History Main / LoveYouAndEveryBody

* Lampshaded in ''Manga/LuckyStar'' in the Valentine's Day episode. Tsukasa gives all the main characters home-made chocolate of outstanding quality. Konata then warns her not to give it to any guys or else they might get the wrong idea. Seeing as how the show takes place in an all-girls school it would likely be impossible for this to happen.
** Minoru Shiraishi attends school with them, and we see Kagami talking to a male classmate during their school trip. And Konata tells another nameless male student to fetch Tsukasa for her, after informing him that [[OlderThanTheyLook she's a senior]]. Just because they're background characters doesn't mean the boys at the school don't exist. Konata's fears were probably justified.

--->'''Rose:''' [To Greg] I love humans! You're ''all'' so funny!

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' this is [[AllLovingHero Rose Quartz]]'s ''flaw''. She was a very empathic Gem, full of love to every living creature she encountered but though she had a deep, agape love for everyone, she also had the tendency to love humans collectively, making it difficult for her to love Greg as an ''individual'' instead of as ''a'' human, despite considering Greg "her favorite human".
-->'''Rose:''' (''to Greg'') I love humans! You're ''all'' so funny!
** Rose's son, the eponymous Steven Universe has shades of this as well. When teased about liking Connie in her introductory episode, his response was "I like everyone", though his feelings for her are likewise hinted to be [[PuppyLove more than platonic]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' this is [[AllLovingHero Rose Quartz]]'s ''flaw''. She was a very empathic Gem, full of love to every living creature she encountered but though she had a deep, agape love for everyone, she also had the tendency to love humans collectivelly, making it difficult for her to love Greg as an ''individual'' instead of as ''a'' human, despite considering Greg "her favorite human".

In English we have love for deep romantic love ("I love you, Alice.") or [[PlatonicLifePartners deep platonic love]] ([[HeterosexualLifePartners "I love you, man"]]) or [[TrademarkFavoriteFood shallow love of foodstuffs]] ("God, I love pastrami"). There's also times where romantic affection occurs but is not as deep as love in which case "love" in considered deeply inappropriate so you have ''like'' or the rather pubescent ''like''-like which is different from just "like". Confused? Well it carries onto other languages too; the French can be confused by ''copain'' and ''ami'' and the German language has a single word ''Freund'' for male friend or boyfriend and a single word ''Freundin'' for female friend or girlfriend, while ''daisuki'' (or the plain, less emphatic form, ''suki'') is a popular word used in {{anime}} for affection, but it can be very nebulous out of context (''aishiteru'', on the other hand, is very clear in its meaning and more or less cannot be taken any other way).

* In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', after an exchange of this kind between Sakura and Tomoyo, the latter [[LampshadeHanging lampshades the trope]] by saying that "what you mean with like and what ''I'' mean with [[GirlsLove like]] are two very different things." [[ObliviousToLove Sakura fails to see the point.]]

* The ending of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' (manga version) has Hikaru declaring that she loves Lantis ''and'' Eagle. And everyone else.

* If you have been wondering why the titular character of ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' didn't bother to answer Hinata's love confession after she tried to protect him from Pain, turns out he didn't understand she meant romantic love. Well, until ''[[Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie The Last]]'', that is.
* ''Manga/DGrayMan'': This happens in chapter 205, when Allen is leaving the Order because of his recent discovery that he is the 14th Noah, that the Order is perfectly willing to kill innocents and infect people with akuma cells to make more Exorcists and that an Apocryphos is among the people at the order, and then [[ShipTease Lenalee]] catches up to him. Before passing through the gate to the Ark, he hugs her, dispels her doubts and says that he loves her… and everybody at the order, and that no matter what he is still an Exorcist. Cue massive amounts of {{Squee}}.
* ''Anime/MaiHime'' carries this out to its natural conclusion: due to her inexperience with the concept of ''suki'', NoSocialSkills Mikoto wants to tie ribbons for just about everyone she knows at a place where according to local superstition doing so will attract the one you love to you.
* ''Anime/MagicUsersClub'' also concludes with a depiction of this scene, with Sae bursting Takeo's bubble of delirious happiness.
* Hazumu in ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' consistently fails to get the hint that Asuta has a crush on her, and keeps reassuring him about what a [[JustFriends good buddy]] he is.

* In ''Manga/LoveHina'', Seta pulls this after Naru's crush for him is exposed. It's debatable if he is really that [[SelectiveObliviousness oblivious]], or just wanted to let her down gently.
%%* ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'' has Sawako like this in default mode.
%%* The words, if not the actual intent, crops up in ''Manga/{{Mahoraba}}'' with a fair amount of frequency.
* The ending of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' (manga version) has Hikaru declaring that she loves Lantis ''and'' Eagle. And everyone else.
* Whenever Ataru from ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' says anything that implies that he loves Lum, he ruins the effect by saying that he loves ''all'' girls. Of course, being [[HaremSeeker Ataru]], he ''does'' mean it that way.

* ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'' has an interesting variation. When Mikoto tells Suzu that Ikuto would fall in love with Rin, Suzu says that he already loves Rin… and Suzu, and…

* The ''Manga/ZeroIn'' manga plays this one straight.

* Chiaki pulls this on Fujioka in ''Manga/MinamiKe'', but not for the usual reasons. The "I love you" comment is completely random, the first thing that comes to mind to cover up something else she said, then she adds the "and everybody" part after realizing that's just as bad.
* In ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', Ikuno says this about Kitano when Ryoko asks her how she feels about him, then follows up by saying she likes Ryoko and her other friend as well.
* Done by Mihoshi in ''Manga/SoraNoManimani''. After she apparently says "I love you!" to Saku, there's a beat, a chance for Saku and Hime to be stunned, followed by Mihoshi listing every other member of the Astronomy Club, leaving Saku and Hime stunned in a different way.

* One "lost" page in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' who didn't make into the published book has Poland saying this to Lithuania, but the latter interprets and rejects it as mere "like", despite Poland's attitude aiming more to a serious "like-love". Many {{doujinshi}} authors ran with this as the base for [[HoYay more shipping]] interpretations; a popular one is that Lithuania was in love with Poland at the time, but preferred to reject it because he couldn't bear with the transition from HeterosexualLifePartners to full couple.
** A straighter example would be Italy. He's very vocal about his love for Germany, but his incredibly affectionate nature towards everyone in general (including their friend Japan and random pretty girls on the street) and his overall [[TheDitz ditziness]] implicitly leads Germany to assume that he only means "love" in the friendship sense, especially in the scene where Italy pesters Germany about what he thinks of him. In fact, even when Germany realizes that he does love Italy in that way, it's still not 100% clear whether Italy loves Germany ''specifically'' and really was flirting with him, or loves Germany in a more general sense and is just oblivious to what his actions can come across as, although [[spoiler:the strong implication that Germany is Italy's long-lost childhood love probably clinches it.]]
* ''Manga/HanamaruKindergarten'' has [[MessianicArchetype Yamamoto-sensei]] say it, but unlike most romantic examples she doesn't say it to the guy who likes her (UnluckyEverydude Tsuchida-sensei), but rather to [[ClingyJealousGirl Anzu]], who was confronting Yamamoto because of her own crush on Tsuchida.
* LoveFreak Haiji from ''Manga/AiKora'' turns out to have this sort of attitude, which [[spoiler: cheeses off Ayame, who had been developing feelings for him.]]
** Maede also does this during Yukari's confessions.

* A variation occurs in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''; When [[WholesomeCrossdresser Nuriko]] confesses to Tamahome that he [[spoiler:loves Miaka]], he goes on to say, "For that matter, I love you too. I love Hotohori, Tasuki -- all of them. I think that's what makes me a Suzaku warrior, and I'm ''proud'' of that." The whole speech is so vague that fans still dispute whether Nuriko [[spoiler: was IN love with Miaka, or if he just really loved her as a friend.]]
* In ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' Tsuna is thrilled when his crush Kyoko gives him a charm thinking this means she likes him but is soon disappointed when he learns that she made some for Gokudera and Yamamoto too.
* Done rather confusingly in the ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' anime. In the original visual novel, there's a scene where Riki mentally admits to having a crush on Kyousuke but outwardly denies it, only to have Kyousuke say that Riki is his number one right now, causing Riki to blush, wondering whether he means what it sounds like. In the anime, after Kyousuke says that, Riki rushes to say that he doesn't like him (using the same words as when denying it in the VN), causing Kyousuke to get very depressed and leave. Riki follows him dramatically, saying that he does love him… just like he loves all the Little Busters. For some reason, Kyousuke seems pleased by this, and the scene ends with them chanting about how awesome the Little Busters group is. [[ShipTease And so their relationship once again returns to the ambiguous…]]
** Given that six of Riki's nine compatriots in the Little Busters have routes where he can date them, he really ''does'' love Kyousuke and everybody.
* Yukari's use of "suki" on Yui in episode 5 of ''Manga/{{Yuyushiki}}'' makes it sounds like a homoerotic LoveConfession.

* ''[[Film/TheMatrix Matrix Reloaded]]'': The Architect notes that this is the difference between Neo and all the "Ones" before him. They were this trope but Neo is AlwaysSaveTheGirl.

* This is what the titular character of ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' has been taking Hinata's feelings for. Well, until ''[[Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie The Last]]'', that is.

* In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', after an exchange of this kind between Sakura and Tomoyo, the latter [[LampshadeHanging lampshades the trope]] by saying that "what you mean with like and what ''I'' mean with [[GirlsLove like]] are two very different things." Sakura fails to see the point.

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': A running debate in the fandom is whether Madoka reciprocates Homura's (romantic) love, as opposed to loving her like a friend or [[spoiler:as a goddess loves one of her supplicants.]] As demonstrated, she [[AllLovingHero "loves" every single magical girl]].

* Touta from ''Manga/UQHolder'' falls under this, telling people to their faces that he loves them with no shame (and generally being clueless when they react the way you'd expect). He doesn't seem to be talking about romantic attraction, though. Getting put under a TruthSerum makes things a lot worse, causing him to not only declare that he loves all his friends, but also list in detail exactly what he loves about them… except for Mizore, whom he just calls short.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. In "The Gift" Buffy tells the Scoobies she loves all of them before their final battle against the BigBad. Spike, who's spent half the season trying to get Buffy to respond to his CourtlyLove, perks up at this.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' this issue come up between Arnold and Lilah, both have asked each other if they simply like the other of or they, as they put it, "''Like''-me, like me". They both have held both forms of like towards each other, just unfortunately, [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo at different times]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' this is [[AllLovingHero Rose Quartz]]'s ''flaw''. She was a very empathic Gem, full of love to every living creature she encountered but though she had a deep, agape love for everyone, she also had the tendency to love humans collectivelly, making difficult for her to love Greg as an ''individual'' instead of as ''a'' human, despite considering Greg "her favorite human".

''Percy''': I want to be a regular guy. I want to grow up. Have, you know, a regular high school experience.\\

In English we have love for deep romantic love ("I love you, Sandi") or [[PlatonicLifePartners deep platonic love]] ([[HeterosexualLifePartners "I love you, man"]]) or [[TrademarkFavoriteFood shallow love of foodstuffs]] ("God, I love pastrami"). There's also times where romantic affection occurs but is not as deep as love in which case "love" in considered deeply inappropriate so you have ''like'' or the rather pubescent ''like''-like which is different from just "like". Confused? Well it carries onto other languages too; the French can be confused by ''copain'' and ''ami'' and the German language has a single word ''Freund'' for male friend or boyfriend and a single word ''Freundin'' for female friend or girlfriend, while ''daisuki'' (or the plain, less emphatic form, ''suki'') is a popular word used in {{anime}} for affection, but it can be very nebulous out of context (''aishiteru'', on the other hand, is very clear in its meaning and more or less cannot be taken any other way).

A variant: a character is thrilled to receive what appears to be something very special and personal (often a valentine or a Christmas present) from the person they have a crush on - only to learn that the entire cast got them.

* ''Manga/DGrayMan'': This happens in chapter 205, when Allen is leaving the Order because of his recent discovery that he is the 14th Noah, that the Order is perfectly willing to kill innocents and infect people with akuma cells to make more Exorcists and that an Apocryphos is among the people at the order, and then [[ShipTease Lenalee]] catches up to him. Before passing through the gate to the Ark, he hugs her, dispels her doubts and says that he loves her... and everybody at the order, and that no matter what he is still an Exorcist. Cue massive amounts of {{Squee}}.

* At one point in the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' manga, Mara the demon possesses Keichii's sister Megumi and "confesses" her love to Belldandy. Mara's stunned when Bell says that she loves Megumi too... and Keichii, and Tamiya, and Ootaki, and her sisters...

* ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'' has an interesting variation. When Mikoto tells Suzu that Ikuto would fall in love with Rin, Suzu says that he already loves Rin... and Suzu, and...
* In an ''Manga/IkkiTousen: Great Guardians'' episode, Kan'u asks if Ryuubi does love her. Ryuubi says yes, which causes Kan'u to feel like she's in heaven... until Ryuubi continues that she likes the rest of the school members (Chouhi, Chou'un, Koumei, even Kouchuu)... which instantly petrifies Kan'u.

** Once when Negi tries to encourage Asuna to confess to Takahata - I've always liked you, Asuna *gasp and blush* And so does Konoka and everyone else!

* A variation occurs in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''; When [[WholesomeCrossdresser Nuriko]] confesses to Tamahome that he [[spoiler:loves Miaka]], he goes on to say, "For that matter, I love you too. I love Hotohori, Tasuki - all of them. I think that's what makes me a Suzaku warrior, and I'm ''proud'' of that." The whole speech is so vague that fans still dispute whether Nuriko [[spoiler: was IN love with Miaka, or if he just really loved her as a friend.]]

* Done rather confusingly in the ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' anime. In the original visual novel, there's a scene where Riki mentally admits to having a crush on Kyousuke but outwardly denies it, only to have Kyousuke say that Riki is his number one right now, causing Riki to blush, wondering whether he means what it sounds like. In the anime, after Kyousuke says that, Riki rushes to say that he doesn't like him (using the same words as when denying it in the VN), causing Kyousuke to get very depressed and leave. Riki follows him dramatically, saying that he does love him... just like he loves all the Little Busters. For some reason, Kyousuke seems pleased by this, and the scene ends with them chanting about how awesome the Little Busters group is. [[ShipTease And so their relationship once again returns to the ambiguous...]]

** Youko actually did it to ''herself'' moments earlier; she knew Asahi had something to tell her, but when the idea of a LoveConfession came to mind, she shot herself down by saying he's nice to ''everybody'', and she causes him too much trouble for him to see her as anything but a friend. Due to her own nervousness and uncertainty about her feelings for Asahi, she interrupts him mid-confession, awkwardly says "I like you! ...And all our other friends!" and runs off.
* Touta from ''Manga/UQHolder'' falls under this, telling people to their faces that he loves them with no shame (and generally being clueless when they react the way you'd expect). He doesn't seem to be talking about romantic attraction, though. Getting put under a TruthSerum makes things a lot worse, causing him to not only declare that he loves all his friends, but also list in detail exactly what he loves about them... except for Mizore, whom he just calls short.

-->'''Mateo:''' No... I'm in love with you.(''beat'') And I'm in love with your beautiful woman. And I'm in love with your kids. And I'm even in love with your unborn child. I'm even in love with your anger! I'm in love with anything that lives!

* Not this trope exactly, but close to it - in the one of the ''Literature/{{Troubleshooters}}, Inc.'' books, (openly gay) Jules, during a romantic-pep/get-over-yourself talk he's giving his boss, Max, says, "I love you," - but when he sees the sympathetic/uncomfortable look on Max's face, laughs and says, "Not like that!"

--> [[spoiler:'''Athena''']]: [[spoiler:I would know your reasons (for rejecting becoming a god).]]
--> '''Percy''': [[spoiler:I want to be a regular guy. I want to grow up. Have, you know, a regular high school experience.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Athena''']]: [[spoiler:And my daughter?]]
--> '''Percy''': [[spoiler:I couldn't leave her. (Then he adds quickly) Or Grover. Or-]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Athena''']]: [[spoiler:[[GenreSavvy Spare me]].]]

* On an early episode of ''Series/That70sShow'', a nervous Eric says to Donna, "I love you... man." Thus spoiling the first three words.

-->'''Spike:''' Ah, when you say you love us all...

* On ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' Barney intends to confess to Ted that he is in fact in love with Robin. Instead, he announces to Robin herself that he's "in love with... ''tacos''!"

* A variation occurs on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Odo is talking to Kira about his name, which literally translates into "nothing", and how [[MeaningfulName appropriate]] he used to find it. He thought "nothing" described him perfectly, "and then I met you...and the others."

-->'''Bo:''' I love you. . .all, so much

* In ''Theatre/AvenueQ'', Kate is thrilled to get a personalized mix tape from Princeton...until he happily announces that he's going to make them for everybody. [[spoiler:''Then'' he goes and asks her out directly.]]

--> You've Got a Friend/The Theme from Friends/That's What Friends Are For .... awww, ''shit''!
--> Oh, wait ... A Whole New World/Kiss the Girl/My Cheri Amour ... he really does like me!
--> I Am the Walrus/Fat-Bottomed Girls/Yellow Submarine ... [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage what does this ''mean''?]]

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'', during a skit entitled "Girl Talk", Norma asks the sugary sweet, utterly clueless, and [[MsFanservice flat out buxom and GORGEOUS]] Grune about who her favourite boy in their party is. Grune thinks for a moment and answers that it must be Senel--to the horror of Chloe and Shirley, who both have strong romantic feelings for him and are nowhere ''close'' to competition for Grune in the looks department--only to cheerfully continue that she also loves Will, and Moses, and Jay, and Giet. (And just so the joke fully carries to those that haven't played the game: Giet is a "dog"...or some kind of wolf...''thing'', anyway.)
* In ''VideoGame/{{Grandia}} I'' the delivery gets inverted slightly; love interest Feena asks Justin if he loves her, his response is to tell her he does...and so do their other friends, too.
* Variation in ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts''. TheRival/[[TheAce Ace]] Chalcedny has just got done confessing to the woman he loves, and to cap it off, swears to bring her a world where she can smile. It's a fairly powerful scene... until the main character Shing steps up and declares, "We'll give you that world too!" The rest of the party drags Shing off as he protests, "It's better if everyone helps together, right?"

* Played with in "VideoGame/FireEmblem" Awakening. GenkiGirl Cynthia and TheStoic Gerome's support conversation has her mention that she "loves him!" Gerome blushes and attempts to get her to clarify her meaning, but she breezes on, and it seems like a classic case of oblivious plucky girl not realizing the double-meaning. However, in the last stage of their support, Cynthia confirms, and can hardly believe Gerome didn't realize - she'd told she lived it when he called her heroic and beautiful! She'd told she loved him!

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'': T.J. copes with his hatred of Valentine's Day by sending every girl in his grade a joke valentine, which they ''all'' turn out to like way more than he intended... until they learn he sent them to every other girl and promptly turn lynch mob.

-->'''Bradley:''' I think, I, I th-, I thnk I like you.

* Dutch has the same problem, when the diminutive isn't used - 'mijn vriendin' literally means 'my female friend' or 'my girlfriend', but people usually assume it's the second meaning. 'Een vriendin' means 'A female friend' or 'A girlfriend', but people generally assume it's the first meaning. Though the rules about this aren't as strict as in German, there's still some misunderstanding involved whenever you talk about 'mijn vriendin', if it's a platonic female friend.

* In Flemish, the words "I enjoy seeing you" ("Ik zie je graag") are often used instead of "I love you" ("Ik hou van je"). This is not the case in Dutch (which is ''almost'' the same language as Flemish), which must have lead to some... interesting situations.

* Touta from ''Manga/UQHolder'' demonstrates this while under the effect of a truth potion. He runs around declaring his love for everybody he comes across... except Mizore. He just calls her short.

In English we have love for deep romantic love ("I love you, Sandi") or [[PlatonicLifePartners deep platonic love]] ([[HeterosexualLifePartners "I love you, man"]]) or [[TrademarkFavoriteFood shallow love of foodstuffs]] ("God, I love pastrami"). There's also times where romantic affection occurs but is not as deep as love in which case "love" in considered deeply inappropriate so you have ''like'' or the rather pubescent ''like''-like which is different from just "like". Confused? Well it carries onto other languages too; the French can be confused by ''copain'' and ''ami'' and the German language has a single word ''Freund'' for male friend or boyfriend and a single word ''Freundin'' for female friend or girlfriend, while ''daisuki'' (or the plain, less emphatic form, ''suki'') is a popular word used in {{anime}} for affection, but it can be very nebulous out of context. "Aishiteru", on the other hand, is very clear in its meaning and more or less cannot be taken any other way.

In English we have love for deep romantic love ("I love you, Sandi") or [[PlatonicLifePartners deep platonic love]] ([[HeterosexualLifePartners "I love you, man"]]) or [[TrademarkFavoriteFood shallow love of foodstuffs]] ("God, I love pastrami"). There's also times where romantic affection occurs but is not as deep as love in which case "love" in considered deeply inappropriate so you have ''like'' or the rather pubescent ''like''-like which is different from just "like". Confused? Well it carries onto other languages too; the French can be confused by ''copain'' and ''ami'' and the German language has a single word ''Freund'' for male friend or boyfriend and a single word ''Freundin'' for female friend or girlfriend, while ''daisuki'' (or the plain, less emphatic form, ''suki'') is a popular word used in {{anime}} for affection, but it can be very nebulous out of context.

One big problem in adaptations for other languages is the subjectivity in deciding which kind of affection is the proper one. (Incidently, ''aishiteru'' is a much less ambiguous term.) In some cases this is played for humor, while in other cases the [[SilkHidingSteel classy character]] ''is'' denying the confession but feigning ignorance to avoid causing the other person embarrassment.

* Hazumu in ''KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' consistently fails to get the hint that Asuta has a crush on her, and keeps reassuring him about what a [[JustFriends good buddy]] he is.

* ''KimiNiTodoke'' has Sawako like this in default mode.
* The words, if not the actual intent, crops up in ''Manga/{{Mahoraba}}'' with a fair amount of frequency.

* ''NagasareteAirantou'' has an interesting variation. When Mikoto tells Suzu that Ikuto would fall in love with Rin, Suzu says that he already loves Rin... and Suzu, and...
* In an ''IkkiTousen: Great Guardians'' episode, Kan'u asks if Ryuubi does love her. Ryuubi says yes, which causes Kan'u to feel like she's in heaven... until Ryuubi continues that she likes the rest of the school members (Chouhi, Chou'un, Koumei, even Kouchuu)... which instantly petrifies Kan'u.

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* This is what the titular character of ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' has been taking Hinata's feelings for. Well, until ''[[Film/Naruto7TheLast The Last]]'', that is.

* ''HanamaruKindergarten'' has [[MessianicArchetype Yamamoto-sensei]] say it, but unlike most romantic examples she doesn't say it to the guy who likes her (UnluckyEverydude Tsuchida-sensei), but rather to [[ClingyJealousGirl Anzu]], who was confronting Yamamoto because of her own crush on Tsuchida.

* Early on in ''MaisonIkkoku'', Godai receives a handmade scarf from Kyoko. He is dismayed when he learns that Mitaka received one as well. They debate whether that means she likes them equally, only to learn she made scarves for everyone at Ikkoku as thanks for taking care of her when she was sick.

* In the movie ''LoveActually'', 10-year-old (roughly) Sam has a giant crush on a girl in his class, Joanna. However, he's convinced she doesn't know who he is. When he finds out she's going to sing in the Christmas concert, he learns to play the drums to be part of her band. She ends up singing a cover of "All I Want for Christmas", and on the line "All I Want for Christmas is ''you''", she turns around (he's behind her) and points to him. Sam is elated, until she turns back to the audience and picks out random people, singing "And you, and you, and you, and you!" Sam is devastated. In reality, she was really pointing to him and the rest was just showmanship.

* ''[[PercyJackson The Last Olympian]]'': Percy tries to pull this off [[spoiler:when talking to Athena about Annabeth]]. She's not impressed.