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Hikaru finally let go of Haruhi and beamed at her. She gave a smile back,
"So are you free this Saturday?" Hikaru asks,
"Um, I suppose so." Haruhi answers,
"Okay so should I pick you up at seven then? "
"Fine with me." Haruhi says.
"Okay then. Great." Hikaru smiles. Haruhi looks around uncomfortably. She clears her throat,
"So, then, we should probably head back."
"Oh, right! Of course, let's go." He proceeds to put his arm around her, but stops himself. Haruhi doesn't seem to notice and continues walking. Another blush creeps onto his cheeks but he gathers his confidence and walks ahead. Haruhi opens the door for him and walks inside the host club room. The other members look up expectantly to which Haruhi gives a thumbs-up. Honey jumps up and hugs Hikaru,
"YAY! Hika-chan's okay! We were so worried that something was wrong with you, Hika-chan!"
"I'm sorry for worrying everyone. I-I'm okay now." Hikaru smiles. He glances over at Kaoru who has his arms crossed and looking suspicious. He quickly turns away.
"Well, now that Hikaru is back, let's all continue being the perfect hosts that we are!" Tamaki says, as he takes a young girl walking in by the hand. The rest of the Host Club wander off to their respective places. Hikaru gives Haruhi one last wink to which she finally catches on to.
Saturday night couldn't have come sooner. In reality, Haruhi almost completely forgot her date with Hikaru and didn't come home until 6:30. Hikaru on the other hand, made sure to wake up early that morning to get all the preparations ready, such as dry-cleaning his suit, calling his driver, reserving a table etc. At precisely 7 PM sharp, Hikaru and his driver pulled up in front of Haruhi's apartment complex. The neighbors all gaped in awe that such an expensive car was actually in front of their eyes. Hikaru climbed out of the car and walked up the stairs to Haruhi's apartment. He was stopped by Haruhi's next-door neighbor,
"Are you Hitachiin?" she asked,
"Um, I'm Hikaru..." he replied,
"Are you Haruhi's new boyfriend?"
"Um, not exactly..." he replied nervously,
"Well you have to be because you're obviously going on a date." the lady says,
"Well, yes, I am taking her on a date, but I'm not her boyfriend." Hikaru says,
"Aww! A first date? How sweet! Haruhi has been asked out so many times, and I can't remember the last time she ever agreed to go on one. I'm so happy for you two! Don't have too much fun now, you hear?"
"Ah, arigato gozaimasu." Hikaru bows, then proceeds to finally knock on Haruhi's door. The door swings open to reveal Haruhi's dad in his tranny clothes. He eyes Hikaru suspiciously then peers behind him. He looks back at Haruhi who is putting her shoes on then looks again at Hikaru. Hikaru takes a nervous gulp,
"Hey, Hikaru," Haruhi says, coming up from behind. Hikaru's mouth almost drops in a gape. She looked amazing. Although she was simply dressed in a sundress and a shrug, it was absolutely stunning, "Dad, we'll be back by curfew, promise."
"I know dear, but I don't seem to trust him..." Mr. Fujioka says, eying Hikaru's expression
"Da-ad, you know Hikaru. He's been here countless times."
"Yes, but he was always accompanied by his twin and the other Host Club members."
"What's so different now?" Haruhi asks with a cocked eyebrow,
"Well, it's just...forget it. Go have fun, you better be back on time." Mr. Fujioka sighs. Haruhi rolls her eyes and tugs on Hikaru's arm,
"Let's go Hikaru. Bye Dad!"
"Your dad doesn't trust me." Hikaru pouts,
"Don't worry about him. He knows you very well, he's just messing around." She gives him a reassuring smile. Hikaru returns it then opens the door to let her in then climbs inside after her. About 20 minutes later the car finally pulls to a stop at a very fancy restaurant.
They sit down at their reserved table and wait patiently as the waiter brings their food. They sit in awkward silence for a few moments before Hikaru finally speaks up,
"I like your sun dress." He says pathetically. He gives himself a mental smack. Haruhi gives a small giggle,
"For a Host, that was a lame comment. But thank you." Haruhi says. Hikaru blushes slightly then clears his throat. They sit in some more awkward silence, but this time Haruhi is the one to break it,
"It's kind of weird seeing you without Kaoru. How did you get to go out without him knowing?"
"I have my ways."
"But you guys are inseparable. Surely he would have noticed if you left."
"Probably not." Hikaru looks down in his water glass,
"What do you mean? You're both literally two parts of a whole. You finish each other's sentences, you know each other 100%-"
"That's where you're wrong." Hikaru cuts off Haruhi,
"What are you saying, Hikaru?"
"Let's not talk about Kaoru. He's not important right now." Haruhi is taken back by the sharpness of his tone. She closes her mouth and takes a sip of water as the waiter sets their food down in front of them. Still, she can't help wondering what happened between the two of them,
"So, um, how has your day been?" Hikaru asks,
"Just the usual. Grocery shopping, chores, and things like that. Oh and I met my friend at the park today."
"Oh really? Which friend?"
"A friend from middle school. It was great seeing her after a long time." Haruhi says,
"Oh, well that's nice." Hikaru gives a mental sigh of relief at the word her.
The two have various conversations and share their food. Finally, their stomachs become so full they can't even lift up their forks. They tip the waiter and climb back in the car. Once the car pulled up in front of Haruhi's apartment, he took her by the hand and walked her to the door,
"Thanks for the great night, Hikaru." she says,
"No problem. I glad you enjoyed it."
"I did. Well, I guess I'll see you on Monday then?"
"Ah yeah. Right. Monday. At school. And the Host Club. See you then." he gave a small wave. Haruhi gave a giggle then disappeared inside her house. Hikaru waited a few seconds half-hoping she would come out and hug him or something, but no such thing happened. He sighed and walked back to the car and dreaded going back home.
Hikaru cautiously opened the door of his room and peered inside. The lights were off. Good that means Kaoru is asleep. He crept to the bathroom and slowly opened the door so he could get ready for bed. Once he was changed and freshened up, he opened the door only to reveal a very furious looking Kaoru,
"Where have you been, Hikaru? Not at the party that's for sure!"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't play dumb with me. You couldn't have just left the party for no reason!"
"I just felt like leaving early."
"To do what? In the middle of the night in a suit?" Kaoru asks, before a smirk creeps up onto his lips,
"Oh wait a minute, you went on a date." Hikaru jumps up on his bed and gives a scoff,
"And I know with who-you were out with Haruhi. You finally took my advice and asked her out didn't you? I know you, Hikaru. You listened to me."
"No, I did not follow your advice. I didn't go out with Haruhi so you therefore do not know me at all. And just FYI she was a random girl that came to the Host Club. I took her out for dinner, I don't even know if we're going to go out again." Hikaru says with his eyes closed,
"That's bullshit. I know you went with Haruhi, even if you deny it. I'll eventually find out the truth, but for now I'll just believe what you have to say." Kaoru says,
"Gee, thanks." Hikaru mumbles before turning the light off.
His last thought before drifting off to sleep was, I feel horrible lying to Kaoru. But he can't know the truth, it'd be too embarrassing even for Kaoru. He can't know. He just can't...