"𝓐ko na lang": A tsundere and an oblivious person don't go very well with each other.
꒰ঌ ໒꒱ Synopsis: Saiki wants to be the one you invite to eat out with, but he can't tell you that outright—he has a reputation to uphold.
A/N: I find the fact Saiki is canonically a tsundere very funny. Also, the title is a song by Zia Quizon. The translations are pretty rough hehe.
⊹ ࣪ ˖ Naghahanap pa ng maaya, pagkat sadyang wala kang magawa. (You're looking for someone to invite, 'cause you've got nothing else to do.)
"There's a small pop-up café event thing happening next week, and I want to go," you start, kicking softly from the ground to give you a boost on your swing.
Saiki looks up from the bench he's sitting on, "Then, go."
"But I have no one to go with," you shrug, "Maybe I should ask Kaido, or maybe Hairo—he doesn't seem like the type, but maybe he'll be up for it."
You would have asked Saiki, but you know he doesn't like being bothered on weekends—he says those are his 'free days.'
"I think Aren would go if I asked, Aiura too." You listed off mindlessly, completely oblivious to the exasperated stare from your friend.
"That's a pretty long list," he clicks his tongue, stopping you from continuing.
He wonders where he is on it—if he even is on it.
You nod, continuing to swing, "Yeah, but I'll probably ask Aiura, she's a lot of fun to be around."
And he's not, hm?
He stands up from the bench, not caring whether it was too random or abrupt, "I'll get going," he says, before adding a sharp, near-bitter comment, "Have fun next week."
So what if he's acting petty? Anybody would be if the person they liked was looking for somebody (else!) to invite out whilst in front of you.
It's just plain rude..
⊹ ࣪ ˖ What are you waiting for? Call my number, knock on my door—nandito lang ako. (What are you waiting for? Call my number, knock on my door—I'm right here just for you.)
It's the day before the event did you finally gather enough common sense to come to him.
whyen: saiki.
whyen: saikiiiiii!!!!!
whyen: KUSUO 😡
Saiki Kusuo: what?
whyen: are you free tmrw?
HAH! He knew it, you'd come crawling back.
Saiki Kusuo: why?
whyen: answer my question first
Saiki Kusuo: well then, no
Saiki Kusuo: im not free tomorrow
whyen: ngiiiii
whyen: really? I was going to ask you to come with me tmrw
Saiki Kusuo: what happened to that list of yours?
whyen: they all fell through, since it's school vacay everyone's all busy with their own plans 💔
Saiki Kusuo: i dont appreciate being the back-up
whyen: would you say yes if i told you, you were my first choice?
Saiki Kusuo: oh but i wasnt
whyen: oh but you were!
whyen: i just didnt wanna ask you cause you didnt like being bothered on the weekends
Always so mindful of others.
Saiki Kusuo: ok
whyen: okay what?
Saiki Kusuo: ok, i'll go
whyen: AHHHHH, TYSM!!!!!
whyen: youre my favorite now 🔥🔥🔥
Only just now? Oh, how his heart weeps.
—
"Ooh! Look, they have coffee jelly on their menu too!"
So, what? He came here for you, he was far too busy noticing how you dressed up for this to even care. If he wanted coffee jelly, he would've gone to Café Mami.
"Uh-huh.."
He decides to quit staring at you and bring his attention to the menu. Ultimately, he'd have a coffee jelly, but that's just habit.
Before he can even speak to voice what he wants, you've already beaten him to it. "Let's get a coffee jelly—just one though, so we can eat more of the other things." You mumble through the complimentary bread your server brought out earlier.
A small smile makes it to his mouth.
"Okay," he nods. After that, he lets go of the menu and let's your order the rest of what the two of you are going to eat.
"I'm gonna get the macarons," you decide out loud—as if he needed a spoken narration of your thoughts.
"Maybe a crepe too, you'd help me eat one of those, right? I've heard the crepes they serve are massive!"
It was food after food, and by the time a server came up to your table, you had already decided to get two drinks, a pasta meal, and more sweet treats that he could think of (all for sharing, of course).
"Will that be all?" The server asked after you'd listed off the things you wanted, you gave her a nod and a simple yes, and she repeated it to confirm.
As the food rolled in, he could see the regret forming in your face and thoughts in real time.
"Maybe we got too much, Saiki." You say with a certain disbelief in how the table was filling far too quickly.
We? He mused, this was all you.
"We could always just take out the rest we don't finish." He offered.
"Oh, right—we shouldn't touch a few things so we could bring them home. I'm sure your mom would like that strawberry cheesecake."
She would, of course, you'd know that.
The two of you dug in what he could only describe as complete understanding, you'd make conversation when needed and stay completely silent the next, just to appreciate what the two of you were eating.
By the time you two felt full, you still had a few untouched sweets to bring home to each of your families.
"I'm done," you sigh, shaking your head lethargically—food coma. He merely slumps back into his seat in agreement.
Right as you were about to reach into your purse to grab your wallet, he stops you, "My treat."
"What, really? I was the one who invited you, though. "
"Yeah, you've earned it." Plus, how else was he going to keep his spot as your favorite?
You look at him with an upturned eyebrow, "What'd I do to earn it?"
"That's a secret."
—
"Thank you for coming!" He heard the staff greet out just as the slightly swinging door finally closed behind him for good, along with the muffled chime of a bell from the inside.
"That was really good!" You exclaim, "Café Mami's coffee jelly's better though, but the rest of what we ate was really good!"
He let out a chuckle at your repetitive review of the place. Maybe you should make your own blog—tell people if something is really good—he'd tune in.
"Did you have fun?" You ask him, your body unconsciously leaning in towards him as you bring your gaze up to him. "I know I did."
"It was okay." He shrugged casually, basically shrugging off his truth—he had a lot of fun today.
Seeing the orange tint in the skies, he decides to walk you back home, and thinks of how different today would've been if you hadn't asked him out.
⊹ ࣪ ˖ Kung sino-sino pang tinatawagan mo nandito lang naman ako. (You keep on calling other people, but I'm just right here.)
