MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
153. STORYTELLER INSISTENCE

Mona walks towards the living room and sees Leo sitting together with Athos there. The girl had been tidy as she planned to take Prothos somewhere today.

"Is Prothos still in his room?" Mona asked those in the living room. "It's nine o'clock why he's been lazing around. Though I asked him to exercise more often to shape his body."

"Where do you want to go, Mona?" Ask Athos.

"I'm going out of town with Prothos because there's something he has to work on." Answer Mona. "We're probably going home tomorrow."

"You're gonna stay over?" Ask Leo.

"No, we're going on a round trip. The distance is very far because it will take more than 18 hours drive home and away." Answer Mona.

"Why not just get on a plane?" Athos felt strange.

"I'm afraid to get on a plane." Mona's words made Athos and Leo chuckle.

"You're gonna make Oto very chatty on the road later. He doesn't like to linger in the car." Athos.

"I'll stuff his mouth if he complains a lot. You're weak." Mona muttered as she was about to climb the stairs but stopped and turned to Athos again. "Tasya just called me, he asked me to remind you to take medicine."

Athos was silent to Mona's words about Tasya. Leo, sitting nearby, noticed Athos' facial expression, which was seen trying to put on a normal face.

"You can walk, right? Will you come with me tomorrow?" Ask Leo.

Athos turned to his father and from his gaze asked him where he wanted to take him away.

"I haven't been fishing in a long time. Follow me in fishing tomorrow." Said Leo.

Mona opens the door to Prothos' room and is shocked that her conjecture is wrong. He thought that Prothos was lamenting his fate like yesterday, but now Prothos is doing a push up.

"Why didn't you knock on the door?" Prothos stopped his activities and stood up to Mona while wiping the sweat on his body that was not wearing a shirt. "You really feel like this is your home now until you're willing to go in without knocking on the door first."

"I thought you were crying lamenting your fate, I just wanted to laugh at you." Mona did not respond to Prothos. "It's good that you're conscious now. Quickly get ready, I'll accompany you to go see him."

"Win' to who?" Prothos asked frowned.

"Master teacher." Mona answered, making Prothos's countenance look grim. "You said you wanted to finish, right? I'll take you, I know where he is right now. Vishnu says he's at his parents' house."

...***...

During the break, David went to the roof of the school building to meet Lion who was sitting alone on the building's parapet.

"Everyone knows about Lion's departure." David was standing behind the Lion who was turning his back.

Lion did not reply, he was enjoying the scenery below. He knew what David was going to tell him and for him it was not something he wanted to hear because right now he just wanted to be alone.

"Ivan must have told you, right?" David asked, but Lion remained silent. "They're all waiting for you to leave, people who don't like you are waiting for you to leave. Are you really going to leave? Is it just because of his sister Ars and Niko that you left your friends behind?"

"Shut up, Dave!!" Lion without looking. "I don't care about them anymore. I'm a nobody, they just over-considered me all this time. I also want to do what I want to do and I want to get out of here."

"They were all afraid that no one would be able to unite them. All this time it was you who made them unite." David Said.

"For them you are the root that unites all tissues at once sustaining them all. It's just your words that they always hear that they also think of you as their leader." Answer David.

Lion descended from the parapet and took a deep breath looking at David with a lazy look.

"I'm just a kid, tell them not to think of me too much anymore." Lion said as he walked past David towards the door.

"Lion, you better be careful too, as Ivan said, everyone who doesn't like you is united and it looks like they're planning something before your departure." David Excited.

"There's nothing they can do to me." Lion muttered with an annoyed face while walking out from there.

"I never thought at all that a foolish-looking boy seemed to have much influence over so many people." David Said.

...***...

"Lion." Call Karen when Lion passes in front of his class when the young man is about to return to his class. "I want to talk about something."

For a moment Lion looked puzzled at Karen because it was not usual for the girl to speak with a serious look in front of the many people who were currently watching them. She also did not know what things Karen wanted to talk to her about.

"Well, what is it? We can talk later." Lion replied in a soft voice as he did not want anyone to listen.

"No, just now. I don't actually want to talk to you." The cry of Karen who stood before the Lion was paraded three meters away. "I just want to tell everyone that we're not actually dating."

Lion was surprised to hear Karen's words that the other disciples heard. Karen said that very deliberately, but the girl had promised her that they would pretend to date until she left after the class exam.

Everyone heard what Karen said just now. There was nothing Lion could do right now because everyone had already listened to Karen say about their relationship just pretending.

For a moment they both looked at each other face to face while whispers began to sound around them.

"Sorry Lion, I can't help you anymore. I have to tell everyone I don't look pathetic if you go later." Karen.

Lion can accept Karen's words, because if he leaves during class, it will make a big question mark about their relationship. If they were really dating it would be impossible for her to decide to leave and leave Karen. It can make Karen become a sad girl because she was left behind by him.

"Yes, you're right. We have not been dating all this time. You and I are just friends." Lion tried to smile.

"Then tell me here too what's the reason you asked me to pretend to be dating you?!" Karen.

Lion turned his head and saw Melody who was standing in front of the class staring at him. The girl had just come when Rinka called out to her after many disciples had gathered to hear Lion and Karen talk in front of their class.

Lion understands why Karen asked him to tell her the reason they both pretended to be dating. Karen wants to tell her the truth about her goal, not to disturb Melody and Niko's relationship. But if he said it it would make everything go back to chaos.

"Say Lion!!" Karen. "Why are you quiet?"

Karen urged Lion to immediately tell her the reason. Lion also does not want to make Karen into a girl who looks sad if she admits there are other girls who she likes. But he must answer now.

"Because I'm gay." Lion.

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