Haphazardly | leon goretzka

Twenty-One: 'Q'

"I'm glad that you could join me today in Bochum, my beautiful city, Emi," Leon swung their connected hands in the air while the two of them were walking down the street.

"Happy to be here, Leon," She fluttered her long eyelashes up at him. The two of them had been in Bochum for a night, and now they finally had time to explore his hometown.

The Bochum boy was so excited to show Emilia around his hometown. Many people tried to claim that he was made in Schalke, but Leon always tried to politely shut those claims down. He had started his career in Bochum and eventually transferred to Schalke; he didn't want anyone to think that he owed anything to Schalke when he wasn't from there.

"Where are we going to today?" Emilia questioned Leon who was staring at her.

"I want to show you around. Maybe go to my favorite restaurant and a few interesting places. Oh, and tonight we're going to have dinner with my family too! You'll get to meet my sisters!"

"Your sisters?"

"Yeah," He peered down at her. "Is that okay?"

"Yes. I just wasn't expecting to meet them, but that'll be nice!"

Leon pulled the girl close to him on the sidewalk. He rested his hands on her hips, looking down at her. "Listen Emi, I know it seems sudden to be doing all this," He gestured to his surroundings. "You know like meeting my parents on our 'first' date, bringing you back to my hometown when we don't know each other that well, and now meeting my sisters...but the truth is that I really like you."

"I really like you Em, and I know that we don't have much time left before you leave, and I just want to introduce you to everyone I know and love so you know that I'm taking us seriously. I'm serious about us, Emilia, and when you go back home, I want you to feel confident in what we have, and the only way I can do that is showing you around my city and introducing you to the people that mean the most to me."

She pecked his lips before they began walking down the street again. "I'm glad we're doing this, Leon. I like being in the place where you feel the most comfortable, because that's where I think I'll get to know you the best. Oh, and incase I haven't made it clear, I really like you too."

"You better."

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"We're home!" Leon announced to his parents as he and Emilia entered the Goretzka household.

"How was the aquarium?" Mara asked, cutting up some vegetables in the kitchen.

"It was amazing," Emilia answered before offering to help Mara prepare dinner.

Leon had taken Emi to a popular aquarium in Bochum. It had giant tanks of exotic fish, and it seemed as if Emilia wanted to take pictures of every single one of them.

"You didn't get stopped too many times, did you?" Konrad questioned, beginning to set the table with Leon's help.

"Not too bad. I had thought about renting out the whole place for just Emilia and I, but she talked me out of it. She said that it was important for everyone to appreciate the exhibits, no matter if they were rich or poor. Hence, many people were able to attend the aquarium thanks to Emilia's generosity," Leon kissed her on the side of the head.

"Alright, Retz, I think you're being a bit dramatic. You're making it seem like I bought everyone tickets to the aquarium, when I did nothing of the sort."

"I know but-" He was interrupted when four pairs of feet came into view.

"Hallo everyone!" A woman who looked a lot like Leon entered the kitchen. She had the same brown, curly hair, and big brown eyes. Her hands were intertwined with two little ones on either side of her.