Seitokai no Ichizon:Volume9 Short Story

The morning, in front of the school building, Chizuru Akaba's situation

This day has finally come.

February 14th, Valentine's day.

It's the day where girls give chocolates to the boys they like, that kind of depressing day.

......Ah no, the me until last year, shouldn't have reasons to hate that day. To me, be it the normal behaviour or not, or is it the atmosphere which influenced me, the boys in my class didn't make a move to extort Giri chocolates from me. Apart from some girls who occasionally gave me some Honmai chocolates, as well as the 5% of people who are more annoying than usual in my entourage, I was not excited over this.

But this year, the situation was different.

That's right.

I unconsciously have someone to whom I would like to give chocolates, for the first time this year.

"......Ah, really, what should I do......"

Hiding her body behind of the column beside the front door, while waiting for him......waiting for Key-kun to come, while looking inside her bag.

Inside was prepared some slightly expensive black chocolate bought from the department store on the road. The packaging was very unique, wrapping the most simply possible. ......It was indeed 'my own style's' packaging.

"Hm......it, it isn't hand, hand-made. R-right. It should be good."

Since yesterday......ah, no, since a few days ago I constantly asked myself that question and answering to it for numerous times......In fact, in my whole life until now, I haven't given chocolates to anyone, even giri chocolates.

Whatever it is, the 'first time' would always make someone nervous.

Especially that I do every other thing with more 'mature' manners than my entourage, so if I fail in this kind of situation, I would be more hurt than every other person.

"It, isn't it weird? To give the chocolate that I just bought to a male junior......hm, even a little bit weird............Isn't it weird?"

Even though I've never experienced that, I can't help but be very bothered if there are errors in my predictions. Clearly the normal me, even if I haven't experienced something, I could act with more confidence. But if...it has something to do with Valentine's day, I don't know why, but I can't be calm at all.

"Calm, calm down, Chizuru Akaba. Why, why does my heart beats so fast. A-After all, it isn't a confession. Right, that, after all, these aren't some Honmei chocolates Right, these are only meant to my junior who always takes care of me, I'll say it clearly that it's giri......giri......"

......Honestly, personally, I have always felt hurt by the word 'giri'. W-What, I! ............As I thought, I need to correct myself.

"It, it isn't giri, OK. Though it isn't giri chocolate......it, it is still different from honmei chocolates!"

For some reason, I started to make a tsundere play by myself. I need to cal-calm down. Huuu.

......Right, I don't have to really give him the chocolate as if it has some meanings to it. R-Right, here...I can simply act like usual, and it would be fine.

"Hum. '......come, Key-kun, here's chocolate......ara ara, heh, so you are really that happy. Eh? You are asking if it's honmei? Hehe, is it or not?'"

.................... ..............Wonderful. That's wonderful, Chizuru. This has always been my style. So just like that, I'll carry on the plan.

As I decided to do it like that, Key-kun finally came over with his sleepy head. I hid myself behind a column, and pulled myself back. ......Incidentally, the reason I'm like this that early in the morning, and that I look like someone suspicious to the point that she'd be ready to ambush someone, is because before giving him the chocolate, my mental state would become unstable. For this reason, I want to resolve that matter as quickly as possible. Also, after school, if I was made fun of it by someone in the student council room, I'd also receive rather serious damage.

Key-kun slowly came over here. ......O-OK! I'm coming! GO, CHIZURU!

As I was to do as planned, the most naturally possible...look as if I met him coincidently.

"Aaaaaaaaahhh. .......Uuuuh. Uuuuuh. ......A-ara, what a coincidence, Key-kun." (In a tone without any cadence in it.)

"Waah!? Chizuru-san appeared suddenly from behind the column moving as unnaturally as a robot!

Wh-What's going on!?"

"Ara Key-kun, what a coincidence."

"Araki-kun? Ah, you have things to do with Araki. Oh, the timing is perfect! Araki! Chizuru-san seems to have things to settle——hmpf!" ('Ara Key' sounds like 'Araki'.)

As Key-kun, for some reason, was calling a male student who has absolutely nothing to do, I hurriedly gave him——gave Key-kun a Kikko-shibari tie and shut his mouth with a gag, and in total there was only two seconds of dread. (Kikko-shibari=きっこうしばり. Search in google images by yourself, NSFW)

"Gaaaaahhhh!? Whayodoin! (What are you doing!)"

"So-sorry, Key-kun. I carelessly by reflex......"

"Wulsmonebreflxdoakikoshibi, Hiurusn! (Would someone, by reflex, do a Kikko-shibari, Chizuru-san!"

"Oh right, Key-kun, do you have time right now?"

"Hokinaipsiblyhve! (How can I possibly have!)"

I couldn't understand what Key-kun was saying. It couldn't be helped, so I took off the tie and the gag. Because of what just happened in front of the main entrance, we took a lot of attention from the other students going to school, so there's no time to think.

Key-kun, who just got rid of the tie, was groping the marks of rope on his hand and on his head while looking at me.

......He's really cute, Key-kun.

"Chizuru-nee......Did, did I do something that made you mad yesterday during the meeting?"

"? It's nothing like this. Ah, don't mind the Kikkou-shibari. There's no deeper meaning for this."

"THAT BOTHERS ME EVEN MORE! AT LEAST GIVE ME A REASON I COULD UNDERSTAND!!"

"Anyways, this doesn't matter anymore, Key-kun. Don't get off-topic."

"TO ME, THE 'KIKOU-SHIBARI MOMENT' WAS THE PUNCHLINE!"

Key-kun is really a rigid guy to the point that he becomes annoying, but I ignored this so that I could make some progression in my discussion.

OK......I'm charging in!

"Here, Key-kun, it's chocolates."

"Why is that so sudden!? Why do I have an inauspicious feeling!"

"......Ara-ara, ehehe, are you that really that happy?"

"What the hell is happening! I-I'm happy, fine? That......t-thanks, for the chocolate. How should I say it......though the course of events is really, you know, but I'm still happy for that."

Ah, Key-kun is really happy. ......What's this feeling, I'm really happy. I'm really happy! What's this feeling. My heart is feeble......the lines I should say, I don't know where they've gone!

Ah, that......what's next. Ah, right, right, expressing my feelings......so it's like that.

OK.

"Eh? You're asking if there's poison or not. Hehe, I wonder."

"I GET THE FEELING THAT YOU GAVE ME A SERIOUS DOUBT——————————"

Ah, Key-kun just screamed in such a loud voice. Hehe, how cute.

Hu～, I somehow have a feeling of satisfaction! OK, I should get quickly to the classroom to molest Aka-chan.

"B-Bye, Key-kun. I wish you a bloody Valentine's Day."

"What the hell were these last words! Chizuru-nee!? CHIZURU-NEE——————!?"

After hearing what seemed like a happy lamentation in my back, I started walking lightly to start this day.

During the break after the first period, in the corridors. Shiina Minatsu'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 ear.......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!"