Introduction Part Two - Cafe?!
The breeze pushes leaves around the street, swirling in a mini-vortex just ahead of Mikasa, Eren, Levi, and Krista. The sounds of slight whistling can be heard here and there, as the wind pushes through trees and in between houses. Summer's coming to an end. The trees are starting to turn orange. I can't wait for Fall. Mikasa thinks to herself, as she continues to admire the leaves, and the feel of the breeze on her face.
"You looked like you were having fun at the meet today, Mikasa. No one even comes close to you on the track." Eren's the first to break the silence as the group walks along the sidewalk.
"Yeah, it feels good to run with the breeze. It helps me clear my mind," she responds, almost cheerfully. Maybe he was watching me the entire time, like Krista said?
"Wow it sure sounds like you were totally creeping on Mikasa, Eren," Krista blurts out, jokingly.
Mikasa turns sharply and glares at Krista. "That's not true, Kriss." Her face begins redden.
"Your face is so red! It's cute." Krista goes to pinch Mikasa's cheek, but is swiftly swatted down by Levi.
"No need to make them redder," he responds.
Eren slows down, and positions himself next to Mikasa. He matches her pace, and puts his hand on her shoulder as they continue to walk forward. "I wasn't being creepy. I swear. I just really admire how good you are at track."
She could see a little red in his face as well. "I-I figured as much," Mikasa responds, quietly.
Krista and Levi took the lead, leaving Eren and Mikasa to walk side by side in silence.
"You didn't have to smack my hand down, I was just going to give her a light pinch!" Krista says to Levi.
"It wasn't needed. You shouldn't tease her so much. You sure like to joke about Eren and Mikasa," Levi responds, one brow raised, thoughtfully.
"They're too innocent for me -not- to tease them both!" She giggles.
"I see," he responds, flatly.
They reach a walk crossing. The little cafe sat right on the corner of the other side of the street, seemingly dwarf in size, compared to the market to its right. For such a small cafe, it had large windows, decorated with signs depicting different coffees and teas, as well as snacks and treats.
After taking their seats in the back of the cafe, with Mikasa facing Eren, and Krista facing Levi, they begin to look over the menu. After some time, a waitress approaches.
"Welcome to 'Mocha Cafe', what can I get for you?" She asks, pleasantly. She looks Krista and smiles.
"Hello, I'd like a small green tea, and a baguette, please!" Krista responds, while point toward the baguette on her menu. "This is my favorite!"
The waitress nods, "Very good, and you?" She looks to Mikasa.
"Can I have the iced coffee with milk and sugar, please?" Mikasa hesitates, looking over the baked goods section. "And one order of Mochi."
It's Levi's turn, now. "Coffee, black." Levi's piercing eyes inspect the waitress head to toe. "That means no sugar as well," he adds, shortly.
He's scary.. Mikasa observes Levi, wearily.
The waitress, clearly frightened for her life, responds, "Y-Yes okay, very good." She quickly turns to Eren. "And you? What can I get for you?"
He rests his chin on his hands, slouched over the menu. He flips a page and nods his head. "Ah, my turn.. I'll take a coffee with milk and sugar, regular. Please and thank you."
Looking slightly more at ease, the Waitress sighs with relief. "Very well."
"So, Levi! You're on the Boy's Track team as well?" Krista sparks up small talk with Levi in hopes to learn more about him.
He picks up a coffee stirrer and twiddles it around his fingers, playfully. "Yeah," he responds, rather bluntly. "I like to run, I guess."
Eren joins in the conversation, "He's pretty good. He'd give Mikasa a run for her money, that's for sure."
Krista raises a brow, and presses the subject further. "Oh? Is that so?" Grinning, she turns to Mikasa, and puts her arms around her. "We should see if that's, no?" She jousts, testing Mikasa and Levi's response.
"No, thanks." They both say, simultaneously. They turn to each other, awkwardly. Unsure how to respond, they both stare at each other from across the table.
The cafe ended up being a great time, although, Mikasa didn't really get a chance to talk with Eren. She was overwhelmed with Krista constantly trying to talk to Levi. I'm pretty sure Kriss has feelings for him, or something. She wouldn't leave him alone.. Maybe next time I can go with just Eren. As the group walked down the street, they reached an intersection where it was time to part ways. Krista pointed down one of the intersection's roads.
"Well, this where I gotta go. I'll see you all at school tomorrow. It was nice meeting you, Levi," she says, smiling towards Levi.
He looks slightly unamused, but no more or less than he usually does. "Yeah, nice to meet you too," he responds. "I guess I'll head out now." Levi turns and starts walking towards his home. "See you all later, I suppose." He waves, as he walks away.
Mikasa and Eren stand there, now alone.
"W-Well, thanks for asking Kriss and I out to the cafe," she spouts out.
Eren sticks his hands in his pockets, unsure how to present himself. "N-No problem. It was fun." He shifts his eyes away from her, anxiously. "We should do it again, sometime soon," he adds.
Maybe alone next time? I should ask him if we can go alone. She hesitates, then says."Maybe it can just be you and I, n-next time?" She can feel her face turning red. The wind picks up, showering them in orange leaves. Her hair blows into her face, and she attempts to tame it by sweeping it behind her ears.
"Hah, y-yeah, that sounds like fun," he says, after pondering what she just said.
Did he just agree to us going alone?! "O-Okay, well, I'll see you tomorrow then." Mikasa waves, and begins to turn around to leave.
"Yeah, see you," Eren responds, and goes off on his way.
Her mind continues to be barraged with thoughts. He agreed to going on a date, she wasn't expecting that. She stops and waits patiently to cross to the other side of the road. There was a lot of traffic. It was time for people to go home from work. She could feel the rush of wind as cars passed by her. As the stop light turns red, cars begin to stop, giving her a chance to cross. Mikasa liked the walk home from the cafe. It allowed her to take a slight detour through the park. It's always been a really pleasant and peaceful place to stroll though in the evening. The gardens were filled with large plants, most of the flowers had died off at the end of summer, but it was still beautiful. There were so many shades of green.
As Mikasa reached the playground, the sounds of kids swinging and laughing could be heard. It's a little late for kids to be out, no? As she looks towards the swings, she sees the kid's parents approaching them, beckoning them to come back home. Perfect timing, I guess. She crosses through the now empty playground, and approaches the end of the park. She stops and take a deep breath, the smell of Fall filling her lungs. Before she can finish exhaling, the quiet sounds of rustling leaves are met with a voice.
"Enjoying the breeze?" Mikasa stops, frozen. That voice sounds familiar. She peers behind her shoulder and Levi is standing behind her. "..Yo," he resumes.
