Sorry for how long it took me to update. I promised to update on the 16th. I'm a day late, but in my defense, I was not home yesterday. Oh well, I've updated now. That's what really matters, right?

Hikaru snuck around the corner and pushed open the door just a crack. He had to be sure that he was doing what was right. And, sure enough, there he was. Kaoru was on his chair staring at the ceiling twiddling his thumbs. Hikaru took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

"Kaoru, got a question for you" Hikaru said.

"What do you want?"

"Remember that dance Tamaki was talking about today?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Just wondering if you were going..." Kaoru sighed.

"He said it was optional, didn't he?"

"Well, optional as in for other people. We still have to go." Kaoru groaned.

"But I don't want to go..."

"Come on, it'll be good for you. I'll you've done this past couple of days is stare at the ceiling. I mean, I get it. You were sad. Can't you get over it now?"

"Why is it that what ever I do you're not happy with it?" Kaoru looked at Hikaru. His brother had his pleading face on so, of course, he had to give in. "Fine, fine. Whatever. I'll go."

"Good. I'll tell Tamaki." Hikaru walked out the door. Kaoru stared after him. Once the door closed he stared back at the ceiling. He sighed and closed his eyes. It was going to be a long night.

Hikaru pushed the door open a little once again. He had to keep a constant eye on his brother. He had to make sure that he was doing the right thing. There was that part of him that wanted to abort the whole mission. After all, everything that he was upset about when his brother was dating Haruhi was now gone. He didn't want Kaoru dating Haruhi and now he wasn't. He sould be happy. But no how could he be happy when his brother was so obviously miserable. He had to make it right.

Haruhi was scarcely in the music room. It seemed obvious to her that Kaoru would be there with Hikaru and she certainly did not want to be in a room with Kaoru again. Of course she wanted to remain friends with him but it was just too painful to constantly see his face. So she did the only thing she could do. She ran and hid.

This made it that much more difficult for Tamaki to find her. But, after almost a full day of searching, he found her. She was sitting in the library in the very far corner. Studying. Yet again.

"Haruhi!" Tamaki yelled. "I finally found you!"

"Congratulations" Haruhi said. "I didn't think you knew where the library was."

"I tried to find you earlier for an urgent host club meeting but couldn't. I already told the rest of the guys but not you yet. But anyways, this is slightly last minute, but there's going to be another dance tonight. All host club members must attend. So that means you have to be there."

"That means Kaoru will be there."

"Well, he is part of the host club." Haruhi exhaled and looked down. "Oh, come on Haruhi. It won't be that bad. You two will hardly talk to each other. There'll be too much things to do. You can't just never be in a room with him again."

"I can try."

"You're too good for him anyways. Listen, you have to go to this dance. How about I escort you? then you won't be alone and you won't have to do any host club duties. I'll make some excuse up."

"Couldn't I just stay home and not do any host club duties?" Tamaki grabbed her book and slammed it shut.

"No. You have to get out of these books. Live a little. Have some fun." Tamaki smiled at her and shot her his puppy-dog-pleading-face. Haruhi could not resist so she gave in and allowed him to escort him to the dance. After, of course, making it very clear that they were only going as friends.

She even allowed him to take her out of the library and into the music room. Kaoru was there.

When Haruhi walked in, there was an awkward moment when the two made eye contact. But that was the only contact between them. The rest of the time Hikaru was prepping Kaoru for the dance and Tamaki was prepping Haruhi.

Honey and Mori looked at each other.

"What going on? Is this all just because of the dance?" Honey asked.

"Yeah" Mori said.

"Well that's silly. It's just a dance. It's not like we're going on a trip to Paris for the weekend."

"Yeah."

"Oh, a lot more rests on this dance then you two think" Kyoya said.

"What do you mean by that?" Kyoya flashed them a smile.

"Let's just say that they know what they're doing."

"KAORU!" Hikaru screamed. "OPEN THIS DOOR!"

"NO!" Kaoru yelled back. "You're going to make me dress up and go to that stupid dance!"

"You bet I am!" Hikaru yelled, banging on the bathroom door. "You said you go. You promised Tamaki! Now you have to go!"

"You told me she wouldn't be there! But instead, not only is she going to be there, she's going to wear a dress!"

"Yes, I know. I heard. But Kaoru, how are you ever going to get over her if you don't try to face her?" there was a silence from the other end of the door."Right now, what both of you need is to get over each other. You can't do that if you refuse to be in the same room. It takes time, I know, but it also takes a bit of effort. You have to face her. Might as well do it now and make it easier."

There was a minute of silence before the door clicked and unlocked. Kaoru walked out of the room and followed Hikaru into their dressing room.

"Right. Now we have fifteen minutes before we're supposed to be there. So hurry up, get dressed! We have to leave now." Hikaru left the room so his brother could change in peace.

Kaoru stared at his suit for a very long time. He wanted to get over Haruhi. He didn't want to hurt anymore. He wanted his brother to be convinced that he was happy. He wanted to be happy. But he could never be happy. Not unless he was with Haruhi. And that's why it was so difficult to get over her. That was why he couldn't get over her. Haruhi was all he ever thought about. She was all he ever saw. And now, he had to forget about her.

He would do it. He would do it if it would help. Help his brother deal with his guilt, or help himself to be happy again. But it would be the hardest thing he ever had to do.

Haruhi stared at herself in the mirror. She hardly recognized the girl staring at her. She was... beautiful. Her hair was done up, she had a beautiful dress on, she had the right amount of makeup on... but it was all ruined by the eyes. They gave everything away. they gave away how sad she truly was. They have away just how much she longed to be with Kaoru once again.

There was a knock on her bedroom door and in came Ranka.

"Oh, Haruhi, you look ADORABLE!" she cried out.

"Please don't say that."

"But you do! Kaoru is a lucky guy!" immediately, Haruhi felt a dagger go right through her heart. Ranka kept talking so she had to force a smile on her face. There was a knock on the door – her saviour. She ran to get it, knowing it was Tamaki there to save her from her father's obliviousness.

"Hi, Senpai" Haruhi said.

"Oh, Haruhi... you look outstanding" Tamaki said.

"And what is this pest doing here?" Ranka asked, her eyes shooting icicles at Tamaki.

"I'm just here to take Haruhi to the dance!" he exclaimed.

"Oh really? Isn't that Kaoru's job?" Tamaki stared at him blankly.

"Let's just get this over with" Haruhi said, pulling Tamaki along with her. He gratefully agreed, running away from Ranka.

They rode together in silence. Tamaki could tell how much Haruhi was suffering underneath her brilliant mask. He wanted to say the right words but didn't know what they were, so he did the only thing he thought to be acceptable. He shut up.

Finally, they arrived. The venue was gorgeous. There were lights shining in different colours, fireworks going off, a red carpet that covered the walkway to the front doors. There were even boys there to open the doors for them. Haruhi stared at the president of the host club.

"Uh... Senpai? Why are we at your house?" she asked. Tamaki chuckled nervously.

"No reason."

"Aren't dances usually at the school?"

"Dances funded by the school are. Dances with more than seven people are."

"Seven people? Oh no! I'm getting out of here! There is no way I'm going to a dance with just you six!" Haruhi tried to run away, but the boys had already opened her doors and showed that the only way to go from there was straight into the house.

"You're already here" Tamaki said. "There's no point in going back now."

"I can think of at least five points." Tamaki held Haruhi's shoulders and guided her into the house.

On the inside it was worse. His entrance had been turned into a ball room. There were candles everywhere, a pianist was playing live music, the hall was empty, and the host club were waiting in the corner. Tamaki and Haruhi approached them.

"Well, that makes all our guests here" Hikaru said. Kaoru's neck snapped up and he stared at his brother.

"What did you say?"he hissed.

"Everyone is here."

"I'm going home now" Kaoru said and stared to walk towards the door. Hikaru grabbed his wrist and pulled him back.

"No you're not. You're staying here."

"Why? What do I have to do that's so important?"

Then Kaoru and Haruhi met eyes. They both looked so beautiful it was impossible not to be simply speechless. The music from the piano switched its tune and played a waltz.

"Kaoru" Hikaru said softly. "I'm sorry. I was wrong to put myself first. I just want you to be happy. If being with Haruhi makes you happy, then go." Kaoru stared at his brother.

"Really?" Hikaru nodded and smiled. Kaoru smiled in response and walked up to Haruhi.

"You look amazing" Kaoru said. He then offered his hand. "May I have this dance?" Haruhi stared at him then at his hand. She gladly took it.

Together, hand in hand, they danced across the floor. Not a single word was spoken. Not a single word needed to be said. It was all very clear to them. So they just kept dancing. They kept staring into each others eyes and moving along with the song.

"So what made you change your mind?" Haruhi asked.

"I think you should be asking Hikaru that" Kaoru answered.

"No... you said you didn't like me anymore. What changed your mind?"

"Oh, Haruhi. You silly girl. I never changed my mind. Why did you believe such a stupid lie?"

"Well you made it very convincing..."

"Do I have to convince you otherwise now?"

"Maybe you do."

The couple stopped dancing. They just stared into each other's eyes and slowly leaned in for the kiss. Their lips met and it everything was perfect again. They were back together again. All the problems were resolved, all the doubts were gone. All in a single kiss. They just held one another and never let go.

"Mori!" Honey said. "Look at Kyoya! He seems to be having a break down!"

"I wouldn't worry about it" Hikaru said.

"Why not?" Honey asked.

"He's probably just freaking out about how much this is going to cost him without any profit from the guests."

"Okay, that's enough viewing time" Tamaki said. "Let's leave them alone for a while, shall we?" without hearing their opinion, Tamaki pushed them all into the next room. Haruhi and Kaoru didn't even notice. They wouldn't even have noticed if the entire building crashed down. They were together again and it all made sense again. Everything was just perfect.