Ahhh, finally getting to the end of this. I can finally rest. ... Oh wait, I still have Plans A-Z. Whatevs. /dies/

Thanks for the support so far, guys! The reads number just went waaay up and that makes me happy!

Prompt 7: New Beginnings

"Mooooovie night!" Fred crows as he enters the door to the Hamada household, just like he does every night. Honey and Wasabi follow, identical smiles on their faces and bringing snacks; their tradition, as well. GoGo is the last to enter, because she is always the one to park the car (being the best driver and parallel park-er). Hiro and Tadashi almost never need to open the door for them; it's always unlocked about five minutes before the rest of the gang arrive, and the Hamada brothers are always in charge of the physical set-up.

Their actions are traditional and predictable, just like movie night is. How can't it be, when they've done it for a while?

But tonight, something changes, and Tadashi's by the door when they arrive. Everyone is surprised as they pass by Tadashi, who gives them a small, nervous smile. "That's new," Wasabi notes.

Honey Lemon has a little suspicion as to why her friend is standing like a coat rack near the door, but decides not to push it. "Come on, let's just go find Hiro," she hints with a small smile.

When GoGo steps through the door, she's surprised to see him as well, and even more surprised when he bends down to press a kiss to her forehead. "Ha-Hamada!" she squeaks.

Tadashi laughs. "You're going to have to get used to that, you know," he teases, and she blushes. Ah, I love having that effect on her, he muses. "How was your day?"

"It was... Okay," she murmurs back, feeling a like a fish out of water with this whole... Relationship thing. She has to constantly remind herself that it would be a bit mean for her to snap at Tadashi like she used to, and-

He leans down to whisper in her ear. "You know that you don't have to change for me, right?" He smiles, and straightens back up.

She can't help but smile a bit. It's a bit creepy that he basically just read her mind, but maybe that was the way this - relationships and feelings and everything - was supposed to work. "Don't change for me either, got it?" She rose an eyebrow at him, and he chuckles sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

"Well... Maybe just the way I act around you," he replies softly, and presses another kiss to her forehead.

"Hey, lovebirds!" Hiro whistles at them. "Movie's about to start - Honey already picked her traditional tear-jerker. Some Korean movie about a little girl and her dad in prison."

"Oh joy," GoGo mutters, and Tadashi laughs.

"I'll be sure to wipe your tears afterwards, you know?" Tadashi wraps an arm around GoGo, who squirms a little. Hiro rolls his eyes.

"Oh my God, this is going to be so annoying," Hiro groans, as the new couple passes by.

"I think it's actually really cute!" Honey squeals, an excited grin on her face. "You two are going to make adorable babies."

"Honey."

"I'm happy for you guys. Really." Fred flashes a popcorn filled smile, already munching on his snacks.

Wasabi shrugs, but is smiling all the same. "Just don't get distracted too much - or us for that matter."

"Yeah!" Fred pumps a fist into the air. "No PDA in the lab! Unless, you know, something really good happens and you wanna, I don't know, maybe smooch a little-"

"Don't worry, Fred," GoGo shoots back, as she plops into her designated seat. "There is no way we're going to be doing that in front of all of you-"

"Unless, of course, something really good happens!" Tadashi sits right next to her, closer than he usually does. "Right, babe?"

She scowls. "No generic pet names, Hamada, I swear to God."

Honey and Hiro have an identical look of content on their faces. "They look really happy, don't they, Hiro?" Honey asks the younger Hamada.

Hiro nods. "It was eating him out from the inside for a long time, you know? He had no idea how she felt about him. He liked her a lot. For the longest time. You have no idea," Hiro stresses to Honey. Hiro recalls the first time Tadashi had realized his feelings for GoGo - nearly two years ago. Tadashi got home late, and after a berating from Aunt Cass, he had gone up to the room he shared with Hiro.

"I'm in big trouble, bro," Tadashi had said at the time. "I really, really, really like someone."

Hiro smiles at the recollection. Look where they were now.

"What about munchkin?"

GoGo snorts. "Why, because I'm small?"

"Let's go with cute and fun-sized," Tadashi teases.

"Let's start the movie, already," GoGo grunts.

"Sure thing, munchkin," Wasabi chuckles, as he reaches for the remote to press play. GoGo glares at Tadashi, who grins sheepishly at her.

He leans down to whisper to her. "I'm sorry." She can tell he means it, and he does. He doesn't want to make this any more uncomfortable than it already is, but she knows he can't help but tease her every once in a while. Even though it annoys GoGo a little, she knows it's a sign of affection for him, just like her little grunts and glares were her own signs of affection - even if he had yet to figure it out.

Hiro turns off the lights with a mocking glare towards his brother. "No funny stuff, you two."

Tadashi salutes his brother. "Aye, aye."

The movie starts playing, and GoGo can't help but feel a bit apprehensive. Sure, they've already had a movie date, but this one is different; all because they have a new label stamped over them. Her senses feel like they're on fire, but for some reason, it seems like he's too far away from her. She scoots over centimeter by centimeter, closer to him, hoping he won't notice.

He does.

He smiles, and leans down to give her a soft kiss on her temple. "Miss me already?" Tadashi whispers. GoGo doesn't reply, knowing he understands. He reaches over and takes her hand in his, squeezing gently as he interlaces her fingers through his. "Personally, I prefer hand-holding to shoulder-hugging."

She smirks, and tries to suppress the goosebumps that are just itching to erupt from her skin. "You have a point." He brings her hand up to his mouth and gently kiss her knuckles. Oh, screw my goosebumps, GoGo thinks to herself, knowing that her traitorous ears are starting to turn red.

It's the start of something new, and in uncharted territories. They've already jumped off the cliff, unsure of what's at the bottom. He's glad he took the jump, even happier that he took it with her. There would be fights, near break-ups, and everything else in between. But of course there would be happiness, love, and new beginnings...

And that's all they could ever ask for.

(*)

Ahhhh, finally finished. This is way too overdue - after reading and re-reading the previous chapters, I noticed some things don't quite match. Oh, well. It's my fault for being so lazy in updating while this was still fresh in my mind. That being said, I shall update and change a few chapters before uploading the Epilogue - and thus, ending my take on Tomadashi week.

I will mark this as 'Complete' because I have no idea when I'll upload the Epilogue. And it is, technically, complete. I just don't want to duplicate any of my other Tomadashi stories.

Thank you so much for sticking around. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.