It was later that Thursday night. I was lying on my bed, staring up at the ceiling as I waited for Kaoru's call, thinking about the day and finally coming to realization. I didn't really want to tell Kaoru because he would tease me by saying he told me so and blah, blah, blah...but if I did tell him maybe he could give some tips about what she likes and also how to properly confess.

I've never been in love before. I've had girlfriends sure, but I could've cared less about them. I just wanted to see what all the hype was about for being in a relationship, but after a couple days of not feeling a spark or anything I broke up with them, usually leaving them in tears as I walked away.

But I've never confessed before, usually the girls would confess to me and if I thought they were pretty enough I might have given them a chance, but it was rare. Only when I felt a bit jealous seeing all the happy couples at school, but I stopped caring soon after.

If this was real love felt like though, it wasn't that bothersome. It actually felt really nice, but also made me stressed. What if she didn't love me back? She did look into my eyes and smiled when she told me she was in love. So she must feel the same...right?

I groaned and put my arm over my eyes as I felt a stress induced headache start to form. As I slowly began to drift off, Kaoru's incoming Skype call woke me up. I sat up and grabbed my laptop, answering his call.

"Hey." He greeted happily.

"Hi." I greeted back, trying my best to manage a smile.

Kaoru's smile immediately faltered when he noticed mine. "What's wrong?"

"What do you mean?" I asked, pretending to be clueless.

Kaoru frowned. He didn't buy my clueless act. I knew he would see through it, but I just wanted to try and avoid talking about Haruhi as long as possible. I could try and lie like I have been doing with the topic of mom, but...maybe he really could help me through this.

"Hikaru," Kaoru said, drawing my attention back to him, "you know that I won't buy that shitty 'I'm fine act'. Tell me what's really going on."

I sighed, running my hair through my tangled hair before propping my chin in my hand. "Promise me you won't make fun of me or I won't tell you."

Kaoru bit his lip, his eyebrows knitted together in thought. "Well, I'll try but I can't promise anything."

I narrowed my eyes at him, but then just huffed. I knew that if I didn't tell him he would keep pestering me about it, which I wasn't really in the mood for.

"So..? What's going on with you?" Kaoru asked.

I looked down at my hands, rubbing them together, like I always did when I was nervous. "I've been thinking all last night about what you said." I looked back at him, he looked a bit confused about what I was talking about. "About Haruhi…"

Kaoru's expression remained the same for a couple seconds, then changed to shocked before a small smirk started tugging her lips.

"So, what is it? Did you finally figure out that I was right about you liking Haruhi?"

A small blush crept on my face as I looked away from him grumbling. "Don't get a big head, alright."

"I knew it!" He quietly cheered so he wouldn't disturb the other guests at the hotel. "I knew that you were fucking in love with her!"

"You said you wouldn't make fun of me!" I hissed.

"I said that I would try and I'm not making fun of you. I'm just happy that you finally realized your feelings."

I rolled my eyes, the blush on my cheeks darkening. "Whatever," I grumbled, "I just need you advice for something."

"Sure, what would you like advice for?"

I looked down at my hands, fiddling with my blanket. "I...uh...I'm thinking about confessing to Haruhi."

As soon as those words left my mouth Kaoru's smile immediately fell. I first thought it was just shock and he would happy about it, but his expression turned worried.

"Hikaru, I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why not?" I asked, generally confused.

"Well, uh, it's just that Haruhi isn't really the relationship type, you know."

"Really? I don't think so. When we were going our tutoring session she said she was in love."

"Uh...well maybe she was talking about her past. Maybe she had a crush on someone in middle school."

"But she looked into my eyes when she said it. That has to mean something."

"Uh…"

I frowned at him. "Why are you all of a sudden trying to get me not to confess to her? Yesterday you kept trying to get me to realize I was in love with her and when I finally do and want to confess you're trying to stop me...unless," I glared at him, "you're still not over Haruhi and are trying to me not to confess to her so you can have her."

"Hikaru, that's not it."

"Then what's the reason then?"

Kaoru sighed sadly before looking back at me with a doleful expression. "Hikaru, I'm really happy that you finally realized your crush on Haruhi because that means you're finally opening up to people and expanding your world, but the issue with Haruhi is that her and Tam-"

Suddenly our Skype call closed, cutting Kaoru off. Then a notification popped up saying that the signal was lost. I cocked an eyebrow and checked my internet. I had full bars so the internet at Kaoru's hotel must have gone down. I just shrugged my shoulders and closed out of Skype.

I bit my lip as a thought crossed my mind. I knew Kaoru tried warning me about confessing to Haruhi, but the way she looked at me in the library today, when she said that she's been in love. That had to mean something, right?"

I reached down into my bag and grabbed a notebook and a pencil. I then placed my laptop in my lap, opening the internet browser and going onto Google. I tapped a key lightly in thought, thinking about what to search up that could help plan a date if she accepted my confession.

Haruhi was a commoner, so I knew she wouldn't like doing real expensive activities. I've never really tried any commoner things, so maybe I could do something like that with her for a first date.

I typed out 'First date ideas' and clicked search, clicking on the first tab I saw. I scrolled down a few suggestions, seeing a couple that caught my interest.

"Go to a bookstore? Is that really a first date option?" I questioned, tapping my pencil in my notebook. "But...maybe we could stop in there for a bit. She really does like reading a lot more than me, so it could be a good idea."

I wrote down the bookstore into my notes before looking at the other suggestions. After I got through all the activities I started to plan out the date, making lines and arrows connecting activities so I had a schedule of how the will go.

"Ok," I said as I began to go over the completed schedule. "So if she accepts my confession tomorrow on Saturday I'm going to pick her up at her apartment around noon, then we'll head over to the commoner shopping center near her house. We'll first go to the bookstore and look around, and if she wants any books I'll buy her some. Then we'll go to the food stands around there and try sampling some of the foods there, because I know how much a glutton she is." I chuckled the last part before continuing through the schedule.

"Then after that we'll walk around and window shop, and if there are other activities there do some of those, as well as try to get to know each other better. We'll grab dinner and maybe some ice cream or frozen yogurt for dessert before I take her home." I smiled at the plan. "This has to be a great date for a commoner, right? I closed my notebook and let out a nervous breath. "God, I really hope so."

I turned off my laptop and put it on my nightstand before putting my notebook back in my bag. I then turned the light off and got under my covers, staring up at the ceiling.

"Hopefully everything goes well tomorrow." I whispered before drifting off to sleep.

The next morning quickly came. I turned into the parking lot and parked my car. I turned off the ignition and stared at my reflection in the rear view mirror.

"Ok, I can do this." I told myself, trying to get my nervous down. "I will try to be on my best behavior throughout the whole day and after our tutoring session I'll confess to her." I pulled out the folded up date plan from the inside pocket of my jacket and unfolded it, reviewing the plan. "God, I really fucking hope this works out."

I took a deep breath before folding the plan backup and putting it back in my jacket pocket. I then grabbed my bag that was in the passenger seat before exiting my car and locking it as I made my way towards the school. As I made my way to my homeroom class I went back over the plan for today in my head to make sure my nerves didn't make me forget anything. I really wanted this day to go as perfect as possible so my confession would go well.

When I made it to class I stopped at the door, looking over at Haruhi who was already in her seat. My grip around the handle of my bag tightened as my nerves grew tremendously as I looked at her. I could actually feel my body began to tremble. No one has ever made me tremble before besides my mom, but that was different. Around my mom I was petrified, fearing what she was going to do to me. While here, looking at Haruhi I was nervous, but I was also excited. Yeah, I did feel like I could puke at any moment, but I also felt like I had the energy to run a marathon.

I took another deep breath, calming down my rapid heartbeat and made my way over to my seat. As I placed my bag on my desk, Haruhi looked over at me and smiled.

"Good morning Hikaru." She greeted warmly.

I smiled back at her as I greeted her back. "Good morning."

Her smile slightly grew when she saw that I was in a chipper mood. Seeing her smile brought this weird, yet pleasurable feeling in my gut that didn't make me feel sick anymore. She was just the normal Haruhi I knew, and she obviously liked me, right?

I could do this.

Lunch quickly came and students began leaving the classroom as soon as the bell rang. I looked over at Haruhi and say her take out her lunch box. A small smirk appeared on my face. It was time for the first part of my plan to get into motion.

Haruhi stood up and grabbed her lunch, she faced towards me. "Are you ready to go?"

"Almost," I said as I got up as well. I walked over to her, "but first we need to leave this."

I grabbed Haruhi's lunch and placed it on her desk. She forwarded her eyebrows in confusion.

"Why? That's my lunch."

"Not for today." I grabbed my wallet from my pocket. "I'm buying you lunch from the dining hall. I'm pretty sure you've never tried it before."

"Well no, not really. I've tried a bite or two from the club members' lunches but that's it." Her eyes then widened when she realized everything I said. "Wait a minute. You said that you're buying me lunch?"

"Yep, that's what I said."

She just blinked. "Who are you and what have you done to Hikaru?"

I rolled my eyes. "Oh shut up. I can be nice if I want to."

"Yeah, but you're never nice to me."

"Well I'm trying something different." I raised an eyebrow at her. "Do you have a problem with that?"

"No, no I don't. It's just...weird, that's all."

"I want to pay you back for the lunch on Wednesday that you made me."

"But I already have a lunch, and the lunches here are so expensive."

"I think that you keep on forgetting that I'm rich." I chuckled softly. "It's not going to hurt me. Also it's the same price as if Kaoru were here, so it's normal."

"But still…"

"I'm not taking no for an answer."

I grabbed her hand and began leading her towards the dining hall, trying my best to not let her notice the faint blush on my face as our hands touched. Haruhi stopped protesting, which must've been a good sign.

We made it to the dining hall and I lead her over to the line. I smiled at her.

"Pick whatever you want."

Haruhi looked over the menu board. There were so many choices for her to choose from that she couldn't decide. Lamb, filet mignon,, lobster. Just so many.

"Uh, what are you having?" She asked me.

"Lunch A. It's the only food on the menu that I like. It's filet mignon and some other stuff, but it's good."

"Wow, very specific." She grumbled. "But I guess I'll take your word for it and try it."

When it was our turn up I walked over to the chief and ordered our meals then paying for them. Haruhi grew horrified at the price of our meals which caused me to laugh. She was adorable. We grabbed our trays and headed towards an empty table.

"We're not eating in our usual spot?" Haruhi asked as I sat down.

"By the time we get all the way there we wouldn't have enough time to eat everything. Also," My smile grew as she sat down across from me, "it's nice to have a change of scenery once in a while."

Haruhi just stared at me puzzled. "Hikaru, are you sure that you've been feeling well. You've been acting weird since Wednesday."

"Can't I just be nice and treat a friend to a nice lunch?"

Haruhi's expression turned surprised. My smile fell by her sudden change of facial expression. I cocked an eyebrow at her.

"What's up with you?"

She just blinked a bit, as if she was processing something in her brain. "I'm sorry, but," she looked back up at me, meeting my eyes, "did you just say that I was your...friend?"

Hopefully not for much longer.

"Yeah, uh...are you ok with that?"

"Yes, yes I am, I'm just surprised me." She said. "I mean Wednesday you told me that we weren't friends, but two days later now you're saying that we are. It just shocked me, that's all."

I hummed a chuckle. "Well, I'll admit that I've been a real dick to you since we met, but I want to change that." I smiled at her lovingly. "I don't know what it is about you, but you just have something about you that makes me like and trust you. Which never happens with anyone else I know besides Kaoru."

Haruhi was first taken aback by what I said, but then her beautiful smile that made my heart race crept on her face.

"I'm glad that I was able to make you feel that you can trust me. I think of you as a friend as well."

My smile grew, it looked like my plan was going well so far. Hopefully everything else goes this well."

Haruhi looked at her lunch and picked up her fork. She didn't know where to dig in first. There was filet mignon that was cut into perfect slices and covered in a homemade sauce, a small side of fresh vegetables that were picked from the garden this morning, a mini baguette that was golden brown, and a small garden salad on the side.

She just looked at the food in awe before grabbing her knife and cut into the filet mignon. She slipped her fork into her mouth and in almost an instant her eyes lit up as is just say the gates of heaven.

I chuckled at her reaction. "I take it that you like it."

"It's...It's amazing." She said before taking another bite. "You guys eat this kind of stuff every day?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "We use to, but now we only eat like this for lunch. So we can save money."

"But you said that you were rich. Why would you need to save money?"

"Well yeah, we're fucking loaded, but since my dad isn't in the picture anymore we don't make as much money. So my mom wants us to cut down on spending. That's one of the main reasons we moved houses. The other reason is because...too many reminders, you know?"

Haruhi nodded, completely understanding what I was talking about. It must've been hard being surrounded by all those memories of her mother. I know it would still be hard for me if I still lived at my old manor.

For the rest of the lunch period we just ate and talked about others things. I learned a couple new things about her. Like how her favorite food is otoro and she's had it once at a Host Club event. She also really liked strawberries, which made me sweat drop because all she was talking about was food. I wanted to learn more about her, not her taste in food.

I leaned my head in my hand and smiled at her. "Tell me what your biggest fear is."

Haruhi blinked, a bit confused by the sudden change of topic. "Why do you suddenly want to know?"

"I want to get to know you better. That's what friends do, right?"

"Well yeah, but you don't usually talk about your fears with friends."

"I know people who do." My smile turned mischievous. "Come on, it can't that embarrassing."

"It's not that I'm embarrassed…"

"Then why won't you tell me?"

"Because it's personal, that's why."

I huffed, starting to get slightly irritated by her not telling me. I looked down at my lunch that was only half eaten and then at hers, which was empty. A smirk spread across my lips as an idea popped into my brain.

"Let's make a deal." I said, grabbing her full attention. "If I give you the rest of my lunch, you tell me your biggest fear. I'm done with it anyways."

Haruhi bit her lip, actually considering the deal. She was such a glutton that it actually cute. She stared down at my food quietly for a couple more seconds before looking back up at me.

"Fine," She finally agreed. My smirk remained plastered on my face as I pushed my tray towards her. She looked at the food, biting her lip as she looked back up at me again. "Don't judge me, alright?"

"I wouldn't even dare to do anything like that."

Haruhi glared at my sarcastic tone but then huffed. "Mmmunder." She grumbled, barely audible.

"What?"

"Thunder." She said louder, but only so I could hear her.

I blinked. "Thunder, that's it?"

"You said you weren't going to judge me."

"I'm not judging you. Just from knowing you I wouldn't think you wouldn't even imagine that." I said. "I would've thought either heights, or like bugs. I don't know."

"Well I'm not the biggest fan of those two things, but thunder it makes me so petrified that I can't even move."

"You know it's not going to hurt you, right?"

"I know," she sighed, "it's just always scared me since I was little, and when it's accompanied with lightning just makes everything worse."

My expression fell as I saw her poking at her food uncomfortably, clearly embarrassed. Fuck, she must've thought that I was making fun of her. I shouldn't have brought up the topic. I just wanted to get to know her better…

"How do you deal with it?" I asked.

She looked up at me. "I have earplugs that Tamaki senpai gave me a while back but they only just barely help."

I bit my lip as I stared at her. I wouldn't have thought that she could've been afraid of something so harmless, but I guess we all have surprising fears. I just wish I could do something to help her...actually, maybe I could.

"I think I just got the thing that can help." I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled out some earbuds. I handed them over to her. "Just plug these into your phone or laptop if you got one and when a storm hits the music will distract you."

She looked at the earbuds before looking back up at me. "But these are yours. Won't you want them to listen to your own music?"

"I have another pair at home." I smiled and winked at her. "Don't worry about it."

She smiled back at me. "Thank you Hikaru, this really means a lot." She put them in her sweater pocket. "I'm really liking this new Hikaru, the real one. Not the cold, heartless one. Hopefully he sticks around."

My smile turned back to lovingly as I leaned my head in my hand. I could feel my body tingle all over from excitement. The plan was going way better than I expected.

"Yeah, I hope so too."

The school day finally ended and we were almost done with our tutoring session. I could feel the nerves finally start to kick in. In less than five minutes I was going to confess to Haruhi and ask her out! Was it really the right time? The whole day was perfect, but what if it was still too early. I bit the end of my pen as I stressed over the whole confession, looking down at a homework sheet so it looked like I was trying to do it.

Haruhi looked over at my work and saw I still haven't answered a single question in the past ten minutes.

"Are you having trouble Hikaru?" She asked, breaking me out of my reverie.

I looked up at her, taking the pen out of my mouth. "Huh?"

"You haven't answered any of the questions. I wanted to know if you were having any trouble so I could help you."

"Uh, yeah." I lied. "I'm not really understanding this math lesson."

I actually did understand the lesson pretty well, but I just really wanted her to move closer to me like she always did when she helped me. She moved her chair so she was sitting next to me, really close. Our arms and legs brushing against each other as she tried to explain the lesson to me, but I wasn't even paying attention. I was too busy watching her. As she talked all I heard was mumbles, but I couldn't stop staring at her lips. They looked so soft and pink that I just wanted to gently grab her chin and pull her into a kiss.

Just the thought of kissing her made me bite my lip and start to get restless in my chair. God what was she fucking doing to me? No one has ever made me feel this way before. My eyes trailed down to her body, even though she wore baggy clothes I could still see the slight curve of her body. I couldn't understand how she passed as a guy for so long. Just looking at her body now, past the opening the loose collar of her sweater and saw how the male uniform shirt hugging her breasts. She was clearly a woman.

I wasn't really that perverted type, but I would steal a couple glances at attractive girls, but I never felt anything. With Haruhi though, it was different. She might've not been as busty or curvy as the other girls at school, but her body was the only one that I was attracted to.

"Hikaru?" Haruhi called my name, causing my eyes to travel from her body back to her eyes.

We just stared at each other in silence, staring into each other's eyes. We were so close to each other that our noses were almost touching. "Do you...understand it?" She finally asked.

I smiled at her lovingly. "Yeah, I do."

I could feel my heart pounding in my chest as we remained in the position that we were in. I had to use all my willpower not to just lean in and kiss her right then. Now was the time. I couldn't hold it back anymore. I had to confess to her now.

"Haruhi," I breathed, "I have to tell you something."

"What is it?"

This was it. There was no going back now. I took a small breath in and out, preparing myself, not taking my eyes off of hers.

"Haruhi I-"

"Haruhi!"

Fuck! Of course he has to ruin everything. Haruhi turned away from me and faced them.

"Hey Tamaki senpai."

I glared over at him as he made his way over to our table.

"What the fuck do you want?!" I hissed. "We're kind of busy here!"

Tamaki glared back at me. "Your tutoring session ends at 4:30, its a couple minutes past that. I'm here to pick up Haruhi."

I hardened my glare at him but he just ignored it as he walked over to Haruhi. Then what he did after made my heart drop. My glare fell and was immediately replaced with a horrified expression as he kissed her temple and asked.

"Are you ready for our date?"

Haruhi smiled warmly at him...similar to the way I was smiling at her throughout the day. "Yeah, let me just pack everything up first."

I just sat there horrified, literally feeling my heart crumble into dust as I watched them, Tamaki giving her a quick peck on the lips before she got up and began packing up.

They were dating...they were fucking dating...

Hey guys I hoped you enjoyed that chapter. I also hope that you don't mind that I changed the summary a bit and the genre. At first this was going to be a horror story but I just kept getting more and more ideas that it just didn't seem so scary, but don't worry hopefully in future chapter I still have you hanging on the edge of your seats.

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