And You Disappeared (K Project X Reader)

12: Alice & The Blue King

Your P.o.v.

"Excuse me, I hope I didn't scare you." My (f/c) and (e/c) eyes widen upon looking into the kind violet ones that seemed to hold me in place. I can feel my cheeks burn slightly as I watch the tall dark-haired man close his eyes as he smiled at me only to then stutter out the words that were caught in my throat. "N-no, I'm f-fine thank you" I say politely, my cheeks burning even more upon hearing my unusually small voice stutter. The man opened his eyes and seemed to smile even wider, and before I knew it the warmth on my shoulders and back were gone. He had stood back and let me go. I took a step forward before turning to face the man but when I did I was startled to see that he had moved a bit closer to me, only leaving less than an arm-lengths distance between us. But with the man this close I could finally see his full figure and I narrowed my multicolored eye's as I studied him. He was a fairly tall man and I could see the top of a black turtleneck sweater underneath a grey buttoned up jacket over black pants, and as my eyes trailed down lower I could see he had keys strapped to one of his belt buckles on his left side and was wearing brown mountain boots. I clutch the red book to my chest as I continue to look him up and down, I had seen this man before...but where? Suddenly, I realized how much I had been staring and quickly averted my eyes to my shoes, letting my (h/l) (h/c) hair fall out of place despite the clip in it. The sound of chuckling makes my head eyes snap up to meet the closed violet ones and I frowned slightly as I stood up straight and stepped back a step, watching as the dark-haired man chuckled quietly. Then he opened his eyes, and after looking at my expression it looked as if he had realized his actions and he cleared his throat before smiling at me once more. "Forgive my behavior" he smiled as he ran a hand through his hair "I've had a particularly hard day and I'm a bit..." he paused "out of character." His lips turn down into a slight frown but they quickly turned back into a soft smile "please, let me buy you something to drink as a apology" he offered and I squinted my (f/c) and (e/c) eyes once more before slowly lowering the book from my chest and nodding slightly. "Okay...and thank you" I say politely and the man nods before adjusting his glasses and motioning towards the back of the bookstore "shall we?" he asked. I raised one of my eyebrows and watched as he swiftly walked past me and out pf the book aisle and I hesitantly follow after him. "H-hey, where are you going?" I question as I continued to follow the strange man until we both rounded a corner and my multicolored eyes landed on a small café, nestled into the back of the bookstore. Barely anyone occupied the small space, one man on a computer, and two girls who both seemed to text more than read. I tucked a strand of my (h/c) hair behind my ear and adjust the strap of my (f/c) collar in nervousness, I was in a bookstore with a familiar stranger who offered to buy me a drink, what was normal about any of the situations I got into? A flash of grey and back crosses my vision and I look to see that the man was holding out a cup with a black lid that had steam coming from it. I gratefully take the cup and from the warmth it gave off I could tell that I had to be careful. "Thank you" I say quietly, nodding my head in thanks only to feel my cheeks heat up slightly as he smiled at me and I quickly take a sip of the drink in my hands to cover the lower half of my face only to pull back quickly in surprise. The liquid was hot. Very hot. And it was bitter but at the same time tasted of (favorite flavor coffee/or tea/or whatever the fuck. Wait...can tea be really hot? I mean I know it can be warm...but hot?). I covered my mouth with my hand and whimpered slightly only to puff out my cheeks in anger as I saw the man smile slightly "are you, okay?" he asked and I hesitantly nodded only for it to seem like my answer made his smile grow just a tiny bit before he nodded towards an empty table. "Shall we?" he asked and I nodded, pushing my (h/l) (h/c) hair out of my eyes as I walked towards the empty table only for my cheeks to erupt into a small blush as the man pulled my chair out for me. "T-thank you" I say, trying my best not to stutter only to set my drink on the table watching the man take a set directly across from me and then silence takes over. But now...the man looked different. I didn't know if it was the glint on his glasses or that my brain had finally just decided to work but now my (e/c) and (f/c) eyes widened in realization but soon enough a small smile made it's way onto my lips. "Your Munakata Reisi...the Blue King" he looked at me upon hearing my sudden accusation but smirked and set down his coffee cup before resting his elbows on the table and leaning forward, entwining his fingers together. He reminded me of the villains Yata had shown me in many of the movies he was astonished I had never watched before. "And your (Y/n) Totsuka, a red clansmen, although I do believe you came up with the name (Y/n) (L/n)?" He said rather than asked, taking a sip of his coffee and I smiled and nodded. "...I thought it sounded nice" I admit but my joyful tune soon quieted down as I held my drink in my lap, smiling slightly to myself as my fingers soaked up as much warmth as they could as the thought of HOMRA came into my mind. Silence. I new that all of the other clan members hated the blues and I didn't particularly like them either although they were the only clan besides HOMRA who seemed to leave me be, even though Scepter 4 gave me a hassle whenever they did decide to bother me. But...sitting across from this man, this king, he didn't seem as bad as everyone made him out to be. And before I knew what I was doing, I spoke. "You know I don't see you like that, right?" I asked and the king looked at me before speaking up "I'm afraid you have to be more specific, I'm good at reading actions but not thoughts" he said and I rolled my eyes slightly at his indirect comeback as I reached up to pull lightly on a strand of my (h/c) hair just to get that satisfying pain feeling. "Everyone at HOMRA talks about you as if your some..." I trail off "thing" I finish "and it seems that most of everyone sees Kings as 'things' too" my smile grows slightly as I speak thoughtfully. "I don't see any king as a monster, Kings are just humans that are a bit special" I smile but my smile eventually turns into a smirk as I sigh and throw one of my arms over the back of my chair. "But just because I say I don't fear you and I don't see you as an enemy doesn't mean I like you personally" I smirk, leaning forward only slightly waiting for his reaction, but as soon as he gave me one I frown in disappointment. It wasn't the reaction I wanted. He chuckled as he stared straight into my (f/c) and (e/c) eyes before shaking his head and reaching for his cup once more. "So hostile" he sighed "I should have expected that much from a red clansmen, although..." he trailed off giving me a heart stopping smirk of his own "I don't believe I've seen any of the red clansmen be as adorable as this" he chuckled, taking a sip of his drink and making me growl under my breath. "I'm not adorable" I mumble to myself but nothing stops the blush that spreads across my cheeks like wildfire and I quickly take a sip of my drink, trying my best to cover my cheeks as much as possible. "And as far as alliances go, I don't see you as an enemy either, at least for now" he said and as I stared at his smiling face I couldn't help but laugh. I quickly covered my mouth to muffle my laughter into small giggles only for my fit of giggles to grow louder as I watched him raise an eyebrow but I quickly cleared my throat and composed myself as I giggled out my explanation. "I'm sorry" I laugh "It's just...I've never met someone who wears such warm expressions while having the scariest aura about them" I explain with a slight smile but this only makes Reisi lean forward in slight interest. "Never?" He huffed in slight amusement "I see that you've never met Mikoto Suoh" he says and I cover my mouth as I giggle again. I let my (h/l) (h/c) hair flow as it pleased as I settled my (f/c) and (e/c) eyes in my lap as a smile appeared on my lips. "It's true that Mikoto can be intimidating a lot...but he's a great person and I look up to him. The way he can just charge head first into things with no fear..." I trail off as I think of the red king and how he could even be caring at times, but I wasn't going to tell anyone that. Reisi narrowed his eyes slightly in thought but just as he opened his mouth a loud buzzing vibrated the table and my hands immediately reached for my phone only for my multicolored eyes to widen slightly upon seeing who was calling me. "Uh, please excuse me" I laugh nervously and answer he call only to hesitantly put the phone to my ear "hello...?" "(Y/n)!!!!!!!" I immediately take the phone away from my ear and set it on the table, still able to hear the screaming and crying and other craziness from there. I look up at Reisi and smile nervously only to pick up the phone as soon as the yelling died down, both me and Reisi being completely unaware of the fluttering feeling that rose in his chest.