SZ: So…since we missed Valentines day, we decided to do something interesting…White Day chapter y'all!

Z0: For those who don't know what that is…which might be anyone who doesn't watch slice of life anime. White Day is the counterpart of Valentine's Day in Japan and other countries like Korea and Taiwan. But basically how it works is on Valentine's Day, the girls give chocolate based gifts to the boys, which…has its own set of rules to denote things like: This represents friendship, or this one represents: I like you. So White Day is the boys' turn to give the girls a gift back, typically something simple to return the favor, but it also has its own rules that more or less…answer the girls' gift. Making it this very subtle way for two socially awkward and weird kids to tell one another: I like you, do you like me, let's go out. Okay Professor Z0 had his moment…now to return to my normal demonic self.

GT: Yeah, as Z0 does that, we are excited for this since, well…it's our first White Day chapter in any story. So please go easy on us in the reviews? …Pretty please? With chocolate on top?

Z0: If you don't listen to that, I'll track you down and break your legs in front of your loved ones! Then I'll keep anything that broke off!

GT: …Err…We don't own anything in this fic outside of our ideas utilizing the franchises?

Z0: *pulls out flaming kanabo* I start with my co-writers to show my conviction! *begins chasing them around while swinging wildly*

SZ: AHH DUDE WHY!? *ducks as the kanabo breaks the screen*

Kuon and Naegi sighed as steam filled the room they were currently entering. The two had heard the noises of panic and what might have been a gasket bursting, and rushed over to find their male identifying android friend currently overheating once again. To say this was becoming more and more common was probably underselling it. They even had to learn how to help fix the broken gasket that caused these steam bursts from the other technically savvy classmates and friends.

"Not even a full 24 hours…" Kuon sighed holding up a fire extinguisher with heat absorbing foam and blasted it till the steam stopped and Kibo was left covered in the fire retardant foam.

"...Thank you…" Kibo whispered, practically covered head to toe in the foam, "I…needed that."

"...still nervous?" Naegi asked with a sigh.

"Beyond belief, yes…"

"It's been just shy of a month. How have you not figured this out?" Kuon asked as he brushed aside the foam before yanking out the broken piece, "You should probably ask your parent to send you a reinforced part for this…"

"...Y-Yes…" Kibo muttered, "And...honestly, It is…hard to figure out because…this is the first time I've had to do this for someone."

"I hadn't noticed…" Kuon replied with blatant sarcasm.

"Can you blame me though?" Kibo questioned before looking away, "Especially given most of my…female classmates?"

"...Okay fair point," Kuon muttered, "I mean outside of Kaede and Maki…your only other choices at the time were Angie, Tenko, Himiko, Kirumi…and Miu."

"It's just something normal, Kibo," Naegi assured.

"I…I know, but…" Kibo paused as he blushed heavily, "I…honestly don't know what I can get for Jenny…"

"Eh? Don't you mean for all the girls that gave chocolates?" Naegi asked, tilting his head.

"What? I already got them normal gifts last week…before the prices went up," Kuon spoke, "Normal girls are easy, Jenny is a robot…what gift do you get for a robotic girl? I mean…does she even eat?"

"Sh-she can," Kibo replied, "Miu took her challenge to heart and made chocolates that are safe for robots….it was surprisingly good."

"And outside that?"

"..."

"...you know, I did hear there was a Cybertronian chef that had opened up a place in UnderTokyo during the repairs," Naegi recalled, "Maybe you could try and take Jenny there?"

"E-Eh?!" Kibo gawked, "L…like a d….d….d-d-d-d-d-d…" he stammered before Kuon sprayed him with the foam once more, "...thank you."

"It's either that…or wrack your brain computer thingamabob on finding a perfect gift. But…chances are if you do that…you might go thermo-nuclear…" Kuon pointed out, "And if that happens…I need to find a refrigerator big enough to fit in."

"Ulp…" Kibo gulped nervously, "S-So what about you two?"

"Eh? Us?"

"W-Well…you both did get chocolates, too," Kibo reminded.

"Mostly Friend and obligation stuff," Kuon shrugged, "I think because they know that I have a map of all the places with the best treats…"

"Wait, but what ab-" Naegi began before Kuon slapped a hand over his mouth…but the force knocked him back and slid along the ground.

"We don't speak of it…"

"The ones that A…" Kibo began before Kuon covered his mouth.

"We don't speak of it."

"..." Kibo just gave a slow nod at that as Kuon slowly removed his hands from his mouth.

"Good. 'Cause I will bend your titanium frame into a pretzel…" Kuon warned.

"The scary thing is I think you can…" Kibo replied.

"Good…we're on the same page then."

"Ow…" Naegi groaned as he laid against the wall, his eyes replaced with swirls.

"Though, yeah, I can imagine some of our classmates being very…annoyed…with Naegi if he's not right on White Day," Kuon noted.

"?!" Naegi tensed as he quickly shot up.

"Oh, that's right," Kibo recalled, "Naegi-senpai appeared to receive unique chocolates from a few classmates."

"I counted like three…maybe four…" Kuon muttered.

'Ahh….that's right. I got gifts from Hina, Kyoko, Sayaka….and Mukuro,' Naegi thought as a blush grew on his cheeks, '...I need to make a game plan…'

"Is everything okay in here?"

"AHH!" Naegi yelped as he jumped back from the doorway, turning to see Hajime standing there, "Hai! Everything's okay!"

"...Kibo had another meltdown?" he guessed, noting the fire retardant foam on the Ultimate Robot.

"Eeyup," Kuon deadpanned, "He's trying to figure out what to get Jenny for White Day."

"Ah…soka," Hajime noted, "...You thought about things she might like?"

"Eh?" Kibo blinked at that.

"Usually when you get a girl something, it has to be something she would really like," Hajime offered.

"That sounds easy for you to say given you know everything about the girl of your dreams…also what she likes is heavily advertised to everyone," Kuon pointed out, "How much did you spend on retro video games?"

"...Not as much as you'd think," Hajime replied, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head, "It kinda pays being friends with a Plumber who knows how to operate the Groundbridges and isn't busy with an assignment."

"But the man proves a point, Kibo…maybe the problem is…how you and Jenny were raised," Kuon offered.

"Hai?" Kibo blinked.

"Jenny was made in America, first and foremost she thinks and behaves like an American girl. It's why on Valentine's day she made chocolates for everyone, even the girls," Kuon pointed out, "You were made in Japan…and are therefore a Japanese boy. That's why you're polite and reserved…Jenny often speaks her mind, how she feels…everything rather bluntly in comparison."

"...That….is a very good point…" Kibo muttered.

"Honestly, I half expected her to ask you out…" Kuon nodded mostly to himself, "American Girls are very forward when they get tired of waiting."

"I think if that happened, he'd have some sort of critical failure and pass out," Naegi pointed out.

"I really would…" Kibo admitted.

"Wait. Kuon-san, why do you talk like…?" Hajime turned to Kuon.

"You don't know everything about me," Kuon replied simply.

"A bet they can never win…" Zaruba whispered to himself.

"...m-maybe I should take a walk or something?" Kibo spoke with a sigh, "Mayhaps it'll help clear my head…and give me a good idea on what to do for White Day."

"Would telling him to 'just say it' be helpful or make him blow up?" Kuon asked.

"Blow up…" Naegi and Hajime bluntly replied.

"Yeah, I had a feeling…"

"Well, good luck on those chocolates, guys," Hajime noted, "I have to go meet Chiaki. That Lambda girl sent her something that she wanted to show me first. Something called a Swap or something…All I know is that I'm going to lose, but still have fun with it."

"See? That is a man who knows how to get and keep a girlfriend," Kuon complimented as Hajime walked off.

"So…you don't?" Naegi asked.

"Shut up," Kuon smiled in response.

"...Maybe we can talk about what to give the girls?" Naegi suggested, "I mean, what we got and all that. Maybe that would help with thinking of a White Day gift…"

"That sounds like a good…and honestly a relieving idea," Kibo sighed.

"Right. Boy with the most unique chocolates first," Kuon ordered.

"Eh?!"

"What do…" Kibo began.

"Naegi got three Specialized handmade chocolate gifts from at least three girls…that I know of…" Kuon explained.

"Oh no. He has the stress of a man who got four," Zaruba whispered, his literally hollow eyes looking Naegi over, "Signs of stress dictate…4 max…not counting the ones from his sister…"

"...Mmm…Maybe we can break it up? Naegi-senpai tells one, then one of us tells our story, then repeat?" Kibo offered.

"...You first," Kuon stated.

"You really don't wanna admit it, do ya?" Zaruba muttered before Kuon's fist snapped out and punched the wall by him, making the two jump.

"...There was a spider on the wall," Kuon lied.

"I feel like we should let him go last…" Naegi whispered to Kibo as the two shook nervously.

"H-hai…" Kibo nervously nodded, "S-So how did it start, Naegi-senpai?"

"Eh? Ano…The first ones were from Hina-san…" Naegi recalled.

"I forgot to eat breakfast…or, well, rather…"

"Of course my luck would have it that I woke up late enough that the cafeteria was closed…" Naegi groaned, his face on his desk as his stomach gurgled, "I knew staying up late was a bad idea…even if…"

"Hey, Naegi-kun."

"Gh?!" Naegi almost jumped out of his seat as he looked up to see Hina standing in front of him.

"Oop…sorry…I saw you were by yourself and wanted to say hi," the Ultimate Swimmer said as she sheepishly rubbed the back of her head.

"...I-It's fine, Hina-san," Naegi muttered as he calmed himself down, "What's up?"

"Well…I was really busy this morning," Hina explained as she held up a bag, "I really like giving out chocolates on Valentine's Day. But I also really like donuts, so…" she paused as she placed it before him, "Ta-dah! This bag is for you!"

"Eh? F-For me?" Naegi blinked as he opened the bag, seeing a few chocolate glazed chocolate donuts inside covered in sprinkles shaped like fish.

"Of course, it's Valentine's Day, Silly~" Hina smiled, "You're supposed to give choco to everyone important. …At least it's the girls' turn today. So…I hope you like mine. Really, I'm only good at using chocolate when making donuts. Consider it my way of saying thanks for being so reliable when all sorts of nonsense goes on."

"Oh…" Naegi blinked before smiling a bit, "Thank you, Hina-san. Admittedly I ended up missing breakfast, so you came at the perfect time," he took one of the donuts inside the bag and bit into it, "?! Oh wow…these are really good."

"Hehehe~ Thanks! That means a lot. I put in a good bit of work to make them for everyone. I'm expecting something nice on White Day~" Hina smiled happily.

"O-Oh! Right! I'll start thinking about that!" Naegi replied.

"I'll hold you to that," Hina smiled, "Enjoy, Naegi-kun."

"It wasn't until the other guys showed up and got donuts that I noticed mine were the only ones with sprinkles," Naegi finished up.

"I remember those. Mondo passed me one when we all got together for that game our gaming bunny got from Lambda. She's really improved her recipe," Kuon recalled.

"That was the weirdest version of UNO I have ever seen," Kibo admitted, "Both sides had colors instead of a regular back and I always ended up drawing every time the Draw 5 was played…"

"I guess the fact she added extra to yours shows how much she's started to care for you," Kuon changed back to the main topic, "I guess that shows how reliable you are."

"I…I'm not all that special…" Naegi muttered as he scratched his cheek a bit.

"Didn't you manage to get everyone to calm down after Kokichi and Hiyoko slipped itching powder into our clothes during gym class?" Kibo asked, "And having found out it was them."

"Still don't get how the gym turned into a courtroom suddenly," Kuon muttered.

"You were the judge and 'executioner' for it!" Kibo argued.

"I don't want to know why Chiaki-senpai had those suits…or that trial soundtrack…" Naegi muttered.

"I don't even question the weirdness in this place anymore…" Kuon shrugged, "Sides all you guys pulled through that nonsense before I showed up. I bet you must have shown off something impressive to the girls that time."

"I…honestly don't know," Naegi admitted, "So…um…who next? Kibo, what happened when you got a unique chocolate?"

"Oh….w…well…"

"Jenny was actually helping me test my flight capabilities that…then once we got back to Earth…"

"I am…amazed at how many meteors come so close to Earth," Kibo whispered with wide eyes as he and Jenny landed on the roof of Kibougamine.

"And guess who had to destroy them every single day in the 1920s? This girl," Jenny pointed at herself with annoyance.

"That sounds like a great deal of work." Kibo noted.

"Yeah, thankfully the Plumbers do most of that, but you know a few always slip through." Jenny laughed.

"This is true," Kibo nodded, "Still…thank you for helping me test my flight capabilities further. I honestly did not think I could fly into the Earth's atmosphere."

"Well we have our own sustained propulsion system, I know mine works out in the vacuum. I could only imagine if your creator was inspired by my Mom, you would have similar abilities." Jenny smiled, "I mean Robotboy can fly in Space. So you can't let a little boy show you up right?" she lightly teased while tapping his shoulder.

"Wh-?! Of course not!" Kibo defended before putting his fist on his chest, "I am Professor Idabashi's Ultimate Creation…whose work was based on that of your mother's…e-even still, I must not let myself get rusty!"

"Heh….you goober," Jenny giggled a bit as she playfully punched his arm a bit, earning a light chuckle from her fellow robot, "..oh. That reminds me…I have something for you."

"Eh? F-for me?" Kibo blinked at that.

"You do know what today is, right?"

"Of course I do. It is February 14th, commonly known as…" Kibo began before tensing in realization, "...oh…v…Valentine's Day."

"Yeah, it's a pretty fun day, I understand it works a little differently here in Japan than back in America. But I kinda already made some for everyone before I learned that. I already left some for everyone, but given you are the only Android life form here besides myself now that Robotboy went home. I made something special for you."

"F-For me?"

"Well yeah, you are the only sentient mechanical teenager here. Unless Kuon is actually a cyborg…I wouldn't be surprised. I mean I've read manga, if us and someone like Ben can exist…why not? But anywho~ I'm getting off track, sorry! I guess it's still kinda embarrassing to give someone Valentine's Chocolate, no matter how well you know them by now. Normally in America the guys are the ones who do this."

"Ah…I…I suppose that is t-" Kibo began before Jenny presented a box to him, making him blink as he took it and opened it up, letting him see what looked like a chibi-version of him, "...is…is that me?"

"Yeah. Miu really shut me up when she made those robot-safe chocolates," Jenny admitted as she blushed a bit, "Even got the recipe from her too…honestly took me so many tries to get the shape right too, down to your ahoge too."

"..."

"...Kibo?" Jenny blinked before steam popped out of Kibo's ears, his entire face a bright beet read as he fell over, "AHH! KIBO!"

"So she made you a chibi chocolate version of you?" Naegi asked.

"H…hai," Kibo slowly nodded as his blush returned in spades, "W-when I woke up in my room, I ate the chocolate…it was really good. Really sweet…yet it had an interesting taste to it…no wonder humans enjoy chocolate so much."

"Hmm…" Kuon nodded, "So she made a point that yours was special…she likes you."

"Well of c-"

"No…likes likes you."

"..." Kibo's blush began to glow bright before Kuon quickly shot him with the foam once more, "...thank you once more."

"How has your parent not made some sort of update to stop that!?" Kuon barked.

"I honestly tried to ask him..but he left a note saying he went with Robotboy's creator to parts unknown to discuss about Nora Wakeman," Kibo admitted, "I wonder why though…I hope it's nothing serious."

"Hmm….he hasn't officially met her yet, and it seems he already approves of her," Zaruba noted.

"The problem is the stupid son is horrible with girls." Kuon bluntly stated, replying to Zaruba but to the others it was just a blunt statement.

"Mmm…" Kibo sighed.

"I…guess it's my turn again?" Naegi asked.

"Who's next? The childhood idol friend? Or the Detective girl who seems to have you on a leash?" Kuon asked.

"Um…well…Kyoko was first," Naegi replied.

"She needed help with organizing several case files she just finished for the Plumbers on finding some escaped convicts from Junko's escape…"

"Seriously?"

"It surprised me, too. Then again…she is considered the Ultimate Female Detective…even worked on one with Shuichi on one if I remember that file right…"

"That oddly explains Shuichi's moments of absence from class at times."

"Okay…that should be the last one," Naegi said as he put down a folder…amongst a large pile of them.

"Thank you for this. With all the new cases I've had to handle, I haven't had the time to do this alone," Kyoko thanked, sorting part of the pile, "Makoto forgetting that ALDB was beneficial for most of these."

"A-what?"

"It's an acronym for Alien Lifeform DataBase," Kyoko replied, "It has information on all known sentient species in two galaxies."

"That…sounds like a lot of information…" Naegi muttered.

"Yes, but as I see it, I just kept a gift from a friend. Besides, she's literally dating a living version of that," Kyoko reasoned.

"Just because it's correct doesn't make it okay…" Naegi argued.

"I don't recall asking," Kyoko replied.

"Eh…true," Naegi muttered before a box was slid right in front of him, "Eh?"

"In my free time, I was able to make that for you," Kyoko stated…before looking away, "After a few…trial and errors…"

"Oh? You made chocolate?" Naegi blinked.

"Like I said, a few trials and errors."

"Well thanks, it's nice to get chocolates from your friends on Valentine's Day," Naegi replied, opening it and blinking at how intricate it looked, "Wow, you really are a perfectionist about everything, even for Tomo-Choco."

"Well…given what day it was, I wanted to make sure it came out perfectly," Kyoko admitted.

"Heh-heh. Arigatou," Naegi thanked.

"...hm," Kyoko gave a small smile at that.

"Hm…so you got very intricate chocolate from Kyoko," Kuon noted.

"It had a bit of a coffee taste to it," Naegi admitted.

"Say it over again in your head a few times…" Kuon replied simply.

"Huh? What does th…" Naegi began before it clicked, "...oh."

"He can be taught," Kuon replied, crossing his arms across his chest with a satisfied nod.

"A bit of a preferred taste to reflect the maker, I suppose?" Kibo tilted his head…before looking at Kuon, "Does that mean yours tasted like actual meat products?"

Zaruba barely held in an uproar of a laugh as Kuon's eye twitched.

"Guess that means it's my turn…" Kuon sighed.

"I was minding my own business as usual…helping to reign in the chaos while trying to relax after finishing my schoolwork, so I decided to rest up against one of the trees near the fountain…until…."

"Yo, Kuon!"

"NO! NOT TODAY!" Kuon shouted as he shot up, immediately getting into a defensive stance.

"Eh?" Akane blinked at that, currently just standing there with a wrapped-up box in her hands.

"Wound up, are we?" Zaruba whispered with a small soft chuckle.

"...Shut up," Kuon muttered as he lowered his guard, "Also sorry…force of habit…so what's up?"

"Not much. Just..thought I'd surprise ya with something…it took me every ounce of willpower not to eat it," Akane admitted as she presented him the box.

"?" Kuon raised a brow as he took the box, unwrapping the cloth covering it before opening it, "...Meat on the bone?"

"Take a bite."

"...eh," Kuon shrugged as he took what was inside and bit into it, "...wait. Is this…chocolate?"

"Yeah! I…went through a lot of chocolate to get that," Akane sheepishly rubbed the back of her head, "Teruteru was pretty pissed with me by the end!"

'Of course she had to get help…' Kuon thought.

"Also...I had something else in mind thanks to a suggestion, but the girls vetoed that idea and told me it was too 'risque' or whatever," Akane muttered.

"...who suggested the idea?" Kuon sighed, knowing someone was going to get minor brain damage for causing another situation.

"Oh! It was Hiyoko," Akane replied, "She said it wasn't all that different from my usual getup, so I don't get what the other girls were thinking…"

"Good, now I know how hard to hit when I give them cranial damage." Kuon nodded.

"Hm?" Akane tilted her head.

"Don't worry about it…" he sighed, "Anyway, thanks. I never figured you would actually be the kind of person to give a gift on a day like this. Let alone something homemade."

"Ah, w-well…" Akane muttered, her ears and tail popping out as she sheepishly rubbed the back of her head…before pouncing at him, "GRAW!"

"NO SELL!" Kuon declared, roundhouse kicking her into the fountain.

"Of course she'd pounce," Naegi sighed.

"Her making them really was a surprise," Kibo noted.

"I should have figured it was a trap…" Kuon groaned, "For a moment the normal part of my brain was won over."

"The Other half is that of a supernatural warrior who punches evil into submission…the poor girl is probably going to need to do the 'risque' option to get through…" Zaruba whispered to himself.

"I guess that shows even you have a weak point in that…scary perfect defense." Kibo noted.

"I like food…it's the weakness of all men." Kuon replied, "Speaking of weakness…which girl hit you with a weakness on V-day, Naegi?"

"Oh…well you see," Naegi began.

"After I finished helping Kyoko out, I was gonna head to the cafeteria to see what was on the menu before…"

"Psst! Naegi-kun…!"

"Hmm?" Naegi blinked as he turned his head to the right, seeing Sayaka wearing a fedora with her hair bundled up inside it, a pair of sunglasses and a deep blue coat, "Sayaka? Wh-"

"Shh…" she hushed before looking around, "...follow me to the supply room."

"...Paparazzi?" Naegi guessed.

"Hai," she nodded before motioning him to follow.

"Okay this is happening now." Naegi shrugged as he followed her to the supply room, doing his best not to look conspicuous or anything on the off chance she was indeed being followed.

"Oh shoot…is that why I kept hitting random guys hiding in the shadows?"

"Wait…Kuon…did…you assault all the paparazzi?"

"Is it considered assault if they're Paparazzi?"

"...I am afraid to answer that….but he is not wrong…"

"Hai…ahem. C-continue, Naegi-sempai."

"Hai."

"The Paparazzi is still chasing after you?" Naegi asked once he and Sayaka were in the storage room, the blunette taking off her disguise.

"Ever since that fake news story those old guys from the Steering Committee fabricated got out, me and my band mates have been hounded non-stop," Sayaka sighed, "Seriously I can't even eat at a restaurant normally without someone pushing questions on me…or take what I'm doing in the wrong light."

"I guess that would make living a life kind of…impossible…" Naegi muttered, "Things have been slowly returning to some sort of normalcy since the…event…"

"I would like a little bit of normal." Sayaka sighed.

"At least the teachers have agreed to just let some of our more…vocal classmates deal with nosy types around the school," Naegi offered something positive.

"True…" Sayaka muttered before pouting a bit, "Seriously how does your friend Ben from overseas do it? I've dealt with a few Paparazzi in the past, but I bet it's small compared to what he has to deal with."

"I think he just stays busy." Naegi explained, "I mean he's always off in space…or other worlds…I think it's fair to say he never has time to notice."

"...again, fair enough," Sayaka muttered before gasping a bit, "Oh! That reminds me…I have something special for you."

"Eh? For me?"

"Hai~" she giggled before winking, "Are you expecting chocolates by chance?"

"Well to be totally honest I woke up forgetting what today was entirely. That is till I got a few Obligation and Friend Chocolates…" he chuckled.

"Ahh…so I'm the third one then," Sayaka giggled.

"Eh? H-how…"

"I'm an Esper after all. I've just simply read your mind," Sayaka explained..before giggling at the expression he made, "Just kidding~"

"You know with how many weird things happened…you being an Esper…would not only feel normal, it would explain how you can read me so well." Naegi chuckled, "But I guess I'm just that easy."

Sayaka just giggled at that as she reached into her coat's pocket, pulling out a small pink box with a ribbon tied to it, "Here you go. Happy Valentine's day, Naegi-kun."

"Thank you, feels like I'll have to think hard about how to repay you in a month."

"Just know, I'll hold you too that," Sayaka winked as she playfully stuck her tongue out.

"So what did you end up getting from her?" Kibo asked.

"Chocolates shaped like music notes, and a VIP pass for one of her concerts," Naegi replied, "The chocolates tasted a lot like Crunch Bars…they were pretty good."

"So she wants you at her next concert?" Kuon noted.

"Hai," Naegi nodded before crossing his arms in thought, "I think the pass was for up front with the chance of meeting with one of the band members backstage."

"...hmm," Kuon muttered as he stared at him.

"...what?" Naegi blinked before tensing on what that possibly implied, "...i-it's probably not what you think!"

"I don't know man..not every day you get a VIP pass to visit an idol backstage…" Kuon muttered, "Also aren't you and Sayaka childhood friends?"

"I mean we are…but…that…"

"Childhood friends with a cute famous idol…the cool beauty detective, the peppy sporty girl…" Kuon listed, "Not bad."

"Eh?"

"Honestly if Hifumi and Teruteru were here, they'd probably point out you have yourself a little mini-harem."

"?! H-harem?!" Naegi gawked as he blushed heavily

"Don't freak out…you don't have it in you to actually do anything…" Kuon replied.

"I…okay fair…" Naegi sighed, still blushing but calmed down, knowing it was just a joke.

"Though to be fair, it's clear they do at least like you more than the other blockheads they hang out with. That much I can confirm. They only gave me regular Giri-choco." Kuon smiled, "You should at least go in with the knowledge…hey maybe one day one will come to you with a confession that…might give you a heart attack."

"...hoo boy," Naegi muttered, 'And then there's Mukuro…which makes four…..hoo boy.'

"This boy is either going to leave behind multiple heirs to his title as Ultimate Hope…or be torn apart on a literal Bloody Valentines day…" Zaruba blurted.

"...seems we're both in troubling waters, Naegi-senpai," Kibo muttered.

"Hah…" Kuon sighed, "You guys are hopeless…" he grunted as he got up from his seated position and began rolling his neck to crack it, "You guys know these girls well enough to consider liking them right?"

"W…we do," the two nodded with blushes.

"Then for the moment if you want to get them something to show what they mean to you…stop thinking of it like it's a gift of romance…and a gift for the people you know." Kuon offered, "If it wasn't a White Day gift as thanks for Valentines, wouldn't it be easy to get them something like a Birthday gift or Christmas gift?" Kuon explained making them nod slightly, "At the end of the day as long as you put some effort into it…whatever you get them will be what they want."

"...that….is a really good point," Naegi blinked.

"Indeed. I…did not think of it like that," Kibo added.

"If you want your gift to convey something, well from there that's up to you. But first and foremost, I think getting someone a gift actually meant for them is where you should start thinking." Kuon sighed, "Speaking of, I have to divide up the fancy candies I got for everyone who gave me Giri-Choco."

"Hai," Naegi nodded as Kuon began to walk off, "We'll figure something out on our end…"

"I'm sure you'll think of something," Kuon nodded as he left.

"Something that would be a good gift…" Kibo pondered, his eyes flickering as he checked the Internet, "...Oh!"

"Everything alright?" Naegi asked.

"Yes!" Kibo replied, "I will, however, have to be absent for the next three days."

"Huh? Why? What's…?"

"It will take me a day to fly to North America, a day to locate the idea I have, and then a day to return with it."

"Oh…that makes sense…" Naegi muttered, "Still…be safe out there."

"I have nothing to worry about. Jenny gave me a special chip that makes me safe to international radar. Otherwise…we would be shot down a lot," Kibo smiled.

"Oh…wait, what?!" Naegi gawked before Kibo ran over to a nearby window, opened it, and flew out, "Aw geeze…" he frowned, "Now I need to figure out what to get them…" he rubbed his chin, "Mmm…Hina likes donuts, but she also enjoys swimming and when Gundham-senpai brought in that otter, she was all over it…" he smiled, "Oh! Maybe an otter doll for her with a plush donut? …" he grimaced, "My fingers are going to be covered in bandages once I sew the two together…" he frowned, "Come to think of it…Mukuro-san's fingers on Valentine's day were bandages, too…"

"She went through a lot of trial and error, too…"

"Hey…sorry I'm late. Had a long day a-" Naegi began as he walked into his room and closed the door, turning around to look at his 'roommate'...only to tense once he saw her hands and arms bandaged up, "?!"

"Ah…M-Makoto-san…" Mukuro began before Naegi quickly snapped out of his surprise.

"Mukuro-san, what happened?" Naegi asked as he quickly walked over to her.

"I was trying to make something by hand," she explained simply.

"Huh? Make something?" Naegi tilted his head before she held up a small bag, "Hm?"

"Ano…f-f-for y-you…Makoto-san…" Mukuro stammered as she bowed low while presenting it, managing to hide her completely bright red and flustered face from his sight.

"Oh…th-thanks," Naegi whispered as he took the bag and opened it…and saw only one piece of chocolate inside, "...you struggled to make a single piece of chocolate?"

"?!" Mukuro tensed up at that before looking inside the bag, "..." 'I must've eaten the rest while waiting on him…'

"...Mukuro-san?" Naegi blinked before a depressing aura covered the mercenary.

"Mission failed…." she whispered as she was now in a corner of the room.

"E-Eh?" Naegi tilted his head before looking back at the piece of chocolate, "..." he pulled it out and put it into his mouth, "?! Oh wow! Mukuro-san, this is really great!"

"Y-You're just saying it…"

"No, no. This is really great!" Naegi assured.

"...really?" Mukuro asked as he raised her head up, a hopeful look on her face.

"Hai! You did a really good job with the chocolate, Mukuro-san," Naegi smiled.

"...Th-Thank you," she whispered as she turned away with a heavy blush…yet she hid the triumphant look on her face, 'Yatta….mission complete!'

"...I don't think I could sleep properly that night," Mukuro whispered as she crawled through the ventilations systems of the school before slipping through a grate and into a darkened hall in the underground part of the school.

She looked around. Since last time, nobody had come down here. As she heard, a large and scary demonic beast was dwelling in here and burst out during two supervillains attacking. From what she gathered, it caused untold damage and scared her former classmates so bad most of them just froze…only for this Garo whom she'd only heard of was able to stop it. That was two things that led to one concerning question: What is this Garo? But that hardly could be solved at the moment. Her real reason for being down here was to ensure there wasn't another danger hiding out in these secret tunnels. If some sort of horror beyond understanding could somehow get in here and grow to gigantic size…what else could sneak in? She avoided the cameras before arriving at the steps of a stairway. She looked at the steps and at a few points before letting out a breath of relief. Not a single trap laid disturbed upon it.

'She hasn't been here…' Mukuro thought before worry formed in her heart, 'Just how many days are there before she does return? Will they be ready for when she comes with that…that monster that freed her and brought her from her catatonic state?' she reached into her tactical vest and pulled out the Plumbers Badge, 'Would even Tennyson-san be able to handle it?'

A faint glow soon caught her attention, prompting her to put her badge away and turn, seeing a glow beginning to fade at the end of the what this was, she began slowly making her way towards the origin of the glow. She found herself in what seemed to be an ordinary office like room, it was seemingly well decorated once upon a time. But untold chaos and time there after left it rather messy and something of a disaster. But what got her attention was what was clearly a shattered glass case that held something of interest.

It was a large faberge egg-like item, it was made of shards of colorful gems of Red, Blue, Green, and yellow, making it look like stained glass. It was rather large for just a decoration item, probably almost as big as an American Football. Mukuro blinked and looked around a few times, figuring it might have been a broken light or something. She moved to leave but as soon as she did, the glow began again making her turn her head to see it coming from the Egg. As it was glowing…it moved around, and its form seemed to expand slightly, indicating something was growing and developing within. It…wasn't fake or a decoration…it was an actual Egg!

"...why is something like this here?" she whispered it herself as she approached the egg carefully, "It doesn't seem alien in origin…did the Steering Committee have this? If so….how did they get their hands on it?"

The Egg moved and began glowing again as if sensing someone was near. It stopped after a moment letting Mukuro continue approaching. It was faint but…there was a warmth coming from the Egg, she blinked as it moved but now glowed. She put her hand to it…and indeed it did feel warm like a living being was inside. But upon touching it, it still in fact felt like it was made of rough hard gemstones.

"...I can't just leave this down here, but…" Mukuro paused as she looked around, "Chances are Makoto-san or his friends may come across it and ask questions…or rather…someone evil that might take it and use whatever's inside for a dark purpose…like sister…" she paused to think, "Where would be the safest place to put it?"

"Phew…" Mukuro sighed as she closed a closet door, "That should work…for a bit. Till I can find some underground bunker…on the moon...p-probably in another galaxy…"

"Mukuro-san?" Naegi spoke up as he entered.

"Eep!" the normally level-headed Mukuro jumped and cutely yelped, "Oh…you scared me, Makoto-san." she sighed, putting a hand to her chest.

"Oh! S-Sorry," Naegi sheepishly apologized, 'D…Did she just yelp?'

"...ahem!" she quickly cleared her throat as she calmed herself down, "St-still…welcome back."

"Thanks." Naegi smiled, "So how was your day?"

"It was fine…did my usual sweep around the area," Mukuro answered, "Thankfully still no traps or anything out of place…" she replied before thinking, 'Aside from the egg that is…' she quickly shook her head before looking at him, "How was yours?"

"Eh, pretty normal." Naegi replied, "Nothing exceptional, just talking with the guys, helping Kibo who was panicking."

"Overheating again?"

"Yup."

"He really needs to invest in something to help with that," Mukuro muttered.

"We're still debating on asking Kazuichi and Miu to do it," Naegi noted.

"Providing they don't start arguing with each other," she stated before noticing a few bandages on Naegi's hands, "?!"

"Huh? Uh…Th-These?" Naegi noticed where she was looking and held them up, "Sewing is trickier than you'd think…"

"Sewing?" she blinked.

"Trying to make a nice White Day gift. I think I got a good idea on how to get them right."

"Ahh…I see," Mukuro noted, 'He's learning to sew for a White Day gift?'

"I don't have much experience with it…but I want to at least repay the gifts I got," he went on, "Ah…but I'm not telling you what your gift is. Just like everyone else you'll have to wait."

"Understood," Mukuro nodded.

"...So…have you thought about, you know…coming out?" Naegi asked after a few moments of silence between them.

"...I'm unsure," Mukuro admitted, pulling her badge out and looking at it again, seeing her reflection in it, "I…I've done so much that hurt them…hurt so many…" she moved it a bit and she could swear her reflection changed to that of Junko, smiling at her with the joy of despair glistening in her eyes, "I let it all go on because she…no…because I didn't want to go against her…to abandon her again…"

"She knew what could hurt you the most, Mukuro," Naegi spoke, putting a hand on her shoulder, "But you're better than what you think of yourself. At the end, you knew what she wanted was wrong and even willingly turned yourself in. Jubei-san wouldn't have given you that if he didn't believe you could be more than what others think."

"I suppose this is true, but…I just don't feel ready. I need to…" she paused, putting the badge away, "Find some way to further make amends first. It just feels like I haven't done anything to earn their trust or forgiveness yet. Part of me feels capturing my sister again would be a good step."

"...I know you'll find her one day and take her back in," Naegi assured, giving an assuring smile, "I just hope when you do, you'll have people at your side to lend a hand so you don't have to worry about going it alone."

"I think I have some good people at my side now. But perhaps Tennyson-san would be also helpful, no offense but…he did beat her with almost no effort once serious. We…as in all of us here…probably would not have had the means to stop her in mere moments…" Mukuro awkwardly chuckled, "Not to say anything bad about our classmates just…well…"

"He can turn into literally anything, have any shape and power?" Naegi chuckled, "Yeah…no offense, but I think anyone would feel better with Ben on their side if something happened."

"None taken," Mukuro smiled, "I can only imagine how many horrible things he faced to develop such a…powerful will to turn his anger into a calm state of mind."

"I choose not to imagine…" Naegi admitted, "I've seen the news clips. Some of those things…are scary." he took a moment to recollect his thoughts, "So…if you want to do something to say sorry to everyone, besides your sister, are there any other ideas? I mean if we are sticking with that, if anyone would be open to listening and trusting you…what about Kuon? He's easily stronger then most of our other classmates…easily top 5. And he wasn't exactly hurt or upset by you, so maybe he would be willing to help you…I don't know? Track her down? I get the feeling he has a dark past with shady people. The last time he visited Fuyuhiko-senpai's home…he had a lot of scary yakuza folks scared of him. Honestly…I just imagine before showing up here his life was borderline something from the Like a Dragon video game…"

"The transfer who never knew my sister and I?" Mukuro pondered, "...Do you feel…he can be trusted?"

"I hope he can," Naegi replied, "He hasn't given me a reason to doubt he's a good person. Kinda like you." he smiled.

"...If you trust him…then I will try," Mukuro replied after a moment to think.

"Just…let me introduce you to him…he's rather quick to go on the defensive thanks to a certain person, and lets just say going off how some people act after he hits them…you don't need the brain damage from a sudden roundhouse." Naegi offered/warned.

"How does this school find these sorts of people?" Mukuro whispered to herself.

Three days had soon passed and White Day had officially come to Kibougamine. Yukizome hummed happily as she entered the homeroom for the oldest of her three classes, her briefcase sporting a small charm resembling a chibi her in her favorite blue dress and pink apron attire…with a katana that sported a broom's brush on the butt of it held up high.

"Good morning, students~!" she chirped as she quickly spun in place for a bit, skipping ahead as the chalkboard now sported a giant heart with the words 'White Day' written in kanji on it, "I hope all are having a fantastic White Day~!""

"Hai," Chiaki nodded, a stack of retro video games on her desk while playing a handheld rectangular device with one part red and the other blue at the ends.

"What is that anyway?" Kazuichi asked as he looked at it from his desk, "It looks like a touch screen...but with controllers."

"Shh…top secret," she hushed before going back to her game and gasping when a jingle went off on her game, "Oh~! Shiny!"

"Where did you…?"

"Top…Secret." Chiaki replied again, "Ask again and you won't like what happens."

"Was that a threat?"

"No…fair warning," Chiaki replied.

"Don't do it…"

"What…" Kazuichi began before a magic circle formed on the device and summoned a small rock golem that leapt at him and began scratching his face.

"I warned him…" Chiaki shook her head.

"Oh that was so cool~" Ibuki awed.

"What was that?" Mahiru gawked…while managing to take a few photos.

"A familiar?" Gundham pondered.

"It was part of the gift to encourage people not to be curious." Chiaki explained, "We tested it with the more…troublesome classmates."

"AAAH!" they all looked out the window to see Kokichi running around as multiple of the little golems swarmed him.

"...fair enough," Sonia whispered before smiling, "Still, I hope my gift is just as good as yours, Chiaki."

'After all the work I put into hers, she'll be so blown away I can catch her into an embrace!' Kazuichi thought...despite being attacked by the rock golem.

"...Chiaki…How long will this last?" Yukizome asked.

"Um…I'm not sure," Chiaki replied.

"The ones from yesterday are still chasing Kokichi…" Hajime muttered, "I think something about renouncing your interest in the game is what it takes to stop them."

"..." Chiaki showed the screen to Hajime, showing a fluffy tiny sad-looking ghostly fox on it.

"...Yeah…No luck in that happening for the next few months…" Hajime sighed.

"So I need to live with this thing!?" Kazuichi shouted.

"Guess so," Fuyuhiko muttered before a groan escaped Kazuichi's lips, "Oh man up...you've dealt with worse before."

"You could always direct it towards Kuon-san," Hajime pointed out the obvious.

"No leaving the classroom until homeroom is over," Yukizome warned.

"Shit!"

"Which is probably what that stupid pig Mikan got!" Hiyoko mocked.

"...Ano…I actually got some," Mikan spoke with a blush.

"HAH?!" she gawked at that.

"H…hai…I even got one from a secret admirer," Mikan admitted, "...I j-just hope they like my gift…if not…mm~ I'm so sorry…"

"No way…Y-You have a secret admirer?" Hiyoko gawked.

"Oh, that's totes adorbs, Miky!" Ibuki cheered.

"Well that's just nice," Hajime smiled.

"Very…" Chiaki nodded.

'Now I can't help but ponder what Kuon got me…' Akane thought as she tapped her finger on her desk, looking on at the clock a bit.

"This is going to be a long homeroom…" Fuyuhiko muttered.

"Oh it won't be so bad! The wait will make all the gifts worth it!" Yukizome smiled, "I'm sure everyone has thought of some good gifts or just got some nice sweets for the girls." Almost as if on cue, the door was kicked in.

"Okay, I got a lot to give so I'm rebelling against order and institution!" Kuon shouted.

"I should have seen that coming…" several noted before multiple boxes of candy were dropped on all the girls' desks.

"I fought a lot to get those, so enjoy!" Kuon declared while climbing out the window, "If I'm right, I will swing into the next class from here!"

"Uh…isn't this the part where the teacher…?"

"I'm not stopping that boy…he scares us!" Yukizome argued, "He even scared Kizakura-san into seeing an AA meeting."

"Oh right!" Kuon shouted climbing back up, "Tiger girl, your gift is special! Meet me after school for yours." he then let go of the window and freefell to the ground level.

"Huh?" Akane blinked in surprise at that, "...m...meet after school?"

"...Ooh~!" Ibuki grinned, "Methinks you're getting something special~"

"Special?"

"Ah…Special event unlocked it seems," Chiaki noted, glancing up from her game at Akane, "Nice work."

"Oh…th-thanks?" Akane replied...but still unsure what Kuon might have in store just for her.

"It's probably something lame or stupid," Hiyoko muttered.

"You mean like whatever gift Koikichi got you?" Nekomaru questioned.

"H-He's not my boyfriend!" Hiyoko snapped.

"Could've fooled us," half of the class deadpanned.

"At least there's someone in your height range for you," Kazuichi chuckled.

"Just you wait! Once I hit my growth spurt, you'll be eating your words, you pervo grease monkey!" Hiyoko argued.

"I doubt that," he replied before yelping as the stone golem bit his foot, "Gah! Seriously?! Kuon, get back in here and beat up this rock thing!"

"I don't think he can hear you," Hajime noted as he handed Teruteru a slip of paper.

"...Why did you hand a paper that says 'I doubt that. Gah! Seriously?! Kuon, get back in here and beat up this rock thing!' to me?" the Ultimate Chef asked.

"Just in case he does have to eat his words," Hajime replied.

"Seriously?" Nekomaru asked, raising a brow.

"Given our track records, it's better to have it and not need it over needing it and not having it," Hajime shrugged.

"Ah. …Fair enough," Teruteru nodded, "Hmm…perhaps I can make him a steak with some searing made to be read. Oh, this is going to be a challenge…"

"What about you, Peko Peko?" Ibuki asked teh Ultimate Swordswoman, "What does Fuyu…?"

"I'm taking her to the Nunuya," Fuyuhiko spoke.

"Nunuya?"

"Yeah. The Nunuya goddamn business," Fuyuhiko stated in annoyance.

"Oh, he got you good," Hiyoko snickered, "Gotta remember that one for later…"

"Eh heh…well I…" Sonia began before Gundham's Dark Devas landed before her desk, placing down a wrapped box for her, "Hmm?"

'What the…?! My Devas?!' Gundham thought in surprise.

"Oh? Ghunghun got her something?" Ibuki blinked.

"EH?!" Kazuichi gawked at that before quickly shaking his head, "N-no way…it's probably something simple. Maybes it's a…"

"OH! It's Gugelhupf Cake!"

"Wuzzat?" Kazuichi blinked as Sonia looked inside to see a large bundt cake covered in powdered sugar inside the box, "EH?!"

"I haven't had one of these since I was a child back in Novoselic!" Sonia beamed before smiling at Gundham, "Is this a peace offering from the Great Overlord of ice?"

"..." Gundham slowly blinked before one of his hamsters slapped him out of his funk, "O-Of course! Only the darkest of cakes and chocolates is appropriate for a princess of the dark….forged in the fiery stove of the ring of wrath, covered within powdered sugar taken from crystals buried deep within the Mines von Zucker, molded with the darkest of chocolates approved by…!"

"WE GET IT OKAY?!" Kauzichi snapped.

"...Come on, Kibo, where are you…?" Jenny whispered, looking at the empty seat Kibo usually sat in.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be back in time," Kaede assured.

"I know, but…" Jenny paused as she sighed, "I'm just hoping he liked the gift I made him…What if he didn't like it?" she asked as she took on more of a light purple color…while shaking nervously, "What if my gift made him overload? What if I did it wrong?! What if I…!"

"Hey," Maki spoke, earning her attention before she lightly chopped her on the head, making her revert back to her normal colors, "Chill."

"We don't need you going all crazy now," Miu added, "Kibo will be here soon enough. And if he ain't, Imma take his head off and put it on a wind-up doll."

"The fact there was no sexual innuendo in that entire sentence honestly amazes me," Kaito admitted.

"And then I'll remake the rest of his body into a dildo and shove it up the asshole that forgets White Day here in the school," Miu went on.

"Aaaand there it is," Tenko sighed.

"It will be fine, Wakeman-san," Kirumi assured, pouring a cup of tea for Gonta, "Kibo-san is a dedicated robot. He will come before the day ends.",

"I really hope so…" Jenny whispered before shaking her head, "So what about the rest of you, gals? Did you get anything?"

"Oh! W-Well…" Kaede paused, blushing as she and Shuiichi tried to not look at one another, "Shuichi's…planning on taking me out to a special restaurant…"

"Hmph…I don't see what this…" Tenko began.

"You don't wanna admit ya got nothin', do ya?" Miu grinned, "Little too much tsundere in ya, huh?"

"Shut up!" Tenko snapped before huffing, "As if I'd want something from a degenerate male."

"...and if it was from Himiko?"

"I'd accept it 110%!"

"Nyeh...too loud…" Himiko muttered, "And White Day is a pain…"

"But…you basically get free candy," Miu argued.

"And the boys get poorer for a bit," Ryoma sighed, glancing over at a beaming Angie as she was working on a clay sculpture of sorts.

Maki tried to not look anywhere near Kaito, fighting off a small blush, 'That guy…An electronic photograph to store any digital photos in it of me and the kids at the orphanage…'

"As for myself…heh," Miu began as she gained a confident smirk, "I got a Shit ton of chocolate from all the guys that wanna bone me…" she then blinked when she noticed her friends and classmates shooting her deadpanned looks, "...what?...What?!"

"By chance…do you have any of them…on you? Now? Like right now…this moment?" Kaede asked.

"...pfft! Of course I do! I…"

"Miu…you're with friends," Jenny stated.

"...mmm~" Miu began to whimper a bit before burying her face in her desk, "No…"

"AHAHAHAHAHA! MIU GOT NOTHING FROM NO ONE! WHAT A SAD SACK!" Kokichi laughed from outside.

"FUCK YOU, KOKICHI!" Miu snapped as she poked out the window.

"Uh…what are those things building a small trebuchet?" Jenny pointed.

"A wha?" Kokichi turned around only to yelp when a small golem was launched right at his face, "MMPH!"

"Oh, I've seen those before," Jenny noted, "They're golems. Guess he angered someone with a magical security system or a magician."

"Hm?!" Himiko's head shot up, "Magic?! Where?!" she looked outside, "Oh~! Actual sentient stone golems!"

"Yeah, I've seen them in Plumber files," Jenny explained, "Ben and Gwen fought them a lot whenever they faced evil magic users since Ben was ten and Gwen was eleven. Gwen can make them now, too."

"Sugoi~!" Himiko awed, stars in her eyes.

"Well that certainly brightened her mood," Rantaro smiled a bit before a knocking sound could be heard, making the entire class look at the other window to see Kibo floating before it.

"Ano…greetings minna," he greeted, opening the window awkwardly as he climbed inside, "I apologize for being late. I was….getting things set up."

"Set up?"

"Yes," Kibo confirmed, "And…well…" he paused as he looked away, "I was hoping..you could come with me to see it, Jenny."

"M…me?" Jenny blinked as she began to blush herself.

"Hai…o-once you're done with class, of course."

"Of course." Jenny nodded.

"Ahh….e-excellent then," Kibo smiled as he took a seat at his desk, '...I just hope she loves it…'

"..." Kaede slowly blinked as she noticed the heavy blushes on their faces….before she quickly began to text on her phone.

"Hmm?" Hina blinked as he phone rumbled, prompting her to pull it out and see it, "'I think it might be finally happening today'...oh~"

"Hm?" Sakura leaned over her shoulder to see, "Ah…" she realized what she meant upon seeing the group text., "Hopefully he doesn't overheat again."

"I'll send a text back, asking someone to make sure that there's a fire extinguisher on standby," Hina replied.

"It's just so adorable…if only he'd not overheat asking a question he already did," Sayaka sighed.

"I could look into his coding if he gives permission to try to create a subroutine to avoid his overheating," Chihiro offered.

"We probably should have thought of that sooner…" Hina muttered, "That and find a part that doesn't break when he heats up…"

"T-They've honestly been good material for a r-r-romance novel," Toko admitted before sneezing, "Hey~What's haps?"

"Read," Sayaka replied, showing Genocider Sho the chat.

"Oh finally! I swear if he overheats one more time, Imma ordering scissors made of that taydenite stuff just for him!" the Ultimate Murderous Fiend declared in annoyance.

"Extra snippy this morning?" Sayaka asked.

"Mmm~ Master hasn't given us our present yet~! And we went so far in how detailed the chocolates were, too!" Sho pouted.

"That might explain why he hasn't been seen at all…today," Sayaka muttered while looking around.

"Oh he's gone gone…" Hina whispered, "He's probably in a family bunker by now."

"..." Sayaka frowned before smirking, "Oh, Ishimaru~!"

"Hm?" Ishimaru looked up from his latest edition of Kibogamine's school rules.

"Byakuya's going to be late on purpose," Sayaka informed.

"WHAT?! Inconceivable!" Ishimaru exclaimed before spotting Kuon outside…taking a moment to watch the stone golems marching by with a terrified Kokichi tied up to a stick they were carrying, "Ah! Kuon!"

"Hm?" Kuon looked up, "Oh right…still need to give the obligatory gifts to the girls there…"

"Byakuya is performing hookey! May I ask your assistance in getting him to class before he is considered tardy?" Ishimaru asked.

"Okay," Kuon shrugged, "Just let me drop off everyones candy and I'll be back with him in…mm…five minutes." he walked into the room, "Okay," he walked by and the girls found boxes of candy on their desks, "Alright. all done, I shall return in four minutes."

"You said Five…" Hina noted.

"Three it is!" he walked off.

"...You are devious," Sakura spoke, looking at Sayaka.

"You gotta be one at times when you're a Pop Idol," Sayaka replied with a shrug, "And you never keep a lady waiting on White Day if they give you chocolate on Valentine's Day."

"At least some of our guy friends have the manners to give us something," Hina smiled, holding up the box of candy.

"True. Now I wonder how long…" Sayaka began before the door flung open and Kuon carried a chained up and gagged Byakuya.

"Just for the record…I had to punch through a steel wall to get at him, so I'm gonna go get a wrist brace," Kuon dropped him in his seat before putting a gift-bow on his head, "For the crazy girl."

"MMMM!-!" Byakuya grunted.

"Oh no…I've done my deed for the day. My karma is balanced," Kuon replied as he walked off.

"Thank you, Kuon!" Ishimaru saluted.

"And good bye~" Sho giggled happily as she skipped away, carrying the still bound Byakuya over her shoulders.

"...Yeah, I'm not stopping her," Mondo stated, holding his hands up, "Dude did this to himself."

"Indeed," Hifumi nodded, "2D or not, never defy a woman in love."

"Is it safe to just…let her take him?" Chihiro asked.

"I'm not touching that disaster waiting to happen," Celestia replied.

"Agreed," many nodded simply before the door slid open and Naegi entered.

"Morning, minna. Sorry I'm running a bit late," Naegi spoke as he walked inside, "I...honestly got caught up in something special."

"You didn't end up abducted by a resident of UnderTokyo again, did you?" Kyoko asked.

"No…and the Korinsens were very polite and apologetic due to mistaken identity with their son," Naegi replied and reminded.

"They made some good donburi," Mondo recalled.

"So if it wasn't that, then what was it?" Hifumi questioned.

"Can't say. It'll ruin the surprise for someone," Naegi replied.

"Hmm?" several blinked.

'A surprise for someone?' Sayaka pondered.

'I wonder who it's for,' Kyoko thought.

'A surprise?! I wonder who's it for…' Hina pondered.

'I feel like I may have said too much…Now I am concerned and need a non-specific excuse to change the topic…' Naegi mentally pondered in concern, feeling three sets of eyes on him.

"Naegi!" Byakuya's voice shouted as he somehow escaped his bondage, "I demand you help save me!"

'Is this a rare 'Thank you, Murphy's Law' moment? It's at least a 'Thank you, Byakuya' moment…and those are rare,' Naegi blinked.

"Run and talk, man! I need to save myself from this madhouse!" Byakuya snapped.

"Ah! Right!" Naegi bowed to the others, "We'll be back!"

"NO WE WON'T!" Byakuya shouted.

"Oh Togami-sama~!" Sho's voice laughed.

"AHH!" Byakuya panicked, grabbing Naegi as he quickly ran out of there.

"Mmm…" Hina and Sayaka fumed as Kyoko frowned.

"That weird luck strikes again," Mondo noted.

"Good or Bad…remains to be seen." Sakura nodded in agreement.

"Indeed," Celeste nodded simply., "Though…it often does provide good entertainment, does it not?"

"...Yeah…interesting…" Leon muttered, sweat dropping as he heard the screams of Naegi and Byakuya from the hallway.

"Mmm…Naegi-kun told me to wait for him here after class," Hina muttered as she waited by the pool near the gymnasium, "..." she looked around, "Mmm…The floors aren't wet, are they? Last time this happened, he slipped and we both ended up in the pool and my donuts were ruined."

The doors to the pool opened and Naegi poked his head in and looked at the floor, "...Phew…No puddles of water this time."

"There you are," he turned ot see Hina approaching him, "I was wondering when you'd show up…though…" she tapped her cheek in thought, "Why did you want me to meet you at the pool? ...We're not going swimming, are we?"

"No no. It's completely different," Naegi assured as he walked in.

"Hmm?" Hina tilted her head.

"I just wanted to give you your gift; but, unlike Kuon, I felt too embarrassed to do it infront of everyone," Naegi chuckled sheepishly.

"Oh? R-really?" Hina blinked before he presented a bag to her, "?"

"Took me a bit to make it for you honestly, but…happy White Day."

"Make it for me?" Hina repeated as she took the bag, looking inside before squealing, "Eee~! Kawaii~!" she cooed as she reached in and began cuddling a stuffed otter doll carrying a clam-shaped donut in its paws.

"The hard part was sewing the donut into its paws. Originally they were two different things, but it felt better to make it into one." Naegi explained as he held up his hands…his fingers covered in colorful bandages, "But I never did anything like sewing till then…thankfully I didn't make a mess…eventually, all the bandages acted like natural defense against the needle."

"I love it!" Hina cheered before hugging Naegi, "Thank you so much!"

"Mmm…" Naegi muffled out as his ahoge stuck straight up.

"Hm?" Hina looked down and blushed, realizing why he was muffling out his response, "Oh! S-Sorry…" she let him go, letting him inhale deeply while taking a step back…only to trip on a dropped pool net and fall into the pool with a yelp, "Ah! …Okay, how did that get there?"

"I'm okay!" Naegi called out as he spit out some water, "Ah…at this point, I should wear a diving suit under my clothes if I'm ever near water…"

"I always wear my swimsuit underneath my clothes," Hina admitted, gently putting her gift down on a nearby chair as she reached over to reach out to him, "Always be prepared in case I need to do some swim practice, or if I need to help someone who fell into the water."

"With me, it's also the chance a truck of some form of liquid spills out and washes over me…" Naegi chuckled as he took her hand, "Well I hope you enjoy your gift. I tried to think of something you'd actually really like and given you tend to eat Sweets most of the day, I figured something besides candy would be more appropriate to show thanks."

"And I absolutely adore it, Naegi-kun. Thank you so…" Hina began as she began to pull him out…only for her own foot to slip on a small puddle of water, "Eh?" she blinked before she ended up falling back into the pool with Naegi, "Kya!"

"Oh, I hope she likes this…" Kibo muttered, pacing about, "What if she feels more insulted than happy? Mmm…" steam began to come off his head before an alert went off and a fire extinguisher sprayed him in the face, "..." he shook the foam off and looked at the machine by him, "Oh, I'm so glad Miu and Kazuichi-senpai did a rush job for me today…"

"Kibo?"

"Nyeghp!" he yelped as he turned, seeing Jenny beginning to approach him, "Oh! G…gree…" he began before slapping himself to get rid of the heavy blush, "Greetings, Jenny! I was hoping you'd arrive!"

"Everything alright?" Jenny asked, looking at the contraption.

"Oh! Yes, I've just…er…had issues with overheating lately."

"Huh?! Are you alright?" Jenny asked, moving closer in concern.

"?!" Kibo blushed heavily from how…close she was to him, "O…Of course I am alright…just…an issue taken care of now is all…"

"Mmm…Well, if it keeps up, I can always ask Sari to come here to see what's wrong," Jenny offered, "So…what's up?"

"Oh! W-well…Kibo paused as he rubbed the back of his head, "I just…wanted to give you your ….Wh-White Day gift is all."

"My White Day gift?"

"Hai. I honestly had to fly overseas just to get it."

"Oh wow, that sounds like a one of a kind gift." Jenny noted, "What is it?" she asked with a smile, not being one to turn down a gift, let alone one that acted as a grand gesture.

Kibo nodded as he walked over to an object covered in a white cloth. He reached out and pulled it off, exposing a 1920s Victrola VV 240 Record Player. Jenny gasped, covering her hand in surprise.

"It…It took me a day to get it fully refurbished after purchasing it," Kibo explained, "I also went out to make sure to find records of musicians from the 1920s a-and a few others I thought you might enjoy."

"...I…I…" Jenny whispered before sniffling, wiping a few tears from her eyes as she smiled, "I love it...it…it reminds me a lot of home…oh! Does it work?"

"Well it should, yes," Kibo nodded before patting his chest in pride, "I made sure that everything was in working order too, down to…"

"Then how's about we try it out?"

"Eh?" Kibo blinked at that as she walked over to her gift.

"You can cut a jig, right?" she asked in a teasing tone.

"...Well n-no…I…" Kibo began as he sheepishly poked his fingers together., "Not really no…I am as Miu would bluntly put it…pants at dancing…especially dancing games."

"Ahh…well luckily this gal's here to make sure you don't get your legs in a twist, fella," Jenny giggled, opening the record player up as she carefully put a vinyl record on it, "Just follow what I do and copy it, ok? We'll get you to be a real good Oliver Twist in no time!"

"Eh?" Kibo blinked at that, "...o-of course. Lead on then, Jenny." 'Given the dance is still incoming…I m-may as well get some practice in…'

"Perfect. Then follow my lead," Jenny smiled as she finished cranking the classic music player, causing some music to start playing from the record player as she began to approach him, "Little something simple…like the Charleston."

"Isn't that a really old advanced move from the 1920s?"

"Of course," Jenny replied with a grin, "I am from the 1920s, don't forget."

"Ah…t-true…"

"Anyway…first you do this…" she paused as she lowered her upper body down, one of her arms stretched outwards while the other was stretching towards the floor, "Then you switch arms while moving a bit while your partner mirrors you…like so," she said as she moved her arms with the second now stretching to the back while the other was reaching to the floor, "Now you try."

"O-okay…" Kibo slowly nodded, blushing as she began to copy and mirror her movement, "Like this?"

"Yeah! That's it!" Jenny beamed.

"Ah…heh. Th-this isn't as bad as I thought it would be," he noted with a chuckle, he and Jenny now practically dancing, "I believe I am getting the hang o-" he began before his legs ended up getting caught in one another, "!? Woah!"

"Wh-ahh!" Jenny yelped as Kibo knocked into her as the two fell to the floor.

"Ah! G…Gomen…" Kibo apologized.

"It's…fine," Jenny grunted as the two tried to get up, only for their hands to touch as the two soon looked up into eachothers faces, "..."

"...a-" Kibo began to blush before Jenny began to giggle, "?"

"Heh. Sorry just…" she couldn't finish as she soon caught herself in a giggle fit.

"...heh…heh heh heh…" Kibo began to chuckle before he started to laugh alongside her, the nervousness of being so close to her practically evaporating.

Kyoko sat in silence as she waited for Naegi to arrive with whatever it was he wanted to talk about. Granted she had more than sufficient theories as to what this was about…but, well, she still wanted to see what it was. Even the calm and cool Kyoko had a decent sense of interest and anticipation about this matter. A knock came at the door to her lab/office.

"It's open," Kyoko informed before the door slid open a moment later and Naegi walked in.

"H-Hey, Kyoko," Naegi greeted.

"Your hair is wet…you fell in the pool again, didn't you?" Kyoko noted.

"Yeah, I tripped on a pool net," Naegi sighed.

"I was certain Asahina took perfect care of the pool equipment…" Kyoko muttered.

"Ah, it was probably my luck at it," Naegi replied, "Still…I'm glad I thought ahead and only took one thing there and not the others." he offered her a gift bag, "For you."

"Thank you," Kyoko thanked him as she accepted it and looked inside of it, "?" she pulled out a small plush puppy dog with floppy ears and wrinkly feet wearing a deerstalker cap, an ulster, and a pipe, "I've…never seen something like this before."

"Of course not. I made it myself," Naegi replied as he held up his hands to show his bandages.

"You made it?" she blinked.

"Well I got one idea, and from there I sort of just rolled with it. Once I made one, I made a few others. I figured this way it shows how much I appreciate your gift, and well…you. I made it with you in mind. See? He's a little Sherlock Holmes…er Sherlock Bones in this case. The hat was the tricky part, I kept getting it sideways~"

"I can't tell you how often people have made that mistake," Kyoko rolled her eyes at the various times she's seen someone try a deerstalker cap on and wear it the wrong way.

"Haha~" Naegi laughed, "Well thankfully I didn't sew it on 'till I got it right. I wasn't sure what animal you'd like, but I figure I couldn't go wrong with a Puppy."

"I see that," Kyoko nodded before giving him a small smile, "Thank you for this, Naegi."

"You're welcome. I'm just glad you like it," Naegi smiled, "You were a big help when things started going crazy around here, and it's been kinda fun helping you out ever since."

"The same goes for you. Don't diminish your contributions during events. Likewise, your help has made things…livelier for me," Kyoko smiled.

Naegi sheepishly rubbed the back of his head at that.

"Aw crap…I forgot to ask where after school he wanted to meet…" Akane mumbled as she walked around the campus, her ears and tail twitching.

"Have you really been walking around waiting for me?" Kuon asked, leaning against a wall waiting for her, "I kinda feel bad taking my time getting here."

"How do you do that?" Akane looked around, confused as to how he just appeared like that.

"You know the simple trick of walking carefully and never fully…hah…Ninja walking," Kuon shook his head, deciding not to go into detail.

"Huh…Neat," Akane noted, "So…whatcha needed me out here for? You wanna spar?"

"No." he sighed, "Well…you'll probably try to anyway, but no. I figure since you went to the trouble of making me something special…I'd be an ass if I didn't get you something nice in return. But something tells me if I want to be nice…go big." he snapped his fingers before the sounds of footsteps filled the air, making Akane turn to see her siblings as they dragged in and set up an entire table with Teruteru dragged over via ropes and placed down before a grill, "So I figured I'd treat you and your siblings to a meal. I have enough saved up to feed all of you, all you can eat meat."

"?! R-Really?" Akane gawked.

"He is very persuasive," Teruteru informed before swiping the lighter before Kaen could grab it, making the tyke pout.

"Believe it or not he was the easiest and cheapest part of this gift." Kuon muttered, "Sides, I figure treating you and the Chibi's is a nicer gift then some candy you would only enjoy for five minutes. Also replenish my karma for ripping down Byakuya's metal bunker," he shrugged, "Well, you gonna gawk or you want to order from the Grillmaster?"

"I still wonder how you got the money to buy so much meat, let alone enough for this family?" Teruteru muttered, going to work at the grill.

"...Let's just say…I called in some debts from…old buddies from my street fighting days…if Yakuza boys asks, I don't know why so many of his dad's men are bruised and battered~"

"Eh, must be pretty clumsy," Akane shrugged.

"You heard the lady, clumsy," Kuon smirked, "Now get to cooking…and I'll pay you in the one thing your heart truly desires."

"Oh~?" Teruteru pondered, "Well, now I'm mighty curious! Prepare yourself, kids! By the time this grill is done, you will be fuller than you ever have been before!"

"YEAH!" They cheered.

"Me first!" Akane called out.

"I figured she'd abuse big sibling privilege," Kuon chuckled before looking at his sentient ring.

"I detested leaving indents of my face in Yakuza skulls…but this act is most kind of you, Kuon. How did you come up with this?"

"She's a weird girl…but if anything? She loves her kid siblings and will do anything for them. I might get annoyed by her antics…but I can never call her a bad person. I can only imagine how difficult it is to feed them if they eat like her. So I figured…treat the family, let them make a nice memory together." Kuon explained.

"Still amazes me that their parents had so many kids, yet the lack of attention…"

"Eh…humans are good at populating this rock," Kuon shrugged, "Likewise we got a lot of assholes. But we also got some good ones out there, too. I think that much is worth protecting and giving this weird family a few more good memories might just make up for some of the bad ones I caused."

"I see, so that event still haunts you. Despite all the good you've done since. I can't tell if you are a wise person, or just as thick-headed as that girl. Either way…at least join them in this memory," Zaruba sighed, "You deserve a few of your own at least."

"I figure let them get their fill, I'm not the gluttonous one here." Kuon sighed before his own stomach growled, "..."

"Mm hmm. I do believe your stomach says otherwise."

"Shut up," Kuon sighed, flicking his magical demon ring.

"Yo, Kuon!" Akane called out as her younger siblings drooled in awe and anticipation at watching the meat being cooked, "You wanna join us for this?"

"Hmm?"

"I mean…I know you did all this for us, but…" Akane paused, blushing lightly as she scratched teh back of her head, "I feel kinda bad leaving ya out of it…ya know?"

"I could eat." Kuon shrugged, "But you keep your hands away from my plate."

"Deal," Akane grinned.

"Wai! Kuon-nii is eating with us!" Jan beamed as the others cheered.

"O-Oh…" Kuon nodded to that, "Just try to clean your plates, you guys need more food than your big sister."

"I accept that challenge!" Akane cheered.

"Challenge janai…" Kuon sighed.

"Hmm…I wonder if he even realizes he's sucked into this family?" Teruteru mused to himself.

Naegi sighed as he sat down, it should have been easy to find the third person on his list of specialized gifts. But it seems that right now she was hiding, from what, well he could only assume but he hadn't seen any snooping paparazzi.

"That's it little guys, roll them towards the dumpster!" Kuon shouted as Akane's siblings rolled a tied up pile of people along the grounds, "No…we are not burning them…we don't need the trouble from police."

"Okay nevermind, that's been taken care of…" Naegi muttered.

"Huh…so that's why I havent' seen any lately."

"Gh!" Naegi tensed as he quickly turned, seeing Sayaka standing right next to him, "...when…"

"Was hiding behind one of the dumpsters when I saw Kuon and Akane's siblings corner one."

"At some point I have to stop being surprised…" Naegi sighed out as he calmed down.

"So…" Sayaka paused as she leaned in close to him a bit, "I heard you have a special surprise for someone…pray tell, is it for me?"

"Eh heh….maybe."

"Oh? Now you really caught my attention," Sayaka giggled

"Well I just had the idea to make something special," he admitted, "I figured something more…unique, well not me alone, honestly Kuon kinda helped a lot with figuring it out if I'm being honest. But that's just cause his bluntness helps make some things easier to think out." he pulled up his bag before unzipping and reaching in, pulling out a small stuffed crane themed after a pop idol.

"A crane?" Sayaka blinked before Naegi presented it to her, "...wait. Is this…for me?"

"Well you are an esper...you would've seen it coming," Naegi chuckled.

"Where did you get this?" Sayaka asked in awe as she took it.

"Well I kinda made it." Naegi explained.

"Eh?" Sayaka blinked, "You made me a gift?"

"Yeah, I figured it would be something just as nice," he chuckled, "Plus I bet you get tons of candy and stuff anyway since you're famous. So something different."

"...huh. Fair point," Sayaka noted before smiling, "Still…out of all the gifts I've gotten...yours is definitely the most unique and I absolutely love it!" she beamed before pulling into a hug, "Thank you so much, Naegi!"

"You're welcome." Naegi smiled returning the hug, "Glad you like it," he blinked as the hug was still going, "You miss hugging people don't you?"

"I honestly really do…" Sayaka admitted, "...So many requests for a hug from fans…especially the…" she paused before shivering, "Really creepy ones."

"And those akushukai," Naegi noted, frowning at the memory of the last one he was invited to by her.

"I'm so glad that I put a rubber glove on beneath the one on my idol outfit for those," Sayaka sighed, "But still not as bad as the hug requests."

Naegi nodded, "Oh, how is your idol events going anyway? You haven't really said much about them lately."

"They're going well," Sayaka replied before giggling, "Our last concert was pretty interesting. We had aliens in the audience that became fans thanks to that intergalactic internet. A speaker broke and one of them, this Sonorosian, I think their species was called, made duplicates of itself and connected to the speaker systems!"

"Oh that was nice," Naegi noted.

"Just think…a year ago, we didn't know a single thing about aliens…and then frogs from space invaded," Sayaka spoke, "I'm going to have to work harder to be an idol for those in space, too…"

"Well I'm sure you'll figure something out," Naegi smiled, "You're really amazing. When Jenny took a group of us to America once to housesit for Ben, you were actually in the morning news there."

"Hah?! It…It didn't say anything embarrassing, did it?" Sayaka asked.

"No. They did talk about what you were thinking about doing a tour across America," Naegi recalled.

"Oh right…Been a little busy lately that the tour went right out of my head," Sayaka noted, "But if you want...I can invite you and a few of the others to help with the tour."

"You sure?"

"Oh, of course. It would help make things more exciting and interesting," Sayaka smiled, "Plus, you've been to Bellwood, so I can get a small tour myself from the friend of a big shot hero."

"And there it is," Naegi chuckled a bit, "But yeah…that doesn't sound too bad actually…I can always check to see who'd like to come along and stuff."

"Splendid," Sayaka giggled before winking, "Just be careful if anyone takes any pics of us together. You know how your sister can get at times."

'Not as much as how she's gonna react when she learns I have four girls that feel the same way about me,' Naegi thought.

"Run, man, run!" Kokichi screamed as he and Kazuichi ran by with the former on the latter's shoulders…as several of the stone golems chased them.

"...Uh…" Sayaka began, both of them staring at the sight with large blank eyes.

"I…I have no idea…" Naegi replied.

"Ah! Tochi, get off the rock thingy!" Akane barked, making the two do a double-take to see one of Akane's little siblings, a girl with dirty brown hair in dirty coveralls and a pink shirt, squeal as she rode on one of the rock golems.

"Oh great…To the rescue!" Kuon called as he ran after them.

"...Right…I…I think I should go see my teammates a-and get planning on that tour…It's saner there than here right now," Sayaka muttered.

"Fair enough. I….need to go to my room so I don't get grabbed…" Naegi muttered as the two awkwardly began to walk away.

"Hai….again, thank you for the gift and Happy White Day, Naegi-kun."

"No problem….happy White Day, Sayaka."

Mukuro laid down the last piece of a Howa Type 89 she had been polishing onto the table. She looked at her Plumbers Badge and tapped it, causing a holographic timer to start. She tapped it again and looked between the ten seconds on it and the rebuilt assault rifle on the table. Mukuro nodded before she picked it up and gently laid it in its case. As she locked it, the door clicked with the familiar sound of the key being used. It opened and Naegi walked in, carrying a bag of takeout.

"Tadaima…" Naegi greeted.

"Okaerinasai, Naegi-san," Mukuro greeted, "Is…everything okay?"

"Just a long day is all," Naegi assured, "I got some takeout on my way back."

"Ah…Arigato," Mukuro thanked, reaching out to accept it when Naegi spotted her arm covered in bandages.

"Ah! What happened?" Naegi asked.

Mukuro grimaced, "A trap was tripped in one of the secret entrances to the underground labs." Naegi tensed and opened his mouth, "It wasn't Sister…"

"It was one of those monsters that's been appearing on the campus?"

Mukuro nodded, "Lost a glock and two Walther PPQs…" she sighed, "I just got those a week before everything with Sister's plans collapsing, too…"

"So you saw him? Garo?" Naegi asked, earning a nod.

"It was…most unexpected. I was…concerned."

"Because you were known as a criminal when he first appeared."

"Yes, but…he just let me go."

Naegi nodded, "Yeah…He seems to only focus on those monsters or when the Remix Hope Heart Club went looking for that 'spirit' that turned out to be someone Jin-senpai's brother, Ragna-san, knows if I remember what they told me about that time right."

"So…the supernatural is his domain alone?" she nodded in understanding.

"I haven't seen him otherwise…even when a super villain shows up," Naegi muttered, "But apparently, he appeared before during that event…to…and I kid you not…suplex a giant robot."

"So that's what caused that mino-tremor earlier after Tennyson-san defeated sister…" Mukuro muttered, "For a Knight…he sure seems to throw the sword down and use his hands a lot…"

"I know, right?" Naegi agreed, "He must not be good with it just yet and is resorting to using something he was used to before taking it up."

"Hopefully, he keeps dedicated to his gift of protecting others from what we can't face," Mukuro nodded.

"Right. Oh! Speaking of, I need to give you this," Naegi noted as he pulled out a gift bag and put it before her on the table.

"For me?" Mukuro pondered as she opened the bag…and pulled out a wolf plush in her hair color wearing a Plumbers uniform with an intricate logo on the shoulders resembling a wolf's head with its fangs bared, the word 'FENRIR' beneath it, "?!"

"I…had to get help from the Home Ec teacher for the detailing," Naegi admitted, "But the rest of it I did on my own."

"You…made this?" Mukuro asked in surprise.

"Yeah…" Naegi replied, showing his bandaged fingers once more, "I think I did acupuncture on myself since the last time I poked myself, my whole arm shot up and slapped me in the face while my right leg curled up for two hours."

"..." Mukuro just looked at the gift with a smile, understanding he struggled to make it, and that just served to make it feel more special. Though maybe she'd worry about his doing unknown nerve damage to himself later.

"It still happens if I poke the spot, too…" Naegi muttered, poking his hand and causing his arm to slap him in the face automatically.

"Careful," Mukuro advised before looking at the plushy, "...Why?"

"Hm? Oh, well…I thought it'd represent you," Naegi explained, "The symbol of your old team for your past, the uniform because it shows how you're trying to become better than you were before…"

"The wolf because I try to avoid the others?"

"Huh? No, of course not," Naegi shook his head, "It's supposed to show you're really noble."

"Noble?"

"Yeah. Trying to catch your sister and get her back behind bars…trying to move forward in life and become better than who you were before…I think it's pretty noble of you."

"Thank you," Mukuro nodded.

"Also, aren't Wolves actually known for being in packs? So the Lone Wolf thing is kinda…not real…" Naegi chuckled.

"...I suppose that's true…" Mukuro muttered, seeing his logic clearly now; while it changed nothing of his kind and sweet intent, it did however make her feel a little silly when that logic is used to deconstruct the term.

"I think I made things weird, didn't I?" Naegi noted.

"N-No…Not at all," Mukuro assured, holding her plush closer, "Again…Thank you, Makoto-san. I…never really received something like this before."

"Well…you keep better company now. So as soon as you are ready to try and make friends with everyone again, you'll keep having some nice new experiences," Naegi smiled, "But let's just take it one step at a time, 'cause full disclosure, I'm sure someone smart is gonna figure out that you're here eventually…It would be nice if they are friends."

"...Agreed," Mukuro nodded in agreement, "I…hope…that will happen."

"Great!" Naegi beamed, clenching a fist, "..."

"...You can't move your body, can you?" Mukuro asked after a moment.

"I think I hit the right points to do that, yeah…" Naegi admitted, sweating a bit now.

"...Never change, Makoto-san," Mukuro noted, a small smile on her lips as she shook her head.

GT: Whew! We barely made the deadline…

Z0: This is a habit of ours…but well we are human beings…*looks at Readers* Okay fine most of us are humans…just cause I am part evil doesn't mean some part of me isn't human…*notices SZ is asleep on out couch* Oh he's fine, we just worked late into the night is all. Like none of you haven't?

GT: True. We tend to work best at night together…mostly for the fact that's the only time we're all able to be on. Still…Happy White Day folks! Oh, and Tsubaki's birthday, but Jin's handling that. *looks out the window to see Tsubaki running off with a bewildered chocolate-covered Jin as Makoto, Mai, and Noel ran after her* Yep. He's handling it just fine.

Z0: Not my fault this time. My chocolate entrapment-inator was lent to someone and they lost it.

GT: …I bet I know why they 'lost' it. *looks at the Readers* Well, folks. Please Read and Review.

Z0: Enjoy chocolate safely! *loads tranq dart into a rifle while aiming out the window* Unlike some people who appear in our stories…clear! *shoots as a loud thump is heard outside* Good night everybody! *aims at the screen and shoots another sleep dart*