Be Yourself and Enjoy Life (Bolt)

Leon took the hit on the head and had the most confused look on his face as Adelene started to walk off. Shit did that really bother her that much? Leon sighed and stared at the floor for a bit. Well there went the good mood. The normal smile on his face turned into one of sadness as he looked back up as Adelene said she was getting the drinks. A simple nod was all he gave as he returned to looking at the noodles.

"Well....Man there went that motivation. Well let's see if I can pick this back up. Let's see a couple bags of these.... There's the base sauce... Maybe I should make our own sauce. I dunno, christ."

Leon placed the jar of pasta sauce in the cart along with a few bags of spaghetti noodles, placing other ingredients he would need to make the pasta. Slowly he walked while the image of an angry Adelene kept filling his head. Well it certainly was strange as very few people had this effect. Why was this different?

As he walked by Leon grabbed a few spice add ins for the sauce along with extra ingredients he needed in the isle before walking towards the produce. Arriving he starts looking at the tomatoes and begins to go through them, looking for ones that would work great for the pasta. Maybe if he made the meal excellent she wouldn't be mad anymore.

Finding a few tomatoes that fit what he needed Leon pushed the cart towards the peppers and stopped for a moment. How hot were they making this? He knew it would be spicy but didn't know what peppers would make it spicier or find the right medium. Mentally saying "fuck it" Leon grabs a few red and green peppers. He could make due with this.

Leon started walking towards where the drink isle was. He had to apologize to Adelene at the very least and try to make it up. He didn't like upsetting people in general but few bothered him this much. Maybe that was what it was like to have an actual friend.

Leon grew closer to the drink isle and started muttering under his breath as he practiced how he would apologize to Adelene. He made her upset and would make up for it. Just didn't know how yet, though a great lunch would be a start.

Leon was confused for a moment. Wait, she was apologizing? But wasn't he the one who did something wrong? Scratching the back of his head Leon looked down at the floor before looking back up at Adelene with half of his smile back.

"Shouldn't I be the one apologizing? Bah I'm being an idiot. Know what? We're both idiots."

Leon let out a small chuckle as he spoke, his smile slowly returning a bit. He did feel bad still, but he could tell it was bothering Adelene a lot. He didn't want to be the cause of their lunch being ruined. Seeing her look at him like that made Leon decide to do something funny to make the mood better.

"I gotta say you have quite the force behind that! My dear Adelene I think you might have the power to pierce the heavens!"

Leon let go of the cart and struck a pose with his right fist in the air not caring if he made a fool of himself. He had to admit that even he watched anime now and then and that his favorite character had quite the lines and was one hell of a leader. Someone Leon actually took after when he was aloof.

"So Adelene! Let us go make the lunch that shall make us sing songs of delight! A meal that will break our minds! Fill our stomachs! And....Well lost the adlib there."

Returning to leaning on the cart Leon was chuckling at his own display. Well if that didn't change the mood he was, at this point, an idiot. He didn't care, long as he got a pleasant reaction from Adelene, embarrassing himself like that would be worth it.

"....Too much?"

"Cooking Sherry? Well I can buy it but dunno if I'd use it. Otherwise we're good to go."

Leon steered towards the wine isle and looks through. He finds one he could still use and drink if they felt like it. Though he might not drink some since he didn't know Adelene's age. Wasn't anything special, just a red wine he had drank with his parents before.

Steering the cart towards the pay line Leon kept laughing. Well it worked and things were better. Only one thing left for them to do. Well two, one involved paying. One idea hit Leon though as the cashier was scanning their items. Were they going to carry this stuff all the way to school?

"So I just realized we didn't really think of a to get these back. I could get us a ride if we need to so we're not carrying all of this back."

Pulling out his wallet Leon shows his ID and hands over enough cash to cover the ingredients and took his change, placing it back into his pocket and grabbing a few of the bags, leaving most of the lighter stuff for Adelene to help with so she didn't feel like she wasn't helping out.

"Unless you want to head back to my my place. Don't know if they'd allow even cooking wine on the academy property. Or your dorm. Whichever feels more comfortable for you."

"Didn't think of a taxi. Would be a good idea to hail one."

As they walked out Leon let out a disappointed noise at the mention of students bringing alcohol onto the Academy grounds. He knew it happened and didn't like it. Long as it didn't reach him or the people he hung out with he didn't say anything on the matter. Or if he found bottles in the training room. Then he had a problem.

"They do it for different reasons then our own. But I don't exactly like thinking about that. Alcohol leads to things that I honestly don't like. Long as it doesn't get near me, then I pay it no mind. And no, I'm 23 so I can purchase it legally."

It wasn't that he went out and bought alcohol anyway. It didn't appeal to him and only really drank with his parents when they were having a night in. Spotting a taxi coming down the street Leon waved it down as it came to a stop. The driver rolled down the passenger side window and looked at the pair.

"Where to kids?"

"The Academy."

"Alright. Cooking class?"

"You could say that."

"Alright door's unlocked so climb on in."

After nodding to the driver, Leon went over and opened the door for Adelene out of habit. He gave her a nod telling her that she can get in first. He had completely forgotten what had happened in the store because while it did happen, it didn't mean anything. What mattered now was they were going to cook and have fun.

Leon surprisingly felt off again. He felt bad at saying what he did but it was what he believed in. Maybe.....Maybe this once he could be a little relaxed. It wasn't like they were going to purposely drink just to drink on campus. It would be more like....

Leon's face turned red slightly as he looked at Adelene then turned away to stare out the window. Chuckling a bit he turned back towards Adelene with a red face and a grin.

"We can see what happens when we get there. I promised you a delightful and delicious lunch and that's what I'm going to do. Thanks for the compliment by the way, I get that a lot. Mistaken for a lot younger so it feels nice to hear that every so often."

Leon continued to smile as they pulled up to the gate. Handing over fare money Leon collects his bags and walks over to the other door and opening it for Adelene. This shouldn't have felt any different then normal for how he was but....Naa he was just really happy that this was genuine over just being polite. Right?

"As luck would have it I already secured us a room to cook in without being interrupted. Well expect for the teacher coming by if she needs to but for the most part we'll have the classroom to ourselves till her evening classes start. Which means we won't be interrupted at all. Hope you're hungry because I cook large helpings."

A wink and a laugh as Leon moved all the bags to his left arm and placed his arm around Adelene's shoulders out of habit. It was something he did as a sort of "let me show you the way", but to him it still felt different. He figured it was also part of it being a genuine happiness. Right?