Author's note: Hello everyone! Yuuki here! How was everyone's weekend? I'm so very sorry that I haven't updated in SO long, but over the weekend I got really sick and had terrible headaches; so I couldn't write anything. I'll try and make it up to everyone (bows) There's only about four chapters left, so everything's going to go by pretty fast. Or slow? I think this chapter might be slow? For me to write anyways, haha, I hate boring parts.


Chapter Nine

Hikaru

The Host Club has returned from their trip to the beach. On the top floor of the south wing, at the end of the northern hallway, the door opened to a fairytale land of princes.

"Oh Tamaki," Swoons a girl, "won't you be my prince?"

"Of course my lovely maiden," Tamaki says, flowers surrounding his face, "I am all yours."

"Once upon a time," Hunny sat on a comfy chair, all the girls surrounded him, he was reading from a child's fairytale book, "There was this….was this…." Tears swelled in his eyes.

"What's wrong Hunny-Senpai?" The girls cooed.

"Mitskuni." Mori was beside him in a flash. He looked down in the book, "The word is noble."

"Oooooh. Thank's Takashi!" Hunny smiled brightly and continued his story, "Once upon a time there was there was this noble prince,"

"Oh Haruhi you look so manly today." Haruhi sits at a table with three other girls, "I'd just love to see what you'd do if I were ever in danger."

"What?" Haruhi replies, "I couldn't stand it if you were ever in danger."

Kyouya sits at his table writing in his black book. Two girls make their way over.

"So Kyouya-Senpai," Pipes one girl, "Will there be photos of today's costumes that we could buy?"

"Certaintly," Kyouya smiles to them, "For the right price."

"Hikaru?"

I blink my eyes. I had been staring off at everyone, trying to find my brother. He had been awfully quite since we had gotten back from the beach. He hadn't spoken a word to me last night, and now today he wasn't showing up for the Host club. I wonder if he's mad at me?

"Hikaru, will you please stop ignoring us?"

I looked over to the group of girls the hovered around me like sick puppies. It wasn't like I could do brotherly love all by myself.

"Sorry ladies." I smiled, trying to think up what to do next, "I was looking for Kaoru."

"Oh, he wasn't here today was he?"

Actually he was. He just gave everyone the silent treatment. He must have gone home early. I sighed.

"Sorry ladies, but you know Kaoru. He can't be in battle. I'd have to protect him." Just keep it going as if he weren't here.

"Oh my," The girls blush in a frenzy.

Haruhi passes by, I take hold of her gown, "Haruhi, have you seen Kaoru?"

"I thought you knew he was leaving." Haruhi said, "He left right after school let out. Said he wasn't feeling well."

"Oh."

"Hikaru, is something going on between you two?" Her eyes fill with concern.

Do you want the truth, Haruhi? I have no idea. I'm confused. I mean, I know why I'm all flustered about, but him? Oh no, did he…….? Is he in love with someone? Is that why he's been acting so strangely? Did he meet someone. The edges of my heart began to crack. I had to fight back the tears that dared to spill from my eyes. I guess I never had the chance.

But, that can't stop me from revealing my own feelings, can it? I mean, I need to stop this. Whatever is going on between him and this other person; what if I could stop it? Told him I loved him and he'd come to me? That can't just happen in fairytales and movies, right?

"Tell us Hikaru, would you fight for us in battle?" One girl says shyly.

"No."

"Huh? What-"

"No. I wouldn't fight for anyone at this table. There's, only one person I'd fight for. And I have to go fight for him right now."

And before I know it I've dashed out the room, swearing I saw a faint smile flicker on Haruhi's face. And for the very first time in a long time; I felt free. I can do this. I can be with Kaoru. Because I know, deep down inside, we are meant to be together.