***Disclaimer: You know what I'm going to say, but here it is again---I did not create any of the main characters in this story, I stole them from Gravitation. I also stole song lyrics from Gravitation. I apologize if my stealing upsets you. Please don't sue me because the only thing I can offer is buckets of sap.***

Tuesday 5:00am.

The sun has barely awakened from its slumber; a lazy, orange haze crept further away from the horizon and into the city. The streets were empty, with a few cars crawling by occasionally: early birds wanting to avoid the morning rush, or party animals coming back from their late night outings.

The cement pavements stood cold and still, awaiting another day of shuffling feet. They didn't have to wait long- -- there was already a pair of sandals shuffling hastily along the sidewalk on that February morning. The pink-haired boy looked from one side of the street to another, hoping to spot a store that didn't have a "Closed" sign hung on its door.

"Sigh...I guess there aren't any stores open at this hour after all," Shuichi stared disappointedly at the "Closed" sign on the glass door of the jewelry store.

He banged his head against the door repeatedly. "Open! Open! Open!!" All he got were three lumps on his forehead. With head down and eyes gazing mindlessly on the ground, Shuichi dragged his feet along the dusty pavement as if they were made of cement.

Tuesday 7:00am.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"

Sakano's desperate scream could be heard throughout the 1st floor of the NG Production building. Some of the staff even witnessed a tornado twirling through the hallways.

"Shindou-san!!! Not a slump again! Not today!! PLEEEASE NOT TODAY!!" The two waterfalls coming from Sakano's pleading eyes got no response from Shuichi's expressionless face.

"Maybe this will wake him up." The almighty manager K' took a grenade out of his pocket and polished it with his trousers. He then proceeded to place the grenade onto Shuichi's lap and casually pulled out the pin of the grenade. A wide-eyed Sakano flung himself to the grenade, snatched the grenade and jumped out of the window.

A loud bang shook the window panes violently, and was followed by a half- burnt man crashing through the glass and heading straight for the other side of the hallway. Miraculously, the man unstuck himself from the wall immediately and dashed right back and caught a hold of the blond man's neck.

"Maybe this will KILL him!!" Sakano glared into K's apathetic eyes with a face twisted with anger. Meanwhile, Shuichi sulked in his little corner, unmoved by all that had happened.

"AAAAHH!! Why do I have to work with such difficult people?! One gets the blues every other day, one gets the guns every other minute! AAAAAHHH!!" The well-intended producer was close to pulling out all his hair.

"Sakano-san."

"Huh?" A word from the pink-haired boy froze the madness.

"Do you know what day it is?"

Sakano blinked. "It's Tuesday. It's a weekday, and on weekdays you're supposed to be working like all the other people!!"

"No, I meant the date." The voice had a hint of irritation.

"It's the 14th, of February. So what?"

"You don't know, Sakano-san? I guess it isn't too surprising since you don't have..." the rest of K's taunt was muffled by the reddened, clutched fist of Sakano.

"I know what day it is, thank you for your information." came the annoyed retort.

"Aren't we supposed to be spending this day with our loved ones and giving them a huge surprise like all the other people?" Shuichi snapped.

"You have a whole evening to spend with Yuki-san, AFTER WORK!" Sakano reasoned impatiently.

"How is Yuki going to feel special if I haven't even found him a gift yet! I've been so busy recording this, recording that, interviewing here, and interviewing there that I almost forgot about today! Until today, that is. But, but...now I have no time to choose a gift!" Shuichi whined impatiently.

"So that's what this is about, how typical of you," K' commented casually.

"You have a new song to record today, you can't miss the recording session! Shindou-san." Sakano grabbed Shuichi's shoulder firmly and forced him to stare into his eyes. The only thing he saw in those eyes was defiance. There was no use reasoning with a love-struck, determined Shuichi, and Sakano knew it.

After a long staring contest, Sakano gave up. "Okok, I'll let you go to do some shopping, but you have to take the song sheet with you to read over while you're out there, and I want you back..."

"Sakano-san DAISUKIII!" Shuichi pounced at Sakano and turned into cat form and planted a big kiss and hug on his considerate producer, but the next second he was out the door with song sheet in hand/paw, leaving a breeze behind and Sakano's sentence unfinished.

"...by noon...."

Tuesday 9:00am.

It was a sunny morning, and Tokyo's streets were bustling with activity. Cars lined up at red lights, and people in suits and uniforms shuffled their busy feet across the pedestrian crossings. A pair of brown sandals walked among the black leather shoes and high heels. The sandals stopped occasionally at display windows, and hopped merrily from store to store. They eventually walked into one of the stores.

"Irasshaimase!" A friendly lady smiled from behind the counter. "What can I do for you this morning?"

"eh..I'd like to buy a Valentine's present. I haven't decided what yet though."

"Oh! You've come to the perfect place. What better way to say 'I love you' than a 24karat diamond necklace?" The lady smiled warmly, and gestured towards the large selection of jewelry around her. "We also offer custom designs so you can carve names and symbols onto a bracelet or a ring. Surely a gift that will last forever!"

Shuichi's eyes glittered with excitement. He was overwhelmed by the selection of gold watches, silver pendants, and diamond-studded brooches all competing for his attention. His eyes rested upon a simple, golden bracelet made from several chains stacked together with tubes of lustrous gold wrapped around the chains at regular intervals. One side of the clasp was in the shape of a crescent moon, and the other side was a round shape representative of a sun. When the clasp was fastened, the moon wrapped snugly around the sun.

"I'll take this one"

Tuesday noon.

"YUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" a pink flash burst into the apartment bringing in a sudden rush of air, making the pictures on the wall shake a little. After everything settled down, there was only silence and two sparkling eyes surveying the dim hallway eagerly.

"Yuuuki, where aaare you? Playing hide and seek, are we?" Shuichi spread a feline grin on his face and squinted his eyes mischievously. He scavenged the whole apartment: the rooms, the closets, the cupboards, the bed, the sofas, and even the fridge. By now the little energetic feline had become a disheartened kitty with ears drooping down, whiskers scraping the floor, and tail trailing behind.

"Yuki, how come you're not at home waiting to take me out for lovey-dovey shopping, lunch and then let me cling onto you when we ride on the rollercoaster or walk through the haunted mansion attraction, and hug me tightly in the movie theater, then take me to the restaurant on top of the mountain overlooking Tokyo Bay and treating me to a romantic candle-light dinner and walk me home in the warm night breeze and then...and then...then..." Shuichi could feel his cheeks burning as images of "and then" floated into his mind uninvited.

"Mooou! Yuki no BAKA!!"

A pink flash exited the apartment door just as it had entered a while ago. The empty apartment was somber and still. Echoing faintly in the doorway was the whisper of a heartbroken sob.