Nishikata had just returned home and was now in his room, still trying to piece together who could have given him the chocolate. "Now let's see, there are no clues in my locker, no one I asked seems to have any idea, and ... that's just about it." He looked to the ceiling with an annoyed look. "So I have nothing."

Just then, his phone sounded, signaling that he received a text. "Huh?" He pulled up the text and looked at it.

Takagi: Thanks for coming today, it means a lot.

Nishikata felt himself blush.

Nishikata: Well, I promised that I'd come visit you if you were out sick, right?

Takagi: Still, it really made my day.

Nishikata's heart sped up a little as he looked at his phone.

Nishikata: It was no problem, I'm glad I was able to make your day.

Takagi: I thought all you wanted to do was tease me.

Nishikata blushed and he frantically began typing.

Nishikata: Well, we're friends as well, so I want to make sure that you're okay.

Takagi: Thank you. So, tell me more about this secret admirer.

Nishikata looked at the box that was sitting on his desk.

Nishikata: Well, What's there to tell? I don't have the faintest idea who it could have been, other than it's probably not someone from our class.

Takagi: So you have nothing?

Nishikata: I have nothing.

Takagi: What type of chocolate is it?

Nishikata awkwardly looked at the box before turning it slightly to realize that he hadn't broken the tape seal yet. "Well, that's embarrassing."

He peeled it off and opened the flap, as a small piece of paper fell out. "Of course." As he reached to pick it up, his phone sounded again.

Takagi: You haven't opened it yet, have you?

"Of course she knows."

Nishikata: Well I've opened it now.

Takagi: Well? What was in it?

Nishikata picked up the letter and began reading it.

Nishikata

Would you like to meet up after school tomorrow? I'll be waiting at the front of the auditorium if you're interested.

Nishikata couldn't believe what he was reading and was quick to send a reply to Takagi.

Nishikata: There's not much else in here other than just homemade chocolate.

Takagi: Oh, well, I could ask around when I get back to school for you.

Nishikata felt his insides begin to churn. "I ... I told Takagawa that it would be wrong to lie to her if I had a crush on her ... and there would be no reason to lie to her if I don't have a crush on her ... I have to do the right thing." He went back to his phone and began typing.

Nishikata: Actually, there's a note in here. She wants to meet with me tomorrow after school.

Nishikata stared at his phone until as Takagi took her time replying.

Takagi: Are you going?

Nishikata: Yeah, if I'm going to turn her down, I at least want to face her.

Takagi: You don't know who she is, but you've already decided that you're going to turn her down?

Nishikata looked at his phone as his heart rate sped up. "Takagi ... damn, I'm trying to distract myself, but why can't I think of anything but you?!"

Nishikata: I already said, she's not from our class.

Takagi: Does that mean you have a crush on someone in our class?

"Why did you have to ask that?" Nishikata asked himself. "I ... damn it." He typed in a single three letter word, yet hesitated to his the send button. "Come on Nishikata, it's not like you're telling her that she's the one you like." He began to cry a little as his finger hovered over the send button. "What is wrong with me? I'm just telling my best friend that I have a crush on someone in our class, why is this so hard!" He continued to struggle, until he took his other hand and forced his thumb onto the send button, causing a wave of regret to surge through him.

Nishikata: Yes

There was an extended period of time where Nishikata was hyperventilating, as if he had just done something incredibly exhausting. "If she tried to make fun of you ... you'll think of something." He reassured himself. It took Takagi a little extra time to reply, but reply she did.

Takagi: I can't believe you actually admitted that you have a crush on someone, are you sure you're the same Nishikata that I've known since the beginning of middle school?

"Wait ... did I just get teased?" He sighed and began typing.

Nishikata: Well, it wasn't really my choice, she's amazing in every way imaginable, and she's been the only thing I've been able to think about for a while now. I'm actually kinda scared that I'm being a creep.

Takagi: Well, you definitely sound a little creepy.

Nishikata felt himself go cold, the very girl he had only just realized his feelings for was calling him a creep.

Nishikata: Yeah, I kinda figured as much.

Nishikata put his phone down and closed his eyes. "Worst time for a realization." He felt tears welling up until his phone sounded again.

Takagi: You should give it a shot.

"Huh?"

Nishikata: But you just said I sound creepy.

Takagi: How long have you known?

Nishikata: Not long.

Takagi: Then it makes sense that she's always on your mind, and she's probably going to be at the back of your mind for a very long time.

Nishikata: How long is a very long time?

Takagi: Till you get over them.

Nishikata: Then she's going to be on my mind for quite some time.

Takagi: Quite some time? It sounds like you've already accepted that she would never like you.

Nishikata: She had her pick of any boy in the school, why would she want me?

Takagi: I'd support you.

Nishikata felt a strange sensation of comfort and despair. "Does that mean she doesn't feel upset?" He began typing a reply.

Nishikata: Well, I first have to deal with whoever gave me this Valentine first.

Nishikata threw his phone against his bed and pulled his knees into his arms. "I knew I shouldn't have told Takagi."

As he sat there, he heard his phone sound again and made his way over to see what she had said.

Takagi: I wish I could be there with you, will you come over after?

Nishikata: Are you sure your mom will let me see you?

Takagi: Probably not, but we might get lucky.

Nishikata: I'll see what I can do, if I can't, then Takagawa will bring them instead.

Takagi: Okay, I'll hopefully see you tomorrow.

Nishikata: Yeah, hopefully.

Over with Takagi, she was lying in bed, grasping her chest on the verge of tears. "Why did I have to call him a creep? I know who he's in love with and that just sounded like I shot him down before he even had a chance to try." She closed her eyes as she tried to stop the tears. "Damn it! I knew that this would be a delicate time with all the teasing I do, so why did I have to give in to my bad habit?"

This is just a quick reminder, I did write this story and I did post it on another site before posting it here. It's not finished over there, I'm just saying this now because I just posted five chapters back to back.