D.N.Angel Fanfic!

Valentine Blues

By Akari Kazuki

Disclaimer:-I don't own D.N.Angel, Yukiru Sugisaki does, and ADV films! Nor do I own Dai-kun, Dark, Krad or Satoshi! (sob…) I hate Risa, I like Riku better, but I don't own any of it! So sue me!

Chapter 04:-Happy Valentines' Day

Riku fiddled with her skirt, straightening it, and clutching tightly at the bag she held in front of her chest. She sighed deeply. Man, was she a nervous wreck! She'd slept soundly last night, for sure, but now she was a prattling, jittery nervous wreck! And at the worst possible time! Why now…!

"Riku!" she turned to see Daisuke run up to her from the entrance to the park, to where she waited under the cherry blossom tree. He smiled as he reached her, panting slightly from running so much.

"Sorry, were you waiting long?" he asked, kissing her briefly. She shook her head, relaxing under his gentle gaze, and smile…

She'd thought about it over and over, and, finally, because of Daisuke's help, she'd plucked up the courage to give him the gift she had wanted to give from the very start.

She handed him the bag, looking down, her hair hiding her blushing face. He took it. She took a deep breath and spoke.

"I-I wanted to-to give you something special today, Dai-kun. I worried about it all week, and…yesterday, when you gave me that advice, I finally got the courage to be myself, and just give you wht I'd wanted to from the beginning."

"So…that wasn't for your dad? That advice? You wanted to give…me a gift?" Daisuke asked her. She nodded, and looked up at him, with a small, but sure and happy smile on her face.

"Yes. Happy Valentines' Day, Dai-kun." She said. Daisuke leaned forward to kiss her again, but she stopped him, one hand on his shoulder.

She shook her head. "I-I want to see…if you at least like it first, before…" her voice trailed off. Daisuke squeezed the hand on his shoulder, before looking inside the fairly big bag and taking out a large package. He looked at Riku, who nodded slightly, and proceeded in tearing apart the wrappings, to reveal…

"It's a painting I did at the after-school Art Club." explained Riku quietly. "I-I joined last Winter Term after you gave me the portrait you entered in the Art Competition. I wanted to get better so I could paint something for you someday, too…"

Daisuke looked at her. Riku looked up at Dasiuke, her cheeks flushed, but her eyes bright and shining with emotion.

"I love you, Daisuke." She told him, hugging him gently, her head against his shoulder. She felt his arms go around her, holding her to him. The portrait lay safely on the grass beside them, as they held each other.

"I love…you, too, Riku." murmured Daisuke, his lips brushing her ear softly, as he spoke. He tightened his arms about her waist, and Riku wound her hands around his back.

She pulled away, and kissed his smile. The sun shone down on the two, and those walking by marvelled at this display of young, true love. A few whispered and nudged each other about the painting that lay beside the couple on the grass.

The portrait of a snowscape…the sun's rays casting light onto the endless white, blending into the sky, as two figures walked together, side by side into the distance.

A/N:-Well, howdya like this chapter. This was the LAST chapter in the fic, ending at Valentine's Day. Now for my thoughts while writing it etc.!

I've got to confess that even as I began this fic, I hadn't the faintest idea exactly what Riku-chan would give to Dai-kun at the end of all that! Stupid me!

Then I remembered about the painting Daisuke did in the Contest, and how Riku had loved it so much, saying it was tonnes better than she could do. So I made her want to make herself better at Art, so she could give Daisuke a gift she could plainly see he loved (since he loves art!)!

Please review this fic! Tell me if you liked the way it ended or not! Shall I write a sequel based on 'White Day' or something? What do you think? Please give me your opinions on that! Cya!

Akari Kazuki