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Mitsukuni's eyes widened and tears threatened to spill from the corners of his eyes. Why was Takashi so kind to him? He knew he was a handful. Anyone else would have yelled at him for his behavior. He assumed that Kyoya would. Maybe. Maybe not. Okay he wasn't so sure anymore.

He enjoyed the head pats. It made him feel a lot better. At least he was getting some attention now. Still, deep down inside he still did feel bad about what he had done. He needed to fix this! But how? Looking at Takashi, he smiled and hugged his cousin. "We should invite that girl to the club after school. And...I promise I will try to be nicer to her. I will be there with you." It was going to be difficult. He never once had to share his cousin with anyone other than the club members. Sharing was not his strong point.

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"Oh..?" Haruhi looked to Kaoru, food in front of her lips. "What is it Kaoru?" She asked him. "Yeah, what is it, you can tell us." Hikaru spoke quietly when his twin leaned across the table to close the distance. The three of them were now huddled over half eaten food. "I spoke to Alice. She told me her mother plans on sending her back to her grandparents in France. The airplane leaves Friday morning. First thing. And, she says she's sorry about what happened. She didn't mean to make you upset. She still hopes that you will rescue her. And you're going to. We are going to. I'll talk to Kyoya, tell him what she told me. I'm hoping he'll have something up his sleeve."

"Well I'd invite you to my room, but you look too comfortable so I won't have you get up and walk." Clint explained. He was so tired though, so that was another reason why he didn't invite her to his room, he too was already really comfortable beside her. When she moved over to give him some room, he was quick to adjust himself on the freed up space and yawned softly. "Goodnight Mads, sweet dreams. And remember, I'm right here. You'll be okay, I'll be okay. It was just a nightmare."

Kaneko had set the hand towel back into the bowl of water. Her attention now on making him something to eat and his tea to drink. She was already making arrangements in her head of how they would eat together here in their room. They would most likely eat in silence. Not because she didn't want to talk to him, but because she didn't want to disturb him or give him a headache. A small smile appeared on her tired face when he kissed her forehead. It was a small gesture, but sweet nonetheless. When he wrapped his arms around her, she rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes, listening to him. What he said surprised her. "You want to eat at the table?" She repeated. "Are you sure?" She was more than happy to eat with him at the table. She knew it wouldn't be too long until she would eat by herself, so she wanted to take advantage of the moments when they could eat together.

"I didn't think that you would actually like her and want to be her friend. I was just trying to be nice!" He complained. Mitsukuni frowned. He didn't like being lectured by anyone. He just wanted to be free to do whatever he wanted without dealing with the consequences. He listened to Takashi mention that he should be upset with Tamaki since he was the one who said they should invite Mia to the club to begin with. "You're right.." His voice was quiet, his eyes looked around, trying to find Tamaki but not seeing him anywhere. "I.." he frowned and looked back up at his tall cousin. "I guess you think I'm a bad person for not letting you see her. But if you want to see her then you should. If you really...like...her then you should talk to her more."

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Kaoru listened to the information that Alice was giving him. He and his brother had only a few days to figure something out. Drive out there before school and somehow bring her back here. Maybe if they got in contact with her father about this then he'd be able to help them out. Regardless, he had information now he'd need to share with Kyoya. If anyone was smart and could figure out a plan, it was him. "We'll be there." He said, then he heard the line go dead and he sighed. She had hung up. "Hikaru, I have something I need to tell you. I'll tell you at the end of school though since we need to talk to Kyoya about it too."

"Sounds pretty scary.." Clint started and gently shook her where she lay. "Hey..umm...do you want me to sleep here for the night? Maybe it will keep the nightmares away or something?" He offered. He didn't mind sharing a bed with her. It would just be like a sleepover. Friends did this all of the time didn't they. "Actually..just move over. I'll just lay here and make sure all of the scary monsters don't get to you." He murmured, already laying down beside her. The kitten meowed, wanting to be on the bed as well. Clint sat up and reached down to puck up the kitten and placed it on his chest after he lay back down.

Kaneko's humming came to a slow stop once she noticed he had drifted off to bed. A smile on her face, she resumed what she had been doing and when the water got room temperature, she left to pour it down the sink and replaced it with cold water again. Then she was back in their room, rubbing the cold hand towels on his chest, neck, shoulders, forehead, his arms. This went on until he woke. By that time she was starving and tired. But as she had said, she was right there. She hadn't left. Her hand rested on his forehead, warm. Not hot though. The fever seemed to be going down thankfully. "Hey.." She spoke quietly. "Sounds like someone is hungry. Would you like me to make us some dinner?" She asked. "I'll bring it here so you won't have to get up. And if you want I can make you some more of the tea as well."

Mitsukuni frowned. He looked up at his cousin and then looked down at Usa-Chan on his own lap. "I don't like her." He murmured and rubbed his eyes with tiny fists. "But you like her Takashi! And...and you will hate me if I don't let you talk to her. I know you will. Even if you say you won't, you will be mad if I make you choose one or the other." He didn't look back up at his cousin. He couldn't. He was being so unfair to Takashi. And yet his cousin wasn't raising his voice or anything. "Well she was coming between us! She is.." He murmured, hanging his head.

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Kaoru listened to her question and then looked at Hikaru who was deep in a conversation with Haruhi who didn't look impressed. "He will. I can promise you that much." He answered. "Look...she brought you here for a reason I'm sure. If you do have to go back..well just tell us when and where you'll be so that we can think up a plan." He said, trying to cheer her up. Hearing her cough only made him worry more though. "You should drink some tea...or water. Get some rest Alice."

At the time that Maddie had woken up, Clint was fast asleep. The kitten had made its way into Maddie's room and had curled up beside her, but when Maddie woke up it hopped off and slowly stumbled off towards Clint's room. It meowed and meowed outside his door over and over until that door opened and a sleepy Clint walked out. "Mm..what you want?" He asked. His voice sounded so tired, but he followed the kitten in the dark until he reached Maddie's room. "Ah...Maddie...another nightmare?" He asked, stepping into the room and sitting on the edge of her bed.

Kaneko watched him rest and covered up only his feet. It was a superstition in her family growing up that if you slept with your feet uncovered, you'd catch a deathly cold and die. She wasn't sure it was true, but she didn't want to ever risk it. Her soft humming resumed, filling the quiet room. If she could somehow help him sleep better with her humming, then she'd hum all day just to make sure he got the rest he deserved. This was what love was about. Her fingers stroke his hair gently and she placed a kiss atop his head. Loving someone meant being with them no matter what.

Despite eating so many sweets all the time, Mitsukuni didn't weigh much. It was a gift. He looked up at his cousin with wide amber eyes. He still didn't understand why Takashi liked Mia so much. What was so special about her? "You like her.." He said quietly. Takashi liked her, and he knew that he could easily forbid Takashi from seeing her but that wouldn't be right would it? "How can you be so sure that she does?" He asked. Hearing Takashi say that he would always come first normally made him feel better. This time however, the younger cousin was not convinced. "Are you going to go look for her and invite her the the club after school? Are you going to invite her to eat lunch with us?"

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Kaoru looked at both his twin and Haruhi as they babbled on about the food and the taste. "Well that was kind of her." He said, running his fingers through his hair and poking at his lunch. "Look...things were said without much thought. You were upset, you thought we were doing something we shouldn't have been doing. Your reaction was normal." Kaoru answered. "I don't think he is angry with you. Perhaps a little wounded...but I don't think it's something that can't be mended next time you show up. I'll tell him you're sorry. But...I think it would be best you apologize in person. When you can that is."