As the morning light began to stream in through the crack of the curtain, only one person was awake at this time. Liana was sitting on her throne, staring at the scene in front of her with an amused smile on her lips. The reason being was the two people sound asleep in bed.

Bella had, at some point, crawled into Leo’s bed and was half lying on top of him, using his shoulder as a pillow. Leo had instinctively hugged Bella close to him. The two looked as if the position they were in was the most natural position to be in.

A few minutes later, Bella stirred, and Lianna adjusted herself in anticipation. She was bored being stuck in her chaotic space, so everything that happened to Leo and those around her was her entertainment.

As Bella opened her eyes and blinked a few times, her expression froze when she saw the handsome face in front of her. ‘Why!? Why am I in Leo’s arms!? Why am I using him as a pillow!?’

Bella had thousands of questions and no answers. She wanted to jump up and make space between them, but she did not dare to move too wildly and wake the sleeping demon. She took a deep breath to calm her racing heart, ignoring the heat rising her in face as she slowly pulled herself from Leo’s arms and stealthily rolled over to her bed and stared at the wall. Her entire face was burning up. She had never expected that she would have cuddled up to Leo like that. This was beyond anything she could have dreamt of. Yes, there was always a chance of that happening when she allowed Leo to push the beds together, but she never thought it would happen with her being the one to move to his side of the bed! Not that the other way around was any better!

She slowly peaked over her shoulder to see Leo still sound asleep and let out a sigh of relief. She did have to admit that having him hold her hand and hearing the sound of his soft breathing while he slept had allowed her to fall asleep quickly. Even now she felt at peace even with what she woke up to.

Bella rolled over and gazed up at Leo for a few seconds in a daze before snapping out of it and shaking her head. “Get it together, Bella…” Bella whispered softly as she slipped out of bed, grabbed her uniform, and headed to the bath as if she had a fire lit under her feet.

Liana saw the girl scurrying away as quickly as she could and found it really amusing. ‘She is a keeper. At this rate, Leo will only need to sleep, and she will fall for him.’

‘What are you on about, Liana?’ Leo slowly woke up at the sound of Liana’s voice but did not actually hear what she had just said.

‘Nothing, just talking to myself. But I must say you really listened to me and did as I asked. Are you not embarrassed sleeping with a girl you just met?’

‘Why would I be? Bella is a good girl. Now, if I had slept with someone like Jasmine, I would have cursed myself, but Bella is different. She is a kind girl. In a way, she reminds me of home.’

‘Home?’ Liana was confused. She did not understand what Leo meant.

‘She reminds me of my mother and sister. It’s hard to explain.’ Leo really did not know how to explain it. But he felt close to her. It was a strange feeling.

‘Well, either way, it's good that you can learn. I will be sure to help you progress quickly.’

‘I think growing stronger comes first.’ Leo sighed. He did not understand Liana’s fascination with love. Strength was what was the most important at this time.

‘Don’t worry. I can help you grow stronger as well. We will be going over it soon enough once I get a better understanding of your body. I am almost done inspecting it. For now, get ready or you will be late.’

‘Right…’ Leo was very curious as to what Liana was referring to but understood time was of the essence. He looked over at the empty bed next to him and guessed that Bella was already getting ready. He got out of bed and quickly got dressed and waited for Bella to finish up.

When the girl came out of the bathroom, Leo couldn’t help but take a good long look at her. Her blue hair bounced with each step. Her flushed cheeks and cherry lips enhanced her already striking beauty. Her silver eyes, as she looked at him, seemed to sparkle. It made him wonder how he was even able to hold hands and sleep with such a beautiful girl on their first meeting.

“What?” Bella began feeling subconscious about how Leo was staring at her. When combined with earlier, it was already too much for her. She stood there fidgeting, unsure of what she should say or do. The only thing she wished she could do was run away but she did not want Leo to think she hated him.

“Sorry. You looked beautiful in your school uniform.” Leo replied with a smile, which caused Bella to turn as red as an apple.

“Le-let’s go!” Bella knew if she stayed here any longer, she would end up dying of embarrassment. Leo smiled and followed after her as he thought, 'She is quite cute.'

'I told you!'

The two left the room and made their way downstairs to grab a quick bite to eat. They had just enough time to grab some toast and head to the assembly hall. As they left the dorm, they ran into not only Jack but also Anna and Abby as well. “You guys waited?”

“We figured you would be out soon so we decided to wait. Sadly we are not able to stand together. We have to stand by floor.” Anna explained.

“We will be meeting up after so its fine.” Bella replied as she hooked her arm with Anna’s and Abby’s. She had to do something to keep her mind off what she had woken up to, and her friends were the perfect escape!

Leo looked at Jack, who was standing there quietly and patted him on the shoulder. “Let’s go.”

“Yeah.” Jack nodded, and the two began walking. Their academy life had just begun.