Shinichi burst out the door with his bag and jacket in his arms and a piece of buttered toast in his mouth. as he ran down the street he pulled his jacket on and nibbled on his bread. he whipped around the corner and crashed straight into his childhood friend Ran. They fell to the ground and Shinichi stammered, "Ah, S-sorry Ran." Standing up, he helped pull her to her feet with a sheepish smile. The two walked in silence to school.

As soon as they entered the classroom, everyone shouted, "Woo! Lookie here, husband and wife are together yet again!"

A few girls nudged Ran and said, "Go on, give it to your husband."

Ran blushed furiously.

The rest of the school day flew by the same, girls gave chocolate to the guys they liked. Shinichi refused quite a few times, each time telling them that he couldn't accept it.

After school, Shinichi and Ran were leaving together, and he had a somewhat depressed aura around him. Ran hesitantly pulled out a chocolate and said, "H-here you go, Shinichi!" she blushed brightly.

Light pink colored his cheeks as he accepted them happily and smiled.

"Want to go to Karaoke?" he asked.

"Sure," she smiled in reply.

They walked to the karaoke place and grabbed a booth. She smiled and laughed as he lip-synced, since he was completely and utterly tone-deaf. Also, since he didn't have to pay much attention to the words, he danced and made funny facial expressions the whole time.

About halfway through the first hour, Ran left the room to use the restroom.

Shinichi pulled out the chocolate while blushing. As he was taking a bite, he noticed how dry his throat was. He clenched the chocolate between his teeth and dug through his jacket looking for his wallet. Finally, once his wallet was located, he pulled out some cash and opened the door to get to the vending machine out in the hallway.

When he pulled the door open, Ran, who was on the other side, about to turn the doorknob, was pulled into the room and against Shinichi.

They both crashed to the floor, Ran on top of Shinichi.

The chocolate held in Shinichi's mouth, was now also being bitten by Ran. They swallowed the chocolate with a loud gulp.

While blushing the two broke out laughing. As they calmed down he slid his fingers through her hair and whispered, "I really love you."

Ran blushed furiously and replied, "I... love you too."

They smiled and hugged, still sprawled out on the floor.

"Happy Valentines Day," he whispered.

He leaned in towards her, bringing his lips dangerously close to hers.