I'm a bit reluctant on posting this one...

I'm sorry i said i would update yesterday but I updated today T-T I was binge watching Hunter x Hunter.

Thank you to all your supportive comments. I see frequent commenters, positive ones and ones that give me feedback! Thank you so much<3

I've received feedback to use indents and I found a tool for indents on Quotev but when I wrote the second line (on the same paragraph) it's still on the space if you get what i mean?

like:

"Hello," The author said. "I'm just using random words to fill up this space so it can go to the second line on my device. On my device, the second line is still on the indent. I tried decreasing the indent but it decreased the indent on the first line as well. Do you see it like that too? And do you have any solutions? For now, I'm going to use spaces as indents."

I also don't know how large an indent should be ;-;

f/f = favourite fruit

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'Agatha... Agatha's Antiques... How could I have missed that!' Leon thought about how stupid he was. But that's probably just a coincidence.

A few minutes prior when Leon realized you were gone, he started looking around for you nearby and left Lizzy all alone. Finally, he saw you through Agatha's Antiques. He stood outside and watched through the window for a moment, watching you intently while you listened to an old lady. He went in after you snapped out of your trance. There he found Agatha and you chatting like old friends.

He looked around the room in wonder, seeing things he's never really seen before. What caught his eye, just like you, was the pocket watch and a knife next to it. But unlike you, he didn't voice his interests out and instead focused on what you were doing as of now.

"Oh I know you... You're the one who bought pads for your girlfriend, no? Wait... Oh my, is this your girlfriend?" Agatha smiled knowingly, as if reminiscing her past. "I remember when I was in love..."

"U-Uh, we're not actually-" Leon tried to interrupt her, but no one dares to interrupt an old lady when she was speaking. No one.

"Your boyfriend is very clueless, you know? I had to help him get pads." Agatha chuckled. You laughed in response, looking at Leon who blushed in embarrassment. That was meant to be a never-to-be-spoken moment!

"He only helped me because I was in pain. Plus, like Leon said, we're-"

"Leon, Y/N! Where are you?" Lizzy yelled from outside the shop. You, Leon and Agatha turned towards the source of the voice. It seems Lizzy has finally noticed that her friends weren't with her. Her arms were full of shopping bags you assumed to be from Gucci and the previous stores the three of you went to.

"Our friend is calling us. I guess it's our time to go," You smiled at Agatha, "I'll make sure to come again!"

"Okay, dear! If you or your friends ever want to hear more stories, I'll be here." Agatha waved at you. You and Leon left the shop. Or at least you thought he did.

He actually stayed behind to talk to Agatha. "How much is that pocket watch and knife?" Leon wanted to give it to you as a present since it caught his eye. He knew he isn't supposed to use a lot of his money but just this once.

The old lady nibbled her lip. "Are you sure? It has a very dark story to it."

"Uh, that's fine, I just want to know how much it costs..." Leon mumbled. He didn't really care about stories and curses so it didn't matter as long as the price was low.

"Well, the total price was originally thirty dollars but I can give you a small discount because you're a very polite young man. Twenty seven dollars, how about it?"

"Make it twenty."

"Twenty five."

"Twenty one."

"Deal. Pleasure doing business with you, Leon." Agatha took the pocket watch and packed it neatly in a paper bag while Leon took out a twenty dollar bill and a coin.

"In separate bags, please," Leon added as an afterthought. Agatha happily complied, humming whilst she opened another paper bag.

'I got a pocket watch for thirty percent off. Nice.' Leon cheered. Still, he should be careful on spending his limited money, even though Leon wanted to spoil you rotten.

"Leon!" You were calling him now.

"C-coming!" Agatha handed him the paper bags and he ran out to his friends, not before thanking her of course.

"What took you so long?" Lizzy huffed, tapping her foot impatiently.

"Sorry, I just bought something."

You and Lizzy looked at the paper bag and Lizzy scoffed on the inside.

'Looks like some poor kid's lunch.' Oh wait, Leon was poor.

Lizzy glanced at her watch. "Well I guess our shopping trip is over, I already bought everything I want. Wanna leave?"

"Sure." You had nothing to do anyways since you didn't really need to shop.

"Okay." Leon wanted to go home with you, holding hands with you again. He also wanted to give you the pocket watch. Hopefully you liked it.

Lizzy went off on her own, her chauffeur picking her up while you and Leon walked home. You had assumed that Leon was walking the same way as when the both of you came here, the route that passed your house. Leon was itching to hold your hand but you didn't show any sign of the cold. It was only colder around morning and night, which was why you weren't as cold. Right now was probably the highest temperature of the day. Just his luck.

It felt quick as you and Leon walked to your house. Leon was extremely disappointed when you were about to open your gates and just go home.

"W-wait!" Agh, he almost forgot his gift!

"Hmm?" Your turned around.

"Uhm... This caught my eye so... i-i-it's for you!" Leon started blushing really hard.

'Y/N... Notice me please! Appreciate the bold moves I've made and the things I have said. I love you!' If Leon was a dog, he'd be pawing your thigh, his tail wagging side to side.

You smiled, touched that he'd buy something for you. Receiving gifts was something that was rare to you. You promised to yourself that you would get him something back in the future.

"Thank you!" You grabbed the paper bag with both hands, your fingers accidentally brushing his in the process. He squeaked, quickly letting go of the present. If he wasn't red already, he would be by now. His face was already as red as it can be to the point it can't be red anymore.

"A-anyways I-I'm gonna go n-now. B-bye..." He quickly ran off again.

'Oh my gosh I just gave something to Y/N! I wonder what she'll think about it...' Leon was walking now, almost reaching his home. He couldn't stop thinking about your reaction. Well, he'll find out tomorrow, since it was a school day. As for the knife, he'll find other uses for it.

'Leon's so cute as usual! Anyways, what did he get me?' You eagerly opened the paper bag, seeing a small blue box, wide enough to fit a potato chip inside and big enough to put a watch in. Lifting the box cover, you saw the exact pocket watch from the story Agatha told you. You didn't know how to feel.

"Out of all the antiques in the shop, you chose this...." You nervously laughed. Still, it's the thoughts that count.

You were different from Leon and partly believed curses and somewhat magical objects. But since this was a gift from Leon, you couldn't refuse; not out of politeness but the fact you were touched he even gave you a present. In fact, you were extremely giddy that he gifted you with something.

"I'll use it until I forget it," You promised yourself. Normally, people- meaning your parents- would gift you with a pen or something similar so you could use it in the future. But a pocket watch was old fashioned and because technology has advanced so far already, you always had a watch or your phone to check the time which was way easier. The pocket watch didn't even have a chain, meaning it might drop from your clumsy fingers.

In the end, you decided to keep it on your desk for decorative purposes as well as convenience. Since the clock was always behind you when you did your homework, you'd have to twist your body to check the time. But if you placed the pocket watch against the stand, it would be really easy just to look up at the pocket watch and check the time then.

"I'm a goddamn genius," You said to yourself smugly, in a joking way.

"The only genius here is your dad, who decided to order takeout once he almost burned the kitchen twice trying to make me dinner while I was sick." Your mother commented, slipping into your room without notice. You could sense she came upstairs to your room to make you eat your daily dose of fruits. "It's good for shitting!" She said.

You were correct. M/N placed a large plate of fruits on your desk; it seemed she gave you a generous amount of F/F today, making you smile at her.

"Thanks, mom."

"No problemo."

Since you still had a few hours to spare before you went to bed, you decided to go on your laptop and check the post Lizzy posted earlier today. Opening Instagram, your eyes widened at how many likes it has gotten already. You read the caption, '-They're so much more prettier than me, right?"

Of course that's not true! Lizzy is like THE PRETTIEST girl in your trio, no, her class. You admired the way she composes herself and her ability to remain modest even after all that. You scrolled further down to check the comments.

OMG thats so wrong. your like way more beautiful <3

lol what a joke. its obvious that youre way better than them lmao. your eyes alone outshine your friend's dull e/c eyes.

Amazing as always~! :3

Hmmmm the boy is kinda cute. the girl next to you? not so much. no offense lol

Hey, isn't it kinda rude to compare your friends with yourself? You have more followers unlike them (I've checked) so obviously everyone would say you're prettier since this IS your account. Maybe don't compare other people? Not trying to look for a fight.

Lizzy, you should collab with other beauty gurus. That'll help you become more popular ;)

Lizzzyyyyyyyy is that your new boyfriend? he's pretty hot. i'd let him #### me over any day <333

the girl next to you is pretty. but she'll never be as beautiful and angelic as you tho ^^

i wish i was there with you T-T

Ha as if someone else would ever be as aesthetically pleasing as you. the two people beside you-

You slammed the laptop shut. You weren't crying, but your face was heating up in embarrassment. Did you look that bad? Unconsciously, you touched your face. Maybe you should put on more makeup like Lizzy. Getting up, you went to check yourself in the mirror. You looked as you normally would with your E/C eyes, S/C skin and H/C hair. You thought that it was okay to look like this, and that nobody would judge you.

There will always be people who judge.

"I guess there's no harm in putting on makeup..." You said reluctantly, pulling out a drawer filled with makeup you rarely use. There wasn't much in the drawer other than a makeup remover, concealer, foundation, eyeliner, mascara, a brow pencil, lipstick and blush.

'Let's begin practicing then.' And so, you spent the rest of the night practicing different techniques to apply makeup on your face through YouTube videos. There were times your mascara clumped together. There were times you put on too much blush. There were times where you made your eyebrows too wonky. There were also times you would pathetically fail using the eyeliner. But through lots of trial and error, you finally perfected different techniques of makeup on your face. You yawned a bit, stretching your arms and legs.

'I need to wake up tomorrow to do my makeup too.' You forgot about that. Well, a little less sleep probably won't hurt anyone right?

The next morning, you immediately woke up and got ready. Doing your makeup went smoothly, as the skills you learned before were still fresh in your mind from yesterday. It took around twenty minutes to get it done, which wasn't bad since you were a beginner. Honestly, it didn't look very different from you real face. Because of the lack of makeup products, you were only able to do somethings. You skin look lighter, your eyebrows look thicker, you had a bit of blush on and a bit of mascara.

A car honked loudly outside. That was your cue! You briskly took your backpack and put on your shoes before you headed off. Opening the car door, you sat on the front seat with Lizzy.

"Hey Y/N- Oh. Wow! You look better than normal! What's the occasion?" Lizzy looked at you with curiosity.

"Just wanted to try new things." You shrugged, hiding the fact that you were actually insecure because of her followers. You looked at Leon to see what he would think. To your dismay, his faced displayed no emotion like he usually did.

"Oh." Was all he responded with.

You frowned. Did he not like your new look? Personally, you thought you looked pretty. That's what makeup does to you, isn't it?

"I almost forgot! Leon, I'd like to thank you for the stunning pocket watch you gave me." You beamed, hoping to make Leon feel better, or show a little bit of emotions.

"O-oh, I-I-I-It was nothing." Leon's ears grew red as light pink dusted his cheek. Normally, you thought his whole face would be red. Was that a triple stutter? You raised an eyebrow. Despite your musing, you meant every word you had said before.

You guys arrived to school before you knew it. Classes generally passed fast despite the boring subjects. Leon seemed to be a bit aloof to you during this time which made you a bit upset. You wanted to reach out to Leon but you wanted to discuss matters with Lizzy first.

As of now, you could see that Lizzy was talking to another set of friends she has. The type that throws parties, gets drunk and do other things you didn't want to know about. They weren't all bad people, they were just... a bit too wild for you. You walked up to them

"Uhm, Lizzy...?" You shyly tapped her shoulder. You don't even feel like a friend to her anymore. She turned her head and smiled at you.

"What do you want?"

"Can we talk for a moment, please? Alone."

Lizzy bit her lip. She didn't expect you to confront her so quickly. During the past few weeks, your best friend secretly grew to be envious of you every day. Why do you look so happy with your family? Why aren't you conscious of your ugly laugh? What do you have that she doesn't? Why doesn't Leon love her yet?

Why haven't you accepted that SHE is the better one? Normally, people would be entirely submissive by now.

With these negative thought filling her, your best friend began to slowly despise your existence each day....

'I guess we'll have to resort to plan B...' She smirked.

"Of course! Just let me grab my things."

Lizzy followed you to a private corner of the school. It was isolated because everyone was at lunch.

"Uh.... I'm here to talk about two things." You listed them out, "One, is the Instagram post and two, is the way you've been treating me recently."

"What about it?" Acting clueless is the best way to go if Lizzy wanted to follow her plans through.

"I guess the post that you made yesterday that compared me to you made me pretty insecure..."

"Ohhhh... So that's why you have makeup on..." That comment hit you right in the guts. Ouch.

"What I'm trying to say is I don't really l-like it. If you are making a post, can you maybe not compare me and you next time? You know I'm not really as attractive as you..." You fiddled with your fingers nervously.

"I'm SO soz. I didn't know what I was thinking! I must've made you feel horrible." Lizzy feigned a guilty look.

"Yeah, you did." Her eyebrows twitched. Shouldn't you be apologizing by now?

"Well, I promise not to do that again, now I'll go back to my friends now..." She turned quickly and attempted to strut away but you quickly grabbed her sleeve.

"Wait. I'm not done yet. As I was saying, I also don't like the way you've been treating me recently."

"Oh? And why is that?"

"If you don't wanna be my friend you can tell me you know..." You played with your shirt a bit nervously. You still had Leon. You think.

"Why would I ever not want to be you friend?" Lizzy tilted her head.

"Dunno, just feel like you've been ignoring me lately and excluding me from certain things." You shrugged in an nonchalant manner. But on the inside, it was actually a pretty big deal since you've been friends for a long time.

"I wasn't even aware! I'm, like, SO sorry. Please please please forgive me?" She pouted, giving her puppy eyes.

"Er... I guess, just try not to do that a-again, or like become more aware of how you're treating me." You felt like she was a bit insincere but it's fine as long she doesn't do it again.

"Anyways, I'm going back to my friends now, bye!" Lizzy ran off before you could say a word.

"....Bye?"

Little did you know, a certain brown haired shy boy was watching from behind the vending machine.

'I guess I gotta go to class now... Hopefully Leon didn't spend all his time alone at lunch. I'll apologize for that later.' You shoved your hands into your pocket and head to class.

For you, the final period was always either one of the fastest, or one of the slowest. In this case, time passed pretty slowly. All you could do is listen to Mr. Davis drone on and on about maths and try not to fall asleep while taking notes. Sasha was in the same situation as well.

"All right, class! It's finally time to go home now so off you go." Mr. Davis shooed us out enthusiastically. He seemed more energetic than he was when teaching this class.

Fortunately for you, Leon was already waiting outside of your classroom so you didn't need to find him alone. He had his arms wrapped around his maths textbook tightly as he stared at you timidly.

"Leon...? Can I talk to you for a moment?" Leon nodded. The two of you went outside of the school since classes were over and walked until the two of you were under an oak tree alone.

"What is it?"

"Well, you seem a bit upset at me today... Is there a reason why?" You looked away, hopefully the reason wasn't because of your makeup.

"Why'd you p-put on makeup?" He asked quietly. You began getting flustered and started waving your hands all over the place.