A Liar With A Heart (Oumasai)

The Date

Ouma's POV

I sat on my bed and stared at the ceiling after tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

What would he like?....

I wouldn't be able to go to sleep until I thought of something.

Going to the movies would be too boring....and we wouldn't interact that much...

Having dinner at a restaurant doesn't sound too exciting.....

And if I invited him to my party and played more games with him, he might get bored of me....

   I grabbed a chunk of my hair and tugged on it, desperately trying to think of something.

.......

..wait.......

.....................

Yes! Of course! How could I have forgotten about that?? That would be perfect....

   I smiled to myself and slowly closed my eyes, falling asleep shortly, satisfied with my plan.

~

The next day, I threw on sweatpants, a random shirt, and a baggy sweater before leaving my house and drove my way to the store. After quickly purchasing a bouquet of flowers, I drove over to Shuichi's house and banged on his door until he came out. I kept the flowers behind my back as the other opened the door,

"Nishishi~ Honestly Saihara, when are you gonna stop being so slow at everything?~" I teased him.

   Judging by the small shock on his face, he definitely wasn't expecting me to be at his door. He's probably not used to seeing me in non-fancy clothes, too.

"Oh, hey Kokichi," he finally said,

"Why are you here-"

"Do you want to go to the carnival with me?" I interrupted the other and pulled my hand out, extending the flowers at the detective.

"!!" They looked down at them and blushed, "Y-you mean.....l-like a..date?"

"If that's what you wanna call it, then sure, detective~" I grinned, playfully.

   His blush grew and he gently took the flowers, our fingers barely touched.

"I-i u-uh....o..okay, y-yeah, I'll go with y-you..." Shuichi stuttered, and the grin on my face grew,

"Nishishi~ I'll pick you up at 8~"

   Before the other could say anything else, I turned my back on them and walked back to my car.

"....th-thanks for the f-flowers..." Saihara said as I walked away, and a faint blush appeared on my face.

I can't believe it.....he actually...said yes?

Saihara's POV

I said yes??

After the other drove away, I couldn't stop looking at the flowers. My face felt warm,

He's....not pranking me..right? He sounded like he wasn't lying.....

~

   The carnival was filled with lights, sounds, and candy smells. I walked beside the other as we strolled past a few booths,

"Ooo! What's that?~" Ouma grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards a tent. Inside, there was a man sitting at a table that had three cups on it.

"...oh, it's one of those games where you have to guess which cup the item is hidden under," I observed.

"Cooooorrect!" Said the man,

"If you win, you get /double/ the money you paid for! BUT, you only get ONE attempt. Do you want to try it?"

"I'll do it," Kokichi butted in with confidence. He walked over to the table and smirked at them, and slapped $200 on the table,

"Do your worst."

Did he just hand them $200?? So.. if he wins...he gets $400?.....

   I bit my lip as the man placed a small rock under the cup. I almost gasped as the man shifted the cups with speed that I've never seen before. I glanced over to Ouma, he still held a smirk and confident glare on his face.

After they stopped mixing up the cups, he looked up at Kokichi and grinned,

"Go ahead, pick one."

   A few seconds went by, and Ouma laughed, mischievously.

"Nishishi~ I knew you were a scammer just by looking at that expression on your face. No one can look that confident unless they have a trick up their sleeve. And in your case, that sentence is quite literal."

   He slammed his palm on the table,

"The rock is in your sleeve, it is in neither of the cups. Now I want my $400."

"!!! W-wha-??!!"

His eyes widened as the rock rolled out of his sleeve and onto the table, "h-how did y-you-"

"It's simple to explain really, and you did quite a sloppy job at it. As you moved the cups, you tilted one to an angle, facing towards you, so it would launch the rock into those wide sleeves you're wearing."

   My eyes widened at this, I didn't notice any of this!!

I continued to stare at the other, quite shocked. Kokichi eventually looked over to me and winked before turning his attention to the man.

"Awww, what's wrong? Let me guess, you don't even have $400 because you weren't expecting anyone to win, riiiight?~"

The man continued to stutter, not really saying words, before he began spatting insults and swears at him. Kokichi responded to this with laughter.

"Listen. Standing to the left of me is one of the best detectives that you will ever  be in the presence of. If you want to avoid getting arrested for scamming me, then hand over those rings of yours and that golden necklace before I take them by force."

The man grumbled at this and crossed his arms, clearly upset before taking his rings and necklace off.

"There. Now leave, brats!!"

   Ouma took the jewelry and his $200 back. He stuck his tongue out at him before stuffing the items in his sweater's front pocket and gently grabbed my hand as the short individual pulled us out.

"K-Kokichi.....that was......"

"Nishi~ are you impressed?~"

I nodded, "Yes...I am."

"Ha! That was nothing~ Now come on, let's eat some food already," he whined, and squeezed my hand, gently.