Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club, only the character Sorani

I groaned as I lifted myself from my sleep and headed toward my closet. I was going to miss another day with Hikaru, I decided. And we could probably ask Kaoru if he wanted to join us as well. I grabbed my cell phone from my table and found in my phonebook Hikaru's number. I hit the call button and listened as it rang three times before he picked it up.

"Hey Haruhi, what's up?" I laughed once at his casual response and smiled a bit knowing he would enjoy my idea too. I wouldn't regret these decisions. I had already decided early that morning I would visit each teacher, gather my much needed paperwork and the finish it later. Luckily the end of the week would be tomorrow and so I could get a small break from everything.

"Well I was just wondering if we could skip school today as well. I would rather like getting the shopping done first and not having to see him today. Not only that but it will make for a large surprise for our guests if they don't see me the day of my confession." I explained, "And we can bring Kaoru if you want to."

"No, we can't have both twins gone for the day. Kaoru will be there to explain things to our guests. I'll call the boss and tell him to continue with the preparations of the party and to not expect us at school again. I'll also tell him to call his father and to ask him to excuse both our absences." Hikaru spoke softly and it was comforting to know he was watching out for me.

"Thank you Hikaru." I smiled a bit. I stood up and started to sift through my clothing, finding what I should wear that day.

"I'll be at your house in a few minutes, hope you're ready by then." I could hear the smirk in his voice as the line went dead. My face was blushing but I couldn't fully figure out what he meant. Was he going to take me out of the house half dressed? Quickly I found a white and blue spring dress. It wasn't fancy or anything and hung just past my knees. It had small blue flowers covering it. It was a sleeveless dress as well. I found some light blue, flat, closed-toe shoes to wear along with it. They had a white bow on the end.

I grabbed a white purse and put my pocket-book in it. The purse was a thin strap that hung across from my shoulder to my hip. It was petite and I was sure it made me look small and feminine but I didn't mind. It did its job of carrying my pocket-book and that was all I was worried about. I was sure I wouldn't need it today though if Hikaru was going to be with me. He would probably pay for everything.

Stepping out into the living room, I knew my father was at work, which was fine by me. I didn't want him to gush about me looking feminine anymore than I wanted to accept that I was going to be more feminine within the day. But I didn't mind too much. That meant I could be done with host club and all its shenanigans and I would get away from Tamaki.

A knock was at my door and I knew that somehow Hikaru had ended up at my side of town by conveniently erasing all driving laws from his limo driver's memory. Of course, he didn't really, but I'm sure he gave the man a large sum of a bonus for getting him there quicker. I sighed, attempting to leave all thoughts of a limo driver almost crashing into another car in another far-away part of my head, and headed toward my front door, opening it and smiling slightly.

"Good Morning, Haruhi." Hikaru smiled sweetly to me. I almost blushed but held it back. I was still stuck on the hyperactive, French-Japanese host king with the blonde hair, so Hikaru's minor flirting wasn't really getting to me at that moment. I replied to his smile with a brighter one of my own and stepped out and shut the door behind me.

"I already called Tono and explained things to him. Of course he says it's a great idea" Hikaru paused and sighed while rolling his eyes and muttered "because his darling princess is finally being a girl." Hikaru's teeth were gritted and his fists were clenched in his pockets while he glared at the ground.

"Hikaru, what's wrong?" I gently laid a hand on his arm and I watched as he let out a breath neither of us knew he was holding and he looked at me with emotion filled eyes and a slight smile on his face.

"It's just…the boss wants to change you but…well I like you just the way you are." Hikaru blushed and quickly looked away, hands still in his pockets. He was wearing a light blue short-sleeved tee with a white no-sleeved hoodie. The twin had on blue jeans and head phones around his neck with music playing in them and his shoes were white and blue sneakers. "Alright, we should get started as soon as possible."

"Hai." I nodded and started toward the limo. Hikaru held open the door for me and I stepped in and sat down. Hikaru voiced the name of a shop that I didn't know to the driver and we were off. Luckily, the driver wasn't driving like there was no tomorrow but unfortunately that left me in an awkward situation with Hikaru. We were both thinking about yesterday and how it started and ended.

"What did you cook for dinner for your father last night?" Hikaru was attempting small talk but luckily it initiated talk that didn't involve boys asking me out or not. Then remembering what my dad did for me last night made me smile sweetly.

"Actually my dad cooked for me last night. He said I worked so hard in school and took care of him so much that I deserved a break from it all." I stopped, remembering the fancy tuna and the sweets I ate last night. They tasted amazing and it surprised me how good of a cook my own dad was.

"What did he make you?" The red-head seemed really interested in my story and I didn't know why but it didn't matter. As long as it didn't make things awkward and tense I was fine answering his questions.

"He made me fancy tuna and my favorite sweets and rice and sushi. I enjoyed it so much and for a moment I could see how my dad saw me." I paused, remembering my moment of insight but then continued my story "I saw the true care he held for me and my well being, not that I ever doubted it, and knew that he worked hard to create something special for me."

"I suppose it was about time for you to see how much you do for everyone." Hikaru commented, looking rather thoughtful. I raised a brow at his comment but didn't question him because I didn't want him bringing up odd things and giving me compliments. The compliments, though inevitable, would be postponed as long as possible.

"Ah, we're here already! What a quick ride." Hikaru smiled and stepped out of the limo and walked over to my side, opening my door for me, like I was a queen or something. It was a nice gesture but I could hold a door for myself. We both walked at the same pace to the fancy shop called "Za Redi Doragon" or in English The Lady Dragon (either it's that or it's "The Dragon Lady" not sure if it's switched or not.) It had two pillars with one thin gold ribbon wrapped around each. The door was wooden and was open to visitors. I smiled slightly as I walked in. Dragons were beautiful creatures but I didn't have hopes of him letting me wear dragons.

Walking beside me, Hikaru and I started to sift through dresses that might be fitting for me. Many were very lovely but sleeveless, which wasn't my style, and many were very short with sleeves, which also wasn't too much of my style. But while looking I gasped and grasped onto a dress and pulled it out a little. Hikaru had walked ahead of me, not realizing I had stopped, but I didn't mind.

"Do you like that one?" A lady's voice whispered from behind me. I jumped a little but turned to her and smiled while nodding my head. She was the shop keeper and was a slightly elder lady, not yet gray but not young either. Her hair was pinned into a bun with a cross of chopsticks through it and she was wearing a sleeveless long black dress with sliver dragons on it.

"Let's go try it on you, see how well it fits." I was slightly surprised that she wasn't going to tailor it for me but I didn't mind. I grabbed the hanger with the dress on it and headed for the dressing room. And it only took a minute for me to change and when I did I was thrilled with the outcome. While the dress was a little shorter than I had hoped, it showed my curves well and brought out my hair and face.

The dress was royal purple, velvet, and was short in the front but elongated to the back a little. The front reached just a little past mid thigh and the back reached just barely past my knees. It had green dragons with red spines adorning it and the cleavage it created wasn't bad, it only went a little ways down and showed the swell of my breasts, which had gotten to just a b-cup, but with a sports bra could make me look like I had a flat-chest. I hadn't worn a sports bra today and they showed strongly. The dress also, from the belly button up, tied with black lace.

"You look beautiful, young lady." The shop keeper complimented me and I blushed while admiring myself in the three-sided mirror in the hallway of the dressing rooms. I sashayed a little and smiled some. I grabbed the tips of the dress and swayed slightly to watch the ruffled bottom of the dress move this way and that. I giggled, which normally wouldn't happen, and continued my antics in front of the mirror.

Then, quickly I stopped, because in the mirror it was now not the shop keeper but Hikaru, who had on the same face Tamaki had when thinking perverse things. I blushed deeply and hurried back into the changing room, to which I changed quickly and hurried back out, blush still blatantly obvious on my face. I faced Hikaru, having seen in the mirror that his blush had died down some too.

"We should get you some shoes to match the dress." Hikaru mumbled and suddenly the shop keeper was back with slippers that were closed-toe and were the velvet royal purple as well. They had a lace bow on the end and had a lace looping through holes all along the ridge of the shoes. She handed them to me and we paid. I thanked her and then we left in Hikaru's limo. We had spent about two hours in the shop with the dragon dresses.

The twin quietly said we were going to lunch. I nodded my head in response and looked out the window, my chin resting in my hand. I hadn't listened but when I went to look at Hikaru, he was sitting right next to me. I jumped slightly but reclaimed myself within the same moment.

"Sorry for not telling you I was coming to see you in the dress, but I'm glad it fits and I'm glad you liked it." Hikaru mumbled but didn't face me. I smiled slightly and playfully bumped him with my elbow.

"How did you know I liked dragons?" I smiled gently. I appreciated Hikaru taking me to get that dress. I didn't think he would want me wearing something like that.

"Your dad told me you did. I had called him last night and asked what you liked a lot and he said you liked books, fancy tuna, and he listed a whole lost and then said you liked dragons as well. So I had seen the shop and thought that you might like getting your dress there." The twin smiled and looked at me. Returning a smile with one of my one, a thought occurred to me.

"Why did you let me wear a dress with dragons on it? Knowing you and Kaoru, you guys would want me to wear a fancy girly ballroom dress." I smiled gently at him and suddenly his face turned sad and serious. I waited for him to respond, letting whatever emotions he had pass.

"Haruhi, I just want you to be happy. I don't want anything forced on you anymore. And this party is for you. You can finally be free of your male title. Not only that but…" He trailed off and the smiled a sad smile and placed his finger under my chin, making sure I had to keep eye contact with him. "Haruhi, your happiness is one of the most important things to me now. Anything that makes you happy makes me happy."

My blush was intense and I shut my eyes, knowing it was futile to try and break eye-contact with him. I felt him drop his fingers and I turned my head quickly, trying to fight off the blush. His chuckle seemed to fill the limo and it made my blush worse. Then I felt his breath by my ear and I shivered slightly. He chuckled again but didn't move from his close position from me.

"I love you, Haruhi." Hikaru whispered and I gasped and pulled away from his closeness and huddled into the corner of the limo seat, my breathing erratic. My blush was profound on my face and I was shaking slightly. I had heard him say it before but it still shocked me.

"We're back at school, Haruhi." I heard Hikaru whisper. I nodded my head and he helped me out of the car, his smile very large on his face. Keeping my head down, I walked to the gardens where the sounds of a party were being set up.

"Haruhi, you're back! How was your shopping trip?" Tamaki shouted and headed over to me. I groaned quietly and looked up, knowing my face was still red. "I can't believe my little Haruhi is growing into a woman! It's so lovely to see you following your true feminine course!"

"Would you just shut up already? Haruhi is perfect the way she is!" Hikaru shouted and everyone went silent.