Hi! This is my first fanfiction for Hana Kimi so please be kind. This one shot takes place in Volume 21, so if you haven't read it yet, don't read this! So please enjoy and please R&R! Thanks!

Not Too Sweet.

The bag of dark chocolate almonds sat on the desk untouched and examined upon. Izumi rubbed his finger under his lip as he thought about this gift that he had recieved only a couple of hours before. Mizuki was out doing her laundry, so this gave him time to think about what happened.

'So now what do I do with this?' He asked himself. He never accepted chocolates before, so he didn't know what to do. The bag didn't move; it didn't speak; but Izumi's eyes grew more intense as the seconds went by.

'I mean, how stupid of her to give me this. Isn't she supposed to be a guy? Guys don't give other guys chocolates... Then again, she gave the excuse that she bought some for herself. She needs to be more careful about this kind of stuff. She was lucky that she gave it to me...' He thought. Then he stopped, and stared at the bag longer but realized something.

'She gave them to me. Does that mean...' Izumi's eyes grew wide at the realization, but then he gave a grumble. 'Nah, she was just trying to be nice. She's clueless like that anyway.' He convinced himself. Another sigh came out as he threw his head back. He rubbed his hand down his face, and stared at his upside-down bunk bed.

'And then I accepted them! I can't believe I said that! It just... came out.' He rambled. He let out a big sigh.

'I couldn't help it though. The girl I love gave me these chocolates.' He told himself. He remembered the burst of happiness that shot through him when Mizuki thrusted the little brown bag against his chest. Of course he had to stay calm, or he would've blurted out his feelings right there. Instead he came out with "I can interpret this anyway I want to, right?" Of course he wanted to think that she gave those to him because she might like him. He nodded to himself.

'Maybe it's time. It's getting to the point where hiding it is pointless.' He raised his head back and looked at the chocolates again. His face turned grim.

'But what do I do with these? Do I eat them? Should I put them away for remembrance?' The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he looked. When he made his decision, his cheeks turned a tinge pink. He picked up his hand, and slowly approached the bow that kept the bag tightly closed. He pulled at the end of the string, letting the bag unfold.

"Yo Izumi! Where's Mizuki?" Shuichi sang as he banged the door open. Izumi jumped in surprise and grabbed the bag quickly to hide it. As he crumpled it carelessly behind his back, Nakatsu could clearly hear the crinkling of a plastic bag.

"Ohhhh! Whatcha got there?" He asked curiously. He gave his friend a cat-like grin as he approached him slowly. Sano's eyes shifted uncomfortably.

'Shit! If he finds these, I don't know what'll happen!' He told himself.

"I don't have anything. Ashiya's doing his laundry." He answered. That didn't make Nakatsu stop though.

"You do have something! C'mon, we're buddies. You wouldn't hide food from me, would you? We can share!" He said with a pout. Sano narrowed his eyes and crinkled his face.

"I told you I don't have anything!" He started to shout. As Nakatsu tried to peek around his friend's back, Sano moved his chair so that Nakatsu couldn't see. Nakatsu tried again to see the other side, but once again, Sano blocked the way.

"If you're acting like that, I know you've got something!" The blonde boy as he continued to try to get a peek.

"Why don't you stop it! Mizuki's doing his laundry! Go bother him, or something!" Izumi growled. Nakatsu covered his mouth, and looked shyly at his neighbor.

"You're not hiding porn, now are you?" He asked. Sano's face turned ablaze with embarrassment, and kicked Nakatsu in the knee.

"NO YOU STUPID BAFOON! Geez..." Nakatsu winced in pain and rubbed his kneecap. Then he looked ahead at the door behind Sano, and waved.

"Oh hey Mizuki! You're back already?" He asked. Sano shot up, and turned around quickly. At that moment, Nakatsu grabbed the bag from Sano's hands, and gasped. Sano turned around quickly and cursed under his breath.

"YOU GOT CHOCOLATES?!" Nakatsu yelled. He smacked Sano on the shoulder in happiness.

"You sly dog! You actually accepted some chocolates from a girl?! Who is she? C'mon! You can tell me!" He said, looking at the bag. Sano snatched them back quickly.

'I can't tell him that Mizuki gave me these. I got to think of something... Quick.' He told himself.

"I... uh. These aren't... from a girl. I got these for myself." He said slowly. Nakatsu pouted, and got down on his knees to wrap his arm around his friend's shoulder.

"I see... I guess you couldn't stand another Valentine's day without getting chocolates. I understand. I didn't think that you'd actually do that though, since you don't like sweets."

"They're dark chocolate covered almonds. They aren't sweet." Sano confirmed.

"Ohh... I understand then..." The blonde nodded his head. Then he pouted at Sano.

"Can I have some then?" Sano pushed Nakatsu away with a smack to the face, and turned around.

"No. These are mine." He snapped. Nakatsu playfully frowned.

"Big meanie... Fine, be that way." He said as he got up. Sano didn't bother to look at him as he hid them away in a shelf in the computer desk. He saw Nakatsu head for the door.

"I'm going to go see Mizuki then. Enjoy those chocolates." He said with a grin.

"Yeah..." Sano sighed. His neighbor waved goodbye, and the door closed behind him. When it clicked shut, Izumi let out a huge sigh of relief. He opened the shelf and pulled out the chocolates to put back on the desk. Then he went through another period of long silence before he attempted to try to eat them. His hand snuck into the top of the plastic bag, and picked out a small piece. He rolled it around in between his thumb and pointer finger, before he popped it into his mouth. His eyes grew in amazement.

'These... are really good.' He told himself. He slowly ate it, savoring the taste, then slowly reached for another one. This time he wasn't so hesitant, and crunched into it.

'These are just right. Not too sweet.' He noted. He smiled to himself as he grabbed another one.

'Thanks Mizuki. I'll savor these as much as I can.'

As he was about to grab the next one, he heard the door open once again. This time he was quick to put the bag back into the shelf and look normal before Mizuki entered the room. The door clicked shut behind her, and a small thud was heard near Mizuki's closet.

"I'm back!" She announced. Sano turned around and gave a small smile at her.

"Welcome back."

I hope you liked it! I kinda thought to myself, 'When did Sano eat the chocolates? How did he eat them?' Hisaya didn't really go into Sano's feelings during that time of uncomfortableness. So I kinda did my own thing of what Sano would do. I hope he was in character, as well as Nakatsu! Please R&R! The button is just right there...!