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"Woah… hold on a sec. He did what?" Haruhi jumped out of her seat.

"He left for France," the two replied nonchalantly moving away from the sudden movement of their friend.

"When did he leave?" she asked, becoming hysterical.

"Before school even began," Hikaru answered.

"Do you know why he left, Haruhi?" questioned Kaoru curiously.

"I… I don't know," she replied looking down at the meticulously clean marble floor.Why am I worried? Why do I care? If he wants to go to France, then it really isn't any of my business. He won't be able to bother me anymore. She doubled checked her emotions, took a deep breath and sat back down. She picked up her papers and replied relaxed, "He probably wants to visit his mother or something. He'll be back." She set her papers aside and picked up her backpack.

The twins look at each other, doubt written across their faces. A conversation was runnignt through the twin's mind. After their silent discussion, they turned back to Haruhi, who was busy fiddling something in her backpack, and sighed. Deciding to leave the oblivious girl, they walked over to another table.

Haruhi rummaged through her bag to find another writing instrument. So Tamaki decided to go to France. No biggie. I'll have more time to study and no more obnoxious comments coming from him. But… what made him decide to leave? She stopped looking through her backpack. It couldn't have been because of our stupid fight…right? I mean, there is no way he'll get riled up and just pick up and leave. Most likely he left because it has to do with his family or something. She continued to rummage, contented with her conclusion.She took out a pen and began to scribble, making sure it still works. He'll return soon. I'm positive he'll come back, with that same smile. And she continued with her work.

Behind a pedestal, observant eyes were watching the girl. The sound of a notebook closing could be heard.

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With the day's activities done, the music room became quiet. The only exception is the sounds of the twins who are bothering Haruhi.

Mori and Honey are sitting down on the couch in the middle of the room. Mori is drinking his tea, while Honey is hugging his beloved stuffed animal. "Kyou-chan, where is Tama-chan?" asked the little blonde boy to the man sitting across from him on the couch.

"He went to France," replied Kyouya, writing fervently in his notebook.

"Why?" questioned the little boy with an adorable expression.

Kyouya sighed and stopped his writing. He looked at Haruhi who was picking up the teacups from the day's event. The twins still trailing and bombarding her with random questions.

"Does it have to do with Haru-chan?" he asked.

Kyouya looked back at the short senior. He replied, "Something must have happened. And Haruhi must be involved somehow."

"How did the Hitachiin twins know about his leaving?"

"They probably were about to ask him what his next great plan was to prepare costumes for it. Most likely Shima-san answered."

The boy looked at Haruhi, who was now answering as best she could with the questions she was showered with. "I wonder what happened." He turned back to the shadow king, pen now in hand, notebook open. "Did Tama-chan say anything to you?"

Kyouya shook his head and replied, irritably, "He called me up in an ungodly hour and told me that he is leaving. After that, he hung up the phone." He fixed his glasses and his voiced softened a little. "But as I recall, he didn't sound anxious nor cheerful. He seemed… depressed."

Honey looked at the cake on the table and picked up the fork. He took a bite of his cake and continued with their conversation. "Did his voice sound final?"

Kyouya looked at his senpai and responded seriously, "Yes."

Author's Note: I apologize for not putting this out sooner and for the short chapter. Crazy stuff has been happening and that is the reason why I won't be updating any of my stories for at least a month.

One other thing, I decided to tweak my story. I will write what happened to them, so disregard my previous note about imagining what happened.

Review/constructive criticism please!