Honey and Reiko cuddle together across from them in the backseat. Haruhi blushes as she watches them share a kiss, remembering what it was like to be in love. She sighs as she eyes them jealously, wishing she could experience love again.
Hikaru and Kaoru nervously sit on either side of Haruhi, becoming embarrassed as they try not to look at Honey and Reiko's show of affection. They stare down at Haruhi out of the corner of their eyes, frowning at the sadness upon her face as she watches the happy couple. With slight blushes upon their cheeks, they each wrap an arm around her shoulders and cuddle her between them tightly. Haruhi swallows back a nervous knot as she looks up at them and smiles brightly, their affection seeming to have helped chase away her blues.
Kazuo looks at Honey and Reiko and blushes, scooting down the seat so as to give them some room. He turns his attention to his three friends across from him and smirks in amusement as he watches them cuddle together, all three of their faces flustered as they try their best not to look at one another. He turns to look out the window to give them all some privacy, watching as the scenery goes by quickly.
The limo soon comes to a stop outside of a large building and Kazuo breathes a sigh of relief as he opens the door. "Talk about hormone central." Honey lets out a chuckle as he watches Kazuo hop out of the limo before he and Reiko start to slide down the seat towards the exit. He turns to look at the other three teens and smiles at them as they nervously chew upon their lips, Kazuo's words seeming to have made them uncomfortable.
"You three seem to have cursed each other." Reiko says, winking at them as she slips out of the limo.
"There's nothing wrong with flirting with each other. I think it's cute." Honey says sweetly as he climbs out of the limo, "Don't let his words get to you guys."
Haruhi's blush darkens as the three of them sit together in silence. Kaoru smiles down at her and gently places a kiss upon her head, making Haruhi's heart flutter in her chest. He stares down at her, waiting for her to make a move or say something.
Haruhi flashes him a small smile before pulling away from them and following Honey out the door. Despite what Honey had said, she never considered anything they had done as flirting. They're just friends, so why is what they're doing now seen as anything different?
Kaoru frowns as he watches her leave. "Do you think flirting is crossing the line, Hika?"
Hikaru sighs and turns to look at him. "Honestly, I see nothing wrong with it. But, obviously she does."
They shrug in sync as they scramble out of the limo together and shut the door behind them. The others stand in the entrance-way, waiting for them to come join up with them. Their eyes meet with Haruhi's and she quickly looks away before heading into the building with the others following suit.
Haruhi lets out a sigh of relief as she lays in bed and stares up at the ceiling. She cuddles up under her blankets and enjoys the silence of the morning in her room. Sunlight trickles in through her window and she smiles, glad that it's finally the weekend. She had already spent a whole day catching up on sleep and homework and was looking forward to another great day.
The last three days of the school week had been just as stressful as the other two. Renge had continued the bets on her love life which led to an incessant amount of questioning from the other girls. As the rumors of the twins and Tamaki fighting for her continued, other male classmates decided to take it upon themselves and proposition her to date them in hopes of gaining themselves five seconds of fame. Couple this with her feelings becoming more confused as Tamaki and the twins clung to her due to these rumors and Haruhi had felt as if the week would never end.
She slowly gets out of bed, wanting to spend the day lounging around the house and enjoying the peacefulness. Opening her door quietly, she tiptoes into the kitchen to make herself some breakfast. Her dad's snores drift through the apartment as she pours herself a bowl of cereal, making her glad her friends aren't anywhere to interrupt his sleep this time.
Taking her bowl into her room and sitting on her bed, she eats her cereal slowly as she flips through her cell phone. Tamaki left her a bunch of text messages and voice-mails, all of them in caps and showing panic as he worries over her well-being. She texts him back and erases his messages before turning her attention to the other texts. As she reads a text from Renge begging her to forgive her for helping the rumors become worse, some quiet voices reach her ear from the outside of her front door and she lets out a sigh.
She glares out her bedroom door as a few soft knocks echo from the front door. Ranka's snoring dies down and she heads down the hallway quickly, hoping to quiet down whoever is at the door before they wake her dad up. With slight irritation building up inside of her, she opens the door to spot some of her friends standing before her. So much for a relaxing weekend.
"Har-u-hi, come out and play!" comes the sing-songy voices of Honey, the twins, and Kazuo. Reiko stands beside Honey and silently nods her head at Haruhi to say 'hi'.
Haruhi crosses her arms over her chest, flashing them a small smile. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Well, Har-u-hi, we figured you'd want to do something to get your mind off of this past week." Kaoru explains.
"And, since shooting things always makes us feel better, we thought you'd feel better if you shot things, too." Hikaru says, smiling happily.
"Shoot things?" Haruhi repeats, looking at them in confusion. "Like, with guns?"
Honey lets out a laugh. "Not with real guns, silly Haru-chan! They were thinking more along the lines of laser tag."
"Oh. I've never played laser tag, before." Haruhi says with a shrug.
"Then, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get dressed, cutie!" Kazuo says, coming up to her and pushing her backwards into her apartment.
Haruhi holds her finger up to her lips quickly and hushes them. "My dad is trying to get some sleep since he works at night, so please be quiet."
"Sorry." Kazuo whispers as Haruhi starts to head towards her room, "Should we all wait outside or come in?"
"Just stay outside. It won't take me long to get dressed." Haruhi whispers back before shutting her bedroom door.
Haruhi opens her closet door and sighs as she scans over the multitude of Hitachiin-made clothing, trying to find something other than a dress to wear. She quickly throws on a pink sweater and some jeans before heading out to meet with her friends.
She spots Kazuo looking around at her shelves and rolls her eyes as he messes around with a clothes iron, confused by what it's for. She grabs it out of his hands and points at the door to have him join the others, following behind him as he leaves. Kicking on her shoes, she locks up the front door and they head towards the Twins' limo.
"Usually we just play shooter games." Hikaru says as he opens the back door for the others, watching Honey and Reiko crawl in together.
"But, alas, we didn't have enough controllers for everyone." Kaoru sighs as he climbs in after Kazuo.
Haruhi scrambles in and sits beside Kaoru as Hikaru climbs in and closes the door, taking a seat beside her. The limo heads off towards the nearest family fun center, leaving the teens to entertain themselves for a few minutes as they wait to arrive at their destination.
Honey jumps up and down happily. "I think you should be captain of the blue team, Hika-chan."
"And, Kaoru can be captain of the red team." Haruhi says excitedly, watching Hikaru frown a little.
Kaoru wraps an arm around Hikaru's shoulders and grins playfully. "Hey- nothing wrong with going against one another, dear brother."
"We could always make it into a competition?" Kazuo says as he looks around at the others "Losing team buys lunch for the winners?"
The twins flash each other playful looks as they each throw on their vests. "It's a deal! Losers buy lunch."
"Now that that's settled," Kaoru says as he winks at Hikaru, "I choose Honey-Senpai."
Honey let's out a happy squeal as he grabs a red vest and starts to put it on. Hikaru looks around at the others and smiles as his eyes land on Haruhi.
"I choose Haruhi to be on my team." He says, biting his lip as Haruhi smiles at him and goes to grab a blue vest. Kaoru frowns at not getting Haruhi for his team, having tried not to pick her first for fear of seeming desperate or choosing favorites. He sighs in defeat and decides to continue on.
"Then, I'll choose... Kazuo." He says, high fiveing Kazuo as he dresses up in a red vest.
"You're on our team, Reiko-San." Haruhi says, smiling happily as she hands her a blue vest. Reiko takes it from Haruhi and starts to put it on, smiling as she watches Hikaru help Haruhi put on her vest. The two of them blush as they ensure her vest is working properly, Hikaru's hands slightly shaking as he tries his best not to touch her.
"I don't wanna go against my girlfriend." Honey fake cries as he wraps his arms around Reiko's waist.
"It's only for a little while, Mitsukuni." Reiko says as she smiles happily at him.
Honey returns the smile with sparkling eyes and hugs her tightly. "Promise not to hold back, then?"
"I promise." Reiko says, patting him on the head.
A buzzer sounds in the room, allowing them to head out into the laser tag arena. They make their way down a hallway into a pitch black room with flashing lights. Their eyes slowly adjust to the dark and they look around at all the pipes and walls around the room, excited to start the competition. Another loud buzzer resounds, signalling the start of the round and they all scramble in different directions.
Haruhi giggles as she follows Reiko into a nearby tube, hiding herself successfully as Kazuo runs right by her. She hears a buzzing sound and sees Reiko get hit by a laser from Honey. Reiko glares down the tube and shoots back at him, missing Honey, but successfully hitting Kaoru square in the chest.
As Honey runs past her, Haruhi follows after him and manages to hit him in the shoulder. She squeaks as he turns around and fires a shot at her chest before running away into a nearby tube. Haruhi runs after him, laughing as she heads towards the tube. Hikaru accidentally knocks into her and smiles happily at her before shooting at Kaoru who ducks down behind a wall.
"Quit hiding, you chicken!" Hikaru shouts at Kaoru as he runs after him.
Running down the tube, Haruhi reaches the end and looks around for Honey. Right as she turns to her left a laser hits her in the shoulder and she smirks, watching Kazuo laugh as he runs away.
"Get back here and fight me, Kazuo!" She shouts playfully as she runs after him. He heads behind a nearby wall and she sneaks towards him through a tube close to him, reaching the end and peeking around the edge. Kazuo ducks behind a wall and chuckles as he shoots at Reiko who is busy having a shoot-off with Hikaru. With a smile, Haruhi points her gun towards him and shoots, hitting him twice in the arm before ducking back into the tube.
"I saw that, Haruhi!" Kazuo calls out as he crawls towards the tube after her. Haruhi lets out a giggle as he shoots at her from behind and chases her down the tube. Hikaru spots her running away from him and turns around, shooting Kazuo in the shoulder. Kazuo turns his attention towards Hikaru and Haruhi holds back her laughter as she hides behind a nearby wall. She excitedly watches Hikaru and Kazuo tumble around the center of the room as they shoot at one another.
Reiko comes running between them, giving Hikaru a chance to escape and dodge Kazuo. As Kazuo and Kaoru go after Reiko, Hikaru crawls into a small tube near the back of the room and hides in the center of it. Haruhi spies the others running towards her and quickly hides in a nearby tube.
As she crawls backwards in the tube, she bumps into Hikaru and quietly squeals in surprise. Hikaru smiles at her as she sits beside him before turning his attention to looking down both ends of the tube like a guard dog. Haruhi giggles at his seriousness as she helps him keep an eye out.
The limo takes off in the direction of Haruhi's apartment complex and the three teens sit in silence. Haruhi sighs and lays down upon the seat, slightly tired from their competition. She stares up at the top of the limo, tapping her chin in thought.
Hikaru and Kaoru watch her mumble to herself and smirk in amusement.
"I hope you've had a good weekend, Haruhi." Kaoru says, stretching his legs out in front of himself.
"It went surprisingly well." Haruhi says as she turns her head towards them, "I wasn't expecting this to happen today, but I had a lot of fun."
"I'm glad you had fun, Haruhi." Hikaru says, smiling at her sweetly, "I loved having you on my team."
"Next time, I get her on my team." Kaoru says as he smiles playfully at Haruhi, "It wouldn't be fair if only Hikaru got you on his team."
"Well, if there is a next time, I promise to be on your team, Kaoru." Haruhi says, sitting up in her seat.
The limo soon reaches her apartment complex and comes to a stop. The three of them crawl out together, Haruhi blushing as they run into her dad at the bottom of the stairs. He crosses his arms against his chest and stares down at the three teens, eyeing them curiously.
"So, what did you three go and do?" He says, glaring at the two boys.
Haruhi sighs. "We went to go play laser tag with the others, dad. Why are you acting so suspicious?"
"I just want to make sure my little girl isn't out doing something that'll harm her." Ranka says, grabbing Haruhi into a small hug.
"We wouldn't do anything to hurt your daughter, Ranka sir." Hikaru says as he bows his head.
"We were just trying to cheer her up. That's all." Kaoru says, flashing him a sincere smile.
Ranka looks down into Haruhi's eyes. "Alright, I'm fine with laser tag. But, what exactly do you three have planned for tonight?"
"Well, losers have to treat the winners to lunch." Haruhi shrugs.
"You three seem to like hanging out. Is there anything going on that I should know about, dear?" He says, smirking at his daughter. Haruhi blushes brightly and hides her face behind her hands, making the twins smile at her embarrassment. He chuckles as she refuses to answer him and steps out of the way, allowing them to pass him up the stairs, but not before turning around and pointing a finger at them. "No fooling around. If I find out you two did something to my daughter, I will personally have you hunted. Do I make myself clear?"
Hikaru and Kaoru bow respectfully at him, making him chuckle and pat them each upon the head before turning to go to his work. Haruhi watches him walk down the street, shouting 'goodbye' after him as he slowly disappears.
Hikaru watches Haruhi smile cheerfully, hiding her giggles of excitement as she keeps an eye out for the enemy. Both of them sit huddled in the middle of a tube, protecting themselves from attacks. Hikaru's heart beats happily against his chest as he watches her enjoy herself, glad to see her being happy again. He smiles sweetly at her as she turns to face him, a slight blush coloring her cheeks as he gazes into her eyes.
"I'm having so much fun, Hika." she says happily, feeling her heart beat wildly as he brings a hand up to caress her cheek.
Hikaru blushes brightly as he slowly brings his hand down to her chin and grips it gently, running his thumb across her lower lip. She intakes her breath at his touch, gazing fondly into his eyes as he brings her face closer to his. He swallows back a nervous knot before slowly bringing his lips to hers, his blush darkening as she closes her eyes and hesitantly returns the kiss. She gasps against his mouth as he wraps his arms around her shoulders and pulls her closer to him, deepening their kiss.
A multitude of emotions course through Haruhi as she places her hands upon his shoulders. Just like Kaoru had done before, Hikaru was now kissing her as if this will be the last time they see each other. Her vision blurs as her eyes tear up. Unsure of how to feel, Haruhi hesitantly eases up on returning the kiss.
Feeling as if his heart is going to burst forth from his chest, Hikaru slowly pulls away from the kiss and rests his forehead against Haruhi's. Haruhi bites her lip as they stare into each other's eyes, too shy to talk about what just happened. Noticing the tears in her eyes, he reaches up and gently brushes them away. Small smiles creep onto their mouths as they continue to stare at one another.
Spying the two love birds cuddling each other without paying any mind to their surroundings, Kazuo appears at the end of the tube and shoots them both several times.
"Oh boy, I caught you two in the act!" He giggles teasingly, "About time you two kissed. You could have cut the tension between you two with scissors it was so thick."
Haruhi laughs shyly as she pulls away from Hikaru and falls backwards against the tube. Kazuo crawls into the tube, smirking at her as she laughs like a crazy person.
Hikaru glares at him in embarrassment. "It's not what it looks like. We were just hiding from you guys."
"Suuurrreee..." Kazuo says teasingly, winking at him.
Sighing, Hikaru goes to crawl out of the tube, leaving Haruhi and Kazuo behind. An evil smirk lights up Kazuo's face and he shoots Hikaru in the back several more times, making Haruhi's eyes open wide.
"You traitor! That's cheating!" she says, lightly slapping Kazuo's arm.
He shrugs at her and smiles playfully. "You guys are the enemy, you know."
The same buzzer from before echoes through the room and the lights come on, drawing them out of their hiding places. Kazuo helps Haruhi stand up as Hikaru joins them. They look up at the scoreboard on the wall, Hikaru and Haruhi frowning as it shows that the 'Red team' won by several points; Kazuo having scored the most.
Kazuo winks at them, slapping Hikaru on the back. "Thanks for letting us win. Your secret is safe with me, pal."
Haruhi blushes as she watches Kazuo run over to join the others. Kaoru and Honey share high fives with Kazuo, cheering loudly about them winning. Reiko turns to eye Haruhi and Hikaru, smiling at their flushed faces.
Hikaru frowns as he stares up at the scoreboard. "Sorry I made us lose, Haruhi. I wanted you to have a lot of fun and win."
"I'm not sorry, Hika." Haruhi says, flashing him a joyful smile, "I had a lot of fun whether we won or lost." She pats him upon the cheek and runs over to join the others. Hikaru watches her hug Reiko and rubs his cheek, feeling tingly all over from her touch. He takes a deep breath to calm his nerves before heading over to join his friends.
"You put up a good fight, Hikaru." Kaoru says, smirking at his brother, "But, it seems we were one step ahead of you."
"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up." Hikaru says, rolling his eyes playfully, "What did you have in mind for lunch?"
"I'd be fine with anything." Honey says happily as he wraps an arm around Reiko's waist and hugs her against him.
"Haruhi, do you think we could go to your house for a homemade meal?" Kaoru says, smiling at the chance to eat her cooking.
Sighing with irritation, Haruhi rubs her chin as she tries to think about what she can make. "How does Udon noodles sound?"
"If you make them, Haruhi, they'll be the best noodles ever." Kaoru says, making Haruhi blush a little.
"Let's go to Haru-chan's place, then!" Honey says happily, quickly frowning as Reiko bends down and whispers something in his ear. She withdraws her mouth from his ear and whistles a little tune, trying to pretend like she said nothing. Kazuo eyes them suspiciously and she flashes him a strange look, gesturing at the twins and Haruhi with her eyes.
He nods his head in understanding before feigning a yawn. "Man, I seem to have gotten tired all of a sudden. Would you guys mind dropping me off on your way to Haruhi's place?"
"Today was pretty tiring, huh?" Haruhi says, yawning. Kazuo flashes her a smile and messes up her hair, making her smile happily at him as they head back into the locker room to change out of their vests and put away their laser guns.
Honey and Reiko remove their vests and hold hands together, bowing at the others. The twins and Haruhi stare down at them in confusion while they remove their equipment.
"Is everything okay, Senpai?" Haruhi asks Honey as she hangs up her vest.
"Reiko and I wanted to thank you for a great time. We're gonna stay behind and play some more laser tag together." Honey says happily.
"Go on ahead without us, but be sure to save us all some noodles." Reiko explains as her and Honey head out of the lockers together. The others wave goodbye to them as they watch them disappear. The twins finish hanging up their equipment and they head out of the building with Kazuo and Haruhi in tow.
Hikaru holds the door open for them and blushes as Haruhi smiles at him while climbing into the back seat. Kaoru scrambles in after them and he follows after his brother, shutting the door behind him.
Kazuo sits across from them beside Haruhi, smirking at her out of the corner of his eye as the limo heads towards his house.
"It's too bad that the others can't come for dinner." Haruhi mumbles out loud, watching the scenery fly by, "I'd have loved to have them over to visit."
"If I wasn't so tired, I'd gladly join you three for dinner." Kazuo says as he stares out the window, "I hope you guys have a good dinner alone together, though."
"Since Haruhi's cooking, we'll definitely have a great dinner." Hikaru says, smiling over at Haruhi.
"Want us to save you some noodles, too?" Haruhi says, looking over at Kazuo.
"I'd be disappointed if you didn't. I mean, I did score the winning points for my team." Kazuo says, winking at her. He chuckles as Haruhi and Hikaru's cheeks redden at the same time.
Looking out the window, he notices his house and knocks on the divider to have the driver stop. The limo comes to a slow stop and he bows at the twins "This is my stop. Thanks for inviting me, guys. See ya at school tomorrow?"
The twins nod their heads 'yes' as they flash him happy smiles, waving goodbye to him as he opens the limo door.
Kazuo looks at Haruhi and points a finger at her "Make me some sesame Udon noodles for tomorrow, k? Have a goodnight, cutie!"
The three of them crawl up the stairs towards Haruhi's apartment. She quickly unlocks the door and lets them in, heading towards the kitchen to start on dinner while the two boys shut the door and take their seats at her kotatsu.
"So, did you guys finish your homework for this weekend?" Haruhi asks them as she starts to boil a pot of water.
Hikaru plays with a napkin, folding it into little shapes as they stare around at Haruhi's apartment. "We had it all finished up before the weekend began."
"Wow. It's not like you guys to be so prepared." Haruhi says with surprise as she throws the noodles into the water.
"Well, we sorta had something to... take care of... before the weekend." Hikaru says as he continues to play with his napkin.
"Are you doubting us, Haruhi?" Kaoru says with a smirk as he stands up and joins her in the kitchen.
Haruhi chops up some vegetables. "I'm not doubting you guys. I'm just proud of you, that's all."
"We're proud of you too, Har-u-hi." He says as he watches her cook, impressed by her skills.
"Why're you proud of me? I haven't done anything amazing that I know of." Haruhi says as she throws the vegetables into the pot.
Hikaru makes a little crane out of his napkin and sets it upon the kotatsu. "You seem to be handling yourself better ever since the break up."
"You haven't snapped at anyone, even though these annoying rumors are flying about." Kaoru says with a playful smirk, laughing as Haruhi elbows him.
"Please don't remind me of them. I haven't thought about them all weekend long. Let me just enjoy the rest of the day without them in my mind, okay?" Haruhi sighs.
Kaoru nervously runs a hand through his hair. "Sorry, Haru, didn't mean to bring it up. You're not mad at me are you?"
Haruhi drains the noodles and smiles at him out of the corner of her eye. "I'm not mad at you. I'm still in a good mood after tonight. Would you mind grabbing the soy sauce and heading to the table? I'll be right there with the noodles."
Grabbing a small bottle off of the counter, Kaoru walks over to the kotatsu and sits down beside his brother. He stares at the little paper crane and smirks, playing with it as Haruhi arrives at the kotatsu and sets a giant bowl of noodles down. She places a stack of bowls upon the table and smiles, proud of her cooking.
"Thank you, Haruhi. This looks delicious!" Kaoru says as he serves himself some noodles.
"It smells great!" Hikaru says, copying his brother.
Haruhi serves herself some noodles, drizzling soy sauce over them and slurping them down.
Kaoru takes a bite of his noodles and smiles. "A delicious prize if I do say so myself."
"Thanks for inviting me to come out today." Haruhi says as she stares at them from across the kotatsu, "I feel a lot better now, almost as if I'll be able to face the rumors with a smile tomorrow."
Hikaru and Kaoru share looks with one another, smirking at her words before turning their attention to her.
"We promised we'd support you, right Haruhi?" Kaoru says, slurping up more noodles.
"That's what friends are supposed to do for the ones they love." Hikaru mumbles as he looks down at his half-empty bowl.
The three of them blush brightly, eating their noodles in silence as they stare down at their bowls. Haruhi finishes her food first, satisfied with the food and how her weekend turned out.
Standing up, she grabs her bowl and heads into the kitchen to start packing up the remainder of the noodles. The twins continue eating, watching as she cleans up the mess. Dishes clink together as Haruhi scurries throughout the kitchen.
Finishing their noodles and standing up together, they walk over to the kitchen and take a stand behind her as she does her chores.
"You guys are done already? That was fast." Haruhi mumbles, keeping her eyes on the dishes before her.
Hikaru and Kaoru wrap their arms around her shoulders and lean down to look at her face, noticing a small blush upon her cheeks. They smile at her and cuddle her between them, chuckling as her blush darkens.
"Haruhi, are you angry at us for flirting with you?" Kaoru asks her as he rests his head upon her shoulder.
Haruhi finishes up her dishes and stares down at the sink. "Why would you ask that?"
"We're just worried about overstepping your boundaries." Hikaru sighs, laying his head against her arm.
Haruhi looks at Kaoru and then Hikaru. "Well, I'm not angry. I'm just really confused. I honestly had no idea that most of what you guys did was considered flirting."
"Do you want us to stop, Haruhi?" Kaoru says, pulling away from her.
"I don't know what I want." Haruhi sighs. "All I know is is that people keep trying to hint at something between us and I have no idea why."
"Just take your time, Haruhi." Hikaru says as he pulls away from her, "We'll still be here for you if you ever need to talk."
"I'm sorry, guys. I know you both like me, but I'm just not sure I'm ready for dating again." Haruhi says, frowning as she notices the disappointment on both of their faces.
"It's fine, Haruhi, we weren't expecting you to go out with us." Kaoru sighs. "We just wanted to make sure we weren't forcing you into anything."
Haruhi smiles up at him. "Thanks for the concern, Kao. If you were forcing me, you'd have known by now."
They stand there for a few moments in awkward silence, staring down at the ground as they wonder what to do next. A small yawn escapes Haruhi's mouth, deciding for them that it's time for them to call it a night.
Haruhi walks them towards the front door, frowning at the thought of her weekend already being over.
They come to a stop in the doorway and the twins stare down at her, bowing their heads in thanks.
"Thank you for giving us a wonderful day!" They say in sync, "Get yourself some sleep and have a good night. See you tomorrow, Haruhi."
"Goodnight!" She says as she smiles up at them.
Both of them bend down and kiss her upon the forehead. She swallows back a nervous knot, feeling slight tingles run down her spine as she watches them open the door and head out for the night. They close the door behind them and she blinks in shock, remembering the same thing happening to her when Tamaki had kissed her on the forehead for the first time. She quickly shakes her head to clear her mind, refusing to believe that their kisses are making her feel the same way she felt about Tamaki.
As she turns to head for bed, she spies a tiny paper crane sitting upon the kotatsu and picks it up, smiling brightly as she sees her name written upon its wing with a tiny heart beside it. She stares at the little bird in her hand and walks into her room, carefully placing it upon her night stand before slipping into bed for the night.
Despite hating the rumors, she sighs as she slips into a deep sleep; ready to face the rumors no matter how annoying they are thanks to her two supports for giving her a wonderful weekend to clear her thoughts. She glances at the paper crane before allowing her eyes to droop closed.