Chapter 8:

Chapter 8, An Eventful Morning

Sitting up in her bathtub, Haruhi went over everything in her dream. She could feel her blush rising back to the surface and whimpered softly.

"How will I be able to face him with that running through my head?" she asked aloud. "And for that matter, how am I supposed to act? I know it was a dream but still...they have been able to come to club fairly regularly lately...oh man..."

"You worry needlessly," Qurdox rumbled from the other side of the door. "Act as you normally do. If anything differs, then others will see and ask. From your reactions and questioning of self, others asking you would be embarrassing for you."

Haruhi let out a disgruntled moan. She really didn't like that scenario but knew her companion was right. If she tried to act anything other than normal, there would be a lot of questions. Most of them coming from Tamaki and the twins, and maybe Hunny. The only ones who wouldn't out right question her were Mori and Kyoya. Well, Kyoya might but only if it was going to interfere with the Club. Slowly climbing out of the bath, she looked at the clock on the wall. She still had an hour before she had to get ready for school and her father wouldn't be home until a couple hours after she left for school.

"At least today is Friday," she mused before freezing again. "Oh crap...that means Satoshi and Yasuchika will be there today!"

"Should I be concerned about them? " Qurdox questioned.

"No. Satoshi is Mori-senpai's little brother and Yasuchika is the younger brother of Hunny-senpai. The only one to worry about is Yasuchika since he has a bit of a smart mouth and really doesn't like his older brother."

"So it would be best to keep the little one from his brother to prevent a mess."

"Yeah. Although Satoshi tends to do that fairly well himself."

Qurdox heard the humor in her voice and smiled as well as a dragon could. Now that his charge was less panicked, he could relax until they needed to head to her lessons for the day. Her "school" was a fascinating place despite only being able to know the places she went. He particularly like the large libraries. So many Tomes of knowledge and stories to entice the imagination, he thought calmly. I will ask if we can take some back here to read when we arrive today.

*~*0o0o0o0o0*~*

Mori settled into his meditation but kept is ears open to his surroundings. Sitting under one of the sakura trees near the dojo at his family's estate allowed him to think clearly and reach his peace faster than on the tatami mats in the dojo itself. His mind went right back to his dream and no matter how he tried to pull from it, it remained at the forefront. Fortunately he was able to keep himself from reacting to it.

"Hey Taka," came the timber of his little brother.

Opening his eyes, he looked at the sheepish smile on his younger brothers face. "Mitsukuni and Yasuchika are already in the dojo?"

Satoshi nodded. "Yeah. Dad's with them making sure they don't wreck it again."

Mori nodded and stood. Knowing his younger brother would follow, he continued towards the wooden building and entered quietly.

Hunny's eyes flicked towards the open door before focusing back on his younger brother who was currently seething. "You tried that once before Chika-chan. If it didn't work then, it won't work now."

Narrowing his eyes, Yasuchika let out a low growl before attacking his "alien" of a brother again but instead of using his metal Bo staff, he wrapped a series of shadows around his hands and arms like a set of gauntlets. Hunny let out a small sigh before blocking his brothers punches and planted his foot right in the younger man's gut, sending him backwards to the other side of the room. Yasuchika let out a pained groan as he rolled over to get up before dismissing the shadows from around his arms.

"You let..." Hunny started.

"I let my anger get the better of me," Yasuchika finished, ignoring the fact he interrupted his brother. "Damn..."

Satoshi was about to march over towards his fallen friend and hit him with the shinai in his hands but stopped when Mori placed a hand on his shoulder.

"He acknowledged his defeat," Mori stated, shaking his head. "Let him keep some of his dignity in this. If you strike him now, it will be worse."

Satoshi nodded but went over to the boy on the floor and helped him up. "Despite your lapse in anger, you did well."

"He's right, Chika-chan," Hunny smiled towards his younger brother. "You've gotten better at using your Shadows."

Mori nodded his agreement and Yasuchika sighed. It wasn't the first time his brother had commented on his advancements but it was still weird hearing them. To him, Mitsukuni was a bunny-loving, cake addicted alien from another planet disguised as his older brother. That had been his thinking ever since he had joined that damn club last year. Before, he actually looked up to his older brother but now, well, he still looked up to him but only as a martial artist even if he wouldn't admit it. Everything else was foreign or dubbed him an alien. However, thanks to his meeting Haruhi and the few conversations they have had since that erstwhile meeting, he had been able to find a common ground with his brother and a better understanding of Hunny's choices.

Taking a deep breath, Yasuchika swallowed his hate and gave a small bow. "Thank you for the compliment, Mitsukuni."

Knowing that saying any kind of thanks was hard for the younger Haninozuka despite everything, Hunny just smiled and nodded. He knew that if he said anything of any kind, Yasuchika would revert back to how he was when they arrived. Mori walked over and placed a hand on Yasuchika's head and ruffled his hair slightly with a soft smile.

"Keep up with your practice and soon you will have the same control."

Feeling pride at getting a compliment from his older cousin, Yasuchika nodded. If the elder Morinozuka son had faith he could get the same control as his brother and father, than he could. He just needed more practice.

Hunny watched as determination flashed into his brothers eyes and smiled before turning towards Mori. It was slight but he could still see the lingering glow in his cousins eyes from yesterday. When he had gotten home, Hunny had asked his father about it and was hard pressed to give full details but in the end, his father got every detail.

*~*Flashback ( Hunny )*~*

Hunny looked at his father in silence as the older man looked down in thought. His son had given him quite a bit to think about.

"You stated that it was only a small cut upon her hand?" Yorihisa asked.

Hunny nodded. "Yes father. At most Takashi could have only gotten a few small drops but it was enough that I saw the reaction afterwards."

"Tell me a bit about this girl."

Taking a breath, Hunny told his father everything he knew about Haruhi Fujioka from when he first met her up to the events of yesterday, leaving no detail or personal observation untold. As he spoke, the Haninozuka patriarch listened intently and gave a soft smile at the praise his eldest was giving to the young girl.

"A remarkable child," he stated when his son finished. "A little unobservant to most things but remarkable."

Hunny nodded in agreement. "Despite her background, Haru-chan is driven."

"Given what you have shared, it may be possible that she could become bonded to Takashi but that would be her choice. I recommend that you keep as close an eye on him when you can, her as well. If he starts having issues with his Hunger, we will know."

Nodding again, Hunny stood. "Yes father. Should I explain things a bit more in depth to Haru-chan?"

"You should and make sure Takashi is with you but not now," Yorihisa declared. "If you tell her too soon after this, she will become frightened and may try to flee thus ending all of the relationships she has forged. Explain too late and the same will occur. Wait a month at most to explain things to the young one, a week at minimum. That will give her time to regain her own bearing from this and give us time to see how Takashi reacts as well."

Bowing low to his father, Hunny left the family dojo in search of his brother. They were going to the Morinozuka dojo that morning to train and he also needed to make sure Yasuchika remembered that he was going to be coming to the Host Club today. Both he and Satoshi would go, mainly Satoshi since Yasuchika tended to argue, when they didn't have Kendo or Karate. Which meant, both or just Satoshi would be at the Club on Tuesdays and Fridays until the schedules were set up. Hopefully the twins had a couple spare outfits today. He was determined to make sure that Yasuchika wasn't going to get out of participating in the cosplay this time.

*~*Flashback End*~*

Mori looked at his small cousin with a raised brow when her heard quiet giggling. Hunny caught Mori's questioning glance and smiled.

"Just thinking about how club will be today," he stated with a wide smile. "Chika-chan and Sato-chan should be coming today. I know Sato-chan will and I am wondering how he will get Chika-chan to come too."

"Knowing Satoshi," Mori stated, amusement barely clear in his voice. "It will involve his shinai and several hits to Yasuchika's head."

Hunny giggled at the thought. "Well either way, I hope Hika-chan and Kao-chan have extra costumes. That way everyone is dressed up."

Mori nodded with a slight smile before beginning his own training for the morning.

*~*0o0o0o0o0*~*

Kyoya glared at the report in his hands. His Void had done well but he was still deeply angered. His Summon had determined the life of the Shadow Bat was more important than the Shadow they were following and protected the small creature from the ambush both creatures were led to, thus sparing Kyoya from having to go into detail about what had happened if the small thing had died, but now the people who sent the Shadow knew that someone capable of calling a Void was keeping an eye on their target. In any circle of Magic, someone with a Void on their tail usually had done one of two things: they were either being hunted for crossing their Summoner or the Summoner had the Void protecting them. Knowing who he was up against thanks to this turn of events, Kyoya was fairly certain that they believed the first was more likely and would try and send a message to make a bargain. After all, if any Caster capable of calling a Void had something out on someone, they had really made the family mad.

"Like I would let such fools anywhere near me," he huffed, throwing the papers on his desk.

He was a little bitter due to being woken earlier than he wanted to but when he saw that it was his Void, and the condition it was in, his ire cooled instantly and concern swept in quickly. Casting a small incantation on one of his pens to write down everything the creature said, Kyoya began trying to mend his battered Void as it gave a detailed report. It would have taken great numbers and/or holy armaments to do the amount of damage his Void had suffered. Once the dark being had finished relaying not only what happened to itself, it began speaking of what the little Bat had observed before it was nearly killed.

Making a symbol with his hand, the pen stopped and replaced itself once it had finished speaking. "You have done well. Rest and regain your strength."

The Void hummed its agreement and Kyoya took a look at the small Shadow resting on his desk. Fortunately the small creature wasn't bleeding but it was definitely scared, if the small vibrations of its body were any indication. Slowly moving over to his desk, Kyoya knelt near the edge and let the bat see him and his movements before picking it up and using two fingers to pet it slightly. He knew most saw him as cruel and cold but he wasn't. He may act as such to gain an edge over his adversaries but to those that didn't deserve it, he had been known to show some kindness and the shaking animal in his hand needed just that.

"I am not be able to understand you," Kyoya spoke softly. "But know that I am grateful for your aid. You have earned a day's rest. I do not have anything that bleeds on hand or near and I know my blood would not be pleasant but I do have some fruit if that will suffice."

"The Flyer agrees," the Void iterated after the bat gave several clicks and squeaks. "Banana is best, so it says."

Kyoya nodded and set the small animal on the corner of his bed before turning and heading to the kitchen to get his usual breakfast, complete with a banana. When he got downstairs he paused at the mess on his floor.

"Fuyumi," Kyoya sighed. "How did you get in here so early and why are you going through my drawers again?"

Kyoya watched with veiled amusement as his sister jumped and spun around. "Kyoya...I thought you were still asleep..."

"I woke early to finish up some assignments. You still haven't answered my questions."

Pouting slightly, Fuyumi fiddled with the shirt in her hands. "Well...I wanted to see you for one...and pick out an outfit for you for when you got back from school so we could spend some time together..."

Letting out a quiet sigh, Kyoya looked at his only sister with a small smirk. "You really haven't changed. Does your husband know you are here?"

"He does. Actually, he's the one who recommended I visit you. Because he works with father, I get to see him, Yuuichi and Akito almost regularly. I rarely get to see you unless it is a function in which the whole family needs to come."

Sighing again, Kyoya shook his head. "I have Club activities after school today as well as a few projects that are due on Monday. I don't really have much time to spare tonight."

Fuyumi pouted before looking at her youngest brother square in the eyes. "Does this have anything to do with the being in your room?"

Kyoya looked at his sister with a level head and emotionless eyes. Unlike Yuuichi and Akito, Fuyumi had some sensitivity towards Magic but only enough to sense and see what no one else could. Their mother had tried to develop her eyes and nurture that one little spark of power but it never grew to more than clear sight of the Unseen.

"Partially," he conceded as he went into the kitchen. "Someone or something has been following one of my friends around and I wanted to know who or what it was. I have a rough idea as to what they are capable of since he is in pretty bad shape."

Giving a soft nod, Fuyumi looked towards the stairs. "Is it dangerous?"

"Not unless I need him to be. He only listens to my orders and at the moment, I have told him to rest."

"May I see him?"

Walking out of the kitchen with a small tray of toast, eggs, some sliced banana and coffee, Kyoya nodded and led his sister up the stairs to satisfy her curiosity. When he opened the door, Fuyumi let out a startled gasp at what she saw. A dark form lay slumped near her brother's bed and was covered in blue-white gashes.

"I did say he was in bad shape," Kyoya reminded her.

"Will he be okay?" she asked worriedly.

Kyoya gave a nod before placing the tray of food on his desk and grabbing the plate of sliced banana. Fuyumi watched as a small black ball flew from the bed to the bowl at let out a shriek.

"Is...is that a bat?" she asked shakily.

"Yes," Kyoya replied. "He belongs to one of my friends."

Fuyumi barely nodded. "Okay...your friend has a bizarre pet."

Smiling slightly as he thought of all of the other animals he knew Mori kept in his company, Kyoya deigned to respond as he watched the little bat eat the banana. "I will be returning him later so you won't have to worry about him flying around the house. And I won't have to worry about someone mistaking him for a rat and calling the exterminators."

Catching his sister's faint blush and nod, he slowly put the bowl on his desk and walked around to sit in his chair before booting up his computer to do some last minute additions to some projects. Seeing her baby brother start working, Fuyumi let out a small sigh before walking back out of his room. She knew better than tell her other brothers or father about what Kyoya could do or had in his room because if she did, she knew that she would lose a brother forever. Looking back up the stairs towards his room, she smiled softly before going back to his dresser to put back the clothes she pulled out, managing to actually put them back in such a way that wasn't a mess and everything fit.

*~*0o0o0o0o0*~*

Haruhi pulled on her uniform and looked out the window. She grimaced as she saw the dark clouds looming on the horizon that indicated a thunderstorm and tried to tamp down her fear as she got dressed. She could get through it, she had to. Qurdox watched his charge look over the horizon and saw the tightening in her body as she moved to make her breakfast.

"If you focus on your fear," he stated calmly. "Then your fear becomes reality. Focus on your instructors and their lessons. Keep your attention on them and everything else will fade into the background."

Nodding softly, Haruhi took that last little bites of her breakfast before standing and getting her lunch. Looking in the freezer, she pulled out one of the packs of meat she had found after her exploration session with Vaska the other day and set it in the fridge to thaw so that Qurdox would have his dinner when they got home from school. She grabbed her bento, as well as the now clean and empty trays that were from Nekozawa's house and put them in her bag. Ever since she had found and copied that note on the bottom of her mother's box of books, she found she could carry more in her bag, which was very helpful since she carried almost her whole school day in her bag. She had decided to do a little more reading on that little charm and found that not only did it allow more things to be placed in the bag, but it made it so that everything inside didn't add any of the extra weight to the bag. The bag felt like it had nothing in it even though it was full of stuff.

"Ready Qurdox?" she asked as the dragon took the last bites of his food.

The dragon nodded and formed into the jade necklace he used to blend in. Placing him around her neck, she picked up her bag, slipped into her shoes, grabbed an umbrella and left the house. She locked the door before turning and continuing on to school. As she walked, her mind wandered back to her dream and she shook her head. Haruhi gave a small laugh at the fact that she now had something that would be a distraction, unfortunately it would distract her from everything.

She was pulled out of her thoughts by a car honking. Turning, she saw a black limo and wanted to groan. Qurdox pulsed slightly on her chest as the car came to a stop and one of the windows rolled down.

"Haru-chan!" Hunny waved enthusiastically. "Morning!"

"Morning Hunny-senpai," Haruhi replied with a surprised smile.

"How come you're walking to school so early?"

Haruhi tilted her head confused, which caused Hunny to giggle while she pulled out her phone to look at the time. Deadpanning, she looked at her friend and shrugged.

"Would you like to join us this morning?" he ask sweetly.

"Us?" Haruhi questioned.

"Takashi, Sato-chan and Chika-chan are here too."

"Uh..."

Haruhi was about to refuse when she felt a chill go up her spine. Qurdox began to hum slightly around her neck and she saw Hunny's eyes flash slightly. Just as he was about to reach out and grab her, tendrils of Shadow began to wrap around her body. To Haruhi, it felt like she was being grabbed by fire. She could clearly hear the door to the car in front of her open and two sets of footsteps going towards her and another set going passed her.

Just as she was about to lose consciousness due to the searing pain, she uttered the one word she knew would make the pain end, "ቅርጽ ( k'irits'i )."*

Qurdox heard his charges spell and took action. Being careful not to hurt the two little ones in front of his charge, he began to grow and form to his full size. Without Haruhi's spell, the largest he could get on his own was about the size of a large dog and could use a bit more of his attacks; with her spell, Qurdox could grow to his full size but it limited his attacking range in such a small space. He would rather have his full size to shield her and the little ones completely, then to only be able to shield her and run the risk of the little ones being defenseless.

Satoshi and Yasuchika bolted out of the door when they saw Haruhi being enveloped in Shadows. When they got to her, Satoshi saw his brother and older cousin move towards something in the alley that was behind her. They tried to get closer to their senpai but just as they got close, they heard a deep roar and took a step back as a large blue-green Chinese Lung began to coil around Haruhi. It surrounded them as well and they were about to attack but paused when they saw the tendrils seem to evaporate from around the brunette as the dragon coiled. Yasuchika quickly stepped forward to catch the female host before she could fall on her face.

Hunny had seen the fear flash into his kohai's eyes as well as some movement behind her. When Shadow Flames started to wrap around Haruhi's body, he acted. Knowing that Mori would follow, and his brother and younger cousin would take care of the female host, Hunny took off after the person in the alley. Because he was small, Hunny had a lower center of gravity, thus allowing him to move a fair bit faster. Using that to his advantage, as well as the natural speed he had as a Vampire and martial artist, he caught up with the person rather quickly and tackled them to the ground. He felt the person struggling and dug his now sharpened nails into them causing them to cry out in agony. Just as he turned them over to get a look at them, he felt a searing pain surge through his side. Allowing his adrenaline to over power the pain, Hunny formed his own Shadow around his free hand and clawed at the Shadow shield protecting the person from his sight.

When the scent of blood hit his nose, Mori knew instantly that it was his cousin's and tried to move as fast as his height and stride would allow. He paused at the sight before him, not in shock but in anger. Jutting out of Hunny's side has a dagger with symbols on it he couldn't read and given the scent and feel of it, it was a Holy weapon. He quickly moved to get the thing out of his cousin just as Hunny broke the last thread of the Shadow Shield.

As the shield fell, Hunny took a pained breath. The person under him was in an Ouran uniform. Glaring at the male, he applied pressure to the side of the person's neck thus knocking him out and felt a hand on his shoulder.

"This will hurt Mitsukuni," Mori stated.

Nodding his assent, Hunny braced himself for the pain he knew was unavoidable. Mori nodded in return and grasped the handle. When his hand touched the wrapped handle, Mori felt the burn of Holy Magic and grunted slightly in discomfort. Ignoring his own pain, he pulled the dagger out quickly before dropping it. Glancing momentarily at his now smoking hand, he looked at his cousin. Hunny's face was contorted in pain and had a small line of blood coming from his lip where he bit to keep himself from screaming.

"Call...Kyoya..." he muttered, his voice full of pain.

Mori nodded and pulled out his phone giving the Shadow King a call. When he heard Kyoya answer, he gave no means for the younger man to reply to anything he said as he relayed what happened and that help was needed. Just a few moments after he had hung up, he saw one of Kyoya's Void materialize and his small Shadow was next to it. The Void placed a lunch cooler next to them before grabbing the body under Hunny and dragging it into a Void Gate.

"Taka! Mitsukuni!" Mori heard his brother yell.

Turning to see, he froze in awe of the large dragon that met his gaze. As Mori looked into the large golden eyes of the large animal, he recognized the intelligence deep in them.

"Qurdox," he spoke calmly.

The dragon nodded and uncoiled around the three young ones. Mori felt a pang of worry surge into his chest when he saw Haruhi passed out and Yasuchika supporting her but it compounded when he saw the younger Haninozuka's eyes fall to Hunny's form.

Yasuchika felt his breath sucked out of his body at what he saw. When the dragon had unwrapped its body from around them, the scents of everything hit him and Satoshi full force. His eyes went wide as they saw the growing stain on his brothers clothes. The alien of his family, no...his older brother, was bleeding...badly. Yasuchika could feel his rage building so much so that he started shaking as well as his fangs lengthening.

"Yasuchika!" Satoshi yelled snapping his cousin out of his rage. "Try to hold it in. You're still holding Haruhi-senpai."

He nodded and tried to reign it in but Yasuchika knew that it wouldn't fully go away until the one who did this was either bleeding just as badly or dead. He saw his brother shift off a body and a Void wrap around it before vanishing.

"Eat," Mori told his cousin.

Hunny nodded and opened the small lunch cooler. Inside was more than enough blood packs to heal the wound on his side. Quickly taking one and drinking it, he watched as Mori took his coat off and use it to grab the dagger. Getting a closer look at it, Mori silently commended its workmanship. It was about the same size as a tanto but looked more like a dagger made in the Western hemisphere. The hilt was made to be held with one hand and was bound in dark leather. The pommel was solid metal with a few designs carved in it that looked like some of the designs from Celtic History. Carved into the cross bar and blade itself were odd symbols that made no sense to him but smelled and felt like Holy Magic.

Haruhi slowly began to come to and noticed that she was being supported. Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she saw the chocolate locks of Hunny's younger brother. She could also see deep lines of worry and anger in his face. Following his gaze she let out a startled gasp. In the alley in front of her was Hunny drinking what she could tell was blood from medical packs but what really caused her body to shake in fear was the large red stain on his side.

"Hu-hunny-senpai," she called out tentatively, bringing everyone's focus to her. "A-are y-you okay?"

Seeing the worry not only in her face but also in his brothers, Hunny gave a weak smile and nodded. "I will be."

"Haruhi," Mori spoke softly. "Can you read these?"

Seeing her quiet senpai hold up a blood stained dagger in his coat she quickly hurried over despite being a little light headed. Looking over the weapon, she nodded.

"Yeah. It kind of reads like a prayer of some kind but the wording is weird."

Qurdox moved closer to his charge while still acting as a buffer for the young ones just in case. He looked over the small blond and then the dagger. Narrowing his golden eyes, he nudged it out of the stoic child's hands before sending a series of hot breaths over the small piece of metal, causing it to melt and Mori's coat to burn to ash.

Hunny let out a sharp cry of pain and dropped the bag he was holding. Luckily it wasn't opened and grabbed his side in agony. Haruhi quickly looked at her dragon in worry.

"Had I not done so," Qurdox stated softly. "Your friend would never have healed. This prayer would have continued to fester in his body until the object that gave the wound was destroyed."

Haruhi looked back and watched in awe as the blade slowly started to evaporate due to the immense heat of her dragon's fire. Mori looked between her, Qurdox and his whimpering cousin.

"He said that unless the dagger was completely destroyed," Haruhi explained. "Hunny-senpai's wound would never have healed. According to Qurdox, it would have continued to get worse if it wasn't."

Hunny let out a pained sound and the large dragon placed his head near his shoulder catching him as he slumped from the immense agony. Qurdox let out a soft rumble before glancing at his charge.

"There is an incantation that may heal him but it is very advanced magic."

"If it will help him," Haruhi replied. "Then I'm willing to try it."

Haruhi moved closer to her small senpai and knelt next to him, placing her hands just in front of her, ignoring the blood that was now seeping into her white pants. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before following the directions of her companion. Haruhi slowly began to let her magic spread to her finger tips and focused on everything that she could feel was Hunny, regardless of how faint it was. Once she had an idea of where it all was, she began the task of pulling it all towards her hands and the being in front of her. Before Haruhi placed everything that was Hunny back into him, she looked through it with her mind's eye and removed all of the pieces that weren't him. Once everything that wasn't her senpai was gone, she began to channel it back into the body in front of her. Once it was all back inside Hunny and safely sealed inside, she slumped slightly before falling to the side, which made it so she fell against Mori's chest.

Everyone watched in stunned silence after Haruhi closed her eyes. Hunny and Mori knew she possessed Magic but hadn't gone into details with their brothers. What they were seeing though, shouldn't have been possible for one really big reason; Haruhi was completely human. They watched as the splatters and puddle of the Loli-Shota's blood began to slowly glide along the ground towards the Natural Host's hands. As it congregated in a small sphere in front of her, flakes of dirt, muck, and blue-gold ooze began to drip out of the orb before falling to the ground, evaporating almost instantly. Once there was nothing dripping out of the orb, a few small tendrils of blood began to worm towards Hunny, entering his body through the wound in his side. Once it was gone, Haruhi collapsed and Mori braced her against his chest before looking back at his cousin.

Lifting his now unstained shirt, Honey looked at his side to see no wound and no scar. Looking back at the female host with wide eyes, Hunny and everyone else tried to place what just happened.

"Haru-chan," Hunny stated in awe. "Just used Blood Magic..."

"But she's human," Yasuchika retorted. "Human's can't use our ancestral Magic. Not with out going insane first."

"Or becoming something similar to us," Satoshi added. "Haruhi-senpai still smells human though."

Looking down at the small female leaning against his chest, Mori thought about everything that just happened and what had happened the other day. Glancing at his cousin's now healed side, he began to wonder what was happening to the female host. In just the span of a few days, she learned that she could wield magic, her closest friends weren't human, was being hunted by someone for whatever reason, and now spared his cousin a painful death. You are doing so much for us Haruhi, he thought quietly. And I am certain that you can do so much more once you learn all you can.

A/N: Spell translations.

ቅርጽ = Form ( k'irits'i )