Chapter 46

"You really seem different today. It's like you have something really bothering you, are you sure everything is all right?" "Definitely Master Brandon, everything is fine with me. I guess I might just be a little tired and I need some rest". "Okay then. You do not have to come to the Mansion for the next one week. Take proper rest and I'll see you after one week". "It's fine I can handle my duties". Leia said wondering deep down, how long he must have wanted to get rid of her. "No it's fine. For the next one week I might not be around myself you see, and you can just assign somebody else to clean the mansion. You know you didn't have to do the work yourself, you can always assign somebody to do the chores". "Now it's me who just loved the stress, he always complained about not liking too many people into his space and how he's glad I was doing it myself, but know what". Leia thought, seething inwardly. "Well I really do appreciate you always taking your time to make sure that everything is fine and I'm okay I think one of the reasons why I've enjoyed comfortability is because of you and thank you so much for that". "It's no big deal". Leia said with a smile but still so angry, even more angry that Brandon was making it hard for her to hate him. "No, I have no idea what better way to thank you. I'm on my way to the fountain would you like to join me ?". "No I was actually I'm going to meet up somebody today, so I am afraid I'm unable to join you". Leia replied keeping the smile on her face despite the rage within. "Okay then you can go your way, anyway I had things to do myself so I wouldn't bother you too much". Brandon said. "Bye, Master". "Bye Leia, do take care of yourself. I couldn't handle not having you around". Brandon said and ruffled her hair before walking away. "Damon was definitely wrong, Leia wasn't so much younger than him, probably the same age as Damon but they had spent so long together while he took her as a little sister always taking care of her like he would Aurora. How could Leia love him, she wouldn't, she shouldn't". Brandon thought as he walked away. "The perfect gentleman always Brandon. How could he? How could he? Every time he acts like everything is fine and nothing is wrong, yet he kept the biggest secret from me. We discuss basically everything and anything together always. Dragging me to the fountain, he would always say everything disturbing him and often times seek my thoughts on them. What was all of those? A lie?" Leia thought wiping the errant tears that quickly descended down her eyes while she thought about the many moments she had spent at the fountain with him. He never treated her like a subordinate or underling, how could she have not had feelings for him. "Yes you enjoyed comfortability because of me. I always made sure that you had everything you needed between your reach. I never let you fight any of your battle by yourself, before you even say the word everything was yours. I have kept my own life on hold for so long taking care of you, and your every needs. Great! Just great. You have undermined me salvatore, and I would show you that you raised a cub into a Lioness". Leia muttered and wiped the other teardrop while gazing at the direction Brandon had disappeared to. "Hello liam". Brandon said immediately he picked up the phone. "You never speak first, what's with the anxiety?" The other person spoke. "Nothing". "Is this about my request, is it hard to grant?". "Not exactly so Liam". Brandon said and hesitated. "Okay then what is it?" "I admit I have some difficulty with your request, however there's something else bothering me and 8 wish I didn't have to go away this time". "What's it that's bothering the great Brandon Salvatore? I'm intrigued". Liam responded with a laugh. "I'll end the call if you're going to make fun of a serious matter". "Okay I'm sorry, what is the issue". "It's a girl......". "Wow cats would roar, the great Brandon is troubled because of a girl, shall we celebrate or shall we announce code red". Liam said obviously finding the matter hilarious. "Liam...... Forget it, I must have been delusional to think you were going to help me with this". "I'm sorry Brandon. Okay tell me what's the matter?" "So there is this subordinate of mine......she has been with me since the special squad days. She is like a younger sister to me and I really treat her like my younger sister......" "Cut to the chase Brandon, to the chase". "I am getting there, if you would have some patience and not cut me off". "Okay". "So..... Well I kept her with me cause unlike the boys she is a female I didn't want her to have difficulties with finding a place to stay, plus I was scared she could get caught and you know how much torture she would go through....". "So you like her, but you're scared to admit it?" "What!? No, never, that's definitely not it". "Just listen to you, you had to reassure yourself three times. Brandon is this about the Melville princess?" "Listen to me Liam. This is not about me this is about her. Damon thinks the girl might be in love with me because I take too much care of her and protect her. He thinks I give her too much access, and I don't think so". "We're talking about Leia, aren't we?". "Yeah, wait how'd you guess that right?" "Have I and you ever spoken about any other girl. Even on days when you don't talk about anybody else and we're talking about something important you manage to bring up Leia. Sometimes we go with her advise on important cases and I have to commend she's smart". "Well yeah I'm proud of her too, I trained her well and you know how much energy I put into her". Brandon said boasting. "Just listen to you boast, we see tomorrow Brandon we'll talk better then". Liam said and ended the call, leaving a disturbed Brandon staring at the Sea, liam's words replaying in his mind. THE VEIL ON THE DARK