Beginning of Something New 6:

Previously:

"Um, how about you both just call me Ranka? That's the name I use at the transvestite bar I work at." They both nodded has Tamaki's father continued.

"Ok, well, Ranka, I'm Mr. Suoh, and I have come to introduce myself." My father cocked his head to the side in confusion, his eyes narrowing a little.

"Well it is nice to meet you, but why are you introducing yourself to me sir?"

"Well, My son is dating your daughter sir."...

To Be Continued...

Haruhi's POV

My father's glare turned over to me as I could see the tears overflowing. I felt bad for this. I hadn't told him anything about this yet and now he was hurt. I felt like I wanted to cry when I saw his tears. He stood up and walked over to me, "Haruhi, may I talk with you?" He asked sadly. I nodded and took his hand in mine outside. "Haruhi! How could you? You know how much daddy likes to hear about your life and everything happening in it, but this time you have shut me out." He cried hysterically.

"Dad."

"And what's worse, is that I had to find this out from my daughter's boyfriends father. Do you feel so independent that you don't wish to tell me these things?" I shook my head and took his hands in mine.

"No dad. That's not it. I hadn't said anything yet because I wanted you to be able to meet him first before finding out. I was trying to give you a good first impression, but Tamaki's father had said it first." I sobbed as I held his hands. "I'm sorry dad. I was meaning to tell you, I really was. It makes me feel like garbage that you had to find out this way. I'm sorry." My father sighed and ran his hand over the back of my head, his sobs becoming quieter.

"I'm sorry Haruhi. I just wish I could have known about this sooner." I understood that and it made me feel awful for not saying anything. After having rounds of apologizes we went back inside to see Tamaki and his father sitting there quietly. As we seated ourselves Mr. Suoh and my father sat together formally talking and really introducing themselves properly and Tamaki and I sat together.

"Tamaki, why didn't you tell me you were coming here?"

"I'm sorry Haruhi. My father was persistent about a surprise visit. I would have texted you and let you know if I would have known you hadn't told him yet. I'm sorry princess." He said, caressing my cheek with his hand as he smiled at me.

"So, Ranka. Will I be able to meet Mrs. Fujioka?" My father and I's eyes widened as we looked down, saddened. "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?" Had Tamaki forgotten. Hadn't he mentioned this to his father, that my mother had passed away.

"Father..."

"Yes Tamaki?" He asked, looking at Tamaki with the question in his eyes of why we looked so sad.

"Father," Tamaki pulled his father close to him to whisper into his ear. "Mrs. Fujioka, Haruhi's mother passed away ten years ago." His eyes widened and I swear it looked like tears were going to surface.

"Oh, Ranka, I am so sorry. I hadn't known." My father smiled sadly.

"It's ok, You didn't know so it wasn't your fault." Just then Tamaki gently took a hold of my hand and pulled me to him, whispering distance.

"Haruhi, would you like to go out? Maybe to give our parents some time to get to know each other?" I nodded and stood, explaining to our parents what we had decided and left. It was a good thing to let them bond.

Parent's POV

As the two fathers watched their children leave the house with their hands intertwined they sighed with a smile and looked at each other. "As much as I hate to say it, they do look pretty adorable together." Ranka said, his face resting in his two hands. "So, Mr. Suoh. How do you feel about the two of them being together?"

"Well, It's weird. I would have never thought that my son would actually find a girl to have by his side. I had never thought of it. But now that I see Tamaki and Haruhi together it just makes me smile." Ranka nodded.

"Well, would you like more tea?" Mr. Suoh nodded and as Ranka made the tea, Ranka began to explain his fear for Haruhi being out and independent like she is. "You know, when it comes to Haruhi being independent I try not to push it. Once she's made her mind up, she never changes it. When she decided she wanted to go to Ouran academy, she did all the enrollment paperwork by herself. While I respect her independent spirit, I wish she'd be a little more dependent on me sometimes. After her mother, Kotoko, had passed away she took on all the housework or anything that was of importance that she could do. That's why when I found out about her dating a boy without her telling me, it felt as if she wanted to be all grown up and that she didn't feel she could tell me anything, so if that's any help, I guess you can see why I had freaked out."

"Yes, I can see it quite well. Believe it or not Tamaki has been threw some hard times. You see, my mother is not the nicest woman, not even close. She's betray family if it means she gets what she wants. But, that's not the point. Tamaki is what my mother had called a illegitimate." Ranka's eyes widened at what Mr. Suoh had said as he set the tea down. "It was about twenty years ago that the Patriarch of my family had died and my mother had forced me into a marriage to a woman of her choosing. Well, instead of being passionately in love with the woman my mother had chose for me, I had gone to do business in Paris when I met this beautiful girl. Her name was Anne-Sophie de Grantaine. So beautiful. She had gorgeous blonde hair like Tamaki and she even shares his amazing sapphire blue eyes." Mr Suoh's eyes had teared up slightly, but he continued with his life story.

"Well, anyways, I had come to love her and soon after we had Tamaki. Of course it wasn't what my mother wanted and without a choice she made me leave Anne-Sophie and Tamaki. She had felt Tamaki wasn't part of her family because he is an illegitimate. But later, when Anne-Sophie had fallen into debt my grandmother stepped in. She basically told Anne-Sophie that she would give her a new life, a nice home, riches and more, but Tamaki was to come with her and said Tamaki would never be able to have contact with her again. I of course had no clue of this.

"But Tamaki had made up his mind before his mother could speak. He turned to his mother and said, "I decided. I'm going to go to Japan. It's all for the best. Just promise me, Mom. Promise me you'll take care." I believe to this day that Tamaki only wanted his mother to be safe and healthy, no not have to worry about going bankrupt or anything. And to this day, I believe the only reason my mother had gone to get Tamaki was because she was selfish and only wanted an heir..." Ranka's eyes had falling tears in him as he grabbed himself a tissue.

"I'm so sorry to hear that Mr. Suoh. You know, you have the right to take charge of your known life and it wasn't right for her to do such awful things to you. Are you the soul-patriarch of the Suoh family now?" Mr. Suoh nodded. "Well, you are able to make your own choices now. Why not, bring the one you love back to you?" Mr. Suoh looked up at Ranka, shocked. He had just told someone this whole story, a commoner no less, and he was trying to help him with his problem. He felt his mother had been wrong, commoners were not bad people.

"You're right Ranka. I think I will do that. I need to not be so afraid of my mother." He said, smiling. "Thank you Ranka."

"You're welcome Mr. Suoh. Now that we are all through with the sad stories, why not have the kids come back so I can start making some lunch..."

"Oh, Ranka, I had told Tamaki that I had wanted to take you and Haruhi out for lunch? If you would like." Ranka looked back with a smile.

"Sure. Thanks."

Tamaki's POV

Haruhi and I had walked around outside at the nearby park for nearly an hour. We had walked while holding hands and we had gotten commoner ice cream, due to my request. To be honest it was even better ice cream than I have ever had. It was so delicious and had such prominent flavors. It was after that hour of spending time together that Haruhi had received a text on her phone for us to come back to the apartment.

Now we were just walking into the house to find Ranka all dressed up. "Haruhi, get yourself ready, we are going out to dinner with Tamaki and his family." Haruhi just responded with a nod and walked into her room. We had sat out in the living room waiting for Haruhi to finish getting ready when Ranka spoke to me. "Tamaki. As much as I hate to say it, I approve of you to going out. All I ask for in return is that she is treated with the best care and respect. I nodded and moved over to him to look into his eyes as I spoke this.

"Dearest Ranka, of course I will. She is my princess and as my princess she will be met with greatest care and most respect that a princess can find. I promise you this on my life. I couldn't bare it if I ever hurt her. I would have to end my own life if I had damaged her." Ranka was looking at me with wide eyes, a tear wanting to escape.

"Thank you. That's all I've ever wanted to hear from Haruhi's lover." I was confused by that for a moment, but then I realized what he had meant. Before me, he hadn't known who might fall for his daughter so his entire life he was hoping to hear this from who ever did come to love her. I smiled and nodded. Just then Haruhi's door opened and I could swear I had to check for a nosebleed. She was so beautiful. Her dress was knee-length and dark, midnight blue with fake gems to make her dress look like the night sky. I smiled and walked over to her.

"You're so beautiful my princess." I whispered to her to receive a smile from her as well as a pink blush. I took her hand into mine was we all made our way out to a waiting limo. Haruhi and Ranka had supposedly never been in a limo before and they looked so comfortable. My father had picked a fancy sushi bar that was located in the rich sector of Bunkyo. And when we got our turn to order, Haruhi had ordered the Fancy Tuna and I smiled as her face became one of complete bliss.

But sadly, night came upon us to quickly. Though Haruhi and I had managed to hang out longer as we caught lightning bugs in the park outside the apartment area. And we had decided to sit near the little pond as the sun was just on the horizon, beginning to set. The beautiful sky had inhabited the colors of Orange, Pink, Purple, and some red and the shine from the sun gave Haruhi's skin a magnificent glow. I decided to use this moment as my advantage. It was her and I alone, in a park, at a beautiful moment in time. "Haruhi?"

She turned to look at me, her expression completely at peace. "Yes Tamaki?" She asked, and I used this moment to gentle caress her cheek with my hand and I wrapped my other arm behind her waist, pulling her to me. Her eyes were glazed over with happiness and I slowly but passionately pressed my lips to hers. We hadn't been able to kiss like this for a while and this kiss made it worth the wait. Her lips so smooth and warm against my warm lips gave me a sense of passion. When I pulled away to let her great I let out a happy chuckle before I pressed my lips to hers again, our lips moving in perfect rhythm together. Haruhi had wrapped her arms around my neck as we kissed and I was smiling inside. This was a perfect night. Though it had started a little awkward it became a day and night of fun, love, and enjoyment. And I couldn't have asked for anything better.

To Be Continued...