𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓

05. dinner

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FIVE

kagura sat in silence as she watched whatever j-drama was playing on tv, but honestly her mind was elsewhere. she missed frosh to death today and the reason was unclear. it's not like anything bad recently had happened, but her mind just desperately missed her cat. her phone sat beside her, tempting the black haired woman to text rouge. it had been about 3 days since the concert and she hadn't texted the man since then. that night was a bit too much for her, but it was nice to get out.

she grabbed the phone hesitantly and pulled up her message log. kagura clicked rouge's contact before taking a deep breath.

would it be alright if i came to see frosh tonight?

she waited patiently for his response in anticipation. it wasn't even 30 seconds before her phone buzzed.

yeah that's cool. is 8 alright?

that's fine with me. see you then.

she looked over at her clock which read 6:42 pm as she laid back on her couch. what am i supposed to do until then?

kagura felt a little giddy. seeing rouge again was going to be nice. she wouldn't call it a crush in the slightest, but it was delightful to hang out with someone who treated her nice. it's been so long since she could just relax with someone after what happened to simon.

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kagura knocked on rouge's apartment door not too loud, feeling a bit nervous once again. he opened the door with frosh in his arms as his black hair was up in a ponytail. kagura liked when his hair was up like that. she stepped in removing her jacket before taking frosh from rouge. "hi sweet girl. i missed you," kagura whispered to the cat, but rouge heard. he smiled at the woman softly.

"did you eat dinner?"

before kagura could answer, her stomach grumbled. her and rouge looked at each other, both of them laughing quietly.

"i'll take that as a no. i have some instant ramen cups i can make for us if you'd like."

"that's fine. i like instant ramen a lot," she said smiling. kagura sat down on the couch with frosh, scratching the cat behind her ears. rouge went to the kitchen to make their ramen as fast as he could. kagura noticed music lyrics on the coffee table in front of her, reading them in curiosity. they were lovely lyrics, almost like rouge was telling a story. how beautiful.

rouge came in the room about 10 minutes later with the cups in his hands while kagura patted the couch cushion next to her. he handed the woman her cup taking a seat. "thank you."

"so did you really enjoy the concert or did we sound awful," rouge asked taking a bite of his noodles. kagura looked over at him with a confused look on her face while taking a bite of her noodles. "no, you guys really were good. i wouldn't lie to you," she said with a smile.

"that's nice to hear." the two sat in silence for a while, just the sound of slurps from eating their noodles. frosh fell asleep on kagura's lap while the two ate. this is a comfortable feeling, kagura thought. she enjoyed this silence.

"i know this is sudden, but do you want to stay the night here? it's supposed to storm and i don't want you to walk in that." rouge had a sincere look in his eyes which put kagura at ease. she knew he was just looking out for her.

"if it's not a burden. i can sleep on the couch-"

"no you can have my bedroom. i'm fine with the couch."

"but this is your apartment. you should have your own room."

"i offered for you to stay, so you can have my room. i'll give you some clothes to change into since you are wearing a sweater and jeans," rouge chuckled. kagura didn't fight with him on the subject any longer. soon rouge went into his bedroom, ushering the black haired woman to follow. she sat her noodles on the coffee table before following the man.

his room was much tidier than his living room. he had albums on the walls of various artists, along with a few Polaroids with his band mates. she notices a picture of rouge with minerva that made her frown just a bit.

"here's a shirt and some shorts. they obviously are gonna be big, but they'll be comfortable to sleep in at least," rouge said as he handed her the clothes. she took them from him and went into the bathroom to change. this definitely wasn't her style, but it made her smile nonetheless. if anyone saw, they might think that the two were dating!

"i'll be out in the living room if you need anything," rouge said from outside the bathroom door. her eye caught another picture of rouge with minerva in the bathroom mirror making her frown once again. now before anyone makes any kind of assumption about kagura, she fully understands what jealousy is. after seeing so many photos of the two together, she was at this point jealous.

seriously, for people that aren't dating anyone, rouge has a lot of pictures around with her," kagura thought as she stepped out of the bathroom. she bit down her lip angrily for a second as she sat down on the bed. she really didn't have a reason to hate minerva, but for some reason she did. i don't like rouge. i've only known him for like a month.

did she seriously believe that though? absolutely not. kagura may not have ever been in love before, but she could tell when she liked someone. high school was a different time for the woman: parting, hookups, etc. this was a different kind of experience though.. she may actually like someone. kagura felt her head start to hurt from all this nonsense.

i think i may like rouge.

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finally a new character!! took me long enough.. anywho, we are getting somewhere now!! i don't like slow burns but i felt these two are perfect for it haha

stay tuned for another chapter :)