Title: Love Letters (Leo x Sakura)

If there was anything Sakura treasured most, it would have to be the letters she received from Leo every other week.

She always got this warm feeling whenever her eyes glossed over his words. He'd tell her about his how his week had gone, what interesting books he'd read and the like.

Sakura thought he was just being nice – keeping up with her only because she'd mope about how boring she was if he didn't pretend he was enjoying himself. She changed her mind when she read over his most recent letter.

When she talked about the time she and Takumi went out for sweets the other day, Leo told her about a Nohrian sweets shop he had the pleasure of visiting recently.

"If you ever decide to visit, I'd be honored to take you there," was what he said in his letter to her. A small giggle slipped past her lips. Leo was too kind.

Without hesitation, Sakura responded to him. There wasn't much to her letter as it was short, sweet and to the point.

The line that stood out to Leo the most was, "I'd love to."


After their outing at the sweets shop, Leo found it harder to write letters to Sakura. He knew what he wanted to say to her, but the words never came out right on paper.

How could he tell her that he wanted to see her again without it sounding weird?

It had taken him so long to come up with something to say that Sakura had actually sent another letter. He was almost too afraid to open it – it had been a month since they last spoke.

When he opened the letter, a small chuckle escaped him. She was so amazing at stringing words together, it actually made him a bit envious.

"I really enjoyed our time at the sweets shop. Takumi's taken such a liking to the macaroons you bought me that I had to hide them from him."

Sakura continued on about the more interesting parts of her days, but what made him feel a slight pang of guilt was her apology at the bottom.

"You must be awfully busy, and I'm sorry to trouble you. Hopefully we'll be able to talk more in the future."

Because of this, Leo found the courage to say, "We should spend more time together."


Spend more time together how?

Sakura spent hours showing off the letter to anyone she could to see if they could decipher Leo's cryptic message.

Orochi and Azama poked fun at her, saying it was a proposal for a date. Hinata joked that the two of them would spend the day reading books together.

Although he scoffed at the idea, Sakura didn't think it was such a bad idea.

Hinoka tousled her hair. "The only one who can tell you what Prince Leo truly means is Prince Leo. Don't be so shy," she said.

Sakura decided that being bold was the way to go.

"I wouldn't mind spending more time together at all, but what do you mean by that?"


The first thing Leo thought to tell her was watching a show in Cyrkensia together.

Camilla teased him saying, "My, that sounds awfully close to a date night," but Leo assured her that it was nothing of the sort.

That was until Sakura sent a letter asking, "Is this a date?"

Was it a date?

Sure, he spent some time thinking about what a real date with Sakura would look like, but he didn't think it'd become a reality so soon.

"Only if you'd like it to be."

It was only after he sent the letter that he cursed himself for his wording. He sounded like some disengaged jerk.

Maybe that date wouldn't become a reality as soon as he hoped. Or so he thought. When he was handed Sakura's letter, his heart skipped a beat.

"I'd love for it to be a date."


Their words would make their way across the steepest mountains and the lowest valleys. They'd find their way through sunshine and rain.

For the most part, they'd speak fondly of the time they spent together, and their desire to see each other more frequently.

When Leo explained to Sakura that he'd be leaving Nohr with Xander for a meeting with Ryoma in a few weeks' time, she was beyond ecstatic.

"I can't wait for you to visit Hoshido again. Please, have a safe trip. I love you."

It was the first she'd ever written something like that to him, and he spent practically the entire trip rereading that line.

How he yearned to actually hear it from her lips.


"P-please, I want you to read this letter," Sakura tells him. This one was sealed differently from all the others. A heart sticker keeps it closed.

Leo accepted the letter graciously, but instead of opening it, he puts it in his pocket. "I'll read it when I'm back in Nohr."

Sakura frowned. "But, I think y-you should read it n-now… It has my… my feelings in there…"

"I know," said Leo, "but I want to hear the words straight from your mouth."

She shook her head. "I… it's easier w-writing it in a letter than actually saying it…"

"Will it help if I said them first?" Leo asked. Sakura was taken aback by this momentarily, but she nodded anyway. "I… love you, Sakura."

They were words he had never said before, but it just felt right leaving his lips.

"I love you too, Leo." Her voice was so light that he had to strain to hear her, but it was a start. "That… felt good to say."

"It's even better hearing it," Leo teased. Sakura gave a small laugh, and the two of them spent the rest of the afternoon sitting in the courtyard and enjoying the scenery and the comfortable silence between them.

That same night, Leo couldn't help but rip open Sakura's love letter. He stayed up the entire night rereading it.


AN: God, I love Leo x Sakura.