Ok, I did have the chapter in my head... then lost it. The verses generally just repeat themselves now do it's getting harder to come up with something original. It will come to me so I hope you enjoy the second last chapter of this fic. :)

Tears spilled over Haruhi's eyes. Had I upset her?

She pulled me closer and hugged me, then leant back again.

'What... are you doing... in Japan moron? Hm?' she smiled and laughed but ended up having to place they oxygen mask over her face so she could breathe.

'I heard you were ill, of course I came to Japan,'

Haruhi shook her head and smiled. Like she didn't believe I would fly half way across the world for that, like it was no big deal.

...It was really quiet, I looked around and everybody had disappeared... bathroom break?

I sat down in the chair Haruhi's father had been sitting in, 'Haruhi, please don't go, I've missed you.'

The tears were still spilling down her face at an alarming rate, 'I don't want to... die either... but I'm afraid... I'm going to... I don't have much... time,' she was sobbing hard now, 'I missed... you too... I'm glad I... got to see... you before... I died,' the more upset she was getting the more her breathing grew ragged.

I was still upset but her comment made me feel really happy, I didn't think she cared much for me.

I had an idea, 'do you want to spend the rest of your time in a hospital bed?'

Haruhi shook her head, 'have to though.'

'Not necessarily, I'm sure I could get the doctor to make an exception,' I grinned. Haruhi's eyes widened.

'You could do... that?' she looked excited at the idea of getting out of the hospital. I nodded.

'I'll be back soon,' I left the room, discovering the host club plus Ranka; they stood suspiciously around the door, had they been eavesdropping?

'So Tama-chan, what are you gonna do to get Haruhi out the hospital-,' Mori put a hand over Huni's mouth. Too late. Yup, they'd been eavesdropping. I didn't really care I just went to find a doctor to charm.

5 Minutes later

'Of course, of course,' the doctor laughed giddily, 'just make sure she has plenty of warm clothes on, it might start raining again at any moment and make her take this portable oxygen tube,' the doctor was the same colour as a beetroot right now and had to lean against a desk for support. She almost squealed when her hand met mine giving me the oxygen tube thing. I'm lucky Haruhi's doctor was a girl.

'Thank-you, fair maiden,' I bowed and left the room before sprinting down the corridor to get Haruhi. I ran past the host club yet again then crashed through Haruhi's door. She raised an eyebrow at me.

'Must you keep trying... to knock the door down... instead of opening... it like a normal person,'

'Your doctor says we can go out until six tonight!' I declared happily.

'Really?' Haruhi smiled, 'I bet you... charmed her out of... it. You haven't... changed.'

'Neither have you,' I laughed, 'can you get changed? The doctor says you have to put warm clothes on because it was raining earlier and here the oxygen tube thing the doctor gave me,' Haruhi nodded then shooed me out of the room. When I left the room I bumped into Ranka who somehow managed to give me a disgusted and pleased look all at the same time.

'I still hate you, insect,' he said, brushing imaginary dirt from his skirt, 'but you've made Haruhi happy so I guess I can put up with you for now. Just don't leave her again like you've done for that last two years.'

I could only nod; there was a lump in my throat preventing me from speaking.

Haruhi opened the door of her room, my mouth hung open, since when had she started dressing like a girl. She was wearing trousers still but they were elegantly cut and she had a white blouse on with black belt around the stomach with a knee length brown coat. The coat was obviously a Hitachiin design. I think I made some incomprehensible comment or something because Haruhi obviously thought my reaction was amusing.

'What? You expected... guy clothes? I do have to look... presentable... at court cases,' she smiled, 'can we go now? I haven't... seen grass for almost... a week.'

I came out of my stupor and lead her by the hand out of the hospital, I think I could feel Hikaru's eyes burning into my head, why is he mad with me now? It looked like he wanted to come with me and Haruhi but I couldn't really tell what he was screaming through the gag over his mouth and why on earth Kaoru was restraining him? I really don't understand those twins.

When we got outside we decided just to go to the park, I was looking forward to seeing a commoner park and I was happy to see Haruhi looking enthusiastic as well.

Louder, louder

And we'll run for our lives

I can hardly speak, I understand

Why you can't raise your voice to say

We were about half way when Haruhi stumbled a bit and had to lean on me to walk, she was obviously struggling but same old Haruhi wanted to do it by herself. It was when her breathing started to get more difficult that I refused to let her go on. I picked her up and placed her on my back.

'Tamaki... I'm too old... for piggybacks,' she complained.

'Sorry, the wind is too loud. Did you say something,' I asked innocently, Haruhi giggled, the fresh air must really have been getting to our heads because we were both acting like drunkard idiots, I started sprinting down the street with Haruhi clinging to my back, she place her head on mine and closed her eyes, I caught our reflection in a shop window and I was happy to see her smiling.

When we reached the park I didn't put her down, one, I don't think she would be able to walk and really she shouldn't be anyway and two, I was quite enjoying carrying her around even if people were staring at us.

'You know,' Haruhi started, I 'mmed' her to continue, 'this is the last place... I went walking with my... mom before she went... to hospital, we fed the ducks... and she played on the swings with me,' Haruhi looked at the playground wistfully as we passed it. I put her down on a bench and we sat and watched a small girl throwing bread at a hoard of ducks, squealing happily. Haruhi smiled at the girl when she ran past towards her mother, 'I wanted to... be a mom.'

'You would've made a good mother,' I whispered.

'Better than... Kyouya was?' Haruhi replied after a pause.

I laughed, 'Yes, better than Kyouya.'

'How's... your life... in France?' Haruhi asked then stopped to breathe from her oxygen tube.

'Mm, ok I guess. A bit boring and I missed everybody a lot. It was nice seeing my mother, even if it was only for a month or so. I still don't know how Grandmother persuaded me into staying in France, I might have stayed to be near to Maman's grave,' Haruhi nodded understandingly.

'The one... thing that stops... me being afraid of... death is my mother... waiting for me,' Haruhi closed her eyes and leant against me, breathing in as much of the fresh air as she could, I sat silently, expecting her tired body to fall asleep but then she said one last thing, 'the one thing that makes... me afraid of death... is never again seeing...' her voice faded away and a wrapped my arms around her protectively, she didn't pull away.

One more chapter to go, I hope I haven't put anyone off the story with an awful chapter. I also apologise for you having to wait so long, I have coursework and I stayed up too late with friends three nights in a row... oopsies?