It was the usual evening in Serena. Kiryu and Nishikiyama had already helped themselves to their usual drinks, while Reina closed up the shop for her two regulars, soon to be three. Sitting across from his partner, Nishiki noticed that Kiryu was downing his drink a lot faster than usual.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxi6MXCDhb
“Bro, I don't think it’s the best idea to get yourself wasted bright before you tell him,” Nishiki said to Kiryu.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi5iNTE5Pm
“If you felt the way I'm feeling right now, you won't want to remember this at the end of the night.” Kiryu sighed deeply after putting down his glass. He was only going to ask out the man that he had held feelings for tonight. No big deal. Even Kiryu thought it was a little ironic that he has faced many lowly yakuza, taken punches from Kashiwagi, and managed to leave the Dojima family in one piece, yet he was about to soak his new suit in sweat just before asking someone out.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hmNtMbGxO
"I think you don't have anything to worry about. It isn't that likely that (y/n) would reject you. Hell, at the very worst, you'll probably just remain as friends." Nishiki tried to encourage his soul brother. For someone who is seen by most people as a hardened thug, (Y/N) was so down to earth, high maintenance wasn’t in his vocabulary. Another thing he knew was that (y/n) was a little too reserved for his own good and Kiryu would have to make his own move, which is what Nishiki and Reina were assisting with tonight. The idea is to leave the two alone, leaving Kiryu enough time to pull it off (and enough breathing room).899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrCD9xBCoj
The first step was to wait for (y/n) to arrive, and much to Kiryu’s dismay, he seemed to be taking his sweet time. It wasn’t long after the second time Nishiki reassured Kiryu was when he heard the little jingle of the door that he was oh-so awaiting.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUbwHtnzQE
There stood (y/n) with a carefree but somewhat exhausted look on his face, greeting the three individuals in the bar. His (f/c) suit looked the same as always, eye-catching but not too flashy. Closing the door behind him, (y/n) greeted his two friends.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1ESfyPuAz
“Hey, sorry I was late. Some punks decided to stop me in the street earlier. They weren’t that important to have family pins but they were packing in number.” (y/n) sighed as he brought himself to sit at one of the red booth chairs in the bar. He slouched back in his chair. "I'd like a (f/d), Reina." The owner of the bar nodded and served the drink to (y/n).899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8hJ79SBHr
Now, the plan of attack was to start with some small talk and to catch up instead of firing the question right away. Luckily, (y/n) already had that step unintentionally covered, “Nishiki told me earlier about you becoming a real estate agent now. If I would have known better, I wouldn't have thought that that was you sitting in this chair. You wearing white now?” (y/n) chuckled right before taking a shot of his drink.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeIJ918JOR
“He’s getting himself a respectable job now to clear his name. Right now, Dojima and the rest of the officers don't seem to care for Kiryu right now.” Nishiki assisted. “Y-yeah.” Kiryu could only muster out a word. “Well, I don’t mind. Though, it’s fascinating how you made it out of the Dojima office without getting more than your pinky cut off. Things like that don’t happen so easily.” (y/n) propped his head up with his arm, facing Kiryu to learn more about his story.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDPv15qx92
“Well, I guess the cards fell in the right place for me. I managed to face off against Kuze and Shibusawa managed to overhear him talking about letting me go anyways.” (y/n) exclaimed in awe. “Whoa. I would have chickened out the second Kuze even thought about fighting me. Heard he’s a boxing expert, it’s pretty cool you could face him.” Good thing the red that was creeping onto Kiryu’s face was overlooked on (y/n)’s part.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpnIZV3FAF
“Well, I’m sorry to interrupt Kiryu’s amazing story, but I have to go take a leak. You two catch up.” Nishiki, on cue, got up to use the bathroom. Great, now it was time for Reina to make her move. She waited for a few minutes and then opened her mouth.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBH2GLHpWYG
“Excuse me, I have something to take care of in the back. It’s for a regular of mine.” Reina calmly bowed and walked into the back room of the bar. It’s all up to Kiryu now.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamFczqvYWf
“Do you have any collections to run this Saturday?” Surprisingly, Kiryu forced that out of himself successfully. In thought, (y/n) leaned back in his chair. “Well, that depends how fast I work but I think I can finish all of them for Kazama by then. Why?” (y/n) asked with a curious look on his face. 899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PvcClcKM2
“I found this nice western-style restaurant not too far from here. I thought we could go together.” Kiryu kept his cool the whole time, this wasn't planned of course. “Sure! But I don’t think Nishiki is one for that style of food. You got anywhere else we could go?” “Ah, no. I thought it would be just you and me.” “Just you and me? Like a date?” (y/n) asked while his voice started to trail off. Kiryu could have sworn he saw a little glimmer of hope in (y/n). He can thank his trainers later for lessons on how to read opponents.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGMtx8vGYc
“Yeah, like a date. Though it’s completely fine if you aren’t interested in me like that. I know that was kind of out of nowhere.” Kiryu then started to clam up. (y/n) smiled. “No, that’s fine. I’d love to go.” (y/n) said with a calm smile on his face. "I never said anything because I thought you weren't that kind of guy, but I'm glad you said something first." “Really? I think I had to call upon all of my nerves to say anything to you.” Kiryu's face held a nervous smile. For only a few moments, the two shared silence as Kiryu was trying to calm his nerves, which was interrupted when Nishiki and Reina walked in.899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX9uuvDEAj
“Geez, Kiryu. I was starting to freak out when you were messing up. And it was kind of hard trying to find the right time to come in.” “Wait, you two were involved in this?” Reina nodded. “Of course. How else would Kiryu find the confidence to confess? It was getting kind of unbearable with the romantic tension in the room when you three meet up.” Kiryu's serious look returned to his face. "Is it that obvious?" Nishiki let out a laugh. "Of course, buddy. You should have come to me sooner!"899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaHbCDSS2i
“Of course not, because I knew Nishiki would tease me to no end,” Kiryu responded as he finished his drink. “Nah, it’s okay. It isn’t hard to believe that you would ask us for help. You have no relationship experience so it would make sense that you would be a total train wreck.”
“No, I would not! I just want to make sure I was doing it right!”899Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXtdmlyzpw
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