A/N: The Namixas VS Venine question wasn't random; I was trying to pick a pairing for this story. :P Thank you guys for your contribution! I'll see what I can do.

Thank you: Guest, Akaimina, XxThe-Crest-Of-AnubisxX, Lord Razer, Dario Flaman, no name, Heyy, Snow-Yoru-White, and BreakingLights. :)

Word count: 1000

"Are you freaking kidding me," Squall growled irritably under his breath.

He was starting to grow really tired of this shit; so now he actually had to look into dustbins to find any answers? The brunet teen looked around to see if anyone was watching him. Fortunately for him, the street was deserted. Then his hand stealthily disappeared into the garbage, looking for the last clue.

"Ugh, I can't believe I'm really doing this."

There went the last bit of dignity he had managed to save from all the moments that Laguna had put him in embarrassing situations.

I will personally kill whoever is responsible for this. Then I will kill myself for letting myself get carried away with utter bullshit, he thought.

And there it was; he had found the last piece of the puzzle. Squall couldn't remember a time he had been happier that something was over, and he was counting his father's singing too.

Curiously, he read the little note. All it said was,

Turn around, Champion. You have finally found your treasure!

He did as he was told and stood face to face with...

"Rinoa?" he said, incredulously.

That was the last person on this planet he had expected to see here.

"I...don't get it."

"Happy Valentine's Day, Leon. Ready for your kiss?" the raven-haired girl said with a dazzling smile that made his heart skip a beat.

Squall blinked, as he felt how his cheeks were growing warm. Was he dreaming again?

"Hah, not before paying me 20 Munny! I told you he'd try to solve the mystery as soon as he laid his eyes on it," Yuffie, who seemed to have appeared out of thin air, chirped triumphantly.

He frowned. "So you were in on this conspiracy too?"

"Duh, of course I was!" Yuffie replied, while reaching forward to pinch Squall's nose. He swatted her hand away. "I couldn't resist. We made a bet. Rinoa here wanted to pique your interest on Valentine's Day but she didn't know how. Tifa thought she was nuts for even trying, let alone asking Chosen_OracleX for advice. I knew better than that of course," Yuffie replied.

"Asking the what?" Squall said with raised eyebrows.

"You know, the Love Tutor who works for the Highschool Magazine," Rinoa explained, smiling shyly at him. "Not sure why they chose such a tacky nickname, though."

"I don't really read that crap."

Rinoa's face fell at that. "Oh…"

But he had to admit that they weren't completely wrong, tacky name or not; this loveletter was so different compared to the usual ones he'd get that Squall couldn't help but become a little curious about its creator.

How was it possible that he hadn't noticed that Rinoa actually liked him? She was the last person he'd expected to fall for him. But of course, long before he'd realized what was happening, Rinoa had walzed her way into his heart, claiming it to be hers.

Who would've thought that the feeling was mutual?

If only Yuffie would go away, so that he could claim that promised kiss…

"Oof!"

The impact of the blow left Terra gasping for air like a fish on the land, but he was quick to get back on his feet.

"I'm so sorry," Aqua repeated lamely, while trying to gather her belongings from the ground as quick as she could. "I didn't see you!"

"Hey, no worries. Let me help."

"Of all the days that this could happen…" she murmured.

Terra bent forward to help her, still watching his crush from the corner of his eyes. Her straight, blue hair was shielding her pretty face, but he knew how much she was panicking right now. It was adorable, really. Even when she thought that she was a total mess, she looked absolutely, breathtakingly beautiful.

Of course, she had no idea he even existed, even though they were in the same year. In fact, he was so invisible to her that she'd even bumped into him. For a brief moment, when she had collided into the brunet teen, he'd thought that maybe she had finally noticed him and had decided to jump him or something, like in those Axe Showergel commercials.

Yeah, he was pretty pathetic.

On the other hand, perhaps this was the chance he'd been waiting for all this time. He would be crazy if he didn't take this chance to win her over. There was no one else to ruin it for him either…other than Terra himself.

"You okay? You seem a little distressed," he noted carefully.

"I'm going to be late for class," Aqua said, her voice laced with worry.

Terra's heart nearly broke at that sound, but he managed to recover quickly.

"No, you won't. I know a shortcut. C'mon," Terra said, happy that he could finally do something useful to be noticed by this blue-haired goddess.

…Good thing she couldn't read his mind though.

He took her hand (his heart started to tapdance across his chest) and together, they ran towards the elevator.

When Aqua finally understood what he meant by 'a shortcut', she frowned, shook her head and let go of his hand. "No, we can't do that. It is strictly forbidden for students to use the elevator."

He showed her one of his trademark grins. "Oh, come on now. No one will notice, since I have a spare key. I've done it at least a dozen times and no one's ever asked any questions about it. What could possibly happen now?"

Aqua was still hesitating when the elevator doors opened. Terra stepped into the elevator, before holding the doors with one arm. "Aren't you coming? It's the only way for you to show up on time for class after all. What's wrong with that?"

Apparently, that was all it took for her to follow him, against her better judgement. Terra's grin grew wider and he did a little victory dance in his head as the elevator doors closed behind them.

Life was truly great.

A/N: Your thoughts on this so far?