Work Text:
You were bored
At your job no less. Well who isn’t bored at their job once in a while. Everyone was just browsing then leaving. And there you were sitting at a counter at one of the many makeup stores in the mall. While getting this job seemed to be a good idea at first because of all the pretty girls that come by, you did not think ahead to quieter days like today where there’s nothing to do but stock and clean up the shelves and displays.
While you were spacing out thinking of the many other things you could be doing right now you see two people standing at the display case of lipstick.
Holy crap were they pretty. There was a guy and a girl standing next to each other. The girl seemed to be gushing over a shade of lipstick and the guy looked to be teasing her about it. You took your time looking at them. The guy seemed to be on the taller side, a little edgy with his piercings and black clothing but nonetheless pretty and the girl next to him had long hair and strong eyes but still acted really cute. You wondered if they were gonna buy anything, at least then you would have a chance to do something other than sit here and day dream. Speaking of day dreaming while you were staring at them like a creep, you ended up drifting off and the pair were already walking away.
You sigh, there goes your chance of something interesting happening. Oh well it’s the middle of the afternoon somethings bound to happen eventually, right?
You tap the counter impatiently, the shelves are neat and the isles were clean. Just when would your shift end? You think back and realize that you were closing today cause all your coworkers took the last few days off to go to that amusement park with their partners. At least you weren’t closing tomorrow but still, it really pains to be single in this situation. Guess you’ll be staring at the clock counting the seconds till you close.
As you were mindlessly scrolling through your phone you see someone back at the lipstick stand. You put your phone down and wait for them to come to the register. As they pick up the shade they want they walk over to you. When they get closer you realize that it was the cute guy from earlier browsing with the equally cute girl.
He puts the item onto the counter. As you look down to scan the item without looking you start to say,
“So who’s it for? Partner, family member, friend?“
Might as well make small talk, you have nothing better to do anyway.
As the scanner clicked you look back up,
he was frozen, seems cute guy wasn’t expecting conversation
“Uh- My sister she was interested in it when we passed by ” he mumbles
“Ohh I remember you guys now” you exclaim
You look down at the item and think back to when they were both at the stand and how the girl looked.
“It suites her” you comment
You look back at him
“Well aren’t you a good brother for going back and buying it for her” you smile as you compliment him
He seemed to go a bit red from the comment. It seemed he wasn’t expecting the compliment. You hum, he’s softer than he looks
You tell him the total and he clears his throat and shakily hands you the money. You slightly huff, and you thought his sister acted cute
As you grab the money and type in the amount you try to open the register to get his change. You turn the key to open the till. It doesn’t move. You try again. You hum to yourself and try to take the key out when it doesn’t move an inch. You click your tongue and look back up across from you. He seemed to be awkward after standing longer than he thought it would take.
You grumble at the register and stare back at him. The one time something actually happened this shift and it had to happen in front of a cute boy.
“Well it seems the register is fed up with me, and after keeping it company for so long” you sigh
“How about I give you a discount since the it doesn’t like me anymore” you propose
Yet again he seems to be taken aback. He looks at you and back down to his fidgety hands.
“You really don’t have too, you can just keep the change” he quickly says
“Ahh how cute of you but I must insist, it’s on the pricey side anyway” you said
He looks back at you and seems to be even more red then before. Damn just how adorable was this guy.
A few beats pass as you smile and stare at him. The blush spreads to his ears as he scratches the back of his neck
“W-well I can’t just let you do that. You might get fired for this” he shakily says
You wanted to keep complimenting him if it gave you a reaction like this.
“How about this?” you lean over the counter and stare directly into his eyes
“I’ll give you a discount and in exchange you go on a date with me” you smirk as you lightly poke at his shoulder
With your other hand you slide a fourth of his money back into his hoodie pocket.
He seemed to go completely stiff as his blush spread to his entire head. It probably spread all the way down his collarbone you thought.You think to yourself, what a shame you can’t see it.
But you looked over him again and he looked like he was about to explode.
You let out a breath. As much as you were into that idea, you didn’t want to make him uncomfortable
“I’m sorry that was probably a little to forward of me. I didn’t even ask for your name” you put your hand down and lean back
“I’ll still give you the discount even if you say no” you wave your hands and awkwardly chuckle
He widens his eys and stares back at you. You look down slightly embarrassed from how fast you were going. Dammit after being bored for so long you lost your touch.
“Fuji Shikimori” he said as he was looking away still red from your other comments.
You stare at him again. His blush dies down a bit as he looks back at you. A smile starts to creep up and you start to laugh a bit loudly
He must think your full of surprises from the amount of times you keep catching him off guard as he seemed taken aback at your reaction (again)
You cover your mouth as you smile
“I’m sorry don’t take this the wrong way but I just can’t get enough of you right now” you uncover your mouth as you wipe a tear away
“Would you stop saying stuff like that!” he slightly yelled embarrassed
You wondered just how flustered could you make him.
“Its not my fault your cute when you get shy” you tease back
His ears go red again. You tilt your head to the side pleased with how he reacted
“How many times do I have to say this?!?”
He mumbles quietly
You raise a brow
“I’m not shy! I’m just not good with new people” he huffed
You think to yourself. Isn’t that the text book definition of shy?
“Well then Shikimori” you pause “Pick me up here around 4:00 tomorrow it’s a date” you smirk
While he still retained the blush from the other times you teased him it still hasn’t gone down yet. You almost get worried. Until you heard him grit his teeth trying to find something to say.
You take a shot in the dark and say
“Gosh I do wonder how your sister feels waiting in the car for this long” you feign innocence as you tap your chin
Fuji gestures like he’s about to say something but ends up huffing and stomping away to the exit
It was easy to deduct since it wasn’t long since they first passed by, along with the fact that there were no residential areas that someone with in walking distance. And if she was in the bathroom he would have had to ran from all the way across the floor to get back here.
You chuckle as you hear something along the lines of, I’ll get them tomorrow. That’s unlikely since you were like this all the time.
You pleasantly hum
“What a cutie”
At least you know you won’t be bored tomorrow.
Bonus:
When Fuji finally came back
“Nii chan what took you so long?” Micchon said
Fuji slammed his head into the dashboard
“Lets just go home” he grumbled