Shiraga: special chapter for valentine, a little bit short. hope you enjoy
Chapter 12.5: Sky of Valentine
It was just another normal day at the 9th Sky Division, Add and Raven in the commander deck, checking on the situation. Aisha and Eve were observing the monitor screens. Chung doing experiments in his lab, sometime mistakenly created explosions. Elsword, Rena and Elesis were doing missions. The only different is Ara, not being in the training ground, but in the kitchen with Anne.
"Please , teach me."—Ara bowed in front of Anne. Anne, the chef of the 9th Sky Division asked. "So you want me to teach you how to bake chocolate for Valentine?"—Ara nodded back. Then Anne expression turned into a mischievous smile. "May I ask who it for?"—Ara face then turned red like a strawberry with a massive blush. "I…It a secret!"—Anne decided to let the girl pass…for now, then she signaled Ara to come inside the kitchen. Then the cooking lesson began. For 15 minutes, some explosions occurred with smoke coming out from the kitchen. Chung lab was near the cafeteria, he poked his head outside of the door after hearing the explosion. "Guess I'm not the only one who can create explosive in this division anymore."—the blondie chuckled.
After another 15 minutes, Ara and Anne were covered in black, unidentifiable stuff. Ara completed her masterpiece with Anne by putting it inside a brown heart shaped box with pink ribbon warped outside. "I hope he will accept this."—with the thought in mind, Ara proceeded to the commander deck. Right after the door opened and when she was about to speak, the alarm went off.
"General, it the 'Knowledge Hunter' again!"—Aisha shouted after checking the monitor. "Tch, those pathetic scumbags again. Raven, you take the command, I'm heading out. Let go Ara."—Add said then headed to the sector to prepare for ambush. Ara shoved the box in her pocket then followed Add. "Open the hangar."—Add ordered after getting inside his Nasod Scorpion.
After a while, on the ground, the battle with the 'Knowledge Hunter' had come to an end. When Ara was about to give Add the chocolate, Eve informed another attack. "General, the radar picked up the demons signal from a nearby area." "Got it."—Add replied then ordered the group to head to the destination. Ara second try fail again, but only this is not enough to make the girl give up.
-3rd attempt: Elime Wave-
"Take this! Final Strike!"—Elsword created a black hole that gathered all the demons in one place then delivered the finishing blow.
"General, another wave is coming!"
Fail
-4th attempt: Graveyard of Purification—
"Call of Ruin!"
Fail
-5th attempt: Twin Watchtower—
"Imperial Blade"
Fail
-6th attempt: Sandtilus Grave—
"Tch, why the heck are these scumbags so active today? Stardust Shower!"
Fail
After a long day of battling, the ambush team returned, completely worn out. After the 9th attempt, Ara still didn't have a chance to give her chocolate to Add. Everyone went to took a bath, then proceeded to the cafeteria to have dinner. Ara decided to give the chocolate to Add after the meal.
"General."—she reached out her hand and called for him. "Yes Ara?"—she was about to give the chocolate, but was too shy because everyone were looking at the 2. "Ah, it…nothing."—her arm let loose, hanging on her side. "Is that so, then I'll be in my room to complete the paper if you need me."—Add said then disappeared behind the cafeteria door. Rena noticed the sadness on Ara face. When Ara returned to her room, fell down on her bed, hugging her pillow tightly, some tears slid down her cheek. When she was about to throw the chocolate away, Rena knocked on her door. "Ara, can you come with me for a bit?"—Ara quickly shoved the chocolate in her pocket then followed Rena. The elf leaded her to the balcony on the roof of the commander deck, where she and Add once sat there, gazing at the night sky. After the door opened, Rena pushed Ara outside then closed the door. The girl lost her balance and about to fall, but two arms reached out and caught her in time.
It was Add, his arms warped around her body, her face resting in his chest. "A…Add…why are you here?"—Ara asked after she regained her balance. "Rena told me that you need to see me, and leaded me here."—Ara shocked and blushed at the same time. "Rena…did you set this up for me?"—Ara thought, then putted her hand in the pocket to take out the chocolate and gave it to Add. "It…it…not much, but I baked this for you, it my first time making chocolate…so I hoped it not bad…H…Happy Valentine."—Add took the chocolate and unwrapped the box.
Rena and Raven were hiding behind the door. The elf chuckled, Raven patted her head. "Good job."—Rena returned him with a smile and gave him a chocolate in the shape of his face. "Here, for you. Happy Valentine."—the others have also received their valentine chocolate. Anne got many from the guys in the division, Elsword received one from Aisha, but the mage just won't admit her feeling. Chung, Eve, Elesis also received a lot chocolate. Helen was currently taking a day off, just to return to the 'Guardian' HQ to give her chocolate to Glave.
After taking a bite, Add closed his eye to enjoy the taste of the chocolate. "It was very good."—his compliment made Ara face turned slightly red, some tears of happiness slid down her cheek. Then he took another bite, but instead of swallow it, he held it between his teeth and pointed at Ara. "Here, you have some too."—while Ara was still confused, Add held her by her waist and pulled her closer to him. "This isn't enough for me. So tonight, you will be my chocolate."—Add let out a gentle smile, then their lips touched the others one lips. They kissed under the bright, serenade moonlight of the night.
"Happy Valentine Ara."