"So..." Linda smiled as she doled out the breakfast plates, "anyone have plans today?"

"Jimmy Jr. asked me to the movies," Tina said with a dreamy smile and Louise mimed a gag, which earned her a glare from her mother.

"Courtney wants to go to that new Chinese buffet," Gene said casually and then threw his hands in the air. "Who am I kidding? I've been dying to go there!"

"Good good... Louise?"

"Just gonna hit the Wharf, see where it goes from there," she said with a shrug, purposefully avoiding everyone's eyes.

"By yourself honey?" Linda practically whined and Louise tensed, not knowing the best way to lie when she told Logan to swing by the apartment to pick her up.

'Idiot!' she mentally chastised herself. 'I should've told him to meet me there! Damn him and this stupid holiday!'

"There's nothing wrong with being by yourself on Valentine's Day," Bob, ever the voice of reason, spoke up as he sat at the table. "I actually like that one of my kids isn't completely..." He trailed off at a knock on the door and Louise felt a stab of panic. "Who's that?"

"I'll get it!" she offered brightly and leapt to her slippered feet, only realizing her mistake when her dad shot her a look.

"I will get it," he said firmly and left the kitchen. Louise collapsed on her chair with a groan, making Linda clap her hands together with a wicked smile.

"Louise... are you hiding a boyfriend?" she asked excitedly.

"No," she said with a sneer, "I just... made plans with someone that didn't have an interest in the holiday either."

XxX

Logan smoothed his hair as he stood outside the door, feeling nervous about the whole day. This whole... whatever it was with Louise was complicated by the huge age gap between them. He knew that when she graduated from high school no one would care, if this even was something like that. As he stood there he began to doubt the whole thing. Maybe she didn't like him, maybe he had misread the whole thing, maybe-

The door opened and jerked him from his spiraling downward thoughts. He put a grin on his lips that turned into a grimace at the sight of Bob staring down at him with confusion. "Logan?"

"Good morning Mr. B," he said, forcing a smile on his lips.

"What are you doing here?" Bob crossed his hairy arms in front of his chest and Logan suddenly felt absolutely ridiculous. He was eighteen, swinging by to pick up an eleven year old girl for a not-date.

"I uh," he started nervously and cleared his throat. "I have plans with Louise, didn't she say anything?"

"You have plans with Louise? On Valentine's Day? Oh boy," Bob pinched the bridge of his nose. "Logan," the name came out a sigh, "she's eleven years old. You're what, eighteen now? You can't-"

"It's not a date sir," Logan said quickly and firmly, his face flushing red. "I just didn't have anything to do and figured she could use some company on the one day a year when a kid in middle school will get the shit teased out of them for being alone. She said she wanted to go to Wonder Wharf and I just... I don't want her to be out there alone like that." He knew the whole thing sounded ridiculous and for a brief moment he was pretty sure Bob was going to shut the door in his face. Bob stared at him for a silent, long moment before letting out a weary sigh.

"Louise! Door for you," he called up the stairs and jerked his head. "Come on up and wait on her. You hungry? I made strawberry pancakes."

"Those sound great but I already ate," Logan said with relief flooding his system as he followed Bob up the worn staircase.

"That's probably for the best," Bob said with a smirk down at him. "I did leave Gene in the kitchen and that usually means-"

"GENE!" Louise screeched and Logan froze on the top of the landing as the pudgy boy ran past, hands filled with pancakes, Louise on his heels. She glanced at him and froze in her tracks, her dark eyes wide. Logan couldn't help the amused smile on his lips as she stood there in her adorable super hero printed pajama pants, the tips of bunny slippers poking out under the too long pant legs. Her sleep shirt was baggy and faded, the old band logo worn from years of use. She looked adorable with her ears laying haphazardly on her head and Logan couldn't help but smile and stare.

"Louise go get dressed," Bob sighed heavily and Logan watched as Louise seemed to come back to her senses and took off, slamming a door in her wake. "Gene, bring those back!" he added after a moment.

"NO! They're delicious!"

"Oh god," Bob shook his head and motioned to the couch. "You wanna sit? It usually doesn't take long for Louise to get ready-"

"Logan?" Linda appeared in the doorway to the kitchen, a curious smile on her lips. "What are you doing here?"

"Logan?" Tina appeared behind her and he gave a wave. "He must be here for Louise."

"We're hitting Wonder Wharf," Logan said as he stood there awkwardly.

"Everyone go about your morning," Bob said as he started to walk off. "Leave our guest alone." Logan tried to appear casual as he stood there, feeling the scrutinizing gaze of Linda as he looked down at his shoes.

"You're taking my baby girl to the Wharf for today?" she asked and he looked up.

"Yes ma'am," he said carefully. "It's not like a date... We're arch enemies remember?" he gave a weak chuckle and Tina walked off, muttering something about pulled pigtails that made Linda laugh knowingly.

"So Logan," Linda gave him a warm smile, "do you like my Louise?"

"What?" he paled, completely caught off guard by the question.

"Oh come on," she waved off his reaction, "she's a cute girl, you're a cute boy, you did take her ears-"

"Ready?" Louise came bounding back into sight, her hair done up in her usual pigtails under her hat, a green t shirt hanging from her loosely over a pair of jeans that were ripped at the knees.

"Yeah," he said with a nod and they moved to the stairs.

"You be home before sundown missy," Linda called and Logan chuckled at Louise's heavy sigh.

"You won't be!" she called as she kept moving down the stairs.

"Louise Belcher-"

"SEE YA!" she shouted and, to Logan's surprise, gripped his hand as they bolted down the stairs and out the door. They made it to the sidewalk and Logan fought off a scowl as her hand slipped from his. "Ugh my family is crazy in the mornings."

"My parents are always busy in the morning, we never have breakfast like that," he admitted and Louise looked at him curiously. "Dad's a doctor, mom's... well mom and not exactly the nurturing 'make sure you're okay in the morning type'. Plus I'm an only child so no siblings."

"Lucky," she said with a huff and Logan shook his head.

"Not really, I think I'd prefer the chaos."

"You're crazy," she said and he smirked without warmth.

"At least you know your family cares beyond the public image," he told her, purposefully ignoring her slightly sad eyes directed at him. "So what's first on the agenda?" he asked to change the subject.

"We go to the pier and look for change," she said with a proud smirk as she rubbed her hands together.

"Or we could avoid the whole possibly getting pneumonia thing," he fired back and she glared at him. "What? It's February, that water is still freezing and besides I have money."

"I don't want you to pay for everything... Doesn't that make this whole thing kinda weird then?" she asked awkwardly and Logan looked at her with a grin.

"You mean it makes today more date like than you want?" he counter asked and she blushed. "That's what I thought... You know, technically speaking this would be considered a date, just based on the facts. Two people, Valentine's Day, going out... Pretty much the definition of the word."

"That's stupid," she said, suddenly very interested in the cracked sidewalk as they came to the Wharf entrance. "If this were a... thing like that then you would've bought me flowers or something. Since you haven't, it's not."

"Fair enough... Though," he gave her a nudge as they approached a line for tickets, "you wouldn't be the kind of girl to like flowers."

XxX

Louise couldn't remember the last time she'd had so much fun at Wonder Wharf. Logan sat beside her in the Scramble Pan for several goes in a row, something no one had ever done for her before. The last time she had gone with her siblings... Tina had been more interested in following Jimmy Jr. around like a lovesick idiot and Gene had taken all the money for himself to buy food. Logan stuck beside her, laughing as they stumbled off the Scramble Pan, his blue eyes shining with delight. "So dizzy!" he proclaimed loudly and, to Louise's shock, put a hand on her arm to steady himself.

"You're a wuss," she teased as she tried to stand straight, her own little body swaying slightly. "We should hit the roller coaster next!" With that she grabbed his arm and hauled him along, not caring if she bumped into people on the way or not. Halfway there she froze, her eyes landing on one of the ball toss booths, or more accurately, the prizes on the shelf. There, amidst the fluffy crap she could care less about, was a neon green Kuchi Kopi with rabbit ears instead of the normal short ears.

"Step right up and win a prize!" the very familiar voice of Mickey called out and she hauled Logan over to the booth. "Step right up and- oh hey Louise!" Mickey gave her a smile. "Wanna try your luck?"

"On one of these rigged stupid games? Do I look young and dumb to you Mickey?" she asked and the ex con chuckled.

"No but-"

"I want the Kuchi Kopi," she said firmly and Mickey gave her a smirk.

"Then try your luck to win it," he said.

"Don't play games with me Mickey! How much for the Kuchi Kopi?"

"Three tickets! Try your luck little lady," he glanced back at Logan, noting his arm still gripped by Louise. "Or have your boyfriend try."

"What?" Louise squeaked as she let Logan's arm go. "He's not my-"

"I'll try it," Logan stepped forward and she blushed.

"These games are rigged you dummy," she said and he winked at her.

"I know." He handed over the tickets and picked up the ball. He bounced it on the wooden booth a few times and gave Mickey a look. "Over inflated ball, undersized hoops."

"You know it!" Mickey beamed at him. "The name's Mickey by the way. I worked at the restaurant for a few days until Bob realized I was just using the basement to tunnel into the bank."

"Logan," the blonde offered as he looked back at the blushing Louise, "her arch enemy and Valentine for a day."

"Aw now see that's cute," Mickey said with a chuckle. "Valentine's brings together the most unlikely of couples. I myself have a date tonight. Cute little thing I met in a bar last week. Could be the one, you never know." Louise rolled her eyes, hoping the blush on her cheeks wasn't noticeable. "How'd you two meet?"

"She was bothering me and my friend so I stole her hat-"

"How are you still alive?!" Mickey asked and Louise crossed her arms, watching as Logan lined up his shot.

"He wouldn't be if he'd actually thrown it away like he tried to tell me he did," she said and Logan chuckled.

"I liked them," he said as he tossed the ball. Louise watched in shock as it sank through the hoop with ease. "I only said that because you drug my parents into it."

"You wouldn't give them back!" she insisted and Mickey chuckled as he handed him a different ball.

"Because you were following me around," Logan admitted and Louise tensed in shock, not expecting that.

"You said you got a date to prom with them," she sneered, trying to call his bluff.

"I did get asked to prom," he said as he sank the ball once more, catching the one Mickey tossed at him next. "And I had a wonderful time, but what I liked the most was having this obnoxiously adorable nine year old stalk me for a few days," he said as he tossed the ball. Louise watched it sink through the hoop once more as red flooded her cheeks. He liked her following him?

"You two are adorable, favorite couple I've seen all day," Mickey remarked and handed over another ball. "Sink all five to win the prize she wants man." Logan nodded and Louise resisted the urge to kick Mickey in the shin for saying they were a cute couple.

"Hey Logan!" a group of high school girls walking by cooed and he gave them a quick wave and a small grin. Louise felt the same gut boiling anger she did the day before as the girls kept moving. 'Can't they tell he's trying to win me a prize?' she thought angrily at their retreating backs. She watched the girls glance back at Logan, some of them obviously swaying their hips more to draw his eyes. She wondered if he was watching them out of the corner of his eye, wondered if he regretted asking her to be his Valentine that day when he had girls far closer to his age trying to gain his attention.

Logan lined up another shot, his eyes focused on the hoop. As he raised his arms to let go of the shot Mickey coughed loudly, making him jump. The ball hit the rim and bounced to the bottom of the booth. "Ooh sorry about that man," Mickey made a big show of banging a fist against his chest. "Allergies you know? You can pick any prize on the bottom shelf for the little lady for making three though." Louise glared at Mickey.

"You-"

"Louise," Logan cut her off with a smirk, "it's fine. He's just doing his job."

"Are you serious?!" she stomped her foot on the ground. "He's cheating!"

"I know," Logan said easily, igniting Louise's rage over the girls and she focused on it on the ball toss game instead.

"Ugh you're just as stupid as everyone else," she stormed off, not wanting to admit that the fact that he even tried for her meant more than she'd ever thought it would.

XxX

"Ouch, you gonna go after your girlfriend?" Mickey asked and Logan pulled three more tickets from the roll in his pocket.

"Not until I win that weird thing," he pointed at the small green thing Louise had freaked out over and Mickey smirked.

"You got it bad huh?"

"We're not dating," he said as he took the offered ball. "I'm eighteen."

"That doesn't matter as soon as she's out of school," Mickey said with a shrug.

"You're optimistic huh?" Logan asked as he made the shot.

"It helps with the life I've lived," he said as he slapped a pattern out on the wooden beam. "Tell you what. In the spirit of the holiday, and the fact that I adore the youngest Belcher, I won't do a single distracting thing so you can win that Kuchi Kopi thingy for her."

"Yeah?" Logan asked as he grabbed another ball.

"Yep!" he let the 'p' pop and looked around. "But between you and me you should hurry. You'd be surprised how fast those little legs can run."

"Oh I know," Logan said as he took the shot. "I bet I can find her though." He watched the ball swing through perfectly and smirked as he pictured her face when he handed it over.

XxX

Louise kicked an empty can down the boardwalk, the sickening couples around her making her scowl worse. She didn't think through walking off from Logan like she did. He had all the tickets and all the money. She had maybe overreacted... not that she'd admit that if she saw him again. She didn't want to see his stupid face again, not for the rest of the day, the week, the month, the-

"Bunnygirl!" Logan's voice pulled her from the depths of her denial and she rolled her eyes as he caught up to her. "Hey," he gave her that easy grin and her hands clenched to fists.

"What do you want?" she demanded and his grin faltered.

"Maybe hit the roller coaster? Grab a bite? Something?" he asked awkwardly, shifting his weight from foot to foot. When she just continued to scowl his grin vanished and a frown replaced it. "What is it Four Ears?" he asked worriedly and she turned around.

"I don't wanna keep you from enjoying your day. Why don't you go hang out with those other girls?" she muttered, her fists still clenched.

"Louise," he reached out and touched her shoulder with a couple fingers. She whirled with a snarl. "Jeez I just- are you jealous of them saying hi to me? Louise I have them in my classes it wasn't... Ugh," he pinched the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath. "If I wanted to hang out with one of them I would. I wanted to hang out with you."

"Really?" she sneered at him. "You sure you just weren't pathetic enough for that girl to drop you and-"

"I put the goddamn note in your backpack," he said as he leaned closer to her, eyes flashing in annoyance, "I wanted to be here with you today, I wanted to spend a day with the girl I feel weird about liking! I told Ashley I couldn't go with her, I lied to my parents about my plans, I lied to my best friends... all because no one would understand that I like an eleven year old," he ran a hand through his blonde hair and stepped back. "Here," he pulled something from his back pocket and held it out. Louise stared at the Kuchi Kopi and a stack of tickets, feeling tears prick at the corners of her eyes. "Take them alright? Since you're so fucking miserable I'll just go home and I won't ruin your day anymore. Maybe we are better off arch enemies than... friends." With that he shoved them in her hands and turned around, leaving Louise to stand there feeling lower than dirt.

XxX

Of all the people to make him feel like shit, Logan had never expected that from his little Four Ears. He'd never expected telling her like that either... If he got up the courage to tell the eleven year old how he felt, he never would have pictured it to be during a fight at the obvious end of their time together. He had pictured walking her home, telling her about the note, maybe trying to figure out how to make sense of everything going on... but definitely not what had happened.

"Logan!" a voice shrieked at him and he tensed but kept walking. "Damn you and your long legs!" he heard the familiar voice of Louise as a small hand wrapped around his wrist. "Please turn around?" she gasped and he obliged, keeping his face neutral.

"What?" he demanded, not in the mood for more awkwardness.

"Look I, I'm sorry alright?" she was blushing but managed to keep their eye contact. "I don't... I've never had a crush on anyone like you before and this whole thing is freaking me out I guess. I was acting so mean because I was-"

"Jealous yeah I know. I figured that out when you hit me after Ashley kissed me," his words were guarded but not completely devoid of emotion. She swallowed hard and he sighed. "I feel creepy for this, you get that right? I honestly forget how old you are when we trade insults like we do. You don't act like a normal girl and that's what I like about you. You're as unique as can be."

"I feel the same about you," she admitted and he gave her a small smirk. A beat passed between them, the silence taking the edge away from the anger, hurt feelings, and confusion. "Can we go ride the roller coaster now?" she asked with a sweet smile and Logan rolled his eyes.

"On one condition," he held up a finger and she nodded. "You promise me you won't leave my side barring bathroom trips okay? I kinda freaked when I completely lost sight of you." Her self conscious smile and nod made him smirk and he gripped her hand in his. "To the roller coaster!" he decreed and off they went, not a care in the world other than the moment.

XxX

Cotton candy consumed, funnel cakes finished, tickets spent on rides, and with a brand new Kuchi Kopi faintly glowing in the setting sun, they set off towards the restaurant and home of the Belcher family. Side by side they walked down the slightly busy street, Logan unsure how to break the silence that ensued. They hadn't really discussed anything beyond the initial admittance of feelings. Where could they really go with this though? He was pulled abruptly from his thoughts as they came to the door that led to her home. "Well," she turned to him with a small nervous smile, "thank you for everything today... Honestly this is the best Valentine's Day I've ever had."

"Me too," he admitted with a smirk and looked down at the Kuchi Kopi in her hands, slightly weirded out by the thing. "So... Um," he started and stopped, running a hand through his blonde hair nervously. He knew in a normal situation what he'd do in that moment. He'd lean in for a kiss and see where he could take it from there. With Louise though... He shook his head and finally met her eyes again. "No more arch enemy talk?" he asked and she blushed as she hugged the glowing thing tighter.

"No," she said with a smile, "for now at least."

"Of course," he said with a laugh that slowly died. "Louise I... I'm eighteen and I like you. It's weird but I do," he took a steadying breath and trudged ahead, hating himself for what he had to say. "I've got two months left of high school then I'm off to college... I can't-"

"I know we can't date Logan," she said with a scrunched up face, as if the idea was ridiculous anyway. "You'd get in a lot of trouble and I'm really surprised my dad let me go today."

"We can't date you're right... So how about this," he took her hand in his and squeezed her fingers. "Louise Belcher, if you don't have a Valentine next year will you be mine again? I won't be on break then but we can have a... delayed thing. Would that work?"

"What if you get a girlfriend?" she asked softly and he laughed disbelievingly.

"You might get a boyfriend between now and then too," he said with a shrug and she scowled. "If neither of us are otherwise involved, would that be acceptable?"

"Yeah," she said after a moment and he grinned.

"Good. Now get upstairs so Tina will stop peeking through the curtains at us," he said with a nod up to said parted curtains, letting out a laugh as Louise raised a middle finger without looking. He glanced up to see the curtain swish back into place with a shake of his head. "Goodnight Valentine," he said and moved to let her hand go.

"Wait," she said quickly and he paused, heart jackhammering in his chest as she gripped the front of his shirt and pulled his face down to hers. He felt her lips fleetingly brush his cheek before she turned and went inside the building without another word. A smile curled up Logan's lips a mile wide as he turned to head home.

XXX

Chapter two! I hope this one didn't disappoint all of you my awesome followers, favoriters, and reviewers! Special shout out to those that reviewed the last chapter. You guys rock and the alerts make my day. That being said, please let me know what you think. Much love, Leigh