Another prompt-inspired Iramako fic! There will be copious amounts of fluffiness and awkwardness everywhere! Anime Jesus, I can't get enough of these two nerds.

Prompt: Gamagoori inviting Mako to his place so he can cook her dinner.

"MANKANSHOKU!"

Mako shrieked and jumped in her spot, her lunch nearly toppling to the ground. She grasped her box lunch and replaced the lid back on top before any of her food. She turned around shakily, looking up to see Gamagoori, as predicted from the bellowing yell, behind her looking big and menacing again. She set her box lunch down beside her.

"Y-yes?"

Gamagoori shrank back down to his normal size, letting Mako relax as she feared that she did something wrong and angered him again. His face was still solid, frowning slightly down at her. She didn't move her eyes and patted the concrete beside, offering the open space for Gamagoori to sit. He seemed to look at it for a moment, contemplating whether or not to accept the offer to sit down. Mako patted the spot again, putting as much emotion she could muster into her eyes. Gamagoori started to look unsettled, but it faded as he silently took a seat next to Mako. She looked up at him again, pulling her lunch back on to her lap and opening it.

She started to chow down. She was eating at her usual quick pace when she realized she had yet to offer any to Gamagoori. She stopped eating and offered her extra pair of chopsticks to Gamagoori.

"Do you want some?" she asked. Gamagoori stayed silent, but took the chopsticks nonetheless. He picked up a croquette and examined it curiously, obviously noting the little bone sticking out of it.

"What exactly is in this?" Gamagoori asked. Mako bit into one of the croquettes herself and explained as she chewed.

"It's my mom's famous mystery croquettes. Since we can't get real meat, she puts anything nonpoisonous into it. It actually is really tasty! Try it, try it!" she swallowed her food and popped another one in her mouth, watching Gamagoori as he twisted and turned the croquette around, examining it. After a few more moments of examination, he did bite into the deep-fried food roll and his reaction was obvious. Eyes widened first, then he looked back down at the half-eaten croquette.

"This actually is rather..." he swallowed his mouthful before clearing his throat and continuing, "rather good"

Mako's eyes brightened as Gamagoori wiped crumbs off his face after finishing his croquette, revealing a small smile across his face. He reached over into her bento box and plucked out another croquette and popped it into his mouth, chewing it with a satisfied noise. Mako bounced in her spot.

"I...actually wanted to ask you something, Mankanshoku..." Gamagoori said as he swallowed the croquette. Mako hummed in response as she finished gnawing on her remaining food. She looked at Gamagoori the moment he looked at her. Something shuddered between them, and Gamagoori's face flushed in a red blush.

He cleared his throat, his face still turning bright red. "...Mako. Would you like to come to my home and eat with me?"

Mako blinked a few times, not responding at first. Then it dawned on her what he was asking. A splash of blush lit up her cheeks, and she nervously wiped a hand across the side of her face.

"Are you asking me out on a date?" she asked back, setting her empty bento box to her other side. Gamagoori's blush grew brighter, stretching to his ears. He nodded meekly, his hands nervously twitching at his sides.

"If you do not want to have dinner with me, I shall go-"

"Yes"

"What?"

"I would love to come over and eat! I can teach you how to make my mom's croquettes and we can eat so much since you're a Three-Star! We could eat bento box after bento box, or even try some Tempura shrimp! Ohh, that sounds really good! Tempura shrimp and maybe if you have a grill we could try some Yakiniku using salted pork! We could eat till we're sick!" Mako was on her feet enthusiastically naming off dish after dish to eat. She stopped to collect herself for a moment before looking up at Gamagoori who was hiding behind one hand.

"So when do we go? Can we go soon? Skip the rest of the day?"

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Gamagoori shouted, "WE WILL NOT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE SKIP SCHOOL!"

"Eep!"

Gamagoori's anger softened as he saw what his shouting did. Mako was now sitting in a defensive pose, hoping that he would not lash out against her for suggesting skipping school. He calmed down and once more reduced size to not freak Mako out anymore. She slowly uncurled and looked up at him as he hovered a hand near her, as if unsure how to touch her or try to get her to relax again. She giggled and took hold of the frozen hand. She didn't interlace their fingers but simply held it. Gamagoori woke up and blushed again, looking at their joined hands.

"So what are you going to do Gamagoori?" Mako asked. Gamagoori audibly swallowed.

"I have a plan already," he answered, getting his hand free of Mako's, "Just go to your locker immediately after school. There will be something there for you that will lead you the rest of the way"

"Is the gift going to be food?" Mako asked. Gamagoori had to suppress a laugh as he shook his head. Mako gave a disappointed 'aww' but smiled nonetheless.

"Okay! Locker after school, look for your gift! I'll see you tonight Gamagoori!" Mako gave him a quick hug before running off just in time to hear the bell ring for the next class. Gamagoori sat there for a few moments, trying to realize what he really had just done. He had done it finally; asked Mako Mankanshoku out and she said yes. Now the hardest steps started.

Getting the date right and not scaring her off.

He got up eventually and started his trek toward Mako's locker. He fingered the objects he would leave in there and tugged them out of his pocket, making sure they were still there and correct. It's going to be okay, Gamagoori told himself, tonight's going to go fine. Mako was a sweet girl with an eye for food and a heart of gold. He was cold, yes, but he was good on the inside.

He just hoped that he wouldn't make a mess of things tonight.

The final siren finally exploded out of the speakers, and Mako was out and running for her locker before students could realize that she was practically running near to Mach 1 to get to her locker. When she saw her locker come into view, she skidded down two hallways and stopped perfectly in front of it until a student at the last moment bumped into her, sending her spiraling through the air and hitting a trash can. She rubbed the blossoming bruise on her head, getting up and out of the trash can remains and walking up to her locker, putting in the combination and staring at her new additions within it.

A small, blue-wrapped box, a few things that looked like ID cards, and a perfectly folded note. She took the note first and opened it carefully.

'Use the Scan card at the cable car station you used during No Late day to get to my home. The other card is to get you into the Three-Star housing and to me. You can come up at any time. And yes, I have a grill and deep fryer.'

She smiled, jumping on the toes of her feet. This was really going to happen. She put the note in her bag, collected up the ID cards, which had lanyards so she could wear them, and gingerly took the box out. She lifted the lid off and gasped at the contents inside.

It was a cupcake. An actual frosted cupcake. Sweets like this were as rare as getting a One-Star Goku Uniform. It smelled faintly of strawberries. She put the top back on and looked around, hoping no one saw the cupcake. She wouldn't let this out of her sight. She walked cautiously out of the school when it dawned on her the importance of the sweet.

Gamagoori had gone out of his way to get her some of the most rarest things to eat. For her.

She couldn't contain her excitement. She rushed her way home, keeping her cherished gift in her hands, the ID cards bouncing against her chest. She nearly dropped the box ten different times and had to fight for it twice (because damn these people in the slums, their noses are sharp as dogs) before she made it home, rushing to her room and fishing for that one dress she remembered she owned.

"Mako, why are you in a rush?" her mother, Sukuyo, asked as she walked in, dodging clothes as Mako threw them as she searched.

"I got asked out on a date! I'm looking for that white dress you bought me!"

"A date? Who's the boy who asked you?" Her mother was right up alongside her, helping her dig through the pile. She pulled the mentioned dress out of the pile and both cheered. Mako started undressing quickly and slipped the dress on over her head.

"I think you've met him. Big, scary, blond hair, wears a Three-Star Goku Uniform!"

"Oh...do you mean Gamagoori?" Her mother sounded suddenly doubtful. She helped Mako smooth out the edges of the dress and handed her the small white slippers to go with it. Mako hopped around as she tugged her shoes off and stepped into the slippers.

"Yup! He asked me out to dinner. He looked cute when he was blushing and he likes your croquettes! Don't think about stopping me, bye mom I'll be back late tonight!"

"Mako, wait-"

Mako was racing out before her mother could give chance. She was too excited to get stopped now. She made sure as she ran that the ID cards were still around her neck, which they were, and checked on her cupcake in the box. It had yet to be ruined. She was breathless as she came into visual range of the cable car station. She took a break even though she should have just gotten to the station and broke into the box and bit into the cupcake.

Strawberry through and through, the cupcake tasted like pure heaven. She moaned as she chewed and swallowed it, loving it all. She only took the one bite and replaced it back in the box, saving the rest for later. She stretched her legs, brushed her dress of any dirt or dust and calmly made her way toward the station. The One-Stars working at the station were alerted to her presence and were ready to strike when she came up to them.

"You know that you can't ride on these. Turn back Mankanshoku"

"Wait! Wait, I have, um...this! I have this from the Disciplinary Committee Chair" she took off the ID for the station and handed it to the One-Star approaching her. The student looked at it for a moment before he looked scared at it. He looked up at her with a flabbergasted expression, and inserted the ID card into his panel, opening the cable car for her. She stood there frozen for a moment before she got in and sat down, watching the door close. The One-Star that had he r ID argued with the One-Star operating the cable car for a moment before both started looking scared at a panel to their left. They moved quickly after agreeing on something and started up the station. The ID she gave the One-Star was given back to her.

"You have the necessary ID to get in?" the guard asked. Mako rose the other ID and was returned a nod before the cable car started to ascend up the town. Mako sat back, stretching out on the comfortable seats. She adjusted her dress to make sure she wasn't flashing and let herself relax before becoming flustered.

She was on a date. She was going to be on a date with Gamagoori. He's going to be cooking for her!

"Entrance denied. Identification Card required" an automated voice droned at her. She sat up, tugging her other ID from around her neck. She noticed that she was at the station at the Academy, and the open hatch outside the door was blinking. She inserted the card into it and watched lights flash green before the card popped out again and the cable car was on the move. It was moving alongside the Academy until it stopped at an alcove behind the main building, revealing a plaza with five different entrances. Mako assumed that each was to the Elite Fours and Satsuki's homes. The cable car opened at the plaza and Mako stepped out, albeit scared and curious. Not a sound came from anywhere in the area, and Mako was left to figure out which one was Gamagoori's entrance. She simply stood in the middle, turning this way and that way, trying to decide which lift to try.

One of the lifts opened it's doors and out came Gamagoori dressed in casual attire. In a tight short-sleeve shirt and black slacks, Mako never thought she would see brighter light than around Satsuki and Ragyo.

"Lost, Mankanshoku?" He asked with a knowing smile. He obviously saw what she was wearing, seeing that his cheeks were a light pink. Mako blushed herself as she ran up to him, hugging her box to her chest.

"Thank you for the cupcake by the way Gamagoori"

Gamagoori rubbed the back of his head. "It was nothing. Come on, I started preparing dinner"

"Yay! Food made by Gamagoori!"

Gamagoori's cooking skills were amazing, Mako admitted as she bit into one of the most deliciously cooked and seasoned Yakiniku she had ever had the honor in eating. After shoving two more pieces into her mouth, she shoveled a few bites a rice into her mouth until her cheeks were like a squirrel with nuts in its mouth. She chewed happily and looked over at Gamagoori.

"You really shouldn't shove that much food in your mouth Mankanshoku!" he firmly said, putting two pieces of meat in his mouth before taking in rice and chewing.

"But its good" Mako responded, coming out completely muffled by the food in her mouth. She swallowed it all down and gladly took more, chewing and swallowing before shoveling more rice into her mouth. She smiled at him, showing that she did listen to him. He laughed softly and stood up, going around the island they sat at and turned the grill built in off. He covered it and placed what looked like wet putty on the wood block.

"Would you, hm, like to make mochi ice cream with me?"

Mako's eyes lit up and she was quickly rushing to his freezer to grab the ice cream filling. Gamagoori and Mako had a fun time trying to make it right, which included a messy incident where Mako accidentally sprayed Gamagoori with ice cream. He didn't get as mad as you would think but he was laughing as they tried to clean up and start over again. The next try was going great until Mako decided to throw mochi around, hitting Gamagoori again. This time Gamagoori responded by throwing some of his own mochi at her, getting it stuck in her hair. After some tears and a bit of work trying to pull the sticky ball of pounded sticky rice out of her hair without cutting it out, they were back at it again and finally completed a full plate of vanilla and green tea mochi.

"Woohoo! Desert! It smells delicious..." Mako sighed, sticking her nose near a green tea mochi. Gamagoori grabbed a vanilla one and chomped down on it, staying silent and savoring the soft taste of the mochi and ice cream. Mako immediately swallowed two green tea ones and while she was chewing grabbed for a third, just at the same time Gamagoori for reaching it. They both grabbed it at and looked at each other. Mako swallowed her previously eaten mochi ice cream and went to bite into her grabbed one. Gamagoori had a similar thought and went in for it.

It ended up with their months comped down on opposite ends of the small treat. Gamagoori froze as he realized what was happening, but couldn't free his mouth from the sticky, semi-frozen treat. Mako's eyes crinkled at the ends as she chomped through the treat once, getting their mouths closer. She did once, twice more until he could feel the air being blown out of her nose. He bit into the treat a bit and moved less than an inch closer, but now their noses were touching. Gamagoori's heart sped up. Both their faces had splashes of blush on them. Mako closed her eyes as she it into the treat again, getting closer. Their noses slid together. Gamagoori was getting closer too.

When the mochi disappeared and their lips suddenly touched, Gamagoori didn't know how to react. He initially pulled away but Mako's lips seemed to seek his out until they were firmly on his. Her eyes kept closed, but Gamagoori's were wide open. They didn't close even when they pulled apart. Gamagoori closed his eyes, however, when Mako opened hers. She didn't see his brow wrinkle up as she started to freak out.

"I'm sorry Gamagoori I didn't mean to kiss you, I just couldn't stop because your lips were soft and the butterflies in my stomach wouldn't go away and I'm sorry if I made you angry don't yell at-"

Gamagoori effortlessly moved up to Mako and took her by the lips soundlessly. Mako made a surprised noise before she sank into it, eyes closing, sighing into it, the edges of her lips curling into a smile. Mako pulled away thought after a short bit, giggling as she watched Gamagoori's face grow brighter.

"I really like you Gamagoori. Can we do this again?"

Gamagoori gave a funny looking smile. He took hold of Mako's hands with a shaky breath.

"I-If you want to Mako, then yes. Yes we can go out again"