"I have to leave…" Haruhi mumbled. "I'm not feeling well." Actually, I want some time alone. I need to make a wish as soon as possible. I don't care if I disappear in this world. She sat up from her seat and was about to reach the bronze knob when Hikaru held her arm. She gazed at him with her serious eyes. Nobody else should hold her back, not even her dearest friends.
"I'm coming with you."
"N – No, I want to be alone for just awhile. I'll be just outside the hospital grounds."
"It's alright." Kyouya interfered. "Let her be."
"Thank you." Haruhi bowed down and left. She scurried off somewhere around the building as soon as possible. She had the feeling that the host club would be keeping an eye on her especially after the incident. Hikaru and Kaoru gazed at Kyouya with suspicion. He murmured a few words at them and Hikaru left in an instant.
Meanwhile, Haruhi was at the parking lot. For a moment, she could make a wish. The parking lot was enormous; she had to choose which place to hide – although every place she looked into was definitely dark enough for her to hide – before Hikaru would catch up. She saw a black van at the left corner of the lot. She sat down behind it and picked up the rose. She breathed heavily before she spoke the words she could never take back. Every memory with her father, the host club and everyone else in the Academy entered her mind. Tears flowed down her large eyes as she thought of her mother. She smiled as she spoke the last word in her wish. Finally, mother I'm coming soon. But not right now. I have to endure this wish painfully. At least, everything… will be alright.
Haruhi closed her eyes and held the rose tightly. All of the sudden, she heard footsteps coming towards the vehicle. She hid behind the bar next to the vehicle and then, walked normally out of the parking space. Deep inside her, she felt her burden lighten up. She did not care if she loses herself however; it pained her to see everyone she would leave behind because of this one person. "Senpai, everything will be alright soon. You just wait. I will make you proud." Haruhi beamed. "Alright! I should write a letter to everyone! I need some time alone. Ah, a library would do!"
"She's acting a bit weird…" Honey muttered.
"Yes."
"Come, we're going to lose her. We should take care of Haru-chan." Honey's eyes glittered. Flowers were blooming around him. He danced gracefully as Takashi walked behind him.
"We should get going." Kyouya began. The room went quiet. No one else had spoken ever since Haruhi left. "We need to find him as soon as possible; he might not wake up if he stays outside." The twins gazed at each other with pitiful eyes. Éclair looked down on her closed fists on her lap; tears were flowing down from her eyes. She felt Kyouya's hands on her shoulders; she looked up to see his calm face grinning at her. "You should help as well. Crying would not do any help to Tamaki."
"Ah!" Éclair wiped her tears away and felt suddenly cold towards Kyouya's words. "Y – Yes! I shall help as well!"
"That's nice to hear."
"Wait, how do we begin the search?" Hikaru asked.
"Uh, yeah, Kyouya, where are we going to look for the Lord?" Kaoru asked. Suddenly, Kyouya's mobile rang. He gave a hand signal to the twins and picked up the call. It had an unknown number so Kyouya suspicion might just be right.
"Hello? Yes, speaking." Kyouya spoke with a calm voice at first. As the conversation lasted, his expression seemed cold and fierce. Éclair and the twins did not seem to get hold of their conversation very well. They assumed it has something to do with everything that has been happening around them and it seemed that it was not good news at all. Kyouya kept his voice down but his fist did the talking. He had not noticed that it was closed tightly until it bled. The other line clicked and the room went cold. The three could feel the darkness roaming around the room. Kyouya almost crushed his mobile phone before turning to them. He almost looked paler than his usual self.
"K – Kyouya?"
"T – Tamaki is still alive. The caller seemed to have kept him alive; however," Kyouya paused to look at everyone's reaction. "He seemed to be asking for something in return for Tamaki."
"W – What is it?" Éclair broke the silence.
Kyouya lowered his head; his spectacles covered his lonely eyes. He sighed deeply before he responded, "The disbandment of the Host Club."
"The WHAT?" the twins exclaimed in unison.
"But surely, you would risk that. It is Tamaki's life that is at stake." Éclair looked from Kyouya to the twins.
"Not really," Kaoru muttered.
"The Club is our whole family. It is like telling a family to break apart." Hikaru continued for his twin.
"But!"
"I told the caller he have my word."
"Kyouya!"
"Tamaki's life is much more important the whole host club." Kyouya explained. "We have to prioritize his life before the Host Club."
"So, we'll think of how to beat the hell out of that caller. He's not going to break the Host Club apart!" Hikaru said. "Kyouya, where do we start looking for the Lord?"
"We actually can't…" Kyouya sighed.
"Why is that?"
"Are we being monitored?" Éclair blurted out. Kyouya nodded.
"Where?" Kaoru almost whispered. Kyouya pointed at the ground which meant the whole hospital. The caller probably hacked the hidden cameras on the whole area of the hospital. So, wherever the host club went within the hospital grounds, the caller would definitely know. Kaoru gulped as he sat back on the bed. "Does that caller know what we're talking about?"
"Probably," Kyouya shrugged. "He called at the time we were about to look for Tamaki."
"I have a plan." Éclair smirked from the corner. "As long as everyone coordinates, there would be no worries."
