Hello, VampireMassacrexx here with another fan fiction featuring Leon and Frey.

This idea came to me when I was trying to think of a way for Frey to fluster Leon after all, it's always amusing to see Leon's blush face. The problem was trying to make the story somewhat funny. When I started to write this, I thought it'd be easy after all, I'm rather good at teasing people in real life (well...I'm good at sarcasm if that counts) so I thought writing this would be a breeze.

Turns out I was wrong however, I still think the story turned out okay in the end. I hope you enjoy some flustered Leon.

*Warning* May contain spoilers about Leon's past.

*I own nothing to do with 'Rune Factory 4', its locations, characters etc.*

Rated T

Chapter One: The Vixen In Me

Leon barged into the room without permission. It wasn't like he was doing it to be rude in fact, the only reason he barged in unannounced was because he was there to surprise his beloved girlfriend upon her return to Selphia after running a rather long errand for Arthur.

He'd been shocked when he'd discovered that the particular task Arthur had set for her would require her to be out of town for two whole weeks. Especially since he hadn't heard the news from the lips of the woman herself, instead he'd heard the news from Forte, the town's knight and one of his favourite teasing victims. Apparently, Frey had been planning to tell him the day before her departure but due to various things cropping up throughout the day, she hadn't gotten around to it and so instead, she'd left a goodbye note for Lin Fa to pass on to him.

But this was Lin Fa! Of course she'd forgotten all about it.

Leon looked at the letter now, it read:

Dear Leon,

Sorry that I couldn't say goodbye to you in person but unfortunately I didn't get the chance to. I really should've told you sooner about this task however, I thought that you'd feel forced to spend even more time with me in the run up to the trip and I knew Arthur would've gone berserk if you'd fallen behind with your translation work and so I decided for both our sakes that it was best to leave the goodbye to the last minute. This task will mean that I'm out of town for a couple of weeks. I've left you a key to get into my room in case of an emergency. Please behave yourself in there in fact, just behave in general! I don't want to come back to numerous complaints about my boyfriend's constant teasing!

I love you and I hope that you are well whilst I'm not around although, I don't doubt for a second that you'll be okay.

Yours, Frey.

Leon frowned at the note in his hand. He felt irritated beyond belief! The irritation wasn't really justifiable; he could survive a fortnight without Frey around. Of course he could. Couldn't he? After all, he'd survived centuries by himself asleep in a tower! Of course he'd be okay for fourteen days. Well…that's what he'd thought. In fact, he'd barely made it a day before he felt himself being driven to insanity! He'd teased people despite his girlfriend's warning. He could almost imagine the look in her eyes whilst she wrote that, a mixture of desperation and pleading mixed in with a little bit of affection. Contrary to popular belief, Frey liked his teasing well…up to a point. He'd tried to keep himself busy by focusing all of his attention on his translation work but instead he'd found himself missing her smile, her emerald green eyes and just everything! Everything about her; about what made her Frey, the woman he cared for deeply. He cared about her so much that he was putting everything on the line for her.

Their relationship wasn't supposed to be after all, Leon was still bound to his past and because of that their relationship wasn't allowed to go beyond the boyfriend/girlfriend stage. But he'd still accepted her plea to go out with him. Some selfish part of him stopped him from saying 'No.' he'd just had to date her; he couldn't bear the thought of her being with someone else. He couldn't stand the thought of losing her even though she wasn't his to claim. Also, she'd asked him! She thought that he'd make her happy. Not Vishnal. Not Dylas. Him! How could he say no to her happiness?

Okay, admittedly, he was clutching at straws but at least he was clutching at something.

Leon sat upon her bed, sighing to himself softly whilst removing his turban and rubbing at his temple which was beginning to throb, painfully. He shouldn't be here. This was Frey's room! He had no right to invade her privacy even though he had a key, it was for emergency situations only and making sure that he was the first person she laid eyes on when she returned to town was hardly an emergency situation! Although, it could be argued that him laying eyes on her after being deprived of her cute face for two weeks was a priority situation but he didn't think she'd fall for that excuse easily.

The bed creaked as he stood up in order to leave. Just then he heard the sound of her door opening and closing with a slight creak. He turned to face the source of the noise and his eyes widened when he saw the tiny frame of his girlfriend strolling into the room.

She placed her keys on the table near the entrance to the door seemingly distracted by whatever she was looking at in her rucksack.

"Aah…it seems our darling Princess has returned. Shall I roll out the red carpet?"

She jumped back in shock, clutching a hand to her chest whilst her face twisted with annoyance until she realised who had spoken. "Leon?"

He smiled what felt like his first proper smile since she'd left. "Hey you."

She threw her arms around him as he laughed at her excitement. After what seemed like a long time and yet at the same time not long enough, Frey pulled back to look at him. "Leon, I've missed you!" She exclaimed.

"I don't doubt that you have after all, I know that you're addicted to me; my eyes, my looks, my infectious and yet strangely charming personality...maybe you should seek out a cure for the addiction before it consumes you."

She rolled her eyes at him before stretching up to peck him on the lips. His eyes widened in shock and a blush started to make itself known on his cheeks. "Did you really have to tease me the moment I walked through the door? Especially since I have a surprise for you."

He pulled away from her entirely so that he could grab his fan. He forced himself to sound nonchalant when he replied. "A surprise? What kind of surprise."

She giggled mischievously. "Close your eyes and promise to keep them closed until I return and then you'll find out." Her arms were now behind her back, still clinging to her rucksack. Whatever she was hiding from him was in that bag!

Leon searched his girlfriend's features in an attempt to work out what it was that she was hiding from him but alas, she had a perfect poker face and nothing could unravel the secrets behind it.

He considered his options for a fraction of a second longer before cautiously replying. "Okay. I'll bite." He walked back to her bed and proceeded to lounge against the multiple cushions and over-stuffed pillows. Seriously, who needed that many cushions and pillows in order to sleep at night?! He closed his eyes and folded his hands on his lap. "You're not going to draw on my face are you?"

Frey sounded distracted as she started to leave the room. Her heels clicking nosily against the floor, irritating his ears to no end! "Huh? Oh, no, of course I'm not. How old do you think I am?"

He laughed, heartily. He wanted to open his eyes to see if she'd left her rucksack behind but he'd promised her. He kept his promises.

Well…the majority of them.

After what seemed like an eternity, Leon started to become restless. How long was he expected to keep his eyes closed for?

"Frey? Is everything alright? You haven't just left me here, have you?" He started to lift himself up from the bed all the while keeping his eyes tightly shut and using his other heightened senses to check out the surroundings.

Suddenly, he heard her approaching him and he flopped back down onto the bed. The excessive amount of pillows providing a soft landing.

"You can open your eyes now!" She sounded incredibly excited by the surprise she had in store for him.

His eyes snapped open and he turned his head to face her. Only to turn to face in the opposite direction almost instantly as he felt his cheeks return to the crimson colour they were earlier.

"They're cute aren't they? Whilst I was on my trip, I had some free time and so I decided to check out the local shops and they had this place called a Fancy Dress Shop. When I went inside they were selling clothes and accessories but they were all themed. They had pirate costumes, vampire outfits and these accessories that I just had to buy! What do you think?"

She'd just had to choose these particular dress up items, hadn't she? She'd chosen to buy fox ears and a tail. Of course she had. She'd even drawn fox features on herself with face paint!

…Did she want to kill him?!

He turned slowly back around to face her and he found her beaming at him, excitedly. Completely unaware of the effects she was having on him and his self-control. He had to gain the upper hand somehow. He just had to! "You know, if you weren't already so naturally adorable, I'd make you wear them permanently."- He leaned towards her so he was barely and inch away. He decided to fluster her in the only way he could think of- "The way you look right now makes me want to scratch behind your ears and brush your tail well…it makes me want to do other things too but I want to do them with you all the time, not just when you're trying to emulate my style."

Her eyes widened at him and her cheeks turned just as red as his already were. Then, surprisingly she grinned at him, an impish glint to her eyes. "Well, you know my inner vixen has come out to play today and if you play your cards right, she'll come out to play again any time you want her to."

She took a step back as Leon jumped up from her bed in shock. What was that?!

She leaned against the wall, arms folded over her chest as the tail brushed against her legs. She raised an eyebrow at him. "I think I won this round, don't you? You really are a bad influence on me, Leon. Although, I can now understand why you think teasing people is such an amusing hobby. Your reaction to that line was priceless! But just for future reference, I'm not as innocent as you think." With that she told him that she'd see him later after she'd had a rest and she'd be without the fox tail and ears. ...He couldn't decided whether he was disappointed or relieved by that fact.

Leon was in such a state of shock he failed to notice that he'd left his turban behind on Frey's bedside table.

With that line hanging in the air, Leon left his girlfriend's room feeling dumbfounded. How had she gotten the upper hand on him so easily? After he'd managed to control his erratic breathing and returned to his pre-flustered state of being, he reflected upon the events of today and smirked, finding that he was actually rather amused by his adorable girlfriend's attempt at playing him at his own game. If anything, his life was a lot more unpredictable and entertaining when she was around.

And that's just the way he liked it.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this story. This is the first story in my Leon/Frey 'one shot' collection. What? Another one?! There's already so many of them on here. Well, yeah, that's where the inspiration for my own came from. The song that inspired this piece is 'Keeps Gettin' Better' by Christina Aguilera. So...yeah, that's all for now. I'd love some reviews about this story so if you have the time, please leave me one.

Until next time. Xx

VampireMassacrexx