"Heyyy, look who it is" one of your freinds snickers, arm thrown around your bony shoulders. "Boo-doh"

Her boyfreind laughs and they fistbump.
From where he is eating his bento, you see budo noticeably flinch.
A small frown crosses your face.

Pulling on a faux mean grin you ruffle your freind's hair and tell them to carry on so you can bug budo.
They agree and leave and you walk to sit next to budo, who sends you a glare.

"Piss off Y/N, i refuse to deal with you right now"

Understanding why he is mad, you point at his bento.
"What'cha eating, masuta kun?"

"Uh.." he glances down at his box.
"Rice, some sushi.. And some with pickled vegetables... Why?"

"Can i have some?" you grin, before making an 'aaa' face.

His cheeks redden, but his eyes narrow.

"Why do you want my food? Don't you popular bitches always make this big deal out of starving yourself, and how it's so damn cooool? Thiiiigh gaaaap" he exxagerated with a sing song voice. You wince, hurt.

"W-well that's just for show.." you stammer, embarassed. "There's nothing cool about denying yourself food... And it's not like it'll make you special or differant either.." you brush a stray strand of hair from in front of your eyes, uncomfortably aware of how your shoulders brush against his.

He bites his lip then sighs and picks up a peice of sushi with his chopsticks.
A smile of relief covers your face and you open your mouth.

Secretly.. You are squealing.

I GOT HIM TO FEED ME

You don't let your excitement cross your face and you eat several more pieces before leaning back and smiling gently at him.

"Hey.. Thanks man. And.. I'm sorry that my freinds were bothering you... They're jerks"

"You're a jerk too.." he murmers, looking away from you, letting his hair shadow his face.
"I see how you treat people. You aren't a good person. I guess we are similar"

You blink. "How are you not a good person?"

This hits a nerve, as he visibly flinches, face going about 10 times more insecure.

"I dunno, i just- it- I DUNNO!" he yells the last part at you, anxiety taking over, and you flinch away from him.

People are watching you two warily now, and you scoot several inches away from him, upset.

"Well... For the record" you mumble, shy "I.. I think you're pretty great"

He stares at you, stunned.

You swallow thickly and stand up, reaching into your bookbag and tearing a peice of paper out of a book, fumbling with a pen to write the digits before handing the crumpled paper to him.

"C-call me!" you yell at him, darting off.

----

After school, your phone vibrates. You pick it up and see a text fron budo.

"Can you... Come over?????! Behind the school. Your freinds are here"

Shocked, you hide your bag in a bush and sprint to where he said he was, seeing your freinds and him standing there, him pressed against the wall being held by the throat by your freinds boyfreind.
Both are covered in bruises, they must have fought.

He sees you and yells your name, throat hoarse.

Filled with determination, you shove the boyfreind off of him and stand protectively in front.

"Shove off would you, you look like bloody delinquents!" you scold, voice taking on an authorative tone.
You feel budo's awed gaze burning into your back.

Your freinds scowl, but you raise your hand to cut them off.

"You guys know full well you're only cool because you hang with me. Don't make me mad" you warn, and they walk away muttering obscenities.

"Y-you... Thanks" budo managed as you help him stand on shakey legs.

"No probs" you smile gently. He blushes again and looks away.

Your faces are an inch apart. You can't help it.
You close the gap and give him a short, chaste kiss on the lips.

His entire body shivers, and you immediately run off, mortified.

Later, you receive another text, this one asking you on a date.

You say yes.

---

He arrives at the restaurant in a nice casual outfit, whilst you come in a simply shirt and jeans, that somehow look fashionable.

Everything looks fashionable on you.
You do kinda look like a model crossed with a godess timsed by heaven.

Lol

You sit across from him at the table, smile on your lips.

He blushes, seemingly happy.

You engage in small talk, you grilling him about his home life and being impressed by his karate skills, him giving you a polite q and a that mostly ends in you flirting.

At the end his face is so warm you could fry a full meal on it.

You go to your house, where your parents aren't home.
You turn on a video game and you two sit down and play, him suprising you with how good yet humble he is at it.
You are upset at how roughly he chastises himself when he makes a mistake, so you press your fingers to his lips everytime it seems he will become self depracating.

One time you press your finger to his lips he takes hold of your wrist and pulls you onto his lap, pressed against him, and kisses you roughly.

You let out a gasp then a moan, face pinked as he tangles his hands in yiur hair.

Detaching yourself from him hurridly, you race out the door and slam the door to lock yourself in your room, embarassed.

He tries to coax you out but when that fails he gives up and leaves.

You sit against the door, lips tingling and an odd feeling coarsing through your body.

You smile.

---

At school he looks worried when he sees you and tries to avoid you. You and your freinds bug some kids in class, then when the bell rings at the end you're out the door in seconds, racing to catch him before he can go.

He blushes apon seeing you and wrenches himself out of your grip. You pout but then see the fear in his eyes and pause.

"Budo, you did nothing wrong" you assure him gently. "It all just happened.. A bit fast. Give me a heads up next time okay, baby?"

He smiles in releif and nods, before pulling you into a gentle kiss. When he pulls away he shoots you finger guns then heads off to the martial arts club, seeming much much happier already. It sends a warm feeling through your chest.

Looks like you've found love, huh?