Victoria Pov

I woke up an hour later to find my ankle wrapped with surprising gentleness. Leo much have felt me stir because he helped me up from my position on my lap and said " Hello Sleepy head." I mumbled a response and asked " Where are we Leo? Where are we even going?" he replied " We are taking you to the castle. My mother has some of the best doctors in the entire world working for her and they can be trusted to take exceptional care of you! As for the other question we are currently in route to the airport. " I gave Leo a half sleepy smile and said " Do you think your mother the queen will like me Leo?" Leo gave me one of his best award winning smiles and said while stroking the hair out of my face, "I am sure my mother will love you because I love you!" With that being said I gave Leo a peck on the cheek and stared out the side window curled up next to Leo watching the scenery as we sped down the road. 

~ an hour later~

I must have dosed off because I was roused by Leo's voice " Darling, Darling, Wake up love. We are here. Its time to wake up." I half way woke up and incoherently mumbled " five more minutes." Leo must have realized that it would be pretty impossible for me to actually fully wake up because of the meds he gave me earlier. So Leo helped me out of the car in my half dazed state stood me up on the airport tarmac I gave a muffled cry of pain as my foot made contact with the tarmac. Leo immediately swooped me up into his arms and apologized. Throwing my arms around Leo I let him whisk me off towards the private luxury jet that we would be taking from Ireland to England. 

Leo's Pov

" Five more minuets..." Victoria slurred her words and I realized she was still drugged from earlier. She had a bit of a pain fit in the car so to make her more comfortable I injected her with a mild sedative and a shot of morphine. She immediately started to feel the affects of it began to slur her words and doze off into a deep relaxing sleep.  An hour later we arrived at the airport on the tarmac next to the jet. I helped Victoria out in her half dazed sleep. She planted both feet on the ground and cried out in pain as her injured foot made contact with the tarmac. I quickly scooped her up in my arms and carried her towards the jet. Thankfully as we approached the jet I noticed the stairs that would make it so much easier for me to get on board with Victoria in my arms. "Welcome your highness." someone said from behind me. I abruptly turned and was welcomed with an old friendly face. It was Henry. Henry was my old friend from childhood. He and I had known each other for a very long time. He did not come from terribly noble birth but noble enough that he became one of my closest friends. A few years ago we threatened to be separated because his parents were to move to Paris, but my mother came through with a solution and made him my private liaison. Ever since he has been working in the palace with me under my mother's supervision. "So Leo who is the pretty young girl in your arms?" Victoria let off a slight giggle before she settled back into my arms. " This my friend, is Victoria. I found her while I was away at Ashford." " Well Leo, you have certainly done well for yourself, but what in the world happened to her?" he asked while pointing to Victoria's bandaged foot and ankle. " Well Henry, that is quite the long story.... " I promise I will tell you about it when we get home. Henry seemed satisfied enough with that. 

As I started to make my way up the jet's stairs, Henry asked "Leo, do you want me to carry her on board?" I contemplated the thought for a moment, then Victoria tensed in my arms, going rigid as a board. I felt a warm drop of water hit my arm and I realized Victoria was crying. She murmured/slurred her words, " No Leo No! don't leave me! Don't leave me." her words trailed off as she became limp in my arms. Without a seconds hesitation, I silently cursed and gave a quick and clipped reply to Henry " No Henry. I will take her. I need to tend to her. Is everything on board like I asked?" "Yes Leo it is." "Very good" with that reply I quickly turned around and bounded up the stairs of the jet. As I walked in I was greeted with friendly faces, but I had no time for pleasantries, I need to tend to Victoria. She had already been limp in my arms for a few minuets. With that in mind I "split the seas" so to speak and gently placed Victoria in the reclining chair. I turned the chair into an examination table. I took up Victoria's wrist checking for a pulse. I was relieved when I felt a mostly steady pulse if not slightly elevated. I then proceeded to grab two syringes with needles, I filled one of  the syringes up with adenosine, and the other I filled up with another dose of morphine. I took the two over to Victoria, I took her arm in my hand and thumped at a couple of veins. Once I was satisfied that they were good veins, I gently stuck the two syringes one at a time into Victoria's arm and plunged the contents of the syringes into Victoria's veins. 

Now it was just a waiting game. With adenosine administered and circulating through Victoria's system I figured that she would soon awaken from her deep sleep. About an hour went by when I finally heard a gasp and the inevitable sound of " LEO!!!!". I quickly ran from my seat and kneeled beside Victoria, raising  the head of her seat slightly. "Leo I am scared...." "Shhhhh, your ok my love. You are ok. I am here now." Victoria immediately reached her arms out and wrapped her delicate little arms around my neck. I gathered her into my arms hugging her tight to my body. I whispered into her ear, " My Love I will never leave your side again. I am sorry I caused you such distress. It was never my intention. I love you!" With that I felt Victoria's body become supple and more relaxed. I sat down on a chair with her on my lap and stroked her hair as she soon became victim once again to the sleeping properties of the Morphine.

Several hours went by full of me quietly telling my advisors of all that had happened while I was in Ireland and the story of Victoria and how she ended up in such a state. By the end, Victoria was still comfortably asleep in my arms. When all was said and done I took a deep breath believing that now I would be able to get some rest as well, but those hopes were soon dashed by the voice on the intercom "Your Highness and company please buckle up we are making our decent. We will be landing here shortly. While I was slightly relieved that we were finally home, part of me wished that I had but a few more hours to spend up in the sky to sleep with my beloved Victoria, but no matter, I would make time for such things. 

As we made our descent, I tried to arouse Victoria from her deep sleep, but the most I got was a happy, bubbly, sleep filled response of "Fine, Fine, Five More Minuetes." seeing that it would prove to be an impossible task I just gathered Victoria up in my arms once again and made my way to the door of the jet. As I stepped into the doorway, the media presence was overwhelming. There was shouting on the tarmac. Victoria stirred from her deep sleep and opened her eyes groggily till she heard all the reporters and news crews shouting. I glanced down at her and looked deep into her eyes. Gone was the sleep glazed eyes. Her eyes were now wide as saucers and her body had become rigid, her fingers were now acting like claws. Her heart was pounding, I could feel it, racing.  I stopped for a second before I descended the stairs, I whispered in Victoria's ear and told her, "My love I am here. Just hang on, I will get us through this." the only answer I received was a quick nod of the head. That answer I figured was as good as any.

Victoria Pov

I stirred in the arms of my love, my handsome dreamy love, (yes I was still quite groggy if you cant already tell), my super handsome, strong love. I felt him trying to shake me from my stupor but it was such a struggle, "Fine, Fine, Five more minuets."... I dosed back off, but soon was awoken from my deep and beautiful sleep, by the sounds of reporters of all kinds , news paper reporters, and TV news crews. I felt my heart rate kick into panic mode. Flight or Fight mode came in hard and fast. I tensed up, taking up a death grip on leo, my breaths came in hard and fast pants.... Leo must have felt me tense because he leaned in close and whispered in my ear "My Love I am here. Just hang on, I will get us through this." I shook my head in response. I turned my head into Leo's shoulder shaking. I began to feel lightheaded. Microphones were being stuck in my personal space. I felt my panic rise. I looked up, tears pouring down. As I looked out into the crowd, I tried to find something good to focus on but I couldn't, it became increasingly difficult for me to breathe, my vision got splotchy and my panic kicked into top speed/ overdrive. I slowly started to lose my grip on reality, I began laughing hysterically. Leo pulled me closer to him. I tried to breathe in his scent but, my grasp on reality slipped from me completely. I tried to wiggle my way out of Leo's arms, which I did partly only to scream in pain and pass out from my erratic heart rate. The world around me went into slow motion and the infamous tunnel vision took in to effect. I soon lost all ties to reality and fell into oblivion. I felt like it was dejavu all over again.

Leo Pov

I tried to keep Victoria calm but I was failing miserably. Her heart rate was sky rocketing and I couldn't keep her calm. I pulled her in closer to my chest but to no avail. She struggled against my grasp. I tried everything but I lost my grip on her and she jumped out of my arms. I stood for a second, before I heard the cry of pain slip from Victoria's mouth. Within a blink of an eye I was there beside her and a good thing I was, because her body fell limp, I caught her. I uttered a curse under my breath and sent up a prayer to God hoping that the news media would not have heard the curse. I gathered Victoria up in my arms, stood up straighter, and pushed my way through the news media. I was tired of them, and I hated that they did this to Victoria. With this new sense of courage I made my way through them and into the limo parked on the tarmac. The door was opened for me and I slipped in with Victoria still in my arms. I situated her on my lap and gave the signal for the limo driver to take me to Buckingham palace.

Hours passed by, and Victoria still had not awoken. I was beginning to get worried. When we finally made it to the castle, I order James to get the best palace physicians to tend to Victoria in my suite. I was not going to let her out of my sight.