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Shit im such a bad friend.
Ranmaru knew that his best friend, Anzu, wasn't the biggest mother nature fan. She preferred much more goofier stuff, but right now he was in a tight time limit. The only place he could resort to is the one next to his workplace—
The flower shop.
Ranmaru was not the biggest fan of flowers, especially because of his aesthetic consisting of darker colours than normal wardrobe. He wore lots of black and gray garments, chains on his jeans, and bandages. LOTS of bandages. He has arm socks that resemble bandages, along with more bandages wrapping around his neck.
His puffy white hair and blueish-gray eyes, little white nose stud on his nose along with snake bites completed his alternative/emo look. He even had a bit of a bonus as his skin was as pale as snow, which he had a love/hate relationship with. Many people commented on how strange his appearance was, however he ignored those comments. Of course he was a bit embarrassed, though he knew that he had a special style and he was proud of it.
Ranmaru walks into the flower shop, being greeted with a little bell on the door. The store has white marble type walls along with wooden flooring and of course the whole store was filled with all sorts of plants. Ranging from fruit seeds to tiger lilies to even venus fly traps, it had everything garden related. The smell of the store reminded him of a huge garden, filled with many scents of different sweet fruits, flowers and mints. The whole vibe in general is a pleasant one. If Ranmaru could, he would stay here in this very store and get lost in the enchanting atmosphere and captivating smells of all the flowers.
“Hi! Welcome to Kanna’s Flowers! What can I get you?”
A ginger female around the same age as him chirped behind the cashier while waving at him. Her hair was tied up in a side ponytail and had uneven bangs on the left side of her face. Her amethyst coloured eyes connected to his blueish gray eyes. The girl’s outfit consisted of the usual work clothes with a white t-shirt, brown apron along with black leggings, also adding a little nice touch of a green bear like necklace and some mascara.
“Oh hi uh.. C-can i.. get just a c-colorful bouquet of flowers?”
Ranmaru stuttered, mostly processing the person in front of him. He usually doesn't visit the store often but when he did, he would see the same faces. This time it was someone he never saw before. Especially a person who made him feel even more shy than usual. She nods, stooping down to all different types of flowers and starting to pick out the most colorful flowers the store possessed.
“So you new here?”
The boy asks while playing with his snake bite. He looked at the floor, thinking he sounded like a literal idiot.
“Yeah actually.. it's my first day on the job.”
She replied as she stood up and went to him, showing him the flowers she picked out. In her fragile hands it had sunflowers, french marigold, red anemone and blue hydrangeas. Her pickings in these flowers reminded him of Anzus' hair and the way she dressed. She was a very bright and energetic girl, so it was all the perfect colors.
“It's really nice..”
Ranmaru spoke while giving the ginger a little smile. His eyes went to her chest to look at her name tag.
Sara huh?
He thought to himself as looks back at her freckled face, seeing that she returned the smile. He felt a bit flustered at the kind response. The girl lets out a “perfect” and gathers more of the same flowers to make a nice bouquet. Ranmaru leaned onto the white wall of the store, waiting patiently but at the same time was anxious since he was late. He was nit picking on his skin while Sara was putting the flowers in colorful wrapping paper.
“Hey don't do that, it's a really bad habit.”
Sara spoke up as she stopped wrapping the flowers and looked at the white haired boy with a worried expression. There was a moment of pure silence, as he was thinking how observant this girl was. His face was starting to slowly become as red as a tomato, as he nodded slowly. She gives Ranmaru a gentle smile and goes back to wrapping the flowers with the paper, clearly being focused on her work. He goes a bit closer to her, intrigued on what the ginger is doing.
“Say.. do you come here often?”
Sara asks as she starts to tape the rainbow like paper along with some see through wrappings. Ranmaru was a bit startled at the sudden question but quickly remembered his question from before.
“Well.. sometimes.. it's just that I work next door..”
Ranmaru replied with a shy tone, not making eye contact with Sara but at the wooden flooring instead. Sara tilted her head to her side, as she was starting to decorate the bouquet.
“Oh so you work at that tattoo and piercings place?”
She asks in a curious tone. It sounded like she was giddy, like a little girl. Ranmaru looks back at her violet eyes and nods.
“Well that's cool.. it was a bit obvious because of your style.. not saying its bad! Just you look like someone who would work at a place like that.”
Sara rambled while Ranmaru swore he looked like a tomato at this point. He was starting to think this girl was pretty cute which made him even more shy than before.
“I understand. I-I specialize in piercings, so.. erm..”
Ranmaru stops himself, knowing that he is distracting the girl from her job and he is making a fool out of himself by telling more about himself. Thoughts started to run through his head.
Fuck she definitely think i am an attention seeker now. I think i said too much, what if she-
“Wait really? So you know how to do all sorts of piercings?”
The ginger asks, clearly being invested in Ranmaru’s work. She finishes the flowers and gives it to him before she calculates the cost of the whole bouquet..
”Y-yeah..”
The white haired boy replied as he held the present for his best friend in his hands. It was very well made and it depicted Anzu’s personality very well. Even if the girl he just met knew her in a way. He shakes his head at that thought.
”So the whole bouquet costs $40. Would you like to pay cash or-”
Sara gets interrupted as he puts two $20 bills on the counter. Her eyes widened for a second but giggled in response for a moment before she accepted the money and put it in the cash register. Ranmaru smiled, thinking her giggle was pulling him even more invested into her.
”Want the receipt?”
Sara asks as took a pen and doodled something on the receipt. Ranmaru was a bit confused but didnt think too much of it so he gave a little nod. She takes the receipt and puts it in the bouquet with a sly grin. Ranmaru being the innocent and oblivious guy he is, gives a little smile back.
Quickly thanking the girl, he walked out of the store, still thanking god he still had a few mins to get to Anzu’s place. He got in his used white sedan that was decorated with some accessories such as gray pillows and some hello kitty toys he had since he was a kid in the front of his car. Ranmaru places the bouquet of flowers on the passenger's seat and turns on the car. He looked up at his mirror and realized he had slight blush on his cheeks.
God she was..pretty..