"Usagi!" Misaki called out, barely looking up from the mail he was about to send out. "Usagi, I'm going to town." There was no reply. Misaki looked up confused. It was particularly unusual for Akihikoto allow him to go out with his friends, or public for that matter, alone unless he was going to the store. "Usagi?" Misaki called once more as he placed his hand on the doorknob.

There was only silence. Strange..., Misaki thought.

It was February. The air was chilly and snow fled over the frozen asphalt. Today was the fourteenth. Misaki strode into town, unaware of the holiday. He turned the corner and saw the bakery shop filled with heart shaped sweets. He barely took notice as he kept looking over the mail. He hoped he wrote enough to his brother. He had just started a new family with Manami, which had angered him at one point.

Usagi-sama had recently loved Misaki's older brother, Takahiro. When Takahiro decided to get married, his first wish was to tell Usagi. Misaki had never felt so angry at his brother before in his life. After sharing these feelings with Usagi-sama, he felt obligated to love Misaki.

Misaki's face grimaced. In a sense, it was kind of a one-sided love. It was never Misaki's intention to turn gay... Misaki never said Mommy! When I grow up, I wanna be gay! when he was a child... it was never his goal in life... and a piece of his mind still thought he was straight. Just sexually harassed by an older man.

That made Akihiko seemed like crap...

Misaki dropped the letters in the box with a long face. I'll never get out of this homosexual world, will I? He thought as he turned to a card shop. A banner in the front window read in big, bold red letters and a pink background VALENTINE'S DAY LAST MINUTE ITEMS! For a moment, Misaki wondered why it was up.

Valentine's Day was in a few weeks... right? Misaki looked at the calendar next to it and froze when a large red circle was around the fourteenth. His face dropped again. That must've been why Usagi hadn't cared that he left... he thought Misaki was going to buy him a present. He walked towards the door mindlessly and stopped. His face flushed.

Why am I even bothering? He thought embarrassedly. He sighed and walked in, Usagi-san has been only nice to me since I've moved in. He's even given me rides to school... he didn't add the fact that Usagi felt obligated to drive him because of the fun he put him through in the morning, causing Misaki to be late for school. He helps me with my studies, many, many studies. And he puts up with my behavior, even though his is even more intolerable.

Misaki looked at the pink hearts lining up against the walls and the many bears hugging candies, chocolates, roses and toy hearts. Misaki looked around with half a heart. Nothing really seemed right. Usami had all the toys in the world, he didn't need another one to crowd up his room... Chocolates also didn't scream Usagi-sama. Roses seemed too romantic for him too. Misaki roamed around, looking at cards, unknowing that the ones that read You're the best boyfriend! caused people to stare in confusion, or whisper and gossip. If he did happen to notice, he covered up by saying his sister was sick and that she wanted one for her boyfriend.

Misaki wondered if Usagi-sama told people that he was his boyfriend, or if the were just friends. Finally, Misaki turned around, leaving empty handed. Misaki wondered if he should read the rest of his BL novels... Misaki... He shivered.

"N-no," he laughed as he talked to himself, "But I bet Usagi-san got something priceless for me..." he opened the store door, not looking up. I'm such a bad boyfriend...

Before he could take a step back, he bumped into someone. The first thing Misaki saw was the angered frown and crumpled face of the younger boy.

With Akihiko-Sama

Usagi-sama finally woke up, rubbing his eyes. In his dream, he vaguely remembered Misaki leaving him. He remembered running after him, catching his wrist, and kissing passionately on this lovely day. Of course though, not even the day cheered Usagi up from his dreadful morning mood. The smell of simmered squid and satoimo lingered in the air. The smell was a little stale though... how long had he been sleping?

Usagi-sama stood up with Suzuki-san in his arms. The large teddy bear hid his tall body as he slumped out onto the balcony and treaded down the stairs. He finally sensed the cold atmosphere, realizing that Misaki was gone. His eyes widened in alert. So the words weren't a dream...

Usagi-sama dropped Suzuki-san and ran down the hall, in his messy work clothes and disheveled hair.

How far could Misaki have gone?