Hey guys! Sorry its been a while since my last update, I don't have as much time to write since spring break ended. Warning: Haruhi might be a little bit OOC in some parts of this chapter.
"You sounded great Hikari," Tamaki said to her as she stood up and pushed the piano bench in.
"T-Thank you Tamaki. I-I'm sure you play better though.."
"Nonsense, you were amazing," Tamaki insisted. He pulled her close which caused Hikari's cheeks to turn a deeper shade of red.
Tamaki's violet eyes met Hikari's warm hazel ones and within the blink of an eye their lips met.
'Did that really happen?' Haruhi wondered thinking about last night. She had actually managed to get some sleep. She made her bed, got dressed and walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning Haruhi!" Ranka exclaimed.
"Hey dad," Haruhi replied as she quickly filled a thermos with coffee and started walking to the door.
"Wait! Aren't you going to have breakfast?" Ranka asked worriedly.
Haruhi shook her head, "Nah, I'm not hungry. See you later dad," and before Ranka could object, Haruhi closed the door.
"Hi Haruhi!" Hikaru exclaimed as he and Kaoru approached her. "Are you feeling better today?" Kaoru and Hikaru asked in unison.
Haruhi did stop, as if she was going to talk to them, but she didn't say anything.
"Haruhi? A-Are you mad at us or something?" Kaoru asked nervously.
"Huh?" Haruhi asked no hearing anything they said.
"You're zoning out again..."
"Oh I'm sorry..."
"You really haven't been yourself lately," Hikaru remarked. "Is something bothering you?"
"No, nothing at all!" Haruhi replied quickly.
"I have a hard time believing that."
"Hello first years!" Tamaki exclaimed.
"You're peppy today," Hikaru remarked. He and Kaoru shrugged, "But isn't he always?" the twins said in unison.
"Hi senpai," Haruhi said quietly. From the corner of her eye, she saw Hikari walking towards them. "Um, I just remembered, I have to study for the.. French test! Bye!" she sped walked away.
"But we don't have a French test! That's tomorrow!" Kaoru exclaimed. Haruhi was already out of sight.
"Is she alright?" Tamaki asked.
"We don't know boss," the twins said in unison.
"H-Hi Tamaki," Hikari said approaching them.
He smiled, "Good morning dear. I'd like to you to meet my friends Hikaru and Kaoru.
Hikari smiled shyly. "Hi... I'm Hikari Ichinose."
"Hi!" the twins exclaimed. 'Who is she?' they wondered. She wasn't one of Tamaki's clients. They had never seen her before.
The bell rang. "W-Well, I have to get to class..." Hikari said.
Tamaki nodded in agreement and took her hand. "Yeah, shee you two at the club!" he and Hikari walked off to class leaving the twins in shock. They exchanged glances. "Did they just walk off holding hands?" Kaoru asked.
"Yeah..." Hikaru replied. 'So they are dating...' he thought. 'Does Haruhi know about this?' Although Haruhi and Tamaki were both oblivious of it themselves, the whole host club knew that there was something between them.
The twins entered their classroom and saw Haruhi, she seemed to be deep in though. Kaoru whispered to Hikaru, "I know we're worried about her, but I think we should back off a little." Hikaru nodded in agreement.
Haruhi wondered if Tamaki was official with Hikari now. Not that it's any of her business. Then a voice inside her said, 'Then why do you care, and why are you wasting your time thinking about it?' Haruhi didn't know how to answer herself. At least that's what she drilled into her head. She started to make a realization. Was she falling for Tamaki? Why did it take her until now, when he was dating someone else, for her to realize it? Was she that much of a fool? A boatload of emotions ran through her. It was all coming so fast; what was she going to do?
The first half of the day went rather slow for Haruhi. She was relieved when the lunch bell rang. But as she walked to the cafeteria, she heard someone calling her.
"Haruhi!" it was Tamaki. Haruhi felt a shiver down her spine. Then Tamaki caught up to her.
"Hi Haruhi!" he exclaimed.
Haruhi tried to act natural. "Hey senpai, how are you?"
"I'm great!" he exclaimed hugging her.
Haruhi felt her face become warm, but she ignored it. "That's great!"
"Your advice worked Haruhi! I did what you said, and now Hikari and I are going out. Oh my gosh Haruhi, she plays the piano so beautifully. And she's so nice..."
No matter how much it hurt, Haruhi forced herself to keep the act. "T-that's great Senpai! I-I'm happy for you..." she replied. And that wasn't a lie, she was happy for him..
"Thank you Haruhi. May I introduce you to her?"
"Sure senpai, I'd love to meet her."
Tamaki and Haruhi walked into the cafeteria. Tamaki led the way looking for Hikari and when they were in sight of her she waved and ran over.
"Hi Tamaki!" Hikari exclaimed.
"Hello darling," Tamaki replied before kissing her on the cheek.
Haruhi recognized Hikari right away. She forgot that she had met her the yesterday when Hikari came to the club. "Hi Miss Ichinose," she said.
"Hi Haruhi-kun. P-Please, just call me Hikari." she replied smiling shyly.
Haruhi just smiled. "Alright. Well I have to go, I forgot that I had to get something, I'll see you two around," Haruhi fled.
"Your friend seems nice," Hikari commented.
"Yeah..." Tamaki replied. 'I have a feeling she doesn't have something to get,' he thought slightly irritated for her ditching him like that.
Haruhi decided to eat alone at the rose garden. No one else was around, so she was completely alone. That didn't last long though... She was about to sit down, but then she heard a voice.
"Hello Haruhi. What are you doing here?" Kyoya asked walking over to her.
Haruhi had irritation in her tone, "I wanted to be alone senpai..."
"Did something happen?" he asked.
"No, nothing senpai."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Yes I am sure. Now will you stop asking please?" she felt her eyes watering.
Kyoya pushed up his glasses. Was Haruhi crying? It was a surprise, he had never seen this happen. "H-Haruhi?" he said, his voice softened. Although he wouldn't admit it, not even to himself, he was slightly worried about her. He placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I feel like such an idiot Kyoya! I'm happy for him, I really am! But... It's so hard... I can't believe it took me this long—"
"So you finally figured it out then?" Kyoya said interrupting her.
Haruhi looked up at him and nodded. "Yes, I have..."
Surprising both Haruhi, and Kyoya himself, he pulled her into a loose hug.
"Thank you senpai..." Haruhi replied wiping the tears from her face.
Okay so I hope this chapter wasn't too rushed. Please give me your input by reviewing! Favs and follows are welcome too ^_^ Lol well thank you so much for reading and I will update when I can. Arigato!
