Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 78

Chapter 78: First Date
(A/N: Thank you for all the kind reviews, as promised this chapter is part of the mini mass release as a thank you to all who have taken the time to leave a review!)

“Yes, I slept very deeply last night. What about you? How are your injuries?” she asked, yawning. Her eyes were still watery from just waking up.

Julian chuckled, seeing her drowsy state. “I slept great, fell asleep as soon as I touched the bed, although the mattress at the post office was nicer.”

He walked over and began brewing a pot of coffee. “Go sit down. What do you want to eat? There’s still one bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich left. Let me heat it up for you.”

Rayne walked over to sit at the table in a daze, but her cheeks still flushed from his kind gesture. “Thank you, it’s been a long time since someone made breakfast for me,” she said shyly.

Julian shook his head while placing the frozen breakfast sandwich into the toaster oven. “Well, the most I’m doing really is heating it up for you, so I can’t take all the credit. But this coffee will be amazing, just watch.”

Rayne giggled, thinking he was really adorable when he joked around like this.

When the coffee finished, he poured some into two mugs, then retrieved the toasted breakfast sandwich from the toaster oven and brought it to the table.

“Here, be careful; it’s hot,” he said as he placed the coffee and sandwich in front of Rayne.

She smiled. “Thank you. It smells so good.” She carefully took a sip of the coffee, savoring the addictive, bitter taste of freshly brewed coffee.

Julian watched her eat, then suddenly asked, “Are you busy tonight?”

She placed the mug down and looked at him questioningly. “Am I busy? No, why?” She wasn’t sure what she could be busy with.

“So… I was wondering… if you wanted to watch a movie with me tonight,” Julian asked, lightly fidgeting with his cup of coffee, feeling a little nervous.

Rayne felt her face flush slightly as her heart pounded. Nodding, she replied, “Yes, I’d love to.”

Julian smiled, feeling relieved. “Awesome. So how about dinner time? We can eat in my room while we watch a movie; I have one picked out!”

“Okay! Sounds good, I’ll make something nice for dinner then,” replied Rayne happily. She had not expected Julian to take the initiative to invite her over, but felt very happy inside.

She had just recently realized that she had feelings for him and wanted to see where they would lead.

Once Rayne finished eating, Julian stood up and cleaned her plate for her. As he washed the dirty dishes, he turned his head toward Rayne. “Oh, can you give me that black box from yesterday? I’m gonna bring it down to the lab and see if I can get it open.”

“Oh, sure, here you go,” said Rayne as she quickly opened her system panel and pressed the icon of the box, making it appear in her hand.

Julian watched the box appear out of thin air, feeling like he would never get used to such an incredible sight. He finished cleaning the dishes, dried his hands, and grabbed the box out of Rayne’s hands.

“Okay, I’ll head down to the lab to see if I can get this open. I look forward to tonight,” he said, smiling.

“Please let me know if you open it. I’m curious about what could be inside. And… I’m also looking forward to tonight,” said Rayne.

After Julian walked away with the box, Rayne returned to her room to brainstorm how to prepare for her first date. She was so excited and slightly nervous. She had only ever been on dates with Dillon previously, and he mostly just brought her around to run errands.

She flopped down on her bed and opened up her system panel, scrolling through the clothing folder. She wanted to wear something special for this first informal date. Rayne scrolled through various dresses, feeling that most of them were too much for just a movie.

She came across a cute pair of jeans and decided to wear them with a cute top. The top she picked out was a green off-the-shoulder top with long sleeves. The material was very light and soft, making it breathable and comfortable to wear.

Rayne set aside the outfit as well as some jewelry to put on later and got up to do some work. She left her room and went to restock the fridge with supplies from her system as well as some prepared foods.

The communal kitchen and living room were also getting dirty, with dust building up on the floors from the constant traffic, so Rayne took it upon herself to clean these rooms.

Hours passed quickly, and Rayne finally went back to her room to get ready for the movie date with Julian. After taking a shower, she got dressed and looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. She looked cute and fresh, and the green color of the shirt highlighted the green in her eyes, making them pop.

Rayne lightly did her makeup and styled her hair down in cascading curls. Her heart was beating strongly from excitement.

Walking down the hall, she stopped in front of Julian’s door and knocked lightly. A few moments later, the door opened, revealing Julian with nothing but a towel around his waist.

“Oh, I’m sorry! I thought the knock was from Noah! Please give me a few minutes to get dressed. Make yourself comfortable in the meantime,” said Julian as he walked back inside.

Rayne stepped in and noticed that his room was larger than hers and also had a separate room with a door to his bedroom. Although there was more space, aside from a single desk in the corner, the furniture was the same as what her room had.

“Looks like they didn’t put much thought into interior design when they were making the finishing touches,” she mumbled as she sat down on the small couch.

Julian was in the bathroom drying off and getting dressed. He glanced at the clean set of clothes on the counter and felt that they were too plain.

When he opened the door and saw Rayne, he was nearly taken aback by how beautiful she was. He could tell she had put a lot of thought into her appearance for today’s hangout, and he felt touched.

He slid his fingers through his thick hair and looked at himself in the mirror, wanting to look good for her too.