Behold, for I have written another chapter!

Time went by faster than they had expected. Friday had turned into Monday in the blink of an eye. Then, Monday had turned into Friday again, with Leon still trapped in his room, as he was still grounded and without a laptop. Meanwhile, Emil and him had been texting more, stealing glances in class and smiling, winking or blushing when the other realised he was being watched. But because Yao had still give them the green light by giving his little brother his freedom back, they couldn't meet up or hang out at each other's house. Emil was starting to get worried that maybe, Leon had lied to him and he didn't enjoy kissing Emil or being with him. But seeing that the Asian still ran towards the bus stop every day after class, he assumed that his brother still kept him captive in their pretty house. The latter was only half true though.

To be frank, Yao had simply forgotten that he had grounded the younger one of the Wang household. His own schedule was packed with meetings and other boring things that demanded his attention, so it had slipped his mind that he had hidden Leon's laptop and Xbox. It was not until he looked in his drawer with a lock on it, where he kept all his things that weren't meant for someone else's eyes and things he didn't want his brothers to touch, that he remembered this, as he found the laptop and the confiscated Xbox waiting there. A little blush crept up his face as he felt embarrassed to have forgotten about his brother, but he soon settled back to his own self, becoming a little grumpy again. The punishment had been grave, but it also had probably worked. At least, that was what the 26-year-old hoped when he took the two devices out of their hiding spot and walked up the stairs, to return them to their home.

After a gentle knock on the door and a huff that welcomed him inside, Yao opened the wooden barricade that shielded him from his brother. The younger Asian was lying on his bed, or at least half of his body was, the upper half was draped on the blue carpet like it had been a week ago, phone in his hands and a little smile on his face, pink touching the cheeks.

"Aiyaah, are you texting a girl? You are blushing like a high school girl with a crush", he teased the one on the floor. Yao noticed the pink only increased at the mention of a possible crush, the phone was tucked away as soon as he finished typing the message to whoever he was texting. "Look what I found, I think these two have been longing to be returned, aru", he then said to his little brother, who still looked at him from the floor, not showing any intentions of moving away from where he was.

"Oh, sweet! Now I can check my tumblr again!" Leon exclaimed at the sight of his precious babies while he jumped to his feet, making Yao wonder how the teen was so flexible. "Also, can I, like, stay out after school again?" The question was meant to be nonchalant, but the pink that returned to the cheeks gave Leon away.

"Sure, if you have anything to do, go ahead. But let me know if you bring a friend over or eat out, since I have to know for how many people I have to cook", Yao responded, his face serious again. Leon rolled his eyes, that was ridiculous.

"You always cook way too much anyway; it's not going to hurt anyone if I bring someone over", he shot back, while he started to connect the Xbox to the television again, eager to play again. Perhaps Emil and him could Skype tonight and tease people on Omegle together tonight, he thought while he attached the device to its lifeline.

"Speaking about cooking, I should start on dinner", Yao said, turning towards the door. He pretended he didn't hear the: "At three in the afternoon?" that came from Leon and smiled. Tonight, Ivan would be working again at De gillende Keukenmeid and the Asian had decided he would spend the night in the little apartment again, to relax and get a little taste of the Russian again. It had been too long since he had, two weeks to be precise. "Oh, and Leon", he then added, stopping in the hallway and looking back into the room. "I'll be spending the night at Ivan's place tonight." The smirk on his face made Leon feel a little sick, but also turned his cheeks pink. He knew exactly what the two adults did whenever Yao stayed the night and the older Wang member enjoyed it a little too much to tease the younger one with that. But now, it reminded Leon of someone he would like to be with right now.

"Okay, thanks for letting me know", he said, his voice annoyed and a little grossed out. "I think I'll go out with Emil tonight, eat at McDonald's or something. Has been a while." Inside his mind, he hoped dearly that his voice didn't give his excitement as he spoke of the Icelandic. Yao just nodded in agreement, walking down the stairs and proceeding to begin cooking for the twins.

Since Leon had promised to tell Emil as soon as Yao gave him freedom again, the teen grabbed his phone immediately after the adult had left his precious den. Pressing the ID that hid Emil's number and thus starting a call, he slumped down on his brown bean bag. The phone rang a couple of times before the Icelandic answered, his voice cracking as he greeted his friend on the other side of the line.

"Hey Leon. Are you bored again?", he said, feigning annoyance.

"No, not this time. I have good news today, Yao finally gave me back my laptop, Xbox and thus my freedom. So, we can, like, go out and bring trouble to the town or something", the Asian said, excitement leading his voice into a higher pitch than what was normal for him. In another room, another house, Emil tried to keep himself from jumping around or showing his joy in any other way.

"That's cool", was his only response while a huge smile appeared on his face. Now they could hang out together.

"I know right? So, as a celebration, I was thinking we could head to the Golden Arches to stuff our faces with bad food for once." The person on the other side of the line chuckled.

"Sure, I'll ask my 'mom' and 'dad' and I'll be with you in a few minutes, that cool?", the Icelandic said, barely able to keep himself from running out of his room and heading out immediately. He really had been longing to be able to be with Leon somewhere that wasn't school, away from Vlad's knowing stares and Emma's annoying questions. Of course, it hadn't gone unnoticed that Emil and Leon were outright staring at each other during classes. No, the Dutch was way to attentive for that.

The two teens talked for a little longer, before they ended the call, both getting ready to go out. Leon looked down at what he was wearing, and old jumper that he had refused to throw away when Yao had pointed out that the colour had faded and that it was starting to become too small for him, and his favourite track pants, that he, ironically, didn't use for working out or anything like that. He concluded that this wasn't fit for a date. Because that was what this was going to be, right? Leon had a date with Emil. But on the other hand, neither of them had called it that, and McDonald's wasn't, he had to admit that, a nice place to take someone to as a date. For a minute, he wondered if he should take the Icelandic somewhere a little more appropriate for a date, but decided against it. They had been friends since forever and never went somewhere fancy. The Asian thought that it would make Emil feel uncomfortable if that were to suddenly change.

Leon got up, making his way to his wardrobe, only to turn the neatly arranged clothes into a messy pile on the floor in the progress of trying to find an outfit that wasn't too fancy, but a bit more… -sexy? Cute? Pretty? -than his usual clothes. Sadly, that was easier said than done. By the time Emil arrived, announcing it by ringing the doorbell and later knocking on his bedroom door, Leon was still standing in front of his wardrobe, that was now almost empty, only waring his boxers, which lead to a bit of awkwardness.

"Err…", the teen in boxers started. This was not how he had imagined their date to start off.

"Really Leon, ducks?", Emil asked suddenly, hiding his ever growing grin behind his pale hand. His friend started to blush like mad at the comment on his particularly embarrassing underwear.

"Ugh, shut up. I wanted to dress up, like, really nicely, but I don't know what to wear and…" He stopped talking, realising what he had just said, blush creeping towards his neck.

"Let's see what I can do", the Icelandic said, cracking his knuckles while he walked towards the pile of clothes. Leon dreaded this a little, seeing the blond didn't really share his clothing style. To his surprise though, his friend pulled out a dark blue jumper, a white dress shirt and a pair of black trousers. That would be alright.

After finishing putting on the clothes, styling his hair and spraying a little cologne to his neck, Dolce and Gabana The One, to be precise, Leon could finally admire the teen beside him. Emil had decided to go for dark jeans with a crimson cardigan that was layered on top of a white shirt. It suited him.

"You look nice", Leon blurted out before he even noticed, leaving the other to blush a pretty shade of pink.

"Thank you", the pink faced teen murmured, walking out of the house. Leon shouted a goodbye into the living room, before following his friend into the chilly air. Perhaps he should have grabbed a coat. Too late for that now though.

Somehow along the way to the fast food restaurant, their hands had found each other, intertwining gently. Neither of them said anything about it, it just appeared natural to them while they talked and teased. Too soon, they arrived at the building that smelled of deep fried goods. After placing and retrieving their order, they fell into a comfortable silence, listening to the people around them and their lively conversations. After their fries and hamburgers had disappeared into their mouths, they sat there, looking at each other. There was no reason to stay, but neither of them wanted to leave. Leaving meant they would have to go back home again. Home meant that the other wouldn't be there.

"Shall we go for a stroll", Emil proposed with an insecure smile. Leon nodded, eager to take the chance to spend a little more time with the person he was in love with.

If there was something the Asian teen knew for sure, it was that he was in love with Emil. But that was pretty much the only thing he knew about this whole situation. Usually, it would be easy for him to flirt, to give the other compliments and make them feel at easy. But usually, he would not be nervous around the person he was trying to woo. He would be calm and composed and not a mumbling, blushing mess as he was around Emil these days. For obvious reasons, he turned into a shy teen whenever he was with the Icelandic. Aforementioned Icelandic didn't seem to mind that, though. He had just asked him to go for a walk, so he probably enjoyed Leon's company. At that thought, the Asian felt like slapping himself. Of course Emil enjoyed his company, since they were on a date now and they had kissed three times already.

A stretched out hand interrupted his thoughts and with a genuine smile, he took it, strolling out of the building with the owner of the hand. Emil shot his companion a glance, noticing the pretty smile that had started to form around his lips. It was nice to be out with Leon again, talk about all kinds of things, gossiping from time to time.

The air was nice and chilly, which gave the two an excuse to walk a little closer next to each other, letting their shoulders and arms brush together occasionally. At some point, their conversation landed on the topic of school and the Christmas ball the school would be hosting in the week after the students finished their week full of tests and projects. It would be on the day their Christmas holiday would start and usually it was the talk of the school throughout all of December. Of course, the two could not leave out on this.

"So, have you been thinking about taking anyone to the ball yet", Emil asked, feeling a little stupid for asking in the first place.

"To be honest, no. I am more worried about all those tests. Like, I haven't been paying attention a lot in class lately, so…" His friend nodded, he had noticed that Leon had been distracted during the lessons. Part of that was his fault, the Icelandic knew.

"Should I help you studying", he asked the Asian, the offer was meant as an apology.

"Nah, I'm good. Don't worry about it. If necessary, I'll ask Yao or Ivan. Apparently Ivan is really smart." They continued to walk on in silence, their hands still locked together, sometimes squeezing the other.

After a while, they came across the park, empty because of the late hour. The sun had set a long time ago, leaving the city in darkness, that was only broken by the occasional lantern that stood tall in the streets. However, those sources of light were placed only scarcely inside the green grass behind the dark iron gates that ought to keep dogs and children from running onto the streets that were normally filled with cars. Now that night had fallen onto the city, the streets and the park were rather empty, perfect for a shy pair of teens that didn't really know how to deal with their puppy love. Without words, Leon asked his friend whether he wanted to walk in the park. Emil agreed just as silently as the other, tugging the two of them into the darkness beyond the gates.

Their footsteps crunched over the sandy paths, filling their ears rhythmically with silence and then the sound of their feet. It was like a mantra and numbed their minds, making the two focus on the warmth the other radiated off onto their own body. Really, there wasn't much to say anymore. They had talked to each other all week, through text messages and at school. Right now, they just savoured the moment together, feeling flutters in their stomach and chest whenever they looked over to the other, smiling if their eyes met.

After a while, Leon decided that it had been too long since he had teased Emil. It was his duty to tease his friend at least once a day, if possible, more than that. Whether it was verbally, like mentioning something stupid he had done or giving a smart comment, or physically, like tickling, stealing something or really anything that wasn't done by speaking, the Asian regarded it as his personal task to annoy the Icelandic until said teen would get angry and hit the other, gently. Depending on how bad the teasing was, the hit became less gentle. Noticing a pile of leafs the city workers had raked together that afternoon, a sneaky plan started to form in Leon's head.

He let go of Emil's hand and walked over to the leafs, a smug smile on his face.

"Hey, check this out", he said, motioning for Emil to follow him. The blond rolled his eyes and strolled towards his companion, tucking his hands into the pockets of his jeans. He was starting to feel a little chilly.

"What kind of stupid thing do you have to show me now, in the dark?", he muttered, stopping on the left side of his friend.

"Something really cool!", the Asian chimed as he stood back up, hands full of leafs. But because of the darkness that Emil had already pointed out, it was hard to see what exactly he was holding.

"What's that", the Icelandic asked carefully, not trusting the other one bit.

"You'll see." Leon's devilish smirk seemed only a smile in the darkness and the other relaxed, leaning over to the filled hands to see what they were hiding. As soon as the Asian deemed his friend close enough, he threw the leafs into the air, letting them float around the surprised other.

"Oh you!" With a growl, Emil chased Leon after the leaves had all fallen down, dirtying his hair and clothes. Their laughter filled the starry sky as the ran around the park, trying to catch each other, throwing more leafs into the air. After a few minutes, the blond captured his source of annoyance and with swift fingers, the Icelandic pulled back the collar on the jumper and dress shirt, shoving in a handful of leafs. The victim groaned and yelped as he felt the cold and wet clothes of the trees touch his bare skin.

"You stupid piece of shit, I'll get you for that!" His shout echoed through the park. The Icelandic responded by laughing at the younger of the two, running away this time. Not wanting to lose his chance to give Emil a good rub of decaying leafs on his face, Leon began chasing after him, the brown, wet little things soiling his hands.

Soon, the pile had disappeared and reappeared on the path and grass where they had been lying until this afternoon, when the rakes had started to tear them away. Out of breath but still giggling and laughing, the two now tired teens fell into the grass, hands finding each other naturally.

"You're really stupid and childish, you know that, right?", Emil asked after catching his breath again, looking over to his friend with a fond smile. A chuckle found its way to his ears as Leon pressed his lips to Emil's hands, making him blush.

"I know, and you are just as stupid, since you stay with me and run around in the park with me", he shot back, winking.

"Yeah…" Their conversation stopped there and they admired the sky together, the older teen playing with the fingers in his hand. The auburn haired sighed contempt and gently squeezed his jumper with the hand that was resting on his chest. Yao would be so angry when he found the dirt stains, he thought.

"I had fun today", he suddenly said, breaking apart the silence. "It was nice. We should do this more often." Emil nodded at the statement, agreeing completely.

"Yeah, it has been a while since we had this much fun together", he responded, his voice gentle in the quiet night.

"Maybe we could do this sometime later this week, when the stress of the tests has been lifted a bit?", the teen next to him proposed, his honey coloured eyes twinkling in the dim light around them.

"Sure, why not? Monday it's the 7th, which is the day our exams start. They'll last until the 15th and the 18th it's the Christmas ball… I don't have a test on the 10th, so perhaps we could go out then?", the older asked, feeling shy for some reason. His face was pink, but that was hidden from curious eyes by the darkness that wrapped around them like a blanket, though it was rather cold instead of toasty warm. Emil shivered.

"I don't see why not. But don't you want to study that day?" Again, Leon was surprised by how stupid his questions could be from time to time. Now Emil would probably tell him that he indeed wanted to study all day on Thursday, instead of going out together. Great job, Leon…

"I do, but I can spend a little time with you, I think. We could do this again, like go for a walk. Or I don't know, we'll think about something." The response that left Emil's kissable lips made the other teen feel warm and fuzzy inside.

"Alright, that's settled then. Our next date is on the 10th of December. Let's hope there will be snow then. We could go sledding or hold a snow ball fight", Leon proposed, his voice dripping with excitement as his cheeks started to heat up.

Next to him, Emil also felt his cheeks heat up. Not because of the excitement for snow or sledding, but because of the name Leon had given their next meet up. A date. Wait, did that mean this had also been a date? To the Icelandic, it certainly had been, which was the reason why had chosen to wear something different than his usual jeans with a jumper that had some sort of text on it, usually telling the reader to go somewhere else or to go and fetch him a coffee. Emil's favourite was a crimson one, that read "I hated everyone (Before it was mainstream)" in white letters. But if Leon called their next meeting a date, he probably would call this a date, too.

"So, I was good enough for you to agree to go on a second date?", he asked the auburn male, playing it cool, a smug smile on his face. On the inside, he wasn't feeling secure at all. The other nodded, a smile on his face.

"You bet." They laughed at that, feeling relieved that they both agreed on this matter. A sudden urge to kiss Leon started to boil inside of Emil and he rolled over, hovering over the other. Acting on impulse, he shyly pressed his cold lips onto the other's, pulling away sooner than they had both liked.

"Let's go home, I'm cold", he then told the flushed Asian, tugging on the white collar that wasn't that white anymore.

"I can keep you warm", Leon smirked, feeling awesome for seizing that chance to flirt. And it worked. He felt the warmth on Emil's cheeks that were still awfully close to his own face, their lips almost meeting again. Feeling too flushed, the Icelandic stayed mute, getting up from the clammy, cold ground. Leon followed shortly after, the dampness was starting to seep through his trousers and made him feel uncomfortable.

On their way back home, they didn't talk. Their hands were intertwined again, as if they had always walked together like this, pondering on the night they had spent together, hands keeping each other warm, smiling at the other from time to time. Whenever Leon caught his blond friend looking at him, he winked and enjoyed watching that pretty pink rush towards his cheeks. Tonight had been a wonderful night and both of them hoped Thursday would be just as lovely. Sadly, they arrived at Leon's house way too soon and they lingered on the veranda a tad too long, staring into each other eyes, still silent.

"I better get going now… Lukas will probably be worried about me. If I don't show up on time, he might end up calling the police and everything because he thinks I got kidnapped", Emil joked after another long stare into the dark honey eyes in front of him. A glint of amusement showed in them, a smile surfaced at the same time.

"Yeah, we wouldn't want your mother dear to be worried about you, now would we", Leon joined in, winking at the almost violet eyes that seemed to stare into his soul. "But I am kind of curious, do you kiss on the first date?" He felt proud that he had once more smoothly managed to flirt with Emil, slowly but surely gaining back his composure he had whenever he was flirting. He didn't, however, anticipate that the Icelandic's positive response would send warm shivers down his spine. The flutter in his chest was more than annoying right now, but nevertheless, the Asian pulled the blond into his arms, resting their foreheads together.

"Well, since you said you kissed on the first date…" Without a warning, he gently pressed his lips onto Emil's tasting the sweetness for the second time this evening. Once more, the kiss didn't last long and they just stood there, Leon's arms around Emil's waist, Emil's slender arms around Leon's warm neck. Their eyes were too hypnotizing and every fibre of their bodies screamed for more than just a simple embrace.

"I really have to leave now, though…", Emil whispered after almost ten minutes, starting to shake from the cold.

"Seems so, you are shivering all over. Better go home and warm up. If you don't want to do that, though, you're welcome to get warm in my bed", Leon added, winking at Emil as the last sentence made its way into the chilly air, together with a little cloud.

"Hmm, no, I prefer my own bed and house. Your family doesn't have real coffee, something I really need to be able to wake up properly", the Icelandic declined, blush making him more pretty than ever before.

"I know, Em. Sleep well", the Asian hummed, grabbing his key out of his pocket.

"You too."

After watching Leon enter the house, the blond walked down the path he had walked together with his friend a while ago, heading for his own home, where his brother and Mathias would be waiting, ready to ask him all about tonight. For some magical reason, Lukas had known that this night was special for Emil. Perhaps it was his unusual outfit that gave it away. The teen wasn't sure.

Inside the Wang house, the 17-year-old had to give his all to not run into the living room and blurt out all of the wonderful things he was thinking about right now. Like the way Emil's eyes were glittering in the light of the porch lamp. Or how soft his hands had been, how nice their little kiss in the park had felt. Instead of ruining everything by spilling his secrets, Leon walked up the stairs, a happy smile dancing on his lips. Tonight, he would have lovely dreams with an even lovelier Icelandic teen in them.

Well, here we are! They finally went on a date. At this point, I am at a bit of a loss how to fill the time gap between the Christmas ball and the current moment. If any of you want to leave a suggestion, feel free to do so in the reviews or in a Private Message.

I can barely believe it, but we have reached almost 2700 views (2690 to be precise) and more than 30 followers. You people are amazing, even though I don't understand what you like about this. But I have been saying that for the past 4 chapters, I think. I really want to rant about how awesome it is that I have managed to write 10 chapters, but I won't. So, thanks for reading, as always.

~Hana