DE TOMBER AMOUREUX (FALL IN LOVE)
AMOUREUX N'EST MENTIRS (LOVE NOT LIES)
He pulled her closer to him as they entered the third music room together for their first break from their service to the Ouran High School ladies and men. They were happy to be alone but she would have preferred that she would be able to be with her friends at this moment because it had been almost a year since she had last seen them in middle school. She missed them and however much she pleaded with Tamaki to allow her to visit her friends he wouldn't allow her. "It's not good for you to dwell on old things." He would say when she would question him about seeing her friends.
"They are not old things; they are people that I care about and they are part of my life. My heart doesn't belong to one person alone; its pieces belong to the people that I care about most. You are one of them Tamaki but I would wish that you would let me have my freedom once in a while. I would wish that you would trust me with my middle school friends..." his comment sparked their first fight about him preventing her from being happy.
It was true that he wanted her to be happy but he was afraid; he was afraid that if he would let her be with her middle school friends she would realize how happy she was when she was single and would dump him. Tamaki didn't want to take that chance with her friends; knowing that her looks would attract another male that she wasn't him. "I'm sure that they are not old things Haruhi but I would prefer that you wouldn't see them at the moment because I would prefer getting to know you better."
She took a step back from him and paced herself for the sprint that was before her, "I won't let you make me a prisoner; I won't live in a cage alone and without any happiness." As she was about to run though; he held onto her arm and didn't let go, "please Tamaki; let me be the person that you fell in love with. Let me be me." He let her go as she ran; frightened of what lengths that he was going to go to keep her by his side. Her belief that she was in love with him was fading; the feelings of love for Tamaki Suou were turning into feelings of fear.
She was happy when she was with her best friends again; Maria Sirine and Riku Suka. She smiled at them as she opened the door to their meeting place; the cafe on the corner of Harajuku Street. "How are you doing at your schools? I missed you guys a lot after first attending Ouran High School."
They both hugged her tightly before the three of them took their respective seats; they could sense that there was something that was wrong and they were both eager to cheer her up. Maria spoke first, "We missed you too; Haruhi. School isn't the same without you around to smile and laugh with the rest of us. I heard that you were going out with Tamaki Suou; the son of the Suou empire; is that true?" She questioned as she took a sip of her tea.
Sara finished Maria's question with a statement, "I'm sure that it isn't what you had expected; Haruhi. Is he being possessive of you and not listening to your requests?" She bowed her head regrettably; provoking an attack on Tamaki, "you cannot let someone like him treat you that way Haruhi. What happened to the independent Haruhi that I knew in middle school? I thought that she had a strong heart that let everyone in and pushed the horrible people out of her life." Her friends were the joint second person that had told her that Tamaki wasn't right for her. She was confident though that she would be able to change Tamaki for the better and she would convince him to not be as possessive over her.
"Thank you for telling me this; I have come to a decision to quit Ouran High School so that he won't bother me," her friends smiled at her decision; they were thinking of the best decision for her and they were sure that they didn't want their best friend to be with Tamaki. "I have decided that I will instead attend Lobelia Girls' Academy instead; I have heard of their prestigious results and I am sure that if I attend there I will be able to become the lawyer that I have always wanted to be."
"Will we see you again?" They questioned in unison as they looked at her with pleading eyes.
She faked a smile so that she would make her friends happy, "of course you guys will see me again; we will meet as often as possible. If I attend Lobelia Girls' Academy; I am confident that I will be able to make my dream of becoming a lawyer just like my mother come true."
Her meeting with her friends had been cut short by Kyouya's emergency call to her, "we need you here Haruhi; we need you to stop Hikaru Hitachiin and Tamaki Suou from fighting with each other. I think that this is because of your relationship with Tamaki and the feelings of love that Hikaru has gained for you." Kyouya was the only person that she told about the pressing feelings that Hikaru had for her and the feelings of insecurity that Tamaki had for their relationship. He was the person that she trusted the most with her secrets and she was sure that he would always be the person that would be able to help her with anything.
"Thank you for telling me," she commented as she closed her cell phone and rushed in her Ouran High School uniform to stop the fighting that was occurring. She understood how important this club was to everyone and she understood that it was the thing that was creating harmony among the three high school year groups there. Haruhi had joined the Host Club because she thought that she would be able to influence the happiness that was felt by the rest of the school and she would be able to influence harmony with enemies and couples that were in trouble.
When she had gotten to Ouran High School half an hour later they were still fighting until she yelled at the both of them, "neither of you can have me; I am going to attend Lobelia Girls' Academy." They instantly stopped their fighting and both stared at her in amazement.
"Why are you going to Lobelia?"
"There won't be any men that will bother me," she turned to Kyouya, "I'm going to resign from Host Club duties; is that okay with you?" He nodded at her, "the only people that I will let see me though are Mori-senpai, Hunny-senpai, Kyouya-senpai and Kaoru-senpai because I believe that they are the only people that won't be as immature as the both of you have been." She bowed to everyone before taking her leave for the rest of the day in preparation for her Lobelia Girls' Academy entrance exam that was the next day.
She sat cross-legged at the dining table with her father as they ate their dinner together as her father was the first to break the silence. "What is wrong Haruhi; I thought that you were always happier than this?"
She broke from taking another bite, "I am taking the entrance exam to Lobelia Girls' Academy tomorrow. I hope that you don't mind dad that I have already sent the application forms; it's for personal reasons so I hope that you won't make me mention them. I am responsible enough to handle my own problems." He nodded in acceptance; he was hoping that Haruhi would open up to him sooner rather than later though. Since the death of her mother she hadn't revealed much of her feelings to him and he was wondering whether she would ever talk to him. His daughter was growing and he knew that he would let her go soon but he was trying to hold on because he didn't want to let go.
Haruhi was successful in her exams and was waiting in line for a loaned uniform as the bells rang at Lobelia Girls' Academy to signal the end of the day. She was thinking of how wonderful it would be that she would be attending Lobelia Girls' Academy on the coming Monday and how wonderful it would be that she was meeting new people. She was thankful that she was getting a second chance for a successful high school life without any romantic distractions. The next day wasn't unexpected though when the people that she had decided would only be able to visit her were there.
Hunny took a step forward and hugged her for the first time since he had met her, "Haru-chan needs to be happy and we don't think that Haru-chan will be able to be happy at Lobelia."
She smiled down admiringly at him, "I'm happy alone that you are trying to protect me but I am fine. I would be happier if I were able to attend a high school without the problem of a fight between two friends."
He pleaded with her again, "Haru-chan needs to realize that she is hurting people by leaving and is running away from her problem instead of fighting it and solving it finally. We won't be happy without Haru-chan and so we want her to come back; Tama-chan is unhappy without Haru-chan."
"I'm sorry Hunny-senpai but I have made up my decision and I have already done the scholarship entrance exam or Lobelia Girls' Academy."
Kyouya stood being Hunny and spoke regrettably about her departure, "Haruhi; I'm sure that you know by now that you leaving Ouran High School made both Tamaki and Hikaru unhappy with themselves and unhappy about the situation that you have put them in. I am sure that your departure will have a real impact on the attitude of the entire group and the image that we portray to customers."
She faked a smile that she had learnt to do so many times at him, "I am sorry but I would think that it would be in my best interest and for the entire groups that there wouldn't be any female distraction so that they will be able to concentrate on the large sector of female customers that is much larger than my sector of male ones."
"It isn't like that Haruhi; come with us and we will show you what your departure has done to both of them. I would like for you to speak with each of them so that the problems between them will be resolved."
"I don't want to speak with Tamaki," she admitted, "nor do I want to speak with Hikaru; you know the reason why and I don't understand why you are forcing me to do something that I don't want to do. Profit margins aren't everything and you should learn to realize that Kyouya- senpai." She shut the door on them and returned to preparing for her first day at Lobelia Girls' Academy. The uniform was a giant contrast to the heavy Ouran High School uniform and it was wonderful that she had that comfort of the contrast.
'They don't understand that I don't want to listen to their lies.' She told herself as she tied the bow around her neck, 'they are selfish.' There was another knock at the door and as she expected it was Tamaki, "I don't want to speak to you!" She screamed as she shoved him aside and ran down the stairs. Haruhi wasn't watching where she was going and instead fell off the first floor balcony and became unconscious.
Later she woke up and found that she was in a room that was sterile white and the man that she was in love with but didn't want to see was in front of her sleeping. "Thank goodness that you are finally awake, Haruhi. Your father and I thought that you would have more terrible injuries incurred."
She attempted to cross her arms finding instead that she had broken one of her arms, "I don't want to speak with you! I don't want to be your prisoner."
He bowed his head regrettably, "you are not my prisoner; Haruhi. I have my feelings under control and I assure you that Hikaru and I won't be fighting with each other anymore."
"I believe you then."
END OF CHAPTER FOUR
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