Later that night, after the cooking was done, I decided to work on the sweater for Raguna. I was almost finished, and I knew I would have to start another project soon, probably a pair of pants or something. Leif had decided to stay at the inn, but he didn't say why. I figured it was because he had left all of his nicer clothes there. A few minutes later, the door opened.

"Leona?" I heard Leif ask timidly. I turned around, and gasped.

In the time he was gone, he had obviously gotten a haircut, and someone had managed to brush it. He was dressed a lot nicer than he usually was, and his whole appearance reminded me of the time when we were dating.

"I know," Leif said. "Mom cut a lot off, I shouldn't have let her."

"No," I said, getting up from my chair. "It looks really nice. Now I feel bad that I didn't get dressed up."

"Ah," he said. "I don't really care. I mean, not in a bad way, I just mean that you should really just worry about keeping yourself warm."

"I know what you mean, Leif," I said, laughing a little. "I should go get some blankets. I'll be right back." I set down my knitting, and got up from my chair with some difficulty.

"I guess you're still not used to the extra weight," he said.

"Well," I replied. "I haven't been able to exercise or go into the dungeons, so I'm a little out of shape." I went back to the bedroom to get some blankets out of the closet, and went back to the main room to get my coat.

"Let's go," Leif said.

We walked toward the big tree in the Church District, which wasn't too far away. It was freezing cold, and fairly dark. But even in the darkness, I could see that nobody was there.

"Where is everyone?" Leif asked.

"Probably inside," I replied. "I mean, Dori and Kevin, as well as Luna and Rex have babies to take care of, and Joseph and Irwen would probably prefer the Rune Archives over this place."

"Damn," Leif muttered. "I'm sorry. I didn't even think about-"

"Don't apologize," I said. "It's not a problem. Let's just go home and have some hot cocoa and sit by the fire. It'll be much nicer there."

"Okay," he said. We started walking back home.

When we got back home, I saw that the fire was dying down. As if he had read my mind, Leif put another log on.

"That's better," he said.

"I'll start boiling some water for the hot chocolate," I told him as I started walking over to the stove.

"What can I do to help?" he asked. I turned around and smiled at him.

"It'll only take a few minutes," I said. "You don't have to do anything if you don't want to."

Leif's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had come up with a brilliant idea.

"I'll be right back," he said. He practically ran off toward the bedroom, and I wondered what he was up to. He came back shortly after with a piece of paper in one hand and a pen in the other. I pretended to be paying attention to the boiling water, but I continued to watch Leif out of the corner of my eye. He was whispering to himself, his brow furrowed. He would quickly write something down, pause to think for a second, and then scratch out what he had written, occasionally swearing aloud. At the exact moment I started to walk over to him with the hot chocolate, he set down the pen, a smile on his face.

"You look triumphant," I said, setting down the hot chocolate on the coffee table across from where he was sitting on the couch. All he did was smile at me and hold up the paper. It had tons of scribbles on it, but only one word that I could read, even through the messy handwriting: Raguna.

"I think I got it right," he said. I smiled right back at him.

"You did," I said. He looked down.

"I'm surprised you could read it," he said. "I know my handwriting probably needs some work, but I-" I cut him off by kissing him suddenly. He let out a muffled cry of surprise, but he relaxed a little, and I felt his eyes close, his eyelashes brushing against mine for a second. Without thinking, my breathing grew quick and shallow. He wrapped his arms around me, gradually lowering his hands. I threw a leg over him, and scooted up so I was straddling his hips. He started squirming beneath me, and I smiled.

"Is this too much for you?" I asked in between kisses.

"Ah…no," he replied, sounding out of breath. "Your stomach is…crushing mine…" My eyes widened.

"Oh, God," I said, sitting back down on the couch. "I'm so sorry." He quickly scooted toward me, and moved himself so he was on top of me. I let out a little cry of pain as he bit down on my earlobe.

"That was your punishment," he said. "Now, let's have some fun."

I fumbled with the buttons on his shirt until I was able to completely remove it. He had built up quite a bit of muscle, most likely from working on the farm, and for the first time in a while, I was unable to stop looking at him.

"You're so…" I murmured. I couldn't find words to finish the sentence properly. He leaned down and kissed me.

"Come on," he said. "Your turn." I blushed; for some reason, it hadn't even occurred to me that I might need to strip down.

"I…can't," I said hesitantly.

"Well," he said. "That's a shame, because I think you'd get a lot more out of this if you just took your shirt off." I considered that for a moment, and decided that he was right. Once I had taken off my shirt, I saw Leif's eyes light up.

"Stop staring," I muttered.

"I can't help it," he replied. "You're beautiful."

I felt my eyes widen; he had said those exact same words to me the first time we had sex, and I couldn't believe he was saying them again. Then, my eyes filled with tears. Sure, he had said that, among other things, and yet, he went off and cheated on me. How was I supposed to believe that he meant it that time?

"No," I whispered.

"Huh?" he asked. I pushed him away from me, and broke down crying.

"I can't do it, Leif," I sobbed. "I can't do the same thing with you that you did with her! And what if I did? Would you still think of her? Would you shout out her name and say it was an accident?"

"Leona," he said. "You've got it all wrong. I never-"

"I just don't know what to do," I whimpered. I curled up and continued to cry.

"I never had sex with her," Leif said softly. I looked up.

"What?" I asked.

"I never had sex with her," he said again. "I only even brought her back here because I was mad at you."

"Mad at me?" I asked.

"I was a dumbass," he said. He turned his head so he was looking at me right in the eyes. "When you left for Palermo, I was heartbroken. I didn't know where you were, or why you were there. And when I asked around, everyone said you had moved away permanently, and that you would be playing Juliet on the main stage of the Royal Theatre. So, I took to drinking, found a desperate girl, and brought her to Trampoli. Once you came back and found out, not only did I lose her, but more importantly, I lost you. The alcohol was the only thing I had left."

It was quiet for a moment.

"It was going to be a surprise," I told him. "I was even thinking of asking you to move to the city with me." His eyes widened.

"I know," he replied. "At least, I do now. But I guess it's too late."

"It's not too late," I said. "Like you said earlier today, we can start over."

"All right," he said. "Although there's one thing that I'd like to pick up where we left off."

"Of course," I said. We kissed again, quickly bringing it back to the level of intensity that it had been before.

But suddenly, the door opened.

"Leona," I heard Doriane say. "I just wanted to see if…oh my God!" Leif and I quickly pulled away from each other, but that didn't help at all. Doriane stared at us for a moment with an expression of shock, and we did the same to her.

"Hi Dori," I said.

"I'll see you later!" she said, practically slamming the door behind her.

Leif and I glanced at each other.

"I think the bedroom sounds like a safer place," I said.

"I agree," Leif said. We got up and ran toward the bedroom, and the whole time, including the time we spent staying up until three in the morning, I could only think of how that night was the best Night of Holies I had ever experienced, and that I would never forget it.

Haha, the solid T rating got a little shaky, didn't it? Just like I said on twitter...

So yeah, they finally get together! Woooooo! But don't think it's over yet; there are still four months left in which anything can happen. Also, as a random note, I'm going to see My Chemical Romance in December. It's no big deal. Really. I've seen them twice already. Just kidding! I'm happy beyond belief!

Anyway, review!