Editing Seitokai no Ichizon:Volume9 Short Story (section)

===Part 2===

'''During the break after the first period, in the corridors. Minatsu Shiina's situation.'''


This day has finally come.

February 14, Valentine's day.

It's the day where the girls give chocolates to the boys they like, an unjustified activity.

By the way, why can't the boys give chocolates to the girls. If it's a day for confessions of love, there shouldn't be the obligation that only the girls give chocolates. Really, what a bitter Valentine's Day.

——

"Ah, S-Shiina-senpai! Please accept this!"

While walking depressingly in the corridors, I what seemed like a kouhai ran towards me from the back and gave me a chocolate.

"Uh, aah, thank you——"

"Kyaa——! I, I gave it."

"............"

As I haven't even finished thanking her, she returned back with her friends. I waved at them while slightly smiling, before pitting back the chocolate in my left pocket and walk forward.

......It was already the fourth time that I've been given chocolates today. If it was the same as the previous years, the amount should get larger starting from now.

......There are two reasons why I dislike Valentine's Day, and this is one of the reasons. Even though we're of the same gender, if they have good intentions towards me and give me the chocolates for that reason, I'm happy for that. Though that being said, I still don't know how should I respond.

There are three types of girls who give me chocolates; there are friends who give me them as giri, there are girls who bear a sentiment of yearning, and there are serious ones. The kouhai just then should count as the yearning ones, from my impression. But let's not talk about that, since if it's giri, there's no problems. The ones who bother me the most are the ones who are serious, since I, who don't bear such feelings for them, have to reject them every year.......but doing that makes me feel really depressed.

For the ones who are serious towards me, I don't hate them. However, my response would unconsciously hurt the ones I don't hate. Is that retribution for what I did of wrong? I can't help but think that way. Clearly the other one and I aren't in fault, but we still have to harm each other. How contradicting is that Valentine's Day...

These kinds of things repeat every time during those past years, and honestly speaking, there's no real good impressions left in me of Valentine's Day, so it's obvious that I'm in a somewhat ‘irritable' mood.

............

That was until this year.

"O-OK! Then......I'll go give them!"

While imposing myself a cheering mood in the corridors, the other students around made a "Huh!"-like response, but I don't have the mood to care about that today.

Since now, I must, for the first time, give to Ken......give to the boy I love, chocolates! It isn't receiving chocolates! It's to give them! With my initiative!

"......Wu! What's happening! So when your position changes, you don't feel the same! I feel like that......I can't help but to look forward to that since yesterday!"

I was kicking non-stop the wall in a non-injurable level! Though the ones who know me and were walking pass me were asking "S-Shiina? Are you OK?", I didn't have time to worry about that kind of thing!

Different from the chocolate the kouhai just gave me, I took out from my right pocket the chocolate I prepared the day before and examined it......though I failed miserably a few days ago at making it by myself, I ignored the Law of Equivalent Exchange and created the Philosopher's Stone. But because I didn't need it I threw it away, so I gave up and just bought some regular chocolates from a nearby supermarket. Though since it's the type of chocolate I really like and keep on eating, if that guy appreciates it I'd still be happy.

After putting away the chocolate, I walked towards the men's restroom to find Ken. I know that Ken should go to the restroom at this time, so I followed him after that guy had gone out for a while to pursue him. No matter how, giving chocolates in the classroom is intense enough.

As I predicted, what I saw in front of me was Ken returning from the restroom.

"Hn? Oh, Minatsu, you're also going to the restrooms?"

"Yeah, I have things to do in the men's restroom."

"So it's like that, ah no——EEEH!? W-, wait, you, what are you planning to do alone in the men's restroom!?"

Shit, I said the wrong thing. Aaah, that......

"Correction correction. That......right, right. Hey, Ken, come with me for a moment."

"TO THE MEN'S RESTROOM!? WHAT!? Could it be that you want to lock me in a 
cabin after, Minatsu onee-sama!"

"Who the heck is onee-sama. No, it's wrong......hum. I'm not going to the restrooms, I, I have something to deal with you, Ken."

"Me?"

"Ah, Aaah."

......A-Are, it's weird. Why would I. Why would my heart beat so fast, and my face that red, even if I didn't do any exercise to make me sweat. W-Weird. I was clearly looking forward to Valentine's Day. B-but in front of Ken, my heart can't help but beat that wildly.

"......Hey, Minatsu? What is it? Did you catch a cold?"

"Eh, no, ah, that."

Also, why can't you notice my mood right now! Normally, wouldn't you say "Oho, you'll finally confess to me, Minatsu! Great, enjoy yourself." or some nonsense like that! Even in the classroom today——

"Come to me, every girl from the class! There's a lot of empty spaces in my bag! Hey, hey hey, don't rush! One by one! Haha, how bothersome to be so popular!"

And even 'alone', you were still screwing with that thought! Why is that when other people want to give you chocolates, you don't have this thought! Really, just because of that, Ken you......

A-Anyways, I've gone through that much trouble to prepare it, so if I don't give it...

"H-Hey, Ken. Your hand......take out your hand."

"Hn? My hand? ......C-Can you promise me that you won't chop my wrist?"

"WHAT THE HECK AM I IN YOUR EYES!"

I felt a bit downhearted after the boy whom I'm about to give chocolate said something like that. Ken said at least "S-Sorry" as an apology, and took out his hand.

While I was blushing while saying "Ah, oh.", and nervously took it out '''from the left pocket''' and put it in his hand!

"M-Minatsu. Could it be......"

"Ah, hn......indeed......."

While blushing......after checking it, which was in the Ken's palm——I said.

"THAT'S THE CHOCOLATE I GOT FROM MY KOUHAI!"

"HOW ABOMINABLE CAN YOU BE!"

The agitated Ken didn't hesitate to push it back to me! I put it back in my pocket, and am now blushing because of my guiltiness! I f.....failed! I was too nervous that I took the chocolate from the other pocket! It's only when I gave it and looked at it after that I found out.

"Really, this, what's happening......"

As Ken was still astonished, I said "Sorry". Then I hurriedly searched my other pocket, but I was too anxious that I couldn't find it.

"Ah, it's not that, it's not that neither......"

"IS YOUR POCKET A FOURTH-DIMENSIONAL POCKET?" 

"Ah, here! Look! An Earth-destruction bomb——Ah, no, it's not that." (T/N: Think Doraemon.)

"WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT TAKING OUT! JUST THEN!"

"You're really noisy, Ken, don't hurry me, you know that my hand might slip."

"WHAT YOU HAVE IN THAT POCKET IS TOO LETHAL! I-I'll calm down."

"......... ......... Ehehe. Sorry for the wait......don't be so impatient......that thing won't run away. Look, take a good bit and you'll immediately go to a magical world like in your dreams......"

"WHAT DO YOU PLAN ON GIVING TO ME AT SCHOOL!?"

I was so nervous that my hand was shaking. Also, Ken interrupts me non-stop, so I don't know what to say anymore.

After a fight that lasted a few seconds, I finally found the chocolate I prepared. I gave it to Ken while saying "Take it."

"Hn? Ah, that, could it be that Minatsu......"

"Ah, yes. Indeed, it's exactly what you're thinking......it's Va-......Va-......"

"Ah, right, what you would give in February 14, would obviously be Valentine——"

"Barette M82A3." (T/N: Berette M82A3 is a type of gun......also, since the pronunciation of 'Valentine' starts with 'Ba-' in Japanese, Minatsu automatically said 'Barette')

"WHY WOULD IT BE AN ANTI-MATERIAL RIFLE! IT'S REALLY NOT WHAT I WAS THINKING!"

"Ah no, I was really surprised by a remark so properly placed......Ah, could it be that Ken you, compared to an M82A3, prefer something like an M99——"

"WHY WOULD I PREFER THAT! And speaking of which, something of that size can't be a rifle, right!?"

"Uuu......"

Ah......what's happening to me! Why can't I honestly say that it's Valentine chocolate! I let down both of my shoulders, discouraged.

"Sorry, Ken. It's really not like me......As soon as I'm not careful, like a frail maiden, I start to use the name of a semi-automatic rifle to cover it up.

"I wish that you could immediately fix the image of the frail maiden in your mind."

"A-Anyways. In fact it's......V-......Valen-......Valentine's Day chocolates."

"Ah, uhm,......to be honest, I thought so since the beginning......that, th-thanks, Minatsu."

"A-Ahh."

"............"

"............"

Somehow, I was embarrassed to meet his gaze, so I kept looking elsewhere. U-Uuu......What the heck. I really didn't thought that it'd be like that! I, I clearly love Ken, and just as I said these past days, something at the level of giving chocolates should be pretty normal! Why......why am I that embarrassed, damn!"

I unconsciously expressed again a secret thought.

"D-Don't misunderstand. It's just, it's just because I like you!"

"What's going on!? Isn't that state of mind a bit too new!"

"That......since it's Valentine's Day. I only wanted to express my good feelings!"

"That's why I wonder why you are saying those embarrassing lines with a tsundere-like tone! How the hell should I respond back!"

"G-Goodbye! Ah! Yesterday, Mafuyu was desperately doing handmade chocolates, so you need to accept them! Even if it's disgusting you'll have to say that it's delicious, and do one or two affectionate things, OK! Though in principle, hugging and kissing is a no-go, you need to read the atmosphere! Do your best!"

"Waitwaitwait, I don't understand what you mean anymore!"

"Uuu! ......I don't get it neither! Y-You, please remember that!"

"Ahh! Minatsu......that Minatsu would run away after saying the lines of a side character!? What the hell is happening to you! Since you've become shy, your mind structure got so complex that it doesn't belong in the same dimension as your surroundings!!"

After leaving Ken with his silly lines, I flew away.

......After having the experience of that kind of thing, somehow, I felt like I've become more like a girl.