself together, clear her throat and pretend that everything was fine."Your birthday is in two months." Leon reminded her as they both walked into the school building. "What do you want for your birthday?"."My birthday?"."Yes. Your 18th.""I don't know. I've never celebrated it." She shrugged."Seriously?". He was gobsmacked. "Are you pulling my legs Joni?"."What will I gain from doing so?". She asked. "I've never celebrated my birthday and... quite frankly,