Authors Note: Hello again! Here we are, I have finally created another chapter. (: I swear it will become more persistent soon when life slows down a little. (If anyone is an Inuyasha fan here, one of the things distracting me was Richard Cox Inuyasha's voice answering my ask on tumblr! Eeeep :3 3) But I just want to say thank you again! 3000 views, how did we even get here?! Soo amazing! 3 Keep the comments/questions coming guys! -xoxo Sarah

"This game isn't fun anymore." Kaoru grumbled as Kyoya tried his hardest to bury his head into his folded arms. They lounged around, continuing to bother him even though he had told them multiple times to go away. These two never seemed to listen.

"Yeah you won't play along." Kyoya's ears were turning red with frustration and he barely had the strength to answer the two of them. This game was turning out to be the biggest hit on his self esteem so far. How was this supposed to accomplish something that, according to this research, was impossible.

The twins leaned into their palms, stuck between disapproving and just plain bored. They thought this would work, they thought something could work. But here he was in all of his pureness and glory, looking absolutely disgusted in the world. Or maybe he was just disgusted in them.

Maybe this was just too good to be true. Maybe this game wasn't meant for Kyoya or the twins. Maybe for once, it was too much for them to handle. They cringed at the thought. They had always been under the impression that together they could be unstoppable. But now...how could they tell anymore.

"Kyoya? I was just wondering where you put that magazine I asked you for...?" They hardly heard Tamaki enter but he stopped when he saw the twins matching faces and Kyoya's utter annoyance. He laughed to himself, wondering what exactly was going on. It looked like a normal scene for them. In fact, this was usually the way he found Kyoya. Especially late at night when he had a lot to do.

Tamaki had seen the three of them together almost always in the last couple days. Secretly he wondered why. Not because he was jealous...well maybe a little. He didn't know how to feel. Attention had always been on him and now it was somewhere else entirely. It had taken everything for him not to interfere.

Kyoya looked at him gently, the annoyance brushing away from his face. Tamaki couldn't tell if he was glad to be distracted for the moment or just glad to see him. He hoped it was the second one, but sometimes it was hard to tell with Kyoya.

"Oh yes, I forgot it back in my room. Why don't I go get it for you." Kyoya was up and heading out the door before Tamaki could say another word. Was he really that desperate to get away?

Tamaki almost considered staying behind and asking the twins what was going on but decided not to for the sake of what the answer might be. It was only right to let them have their privacy. Even if it was driving him up the wall. Instead, he hurried down the hall behind Kyoya, hoping to catch up before he went too far.

"Hey, Kyoya!" He retracted to his side just in time. The two of them fell in line quickly, taking the same steps without a second thought.

This was the way it always was now. There was so much tension when it came to them club, when it came to anything but their friendship. He knew it hadn't always been easy between the two of them. In fact, they still struggled to keep this balance. But right now, it all just worked.

"So, how are you?" It had been a while since they were alone. Even the last time Tamaki drove Kyoya home from that sketchy town, he knew Kyoya wasn't truly there. Something was always going on in his mind now.

"I'm fine. Busy, but it's all in good nature." Typical Kyoya response. Tamaki wondered if he was going to take out his book and start writing it down to keep track. Surprisingly he didn't, but he knew it was bound to happen soon enough.

"Is there something special going on?" Kyoya looked stricken for a moment, slightly taken aback, but he recovered quickly and pushed his glasses up on his nose.

"I wouldn't call it special per-say, but..."

"What about Kaoru and Hikaru? What are they up to?" Again, something moved behind his sturdy gaze. There was definitely something going on between them. That call about the car ride was obviously a wake up call for Tamaki. He thought he knew it then, but he was sure now.

The twins were trying out their game on Kyoya.

It almost made Tamaki laugh. Kyoya of all people. How could it be him? He had to keep a straight face; he had to act like he hadn't noticed a thing. But still, he had to really force himself not to ask straight out. There was still that small chance that this was all a complete coincidence.

"The twins are up to their old games again. You know what they're like when they get bored. It isn't much to get into really." Tamaki could almost see the lie on his lips. It hung inbetween them like stale air. Was he really not going to confess?

"Kyoya. Would you consider us good friends?" Tamaki's voice was like stone, no hint of sarcasm to be found. The question shocked Kyoya in a way. He thought their friendship was obvious. Why did Tamaki have to ask something so easy?

"Of course, Tamaki-"

"What about best friends?" Kyoya stopped walking abruptly.

"What do you mean?"

"Well I've just been thinking lately. When you're good friends with someone you tell them secrets right? You tell them things you wouldn't tell anyone else."

"Yes, I supposed that's right." Kyoya wasn't following the conversation. Tamaki could come up with weird things, but this was much different than normal.

"Shouldn't we tell each other secrets then?" Tamaki turned his head slowly until he was looking right into Kyoya's eyes.

"I-I guess we could potentially." Tamaki brightened up instantly.

"Great! You go first."

"Right, right now?!" A nervous bolt struck his stomach in all the wrong places. It wasn't that he didn't have secrets to tell, he just didn't have any he wanted to tell.

"Why not? There's no one around." He was right. The building seemed to be emtpy. He tuned in to the silence of their surrondings, feeling how eerie the moment suddenly felt.

"Hm. I've always been jealous that you're taller than me." Just admitting it made him feel relatively smaller. Tamaki stood so broad and lean, the perfect princely figure. There had always been that height gap between them and it drove Kyoya more than crazy.

Kyoya expected Tamaki to laugh or something. But he only tilted his head and smiled like it was the most comforting thing he had ever told him. "Sometimes I get scared that you won't want to be my friend anymore."

He couldn't tell if this was Tamaki's secret or just something he felt like saying. But with the way he kept smiling, Kyoya took it as both. It was strange to picture Tamaki worrying about something like that, but with the space between the two of them recently, he could see where it was coming from.

"Hey, if I could take you for this long, I may as well keep you forever." It was meant to be a joke but no one laughed. This wasn't something to laugh at, it was just the truth.

Even the silence of the halls knew this was everything and it made Kyoya imagine how many more secrets he was obligated to tell.