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Chapter 18

Tears were burning her eyes as she rushed through the familiar streets trying desperately to out run a boy who wasn't even chasing her anymore. She wanted to reach her apartment and stay hidden within its protective walls away from the memory of Kyouya. Why had he come! It had been two months, why did he come now of all times?

"Oh, excuse me!" Haruhi let out a shaky apology as she collided with a man blocking the stairs to her apartment. Looking up more tears came to her eyes but this time she did not run from the memory staring down at her with that idiotic dramatic smile on his face.

"Senpai!" Haruhi cried out jumping up to the next step and encircling the teen in her tiny arms. His laugh made her heart warm instantly and as he hugged her tight to him she opened her eyes to see the entire host club leaning around her door all smiling and looking at her with so much love in their eyes.

"You guys!" Haruhi pulled from Tamaki and walked up to each of the members hugging them tighter then she had ever before. They all laughed and teased and slung their arms around her as she quickly wiped away her foolish tears and offered to let them in her apartment.

"Its…small!" Hikaru said as they all stood looking around the small apartment. Haruhi rolled her eyes and went into the kitchen to make them all some tea.

"If you don't like it you didn't have to come in!" She retorted. Smiled at the familiarity of back to talking.

They all sat around in the living room on the sparse furniture and sipped their tea in silence. Haruhi looked nervously between the members remembering that one was still missing, she feraed his arrival.

"How you been doing over here?" Karou asked looking out the window at the sunny atmosphere.

"I have been doing great, the school I'm attending is very helpful. I've even made some friends." Haruhi added wanting to reassure them she was happy here.

"That sounds great Haruhi." Tamaki said softly smiling from the couch. Haruhi smiled and lowered her eyes from him. Tamaki watched her more closely then the others did, they may not have noticed her tears before she'd run into him, but he had. He wondered what would have caused that kind of reaction from her.

A few hours went by and it was time for the host club to depart from the small apartment and return to their luxurious hotels.

"We'll come back tomorrow and go sightseeing." Tamaki called waving goodbye to the small brown haired girl who waved happily from the door way. Through her smile Tamaki could see it was broken.

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That night Haruhi tossed and turned in her bed. Her mind swam with the sudden arrival of the host club, more so of the arrival of Kyouya. What had prompted him to come of all people. Shouldn't he be home with his fiancée? The thought of that woman still felt like a slap to the face for Haruhi. She wanted so badly to go back to that day she fell asleep at the school and take it back. Wake her past self up and make her go home, home to safety, away from Kyouya and whatever scheme had brought her into his life.

Suddenly the light of her phone lit up the room and she heard the vibration of a text message it was from Tamaki.

"You doing alright?" Smiling at his concern she rubbed the darkness from her eyes and responded.

"Of course, why wouldn't I?"

"Did you run into Kyouya?" Haruhi couldn't help but flinch and stared at the screen as she read the message again.

"Yeah….how did you know?"

"He didn't leave with us, but I didn't think he'd go looking for you on his own."

"Why did he even come?" Haruhi sent the message feeling the anger in her heart boil up.

"He has a lot to say."

"He should have said it sooner…"

"Give him a chance, he's trying."

"I'm really tired, I'll see you tomorrow." Haruhi turned off her phone and laid back down on her bed to stare at the ceiling till the morning light rose and beckoned her to get out of bed.