Note: Okay, time for the first date!
As they walked, Yuzuru couldn't help but admire the girl strolling beside him, The girl whom he was fairly convinced, at this point, was the platinum haired girl from his dreams, an though he wasn't sure how this was possible, he honestly didn't really care.
It was then that the noticed the presence in his hand, its fingers intertwined with his own. He jumped back a little, releasing the soft hand from his firm grasp.
"I'm sorry," he frantically stating, bowing in apology, "I didn't realize-"
"It's okay," Kanade stated, slight smile on her face, causing Yuzuru to tilt his head slightly in confusion "I actually kind of enjoyed it."
Yuzuru was forced to turn away to hide the large blush that had formed on his face. After regaining his composure, he turned back towards her, firmly regrasping her soft hand in his.
"So," he began, not wanting to let the awkwardness of the situation settle in, "did you have anywhere specific in mind for lunch?"
"Actually, I have the perfect place in mind!" she said, smiling up at him with excitement in her eyes.
-o-O-o-
Yuzuru looked over at Kanade, who was poring over her menu, though he had a sneaking suspicion she already knew what she wanted. He then looked down at his own menu, already laying open in front of him, pondering over what exactly he wanted to eat. After a few moments, he finally settled on teriyaki, so he looked back up at Kanade.
"Have you decided what you want to eat?" he said, hoping her desicion was a cheap one, as he insisted that he pay for the meal, and a students budget is nothing to marvel at.
"Yes!" she stated happily.
"Well, what is it?"
"It's a secret." she said, a look of playful evil on her face.
Before he could respond, the waiter made his way over to them. "Has the lovely couple decided what they wanted?" he asked, almost mockingly.
Yuzuru began trying to explain, "Oh no, we're not-"
"Mabo Tofu, please!" Kanade interrupted, causing Yuzuru to look over at her in genuine confusion. Mabo tofu, he thought to himself, I've never heard of that before.
His thought process was disrupted by the waiter, who had turned to him.
"And for you sir?"
"Oh, um, I'll have-"
"He'll have the mabo tofu too!" Kanade interrupted again. The waiter turned back to him, questioningly.
Yuzuru hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "Ya, that sounds fine."
"Excellent!" the waiter said, snapping his notebook shut and turning to leave. After his departure, Yuzuru turned to Kanade. "What's mabo tofu?" he asked.
"Oh, you'll see!" she said, still playfully leading him along. Yuzuru sighed once again, resolved in his inability to control the situation.
After some uneventful idle chat, the waiter returned, carrying with him two plates. He set each of them down on the table, respectively giving one to Yuzuru, and one to Kanade. Yuzuru looking puzzlingly down at the meal sitting comfortably in front of him. He dipped his silverware in, and raised it to his face. He eyed Kanade, who was busily chowing down, paying no mind to Yuzuru.
Cautiously, he raised his spoon to his lips.
The flames that engulfed his mouth forced him to down not only his glass of water, but Kanade's as well, creating a huge fuss as he did so. Kanade tried immensely to supress her laughter, but in the end, she gave in.
She laughed heartily, distracting Yuzuru from his own perils. As he looked up at Kanade, the burning sensation all but disappeared from his mouth, and he smiled warmly. For some reason, seeing her, almost in tears from laughing, filled him with a deep sensation that he could find only one word to describe.
Love.
