The beauty of this world is amazing, I have seen many places ever since I was born, but I love the place where I live the most. And that is Japan, because that is where all my friends are, Mikuru, Haruhi, Itsuki, Yuki, and…him.

Yes, I am hopelessly in love with him, even though I know Haruhi has taken him. Last week I gave him some smoked sheese and he said thabk you, then he said I was a great friend. Friend. That is the word that he thought of me as. Nothing more. Nothing less.

"Stop the car!" I demaded as we got closer to my school. Riding a limo has lost its appeal. I see all of these students walking and I feel lazy.

"Why stop here Tsuruya-san, the school is still about half a mile away, plus you have to go up that horrible hill. What if your legs burn out! Your parents will be very cross with me!" My chauffer was just hired and he did not want to get in trouble with my parents so early in his career. He was from Britain, so I have no idea why he was working in Japan.

"I need some exercise; don't say anything unusual and my parents will never know, okay?" The man nodded his head, scared of my words. I grabbed my bag and got out of the limo. The chauffer drove away a few minutes with a lot of hesitation.

The real reason I wanted to walk to school was so I could talk to Kyon on the way there, and I have spotted him.

In the middle of the winter the hill is covered in snow and Kyon is bundled up in layers of clothes. I am only wearing a heavy coat and long socks for warmth. Kyon must be really sensitive to the cold, I suppose.

I ran over to the sidewalk he was walking one and started to walk next to him. He wasn't even noticing.

"How was the smoked cheese?" I asked playfully. Kyon seemed to jump a little then looked at me and sighed.

"Jeez Tsuruya, I thought you were Haruhi for a second, you really scared me." Ah, he has Haruhi on the brain. "But I'm glad it was you, I'm kind of glad it was you, Haruhi has really been pissing me off these past few days."

Score!

"Why, did she put Mikuru in a pervy outfit again? Nyoro~" I laughed.

"Well, part of it is that, it's the fact that she does not think of the well being of the other club members. I'm sure all of them have been scarred for life, I know I have."

That is when it hit me, now was the perfect chance to ask what has been on my mind. What are Kyon's real feelings for Haruhi, romantically?

"Kyon," Kyon looked at me. "What do you think of Haruhi, like as a girlfriend?" I looked at the ground, I didn't want to see his facial reaction to my question.

"Anyone would be a better girlfriend than her." Kyon said rather coldly.

Oh my God, this is happening Tsuruya, say it! I balled my hands in fists. Say it!

"Even me?" Crap! I said it, what is he going to say! Shit, he's going to reject me! I started to cry a little before he answered.

"Of course Tsuruya! You can be a little hyper at times, but you really are a great person who deserves love. You don't have many friends because you are a little crazy, and that makes people want to run away from you. But that just makes you a more unique person, and nothing you say to me will make me want to run away from you." Holy mother of fuck, did he just really say that. I started to cry tears of joy. I looked into Kyon's eyes.

"What if I said I love you."