Author's Note: WAAAIIIII!! So sorry if this chapter took so long to update! That's because I'm very busy these days! Anyway, here's the fifth chapter! I hope you will all enjoy this! Please Review!!
"Finally!" Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin chorused together as they stretched their hands, putting down their pencils after a strenuous exam week.
Meanwhile, Fujioka Haruhi was still scribbling on her own test paper, making sure every question is answered. While the teacher left the class to go to the bathroom, the twins started to harass the poor girl again, grabbing her exam paper and skimming through the answers. "Ne, Haruhi, your equation in this one is wrong!" Hikaru chuckled as he waved Haruhi's test paper higher in midair. "Give it back, Hikaru! I'm not done with it yet!" Haruhi squealed, trying to snatch her paper away from the doppelgangers.
The teacher came back and Hikaru and Kaoru got back to their seats, smirking as Haruhi passed her test paper to the teacher. Haruhi sat down on her chair and sighed, relieved that she was able to study even though her never ending stream of costumers keep coming.
After class, she headed down to the third music room where the host club is waiting. When she opened the door, an arm was quickly put around her shoulder. "Haruhi! My darling, darling daughter! How were your exams?" Tamaki, or the king, giddily leaped to her, clutching Haruhi in his arms.
"Tamaki-senpai! L-let go of me!" Haruhi choked, her hands gripping Tamaki's arms. As he finally let go, Haruhi straightened out her collar and began to walk away from the self-proclaimed king. Tamaki pouted and looked at Kyouya Ootori, who's still calculating something on his pineapple laptop. "Mother, why didn't Haruhi answer my question?" Tamaki frowned and sat on a corner and mushrooms started growing on his head…again. The shadow king just rolled his eyes under his glasses and continued on whatever he's doing on that pineapple laptop of his, full of unknown files.
"How could Tono grow mushrooms on his head like that?" Kaoru whispered to Hikaru who just shrugged. "Beats me," Hikaru replied. "He always does that whenever Haruhi pushes him off."
The door opened again and the two seniors stepped into the room. "Oh, hello, Mori-senpai, Honey-senpai." Haruhi greeted them. The twins just waved their hands in a welcoming gesture.
"Ah."
"Hello, Haru-chan!!"
Honey jumped from his cousin's back and rushed to Haruhi's side, carrying his rabbit doll, Usa-chan with him. "How was your mid-term exam week, Haru-chan? Was it hard?" Honey curiously asked. "Well, it's not that hard because I studied. How about yours, Honey-senpai?" "It was easy! But the best part after an exam week, is that we get a one week vacation!" Honey shouted happily as he skipped around the room like a kid in a candy store. (Well, he does that all the time)
An idea rang through Tamaki's head as Honey said that. He quickly got out from his corner of woe and jolted back to his normal persona. "I have an idea! Everyone! We are going to go on another beach resort this coming vacation!" Tamaki declared.
"Yay! Vacation! Vacation!" Honey squealed.
"Sounds good!" The twins said, their eyes glinting mischievously.
Kyouya sighed inwardly. "Time to book us in one of our resorts again…"
Mori remained calm and collected.
Haruhi's eyes went wide. "What?!" She screamed.
"We will stay there for the week until the vacation is over." Tamaki affirmed.
"B-but I was planning on spending my vacation stu…" Haruhi started, but was cut of by the twins.
"Let us guess…" Hikaru said.
"…Studying?" They both chimed, with a bored tone in their voices.
"Well, yeah…"
"C'mon, Haruhi!! It's vacation! You should make the most of it!" Kaoru and Hikaru pleaded, holding her hands and kneeling down in front of her. Tamaki noticed this quickly and started to freak out.
"Unhand my daughter, you scoundrels!!" He screeched, and chased them around the room, throwing whatever he can find at the twins. "You can't catch us, Tono!" Kaoru screeched. "Ha! You're too slow, Tono! Too slow!" Hikaru cackled. Then, Honey came up to Haruhi, "Please come, Haru-chan! It's not going to be fun without you, right Takashi?" Honey looked up at his cousin who nodded in agreement. "Well, okay…" She finally said. She couldn't refuse Honey, because if she did, guilt would fill every pang of her body.
Upon hearing this, Tamaki and the twins stopped fighting and cheered.
"I will room with Haruhi!" Tamaki said, grabbing Haruhi. "No, we will!" The Hitachiin brothers snatched her. Then, the room was filled again with chaos. "Will you please be quiet?" Kyouya said calmly but murderously. He WAS having a headache at the very moment. The room went dead silent. No one dared to anger the Low-Blood pressure Evil Lord. Kyouya slightly adjusted his glasses, the sunlight reflecting on his spectacles, making his eyes difficult to see and making him seem more malicious. "We will select the room partners by random. Write your names on a piece of paper, and it will be drawn randomly through this box." Kyouya said as he pulled out a small, black box from his pocket.
Honey scribbled his name on a pink paper but was stopped by Kyouya. "Honey-senpai, it is understood that you have to stay with Mori-senpai at all cost, so there is no need to include your name. However, Mori-senpai will draw another name for you are small. You will have no trouble fitting in." Kyouya finished his sentence with a formal quintessence and smiled.
After all the names were put on the box, Kyouya shook it in a bored manner and opened the container. "Hikaru, you go first."
Hikaru closed his eyes and drew out a piece of paper. He opened it and,
Kaoru Hitachiin
Hikaru grabbed his brother's chin dramatically, "Kaoru, it must be fate that always binds us together…" Hikaru and Kaoru started again their 'brotherly love' act.
"Hikaru…"
"I'm next! I'm next!" Tamaki hurried to where the box is placed and dug his hand inside it. Please my daughter. Please my daughter. Please my daughter…He silently whispered. After a few seconds, he withdrew his hand and gave a frown.
Kyouya Ootori
"…Fate…is against me…" Kyouya grunted and his eyes twitched under his glasses upon seeing this. Tamaki started flinging his arms up and down. "Awww! I want to room with Haruhi!" He griped.
"Sigh…Mori-senpai, your turn." Kyouya said. Mori have three more choices. If he drew Hikaru's name, Hikaru will join them and Kaoru would have to pick out another name, and if he drew Tamaki's name, the 'king' would room with them and Kyouya would be the one to draw a name. The same with Haruhi. Oh, how Kyouya wishes that Mori would draw Tamaki's name.
Takashi placed his hand on the box in his usual stoic manner. Finally, he drew out a piece of paper. "Who will we be rooming with, Takashi?" Honey peeked on the piece of paper that Mori was holding.
Haruhi Fujioka
"Yay! We get to room with Haru-chan!" Honey scampered, hopping up and down clutching Usa-chan. "Isn't that great, Takashi?"
"Ah." The stoic senior replied.
"Haru-chan, we can do a lot of stuff together! We can eat cake all day, play with Usa-chan, and more!" Honey grabbed Haruhi's hand. But Honey was actually thinking, "And we can find more ways to make you and Kyou-chan confess to each other!"
"Ah…yes Honey-senpai." Haruhi smiled. Tamaki, Hikaru and Kaoru were a bit depressed that they didn't get to room with Haruhi…and so is a certain shadow king…
"Then it's settled. We're leaving tomorrow morning. Pack anything you want, and a limo will get you at 7:00 in the morning. We will meet at the airport." Kyouya concluded and closed his laptop.
That night, she packed her bags after listening to her father rant and rant about how lucky she is to be going to a trip with six handsome boys. But, of course, being Haruhi, didn't care much about it, except for one person. Kyouya. She's been trying her best to focus on her studies and temporarily not think of him, which was sometimes working. She let out a quiet sigh and plopped down on her bed after closing her bag, packed with clothes and books.
Next morning, she was awakened by a hand that was vigorously shaking her shoulder. It was Ranka. "Haruhi! Wake up! You don't want to be late for your trip, right?! A limo is already waiting for you outside!"
Haruhi sat up. "A limo?" she looked outside her window, and sure enough, there was a black limo waiting for her. She got her bag, kissed her dad goodbye and went inside the limo. While inside, she asked the driver of the limousine who was asked to pick her up.
"Oh. Master Ootori told us firmly to take you to the airport safe and sound, miss Fujioka." The driver admitted. Haruhi blushed after hearing that.
"…He did…?"
When the limousine Haruhi was in reached the airport, Haruhi got out and stretched her arms. Tamaki, the twins, Kyouya, Honey and Mori were already waiting. "Am I late?" Haruhi asked.
"Not really, we just arrived." Kaoru answered. "Shall we get going?" Kyouya walked towards their family's plane and climbed up the stairs. The rest followed. When Tamaki was at the doorway, Kyouya stopped him. "Tamaki, I need you to keep an eye on the pilot. He is one of our mysterious employees." "Why me?!" Tamaki argued. "Because if it's me, of course he wouldn't do something stupid." The shadow king finished glacially and slammed the door. "Kyouya! Let me in! I want to sit beside my daughter!!" Tamaki banged on the steel door, but did not open. He gave out a whine and sulkily walked to the pilot's quarters on the plane.
When Kyouya was inside the plane, Hikaru and Kaoru did their synchronized act again. "Kyouya-senpai, where's Tono?"
"He's on the pilot's quarters."
Haruhi sat alone on one of the back seats on the plane, took out a book from her bag and started to read. She sat on the back seats because she wants to read peacefully and to not be disturbed.
"Why are you here on the back?" the shadow king sat beside her and took out his binder which is filled with mysterious words, much like his pineapple laptop. "What are you doing here, Kyouya-senpai?" Haruhi asked.
"To torment you, as usual," The Kyouya smirked.
"Damn rich bastard…" Haruhi murmured. "Hmm? Is there something you want to say?" Kyouya looked at the commoner, who slid her book back at her bag. "Uh, nothing! Nothing at all!" Haruhi said, shaking her head. "So much for peaceful reading…" She thought.
There was a moment of silence between the two, until Haruhi asked, "How many hours it'll take to get to our destination, Kyouya-senpai?" "Oh, about 7 hours." Kyouya replied, his gaze still fixed on his binder.
Six hours have past, and they were all asleep, except for Kyouya, who was still writing on his three-ring binder. Honey was sleeping on Morinozuka's lap, while Hikaru and Kaoru's feet were stretched on the chairs. Haruhi's head was swaying due to the plane's movements and tilted on Kyouya's shoulder. The shadow king blushed at this and looked intently at Haruhi who was sleeping. He smirked as he remembered what Haruhi said to him when they were at the last beach house,
"Kyouya-senpai, you wouldn't get an y merits sleeping with me."
"…no merits, eh?" Kyouya thought as he looked at her and gave a tired smile. "Sigh. Haruhi, you really need to get rid of that, 'being a guy or girl doesn't matter' 'naïveté' attitude of yours ." Kyouya whispered.
After a few minutes, Kyouya also started to feel sleepy. He placed his binder on the plane's table, leaned his head on Haruhi's and fell asleep, smirking about what reaction Tamaki will make if he finds them like this.
"Motheeeerrr!!!" A scream was released that all of the host club members on the plane woke up and looked around, except for Haruhi, who was dreaming peacefully about Ootoro. The so-called cool type and the loli-shota senior opened their blood- shot eyes and glared at Tamaki.
"Shut up, Tamaki." Kyouya gravely said, his head sloping back on Haruhi's shoulder. Tamaki tried to shove Kyouya's head, seeing him and Haruhi in that position. "Mom! How could you?!" Tamaki whimpered. "I said, shut the hell up, Tamaki!" Kyouya growled. He stood up and walked towards the king.
"Ahh…How careless of you, Tono." The twins interrupted, their chins resting on their hands as they watch the two.
"W-what do you m-mean…?" Tamaki nervously backed away.
"Kyouya-senpai's the Low-Blood Pressure Evil Lord when he wakes up, remember?" Hikaru and Kaoru said in unison. "Oh…right…" Tamaki gulped and slinked back more when he bumped into someone behind him. He turned around and his eyes became wider in fear.
"Tamaki…" It was Honey-senpai. "Too…noisy…" he followed. The twins crawled back to their seats, afraid that they would be included in this horror scene.
Tamaki has no way out. Kyouya and Honey were slowly creeping onto him…
"Tamaki…" They hissed, and for half an hour, the plane was ensued with chaos and calamity until the two Low-Blood Pressure Evil Lord-and-Beast were satisfied and went back to sleep. Honey, on Mori's lap, and Kyouya on Haruhi's shoulder again. (Couldn't say the same to Tamaki, who crawled back to the pilot's headquarters in terror)
When Haruhi woke up, she felt pressure on her left shoulder. She turned her eyes around and saw the shadow king, sleeping peacefully on her. She let out a small blush until Kyouya yawned and woke up the natural way, no longer the Low-Blood Pressure Evil Lord.
"The plane is about to land in 5 minutes." The pilot's voice rang through the speakers.
"Ah. It's about time." Kyouya stood up. Haruhi just stared at him, wondering what series of events led Kyouya to sleep on her shoulder. "Is there something wrong?" Kyouya looked at her direction. "No, I'm fine, senpai" Haruhi shook her head and smiled.
As they went out the airport, the twins looked around and questioned the shadow king. "Kyushu?" They both asked. Kyouya pushed his glasses up and glanced at the twins. "Our family also have a private beach resort here." He replied. Tamaki regained his bouncy mood and hugged Haruhi. "Haruhi! It's a good thing that we don't have to bring costumers to this trip like last time! How's my daughter?"
"I'm okay, Tamaki-senpai." Haruhi replied. Then four black cars stopped in front of them, "This is our ride." Hikaru and Kaoru went inside the first limo, and Honey and Mori took the second one. "Who will you be riding with, Haruhi?" Kyouya asked. "Ride with me, Haruhi! Let's talk about girl stuff even if I'm a boy! Anything to make my daughter happy!" Tamaki giddily hopped around the commoner. And without further ado, "That settles it. Kyouya-senpai, Can I ride with you?" Haruhi said bluntly and looked away at the shocked Tamaki. "It will be my pleasure." Kyouya led her inside the car and closed the door, grinning. "Sigh. Tamaki, you do have a flair for driving certain people away." The shadow king thought and chuckled. Tamaki went inside his car alone and sulked on the window, mushrooms growing on his head again.
As soon as they reached the Ootori beach house on Kyushu, Haruhi gaped at the large mansion. "Sugoi…this is even bigger than the last beach house…" Haruhi said, still in awe. Kyouya stepped out of the car and opened the trunk, containing all their baggage. "Oh, this? This one is actually pretty small. A much bigger one is in Fiji." The shadow king grinned and pushed his spectacles up.
"Haruhi!" A familiar voice which annoys her came behind. "I missed you, my beautiful daughter!" Tamaki wrapped his hands around Haruhi and spun her around again. "Tamaki-senpai. Please get off." She bluntly stated and pinched his hand. "Wow! I can see the beach from here!" Honey and Mori stepped out of the limousine, and headed towards Haruhi, Kyouya, and Tamaki. Hikaru and Kaoru were the last to arrive. Hikaru first stepped out, followed by Kaoru.
"Mnnmmm…What a wonderful sleep I had in the limo." Kaoru stretched his knuckles and yawned. "That's because we were sleeping together, my dear brother…" Hikaru cupped his brother's chin, as if he's really planning to kiss him.
"Kaoru…"
"Hikaru…"
"There aren't any costumers here, you two. Now will you please stop doing that?" Haruhi disgustedly turned around and headed inside the villa, carrying her black leather bag.
They entered the wide hallway, with about a hundred rooms. "It's amazing how people can get around here and not get lost…" Haruhi wondered. "Hikaru, Kaoru, this is your room." Kyouya pushed open the door with ease that revealed a nicely-lit room with two king-sized beds, an easy couch, a refrigerator and a flat, wide screen TV. The twins entered and plopped their bags on the other bed. "Don't worry, Kyouya-senpai, we won't be using the other bed." They said as they snuggled together on the other divan. "Oh, but Haruhi, you can sleep there if you want." The twins playfully laughed. "No thanks. I have my own roommates." Haruhi flashed her 'natural rookie' smile and the twins started hugging and rubbing their cheeks with hers. "Awwww!! Kawaii desu ne, Haruhi!!" The two squealed.
"And you three, this will be your room." Kyouya opened the door beside it that showed and identical room as Kaoru and Hikaru's. Mori, Honey, and Haruhi entered the room and placed their bags on the carpeted flooring. Honey ran to the bed and began jumping and hopping on it. "Takashi! Haru-chan! Look! Look! The bed is sooo soft!" Honey exuberantly said, still clinging onto Usa-chan.
"Mitsukuni. Be careful."
"Sigh…I'll direct you to our room, Tamaki." Kyouya hazily walked to the room across Haruhi, Honey, and Mori's room and opened it. "Ohhh! Haruhi! Good thing that our rooms are close together!" Tamaki kept pestering Haruhi that Kyouya had to drag him to the room to fix their things. (Or probably to drag Tamaki away from Haruhi) After unpacking, the host club gathered on the lunch room to eat. "Lunch is served, Ootori-sama. I guarantee that you and your friends will find it palatable." The head chef commented, bowing before them. They all sat on the stretched table, Haruhi beside Kyouya, and Tamaki across, between Hikaru and Kaoru, who continued teasing him and Mori was beside Honey who was beside Kyouya.
Haruhi looked at her plate and gaped. She couldn't believe her eyes.
Ootoro.
Ootoro, her favorite dish, was in front of her. She stopped herself from practically drooling on the table. "Hmm? Is something wrong with the food, Haruhi?" Kyouya asked. "Ah, nothing, Kyouya-senpai." She said and took hold of her chopsticks. "Good. I hope you enjoy it. I requested it to the head chef to be served to you."
Seeing that nobody was paying attention to them, Kyouya flashed a smile on her. There was a tint of red in Haruhi's cheeks after seeing this. She seemed rather happy that Kyouya smiled at her that way.
Kyouya sneaked a few glances at Haruhi when he knew that Tamaki and the twins are wreaking havoc on the hotel's dining room, throwing foods at each other, but he didn't care. He was busy looking at Haruhi's eyes, glittering brightly as she put another piece of Ootoro inside her mouth.
Kyouya's POV:
Good thing she liked the Ootoro. Sigh…I wonder how long I can keep my cool? Scenes from the events at the fair keep flashing in my mind! I can't help thinking about her! Damn! Why can't I control myself! I'm the shadow king, for god's sake! Aargh… how do I deal with this…?
End of POV.
Kyouya simpered at his own thoughts and went back to what he was doing, staring at the eating Haruhi. Then his thoughts were interrupted by a piece of chocolate cream pie that went flying to his face.
"…oops…" Hikaru and Kaoru instantly froze as they caught Kyouya's evil glare, with violet chakra being released from his body. "S-sorry, Kyouya-senpai…" They chorused, inching back. "Uh-oh. They're in big trouble, right, Takashi?" Honey hugged Usa-chan tightly to his chest as he watches the horrendous scene that was happening before his very eyes. The rest of the host club was silent. Tamaki stopped throwing pies at the two, thinking that by getting the death glare from Kyouya was punishment enough.
Surprisingly, Kyouya said nothing, but got up from his chair, and headed out the hallway. "Whew! For a minute there, I thought he was going to murder us!" Kaoru commented. "…oh well!" Hikaru followed and launched a piece of chicken drumstick on Tamaki, who was caught off-guard. "Wha-? No fair! I was distracted!" Tamaki yelled and got revenge by throwing a plate of fruit salad on one of the twins.
"I think I'll take a walk on the beach. Mori-senpai, have you got the key to the room?" Haruhi stood up. "Ah." Mori took out the key from his pocket and handed it to Haruhi.
She walked on the hallway and searched for their room. When she found it, Haruhi opened it and went inside. She grabbed some clothes from her leather bag and went to the bathroom. She started to undress and turned on the shower. "Sigh…it seems that wherever we go, those three always bring chaos." Haruhi murmured to herself and chuckled. She squeezed out some shampoo from a shampoo bottle and rubbed it on her hair. After rinsing, she turned off the shower and dried herself. She grabbed her clothes from the hangers inside the bathroom and dressed herself with a white, long-sleeved, knee-length skirt with a pink ribbon that was tied around the waistline which was obviously packed by her father, and ashen-colored flip-flops.
She took a book from her bag and headed out the door, not locking it, in case Honey and Mori comes back. As she closed the door, the same time Kyouya came out of his room, placing his glasses back into place. Haruhi noticed that his hair was damp and assumed that he took a shower to wash off the pie that was unintentionally thrown to him. Kyouya stared at her, enthralled on how she looks on her white dress, simple yet elegant. "Wow…she looks beautiful…" Kyouya thought.
"Kyouya-senpai? What's wrong?" Haruhi tilted her head a bit and put the key on her pocket. "Nothing. Where are you going, Haruhi?" Kyouya asked. "I'm just going to take a walk on the beach." Haruhi replied. And without thinking, Kyouya quickly blurted out, "May I come with you?" It took a minute for Haruhi to respond.
"Sure." Haruhi smiled. And all the while, two seniors were watching them, again.
"Wow, and we haven't done anything yet!" Honey giggled. "Maybe it's best that we don't follow them this time." He continued. "Yes." His cousin, Morinozuka replied.
"Nice move there, Kyou-chan!" Honey cheered and mumbled something under his breath. "Do your best, Kyou-chan, Haru-chan."
The wind was humid and calm. It was almost sunset. Haruhi and Kyouya were walking along the shore, side by side, Haruhi reading her book while Kyouya was looking at the sea, but was glancing at Haruhi from time to time. "Sigh. Here I am, with the girl of my dreams, walking along the beach at sunset, like something out of a romantic movie scene, and doing nothing. Just walking." Kyouya sighed. While walking, they didn't realize that they were too close to the water, and a huge wave came in, soaking the two, and Haruhi's book. Haruhi was startled by the sudden rush of cold on her body.
She dropped her book and started shivering non stop, her teeth gritting from the frost. Her hair became wet again, and her clothes were drenched, the same with the shadow king. Kyouya looked at the quivering Haruhi. He ruffled his saturated hair and breathed out a sigh. The shadow king studied their situation and gave a soft smile. Without any warning, he wrapped his arms around Haruhi nonchalantly.
"K-K-Kyouya-s-senpai?" Haruhi's face became red when she realized what was happening. "W-what are you d-doing?" she asked, still blushing. "Warming you up." Kyouya replied serenely. "You're cold." He added. "……Arigato, Kyouya-senpai."
While continuing their walk on the beach in silence, Kyouya is constantly glancing at her, his inner mind congratulating him for what he did. The beach was now dark, the stars had already appeared. "I think we should go back now, Kyouya-senpai." Haruhi looked at the dark sky and Kyouya nodded.
As they were walking toward the beach house, Haruhi didn't watch where she was going and tripped over a broken wine bottle and fell to its shards, piercing her flesh, blood pouring out from it. "Haruhi!" Kyouya worriedly cried, as he rushed to her. Haruhi yelped as she held her ankle, looking at the several pieces of the broken bottle that was buried in her flesh. Kyouya knelt down and took the visible shards on her ankle, with Haruhi wincing a bit when another glass was taken. Blood continued to rush on her pale skin, staining her white skirt, but they have more problems than laundry. After Kyouya had taken out some of the bigger splinters, she bit her lip as she held back her tears and tried to stand up, but the pain was more dominant. Haruhi slumped back on the sands, and tried to stand again, but failed.
"Sigh…I'll carry you, Haruhi." Kyouya said, and before Haruhi can reply, she felt herself being lifted from the ground and into Kyouya's arms. She tried to speak, but her nerves were still in shock from the pain. Kyouya walked back to the villa, the bleeding Haruhi in his arms.
After a few minutes of walking, Haruhi's eyes felt heavy and tired. She closed her eyes and drifted to sleep. Kyouya smiled at her sleeping form, "God, she's beautiful when she's asleep." He thought. He looked at her bleeding ankle, the blood dripping from it, making a trail. And for a minute there, he almost felt happy that this happened, or he wouldn't be carrying Haruhi in his arms.
"Tono, where do you think Haruhi went? It's getting dark." Kaoru asked Tamaki who was walking around the room, going insane and talking nonsense every now and then, and biting his fingers. "And have you seen Kyouya-senpai?" Hikaru followed, adding up on Tamaki's worries. "Where is my daughter?!" Tamaki whined.
"I'm also getting a little worried, Takashi…it's been two hours since they left. I hope nothing bad has happened to them." Honey held Usa-chan tighter in his chest as he looked outside the window.
"Mitsukuni." Takashi spoke.
"Yes?"
"Look outside."
"What is it, Takashi-!"
They all headed out of the balcony and went outside. They all gasped as they saw who Kyouya was carrying. "HARUHI!!" They screamed. Tamaki rushed to Kyouya to take Haruhi, but Kyouya took a step to the left and evaded. "W-what happened?" Hikaru asked the shadow king, looking at Haruhi's injured ankle. "She carelessly fell on some bottle shards on the beach." Kyouya replied coolly, trying to hide his panicked status.
The host club hurriedly went inside to dress Haruhi's wounds. Kyouya went inside a room, still carrying Haruhi in his arms. "Kyouya, I'll take care of my daughter!" Tamaki followed him but Kyouya quickly kicked the door shut and locked it. "I'll take care of her…" Kyouya replied, grinning inside the room.
"…forever…" he whispered under his breath.
"No fair, Kyouya-senpai!" The twins chorused, banging on the door together with Tamaki but gave up after twenty minutes and returned to their room, the same with Honey and Mori, though while walking, the two seniors had suspiciously mischievous grins plastered on their faces. Tamaki sulkily went back to his room without Kyouya.
The shadow king gently laid Haruhi to a couch. He took out a first-aid kit from a closet and grabbed a bandage. Kyouya lifted Haruhi's bleeding foot and took out the remaining splinters, one-by-one. He looked again at Haruhi and smiled amusingly. He has Haruhi all to himself, he thought.
Haruhi's eyes twitched. She could still feel the scorching pain on her foot. But she felt something else. "A hand…?" She slowly opened her eyes to look at the one dressing her wound. "Probably Tamaki-senpai…" she thought. But as she opened her eyes fully, she let out a small gasp and blushed as she saw the shadow king, wrapping a bandage on her foot. "Anou…Kyouya-senpai…?" Haruhi said. "Oh, I see you're already awake." Kyouya looked at her and smirked. "Where are we?" Haruhi looked around, realizing that she was not in her room. "In a room, back at the beach house." He replied. She looked at her ankle, which was now neatly wrapped with a bandage, and remembered what happened. "That's right…I fell on some bottle shards…"
Kyouya stood up and offered her a hand so she could stand. "I hope this wouldn't be added to my debt." Haruhi joked, accepting the offer. Kyouya grinned, pulling her up. "You're debt is already paid, remember?" he said. "Oh, right, I forgot." She smiled, remembering that her debt was fully paid back at the Ouran festival. It seems that she had gotten used to asking this question whenever Kyouya had done something for her. "Though I can make another debt for you if you like." Kyouya smirked. Haruhi just rolled her eyes and smiled softly. She wobbled a bit as she stood and was about to fall again when Kyouya swiftly grabbed her. Haruhi blushed again and began to stand. "A-arigato, Kyouya-senpai."
"You'd better go back to your room, Haruhi." Kyouya said casually, adjusting his glasses, and left the room, placing his hands inside his pockets. Haruhi was silent for a moment, wondering why Kyouya is the one who took care of her, but she felt kind of happy. She tried to get her mind off of the subject and went back to her room. When she opened the door, she saw Honey and Mori watching television. "Haru-chan! Are you okay now?" Honey jumped from the bed and ran towards Haruhi. "I'm okay now, Honey-senpai." Haruhi smiled. She looked at Mori who was also smiling.
"I'm going to bed now." Haruhi said simply, and walked towards her bed. " Good night, Haru-chan!" Honey loudly squealed. "Ah…Good night, Honey-senpai, Mori-senpai."
"Ah."
Haruhi got inside her blanket and slumped her head on the pillow. She wondered if she will get some sleep after all the events that happened that day. "This has been a really weird day…" Haruhi thought. Minutes later, her eyes started to feel woozy, and before she knew it, she was already sleeping.
Noticing that Haruhi was already asleep, Honey looked at Mori in a carefree look. "Ne, Takashi. It turned out better than we expected, right?"
"Right."
"Do you think they got more closer together?"
"Indubitably."
Kyouya opened the door to his and Tamaki's room. The lights were already turned off, and he could see Tamaki's sleeping figure on one of the beds. He removed his black jacket and slid on the other bed, closing his eyes and drifted to sleep, and wasn't aware that his lips were in a form of a small smile because of the turn of events that day.
Author's Note: Is it good? How was it? I'm really sorry that I couldn't update more faster! I'm getting busy with projects and stuff! So, PLEASE REVIEW!! Oh, and I'm planning that the next chapter will be the last. But I'm still thinking of an ending. And I'm also gonna write an epilogue. By the way, I want to thank all those for reading this story! See you in the next chapter! And I think writing the next one will take some time…