(Now, before I start, I have a quick note. I wrote the kissing scene myself, so if it needs improvement, please correct me or tell me what you want and I'll try to incorporate it into the stories.
That's all for now.)

I sat up, and grabbed my clothes, running to the bush to change.

'I'm goning to see Ritsu at school! We will do the project together and it will be so much fun!' I thought, happily.

I quickly changed and returned my pyjamas to my room, only to wake up Sota.

"Hibiki?" He asked, sleeply.

"Shh, its just me." I said, rubbing his hair.

"Ok, goodnight bubby." He said, falling back asleep.

'I still have to break the news to the little ones.' I thought, brushing the hair out of his eyes.

I went down the creaky stairs and into the kitchen to make some breakfast for everyone.

I made a huge stack of pancakes and a huge stack of waffles, knowing that everyone liked one or the other. I smiled as the smell of pancakes filled my nose.

'I need to get more money.' I thought, looking at the dwindling stack of cash in the cupboard. I sighed and walked out of the kitchen, some instant coffee in my hand.

"Off to school." I said to Aunty Clair, who was laying on the couch. I placed the coffee on the counter next to the radio and waved goodbye.

She gave a sleepy wave back and yawned. It was probably 4 o'clock in the morning.

I grinned at her and walked out the cracked front door, my happy mood never dampening. I walked out of the rusty, rundown house and looked back on it. I sighed and grabbed my small useless backpack that I put in the bushes.

Once I was about halfway there, I joyfully ran down the pavement. I was excited to see the pink school, for once.

I walked to my class and sat down at my desk, grabbed a piece of paper and a spare pencil.

I began to write about the steps of our project when I heard a chair squeak besides me.

I looked up and saw Ritsu, a huge smile grew onto my face.

"Hi, Ritsu!" I said, very happily.

He gave me a grunt of recognition and looked at me, then back at his desk. He put his arms up on the desk and laied his head in them.

"What's wrong, Ri?" I asked him, concerned.

He grunted and looked at me again.

"Just not a mornin' person." He said, moving his head away.

"Oh, well we still need to work on the project." I reminded him, and he turned back to me.

"Alright, you do the planning, I'll get the flowers. Deal?" He asked, with a yawn at the end.

"Sure. Hey, why are you here so early. Its 5:30." I said, curiously, as I glanced at the clock.

"Well, I saw you come in, and I know you get up early, so I wanted to meet you here early." Ritsu said, a slight blush on his face.

"O-oh." I stuttered, not really knowing what to say.

He laied his head back down and closed his eyes. I smiled, and with a blush on my face, leaned down and kissed him on the cheek.

He shot straight up, like someone shot a gun, and his face was bright red.

"Hibiki!!" He exclaimed, clutching his cheek.

"Yea?" I asked him, trying to restrain a giggle.

"You kissed me on the cheek." He said, a small smile underneath all of that blushing.

"Yes, I did. So what?" I asked him.

"If your going to kiss me, kiss me on the lips, Hibi." He said, and it was my turn to turn bright red.

"Ri. I-i." I stuttered, my face growing redder every second.

He leaned in and his lips brushed mine. His chocolate brown eyes and his firey red hair made me so happy, that in this moment, I didn't care about anything else. I smiled and leaned in as well, so that our lips were pressed together.

He closed his eyes, enjoying the kiss and he started to stick his tongue in my mouth.

I clamped my mouth shut and winked at him, teasing him, and he blushed harder.

"Let's wait for that after school to do this, Ri." I said, my breath airy.

"That's really mean, Hibi." Ritsu pouted, turning away from me.

I pulled him back over and gave him a peck on the lips.

"Don't be mad, Ri." I said, giggling it off.

He gave me a smile and stopped pouting.

We separated before anyone came in the room, but I still was kinda flustered.

"Hibiki, I have a question." Ritsu asked.

"What is it?" I replied, curious.

"Would you be my boyfriend? Maybe?" He asked, kinda nervous.

I grinned so wide, I thought my cheeks would split.

"Of course I would, Ri. I love you." I said,

"I love you too, Hibi." He said, grabbing my hand.

More people came in and we separated, but I can still feel his presence.

"Ok, class. Get with your groups and start working." He said, in his always monotone voice, placing a pillow onto his desk and started sleeping.

'What a terrible teacher.' I thought, looking at the teachers hungover state.

I scooted my desk closer to Ritsu and he smirked. I smiled back at him, making him blush wildfire.

"That's really cute, Hibi." He whispered in my ear, giving me small goosebumps.

"Ri, if we're gonna do the kissing thing, were leaving it at the park for now." I whispered, hoping to remind him that my life doesn't know I'm gay.

"That doesn't matter, Hibi. All that matters to me is you." He whispered, sweetly.

"Aww, thank you." I whispered back, as happy as can be.

After about an hour of work, the lunch bell rang and all of us filed out to the cafeteria.

"Whoa, I've never been to the cafeteria here." I said, in awe at its grand size.

The lunch line wasn't very long, but when I looked at the prices, I found out why.

'Its 600¥ for 1 meal here?!?!!' I thought to myself.

"Anything you like, sir?" The lunch lady asked.

"No, but thank you." I said, politely, and quickly walked away.

"You see the lunch line?" Ritsu asked me as I slumped down at the practically empty table.

Suddenly, I saw Haruhi walk into the room.

"Hey, Haruhi!" I called out her, and she looked at us and came over.

"Hi, Kasanoda. Hibiki." She said.

"Hey Haruhi." I said, excited to have her over here.

"So." Haruhi said, a wierd look in her eyes. "Have you two kissed?" She asked, starting to laugh.

Ritsu started to blush and stumble over his words, that I spoke for him.

"Yea, have you and Tamaki nodded yet?" I whispered/yelled at her.

Her face went bright red as I spoke.

"No i-i.... don't even..... What?!?" Haruhi asked, really confused.

"You heard me. Have you kissed Tamaki yet, Haruhi." I said, distracting her from the situation.

"Why would I kiss an idiot?" Haruhi asked, shocked that I would suggest the idea.

She leaned in and said this.

"Yes. Me and Tamaki have kissd. We're trying to keep it a secret." She told me, not letting anyone else here.

I suppressed my squeals and the bell rang for lunch to be over.

'So much for finding info about Haruhi and Tamaki.' I though, feeling sad.

"Hibi, what's wrong?" Ritsu asked, once we were back in class.

"Nothing, Ritsu. Its nothing." I told him, brushing off the problem.

'Let's see, how the host club will react when I say I'm gay?' I thought, and I instantly thought of Tamaki and his hugs.

That's a topic for another day.

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Hi, guys.
So, I'm sorry for the late update.

My phone was being glitchpad.

I'm sorry.

This is chapter 21.