Pride-Haruhi
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Pride; it is something every human being possesses. There's nothing wrong with it, until you let it become an overwhelming part of you.
This is what happened to Haruhi Fujioka.
Pride was something she possessed in great amounts, and it had begun to affect her life.
At first, she had just been delighted by her grades and took pride in her accomplishments, but overtime the pride began to consume her and seep in to her personal life as well.
She never asked for help, financially, academically, or just help for everyday life. It wasn't like she considered getting help beneath her or something like that, but her pride wouldn't allow her to ask for help. If she had something she needed to do, like work for money, or do math homework, she would not stop trying on her own until she finally got it. She didn't need help from anyone, nor was she going to ask for help because that was something unnecessary that might eventually lead her to question her ability to do things on her own and how capable she really was.
She also didn't want people around her to think she was just another weak girl. She had seen the girls at Ouran Private Academy and while some were smart, they all had roughly the same personality; rich girls who loved to be helped by boys. No way Haruhi was going to become another girl that boys were convinced couldn't do stuff on her own. Mind you, it wasn't like she was considered a female at Ouran anyway; being part of the host club had made everyone believe that she was in fact, male.
While she'd never admit it, having to be a male had proved to be worth it. The guys weren't treating her as some fragile, mindless girl. She got the same respect from all the guys, and they didn't look at her as if she was a nuisance. She was considered one of the smartest "males" in Ouran, and her big brain made up for her lack of athletic ability.
Her pride also interfered when it came to friendships. Although she didn't really have many friends outside the host club, just a few acquaintances, the problem occurred with them too. When she made a mistake, or did something foolish, she would not apologize to her friends for it because in her mind, she was right, and apologizing was almost the same as admitting she was wrong. Being the sensible young woman she was, she knew that what she did could potentially destroy friendships, but it was a risk she was willing to take.
Then once again it messed up her life when she had gone to the beach with the host club and had gotten into a fight with some guys. She knew that they were bigger and more powerful than she was, but her blood really boiled when they were acting like they were so much better than the girls. And even though she had gotten knocked into the water, it had all been worth it in her mind. Unfortunately, the rest of the host club hadn't seen anything but the danger and foolishness of what she'd done. They had scolded her and even asked her to apologize, but being the proud person she was, didn't think she should be apologizing. After all, that was almost like saying sorry for standing up for those girls and she definitely wasn't sorry for that!
Eventually, she understood that they were just worried about her, and she did end up apologizing, but to this day she couldn't say that she liked having to apologize.
'Like it or not, 'she thought, 'this is who I am, and they'll just have to accept me like this.'
Did I mention Pride goes hand in hand with stubbornness?
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