Angel: I am finally back! So glad to be doing new episodes, and for once, in order! I think the last time that happened was when I started this story. Anyways. Next week I will update normally, but unfortunately, for the last episode this month, Mystic Library, I won't be able to update it until July. In case no one read the recent updates from my other three stories, I'll be gone two days before it airs on my cruise, and I won't be back for at least two weeks. I think maybe I could watch it online, but without my laptop, I can't even write it. Not sure what day I'll be back, but if you don't see an update after two weeks, that's my reason.
Also, the reason why this is so long is because of something that happens after. I think you guys know what it is *winks*
Outside Run of the Mill Pizza, a limousine parks outside, three shadows walking up to the dead end of the alley. The limo leaves and the entrance is opened. Customers enjoy their meal while Senor Hueso folds a napkin.
"We have never been graced with your kind before," He places a napkin on a yokai that is a mess of eyeballs and tentacles. A bowl of soup with eyeballs sits in front of him. "And I sure hope that was your lap."
The yokai just growls in response.
A large dark green foot steps into the restaurant. Two females step through the wall, one of them punching the fly waiter into a wall, practically squashing him almost. Senor Hueso looks at the mess, turning around to demand who just injured one of his waiters before gasping in surprise. There are three yokais, the leader smaller than her minions.
"The Makers of Brutality?!"
They simply growl, the one-eyed leader snapping her fingers. Senor Hueso bows at her command. "My humblest apologies, Beverly. May I suffer a thousand tortures for making you wait!"
"Eye sockets this way, Hueso," She snaps and he looks up nervously. "I'm here for the mob meeting."
"The Makers of Brutality meeting is tonight?!" He completely forgot about it. The purple-haired minion leans her head down towards him.
"Nobody forgets Boss' business dinner," She flicks his head right off and it lands in the eyeball soup of his new customer. The others are sent into a panic, running around screaming. Hueso tries to laugh this moment off.
"Excuse me, but I am not a soup crouton."
He hated to admit it, but he needed help...
Turtle help.
Leo, Amy, and Mikey run across the rooftops, heading over to the yokai pizza place. Hueso had called and asked them to come over.
"Run of the Mill Pizza," Mikey pants, glancing back at the duo. "I am so gonna beat you two there!"
"Not a compeition," Leo pants next to Amy. "So, I was thinking we could meet at your place at 7, 7:30?" Leo whispers to her. Amy's about to answer his question when Mikey interrupts.
"Did you say something, second and third place?" Mikey calls out to them. Amy rolls her eyes. Mikey has a competitive spirit, and he was obviously trying to get Leo in on it...
"Just because you beat me in Skate Ball for the first time doesn't mean you're the all-time champ of everything," Leo reminds his brother.
"I know, just the all-time champ of today, baby!" Mikey replies back with a smile.
Amy shakes her head at him. "7:30," She says back to Leo, smiling to herself. She couldn't help but feel...excited. Of course she realized the situation she's in; it was their first 'date.' Amy knew that she was the one who said it wasn't a date, but she still feels completely lost on how it was gonna go. Would it feel like any other time they've hung out? Or completely different?
"Cowabunga!" Mikey's loud voice brings her out of her thoughts as they all jump into the air, falling into the open air. The turtles face-plant into the ground in front of a surprised Hueso while Amy lands safely behind them.
"And land safely," She bows playfully.
"On the scene just like you asked," Mikey grins deviously, wrapping an arm around his brother and Amy. "What's the 911?"
The other two scoff at him, pushing him off.
"I booked the Makers of Brutality AND the Barbarianism meeting on the same night!" Hueso tells the trio in a panic.
"Uh, is that bad?" Mikey asks in confusion. Besides by the slightly terrifying names, he didn't see the problem...
"They are mortal enemies! They will not hesitate to bash each other and destroy my whole place!" Hueso says, frowning in worry.
Leo wraps his arm around the bone man. "So naturally, you called the toughest bouncers to boot these bozos out of here," he brags and Amy grins, pulling out a shotgun. She readies the shotgun shells that were inside.
"I'm all ready."
Leo, Hueso, and Mikey just stare at her in surprise. She notices their looks after a while and tilts her head in confusion.
"What? Of course I have a gun. I've been through this kind of situation with business managers."
"Heavens no!" He shakes his head at Amy. "I need you to be my waiters and chefs, Amelia being my pastry chef and mayordomo del vino." He leads them inside the back door and into the kitchen. "My entire staff cut out when they saw those brutes." He hands over three uniforms to the trio. "You three will be my temps."
"But we're natural-born bouncers! That's like asking Lou Jitsu to serve cold soup! Ames had a gun, come on!" Leo protests, but he just waves it off, having no idea of who this Lou Jitsu was.
"Yes, yes, you will cope. Now, keep them separated, always eating, and never let them fight each other or else they will destroy my restaurant!" A spotlight suddenly falls on him. "My body will be repaired, but my heart...she lives in my restaurant. Let no harm come to her!"
"Alright, alright, alright, but can we keep our weapons?" As soon as Leo asks that, their weapons are snatched away by Hueso.
"No! Those are way too sharp to be around these ruffians," He throws their weapons onto a magnet wall for utensils. "Amelia, here is the recipe for the dessert you are making," He throws a paper airplane at her and she catches it. "You are in charge. Side note, push dishes that require only spoons...and senorita, no knives around the cake."
He closes the door, leaving the three confused. Amy then catches on with a wince.
"Let's just help Hueso out," She opens the paper and stares at it. "Pink unicorn frosting, tentacles, eyeballs...ah, I've never heard of this recipe, but it's theirs," She shrugs at the two and turns around.
"He wants you to be the pastry chef and...?" Mikey drags out the last word.
"Oh!" She turns back to them. "Wine stewardess."
"You know how to do that?" Leo asks in surprise.
"Dad was practically an expert on wine. Taught me everything I know before I decided to do baking," She shrugs again. "Oh, get dressed and go serve."
"Buenos noches," He lights a candle at the Brutalitys table. "Our completely trained and completely professional staff will be right with you."
The door suddenly slams open and Hueso looks past the divider to see the other party arriving. Three dragons are standing there and the leader, Boss Bruce, snorts out some air.
"The Masters of Barbarianism?!" He laughs at the Brutality gang. "Excuse me, just one minute."
They say nothing as he walks up to the other mob. "Welcome, welcome!"
Leo bursts out of the kitchen, dressed in a white dress suit, black vest, red bow tie, black pants, and a red apron around his waist. "Oh, yeah!" He places his hands on his hips.
"Got dressed quicker than you!" Mikey sings, standing near the entrance.
"Okay, stop. We got a job to do here," Leo crosses his arms, getting a little annoyed with Mikey's goading. "Plus everyone knows it's all about who wore it best. Um, me!"
"Mikey, focus on helping Hueso and stop trying to compete with your brother. Leo, get started," Amy barks, closing the doors. Leo sighs slowly at her orders.
"Ah, her best quality coming to form: assertive."
"Sorry, didn't hear ya. Too busy being the best waiter," Mikey grins as he walks up to the Barbarianisms. "Hello, new friends." Bruce just growls, looking up at him. "Are you ready to be seated?"
The two minions just hiss at him. "I'll take that as a yes," He smiles nervously at them. "This way." He leads them to the only other table. "Hold these, coat boy," He throws the coats into Leo's hands, including the cane Bruce was holding, which hits Leo's face.
"Hey!" Leo glares at him, his customers staring at impatiently.
"Thank you for coming. I'm Michael, the number one waiter here." Amy pushes open the doors, wearing roller skates and the same outfit as the turtles, but instead of pants, she has a skirt. Her hair is down for once as she's holding a tray with a bottle of champagne on top. The girl skates over to them and pops open the cork. "And this is your pastry chef and wine girl, Amy-"
He suddenly falls, Amy turning to him in confusion. Leo pops up from underneath the table with a smile. "I'll be serving you serpent dudes as my brother serves some other guys I'm sure you've never met."
"What are you doing?" Amy leans in to whisper. "What about the Brutality gang?"
"All taken care of," He whispers, turning back to the gang. "My lovely lady here will be pouring you some quality champagne!"
Mikey grabs Leo's pants, pulling them down. Amy glances down, giggling slightly. Leo scrambles to put them back up, hopping and bumping into the divider, which falls and reveals the other gang. The two groups see each other. The two turn around, cringing as Mikey looks from underneath the table.
"Oh no!"
They glare at each other in hatred, narrowing their eyes. "Come to think of it, maybe we shouldn't have sat you right next to each other," Leo says, making Amy facepalm. They're right in the middle of the gangs as they prepare to fight.
"It's like all they heard was make them fight," Hueso murmurs about the turtles. The two bosses lunge at each other, but they hear a whistle, turning to Amy.
"There's no reason why we can't be civil here," She places her hands on her hips. "You guys wanted a meeting, and you got it. So please, take a seat," Her arms gesture to the tables.
"She's right. Chill!" Leo throws two menus and they catch them, eyeing the menu. "We wouldn't want to damage this fine eating establishment. Besides, it's not good to fight on an empty stomach."
"Or with a dry throat!" Amy recites, pouring the champagne for the Brutalities.
"Who's got six fingers and just saved the day? This guy!" Leo jerks his thumbs to himself, to Mikey's ire.
"Hey," Boss Bruce whistles to Amy as she's skating away. An annoyed look hits her face as she turns around, skating to a stop in front of him and pouring their drinks. "Hello cookie. Tell me, what are you doing tonight?"
"I'll be home. Alone," She narrows her eyes at him as she looks pissed off at his confident tone.
"Aw come on, sweetheart, don't be like that," He nudges his friends, who snicker. Leo sees the scene and glares, walking up to them. He's almost near Amy when she speaks up.
"Do you need me to walk you back?" She smiles sweetly and he looks up in confusion.
"From where?"
"From the friendzone you just tried to escape from."
"Ooo," His enemies jeer from the other as the yokai scowls at Amy.
And with that, she skates away, Leo smiling proudly. He was about to step in, but Amy ended up handling that on her own.
"Hey, buddy," He pats Bruce's back, leaning into his ear. "Flirt with the help again, and I'll portal you to the Hidden City Police."
Bruce growls, but stays silent. He didn't need more charges on his record...
"Who needs menus?" Mikey throws away Beverly's menu. "I see you in a thin crust, swimming in sheep, cheese, and succulent swamp meets," He says in an expert tone, the three staring at him in awe.
"Yes!" Hueso cheers at their happiness.
"Good luck coming up with anything half as good as that, second place!" Mikey brags to Leo, who sighs wearily. "All-time champ of today." Leo growls in annoyance as Mikey dashes away.
"What about us, blue?" Bruce calls out and Leo chuckles nervously. How was he gonna impress them?
"Um..."
Hueso gestures for him to do something, anything. "Yeah, it's all good, chief. I got the perfect thing."
Later, he comes back...
With burnt toast.
Bruce snorts in anger and Leo chuckles while sweating, Hueso facepalming. "Estupido."
"Way to go, orange! I love this guy!" Beverly exclaims at the pizza Mikey just prepared for them. "Come here," She reaches into her coat. "Here's a little something extra for ya," She drops something into his hands.
"Thanks." He opens up his hands to see four unicorns. "No way..." His eyes shine at them. "Four unicorns!"
"Yo chocolate!" Beverly calls out to the kitchen and Amy opens up the doors, wearing her regular Smith's Sweets outfit, but still wearing the skates. "I got something for ya, too. Thanks for the delicious drinks. Your Long Island Eyeball Iced Tea is the best I've ever had." She gives Amy four unicorns.
"All in a day's work, madam," She winks, putting the unicorns in her apron pocket. A dozen other unicorns are already inside there, from the other drinks she gave to both parties. Beverly takes a hold of her hands.
"Us girls gotta stick together, right?"
"Yes, exactly," Amy laughs a bit, trying not to gross out at the yokai's dirty hands. She gives Bruce a look before going back into the kitchen. She stops herself in front of the cake that's half-done. "Note to self, wear gloves from now on."
"Get over here!" Leo drags Mikey away underneath another table. He crosses his arms, raising a skeptical eyebrow at Mikey.
"Gosh, look at how cute they are. Aww!"
"Okay, stop," He pushes the hands away. "By impressing your guys, you showed me up and made me tick my guys off! You remember why we're here, right?"
"Sounds like second place is jelly over my unicorns," Mikey smirks smugly, nuzzling the unicorns.
"This is not a competition!" Leo yells for him to realize his priorities.
"Says the guy with zero unicorns."
"What are we talking about?!" Leo yells in disbelief.
"How come you got something fancy?" Bruce demands to Beverly.
"Maybe this place knows a real mob boss when they meet one!"
They growl into each other's faces and Amy hears the commotion, slamming the doors open. She looks around for Leo and Mikey as Hueso breaks the two bosses up.
"One million apologizes. Is there-"
"We want orange to wait on us!" One of the minions demands and upon hearing this, Mikey bursts out of the cloth.
"Yes!" He cheers as he lands in front of all of them. "More unicorns for Mikey!" He bows in front of the Barbarianisms. "And how may the all-time champ of today be of service to you?"
"HEY, those are my mobsters!" Leo tackles him and Mikey bumps into a table, dropping breadsticks. Leo catches both into his hands, laughing in triumph as he serves them to the serpent gang. They smile and clap and Amy shakes her head slowly. Bruce reaches into his jacket.
"Here you go, kid." Leo's eyes shine at the five unicorns. "Five unicorns. That's one more than four!" It's too bad that he can't use them for his date with Amy tonight, but at least he can have one point over Mikey.
"Shocking," Hueso stares at Leo. "As waiters, they do not totally stink."
"Hey!" Mikey stands up in protest. "That's my bread! That's supposed to be my unicorns!"
"What's that, second place?" Leo smirks, giving Mikey's words back at him. "Oh no, no, last place?"
"Oh, it is on!" Mikey glares at Leo. "Whoever gets the most unicorns is the all-time champ of forever, baby!"
"Bring it, baby!"
They glare at each other like with Bruce and Beverly when they're suddenly picked up into the air by Amy. She drags them back into the kitchen, throwing them onto the ground and slamming the doors shut.
"What the heck was that?!"
"The start of our competition!" Leo answers as the brothers growl at each other.
"ALRIGHT!" She shouts to make them stop, her hair growing slightly wild. They stare at her in fear and she snaps out of it, shaking her hair back to normal. "We only came here to help Hueso. That's all," She walks up to them, glaring at them both. "So here's how this night is gonna go. You two are gonna stop competing and work together, because you are brothers who care about each other-"
"But I'm the all-time champ-"
"I. Do Not. Care," She interrupts Mikey in annoyance, "Because guess what? I had an older brother too, but I didn't get petty enough to compete with him while he was still alive. It's stupid," She stomps past them and snatches a cupcake. "Stress eating! That's all you've been doing instead of actually helping. Now stop distracting me from finishing my job, and do yours!"
She takes a big bite out of the cupcake as she leaves to the other side of the kitchen to finish baking.
Leo and Mikey glance at each other, feeling slightly guilty. "She's right, we shouldn't stress her out," Leo rubs his neck sheepishly...and then he pushes back Mikey to start cooking. Mikey grunts at him and they grab their utensils. Leo chops furiously, creating sandwiches. Mikey makes soup just as fast and Amy peeks in to check on them. They smile widely at her as they continue working and she eyes them suspiciously, moving back to her station. Soon, the two skate outside using trays, holding up plates.
However, they trip due to the rug on the floor. Leo quickly catches the sandwiches, sliding to a stop in front of the Barbarianisms, who clap for him.
Two tables that are reserved for the two brothers have unicorns in them. When Mikey drops the soup, he dives and catches the meal into the bowl, giving it to the Brutalities. Beverly claps and Mikey gets more unicorns than Leo. The opposing sides glare at each other, waiting to see what the other would do next.
Mikey removes the tablecloth, but everything else stays. His customers clap. "Excellent," Beverly smiles at him.
Leo then gives a relaxing massage to Bruce and the tables eventually have to be locked with gates. Leo and Mikey snatch their weapons, causing Amy to look up since she's nearby.
"Hey, what the heck?" She runs up to the door, which slams in her face. She's about to open them when the oven dings. She grunts in defeat, walking away to get the other half of the cake.
The two turtles stand on one opposite end of the cooking table, Amy's back turned to them from the other side of the room.
Leo jumps into the air and slices up vegetables, meat, and cheese, all of them landing perfectly on the pizza. He crosses his arms proudly.
"You guys better put those weapons back when you're done," Amy calls out as she puts strawberry frosting in a frosting bag.
"Oh trust me, we will," Leo narrows his eyes at Mikey, challenging his brother to top him. Mikey flings his whip, cutting toppings, which also land on a pizza perfectly...until a banana peel lands in the middle. He groans at Leo, who's eating a banana. They narrow their eyes at each other, snatching garbage from the trash can and sink.
They throw the items at each other, stopping abruptly when Amy walks by. They smile widely at her and she rolls her eyes at them, walking away. They go back to throwing things, and when they present the dishes to the gangs, they're full of garbage. The two gangs are offended by this.
"No no no no no!" Hueso runs up to them. "My grandma had a saying: Do not get mad, eat cake."
They perk up at the sound of cake, Hueso clapping twice.
Amy kicks open the door, pushing the cake over. She doesn't see the two others counting their tips. "One thousand one, one thousand two. Oh what's this, one thousand three unicorns!"
"Me too," Mikey jerks a thumb at him. "We're dead even! I'm naming all of you George...except you, you're Mikey Jr."
Leo facepalms at the names. Amy walks past the table, coming to a screeching halt when she sees the two thousand and six unicorns.
"What is this?!" She demands, gesturing to them. "Were you guys competing this whole time?!"
They whip their heads around to her. "Nooooooo!" Leo and Mikey smile widely.
"We have the best cake and baker above or below the city," Hueso brags nervously at the strawberry buttercream, blue frosted cake with a red bow at the top. The two groups stare at it in awe and then Hueso trips on a banana peel, dropping the cake on the floor.
The two gangs growl at him. "One day, we will all laugh at this."
One of Beverly's goons snatches him in her hand. "Apparently today is not that day." She holds him upside down.
"Five unicorns to whichever waiter shatters Bonesy into a hundred pieces!" Beverly offers, causing all three of them to look up.
"No way!" Leo denies, crossing his arms. "There's not enough unicorns in the world."
"One hundred unicorns," Bruce offers them.
"Deal!" They perk up, holding their weapons.
"I mean no, I mean deal!" Leo shakes his head, confused on what to choose. "Oh, I'm so conflicted!"
"Please, take the deal! Broken bones are nothing compared to my broken heart if my restaurant was destroyed!" He'd rather be broken than to have his restaurant suffer...
"Guys, we can't destroy Hueso. He has a son!" Amy tells the turtles.
"For the love of brutality, I'll do it then!" Beverly spins Hueso around, throwing him towards the ceiling.
"Not the chandelier!" He panics, but is saved by Mikey's whip. He lands on Mikey's shoulder.
"Sorry chicos, you can't put a price on friendship," He throws the skeleton away. "We got so carried away with our competition, we forgot what really matters!"
Together, the two turtles rip off their outfits. "Punching and kicking bad guys!"
"Yeah!" Leo agrees with him.
"Finally," Amy sighs in relief, pulling out her own weapon.
"As well as not damaging one square inch of my restaurant!" Hueso reminds them.
"Somebody teach these circus clowns a lesson," The two gangs glare down at them. One of the serpent minions jumps up into the air, threatening to bite Leo. He jumps out of the way and ducks from the yokai, eventually kicking him. Mikey pulls a stand out of the way, placing it back neatly. The other serpent attacks him and Mikey dodges him, throwing him into the wall. A picture falls and Leo catches it just before it hits the ground, sighing in relief. He yelps as one of the Brutalities raises a table over him. An electric shock flies by, knocking the table out of her hand. She looks back to see Amy, who waves at her before pointing to Leo, who kicks her. Amy senses a serpent behind her and she spins around, firing electric shocks at him. Hueso pushes a table out of the way as the yokai lands face-straight into the ground. Mikey pushes a chair back in place as the other Brutality minion throws plates at him. Mikey catches them into his hands in a perfect stack.
"Let me get these out of the way!" Hueso takes the stack from him.
Leo swings his sword, making a portal underneath the blonde Brutality minion. She falls through it, landing behind the angry mob bosses. Leo laughs, spinning the sword and holding up the photo. "You're welcome," He throws the picture back onto the wall, Hueso tilting it back to normal. Bruce snaps his fingers while Beverly whistles.
"The two mobs are teaming up! Outnumbered!" Leo gives a worried look.
"No problem!" Mikey places his hands on his hips with a smile as he has an idea. He breaks open the lock.
"Attack!"
The unicorns stampede towards the bosses. "Come on George, George, George, George."
"Okay," Leo and Amy jump out of the way and the two groups are pushed out of the wall.
"George, George, George, George!"
"We get it, dude!" Leo tells him.
"At least we stopped them," Amy smiles a bit.
"Amazing!" Hueso cheers as they stand up. "You dispatched the street thugs and there is no damage at all!"
"I'm sorry we got caught up in the competition, bone man," Leo says, Mikey rubbing his neck in embarrassment. "And you too, Ames."
"Eh, no biggie...I won, anyway," She points up to the ceiling, where there's three nets full of unicorns.
"It was not your fault. It was mine...for calling you two. But you were true friends and did what I asked. You brought no harm to my beautiful-" He stops talking once he sees all the unicorns around.
"...Race you back home. Winner is all-time champ of tomorrow, baby!" Mikey says, running off.
"What? Oh come on!" Leo complains, racing after him.
"Ah, I must lose their phone numbers..." Hueso murmurs, a unicorn popping out of his hair. Amy cringes and gently plucks the unicorn out of his hand.
"...At least they worked hard, Hueso. You owe them that much."
"True, true..." He agrees with her. "I'll send your profits to your shop, senorita...along with theirs."
She nods with a smile. Luckily, the two realized how idiotic they were being before it got too serious...
"Alright, Leon, you got this," The turtle takes a deep breath as he's waiting outside Amy's bakery. Leo has on a fanny pack so that people would recognize him from the video. A black jacket is on his arm in case the breeze was too much. He's holding a custom-made bouquet...that he asked Mikey for help on. White sheet paper is wrapped around a crepe bouquet shaped like a big cone. Inside the crepe is a chocolate filling with whipped cream, strawberries, blueberries, and edible flowers—lilies. The flowers are held by sticks that are inside the filling, allowing them to be the centerpiece. He would've gotten her favorite flowers, but he didn't want non-edible flowers.
He's biting his fingers as he's never done this before. How's he supposed to know what happens during a date or whatever this was? He had no idea what dating was like! And if Amy doesn't like him, he'll probably lose his chance forever...
Before he can freak out even more, Amy comes out the door. He turns to her and he almost drops the crepe.
Amy is wearing a long-sleeved baby blue sweater, some of it cut out to reveal her neck and shoulders with the front as a v-neckline. Her skirt is ruffled and black, down to her knees. There's a silver cupcake design on the bottom right of the garment. Her boots are ankle-length and black. A baby blue purse is over her right shoulder as a blue pearl necklace sits on her chest. Her hair is done in a chignon bun that rests behind her head, tied with a baby blue bow. Her bangs are left out hanging. She's not wearing any makeup, but Leo could care less about that.
She's...wearing my colors...and showing her beautiful legs...
She smiles softly at him. "Hi Leo."
"H-Here..." He stammers, mentally facepalming himself as he hands over the crepe.
"Oh my god, is this for me?" She asks in awe as she takes it, looking it over. "It looks so yummy! And are these flowers edible?"
"Yeah..." Leo murmurs, taking in her clothing. "I helped with the...decorating..."
"You didn't need to do this, Leo. The test hasn't started yet."
"I know, but I wanted to do something nice for you..."
"Thank you. No one's ever done that for me," She tries to hide her smile as she eats one of the flowers. "Mmm, chocolatey! Just how I like it."
Leo clears his throat. "So...uh, I'm gonna need your, um...your bike keys." Dang it, how could this one girl manage to make him stutter?
"Why?" Amy asks curiously as she slowly puts a fingerful of whipped cream into her mouth. Leo stares at her mouth and looks away before he's tempted further, blushing.
"It's a surprise."
"I finally agree to go on a date with you and you won't tell me?" She smirks in amusement.
"You'll just have to wait and see, my lady," He holds out his hand and she digs into her purse, giving him her motorcycle keys. There are some keychains of her initial in silver glitter, a plastic creampuff, and a pink glitter heart. Leo chuckles in amusement at how much he can tell what her life is like just by her keys alone.
He jumps into the driver's seat and Amy sits behind him, already feeling weird that she's the passenger instead of the driver. He puts on his helmet and puts the spare one over her head. He pulls down the black visor so she can't see through it.
"Are you sure I can trust you with my bike?" He hears as he revs it up.
"Of course you can, pink-a-boo," He salutes with two fingers even though she can't see it. "Just hold on tight and enjoy the ride."
She does as best as she can holding the crepe and they take off, the wind blowing in her hair.
It takes about 20 minutes or so. She couldn't tell, she still can't see. She just hoped that she would be able to have a good time. Dating...isn't something she does, but she was willing to give Leo a chance to see if she can get used to it. Deep past his flirting, Leo can be pretty genuine and sweet at times...
"Okay, step safely," Leo grins as he helps her off the bike, gripping the arm that's not holding the crepe. His arm is around her waist as she tries to see through the visor, but she can't. "Close your eyes."
"This better be worth it," She sighs slowly and does so.
"Are they closed?"
She only nods and he slowly takes off the helmet, adjusting her bang so that it's neat. He puts the helmet down on the bike and goes back to his spot next to the girl, grinning smugly.
"Okay...open them."
When she does so, she held in a gasp.
The Coney Island sign sits above her, glowing in its glory. "Coney Island...we're going inside Coney Island?!" She covers her mouth in shock, turning to the turtle. "You remembered..."
"I don't know what you're talking about," He smiles confidently and she smiles at him softly. When she mentioned that she would go to Coney Island, she didn't think he'd actually take her there. He unzips the fanny pack and holds up the two tickets. She could already see this going well as they walk inside. Her emerald green eyes take in the sight as Coney Island hasn't changed at all. It's still the same with the happy kids and parents, the mascots, and the boardwalk.
"Are you ready to have fun?" He sweats a bit at the people bumping into them. With this kind of crowd, they could lose each other. Amy feels a slight breeze.
"Kinda chilly out, isn't it?" She asks casually and he nods.
"Yeah. Are you okay? You're not too cold, are you? You are dressed really light, after all," He takes note in her skirt, boots, and the upper half of her open sweater.
"I'm great," She beams at him as someone almost bumps into her. "Really. I couldn't ask for a better place to have a date with you."
He rubs his neck sheepishly at her sincerity.
"If we're hungry, we can get funnel cakes!" Her eyes shine brightly at the thought.
"Funnel cakes?"
"You've never had them?" She asks in slight horror and he shrugs sheepishly. "Oh, that is definitely what we're having. But not now. I wouldn't want you to throw up."
"Yeah..." He mumbles and he takes a hold of her hand. She looks down at their hands in confusion. "Just so we don't lose each other..."
He pulls her forward, not noticing the dusty red on her cheeks. Some people are staring, but only because they recognize them from the tango video from Amy's account. Either way, she didn't seem to care about their looks.
"Oh, why don't we start with this one?" Amy points up to a sign for the tea cups.
"What is this? Is there anything more this piece of junk can do?" Leo asks as once the two are sitting in there. They're moving very slowly, barely spinning even.
"We can make it spin faster," She rolls her eyes at him, amused.
"Yeah, put it to the max or something!" He complains and she laughs, gripping the dashboard.
"Okay then."
Leo hollers in excitement as she makes it go faster, sliding right next to her. Amy's eyes widen as she feels how close he is. "Oh, uh, sorry."
"It's fine," She smiles and when they're done, Leo is excited for another one.
"Oh, that was great! I kinda wanna go again, but let's go try other stuff!" He cheers as she eats a piece of her half-eaten crepe. "Oh, what's that ride over there?"
"Hm?" She glances over to the giant pirate ship and grins.
After they're strapped on, the ship swings back and forth, the two throwing up their arms in excitement. She almost dropped her crepe, but she didn't care. She was...having fun, something she hasn't done since...ever. And she's really grateful that Leo took her here.
"Are you okay?" He asks her once they've stepped off, still holding hands.
"I'm fine!" She insists, smiling. "Let's keep going!"
"Okay," He chuckles at her.
Next they try the Cliff Hanger, which has them in a pair, lying down in a make-shift hang-glider. "Let me know if something is too much, okay?"
"I will!" She tells him honestly, touched at his concern for her. "This is one of my favorites!"
"Then I'm glad we got to ride it together," He smiles at the girl and she beams at him happily.
"I wouldn't have gotten to do it if it wasn't for you. Thank you..."
His heart lit up as he blushes fiercely, looking away. "W-Well, Coney Island is pretty popular..."
She smirks at his reaction and they're lifted slightly into the air as the ride starts. She grips the bars slightly as they start spinning around, as if they're flying around in a circle. They both cheer in excitement at the wind blowing in their faces.
"That was so fun! Better than last time I was here!" Amy grins as she grips his arm and he stiffens at her touch. "Leo?"
She sees him frozen and waves a hand in front of his face. "Are you okay?"
"F-Fine! I'm fine!" He stammers and she tilts her head in confusion.
"You look like you were about to pass out. Was it the ride? I thought you were having fun."
"I am!" He hides his previous expression with a grin.
"Maybe we should play games. We'll go on more rides later," She suggests and he nods slowly. He takes the lead again as he leads her away, the girl staring at him in confusion.
It's like he's a whole different person...not that it's a bad thing, but I don't want him to change just for the sake of today.
"Oh, I can definitely beat this," Leo brags at a shooting game. Amy looks at all the prizes and her eyes widen at the large teddy bear with a black bow tie. "You wanna try?"
"Alright," She grins as she stands next to him. She hands the vendor enough for the both of them. Leo goes first...and he misses the teddy bear by one.
"Tough luck, man. You can always try again. It's only 10 dollars to refill."
"10 dollars?! You trying to rob us, man?!" Leo exclaims in shock. "I thought I could've won you something...Here," He hands the toy gun to the girl. She slowly points the gun...
A few minutes later, Leo is pouting as Amy hugs the teddy bear, having won it. "Are you sure you don't want me to carry your prize for you?" He mumbles and she looks at him.
"I can manage," It's so big that she can barely see past it. Luckily Leo's still holding her hand or she would've gotten lost a long time ago. "It's okay, Leo! I'm sure you'll find something else to win. And besides, it doesn't matter that you didn't win me anything. I'm having the best night ever!"
"I promise, I'll win something for you! It's your favorite place, and I want you to have all the souvenirs you can get!" He says in determination.
"...Okay," She smiles at him. "Just no unicorn onesies."
"One day," He winks at her. "Besides, all animals are adorable, stop teasing me." Except maybe Chewbacon, but he wouldn't dare say that out loud.
"I know. If you like unicorn onesies, it's fine. You don't have to hide that with me," She looks past the bear to grin at him. "And I happen to like unicorns anyway."
He blushes slightly and she looks at the bear with a wide smile. "This bear is so big and warm! So adorable! My cinnamon roll!"
She's acting like a kid in a candy store, but he didn't care. He actually...likes this side of her. She's not worrying about work or her mother. She looks...relaxed and happy. Which is so unlike her, but it doesn't bother him. He'd prefer it if he got to see her childish side more often like tonight. It was pretty cute.
"Anyway, have you noticed some people staring at us?" Leo whispers to her as he glances around.
"Yeah. Probably because of that video of us...dancing..." Amy hides a blush, hiding her face into the back of her bear.
"Have you even seen the video?"
"...I have..." She scratches her nose nervously.
Maybe I shouldn't have brought that up. It's probably personal and making her uncomfortable...
"Let's try another game before we get those funnel cakes," He smiles softly at her. They approach a game where you have to knock over the rocket by shooting tennis balls. Amy pays for only Leo to play so that she won't beat him again. Leo sticks his tongue out.
I have to win this time so that she can have a good experience like she did all those years ago!
He fires several of the tennis balls and grunts when he keeps missing. But finally, finally, at the last tennis ball, he hits the rocket...but it's not knocked over. He groans at this and Amy turns to the vendor in shock.
The words 'you lose' keep appearing in Leo's brain as he reads them.
"Hey, he hit that! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Well, you see how it's not knocked over?" He leans in close to her, smiling widely. His foot is dangerously close to the red button that's actually controlling the rocket. "Sorry for your date, but I guess he's not good enough to win it for ya!"
Her mouth drops open at his attitude over the situation. Her eyes then glance over to Leo, who's sulking.
"I can't do it...I'm not good enough to win you anything, Amy. I'm sorry."
Her eyes then narrow and she shocks Leo as she punches the vendor in the nose, knocking him out.
"Ames...?" He murmurs in confusion at the unconscious man. Amy snatches the big prize, a unicorn, before storming off. Leo looks between the man and then her, racing after the brunette. Her hand is not even bruised. "W-What just happened?"
"That jerk doesn't know worthy when he sees it. I didn't even break a sweat punching him, I hope he gets mutated," She huffs and his eyes widen as he realizes the reason for her action. She...actually thought that he would win...
He just smiles, deciding not to say anything about it. Sure, it was stealing, but by the time he woke up, he wouldn't be able to find them. And he could just replace them anyway...
"This looks interesting," Leo grins as he looks at the funnel cake in front of them. It's decorated with white powder.
"Go ahead and try it!" Amy encourages him as she pays the cashier, both of them walking off. Leo breaks off a piece as they explore the place. He puts the warm doughnut in his mouth and his eyes close in delight.
"Wow, this is great!"
"I'm glad you like them!" Amy smiles and he takes another bite.
"They're kinda like doughnuts. Have you ever tried baking them?"
"Technically, they are doughnuts. And...no. You can't get them as good as these are," Amy points to his plate, breaking off a piece to take a bite herself. "At least, that's how I feel."
"That's not true, anything you make tastes delicious," He denies as he hums at the taste of the doughnut.
"Ha, thanks," Amy laughs at him. Leo puts some on a fork and holds it out to her mouth since she's holding two gift bags and two big prizes. They had stopped at the gift shop first. "Nom!" Amy swallows it from the fork, smacking her lips. "Ah, can't go wrong with powdered sugar."
"You should make some," He tells her honestly, "That way I can just ask you instead of buying them."
"Hardy har har," She retorts at his reasoning. "Maybe. I don't know."
"If you do, I'll help," He winks at her. "We've baked before, we can do it again."
"Sure," She smiles at the offer and he looks away. She mentioned that she hasn't been here for a long time. I wonder if she missed it so much that she tried to go? I never really questioned it until now, huh...a girl who clearly has money to visit, so I never thought it was a big deal.
"Why didn't you come here on your own?" He wonders and she pauses in her bite. "Was that personal? But...tell me."
Amy swallows what was left of her doughnut. "I don't really know. Maybe it was because the last time I was here, it was with my family. And...I didn't want to come here alone to be reminded of that."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be!" She shakes her head rapidly. "I wish I came here sooner, but thanks to you, I'm having fun!" She smiles at him warmly. "So don't worry about it, okay?"
"Right..."
"It gets so dark quickly around this time of year," She looks up at the darkening sky. "Let's wait for the food to settle before we go on another ride."
"You doing okay with everything?" He asks her, taking the unicorn plush.
"Yeah! The bear is fuzzy and warm, so it helps with the chill. You know...I was a bit hesitant about this...date."
"Really?" He asks in amusement and if she could, she'd kick him.
"Shut up. But I'm glad I said yes. And it's really nice being here," She admits slowly. He blushes at her confession and looks away. Maybe...maybe they could do this again...
Later they decide to ride the Ferris wheel, the two saying nothing as they're sitting next to each other. They're looking away from each other, not sure of what to say. The sun is setting as they come to a sudden stop. She glances down to see more people boarding, hugging her bear. Leo glances at her and grins a little at how cute she looks hugging that thing. It was almost like she didn't want to let go of it.
He places his hand on top of hers and she blushes at his warmth, which is probably more than the bear. Slowly, she gains the confidence to link her fingers with his.
Leo stares at her as she's avoiding his gaze, glancing at a piece of paper in his hand. He's held onto it the entire time. He wrote down what to say so that she'll like him more, hoping it would work. He really liked her...
"You are a beautiful, beautiful woman," He finally speaks up smoothly, her eyes widening as she turns to him fully. He glances at the paper near him. "You are the epitome of grace. Feminine, like a flower. You're my best friend."
"Why are you talking like that?" She raises an eyebrow.
"Uh, hold on," He looks away, looking at the paper. "When I'm with you, every day is Valentine's Day." Due to the wind, the paper almost flies out of his hand, but he catches it anyway. "Except the real Valentine's Day, which we will now call Super Valentine's Day."
"What's that in your hand?" She asks suspiciously as she looks at his left arm, tilting her head to try and peek.
"No!" He immediately denies, but she snatches the paper, reading it.
"What all women want to hear? What woman wants to hear stuff like this?" She questions in disbelief. "Is that why you've been acting weird? You're a teenager, you don't need stuff like this. Just do what comes natural, Leo," She crumbles up the paper. "Be yourself, your real self. Not this tacky crap." She throws the paper out into the sky.
He chuckles at her slight rant. "Okay, okay. Point taken. I'll keep that in mind for next time."
"Good." Next time? I hadn't even thought of that. But it would be great to do something like this again...even if it is Leo.
Leo smiles for what seemed like the sixth time, but this time it was needed. She doesn't care how he acts, and accepts him for his real self.
Now if only she'd said that hours ago. He's never gonna live this down.
"Look!" Amy suddenly gasps as she points up to the sky. Pops of color hit his vision and he sees that there's fireworks in the sky. The girl smiles at the beautiful sight. Every Fourth of July, she'd get to light up all kinds of fireworks with her family. That specific memory wasn't going to bring any of them back, but seeing them again...brought her a small touch of hope. Hope that her mother would remember her someday...
Leo stiffens when he feels soft hair touching his shoulder. Amy notices it and looks up at him, pulling away a bit. "S-Sorry."
He tries not to smile as he shakes his head. "It's okay, my lady."
"I-I didn't realize that you'd be uncomfortable with it," She murmurs, slightly cringing. Agh, why did I do that?! I should've asked him first! Gah, for some reason, I'm a stuttering mess all of a sudden.
"No, really. I'm fine. Come here," He smiles and wraps his arm around her, putting her back against his chest. Amy smiles and they continue watching the fireworks.
When Leo arrives back to her place, both of them are grinning. After a few more rides and games, they both agreed to go home as it looked like it was going to rain. He took her advice and wouldn't stop cracking his one-liners. She laughed at every single one, and he couldn't be happier that she wasn't annoyed by them.
Amy holds out her hand as she feels the water droplets hitting them. She quickly puts the souvenirs inside and runs back to her bike, pulling out her umbrella.
"At least it wasn't raining when we were there," She says in relief as she opens it, covering herself with the black umbrella. Leo hesitates as he's still sitting in the driver's seat, not sure if he wanted this night to be over.
"Hey."
He looks up at Amy as she's smiling, holding out her hand. Leo looks between her and her hand, drawn to her gentle smile as the droplets are slowly running down his streaks. She keeps up her smile, as if silently telling him to join her.
Leo slowly steps up to her, standing right in front of her. He takes a hold of her hand. "You know...I've never had fun until tonight. Not like this. Never had time. This whole...date thing...is all new to me..."
He blinks at her, never realizing until now how different she was today. She hadn't laughed as much, or scream in excitement, or snuggle a teddy bear plush like she did. And...despite her rough exterior, she can actually be pretty nice...and sweet.
Suddenly, the umbrella closes, capturing the two inside. They both gasp in shock at the sudden closeness before Leo starts laughing. Amy lifts up the umbrella, giggling herself at how funny it was.
"Heh heh, that'll never get old," She wipes a stray tear away from her eye. She then notices that Leo has been oddly silent for a while as he stares at her.
"...Leo?"
He glances at the umbrella and then at her. His hands slowly move to her shoulders, looking focused.
"M-My lady, may I kiss you?"
"H-Huh?" She squeaks a little at his sudden forwardness, her face turning red. Despite it being unexpected, she actually didn't feel bothered by the request. In fact...she had been thinking about it for a while too.
She looks downwards, occupying her left hand with her skirt. "W-Well..."
Amy peeks up at him and then nods slowly.
He leans forward, gliding his hands to rest on her cheeks. "Are you sure?"
"If I wasn't, I wouldn't have said yes," She points out, smiling weakly.
He stifles a laugh, his thumb stroking her right cheek. They lean in towards each other as she can feel her heartbeat. Their sense of inexperience is ignored as their lips finally meet and their eyes close.
Amy lets out a soft sigh, dropping her umbrella to hug his neck. She can hear the low rumble of his purring as one of his hands runs down her shoulder and to her side. He strokes her back while the other hand combs through her damp hair.
If she could, she'd purr too. She holds the kiss, pulling him closer, receiving a small mewl in response.
She holds back a moan as Leo massages her back gently, any hesitation faded a while ago. He's so gentle, enough to make her melt. His movements are firm and soft.
The kiss itself was not perfect—they are in the rain, after all—but everything else easily makes up for it.
After what feels like forever, yet not long enough, they pull away, still remaining close. Amy takes a moment to breathe before Leo gets weak at the knees, fainting right then and there. She giggles at his reaction and bends down, carrying him to her bike. She takes her keys back and starts up the motorcycle. He must've waited so long if he had to faint at how great the kiss was.
She didn't really see it as a problem if she had to be honest. She finds it adorable.
Not that she'll let it slip...tonight.
Ugh, what time is it? Leo slowly opens his eyes. They widen as he realizes he's in his bedroom. Was it all...just a dream? No, there's no way, because it's past 8, which was when he had his test date with Amy...
Oh no, I never got the confirmation if she wanted to continue...us. She probably won't ever give me a chance again...
His phone buzzes and he looks to see a new message. His hand shakes as he sees that it's from Amy. He clenches his phone as he picks it up, staring at the screen. He stifles a gasp. Her text officially said it all, and changed everything.
Hope you're doing well. I'll see you soon. And Leo?
I don't regret this. I don't regret you. So...I'm saying yes.
Let's continue...whatever this is.
