"So, you're actually going to go out with him?" Tsukishima was laughing into his phone, and Akaashi blushed.
"Hey! I should at least try it out. He looked really nervous just from asking," Akaashi sighed, staring into his closet with a dreading look on his face. "Now tell me what to wear. Please."
"How the hell am I supposed to know?"
"What? You helped me on my last date, and that went fine!"
"Oikawa ended up breaking it off though, right?"
"No," Akaashi says quickly, suddenly defensive. "I broke it off first."
"Why were you crying to me then?"
"Listen-- That's... that's the past! Please help, before I give up and end up wearing that bright yellow vest I bought sarcastically."
"Oh god-- the vest of death? Don't you dare," Tsukki groaned, and Akaashi couldn't help a nervous laugh.
Tsukishima was fumbling with his phone obviously, because he heard rumbling over the line and another voice. Akaashi waited, a bit annoyed.
"Who am I--? Oh, it's just Akaashi. I'm not cheating on you Tadashi, Jesus." The voice on the other side of Akaashi's line went muffled for a second, but came right back. "I've gotta go. Good luck with your date."
"Wait, you can't just--"
Beep.
Ugh, that fucker. Akaashi let out a sigh and threw the phone dramatically onto his mattress as he stared at the mess of a closet he had to sort through.
I wish dates were at least a little easier, he thought to himself, then got to business without any of Tsukki's help.
"I wonder if he likes blue?" He murmured to himself, throwing even more clothes into a pile on the floor.
I'm overreacting, aren't I?
--
He took him to Starbucks.
He literally, actually, took him to Starbucks on their first date.
I'm not sure if this is ironic, or unintentional, or because he gets a bonus here, Akaashi thinks to himself as he steps out of Bokuto's little car and looks at the coffee shop in disbelief.
"Kind of ironic, I know," Bokuto laughs in response to the look Akaashi has on his face. "But I just wanted to get you a treat there and go to a new restaurant that opened up deeper in the mall. The desserts there are a lot more expensive than the ones at Starbucks, surprisingly."
"Savin' money. I get ya."
Bokuto looks a little pained at Akaashi's remark, "I know, I'm sorry! I'm really cheap and I want to spend a lot of money on you but--"
"No, no, it's fine!" The two dorks are almost causing a scene in the mall parking lot-- but they don't give two shits. "Seriously, don't waste it on me!"
"Waste it? I'd love to buy you everything!"
Akaashi's face goes completely red. "I--"
"I hardly know you and you literally just bought a coffee from me a few times, but I literally got so excited when you called me that my friend had to muffle my screams with a pillow!"
"I'm-- I'm--"
"See, even when you're bright red you're so cute! And your voice is so nice! And--"
"Aghh, stop!"
"I'm sorry! You're just so--" Bokuto calms himself down, but Akaashi is still bright red, holding his hands to his face. "Okay. I'm sorry."
"It's fine," Akaashi breathes, trying not to grin wildly, and Bokuto takes his hand and they finally start for the mall.
As they walk into Starbucks, he is met with surprised eyes from a few of the employees. Not looking at him really, but at Bokuto.
Did he really come here to buy me things, or is he bragging about me to his friends?
"What would you like?" Bokuto asks him, almost shy.
"Uh, what do you think I should get?"
"Anything!"
Akaashi examines the menu, panicking a little because he usually can't work under pressure, especially the buying things kind. "Uh..."
"Well, okay, the lemon pound cakes are the shit," Bokuto comments.
"Good, I'll get that."
"Me too! Do you want me to order?"
"Yes, God bless you."
He steps up to the register and the messy haired boy doesn't even ask for Bokuto's order, just says, "You have a date?"
Bokuto frowns a second, annoyed at his interruption, then realizes that this is the perfect opportunity to brag. "Yes yes. I do. Akaashi, this is my friend Kuroo. Kuroo, Akaashi."
"Is this who you were screaming about yesterday?"
Akaashi raises an eyebrow, "Does Bokuto scream often?"
"Yes, actually. He screams at horror movies too, like a little bitch," A shorter employee with bad roots cuts in, and Bokuto just snaps, "Why are you so rude, Kenma?"
"Hey, could you hurry this up?" An impatient woman behind Bokuto and Akaashi in line grumbles, and the two new lovers wince.
"Sorry, sorry!" Bokuto sighs. "A lemon poundcake please. I'll talk to you later, Kuroo."
"Have fun with your boyfriend," Kuroo smirks as he hands over the paper bag filled with lemony goodness. Kuroo then leans over the counter and says to Akaashi in a low voice, "He whines about spiders like a little bitch too, watch out for that."
"I heard that, you ass," Bokuto grumbles, and Akaashi gives a lighthearted laugh. It almost chases his nervous butterflies away.
Almost.
---
"I just noticed you only got one poundcake," Akaashi says, still laughing a little after their meal. Bokuto nods a little bit and flashes a beautiful grin.
"For you!"
"Me? But--"
"I can have them anytime, and I'm also trying to spoil you with the little money I have. Eat!" He says cheerily, and Akaashi shrugs, taking the cake carefully out of the package and feeling a little bit guilty.
"You should at least have some," Akaashi frowns, and Bokuto sighs.
"You're too nice. Fine!"
"I have out-niced yet another foe," Akaashi says proudly, breaking off a piece of the cake and giving it to Bokuto across the table. He flashes another 100 watt smile, and Akaashi can feel himself melting.
I was skeptical about this weird haired owl boy, but he's so adorable--
