Chapter 7: A Cat's Wish
When it was time for school again, I stayed in Haruhi's dorm until Tamaki could talk to his father and pay for my own down the hall a ways. Honey tried to cut back on cake so I could keep my hunger in check. Hikaru and Kaoru repacked my bag with their mom's latest design in fasion. Kyoya and I were officialy dating. Life was good, but...something was still missing.

I still knew that no matter what, I'd end up alone. There was no escaping that fact. I was a demon with at least another thousand years ahead of me. Now, without my dad, I knew I'd spend that thousand years, and every thousand after that in dark, cold, lonelyness.

Sadness was obvious on my face when I was around the club. They talked to me about it, but I denied it. It was nothing to worry about for them; human life is fleeing, and they could spend it doing so much more than caring for a demon that still can't take a bath herself.

Still, Honey and Mori would look at me in concern. "_-chan, what's wrong? You haven't even touched your cake."

I'd look down at him and smile. "It's nothing, Honey-sepia." I'd smile. "I'm fine."

Tamaki started worrying when I started using his emo-corner. "I know that look." he'd state with a grin. "What's wrong? Why are you in my Corner of Sadness?"

I'd zip straight up and chuckle a little. "Just looking for my...uh...glasses! Yes! My glasses. They are still very sentimental to me." With that, I pulled the glasses out from behind my back. "Oh, look! There they are!"

The twins looked at me oddly as I fidgeted in my uniform. "Hey, _," they'd purr in unison as they'd lean on my shoulders.

"What's wrong with you?" Hikaru asked.

"You've been looking down all day." Kaoru added.

I'd look over at them and just smile. "It's nothing. I'm fine. Oh! Look at the time! I'm going to be late for class!"

Haruhi glanced over at me in curiosity in class before she turned to the twins. "Hey, guys, what's wrong with _?"

"We don't know." they'd answer.

"She won't tell us anything."

"But maybe if you give it a shot,"

"Although, everyone's tried to ask her, and she never answered."

"Maybe it's just a girl thing." they'd conclude in unison.

Haruhi didn't look that convinced and just turned to me kindly. "Hey, you okay?" she'd ask, catching the attention of my depressed green eyes.

Quickly, I'd shut my eyes and smile, lifting my head. "I'm just fine." I'd laugh a little to make it more convincing. "Really, there's nothing wrong."

Kyoya was harder to convince, and eventually, even he approached me about it. "_," he'd sigh. "I know something's wrong. Why don't you just tell me what's going through your head?"

"Because it's nothing for you to worry about." I'd answer. "You, of all people should know to only give information that is required for an essential job. What's going through my head is not one of those kinds of info." I stated, walking away to class.

All of them were suspicious, and it was getting harder and harder to convince them until I just cracked under the pressure.

It was in the host room when it happened, long after all the other guests left, and it was just me with the seven hosts. Collecting my things, I started out the door until I was stopped dead in my tracks at the whispers behind me.

"I wish I could find out what's wrong with _-chan. She hasn't been happy since a few days after her fight with her dad!"

"Hmph."

"Well, I think it's none of our business. If she's not comfortable telling us, she doesn't have to say."

"But, Haruhi! You have to think-"

"Of what the boss wants."

"You two want to know what I think, here it is. _ wants to be depressed, that's alright. She wants to drag it on a day or two, that's tolerable. She wants to lie to us about it...DADDY SAYS NO!"

"Tamaki! We can't force her to tell us anything! She's her own person, with her own needs and interests! She says it's nothing, it's most likely nothing. Don't forget, she's right at the door, listening to every word we say."

With that, I turned to look at them as they turned to look at me. They stared into my blank, empty, lifeless green eyes. I stared back at the seven curious, cautious, and calculating pairs of eyes. I felt as though they already cornered me as their eyes widened in shocking wonder.

After a moment of all of us frozen like that, Kyoya walked up to me and cupped my cheek. "..._,"

"Yes?"

"Are you truly alright?" I could only nod as he gripped my chin and pulled my head up to face him. "Are you sure?" I heard several gasps as the other hosts held their breath to hear the answer they've waited so long to hear.

Hot, salty tears spilled over my eyes and I just broke down, collapsing in his chest. "...I'm sorry..." I sighed, hugging him tightly. "...I don't want to lose you."

All the hosts made little gasps of surprise, even Kyoya as he wrapped his long, thin arms around my shaking back. "I'm not going anywhere, none of us are."

"But you will." I sobbed out. "All humans leave me eventually; die off before I even age. Meyrin did, Bardroy did...Finnie did..." I felt him tense a little at the sound of Finnie's name (I already told him he was my last boyfriend). "I just wish I could age faster and never have to leave anyone. I don't want to be constantly hunted by other demons, and occasionally even reapers." I started to chock on my words, but they seemed to understand what I wanted.

"Can't you do something about that?" Haruhi asked.

"Yeah!" the twins agreed.

"Every research site on the computer-"

"Says that your master was once human."

"Now, it's obvious he was a demon when we were there to visit!"

I shook my head as I dried my eyes. "That was a unique situation." I answered. "It's never taken lightly."

"There has to be something we can do!" Honey encouraged.

I thought for a second before I nodded. "There is something I can do about it, but there's just one thing." I stated. "I'd have to go back to my dad and get him to do it, only a full demon can...that's why I'd have to go alone."

Kyoya was the first to shake his head. "Not a chance." he stated.

"Kyoya, no offence," Tamaki sighed, crossing his arms. "But I honestly doubt that Mr. Michaelis would be willing to do any favors if you're around after what happened when you met him."

"That's what I was thinking." I nodded before I mentally slapped myself. If Tamaki was thinking the same thing as I was, I was starting to wonder if that thought was right.

Still, Kyoya sighed. "Well, I can't just let her go off on her own and hope that she comes back at all!"

"We'll go with her!" the twins volunteered.

I smiled and nodded before anyone could say anything and left the room with Hikaru and Kaoru at either side.

When we got to the manner, I gulped loudly as I walked up the beaten path with the Hitachiin twins. Taking in a deep breath, I knocked on the door.

Lagging minutes passed before the bolt was turned and the door opened to my father. His eyes widened at the sight of me and a small smile slithered on his face after it registered in his mind that I was on the doorstep.

"So," he stated with a grin. "You decided that you've had enough of this ridiculous Host Club Family?"

I looked over at Hikaru and Kaoru, who both sent angered glaces at him, but nudged me closer to him. With a deep breath, I stated as calmly as I could, "Dad...I want to be a human."