Chocolate Flavoured Jealousy

Summary: Chika stresses about giving chocolates to You on Valentine's Day, gets (kind of) unreasonably jealous, and falls deeper in love with You.

Author Notes

A long chapter took longer. =v= (and I was out the whole day yesterday. O,O)

Now what was that about possessive Chika? Hahas.

May you enjoy! XD

THUD. "Ack!" A rather loud sound of something or rather, someone dropping to the floor accompanied by a groan of pain. "Nn…aa…uu…." The girl who was groaning and rolling on her bed till she fell to the floor continued her whines from the floor.

You-chan…Valentine's Day…You-chan…Chocolates…You-chan…A million admirers…You-chan…Mountains of gifts…You-chan…Normalzilla Chika…

"AH, MOU!" The girl pushes herself off the floor and messily enters the balcony to seek advice from her neighbour. "Riko-chaaaan…!"

I can't do this! You-chan won't even notice me tomorrow because I'm just normal!

The neighbour sighs purposefully loud and opens her curtain and window to step into her balcony. "What is it, Chika-chan? I can hear you even after I closed the windows."

You shouldn't be closing the windows.

Chika pouts hard, though her face was squashed on the railing, unable to find the positive energy to keep her head up. "Help me, Riko-chaaan…" Chika pleas as her red eyes watered up.

Riko sighs yet again. "I already did. You did do as I told you, right?"

Make homemade chocolates for You-chan and steal her stomach and heart.

The orangehead turns her head to squash the other side of her cheeks. "I did… It wasn't easy! Baking a whole bunch of chocolates! Couldn't I just buy them…" The lazy second year complained under her breath, though Riko could already assume which complain the orangehead was muttering since Chika approached her for love advice and she heard of the school's kitchen catastrophe incident – fallen pots and pans, chocolate stains covering the cabinets, stoves and table tops, messy sinks and smoke escaping the kitchen.

"There's a chance that other girls will be buying chocolates for You-chan already as you said. So you've got to be different and special, Chika-chan. And you said you thought of a one of a kind pattern for her right?" Riko laid out the reasons and facts on Chika again.

Very one of a kind! It represents You-chan and I…

Chika turns to rest her chin on the railing now. "Ye-s~"

"So you'll be fine." The auburn haired girl smiles satisfied and turns to return to her room, hoping for a quiet night before Valentine's Day.

"No! Riko-chan! What if I don't get to give You-chan the chocolates?" Chika stops Riko before she could make her escape.

"Why would you be unable to?" Riko speaks slowly and tries her best to not lose her patience.

Chika stands straight abruptly; her red eyes seemed to have fear swimming in them. "Because it's Valentine's Day!"

All those people…

Riko furrows her eyebrows, unable to make sense of what Chika is trying to imply. "So?"

Chika shakes her head in exasperation. "You've never experienced a You-chan Valentine's Day. It's crazy. You-chan will be swamped and busy with confessions. There was even that time with the old lady-"

"An old lady asked You-chan out?" Riko asked incredulously, suddenly much awake despite the time.

"Huh? Oh, no. You-chan stopped to help an old lady cross the road on Valentine's Day." Chika laughs.

Why would Riko-chan even think an old lady would ask You-chan out? Pft.

"What…" Riko was exhausted from Chika's seemingly uncalled for worry for Valentine's Day and randomness that has nothing to do with Valentine's Day.

But because You-chan is so cool, many people started noticing her and falling for her again!

"After that her admirers increased! It's a big thing, Riko-chan. What if You-chan happens to help a lost kid or a pregnant lady or-"

"All those would be good things, Chika-chan." The pianist stops the over active imagination of the orangehead opposite of her from going too off tangent. "Just…Just head to school earlier and meet You-chan first. That should work, right?" Riko nods to herself, finding the idea ingenious.

Chika looks thoughtful for a moment. "I'll try."

Better go set that alarm…

"Ahh!" Chika wakes with a scream. "I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" The leader of Aqours kicks the blanket aside and runs about the room and house to get ready for school. She's not going to be late for class but she was going to be late in catching her best friend because she forgot to set an earlier alarm before she fell asleep.

How many chocolates will You-chan receive by the time I reach school?

"Chika! You're being too noisy!" Mito shouts from below, and even though a shudder of fear runs through Chika, she doesn't stop her noisy stumbling and running through the inn.

"I'm sorry, Mito-nee! But my love life depends on this!" The orangehead was putting a shoe on when she remembers about her handmade chocolates for a certain ash-brunette childhood friend. "Ah! Chocolates!" The orangehead scampers back to the refrigerator before rushing out again. "See you later!"

Her older sisters stand around to see their little sister go. "What's this about her love life?"

"It's Valentine's Day today."

"You already swore to marry our baka Chika when she was four."

Shima laughs. "Our Chika doesn't remember that."

Mito shakes her head. "Well, gotta let Chika do something for You every once in a while I guess."

Shima smiles. "True."

The leader of Aqours reaches the school in record timing as she biked halfway to the forest before sprinting through it into the school grounds. Now panting and heaving from the exertion, she puts her hands into her school bag to make sure her chocolates for You was still around, a tired smile on her lips as she picks up the pace to get to her best friend as soon as her legs could bring her.

I hope You-chan will like the chocolates!

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The chocolates Chika baked especially for You had to wait. As there was a huge crowd and long queue in the second year classroom in which You stands by her table a broad smile to the people swarming around to hand her chocolates, plus a bright "Thank you!" in the swimmer's peppy tone which makes Chika's heart pound faster and other girls with lesser immunity swoon.

Ah, You-chan is too busy with all those other girls to even notice me…

Chika's shoulders drooped as she drags her feet to an empty table since her table was blocked by the crowd; the crowd that the orangehead noticed had a mix of people who shouldn't be here such as middle schoolers and girls from other high schools in Numazu.

What the- Isn't that trespassing school grounds?

The crowd begins to die out after a loud, unsynchronized call of goodbyes, well wishes and praises for one Watanabe You echoes all the way to level one and two. You keeps up the happy smile and waves until the last girl filters out before she lets out a breath.

"Woo! That was crazy. Good morning, Chika-chan!" You turns to the orangehead immediately and Chika herself could not help but return a wide, dumb smile.

I've got all of You-chan's attention now!

"Good morning, You-chan. You sure are popular. Did you notice the middle school girls?" Chika teases as a form of escape from having to bring up her own chocolates right away.

Ah, why am I hesitating? I should just bring out the chocolates and throw it at You-chan! Okay, maybe not throw it… But..!

You chuckles while rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly. "Yeah, they said that they saw us perform and are cheering for us. That's kind of embarrassing, huh?"

You mean they saw you performing. And are cheering for you. Sheesh. You-chan is such a blockhead.

"I guess it is. Are you blushing, Watanabe-san~?" Chika prods her elbow against You's sides, again hiding that she was jealous of her best friend giving attention to those middle schoolers instead of her. She's right here supporting You!

"I'm not. Stop that, Chika-chan." You shakes her head to brush off the blush on her cheeks as she takes a random chocolate box from her table to eat some. "Want one? Something sweet to keep us focused in class."

Uu…You-chan is eating someone else's chocolate already! If I don't give her my chocolates soon, she'll be too full to have any!

"Um, You-chan-"

You was waiting patiently, blue eyes never once looking away from the orangehead, however, just as Chika was going to bring up the chocolates in her bag, the teacher steps in.

"Get to your seats, class."

"Geh!" Chika could not help but make a sound of upset.

"Takami."

"Sorry!" Chika hurries to her seat.

Lost my chance to tell You-chan I made her chocolates… Haa…

Chika sighs in her seat, not noticing You looking her way with a slightly lonely look.

"Nn… Nn, nn, nn. Nn…" Chika kept making soft grunts as her eyes kept glancing over to where You is sitting beside her…and sneaking chocolates into her mouth every now and then.

Baka You-chan! Stop eating other girls' chocolates in front of me!

Chika drops her pencil, her notebook was only filled with absent-minded scribbles and the words "Baka You-chan" and "I love you" with an arrow pointed to those "Baka You-chan" written in hiragana and a small sketch of You. Chika blushes at her own writing before she slumps her face to the table, turning to blatantly stare at her best friend.

She's eating some expensive looking chocolate now…

Chika puffs her cheeks out and without thinking, threw her eraser at You.

You should only eat mine!

The ash-brunette looks over after being surprised by an eraser hitting her on the head. Chika thought she was going to get chided, but instead, You grins at her, and stretches her hand out with the mikan-shaped eraser in hand.

Chika turns her burning red face away from You as she takes the mikan eraser back.

Baka You-chan! Baka You-chan! Baka You-chan! What's with that grin? Uu…She's so cute!

The rest of the lesson did not enter Chika's head at all.

The very second the bell rang for lunch, Chika jumps to her feet and grabs You's hand, pulling the two out of the classroom.

Gotta get You-chan alone!

"C-Chika-chan?" The taken by surprise swimmer asks for an explanation though she doesn't really mind; she would follow wherever Chika wants to go, she made up her mind long ago.

"Let's eat lunch together." Chika tugs You towards the cafeteria, not waiting for an answer, and not risking a chance for someone to realize it's You out in the open.

If we're eating and the topic is about food, I can bring up chocolates and give- AH! I forgot to take the chocolates out of my bag!

Chika stops abruptly and turns to head back to class, but her best friend she was pulling along did not expect that; so You's legs crossed with Chika's and the orangehead was sent tumbling back to the cafeteria. Or would have been if You's free arm didn't catch the falling orangehead – leading to the two being in a position as though they were dancing tango; Chika tilted towards the floor with You holding her dynamically and securely.

This is b-b-b-b-bad! This position just makes You-chan look even more charming! Ahh!

The leader of Aqours screamed in her mind and covered her face with her hands, she didn't need a mirror to know that her face was probably red like strawberries. You's chuckling that came after was not helping her situation either.

"Chika-chan, you're not even trying to stand. Do you like being held by me so much?" The ash-brunette teases as she raises her best friend back to a proper standing position.

It's not that! I like that! But that's not why! Ahh! This is so infuriating!

Chika pushes her hands onto You's in an attempt to cover the designer's eyes; but You already caught Chika's upset, blushing, embarrassed look. "Hey! Chika-chan!"

"This is all your fault, you know that?" The orangehead continues pushing against You's face.

It's your fault that I forgot to bring the chocolates I made for you. And your fault I fell earlier! And your fault that my face is all red…

Chika pouts at the last thought; when did she fall so hard for her best friend?

"Look, there's an open spot there." You takes Chika's hand into hers and leads her to an open spot of the cafeteria. "What do you wanna eat? I can get it for you."

And you're still being so nice even though I was being unreasonable earlier. Mou!

"I'll go buy something. You-chan can guard the table." Chika grins cheekily on the outside. If she pouts any longer, You might ask her what's wrong and she might have to confess in the middle of the cafeteria without her chocolates; that doesn't sound cool or smooth at all.

"I'll be right here guarding our table!" The ash-brunette smiles broadly and salutes. Chika laughs; she loves You when she plays along like that.

I'll buy something we both can eat!

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Not five minutes have passed and the orangehead had competition as she returns with her tray of food, a scowl directed at the three other girls talking to her best friend.

I should have made You-chan wear a mask or something!

"Watanabe-san, thank you for letting us sit with you. The cafeteria is really crowded today." One of the girls comment with enthusiasm, the way she said 'Watanabe-san' with reverence made Chika feel something tingling in her stomach, as though something isn't sitting well with her.

Why didn't you say no to them, You-chan…

"No problem. I know it's hard to secure seats in the cafeteria some days." The swimmer nods with a friendly grin to the girl.

Which is why you're supposed to guard it for us, You-chan!

"Watanabe-san, what will you be eating for lunch?" One of the girls asks, leaning closer to You which makes Chika's eye twitch with annoyance.

You-chan is going to eat what I bought.

"Mm…I'll just eat the chocolates y'all gave me." The ash-brunette points to the box and bags of chocolates on the table, Chika didn't even notice when she returned.

"But!" Chika shouts. The surprised stares from the girls and blue ones which Chika assumed to be confusion made her lower her head to stare at her plate of rice. "It's nothing…"

But I bought the ingredients thinking of you…

You hums a soft okay, observing the orangehead's reactions, deciding to not say anything yet. "How about you girls?"

"W-We'll be getting something later, Watanabe-san!" Another girl pipes up.

Then don't sit here right now.

Chika shakes her head at herself. She's not supposed to be so sour today, not unless You rejects her chocolates.

Baka You-chan.

Chika accidentally kicks her best friend under the table, thought to apologize, but three girls made her stop as the moment You let out a surprised yelp:

"Watanabe-san?"

"Are you okay?"

"What's wrong?"

"Eh? Oh, no. Nothing's wrong." You looks to Chika questioningly, but the orangehead just glared challengingly and chewed noisily at her lunch.

It's your fault, You-chan. Don't ignore me.

You raises both eyebrows before grinning. She reaches to the chocolates and start eating them, purposefully slow in front of Chika who issued the challenge. "Mm, this chocolates taste great."

Urk. That's cheating! That's mean!

None of them were listening to what the girls beside were saying, and You's eyes were clearly saying, "I'm not ignoring you." This serves to make Chika puff her cheeks out more.

Don't eat chocolates that other girls give to you in front of me!

You offers the chocolates to Chika again. "Want some, Chika-chan?"

Of course not! Come to think of it, You-chan doesn't give chocolates of her own to anyone on Valentine's Day..?

Since Chika didn't reply and looked thoughtful instead, the ash-brunette retracts her hand and eats another piece of chocolate, wondering what her best friend could be thinking of.

Is there anyone you like, You-chan?

Chika attempts to ask with her eyes, but the way the designer blinks twice tells Chika that her question was not transmitting well and would have to verbally ask it later.

Chika sighs out loud as she looks out the school window at the orangey evening sky. "The day is almost over…And the chocolates I made for You-chan are still in my hands…"

You-chan is probably still in school though.

The orangehead takes a deep breath for determination and she heads out to look for her best friend.

Walking through the empty hallway as most students have already went home, Chika felt like her palms were getting sweatier by the minute.

It's just You-chan. It's just You-chan…

The second year tells herself repeatedly in an attempt to calm her nerves.

It's because it's You-chan that I'm freaking out! Ahh, mou!

Chika was about to turn heel and think twice about marching up to her clueless best friend about her feelings, but stops when she sees You by the lockers, alone.

You-chan…

The evening sunlight shining on You made Chika a whole lot more nervous; You looked like she was on a different plane. Normalzilla Chika swallows loudly, breathes out a long breath, and decides to be honest. To take whatever chance she has.

"Eating someone's chocolate again?" Chika started.

The ash-brunette pops open the bright red box of chocolate sticks and took one out. "They kind of belong to me now."

"You-chan…" Chika waited for You's sparkly ocean-blue eyes to look into her strong red ones. "I…I don't like it when your attention is on another girl and I don't like that I don't know if you have someone you like, so…I like you and-"

You arches her body in Chika's direction, pocky stick in her mouth, grinning as she points towards the end of the pocky, an eye closed for that cheeky and suggestive effect; knowing that even without spelling it out, Chika would get what she's suggesting and initiating.

Chika presses her lips tightly together, cheeks puffed like a hamster, hands rose to cover part of her blushing face. "You're so unfair, You-chan."

You simply waits; she knows Chika wants her after all. And there was never a doubt as You watches Chika takes the two steps to be right in front of her, and slightly shaking hands holding the side of her arms, eyelids slowly closing as Chika tilts her head to put her end of the pocky in her mouth in a way that when their lips meet, it would be a perfect kiss.

A bite. One centimetre closer.

I love you too, Chika-chan. You's twinkling blues and grinning lips said.

Another bite. Another centimetre closer.

I just didn't know if you felt the same way. You's eyebrows that bend in an apologetic manner said.

The second to last bite. Their faces so much closer.

Thank you for telling me. You's lips beckons.

The final bite. Their feelings overlapping.

Chika does her best to press their lips together for every second longer, refusing to pull away because of a lack of oxygen, she finally got to kiss her best friend, her baka You-chan.

"Huaa..hee…" Chika gasps for air after a minute. "You-chan…"

The swimmer with the stronger lungs laughs airily. "Yeah?"

"I…made chocolates for you… Here." The orangehead takes the long-awaited handmade chocolates from her bag, the wrapping was slightly crumpled from Chika's day and nervousness. Everything was worth it when You smiles so broadly and genuinely happily though.

You-chan doesn't even know how beautiful she looks when she smiles!

Chika felt the blush creeping through her face again and hurries to take an anchor shaped honey chocolate and a mikan shaped honey chocolate out of the bag and stuffs it into her best friend's mouth.

"Mm-" You chews the chocolates. "Hey, it's actually delicious." The ash-brunette knows of her best friend's cooking capabilities, she was still going to eat the chocolates, but she certainly didn't expect the chocolates to be so meltingly good.

Thank goodness! You-chan likes it.

"Of course! It's made with love!" Chika pumps a fist to her chest proudly which makes You laugh.

"I can taste it."

Chika's stomach did a flip because of You's comeback. "Uu…Don't be so mushy, You-chan. It's embarrassing." Chika brings the bag of chocolates meant for You up to her face, covering her reddened cheeks the best she could.

This makes You smile cheekily, it's not every day she gets to have the upper hand against the witty Chika. "You started it. Plus~"

"Eh?"

You takes the hand that the orangehead used to stuff chocolate in her mouth earlier, brings it close to her mouth and licks the palm playfully.

"You-chan?!" Chika tries to pull away but You has a firm grip as she licks up to Chika's fingertips, savouring Chika's flushed face, kinda erotic whines and weak attempt to squirm away.

"I'm tasting love." The ash-brunette says with a straight face and Chika just can't stand it anymore.

Literally as she releases the will to stand and plops her head on You's chest, she knew You will catch her anyway. "You-chan is so mean…"

Who even does that? Why are you making me fall for you even more?

You chuckles apologetically. "Sorry, Chika-chan. You're so cute when embarrassed, I couldn't help myself."

"Meanie." You could almost feel the heat from the orangehead's burning red face resting on her chest.

Chika stands with her own strength after some time, and the two just lock eyes in silence, letting the events that just occurred settle within and they both break out laughing. "Shall we go home?"

A grin pulls high on the ash-brunette's lips. "Watanabe residence or Takami residence, my dear?"

Chika rolls her eyes at that.

I like to be Watanabe someday though.

Chika felt her ear heat up at that thought and speaks quickly to hide her embarrassing thoughts. "Watanabe. You've got lots of chocolates to bring home, no? I'll help."

You's mouth open in a small 'o' of realization before smiling. "Ah, right. I only need Chika-chan's chocolates though." She takes another mikan shaped chocolate from Chika to eat. "Made with love."

The orangehead groans and really wanted a blanket to hide under then and there.

How does You-chan keep making me feel so flustered and happy at the same time? Baka You-chan! Just you wait! I'll make you flustered too!

Chika grabs one of the plastic bags filled with chocolates for You and starts walking off.

"Eh? Chika-chan? Wait up!" You closes her locker and hurried to take up another bag before running after the orangehead. "Watanabe Chika-chan!"

"Oh shush!" Chika shouts in return, picking up the pace as she didn't want You to see her grinning and blushing face.

Author Notes

When you've written to 1900 words and you're only halfway into the story…OvO You know you're probably cooking up something good. (Just kidding)

This just might be the only pairing with the exact scene of UR You. ;D The way she points at the pocky in her mouth~ *O*

I hope everyone liked it! ChikaYou for the soul~ ;D

Takami You or Watanabe Chika. Which do you think is better? Hahas. *w*

(It's a personal treat cos' I know You is all blushy too, but since Chika doesn't notice it, it isn't written out. :P I wonder if I should write a You POV or…everyone should re-read this with the knowledge of You waiting for Chika to give her chocolates. XD hehe~)