What Is This Feeling?
Part Three
Dedicated to Teya Yashitoda.
A/N- This chapter is for Teya Yashitoda, here's the Chris you wanted. He's a little more observant than they give him credit for. And if anyone knows about things left unsaid, it's the Chris-man. Thanks for the suggestion. Any more? The floor is still open, people. And to the Yamipenguin for the props on LJ. D and Vesca will both get their shots.
So if there is someone you would like to have a chapter, just say so.
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"It's not in the stuff said, kid, but in the things left unsaid."
Ten-chan told me that once. I didn't understand him then, but now I think I'm getting it. Cause, honestly, I'm really good with 'unsaid' things.
At first, I thought they hated each other. Cause when my brother dropped me off there for the first time, all they did was argue and yell. A lot.
They still do that. Yell, I mean. I think my big brother is the only one who can make the count lose his temper. It'll start with Leon saying something to annoy D, like how the tea is too sweet, and end with the count throwing things and calling my brother a whole bunch of words that all mean 'stupid.' I asked T-chan what the word meant once and he started laughing so hard he could barely breathe. Pon-chan had to whack him on the back and then he stared chasing her around the room and threatening to eat her, so I never got an answer.
Ten-chan helped me and Pon-chan sneak into the count's library that night and we looked up all the ones we could remember. Ten helped because he remembered a lot more than we did. I never would have remembered 'ignoramus' much less how to spell it.
But it's the things they do and not say that make me think that maybe they don't really hate each other.
D makes sure that there's tea and cakes ready - no matter what time of the day (or night) Leon comes in. He also lets Leon stay a lot longer than I've ever seen him let anybody else.
Leon buys all sorts of yummy sweets to have with the tea. And he really doesn't like lots of sweets. But he does it anyway. One time we were walking back to the pet shop after Leon took me to the beach (he doesn't know that there's one in the pet shop.) and he just sorts stopped in front of a bakery window. I had to hand and ask him what he was thinking about.
He shook his head and smiled. "Nothing, kiddo. Want to stop in and buy the count something nice so he doesn't get mad about all the sand we're gonna track in?" He let me pick out a strawberry cheesecake to take back.
Maybe they really didn't like each other at first. Cause when he left me here, Leon told me I was his spy. But he never asks about what I've seen. But the way thing were when I first came to LA, I thought for sure Leon was gonna put the count in jail. After all, he said so all the time.
But things have changed. Not a lot. But enough…
Leon still comes over and the count still serves him, no matter what time it is. And they still argue and yell at each other all the time. But like Ten-chan says, it's the things they don't say that are important. Leon doesn't say that he's going to arrest the count all the time. He doesn't stop coming and he hasn't stopped bringing D expensive treats. He watches D intently whenever they're talking quietly, which is a whole lot more often now.
D still calls him names but not in the angry way he used to. He used to say things like "Just what I would expect a foolish, ignorant human!" But now he says things like "You remain foolish and ignorant, detective." And he smiles when he says it.
Ten-chan won't tell me why but he looked at the count all weird-like when he first did that and Pon-chan told me Ten-chan told her it was "a significant change." I don't know what he meant, but I knew better that to say anything.
And Tetsu says nothing and bites Leon every chance he gets.
