Pasta with tomato sauce was the main dish for lunch. For most of the students, this was simply another lunch day in the school week. For Hiroki and Milly, it was the day after their big date. As Hiroki sat down to eat, Johnny sat down beside him.

"So, how did it go?" he asked.

Hiroki grabbed his fork and began to eat his food. "How did what go?"

Johnny sighed. "Your date with Milly, you dork!"

"Oh," he said. "It was good."

"That's it? Just good?"

"Yeah," he replied. "It was good."

"Did you kiss her?" Johnny asked.

"Nope," he said as he ate a bit of his pasta.

Johnny looked perplexed. "Did you guys plan another date?"

"Nope," he said again as he ate more of his dish.

Johnny's look changed from confusion to disappointment. "I'm sorry, man. At least you tried."

Hiroki nodded. At that moment, he noticed that Tamiya was walking toward their table. "Hey, Tamiya," he said.

The newspaper photographer waved. "This is for you," she said as she produced a piece of paper and handed it to Hiroki before she went back to her table.

Hiroki opened the paper and started to read it to himself.

"What does it say?" Johnny asked.

Hiroki began to read it for his friend. "Dear Hiroki," he said. "Last night was fun but next time, you pick the movie." He looked up and saw Milly looking back at him with a smile on her face. He replied with a smile of his own before folding up the note and putting it in his pocket.

"Looks like I have a chance after all," he said as he continued eating, thinking about what movie they would see for their second date.

Author's Notes

Story #8 is over and done with. I got a little bout of writer's block with my latest episode of The Reset Arc so I thought that a fun little oneshot would help chip away at that block. Something light and carefree should do the trick. A few notes here.

-HxM: To be honest with you, I don't think I've seen a fic here that puts the focus solely on Hiroki and Milly. I know I've seen some where their relationship is said in passing. I've written one where their relationship is played out along with the relationships of other characters (All Hallow's Eve), but a fic where it's just those two and no one else is new to me. With romantic fics involving the five main characters being very prevalent, I'm hoping throwing this into the mix would be something new to readers.

-The Reset Arc: I actually thought about making this a plot to one of the episodes of my fanfic series. I might still go ahead and do that if people tend to like this fic. If it happens, it'll definitely be a different scenario instead of just a retelling of this fic.

-Flirting 101: Big ups to tranquilitygal95 for the fic Flirting 101. This one has definitely been an inspiration for this fic and it probably wouldn't have been made possible without Flirting 101 being published. If you liked this fic, go read that one.

-Valentine's Day: The other reason I went ahead and did this fic is because it's Valentine's Day. I'm not really big on writing out too many fics because a holiday is around the corner but if the idea strikes at the right moment, it'll happen. All Hallow's Eve is a good example of this inspiration striking at the right time. It also meant that I could give something that the romance fiends around here will appreciate.

I hope you enjoyed this fic as much as I enjoyed writing it. Romance has always been something I felt was fun to write and writing for a couple that hasn't been explored too much gives me a feeling that I can do whatever I want with them. Always a good option for a writer.

Till next time.