BAREFACED

Chapter 88

This guy knows who I am? 

You narrow your eyebrows and clench at your sleeves. 

"How do you know my name..." You slowly ask. He stares at you a bit before smiling again.

"I've heard a lot about you actually..." He crosses his arms and looks towards the car Hikari is sitting in. "Would it be okay if I borrow you?" He slowly asks. You look towards the car and then back at him.

"I guess... but I promised to help my aunt move her boxes in..." You slowly say, looking down at your feet. Hikari rolls the window down and moves the car forward a bit until it was right by you. 

"If you need to go then you can..." Hikari slowly says. A smile grows on her face... not a normal smile but a teasing one. You furrow your eyebrows and slowly look towards Izana who is smiling at you.

"Nevermind... I guess." You sigh. His smile grows more.

You sit at the park swing, staring off into the distance. He walks over towards you and hands you a drink. You take the can and open it, slowly drinking from it.

"So, what exactly do you want?" You slowly ask.

"Do I need to want something? Can't I just talk to you?"

"You want to talk to me about what?"

"... Nothing much really- I'm curious about you." He smiles. 

"Curious? There's nothing much to be curious about..." You droop your head down a bit as you stare down at your cup of soda. Izana stares at you for a bit before sighing and looking off into the distance. 

"I heard about your grandfather..." He slowly says. Your eyes widen and then narrow. 

How would he know about that? I haven't really told anyone. You think to yourself.

"I saw your aunt the first time I came to the bakery... she told me what happened... she said to come back another day- so I came today." Your eyes widen when he says that. Wait... did Hikari set me up? You question. "I wanted to get to know you better... so I've been looking for you... but everywhere I look you aren't there."

"Well... yeah- I've been busy."

"Busy with your grandfather?" He asks, tilting his head forward.

"I guess..." You say clenching your hand around the can tighter. He leans closer to you causing you to flinch a bit and look at him. 

"Do you have a boyfriend?" He asks. You furrow your eyebrows.

What a straightforward question.

"No... I don't." You slowly say.

"Great!" He coos. He grabs your wrist and pulls you off the swing. Your eyes widen as he pulls you with him, causing you to almost drop your drink. You grip onto your drink tighter and hold onto Izana's hand tighter. He smiles back at you as he leads you away.

"Where are we going?" You ask.

"It's a surprise..." He bubbles. You stare at him and then into the direction he is leading you towards. You should pull away and interrogate him... but you want to know where he will take you. You allow him to pull you away.

Bzzz Bzzz 

"Huh? Where's that buzzing coming from?" Hikari questions as she shuffles through the boxes. She stops when she notices your phone vibrating. She reaches for the phone and answers it.