I don't own any of the characters or ouran high school host club. Sadly
Haruhi Fujioka came into school that morning early like she always did on the first day of the school year.
She thought that the day would go normally; the twins annoying her: tamaki trying to molest her; kyouya adding to her debt but she was wrong.
As she walked through the gates she saw tamaki was standing there with a huge, I mean huge, grin on his face. It made her shiver, what did he have planned. Then she noticed the flowers and the chocolates in his hands and that only meant he couldn't hug her, it wasn't much of a consolation. She tried to smile inside but she was worried about what he would do.
'What's he doing erghhhhhh?' she thought, putting a slight smile on her face, she instantly regretted doing it.
"MMMMOOOOOOEEEEEEEEE" 'great, should have known that would have happened'.
"What do you want sempai!" pure malice lingered in her voice. She knew it would hurt him but she wasn't in the mood for this kind of thing.
"Come give your daddy a huuuuuuug! I don't want my little girl to feel lonelyyyyy! And don't call me sempai call me tamaki or honey, I don't want you being rude to your lover!"
"Thank you for showing your true intentions sempai but we're not lovers sempai so leave me alone and stop bugging me OKAY!" she shouted the last part this was the last straw.
If he didn't shut up now he would never talk again. Ever. She started to walk away, to be suddenly grabbed by the wrist. It hurt
"Haruhi wait there, don't you want to know why I am here to see you?"
"NO!" she shouted again she didn't know what had come over her.
"Haruhi I'm taking you on a date, don't you want to make your daddy happy?"
"You calling yourself my 'daddy' is creepy enough, so me going on a date with you would be even creepier, goodbye sempai!" and with that she walked away a slight blush on her face, as she tried to get through the whispering crowd.
"Nice going boss." Said kaoru
"Yeah now we'll never get to spend time with her," said hikaru
"She'll think we're the same." Said kaoru finishing his brothers sentence.
On the other hand no-one seemed to notice mori running after haruhi through the crowd, every one assumed that he was getting cake or going to train, but they were wrong. Hunni noticed though and he held a large grin for several minutes after mori had left.
"Haruhi..." This was the first time he had used her full name and it sent shivers down his spine. He had never felt this way before in his entire being.
"Mori-sempai..." she looked into his eyes and saw true longing, though she didn't know what it meant as she was a little dense in this area.
"Takashi..." 'why am I doing this I'm not normally like this' he wondered "call me takashi haruhi" it was firm like he had stated it but she felt compelled to do so anyway.
"Takashi" 'huh so that's what it feels like' he pondered, just hearing her say his name made him get goose bumps all over.
Unbeknownst to him she felt the same way.
"Haruhi, do you like tamaki?" 'if she did he would be disappointed but if she didn't he would have been intruding in her private life and he felt ashamed.'
"Whaa! No. as friend maybe but he is a lot to handle takashi." Her answer was sincere and he liked it, he liked her the way she smiled, the way she laughed even the way that she reacted to the twins and their pranks.
"Yeah he is." She liked his answer too, she liked everything about him if she was honest. She would never tell him though.
"Let's go" it was his way of telling her that they did no want to be late otherwise people would get curious of where they were together alone.
"Takashi... Shoulders?" It was a little forward and she wasn't sure on what he would say but she would try.
For the first time in a long while morinozuka takashi blushed, he didn't understand why he did but he was a bit flustered and didn't answer her for a good minute. he just stood there looking of into the distance. and haruhi couldn't help but note on how attractive he was when he did this, then again she felt that she didn't have the right to stare at him and quickly Looked away.
Mori could feel someone's stare burning his skin and came out of the daze that had entranced him for well over two minuted now.
Haruhi was suddenly picked up from the ground with firm but soft and caressing hands, that weren't too hard and she blushed too. Mori had her settled on his shoulders now and they were walking towards her form room. They new what the reaction would be when they walked in, the twins would go mental about 'mori can't have our toy' and all the girls would shout MOE. They weren't expecting any-less and they didn't get any less. As they walked in the twins just looked at her then at Mori then back and forth till they were dizzy. Then shouted at her for cheating on them with him. She felt proud that she knew them that well.
"Hey guys how are you today" she couldn't help but giggle at their lack of ability to share with even Mori.
"We're fine" the hatred was hardly covered up as they talked "I see that you are extremely well too, haruhi" said the twins in sync like always.
"Yeah I'm good to boys, thank you takashi" she leaned down to kiss him on the cheek as he lowered her to the ground. Everyone was frantic to tell anyone they could about this sudden show of affection on both parts, and how she called him takashi. The twins were furious with her, but decided to let it go if they had any chance in staying friends with her.
They were both satisfied when she allowed them to hug her and play with her hair as she went to find her seat during class, when classes ended though they knew she would want to go and find mori, but they didn't know why.
She had changed over the holidays ever since she had turned tamaki down. She seemed to know a great deal more when it came to relationships and their inevitable problems.
"Bye guys see you at the host club!" she waved goodbye at the end of the lessons of the day. She hadn't really been paying attention to the teacher but she could catch up when she got home if she wasn't kidnapped by the hosts again.
She went to the library quickly to get books so she could study when she got back to her apartment, but as she was walking to the third music room she was cornered by someone she could only guess was on the kendo team because of the uniform.
"Hello, can I help you?" she said timidly she was slightly afraid, but she guessed that mori was a good judgement on character.
"Well, yes little boy you can, I was just wondering if you knew a girl called keiko who goes to the host club?"
"Ergh, yes she is one of my customers, what's your name by the way?"
"Aiko"
"Kay, what do you want Aiko?" still in her timid voice as she wasn't sure where this was going. She did hope that he wouldn't do anything inappropriate like other boys did to the hosts because of them spending time with their fiances.
"Well, I dropped by to stay away from her, but you're so adorable I might just have you for myself, I'm sure she can find another host!" he said in a very seductive tone that he no doubt used to get her flustered but all she was, was terrified. she had been told that things like this might happen if she came out as a girl but When she was a boy they had no doubt that boys would leave her alone.
Until now.
He suddenly grabbed her wrist and started to drag her to the closest empty classroom, throwing her in there. Knocking her senseless for a few moments.
He started to strip her of her tie and blazer, but before he could go any further she rolled him over. So she was on top of him and started to do the same to him, though he was disappointed that she didn't put up more of a fight he was happy she wasn't considering this rape.
Until she tied his arms up and shouted "TAKASHIIIIIIIIII!" he was flustered from her apparent cooperation that he couldn't stop her from it and in no less than 10 seconds an out of breath mori ran into the room.
He looked at them; aiko had managed to get back on top of haruhi and cover her mouth before she screamed again was looking angry and mori could tell what had happened the moment he saw her whimpering under him.
In a flash aiko was against the wall. Mori had the most dangerous look aiko had ever seen and new he would get a very nasty beating soon. After mori had knocked him unconscious he went back to haruhi who now had no blazer, or tie on and her shirt was pushed up showing haruhi's bare chest. That mori had dreamed of for the past few months. He pulled the shirt down and left her to do up her belt buckle that aiko had managed to undo in the attempts to get in her pants. the look in her eyes was of pure terror but when she saw mori she calmed down a lot and pull her self up into his chest. As she started to cry she listened to his heart beat and it settled her down. She felt at home here in his warmth and company, and wished she could be there more often.
"What did he do haruhi?"his voice was calming and she just sat there for while listening to it being replayed in her head. When she finally came out of the daydream she answered though it was in mumbles.
"He well, threatened me cause of that customer-'what was her name'-keiko, he dragged me in here and well he..." she couldn't finish she couldn't believe that anyone would want to do that to her, hurt her like that. He understood what she had tried to say, and they sat there for a while, her in his arms just listening to the steady beat of his kind heart and him trying his best not move less she shatter and break just like the vase that she broke on her first day.
On that day he didn't instantaneously know she was a girl but he didn't care, he liked the boy and felt connected to him. Though he felt weird as he had never thought of a boy as attractive, he knew that if he had a chance with anyone it would be him.
When he found out that the 'he' was a 'she' his feelings almost quadrupled in size as he felt the need to protect her from harm. Even if he wasn't forward he always found a way to be subtle and major protector in her life. Like now for instance.
After he had stopped contemplating his feelings for haruhi fujioka he saw that she had stopped crying, but had fallen asleep in his arms. So he carefully stood up. Picked up aiko in one hand and easily carried haruhi in the other (who had snuggled up in his neck) to the club room.
When he arrived though he saw everyone talking in the corner, now doubt about where haruhi was and why he had run of so suddenly.
Hunni saw them first and his face became dark and evil, when he saw aiko being dragged unconscious and bloody behind mori. He new instantly what had happened and he rushed over to take the now ex-kendo team mate from mori and place usa-chan in haruhi's small and delicate lap. He would not let anyone harm her, he loved her (like a sister guys come one really).
Then everyone else noticed the duo by the door the quests all shouted "MOE" then realized to stop when they saw the worried look in mori's eyes. Tamaki started shouting about how his daughter had betrayed him and how she should have asked before she was allowed to be cuddled by another man. The twins thought that mori was stealing their toy away from them at first, then noticed to dried tears on haruhi's small face, and the red blotches around her eyes, and finally the bruises forming around her wrists.
They went and joined hunni in the pleasure of beating aiko to a pulp the minute they realized what had unfolded. Kyouya on the other hand didn't seam to care as he was probably calculating how much could be made from the new couple.
Though with all the shouting and 'MOEing' haruhi started to wake up. She thought that maybe she overslept and was in the library, then realized that she had nearly been raped and started to panic. Only to find that mori was holding her firmly with one hand and she could smell mint from is hair and hear his steady heart beat from his chest beating against hers softly and new she was safe.
"Takashi..." she murmured as she nuzzled into his neck. She slowly woke up and became aware that they were not the only ones there and that everyone in the host room had crowded around the tall stoic man and the little bundle that was in his arms, she wasn't sure how they would talk their way out of this one.
"She was attacked, please give her space till she has woken up fully" 'wow that was easy, wait a sec'.
'She...' everyone was whispering as they came to the sudden realization of what mori had said.
"Takashi, why did you tell them that I was a girl?" she really did wonder now as it might make what happened today more frequent, and violent.
"To protect you haruhi," 'how' "so people know that if they touch you or harm you that they will die a painful death".
At that she lifted up from his neck and kissed him on the cheek. No doubt that kyouya would make a lot from it, but that wasn't the reason. She wanted him to know that she was grateful.
"AWW, MOE!" all the girls seemed to be begging for more haruhiandmorilove.
So for the rest of the host club haruhi sat next to mori & hunni eating cake and entertaining their customers. Completely forgetting that she had come out as a girl and she would have to start wearing the uniform.
"Takashi, why is haruhi calling you takashi?" said hunni in his sweetest voice and his cutest puppy dog eyes.
"Does it matter sempai" said haruhi feeling left out of the conversation.
"Yes, because it means that you have to call me mistukuni, haruhi!"
"Mitsukuni" mori was getting tired and if he talked any more he would risk flirting with haruhi and causing more girls to faint. So he went back to few syllables.
"Okay Takashi, CAKE!" said hunni trying not to show the disappointment in his voice. After this they sat and entertained till all the cake and guests had gone.
"Haruhi, can we drive you home as aiko might hold a grudge and there's a thunder storm coming and we don't want you to be alone!"
"Mitsukuni, let me." Mori seemed to be able to control hunni with a few words and right now haruhi was glad of it.
"Fine, but next time I get to come." With that he ran of with usa-chan swinging from his arms.
During the ride home mori and haruhi sat in companionable silence, it wasn't like the ones with the twins where she thought they were planning something to scare her.
but she was glad when she got home that they could talk. he seemed more open when he was alone. They talked for what seemed like hours about everything and anything, and when the storm came they were prepared. Ranka had called and had said that he would be working that night and haruhi had said that mori was there for the thunder so she would be fine. She was surprised to hear ranka okay with this and not flip out about her being to young to have boys over.
"May I take a shower, if I am to be staying?"mori thought that it might be inappropriate but he needed one so it couldn't hurt?
She couldn't see why not, so she nodded and went back to her reading.
Only to hear the thunder start, way too early.
Mori wasn't even finished from the shower yet so she left the kitchen from making tea and hid under the table with a blanket, she would have used the closet but her dad had bought so many new clothes that they had to use hers as well for an overflow.
She didn't understand why she was scared of thunder but decided that maybe letting others help her might help her solve the problems from her past. it might also help to understand why she has to be so independent all the time.
As soon a mori heard the thunder clap he started to hurry with his shower, after he had finished washing he hurried to get dressed. Thinking that boxers and tracky's were enough he ran out the bathroom, and started to look for haruhi. When he found her curled up in a ball under the table he could only think about how different the two haruhi's were; one being strong and independent; the other frightened and flagging.
"Haruhi..., I'm here okay."
She started to whimper softly when she heard her name.
"Takashi... I'm so scared, why do I have to be like this when a storm comes?" she mumbled, she really didn't understand why she had to be like this. Why when she was so independent did she have a weakness.
Back with the other hosts.
Tamaki was starting to notice the feelings they both showed each other when hosting, and was disappointed. He had realized his feelings last year but to no avail as she didn't feel the same was towards him.
Kyouya on the other hand was not going to give up. He knew how much his father wanted haruhi as his bride and even he saw her fit for the position. He wasn't giving up. Yet.
Hunni was scheming, so he could get the two together. he would even if it killed him. He knew how mori felt towards haruhi, they spent most of their lives together so of course they shared their problems and secrets with each other.
The twins were unhappy of course, as they knew this would mean that they would have to start spending less time with haruhi. As she spent more time with their new enemy, Mori.
All except Haruhi herself, the most oblivious of the group had noticed her true feelings were, of course she new the feelings were different for mori but she wasn't sure what yet.
They noticed how his eyes followed her when he thought they weren't watching him. They noticed the slight smile he had when he plucked her from Tamaki's and the twins' clutches. Of course, they noticed.
They all loved her, their little transvestite.
The first girl any of them truly loved. One by one, they realized that Haruhi would only be happy with one of them.
They all intended for her to be with them, even the twins. They didn't even know how to share, but they would reach that hurdle later.
Back with haruhi and mori.
"Haruhi, it's not your fault that you're scared" mori was back to speaking full sentence now that he had her in his arms, he was content on keeping her happy for as long as was possible.
"Rea..really?"
"Yes, it's my fault for letting you be scared, for letting the twins use you as a toy, for letting tamaki grope you everyday. I would have stopped them but I thought that I would be going to far as to protect you." He leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. "I know not to do that now" but as he leant down she shifted, tilting her head further up.
They kissed, though it may have been short and sudden it was one of the best feelings either had ever experienced. Mori slowly pulled away and they both blushed, and haruhi seemed to be seeing mori in a whole new light.
"Haruhi..." said mori when they broke the kiss "would, would you want to go on a ... a date with me," 'wow I never thought I would hear him stutter' she thought to herself.
"I have wanted to ask you for a while now but I could never get you alone, away from the other hosts."
"Takashi, I'd love too..." she said and after fell asleep in his arms, he had never felt so relieved in his entire being. Neither seemed to have noticed that the thunder was still rolling outside during the entire conversation. They were both too rapped up in each other. Like there was nothing else in the world but them.
