Maho: Hi. Well, This story will be on hiatus for a while, I'm sorry. The plotbunnies have decided to not visit me, so I 'll be trying to concuct some type of plot for it. ^.^''' I also won't be updating, due to my surgery, since I'll be having surgery done on my teeth. Thank you for bearing with me horrible writing. ^.^''' Enjoy! :D

Mori's POV

She smiled. He smiled. My heart crumbled. He talked. She laughed. My heart was burnt into ashes. He touched her hand. She accepted it. My heart, well... was disintegrated. I stood, watching Tamaki and Haruhi walk along the corridors, my heart pounding in my chest.

I stared for a bit more at Haruhi, my eyes fixated on her smile. A full-hearted smile. A pang of jealousy hit me, and of course, as I always did, I took it silently. I let the pain seep in as painfully as it possibly could and let it linger, this was normal. Faking was normal. At least, to me.

The silence of the hallways was pierced by her giggles. A wonderful sound that I replayed in my mind, engraving the soft, child-like laughter into my heart without a word. The tapping of their feet creating a rhythm of chaos in my brain.

"Haruhi, are you mine?" I hear Tamaki asking her and yet another jolt of pain struck my heart. "I don't know senpai. Stop asking me." I hear her blunt response of annoyance. He exhaled softly. She was considering him. Good. The battle wasn't over just yet, though.

"So... You're considering Mori-senpai...?" he asked as if it pained him. Honestly, if you can't handle that, try living my life. You have to meet up to everyones expectations and take everything silently. And being alone in the dark silence is the worst feeling.

"... Yes. In fact, I am." Haruhi replied blatantly. I smiled. Same old Haruhi. The Haruhi I'd come to love.

"Haruhi... Don't you see...?" Tamaki muttered. "It's a fight for you. We both want you. Equally. I love you more than anything, and I'm sure that Mori-senpai does too."

"I-... I know, Tamaki-senpai. I know." she whispered shakily. "If loving you more than anything isn't enough, what can I give you?" he asks. The tapping is silenced and the air was tense. "What do you want, Haruhi? Just tell me and it will be yours. Anything." he says.

I took it all without a word. I let the pain spread through my heart like a wildfire, burning in my chest. Hurts. Hurts. Hurts so much...

"Tell me the answer to this riddle. Then I'll be yours. A mile from end to end, yet as close as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all. What is it?" she mumbled. What...?

I hear the tapping commence again and run soundlessly through the corridor. I remained expressionless as I walked casually into the host club room, taking my regular spot beside Mitsukuni. "Takashi~" I hear him say as he hugs me, causing many girls to faint due to blood loss with their nosebleeds.

He hugs me tighter and puts his mouth close to my ear. "Loving someone is hard, ne?" he whispers and runs off again, like an over-joyed toddler.

-After School-

Mori's POV

I walked inaudibly, my bag slung over my shoulder. No limo ride for me today. I just needed some time alone. I sighed. "Mori-senpai?" I loved the way she said my name. Beautiful, like everything else she did. I turned to see her, smiling. "Ah. Haruhi." I said.

"May I walk with you?" she asks. I nod in response as we begin to walk down the sidewalk, the sky a wonderful pink color and the air smelling sweet and flowery.

We pass by a playground, filled with kids, laughing and smiling.

A precious commodity, freely given.

I stare. "Those kids look like they're having fun." Haruhi says with a quick, short laugh. "Nn." I reply.

Laughing, Having fun...

Shared amongst children the most of all.

I knew the answer to the riddle. I smiled a bit and turned to her. "Haruhi." I said her name affectionately, but I guess she dismissed it. "Yes, Mori-senpai?"

"A smile."

She looks at me curiously. "What?"

"A smile. The answer to the riddle. A smile."

"How did you know about the riddle?"

"I... over heard you."

"I see. Well, you got it right."

"Are you mine, then?" I say teasingly.

"Maybe." she smiles and hugs me, before running off, yelling , "Bye senpai!"

I can't help but smile. Every single second I spend with her... makes me love her even more.

If that's even possible, of course.