Could I have a fluffy scenario with Ushijima and his fem s/o on their first date?
I kind of went crazy with it but hopefully thelength makes up for how long it took me to get it done. I really hope you likeit! It’s a blend of awkward, funny and fluff (at least I hope it is). Ilistened to Dashboard Confessional’s “Stolen” on repeat while writing this incase you’d like a tune to set the mood.
Wakatoshi Ushijima – Fortune Favors the Blunt
Nobody is more surprised when Ushijima asks you outthan him. Normally one to avoid anything or anyone that gives him a feeling ofnot knowing what he’s going to do, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to you.It starts off subtle, as these things often do, with his eyes consistentlyshifting to you in class. Every time he catches himself staring at you, he whiskshis attention back to the front of the room but even then, he’s distracted justby the thought of you.
Eventually he gives into the inevitable; he may bestubborn but he’s not stupid.
“______-san,” his deep voice rumbles one day afterschool. He’s on his way to the gym when you cross his path. Inevitability ornot, there’s no way he’d be late for practice looking for you but he’ll takefortune where he can find it.
You almost drop your books in surprise at being addresseddirectly by the huge volleyball player. Turning around and craning your neckupwards you ask, “Yes?”
“I really like you, go out with me,” he says. It’snot a question, it’s a statement.
Beside him, Tendo doubles over with laughter. “Wakatoshi,that’s not how you get a girl to go out with you!” he exclaims throwing an armaround his blunt friend. “You have to askher,” he mock whispers to him, casting a side wink in your direction.
The attention this whole scene is garnering ismaking you rather uncomfortable so to avoid further embarrassment you say, “Ok,Ushijima-san, um,” you pause ripping a piece of paper from your notebook.Scribbling your number down you hand it to him, Tendo’s mouth falling open asyou say, “Call me.” Then you scurry away, completely convinced the past fiveminutes had to be a figment of your imagination.
Behind you, Tendo, still slack jawed, looks at hisfriend in awe. “Then again, maybe it ishow you get a girl to go out with you.” Ushijima is unaffected, turning on hisheel to head to practice.
Later that evening, your phone rings, a number youdon’t recognize flashing on the display.
“Hello?” you answer
“______-chan,” comes the reply. “It’s Ushijima,” headds completely unnecessarily.
“Oh…hel…hello,” you stammer, clearly shocked heactually called.
There’s a moment of silence, which really shouldn’tsurprise you considering who you’re “talking” to; maybe you should havesuggested texting. Clearing your throat, you try to get the conversation going.“So, um, thanks for calling. I…I didn’t really think you would.”
“Why wouldn’t I call? You gave me your number inorder to,” he asks confused.
“I know! I…it’s just that usually when guys say they’regoing to call, they don’t.”
“That’s stupid,” he says simply and you can’t helpbut laugh.
“Yeah, you’re right it is. Um, anyway, did you…didyou have an idea of where you wanted to go for a date?”
There’s another pause. “A date?” he asks.
Now you’re the one confused. “Well, yeah, you asked,er, um, told me to go out with you, so…did you have anything in mind?”
“You misunderstood, when I said go out with me, Imeant be my girlfriend. Isn’t that what that usually means?”
The phone slips from your hands, shock renderingyour limbs temporarily paralyzed. From the ground, you hear his voice callingfor you, but you can’t move. With no warning, no indication of ever liking you at all, he just…wants you to be hisgirlfriend?
“______-chan?” Wakatoshi tries again, borderingbetween irritation and concern; is the idea of exclusively dating him that bad?
Finally, you come back on the line, voice shaking abit. “Um…Ushijima-san, why…why do you want me to be your girlfriend?”
He doesn’t have to think long on his answer. “I don’tknow, I just know I want to be with you.”
An incredulous laugh escapes your lips; this is alljust too surreal. Shaking your head, you’re just about to tell him you don’tthink that’s the best foundation to base a relationshipon when you stop. When is the last time you’ve taken a risk? And what bettertime than now? It’s your third year and you’ve only ever dated one other guy,one who told you all the reasons he loved you only to end up breaking yourheart in the end by cheating on you. At least with Ushijima-san you’ll havefull disclosure.
“Ok,” you say before you can convince yourself notto. “Ok,” you repeat, “I’ll considerbeing your girlfriend, but on one condition.”
“And that is?” he asks.
You have no idea where this sudden bout ofconfidence is coming from but you’re determined to ride the wave as long aspossible. “You have to take me on a proper date first, then we’ll see.”
For a moment, Ushijima is at a loss. Why didn’tanyone ever tell him dating would be this difficult? Granted, he’s never asked anyone about it before but still. Buthe knows, without understanding why, that he wants you to be his, so he’ll dowhat it takes to make that happen.
“Alright, I’ll take you out Saturday night,” he replies.
“Sounds great,” you say smiling. After another pauseyou add, “Well, I better get going. Homework to do and all that, but I’ll seeyou tomorrow at school…Wakatoshi-kun.”
He’s not sure why it is that you saying his firstname makes him blush, but Ushijima can feel his cheeks heating up and iseternally grateful you’re not having this conversation in person.
The rest of the week passes uneventfully, no one (saveTendo) the wiser of the change in your relationship status since, technically,nothing has changed between the twoof you except the fact that you’re going on a date this weekend.
“Sooooo,” Tendo says Friday afternoon in the lockerroom, “where are you taking _____-chan tomorrow?”
“Dinner and a movie,” comes the quick reply.
Tendo yawns dramatically. “Boooorrrringgg!”
Wakatoshi looks at his grinning face. “Well then,what would you suggest?”
Slamming his locker door, the red head then leansagainst it. “Look, she said this date is conditional of her becoming yourgirlfriend. If you’re serious about this you’re going to have to up your game.”
A sudden feeling of doubt overcomes the ace; what thehell was he thinking?
“Don’t panic, your best buddy is here to rescue youfrom dating ineptitude,” Tendo says following him out of the locker room.
“But you’ve never had a girlfriend,” Wakatoshi says.
“Tch, doesn’t mean I don’t know what to do,” he sayswiggling his eyebrows.
The next day you are bouncing around the house, completelyexcited, nervous, anxious and…hopeful. For the whole week, you’ve struggledwith whether to call this whole thing off, but your girlfriends insisted you atleast go on the date; the guy deserves that much they reminded you.
In the afternoon, you receive a text from Wakatoshiadvising you to dress nicely but warm. After going through your entire closet,you decide upon a knee length grey skirt with blue leggings, black ankle bootsand long sleeved white shirt, a black vest over it. Finishing your hair andmakeup, you take one last look in the mirror; well, it’s as good as it’s goingto get.
A knock at the front door has your heart racing.Rushing from the back of your house, you open it to reveal Wakatoshi with abouquet of daisies which he thrusts a little abruptly at you.
“Thank you,” you say, placing them in a vase ofwater. Now that the flowers are out of your field of vision you see he’s cladin dark jeans, a black long sleeve shirt and maroon jacket.
“Ready to go?” he asks and you nod, following himout the door.
You walk down the street in silence, heading to abus stop. When it arrives, you climb on and take seats next to one another. Thesilence is slightly awkward but you know Wakatoshi enough to not be surprisedby his lack of conversation skills; he doesn’t speak that much and when he doesit’s often in quick, concise sentences.
When you arrive to your destination, he stands andyou follow him. Surprise registers on your face when you see you’re at a largepark, a gigantic lake spread in the center. Wakatoshi is walking slightly aheadof you, his long legs and quick strides making it hard for you to keep up. To hiscredit, he does notice and slows down, coming to a stop and looking at you. In silence,he reaches out his hand to you. After a moment’s hesitation, you take it, yourhand being swallowed into his. You can feel the callouses built up over yearsof hitting a volleyball, you’re sure, hundreds of thousands of times.
Walking a bit slower, the two of you make your wayto a dock and his intention becomes clear; you’re going in a paddle boat. Payingfor the rental, Wakatoshi gets in first, turning to assist you. Both of you blushslightly when he has need to touch your waist to make sure you don’t fall over.Once you’re seated, he settles next to you and you both begin pushing on thepeddles, the boat coasting out towards the center of the lake.
It’s lovely here, sakura trees releasing theirpetals which float through the air and land silently on the glass like surfaceof the water. Above you, the stars are starting to wink and twinkle, the moon ahalf crescent but bright.
After peddling for a while, you decide to stop,looking up to enjoy the night sky. Glancing at him from the corner of your eye,you smile; he may not say much, but his efforts thus far have impressed you.
Deciding you should put in a little more effort too,you say, “You know, we don’t really know that much about each other. So howabout we play twenty questions? Answer one, ask one?”
“I don’t think I’ll come up with very goodquestions,” he says.
“Nothing says they have to be clever,” you say lightly, “Just ask things you want to know aboutme.”
Thinking it over, he realizes you’re right and nodshis agreement to your suggestion.
By the end of the game he’s properly fallen for you,learning about your love of animals and dream to be a veterinarian, the factthat you’re a pretty good cook and enjoy comedy movies over any other genre.You learn about his family, his ambition to play professional volleyball (not surprisingat all but you are surprised by thelevel of detail he went into once he really got going) and that he enjoysreading mysteries when he has the time.
“This was a really great idea,” you say with a softsmile.
He wants to confess it wasn’t really his, that Tendowas the one who found out about this place but thinks it better not to; youlook so happy.
“I’m glad you like it,” he says instead.
When the temperature shifts downward a few degreesand you shiver Wakatoshi takes off his jacket, draping it over your shoulders.
“We should probably head back,” you say and he nods.You get the boat turned around and return to the dock. Wakatoshi gets out firstafter it’s secure, leaning down and extending his hand to you to help you out.You grasp his hand, but as you step you slip, careening forward. Were he notthere, you’d probably have banged your knee up pretty bad but his strong armsand quick reflexes are more than enough to pull you to safety; which means you’reclasped in a full Wakatoshi embrace.
Looking up at his face, you smile and say, “Thanks.”
He swallows, his blush returning due to theproximity of your face to his. Unthinkingly, he leans down further, lipshovering over yours, eyes almost closed. Deciding to risk it, he continuesdownward, kissing you very gently. When he pulls away, your eyes are shining,your own cheeks sporting a beautiful, natural rouge.
“So, does this mean you’ll be my girlfriend?” heasks.
“Yes,” you breathe, “yes, Wakatoshi-kun, I’ll beyour girlfriend.”
When he smiles, you think your heart is going stopbut don’t have time for further consideration of your impending cardiac arrestsince he’s kissing you again, a bit firmer, a bit longer and oh my, you nowknow that while his mouth may not expel many words, it is exceptionallytalented in communicating passion.