Everyone's heads snapped towards the direction of the door as they heard it slam open.

"Maki-chan!" Yuki yelled surprised, but was ignored by her friend. The class watched as she stomped over to Takeda like a female devil before slapping him. The slap echoed through the now quiet room. To make it worse, Yankumi came in right at the moment Maki did that.

"Good morning!" She yelled cheerfully but became silent also as she witnessed the slap. Yuki ran up to her friend.

"Maki-chan!" Yuki whispered loudly. "What's going on?" Even Ryu didn't have his poker face on anymore.

"What were you planning? Harrassment?" Maki accused Takeda, still ignoring Yuki. "Did I do something to you?" If the devil was here, they were sure it'd look like Maki was his daughter. Takeda shamefully looked away as Tsucchi answered for him.

"That's not it," Tsucchi said defending his friend. "Take likes you," Kosuke added.

"Is that why you did it?" Maki asked looking at only Takeda. "That was a dirty way of doing things. I HATE weaklings like you!" Maki's tone and attitude no longer matched her sweet appearance. She said "Don't come near me again!" harshly to the poor boy before leaving the room. Yuki quickly rushed after her friend as the class asked Takeda what happened.

"Maki-chan!" For the first time that day, Yuki's friend finally took notice of her.

"Oh Yuki-chan!" Maki smiled again, but still had anger in her tone. "What happened with Takeda?" Yuki asked. Her frown came back as Maki explained what happened the night before. Takeda had Kosuke and Tsucchi pretend to be harrassers to scare the college guy Maki was with so Takeda could pretend to be cool. Maki also described how it backfired because her college boyfriend was a boxer.

"I see," Yuki said, now understanding the situation. "But Takeda really does like you. It's just that this is the way he's always known. When he heard you liked strong guys, he knew he'd have no chance. Takeda always saw himself as the weakest one of our class, so without thinking he probably asked Tsucchi to come up with a plan for him." Maki looked down. "I'm not asking you to dump your boyfriend for him, but it'd be nice for him if you did. But I am asking you to forgive the poor guy."

"I understand Yuki," Maki said and looked up at her. "But I can't forgive him just yet, after what he did. But I'll think about it ok?" The two girls smiled at each other as Maki waved good bye and went to her school.

Yuki walked back to class but stopped as she saw a shadow running towards her. Before she could blink, Takeda crashed into her and the two hit the ground.

"Take-kun!" She yelled. "Are you ok?" Instead of answering her, Takeda jumped up and continued running. Looking back at her hand and the ground, Yuki could tell he was far from ok. His tears were on the ground... Yuki stood up and walked into her silent class. The whole day, everyone became worried about Takeda, taking occasional glances at his empty desk. It seemed like everyone was relieved when school ended. Yuki and the group decided to split up to search for Takeda and make sure he had shoulders to cry on since he might need some. Tsucchi and Kosuke took off one way while Hayato, Ryu, and Yuki went another way.

"I really don't think he'd be anywhere we can think of you guys," Yuki said as she thought of her poor friend. "But why not? It's his usual places," Hayato replied scratching his head in a frustrated way.

"That's exactly why," Yuki said. "He doesn't want to be found," Ryu mused in, getting a nod from the girl next to him. Ryu looked at Hayato then to a cafe nearby, the two nodded at each other as Yuki continued scanning places around them. Hayato and Ryu turning to the unaware girl. "Go home first." It wasn't a question, Ryu was ordering her to go home.

"Why?" Yuki asked curiously, hoping nothing bad was going to happen. Hayato gave her his signature bunny fingers.

"Don't worry about it ok? We just need a man to man conversation," Hayato said. Yuki nodded unsurely but squeaked as Ryu came up and hugged her.

"Stay safe ok?" Ryu whispered in her ear. His voice sent chills up her spine. Hayato smirked at the two future couple in front of him and patted Ryu on the back. The two began walking away as Yuki left also.

Hungry, she decided to get some food before going home first. Yuki walked into Kuma's ramen shop and sat down.

"Yuki-san!" Kuma cried with a huge smile. "Welcome back! What would you like?" Yuki giggled at her friend's enthusiasm and ordered the regular ramen. As she waited, Yuki looked around and realized how full the shop was. Yuki said "Itadakimasu!" and ate her ramen super fast.

"You finished before most of the customers that got here before you did!" Kuma yelled surprised. Yuki nodded and giggled.

"Yeah," She replied. "Well I don't have much to do right now, so do you mind if I help you out today for a while?"

"Of course!" Kuma cried happily and handed her uniform. "Put this on. And your first task is to put away and wash your bowl. Then when you're done, just take orders." Yuki yelled "Aye aye captain!" and got to work. Since the uniform was just a short sleeved shirt, Yuki continued wearing her skirt, getting compliments from some teenage male customers about her legs. She blushed telling them all that she was taken, which wasn't really a lie. Kuma pulled her to the side, confused.

"When did you get a boyfriend Yuki-san?" Kuma asked. "Well we're not official," Yuki replied embarrassed.

"It's a good thing Valentine's Day is almost here!" He boomed and laughed. "Make that guy yours for Valentine's Day ok Yuki?" She shyly nodded at him and continued her work. As people began to clear out, a last customer came in. Yuki recognized him as Maki's boyfriend, Okudera.

"Welcome!" She greeted with a smile and led him to a table. Yuki went to grab a menu and water for him, but looked confused as she saw him check her and two other girls that were in the shop. Yuki came back and placed the items on his desk, but flinched when Okudera placed his hand on hers.

"Maybe it's a good thing I was hungry," Okudera stated. "It's because of this that I got to meet a beautiful girl like you." She frowned at him and pulled back.

"Okudera, I thought you were Maki's boyfriend?" Yuki asked confused. His eyes widened as he stood up. "How'd you know?"

"I was there when you asked her out..." Silence followed her response. Okudera nervously looked around the shop before jolting out and running away. "I wonder what that was about," Yuki said to herself. "And why did he flirt with me when he had Maki?"

When she got home, Yuki jumped on the couch and collapsed.

"SO.... TIRED!!!!" She yelled laughing. If anyone else was in the room, they'd think she's mental. Since the day at Kuma's was so busy, Kuma decided to share the day's profit with her. "Now to wait for Ryu to get back so I can pay him back!" It was night time and plus the long day she's had, Yuki couldn't help but doze off while waiting.

~Ryu~

"So what was the favor you wanted to ask me?" Hayato asked him while the other were fixing Takeda. "Something tells me it's about Yuki-chan though!" Ryu turne slightly pink from his friend's teasing.

Ryu nodded, unable to speak still. "Do you think..." He paused and scratched his head.

"What is it?" Hayato asked still smirking. Ryu sighed to himself before speaking again. "Do you think you can find out what Yuki's type is for me?" Hayato lightly chuckled but was punched by his friend.

"Ow!" He groaned while rubbing his arm. "You're asking me to help you, you should at least be nice instead of giving me reasons to make you look stupid!" Ryu jerked his head towards Hayato and quickly apologized. "I'm just kidding with you Ryu. We're best friends right? Something tells me you're her type though." Hayato winked at him and stepped towards the others. Before he walked away, he turned back to Ryu. "Go home to your future wife ok? I'm sure she's waiting for you."

'Future wife.' Ryu thought as he walked home. He smiled and imaginged himself and Yuki as a couple, Yuki holding a baby in her hands as Ryu held her. Whoa! Wait! 'Since when did I start thinking of things like that?' Ryu shook his head at how the girl's changing him already.

At home, Ryu took off his shoes and saw a lump on the couch. Again, Yuki was curled into a ball. Her skirt was slightly lifted, showing a bit of her to him. He blushed and looked away. Trying to memorize where each of her body parts were, Ryu carefully poked Yuki in her side. She squeaked as her body jerked foward from how much that tickled.

"Odagiri-kun!" Yuki said startled as she stood up. The tickle Ryu accidentally gave her had caused her to fall earlier so she was on the floor. "Oh! I was working at Kuma's earlier and I made a lot of money! So here's the money for covering for me last time!" Ryu shook his head and pushed the money back in her hands.

"You don't need to pay me back," He said and looked at her in the eyes. "Besides, we're getting married in the future, we'll be sharing our money anyways." Yuki nodded but blushed at the thought of being married to him.

"Did you guys find Takeda?" Yuki asked, remembering their friend.

"Yeah," Ryu said. "We found him trying to fight for Maki with Okudera." The mention of that guy's name brought back memories of before.

"Speaking of Okudera," Yuki whispered. "He went into Kuma's restaurant earlier. I don't know why he did this when he had a girlfriend already, but Okudera started flirting with me..." Ryu's fists tightened at that.

"Okudera did have a girlfriend," He stated. "Four of them actually. He must've went after you hoping to gain a fifth. If I ever see him again, I'll make sure he'll never go anywhere near you." Yuki had to admit, that even though it was cute, at the same time Ryu was scaring her. Yuki couldn't stand violence. She reached for his hands and placed each of her hands on his fists.

"Don't," She pleaded. "It scares me when you're like this." Her words hit him hard as he loosened both fists immediately. "Odagiri-kun? Can you help me make chocolates? I forgot Valentine's Day was tomorrow. I kept thinking it was the 12th..." Ryu chuckled at her as he squeezed the small girl into a hug.

"Stupid," he whispered and sent chills up her spine again. "Let's go."

Surprisingly Ryu was pretty good in the kitchen. Yuki couldn't help but stare as Ryu rolled up his sleeves and got to melting the chocolate. With his sleeves up to his elbows, Yuki could see his muscles on his arms and blushed as she imagined having those strong arms hug her again.

"Kudo-san?" His voice snapped her out of her trance. "You should probably get the molds and other things ready." Yuki blushed and nodded, hoping he didn't catch her staring.

'Why did she want me to use the whole bag?' Ryu wondered. 'It looks like there's more than enough for the whole class.' But he didn't ask her. Instead he handed her the pot when it was done melting the chocolate.

"Thanks Odagiri-kun!" Yuki chirped smilling sweetly at him. "I'll finish the rest on my own from here. I want you to be surprised too." Ryu nodded to her and pecked her quickly on the lips before jogging upstairs, leaving the girl astonished in the kitchen. "Did he...just kissed me again?" Her fingers went to her lips again as they did before. Yuki shook her head and went back to the counter. She stuck sticks into the strawberries, dipped some strawberries into the pot, and placed them onto the plate nearby. She then moved the plate into the fridge so it can cool even faster. She began to pour the rest of the chocolate into the molds. All night she was melting the chocolate and then pouring them into the heart shaped molds. After there was no more chocolate, Yuki carefully placed them into the fridge also.

The next morning, Yuki woke up earlier than usual and ran to the fridge. She took out the chocolates and wrapped them carefully into the purple foils she bought.

"You're up early," Ryu mused, startling her. Yuki quietly said yes as she tried to avoid his gaze again. "Get ready for school ok? I'll put these in a bag for you." Yuki nodded and was about to head upstairs when Ryu put a firm but gentle grip on her arm. She looked at him with confusion but then became surprised when he pecked her on the lips, again! Ryu walked into the kitchen and did as he said he would. Yuki shyly walked into her room and changed. Ryu looked at the chcolates as he placed them in the bag and couldn't help but feel his blood boil at the thought of Yuki giving chocolates to other guys. Sure, he knew it was just as a friendship thing, but still. He couldn't help but feel jealous. His thoughts became mixed as he came acoss a different chocolate.

"I wonder who's this for?" He asked himself. Unlike the others, this chocolate was placed into a white box with a bow on it. He opened it and saw a note inside. He was about to read it, but Yuki came down so Ryu quickly closed the box again and held it up to her. "Who's this for?" Ryu normally wasn't the curious type, but this was one of the things he had to know! Yuki blushed, grabbed the box from him, and hid it underneath her blazer.

"It's nothing Odagiri-kun!" She laughed nervously and thanked him for putting the chocolates away for her. As they walked to school, Ryu told her to go ahead because he had something to take care of first.

~Yuki~

'Why does he keep kissing me?' Yuki thought furiously as she walked. It's not that she didn't like it! It's just that what he does confuses her. Ryu said he'll never fall in love with a girl like her, so why is he doing this? She stopped walking as she saw the class 3D standing behind a tree.

"What's going on?" Yuki asked Hayato. He pointed at Takeda smiling.

"Maki is giving Takeda his chocolates!"

"Awww!" Yuki couldn't help but squeal for her two friends. The sight was so cute! "Look!" Tsucchi's yell made everyone look to the direction he was pointing.

"It's Yankumi and some guy!" A student yelled. They watched as their teacher gave the guy come chocolate.

"We saw that!" Tsucchi yelled as Hayato whooped. "Go Yankumi!" Yuki yelled and gave her teacher a thumbs up.

"Hey!" Yankumi yelled while blushing furiously. "Don't tease your teachers!" Class 3D began to run and yell as Yankumi chased them around. Yuki laughed as she ran away from the group.

"What's going on?" Ryu's voice chimed. Yuki calmed herself before looking up at him. He had both hands behind him and it seemed like he was holding something.

"We saw Maki give Takeda some chocolate!" Yuki said and gave him a thumbs up. "And then Yankumi gave her crush some too! Stupid Hayato started whooping and Tsucchi yelled at her so she started chasing us around. But it was funny!" Ryu smiled as he watched the angel in front of him laugh to her heart's content. "Say Odagiri--"

"Ryu," He said, interrupting her. Ryu sighed as he saw her confused look. "I want you to call me Ryu from now on."

"I thought you wanted me to call you Odagiri?" Yuki asked.

"I said we weren't close back then." Yuki nodded as she understood. Soon a smile appeared on her face again.

"Ryu-kun," Yuki chirped. Ryu smiled, liking how she said his name. "What's that behind your back?"  Ryu shyly kicked the ground while looking down before he pulled out a bouquet of roses from behind his back. He slowly held it up to her.

"They're beautiful Ryu!" Yuki exclaimed and accepted them. "Thank you." Ryu nodded at her. "Oh I have something for you too!" Ryu watched as she pulled out the box from earlier from her bag. Yuki blushed and look down as she held it out to him. Ryu took the box out of her hands and opened it. Yuki stared at the ground uncomfortably as Ryu began reading the note.

I like you, Odagiri-kun.

~Yuki

Ryu smiled to himself as he closed the box and looked at her. "Isn't a love note kind of cliche? It's better to tell me yourself." He decided to to see if uki would actually do it. He continued watching her as she stuttered, trying to say three simple words. Ryu chuckled as he put the box into his pocket and placed his hands on Yuki's shoulders. Yuki's blush deepened as Ryu pulled her into another long and passionate kiss.

Yuki blushed and smiled brightly as she and Ryu walked hand in hand to their class, catching everyone's attention as they went.  They were attacked with questions as Yuki and Yankumi handed out chocolates.

'This turned out to be a nice Valentine's Day.' Yuki thought. 'I got my first boyfriend. And I think we're finally going to be a good couple in the future.'