Oliver walked towards the park and Fukase kicked the ground, pacing around and looking at Oliver's back with his beady, angry eyes. I wait in the forest for a few minutes until Fukase leaves, walking down the sidewalk and into the darkness, disappearing. I pant excitedly, looking towards Oliver who had made it to the playground swings. I watch him swing on one of them, his head drooping. Hopefully I can cheer him up...hopefully I'll be able to talk to him normally without freaking out and making everything awkward.
I grab my bike and walk with it along the sidewalk that was leading up to the dark playground. I planned everything I would say to him. I rehearsed it many times in my head, making sure it sounded believable and real. I don't want Oliver to know that I was actually planning on meeting him here all along...
As I came closer and closer to Oliver who was on a swing, he jerked his head up and stared at me. I gulp and innocently say, "Hi Oliver!"
"L-Len?" Came his soft, confused voice. I treasured it.
I walked up to the swing that was next to his and rested my bike against the metal pole that connected the swings above our heads. Looking into his surprised eyes, I say my rehearsed lines, "Hi, I didn't mean to startle you. I just wanted to thank you for not letting Fukase steal my bike." I say and sit on the swing. He looked at me, still looking confused. I quickly add, "O-Oh, I was by the pond, just taking a short walk around it."
"Y-You're welcome... I didn't know you'd be out here this late at night." He says softly, still looking directly in my eyes.
"I could ask the same for you." I reply and look away from him, running a hand through my poofy, yellow hair. I hear Oliver give off a little sigh and swing his legs forward and backwards.
"I've just...been get frustrated at Fukase lately..." He mumbles.
"Why? Do you mind me asking?"
"O-Oh it's fine. Um, I don't know..." Oliver replied, looking at the ground. I looked at the side of his beautiful face, studying his emotions and his appearance. He's so cute. Before I could control myself, I started blushing for some reason. He sighs again and says, "Well, honestly, he's being talking trash about lots of people, mostly boys. It's just so annoying because he doesn't stop talking about other people and their flaws. I'm sick of it."
"I understand."
"You do? Are you sure you understand?"
"Of course."
"B-But you're popular..."
"So what? That doesn't mean that I don't like when people talk shit about other people. It annoys me too, unless they're talking about someone I don't like." I say to him and our eyes connect for a few seconds.
Oliver brushes his bangs away from his eyes and wraps his arms around his stomach, looking as if he was cold. I smiled and thought about all the things I could do for him if he was cold. I could wrap him in blankets and kiss him, cuddling with him for hours. He'd love me. He'd love me so much that he'd ditch Fukase forever. I know how to treat him right, Fukase doesn't.
"Are you cold? Are you going back to the hotel? How did you get to the park? By car? Did you come here with Fukase?" I questioned him quickly and desperately.
"Oh...I'm fine." He whispered.
"Come on, I can walk back with you, I don't want you to catch a cold." I offer and stand up.
"N-No Len, it's okay...you have a bike, ride it back to the hotel, I'll be fine by myself." Oliver murmurs and gazes up at me.
I quickly hustle around and grab my bike, pushing it towards Oliver. "Please, take it. You need to get back there more than I do." I say desperately and nudge the bike on Oliver, who stood up shakily.
"I-I don-"
"No, please, go." I plead. Oliver looked at me with a sad look in his eyes. I pushed the bike towards him and he finally put his hand on it. He gave me an emotional look that I couldn't read. Regardless, I loved it and gazed into his eyes. It was intense, our eyes were locked for quite a long time. He got on my bike slowly, his small legs barely touching my petals. I bend down and say, "Oh, do you want me to lower the seat for you? It'll be nicer so then you can reach the petals and be more comfortable."
"No...it's perfect. Thank you Len, thank you so much." He whispers and looks at me with a sad face. I watch him petal away, down the sidewalk, into the forest trail, then into the darkness. I rejoiced and stood there with my hands in my pockets, watching him disappear in the distance and in the darkness. I did it though. I actually did it. I talked to him, I listened to his feelings, I offered something to him that would help him... Everything is going the way I planned. Soon Oliver will learn to drop Fukase. Soon he'll learn that I'll do anything for him...