Haruhi's twin

Chapter 53: Honey's true feelings! Yori Confesses!

Emi's pov

"I cannot believe she stuck me in another stupid project with those two idiots." I grumbled angrily, crossing my arms across my chest as I huffed. "Oh, come on. It won't be that bad." Haruhi said, patting my shoulder. "Haruhi, this will be your first time with them and me in a group." I said, looking over to her. "Is it really that bad?" She asked, pushing the doors to the club room open. "Is what that really bad?" Tamaki-senpai stepped in front of us, as I looked up at him. "Well, Emi and I have been placed in a group project together." Haruhi answered, "That's great." Tamaki-senpai smiled, "Isn't it?" He asked, becoming confused as he saw my expression. "It would be if our teacher hadn't assigned us to a group where Akihiko and Ian are. Do these teachers not understand that those two can't work together in any capacity? They are always fighting. I thought my first project with Haruhi would be just us, but no.. He just had to add Akihiko and Ian." I complained, throwing my bag onto the nearby couch as I walked away from the two. "Well, I can certainly say that they do." I turned my head to the left, my eyes landing on Kyoya-senpai who was typing away on his laptop. "I have a theory as to why they always pair them up together." Renge suddenly popped out from behind Haruhi, startling her slightly. "And that would be?" I asked, turning to face her. "Maybe they just want them to finally work together and get along." She shrugged, walking over to where Kyoya-senpai was sitting. "What about you, Kyoya-senpai? Why do you think they always pair them up?" Haruhi asked, "According to their files, the two of them have always been ones to either make trouble or never interact with other kids at their previous schools. Some of the teachers here were concerned about that, and even though the two of them don't get along very well, they wanted them to get along. Hoping that the two can actually get along well enough to become friends." Kyoya-senpai answered, making me scoff as I shook my head.

"No way would I become friends with that idiot." I groaned internally, as I heard Akihiko speak up from behind Tamaki.

"Oh yeah? Who would want to be friends with someone as stupid and narcissistic as you?" Ian chimed. I sighed, shaking my head as I walked over to Tamaki. "What are you two doing in here?" Hikaru questioned, as he and Kaoru, along with Yori and Anna walked into the club room.

"Well. We wanted to come hang out with our favorite hosts." Akihiko smiled, wrapping an arm around my neck. "Oi, where do you think you're putting that arm, Akihiko? Do you want to lose it?" Kaoru threatened, making Akihiko smirk. "Someone's jealous. Good." Akihiko pulled me closer to him, making me very uncomfortable with how close he was. My eyes darted around the room, "I suggest you get your hands off Emi." Honey-senpai spoke up, turning all attention onto him. He was standing beside Mori-senpai, looking not to happy with what Akihiko was doing.

"Why? Are you jealous? Huh? I mean, I heard you and Emi were dating last year and you ruined it. By kissing another girl." Honey's eyes darkened as he glared harshly at Akihiko, who only seemed amused at his reaction. "You screwed up, Honey-senpai. Which means you don't have a say. You broke poor little Emi's heart in half. And I'm pretty sure she would prefer her boyfriend be the one to make the threats and defend her rather than the boy who broke her heart." Akihiko stated, Honey's hands curled into fists and I let out a sigh.

"You shouldn't test Honey-senpai like that Akihiko." Hikaru warned, "Or what? What will he do? Like I said, he has no say-"

"Actually, I do. I may not be Emi's boyfriend anymore and I may have broken her heart when I didn't mean to.. But that doesn't mean I don't still love her." My eyes widened when he said that, I looked over at him in disbelief. He still loves me..? He broke my heart and he still loves me...? Tears brimmed in my eyes, as I felt a heavy weight on my chest. I did not like this at all, I moved on from him. So why? Why was I feeling this hurt when he said that?

"I love Emi, and although she may not be mine, I still have the right as a friend to care. So take your hands off of her before you lose them." Akihiko let out an amused chuckle, unwrapping his arm from around me and stepped back, holding his hands up in mock surrender.

"Honey-senpai," Haruhi started, his eyes softened a bit as mine shone with tears. I looked away from him, no wanting to say anything and instead turned around to Tamaki-senpai. "So, what's on the agenda today, Tamaki-senpai? What are we dressing up as?" I asked, I could tell they were all concerned with my wellbeing but I was not about to cry over him again. I'm happy and in a new relationship, one that makes me feel special. Tamaki-senpai caught onto my mood, so he immediately informed me what we would be doing. He told us what we would be dressing up as and handed me a complex costume, which made me smile and blink away the tears. I took the costume out his hands, looking to Anna and Haruhi. The two of them gave me a nod, following me to the dressing room so they could help me change. I walked past Kaoru, giving him a smile which let him know that I'll be alright. He gave me a kiss on the forehead, walking over to Hikaru who sent me a small smile.

"What the hell was that all about?" Anna questioned, shutting the curtain behind her.

"I don't know... Akihiko sounded like he wanted to back Honey-senpai into a corner." I said, as Haruhi started to help me put the costume on. "It doesn't make sense that he would do that. He knows that you are in a healthy relationship with Kaoru, who wouldn't hesitate to beat his ass. Hell, I'll beat it for him." Anna threatened, making me chuckle.

"Are you okay, Emi? Really?" Haruhi asked, stepping back as she fixed the costume. "I'll be fine.. I promise. I'm not going to dwell on what he said, I already have my heart with someone else." I answered her, "Are you sure? I saw those tears in your eyes." Yori spoke up, turning our heads to him. Anna smacked him on the head, making him wince in pain. "What was that for?" He whined, "You entered the girl's changing room without asking! You perv!!" Anna smacked him again, making Haruhi and I chuckle as he winced.

"I just came to check on Emi."

"It's fine, Anna. I'm finished getting dressed. He can stay." I said, as Haruhi put my hair in a ponytail. "Can I actually have a moment alone with Emi?" He asked, which made me look at him confused. Anna and Yori looked at each other, locking eyes and just stared. It went silent for a moment before Anna let out a sigh, nodding at her brother as a smile appeared on her face. "Come on, Haruhi. Let's get you into your costume now." Anna grabbed Haruhi's hand, dragging her out of the room which left the two of us alone. It was silent between the two of us, the both of us just staring at each other. I couldn't read the emotion that swirled in his eyes and his body language suggested that he looked very nervous, it was strange to see him like that.

"What is it, Yori? You look like you want to say something important."

"I do..." He said, "It's okay, you can tell me. You can always tell me anything, no matter what it is. I'm here." I reassured him, taking his hands into mine. I smiled at him, making sure that he knew I was here for him. "I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time... I just never had the courage to tell you." He started, "Emi, I-" He was cut off as the curtain was pushed back, "Come on, Emi. Doors are about to open." Tamaki-senpai said, "Alright. Yori, we can talk later." I turned away from Yori, walking away but Yori stopped me. "No, Emi.. I need to tell you this now or I might never get another chance to." He said, making me look back at him. The look in his eyes showed the desperation that he had, "Yori, I promise. You can tell me all about it later and I will make sure that nobody interrupts. I have to go, Yori."

"No, you're not getting it." He shook his head, I sighed and turned back around starting to walk off.

"Emi! I like you!! I like you as more than a friend!" I stopped in my tracks, turning my head back towards him as Tamaki-senpai let out a loud gasp.

"What?" I turned around, fully facing him. His eyes and mine connected, the both of us not looking away. "I... I've been in love with you since that day back in middle school, when you first talked to me. I've always liked you, Emi... And I know that now isn't a good time to tell you because you're in a healthy relationship and you're finally happy. Like truly happy. I just... I had to get it off my chest because I felt that I needed to tell you. Otherwise, I would have never been able to tell you. I know that it's too late and you don't feel the same. But all I want is for you to be happy. I'm okay with just being your best friend as long as you're happy, that's all that matters to me. I love you, Emi Fujioka." Tears filled my eyes, as he stood there with a smile on his face. I had no clue that he felt that way for all these years, he's my best friend and I didn't know how he truly felt. I took several steps back, shaking my head and before I knew it.. I ran past Hikaru and Honey, dashing out of the club room with Haruhi calling after me.