Wish You Were Sober {Chileon}

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Only a few minutes later, the two were walking out of the dorm building together. Leon, of course, in his same outfit, and Chihiro having changed into just a black skirt, a cute button-up and cardigan. They walked side by side, chatting casually with eachother. 

"Since I didn't ask earlier, you sleep okay?" Leon asks, looking at the girl with a mischevious smile. Chihiro's stomach flipped. "Y-yeah.. you're, comfortable." She says, moving to cover her face with her forearm so he wouldn't see her blush. Leon snickered to himself. "Good, I'm glad." He says, giving her a little wink. That only made her blush more. "Quit doing that." Chihiro whines, amber eyes angled to Leon. "Quit doing what?" Leon cocked an eyebrow, playing dumb. "You know what." Chihiro responds. 

"I don't quite understand what you mean." Leon says, still playing dumb. "The, flirting, or whatever you wanna call it." Chihiro finally says, expression pouty despite Leon only being able to see her eyes. "Awe, but it's so fun seeing you get embarrassed whenever I do it." Leon responds in a teasing tone. Chihiro could only whine once again. "But if you insist, I'll cut back on it." He then says, moving a hand to ruffle her hair. That got a giggle out of the brunette. 

"Leon?" Chihiro spoke, finally moving her arm from her face. Leon hummed and cocked an eyebrow. "Yes?" Chihiro hesitated before speaking. "Why.. do you flirt with me? Do you, actually think I'm like.. cute, or is it out of pity?" The question caught Leon off guard. Out of.. pity? Had this happened before? "No, Chihiro. I wouldn't do that to you. I don't flirt with people I don't find attractive. I promise." Leon stopped walking, turning and grabbing Chihiro's hands. "Has that happened to you before?" 

"N-no... I guess I just never thought someone would flirt with me genuinely." Chihiro responds. That was a lie. She'd had people flirt with her either out of pity or just to get her hopes up only to ghost and break her for as long as she could remember. Leon sighs softly. "Chihiro.. you can tell me." "It's, a lot to get into.. can we talk about it another time?" Chihiro was already starting to regret even bringing it up. What if he ended up not liking her anymore because of it? She couldn't loose him just yet. 

Leon sighed, putting an arm around her shoulders and squeezing gently. "Yeah, we want to have a good day together, right? Let's just.. keep walking." He offers, getting a nod from the girl squished to his side. Leon started to walk again, pulling his arm away. Chihiro was a bit saddened at the loss of the arm but she wouldn't invade. Instead, she folded her arms in front of her and walked next to him. 

"So, did you, have any ideas for what we're gon a do?" Chihiro asks, looking at him and tilting her head. "Not exactly. I mean, I was thinking of, maybe just going to get lunch, maybe shop a little if you wanted." Leon shrugs, glancing away and rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm sure it'll be fun." Chihiro once again gave Leon a warm smile. Already it seemed they forgot about the, past topic that came up. Leon looked at her and smiled back, nodding. 

"Theres a boba shop on the way to the mall. Want to stop there?" Leon suggested as they walked. Chihiro nodded, smiling. "Yeah, lets do that." She says in a cheery tone. Leon nods, leading the way to the shop. Chihiro walked beside him, staying relatively close. She glanced about as they walked without loosing track of or straying away from Leon. Soon enough, they approached the shop. Chihiro's eyes lit up a bit with excitement. The shop looked so cute and quaint. A perfect little place to hang out. 

Chihiro walked up with Leon, who held the door open for her. She thanked him and stepped in. It was a bit chilly inside, making her shiver upon stepping inside. Leon stepped in after, tucking his hands into his jacket pockets. Chihiro held onto her arms as she looked up at the menu, trying to decide what she wanted. She'd had boba before but it'd been a really long time so she wasn't sure. Eventually she settled on the basic milk tea with boba pearls. She glanced to Leon once she'd decided, who'd been patiently waiting next to her. "Ready?" He asks, getting a small nod from Chihiro. 

They steppd up together, Leon gesturing for Chihiro to order first. Anxiety quickly swirled in Chihiro's stomach. She tried to order but was far too quiet for the cashier to hear. Leon at first was slightly frustrated, but upon looking at Chihiro realized her distress. Suddenly he felt bad for making her order her own. He put a hand on her shoulder to get her to stop and look at him. He gave a comforting smile before turning back to the cashier. "She wants a milk tea with boba pearls." He says calmly, glancing back at Chihiro who was smiling again. A relieved smile. Leon shifted his arms around her shoulders and squeezed her to his side before ordering for himself. 

Chihiro was at first embarassed by the fact that she was 19 and still had trouble just ordering something, but Leon showed her patience. She appreciated him a lot for it. They soon got their drinks, stepping to the side for a moment to force their straws into the cup. "I'm gonna go to the bathroom before we head out, you wait here?" Chihiro nodded and watched Leon disappear into the bathrooms across the shop. She leaned against the table they'd set their drinks on, pulling out her phone to just, scroll through social media while she waited.

Leon stepped out several minutes later, looking across and immediately spotting guy standing over an obviously distressed Chihiro. He quickly made his way over, promptly hooking an arm around Chihiro's waist and pulling her to his chest. Up close, it was clear she was on the verge of tears. She didn't need to look up to know it was Leon, his scent and grip was quite distinct. Chihiro latched on, burying her face in his chest. "We gonna have a problem?"