Baby I Like It (KamiJirou FanFic)

Chapter 2

Kaminari and Jirou walk together down the street and finally, they reach the post office. Kaminari enters with Jirou, and he takes the package out of his backpack.

"You can wait for me over there, this shouldn't take long." he says, pointing with his head to a small bench near the window.

"I'm fine standing." she replies. Kaminari nods.

He goes up to the counter and hands the package to a mail worker. Jirou watches as Kaminari conversates with the mail worker, asking him how his weekend was, if it was a busy day, etc. She notices that he's overall a very friendly and down-to-earth guy.

She shifts her attention to the window beside her, and looks out at the street, remembering her old boyfriend. Her head starts to hurt as soon as the memory of him enters her mind. You see, they had been together for 2 years, and it was on the day of their second anniversary that Jirou had caught him cheating. She tries to forget about him, and directs her attention back to Kaminari.

Kaminari signs a few papers, then the worker puts the package in the back. He says goodbye to the mail workers, and walks back over to Jirou, holding two thumbs up and smiling as he does so.

"We're all good!" Kaminari says happily.

"Nice." she says.

"So, are you hungry?" Kaminari asks.

"I am, but I don't have any money." Jirou replies.

"Oh, that's not a problem! I can pay for you!" Kaminari says, tilting his head and smiling.

"N-no..you can't be serious.." she says, turning away from him.

"What? What do you mean?" Kaminari asks, confused.

"I.." she says, looking around at the people in the post office. "I..tried to rob you. Why are you being so nice to me?" she continues, whispering.

Again, he smiles.

"Because, people make mistakes. If we were always judged by our mistakes, everyone in the whole world would be a bad person." Kaminari says. "Besides, I want to eat too, and it's no fun eating by yourself. Now, come on. I know a pretty good ramen place not too far from here." he says, opening the door for her. She stares at him for a few seconds, then walks out of the post office. Kaminari walks out behind her. They go onto the sidewalk and start talking.

"So, Jirou, how old are you?" Kaminari asks.

"Seventeen. You?" she replies.

"Me too. I just had my birthday in June." Kaminari replies.

"Oh, cool." she says.

"Do you live around here?" he asks.

"No, I live pretty far from here, actually." she says.

"Oh, well it can't be that far. What part of Tokyo do you live in?" he asks.

"I don't live in Tokyo. I live in Kyoto." she says.

"WHOA! That is far," he says.

"Yeah.." she says.

"Well, what are you doing here? If you don't mind that I ask?" he asks.

She pauses before replying. Her gaze is locked to the sidewalk below.

"It's a.. long story. Let's just say that.. I'm trying to find myself." she says.

"Oh, okay. That's cool. I hope you do find yourself soon," Kaminari says. "I know it can be tough, especially when your parents pressure you to be something you don't want to be."