Hey guys! Just got back from basketball camp about a half hour ago, and as promised I ran right to the computer to update. (My computer was being stupid and kept showing that 'Oh Snap!' page with the snowman. It's very old fashioned.) So, now I'm on top of the writers' block and pretty much making this up as I go along.

Tamaki: I still don't see why such a beautiful face can't be in this story.

Kaoru: My face is still in the story, Tamaki!

Tamaki: *cultivates mushrooms*

Me: *joins Tamaki*

Chapter 7

Kaoru was crying to himself. Haruhi could tell. She could hear a sniffle every once in a great while from someone in the group. She wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how. "Hey, um...Kaoru?" she said.

"Yeah, Haruhi?" Kaoru replied.

"You're worried, aren't you?"

"About what?" Haruhi could almost make out that smile that hid all his emotions.

"The fact that Hikaru is gone."

"Don't worry. I gave him his cell phone before we came here," Kaoru smiled at Haruhi, then turned away before she noticed his red-tinted eyes.

"You're worrying," Haruhi pointed out.

"It's just I've never not known where Hikaru was before. It feels horrible knowing he's in the hands of these criminals..."

"We'll find him. I'll make that promise to you," Haruhi smiled up at Kaoru. He chuckled and fluffed her hair up.

"I know we will, Haruhi...I know we will..."

(Hunny and Mori have been walking a bit ahead this whole time; fluffy moment and all...)

Hunny finally turned around. "Come on, slowpokes!" he chuckled. "Takashi and I are going to beat you there!"

"Hunny, it isn't a race," Kaoru replied. "If it was, I would be in the lead."

"Is that so?" Hunny replied tauntingly. "Alright, ready, set-"

"STOP! Both of you!" Haruhi yelled. "We have to find your brother and Kyoya and Tamaki! We're not going to do that by racing around!"

"No, Haruhi," Mori spoke up. "Let them race."

"What does racing have to do with anything?"

"You'll see."

"See what?"

"You'll just see."

Alright, I'm ending the chapter here because I've run out of ideas and I can't think straight anymore. Sorry for the short chapter guys. I'm exhausted from camp and ended up sleeping twelve and a half hours last night on accident.

Tamaki: I'm still not in the story.

Me: I won't make any promises.

Hunny: Why would I race Kaoru?

Kaoru: Yeah, I don't understand that.

Me: Currently, me neither. I need to come up with a good explanation.