Mamoru looked up from his coffee as a small package was thumped down unceramoniously in front of him.
"Happy Valentine's day," said Usagi blandly as she dropped onto the stool beside him.
"What's this for?" Mamoru asked in surprise.
Usagi looked up and studied him for a moment before responding. "Don't tell me you've never heard of the custom of girls giving chocolate to boys on Valentine's day?"
He chuckled softly. "Oh, I've heard of it. I just didn't expect to get any chocolates from you."
"Well," Usagi began. "I thought someone should give you some, but surely you're too unpopular to get any from the other girls you know!"
He wanted to tell her that she was wrong, but he couldn't. Usagi really was the only girl who had brought him chocolates today. While he wasn't exactly unpopular, he was aware that he gave off an air of solitude and unapproachability.
"Thank you, Usagi," he said softly, taking the small bag into his hands. "It was nice of you to think of me today." He carefully placed the chocolates into his bag to enjoy that evening.
Usagi looked at him carefully for a few seconds before shrugging and calling out to a waitress for a milk shake.
Mamoru tried to act casually about the whole thing, but his thoughts were already racing forward one month, trying to decide what he should get for Usagi for White day.