When Her Eyes Met Mine

When it came to matters of the heart, things with Ikki tended to get messy to say the least. His mind drifted as he watched her get ready to go out with him for the night. They had dated for a year now, and still sometimes she was a mystery to him. He had always been good at teasing girls. Making their faces flush and making them stutter through their sentences? That used to make his day. He wasn't sure why exactly he enjoyed that so much. He knew it was a bit mean spirited, but it was all in good fun! Still though, with her, she always turned the tables. She was different from all the rest in every way he could fathom.

 

When she first started working at the cafe, it was her that made him blush a bit just by looking in his direction. Not a stuttering mess granted, but a feeling unlike anything he ever felt. A taste of what he had probably made all those other girls feel over the years. Like there was a balloon in the center of his chest. One that rose and filled him with a euphoria he thought he couldn't experience after all the pain he suffered through. There was also the butterflies in his stomach. The last time he felt that was when he was laughed at during a clumsy moment in Junior High School.

 

Ikki had actually waited a minute or two before he introduced himself. Of course, he didn't let this moment be seen, or at least tried not to let it be seen. He still cared too much about image to let his true first impression of this new employee show, love at first sight or not. He quietly ducked into the kitchen taking a moment to collect himself. Hand over his mouth as he blushed like mad. In hindsight, Shin may have been in there. He was either too focused on what he was cooking or was merciful enough not to comment. Thank god.

 

He remembered the feelings she gave him as well as he did his breakfast that morning. At the time it was hard for him to identify, but now he recognized it as love at first sight. For him it was a powerful enough emotion to almost knock him over, but something he recovered from surprisingly quickly at the same time. When he turned the corner to greet his new co-worker, one would never guess how he was feeling a moment ago. The fact he could even keep his composure when he taught her to make that parfait was another miracle!

 

“How do I look?”

 

Ikki was snapped out of his daze. The far off look he got as he daydreamed disappeared as his focus returned, and he looked her over. She had curled her hair for tonight and chose a pink dress with white stockings and heels that matched the outfit of her choice. He had no idea she was so good with fashion on top of everything else. Like he was thinking before, she was still a surprise. A mystery he would never completely solve. She had so much depth to her, maybe too much to explore in a lifetime. Honestly, though? He liked it that way.

 

“Enchanting.” Ikki said. His cheeks had heated up a bit, but he didn't bother hiding it for once. It was just her after all. “If that's not too fancy a word. It was the only thing I could think of. It would take a magic only you could work to look that amazing in just an hour.”

 

She chuckled walking over and holding out her hand. “Oh you~.” she said. “Come on. You'll have plenty of time to stare at me over dinner.” Ikki chuckled taking her arm. The way he did so was reminiscent of a prince taking his princess of choice to the ballroom. “As you wish. You've casted a spell I don't think even my eyes could manage, I couldn't say no to you, even if I wanted to do that.” She giggled as they made their way out into the cool night for another romantic evening. One that the two would fondly remember for years to come.