P-nut: Woo-Hoo! I'm alive! It seems I have an unhealthy obsession with mad!Leo and his large glasses... It's kinda confusing. A really short drabble about Leo, written after watching some Pandora Hearts videos.

I do not own Pandora Hearts.

-THE SANITY OF LEO-

Leo was never a normal person. Everyone was aware of that fact. His family, his friends at the Fianna's, and even Leo himself. In his head, there was a thin and fine line between the depths of his insanity and the little sanity he had. If Leo wasn't careful, he would go completely mad.

He had to protect what was left of his sanity so he can blend in the society. Pretend that he was normal like the others, disguising his madness as an odd personality, making him a weird person.

He had always known that people didn't see him as normal. Although no one had spoken of it, (it would be rude.) He knew deep in their being, they were doubting Leo's sanity. But who wouldn't doubt him? Ever since he was a child, he can hear voices others cannot. Was hearing voices in your head normal? Of course it wasn't. But what can Leo do? He was born like that, and no can change that.

Control.

Everything in his life was about control. He controlled his emotion, he controlled his madness. He had gotten pretty good in controlling his whole being. The Leo they know was the Leo he had created through controlling his actions and his feelings.

Deep inside, he knew he was not slightly sane but rather he was slightly insane. It was like standing on the edge of the cliff, Leo was desperately clinging on to the little sanity he had gained over the years. Trying his very hardest not to fall into the chasm of madness.

This little piece of sanity going by the name friendship. Elliot was the only closest friend he ever had in his entire life, the little piece of sanity he was protecting. As his servant, it was his duty to protect him, but as his friend, he would willingly fight for Elliot. He would die for him if he had to. Call him crazy but that's just the way he was.

When Elliot died, that was when Leo snapped. His tiny piece of sanity disappeared into thin air. The cliff he was standing on crumbled and he fell into the endless pit of insanity. His eyes were filled with evil malice mixed with dangerous madness. No ounce of sanity were left from him.

Most people would have thought he lost his mind because of Elliot's tragic and untimely death, but the truth was Leo was already mad all along. No one noticed because he disguised it with his glasses. He controlled his very own being. He pretended to be normal for the most part of his life, yet... a single death ruined it all.

Leo didn't regret anything, though. Elliot was dead. There was no reason left to keep this charade up any longer. He is Leo, this is Leo's true nature, he had no regrets. He will succumbed into darkness if he had to, for this was the only path left for him.

What would Elliot say if he saw what he was right now?

"Forgive me, Elliot."