Leo Crawford: Nightmare
Summary: Leo has a nightmare and the princess helps him.
Rolling over to find Leo's warmth, Y/n woke up when she felt his side of the bed was empty. Once the Princess was more observant, she called out for her prince consort. Y/n heard Leo's gentle "out here" letting her know that he was on the balcony. Stretching her bones, Y/n sat up out of bed and made her way over to the balcony. Leo was leaning against the railing, looking up at the twinkling stars.
"Leo?" Y/n spoke softly before walking up behind him.
When Leo didn't answer her, Y/n wrapped her arms around him. Leo tensed a little before he relaxed and turned around to return the embrace. The Prince Consort let out a sigh before burying his nose in Y/n's h/c hair and taking in her sweet scent. He hugged her tighter. Which resulted in Y/n rubbing his back.
"Are you okay?" she asked as she looked up at him.
"Just another nightmare," Leo whispered, "but it felt more dreadful than any other nightmare I've ever had."
Y/n noticed that Leo was about to cry, so she took him in her arms, whispering words of encouragement.
"I haven't had a nightmare in a while," Leo cried "it felt so real, everything was normal one minute, but the next, I had lost both you and Alyn. I can't stand that thought. It would destroy me.
"It's just a nightmare, both Alyn and I are okay," Y/n soothed running her fingers through Leo's soft hair, "and nothing is going to happen, we won't leave you, I promise."
"I love you so much." Leo looked at her, his red eyes meeting her e/c ones.
He could always get lost in them. Maybe that's why he always felt better when he stared into her beautiful eyes.
"I love you too," Y/n smiled at him, "do you want to stay out here for a while more or go inside?"
"Inside, please," Leo answered, "I just want to hold on to each other."
Y/n had leaned up and pressed a kiss against his lips before grabbing his hand and leading him back to their bed. Once they were under the blankets, Leo laid his head on Y/n's chest, allowing her to run her fingers through his hair once again.
"Get some sleep, my love," Y/n soothed, "you'll have better dreams. And when you wake up, Alyn and I will still be here."
Leo slept peacefully and had a much better dream. He knew he shouldn't let the past terrify him, and he wasn't going to. Leo was going to love Y/n and his brother, and he promised himself to protect them and talk about his feelings when he started to feel scared again.