SLU: 8

Aki began to walk to Mori's house with Pudding, since he had to be home early for some reason. She was happy that she at least got to have the dog, and was glad Mori volunteered to keep Pudding at his house. Since it was the first day the dog was staying at Mori's house he had gotten dog food and a dog bowl as well as some other things which weren't all that needed. Once she got up to the door to his house his mom answered the door. "Hi, is... Uh... Is Takashi here?" She asked after a short pause.

"Yes, he's taking a shower in his room." She answered as she stepped out of the way so Aki could come inside. "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" She asked the girl.

Aki shook her head making her short green hair swish from side to side. "No, thanks. I'm just fine. Um... Will I need a map to find my way around?" She asked the woman jokingly.

Takashi's mom shook her head and pointed in the direction of his room. "You'll be able to find it, the door should be open." She told Aki who nodded and thanked the woman then left to go find Takashi's room.

Once she went by a room that had its door open she looked inside and saw a large bed. It was traditional looking and had the Ouran High School uniform for boys inside on the floor. Assuming the room was her Senpai's she stepped through the doorway and closed the door behind her then began looking around for Pudding. Aki heard the shower running near her, she went to the door that probably lead to the bathroom and knocked on it. "Senpai, where is Pudding?" She asked Mori curiously.

"She's in here," He stated through the door which muffled the words so Aki could barely understand him. "Go ahead and get her, I'll be in the shower a little longer." Mori informed her.

Aki blushed lightly and nodded. "Alright..." She muttered, the words were more spoken to make her feel better than anything else. She slowly opened the door to make sure he was still in the shower. "Um... Are you sure it's okay?" She asked him curiously as she slowly approached the dog.

"Is Pudding acting weird?" He asked her as he pulled the shower curtain a little out of the way.

"N-no, she's fine..." Aki mumbled quietly as she held onto the dog's collar. "Sorry." She apologized softly, her face was red hot as she attempted to hide it behind Pudding.

Mori chuckled softly and went back behind the curtain to finish his shower. "You don't need to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong." He told her as she left the bathroom with Pudding.

Aki sighed softly as she sat down on the floor with Pudding and pulled out a dog toy she found under Takashi's bed. "Were you two playing with this before I got here?" She asked the dog for no reason.

Soon enough the shower was turned off without Aki noticing since she was playing "fetch" with Pudding and starting to have some fun. The door to the bathroom opened and Mori stepped into his room with a towel around his waist. "Do you want anything to eat or drink?" He asked her as he ran his fingers through his hair. Aki looked back at him for a split second and ended up turning back around to face Pudding with a bright red face that could easily light up a dark room. "Are you alright?" Mori asked her quickly.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine... Don't worry about it." She said quickly as she played with Pudding's ears.

"Are you sure?" He asked simply.

"Yeah, I just think it's a little weird..." Aki told him quietly.

"What?"

Aki shrugged a little as she tried not to blush. "The fact that I'm keeping - you're keeping a dog - that legally belongs to me... And... I don't know... It's just weird to me." She told him quietly. "And the fact that you just walked into you're room knowing a girl was there, but still decided to walk out with only a towel on..." She trailed off hoping he would understand what she was trying to get at.

"Sorry." Mori uttered quickly and went back into his bathroom. Once he came back out the only thing he didn't have on was a shirt, which was what he quickly threw on before sitting down next to Aki.

She smiled up at him warmly, but still thought it was a little awkward being in his room or even in his house for that matter. "So... How come you decided to keep Pudding here for me?" She asked him curiously. "I appreciate it, but I really don't get why..." She told him softly.

Mori flushed lightly and looked off to the side as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I-I've got a crush on you..." He mumbled shyly. Aki blushed lightly as well and finally looked back at him. "If you don't, I can still keep Pudding here." He said quietly. She smiled lightly and got on her knees to kiss his lips softly. "Does that mean you like me?" Mori asked to make sure he did not get the wrong impression.

Aki smiled lightly and nodded. "Yeah." She said shyly. "Why wouldn't it?" Aki asked him quietly.

"I don't know." He mumbled back to her.

She smiled a little and kissed him again then sat back down and bit her lip. "Do you think you could bring Pudding over to see Termite sometime?" Aki asked him curiously as she looked up at him shyly.

"Yeah... Is tomorrow okay?" Mori wondered.

Aki smiled and nodded. "That should be fine, I need to make sure it's alright with my dad though." She told him softly.

Mori smiled lightly back at her as he played with Pudding's ears as well. "Can we call it a date?" He asked her curiously.

She blushed lightly and looked back to Pudding. "I would," Aki said softly as she watched Mori's hands scratch Pudding's ears. "That would mean we're dating..." She told him quietly and bit her lip.

He grinned to himself and nodded. "I was hoping you would say that..." Takashi admitted softly.

Aki looked up at him, her hand was still on Pudding's noggin, but she wasn't petting the Mastiff. "I still want you to ask me out." She told him softly and smiled lightly up at him.

She watched as his face heated up with a dark red tint. "Uh... Will you go out with me, Aki-chan?" He asked in his normal, deep voice.

Aki blushed and hugged him. "Of course I will." She said and smiled at him before kissing his cheek.

... But as she moved to kiss his cheek, Pudding got lonely and gave them both a kiss instead. "What she did." Aki said, so he knew she meant to do what Pudding somehow managed to pull off. They both laughed a little and he pulled her into his lap then kissed her. Aki blushed lightly and kissed him back. "I'm guessing you let your parents know that you like - er liked? - me, I'm not sure which one is correct... I think it's like..." She mumbled.

"My brother knows too, though it was hard to get him to stop talking." Mori stated.

Aki giggled a little and nodded as she had one arm around him while she scratched Pudding's ears. "I'm not going to stop cross-dressing..." She told him softly. "And I'm still going to be part of the Host Club." She added as she looked over at Pudding. "Hope you don't mind." Aki stated shyly.

"Kyoya would be mad at both of us, and Hani, if you stopped out of the blue." He told her and smiled once she giggled a little. "He'd probably say this is good for getting money from clients..." He added.

Aki kissed him softly. "I'm not going to make out with you in front of some fan-girls, because for one: It's wrong, two: I'm not a money whore, and three: I'm not one of those people who will make out with someone in public simply because it gives other people chills." She told him quietly. Aki was doing her best to be nice to him, but couldn't avoid being mean when she was trying to get her point across.

"I saw you had said that before, when you were dating Yukiko." Mori pointed out.

She blushed lightly and nodded. "I hope you don't mind the fact that I swing both ways..." She mumbled shyly. "I mean, I understand if you don't, but if you don't I can't date you." Aki informed him quietly.

"I don't mind."