It’s a couple of days after White Day, seems like a regular day like any other, that is until a knocking was heard at the door. It was forceful and rapid, clearly rather urgent. When Ai opens it, she sees the hunched over form of Darius, heavily panting and wheezing slightly. Did he run all the way here? Why? He was wearing the clothes that Ai had given him back at Christmas and held two items in his hands; a bouquet of white roses and a white box tied with a white ribbon. After a couple of seconds were taken to gather himself he addressed her.
"I am so, so sorry! I was so insanely busy that I completely forgot and I know that was a stupid thing of me to do cos Setsuko was texting me about it and all (where did she even get my number) and I was trying to find things to give you and even after all that my mind still blanked and I know that’s not an excuse so please, hit me as hard as you like!"
It seemed like he was serious enough, the way he had his eyes closed in expectation. So, what do you do?
Ai hadn’t planned on being visited that day, but she knew an urgent knock when she heard it. Quickly, she hopped off of the couch and opened the door. She was fully expecting Robin to be there, with some sort of financial emergency, but to her surprise, it was Darius! Her eyes widened as she registered that it was him. “Darry-san!?” she couldn’t help but exclaim, as he tried to catch his breath.
She remained silent and wide-eyed as he explained himself. So, Setsuko had been texting him about White Day, but he had still forgotten. And he had run all the way up here...in what looked like an effort to correct that? And hit him? Where did he get that idea? She wasn’t really the type to hit someone. Even if the person before her were someone she disdained, like Robin, she would only verbally berate them, not physically hurt them. And Darius was certainly not someone she disdained.
“Hit you? I...Darius, come in, and sit down. We can talk then!” she said, lightly touching the other’s shoulder, beckoning him to enter the room. He’d collected himself enough to talk, but he needed to calm down before they could talk rationally. While he came in and walked over to a place where they could sit, Ai went into the kitchen, and got a glass and a vase, filling them both with water. She had noticed the flowers...
Once both glass containers had water in them, she walked over to where Darius was sitting, taking a seat near him. Ai set the vase down on the table, and handed the glass to Darius. “So, you’re here for...White Day purposes?”