Author's Notes: Welcome back! Another change of pace because it's in Haruhi's PoV. Review, enjoy, and cheers! ~ Double
Chapter 9- Haruhi's PoV
I walk into a dark classroom. I know I left my Physics book somewhere in here. I search around the room in the dark. Where is it? I hear someone running down the hall, along with the sounds of a girl's crying. I turn around and look at the door. Suddenly, it opens and slams shut just as quickly. It's Renge crying. That's a bit surprising. She looks really upset. I wonder what happened.
"Renge, what's wrong?" I ask, walking over to her.
She looks up, her expression brightening like her knight had just come to the rescue. "Oh Haruhi!" She throws her arms around my neck and hugs me. "It's awful! Kyouya dumped me for Tamaki!"
"You two were never together in the first place," I say.
"In my dreams I was."
"That doesn't count."
"Oh."
She looks at me with wide, upset eyes. Even though she's annoying, she actually looks kind of cute, and child-like. Tamaki looks the same way when he's upset. Is it a French thing or something? Renge keeps hugging me. It's starting to feel awkward for me.
"Do you want to sit down and talk about it?" I ask her.
She nods, and we both take a seat at desks that are in the same column. I sit in front of Renge.
She leans on her desk, depressed. "I thought Kyouya had a thing for me. I thought he loved me."
"No offense, Renge," I say. "But, I think only you thought that."
She sits up more. "Are you saying that I'm crazy?" She crosses her arms over her chest.
"No," I say. "I'm just saying that…." I quickly try to think of the nicest way to say that she's delusional. "You dream a little too much. So much that you start to believe it." That still made her sound delusional.
She frowns. "I am crazy, aren't I?"
"Just a little."
She lays her head on the desk and sighs.
"Don't feel bad. I used to think that Tamaki had a thing for me until he started dating Kyouya. I actually was falling for him too."
Renge looks at me, like she's studying my words. "You're gay?"
My eyes widen. "N-no. Why would you think that?"
She sits up. "Because you're a boy, and you just admitted that you had a crush on Tamaki."
"No one ever told you?"
"Tell me what?"
Oh boy. This is gonna be good. I gotta tell her that I'm a girl. She is part of the host club too. She needs to know. She just better keep this secret, or I'm toast.
I look Renge in the eye. "I'm actually a girl."
She looks at me and start laughing. She thinks this is a joke?
She looks at my face and sees that it's completely serious. She instantly stops laughing. "Y-you weren't kidding, were you?"
I shake my head no.
"B-but how are you a girl? You're so handsome."
"Do you want proof?" I ask.
She nods her head. "I think I need proof to believe."
I pull out my school ID and show it to her. She studies it.
"Hmm," she says. "It looks like you, but I need more proof."
"Are you sure?" I say.
She nods.
There's only one more thing I can think of. I'm sure this will make her believe. It has to.
I unbutton my blazer jacket and start unbuttoning my uniform shirt. I unbutton it down to my navel and open my shirt, revealing my bra to Renge. She blushes.
"I-I believe you now."
I rebutton my shirt and blazer. I take my ID back and put it in my pocket.
She looks down at the desk. "I-I'm sorry I didn't believe you."
"It's alright. That's how Tamaki figured out that I was a girl."
She looks up. "Really?"
I nod my head. "He walked in on me while I was changing."
She laughs a little. "Tamaki's a dope, huh?"
I nod and laugh. She laughs with me.
She sighs. "I guess we've both been rejected by our crushes, huh?"
"Yeah. I guess we were."
"I'm happy that I'm not alone."
I smile. "Yeah, same here."
"Thanks for letting me talk about it, Haruhi. It's nice to know that you really get me." She hugs me.
"You're welcome," I say, hugging her back.
"I have to keep your secret, right?" she asks.
"Yeah," I say. "No one outside of the Host Club can know that I'm a girl. It would probably freak a bunch of the girls out."
"Yeah," she says. "I don't really see anything wrong in it. I'm into yaoi and yuri personally."
"Interesting," I say. "I don't really mind stuff like that either. I don't read yaoi and yuri, but I don't mind homosexual couples. I think people should be recognized for who they are, not what they are."
Renge smiles warmly at me. "That's really nice and admirable of you. I see why pretty much everyone likes you. You're nice to everyone."
I smile. "Thanks, Renge."
She smiles wider. "You're welcome. I gotta go now. Everyone's going to start arriving soon." She kisses me on the cheek quickly. "Bye, Haruhi."
I watch her walk out of the classroom. Why do my cheeks feel warm? I pull my phone out of my pocket and go into the camera and use it as a mirror. I see that my cheeks are a bit pink. Did Renge just make me blush? I shake it off, put my phone away, stand up, and head to the Club room.
