New Bot on the Block
Chapter 20: A Good Night
Jenny went down the stairs to talk with Leo, but she was surprised when she saw Leo wasn't in the Living Room. Jenny then searched frantically for Leo, even in the cellar, when she detected movement in the kitchen. She then hurried into the kitchen, when she saw Leo looking through a cabinet full of cookbooks; her spark felt relieved when she saw him just looking for something to cook. Jenny leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed and smiling at Leo endearingly, who found a cookbook that'll be perfect for dinner.
He then looked up at Jenny briefly and looked down at the cookbook, before he looked up and said in surprise "JENNY!" He impulsely threw the cookbook upwards, but Jenny fortunately caught it to see a recipe for Spaghetti Bolognese. Jenny smiled and chuckled briefly before she said "Didn't mean to scare you, you weren't in the living room and I searched for you frantically…" Leo rubbed his arm and apologised "Sorry about that, Jenny. I just want to make your mom something nice for dinner, since she doesn't mind me and if it weren't for her, I'd never met a gorgeous girl like you."
Jenny's optics welled with tears of passion as her mouth trembled, thinking to herself "Leo… called me gorgeous… And he's making dinner… for my mom… Ohh, I want him as my boyfriend right nowwww!" Leo raised his brow and inquired "Jenny? Are you alright?" Jenny tilted her head down to face Leo, her optics glistening with a broad smile before she slowly walked towards Leo.
She then closed her optics, still wearing her genuine smile before she admits "Leo… over the past 3 days, you've shown me your kindness, your manners, your caring and protective nature… and I want you to know… I… I'm…" Leo and Jenny slowly lowered their upper eyelids as they slowly inched their heads closer to each other, puckered their lips to each other, before Jenny's left pigtail twitched and she regrettably pursed her lips before she broke off their tender moment and said after she gave the cookbook to Leo "Please excuse me for a moment…"
Leo nodded, though Jenny thought to herself "Come on! That's the second time, girl! Just say you like him already!" Although she really wanted to express her love to Leo, she answered the call in the Living Room and is thrilled to hear Melodie's voice. Meanwhile, Leo turned to the cookbook and thought to himself "That's the second time… *groans* why can't I just admit my feelings to Jenny?! *sighs* I guess there's still opportunities ahead… well, I'd better cook Spaghetti Bolognese. Mmm, yum."
Nearly an hour later, Nora picked up a familiar smell… she smiled as she thought of the taste of the smell is very similar to Spaghetti Bolognese. She then widened her eyes when she realised that either Jenny or Leo is making Spaghetti Bolognese, so she rushed down to the Dining Room, to see a couple of plates of Spaghetti Bolognese on the table, with cutlery and cups of OJ. She was stunned that either Jenny or Leo set this up, when Jenny's voice said right behind her "Hey mom! How's your investigation going?" Nora turned around, before she replied in relief "I guess I kinda rested my eyes for a few minutes… when I smelt dinner, I imagined you making it for me… and Leo." Jenny rubbed the back of her head in awkwardness before she replied "Uhh, actually, Leo made the meal."
Nora widened her eyes in shock, before she zipped into the kitchen, worried that Leo made a state of the Kitchen; she was stunned to see it was spick and span instead, with garlic bread cooking in the oven and the pans and colander is recently washed and dried by hand. Nora exited the kitchen, shocked that Leo had such skill to cook and clean in such a fair amount of time, before she asked Jenny "Jenny, where's Leo?" Jenny then replied "He's gone to the bathroom to wash his hands. He'll be back in a…" As Jenny was about to finish her sentence, Leo came down the stairs and waved politely at Mrs Wakeman, before Jenny looked to her left and finished in appreciation "…moment."
Leo smiled sweetly at Jenny with his eyes closed, before he said to Mrs Wakeman "Hi Mrs Wakeman, I thought you'd want to have a bite from dinner." Nora is astonished for Leo's kindness and his genuine tidiness, before Leo gestured her to have a bite. Nora nodded once before they sat at the table, with Jenny grabbing a Motor Oil can from the garage and coming back to the table, before they witness Leo's eating the meal… rather cleanly.
He was rolling some Spaghetti and the mince onto a fork and held it with a spoon under it before he consumed it, which Nora thought to herself "Well, he knows how to cook, he knows how to tidy up and he knows how to eat Spaghetti Bolognese without a mess… I'm beginning to think he'd rather be good than evil indefinitely." Jenny sipped from her Motor Oil can with a straw as she looked at Leo in endearment, thinking to herself "Leo's such a sweetie. He made a meal for Mom, he cleaned up the kitchen, he even washed his hands! *sighs* Oh Leo… I love you so much…"
Jenny then rested her head on her hand as she looked dreamily at Leo, who's just ingested another bite of Spaghetti Bolognese as he thought "Jenny and her mom have been so kind to me, so I repayed them with a meal. Though I suspect that Nora knows I lied about my past, I'd never put it past her, considering that I appeared in the park in my human Exo-Skin on the morning the Sky Patrol began to investigate the escape pod." Jenny then lowered her upper eyelids as she stroked her foot along Leo's shoe, looking down to hide her blush; Leo felt his shoe being gently stroked by something smooth and subtly looked down to see Jenny's foot being the object. He then subtly looked at Jenny with a teasing smile, which Jenny finally looked up to reveal her blush.
Leo then smiled at Jenny, before he suddenly burped and said "Excuse me… Sorry." Jenny then let out a giggle as Nora shook her head with an amusing smile, thinking "Yeah, he's definitely a perfect boyfriend for Jenny… regardless if he even IS a robot." 20 minutes later, after cleaning the dishes and putting them away by himself, he felt his shoulder being tapped and, knowing how it works, he instead looked left with an amused smile, surprising Jenny since she'd never expected Leo to see past that old trick so quickly. Jenny then smiled, since Leo isn't the type of guy to hold grudges, before she said softly "Hey Leo… you want to sleep in my bed? It was really nice of you to cook my mom some dinner, so I thought you might…" Leo then nodded softly, before Jenny said she needs to use the bathroom to have a shower.
Jenny then led Leo up the stairs before she puts her hands on Leo's chest, looking at him endearingly before she said softly "I won't be long, don't worry sweetie…" Leo widened his eyes as he blushed like hell before he nodded and went in Jenny's room as Jenny went into the bathroom, before panicking emotionally and thought "Did I just called Leo sweetie? Ohh, just calm down Jenny… *sighs* who am I kidding? I can't just repress my feelings any longer…" Jenny sighed as Leo slumped against the bedroom door and thought "She called me 'sweetie'… Jenny called me 'sweetie'… I don't think I can hold my feelings for her any longer… But how can I admit my feelings to a girl who's blueprint model is similar to mine?"
Leo then heard a *THUMP!* in the bathroom, followed by Jenny yelling in pain; by instinct, he exited the bedroom and said through the door "Jenny, are you alright in there?" Jenny then replied "I'm alright Leo, just hit my arm absentmindedly on a wicker basket…" Leo nodded with his lips pursed, before he said "Well, if there's no problem, then…" Jenny then replied quickly "No, wait! Um… there's something you CAN do… Can umm… can you come in here though?" Leo widened his eyes, thinking of Jenny without her clothing… before he shook his head, not wanting to get lost in a fantasy. He then breathed in and out slowly and calmly 3 times before he entered the bathroom, to see Jenny rubbing her arm, which looked a little dislocated.
Leo looked at Jenny in concern, before Jenny said softly "Leo… Can you help me with something?" Leo then looked at the seemingly dislocated arm before he asked "I don't know how to reposition a dislocated arm, Jenny…" Jenny then responded "No, it's not that… *sighs* I won't blame you for refusing, but… can you help… Leo, can you help undress me?" Leo widened his eyes in astonishment, blinking twice before he replied in a weird, squeaky voice "Okay…" Leo took some deep breaths, which Jenny subtly noticed before she turned away from Leo with a deep blush.
eo then went behind her and thought to himself "I can't even believe this… I'm undressing Jenny! Okay, calm down man… no need to get in over your head. It's not like she'll ask you to remove her top first…" Jenny then asked with a deeper blush "Leo, can you remove my top first? Just pull the latches outwards." Leo froze for a moment as his mind said "Okay, scratch that… Just don't freak out, man." Leo then slowly pulled the latches outwards, just like Jenny instructed, when her top split in half and fell to the tile floor. Leo looked down a little to see, much to Leo's indefinite shock, Jenny wearing a strapless bra under her top.
Jenny then let out a low whistle, before she asked Leo to remove her skirt; Leo then blurted out blankly "What?" Jenny looked over her shoulder and smiled sweetly to see Leo deeply infatuated at her, before she pursed her lips and tapped her finger on her skirt, which Leo trembled his mouth in nervousness as his mind told him "Pull it together man! Just because you removed her top, to reveal her… strapless… navy blue… bra… Okay I admit, it's really hot, but don't be a wimp!" Leo gulped before he crouched down to the skirt and asked "How am I supposed to remove this?" Jenny looked down and tapped her finger on her skirt again, before Leo noticed a small, circular button on the side; he checked the other side to see if there's an adjacent button, which there isn't, just subtle hinges on the inside.
He then closed his eyes and breathed in and exhaled calmly before he pressed the button and the skirt unlatched in response before it fell down to the tiling. Leo fell backwards when he saw Jenny in her underwear, groaning in extreme infatuation with swirly eyes, which Jenny giggled about before she looked at her 'dislocated' arm and then the shower taps before she asked Leo "Hey Leo… Can you do me one more thing?" Leo, despite lying on the floor, nodded slowly before Jenny smiled devilishly and asked "Can you please turn on the shower? I would, but… well, you noticed my arm." Leo nodded, his eyes still swirling, before he stood up and twisted the taps, adjusting them for the right temperature as Jenny puts her hand under the running water.
When she put her thumb up, Leo stopped turning the knobs and helped Jenny into the shower; he then noticed Jenny's 'dislocated' arm is back in position already, but when he began to realise the ruse, Jenny pulled him into the shower and hugged him tight, saying "Oh Leo… I can't take it anymore! My spark just lights up like a nova blast whenever I'm near you and your caring personality is the most sweetest part of you. Leo… I love you so much!" Leo then replied, his head resting on Jenny's shoulder and blushing so dark, it looks like he has a very dark red tan "Jenny… although this is an awkward moment, I must confess something to you from the very first time I laid my eyes on you. I… I love you so much, my heart keeps on skipping beats when I just see you across the way. I'd never wanted you to be replaced, I'd never wanted to leave you… I don't want to see you get tragically hurt… If you are ever in danger, I swear I WILL have your back."
Jenny then trembled her mouth and said tearfully "Leo… I… I never want to leave you too! You have the most sweetest personality I've ever had the pleasure to witness, yet you're willing to risk your life to save mine…" Jenny and Leo then pulled back their heads and looked at each other endearingly, before they leaned their heads closer to each other slowly; their lips slowly pursed to each other, which both Leo and Jenny blushed deeply as they're about to share a tender moment… when Nora knocked on the bathroom and said "Jenny! That's enough time in the shower!"
Both Leo and Jenny pulled their lips back and thought simultaneously "Not again!" Leo then, with high reluctance, broke off from Jenny and stepped out of the bathtub/shower hybrid, when he slipped onto the floor and fell on his back. A few minutes later, Jenny helped Leo to her room and got him on her bed, before she leaned down a little and hugged him tight, before she asked "Leo… Are you sure you'll be okay tomorrow morning?" Leo then admitted "Based on my slip, I might feel a little tense by the time I wake up…" Jenny then smiled genuinely at Leo, before she helped him on the left side of the bed. As Jenny went to check herself in the mirror, Leo's reminded of this one instance in the Cluster Flagship…
(Flashback)
Leo is in a guest room in the Flagship, lying on the cot bed as he wondered what Vexus has planned him to do in the Briefing tomorrow. When he saw the door opened, he saw Vega in a lovely, glittery, strapless green dress; she asked when she noticed him lying on the cot "Hey Leo… what's the matter?" Leo sighed depressively before he replied, looking up the ceiling with his head lying on his hands "Vexus wants me in a briefing tomorrow… To be honest, if it's something even vaguely malicious, I'm refusing in a heartbeat. True, I'm built with denser armour and have much more lethal weapons than anything else in existence, but I'd never want to be a weapon. I just want to fit in society as a regular guy, not as a walking guillotine."
Vega tapped her fingers on her dress with her lips pursed, before she sat down next to Leo and said softly "Leo… Do you recall when you and I first meet?" Leo nodded, before Vega continued "Who I saw that day is no villain… I saw a really great guy who's caring, sweet and is willing to put his life away for that one significant other." Leo smiled a little, before Vega turned her head and continued "No matter what happens in the briefing, promise me you won't turn your back on yourself." Leo then replied "I promise Vega… I promise…" Vega closed her eyes in a sweet smile, before she brushed Leo's head with her hand as she said in a distant echo "Leo…" Leo looked at Vega, who said again "Leo…"
(Flashback Ends)
"Leo!" Leo was startled when Jenny called his name, before he turned his head to her and Jenny asked in concern "Are you alright? You've been looking up at the ceiling for a few minutes… without blinking." Leo wanted to tell Jenny everything, but he doesn't want to ruin their love for each other, so he replied "I'm alright Jenny… I'm just a little tired…" Jenny looked at Leo in an assured smile, before they settled down in the bed; Leo then said softly "Jenny?" Jenny replied, her head on her clasped hands "Yeah… Leo?" Leo blushed a little before saying "About what happened in the bathroom… it was rather awkward."
They both chuckled lightly, before they settled down and Leo saw Jenny's optics shine lovingly in the moonlight; Jenny saw Leo's eyes are full of endearment, before she saw them warble briefly. Jenny blinked twice, trying to process what happened just then, before she decided to worry about it later. They then shuffled closer to each other until their chests are pressing against each other; they then looked at each other for a moment, before they closed their eyes as they pursed their lips and inched their head closer to each other. Jenny then thought to herself "This is it… we're finally going to kiss! Ooohh… I can't wait any longer for this moment!"
Jenny moved her lips like a goldfish, before she opened her optics slightly to see, much to her disappointment, Leo fell asleep with his mouth gaping slightly. Jenny softly sighed, before she thought to herself "Oh rats… Well, at least I can give him this." Jenny then leaned in to kiss Leo on his forehead and whispered to him with a heavy blush "Good night… Sweetie." She then shuffled the donah with her optics closed and smiling sweetly, before Leo made a small, cute smile with a faint blush in his sleep.