六。不思議に開発な関係「柿原徹也」

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And so, after being comforted by him, the next day, he came to my apartment and asked me out. I shyly agreed.

Today, he and I were at the mall. (No, not at the mall I work at.)

"So, uhm, what exactly are we doing here?" I asked as I followed him.

"We're going to do whatever you feel like doing." He said.

"Huh? I've never been on a date, but I know it doesn't go like this." I said as I stopped in my tracks.

He sighed.

"Fine. I'll decide what to do first." He said then grabbed my hand and started walking.

"H-Hey!"

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"So.. we're at an arcade.." I said as I looked around.

"Mhm. Come here." He said as he grabbed my hand again and dragged me in front a dancing machine.

"Oh, no, no, no. I am not dancing." I said as I walked away.

"Come on. Just one song. Please~" He begged.

"F-Fine. Just one." I said as I stood in front of the machine next to him.

"Alright, loser buys coffee later." He said.

"Oh you're on!"

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"Wow. I'm beat." Kakihara said as he crouched downon the floor.

I smirked at him in triumph. He got a 3642 and I won a landslide with a 5721.

"I must say when it's about free things, I am very competitive with it." I said.

"Apparently, you are, now let's go somewhere else." He said as he grabbed my hand.

As we were walking, I couldn't help, but think.. is this really a date? It seems like how we usually go out, but well, the only difference is that today, he's holding my hand and dragging me around.

"Okay, we're here." He said as he walked in.

"Bowling..?"

"Yup!" He said as he flashed a smile at me then let go of my hand and went to the cashier.

"Hey! I'm paying for mine!" I demanded.

☆☆☆

The guy at the cashier gave us some shoes to change in, then we made our way to the bowling area.

"Hey, it's Kakihara-san!"

"Oh, hey guys." Kakihara replied.

"Kakki, is that your girlfriend?"

I flinched at what the other guy said.

"Uh, no, hehe. Not yet. This is (L/N)." Kakihara said as he pushed me in front of him.

I shyly bowed.

"It's very nice to meet you all." I said.

"Nice to meet you, (L/N)-san! I'm Murase Ayumu. You can call me Murase-kun!"

"Excuse me, but are you American?" I asked.

"Sorry, no. But I was born and raised in LA." Murase-kun replied.

"Really? Me too!" I exclaimed.

"Uhm, excuse me, foreign born people. Japanese dummies here. We don't understand a thing."

"Oh, sorry." Murase-kun and I both said.

"Nice to meet you, (L/N)-san. I'm Okamoto Nobuhiko. Feel free to call me Nobu-kun."

"Nice to meet you, (L/N). I'm Namikawa Daisuke."

"Everyone calls him Namikawa-san." Kakihara said.

"Now, why don't we start playing?"

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So, the five of us were split into two teams. The first team consisting of Kakihara and Namikawa-san, and the second team consisting of me, Murase-kun, and Nobu-kun.

They said that Namikawa-san and Kakihara were great with sports so it's only fair that we would be the three-member team.

"Okay, so here's the plan. We randomly play first, then observe how it goes. After that, we can create a strategy to beat them." Nobu-kun said.

"Alright, let's do this." I said as Murase-kun stood up and grabbed a ball.

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"Cheers to the loser group." I said as I clinked my glass of beer with Murase-kun's and Nobu-kun's.

"Oh come on, (L/N). Don't he so bitter." Kakihara said as he placed his arm around my shoulder.

"Shut up. Get off." I said as he immediately removed his hand from my shoulder.

Apparently, we played tons of rounds over and over until we realized that it was six o'clock. Now we're at a restaurant eating dinner.

"(L/N), how is Kakki? He's troublesome isn't he?" Namikawa-san asked.

"Yes, yes he is." I replied.

"Mean as ever, I see." Kakihara said with a pout.

"I can't believe Kakihara-san stopped drinking beer and eating fast foods just for his perfect idol body." Murase-kun said.

"Hh. You must not hold alcohol well anymore, right?" I asked.

"Well, I stopped, but I think I could still be able to go for it." He said.

"Okay. Let's see if you can keep up." I said as I drank an entire glass then placed it on the table and smirked.

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And so, in the end, I had to drag him back to his apartment. He was so wasted. I never saw him like that. If he couldn't handle drinking so much, he should've told me. Well, they say people tell the truth when they drink, right? I might as well ask him.

I helped him lay down on his bed then tucked him in.

"Hey, (L/NNNNN).. you know, I really hated it when you talkeddddd to Murase-kun like thatttt...." he said in a slurred tone.

"Yeah, yeah. Here, drink." I said as I handed him some pills and a glass of water.

He took the glass of water then drank the pills. I took back the glass of water and placed it on his lamp desk.

"Go get some rest, good night." I said as I walked to his door, but-

"Don't go." He said as he wrapped his arms around me.

My hand was on the doorknob, but I couldn't seem to open the door.

"K-Kakihara-"

"I love you. I might be going too fast, but.. ever since I saw you, I've had my eyes on you." He said.

I faced him, but to my surprise, he immediately pressed me to the door and pressed my lips against his. My eyes were wide open from shock.

After that, he fell on my shoulder. I never saw this side of Kakihara before.

I helped him get back to bed then went back home.

I wasn't even sure how I was going to face him the next day. Sure, I liked him, but him saying that he loves me? I think that's just because he's wasted, but I don't why my heart still pounded even though I knew that.

I want to take things slow, but he keeps on rushing things. I don't know if I can handle this.. this strangely developing relationship of ours.

06|11|2017 ~ 10:08 pm

I. AM. SO. TIRED.

I just got home an hour ago. I was out the entire day.

As for yesterday, I was at home. Doing chores for the entire day.

And as for the other day, I was also out the entire day and came home at this time as well.

Sorry, I'm just stressed. Sorry if this is a trashy chapter. I'll make up for it next time.

KAKIHARA-SAN'S IS HALFWAY DONE.

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