My Other Half

Chapter 4 • Hot 'n Cold Soba

Kiko's P.O.V

It was the weekend. I was so excited because it's my favorite time of the week. Every weekends I go to my favorite every soba shop nearby. It was a 5 minute walk away from my home so I didn't get ready or rather I was lazy to.

As I got to the soba shop I went ahead and ordered my favorite soba and a hot one. Then I overheard someone ordering the same one but a cold one.
Cold soba? Why? I looked up to see who it was. IT. WAS. SHOTO.

Omg i totally didn't get ready today. I look awful. I wouldn't want him to see me like this ugh.

I grabbed may order and I walked away from the counter hiding my face. I was so excited to eat my soba.
I slurped it and WHAT??! WHY IS IT COLD?!

OMG DON'T TELL ME WE GOT OUR ORDERS MIXED UP?! OH NO. But not gonna lie it's okay.

I went to the counter to inform the employees about this.

"Excuse me this is not what I ordered" I heard a man saying the same thing.

When I looked at him I was shocked. It was Shoto! Well, I think our orders got mixed up.

Shoto's P.O.V

I went to the counter to inform that they got my order wrong. I got a hot soba which I don't usually gravitate to but it was kinda good.

I see this girl with the same issue as mine. I saw her earlier ordering a hot soba. She looked familiar to me. I went ahead and talked to her.

"Hey! Do I know you?" I questioned.

"U-uhh yeah we go to the same class" she muttered

"Oh yeah ok"

I went ahead and grabbed my order for take out and went home. As I was walking home I noticed someone was following or I just assumed. She looked like she was stalking me hiding in posts which I noticed because it was too obvious.

I stopped for a second and I called her.

"Hey! Stop hiding!" I yelled.

She then stepped out of the post she was hiding from. It was the girl from the soba shop. Why is the following me?

"Why are you following me?" I said angrily

"i-i uh, we're neighbors so obviously we go to the same direction" she muttered.

Oh yeah she was the new girl who just moved out

"Well, stop hiding. You creep me out" I  replied. "You should go home now, creep"

"U-uh actually I'm gonna stop by the park to eat my soba" She replied.

"Are you? We should go together" I suggested

"uuh sure" she muttered.

Kiko's P.O.V

I was walking home when I saw Shoto also heading home. I was hiding because I didn't want him to notice me. I looked hideous. But seems like he noticed and called me a creep.

Am I a creep?

After a moment he he suggested we go the park together. I always eat my soba at the park nearby my house.

We were sitting on the bench and he initiated a conversation.

"Why did you move here?" he asked.

"Uhm mostly because the school is nearby" I replied. "You're the #2 hero's son right?" i added.

"I don't go by that entitlement. I hate it. Just call me Shoto." he replied. "What about you? What's your name? We are in the same class but don't know each other" he added.

"Oh I'm Kiko, my friend call me Ko-chan for short" I stated.

"Ko as in 'baby'?" he replied. "Well then I'll call you Koko" he laughed.

"Uh okay" I muttered shyly.

It was and unusual nickname but I accept it. It's from my crush anyways. I didn't know why I wasn't nervous being near him when I get sweaty whenever I see him in class. I felt comfortable with him around me. I was happy to talk to him like this.

"Why do you like cold soba?" I asked.

"I don't know I just love it. Why do you like hot soba?" He replied.

"I uhm I don't know" I stuttered.

"See? It's just a matter of preference" he stated.

Our conversation went on for a few minutes while we were eating our favorite soba. We were talking about our families. I told him about my father who was living in Europe after him and my mom divorced. He told me about his father, the things he hated about his family.

"It was nice talking to you Koko" He teased "It has been forever since I talked to anyone like this"

"Yeah no worries, Thank you"

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