Chapter 1: The Delimma

She didn't know what to make of the feelings that started to rouse in her after the incident at the pool with the silent stoic wild boy of Ouran's Host Club. It was a while ago but she could not seem to let it go. Haruhi would often find herself thinking back and remembering his strong arms wrapped around her protectively. What to do about something like this? Haruhi had finally decided to keep the feelings she thought were "Love" to herself. Those vital words, she felt she could never say. Haruhi never expected anything to come of the feelings she felt deep inside for Mori-Sempi. He could never care for a girl like her, could he??

Monday afternoon:

Once again sitting at her table in the Ouran High School's third music room, holding the Host Club's activities, Haruhi tried to pay attention to the idle chatter of her customers. However, finding it harder and harder to not pay full attention to the tall student quietly attending his small lolita cousin, making her heart beat faster. Feeling preocupied and out of sorts she started to notice that she wasn't as pretty as the girls that fawned over her crush. "Why do they have to be prettier" she thought to herself. "why do I care anyways, right, nothing can come from it." Just then he peared over and caught her staring, she quickly averted her eyes, but not quick enough to see the question in his eyes and the slight smile tugging at his lips.

" Oh... Harrrruuuhhii!!!" came the voice from accross the room. Jarred by the fact that no-one client related was in the room she frowned. The twins were advancing as fast as they could while avoiding their ever daunting overlord, and the man who thought as him self as Haruhi's father. Tamaki was watching them vigilently while making his way across the room toward his loving daughter. At that moment her cell phone rang. "saved by the ring" she thought to her self.

Holding a finger up, to indicate she wanted time, she answered the phone the twins had given her earlier. "Hello.." silence over took everyone in the room as she was listening to the person talk. "Yes, I understand thank you for calling." It was not so much the fact that as Haruhi spoke to the person on the other side of the phone call that caught all of her firends attention as how after a moment she was now talking in a monotone type voice. Once hanging up the phone and placing it in her bag. Haruhi stood up. She suddenly seemed very normal " Sorry guys, not today I have to go meet my dad somewhere. I will talk to you guys later okay.. sorry!!" she yelled as she was running from the room. The door slamming on all of their confusion.

Wednesday :

After the incident with the phone call the members of the host club noticed little things about Haruhi. For the past two days she was withdrawn and didn't say much. However, she did jump when some one banged a large backback down on the ground it sounded like thunder. They all assumed it was due to her fear of thunder storms. Hikahu and Karoru the Hitchachin twins would play with her the way they always did and she didnt get annoyed or yell, she simply let them play it out. Tamaki kept trying to get her to out of her slump by trying to arrange another commoner's day. She just nodded and continued to seem deep in thought.

The time for the host club to close drew near and all the ladies were ushered out of the room. Time passed by with her sitting there quietly thinking about what she would have to do. "They will probably hate me," she thought to herself. " If I told them the real reason they would most likely not want to hang out with me I guess it is a good thing I have to do this. but oh how I dread it... say it quick and then get out." Haruhi wanted more than anything to stay with her friends, but how could she after what happend. She couldn't even tell them let alone ask for their help. She felt kinda like an outsider. They would help... but it was to much to ask after all they had done. "Kyouya-sempi would probably try to add it to my debt or try to profit off of it" She forced herself not to think it.

Her friends watched the play of emotion cross her face. They were sure that she didn't even notice that the guests had left. While they were here she was the "perfect, natural gentleman" and now they were looking at their Haurhi again. And the emotions crossing her face frightend them. First there was a scared look,,then disgust and then saddness... Then they saw hope...then she seemed annoyed... and then withdrawn again.A chime in the room caused her to be alarmed. Noticing where she was she figured she better get it over with and quick.

Haruhi stood facing the member's of the Host club and the friends she had come to understand and stated the words she thought she would never say.

"I am sorry, I...cant be in the Host Club any longer!" she said it in the same voice as the one before on the phone, however, all host club members heard the crack and panic enter her speech. Before any of her friends could reply she turned on her heel and walked out of the room...

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3 Days later:

"Mama!!!! Have you heard from our beloved daughter Haruhi!!! " the ever over reacting King of the host club, Tamaki was begging through the shadow kings cell phone. Ever since the day Haurhi had said those terrifying words to the host club members, well most of the host club was in an uproar. Kyouya was even concerned.

" For the millionth time Tamaki, I have not heard from her and I would tell you if I had." At that Kyouya hung up on Tamaki for the fifth time today alone. Kyouya had learned very early how to mask his feelings in front of Tamaki and the others. Lying came natural to a business and calculating teen. Kyouya had in fact heard from Haruhi, But he wasn't about to rehash that meeting with those people. The uproar would quickly become a catastrophy.

Flashback:

"What are you doing here, Haruhi?" Kyouya was shocked to have heard she was waiting in the front entrance of his home to speak to him.

"Kyouya-sempi" she looked pale to his way of thinking, " Please forgive me for the other day. I need to speak to you about that." she sounded alittle weird. He motioned for her to join him in the sitting room, in which she shook her head to refuse. "I am sorry for showing up like this but it was the only way I could talk to you with out the others interfering." she seemed to need his approval. He nodded pusing his glasses back into place..."How much is my debt, sempi?" well she couldnt' be more blunt. " I know I need to pay it back and It will take a while, however, I can no longer be a part of the club."

End Flashback:

"That was such an odd discussion" Kyouya thought back. He didnt know what to say to her. They had discussed the price and that she would get a job to pay it back if nessesary. However, once he enquired to why she simply shook her head and told him one sentence.

"I am going to be home schooled for a little while." that never answered his question, however he noticed that she looked scared and highly depressed. He believed there should be an intervention, but from whom. Tamaki would talk only about his feelings and how his beloved daughter can't possibly run away from home and do this to the family. He apparently couldn't presuede her, he didnt even know where to start, for he knew he had never given her the feeling of a friendly "come-talk-to-me-if-you-need-me" vibe and he couldn't blame her for feeling that way, it was the truth. He did however, suddenly feel like he was losing a great friend. The twin's would just ramble and decide their "toy" was to stay put, it would make her mad and that would not help the situation. Takashi doesn't say much but maybe he would talk to her... No it doesnt seem like it would be logical...

The answer all but looked up in his face not twenty minutes later.