Sorry about slow updates, finals got be beat and I'm struggling to get multiple Christmas specials out by Christmas. I hope you guys are enjoying my story so far. Please review and share!

Snow fell upon the eerie grey sky as Leiko wrapped her jacket tighter around her; she hadn't been prepared as the morning was sunny and bright but by two, freezing winds howled through the trees and snow continued falling with no sign of letting up. Her breath condensate in front of her like a dragon as Fred would put it.

"Ugh, Fred," she thought, "Aiko and him have been dating for three months now…" Leiko hugged herself even tighter; she wasn't just cold on the outside anymore but the inside as well. "I'm glad to see her happy…but love, I hate love. Soon she will see that Fred, that goofball mascot, can't reach the potential that Aiko has to offer. But it's not like love has a chance" A tear froze to her cheek as she let out a bitter laugh. Love didn't exsist. No matter how much Aiko wanted it to be true, love was just another shout into a void.

She continued to walk deep in thought and emotion before a squeal of tires were heard and before she knew, she was lying on the ground. The sidewalk edge pressed against her back, and a throbbing sensation filled her head. Her eyes were squeezed shut as the cold enveloped her.

"Leiko?" a voice mused above her.

"Momma?" she whispered back, she felt as if she was choking. Drowning. She tried to reach for the light above but all she was doing was falling.

"LEIKO!" A mans voice jolted her eyes open as she stared back to warm brown eyes full of fear and anger. His cap laid on the other side of the road as his black hair was mussed up with snow. Strong arms wrapped around her protectively as he laid on top of her.

"T-Tadashi?" she coughed and held her head, a lump was already starting to form and she grunted as she sat up.

Blushing red as a beet realizing how close he was, Tadashi jumped away and pulled her up from the snow-covered street, "Are you alright?" He quickly took off his jacket and wrapped it around her, "What were you doing walking into the street like that! You could have been killed, did you know how reckless that was Leiko?!"

Leiko rubbed her head as she looked up at him in confusion, "What even happened?"

He looked at her worriedly checking to see if she had any physical wounds, "You mindlessly walked into the street as a car was coming by and I tackled you away in time. I'm sorry if you hit your head."

"You're sorry? I shouldn't have been that reckless," she cursed at herself for getting so lost in her emotion that someone had to save her, "Thank you."

Tadashi's anger seemed to melt away as he pulled her into a hug, "I'm glad you're alright."

Leiko stopped breathing as she pushed him away and wrapped the jacket closer to her. "Thank you… but I should go." She handed him the jacket and turned to walk away.

"Oh no you don't," Tadashi grabbed her hand and pulled her back, "it's below freezing and you're not walking anywhere in those clothes." He gestured to the shorts and leather jacket as he wrapped his coat around her once more. Unlike her, he had been prepared and layered on four cardigans, that nerd.

She muttered in defeat, it was too cold and she could already feel her fingers starting to numb. Shivering a bit and trying to grind her teeth so that she didn't look weak, Leiko pulled her hands away from Tadashi and walked silently next to him. "Where are we even going?"

He looked down and beamed, "Aunt Cass's café, we can get hot chocolate and hang out for a bit until the snow dies down." His eyes sparkled as he drowned on about how Hiro had built a new robot and how that knucklehead, as Tadashi refers to Hiro as, was caught botfighting again.

Leiko smiled a tad bit she thought it was cute how he protected his brother. She mentally slapped herself, "No, stop these thoughts. He's just some kid who works in the same lab as Aiko and her. Nothing more. I don't need another person to slow me down."

As her pace slowed a bit, Tadashi looked down to see Leiko deep in thought and his smile left his face, "Something wrong?" He wanted to get more than a couple words out of her; even working in the same lab as her for eight months, she was cold and distant to their group of five and he felt as if that was his fault.

Eyelashes fluttering as she blinked away from her thought, Leiko glanced up to Tadashi and pressed her lips tightly. "Just peachy," she muttered.

He stopped pressing on the matter as the reached the Lucky Cat Café. The doors jingled as he held it open for Leiko and him; the loud noise of the streets seemed to melt away as the frosty winds were replaced with pastry scented warmed that enveloped them like a blanket. Getting Leiko seated quickly, he ran to help Aunt Cass make some of the orders.

Leiko looked around as she sat in her favorite spot, a small corner in the back of the café, it was cozy and she didn't have to look at the streets and see cars pass by the ones that killed her family, nor did she have to talk to anyone. She leaned back and tighten the much too large jacket around her, thinking back to what happened before. Leiko had been reckless. Never had she been this reckless, except for maybe once. She had been thinking of Danny as she walked onto the street and didn't even notice the cars.

With the wind howling outside, Leiko looked out the window and saw the snow fall even harder, and she leaned against the chair. Her mistake could've been her last one…if not for Tadashi. Her eyes wandered around the cozy shop as Tadashi finished with the last customer and closed the shop. Aunt Cass thanked him and kissed him on the cheek and waved to Leiko before heading upstairs.

Tadashi Hamada walked towards her holding two steaming cups of hot choco and her mouth seemed to water as he placed one in front of her. The marshmallows were like puffy clouds on a bed of warm choco and a peppermint stick laid against the side of the cup. Leiko picked up the mug and sipped some letting the hot choco burn down her throat and warm her up inside.

She let out a sigh and smiled at him, "Thanks." Her body felt warm as she drank silently, feeling grateful that she didn't have to walk to the auto shop to get her bike back before she could go home.

Tadashi smiled and handed her a warm chocolate cookie as well, "I know it's your favorite, Honey Lemon told me."

Leiko scoffed at the name and rolled her eyes, "That's a bit stalkerish." She laughed and accepted the cookie.

"Pffff, I don't know what you're talking about," Tadashi grinned before sitting down next to her. He noticed her tense up and as he moved a way a bit, but she let out a breath.

Leiko glared at him before she heard the clap of thunder, nearly jumping out of her skin, she looked outside to see a blizzard with occasional flashes of lights. "Thundersnow…"

Tadashi looked at her worriedly, "Leiko you can't possible go home in this weather,"

"You're right," she glared angrily down at her cup feeling her breath catch occasionally.

"Leiko, calm down," Tadashi pulled handed her a piece of gum but she slapped it out of his hands angrily.

"Calm down!? I can't even get back to SFIT to help Aiko with something and then go back to my dorm!" Her vision got spotted as she struggled for breath.

He looked at her and pulled her onto his lap, "I'm sorry but this is for your own good." Tadashi leaned in a kissed her.

Leiko froze, as her breath seemed to leave her mouth, soft lips pressed against hers as she felt tears of frustration roll down her cheek. Her heart sped up as she pulled back and her breathing came back to her. "Y-You…I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!"

"Leiko, calm down, it was the only way to stop your panic attack," Tadashi muttered, his face as red as a tomato. She stood up and glared at him before realizing that her panic attack was gone and she could breathe again. "I've been reading medical journals since I was ten, I know all the tips and tricks."

Still slightly shaking she touched her lips lightly, "Thanks," she muttered. Her heart began to calm down as she watched the lights flicker slightly.

Tadashi stood up and nodded towards the stairs. "Come on, we should probably head upstairs. You can sleep here if you want, it's not exactly safe to go home and I think Aiko would agree too."

Leiko rolled her eyes and placed a piece of gum watching him smile. "So I see you've picked up chewing gum as a habit," his eyes sparkled with mischief as they walked up to the kitchen and living room floor of his house.

"Would your Aunt Cass mind?"

"Nope," Tadashi shyly smiled at her as they walked up to Tadashi's and Hiro's room and he picked up a blanket and pillow silently, not wanting to wake up Hiro. "Here, you can sleep on my bed and I'll sleep on the couch downstairs," he whispered.

"No, no it's alright. I'll just take the couch. I'll just woman up," she replied quietly, taking the bundle from his arms.

Tadashi took them back, "I insist, you're the guest."

"No, I'm someone who is perfectly fine sleeping on the couch!" she hissed, a bit louder than she intended to.

"Shhh! Hiro is asleep, and I'm going to sleep on the couch no matter what Leiko," Tadashi snatched up the blankets and ran to the living room with her on his heels.

"Hamada, I've worked with you for eight months, I can not insist upon you sleeping on the couch in your very own home," she stubbornly argued as he jumped on the couch and wrapped the blanket on himself.

Tadashi grinned tiredly at her, "Leiko come on, just stop being so stubborn and go sleep upstairs, I'm perfectly fine down here. It's been a long day and I would like some sleep, saving a damsel in distress two times is tiring"

She punched him arm and glared at him, "First thing, I am by no means a damsel! Second thing, you're either getting your butt up those stairs or I we are both stuck down here!"

He smiled and stood up quickly, pulling the blanket around her, and pulled them both down onto the couch, "Stop being so stubborn, but if you're insisting on staying down here, I can't let the both of us catch a cold." His face flushed as she laid against his chest still in shock.

Leiko jumped up and stormed upstairs as Tadashi smiled apologetically at her before falling asleep.

She hated him. She hated him in every way possible. The way he is so thoughtful that he could be an idiot. The way he smiles no matter how sarcastic she was. The way he was stubborn like she was. She hated him because maybe a small part of her heart was finally opening up to him. That wasn't possible…right?