Face The Music (A Saimatsu Story)

Sundays In December

 -Kaede Akamatsu's POV-

My phone buzzed and when I checked my texts, a text from Maki popped up.

Maki: Hey, want to meet at the ice rink with the boys?

Ooo this looks interesting.

Me: Hey Maki! Sure, are we going ice skating?

Maki: Yes, it was Kaito's idea. We're dragging Shuichi along too, so come fast.

Shuichi's coming! That makes everything better.

Me: Of course I'll come! But... I don't know how to skate...

Maki: Don't worry about it, I have that covered.

I don't really know what that's supposed to mean... I head upstairs to get money to rent some skates and maybe buy something there. We live close enough to the ice rink that I can just walk there, so I bundle up in a coat and start walking. Pretty soon, I'm at the double doors of the rink and head in, where I see Maki, Kaito and Shuichi waiting for me. I pay for the admission and walk over to them.

"Hi, Kaede," Shuichi says, a small smile crossing his face.

"Hi Kaede!" Kaito says, hugging me. 

"Back off, idiot," Maki tell him, "And hi, Kaede."

"Heheh, it's okay!" I tell Maki and Kaito. Kaito himself looked really hurt, so I gave him a reassuring smile. His face instantly brightened up. 

"So, are we gonna go ice skating?" Shuichi asked.

"Sure, I just gotta rent some skates!" I said to him. I went over and rented my skates as Maki and Kaito got onto the ice. Shuichi sat down next to me and he helped me tie my skates. 

"Those two make a cute couple, huh?" I asked as Kaito fell onto the ice and Maki pulled him up, her mouth moving in a way that looked like it said "idiot". Shuichi sat down next to me and we started looking at the two skating. Without really thinking I leaned my head on Shuichi's shoulder. He jumped back a bit and said

"Hey, why don't we get onto the ice, too? Maki said you didn't know how to skate... do you want me to teach you?" Since when does Shuichi know how to skate?! I won't question it. The second we step onto the ice I immediately slip, but he catches me before I can fall completely to the ground. 

"Hah, thank you," I say, awkwardly getting up. 

"No problem," he says with a smile. Just as I think I'm getting the hang of things, I fall again, but this time Shuichi can't catch me and I fall onto the ice.

"Owww!" I exclaim in pain. In his haste to bend down to help me up, Shuichi's hat falls off. It's the first time I've seen his eyes... and his hair, for that matter. He has a little strand sticking straight up off of his head, similar to mine. After he pulls me up, I make direct eye contact with him for the first time ever. He looked practically MORTIFIED and he bent down, pulling on his hat after he found it. Maki and Kaito skate over to us, Kaito falling several times on the way. We skate a bit more, and before I know it, it's over. On the way out, Kaito and Maki walking in front of us, Igrab Shuichi's hand and whisper to him 

"You know, you look much better without the hat." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him give a grateful smile and he squeezed my hand.

A/N: Betcha didn't see that coming, Brownie. In all seriousness though I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! It was nice to write about something I enjoy (although I SUCK at ice skating, it's fun!). Thanks to the Rantaro's Ass Worshippers (a.k.a. Discord) for letting me procrastinate. But stop with the fire trucks to Lyn. Anyway uhh I hope you guys enjoyed this. I think this was one of the longest chapter things so yeah fun. ✨😎✨😼✨ Yall swag besties (including voiceless and panicminusthedisco).