Okay everyone, this is the final chapter!!! R&R please! Sorry it took a while.

Haruhi's POV

I don't understand how Kyouya can act so emotional one minute and so indifferent the next. Crying on my shoulder telling me he loves me one day, the next trying to add onto my debt. But even though he acts so bi-polar I know he meant what he said last night. I mean… How could he not mean it? He was laying across me crying-really crying-because he was worried about me. Not the loss of club profit if I was gone, just me. For as long as I can remember the only person who has cared about me that way has been my dad. Well I suppose the rest of the Hosts love me too but as a friend. But something about Kyouya is different. He loves me…really…what would it be like to date the Shadow King? For him to be mine? I wonder what he sees in me? Because my Shadow King would never settle for less, yes if it had merit to then he would but…there is no merit in loving me. I suppose this will get sorted out later in Host Club.

At Host Club…

"HARUHI!!!MYBEAUTIFULDAUGHTER!!!!!!" oh yes…Tamaki… He's and obstacle I have to get around before I talk to Kyouya. I started to laugh as I realized what had happened in the few moments I'd taken to think. Hikaru had Tamaki spread eagle on his face on the floor, and Kouru was trying to keep Hikaru from tearing Tamaki apart. It was quite the sight, but even more interesting was Kyouya, he was looking quite smug that Hikaru had kept Tamaki from getting me. A surge of joy washed through me at the thought of Kyouya not wanting other guys touching me. But then again…he could have just felt that way because Tamaki got thrown to the ground. And it probably had nothing to do with me…yeah that was it. I was jerked back to reality when someone tiny jumped on my back.

"Haru-chan? What are you thinking about so hard?" Hmm…well how do I answer this one

"Nothing Huni-Sempai, just spaced out for a minute there." Yeah…just me daydreaming again…

Kyouya's POV

As I silently watch Tamaki throw himself at my Haruhi I feel helpless. I can't do anything without everyone finding out about my feelings for her, and for all I know my feelings are unrequited. Ii hope not, but the possibility is always there. With jealousy boiling up inside me I watch as someone else saves Haruhi from Tamaki. But even though it's not me pulling him away from her he's not touching her and he just face planted… I think I'm a bit too happy that Tamaki is getting hurt. Oh well, who cares? He shouldn't try to touch my Haruhi. I chuckled as I watched it all unfold. I'll talk to her after Host Club; Tell her exactly how I feel and then I'll find out how she feels about me, and I will find out.

"Kyo-Chan?" Who's talking to me? Wait, Huni is the only one who would ever call me Kyo-Chan.

"Yes Huni-Sempai, what can I do for you?" I looked down at the small senior.

"You like Haruhi." Hmm, he's more blunt than usual.

"Of course I like her. She brings in profit for the club; as long as this continues I will continue to like her." I adjusted my glasses before he could see the lie in my eyes. I'm not about to let anyone know just how madly in love with her I am. I could tell that the small senior looking up at me didn't believe my answer.

"Okay Kyo-Chan"

As he walked away he shot a glance from me to Haruhi, as I followed his gaze to her I found that she was staring straight at me. My heart melted as soon as my eyes met her large brown ones. Oh yes, we would be talking later, I can't take much more of this.

After Host Club…

It's about time everyone left. Thankfully Haruhi hasn't left yet, I really didn't want to attract attention to the fact that I was talking to her alone. She's just sitting over there doing homework… I would think that it would be far more comfortable to do that at home. Not that I'm complaining, it kept her here. I walked over behind her and leaned over her with my hands on the table on either side of her book. She jumped at my sudden appearance. I grinned as I watched every bare area of her skin turn red, I also noticed her breathing get shallower than it already was. (I'm not to happy about this one, she's barely breathing now) She leaned her head back to look up at me, her big brown eyes full of questions. I leaned down and kissed her forehead and whispered that we need to talk. If possible she turned a deeper shade of red. I pulled away from her and went to sit on the couch across the room and motioned for her to follow. Slowly she got up and followed me. She sat next to me and looked up at me expecting answers to the questions floating in her head no doubt.

"Haruhi, I need to know how you feel about me. Because I love you, I'll understand if you don't feel the same. And I won't say that I can't live without you…because I can…I just don't want to." I got up from the couch and walked a few steps away; I can't look at her when she gives her answer…I don't want her to see me if she says no…because I know I'll lose it if she does.

Haruhi's POV

As I sit at the table doing my homework I struggle to push Kyouya out of my mind. Not that I really want to, I need to though otherwise my homework will never get done. Eventually I give in to my thoughts; I think of how much emotion he keeps hidden behind that Ootori exterior, behind those glasses. I think of his calm and collected voice, the voice that's haunted my dreams for months, that has without his knowledge been so soothing whenever I've had a bad day. How strong his arms look…somehow I can almost remember how they felt carrying me yesterday when I collapsed. Lost in my thoughts I never heard Kyouya come up behind me; I jumped about two feet in the air when his hands suddenly to be doing. I felt his hot breath above me. I leaned my head back so I could look up at him, he leaned closer to me and kissed my forehead.

"We need to talk," he whispered as he pulled back. By this time I was blushing so deeply that you would have thought it was my natural skin tone. I watched as he went to sit on a couch across the room, he motioned for me to follow. It felt as though my body moved of its own accord. I wasn't even thinking anymore, just acting on my emotion. I can tell…we're meant to be together…but how? I'm not anywhere close to being in his league. His father would not approve of me…I'd be an embarrassment to him. But still, I can't stay away. As I sat down I looked up into his eyes. I have so many questions but I'm not sure I want the answers, especially if it causes this fantasy to end. I listened to what he had to say then he got up and faced away. I felt tears start filling my eyes as realization hit me. He really does love me. He doesn't want to live without me. Could I really mean that much to him?

"Kyouya…" His head turned slightly with the dropped honorific. I slowly got up from the couch and walked toward him, I grabbed his shirt in both of my fists and rested my head against his back. "You can't even imagine how long I've wanted to hear you say that," I felt him relax at my words. "You have no idea how many nights I've been kept awake trying to figure out if there was any meaning behind what you did around me. If there was some feelings hidden just for me behind that smile of yours." I heard him whisper my name as he slowly turned to face me. He looked down at me his eyes full of such emotion, something no one but me had ever seen. I reached my hand up to cup his face, "Kyouya, I love you so much."

Kyouya's POV

"Kyouya, I love you so much." As soon as those words left her mouth I couldn't hold back anymore. I held her face in my hands, leaned down and kissed her fiercely. Our mouths fitting together like the last two pieces of a puzzle, perfectly. She is definitely the one for me, no one else will ever be able to make me feel the way she does. I broke off the kiss before one of us passed out from lack of oxygen and pulled her into my arms.

"Oh Haruhi, if you only knew how many of my dreams consisted of you telling me that…" I rested my cheek against the top of her head. "Yesterday I was so scared I wouldn't get to tell you how I felt…that I would never get to know if you felt the same… But now…I'm just so happy…" I held her tighter to prove my point. I love her so much, and nothing in heaven or earth will change that. I gently kissed her again then took her hand in mine. "Let's go my love, I'll walk you home." I smiled down at her, with my true smile, the one reserved only for my sister and Haruhi.

"I would like that Kyouya." My heart lept at her smile, I felt as though I was about to explode with the emotions that were pushing to the surface. I can hardly wait to spend everyday of the rest of my life with her.

Graduation…

I looked down at my girlfriend and felt the weight of the ring in my pocket. I'm going to as her tonight. I can't wait till she's all mine. I swelled with pride as I watched my Haruhi walk across that stage and get her diploma, she's worked so hard for that.

Dinner…

I got down on one knee in front of her, I watched as realization dawned on her face, then her eyes filled with tears. "Haruhi, My love, My life, will you be mine forever? Will you marry me?" She put her hand over her mouth and simply nodded. Finally…she's mine. My love... All because of a trip down the stairs.