Inspired by: Tadashi and Honey pretend to be in a relationship for the purpose of an undercover mission.
The Spring Festival. It was the biggest event of the year at SFIT, and everyone was going. It was a week-long festival with all kinds of activities. It was where people showed off their final projects, new accomplishments, or cool inventions. And of course, the week ended with the legendary 50th Anniversary Gala.
Everyone at SFIT was going…everyone except for Gogo.
"But Gogo, you have to go!" Fred pleaded, then snickering at his pun.
Said girl scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Please, Fred, it's not like it's a requirement for me to go or I won't graduate."
Honey frowned. "Please, Gogo? You don't have to stay the entire time or anything, and we're all going together."
Fred nodded in total agreement. "Yeah, Wasabi asked the girl in his chem class! Heck, even Tadashi and Honey are going together!" Fred exclaimed with an all-too-obvious wink at Honey.
Honey was confused, but she assumed that Fred was making it up to try to convince Gogo. "Yeah, so you should definitely come!" Honey tagged on, hoping she was coming across as convincing.
Tadashi walked in just as Gogo rolled her eyes. "Ugh, fine! I'll go to the stupid gala thing," she grumbled begrudgingly.
Tadashi grinned. "Really? Awesome! What made you decide to go?"
Gogo shrugged. "Well, Wasabi's got a date, and you and Honey are going together, so I thought that Fred might feel a bit like a fifth wheel." Honey didn't see Fred's gob-smacked face. She only saw the shocked expression of Tadashi.
"Yeah, Tadashi," Honey said, giving a look that said "play along!".
He stuttered before agreeing. "Uh, yeah! Actually, Honey, I needed to talk to you about the corsages-" he said, taking his chance to whisk her away from the conversation. "I, um, guess that Fred told you that-?"
"That we were going to act like we were going together to convince Gogo?" Honey cut in. "Yeah, he did. A bit late, though- it's in just a few days. I don't know how we're going to find Gogo a dress now," she said thoughtfully.
Tadashi stuttered even more. "Uh, yeah! Yeah, that was the plan, I just hadn't gotten around to, uh, asking you if you were, uh… okay with it," he said, sounding a bit odd.
Honey nodded her head. "Yeah, anything for Gogo!"
"Right!" he agreed way too quickly and enthusiastically. "For, uh…Gogo." The two stood there in an awkward silence. "I, uh, guess we need to figure out colors, then, so we match, right?" Tadashi asked.
Honey nodded in agreement. "Yeah, we probably should. I think I have a leftover swatch of my dress from when I took it to the tailor…I could bring that by your house tonight?"
"Yeah, that'd be great!" he agreed, seeming to calm down a bit. Honey wondered why he seemed so jittery and nervous, but she brushed it off.
"Anyway, I'm gonna see if I can track down Gogo to take her dress shopping. Bye!" she called as she walked away.
She didn't see the way Tadashi slapped his hand to his face.