Raidou POV:
I walked into the café that Genma told me he worked at. It was only a 10 minute walk from campus. I had two morning classes and was done by 11:00 but I decided to
study and finish my homework in the library before walking towards the café. The bell above the door of the café rung when I walked in and a girl turned to look at me. "Welcome! My name is Kurenai. What can I get for you?" She said. "I don't want anything but I am looking for someone who works here. His name is Genma Shiranui" I said and she gave me a strange look. "Okay. He does work here, but why are you asking for him?" She asked seeming protective and I got a bit nervous. "Well. We are classmates and we are in a project together but we were going to go to lunch so we could get to know each other better" I explained and she nodded. "So y'all are going on a date?" She asked with a smirk and I felt my face heat up. "N-no! It's not like that" I quickly said and she laughed. "I'm just teasing you. Now what's your name so I can tell Genma?" She asked. "My name is Raidou. And thank you so much for your help" I said giving a smile. "No problem! I'll go get Genma" she said and walked through a door into the kitchen.
I sat down at a table and pulled out my phone to check my notifications while I waited. I was replying to a text when I heard footsteps. I looked up to see Genma. He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt with a brand name on it that I didn't know with tennis shoes. He didn't wear a cap which surprised me because he usually wore one whenever I saw him but I wasn't complaining because his bangs were hanging and he looked really good. I blinked when Genma's hand appeared in my eyesight. "Huh?" I said trying to focus on what Genma was saying. "I said hey but you didn't reply and was spacing out. So I was asking if you were alright" he said and I nodded. "I'm alright. I was just thinking" I said. 'Thinking about how attractive you looked' I thought and pushed that thought out my mind. "So you ready to go get lunch?" I asked and Genma nodded. "Yeah. I'm starving since I didn't eat this morning. Any place in mind?" He said and I shrugged. " I don't really mind where we go but do you want to try that noodle shop a few blocks from here?" I suggested and he nodded as we walked out the café.
Genma POV:
As we walked down towards the noodle shop, Raidou suggested we play twenty questions to learn more about each other. I said no at first but Raidou kept pestering me and I finally relented. While we played the game, I learned that Raidou liked to play the guitar, that his favorite color was blue, that his favorite season was winter, that he was allergic to chocolate, and that he loved horror movies. I stared at Raidou noticing that he was wearing a black T-shirt with white jeans and a jacket. I continued staring as he talked about…. well to be completely honest I had no clue what he was talking about, but he looked really passionate. 'He has a charming personality' I thought. "No one has told me that before but thank you" he said and I was very confused but then I realized I spoke aloud. I felt my face burn hot and I just wanted the ground to swallow me. "Don't be embarrassed Genma. I thought it was a nice compliment. Besides your hair looks nice. Usually you are wearing a hat so it looks good when its down" he said. I played with my bangs a little nervously as I thought of what to say. "Thanks" I said and Raidou shrugged giving a small smile. My eyes shifted to see him looking the other way, but I knew he was blushing. 'Cute' I thought. "Hey we are here already" Raidou said pointing at the door of the noodle shop which was a few steps away. "Well what are we waiting for. I'm starving" I said and we walked inside the small shop.
Raidou found a seat in the corner closest to a window and I was grateful because there were a lot of people and I could feel myself getting anxious. After we ordered our food and drinks, we were just sitting there when a thought came to my mind. "Raidou. You said I am always wearing a hat. How did you know that? We didn't even know each other until recently" I said. He mumbled something but I didn't hear him. "What did you say?" I asked and I swore he looked he was going to explode from embarrassment. I kept myself from laughing as I waited for him to answer me. He sighed after a few minutes. "I said that I observed you a lot. I wasn't trying to be a stalker or anything, I just was curious so I began to watch you" he said and I didn't really have much to say to after he said that. It did bring back a memory of when Izumo would tell me that someone was watching me but I brushed it off and forgot about it. Our food came and broke the awkwardness that was there. We ate and had small talk about various topics. After we finished, Raidou paid before I could say anything about it which did make me roll my eyes. "Hey Gen?" Raidou said and I hummed in response. "Did you have fun?" he asked and I looked up at the sky for a bit before looking at Raidou. "I did have fun. I'm not usually a person that likes to go out but I really enjoyed myself. Thanks Rai" I said getting a feeling of satisfaction from hearing the nickname come out of my mouth and watching Raidou look like a deer in headlights. "N-no problem" I heard him say smiling inwardly as I heard him stuttering. "Well I have to go but we should do this again. You have my number so just text me" I said walking in a different direction. I heard my name being called and turned to see Raidou waving back with a bright smile. "Why is he so fucking cute" I whispered under my breath waving back before I continued walking.
So I am wayyyyyyyy overdue for this and I apologize. my classes got really busy and I completely forgot about updating so as a extra special forgive me present, I will write another chapter and update this weekend for sure!
Stay with me ya'll. And thanks for the support! Also let me if you see typos and stuff because sometimes I don't check the chapters for errors like I used to. Bye!