Closer To The Stars With You [shuji x reader]

8. questions

**Shuji's POV**

After school, I found myself waiting for Maya and Anna to get into the car so we could finally head home. As usual, they were running late, and I watched them sprint towards me from a circle of people. "Huh, that was the bitch out, I guess," I thought as they finally clambered into their seats. Kathy, Anna's mom, started driving, and the girls were chattering away about something before Maya turned to me.

"Shuji, who was that girl?" Maya asked, curiosity evident in her voice.

Anna quickly followed up with, "Is she your girlfriend?"

I sighed, thinking about Y/N. Was she my girlfriend? We hadn't made it official, but it was pretty clear that I liked her. The guys teased me about it all the time, and we'd even kissed. The thought of her being so close, her soft pink lips... It drove me crazy. She had me wrapped around her finger from the moment we met. Oh, Y/N. I should ask her out.

"Hello! Earth to Shuji!" Maya and Anna kept screaming, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Oh my f***ing god, what do you want?" I responded, clearly annoyed.

"Are you dating her?!" Maya insisted.

I sighed again. "Why do you care, dummy?"

"Wait, oh my god, what's her name?!" Maya's excitement was palpable, and I hated it.

"Why should I tell you anything?" I replied, trying to sound indifferent.

Maya whined, "Oh my god, Shuji, please tell us, like, oh my god."

Anna joined in, "Yeah, like, we do not want to annoy you, but like, tell us."

Just then, we pulled up to the house. "Thanks for the ride, Kathy," I said, quickly getting out of the car.

"No problem, Shuji," she replied kindly.

Maya and Anna followed me inside, still pestering me for details. "Shujiii, please tell us," Maya begged.

I kept walking, my frustration mounting. "I don't have to tell you anything. Now f*** off," I said, heading straight to my room.

I could still hear them downstairs, talking about me and Y/N. I closed my door, leaning against it, my thoughts drifting back to her. I needed to make things official. The sooner, the better.

**Y/N's POV**

I had just gotten home and headed to my room to change when my phone rang. It was Shuji calling. I picked up quickly, smiling at the thought of him.

"Hey, Shuji," I greeted cheerfully.

"Hey, Y/N," he replied, his voice slightly hesitant. "I just wanted to ask you something."

That piqued my interest. "Yeah, what's up?"

I heard him sigh, then, "I wanted to ask you if you wanted to hang out."

Before I could respond, there was a commotion on his end. "OMG, LIKE A DATE!" I heard two girls scream in the background.

"GET OFF THE LINE, YOU FREAKS!" Shuji yelled, followed by another sigh. "Sorry, my sister and her friend," he explained.

I couldn't help but giggle. "It's okay, Shuji, don't worry about it. But would it be a date?" I asked, curious and a bit hopeful.

"I-I mean, yeah, if you want it to be," he said, sounding slightly stressed.

I giggled again. "I would love to go on a date with you, Shuji."

I could hear the relief in his sigh, and my grin only grew bigger. "Gosh, I don't know why I was so stressed," he chuckled.

"I don't know either," I teased back.

We talked for a while longer, laughing and sharing stories, before eventually saying goodnight. I hung up the phone, feeling a warmth in my chest and a smile on my face that wouldn't go away. This was going to be amazing.

**Shuji's POV**

I just got off the phone with Y/N and I can't wipe this stupid grin off my face. She's going on a date with me, which means it has to be perfect. My mom's voice broke through my thoughts, calling me down for dinner.

"SHUJI, DINNER IS READY!"

"COMING!" I called back, making my way downstairs. As I walked into the dining room and took my seat, I heard Maya and Anna sprinting down the stairs, bursting into the room and jumping into their chairs. Suddenly, Anna screamed, "OMG, MS. YUKI, DID YOU KNOW SHUJI HAS A GIRLFRIEND?"

Maya followed up with, "MOM, THAT'S LIKE SO NOT FAIR THAT HE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A GIRLFRIEND AND I CAN'T DATE!"

I looked at them, completely shocked and furious. "YEAH, LIKE HER NAME IS Y/N OR SOMETHING," Anna added, while Maya whined, "MOM, DO YOU LIKE EVEN CARE?"

I was beyond mad. "OMG, SHUT UP, DUMMIES! WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?" I screamed back at them.

"SHUSH, ALL OF YOU," Mom intervened. "Can we just eat dinner?"

Nobody said anything after that. After dinner, Mom pulled me into the kitchen.

"Is that true, Shuji?" she asked.

I sighed. "Well, we're not dating yet. I just asked her out."

Mom smiled, saying, "Yet, huh? My boy is growing up. Well, if you and this girl Y/N end up together, bring her over for dinner sometime, okay?"

"Yes, yes, I will. I just don't want Maya here; she's going to scare her off," I replied.

Mom laughed. "Okay, fine. We'll make it work," she said, giving me a warm smile.

I went back upstairs to Maya's room. "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?" I whisper-yelled.

"What? Mom has a right to know," Maya said, sass evident in her voice.

"Well, maybe I wanted to tell her myself, dummy!" I retorted, clearly mad.

She scoffed in response. Anna started playing with her hair, trying to get my attention, but I just ignored her.

"Just fuck off, Maya. That's none of your business," I said, walking back to my room.

I'm going to have to talk with Y/N about this.

---

The next day at school, I couldn't focus on anything. Y/N and I had plans to hang out, and I wanted it to be perfect. I decided to catch her after lunch to talk about what happened.

As I saw Y/N walking towards the lockers, I made my way over. "Hey, Y/N," I greeted her.

"Hey, Shuji," she replied, smiling.

I took a deep breath. "So, um, about yesterday. My sister and her friend kind of let it slip to my mom that I asked you out."

Y/N looked surprised but then chuckled. "That's okay, Shuji. It's not like it's a big secret."

"Yeah, but they were really annoying about it," I said, running a hand through my hair. "I just wanted to tell you myself. Mom wants to meet you, you know, if we end up together."

Her eyes widened a bit. "Oh, really? That's... sweet."

"Yeah, but I promised Mom I'd bring you over for dinner sometime," I continued. "But don't worry, I'll make sure Maya's not around to scare you off."

She laughed, and the sound made me relax. "I'm not scared of your sister, Shuji. I'd love to meet your mom."

I smiled, feeling relieved. "Great. So, about our date, I was thinking we could go to that new café downtown. I hear they have amazing pastries."

"That sounds perfect," she said, her eyes lighting up. "I can't wait."

Neither could I.