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Chapter 6

The picnic went as expected. Tamaki fought with Hiroki, the twins played with their "toy," Honey was cheerful and ate sweets most of the time, Takashi was silent and watched, Kyouya watched and wrote notes, and Haruhi had to put up with them. She liked them, she really did, but sometimes they could just be so…annoying and childish. Especially Tamaki. When the picnic was finally over, Hiroki and Haruhi walked to his car.

"Well that was…interesting," Haruhi said.

"Yeah that's it. Why'd you wanna come to this anyway?" Hiroki asked.

"Because…I like them. They may be annoying sometimes, but they're fun. Plus Tamaki-senpai makes me feel smart," Haruhi said with a giggle. Hiroki laughed.

He unlocked the car and opened Haruhi's door. She rolled her eyes, but she smiled. She got in the car and he shut the door. Then he walked around to his side and climbed in. He started the car and turned up the radio. They put their seatbelts on and he pulled away from the park.

Haruhi zoned out the entire ride. She remembered when they were little. He always got himself into trouble and she would have to bail him out. He loved to play and she did whatever he wanted. She just wanted to be with him. He always got hurt, so she learned how to take care of his minor injuries.

He once broke his leg. He fell out of a tree. They were climbing the biggest tree in his back yard. Haruhi was higher and she was teasing him about it. He threw a stick at her, and she tried to dodge it. She fell and he jumped for her. He caught her and tried to protect her. He tried to land on his feet, but his leg gave way. She fell on top of him. She heard the snap. She heard his screams. She saw his tears. And she saw his blood. She was terrified. She tried to move, but she was hurt too. Her arm was broken. Their parents came running.

After they came home from the hospital, they signed each other's cast. Haruhi felt so guilty about it. The funny thing was Hiroki felt guilty about it too. They apologized at the same time and laughed about it. They promised they would never hurt each other again. It was a somewhat sad, but nice memory.

"Haruhi?" Hiroki asked. Haruhi jumped slightly and looked over at him.

"Nani?" Haruhi asked.

"We're here, but are you ok?" he asked.

"Yeah! Why wouldn't I be?"

"You're crying."

"I am?" Haruhi asked. She touched her cheek and felt the wet streaks. She hadn't even realized. "It's no big deal, just a memory," Haruhi said with a smile.

"What memory?" Hiroki asked as he opened his door. Haruhi opened her door and climbed out. She shut the door before answering.

"The time we fell out of the tree," Haruhi said.

"Oh, I remember that," Hiroki said with a small smile. Haruhi nodded and walked towards the front door. Hiroki followed. She unlocked and opened the door. They walked inside and locked the door. Haruhi sat on the couch and Hiroki sat beside her.

"Do you also remember the promise we made?" Haruhi asked.

"We promised to never hurt each other again," Hiroki said.

"I'm gonna hold you to that, ya know," Haruhi said with a grin.

"I know. And I'm gonna hold YOU to it too!" Hiroki said with a laugh.

"Remember how we promised?" Haruhi asked.

"Pinky-swear," Hiroki answered. He held up his pinky and Haruhi grabbed it with her pinky.

"Let's renew that promise," she said.

"Ok! I pinky-swear promise that I will never hurt you. Your turn," he said.

"I pinky-swear promise I will never hurt you," she said. They looked at each other and smiled.

Haruhi's face started to heat and she stood up. "I'll start dinner," she said. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself before she attempted to move. Her legs felt weak, but she forced them to take her to the kitchen. Once there, she leaned against the fridge. 'Baka! I'm such a baka!' Haruhi said to herself. She couldn't tell him how she felt. It would ruin everything! She couldn't stand to lose him too.

"Ok," Hiroki said as calmly as he could. He was glad she got up when she did. He felt his face start to heat as he looked into her warm, friendly, chocolaty eyes. He had to take a few deep breaths to steady himself. 'I'm so stupid!' Hiroki yelled at himself. He couldn't tell her how he felt, it would ruin their friendship. And he would rather be her friend and see her happy, then not be her friend and not see her at all. He couldn't lose her. He wouldn't risk it.

They ate in silence. Neither could trust their voices to stay steady. Hell they couldn't even think of anything to say! After dinner, they went to their rooms to get ready for bed. Haruhi and Hiroki both lied in their beds, staring at their ceilings, and thought about the other. Haruhi hugged her pillow and closed her eyes. She fell asleep not long after that. Hiroki place his wrist over his eyes and pictured Haruhi. He fell asleep sometime after that. He didn't know how long it took, but he didn't even care.

The school days went by too slowly for Haruhi. And her time off went too fast. She couldn't wait to get home, and the school days seemed endless. Then her time with Hiroki seemed to flash by. But she enjoyed every moment with him. And he enjoyed every moment with her.

End of chap 6! Hope ya like it! I know it's short, but hopefully I can get a chance to update VERY soon! So please R&R! Luv ya! =^^=