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Chapter 4

The next morning, Hiroki woke to the smell of bacon and eggs. He sleepily crawled out of bed and followed the smell towards the kitchen. He saw Haruhi placing food on two plates and she turned towards him. She smiled and walked over to the table.

"Ohaiyou gozaimasu, Nii-san," Haruhi said as she set the plates on the table.

"Ohaiyou…you made me breakfast?" Hiroki asked.

"Yeah, why not? Do you not like it? This used to be your favorite breakfast. I guess I should have realized your tastes have changed," Haruhi said.

"No they didn't! I love it! Arigato," Hiroki said with a wide grin. "Itadakimasu!" he cheered as he dug in.

After breakfast, Haruhi got dressed for school. She walked to the door and put her shoes on.

"You got a ride?" Hiroki asked from behind her. He was already dressed.

"No. I walk to school," Haruhi said.

"Well not anymore!"

"What?"

"I'm driving you to school from now on!"

"Uh…you don't have to do that."

"Sure I do!"

"Demo,"

"No more excuses! I'm taking you and that's final!"

"You sound like a dad," Haruhi said as she rolled her eyes. Hiroki grinned and grabbed his keys.

They walked to the car and he opened her door. After she was in, he closed her door and walked around to his door. He got in, started the car, and pulled out. He turned on the radio and turned it up.

"Don't worry about giving me directions. I already know how to get there," Hiroki said.

"How?" Haruhi asked.

"That's a secret!" Hiroki said with a wink. Haruhi rolled her eyes and sighed.

Hiroki pulled up in front of the school. Haruhi got out of the car and shut the door. Hiroki got out as fast as he could.

"Hey! I was gonna open your door for you!" Hiroki said.

"You don't have to do that. I can open my own door. Now I have to get to class. Arigato for driving me here," Haruhi said in a bored and slightly annoyed tone.

"Haru-chan!" Hiroki whined.

"Ja ne," Haruhi said. Hiroki sulked before getting back in the car and taking off.

Haruhi turned towards the school. She saw the host club. They were running over to her. Well, Kyouya and Takashi weren't running, but they were all coming right for her. 'Oh joy,' Haruhi thought with a sigh.

The host club was discussing the little problem they were having with Haruhi. They were a few yards away from the front gate. They saw a car pull up and Haruhi get out of it. Then they saw a guy get out from the driver's seat. Haruhi and the guy were arguing about something. The guy sulked before getting back in the car and driving away. Haruhi turned towards them and they rushed her.

Tamaki grabbed her in held her a bear hug as he spun around. He was going off about "his poor daughter" and explained what he thought was going on. Of course, he was way off and Haruhi pinched him. He let go and looked like he was gonna cry. Then he looked over at "mom" and complained about what "their daughter" did to him.

The twins then stood on either side of her and took turns asking questions. Who was that guy? Why did he drive her to school? Blah blah blah. Honey jumped on her. He threw his arms around Haruhi and asked the same questions, but in a much cuter way. Mori and Kyouya were mostly silent. Kyouya was talking to Tamaki, no doubt trying to make him calm down and shut up. Mori would throw in an occasional "Ah." Haruhi sighed.

"I'll explain later," Haruhi promised as she squirmed away from them. As soon as she was free, she walked towards the school.

They weren't happy with that, but now she was talking to them. And she was smiling. Really smiling. Whatever happened, it was for the best. And she did promise to tell them later. It was something.

At lunch, they swarmed her. They asked the same questions they had this morning.

"That was Hiroki, my nii-san," Haruhi started. Everyone froze in shock. Nii-san? They didn't know she had a brother! Not even Kyouya knew.

"He moved here after…" Haruhi continued. She didn't want to tell them her dad was dead. She didn't want them to know. But she did owe them an explanation for her behavior lately. Besides, Kyouya would find out eventually, and he would tell the others. That would be WAY worse than her telling them now. "After Tousan died," she finally admitted. She felt tears in her eyes. They froze in shock again. Her dad DIED? So THAT'S why she's been acting so strangely.

"He's moved in with me. He said he wants to take care of me," Haruhi said. After pausing for a few moments, she said, "Oh yeah and Tousan and I moved before he was killed. He got a raise…he bought me a new phone, so I don't need this one anymore. Arigato for letting me use it," Haruhi said as she took out the cell phone the twins had given her. She handed it back to them and gave all of them her new number and address. She really didn't want to do that, but it just kinda slipped out. Oh well. They were gonna find out eventually anyway.

"Can we expect to see you in the club room after school?" Kyouya asked.

"Hai," Haruhi said with a smile. A real smile.

End of chapter 4! Hope ya like it! Yay! Haru-chan's happy again! And yes, i'm EXTREMELY hyper! XD So please R&R! Luv ya! =^^=