Bitten {Ouran Host Club}

She's Recovering

Kyoya's POV

There are multiple things I'm happy about. One is that she's walking around, interacting. Second is that she's actually talking and not pushing us all away. And a few others not related to Alaria.

But there's something I'm not happy about. Kaoru with Alaria? No! It can't happen! I--

It doesn't matter. She's chosen who she wants. Everyone seems to accept it, so I'll just put on that persona. Not like it's hard for me.

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Tamaki's POV

Lari's back! Lari's back! Lari's back! Oh, I can finally sleep now! Every night for the last for nights, Haruhi would call me and beg me to play for her so she could sleep. So I'd play a few tunes on the piano until I knew she was asleep. Sometimes it'd take minutes. Other times, it'd take hours. But I was willing to have her sleep.

Not only will we be able to sleep, but everything will go back to normal! Lari will be organizer, Kyoya manager. I'll stay leader, and the there's'll just do their own thing!

I can't wait. I'm so excited!! I hope she stays this happy. For all of us.

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Mori's POV

I will admit that seeing Alaria with one of the Hitachiin twins upset me. But she deserves happiness, and she's found the one she's most happy with. I'm happy for her.

The fact that she's recovering so quickly surprises me. I don't think I'd be able to deal with that. Of course, I wouldn't let anyone else know that I was upset...

Like Alaria.

She doesn't really talk out her problems. She rides them out and sees how it ends. She's there for others before she's there for herself, and that can hurt her sometimes.

But she's happy, and that's all I want.

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Hunni's POV

Lari-Chan!

No. No cute act. Not right now. It's time to be serious.

It shocked me when she walked into the room with the twins. It scared me when they said, "She's alive!" It did. But, hey, she is alive, isn't she?

I just want to run up to her and tell her that everything's going to be okay now because she's happy. But that would sound corny and absolutely inappropriate for my persona. Only Mori knows what I'd truly say.

She's so happy! I love it! She's happy with whichever twin she's dating, and that's all we wanted for her! Happiness! Some light in the darkness.

Now she's got it.

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Hikaru's POV

I'm still processing all of this.

Lari's talking, walking, interacting. She's happy, it seems, with Kaoru. The depressed aurora that used to be about her is fading. I can feel it.

She's happy. She's recovering.

Kaoru was starting to worry me. But I guess I don't have to worry about that now! He's got Alaria happy, and that's all he every wanted!

The date we have planned is so romantic and fun, even I'm surprised we came up with it! Now that's something I can't wait for!

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Haruhi's POV

There are no words to explain the happiness I feel. She's talking! She's touching people and smiling! She happy.

Well, now Tamaki and I can get some sleep. I feel awful for keeping him up just so he can play me to sleep. It made me feel pathetic in the morning. But, had I not asked him, I wouldn't have slept.

I don't have to worry about her anymore. At least, not as much as I did. The Host Club will even benefit from Lari's recovering!

This is all I wanted. This is all I needed.

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Kaoru's POV

Lalalalalala, sing a happy song! Lalalalalala, sing the whole day long!

That's just how amazing I feel right now! I'm with the girl I've had a crush on for a while, and us dating is pushing away her depression! That's great!

I can't count on my two hands and feet how many times I'd wake Hikaru in the night just from tossing and turning. That first night, when she screamed, scared the need for sleep right out of me. And I mean that most literally. I could barely sleep. It's a miracle I managed this week.

Her smile is so magnificent. I missed it. Her voice is so beautiful, so smooth. Ugh, I missed everything about this Lari.

And she's all mine!

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Alaria's POV

This feels so amazing. Just being happy. I feel like I'm floating higher than cloud nine. I feel I could fly, even! Oh, happiness is bliss.

Kaoru wouldn't let my hand go. Not that I'm complaining. But he seriously never let my hand go. It was pretty cute, to say the least.

Although I wanted nothing more than to feel just happiness, I had a bad feeling about something. Like a gut feeling. It was like it was telling me something was going to happen to someone later on, but not now. At least I had time to wait.

I don't really tell people about my "gut feelings". They're rare, when they happen, but they always come true. They're always feelings, though, no visions or signs. I just get a feeling.

Honestly, I tried to ignore it. But the feeling kept coming back. When I flinched once, Kaoru asked me if I was okay. I told him I was having hunger pains, so he went and got me food.

I can't believe he believed it...

It matters to me that he cares. He's the sweetest thing and I can tell he's hiding something down in there. I just have to dig it out.