"I don't remember telling you I was pregnant, Tadashi."

Tadashi looks up from his computer screen, startled. He can't help but feel a bit guilty at being caught up so late, for some reason. In fact, he had been so engrossed in typing that he hadn't heard her feet padding across the floor to him. He feels a small pair of arms wrap around his neck, and he smiles. "Doesn't mean I can't wish for it."

His wife of four months snorts, and moves around so she's standing on his right side. In all honesty, they are planning on raising a family in the future. Both of them just think they should wait a few more years, until they were more stable and ready to actually invest time in little versions of themselves. "So tell me. What's got you looking at this 'Meaning of Your Child's Name' website at two in the morning?"

He winces, and tries to change the subject. "Did I wake you up?"

GoGo shakes her head, one arm still around his shoulders. "I had a cup of coffee an hour before bed - had something to do and thought it would help me think. Worst idea I've had so far." She groans, and Tadashi smiles at her. In a swift move, he pulls her closer until she's landed in his lap, straddling him while trapped inside his arms.

She rolls her eyes, and crosses her arms over her chest. "If you think that's going to keep me from forgetting my previous question, Hamada, you're wrong."

He sighs. "All right. Fine. Don't laugh."

GoGo puts on her 'serious' face. "I'm not going to."

"I, uhm..." Tadashi chuckles nervously, and turns a light shade of pink. "I wanted to know what my name meant." There is a heavy silence as he waits for her to burst out laughing. Instead of the small chuckles, he's instead greeted with narrowed, unamused eyes. "What?"

"Why do you think I'd laugh at that?" she snorts, moving her legs so that she's turning away from him. "You insult me." GoGo stares balefully at the screen, noticing that he hasn't had the time to type in his name yet. "Tadashi must mean 'mistrusting'."

"Hey, that's not fair!" Tadashi protests. "I thought it was a ridiculous idea. There's a reason I'm doing this while you're asleep. Supposed to be asleep, specifically."

"There's nothing wrong with wanting to know why your parents named you," his wife replies. "It's always nice to be able to say, 'Oh, my parents envisioned me as someone who will protect and defend others, and that's why they named me Alexander'," she points out.

"You have a point. And yeah, I've still always wondered what my name meant. I never had the time to actually check it out, though." Tadashi's fingers hover over the keyboard. In reality, this was more important than he was letting up. Tadashi was getting older, and he couldn't help but wonder if his parents, wherever they were, were proud of him. The meaning of his name was an insight as to what his parents wanted him to be, he knew it. If he just knew what his name meant, what they wanted him to be, maybe he would be a bit more at peace.

GoGo shifts in her makeshift seat so he can see the screen, as she leans against him. "No matter what your name means, I'm sure they still love you all the same."

Tadashi inhales sharply. How did she know? He simply wraps his arms around her, smiling. "Thanks, Leiko."

"It was no problem, Hamada," she replies, smiling to herself. "Now come on, let's see what your name means." GoGo pauses, a thought coming to her. "Unless, you know, you want your privacy-"

"GoGo, you're my wife. Of course I want you here now." He gives her one last squeeze before placing his hands on the keyboard. He slowly types his name into the search bar, and it's a long, dragging ten seconds.

Tadashi (M) - Japanese Origin

The name 'Tadashi' means "Loyal, faithful, correct".

He stares at the three words for a few more seconds. Loyal. Faithful. Correct. There's a silence as GoGo takes her time to read the words, too, and she finally cracks a small smile as she turns and gracefully jumps out of his lap. "Well, you're not always correct. But I'm pretty sure you're the first two words, and two out of three isn't that bad-"

Tadashi bursts out laughing. A concerned look appears on his wife's face, and she hurriedly asks him if he's feeling all right. "I am," he replies. "Oh, wow, I feel strangely light. I just... Loyal, faithful, and correct, eh? I'll remember that when we start arguing about the latest Game of Thones episode." His eyes twinkle, and GoGo can't help but smile at his upbeat attitude.

"Don't get so ahead of yourself, Hamada." GoGo smirks. "You make your name, at least, that's what I think." The way she says it makes him curious - what does her name mean? He asks her, and watches a stoic, stern expression on her face. "Nothing. My name means nothing."

He cocks his head to the side, a worried look on his face. "You made me feel better about my own name, you know. The least I could do is do the same for you."

She sighed, knowing he was right. Her tense shoulders drop, and she listlessly gestures at his laptop. "Search for it."

He does so, puzzling over her reaction to her own name. She obviously already knows what it means, so he wonders what her name means. But names rarely have negative meanings to them, right? Tadashi was sure of it. While the page loads, he thinks of possible negative adjectives. Unsure? Bitter? Uncouth? He didn't even know any other negative words that could possibly be in a name.

Leiko (F) - Japanese Origin

The name 'Leiko' means "Arrogant".

His eyebrows raise in surprise. "I don't believe it." And he doesn't. Leiko sounds like a happy name. One that should have been radiating with kindness, joy, or happiness. Why in the world does his wife's name mean 'Arrogant'? "Like you said, GoGo. You make your name. I don't remember for a second when you were ever-" He stops, knowing that this isn't where she wants the conversation to go. "You know what? I refuse to believe this."

GoGo rolls her eyes. "I'm touched by your concern, dear husband, but even though not everything on the internet is true, I'm sure that is."

Tadashi shakes his head. "No. There's another meaning, I'm sure of it."

She looks at him for a long time as he determinedly types and skims through Google, and can't help but smile. She remembers a time when she was so concerned about what her name meant - just like how Tadashi was. She also remembers her own feelings of disgust and disbelief at the meaning of her name, ('Arrogant? Really?') and how she suddenly channelled it into her own identity. GoGo feels like there are numerous times when she's arrogant, and is happy that her husband thinks the opposite, but there really wasn't any need for him to go crazy over it.

"I'll go back to sleep," she says, and leans over to kiss him on the cheek. "Join me soon, hm?"

"I will, I will. In a few minutes," comes his distracted reply, and she shakes her head again, before plodding over to their bed and tucking herself under the covers. The continuous clicking sound of Tadashi's fingers typing away is enough to finally lull her to sleep.

She doesn't know what time it is when she finally feels his side of the bed dip down, and his arms pull her closer to him. "You're going to be the death of me," she murmurs, while curling up contentedly into his embrace.

His chest vibrates with his low chuckle. "You're still awake?"

"You woke me up," she replies drowsily, and moves herself closer to him so that she's can cuddle with him properly.

Tadashi smiles at her small form. He's discovered over the years that GoGo can be incredibly affectionate while in a half-asleep state, something he's taken advantage of at least once or twice. He leans over her so he can press a kiss to her temple. "Sorry, little flower."

Her face screws up, although her eyes remain closed. "What was that?"

He chuckles. "Check my laptop tomorrow," he tells her, knowing she won't up and do it now. When his queen has started sleeping, she continues her slumber until she's awake the next morning.

"Fine," she sighs. "Love you."

"Love you too, little flower," Tadashi replies, wondering how many times he'll be able to get away with using this new endearment for her, before she ends up killing him.

A few feet away, Tadashi's laptop glows the white and green colors of another baby-naming website.

Leiko (F) - Hawaiian/Polynesian descent

Leiko means 'Little Flower'.

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Ugh. First one I've posted in a while. I'm terribly sorry. Got a bit caught up with things.

I see Tadashi and GoGo as a couple who'd lounge in front of the TV whenever Game of Thrones is on, and have raging debates as to who's going to die next - thus, that GoT mention in an earlier chapter. I also think Tadashi would be really concerned about the meaning of his name - he just wants to make everyone happy, right?

I'm not sure how much I like this one - I would /love/ to do a follow-up on this one where Tadashi just always calls her Little Flower, but she secretly likes it despite yelling at him to just 'Shut up already'.

And guess what? Y'all get a Halloween special! Can't wait to post it - I'm just waiting for the thirty-first.

Ciao! And thanks to everyone who's still reading this!