When everyone saw the two the next day on Thursday, a lot of people saw the difference in the mood between the two... the shy platinum-blond and the joyous blond were still there... but whenever they seemingly alone the two conversed with one another and bathing in the presence of the other...  Haruhi was the first one to see the third year's when they entered the lunchroom and smiled, waving at them to come over where she was sitting. "Zakari-senpai, are you feeling better?" Haruhi asked concern written on her face once more making him smile and nod his head. "Yeah, just a warm bath was all I needed and I felt much better!" 

He smiled at her before he turned towards Mitsukuni who sat next to him at the lunch table, "Haruhi~!" They all heard a sing-song duo and Haruhi tensed making Zakari giggle as he saw Hikaru and Kaoru appear behind her to place their arms around her shoulder. "Hello, senpai's, wonderful day is it not?" They said back to back making Takashi nod his head, supposing it was a good day. "What is it?" Haruhi looked up at them and they grinned. "We wanted to know if you had any formal dancing experience for tomorrow!" 

Haruhi paled slightly at that while Zakari perked up at the mention of dancing. "Dancing?" He asked curiously making the twins give a look, "We are throwing a ball here on Friday night." Kaoru stated before his brother pitched in. "And we wanted to see if Haruhi knows the waltz." She paled, even more, making Zakari smile brightly. "The waltz? That's really easy! Do you need help Haruhi?" Mitsukuni was instantly surprised at the perkiness of the boy.

"Please senpai!" She cried out making him giggle while Mitsukuni pitched in as well. "I can help you as well, Haru-chan!" He said with a bright smile making her sigh in relief while Takashi nodded his head in agreement. Mitsukuni wrapped his arms around Zakari's neck and whispered something so only he would hear. "Wanna be my date?" The whisper made his skin get goosebumps. "Of course," Zakari whispered back and the twins seemed to see their little interaction.

"What are you two whispering about?" Mitsukuni smiled at them with a bright smile, masking the mischevious one. "You'll see during the dance tomorrow!" He said happily making Hikaru feign hurt, "You've known us longer senpai, why share with him." He said sadly while Kaoru joined in a second later. "Don't you trust us with your secrets too?" Haruhi gave a look towards the two, "I wouldn't."  She thought amusingly while he frowned at them.

"No offense Kao-chan, Hika-chan. I trust you as much as I trust a snake." He said making Zakari giggle while they stood agape at how he was talking but sat back down next to Haruhi on either side of him. Zakari looked around, scanning the room before he froze seeing the three boys bandaged up and sitting a good distance away but giving a hateful stare at him and he couldn't help but freeze. Mituskuni felt it and looked up and gave a dark look towards the boys then looked back down at their food. 

Zakari scrunched his fists up briefly before feeling a small squeeze to his shoulders by Mitsukuni before he grinned at everyone. "Haru-chan! We can practice with you during the club activities, I'm sure many of the girls there will want to as well!" Haruhi sighed slightly nevertheless. "Sounds good." Mitsukuni nodded his head before slowly unlocking his arms and Zakari looked up at him curiously. "Mitsu?" He whispered making him smile down at him. "I'm going to the bathroom." When he said that he nodded his head in understanding while Haruhi saw the small exchange and tilted her head briefly.

"You seem different Senpai." She commented making him blush brightly. "W-Why do you say that?" He asked in a small voice, smiling at his behavior she shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know, you just seem different." Zakari looked down and thought to himself, "Am I?" he muttered, he and Mitsukuni were now technically a thing but they haven't done much besides... He blushed brightly at the kiss in his memory. Calming his blush he kept thinking exactly what he and Mitsukuni have done...

After thinking about it, it felt like he knew him for ages yet it's been less than a week and already... he sighed at the thought but he knew most people nowadays start like this at his age... his mind wandered back to the stuff and he remembered all the times he had comforted him. He felt the ghost of his arms still around his neck and smiled warmly at that, his facial expressions were unreadable by Haruhi or the twins that gave him a look. He looked up with a smile at his secret boyfriend's cousin and asked, "Can we go to our next class Takashi?" Takashi nodded his head while giving a small wave to Haruhi and the twins who simply waved back.

When he and Takashi were walking through the halls Zakari seemingly yawned and rubbed his eyes, Takashi gave him a sidelong glance. "Tired?" He looked up with sleepy eyes and nodded his head. "Yeah..." Takashi hummed slightly at that and waved the boy forward and they were in front of the music room three and he looked up confused. "Come." He waved the boy in and he looked around to see no one else there and looked back up at Takashi. "Sleep." He pointed towards a bed in the corner of the room that seemed to have a few stuffed animals and he could guess this was Mitsukuni's corner when he was sleepy.

Also another part of his facade of being a little kid... he nodded his head sleepily and slowly climbed into the bed and he wasn't surprised at how comfy the bed was and he slowly curled up into a ball and looked over at the stuffed animals only to be surprised to see Usa-chan in the spot, "He must have left her..." He thought before grabbing it and gave it a firm hug while Takashi smiled at the boy who seemed to almost immediately snooze off.

He walked out the door and went back to his class and to see Mitsukuni looking around confused and concerned. "Where's Zak-Kun?" Mitsukuni asked his cousin and the teen smiled and ruffled his hair. "Sleeping." The nonchalant said making him sigh in relief briefly. "In the host club room?" He asked curiously making him nod and he nodded back. "Thank you, Takashi." He said, his relief evident on his face. He sat down, his nerves were gone now but he kept looking up at the clock during the entire time he went through the classes.

When he finally got through the day He got up fairly quickly only to be stopped by his teacher and he paused briefly. "I heard about Zakari-san, Is he doing alright?" The teacher asked concerned, her eyes giving away the obvious concern making him smile. "I think he got really tired, he's still hurt. I can bring him any extra work that he might have. Sensei!" He said happily, hiding his mature side once more, she smiled and waved him off. "It's alright dear, he'll be fine." She said with a small wink making him smile at her kind gesture, nodding his head he walked after Takashi who seemed to be having trouble getting past the horde of girls.

Once he did get through he saw that a lot of the girls were lined up at the door, confused they went through the door, closing it giving the girls a thankful look of their patience. Turning around they saw their younger classmen except Kyoya and Haruhi hiding behind the couch seemingly afraid of the boy that seemed to be sleeping soundly with Usa-chan in his arms. "What's wrong everyone?!" He said happily skipping towards the couch. "H-He has Usa-chan senpai!" Tamaki said with a gasp making him look over and giggle at the sight. 

"Aren't they cute!" He said happily walking practically towards the sleeping boy only to be pulled back making him look up curiously. "W-What is his blood type?" Tamaki asked with a small scare making him roll his eyes briefly at that and flashed him a big smile. "Don't worry! I'll wake him!" Tamaki seemingly sighed in relief. "All good everyone! It takes one to beat one!" Mitsukuni rolled his eyes slightly at that, knowing exactly what he meant. "I wonder what it is though."  He smiled at him

He walked up to the platinum blond and lightly shook him. "Zak-Kun! It's time to wake up." He said happily before he shook again and slowly leaned down, blocking the view from everyone and gave a small kiss to his lips briefly. "Mitsu..." He whispered and opened his eyes briefly. "Hi, sleeping beauty!" He said happily and gave him an amused look. He gave a longing look before Mitsukuni laughed slightly and gave a small brief show to be quiet with his finger.

Zakari slowly sat up, Usa-chan still in his arms and he yawned, rubbing his eyes as he did with his uniform's sleeve he gave a sleepy look up and put his arms up, still groggy and Mitsukuni gave a giggle to his look and slowly hauled him up his arms and brought him over to the couch where he usually entertains guests, everyone watched the exchange with calculating eyes and all but Kyoya couldn't help but smile at it. Mitsukuni lightly sat him down and gave a grin. "Did Usa-chan keep you company." Zakari nodded his head before he slowly stretched his arms out, fully trying to wake up.

"Defiantly not AB blood." Haruhi gave the devil triplets an odd look before Takashi went over to the door and opened it where many girls came in. "A-Ah Zakari-senpai? Honey-senpai? Can we practice?" Haruhi asked with a shy glance making Mitsukuni smile happily and nod his head. "Yeah! But we are kinda small to dance with... ahh, Kanako-chan!" He said happily and she turned her head curiously before smiling. "Can you help us teach Haru-chan the waltz?" Mitsukuni asked happily making her smile and nod. "Of course senpai." 

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When Mitsukuni finally had time to look over towards Zakari he couldn't help but be amused, "Hey Zak-Kun?" He looked up curiously. "What's your blood type?" Zakari frowned slightly at that in confusion. "I actually don't know." He said with a simple sigh and rubbed his head with a sheepish smile. "Really? Well mines AB! Everyone thinks this makes me a terrible morning person." He said with a small giggle while Zakari smiled amusingly at that. "That seems... odd." He pointed out making him nod, "It really is!" He and Zakari laughed together at that and then they heard a small fall and looked over to see Haruhi over Kanako and they could guess they tripped.

"It's okay Haruhi!" She said with a giggle before slowly getting up from the floor. "You are getting better though."  She admitted making Haruhi sigh in relief. "Thankfully," Haruhi muttered while Zakari smiled over at them. "We can dance too! Come on Zak-Kun!" Mitsukuni's grin made him aware of what he was pulling and blushed as he felt him pull him up and they went into the waltz position, with Mitsukuni being the lead. Zakari let the piano carry his feet as he and Mitsukuni danced and he couldn't help but laugh happily as he was pulled down in a part before he lost his footing. "Woah!" They both said and fell to the ground before bursting out laughing.

"I guess I'm a little rusty too!" Zakari said in between laughter while Kanako smiled at the two. "How cute," she muttered before blushing when Haruhi gave her an odd look. "A-ah it's just cause they are so cute together." Haruhi looked over at them and saw a small interaction between them that she didn't see before... Mitsukuni's face changes whenever he's around him... "Together..." She smiled at that and gave Kanako a hand. "Wanna try again miss Kasugazaki?" 

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Zakari felt so out of place the next day... He was sitting down next to a table watching Mitsukuni dance with a few girls while Tamaki and Haruhi seemingly disappeared in the whole mess after the entrance TO the dance. He drank some punch and sighed as he looked down at his glass in sadness... "I was supposed to be the date..." He whispered sadly before he felt someone sit down next to him. "Zakari-senpai? What are you doing here?" Looking up he saw a younger classman Akane and smiled at her. "I'm just being a loner." He said with a raised to the cup and she smiled slightly at that.

"I meant at the dance." She pointed out making him blush brightly and looked up towards Mitsukuni who was seemingly flailing about as his Lolita ways depicted him. "Oh, Honey-senpai?" She asked making him nod. "Wouldn't have anything to do at home so." He murmured and she smiled slightly at that and gave out her hand. "Let's change this loner situation of yours." She pulled him along before shouting to Mitsukuni. "Honey-senpai!" He turned to see Zakari being dragged before pushed towards him, catching the stumbling blond. "Dance with him, he's been all loner like."

Zakari gave a small glare towards Akane but the grin she gave back made him look towards Mitsukuni. "Loner huh?" He asked curiously as he began dancing with the music with the slightly shorter teen. "Not my fault... all the girls are fawning over you..." He muttered slightly and he frowned. "Suppose to be my date..." The whisper was quiet but he heard it and laughed slightly at that. "Well, I can make sure everyone knows who really is mine." Zakari's heart sped up at his claim and looked up at him.

"Want everyone to know?" He asked again before he slowly nodded his head. He looked around and saw a lot of girls looking towards them and he gave a grin. "Okay!" He slowly brought the teen down in a bow and kissed him fully on the lips making every girl who saw squeal happily. Zakari kissed back in delight in before he was pulled up by Mitsukuni who was slightly out of breath from the kiss. "Y-Yours huh?" Zakari whispered with a small blush making him grin, the blush on his face as well. "Would you want to be?" He gave a smile and hugged him, stopping their dance briefly. "I would love that..."

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