[There's...definitely a lot of significance in that hand. And it still feels odd to him, for someone else to offer their hand to him first, but maybe that's one of the reasons why Makoto has swept him so far off his feet.

Because she always does things he isn't expecting, all because she really, really cares, and he just takes that hand in his own and smiles at her, nodding.]

Ran and Ren will happily soak up the attention, I think. I would really like to meet your friends, though. Especially since they've taken such good care of you.

[...or the other way around, maybe. Probably. Ah Makoto-chan.]