Taka-niichan greeted me with a nod.
"Playing hide-n-seek with Mitsu-niichan?" I asked, teasing.
He gave me a small smile. "I saw you leave so I followed you."
"That's sweet but I don't need sic overprotective brothers." I said smiling.
He paused and frowned. "I found out your identity as first, don't I deserve the privilege of being protective?"
I laughed softly as I corrected him. "Actually Mitsu-niichan was first."
"Mitsukuni doesn't count." He replied stubbornly, had he not been Taka-niichan, he probably would have been pouting now – and Taka-niichan does not pout. I laughed again. "All right, All right."
A comfortable silence filled the night for some time. Ten minutes or something passed before I sighed. "I should go inside again." Before I could leave the balcony, Taka-niichan grabbed my hand. Mine looked small and fragile in his big, tanned ones.
"Stay." After a moment he added a 'please'. He didn't let go off my hand so I turned towards him. He raised his hand and tucked a hair strand behind my ear, his hand rested on the back of my neck.
"Don't go, I've had to miss you for so long." His voice was a soft whisper.
"But the others…" I protested.
Taka-niichan shook his head. "I want to be alone with you for a bit longer. He confessed and pulled me in a hug. "Don't ever leave me again, Haruhi." He whispered against my hair.
I answered his hug. "Okay."
"Promise me." He demanded.
I chuckled. "I promise."
"Good." He muttered, brushing my hair with his breath. I don't really know how long we stood there, but I hadn't felt anywhere safer in my life than in Taka-niichan' arms.
At some moment he pulled away slightly so he could look me in the eyes. And whispered in a barely audible voice: "Haruhi… Can I kiss you?"
I stood there flabbergasted and couldn't answer for several seconds.
"Silence gives consent." Taka-niichan mumbled with a small smile, lifted me effortlessly up from the ground and silenced my surprised protest.
To Amu4ever:
The answer to your first question: The idea of a video tape came on a whim, I hadn't really planned it like that.
To your second question about the twins: Hikaru and Kaoru share everything, but they can't share Haruhi and they know that if one of them gets her, the other will be sad and they both don't want that so they came to a silent agreement to share her as a friend to spare each others feelings (and haruhi's as well because she'd feel terrible if she was the reason the brothers didn't get along well).
The third question about my preferences for Kyoya: It's true, I like Kyoya more than Tamaki so that might be a reason for why the chapter is more romantic but it also depends on the ideas I have for each host, one idea can be more romantic than the other.
I wanted to thank you for correcting me (I corrected the mistake and hope it's correct now :) ) and also thanks for reading and reviewing my fanfic, I appreciate your support ^^