Unexpected Meeting

Kaito was walking the city streets, now and then scringing from the harsh gust of cold wind. Where he should go – he had no idea at all. At home, there were Luka and Meiko, both gone wild, and the desperate twins; in Shions' crib – a creepy maniac of a brother, but roaming the streets like this would be also dangerous: Miku was out there somewhere, too, and Kaito knew better than showing up in front of her again.

The shop board-signs were blinking merrily, here and there one could spot all kind of heart symbols shining and inviting love couples that happen to be outside at this hour…

Kaito sighed heavily. St Valentine's, and he was all alone, as usual…

"Hey, Kaito, wait!" Suddenly he heard a familiar voice, so he stopped and looked around wondering.

"Hiyama?" He asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"It was not easy to catch you, by the way," a brown-haired man in glasses walked up to Kaito, beaming happily.

"If it's about that thousand yen I borrowed six months ago, I'm giving you back next time I get paid, I promise!" Kaito repeated habitually; he knew Hiyama's smile – it hardly meant anything good. But Kiyoteru-sensei blinked in surprise and then laughed.

"Oh come on! Never mind!"

Kaito's jaw dropped. How come, "never mind"? Look, who is talking – a man who all this time kept calling him in the middle of the night only to husk terrifyingly, "One thousand yen, Shion, one thousand!" and to list all kind of horrors that happen to slack borrowers?!

"Um… Hiyama, are you all right?" Kaito asked carefully, looking at Kiyoteru; the guy was still smiling happily.

"Yes, all is fine! Oh, you know, I'm on my way to Ted's party," he added as if unintentionally, casting a glance at Kaito, "would you like, well… let's say, join me?"

Kaito thought a bit. Why actually not? He would finally get some place to sit and wait until that oversexed crowd calmed down.
Kiyoteru's vigilant eyes looked, anticipating Kaito's answer. Actually, not even 'looked' it would be better to say gazed. Kaito didn't care much though.

"Why not?" He said, "Fine, Hiyama, I'm going!"

Kiyoteru's smile grew so wide, even the glasses were about to fall from his face.

"Awesome," he sang, "We are almost there, by the way!"

Slowly they walked up to the highest building in the downtown. Kaito whistled.

"Is it here?"

"Exactly!" Hiyama replied, "Ted promised one hell of a party. Definitely worth peeping into!"

The next few minutes in the elevator, they spent in silence. Kiyoteru was just beaming, while Kaito tried to figure it out why he was acting so weird.

"Just perfect!" Hiyama said when the elevator's doors slid open, "we are right on time."

The party host answered the door, a cocktail in his hand. He had his usual French bread under the armpit; his naughty scarlet ponytail was sticking out a bit inappropriately. Kasane's hazy eyes examined the newcomers through the glasses.

"Hi-iyama?" He questioned, his tongue tripped, he was trying to over shout the music, "I did told ye th-that nno comin' s-single! St Vlenntine's, ye 'ow!.."

"So I'm not single!" Kiyoteru cheerfully replied, hugging shocked Kaito shamelessly, "Here he is, my boyfriend!"

"I am not…" Kaito started but right away, he was stopped with a rough kiss. While he was trying to push another maniac off or at least bite him, Ted was thinking something over, the straw in his cocktail swaying.

"The Sh-ion, himself? Uh ooh," he muttered, "okaaay, th-then! C'mon in!"

When Ted left staggering and hitting walls on his way, Kaito finally managed to push off shameless Hiyama who was about to get into his pants.

"Are you an idiot?!" Kaito screamed, glaring at the four-eyed man. Kiyoteru adjusted the suit and shook his head.

"It's a theme night, St Valentine's! Singles are not allowed. And, why are you so angry? I thought you liked it – you were so energetic kissing me back…"

Hiyama smiled guiltily. Kaito turned red, almost fuming with anger. He was not kissing, he was just trying to find a better spot to bite, dammit!

"Anyway, we were let in," Kiyoteru said, breaking the silence, "so why not just taking it easy, ah, Kaito?"

The man turned around and saw that while he was talking, Kaito already disappeared somewhere inside. Hiyama shook his head and walked in as well, intending to look for his blue-haired "boyfriend" in the chaos of loud music and crowds of vocaloids.