Hikaru and Kaoru slipped back into their room. They had just heard the small conversation between Haruhi and Tamaki. They also happened to hear the last thing Haruhi said before turning in. "She's finally starting to realize it? She may be smart but there are some things she still needs to learn about right Kaoru?" Hikaru asked. "Right Hikaru. I'm surprised she didn't pick up on this earlier but then again, this is Haruhi we are talking about. She does tend t pay more attention to her studies than relationships." Kaoru said. They nodded and lay down in their beds and let sleep take them. The next morning, when they saw Haruhi, the unfinished statement came back to them. "Haruhi!" they called. She turned and faced them with a smile on her face. "We were wondering something Haruhi." Hikaru said. "What is it?" she asked them with curious eyes. "Well, we were wondering who you were going to the dance with." Kaoru said just in hearing range of Tamaki. Tamaki, hearing this raced over to the three immediately and pulled the twins away from the girl who was left standing alone with a questioning face.
"What are you two thinking!" he asked them. "Well, we were just thinking that she shouldn't go alone." They answered in a board tone. "Don't be silly! She is going with the entire group! She won't be alone!" he said. "If you say so Milord." Was his answer before the pair walked off. He soon walked over to the rest of the group and sat down with them. Haruhi smiled at him as he sat down. He blushed slightly at her smile before returning it and eating his breakfast. Then he realized something. The dance was soon. Really soon. Try tonight for instance….. His eyes went wide for a minute before he closed them and shook his head. "Tamaki-senpai, are you alright?" Haruhi asked him. He looked over at her. "H-Haruhi! I'm just fine! I'm just still tired is all!" he answered. She stared at him for a minute before accepting it and going back to her breakfast. He kept his smile on his face for a couple of minutes afterwards for her sake before finally taking it off.
Haruhi sat next to Tamaki underneath the tree they had come to sitting underneath every lunch. He seemed to space out a lot lately. Finally, she spoke. "Tamaki-senpai? Is everything alright?" she asked as she looked at him. He allowed his gaze to fall on her and smiled. "I'm fine, like I told you this morning." He said. Haruhi didn't reply for a minute. "DO you miss Japan? Is that what it is?" she asked as she looked at the ground they sat on. He looked at her. "Well, I miss it some but I haven't had time to think about home since there have been a lot of things happening here. Besides, I've been worried about something…" he said as his gaze fell on the ground also. "About what?" she asked him. "It's not something, it's actually more of a someone…" he began. She looked at him and waited for him to continue. "Who is it?" she asked him, urging him on. "Well, it's…someone close to me…" he said. Before he could continue, two shadows crossed over them. "Oh, Hikaru, Kaoru, we've you been?" Haruhi asked them. "We got caught in the crowd. There are a bunch of people in there." Hikaru answered lazily. "Now, what were you saying Tamaki?" Kaoru asked with an amused smile on his lips. "Uh, nothing." He replied. Haruhi looked at him with wonder in her eyes but said nothing, respecting that he didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Finally, the dance had arrived and many students crowded into the gym where it was dark and different colored lights flashed everywhere. The host club was standing to the side but this didn't mean that they weren't getting any attention. In fact, they were getting a lot of attention from the many girls who had become their costumers. After a long time of dancing and chatting with the many girls who asked for it, they finally got a break. Haruhi glanced over the crowd and spotted one person in particular. Derek saw her glance and pulled something out of his coat and showed it to his friend standing beside him. Haruhi soon understood what it was he was showing off. A gun. He causally made his way towards the group while his friend headed in a different direction. "Tamaki-senpai, maybe we should go." She said as she tugged on his sleeve, her gaze still on the approaching Derek. "Why?" he asked as he looked down at her. She pointed at Derek and waited for a reaction from Tamaki but there was none. There wasn't time for him to make a reaction. The light suddenly turned off leaving them in total darkness, many students yelling out to each other to find out what was going on. "I warned you." Said a voice through the dark. The next thing heard was a gunshot and many screams then finally, the thud of a body hitting the floor.
Cliffhanger! Yes, I know I'm evil. Also...don't forget I'm leaving for Texas today so I won't be able to update for a whole week...sigh.