WHO'S THE BETTER DATE. . ?

alt. title: ICE, ICE, BABY. . .

"Baby, there's a place where we can go,

Where it's always shining like the snow,

Listen to your heart beat, don't you know
that I just wanna be with you."

be with you : mondays

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"Akane-kun."

The redhead's attention was caught by a cute girl perched atop of a tall, wooden bench, her swaying feet a few inches above the ground, a sweet smile gracing her lips. Akane's heart skipped a beat upon the sight of his childhood best friend — now, his date for today. You heard that right, folks. Akane and Aoi went out for a date.

"Ao-chan," Akane said, waving his arms as he trudged over to the girl. As he passed by, he noticed a few jealous stares — hah, Akane thought, a smirk on his face. He then turned to Aoi. "Ah, Ao-chan, how long have you been here?"

Aoi shook her head and hopped off the bench. "Don't worry, Akane-kun, I just arrived. Was there traffic?" She asked.

Akane scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, I couldn't find a ride so I had to walk—" cough, run— "all the way here." When he saw Aoi's concerned stare, he dismissively waved his hand. "I'm fine. It's nothing."

Aoi still had a frown on her face, but nodded. "Okay," she said, deciding it would be best not to touch that subject, lest Akane would keep on spouting lies. "Nene-chan texted me and said her and Amane-kun are already inside of the ice skating rink. Should we go?"

Akane smiled and nodded.

As they walked, Aoi began to chatter on — and Akane tried to listen! He really did! But he slowly sunk into realization that his sworn nemesis, archenemy, Yugi Amane was going to be there on their date. He and him aren't enemies because Amane has feelings for Aoi (Amane is in love with Yashiro anyway); they're enemies because he is annoying and Akane wanted nothing more than to pulverize his classmate.

"Tell me why our double date buddies are Yashiro-san and Amane again?" Akane asked Aoi through gritted teeth, on the verge of insanity, it seems.

Aoi hummed thoughtfully. "I told Nene-chan and she said that she and Amane-kun were also going out. So, why not?" She then halted from her steps. Since Aoi was a few steps in front, Akane could perfectly see the cheeky smile she wore when she turned around. "Don't you think it'll be fun, Akane-kun?"

He couldn't exactly say no when Aoi is looking at him like that.

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"Do you know how to ice skate?" Amane asked Akane, and although it seemed like an innocent question for by-passers, the glint in his golden eyes said otherwise.

"Do you?" Akane hissed out, not bothering to look at the boy seated beside him. Well, it's not like Amane is looking at him either. Both of their eyes are trained on the two girls animatedly chatting in front of them, bright smiles and all. Cute, they both thought.

Amane laughed shortly. "I happen to be quite good at it, you know," he answered flippantly.

Akane quirked a brow at the statement. "Desperately trying not to fall on the ice doesn't count, you know," Akane retorted, mocking Amane's tone.

He relished in the sweet feeling of victory when Amane's eye twitched. "Clever," deadpanned Amane. "You're one to talk, Akane. Do I seriously need to prove to you that I'm just naturally better at you at anything?"

"Wanna bet?"

"Oh, you're on."

"Uhm, guys?" Yashiro yelled from afar, cutting off the sudden thick tension. Akane was the first to break the unspoken staring contest and glanced at Yashiro, then to Aoi who was elatedly waving her arms around.

Akane realized that the girls were already walking away and onto the skating rink. Akane gave Amane a one last glare, before straightening himself and quickly tying his skating shoes.

"Sorry about that, Yashiro-san!" Akane politely smiled, even though inside his mind he was repeatedly asking why would she pick the brat as a date.

Yashiro returned his smile and walked over to Amane's side, who was already behind them. Akane turned to see where Aoi was, but she was already inside the rink, carefully stepping one at a time. Akane panicked when Aoi trembled and fell before he could catch her — the groan that left her lips just made Akane panic even more.

"Ao-chan!" Akane exclaimed, his face contorted into pure horror. Aoi turned to him and smiled, shaking her head. She mouthed: I'm fine!

"What a terrible date," Amane cooed. Yashiro whacked his head.

Akane rolled his eyes. "You're a terrible date without trying." He then stepped on the rink and gracefully slid over to Aoi to help her stand up.

Aoi beamed when she was able to stand up properly, her hand interlaced with Akane's. "I didn't know you could ice skate, Akane-kun!" She gushed. "You're so good at it."

Akane blushed from her praise and just tried to focus on helping Aoi balance. "I just know a thing or two," he shyly muttered, earning a wide smile from Aoi.

Akane gently guided Aoi as they skated, past a few others and onto the other side of the rink. Aoi still walked with wobbly legs, but it started to fade as they did it more and more. Akane had to admit — Aoi is one heck of a fast learner.

"I didn't know ice skating was so hard," Aoi breathed out. "They make it look so easy — you make it look so easy!"

Akane chuckled. "You're getting the hang of it, though."

Aoi pursued her lips in concentration, intent on perfectly getting the rhythm. She asked Akane to let go of her hands, and the redhead reluctantly did so. Aoi shook a bit, but she managed to skate just fine. What a natural, Akane thought, is she good at everything?

"I did it!" Aoi exclaimed, her eyes brightening as she continued on sliding — though a bit stiff — just fine without Akane's support (was he some sort of training wheel?). Akane couldn't help but softly smile at her excited face.

Aoi will be the death of me someday.

Hah.

Akane then rapidly shook his head to snap out of his daze when Yashiro confidently (and rather recklessly) walked over to Aoi, almost colliding, but Yashiro held on Aoi's fluffy jacket so they wouldn't topple over and fall.

"Yashiro-san knows how to ice-skate?" Akane asked Amane, who he knew was right beside him, also watching Yashiro as she laughed.

Amane sighed, almost sounding incredulous (and exasperated) even just from a sigh. "I didn't know either. She just stepped on the ice like she was walking on concrete."

"Is it because of her ankles?" Akane inquired, not even meaning to sound mean as it was really a curious question.

Amane snorted. "Only I'm allowed to point out her ankles. Don't bully my date, Akane. You should mind your own."

"Don't need to. Ao-chan is delighted with this date. It seems we now know who is the better date."

Amane narrowed his eyes on Akane. "Aoi won't just be the judge of that."

Akane dryly laughed and looked away from him. "We'll see."

"Akane-kun! Akane-kun!" Aoi called out, carefully skating towards him, her hands stretched out. She then tackled Akane, all the while giggling. Akane barely had the time to react because Aoi pulled away and beamed brighter than the sun.

"This date is a 100/100! Thank you for bringing me here!" She pecked Akane's forehead. At that moment, Akane didn't even care that his butt was freezing. "I hope we can do this again."

"We definitely will." Akane grinned.

Yashiro turned to Amane. "Why can't you be like him, Amane?"

Amane gasped in defeat.

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Requested by:
ReeneCake
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Well, that's new. Y'all Requested Aoi Aoi (and one of you with double date) and I'm happy for that cos they're cute❣️

I remember ice skating once and I kept falling and my friends just laughed 😭
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Sorry if I keep making Akane and Amane have intense rivalry in the chapters lately 😳✌️ I just can't help it when they're both in the same chapter.

Thanks for reading! I can't believe how much views this book received! 💕✨