There's silly, and then there's just plain stupid. It doesn't matter now anyway; he's not going to do it again. [That's the end of it for him, because he's sure that he got through to Kaoru, and made him understand that they don't have to separate themselves entirely to be happy.

And--oh god, don't blush, Haruhi. That's too sweet, and her words bring the fluttering in his stomach back, and she never forgets to think of Kaoru, too. That means the most to him. It's actually the mention of his name that changes Hikaru's reaction from the initial deer-in-headlights from hearing Haruhi is glad he's here, to a kind, genuine smile.]

Thanks, Haruhi. [She probably won't know what for, but obliviousness has never stopped him from saying whatever he wants.]