Quality Time (Akio)

When Akio saw Miku smile at him, he started blushing again and his stomach started feeling weird, it was as if he had butterflies in his stomach, could it be...was this really? Was he falling in love with Miku? Akio had never felt love before, but he thought back to his conversation with Elise and their talk about love, he said that love was wanting to protect that person, no matter what, and he did feel that way right now, he also said that it was wanting to see that person happy and smiling, he DEFINITELY felt like that right now, the last part was, being able to say it loudly and proudly, as soon as he thought about shouting out that he loved Miku, his face grew redder and redder by the second, he grabbed the menu to hide his face, hoping Miku hadn't seen him Maybe not in front of her but, I feel like I would be able to Akio thought to himself as a waiter came up to the table and asked for their order "I'll have a cheeseburger and fries with a lemonade and she'll take the same with an orange juice instead of lemonade, thanks," he said, the waiter nodded and went off to get the order started I've got to adjust the mood, this is so awkward and quiet right now he thought to himself as he put the menu back down on the table and faced Miku "So Miku, uh, I was thinking that if you had fun today, maybe we could...do it again sometime maybe as a uh, a date?" he asked, hoping that she'd agree, he really liked her and wanted to spend time with her, he could feel his face getting redder as time went on

Akio waited there, his heart beating fast, he was almost sure that Miku could hear it at this point, he saw her turn red for a second before she picked up the menu, Akio saw it was upside down and stifled a chuckle, he saw her peak from the menu and heard her say yes, a wave of relief and happiness washed over Akio "Oh thank god, I was so worried you'd say no, I could've sworn you heard how hard my heart was beating haha," he said chuckling at the last part, that's the moment their food arrived Oh wow that was quick Akio thought to himself as the waiter set their food down in front of them and went back to continue his duties "Well, let's eat," Akio said as he picked up his burger at took a bite Mmm, this is really good he thought to himself as he took another bite, he looked over at Miku again, almost instinctively to see what she thought

Akio was looking at her and he could see a bit of a blush on her face, did she like him as well? Or maybe he just embarrassed her I hope I didn't make her feel uncomfortable Akio thought to himself as he continued to eat his food, then his mind started racing about the date, he would need to pick a place, he'd need to figure out what they were going to do, his mind was going into overdrive, planning the date right now, he shook his head and looked at Miku Ok, I need to save this mood, it's getting real awkward right now, but what do I say, god I was doing great until I asked her out and now I'm all tongue tied, is this the power love can hold over a person Akio thought as he took a sip of his lemonade "So, uh how are classes going for you right now? I've been struggling with my homework lately, what about you, are you managing? You seem like the type who's good at school and has everything together, I wish I was like that," Akio said as he ate a fry and looked at Miku

When Miku mentioned she could help him with homework he instinctively grabbed her hands "Really? Thank you so much Miku, that'd be lifesaving and I'm not an expert at combat or rescue operations but, if you need any kind of help at all, I'll do the absolute best I can do," he said before realizing he was holding her hands, he let go and started blushing again, "uh, sorry about that, I just got a little excited," he said before sheepishly looking down "Do you want some dessert? Maybe some ice cream, or they look like they do some really good waffles here, ooh this one's chocolate chip with ice cream and whipped cream on top, that looks really good, so does any dessert stand out to you?" he asked as he continued looking at the menu seeing what else there is Wow this place has some really good desserts Akio thought to himself as he looked up at Miku and saw her smiling "You know, you have a really nice smile," the words came out before Akio could realize what he was doing, but when he did his eyes widened and he started stammering "Oh uhh, sorry I don't know what came over me there, I didn't mean to say that out loud," he said as his face became the reddest it had ever been, he picked up the menu and hid behind it, resting his head on the table Did I really just say that out loud, right to her face Akio thought to himself as he attempted to calm himself down

When Miku thanked him for his compliment his blush started to fade away a bit, but creeped back in when she complimented him, saying he was pretty and nice, most guys wouldn't describe themselves as pretty but Akio didn't care, he received a compliment from the girl he liked and that was all that mattered to him "T-thanks, that really means a lot coming from you," he said smiling at Miku, he then called the waiter over and put their dessert orders in "I'll have the chocolate chip ice cream waffle with whipped cream and she'll have the chocolate chip ice cream," Akio said as the waiter once again nodded and went to put in their order, he stretched back in his seat and saw the bag with his new game in it, he'd been having so much fun with Miku he completely forgot that he'd bought it Spending this time with Miku and asking her out it well worth waiting longer to play this he thought as he looked at the bag and smiled, then looked back at Miku "I'm really glad we spent this day together, it's been a lot of fun, now I have to make sure that our date is even better," Akio said laughing at the last part

After Akio put the order in his mind started drifting back to the date What are we going to do? Should we keep it simple, fun and casual like it was today, or should I do something more complex? Ughhh, I haven't even been on a date before, what do people do on dates? In the movies they usually go to a cinema or something like that, oh wait, how about... Akio thought to himself "Hey Miku, how do you feel about going to an amusement park for our date?" Akio asked "They're always really fun and there's plenty to do so we've got a lot of options to choose from," he explained as the waiter came and brought them their desserts Wow, they really do have quick service here, this is great Akio thought to himself as he looked down at this food "Oh man, this looks so good, well then, time to dig in," Akio said before taking a bite of his waffle and ice cream, the warmness of the waffle combined with the coldness of the ice cream was like heaven in his mouth "Here Miku, you should try this," he said as he grabbed another bite on his fork and held it our for Miku to try