(Warning: Swearing)

It has been two weeks since Ayla had asked Enzo to date her for this month...

In most of their classes, she notices that he's constantly staring at her, which annoys her. Adding to her discomfort, Ayla and her friends sit with them during lunch, and Ayla spends the entire time glaring at Jane. 

On top of that, his constant teasing and flirting made her annoy to no end because she could feel the heat rising on her cheeks every time he flirted, and her heart skipped a beat whenever he laughed at her witty remarks.

"I swear if you are planning to murder me in this scheduled area then I have my location on " Ayla said as they were walking in a forest colored in the hues of yellow and red for the past 30 min.

"Well, if I was going to do that then you made it easier for me to erase the evidence" Enzo said looking toward her with a sly smirk.

"Touche" she says narrowing her eyes but soon she gasps as she sees the scenic view in front of her.

They were surrounded by maple and black gum trees, the yellow and red leaves spread across the ground. A lake with shimmering clean water caught her attention. Her eyes widened as she saw several swans gliding gracefully between the crystal-clear waters of the lake.

"This is beautiful " she mumbled mesmerized by the scene in front of her.

As Ayla was lost in her thoughts, a voice suddenly snapped her out of it.

"Here" she turned around to find Enzo holding a beautiful pearl-white swan her eyes widened as she slowly extended her hands and took the swan from him with a serene smile on her face. 

"Thank you, it's beautiful, I have never seen swans before" she says still patting the swan in her hands. 

"Well then... I guess I deserve a-kiss" Enzo says with a cocky smirk leaning a little toward her while Ayla looks toward him with a 'Are you serious?' face.

He surely knows how to ruin a good mood - Ayla thought rolling her eyes but suddenly her lips turned into a mischievous smile as she looked toward Enzo. 

"Maybe you deserve it" she spoke in a low tone, causing Enzo to look at her with surprise. He was curious about what she had to say. Suddenly, she brought the swan closer to Enzo's face and the beak of the swan touched his lips. 

Enzo was taken aback by this unexpected gesture. He stepped back, his face contorted with disgust from the unexpected kiss with the swan, Ayla saw his reaction and burst into laughter, her melodious sound of laughter filling the forest.

"Never knew you were into animals, Enzo" An orotund tone came causing Alya to stop laughing and Enzo to snap out of his shock.

"Daniel, Nico" Enzo says in a shocked tone "What are you both doing here?"

"We should be the one asking that" Nico says in a monotone voice briefly glancing at Alya.

"I will be near the lake" she says as she moves away from the group giving them time for their 'questions' which she don't want to get involved in.

"Why are you here with someone else, till today you have not brought anyone here" Nico says crossing his arms over his chest.

"Yeah bro, you betrayed us. You said you only bring us here" Daniel says in an over-dramatic tone looking at him with a betrayed look. 

Enzo shakes his head at Daniel's antics and presses his lips, he doesn't know exactly how to answer that. 

He lived his entire life feeling like a puppet, forced to wear a mask that didn't fit him at all. Every moment spent with his father was a test, where he had to be the "perfect" son, suppressing his true self and putting up a facade. His family's expectations left no room for flaws or imperfections, making him feel suffocated and trapped.

Before meeting Daniel and Nico, he had felt his heart slowly going numb and blank, his true self slowly chipping off from him like leaves fall from trees during fall.

After meeting them first time in his life he feels that he can act how he truly is, without any facade, from then his playboy personality started, for him it's just a way of taking his mind away from things.

His facade still exists in front of college where he is just a spoiled rich kid who plays with girls, adopting new personalities for each one.

But what role will you play in front of someone who truly hates you?

And that's the case with Ayla, he simply doesn't know how he should act in front of her, after years he met someone with whom he can be simply himself, her witty remarks to his teasing or flirting were different than that girl who just giggle or try to seduce him.

Somehow, he felt like maybe he could let go of his facade in front of her freely like the trees let go of their leaves in fall. 

Maybe he can risk his feelings once....

Maybe he can risk feeling something for her truly...

Maybe this fall he can also bring a change in his living...

"Daniel!" A sharp voice interrupted his thoughts. In front of him, he saw Ayla standing in the lake, soaking wet while Daniel laughed. Ayla's expression seemed unhappy and irritated, it looked like Daniel had pushed her into the water.

Ayla surfaced from the lake with slow movement, causing droplets of water to cascade down her hair and clothing. As she emerged, a sudden gust of wind swept through the area, causing her to shiver involuntarily. She wrapped her arms around herself in an attempt to find warmth as she tried to shake off the chill that had settled into her bones.

"You freaking as*hole! What were you thinking that you push me into the lake!! "Ayla exclaimed her voice slightly shaky from the cold.

When she saw that despite apologizing, Daniel was still laughing.

She marched towards Daniel, taking slow and deliberate steps. Her eyes narrowed, she approached him and with a swift push, sent him tumbling into the lake. The splash of cold water and the suddenness of the action caused Daniel to let out a piercing shriek of surprise. 

Nico and Enzo, who had been watching the scene unfold look toward her surprised by her sudden revenge while she stands there still drenched in water but with a sly smirk on her face.

One thing was sure this fall is going to be a lot more fun than planned.