Nagito's POV
Hajime Hinata. Who exactly are you and why have you came into my life so suddenly.
He smiles at me, still holding eye contact. I'm suddenly so nervous and I feel my cheeks getting red. I momentarily look down at my shoes. I always do that whenever Im nervous. It helps me think.
I can feel his eyes still on me, and then I hear his voice.
"Are you alright? You're getting really red" He says somewhat grinning.
Not only have I embarrassed myself, but now it feels as if he's teasing me in a way. It's like I bring him some type of enjoyment from being so nervous.
At first when I saw him, I was too scared to approach. Mostly because he was talking to Kyoko. But I heard her mention my name, so I went against my head and approached them.
He was nice, and his voice was clear, not too deep but still very interesting to hear. I recognized him instantly. The brown hair, caring attitude and those green eyes were things that instantly made me recognize him.
He came to give me back my umbrella, even though I told him to keep it. It was almost as if he wanted to see me.
"Yea, I'm okay. So uhm.. did u need anything else or..?" my sentence trails off and I feel my face becoming hot.
"I think I'm alright. But I was wondering if you'd like to grab a coffee with me sometime or go back to that cafe I saw you at the other day" he said with a smile.
In all honesty, I was nervous. But at the same time confused and excited. I've never had anyone approach me with kindness and genuinely want to hang out with me. So I took up his offer.
" That sounds good. So.. when are you free?" I asked.
"How about Saturday? At 2? If that's alright with you of course."
"Yea, that's fine." I replied, slowly raising my gaze on him. Without knowing, I was smiling.
He seemed happy at my response and said, "Alright. See you Saturday Nagito. I look forward to it". He put the book in his bag and headed towards the door.
I sat down holding the umbrella on my lap. I held my head in my hands, my hands warming up from the touch of my hot face. My cheeks hurt from smiling so hard, but I couldn't control it. 'Why am I so happy over this?' I thought as his voice lingered in my head.
I wasn't sure on how long I was sitting there, but Kyoko came over and nudged me asking me to get back to work.
Although, I wasn't sure if I could. My brain was just full of Hajime Hinata. And I barely know him. It's strange how I've seen him three times before but this is my first time I got his name.
Even so, the first time I met him in the library he was completely different than he was just now. I guess I'll have to figure him out somehow.
I pulled myself up, leaving the umbrella and pushing my chair in. I headed towards the reception and continued my work.
Hajime's POV
I stepped out of the library, the warm sun hitting my face. As I was walking towards my campus, I kept thinking about him. When he seemed so comfortable with my presence it's as if he became a new person. On the outside he appears so shy and quiet, but when he was walking with me, that one glimpse of his true self came out. And I couldn't get it out of my head.
I haven't even looked at the book he gave me, but he seemed to like it so I guess I can give it a shot.
I decided to walk to my college, instead of taking the train because I didn't feel like waiting. I got there around 11, which was perfect considering my next classes started at 11:15. 'For once I'm not late.' I thought as I sat down in the class and took out my textbooks.
A couple hours have passed, and once again i'm feeling exhausted and burnt out. Sure college is easy, but it's a different story for someone like me.
Packing up, I start heading out of the class.
As I got home, I decided to lounge around and wait till the time passed. I went to bed pretty early, but I woke up around 5 am. My sleep schedule is never consistent and it can be annoying at times, just like today. But with this extra time I might as well try to keep myself busy.
I tried to write but I wasn't able to form a proper story, so instead I practiced cooking and other various things.
I lost track of time once again and headed out the door to my classes.
a/n: i've been thinking of adding song recommendations to play when reading certain chapters to make the reading experience better, but i'm not sure if anyone would actually listen to them (_ _|||). but holy i didn't expect my book to get over 100 reads that's insane!! apologies for the slow plot development, it'll pick up in the next couple of chapters i promise 。^‿^。
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Romancenagito works part-time in one of the biggest libraries in nyc and meets hajime. their story develops through a series of coincidences throughout new york. [no smut, both characters are in college and none of this applies to the killing game.] -cove...