The scheduled time for meeting up was 10 infront of the station.

I checked my phone. Its Eight Forty-Five now and I've been standing awkwardly for over 20 minutes now...

Perhaps I arrived a 'little' early?

I opened my phone and checked the weather, calculator and note apps just to look busy.

"Ah! Ryota-kun!"

I looked up to see Yuna running towards me waving her hands in the air.

I could see the light of the heavens descending upon Yuna.

'A Total Angel.' I thought to myself.

"huff..huff..I thought..huff.. I was early.." she said smiling and out of breath.

"Anyways you sure came early didnt you? did I make you wait?"

"Don't Worry. I also Just arrived."

for some reason I felt really cringe saying that.

"A-Ahem.. anyways shall we?" I asked trying to recover from the cringe.

"Yes!"

Chapter 3: Shopping as...Friends?

A few days ago in the school library...

"Say Ryota-kun, are you free this weekend?

I was obviously caught off-guard."

"I mean... It's not like I have anything to do." I replied.

"...Because you don't have any friends?" Yuna asked curiously.

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"...."

"I see..."

Yuna thought for a moment before speaking again.

"Want to go shopping this weekend?"

Back to present:

We are just shopping together... As friends of course!

Yup. This is just a normal shopping between two friends.

Thats totally it....

"I heard that there was a new store that had just opened and wanted to check it out." Yuna said breaking my train of thoughts.

"But wouldn't going to shopping with other girls make more sense? I asked

"I mean I don't even know anything about girl's clothes."

"hmm... I wonder..?"

Looks like she has no intention of answering my question... well, I did decide to come on my own violation anyway.

"Hey wait up Yuna!" I cried out, after spotting her already standing in the mall entrance.

"Hurry up slowpoke!" she said laughing

Yuna dragged me around to various stores, and we weren't done shopping until 5 that evening.

Luckily the mall had a food court where we decided to rest for a while before heading back.

"Here!" Yuna said handing me a box.

"Whats this?"

"A gift" Yuna replied, smiling.

"T-thank you. Can I open it now?"

'Of course!"

I slowly undid the wrapping and opened the lid of the box.

Inside was a white handkerchief.

I took out the handkerchief and slipped it inside my side pocket.

I glanced towards Yuna, who was excitedly watching me. I couldn't help but feel happy adn embarassed.

"Are the bags too heavy for you?" Yuna asked, as we walked back to the station

"Not at all. This much is nothin." I replied, even though I could literally feel my bones shaking.

Yuna stopped and turned around.

"...Im sorry i dragged you along to shopping with me today. It must've been a burden huh?..." she said.

"I enjoyed It." I said, smiling.

"I enjoyed shopping with you today, and I'm honestly glad you invited me! And if you want to, I can definitely go shopping with you again!"

"Im glad you enjoyed... even me.....(Mumbling)..I..enjoyed being with you too..."

"Whats that? I couldn't hear you.."

"It's nothing." Yuna replied as she started walking again.

I picked up the bags and followed.

"Next time..." yuna said, as I caught up to her.

"...Lets go to the movies."

.....Today was just a shopping between two friends...

.....why does It feel like date....