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Leo pursed his lips, but he understood Elliot's reasonings, as much as he hated to. "fine, you will. i'll be good. i'll go-read, or something." he really wasn't worried about what he would be doing, he could entertain himself easily enough, he just didn't like them alone together. he knew first hand how easy it was to seduce Elliot.

Tsume nodded, "a wise choice. have the crazy man protect your money from the thieving twin. sound like some kind of drama." he chuckled and stood, taking in a breath of the fresh air, "well then, shall we go and collect?"

Leo smiled and kissed Elliot,"it's ok. i know-" he looked down, blushing a little as he smiled, "i know that you love me." and he did, deep down he'd always known, but now he knew for sure that Elliot really and truly loved him. "i hate to say it, but we should probably get going with our day." he really, really didn't want to leave that little bath and it's warm comfort, but he knew he had to eventually. "can we have lunch together?"

Tsume nodded, "sounds like a good plan to me. i bet he took it as some kind of mission and hid it in this complex spot to get to complete with map and clues." he sighed, shaking his head, "well, get ready to go on a treasure hunt, my friend." they head into the castle together, Tsume taking the tray and carrying it back to the kitchen before they started their search for the Prime Minister. "where is he normally at this time of day?" he could smell him out, but what was the fun in that?

Leo smiled when Elliot touched his stomach. this was going to be an everyday thing, wasn't it? but it was cute, so he didn't mind too much. Elliot's hands pressed down and Leo had the oddest sensation. the added pressure made him able to feel the tiny form little better than he thought it would. It seemed too large, like the baby was growing faster than he'd thought, but at the same time it didn't feel that way. maybe he'd take his free time this afternoon and try to figure out how to actually ask for a second date.

Tsume sniffed the air, "i think he's watching the flowers. his scent isn't very strong in the direction of the study." he shrugged, not sure about the minister, but now knowing his past, understanding the man a lot more than he thought possible.

Lewis smiled to himself as he lay across the table he'd shoved up against the window. BEST. IDEA. EVER! He'd moved the table and then put piles upon piles of spare blankets on it, making it nice and soft. then he'd gotten his pillows and piled them on the end in the corner of the room and his own blanket had been wrapped around himself in a sort of cocoon. he'd wiggled into place on the table, propped up by the pillows while sprawled out on top of the blankets, and turned to look out the window, watching the flowers grow in total comfort. he loved it when he was smart.

Leo sighed softly, "now to find something to do all until noon." he'd already forgotten whatever plans or suggestions Elliot and himself had made for him to do. he was finding he forgot a lot of things lately, maybe what women said was true. you loose 1/4 of your brain with every pregnancy. Well, first things first. Food. and that meant a visit to one of his favorite people in the castle. he smiled and quickly dried off using his ability to simply have the water absorbed into his body. he dressed and head for the kitchens, poking his head in to see if they were busy.

Lewis looked at the door when he heard visitors and smiled, "ShiShi! TsuTsu! good to see you, good to see you. yes, they are quite peaceful, aren't they? getting ready for the winter's sleep, but that's when the most important developing is done! mustn't give up my vigil." he studied Kashi at the foot of his table, cocking his head to the side at the question, "well of course you can have some, silly. it's your money. i'm just holding onto it....and investing a little, but you'll thank me later." he winked and moved to get off he table, staying wrapped in his blanket. "well, it's in my rooms, come on then." he hopped to the door, humming as he did so. he was nice and cozy in his blanket and if he unwrapped, he'd get cold and then have to warm up the blanket all over again and it simply wasn't worth it. he'd rather hop.

Tsume watched the man and shook his head, "this will take forever." he snatched the man and lifted him bridal style, "Kashi, could you lead me to his room, i don't know where it is." he'd carry the loon rather than wait for him to finally hop all the way to his room.

Leo's eyes widened when he was hugged, but he blushed a little and looked down at the congratulations, "thank you." he blushed a little, but was smiling and had to fight the urge to place his hands over his stomach. he was finding that he liked people knowing. he liked that others were learning that he was carrying Elliot's child. It was like some kind of stamp or claim, he belonged to Elliot and Elliot belonged to him. even if they had to leave each other, even if something made it so he had to leave Elliot forever, he would still have this. "oh, those are perfect! and so pretty. thank you so much for your hard work, sir." he smiled and was tempted to take one now, then again the chef probably wouldn't mind all that much. Leo smiled and picked on, taking a bite and sighing happily. "As always, it's amazing."

Lewis snuggled into Tsume, "mmmm, nice and warm. maybe you should just carry me around all day." they entered his room and he looked around, "right. look over there? see the statue of the young woman in the flowy skirt that's blowing in the wind? reach up her skirt and feel around a bit. when you feel the silt panties, pull them down and there will be an opening. you'll have to push your fingers up as far as you can and wiggle them around a bit until you feel a little leather nub. pull on that and it's a pouch with your money in it."

Tsume rolled his eyes, but he couldn't help but smile at the instructions. Kashi had to grope and fondle this statue in order to get his money? the poor man.

"By the spirits i hope not!" Leo laughed, shaking his head, "i've no idea what to do with just one baby! though-the progression is worrying me, but considering how the baby was conceived, i'm not too surprised." he took another bite and sighed, "mmm, i need to find a way to occupy my morning and i've a feeling i'll eat far to much of these out of boredom if nothing else! good thing they are so delicious." he glanced to where Justin was washing dishes and moved to kiss the boy's cheek, "well, i won't bother you any more than i already have. thank you again so very, very much." he gathered the platter and head for the door, "if you need any help give me a call, i'll welcome the distraction!" he gave a little wave as he head out, deciding to go to the library and occupy himself there. "maybe i'll do some drawings..."

Tsume had to not watch, he couldn't do so and not break out in laughter at poor Kashi's face. Lewis was a cruel man, but Tsume could appreciate his humor. that was for sure.

"That's right, reach in deep. wiggle them about, make it loose. you'll feel it when you get it right," Lewis encouraged Kashi one, for once, being completely innocent. to him a statue was a statue. even he wouldn't think of it as sexual, but it interested him that others did. he'd designed the thing himself but the man who made it had blushed redder than the panties he'd made for it. more, he'd gotten Al all hot and bothered once while he was getting his own stash of cash. "there you go. good work, just bring it back when you are done if you want me to keep a watch on it. TsuTsu? carry me back?"

Tsume rolled his eyes, "shall we head out the, Kashi?"

Leo settled himself down on a comfortable chair with everything he needed for drawing. he had a stack of paper, various ink colors, different sized quills, pencils, and a wooden board for drawing on. "hmm, how about master winter first?" he took a bite of a crepe before started working on getting the massive spirit just right.

"I'm not going to eat you, ok Kashi?" Tsume just wanted to make sure that the hare knew that before he moved behind the man and hugged him, walking along at the same pace so their steps weren't altered in the least. "see how warm i am? it's just how i naturally am. if you ever are cold, i'll give you a hug, ok?" he let go and walked at Kashi's side again, "so where is the best place to browse? a local market or something like that?"

Tsume nodded, "Well, let's start with the ones that you would be most interested and then work our way around from there, ok?"

((time skip))

Tsume glanced at the sun, "lunch time, where should we eat? what are you in the mood for? name something and i'll sniff it out for us." he winked, showing he was teasing but serious at the same time.

Leo's stomach growled and his platter was empty. he finished the last line of brown ink and blew on the drawing to dry it before nodding to himself. "Perfect, now to go save my lover." he rolled the paper up and head for the study, knocking once before walking in with a smile. "hope i'm not interrupting," not that he cared if he did and was actually hoping he was, "but it's lunch time, Elliot. oh, and i wanted to show you this, do you think Emily will like it?" he unrolled the picture and held it up for Elliot and the girl to see. "it's of the winter spirit we saw earlier, i was hoping she would use it for her book. it's a little big for that, but i can redo it smaller easily enough."