Will We (Just) Be Friends Forever? {Shousuke x Y/n female reader fanfic}

Chapter 18: Shousukitty

[Y/n's point of view]

I come back with everyone's drinks. The adults are still chatting at the table, so I give them theirs. S/n went upstairs.
Y/n: "S/n, come back down! Your cocoa is ready."
S/n: "Okay!"
She came racing down the stairs.
Y/n: "It's on the counter."
S/n: "Thanks Y/n!"
Y/n: "No prob."
Shousuke is on the couch, away from everyone else. He yawns. Cute!
Y/n: "Here's your tea, Shousuke."
Shousuke: "Thank *Yawn* you."
Y/n: "Tired?"
Shousuke: "Mmhmm."
He quietly sips on his tea and I sit next to him.
Y/n: "Do you mind if I sit here?"
Shousuke: "No. I like sitting next to you."
Huh?! Did he just say he likes sitting next to me?! *Internally squeals* Wait, calm down. He's just talking about as a friend. As if Shousuke could ever like me like that. We sit in comfortable silence for a while. I look over, he yawns again and rubs his eyes. So cute! He gets sleepy after he's full like a little kitten! He falls asleep with his empty cup in hand. I smile and take his cup, setting it on the coffee table. I don't know why, but I started petting his head. It just felt like the natural thing to do. His hair is so soft and fluffy!
Mrs. L/n: "Aww! How sweet!"
I look up.
Y/n: "Mom?!"
Mrs. L/n: "I took a video, too!"
Y/n: "What?! No! Delete it!"
I can feel my cheeks getting warmer.
Mrs. L/n: "No way! It's so cute!"
Shousuke begins to stir. Silence.

[Shousuke's point of view]

I rub my eyes and yawn. Where am I? Oh, that's right. I'm at Y/n's house. Why is my hair so messed up? I look over to Y/n. Whoa! She's so red! Why?
Mrs. L/n: "You are just so precious together! I can't delete it!"
Shousuke: "Hmm?"
Mrs. L/n: "Oh, Shousuke, watch this cute video!"
Y/n: "No! Mom, delete it!"
I tilt my head. What's going on? My thoughts are still a bit hazy. I'm still waking up a bit.
Mrs. L/n: "Here, Shousuke, watch it! She's so precious!"
She hands me her phone. I look over at Y/n. Her cheeks are bright red. She fidgets with her hands in her lap, avoiding eye contact. I turned to watch the video to see what all this is about.

~Timeskip after the video~

She... pet m-me?! I don't know why, but that makes me really happy! I look over at Y/n.
Y/n: "I'm sorry! I know I shouldn't have! I just thought that your hair l-looked so soft and fluffy, it made me want to pet you! I'm so sorry!"
Shousuke: "I-it's okay. I-uh don't mind."
She's way too cute when she's embarrassed! Just looking at her face right now gives me so many butterflies! Mrs. L/n chuckles and leaves the room.
Y/n: "You d-don't?"
She looks at me with eyes that remind me of a nervous little bunny.
Shousuke: "N-no. D-do you want to-um pet my hair again?"
Why'd I say that?! That's so embarrassing! But I really want her to pet me for some reason. She probably doesn't even want to-
Y/n: "C-can I?!"
I look at her hands, wringing in anticipation.
Shousuke: "M-mmn."
Her eyes lit up as she reached to pet my hair. She started to pet me, and butterflies started flitting around in my stomach.
Y/n: "Your hair is so fluffy!"
I don't know why, but that makes me so happy! We sit in silence for a while. I like this. It's so nice. Hang on. What's she doing? Whatever it is, it feels amazing.
Shousuke: "Oh, wow, that feels good. That feels really good."
Did I just say that out loud?! Who cares? This feels amazing.

[Y/n's point of view]

I don't know why I want to pet his hair so bad, but I do!
Shousuke: "...D-do you want to-um pet my hair again?"
Y/n: "C-can I?"
Shousuke: "M-mmn."
After the first pet, kitty ears popped out of his hair. I've always wanted to touch his little kitty ears!
Y/n: "Your hair is so fluffy!"
He seems to really like this. I wonder... What would happen if I scratched behind his little kitty ears? I scratch behind them for a second and he leans in. His body immediately relaxed.
Shousuke: "Oh, wow, that feels good. That feels really good."
Well, it looks like I found a sweet spot. He's so cute right now! He looks so happy! I wonder if I'll be able to use my new knowledge to my advantage at some point. I kept scratching behind his ears for a minute, then I stopped.
Shousuke: "Why'd you stop?" His head cocked sideways with the most innocent look in his eyes.
Y/n: "Because I figured that was enough?"
Then his face got really close.
Shousuke: "More pets please."
Y/n: "No, you've had enough."
Shousuke: "Please~" He's really cute like this! He laid his head in my lap. "I want more pets." he pouts.
I couldn't help but chuckle at his bold behavior. This is bad for my heart! He's so sweet!
Y/n: "I give! Just a few more minutes. That's it though."
After I pet him a few minutes longer, I stopped again.
Y/n: "All done. That feel nice?"
He nods in his half-dazed, drowsy bliss.
Y/n: "I'm thirsty. You?"
Shousuke: "Mmhmm."
I get up and he follows me to the kitchen.
Y/n: "I'm getting juice. What do you want?"
I open the fridge to grab the juice. He snatches up the milk carton and holds it out to me.
Y/n: "Milk? Okay!"
I try not to smile too widely. He really is like a cat right now. Cute! I pour a glass of milk for him. As I'm doing so, he looks over my shoulder with anticipation. He's really close! I can't believe how adorable he is right now! I hand him his glass of milk and start pouring myself some juice. He's completely absorbed in drinking his milk. After drinking it, he licked his lips and started to stare at the milk carton.
Y/n: "Do you want some more?"
That got his attention.
Shousuke: "Can I?!" He asked with evident excitement in his voice.
Y/n: "Sure!"
He handed his glass to me, and I poured him another glass.
Y/n: "Here you go!"
He drank it all and sighed with contentment.
Y/n: "What should we do now?"
Shousuke: "Hmmm." he hummed in thought. He looked around and shrugged his shoulders.
Y/n: "Oh! Hey, do you want to go to my room and find something to do in there?"
Shousuke: "Sure."
He's so much more communicative than usual. It's so cute! We go to my room, and I settle in on my bed. Shousuke notices a Rubik's cube on my table in my room. He grabs it and plops down on the floor, immediately absorbed in observing it.
Y/n: "I'm not very good at solving those things. You any good?"
Shousuke: "What is it?"
Y/n: "Wait, what? You don't know what a Rubik's cube is?"
Shousuke: "This?" He points to the cube.
Y/n: "Yeah. You twist it to try and get all the sides to each have one solid color. You've seriously never seen one before?"
He shakes his head.
Shousuke: "Can I try it?"
Y/n: "Yeah! Sure!"
He looks around the cube and starts to twist it in different ways. I watch him struggle with it for a few minutes. I noticed that his movements started out kind of like a cat batting at a toy, but gradually became faster and smoother. He started to get really fast, and I looked at his face. He's super focused. Oh! His cat ears are gone. He pauses, brow furrowed. He sighs.
Shousuke: "Hmmm."
He looked at all the sides, then something switched. He looks like he's had a lightbulb moment. He starts at it again, and in a minute, it's solved. He proudly set it on the table solved, and just the tiniest smile could be seen on his lips.
Y/n: "Wow! Good job, Shousuke! How'd you do it? I couldn't solve a Rubik's cube to save my life!"