the windowsill. "Listen, you're an angel-". “I prefer the term guardian! ", he interrupted me." Yes, yes! Anyway, why don't you just slip away? You annoy me. ", I replied and turned to the side. Leander skilfully jumped off the windowsill and landed on my bed in one fell swoop. “What is that supposed to mean? "I hissed at him. Leander's eyes pierced me - again. I had to swallow. He moved to the edge of the bed, made himself comfortable in the corner and began to hum" Indigo Girl "." Your place is down there .. " . ", I whispered and pointed to the free space next to my heater."I know, but you wanted me to sing something." "But you just hum." I corrected him. “You can't even wait a second - I have to remember the text first. ", he mumbled." Aha. "I shrugged and turned to the side. He cleared his throat briefly and whispered the first few lines to himself until he began to sing loudly. I sighed and closed my eyes with a smile. I didn't sleep. I listened to him intently. His voice helped me to relax, at least when he sang.
When Leander finished, I opened my eyes again. He also seemed to have rested a bit. Maybe now I could start my lesson. "Leander, you know that I teach you something every evening-". "Yes, and you are a lousy teacher ..." he sighed. ,, I missed that now! ", I hissed at him. I looked over at Leander - he smiled. And it wasn't that annoying, smug grin, no, it was a very reassuring, light smile." So you wanted to teach me something again. " ,, Uh, yes. So ... ", I really flinched." I'm listening. " ,, So, Leander. Today I wanted to explain to you what it means to love and- "" I don't want to know anything about illnesses ... "Leander said coolly. “It's not a disease! ". ,,Oh but...". So love was a disease for him and his other angels? Great - I got more and more likeable to them. I sighed and snuggled between my pillows again. Leander looked coolly to the side and didn't even look at me. He didn't say anything the rest of the night either. Not a single word.

"Coleen ...", my father woke me up early in the morning and came in without knocking. "Hm?" I replied awkwardly and pulled the covers over my head. ,, Your mother and I are going to visit your aunt now - you don't want to come with me, huh? "." No. "I grumbled from under the covers. "Well, then, go back to sleep ...", smiled my father and left my room as quickly as he came. "Leander?" I asked carefully. No Answer. ,, Leander! ", I now commanded and expected him to show himself. I sat up. And there he was - Leander. But not, as usual, curled up next to the heater, but in my bed. He sleepily opened his eyes and sat down cautiously but energetically. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks. His hair was even more tousled than usual and he looked a bit lost. Yes - he looked good. "What is it?" Leander to say - I must have stared at him, once again, a little too long. ,,Oh nothing. Well, I just wanted to make sure that you are already awake. "" Well, now I'm awake. ", He hissed and jumped up skillfully and landed on the floor, albeit on shaky legs.,,You mad? ". ,, No.", he made cool and stretched himself once. ,,I'm going to take a shower now. ", Leander said after a while and smiled at me." Oh, no! "I squeaked. “I don't want to get up yet! ". He sighed." But Cole- ". ,, No, you danced around on me long enough! Now I'm just lying down! ". Leander crouched down next to me on the bed and looked at me with his husky eyes." What are we doing today? ", He asked and brushed a strand from my face. ,, Why us? I do something all the time - but you're always buzzing after me and annoying. ", I sighed and moved a little further away from him." You annoy me too! ", he hissed. I sat up. “You should really go back to your other angels - you are no longer needed here. ", I mumbled and rolled my eyes." How-? "He was really shocked. ,, Man, Leander! There's no point in that. I've never really been in danger, I don't need a protector. The more time we spend, the more I feel like we're something like - well, friends, as far as I'm concerned, friends. But you don't even know what it is. You only observe it from the outside, but you don't feel it in here. ". I pointed to my heart. Leander jumped up from my bed indignantly and began to pace up and down in my room." I feel very well something, Coleen. ". I sighed. “How can you say that I have no feelings? ", Leander got excited." When we heard this melody yesterday, for example - well, what was there? Suddenly it was different in my building and I couldn't swallow properly. "Quiet now, I'll get yours Babbling headache! "I commanded. "And then ..." he continued gesticulating, ignoring me, "suddenly water came into my eyes. You call them tears of emotion or something. "" Otherwise you always say you just had something in mind. ". "Yes, because I know that you human girls don't like it when men cry.". I giggled. "You are not a man, Leander. You are everything else, but not a man." “And you are not a girl. You almost never feel anything. ", grumbled Leander offended." Don't tell me anything about feeling ... ", I mumbled bored. “If you mean I don't feel anything, then you just have to teach me. After all, you taught me how to eat and drink and take a shower. Speaking of a shower, maybe I could- ". He glanced at the door." No. " ,, And why do you want to stay here again? As I said - I don't need a protector. ", I followed poisonously." I don't know exactly. That's - in here. Yes, right here. ". He put his left hand on his stomach. "And sometimes here too.". The hand wandered to his chest. "Like a tugging and burning sensation. I can't explain it, because actually I think they're terrible, but I have to stay. I just have to!Even if it's illogical, I want to be here. ". Leander looked at me expectantly." You're crazy. ", I sighed. ,, But - at least that's a start. "I added, allowing him to shower. That was when I realized that I had a lot of work to do.