A/N: Thank you to the replies I have already gotten from several of you for the last two chapters! Keep 'em coming!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters of OHSHC, nor do I own the lyrics to the song Per Te (used in this chapter) or the lyrics to Smile (used in the last chapter). Thanks, enjoy!
Chapter Seven
I gaped at the boy in front of me, wondering just how much he actually knew of my situation with the twins. Raku, you're going crazy. He knows only what you've told him. He knows nothing about how you've decided to share yourself with the twins…
Or does he…? Get out of here voice!
Calmly, I looked him in the eyes and got a hold of myself. My original thoughts had to be right. From what I had gathered so far, Haruhi was smart, but he wasn't that observant. He wouldn't be able to tell what had happened a few minutes ago on a totally separate floor… Right?
"What do you mean, Haruhi?" I asked as innocently as I could. He just stared at me for a minute, then held up my note in his hand.
"What were you doing out this early in the morning?" He asked quietly, eyes raking over my attire and mussed-up hair. He looked very skeptical.
"I couldn't sleep so I took a walk. Didn't I say that on the note? Anyway, I told you to call when you got up. If you were worried, you could have done just that." I gave him my best sass pose- complete with my hand on my hip. I knew he didn't really deserve the tone of voice, but to be honest, I was starting to get tired again. He sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, running a hand through his hair slowly.
"No, I couldn't have. You left your cell beside the note." Looking to where he was pointing, I noticed that he was right. There it was, in all its glory. Embarrassed, I rubbed the back of my neck and went to sit beside him. I put my hand on his knee reassuringly.
"It was an honest mistake. I won't do it again, I promise. And next time I need to talk, I'll come to you first, deal?" He smiled and hugged me lightly for a minute, then announced he was going to the bathroom and that I should get some more sleep. Deciding to take up his offer, I snuggled under the warm blankets without bothering to change again and quickly drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
…
I opened my eyes to the bright sun for the second morning in a row, and glared at the drawn curtains for a moment before rubbing my eyes and checking the clock. It read 9:24 am, but it sure as hell didn't feel like it was that early! I grumbled and made my way to the kitchen, not caring that I so obviously had bed-head and morning breath. Whatever. The twins could deal.
As I made myself a bagel, spreading cream cheese all over until it looked like cream cheese with a bagel instead of the other way around, I made a mental note of how quiet it seemed. I had yet to see Haruhi or either of the twins and couldn't help but feeling as if something was definitely not right in the house. After finishing the bagel, I cleaned up my plate and put it away, venturing out into the foyer of the mansion.
Slowly, but surely, I began to hear a light tune coming from the room to my left. That's the Hitachiin's living room… I thought, curiosity getting a hold over my better judgment. I crept around the corner to see a young man sitting at the grand piano playing a soft, sweet melody. Making as little noise as I possibly could, I crept even further around the corner to discover who the talent could be. My mouth dropped as I recognized Tamaki being the one to play so beautifully. Of course, he looked so peaceful and beautiful that it made me want to be near him.
Trying not to disturb him (or let him know I was even there), I tip-toed behind him and sat down in one of the Hitachiin's comfy chairs. Suddenly, he began to sing:
Sento nell'aria profumo di te
Piccoli sogni vissuti con me
Ora lo so
Non voglio perderti
Quella dolcezza così senza età
La tua bellezza rivali non ha
Il cuore mio vuole soltanto te
Per te, per te, vivrò
L'amore vincerà
Con te, con te avrò
Mille giorni di felicità
Mille notti di serenità
Farò quello che mi chiederai
Andrò sempre dovunque tu andrai
Darò tutto l'amore che ho per te
He had the most beautiful tenor voice I had ever heard. I tried not to drool on myself as he finished his final note. There was so much passion in his voice that I sincerely wished I could understand what he was singing about. I clapped lightly at the final chord's end, surprising him. He spun around on the piano bench quickly, smiling as he saw that it was me. Of course, the light blush he was wearing did not go unnoticed by myself. I smiled kindly back and whispered,
"That was… beautiful, Tamaki-senpai. I mean it. What were you singing about?" He cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Well, it was an Italian piece that my mother taught me while in France. It's called Per Te, and the lyrics mean:
I smell in the air the scent of you
Little dreams had lived with me
Now I know, I don't want to lose you
That sweetness which has no age
Your beauty has no rivals
My heart wants only you
For you, For you, I'll live
Love is going to win
With you, With you, I'll have
Hundreds days of happiness
Hundreds nights of serenity
I'll do what you'll ask me to
I'll go always anywhere you go
I'll give all the love I feel for you."
I noticed that he began to get a far-away look in his eyes as he told me the lyrics to the song. Could it be a lover he was thinking about; or just someone close to him, like his own mother, who taught him the song? I shook my head, clearing my thoughts.
"Well, I should let you get back to what you were doing. I'm sorry for interrupting you, Senpai. One question though, have you seen either Hikaru or Kaoru around?" He told me that he had thought Kaoru had passed by there about an hour ago, saying something about the garden. I thanked him and set out into the beautiful morning breeze to find the boy I couldn't get off my mind, humming the tune my Senpai had just been playing.
