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I've been receiving comments about how relatable it is when Y/N compares herself to Lizzy and I just wanted to say even though you feel insecure sometimes, don't let that get to you. I've also been through this stage where I would compare myself with others(which was why I included these themes in this story) but I realized that I have aspects of my own that I consider to be pretty unique and cool too.

So keep on going! One day, if not already, you'll find people who don't mind and accept the real you! I wish you luck :D

F/N = father's name

M/N = mother's name

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Leon was pacing back and forth in his room nervously. Stopping, he stood in front of the mirror and adjusted his shirt and pants again. He looked okay. At least he thought he did. The nervous boy was dressed in a T-shirt with a long sleeved shirt under and loose-ish pants that went over a bit over his ankles. He had to change over 5 times until Vince became irritated and slapped a pair of outfit and told him to wear it. His sweaty palms clutched onto the flowers and chocolates that was supposedly your favourite according to Lizzy, paranoid he was going to drop it and ruin it.

You, too, took a long time getting ready. This was probably the last time you were going to have fun with Leon. You wore a simple dress with flats. It was after school so it was pretty late when he got here. In the weekday, the amusement park closed down a bit earlier, meaning you had no time to waste. You were eagerly looking out the window when you saw a grey car go down your street and Leon stepped out. It was pretty dark but you managed to see the silhouette of two objects in his hands. Excited, you hopped down the stairs, running to the door before Leon could even ring the doorbell.

"Y/N, didn't I tell you I won't let you go until I get a picture?" Your father turned his head from the television to you. He gave you a mischievous grin that meant he was up to no good.

Standing up, he grabbed the camera which was already prepared on the coffee table and escorted you to the entrance of the house. Your dad, F/N, has been especially excited once he heard where you were going and decided to see you off with your 'date', Leon. Your father fell off the bed when your mother told him when she was getting ready to sleep. It was a miracle! His daughter actually has enough social skills to date...!

"Of course. She got those skills from me!" Was what your mother said at his shock.

Your father shed slight tears of joy. Although he's never been there for you because he was always too busy with work, he has always tried to make it up by spending as much time with you and M/N when not working. Both you and M/N appreciated that. You knew how much he loved you and your mom.

He opened the door, only to be greeted by a fairly puny boy. Your father furrowed his eyebrows. Are you dating a child or is this your date's brother? Clearly, that wasn't the answer when you smiled happily and accepted the flowers and chocolate he bought for you.

"So you're the one who wants to date my daughter... What's your name?" F/N held a hostile tone, crossing his arms and looking down on him. He straightened his back to look taller and more intimidating.

"Dad, please don't ruin this; we only have a few hours." You whined, burying your face in your hands in embarrassment. You didn't want your father to chase off Leon when the date hasn't even started.

"A-ah, it's Leon sir!" Leon puffed out his chest as an attempt to look confidence but his shaky hands gave it all away. You smiled a little even though your face was still flushed with a bit of embarrassment. Leon was so cute!

"Well, what intentions do you have with my daughter, Leon?" Your cringey father narrowed his eyes.

"I just want to t-take her out sir, if that's what your a-asking." Leon gulped, deciding that being honest would help the most.

'My intentions are pure. I think,' Leon reasoned, currently denying the fact that he wanted to lock her up so no one can see her except him.

"Do you plan to marry her one day?" Your full face was red. What was your father even thinking?! You've never hated him so much in your life right now. It was a trick question - any answer would be wrong! You had a sudden urge to just crawl in a hole and shrivel there for the rest of your living days.

"Uhhh...." Yes, he did intend to marry you one day but maybe you shouldn't know. What if you thought he was weird? What if you didn't reciprocate his feelings? What if he's creeped you out to the point you didn't want to hang out with him anymore? That wouldn't be good at all... It meant he would need to use force. He hated using force.

"Daaaaaad, don't ruin this for us," You groaned, "Besides, we're just friends." Even if you wanted to be more.

'Damn, that hurts right in the heart,' Leon's mind halted for a moment. 'She's lying though... I know she is.'

"Okay, okay, fine," F/N raised his hands up in surrender and took his phone out from his pocket. "Just one photo."

He lied. By the time your dad was finished, you already wasted 10 minutes of your precious time with Leon. You dragged Leon away from your dad, pulling him impatiently out the door.

"C'mon, c'mon, we're late already." You puffed out your cheeks in frustration as your father deliberately smiled obliviously at you, waving out the window with a closed eye smile.

"U-uh, bye sir!" Leon waved back as your grip tightened on his arm.

"Ouch!" Leon pulled away a bit, massaging his arms. The wounds underneath still sting from today.

"I'm so sorry, I was just so pressured by my dad and..." You trailed off and looked down in shame, knowing you had injured Leon.

"It's fine, I just have a scratch there, that's all." Leon muttered. You looked at him, before gently grabbing his wrist and lifting his long sleeved shirt.

"A-ah! Don't look!" He quickly pulled his sleeve back but it was already too late - you've already seen it.

"Oh Leon..." Your eyes soften. So that's why he always had sleeves. Red vertical scratch marks were littered all around his arm. Some were white scars, most were healing and others were bloody. It was like someone tried to claw his whole arm off.

"Are you... horrified?" His eyes looked anywhere but you, not wanting to see the expression on your face.

"Of course not. In fact, I'm worried." You took his hand in yours, gently rubbing it in circles.

'An absolute angel. God, I love her so much.' Leon thought, looking at your beautiful face.

"What happened?" You asked, holding his arm up gently.

"I just scratch myself, that's all. It's a bad habit of mine." Leon looked at you, waiting to see how you would react.

"And why do you do that?" You asked softly.

"I just do it when I-I feel nervous or upset." Unconsciously, he reached inside his sleeves and was about to scratch his arms again.

You stopped him. "Well, just try not to do it, okay?"

As gently as possible, you lifted his arm and lifted his sleeve up again, revealing all the nasty scars and current wound he has. You lifted his arm next to your lips and peppered his wounds with kisses. Switching to his other arm, you did the same thing and tenderly planted your lips on each scar, making sure none are left unkissed.

"Is that better?" You smiled.

'I want her so much.' Leon's face was still heated from just now but he cooled down a bit, knowing he needed to get together before he melted into a pile of liquid. "May I have more?" He murmured, looking away from you. He felt really brave today.

You giggled. "Of course you may." You tiptoed and pressed a kiss on his cheek instead. There wasn't an injury but you knew what would happen if you did that. Your shy friend was naturally weak to affection from anyone. You were probably no different to him than Lizzy but he's just so cute!

"Anyways, now we really need to get going!" This time, you grabbed his hand and gently pulled it, as if he was a delicate little butterfly.

When you arrived, there was less people like you expected. Walking to the ticket stand, you took out your wallet and handed the ticket seller enough coins for two people. Leon was embarrassed that you were going to pay for him and so he placed his hand on top of yours and handed the ticket master his own money, also fit for two.

"A gentleman should always pay for the date." Leon stated, remembering what Wikihow said.

"Well, for all you know, I could secretly have a dick," You retorted. The ticket seller was confused, but hesitantly took Leon's money. You pouted - oh well.

"Then I'd be gay." Leon chuckled quietly.

"What?"

"What?"

Unsure of what he just said, you changed the subject by pointing at the cotton candy stand. That was your favourite part of any amusement park. Some sweet delicious cotton candy. "Can we please go get cotton candy first? I love cotton candy. Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?"

"O-okay, let's go." Once you passed the gate, you made your way towards the stand - with a few distractions. The two of you visited souvenir shops and admired the products it sold, ranging from mugs, bottles, keychains to clothes, costumes and more. When you finally got there, the spacious centre area was filled with excited children pulling their parents to where they want to go, some even screaming to an extent. Others were couples or friends taking photos with different monuments or mascots. You and Leon were no different, occasionally taking photos of each other before realising what you wanted to do.

Finally walking towards the stand, you purchased cotton candy for two people. Giving one to Leon, you happily stuffed your face with it. Leon looked at you and saw how much you enjoyed it, plucked out a small piece from his own and ate it. It was very... sugary? You quickly downed yours, by the time he was halfway done you had already finished yours. Plucking one more bit off, he gave the rest to you.

"H-here. You seem like you really like it." You shook your head and pushed the cotton candy back. Leon furrowed his eyebrows. You... don't want something from him... What does that mean? Do you not enjoy it? Was it because he already ate a bit of it? Did he assume too much about you? Was he bad? Is that why you rejected his offers?

You noticed, a bit of anxiousness brewing within you. You sometimes felt like he was a fragile little kid. When you didn't accept what he gave you, his lip would start quivering and his eyes would tear up, no matter how much he says he's not crying. That's why you accept almost everything he gives you gratefully. But sometimes, you need to try to resist. That's why you wanted to try some tricks of your own.

"I'll take it. Do you not like cotton candy?" You looked at him with sad eyes. "Sorry, I thought you would like cotton candy..."

Now it was Leon's turn to become startled. Oh no, he upsetted you didn't he? 'Forgive me for making you sad.' Leon whimpered in his head. "I do! It just looked like you were enjoying the cotton candy so I wanted to give you mine."

Ah shit, your plan backfired. Time to use another trick. "If you like it, then I want you to eat it!"

"But you like it more than me..."

"I already have my own cotton candy. Here," You picked off a piece of fluff from his cotton candy, "Eat."

Leon obediently opened his mouth and ate the cotton candy. The sweet sticky flavour was all around his mouth, but he didn't mind. All he was thinking about was how you just fed him.

'Y/N L/N fed me! She fed me.' Leon happily patted his cheeks. You giggled at his action, feeding him more. He joyfully complied and opened his mouth

After finishing the cotton candy, you walked around the amusement park, chatting about everything and anything. Both of you won games and decided to give it to one another to keep. Leon chose a F/C teddy bear for you while you chose a blue one for him. Both were matching and you decided to buy the cheap matching keychains as well.

"Look, Y/N! A roller coaster!" Leon gasped. He's never been on one before but he's always wanted to. You on the other hand was the opposite. You hated going on roller coasters, especially the 360 degrees one. It was really scary for you but you decided to swallow that fear and go with Leon.

You looked at the roller coaster nervously. It was fucking huge. And it has those loops. Nevertheless, Leon excitedly pulled you towards the ride, getting closer and closer to the front seat of the cart. Both of you lifted your legs as went in, the seat seemingly having a slight indentation from the previous riders' backs. Leon squirmed excitedly like a child when the staff in charge of the roller coaster pulled down the handle-seat-belt-thing that secured you and Leon. You didn't know what it was called. He took your hand in his and squeezed it tightly. All you could do was smile back at him and think:

'Shit.'

The ride started moving. Leon smiled angelically. "Here we go!"

The cart started moving upwards, suspense killing you on the inside and out.

'Fuckfuckfuck what have I don-'

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i think the arm kissing scene was kinda cringey

imagine two teenagers and one girl is just kissing the boy's arms somewhere in the public while you walked pass them ;-;

I've decided that I will make major changes to Vince and Lea's personality as well as Leon's background story. It just doesn't make sense when Vince is suddenly encouraging him go on dates and stuff like that when he abuses Leon at home. Luckily, I only have 6 chapters so I can easily change everything and hopefully it doesn't annoy you guys.

Thanks for reading this book!