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✧ 11 ✧

You were at a grocery store.

You needed to pick up a few things to restock your pantry and fridge since you had been running low on food lately.. keeping up with paying for rent and buying food and other things while only working minimum wage was pretty difficult, but thankfully you hadn't ran out of money.. yet.

After you finished grabbing everything you needed you went over to the cash register. In the end, you had four bags of groceries.. you'd have to carry them all back home on foot since your car was still broken.. piece of junk.

"Your total for today is $150.45." The cashier says, looking at you and waiting for you to pay.

You nodded and pulled out your wallet to find... a singular $50 dollar bill.. and you had forgotten your credit card at home... you mentally slapped yourself, why were you so underprepared today? "Ah.. uhm.. I don't have enough money..." You mutter sheepishly, this is the first time that this has happened to you, you were embarrassed. "You know what? We can just get rid of that.. and-" However as you were telling the cashier what items you wanted to get rid of, a voice interrupted you.

"I'll pay for her things." A soft voice spoke from behind you. You recognized it immediately.

You turned your head over your shoulder, looking at him. "Suguru, I appreciate it but you really don't have to-" He had tapped his credit card on the credit card machine before you even fully finished speaking, paying for your groceries with a soft smile on his face. You stared at him, baffled for a minutes before picking up your bags, two in each hand while he paid for his own things.

Once he was done he picked up his one bag of groceries and walked over to you, still smiling. "Suguru, thank you so much.. but you really didn't have to do that." You say as you look up at him, his black hair was in a man bun and he was wearing some baggy jeans and a loose white t-shirt which showcased his arm tattoos, which you really liked.

"It's really no problem, y/n, it's just groceries." He says and gives you another warm smile. He then glanced down at the four bags in your hands and raised his brow. "Need any help getting those to your car?" He asks.

"Ah, about that.." You smile sheepishly and then sigh. "My car is broken down right now, so I have to carry these all the way back to my apartment.." You say and look down at the bags in your hands, the handles already making your fingers ache, as much as you didn't want to carry these home you had no choice.. maybe this would be a nice arm workout for you. Suguru stared down at you with a neutral expression for a moment before smiling again.

"I'll drop you off." You paused, your eyes slowly trailing back upwards to meet his gaze, he paid for your groceries AND he wants to give you a ride back to your apartment? He was too kind, he barely even knew you that well.

"You really don't-" He put his hand on your shoulder, his touch was gentle. "I know, but I want to." He says and gives you a kind smile, why did it make your heart flutter..? "Come, my car's not parked too far from the front of the store." He says and begins to walk towards the exits doors of the store, expecting you to follow, and you did.

You two made it to his car and he loaded your grocery bags into the trunk, he then walked over to the passenger side door and opened it for you, a smile on his lips. "Ladies first." He says. You let out a small chuckle but thanked him before getting into his car, his gesture was really kind, he really did seem like a gentleman. He shut the door and then made his way over to the drivers side, getting in and starting the car.

"What's your address?" He asked as he pulled out his phone for a gps, his car wasn't as fancy or tech-advanced like Satoru's but it was still a nice car, he kept it clean and it smelled like lavender. You tell him your address but then you see him pause. "..Really now?" He lets out a small chuckle and stuffs his phone back into his pocket before reversing the car and pulling it out of the parking spot that he was in. "Your apartment is only ten blocks away from mine.." Your eyes widened slightly when you heard that, you two had been living that close this whole time? "I know which complex you're talking about, I drive by it every time I go to work." He says as he drives, his eyes focused on the road.

You stayed silent for a moment before looking out of the windshield, reading the license plate of that car in front of you for no particular reason. "That's.. a pretty funny coincidence." You say and glance over at him for a moment, his facial expression calm. Then, you saw him smile again.

"I guess you can say that." He says, pausing for a moment before speaking again. "But we keep meeting, y/n, maybe there's a reason for that.." He says, his voice soft, almost quiet but not exactly, he looked over at you and it made your heart flutter again. You quickly returned your attention to looking out of the window again, why were you so flustered? "Yeah.." You say, trying to calm your racing heart down.  

"Maybe there is."

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"You sure you don't need help carrying those inside?" Suguru asks as you two stand in front of your apartment complex. You nodded and smiled. "No, I'm really okay, you helped me a lot today anyway."

He seems to ponder something.. he really wanted to help carry those in for you but he would respect your decision. "Alright, I hope you have a good rest of your day." He says and smiles at you. You smile back. "You too, thanks again." You were about to turn around and head towards your unit when his voice stopped you in your tracks once again.

"Hey, y/n..." Suguru says softly as he steps closer to you, his phone in his hand. "May I get your number? You don't have to give it to me if you don't want to, of course." He says and smiles as he awaits your answer, he would accept your answer even if you rejected him, he understood boundaries and didn't want to push them.

You blinked a few times but then smiled.

"Sure."

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Later that night you were in your bathroom getting ready for sleep, it was 10 pm and you were tired.

Your phone was left on your bed as it charged, but then the screen lit up with a notification, two minutes later came another notification.

[10:32]
Suguru: "Goodnight, y/n. Sweet dreams."

[10:30]
Satoru 🤍: "Goodnight sweet girl, sleep well."