The Cutie and Her Man!

[Mysterdio]

Yozakura Fukuda scurried about her apartment, searching for the right perfume and checking herself in the mirror. The unique beauty had scored a date with a rather handsome interviewer, or rather, Takeda had scored a date with Yozakura. Regardless, Kura was excited to have a night out with Takeda, pretty-ing herself up even more than usual. "Little of that, there...and then a little of this here." Kura murmured, applying some eyeliner, before grabbing some lipstick. The unique beauty puckered her full lips before running a deep scarlet lipstick along them. Now all that was left was to fix her hair up a little. "Ah, perfect! Like always, hehe." Yozakura giggled to herself, now simply awaiting Takeda's arrival, patiently.

Yozakura

[CaptainL]

Takeda could hardly believe it - even now, he thought he was dreaming. When he landed a job at LAW, surrounded by some of the most beautiful women in combat sports, that already felt like his wildest dream come true, but even he could admit that he never stood a chance with any of them. When he was put in charge of interviews for the Ladies of LAW Calendar, getting the opportunity to meet them face to face and talk to them about their personal lives and innermost thoughts - usually while they were in bikinis - he had thought he was pushing the limits of his good fortune; surely his luck would have to run out at some point. But now, he had done the unthinkable - he had landed a date with one of his interviewees, none other than Yozakura Fukuda. When she had made the offer during the interview, he thought it was a joke...up until she passed him his number. A few calls later, and they had set up their first date. And tonight was the night.

Takeda had followed the directions to her address, and now, he stood at the front door, fiddling nervously with his collar. He still couldn't believe this was really happening, even when he was quite literally standing right in front of her home. There was no way this was going to work - there was no way someone like him was going to live up to her standards. Surely, he would say something dumb and embarrass her, or she would be put off by his dirtier thoughts. At any moment, he was waiting for something to go wrong. But he'd already promised to be here at this time, and he couldn't leave a lady waiting.

At last, summoning all his courage, Takeda took in a deep breath and knocked on the front door. Whatever happened next, he'd just have to let it happen...

Spoiler

[Mysterdio]

A knock at her door, caused Yozakura to perk up in her chair. With one final adjustment to her hair, the unique beauty made her way to the door, heels audibly clicking against the ground. Yozakura unlocked her door, swinging it open and wearing an adorable smile at the sight of her date. "Heya, Takeda." Yozakura cooed, taking his hand in her own. "You're right on time. Such a gentleman." Kura teased as she smirked. "Well, lead the way then."

[CaptainL]

Yep. This was really happening. Takeda had almost talked himself out of believing it a couple of times on the way here - the very fact that he had a date at all seemed almost too good to be true, let alone one with Yozakura Fukuda. At any moment, he figured he was going to wake up and realize that the last few days had all been a dream. But no - this was really happening. When the door opened, and he saw Kura standing there in the doorway, he knew there was no doubting it any more, and no turning back.

"O-Oh, my..." Takeda muttered. Yozakura was already more than deserving of her title of Unique Beauty, but when he saw her all dressed up, she almost seemed to be bathed in a radiant glow. His eyes went wider, and he fiddled with his tie as his heart thumped harder in his chest. Best of all, though, was what she was getting dressed up for. She wanted this as much as he did. Finally, it seemed, his life was leading him onward and upward. And he would be experiencing it all at her side. Right now, Yozakura didn't just seem like a pretty face. She was a sign of something greater.

"You...you look lovely, Ms. Fukuda-! Er...Kura, sorry..." His cheeks flushed a little harder as he glanced off - the night had barely begun, and here he was, already embarrassing himself. "Uh, force of habit, you know." He cleared his throat, hoping that Kura wouldn't be bothered too much. He just needed to focus on the future. He had a lot to look forward to, and a lot to be excited about - he'd just concentrate on that.

"So, er...you still wanted to go to dinner?" He extended his hand, offering to lead the way. Wait, did that mean he was going to be holding hands with her? He gulped again - he really wasn't prepared for this...

[Mysterdio]

An adorable giggle escaped Yozakura’s voluptuous lips as she found Takeda's attempts at compliments adorable. "Don't worry. It's our first meeting outside an interview setting, and I figure it won't be our last." The unique beauty fired a heart melting wink towards Takeda as she stepped out of her apartment. As Takeda extended an open palm, Kura feigned surprise, teasing her date a little as she placed her hand in his. "Sure. Lead the way, handsome~" Yozakura complimented, knowing it would fluster Takeda. With that, the pair made their way to the nice sushi restaurant that they had planned on.

[CaptainL]

The look on Yozakura's face as Takeda greeted her at the door could only pull harder at his heartstrings, and so too did the giggle she let out; for a moment he glanced aside, afraid to look her in the eye when his face was glowing as red as it was. How did she get even more adorable? "Oh, it's, uh...it's nothing, really." And yet, when Kura promised that they could only anticipate more of such meetings to come in the future, it could only make Takeda's heart quicken in his chest. The thought that the two of them might actually have some hope of going somewhere seemed almost unbelievable - Takeda had never expected he might actually end up in a serious relationship, let alone with a bombshell like Yozakura! And yet, Kura seemed like she wanted it to succeed. It was a thought that brought a smile to Takeda's face...though he took in a gulp a moment later. If she had this much faith in him, he thought, it was all the more important that he didn't do something stupid and blow it all now.

...Which wasn't proving an easy task, considering that Kura just called him handsome. "I-I'm..?" he blurted out, in disbelief - but then, he cleared his throat and looked aside, squeezing the girl's hand tighter. No, he couldn't act like that. He needed to own up to it! How could she put any confidence in him if he didn't have confidence in himself?

Taking in a deep breath, Takeda started off down the sidewalk, leading Kura along by the hand. "This place isn't too far...I just figured that it might be nice to take a walk over there. And, uh, makes it easy. Er...you do like sushi, right?" He glanced back at her from the corner of his eye, only to immediately look away, knowing that he'd no doubt see her reaction and know how ridiculous he looked right now. He really wasn't very good at this.

[Mysterdio]

Yozakura allowed her taller companion to guide the way. She could tell she was tugging on his heartstrings with every cute gesture, adorable smile and endearing giggle. However, Kura wasn't just doing this to fluster him, as cute as it was to see Takeda stumble over his words. The unique beauty's charms weren't just to tease. While, Takeda was nervous about impressing Yozakura, the shortstack also aimed to impress Takeda. That probably wasn't a hard thing to do considering his general demeanour and the fact that Yozakura was a gorgeous girl, but that didn't mean that the blunette didn't plan on putting in the effort.

As Yozakura felt the warmth of Takeda's hand, she squeezed his tighter with her tiny fingers. The shortstack enjoyed the feeling of her hand in Takeda's. "Yeah, of course. I mean, we did plan ahead of time." The blunette retorted, strolling down the street. As they made their way to the restaurant, Yozakura leaned into Takeda slightly. "By the way, you look good in that suit. I like a guy who can dress up~"

[CaptainL]

Think, Takeda, the interviewer told himself. This was further than he had ever gone with a girl - further than he ever thought that he would end up. The thought that he had actually come this far, and made this work - let alone with a beauty like Yozakura - was almost intoxicating, and it made his heart beat a little faster in his chest with excitement. But it beat with anxiety, too. Takeda had come further than ever before, and that meant he was seeing success. But that just meant he needed to stay on top of this, and he couldn't make any mistakes. If he did something stupid, and blew it all now, he didn't know if he'd be able to forgive himself.

Even the sensation of holding Kura's hand was pulling him in two directions. He gave it a tighter squeeze, hoping that the pressure might help ground him and calm him down; he tried to focus on her presence here, and how happy it made him. But, at the same time, that sensation reminded him he was actually on a date - he was actually holding hands with a hot girl. Something he'd never had before, and something he couldn't stand to lose. The butterflies were bubbling in his stomach, and it didn't help that Kura was reminding him of how, in his nervousness, he had already made a couple of gaffes.

"We did..? Oh, right, we did...heh..." Takeda chuckled nervously - and then chuckled some more, hoping he could pass it off as a joke. "Yeah, I meant to say that, hah-!" But as Kura leaned in closer to him - and when he felt the warmth of her body next to his, and how close she really was - he went just a little tenser. The fact that she was complimenting him just made it...better? Worse? How would you categorize this feeling, even? Either way, it sent a shiver down his spine. Or maybe a tingle? He wasn't sure...

"Oh, this? I wear suits for the job all the time...it's nothing too special." He shrugged his shoulders, trying to play the modest act. Or...did Kura seem like the kind of person who wanted someone a little fancier than that? Given how much work she'd put into her own appearance, he wouldn't doubt it. "But...I could always dress up more, if you'd like-!" he added, with a wink he hoped was convincing.

With so many thoughts running running through his head, Takeda was hardly paying attention to where he was going - and it was nearly a moment too late that he realized he was just about to pass the restaurant. Abruptly, he stopped on a dime, turning back around to face the building as he cleared his throat. "Oh, what do you know-! Here we are..."

[Mysterdio]

Takeda's forgetfulness was a little dopey, but it added to his charm in a certain way. The unique beauty could certainly appreciate a uniquely charming guy. Yozakura simply giggled at her date trying to play it off as a joke. It was a pretty obvious lie, but Kura didn't mind. It was clear he was trying to impress her and Yozakura found that thought rather flattering.

As Takeda registered Yozakura’s compliments to his attire, the shortstack figured that maybe she could quell his nerves a little. Kura liked Takeda for his earnest nature, she could appreciate an attempt to impress her, but she just wanted Takeda to be himself. Looking up at Takeda with puppydog eyes and a sickeningly sweet smile, Yozakura spoke. "Takeda, you just wear whatever you want OK? I'm sure whatever it is, it'll look nice on you." Punctuating her sentence with a little wink, Yozakura was sure her date would be flattered by such kind words from the unique beauty. Arriving at the restaurant, Kura smiled wider, excited to share dinner with Takeda.

[CaptainL]

"A-Ahh...thank you." Hearing Yozakura compliment him could only make Takeda's cheeks flush hotter, but he smiled to her nonetheless, leaning in at her side and lacing his arm closer around her own. It was moments like these, he thought to himself, that reminded him of how lucky he truly was. Kura wasn't just a hot girl with an amazing body. She was that, yes, but she was so much more. She was a kind, compassionate person who wanted nothing more than his happiness. Sure, some of Takeda's interviewees had flirted with him at times, but that had just been them playing around; he hadn't thought anything of it. This time, though, he knew that Kura's feelings went deeper. She wanted to make this work just as much as he did, and she would do whatever she could for it. And all of this had come about because of a fateful meeting in the studio. Takeda could hardly believe his luck.

As the two of them entered the restaurant, they were guided over to a table and passed the menus. Takeda looked over the selection, occasionally glancing back at Kura to see how she was responding. "So...did you have anything in mind? We could always, uh, share too, you know..."