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Today could be called a “hard day” at the detective agency, mainly due to all the seemingly endless cases that had to be done, or the many errands, or maybe it was just because of Dazai’s troublemaker tendencies and Ranpo’s endless whining when he ran out of snacks for once.
Either way, most of the Agency members just wanted to crash at their dorms and pass out. Keyword: Most.
That couldn’t be said for Kenji and Kyouka, who, at the very moment, sat down in a large patch of grass, colorful flowers surrounding them as the starry night shimmered and shined from above them, their eyes glued to the stars.
“Look, Kyouka-Chan! That constellation is called Hercules!” Kenji spoke up, a usual, wide smile adorning his bright face, his finger pointed towards the sky and at the constellation.
Kyouka, fascinated, looked at said constellation, her eyes sparkled, she had never seen that one before, so, to see it with her favorite person in the Agency, (other than Atsushi, of course) it made her feel all warm and fuzzy.
“It’s supposed to represent courage and bravery! Because of the actual legend! Pretty cool, right?” Kenji continued, he put his finger down and looked at Kyouka, mainly to see if he had actually managed to impress her, (he did.)
“Yeah. Just like you..” Kyouka nodded, her demeanor seemingly much more tame than the excited boy next to her, though she felt quite the contrary, especially after her words, she felt her cheeks heat up.
“Eh? You think so? Kenji asked, he felt his own cheeks warm by the second at the compliment from his crush, his features somehow brightened even more.
“I mean.. you’ve always been courageous and brave, willing to protect the ones you love and always keeping a smile, I’ve.. never met anyone like you.” Kyouka played with one of her ponytails with her hands, running through her hair shyly, however, a small smile appeared on her face.
“Awh, Kyouka-Chan! You’re super brave and courageous too!” Kenji hugged her, Kyouka froze for a moment before relaxing, letting the blonde haired boy hug her as she, too, put her arms around him.
“Let’s see if we can find another one!” Kenji said, while Kyouka just smiled more widely and nodded.
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The two fifteen year olds, eventually, did stop watching the stars, especially after Kenji’s stomach grumbled out of nowhere, which, made the boy blush in embarrassment and ask if the two could get a snack somewhere, (Kyouka didn’t mind it, she found it cute, really.)
The two stopped at a nearby Crépe foodtruck, the same one her and Atsushi had gone to when she was first saved from the Port Mafia, and how her love for crépes started.
They ordered the same thing, since Kenji liked everything, and the two sat down on a bench next to the truck, eating the strawberry and cream filled crépes together. Conversation was small as they ate but it wasn’t awkward, instead, it was a comfortable silence, (the two secretly stole glances at eachother.)
They finished their crépes, well, Kenji finished his first but just patiently waited for Kyouka to finish as he babbled on about random things, (kyouka listened to them either way) paying for them with the yen Atsushi had given Kyouka when he heard how the two were going (on a date) outside.
Kenji, being the overhyped gentleman he is, of course offered to take Kyouka back to her apartment, (technically, it was Atsushi’s, but the tiger boy always said it was both his and hers, even if he lived in it first) once arriving, they stopped at the front door, looking back at each other.
“I had so much fun with you, Kyouka-chan! I hope we can do this more often and-..”
Kenji stopped mid-sentence, fidgeting with his fingers as his face flushed once more, Kyouka stared in wonder.
Then, she felt a soft sensation on her cheek.
She paused.
Was that…a kiss?!
Kyouka’s face quickly grew color like Kenji’s, her eyes widened and sparkled, she couldn’t even give a response or anything before Kenji acted before her, like always.
“A-aha! I gotta go! Bye, Kyouka-chantakecareandseeyoutomorrow!” Kenji blurted most of his words, quickly turning around and dashing away, leaving Kyouka in surprise yet, she felt that warm and fuzzy in her chest even stronger now.
Did Kenji just.. kiss her? On the cheek? She couldn’t believe it, but she hoped she didn’t imagine it, but, as she held the cheek that was kissed, she doubted she made it up.
Kyouka smiled warmly as she turned to take out her keys to the apartment.
She had so much to tell Atsushi.