Even though Kuroo Tetsurou was the manager, his boss insisted he work the cashier, so as to draw in more customers. He couldn't exactly mind, he was able to see more cute faces this way. He hadn't counted to still be working at this clothing store after college, but it paid the bills. And being a manager was a pretty sweet deal. Plus, if he ever got a girlfriend he'd be able to find her the perfect pair of pants. He cringed at his own thoughts. Maybe he'd gotten a bit too familiar with women's clothing. But, it couldn't hurt, right?

His whole life, he'd thought himself to be pretty attractive. Not to toot his own horn of course. But finding a girl had never been a problem for him. Only, now that he was older, girls were apparently looking for someone more 'stable,' whatever that meant. At least, that's what the last ex had told him. He was still noticed, of course, he just wished it wasn't by the horde of high school girls that were constantly flocking into his store.

Which is exactly why, when the young lady walked in, looking hopelessly lost as she compared various sweaters, he couldn't help but notice her. Of course, noticing customers was part of his job, but this girl stood out. She looked too old to be in high school, at least he hoped, especially considering how lost she looked. No teen would be confused upon entering this particular store. It was all the rage, after all.

"Finding everything ok?" he flashed a friendly smile, offering her some help.

"Oh," she smiled back, "Um, I think I'm a bit out of touch," she giggled, "My sister is turning fourteen. I'm not sure which to get."

He hummed thoughtfully, before reaching for the advertised sweater with oversized buttons. "I'd suggest this one, it sold out last weekend, and we just got a new order in. I'm sure she'd love it. What size is she?"

"Oh, just about my size."

He motioned towards the dressing room, "You can go ahead and try it on. If you don't mind," he reached out for one of the plaid shirts on a hanger, "I think this would look good on you. The blue would complement your eyes."

He noticed her blush, and silently praised himself. Point for Tetsu. He tried to not get too ahead of himself, but he couldn't help but be excited. He hadn't been on a legit date in a long time.

"Oh," she smiled bashfully, taking both the sweater and shirt, "Thank you. I'll go try it on."

Mei closed the door to the dressing room with a shaky hand. She was definitely out of place in a store like this. But she hadn't seen her little sister in a long time, and she wanted to have the perfect gift. The clerk or whatever those guys were called had been pretty nice about it all. She had to be sure to get his name afterwards. Maybe it was a stereotype, but gay men certainly had an eye for fashion. The shirt he had picked out for her looked amazing. Too bad she couldn't afford it. She sighed. All this student debt was going to slowly crush her soul.

As luck would have it, he was her cashier when she was checking out.

"Did you not like the shirt?"

She bit her lip, "It's not that, it was great. I'm just…kind of poor." She giggled. He nodded, chuckling, "I know how that goes. Tell you what, if you decide to come back, I'll give you my employee discount."

"That's really sweet of you!"

He smiled at her.

Ok, come on Tetsu. You've done this before. Don't mess this up.

"Hey do you maybe wanna grab coffee sometime?"

Shit. That was way too fast. She's just looking at you. She probably didn't even know what you said. Goddamnit Kuroo, goddamnit—

"Um…I can write my number on the receipt?"

He blinked, before grabbing for his pen, "Yeah, yeah. That'd be great."

She smiled. "Awesome. I'm Tachibana Mei."

"Kuroo Tetsurou."

"Nice to meet you." She smiled politely, and took her purchase, swinging it around as she left the store.

Kuroo couldn't get his heart to stop pounding. It was a small victory, but a victory nonetheless. And who knew? This girl might end up being a serious thing! He'd never had a very long term relationship before, but he was realizing after endless nights alone in his apartment, that maybe being 'serious' wouldn't be such a bad thing. He was at that awkward stage where half of his friends were getting married and the other half were too drunk to answer their phones. He wasn't exactly anxious to jump on the wedding train just yet, but a steady relationship was definitely something he found himself craving.

Mei hadn't expected him to ask her so bluntly, but she was glad for it nonetheless. She generally wasn't very outgoing, so it was hard for her to make friends sometimes. But the clerk was definitely a nice guy, so she figured it couldn't hurt. He'd picked out the perfect outfit, after all. So a new friend like this would definitely be an exciting thing.

A/N: Lol. That's all I have to say.

SoulXHunter: Tsukki, I love him but he's such a little...*ahem* He's also incredibly difficult to write for the dinosaur loving dork =_= but I'll do my best hehe ^^