Today like a normal day as always, but the Genius Mage doesn't look ok at all, he look pissed, and a bit tired, cause the dream about the Leonin, but he also a bit scare cause his sister Lesley can't go fight along with him today, and the team today, seem kinda toxic.

"Why did you leave me with these people sister..? I wanna go home! I dont want to stay with these people!" - he thinking. "I have to try my best not to make mistake or they'll being toxic with me again, ugh! How annoying!!".

Then Harley hear the team yelling at someone, he tries to see who is it. The mage quickly regconize those ears, tail and the white hair.

"Harith??" - he can't believe it was him. Well, of course it's him, there's no way Harley can't mistake that jagrual ears and tail, and of course, the mask he's wearing. Is he joining the team as well? But this team is toxic so that mean... the mage sigh, he remember what his sister said when the Leonin meet the toxic and mean teammate.

The team is being mean to Harith and tell him not to steal their kills.

"Don't you dare steal our kills or mvp you stupid cat, or we'll beat the crap you up! Got it??"

The Leonin just stay quiet, then suddenly he look at the mage and wave at him. Wait, that Leonin is waving at him? That's new one. Of course, the mage didnt want to be rude so he wave back at him.

They somehow make an eyes contact, and somehow, Harley feel in Harith's eyes, he's...smiling...

When the fight started, all the team goes away to find the kills, Harley almost follow them, then he see Harith goes away from the fight. He's really go away from the fight.

"Harith!!" - the mage suddenly follow him and call his name.

The Leonin turn around and see Harley stand in front of him, look kinda nervous.

"So, uhm, where are you going? - He ask Harith with some nervous in his voice.

The Leonin look at him with his cold eyes, somehow got confuse in them. "Why does he care about what im doing? Is he ok or is he has something for me?" - Harith thinks. Then he just answer with the cold voice of his.

"I go get some snack to eat while watching the fight... I mean... they said not to steal their kills...so what's better then stay out of the fight and get some snack and watch the fight...?" - the mage kinda surprise with it. "Why don't you go help the others on the team...?" - the Leonin ask him.

"Well... I don't think they let me get any kills, cause they're kinda toxic..." - Harley chuckled.

Then the mage feel someone hold his cheek, he look up and see Harith is holding his cheek, making him blushing a bit.

"W-what are you doing y-you werid cat??" - He hit the Leonin head with his wand.

The Leonin just stay quiet, then let go of his cheek, and turn around to go get some snacks. Then he heard Harley said "wait!", he stop again.

"What do you want... Vance...?" - the Leonin ask with annoyence in his voice. Sound like he's mad cause the mage keep disturb him.

"I-is it ok if I come with you...? I also want to eat with you..." - Harley said while looking away still blushing a bit, Harith surprise because of what the mage said. Meanwhile Harley is panicing inside nonstop.

"WHAT THE HECK DID I JUST SAID??? OMG OMG OMG I HATE MY STUPID MOUTH!! NOW HE THINK IM WEIRD NOW!!! JUST DAMN GREAT!! SOMEBODY TAKE ME AWAY NOW PLEASE!!!"

Even inside the mage is panicing, outside he still can act normal, except the little brush on his face. The Leonin still stare at him with surprise on his face.

"D-don't get the wrong idea you weird cat!! I-i also want to go away from this fight as well ok??" - Harley said with high tone. Then he mumble. "U dumb handsome cat..."

The Leonin's ears twitch a bit, he hear what the mage mumble, but he just stay quiet, also feel weird as well, asking himself why the mage care for him.

"You can come with me... if you want to..." - said Harith with his usual cold voice.

Harley look at him with surprise on his face. He really let him come? This will be a great chance for him to be his friend! But he need to make sure of it.

"For real?? You really let me go with you?" - the mage ask with some happiness on his voice.

Harith just nods slowly mean yes, Harley can't help hiding the happiness on his face now, he smiling at Harith and thanks him a lot. Then the mage realize he doesn't act like himself again, so he clean his throat and act like he's doesn't care much.

"Uhm, i'm not really that happy you know, im just surprise you let me come with you. So uhm shall we go now I suppose?" - the mage look away but his eyes are looking at the Leonin is turn around and nods. Then both of them go out the fight.

They go to the cafe where it's Harley's favorite, Harith can see the sparkle in the mage's eyes when he see his favorite cafe. Once again he realize he act stupid again then he start acting normal like last time.

"You want to go there with me? Or U want to go somewhere else?" - ask the mage.

The Leonin just put shoulders up mean he doesn't know. Seem like he never go out with anyone, but himself. That's mean he doesn't have any friends...? Now the mage feel bad for him.

"You know what let's go there!" - Then Harley take Harith's hands and drag him to the cafe. The Leonin can't do anything but to let the mage take him to the cafe so they can have some snacks. Somehow he feel... warm...? Maybe cause he drink some hot cappucino this morning? Yeh, could be.

After they found a seat and order stuff (im lazy), none of them say anything, they jus stay, quiet, or perhaps they dont know what to talk about. After a few minutes like that, the waiter bring the food and drink they order, and there's a lot of sweet and snack that mostly from Harley. Seeing how much the mage order make Harith's eyes widened.

"He really gonna eat all of these??"- He asked himself while watching Harley eating a piece of cake.

For him? The Leonin just order a cup of cappucino as usual, he doesn't like cake or ice cream because they're too sweet for him. Seem like Harley quickly notice that Harith didn't order anything else but just a cup of cappucino.

"Hey Harith?" - the mage asked while his mouth still eating.

"Hm...? Did you forgot to bring money Vance...?" - Harith said while chuckled a bit. At this moment, Harley want to use his cards and smack him with them. But because he's eating and they're in the cafe now so he once again hold it.

"Not that you damn Leonin!!" - Harley give him a death stare. "I just wanna ask why you don't other some food to eat? You dont like the food in here?"

The Leonin stay quiet again, seem like it's kinda hard to tell him that he doesn't like sweet, since look at the mage, he's enjoying the food so much. But he still say it out.

"I actually dont like sweet... the food here is good... I know... but I dont like sweet... that's all..."

"O-oh, is that so?" - Harley think. Then suddenly he has a great idea, is prank the Leonin. He smirk a bit, then goes back to eat the food while wait for his chance.

Of course when a person want to drink something, they have to take off their mask to drink it. And Harith has to take off his mask to drink it as well, but the Leonin didn't know he just let the mage has his chance to prank him.

"There's my chance!!" - Harley think, he already have a the whole piece of cake and quickly call Harith. "Hey Harith!"

When Harith look at the mage and about to ask "what", the Leonin receive a big piece of the cake into his mouth, and first thing he feel inside his mouth was "too damn sweet!!!".

Then Harith look at Harley and see a smirk on his face, at that moment he knew that the damn Genius Mage was only waiting for him to take off his mask so he can put that big sugar cube in his mouth. And the Leonin now has swallow that big sugar cube with the disgut on his face, then he look at the mage is smirking.

"Soooo, how is it~?" - Harley smirking.

But this time, Harith just stay silence again, a very, very scare silence. He just drinking the cup of cappucino and say nothing, the mage feel like he made a mistake.

"Uh, Harith?" - He call with a nervous voice, but no respond, only an eyes contact with him again. But this time the Leonin eyes are even more scary than usual. At that moment, Harley knew that he messed up.

Then Harith stand up, and call the waiter to pay, the mage was shock, he was about to stop him then he saw his eyes again, so he end up quiet. After paying the food and drink, they go back to the fight to see if it over yet. On the way to it, none if them say anything. Harley forgot that Harith is not the person who like to joke or prank.

"H-harith...?" - the mage call him gently.

The Leonin slowly turn his head and look at him, the look he give him somehow... soft...

"L-look, im sorry for doing it... I just thought t-that you never try them so I just... sorry..."

Harith see the mage take off his hat and look away, wait, did he blush? Harith can't tell if it's true or not.

"It's fine..."

Then Harley feel someone is touching his cheek again, he look at the hands and see the Leonin's gloves. He start blushing again.

"T-the heck are you doing????" - he scream at Harith. But Harith seem like he didn't care much, of course.

"...Comfort you...?" - he said with cold voice while his hands still on the mage's cheek. Then he let go. He saw the mage's face now turn red.

"D-don't do it so suddenly you weird cat!!" - Harley shout at him while hit him with the wand but gently.

"Feel like a cotton wand..." - The Leonin think, and Harley can see from his eyes, that he's smiling...?

"Enough chit-chat, shall we get back to the fight?" - The mage ask him while see his ears twitching a bit. Harith nods slowly and both of them goes back to the fight.

The first thing welcome the mage and the Leonin is the whole team looking at them angrily.

"We keep calling you two for help and where the fuck you all gone huh??? Now we lost because of you two!!!!"

Harley look down, he didn't know they are that toxic, but then Harith cover him and protecting him. He respond with an usual cold voice.

"Didn't you all say that not to steal your kills...? So we just do what you said so don't blame on Harley... i'm the one ask him to go out the fight alright... so just yell at me... not him..."

The mage was shock because of what he said, he was about to stop the Leonin from taking all the blame then...

"Harley... go back to your sister... she's waiting..." - Harith said to him.

"But..."

"Now..."

Harley can't do anything but just nods and goes away, leave Harith listening to the yell and shout from the toxic teammates. He feel sad for the Leonin. Why did the Leonin have to take all the blame when he was the one want to get out there? He shouldn't do that.

When Harley got home, he saw his sister is back, cooking lunch for him.

"Im back sister..." - He said with some sadness in his voice.

"Oh hi Harley, you ok? You seem a bit... down..." - Lesley ask him with a bit worriness in her voice.

"It's nothing sis, just fighting along with some toxic people..." - He chuckles."but I still have fun with a friend!"

"Oh that's nice! Wait, did you left the fight??" - she ask him with surprise.

"Well... yeh... But it was me who want to leave first actually... hehe..." - the mage smile while scratch the back of his head.

"Oh alright." - The sniper said. "So did you two got any blame from the toxic people?"

Lesley can see Harley just stay quiet, the sadness show on his face, look like they were really toxic and mean to them.

"You need me to smack the toxic people for you, dear brother..?" - Lesley ask him again with her sweet voice.

"It's fine sister... i wasn't the one they blame... it was... I..." - Harley stop. He doesn't know if he should tell his sister that Harith was the one who took all the blame, he wonder how the Leonin is doing now.

Then he feel a hand on his shoulder, his sister is trying to comfort him.

"It's ok brother... just say it... I wont mind..." - Lesley said with a sweet voice and give him a warm smile.

"You sure about it sis...?" - The mage look at her again to make sure, then she nods mean yes. At that moment, he has enough brave to tell her.

"I-it was... Harith...who took all the blame... and told me to go home..." - Then he look away, doesn't see that his sister is really surprise now.

Lesley couldn't believe what her little brother just said. He took all the blame?? Harith??? That's impossible!! There's no way that Leonin protected him.

"Let't just go eat Harley, we'll talk about it later ok...?" - she said to Harley with the sweet voice of her.

The mage nods and follow her to the kitchen to eat. But he couldn't stop worry about Harith. Is he ok now? Did the toxic people did anything hurt him? Those thought keep going through his head, after al Harley was the one want to go with him, but Harith was the one protect him. He hope the Leonin will be ok. Then the mage and his sister have a nice meal together.

With the Leonin - Harith, he already came back home, eating the meal by himself now, with a cup of cappucino he made for himself. He always eating alone, ever since he left Alucard and the others. His mind is kinda blank for now after hearing the mean words from the toxic partners on the team, but he doesn't care much about it cause, well, that's him. At least he save Harley from being blame cause the mage didnt do anything wrong, he thought.

Well after this meal he might need to go somewhere to clear his mind, probably.

End chapter 3.