Thirty minutes passed, and Duo went from being slightly bored to incredibly, horribly, out-of-his-mind bored… and he still had writer's block. It just wasn't his day.
Sighing loudly, the young man began swinging his long braid around, hitting himself, the table, and everything else in reach. His gaze drifted towards the front window of the café, then focused on a person heading up to the front door.
Duo blinked once, twice, then grinned. His luck was finally taking a turn for the better. The Japanese boy was walking in, striding quickly over to the front counter.
"Jasmine tea and a club sandwich," the dark haired young man ordered. He handed the cashier his money and waited, eyes glancing quickly around the room.
"Hmm… To observe, or pounce… That is the question. I guess that observing would be useful, but actively pursuing is so much more fun!" Duo mused to himself silently, pursing his lips and looking deep in thought.
It turned out that he didn't have to make that decision after all. As soon as he got his order, the young Japanese man walked over to his table and sat down across from him.
"Hey! Decided to give in and sit with me after all, huh? How come ya didn't take me up on my offer yesterday?"
"… you had people with you." Duo noticed the Japanese boy's accent immediately. It was a moderate accent, and didn't make him difficult to understand. Duo found it incredibly cute, actually.
"Oh. Man, you really are the shy! I was just teasing!"
"Hn."
"Quiet too, huh. Hey, what's your name, anyways?"
The Japanese boy paused, staying silent for several long moments as he chewed a bite of his sandwich. "Yuy Heero," he finally replied.
"Yuy? What type of a name is that?"
"My last name," he said flatly. Duo blushed; he'd forgotten that some Asians introduced themselves surname first.
"Sorry, I forgot about that. Hi, Heero! I can call you Heero, right? Or do you prefer Yuy?"
Heero blinked, then shrugged ever so slightly. "You may call me whichever you prefer."
"Hmm… Okay, Heero." He grinned across the table at his new companion, and noticed for the first time that he had gorgeous cobalt blue eyes.
"You're staring." Heero observed coolly after a while, calmly taking a sip of his tea. He didn't look particularly bothered by that, but then again, he wasn't showing much expression at all.
"Sorry. Has anyone told you before that you have really pretty eyes?"
Heero raised one eyebrow, letting his surprise show some. "… Aah." he said finally, then took another bite of his sandwich.
"Dude, that was a compliment. A good thing. You're supposed to say thank you, or maybe tell me to get lost, but don't just sit there," Duo teased. He was nervous, and if he didn't get some positive feedback he'd start babbling even more than usual.
"Hn."
"Fine." Duo sighed, rolling his eyes. "I thought Asians were taught to be polite, but I guess you're an exception. I'll take it upon myself to teach you, though, so you'll be fine."
"…"
"Hey now, that's no good! What do you say when someone offers to do something nice for you?"
"…"
"I'll help you. T-H-"
"… Thank you."
A wide grin appeared on the chestnut-haired young man's face. "See? So far, so good. I'm sure we'll get along just fine!"