Chapitre 42: Second Date (1)

"No!" I yelled, reaching my hand up and grasping the air. I was forced awake, my back filled with cold sweat, a deep fear penetrated my mind, making me feel helpless.

Father awoke and started rubbing my back. "It's okay. It's okay." He soothed.

I held my ear against Father's chest, counting his heartbeat. "1, 2, 3..." After I counted to 30, I've completely calmed down. Father hugged me, curving around me in a protective manner, while I fell to sleep again.

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Leo arrived early Sunday morning to find me still asleep in my father's arms. I woke up, groggily rubbing my eyes. "What time is it?" I asked in a coarse voice.

"It's 8:00am!" Leo replied.

"Why are you here so early?" I gently placed Father's arms back to his side. Father, who was also forced awake, greeted Leo, "Good morning, Leo." He said gently.

Leo nodded. "Good morning, Uncle! I'm hear to take Hunter out to play!"

Father nodded. He gestured for me to go with Leo.

I headed to my room and grabbed a simple plan white t-shirt, a black blazer and black jeans. After removing my pyjamas and wearing my clothes quickly, I headed downstairs where Leo was waiting. I furrowed my brows. "You're way too early." I protested.

"Mhm. Mom and Dad went to church, but their sounds woke me up. So I decided to head here and hang out with you." Leo explained.

"But you didn't have to wake me up as well."

"C'mon. Family should share the same pain and sorrows!" Leo exclaimed.

I rolled my eyes. "So? Where are we going today?" I asked with impatience.

"I don't know." Leo shrugged. "I decided to let you decide."

I sighed. "Fine, let's head out for breakfast first."

After making breakfast at home for Father, I headed out with Leo to a diner. Leo grabbed a large breakfast with toast, scrambled eggs, 2 hash browns, bacon, sausage, tomatoes and potatoes, along with a glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee.

I simply ordered an eggs benedict with a cup of coffee.

Leo was able to wolf down all his food before I was even finished with mine. He asked the waiter to refill his coffee several times. Then, he waited for me to finish and pay the bill.

Since Leo wanted me to plan for today's date, I simply took Leo to the park. On the large field, I started practicing tai chi. Leo tried to follow my motions, but simply failed and fell to the ground. Then, he simply stared at me and outed.

After an hour, I took Leo to the movie theater. This time, we selected a horror movie. We headed in and sat in the middle of the row at the very back. Leo was slightly excited for some reason. It was a few minutes later that I would find why Leo was acting like that before the movie started.

Whenever there was a scary scene, Leo would act scared and lean towards me, holding my hand and touching me all over. His acting was so fake that I couldn't help but roll my eyes. Leo would lean his head towards me, violently grab my arm and hold my hand. One time he would even try to touch my crotch before I slapped his hand away.

I had to endure Leo's antics for two entire hours. After heading out of the theater, I found myself exhausted while Leo was jumping around, feeling very cheerful.

Leo was already hungry even though he just ate a huge breakfast. We headed to a Japanese restaurant that served ramen and sat down. Leo ordered a traditional tonkotsu ramen, while I ordered a shoyu ramen with gyoza on the side. I also ordered two original flavored Ramune for both of us.

Leo wolfed all the ramen down, yelling, "Delicious!"

He even chugged down all the tonkotsu soup. He then stole several of my gyoza but stopped after my hard stare. "You're eating too much. How do you not get fat?"

"It's my metabolism." Leo grinned. "Besides, we don't get to go out often, so why don't we enjoy it to the fullest?"

I rolled my eyes. "Fine."

After paying for the bill, we headed to an aquarium. Leo was particularly fond with dolphins, so we also watched a dolphin show while inside. Leo hugged my arm and pointed at the dolphins cheerfully while I watched. "Look, Hunter! They're sooo cute! I want to pet them!" Leo shouted.

I simply nodded. I took a glance at Leo's content face and found it hard to look away. I subconsciously poked Leo's nose. Leo shook my finger off and continued watching the dolphins with shining eyes.

Later, Leo begged me to buy a dolphin plushie for him, so I took the largest one and gave it to him. The plushie was as tall as Leo's body. Leo had to use both arms to hug the dolphin in order to carry it with him. Due to the inconvenience, I simply asked the sales clerk to mail the plushie to Leo's house.

Then, we headed up a nearby mountain to hike. The mountain was not that tall, and there were also many paved trails, making it quite easy for most people to walk. Leo, who was not that athletic, was panting while I walked slowly for him to catch up. "Hunter *pant pant* are we *pant* there yet?" Leo asked, trying his hardest to speak and talk at the same time.

"Almost." I nodded. Seeing Leo's complexion, who looked like he was dying, I headed towards him and had him piggyback on my shoulders. I crouched down with my back facing him while he climed up onto my shoulders, his ankle being held by my hands.

I walked quickly to the top of the mountain just in time to see the sunset.

The mountain had a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. The orange-colored sun looked like an egg yolk, it's reflection gleaming from the sea. We sat down on the paved ground next to each other. Leo leaned his head on my shoulder, gazing at the sunset.

"Hunter?" Leo said softly close to my ears.

"Hm?"

"I want you to promise me something." He said gently.

"What it is?" I asked in an annoyed tone.

"Promise me you'll be happy." Leo said.

"What do you mean?"

Leo stared straight into my eyes with a loving gaze, penetrating straight to my soul. I felt very uncomfortable, not knowing what to do with myself.

"Find someone that can live with you happily ever after. I want you to smile every day from the bottom of your heart. Not like how you are now." Leo smiled, but there were tears coming out of his eyes.

I instantly felt very complicated. "I..." I did not know what to say.

"Hunter. Am I able to make you happy?" Leo looked at me pleadingly, expecting a certain answer.

I simply stared at him and sighed. "I don't like doing these things." I thought. "Leo really like making me do things that are annoying."

I grabbed the back of Leo's head and pushed him towards me, giving him a good, hard kiss.

Leo's eyes instantly widened, he was startled, but he felt joy coming from the bottom of his heart.

The kiss lasted for less than five seconds, but it seemed like an entire lifetime. Here, at the top of the mountain, facing the descending sun, I knowingly kissed Leo.

After I released him, I asked in a coarse voice, "Does that answer your question?" I subconsciously made a slight smile.

Leo nodded happily, seemingly content. He felt like he's floating in the sky at that time. His heart was beating rapidly, his breath quickened. "Hunter. I want you." Leo pleaded.

I leaned close and pecked the corner of his lips, stating, "Don't be like this, Leo. We're still minors."

Leo came and hugged me. We stayed in that position for a long time, until the sun fully fell beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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Leo felt tired after hiking for so long, so he fell asleep as I carried him down the mountain. The wind is getting chilly without the sun, so I removed my blazer and placed it on top of Leo's body. I took Leo in the princess carry position, my arm solidly holding Leo tight, not letting him go. With my blazer on top, Leo felt extremely warm, feeling the heat emnating from my body. He peacefully slept until we arrived at a nice restaurant.

I gently placed Leo onto a chair outside the restaurant and woke him up. Then, I headed to the reception to ask for a table for 2 indoors. Leo was still dreaming about the kiss we shared on the mountain, regretful that he did not take a photo, marking the occasion. "But there will be plenty of times in the future." Leo thought to himself.

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