"Well... You see..." Tamaki stared at his feet, playing with the hem of his shirt to avoid looking at Haruhi, "The reason Vivi didn't look at you... And it's a perfectly good reason... Though it's no ones fault..." he trailed on, drawing it out. Haruhi grew impatient and snapped, "Just spill it and quit stalling!" she demanded.

Tamaki slowly raised his head, his eyes soft and sad, though not from the usual self pity when he wanted his friends to do something his way. "She's blind." he said, his voice echoing the emotions in his eyes. "Oh..." Haruhi uttered, a little surprised but she was surprised further when Tamaki went on and even more so by what he said next. "And it's my fault."

Now, Tamaki could be and generally was an idiot. This wasn't news to Haruhi at all, but she never thought he'd hurt anyone, much less to such an extent that left them impaired. "It's ok Tamaki-Senpai, lets go back to my apartment and get a cup of tea and talk about this calmly, alright?" Haruhi said with a gentle smile. She realised she had touched a raw nerve that had upset him and she was curious as to what he had meant by 'it's my fault'. Tamaki nodded slowly and together they went back to the apartment block and up to Haruhi's room, across the hall from Tamaki's. She got him settled by the table and quickly made the tea, bringing it in for him, already knowing how he liked it. "Here..." she said handing it to him and sitting down with her own. "I'm feeling much better... thanks." he said with a weak smile, Haruhi smiled back, "Good." she said softly.

Tamaki took a deep breath then started. "Vivi and I grew up together as kids in France. She was born out of wedlock and... unfortunately, her mother died in childbirth. She left Vivienne with my mother so we were practically raised together. I never got to meet him but her father is a member of the British Royal family and, should he not have any children, she will inherit the throne next... not that she wants to." he explained. "So? How does that make this your fault?" Haruhi asked, sipping her tea. "Well... when I was about thirteen I was kidnapped... Vivi got caught up in the incident with me. I remember waking up and we were bound to a chair each in a warehouse with our eyes blindfolded. I started crying... like a baby. I was terrified. I practically wet myself. Then... I hear Vivi sing to calm me down. She was so soothing I calmed down a bit and decided to really act like the big brother... the Nii-chan I had asked her to call me. I wanted her to be proud. So I started to struggle to get free. I rocked back and forth in my chair. I didn't know her chair was bound to mine... With me rocking side to side, her chair rocked too. We finally tipped over as the police came. We fell sideways... knocking a vat of bleach over. It soaked her hair, her face... her blindfold. Her eyes didn't stand a chance with how strong it was." Tamaki said slowly, staring at his tea cup.

Haruhi looked at him in horror but also pity. "Tamaki-senpai..."she uttered, wanting to offer him comfort. "She was taken into hospital straight away. When she was released a month or so later she looked completely different. She'd been born with Brown hair the colour of chocolate but the bleach had damaged it so much that it was now blood red. Her eyes... well... they were now only for show really... They had been a beautiful light brown but now look golden. Her skin is so pale because of it and also because of the need to shield her eyes from damage of the sun, she rather stays inside than go out in sunglasses." He added. "But that's not your fault!" Haruhi protested, watching him closely. "No... maybe not." Tamaki said with a weak smile as he looked across at her. "But even though she had been hurt because of me she always kept pushing me... kept helping me find the right path. When my grandmother was ungraciously removed from the family business I spoke to Vivi on the phone in the weeks that passed. She advised me on what to do... we talked for ages and... together we understood everything. She couldn't fix it... she was in England hidden away but because of her I refused to see my mother and sided with my grandmother to prove to her that I was loyal and that I love her." he said with a weak smile.

"You know, she doesn't blame me, or hate me, or hold it against me or anything but I just... I see how it affects her." he sighed. "I hate it." he said through gritted teeth. Haruhi put a comforting hand on his arm. "You know, she has a beautiful voice... you'll have probably seen her singing or heard her singing. She takes popular Japanese or french songs and translates them to English... they're getting quite popular in japan now too. But... because of her sight she can't perform live. It's just not safe." he sighed softly. "So why is she here in America then?" Haruhi asked. "I told her to visit when she wanted... she took it literally and... she kinda enrolled here..." he confessed.

Haruhi nodded and though on it a moment as she finished her tea. "Well... I think she's nice enough. I won't say anything to the others but you can't both keep it hidden." she said finally. "She doesn't... she's wearing the blonde wig and contacts because she doesn't want to be recognised. That's why I keep her name shortened to Vivi. If I went around calling her Vivienne Rose then she'd get a lot more publicity than she wants." He explained. At the mention of Vivi's full name Haruhi's eyes widened. "Hu? You ok?" Tamaki asked, looking at her. "Uh... yeah. sorry... yeah. I just... yeah, now you mention it... I do recognise the name..." Haruhi uttered, blushing very slightly and looking away. "Well... I think I'm going to go back to my apartment and make a start on my assignment." Tamaki said standing up and stretching, having finished his tea by now.

"Thanks for talking with me about this Haruhi... I feel a lot better now I've shared it but... please, keep this between us ok? I'll try to take you to see Vivi again soon if you like... Well, good night Haruhi." he beamed from the door. "Yeah, I'd like that a lot. Thanks Senpai. See you tomorrow." Haruhi smiled and went to close the door behind him. She knew though, that as soon as Tamaki got back to his room he would be mulling over what he had done and what had been said. She also knew there was nothing she could do about this though so she cleaned up and set about making her dinner and also trying to do her assignment too.