Haruhi changed into her night clothes, which was simply a baggy pink t-shirt over baggy shorts. Brushing her hair and removing her contacts, she sighed.
"Good night everyone!" Hani called. It wasn't heard, because it seemed that everyone else had fallen asleep already. Haruhi could see why. Fighting over her was a full time job.
Yawning, she was about to zip the door closed on her tent when a hand grabbed her and dragged her out. Putting a hand over her mouth, Kyouya whispered for her to walk with him and led her away from camp. Haruhi wondered faintly what he was going to do, remembering the time that he had pretended to attack her to teach her a lesson. But instead, Kyouya just led her to the clearing above the lake, where he removed his hand and sat her down. Sitting beside her with his arm around her shoulder, he smiled.
"At last I have you to myself Haruhi. With that idiot Tamaki always hovering around, I thought I'd never get to be alone with my beautiful daughter." Haruhi giggled in spite of her self, and gazed up at the stars.
"It's so nice out tonight." She commented, looking at the moon-lit lake with wonder.
"I thought you would like it." Kyouya smiled. He raised his other hand and began pointing out things such as the planets, different star patterns, and even managed to spell Haruhi's name. Fireflies flickered everywhere, and at one point, Haruhi caught one in her hand and held it up to Kyouya's nose so it flashed in his face, scaring him a bit. Kyouya took a beautiful flower and slipped it into Haruhi's hair grinning, calling her his, "Little Flower." Kyouya couldn't help but stare as Haruhi stated another strange fact, or when she pointed out shapes in the stars, at how beautiful she really was. At last, Kyouya asked a question that he had been dying to ask since the beginning.
"Haruhi…" He began, uncertain of how to proceed.
"Yes Kyouya-senpai?" Haruhi answered.
"What do you think of the host club?" Haruhi's opinion mattered greatly, because, being a girl herself, she could tell what everyone was doing wrong.
Haruhi was silent for a few minutes. Kyouya busied himself in these minutes by counting the fireflies he saw. Eventually though, Haruhi spoke.
"Well, that is a bit hard to answer. It depends on what you mean. Do you mean do I like the people in the host club, or the whole host club concept?" Once again, Kyouya was silent as he thought.
"The host club as a whole." He answered slowly. Haruhi nodded, and fell silent. A minute or so passed.
"Well, Kyouya-senpai, in my opinion, the host club is a rather well planned and interesting idea. It promotes bonds and ties that could be useful in the future, helps hone certain skills, like telling a girl apart from a guy," Haruhi hinted bitterly, "and it also allows relaxation from school stress." Kyouya listened intently, and once Haruhi was finished, he grinned.
"Wow…you sure put a lot of thought into it didn't you?" Haruhi nodded and yawned. Kyouya saw his chance and pulled her head onto his chest as he lay back against the grass. Haruhi was too tired to object, and instead, fell asleep almost instantly. Kyouya didn't make any move to get up, but lay there, thinking about what Haruhi had said.
Sometime around midnight, Kyouya gently picked up the sleeping Haruhi and carried her back to camp, placing her tenderly in her sleeping back and retreating to his own tent, still thinking. He could hear Tamaki snore in the tent beside him, and Hani appeared to be having a nightmare, due to the whimpers coming from his tent. Removing his glasses, he lay in his sleeping bag and fell asleep. If only he had stayed awake a moment longer, he might have heard the thunder in the distance.