"is for you"

he would have loved to say so.

He had the book in his hands and he faced Kokichi but he couldn't do it.

His body was on fire, his hands were shaking and his heart seemed completely broken.

His tears were no longer of fear but of helplessness and sadness of not daring. How could he return to a haunted place full of courage but not dare to say "I like you" or just "it's for you"?

He hid his face with the book trying to keep Kokichi from seeing his blush without noticing his clear anger.

He was scared, furious, and sad, never had a feeling done the supreme leader so much harm and less so easily, worry, that part was the worst.

To think that the person you love can expose himself like this without caring how much it can hurt you and that he can't at least give you an explanation. Does Shuichi not care?

Kokichi: You're amazing!

Kokichi yelped and ran off noticing an entrance to the school's tunnels next to the teacher's desk.

He didn't want to continue with Shuichi, not like this, not now.

How not to hate him?

Don't hate something that hurts you just because it makes you feel good. What is love supposed to be? A drug?

He wasn't just Shuichi anymore, he was himself.

How? How is it that the supreme leader is affected like this? How is it that a stupid answer in a game of the bottle scared him so much? putting himself at risk to protect another person? How the hell could that be possible!?

He thought he had accepted it, acting like a little girl in love trying not to be confused, but it is not like that, love is an amazing thing but it can be painful, a completely new pain, a pain that he is not willing to feel.

Everything went wrong.

One began to believe that falling in love was the worst thing that could have happened to him and the other hated himself with all his soul.

Shuichi had been standing for a short time as he assimilated everything, he dried his tears and ended up sitting on a desk, took off the wrapper and saw the lid, and then put it aside and put his face on the table in front of him and cry again.

This time his tears were not from fear or adrenaline, he felt anger and at the same time felt sorry for himself, he felt incompetent, pathetic, useless, and above all an idiot.

Kaito finally came out of the box as the sun's rays began to embrace the room and he saw his best friend suffering for reasons he didn't understand.

He embarrassedly tried to get closer, drawing his attention to the sound of his footsteps.

Shuichi turned around and wanted to ask what he was doing there and since when but his words wouldn't come out.

Kaito didn't know what to say either, he didn't know what had happened and he was a little afraid to ask.

He arrived and sat down at the next desk, leaving the two in an uncomfortable silence.

Kaito looked at the book and knew that it was important, that it had something to do with it while Shuichi dried his tears and looked for some explanation to give, maybe he could tell him that he likes Kokichi but he didn't quite know how to do it either, the only one who knew was Kaede because she realized it herself and never thought that revealing it would be so complicated.

Kaito: hey... That book... It must be very good.

Shuichi took the book and looked at it for a second before giving it to Kaito and he had better find out for himself.

Kaito for his part took it and saw that it was a classic detective novel but something on the cover made it look a little more... Romantic, he flipped through the pages in search of a clue but it was not until the last one that he saw a written message by hand.

On the way to the sleepover, Shuichi had written that message in the hope that maybe kokichi would like it, a short and direct one but full of meaning.

" - I really like you kokichi, maybe too much... but I think I like that too - Saihara-chan "

Kaito pressed the book quite hard, somehow he felt almost the same as Shuichi, an idiot.

Since when? How? Because he never found out? What kind of best friend does he have to be?

He thought of his stupidity in not noticing it because it all made too much sense, the boys' jokes, the situations around them, and the chemistry that seemed to be noticed by everyone but not him... Or maybe he was just ignoring it, he wanted to ignore the possibility but already it was too obvious.

He hates kokichi Ouma with all his being... But Shuichi loves him.

Kaito: we are both idiots... But not for long

Kaito ran out of the classroom with the book in hand, he would finally help his friend.

Shuichi saw him and immediately knew what he was planning so he too got up and ran after him to stop him.

The two of them thought completely differently about the situation.

Kaito knew thanks to rantaro that kokichi belonged to Shuichi and that by delivering the book he could make a big change but Shuichi was terrified, he knew that kokichi was furious and that such things would not do him any good besides feeling undeniable the fact that that it would not be accepted after all.

The plan Kaito had formulated was perfect... According to him.

Kokichi will pretend that nothing will happen but for that, he must first calm down so he didn't go straight to the classroom but instead started wandering through the tunnels and would take a while to arrive, Kaito would arrive in time to put the book in the sleeping bag so that kokichi found it, so kokichi couldn't refuse to see it and of course, find the message.

Kaito was always faster than Shuichi but Shuichi was always a thousand times smarter.

The other boys had woken up and not finding Kaito, kokichi, or Shuichi decided to go look for them so each one was scattered around.

During the chase, they found Gonta in the corridor who was looking distractedly towards a window, and Rantaro who was trying to move him uselessly.

Shuichi: Gonna look at a ladybug!

Goon: where!

Gonta turned around immediately looking for the ladybug but the only thing he managed to do was elbow Kaito in the face who fell straight to the ground, Rantaro went to help Kaito just like Gonta but Kaito wasted no time and gave Rantaro the book.

Rantaro: What is this?

Kaito: Jan and Dylan will be canon if you give this to kokichi, run!

Rantaro immediately understood and ran off with Shuichi behind who almost caught up with him due to lost time.

In that, they saw Ryoma and Kibo who came out of another classroom where they had been searching before.

Rantaro: I have to leave this to kokichi, make me second!

Kibo: what?

Rantaro walked past and Ryoma saw an opportunity in that situation.

Ryoma: Kibo look at this

Ryoma ran straight towards Shuichi who, seeing him, stopped in his tracks, perhaps not to step on him.

Because of his height, he didn't even have to make the slightest effort to grab Shuichi's legs and throw him forward.

Kibo: Whoa!

Ryoma: That's why being short sucks!

In that rantaro saw korekiyo who stopped him to ask for explanations when seeing all the mess that was behind.

Rantaro: there is no time, we have to leave this to kokichi

Shuichi: Rantaro!

Korekiyo: you seem busy, I left it to him

Rantaro gave him the book and went to see Shuichi but Shuichi passed him by and ran straight to korekiyo who thought "What the hell did I just get myself into?"

Instinctively he also ran away with Shuichi behind him and everyone else except Kaito and gonta behind Shuichi.

He wanted to get to the classroom but he saw how another hidden door of the ducts opened giving way to kokichi, korekiyo in his haste was stupid enough to give him the book and say...

Korekiyo: give it to kokichi

And even worse seeing all that chaos he ended up just as confused and in a hurry so he shouted "Yes!" And he ran off to leave the book in the classroom.

Everyone stopped including Kaito and Gonta who had barely arrived when they saw Kokichi run away with the book, Kaito and rantaro felt victorious, Shuichi was scared and the others assimilated the fact that kokichi went to give kokichi the book.

It wasn't long before you got to the classroom so they could see him enter but not leave, everything was silent for a long time, a silence that seemed to kill Shuichi slowly.

Kibo asked what was wrong with the book and why it was important but instead of receiving an answer, he saw how Kaito took Shuichi's doll and took him to the classroom by force.

The two of them stood in front of the door that Kokichi had closed.

Can you be more afraid of that door than the one in the girls' bathroom? Apparently yes.

Kaito didn't wait any longer and closed his eyes to open the door and push Shuichi then closed the door behind him and opened his eyes to slowly separate.

The rest of the boys went to accompany Kaito silently with a lot of doubt and even fear of what could happen.

Kaito: you are completely sure that it belongs to him, right?

Rantaro: yes, is the Shuichi thing safe?

Kaito: sure

Rantaro: ok...

Kaitō: ...

Rantaro: ... Hey I'm proud

The silence continued for a few minutes, we could hear sobs, whispers, and finally a scream.

Kokichi: Well... Don't think I'm going to go outside, they won't find out about me until Monday!

Another few whispers for a minute and finally Shuichi came out with a huge blush and tears in his eyes.

Kaito: Well?

Shuichi: ...

Rantaro: What happened inside?

Korekiyo: Will they tell us what's going on?

Shuichi: ...Well...

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Monday...

Kaede: I see... I told you to give him a gift in the most normal way possible and you ended up meeting a ghost, you did a chase, you almost gave Kaito a heart attack and you declared yourself! that on Monday confirms you, he will take his things out through the tunnels leaving you alone!

Shuichi: yes...

Kaede: ... Well I didn't expect less...

The two friends walked to their school as if it were a normal day although it wasn't, Kokichi had told Shuichi to meet before class in the same place they used to enter the school on the day of the sleepover.

Shuichi was scared but at the same time he thought he had a chance, he had gotten to the point that on Saturday and Sunday he didn't sleep at all, something that could be seen by the dark circles under his eyes.

They entered the school garden, Kaede wished him luck and everyone went to his side.

Shuichi inadvertently quickened his pace to get there, he was anxious, too anxious.

He arrived and didn't see anyone so he waited, leaving his backpack aside and starting to play with his fingers.

What he did not know was that Kokichi was there but very hidden, he was also doubtful of his answer, he thought that if given the opportunity he would say yes immediately but many doubts had been made in him, he did not think that he would be reciprocated at any time and that somehow helped but now he knows that it does have repercussions and that what he says can make him happy or hurt him a lot.

I take out of his pocket a sheet that DICE had made for him, after finding out about all that love conflict.

The sheet had phrases written by the members such as: "love is not bad", "You can!", "And what about us? He?", "You deserve to be happy", etc.

Upon reading it, a smile was made on the dictator who took a deep breath and came out of hiding from him.

He stood in front of Shuichi who didn't say anything out of nervousness and took enough strength to stand on tiptoes and kiss him on the mouth.

Being an itchy kiss, it didn't last long but it meant a lot, so much so that tears fell on the rosy cheeks of the detective who couldn't help it and went straight to hug the minor.

The surprise came to kokichi but he was not long in reciprocating his arm having that quality and pleasant sensation again.

He knew it would be difficult but he loved Shuichi and if he was capable of trying to face a ghost for him then he had to be capable of being with him.

They spent a long time in that hug without noticing the prying eyes of Kaito and rantaro who saw them from the corner.

Kaito: look at that bastard making my best friend wait

Rantaro: Calm down

Kaito: you swear to me that he won't do anything bad to her

Rantaro: Yes I swear and even if it were... You and Kaede will be there to support him

Kaito: ...Of course I do

Rantaro:...

Kaitō:...

Rantaro: Today is Valentine's Day, right?

Kaito: Why do you say that?

Rantaro: you need to complete the kokichi challenge

Kaito: wow...

true ending

This story is mine, but I originally wrote it in Spanish since I am Mexican, I decided to translate it into English since an American reader asked me to, I hope you liked it, although I had already warned that my writings are not as good as having a translation I hope I have not disappointed you.

If you have any suggestions or see that something is wrongly translated or doesn't fit, please let me know so I can improve this translation.