The next day Haruhi prepared to leave for her college lectures and, as always, she went to knock on Tamaki's door so they could leave together but there was already a note pinned there for her. It read:
'Good morning dear Haruhi!
I'm sorry but I'm not in right now, I'm busy helping Vivi prepare for her first day of college!
Eek I'm so excited for her! XD
I can't wait! She's so cute!
I really hope you can both become good friends, best friends even!
Aww you'd look so cute together!
I know you'll miss not having me there when you go in and start class but have no fear, I won't be late!
I promise to you, my dear Haruhi, I will be on time, present and correct, to enjoy class with you.
Until then, do not despair my dear Haruhi!
I look forwards to seeing you in class looking as adorable as ever!
All my love, The King,
~Tamaki~ 3
P.s. Don't get too jealous, you're still my favourite piglet 3 '
That is what Tamaki had written... and thanks to the graces of skim-reading, this is what Haruhi read,
'Haruhi,
I'm busy helping Vivi get ready for college.
See you in class,
Tamaki.'
Of course, Tamaki would have been heartbroken to know she had read it this way but Haruhi didn't have time to read the huge amount of lovey-dovey trash he'd written... and as though to prove a point she pulled the note down, screwed it up and tossed it into the communal bin on her way down the hall as she headed to meet up with the others before class.
Hikaru, Kaoru, Hunny and Mori were stood waiting in the usual spot for her underneath the shade of two large horse chestnut trees. They smiled and waved at her from where they stood and Haruhi smiled back. "Should we wait for Kyouya?" Haruhi asked as the two older boys started towards the huge building that housed their chosen college choices. "Uh-uh, we saw Tama-chan and Kyouya-chan over at the drama building a little while ago." Hunni said and Mori nodded with his usual comment of 'yeah'. "What do they want with the drama building?" Kaoru asked. "They better not be sabotaging our hard work!" Hikaru said fiercely. "I don't think so. They had miss Vivi-chan with them, right?" Hunny said and looked to Mori for confirmation at which point his cousin simply nodded. Silent. Like always.
Haruhi frowned as they continued on towards the buildings. She left the four guys at the entrance to the building and went to her lecture, expecting to see Tamaki run over as dramatically as ever or Kyouya turn up out of nowhere like he occasionally did. When she finally found her chair she couldn't help but feel a bit nervous and slightly annoyed that they hadn't turned up on time. Finally, just as the bell went to signal the start of the college day they turned up and found their seats. She smiled in relief at seeing them. As they couldn't talk through the lecture Haruhi kept her questions bottled up to ask afterwards, as frustrating as it was to do so.
When she finally got the chance she marched over to them, "So, how did it go getting her there? and I wasn't aware Kyouya-senpai was aware of all this and willing to help too." she said as the two males packed up their things to prepare to leave. "But of course." Kyouya said simply. "Kyouya is my best friend. He knows practically everything about me so obviously he already knows about Vivi." Tamaki agreed. "But still, its best if we keep what you know from the others. If they want to find out then let them do so themselves. It would provide good mental stimulation for them." Kyouya agreed as they left the room. "Do you want to come meet her with us again Haruhi? We're going to hang with her in the drama room during break." Tamaki offered. "Can I study while we're there?" Haruhi asked, looking from Tamaki to Kyouya and back again. "Of course. We'd be offended if you didn't and Miss Vivi would be most upset if you had gone out of your way to see her and put off something you would rather be doing anyway in order to see her." Kyouya said.
With that the three friends headed over to the drama buildings. There was a good reason they were called the 'drama buildings' rather than the expressive arts block or otherwise. And that was because of how they looked. They were weird and wacky shapes. Some made out of glass, others out of wood, one looked like a spear of rock thrust out of the ground with jagged edges. They were all amazing and impressive but a bit over the top with the loud colours thrown onto the sides which made them look dramatic... or attention seeking as Haruhi privately thought. "Oh" That's right! We were supposed to meet Hunny and Mori after lectures..." Tamaki said thoughtfully. "Haruhi and I will go meet them. You go on ahead and warn Vivi that we'll probably all be coming on mass." Kyouya told him as they all stopped. "Ok, well if you're sure... see you soon!" Tamaki smiled and hurried off towards the drama buildings.
"Jealous?" Kyouya asked with a grin. "Not even remotely." Haruhi replied bluntly, frowning at him. "Good. Though the relationship between those two is something to be envious of." He mused as they walked. "I guess maybe but it doesn't bother me. If anything, I'm glad he's got someone else to occupy his time with. It'll be good for him." She agreed. As of yet, the twins were no where to be seen but that was no surprise. Lately they'd been working back in class over breaks and lunches to finish their 'masterpieces' so no one really expected them to turn up anywhere anytime soon.
"Hey guys! Sorry we're late! Our lectures ran over." Hunni said running over with Mori who walked casually behind as they headed back to the drama buildings that Tamaki had rushed into eagerly like a puppy. "Don't worry. We're not terribly late. Tamaki is keeping Miss Vivi company and we're both heading there now." Kyouya explained. "Tama-chan is hanging with Vivi-chan? Why didn't he say? I wanna hang out too! Takashi, you wanna hang out too?" Hunny asked excitedly. Mori smiled slightly which usually meant yes. "Well alright then, shall we?" Kyouya asked as they now all walked with purpose into the drama buildings to find Tamaki and Vivi.