Leni goes on a date with you

>Oh fuck.
>Oh fuck.
>You were actually gonna go through with this.
>If you hadn't already sweat everything out of your body, you probably would've thrown up.
>The house looked normal as you pulled up in your old camry.
>Idyllic, even.
>At least, if it weren't for the weird kid rolling around in the mud outside while Lori sat on the porch ignoring her.
>As you step out of the car, you breathe deeply, hoping to catch some latent courage in the air.
>"Hey mister! What's up?"
>The weird kid covered in mud was talking to you.
>"My name is Anon, and you are...?"
>The kid started to extend a hand, realized her mistake, spit-cleaned it, and extended it again.
>"I'm Lana!"
>You grimace and shake her hand, making sure to discreetly apply some hand sanitizer.
>"Hey Leni! Your boyfriend's here!"
>"Shut up, Lana, I already texted her."
>The two sisters began to argue while the door opened.
>"Anon! Like, you're here! I thought you'd never make it!"
>Leni was absolutely beautiful normally, but today she dolled herself up in the best way possible.
>She looked like a goddess.
>You stop yourself as you stare at her, and smile just as she catches you with a big bear hug.
>Leni would not let go of you as she practically sang paeans of love in your ear.
>You didn't mind.
>It felt good to be loved by her.
>"Come on, Anon! We have shopping to do!"
>You could barely breathe before Leni yanked your arm halfway out of its socket.

>The drive to the Hazeltucky Mall was rather informative.
>Leni, having an encyclopedic knowlwdge of high fashion, described the new look she was going to give you.
>"I mean,like, look at what you're wearing  You should totally try to focus on something that compliments your natural figure instead of, like, sweatpants and hoodie."
>"But I like my sweatpants."
>"Yes, but those are for indoors, NOT outdoors! I don't want you to not totally look your best."
>This semi-reprimanding and semi-explaining continued well into the mall.
>You couldn't tell if she was being nice or genuinely couldn't stand your outfit.
>Even the clothes store she brought you to seemed as winding and confusing as her rant.
>"Here, put these on."
>She pressed a thick stack of clothes into your arms and pushed you into the fitting rooms.

>After what seemed like decades of trying on different clothes in an infinite number of combinations, you were late for the movie.
>Running with thirty pounds worth of clothes in each hand was no easy feat, but Leni made it seem effortless.
>"Come on, Anon! Keep running! We're totes gonna miss it!"
>You knew you shouldn't have done Leg Day yesterday, but you kept pace regardless.
>"Uh, Leni? We passed the movie theater!"
>"Who cares about the stupid movie! I have something way better for us to watch!"
>This was way out of character for her, but it seemed important to her.

>Leni stopped dead in her tracks, dropping her bags on the floor.
>"Here we are! My favorite place in the whole world!"
>You huff and puff to catch up with her, and observed.
>It was the central atrium of the mall, but under a different light than any you had ever seen.
>The plants seemed to glow under the radiance of the setting sun, and the modernist architecture of the fountain glistened with purest blue water.
>Time itself seemed to slow down in this area.
>Your free tickets didn't expire until next month, anyway.
>"Damn."
>Leni smiled at you, her blue eyes filled with love.
>But the sound of her roiling stomach betrayed a different intention.
>"I'm hungry. What's for dinner?"

>Yelp brought you to a nice little spot called Bruno's Pizza.
>It was the chicago style of pizza, but you didn't mind because it was delicious.
>All that was left to do was to bring Leni home.
>"Anon, I don't wanna go home."
>"I'm sorry, but I gotta take you. Your dad said you gotta be home by eight."
>"Oh come on. Please? Just one more stop?"
>Even in the darkness of the highway you could see Leni's twinkling eyes just out the corner of your eye.
>"Ok, fine. But you gotta tell your dad to lay off me."
>"Yay! I know the perfect spot!"
>Leni grabbed the wheel and started to swerve the car.
>One panicked struggle and ten silent minutes later, you arrive at a small moonlit pond.
>The forests around you muffled the highway so effectively that the only other sound was your amour's breath.
>"Leni, I-"
>Leni caught your lips within hers and began to kiss.
>She was chaste and inexperienced, but so were you.
>Everything stopped for a moment as you enjoyed everything about her.
>Her smile, her laugh, her touch and warmth, her flaws, her wrongs, and her rights.
>You knew at that moment that you needed to be with Leni.
>Forever.