Alright so this chapter is longer than I thought it would be so YAY! And it actually has Hikaru in it! Wow, shocking right!? I actually managed to fit what I really wanted about Hikaru in this chapter instead of the next one.

I don't want to write a long authors note for this so I'll just get right to the point. Yes this is the wedding/reception. So once the reception starts it's not all Tamaharu.

Just sayin this now, there is more gayness than I planned in this chapter.

Enjoy!

Ps- I got the name of the chapter from the song, The Gambler by FUN. because it just seems like the perfect wedding song for anyone so yah no one actually says that in this chapter.

Chapter 9 - The Gambler

Chapter 9 – The Gambler

He smiled with tears in his eyes and pulled her into a warm embrace. "You look beautiful, Haruhi." He pulled apart from the embrace but left his hands on her shoulders. "You look just like your mother did when we got married. I know she would be so proud of you."

He was dressed in a plain black suit and his long maroon hair was cut short, in a similar fashion to Haruhi's hairstyle in high school. His face was cleanly shaven, but he wore no makeup, which was also a contrast to his usual style.

Haruhi placed her hand on top of one of her father's and smiled. "Thanks Dad. I wish she could be here. But I'm still happy that you're here."

Ranka faced forward towards the door and took his daughter's arm in his own. "I wouldn't miss my little girl's big day for anything! Now let's get this wedding started before I flood the house with my tears."

Haruhi laughed and faced the door with her father. A moment later, the music started.

The walk down the aisle was a complete blur. All of her closest friends, and his parents . . . All of them were standing and smiling as they watched her approach the small altar in the center of the backyard. Her face was veiled, hiding her newfound anxiety.

"Why am I freaking out right now? I wasn't before. This isn't a big deal! Who am I kidding? This is a huge deal. This is my wedding. Tamaki and I are getting married. . . "

Before she realized it, she and her father had stopped walking and her father was removing the veil from her face and kissing her on the cheek. Haruhi glanced over at her father, who was obviously fighting back a pool of tears, and smiled. She then walked up to the altar and faced Tamaki.

Tamaki couldn't help but smile the entire time the ceremony went on. She looked beautiful, more beautiful than she ever has. And he didn't think it was possible for her to get any more beautiful.

The ceremony became a complete blur to both of them. They couldn't even remember if they said their respective vows, but when they looked and saw the other smiling, they remembered they had.

"Tamaki, darling. Don't be nervous about this. We all know how much you two love each other." She cupped her son's cheek in her hand. "If you get nervous, just look into her eyes. When you look into the eyes of your one true love, your mind has no choice but to tell you that everything is going to be okay."

He thought of his mother's words throughout the entire ceremony. So, the entire time, he didn't once look at anyone but Haruhi. And before he knew it the ceremony was coming to a close.

"Do you, Haruhi Fujioka, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband-"

Before the priest could even finish Haruhi said, "I do," abruptly but calmly as she also refused to break eye contact with Tamaki.

The small audience of friends and family laughed at Haruhi's swift response, but she just smiled at her soon to be husband.

The priest chuckled as well and moved on to Tamaki. "Do you," he took a deep breath to prepare himself for Tamaki's full name, "Rene Tamaki Richard de Grantaine Suoh-" All of their friends and family broke out into quiet laughter as Tamaki blushed at the sound of his full name. Haruhi's eyes widened, she knew his real name was Rene but she had never heard his entire legal name before. "-take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife-"

In a similar fashion to Haruhi, Tamaki interrupted the priest with a swift, "I do."

"Awe come on! Let the poor man finish what he has to say, will ya'?!" Hikaru's voice was heard from inside the crowd as more laughter erupted.

Once the laughter settled, the priest finished up the ceremony. "Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Not even a split second after the priest finished talking, Haruhi grabbed onto Tamaki's tie and pulled him into a heated kiss. Cheering and (once more) laughter broke out amongst the crowd. "Or, of course, she can kiss you."

After a moment of cheering, Hikaru made his way to the front of the crowd and held his hands up to calm everyone down. "Alright, everyone! How about we stop watching these two weirdoes suck each other's faces off, and let's get to the fun stuff!" He turned around to Tamaki and Haruhi and bowed mockingly. "Mr. and Mrs. Suoh, I believe that you two have a party to host right about now."

Music played rather loudly through the house and backyard as friends and family gathered to celebrate the marriage of Tamaki and Haruhi. They had already gone through the traditional tasks like the throwing of the bouquet, the removing of the garter, and the cutting of the cake. At this point, everyone was just having a good time, some more than others.

"Did you know, th-that I had a thing for Haruhi in high school." Hikaru had already had quite a few drinks, causing his speech to slur ever-so-slightly.

"So, I've been told. And from what people have been telling me lately, you still do." Chris leaned against the counter next to him as Hikaru grabbed another drink. At his last comment, Hikaru sent him a furious glare. "I'll take that thank you. You seem to have had more than enough alcohol tonight."

"I don't have a thing for her anymore. And even if I did, I'd have to get over it real fast because she's married now, and pregnant." He tried to take the drink back from Chris. "Come on man, we're at a wedding reception. This is a party. I'm allowed to have fun, right?"

Chris opened the beer and downed it himself. "I promised Kaoru and Nat that I would babysit your sorry ass tonight." Once he finished the beer, he threw the bottle away and looked back at Hikaru. "And I have to say, for an alcoholic, you're a bit of a lightweight."

"Ha ha. Very funny." Hikaru got up from leaning against the counter and began to leave the kitchen. "Well, the party's almost over so I'm probably gonna head home now."

Chris came up behind Hikaru and grabbed his shoulder. "Oh no you don't. You're coming with me. You need to sober up before you go anywhere."

"You look amazing tonight, Haruhi. Well you always look amazing, but your beauty has truly outdone itself tonight." Tamaki smiled as he slow danced with his wife in his arms.

Haruhi laughed and set her head against his chest. "You don't look half bad yourself."

He set his chin on t op of her head. "Can you believe it? We're finally married. How does it feel to be a Suoh now?"

"Well in all honesty, it doesn't feel all that different. It's gonna take a while to get used to the name change though." She looked up at Tamaki. "And you never told me your name was that long. I mean you always told me it was long, but the only part you told me about was the 'Rene.'"

Tamaki chuckled and kissed her on the lips. "Well, now you know just how long my name is. It's kind of embarrassing actually."

She leaned back against his chest. "I like it. And I like this ceremony too. It's simple, just like I wanted."

Tamaki then sighed. "But you know, now we can't have much of a honeymoon since you're pregnant."

"Hey! Don't act like this is my fault. You're the one that impregnated me. And anyways, I only just got pregnant a month ago. So I don't think there's any harm in having a little fun tonight."

At that statement, the blond man blushed profusely and nodded. "Y-yeah, I guess you're right."

After the song was over, the newly-weds went to sit down at the main table set up for them. Everyone ate food, laughed, and danced for hours. The reception was about an hour from ending when Haruhi decided to go socialize while Tamaki socialized with his family.

Haruhi was walking near the front of the house when she ran into Chris. "Oh! Hey Chris! I'm glad you could make it tonight." She smiled at him warmly. "And I like your haircut. It suits you."

Chris laughed and pulled Haruhi into a hug. "I wouldn't miss this for the world. After I first met the two of you at that engagement dinner, I absolutely fell in love with you two." He kissed her on the cheek. "And thank you! You're the first one to notice my haircut. Not even Nat noticed. And I mean you think she would've said something since I cut it so short."

Chris was no longer sporting a wavy ponytail. He was now sporting a short parted side parted look that was reminiscent to the hair of a male model. It was only fitting since his best friend was in the fashion industry.

He smiled back at Haruhi. "I really have enjoyed tonight. But I'm afraid I'll have to call it short. I've been tasked with babysitting princess pouty and making sure he doesn't get too drunk. So I finally got him to sober up a bit, and I'm about to drive him home." Chris kissed Haruhi on the cheek once more. "You look absolutely flawless, Haruhi. Have a good rest of the night, and congratulations once more."

Haruhi smiled at her new friend. "Alright Chris, good luck with that. And thank you for looking out for him."

Chris laughed as he walked away. "It's really no big deal." He smirked jokingly at the new bride. "I have no problem looking after a nice ass like that."

Hikaru sat in the passenger seat of the car with his arms crossed. "I can't believe they're married now. And she's pregnant. What the hell?! Why is everyone finding so-called 'happiness' except for me?"

Chris sighed as he drove. "I thought you said you sobered up. This sounds more like a drunken pity party to me."

Hikaru glared at him. "I am sober. It's not like I want to be, though. Why are you taking me home anyways? You do know that I have just as much alcohol there, probably more."

"It's easier to keep an eye on you when there aren't twenty other drunk people surrounding you."

Hikaru stopped and sat up. "Wait. So you're not just dropping me off?"

Chris gave Hikaru a quick glance and chuckled softly. "No, I'm not. I'm staying. Not the whole night. Just until I know you won't get drunk. Or maybe until you get drunk enough to pass out. Whichever one happens first."

They drove in silence until they got to Hikaru's house. "Alright, we're here."

Hikaru sighed and got out of the car. In the elevator on the way to the top floor, he spoke up. "You know I don't need a babysitter."

Chris stretched and ran his fingers through his newly cut hair. "Recent studies show otherwise." He laughed and continued talking in an infomercial voice. "Studies show that Hikaru Hitachiin is a complete alcoholic that can't stay away from a drink for more than an hour. If he gets too much in his system, he turns into an angsty teenager that yells at everyone who even slightly ruined his life." He went back into his normal voice and glared at Hikaru. "And I have to say, 'ruined his life' is a very strong phrase. The only one that ruined your life is you, ya know."

The elevator dinged and Hikaru scoffed. "What do you know anyways? It seems like you're just one more person on my long list of people who tried to 'fix' me."

Chris walked out of the elevator in front of Hikaru. "I know a lot more than you think. I know that Kaoru and Haruhi didn't ruin your life at all. You just have abandonment issues. I know that-" He took the keys from Hikaru's hand. "- you were never the best at dealing with your emotions. And lastly, I know that-" He opened the door and walked over to the couch before plopping down. "Alcoholism is real. It's dangerous." Chris looked down at his hands as his voice got more serious. "No matter how 'controlled' you may think it is, it will always end up hurting someone you care about."

Hikaru cautiously took off his suit jacket and looked questioningly at Chris. "What's with the serious talk now? You look like you just killed someone."

Chris remained silent.

"Alright, well whatever it is, feel free to ramble about it. I'm gonna grab a drink." He walked over to the kitchen area.

"Don't- If you so much as touch a drop of alcohol I swear-"

"Alright, jeez. I didn't know you were so eager to kill me." He walked over and sat on the opposite side of the couch, propping his feet on the coffee table. "Why did you get so serious about the whole alcohol thing anyways? It's not like it could have affected you. Your life is pretty much made for you."

Chris snapped out of his serious trance and laughed. "You shouldn't jump to conclusions like that. It's dangerous. I may have grown up in a more progressive time with more tolerance than others, especially because my mom was in the fashion world. But some people just don't like who I am."

Hikaru looked over at Chris. "What do you mean by that? You're a nice enough guy. You're pretty damn smart too. And it's not like you're ugly or anything."

The Italian man laughed once more. "Why thank you, I'm flattered. But no that's not what I mean. My dad happened to be one of those people that didn't like how progressive things were getting. My parents divorced when I was about ten so they had split custody over me. And my dad wasn't too happy when I came out as gay. And he being a drunk didn't help my situation either. Let's just say he wasn't a very loving father."

Hikaru's face darkened as a wave of guilt rushed over him. "Shit man. I'm so sorry I had no idea."

Chris smiled and stood up to hang up his coat as well. "Don't worry about it. I didn't expect you to know. But that's the whole reason Kaoru and Natalia put me in charge of you. They knew that I would know how to keep you under control." He sat back down in a similar fashion that Hikaru was sitting.

"But I only agreed to do it because you've got a great ass." He said that a little quieter as he began to close his eyes to rest for a moment.

Hikaru turned scarlet. "Wait what?"

Chris chuckled quietly but didn't open his eyes. "Don't worry, Hikaru. I'm not here to turn you or anything. I know your still in love with Haruhi, anyways."

"I wasn't lying when I denied that earlier. I actually have been thinking about someone else for a little while now." He refused to look over at Chris.

The light brunet looked over at Hikaru at this statement. "Oh really? Well who is this lucky lady?"

Hikaru blushed darker red and fiddled his thumbs. "Well, I'm pretty sure Haruhi was the only girl I could ever really love. . . "

Chris's eyebrows rose as he waited for a name. "Well who is it then?"

Hikaru stood up and walked started walking to his room. "Nope. I can't do this. Alright, I promise I won't drink anymore tonight. You can go now."

Chris's eyes widened at the sudden realization. "Well well. Has the renowned Hikaru Hitachiin fallen for me? I never thought it was possible. He could have almost any woman he wanted but instead he chooses a silly Italian gay man like me?! What are the odds?!"

He jumped up off the couch and walked over to Hikaru who had frozen in place. He laughed and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I mean, the way Kaoru described the two of you in high school, it isn't so farfetched that at least one of you would end up gay."

The older twin blushed even more (if that was even possible) and turned to face Chris. "I'm not gay alright! You can go now; I'll be fine on my own for the rest of the night."

Chris then smirked and pulled Hikaru forward and kissed him on the lips. "Nah, I think I'll stay the night now. Is that alright with you?"

Hikaru then pulled Chris's head back towards his own and kissed him once more, though this time it was more heated. He then felt behind him to open his bedroom door. The kiss only broke when the two fell onto Hikaru's bed.

Out of breath, Hikaru finally responded. "You know I don't need a baby sitter, right?"

Chris kissed Hikaru's neck and started unbuttoning Hikaru's shirt. "I'll take that as a yes."

Alrighty folks! Yep! Hikaru is gay yay! But I mean, who wouldn't fall for Chris. He's perfect. But anyways yeah lots of gayness and two implied sexy times. Tamaharu and Hikaris (Hikaru and Chris)

I felt it was fine to have gayness in this fic because the entire show is just a bunch of homosexuals flirting with women like for real.

The next chapter will have a little more gayness but not as aggressively sexy like this (sadly)

Anyways, please review! Yay!