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This was it.
Pierce or better known as Clown. Is finally asking Leo out on a date. It's just a simple one, a study date.
But his supposed 'support' team has very... well, different ideas.
[GROUP CHAT: LIFE SUCKS/UU UNIVERSITY]
MAFIA LEADER
@PierceScythe
Are you sure you thought this shit through?
JESTER SIMP
I've had a crush on him since our first year
Obviously I thought it through
DRAGONBOY
Theres still time to back out
MYSTERYM
Agreed
JESTER SIMP
@mugM
Seriously
Not you too
MYSTERYM
Am I the one who fell in love?
No
GRAFFITI ARTIST
@AshTheSwag, @mugM, @FERREdragon
I think it's adorable!
MAFIA LEADER
@ArtistSquiddo
Honey you think everything is adorable
GRAFFITI ARTIST
Am I wrong?
BUNNY LOVER
@ArtistSquiddo
Personally, I agree with you
It's rare to see Pierce has a soft spot
GRAFFITI ARTIST
@CrayCrayBunny
Aw thanks!
DRAGONBOY
@CrayCrayBunny
Why are you here?
You don't even go to UU University
BUNNY LOVER
@FERREdragon
Cuz my brother is here
Plus im going there next year
JESTER SIMP
Im gonna mute you guys
Everyone here is crazy
Also @FERREdragon, @AshTheSwag, @mugM
Fuck you
BUNNY LOVER
HAHAHA
THATS MY BROTHER BITCHES
GRAFFITI ARTIST
Gosh when are we ever going to get serious
Pierce turns off his phone and is walking towards Leo and his usual group of friends.
He's holding a singular rose because Ferre refuses to let him buy a whole bouquet and approaches the group.
"Hey...", Pierce greets.
"Oh hey there! Uh... who are you?", the boy in the light blue jacket asks.
"Obviously one of Leo's admirers, Derapchu.", Parrot argues.
"Okay, I don't get love confessions that often."
"Bro Yungy literally gave you flowers the other day.", Nufuli adds. Not very helpful in Pierce's opinion.
"That doesn't prove anything.", Jumper looks up from her phone.
"Don't mind them. Do you need anything?", Leo asks.
Pierce's heart flutters. The Leow0ok, is actually talking to him.
"Uh... I'm Pierce, Pierce Scythe. I-I'm from your class and I thought that since an exam is coming up... Uhm..."
Oh gosh, he's such an idiot. He should just disappear from the city from the amount of embarrassment he's feeling.
"Sure. I'll accept."
"Huh?!", all his friends said in unison.
Pierce blinked in shock. Did he heard that right?
Their reaction made sense, since Leo is known to reject anyone and everyone.
Everyone except Peirce...
Oh shit. Leo's waiting for his response, what is he supposed to respond with? HOW IS HE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND?!
"Oh! Uh... sure. I'll see you at the library, this Saturday at uhm... noon! If that's okay."
"Alright, that's fine with me."
"I'll... see you there?"
"See you there. Pierce."
Leo and his group stand up and parted ways. He even waved Pierce bye, he has never felt happier than ever. Leo finally, after all this time, noticed him.
Squiddo and Kaboodle are totally gonna freak out.
Leo finished his last class of the day and starts walking back to his crappy dorm while texting his friends.
[GROUP CHAT: B.A.T FRIEND GROUP]
BLUE POKÉMON
@Leo W0ok
Wtf
Why did u accept
CART MASTER
@LightningDerap
Cuz
That's the guy from last year
SPACE RABBIT
Ohhh
No wonder why you reject everyone
Because it's him you're looking for
SMART RAINBOW
How did you find him again?
CART MASTER
@X2parrot
Class
I was bored out of my mind
When in the middle of the lecture he comes in late drenched in water
Saying he was helping someone or whatever
SCUBA DIVER
And you fell in love through that?
Only that?
CART MASTER
Basically yeah
BLUE POKÉMON
Bro can't be serious
CART MASTER
Shut it
SPACE RABBIT
He fr fell that hard
SMART RAINBOW
Hes so down bad
Leo ignored the last messages and continued walking. He and Pierce have been... talking a little more. Which Leo loves.
The one he loved most, was giving all his attention to him? Yeah, he loves it.
They've been talking online too. Everyday to be exact. They've been talking so much, his friends genuinely thought he would replace them with Pierce.
He finally got back to his dorm. Derapchu is with Jumper, which means more undisturbed time with Pierce!
He opens InstaMine and starts scrolling and sees that Pierce likes his new post.
His face flushes into a red rosey color.
Leo screamed into his pillow. Giggling like a child. He cannot wait for Saturday.
Pierce is waiting anxiously at the table in the corner of the library. Many students come here to study, cram or just straight up relax before exams.
He checks the time.
11:58
Okay. Not that late yet.
He looks at the door. No sign of Leo.
Did he get stood up?
Gosh, he knew this was a bad idea.
Leo would never love someone like him.
What was he even thinking?
Maybe he should just leave...
"Hey!", a voice called out. "Sorry, did I keep you waiting?"
Pierce held his breath.
Leo...
Gosh Leo looked amazing. He looked so professional and beautiful. Pierce swore he would've fainted from just seeing him.
"Hey. No, you didn't keep me waiting that long."
Pure lies. Pierce came to the library at 10. He waited two hours for Leo, and he would gladly do it again. But he would never admit that.
"So uh... the exam right?" Leo asks.
Pierce nods, "Yeah. I was hoping if we could help each other out."
"Alright then. Let's start."
Parrot doesn't know why he's here.
One moment, they watched Leo walked out in a hurry to go on his date. Then Derapchu and Nufuli looked at him and Jumper...
The next thing he knew, they were at the library spying on the two.
"Why are we even here?", Jumper asks, pouting. "Pierce looks like a nice guy, plus Leo is having fun!" She whisper-yelled.
"Because, Leo is our friend. We should make sure he's safe, we didn't even know about Pierce until now!", Nufuli argued.
"We didn't know Leo's other admirers until they asked either!", Jumper said back.
"But there's something about Pierce that just feels off.", Derapchu said. "We should just check to see if he's actually a good fit for Leo."
"Shh! You two shut up! I can't hear what they're saying.", Nufuli scolds the two.
Parrot just stays silent. What was even the point of this? If the date went wrong, Leo would've told them the truth. Not whatever this is.
Jumper finds it ridiculous too. She's been setting Leo up with some guys since junior year in highschool, all of which just ended up ghosting him or found out to be using him in some way by Nufuli and Derapchu.
Those two have always been protective over who Leo dates. They always argued with Jumper on the people she sets Leo up with.
And obviously, Parrot had to be the one caught in the crossfire. Like seriously, why are they even fighting over something so small? Leo should be able to choose who he wants, not the other way around.
Leo hates it when Jumper would set him up with someone, and especially hates it when Derapchu and Nufuli scare off a guy he actually thinks is nice.
Parrot has to agree with him. Like, why even bother with his dating life? It was frustrating.
And plus. This felt wrong, it doesn't feel like they were Leo's friends, they were more like his stalkers.
Parrot notices a group of students come in. He doesn't pay much attention to it but they did sit down near Leo and Pierce were.
Strange. It looked like they were also watching...
Parrot ignored that feeling and focuses on Leo. He'll just try to figure that out later on. For now, they need to 'help' their friend.
Ferre, Mugm, Ash, Squiddo and Kaboodle, all sat at a round table near Leo and Pierce.
Ferre and Mugm insisted they should spy on Pierce. Squiddo objected the idea but only came because Ash was coming too.
Ferre and Mugm looked serious about this spy mission of their's. Ash looked bored but still payed attention to whatever the lovebirds were saying, Kaboodle kicked her feet like a child since she was forced to come here and Squiddo looked so done with them.
"What even is the point of this?", Squiddo asked deadpanned. "We should be supporting Pierce, not this shit."
"We are supporting him babe. In a different way of course." Ash responded.
"I don't get why I needed to come here.", Kaboodle says.
"You're his sister. In case anything goes wrong, you would be the one to calm him down.", Mugm replies.
Kaboodle scoffs and rolls her eyes.
Ferre looks at the two closely. Sure, he seems like a weird bitch for doing this. But Pierce was basically showing all of his weaknesses on display.
He doesn't like Leo. He admits that.
Not like he had a grudge on Leo, which he totally does. It's just... Pierce can't think of love, not right now.
But alas, Pierce is stubborn. He always gets what he wants.
Leo is the center of Pierce's attention. Every day, he checks Leo's socials to see if he posted anything but never liked or left a comment because he says it's 'creepy'.
He sees the two talking and laughing to whatever nonsense they could think of.
That's when he sees it.
Pierce. Leaning in closer, and closer by the moment.
Worse, Leo is too.
No. This has gone too far.
This is just their first date, what the fuck are those two thinking?!
He needs to stop this.
He looks at Mugm and Ash. He nods at the two and all three of them get up.
"What are you three think you're doing?", Squiddo asks.
"Guys, for the last time. Just leave them alone.", Kaboodle says out of boredom.
The three don't listen and start sprinting to them. But before Ferre can even get a word out, someone else comes out from the shadows.
"Leo! Bro what are you doing?!", Derapchu shouts, making everyone there turn their heads towards them.
"Derapchu? Guys? What are you doing here? All of you are supposed to be at the dorm.", Leo says back. "Are you spying on us?"
"Ferre?! Did you follow me here?!", Pierce yells.
"Let's all calm down...", Jumper says in hopes to keep the peace.
"She's right. We're still in a library.", Parrot agrees.
"I don't give a shit! This, needs to stop! I don't care!", Nufuli shouts back.
"Pierce. Let's go, clearly they're insane.", Mugm says.
"What? No. I'm not leaving--"
Leo gets up with his bag and walks pass Pierce and everyone else.
"What...? Leo, why are you leaving? If this is about them, it's fine!"
"Pierce! I don't know why you asked me out, and I know they are crazy! But this?! I don't want this! I just want to live my life on my own! I don't want friends that control my every move! And I don't want somebody who cant keep their friends in line!", Leo shouts.
Pierce blinks. Seeing Leo so angry... it shatters his heart...
It's all his fault. He should've never done this. He should've just focused on his villain life instead.
He should just leave. It would be better for both of them anyways.
"I'm sorry Leo... I'll... go away now..."
Pierce walks out the door, leaving Leo, Ferre, and everyone else behind.
"Leo...", Derapchu reaches out. Leo flinches.
"Stop. Please just... stop Derapchu."
Leo runs out, going the opposite direction as Pierce.
"Told ya to leave them alone.", Kaboodle says, all of the sudden next to Ferre.
"You guys seriously need to learn boundaries.", Squiddo says and drags Kaboodle out with her.
"This... is awkward...", Nufuli says, looking sheepish.
"They won't talk to us anymore after this.", Mugm says worriedly.
"Do we... fix this?", Jumper asks.
"At this point, I don't even know if we can.", Ash says.
Everyone looks at each other.
They fucked up. Like, alot.
But they could fix it?
Right...?