𝒊 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎! | 𝒔. 𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒊𝒓𝒐

𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈

"Roller skating?" he asks as you happily nod.

"I love roller skating, Ken-chan! It's so much fun and I'm pretty good at it!" you exclaim as sweat drops start to form on his head.

'I hate roller skating; I suck at it!' he thinks to himself and is about to tell you until he sees sparkles in your eyes.

"Are you fine with that, Ken-chan?!"

'Oh, those puppy eyes that I cannot refuse,' he thinks to himself. "Uh, yeah. Let's go so we can have dinner together." You excitedly hug his arm.

"Can we take your bike again?" you ask.

"Hmm, why? Wouldn't you rather take the bus or maybe a car?" Shirabu asks as you shake your head.

"I like riding on your bike because I get to hug you and feel the wind blowing against my face!" you explain which causes Shirabu to blush.

"F-fine, we can take my bike," he stutters. 'Why does she have to be so cute?' Once Shirabu unlocks his bike, he gets on as you sit on the seat behind him. "H-hold on tight, F/n." You happily do as he says and rest your cheek against his back. Taking a breath, you smell his sweet scent that never gets old.

'Yummy.' After 15 minutes of biking and conversing here and there, you both finally make it to the skating rink.

'Ughhh, this is going to turn out bad; I just know it,' Shirabu thinks to himself as he sees you already skipping towards the entrance. "Wah! She forgot about me!!" Once you both get in, you take out your card to pay for both of you which Shirabu tries to stop you immediately. "Woah, what are you doing?! I can pa--"

"You can pay for dinner. I'll pay for this," you suggest as Shirabu sweats.

"But I'm your b-boy--"

"So? That doesn't mean I can't pay as your girlfriend either," you bluntly respond which shocks him.

"F-fine," he hesitates as you happily give the cashier your card. Grabbing your guys' skates, you grab Shirabu's wrist and pull him towards a bench.

"This is so exciting! I don't remember the last time I've been to a skating rink! It was probably in middle school," you ramble as Shirabu worriedly ties the laces to his skates.

'Calm down. Don't think too much about it. She won't make fun of you if you suck,' he thinks to himself as you easily stand up.

"Let's go, Ken-chan." You hold out your hand to him which he hesitantly grabs and shakily stands up. Holding up both arms to keep his balance, he tries to walk towards the rink but is failing to do so. You easily notice this. "Kenjiro... Do you perhaps... not know how to skate?" Sweat starts falling from his face.

"W-what? I-I know! I just haven't done so in a while!" he lies. Frowning, you just hold out both of your hands.

"I'll pull you into the rink, okay? You don't need to worry! I'll just pull you the entire time!" You give him a smile that melts his heart. Setting his hands into yours, you pull him.

"O-okay." Shirabu's mind was now a mess. The thought of falling and hurting himself was in his head, holding your small hands was making him flustered, and allowing other people to see how much he sucked at skating embarrassed him. You both continued doing this for another 15 minutes while talking.

"I'm going to let go now," you suddenly announce which causes Shirabu to panic.

"O-Oi!! I can't do this, F/n! I need your he--" Before you can finish, you let go and he was moving on his own.

"See! You're doing it!" you exclaim as Shirabu relaxes.

"Ha, I guess I am doing it!" he proudly boasts and is about to take a step when he suddenly starts to lose his balance.

"K-Kenjirou!!" you yell and lean towards him to help, however, it leads to you both just falling with him on top of your body. You both groan from the pain as others skate past by. "Are you okay, Ken-chan?" you ask and lift up your head to be faced with Shirabu. Your faces are close enough that you could feel his breath hitting your face. 'Oh, his scent,' you dreamily think as he blushes.

"I-I'm sorry, F/n!" Shirabu backs up and sits besides your body. "I think I need a break." Embarrassed, you just nod and easily get up.

"I'll pull you back, Ken-chan. I'm sorry for letting go." You reach out your hands towards him.

"I-It's okay... It's not your fault." He sulks as you carefully pull him out of the rink.

"You should've told me you didn't like skating, Ken-chan! I wouldn't have brought you here!" you pout as you eat your ice cream.

"I know... but you looked so excited and... c-cute... I couldn't say no to that!!" He blushes which surprises you.

'Did he just call me cute?!'

"But it's okay. What's been done has been done and no one is severely hurt," he goes on but continues to sulk. 'I looked like such an idiot out there!'

"Th-thank you, Ken-chan." You blush and play with your fingers. "Thank you for coming even though you don't like skating... I hope you didn't have a bad time." Shirabu's eyes widen and he shakes his head.

"I actually had a fun time skating for once, F/n!" he explains, "you made it fun... so, thank you." Flustered, you both just stare at each other in silence before you give him a smile.

"Thank goodness! Next time, you can choose the date then!" You point which causes him to sweat.

"I-I don't want to have that kind of pressure!" he exclaims as you laugh.

"But it's only fair!" Suddenly, your phone rings. "Huh?" Taking out your phone, you check the ID caller and your face turns sour. Hesitantly, you pick it up. "Hello?"

"Come home now! We have something to discuss," your mom commands.

Frowning, you answer back, "I'm doing something right now though, Mom."

"I don't care. You're dad is here and you don't want to keep him waiting!" she explains which irks you.

"I'm with Kenjirou-kun right now though." You look at Shirabu who stares back worriedly.

"Bring him then! I'm expecting to see you in 20 minutes!" With that, the call dies.

"I guess we'll have to have dinner at my place," you sigh and start packing which surprises Shirabu.

"H-huh?! Dinner at your place?!" he surprisingly asks as you play with your fingers.

"Y-you don't have to if you don't want to," you whisper. Although you knew Shirabu would feel awkward and out of place if he went over to have dinner at your place, you really didn't want to face your parents alone. It would always end up with two against one. Like usual, no one on your side. Reading your expression, Shirabu relaxes.

"I'll go with you; so don't worry, okay?" he says as he holds your hand firmly. "You're not alone anymore." Shock fills your body as you stare into his eyes. The way he always knew what to say always calmed you down.

"Thank you, Ken-chan."

Date: 15 July 2020