happy love day

Valentine's Day; a day rued by the enviously single, and stressed over by those with courage. As per usual, Fukuroudani's known idols and attractive students received the brunt of it all, and Tsubasa was of no exception.

Even if Valentine's Day was a day meant for the females to give to the males, but whatever.

"Ah- sorry- excuse me please!"

Ah. The white-haired girl yelped as she pushed through crowds of third-years, finding herself tripping into a familiar classroom. As if they had sensed her presence coming from a mile away, Bokuto and the other main third-years looked up in surprise. Immediately, the owl-haired male stood from his desk and excitedly approached the girl, who was struggling to get through the door due to the multiple bags both in her hands and hanging from her elbows.

"Are those for us?!" Bokuto asked eagerly, jumping around her impatiently. "Gimme gimme!"

Tsubasa huffed and let the bags slip off her arms. She then stood abruptly, just as Konoha and the others approached her, and gave her fists a frustrated shake. "Dammit, where the hell is Keiji?!"

The blonde blinked down at her while Bokuto, having not heard the cry, poked around the red and pink gift bags curiously. "You're looking for Akaashi?"

The girl snapped to him with an angry pout. "Yeah! I have to give him something but he keeps disappearing! He wasn't here for morning practice, our seats got separated in class, and as soon as the lunch bell rang, I got swarmed by fanboys before I could reach him!"

And she gave another irked cry as the third-years blinked at her, their eyes idiotically wide. Konoha looked to Komi quickly, before the two of them shared a glance with Sarukui.

Could it be- she's giving chocolates to Akaashi?!

"Sheesh! I'm going back to look for him!" And then she was marching back towards the doors. "Koutarou, save me the dark chocolates!"

"Okay!"

…ah. And just as quickly as she had arrived, she was gone. Konoha and them gaped as she slammed the door close, before looking down to where Bokuto was gathering the bags of chocolate to carry over to his desk. As Bokuto got to work in separating the chocolates, Konoha pulled the other two into some shady circle.

"We gotta see," the blonde determined. "If she's giving chocolates to Akaashi, then we gotta catch it on camera!"

"But how are we gonna tail her without her seeing us?" Sarukui then questioned.

"She's mad right now so she won't notice us!"

Komi frowned as he looked over to Bokuto, who had yet to take notice of them. "But what about Bokuto? Think he'll notice we're gone?"

As if on cue, Yukie casually strolled into the classroom with Washio and Kaori at her side. The red-haired woman blinked upon seeing Konoha and the other two huddled up by the door, and she paused. Kaori went ahead with stiff limbs, while Washio stayed back as well.

"What are you guys doing?" Yukie asked, holding her own bag of chocolates. She shuffled around the bag and pulled out three chocolate bars, all of them topped off with some pink ribbon. "Also, here."

"Oh, nice, Shirofuku!" Konoha said as he and the others accepted the chocolate. "Don't worry, I got you on White Day."

"You better."

"Hey, Yuki!" The young woman perked up as Komi stepped up beside her. "Stay here and keep Bokuto occupied, okay? We think Tsu-chan's trying to give Akaashi chocolates, so we wanna capture it on camera."

Yukie blinked before pouting slightly. "Heh~ If she is then I wanna see it in person too."

"B-but-"

"S-s-s-senpai!"

Ah. The small group perked up as Kaori spoke up suddenly. She was standing on shaky legs before Bokuto with a bag hidden behind her back, and when the male looked up from his current task, her face exploding with pink. Komi and Yukie grinned crookedly at the girl, and simultaneously, the entire group thought, Do your best!

Bokuto grinned broadly as his gaze locked onto the young first-year. He stepped back from his desk and gave it a wave. "How's this look?! I'm organizing all of Tsubasa's chocolates!"

Kaori sweat-dropped at the sight; the bags had been carelessly discarded so that Bokuto could work directly with the packages, and he had it all organized based off of type of chocolate, which was then further organized by size and shape.

"Y-you did a really thorough job…"

"Thanks!" Bokuto propped his hands atop his hips as he faced the girl. "So what's up? Are you giving chocolates to Tsubasa too?"

The first-year's blush intensified and she threw her hands down in frustration. "Wha- no! Why would I give Tsubasa-senpai chocolate?"

"Then who are those for?"

…ah. Kaori looked down to her hands, which were now positioned in front of her, to the medium-sized gift bag she clutched tightly. It was some shiny red paper with glittery pink hearts decorating the corners, stuffed with light pink and white paper to hide its contents. The third-years in the background looked at each other, almost as nervous as Kaori was.

"For-" Kaori's arm snapped out suddenly, positively shoving the pretty bag in Bokuto's face. The male blinked. "F-f-for you, of course…"

And then their faces exploded with steam. Yukie pushed Konoha and the others out the door as Bokuto stared blankly at the bag. She then closed the door behind them and turned to the males.

"So let's go find Tsu-chan," the young woman said, giving them a lax smile.

Aside from Washio, the males nodded eagerly.

"Osu!"

"Kado-kun!"

Ah. Some sleek-looking blonde with slanted eyes paused, just as he was about to bend over and drink from a water fountain. Being one of the volleyball club's background members, he owned the number 8 when on the court.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Tsubasa-san," the male greeted. He smiled politely as Tsubasa skidded to a stop before him. "Don't push yourself. Is something the matter?"

"Yes!" And she stomped a foot angrily as she stood up straight. "I can't find Keiji and I've been trying to get to him all day! I have to give him something really important today! Do you know where he is?"

Kadomatsu Masashi hummed thoughtfully, his brown irises twinkling in the light. Is she giving him chocolates? "I believe I saw him heading to the faculty office on the first floor. Have you checked there yet?"

"Not yet! Thank you, Kado-kun!"

"Of course."

And she was taking off once more. Kadomatsu grinned crookedly at the trail of dust she left in her wake, before turning to look over his shoulder. He smiled at the third-years, who poked their eyes around the edge of the corner behind him.

"Documenting again, senpai?" he asked them as they came out of hiding. The blonde turned his smile to Washio. "Oh? Washio-senpai, you're partaking for once?"

The male suppressed a huff. "More or less."

"Let's get going!" Komi interrupted, taking off down the hallway with his phone recording.

Kadomatsu waved at the lot of them happily as they ran towards the staircases, calling after them, "Tell me about it later!"

"Eh? Akaashi-kun?" Tachibana grinned slightly as he lowered his convenience store bento. Tsubasa stood before him with some large pout and clenched fists, eagerly waiting for his response. "Uh… Akaashi-kun just left."

"What?!"

…ah. The cry echoed through the office, effectively scaring the other teachers and faculty inside.

"Again?!" Tsubasa bit down on her bottom lip and shook her fists. "Uwah hah… I'm tired, dammit!"

Tachibana choked on his rice and put his bento down. "Hakurei-san, don't curse in the faculty office!"

Tsubasa whined as she bowed apologetically to the adults. She then slunk out of the office dejectedly, her arms hanging in front of her while her white hair somehow seemed to darken. Hidden behind another corner, Konoha snickered slightly as the girl plodded out the door. Yukie slapped his shoulder.

"Ow!"

"Don't laugh at her! She's doing her best…"

Washio and Sarukui nodded in silent encouragement. You've got this!

Just then, the girl paused. She stood just a few feet away from the faculty office, with the windows on her left and the staircase nearby. The third-years blinked at her.

And then her shoulders started quaking and she sniffled.

S-she's crying! the senpai thought as the girl lifted her fists up to her eyes.

"S-shit, I have her tears on camera," Komi muttered, stepping away from the corner to put his phone away. Konoha stopped him by latching onto his wrist.

"What're you doing?! This is gold."

"But-"

"Ah damn it all!" The third-years jumped in at the abrupt cry, and quickly they returned to peeking over the corner. They found Tsubasa tossing her head back and throwing her fists down. "Keiji if you don't get your ass within my sight in the next ten seconds, then I'm gonna break into your house and reset all your clocks!"

The third-years gaped at her, with Konoha rolling on the floor and struggling to contain his laughter. What kind of threat is that?!

Just then, a series of thumps sounded from the staircase to their left and a gust of wind sent their blazers fluttering. In less than five seconds, Akaashi was looming over Tsubasa from behind her, holding her face and tilting her back so that their eyes could meet.

"I'm here," he said, panting lightly. "What's wrong?"

Tsubasa blinked rapidly at him, before gritting her teeth and growling. "What do you mean-" She abruptly bent her knees and sprang up, effectively head-butting Akaashi's chin. "-what's wrong?!"

Ah. Akaashi bit down a yelp of pain as he stepped back, lurching over and cradling his chin. The third-years gawked at the girl as she spun on her heel and proceeded to knee the boy in the stomach, continuing on to pound her small fists against his back.

What's going on?! That's not how you give someone chocolates!

"I-" Akaashi latched onto one of Tsubasa's wrists, where he quickly grabbed her ankle as she moved to kick him instead. "I'm sorry. Really. Sincerely. Please don't be so angry."

"No! I'm mad! And tired! I've been trying to give you something important all day and you just keep disappearing! How're you gonna compensate for that?!"

"Dinner," he answered quickly, releasing her ankle and opting instead to hold both of her wrists. "Dinner and lunch for an entire month, on me."

The girl paused in consideration. She leaned closer to him and whispered, "Does that include dessert?"

"Yes. Of course."

…ah. And somehow, the intensity of her pout died down to a small frown. "Okay."

Akaashi nearly smiled at her simplicity. He released her wrists then and blinked down at her expectantly. "I'm sorry you struggled to get to me; I had to run some errands for a teacher. What did you need?"

Tsubasa perked up and immediately moved to dig around her pockets. The third-years hidden behind the corner watched eagerly as she hummed, before finally pulling out-

A popsicle stick.

The third-years blinked.

Eh?

"Keiji, look!" Tsubasa exclaimed, suddenly excited as she waved the popsicle stick in his face. "I got the rainbow star, so we get free ice-pops for an entire month! How cool is that?!"

Akaashi blinked down at her slowly. His lips parted rapidly as he stuttered mindlessly, and just as he was about to reprimand her for getting so worked up over a damn popsicle stick, he took into consideration the excited gleam of her irises. With a twitching brow, he nodded simply.

"T-that's-" he stammered as he eyed the faint rainbow star on the wooden stick, "quite lucky…"

"Right?! I've never gotten the rainbow star before!"

While Sarukui, Komi, and Yukie gave disappointed sighs at the scene, Washio slapped a palm over Konoha's mouth and put him into a headlock, stopping the blonde before he could say or do anything. Back with the second-years, Akaashi sighed softly.

"Was that… all?"

Tsubasa smiled up at him blankly. "Yeah. That's it." Innocently, the girl hooked their elbows together and pulled him down the hallway. "Now treat me out for lunch! I'm starving!"

"Ah- yes…"

And the third-years could only cry in disappointment as the two proceeded down the hallway, leaving them to dream of better endings to the story.

But much unknown to both them and Akaashi, Tsubasa had slipped a small chocolate heart into Akaashi's blazer pocket. She hummed gleefully as she laced her fingers together with a clueless Akaashi, and just like that, they continued on their way.

Back with Kaori and Bokuto, the two sat at his desk with blushing faces as they silently organized Tsubasa's chocolates. Kaori's gift bag sat carefully in Bokuto's lap, where beneath all the pink and white paper, was a chocolate owl.

And that was that.

word count: 2,245

a/n: this isn't canon, but it was just a lovely idea given to me by a friend ;)

Hope you guys had a nice Valentine's Day, especially if you're single like me! More omake to come and hopefully I can get chapter 16 up next week or so!

Goodnight, I LO~VE you guys!

-glasses cloth