A/N: All rights go to Stephanie Meyers. I do not own anything except for any characters not originally in the Twilight Saga.
Chapter Eight: Marcus
I hold Leandra close to me as I kiss her. She puts her hands on my chest and pushes me away. I look at her to see her eyes are glistening, like she would cry if she was human. Leandra bites her lip and then runs out of my office without a word to me. I fall back into my desk chair and let my hands fall into my hands. The doors open and I look to see Leandra back at the door.
"Why did you kiss me?" Leandra asks. She is fidgeting with her cloak and she is trying to stop her shaking.
"I... I have these feelings for you that I cannot hold in anymore," I finally admit to her. Leandra looks up at me through her lashes and I can see that she is scared. I close my eyes and hang my head. "But, I guess that my feelings is not given back since you and Felix are so close."
"Felix and I are not dating," Leandra says. I quickly look at her and feel my insides begin to twist and turn into knots as I try to figure out if I imagined what she said was true. "Felix sees me like his little sister and I see him as a big brother. Does everyone really think that I am in love with a man that I do not feel anything more than him being my sibling?"
"Well, yes, because the two of you are both so close like that," I say. My words do not make any sense to me, especially since I am starting to talk like Leandra with her vocabulary that fits with generation.
"Wow, you guys need to get out more and start spending some time with the humans from this generation or spend some time with us guards more," Leandra says and shakes her head. "Master, please do not let anyone else know about this."
"You have my word, Leandra," I say and bow my head. She smiles widely, sending my head into a whirlwind, and then leaves my office. I sit back in my chair and then let out a low growl at what I did to her. How could I be so stupid for moving that fast for the both of us? Someone knocks on the door and I open my eyes to see Caius at the door.
"Leandra seemed a little happy and distracted as she walked down the hall just now," Caius notes and walks in.
"Well, I did just do something that should never happened between me and a guard," I say. Caius raises a brow and crosses his arms over his chest. "I kissed her, Caius."
"Oh," Caius says and his lips curl up into a big smile. "Lea is going to have lots to talk about later then."
"Did you call her Lea and since when do the two of you talk? When did the two of you get this close to each other?" I ask with a hint of jealousy.
"She and I have been close since the second week or so after she arrived here," Caius says. "Do not worry, brother, I am not in love with her like you seem to be."
"Right, what do you want from me right now?" I growl. Caius sits down in a chair near my desk and we begin to talk about a strange situation in the forests of Germany.
Leandra has not said a word about the kiss between us and she seems a little more comfortable. Felix is still gone and I can tell that she misses him very much. While I am going over some papers with her, Renata walks in with a big smile and runs over to whisper something in Leandra's ear. I watch the two girls interact and raise my brow when I see Leandra gasp and smile widely at something. Renata bows to me and then she runs out the door quickly.
"What was that all about?" I ask, as I turn back to my papers.
"It is just gossip amoungst the guards, master," Leandra says. I look up at her from the corner of my eyes and I see something glinting in her eyes, some form of mischief.
"Is it something that you would like to leave and handle?" I mutter.
"No, sir," Leandra says. I get up and walk over to the door to lock. Leandra drops the papers in her hands onto the desk and she looks at me in shock... and fear. I walk back over to her and take her face in my hands to kiss her softly. She does not push me away like the first time, but pulls me closer to her. I deepen the kiss slowly as my fingers thread through her hair and I have her flush against me.
"I cannot hold it in anymore, Leandra," I grumble against her lips. Leandra looks into my eyes and she smiles widely at me before kissing me a few more times.
"Then let it go," Leandra whispers. I growl and hold her against me as I kiss her passionately and press her against my desk. A knock on the door interrupts us and it causes us to pull apart. I catch Aro's scent from the door and Leandra quickly unlocks the door with her gift. We share a small smile before Aro walks in. Our secret is safe for now and I hope it does not stay a secret for long.