Disclaimer= I do not own Hayate the Combat Butler.

The door slams shut, leaving Hayate crushed. Saddened, he walks away. Meanwhile, Hinagiku is sitting down, back against the door. She reads the poem Hayate wrote for her for what seemed liked the umpteenth time. She again sets it down. Her eyes get all jittery and thus, she bursts into tears. She curses herself for being stupid.

"Hina, you MORON! Why did you not say anything! The boy WAITS outside your house for hours hoping to talk to you. He writes you the sweetest poem EVER and THIS is how you thank him!?! How could you be so mean-spirited!" A light bulb lights up in her head. Hinagiku thinks that Hayate is still outside, shell-shocked from what transpired. She decides to talk to Hayate about what went on and to explain why she reacted the way she did. When she goes outside, Hayate is nowhere to be found. She gets her coat and goes in search of him

Hayate walks around aimlessly for a few hours. It is nearing midnight and he is walking along the sidewalk next to the main street where there were some cars driving back and forth, much to his surprise. Hayate remembers everything that happened and shakes his head. He asks why did Hinagiku-san do what she did and what did her actions signify. As Hayate says this to himself, he turns to see a car speeding near the stop sign nearest to him. Eyes narrowing and body facing the street, he times his jump and leaps into the street, hoping to be hit by the car. Hinagiku comes out of nowhere and pushes him out of the way and back to the sidewalk. She slaps him and asks what on earth was he thinking. Tears were in her eyes.

"What idea did you have in mind by trying to pull off that stunt?"
" I do not know. I guess I just wanted to you know.. go away?"
"I'm glad I came when I did. Who knows what would've happen had I been a second too late..." She breathes a sigh of relief.

"Hayate-kun, I'm sorry for rejecting your feelings. I was so confused because never has a boy done what you did for me."
"...The poem?"
" That poem was the sweetest poem I have ever read. You're writing skills are top-notch, like Shakespeare."
"Thank you, Hinagiku-san." Hayate flashed a wide grin.
"I'm just so glad that you are okay and that you did not get hurt." Hinagiku starts crying again.

"Please don't cry Hinagiku-san. Beautiful girls should smile and not frown." With his thumb, Hayate deftly wipes the tears from her eyes."

"Hayate-kun..." He gently grabs her shoulders. Hinagiku giggles and gives him a hug. They remain in an embrace for several moments. After a while, they let go. They look each other in the eyes.

"Hinagiku-san, will you be my girlfriend?"
"Of course I will!"
"Oh thank you thank you!!" Hayate's eyes start to get watery. He goes in to kiss her again. This time Hinagiku accepts his feelings. They kiss and both kiss each other with as much passion as they can muster.

A few years pass and we find Hinagiku walking along the main street. She and Hayate both graduated and have since started living together in an apartment downtown. Her friends and sister, as well as her mom, have all asked her when Hayate plans to propose to her. Hinagiku always replied that whenever he did, she would not hesitate to say yes. Those talks flashed in her mind as she stood parallel to the stop sign. The stop sign brought back many memories and she thanked God that the memories were not permanently branded as bad. Hinagiku turned to face the street. Everything seemed peaceful to her. Her life seemed perfect. She let her mind drift away when she felt someone hug her from behind.

"Surprise darling! I hope I didn't scare you..."

"Hayate-kun, you could never.."

"Hehe, well I will be straight up with you." That is the primary reason why their relationship has stayed so strong for so long; they were always honest with each other.

"What is it?" As she said this, Hayate jumped on the metal railing and crouched down. Hinagiku started to get worried.

"Hayate-kun, what are you doing?"

"Before I do this, I just want you to know that I love you. You make me the happiest man in the entire world! I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Oh Hayate-kun..."

Hayate jumped in the air and did a forward flip. He landed down on one knee in front of Hinagiku. He opened a small box that had a ring in it.

"Hinagiku-san, will you marry me?"

What do you think she said?