Author's Note: Heya, it's don't-even-ask1! Here's another chapter today, the eighth (not counting the prologue). uyay and I are on a roll! So thanks to all those who reviewed, favorited, followed, and read the story! It means a lot! Don't forget to review and recommend! For a question to review to: What do you think of 'Mori's Revelation?' Did you see it coming?
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Chapter Eight
Mori's Revelation
Haruhi woke slowly but surely. She groaned once her full consciousness returned to her. To her surprise, something moved beneath her. She opened her eyes to see a sleeping Mori underneath her. She squeaked and went to roll off of him but his arms were wrapped around her, holding her in place.
Great, just freaking great, Haruhi thought. She felt a blush coming to her face as she thought about waking Mori up. This is going to be so embarrassing. Gathering her courage, she said quietly, "Mori-senpai, wake up."
Mori just groaned and shifted slightly.
Haruhi sighed and shouted, "Mori! Wake up!"
Mori opened his eyes to find Haruhi laying on top of him. He immediately blushed. "Hi," he said awkwardly
"Hello," Haruhi replied, feeling incredibly awkward. "Can you let go of me?"
Mori turned a darker shade of red as he found his arms wrapped around Haruhi's waist. "I'm sorry," he apologized weakly as he removed his arms.
Haruhi rolled off of him and stood out of bed. "Um, why are you in my bed?"
Mori sat up in bed and rubbed his head. "Yeah, about that…"
"What?"
"Well, you fell asleep in the car so I carried you to your room but you, uh, refused to let go of me. Hani suggested I just stay the night instead of trying to pry you off of me," Mori explained sheepishly.
Haruhi blushed profusely. "Oh," she said quietly. "Well, that's…" Haruhi trailed off.
"Yeah," Mori agreed.
"So, that wasn't a dream?" Haruhi asked. "I guess that makes sense now…"
"Um…" Mori said awkwardly. "What time is it?"
Haruhi checked her clock and groaned. "6:20! On a weekend!"
Mori ran his hand through his hair, ruffling it. "I'm still tired."
Haruhi nodded, not looking away from Mori. "So, I don't think I can fall back asleep so I'm going to go out to the living room. You can sleep here for a while longer if you like." Haruhi took a step backward to the door.
Mori stood up out of bed and said, "I'll come out with you."
Haruhi nodded and opened the door. "Luckily my dad isn't in town this week, otherwise we'd have a serious problem on our hands."
Mori paled at the thought of meeting Haruhi's father in the kitchen. It didn't matter if he was a kendo champion, fathers were scary.
Haruhi suggested, "Should we watch a movie on Netflix to kill some time?"
Mori nodded and followed Haruhi to the living area. Haruhi sat on the loveseat and reached for the remote in the basket beside her. Mori sat on the cushion, trying not to invade Haruhi's space...again.
Haruhi turned the TV on and started Netflix. She asked Mori, "Any particular movie in mind?"
Mori shook his head.
Haruhi browsed through the titles before settling over Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. "Have you ever seen the Harry Potter movies?"
Mori nodded. "Yeah, they're great. I could watch them again."
Haruhi bit her lip. "How about we watch the first now and get together later to watch the rest of them sometime?"
"Sounds good," Mori said.
Haruhi pressed the rent button and the movie started to load. Haruhi asked, "I think we have popcorn, do you want some?"
Mori nodded and replied, "If you don't mind."
"It's fine, I was going to make some even if you didn't want any," Haruhi replied, getting up.
Mori could hear the popcorn bag popping in the microwave as the movie finished loading. The beginning credits started as the microwave beeped. Haruhi returned to the couch with two bowls of popcorn right after the credits had finished. She handed a bowl to Mori. "Here you go."
Mori nodded his thanks and took a handful. Within the first 30 minutes, both finished their bowls of popcorn and Haruhi took them out to the kitchen. When she came back, she sat noticeably closer than before and watched the movie.
Mori shifted nervously and kept his attention on the movie. After another ten minutes, he felt a head fall on his shoulder. Jumping, he looked down to see Haruhi asleep, using his shoulder as a pillow.
Mori resisted the urge to smile and put his arm around her to ease the strain on her neck. After another ten minutes, he felt his eyelids drooping and he fell asleep, his head on top of Haruhi's.
….TIME SKIP….
Hani knocked on Haruhi's door, worried that his cousin wasn't here. He had tried his mansion, dojo, and outside training grounds without any luck. It was already noon and Mori was nowhere to be seen. This was the last stop on Hani's list before he would start to get worried.
After he got no answer, he leaned down and fished for the key under the doormat that they had found last night. After he unlocked the door, he returned it to the proper place before slowly opening the door, scared to see what he would find.
Hani crept through the apartment, expecting an attack at any moment. When he reached the TV room, he found the movie end screen on the TV and Mori and Haruhi asleep, leaning on each other.
"Awww...Takashi and Haru-chan fell asleep! They look so cute together," he cheered quietly.
After grinning at the cute sight for a moment, he shook Mori's shoulder. "Wake up, Takashi."
Mori sat up and looked at Haruhi, still asleep. A small smile crossed his face before he quickly masked it. Hani, however, didn't miss the smile. "Do you think she's cute, Takashi?"
"Um, sort of, I guess," Mori mumbled. He said quietly, "Haruhi, wake up."
Haruhi groaned and opened her eyes. Once she processed where she was, she sat up and said, "Sorry for falling asleep on you! I promise it won't happen again!"
Mori reassured, "It's fine. I fell asleep too."
Haruhi was blushing, Hani could tell. "Hey, Haru-chan," he greeted happily.
Haruhi looked to Hani. "How'd you get in?"
"The key under the doormat," Hani answered. "Not very well hidden."
Haruhi stood. "Um, well, thanks for bringing me home last night. I was exhausted."
Hani giggled. "I could tell. You fell asleep on Mori in the car and then refused to let him go when he carried you to the apartment."
Haruhi turned even redder. "Um, yeah," she said nervously.
Hani smiled, "It's fine! Takashi was blushing just as hard as you are now!"
"Mitsukuni," Mori warned.
"Sorry, Takashi!" Hani chimed. "So are you guys training today?"
Mori turned to Haruhi. "If you are free, I have time to train."
Haruhi nodded, still red. "Yeah, I'm free. Just a little homework."
"Meet at my house at 4 o'clock?" Mori suggested. "I'll send a car."
"A car, not a limo please," Haruhi insisted.
Mori nodded. "A car." He turned to Hani. "Will you come?"
Hani shook his head. "No, I have to train a class. You two will be fine together!"
Mori nodded. "Yes."
Hani said, "Well, Takashi and I are going to have to go. Remember? You promised to help me train the troops today!"
Mori nodded and rose from his seat. He bowed his head to Haruhi. "Thank you."
Haruhi nodded. "I should be thanking you. I'll see you later tonight."
Mori nodded and walked out the door. Hani grinned at Haruhi. "You two look cute together!" he cheered before following Mori out.
…...TIME SKIP…..
Haruhi exited the car and stared in awe at Mori's mansion. Exiting the front door, she saw Mori coming towards her. Instead of his usual Ouran uniform, he was wearing a tight training t-shirt and mesh shorts. Haruhi felt her heart skip a beat when she laid eyes on Mori.
Mori was having a similar reaction. Haruhi was wearing a form fitting shirt with exercise shorts. "Hello," he greeted, struggling to form words. He shouldn't be feeling this way; Haruhi was just a friend.
"Hi, Mori-senpai!" Haruhi replied.
Mori responded, "I have a sparring place set up in the middle of the woods."
"Sounds great! Want to head there now?" Haruhi asked eagerly.
Mori nodded and turned to the woods just beside his house. He followed the trail with Haruhi close behind for a minute. Suddenly, a clearing opened out with flat grass covered ground and several exercise weights scattered around the edges. "Here," he said gesturing to the clearing.
Haruhi commented, "Cool." She walked to the center of the clearing. "So now what?"
Mori followed and said, "Why don't we review that blocking move I taught you last lesson and then spar a little?"
"You and me spar?" Haruhi asked in shock. "I'm, I'm not ready!"
"You underestimate yourself," Mori replied. "Now get in your stance."
Haruhi complied and spread her feet with her arms up protectively.
Mori tapped the outside of Haruhi's left foot. "Move your foot in. You're spread too wide; you'll never have a good foundation if your stance is off."
Haruhi nodded and moved her foot in. "Better," Mori complemented.
"Now what?" Haruhi asked.
Mori said, "Let's see your blocking." Mori punched lightly at Haruhi's shoulder which Haruhi deflected with the flat of her palm. "Good," he said. He tried again at Haruhi's head, but she blocked that too. "Much better than last time." He relaxed his stance. "Now that you've got that down, I think we can spar."
Haruhi swallowed, obviously nervous. "Um, okay. If you think I'm ready."
"You've got the basics. Now you need the experience," Mori said simply. "Get ready."
Haruhi took up her stance with Mori soon following. Mori kicked lightly at Haruhi's waist which she dodged. She sent a quick jab to Mori's cheek. Mori hit away her hand, making her lose her balance. Before she fell, Mori caught her by the arm and put his hand at the base of her neck. He said, "Don't lose your balance. Be prepared for a strike to fall through." Haruhi nodded and Mori released her. "Try again."
Haruhi did better this time. She deflected Mori's strike aimed at her cheek and dodged the kick to her gut. Immediately afterward, she punched Mori's neck, but instead hit his shoulder. Mori went to elbow Haruhi in the gut but she backed up, evading his strike.
Surprise covered his face, and Haruhi smirked. He hadn't been expecting her to evade that hit. Haruhi took advantage of his surprise and aimed a punch at his nose.
Mori blocked with his palm and went to knee Haruhi but again she slipped away. He nearly growled with frustration. How could she be so limber? Haruhi sent another jab towards Mori's throat. He dodged with ease and swept his foot under Haruhi's feet and knocked her down on her butt. Immediately after the success, Mori was on top of her holding her arms down by her head with his own.
Looking down on her flushed and slightly sweating face, Mori suddenly thought, Wow, she's pretty. Mori froze as the thought crossed his mind. Did he really think Haruhi was pretty? He had already fallen asleep with her twice and that made for two identical awkward situations.
Mori was breathing heavy, as was Haruhi. Mori straddled Haruhi for another couple moments before Haruhi asked, "What's wrong?"
Mori snapped out of his reverie and realized how long he had been staring at Haruhi. He quickly got off of her and said, "Nothing." He held out a hand for her to take which she did. He pulled her to her feet. He complimented, "Your evading skills are improving."
Haruhi grinned at Mori who felt his heart flutter. "Thanks!" she said happily.
There was no way Mori could continue sparring with his mind so distracted. "Do you want to take a break to get some water back at my house?"
Haruhi nodded. "Sounds great!"
Mori led the way back to the house, conscious of Haruhi following behind him. What was that feeling? I can't possibly...like...Haruhi, can I?
