Chapter 19: Valentine's Day

It was finally the 14th of February – Valentine's Day.

The day had begun slowly like any other Sunday until the afternoon.

The whole house turned into chaos as everyone was trying to get ready for the nights party.

"Has anyone seen my hairbrush?" Kira questioned.

"I think I saw Tyson run off with it," Hilary said calmly.

Kira disappeared and soon they heard her yell from the top of her lungs.

"Tyson, you little thief! Give it back to me!" Kira yelled.

Next there was a loud smack and Kira came back holding her hairbrush.

"A little stressed?" Anya asked.

"How did you guess?" Kira joked.

"It's sort of obvious," Anya replied.

"Hey Kitty, you mind helping me with this hair of mine?" Kira asked.

"Of course I'll help you," Veronica agreed with a smile.

Veronica grabbed the hairbrush and started. Soon Kira's hair was free of tangles.

"Thanks," Kira said.

"No problem," Veronica replied.

"So Anya, ya ready for tonight?" Kira asked.

"I think so, although I'm not entirely sure..." Anya admitted.

"Don't worry," Kira encouraged her. "It'll work out fine."

"I hope so," Anya whispered.

The party started at 7 pm. Veronica and Kira disappeared an hour before that into Kira's room.

"You have any idea what Kira is wearing?" Hilary asked Anya.

"Not really," Anya answered. "Considering this is Kira we're talking about, one could expect something dazzling."

"Probably," Hilary agreed.


It turned out that Anya wasn't wrong as the four girls walked to the school. They had told the boys to go first without them since they weren't ready on time.

Once they met other people, they received both admiring and jealous looks.

Hilary was wearing a knee-length, wide-bosomed, crimson skirt.
She had a matching blouse with ¾-quarter sleeves which showed her shoulders.
She had tiny, ruby earrings.
Her hair was hanging freely.

Veronica had a simple, yet elegant, sleeveless, sky blue dress with a generous neckline.
The dress had two layers of fabric; the first layer was made of a light, partly transparent fabric, the second layer was made out of silk.
The bosom of the dress was halfway over Veronica's knees and above her ankles.
The dress was cut to her curves so it really showed Veronica's slender body.
Her medium aquamarine hair was partly held back by a hair-clip that had a fake, dark blue rose on it.
On her neck, Veronica had a heart-shaped jewel hanging from a silver necklace (A/N: Think of the one in the movie Titanic).

Kira was dazzling just like Anya had predicted.
She was dressed in a tight, midnight blue gown that reached her ankles. There was a long cut on the side of the gown, stopping halfway along Kira's thigh.
She had refused to let her hair be tied, so it was flowing freely.
Kira's gown had a long V-shaped neckline that gave away half of her breasts.
On her wrist, she had a silver bracelet with a big, fake diamond in it.
Kira had special dust on her skin that made it glitter.

Then there was Anya.
Her dress also had layers – three of them.
The first one was made out of the same fabric as the first layer in Veronica's dress. The next layer was made out velvet and the last layer was satin. The dress was dark red and the same length as Veronica's.
Anya's dress wasn't sleeveless like Veronica's though. Its sleeves were cut from the outer side, making them hang loosely.
Last but not least, Anya had a snow white lily attached to her hair, on the side of her head.


As they walked past people there wasn't a single boy who didn't drool at the sight of Kira.

"I thought you weren't interested in anybody," Anya said to Kira.

"That doesn't mean that I can't tease the poor guys," Kira replied and a devious smile appeared on her face.

"Oh boy..." Anya sighed.

They walked into a massive hall that had a stage and where the music came from.

Veronica spotted Rei immediately from the crowd because of his white tuxedo and went to him. It didn't take long before Hilary was asked to a dance by a random boy and she accepted. That left Kira and Anya sitting together. Guys came to ask them but they turned them all down.

"Nervous?" Kira asked.

"You bet," Anya answered shortly.

"Don't worry," Kira encouraged her.

"Just make sure Kai is here," Anya said and looked around to find the boy.

"I will," Kira said with smirk on her face.

Anya left and disappeared into the crowd. Ten minutes later the music teacher, Ms. Summers appeared on the stage.

"Good evening," she started. "As you all know we are going to have students performing tonight."

She looked at the crowd, letting her words sink in.

"I'm not going to keep you waiting any longer. I give you Anya Saigon and Veronica Meridian!" she announced.

The crowd cheered as the teacher left the stage and the lights were turned down.


A slow, calm, melancholic melody filled the room and Anya stepped to the stage.

She started to sing. The song was If by Nylon Beat.
Soon after Anya, Veronica stepped to the stage and began her part.

After the song ended Anya scanned the audience to find Kai and spotted him leaning against the wall. He was wearing a midnight blue tuxedo but his hair gave him away.

'Did he hear?' Anya wondered.

Anya looked back as Veronica left the stage. She felt like she was about to collapse.

'Oh no! Not now!' Anya thought. 'Just get a grip. You're gonna be fine.'

Once Anya had looked away Kai glanced at her.

'Her voice is so beautiful,' he thought. 'Snap out of it Kai. Don't let her get to you.'

'Why isn't she leaving?' he thought as he saw Veronica leave.

He found out the answer as a new song began.

'Okay Anya. This is it. Give it your everything,' Anya mused to herself.

The next song - Let Me Love You by Da Buzz - started and she let the music flow through her and started moving with the beat as she released all her emotions into her voice.

Once again Anya glanced quickly to the audience to see Kai after the song ended. He was gone.
A slight panic hit her. She thanked the audience and left. Once she was off the stage, Kira appeared.

"Do you know where Kai is?" Anya asked in panic.

"Relax girl. You think I would let him get away?" Kira replied. "He's just outside those doors."


Anya went to the direction that Kira pointed.

It didn't take long before she found him leaning against a wall, his hands crossed.

"Kai?" she called out quietly.

No response.

Anya came to his side and tried to look at his eyes but failed.

Time passed and Anya tried to figure out what to say.

"Kai, I know you're hurting," she stated. "Your mind is telling you not to trust me."

There was a silence.

"Kai, I can help you but you have to trust me," Anya stated. "I promise I'll never leave you again."

Tears came out of Anya's eyes and made their way down her cheeks.

All of a sudden she noticed a tear falling down Kai's face.

She was about to say something but wasn't able to as she was pulled into a kiss.

Kai dried the tears from Anya's face while kissing her.

After he let her go she stepped back and looked at him with amazement.

"Remember what you promised me," Kai stated.

Anya dashed to him and grabbed him in a hug.

"I will, Kai. I will," she mumbled.

He pulled her into a passionate kiss and it felt better then anything else in a long time.

Once they stopped again, they heard Ms. Summers announce that this was going to be the final dance.

"Let's go," Kai ordered and pulled Anya back to the other people.

They were surprised to see that even Kira had made her way to the dance floor with a certain brown-haired boy. Tyson had asked Hilary and she had accepted. Anya and Kai followed them and Anya managed to direct a smirk to Kira who made a face in response.

Then the song began. It was Heaven by DJ Sammy.


Kai pulled Anya into a kiss as the song ended
After the kiss was over Anya's eyes caught a sight that made her eyes widen.

She pushed Kai quickly away from her. At first he was confused but suddenly he saw what Anya saw.

He dashed quickly in front of Anya as a gunshot was heard. A person fell to the ground as a pool of blood started forming.

"Anya. Don't you dare die in my arms," Kai said.

"Kai, let me go," Anya whispered.

"No," Kai replied stubbornly.

"Life has given me everything I have ever wanted," Anya stated. "It's time for me to go now."

"What about me then? You promised me you wouldn't leave," Kai argued.

"Kai, even after I'm dead I'm always going to be with you," Anya explained. "Even though you might not see me."

"Anya..." Kai muttered.

"You'll always be in my heart Kai Hiwatari. I love you," Anya said.

Two girls, one with long, blue, two-toned hair and a midnight blue gown and the other one with dark red-violet hair and a black dress that reached her ankles and had long sleeves were talking fast. One of the two girls left quickly...


Stacy was running away from the school as she suddenly tripped on something and dropped the gun.

"Shit!" she cursed but didn't turn back.

Soon she stopped as she saw a figure in the darkness.

"Who are you?" she asked, her voice trembling.

No response.

"Who the hell are you!" she shouted.

The figure came closer and Stacy recognized the person.

"No! Not you!" she exclaimed in fear as she started walking backwards.

"This is the last time you're going to hurt other people," the person said.

A second gunshot was heard and Stacy fell to the ground. The person walked away.