This is chapter 4! I hope you like it! Enjoy! Sorry if it was late, I was busy with work and such! ^w^
Leo tried to retrace his steps. He then stood up, looking around at the trees, he heard some voices coming near by. It was two guards. Leo hid behind a tree, he was hearing their conversation.
"So you know how we can get rich?" One of the guards asked.
"By stealing from those Norihan Schums!" The other guard replied.
"Yes. They would be broke and us guards will be rich! Also have you've seen Roy and Marth? Lyn has been worried sick about them." The first guard asked.
The other guard shrugged. Leo carefully tried to get up without making any sounds but a sick cracked from under his foot. The guards turned to see a young Leo in front of them.
"Who are you?" One of the guards asked.
"Can you help me get home?" Leo asked, he was a bit scared of the guards. They gave him a sly look.
"Home? Where do you live son?" One of the guards asked, he was wearing golden armor. The other guard was wearing silver armor and a green cape, they both picked up Leo and laughed.
"So, where do you live?" The guard in silver armor asked.
"I live near a castle called um... Martin Castle!" Leo blurted out loud.
He wasn't going to let the guards know where he really lived since he heard everything they were saying. They both looked at the young blonde tolder and then at each other for a little while.
"Well, kid, we do know that you have been hearing our conversation. And you are wearing armor of a Norihan..." The guard in gold armor snickered. Leo flinched a bit, he wasn't going to get out of the guard's grasp so easily.
"Oh and you are coming with us. There is no way we are letting you go." The guard in silver armor laughed. Leo wanted to cry but he couldn't, a few tears escaped his eyes and fell into the grass. The gleaming tear drops making the ground sparkle.
The guards carried Leo away and into their town. Waiting for their chance to tell their king about what they've found. Leo was calm about his capture, but he wanted to go back home and tell the others what he heard.
Mean while...
The lady on the horse was Ms Rodin!
Flora was on the ground ducking for dear life while Elise didn't even know what was going on. She looked at the women riding the horse. She was confused to why she would be in so much in a hurry. When the horse skidded to a halt, it turned towards Flora. Ms Robin climbed down from the horse and walked over to Elise and Flora. She had that concerned look as always when her students escaped from the school.
"I've got some terrible news!" Ms Rodin began.
"What is the bad news?" Flora was very concerned about what she had to say.
"Well... You know one of the littles ones? Well... Cute little Leo escaped from the school! I turned my back for one second and he was gone! He probably went into the forest somewhere!" Ms Robin panicked.
"Oh no! Trouble!" Flora gasped.
"We've got to find them!" Elise ran off.
"Wait! Wait!" Ms Rodin was trying to go after her on her horse. Flora jumped on Ms Rodin's horse and they were off! They rode through the forest as they caught up to Elise.
"Oh no... If Xander and Ryoma get back from their trip to Azama's we're are done for!" Elise panicked. Flora sighed as Ms Rodin looked at a map that she kept at the side of her dress. It was tucked in a ribbon.
"Well, Leo could be anywhere." Ms Rodin was looking at her map.
"I wonder where he could have gone..." Flora was thinking, Elise was looking around. She noticed a few people on horses passing by, she walked up to them and their mounts stopped moving at once.
"Oh hey there, do you need help?" A man on his mount asked.
"Well, we've lost a kid and we need help. Do you have any idea where he went?" Elise asked the man.
The man gave her a confused pondering look and gave out his finest answer, it wasn't going to be the answer that Elise was hoping for, but it was worth a try.
"No, I have not seen a young kid around these parts for sometime now. What did he look like?" The man explained.
"Well, he wears dark armor and a half cape. He had a book, but he doesn't have it with him now and he has blonde hair." Elise explained to him what Leo looked like.
"Can I get a name?" The man asked, his mount couldn't wait to move any longer. The other guy's mount was getting too nervous around Elise and her company.
"His name is Leo." Eilse answered.
"Leo? Leo? Nope, I have not seen Leo around these parts." The man finally gave them his final answer.
"Oh... Well, sorry if we wasted your time..." Elise sighed...
"Oh no... Maybe you should keep on looking. Maybe Leo is waiting for you. When kids get lost, they know when to stay put." The man patted Eilse's head.
"Right." Elise's frown turned upside down in a heart beat and she ran ahead with Ms Rodin and Flora coming along from behind.
"Thank you!" Flora called to the man.
"You're welcome!" The man shouted back. He was then off and the other mount started to feel safe and comfortable as it moved on. The man's horse followed the dragon.
"So where do we look next?" Ms Rodin asked.
"Well..." Flora started to suggest a place to search for the young toddler.
At the castle...
Takumi and his group were back at the castle. The guy that brought them home was told about Leo's situation. Hinoka and Hinata were worried about Leo. Takumi was really worried, he loved drawing on the walls with him but now, he couldn't see himself drawing on any of the castle walls. Corrin was with Flora and Elise since they had to search for Leo with Ms Rodin.
Kaden and Niles started fighting while Odin watched, he was cheering or Niles. But they were told to stop by Takumi. He hated to hear them argue over stupid things. Camilla was at the door, she opened it and noticed the young toddlers. She picked up Roy and Marth. Ike wanted to be picked up but Sakura shoved him.
"Now now, no shoving." Camilla looked at Sakura and tried to pick her up but she had to put Marth down. Marth walked over to Takumi and stood there. She opened the doors and a lot of running toddlers came into the rooms. Niles was running upstairs with Odin, they were horse playing. They were all acting the same as usual accept for Takumi, he was very worried about Leo. Hinoka and Hinata were worried, but they also wanted to horse play as well. They started drawing on the walls with magic sword markers again.
Camilla was trying to calm them all down but Roy was crying for some reason and Marth was too busy playing hide and seek with Kaden.
"Oh man... I'm stuck with the little ones today.." Camilla sighed.
At the western castle...
The guards brought in a crying Leo. The little one was wailing his lungs out, he didn't want to be in their place. He wanted to be at home with Takumi and the others. Even though Takumi doesn't live in Norhrian. He wanted to be with Xander, Camilla, Corrin and Elise.
"Hush up! Maybe if you stayed out of the way, you wouldn't be here..." The gold armored guard hissed.
"He's not gonna quit crying unless we get him to stop somehow." The silver guard replied. He was holding Leo in the first place. He held Leo like a baby now. Leo stopped crying for a bit when he held him that way.
"Well now... He's fine..." The gold armored gaurd chuckled a bit.
"I guess he likes being held that way, or..." He was about to finish his sentence when he heard a little yawn come out of Leo's mouth. Leo was getting sleepy and very grumpy from being up for a while.
"I guess it's his bed time." The silver armored guard took Leo into a room upstairs of the western castle and placed him on a twin sized bed, he wrapped him up with blankets and then left the room, closing the door softly and slowly.
"He's asleep now. He ain't going back to Norihan. He's going to be with us for a little while." The silver armored guard snickered.
"Hm... Maybe we can have him trained..." The gold armored guard thought.
"Yes, he shall be trained to be a western archer!" The silver armored guard laughed.
Mean while up in the mountains...
Xander was on is horse while Ryoma walked by his side. They were near a town where they both needed to rest really quick. Ryoma ordered a drink at the hotel while Xander ordered full room service.
"Do you think Flora and Elise have the little ones under control. It's late." Ryoma wondered as he looked at Xander.
"I think so. She needs to spank Leo and Takumi if they draw on the walls again." Xander replied, he wasn't very amused about going to see Azama, they could be doomed. Ryoma rested the wand that Elise found on a desk. He had the top end of it covered in plastic so that the dust from it didn't go flying around.
"Well, if they draw on the walls, I will have their butts turned red." Ryoma laughed. Xander laughed as well.
Both of them finally settled down. Room service came into the room with sea food. Ryoma wanted the lobster but Xander took it.
"We can split it..." Xander started cutting the lobster with his sword. Ryoma crossed his arms and waited while Xander made equal cuts of the lobster. He passed two halves to his rival. He took the other halves.
They started dining on the sea food for a while. When they finished eating, room service came into the room just in time to carry out the dishes and the napkins they've used. After they ate, they both got undressed and took showers. Then they headed off to bed tat night.
In Norihan...
Camilla was taking a nap, the toddlers were sleeping too. Takumi finally woke up with a yawn, he looked at the walls, it had drawings of Kaden and Sakura on them with teasing side notes. Takumi's eyes started to water as he felt like crying. He missed Leo since earlier that day.
He finally couldn't hold back his tears, he let out his high pitched wails and cried. This woke up Camilla. She looked aroud frantically trying to get back into her senses.
"Who! What! Where!?" She called out as she finally saw Takumi crying. She picked him up.
"Shh... You'll wake up the others. What's wrong little one?" Camilla asked.
"I-I miss... Leo..." He whimpered and dug his face into her boobs.
"Ah I see... Don't worry... I'm sure the others will find him. I miss him too..." Camilla sighed. He has been watching the toddlers since day one and was hidden from view because she didn't want Elise turning her into a toddler.
"Will we see Leo tomorrow?" Takumi asked, his pouty face looking at hers.
"Yes... Yes you will... I hope..." Camilla was worried.
She placed Takumi down, who let out a yawn and lied down to sleep. He was sleeping next to Marth since he felt comfortable with him. Hinoka was a pain to sleep with since she would kick him in her sleep. He hated to be kicked.
Leo was somewhere... What they did know was one thing... He was in another castle at a different location!
To Be Continued...
