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Leon Court




Leon, awakened by the tapping, eased his arms from around the Sin and got out of the bed, walking over to the window. "What the-" he grunted, opening the window a little to see what exactly was going on.

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He had been expecting a bird, not a little girl. She was clearly related to him, what with the hair and the calling him uncle, but he couldn't, for the life of him, place her face. She looked familiar enough, though, so Leon quickly sprang into action. "I'll be right out!" He called, shutting the window and rushing to the dresser. He pulled a pair of jeans out, as well as a long sleeved shirt. It took seconds for him to change into something appropriate, but a little less than a minute to locate a blanket. The girl must've been freezing, standing out in the cold in that little dress, and who knew how long she'd been out there!
Guilt written in his eyes, Leon rushed down the stairs and to the front door, opening it and bending down to wrap a blanket around her little body. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" He picked her up, rubbing her back in an attempt to warm her. His hand then went to grab the suitcases, somehow managing to drag them both one-handedly into the house. Once they were inside, he carried everything into the living room, setting the little girl on the couch. "Now then," he started, catching sight of the note. He plucked it from the suitcase, opening and beginning to read.

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Leon had to sit down after he reread the note for the eighth time. A kid? He h-had a kid now? Well, it wasn't his, of course. But she would be looking up to him as a father until Ben could take her back. Of course, now, it made sense that she was Becka and Ben's kid, but still! How irresponsible! And oh God, Nikolai wouldn't be happy about this. With a heavy sigh, the man turned to the girl to tell her that he couldn't keep her, when he saw those beautiful big eyes and the hopelessness of her situation. She had nowhere else to go.
With another sigh, Leon smiled gently and set a large hand on her shoulder. "Looks like you'll be staying with me for a little while," he said. "What's your name, sweetheart?"

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"Aysun? That's such a lovely name!" He smiled brightly at the adorable child, forgetting for a moment that the Turkish name, while traditionally feminine, was the name of several great-grandfathers down the line. "A beautiful name for a beautiful girl." His finger moved to touch her chin before he stood, setting his hands on his hips. "Now then, are you hungry or tired? I can make you something to eat, or you can go sleep in the guest room. Whatever you want, Aysun."

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"Of course I can!" He reached down to pick her up again, strong arms easily balancing her small weight. Holding her up, he walked into the kitchen, sitting her on a chair before going over to the fridge. "It'll a little while, though, so do you want some milk while you wait? We have strawberry, banana, melon, chocolate, and regular." he pulled out the little boxes of milk he'd gotten at the store just the other day. They were supposed to be used for an experiment for his class, but he was certain that the kids wouldn't mind giving a little girl one.
Setting the different milk boxes in front of Aysun, he grabbed up the ingredients needed to make pancakes and went to the stove, turning it on and setting down the pan. He wasn't entirely sure, but little kids seemed to like cool shapes of their pancakes. He'd only made shapes a couple other times and it had been a while, but it couldn't be too hard to remember. He glanced back at the girl to check on her, then started to mix the batter in a large white bowl. "Now, do you want heart pancakes, Micky Mouse ones, star ones, or what?" he questioned, pretty sure that he could make them.

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After making sure that she had strawberry milk in front of her, Leon got to work making the pancakes. "Anything you want, sweetheart," he said, already feeling his heart melting. She was the cutest possible thing! He grabbed a ladle, pouring out the base head first. Then, he made the two ears, watching carefully before he started making the heart. The room filled with the smell of pancakes, and before long, Leon had a plate with six hearts and seven Mickey Mouse's. He brought the plate over, setting it down in front of her. "Would you like some syrup?"
he offered, walking back to the fridge. He and Nikolai had a few left over from their last all-night escapade, but the girl didn't need to know that.

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Leon set a bottle of syrup at the table, then jumped at the sound of Nikolai's voice. He tried to stand in front of the child, but didn't get there fast enough, and winced at the Russian's shrieked question. "L-look, I know this doesn't look good, but you gotta believe me, it's not my fault! Well, I guess on some level, it's my fault, but still!" He walked over, lowering his voice. "Listen, okay? Her parents are my cousins, and they don't have the room or money to pay for her, so they sent her here. I didn't know, alright? B-but they said that they'll take her back once they manage to make the room. It's not going to be forever, I promise."