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First time...
You sigh tiredly, sitting up and stretching, hearing a satisfying ‘Pop’ as you cracked your back. You swing your feet to the ground, standing up and walking to the bathroom, rubbing your eyes tiredly. You take a quick shower before washing your face and teeth, brushed your hair and exited the bathroom. You go to your closet and start taking out your work uniform. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/30/e1/f3/30e1f3f9864b5d1bc45f164f041f1591.jpg
You get dressed quickly and grab your phone and large black leather purse. You grab your black phone and turn it on to see a message from none other than your sweet partner.
Leon; Hey, I figured I buy you breakfast while you make your way here. I also got you Tea, I didn’t forget this time.
You smirk and send a quick text back.
Y/N; Thank you, I’ll be there in 5 min.
You head out the door, locking it behind you and heading to your car. You get in and place your purse on the passenger side seat, starting up the car when your phone buzzed again.
Leon; Sure thing. Your office or mine?
Y/N; Your office, I have books strewn everywhere.
You smirk and put your phone down, driving out of your driveway and heading to your agency building. You get there in exactly five minutes and park your car in your favorite parking space, locking the car with your key after grabbing your purse and phone and heading into the building. You look down at your phone once you feel it buzz again.
Leon; It’s been five minutes, you here yet?
You chuckle and decide not to answer, instead you decide you were going to scare him. You put your phone into your purse and go to your office, placing the purse onto your desk. You stare at the large vase of roses on your desk in confusion, touching your chin in thought of who bought such beautiful vase with red roses and placed it on your desk. You sigh, shaking your head before making your way to his office. Once there you peek in and see Leon with his back turned to the door. ‘Wrong mistake buddy.’ You thought before quietly making your way into the room, closing the door slowly as to not make any noise. Once that was done you tip toe behind him, raising your hands to hover over his shoulder before suddenly gripping his shoulders roughly, causing him to jump and fling his phone somewhere while standing up.
“Easy there pretty boy it was just me.” You chuckle, seeing him pout and grab his phone, checking it for cracks before going over and hugging you tightly.
“Is that how you treat your long time partner who brought you breakfast from your favorite place?” You chuckle and wrap your arms around his neck, bringing him closer.
“Sorry, bad habit but it was damn worth it though.” You mutter in his ear before you two let go of one another. You move to sit in his chair, him handing you your breakfast from Mcdonald's as he takes a seat in front of the desk.
“Thank you lovely partner.” You smirk as he rolls his eyes playfully and waves his hand dismissively, cutting into his pancakes.
“Don’t worry about it.” You scoff and bite into your sausage, humming happily at the taste. You two engage in casual conversation, talking about many things while you two laugh.
“Hey Leon?” He hums in response.
“Do you happen to know why I have a fairly large vase full of red roses in my office?” You ask innocently, looking at your friend/partner who suddenly went quiet and stiff. He coughs nervously as he composes himself.
“Eh… no.” You narrow your eyes, staring into his own. He gives you a reassuring smile before going back to his food. You shrug and put it to the back of your mind.
“I like the vase, it’s a nice Japanese styled floral design. My favorite too, as well as the roses.” You say nonchalantly as you return to your own food.
Time Skip…
“Oh my god, really?!” You asked as you and Helena walk to the girls bathroom. The brunette nods with a smile as you both enter. You shake your head, going to the sink to wash your hands.
“I’m so happy for you. About time he confesses, it’s been what… three years since you both known each other?” The woman nods and goes into one of the stalls. Your mind goes back to the roses and you sigh.
“Do you know why there was a large vase full of red roses on my desk this morning?” You ask, checking your face out in the mirror out of boredom.
“Nope. But to me, it sounds like you may have a secret admirer.” You scoff at the idea.
“That’s ridiculous!”
“Maybe but it’s also possible.” You hum in thought, rubbing your chin.
“Also, you need to stop that habit girl. Anyone would think you want a beard.” She says chuckling as she exits the stall and goes to the sink next to you to wash her hands.
“You’re right it could be possible… but who?” The brunette shrugs and grabs a napkin to dry her hands.
“Who knows, last time I checked many guys at this agency want you.” You shudder at the thought and the two of you exit the bathroom.
Second time…
You were walking through the hallways of the floor you worked on, holding a cup of tea as you wandered the halls. You had unsurprisingly finished all of your paperwork early and had reported the results to Hunnigan, she wasn’t surprised when you walked into her office with a large stack of folders holding various information on both veteran agents and new agents as well as past mission findings and conclusions and updates on a couple of main suspects and viruses and placed them on her desk, claiming them to be done and that you were finished for the day. Of course she told you to stick around in case she needed you for anything so that’s why you were currently wandering the halls.
Not too long after Helena catches up with you and pats your pack with a smile.
“Finished your work too quickly like usual?”
“Expected any less?” She chuckles.
“Nope, why else would you be wandering the halls with a cup of tea?”
“I don’t know… maybe having suffered too much time in Jake’s charismatic company that I needed a relaxing cup of steaming hot tea and silence?” She laughs and nods, wrapping her arm around your shoulder.
“Don’t I know it. Still can’t believe Sherry managed to convince him to join as an agent. Don’t get me wrong, he’s an excellent agent, but his words… sheesh they are like swords.” It was your turn to chuckle. It was true, Jake just had a very ‘colorful’ way of talking that made his words all the more sharper and made them cut deep. You and Jake had a good friendship going on, although he rarely socialized with anybody unless he really needed to, he wasn’t all that bad to be around. Due to his various experiences in the battlefields of all types he was immediately made a certified agent after passing a series of tests that dealt with both physical, emotional, and mental stability in certain situations which he passed with skyrocketing scores. He was currently in charge of teaching and training the new agents coming in this month and boy did you feel bad for him. They may have a chance in overpowering him through mental strategies but other than that the rookies have a very slim chance. Jake barely expressed emotion unless it was with Sherry and even that was rare and Jake’s strength is even harder to pass by thanks to his genetic makeup from his father and his own physical training in his years as a mercenary.
“I hear he’s in charge of training the rookies.” You say, throwing your now finished cup of tea into a nearby trashcan as you walked by. Helena nods, fixing her hair behind her ear.
“Yep and I feel bad for them, they have no idea how bad they are about to be beaten.”
“I feel bad for the ones with attitudes.”
“And the know-it-alls.” You both share a laugh as you near your office. As you touch the doorknob a moving figure catches your eye and as you look you see that they are walking away but they were too far for you to identify them. Open the door to your office, only to stare in surprise at an even larger vase full of red and white roses. Helena just secretly smiles and stays next to the door as you walk closer to the flowers. You stare in shock as you feel the texture of the vase and smell the flowers.
“They must know I love Japanese vases and roses.” You mutter to yourself as you pick up a small card next to it. You open it and begin to read the very nice script handwriting.
To L/N,
Sorry if this takes too much space, just wanted to give you a little present to show that you’re appreciated. You don’t have to thank me, I wanted to do this.
From; Anonymous <3
You blush a faint pink and put the note back on the desk. Helena walks over to you and pats your shoulder, looking at the note. After thinking deeply about the past events you could only sigh.
“I have a secret admirer.” You mutter, staring at the beautiful roses.
“Told you.”
Third and final time…
“Hey Hero.” Leon grumble at the nickname as Jake struts into his office and takes a seat on his office sofa, relaxing and placing his arms behind his neck.
“What can I help you with?” Leon asks while having his mind on someone else. Jake shrugs while bouncing his left leg.
“Need your advice on something.” Leon looks at him questioningly and Jake smirks at the look.
“Okay… what do you need advice on?” Jake stops his nervous fidgeting and sits up, looking at Leon seriously.
“How would you confess your feelings to a girl whose capture your heart?” Jake asked blunted, causing Leon to almost choke on the coffee he was drinking. He wipes his mouth and stares at Jake dumbfounded.
“What?!” Jake shrugs nonchalantly and leans back, staring at the ceiling.
“I have feelings for a certain someone and I don’t know how to tell them because I’m not good with expressing my emotions.” The ex mercenary explains. Leon nods slowly, running his left hand through his hair.
“Why come to me?”
“Because you’re better at this than me.” Leon sighs, chuckling nervously.
“...Not really.” The man mumbles, looking at a picture of you and him on your first mission as official partners. Jake catches on quickly and chuckles, catching Leon’s attention.
“You too huh?”
“She is so oblivious.”
“I think she is catching on..” Leon stiffens and stares at Jake who had stood up.
“Really? I have been subtle enough not to blow my cover.” Jake gave him a look and Leon knew he was serious. He sighed and laid his head down on the desk, a loud groan filling the room followed by a chuckle from Jake.
“I try so hard...” Jake awkwardly pats his back in an awkward attempt at comfort. Jake cleared his throat and looked away at the sulking man.
“Maybe we can help each other...?” Jake offered unsure how to proceed. Leon’s head popped up, a mischievous smirk on his lips as he thought about it.
“That’s a perfect idea! Okay so what do we do… hmm...”
“How about we just… ya know…. Tell them?” Leon shook his head, immediately dismissing the thought.
“No! For what? So we can be out right rejected?”
“You never know unless you try it Leon. Obviously sending her roses and cards is not working because she still has no clue who her secret admirer is. Tell you what...” Jake placed his hands on Leon’s desk, looking at the older man with a serious expression.
“Why don’t you try it your way and I’ll try it my way, I’ll text you if it works or not. If it does you need to do it my way and if it don’t then I’ll do it your way. Deal?” Jake held out his hand for Leon to shake, said man looking at it as he deeply thought about Jake’s deal. Leon sighed and shook the ex mercenaries hand, agreeing to the deal.
“When do we start?” Leon asked, stretching his arms.
“Now.” Jake exited the room in search of Sherry.
Time skip…
You were currently laughing at one of Leon’s stories of being a younger agent, something about saving the president's daughter and having a headache at the end of it all because the girl screamed so loud every five minutes. You were yet again drinking tea, relaxing in Leon’s office as he worked. Helena had to leave you alone to finish her work and after the rose incident you found Leon and he offered you to come to his office so you wouldn’t be bothered by your fanboys.
“I can’t believed that happened.”
“Yep and then after fighting all of those guys this big freaking giant comes out and starts attacking me.” You chuckle and pat his back, not noticing his blush.
“At least you got her back to her father and got good information on that virus.” He nodded and cleared his throat as you sipped your tea.
“There was another vase full of white and red roses in my office today. This time it had a card stating that the person just wanted me to feel appreciated.”
“Was it anonymous? ” You nod.
“I just can’t figure out who could be sending me those beautiful roses. I mean, they must be someone I know since they keep getting Japanese styled vases and they know I love roses but… nobody ever comes to mind.” You sigh, your E/C orbs staring at Leon. Your heart always ached at the sight of him, also always skipped a couple of beats. You had been in love with him since the third mission you had together. You didn’t know how it happened but you’d assume it was when you thought you were a goner and Leon came to save the day again. It was at that moment, while he was carrying you while running to get you help that you looked at him in a new light and your feelings for him started to grow from that moment on. When you started to find nice little gifts waiting for you in your office about four months ago, you first assumed it was him but that went out the window because you know he had a girl back home waiting for him. The thought alone made you sad but you accepted the gifts nonetheless and placed them on a shelf. Then those little gifts shifted to large vases of roses and you started looking at the color of roses to try to find the hidden message.
The first vase you got was a medium sized vase with Japanese floral designs, holding yellow and pink roses meaning friendship and happiness. The next medium sized vase of Japanese fan designs were holding peach and cream colored roses, meaning gratefulness and charm. The next large vase of Japanese lettered designs were holding red and lavender roses, meaning love or love at first sight. The last extra large vase of Japanese shuriken designs were holding red and white roses, meaning love or pure love. You also counted the number of roses each time as well and every time you received this gift the vase always had thirteen roses, meaning secret admirer. You didn’t believe you had one until recently and now you were dying to know who it was exactly that admired you from afar.
“Goddammit… ” You were broken from your thoughts as Leon looked at his phone, a mixture of a glare and slight fear in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Leon looked at you and sighed.
“Nothing… just lost a bet with Jake and now I have to do something his way.”
“Yikes, what was the bet about?” You ask as you throw your now finished cup of tea into the garbage bin.
“How to tell this girl how we feel.” You look at him confused, causing him to sigh.
“I don’t know how to tell this girl how I feel and… I suggested being secretive about it but Jake said to be blunt. He then went on to make a deal, saying that he will try it his way and if it works he’ll text me to let me know that I lost and that I have to do it that way.” You nod, ignoring the aching feeling in your chest.
“I thought you already had a girlfriend though?”
“Nah, been alone for a long time cuz I wanted to focus on my job but now… I’m tired of being lonely.” You nod.
“Well I say go for it, you never know how she will react until you actually say something.” He nods and smiles and leans back into his chair, staring at you intently. You shift in your seat and stare back, the silence suffocating until he breaks it.
“You’re right. Go on a date with me Y/N.” You do a double take, looking at him with wide eyes.
“Huh?” He just chuckles.
“You said to go for it right? That I’ll never know how she will react until I say something? Well… I’m asking you to go on a date with me.” Your breath hitches in your throat, your heart in a frenzy of fluttering and skipping beats.
“I… uh… ” Leon sighs and nods.
“So that’s a no?” He asks sadly.
“What?! No! I’m just shocked because… ”
“Because?”
“Because I have been crushing after you for god knows how long and now is the time you tell me.” It was his turn to do a double take, looking at you with wide eyes.
“Wait… really?”
“Yeah.” You both nod, fond smiles on both your faces as you look at each other. He looks at the time and chuckles, standing up and walking over to you. He grabs your hand gently and pulls you up, exiting his office while pulling you with him.
“Where are we going?” You ask as you walk in stride with him.
“I’m going to drop you off at home so you can get ready then I’ll get ready at my place then come pick you up at 7.” He states simply like ti was obvious.
“Wait… so working hours are over?”
“Yep.” You smile as you both get in the car.
Time skip…
You were fixing your makeup when there was a loud knock on your door. That nervous fluttering in your chest returned as you got up from your seat and fixed your dress http://kyssmystyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Sexy-Date-Night-Outfit-kyssmystyle.com_.jpg ., walking to your door with a smile. You open it to see a very sexy looking Leon in a suit looking at you with wide eyes. He cleared his throat, holding out a bouquet of roses, causing you to smile.
“You look beautiful Y/N.” You both blush and you chuckle.
“You don’t look too bad yourself, Kennedy.” He smirks and offers you his arm, you linking your arm around his as he leads you to his car.
He drives for about ten minutes before he parks in front of a fancy restaurant, your eyes widening as you look at Leon in surprise.
“Leon you didn’t have too...”
“I wanted to. You always talked about this place and how bad you wanted to go so I thought it’d be a good place to take you for our first date.” He says, smiling as he got out of the car. He helps you out of the car and holds your hand, walking with you to the front desk.
“Reservation for Kennedy.” Leon says, his voice sending shivers down your spine as you admire the scenery. The restaurant he took you too was the place you always wanted to go eat at ever since it opened. It was a nice place, decorated in Japanese designs and much more, making you feel at home in this environment.
You both head to your seat, a waiter asking for your orders. You both order and you look at Leon with a mischievous glint. He looks at you questioningly.
“I know you were the one sending me those gifts.” He blushes in embarrassment, smiling nervously.
“Heh… “
“Never know you’d be the type to be a secret admirer, Kennedy.” You say as you both chuckle, enjoying your date together.