White Day – Chapter Two: March 12

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Disclaimer: I don't own Wallflower! It's all property of Tomoko Hayakawa!

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Author's Note: 2nd chapter! YAYYAYAY! Sorry it took so long to come out, but at least it's a bit longer than the first chapter…

Thanks to everyone that reviewed:D

K'onix: thanks! And actually, I think that Yuki and Machiko's date was cut short because her parents discovered them going out. They're very overprotective of her :\.

crzygrl32: heh, what do you think?

innocent sunako chan: thanks! XD and you're scary! Hahahahha btw, when are YOU going to update your fanfic :P

celinae: eep. Sorry about that! I thought those parentheses were superfluous or something… and ooh yeah she does like that kind of chocolate. Then again she likes any famous chocolate lol.

new moongirl: ahaha well hopefully this'll stop the pain momentarily!

lunabasketcase: ahahaha yea. Ranmaru's hilarious xD and thanks!

Adora Bell Dearheart: sorry, but that's the only way you'll read the second chapter! Hahaha and no problem. I like Wallflower too much XD

And practically all the reviewers got the right answer! Yep! If you've read volume 5 of Wallflower, you should have figured it out :P and if you didn't, that's perfectly okay too :)

Enjoy Chapter 2! xD

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Italics - thoughts

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Yesterday the boys argued about what to get Sunako. They all agreed that it would be chocolate. However Yuki and Ranmaru, wanting the gift to be extra special, suggested making the chocolate themselves. Kyohei and Takenaga found their proposal ludicrous, saying it consumed too much time and effort. They just wanted to buy extremely nice, already made, chocolate.

So how did they settle this situation?

Rock! Paper! Scissors!

Yuki, Takenaga, Ranmaru, and Kyohei all placed one hand out.

"Okay! Lets play!" Ranmaru shouted. Kyohei, Ranmaru, and Takenaga all lifted up their hands.

"Wait!" Yuki intervened, "First, let's lay some ground rules."

Takenaga was in disbelief. "Is it necessary for a game as simple as this to have rules?"

"Yes, Takenaga, this game needs rules. First of all…" he turned towards Kyohei, "No special weapons! No nuclear bombs, water, etc. Got it? Just rock, paper, and scissors. Those are your only options."

Kyohei muttered something indistinguishable.

"And furthermore, everyone must reveal their answer at the same time!"

Kyohei muttered something, again.

"Okay, okay, I get it. No cheating basically."

Yuki smiled. "Good! Now let's play this game!"

"Rock!"

"Paper!"

"Scissors!"

Ranmaru's hand was fisted to symbolize a rock.

Kyohei's hand was also clenched, while Takenaga chose rock, as well.

And amazingly enough, Yuki's hand was open, revealing that he picked paper.

They all stared at each other incredulously.

"Damn… I thought it would take us at least twenty games before we would have a winner," Kyohei said extremely disappointed.

"Me too," Takenaga seconded.

Ranmaru smirked, and from thin air a rose appeared in his hand. He let the soft petals of the rose caress his cheek. Radiance emitted from him and he dramatically voiced, "That is because I was with Yuki."

Everyone completely ignored him.

"Who cares how it happened?" Yuki smiled brightly. "Either way, that means we're making the chocolate!"

Kyohei and Takenaga groaned.

Ranmaru turned towards Yuki. "Hey Yuki, uh… who's going to make the chocolate?"

Yuki shrugged in response, "Us, I guess? I don't know how to make chocolate though…" He turned towards Kyohei and Takenaga, "You guys know how to?"

"Are you kidding?" Takenaga and Kyohei questioned simultaneously.

A shadow fell over Yuki's face, but then disappeared as quickly as it came because he had come up with a brilliant idea.

"Then I guess we'll just have to check the Internet tomorrow! All we have to do is follow the recipe right?"

Ranmaru shook his head. "This enthusiasm coming from the boy who can't cook?"

Yuki frowned. "It's only homemade chocolate. How hard can that be?"

Takenaga sighed and ran his hand through his hair. Sometimes, Yuki is too enthusiastic. "Uh… very."

"I'm sure the Internet has something!"

But Kyohei, Takenaga, and Ranmaru exchanged apprehensive glances. They couldn't stop thinking about what could go wrong when they made the chocolate tomorrow.

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Today the boys would attempt to make chocolate despite their severe lack of culinary skills. Knowing they could not make the chocolate in the mansion, lest Sunako discover them, they decided to go over to Noi's house. Like them, she also lived in an incredibly spacious mansion complete with an up-to-date kitchen. To get out of the house, they simply told Sunako that they were going out, knowing that she wouldn't mind.

Takenaga turned to Noi. "Noi, this is an amazing kitchen."

Noi blushed momentarily, while the other three boys shook their heads. Then Kyohei separated from the group and moved close to Noi.

"Hey, Noi," Kyohei whispered to her, laughing. "He was complimenting the kitchen—not you." Noi's expression immediately transformed to one of anger.

"Do you want to use the kitchen or not!"

Kyohei retreated a little, lifting his hands. "Sorry, sorry!"

Takenaga inched away from the fuming Noi and stood next to Kyohei. "What on earth did you tell her?" he whispered.

"Nothing!" He gave Takenaga an innocent smile. Takenaga sighed.

"So, Noi… Do you know how to use this kitchen?" Yuki asked hopefully.

Noi sweat dropped a little. "Uh… of course…not."

The boys all groaned.

"Let's find a recipe first before doing anything." Yuki said.

Noi showed them the way to her study room, which contained a computer and printer.

"Perfect!" Yuki exclaimed.

But he didn't sit down in the chair in front of the computer. Instead, he turned towards Takenaga. Takenaga looked at him, confused, but then understood.

"Fine. I'll do the research," he muttered.

"Yay!" all the boys yelled happily and hugged him.

Kyohei patted his back. "Thanks, Takenaga! You're the best!"

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Takenaga sat down and started searching. For a while, Noi and the rest of the boys waited quietly for Takenaga to find a recipe. Then Noi's pretty voice broke the silence.

"So tell me again, why are you guys making chocolate?"

Kyohei pointed at Yuki. "Why don't you ask him?"

Yuki replied, "It's for White Day! Sunako-chan made a chocolate cake for herself, but we … kind of ate it." He laughed nervously.

Noi immediately became wide eyed. "They all really care for her…" she thought. A glimpse of jealously appeared on her face, but vanished as quickly as it came. The guys hardly noticed. "Wow. I really didn't expect that. Who's idea was it?"

A sly smile appeared on Ranmaru's face. The glow from his aura increased tenfold.

"Why, it was Kyohei's, of course."

The answer momentarily stunned Kyohei, but a large smile appeared on Noi's face.

"I knew it!" an elated Noi said.

"No! You're mistaken," Kyohei shouted, causing Noi to frown.

"Whatever you say, but I think—"

The loud sound of the printer interrupted her. Once it finished, Takenaga started walking towards them.

"I had some trouble finding a recipe for homemade chocolate." Takenaga started, "Oddly enough, a lot of sites advised against making chocolate in the home. Something about being 'extremely difficult' and 'bound to fail the first time.' So I decided to find a recipe that incorporated already-made chocolate. And I discovered this recipe. Supposedly it looks elegant, but is very easy to make."

"Great!" Yuki said, purposely ignoring everything that Takenaga had mentioned prior to 'is very easy to make.'

Kyohei still was not completely convinced. "Read the ingredients. We need to know what we're buying anyways."

Takenaga proceeded to read.

"Two cups hazelnuts, blanched, toasted and chopped …one-third cup hazelnut liqueur …sixteen ounces or sixteen squares of semisweet or white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped and divided…three-fourths stick paraffin wax, shaved and divided into one-half stick and one-fourth stick portions… two tablespoons cornstarch, divided … two tablespoons confectioner's sugar… one-fourth teaspoon salt … and finally one teaspoon vegetable oil."

Everyone just stared at him blankly, unnerving Takenaga a bit.

"What the heck does blanched hazelnut mean?" Kyohei asked.

"And what's paraffin wax?" Ranmaru asked.

"And what does coarsely chopped mean?" Yuki inquired.

They all whipped their heads towards Noi.

"H-Hey," she said uneasily. "Remember? I don't know how to cook."

All the boys looked down in defeat.

"I think we should just drop the idea of making something for Sunako-chan. After all, we might end up poisoning her," said Yuki regretfully.

"So let's leave!" Kyohei exclaimed. "There's no point in staying here anymore."

Everyone exited the study room, went downstairs, and outside of the house. They waved goodbye to Noi as they left, but Takenaga was the last to leave.

He bowed. "Thank you for letting us borrow your house." Then he stood upright and smiled.

Noi blushed. "It was nothing. Come over again soon!"

Takenaga nodded and walked to where the guys were.

Noi closed the door and leaned against it, absorbed in thought.

I wonder if he'll get me anything…

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"Lets just go to that chocolate store, buy something, and go." Kyohei said.

"Yeah," Ranmaru agreed. "Besides, she loves all types of chocolates, and personally I think she would prefer the bought kind."

Kyohei stared at him. "So why did you want to make the chocolate at home then?"

"Because it would have made things tied! And besides…" His voice became smooth. "Girls as lovely as Sunako-chan deserve better, don't you think?"

Kyohei did not answer, causing a grin to appear on Ranmaru's face.

Finally all the boys made their way to the chocolate store. Inside they found various types, from bittersweet to milk, from almond chunk to white.

There were also many ways the chocolates could be used. Some of the chocolates were for coating apples and strawberries, while others were in little pieces for baking. Everything was displayed on elegant trays.

Kyohei could hardly believe the extensive selection of chocolate.

"So many chocolates exist… and look at those chocolate strawberries…! They look delicious! So what should we choose?"

Yuki shrugged. "Does she have a favorite type of chocolate?"

"I don't think she cares," Ranmaru responded.

"So what do we do then? Buy the entire store?" Kyohei asked sarcastically.

"Yes, that's a fantastic idea," Takenaga retorted derisively. "Let's purchase three stores since Yuki and I still need to get something. Right, Yuki?"

But Yuki was preoccupied looking around, trying to figure out what they could get Sunako, until something caught his eyes. He called the guys over and showed it to them.

"How about this?"

The three boys gave an approving smile.

"That's perfect!"

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Ah ha… the boys gave up so easily, no? Well they were thinking about everyone's best interests :P

So what did Yuki suggest? Find out next chapter!

And as usual, thanks to CELINAE for beta-ing! What would I do without you:P

See you later:D