Library Lover

Bonding, With a Side of Ramen

The girl in the photo kind of gives you a reference point to what I imagine Chiasa might look like. I provided this visual aid in case anyone might have trouble picturing her. :)

(To be fair though, she would be wearing something different than the girl in the picture)
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Kakashi's POV:

[Shit. What did you just get yourself into, Kakashi Hatake?]

Chiasa smiled at him, seemingly charmed by his offer.
"I could eat.", she said.

[Women are so confusing sometimes], Kakashi mentally rolled his eyes in his head.

"And what, pray tell, does that mean?", he asked playfully.

She paused for a moment.
"It means... I am hungry, but I don't want to admit it because that would mean I'd have to think of a place to eat, and ultimately I want you to make that decision for me. I've had a long day, and I just want to relax."

"Oh. I see." He shuffled his feet awkwardly. "Should I let you get home, then?"

"What?", Chiasa replied. "I thought we just agreed to get to know each other better. Where is this coming from?"

"Well..", he started sheepishly, "you said you wanted to relax. Not sure if you're the type of gal who can relax around a man she just met."

She giggled lightly.
"Well, the way I see it is that is the goal of this outing. To see if you're the kind of man I can relax around or not."

He brightened up and straightened his posture. "Alright then. I have a place in mind that we could go."

He smiled lightly at her, and she smiled back.
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Chiasa's POV:

We walked to the kiosk to check out the copy of Icha Icha. The kind lady behind the counter quickly scanned the book, then asked me for my library card. I looked through my bag, but I couldn't find my library card. I became more and more frustrated by the moment, suddenly beginning to mutter under my breath
"Where is it? Where is it?? I swear I just saw it..."

Suddenly, Kakashi stepped forward and sheepishly slid his library card onto the counter. The lady took some confused glances between the two of us, paused for a moment, then took Kakashi's card and scanned it. I could only imagine the stories she was coming up with in her head. I wondered if she had a family at home to tell them to.

Still, there I stood, stunned. I quickly snapped out of it once I realized there was someone else behind us in line. "Thanks", I said sheepishly as I took the book and booked it for the exit.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Kakashi called after me.

I didn't stop or wait for him until I reached the street. He was quick, though, he appeared in front of me in a matter of seconds.

"So, uh-" he started awkwardly, "guess I get to keep the copy after all, huh? Since I had to be the one to check it out?"

I huffed at him in response. "I guess", I said, slightly defeated.

His tone changed to prevent me from wallowing in the energy I currently sat in.

"So.. how do you feel about getting some ramen?"

My eyes brightened slightly. "Sure. That sounds nice."

They walked the few blocks down to Ichiraku.
"Shit.", I heard Kakashi mutter under his breath.

"Something wrong?", I asked.

"Haha... no.. nothing's wrong, per se..."

Suddenly, I saw a bright flash of yellow bolting towards Kakashi at a speed my eyes had trouble comprehending.