The following day went by in a flash. The only slow part was trying to get Lilith's father separated from her. She finally understood Kaoru's position when it came to Hikaru, for the most part. On the flight back to Japan, nerves attacked the already pale girl. To keep her calm, Hikaru simply kept her asleep. He continuously rubbed her head to keep her at ease. For her, the twelve hours just flew by because of that. Time went a bit slower for him. He was able to sleep some, unlike his trip to find her. In general, he just felt pretty at ease. When they were finally back in his home country, it was the middle of the night. Even so, Kaoru was there to pick them up. He was glad to see that his brother convinced Lilith to go back with him. The rest of the evening was calm. There was very little chatter during the ride from the airport. Once they did arrive back at their manor, they were all relieved. Even Lilith feels like she could call this place home. The twins went ahead to their room. She stayed behind to help relax the air sick Sapphire. For awhile, silence filled the home. Lilith just sat on the floor with a resting husky. That moment ended when she was pulled back against something warm. Smiling, she rested her hand on Hikaru's forearm.

"What are you doing down here?" he asked her.

"Sapphire can't handle planes very well. I just want her to relax before she gets sick," she explained to him.

"What about yourself?"

"I'm okay."

"Then head up to bed."

"Man, thanks to you making me sleep half a day, I'm wide awake now."

"Hmm... Then perhaps I'll stay up with you," he said just before kissing her neck. He chuckled softly as she tensed up and whispered, "cute."

She pouted and weakly fought against him. He wouldn't let go of her though. Even if she was embarrassed, she still wouldn't let go of his arm. He turned her to face him. Without hesitation, he kissed her. A small smirk appeared on her lips this time. He looked at her curiously. Before saying anything, she looked around. When she saw zero sign of anyone else around she looked back at Hikaru.

"You two are really different," she told him.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"He really never told you did he? Even though I asked him to a few times."

"What are you talking about?"

She looked back at the stairs, this time seeing the boy of subject. He noticed her looking at him and so he climbed down the staircase and joined them. Instead of sitting on the floor though, he sat on a nearby loveseat. He locked eyes with Lilith for just a brief moment. He smiled just a bit when she looked away. Hikaru just sat there confused. For a short while, the room was silent. She felt incredibly awkward, and is deeply regretting bringing the topic up. Kaoru was simply counting down the seconds until she cracked. She was able to break away from Hikaru's grasp and all of her attention went on Sapphire. He looked back at his brother, really wanting to understand what she was talking about.

Kaoru smirked and said, "she was comparing our kissing techniques."

She tensed up just a bit and Hikaru pouted asked, "when did you two kiss?"

"The morning of the day you went berserk on her. She told me to."

"Lilith?" he questioned, trying to get her attention.

Instead, Kaoru kept talking in knowing that she would not say a word, "I had liked her, until she admitted liking you. She was unsure of how she felt beforehand so she asked me to kiss her."

"Oh."

"So," he began, standing up. He walked over to the very silent girl and sat next to her.

Hikaru took over the rest of the question, "whose do you prefer?"

She tried to escape but they each held her arms firmly. Just by how she reacted explained it all. Hikaru let go of her arm and held her face and made her look at him. She couldn't keep eye contact though. He frowned, not liking how she's acting. Kaoru on the other hand was beaming. Hikaru pulled her tightly against him, really pouty.

"You hurt me..." she admitted very quietly.

"Huh?"

"You kiss too hard... It hurts..."

He pulled her away from him and looked at her lips seeing that they were a bit swollen. He pulled her back against him and apologized. Feeling back at ease, she held onto him. Kaoru made his way back upstairs, not feeling like he belonged anymore. Sapphire stood up and slowly walked over to her owner. Once she was there, she carefully bit her arm. Hikaru looked at her concerned. Lilith sighed and let him know that the furry one was hungry. He understood and stood up while helping her do the same. Once they were standing, he led the girls into the kitchen. Lilith went to a sink to wash her arm off. When she finished, she looked over already seeing her dog eating. She walked over to him and held him tightly as a thanks. He smiled and ruffled her hair. Right when she let go of him, he grabbed onto her wrist and left the room. He walked over to the small couch that Kaoru had been sitting on and just crashed on it. In knowing she would hesitate, he pulled on her arm. She couldn't help but smile at what he wanted. Being very careful, she lied down on him. He wrapped his arms around her firmly. She rested her head just above his heart. Just listening to it beat was soothing to her. He, on the other hand, was getting bored just after a couple of minutes. He called her name to check to see if she was awake. She raised her head and looked up at him. He rested his hand on the back of her head and kissed her. She couldn't help but smile at him trying to be gentler with his 'technique'. Her eyes widened a bit when he kissed her again though. She backed away and put her hand over her mouth. She could still feel where he bit her.

"Did I hurt you?" he asked softly.

"Unexpected..." she got herself to say.

"I don't want to make you uncomfortable."

She moved her hand away from her mouth and softly placed her lips back on his. Hesitantly, she allowed him to deepen the kiss. He was amazed that she went with it at all, let alone the fact that she quickly adjusted. Throughout the rest of the night, the two just stayed awake kissing, talking, and kissing again. It wasn't until the sun began to rise that he yawned. She fell asleep shortly after he did. She woke up just a couple hours later to overheating. She tried to get up, but she found herself trapped. She looked up at her capture, seeing a resting Hikaru. Something was a bit off about him though. She rested her hand on his forehead and cheek. He was warmer than just a few hours ago. When she looked around, she happened to see Kaoru pass by. She called out to him and he examined his brother. He reacted the same way she did. He pried his arms off her and she got off him. When that was done, the two lifted him off the couch. They each had an arm around their shoulders. As they struggled dragging him up the stairs, he regained consciousness.

"What's going on..?" he questioned. It was obvious in his voice that he was congested.

"You're sick," she spoke softly.

"So we're bringing you to bed," Kaoru finished.

"That's why I feel so crappy..." he mumbled.

"Probably because you were around so much pollen..." she whispered, feeling guilty.

"Probably."

"Sorry..."

Once they made it to the top of the stairs, they felt relieved. Hikaru, with the strength that he still had, was able to walk on his own. The two were still very cautious though. Right when they made it to their room, he collapsed onto the bed. Lilith was surprised by how quickly Kaoru was at his side. She kept a safe distance, not wanting to get in the way. After Kaoru looked him over, he left the room to find medicine. After he was gone, she walked over to the ill boy. He reached over and wrapped his arm around her waist. She sat on the edge of the bed. He rolled over onto his side. By doing that he moved his head so it was resting on her lap. Right when she began to run her fingers through his hair, he closed his eyes. He was asleep shortly after. Just a moment after that, Kaoru came back into the room. He sighed when he noticed his twin was out cold. He put medicine down on the table next to the bed and kneeled down. For awhile he just watched his brother. She could very easily read the concern in his eyes. She reached over and rested her hand on his shoulder. He looked up at her, almost had forgotten she was even there.

"He'll be okay Kaoru. If you stress too much you'll end up getting sick too," she told him softly.

He nodded in understanding and stood up. He let her know that some food would be brought up. She nodded and he left the room. She looked back down at the resting boy. His face was flushed and his breathing was heavy. Frowning, she continued combing his hair with her fingers. She wanted to do whatever she could to make him feel better. She had no idea what to do though. She just felt incredibly guilt ridden. First she crushes his hand then gets him sick. She couldn't help but apologize to him. For quite awhile, the two stayed just like this. She couldn't bear to disturb him in the least. Even if that meant letting her legs fall into a deep sleep. He woke up about an hour later with a low groan. She watched him concerned.

"I can't breathe..." he mumbled.

"Sit up then," she told him softly. He forced himself to do so. Once he was up he collapsed against her. She held onto him right away and whispered, "Hikaru... You're burning up..."

"Then why am I so cold..?" he questioned in a raspy voice.

"Your body's trying to fight off the infection. Here, Kaoru brought some medicine for you earlier," she said as she picked up the bottle.

"Okay..."

"So how many of these do you take?" she asked as she examined the bottle.

"Two..."

She took two pills out of the bottle and put the bottle back down on the table. She then picked up a glass of water. He took the medicine from her and popped them in his mouth. He then took the water and just drank the whole glass. She took the glass from him and put it down next to the bottle. He held onto her and curled up just a bit. She barely was able to grab the blanket and pulled it over him. His head fell onto her shoulder and he just let his eyes close. She held onto him through the blanket and rested her head on his. He was back to sleep shortly after. Kaoru came into the room right after that.

"Hey Lilith, come downstairs for a minute," he told her.

"Only if you can break his grasp on me," she responded.

"That shouldn't be too difficult," he said as he walked closer to the bed.

"What is downstairs?" she asked as she leaned forward just a bit.

"Tamaki-sempai and the others."

"Really?"

"Yep." He easily removed Hikaru's arms from her and said, "and now you're free."

She let go of him and he lifted him off her. She climbed out of the bed and he laid him down. "Hey Kaoru?" she asked, looking up at him.

"What?"

"You wouldn't mind watching over him would you?"

"I was going to anyway but I want your reasoning."

"I don't want him looking for me in the state he's in."

He smiled and ruffled her hair saying, "go on ahead."

She smiled and left the room. Having a better idea of the layout of the home, she easily made her way back downstairs. Right when she was down, she could hear multiple voices. She followed them and made her way into the living room. The multiple couches were occupied by the entire host club. Even Kyoya was there. For a moment she just watched them. It just made her happy to be able to see them again after so long. Mori was the first to notice her. Even though he didn't say anything, she knew that she was caught. No reason to hide anyway. She walked over to the group, unable to hold back a smile. Honey's face lit up right away. She ended up at the back of the couch where Tamaki and Haruhi were sitting. The two never noticed she was there. She took advantage of that and rested her arms on the blonde's head. Following that, she rested her chin on them. He raised his hands and patted her head. She couldn't help but laugh. He looked back at her and smiled widely. He jumped to his feet and held her tightly. Keeping her smile, she held onto him. After a moment, they let go of each other. When she was looking for a place to sit, he pulled her down onto the free space next to him. He then glomped her, exclaiming how much he missed his daughter. She just laughed and held onto him.

"I missed you too," she told him happily.

"So how have you been?" he asked while looking her over.

She ruffled his hair saying, "I'm just fine."

He smiled and nodded saying, "I'm glad."

"How's your hand?"

He showed her his completely healed hand and said, "like brand new."

"Good."

Honey suddenly ran over to her and jumped up on her lap. Holding onto her he spoke happily, "I'm glad you decided to come back."

She held onto him saying, "me too."

"Why did you want to stay?" She smiled but there was obviously something wrong and they all could read it in her eyes. He frowned saying, "forget it Lilith-chan, you don't have to answer."

"You already know why..." she whispered. Tamaki stood up and Haruhi moved over to where he was sitting. She then wrapped her arm around her shoulders to help comfort her. "I missed you too," she whispered.

"I'm sorry for all the trouble I put you through," she told her.

"Trouble?"

"With Hikaru."

She smiled and let go of Honey so that she could hold onto her female companion. She then assured her, "there's nothing to be sorry about."

"Why Hikaru Lilith?" Tamaki asked. It was obvious he's been wanting to ask that for awhile.

A bitterness entered her smile as she backed away from Haruhi. Before she could say anything though, Kaoru reentered the room. He advised Lilith that she'd better head back upstairs. She questioned him of why but all he did was smile. She shrugged and Honey went back over to his cousin. She stood up and waved at everyone before heading back up. Once she was out of sight, attention was brought onto Kaoru. He walked over to where Kyoya was sitting and sat next to him. They all just watched the amused twin in confusion.

"He's become delusional from the fever," he explained to them. "He's threatening to call national security because Lilith wasn't there when he woke up."

Tamaki couldn't help but laugh at that but Haruhi was a bit more concerned. "Kaoru, are you sure you're all right?" she asked him.

He smiled and nodded saying, "yeah, I'm okay. The more I looked at it the more I realized how well they get along."

"But how are you doing?"

"You sound just like her. I'm okay, I mean it."

"So, what did you mean by them being good for each other? In the beginning he was ready to kill her," Tamaki pondered.

"These are her words. Whenever she's all alone with nothing to do, she can't help but freak out. Her dog is so important to her because she keeps her from being alone. She'll take any distraction she can take and who else is better at distracting?"

"That's true."

"And what's good for him is that she had no interest reaching out to anyone new. He doesn't have to fight for her attention. The only thing I don't know for sure is how she'll be able to handle his temper."

"That is an issue of his," Kyoya spoke up.

"It was really bad last time..." Honey whispered, clutching onto Usa-chan.

Haruhi felt guilty when that was mentioned. She still felt terrible for hurting him. Nobody told Tamaki the full story. What's done is done. They didn't want even more bitterness than necessary. Kaoru spoke back up to get rid of any current negative feelings, "I don't think it'll get that bad again Honey-sempai. At least not for awhile."

"I hope not..."


Lilith poked her head into the twin's room, to see what was so entertaining. Hikaru was sitting up, staring at his phone intently. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion and entered the room. She walked over to the bed and sat next to him. She frowned when she rested her hand on his shoulder. He was drenched in sweat. He never paid attention to her. His eyes were locked to the phone. When more than a minute passed, he looked at her. She just watched him confused. He pulled her against him and rubbed his head against hers. She groaned and pushed against him. He pouted and reached for her again but she stood up before he could catch her. He attempted to get up to follow her but she just pushed him back on the bed. He looked up at her sadly which just made her smile. Gently, she held onto his face and kissed his forehead. He tried to hold her again but she had just walked away. She got to his closet and opened the door. Her eyes widened at the amount of clothes. Before she even had to begin searching, an arm reached in from behind her that grabbed a shirt right away. She turned around seeing Kaoru making his way back over to his pouty brother. While helping him change his shirt, he told her how the others had left. Right after the dry shirt was on him, Hikaru reached out to the too distant girl like a child. She smiled and sat on the edge of the bed. He wrapped his arms around her torso tightly. Right after that he lied down, pulling her down with him. She would have fallen off the bed of Kaoru didn't catch her. He smirked in amusement and pushed her back onto the bed. When things finally seemed to relax however, there's always something to change the tempo. Just before he fell asleep, Hikaru whispered something that shocked both his brother and girl.