Hunger

Chapter 2- The Shrine's Stairs

It's 6 am, I got about three hours of sleep last night and there's no way I will be able to fall asleep again now. I'm too excited about today. Gorou and I will meet at Sangonomiya shrine around 9 pm and talk like we did yesterday, I really can't wait to see him. After talking to him for so long I really feel that I can act as myself around him, and that is such a great feeling.

I sat up in my bed and began to think about what clothes I would wear tonight, I looked pretty bad yesterday. I didn't really expect a cute guy like Gorou to walk up to me, so tonight I will actually try to look better. Maybe some nice pants and a tight fitting shirt would do.

The air in my room outside of the blanket is cold and I immediately begin to freeze once i get out of bed, I only sleep with my underwear and a thin shirt so I'm often cold in the mornings. I put on a fluffy gray sweater and some comfortable pants. I walk to my kitchen and begin to prepare breakfast, i always eat omelette rice as it gives me the nutrients i need. I also prepare a big cup of coffee to get the energy my lack of sleep didn't give me.

After breakfast I took a long warm shower and then I would spend most of the day doing nothing. Though there's this book I just got into, it's called "New Chronicles Of The Six Kitsune" and i'm currently on volume 3. I find it really interesting and it's very well written. So I will spend a few hours reading it.

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It's 8 pm and I'll meet up with Gorou pretty soon, I put on the clothes I chose and tried to make my hair look at least presentable. I'd figured I shouldn't look too fancy so Gorou doesn't find me weird, I'll just look okay.

At 8.30 pm I began to walk toward the shrine, I didn't wanna keep him waiting so it'd just be best if I got there early. 

The weather was perfect, there were a few clouds in the sky and the sun was peeking out behind one of them. I didn't feel any wind and the temperature was just right, not too cold and not too hot. This was a great day.

I sat down on the same stair as yesterday and begun waiting, but since I arrived early I also got to look at the wonderful view I had before me. The island was just as alive as it was yesterday, though I spotted a few more kairagi walking around on the ground, but I didn't really pay much attention to that.

After 20 minutes I heard footsteps behind me coming closer and I turned around to see Gorou meet me with a smile. I smiled back and greeted him as he sat down beside me; maybe I was just imagining it but I felt like he sat closer to me now than he did last time. I'm sure it didn't mean anything though.

We immediately started a conversation and kept it going for what felt like hours. The sun was once again starting to disappear from the sky and I really felt like we had become so much closer already. I never wanted the day to end.

"Is that your work uniform?" I asked him once we just finished discussing a subject.

"Uh yes it is, do you not like it?" He answered looking a bit flustered.

"No, no I do, it's cute." 

"C-Cute?" He asked while his face turned red.

I nodded. "It really fits you."

When I answered him I noticed his tail was wagging excitingly. He saw my smile and realized I had noticed. Gorou's face turned even more red as he tried to hold his tail still with his hands. I chuckled as I watched him.

"You know what else is cute?" I asked him.

"W-what?" He answered looking away from me to hide his face.

"You. And I love that tail of yours."

"Oh stop t-teasing me, I won't fall for it."  He said, but he obviously already did. He isn't the best at hiding his emotions.

"Hm really? Do you mind if I ask you a question then?" I said.

Gorou looked back at me and the red in his face was slowly fading away. "No, go ahead."

I smirked and asked him. "Can I touch your tail? It looks so soft and pretty."

He reacted just as I wanted him to.

"H-huh?! Why would you wanna- n-no, I never let people touch my tail or my ears." He said with his face turning bright red again.

"But I'll stroke it really good I promise, I'm very good at petting. You will enjoy it I know for sure"

"I-I fine, but only this one time okay?" He said nerviously.

I nodded and smiled at him. I reached for his tail and started to pet it.

"Oh it's so lovely, please can I touch your ears too?" I asked.

It looked like he was on fire considering the red color on his face, his tail was wagging slowly as I was petting it. I could easily tell he liked it.

"Mmh s-sure but not for too long." He trembled.

"Gorou, could it be that you enjoy this? You're not very good at hiding it you know."

He looked at me flustered.

"Well uh maybe just a little, but this is the first and l-last time you get to do it okay?"

I laughed quietly and whispered to myself. "We'll see about that."

After a while we fell quiet as i continued to pet his tail, I rested my head against his shoulder and noticed how calm he was now. This was for sure not the last time I would pet him.

We sat together on the stairs even longer than last time and I never wanted to leave. Sadly, all good things must come to an end eventually so around 12 am we stood up and decided it was time to go home. Before I said goodbye I asked him a question.

"Hey Gorou, wanna come over to my place tomorrow?" I was afraid he would reject me, maybe he had a lot of work to do or something else planned.

"Sure, I'll come over after work then." He answered.

It surprised me that he said yes so quickly but it only made me happy and excited. Hopefully I would be able to get more sleep this night so I had even more energy the coming day.

"I'll see you tomorrow then, it's great hanging out with you." I said before starting my walk home.

"Okay, I look forward to it." I heard him say before he too walked away.

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Alright sorry guys maybe this chapter wasn't much better than the last one but please forgive me it's currently 2am i am a bit tired. I hope you enjoyed reading it either way and i'll see you when i get the next chapter done!