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Everything just fell into place from there. He apologized, she forgave him. He confessed, she returned the gesture. He leaned in to kiss her, she leaned in but kissed his cheek instead.

Shinoa laughed at Yuu's obvious disappointment. Yuu groaned with annoyance, but hearing Shinoa laugh made his stomach drop just a bit and he felt a small smile make its way to his face. It wasn't fair that she had that much power over him. Guren never warned him about this kind of stuff happening when you fell in love. It really was weird. He kept thinking that until he ended up laughing along with her because wow, this girl just said she was in love with him too. Merry Christmas indeed.

Shinya, who was very conveniently present for the kiss, took a picture of them. He wasn't a fan of blackmail or anything, but whether the photo would be used for them or against them was entirely up to the two idiots. Their idiots, to be specific.

They make their way inside after their moment in their little bubble. Holding hands while walking and the whole cheesy deal. Everyone was,surprisingly, still asleep in their awkward positions when they walk down the stairs and into the living room. Mika was halfway through his first book already.

"Congratulations, Yuu and Shinoa. I see you've gotten past the stage of denial and skirting each other's feelings." The blonde said without really bothering to look at the slightly blushing pair, but the smile on his face showed how happy he really was for the.

"It's about time too," Guren adds as he walks into the room, a bottle of champagne in hand.

"Told you he'd say that line, time to pay up, Shigure," Goshi said at the raven haired second Lieutenant. Sayuri giggled beside her squad. "I'm happy for you guys." She told the new couple.

"Congrats, little sister and future little brother. Don't make children yet though, or I'll make sure to break all of Yuu's bones." Shinya said as he walked in, an innocent yet scary smile on his face, carrying wine glasses for everyone. Well, everyone that was awake anyway.

This made Yuu visibly nervous. Even more than he already was, that is.

"Don't be nervous, Yuu. Well, unless you're planning to do exactly what Shinya sa-"

"Of course not!' The Hyakuya protested, his face heating up. Making everyone else laugh.

"Good boy. Remember, always use protection and make sure Shinoa's-"

"GUREN!" The new couple screamed at him. It was going to be a long night. It got longer when their squad woke up and started threatening either Yuu and Shinoa with lines like, "If you hurt her/him, I'll knock you out with Mika's books. All of them."

It was nearly morning when everybody decided to really hit the hay. After all the teasing, drinking and laughing of course. And Yuu getting the talk from both Guren and Shinya. He honestly didn't think he would have made it through all those conversations if Mika hadn't made him stay in place while the girls asked Shinoa how his confession went down. They all cooed when the youngest Hiiragi showed them her watch and the words engraved on its back.

Shinoa would occasionally give Yuu a knowing smile from the safety of the women surrounding her. It was meant to add to Yuu's torment, but instead, it somehow helped him hold his ground a little more. Funny how that works.

"Where's Yuu?" Shinoa asked no one in particular after everyone supposedly proceeded to their rooms.

"Rooftop, probably. Sorry about my idiot brother, he probably shouldn't have left you alone on your first night together and all." Mika told her. "He's probably just trying to mull things over or something."

"That sounds exactly like Yuu." Shinoa laughed a bit.

"Shinoa, please don't hurt my brother." Mika said as a bit of an afterthought as he was closing his room door. "I trust you enough not to do anything that'll hurt him too much, at least."

"I can't promise we won't fight. I mean, it is Yuu after all; I'll do my best though. I have no intention of losing your trust, Mika. You can count on it." She gave him a reassuring smile and a small wave before running to the rooftop.

For the first time in a long time, Mikaela felt his brother really was in good hands. He'd be able to sleep well knowing that his idiot was now also someone else's idiot.

"Did Guren and Shinya really scare you with their talk that much?" Shinoa asked him as she made her way up to him. It was really cold and Yuu didn't even have a coat or even a scarf.

"Shinoa!" He was startled to say the least, but not enough to make him fall off the roof. This was his thinking spot after all. "Here, give me your hand."

"Thank you," Shinoa said as she sat in front of him. Yuu almost automatically wrapped his arms around her and pulled the little Hiiragi closer to himself.

"I've been thinking," he started.

"I didn't know you did that." Shinoa teased.

"Hey!"

"Just kidding. So, what's gotten you to do something you rarely do?"

"You." He said without missing so much as a beat.

"You're gonna have to be a bit more specific than that." Shinoa told him. Her heart was bursting inside her chest from what he said but she refused to show it. She had to stay cool. Albeit failing quite a bit.

"Are we a couple now? Like officially?" Yuu asked with a serious tone as he looked into her eyes.

"I'd be disappointed if we weren't." She answered with a smile.

"But you avoided our kiss earlier!" He said in a hurried tone. His eyes showed how anxious he actually was. Yuu looked like a pouting baby. "And you-"

Shinoa shut him up with a kiss. A real one this time. On the lips. Chapped, warm and blueberry cheesecake. Soft, lush and red velvet cake. Neither could explain the surge of electricity going through their bodies. Neither particularly cared to at the moment, since they were quite obviously having too much fun kissing each other breathless. Yuu smiled into their kiss and Shinoa felt like a big burden was lifted off of both their shoulders as she smile back.

"I was messing with you, idiot." She said after they catch their breath. Then she smiled at him. The kind that was rare, soft, and reassuring, but still Shinoa. "But I can't believe that's what you've been sulking about," she started to laugh a bit.

"Wow." Yuu said, still dazed.

"Yeah. Wow too."

"No, I meant wow as in wow I'm really in love with you and I just want to kiss you again." Yuu smiled sheepishly.

Shinoa laughed. "Of course you do, I'm irresistible after all."

"I love you," he smiled at her with his best smile.

"I love you too," she smiled at him as they leaned in for another kiss.

A/N: Yeah. Hi. Long overdue. Sorry about that. I literally just typed this all out tonight. I said I'd update it on the one year mark, but that didn't happen. I tried to over the months, but I guess it just really came down to me making myself come up with things to write while sitting in front of my laptop and re-watching romcoms and listening to songs. I feel happy and sad that I've finished this. I guess that's because it's the first multi-chapter fic that I've actually finished. I re-read all the previous chapters and noticed a lot of mistakes and amateur moves. Sorry about those. Unfortunately, I dont' really have the time to make them right. I just really miss this pairing and wish that there were more stories about them. Preferably fluffy ones. Lol. Anyway, thanks for sticking with Yuu and Shinoa until the end. Thank you for reading, and as always, God speed!