Room 504, Friday Early Evening

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It was getting colder, and Ino wasn’t all that fond of the cold unless there was also snow that she could throw at people, so Ino’s dress for tonight was a bit warmer than she liked her dresses.

But warmth won out over favouring lighter fabrics. She added tights, and casual heeled boots and left her hair down. Slightly dressed up yes, but nothing (hopefully) that would send him running for the hills.

[For that boy who flails a lot.]

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Ichigo could do this. He could. Really. If he just kept saying that enough, he might just believe it.

Dressing smart? Was not as simple as it sounded, but he'd had some help to find the right button-down shirt and jacket to go with it. He stalled in front of Ino's door, making sure he hadn't managed to crumple his jacket up already. Then checked his hair only to remember there was nothing to check about his hair.

Okay then. He took a deep breath and then knocked. He could do this.

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"Come in," she called, standing and setting one of her notebooks back on the desk as she did so. "It's not locked."

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He was picking her up! Wasn't it some sort of rule that she needed to open the door so there would be the whole first impression thing.

Stop over thinking, Kurosaki.

He opened the door and oh hey... Was he underdressed? He needed to make a compliment now, right? Right. He was going to think of one any time soon. After he stopped staring. "Hi."

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She grinned at him. "Hey, yourself," Ino said, smoothing the front of her dress down. It was casual, dammit.

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It showed more leg than he was used to! Which might be why his mouth was suddenly going dry and he was still staring.

"You um..." Something that wasn't daggy or lame. "You look good."

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"Thanks," she said, pleased enough even if that was basic. "You don't look so bad yourself."

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He opened his mouth to say that Angela had helped, when he remembered the whole 'don't talk about other girls' rule.

"Thanks," he said and even if his compliment was basic, the amount of staring wasn't. "I'm not late, am I?"

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The staring, actually, made her more confident.

"Not late at all," she assured him, and that, really, made her happy too. "I just finished getting ready early."

She's been a bit excited. Ino stepped over to him, snagging her purse, and daringly pressed a quick kiss to his cheek.

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He ducked his head automatically, his hand coming out to lightly touch her elbow. "Should we go then? Or was there something you wanted to do first?"

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"Something?" she teased lightly. "What're you thinking about?"

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"Nothing!" he said instantly. "I just wanted to make sure. We can go."

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That got a grin out of her. "Lead the way," she said lightly.

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"The Sushi Station, right?" he checked and he quickly moved over to the door to hold it open for her.

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She gave him a bit of a surprised, but pleased glance, for that and nodded.

"The Sushi Station," she agreed.