Teru was practically dancing on her feet and each step left spring blooming in her trail, her radiance gained her attention all round and she glowed beautifully like a pretty pink rose. The reason for her cheerful disposition was the note held in her hand, adorned with a pretty pink bow. When Riko passed her the note, she immediately flushed pink and her head went dizzy with the rush of adrenaline. Sure, like many other girls she had dreamt of something romantic like this, but when the love note had actually arrived in her hands she could hardly believe her good fortune.

Just another few corners to turn before I'd see him! Teru thought to herself in sweet delight as she anticipated seeing him.

The one person she was pinning for was none other than their school janitor, Kurosaki. Now that Teru knew about his true identity as her loyal guardian Daisy, it felt like a dream come true but not without a set of unique complications. She had to pretend that she was still in the dark and knew not of Kurosaki's dual identity, it was difficult watching every step she took. So she decided to work hard and went on with life the way it was before she knew, even if she felt unduly tempted to love Kurosaki as Daisy and to love Daisy as Kurosaki. All she knew was she had fallen so deeply in love with him that it would be impossible to separate from him anymore.

Teru turned the final corner and she was finally in their rendezvous spot – the backyard of the school where Kurosaki tended to plants (barely keeping them alive) and most importantly idle his time away with sleep or online mah-jong. And as expected, Kurosaki was sleeping lazily in his reclining chair with his cap on his face strategically blocking out the sunlight. Teru locked her hands behind her back and watched the peaceful scene in content, her left hand held a tiny box wrapped in silver foil and completed with a bright red bow.

Quietly she walked over and removed Kurosaki's cap gently, trying her best to not wake him for she really wished to peek at his sleeping face. Ever since she had moved in with Riko she lost this privilege and sometimes she would miss it, looking at Kurosaki's docile expression was such a rare experience. He was surprisingly a quiet sleeper, unlike some boys who snored loudly, he breathed gracefully and steadily quite like a sleeping angel. He may very well be, Teru felt pleasantly surprised when he received the love note from Kurosaki.

Kurosaki stirred upon hearing Teru's chuckle and he rubbed his eyes, when they cleared up he came face to face with a blissfully smiling Teru. 'Oh, what are you happy about, or are you planning something sinister again hm?' He smiled gently at the grinning Teru, but frowned when her smile morphed into a crestfallen look. 'What's wrong?' He asked worriedly, wondering if it was something he said.

'Kurosaki, you don't remember?' She took out her hand and revealed the note-with-a-bow modestly but her confidence was shattered when he gave her a confused look.

'Wait –wait a minute! That was my note to you - I needed you to go stock shopping with me today and passed to Riko and she – ahh! That women, what has she done!'

Teru dropped the note with the pink bow, next to where Kurosaki signed off there was a hand drawn heart-shape. It was clear now that it had been a mistake and she had misunderstood, somehow Riko had become involved in the equation – but most of all she felt utterly embarrassed. She took off almost immediately but Kurosaki who seemed to have anticipated the moment, pulled her back with a strong arm and she settled into the reclining chair with him. Within seconds, she was blushing at the school's entire voltage and her skin felt warm beneath Kurosaki's strong grip.

'Don't go. I'd treat you to a great dinner, just – just don't go.' Kurosaki's voice was low and slightly hoarse from his nap. His grip around Teru's hand tightened gently and Teru could feel her willpower swaying. She turned around and faced Kurosaki with a big wide grin, 'Nothing to do about you eh! You definitely need my help! Even if you name me a measly slave truth is you need me every step of the way!'

'Yeah, I do need you,' Kurosaki spoke once more but his voice sounded clearer this time, 'there's a really long list of items to buy and I need your help, badly!'

Teru's brows twitched involuntarily and she tried hard to maintain her smile.

'Ahh, that's not what I meant. It has to be you, to go with me, so please… stay?'

His hands came in contact with the silver foil box and he looked up at her questioningly, and Teru caught a glimpse of hopefulness in his eyes. She sighed and gave in to his puppy eyes, 'Yes, this is for you. I thought I could use the day to thank you for saving me time after time.' Kurosaki wore an unreadable expression as he took the box gently from her. 'So it's gratitude chocolates? Thank you, Teru.' Without warning, he picked up her hand and kissed the back of her hand lightly, 'Here's my return gift. Hope you liked it.' He smirked at Teru's stunned expression and stood from his seat to retrieve his grey coat.

Later that night, when Teru has finally calmed down, she sent a message to her beloved Daisy.

Dear Daisy, Happy Valentine's Day! It's Valentine's Day and I was hoping it to be special, and I guess it did. I'm happy! Signed with love, Teru

-End of chapter 10-

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Happy Vday everyone! Here's a Valentine's Day special for our cute OTP, hope you would like it! And I love how Riko always try little tricks on the duo, so here she is again setting things into action.