Futaba wouldn't know what hit her. For once Akira finally had the upper hand on his know it all little girlfriend and he was going to surprise her. He'd only done it a few times when they became couple was a prime example, and again when he poured a heart into her cup of coffee.

There was something about the shocked looked she got when her brain shut down as she tried to process all the information until it made sense. It was just unbelievably cute.

After months of planning everything had come together perfectly. The entire crew knew that he was moving back into Sojiro's attic next week, Futaba knew that he wanted to surprise them by showing up three days earlier. But what Futaba didn't know was that he was showing up a full week in advance and was going to ambush her at Shujin.

It wasn't easy to surprise Futaba, largely because of her habits of hacking and tendency to check up on him. She fully admitted to having his cell phone's GPS location always opened on her computer. When he initially told her about the plan to move back she had spewed a slue of train stations, their location, delays and ticket availability in a slew of messages.

Which is why he took the following steps. His Cellphone was off, Morgana was staying with Anne in America for summer, he had paid for everything with cash, there was no possible way that Futaba would be expecting him to pick her up at school today.

Akira exited the train a smile, he pushed his glasses up and waded through the light lunch time crowds that were ever persistent. If he ever needed evidence of what The Phantom Thieves had done was a train ride, people seemed much more… alive.

"Right then, time to steal Futaba's heart." Despite himself there was a small part of him that still thought like joker. That was a lie, most of him still thought like joker. "Again,... for like the third time."

"Mwehehe." That laugh, Akira knew that laugh all too, there was no mistaking it. Futaba. He spun to see his girlfriend leaning against one of the many pillars of the busy train station. She was wearing her Shujin Academy uniform, looking as adorable as ever. A light blush was on her face that was partially obscured by her glasses. "Y-You-you don't need to steal my heart, it's already yours!"

For a few moments as Futaba closed the distance between them Akira stood stunned. She had ambushed him! Did she do a cognition shift to realign the parameters of their encounter? Why was she so adorable? And those words she was simply too much.

"Mwehehe, looks like I found a C.C. that works on you!" Futaba cheered by pumping her fist. "Now, do you have anything you want to say to your patient girlfriend that you haven't seen in months and has been waiting for an hour in a busy subway."

Akira shook his head to clear himself from the daze, a genuine smile grew on his face. And then it shifted into what they called his 'Joker Smirk'. "I'm just still surprised they have a uniform in your size."

Her glare grew hot and her blush began to spread across her whole head. She stomped her feet then stood on her toes trying to look bigger while she bristled. "Akira! You jerk! The first thing you say to me is that I'm short."

"And the first thing I do to you is kiss you." His move had caught her off balance, all that left was an all out attack. Akira swooped in low and seized Futaba's lips with his own. A few tender moments passed between them, just long enough to brush against what would be considered obscene in public. "Besides, you're the most beautiful girl I know."

Ahh there it was that complete and utter stunned look he had he coveted. He could clearly watch as the gears in Futaba's head began to grind against each other. Slowly her cognitive functions began to return And she began to flail her arms. "No fair using a move that's super effective against me!"

She put one of her fingers directly in his face. "To compensate I demand that you take me out for Sushi!"

"Shouldn't you be in school though?" Akira asked, he had chosen to arrive midday when traffic would be the lightest, Futaba should still have at least another hour or two left. "You're not playing hookie are you?"

"Mwehehe," Futaba's mood flipped, she needlessly pushed her glasses up on her nose simply to look cool - really all it did was make her look adorkable. "I'll have you know that I told Kawakami you were coming today and she managed to let me go early!"

Years later and his old homeroom teacher was still looking out for him it seemed. Akira could felt his smile shift into a smirk, he pushed his glasses up - actually looking suave. "Fine then, I guess we can go on a Sushi date."

"D-d-date!" Futaba squeaked, "But I'm not dressed for it, and I'm so not ready for this! I even have heels! There I… give me your hand and lets go!"

Akira allowed Futaba to guide him out of the subway, her face rich with a blush that shined as bright as her hair.

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Akira smiled as he watched his tiny girlfriend eat more Sushi than he did in the most unlady like fashion. He honestly wondered where she put it all, it certainly didn't go to her height, and she was as slender as ever, if perhaps a bit more womanly.

They should go to the beach.

She'd probably try to wear that creepy mask again, though that would make it easier to appreciate her. Akira shook the perverse thoughts from his head and folded his hands in front of his face; there would be time for that later. "So, how did you find out I was coming today?"

Futaba froze mid bite and turned away from him. "Promise not to be mad?"

"Why would I be mad?" He could sense her fears run wild around her mind, he placed a hand on her head and gave her a soft pat. The effect soothed her instantly.

"I found out that you bought a ticket when I saw your phone go to the train station, I was excited and kind of hacked their system to find out what time you'd be coming." She turned back to face him though her eyes drifted down to the side. "I thought if I surprised you, you'd forgive me for spoiling your surprise."

Dammit, he had been so careful! How could he forget to leave his phone at his parent's house when he went to buy the ticket! Oh well there were other ways he could surprise Futaba, especially now that he was home.

Home; that was an odd feeling but it felt right. And he knew exactly why he felt at home. He leaned over and placed a soft kiss on top of Futaba's head. "I'm just happy seeing you again."

Futaba gave a startled squeal and scooted close to him. "You totally stole that from Season 2 of Shirayuki!"

"Doesn't mean it's not true."

She finished one last roll of sushi and buried her head into his chest to hide her red face. "You jerk don't say stuff like that it raises my happiness to the max."

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Shorter than my other works, but I wanted see what ya'll thought of it.

Anyways, I'mma write more of these two dorks later.