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This chapter is in Haruhi's POV and is based on the song Hummingbird Heartbeat by Katy Perry.

Oh and kc495, yeah I know the chapters have nothing to do with the chapters. They just so happen to be the song that I was listening to when I was writing :)

There is something utterly frightening about Hikaru's intense gaze as if it were searing through my skin and leaving me exposed emotionally and physically. And that scares me. I don't often show my emotions as it leaves me feeling safer, like a safety blanket knowing that no one can hurt me.

And besides, I can't be a top lawyer if I lose my temper or cry during a crucial court case.

But even so, there is something about his gaze that leaves me feeling somewhat vulnerable for once. And I am not certain if I am particularly partial to this strange sensation.

Regardless, I can't pick and choose what I feel to my immense displeasure.

He should know better now that I don't fall for his little games. Does he realise that I always can tell if he is lying or not?

He makes it so easy. When he is telling falsehoods, he becomes increasingly agitated and his eyebrows twitch along with every limb I can see. And secondly, he flushes slightly which he doesn't do ordinarily.

If he is going to lie, he might as well do it right so I can't see through his little fabricated tales. And also he tends to stuff himself so much with food at lunch, that it is quite seldom he feels comfortable enough he won't spew his guts all over the lavish decorative carpets to eat the rich, succulent desserts available.

I on the other hand manage to show restraint enough to have plenty of room to spare to eat dessert tauntingly in front of Hikaru's envious eyes. Of course, I don't do so on purpose… or do I?

"So Hikaru, are you going to explain why you resembled a fish for a brief moment, mouth slack jawed, eyes absent mindedly gazing off into the middle distance and above all ignoring me?"

He appears to contemplate said question before he flashes a cheeky smile.

"Nope," he pronounces, popping the p to further enhance my sudden annoyance.

Damn him. He seemed so earnest in that moment but of course, I merely fell for his Hitachiin charm once more. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. And he has fooled me countless times, so what does that make me? I don't desire to learn of such humiliating statistics.

I really believed he would tell me.

Alright, I need to present to him an ultimatum, a challenge if you will, that he will have to accept wholeheartedly.

I raise a single eyebrow in an attempt to slightly intimidate him. It is quite difficult to appear somewhat menacing when you are barely five feet tall but apparently, he is suitably startled if his sudden agitated state is anything to go by.

I cross my arms slowly in an effort to further induce a state of frenzy.

"Is that right?" I utter leisurely as if I have better things to do (and by the way, I don't! My acting skills are pretty much non-existent… )

In a split second, I watch on as various emotions flash across his face.

But abruptly, I am interrupted by Kyoya-sempai as he coolly walks towards Hikaru and me.

"Haruhi, you do realise that Hikaru and you have been standing here for the best part of five minutes doing absolutely nothing? I do worry about the state of your mental health. Perhaps, a visit to the infirmary will help clear your head. I hope you understand that your debt has been increased by 30% due to your idleness. And at this rate, it will take until graduation for you to pay off your debt."

Damn, that Kyoya-sempai. He really knows how to annoy me. Grrr.

"Kyoya, Haruhi was just telling me a funny story," Hikaru declares, probably meaning for it to sound like a statement but in actuality, it sounds a lot more like a question.

Huh. Am I really that incapable of telling a funny story?

Thanks Hikaru for the vote of confidence. Really thanks.

Kyoya-sempai appears to find fault in this argument as well.

Thanks guys.

He seems surprised (and believe me, I was taken aback as well by this also).

I mean, he actually showed emotion. The eternally cool type Kyoya showing emotion? Do you hear that sound? I think hell just froze over. See? I can be droll if I want to be.

"Really? And what did she say?"

Hikaru, at least try to conjure up a somewhat believable tale.

"Oh, she said to me "Silver walks up to Gold in a bar and says,"AU get outta here! Isn't that just hilarious?" Hikaru yells exuberantly as he appears to guffaw for so long I fear that he will asyphixate himself to death.

Sigh. If that were only merely funny, his merriment would still appear idiosyncratic.

But what is this I see?

A flicker of a smile appears on Kyoya's face before he quickly races out of the room, where he proceeds to burst out laughing.

Wow. That was quite…atypical.

A smug grin is spreading quicker than wildfire across Hikaru's jubilant face.

"You owe me, Hikaru," I declare.

He flashes me a cocky smirk(and hey, when isn't a smirk cocky?) in return.

"No, ma cherie, I believe it is you whom owes me."

And with that he proceeds to stride off, leaving me with even more questions than before.

Sigh.

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