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glasswingsndreamz · 5 years

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Bet on Me (4)

Fandom: Naruto

Pairing: Yamato/Tenzo x Reader

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Summary: Yamato goes on a date, but of course nothing goes as planned.

Yamato tugged on the sleeves of his button up shirt. Uncomfortable was an understatement for how he felt at that moment. It didn’t help that he was alone at the restaurant. To be fair he had arrived half an hour earlier than the time he was supposed to meet his date. Now it was only a few minutes passed the set time that his date was supposed to meet him. There was no reason to be so anxious. People could be late all the time for several reasons. She was only a few minutes late. There was no need to panic and worry that he had been stood up. There was no reason for that to happen. He just needed to calm down.

His waiter had passed by several times already and Yamato could have sworn he saw pity on the man’s face. That did nothing to ease his nerves. The waiter had already refilled his water once already.

It certainly didn’t help that it had been a long time since his last date. Six months to be exact. That time had been an attempt to move on from his feelings and look how well that turned out. It had been at least two weeks since the encounter with your date. Thankfully he hadn’t seen the guy since then, but he wouldn’t be surprised if you went off with him without Yamato’s knowledge.

Deliberately he sat in order to face that door. That proved to be a mistake as his gaze remained focused on the entrance the entire time. With each person that stepped inside he wondered if they were the person Kakashi set him up with.

This time was no different as a young woman stepped inside the restaurant. When she seemed to be looking around, Yamato found himself feeling both hopeful and even more anxious than before. She was pretty. Which wasn’t much of a surprise if it was the person Kakashi set him up with. The man knew many attractive people since he always seemed to attract them himself. Yamato wouldn’t have been surprised if the woman fancied Kakashi herself at least once in the time that she knew him. At least if she was his date tonight.

She must have been since she began walking in his direction when they made eye contact.

“Are you Yamato?” she asked once she stood in front of him.

“Yes and you’re Raina?” Yamato asked politely.

“That’s me,” she said before sliding into the booth across from him. “It’s nice to meet you,” she held out her hand for him to shake. He quickly shook her hand, hoping she wouldn’t have enough time to notice how sweaty his hands were.

“It’s nice to meet you too,” he said. An awkward silence followed which was quickly relieved by his waiter asking his date what she wanted to drink. Politely she asked for a water of her own.

“I’ll give you a few minutes to decide what you want to order,” the waiter nodded and went off to fetch her drink. Yamato mentally begged him not to leave.

This was already starting to feel awkward and he felt much more anxious and nervous than he had previously. This was a very uncomfortable situation. It only proved to be a reminder on why he chose not to date that often. Agreeing to go on a blind date that Kakashi had set up was a mistake. It might not have been so difficult if he had known her. It was harder with strangers when you didn’t know what to say or what their interests were. Talking was more of a guessing game in this case and he desperately hoped that he wouldn’t offend his date in anyway.

“So how do you know Kakashi?” Yamato asked in an attempt to make conversation. He found himself having a hard time keeping eye contact for so long. This woman was a stranger. His thoughts reminded him that he was practically using her. This felt wrong on so many levels.

“We used to work together a long time ago. I switched jobs a while back but we still keep in touch every once in a while. He can be sweet at times,” Raina said as she flipped through the menu. Yamato had decided on what he wanted a long while ago. “How did the two of you meet?”

“I actually met him through work too. He was my supervisor at one point. I’m working elsewhere now though, but we’re still close friends,” Yamato said, hand gripping the glass of water in his hand tightly.

“Ah I see. Well I’ll have to thank him later for setting me up with you. I didn’t know he had such handsome friends,” she smiled at him in what seemed to be a flirtatious manner.

“Oh- um thank you. You’re very pretty yourself,” he stammered, taken aback by the sudden compliment. Oh gosh why hadn’t Kakashi taught him how to act in these kinds of situations? This was not going to go well.

Yamato was eternally grateful when the waiter came just in time and set the glass of water in front of Raina.

“What will you two be having tonight?” the waiter asked.

Raina answered first, ordering lasagna and Yamato chose to go for a salad. Once again they were left alone after the waiter took their menus and headed towards the kitchen to place their orders.

This was going to be a long date. Even the last date, a fake date, he had been on was less awkward than this.

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They walked into the restaurant hand in hand. Yamato’s palms had already grown sweaty from nervousness but you still held a strong grip on him.

“A table for two please,” you said once a waitress greeted you and asked if it was just the two of you or if there would be more joining the two of you. Yamato followed behind you as the waitress led you both to a booth and placed two menus on the table.

It didn’t take long for another waitress to stop by and take your order.

“Oh we’d also like to order that free appetizer too please. For the Valentine’s day couple’s special?” you said, reaching out to grab Yamato’s hand across the table. He was quick to take your hand in his own, intertwining his fingers with yours.

“Of course. Anything else I can get you two?” the waitress smiled kindly.

“Nope we’re good,” you returned the smile before glancing shyly at Yamato. “Is there anything else you need sweetheart?”

“No, I’m good,” he shook his head, eyes focused on you. He didn’t dare make eye contact with the waitress. He couldn’t help but worry that she would see right through him.

“Great. I’ll go place your orders. Happy Valentine’s day,” she said before walking off with your orders.

“See, I told you we could pull it off,” you spoke quietly, just loud enough for him to hear. To anyone else it might seem like you were whispering flirtatious compliments or sharing an inside joke between two lovers. “Now we just gaze lovingly into each others eyes until they kick us out for being so gross,” you joked.

That got a laugh out of him. He couldn’t help but smile at you, feeling better about the situation. At least the two of you would get something free out of the situation. It was as close to a real date as he was going to get with you and he was going to enjoy it while it lasted.

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“So Kakashi didn’t actually tell me much about you… Do you have any hobbies?” Raina asked before taking a sip of her water. At least Yamato wasn’t alone in having awkward conversations.

“I read when I have the time. My roommate and I sometimes play games together if that counts. I also enjoy gardening.”

“Oh wow! What types of plants are you growing right now?” she seemed excited by this fact.

“Unfortunately nothing really extravagant. Really I’m just taking care of a few house plants since I’m living in an apartment currently. My roommate has a few plants too. I used to grow a lot of plants before I went to college and I lived at home, but now there’s no space for it. I’d love to do more gardening when I move into a different home though,” Yamato said. He was surprised to find how easy it was to open up. At least talking was getting easier. “What about you? What do you like to do in your free time?”

“I like baking a lot. Drawing is fun too but I’m not great at it. I think it would be nice to grow plants but it seems like I kill every plant I touch,” she joked.

“You can’t be that bad at it,” Yamato reassured her.

“I killed a cactus once.”

“Nevermind then,” he said, smiling when she laughed.

Once again they were interrupted by the waiter placing their food in front of them.

“I’ve gotta say you have pretty good tastes in restaurants. I can’t say I’ve ever been here before. It’s pretty nice here,” she said after finishing her first bite of her lasagna.

“Thank you. It’s a nice break not to have to cook for once,” Yamato said as he dug into his own meal.

“Wow you even know how to cook. That’s a rare trait at least for most of the men I know,” she said in appreciation.

“Ha yeah. My roommate is actually the one who taught me how to cook. I cook for her a lot now and I know she appreciates it. You should have seen how bad I was at it before,” Yamato smiled at the memories. In the first few months of living with you he had been a disaster in the kitchen. It was a miracle he hadn’t burnt down the apartment or killed the two of you. On more than one occasion he had forgotten to turn off the oven, but thankfully you had always been quick to notice and make sure he had done so. He had you to thank for his ability to cook so well now.

“Oh, you live with a woman?” she seemed surprised by this.

“Yeah. I do,” he said cautiously. Would that be an issue for her? That might lead to some issues that Yamato honestly wasn’t willing to deal with. If living with a woman bothered her then the date was going to end a lot sooner than he originally thought.

“Are the two of you very close?”

“We’re very close friends if that’s what you mean. We’ve been living together for about three years now. We tell each other just about everything,” Yamato answered, straightening up in his seat. He was fully prepared to be on the defensive side if need be.

“Does she know you’re on a date right now?” she asked, face neutral.

Yamato remained silent. Instead he chose to pick at his food with his fork, focusing his attention elsewhere.

“Ah, I see,” she continued eating her food. “Kakashi was right. You really do have it bad for her don’t you?”

Yamato was glad he hadn’t taken a drink at that moment. He would have spit it right out at her.

“E-excuse me?” he asked, desperately hoping he hadn’t heard her right.

“Kakashi mentioned you were trying to get over your feelings for your roommate. I didn’t know it was this bad. You’ve brought her up a lot this entire time. I’d say you’re pretty hopeless. All you have left to do is talk about how pretty she is and then there’s really no saving you,” Raina said. Well this couldn’t be any more humiliating.

“Oh God. I’m so sorry about this,” Yamato had no idea what to say. What were you supposed to say in a situation like this?

“Don’t be. I mean it’s still a free meal for me, right?” she smiled sweetly at him. It felt a lot like he was being blackmailed right now. Wow this had gone very wrong very quickly.

“Yes- of course. I already planned on paying for you as well. Don’t worry about that,” he said. Right now he had a rather hard time finding the desire to eat. His appetite had left him completely at this point. Raina on the other hand was nearly finished with her own meal.

“Now that we got that out of the way, I’d be happy to help you with your issue,” she said, crossing her legs under the table.

“What?” he inwardly panicked. What was that supposed to mean? Was she suggesting…?!!! She was certainly very pretty but the thought of sleeping around really put him off at the moment. It would feel wrong on so many levels. The thought alone left him sick to his stomach.

“I’m going to help you win your girl over,” she smiled deviously before taking the last bite of her meal.

Yamato remained skeptical, eyeing her warily. “How?”

“Let’s go to your place and you’ll find out. Your roommate should be home right now, right?”

“Yes I think so. At least that’s what she told me.”

“Perfect. Let’s grab the check and go!”

Yamato remained suspicious and slightly worried as he caught the waiter’s attention to ask for the bill and a box to go for himself.

This night wasn’t turning out at all like he had planned.

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