I adjourned the clubs meeting for the day when it felt as though the silence had gone on long enough. Everyone filed out one at a time, but when I went to leave I found Haruhi with her (my) hand on my (her) shoulder. A request not to leave yet.

"I can't go home like this," She said.

"I can't either..." I replied.

We stood in awkward silence for a moment then we both came up with the same idea at once.

"A hotel."

We both blushed.

"... but not the same bed... of course."

We each called a parent and told them that we would be staying at a friends house, I at Koizumi's, and Haruhi at Asahina's. Then we went to check into a hotel.

What on earth have we done? We must have looked like a couple of eloping teens to the woman at the counter.

So,

Are we?

Now I'm not even sure.

Yesterday I'd have defiantly said no. Without a moment's hesitation. As for today, that question goes unanswered.

Entering our room, both Haruhi and I blushed a pale scarlet, to see that there was only one bed.

For a moment we both stood still and silent, then I spoke, "I'll go get another room... or a roll away."

As I started to walk to the door I felt a gentle tug on the shoulder of the school uniform.

"Don't... don't leave me," She said in a whisper.

How unlike her.