wondergirl

[leilabeauvais]

✉ leila & dante

Dante: hmm, only because you asked and you're cute I won't 😘

Dante: 😁😁😁 I mean I'm pretty confident it'll happen in due time.

Dante: never met a girl that loved steak that much. This is new! I vibe with it.

Dante: [plays the audio and starts listening to her song about steak and legitimately starts to laugh out loud because if there is one thing Dante loves, it's people that make him laugh] It's going to be top charts, babe! Nicki who?

Dante: lmfao, I really like you princesa, really do. ☺️

Leila: okay! good

Leila: Like if you had a guestimate.... when would you ay.... what does 'due time' mean.... you know how guys are when they say these things..........

Leila: 😍😍😍 you called me babe. NOOO don't say that about nicki i love her. drag katy some more! and taylor swift. im better than both of them

Leila: Oh wow, you're so cute! I really like you, too. You're a sweetheart. ☺️

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jackson carver

She had a point, he’d admit that. He certainly didn’t want anyone unqualified waving scissors near his ears, even if it was unlikely they’d do anything harmful—explaining that away was definitely more trouble than it was worth. Not to mention expensive! And for what, the world’s worst haircut? Hard pass. “Really? Not… taking care of yourself is a gender-specific thing?” Not that he could judge, considering that his self-care routine only really ever involved sleeping, but it seemed odd that humans had split things apart like that. Briefly, he wondered if his questions were too obviously not-human, but considering he doubted that she belonged to their species, he figured he was in the clear for now. “That’s just weird.” He nodded along as she explained his role in everything, hesitantly taking a seat where she’d instructed and wondering just what he’d gotten himself into. Wait, had she ever actually answered his—? “Fuck!”  Suddenly, Jack was very aware on why she’d chosen to ignore his question, but before he could even reach up to poke around his eyebrow, the pain had retreated. “What was that?”

“No!” Leila laughed, but then it stopped abruptly as she thought of his question. A lot of guys definitely weren’t as hygienic or organized as girls were. Then there were some weird guys that took their shoes off if they came to her house? And it was gross? “Well... that’s up for debate. You guys sweat a bunch.” She said, quickly dabbing at the area she’d just ripped the wax off with a cotton ball when he yelled in pain. She tried to keep from smiling. Like no, people in pain isn’t funny, but when it’s waxing? And a guy? Of course it was. “I’m waxing your eyebrows! Put the wax over the area that has to be removed, smooth it over, and then rip it off like a bandaid.”

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lavinia cole

    “well thank god, she’s okay-” the blonde practically gushes, letting out a heavy sigh. “it’s so horrible to think about. what might have happened.” her brow furrows, lower lip quivering as she glances away quickly. a perfect display of a girl being overcome by worry. of course, inside her head the thought of anyone being captured in the flames has her stomach doing back-flips of excitement. 

“Yeah, I know.” Leila sighed in relief as well. So far from what she heard, no one had actually gotten hurt—so far. She hoped it stayed that way. “People burning. Animals burning.” She shuddered. “Yeah, it is horrible to think about.” She frowned and tilted her head at the other. “It’s okay, don’t worry, it’s alright. It could’ve been a lot worse, but it wasn’t.” She reassured, offering a smile. “I’m glad you weren’t there. You weren’t, right?”

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shuten doji

“And why should I stop? It makes you that much more worth it to look at when you’re blushing,” Shuten hummed, moving on from one meat to the next, only keeping her gaze fixated on Leila. The demon hummed lightly before twirling her knife. “I’m glad to hear that. Come by enough and I just might have to keep you for myself,” she chuckled. 

“Oh, just here and there. A girl like myself has to eat much more than food to feel satisfied. New York, Los Angeles, even London. I’m a bit of a city girl. That’s where all the money flows, doesn’t it?”

“Because I’ll look like a tomato in a matter of second and that’s just terrible! I’d have to put green color correcting concealer all over my face just ‘cause you made me blush too much.” Leila giggled, super flattered. “You just might have to. As long as I see sunlight, I guess it wouldn’t be too bad.” She said, scrunching her nose at her before raising an eyebrow and tilting her head. “So... what else do you eat that isn’t food? She asked, slowly smiling. “So how does a big city girl end up in a tiny town like this? Sure it’s near Salem but even that’s nowhere as lit as New York or LA or London.”

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kaito ishihara

Rolling his eyes, Kaito brought a hand to his face and pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger. His patience was being sorely tested, but he probably should lay off a bit more. It would be incredibly hypocritical of him to judge how Leila chose to date, considering when he was her age, dating was the furthest thing from his mind. Getting laid took precedence. “Okay, fine… I’ll lay off. Just be careful, is all I ask. I genuinely don’t want your heart to be broken because of some… dude, who’s not even kin. Not that it’d be better for a wolf to break your heart, but at least it’d be a fair fight when I rocked up on his doorstep, looking for revenge.” Shrugging unapologetically, Kaito motioned towards the bar with a small wave. “Come on, let’s get you something to drink. It’s on me. What do you want? And… you can tell me all about your impromptu date…”

Leila shouldn’t find it so amusing to see how clearly irritated Kaito was getting. She was just... terrible. Just terrible. But she sighed in relief nonetheless, more than happy that he did lay off. “I get it. But... heartbreaks are annoyingly commonplace. And it’s not like I haven’t had that in my lifetime. And... if he were to break my heart, I know it’ll pass. Things pass. But yes, for his sake, I hope he doesn’t make the dumb mistake and break my heart because you’d totally destroy him!” She smiled, looking over to the bar and nodded. Leila happily, with a bounce in her step, made her way right over to it. “I want... a piña colada, please! It’s my go-to anyway. Oh, wait! Can I really tell you?! Do you really wanna know?!” She asked, looking up at him hopefully.

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dante ballard

Dante lips formed a smile as she said he was forgiven. He was smitten, there was no denying that. Everything had fallen into background noise, the clowns, the children, the events. His focus was on Leila, the woman with the warmest eyes he had ever seen. He was ecstatic that she had agreed to keep him company. Dante was never one to jump into relationships, if he was being honest, he never even had one night stands. It just wasn’t for him, he liked to take things slow and he figured maybe that’s why he gotten cheated. He didn’t know. He pushed those thoughts aside. “Sounds perfect, and we can go eat at some restaurant nearby.” He met her gaze, his smile reaching his eyes. Dante loved that she seemed like the type of person to just do it, because that was unlike him. He did what he did because it seemed natural. “I love that, it’s a nice thought but who knows maybe in the future I can pursue it but right now it just seems natural that I’m working at our furniture store.” He said with a shrug, the grass wasn’t always greener on the other side. “Makeup is cool, my sister is just recently getting into all that stuff. I let her borrow my face so that can practice, she’s still needs some work but she’s pretty good at blending the foundation.” He admitted with a laugh, but he felt like an idiot knowing the terms, but it happened when you had a little sister who spent too much time on YouTube. Dante had a beautiful view of the town and somehow his eyes were on Leila, it was all he wanted to look at. His gaze softened slightly as she spoke and another chuckled escape his lips, “well, there’s still many traits that you have yet to see.” His tone was playful but he seriously had the purest of intentions to get to know her properly. “Have you only ever seen Bright Haven?” He questioned curiously, wondering what would cause someone to be so confined to the town. The more he spoke, the less he could restrain himself. Sure, she might be a bit out of his league and materialistic but she also had a soft spot to her. She has incredibly warm and inviting eyes, there was no way she could hurt anyone. In a matter of seconds, Dante lips met her soft lips in a gentle yet passionate kiss. He had cut her off mid-sentence but it felt so natural, his hand tenderly cupped her face.

Leila was so happy up here with this new person she’d met. The nice thing, too, was that her intuition and her gut feeling told her that this guy... was good. Dante was good. It was the vibe she got and honestly, Leila felt pretty good about her gut feeling a lot of the time. It was something she often trusted. And lucky for her—she always had an admiration for light eyes, just like Dante’s hazel ones! They made her heart melt always, and even more so with Dante now because she’d spent a good amount of time today getting to know him. It was a wonderful fist impression. She nodded happily with a delighted hum, loving the idea of going to a restaurant. She kept her eyes on him and nodded sympathetically. “I can understand that. It’s honorable.” Her eyes lit up on hearing he let his sister practice on her. Oh, what a catch! “You’re very sweet for doing that. And your sister sounds amazing!” Leila curled up closer to him, getting all snuggly and comfortable. “Tch, you have a lot of traits for me, too. But so far, so good. I hope. Um...” She thought of the question. Leila looked away momentarily, wishing she could say yes, but the only other place she’d been to was Soulmeria, and she couldn’t really say that. She pressed her lips together and slowly nodding her head, looking at Dante with a small shrug. “Yeah. I’ve... only ever been here. Would love to go somewhere cool someday. You know, not within a 30 mile radius.” She softly laughed. “Like I’d love to go to Miami or LA or New Y—” but Leila’s words had been cut off by the softest kiss. She was caught off guard, though only for a moment. Her eyes slowly closed and she melted into their kiss. She kissed him back just as gently, and as chaste as the kiss was, Leila felt so giddy, warmth and light just running through her from her head to her toes. There was something there, and Leila couldn’t wait to see Dante again after this. She pulled back slowly, eyes still closed as she still felt the ghost of their lips touching. Leila licked her lips and opened her eyes to look at him, a bright smile forming on her face. “I wasn’t done talking.” She said quietly, though was just pulling hi leg. Leila wasn’t in the least bit mad. “New York. I’d love to go see New York some day.”

[leilabeauvais]

✉ leila & dante

Dante: Oh broke up? Is that the way, you're going to give me this much power so soon. You're cute.

Dante: I know what you mean.

Dante: Ah, okay princesa. No worries, maybe once you feel better we can go out and do whatever you want :)

Dante: Is that said meat, steak? I love a good steak :D

Leila: no don't take advantage of your power and use it against me thats mean :

Leila: you kno what i mean and yet you're here not denying we gonna be boyfriend and girlfriend so 👀🔍📝 jottin tht down

Leila: oh yes please i'd like that very much!!

Leila: yeah you bet it is! same same SAME fuckin same! i love steak. should write a song about steak

Leila: [audio message of leila singing] Oh steak, not something you bake, rib eye or filet or t-bone, no matter what when I take a bite I'm gonna moan

Leila: ???? Katy Perry is quaking in her boots I mean Bon Appetit? Nothing compared to my steak song 😎

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shuten doji

“What, me stop from complimenting a gorgeous girl like yourself? Please. You’re probably one of the best things to have walked into my shop. All I get these days are old, hungry, fat men, and it’s a complete waste of my talent to serve slobs like them,” Shuten grumbled. The demon hummed lightly as she worked, smirking at Leila. “Oh, I’d appreciate it so much more if you do swing by more often. It’d make work so much more interesting…”

The demon continued slicing away at the various cuts of meat, pausing at the mention of the name. “Daniel? Ah! So you’re Daniel’s daughter! Well, I can see where you get your good looks from, though I have to say, you have your man beat. I’d take you any day,” she purred. “It’s my own personal butcher house! I haven’t been in town that long, but since the start I’ve always worked here,” the demon mused. 

“Oh my goodness, stop I’m actually blushing.” Leila giggled, and indeed she was! Who didn’t love getting compliments? Leila was notoriously known for loving them very much. "You are so sweet. I’ll definitely try to come by more often, no doubt.” Her eyes lit up, happy that her father was at least recognized. “Yes! Oh my god,” she grinned, hugging herself and still flushing. Of course, her mind did go straight to Dante. But harmless flirting was fine! “No way! That’s really impressive. I mean, you do get ridiculous business here, too. Where did you live before here?” 

[leilabeauvais]

✉ leila & dante

Leila: you're not wrong! I totally could. if you ever fucked up and hurt me, you'd regret it

Leila: i'm glad and now i feel like i don't deserve you ! you're sweet

Leila: make me smile, tell me about your day!

Dante: Okay, noted. I'll make sure to try not to hurt you. Wait-what if you hurt me tho?

Dante: And you're cute, princesa. I think we make a fair match.

Dante: Okay, I hung out with my fam. We had chicken with veggies and rice. It was pretty bomb, then watched Moana with my sister. She loved it and wont shut up about it for now. What about your day?

Leila: :/ you can try to hurt me but probably if you broke up with me that'd be enough to kill me

Leila: like we're not official yet but yknow what i mean

Leila: I think we do too

Leila: That sounds really good. I love chicken. I love rice. Love Moana, what a great movie. Um! I was moody all day. Still am. We got some meat for later from the butcher shop and I'm just waiting for this night to end lmao

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jackson carver

“You can get a license for that?” he asked, realizing that his question was a bit stupid after the fact.Of course she could—humans had paperwork for everything. He got the feeling he was supposed to know this as she continued, though once again he found it hard to get a word in edgewise. Hell, her tongue was quicker than his best sprint! “I, uh—” He broke off, the moment of pause in her speech giving way to more rapid-fire information, this time on why she was dragging him towards the spa. “Is there a reason for that? Does it… hurt, or something?” He wasn’t particularly afraid of pain, but whatever a spa was… there had to be a reason they avoided it? A good reason, that was. He slipped through the doorway once she held it open, his face contorted into an expression of perpetual confusion—this was a spa? Jack hadn’t particularly expected anything, but it was certainly stranger than he thought it’d be. 

“Of course!” Leila said. “I mean, you’re not gonna have some rando cutting your hair who doesn’t know what they’re doing?” She hurried over to where her station was even if she wasn’t working today—totally off the clock but she wanted the professional space and all the equipment! “Um, no. It’s more of a masculine-feminine thing. A lot of men think making themselves pretty is too girly, so they don’t. Luckily that line is blurring more nowadays but it’s still there.” And that was how you work around not answering the second question. “So you sit here and I will take care of everything.” She said as she warmed up the wax machine. When it was all done, she used a tongue depressor to scoop it out and got all up in his face to wax his eyebrows. “Your eyebrows will look amazing after this, ok? Ready... 1, 2...” And she ripped it off like a bandaid, cleaning up the sparse hairs on the top of his left eyebrow. “Beautiful!”

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kaito ishihara

“That was a terrible movie, don’t base your interactions with others on that stupid movie. And yeah, I am aware that some people meet by screwing around and becoming friends… in fact, some of the best relationships are formed from friendships, but you don’t want any dude thinking you’re easy. He’ll take advantage of that. Same the other way around. If you give something away freely, people will take it. People like receiving something for nothing, no one wants to work for anything these days.” Rolling his eyes, Kaito breathed a long-suffering sigh. Thank Christ he didn’t have kids, his sanity was hanging on by a thread with just his pack to look after. Considering Leila carefully, the Alpha chose his next words with caution. He didn’t want to upset her, not when she was trying to be joyous over something she had every right to be excited about. “I am happy you feel you’ve met someone decent, yes… and I don’t want you to close yourself off from anyone. I just want you to be careful, is all. I’ve been hurt many times over and it’s rarely a positive experience. I just don’t want that to happen to you. Just take things slowly, at least until you get to know this guy better. That’s all I ask. Life is too short to spend with some chump that doesn’t deserve even a second of your time.” Kaito would know, he had way too many years spent wasted on someone that didn’t deserve him. He was trying to help Leila avoid a similar experience.

Leila sighed heavily and rolled her eyes. “I’m not basing it off the movie. The movie is based off of relationships nowadays!” She argued. “It’s just fact! Oh, ew, I am so not easy, have you met me? I am a handful. I am high maintenance That’s why we’re going on a bunch of dates before we make it official, hello. Don’t lecture me for having a nice, impromptu date, Kaito!” She was tired now. Maybe if he just... said what Kaito clearly wanted to hear, he’d let it go. So she smiled sweetly. “You’re right.” But she couldn’t. “I just wish you had a little more faith in me is all. That’d be kind of nice. Like I haven’t heard of all this stuff before? I know, and I am careful. But I want to meet potential dates the way it happens. And this way, after a bunch of dates if things go well, Dante and I will be friends before we properly go out, okay? Does that relieve you a little? Yes? Please? Trust in me, ok? No more fun-sucking.” She took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly, though demonstrated it so Kaito could do the same. 

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dante ballard

Dante’s eye widened in horror as he realized what he had just said, well what he meant and how he said it was two different things. “wait! Totally not what I meant. Th-It totally just came out wrong.” He stammered over his words like a fool. Which he was, if Dante knew something it was that he a king of making an idiot of himself. “I’m sorry, not what I meant. Forgive, princesa?” His gaze becoming puppy-like, he was hoping she would forgive him. Dante laughed, knowing he was getting himself involved with someone who pushes his idea of the best higher up, which was fine. Maybe it’s what Dante needed after Mindy. “Told you. So it’s set for our second date then.” His smile spreading as he talked to her, Dante truly was staring at her in awe as she glanced at the sky. Dante couldn’t help but kiss her cheek once more, “see, you’re doing great at it! You don’t give yourself enough credit.” Dante rubbed her back gently, he knew it was hard to be an adult, but they were managing. Dante at this point was smiling from ear to ear, he couldn’t help it, it was such a delight that she hinted at the third date. “Most people do, and they love supporting local business. We give good warranties as well.” He laughed, it was true, people loved supporting their local businesses, and it proved worthy since his family’s shop had been around since 1993. Dante hummed as he thought of an answer, “I don’t hate it. I’m not sure, I feel like I should, you know? I’m good at it, and it’s the family business but I also have always been drawn to music.” He confessed, deciding that if they were going to be anything, honesty was the best policy. “What about you? Do you love what you do? You sound like you do. Is it something you can do forever?” From how she spoke about it, it sounded like she had a real passion for it and that was something someone couldn’t fake, he was sure she did love it but it didn’t hurt to ask. Dante smiled at her, “yeah, I still get excited over small things. The world hasn’t pounded joy out of me yet.” A chuckle escaping his lips. Dante looked at her as she spoke, nodding “I can see that. It suits you. Adrenaline would be for you but for tonight said, rush is going to have to sit on the back burner. Maybe you’ll have a different time of rush.” His tone playful. Dante sat in the seat and turned to Leila, and just admired her. He didn’t feel the need to voice her beauty, at least for now. He laughed at the reference she made, “that movie was so extra.” Dante wrapped his around her and cozied up to her once they were buckled, and slowly the Ferris wheel began to move them. Dante stared at the ground and the world beneath began to get smaller the higher they moved up. He loved it, he felt so small, some people probably hated the feeling but Dante loved it. It meant that anything and everything that was hurting would pass, the world had bigger schemes, it truly humbled him. “What do you think, princesa?” 

Leila grinned, happy he caught his mistake, and she nodded. “Forgiven. And yes, the beach will be our second date. I can’t wait.” And she couldn’t! They’d have more time to prepare and it’d be so cliche. This... date was actually rather cliche already, but Leila loved it. She was just a sucker for romance, after all. She giggled lightly at the small cheek kiss, absolutely fond of the man. He was sweet! She liked that they were gonna go old school and try each other out before actually... making anything official. It was nice. Leila hummed lightly, comfortable up on the ferris wheel, and she leaned her head against his shoulder a little. “I love music.” She said, glancing up at him. “If it’s your passion, you should chase it. You shouldn’t do things just because you think you should or people expect you to. You should... do what you love as much as you can.” Leila beamed and nodded happily. “I love beauty, I love makeup. Music is another love of mine but... I think I’d rather stay here and work as a makeup artist and make people smile once they see themselves in the mirror.” She sighed dreamily. “Nothing makes me happier than making people... feel happy about themselves like that. But I love music. Do you play anything? Sing? Will you play me something on our second date?” She gasped. “Oh, we could do a duet together!”  She suggested, getting very excited for the next time they see each other. Leila glanced over at the world around her and bit back a smile, leaning forward a little to lean her arms over the railing, yet still feeling Dante’s arm around her. It was comforting, actually. “I think... I think it’s cute that you get excited about small things. I think it might be one of my favorite traits about you, actually.” She softly laughed and shook her head gently as she kept looking around. Everything was so vast and endless. It was actually very beautiful. “And I think it’s beautiful up here. It makes me want to see the rest of the world, too. But I like being this high up because I feel like I can see everything—and yet it’s... it’s all so small. It’s so mindblowing because up here... everything feels so limitless. I really love this feeling.” She looked over at Dante and curled up into his side again. “Thank you for this... surprise date. Can we text and stuff after this? Pretty sure people dream about dates like this and people think, oh, romance is dead because everyone’s afraid of the cliche things. ‘Cause it’s all been done before and people think it’s bullshit but it’s not. I love this, this is everything. I’m having fun!” She leaned up to kiss his cheek and wrapped her arms around his waist from his side.

[leilabeauvais]

✉ leila & dante

Dante: :p

Dante: You are. I also feel like you could burn a hole in my wallet. A turn talent.

Dante: I would never do that princesa, I like you too much and am enjoying your company.

Leila: you're not wrong! I totally could. if you ever fucked up and hurt me, you'd regret it

Leila: i'm glad and now i feel like i don't deserve you ! you're sweet

Leila: make me smile, tell me about your day!

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kaito ishihara

“And that’s charming to you? Some guy that’d hit on just about anyone they laid eyes on? Leila, that is not how a successful relationship starts and don’t you dare ask how I would know. I’ve had my fair share of terrible relationships in my time and I’ve learned a lot along the way. Love stories that last don’t begin with promiscuity.” Kaito genuinely felt twenty years older than his thirty three years, but someone had to look out for his pack. Sure, when he was younger he’d done his fair amount of sleeping around, but he was always careful and apparently human men weren’t so much. It worried him. Accidents happened. He didn’t enjoy nagging his pack or sounding like an old man when he cautioned them, but their best interests came first. Kaito didn’t like the thought of the wolves beneath him being anyone’s… booty call. The thought downright angered him. It drove the ramblings that followed. “I don’t wanna hear about any other dates, not if they ended… badly. I want you to have a good life and to be happy, but I have to worry, okay? If I don’t, who will? Yeah, I’m annoying and sound like your dad… but I don’t want you wasting your time with someone who doesn’t see just you… it doesn’t sit well with me.” Sighing heavily, Kaito prodded the teddy bears nose and shook his head as he meet the younger wolf’s eyes. “Okay… just be careful. And if he steps out of line, tell me.”

“That’s how people meet people, yes. Not everything has to be so deep in the beginning, Kaito. It’s 2017. I mean, have you seen that movie with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis? They started out as friends with benefits and ended up falling in love! This is how we work nowadays. And it works!” Leila sighed, knowing they would never agree with their differing views on the matter. “It’s like I can’t be happy I met someone decent. And we can see where it goes, okay? It’s not a big deal. And I appreciate you wanting me to be happy and have a good life, but I won’t have any of that i I close myself off to everything. I’m guarded and protecting myself, yes. People can have fun and take risks without being reckless, you know.” She pointed out. And yes, Kaito did sound like her dad. She could only imagine him telling her dad about this and her dad calling her later, or coming to her apartment to give her yet another similar lecture. “People can gradually see one another, can see past the physical. That can happen. And that’s why we’re going on a second date. To get to know each other more. And if that goes good, a third date. And so on and so forth, because that’s normal and that’s... how it works. But yes, I promise I will tell you if he steps out of line. You and dad will be the first people I tell, even.” Leila offered him a smile, one that was big and bright. She was happy! Excited! Couldn’t he see that?

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ace hastings

“do you mean you don’t have any other outfits you haven’t wore to the circus yet?” honestly speaking, it was a genuine question. he never quite understood how girls could be so anal about their outfits when they have more things in their drawers than he does in his entire closet. but nonetheless, he didn’t mind hanging out with her and watching her choose new outfits. “okay, first off, miss feisty, appreciate my pickup line. you’re just few of the lucky ones to be hearing one of those today, aight? gee, you’re hurting my ego.” he smacked his lips as he placed both hands in the pockets of his jeans, curling his shoulders into a nonchalant shrug. “alright! since you’re an independent little lady, and this is noting close to being a date, treat me to starbucks too. then we’ve got a deal. i’ll help you pick out your clothes.”

“Yes, that’s exactly what I mean. Otherwise I wouldn’t need to go to the mall, duh.” Leila said with a small scoff. She crossed her arms over her chest and arched an eyebrow at him. She couldn’t help but laugh! Outright laugh! “First off, don’t tell me what to do. If I didn’t like your pickup line, I didn’t like it. So I won’t be appreciating shit. Secondly, I don’t know you so... I don’t feel lucky to be in your presence. Kind of annoyed, even, because you clearly have no sense of humility. And thirdly, looks like you need your ego smacked around so if you want to come with me, I can do that for you, no problem.” She hummed and crossed her arms over her chest, silently daring him to talk himself up as if he were all that—since he seemed to think it. No matter how much he did, she wouldn’t be impressed unless he showed some bit of sincerity. “Sounds perfect, let’s go. And I’m Leila, by the way, thanks for asking.” She laughed again and walked past him, heading in the direction of the mall.

[leilabeauvais]

dante ballard

“Well,  you just standing there is also enabling me as well. So jot that down as well.” He playfully winked at her. Dante was a guy, a living breathing guy and anyone with eyes could see how attractive Leila was and it would be inhuman if he didn’t have a lustful thought or two or plenty. Yet he also knew better than push or pressure anything. Dante laughed, “Hm, I don’t know, princesa. Her choices in perfumes and sofas are really questionable. I hate the candies they have in the dishes in the living room. I also feel like it’s as old as me, but the second date on the beach and I’ll buy you a bag of them, deal?” He offered, hoping she would say yes. Dante watched her reaction, his gaze slowly changing to something very endearing, there was awe in his gaze as he watched her laugh into her teddy bear. “If it’s any comfort I’m twenty-eight and I still don’t know what I'm doing. Adult life sucks but I figured I’m doing alright if I haven’t gotten in trouble with the law or hurt anyone severely. I know how to do taxes and shit, so I’m okay.” He shrugged, he truly had no idea what he was doing but he figured he was doing right since he hadn’t been in trouble. Dante laughed, “first date and you’re already asking for a discount? Ask me again on our third date and I’ll consider it.” He flashed her a cheeky grin. “Z Gallerie is very high-end, but I could do something for you that’s one of a kind, and no one else would have it.” He said with a smile, “anyways that’s we try to sell at my store. Furniture that’s unique to you or your family, a sense of home.” Dante smiled at her. He rubbed the back of his neck as he thought about for a moment, “bed frames, I think I enjoy those the most. They’re easy for the most part but ever once in a while you get a couple or family that wants something very intricate which add spice to my life.” Dante did enjoy it from time to time, wasn’t his real passion but he managed to make the best of it. “‘Oh, good! Music taste isn’t all that crazy different. Ah, so yes to the second date then. SCORE!” He smiled at her and smiled as he felt her lips against his cheek, only causing his smile to grow like the idiot he was. “It’s okay, you know?” He shrugged but quickly managed to smile down at her. Dante nodded as she spoke, understanding it. “Oh, you like an adrenaline rush, huh?” He chuckled, “so actually this is my favorite ride. I love it, it’s calming and soothing, besides the romance aspect of it, your problems seem so small when you’re looking out at the town.” He shrugged before they finally stepped up to be seated. Dante managed to tip the guy so they could get a couple more seconds when it was their turn to be on top. “Ready?” He turned to Leila with a bright smile.  

“Me standing here is not an invitation for you to jump me, what the fuck.” Leila said, her eyebrows furrowing at him. Dante probably didn’t mean it like that, but he should word things better, yes? Yes. She was not above calling him out on any mistake. She blinked at him expectantly before she laughed and scrunched her nose. “Ew, sounds like it’s not an idea place for a second date, then. But at the beach with a bag of those? Yes. Sounds really nice, actually.” She nodded surely, smiling so softly and looking up at the sky happily. Leila sighed, relieved, and she looked up at him again.”It is sort of comforting.” She liked what he said, though. It did make her feel loads better about how her life was going. “I like that. I know how to do taxes and pay bills, too, and I have a job so. Yeah. Guess we’re doing alright.” A laugh bubbled out from her and she nodded. “Okay, okay, I’ll ask on our third date.” She said, still half laughing. “But I do like the idea of something one of a kind.” Leila listened to him with a rather fond smile playing on her lips. She nodded and hummed lightly, thinking that it was nice that he did that—and good. Very handy in case something broke in his house, he could fix it. “Do you love doing that? Is it like what you wanna do for the rest of your life?” She asked, hoping that he was sincerely happy with it. People should be happy with what they did as a living! There were too many people that weren’t happy, so of course she hoped Dante was one of the few that were. She giggled again and lightly nudged her shoulder into his. “’Score’, what are you, sixteen? You dork. Oh yeah, I love an adrenaline rush. I mean, I’m not junkie for it but... rollercoasters are the ride for me. So much fun.” She gasped lightly, glancing up at the ferris wheel and biting back a smile. How cute that this was Dante’s favorite ride! It was intimate and the whole world was at their fingertips—visually, at least. “That’s true. I love that feeling, too.” She hurried into the little cart, pushing her big teddy bear in front of them between their legs, and she scooted closer to Dante with a giddy smile. She looked over at him and nodded. “Of course! This is my second favorite right. It’s just nice to be on it with a date. Totally reminds me of The Notebook. He was hanging on the cart and wouldn’t get to safety til she said yes to a date with him—totally awful but stupidly romantic in the end.” 

[leilabeauvais]

jackson carver

Admittedly, he didn’t really think doing anything with his eyebrows would even marginally improve his life, but even if he’d wanted to object her rapid-fire speech made it nearly impossible. If there was even a millisecond of space between each word, it would have been a miracle. “Oh, I—” But once again, before he could get a word in edgewise she’d chosen to answer the question herself, much more dramatically than he thought he might. He didn’t mind per se, although her assumption was technically wrong, but he did have to admit that she wasn’t like anyone he’d ever met—a real character. He did, in fact, own a mirror, but even staring into it every morning while he brushed his teeth hadn’t made his eyebrows anymore fabulous than anyone else’s. Maybe he just lacked the insight to see it. “Cosme—yeah, I’ll just… yeah, I’ll take your word for it,” he answered, having absolutely no idea what she’d just said. It might as well have been a foreign language! “Your new project?” he asked, wondering what exactly that entailed and where a so-called spa fit into the equation. Hopefully it wasn’t painful. “Didn’t you want to get something to wear?” Maybe she’d changed her mind.

“You better take my word for it—I’m certified to know this stuff, you know. Licensed, too! Cosmetology. The study and practice of cosmetics and everything beauty! That’s how I can tell about your eyebrows, of course.” Leila glanced over at him, and without even taking a pause in her speech, she continued. “Really? You don’t know what cosmetology is? You just heard about it now? And your eyebrows are still so amazing?” She outright giggled. “Yes, my new project. I don’t get a lot of boys coming into the spa which is sad. I mean, men, if you will. So, yes. I’m gonna make you look fabulous.” Yes, yes she would. It would be great and he was going to love her after this. She dragged him over towards the spa and held the door open for him. “I can do that later, this is more important. In you go!”