[February fifteenth]
//Gum Drop Day//
Commonly known was that Marui Bunta had a large sweet tooth.
Uncommonly know, however, was that Yanagi Renji had one to match. Sure, he wasn't as straight foreword with it as Bunta was, but it was definitely there. And whenever his cravings kicked in really badly, there was one thing he absolutely HAD to have: gum drops.
So it was a good thing that one of those cravings kicked in on February fifteenth, National Gum Drop Day.
//Singles Awareness Day//
Kuwahara Jackal had had a number of successful relationships. Okay... so only a few, really. Maybe only one real relationship. But whatever.
The point was, he was currently single.
Which had not meant a very happy Valentine's Day. Because while everyone else got to run around being all lovey-dovey he had to sit on the sidelines and watch his ex and his friend get it on... which was not all that enjoyable.
So, he had met up with some people online. Some people who were also single and also feeling left out. He and these people - who's names he actually somewhat recognized (as he had found them via facebook, where he had half the world friended) - had partaken in a pretty big discussion about how annoying it was to watch everybody else (especially when your ex had gotten back in a relationship after only a few weeks), and how it sucked that couples got all the perks while singles got nothing.
Which was when they had decided that they should be allowed perks too. After all, just because they were single didn't mean they were any less deserving of gifts, love, and appreciation. It simply meant that they deserved different kinds.
So, with quick planning skills, the group - which was composed of Jackal, Kawamura Takashi, Muromachi Touji, Kisarazu Atsushi (who was heart broken over the fact that his ex had gotten together with his BROTHER), and a few others - had decided to meet the next day after school at a coffee shop usually reserved for couples.
Much to their surprised, when they arrived the entire thing was filled with groups that appeared to be unrelated people. These people had seemed to have the same idea as they had - they all appeared to be single and celebrating. Across the ceiling hung a large banner with block letters spelling "Happy Singles Awareness Day" printed across it.
It looked like they weren't the only ones after all.
