"Welcome home, young Lord." All these people stopped and bowed to Ritsu.

"Good afternoon, young Lord." This man with a blond ponytail said.

'I want to braid his hair.' I thought, hopping off of Ritsu.

Ritsu grabbed my hand and lead me to a spare room.

"Hibiki, what's going on? This isn't like you." He said.

'I'm so tired.' I thought, my eyes starting to close.

"Hibiki!" I was shook awake and I saw a fuzzy Ritsu.

"Hm?" I responded, rubbing my eyes.

"Your head is burning up and your face is so flushed. What's wrong?" He asked, concerned.

"I don't feel the greatest, but I'm sure I can find some jelly to go with the flowers. I think I'm sick." I said to Ritsu, making his face have a look of fear.

"Hibi." He said, sternly.

"Tetsuya!" Ritsu shouted.

"Yes, my lord." The man with the ponytail came rushing in.

"Get some fever medication and a small throw bed." Ritsu barked out orders.

The man looked at me with his gray eyes once, before running to go get what Ritsu asked.

"Shh, its going to be ok." Ritsu said, turning to me.

I snuggled up to Ritsu and smiled.

"I love you, Ritsu." I said, smiling sillily.

"Get some sleep." He said, smiling back at me.

I snuggled up one last time, before falling asleep.

*Time skip*

My eyes suddenly popped open. I looked around to see Ritsu with coffee in his hand, sitting on a stool, trying not to fall asleep.

"Ri?" I asked, my voice scratchy, like Sora's.

"Hi, Hibi." He said, his voice gentle.

"Why are you still up? You can go to bed, if you want." I said, still on my side.

"Do you want a glass of water?" He asked, and I nodded.

I looked around the room and smiled when I saw 2 group pictures of Ritsu, smiling in a group of happy faces. 

The first one was the host club, with Tamaki having sparkles, the twins bothering an annoyed Haruhi, Kyoya and his eyes covered by the shine of his glasses, and Honey sitting atop Mori. It looked warm and inviting.

The second one was of the gardening club, where there was two guys and two girls. That one was a little fuzzy, but the face in the middle was unmistakable. It was Ritsu, with a smile on his face. Those chocolate brown eyes shining with happiness and joy. He was truly happy there.

"Hibiki?" He asked, snapping my attention back to him.

He gave me the water and I drank half the glass quickly.

"Hey, what's the time?" I asked, then started to take another sip.

"Its about 2 in the morning." He said, casually, like he hasn't been up the whole night worrying about me.

When he said that, I almost did a spit take. 

"Why aren't you sleeping?!" I demanded, my voice cracking a bit.

"I can't sleep, knowing my boyfriend is sick in bed." Ritsu said, a blush and a smirk on his face.

"Make sure you get some sleep." I told Ritsu, before starting to drifting back off again, setting the cup down.

I heard Ritsu climb off the stool and lay down next to me.

"I will, Hibi. I will." Ri said, and that was the last thing I heard.

*Time skip*

I smiled at the warmth I felt right now, but I knew I had to get up and take care of the little ones. I tried to get up and move, but something heavy was on me. I opened my eyes to see an arm on top of my chest.

"Huh?" I asked out loud, confused.

Suddenly, the arm moved, and I saw Ritsu roll over and open his eyes as well.

"Mornin' Hibi." Ritsu said, sleepily.

"Morning." I said, with a smile. 

"Hey, do you want to do the report on gardening?" He asked, and my brain tried to think back to yesterday.

"Umm...yea, and maybe also about kids. Like what would happen if kids took care of a garden, would they grow too?" I suggested, and Ritsu smiled.

"I like that idea. Let's do that." He said, standing up.

I sat up and stretched my arms, when a sudden thought came to me.

"The little ones?!" I said, worried.

I jumped up, got dressed as quickly as I could, and ran out of Ri's room.

"Bye Ritsu!!" I yelled, as his house got smaller and smaller.

*Time skip*

I puffed out a breath as I reached my house. My legs felt like lead with every step. 

'I probably shouldn't have ran out here so quickly.' I thought, reaching my door handle.

"I'm....home..." I huffed, opening the door.

"HIBIKI!!!!!!!!!" They all yelled, as they all jumped on top of me in a hug.

"Where were you?" "What happened to you?" "Why do you look all sweaty?" "Why did you leave?" "What happened durring school?" "We missed you, bubby/brother." They all bombarded me with questions.

"I know I know, I wasn't home when I said I was going to be. I..uh..had to do a project with Ritsu and he offered me to stay the night." I said, comforting them.

"Oh, so a project, eh? What project?" Aunty Clair questioned, a wierd grin on her face.

"Its a report on if gardening helps children grow." I said, smiling as I thought about the person who I'm doing the project with.

"Oh, how nice." Aunty Clair said, smiling.

"Miss dinner." Moka said, with a hint of sadness.

"Had broth." Ryuta said, monotonly.

"I'm so sorry I missed it." I said, patting them on the head.

"Bubby, you also missed laundry day. Our clothes stink." Kika said, pulling at her clothes.

"Yea, I guess I did. So let's go to the park and take care of that. Everyone, grab your blankets." I told them, and they happily ran upstairs.

I stopped Sota from going upstairs though.

"Yea, how's Sora?" I asked, pulling Sota back.

"Better now, I hope. We're almost out of medicine." He said, giving me a worried look.

"Its going go be ok, Sota. I'll take care of it." I said, ruffling his hair.

"Ok. So, who's ready for laundry day?" I asked, excited.

Everyone erupted in cheers as the littlest ones ran out the door, taking their blankets with them. I smiled and ran after them, having the older ones follow behind me. 

Miyu handed me my blanket and smiled. 

"Welcome back." She said, and then she started talking to Kika and Aya. 

Once we got to the park, I stopped and stared at the cherry tree that started it all. All of my happiness and pain. My love for Ritsu. 

Just like the cherry tree, it will always be in bloom.

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*pulls over riot*
You can stop now, I updated.

And also, I'm NOT DEAD!!!
YAYYY!!

Guys, I am so sorry for the long wait, but I have very good reasons for it. 

And I also have a surprise for you.....

I'm writting another book!!

Now, this one will not be an anime, but a playoff of one of my favorite books IRL.

I hope you check it out and I hope you like it.

This is chapter 19.

And please, put down those pitchforks!