Megan woke up to find Tamaki looking down at her.

"That's creepy, Tama. Only perverted creeps watch girls sleep."

"I'm not a perverted creep!" he exclaimed, offended. "I didn't want to wake you by getting up, so I watched you until you woke up on your own."

"I didn't really mean that you're a creep, Tamaki. I was just messing with you," she smiled. He was so sweet.

Her stomach grumbled, and he laughed.

"Shut up!" she giggled.

"Ready for some chocolate chip pancakes?" he asked.

"You remembered that, too?" she smiled, blushing.

"Of course. You used to eat them every day."

"Well, I don't eat them every day now, but I do still love them."

He stood and walked around the bed. He scooped her up bridal-style, making her squeal.

"Tama! Put me down!" she laughed.

"Never!" he laughed. He carried her out of his bedroom, down the stairs and into the dining room, finally setting her down in a chair. A few minutes later, a plate of fresh chocolate chip pancakes was placed in front of her. She squealed in delight and dug in.

He watched her in amusement as he ate his own pancakes.

She looked up at him suddenly and found him looking at her. She blushed.

"Why are you watching me eat?" she asked.

"Because your delight makes me happy."

She blinked. After staring at him for a few moments, she shrugged and resumed devouring her breakfast.

He wasn't lying when he said that her delight made him happy; he loved how the smallest things made her so happy. He was glad that hadn't changed. He loved her smile and her laugh. He always had.

"Tamaki, are you feeling ok?" she asked, snapping him from his thoughts. "You seem a bit out of it."

"Oh, I'm fine," he assured her. "Just thinking. Are you done?"

"Yep!"

"What do you want to do then?"

"I want to go home, take a shower, change, and then hang out some more!"

"Ok," he smiled, "just give me a few minutes to change."

"Ok, I'll wait here."

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah," Megan stood. Tamaki led her outside to the limo. She examined him as he sat across from her. He was wearing jeans and a purple t-shirt.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Hm? Oh, nothing. I like your outfit. The shirt makes your eyes pop."

"Oh. Thank you.

When the limo pulled up in front of her house, she hopped out and rushed to her room, leaving the door open for Tamaki but not waiting for him. She showered and dressed in a pair of short denim shorts and a baby blue tank top. She gelled and blow-dried her hair; the end result was loose, cascading waves. She put on a thin layer of black eyeliner, pink eye shadow and clear lip gloss. She grabbed a pair of blue high tops and some neon orange socks and went downstairs.

Xander was talking to Tamaki about how he had met Haruhi. Perfect; she desperately needed to talk to Arora and Kirin.

Arora was easy to find—she was in her room on her laptop. They found Kirin laying on a couch in the basement, listening to music and looking at funny pictures on an app on her phone.

"Kirin, Megan needs to talk to us," Arora pulled an ear bud out of Kirin's ear. "Apparently it's urgent."

'What's up?' Kirin signed, sitting up.

Megan proceeded to tell them about her night with Tamaki—about how it had been just like the last time they'd been out alone together, how she'd gotten caught up in the nostalgia and emotions and they'd kissed, just like last time. The difference was that this time she wasn't leaving; she had to stick around and figure things out. She couldn't just leave it behind. And she had no idea what to do.

'I think your love for each other is more romantic than you thought,' Kirin was obviously ecstatic over situation.

"And I think that you need to take things one step at a time—for the moment, keep going as if nothing had happened," Arora disagreed. "You need to find out if you really do love him in a romantic way, or if you just got caught up in your excitement."

Kirin frowned disapprovingly

"I'm not saying that they're not in love, Kirin," Arora defended herself. "I'm just saying that it's possible that they just got caught up; if they rush into things before figuring that out, it could be disastrous."

Kirin sighed and signed her—reluctant—agreement.

Arora turned to Megan. "If you and Tamaki decide that your love is romantic instead of familial, then you have my full support; I think you guys would be a great couple. I just think you need to take it one step at a time."

"Ok," Megan sighed. "Thanks, guys. I feel so much better now."

"While we're here," Arora said, "Kirin needs to tell us about this guy!"

"Guy?" Megan asked; she hadn't been home last night, and had no idea Nekozawa had been over, or even that Kirin had gone to see him.

"That Nekozawa guy," Arora told her. "He was here last night."

"No way!" Megan gasped. "Kirin! Spill!"

Kirin blushed.

'It's not that big a deal,' she signed. 'We're just friends.'

"You looked awfully cuddly on the porch for being just friends," Arora grinned.

Kirin's blush darkened.

'Arora!' she signed. 'Were you spying? That's so not right!'

"I wasn't spying," Arora said. "Kaelan and Kairi were. Xander and I had to drag them away from the window. I saw you lay your head on his shoulder as we did so; you're just lucky they didn't see that."

'I can just imagine what they'd do if they did,' Kirin didn't seem to like that idea. 'Thanks, Rora.'

"You can thank me by telling us what happened."

"I definitely wanna hear this!" Megan squealed.

'Nothing happened,' Kirin signed. 'Not really. I mean, we talked. Well, I texted, he talked. I told him I liked hanging out with him, because he's interesting and nice and cute. He asked if I meant it and said that he's not used to people liking him. He said people think he's weird and creepy 'cause he's different than they are and I told him I didn't think he was creepy or weird. I told him that he's unique and unique is good. He said thanks. And then he told me that I'm cute, too,' she blushed as she signed that part. 'I put my head on his shoulder and he got tense, but he relaxed after a bit. When he left I gave him a hug. He seemed a bit uncomfortable, but he hugged me back. And when I went to bed I texted him good night. And he texted me good night back.'

"…Awwww," Megan and Arora squealed.

'What?' Kirin signed, feeling a little embarrassed, yet happy at the same time.

"You've got yourself a guy right out of a romance novel!" Megan squealed. "Dark, brooding, mysterious, deep, with a troubled past, but who's secretly sweet and just wants someone to love him!"

Arora laughed, and Kirin stared at Megan.

'I think you're a little too excited,' Kirin signed. 'For one, he's not even mine.'

"Not yet, at least," Megan grinned. "You obviously like him. And he obviously likes you—he called you cute!"

'That doesn't mean he's interested, it just means that I'm cute.'

"Yeah, but he doesn't exactly seem like the kind of guy who would say that to just anyone."

"That is a good point," Arora agreed. "He's definitely not the flirty type, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would say something just to be polite, either."

'I guess,' Kirin bit her lip contemplatively.

"Regardless of whether he could be a character in a cheesy book," Arora ignored the glare Megan sent her, "I do think he likes you, and that you would be a cute couple."

"Hey, there you are," Tamaki interrupted from the stairs. "I was wondering if you'd ran away, Meg."

"Nope, just catching up on the girliness I missed last night!" she quipped.

"Umm… ok," he didn't really understand what that meant, but decided not to question it. "Well, is there anything you want to do today?"

Megan grinned, and Tamaki got the feeling he was going to regret asking.

"Shopping!" She cheered.

Definitely going to regret asking.

'Don't worry, Tama,' Kirin signed, grinning, 'we'll make Xander come, too; he can help you carry stuff!'

Tamaki groaned.

The girls laughed.

"This is gonna be a long Sunday," Xander sighed as they piled into the limo.

Tamaki groaned his agreement