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Drabble: Actions And Reactions
Also known as Intelligence And Reasons
Watching Haruhi was fascinating. She seemed so very unpredictable to the Host Club at first so much of their time was spent guessing Haruhi's actions and reactions. What would she do if Hikaru said this? What withering but truthful remark would she give to Tamaki's shenanigans?
In truth, Haruhi watching was a favorite pastime of her fellow club members as well as her fan girls.
Kaoru and Hikaru most often hit the mark with their guesses as to her reactions. This was evident to Mori when the twins staged their little brotherly fight.
But Kyouya was the one who most often knew Haruhi's reactions better than anyone. This was due to his security's intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities. The Ootori police were known as the best in the world for good reason. It was also a little disconcerting to think Kyouya had files on all of them as well, let alone their customers.
Because the twins picked apart her reactions and plotted their attacks perfectly, they managed to push Haruhi into doing what they wanted. Because Kyouya studied her habits, her background, her interests and her school files he knew how to lay sweet smelling bait to entrap Haruhi before she knew what hit her.
Mori on the other hand was content to learn what Haruhi let slip. To be happy when she chose to share something personal with him about her family, her interests or her life. In fact Mori was perfectly happy listening to Haruhi talk about whatever she wanted. She was there speaking to him.
He could savor her presence even when their was silence between them. For even in silence, there was still conversation flowing between them. In gestures she let him know she cared by refilling his tea without being asked or giving him extra napkins for Hunny before he even thought of it.
Haruhi could be unpredictable, dense and blunt to the point of knocking Tamaki into a shock induced coma; there was more to her. She was predictable in her kindness, reliable as the dawn, patient, and as forgiving as a saint.
In the end, Mori didn't have to be as sly as the twins or as calculating as Kyouya. He didn't burst in with loud exclamations of love or showy displays of affection like Tamaki. It was because he didn't push, prod, demand or blackmail his way into Haruhi's attentions that he received what they hadn't.
It was because of his sensitivity to her, his quiet ways and his calm personality that she was attracted to. She saw the vulnerabilities he had never spoken of to anyone but Mitsukuni and accepted them. She had her own after all.
It was because Mori was all the things that Tamaki, the twins and Kyouya weren't that he got what they had wanted. The twins had never been good at sharing with anyone other than themselves. Kyouya was ruthless and had little compassion to spend. And Tamaki was forever acting or reacting to situations in which he found himself in. He never seemed to spend enough time thinking.
It was because of these reasons and more, that these three watched with (jealous, resentful, disappointed) unhappy eyes as Haruhi slipped her hand into Mori's and walked out of the third music room with a bouncing Hunny in tow.