A/N: Wow I am so out of writing shape, having a lot of difficulties trying to pump out some good stuff. Bare with me my wonderful readers. I'll try and work out the kinks in my system. Please review so I know I'm getting back into shape :D thanks for reading, please enjoy this moment of life for Haruhi!


Chapter 1

A Moment of life

Five Months ago

Haruhi looked up as Kyouya crossed the band room, later than usual she noted. He seemed….agitated? She cringed at that moment of realization. She hoped he would go easy with her today. She had been studying her math and other forms of tedious homework with him for the past few weeks and she found herself really getting content with their time together, if not always pleasant, but it was time together all the same. She found herself sitting less rigidly, sliding closer than usual when he sat on the couch beside her. Leaning across his shoulder to ask questions when he was working on his laptop. Laughing and joking as they sat together. Things were getting….stranger.

"Are you alright, Senpai?" Haruhi asked taking a few steps back putting the chair between her and him. She hoped this action would bring out the amused smile he'd shown her on a few occasions, but it only made him stop as if she'd spat at him.

"Perfectly, Haruhi." His voice seemed cold, she even shivered!

"Are you sure?" She persisted coming from around the chair to stand a little closer. He seemed to tense even more and she took a step back again.

"What are you having problems with now?" He asked sitting himself down roughly on one of the many soft cushioned chairs. Haruhi gathered her math book and walked towards, him her gaze wary all the while.

"I need help here; I don't understand how they got the answer." She pointed to a complex problem involving square roots, graphing and trig functions. Her head began to hurt all over again just seeing it in all its evilness. He snatched away her pencil and began to scribble on her notebook showing the process of the problem as if it was as easy as 2+2.

"There." He dropped the pencil and stared at her thorugh the glare in his glasses. Haruhi didn't even glance at the solved problem, she instead stared at her new one.

"What is wrong with you." She demanded folding her arms. He hadn't been in a bad mood like this before and she wasn't going to stand for him to take it out on her.

"I said nothing Haruhi. Aren't you even going to look at the problem?" He asked again his brows crinkling into his forehead. Haruhi felt her stomach crunch as she lifted her hand but her action happened before she could stop it. She reached up and smoothed out the lines that creased on his forehead. She saw the surprise cross his face and the glare moved away from his glasses as if she'd wiped them clean.

"I-I'm sorry, I don't know why I did that. Thank you for helping me." She stuttered quickly gathering her things into her bags. She stood ready to flee but she felt a hand enclose around her arm and halt her roughly.

"No, don't leave." His voice sounded strained, she turned wondering what had him so stressed.

"Kyouya-Senpai?" She mumbled softly turning to see the anguish in his eyes. "What's wrong with you?" She asked again letting her hand lift and rest on his face. She felt her stomach turn again as his skin contacted against hers. It was soft and warm; she wanted to hug him suddenly but held herself back wondering what was propelling her into such actions. He was Kyouya, the shadow king of the host club, a boy who was only interested in merit and money. Why was he causing her to do such things.

"Haruhi…." He sighed letting go of her arm. He pulled away from her touch and removed his glasses as his back turned on her. She saw him rubbing the spot between his eyes. She felt more concerned instantly.

"Tell me what's wrong, maybe I can help you. You've been so….kind to me these last few weeks." She walked forward and touched his shoulder. She heard his sigh and a soft chuckle.

"Help me? Maybe you can." He turned so suddenly Haruhi's bag fell from her shoulder as she was suddenly grasped in his hands. Both her wrists fell captive to his hands and she stumbled back till she fell to the couch. Kyouya landed on top of her but he kept from crushing her and stayed hovering over her.

"What are you doing?" She mumbled nothing more than a whisper to him.

"This." He leaned down suddenly but it was a gesture filled with such hesitation Haruhi realized how nervous he really was. Kyouya? Nervous? The great shadow king that used others to his purpose was nervous?

Haruhi let go of those thoughts and realized he was kissing her! His lips were pressed like a feather to hers and they were softer then his skin had been. He pulled back a breath between them and Haruhi stared into the dark orbs of his eyes. She saw all the uncertainty, the care, the fear, the man behind the glasses.

The abruptly he released her and stood, rigidly she saw. She sat up still a little dumb struck by what had just happened, and what she had seen. He kept his back to her not looking to see her reaction. He wanted to kick himself for giving into such a weakness, but then he felt something press against his back just below his shoulder blades, she was so small.

"What was that for?" Her voice a whisper warm against his back. He closed his eyes loving the contact, if only for this moment. He didn't answer her, he deiced to go with his winning instincts and turn around. She stood there small and innocent looking up at him with those lovely chocolate eyes. He smiled and touched her face with one hand and lifted it up a little higher.

"Lets just say, I was trying to live for a moment." He waited for a response and as he suspected she closed her eyes in a graceful bat of her eyes.

Haruhi responded to this kiss and couldn't believe how her stomach clenched at the contact.

This is going to be interesting. They both thought losing themselves in the first kiss of many.


A/N: Ok so there's kinda like a memory of how they go together, like I said trying to work myself back into shape. Hope you enjoyed this Please please review my lovely readers :D thank you !