Boys For Hire!!

Valentine's With Akihiko

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Here we have the last of the Valentine's editions, before we return back to the regular Boys For Hire chapters!

Now tell me, how excited is everyone for the new chapter~~? Definitely excited to drop a big bombshell on ya'll, cue maniacal laughing.

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I look down at my phone' clock, then back up to look around the bustling town square again. "He's late..." Chewing the inside of my lip, I look down at my phone's clock again, barely 20 seconds even passing by. Today I'm meeting Akihiko for a date, although he's 5 minutes late... That may seem like a small amount of time, but for Aki who's normally 10 minutes early... I'm standing outside the café he told me wanted to meet me at, but he's no where to be seen. "He wouldn't have forgotten about it.... No, he wouldn't. He's not that type of-" In the middle of reassuring myself, a voice breaks my worrying.

"Whatcha mumbling about, pretty?"

I whip around to my left, expecting to see Akihiko, but all I eyes land on is a stranger. Wait... "Oh..." My head tilts in confusion. "Your... Your Frillia College's track and field champion aren't you?"

He perks up. "You've heard of me?" Brown highlights run through his black hair, which is cut in what girls at school refer to as the 'fuck boy' hair cut.

I nod. "You were in the school paper after you won the state school champion ships."

"So you go to a school around here?" He asks. After a few minutes of introductions and small talk he clears his throat. "Anyway, are you doing anything right now?"

"I'm..." I look around the plaza again. "I'm waiting for someone."

"That wouldn't be a boyfriend would it?" He pouts, mocking an abandoned puppy.

My eyes dart around trying to avoid eye contact. How could this get anymore awkward...?

"That'd be a yes." A bluky arm slings around me and pulls me back till I hit someone's chest. Well, I guess it could get more awkward. "And FYI, I enjoy kicking puppies, so if you wanna keep looking as pathetically abandoned as you are now I suggest you drop the puppy act."

Sighing, I turn my head around and gaze into the pissed off eyes of Akihiko.

"Look dude," The guy backs up, throwing his hands into the air. "She came up to me." Ugh...! Boys!! Disgusting, cheating...!

"Unless you have short red hair, purple eyes and dance in a crappy anime idol group called Muse, I doubt Arian would have any romantic interest in you whatsoever."

Wonderful, understanding, funny... I find myself laughing at Akihiko's joke/threat. The guy quickly turns around and walks away at a fast pace, before breaking into a sprint. Akihiko must of gave him one heck of a death stare.

"That's right, run you fucking deadbeat." The angry blonde holding me mutters under his breath. Turning around, I'm faced will a huge bouquet of white and pink orchids, and a present wrapped in red wrapping paper and purple ribbons.

"Your late." I berate him further, only to be met with a softened look.

"Sorry, it took longer then I thought to wrap your present." He sheepishly admits. Gift wrapping was always one of his lesser talents... I chuckle quietly looking at the many crinkles in the wrapping representing many failed attempts. He passes me the bouquet of orchids and I smile.

"Orchids?"

He nods, brushing a bit of my hair to the side. "In flower language, they mean first love." He sighs, eyelids heavy. "As cruel as it seems, after everything she did, I never came to love my mother..." He looks me in the eyes tenderly. "Your the first girl I've ever loved like this."

I feel my eyes well up and my heart beats out of my chest. Standing on my tippy toes and I give him a short kiss on the lips. "And I better be the last."

He laughs and wraps his eyes around me, giving me another sweet kiss. "You wanna open your present?"

"You gonna give me a hint to what you got me?" I chipper excitedly.

"Well," He grins. "You only have one top 'waifu'. I really shouldn't be feeding your addiction, but just for today, special girl."

I squeal, hugging the red and purple wrapped box to my chest, imagining adding the new figurine to my extensive collection.