Sorry it took so long guys! But Chapter 2 is now up!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club, it belongs to Hatori Bisco and the peoples who made the anime.

A Spring of Love and Loss

Chapter 2- The Brave King

Haruhi sighed. Tamaki's puppy eyes gazing in through the tiny kitchen window were getting extremely annoying, and it appeared everyone else thought so too.

"Will he actually give up?" Kaoru asked, glancing at the window while folding up a red dress neatly. Hikaru laughed.

"I doubt it. This is Milord we're talking about." he snorted, putting a light blue minidress into the bag. Kaoru smiled.

Ranka bustled past, looking unnaturally cheery after practically mauling Tamaki and shutting him outside.

"Haruhi, darling, I'm heading off to work! Early day today and I'll be out all night!" he sang, ruffling Haruhi's hair and leaving. Muffled yells and startled yelps from Tamaki were heard outside the door, before the clanking of high heels on metal. Haruhi made sure her dad had left before opening the door.

Tamaki was curled up into a ball beneath the window, whimpering, his face pale.

"Senpai, are you coming in or not?" Haruhi said impatiently. Tamaki looked at her and his face brightened instantly.

"Of course, dear daughter!" he smiled, pulling Haruhi inside the house and closing the door, "Daddy doesn't want you to get a nasty cold!"

Oh great, he's back.

"Oh Milord, what took you so long?" the twins laughed. Tamaki turned and glared.

"Well I didn't see my sons bothering to help me..." he hissed. The twins sniggered to themselves and talked in hushed voices as Tamaki went to Kyoya's side.

"Mommy, discipline our sons!" he whined. Kyoya looked at him from the corner of his eye, and sighed.

"Sorry, Daddy, but I have too much on my hands right now, especially with you and your cosplays..."

"But why didn't you help me against Haruhi's other father?" Tamaki complained, shaking Kyoya's shoulder. Kyoya responded by grabbing Tamaki's wrist and throwing it back to it's owner.

"You're our brave king, aren't you? Can't you fend for yourself?"

Tamaki's face went red, and he sat down. Hunny pushed a piece of cake to him.

"Here Tama-chan. This is your piece. I was gonna eat it but now you've come in you can have it." he said, smiling in a way only Hunny can.

"Thanks..." Tamaki began to eat it slowly.

"Senpai, is something wrong?" Haruhi said, her big eyes sparkling with compassion. Tamaki shook his head.

Haruhi was glad when they had finally decided to leave. She sat at the table in the tiny tatami room and got on with homework, trying to complete it for tomorrow. She didn't usually leave it this long, but the Host Club ate up too much of her time and she hadn't had time to do it.

It was peaceful until a distant crash of thunder roared in the distance. Haruhi stiffened, then got up to get a blanket from the cupboard.

Tamaki was out playing with Antoinette when the thunder hit. His first thought was Haruhi. Was she ok?

He knew he had to go out to see if she was ok, no matter how bad the storm became.