

I opened my eyes at the sound of birds chirping outside my window. I stretched awake, uttering a loud yawn. I looked at my calendar, and then raised my eyebrows in neutral surprise. Today's the day. Valentine's Day. I quickly donned my school uniform as I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror. My name is Bakuhatsu Taiyo. I was a tall boy with brown skin and a curly, orange afro. My eyes matched my hair as well. I began to exit my house and jog to the school bus. Y'see, my school, Shiketsu High, doesn't allow relationships. However, we ARE allowed to give a gift to a valentine of ours. But I didn't really care. No one gave me a valentine last year. I boarded the bus, and sat all the way in the back. I fist-bumped my friends Kazan Yubi and Yamarashi Ningen, and slouched in my seat. I glanced around the bus, and then noticed someone looking at me. She had long, light-brown hair that matched her eyes, lipgloss, and a smile. Our eyes locked, and she giggled and waved. I raised an eyebrow in confusion, but waved back. She turned from looking at me, and I sighed. "Dude!" Yubi shout-whispered, tapping my shoulder. I turned to face him, and he whispered, "Don't you know who that is?" "Um..." I tried to remember her face, but couldn't. "Nope. Not at all." "That's Camie Utsushimi, dude." Yamarashi said, rubbing his hands together. "She's one of the most revered out of all of us second-years." "And she is like, super hot." Yubi said, blood coming out of his nose. "Ah, okay." I said, glancing at Camie again. "Why should that matter to me, though?" "She was looking right at you!" Yubi whisper-screamed, shaking me by the shoulder. "You might have a chance! Don't you want a girlfriend!? Last year, all you did was complain you didn't have anyone interested in you!" I shot him a look, which caused him to cease the shaking. I then looked at Camie, and smiled a little. Maybe this Valentine's Day would be kind of nice, after all. Later... Me and my friends entered the classroom, our teacher pulling up a presentation that read "VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION" on the SmartBoard. As I sat down, I noticed Camie walking into the classroom. I didn't really get a good look at her on the bus, but now I could really see her fully. She was cute. No, more than cute. She was beautiful. I blushed and looked down at my desk before I was caught staring. As I did this, my teacher cleared his throat. "Alright, class, let me have your attention!" All the students silenced their conversations and gave the homeroom teacher their maximum attention. "Alright." The teacher stated, pointing at the smartboard. "As you all know, today is our Valentine's Day celebration. Preceding this, you were all told to turn in any types of gifts or cards addressed to someone else yesterday after school. I have taken the liberty of placing the valentines addressed to you under your desks. You have permission to open them now." The class began to pull out different letters and presents from under their desks, oohing and ahhing at the objects. Seiji Shishikura looked somewhat surprised when he pulled out a letter and a teddy bear from under his desk. "Hm? A valentine for me? But who-" "Do you like it, Seiji-kun?" A girl asked. Seiji's eyes widened at the sight of her. Mitobora Koiboto, a girl who constantly flirted with Seiji, stood in front of his desk. She was the same height as him, had a nice figure, and had bright, pink hair. Her quirk was that she could take off pieces of her hair, and use it as an adhesive bubblegum material. Seiji nodded. "Yes, I appreciate your gifts, Mitobora. Your kindness greatly displays Shiketsu High." Mitobora smiled and batted her eyes at Seiji, causing the boy to blush. "I'm glad. I think you display Shiketsu High well, too." She leaned down until her face was inches away from Seiji. "And I think your slanted eyes are really cute, Seiji-kun." Before the conversation continued, the teacher placed a hand on her shoulder. "Miss Koiboto, please remember the rules about public displays of affection." "Okay." Mitobara walked back to her desk, blowing a kiss to Seiji. "Sit by me at lunch, Seiji-kun." Seiji maintained a composed look on his face, but his face was also a deep crimson red. "I-I will consider it, Mitobara." I snickered at Seiji's little interaction, and then noticed something. Camie was looking right at me. She had her head resting in her hands, and she had a curious gaze. When our eyes locked, she pointed at under my desk, and winked. I blushed a little, and then reached under my desk. Sure enough, there was a letter. I opened the envelope, and saw a bright-yellow card that read "ABC". I opened it, and read the inside. "A is for Attractive, which is what I totes think you are." "B is for Bae, which is what I want you to be." "C is for Camie, who is the person who gave this to you." I smiled at the card, and then read the writing at the bottom. It read: "Yo, Bakuhatsu! If you're reading this, I totes like you! I'd love for you to be my bae! Meet me behind the school after school, fam! XOXO, Camie Utsushimi" I turned to Camie, and saw she was looking at me again. She had a hopeful smile, and a blush on her face. She raised her eyebrows in question, and I nodded. She smiled wide, and formed her fingers into a heart shape. I smiled while doing the same. Later, after school... I walked to the back of the school, having previously waved goodbye to my friends. As I neared the location, I noticed Seiji and Mitobara kissing by the training field. "Looks like everyone wants a relationship at Shiketsu, even if it's against the rules." I snickered. I eventually made it to the back of the school, where I noticed Camie waiting for me. We met each other, and I uttered a nervous, "Hey." "Yo." Camie said, twirling a finger through her hair. "So, like, you read my card." "Y-yeah. I read it." Camie stepped closer to me, and intertwined my hands with hers. "So, like, you want to be with me?" I smiled, and broke the gap between us more. "I'd like to be your bae, yeah." Camie smiled, a cute smile that made me feel warm. "Totes awesome." She kissed me on the cheek and then gripped my hand. "C'mon, bae! Let's go to the movies or something!" I blushed and nervously said, "Okay, bae." Camie and I walked and talked the entire trek to the movie theater, smiles on our faces.