Luka still quite couldn't believe it even when they were walking side by side to the dining room. When Fierro, his butler had come to tell him that not only was Cielo not leaving, he had also asked to have a meal with him, he had blanked out for a moment, and it had taken him a good long while to break out of the shock and go seek out the Vampire.
"Do you have to leave the East soon?" Cielo asked, jittery and excited at the same time. He had asked and Luka had allowed his presence, they could freely interact without sneaking around libraries at night, although that did have its own allure.
Luka was pulled out of his thoughts by the question, and for the first time, he was able to see Cielo without centering himself. At first, it had been easy to convince himself that Cielo's behavior was because he was the one being interacted with, even though the Bianci had said plainly enough times that he had no ill will towards him.
