Author's Note: This fanfiction takes place in America. It's Haruhi's fourth year of studying law and is in her senior seminar.

Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran High School Host Club. If I did, the ending would've been different.

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Chapter One.

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Haruhi walked back to her apartment lugging a bunch of law books. Once she scattered upstairs, since the elevator needed to be repaired, she placed her books down on the ground and started rummaging through her keys. She didn't live on-campus, but she did live under a mile away. She enjoyed walking most of the time; however, since it was the first day of her last semester in college, she wasn't thrilled carrying all of her books from the campus bookstore home. Not only did she not approve of the amount of books she needed for just four classes, but she always hated the price of the books. Even if she had a full scholarship, the prices for books just didn't leave her happy. Even though her scholarship provided an area on-campus to live, Haruhi decided to stop living on-campus after her first year. Firstly, the dorm-life wasn't as good as she predicted it to be. Secondly, her and Tamaki were getting really close as a couple, which had them both come to terms that they would share an apartment near the college. Yet, since Tamaki ended up graduating first, she wondered if he would be forced to head back to Japan. Luckily for them, his family's business was beginning to bloom in America, meaning that he could still live there. Yet, during the Fall Semester, Tamaki informed her that he had a huge project ahead of him, where he had to fly all over America. Understanding the urgency of work, Haruhi wished him well and informed him that she couldn't wait for his return.

With the beginning of this Spring Semester, Haruhi was a bit relieved that Tamaki wouldn't be around, solely for the reasoning that after hearing the fifteen minute lecture of what would be happening for her senior seminar, she needed as much time as possible to just work hard. To be honest, Haruhi was getting sick and tired of school. After all the courses that she's taken, she thought that she would be happier to get closer to her dream; however, in all actuality, she was dreading the thought of becoming a lawyer. She just couldn't bring herself to quit this degree when she was so close to finishing it up. And, the mere thought of her not wanting to be a lawyer pestered the back of her mind a lot. She felt that if she didn't become a lawyer, she would be an eternal liar to her dead mother. Just that thought alone made her work extremely hard.

Once Haruhi located the key to the apartment, she opened up the door and brought her books inside. She placed the books on a table and noticed that the lights were already on. Beginning to get a bit uneasy, she took a small breath, "Is anyone here?" At that instant, she was practically glomped, "HARUHI! I'VE MISSED YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!"

Her facial features lightened somewhat and a small smile appeared on her face, "Tamaki-sempai... you're home."

He nodded and tightened his grip around her, "I was so glad that we finished the tour early! It's so much work being a busy businessman! How have you been?"

Haruhi's face began to lead into what looked like pain, "Tamaki-sempai... you're hurting me... get off!"

Tamaki immediately released Haruhi, "Ah, sorry sorry. I just missed you soooooooooooooo much!"

Haruhi gave a smile looking at her boyfriend, "I'm doing well. Today began the Spring Semester. My last semester for the BA. I only had one class today... the senior seminar. It lasted for fifteen minutes... but, I'm really going to be working hard this semester."

Tamaki nodded, "Of course of course... you'll do perfect love!" He hugged her again.

Haruhi looked into Tamaki's eyes, "I wouldn't say perfect, but I'm going to do my best."

"Anyways! We should go out to eat tonight!" Tamaki declared happily, "I haven't been with my beautiful girlfriend in a looooooooooong time! So, I made reservations for us at this lovely Italian Restaurant!"

Haruhi smiled, "That sounds good. What's the dress code?"

Haruhi remembered a time two years ago that Tamaki informed Haruhi that they were going to go out to eat. He didn't inform her that there was a dress code at the specified restaurant, so she turned up under-dressed and not allowed in the restaurant.

Tamaki smiled, "Semi-formal. I'll be wearing a suit and tie."

Haruhi nodded, "Alright."

That evening, Tamaki lead Haruhi into a limo. He couldn't wait to bring Haruhi to the Italian Restaurnt. While sitting in the limo, Tamaki eyed Haruhi up and down. She was wearing a very glamourous white sundress with sunflower designs on them. It was simple, yet gorgeous. She wore yellow high heels that each provided a small gem in the center of the straps. Since her hair was back to being long again, she had her hair up. She curled two strands of hair that fell down the sides of her face and had the rest of it up in a simple bun. She accented the bun with a feathery, white hair piece. She had pretty neutral make-up, but made sure to add a touch of yellow to her eyelids to bring out the details of the dress. All-in-all, she looked stunning. Tamaki smiled looking at his beautiful date, "You look gorgeous."

Haruhi blushed a little bit, "Thank you. You look very stunning yourself." Haruhi took notice of Tamaki's appearance. Even though she was used to seeing him look good, she still enjoyed looking. He wore a dark blue suit, a white button-down shirt, black belt, and dressy black shoes. He made sure that his hair was absolutely perfect and spritz just a little bit of cologne to complete his attire.

Once they arrived at the restaurant, Tamaki was the first one out of the limo and held his hand out towards Haruhi. She accepted his help getting out of the limo and smiled, "Thanks sempai." Tamaki smiled and handed her a single red rose, "You know that you don't have to address me as sempai anymore."

Haruhi nodded, "I know, but it just doesn't feel right if I don't say 'sempai'."

Tamaki let out a sigh. Even though they've been dating for close to four years now, she still addressed him the same. Tamaki always wanted her to just call him by his first name. But, none-the-less, this was Haruhi. And even though she's changed to a degree over the years after high school, she still had certain quirks. Once reaching the door to the restaurant, a worker opened it and smiled, "Welcome."

The couple walked into the restaurant and Tamaki smiled towards the hostess, "Suoh, table for two." The greeter immediately nodded, "Right this way please."

Haruhi and Tamaki followed the hostess to a table that was right next to a piano. As Tamaki opened up a chair for her, she graciously sat and took in the sight of the restaurant, "Wow Sempai! This is amazing!"

The restaurant was designed differently than the normal Italian restaurants that Haruhi was used to. The rooms of the restaurant each featured a different theme. The specified theme in the room they were in was 'relaxation'. The piano had a pianist playing soft, classical music. The walls were made of the finest stone. Each corner of the room had a gorgeous display of lilacs. Each wall also had a small waterfall that connected to a small koi pond. All-in-all, it was a gorgeous, stress-free atmosphere. Haruhi was very impressed.

After sitting down, the two eyed their menus, "What are you thinking of getting Sempai?"

Tamaki smiled, "For a starter, I was thinking that we could get the caviar."

Haruhi nodded, "That sounds delicious. Wine would taste pretty good with that too!"

"Let's make it a red wine... the most expensive one that the house has!"

Haruhi was a bit uneasy, but none-the-less smiled.

Tamaki smiled and looked at Haruhi and held her right hand, "You really are more beautiful each time I see you."

"Sempai... you're embarrassing me..." Haruhi stated blushing.

"Why should you be embarrassed by truth?" Tamaki inquired as he gently placed a kiss on her hand.

At this small gesture, Haruhi's face was bright red, "Sempai!"

Tamaki laughed, "I find it hilarious that even after all this time, small things like this can embarrass you. You really have changed a lot since high school."

Haruhi glanced down for a moment and then looked into his eyes, "I guess that... you've had that affect on me."

At this point in time, the waiter approached them, "Are you two ready to order?"

Tamaki nodded and smiled, "We will be having your most expensive bottle of red wine along with the caviar appetizer. Following that, I would love to have the lobster raviolli."

Haruhi then looked at the waiter, "I would like the chicken alfredo please."

The waiter took up the menus and gave a small bow, "Of course."

Haruhi then looked back towards Tamaki, "So, tell me about the business trip."

Tamaki smiled, "For the most part, it was rather boring; however, I did get a chance to see our twins!"

Haruhi's interest was perked by this, "You saw Hikaru and Kaoru? How are they?"

Tamaki took a sip of water, since the water was already on the table for them to begin with, "Well, you know how they originally intended to be at the same college as us, right?"

Haruhi nodded, "But this school doesn't have a fashion department, so they decided to go elsewhere... they never mentioned where they went..."

Tamaki continued, "When I was in New York, I caught them both walking down Broadway."

Haruhi's full attention was on the information, "And what were they doing at Broadway?"

Tamaki smiled, "I ran into them when I went to see The Lion King! It appears that they both went to the same performance!"

Haruhi frowned, "Enough about The Lion King! What about them? What are they up to? Are they in school or what?"

Tamaki was a bit disappointed that Haruhi wasn't interested hearing about the play, but he none-the-less continued, "Well, I flagged them down after the performance and we went out for some coffee. While drinking coffee I found out what was going on!"

The waiter returned with their appetizer and wine at this time. The waiter poured the wine into their glasses and set down the appetizer plates, "Please enjoy." And with that, the waiter left.

Haruhi took a sip of the wine, "And?"

Tamaki took a sip of wine and took a bite of the caviar, "They both are attending an elite fashion school. It's one of the most popular in the world! Not only that, but they both are enjoying it! Apparently, this Spring Semester is their final semester."

Haruhi nodded, "That makes sense... considering that it's my final semester as well."

Tamaki continued, "At their college, the senior seminar is brutal. Apparently, they have to get into a fashion group. Each of the members have their own tasks, but it's extremely important that they work together."

Haruhi spoke up, "So... did they know their group?"

Tamaki nodded, "They got to sign up for their groups at the end of the Fall Semester. Anyways, at the end of the semester, each group has to show off one male and one female model to feature a specific theme that is required for the end-of-semester fashion show. The judges of the fashion show are from all around the world. Even though they don't have to place in the show, they're required to get at least marks of 8 to graduate."

"That sounds brutal. I'm so glad that I'm not in that industry..."

Tamaki continued, "Anyways, each senior seminar member gets two tickets to the fashion show to give away and~ Hikaru invited us!"

Haruhi was surprised at that information, "Hikaru invited us? What about his parents?"

"Kaoru gave the tickets to their parents, so Hikaru decided that he wanted us to go."

"I see... but why us? Why not someone else?"

"Hikaru told me that he definitely wants you to see their finiished designs."

Haruhi sighed, "That doesn't surprise me..."

Tamaki smiled, "Anyways Haruhi... we should go. It's been awhile since you've seen them."

Haruhi nodded, "I look forward to it! It's been awhile since I've seen or talked to my best friends."

Realization then struck Tamaki, "Oh, that reminds me... they both want to know why you haven't been picking up their phone calls..."

Haruhi thought for a minute, "I haven't gotten any calls from... OH WAIT! I changed my phone once I moved here!"

Tamaki laughed, "That explains it... well, I have their numbers for you. They really want to hear from you at some time."

Haruhi nodded, "I'll call them tomorrow."

Dinner proceeded very well. Everything was delicious, then a special Mousse Cake was delivered to their table for dessert. Haruhi's eyes widened as she looked at the whole cake. It was gorgeous, the frosting had simple, yet elegant designs and on top of the cake were two mint leaves with a strawberry in the center. Next to the strawberry was a beautiful diamond ring. The band was white gold, engraved in the band in Japanese was "Itsumademo", which roughly translates to "Eternally" or "Forever". There was a large tiffany-cut diamond. Next to that diamond, there were two small heart-shaped diamonds. Haruhi's breath was completely taken away when she saw it. Her small hands immediately rushed to her mouth.

Tamaki then went over to the pianist and whispered something to him. The pianist then got up and Tamaki sat down. He began playing and singing Your Song (composed by Elton John, it's also an awesome song sung in Moulin Rouge). Haruhi watched and listened with every ounce of her. She was completely taken by surprise. Once Tamaki finished the song, he walked over to Haruhi, grabbed the diamond ring from the cake, got down on one knee and looked up into her eyes, "Haruhi... we've been through a lot together and I just can't imagine my life without you. So, I would be the luckiest man alive if you agree to marry me."

Tears of happiness began to form in Haruhi's eyes. She slowly nodded her head in agreement, "Yes... I'll marry you."

Tamaki's eyes lit up and he immediately placed the ring on her finger. He then proceeded to pick her up and kiss her. Haruhi kissed back and once the kiss was broken they both smiled.

The rest of the night, they both were extremely happy. After their meal, they both made it back to the apartment, where they just smiled and talked on the couch until they both fell asleep. Life for Haruhi and Tamaki was good.