First Date

She always knew she was in love. How? It was the way her heart pounded furiously in her chest like a warning alarm, that if she looked at him too much then she'd pass out right then and there. Everything he did mesmerized her: his aloofness, his shy smile, the way he would try to hide his face with his dyed hair. To Yume, there was no one more perfect than the love of her high school life.

"Yume?" He spoke meekly like a quiet mouse, almost as if he was scared of her.

The voice that spoke her name caused her to blush from pink to red. Not one boy she had ever met made her feel this way. She loved the way his lips moved as he called her name. It hypnotized her and she stood there staring at him. His cat-like eyes glanced at her nervously as if he had done something wrong.

"Sorry..." He murmured, tensed. She looked at him concerned and wondered why he was apologizing so suddenly.

"What for?" She asked and stepped closer to shorten the distance between them. Kenma's head was bowed but his eyes kept their gaze locked on her own. He was honestly too adorable for his own good.

"I called you by your first name without asking..." He voiced out his reason after a few seconds.

This made her smile fondly at him. She loved how he acted so timid around her. It was too cute for words.

"Don't worry about it~" She reassured him with a smile. "Should I call you by your first name too~?"

"Sure... I don't mind..." He replied, flashing her a miniscule smile.

"C-Cute!" She thought to herself, eyes unblinking as she didn't want to miss a second of this rare moment. If she took her phone out now then he would surely hide his face from the camera. So she decided to capture the expression he wore in her heart.

"We still have half an hour...before the movie starts..." Kenma spoke up again. "Do you mind if we go to the game store first...?"

"Game store?" She echoed his request.

A frown made its way to his lips as he took it negatively, "It's fine if you don't want to--"

Yume clamped her hands over his mouth unexpectedly, cutting him off. "No, that's not what I meant at all! I mean..." She slowly removed her hands and hid them behind her back. "I'd like to go. I don't like games because I suck at them, but you like them so... I'm okay with it!"

Kenma nodded, undeniably happy on the inside as she gave her honest reply. Not many girls would have liked to go, but seeing as she was okay with it, he heaved a sigh of relief. It would have been a problem if they didn't get along because of that.

Thus, the two of them walked to the game store together. Upon entering the small building, Yume gasped at the rows of shelves carrying a multitude of games, consoles, and a number of things she didn't know the names of. Kenma, on the other hand, made his way to the counter and asked if the game he wanted was in stock.

Not wanting to bother him, she walked through the aisles and browsed the store. "Oh, I've heard of this..." She picked one up and read the back of the cover. "Zombies, huh. Why are there so many zombie games now?"

Meanwhile, Kenma searched the store for her. As he walked over to where she was, he sighed a bit dejectedly when he told her that they were sold out of the game he wanted. His disheartened appearance broke her heart. She never wanted to see him sad, even it is because of a game.

"Let's look in another store then!" She declared and grabbed his wrist, pulling him out of the store and looking for another one.

"But... Is that ok?" He glanced behind him worriedly. "We're going to miss the movie."

She stopped walking and turned to face him, her expression unreadable. Kenma lowered his gaze feeling intimidated by her stare. "Kenma... Do you really want to go see that movie? Tell me the truth." She asked him seriously.

He didn't want to answer at first. But if he didn't answer then what would happen? Would she be mad at him? Would she hate him thinking that he was giving her the silent treatment?

"I don't really like romance movies..." He finally said.

Kenma expected her to be annoyed or angry. More than anything, he knew he didn't want to spend his free time watching a cheesy romance movie, when he could be curled up in his blankets at home and playing his video games. But that's not because he didn't want to spend time with her. Kenma was trying his best to not upset her, so he told her the truth.

What he didn't expect at all was for her to smile brightly at his answer. "Good. Because I actually hate cheesy romance movies!" Yume laughed and continued tugging him along. "Now, let's go find that game, shall we~?"

The happiness shown in his eyes made her giggle. She loved it when he was happy.

They walked to four different game stores before finally finding one that had one last copy of the game. Yume was relieved since her feet was starting to hurt from all the walking they had done. So after he paid for it and walked out of the store with her, she noted that it was getting late and that she had to go home.

Kenma felt guilty that he ruined their entire date just because of his selfishness. Yume had been incredibly understanding and thoughtful of him throughout the entire day. "Do you want to...come over to my house...?" He blurted out without thinking.

"Eh?" She giggled. "Don't want me to leave yet, Kenma~?"

"..."

"Hey, I was just kidding~" She laughed quietly at his silence. Poking his cheek, she noticed that he wasn't looking at her. "Kenma..?"

Still keeping silent, Kenma gently took her hand in his. "Kenma?" Yume called his name again. She peeked at his face, only to find his cheeks tinted in a light shade of pink.

"Let's play the game...at my house..." He mumbled softly, barely audible for anyone to hear. But she heard his request clearly and felt a smile tug the corners of her lips.

"So you really don't want me to leave yet~" She teased and poked his cheek again.

Maybe most girls her age wouldn't like the idea of playing video games as their ideal first date. But Yume didn't care as long as she got to be with Kenma. It didn't matter whether he took her to the movies, an amusement park, or simply playing video games together in his bedroom. She knew, without a doubt, that she loved Kenma for being Kenma.