When I opened my eyes again, it was brighter, yet quieter. I was still in Haruhi's room, the television still turned on. Haruhi next to me. She was fast asleep. My arm was around her now, which I know I hadn't done before I fell asleep… Her head was resting on me, her arm laying on my chest.

I looked over at the clock on the wall. I was late. Very late. School started in just twenty minutes. I had to get up. But I wasn't sure how to do it without waking up Haruhi. Not to mention how little I actually wanted to get up.

I sighed and slowly slid my arm out from under Haruhi, gently laying her head and arm back down on the bed as I got up. She was really cute when she was asleep. All I could think about was bending down and kissing her forehead. It's what felt right. But I couldn't.

I ran back over to my bedroom, quickly changing into my uniform and grabbing my bag. I ran out the door, with not even a second to spare.

I got to school barely five minutes before class started. I quickly walked to the classroom. I didn't even get all the way through the door before I felt Tamaki staring at me, clearly trying to get my attention. He knew better than anyone that I was never late. I avoided eye contact to the best of my ability.

I spent the entire school day thinking about kissing Haruhi. I've never wanted anything more. I loved this girl more than I could even try to describe. I never thought of myself as someone who'd be thinking about the future with someone else in it. I'd always imagined working for my father, managing hospitals and continuing on the Ootori name, even though I was not the heir to the family. I'd marry a woman based on merit alone. But. Everything's changed.

This idea of the future started to change when I met Tamaki. He's always told me I needed to think as Kyoya, and not as much as an Ootori. I needed to do what I wanted. I just hadn't been sure of what that was. But I at least knew now... that my dream had Haruhi in it.

"Hehe...what could the Shadow King possibly be thinking about?" Hikaru's voice came from behind me, followed by Kaoru's.

"He's been staring into space for fifteen minutes now!"

"Could the Shadow King be daydreaming?"

"I never thought I'd see the day!"

They snickered together, as Tamaki's voice called out from the other side of the room. "Yes! Our dear Kyoya has been rather quiet today!"

"Even more than usual!" Hunny chimed in.

"Mm." Mori added, eloquent as always.

Had I really been lost in thought for that long? All of the Hosts, as well as some of the last of our guests were staring at me. "You'll all have to excuse me, I woke up a bit late this morning and it really seems to have thrown off my rhythm." I smiled, trying not to show the guests how much I actually wanted to throw the twins out of a window.

I looked at my phone to check the time, counting down the minutes to the weekend. I had a text from Haruhi.

"Hey! Can we get out of the house at some point this weekend? Just the two of us? You can choose what we do! I just need a change of scenery."

I felt like I was being asked on a date. The thought of that made me laugh. At least that gave me something to look into for a while. I texted her back.

"Of course."

I could take her to our private beach, but that was probably a bit...intimate. Her boot was also a factor. Sand was probably a bad idea. However...We did have the Tropical Aqua Garden... She seemed to like that place enough. It was a healing facility afterall. It'd be perfect. We even had a small rental home that was attached to the facility we could stay in.

"I have a pretty good idea. Pack a weekend bag. Bring a swimsuit." I texted her.

"I don't think I actually have one here…"

"I'll take care of it, don't give it a second thought, but please, pack a bag. I'll be home soon"

"Am I going to hate this?"

"I don't think you will."

"Just us?"

"Just us." I smiled down at my phone a little. Until I saw Hikaru creeping over from behind me, clearly trying to look at my phone.

"Milord, I think you have some gray hair." Kaoru suddenly yelled from across the room.

"What!?" Tamaki yelled, grabbing at his hair.

"And you didn't even show us, Milord?" Hikaru turned around suddenly, running back over to his brother. The total silence turned into screaming about hair color in barely a second. My phone buzzed. Kaoru.

"He was trying to take your phone. You owe me :)"

I sighed. I guess it was a good thing he knew. I had briefly mentioned to Haruhi that he knew she was staying with me while we were in between movies. She didn't seem to mind too much. Probably because it was the slightly more tame twin. Or at least, not Tamaki.

I took the moment to text Fuyumi. "Would you be able to bring Haruhi a few swimsuits? Preferably on the more modest end. She's not a skimpy bikini kind of girl."

She responded almost immediately. "You got it, baby brother. Hot beach date?"

"She's bored. Taking her to the Healing Facility to get her out of the house."

"You know you wanna see her in a bathing suit." I just kind of stared at my phone, eyebrows furrowed. She texted me again.

"I'm kidding. Yeah, I can do that. You owe me, you know."

I guess I'd owe a lot of favors in the near future.

I stood up from the table I was sat at. "I have a few things to attend to tonight, so I'll be taking my leave a bit early, if you'll all excuse me." The yelling almost immediately stopped.

"Have a good weekend, Kyoya!" Hunny yelled, the rest saying quick goodbyes so they could get back to brawling.

I was actually just a bit over excited to take Haruhi out of the house. If I knew her, she was probably getting incredibly bored by now. She liked to keep busy, and wasn't big on relaxing. So sitting around in a house she wasn't too familiar was probably her nightmare.

When I got home, I saw Fuyumi's car pulling out of the driveway, she made a face at me as we drove past each other, but her face turned into a smile. She looked kind of excited, somehow.

I went inside and upstairs to go say hello to Haruhi. I knocked on her door. "Ah! One second!" She shouted from the other side of the door.

"You know I hate to be kept waiting…" I said back to her, leaning up against the wall by her door.

She opened the door not even thirty seconds later. Her hair was wet and she had her bathrobe on, one I'd grabbed from her apartment. "Hey! Sorry about that, I just got out of the shower and I couldn't find my robe in the closet." She smiled a little bit, kind of nervous laughing.

She looked adorable when she was embarrassed. "So, have you been packing?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty much done. You work quick, I'm not sure why I wasn't expecting a literal bathing suit delivery, but I definitely wasn't. Also, who's the fan of Hitachiin Fashions? You or Fuyumi?"

I was starting to see that I really did owe Fuyumi, she didn't skimp. "Fuyumi has always been a fan of Yuzuha's work. But I can't say I don't own a few pieces as well." She smiled.

"Rich people...I'll never understand you." She looked me in the eyes, still just kind of smiling."I like my damn rich boys, though." She turned around. And walked back over to the bag she was finishing up. "Where are we going, anyway? And when?"

"You'll see. And in about an hour. I just need to gather my things and we'll be off."

And so, I did.