Chapter 11: Valentine's Day should just be erased from this world or maybe not?

BETA READ BY AL19

February 14, Valentine's Day. A day where girls would make some chocolates for their love ones. A special day to show their love to others.

"Okay, let's hear the report about Valentine's Day. Hanano Hannah?" The reporter said in a tuxedo.

The scene changed into a female reporter with two pigtails, "Happy Valentine's Day to all of you! Let's interview some people here…." The twin tail girl headed to a man, "Sir. How many chocolates did you just receive?"

The man scratched the back of his head, "T-Three? Man, I'm too luck—"

The television was broken by the two enraged men in the Yorozuya, who hadn't received a single piece of chocolate.

"Screw Valentine's Day!" Gin shouted.

"Erase Valentine's Day from history!" Shinpachi followed.

The two guys complained and shouted until their voices faded. They both coughed and were about to shout again, but Satsuki gave them a smack in the head, "What's wrong with you two?"

"Shut up, flat board! You know guys need chocolates!" Gintoki exclaimed. But as for Satsuki, she didn't really give a damn about it.

"Kagura-chan, you'll give us chocolates right?" Gintoki asked Kagura. She didn't even pay any attention; rather she ignored them.

"How rude!" Shinpachi and Gintoki cried.

"It's only chocolate, why do you keep on making a fuss about it?!" Satsuki scolded.

"Shut up! Girls won't understand anything about a man's lonely heart!" Gintoki retorted and the men cried again.

Suddenly, the sound of the doorbell was heard. Shinpachi stopped on what they were doing and he headed for the door. He slid the door open and a huge amount of chocolates fell on him, causing him to be swallowed by this enormous amount. The trio heard his scream; they immediately headed for him, and they reached him within seconds. They were shocked, a huge pile of chocolates were there. Gintoki drooled at this and was about to pick up one when the delivery man showed up. "Please don't touch those, that's for Sakakibara Satsuki-sama…"

"...Sama?"

Shinpachi yelped, "Stop blabbering there and pull me out!" Kagura pulled him out of the pile.

The delivery man continued, "It is from Love Love Suki-chan Fan's club."

The four held disgusted looks because of the fan club's name; it was very lame. Satsuki sighed and glared at him, "Where are they? I'm going to burn the fan club."

Shinpachi butted in, "No, don't please."

Satsuki crossed her arms, "Fine. Please return it immediately."

The delivery man nodded and immediately cleared it.

"Oi! Flat board! That's a waste! We are craving for one but you received a lot and you declined it! At least, just give it to us. How dare you!" Gintoki frowned.

Satsuki ignored them and turned to Kagura, "Kagura-chan, why don't you give them chocolate?"

Kagura answered, "I already did, last year! Uh-huh!"

Shinpachi shouted, "That's last year!"

Kagura dug her nose, "I already gave you some so don't complain! Be thankful! Also I don't want to do it again, I am having trouble making that, yes?"

Satsuki grumbled, "Making a fuss about Valentine's day! What's good with that?"

"Satsuki-san, maybe you didn't know about Valentine's day?" Shinpachi asked.

"S-So what?" She clicked her tongue.

"You know, Valentine's Day is a day where girls gave chocolates to guys. It is a way to appreciate them." Shinpachi explained.

Satsuki thought about this and left the headquarters.

"Hey! Wait a minute Satsuki-sa—"

"Gyahahahhaaha!" Satsuki screamed while rolling down the stairs.

The trio face palmed themselves as they saw this.

"I-I'm okay!" Satsuki held out a thumbs up.

"No, you're obviously not!" Shinpachi yelled.

She stood up and wiped the dirt off her body. Sighing to this, she went for a walk. It was a noisy day since people were making a fuss about Valentine's Day. Giving each person a dumbfound stare, she spotted Otae.

"Oh! Shimura-san, what a coincidence! What are you doing here?" Satsuki called.

"Oh! Satsuki-san, I'm going to give these chocolates to the men in Snack Smile. Well, it was Valentine's Day, that's why. By the way, Satsuki-san, did you give Gin-san and Shin-chan a chocolate?" Otae asked.

"Not yet... Since they didn't deserve any…" Satsuki pouted.

"You know what, Valentine's Day is a day where you give thanks to the people around you… Well, some of them were giving a wrong thought since they knew it is always for couples… By the way, can you give this to Shin-chan, Kagura-chan and Gin-san? Oh! Here's yours also. I need to go to my job so see you later." Otae left Satsuki with 4 chocolates in a plastic bag.

Sighing to this, she looked upon the sky. "Should I give it to them?"

"Hijikata-san, why are you sitting in front of the gate?" Sougo peered.

He exhaled some smokes, "Shut up… Besides, how did you get so much chocolate?!"

"Well, many girls gave it to me…Ah. Or maybe you haven't receive any chocolates Hijikata-san?" Seeing Toushiro's disappointed face made him smirk sadistically.

"Shut up, will you?" Toushiro blew some smokes again as he crossed his legs.

"Or maybe you are waiting for Nee-chan's chocolate. Too bad Hijikata-san, maybe she's the type of a girl who won't give a valentine chocolate for you." Sougo added.

"I told you too shut up, didn't I?!" Toushiro swung his sword to him; he constantly dodged it.

"Oh. I hit the vital point." Sougo stated and again dodged Toushiros katana. As for Isao, he was crying a river for not receiving chocolate from Otae.

Satsuki gazed upon the store with chocolate upon it. "Should I really give it to them?"

She sighed again until someone hugged her from the back. Gazing upon this, she saw a blonde girl with a pair of green eyes.

"Yo! It's been a while Suki-chi!" Mai greeted.

"Ahh. Bitch, what's wrong?" Satsuki questioned.

"I told you, call me Mai, Suki-chi!" Mai took a peek on the chocolate Satsuki was looking; she smirked, "Maybe, you're thinking of giving chocolates to someone?"

"N-No! W-Why would I-I do that?!" Satsuki glanced upon her.

"Oh! Such a tsundere~ Well, I need you also, help me make some chocolate for Darling~!" Mai chuckled.

"I-I am not a tsundere! Fine, I'll help you since I need to give him some…" Satsuki thought as she crossed her arms.

"Hiyeay! Let's go!" Mai held Satsuki's wrist and immediately dragged her to her home.

"This is my room! Tada! By the way, the ingredients are already in the kitchen so let's go!" Mai cheered happily. As for Satsuki, she wasn't excited at all. Sighing, she lifted up a brow and followed. Mai welcomed her in the kitchen and started to prepare the things they needed. Gazing upon them, Mai asked her a question, "Suki-chi, who are the people you'll give a chocolate to?"

Satsuki was surprised by this and thought 'That's right, who are those people?' Thinking about this, she finally decided the people she would give it to. "Many." With a peace sign she smiled at Mai.

"C-C…"

"C?" Satsuki gave out a confused look.

"Cute!" Mai stated with her eyes gleaming. Because of this, Satsuki was really confused now, she didn't know what part was cute? So she decided to drop the topic and they both started their duty.

Satsuki let out a sigh, glancing upon the ingredients she prepared. She didn't care about the yellow haired girl who was acting without using her brain. Indeed, this idiot beside her didn't know about chocolates. Satsuki reverted her gaze from Mai. Sighing again, Mai shouted in delight, "It's done!"

Satsuki's jaw dropped, "So fast!"

Mai let out a chuckle and started to pull out the chocolate from the roaster. Satsuki gave her a confused look, "Why in a roaster?!" Mai showed the thing at Satsuki and her reaction was a disgusted one.

"Mai, you don't know how to make chocolate, right?" Satsuki asked directly.

Mai twitched, "How do you know?!"

Satsuki face palmed herself, 'Of course, the outcome is too obvious.' She thought while sighing. Glancing over the ingredients again, she faced Mai with a lazy look, "Listen, I will tell you the ingredients and the procedures, once."

Mai nodded, "Go on. I'll write it!"

"5 table spoons of cocoa powder, 1 ¼ cups of milk powder, ¼ cups of butter, 2/3 cups of sugar and ½ cup of water." Satsuki instructed rapidly.

It made Mai confused and she uttered, "Suki-chii, are you, maybe, the long lost sister of the encyclopedia?"

Satsuki ignored her. Rolling up her sleeves, Satsuki continued, "First, sieve milk and cocoa powder then set aside. After that, heat water and sugar in a vessel and bring it up to a boil. Reduce flame and continue cooking till the syrup reaches one string consistency. Add the butter and mix well till it melts and blend it with the syrup. Turn off heat. Next, add the cocoa-milk powder mixture gradually and mix well till glossy. Grease square pan or plate. Pour the mixture into the pan and smooth the top with a spatula allow to set for 10 to 15 minutes at room temperature. Finally, place in fridge for 10-15 minutes; after that, you remove it from the fridge and done. By the way, you can use a cookie cutter to cut it."

Satsuki reminded her while putting the finished chocolate in the fridge. Hearing this made Mai feel amazed; she clapped her hands, smiling to her. She complemented her, "You're really amazing Suki-chi. That's why darling likes you."

Satsuki leaned on the fridge and lift a brow, "That's not true, if there are things that seems not right in your way; it doesn't mean we aren't suited for it. So, make your chocolate already, I'll make my list."

Mai smiled gently while shaking her head, "No need, I invited you here because I want to see my friend make chocolate."

"Huh? Who told you I'm your friend?" Satsuki arched a brow up.

"Eh? You're not?!" Mai questioned.

Letting out a soft chuckle, Satsuki smiled upon her, "That's a joke. For the mean time, I need to write down the people I will give to."

Mai nodded as she followed the blue haired girl to a table. Bringing a pen and a paper, Satsuki sighed. It was very silent and she couldn't think of people she would give it to.

"Maybe, you should give Darling and Gin-chi some!" Mai suggested.

Placing the pen under her chin, she replied, "Toushiro is okay, but Gin is…"

Mai formed a smirk on her lips and teased Satsuki, "Ohhh. Having a lover's spat? Tell it to me, Suki-chi!"

Embarrassed by this, she averted her gaze from Mai, "T-There's nothing. It's just it was very embarrassing especially to Gin since it's my first time giving one… F-Fine, I-I'll put his name here!"

Mai clasped her hands, letting out a cheerful smile, "Way to go!"

Few minutes later, Satsuki was done making her list. And it was about time to pull out the chocolate from the fridge. Pulling it out carefully, Satsuki placed it in the table. Mai gave her some ingredients that could be put it in. Satsuki again rolled her sleeves up and began to cut it in a heart shape. Then, she put some icing in them. Wiping her sweat, she glanced over Mai, who was watching her.

"You can have this." Satsuki pointed out and that made Mai surprised.

"Eh?! Really?! Really?! Are you really sure?!" Mai asked.

"Y-yeah. After all, you helped a lot. Consider it as a gift." Satsuki blankly said.

Mai smiled cheerfully and took the chocolate. Munching it with tears, she felt very happy about it. "Suki-chi! I love you! I really love you! I-It was my first time receiving a chocolate from a friend! So in exchange, I'll be bringing you something special! After you make those chocolates, I'll be surprising you!"

Satsuki nodded in exchange and continued on with what she was doing. After a few moments, she was nearly finished. Satsuki noticed that something was missing; she asked Mai, "Mai, do you have any Mayonnaise and Strawberries?"

"I do! But, what are you going to do with the Mayonnaise?" Mai asked.

"You'll see." Satsuki answered.

Mai brought the ingredients to her and began squirting the Mayonnaise. That made Mai disgusted and averted her gaze. "W-What are you doing Su-Suki-chi?"

"It's for your darling… What, you don't even know his favorite food?" Satsuki said and continued to squirt the mayonnaise. After that, she wrapped it and finished up. So there was only one chocolate left. She decorated it with strawberries and done. Wiping her sweat again, she gave out a sigh. "Done!"

"Yey! Now let's pack it and we will give it to them!" Mai cheered. They both packed the chocolates in a bag and off they went. "But before giving them, Suki-chi, let's go."

"N-Noooooo!" Satsuki screamed, hardening her gripped from a pole.

Mai continuously pulled her while scolding at her, "Suki-chi, let's go in!"

"I won't go in that fancy store! I don't belong there! It's not a gift for me at all, rather, it's a torture for me!" Satsuki cried.

"Jeez, Suki-chi! You're a girl! What kind of girl walks around the streets wearing that dirty yukata?!" Letting go of her, Mai continued to scold her.

"Dirty?"

"Yes! You should dress up a bit! You know, girls are delicate! So dress up for at least one day, that way, boys will notice you! That's why you remained single!"

Satsuki shouted, "I don't want to hear it from you! Also, I rather be single than to spread my legs to those men!"

"What kind of girl says those things?!" Mai yelped, "Please, Suki-chi. I want to show you what a girl should be… Don't worry, I won't let you wear a tube, skirts and boots!"

Satsuki face palmed herself, "Do what you want…"

"Yey! That one! That one it looks good on you!" Mai cheered.

Satsuki was now wearing a red martial arts outfit and a miniskirt. Inside, there was a pair of black hot pants. Her chest was covered by bandages as usual. As for her hair, it was originally tied with her red ribbon.

Mai put her fingers under her chin, "Something's off here, take off the bandages!"

Satsuki yelped in embarrassment, "N-No way!"

Mai chuckled, "Just kidding, you look like a little bit girly. I suggest you put on some black gloves and boots!"

Satsuki sighed, "Do whatever you want…"

"Yey!" Mai cheered.

Ding. Dong. Ding.

Without hesitation, Toushiro opened the door. Hoping it was Satsuki, all of the men in the headquarters were grinning like a fool.

"He really is madly in love…"

Toushiro slid the door open and saw Mai grinning at him. Toushiro let out a sigh, knowing that it wasn't Satsuki after all. He felt disappointed and leaned onto the wall, "Why are you here?"

Mai pouted, "Too mean! You didn't even greet me… But, that's what I like about you, darling~ By the way, I have a present for you!"

Toushiro face palmed himself. He knew that she'd do another reckless thing. Returning his gaze to her, Mai pulled out a certain girl and that made Toushiro's eyes widen, the same as the other men.

"Tada! Presenting Suki-chi version 2.0! She's cute, right?" Mai winked at him.

Satsuki blushed as red as a tomato, her knees were shaking and didn't know what to do. It was her first time wearing this short outfit. Furthermore, in front of her childhood friend. Man, it was really embarrassing to her. As for the men, they spat blood, realizing that she was really cute. For Toushiro's condition, he couldn't stop coughing smokes. It was heaven made for him but there were people who were sharing with him. That made him pissed.

"W-What are you doing h-here?" His voice started to shaken up.

Satsuki gulped harder and cleared her throat. Calming herself, she managed to speak, "I'm just going to give you a chocolate."

Toushiro's cigarette fell from his mouth. He was shocked by this, "She really did make something! Man, it was heaven, someone please pinch me in the-"

He stopped thinking when a bazooka launch at him. Both of them dodged it freely; as for Mai, she was shocked and she stuttered for a moment. Hijikata eyed the sandy-haired man, "I said pinch, not launch a bazooka at me! Damn you, Sougo!"

Coming back to the topic, Satsuki was staring at him with a confused look, so she decided to give him the chocolate already. "Here."

Toushiro started to feel warm inside. Trying to hide his embarrassment, "Satsuki, i-is this a Honmei?"

"Huh? Honmei?" Satsuki asked.

"Shit! What did I just ask?! Of course, it's obvious it is an obligation one!" Toushiro sweated hard and started to bite his lip.

"Mai, what is a Honmei?" Satsuki asked the blonde girl.

"Suki-chi, you're not really familiar with it, huh? You know, Honmei chocolates are given by girls to men whom they like." Mai exclaimed.

After hearing this, Satsuki bluntly answered, "It's a Honmei."

Hearing this made the whole people around Satsuki surprised. Toushiro couldn't imagine this, his brain stopped working a few seconds ago because of her words.

The men around the headquarters thought, 'What is this atmosphere?! Finally, the lonely demon vice commander has a girlfriend!'

Seeing the romantic atmosphere made the whole group grin but Sougo was exceptional. He sadistically smirked, "No, the real fun is about to start."

Toushiro couldn't comprehend, 'What did she just say?! Does it mean it was a confession?!' He thought while biting his lip again, "Does it mean you like me?"

Satsuki nodded, "Yeah, I like you as a friend…"

Friend…

Friend…

FRIEND…

The whole group, plus Mai, face palmed to her answer and said, "He was completely friend zoned by her. Let us have a moment of silence for the fallen comrade." They clasped her hands and bowed. Toushiro's reaction couldn't be described by some simple words. As for the Sougo, he couldn't stop laughing his gut out as he witnessed that the demon vice commander was been friend zoned by the one he likes.

Satsuki noticed Sougo and Isao. She immediately waved at them, "Sougo-san! Isao-san! Come here! I have a chocolate for you too."

The two headed to the blue haired girl and take their chocolates. Satsuki smiled at them, "They're Honmei because I like you as a friend!"

The two glanced over at the frozen Toushiro, they couldn't describe his situation right now. But for Sougo, he thanked Satsuki for making him suffer.

"Ahh! By the way, there's a letter there Toushiro. Let's go Mai." Satsuki pulled her out.

"Oh! Sorry, Suki-chi, I'll just stay here so go on and give it to others."

"Fine…" After that, Satsuki exited the Headquarters. Just as she left, Toushiro didn't hesitate to open the letter.

To Toushiro

Thank you for always being there for me since we were kids! Well, it was my first time celebrating Valentine's Day so I'm kinda new with it. I'm starting to be curious on what is your situation here since I wasn't not eager to see you. It's bugging me though, do you have a problem? If so, feel free to ask me, I am always here right? I promise!

A-tan.

After reading this, Toushiro stormed out of the group and went to his room. Eating the chocolate with delight in his face even though he was in the friend zone.

"Zura, check. Elizabeth, check. Now, the only ones left is the trio." Satsuki sighed as she 'crawled' to the steps. Finally, she manage to go inside and she found the trio. She don't know why, but they were really staring at her with…delight?

"Satsuki-chan! It suits you! Continue to wear it forever!" Kagura complimented the girl. But she couldn't consider it as a compliment, since she was really disgusted with this. It was so short, that her legs were revealing!

Satsuki sighed and threw the chocolate to Shinpachi and Kagura. "Here… It's for you…"

The two were happy receiving the chocolates; they both thanked her. Satsuki nodded in response and glanced over at the enraged Gintoki.

"Where's mine?!"

She averted her gaze away from him and made up an excuse, "Dunno…"

"Don't say that to me! Where's my chocolate?! Why only Kagura and Shinpachi?!" He retorted.

"Because they're better people than you…" Satsuki smirked. Seeing his annoyed face made her a little bit sadistic. He stomped out the room while complaining. What the?! Why didn't he know how to wait?! Satsuki followed him outside and threw the chocolate at him. It was right at his head; he let out a groan. He was, well, let's just say she was outside of the door while he was a little bit away from Otose's Bar.

"The heck what's that for?!" He complained.

She didn't care about this. She just finished this; Satsuki shook in fear now since it was damn high. "Gintoki! HAP-"

"Hap?"

"Jeez! You idiot perm headed good for nothing guy! Sakata Gintoki, ha-happy valentine's day!" Satsuki shouted at the top of her lungs.

He grinned at her and stated, "Thank you for that, Satsuki!"

Hearing his reply, she let out a cheerful smile.

"Valentine's Day wasn't bad at all, huh..." Gintoki said while eating the strawberry flavored chocolate.

Gyah! Eye bags! My eye bags grew again! Well, like I'd care anyway! So that's a short Valentine's day special, next chapter is White Day! Hoho. Look forward for the next chappiee since I'll make the boys who received chocolates suffer Muehehehehe. That's all, thank you for supporting my fan fiction! Hope ya like it!