Closeted Straight - KNY High School AU

~ Chapter 22 ~

Y/N walked into nearby coffee shop, as told by Shinobu. Looking around, she could not even tell if her blind date was here yet. She sighed, sitting down. Why did she accept this, again?

„Eh? Were you invited by the thief as well?"

The what?" Y/N blinked, glancing at Giyu who just walked in.

„Thief." Giyu took a seat across the table, „I spaced out for a brief moment, listening to music and someone removed all the skull pins from my backpack. They left me a letter, if I wanted them back, I had to come here."

„Can I see the letter?"

„Sure. I have brought it with me." Giyu reached for his pocket, handing crumbled paper to Y/N.

„It is so blurry..."

„I cr... uh, I accidentally spilled some water on it."

„I see." Y/N mumbled, returning the letter. She could barely read handwriting, but it looked a lot like Shinobu's. Awkward. „I will murder Shinobu."

„Not that I mind, but why?"

„Do you prefer to hear bad news or good news first?"

„Bad news."

„Alight... so... thief's plan was to set us up on a blind date."

„What?!" Giyu gasped, dropping the letter.

„Yea... the good news is that I know who has your pins."

„You do?"

„Mhm. It is Shinobu's handwriting. She was blabbering something about a small gathering earlier in the school cafeteria, but Mitsuri blurted out that she was setting me up on a blind date with someone."

„Can I murder her instead?"

„Sure, I am not eager to get arrested..."

„This is so awkward."

„I know." Y/N nodded.

„Shall we... uh... drink coffee before we leave, since we are here anyway? So shop staff will not get mad..."

„Yea, sure."

They ordered coffees, waiting in an awkward silence.

„She could at least tell me to wear something nice. It is not fair. You are all dressed up and I look like a mess." Giyu whined.

Damn it. If Y/N knew that her blind date would be one of the emo guys, she certainly would not be wearing her edgiest stuff for scaring him off. She ended up accidentally impressing him, instead.

„That is fine." She shrugged, sipping her hot coffee, that was just placed on the table. „Ow!"

Rest of the date did not get any less awkward, painful silence was not broken, until Giyu decided to find something to talk about and remembered each and every emotional and physical trauma he went through from birth to this moment, including getting his lips burned by a hot coffee. As a result, they got to leave without paying, because coffee shop owner sympathized with him and claimed it was her treat. Giyu left a trail like a slug, as they walked out, except it consisted of his tears. He felt more talkative now, so he overshared the panic he felt, when he turned around and found his favorite fox skull pin gone.

At this point Y/N realized, how hard it is, being an emotional support animal. She mentally cursed Shinobu and wordlessly swore she would make her pay for this. Y/N patted Giyu's back one last time and finally walked away.

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„That looks amazing." Y/N said, sitting down next to Rui and observing his rubber spider collection.