𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑| 𝐋.𝐂.

9: First kiss

"That's exactly my point. We're not like them. I'm going to their clubhouse to see if they need help. Are you guys coming?" Leo says and I look up at him.

He then scoffs, walking off.

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"Let me guess, the Eagles didn't let you in." I say, taking a seat across from him in the cafeteria.

"Of course not. But I did talk to Sophie." He says, sliding an apple to me.

"And?" I say, spinning the apple around.

"They found a taser barb in Daniel's leg." He says, leaning his arms against the table.

"That's awful. How did it get there?" I ask, my face dropping.

"I don't know." He shrugs.

"Do you think that has to do with what the FBI was looking for?" I ask him.

"Kind of a coincidence, don't you think?" He says.

"Okay, Leo, but it's his problem now." I say, leaning back into the chair.

"Do you realize what'll happen if the FBI finds out that Daniel's connected to all this?" Leo says.

"What?"

"It'll mean a criminal investigation. Louis will have to kick him out of the school." He says.

"So? That's good news. He makes my blood boils." I scoff.

"I don't know. It's bad for the Greenhouse." He shrugs at me.

"Come on." I blurt out, getting up form my seat.

"Where are we going?" He asks as he takes my hand that I held out.

"Follow me." I chirp as I look back at him with a smirk as he playfully looks up at the ceiling.

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"Someone once told me that the best way to let out anger, is to play music." I say, letting go of his hand as I give him his guitar.

"Do I look angry?" Leo asks, shrugging me.

"You kinda do." I nod at him and he chuckles.

I then turn on the amp, making sure everything is connected properly.

"C'mon, play something for me." I tell him.

"Says the guitar fanatic." Leo says and I scoff, shaking my head.

"Just shut and play. Please?" I says, giving him puppy dog eyes and he smirks at me.

He then starts to play and the volume increases as Leo plays a different chord.

"Yes! Louder! Whoo!" I exclaim, taking a seat on the couch and he stops playing.

"Okay, maybe I was a little angry." Leo admits.

"You think?" I say, chuckling.

He then takes a seat on the stool across from me and starts to sing.

Wow, he has a pretty good voice.

We are then interrupted by the sound of my Louie going off.

"Hey, Daniel woke up." I tell him, reading off my screen.

"That's good." Leo nods.

"Sophie blogged that the doctor says he's out of danger." I say and he sighs, nodding.

I furrow my eyebrows in confusion as I notice Leo just staring down at his guitar.

"So, what's your deal with Daniel?" I ask, taking the guitar from him.

"What deal?" He asks, walking over to amp, unplugging it.

"You know." I say, trailing off.

"We both have a job to be the best. And often it comes at each other's expense. I respect him." He says.

"Wow, look who's all mushy now." I joke and he chuckles and I stand up and give him the guitar to pack up.

"Okay, don't get me wrong, I can't stand the guy." Leo says.

"But you care about him. And I think it's great that you feel that way." I say, finishing his sentence.

"It's just that I want to keep beating him cause he's a worthy opponent, you know? It's completely professional." Leo tells me.

"Yeah, totally. I mean you hate him so much that you kind of like him." I scoff at him.

"Will you stop it?" He huffs and I grin as I sense a little smile creeping up on his face as he puts a few things away.

"Look, I just want you to admit that you're not only sensitive, but you're also nice." I grimace at him.

"Nice? Now you're just getting carried away." Leo says, walking toward me.

"Says the one who's head is too big for their body." I say, getting up from the couch, crossing my arms.

"You know, I was debating on saying this to you but now I'm not. You're such a smartass." Leo says, shaking his head.

"Smarter than you." I joke.

"I believe that." He nods, scoffing at me.

We end up sharing a laugh as we stare into each other's eyes.

The laughter soon dies down and silence fills the room.

I notice his gaze on me and I bravely walk closer to him, making our faces only centimeter apart.

I put my hands on his face and kiss him and after a second, he kisses back but I quickly pull away once I realize what I had done.

"Why'd you stop?" Leo breathes as he pulls me closer to him.

We continue to kiss as the butterflies erupt over and over again in my stomach.

Shocker, I like Leo.