Please Note: This is a somewhat "unusual" story. It all ties together in a way, but each chapter (there are four; or will be four) involves a different couple from the H-K manga. Although it incorporates different relationships/couples, it ALL happens on the same day: Valentine's Day. So while an event is happening in chapter one, a different event will be happening at the SAME time in chapter two and so on. Compredé?

Also: no flamers. I don't have a fire extinguisher, and I am sure the RA will not be happy with me for setting a fire. If you don't like my work, don't read it.

Disclaimer: Nakajo Hisaya owns the brilliant series that has become Naruto-senpai's newest (and longest) manga addiction.

SanoxMizuki

Valentine's Day was coming up. The excitement was buzzing throughout Tokyo's prostegious Osaka High Private Academy. Nakao was a lot more chipper than he usually was, due to the fact he was constantly singing Nanba's name; not that that was anything new, but he was planning (as he liked to frequently brag) the best gift for his RA that the womanizer bishou had ever received. Many shuddered at the thought of what Nakao could give, so many dared not question. Nakatsu had his mind focused on one thing: getting Mizuki to go on a date with him. Oblivious as she often was about such matters, Ashiya paid little attention toward Nakatsu's advances to ask her out on a date. Her mind was focused otherwise.

February 12th, Mizuki, Sekime, Nakatsu, Noe, Sano and Nakao all sat around their usual table while eating breakfast. Mizuki sat between Sano and Nakatsu, listening to Sekime and Noe's depressed stories of another year passing and not having a girlfriend who resembled Tamaki Nami.

"It's not fair." Noe mumbled, his face downcast. "Everyone else can get girlfriends." Gesturing in Nakatsu's direction, he said, "Even this doofus got a girlfriend."

"And he dumped him for his love of another man." Sekime added, causing both roommates to glare at the soccer player. Neither one of them was homophobic; they simply did not understand why any guy would toss aside the love of a cute girl to love a man. Speechless in his reaction to defend himself, he simply stared at the two of them feeling quite betrayed.

"Well I don't understand why Nakatsu would do something like that, either. But I do have to admit that Mizuki is adorable." Flushing at her compliment, Ashiya looked down at the table for a moment, not sure how to react. Nakatsu narrowed his eyes as he surveyed Nakao.

"Who the hell are you to talk, you damned Nanba-lover?" Although meant as an insult, the mention of Minami's name brought Nakao to his own little world of Nanba-ism. Everyone took that oppurtunity to ignore him.

As the conversation around him continued, Sano kept his gaze focused on his roommate. Smiling to himself, he got lost in his own thoughts.

Should I ask her out for Valentine's Day? He wondered. Continuing to debate inwardly on the subject, he happened to notice that Shuichi had moved himself closer to Mizuki. Sending him a confused look, Ashiya asked,

"Hey, Nakatsu, why are you so close? Is there something spilled on your seat?" Ears perking up in alarm, Sano was swept into a feeling of tense jealousy and glared in suspicion at the scene before him.

"No." The soccer player smiled, leaning in still closer. Pushing her back against Sano, Mizuki attempted to keep her distance. "I was just wondering if you were doing something for Valentine's Day."

"N...no." Mizuki replied, continuing to keep herself away from Shuichi. "Why?"

"Because I was wondering if you-"
"C'mon, Ashiya. Let's go." Grabbing ahold of Mizuki's hand, Sano pulled her up from her seat.

"Whoa! Hey, Sano! Chottou matte!"

"Just come with me." Sano growled. Worried that she had pissed him off again, Mizuki did not attempt to fight him.

"IZUMI, YOU BASTARD!" Nakatsu yelled after him. "Whose gonna pick up both of your messes?"

"You do it!" Sano snapped before dragging Mizuki from the cafeteria.

Outside the building, Izumi did not let his grip go from his roommate's wrist until they had made it to Yujiro's dog house. The puppy was happy to see both of them until it noticed the look of anger on Sano's face. Sliding back into his house, Yujiro whimpered lightly. Still angry, Sano tossed aside Mizuki's wrist and could not bring himself to look at her. Once again, he had let his emotions take over and there was nothing left but to feel like a fool. Lowering her head. Mizuki said nothing. It was not until Sano was ready to leave that Mizuki muttered:

"Did I do something?"
"Huh?" Startled by this inquiry, Izumi gaped at her openly.

"What did I do to make you upset, Sano?" She asked, looking up. His heart skipped a beat painfully when he saw the collection of tears growing in her eyes. Biting his lower lip, he tore his gaze away to focus on a rock by his feet. Clenching his hands at his sides in self-annoyance, Sano sighed heavily.

"You didn't do anything, Ashiya."

"Then why...(hic) are you mad?" Even in her present state, Sano could not help but laugh. Walking up to her, he raised her head and looked deep into her tear-shimmering orbs.

"You're very adorable." Mizuki's face burned so bright red that even Izumi could feel the heat from it. Smirking, he could leaned close and placed a solitary, sweet kiss on Ashiya's lips. After having finished kissing her, he pulled away and looked once more into her large eyes.

"Do you wanna do something with me on Valentine's Day?" He asked.

(Later)

"...and that's what happened."

"I see..." Umeda-sensei stated blandly. Flicking open his lighter, he lit a cigarette as he stood by the window.

"I don't know what to do, sensei. I mean, I just froze."

"Wait." Umeda stopped her, staring openly at her from across the room. Mizuki cocked her head to the side in curiosity.

"Hmm?"

"You didn't even give him an answer?"

Shrinking inside her over-sized sweatshirt, Mizuki shook her head. "I couldn't. I told you: I froze. When I finally came to, all I could think was I needed someone's advice, so I ran over here to talk to you."

"..." Umeda was not sure whether to laugh or to cuss the silly girl out. Sighing heavily, Hakuto groaned and leaned back to look at the ceiling. Knowing what she did was to Sano was not the best idea, she waited for her moment of judgement to arise. Instead, Umeda chuckled and stood up from his chair. Taking one final, deep drag from his cigarette, he outed the light onto the top of Mizuki's empty juice can. Tossling Ashiya's light hair, he said, "Well, if I were you, I would say yes. I mean, you two are in love." Mizuki flushed. Hearing it said aloud still gave her shudders of joy. "It's only natural that he would want to do something with you on Valentines', right?" Mizuki nodded her head silently. Umeda chuckled. "Good girl." Walking back to his own chair, Umeda once again reclined in it, placing his feet leisurely on the desktop.

"But why did he get so mad?"

"What was going on before he got angry?" Mizuki paused to think. Rewinding her memory back to that moment at breakfast, she replied,

"Well, Nakatsu was moving real close to me... and then he started to ask me something, but I could not figure out what he was trying to say. That was when Sano grabbed my arm and brought me outside." It did not surprise Umeda in the slightest that she could not understand what Shuichi had been trying to ask. After all, her senses to that type of thing were completely non-existant.

"I think your boyfriend was jealous, Ashiya."

Mizuki's eyes narrowed in confusion. "What? Jealous? Of what?"

Not wanting to dulge into that matter, Umeda stood up. "Oh my, look at the time. Since we have your little dilemna solved, I am afraid we will have to cut your session short. Raising Mizuki from her chair, he shooed her towards the doorway. After he tossed her into the hallway, Mizuki got to ask one more question before the door was shut on her.

Pulling her hooded sweatshirt over her head, Mizuki asked, "Hey, sensei: what are you doing for Valentine's Day?"

Umeda paused. "I might just take my boyfriend out." He replied.

"Oh." Mizuki smiled. "Well, since I might not see you before then, have a nice time!" Waving, Mizuki headed off towards the exit of the main building and back to her dorm. After having shut the door behind him, Umeda pulled out another cigarette and lit it. Staring absentmindedly out of the window, he muttered, "Well, Sano, I sure hope you know what you have gotten yourself into. If you don't know, you're in for a lot of trouble with that one." Chuckling, he sat down at his desk and began going through his papers.

(Back at the dorm)

"I'm back!"

Sano glanced over at the door as Mizuki came in, panting. Looking at her in curiosity, Sano asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I ran all the way here." Mizuki replied, laughing before she collapsed onto the floor. Getting up from his bed, Izumi went to her side and placed his hand warmly on her shoulder.

"You okay?" He asked calmly.

"Yeah." Mizuki nodded her head. "Just need to catch my breath." Looking up, she smiled at her boyfriend and made Sano flush. Clearing his throat, he removed his hand and sat back, waiting for her to calm her breathing. "Uh...Sano?"

"Hmm?"

"Uhm..." Flushing, Mizuki forced herself to look at her boyfriend. "I'm sorry about earlier."

"Earlier?"

"Yeah. When I ran off without answering your question." Sano laughed.

"Oh. That's okay. I figured you were talking to Umeda. No big deal." Her face turning redder, Mizuki mumbled,

"You know me too well." This made Sano laugh once again.

"So what's your answer?" He asked, looking deep within her eyes; a gaze powerful enough to catch her breath in her throat.

"I wanna go with you." She replied, her heart pounding in her chest. She was unsure why her honesty made her flush, but it also gave her a beyond-giddy feeling; enough to make her laugh and want to dance around. Inching closer to her boyfriend, she rested her head on his shoulder. "I love you, Sano." She whispered. Sano's heartbeat sped up at this statement. Wrapping his arms around the girl he loved, Sano smiled sweetly.

"I love you, too, Mizu-chan." Feeling warmth flow throughout her body like a drug, Mizuki started giggling in happiness. Lfiting up her head, she kissed Sano's lips.

(Two days later... Valentine's Day)

After having successfully escaped Osaka High, Sano and Mizuki made their way down the sidewalks of Tokyo towards the train station. Many times, Mizuki had tried to get Izumi to tell her where he was taking her, but he never said anything. All he did was smile and say: "It's a secret." Several stops away from where they had entered the train, Sano took his girlfriend's hand and led her down the sidewalk. She had never been in that part of the city before, and gazed wonderously at all the small, cute little boutiques and shops.

"We're going here?" She asked excitedly. Sano chuckled.

"Well, to a place that's around here. I paid Nanba ¥1200 to tell me about this place. He said this is where he takes only the best girlfriends; although, for Nanba, that is every girl he meets." Laughing at this, Mizuki still could not help but feel special. This was a place where Nanba took only the best girls? Knowing how much style their RA showed, Mizuki knew it had to be a good place. Once they came upon it, they were both met with something that took their breath away. Almost hidden below another store was a small stairway that led to a small café called "El Día de Amor"("The Day of Love"). Decorating the windows were little tissue-paper cut outs of hearts, Cupid, arrows and roses. Walking into the café, they were met with a sweet chime as the door opened. A few people glanced over to see who had come in (perhaps those who were waiting for dates themselves), but most of the couples looked so happy and infatuated with their small circle of love for each other.

"Good evening." The hostess smiled as she welcomed Mizuki and Sano into the quaint café. "My name is Miyara. Can I get a seat for you two?"

"Yes, please." Sano smiled, making the girl's cheeks flush. Recovering herself, she made her led the two of them over to a table by the window. After they sat down, they were each handed menus.

"Our special tonight is called the Lover's Last Meal. It is a chocolate sponge cake with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. You have a choice of vanilla, strawberry, chocolate or mint ice cream with that." Mizuki glanced worriedly at her boyfriend, reminded that he was "allergic" to sweets. He shuddered minutely, but feigned a polite smile at the hostess.

"Could we just start out with something to drink first?"

"Of course." Miyara nodded her head. "What can I get you?" Looking at Mizuki, she waited for her answer.

"Some warm cocoa with vanilla cream." Mizuki replied.

"Of course." Miyara smiled. Glancing at Sano, she asked, "And you?"

"Just some plain green tea, thanks." Nodding her head, the waitress then departed.

Mizuki giggled. "Why did you chose a café if you don't like sweets, Sano?" Smiling, the high-jumper shrugged.

"I wanted to do something special for you on Valentine's Day." Blushing, Mizuki looked down at the floor in order to avoid looking at Sano. Laughing, Sano reached out his hand and held Mizuki's gently. Looking back at him, their eyes met. "I love you." He mouthed. The color deepening, Mizuki once again could not meet his gaze. If he was not being so sincere, it would have been easier to look at him. Knowing this, Sano grinned. Stretching out his other hand, Sano raised Mizuki's head. Leaning across the table, he kissed her. All her the emotions of sweet serenity and blissfulness returned in that single kiss. Feeling her tears overflow, Ashiya was powerless to stop them. Sano only broke away when he felt her tears merge onto his own face. Looking at her concerned, he pulled away in fear that he had made her cry. "I'm sorry." He apologized feebly. Mizuki smiled and shook her head, raising her hand to wipe away her tears.

"No. It's not your fault, Sano." Mizuki smiled more broadly and, with her face still red, assured him, "I'm just so happy. I didn't mean to start crying. I'm sorry." Relieved he had not done anything to make her cry, Sano returned her smile and gently slid his fingers across her cheeks.

"I'm glad I can make you happy." Her face glowing, Mizuki was about to reply when they were interrupted by the arrival of their drinks. The hostess pressed them to have more than simple cocoa and tea, so Mizuki ordered a small dish of ice cream.

"Nothing for your boyfriend?" The hostess asked, looking (in what she hoped was a pouting manner) in Sano's direction. Smiling pleasently, Sano shook his head.

"No, thank you." He declined. "I don't really eat sweets."

"But your girlfriend is eating something. Are you going to make her eat all by herself?"

"It's alright." Mizuki hastily assured her. "Really."
"If you say so..." Miyara replied, sending them one last "I-don't-know-about-you" glance before going back with their order.

(An hour later)

After having finished their outing at the café, Sano and Mizuki started to head back to the station, and back to the dorm. "Thank you, Sano." Mizuki smiled, hugging her boyfriend. "It really was special." Blushing, Sano replied,

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." The two new lovers held hands as they walked down the street together. Both were uneasy about anything to discuss, but in the end, that awkwardness still held a little comfort. At least they were together and did not have to hide their love from everyone around them.

About a block from the station, Mizuki glanced up at her boyfriend. "Well, I guess we should head back."

"Yeah." Sano replied absentmindedly. "It is getting a little late." Noticing his far-off gaze, Mizuki stopped and cocked her head to the side as she watched her best friend.

"Sano...?"

Brought out of his daze, he looked down at her. "Yeah?"

Mizuki smiled. "You were staring off into space. You okay?" In reply, Izumi smiled softly at her, his deep eyes sparkling as they gazed into hers. Feeling her heart pound in her chest, Mizuki continued to be curious at her boyfriend's strange behavior.

"I did have something I want to give you, Mizu-chan." He stated. Taking his hand away from hers, Sano reached into the right-hand pocket of his jacket and removed a small box. Opening it, he removed something before lifting up Mizuki's left hand. Slipping a ring onto her left ring finger, Sano bent down and kissed it regally. Flushing, Sano knelt on one knee and beamed up at her. Ashiya's heart pounded harder and harder within her chest, not sure what to expect of her koi's behavior.

"Ashiya Mizuki, will you be my Valentine?" He asked, unable to keep his laughter from his voice. Speechless, unable to think of anything to say, Mizuki nodded her head. Grinning widely, Sano then stood upright and kissed the girl he loved. Wrapping his arms around her, Sano drew Mizuki into his chest as they shared their first drew Valentine's kiss.

-End Chapter 1-

Like I said, I am going to TRY and finish this all by next Tuesday... wish me luck!