A dark haired male and a light-eyed girl held hands in he hallway, almost oblivious to those around them. Of course, they weren't oblivious together.

Kyouya Ootori had been doing his usual thing, staring down at his clipboard with a frustrated expression, while Haruhi Fujioka stared up at him. That expression, however, changes every time. She then stares ahead as they walk, ignoring the whispers of her and Kyouya being gay.

It had been like this for a few months. He gives her little attention, and she gives him a lot. She was beginning to think that opposites weren't exactly perfect for eachother. She glanced up at him slowly. "Kyouya," she chose her words carefully, "How much do you like me?" Kyouya blinked, stunned at the random outburst from her.

"What exactly do you wish me to say? I won't say I'll give you everything, because I can't. I can't give you the world, I can't give you everything you want," he seemed satisfied with his answer, and he looked back down. "O-Okay," Haruhi murmured.

Kyouya hissed when he felt her slowly slipping her hand out of his, and squeezed tightly. "Senpai! You're hurting me," tears threatened to roll down her cheeks, not just because of the physical pain, but also for the emotional. "Stay," there was a hint of a pleading voice in his that Haruhi hadn't heard before.

By now they'd reached the Music Room, and Haruhi shook her head quickly. "I-I have to go," she yanked her hand away and walked inside.

Hikaru and Kaoru each laid a hand on the Shadow King's shoulder. "Ah ah ah, already messing up with Haruhi, hmm?" their voices were mocking and challenging. Kyouya hadno answer for this, so he just grunted and pulled away from their death glares and smirks. He walked inide and sat down, laying his head in his hands. Haruhi glanced over at him with no hint of emotion on her face, concealing what she was thinking.

Tamaki walked over to her and laid a hand on her head. "How's my daughter doing?" Another thing that had changed. Tamaki had toned down his lovey-dovey act, since Haruhi was with his best friend now. Haruhi looked up at him sadly. "I feel useless,"she muttered. Tamaki looked over at Kyouya, who was obviously stressed out by this. "Give him some time, he's been tired recently," He said, which wasn't true at all, but he felt the need to cover up for Kyouya's mistakes. "I-I guess," Haruhi said weakly. "It'll be okay, I promise," Tamaki murmured, not at all expecting the outcome of what will happen since he said this.

"Tamaki-kun!" A girl called and waved, and Tamaki shrugged lightly. "I'll see you later, Haruhi," he waved.

"HARU-CHAN!" A little boy squealed, and ran over to her. "Haru-chan, Haru-chan. Do you want some cake!" Hunny squealed, holding Usa-chan by the ear. Haruhi chuckled and bent down to be eye-level with the boy. "What kind of cake do you have?" Haruhi questioned, and looked up to see Mori standing there next to Huny with a blank expression. "I have this really soft, fluffy cake that has chocolate in the middle!" Hunny grinned, and then his stomach growled. "But..I'm really hungry," he whined, and looked at Haruhi with an embarassed face. "That's okay, Hunny. I'll catch up with you and Mori later," Haruhi shooed him off for him to go eat something.

Behind her she heard two familiar voices. "Let's all play the 'Which One Is Hikaru Game'!" Haruhi rolled her eyes and turned around, listening to the sound of girls squealing. "All right, Haruhi. Which one is Hikaru!" The twin chanted together. Haruhi pointed to the right. "You're Hikaru," and then pointed to the left, "And you're Kaoru," she stated simply. "Uh-oh! You got it wrong!" Hikaru and Kaoru snickered together. Haruhi laughed. "Do we have to go through this every time? No I didn't," she grinned. Kaoru and Hikaru blinked and sighed. "Fine, we'll give it to you this time," they grinned deviously and walked over to hug her seductively, causing the girls to squeal even more.

The Shadow King looked up and glared at them, but they ignored him, while Haruhi made herself limp, waiting for it to be over. When they finally let go, they looked her up and down. "Another screw up by Kyouya?" They asked, so sure of themselves. Haruhi sighed and nodded, rolling her eyes slightly. "It'll get better, Haruhi," they said, and turned back to the girls. For such good friends, they weren't very good at comforting.

"Kyouya-senpai!" Haruhi smiled up at him as she ran up. Kyouya sighed and leaned down to kiss her briefly before pulling away. "I'm sorry Haruhi, I'm kind of busy. Could you come back later?" Kyouya asked as he looked down at his clipborad with a frustrated face, paying no mind to a very discouraged Haruhi. "O-Okay, later then. Aishiteru wa," she murmured as she walked away.

Tamaki bumped into her softly, and looked down at the obviously upset girl. "Hmm, Haruhi? Are you okay?" he asked, his face clouded with worry for the girl. "I'm fine, just..Kyouya blew me off again."

Tamaki knew how she felt. Ever since Kyouya and Haruhi had gotten together, she'd had less time to spend with him. He didn't know if it was as obvious as it was to him to everyone else, but he didn't like seeing them together. It made him feel..weird. He shook the thought off and looked down at the miserable Haruhi. "It'll be okay, I promise. Mommy's just...busy," he cast a glance over to Kyouya, who was still staring at his clipboard. "How about we do something later? It'll cheer you up."

"Thanks, senpai. Why don't you come over later? We can watch movies," Haruhi offered, anything to get her boyfriend off of her mind. "O-Okay, great!" Tamaki replied giddily. He didn't know why, but this made him feel happier then usual. He was looking forward to hanging out with Haruhi. As...A friend. But that's alright.

"We can walk to my house together after school," Haruhi smiled as someone called her name. She glanced over at a table of girls waiting for her. She sighed but grinned.

"I'll see you later, sempai," she waved and ran off to be with the girls. Tamaki stood there for a moment before Hikaru and Kaoru were on each of his shoulders. "Ahhh~ So the Lord has a date with the Shadow King's girlfriend," they said mockingly, smirking. "It-It's not like that!" Tamaki argued, watching Haruhi leave. "Uh-huh. But we know you want it to be," the twins said as they skipped away.

Tamaki watched Haruhi for a few more seconds.

Do I really want it to be like that?