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Chiko

Sally

Siouxsie

The fact that she was ‘uninteresting’ was what had actually caught his attention. The other women at their workplace tried way too hard to be special, to get him interested in them, but they only achieved the opposite by doing that. Kira liked everything that was simple, clean, quiet - ordinary. Women who wouldn’t interfere with his idea of a quiet life were the best… and so far, it seemed like Chiko would fit that idea quite well.

“Would you really like me to come over? Oh, I’d be happy to”, he gave her a bit of a charming smile again… he definitely wasn’t one to flirt very often, even if he could be considered a fairly attractive man. Most of his words were aimed at women who couldn’t respond anymore. It was so much easier to do…

“If you have no problem with having me over, that is.”

His question made Chiko begin to question herself - would she really like this? Of course she would, but would it seem unladylike of her to want him to come over so quickly? It was merely a formality... If he was already here and they were so close to her apartment it would be silly for them to go otherwise. Now she could show Kira some hospitality - although now her mind was racing. Did she clean up her apartment? She certainly hoped she cleaned the dishes from this morning - she couldn’t remember.

“Of course, Kira-san! You’ve come all this way.” Chiko was bowing politely in his direction although her mind kept racing. Oh, she hoped that she didn’t have a mess lying around. Her cleanliness was decent at best, but there were times when Chiko didn’t feel like cleaning up when she felt too tired from working too much.

“It’s no problem at all.” she looked up at him again. “This way... “ 

Now she was leading him towards her apartment with her mind still racing. She took her time getting out her keys; there was a lone little plush keychain that hung from it. Oh, she hoped Kira didn’t see it - it was a small Hello Kitty plush. How childish. She leaned against the door a bit hoping to block this keychain from his view before getting the door open and quickly tucking her keys away. 

“Please make yourself comfortable, Kira-san.”

turning on the lights Chiko was relieved when she saw her apartment had been decently clean at least. Phew. 

Seeing the pout Chiko had on her face (no matter how brief it was, how timid it looked…) almost threw Kira into a spiral. 

He wanted nothing more than to, in that very moment, cusp her chin so it’s nice and snug in the space betwixt his thumb and forefinger, lean ever so gingerly forward, and then, without further adieu, bite her lips clean off her face. The surplus of blood that which would spill from her face (an expression now best described as “stunted”– as if it’s missing an important piece that can’t be found.) was a splendid image, but… Kira doesn’t do it.

He doesn’t do anything of particular note in that moment. All he does, instead, was quietly – and shyly, almost – peer back at Chiko.

Soon, Kira cleared his throat and slowly raised a hand to hover awkwardly over his mouth. Lips curled, forming into a line that remained uncertain whether it wanted to complete the process of becoming a frown or, rather, a smile. There were tiny twinges of amusement coming to the forefront of his expression, otherwise. His eyes crinkled vaguely at the corners, though they’re quick to squint further as if to fight off any assumptions that could be made.

“I… um,” he murmured with another clearing of his throat and glancing away in the process. “It’s nothing too important, I’d just feel a little better if I had it on me– for where we’re about to go, that is. I don’t, ahem, have this type of thing on me every day, of course.”

Of course, he’s well aware of what he’s doing; he’s overexplaining. That didn’t mean that he knew how to stop doing it, however.

Well, there was one way to stop it, actually… which just so happened to be shutting up.

“…”

He shuffled, somewhat awkwardly, in place before lowering down both hands to mindlessly toy with his tie. His lips attempted their best shot at a smile then, obviously directed at Chiko but, also, in regards to the idea of spending time with some cats, too. Sometimes, it was the simple things in life that made it all worth it, after all.

“I won’t be long…?” he offered as meager consolation whilst also trying to voice his decision remaining unchanged. 

He was still planning on going with her, but there were a few things getting in the way. These things, though, he’s sure to rectify in a matter of moments. Bowing his head in apology, he silently tucked his hands into the pockets of his slacks after coming back to rise. Kira licked his lips, about to turn on the heel of his foot in order to begin the short “walk of shame” back to his car only to stop halfway through.

A brief flash of emotions worked themselves across his face, pausing on one that appeared unsure. Teeth bore in a faint grimace (and he doesn’t like what he’s about to say.) as he spoke up again. He’d only turn to look at her again once the grimace dropped, replaced instead by a meek look of embarrassment.

“I– actually, Chiko… my home is only a few blocks or so away. It wouldn’t take too long to go there then to the café, if you’re willing to join me?”

Chiko wanted to believe that she wasn’t like their other coworkers. Even if she was excited for this opportunity, she tried not to show him too much emotion.

She was the type of person who had mostly always kept to herself as it was, but at the same time Kira was the person who gave her something to look forward to when she went to work in her dull life. At least he provided some motivation - some purpose for her to want to get up and keep going. This was what a person her age should be doing, right? Trying to find a partner to spend the rest of your life with, to make your living days feel somewhat fulfilled. Ah - but this wasn’t like that.

As much as Chiko had a crush on Kira, she often put that in the back of her mind. What she truly craved was some kind of company ; a friend would do.

Friendship was something she lacked at work as she found most of her coworkers too annoying to want to socialize with outside of work, but, Yoshikage Kira was different. He seemed quiet and mysterious, something that Chiko had been interested in. She often wondered if she would be able to get Kira to open up a bit more to her, but that was such wishful thinking. She almost looked a bit startled when he spoke again as she had been so focused on her thoughts.

Chiko nodded in response, “Oh, I see. Well, if that would make you feel better then…” her voice trailed off, although she still wasn’t quite sure what he had been referring to. Maybe it wasn’t his wallet after all… How strange.

She looked down at her feet as if hoping to find a sentence to continue the conversation but instead she turned one foot inwards to gently knock against her other ankle to convince herself to look up once more.

“…”

Despite looking up, Chiko couldn’t quite make eye contact with him. There was an attempt to smile, but she ended up smiling off to the side instead.  Her attention returned upon hearing Kira’s voice once more.

“Oh, I don’t mind.” really, Chiko wasn’t really in any sort of rush.

When she noticed Kira bowing his head apologetically, she bowed in his direction as well. She wanted to remain professional and polite even if this had been after work hours!  When she lifted her head again she watched Kira walking away. Well, she should probably do the same and head over to the cat cafe. She was going to turn to leave as well, but was surprised when she noticed him turning to look in her direction once more.

Join him? Oh. This wasn’t something she had been expecting but… Chiko, don’t be weird. This wasn’t unusual, even if it did make Chiko feel strangely. She had never seen where a male coworker lived, and this offer had been quite intriguing to her.

“Oh, are you sure, Kira-san?”

It would be rude to refuse his offer…

“Please, don’t put yourself down like that”, he gave her another warm smile, even though there was something… strangely sinister in his eyes for just a moment. 

“If I wanted to spend time with someone else, then I would.”

He’d come this far… despite being discovered. She didn’t even seem to be alarmed over him following her. Not that he minded, that only made it easier for him to let his charms work. Kira was well aware of how smooth he could be if he wanted to be.

“Believe me when I tell you, Oyama-san, you’re far more interesting to me than you might think.”

“Oh. I uh -” Chiko can’t really protest his words. Maybe she shouldn’t have made herself sound so pathetic, but at the same time it was true that there wasn’t anything really interesting about her. She simply bowed in his direction as an apology and then offered a small smile. Be a good girl, Chiko. You have to be polite and smile more. Maybe then she might actually have a chance. 

“I suppose that’s true.” she smiled a little more now.

She still couldn’t believe that he actually wanted to spend time with her... Chiko could only hope that she wouldn’t disappoint though. The fact that he had called her interesting came as somewhat as a surprise... At work she always thought she was quiet and dull. Who knew someone would actually find her interesting for being seemingly, well, uninteresting.

“Is that so? Thank you, Kira-san. Would you like to go somewhere or did you want to... uh...” she paused, there’s no ways he could invite him over right? “Come over to my apartment?” 

-she’s a marine nurse ( assisting yoshikage kira in surgery) -she has a crush on him still, but realizes fairly quickly it’s not going anywhere -they have mostly a professional friendship (?) although at times they spend time together outside of work (probably because of familiarity reasons)

-she is good friends with June (an oc of snii’s klsdjfds) 

-june causes a lot of problems between chiko and kira. Literally Chiko doesn’t mind June hanging around but Kira is like please kid you gotta go. 

-Good cop / Bad cop dynamic with Chiko and Kira when it comes to June.

-Chiko tries to get Kira to open up about his feelings for Josefumi but honestly it’s like pulling teeth... Except she gets most of the information out from Josefumi since he’s more open about his feelings ( also like Josefumi really likes June!)

Upon the mention of “kittens”, he actually couldn’t help but perk up– if only by a little. It’s a subtle motion (quite similar to the mannerisms of the cats he was, ahem, somewhat excited to see, actually.) that’s a “blink and you miss it”, but it nonetheless does plainly reveal his true feelings regarding the subject.

Both hands came to join together, joining in a halfhearted embrace (his palms feel a little sweatier than usual. hm, he might need to invest in a larger bottle of lotion for times like these.) as he listened. Eyes wandered, pulling away from the tips of his shoes before jumping to and fro. They steal a glance at Chiko’s expression (can’t help but hone in on the subtle smirk tugging at her lips.) first prior to moving on to different spots that decreased more and more in importance with each jump.

“… O-Oh,” he finally managed whilst attempting to hide his excitement once more. Fingers entwined more formally with thumbs briefly rubbing against one another, leaving for both of his hands to rest idly a few spaces beneath his navel. “Maybe I– … Maybe I should…”

He mumbled something (low and borderline incoherent. one would have to lean in for a better listen.) with a slow turn of the head. His eyes immediately avert, searching frantically for an insignificant object to hog his focus.

“… Maybe I should… head home first to… uh, grab… s-some toys for them?”

A large portion of himself simply hoped that she hadn’t heard him.

Chiko had been too busy thinking about seeing kittens herself that she hadn’t been paying attention to Kira’s expression at all. She had been day dreaming about the kinds of kittens they’d see - she’d always wanted a kitten but her mother had always said no. Chiko isn’t going to bring up how she makes it a point to go to a cat cafe at least two to three times a week, it’s a great stress reliever.

Her attention is back on Kira now, she knows she’ll go with or without him but she wonders if maybe he’d actually enjoy going to a cat cafe. She hadn’t even asked if he had been more of a cat or dog person... Chiko would attempt to guess, but she was never really good at those things. She watched him carefully already hearing what sounded to be a hint of hesitation in his answer. Cue Chiko pouting at him... just a little bit.

She waits for a moment allowing for Kira to finish his thought before speaking up once again, “Maybe you should...?” she tries to contain her excitement in her voice, but she can’t hide the smile on her features anymore. It seems as though Kira really is leaning towards saying yes. Chiko has never gone to a Cat Cafe with anyone else before, so this might be fun to have someone else to go with! Although this also meant that she’s going to be forced to hold a conversation with him... Well, maybe not. One thing she liked about Kira was that he usually seemed to keep to himself a lot much like she did, it made interacting with a person of the opposite sex much easier.

Chiko hears somewhat of a mumbled response following his sentence, but she isn’t sure if she heard what Kira said correctly. She heard something about going back home, but wasn’t sure what he wanted to get. Maybe Kira-san forgot his wallet? No, he doesn’t seem like the type of guy who would forget something important.

Kira knew it was probably not the smartest idea to make himself known, but he couldn’t help but enjoy taking the occasional risk… Especially considering the fact that Chiko was one of the few female coworkers he didn’t hate. In all honesty, she was the one he could see himself liking the most even. He was unsure whether that was a good or a bad thing though.

“My apologies, it wasn’t my intention to surprise you”, he chuckled charmingly, giving her as much of a friendly smile as he could.

“You seemed… unhappy lately, so I thought you might like some company.”

Coincidence - this must certainly have been a coincidence... or did he just admit to following her? If it had been any other of her coworkers then maybe Chiko would’ve felt frightened, but, because it was Kira Yoshikage she had felt more at ease. She smiled briefly before shaking her head and bowing politely in his direction - she should at least greet him then. 

“Oh. No it’s ok. I’m sorry, Kira-san. I didn’t actually know you were behind me at all...” maybe he had been trying to get her attention but she wasn’t paying attention and didn’t notice him - surely that had to be it. Chiko was surprised when Kira mentioned spending time with her though. 

“Some company? I don’t mean to be rude, Kira-san, but wouldn’t you much rather spend time with someone else? I don’t think I’m very interesting at all.”

Don’t mind her. She’s just walking her snail across your dash.

… Stop eavesdropping.

i mean this as respectfully as possible-- mind your business, chiko. please.

Kira’s heart almost felt like it wanted to stop for a moment… she’d noticed him? Wasn’t she scared? That was odd… most certainly odd. After all these years, he’d become incredibly good at keeping himself undiscovered. His feet were as quiet as a cat’s paws creeping around. And even if he wanted his victims to notice… He was so used to the women he followed feeling afraid and wanting to get away once they noticed him… why wasn’t that the case for her?

“Well, if you’re offering… I wouldn’t be opposed to.”

Either way, this might be entertaining… no matter how she’d react to him, he was absolutely convinced he’d find a way out of the situation. Yoshikage Kira was an incredibly lucky man who had never encountered any problems with his murders before - at least none he couldn’t solve.

Although Chiko had just speaking out into the darkness she was almost a bit startled when she realized someone had actually been following her. Her eyes widened for a moment until she realized the person following her had been someone she knew - Kira Yoshikage, a coworker of hers at Kameyu. Had he really been following her or was it just a strange coincidence? She wasn’t entirely sure... She had heard of men stalking their female coworkers, but, Kira Yoshikage didn’t seem to be this type of person, right? 

“...Kira-san?”

She had to make sure - maybe her eyes were deceiving her. Maybe... Maybe it was just a coincidence. Maybe Kira needed to head this way too... No. She’d never seen him around this area before. Perhaps he was going to visit a friend? She didn’t understand why she kept trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. This was already proving to be a strange situation... 

“Were you... following me?”

Yoshikage Kira was a man who appreciated his calm, peaceful life, and with it, the dull and boring office job he had. Though he was sure humans weren’t meant to be locked up in a grey, hopeless building all day, porched together like pigs, sitting quietly at their desks and staring at the same damn screen for eight hours. Other people found relief from their painfully boring routine with sports, music or art, but he had his own ways… A hobby he couldn’t share with anyone.

Chiko Oyama had been on his mind for a while now… he had often caught himself watching her fingers slide across her keyboard as she typed, and wanting to touch them. Her quietness and facial expressions fascinated him. Other women were all over him, swooning and giggling and squeaking - it was terribly annoying. But Chiko was… well, not half as annoying. His urges were intense… with her scent in his nose and lured by it like a hungry dog, he followed her, already fantasizing about what he’d do to her hands once he’d watched her life fade from her eyes.

As Chiko continued to walk towards her apartment at a much slower pace now, she did turn to look to see if she could see anyone behind her. Was someone actually following her? Chiko wasn’t actually sure- she didn’t really see anyone, but she thought she did see movement in the shadows. It could just be her mind playing tricks on her... Maybe hoping and wishing someone had actually been there. She shook her head and focused on the path in front of her once again.

Before actually reaching her apartment she stopped once more looking back again when the lighting was better... Was someone actually behind her? She was probably just so tired and overworked that she was seeing things maybe. She decided to entertain the idea by actually ‘confronting’ her stalker. “Did you want to come inside and spend the evening with me?” she felt silly for even asking the darkness... She wished someone was actually there to spend the evening with her. How pathetic. 

“… Um… ah–”

He fidgets just a little (thumbs twiddle and fingers connect awkwardly.) with a subtle shifting of his feet. Kira muses to himself, going as far as to look away with his lips contorting clumsy, little motions– he mouths to himself. Perhaps, he’s recreating the conversation (chiko says she knows of a “cat cafe”. kira says he didn’t know they existed. chiko keeps on the subject, but kira acts… disinterested.) in a manner that feels most comfortable to him.

One arm lifts to bend itself behind his head, allowing for him to scratch idly at the nape of his neck. Eyes avert themselves (tries to think of an excuse but can’t seem to think much of anything.) to feign the idea of thought.

“I– I wouldn’t… be opposed?” he answered, somewhat concerned towards his own willingness.

She can’t help but watch Kira’s hesitation - it’s a bit unusual, yet expected she supposed. Most men didn’t seem as eager as women when it came to going to cat cafes, or at least that’s what she’s observed. Although the times she’s gone to the cat cafes she’s noticed that both men and women were equally enjoying the cafe ( as they should). 

The more Kira hesitates the more Chiko is tempted to tease him about it a little - she should bring up how he’d be missing out on cute cats if he refused to go - but she’ll give him a moment to respond first. She’s watching his body language carefully almost expecting him to deny her invitation, but she’s pleasantly surprised.