The world seemed to tilt on its axis as Leon pressed his forehead to Jo's, showing her the memories of his sin. I was nothing like she was afraid of at all. When he pulled away she felt a sudden chill, like a hard, cold wind was blowing, despite the warm and sunny weather. Her mind was reeling, but then he was talking again. Jo continued to stare blankly up at him and blinked occasionally, not fully processing everything that he was saying at the time. Noting the slight color to his face, she cocked her head to the side and blinked again, finally coming back to the present.

"In return?" She asked confused. 'Leon I hardly know you. I met you not even a week ago and you introduced me to a while new world that I had no idea even existed. I have experienced so many different things this past week. I don't even know what to say or how to process any of this." She reached up and touched his cheek, drawing a line down his jaw with her fingers.

"And yet," She added as his eyes betrayed his feelings. "And yet...my answer is yes. Completely. Irrevocably. Undeniably." She smiled, showing her teeth. "I could go on." Her cheeks heated with a blush, but she knew this would only end painfully. "Leon." She stopped suddenly. "You said my name." Her grin grew wider. "You called me Jo." That simple act actually meant more to her than he could possibly know. She enjoyed the name goldfish though, but her name on his lips sounded heavenly.

"Leon. We can't. Once you're forgiven... Once your mark is gone, you're gone. You'll go where I can't follow. We can't." Her eyes dropped but she kept her hand on his cheek.