"Who the hell cooked this ? The steak's a bit tough."
Levi pierces a knife through the expensive piece of steak on his plate, sitting across from him, his secretary of course. He decides to eat dinner at one of the restaurants in the amusement park.
The two sit facing each other. (Y/n), who notices the unpleasant look on her boss' face, is quick to offer her act of service, "Should I call the chef, Mr. Ackerman ?"
"No. Just enjoy your dinner." He glares at her.
After cursing some profanities here and there, Levi manages to cut up his steak into neat and tiny pieces. Then he takes (Y/n)'s serving and switches it with his that he just cut up.
His unexpected action takes (Y/n) by surprise.
"You'll find it hard to cut the steak. Eat up."
(Y/n) smiled, "thank you, sir." Then she leans forward towards him just a little, "If I knew we would be coming here, I would've dressed properly."
"Don't give a shit about that. Besides, there's no one else here."
The secretary allows a small frown to appear on her face as she glances around, "you're right.. It's really just us two." She then calmly sips on a glass of water.
"Yes, because I rented out the place."
(Y/n) accidentally spits some water back into her glass out of surprise and coughs.
"Tch, disgusting." The man across the table reaches out his hand and wipes her mouth with a napkin, earning a more shocked reaction from her, "you gotta learn some table manners, brat."
She's still gaping her mouth like a fish out of the water, "I..I.." (Y/n) clears her throat, "what exactly is happening today ? What's with.. all of this sudden.. treatment ?"
"Nothing much." He replied, "Just realized that I never properly thanked you after all your long service. It's a gift from me to show my gratitude to you for all these years."
'Tch.. thank fuck I memorized the script..'
(Y/n)'s at loss of words. So instead of working her brain off to find out about her boss' weird behavior, she glances at the Merry-Go-Round through the restaurant's window. Unaware of Levi's eyes observing her.
"Is it still not enough, after those seven rides ?" He asked, twirling the knife in his hand.
She shook her head, "It's not about that, sir. I think it was about where the Merry-Go-Round is.. My old house.... You see, this used to be a residential area that got developed and I used to live there. I think the Merry-Go-Round is where my house was."
Levi nods, as a sign that he's listening, "Well..."
He begins to tell a tiny part of his past. How he was raised by his mother in the underground until his uncle came and got them out of there. Giving him and his mother a normal life people deserve.
The two lost track of time.
"Shit, it's late." Levi glances at his watch.
(Y/n)'s head perked up, "Oh, let me drive you home-"
"No. We have somewhere else to go. Just finish your dinner first."
---- Later ----
"Wow, it's..."
Levi hummed in a bored questioning manner, "beautiful ?"
"...it's actually really chilly, sir."
The two are embarking on a ride.
On a private yacht cruise, in the middle of a coast near the city to be exact.
He nods in agreement upon feeling a cold breeze brushing against his pale cheeks, "It is." From the corner of his eyes, he sees (Y/n) fumbling with her tiny bag that she brought, pulling out a (f/c) scarf. Levi quickly raises a hand, "No. I don't need your scarf, it's not my taste-"
"It's..actually for myself sir." She smiled before wrapping the soft fabric around her neck.
The man coughs awkwardly, feeling ashamed for mistaking her actions. He then checks his watch,
'tch.. damn brats, they better not be late or else I'll..'
Just in time, bursts of fireworks start to erupt in the sky. A perfect view from the yacht cruise. (Y/n)'s eyes almost immediately widens in happiness like a child, "Woah ! There must be some kind of event going on tonight, sir ! Oh my god it's really beautiful !! We're so lucky to be in perfect timing !"
"No. I prepared all of this."
She turns to him, not believing a single word, "Pardon ?"
"I told you, it's a gift from me." He deadpanned.
(Y/n) laughs, "now now don't be cocky sir, you clearly won't do all of this. But hey, don't your think it's pretty ?"
Levi eyed the woman beside him who's busy staring at the fireworks while gripping the railing in excitement, sparks of colorful fireworks reflected in her eyes.
"Very pretty indeed.."
A few seconds later, (Y/n) felt a blazer with a familiar scent draped on her shoulder.
The secretary quickly turns to him, "Sir, please don't put your blazer on me, due to this cold temperature, you might catch a cold-"
"Didn't you just say that it's very chilly ? That damn scarf is too thin."
Still baffled by his actions, she nods, "T-thank you, Mr. Ackerman."
------------- Later on the ride back home -----------
With his secretary sitting beside him, Levi's speeding through the street with his car that costs a billion.
Everything was fine until...
"Oh shit.."
Levi heard his secretary murmuring a curse under her breath.
"I'm so sorry Mr. Ackerman," (Y/n) quickly takes off Levi's blazer from her, "here, your blazer sir. Do you want me to wash it before-"
"No. Just throw it away or use it to cover yourself up. I've got plenty."
She settles and folds the expensive fabric on her lap, "...alright. Anyways, thank you for tonight sir. I really had a great time. Thanks to you, all my wishes came true this evening."
"Tch, of course."
"Pardon ?"
Levi shifts his eyes towards her before going back to set his eyes on the roads again, trying his best not to smirk.
Upon feeling a sudden change of atmosphere in the car, (Y/n) frowns.
And that's when her eyes go wide..
She just realized...
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1. Write down the place you'd like to go to.
Answer = Amusement park
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--- Flashback ---
"Closed ?"
Levi raises his thin eyebrows,
"It's not a damn problem when you have the free pass right here," he pointed himself before turning to walk away.
--- End of flashback ---
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2. Write down the things you want to do.
Answer = Watching fireworks.
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--- Flashback ---
"Woah ! There must be some kind of event going on tonight, sir ! Oh my god it's really beautiful !! We're so lucky to be in perfect timing !"
"No. I prepared all of this."
--- End of Flashback ---
(Y/n) frowns deeply upon putting the two and two together.
'The amusement park, and the fireworks... Don't tell me..' she swiftly turns to her boss, who's still busy driving.
In short, the two arrived in front of (Y/n)'s apartment.
"Thank you for taking me home, Mr. Ackerman. But uh... sir, could it be that you-"
"Hold up brat. I have something for you." He struts to the car luggage.
A frown appears again on her face.
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3. Write down the gifts you'd like to receive.
Answer = A stuffed toy.
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"Mr. Ackerman... Don't tell me there's a big stuffed toy in there.."
"You're right. There is." Levi flatly revealed the truth, "it's a gift from me to you, for working hard like a cow."
Then the short, cold, and emotionless man pulls out a big ass cow stuffed toy from the car luggage and brings it towards her. (Y/n) couldn't help but let out a defeated laugh.
"I did think that was a strange customer survey.." She wheezes, referring to the survey she received when she had dinner with her friends.
Levi's head popped out from behind the huge stuffed toy, "J-just take it brat."
"Well then, thank you sir."
"Tch, don't mention it."
"You know that you're completely mistaken if you thought I'd say, 'I'll work for you forever', with just this, right ?" (Y/n) told him, with a rather sarcastic smile on her face.
"..."
"Anyways, thank you for tonight-"
The woman was about to make her way inside the apartment when a hand perches on her shoulder, "Who said you could go ? I've got one more thing."
'Huh ? What else did I write on that weird ass survey-'
Her eyes widen.
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3. Write down the gifts you'd like to receive.
Answer = A stuffed toy.
....And a romantic kiss in front of the door.
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'Shit.. I forgot I wrote two answers..'
She inhales deeply to the point a fly could be sucked into her nostrils.
Before she knows it, Levi already bent down his head to meet hers.
He gets closer. He closes his eyes..
And closer..
And..
*Bonk*
And their lips never met.
The pair of steel blue eyes opened in surprise when he found himself kissing a stuffed toy that (Y/n) had quickly shoved in between them so that she wouldn't have to kiss him. The secretary giggles in amusement upon seeing Levi's shocked face.
"Nice try, Mr. Ackerman. Anyways, good night !" She laughs wholeheartedly while entering her apartment.
He silently watches her go away.
'..she's indeed a tough cookie..'