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This chapter is in Haruhi's POV and is based on the song Blow Me One Last Kiss by P!nk.

I didn't mean to snap but hey come on the guy should know already not to bother me while I am bothering. There is nothing more annoying than someone gawking raptly at you whilst you are trying to charmingly ladle food relentlessly into your open mouth. Trust me, I am well used to this intrusion to my usual routine at this stage now.

He is silent as we walk back to class ten minutes before the bell rings. I like to get to class early so I can examine any material I am a bit uncertain about. After all, you can never be too assured, one must always self-improve.

Hikaru has been joining me as of late alleging that his grades are dropping but in my opinion, that is a lot of a poppycock. Sure his grades aren't stellar but they suffice. The only reason he doesn't do as well as he could is because he can't bother to apply himself. He has been adamant ever since I have known him that he doesn't need any extra help and that there is more to life than study. So it is rather interesting to ascertain that he is now a changed character in the sense that he studies hard and without any qualms.

I wonder what has altered within himself that he now chooses to heed my advice…. Either way, I am convinced that I am a good influence on them both. Although, Kaoru doesn't tend to join our little study sessions as he already gets good grades. Hikaru used to depend parasitically on Kaoru to help him in his studies…a lot has changed and I am quite sure that Kaoru is thankful. He seems to smirk a great deal whilst around myself and Hikaru.

Could he know that I have a crush on the formidable Hikaru? He must do as increasingly, he spends less and less time with us seemingly to give us 'privacy.' What he doesn't understand is that on occasion, I become tongue tied and fail to make any sense whilst speaking with Hikaru. However, Hikaru doesn't seem to discern my discomfiture for which I am most thankful.

"Haruhi, why is that you spend so much time studying?" Hikaru asks softly. "You are the best student in the school, why do you need to push yourself so?"

I inhale deeply, so as to gather much needed vigour for the upcoming mini-lecture.

"Well, first of all I am a scholarship student; the only scholarship student may I add, and I feel like I have something to prove. You don't know it but behind your back, people aren't as cordial as they may appear. For example, Princess Seika Ayanokoji for all her perceived pleasantry was truly mean-spirited when you weren't around. She threw my backpack into the fountain, you remember? You helped me to retrieve my food money?"

I gaze at him whilst he answers casually, "Of course I remember. I never liked her as she seemed quite undignified."

Ha. She is far from undignified albeit in the company of lower classes such as myself. He is just trying to embolden my spirits. And I appreciate the effort.

Silence dominates once more but it is the kind of silence that fills the individual with a sense of calm that wasn't previously present. I have never felt so comfortable in anyone's presence ever. I am not a particularly trusting person; by that I mean, that I am quite cynical by nature as the antics of the Host Club members tend to grate on my nerves predominantly the overdramatic frolicking of the impalpable Tamaki-sempai.

But it is really a compliment to Hikaru that I feel so unperturbed around him that conversing doesn't seem necessary, it is merely an added benefit.

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I am so sorry that this chapter is so short, but if you think about it, if I write shorter chapters, then there will be more chapters. I don't have enough time to be writing incredibly long stories! And I am so sorry! You all deserve more than this slop!

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Also, I altered the fact that Tamaki helped Haruhi in episode one of the anime to search for her food money, just in case anyone was wondering!