Hey y'all. For those of you that have been reading Second Chance, thank you so much. I've gotten tons of hits from it. I'm so happy I have fans. c: And I'm sorry I haven't been updating this as much as Second Chance, but I promise, I will get chapters up much more quickly. Don't hate me, please~?

Recently, I've been thinking about changing Kennedy's love interest from Kaoru to someone else. I'm not entirely sure yet, but just be prepared for the drama to (possibly) unfold sometime soon. And this chapter (although I hate them so very much) is a filler. I'm tired from working on a school project and typing up essays, so I made this to soothe my mind for a bit so I can think about what's actually going to happen in the main story line.


"Ken-chan! Ken-chan!" I look up, just as a small bundle of pure energy jumps on my back, sending me stumbling forward a few feet. "Taka's gone missing!" At his frantic pleas, the Club bolts up and huddles around us, all but Haruhi and Kyouya who stay where they were.

"We must send out a search party! Everyone, find Mori!" The Twins scuttle off at Tamaki's command, pulling a set of megaphones from God knows where. Huni scampers off to Haruhi, crying all the way. Tamaki paces frantically back an forth, yelling at Kyouya (or in Tamaki's case 'Mommy') about where Mori could be. I sigh and shake my head, headed out the door. There is so way I can stay in that room with all that chaos going on.

I walk down the hallway, my hands curling around the strap of my bag. I hum gently under my breath, staring ahead at the empty corridor, my mind circling back to yesterday. Had Kyouya meant what he said? Even if he his slightly cold hearted, he would never lie, would he? I stop just outside the school building and sit down on a bench, running alongside the edges of the garden. I rest my elbows on my knees, staring at a flower half bloomed.

As I see a body next to me in my peripheral, I glance over, shocked to see Mori sitting next to me. "You know everyone's looking for you."

"I know." He smiles gently and leans back on the bench, his eyes focused skyward.

"Where did you go?"

"I've been here the entire time, actually..." As he talks, I can't help but notice; this is the first time we've actually had a conversation the entire time I've been a member of the Club. Even though Mori and I are in the same year, as well as the same class... A sigh escapes my lips and he glances over at me, an eyebrow raised in curiosity. "Is something the matter?"

"I just... I don't want to graduate."

"Why?"

"Well..." I lean back next to him, pulling my knees up to my chest, hugging them tightly. "I just don't want to leave... I've grown attached to the others, you know?"

"I know." A pink flush blows over my cheeks as I feel his arms slide around me and pull me into a hug, a catch in his voice. "I don't want to leave either."

I nod and return the hug, staying like that for a moment as we both just sit there, thinking. Where will we go after high school? What will our careers be? I shut my eyes and rest my forehead against his shoulder, my eyes beginning to water as everything finally hits home. In the next two months I would be off to college and officially starting my life...

"Guys, I found Mori!" I look up to see Hikaru waving his arms and yelling like a madman. I pull from the hug and wipe my eyes, looking up at the dark haired teen. He returns my sad smile as he wipes away his own tears.

"Mori?"

"Yes?"

I stand and heft my bag over my shoulder, thinking before I speak. "Why is it that you've been by Huni's side all these years?"

As he answers, he stands and walks with my to where the others are grouped. "I just feel like I have to protect him... He's so small and innocent. Even though he can fight, I'm scared that one day he won't be able to or someone's going to take advantage of his small stature."

I nod slightly, staring down as we slowly approach the others. "I felt like that too, back in the States. There was this little six year old girl in my old neighborhood who would always visit me and my mother. She would bring a pie, or pastries, or something that her mother made for us. We knew the woman quite well and it was nice of her, but one day she got sick. I would help her out and take care of the little girl for her."

As soon as I realize I'm speaking aloud, a pink flush flows over my cheeks, but I can't seem to stop. "The girl was like the sister I've never had... She looked up to me, and when her mother passed, I was the one who comforted her... I made sure she was alright, and my mother even allowed her to sleep with me because she had nightmares." I smile and stop walking just a few yards away from the group. "But just before summer started, her grandparents came for her. She didn't want to leave, but I told her that she would be loved by her grandparents and that she would be safe there."

"I never expected you to be the sentimental type, Kennedy."

"I could say the same about you." He smiles down at me, a soft chuckle escaping my lips as he joins the mass of energy. I smile wider, taking a step towards the group as my heart fills with warmth. Not a day goes by anymore where I'm sad for terrible long. Since finding the Club, everything seems to be lit up with such joy and happiness... I guess in the next couple of months, I have something that can keep me upbeat.