[ Monika has to contain herself very hard because right there and now, she feels like exploding from joy. She's done it, hasn't she? They're officially a couple! She's managed to fight back every of his attempts at putting himself down or painting himself in the worst possible way.

Of course, that was the natural conclusion. The power of love reigned supreme, after all! Though much as she loved saying cheesy things like that, deep down she knew there was no such thing as a "power of love." Love on its own couldn't have made this dream into a reality without a lot of determination and persistence.

She leaned against his shoulder, beaming at him. ]

Something vegetarian, of course. [Not that she'll force him to eat vegetarian (she'll just gently try to nudge him in that direction), but she's very strict with her diet. Most of the time. Hopefully he's never caught her eating junk food on evenings when she was feeling morose.] How about spaghetti? Only one big dish for the two of us.

[ Now that might sound unusual... But it's leading in the exact direction one might expect from Monika. ]

The spaghetti scene in Lady and The Tramp is something I've always dreamed of reenacting.

[ It was about as cute as things could get! ]