R.K ♡

07

ur pov

A/n: I tried to kinda lead into the more fluffy stuff but I'm just not a romantic persn so if it's bad, my apologies : (

(A/n #2: I still think Ur Mom jokes r funny as of April 2022)

I woke up to see Rika fully on top of me, still passed out. I try to wiggle my way out of this one but the more I move the tighter she grabs on. Her small hums of frustration from her not wanting me to get up warm's my heart. Like I knew she was touchy but not this touchy.

"Rika... Come on we gotta get up.."

Rika looks up at me, shaking her head no multiple times. I offered her 5 more minutes, knowing those 5 would turn into 15. She finally settled back down and snuggled onto my chest. Jesus this girl is going to be the death of me. I reach over to grab my phone off the nightstand. My brother texted me a little after Rika and I fell asleep, telling me there was going to be a Carnaval in town in a couple of days. It was now around 4 pm and Rika was starting to wake up a little. She looks up at me and pulls my phone away from my hands.

"Well good morning to you too sweetheart"

You could see her get visibly red from that comment and she lays her head flat down on my chest. I fully sit up causing her to fall off of me. Although I enjoyed the affection, ya girl was starving. I grabbed what was left of my closet since my clothes have been mysteriously disappearing and the culprit won't stand up and admit they did it. Rika finally got up from her sleeping position and played with her phone while I got my bath ready. Rika heard the bathwater running and walked over slowly to the bathroom. While I was waiting for the bath to fill up Rika rested her head on my chest, putting all her standing weight onto me. 

"Y/n?"

"Hm?"

"Can I bathe with you...Please?"

I don't know why those words made me go all gushy and red on her but damn I was sent into a full-on panic mode. 

"Uhm- I don't see why not" Rika smiled at my comment and went to go steal more of my clothes. 'she's probably just tired and not thinking straight, that's why she wanted to take a bath...right?' thought's were rushing into my head. I don't know why I had such a big issue with this, we're just friends, nothing more. But the way she asked, and her smile, everything sent butterflies into my stomach. But I'm sure it's just a friend thing like nothing will come out of this you know? Besides a lot of my friends bathe with each other. Nothing weird ever ends up happening.

"Y/n? Earth to Y/n." Rika was waving a hand in front of my face, pulling me out of my slight daydream.

"The bath was about to overflow, so I stopped it for you. Is everything ok?" I nod my head nervously at her question. She starts taking off her dirty shirt and my reflex kinda made me turn away.

"You don't have to do that you know? I'm cool with it either way."

"Sorry, reflex..." I still kept my head down either way. I just didn't want to screw up anything between us. Eventually (A/n count how many times I say "eventually" and I'll give you a fckin cookie or smthn) Rika steps into the bath and I slowly undress. I don't like people seeing me so vulnerable, it makes me feel weak in a way. Rika wasn't focusing her eyes on me so it made me feel a little better. I quickly climb into the bath, cursing at myself for how hot I made it. I settled myself down and Rika finally stopped looking away. She had her hair tied up into a loose, messy bun and had her knees tucked up to her chest. 

"Y/n! Where are you?!" I could hear my brother screaming from my room.

"We- I mean I'm in the bath!" He gives me an ok and finally leaves my room. Rika stopped holding her breath and chuckled a little bit at this situation. 

"Sick rubber ducky collection, Y/n" She points to a little cutout in the tub with tens of rubber duckies sitting next to each other. (A/n: idk is that just a thing in my family or are rubber duckies like the definition of "You've made it in life"?) 

"My mom used to get them for me when she traveled, it was the only thing I was really excited about back then."

"used to?"

"I haven't seen my mom or dad in weeks, it's the longest they have been gone."

Rika gives me an apathetic look, she could tell this was a touchy subject but she wanted to find out more about you any way she could. They were never bad people, just had better things to do I guess. Rika moves a little closer to me from her other position and I do the same. I want to get closer to her, it's a weird feeling inside my gut. 

"You wanna sit next to me?" Rika kept her voice low, but she moved her hand to be on top of mine. Is it just me, or is the water getting hotter? I moved next to her and rested my weight on her shoulder, she did the same. There was silence, but for once in my life, it was relaxing. Rika's slow and steady breathing, the sound of the water flowing even at the slightest movement. Was I even breathing at this point? This summer only started a couple of days ago, but I've already met someone that's kept it hopeful. My Rika.

"Whatchya thinking about?" Rika turns her head to look down at mine.

"You."

A light blush dusts over Rika's cheeks. I find her cute when she gets like this, It's not the same girl I met in late June. I always wonder, if I didn't take the opportunities to be with and talk with Rika, how close would we really have gotten?... Would we be where we are now, or was that just a one-time encounter? Rika started washing her hair with the spare soup on the corner of the tub. I didn't take the time to actually wash up, so she took it into her own hands and messaged the soap through my hair. 

"Dude, you're really warm, do you think you're sick?" Rika felt my forehead, I might be sick, but not the medical kind. The love-sick kind. Rika's question kind of threw me into a panic nonetheless, it seems like she's doing it a lot...

"Can I take you out tonight?- Uhm, for dinner, that is?" My head was down while Rika was washing the soup off of me with water. Rika laughed a little at the terrible way I formed those words.

"Sure... It's a date." Rika kissed my cheek and started draining the bathwater, leaving me speechless. She got out of the bath and dried herself off with a towel. I was so dazed and confused to realize I was staring at her this entire time. 

(A/n I had to look up the word 'staring' because I thought I spelled it wrong and the first thing that came up was "48 pictures of men staring at sexy women!", just felt like that was important to share)

Once the water was drained, Rika wrapped a clean towel around me and stood me up. She left some of my clothes by the sink and closed the door behind her. We took about an hour bath so it was now around 5:30 and I wanted to take her to dinner at around 6 or 7. I dried off the rest of my hair to dry it and hung up the towel. I brushed my teeth and styled my hair as *Insert style or smthn*. I got on the clothes Rika picked out for me. A white turtle neck, black ripped jeans (always ;) ), and a thin *color* jacket to go over. Not gonna lie, I looked hot. Grabbing some extra things to shove into my bag, I walk out of the bathroom and close the door behind me. Rika was waiting on my bed wearing a black high-rise tank top, a dark-dark gray skirt, and a sheer/see-through black long sleeve to go over the tank top. She also had a pair of my platforms on and black knee-high socks that had the same sheerness as the long sleeve. 

'AWOOGA.' 

"You ready to go?" Rika sat up and held my hand, carrying both of our bags. Your face was bright red at this point, her confidence, her outfit, her slightly curled hair, everything. You nod and held her hand. 

"I'm going out Y/b/n!"

"Ok stay safe!" Your bro was outside doing yard work before it gets dark. You led Rika down the stairs and out the front door, being hit with the summer heat made you jump back a little. You walk with Rika and start leading her to your favorite dinner spot. Was this really a date like Rika said? Probably not. Did I pretend and hope it is?

Definitely. 

A/n: I finished this chapter in math class knowing I'm not going to remember a word my teacher says.