Happy late Valentine's Day everyone! *crickets chirping* Hey? Where is everyone? Hm. Must still be out with their special someones. Oh well. Wow...I'm gone for a while, and there are already diamondshipping stories. Yeah! I love you guys! I'll personally thank each and everyone one of you guys later on with story requests and all that stuff. My dream of a diamonshipping community is coming to life (refer to Swimming with Haruto)! Well, that's it for now. More at the end. Read on!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.
"Hey nii-san! Could you pass me the glue over there?" Haruto asked his brother, who barely came in, as he was on the living room floor making valentine cards. Kaito, on his way to Haruto, grabbed the glue stick and handed it to him. Haruto did not look up to his brother though. "Thank you nii-san!"
Kaito sighed. "Haruto. Do you really think it is necessary to give valentine cards to everyone we know?" Kaito asked, stressing the word "everyone".
Haruto stopped his activity looked up, serious. "Nii-san. In order for everyone we know to be happy, we need to make them feel appreciated. Most of time, when Valentine's Day come, people feel left out because they don't have a special someone. But Valentine's Day is not just for couples to show love for each other (When they should be doing it everyday, not just on Valentine's Day), it is a day to show love to the people around you. Friends, family, dogs, cats...robots!" Haruto exclaimed as he and his brother looked at Orbital who was making a valentine card for Obomi.
"I know what you mean Haruto. But-"
"You don't know what I mean nii-san," Haruto smoothly interrupted. Did you know that if you answer with 'what' in your sentence, you are not saying anything?" Haruto remarked.
Kaito sighed. His brother was getting too smart these days. "...Fine..." Kaito said as he bent down next to his brother. "I'm going to help you."
Haruto looked at his brother, nodded, and smiled. "Alright nii-san! Let's get to work!" From there, Kaito and Haruto began working...
-2 hours later-
"Are you ready nii-san?!" An excited Haruto shouted as he walked out of the front door with a bag full of valentine cards in his hand.
As soon as he said that, his brother appeared out in the front door. "I'm ready," Kaito replied with no emotion at all. Great, now he had to also deliver these cards. But when Kaito looked to see his brother's smiling face, he smiled back. 'Well. Anything to see my little brother smiling...' Kaito thought as he walked to his little brother.
"Great! Okay. Right now it is 2 pm. If we start right now, we could be done by 4 or 5 pm," Haruto calculated. Two to three hours? Well then again, they did have a lot of cards to hand out. Then in a more excited voice, he added, "Then, everyone could come to our house for the party!" Haruto paused for a bit before he looked around. "Hey. Where is Orbital?"
Kaito shrugged as he actually spaced out after Haruto calculated their time. He had no idea that Haruto planned a party. But as he was processing Haruto's question, the said robot came rushing towards them. "S-Sorry I'm late Haruto-sama!"
Haruto shook his head. "It's alright Orbital!"
Haruto declaring Orbital's name was when Kaito came into full focus. "Wait. Orbital? He doesn't-"
"Actually nii-san. I planned on seperating, so we could cover more ground that way..." Haruto said as he also explained Orbital's presence.
Kaito was about to argue the whole thing, Haruto knew, so he brought a full-on plan. "Nii-san. Don't worry about me. First of all, I will have Orbital to protect me. Second of all..." Haruto paused for a bit before he took out two of the same type of device and handed one to his brother.
"I asked otou-san if he could build me two devices that if broken or captured by unknown hands, it would sound on the other one. So if I'm in such danger, the device will alarm the other one. And don't worry. I asked dad to put in all of our friends' info on the device just in case if they accidently touch it...or eagerly..." Haruto added, obviously referring to Yuma. "Oh yeah! You can put this device on your wrist like a bracelet! Except technologier!" Haruto exclaimed as he looked at his brother with puppy eyes and a huge, wide smiled.
Kaito willed himself to not look at his brother. 'Oh...He's up to something...But he really did plan all this out...' Before Kaito could find any loopholes in Haruto's declaration, Haruto began to walk away from him. "Really? Okay! Arigato nii-san!" Haruto said as he ran away. "Let's go Orbital!"
"W-Wait H-Haruto-sama!" Orbital yelled as he ran after him.
"W-Wait, you two!" Kaito called as they ran away. Kaito sighed. 'Orbital. I trust you. You better protect my brother...' Kaito stopped his train of thought for a second and looked down at the bag in his hand. He got a card out and twitched at the name. 'Cathy...Really, Haruto?' It seems that Haruto really got everyone. 'I don't know where he lives though...Ugh. I do not want to spend the whole day looking for houses of people I don't care about...'
Kaito looked through the bag to see if there was a name he recognized and a house he knew where was located. Finally, he pulled one out. 'Rio. If Rio's card is in here, then Ryouga's must be also. At least I know where their house is located.' Kaito thought as he mad his way to the twins' house...
'I'm finally here...' Kaito thought as he stood in front of the Kamishiro house. 'Should I knock, or should I just wait until someone comes out?' Kaito finally decided on knocking. He stepped to the front door and knocked.
"I'm coming!" Kaito heard a girlish voice from the inside. Must be Rio. As she opened the door, she asked, "How may I hel-" Rio stopped in mid-question when she saw the person at her front porch and blinked. "Kaito?"
Kaito nodded. "Yeah."
Rio blinked again, rapidly. "I'm sorry, but what are you doing here?" Rio looked down at the bag full of valentine cards in his hand. "Don't tell me-"
"No," Kaito interrupted, knowing exactly what she was thinking. "Haruto decided to make valentine cards for everyone. I offered to help him give them out since I saw the huge amount of cards he had."
Rio nodded in realization. "I see...And I can also see the amount you still have left..." Rio mentioned as she redirected her eyes to the bag. "Am I the first stop?"
Kaito nodded. "Yes. I do not know where the rest of these people live."
Rio smirked as she motioned Kaito to come inside. Kaito stood still. "I can't."
Rio looked at him confusedly. "Why not-" Rio began to ask when she realized his discomfort. "Oh...Ryouga isn't here though. He went grocery shopping for obvious reasons."
Kaito furrowed his eyebrows. "Obvious reasons?"
Rio rolled her eyes. At Ryouga's reason, not Kaito's question. "He thinks that I always feel sad and lonely on this day because our parents aren't here and because I don't have a boyfriend. Though I don't know why it's taking him very long to realize that I don't have a boyfriend because of him, right? So he's right now buying me my favorite chocolates and probably a scrapbook."
Kaito smirked. "Right. Ryouga has always been one to overreact when unecessary."
Rio fully nodded. "Right?! That's what I've been telling him, but no! He must everything 'The Ryouga Way'."
Kaito couldn't help but chuckle. "Yeah."
"Well, now that you know that he isn't here, will you come in?" Rio asked.
Kaito shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I have to locate the houses of these people before it gets dark."
This time, Rio shook her head. "Why can't you ask for help like a normal person?" Before Kaito could retort, Rio spoke. "Wait here," Rio commanded as she ran into her house.
"What?" Kaito asked, but Rio was already gone. Though he didn't have to wait for long because she came out, but this time, she had a coat on.
"Let's go!" Rio exclaimed. She closed the door behind her and locked it. Then, she walked from her porch and continued down the path until she realized that Kaito wasn't following. "Why aren't you coming?"
Kaito stared at her as if she was an alien. "More like, why are you coming?"
Rio rolled her eyes. "You obviously don't know where all the houses are, so I'm going to help you find them."
Kaito just kept staring at her. "I don't need your help-" Kaito couldn't finish because Rio suddenly came up to him and snatched the bag from his hand. She pulled out the first card she touched.
"Okay...Cathy's house! It's not far from here! Come on!" Rio yelled behind her as she started to make her way to Cathy's house. Kaito, deciding that it was just best for him to follow her, followed Rio.
-1 hour and 30 minutes later-
"Phew! We are finally done!" Rio breathed out as they finally finished delivering the last valentine card. Guess who it was? That's right. Tetsuo. Imagine the expression he gave when he saw Rio! Then imagine the expression when he saw her with Kaito. Poor guy was heartbroken. Rio didn't know why Tetsuo went back into his house looking sad, but Kaito knew very well. Well, besides that...
"Yes. Without you, I wouldn't have finished this quick."
"Your welcome!" Rio responded, knowing that that was the closest thing she was going to get as a thank you. "So. Are you ready for the party?"
This time, Kaito froze where he stood which caused Rio to stop. "What party?" Kaito dared ask.
Rio stared at him strangely. "The party your brother invited us to? The one that's going to be taking place at your house?"
Kaito kept standing still (Double alliteration!). He thought, thought, thought. Finally, he remembered... "Then, everyone could come to our house for the party!" Kaito sighed exasperatly.
Rio laughed at Kaito's expression. "I guess your brother didn't tell you huh? He's so cunning!"
Kaito turned his anger on her. "Don't compliment him." Kaito immediately stopped when he realized how contradictory that sounded.
That made Rio laugh even more, and it made Kaito glare at her. "Shut up."
Rio sighed and rolled her eyes again. "Let your brother be, Kaito! Lighten up!" After Rio finished, she remembered that she needed to get ready. "Oh! That reminds me! I need to go get ready for the party! See you there Kaito!" As Rio was about to run home, Kaito grabbed her arm.
Rio stood still (Everyone is standing still today, huh?). Slowly, she turned to speculate him. "Why did stop me?"
Kaito wanted so badly to roll his eyes at her. Was she this...air-headed? No, Kaito. You just fail at explaining your reasons. "Do you see the sky?"
Rio blinked at his question and looked up. "Well as a matter of fact, yes I do, Kaito. I'm not blind, in case you are thinking that. I can also see that you are glaring-"
Kaito wanted to huff, but he prevented himself from doing so. "No. I mean, do you know what time of day it is?"
"Well, judging by the sky, it's about to be night. It's getting darker these days isn't it?" Rio replied and asked rhetorically. "...What does all of that have to do with you stopping me?"
Kaito gripped her arm tighter which caused her to squirm. "You said it yourself. It's becoming night. Do you think it is appropriate for a girl to be walking at night hour?"
Rio looked at him in disbelief. "Well, I don't see anything wrong with it because a girl can just protect herself. She doesn't need someone to help her."
"...I'm going with you..."
Rio facepalmed with her other hand and glared. "Then why didn't you do that in the first place?! Why didn't you just tell me to wait and then walk with me?! If you're so worried-" Rio stopped her rant when she heard a dreadful sound... A sound so dreadful that she couldn't even began to describe it... "W-What was that?"
Kaito smirked when he saw her expression. He let go of her arm. "Okay. Go. Let's see how you handle the toughness of the night."
Rio turned to him, gritting her teeth. "S-Shut up!"
Kaito shrugged as he began to walk away, the opposite direction from Rio. "Suit yourself."
"F-Fine!" Rio managed to stutter, still scared of the noise she heard. But she couldn't stand it anymore when she both heard the noise and saw the cause of the noise.
"AHHH!" Rio screamed as she ran to Kaito, who stopped when he heard her scream and who became stiff when she wrapped her arms around him. In a quiet, pleading voice, she whispered, "Please don't leave me..."
Kaito still stood still, but his voice softened. "I won't. But don't be afraid of a simple cat. They just like to roam free in the streets."
Rio stuttered, "I-I know...b-but still..." Rio looked up once again, saw the cat, and buried her face back into Kaito's back. "C-Can we just go?"
Kaito nodded even though he knew Rio couldn't see him. "Yes. But first you need to let me go, so I could begin walking."
Rio was about to ask what he meant when she realized that she was hugging and hanging on to him. She quickly let go. "I'm sorry! I guess my emotions got the better of me..." Rio explained as she slowly took the lead to her house.
Kaito shook his head and began following her. "No need to apologize. I understand when people become scared-" The cat meowed again, and of course, Kaito was interrupted when Rio ran back to where he was and gripped his arm, hiding in it.
"A-Actually Kaito...Could I...?" Rio didn't ask the full question, but she knew that Kaito understood the question.
Though Kaito hesistated for a bit before he unsurely agreed. "...Okay..."
Kaito walked Rio to her house all the while letting her hold on to his arm...
And so...That's how Kaito spent his Valentine's Day...
Ugh. Terrible ending I know, but I am way too tired to continue. If you guys want, whenever I can, I can type the story of the party. I don't mind, so you guys can ask for it. I tried making the characters stay as in-character as possible, but that proved to be a difficult task. Tell me how I did. My other stories...Okay. We need to do something about me. I need to update them, but I have...I don't know, but I, apparently, have a weird condition that doesn't let me get ideas to update them! (How do you do the angry face here?) I don't want to head to the point were I abandon my stories! That's a nightmare! Am I heading to that point?! I hope not! Well, that's it for now...~Ja ne!