After that session in the kitchen Ada shut herself in her room, not even bothering to come out when he called her saying that the dinner is ready.

Where did he do wrong? He wondered, but that seems to be the question that only her could answer. After finishing his dinner alone, Leon put Ada portions in front of her room door. He knocked a few times but there was no answer, so he just shouted that he's leaving her food in front of her room, not knowing what else he should do.

That night he can't sleep, he doesn't even feel sleepy at all. His mind wouldn't stop rewind what had happened. His fingers unconsciously moved and touched his own lips. Well the good thing is that he kissed her and that's actually a step forward, isn't it? But the bad thing is that she seems to be regretting it, something that's pulled them back a hundred steps. He thought about calling Jill or Claire for advice, but what if Ada doesn't even want anybody knows about that kiss?

The lack of sleep plus too much thing in his mind is making his head hurts. He was trying his best to sleep when he faintly hear a sound of door being opened.

Ada?

She's also not sleeping after all.

Leon jumped out from his bed and stepped outside.

Ada is in the living room, her hands grabbing her dinner portion, that's obviously already cold by now. Leon held out his hand towards her.

"What?"

"Your food is cold, how about reheating it first?" Leon answered.

Ada nodded and muttered a really soft thanks as Leon grabbed the food and walked to the kitchen. While waiting for the food to be ready he kept looking to the living room. Ada is still there, sitting in the sofa while hugging her legs. He shrugged off, trying his hardest to avert his attention from the raven haired. He ended up making himself a cup of coffee.

It was really awkward. Well they've been through this sort of awkwardness before, but now this is getting into a new level. There's even a part of him that itching to go back to his room and pretend to sleep or do anything as long as it would put their distance longer. But in the end he keep her company in silence as she eat her dinner, he pretend to be interested in the night view of the city that can be seen from the large window in the room.

Ada put down her empty plate and gulp down the rest of water in her glass before she turns her attention towards him. He took a deep breath before finally speak what's actually in his mind.

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

Ada raised her eyebrows.

"Are you perhaps… In love with someone?" He hesitated a bit in the middle of sentence.

"Hmm~ no."

"Are you dating anyone, right now? You're still single, right?"

Ada let out a small laugh, "I'm currently free of any romantic relationship. Anyway, isn't your order of question a bit odd?"

"You see… There's a possibility that you're in a relationship with someone who you don't love, I would totally feel horrible if you're actually dating someone else" he reasoned, a little smirk formed on the corner of his lips.

"But I'm really glad. Because, I don't regret what happened back then."

Ada looked at him with an unreadable expression. Again Leon avert his gaze away from the girl, hoping that it would help to lessen the bizarre feelings inside him.

"You see, Leon…" She said slowly, "What happened back then, shouldn't have happened."

Her words seem to echo inside his brain. He kept his gaze into the night sky outside the window.

"I am really sorry. For giving you mixed signal. Sorry." Her voice started to break again, Leon couldn't take it anymore so he faced her.

"You should be." That's what he said.

He didn't even think before. Those words just slipped out from his tongue. Just like that. She was right. He really is unfair.

"I know." Her eyes started to get stormy again and she let out a bitter smile, "I'm sorry, for making you the victim in this mess. I can't say anything else, so…"

She gulped before looking straight into his eyes.

"So, I understand if you don't want to attend that gala with me."

Leon stared at her in disbelief. He never thought that she would ever let him do that, despite everything that happened. Somehow he feel like this whole thing isn't just about the gala.

Suddenly his sleep deprived brain started to work its way to help him understand.

Perhaps, Ada actually needs someone. But rather than someone to fall in love with, she needs someone who she could depend on, someone that'd help her to solve the puzzle around her. Because that look on her face that sometimes appears and bugged him, is the look of someone who's lost.

And if that's what she needs now, that's what he'll be.

"No. It's fine. Unless you don't want me to?" He asked.

Ada shook her head.

"I'd love to." Leon smiled.

Both of them stay in silence once more, getting dragged into their own thoughts. Leon realized that now is probably the perfect time if he really want to let out what's in his mind.

"You know, tomorrow I'll act like nothing ever happened. I'll treat you like my usual charming self. Even so," he started to say what's in his mind.

Ada raised her eyebrows as a signal for him to continue. Maybe the lack of sleep started to take its toll on him, but he know that he can't take back what he just said. He won't. So Leon continued.

"Even so, I still am not regretting what had happened between us. That's why, "he gulped down the anxiousness that starting to form.

"That's why I will still be here. If being your date in that gala is all you want me to be, I'll do it. I'll be whatever it is that you want me to be. Until the time you're finally able to return what I feel towards you."

"I see. Whatever then, good night, Leon." She replied softly, her lips forming her usual coy smile that doesn't reach her eyes. Ada stood up and goes back to her room.

XOXOXOXO

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