Karma x Reader || Appearances

|72| Red And White

You looked at her in silence, and took notice of the worry now etched in her features, very different from the playful friend you were used to.

"No. I'm the one who's sorry." You finally sighed, and gave her a tired smile. "You're right. I shouldn't overthink so much. Plus, I'm sure it's all going to be fine." You nodded your head, as if you were mentally convincing yourself of your words.

"You sure?" She pursed her lips, still a bit worried.

After a lot of reassuring, Nakamura and you continued on with your task.

Once you had skimmed through all the articles in the shop, and had picked the ones you liked, you headed to the dressing room to try them out.

You were having quite a lot of fun shopping with Nakamura. Your blonde friend had a knack for making everything entertaining, and this was no exception. She had even gone as far as to make you model for her, which at first you found extremely embarrassing. But after the first few outfits, you actually began enjoying it since it was mostly just to goof around.

So, the two of you would put together the silliest outfits you could find, and you would then pretend to be a model at a high-end fashion show. Nevertheless, acting the part out was much more difficult than it seemed as you could barely move in those outfits, let alone walk. Nine out of ten times you had broken character, mainly due to Nakamura who would burst into a fit of laughter at the seriousness of your face and the ridiculousness of the outfit.

In the end, the two of you would be on the floor, maniacally laughing and being unable to stop because as soon as one of you managed to calm down, the other one would pass it on, and the cycle would continue.

So yes, it was certainly much more entertaining than going with your mother, who was one of the most difficult people to please. Whenever you went shopping, she would disapprove of almost all the clothes you picked, to the point where you eventually ended up giving up and just going along with whatever she wanted.

After a few minutes of struggling with the piece of clothing, you finally managed to figure out how to put on the complicated skirt. So, with one swift movement, you swept the curtain to the other side, and showed the outfit to your friend.

"Sorry for taking so long. I had a little trouble with the zipper." You sheepishly rubbed the back of your head.

What surprised you, however, was that instead of Nakamura's teasing remarks and mischievous smile, you were greeted with a sight that broke your heart.

Nakamura's eyes were glued to her phone, brow furrowed a little bit and lips pouting slightly.

"Are you alright?" Your eyebrows knit together in worry as you crouched down to her eye level.

Upon noticing your close presence, Nakamura quickly turned off her phone and tossed it back inside her pocket. "Oh, yeah, yeah," she was quick to reassure you "That skirt looks great on you by the way. You should totally buy it."

You pursed your lips. You knew why she was feeling so down today and you wanted nothing more than to help her. You had really hoped going shopping would distract her from Kayano and Nagisa's date, but it seemed it only postponed the inevitable.

"Hey, any news about Maehara?" You decided to ask, treading very lightly as you slowly took the seat beside her on the couch.

Nakamura simply shrugged dismissively. "Nothing much. We started talking a bit more after Valentine's Day but that's about it."

"Oh." Your gaze lowered. "And... what about Nagisa?" You pursed your lips.

She looked away from you and nervously bit her bottom lip. "What about him?" She tried to say as nonchalantly as possible.