Chapter 17

Haruhi slowly opened her eyes, feeling as though she had slept for a thousand years. It had been a deep, dreamless sleep and she couldn't remember the last time she'd felt so rested. Haruhi rolled onto her side and stretched her arm out, her hand gripping at the vacant sheets beside her. When her mind finally caught up to the rest of her body, Haruhi realized she was alone in the bed.

"I didn't dream it, did I?"

As she slowly sat up, she saw that she was still undressed, and if the the aches in her lower back, thighs and nether regions were any indication, the previous night was most definitely real.

Haruhi let out a brief happy sigh - At least I'm not going crazy...well..not yet.

Wrapping the sheets around herself again she looked over towards where Takashi had been and noticed the lone piece of paper on the nightstand, along with a plate of fresh strawberries. Suddenly feeling famished, Haruhi eagerly took the plate and inhaled three of the succulent fruit before turning her attention to the note. Seeing the purple milk ink, she knew right away that it was written by Honey rather than Mori.

Good Morning, Haru-chan!

I hope you don't mind the note, I know you haven't slept well in a while, and I wanted to make sure you got plenty of restI Takashi and I thought you'd like to start your lesson in self defense today! Eat up those strawberries and put on some comfy fitted clothes, something you can move in, K? I will meet you downstairs whenever you're ready!

Love,

Your Honey-senpai

He concluded the note with a cute little chibi of himself that he drew with little hearts. Haruhi couldn't help but smile. Then she noted one last line at the bottom.

P.S. I'm sorry to take Takashi away from you so early this morning, but we always go to the dojo for an early workout. I hope you don't mind! If it's any consolation, he was reluctant to leave…;)

Haruhi could feel her cheeks burn at the realization that Honey knew that she slept with Takashi last night.

Well… she thought ...he might not know that we had sex…

However, that naive thought was immediately tossed out the window when Haruhi wondered how it must have looked to find Takashi and herself in bed together in the buff.

Duh! she practically smacked herself. What else could we have possibly been doing? Naked charades? Oh, for sure!

She collapsed back on her pillows and heaved a long drawn out sigh. It was probably an overreaction and Haruhi knew it. After all, if the smiley chibi in Honey's note was any indication, he wasn't bothered by the situation. But Haruhi couldn't help but wonder if the little blond would somehow feel left out.

Knowing that she was probably keeping her host and bed-buddy waiting, Haruhi finished her plate of strawberries and reluctantly got dressed. She did as Honey asked and found something comfortable and easy to move in, settling for some yoga pants and a camisole. As she made her way from her room to the staircase, Haruhi couldn't help but feel nervous. The funny thing was, that she couldn't figure out where these nerves were coming from. Was it anticipation for her lessons in self defense? Was it seeing Honey, knowing that he knew what had happened the night before? Or was it seeing Takashi perhaps? Haruhi couldn't put her finger on it, which made her uneasy, she hated being unsure of herself.

When Haruhi reached the staircase, she saw Honey-senpai waiting at the foot of the stairs as he'd promised. As she started to descend, she noticed that he was holding his precious bunny and couldn't help a little smile at the sight. It wasn't long before the little blond noticed his dear friend coming down the stairs and beamed up with his adorable smile. Haruhi suddenly felt her nerves melt away, realizing that it was indeed her worry for Honey's feelings that caused them. But she could see as plain as day how happy he was. After all, he often wore his emotions on his sleeve.

"Haru-chan!" he called happily.

"Good morning, senpai." Haruhi smiled.

"It's almost afternoon now, Haru-chan! You slept for a long time."

"Oh my gosh! I didn't realize how late it was...I hope I didn't keep you…"

"Nonsense! You needed to sleep, Haru-chan…"

As sincere as his tone was, Honey's knowing smile didn't slip past Haruhi. She felt her body growing a bit warm. How much did Senpai really know?

"Come on!" Honey continued "Let's go outside to the courtyard! It's a beautiful day, and we can have your lesson on the lawn."

"Yes, that does sound nice. It'll be great to be in the fresh air!"

"Uh-huh." Honey nodded eagerly "And after your lesson, we can have some tea and cake under the gazebo in the garden! Would you like that, Haru-chan?"

Haruhi laughed a little at his enthusiasm and nodded. "Yes, I would love that."

When they arrived at the double glass doors leading to the courtyard, Honey stopped. He looked up at Haruhi with his warm smile and said, "Why don't you go out first? I'm...going to make sure the maid knows when to bring out the tea! I'll be a few minutes...okay?" Her little senpai scampered away, giggling as he went, so quick Haruhi didn't even have time to respond.

Hm...why do I feel it wasn't just the tea on his mind?

She opened the doors and stepped outside. The sun was shining, but there was a pleasantly cool breeze. Haruhi looked up to see the azure sky, lightly painted with the whitest of clouds. Honey was right, it was truly a beautiful day! The air was sweet from the many flowers in the gardens. Haruhi had made up her mind that she was going to spend more time outside during her stay. She made her way down the gravel pathway where she knew the large part of the grassy lawn would be. Haruhi looked and saw the beautiful vine-covered gazebo across the fine green and stopped short. There, leaning against the wooden structure, was Mori-senpai in all his shirtless glory! He looked up knowingly, with a hint of a smile at seeing her coming.

Now it all makes sense...Haruhi thought, thinking of Honey's insistence that she come out alone. He thought they'd might want a few minutes alone! She couldn't get over how selfless and sweet Honey-senpai was! Haruhi would have to remember that later however, for she was not about to waste another second.

Tossing all doubt aside, she bolted across the lawn into Takashi's waiting arms. The young man lifted her off the ground and held her tight, guiding her legs around his waist. Haruhi went straight for his mouth, bringing her arms around his neck as she kissed him deeply. She felt Takashi carry her up the steps and into the shelter of the gazebo, where the vines would keep them hidden from anyone at the mansion.

Had Haruhi been looking, she would have seen that the shelter had been decorated to be as comfortable as a small living space. But she only felt the wondrously soft accent couch that Mori placed her on. She laid down comfortably on her back with him lowered on top of her.

After a minute Takashi finally spoke between kisses "I'm sorry…"

"What...what for?" Haruhi asked, barely catching a breath as she stole little kisses between her words.

"For leaving..." Takashi paused to return her little pecks, "...this morning." As much as it pained him, he held Haruhi's face in his large hands to prevent further kisses for a moment. "I wanted to be there when you woke up."

"It's alright!" Haruhi assured him "I know you had things to do…" She smiled "...although I wondered if I had dreamt the whole thing…"

Mori's eyes suddenly darkened as his hand trailed from her face, past the valley between her breasts, stopping briefly to circle her navel, then down to rub her cloth covered pussy. He could already feel her getting wet. Haruhi's eyes rolled back as she stifled a moan.

Takashi held her down and leaned close and whispered in her ear. "Perhaps I should prove to you how real it was…"

Haruhi could only hastily nod as Mori roughly thrusted his hand inside her yoga pants. Haruhi sighed in delight.

She could feel Takashi leer as he said, "Hm, no panties…" He started rubbing at her tender clit. "...such a bad girl."

He was teasing her, Haruhi knew it. She didn't know why, but she loved it! Being called a 'bad girl'. She played along

"No…" she said, trying to look as innocent as she could "I just forgot…"

"Don't lie to me, Haruhi…" that smile again "I know what you were thinking." He inserted a finger. She was already nice and slick.

Haruhi bit her lip, trying not to sound so pleased. "I swear!" She shook her head. "I never thought-AH!" she gasped as he inserted another finger.

Mori growled into her neck, sending a shiver up Haruhi's spine! Her pussy tightened around his fingers. How was it that she managed to stay so tight after he'd had her last night, he wondered. After laying another kiss on her neck he looked down to see her tremble beneath him. Takashi loved playing with her, feeling her body respond to him.

"Now...tell me the truth, Haruhi…" he said, his voice dangerously low.

"I…" she started, not sure what she was to say.

When she didn't finish, Mori slowly started to pull out his fingers. When Haruhi tried to protest, he laid a firm smack on her outer thigh, causing her to gasp in delight.

"I am!" she let out in a desperate and hushed tone "I'm a bad girl!"

Even hearing the words come out of her own mouth gave Haruhi butterflies down below. It made her feel so deliciously dirty.

Mori, with his knowing smile, gave another husky "Hm..." as he rewarded her by pulling down her skin tight pants. As he pried her legs apart, he saw that Haruhi was still pink and throbbing from last night's activities. Upon further inspection, it was clear she was also extremely sensitive. Takashi pressed down firmly on her clit with his thumb and rubbed in a circular motion.

"Ahhh!" Haruhi moaned, not nearly as softly as she intended, making Takashi chuckle.

He figured it wasn't going to take much to make her come, and as much as he wanted to make the girl writhe and moan for hours, Takashi knew that his blonde companion wouldn't wait forever...not without making his presence known anyway. Not only that, but Haruhi was so revved up, it seemed she would simply combust with her need if he didn't give her what she wanted. Best to not drag it out this time. Afterall, there would be plenty more opportunities. He darted out his tongue to taste her pussy before delivering some firm thrusts with his middle finger. Mori then latched his mouth to Haruhi's swollen clit. As he expected, her contractions were almost immediate. Her back arched as she threw her head back while her orgasm shot through her. For a second Haruhi swore she saw stars as she lost all thought of who or where she was.

Wanting to prolong her climax, Takashi let out a long "hmmm…", letting the low vibrations simmer inside her. Haruhi let out a weak groan, having barely any breath left in her petite body. He felt himself growing rock hard, feeling her pussy clench around his fingers. He'd have to wait on that.

Haruhi started to calm down, and her brain slowly started to come back to reality as she felt Takashi help pull her pants back on.

"Do we have to stop?" she asked with a half smile.

"Mm.." He nodded. "Mitskuni is waiting."

Haruhi gave an exaggerated sigh before nodding "You're right...Okay…" she slowly stood from the couch and finished pulling her yoga pants back on. Takashi let her walk ahead of him as they headed out from the gazebo and onto the lawn. Haruhi took a quick look around, towards the house. No Honey.

"I don't know…" she started to turn back to face Takashi "Do you think he's still-?" Haruhi stopped short, her mouth hanging open.

Mori, turned to see what made her pause. There sitting on one of the railings of the gazebo was Honey. He was pink in the cheeks a looking rather sheepish. He wasn't meeting her gaze. Haruhi felt her stomach sink at the thought of how long he might have been sitting there.

"Honey-senpai...?" she started.

"I didn't want to interrupt, Haru-chan…" Honey still didn't look up, but Haruhi noticed something odd about the way he spoke. This wasn't his light and cheerful voice that she was so familiar with. No, this was something else...something Haruhi could only describe as 'Darker'.

"Senpai…" she tried again "did...did you hear anything?"

That's when her little blond senpai looked up. Much her surprise, Honey's eyes matched his voice. The normally wide and curious brown eyes were now dark and narrow. Yet he was smiling...no, he was smirking! Haruhi realized that she didn't need an answer. Not only had Honey-senpai heard what had happened in the gazebo, he had been watching!

A/N: OMG! And you all probably thought I had disappeared! But I haven't! My apologies for taking so long, but know there is plenty more to come! A special thanks for ramblingrobin for letting me continue the story and for being an excellent editor! Please review! 3