It wasn't long before Haruhi began noticing changes in Kyouya too. Haruhi knew he was hiding something, and it wasn't long before the other hosts started nothing it too. The changes were so present that even some of the customers noticed.
"Tamaki, is something wrong with Kyouya...?" one of his regular customers asked.
"I don't think so...?" Tamaki responded, cocking his head slightly to the side while looking at his best friend. "He has been acting a little bit off though, don't you agree?"
The young woman nodded, looking at Tamaki. "I know that many people are worrying about him...!"
Tamaki smiled and lightly grabbed onto her chin flirtatiously. "Let's not worry about Kyouya my princess, it's just you and me right now~"
She squealed, and it caused some of the other customers who were watching to squeal too. The customer blushed faintly, and a smile graced her lips.
The rest of the afternoon went smoothly. The customers went home when the host club was over for the day. A meeting was being held directly afterwards, however, nothing really got done at the meeting.
"Tama-chan, would you like to have some cake with me~?" Honey asked, while clutching onto Tamaki's arm.
Tamaki winced. "N-No, no, I'm not hungry right now Hunny; Maybe I'll have some later, okay?"
Hunny looked at him with a confused expression. "Tama-chan, are you hurt..?"
"No, why would I be Hunny-senpai?"
Haruhi answered before Hunny could. "You're wincing."
Hunny took a step back when Kyouya came towards Tamaki and swiftly pulled the sleeve of his shirt and blazer up. There was a large bruise on his arm where Hikaru and Kaoru had been poking him days before.
Both the twins were completely stunned. They had no idea they'd bruised him as badly as they did.
"Boss, we're really sorry, we didn't think you'd bruise that easily...!"
"I can go get ice!"
"Hunny, ice won't help it. It's been too long for ice to be effective," Kyouya spoke sharply and quick to the point. Hunny was even a little intimidated.
"Oh... Alright..." Hunny ran over to Mori, who picked him up and placed him on his shoulders while the Loli-Shota clutched onto his stuffed bunny.
"Kyouya, don't be so mean to Hunny, he didn't know," Tamaki said, trying to defend him. Kyouya remained silent.
"Is your other arm bruised too Senpai?" Haruhi asked shyly.
"Eh, yes, it is... But it's just a bruise, it'll go away soon. But more importantly," Tamaki's mood quickly changed, "Is my daughter really worried about me~?"
As sarcastically as the female host could make it seem, she replied, "Heh, that's it."
Tamaki hugged her- Haruhi noticed that his hug wasn't as tight as it used to be. She didn't say a word about it. "My daughter really is worried~! She does love me~!"
Kyouya clapped his hands to get everyone's attention once again. "We still have a meeting we need to get to."
"That's right, we do~!" Tamaki responded, his spirits very high.
The Host's meeting only lasted an hour. They discussed new themes, the status with everyone's clients, and a brief note on the finances. When everything was said and done, Kyouya left.
"Tama-chan...?" Hunny asked feebly.
"Yes Hunny?"
"Kyou-chan looked like he needed a hug."
Tamaki nodded softly. "I think he needs one too."
In reality, Tamaki had already known what was causing Kyouya's mood changes. Kyouya had read into Tamaki's medical file, he presumed, and found many recent hospital records. Kyouya had put up a defensive barrier, to hide the fact that he was worried about his princely friend.
Tamaki knew he had been sick for months. He'd just been waiting for the results of one final blood test to confirm a diagnosis.
