It was February 14th, a day Crow had always held close to his heart. Valentines Day always made him think that no matter what, he and Seto would never be separated. Surely becoming best friends on such a holiday held some significance? He wasn't sure, but looking down at a small heart shaped card in his hand that he'd colored drawn a red outline on, he knew one thing. He loved Seto, more then a friend, and he always had. He'd finally realized it after Ren's latest outburst at the two of them for holding hands during lunch, yelling something about Ganymede and Valentines day. He ignored most of what she said now, or more so he just tuned it out. Its not like she said anything important usually, but something she had said and stuck with him, like the little girl from the park a few months back. It made him think a few things over, and he decided that Ren had a point on one thing: He didn't like the idea of losing Seto (she called it being possessive, he tuned her out). He enjoyed when he and Seto held hands, because it just felt right, and it felt wrong to leave him even when just going to other classes without a kiss good bye (albeit, a hand kiss, but close enough). Suddenly a lot of the things Ren said made sense, and for once he knew she was right. So in lunch that day to meet in the courtyard after school. As expected Seto asked why (and wasn't answered), but he agreed because it was Crow he was talking to.
School ended, and Crow waited as the snow fell softly down from the sky was just as white. He knew Seto would come, no matter what, because Seto always came. Seto was always there, and Crow didn't want it any other way. Soon, he saw the familiar color of turquoise coming over the snow from one of the exits, running like it was being chased. The black haired boy hoped Seto wasn't being chased, if anyone was chasing him it would be Ren, and God knew he didn't want her here to see this. Thankfully, Seto was just running, and no annoying silver haired girl was following behind. Stopping in front of his, the red haired boy caught his breath."What's up Crow?" He asked, his breath coming out on small puffs ahead of him. Behind his back, Crow's hand tightened around the small, white and red heart card, telling himself it was too late to go back. He pulled it out and held it out to Seto, who took it and opened it. He could tell from the uneven cutting that it was hand made, but it didn't matter to him. What matter was the message written in red in the middle once he'd opened the card, a message written with a stencil. A message that read 'I LOVE YOU', and Seto blushed when he raed it, quickly digging through his small brown bag and pulling out… a small plastic bag, and handed it to Crow who started at it oddly.
In the bag was a red heart surrounded in varying types of glitter, and covered copiously with glitter with a small note somehow stapled to it. Crow started at the note a good few moments before the slightly better, hand written, message in blue thin tipped marker "I love you" finally made sense in his brain. The two started at their received cards, and then at each other. And on that snowing, cold, February Valentines Day (not that it takes place any other time, but whatever), Crow leaned in and closed the distance between them, their lips meeting in a kiss that wasn't one of just friendship, but love.
They pulled apart, their breath steaming as it came out in pants from lack of breath, and the leaned in and let their foreheads touch.
"I love you, Seto."
"I love you too Crow." There was silence for a few moments, before Seto spoke again.
"What does this make us?" He asked, and Crow laughed. Seto frowned in response.
"Really, really best friends." Crow answered, his normal cat like smile on his face.
"But we just kissed…" Seto said, the frown still on his face.
"Friends kiss." Crow countered.
"So do couples."
"But couples are really good friends, now would you shut up?" Crow asked, leaning in to kiss the mildly annoyed red head.
This was the scene that a certain science teacher saw from her window, which prompted her to write a college student who had been studying the pair earlier in the year for a certain thesis. She told the silver haired friend afterwards, who for the rest of the day was saying "I told you so, you should listen more often." Which was tuned out. After school there were walking through the park hand in hand, and they passed a young pig tailed girl and her mother building a snowman, and the little girl waved at them happily. And as they parted ways to go home, they kissed each other good bye, a kiss that was seen by an old, retired teacher who would recognize those two boys anywhere, because it was in her class that they first gave each other those valentines.
Fin
So….yeah, I have no idea why I wrote this. Initially it was going to be a one shot about one of these two realizing that they were in love with the other and confessing, and the other feeling the same way, but late night thinking turned it into this. I know it's also crazy early for Valentines Day too, so I honestly have no idea how that played into this too. But I hope you liked it, and it wasn't too horribly written. I know a lot of the characters were OOC, the just turned out like that…and I kind of disliked the ending.
~Explanations~
Chapter 1
I could have just gone with the whole six seas thing, but Ganymede is there for a reason. Its not only a star that you can see in February, but it is also part of the constellation Aquarius, which if my research is correct is the sign representing love.
Chapter 2
I was running low on characters, and for some reason I really liked Purple Bell Silvia for this idea. Her major is psychology because it just sort of made sense to me.
Chapter 3
The little girl is actually the little girl you have to get the key from when you're still with PF early on in the game. I don't think she had a name and I didn't really think she needed one.
Chapter 4
Professor Firth, aka PF. When I thought of this, Professor was always the P in the PF initials, I just had to find an F to go with it. I tried to search for a last name that had something to do with knowledge and found nothing…Firth is a Scottish last name meaning "Scrubland on the edge of the forest", which I thought fit since she was originally buried beneath the park which was right next to a whole ton of trees (and surrounded by trees).
Chapter 5
If you didn't guess, the retired teacher is Chiyo (or Ms. Chiyo). I don't know why she's there, the ended seemed wrong without her.
