The Bet

Shun was getting ready to go out; he wore a royal blue jacket over a white shirt and a pair of black chinos.

Shun got ready and sat at the desk in his room, looking at all his savings laid out on his desk.

He wanted nothing more than to bang his head on the table as he thought about the day in front of him.

Shun: "Why did I agree to the bet? What was I thinking, she is Momoi Satsuki. She can predict the future of growth; of course, she will score excellent marks."

Shun thought to the meeting that he and Satsuki had a week ago.

-*-*-*-*-

Shun was in the living room of the Momoi household, and in his hands was a sheet issued by his school, which showed the marks he had scored in the final examination of the second trimester. In front of him was Satsuki with a similar sheet of paper in her hands.

She was smiling gently at Shun. Shun felt overwhelming confidence in that smile.

Shun gritted his teeth and said quite impatiently.

Shun: "Let's get this over with it. We will exchange the mark sheet, none of the one subjects at a time crap."

Satsuki's smile widened a little more, and she said.

Satsuki: "Okay, if that is what you want. Whatever you want."

The confidence in her voice made Shun feel doubt about his victory.

Shun turned his sheet upside down and slid it across the table, Satsuki followed the same.

Shun gulped as he picked up Satsuki's grade sheet, he looked at Satsuki before seeing the results and found that she was looking at him with the smile.

Shun narrowed his eyes and turned them back to the mark sheet. He flipped the paper and saw Satsuki's marks.

Shun was shocked, Satsuki had scored ninety-five plus marks in all her subjects except one, and in that subject, she had ninety-plus marks.

On the other hand, Shun's marks were in the ninety to the ninety-five range. Shun had lost in every single subject.

Satsuki giggled and said.

Satsuki: "It seems it's a wipeout."

Shun looked up at Satsuki, and at that moment, Satsuki clicked a photo of Shun's devastated face.

Shun: "Hey! Why are you taking a photo of me?"

Satsuki tilted her head and replied.

Satsuki: "Hmm, Dai-chan asked me to click a photo of you if I win, something about the revenge of the fallen, and send."

Shun wasn't able to even offer any resistance before Satsuki sent the photo to Aomine.

Shun slumped in his seat and looked at his lap.

Shun: 'Is this karma? Am I experiencing karma for torturing Aomine, and it is biting me back through Satsuki-chan, who I used to torture him.'

Shun laughed at the cruel hand that fate dealt out to him.

Shun was brought out of his trance by a snap of Satsuki's fingers.

Shun looked at her and his eyes wide. Satsuki had donned her business face.

Satsuki: "Now let's talk business, my choice of restaurant is a cafe named Cafe de l'ambre.

I will be emailing you the dishes that I will be eating at the cafe, so please prepare the money accordingly. We will be meeting on the first Friday of our winter vacations, so please keep your schedule clear."

On the same day, he got Satsuki's email about the food she was going to eat, and the money he had to bring, including taxes.

Shun had cried himself to sleep that day, thinking about his hard-earned savings going out in a single day.

-*-*-*-*-

Shun called Satsuki's phone to ask her if she was ready. The phone rang three times before Satsuki picked up.

Satsuki: "Hello."

Shun: "Satsuki-chan, are you ready?"

Satsuki: "Yeah, I am ready. Please meet me outside in two minutes."

Shun: "Alright. I will meet you outside."

Shun got down from his room, checked the house for any lights, took the keys from the key hanger, and left the house.

He got in front of Satsuki's house, and in about twenty seconds of waiting, Satsuki came out.

Satsuki was wearing a white cardigan, light brown shorts, light-colored leggings, brown high boots, and a red dotted scarf.

Shun's eyebrows went up without him knowing, and he compliments flew out of his mouth.

Shun: "You look good today."

Satsuki raised one eyebrow and asked Shun a question in a fake angry voice.

Satsuki: "You mean, I don't usually look good."

Shun sweatdropped at that and cleared his throat to explain.

Shun: "Of course not, I didn't mean that. You just look especially pretty today."

Satsuki smiled at Shun and said.

Satsuki: "I am just messing with you. Thank you for the compliment."

But at the same time, she thought.

Satsuki: 'Pretty, huh.'

Shun sighed in relief when Satsuki smiled. He didn't want her to upset, he didn't want her to order more things at the cafe, and jack up the already high bill.

Shun and Satsuki walked up to the bus station and boarded a bus to the cafe.

Shun found Satsuki a seat, and they talked on the journey for the whole ride.

Shun: "Rakuzan High School won their second championship in three years, it was already impressive for them to win three consecutive winter cup championships. They are sweeping all the competitions with amazing dominance."

Satsuki had also heard about Rakuzan and their performance in the high school scene.

Satsuki: "They are an old powerhouse. They have attended every single winter cup since it's founding, somewhere along the line they got so famous that many of the talented individuals started to gather there, and they have maintained their reign as the oldest kings since then."

They talked about basketball for half of the bus ride, and Shun decided to change the subject.

Shun: "Enough about basketball, tell me about the cafe we are visiting. I can't even remember the name of the cafe."

Satsuki then went on and on about parfaits, cakes, sweets, coffee, and the book library at the cafe. Just hearing about the cafe made Shun want to eat there, even if just a while ago, he was loathing on the damn cafe.

Satsuki: "We are going to have so much fun at the cafe. I bet that you will forget about the dent on your wallet when you get there."

Shun narrowed his eyes and denied her predictions.

Shun: "Yeah, no way that's going to happen."

-*-*-*-*-

Shun was wrong; he was totally in love with the cafe.

He couldn't stop eating the pasta that he had ordered, and after that was a blur. He joined Satsuki in ordering, and they started to share dishes.

Shun, whose savings were going down by half, was now close to being ninety percent spent, and he didn't mind one bit.

Shun: "This is so good."

Shun almost cried, eating the food.

Satsuki giggled at Shun, seeing him eating and enjoying the dishes wholeheartedly. Satsuki was worried that Shun wouldn't enjoy the time on their little outing.

Satsuki: 'He looks like he is having fun.'

Satsuki smiled at the sight of Shun enjoying, and as it was said, joy was contagious.

Shun turned his eyes to Satsuki to tell her to eat some of the cake he was having and saw that the most beautiful smile he had ever seen.

Shun didn't know at the time, but at this was the moment his feeling for Satsuki took a turn.

Shun forget all about the cake and just kept looking at her.

Satsuki, who felt his gaze looked up at him.

Satsuki: "What is it?"

Shun took a couple of seconds to get himself together and replied.

Shun: "Nothing. Here try this cake, it's so good."

Shun and Satsuki had fun at the cafe. Satsuki even recommended a few books for Shun to read.

By the end of their day, both Shun and Satsuki were completely happy and satisfied with how their day went.

They reached their homes, laughing at something that Shun had said.

Satsuki: "I had a lot of fun today, thank you for being such a good company, and I am sorry about you paying for all of it even if it was the part of the deal."

Shun waved his hand and said.

Shun: "No, it's fine. I started my day dreading it, but it was a great experience. Thanks to you, the day was amazing."

They both said their goodbyes and entered their houses.

-*-*-*-*-

When Satsuki entered her home, she was greeted by her mother.

Mrs. Momoi: "Welcome back. How was your date with Shun-chan?"

Satsuki almost tripped on her feet when she heard her mother calling their bet a date.

Satsuki: "Mom! What are you talking about it was not a date?"

Mrs. Momoi tilted her head with her hand on her cheek.

Mrs. Momoi: "Honey, are you sure that it wasn't a date?"

Satsuki: "No, it wasn't a date. What makes you think it was?"

Mrs. Momoi explained her reasoning to her daughter.

Mrs. Momoi: "You both went out to have lunch, correct?"

Satsuki nodded.

Satsuki: "Yes, we went to the cafe I always wanted to go."

Mrs. Momoi continued.

Mrs. Momoi: "Did you enjoy yourselves?"

Satsuki smiled and said.

Satsuki: "It was amazing. Shun-kun is fun to spend time with."

Mrs. Momoi: "And, he paid for everything."

Satsuki: "Yes, that was part of the bet."

Mrs. Momoi looked at her daughter with a smile.

Mrs. Momoi: "Dear, bet, or not. That is essentially a lunch date."

Satsuki thought for a moment and recalled her day. She had dressed up for the occasion, she had gone out with a boy, and she had fun.

As she thought of this, her face became redder and redder.

Satsuki: 'Oh my god. I just went on my first date!'

Mrs. Momoi smiled gently as she looked at her daughter, finally realizing that she had her first date.

Mrs. Momoi: 'I have to tell this to her father. My girl is growing up.'

That was a mistake as Mr. Momoi wept himself to sleep, saying that his girl was growing too fast.