Honey lowered himself into the recliner he had been using as a bed. He was exhausted from the testing and just wanted to sleep. He glanced over to the younger boy lying in the bed, he wished it had been him instead, that he could take his place.

"I'm so sorry I wasn't there Chika-Chan. If I had been, it wouldn't be you lying there. Maybe I could have blocked him or something. I love you and I want you to be okay. I want good things for you, I want you to live and have a great life." He said it the sleeping boy. He reached into his bag and pulled out his notebook and pen.

"M-Mitsukuni?" Chika called even weaker than he had been earlier that same day.

"What is it Chika-Chan?"

"What are you doing?"

"Homework."

"This late?" Honey nodded.

"I know, it's not normal, I'm an alien ." The host said.

"I didn't say that...not this time anyway."

"You don't have to, you're the only one that knows that secret. On my home planet, we only eat cake and sweet things, and we stay up really late to finish our work so we can come to earth and make people-" He didn't get to finish before Chika began to laugh.

"Only you Mitsukuni, you're the only one I know that would actually take the time to come up with a story like that."

"Probably, but you're the one that started it."

"Yeah, I did. Are you really doing homework?"

"Yes, I forgot about it earlier,now we'll have all day tomorrow to do anything you want."

Chika suddenly gasped in stood up and made his way to his brother.

"Are you alright?"

"It hurts, i-I'm scared."

"Don't be, it's okay, do you need the doctor?" Yasuchika shook his head.

"No, this comes and goes. It'll pass soon."Honey took his brother's hand.

"You're going to be okay."

"I doubt it. Can I tell you something?"

"Of course."

"I'm just so tired of this pain, it's not going to get better. I want it to be over."

"I know you do. I want you to stop hurting too. You will soon."

"I'm never going to be allowed to go back to the karate club if I live anyway."

"There's more to life than the Karate Club. You can always come to the host club, Tama-Chan wouldn't mind. I know it's not something that you're really interested in, but they're really nice and Takashi will be there."

"I don't think I'd fit in with your friends."

"They're pretty accepting. Hika-Chan and Kao-Chan take some time getting used to new people but they'll accept you, I promise."

"I'm going to leave that to you, I wouldn't know what to do there."

"We could show you."

"I'm not really good at anything but -"

"You can learn. You're really smart, you'll pick it up."

"I don't know -"

"Think about it okay?" Chika agreed.

"Please try to rest again."

"I'll try."

"Chika-Chan, will you promise me something?"

"what?"

"Whatever happens, you won't forget that I love you and that you've always been important to me."

"Will you promise the same?"

"Yeah." Honey hugged Chika carefully and felt chika return the hug as best he could.

"Then I promise too." The weakened boy replied.

As Chika closed his eyes that night, he was aware that his fatigue somehow felt different than before, deeper somehow,but he wondered if maybe this was what death was like, if it really was the last moments of his life, he should have told his father how sorry he was, told Mitsukuni what an amazing brother he was. He wouldn't have time however, the darkness was pulling him away , his final thought was the hope that he would meet his mother again, he hoped. Mitsukuni wouldn't feel let down, after all,they had promised to spend more time together.

"I'm sorry. Mitsukuni, I love you." He thought, he was unable to get the words out verbally. He sank into the silent darkness and became still.