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Chapter 53: Sleepover at Haruhi's Place
"Hey Haruhi," I said from her doorway. My pajamas were too big so I had them hanging onto my body with some yarn tied to them.
"Kyon. I know you can't sew to save your life, but is the yarn really necessary?"
"Yes. My mom is the only one that can sew great in the house and she's always busy. Kyo is decent, but I don't want him to sew my clothes. It's just weird. Anyways, I came to ask if you wanted tea. Your dad is making some in the kitchen and we need to know if we should set out a third cup or not."
"Yeah. I'm almost done making the bed mat for you."
"I can finish. You should go tell your dad that you want some tea. I'm sure he'll love every second of daddy-daughter time he can get." She laughed cheerily at me and stood.
"The blankets are in the closet, like always. Get more if you need more."
"Thanks Haruhi." She left the room and after I sighed, I set to work on making the bed mat. I was left alone in the room since Kyo and I were able to leave each other's sides. I could stay the night at Haruhi's without him there and be fine. We needed to know how to stay away from each other for long periods of time with how his relationship to Renge was going. I assumed that he would leave to France for college, if it were at all possible. Our father may have decided to give us his company,but he still wasn't aying for anything. We were just forced to go to his parties. If we didn't want to go, too bed, we were going anyways.
"Kyon! The tea is ready!"
"I'll be right out!" I set down the last blanket ans smoothed out every wrinkle and every fold. "It would be a lot easier on me if we weren't told about the party tomorrow night. I wish we had more of a heads-up than after we got home," I mumbled. I set the pillow oon the mat and went out to join Haruhi and Ranka.
"Here's your tea Kyon."
"Thank you Ranka. I must say that you look great. All the people at work are going to be jealous of you tonight!"
"Oh! Thank you Kyon! You're always so nice about that! My little girl is too! Oh! Haruhi! What do you think of my outfit and make-up?"
"They look great Dad. Can I do one thing?"
"Of course." Haruhi reached forward and pulled Ranka's hair free from its braid.
"That looks even better! Great job Haruhi! I think you'll have to beat everyone back with a stick with how great you look!"
"It wouldn't be the first time," Haruhi blurted out.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Last year he had to beat back three waves of people with a stick and five more with a bat because of jealousy and his great look."
"I missed everything in America! I even missed your first kiss that happened because you fell when Tamaki-sempai bumped into you after stepping on a banana peel. He's so clumsy."
"He's also an idiot," Ranka voiced.
"That's true," Haruhi and I agreed after a mere second of thought. The doorbell rang.
"Should I get it?" I asked. I was the closest to the door.
"If you wouldn't mind," Ranka began. I opened the door with a smile.
"Hello and welcome to the Fujioka residence. Tamaki-sempai? What are you doing here?"
"Kyon! You're here too! I came here with Hikaru and Kaoru! Kyoya's busy with something else."
"What are you doing here?" I repeated.
"We came to bring Ranka a cake and check on Haruhi. She seemed upset after talking to you."
"She was fine. I was the one that was upset."
"We tried to tell him that," Hikaru started.
"But, you know the Boss," Kaoru continued.
"He just doesn't listen," they concluded.
"For once, you aren'tusing your unison for evil," I told them in a trance-like voice.
"My poor little girl! You're so shocked from tody's events that you went into a trance!" I was enveloped in a hug from Tamaki.
"I'm fine now. Haruhi and I are having a sleepover for some girl talk. Can you let go? You're loosening my yarn." Tamaki let go with a question in his eyes. Hikaru and Kaoru wore the same expression. "I keep my overly big pajamas on with yarn."
"Can't you sew them?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Last time I tried to sew, it ended in disaster, like when Kyo tried to cook. I think my sewing job was actually worse than his cooking skills."
"Kyon. I can handle this." I looked over at Ranka.
"Of course! I totally trust your judgment!" I moved aside and let Ranka stand at the door. Haruhi and I talked loudly and laughed while Ranka was at the door.
"I have to go now! Bye girls! Be safe! Don't sneak boys into the house!" We laughed together.
"We won't sneak any boys in. We're single girls! And we are happy. Have fun at work Ranka! I'll be a good influence on your daughter."
"Have fun at work Dad. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye my darling! I'm going to miss you all night! Be safe! Have fun girls!" Ranka ran out the door and left it open.
"Why did your dad leave the door open?"
"Haruhi. You wanna go out for that fancy tuna? I'm already here and all. I thought it would be the perfect time."
"Hikaru? You asked Haruhi out for fancy tuna?"
"Yeah. She's never tasted it before."
"Cool. You two have fun! Don't stay out too late. We still need girl talk."
"I can't go while you're here alone. You need someone to talk to."
"If you're cool with it, I'm sure Kaoru and I can talk here. We can sit on the outside area and talk about life!"
"No. Hikaru. I'm sorry. Kyon needs someone here and I'm the best one to help her right now. Matters got worse after she got home. Maybe we can go tomorrow?"
"Ok. I get it. It's fine. How about tomorrow afternoon at 1:30?"
"That sounds great."
"Great! See you tomorrow!"
"See you tomorrow Hikaru." Haruhi had a gentle smile on her face. She closed the door and turned to me.
"Did that just happen?"
"What?"
"Oh my gosh! You like Hikaru."
"What? No I don't!"
"Haruhi you are so naïve."
"You're the naïve one! You didn't know about your own feelings until the other day! I knew them before you!"
"You knew! Why wouldn't you tell me?"
"I thought you would find out since it was your own feelings."
"Let's finish our tea and talk."
"Ok. That sounds great."
"Let's sit." We went and sat down to drink our tea and talk.
"So tell me about tomorrow's party."
"It's not looking too good for me. He wants me to have an escort again and Kyoya is the easiest person to ask."
"You just called him plain Kyoya."
"I do it all the time. It's part of my life. That's just how I am after America. I call him Kyoya-sempai in school and in the club. After that, it's Kyoya. If I'm around you or anyone else from school or the club, besides Kyo, it's Kyoya-sempai. This situation calls for Kyoya, not Kyoya-sempai."
"Ok. Continue."
"Haruhi. How am I supposed to remain calm if I'm in love with my escort and while I want to tell him, I can't do it. Remember when we were little and I was always so brave? I never screamed or cried because something was scary. Remember it?"
"Yeah. You were always able to be the only girl that wasn't scared in the Halloween haunted houses."
"This isn't even remotely close to that. Haruhi. I'm scared to do this. I'm so scared. I don't know what to do. Kyoya and I have a special kind of elationship. Have you noticed that?"
"I think everyone has."
"Things are perfect the way they are. I never want any of it to change. It is so perfect. I'm happy with how things are, but I get so nervous and flustered when I talk to Kyoya. You were watching me in the club today. He came up to the table and asked me something simple. I turned red and couldn't think of a decent lie. I've lied to him in the past about what I was doing or what I was planning. It was always so easy before, but now, it's one of the hardest things in the world for me to do."
"What's harder than that?"
"Looking at him and not turning into one of our customers just by seeing him. I'm in love with him. I can't help it. Everything he does just makes me feel weird and I want to hug him like when I hug Kyo from being upset. I want to hug him for no real reason. I just want that. I want to be with him though. We have a unique relationship. I should be happy with that, but I'm not completely. A part of me just wants to blurt it out and to force him to love me, but I can't do that. How do you force someone to love you?"
"I guess you don't. But he might already love you."
"It doesn't matter if he does. I don't have the courage to ask him to be my escort. The likelihood of me being able to confess my love right now is little to none."
"I think we should start with asking him to be your escort. You need one for the party tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah, but I can't even look at him and have the ability to talk. That's in school clothes, which I am used to seeing him in. When he dresses casually, it's in clothes that look great on him. They look better than the school uniform. Don't even get me started on how he looks when he dresses up for the parties and such! I don't know if I'll be able to stand when I see him at the party!"
"Not so loud. People live under me."
"Sorry. The point is that I have no way of asking him."
"Call him. Start off normal. Slowly lead the conversation to the party and then blurt it out."
"That might work." I pulled out my phone. "You are here to give me courage." I dialed Kyoya's number and put my phone to my ear. He answered on the second ring.
"Hello?" he asked with a smile in his voice.
"Hey Kyoya. How are things going?" I asked nervously. Haruhi elbowed me in the side.
"Are you feeling alright?"
"I'm fine," I answered, closer to normal.
"Alright. Things are going good for me. How about for you?"
"I guess they're going ok."
"What's wrong?"
"Well, there's that party tomorrow night."
"Ah, yes. The party your father is holding is simply for fun. What's the problem?"
"My father wants me to have an escort and I don't have one yet. I know! You were my escort last time. Kyoya, will you please escort me again?"
"I'm sorry Kyon. I am actually escorting Kyoko."
"How does that work? She's four."
"Yes. She was talking to your father about why you and Kyo had people to go with and why she didn't. She practically begged him for an escort, so he talked to my father about it and my father enjoyed the idea of making your father happy by letting one of us escort Kyoko. Your father was talking to Kyoko about it while my father was getting all three of us into his study to talk about the same thing. She said that she wanted me and I was the only one willing to do it. I would have tried to persuade one of them to escort her if I had known you were going to ask."
"That was a long story." I could hear his laughter through the phone and it stabbed into my heart that he was so happy while we were unable to be together.
"Yes it was. I suppose I could have shortened it."
"Do you have any ideaas on an escort for me?"
"How about another member of the club?"
"Hikaru is taking Haruhi out for fancy tuna. Kaoru is probably joining them or he might go on a date with that girl he met at the last party. Tamaki is just a bad idea."
"I suppose you're right about Tamaki. You should find out about Kaoru for sure."
"Oh hey Haruhi. You're back from fixing the bed mat. Thanks again. Can you do me a favor and call Kaoru? I need to know if he's busy tomorrow night." Haruhi immediately went about completing the mission I gave her.
"He has a date," she told me after her call.
"Isn't that great? Kaoru has a date. I need an escort. Kyoya. Help me out here. Does Akito have a date?"
"No. I don't believe so."
"Can I have his number?"
"I'll ask him for you."
"Kyoya. I need to know now. I can't wait until I see you tomorrow night to figure it out. I need to know now."
"I'll give you the answer before nightfall tomorrow."
"Do you promise?"
"I promise," he said softly. I felt the blodd rush to my cheeks to make a blush. He sounded so cute!
"Well goodnight Kyoya."
"Goodnight Kyon." I hung up and looked at Haruhi.
"That was humiliating."
"I know Kyon."
"I know you like Hikaru."
"I do not like Hikaru."
"You tried to fool me with Tamaki at the beginning of the year, but I saw through it so admit that you like Hikaru and get it over with."
"Ok. I like Hikaru a little bit."
"Cool."
"You just gotta be right al the time." We finished our tea and went to bed after some more girl talk. I lied awake for a while, hoping that Kyoya wouldn't be upset with me that I was going with one of his brothers. We were close friends and he wasn't close with his brothers. I was under the impression that they hated each other. Last time I remembered anything about seeing Akito was when we were still at the party and talking about Kyoya and his idea that we were a happy couple that was going to get married. If Akito said yes, it would be a little strange since I was in love with Kyoya and I saw it now, like Akito had thought. That would be a fun topic of conversation. I could already imagine the evening. I then thought about the fact that I didn't have anything that I could wear besides my birthday dress unless I found that dress that Tamaki got for our first cosplay of the year. If I had that, I would be fine until I actually had to talk to Akito.
"I hope he declines. I also hope he says yes. I hate boy trouble. It makes my head hurt," I muttered.
"Mmmm. Fancy tuna is better than I thought. Thanks for taking me Hikaru," Haruhi muttered from her bed.
"Are you sleep talking?" I whispered.
"Fancy tuna is so good."
"You must be really tired. Sleep talking hardly happens with you. I've only ever heard you sleep talk once before. Why am I worried about this? I have more pressing matters in my personal life. If Haruhi keeps sleeping soundly, she'll wake up and be well rested. That's all that needs to happen. I have to stop thinking so much and go to bed."
"I love fancy tuna." I laughed quietly and laid back down. Sleep wasn't easy to get, but I took comfort in knowing that I would find it somehow. That much was a good thing.
Me- Everyone's asleep.
Kyon- What am I, a pancho?
Me- You are no where near Mexico, why did you come up with a poncho?
Kyon- It seemed appropriate.
Me- I'm not gonna ask how.
Kyon- It's disclaimer time.
Me- At least you're here. Disclaimer by myself is no fun. I'm glad you're having trouble sleeping.
Kyon- Thanks a lot. *sarcastic*
Haruhi- The fancy tuna is great.
Me- So I don't own OHSHC or its characters.
Kyon- She owns me and my family.
Haruhi- *Wakes up* I'm trying to sleep.
Both with Haruhi joining in when she knows what's going on- Join us next chapter!
