Hey! Back again with a new chapter! Sorry for the long wait. Also, I forgot to mention in the previous chapter that it was inspired by the animes 'Kamisama Hajimemashite ep 8' and 'Kaichou maid sama ep 17'. Anyways, please enjoy!

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Chapter 13: Thursday, Valentine's Day Surprise

"What's gotten into you two? You seemed stressed out." I asked as I walked beside two very tired boys to school.

"It's just that, all girls keep pestering about what chocolates we want, whether we want it with nuts or not. It's ridiculous! They never leave our side for a second!" Hitsugaya complained. Poor guys.

In case you didn't get the hint, Valentine's coming. All the girls in our school are getting all jumpy about it, especially when it comes to giving their prince a box of their chocolate. Let's just say, the whole girl population in the school is in a chocolate frenzy.

In Homeroom

"How about this one? Isn't it so cute!" this was just one of the many comments in our classroom. Every girl came together to discuss on what chocolate their making for their valentine.

"Gosh! It's like this every year." I heard Rangiku muttered as she walked up to my desk.

"I guess every school is the same during valentines" I remarked.

"You mean your old school was like this too." Rukia asked and I nodded in agreement.

"Speaking of valentines, are you guys giving anyone chocolate?" I asked.

"I'm giving some to Ichigo and Renji." Rukia replied. Rangiku looked at Rukia and snickered. "But as friendship chocolates! Nothing more than that!" Rukia quickly said, trying to cover her blush.

"What about you Rangiku?"

"I was planning on not to. But those idiots demanded that I make them chocolate." Rangiku complained. She must be talking about Madarame and the others from the baseball game. "What about you? Who are you giving chocolates to?" she asked me.

"I think it's obvious to anyone. It's obviously the princes." Rukia remarked.

"Yeah, but it's just friendship chocolates. They helped me so much, it's the least I could do for them." I tried to cover up, but I knew those two didn't fall for it.

"Anyway leaving that aside, are you gonna make your own or buy them?" Rukia asked.

"I was planning on making them, but why waste my energy on those idiots." Rangiku grumbled.

"Then how about you guys come with me to the home ec room. Me and Kosandora are gonna make chocolates together." I suggested. Then we all decided to hang out to make chocolates for our valentine.

Home Ec room

"Alright, pick whatever chocolate you want to make first then we can get started." Kosandora said as she handed us a bunch of chocolate recipe books. Man, she's well prepared! I flipped through the pages of the book, there's so many to choose from.

Let's see. Ichigo seems to like sweet stuff, so maybe milk chocolate with nuts. Hitsugaya doesn't seem to like sweet things, so I'll make him some bitter dark chocolates with a bit of black sugar. As for Kuchiki sensei, I think spearmint chocolate will help him keep awake during his work hours.

With that decided, everyone got into making their chocolates. In a few minutes we were done. Rangiku made quite small chocolates, on purpose. Rukia made cookies and put them into red packets for Ichigo, Renji and her brother. I made my chocolates and placed them into boxes, red for Ichigo, blue for Hitsugaya and pink for Kuchiki sensei. Kasandora made the best, her chocolate had a white cream base with a big red heart placed on it.

"Wow Kasandora! I never knew you could make this cute chocolates." Rangiku cried out.

"Thanks, its rose tea chocolate which I'm trying out." She replied.

"If you're making such a cute batch of chocolates, then someone special must be in mind." Rangiku snickered, making Kasandora blush furiously.

"Oh no! It's just…for my father!" Kasandora covered up but Rangiku just won't take no for an answer.

"Yeah right. A girl would never blush when giving her father chocolates." Rangiku pressurized.

"Ok, ok I give. They're…for Ishida-san." Kasandora softly said, covering her blush with the bowl she was just washing. We all gasped in astonishment. Ishida Uryu was from the S class, a classmate of Hitsugaya's. He's always reading and he's an old friend of Ichigo and Orihime. He only talks when work is the subject or with people he thrusts, like Ichigo or Orihime.

"Kasandora! I never knew you have feelings for Ishida!" Rukia exclaimed.

"Is there a problem?! Yes I have feelings for him!" Kasandora exclaimed back, red as a tomato.

"Guys, stop pestering Kasandora." I tried to calm my two friends down. So in the end, we placed our chocolates into the fridge, waiting for the special day to come.

At home

"I am officially going to call in sick tomorrow." Hitsugaya grunted before placing a lump of rice into his mouth.

"Why? You look fine to me." I asked.

"That's not it. I just don't want to get surrounded by girls tomorrow. They'll be following me throughout the whole day." Hitsugaya complained. Just how persistent are the girls here?!

"I'm afraid that I cannot allow you to take leave. As much as I want to take leave as well, we all need to be present if we don't have a valid reason." Kuchiki sensei commented, partaking in his fish.

"Man, this the time when I really want Inoue's curry. I can fall sick in a split second." Ichigo remarked. I think he'll fall sick for the rest of the year if he eats that.

"I think you guys should go. I know it may be troublesome but it will be sad for the girls to have their efforts wasted in making you guys the chocolates" I said.

"Then…guess I got no choice." Hitsugaya muttered and the other two nodded. I smiled at their answer and also saw a slight blush on their faces. I can't wait to see their faces when they get my chocolates.

At school

We barely even made it to the school gate. All the girls crowded around Ichigo and Hitsugaya, trying to give them their chocolates. It took about ten minutes to get them out, with help from Rangiku and Rukia.

"Man, they just don't know when to give up." Ichigo complained as we walked up to the lockers. Just before Ichigo opened his locker…

"Wait!" Rangiku exclaimed and pushed Ichigo aside. She slowly opened the locker, revealing one small packet wrapped in pink wrapping paper. "What! Only one! I was expecting to see that." She grumbled.

"What do mean by 'that'" Hitsugaya asked.

"You know, the one's that happen in manga. When a guy opens his locker, packets of chocolate flood down to the ground." Rangiku answered.

"I don't think that happens in real life…" Hitsugaya muttered and sweat dropped.

"But still, it's surprising that you only got one Ichigo." I said.

"No, I know this situation. It's just like what I saw in that nature film. This kind of bird steals another bird's nest and removes the other bird's egg to make space for its own. So in this case, one girl seems to have wanted her chocolate to stand out so she removes the ones which were inside the locker already and only placed her's in. The evidence is in the bin." Rukia explained and pointed to the bin. It was overflowing with boxes of chocolate!

"What the?! Look at all of that! That's just mean." Rangiku commented.

"Shouldn't we take them out?" I asked.

"No, I rather those stay there." Ichigo grumbled. I guess one extra load off his chest.

Break time

Rangiku, Rukia and I split up to pass our valentine gifts. As I walked down the corridor outside the school building, I spotted Kasandora standing behind the pillar.

"Kasandora?" I softly said and she jumped in surprise.

"Kurara! What are you doing here?!" Kasandora cried out.

"I could ask you the same thing. What are you doing here, hiding behind a pillar?" I asked again. Then I saw Ishida-san sitting on a bench, reading a book yet again. "Oh I see." I figured as Kasandora's face turned brighter red. "Why don't you just give it to him?" I asked.

"I can't. Not when he's still reading!" Kasandora flustered.

"Kasandora. You, I and the whole school knows that Ishida-san will never get his nose off his book unless in a class. Just go and give it to him." I urged and pushed her towards him. She looked back, scared and I gave her a thumbs up. Getting back her confidence, she slowly made her way to Ishida-san.

"What are you doing?" a soft voice said against my ear. I jumped in shock and quickly turned to see Ichigo's cheeky smile.

"Wah! Ichigo! You scared me! What are you doing here?!" I cried out softly so that I won't attract attention.

"Just came to say hi. What are you doing? Wait, is that Uryu…and Kasandora? What's she doing here?" Ichigo asked, blankly.

"Shush! Kasandora is trying to give Ishida-san her chocolate." I shushed Ichigo and watched intently at the scene before us. After a short talk between the two, Kasandora finally passes the cutely wrapped box to Ishida-san. I could faintly see a shocked expression on Ishida-san's face when he received the box. The two started talking with each after that short period of silence.

"Well, I guess all ends well. Never knew Uryu could blush like that." Ichigo remarked and I chuckled in agreement. Oh yeah!

"Ichigo, here." I took out the small red box and handed it to Ichigo. "Happy Valentine's Day." I replied with a smile. I could see his face turning a bit red when he saw the box.

"That's for me?" he stuttered.

"Of course it's for you. Then why would I give it to you. It's just something to say thanks for helping during the past few days." I said and placed the box on to his palms.

"Thanks. This really means a lot to me." Ichigo said, trying to hide his blush. I smiled at his reaction. One down, two more to go.

Teachers' Room

"Sorry, but Kuchiki sensei isn't here." I tried to look for Kuchiki sensei but turns out, he left. I bowed in thanks and started searching around the school. I still had some time before break was over. Argh, where can he be?!

I tried the library and found Kuchiki sensei by the counter with a pile of books beside him. Then he looked up and saw me.

"Oh Haruno, perfect timing." He simply said. What? "I need you to help me carry these books back to the teachers' room." All of them?! But there's like twenty of them! My silent exclamations didn't seem to reach him and he landed half of the books into my arms. Chocolate Forte? Dreamer's Choice? Just what is he reading! In a few moments, we got back to the teachers' room.

"Thank you for the help Haruno." Kuchiki sensei thanked as he placed the books on to his desk.

"No problem. Just that, are you gonna read all of those books?" I asked. I need to know!

"Oh no. They are just for someone I know. I couldn't possibly read these." He replied. Thank God! They looked a little romantic for him. "Anyway, is there something you need from me? You didn't seem to want to stay in the library." He asked.

"Oh yes. Happy Valentine's Day!" I said and handed him the pink wrapped box. I could see a little shock in his eyes. "Just wanted to say thanks after all that you've done." I passed it to him and ran out of the room, failing to see his small smile as he looked at the box of chocolate.

Outside the building

Man, where's Hitsugaya? I only got a few more minutes before break is over. I've been searching all over for Hitsugaya and have yet to find him. Suddenly I felt a tug on my wrist and was dragged towards a small alley. I was then pinned onto the wall and a hand tightly covered my mouth.

"Mrgm! Argh!" I tried to speak but the hand kept a firm grip on my face.

"Ssshhh! Just be quiet for a sec." I know that voice. Hitsugaya! It was then that I realized how close he was. His body leaned against me and his face was just inches away from mine. I felt my blood rushing through my face and my heart was beating madly. Then I felt a rumbling feeling coming towards us.

"Hitsugaya-sama! Where are you?!" a wave of girls came running and screaming at the top of their lungs. When they came closer, Hitsugaya came in closer, forcing me towards the wall to be hidden. Luckily the girls were in such a rush that they missed us.

"Sorry about that. I just didn't want to be seen." Hitsugaya sighed and finally let me go.

"Hitsugaya…Are they…"

"Yeah, my annoying 'fans'. Man, they're such a pain!" Hitsugaya complained and left the dark corner. I followed and we sat on a bench. "So, what are you doing here?"

"I actually was looking for you." I answered and saw him get a bit flustered. "Here." I handed him the blue wrapped box. Wait, those girls wanted to give him their chocolate, yet he ran away from them. Now that I think of it, Hitsugaya never really wanted to get any chocolate. Does he not like chocolate? Maybe I shouldn't give this to him. "I…I know you may not like chocolate. So I'll…" just as I was about to take back the box, I felt something wrap around my hands. Hitsugaya was grabbing my hands with both of his hands. I felt my face turn hotter as his warmth traveled through my hands.

"No. I don't mind yours." He simply said and took the box. He slowly opened the box and revealed the chocolates I made. Then he handed me back the box. I felt my heart stop for a moment there.

"Feed me." What? "I said feed me." Hitsugaya softly demanded. Is he serious?! I gave in and held a piece of chocolate in front of his face. Hitsugaya ate the whole things in one bite.

"It's delicious!" Hitsugaya said, as if completely taken aback.

"I'm so glad you like them." I sighed in relief. The next moment, he took my hand and gently licks the chocolate off my finger. What the!

"That's delicious too." He smirked. What the…Why did he just do that?! I was blushing profusely and then heard the bell go off. "I guess I'll finish the rest after school. See ya." He said and took off with the box of chocolates. I was left there with my heart pounding hard against my chest, looking at the finger which he just licked. What's up with him all of a sudden?! This was the first traumatizing Valentine's I ever had.

At home

"What the…What is all of this?!" I exclaimed. The whole living room was practically filled with boxes of chocolates, all for the princes.

"This is why I said that I didn't want to go to school today." Hitsugaya grumbled, trying to make his way to the couch without stepping on any boxes on the floor. I guess they won't be eating chocolates for a while…

Done! Finally. This is the longest chapter I've ever written. I hope you like it. Oh the locker scene was inspired by Fruits basket ep 11. Thanks for reading and pls review.