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The next time Kuro came back to Nazuna’s work place was when it was full. Nazuna was too busy to properly talk to Kuro, which was a shame. He was surprised at himself when he realized that he was disappointed he couldn’t talk to the other male because of all the customers. It was weird.
They didn’t know each other and just because he was Shu’s childhood friend and gentle with his little sister, he wasn’t a member of the notorious biker gang anymore. But Nazuna had learned not to judge a book by its cover and for some reasons, he really wanted to read the book that was Kuro. He didn’t exactly know why; Why out of all the customers that had ever hit on him, Nazuna was interested in him.
Maybe because he was curious why out of all people Kuro was also interested in him. Nazuna wasn’t anything special, at least not that special that would attract a man like Kuro. Whatever the reasons were, he didn’t dislike the attention.
When Kuro waved him over to pay, Nazuna gave him an apologizing smile.
"I’m sorry," he said.
"What for?" Kuro asked.
Nazuna didn’t know how to answer it. "You’re- Oh. I just ashumed you’re here because of me, buht if that’s not the case…"
Kuro rested his head on his palm and smiled. He seemed to be flustered too, a very faint blush could be seen on his cheeks. "Yes," he admitted. "I came here to see you, but you’re busy. I should be sorry, I’m occupying you while all the customers need you."
Nazuna ducked his head. "I don’t mind," he said. "Okay, you’re right, I should…" He played around with the receipt in his hand. "I’m glad you came again." He placed it on the table.
"Me too," Kuro said.
"Why? We didn’t get to talk or anything."
"I like seeing you work," Kuro said and sighed, rubbing his temples. "No, that came out wrong. It’s… You’re very hardworking and good with the customers. And your smile is nice…" Even though he was partly covering his face with his hands, Nazuna could see Kuro’s expression well enough under it. He chuckled.
"It’s okay," he said. "It’s very stressful sometimes, but I like it."
Kuro smiled at him and took the receipt in his hand before giving Nazuna money. "Would it be okay if I came again?"
Nazuna rolled his eyes. "Didn’t I just say I’m glad you came?" he asked. "I’d like if you came again. But I might be busy again…"
"That’s okay," Kuro assured him.
Nazuna tugged in the money and then took out his glitter pen with which he usually wrote down the orders. He took the receipt and leaned down to write on it. When he was finished, he gave it back to Kuro. "That’s my number," he explained, but he couldn’t exactly look the other male in the eyes. "If you want to talk."
"Thank you," Kuro said. "I will."
"Oka-"
"Nazuna-nii!" Mika called out.
"Oh, I should get back," Nazuna said and quickly rolled back. Did he really just give him his number? He didn’t even remember when the last time he had given anyone his number! He didn’t date, hasn’t in a long time, and especially not a guy he barely knew and was part of a biker gang! But he somehow had a good feeling when it came to Kuro…
Nazuna had been so nervous all day, wondering when Kuro would text him or if it was a stupid idea or if Kuro was one of those people that barely texted, but as soon as he got off his job and checked his phone, he saw that Kuro had texted him already.
> This is Kiryu. I assume you’re reading this after work, I hope you didn’t overwork yourself too much.
Nazuna couldn’t help but smile brightly at his phone screen.
"What are you smiling about?" Mika asked him when they closed the shop.
"Nothing," Nazuna quickly said and put his phone away.
"Today was stressful, wasn’t it?" Mika asked. "Do you wanna eat with me and Oshi-san?"
"Thank you, but I’m really exhausted," Nazuna said. Also, he just wanted to get home, throw himself on his bed and reply to Kuro’s text. And then hopefully text more with him until he fell asleep. It sounded so cheesy, but he just liked the idea of it.
After they parted their ways, Mika walked home with Shu, and Nazuna walked home by himself. He didn’t want to reply yet, he was thinking about what he should reply to him. Kuro used proper grammar, he didn’t even use Emojis, which Nazuna wasn’t used to.
"Ah, don’t work yourself up over this!" he told himself. At least there was no way Nazuna could mess up his words over text.
> i just arrived home! and don’t worry i’m used to it U ´꓃ ` U
> I still worry. I’m glad you came home safe.
> i don’t live far away its just a short walk plus I’m a grown man u don’t need to worry U(⁎˃ᆺ˂)U
> Did you eat yet?
> Are u my mom ￣( ÒㅅÓ)￣
> I’m sorry, I’m used to worrying for others
> ur sister?
> Her, and Itsuki. We used to be neighbors and he likes overworking himself
> oh yes i know! mika-chin always tells me about it sometimes he has to force him to eat
> don’t worry about me i’m eating rn
> Image attached
> Is that fast food?
> it’s fast and I’m tired (⁎˃ᆺ˂)
> Image attached
> wow! U(ㅇㅅㅇ❀)U that looks delicious!!! im jealous
> It’s my sister’s favorite food, so I cooked it for her
> you can cook????
> Yes, of course. I take care for my sister after all. She deserves the best food.
> i can’t cook (。´•ㅅ•。) i can only bake
> If you’d like I could cook for you some time…
> Just tell me what you like
> no!
>No?
> i mean, i’d love to but it would be better if we’d cook together you know
> if u want
> I’d like that
Nazuna spent the rest of the evening texting with Kuro. He learned some things about him. He didn’t really use emojis, but when he did, it made Nazuna’s heart skip a little bit. He also talked about his sister often, you could see he really cares for her. The texts implied that it was just the two of them, but Nazuna didn’t ask, he doubted they were close enough for that. Apart from cooking, Kuro liked sewing too. Nazuna found out several of Mademoiselle’s dresses were made from him, and that he even helped Shu sewing their work outfits.
Nazuna was surprised Shu didn’t mention him before, when he was the guy who literally helped him making the outfit Nazuna and Mika walked in almost every day. He also made the outfits for his little sister too, and Nazuna thought it was adorable. Kuro was… really nothing like he expected.
On the one hand, he looked intimidating, was tall, part of a biker gang and did Karate, on the other hand, he was a doting big brother, that was good at cooking and sewing. And most of all, he was nice. He was… really nice and Nazuna liked talking to him. Throughout the entire evening, he kept a smile on his face until it almost hurt.
He didn’t even want to stop texting Kuro, but it was late and they both had to get up early the next day.
> Ok i will go to bed now
> Good. Get a good rest.
> Good night! Send me a good morning text tomorrow!!
> I will.
> That was a joke ⌒(=∵=)⌒
> But id really like it…
> I will :) Good night.
Nazuna smiled and turned his phone off, placing it on his bedside table. He couldn’t wait to wake up the next day and see a text from Kuro on his screen.
They texted each other all the time after that. He found out more about Kuro and vice versa. One time during work when it was empty, Kuro texted Nazuna a picture of him in the kitchen.
> My sister isn’t home today and now all the food is going to waste.
Nazuna laughed at the image, because Kuro was even in a pink frilly apron.
> i’d come over and eat, but i’m at work ￣(•ㅅ•)￣
> When do you get off?
> in about an hour…
> Okay, I’ll come over.
Nazuna was way too excited for the rest of the time. He messed up an order and almost tripped once, but overall he thought he was doing fine.
"How do I look?" Nazuna asked Mika.
"Good?" Mika was too confused. "Why?"
"Kiryu is coming over," Nazuna explained with red cheeks. "I mean, we’re eating together."
"Oh." Mika widened his eyes. "As in a date?"
"I- I don’t know! I haven’t seen him since he last came…" They talked a lot though, and he had seen a lot of selfies of him. Nazuna was nervous and ran his fingers through his hair. "Are you sure I’m fine?"
Mika smiled. "Yes," he said. "There aren’t many customers here right now, go change clothes, I’ll take over."
"Thank you, Mika-chin!" Nazuna said before he left to the changing room. He changed out of his work clothes quick and fumbled with his buttons a little bit. When he took a look in the mirror, he sighed. There wasn’t much he could do anyway. This would be the first time Kuro would see him out of his work clothes, in person.
It’s going to be fine.
Nazuna was great in telling others to be calm and composed, but he himself was a nervous wreck a lot of times. When he came back out, Kuro was already in there.
"Hey," Nazuna greeted him.
"Hey."
It was a little bit awkward, finally seeing him again after almost a week of constant texts. "So… where are we going?"
"I brought lunch boxes and I was thinking we could go to the park," Kuro replied. The weather was nice and Nazuna liked the idea of getting some fresh air.
"Are you here with your bike?" They walked outside and Kuro shook his head.
"No," he said. "A certain someone said that would upset the customers."
Nazuna blushed. "I didn’t mean it."
Kuro laughed softly. "You did. It’s okay though, you were right. It was wrong of me to appear with them here." Then, he looked at Nazuna. "I’m glad you told me."
Nazuna furrowed his brows. "Why? I… was messing my words and I assumed you were a debt collector…" Now, that he knew Kuro better, he was even more embarrassed over it. He couldn’t have been more wrong.
"It was why I paid attention to you," Kuro explained, running his hand through his hair. "Because you were brave enough to speak up."
Nazuna inhaled sharply. "Really? I sounded stupid, though. I always mess up my words when I’m nervous."
"I realized," Kuro replied. "I thought…" He scratched the back of his head. "It was cute."
Nazuna looked away, knowing very well that his face was probably beet red now. "I told you that I’m not cute! I’m a guy after all."
"I know," Kuro said. "It was just my first impression."
"But not your second?“
Kuro hesitated and Nazuna hit him at his side. "Idiot." When he finally looked at Kuro again, they were both smiling at each other. "But you know? My second impression of you was that you’re cute."
Kuro seemed embarrassed at that too. "Second?"
"Or third," Nazuna admitted, laughing.
They finally had a date. A real date, not one where Kuro came by the shop on short notice. Or one, where Kuro came right before the shop closed, so they were the only ones left and could talk about everything and nothing.
Their first real date and Nazuna was excited. It wasn’t a typical date, Kuro had mentioned that one of his former kouhais in High School had a Karate competition and wanted him to come, so Nazuna suggested they could go together. He too was still close with his kouhais from High School and saw them sometimes.
They still had some time before the competition though, which is why they decided to go out to eat first. And Kuro was going to pick him up on his motorbike. Nazuna had never been on a motorbike and he was nervous and excited at the same time.
When he heard the motor of Kuro’s bike arriving outside, he picked up his keys and said goodbye to his rabbit before he walked out of the door. Nazuna stopped in front of the door and stared at Kuro.
He was so used to the gentle, motherly Kuro by now, that he completely forgot that Kuro also had this other side. And he was showing Nazuna this side right now and he looked so good. Or more like, really, really hot. He was wearing a fitting leather jacket and tight jeans, for a moment Nazuna wondered what it was like to have those thighs wrapped around his head. He quickly shook off his thoughts, when Kuro took off his motorbike and ran his fingers through his hair.
Shit.
"Hi," he greeted Nazuna. "Are you nervous?"
"A little bit," Nazuna admitted and walked over to Kuro.
"We don’t have to do this…"
"I want to!" Nazuna said. "I’m not scared… I want to do this! I wanna know what it’s like!"
Kuro smiled and patted his head.
"Hey!"
"Sorry." He handed over a second helmet.
"Uh…" Nazuna put it on. "How does your hair stay perfectly with that?"
"Hairspray," Kuro replied and Nazuna chuckled. Kuro reached out his hand to secure it properly. Nazuna felt his heart beat faster and really didn’t want Kuro to pull his hand back when he did. "Are you alright?"
"Yes," Nazuna said. "Let’s go."
Kuro smiled before putting his helmet back on. Once they were both seated on the motorbike with Nazuna behind him, Kuro turned back. "You can hold onto me," he said.
"You didn’t need to tell me," Nazuna blurted out. He was glad Kuro couldn’t see him blush under the helmet. Another reason why he wanted to drive on Kuro’s bike was because he wanted to take this opportunity to just wrap his arms around Kuro.
It was a nice feeling. He had the opportunity, so he took it. Nazuna wrapped his arms around Kuro and rested his head against Kuro’s back. He had a really nice back… He didn’t concentrate too much on Kuro’s body in front of him, though. Soon they hit the highway and the feeling Kuro picked up the speed.
Nazuna never really understood the appeal of motor bikes before. But now that he was sitting on one? He totally understood it. The feeling was amazing, the adrenaline shot right through his body and if he could, he would’ve just raised his arms and screamed out on top of his lungs. Instead, he just tightened his grip around Kuro’s body and smiled brighter.
He didn’t want this to stop, he wanted to sit behind Kuro on his bike forever and wanted to drive down the highway, hitting the speed limit and not caring about anything. Which was why, it was too disappointing when it was over way too fast.
"We’re here," Kuro said when he parked his bike behind a ramen shop he had told him about before. "This is where I used to eat all the time during High School."
Nazuna jumped off the bike, took off his motor bike quickly and smiled brightly at Kuro.
"What is it?" Kuro asked after he took off his helmet too.
"That was amazing!" Nazuna shouted. "It was- wow! The feeling!"
Kuro laughed. "I’m glad you liked it."
"I loved it, Kuro-chin!"
"Kuro-chin?" Kuro repeated.
"Shut, let me call you that," Nazuna said. He didn’t know what came over him next. Kuro was just the perfect height right now, because he was partly sitting against his motorbike- well, he was still a little bit too tall for Nazuna-, and he just felt like it. Nazuna went up on his tip toes, grabbed Kuro by the collar of his leather jacket and planted a kiss on his lips.
Kuro was too startled to react at first, but Nazuna didn’t pull back. After a short time, he could feel Kuro’s hand on his lower back, pulling him closer. Nazuna put his arms around Kuro and closed his eyes, when the other male finally kissed him back softly.
When they parted their kiss, they didn’t let each other go.
"What was that for?" Kuro whispered.
"The adrenaline, I guess," Nazuna replied with a shrug and still the smile on his lips. "But also because I’ve been wanting to do it for a long time now."
Kuro bit down on his lower lip, before he curled them up into a smile. "Me too," he said and kissed Nazuna’s forehead before kissing him on the lips again.
"K-Kuro…" Nazuna whispered against his lips.
"Yeah?"
"You’re too tall…"
Kuro stopped and looked down at Nazuna’s feet, noticing how hard he was struggling to keep standing on his tip toes. He laughed and lowered his head. "Sorry. Better?"
"Yes," Nazuna said. "Much better." He cupped Kuro’s face and pulled him down for another kiss. Neither of them have stopped smiling, throughout all their next kisses… and there were many.
"We should go inside," Kuro said after a while.
"We should," Nazuna agreed. "We can’t be too late too, right?"
Kuro stroke Nazuna’s cheek and nodded. "Yes."
"Are you letting me go then, Kuro-chin?" Nazuna teased him and Kuro sighed. He put his hand down and stood up.
"You’re the one who kissed me out of nowhere," Kuro shot back.
"It was the adrenaline!" Nazuna defended himself. Kuro laughed and leaned down again to kiss his cheek.
"I’m glad," he said. "Okay, let’s go inside."
"Let’s."