Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club. That honor belongs to the great Bisco Hatori.
A/N: I am so glad people seem to be enjoying these stories. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know what you like about them. These one shots have been helping me creatively and have been a lot of fun to write. On to our next future family; Haruhi and Hunny! Hunny is difficult for me as he is the only host who just looked too young in the anime for me to view as a love interest, but if I tried to picture him a little older, it became a little easier. Not sure how it's going to turn out, but here we go! Enjoy!
"Is everything all set for this afternoon?" Hunny asked his cousin as they observed their students in the family dojo.
"Hn," Mori said, never taking his eyes off the pairings that were sparring.
"Are you sure, Takashi? Are you sure everyone is going to remember what they were supposed to do for today? The only person I do trust to do his part correctly is Kyo-chan," he said, looking worried.
"Tamaki and the twins were not happy about the barbecue being on the beach, they thought it should be at a fancier location, but they relented and agreed eventually," Mori said.
"Hmph," Hunny said, looking grumpy at his cousins words. "It's what Haru-chan wanted, and what Haru-chan wants, Haru-chan gets. It's her birthday, after all."
"Hn," Mori said agreeing with him. "Do not worry, Mitsukuni. They may not have been happy with the venue, but they will do anything for Haruhi. They won't let you down."
Hunny frowned at Mori's words. They would do anything for Haruhi and not because it was her birthday, but because of how they all felt about her. In the beginning, Hunny thought their relationship might break the bonds of the hosts, but one by one, they all came around…eventually. It took longer than he thought it would, but…
"Mitsukuni," Mori said, looking down at him carefully.
"It's okay, Takashi, I was just thinking about when me and Haru-chan first got together," he said quietly.
"Ah," Mori said, remembering that fiasco quite well.
"You were the only one who was happy for us," Hunny said, a trace of sadness still in his voice when he spoke of it.
"Haruhi is like a sister to me, so I was not as…affected as the rest of our friends," Mori said, choosing his words carefully.
Hunny frowned at Mori's use of the word friends. Yes, they were his friends and yet they nearly turned from both him and Haruhi when they found out they were together. Hunny eventually accepted all of their apologies, and he is not one to hold grudges, but just because he forgave doesn't mean he could ever forget each of their reactions.
He had started falling for Haruhi as soon as he met her, and the longer he knew her, the harder he fell. He did nothing about these feelings while he was in high school, how could he? He was the loli-boy of the group, the only one who was shorter than the petite natural host. The one who sat on customers laps, held Usa-chan, and ate cake.
Haruhi never judged him for any of those things. She always treated him with respect, and sought his advice on certain things several times, once she realized he was nearly as observant as Kyoya. Still, regardless of how she treated him, he just couldn't bring himself to confess his feelings.
By the time he graduated high school, he was head over heels in love. He knew he could never accept anyone other than Haruhi, and yet, because he loved her so much he was terrified of rejection. If she could not return his feelings, it would have shattered him, and so he graduated, watched her from a distance when him and Mori visited the host club, and prayed to every god he knew that one of the other hosts wouldn't steal her heart.
By the time she graduated from high school, Hunny had grown five inches and had spent more time with her throughout those couple of years. They studied together, met at cafes for lunch, and called each other just to stay in touch. The day of her graduation, he saw something in her eyes that he never saw before. An interest that had been growing, and suddenly seemed to bloom on that day.
Afraid to waste another second, he asked her out the moment her graduation was over. His heart was pounding, his chest hurt, and he struggled to keep his eyes from filling with tears he was so scared, but he swallowed his fear, and asked her to be his girl.
Haruhi tilted her head, smiled brightly at him, and gave him a quiet yes, as a slight blush raced across her adorable cheeks. She leaned over and kissed him on the mouth. Her kiss was so brief, so light, he barely felt her lips brush against his, but he was so happy she wanted to be with him he spent the rest of the afternoon walking in the clouds. Mori had been so happy for them, that Hunny couldn't wait for that evening to arrive so he could share his news with the rest of the hosts. What he didn't expect was the complete fall out that had occurred that night.
That night there was a huge party at the Hitachiin mansion in honor of Haruhi and the twins graduation. Hunny was beaming as they arrived at the mansion holding hands. The moment the members of the host club saw their linked hands they all froze.
Flashback:
"Haruhiiiii, come to daddy so he can congratulate you," Tamaki said, wrapping his arms around her.
She pushed him away, while he stuttered and complained about her rough treatment. The next to glomp her were the twins, who looked just as surprised when she pushed them away after a quick hug. Everyone stared at their hands, as Haruhi stepped toward Hunny and put her hand back in his.
Kyoya was the first to speak.
"Is there anything the two of you would like to tell us?" Kyoya asked, his voice steady but cold.
"Yes," Hunny blurted out with a big smile on his face.
"Perhaps we can discuss this among just us," Mori suggested, sensing the tension building.
"Agreed," Kyoya said, eyeing both Tamaki and Hikaru.
"Let's go out to the gazebo in the garden," Kaoru suggested. They walked out to the garden, Haruhi never letting go of Hunny's hand.
"Well, what is it you have to tell us?" Kyoya asked, getting right down to business as usual.
"I asked Haru-chan to be my girlfriend after her graduation, and she said yes!" Hunny said excitedly. He let loose a bomb he didn't even know he was dropping, and the explosion quickly followed.
"WHAT?!" Hikaru shouted, clenching his fists.
"Are you serious?" Kaoru asked, looking as devastated as Hikaru, despite sounding much calmer.
"Are you serious?" Tamaki asked, his violet eyes filling with tears.
"Is this some kind of graduation prank?" Kyoya asked, his voice colder than Hunny had ever heard it before.
"No, it's not a joke!" Haruhi said defensively. "What is wrong with all of you? And what's with the third degree? We just announced we're dating, you should be congratulating us, not questioning us."
And then the real fall out began. The twins reaction did not surprise Hunny, nor did Tamaki's, but Kyoya…his reaction was a surprise.
"Congratulating you," Tamaki all but whispered, looking shell shocked, "so it is true?"
"Yes, it's true, Haru-chan and I are dating," Hunny said, wanting to be happy, but shocked by the reactions around him. He knew the hosts all cared about her in their own ways, but he was not expecting this bad of a reception.
"Haruhi…I…I told you…you knew how I…." Tamaki stammered losing the battle with his tears. They streamed down his face as he turned on his heel and was the first to walk away.
"Tama-chan," Hunny called out, looking as hurt as he was feeling.
"And now you're going to play the innocent," Hikaru sneered. "You're going to act like you have no idea why we are all hurt. Where were you! Where were you the past two years when both me and Tamaki were trying our best to win her heart?"
"Hikaru," Haruhi started, but he cut her off.
"I'M NOT FINISHED!" he yelled, effectively shutting Haruhi up for the moment. "You only came by the club a few times a month. You never acted any differently toward Haruhi than the day you met her. You knew how we all felt, me especially, I know you did, but you played all cutsie, pretended to be our friend, then you sneak in and take her out from under me? I was going to ask Haruhi out tonight, you couldn't wait one more stinking day to tell her how you feel?"
"Hikaru," she said, but was cut off once more.
"Hikaru is not the only one going to ask you out this night," Kyoya said, breaking his silence.
"What?" she asked.
"WHAT?" Hikaru yelled at the same time.
"My father has been intrigued with you since you stood up to him at the fair, your first year of high school. He thinks we would make a good match, and I agree with him," Kyoya said. "Perhaps it's not fair that you said yes to Hunny-senpai before the rest of us had a chance to declare our feelings."
"Kyoya, I…" Haruhi said, staring at him in shock.
"Was I surrounded by enemies?" Hikaru asked, his rage building after Kyoya's confession. "At least Tamaki-senpai had the decency to tell me how he felt, but you are just like Hunny-senpai, acting like she means nothing to you then you were planning on ambushing me as well, at my own graduation party!"
"My thoughts, and my intentions were none of your business, Hikaru, they are between Haruhi and myself," Kyoya said calmly.
"Like hell, you knew how I felt! I loved her first!" Hikaru said, directing his statement to both Hunny and Kyoya.
"Hikaru, I…" Kyoya started but this time he was the one cut off.
"Will you both shut up!" Haruhi said, finally having enough of this display. "Kyoya, Hikaru is right about one thing, I never knew you felt anything for me. I've never seen you as anything other than a friend."
"I'M STILL NOT DONE!" Hikaru roared.
"OH, YES YOU ARE!" Haruhi roared back at him. "You don't know anything, Hikaru! I didn't just see Hunny-senpai a few times a month, we did things together all the time."
"What? When?" Hikaru asked.
Kyoya stared at her before speaking.
"Then I suppose I lost before I could even begin. I hope the two of you are happy," Kyoya said coldly before walking away.
Hunny knew instantly Kyoya was not wishing them well, he meant he hoped they were happy making everyone so unhappy.
"I asked you a question, Haruhi, when were you with Hunny-senpai?" Hikaru asked.
"All the time. We studied together, went places together," she said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he demanded.
"Because it wasn't any of your business," she said.
"Is that so! If you were just going to lead me on…"
"I've never led you on. I told you from the first time you asked me out, that you were my best friend and nothing more," she said.
"Do best friends just hang all over each other? Do they snuggle and fall asleep together?"
"According to you, yes! You've done those things since the day I've met you," she said.
"You knew how I felt, Haruhi, and you never stopped me from getting closer to you. If I knew you were going to break my heart, then I wish I never met you in the first place!" Hikaru said.
Hunny could see the devastation in her eyes at his words, but it was quickly replaced by an anger he had never seen.
"That can be easily remedied. If that's how you feel, Hikaru, than starting today we can act like we never met," she said.
He looked hurt for only a moment before his anger and selfishness got the best of him.
"FINE," he yelled. "Have fun eating cake with your little boyfriend," he said before stalking off toward the mansion.
Kaoru, who had said nothing this whole time, looked torn between talking to her and following his brother.
"Do you feel the same as Hikaru?" she asked. "Do you wish you never met me?"
He stared at her, he opened his mouth once but quickly closed it. Taking his silence as a yes, Haruhi bit her bottom lip before lashing out at him too.
"Fine, side with your brother, you always do. Hikaru's not the only one who's sorry we met," she said.
"Haruhi, I…" but he never continued.
"Let's go, Hunny-senpai. I don't want to be anywhere that we're not wanted," she said, and before he could answer, before Kaoru could say anything she pulled on his hand and walked them to his limo.
Mori watched them walk away before turning to stare at Kaoru. Without a word Mori walked toward the Hitachiin mansion. Kaoru was fast on his heels.
The second Mori entered the mansion he spotted the hosts in a separate room and headed right for them. He slammed the door against the wall and ran his glare over each of them.
"You call yourselves her friend," he said quietly. "You claim to all love her, but all of you had no problem ruining the most important night of her life. You all know how hard she worked to get into Ouran, how hard she studied to be at the top of her class to maintain her scholarship, how happy she was to earn her place at Ouran University, and then you all turned on her because she's happy with someone else? I wonder what love means to all of you, because what I just witnessed was not love. You should be ashamed of yourselves."
Having said his piece, Mori walked out the door and entered the limo to find Haruhi in Hunny's arms bawling her eyes out, while he rubbed her back and blinked back tears of his own.
End of flashback
Hunny sighed, wishing he could stop his negative thoughts of that day, but for some reason they kept playing in his mind.
He had been willing to lose them all for her, Takashi included if it had come to that, but luckily he didn't have to lose any of them. None of them could stay away from Haruhi, none of them were willing to give up the bond that had held the hosts together like a family. Because of the ties that bind them, they each came back, one by one, apologizing in their own way.
Not surprisingly, Kaoru had been the first. One week later he called Haruhi and asked if he could meet with them. He apologized right off, said his brother was important to him, but he didn't want to lose a best friend and a close friend. They hugged, they cried, and he sincerely told her if she was happy then he was happy for her.
The next to relent was Tamaki. He had spent a month in France, nursing his broken heart, but when he returned he invited them both to dinner. He apologized profusely, explained his behavior was due to shock, and also sincerely wished them well.
Six weeks after the fall out, Kyoya approached them, under the guise of needing Haruhi's opinion on some legal documents regarding some new business venture he was considering. They all knew it was a smoke screen. Haruhi had not even been through college yet, let alone law school, if he was going to seek anyones advice it should have been Mori's since his legal education was further along than Haruhi's, but none of them questioned it. After discussing the documents with Haruhi, he explained to the couple that he was irritated about being blindsided by their relationship. It was easy to believe, as the shadow king was rarely surprised by anything. He told them honestly that he still cared for Haruhi, but he didn't want to lose either of their friendship. He never apologized but he did wish them the best.
Hikaru was the last to give in. Haruhi didn't speak to him for three months, and the time apart had taken its toll on both of them. They missed each other, even as they were angry, but they were both stubborn enough to wait for the other to apologize. Hikaru cracked first, appearing at Haruhi's in the middle of the night, and crying in her arms about how desperately he had missed her. He apologized to her willingly, Hunny received a sincere apology as well, but he could see how upset Hikaru still was at him.
By the time Haruhi graduated from college, Hunny had grown to 5 feet 4 inches, they had gotten much closer, and he asked her to marry him. They married shortly there after, and Hikaru nearly lost the fragile friendship he was rebuilding with her due to his rekindled jealousy.
Hikaru had taken a long time to mature, but he did it for her. Shortly after they were married he realized that if he didn't accept Hunny's role in her life he would lose her as a friend. That, he was not willing to do, so he worked on his anger, matured slowly, and finally accepted the fact that they would remain best friends and nothing more.
The day she passed the bar exam, Kyoya had hired her as a legal advisor for the Ohtori Group. Hunny had been very jealous about the time they spent together because of work, and the closeness that formed between them through the years, but he trusted them both and so he eventually accepted the close friendship between herself and Kyoya that none of the other hosts saw coming.
"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy," the sweet voices calling out to him finally freed him from his brooding, as he realized that practice had ended while he was lost in thought. His students were bowing to his wife in greeting while his children continued to call out to him.
His 5 year old son, Ichirou, was the first to reach him, quickly followed by his 3 and a half year old son, Junichi. His 2 year old daughter, Kimiko, was on Haruhi's hip, but squirming to get down to hug him. Sensing this, Haruhi placed her on the ground and she bolted to her fathers side.
Hunny sat down on the ground and gathered his children in his arms. He laughed as he held them to him, welcoming their greetings and their kisses. After giving him their love, they seemed to collectively look up at the giant beside him.
"Taka-oji," Ichirou cried, as he shimmied up Mori's leg, then his arm, and perched himself on top of Mori's shoulders the way Hunny used to. That cry was followed by another, as Junichi climbed his way up Mori's leg until he was held against his firm chest by one strong arm. "Taka-oji," Kimiko said as she held onto Mori's leg, rubbing her cheek against it. Mori smiled as he reached down and patted her head affectionately.
Hunny smiled as his children freely and openly gave their love to their favorite 'uncle.' Of all the hosts, that they called uncle, they were closest to Mori and Hikaru. Chika may be their uncle by blood, but even he did not hold the place in their hearts that Mori did.
"Happy Birthday, Haruhi," Takashi said, smiling at her.
"Thank you, Takashi," she said. "Alright, guys, let's give Taka-oji a break."
"It's alright, I don't mind," Takashi said, as her children held onto him tighter.
"Daddy," Kimiko said as she made her way back to her father holding her arms up to him. He scooped her up and nuzzled her face, while she giggled. "You smell sweet, Kimi-chan, like cake."
"Mommy made pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. We had that for breakfast but your weren't there," she said, pouting.
"I'm sorry, Kimi-chan, but Daddy had to teach an early practice today," he said, holding his little girl tighter.
"It's okay, Daddy," she said sweetly.
"Where's Usa-chan?" he asked her.
"Mommy said she was dirty and needed a bath," Kimiko said, not happy that Usa-chan was in the washing machine.
"Don't be sad, doesn't she always smell so good when Mommy is done giving her a bath?" he asked.
"Yeah, she smells really good, just like you, Daddy," she said rubbing her nose into his shirt.
Haruhi looked at her family, still surprised she was a mother of three, and with Hunny-senpai of all people. She never saw that coming back in high school, but she had never been happier, and so she never regretted it, even though it did strain her friendship with Hikaru for a while.
She glanced at her oldest son on top of Mori's broad shoulders. Then at her middle son held securely in one arm. Her boys looked exactly like Hunny, and had most of his sweetness, though Ichirou was already a little blunt with his opinions, even at only 5 years old. Her daughter had her face, but her husbands, honey colored eyes and blonde hair. She was total sweetness, just like her father, Haruhi could swear she saw pink flower bubbles surrounding her sometimes.
"Haru-chan, we need to start getting ready, so we can celebrate your birthday," Hunny said excitedly.
"It's not that big of a deal, Mitsukuni, you know I'm not that crazy about my birthday," she said, hating to be the center of attention.
"Don't say that, Haru-chan, I love your birthday. Because you were born, I have you to love, and we have these three cute little bunnies," Hunny said.
Kimiko giggled while Junichi held his arms out. Hunny took him from Mori, holding a child in each arm. Ichirou stayed up on Mori's shoulders. His oldest son seemed as content to be there as he had always been.
"I must get going," Takashi said, lifting Ichirou off his shoulders and putting him down. "I need to get home. Tamayo will be mad at me if we are late for your party Haruhi."
"Don't go, Taka-oji," Ichirou said, trying to climb back up, but Mori stopped him.
"I'm sorry little one, I have to go, but you three will be staying with me and Tama-oba tonight while your Mommy and Daddy are away," he reminded them. "I really have to go."
"Does Tamayo even get mad?" she asked. She couldn't even picture it. Mori had married a very traditional Japanese woman who was as quiet and gentle as he was. They were a perfect match as far as she was concerned, and she never felt guilty the few times they left their kids with them over night. Between the two of them, she knew her children were getting plenty of love and tender care.
"Okay, time to get ready for the beach," Hunny announced.
"Yay!" the children cheered as they pushed their way out of Hunny's arms and raced for the house. Haruhi laughed as she followed her children inside.
After the children had been changed, Haruhi went to her bedroom to get dressed herself. She sighed at the dark purple bikini trimmed in black that the twins had sent for her to wear on her 'special day.' Honestly, what was wrong with all of them. It was just a birthday, everyone had one, and 27 wasn't really any kind of big milestone. She had grabbed the shorts the twins had included in the bag, grimaced, and threw them aside. She then went digging in her drawers until she found a pair of jean shorts that she had cut just above the knee from an old pair of jeans.
Before she could put them on, Hunny walked in the room, wearing a pair of black board shorts. He had yet to put a shirt on, and Haruhi found herself staring at her husbands, firm chest, and tight abs. He may be the shortest member of the group, his chest may not have gotten as broad as the others, but none of them could hold a candle to his muscular frame…well, except Mori.
"Haru-chan," Hunny whispered, as he pulled her in his arms. She could almost look him in the eye, but since he was three inches taller than her she still and to look up the tiniest bit. "You look so cute."
She giggled as he pulled her against him. The warmth of his skin permeated hers, and she sighed in contentment.
"I love you so much, Haru-chan," he said softly as he leaned forward and kissed her shoulder. He began nibbling on her shoulder, running his lips along the side of her neck. She felt his breath move across her ear. "You know that, right?"
"Yes," she said, running her hands along his warm back. "I love you, too, Mitsukuni."
He smiled at her sweetly, before placing his lips against her own, gently. He was always so sweet, so gentle. Well, almost always, she smirked into their kiss thinking about the times his desire got the best of him. He was uncharacteristically demanding during those times. She loved that side of him too.
He pulled away, staring at her with a puzzled look on his face.
"What are you thinking about, Haru-chan, that has you smirking like that?" he asked, knowingly.
"Nothing," she said.
"You are such a poor liar, Haru-chan. Tell me," he asked, kissing her a little more passionately.
"It's really nothing," she said, pulling back from him.
"Please, tell me?" he asked, between kisses. "Pretty please, with sugar on top?"
She said nothing, which caused him to pout. Then a devious smile crossed his face.
"Fine, don't tell me, but keep in mind, bad girls need to be punished," he said, pulling her flush up against him. He leaned down for the hottest kiss yet.
"What kind of punishment?" she asked.
"You'll see tonight," he whispered, before reluctantly pulling away from her. "We have to get ready. The others will be waiting for us."
She sighed, as she pulled her shorts and tank top on. A day with the hosts, she was exhausted just thinking about it.
The second they arrived on the beach, the twins came storming up to her.
"Why are you wearing those?" Kaoru asked, pointing to her shorts.
"Where did you even get those?" Hikaru asked, frowning as he looked at her.
"I just cut some old jeans that were wearing thin, what's wrong with them?" she asked.
"Everything," Hikaru said.
"Yeah, Haruhi, you would have looked so much better in the shorts we packed with your bathing suit," kaoru said.
"You two are out of your minds. They were way too short," she said, putting Kimiko down in the sand.
"That's the beauty of them, they would have looked great on you," Hikaru said.
"There's no way in hell I'm wearing those in public. Stop wasting your time designing stuff that short, Jeez," she said, as she applied sunscreen to her daughter.
"You're no fun, Haruhi," Hikaru said, pouting.
Haruhi just shrugged as she continued to add the sunscreen to her children.
"Happy Birthday, Haruhiiii," Tamaki said, wrapping his arms around her and spinning her around.
"Me next, Tama-oji, me next," Kimiko said, putting her arms out to him.
"Okay, Princess, you're next," Tamaki said, sweeping her up in his arms and giving her a spin. A gentle smile was on his face as her daughter giggled as he spun her.
"Happy Birthday, Haruhi," Kyoya said, giving her a quick hug before backing away, sliding his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
"Sooooo," Hikaru said, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
"How does…" Kaoru continued, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"The bikini look," they finished in unison.
"It's fine," she said, trying to pry herself out from in between them.
"Well, show it to us," Hikaru said.
"I just got here, I'm not ready to swim yet," she said, finally freeing herself.
"Who said anything about swimming," Kaoru said.
"Yeah, we're talking about seeing your bikini," Hikaru said with a smirk.
"Ugh, you'll see it later if I decide to go swimming," she said.
They exchanged identical smirks before reaching out to grab her. She tried to run from them but she didn't make it far. They were just too fast for her. They grabbed her and ran for the waterline.
"Don't, no," Haruhi screamed as they began swinging her between them.
"Haru-chan," Hunny cried as he did a series of flips hoping to stop the twins. He had just reached them when they launched her in the air.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" she cried, as she flew through the air.
Hunny kept his eye on her as he jumped in the water. He braced his feet in the sand, but the sand shifted just as he caught her in his arms. She landed heavily due to the force of the throw. Hunny landed in the water with Haruhi in his arms.
"You Jerks!" she cried, spitting salt water out of her mouth.
"Are you okay, Haru-chan?" Hunny asked, laughing as he pushed his hair out of his eyes.
"No, I'm soaking wet, and so are you, Why are you laughing?" she asked.
"It's only water, and I get to have you in my arms," he whispered in her ear as he pulled her tighter against him.
The twins dove in after them, followed by Tamaki, Kyoya sat at the table they had set up, and continued to work on his lap top, while Mori and his wife, Tamayo kept a close eye on their kids.
"Ugh, I hate the feeling of wet jeans," she said pulling on the material.
"Looks like you'll have to take them off," Hikaru said, a devilish smirk forming on his face.
"Yeah, it's not like you don't have a bathing suit on," Kaoru said.
"That's why the two of you did this," she said, sounding annoyed.
"Hmmmm," Hikaru said.
"I wonder," Kaoru finished.
Haruhi sighed, resigning herself to their antics. She stood at the water line, shucked off her wet clothes and dove back in.
"Yep, looks as good as I thought it would," Hikaru said.
"It sure does," Kaoru commented.
"Of course it does," Hunny said, pulling her against him. "Haru-chan looks cute no matter what she's wearing."
They continued to swim and mess around in the water. Some of Kyoya's security team started firing up the grill and cooking seafood and meat, while two of Tamaki's maids began laying out all the side dishes.
"Hhhhhh," she sighed, as she got out and began drying herself off.
"Don't you guys know how to do anything simple? This is supposed to be a barbecue. We didn't need all this. A few hot dogs and hamburgers and a couple bags of chips would have been fine," she said, watching the big production going on around her.
"Surely you didn't expect me to eat a hot dog, did you, Haruhi?" Kyoya asked her. "Do you have any idea what's in those things. According to the latest health study they contain…"
"Alright," she said putting her hand up. "Spare me the lecture, Kyoya, I'd rather not know what's in them, thank you very much."
"Well, it's your life," he said. "It is your birthday, Haruhi, so we thought you'd enjoy a little fancy tuna."
She gasped as she looked over at the table, her mouth watered just thinking about it.
"Well, I guess since it's my birthday," she said, conceding to their version of a barbecue.
"There's also king crab and lobster," Tamaki said, causing her eyes to light up more.
"Just don't overdo it and throw up like you did that one time," Kyoya said, smirking at her. "I don't think Hunny would appreciate you getting sick on him later."
"That was back in high school, I'm not going to overdo it," she said, but her stomach growled as she protested how much she was going to eat.
"No sex appeal at all," Kyoya said, laughing at her.
"Who cares about sex appeal? I've got an appetite, and it's my birthday," she said, not embarrassed one bit by her unlady like stomach.
After everyone ate their fill, Hunny played volleyball with Kaoru, Tamaki, and his oldest son, Ichirou. Mori and his wife were building a sand castle with the youngest two Haninozuka children. Kyoya was furiously typing on his lap top, while Haruhi and Hikaru sat on lounge chairs talking.
"I need you to make some time for me next week so you could model a new line I'm working on," Hikaru said.
"Ugh, you have hundreds of models at your disposal who would love the chance to wear your new line, why do you always ask me?" she asked.
"Because you're my inspiration, so it's only when you're wearing my clothes that I can see if the finished product is what I envisioned in my head. Come on, you can squeeze in a little time for me. You're going to love it," he said, digging through his bag and handing her his sketch book.
She began flipping through the pages and had to admit, the older Hikaru got, the better he designed.
"These are really beautiful," she whispered. "But some of them are too short."
"That's just your opinion, cause you have no eye for fashion. Trust me, this is what men want to see on a woman, especially one with a hot little body like yours," he said wiggling his eyebrows.
"Not all men, just perverts like you," she said, smirking at him.
"Oh, please, even men that work hard at being a gentleman, like Tamaki, can't help but stare at you when you wear something like this," he said, pointing to a very short cocktail dress.
He had just leaned back in his Lounge chair when he felt a little body climb into his lap.
"Sleepy, Hika-oji," Kimiko said, as she pressed her face against his chest and rubbed her eyes.
Hikaru was not surprised, she had fallen asleep like this many times when Haruhi would be trying on clothes for him.
"Sorry, I can take her," Haruhi said, starting to close the sketchbook in her hands.
"No, it's okay," Hikaru said, placing his hand on her back and gently running his fingertips in circles to sooth her. She was asleep in seconds.
Hikaru looked down at the little girl whose fist held his shirt loosely in sleep. He loved this little girl, this little piece of Haruhi that clung to him. If things were different…no, he wouldn't, couldn't go down that road. Her friendship was too important to him. He couldn't dwell in what if's, and so he held this precious piece of Haruhi a little closer to his chest, grateful that Haruhi was still his best friend.
"I'm going to take a walk," Haruhi said. "I can put Kimiko down on the blanket under the umbrella."
"No, she hasn't done this in a while. I don't mind," Hikaru said, still rubbing circles on her daughters back.
"Thanks, Hikaru," she said, before walking toward the waters edge.
"Anything for you, Haruhi," he whispered to her retreating back.
Haruhi took a deep breath of the fresh ocean air, as she walked along the edge of the water. With a husband, three kids, a family dojo, and a full time job, she didn't often get time to herself like this. Not that she would change one thing about her life, but every once in a while it was nice to be in nothing but silence and solitude.
She looked up at the sky as she walked along. She often wondered if her mother was able to look down and see what her life was like. Did she see her family? Did she watch over her children? Was she half the mom she remembered her own mother being?
"I am a lawyer, Mom, but my dream became so much bigger than that," she whispered.
"Hey, baby, what's a pretty little lady like you doing all by herself on the beach," came a voice that had her looking up from her feet.
"Yeah, there's no reason to be alone," said a second voice. "Why don't you let us keep you company."
She nearly rolled her eyes at the two men in front of her. Neither of them looked a day over twenty. Couldn't they see she was much older than them? Couldn't they see the wedding ring on her finger?
"I'm not here alone, I'm just taking a walk," she said, looking over her shoulder.
"Well, you're alone now," the one guy said as he reached out to her. "So how about spending some time with us."
She was surprised to find she was further away from her group than she thought. Just how lost in thought had she been?
"No thank you," she said as she spun on her heel and began quickly walking back the way she had come.
She tried to remain calm as the guys flanked her on each side.
"I said, no thank you," she repeated making sure her voice was a little firmer. She picked up her pace. She didn't run, they were close enough to grab her if they wanted to, so Haruhi took a deep breath and kept walking.
"Hey, don't be like that," one guy said.
"Yeah, we could have a lot of fun," the second one said as he eyed her up and down.
"I have…" she was just about to say she has a husband waiting for her when the first guy grabbed her upper arm.
"It doesn't matter how many friends you have waiting for you. They didn't seem to miss you while you took a walk, they're not going to miss you for a little bit longer," the guy said.
"Let go of me," she said with as much venom as she could get into her voice.
"Come on now," the other guy said. "It won't take much time for us to have our fun. What do you say?"
"No," she said, and with a strength that surprised the guy she pulled free from his grasp and began to run on instinct. She could see her family in the distance, Hunny was now building the sand castle with Mori and their oldest son, she was just wondering if they were still too far to hear her, when she felt herself grabbed once more.
"I SAID LET GO OF ME," she shouted as loudly as she could.
"I will, after we have a little fun, you understand?" the guy said pulling her closer.
She looked up in fear as he began dragging her the way they had come, now that she took a good look, they might both be young, but they were each as tall as Mori, and nearly just as built. She had just taken a deep breath trying to calm herself when she heard a familiar voice.
"Take your hands off of her," Hunny said, in that deadly voice he used only when he was really pissed.
Hikaru heard Haruhi yell out, he nearly jumped out of his chair before seeing Hunny go running down the beach, Mori fast on his heels even though he still had Ichirou on his shoulders. Kyoya stood up intending on joining them and Tamaki followed, nervously chatting about Haruhi. By the look on his face, his words were irritating Kyoya.
Having no idea what the trouble was, Hikaru and Kaoru decided to stay behind and keep a close eye on Mori's wife and the two youngest Haninozuka children. Hikaru held a sleeping Kimiko closer to his chest, hoping Haruhi had not been hurt.
"Heh," the guy said, tightening his hold on her. "Don't tell me the shrimp is who you're here with? We can show you a much better time then this guy, baby."
"You have three-seconds to take your hand off of her," Hunny said.
"Or what?" the guy sneered looking down at him.
"Times up," Hunny said, and with a couple of carefully placed karate chops to the guys fore arm and wrist he yelled out and let go of her.
"Owwww," the guy yelled, turning on Hunny. Hunny jumped up, spun in the air and kicked the guy in the chest. The young man went flying back landing hard on his ass in the sand.
"Why you little…" the guy said while charging at Hunny.
Hunny reached out, grabbed the guys wrist and tossed him over his head. The guy landed heavily on his side.
"Again, Daddy, again," Ichirou said from atop Mori. The little boy was so familiar with these kinds of moves that he did not sense the danger in the air. He thought it was merely practice, and so he clapped his hands and asked for more. "Did you see Daddy, Mommy?"
"Daddy, Mommy?" the guy said, clearly shocked that they were parents. The guy shook his head, unable to believe this little shrimp flipped him over. Rage crossed his face and he attempted to get up. He moaned as he did so, holding his side.
"I would stay down there if I were you," Kyoya suggested adjusting his glasses. "Oh, and while you're down there, you might want to count your blessings that Haninozuka Mitsukuni went easy on you and left you alive."
"Ha-haninozuka!" the guy exclaimed, obviously recognizing the name if not the face.
Hunny bent down until he was glaring at the man on the ground at his feet.
"If you ever touch my wife again, it will be the last thing you ever do," Hunny said.
The young man gulped, it seemed the deadly look in Hunny's eyes was enough to keep the man down.
Without another word, Hunny put his arm around Haruhi and led her back to their friends. As soon as they neared the twins jumped up.
"Are you okay, Haruhi," they asked in unison, each inspecting her with their eyes.
"Yes, I'm fine, luckily I was close enough for you guys to hear me. Thank you, Mitsukuni," she said wrapping her arms around her husband.
He held her tight as he kissed her cheek.
"Silly, Haru-chan, you don't have to thank me. It's my job to protect you," he said, relief flickering in his honey colored eyes.
Out of habit she nearly said she was not some weak damsel in distress that needed protecting, but since she still felt a little shaky from the encounter she wisely kept her mouth shut. She was never afraid of things like that when she was younger, but once she became a mother, she knew she had to stay safe for her children's sake, even if she always disregarded her own safety in the past.
Kyoya glanced at his watch.
"I hate to end this day on that note, but if you and Haruhi don't get going soon, you are going to be late for your reservations," Kyoya said.
The group began packing up their things as the servants from the Suoh house began packing everything into the limos. Everyone gave Haruhi a hug and a present before sending them on their way. As soon as they were home they grabbed the bags that had already been packed, and headed for Mori's house. The second the door opened the children ran into the house, making a bee line for the living room.
Mori was already sitting cross legged on the floor waiting for them. Tamayo was sitting in a chair near him, a tender smile on her face.
"Taka-oji," her children cried as one, before launching themselves at him. A huge smile graced his handsome face as the kids climbed all over him hugging him where ever they could find a spot.
"You two have fun," Tamayo said. "We have a busy night planned for the children, and tomorrow we planned on taking them to the park."
"Thank you so much," Haruhi said.
"It's our pleasure, Haruhi, we love them so. Enjoy the rest of your birthday," she said, giving Haruhi a hug.
"Thanks," she said, before saying good bye to her children and following her husband out to the limo.
"Are you sure you're okay, Haru-chan?" Hunny asked, pulling her close to him.
"I'm fine, Mitsukuni, you came before they could do anything to me," she said, holding him tight to reassure him.
"That was really scary, you should have told me you wanted to take a walk," he said, pouting a bit.
"I just wanted a few minutes to myself. I didn't plan on going that far," she said.
He wanted to reprimand her, but he knew her well. Haruhi always enjoyed her solitude, and she didn't get much these days.
"I know, I just worry about you, you don't realize how cute you are Haru-chan," he said, kissing her cheek.
"Oh, please, Mitsukuni, you're exaggerating."
"No, I'm not, even those young kids were after you. You're gorgeous," he said snuggling up to her side.
She giggled at his words, and didn't correct him again.
Haruhi was impressed with the inn he had brought her to for her birthday. They each took a shower, changed and enjoyed a lovely traditional Japanese dinner. Once back in their room, they changed into yukatas, and Hunny pulled a strawberry cake out of the fridge. He also pulled out a can of whipped cream and added some to each of their pieces.
"Happy Birthday, Haru-chan," Hunny said, before feeding her, her first bite of cake.
"Mmmm, it's so good," she said.
As soon as they were finished with their cake, Hunny opened his mouth and squirted some of the whipped cream from the can straight into his mouth.
"Your turn," he said pointing the can at her mouth.
"No, thanks," she said, having had her fill of sweets after eating the cake.
"Oh, come on, Haru-chan," he said, still holding the can out to her.
"I've had enough sweets, Mitsukuni," she said, pushing him away playfully.
"Maybe you did, but I haven't," he said.
When she didn't open her mouth, he simply squirted a line of cream along her closed lips. Her eyes widened in surprise, but closed the instant he ran his tongue along the seam of her mouth.
"Mmmm, you taste so sweet, Haru-chan," he said licking his lips. "I want more."
He sprayed another line along her mouth, and licked it all off. He thought about that guy touching her, about the comment he made on his height, and what he had said about pleasing her. For some reason that made him recall his earlier thoughts about their friends reactions to them being together.
"Haru-chan, why did you chose me?" he asked, feeling uncharacteristically insecure.
"What?" she asked.
"Out of all the hosts, why did you chose me?" he asked.
"Why are you asking me that?" she asked, surprised by the look on his face. "You're my husband, the father of my children, and now, you're going to ask why I chose you?"
"I just want to know why you picked me when you could have had any of the other hosts, well, except for Takashi who has always seen you as a little sister. I'm not the most masculine, like Takashi, or as handsome as Tamaki, or as smart as Kyoya, or as charismatic as the twins so…why me?"
He looked…sad? Doubtful? Insecure? She couldn't quite name the look on his face, but she didn't like it.
"Give me that," she said, yanking the can of whipped cream out of his hand. His eyes grew wide as she pushed him back onto the futon, straddled him, and yanked open his yukata.
She eyed his firm chest before squirting four lines of whipped cream across his skin. The first, across his collar bone, the second, across his chest, the third mid stomach, the fourth, just above his belly button.
"You have grown into a much more handsome man than Tamaki," she whispered, before licking the first line of cream off of him. "And, you may not be as tall, but you are just as masculine as Takashi." *Lick* "You're just as smart as Kyoya, and you're sweeter than he could ever hope to be." *Liiiick* "You've never judged me for being a commoner, and you never treated me like a toy, the twins could never claim that."
She lowered herself to the last line of whipped cream running just above his belly button. *Liiiiiiiiick* she swiped her tongue along his tight abs and felt his muscles tighten as she did so.
Hunny wasn't sure which was getting to him more, Haruhi's words, or her hot little tongue running along his skin. All he knew was that he couldn't take it anymore. He hooked his leg behind one of hers, flipped her, and had her arms pinned above her head before she even knew he was moving.
She gasped, as she looked up a her husbands handsome face, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes glazed with lust and love.
"And you're stronger than any of the other guys, you're the strongest man I know. I love you, Mitsukuni, I love everything about you, that's why I chose you."
Hunny's heart tightened in his chest. He leaned down and kissed her. Hard.
"I love you, too, Haru-chan," he whispered, before claiming her mouth once again.
He was in one of his demanding moods, she smirked into the kiss just thinking about the night to come.
Hunny ran his fingertips along her arm, across her shoulder, down to her collar bone, he reached a hand inside her yukata, as he parted it open. He sat back on his heels, admiring his wife, sprawled out beneath him.
"You're beautiful," he whispered. "My turn again."
He reached back and grabbed the whipped cream. He sprayed just a dot on the center of her lips before continuing in one straight line down to her belly button, then took his time lapping it all up as he headed south.
"So sweet," he whispered, as he kissed his way back up. He kissed her mouth roughly once again before spinning her around so quickly, she was face down before she knew what was happening.
"Kyaaaa," she cried out, and tried to turn to look at him. He pressed a hand to her shoulder and pressed himself against her. She arched her back as a cold line of cream raced down her spine. Hunny took his time licking his way from her lower back to her neck. She then felt his breath in her ear.
"I want you, Haruhi, do you want me too?"
"Yes," she said, arching her back against him once more.
"But do you want me as badly as I want you?" he asked running his hand up her back.
"Yes, I want you, I always want you, Mitsukuni," she cried.
He flipped her over once more.
"You are so cute, Haru-chan," he whispered before pressing himself against her and claiming her as his own.
"Mitsukuni," she cried out, then clung onto his arms as he began to move.
"That's right," he whispered, wanting to hear more of his name from her sweet lips.
His heart pounded in his chest, he thought about all of the times he had made love to her, the times she had told him she was pregnant with his children, the times he held each of them in his arms for the first time, and all the nights he fell asleep with her pressed against him.
His life would not have been the same if she had chosen another. He couldn't even imagine his life without her or their children. He didn't want to. He was pulled back into the moment when she tightened her grip on him and whimpered his name. She was close, he pushed on, driving her closer and closer to that edge, that edge that they always chased together, the edge that she balanced on, before leaping over, always taking him with her.
Hunny held her close while he tried to catch his breath. Haruhi was doing the same. He ran his fingers along her skin until he found her hand, when he did he laced their fingers together.
"Hey, Haru-chan?"
"Yes," she said, still sounding a little breathless.
"Will you still hold my hand when you're forty-seven?" he asked, looking at her with a sweet smile.
She leaned over and kissed the tip of his nose.
"Yep, I'll still hold your hand when I'm forty seven, sixty seven, eighty seven…"
He smiled that sweet smile reminiscent of his high school days.
"Thanks, Haru-chan, that sounds perfect," he whispered, as he pulled her flush against him, knowing that this dream that started in his last year of high school would last forever.
A/N: (again): Well, there you have it. Not sure how I feel about the ending, but Hunny was a little tricky for me. Would love to hear your thoughts. Can't wait to write the next pairing! Arigato!