lumigo akvo9504: hahahaha I know, I know. They are the cutest thing. I'm happy you like it, I know you've been expecting it for awhile. And yes! Mitsukuni is growing, I feel like a proud mamma, y'know?

'A date? Is it... a date?' Nagisa was bewildered. Maybe for Bitch-sensei or some of the other girls like Toka it was obvious, but the blue haired girl hadn't even thought about her upcoming trip with Honey-senpai to that bakery as a date until she mentioned it. Well, she had, but ultimately discarded the option immediately, because Honey-senpai was... well, her senpai. She was sure he would never have any interest in her whatsoever, other a friendly one, that is. And then Bitch-sensei told her she was 'the most oblivious girl she had ever seen', as it was a crime that she hadn't notice it before.

'Well, I'm sorry, I'm busy trying not to act as a fangirl here, I think I'm allowed some slack.'

Now Nagisa was all alone in her flat, looking desperately for something nice to wear. Her sensei's words had gotten stuck into her head, and now she was trying not to freak out over the fact that all her clothes weren't made for a date, because they all had something that Nagisa didn't like. It was as if she had been having some form of an aneurysm when she bought all of those clothes! They all looked unappropriated in her eyes. What was she gonna do?! Honey-senpai had said he would be picking her up in twenty minutes and she was still on her pajamas. Like, what the hell! Why was she so nervous, anyway? It surely wasn't a date, and Nagisa was just overreacting as usual.

But what if it was a date? She couldn't go with the first thing she took out of her wardrobe!

'This is a disaster!' she groaned inside, going over her clothes all over again. It was the third time already, and each time everything looked even worse. Why did she even had half of this stuff? It was awful!

The bluenette's heart stopped when she heard the doorbell. Oh, Kami. He was here already. Why was he here already? She still had twenty minutes!

Damn him an his rich boy's manners! Most people were never on time for those things, and much less were they early!

'And that only makes him even more perfect than he already is...' Nagisa thought grumpily as she stood up, before processing what she thought.

Whoa, what? Where had that came from? Did she really considered Honey-senpai... perfect?

'No. I don't'. And it was the truth. But all his flaws... they only made him even better in Nagisa's eyes. There was nothing she could thought of that bothered her about him. She was actually impressed. Most people usually had something that made them... annoying. But with Honey, she found nothing.

When Nagisa opened the door, she saw Honey-senpai standing there, smiling sweetly at her, although he raised an eyebrow at her outfit. Well, she was wearing a baggy t-shirt from Karma, so she got where he was coming from. The bluenette probably looked like a truck had ran her over, on her pajamas, her hair pulled up in a really messy bun, and bags under her eyes product of her lack of sleeping thinking about the date she was gonna have with him that day.

'No! It isn't a date, Nagisa! He just asked you because Mori-senpai couldn't come, that's all.' she reprimanded herself. It was true, though. Honey did tell her Mori-senpai wouldn't make it.

"Hey, Nagisa!" said Honey-senpai, happily as always.

"Hey, Honey-senpai. Come on in. Sorry for the mess, but I haven't have time to clean up. And sorry I'm still on my pajamas, I was looking for something when you called." she explained, leaving out the part when she had been on the same endeavour for almost an hour, he definitely didn't need to know that. But now that she saw how he was dressed... well, it certainly did make things easy for her.

"Oh, don't worry, Nagisa! I'll wait on the living room, 'kay?" he said, and Nagisa nodded, smiling as she returned to her room. It was a mess, as the rest of the house. Half of her clothes were on the floor, and her bed was undone. Ugh. She should have thought about that before going to bed last night. Now she was in a hurry to get dressed, and she still had no idea what to wear!

In the end, using Honey-senpai's clothes as a reference, she decided to wear some high-waisted shorts and a sleeveless shirt with a waistcoat that reached her knees, and simple running shoes. She styled her hair on her usual pigtails, and brushed her teeth before stepping out of her room.

"I'm ready. Is this alright?" she asked, hoping Honey-senpai would approve.

Mitsukuni, in the other hand, was shocked. She looked just... perfect. She was stunning, as always, and those clothes only favored her figure.

In the end, when Mitsukuni realised she was waiting for an answer, he managed to get his voice back, clearing his throat before talking.

"Yeah, you look... you look good, Nagisa." good? Kami, of all things he could have said, and he just said good? Just what on Earth was wrong with him?

Nagisa just smiled though, not looking hurt by his lack of expression or anything like, so Mitsukuni was able to breath again. Everything was ok, he hadn't messed up things before even leaving her flat.

He could do it. Mitsukuni wouldn't blow up this date. Even if Nagisa didn't know it was a date. If all went well, maybe next time he asked her out—because he would ask her out again—she would consider it as one. Hoping was all he could do at this point, really.

The limo was waiting for them when they got out of the building. Unfortunately for Nagisa, she had already gotten used to the fact that she would have to use that thing to move around the city while she was with the boys, even is she didn't like it. Maybe if it had been a smaller car... but noooo, they all just had to have a limousine for their sole use, didn't they? At least Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai shared one, as did the twins. That made her feel a bit better, if only sightly.

When they were settled inside the car, something unusual happened. Honey-senpai was quiet, and that was so unlike himself Nagisa even got a bit worried. Wasn't he feeling well?

"Hey, Honey-senpai... are you alright?" the senior looked over at her, curious. Why was she asking? "I mean, you're quiet, and you usually talk a lot, so maybe you're not feeling well."

Mitsukuni chuckled. Of course it was that. She was so sweet, caring about little things like those.

"Don't worry. Nagisa, I'm ok. Just thinking about how I don't like that you call me your senpai." Nagisa's eyes widened as the blunt way he said it. Mitsukuni noticed, and he giggled a bit. "Stop looking at me that way! You did ask me to drop the act around you." he teased her, and Nagisa smiled a bit. Yeah. She had, hadn't she? At the pool, when they were at Kyoya-kun's family resort. It felt like a lot of time had passed since then, even if it wasn't true.

"Alright. I guess I can just call you Honey, then." she said, smiling at him, and Mitsukuni nodded. "I do have to ask, though. Any reason in particular?"

The blond took his time thinking about how to answer. It was a rather difficult question to answer without giving away his feelings, so he had to choose his words carefully.

"Well, I guess I don't want you to see me as your senpai. We're friends, and pretty close ones, I would dare to say, so I don't think it's necessary for us to have those formalities." he finally said, proud of his own answer. That way, it justified his lack of honorifics with her as well. Mitsukuni patted himself on the back.

Nagisa looked at him, thinking about what he said. He was right. She didn't use honorifics with anyone at the E class, and she thought of Honey-senpai—uh, Honey, as a friend, the closest of all the people she had met in Ouran, alongside Mori-senpai. She guessed maybe Kyoya-kun and Tamaki-kun were somewhat close to her too, but that was more of that 'we're classmates on the same club so we kind of have to get along' kind of thing.

"Alright, fair enough Honey." she said, smiling again, and Mitsukuni mirrored her smile.

'Now, if you just called me Mitsukuni instead...' but he could wait. Baby steps, baby steps. He didn't want to hurry things, even if it bothered him a bit. Better safe than sorry, they said. His experiment wasn't completed yet, and he needed some more data before moving on.

"Yay!" he said instead, and Nagisa laughed. Sometimes she didn't understand him, though. He could act so mature one moment, and the next one he was back at being a child. It was amazing how he could still preserve his childish personality, while being an eighteen year old man, with a job at the Ministry of Defense, considered a world-mass-destruction weapon, heir to the Haninozuka empire. It was impressive, Nagisa admitted that. That, strangely enough, only made him even more attractive to her, to know that he could tell apart when he could be an immature kid and when he couldn't.

"Okay, so where are we going? You never told me where this bakery was." asked Nagisa, and Mitsukuni started his usual ranting, talking excitedly about the place, how it looked, and how he was so eager to try everything. Nagisa knew he wasn't lying, and that he would absolutely try out every single piece of cake on the menu. She still didn't know how he managed to eat that much, and where did all that sugar went, but her metabolism acted more or less the same, with sweets and sushi, so it wasn't as if she had room to talk. It made her feel a bit less weird about eating half what was on the table, so she was glad, actually.

"... and we'll have to bring some to the Host Club tomorrow, and Satoshi asked me to take him carrot cake, so we'll have to buy some of that too. Chika says he doesn't like sweets, but I know he loves blueberry cake, so I'll bring him some. And Okaa-san wanted something too..." the bluenette had disconnected, but that caught her attention again.

"You'll bring them something? That's pretty sweet of you." she smiled, and then looked embarrassed when she asked. "Do you think I can come with you? I really wanna meet your brother, and Mori-senpai has talked about Satoshi-kun a lot. In his own, word-less way. Anyways, I wanna meet him too." she said with a smile full of white teeth, trying to convince Honey to just pleaaaase let her come?

Mitsukuni's face lit up. She—Shiota Nagisa—wanted to meet his family?! That was great! More than great! He didn't even had to try for her to accept!

"Of course, Nagisa! You can come with me after we leave the bakery! Chika will probably be at the dojo, and Satoshi is almost always with him, so you'll meet them at the same time. And if you want you can meet Okaa-san too! She's nice, nothing like Otou-san. Even if you said he was nice..." he muttered the last thing. Mitsukuni was still a bit weirded out by what she had said the other day. His Otou-san, being nice to someone? Yeah, not likely. And he had checked, he wasn't an alien! Chika had helped him too!

But then again, Nagisa said he was nice. Nagisa didn't lie. So if she said he had been nice to her, maybe it was true. But still, Otou-san... The senior was really confused.

Too caught up with his own thoughts, Mitsukuni didn't notice how Nagisa's eyes widened when she heard him. Okay, so meeting his little brother and cousin was one thing. Meeting his mother was an entirely different one. And for her demise, he made it sound like she was his... his girlfriend, or something! Even if he meant nothing of it, it still sounded like it.

Being Honey's girlfriend... it actually didn't sound that bad...

'No! Stop it, Nagisa! Don't think about things that will never happen! Bad, bad Nagisa!' she reprimanded herself. Her inner self was right. Imagining those kinds of things wasn't healthy! Specially because she really liked the idea...

"O-oh! Alright." she managed to say, and the subject was soon forgotten. Or at least it seemed like it, as Nagisa kept thinking about it, as did Mitsukuni. He wasn't an idiot, and every single word that came out of his mouth always had a purpose. If he said things the way he did, it was because he wanted to see how Nagisa reacted. The result was the one he expected. She got flustered, even if she tried to hide it, and tried to act as if she wasn't a bit freaked out with it.

Mitsukuni knew Nagisa wouldn't have acted that way unless she considered him something more than a friend. Even if she still didn't know about it. Mitsukuni wasn't worried, though. They had until he graduated, and even then they worked at the same place, he could certainly arrange some 'casual meetings', and pull some strings to get her closer to him somehow. There was always a way, and the senior wasn't giving up so easily. Nagisa had caught his attention, and there was no way he was letting her go.

When the limousine pulled over, Mitsukuni didn't wait his driver to open the door for him before doing it himself. He wanted to open Nagisa's door, and for that he needed to be quick.

What a shame, Nagisa didn't think that way. When Mitsukuni was about to open her door, the bluenette opened it herself, going out of the limo without help. There's no need to say, Mitsukuni's heart crushed. He had been so close! Agh, he would need to be faster next time. Maybe jump over the limo instead of walking around it? Now that was an idea...

He recovered fast from his heartbreak, as he smiled again before Nagisa noticed, and grabbed her hand, dragging her over the bakery's door. He still had some tricks under his sleeve.

The place was just like Honey described it while on the limo. It was small, homely and colorful, and you could scent the happiness pouring out of the place. It was... relaxing.

Nagisa thanked Honey when he opened the door for her, letting her come in first. That was something Nagisa appreciated and respected from those rich bastards. They certainly knew how to be polite. They didn't really used it much, and the majority of the time they were hiding some ulterior motives when befriending someone, but there were times when Nagisa could feel the genuineness of the gesture, just like she was feeling it right now.

Mitsukuni, still holding Nagisa's hand—the thought made him blush a bit—, spotted a free table near the window, and quickly directed them there, Nagisa trailing behind him with their hands still connected. The both of them sat confronting each other, and each one took one of the menus to see what to get. It was pointless, though, as they both knew the table would soon be filled up with everything the place had to offer. But still, it was nice to pretend they were near the normal side of the population.

Finally, Nagisa gave up, closing her menu and leaving it on the table.

"I can't do this, I'm sorry." she said, and Mitsukuni raised and eyebrow, trying to hide the panic rising fast because what was Nagisa talking about? Had he been found out? Was she leaving?! "It all looks delicious! How do they want me to choose between the chocolate cake and the cookies and cream one, or the mint flavored one, or the lemon pie!? It's just not fair!" she whined, and Mitsukuni smiled, heartbeat slowing down to healthy levels once more. She was sooo cute...

"Don't worry, Nagisa. I can't decide either, so what about we order everything? That way we can taste them all!" why were they even questioning that statement? It wasn't as if they hadn't known already that was going to be the outcome of the afternoon the moment they entered the place.

One of the guys who worked there decided it was the right moment to step in, as he walked towards them and greeted them with a nice smile.

"Konnichiwa, welcome to Harawasaki's, are you ready to order?" he said, a small notebook and a pen in hand.

'Yeah, you're not gonna need that, pal.' thought Nagisa, just as Honey opened his mouth to start ordering.

"Oh, yes! We'll have the strawberry cake, 'cause that's my favorite, and some chocolate cake! Also, can you bring us some of the mint flavored cake, the cookies and cream, the carrot cake, lemon pie, some apple pie too, a blueberry cake, a white chocolate and a coffee ones too, please. Uh, we want some truffle cake, a red velvet, a fudge cake, and that one with mangos. And do you have tea?" said Mitsukuni, and the guy almost forgot to nod, bewildered with the order. "We'll want two cups of tea too, then. Thanks!"

"I... um, are you sure you want all that?" the guy looked at Nagisa, probably thinking she was the older out of the two. She just nodded, and he blinked repeatedly. "O-okay then, your order will be here shortly."

When the guy was far enough not to hear them, Mitsukuni and Nagisa broke into laughter, which they had been containing until that moment.

"D-Did you see his face? It was priceless!" laughed Mitsukuni, joy tears growing in his eyes.

"And when you basically named everything on the menu..." Nagisa was barely able to speak, as she was laughing so hard her lungs ached.

"Yeah, and he looked at you to make sure I wasn't kidding!"

Summing up, they were close to dying out of laughter.

They managed to regain composure by the time the guy finally showed up with all the cakes on a tray, and Nagisa could tell Honey was eager to dig in already. She couldn't blame him, everything looked delicious, and she wanted to eat too. Maybe she would try the lemon pie first? Or the apple one? Well, she really wanted the chocolate one, but that was one of Honey's favorites too, just below the strawberry cake, so Nagisa would probably just leave it to him.

Mitsukuni was having none of it, though, as he didn't touch any of the cakes when the guy left. Instead, he sipped his cup of tea, gazing at Nagisa.

"C'mon Nagisa, choose the one you want first!" he finally said, when the bluenette wasn't making any signs of having picked up the meaning of his staring.

"Uh?" that was all she could say. What? Did she hear right? Probably not, as there was no way in living hell Honey had just asked her to choose her slide of cake first. Right? Hell wasn't freezing over yet, and there were no pigs flying outside.

"Yeah, pick the one you like the most! I invited you, after all, is only fair." elaborated Mitsukuni, and Nagisa's heart skipped a beat. When had he become that sweet? 'Because that just now was no the usual cuteness he used, that had been pure, selfless sweetness. It made Nagisa feel warm inside.

"Alright! Then, I'll pick... this one." the chocolate cake that had been calling her since she saw it. It looked delicious...

In the end, they both managed to finish everything in no time. Honey wanted to order more, but Nagisa managed to convince him not too, telling him they needed to leave something for the other customers. Mitsukuni pouted at that, but he knew she was right, so he dropped it, conforming with all he was taking home with him. He just hoped everything would go according his plan...

The way to the Haninozuka estate went calmed. They talked about trivial things, laughing and cheering, having a great time. Nagisa, who was so nervous her legs were turning to jelly before Honey picked her up, was now thinking she had been pretty stupid. It was Honey, dear Kami. She could be herself when she was with him!

At the moment, Honey was telling her they would be starting with the 'Haninozuka style' combat training. That meant, everything was legal except killing. Not really her thing, as she killed for a living, but she was eager to finally show Honey what she could do with the right weapons in her hands. Karasuma-sensei taught the 3-E how to fight with the Haninozuka style—if a rather simpler version of it. But she was a specialized MOD agent, trained to use weapons. The Haninozuka style was her comfort zone.

"Can you use knives?" she asked, wanting to be sure. If she could, she would bring her babies.

"Of course! Everything's legal unless you kill someone, so if you are skilled with knives and you know how to use them without killing, then it's alright." answered Mitsukuni, assuming that was her preferred weapon. He wasn't stupid, he knew they trained her to use guns and knifes at the Ministry. Probably Nagisa liked knives better. He himself was better without anything, as he just used everything his opponent had against him. His body was all he needed. But even though he didn't need to carry a weapon wherever he went, he still knew how to use most of them, as he had to train a lot of people on how to use them himself. "We'll have to make sure you know the style before you can spar with Chika-chan, though. He's all Haninozuka style outside the karate club, so you have to be prepared." he warned her, and Nagisa nodded.

"Huh... that's interesting..." she said, already thinking in how she could harm Honey's brother without causing major damage. She didn't want him to end up in the hospital.

'Well, now I know why those classes Karasuma-sensei gave me to know where it was safe to cut without causing permanent harm were useful...' she though. Pretty ironical, as she was sure he meant it as a torture method. But still.

Before they knew it, they were getting out of the limo, and this time Mitsukuni managed to open the door for Nagisa before she could do it herself. He had to jump over the limo—he knew it had been a good idea!—, but he made it.

"Chika and Satoshi are probably training, so why don't we go to see okaasan first? I really want you two to meet, you'll get along perfectly." assured Mitsukuni, really eager to see how her mother would interact with Nagisa. He wasn't that much troubled about it, because he was telling the truth when he said they would get along pretty well.

Nagisa, on the other hand, was a handful of nerves. She was gonna meet Honey's mother. Haninozuka-san's wife. Oh, Kami and the sushi lord, why did she had to get herself into that kind of situations...

'Okay, here goes nothing. I just hope I'm not banned from the Haninozuka estate when we're done with this conversation...'

I have a question. Did you like Nagisa being all girly and preoccupied about something as clothes? And it was all for Mitsukuni! I think it's kinda cute, I think I would react a bit like that if I had a date with the guy I like. Even if Nagisa's not at that stage yet, we're getting there. And the official lack of honorifics? I don't know if that went as well as I thought it would, but still.

Did you noticed the whole chapter was about the 'date-not-date-that-is-really-a-date'? I just noticed after I finished writing hahahahaha. I guess I got a bit carried away. But they are just so cuteeeee!

That's all for now. See ya next chapter!

Patolemus.