Note: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club (though if I did I could die a happy little girl T~T). All characters belong to the sweet and wonderful Bisco Hatori.

Finally I'm getting to the super romantic part, or at least a very warm fuzzy part. I don't think I'll be getting into anything "graphic" unless the fans want me too haha, I do it all for your entertainment. Please enjoy this chapter and look forward to the next one.

A Grand Future

Chapter 6

Love and Wool

Not even ten minutes after Haruhi had called Tamaki a shorter than usual black limo pulled up to the front of her apartment building. As she trotted down the stairs the driver opened the door for her and shut it politely once he was sure Haruhi was safely inside. As the limo rolled away from her apartment she sat in the uncomfortable silence of the ride, thinking about what had previously occurred and how she could successfully conceal all of this from Tamaki. She knew when it came to certain things, like his feelings towards her, it took a while for him to catch on, but she had no idea how long she could keep something like this hidden from him.

The limo then pulled to a slow stop in front of the first Suoh mansion, which in Haruhi's opinion was much larger than the second one, and her door was opened for her again by the driver. As she got out she had to cover her eyes from the blinding spring sunlight, and she felt something very warm against her hand and a light breeze of lilac swept past her nose, and before she could think she was wrapped tightly but gently into a warm embrace. "Hello my darling, I missed you."

Haruhi's cheeks flushed a deep shade of scarlet as she was pressed closer to Tamaki's chest, and she managed to squeak out a feeble and embarrassed, "I missed you too." Tamaki then bent down and kissed the top of her head and breathed in the smell of her shampoo and Anne's perfume. Puzzled by this he loosened his hold on her with a confused look on his face. "Haruhi, are you wearing some sort of new perfume?"

A jolt of surprise surged down her spine as she tried to come up with a good answer to his question. "Uh…um..." she stammered and finally thought of something suitable, "Uh yes, my dad got it from a friend and work and said I could have it as a gift."

Tamaki smiled down at her with his trade mark gentle smile and she was filled with relief. "Well it suits you darling, you know it almost smells like something my mother used to wear." Haruhi giggled slightly under the pressure and Tamaki changed the subject. "I see you're wearing the hair pin I gave you." He smiled down at it and gave Haruhi another kiss.

"Tamaki are we going to stand out here all day?" Haruhi backed up from his hug a bit and smiled up at him. He chuckled slightly then moved to her side, sliding his arm around her shoulder and guiding her up the steps to the extravagant front doors of the mansion. He pulled the door open by a golden handle and bowed to Haruhi. "Ladies first my darling."

Haruhi blushed and giggled slightly and walked into the parlor room of the first mansion. She had only been inside once, but then she only saw the music room where Tamaki kept his piano. She was used to seeing grand architecture in all the houses her friends lived in but the first Suoh mansion was more breath taking than all the ones she had seen before. The floors were made of cream colored marble slabs and covered by extravagant rugs that had the look of a European style. The parlor lead to a giant staircase also constructed of marble and covered in rugs, with polished mahogany wood banisters, and at the top it split into two staircases going in opposite directions. All of this was lit by a magnificent crystal chandelier the size of a large dinner table. As Haruhi stared at the structure of the room Tamaki crept up behind her and secured his arms around her waist, gently squeezing her close to him.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" He softly whispered into her ear sending shivers down her spine and she jolted back to reality.

"It is, but it all looks so costly…" She slipped back into her thoughts of imaging how big the bill looked for all of this, and Tamaki chuckled again. He bent down and nestled his chin on the top of her head and slightly tightened his hold on her. "Nothing is too costly if it's for the woman I love."

Haruhi's cheeks burned red hot as she heard the word 'love' escape Tamaki's lips and she stuttered trying to find her next words. "B-but I don't care if anything is pretty or expensive Tamaki…I'm happy as long as I'm with you…"

At this Tamaki smiled brilliantly and squeezed Haruhi tightly against him. "Oh Haruhi your so cute! I love you so much!" He began to cover her cheeks with tender kisses, and Haruhi, who was caught off guard by his sudden outburst of affection, stumbled and collapsed in his arms. Tamaki's face filled with panic and he scooped Haruhi up into his arms, cradling her gently. "Haruhi are you okay? Do you feel sick? You should sit down, I'll carry you upstairs!"

Despite Haruhi's protests about her ability to walk just fine Tamaki carried her up the stairs and into a rather large room with carpeted floors and a luxuriant four poster bed. He placed her gently on the bed and rushed to the windows, sliding them open quickly, letting in a cool spring breeze. Tamaki quickly rushed back to her side, bending over her and placing his palm on her forehead. They sat in silence for a minute while Haruhi stared up at the large hand above her eyes, and Tamaki let out a small gasp, "You feel a little warm Haruhi, I'll call down for a glass of ice water, or ice tea, would you like that instead?"

Tamaki reached for the bedside phone but Haruhi placed her hand over his and stared up at him with a reluctant smile. "Tamaki I'm fine, I just tripped down stairs. You need to stop over reacting so much or you'll end up with an ulcer. I'm fine really, just sit down and relax."

Tamaki sat down next to her with a worried look on his face and he clasped his hands together in his lap. Haruhi looked around the room again and noticed a rather large TV and a large closet next to mahogany dressers. She turned to Tamaki who now had a slight blush covering his cheeks. "Um Tamaki, who's room is this?"

Tamaki twiddled his thumbs slightly and looked at her from the corners of his eyes. "It's my room…" He looked away timidly and Haruhi understood why he looked so embarrassed. Tamaki with his gentleman's attitude would surely think that being in his room alone with his girlfriend would be unacceptable, and maybe even lead to unmentionable things. Haruhi's face broke out into a sudden blush and she stared into her lap in the uncomfortable silence.

"Haruhi are you really okay?" Tamaki gently placed a hand on her tiny shoulder and scooted closer to her, the blush still visible in his cheeks. She looked up at him and then down into her lap again, and she felt his weight shift on the bed. His warm hand gently caressed her cheek, and he slowly tilted her head up to look at him. She could see the mixed emotions of fright and daring in his indigo eyes as his face neared hers. He tenderly kissed her lips, once, twice, and then a third time, and her arms instinctively wrapped around his shoulders and neck. Tamaki took this as a sign that this was okay and he began to kiss her more passionately, shifting his weight so he could move onto the bed and bring Haruhi along with him. His arms were linked around the small of her back; he kissed her deeply becoming braver and more ravenous with each kiss. Haruhi felt something warm and wet pressed against her closed lips and she flinched slightly, her heart skipping a beat when she realized what it was, and Tamaki backed off, his face beet red.

"I…I'm sorry Haruhi, I didn't mean to do that to you…" Haruhi could hear him holding back tears as he realized what he had almost done, and her heart sank at the site of him. He was shaking and his hands were clasped so tightly together that they were turning white in his lap. Haruhi scooted close to him and wrapped her arm around his shoulders and he stopped shacking slightly.

"Tamaki, it's okay. Things like that happen, it's only natural. And look at the bright side; we stopped before we did anything that we might regret." She cringed slightly at her poor wording, but Tamaki understood her meaning and found comfort in her words. He pressed his cheek against her chest and wrapped his arms around her waist and sighed, a few tears escaped his eyes as he squeezed her gently. "I'm so sorry Haruhi, I don't want you to think that's all I want from you, I love you and you mean so much more to me than that."

Haruhi smiled gently and brushed the tears away from his cheeks, he looked like an innocent child who had accidently broken something, and was expecting the worse punishment. Haruhi gently rubbed his shoulder in reassurance and kissed the top of his head tenderly. "I know Tamaki, it's okay. I'm not mad, and I still love you all the same."

Tamaki raised his head and sat up to his full height again, and looked at Haruhi with his still watery shining indigo eyes. He smiled at her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her into a gentle embrace, and this time she went willingly to him, pressing her cheek against his chest. They sat in his bed for a long time, all the while Haruhi listened to the steady beat of his heart, and felt the rise and fall of his chest when he breathed. They sat in silence for what seemed like hours and Haruhi thought, these are the moments that make me truly happy that I'm with him, and they make dealing with his silly attitude worth while in the end.

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It wasn't until Haruhi's stomach had started to growl that the couple ever stirred. Tamaki looked down at her and laughed when she gave him a pleading look that he knew meant 'feed me'. He stood from the bed and gently lifted her onto the floor, and he led her back out into the hallway and down the stairs again. "I was thinking Haruhi, why don't we go around town and just look at the shops and food around there?"

Haruhi didn't see anything wrong with this idea so she accepted and followed Tamaki outside and into a limo once more. The ride wasn't so awkward and quiet this time for Tamaki had quite a bit to talk about, all revolving around school and shadowing his father while at business meetings. Some how they got on the track of Haruhi's career path, "So Haruhi you still want to be a lawyer like your mother right?" Tamaki flashed her an interested smile and listened to her intently.

"Well yes I do but…" Tamaki's expression faltered and he scooted closer to her. "But what Haruhi?"

She looked up at him and sighed with a tiny smile on her face. "Oh Tamaki it's nothing to worry about, I'm just not sure which school to go to. I'll have no problem getting accepted with my grades but I just have no idea which school to choose, or if my father could even afford to send me…" She stared down into her lap again, Tamaki, being an heir to the Suoh family business, wouldn't understand money issues like hers, after all she was attending Ouran due to a scholarship program.

Tamaki sat back in his chair with a relieved sigh and a devilish smile on his face. "Haruhi, you know my father is the chairman of the Ouran Academy right?" Haruhi looked up at him with a puzzled expression and nodded. "Well, my father isn't alone in the academic business, just last week I met a few of the most prestigious academy chairmen in Japan and they are all on good terms with the Suoh family. And a few of them do owe my father favors."

Haruhi's puzzled expression transformed to a scolding one in an instant, and Tamaki's smile faded. "Haruhi, what's wrong now?" He leaned in closer to her and secured his arm around her shoulder.

Haruhi scooted away from his arm and shot him another scolding frown. "I don't need charity Tamaki, I can get into a school just fine without you or your father black mailing someone. I can't believe you would even suggest something like that."

A panic crossed over his face and Tamaki held onto her shoulders, a pleading whine attaching itself to his voice. "Haruhi I didn't mean it that way! Honest! I meant with my fathers influence we can get a scholarship set up at any college just like the one that got you into Ouran! I swear that's all I meant Haruhi, please!" He was quivering in his seat, clutching her hands in desperation, his puppy eyes becoming more pathetic with each second.

She sighed heavily releasing all her anger with it, remembering not moments ago that she was comforting Tamaki about his over reactions and she mentally scolded herself. She scooted closer to Tamaki and wiggled her way under his arm. "I'm sorry Tamaki, I know you didn't mean it that way, I really jumped to conclusions on that one…It's just the way you worded it that made me think you meant something else. I'm sorry."

Tamaki let out a relieved whimper. "So you're not mad at me?" She shook her head, she was instantly wrapped in a tight hug as Tamaki planted kiss after kiss on her cheeks. "Aw Haruhi I love you so much!" He pressed her closer to his chest and tightly wrapped his arms around her. She smiled shyly and snuggled closer to him as the car came to a slow stop. The driver opened the door for the pair, once they were out Tamaki instructed the driver to do what ever he pleased until he called him to come pick them up, the driver flashed him a smile and got back into the car and headed off down the street.

Tamaki gently took Haruhi's hand in his own and entwined his fingers between hers, and the pair walked down the semi-crowded side walk. They entered a cozy little restraint and sat down to lunch, even though Haruhi protested Tamaki for wanting to pay for their meals. All the while they chatted about school and how each other was doing in their classes, and Tamaki reminded her that this was his last year at Ouran Academy.

"Oh that's right…I almost forgot that you were a third year Tamaki… It just seemed like you'd never leave, like we would be there forever almost…" Haruhi stared at her empty plate, having finished her dumplings a few minutes earlier. Tamaki reached across the table and stroked her cheek lightly. "Haruhi it's alright, I'm still going to see you every day that I can, and I wont be far away, I'll be in the business school that's practically next door to Ouran."

At this Haruhi perked up slightly and looked up at Tamaki, who was staring out the window curiously. Haruhi followed his gaze to see Hikaru and Koaru staring into a little shop filled with wedding dresses. Haruhi jerked, "What are those idiots doing! They aren't even trying to hide what they are doing!" she hissed under her breath.

Tamaki stood up and reached for Haruhi's hand. "Come on Haruhi! Hikaru and Koaru are outside looking at wedding dresses, I wonder whose wedding they are planning! Let's go find out okay?" Haruhi reluctantly stood and hoped to herself that the twins would have a reasonable excuse to cover up the real plan. They walked hand in hand across the street and Tamaki called out to the twins.

"Hikaru! Koaru! Hey!" The twins jumped at his call and turned around with overly cool looks on their faces. "Oh hey Tono, we didn't see you there." Koaru half chuckled and Hikaru stood silently smiling.

"So who are you guys making a wedding dress for?" Koaru stopped chuckling and stared blankly at Tamaki before he stuttered his response. "Um well it's just one of mom's friends, and we aren't making it, mom just wanted us to go and um…." "Inspect traditional gowns." Added Hikaru.

Tamaki laughed and accepted the answer while Haruhi gave a sigh of relief. I can't believe he bought that, she thought to herself. "Any way Tono we have to run, lots of stuff to do today, see you at school!" The twins hurried away leaving Haruhi and Tamaki still standing in front of the dress shop, and people walked by smiling at them, when Haruhi realized why she tugged on Tamaki's hand and they started down the street again.

They walked for quite a while looking into shop windows, wandering into little convenience stores to buy a few snacks, and talking about all the merchandise they saw along the way. They stopped in front of a pet shop and stared at the bouncing puppies in the front window, it took all Haruhi had to pull Tamaki away from the window and remind him that he already had a dog, though Tamaki wouldn't give up, whining the whole time that Antoinette would be lonely at home when he wasn't there. Haruhi finally managed to get him away when she promised they would get a puppy together as his graduation present.

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It had gotten very late by the time Tamaki called the limo driver to come get them, they both sat on a bench under a street lamp, Tamaki had his arm wrapped around her shoulder and he leaned over to kiss the top of her head. "I love you Haruhi." He whispered gently and Haruhi snuggled closer to him. "I love you too Tamaki." He pulled her tightly against him, she pressed her head against his chest and listened to his heart beat. She heard him take a shuddering breath as if he was about to speak and she listened carefully to him.

"Haruhi….I was wonder…" He cut off and took in another deep breath. "I was wondering…If you…If you think we would ever get m-married…" Tamaki held his breath and didn't dare look at her. Haruhi's cheeks flushed read and her entire body became a burning inferno that only she could feel. She stared up at him, she was speechless. She had no idea what to say to him, not that this idea hadn't crossed her mind before, she just didn't think he would ask her that this soon. She opened her mouth but nothing came out, what was only seconds felt like years, and she finally got herself to speak. "Do you mean right now?"

Tamaki jumped and his face, which was now visible to her, was beat read and he was shaking nervously. "Of course not right now! I m-meant later like when we are both adults! Like maybe a few years from now, o-or maybe more, or what ever you want Haruhi! I just wanted to know if you ever thought about it…"

Haruhi stared at him and smiled, though she was still very embarrassed. "Well…I have thought about it before…" As the words escaped her mouth she felt a sense of slight freedom, being able to share this with someone, but she regretted it slightly when Tamaki wrapped himself around her and squeezed a little to tightly to his chest. "Oh Haruhi I love you so much! I have too! I've been thinking about it a lot lately actually, and I'm so happy you thought about it too! I love you so much!"

Haruhi sighed heavily but let Tamaki hold onto her until the limo arrived, true she hated admitting that she felt that strongly about him, but she loved Tamaki and she had thought that maybe he would be the man that she spent her life with, and she was happy with that, Tamaki was very special to her, and she wanted to do every thing she could to make him smile.

Finally I finished this chapter and it was so fun to write. Well it's only a few days until summer break for me which gives me more time to work on this story, so the rest of the chapters should be coming out soon. I have started to redo my dojin of this on deviantart and it's in the Tamaharu club if anyone wants to read it, it's under the same title and in English so go read if you want to. Hopefully I'll get to super romantic tamaxharu very soon. Thank you for reading and look forward to the next chapters!