autumn

“I am so bored.”

Angel laid in her bed on a warm spring afternoon, enjoying her restful break from school; at least she would be if it was not for this boredom. She sat up and scavenged her room for anything to entertain her. She glanced at her crochet hooks and yarn, possibly deciding to start a new project to go with her complete ones. She then took a look at the stack of literature novels she has yet to touch, perhaps wanting to catch up with her desired reading before school starts back up again. Or maybe she should be a good student and train like she was instructed to do over the break.

“I should go to the arcade.” That’s a choice too. Angel got up from her bed and started to get ready for the day. She picks out an adorable flowy top to go with her denim shorts and pairs it with some lace tights. Angel made her way to her vanity where she applied light makeup to her eyes and lips. While she was finishing up her lip combination, her mother came bursting through the door.

“Oh sweetie, how do you do that thing where you take a picture of the screen again- wait, are you about to go somewhere?” Her mother stops at the entrance of the door with her phone in hand. “If so, make sure to have your hair out of your face so everyone can see how pretty you are.”

Angel slumped back into the chair with a pout on her face, “You have to click both buttons on the side at the same time to take the picture,” she went back to applying her clear lip gloss, “and yes I am about to leave to go to the north side of town.” Angel pops her lips a few times before looking back at her mother.

“Alright then just remember to be safe, and to put your hair up.” Her mother gave a stern look before leaving her room. Angel rolled her eyes and threw her blonde french curls into a claw clip for a low bun effect. She decided to go with silver jewelry for this outfit, putting on silver hoops and some silver bangles. Before leaving, she gave herself a once over in the mirror making sure she looked alright. She grabbed her phone, wired headphones, and train card before officially heading out.

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Angel sat on the fairly empty train on her way to the north side of town. She had her headphones in, blasting not cute anymore by ILLIT while staring out the window. After thirty minutes, the train finally reached her stop. She got off and started the short walk to the arcade. There was an arcade closer to her house, however this one specifically had a more ‘retro vibe’ as she liked to call it. She reached the front door and took a step inside, being greeted with the bright flashing lights and loud noises of games calling to be played. Yeah this was the better choice.

Her eyes landed on a two person shooting game, which could be played with one, with the objective of killing zombies. She got a closer look at the game to read the rules. “Shoot the zombie in any vital area. Headshots count for twenty points. Easy enough.” She slipped the coins into the machine and got ready to play until she was interrupted.

“Hey, angel. Can I play too?” The one who interrupted had a bright smile on his face. He was wearing excessively baggy clothes which attempted to cover his interesting elbows. Angel was caught off guard that he knew her name. It took her awhile to respond before coming to her senses.

“Hi and yeah sure you can also play.” The boy with weird elbows had a shocked look on his face for a second before returning to his usual smile. He took his spot next to her and inserted his own coins.

“We should make this more fun, how about a bet?” He looked over at Angel with a smirk on his face. She glanced over at him letting out a soft giggle before turning her attention back to the screen.

“Oh okay. If I win,” Angel examined the boy from head to toe to see what he had. She spotted a cute keychain hanging from his belt loop. “I get that gudetama keychain.” The boy gazed down at said keychain and formed a pout.

“I love this keychain though, but a bet is a bet.” He got into his ready position which made Angel confused.

“Are you not gonna make a bet?” She focused back onto the screen as it started to countdown from 3.

“Don’t worry, pretty. I’ll tell ya what I want after I win.” He gave a cocky smirk, readying his gun. This made Angel let out an exasperated sigh.

“Yeah we’ll see about that.”

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The boy with strange elbows has won

Angel pouted at the YOU LOSE screen while the boy next to her jumped for joy. She looked over at him and saw a dopey grin wide on his face. She let out an annoyed sigh and crossed her arms. “Alright now, what was your bet?”

“To take you out.”

“I’m sorry?”

“I want to take you out for milkshakes in the café,” The boy got slightly worried that he sounded too demanding. “Only if you’re okay with it.” There was a café attached to the arcade. Another reason why Angel liked this place better than the one near her home. She thought over his proposal and agreed to it because of free food.

They walked over to the cute diner-like restaurant that's connected to the arcade. The tiles were a checkered white and black pattern while the booths were navy blue and white stripes. Angel and the boy took a seat in one of these booths as a server came up to ask for their orders.

“I’ll have a chocolate milkshake and she’ll-”

“Can I get a strawberry milkshake and a basket of fries please?”

“Coming right up!” The server walked away to put in their orders while the two sat in comfortable silence. Angel stared out the window floating in and out of the daydreaming world while the boy stared at Angel in awe. After the server came back with their order, the boy started to ask Angel questions.

“So, what’s your name, angel?” The boy asked while taking a sip of milkshake.

“Wait, you don’t know it already?”

“Huh?”

“You’ve been saying it all this time.”

The boy had an adorably confused look on his face while he tried to think of what he’s been saying for the past hour. His face finally brightens up with realization.

“Oh your name is actually Angel?”

“Mhm mhm!”

“Wow it really fits.” he mumbled more to himself while taking another sip of his milkshake. Angel giggled while grabbing a fry and dipping it into her milkshake.

“I get that a lot actually. But, um, people usually call me Chichi.” She ate the fry and looked up right at the boy, “What do people call you?”

“Hanta Sero.”

“I feel like I’ve heard that name before,” Angel started to think back into her memory until she finally remembered, “oh my goodness you go to U.A. don’t you?” She looked at Hanta who had a wide cocky grin on his face.

“Oh,” he drawled out, “So you saw my stellar performance in the sport festival didn’t ya?”

“You’re the one that froze.”

“Aw man…” He started to slump into his seat. “I guess that is what I'd be known for.” Angel saw a pout start to form on his face.

“No, no I saw your vision at the start of the fight like it was really smart I thought you were gonna go far I swear!”

“Yeah, thanks.”

Angel tried to put a sweet smile on her face, “Well, I know you are going to make a fantastic hero in the future, I just know it.” This made Hanta perk up bringing that gleeful smile back.

“If you say so then it must be true!”

“That’s the spirit!

The two continue to chat until the sun falls on the horizon. Angel realizes that she needs to get home before her mother starts to call like a madman.

“Hanta I’m gonna have to leave soon. I need to catch the train.” Hanta already paid for the bill which Angel thanked him for. She started to get out of the booth before Hanta abruptly shot up.

“I’ll walk you to the train station.”

“No, it’s okay it’s not that far-”

“I insist.”

“Alright then.” They left the arcade heading toward the train station still talking about anything and everything until they finally reached the train doors. Hanta turned towards Angel before she could start saying goodbye.

“Hey”

“Hi”

“Weird question, but could I possibly get your phone number perchance?” Hanta shyly looked away while taking quick glances back at her.

“Gimme your phone.” He quickly opened it up to contacts so that she could input her number. Angel put her number in and set her contact as chichi♥︎.

“Here you go.” She handed her phone back as she started to get on the train. “It was really nice to meet you, Hanta.” He took a small step forward. “Same to you, Angel.”

The doors shut as the train zoomed past him.