Note on this chapter! Mentioned HikaruXKaoru!

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Tamaki…I would never believe this…

Do you like me back?

Are my dreams not just a lost cause?

Could I really be loved back; a dark, forgot spirit, left behind because of a scary appearance to deal with problems by himself?

That's what I am, you know…

Will you fix that, Tamaki? Will you listen? Will you help?

Of course you will…you always do things like that.

Tamaki, sometimes I think you're too nice.

Tamaki Suoh…

Tamaki Suoh…

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I smiled, "O-Okay…but one question. Why do you get to ask me?"

Tamaki reached a hand across the table and placed it under my chin and tilted it up so that I looked him directly in his ocean blue eyes, "Because when you asked me, you looked so cute that I think if you did it again I might die right then and there."

I blushed. I think that was a compliment… I nodded, "We can't have that." I replied and Tamaki laughed.

He thought I was cute, he should've seen himself when he laughs. The waiter comes back with out drinks and Tamaki orders for me. I look Tamaki in the eyes when waiter leaves, "What will we tell the others? How will they react…?" I ask a tad worried.

"The others? They won't care. You've seen Hikaru and Kaoru; we're nothing on the weird scale compared to the twin brothers who are deeply in love with each other." Tamaki replies easily.

I nod, but keep pushing, "What about Kyouya…? Aren't you two sort of a thing?"

Tamaki laughed at me, "Roomers; roomers. My goodness how these things get around. I wouldn't be surprised if Kyouya himself started them to make more money."

I nod again, now I'm satisfied. We're okay. No one will make a big deal of this I hope…

The waiter returns and we eat while we have a light conversation and then Tamaki tells me he'll buy.

We leave the restaurant as it starts to get dark outside. We had come there during the day, so we had walked there from the academy. This would mean we had to walk back to our own houses.

I don't mind, this is my favorite time to take a walk, when it's nice and dark out.

I do, however, mind when we get to the spot on the sidewalk in which we have to go our separate ways. I don't want to leave him yet.

Not yet…

I want just a few more minutes with what feels like my other half.

But we must part, for now anyway. I look at him shyly and he pulls me in for a tight embrace. I snuggle into the nape of his neck.

I never once would've thought something like this could happen to someone like me.

He pulls away and looks me in the eyes, "I'll see you tomorrow…sempai." He says the last word softly so I have to strain to hear him. He turns and leaves.

I watch as his body becomes a mere silhouette against the small stone wall he walks next to. I look up into the sky and feel a small drop of rain hit my forehead. I reach back and pull on the hood of my cloak which I had taken down when we had left restaurant and it was dark outside.

I'm not sure what to do as I watch him disappear behind a curve in the side walk. But before I even have time to think about it, my feet are carrying me toward him. I'm practically running. I almost trip and fall, "TAMAKI!" I shout as I stumble forward and my arms fly around his torso. He tenses, I guess he was surprised. Anyone would be, I guess.

He looks back at me and smiles, "Sempai?" He asks, "Do you…want to come over…?"

I blush but don't look away. I feel like my whole body is frozen upon him inviting me to come to his house. I do, however, think about it for a minute even though I knew that I wanted to go. I end up nodding shyly.

He puts his hand down near mine and entwines his fingers with mine. I want to kiss him, but I think I'll wait for now. Maybe let him make the first move in kissing category.

Tamaki smiles down at me and I hide my face in my cloak. I hear him laugh, but I don't feel offended.

We walk only a couple more blocks before arriving at a large mansion. Huge windows and a gigantic front door welcome us there. I turn onto the walkway, but Tamaki pulls me away.

I look at him confused and he motions with his head to go around back. I shrug and follow him.

In the backyard, I see Tamaki walk to an electrical box of some sort, he flips on a switch and I see the garden in the back come alive. It's so bright, but I can't help but stare. All the flowers are so pretty even if the light is blinding. After a moment of staring I start to feel woozy and wobble over to Tamaki, leaning on his shoulder. "Can you…turn those back off…?" I ask him gently.

He looks at me, the feeling of 'I'm so sorry! I've just done the worst thing in my life!' practically coming off him in waves. He quickly turns the lights off and I immediately feel better, although I don't switch positions and continue leaning on him.

"Are you…okay?" He asks when I don't lift off him. I nod and he smiles at me again. "What? Do you want me to carry you or something?" He asks, joking.

"Please?" I joke back. Tamaki laughs, I think he understood that I didn't really need to be carried, but he picks me up anyhow.

I snuggle into his neck; I never would've thought that he would be so strong.

He carries me to the edge of the garden, but by the time we're in I jump out and I end up taking the lead. You see, I'm used to the dark so my eyes adjust quickly, but Tamaki…oh Tamaki Suoh is not exactly the greatest person to have walking around in the dark with out any light at all…

Tamaki was falling and tripping over things I saw a mile before we got to them, for a while I thought I would have to carry him. I didn't think I could. Eventually we got to the end of the trial on the garden and at the end was a large, sturdy tree trunk. I looked back at Tamaki, he was about four or five steps behind me, and asked him why the path stopped so suddenly.

When he got up to me I was surprised to see him reach up on the tree, he actually had to use a few pieces of wood that was nailed onto the tree to get up high enough, and grabbed a small string. He pulled it down and a wooden latter feel down onto the ground.

Tamaki started to climb up the latter, about half way to the top he stopped and looked down at me. "What is it?"

I looked around, I little embarrassed. "This isn't…where you sleep is it?"

Tamaki laughed, "No, I have a room inside, but I like to come up here occasionally to get away from my grandmother." He explained before disappearing into the small box shaped building in the tree.

I sighed and followed after him.

Inside the house, it was actually pretty roomy. Fully furnished too. A chair, a couch, a small mini-fridge with a plug in for electricity, and a bed was there too. I figured being up there would make me feel like a kid because of the size, but it actually felt like I was in a very empty bedroom. Minus all the dressers and such a bedroom would normally have.

Now that we were up there, I took a seat on the bed. I wonder what's going to happen next… I ask myself.

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Note about next chapter! It will be lime! Not quite lemons, but still intense!