Title: Lost Bear

Summary: What is he feeling? The butterflies, the heat, the giddy feeling when he sees her. What is it?

Warnings: I guess some OOC since I'm always tired when I'm working on this chapter. I think it's mostly from Dojima.

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He was a strange little boy. He didn't go to school, worked at Junes, and most of all, he was foreign. Teddie 'NoLastName' was someone Dojima knew basically nothing about. He knew his niece was friends with him. He knew his daughter liked the blond boy a lot. There were no information about his parents, where he came from, and exactly why he was in Inaba. Rumors had it he was walking around in a strange bear costume before he decided to show his face to anyone. Dojima knew better than to listen to rumors, but with no information about the boy, rumors were all he had to go by.

The first time he met the kid, his niece invited her group of friends over during the summer. It was the perfect day to enjoy a watermelon. Dojima sat back on the couch and observed Senna's group of friends. The girls were talking with his daughter on the porch while the boys were all over. The troublemaker was in the kitchen arguing with the Junes boy about what to put into the concoction they were making. Dojima didn't want to know, as long as they didn't blow up his kitchen. Senna was shaking her head at the two boys as she pour drinks into cups. A scream snapped his attention back to the porch.

"Teddie! Can you stop bringing that up!"

"Ow! Shihan! They're hurting me again!"

A blond blur raced over to Senna and wrapped his arms around her waist. Dojima chuckled as he watched his niece swirled with the boy around her waist and the platter of drinks above her head. The sight was endearing. It reminded him of his childhood when his sister, Senna's mother, would hit him and he ran to their mother. He gazed at the two for a moment longer before his eyes narrowed. At first it was endearing. After a minute of holding on, the brat still didn't let go and Senna didn't seem to mind him holding on. Dojima straightened up to get up when Teddie let go of Senna. Instead of holding her, he grabbed the platter full of drinks with a smile on his face.

"I'll bring this to the others, Shihan." Senna giggled as she gently patted his head.

"Thank you Teddie." Teddie beamed as he brought the drinks over to the girls. Senna followed leisurely behind him. Dojima relaxed back into the sofa but he continued to watch after his niece and the foreign boy. It was one thing to hug a friend, it was another thing to linger for too long, especially when the person who was hugged was a female. A chuckle from the open kitchen caught his attention while his eyes remained on the girls plus one boy outside.

"He's got it bad." It was the Junes boy who chuckled. Dojima agreed with the kid. After he placed the platter on the floor, the bear kid immediately went to Senna.

"Just like you." Dojima slowly turned to watch the two in the kitchen. Tatsumi looked too comfortable in Senna's apron while Hanamura looked slightly uncomfortable in the plain extra. Hanamura stared at Tatsumi for a full minute before he regained control over his vocal cords. The resulting screech drew attention from the girls. He slapped a hand over his mouth, waved at the girls, before he glared at Tatsumi, who had a satisfied smirk on his face. Dojima chuckled a bit as he continued to watch as the boy pulled the taller closer, so the girls couldn't hear.

"What! That's not true! Senna's my best friend, we're like siblings or something." Tatsumi snorted as he pulled away from the shorter boy. He pointed a spatula at him as he proved him wrong.

"Right, you dream of kissing your sister on the lips all the time." Another squawk was cover with his hand. Hanamura glared at Tatsumi as his face reddened.

"Gawh! Like you don't!" Tatsumi shrugged his shoulders.

"I know I have a crush on sempai. I'm proud to admit it. Senna-sempai is a beautiful woman. Whoever she ends up choosing will be very lucky."

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Teddie watched his Shihan as she made her way back into the kitchen to separate the two boys. Nanako-chan followed her cousin into the kitchen like a duckling following her mother. He liked watching her. She made him feel as though everything was fine. A soft smile was slowly crawling its way on to his face without his knowledge. A hand snapped in from of his eyes and another pulling him out into the garden.

"Okay Teddie, time to fess up. What do you feel for Senna?"

"That's right, you shouldn't say those types of things if you like Senna."

Teddie felt dizzy. The sudden change of lighting, surroundings, and sound left him slightly disoriented. He was on the ground, staring up at the girls. "What? What do you mean?"

"Teddie! We're asking you what are your feelings for Sempai!" Rise stomped her foot when Teddie continued to remain clueless.

"Shihan? Um, I-I admire her."

"That's not all is it? Spill." As one, Chie, Yukiko, and Rise moved in. Teddie was about to scream for Shihan when Naoto-chan got in between them.

"Girls, give him some space. Now Teddie, why don't you describe how you feel for Sempai."

"Naoto-kun! Why ask him to describe his feelings?" Naoto moved Teddie away from the girls, close enough for them be a part of the group but far enough for him to have his own little space.

"Rise-chan, this is Teddie we're talking about. He's not used to all these emotions like we are. Give him some time to collect his thoughts."

"Naoto-kun's right. So, tell us Teddie." Teddie stared at all four girls. He wanted to know how he felt for Shihan as well. He knew what he felt wasn't what he felt at the beginning

"Where do I start?" He was a confused little bear, who was lost in how to describe his feelings for the one person he truly admired.

"When you see her, how do you feel?" That was a simple question. Teddie smiled as he answered the question.

"Happy! Oh, and a lot of butterflies in my tummy." To prove his point, he rubbed his stomach, the point where all the butterflies tend to flutter. It appeared to be a good answer since the girls besides Naoto, started to giggle. Yukiko moved a hand to cover her mouth as she leaned forwards.

"Okay, what about when you hug her?"

"Warm, very warm." Teddie wrapped his arms around himself as an example of how Shihan made him feel.

"Aww."

"When you see her with another boy?" Naoto asked with a satisfied smirk on her face, like she knew something he didn't. The thought of Shihan being another boy made him frown.

"Like Yosuke?" Most of the girls looked at each other in surprise. They knew Yosuke was Teddie's closest guy friend. It was a small surprise when Teddie considered Yosuke as a part of the group of boys after Senna. They didn't think Teddie would even notice the boys who were interested in Senna. Chie shrugged her shoulders and casually answered sure.

"…Bad." He whispered out.

Rise blinked. "Bad?"

He closed in on himself, glancing over to Senna in the kitchen with the guys. "I know Shihan is like best friends with Yosuke, but a small part of me don't like it when he talks to her. But I can't be mad because we're all friends. So even though I know I shouldn't be mad, I am mad, so I feel bad."

"Understandable, you're jealous of Yosuke even though you know you have no right to be jealous at all." Teddie perked up. Jealous?

"Jealous, was that what I felt when I get mad at Yosuke?" The bear's sparkle darkened until there was nothing left. The girls hurried to reassure the boy, that nothing was wrong.

A light bulb lighted up for Rise. "Aw, don't be jealous Teddie. You're the only one besides us that Sempai hugs daily."

"Yea, I haven't seen Yosuke try to hug her. Definitely not Kanji." Chie add in her thoughts. Both boys were too shy to physically touch Senna without her permission first.

"I'm the only one?" Teddie's sparkle started to return.

Naoto smiled gently as she nodded her head. "Yep, so you should be very happy."

~0o0~

The sun was setting when Teddie managed to get Senna off to the side. "Shihan, can I ask you something?" His face pinked when Senna's entire focus settled on him.

"Sure, Teddie." His hands were twitching, restless as they fiddled with his shirt, his hair. He didn't know what to do with his hands.

"Um, you know how everyone calls you by name?"

"Yes, I don't mind."

"…Can I call you by your first name too?!" He missed the streak of red on Senna's face at his question.

"I don't mind. You can call me Senna if you want." His head shot up and he flashed her a bright sunny smile.

"Thank you, Senna-sama!"

Several thuds were heard in the background. Both turned to see Rise on the floor with the rest shaking their heads.

~0o0~

Teddie might not understand completely what he felt for his Shihan but she was important to him, very important! She was probably the most important person to him and he was important to her. The thought made him extremely happy. The flutter in his stomach might never go away but he was okay with that. In fact, every time it starts up, he knew it was only because of her and he liked it. Teddie wasn't very smart but he knew what he liked and Shihan was the one he liked the most!

Dojima didn't hate Teddie. The boy was kind to his daughter, loyal to his niece, and naïve to the world. He held no bad intention for his family. In fact, Dojima was almost certain Teddie was afraid he might hurt someone by accident instead. As long as he continued to be the way he was, Dojima had no problems with the boy. If only he knew his history, then he really wouldn't mind him at all.

Senna smiled gently as she watched her family and friends interacting with one another. Her eyes lingered on Teddie. She knew her growing feelings for him were going to cause some problems especially among their growing admirers, but she can't help how she felt. It started long before she even noticed anyone else. She wasn't going to push it. If things were to happen, they will happen. Until then, Senna was content with what she has.

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A/N: Yea, this didn't go the way I wanted it to. I wanted Dojima to come home to see Teddie taking a nap with his head on Senna's lap while she was reading a book. She would be petting his head softly and….yea, it didn't go the way I wanted it to. Next up…. I have no clue…..