A little while later, Fred returns with a tray in his hands.
"What the-were you planning on feeding an army?" Tadashi asks, his eyes wide as he takes in the amount of food on it.
"I wasn't sure what you'd be hungry for and so Marie insisted on making a little bit of everything," Fred answers with a wry smile as he puts the tray down.
"She freaking spoils us, you know that?" Tadashi chuckles as Fred carefully places the tray on the bedside table.
"She does," Fred agrees with a slight smile, climbing back into bed next to Tadashi.
"Still, I guess we can't complain, right?" Tadashi says with a smile as he looks over the selection, trying to figure out what his stomach seemed ready for. When he doesn't get an immediate answer, he turns back to look at the other man, saying uncertainly, "Fred?"
The fanboy was staring at him, his expression suddenly having gone slightly intense, but before Tadashi could ask him what was going on, suddenly he finds himself being pulled into a deep, passionate kiss.
"W-what was that for?" Tadashi gasps dazedly when they finally break apart, his head whirling from the unexpected moment of passion.
"I guess it's just kind of finally sinking in that you're actually my husband," Fred answers, grinning and gently running his hands up and down Tadashi's arms. "Y-you're actually mine…"
"I've always been yours," Tadashi answers, lovingly laying his head against the other man's chest.
"I know, technically," Fred agrees. "But now it's official…"
"And that makes you happy?"
"More than I can say," Fred agrees, tenderly tucking a loose strand of hair back behind Tadashi's ear.
"Good, because I feel exactly the same way." Tadashi wraps his arms around his husband. "You're officially my Freddy, now and forever."
"And you're my Dashi," Fred says warmly.
"So…" Tadashi finally says after a few minutes of contented silence. "How exactly are we going to proceed from here? I mean, we're going to be having an official ceremony and everything, I know that. But until then-am I supposed to move in with you, or…?"
"Only if you want to!" Fred hurries to answer, although it was obvious from his tone that he was the exact opposite of opposed to the idea.
"I-I know that eventually I want to…" Tadashi says slowly.
"But not right now?" Fred asks softly, sounding vaguely disappointed but understanding at the same time.
"I just think that my family might need some time to adjust," Tadashi admits. "I mean, we technically weren't even officially engaged before this-we'd talked about it, yeah, but we hadn't actually done it, so I think this might be a bit of a shock for everyone. It's one thing for Aunt Cass to have a nephew moving out, but Hiro's been sharing a room with me since he was born-I don't know how he'd react to me suddenly leaving."
"Makes sense," Fred agrees with a nod. "You're right, maybe it's better to take things slow for now."
"Right," Tadashi agrees with a relieved smile. "Thank you for understanding."
"Of course." Fred lovingly pecks him on the cheek. "Still-do you think maybe to begin with you could spend one or two nights a week here?"
"I think that would be a more than fair compromise," Tadashi says with a grin. "Although… I'm assuming that we're going to be looking for a place of our own soon?"
"Oh my gosh, yeah, I hadn't even thought about that!" Fred's eyes go wide at the realization. "Or, I mean, I had, but it hadn't exactly sunk in yet…"
"We don't have to do it soon if you're not comfortable with that yet!" Tadashi reassures him. "I just know that you've always talked about wanting to be out from under your parents' roof…"
"And you are totally right about that," Fred agrees. "Honestly-yeah, if we're married, it's definitely time for us to be getting our own place. We don't have to start house searching today, necessarily, but it might not hurt to start soon."
"Yeah, definitely," Tadashi agrees with a smile before adding somewhat worriedly, "Dang… We have a lot of work ahead of us, don't we? I mean, getting ready for an actual wedding and all…"
"I vote that we hire Honey Lemon to do most of the planning for us," Fred says. "I mean, unless you really want us to do it ourselves-"
"No, you're definitely right, getting Honey Lemon would probably be a really, really good idea," Tadashi tells him. "You know that she hoards bridal magazines and has a whole bunch of Pinterest pages devoted to wedding stuff?"
"Uh… No, I did not actually," Fred admits, wondering how Tadashi knew about this.
"You find out some really random stuff about people when you get roped into being their partner on a project," Tadashi says with a slight smile.
"I see…" Fred shakes his head slightly. "Regardless, if she's up to it-"
"Up to it? She's probably going to be begging us to let her plan the ceremony. And if Aunt Cass is willing to do the catering-"
"I think we pretty much have a done deal," Fred chuckles. "Which leaves us free to take care of the rest of the important stuff."
"Like finding a house or an apartment?"
"That," Fred agrees. "And planning our honeymoon."
"Oh, gosh, I hadn't even thought about that…" Tadashi admits with a slight grin. "Where do you think we should go?"
"I have some ideas," Fred says with a smile of his own. "Maybe a world tour of all the famous nerdy spots, like the Shire and Platform 9 ¾?"
"That would be pretty amazing," Tadashi admits. "Still-"
"Still?"
"I guess our first order of business is actually telling everyone...:"
"That is very, very true," Fred agrees with a nod. "Ideas for doing that?"
"None yet," Tadashi answers with a slight frown when suddenly his phone starts going off, alerting him that a text had come in. "Hold that thought," he says as he starts trying to find his phone, which turned out to be in the pocket of his slacks at the end of the bed.
"Well, this might be perfect," he says after reading it. "Apparently everyone's meeting up for breakfast at the cafe. Hiro just texted to let me know and to make sure I was okay since I didn't come home last night."
"Are you sure that you're ready to tell all of them so soon?" Fred asks uncertainly.
"I mean, we could wait, but the longer we push it out the more chance we have of people finding out in ways that we'd rather they didn't, plus they might be upset that we didn't trust them enough to tell them in the first place," Tadashi points out.
"I guess you have a point…" Fred sighs.
"Nervous?" Tadashi asks with an understanding smile, reaching over to squeeze his boyfriend's hand.
"Yeah," Fred agrees with a lopsided grin.
"Hey, it's going to be okay-I'll be right there with you and I seriously doubt that anything bad is going to happen," Tadashi says firmly, squeezing his hands in his own.
"A-all right," Fred finally responds, giving him the most confident smile he can muster. "In that case, let's do this!"
Tadashi grins and lovingly pecks him on the cheek. "My hero."
"I'd better be," Fred gently teases back.
"Trust me, you definitely are," Tadashi responds warmly.
About an hour later the two arrive at the cafe, holding hands as they exit Fred's family's limo and as they make their way up the sidewalk.
"You sure you ready for this?" Tadashi asks as he puts on hand on the door.
"Totally!" Fred agrees, bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. "I spent the whole way over here psyching myself up, let's do this!"
"Just remember, be gentle," Tadashi says, squeezing his hand. "We don't want to shock them too much."
"Sure, sure!" Fred waves aside his concerns. "Let's just go before I lose my nerve and have to start all over again."
"Right," Tadashi agrees with a slight smile. "And remember, no matter what happens, I love you, okay?"
"I love you too," Fred answers, lovingly pecking his lips before pulling him inside.
"There you guys are!" Hiro says, looking relieved as he stands up from the table where the others were gathered. "I was starting to get worried about you!"
"Sorry about that," Tadashi says with an apologetic smile. "Last night got a little…crazy and I wasn't even cognizant enough until this morning to be able to call you."
Hiro raises a suspicious eyebrow as he takes in his brother's slightly rumpled appearance (he was stuck wearing the same clothes he'd been wearing the previous night until he got a chance to get a fresh change from his room.) "Tadashi, did you get drunk last night?" the younger boy asks incredulously.
"It wasn't his fault!" Fred puts in loyally. "GoGo purposefully gave him a drink that was way too strong for him, and she did the same thing to me!"
"GoGo!" Honey Lemon flashes her girlfriend a reproving look.
"For the record, I was drunk too!" GoGo responds, shrugging defensively. "And excuse me for wanting you guys to have a good time! So what if the drinks were a little strong? I just wanted to loosen you up a bit, that's all. It was a harmless prank!"
"And you didn't think about the consequences of what could have happened thanks to your 'prank'?" Fred says, unable to keep a strong undercurrent of annoyance out of his voice.
"But there weren't any consequences-you guys are obviously perfectly fine!" GoGo says, rolling her eyes.
"That's where you're wrong," Tadashi tells her.
"Wait, what?" GoGo's nonchalant attitude instantly drops and the mood in the room instantly switches to that of concern.
"Are you guys okay?" Honey Lemon asks worriedly.
"You didn't get into an accident or anything, did you? I thought we saw you guys get into a taxi together!" Wasabi adds.
"Nii-chan…" Hiro, who was the most observant of the group, reaches out and carefully takes his older brother's hand in his own, turning it over so he could see the golden band on the man's ring finger better. "W-what is this?"
"It's what it looks like-thanks to GoGo getting us completely wasted, apparently Fred and I got married last night," Tadashi answers, not wanting to frighten his younger sibling but wanting the Korean woman to understand the seriousness of her actions.
"Por Dios!" Honey Lemon cries, her hands flying to her mouth.
"No-No way!" GoGo's eyes go wide. "Y-you're pulling our legs! There's no way that one drink-"
"What exactly did you give them?" Wasabi asks suspiciously.
"So maybe I gave Tadashi the house spirit and slipped a few shots of vodka into Fred's drink…" GoGo says guiltily.
"GOGO!" The cries of alarm and reproof ring out from the rest of the group.
"And-I think our work here is done," Fred says with a satisfied smile as the others continue to chastise the short, raven haired woman.
"I'd say so," Tadashi agrees, unable to keep from grinning back.
"Wait, so, let me get this straight-you guys are actually, like, married?" Hiro asks once things have settled down slightly.
"Yeah, we are," Tadashi answers with a wry smile.
"Surprise, you have a new brother-in-law?" Fred adds, hoping that Hiro wasn't about to deck him one for it.
"Are you guys going to get it annulled?" Honey Lemon asks softly.
"No, actually we're planning on just staying married until we can have a more official ceremony than the one we apparently had last night in some hack wedding chapel last night," Tadashi replies, making GoGo wince yet again in guilt.
"And we were actually hoping that you would help us plan the wedding," Fred puts in.
Within moments, the feisty Latina's entire body seems to light up. "Oh my gosh, of course I'll help you plan!" she cries eagerly. "W-when are you planning on having it?"
"Well, we're not sure yet, but probably by the end of July so that we have time for a honeymoon before I start my doctorate program in the fall," Tadashi answers, recalling what he and Fred had discussed on the way over. "I know that's not a lot of time, but-"
"No, it's fine! I just have to get right to work, but I know I can definitely make this happen!" Honey Lemon declares eagerly.
"And if there's anything the rest of us can do to help, just let us know," Wasabi adds.
"Thank you, we seriously appreciate that," Fred says, flashing them a grateful smile.
"We were hoping that maybe Aunt Cass would be willing to cater the reception," Tadashi adds before asking, "Which, by the way, does anyone know where she is? I haven't seen her since we've gotten here."
"She's out picking up some supplies, but she should be back soon," Hiro answers quietly.
"Hey." Tadashi turns to him, gently putting his hands on his shoulders. "You doing okay?"
"Yeah, sure, why wouldn't I be?" Hiro answers nervously.
"I mean, this is a lot to take in," Tadashi points out. "If you're upset or freaked out, you know that you can tell me, right?"
"Y-yeah, I know," Hiro answers, nodding his head a bit too enthusiastically.
"Is something wrong?" Tadashi asks, raising an eyebrow. "You're acting kind of weird…"
"It's just… are you and Fred going to move in together?" Hiro finally asks.
"Well, that was the plan once we're officially married," Tadashi answers slowly. "But there's still time until then, so if you're worried about losing me-"
"Um, no, actually that's not it," Hiro admits. "I mean, not that I want you to go!" he adds quickly. "It's just-there's something I've been wanting to tell you but I've been kind of scared to because I was afraid you'd be mad, but now that you're married to Fred and all…"
"Yes?" Tadashi gently presses.
"U-um, y'know how Ezra and I have been getting… pretty serious recently?" Hiro stammers, his cheeks turning slightly red.
"Yes," Tadashi agrees, wondering where exactly this was going, noticing for the first time that Hiro's blue-haired boyfriend and the eighth member of their superhero team, blessed (or cursed, depending on who you asked) with psychokinetic abilities since birth, hadn't joined them yet that morning. Then he remembered that the younger man was currently on a trip with his adopted parents, Kanan and Hera, and the rest of his family, which was why he'd had to miss last night's festivities as well (something which was probably for the best given GoGo might have tried to get the two youngest members of the group inebriated as well, and Tadashi didn't even want to think about what the two might have done under the influence.)
"Well, about a month ago he told me… Well, he asked me…" Hiro seems to be stumbling over his words before finally blurting out, "Ezra wants me to move in with him!"
"He-what?" Tadashi asks, momentarily stunned.
"Look, I know what you're probably going to say, that we're too young and all of that, but we're both twenty-one and we're old enough to get our own place, and you know that between my grants and Ezra's job we can afford a small apartment-"
"Have you talked to Aunt Cass about this yet?"
"Not yet, no," Hiro admits.
"Then it sounds like we both have a lot to talk to her about when she gets back," Tadashi says with a slight smile.
"Y-you're not mad?" Hiro asks hopefully.
"No, I'm definitely not mad," Tadashi reassures him. "If anything, I'm relieved-I was afraid of leaving you on your own, but knowing that you'll have Ezra looking after you makes me feel a lot better about all of this."
"Not that we won't be seeing each other at all," Hiro adds. "I mean, we've both got our doctorate degrees to get at SFIT, and then we're going to be starting our own company after that!"
"Exactly!" Tadashi agrees with a warm smile.
"Well, I guess the old saying is right-all's well that ends well!" Fred says with a slight smile.
"Yes, yes it does!" Tadashi agrees with a grin, amazed at how well everything was turning out.
"Um, Tadashi? Fred?" The newlyweds turn to see GoGo standing somewhat awkwardly in front of them. "A-about last night… I'm really, really sorry that I almost got you guys into major trouble… I-I just thought it would be a funny prank, I didn't think that anything serious would actually-I'm just really, really sorry I did that to you guys and I swear I won't ever do it again."
"Glad to hear it," Fred says, flashing her a smile.
"And we forgive you, we're just glad that you learned your lesson," Tadashi adds.
"Trust me, I have," GoGo agrees before adding thoughtfully, "although if my getting you guys drunk caused you to get married, I wonder what would happen if I slipped something into Hiro and Ezra's drinks…"
"Don't. You. Dare," Hiro growls.
"Trust me, you don't want his telekinetic boyfriend coming after you for revenge," Fred puts in.
"Or said telekinetic boyfriend's cop father," Tadashi adds.
"All right, all right, point taken," GoGo sighs. "But maybe if it could help Wasabi finally find a girlfriend-"
"NO!"
"Sheesh, don't tear my head off," GoGo huffs, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I think we might all have to take a note out of Mad Eye Moody's book and start only drinking out of a hip flask," Fred whispers to Tadashi.
"I think you're right," Tadashi agrees, shaking his head slightly.
"Still… As bad as all of this was, it turned out pretty well in the end, didn't it?"
"I did. Just don't tell GoGo that or she'll start feeling vindicated."
"Understood."
"So… While everyone else is occupied and we're waiting for Aunt Cass to get back, do you want to maybe sneak up to my room and redo last night's… events now that we're both sober enough to remember them? We are married, after all," Tadashi asks, a playful note coming into his tone.
Fred grins over at him. "I thought you'd never ask!"