Off to the side, in the yard, about 5 metres away, Leo appeared in a burst of mana. He had with him, a box. A box that looked like it had come out of some high-end electronics boutique.

He looked around for Desiree, and saw her.

And when he did, his face went red.

VERY red.

And he felt himself thinking some thoughts... thoughts that made his face go even redder.

Leo was now starting to sweat heavily, and there was no way to get her attention from where he was. She would not be able to hear him.

So, he started to slowly make his way towards her... his legs wobbly and uneasy.

He then paused when he was a few meters away, and picked up a small pebble that was nearby, tossing it lightly towards her, having it land in front of her face.

'Please let that have gotten her attention, please let that have gotten her attention...' he prayed internally.

She finally saw that Leo was there, and his face was still red.

He was trying to avoid looking at her, but at the same time, he couldn't help himself.

And she could tell he was VERY embarrassed.

He finally waved at her, smiling goofily.

It was adorable... in a dorky sorta way.

Leo slowly approached, and cleared his throat when he got to her.

"Ah... uh... h-h-hey." he stammered.

"Just... I just... well, I... I'm here, because..." he continued, clearly flustered.

"I mean... I... I have something for you." he told her.

"S-sorry if I d-disturbed you." he then stuttered further.

Leo was silent for another moment, before he forcibly cleared his throat. He then slapped his cheeks a few times, and took several loud, harsh breaths.

After calming himself down for another minute or so, he looked at her again.

"I finished them." he told her.

"Do you want them here, or inside?" he asked.

"There's a bit to go over."

"......." Leo just nodded.

"Water, please." he said.

He had to admit it... Desiree was an extremely attractive young lady. And he was seriously attracted to her at the moment. However, he also felt terrible about it.

He knew where his heart truly laid.

But... damn, he had to admit that Desiree was amazing.

"Also, you'll want your phone." he told her.

"Do you care where we go over this? As far as rooms go?" he asked her.

"......." Leo was silent, and followed her.

When they were in the room, and sitting, he handed her the box.

When she opened it, she saw a pair of gorgeous and high-quality headphones. They looked to at least cost a couple hundred dollars.

"Those should do it." he said.

"They'll even connect to wifi and such." he continued.

"And they'll act as bluetooth speakers for compatible devices, like your phone." he added.

"......" Leo was silent for a moment, before holding his breath.

'...all right.' he thought. 'This is it.' he mentally told himself.

He then turned around so that he wasn't facing her, and took a small breath.

"2, 6, 4, 1." he said, before turning around again.

"What did I just say?" he asked her.

'Please let them work, please let them work, please let them work...' he pleaded internally, hoping they at least came close to perfect hearing for her.

Leo read the paper, and smiled.

"Good, good." he said.

"Now we need to just make sure everything ELSE is working." he told her.

"Which is to say, make sure the radio function works, the MP3 function works, make sure it connects to your phone, that sort of thing." he went on.

"Oh, and they're rechargeable as well. I included a charging dock for when you sleep." he continued.

"And there's a card in there for tech support." he added, which was just a fancied up business card with his personal phone number on it.

The one that caught her eye wasn't technically part of the crowd, he had just been wandering the park that day, but when he saw what was happening, he had to stop.

He leaned against a nearby tree, and smirked as he saw her act.

"Well, well, well." he said.

"Would ya look at that." he went on.

"And everyone is REALLY into it, too."