Oblivious Heart - (A Male Reader x Rinko Shirokane Fanfiction)

Chapter 11 - Gratitude

"You sure took your time, Adagaki-sama." I greeted her as she arrives 15 minutes late from the time we agreed on.

"We're you waiting too long? Sorry... something came up and I had to deal with it real quick.." She replied.

What? What's that about? How am I supposed to reply to that if you don't retort back...

"Well... it isn't really a problem..." I said.

"Also, that's Shuuna to you!" She replied.

"Gotcha, Shuuna." I said.

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Adagaki Shuuna decided to invite me to get coffee an hour before our guild's offline meet up so that she could talk to me about something.

"Honestly, you're really starting out this date a lot more badly than what I expected from you!" She suddenly snaps.

"Huh??? What do you mean by date??" I asked her.

"This date will serve as practice for when you get into a real date! You don't want to disappoint Rinrin now wouldn't you?" She asked.

She's got me playing on the palm of her hands... but she presented a pretty good point....

"I was not informed beforehand that this would be a date." I said.

"Well, it is. Now, why don't you start by complimenting my outfit?" She said.

Oh well.. Just what exactly did I get myself into?

"You look lovely today Shuuna. Your blue top compliments your eyes. Your skirt looks fantastic, but I feel like you're showing too much skin." I said.

I'm not exactly good with compliments, and just like what I just said, I sometimes say things that are way too accurate. I guess I'll say that I speak my mind a lot.

Shuuna then slapped my back as if her life depended on it.

"WHAT KIND OF GUY LOOKS AT HIS DATE'S BUTT ON THE FIRST MEETING?!" She snapped.

I feel like my spine is gonna give up earlier than what most doctor's would expect if people like Shuuna here were to keep slapping the hell out of it.

"I DIDN'T COMPLIMENT YOUR BUTT!!!" I retorted.

"You mentioned my skirt, so that automatically means that you were looking at my butt!!!" She said.

"Well isn't that unreasonable?!" I replied.

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"So what exactly did you bring me here for? Because of you, we literally only have 15 minutes left to talk." I said.

"What do you mean? We have a little over 30 minutes left still." Shuuna replied.

"I want to enjoy my strawberry shortcake without you yapping!" I said.

"Why are you so mean to me?!" She asked.

"That should be my line!!!" I retorted.

Were finally at Stirbucks. We decided to just chill out and talk until it's 10 minutes before our call time and then we can head out.

"So? Why are we here again?" I asked her.

"Didn't I tell you..?? We're on a date..." She said as if she's trying to hide something from me.

"I'm going home." I said and quickly stood up.

"No please! I'll talk I'll talk!!" She finally gave up.

My relationship with Adagaki Shuuna has been quite weird.

We just met a few days ago, yet she already treats me like some kind of punching bag of a friend. Naturally, I wouldn't just let her drag me around.

But don't get me wrong, I admire the Adagaki Shuuna. Sure, I may not know that she's our school's Student Council President, but I do know that it's been such a frequent topic that our schools Student Council are amazing when it comes to their works.

Our events were sick, they didn't hold back when it comes to entertainment, and they made some students realize what they're capable of and made other students shine.

Others were able to express themselves, and others
were able to tell the world and share the world what they loved doing.

Over the years, I did notice what my school's Student Council was capable of doing.

But... I don't know if it was just me or.... was the Student Council President always so distant?

I don't know. I don't understand why I only knew about Shuuna since that time she went to our classroom looking for me.

Although I do overhear some boys talking about how beautiful out Student Council President is.

And...as much as I don't really feel like admitting it, they're right. Shuuna is really beautiful. She has a great figure too.

"There's a good reason why I wanted to talk to you..." She said.

She seems all nervous all of a sudden. What's up?

"What? Are you gonna confess to me or something? I asked her as a joke.

It's a joke.

"Perhaps you could call it a confession..." She said.

What...

What in the world?

I stood up straight and alao became pretty nervous myself.

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"Thank you." Shuuna said.

"You're thanking me?" I asked.

"There's lots of things I want to thank you for." She said.

She's actually being sincere...

"Thanks to you, I've been enjoying my first few weeks in the game, and that I've made a few friends who also like the game that I like..." She said.

Well... I don't really think that's something to thank me about...

You brought this onto yourself. You pushed the courage to enter Yuna-san's shop.

And because of that, we were able to help you out.

We decided to be friends with you because you were having fun at the game, and that you were also really nice to us and was being polite.

Although you seem to have become very cheeky all of a sudden...

I wonder...

"Horizon Tale Online was the game I decided to pick up in order to distract myself from a lot of things... I thought at first, that I wouldn't be able to seek shelter from my worries inside the game... But you took me in. You all did. I can't appreciate that enough... And I will express my gratitude to you all someday." She said.

"You don't have to, we want to be your friend Shuuna, no one's forcing anyone to be your friend." I said.

She froze.

"You're a nice and considerate person. You say things that I can't get myself to say even when it matters the most, so I admire that about you. Even if you suddenly snap at me, I don't think I'll stop being your friend- Wait... Why are you crying?!" I said.

Shuuna is looking at me with a straight face. Tears slowly falling down from her eyes.

"What the... that's weird... why am I...." She said as she slowly wipes the tears away.

But the tears won't stop flowing.

Until she just ended up fully crying.

Shuuna.... Just what exactly is hurting you?

- To be Continued -