Hikaru and Kaoru weren't at school the next day. Whether in fear of Kyoya or embarrassment from Haruhi, she wasn't sure. Probably both. It was nice not having to deal with the twins' ridiculous antics, but Haruhi still worried. She wasn't one to hold a grudge. What Hikaru did was wrong, but he was her friend. And like every other friend off Haruhi's, he kept her trust.

"I hope you aren't stressing over that idiot, Hikaru," Kyoya placed his strong hands on her shoulders, looking over her to the math problem she'd been staring at for 5 minutes. "He doesn't deserve your concern, the perverted bastard.

"Don't call him that. He was just confused and upset and...lonely." She placed her hands on his and continued speaking. "Of course I'm going to worry about him. Hikaru is my friend and like I'd do for all my other friends, I'm giving him the opportunity to explain himself to me." Kyoya tightened his grip. "To us."

"Why do you have to be so nice all the time?" Kyoya collapsed into the chair next to her, repositioning Haruhi's to face him. He saw the distant sadness in her eyes and took her hands in his. "Haruhi...I know that Hikaru means a lot to you. If it would make you happy, I'll take you to the Hitachiin mansion after school." He smiled with a reluctance he didn't try to hide. "We'll talk about yesterday and clear things up."

"Thank you, Kyoya. That means so much to me." The delicate curve of her lips; head tilted ever so slightly to the side; the gleam of her big brown eyes. Kyoya would go to Hell and back to keep that beautiful smile on her face. He was rewarded with a kiss.

"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...I mean I didn't prepare anything to say.." Haruhi took hold of her boyfriend's arm preventing him from climbing the stairs to the Hitachiins' front door.

"You're so cute." Kyoya swung her into his arms—a gesture that never failed to make Haruhi swoon. "I have no doubt in your improvisation abilities." Kyoya wasn't the only one who could get lost in a beautiful smile. He kissed her on the cheek and released her from his sturdy grip.

Haruhi linked their fingers and together they approached the door. She took a deep breath as he rang the doorbell. "Promise you won't hurt him."

Kyoya changed his sarcastic approach to a soothing one when he looked into her pleading eyes. "I promise." Damn it. I've got to learn how to better resist her. The way I constantly give in to her is pitiful.

The door opened and they were lead in by a tall handsome butler. "The boys have been expecting you. Please, follow me."

The brothers were in the middle of an intense game of chess at a large mahogany table when Kyoya and Haruhi entered the room. His grip tightened around her hand.

"Behave," she whispered sternly wiggling out of his fingers.

"Hey guys!" Kaoru looked at the couple with a big grin. "Come sit by us." He gestured to a set of chairs on between the twins facing the board.

Kyoya was focused on the chess board, calculating moves that could win either the game. Haruhi caught on to this and nudged him with her elbow, raising her eyebrows at him. "Sorry," he mumbled.

Hikaru—who was previously pretending to be engrossed in deciding his next move—pounded his fists on the table. Everyone jumped; heads snapped to see what was wrong. "We all know why you guys came here. Can we just get on with whatever you wanna tell me?"

"Alright then," Kyoya said ignoring the glare Haruhi shot him. "We don't have anything to say. We wish to hear the truth from you."

Hikaru kept silent so Haruhi spoke up. "Why did you react in that way?" She said tenderly.

"He didn't tell you? I'm sure your genius boyfriend has it all figured out by now. He knows everything about everyone..." His cold tone stung Haruhi.

"I thought it would be best for Haruhi to hear your explanation. My view is biased, she wouldn't want me to clarify," he replied half-irritated.

"Fine..." Hikaru took a deep breath before speaking again. "Haruhi." He looked into her eyes. "I kissed you because...I'm in love with you." He didn't wait for a reaction to continue. "I thought if you felt a spark, you might break up with him. I know it was stupid and I'm sorry."

"I...I had no idea..." Haruhi raked through her brain to find the right words.

Kyoya turned to her while she thought over his confession. "Now do you understand why I'm so protective of you? My possessiveness usually has logical reasoning behind it."

Haruhi punched his arm. "Oh, stop that. Yesterday you told our waiter that "terrible harm would befall him if he continued to ogle me."

"Well he was," Kyoya replied indignantly.

Haruhi rolled her eyes. "Anyway..." She turned back to Hikaru recalling his last words. "I forgive you. I don't feel the same way for you but thank you for telling me." Haruhi wasn't sure if that was the right thing to say, but she stuck with it. "Kyoya also has something to tell you."

"I wha-" he shivered from the severity of her glare before continuing. "I, um." Kyoya cleared his throat and went on painfully. "I'm..sorry for yelling at you."

"And..." Haruhi raised her eyebrows for the second time that day.

"...And for threatening you," Haruhi still looked at him expectantly. "with trained assassins." Kyoya resembled a puppy receiving punishment—a very large and scary puppy.

Hikaru smiled at the display. "She's really got you wrapped around her finger, huh?"

"I just want to make her happy.." Kyoya covered her tiny hands with one of his. "And I'll do everything I can to make that happen." Haruhi looked at him adoringly.

"I can tell that she really is," Hikaru replied. "You're a good pair." He turned to Kyoya and said, "Never break her heart. She trusts you—don't make her regret it."

"I'll be at her side until she tells me to leave."

Haruhi gave both twins a hug and returned to Kyoya. He brought his arm to her waist. "See you guys tomorrow!"

Once they returned to the limo, Haruhi hopped on Kyoya's lap, leaning back into his strong arms. "Thank you for taking me. I hate not being able to comfort my friends when they're in pain."

"You're so beautiful inside and out. I've never known anyone to even compare to the compassion you show others." Haruhi blushed.

"You're pretty great too." She kissed him lazily. "Why don't you stay with me tonight? I want a cuddle buddy."

Kyoya placed a kiss on her nose. "That sounds perfect."

Haruhi slept soundly in Kyoya's arms that night. She'd never been so happy. Life was great: she had an intelligent, knee-trembling-handsome, romantic, and all around perfect boyfriend—that her friends and family approved of; relationships with her friends were fulfilling and enjoyable; her grades were better than ever with Kyoya's help and she was on the right path to law school.

Sure, her life could use a few tweaks here and there. That's just how life is. But right now, there's nowhere she'd rather be.

Author's note: I'm almost positive I'll make a sequel to this. It will probably be about either their marriage and everything that comes with it, or the struggles of maintaining their relationship during college. (I just can't get enough of Haruya!) Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it!