The Thirty-Second Day
Kaoru's always by Hikaru's side.
Haruhi's watching them a lot more, and Kaoru doesn't talk anymore.
"Kaoru, are you okay?" A girl finally asked, when Kaoru wasn't with Hikaru.
The boy opened his mouth, but no words came out. After staring at the girl for awhile, and realizing that Hikaru wasn't going to be out of the bathroom anytime soon, Kaoru finally sighed and replied, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little worried is all."
"Oh, thank goodness you're okay! Everyone's been worried sick about you since that one night!"
With a small smile, Kaoru turned and left, not wanting to deal with the sympathy he knew the women would surely give him.
With Hikaru...?
Hikaru moaned and walked out of the bathroom.
"I think I'd better go to the nurse..." Hikaru started, but noticed that Kaoru wasn't there anymore. "Kaoru?"
"Oh, Hikaru-kun!" The girl who'd talked to Kaoru earlier, squealed. "What're you doing?"
"Wasn't Kaoru out here?"
"Oh yeah, but he left a little while ago."
The older brother frowned.
"If you see him, tell him I went home sick."
She nodded and skipped off. Hikaru rubbed his head. It wasn't like Kaoru to walk off without Hikaru by his side. Something there must've really bugged him. None-the-less, Hikaru continued on to the nurse's office.
After School
Kaoru was hunched over infront of a table at the Host Club. He still couldn't believe that he didn't get to go home with his brother all because of the fact that he didn't want to deal with a stupid girl. Now he had to sit with Lex and try to make conversation with her until one of his customers finally spoke. It was starting to bore Kaoru, being a host and all. All Kaoru wanted was to spend some time with Hikaru, but he wasn't getting that much anymore. More work to do, more homework, and all of it led to less quality time.
"So... you okay?" Lex finally spoke.
"Hmm? Yeah," Kaoru murmured, breaking out of his daze.
Lex twiddled her fingers. Her eyes wandered to Kaoru's face and she smiled.
"I've decided that I'm going to help you, so you won't go to hell," She replied.
Kaoru rolled his eyes. He had enough of thinking about heaven and hell, and he just wanted to get it all over with.
"And you can still sin," She whispered.
The boy raised his eyebrow.
"Tell me what you have in mind," Kaoru requested, completely forgetting about his customers.
One girl blushed.
"Umm, Kaoru-kun. I don't think you're going to hell," She spoke up.
"Oh, let's not talk about Hell and nasty things like that right now," Kaoru cooed as he turned to face the ladies, his smile starting to come back. "Hell isn't something that you fine ladies should talk about. How about we talk about the kind of things you girls are going to do once you get into heaven."
"Oh, but heaven's against my religion," A blondey blushed. "But, if you're going to be there, then I guess I can go."
As Kyoya walked over to tell Kaoru the shift for these girls was over, Kaoru added something slyly, "Let's all meet up when we go to heaven, and Hikaru and I could give you girls a little kiss."
The girls blushed and squealed, and before they could say anymore, Kyoya switched the girls.
Feeling triumphant, Kaoru became more lively, and began making the girls swoon over him, quite pleased at himself. Lex noticed his smug expressions, and how smooth and quickly he moved as he talked to the ladies, but she didn't want to say anything about it. To Lex, it almost seemed as though Kaoru... rather enjoyed flirting with the ladies. Instead of his usual shy self, Kaoru had the youthful moves of Hikaru.
"Mm, this tea is good," A thin brunette chimed as she sipped on her tea.
A grin spread across Kaoru's face and he leaned into her, wrapping his arm around her.
"Can I have a sip?" Kaoru whined. "Even though I know what that tea tastes like, I know that your lips will add a special flavor."
"Ohh... Kaoru-kun," She blushed. "Won't Hikaru-kun be jealous?"
"Don't worry about him," He cooed. "What happens in the Music Room stays in the Music Room."
"Eeehh!" Kaoru's customers squealed and they all tried to get as close to Kaoru as possible. "Kaoru-kun's so cool!"
Seeing all this, Lex smiled and hopped off the couch and trotted over to Haruhi, and complained that it was her nappy time. Haruhi frowned, but decided that the little girl was right, and that the Music Room wasn't a good place for a little girl to be napping.
"Let's go," Haruhi declared to the little girl. "It's Lex-chan's nap time, Kyoya-senpai, I hope you understand?"
The Demon Lord, being a buisiness man himself, knew that interferring with Haruhi's work would be quite bad and he did feel a little sympathy for the girl, so he let her go. Haruhi and Lex trotted out of the room, although, Haruhi was only doing it to make Lex feel good about herself. Haruhi found it hard to imagine, that Lex could be so giddy when her mom was in a hospital and she was surrounded by people over ten years older than her.
"Why are you so happy?" Haruhi asked as they sat down to eat together. Ranka had to work late again that night. Who knew you'd need to be so dedicated to work at a Tranny bar?
"I'm gonna teach Kao-chan how to not be a sinner," Lex announced and began eating her food. "Mm, Haru-chan, how are you such a good cook?"
"Oh, well you know that my mom gave me recipes when she was in the hospital, and I love hearing my dad compliment my food," Haruhi explained, a light blush on her face. "Do you really think it's good?"
Lex grinned. "Why don't you ask Tama-chan?"
"Oh, Tamaki-senpai," Haruhi huffed. "He didn't go all loco over me today for once."
"Ahh, he's a good guy."
Haruhi swallowed her mouthful of food.
"I know that, but he's just all over me all the time, calling me his daughter. Doesn't it ever get old to him? I mean, I already have a father. Both of my fathers are a little nuts, I guess. However, I do feel kind of bad for Senpai, but he's always so happy..."
Lex cocked her head and whimpered, "Is something wrong, Haru-chan?"
The older girl picked at her food and replied, "I wonder if Tamaki-senpai is hurting inside."
"Maybe, but he's just lucky he has friends as good as you guys."
"Yeah, I guess that's how he can smile everyday..." Haruhi murmured. "But I can't help but feel sorry for him, Lex-chan."
"I feel sorry for him too," Lex replied as she got up and walked to the bathroom. The girl closed the door and sighed. "I'm just a little girl and even I can see that Tama-chan likes Haru-chan. I feel sorry for the guy. Haru-chan has no idea he even likes her, and he has no idea himself."
Note: OMG!!! What is this? No POV for the end of the chapter? Well, I'm not doing it because I dun wanna, and I wanted to write this because I feel bad. I have a bit of a writers block, and I wanted to finish this. I don't really remember the story much so I'll have to re-read it all... all 43 chapters... eek.