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Prompt 8: Valentine's Day

"Happy Valentine's Day!" Atemu watched as Mana handed Bakura chocolates before she turned and handed some to Marik as well. His childhood friend didn't follow him around as much as she had when they were younger, but now she was with some of his worst enemies.

Of course, she still was friends with Atemu, and some of his other friends, but she was still giving chocolate to the people Atemu didn't want Mana near.

Heck, he didn't even like his own friends near Mana, so this was just that much worse.

Mana grinned at Bakura and Marik before skipping her way to Atemu and his crowd. "How's your Valentine's Day going everyone?"

The chorus wasn't that loud, especially since the couples were too involved with each other, but Mana didn't seem to mind that much. She just giggled and hugged everyone, then ran off. Which again, the couples were too busy to notice her leaving, but Atemu did.

He also realized this was the first year he hadn't gotten chocolate from Mana.

Mana glanced back as she left the cafe and grinned as Atemu looked less than pleased. She could guess the reason, but she really couldn't do anything about it right now.

She skipped to her house and began wrapping up one last gift with red and white tissue paper. She grinned at it, and then looked out the window to the house next door. If she timed this right, then Atemu should be in his room and she'd be able to deliver it.

She hadn't timed it right.

~~()~~()~~()~~()~~()~~

"Oh... a date?" Mana asked Yugi, to make sure he was telling the truth about his brother's whereabouts.

"Yes... I'm sorry Mana." Yugi was the only one who knew of Mana's almost life-long crush on Atemu.

"Oh, it's nothing... yeah, nothing! But when he gets back, can you give this to him?" Mana handed the gift to Yugi, smiling at him. It wasn't Yugi's fault his brother was a dense idiot who didn't realize a girl's feelings, so she wasn't going to vent at him. Her pillows and walls however were a different story.

Atemu found the gift on his desk with a note from Yugi, who'd gone on a last-minute date with Tea.

Mana dropped this off earlier for you. Happy Valentine's from her to you I guess. -Yugi

Atemu stared at the gift for a moment before opening it. Inside was a stack of CDs he'd wanted, and what looked like home-made chocolate. He was such an idiot...

Mana heard the clinking against her window and opened it, narrowly avoiding a rock to the head. "Hey, what do you think you're... Atemu, what are you doing here?"

"Thanks!" He said, for lack of anything else to say, holding up the gift.

"It was nothing," Mana replied. "How'd your date go?"

"Uh..." She was mad, she was really mad. She never asked about his dates, same as he never asked about hers. Well, not unless she was mad. "I didn't think you and I had anything planned..."

"When do I not give you something? I'd have gotten it to you earlier, except Mahado used all the wrapping paper, and I had to buy stuff," Mana replied, frowning at her friend. "Did you really think I'd give stuff to Bakura and Marik and not you?"

"Well..."

"You did? You're an idiot." Mana was also being blunt. Another indicator that she was mad. "But I love you anyways. Happy Valentine's Day Atemu."

Atemu sighed as Mana smiled at him, even if it was reluctantly. A smile meant he was forgiven. "Happy Valentine's Day Mana," He replied as he went back to his house quietly.

Mana watched him go back to his house with a regretful smile. "You don't even realize it after I tell you," She whispered to herself. "I love you Atemu..."

She collapsed on her bed and tried to smile. Then, just like it normally did for Mana, hope arrived, and she grinned. "Well, there's always next Valentine's to confess!"

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