Of course it hurts. You are getting poked with a needle tens of thousands of times. It hurts worse if you get it in a bony place, like your ankle, than if you you get it in a fatter place, like your upper arm.

I would STRONGLY advice you to NOT get a tatoo at your age. Trust me ... what you think is "cute" when you are a teenager is NOT what you want on your body for the next 70+ years.

I got my tatoos when I was in my 30's. I thought about them for decades, literally. I SHUDDER to think what I would have gotten if I would have gotten a tattoo as a teen.