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....