Emiko's P.O.V

Valentines day was here. It was a crappy day for me. I had never gotten any and I knew that this year wouldn't change that. Take was smiling and following some girl around. So I decided to befriend her, to help make it easier on Take. It was really horrible on my part. I had to witness her ignoring Take simply because he looked weak. As we walked together after the first time she had ignored him, he was feeling sorry for himself. I was trying to get him to talk about it. But he snapped at me, and began walking away.

"Takeda Keita! Get back here." I yelled and he froze. I had never called him by his full name before. When he came back over, I looked at him.

"I have never given you sympathy, or treated you any different. Your like a brother to me, and the fact that the girl keeps ignoring you is making me angry. You deserve a girl just like all the other guys. Your not weak, or defective. What you lack in strength, you make up for in other ways. Not everything is about physical strength." I said and then put my arm around him. I smiled down at him as my words started to sink in.

"Now, how about we go to my Aunt and Uncles Ramen shop." I asked and he smiled up at me and nodded.

several days passed, he didn't go back to see her every day. He simply skipped and went every other day. It was amusing really. But it was also heart breaking. He really had a thing for her. I sat on the floor again, with my head on Hayato's leg. I heard the door open, but it didn't register until I heard a loud slap. I stood up and saw Take. He looked ready to cry. And the girl was glaring at him. Id had about enough. So I ignored the others in the room, and pushed Take down in his seat and stood in front of the girl.

"If you have any complaints, now would be a good time to voice it. Because while they wont hit you, I will." I spat and she looked at me with wide eyes. She yelled at me that he had set her boyfriend up. I laughed in her face. She looked ready to slap me too. I got into her face.

"I dare you. Make my day. I haven't had a good fight in a while." I growled and she backed up. Take stood up to defend her, and I turned to look at him.

"Sit down. No defending the girl when she is obviously wrong." I stated and he sat down. She glared at me some more.

"Get out. And if I catch you hurting him again, ill bash that pretty face in." I said as I smiled at her. She turned and fled the room. Just as she left the teachers came in. and when the situation was told, Yankumi hit Take. He took off out of the room.

"Your a fucking idiot! It was her fault! She was ignoring him, and calling him weak. He doesn't know any other way to show strength! I used to respect you. " I spat and ignored her hurt look as I took off after Take.

I didn't find him. I ended up going home. But instead of going to school, I went to search for him everyday. I was stopped one day as I was searching. Grandpa was walking down the street. He had Ayumi with him.

"Emiko. Its time you go to school." he said and I shook my head. I hated going against him. But I loved Take as a brother and it scared me that I couldn't find him.

"You see him as your brother don't you? Just like I see Kuma as my brother." Ayumi asked and I looked over at her. She seemed to understand.

"Grandpa, I know that skipping is never a good idea. But he isn't strong like us. He is afraid of his own strength and I am worried about him. I can't abandon him." I said as I stood before him. He seemed to nod, then smiled.

"Go look for the boy." he said simply and I smiled as I turned and ran. But I never found him that night either.

I eventually went back to class, but it was with great pain to do so. Hayato looked up when I walked in. His eyes asked the question that I knew the others wanted to know. I shook my head and they all went back to being sad. But my sadness was short lived as my phone went off.

"Emi, I heard the guy shes dating. Hes two timing her. I have to do something. Tell Yankumi im sorry." he said and I jumped up as I raced out the door.

"Take, tell me where you are. At least allow me to be back up." I asked and he mumbled something. But I got the name of the place. And when I arrived I was the only one there. He was already fighting the man. And I had to hand it to him. He was lasting much longer than I thought he would. When the others got there I helped Take out. The girl went up to him and apologized. I stood up and motioned for her to come with me. I saw Yankumi try and follow, but Ayumi stopped her.

I sat on a bench next to her.

"Im Oshiro Emiko. Take is like a brother to me. I watched you both for that whole time. Im going to say that the one to blame is you. Take isn't like the others in my class. He isn't really a delinquent. He is simply a boy who has no social skills. Hes awkward. " I told her and she looked down.

"I don't like him like that. I see that hes nice now. But he isn't my type." she said and I laughed.

"Oh so that college two timing guy is your type? Look you don't have to date him. Just being nice to him and saying hi once in a while is what he sees. He is a happy person. And it doesn't take much to make him that way. Don't sell him short. He isn't what he is meant to be yet. For all you know, years from now, you might like who he is then." I said and I stood up,

"Just don't write him off. You don't have to kiss, date or do anything that makes you unhappy. Simply giving him chocolate will make him incredibly happy." I said and then turned and headed home.

Ayumi's P.O.V

The next day was slow. Take was the first to get chocolates, and he ran off screaming his head off. Maki was giggling away. I had gotten mine from Shin, with a few other things as well. But the only one to not get anything was Emiko. Normally she didn't get anything because the boys usually saw her as a guy. I looked up as Shin poked me. He pointed at the back of the room, where Hayato was. He had Emiko's hand and was putting a box in her hand. Next thing I saw, was her blushing red, and grinning. But what really got me, was when he leaned forward and kissed her. Her eyes went wide and I couldn't resist laughing hard. Suddenly I was hit with a book. When I looked back up I saw her standing up.

"Oi! Shut it." she spat and I laughed harder. She went to rush at me, but Hayato caught her and she landed on his lap, which made her turn even redder. She turned to him.

"How long were you planning this?" she asked as her face finally turned back to normal. He smirked.

"Weeks." he said and she laughed. She looked at the box and back to him.

"What do you want this to mean?" she asked as she opened the box and took a piece out. When she took a bite she sighed in pleasure.

"I asked your cousin what your favorite chocolate was. And I want it to mean that we are dating." he said and I looked over at Shin, who was smirking slightly. I took out a piece of my own chocolate and leaned against Shin.

"what do you plan to do about Watanabe?" he asked and I looked up at him. I hated how he changed subjects.

"No idea. To be honest I'm scared." I said and he put his arm around me and waited. He knew that if he interrupted that I wouldn't finish what I was going to say.

"What if he does what he did last time. If he drugs me again, I may not live through it again. I mean I was lucky that he didn't use the wrong drug. But I don't know what ill do if he does use the right one." I said and he nodded. I was allergic to a certain drug, it made my air way close up, and I usually was in the hospital for a few months after-wards.

"You won't be alone anymore. You have your Cousins, and you have me. You also have Noda, Uchi, Kuma and Minami." he said and I nodded. He had a point. Maybe I was just worrying. I looked up and noticed that Emiko was watching me. She had heard the entire conversation. Hayato obviously hadn't as he was looking confused.