Leon/Aqua

C

A: ......♪
L: That's a mysterious song.
A: !! Leon... since when have you been there?
L: Sorry, I've been here for quite awhile. I was gonna call out, but... since it was a song I've never heard in Nohr, I unintentionally listened attentively.
A: Is that so. This was a song Mother had taught me... ......
L: Are you okay? You don't look so good...
A: I'm okay. I just remembered something unpleasant.
L: Was it... about the time you were in Nohr?
A: Why do you think so?
L: I've heard of things. About the kind of treatment you and your mother received in Nohr...
A: ...... I'm sorry, I must leave.
L: Aqua...

B

L: Aqua, were you singing for the children?
A: Leon... Secretly being watched is unpleasant.
L: I'm sorry, I just didn't want to intrude.
A: Fufu, it's okay. Just call out to me properly next time.
L: ...Okay. ......
A: Leon? What's wrong?
L: Is it because of the people of Hoshido that you're able to laugh like that?
A: Yeah. I don't have any good memories of... life in the castle at Nohr...
L: I heard that you've been frowned upon by Father's concubines and retainers.
A: ...Yes. Those days... I still remember them sometimes.
L: The traumas received during childhood... aren't easy to heal.
A: Still, the people of Hoshido were nice to me, even though I was a princess of an enemy nation...
L: And because of that, you've been able to laugh.
A: Yes... I've been saved by Queen Mikoto, and Ryouma and the others...
L: Do you have a grudge against the people of Nohr?
A: No, I don't have a grudge against them now, because there are good people in Nohr. Being around you made me understand that.
L: ...I see.

A

L: Aqua, can I listen to you sing again?
A: Leon...
L: No matter what, I want to listen to you sing.
A: That's okay, but... why?
L: It's just that, all this time I've only been eavesdropping. I thought that I wanted to listen properly this time.
A: Fufu. I understand.
L: No matter how often I listen to it, it really is a good song.
A: Thank you.
L: You said that that song was taught to you by your mother, right?
A: Yes. That's right.
L: When I listen to that song, I feel a mother's unconditional love for her child.
A: ......
L: You were loved...
A: That's right... My mother loved me... that's why I was also... able to think fondly of someone... even with the awful the situations I've been through... it's all because Mother taught me of love.
L: Aqua, will you sing it, one more time?
A: Yes.

S

L: Aqua, will you listen to my troubles?
A: Leon... If you're alright with me, then of course I will listen.
L: The truth is... I'm afraid...
A: Afraid? What are you afraid of?
L: I'm afraid of being rejected... to the person I will confess to.
A: Leon... I also understand that feeling. The want to be accepted is strong... because the pain of being rejected is too hard.
L: I guess that's right...
A: However, when you fear being hurt, then you won't be able to connect with anyone. It'll be okay, Leon. I'm sure you won't be rejected.
L: Aqua...
A: If, by chance... you get rejected... I won't reject you... I will love you as Mother has loved me.
L: ...I'm sorry. I might have been a bit unfair.
A: What do you mean?
L: I love you.
A: What!?
L: I wanted to convey my feelings for you.
A: Leon...
L: Yet earlier... I let you say that you won't reject me. With that, my confession has no meaning. Because I feared of rejection... I made a mistake in the process...
A: Fufu. That's right. That was a bit sly. In any case, I still won't reject you.
L: Aqua...
A: Sneakily or however else, I want you to say it again... As for me, I want to tell you... my feelings, too.
L: I love you, Aqua. I want you to marry me.
A: ...Yes. Please take care of me.