Disclaimer: Yeah I don't own OHSHC. I wonder why I give this disclaimer EVERY TIME in EVERY FANFIC. I think it's because my fan fictions just wouldn't be the same without them.

A/N: Okay, on popular demand, I have decided to do an alternate ending. BUT, I'm not going to do an alternate ending for every couple, so there will be a vote. I will make an alternate ending for the fan favorite couple (unless of course it's the same as the actual one. In that case, I'll choose the runner up). SO VOTE NOW IF YOU WANT YOUR COUPLE TO WIN!!!!

Haruhi hadn't seen Kyoya since the day before, and it was frustrating her. A LOT. You can't just kiss a girl and leave. But then again, this is Kyoya we're talking about. She sighed and closed her books, realizing that class had been dismissed for lunch. She wondered where she was going to go for lunch today. Her goal was to avoid the place where she and the twins usually ate at all costs. She had decided that the roof would be the best place to escape from this obstacle.

She had begun to realize that she didn't really have any friends outside of the Host Club. If only she could afford a cell phone, she would spend lunch talking with Kasanoda-kun, who had graduated the year before.

It turns out, he was bisexual, and had taken on the family dojo with his blonde-haired lover. It's funny how things turn out. (It definitely gave him a height in MOE-status.) In any case, he had become a good friend of Haruhi's and they often counseled each other (although more often than not, it would be Kasanoda's boyfriend giving Haruhi advice, rather than Kasanoda himself). Haruhi could sure use some advice now.

As Haruhi reached the roof, she felt a cool, refreshing breeze pass through her, making her senses tingle. It felt good to be outside in some fresh air. As she walked in the first thing she saw was a red-haired youth sitting there, scribbling something into a notebook. For a split second, Haruhi nearly turned heel and ran out, but when he looked up, she calmed. It was Kaoru, the less problematic of the twins. She wondered why he was without his feisty counterpart.

"Kaoru, what're you doing here?" Haruhi asked, dropping down beside him. Kaoru seemed equally surprised to see her. "Where's Hikaru?"

"He's looking for you." Kaoru smiled. "I'm just hanging around here to pass time. I didn't think you'd like it too much if we were stalking you down."

Haruhi smiled. "You're right about that. Hikaru sure is rash sometimes."

Kaoru laughed slightly. "You're telling me."

Haruhi paused as she took out her bento before looking up at him. "Speaking of rash, what was the whole proposal thing about? I mean, I didn't think you of all people would be a part of something like this."

Kaoru shrugged. "It was a decision we all made together. It seemed like we had all realized we had similar feelings for you. It was decided by Tamaki that it would be only fair if we let you choose. That guy is really sincere about other's feelings."

Haruhi giggled. "Almost too sincere. But… I didn't think you liked me that much. Truthfully, I don't know that much about you at all." She admitted guiltily between bites of rice.

Kaoru smiled. "That's expected. I kind of have that tendency to get caught up in the flow of things. I seem to lose myself a little bit. I guess I don't have a very strong personality, do I?" He laughed airily.

"T-That's not true!" Haruhi dropped her chopsticks and looked up abruptly. "I can see you, Kaoru. You're here, and you're you! You're sensible, and understanding, even though sometimes a little devilish, and you care a lot about others. Especially Hikaru! That's… probably why you've kept quiet up until now about your feelings for me. It's because you put Hikaru's feelings before your own. And that's… a really noble thing to do…" Haruhi finished, her voice fading. "You do have personality. You have such a strong character. I can see it."

Kaoru smiled with a sense of painful relief on his face. "That's… that's why I fell in love with you in the first place." He pulled Haruhi into a hug, squeezing her close. "Because… you see me for who I am, not who I'm with. You're the only person who has understood… and that's why I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Kaoru…" Haruhi wrapped her arms around him and clutched his jacket. "I promise you… I won't let you disappear. But, I haven't made up my mind yet. Still, even if I don't chose you, just know, that there's always the chance you find someone else that understands you maybe even more than I do."

Kaoru pulled away and laughed with embarrassment. "See, now I'm getting all emotional."

"Kaoru, what's this?" Haruhi reached for his notebook.

"AH THAT!" Kaoru protested, but before he could resist, she had swiped it from his lap.

"Poetry! I didn't know you wrote poems, Kaoru!" Haruhi smiled after reading through the page. "They're really beautiful. I especially like this haiku you wrote about the magic carriage turning into a pumpkin."

"Really?" Kaoru flashed a mysterious smile.

"What's it about?" Haruhi questioned.

Kaoru paused before grinning. "I'll tell you only if you choose me!"

"No fair, Kaoru!" Haruhi laughed, hitting him playfully.

"Oh right!" Kaoru suddenly piped up, before turning to the readers. "It says in the script to let the people who don't read the author's note know that there will be a favorite couple vote!"

"Oh right!" Haruhi remembered suddenly. "The fan favorite will win an alternate ending!"

"Nice." Kaoru grinned. "Hope it's me!"

Haruhi twitched. I can't believe the fate of my marriage is in the hands of the readers… "In any case." Haruhi finished with a forced smile. "MAKE SURE TO VOTE!" I'm going to kill Neko-chan…

(Meanwhile Neko-chan gulps from the director's chair. "That wasn't in the script…")

End the Kaoru chapter! I have to say he's my favorite twin. Hikaru's actually a bit annoying. I like Kaoru's docile personality. In any case, make sure to review! Next is Hikaru! Or maybe Hunny… well, you'll see!