An Awkward Date, Part 1

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by DarkGamezz

by DarkGamezz

"Hey, (Y/N), what're you ordering?"
"I don't have enough for anything. Also, I told you not to call me that just yet."
"If I pay for you, can I call you (Y/N) then?"
I sighed. It would help me out a ton and wouldn't really have any downsides.
"Fine, you can call me (Y/N)."
"Yay!"
For some reason, she was acting like we were close, which was definitely not the case as we'd only seen each other like 2 or 3 times, and they were all by chance.
"I'll get some takoyaki, then."
"Okay, I'll go get the waiter!"
She was so cheerful all the time, which made me envy her.
She exited the table and went off somewhere out of my vision.

She came back not too long after with the waiter in tow.
"Can we get some takoyaki and some udon, please?"
"Any drinks?"
Rika looked at me, I don't think it's a suprise what I'll order.
"Some alcohol please, preferably something strong!"
"Sure, it'll be ready shortly."
"Thank you very much!"
The waiter left, leaving us two alone at the table, sort of like a date. Well, if it was, it was certainly an awkward one.
"So, (Y/N), can you talk to me about what happened at D4fes? I'm curious to know if you were drunk or something"
I let out an awkward chuckle, well, guess I can find out what I did.
"Yeah, I was super drunk. If you don't mind me asking, what did I do?"
"Well..."
Rika scrunched her face, trying to remember.
"You came up to me to thank me for paying for you, and then, you asked me... Something, and my friend Marika came over to see if I was OK, and you fell over onto me."
"Hehe, right..."
My eyes widened. Who's name did she just say?
"Wait a second, did you say... Marika?"
"Oh yeah, you did mention her when you were drunk. You said you see her all the time on billboards and posters."
Okay, how do I continue the conversation from here? I've always been bad at talking to people. After all, I very rarely do it.
"Seto-San, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what is it? Also, just call me Rika. There's no need for the formalities!"
"Are you really okay with me just, you know, staying at your house for a while? What if I can't find a new one, and I end up staying a long time?"
That's the main question I'd wanted to ask her.
"Well, what's there to worry about, I'm just helping someone out, aren't I?"
"I guess but... what if I did something weird to you or something?"
"You don't seem like the type of guy to do something weird, not sober, at least."
She cracked a smile at me. That joke wasn't too bad if I'm honest.

The waiter arrived at our table and put our things down, I gobbled down the takoyaki as fast as possible so I could get drunk for free this time. I don't know why I've been drinking so much. Maybe it's alcoholism? Psh, as if. I've only been drinking for under a year, and I've been fine. It's usually once or twice a day, and I drink until I black out drunk, but nothing bad has happened to my body yet.

"Ah, this tastes great, thanks, R-Rika-Ch...an." That was the first time I'd ever called someone by their given name, including my parents.
"Fufufu~ Don't worry about it!"
I ended up finishing the bottle. The effects of the alcohol would probably take a little to kick in, anyway.

We left the restaurant a few minutes later, and Rika hired us a taxi to her house.
"Thanks, Rika-Chan!"
"I'd rather you sleep here than the streets, so don't even worry!"
Rika turned the key and unlocked the door.
"Woah, this place is huge!" Well, for me, at least. It was an average sized house, but compared to my run-down apartment, it was huge.
She took my upstairs into a room with a single bed, TV, desk, and cabinets. Not too bad for free accommodation, Rika-Chan, you're good to me.
"This place is much nicer than my apartment. Thank you so much for letting me stay here!" I bowed as low as my legs could take.
"Like I keep saying, don't even sweat it!"
She then took me to another room, which most likely was hers.
"So, this is my room. When you do stay here soon, this is where I'll be most of the time, OK?"
"OK."
She slumped down on her bed and stared upwards, I sat down next to her.
"Fuck."
"(Y/N)? What did say?"
I can feel the effects of the alcohol kicking in. In a few minutes, I'll probably be drunk as hell.

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Rika POV
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"(Y/N)? What did you say?"
I could've sworn I just heard him mutter something, but I may be wrong.
He stayed silent.
"(Y/N)?"
I sat up and saw standing up with his eyes shut.
"Don't tell me you're drunk again! At least you're in my house so nobody can see you."
His eyes snapped open.
"Rika-Chan?"
"(Y/N)?"
"You're abnormal."
"Huh?"
Was that supposed to be an insult, or some stupid compliment that failed terribly?
"Well, you're boobs are abnormally large, you're abnormally kind, loud, and cute I suppose."
I turned red, my... boobs?
"Yay! But I keep telling you, I'm just helping someone in need, I'm not doing anything too special!"
"Whatever you say."
He jumped face first onto my bed, and was laying like that for a minute until he spoke up.
"Rika-Chan, can you sing me a song?"
A song? Well, I've learned a few from going to parties and such, (Y/N) likes drinking, so maybe we've met at a party a few times.
"A song?"
"Yeah!"
"I'm sorry, not right now."
"Whyyyyy!?"
He sounded like such a kid right now, admittedly it was cute, in a weird way.
I sighed.
"Ahh, fine. What song do you want me to sing?"
"I want you to sing something to make me fall asleep!"
Eh? Fall asleep, but he wasn't supposed to be staying here for another few days, I suppose there's no harm in staying a little early.
I closed my eyes to sing.
"Ahem...
Mori mo iyagaru, Bon kara saki nya
Yuki mo chiratsuku shi, Ko mo naku shi

Bon ga kita tote, Nani ureshikaro
Katabira wa nashi, Obi wa nashi

Kono ko yō naku, Mori o ba ijiru
Mori mo ichinichi, Yaseru-yara

Hayo-mo yukitaya, Kono zaisho koete
Mukō ni mieru wa, Oya no uchi
Mukō ni mieru wa, Oya no uchi"
I opened my eyes to see (Y/N) on my lap, sleeping. He looked happy, so I didn't want to wake him. I ran my hand through his hair as I stared at his face. You would never expect this guy to be in his situation.

--------Authors Note--------
Rika sings a lullaby to Y/N lmao I've been a little more consistent with my chapter releases lately hopefully this keeps up but I'm not sure how long it can last haha