Requested by FrostedBabe.
The ticking of the clock filled your ears as the professor droned on. Looking to the side, you see your friend Light looking equally as bored. His head was bent over, scribbling intently. You could tell that he was vaguely paying attention to what the professor was saying about the use of linguistics and grammatical terms in English. After all, you had been the one to teach him the helpful trick.
You jumped slightly as the bell finally rung, signalling that you could leave. It was your last class of the day, and it was also the day Light had promised to introduce you to Ryuuzaki. You walk over to Light, looking up expectantly. "So, where exactly are we meeting up with Ryuuzaki, Light?" You ask, (h/c) bangs falling into your (e/c) eyes.
Light chuckles, tucking your bangs back behind your ear. "Just follow me, okay?" He says, taking your small hand in his larger, softer one, and strolls with you. You blushed when he took your hand; it had always been calloused, due to the large amount of writing and illustration you did.
Light stops right outside the gate of the university. The sudden stop causes you to trip and fall, face down. You roll over onto your back, breathless. You laugh at yourself as Light silently helps you to your feet, used to your clumsiness. You brush yourself off, looking around. One figure in particular, sitting on a bench only a few metres away, looks suspicious as you inspect him further. He has raven-black hair that's sticking up at every possible angle, and brown eyes with deep shadows under them. He's wearing a baggy white long-sleeve shirt with somewhat baggy jeans; he wears no shoes. He's sitting with his knees pulled up to his shoulders, hunched over. Even with some of these oddities, you can't deny that he looks pretty good.
"Light, is that him?" You ask, discretely pointing over to the man. Light nods, face serious, and drags you towards Ryuuzaki. You avert your eyes to the ground as you get closer, your characteristic shyness taking over. A shift in movement catches your eye, and you look up to see Ryuuzaki standing right in front of you, stooped over. Taken aback by the sudden closeness, you step back as his brown orbs stare intently into your (e/c) ones, as if he's searching for something.
"Ryuuzaki, this is _______. ________, this is Ryuuzaki." Light says, turning his head, disinterested. You look up for guidance, only to be met with his neat, reddish-brown hair. Sighing, you turn your attention back to Ryuuzaki, deciding it was best to get the embarrassment over and done with.
"H-Hello, Ryuuzaki. It's nice to meet you." You say, blushing and bowing slightly, not breaking eye contact. Ryuuzaki continues to look you over, making you self-conscious. You idly fiddle with the hem of your baggy black t-shirt, not able to look away. Finally, Ryuuzaki looks away, looking as though he's mulling something over.
"The same to you. Why don't we go somewhere more private?" He asks, looking towards Light. Light nods, and you all make your way to the ice cream shop down the street. You all file into a free booth, you and Light on one side and Ryuuzaki taking the other. You shift around nervously, fixating your gaze to the wall. Light and Ryuuzaki start talking as you continue to space out, occasionally hearing snatches of conversation. You pause as you hear Ryuuzaki say, "So, why exactly should we take her on? She's not anything remarkable."
You snap once you hear him say that. "Excuse me, Mister Know-It-All, but I will not be insulted like that. For your information, I fluently speak not only my native Japanese, but also English, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, German, French, Spanish, and Korean, thank you very much! And if you've taken on Light, why not me? Because I'm female?! Give me a break! My test scores are higher than even his!" You shout, face becoming redder by the second.
