Because I love putting these two in awkward situations...
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Blue Exorcist. Wish I did, but alas, I do not.
Rin had always attracted trouble ever since he was a kid. If there was something to happen to anybody, it always happened to him. From beating up kids that annoyed him to almost getting killed by a knife juggler in a circus, bad things were drawn towards him like moths to a flame. It was like he had a sign taped to his back that said "Come at me," and tonight proved to be no different then usual.
It all began when Yukio said they all should go out to eat. This act itself probably should have made Rin suspicious, since Yukio wasn't one to waste money by going out when they could have had a free meal made by his twin's amazing culinary skills. However, Shiemi's smile took up about half of her face and the thoughts of wow, she's cute overpowered his thoughts about his brother's weird actions.
"We can go out tomorrow night, then," Shura proclaimed while haphazardly swinging her bottle of drink around. Her eyes held a dangerous twinkle in them that probably should have tipped Rin off that something strange was going on, but he was distracted as a certain blonde clapped her hands and smiled, a light blush dusting her cheeks and her hair was being tousled as her green man spirit sat on the top of her head.
Whatever, he thought, what could possibly go wrong?
And so, the night in question had arrived. Shiemi was never the one to make anyone wait, a rude gesture that her mother and grandmother had always scorned when she was a child. Her upbringing usually caused her to be the awkward first person at any gathering, and tonight was no exception. She waited outside the small Italian restaurant everyone agreed on going to. Humming a small tune she made up herself, she scanned the crowd for her friends.
"Watch out!" Yelled a familiar voice. Shiemi didn't have enough time to jump out of the way or turn her head before a large something crashed into her. She was squashed between the painful ground and a really warm person who was placing a large amount of pressure on her chest.
"...Rin?" Shiemi opened her eyes and looked at the boy who was practically laying on top of her. Rin, finally noting the position they were in, immediately hopped off her and blushed like a tomato.
"Sorry," The two friends avoided eye contact while trying to get their faces back to normal. The awkward tension was almost tangible and was thankfully interrupted by Rin's phone ringing.
"Hello?" Rin answered, relieved something happened to break the silence. Shiemi lightly patted her still pink cheeks to get herself to focus and looked at her companion when he closed his phone with an agitated sound.
"That was Yukio. He said something came up so both him and Shura can't come," he flashed his eyes over to the blonde but tried to look away just as quick. It was no use though- no amount of inhuman speed could save him from seeing the disappointed look on her face. Putting his arm around her shoulders, Rin gave her a reassuring look.
"It's okay, we still have-" the dreaded cell phone rang again. Rin flipped it open and read the message on the screen while Shiemi looked at it from over his shoulder. It was from Bon:
Shima, Konekomaru and I have to go home for some emergency. Sorry.
"Oh," the depressed look was on her face again. Rin wore a matching expression from seeing his favorite person so sad. The girl realized this and was quick to shake her head and paste a big smile on her face.
"Well, we can still go out, right?" She asked cheerfully. Rin nodded his head like a madman, because there was no way in hell he was going to stop that beautiful smile.
"Lets go!" He tugged on her hand and they both walked towards the restaurant, happy moment restored and awkward moment forgotten.
Oh, if only they knew.
The second Rin and Shiemi walked into their destination while still holding hands, it finally hit him.
They were alone. Going out to eat. With no one else around them. Technically, they were on a...date. Rin Okumura was in a date like session with Shiemi Moriyama. Mortified that he didn't realize this sooner, Rin looked over at his companion and saw that her face was practically glowing with happiness.
"Table for two?" The hostess asked. A garbled mush of words spilled awkwardly out of Rin's mouth that sounded like an attempt of a "yes," while a deep blush marred his cheeks. The hostess smiled and led the two to an isolated table by a window. The room itself presented little light except for a main chandelier in the middle of the room, so the tables each had two candles on them on top of a crisp white tablecloth. The two teens looked at the menus in front of them, when the second problem of the night presented itself.
"Hey, Rin? How much money do we have?" Shiemi asked. Rin froze, remembering Yukio was supposed to be the holder of the money tonight. He silently prayed for a moment before reaching into his pocket to see how much money he had. A few moments of searching revealed nine dollars and no change. Shiemi had absolutely no money on her, only her summoning papers and unless her green man spirit could grow money, he would be of no use.
"Nine dollars. I think that's enough for..." he looked at the prices on the menu, "one plate of spaghetti," he looked up and was meet with relieved eyes.
"That's okay, we can share," Shiemi smiled softly at him and Rin blushed in return. A waitress walked up to them with a cheerful smile on her face, pen and pad ready to take their order.
"What can I get you two?" She asked.
"A plate of spahetti. To share," Rin blushed at the lack of money the two had, but the waitress didn't notice this was the reason and squealed in delight.
"Oh, that girl was right, you two are the cutest couple ever!" She squealed as she took their menus. Rin spewed out the water he was drinking, efficiently drenching a dazed Shiemi, who was too busy blushing and stuttering to notice.
"Oh, I didn't mean to surprise you! I'll go get some towels," the waitress gave the two a strange look as she hurriedly walked away.
"God Shiemi, I'm sorry," Rin tore the silverware out of the napkins and started patting the front of Shiemi's clothes dry.
"R-rin? C-ca-an you s-stop?" Shiemi stuttered, breaking Rin's focus on his task and allowing him to realize the area his hands had wandered to.
"I'M SORRY!" He jumped back, arms flailing and face redder than a tomato while Shiemi looked the other way. The waitress returned with a towel and a plate of spaghetti. With the heat coming from Shiemi's face, the towel became unnecessary.
"I'm sorry for surprising you two," the waitress hastily left after presenting her apology. The awkward silence stretched on for a minute or two before Rin couldn't take the delicious smell in front of him.
"Well...let's eat!" He smiled cautiously at his companion and after she returned the gesture Rin grabbed a fork and dug in. The food was good, the two teens were laughing and talking, so there was nothing left to hurt them, right?
FOOL! OF COURSE THERE IS!
So, what happened next was a mixture of something new and an old cliché. A different waitress walked up and filled Rin's water glass, but neither of the teens realized this at the time. Rin chugged the water down, only it had a funny taste to it. Almost like it came out of Shura's canteen.
Now, our favorite demon boy always had a very low resistance for alcohol. All it took was one glass of whatever to get him to start acting like a bigger idiot than he already was. Couple this fact that he was eating spaghetti of all dishes and what happened next isn't that much of a surprise.
Shiemi started slurping on an especially long noodle. Rin began to do the exact same thing, and as it got shorter and shorter he leaned in closer and closer to the plate. Shiemi mimicked his actions unconsciously. Then, all of a sudden, the two were staring at each other as their lips met in a soft kiss. Shiemi's eyes widened, cheeks slowly turning a bright red. She tried to fall back into her seat, but was surprised to find Rin's hand holding her head in place to keep the kiss for a few moments longer.
"Wow, Shiemi," he drew back with a goofy smile on his face, "you taste like tomato sauce!" He laughed and reached out for her again. The mortified blond gasped and stood up, chair scraping the floor.
"I gotta go," she mumbled, swiping away a few tears of embarrassment and running out of the restaurant. Rin tried to run after the girl, but the room was starting to spin at a nauseating speed and there was no way he could continue to stand.
I'll follow her after a quick nap, he thought to himself as he sunk to the floor. As his drunken vision faded out he saw his brother come out from the kitchen and shake his head. Then there was darkness.
And that is it for chapter 1! I plan for this story to be a two shot, with a special third chapter to do the story behind the story...
Storyception?
….yeah, not as funny as I thought. Any who, please review and tell me what you think, since I have no idea if you guys think this story sucks or not if you don't tell me! Lastly, virtual cookies for those of you who can detect the Soul Eater reference in this chapter :D -NeverMakesSense