Close to You || Chifuyu Matsuno

Chapter 15

After a few seconds, when the initial shock left your system, you shook your head a little and let out a small laugh.

"Why would we be dating?"

"Why not?"

"I barely know Chifuyu."

"But you always smile when you're together!"

"That's not enough reason for that, Amaya." you said, a light blush covering your cheeks, thinking about your handsome neighbor.

You picked up your pen, and continued drawing Chifuyu's tattoo, while Amaya leaned closer to look at it.

"Why are you drawing it again?"

"I'm making it bigger, so I can put it on Chifuyu." you replied with a grin.

"Chifuyu's gonna have another tattoo?" Amaya asked excited.

"Yep."

"Can I have one too?"

Your eyes widened and you quickly looked up at Amaya.

"Uhm, no."

"Why not?" she asked with a frown.

"It's something only grown ups can have."

"Why?"

'Oh my god, it sure shows that her mother is a journalist.'

"You're starting to act like your mother."

"Why?"

"You're asking a lot of questions." you smiled and Amaya giggled.

"So can I have one when I'm a grown up?"

"Sure."

"Yay!" Amaya exclaimed happily and you laughed, imagining the face of Takemitchi as he sees her daughter's ink for the first time.

An hour later you were walking through the door of your apartment with Amaya.

"What do you wanna watch?" you asked as you followed her to the couch.

"Beauty and the Beast!"

You walked to your computer and copied the movie to your pendrive, then you put it in your TV and started the film.

You saw as Amaya picked up one of your sketchbooks from under the coffee table and put it in her lap, looking at your drawings.

"Why is that some of your drawings are colored but some of them are black and white?"

"The pencils I used to buy are very expensive, and I can't afford them anymore."

Being an assistant in a flower shop pays less than being a tattoo artist after all.

"Why don't you use cheaper ones then?" Amaya asked as she put down your sketchbook and pulled out her pencils from her small light blue backpack.

"I'm so used to the expensive ones that I don't enjoy drawing with the cheaper ones." you tried to explain it to her, while you handed her some papers.

Amaya nodded understanding, and she started drawing next to you, while you put on your glasses and continued drawing Chifuyu's tattoo.

Soon you heard a knock on the door and you looked at it in confusion. Your eyes shifted from it to Amaya, then back at the door.

"Want me to open it?" she asked when she saw your hesitation.

You shook your head and stood up.

"No, I get it." you said nervously, then you slowly walked to the door. You looked out the peephole, then let out a sigh of relief when you saw a familiar face.