~CHAPTER 2~
A look in the past
It was a little after dawn and Leon had woken up earlier so that he could have just enough time to have some breakfast before setting out for the training field to make sure the trainees are there on time for practice. One of the struggles of being the knight in command, you see.
He liked to sit in front of the window and watch the people in the village do their morning chores. The smell coming out of the bakery across the street together with the early morning breeze was the perfect way for him to start his day. He kept on gazing outside and there she was. Walking down the street with a book in her hand as usually. Oh, she was beautiful. He just couldn't take his eyes off her. He kept on thinking how great it would be to wake up next to her for the rest of his life. How much he would crave such a wonderful wife and a family with her. But then he broke his gaze, after he thought how much he felt like an old pervert, watching her constantly.
Soon she disappeared from his view. Frustrated that for once more he had only dared to watch her from afar instead of actually doing something, he sighed, got up and left for the training field. On his way there he couldn't get his mind off her. He kept thinking about the first day he met her.
It was just a few days after their encounter with Merlin as a newcomer and the ridiculous incident between him and Arthur. He was sent to Gaius in order to ask for help in behalf of a fellow knight. He knocked the door several times but no one seemed to have heard so he entered just to make sure no one was inside.
"Gaius? Are you home? Is anyone here?" he kept calling but received no answer so he turned around to leave, but suddenly he heard a female voice:
"Oh, I'm sorry! How long have you been calling? Oh silly me, I was lost in my reading again! I hope you didn't have to wait very long, sir" she said in such a sweet and warm voice. She had a bright smile on her face and her eyes were sparkling.
He was so stunned by her beauty that he couldn't utter a single word so he just stood there with his mouth open, motionless and speechless.
"Sir? Are you alright? Were you looking for Gaius?" she said, again with that sweet and soothing voice but her smile had turned into pure concern.
"I…well, yes! I was looking for Gaius. Is he not home?" he finally managed to complete his sentence after what seemed like ages.
"Oh, I'm afraid he left quite a while ago. He had to settle some things for my brother, Merlin."
"Well, that's alright I suppose. It is not that urgent. Wait, you said Merlin? Merlin is your brother?" he asked looking overly confused.
"Do you know him, sir?"
"Unless there's another Merlin in town, yes, I think I do. He must be that boy who caused trouble two days ago. Dark hair, fair eyes, pebble skin."
"I'm afraid he is. A lunatic indeed. We have only been here for a few days now and not only has he already made a name for himself by causing trouble but he even managed to fight with the prince himself! How embarrassing! I only hope that the prince will be generous enough to let him go unpunished."
"Well, I can assure you that the prince has never been unfair, although to be honest, the boy's behavior was simply unacceptable."
"I know! He's always acting silly and doesn't even think twice about something before he does it." She suddenly stopped and giggled. "Oh, I'm sorry! I was talking nonstop again, wasn't I? How rude of me! I hope you can forgive me. I didn't even introduce myself properly. My name is Delilah, sir…?" she said with a long stop, waiting for him to introduce himself as well.
"Leon. Oh, no worries. I do not mind." He said hastily trying to sound as nice as possible.
"Still, I'm afraid I gave you a headache with all my purposeless talking. Anyways, I hope you can forgive me. Is there any way I could help with what you wanted?" she said trying to make up for her chattering.
"You are a physician?"
"Oh, no. Not yet at least. I'm afraid I am still in the training process. And I might not be Gaius, but perhaps I could still be of some assistance at least." She responded and seemed so overwhelmingly eager to help.
"Well, sir Jerold, a fellow knight of mine, has been having some severe headaches and while Gaius did examine him, he said he would only have the necessary medicine ready today, so…here I am!" he said in a rather cheery voice which he later regretted after realizing how he sounded.
"Sir Jerold you said? I don't think he has mentioned anything. Not that I'm aware of at least. Perhaps it would help if you remembered the name of the medicine. Or a description at least would be of some assistance to figuring it out."
"I'm afraid I was not present at that moment. All I know is that it's some kind of herb. I'm sorry."
"Too bad. I don't think I can help you then. But I will make sure to tell Gaius right away when he comes back." She said and started smiling again.
"Alright then. Thank you. It was very nice to meet you." He said in a sweet manner and greeted her in the knightly manner he always would.
"My pleasure, sir Leon. Have a wonderful day." She replied and her smile grew even wider.
With that, he walked away and closed the door behind him. He spent the entire walk back thinking about her and their talk. From that moment on, he knew his heart belonged to the peasant girl who had been so kind to him.
With that memory on his mind, he kept on walking with a smile on his face.
Here goes chapter 2! As you can probably tell the first one was really short and this one was pretty long! I hope you liked it! It was so good to imagine the first conversation this adorable couple shared and I thought it was worth writing a whole chapter about because it's an important part of the whole story. Anyways, that's enough of me talking again! I'll make sure to update with new chapters every single day (or at least I'll try XD) because this fanfiction is predicted to be very long! Quick question: Do you want me to keep writing about Leon & Delilah for a little more or should I switch to Taylor & Percival right away? Thanks for your help! Kisses! ~xoxo~
