"Satou Miyuki" she said.
The name rang in his head, echoing like a bell.
"Sugar-Chan..." The whisper came from Keiichiro, looking in awe at the girl.
"Cake-Kun? Is that you?" She turned to look at the pair, and smiled.
Her sugary smile, pale blonde hair, gray eyes, and the nicknames "Cake-Kun" and "Sugar-Chan" clicked something in his mind.
Satou Miyuki, "Sweet As Sugar-Chan"
His childhood valentine.
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"Hi!" Ryou turned around to see a girl who looked about his age, with light blonde hair just like his mother's.
"Uh- Hi?" He said. The girl simply giggled
"You're funny!" She said, smiling.
Ryou blushed.
"My name's Satou. Satou Miyuki. What's yours?"
"Ryou Shirogane."
"Nice to meet you, Ryou-Kun! Oh, can I call you that?"
"Sure."
She smiled and Ryou blushed. Only now did he really notice the rest of her. There was the afore mentioned blonde hair, cut short into a pixie, gray eyes, and she was carrying a small owl plush with large blue eyes.
"Ryou, I'm back! Oh, made a new friend, have you?" Ryou's legal guardian, Keiichiro Akasaka, approached. Satou smiled and introduced herself "Hi! I'm Satou- Satou Miyuki." Keiichiro smiled at the young girl.
"Nice to meet you, Miyuki-San. I'm Keiichiro Akasaka."
"You can just call me Satou, Keii-Kun. Is it alright if I call you Keii-Kun?"
"Yes, that's okay, Satou-Chan."
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"So you bake? Then I guess I should call you Cake-Kun!"
Satou giggled.
"Yes, I suppose you should."
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Satou read the cheesy Valentines Day card out loud, to Ryou's embarrassment.
"You're as sweet as sugar! Will you be my Valentine, Sugar-Chan?"
Ryou had written ir himself wand was very proud, but hadn't planned on Keiichiro being there or her reading it aloud. His illegitimate brother burst into a small fit of giggles, just laughing at the absurd cuteness.
Satou, however, looked very pleased, and got off her chair to go over and kiss Ryou on the cheek.
"Yes."
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Every year. Every damn year. The two had been each others valentines. Until one year, when he had been "Brother-Zoned" as his friends called it. She had told him she loved him, but not in that way anymore. Ryou had run off in tears, but eventually got over it, and accepted his fate. He even grew to feel the same.
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"Ryou-Nii?" She turned her head towards him, after her hug for Keiichiro was over.
He smiled, and gave his illegitimate sister a hug. "Sugar-Chan. I missed you"
"You didn't, silly! You didn't remember me!"
She lightheartedly laughed and booped his nose, as she always had when they were kids. She pulled back and the two surveyed each other. Satou had let her hair grow out, and it was tied into a long ponytail. She was wearing a blue sweater, and a pair of black denim jeans. Her curves had grown, and even though they weren't much, Ryou found himself blushing at the thought of her being that way.
Ichigo broke his thoughts (Baka Strawberry)
"I love the heart warming stuff going on here, but can you run it by me how you got here again? And then maybe explain how you people know each other?"