February 14 - Thursday - Valentine's Day

"I can't believe it's finally time," Kimiko said to Celeste and Elyssa as the walked out of the school.

"Not quite," Celeste reminded her, "the dance starts at 7:00 remember?"

Kimiko rolled her eyes. "Close enough, I am kinda nervous though, I mean-"

"Not this again, what did you get him?" Elyssa said.

"Promise rings, if he likes me..."

Celeste smiled knowingly at Elyssa.

Kimiko saw her though. "Is there something I don't know about?"

"No, I was just sharing an inside joke with Elyssa," Celeste lied.

"Okay, we'll I'll see you guys at the dance, okay?" Kimiko told them as she hugged them goodbye.

They both nodded. "Are you still coming to Celeste house with me afterwards," Elyssa asked.

Kimiko smiled. "Of course, see you later," she said as she got on the bus.

Kimiko's House

What to wear. What to wear. All of her outfits didn't seem suited for tonight. Then she had an idea. She grabbed one of her favorite pairs of pant and a black shirt. She then grabbed her favorite American Eagle hoddie, which was blue-green (turquoise-ish) and had the signature brown eagle printed on the side of it. She liked it, kinda dressy, yet casual as well. She liked that kind of outfit. She went down to grab dinner before the dance...

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Raimundo's House.

He grabbed the box that the necklace was in which he had bought Kimiko for Valentine's Day. He walked out the door, where he waited for his mom to drive him. He looked over himself once again. He had on some Old Navy jeans and a white shirt, with a deep black short-sleeve shirt over it. He hoped he looked okay, he was after all about to confess his love for his best friend. His mom finally came out and they got in the car and drove th short distance to the dance...

The Dance

Everyone (what looked like the whole school) waited outside the doors. When they finally opened, people stampeded in. Kimiko looked around, but Raimundo wasn't here yet. She walked over to Celeste and Kimiko, who looked as excited as she was.

"You ready guys, or what?" She asked them.

Elyssa smiled at her, as well as Celeste. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race by Fall Out Boy, filtered into the lobby from the gym (aka dance-floor).

"Have you seen Clay?" Celeste asked.

"I-" Kimiko started but stopped when someone put their hands over her face. She laughed, she knew who it was. "Hey, Rai, when did you get here?"

He dropped his hands and turned her to face him. There was a smile on his face, and he looked really nice. "Just a minute ago."

"Oh, okay have you seen Clay, or Omi, I haven't seen them yet..." she trailed off.

"Yeah, they were right behind me," he started. Then he lifted his hand and waved over Clay and Omi when he saw him.

When they reached them Celeste started. "Now that were here, I just wanna say something before we go in. You can give your Valentine their last present anytime tonight, but it has to be tonight."

They all smiled and, with the girls in front, walked onto the dance floor. As soon as the walked in they heard the ending of Arms Race, and then Cupid's Chokehold filled the speakers. This was after all Kimiko's favorite song. She grabbed Celeste and Elyssa and they began to dance...

8:00

He had to do it, now or never. He walked over to Kimiko.

"Hey Kimiko, can I talk to you?"

She glanced over at Celeste and Elyssa, who were dancing with Clay and Omi. "Sure, I need to get something first. Just sit on one of the brick seat, I'm sure I'll see you." (AN: we have brick "seats", lining the gym lobby, everyone sit there, there also lined with windows.)

"Sure, okay," he watched her walked away and then he walked over with the gift in his hand, and sat on one of the seats. Then, he waited. He out the gift behind his back and Kimiko finally came and sat down next to him. She had a box in her hands.

"Why don't you go first," she suggested.

"Okay, turn around."

A puzzled look swept over her face, but she did.

Raimundo pulled out of the box a necklace. He unclasped it and put it around Kimiko's neck. The he fastened it. He saw her tilt her head down to look at it. Then she gasped. The necklace had three stones on it. An emerald, a ruby and a amethyst on a silver chain, each in the shape of a tear drop, yet connected. She slowly tuned around to look at him.

"I'm you Secret Valentine," he told her.

Kimiko turned away for a second, and opened her box. She pulled out a ring, a silver band an handed it to him. "That's weird, because I'm yours."

He took the ring from her and put it on his left pointer finger. She already had the same ring on her finger as well. Then it seemed to set in for both of them. The notes, the gifts, everything. Love.

He looked over at Kimiko, and he noticed a tear slipping down her cheek. "What's wrong Kimiko," he asked, concerned.

She wiped the tears from her eye. "You love me. I never dreamed that you would love me back, never hoped, but now I know you do, and I'm just incredibly happy."

He leaned over to her and hugged her, closely, intimately. He pulled away from her and grabbed her hand. "Ready to go back in?"

She looked up at him, and smiled. True happiness. She nodded and they walked back in. Immediately, Celeste, who saw them first, nudged Elyssa, who upon seeing Raimundo and Kimiko holding hands, smiled, then nudged Clay and Omi.

"It's about time," Clay said when they reached the group.

Celeste stepped on his foot. "Your ruining the moment."

"Well its true." Omi said.

Then, Chris Daughtry's Home, came on, which in essence is a slow song. Raimundo took Kimiko's hand and asked her dance, which she accepted. He put his hands on her back, well she put her head against his chest. Celeste danced with Clay and Elyssa with Omi. If you asked either of them, they would say they looked perfect together.

Just as the song ended, Kimiko lifted her head up to look at Raimundo's green eyes. Before she knew what was happening, Raimundo bent his head to hers and kissed her on the lips. Kimiko put her hands around his neck and kissed him back, amidst the happy cheers of they're friends...

1 week later

"Did I ever tell you what your necklace means?" Raimundo asked her.

Kimiko was leaned against his chest, fingering the ring she had given him on his finger. "No, you didn't."

"Okay, the emerald, stands for are past. The ruby, the present. And the amethyst, are future."

She turned to smile at him. Then pulled the ring off his finger, and put it close to his face. "Did you read the inside of the ring?"

He pulled the ring from her hand, and read the inside print. I'll love you forever.

"It's a Promise ring by the way." Kimiko said to him as she put it back on his finger. "Mine says the same thing."

"I love you Kimiko," he told her.

She smiled at him. "I love you too."

He grabbed her hand, and bent his head down to hers until their lips met.

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There you have it people. My Valentine Story. I personally have decided. This may be my favorite story. Thanks again to zestychicken for her necklace idea. Sorry to put up two chapter at once, but theres some freak storm coming in, and we might have a snow day on Valentine's Day. Which would totally SUCK! Thanks again to my reviewers, I can't stress it enough. Well, I kina know lots of people liked this story. Thanks for helping me break my record guys! And If I don't talk to you before Valentines Day: Happy Valentine's Day!

RaiKimLover♡♡