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Ren and Morgana knew something was wrong with Lavenza the moment she spoke of her master. The small frown that adorned her face, the hesitance in her voice, eyes that exuded worry, and that weak smile. That smile was not meant for them, rather it was a smile meant to assure herself that everything would be fine. And that smile put Ren on edge, and put Morgana on alert.

Whatever Igor wanted to ask of them it was apparent that Lavenza was deeply bothered by it. Ren could see it as clear as day. Finding just the right words to say to his friends when they wanted or when they needed it, and interrogating shadows who needed just the right answer to join his cause gave him more than enough insight on a person's psyche. The same could be said about Morgana; the feline had always known to read between the lines.

So when Lavenza looked down, her eyes brimming with worry and doubt. Ren stepped towards her, and knelt down so their eyes would meet. Still looking down however, Lavenza didn't even acknowledge his actions, too busy in her own mind to notice what was happening in front of her.

Had she noticed she would ask him "Is something the matter?" or "Do you need anything?"

She didn't though, she was too far into her thoughts for her to notice what was happening around her. And because of that she left her guard open.

What a horrible mistake to make in front of the leader of the Phantom Thieves.

Capitalizing on the poor girl lost in thought, Ren closed in, and went for the kill.

Morgana could only chuckle as he saw what happened before his very eyes.

Lavenza.

Caroline.

Justine.

Lavenza was both of them, and the both of them are her. Originally being a single individual, yet split into two. It was quite the experience once the twin wardens had gained back their memories and became whole once more. Lavenza could perfectly recall each and every of their memories, her memories, remember feeling their actions, what they talked about, their time with her trickster. Lavenza remembered it all.

Of course this also meant the embarrassing poses that Caroline practiced to be used on her trickster.

She wished she could forget about those.

Nonetheless, when she returned back to being "Lavenza" she was bombarded with a plethora of memories. And with those memories came emotions. And in the wave of emotions that hit her like a tidal wave, one stood out among all the rest. It was the one that she only heard about from the stories her sister's told her.

Love.

Justine and Caroline, despite their rather harsh treatment to her trickster, harbored a great deal of love for him, growing from the kindness he gave them when the two felt lost and unsure. When she returned to her original form, the love doubled for him, and she herself fell hard for him.

And it was because of those emotions that she couldn't help but feel protective of him, and angry at her master for asking her to bring them to the Velvet Room. She may not know what exactly her master had in store for her trickster but one thing was for sure. Her master needed him for something, and it involved him getting dirtying his hands once more.

Had he not done enough for the world?

Why can't we leave him to the peace he was just given?

It wasn't fair.

Those thoughts juggled inside her head mercilessly. Yet here she was though, in his house, standing in his hall requesting for him to come with her. In the end she couldn't defy her master.

'How pathetic' the voice Justine resounding in her head.

Looking down, she couldn't help but feel worried about Ren, and doubting herself for her own lack of resistance.

Here she was, a ruler of power, unable to stand up for her beloved trickster. Not only that but she left her guard down so much that said trickster was now hugging her. How disgracef-

'...Wait what?!' the scream of Caroline woke her from her thoughts

The sound of her compendium hitting the ground with a large thud, Lavenza's eyes snapped open. She could feel his arms wrap around her, gentle and kind, easing away her worries and fears.

Surprised and caught off guard, she stood stiff as a statue. Her eyes wide open with pupils dilated, her hands stiff, clammy, and at her sides no longer bearing the weight of the large book, and her body burning from the contact from her trickster. Wait... Nope that's just the blood in her body going at inhuman speeds in tandem with her embarrassment. Smoke puffed out of her ears, a futile attempt to cool her body down.

This is it.

The death of a ruler of power.

She had always thought it would be Theodore but it seemed that was not the case.

It would seem this would be her Last Surprise.

Shocked to her core and unsure of how to proceed, Lavenza tried to speak but her words betrayed her and caught in her throat. Her mind running at the speed of sound. Her brain betrayed her as all she could do was look forward, and while her stare only lasted half a second the thought that hit her head felt like an eternity.

'This is nice.'

Before she could think, her body had already moved, reciprocating the action of the thief in front of her. Her eyes now closed, she nuzzled her head into her neck, smiling while taking a calming breath. 'This is heaven' she thought.

She felt at peace, felt happy.

Nothing could ruin this moment.

"Mwehehehehe" ...She was wrong. So very wrong.

She had forgotten the lovable "cat" that was with them. Watching them. Not only that, said "cat" had a front row seat of her embarrassment. Sure it was for a few seconds or such but he had witnessed it. The thoughts invaded her head like a wildfire. Caroline screaming bloody murder, while Justine looking away from the inside of her head trying to hide the shame. A blush on the twin wardens faces

It wasn't so bad though.

It's not like anyone else would see this moment.

Right?

Lavenza and Ren released each other from the hug, the former reluctantly doing so. While she wanted to stay like that forever time was still moving forward, and as such it was now time for business. Clear of any negative feelings from earlier, Lavenza knelt down and grabbed the book, and looked upwards at Ren and spoke.

"Please follow me to the Velvet Room" her voice gentle yet commanding, was heard loud and clear between the two thieves present.

With that the book opened, a surge of power pulsing from it. A blue light so small coming from the center of it suddenly expanded, blinding the two thieves in the process. When it had finally faded their stood before them the entrance to the Velvet Room.

The door opening suddenly, Lavenza stepped forward and turned her head, giving them a small nod and smile, before walking into the door that led to the velvet room. Disappearing from sight, the ominous blue fog that exuded from the door spread to their feet, almost as if inviting them to come in as well.

Morgana and Ren faced forward. While Ren took a step, Morgana called out.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" the feline asked, Ren turned to face him, his face a blank mask before a smirk etched its way onto his face. "What? Don't tell me you've turned to a scaredy cat?" Ren teased, before turning back around to the door to walk in. But before the last step could be made into the door, a certain black cat crashed onto the back of his head at what could be called incredible speed. Ren lost his balance and could do nothing but be pushed into the door, the panicked noise that left his throat silenced by Morgana's threats of bloody murder and catstrating him. Despite the cat's colorful words and the rather extensive list of threats, laughter could be heard from the two of them.

They had battled the corrupt adults of the world, fought the supernatural, outwitted a murderer, and defeated a False God.

This would just be another day for the Phantom thieves of heart.

Omake:

Morgana knew what Ren was gonna do to Lavenza.

He knew that it would be priceless.

That's why before Ren left his side, he stole Ren's cell phone from his pocket.

Amateur.

He would teach him a lesson later.

Recording the event was a cinch for our feline hero.

"Mwehehehehehe..."

This would be great material for some compensation later.

His hunger for sushi will be alleviated in due time.

I'll speed things up in the 3rd chapter. Once I'm in the mood I do like 2 chapters a day when I'm not busy. We'll see.