I welcome you to the 2nd chapter, which is the real valentine's arc! This once a year event is just not right to be missed (lol, said the writer who didn't participate on the Christmas and New year). Since this is a multi-chaptered fic, guess I will reply the reviews.

Anto 344: Spanish? Wow, thanks. I translated in and: Nice story you've written here. Is that right? Google did that for me :). Well, thank you very much. The thought itself makes me happy already. Una vez más, gracias.

Antonio18: Is that so? Great to hear that my story left an impression like that to you.

Daemon Hunter: I'm happy that you enjoyed it. Eheh... Guess I will try to fix myself. I'm trying...

Anyway, enjoy the story!

DC: I don't own love live!

Title : Since you are special

Rating : K+

Genres : Friendship and Romance

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Honoka and Maki started to go out with each other. And this is the story about when they had their first valentine.

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"I brought Manjuus here~" Honoka exclamied. Grabbing the paper bag that she took from inside her bag which full of manjus inside of it.

"Thanks Honoka." Said the blonde.

"Oooh~ Rin wants it, nya!" The cat-girl declared happily.

"Me- Me too! Ah, but I'm on a diet... well, one won't hurt." Said the brown-haired girl which was next to the cat-girl.

"You made this by yourself? I'm impressed." Critiqued the raven haired girl with twin-tail style.

"Yeah! Considering it's valentine, I want you guys to feel my feelings which I poured on these. Ah! I also changed the red bean paste into chocolates paste!" The deliverer explained.

"Thanks Honoka, I'm proud of you." Said the blunette.

"Uhm! I agree with Umi-chan. Thanks Honoka-chan!" Added the gray ash haired girl.

"As expected of μ's leader, eh?" Stated the girl with kansai accent with a little giggling.

"Thanks.. Honoka." That was the last comment, coming from the red-haired girl. Which made it the last from the rest of the members.

Honoka continued to smile happily, as the members gathered around her to pick up their belonging. The turns for picking up the manju were the same as their comments.

The first one was Eli. She took one and took a bite of it. The next thing came out from her mouth was her favorite Russians word. "Harasho. Honoka you're good at this."

"Thanks Eli-chan!"

The second was Nico. As she bit a piece of it, she started to play the cool act once again. "Hmph, I will consider this as a good job. But still not good enough to be compared to Nico's skill."

"Hehe, I will try harder next time."

Rin was the third. "Nyaa~ the chocolate melts right away on my mouth..." She said, already lost on her thoughts.

Hanayo also joined in. "Hmm.. I think I fall in love with this." She already finished her manju, "Can I have one more?"

"I'm sorry.. I only made on for each person." Honoka giggled.

"I thought you only wanted one, Kayo-chin? Rin doesn't mind to share her with you."

"Rin-chan... Ugh- no! I am on diet. I can't..." Said the determined girl, holding her urge to not take her best friend portion. Rin only looked at Hanayo with indecisive feeling. There was the part of her who wanted to let her eat, but there was also the part who wanted to support her. And thus, Rin decided to keep eating.

Moving to the fifth person, Umi took one and took a smile bite. "Hm? It's sweeter than usual.. right, Kotori?"

The sixth girl already ate half of it. "Mhmm, but it's good as always. Honoka-chan thanks." said Kotori. "I guess that's right. Thank you, Honoka." added Umi.

"Now, now you two. Why so formal?" Honoka laughed happily. Having her best friends complimented on her, she couldn't help but laugh with a stupid grin on her face.

The seventh ate it and gave a shocked look. "My, Honoka-chan. I bet you'll be a good wife, right, Maki-chan?" Nozomi asked, still eating the manju.

Maki who was going to take one, flinched upon hearing the question. "Wh- What are you talking about? And don't ask me! I even haven't take mine yet." Said the flustered girl, surprised to be questioned suddenly.

"Well, don't mind about that. Here Maki-chan, this is yours." Honoka tried to change the subject. Luckily, the members were focused on teasing Maki, they didn't see that the one who brought the manjus also surprised by the sudden statement and question. Not that the statement mattered, but the question which directed to Maki was the real reason why Honoka got nervous.

After the situation became calmer, Maki took one and bit it carefully. Munching carefully, she noticed something. "Mine is filled with red-bean paste?" Said Maki, giving a confused look to Honoka and the others.

"E.. Etto.. Guess I forgot to change it?"

"Clumsy as always.."

"Honoka.."

"Honoka-chan..."

The members gave their critiques upon knowing their leader clumsiness.

"Aha.. hahaha.." Honoka could only laugh. She could've explained the reason, but she wouldn't do that. Not in front of them.

"Now that we have our snacks, let's continue our training." Eli said, standing up firstly before the others.

"Okayy~"

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"Thanks for the hard work!"

μ's had finished their practice on that day. One by one, they left the rooftop using the exit.

"You two, don't do indecent things on the rooftop alright~? Even if it is valentine, you're still underage, after all~" Nozomi smirked before leaving them together alone. Her teasing made those two stuck on an awkward silence. "Damn Nozomi.." Maki cursed the third year.

Maki was going to leave Honoka alone and went home, letting her curiosity and anxiety killing her slowly. 'C'mon Maki, you know that she's clumsy. And valentine is not always about chocolate. The main thing is, you got one from her.' Maki thought to herself. To be honest, she was upset. While the others having their manju with chocolate paste which was full of Honoka's feeling, she got the normal one. The usual one that the normal customers would get. But alas, what's done is done.

"Well, it's about time.. I should go ho-"

"Maki-chan, wait!" Honoka stopped Maki who was approaching the exit.

"..What is it?"

Maki widened her eyes, seeing a small gift, wrapped in a small box with a red ribbon in front of her eyes, and was being held by Honoka. "Happy Valentine Maki-chan!" Exclaimed Honoka happily. Maki could see the senior innocent face, with a big smile on it. 'So- So cute..' Thought Maki to herself.

She remembered about the thing she had earlier and asked Honoka, "But- Then what about the manjus? I thought those were-"

"Well, yes. Those are also my valentine gifts to μ's." Explained Honoka. Maki stared at the older girl for a while. If those were the gifts, then what was that thing which in front of her at that time? 'This.. Is this...'

"Won't you take your present?" Honoka gave a confused look. Wondering why the red-head was ignoring her hand, at where the gift was.

"A- Ah, sorrhy." Maki said, blushing. She was flustered too much, enough to made her pronunciation became false. Honoka only giggled hearing the new word.

"Open up." She gestured Maki to open her present.

"About the manju... I.. have my reason." Said Honoka while Maki was opening her present.

Maki scanned at Honoka's face. "You do?" Honoka nodded.

"Well, it's simple, nearly the same as stupid. It's because red-bean paste respresents yourself. You know.. you have the same color. Red, I mean." Honoka said, placing her index fingers together.

Maki chuckled lightly. "What is that? So childish." She said, putting her right hand on her mouth, preventing herself from laughing to hard.

"W- Well! I know it is! And, would you open it up already?" Honoka tried to change the subject. She couldn't bear to be teased, especially by her junior.

"Okay, okay.." Maki unwrapped the ribbon, and opened the box cover.

"And this is?"

"A Monaka!"

"Mona..ka?" Asked Maki. Not knowing the thing she had in front of her, she gave Honoka a confused look. A red jam spotted, sandwiched between two thin wafers, smeared by chocolate lied in front of her. Named Monaka, or so Honoka said.

"Eat it, Maki-chan." Said Honoka excitedly, her eyes were sparkling, waiting the red-head to eat her handmade sweet. Maki ate it like Honoka said, and Maki's expression changed from the confused one into the surprised one.

"Delicious.."

"Hehe, is that so~?" Honoka beamed, feeling unbelievably happy on the simple one word compliment. "Say, what jam is this? I think I've tasted it somewhere-"

"It's similar to the manju! Both use adzuki bean as the raw material." Honoka explained. Maki only nodded in response, hoping that she would understand about Japanese sweets someday later.

"Do you know what color is adzuki bean?"

Maki shook her head.

"It is red. That's why red-bean paste color is also red. I wanted to give this to you so that you can remember me often Maki-chan!"

Maki tilted her head, "I.. always remember though.." She said quietly, but enough to be heard by Honoka. It was hard for her to be honest after all. Even in front of her girlfriend.

"You do?" Honoka asked cutely. "Hehe~ Do you recall the name of the sweet you just ate?"

"Monaka?" Maki asked.

"Does the name remind you of something?"

Maki started to smile, understanding what Honoka meant. "Yes, and it reminds me of you."

Honoka returned the smile with the genuine one. She felt so happy that she couldn't stop smiling to her girlfriend.

"Maki-chan, you just ate me." Honoka laughed sheepishly. "Hah?!" Maki who heard that blushes furiously. 'W- W- What did she just say?' Maki surprised by Honoka's sentence.

'She had always been so dense when it comes to this.' Maki thought, remembering every time Honoka managed to surprise her heart. She scanned her girlfriend, who was smiling brightly to her. 'And that what makes her cute and adorable.' Maki smiled back to Honoka.

"Is it wrong for me to say that?" Honoka asked Maki.

"It's not.."

Honoka chuckled, "Actually, I was going to say something different, but this just came out of nowhere."

"N- Nevermind. What were you going to say?"

"Actually.. It's about the Monaka itself. If adzuki bean jam is representing you, then Monaka is myself. And on Monaka, adzuki bean jam is the main ingredient, which makes Monoka have its taste. The same thing also works on me, Maki-chan. You're the important person on my life, and by having you, I will always have my day full with happiness." Honoka explained while staring at Maki with a soft expression on her face.

Maki easily noticed that her face was reddened. She knew that she was expecting Honoka to say something that would bring happiness to her. But this was beyond expectation. Maki covered her mouth and looked away from Honoka. 'Damn. I can't believe I always lost my cool everytime I am with her.'

Honoka moved closer to Maki and rested her body on Maki's shoulder. "Ho..noka?"

"I'm sorry Maki-chan, I didn't think that saying all those things would be this embarrassing." Honoka said. Maki looked down and saw Honoka's ears were red. She believed that Honoka's face condition which was hid on her shoulder was also the same.

"Honoka.." Called Maki quietly, as she started to stroke Honoka's ginger hair.

"Hmm?" Asked Honoka in calm tone, enjoying the strokes from Maki's smooth hand. And when she was enjoying it, she could feel another smooth and wet thing placed on the top of her head.

"H- Happy Valentine." Mak said awkwardly.

Honoka looked up and saw Maki who was staring at her with her mouth covered, hoping that her embarrassment would decrease. And of course, her red-colored face. She let out a small laugh on her girlfriend and happily gave her a smile, "Happy Valentine, Maki-chan."

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Done! Aw damn, I couldn't finished this story on 14th... Well whatever. Hope you guys enjoyed my story and your valentine's day.

Gladly accepting reviews! :)

This one shot will have its sequel on white day. Stay tuned!