"Kudou, when did that rose get there?" one of his classmates (Hanako?) asked. Shinichi glanced up and turned back to his book.
"Who knows. I wasn't really paying attention."
"You weren't? So, you don't know who it's from? Does that mean you have a secret admirer?"
"Just because I don't know when it got there, doesn't mean I don't know who it's from." Shinichi turned the page. Valentine's Day was always such a hassle.
"What? Then who's it from?"
"Kaito, obviously."
When pink and red confetti hearts shot out of his bag, Shinichi let out a weary sigh. His baleful stare drew attention from one of the boys in his criminal psychology lecture (Kaneda?).
"Kudou, do you have a secret girlfriend or something? Hanako mentioned you didn't seem surprised earlier."
Shinichi sighed again. "Kaito thinks it's romantic or something. It's mostly annoying."
"Who's Kaito?"
When he went to the locker room after soccer practice, he was mostly resigned to the fact that his shirt was now patterned with little hearts. He narrowed his eyes, but pulled it on anyway. It was better to humor Kaito.
"Dude, did your girlfriend put you up to this or did you lose a bet?" one of his teammates, Nagatomo, asked, gesturing at the shirt.
Shinichi looked down at it again, rolling his eyes. "Neither. Kaito swapped my shirt while we were practicing."
"Wait, Kudou, do you have a boyfriend?"
When his day finally ended, Shinichi was met at the entrance with a large bouquet of roses (14), a bright box of chocolates (probably dark chocolate or coffee-flavored), and a bright smile from the best young magician in the country.
"Shinichi! Happy Valentine's Day!" Kaito beamed and bounced forward, presenting his gifts.
"Isn't this a little much, Kaito?" Shinichi gestured at everything, raising his eyebrows. "You know you don't have to court me, right?"
Kaito laughed. "Of course I don't, but I wanted to. It's not every day you'd allow me to make all kinds of public displays and declarations, right?"
"That's true, I suppose." Shinichi rolled his eyes, feeling fond. "So, now what, Mr. Romantic?"
"Now, dinner and a movie! We're eating your favorite and then we can watch that Detective Samonji movie that came out a few weeks ago." Kaito pressed the flowers into Shinichi's grip, tucked the chocolate into his backpack, and took his hand with a bright smile.
Shinichi kissed him once, a brief peck on the lips.
"Well then, what are we waiting for? After all, once we're done with dinner and a movie, I'd like to wish my boyfriend a very happy Valentine's Day."
Kaito's face turned a lovely shade of red at the implications. Shinichi grinned, unrepentant.
As they walked away, chattering happily together, hands swinging between them, his classmates watched on in shock.
"Kudou has a boyfriend," Hanako said to herself.
"Kudou really is dating someone." Kaneda blinked slowly, absorbing the information.
"Kudou's boyfriend is really cute," Nagatomo muttered, a little envious.
Kaito squeezed Shinichi's hand as they walked. When he glanced back and saw people staring, he knew he'd succeeded. Shinichi might never talk about his personal life, but no one was going to confess to him after today.
Kaito grinned, triumphant.