The next day went by as usual. School came and went. And Club activities were running particularly smoothly, every girl that had come in looked even happier than usual. Haruhi was sitting with some guests across the room from me. She was still her smiling, host-sona self, but there was something a little bit off. I just couldn't place what.

The twins were being their flamboyant selves, being a little extra 'showy' today. Tamaki was speaking to one girl like he'd been in love with her for twenty years, just like he always did.

Hunny was chattering away with his group of girls, eating his imported, and far too expensive, cake, with Mori quietly sitting with him. Hunny was a bit of a hand talker sometimes, and in the midst of whatever thing he was passionately talking about, he knocked a cup of hot tea off the table.

"Oops!" He shouted out, clearly already feeling terrible. Mori reached out to try to grab the tea cup, but fell just short, and just got hot tea on his hand.

As the cup hit the ground, it shattered, quite loudly, startling everyone in the room. Haruhi, though, who was sitting not too far from Hunny, jumped right out of her chair at the noise. She quickly excused herself and ran off to the small kitchen we had. Everyone just kind of sat in silence. I wasn't particularly sure what to do in this situation. If I was the first one to jump up, which I so very much wanted to do, people might be a little suspicious.

Before I even had a chance to figure out what I needed to do, Hikaru ran after her, knocking his chair back in the process. Tamaki went to stand up too, but the girl he was with seemed to quietly convince him to stay and sit. But he just looked over in that direction.

After a few moments, Kaoru followed his brother. It was quiet, after a minute or two, the twins came back, looking absolutely defeated, and Kaoru looked a little pale. I couldn't just sit here, I didn't care if people talked. I needed to make sure she was alright.

I got up, and walked over to the kitchen. There she was, hunched over the sink, water running.

"Haruhi, are you alright?" I asked her, quietly. Her face was buried in her shaking hands. "Haruhi?" I asked again.

"Could you please get me a glass, Kyo?" She asked through her hands. The nickname was cute, but why did she choose to be cute when something was clearly wrong.

I went to the cabinet and grabbed her one, setting it on the counter next to her. I stood next to her, leaning against the counter, rubbing her back. I was starting to figure out what happened as she filled the glass with water from the sink, and started drinking it. She'd gotten sick.

As she moved her hands, I could see her face. There was no color in it at all. Her hands still shook.

"Do you want me to call a doctor, Haruhi? You look rather-"

"I'm okay now. Really." She fidgeted a little, her breathing getting faster.

"What do you need, Love?" I asked her. I had no idea how to help her. I didn't know what was going on in her head. I just needed to be here.

"I don't...know…" She said, barely able to choke out shaking got worse and she started hyperventilating. "I don't...that sound..I..the cup breaking..it…" She stammered.

I didn't know what else to do but to hug her. She didn't hug back, but I didn't think she had a whole lot of control over her own self at that moment. Her arms were tightly crossed in front of her.

After a moment, someone walked in, and closed the door behind them. I turned my head. It was Mori, quietly walking over to Haruhi and I.

"Haruhi." He said evenly. She glanced over at him. He looked down at me, and I felt like he wanted me to let her go. So I did. Slowly, moving to the side, keeping a hand on her back.

Mori knelt down, and reached out for her arm. "May I?" He asked, before touching her. She nodded, and he put his hand on her upper arm.

"Panic attack." He said flatly to her. She looked a little confused. "You're having a panic attack." He said. I had been so worried, that thought didn't even occur to me. Stupid.

"I get them, too." He said. "Breathe." He told her. She quietly did as he asked, trying to breathe more deeply. "Now, ground yourself." He said. She looked a little confused, still trying to breathe. "Take his hand." He added. I held out a hand for her, Mori-Senpai clearly knew more than I did right now. She held my hand, tightly, took one extremely deep breath, and leaned her head into me. She slowly started to breath more evenly.

"That sucked." She said, quietly.

"Yeah." Mori replied. "First is the worst." He added. He gestured to our still held hands. "Mitsukuni always gives me the bunny." He said, half smiling. He got back up. "You're okay?"

She sighed. "Yeah, I'm okay. Thank you, Senpai…" she said, looking a little embarrassed. He nodded and walked back out of the room.

"Well that was fun." She said, leaning harder into me. I kissed the top of her head.

"You scared the hell out of me." I told her, honestly.

"To be fair, I scared the hell out of me." She paused for a second. "Kyoya?"

"Hm?"

"I love you." She said, not looking up. "And I think I finally want to tell everyone. Not today. But. I want to get serious about telling people."

"Well, I love you, too, and by my count, Kaoru, Hunny, and Mori already know. That only leaves Hikaru and Tamaki."

"Renge knows, too." She said, finally looking up at me. I must have looked confused. "She just asked me if you and I were 'secret lovers' earlier today. What was I supposed to say? No?" I laughed.

"I have to ask, was her reaction as picturesque as I imagine it?"

"Well, she asked me that, and I hesitated for a second, and she was like…'Aha! A wealthy, emotionally damaged, raven haired, bespectacled boy falls for the kind, pretty, commoner boy!', and I was like…'Uh… Renge were just dating and please don't tell anyone.' And she drastically swore herself to secrecy."

"...She did not call me emotionally damaged."

"It's the video game character thing, probably."

"...'Bespectacled'...?"

"That is what she said, yeah."

"Well, I for one do not think I am wealthy, emotionally damaged, raven haired, bespectacled boy."

"Yeah, you're right. You're a wealthy, emotionally confusing, raven haired, bespectacled boy."

"Emotionally confusing?"

"You are an entirely different person when we're at home or on a date then you are here."

"Well, maybe I only like to be my full self around kind, pretty, commoner boys."

"Oh that's just rude-"

"Or a beautiful woman I'm fully comfortable with being completely vulnerable with."

She smiled.

"Or a beautiful woman I'd like to make love to tonight", I whispered in her ear.

She elbowed me in the side, smiling.

"Maybe." She said back to me. Now, that was a very exciting 'maybe'.

I reached around her to grab the water she'd gotten, and handed it to her. "You're alright?"

"I'm alright, Kyo." She said, drinking the water. "I still feel sick as hell though. And I have literally no idea if it's because I freaked out, or if I ate something bad, or if I'm just getting sick?"

"You'll see a doctor tonight." I told her.

"Bu, I'm probably fi-"

"Would you do it for me? The idea of you being unwell makes me uneasy. Please?"

"I guess if the Shadow King says please, I have to do it, don't I?"

"Or, your worried boyfriend won't stop bothering you until you do."

"Fine."

"Thank you, Love." I kissed her hand.