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Nikolai didn't respond. He rested his head against Leon's shoulder and shut his eyes tight to try to think of something to distract him from the pain. As the pain caused his body to tremble, his mind set up all the memories he had with Leon, from when they first met to seeing Leon fight for his resurrection in Heaven.

Three days had passed, and the pain increased with each hour. On the night of the second day Nikolai wouldn't stop shouting in pain until Leon held him and calmed him to sleep.
But the third day had finally arrived, and was now at its final moments. There was no longer a large scar on his arm, but the 'SLOTH' brand, looking as though it belonged there. The Russian's curly hair had brightened to silver once more, and when he opened his eyes, they were back to their lime green color instead of their original hazel. His body stopped trembling, and he stayed quiet for a moment to get over the daze of the pain. Three times he had to do things like this. You'd think he'd be used to it by now.

His mind calming down, Nikolai sat himself up and looked down at his right forearm. 'SLOTH'. He was a Sin once more.
And my, does it feel good to be back~! Sloth purred inside Nikolai's mind.
The Russian's mouth twitched a little. He'd revel in his reunion later, right now he just wanted to see Leon. Lowering his arm, Nikolai looked around until his now sleepy lime green eyes saw the man asleep near his bed. How long had Leon been like that? Was he by his side the entire time? He could barely remember, though the pain had fried his memories of that time. Smiling softly, Nikolai climbed out of bed gently enough to not disturb Leon then put the blanket over him.

"Rest as long as you want, dearie. You deserve it." Nikolai whispered to Leon and leaned down to kiss the side of his head. He smiled at the sleeping man and walked out of the room. Looking around, he saw that even while he looked after him, Leon had made sure to keep the house clean. "Poor dearie's going to work himself to death." he mumbled and folded his sleeves back. He wasn't the best at cleaning, himself, but it was the least he could do right now.

"Mmm, good morning, dearie. Or should I say night?" Nikolai laughed lightly as he stepped out of the kitchen. He was still wearing his normal clothes from when he was a regular person, but his Sin features had returned. "You slept for quite some time, enough to get my approval! I imagine you'd like some coffee, hmm?" he smiled, having just brewed a pot a few moments ago.

"Yes, dearie, I can say it. It doesn't affect me now that my reason for being a Sin is to just be one. And if you don't believe me," He reached up and cupped Leon's cheeks in his hands. "I love you." he said with absolute love in his voice.

The Sin gladly kissed Leon back and smiled happily at him when they were done. It was so surreal, he could freely tell Leon he loved him and there would be no consequences, his arm wouldn't throb, his life wouldn't be threatened, Sloth wouldn't yell at him (though he still didn't like Leon too much). "Let's get some coffee, hmm? We've still got lots to catch up on!" he said and led him into the kitchen. "Did the school get a replacement for me when I died? I'd imagine Kiyaka was rather happy to hear the news." he chuckled dryly while pouring Leon some coffee.