Chapter 11, all right. What happens when you mix waffles, Nagihiko, and Amu's family together? You get chapter 11 of this story. Like always, hope you enjoy!

Chapter 11: Something that Needed to be Done.

Amu POV

"Wh-wh-what are you doing here?" I questioned frantically. I probably looked like a mess, I knew my face was red and I wasn't expecting to see him, so I hadn't put much effort into my appearance. Is he into messy hair and checkered pajamas? That would be convenient. Wow, this was pretty embarrassing.

"He is here to have breakfast with us. Please, have a seat Nagihiko-kun." Mama interjected. I heard a small whimper coming from Papa's direction, but he didn't lift himself up from the table.

She had just walked into the room from the kitchen carrying some of the toppings for the waffles, which consisted of sliced strawberries and whip cream. She then went back into the kitchen to retrieve the waffles.

"I will, thank you." He said as he took a seat beside me. I was just staring at him with this look of disbelief and skepticism on my face. He just kept smiling, with his honey eyes gleaming.

"So, back to my question…what are you doing here again?" My eyes narrowed and my face continued to look suspicious, but my heart felt like it was beating so fast it would tear out of my chest. I had this funny feeling that I knew what he was going to say, and this was going to be one uncomfortable meal. Why did he have to do this to me, I used to like waffle breakfasts, but now I'm just going to associate them with this impending feeling of doom. Great.

"I'm here to meet with your parents. I believe it is only proper, since I am your bo-" I clasped my hand over his mouth in panic before he could finish. His eyes widened in surprise. Oh no, no no no no no.

"Boy those waffles sure smell delicious Mama! Heheh…heh…" I laughed awkwardly. I felt Ami's scrutinizing glare on me, I could tell she knew something was up, but I would just have to ignore it for now.

I turned back to Nagi and took my hand off his mouth.

"Hey, can I talk to you over in the other room really quick?" I asked with a forced smile, the edge of my mouth twitched a bit. Ami didn't buy it. Whatever, I needed some answers.

"Of course. Excuse me." He replied and excused himself from the table. After tucking in his chair I grabbed him by the hand and rushed him to the other room. Upon getting to the other room, I took a few deep breaths to calm myself.

"Have you told them yet?" I asked in a small voice.

"Yes, I had a talk with them earlier this morning about it. I had called your mom to ask if I would be able to come over and introduce myself properly as your boyfriend. Did I do something wrong?" he questioned. He had this look of guilt on his face.

"Should I not have said anything? I guess it is a little shameful to be in a relationship with me, isn't it? I'm so sor-" he said before I cut him off. . He closed his eyes a bit and looked away from me. He looked so ashamed, now I just felt awful.

"No no! That's not what I meant at all! Really, Nagi, I'm not ashamed. I promise." I said as I put my hand on my chest. "There you go, with that shame nonsense again, honestly." I shook my head a little; he could be so ridiculous sometimes. His face cheered up a bit.

"I'm sorry." He said with a half-smile.

"Really, you don't need to apologize either." I said and shook my head a bit and smiled. "I guess I'm just relieved is all. I don't think I would have been able to tell them myself very well. How…how did they take it?" I wondered.

"Pretty well actually. Your mother was the more accepting one though." He laughed. "She was excited, but your father, not so much. He just went into some strange form of shock mumbling something about 'my daughter's innocence' and things like that. Then he cried through the rest of our conversation, similar to what he was doing when you came down." He trailed off and moved to take a glance around the corner.

"Yeah, that sounds like Papa…how embarrassing." I chuckled. "Well, thanks for doing that."

"It's no problem, I just felt that it needed to be done." He assured me. "So do you think you are ready to go back?" he asked.

"Give me second." I said. "I need to prepare myself a bit." I said closing my eyes.

"Don't worry, it's going to be fine." He assured me and grabbed my hand. "The only one that doesn't know is Ami, but I think she has caught on." He said with a chuckle.

I couldn't help but return his chuckle with one of my own. He definitely knew how to ease my nerves. His hand tightened around mine and his eyes looked sincere. One more deep breath and I was ready.

So there we were, Nagi and I sitting on one side of the table facing Mama and Papa, and Ami on the end near Mama. Forget the waffle maker; with the heat I was generating from my cheeks, I probably could have cooked the waffles on my face.

"Boyfriend!" squealed Ami. Yeah, we get it. Thanks for making me feel even more embarrassed.

"Boyfriend…my Amu-chan…" muttered Papa.

"How wonderful. I'm so proud that you were able to find such a well-mannered boy Amu-chan." She cupped her face with her hands and smiled, then proceeded to give me a little thumbs up and a wink.

Kill me now. Please. Nagi just chuckled at her embarrassing gesture. It was hard to enjoy my waffles under these conditions, gah!

Ami ate hers with joy and made a mess like usual. The area around her mouth was covered in whip cream with a pinkish tint that had been colored by the juice from the strawberries. Papa didn't even bother to take any pictures, or even touch his waffles at that. Mama, Nagi and I just took it slow with ours.

"So do you two have any plans for today?" asked my mom curiously.

"Umm…" I turned my head to look at Nagi.

"Actually I was planning on taking Amu to my house today to talk with my parents. If that is acceptable with the both of you of course." He added. I collapsed onto the table. Was this not bad enough? Now I have to meet with his parents? I regretted waking up this morning. I was already emotionally exhausted, and we had barely finished our meal.

"Why of course, that's a wonderful idea. I believe Amu-chan should definitely see your parents today too." She said grinning.

This isn't happening. And here comes the pinch and abrupt awakening. Ouch. Did it work? I don't think it's supposed to actually hurt… I lifted my head to check if this really was reality, and it was. There was my family sitting there, along with a laughing Nagi beside me. Sigh. So off to another uncomfortable setting, eh?

"I guess I will go get ready then. Thanks for breakfast Mama. Excuse me." I said in a dead, monotone voice. I slowly dragged myself toward the stairs to get ready.

Next chapter is just a brief meeting with Nagihiko's parents and other stuff too, so be ready!

As you may have already been able to tell, I sort of try to keep everyone in character, but I do admit to straying away from their usual characters at times. Like for Amu, I always make her overreact like crazy. She does that sometimes, but it's hardly this over the top. I don't know why I make her freak out so much, its kinda fun to write I guess, haha. Thanks for reading, and I will return at a later date! Ciao!