I woke up the next morning feeling better than ever. It was nice to be back in my own bed, in my own home, with my own fam- wait. Where was the usual noise i woke up to? I crawled out of bed and found that my foot was sore but easier to walk on. I limped out to the kitchen to find a note. Yes, another note...

Hey sweetie. Good morning. Took mike to his Baseball Game. Be back later.

Love,

Mom, Dad, and Mike

Oh yeah. I had forgotten he had baseball. I looked at the time to see when his game should start. Right now it was about 8:30. He must have had a 9:00 game.

"All right. i may as well get myself some breakfast while I wait for them to get ho-"

DING DONG!

The doorbell rang. At 8:30 in the morning? i bit strange, but i went to get it anyway. I forgot the fact that I was still in my pink monkey pajamas and that I looked like a huge mess. I opened the door to see Kaoru standing, staring towards the street.

"Uh, Kaoru? I'm over here." I tapped his shoulder gently, giggling at his joult of shock.

"Oh. Uh. Yeah. Right. Sorry. Can I, uh, come in?" I nodded and moved to the side, letting him sneak past me and into the living room.

"What's up? What are you doing here? Wait, why aren't you in Japan?" I questioned continually until he finally shut me up with a kiss. It was so beautiful. Our lips interlocked perfectly and i forgot about the pain that shot through my leg as i stepped on my foot. My arms wrapped around his neck as his wrapped around my back, pulling me closer to his warm, gentle body. I felt breathless and could tell our hearts were beating as one. When he pulled away i felt my soul sink back into my stomach and felt heavy again. "All right...I'm shutting up..." He laughed.

"I came to check on you. I miss you, baby."

"...baby...?"

"Yeah...uhm...would it be crazy if I said i thought I was in love with you?" He began to blush and turned away. I took his chin in my hand and pulled him closer to me, interlocking my fingers with his hair and pushing my lips gently to his.

"Not at all." I whispered as we pulled away from each other. I smiled at him, our faces still only inches apart. He smiled back and kissed my gently on my forehead.

"Hime, Come back with me."

"What?" I pushed away, shocked, not only that he called me Princess, but also because he was asking me to leave, again.

"Come back with me. Please. We have a great place for you to stay, and it we can give you a scholarship. Tamaki's father already agreed, so your brother can still follow his own dreams. You'd be absolutely perfect for the host club." He took my hand.

"I...I don't think I can. And no i'm not. For one, I'm a girl. Two, I have so many friends here. I can't leave them all. Three, What about my family? And my foot? And dang, how can i show my face? Especially after the fire?" I turned, still holding his hand. I Put my hand over my face and began to cry. He tugged on my arm, pulling me into a tight, comforting hug.

"Shhh. Don't cry, darling. It's all going to be all right."

"No. It's not. I'm a skrew-up that doesn't deserve to have a guy like you in love with me, or to be in the host club, and i really shouldn't leave my friends and family but i don't know..." I buried my head into his comforting chest. "I'm sorry. I'm getting your nice white shirt all wet with tears..." I giggled.

"I love it when you smile, you know that?" I smiled again. "Now please come back with me. Your parents can visit you whenever they want and so can your friends."

"I just don't know...Give me a night to think about it? Come back tomorrow and I'll give you my answer." He nodded and turned to leave. "Wait!" He spun quickly, smiling like an idiot.

"What?"

"Yes."

"Yes, what?"

"Yes, i love you too. Yes, I would love to go out with you. Yes, I'll come with you." He smiled and ran, pulling me into a hug and spinning me around. Almost as if I had said i'd marry him. Who knows, maybe someday we will...