A/N Aw… they finally get closer, and they'll get even closer!

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Disclaimer: Not mine… Except Saki. She's ALL mine

Chapter 6

As I walked towards the Third Music Room anxiously, my head was practically spinning. I was so worried what Horio-san would think and say of me that I didn't notice Haruhi running with the Host Club on her tails until she screamed.

"NO, SEMPAI!!!" she yelled, and didn't notice me.

"Hey-" I said, but I was cut off by a ear-piercing scream.

"AHH!" Haruhi cried as she slipped on the waxed floor and started falling head-first down the stairs.

"Haruhi!" I screamed and my body reacted on its own. I sprinted towards her and leapt into the air. I grabbed her body in mid-air and tucked her head onto my chest. Now flying through the air with my back facing the wall that was getting closer each second I tightened my grip on her and lowered my head. At least I wasn't frozen in my shoes or something like that. After all, a back injury is not nearly life-threatening as a head one. The impact threw my head into total darkness.

Kaoru's POV (because Saki is kind of unconscious)

As we were playing a friendly game of dress-Haruhi-up-in-a-bunny-suit, Haruhi had decided to run away. Of course, we chased right after her. But all of a sudden she slipped and we all froze, knowing we could never get their in time. In a blur of motion, I saw a familiar strand of long brown hair and gasped to realize Saki had enveloped Haruhi in a bear hug. I leapt to the banisters, but not fast enough.

"Saki? Saki, are you okay?" Haruhi asked nervously.

"Saki, say something…" As Haruhi took her arms from around the beautiful girl she stared in horror at her hands stained – with blood.

It felt like a bullet to my heart.

"SAKI!"

End of Kaoru's POV

I opened my eyes to see the sun rising from my window. Wait, this wasn't my window. I looked around. This wasn't even my house! I sat up abruptly and instantly swore. I lied back down and glanced at the clock. Holy shit! It was 6 a.m. in the morning! How did I- wait. I remember now. A knock on the door made me jump before I could properly think.

"Hello Hoshi-san. It seems you've woken up." A nurse smiled brightly at me.

"Ah, yeah. Could I please ask where am I?"

"You are in the Ootori family private hospital."

"You mean I'm in Kyouya-kun's family hospital?"

"Yes."

"How long was I asleep?" I rubbed my head

"Just about half a day."

"Oh."

"So, your head had to get 4 stitches and you have a huge bruise on your shoulder. We suggest you take 2 aspirin an hour, and wait for Ootori-san and his friends to pick you up after school. I will now go alert him that you've woken up."

"Uh, thanks." She nodded as I reached towards the aspirin and touched the back of my head, just above where the crook of my neck was. I felt some bumpy lines and then lightly poked the backside of my shoulder. I yelped in pain. I finally noticed why my arm felt so stiff. My left arm had been put in a sling. I screamed, and the nurse came running back in.

"What's wrong?"

"What is this, this, thing!?" I pointed at my arm.

"Ah. That's your arm."

"No," I said exasperatedly, "This sling!"

"Oh, it's because you will have trouble moving your arm without it hurting."

"Does…" I said slowly, quietly, "That I can't use my left arm?"

"Yes."

"For how long?" I asked, sweating.

"Around 3 weeks to help your bruise heal."

I fainted. This was horrible, I thought after waking up 3 hours later. Not only have I forgotten to take 6 aspirin, I can't use my left arm! How am I going to go through my daily life, my part-time job, even use the washroom? As I cleared my head with aspirin, a thought pierced my heart. I couldn't bake. I couldn't go to the Host Club and make pastries. I didn't have a purpose to go to the Host Club anymore. I wasn't useful to them anymore. I almost started that ugly self depression again before I remembered what happened the last time I thought like that. I had brought on terrible misery to myself, and Haruhi. 3 weeks wasn't so bad, I thought.

"Excuse me, but you have visitors." The nurse ushered mom and dad in.

"Honey, we were so worried!"

"But saving someone from falling head-first, that's my girl."

"She could have broken her shoulder!"

"The person could have died."

"Who's more important?"

"You, of course."

I laughed at my mom and dad's argument and especially at my mom for giving in to such a sappy line. We spent another 2 hours talking about how I was going to survive (with my dad) and if I was SURE I was alright (with my mom). When they finally left, I took the book they brought me and read silently for the remaining time.

I raised my head from the novel as I heard a stampede of footsteps in the hallway. The door flew open to see 7 anxious faces. When they saw me reading like normal, they started cheering. Haruhi came up to me and apologized over and over again. I told her to forget it at least a million times and hugged them all. When I hugged Kaoru though, he whispered in my ear "I'm so glad". I was so glad too, at that moment, and had to drink up all my water to buy time to cool my cheeks down. When I faced them again, they were staring at my arm in the sling. I smiled.

"I'll be using this for the next 3 weeks or so."

"Oh, poor Saki-chan!" Hunny exclaimed.

"Is it comfortable enough?" Tama-baka asked.

"Yeah, it's pretty secure. I'm sure I'll be fine."

"Wah, Saki's so brave!" Hikaru and Kaoru chimed together.

"Ah, not really…" I said as I remembered my uh, fainting.

We talked for a long time before I was loaded into one of those fancy cars and driven to a big house. I asked Kyouya, puzzled, "Where are we?" his glasses glinted in the sun. "We have a 3-day break from school. You're coming with us, naturally." I sat back, trying to contain my excitement. I knew it! I cheered inside silently. I wasn't thrown away because of my hand! Everything was going to be okay! I sneaked a glance at Kaoru. Not to mention, I was going to spend 3 whole freaking days with HIM! He looked my way and smiled. I thought I had died and gone to blissful heaven.

In the mansion, I was put into a room right next to Haruhi, and the boys were at the other side of the mansion. "So there's no 'accidental' blind folding schemes." After Hikaru told me what that meant, I kicked Tama-baka in the back. Hunny said he saw flames protrude from my mouth. I stood over him, and laughed evilly.

"So, you dared to tarnish my Haruhi…"

"No, I was just preventing her from seeing or hearing any lightning!"

"Excuses, excuses!" I kicked him again, this time across the room.

"Maybe we should stop Saki," Haruhi said nervously.

"You have the guts to do that while she's in that mood?" Hikaru doubted.

"You're right. Let's go to our rooms."

As the house resounded with my menacing questions, I decided this trip would be very… interesting. Or at least I would have a lot of time to kill all the 'impure' thoughts out of Tama-baka's mind. Hehehe…