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I woke up in Yasuchika's room with Honey and Tamaki looming over me with cheesy grins stretching ear to ear. The scent of pancakes wafted through the open door and perked me up in an instant.

"Haru-chan! Haru-chan!" Honey bounced on the wide mattress beside me. "We're going to fly kites today! Isn't that exciting?"

Tamaki held up a selection of bunny and bear shaped kites that matched their favourite stuffed animals. "We brought the cutest kites with us, Haruhi! You'll have to show us how to fly them properly."

I sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes, ignoring most of their words and focussing purely on the tantalising smell, "Pancakes?"

"The chef was almost finished cooking. Get up, Haru-chan! They're better when they're hot!" The small blonde darted off the bed, taking hold of Tamaki's wrist and dragging him behind him like a ragdoll. Slowly I trudged towards the door and shut it so I could change in privacy this time. I slipped the nightgown over my shoulders and set about picking a new combination of skirt and shirt. A beige tight fitted skirt, to avoid any embarrassing occurrences of it blowing up in the wind during the kite flying session this afternoon, and a long sleeved white ruffled shirt. The combination could be considered cute enough, at least by the Hitachiin's terms.

The breakfast table was laden with hundreds of pancakes and crepes. My mouth watered at the sight and was drawn towards my seat like a magnet. Honey was visibly shaking with anticipation as we waited for Mori and the staff to lay down the final plates of condiments and sliced fruits. I was more than happy to dig in.

"Tomorrow, boss, at least give us a chance to sleep in," Hikaru called across the table in between bites. "We're on vacation! Unless it starts raining popcorn or unicorns descend down from the heavens then there should be no good reason to wake us up."

"I second that," Kyoya grumbled under his breath beside me. I allowed some silent laughter at their expense. Waking up wasn't a problem for me as long as I had food like this as encouragement.

Tamaki pouted and his shoulders drooped, "But we need to make the most of the holiday!"

"Next week is the last week of the school year. It's not going to be that difficult. We're here to celebrate the end of exams!"

"And we celebrate by sleeping in and relaxing!" Both brother's stretched in their seats, kicking out at Tamaki under the table and hitting their mark. The Frenchman yelped and ducked under the table to rub at his battered shins. I was vaguely aware of his moping and cursing while I tried to finish my breakfast in peace and edge my legs away from the blonde's reach and ease my discomfort over having him in such close proximity to my legs.

Honey giggled and munched happily on a crepe, "We get an extra couple of weeks of holiday though, don't we Takashi? Preparing for university should be fun!"

"Ah," Mori nodded.

"Lucky for some," the redheads sighed wearily, still launching periodical kicks at the vulnerable boy under the table.

"The host club just won't be the same without you guys there every day."

"Don't worry, Haru-chan. Takashi and I will make sure to come visit you. And I'll bring lots of cakes!"

"What is it you're going to study, Honey-sempai, Mori-sempai?"

"Gastromony! I want to add patisseries and restaurants to my family's businesses. Training armies and police forces to fight everyday doesn't sound like much fun."

"English," the stoic member of the group muttered, leaving us all staring at him in question.

When he didn't expand on his answer or react to our puzzled expressions, Hikaru piped up with, "You're aware you would have to speak in that subject, right Mori-sempai?"

Mori came the closest I had ever seen him to looking exasperated, staring down the Hitachiin twins with dark eyes, "Yeah."

Kyoya reached under the table and pulled his friend out from his hiding spot. The pouting blonde narrowly dodged a teaspoon that Hikaru launched before scurrying out of the room on all fours to avoid any other projectiles the twins had gathered together as weapons. Honey, Hikaru and Kaoru shared a quiet laugh at the sight.

It was early afternoon when we got out into the closest field to the house each equipped with our own kite. Mine was a bright scarlet colour and a rainbow trail, bought especially by Tamaki. The hosts watched in silent fascination as I showed them how to make the toy soar high in the air. A strong breeze blustered through the hills and sent ripples through the long grass that tickled my shins.

Honey sat on Mori's shoulders with two bunny shaped kites, pulling them side to side to make them dance and twirl up in the clouds, "Look Takashi! This is easy!"

"Haruhi! Why does mine keep crashing?!" Tamaki whined, rushing past me with his kite in tow popping in and out of the grass. Giggling, I reeled in my own kite and ran over to him before he took off again.

"Like this, sempai." I took the battered toy and launched it up into the air and began to run, keeping an eye on the kite as I went. Tamaki jogged by my side, with wide innocent eyes. The kite shot up into the air easily and I passed the handle over to the overjoyed blonde. His hands overlapped my own and pulled me against his chest, encircling his arms around me and watched the bear shaped kite weave about the sky. The uneasy feeling in my gut intensified as I glimpsed Kyoya out the corner of my eyeing us disapprovingly from his spot beside the twins.

I ducked out of my senior's arms and smiled at him awkwardly, making a beeline for Kyoya who was the only one now without a kite.

"Don't you want to try flying one, Kyo?" I asked him, waving the scarlet plastic toy in front of my face.

"Kyo?" He furrowed his brows at the nickname, the shortened name only ever safely uttered by Honey.

"Would you prefer I call you sugarplum?" I teased. "Or my little snowflake?"

A grimace marred his face and he glared at me weakly, "No, Kyo is a much more acceptable alternative."

"That's what I thought," I said smugly, taking a seat beside him. Two strong arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me up onto his lap, saving me from the damp and the threat of grass stains. A blush stained my cheeks and I laid a kiss on his cheek in thanks.

We watched as the twins ran circles around us, crashing their kites into each other's several times and careening towards the earth. The boys would quarrel then continue their laps of us forgetting the fight seconds later, laughing all the while. Tamaki and Honey were chattering animatedly about all the different commoner's games they wanted to try out next with Mori watching over them wearing a serene smile. It was nice to see everyone this contented and as I leant back into the warmth emanating from Kyoya's chest, I wished that afternoon would last forever.