(Episode 12)
Glancing down at the small blonde boy, Haruhi wondered aloud, "He takes afternoon naps even as a high school senior? Oh well, you can't do anything about something you spilled. Let's wake him up and apologize directly."
As she stepped forward to wake the sleeping boy, Tamaki and the Hitachiin twins spoke in eerie unison, "Wait! Don't get near Hani-senpai! Take shelter over here with us!"
Turning to furrow her brow at them, Haruhi sighed, "What?"
"Hani-senpai has a megaton bad temper when he gets awoken," Tamaki whispered over the back of the couch the boys were hiding behind.
Snorting, Haruhi turned back to where Hani lay under his cute bunny blanket. Mumbling under her breath, she proceeded unfazed towards him and ignored the silly protests of her fellow hosts. Sitting softly at the side of his bed, Haruhi gazed down upon her senior. His hair was slightly ruffled and his cheeks held a slight pink to them. With his eyes shut so tight and his hand resting curled up against his mouth, he almost looked like an innocent child – though Haruhi knew better. The rise and fall of his chest was slow and steady. Catching herself falling into the rhythm as well, Haruhi shook her head slightly and reached out to touch Hani's slender shoulder. Shaking him a little, she leaned in closer and murmured his name.
Stirring a little, Hani rolled partly on his back and licked his pink lips. Giving his upper arm a slight squeeze, Haruhi dipped her head near his ear to repeat his name – hoping to wake him gently and avoid any catastrophes. The small senior's eyes began to flutter open and Haruhi distinctly heard the three man audience suck in a deep breath and hold it. As he began to move around, a small chunk of blonde hair fell over his eye and Haruhi instinctively brushed it back with two careful fingers. At this ever so slight contact, Hani's brown eyes abruptly opened and zeroed in on her. Suddenly very nervous, Haruhi retracted her hand quickly and began desperately thinking of words to appease her senpai. Before she could come up with anything constructive, Hani smiled in an uncharacteristically handsome way, "Haruhi."
Unable to fully process the change in his personality, she froze as Hani snaked a hand behind her neck and stretched his fingers into her thick hair. Shivering at the feeling, Haruhi didn't realize she was being pulled towards him until their lips actually touched. His mouth was distinctly sweet and yet, the hand that kept her in place was anything but. The kiss was firm and after a few moments, she felt him slowly part his lips. Though she certainly wasn't trying to get away from him, Haruhi wasn't necessarily an active participant in the process, so Hani simply sucked her bottom lip into his mouth and gave it a quick nibble before releasing her altogether. Letting go of her neck, he smiled his big bubbly smile and rolled away from her in the bed – satisfied to go back to sleep.
The gasps and strangled coughs of her co-hosts were not lost upon Haruhi but she simply could not move due to the sheer shock. After what felt like forever, she stood up and walked away from the boy with her eyes still wide in wonder. As she passed Mori on her way out of the music room, he almost imperceptibly smirked at her. What was that all about…?