Shining Brown Eyes
A High School AU where Cinder takes time off her mechanics job, goes to the bookstore to buy a new sheet of blueprints and some notebooks—and that’s where she meets Kai. Inspired by this post! ☺️ Thanks Anon!
“You need a break, Cinder.”
Cinder looked up to see Iko, her amazing blue-haired friend, with her hands on her hips and frowning at her.
“No, thanks, Iko. I’m fine,” Cinder responded, picking up a wrench on her table and cleaning it with an old rag.
“Seriously, Cinder. You need a break from Adri!” snapped Iko, squatting next to her and brushing off the dust in Cinder’s hair.
Cinder smiled. “Iko. That’s really generous of you, but—”
“Go, go!” Iko snatched both the wrench and rag from the mechanic’s metal grip. “I’ll take care of this. It’s your birthday!”
“Oh.” Cinder checked her internal calendar. December 21st. “I… didn’t notice.”
A snort. “Adri doesn’t let you notice. She’s been distracting you from the purposes in life!” Iko waved her hands.
“I sort of like the work,” said Cinder, grabbing her work gloves off the table and slipping them on.
“Like?!”
Cinder flinched and turned down her audio interface.
All Cinder knew next was being shoved out the door and pushed onto the sidewalk.
“Have fun on your shopping spree!” yelled Iko from the apartment.
Cinder sighed. Then she remembered that she ran out of blueprint template sheets and notebooks to fill in her drafts for her bioengineering course in school.
Might as well go to the bookstore, Cinder thought.
It took only a few minutes to walk to her destination. The little bell gave a small jingle as Cinder pushed open the door with her elbow.
Checking her gloves and boots, she entered.
The shopping spree did not go well.
As she headed to the notebooks section, she bumped into somebody, resulting in her left glove tumbling to the floor.
Cinder cursed.
The “somebody” she ran into cursed as well. “Gah! Sorry, sorry!”
Cinder stood up and picked up the glove from the floor.
She looked up and caught the glint of shining brown eyes and black hair.
Drat!
Cinder pulled on her glove while he wasn’t looking.
“Uhm… sorry I bumped into you,” she said. Then suddenly she remembers this guy. He’s the one Iko had been rambling about all week. Kaito Prince—one of the richest young entrepreneurs ever.
I finally got his number! Iko had said. I ran into him yesterday. Do you wanna meet him?
Cinder had shrugged.
Oh. No. No.
“You must be Cinder?” he asked.
“…yes.”
“Iko’s your sister?”
“…uhm. Yeah. You’re… Kaito Prince, right?”
“Just call me Kai. Kaito is way too fancy for me.”
All Cinder could do was blink and nod.
“Iko told me you wanted to meet me.”
Cinder had been expecting that statement—still, she went into a panic. She stood up from her kneeling position. “Oh! Uh— When Iko asked me I wasn’t really thinking straight and I was really distracted at the time, so—” She cleared her throat.
Was that disappointment in his eyes?
“Uhm… well, do you wanna hang out sometime?” Kai asked.
“Yes. I mean- okay,” Cinder said. She gulped. “I might be a little busy so—”
“That’s fine,” replied Kai almost immediately. “Here’s my number.” He took Cinder’s left hand and slipped a sticky note into it.
An electric pulse ran through her the moment Kai’s hand met hers.
“I guess I’ll call you later, then?” said Kai.
“Maybe,” said Cinder.
“Oh. Okay. Then, uhm… Bye. Happy birthday.”
Cinder waved back without a word.
As she headed back to the apartment, notebooks in hand, she wondered:
Was she in love?
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