Serika: Great, then… Let's go on a date tomorrow?
…
WHAT?!
She asked me out? Although she probably said it as a friend.
On the other hand, she wouldn't have said a date, she would have just asked me out!
Is this normal? I mean, we've known each other for two days, and she's asking me out. Although, all couples start out that way, but…
I've never dated anyone! What should I do?
Shiroko: Of course!
Serika: Yay! I'll come pick you up tomorrow, you don't have to dress up special, simple clothes will do. And can you send me your address?
I sent her the address.
Serika: Got it, okay, see you tomorrow!
Shiroko: See you tomorrow
After that, I saw that she went offline, so I put my phone away.
And the only thing I could do now...
Was to contact my older sister!
Approaching the door of Shizuka's apartment, I knocked on it, a few seconds later, I heard footsteps and the door opened.
Behind it stood Shizuka, wrapped in a towel, her skin was still wet.
From this sight, I involuntarily swallowed.
"Shiroko-chan? Something happened?"-I didn't answer her, but simply nodded.
"Well, come in."-she said, letting me into her apartment.
"Sit on the couch, I'll get dressed and come back now."-she said and left.
I did as she said and sat on the couch, looking around her apartment. Suddenly, a white cat jumped onto my lap.
After looking at it, I couldn't hold back and started petting it.
{Friend}
I heard a woman's voice, and began to look around, but did not find anyone. And the cat continued to rub herself against my hand.
{Again}-I heard the voice again, and looked down at the cat.
Deciding to make sure of this, I began to scratch her behind the ear.
{Oh, that's it}-so, I can understand cats?
"Who's a cute kitty, you're a cute kitty"-and began to scratch her harder
{Yes, I am a cute kitty}
"I see Miss Murka, have you made a new friend?"-I heard Shizuka's voice, next to me.
"You named the cat Miss Murka?" I asked
"Yeah, isn't it a cute name?"
"Yeah, it is." I replied
"Anyway, what happened?" she asked, I just handed her the phone.
She took it and read it.
"I get it, but coming to me wasn't the best idea, I've never had experience with this kind of thing."
"Neither have I! What if I misunderstood her? What if this is a friend's date, or maybe it's…"
"Calm down! Even though I have no experience in relationships, even I'm sure that this literally means a date."
"But we…" I stopped abruptly, remembering that according to the legend, we are childhood friends.
"You mean you being childhood friends? Well, that means you have an even better chance that this is a regular date."
"Then,,, What should I do?" I asked.
"If only I knew! Just act like you always do, no need to change because of this. I'm sure you'll be fine!"
"I… Thank you…" I said quietly.
"You're welcome. By the way, have you decided where you're going on a date yet?" I just shook my head at her question.
"She didn't say, but I think she's already decided." I replied.
"Well, I can drive you." She said.
I just nodded at her. In the end, we talked a little more, and I went to bed. I think I missed something...
Oh, right, I understand cats! But how? Or is it because I'm a cat myself? I don't know, I'll have to experiment later.
Of course, before going to bed, I didn't forget to wash and brush my teeth.
After folding my clothes, I put on the same nightgown and went to bed, falling asleep with the thought: "I have a date tomorrow!" And before I knew it, I was already awake the next morning.
Looking at my phone, it was already 8:00.
Unlocking it, I saw one unread message that had arrived five minutes ago
Serika: Are you awake yet?
Shiroko: Just now.
Serika: Great, I'll pick you up at 12:00 today.
Shiroko: Okay, I'll be waiting.
I put my phone down and got out of bed. I still have four hours to get ready for the date.
Without thinking, I headed to the bathroom and started taking a shower.
After getting out of the shower, I put on my underwear and headed to the closet to pick out clothes for today's date.
I ended up choosing a cool sweatshirt with a print on the chest, tight shorts, and over that, I put on a short skirt, really short, if I didn't wear shorts, you could easily see my underwear, that's why I had to wear shorts. The skirt was plaid, and there were chains hanging on the sides, giving me a rebellious look. I also found a choker, which I put on around my neck.
After getting dressed, I went to make myself breakfast, which consisted of an omelet and a couple of toasts.
Looking at the clock, it was already 10:30.
It took me so long to wash myself and choose clothes? Although most likely it is, there is still a mountain of different clothes in my room, on the bed, I just didn't have time to put them away.
Shiroko: Serika, by the way, where are we going?
Serika: Akihabara!
Shiroko: Oh! In any case, do you mind if Shizuka gives us a ride?
Serika: Of course!
After finishing getting ready, I sat down at the table and waited for Serika to arrive. And I had nothing left to do except scroll through the news feed.
"What the hell?!" I exclaimed in shock.
Because I saw the news: "Umbrella Corporation is making a cure for cancer."
I didn't expect that! I mean, I know they'll create zombies, but there won't just be regular zombies like in the anime. There will be a lot of mutants along with them!
This world has become much more complicated!
Although I'm sure that everything will be fine with me and Serika, I'm not sure about the others. This zombie apocalypse will be able to destroy almost all of humanity! And although I don't care about many people. I'm still worried about Shizuka, who I perceive as an older sister, about Saya, this cute pink-haired tsundere, about Saeko, this slightly sadistic girl.
Serika and I will protect these people, no matter what.
And it's best to prepare for it now. We need to buy water and food. We don't have to worry about ammo, since we have endless amounts. But food and water...
It's decided, I'll spend all the money I have to buy enough water and food!
While I was thinking, I heard a knock on the door. Looking at the clock, it was already 11:55.
I walked up to the door and opened it, behind her was Serika, in a white blouse and a white skirt.
"Hi! Wow, you look absolutely stunning, it suits you!" she said smiling
"Hi! Do you want to come in? I need to show you something." I said, blushing from her compliment.
"Of course." she replied and walked into my apartment.
"And you look beautiful too." I added quietly, but she still blushed.
"Thank you!"
As soon as she entered, she began to look around.
"You have a nice apartment," she said.
"Well, thanks, at least I didn't choose it." I said, to which she laughed.
"Anyway, what did you want to show me?"
I walked over to the table where I had left the phone, picked it up and handed it to Serika.
"Read it." I said.
Taking the phone from me, she ran her eyes over it.
"This is not good…"
"Yes!" I answered.
"The world has become much more dangerous than it should be!"
"I thought so too, but I…"
"Aren't you worried about us?" she finished for me, to which I simply nodded.
"I'm also sure that everything will be fine with us, but I understand why you're worried!" she said, handing me the phone.
"Don't worry." She said, taking my hand.
"We can protect those who are dear to us!" She added, to which I simply nodded.
"Anyway, we still have a whole month to have fun!" She added.
I just smiled at her.
"Okay, let's go." I said, and we left my apartment.
And walked towards Shizuka's apartment.
Ten minutes later, the three of us were in the car and driving towards Akihabara.
Arriving at our destination, Shizuka dropped us off.
"Have fun girls." She said and drove away.
"Well, where should we start?" I asked Serika, looking at the many anime banners and people cosplaying many characters.
"Hmm, let's eat first," she said, grabbing my hand and leading me somewhere. We ended up in front of a building with posters of maids on them.
"I read about this place on the internet! People are happy with this cafe!"
"A cafe with maids? I've always dreamed of going to such a place," I answered with a smile.
"That's great! Let's go there already," she said and pulled me by the hand again.
As we entered the building, we were met by a maid.
"Welcome, mistress!" she said and bowed.
"We'd like to reserve a table for two!" Serika said.
"Please follow me," the maid said, and we followed her.
The cafe itself was quite nice and cozy. There were quite a few maids here, who were constantly serving customers.
"Here is your table."- she said, showing us the table where we sat down.
"Here is our menu, but I recommend you a dish for couples to express your love," she said, to which I blushed, as did Serika.
Apparently, she saw us holding hands and made a conclusion, but we will not correct her.
"Um… Let's order one couples dish, and two cappuccinos."- Serika said, handing the maid the menu.
"It will be done, lady," she said bowing and left.
I looked at Serika, and said
"Well, that was rather awkward!"
"Well, I don't know, I think it's cute! I mean, there was no judgmental look from her, no disdain. She just determined from our hands that we were a couple."- Serika said smiling.
"Speaking of which… It's a date, like a friend's date…"
I didn't have time to finish, because Serika interrupted me.
"No, not like for friends!"
"I see, but why? We've only known each other for two days!" I said.
"Well, there are a few reasons for that! The first is that you're my type," she said, to which I blushed.
"Second, you're just like me, well, with this situation with the goddess and god."
"And the third reason. The apocalypse is coming in a month, so we won't have time to develop feelings for each other, so I decided to hurry with it," she said.
I blushed a little, but agreed with her. I was just afraid to admit that I liked her. And really, when the zombie apocalypse comes, we definitely won't have time for romance.
Maybe it's too early? So what, if the two of us are comfortable, then why do we even care that our relationship is developing too quickly. We will be traveling to different worlds with her, and we will be together almost all the time. So it's better to start this relationship right away.
"Thank you for waiting! I hope you like the food." - the maid's voice brought me out of my thoughts, and I looked at the table where a large plate of rice omelette was sitting.
"Can you read the spell?" - asked Serika
The maid came closer, making a heart with her hands...
" Moe Moe Kyun "- she said, and it embarrassed me a lot, as did Serika, it's one thing to see it on the screen, but quite another in reality.
It was quite awkward.
After which the maid went on to serve the visitors, and in the meantime we began to eat.
"Say 'A.'" Serika said, holding out a spoon with food.
I blushed, but still accepted the food from her, which caused a smile to appear on her face. She then closed her eyes and opened her mouth.
I could only silently roll my eyes, and did the same to her.
"It's delicious, but…" she said, then reached out her hand, touching the edge of my lips.
Then she pulled her hand away, and I saw a lump of rice on her finger, which she immediately sent into her mouth.
"This is much tastier," she said, and I felt my face burn with embarrassment.
We ended up sharing the entire portion, and feeding each other in turns, which was a little embarrassing, but overall we enjoyed each other's company and communication.
After finishing our food, we paid for our order, and left the cafe to walk around the area, hoping to find some interesting manga or anime.
As a result, we wandered around different shops, but most of all we were looking for yuri manga, as luck would have it, it was in the 18+ section, so we couldn't buy it. My hands were itching to buy anime figures that I liked, but Serika stopped me, reminding me that the zombie apocalypse was about to begin.
"Shiroko, Serika!" - we heard an unfamiliar voice of a guy.
Turning around, we saw a plump guy in glasses.
Exchanging glances with Serika, we again turned our attention to the guy.
"Who are you?" - we asked in unison.
"I'm your classmate, my name is Kohta Hirano." - he said.
"That's good, of course, but we have a date now, and you're bothering us," - Serika said irritably.
"Excuse me," he said and ran away.
"He seemed familiar to me!" I said.
"Seriously? How long has it been since you watched that anime when you were in your world?"
"Well, I watched it about seven years ago," I replied.
"Well then it's clear why you don't remember. That guy who ran away is one of the main characters in the anime. An otaku obsessed with weapons," she said.
"I see, but what did he want from us?" I asked.
She shrugged.
"I don't know, we never talked to him at school, and we didn't pay attention to him. Maybe he fell in love…" she said and fell silent.
"UGH!!!" We both felt disgusted.
We continued our date wandering around Akihabara, and by evening we were sitting in a park we found on the map.
Oddly enough, I was lying on a bench, and my head was on Serika's lap, who stroked my hair, but avoided touching my ears, as she had learned from experience that it was not a good idea to touch them, at least in such a situation.
"Aaah."- I yawned.
"How about we end our date and send you home?"- she asked.
"Yeah, and do you want to... stay the night?"- I asked her.
"Ara, are you ready to take me to bed already?"- she asked me in a sweet voice, to which I blushed.
"No, just a sleepover! I suggest we spend Sunday watching anime and doing homework together."
"We were assigned homework?" Serika asked me, tilting her head sweetly.
"Oh my god, I don't even know if you're smart or too lazy."
"50/50!" she said, to which I laughed.
"Okay, let me text Shizuka and ask her to pick us up," I said, to which she nodded.
I took out my phone and started typing a message.
Shiroko: Shizuka-sempai, can you pick us up?
Shizuka: Sure! Just tell me where you are.
Shiroko: I'll send you the GPS marker now.
I wrote and immediately sent her the GPS marker.
Shizuka: Got it! I'll be there in half an hour! And you better tell me how your date was?
Shiroko: We had fun!
Shizuka: I'm happy for you! Anyway, was it a date as a couple, or as friends?
Shiroko: As a couple.
Shizuka: Well, as I expected! Okay, I'm logging off and heading to you.
Shiroko: Ok.
Then I put my phone down and noticed Serika looking at me.
"What?" I asked.
"Let's swap!" she replied.
I just rolled my eyes and stood up from her lap, and she immediately laid her head on my lap, and I just stroked her head until she fell asleep.
After a while, I received a message from Shizuka, saying that she was at the entrance to the park.
I didn't wake Serika up, and just gently picked her up in a "princess" style, and in my sleep she snuggled closer to me, which made me blush a little.
When I got to the entrance of the park, I saw Shizuka smiling at me.
"Can you open the back door?" I asked in a quiet voice, to which she nodded and opened the door.
I carefully put Serika on the back seat, and sat down myself, putting her head on my lap. I did this just in case, so that she wouldn't fall off when the car moved.
When I got to the apartment, I took her to my room, and I went to the sofa and without thinking, plopped down on it, and immediately felt tired, so I closed my eyes and fell asleep.