JapanxReader : Request for ikutolovins58

So if you want an accent on Japan, you'll have to imagine it… I kind of feel like I'm overdoing it when I do Japanese accents, so I didn't want to get annoying…
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___________ walked to the store, as usual. It was in the middle of winter and the snow was swirling around in the air, covering the ground in a thick, white blanket of fluffiness. Well, she hoped it was fluffy.  Of course, there was always that [i] one [/i] American who just had to annoy her.  And she never really figured out how they became friends.  So, it was safe to believe that today would be the normal routine.  Whenever she passed by his house, he would run out yelling 'I AM THE HERO!' and tackle her to the ground.  So very painful in the summer because the concrete was the only thing that would catch her.  But now there was snow…
She tried be as unnoticeable as possible when passing by his house, but joy.  He burst through the door yelling something different.
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'HEY _________! THE HERO HAS MADE A NEW FRIEND! HE'S JAPANESE!'
Yep. Being subtle really worked out.  Maybe wearing a white coat would help next time…
Back to the present.  So Alfred made a friend who was Japanese? Interesting… maybe you could meet him instead of-
'OWWW! ALFRED! How many times do I have to ask you not to tackle me?!'
'I do it when I play football and they don't complain!'
'Well… I DON'T PLAY FOOTBALL!'
You glared at the American on top of you.
'*ahem* Excuse me, but are you _________?'
Oh. Well this was embarrassing. You heard that the Japanese were kind of conservative with their personal space… not really a good first impression.
You pushed Al off of you and stood up.
'Hi! Yep! I'm ____________'
'Oh. Nice to meet you.  I am Kiku.'
Al jumped up and put his arm around Kiku's shoulders.  Kiku slightly cringed.
'He's my new Japanese friend!'
Normally, you would joke with Alfred and say something sarcastic like, 'No, really? He looked African to me!' but you decided not to.  Just for the greater good of the world.
'... Alfred? Could you please-' Kiku made a small 'get off' motion with his hands.
'Sure!'
*awkward silence*
'So, _________! Where are you headed?'
'Going to the store.  I need to get more groceries so I don't have to live off of Spam all winter.  I heard there's going to be a huge blizzard…'
'Oh, that won't matter. I can just walk to the store if I need food.  It's only the next street down! And besides… I can just order pizza or something if it gets too cold!'
You decided not to mention that pizza delivery probably wouldn't be happening during a blizzard.  Just so it didn't go into something like, 'I AM THE HERO! THEY ALWAYS DELIVER PIZZA TO ME!'
'Well, I'm going to get something to eat anyway.  Do you guys want to come or…?'
'Meh, I'm going to go finish that video game I was playing.  It's too cold! But you can go with her if you want, Kiku.  I'm going inside!!!'
'Well… if there really is going to be a blizzard, I should probably go get more food, too.'
'Okay! Bye Al!'  You motioned to Kiku.

And walked in a really awkward silence.

You coughed.
'So… are you new here?'
'Hai.' (Yes)
More silence.  He didn't really seem to be the conversation type.
'Umm… do you like it here?'
'It seems very nice.'
Four words.  You sighed.  Making a full conversation might take a while.  You decided to do the thing you would normally do- ask tons of questions!
'So are you from Japan?'
'Hai.'
'What's it like there?'
'What do you mean?'
A question! Yessss!
'Like… what's the weather like there?'
'We have four seasons.'
Meh. It seemed like four words was the most he's compromise.  You'd have to work with it.
And then… you tripped on an unseen curb. Way to go, ______________.  Not only that, but it was one of those faceplants that everyone just [i] has [/i] to laugh at.  And everyone means everyone.  Including Kiku.
So there you were, sprawled out on the snow, and the used-to-be reserved Japanese guy was now somewhat openly laughing at you. You groaned and pushed yourself off of the snow and you found yourself face to face with his hand. Or rather face to hand with his hand… oh, whatever. You get what I mean. So you did the natural thing and took it.  He pulled you up and quietly apologized for laughing at you with a tiny smile still on his lips. You just had to smile back…
Finally, you got to the store, with fluffy fluffs of snow all over you clothes and your hair.  It was really warm, so… it melted. On you.  About 10 minutes later, your clothes were dripping with melted snow.  In other words, you were soggy.  Soggy toast.  Wet clothes aren't the most comfortable things to go around in, so you went to find Kiku to tell him you had to leave.  You found him trying to decide which kind of rice flour to get.
'Hey, Kiku?'
'Hai?'
'Um… I think I'm going to go home now because my clothes are kind of…'
You waved your sopping wet jacket around.
'Okay.  Would you like me to walk you home?'
'Well… if you're done shopping…'
He took a package of rice flour off the shelf.
'I am.'
'… Okay!'
You finished paying for what you got and then both of you left.  A little while after you stepped outside, you almost regretted leaving the store before your clothes dried off.  The water was freezing back… and your jacket was now a bit stiff with ice.
Making a pouty face, you sighed out a puff of air.
'Is something wrong?' Kiku asked.
'The water froze.'
He glanced at you and you swore you saw a 'No, really?' look on his face. But it quickly disappeared, replaced with his usual calm expression.
'Where do you live?'
'Kind of far from here. But I walk every day, so it's no big deal.'
'Oh. You can stop at my house and wait for your clothes to dry.'
'It's okay-'
'I'm going to make kabocha shiruko.  Do you want some?'
… it sounded vaguely familiar.  You searched your mind to try to remember what it was.
'Isn't that like some kind of sweet… um… soup, sort of? Like with mochi and coconut milk?'
'Hai. Have you tried it before?'
'No… I've just heard of it.'  
He stared at your face, like he was trying to decide something.
'Are you being sarcastic?'
You looked at him in surprise.
'No… why?'
'Alfred mentioned that you were sarcastic around most people.'
That... GRRRRRRRR!  Okay. Now you couldn't think of anything to say.  No excuses, no smart remarks… your mind was blank.
'Uh… really?'  Nice, ____________. Nice.
'Hai.  He told me to watch out.'
You couldn't stand it any longer. You facepalmed right then and there.
'Why… Alfred… Why do you have to make this world so awkward?'
'Alfred isn't here.'
You took a deep breath.  And made a 'you don't say?' face at Kiku.
'That, Kiku, my friend, is me being sarcastic.  And don't worry, I usually make it obvious.'
You saw him trying to hide a small smile.  You pouted, glared, and shook your head.
'That wasn't funny…' and you decided to take this all a step further.  You bent down and threw a snowball at him.
Next thing you knew, there was snow all over your face. You slowly wiped it off and saw him slightly grinning, but in the same position as before.  Just like nothing happened.
You huffed and bent down again. Only to feel a cold ball of snow hit you.
'Okay.  That's it! I declare war!'
'You declared war when you threw the first snowball.'
'…'
He waited for a reply.
'SO? That wasn't a verbal declaration.  That was just…' You still were lost for words.
He smiled slightly.
'YOU KNOW WHAT? FINE.' Then you grinned and threw another snowball at him. Only to receive two more in exchange.
You ran down the street and threw another at him over your shoulder. You looked back and found out you missed. In fact, you apparently had only made your mark the first time. And something told you that was also the last time…

And then you remembered. He's Japanese.  He has skills.  Ninja skills.

…

…

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

You had just dug your own grave.
And with that, you gave up on throwing snowballs. You ran for your sorry life.
Only to have Kiku catch up with you, pelting you with snowballs.
For the second time today, you faceplanted. Sadly, Kiku's ninja skills didn't save him this time.  He fell right on top of you.
As expected, he jumped up, rapidly apologizing at the same time.  You opened your mouth to tell him it was okay when…
'DUDE! I THINK __________ AND KIKU WERE JUST-'
'SHUT UP, AL!!! YOU'RE SUCH A PERV!'
He ran out of his house and started jumping around all over the place, yelling and trying to make it sound like some new gossip story.  
The real story: You tripped.  Domino reaction. Kiku went down with you.  Both of you got up. The end.
Alfred's story: 'I swear! I saw them *beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep*-ing!' (your thoughts: 'Al, I swear! I KILL YOU FOR THAT!')
Out of the corner of your eye, you saw Francis burst out of someone's backyard, demolishing the fence.  Right next to where the gate was.  From the look of it, it was probably Arthur's.
'What's happening?! I'M HERE!' He whipped out a camera.  You didn't want to know where it came from.
'YO! FRENCHIE! __________ AND KIKU-'
You were done. Enough was enough.
You tackled Al to the ground, slapping your hand over his mouth.
'AL! WILL YOU STOP BEING SO-'
'OHONHONHON! LOOK WHAT I FOUND!' Seconds later, you saw so many camera flashes you thought you were going to have a seizure.  You reached up, grabbed the camera, and threw it through Arthur's window, causing a loud crash.  Then ran for your life, motioning Kiku to follow you.  Both of you hid behind a tree.  Sort of.  Trees aren't usually wide enough to hide two people.  But you were far enough to see Arthur having one of his moments, screaming at Francis and Alfred, while both of them were motioning frantically, trying to say it wasn't them.  At first, they looked around to find you, but you were out of sight.  Well, from that distance, you were.  Then it went to them pointing at each other, with Arthur not-so-quietly steaming.  Quite literally. It appeared that the snow was melting around him.
'____________? I think you may have broken something a bit valuable…'
You looked at Kiku.
'That means we run.'
Both of you took off running towards Kiku's house.
And, the story ends with you and Kiku attempting to make kabocha shiruko while laughing.  Well, you were doing most of the laughing.  He was just kind of… smiling. -Ish.