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Chapter 12: Love Awakened

Tamaki looked over the drawing a number of times before he decided to put it away. Tamaki went to his closet and started shifting through his clothes for dinner. He finally chose a white tuxedo, a pink dress shirt, a vibrant red tie and a fake, red rose buttoner. Tamaki got dressed and then plopped down on his bed and stared at the ceiling in thought.

Oh what am I gonna do about this... he thought to himself, I love her, yes, but I highly doubt she has the same feelings for me. I mean she said it herself that we were good friends and nothing more...Would she really accept me? I need to find out...but how? Tamaki remained on his bed in thought as he waited for his fellow hosts to finish up their time in the springs


"Well with that settled I'm done here." Mori said as he stood out of the water and wrapped his towel around him, "I'm gonna go wait for "Rukia" to finish." Mori walked over to the locker room and got dressed. As he did so he thought to himself, Alright, what would I wanna ask Haruhi to make sure she's ready for Tamaki to ask her out... As no immediate question came to mind as he finished dressing, he sighed and thought this might be tougher than I thought.

Mori emerged from the boy's locker room and saw Haruhi was no where to be found. She must still be bathing, he thought as he took a seat by the lounge area right next to the hot spring entrance and decided to wait for Haruhi and Hunny.

Haruhi spent the rest of her time in the springs by thinking of ways how she could possibly ask Tamaki's regulars about 'love'. It wouldn't be particularly difficult to fulfill this task; the only hard part about it was the actual asking.

It was then that Haruhi noticed the regulars making their way towards the locker rooms. Shortly after, Haruhi followed. She went to her own locker and dressed herself, all the while keeping her eyes on the two regulars. Once she was fully clothed, Haruhi waited for the other two to finish as well. When they were done, Haruhi walked over and said, "Um...hi. I'm Rukia Morinozuka, Takashi, aka Mori, Morinozuka's cousin."

The two girls turned to face Rukia; the one girl said, "Oh, yes! I've seen you wondering about with Mori-kun and all the other hosts! It's nice to meet you."

Haruhi attempted to smile at the girls, and actually succeeded. "It's nice to meet you as well." She paused a moment to gather up her thoughts and began to say once again, "I--I've noticed that you two seem to be fairly fond of...Tamaki-kun..." All customers seem to refer to him that way...so it wouldn't be strange coming from me as Rukia, right?

"Of course! Tamaki-kun's our favorite host!" the other girl answered.

Haruhi nodded and said, "I see, well I was a littler curious to know how you feel around...Tamaki-kun..."

The two girls looked at each other, and then back to Rukia with a smile. The first girl who spoke said, "Well, I'm always so happy when I'm around Tamaki-kun. When we're sitting next to each other, my heart races."

"When ever I'm with Tamaki-kun, I feel safe, and I know I can be myself around him. That alone makes me the happiest girl in the world." the second girl said.

They both smiled and said in unison, "Does that answer your question, Rukia-chan?"

Haruhi's eyes widened in amazement. Those weren't long answers...But I feel that way around Tamaki-senpai. My heart has just recently started to race... She nodded to the girls and said, "Yes, thank you very much!" With that, she ran out of the locker room.

Right away, she saw Mori. She hurriedly ran over to Mori and sat in the seat next to him. I think I may have truly fallen for Tamaki-ku--senpai.

Hunny hurried out of the pools after Mori, and took his good old time getting dressed. Once he was finished, he walked out and had just seen Haruhi run over to Mori. I wonder why Haru-chan was in such a hurry... Hunny walked over to them and sat down beside Haruhi, so she was between him and Mori. "Hi, Rukia-chan!" Let the questioning begin.

Mori sat there thinking of questions that he could ask Haruhi as he waited for his "cousins." They seem to almost come out of each locker room at the same time. "Hi Rukia." he said as she sat down next to him. Once Hunny came over he picked up his cousin and placed him on his shoulders and said to Haruhi, "Let's go get changed for dinner."

While they were about half way back to the rooms, Mori looked up at Hunny with a smirk before he turned his attention back to Haruhi and he said, "Listen Haruhi, We're sorry about asking if you liked Tamaki yesterday. We didn't know you so strongly apposed of the idea... However, going off on that note, if you don't like Tamaki, what kind of guy would you like?"

Haruhi sweat-dropped and lowered her head for a moment. Why does Mori-senpai care so suddenly? I myself have never really cared...I think... She looked up at him and answered, in a slightly annoyed tone, "Well, I've never really thought much about it, Mori-senpai. But...if had to pick any good qualities, I suppose I would like a guy that's smart, but he wouldn't always show it. He would be fun-loving, and show me how to have a good time when I'm in my study-and-nothing-else moods. Not only that, he should comfort me when I'm rarely scared..."

Haruhi froze in her steps. She couldn't believe the description coming from her mouth. Not only was it the truth, it was basically describing Tamaki himself. I--I'm sure there are plenty of other guys out there like that, and not just Tamaki-ku--senpai...

Hunny indicated for Mori to stop shortly after he noticed Haruhi. He stared at her in slight shock--not completely though. I think we may have made a direct hit already. Haru-chan's slowly starting to realize her feelings towards Tama-chan. he thought as he looked down at his cousin. Most likely, Mori was thinking the same thing, or right along those lines.

Mori stopped when Hunny tapped him on the head and he looked at Haruhi frozen in her tracks. Don't like Tamaki huh?, Mori thought to himself, That's Tamaki whenever he's not hosting no matter how you look at it. "Gomen Haruhi," Mori said to her, "I'll talk about this kind of stuff with Mitsukuni and seeing how you are my quote-on-quote "cousin" for the week, I'm just getting into character." Mori beckoned Haruhi to continue walking as he said, "Let's go Rukia. I won't ask anything else."

They got back up to the rooms and Mori entered the boys' room and looked around to make sure Tamaki was actually there. Mori found him on his bed, staring up at the ceiling and already dressed for dinner. "You alright Tamaki?" Mori asked curious as to why their "King" was just laying down and not drawing anymore.

Tamaki was thinking of how to break the news to Haruhi but he couldn't think of an effective way to do so that Haruhi would find appealing. Tamaki sat up at the sound of Mori's voice and he said, "Yeah I'm fine..." Tamaki added under his breath "I think..." Tamaki then said to Mori, "Well, I'm going to see if Haruhi needs help with her clothes." Tamaki got up from his bed and walked out in to the hallway to find that Haruhi was already in her room. Tamaki thought about knocking on the door but his new realization kept him from doing so; he was just too embarrassed to. So instead, Tamaki sat down at the bench and decided to just wait and see what Haruhi would pick on her own.


Hikaru and Kaoru, long out of the hot springs were making their way to the room, trying to decide what to wear based on what they could remember being in their closet. They held conversation as they walked, always in low tones so others wouldn't hear whatever they didn't want their voices to betray.

Once they reached the hallway their rooms were held in they noticed their lord simply sitting on a bench outside Haruhi's room. Curious, but not enough to ask they greeted him with a wave, continuing on to the room.

Soon, they were inside and closing the door behind them, nodding their heads towards Hunny and Mori.

Lazily striding over to their wardrobe, they opened the doors, looking through the twin pairs of garments before picking something suitable.

Tonight they wore black fitted shirts, with yellow lining around the collar and sleeves, a white sleeveless jacket on top of that, left open. Their pants were black as well, and with matching belts their outfit complete. They threw on a couple of bracelets around their wrists, and, feeling slightly mischievous they changed the part in their hair when no one was looking.

Once all their preparation was complete, they flopped down onto their bed, waiting for everyone else.

Shortly after the rest of the host left, Kyoya followed, ready to endure all of the stress they brought on.

He walked into his room and looked around for something to wear. He chose a simple black suit with a white shirt. Tied neatly around his neck was a blue tie.

Kyoya walked of his room and into the main living area, waiting for the others

Hunny raised an eyebrow as he watched Tamaki leave the room. Once he was out of hearing distance, Hunny said, "I think Tama-chan's trying to sort out his thoughts. He seems a little out of it to be 'fine'." Hunny sighed and began to change into his dinner clothes.

He chose a brown leather vest with a white dress shirt underneath, a dark blue, almost black, blazer, and a tie of the same color tucked under his vest. His pants and shoes were of the same color as well.

Hunny made his way to the couch, grabbing his bun-bun on the way, and began to randomly play with his ears. It was something to do while waiting for Mori to get ready.

Mori got dressed into a dark brown suit over a navy blue dress shirt and tie. As he slipped on his brown Italian Loafers, Mori looked around the corner at the door as to expect Tamaki to walk back in. When he didn't, Mori went back into Tamaki's room and went into his night stand for the planner. He flipped open to the back where he knew where the drawing was and saw it was completed. "Oye, Hunny," Mori called for his cousin quietly so Tamaki wouldn't hear him from outside the room, "Look at this."

Hunny looked up from his bunny at Mori and stood. He ran his way over and looked at drawing in Mori's hands. "Wow...it looks really good, Takashi!" he said happily. He looked up at his cousin and asked, "Do you suppose this helped him with his realization at all, too? I'm sure it did..." Hunny gently took the planner from Mori's hands and looked at it once more. Slowly, he gestured for the twins and Kyoya to come look as well.

The twins came over, looking over Hunny's shoulder to see the picture (which really wasn't all that difficult). "Whoa." They said in unison.

Kyoya, who was sitting in the living area, noticed Hunny's gesture to come go over to Tamaki's quadrant. He walked into the room and looked over Hunny's shoulder, like the twins.

"I had no idea that Tamaki even drew, let alone this well." Hikaru commented, tilting his head to the side slightly.

"Yeah. Drawing this would definitely help him come to the realization, as he's probably wishing for this to happen . . ."

They both turned towards Kyoya. "Ne, Kyouya-senpai. What do you think?" They asked the black haired male.

He already knew about Tamaki's drawing skills, but he decided not to comment on that. After all, that wasn't what was important. "Yes, this is probably exactly what Tamaki is hoping for. And it's obvious that he wants Haruhi and not Rukia."


Haruhi walked into her room silently and changed for dinner. She wore a white blazer--from Rukia's wardrobe-- with a black dress shirt and dark gray vest underneath, and her white tie was neatly tucked in under her vest. Both her pants and shoes were simply black. And of course, her half of the pendant was hid underneath her dress shirt.

Haruhi ran off to the bathroom, took off her wig, and combed out her hair a bit. She then walked back into the main living area of the room and sat down on the love seat, deep in thought. This is all too confusing. I've never once took a real interest in stuff like this, so why now? Even more so, why Tamaki-senpai? I mean he's so out there, so random. And yet...he always seems to be there for me--even when I least expect it. I suppose I might possibly admire him for that...

She bowed her head and stood, grabbed her card key like always, and walked out of the room. It truly didn't surprise her in the least to see Tamaki sitting there on the bench quietly. Was he waiting for me...?

Tamaki looked up once he heard the click of Haruhi's door. Tamaki did his best not to blush but either way he could feel his heart race as she came closer.

Haruhi walked out in front of him and looked down at him. "So...you look nice. Did I do okay this time, Senpai?" Why do I feel strange--almost embarrassed--to be talking with him. Nothing's changed, so why such the sudden change in atmosphere between us...?

"Thank you Haurhi," Tamaki said in a natural voice as he scooted over to make room for Haruhi to sit down. "And you did a wonderful job; very nice choice of clothes." Is it just me or does Haruhi seem...embarrassed, he thought to himself as he remembered how she spoke to him, could she possibly still embarrassed from the "Tamaki-kun" thing? "So" Tamaki said to stir up conversation, "was your time in the springs any better today than from yesterday?"

Haruhi sat down next to Tamaki. She felt like blushing at Tamaki's comment, but she resisted, somehow. She looked at him from the side as he spoke and sighed. Sitting back up-straight, Haruhi replied, "Not really. I wasn't able to relax too well, I'm not quite sure why either."

Tamaki looked at Haruhi with saddened puppy dog eyes when he found out that she didn't have a fun time, again, in the springs. This isn't good at all if Haruhi can't relax, he thought to himself, is she still thinking about the same thing?

Haruhi looked back at Tamaki with a slight grin and said, "What about yourself?"

Tamaki shook away his saddened expression and then said as he held his chin and looked up, "Actually, I was able to relax for a little bit, which helped after all the commotion from today. But then I left early because..." Tamaki trailed off as he thought, bad idea to tell her that it was because that you realized you're in love with her Tamaki. "Uhh…Because..." he sputtered out, "The springs were getting a little too hot for me." Tamaki chuckled weakly as he looked away and rubbed the back of his neck. Then Tamaki thought, If she can't have a good time in the springs by herself then what's the point of putting her there...maybe I can do something with her tomorrow to get her to have fun...maybe then I can break the news to her...

Haruhi eyed Tamaki suspiciously as be blabbed on about the springs being too hot--supposedly that is. ...He's hiding something. No doubt about that. But I shouldn't push the matter she thought to herself. So instead of asking more about it, she just nodded and looked towards the Host Club's door.

It then occurred to her that there were no signs of the other were coming out anytime soon. Haruhi looked back at Tamaki and said, "Say, everyone was back in the room right? I'm sure they all should be done getting ready for dinner by now..."

Tamaki jumped on the opportunity to change subjects between them and he said, "Yeah you'd think... I'll go see how they're coming along." Tamaki then got up from the bench and went for the door


As everyone was admiring Tamaki's drawn-out fantasy, Mori heard the click of the door handle and he said in a panic, "It's Tamaki!" He quickly closed the planner and threw it back into the night stand and then pushed everyone out of Tamaki's quadrant.

Mori came in view of the door to see Tamaki standing in the door way. "We're all ready." Mori said, "Is Haruhi ready yet?"

Tamaki was just a little curious as to why Mori looked a little stressed but he decided not to ask. "Yeah we were all waiting on you guys. Let's go." Tamaki lead the group down to dinner and they found their reserved table once again near the head table. It appeared to that everyone was going for their seats they had the night before, so Tamaki once again helped Kyoya and Haruhi into their seats out of courtesy to his best friend and to the one he loved. Tamaki sat down himself down and browsed through the menu but all that was really on his mind was Haruhi.

Haruhi walked down with the rest of the group in silence, not paying too much attention to anyone or anything. Once they reached their table from the night before, Haruhi was caught off guard slightly when Tamaki pulled her chair out for her. It didn't seem to mean too much, considering that he pulled Kyoya's chair out as well. Well...they're best friends, so that would make sense. But he just probably pulled mine out to be kind, I suppose, she thought to herself as she sat down.

After the black magic club commenced dinner, the waitresses came around and took all of their orders. After Tamaki ordered the lobster tail dinner, he stood up from the table and said, "If you'd excuse me for a few minutes," he said to try and sound civilized, "I need to use the restroom." Tamaki then walked off to find the bathroom but also he used this time to further try think of how he'd break the news to Haruhi.

The twins smirked mischievously. This was the perfect opportunity. They put their heads together, looking over towards Haruhi. Haruhi looked up and she watched Tamaki leave the room. For whatever reason, Haruhi felt...lonesome was it? Well, until the twins spoke to her that is.

"Hey, Haruhi." They both called, placing their heads in their hands. "Sorry we kept you guys waiting for so long this morning." There was a pause, before they asked as innocently as possible, "So, what were you and Tamaki doing while we were previously occupied?" They had been getting yelled at more than usual lately. Were they really that annoying?

Haruhi looked towards the twins as she was slightly caught off guard...again. She put on her best fake smile and said, "Oh, nothing really. We were just talking." I'm speaking the truth. Nothing happened--we were just talking. Nothing strange about that in the least.

They were slightly upset that they hadn't been able to get a spectacular reaction out of her, but decided that it would have to do. Any more pushing on their part, and who knows what would happen. They'd let someone else take over for now.

"Hmm. We see. Talking…" they replied in a monotone unison. Deciding that they were hungry, they picked up the menu, looking at all the dishes. If they knew the host club, (and they thought they knew them pretty well) someone was bound to ask, what, exactly, were they talking about?

Most people would've taken Haruhi's answer and left if alone. Kyoya, however, was a curious, intellectual guy. Therefore he wanted to know what really happened.

"Well, Fujioka, that leaves us the next question of 'what were you talking about?'" Kyoya had used her last name to make sure Haruhi knew he wasn't playing around. ...Even though this was a game, so, technically he was playing around, but that wasn't the point. He knew what he was getting at and that was all that mattered.

He called me by my last name. That can't be a good sign... Haruhi thought to herself. She looked over in Kyoya's direction, but then took her eyes away from his glance. "N--nothing really. Tamaki-senpai and I were just talking about our trip to the springs today, our choice of clothing for a short bit. That's about it really..."

Mori shook his head at Kyoya's, Hikaru's and Kauro's failed attempts to pry into Haruhi's head. I thought when we agreed to ask he questions, he thought to himself as he took a sip of water, that they would ask her questions that actually pertained the fact that Haruhi might like Tamaki... Figuring that this would be his upper hand in their little game Mori just sat back and said nothing about it.

Why do I feel so nervous talking about this? Haruhi thought, Nothing happened. I'm just stating the truth of the matter. Haruhi looked in the general direction in which Tamaki had left. Seems like he's been gone for awhile...or is that just me?

Haruhi looked at the group once more and said, "Say...why don't one of you go off and get Tamaki-senpai. You know, so we all know he didn't get lost or something. I mean, he has been gone for awhile..."

Hunny jumped up from his seat with a big smile and said, "I'll go get him, Haru-chan!" With that, Hunny rushed out of the ballroom, in search for the nearest restroom.


Tamaki took his good old time on his trip to the bathroom. He was alone in the bathroom so he took the quiet time to think of more ways he could break the news to her. Well, it sure would be romantic if I asked her at the dance, he thought as he lathered his hands, but I think I might go crazy before then... As he rinsed, he considered mentally, Maybe I could get her to come to the garden with me tomorrow and I'll ask her there...yeah, that sounds like a plan. It was then that Hunny busted through the door.

Once Hunny found the restroom, he ran inside and happily said, "Tama-chan! Are you still in here?" Hunny paused a moment, and then smirked slightly. "Haru-chan was wondering why you were taking so long."

As Tamaki dried his hands he let out a muffled laugh at Hunny's cuteness and then said almost regretfully, "She was? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry her, but when you gotta go..." Tamaki threw away the paper towels and then said to his fellow host in a brighter tone, "Alright Hunny, let's go back. I'm getting hungry."

Hunny jumped up happily, shouting, "Okay! Maybe I'll get to have some cake before we all get our dinners." That thought made him happy. But that wasn't what was really on his mind. As the two of them walked back to the ballroom, Hunny thought to himself, Hmm...I thought that little comment about Haru-chan would've triggered something. Maybe it did...probably not though, since he finally realized his feelings for Haru-chan. Hunny smiled brightly to that fact, and sat back down in his seat once they reached their table.

Right away Hunny aimed his attention towards Haruhi. She didn't look any different, and this honestly bothered Hunny a little bit. He scooted closer to Mori, made sure no one was paying too close attention, and then whispered into his ear, "Takashi, did anything else happen while I was away?"

Mori eyed Haruhi and Tamaki to see if their attention was on either Hunny or himself, which it wasn't. He leaned in towards his cousin and whispered back, "Not really, But it seems Kyoya and the twins are at a blank when it comes to cracking Haruhi."

Tamaki followed Hunny back and sat down next to Haruhi again and said, "I'm back. Sorry about that."

Haruhi quickly turned to the sudden movement next to her; it was Tamaki sitting back down in his seat. Almost shyly, Haruhi smiled at him and said, "Welcome back, Senpai. Er...were you able to find the restroom okay?"

Haruhi sweat-dropped and quickly took her eyes away from him. Well that was a stupid question... What could've possibly caused me to say that?! And more importantly, why do I keep blanking out while talking to Tamaki-ku--senpai! Haruhi felt like a total, unorganized mess inside. This made her wonder what she looked like on the outside...

At this question, he turned his head towards Haruhi and raised a curious eye brow. Did I find the restroom okay? he thought to himself, Why would she ask that of all things at a dinner table? Tamaki opened his mouth to retort back but it was then that the waitresses came back with everyone's food. Not wanting to spoil dinner with bathroom talk, Tamaki didn't answer Haruhi's bizarre question. Why would she ask something like that? Tamaki kept thinking as he dug into his meal, was that some sort of attempt to start conversation?

Because of his new found feelings for Haruhi he automatically thought that it was because she was attracted to him somehow. However, he shook that notion out of his head and thought, That couldn't be it. She's never shown any signs of affection towards me before. I'm just imagining things.

Haruhi began to eat her food mindlessly, for she was still feeling quite scatter-brained. This is bothersome...I can't focus on any of my surroundings... Well, I kinda hope it's all of them, slightly.

Tamaki looked over at Haruhi to see that she looked a little distraught and almost like she was a little flushed and flustered. "Haruhi?" Tamaki asked as he put down his fork and patted Haruhi's shoulder, "Are you alright? You don't look very well." Tamaki held the back of his hand up to Haruhi's forehead and asked, "Are you getting sick?"

Haruhi slowly turned to Tamaki, sorting out his question in her jumbled up head. With a slight nod, Haruhi replied, "Maybe. I guess you could say it's my head that's bothering me." Not lying there.

Haruhi set her fork down and wiped her mouth with her napkin. Slowly, Haruhi rose from her seat and announced to everyone at the table, "I'm getting a bit tired, and Tamaki-senpai seemed to guess right; I'm not feeling my best at the moment. So I'm going to back up to the room. Good night." Without waiting for anyone to respond, Haruhi made her way out of the ballroom, towards her room.

Rather deeply, Haruhi thought to herself as she walked, I need to figure this out. Earlier I stated that I might like Tamaki-senpai. B--but I don't see how...or why. I'll have to sort this all out, so I know for sure that I don't. That would be for the best if I didn't...right?


Tamaki was surprised, disappointed and concerned all at the same time as Haruhi announced that she was going to go back to her room because she wasn't feeling good. Tamaki watched her walk out of the ballroom and thought to himself, Should I follow her?...oh my head is telling me don't because then I'd waste more food and I'd raise suspicions from the guys...but my heart is telling me run for her...

Mori looked up from his meal when Haruhi announced she was leaving. He noticed how attentive Tamaki was to her departure and he thought to himself, C'mon Tamaki, You know you wanna follow her. This is a perfect opportunity for you... Go for her damn it!

Eventually, Tamaki placed his fork and knife on his plate and slid his plate towards the center of the table as he stood up and announced, "I'm gonna see if she needs help up to her room and then I'll come right back." Hoping to avoid questions from the others, Tamaki swiftly walked out of the ballroom in the direction Haruhi took. Once he was out of sight from the door, he started to run in the direction he figured Haruhi would have traveled.

On the outside, Hunny looked surprised. On the inside, Hunny was filled with joy, for watching Tamaki go after Haruhi made him feel this way. He thought Tamaki might do this, but he wasn't completely sure. Just seeing Tamaki actually do it though thrilled Hunny. Go get her, Tama-chan!

It wasn't long before Haruhi was in Tamaki's sights and he ran up from behind her, placed a hand on her shoulder to slow her down and said, "Wait Haruhi." Tamaki was reduced to bending over to catch his breath before he stood back up strait and said, "Let me help you back to your room. I wouldn't want you to pass out or anything if you aren't feeling well."

Haruhi turned with a sudden gasp at the sound of Tamaki's voice, and the warm touch of his hand on her shoulder. She sighed with relief after seeing his face and hearing his words. Nodding, Haruhi managed to say, "Well, alright. I mean, if you really want to that is." Haruhi turned back around and began to walk towards her room, with Tamaki close behind.

Tamaki nodded and followed Haruhi up to her room. What should I say? What should I do? he thought to himself nervously as he just followed behind her so that he could catch her if she fell over or something, This is so nerve racking being around someone you love while they don't know it.

Something doesn't feel right... I feel like one of us should say something--it might as well be me, I suppose. God I hope I don't ask something stupid again... Haruhi thought, while slowing down her pace; that way Haruhi and Tamaki were walking along side each other now. She glanced up at him, curious as to what he could possibly be thinking. Maybe he's wondering about what he should say too... Probably not. Though, I think I came up with a nice conversation starter... Now with her full attention on Tamaki, Haruhi said, "So, Senpai, how have you liked this trip so far? Anything you really liked in particular...?"

"Uhhh…" he uttered to stall for time as he thought while looking up at the ceiling, What should I tell her? As he tried to put it together in his mind, he sighed slightly to himself as he brought his head back down and closed his eyes as a thought came to him: Just tell her the truth. "To be completely honest with you, Haruhi," he said to her with an innocent smile, "my favorite part was spending that afternoon, looking around the hotel, with you."

Haruhi looked up at Tamaki in awe. She was both surprised, and a little caught of guard by his honest answer. Her reason: that, too, was her favorite part of this entire trip, so far. I would've thought that he would've liked something else. Then again, people would probably think the same thing about me...

It was at that point that they reached her room and he said, "Well, here we are. Go get some rest." Tamaki had a radical thought come to him and he hesitated at first to actually do it. However, after mustering up the courage, Tamaki leaned in and gave Haruhi a quick, gentle hug to make her feel better, which caught Haruhi off guard once more.

He caped off his actions by saying, "I hope you feel better by tomorrow. Good night Haruhi." Tamaki then pivoted on his heels and he walked back down the hall way with his hands in his pockets, a little embarrassed about his little stunt and a little disappointed that he wouldn't be able to see her for the rest of the night.

Tamaki left before Haruhi could even react to what had happened. Once he was out of sight, Haruhi whispered to herself, "Goodnight, Tamaki-kun..."

Haruhi slowly let herself into her room, closed the door behind her, and leaned against it. That sure was unexpected. I wonder why he did that. Maybe it's because...no, that couldn't be it. Hosts can't fall for just one. Haruhi sighed and got herself ready for bed, wearing the same clothes from the past two nights. Of course, she left her necklace on.

Haruhi turned off all the lights except for the lamp on the nightstand, and then laid herself across the bed, resting her head on her pillow. Staring up at the ceiling, Haruhi went through all her thoughts and what the two regulars have told her earlier that day.

"Well, I'm always so happy when I'm around Tamaki-kun. When we're sitting next to each other, my heart races."

Haruhi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Well...I've noticed that happen these past couple of days... Haruhi reopened her eyes and continued to sort out her thoughts and the answer from the other regular.

"When ever I'm with Tamaki-kun, I feel safe, and I know I can be myself around him. That alone makes me the happiest girl in the world."

Haruhi nodded to the second answer, indicating that she did in fact feel that way. Okay...that's true too. There's got to be something more though... She sat up and leaned against the head of the bed. She crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and thought, I don't know what to say around him--I always have to think everything through before I say a single word; if I don't, I'll say something stupid, which happened... I'm always happy to see him, glad to know he's there. When he's gone, I feel...sad? A little lonely too, I suppose... Awkward silences often happen with the two of us, making me nervous, and very curious as to what he could be thinking... The fact that I called him "Tamaki-kun" is just strange enough. It came out so...naturally though. After that, I've had to literally think before I would say "Tamaki-senpai". That alone can't possibly mean...

It hit Haruhi like a speeding bullet, and she knew it. Not only that, she was now in slight denial. No, no, no, no! I--I can't. These feelings are pointless, and they make no sense! But...they're here, and they aren't going anyway.

Haruhi's eyes flew open wide as she uncrossed her arms. She turned off the lamp and crawled underneath the bed covers, resting her head on her pillow once again. Haruhi turned on her side, facing the door, and just starred into the open, empty room. Breathing out even, calming breaths, Haruhi closed her eyes. Allowed, Haruhi said, "I--I love Tamaki Suou..." Sighing with relief, Haruhi dosed off into a deep slumber.


As Tamaki walked back to the ballroom he went over in his mind over and over again his little act of affection to Haruhi. I just hugged Haruhi... he thought as he hugged himself, pretending Haruhi was still in his arms, I hugged her. I actually hugged her for no reason other than I wanted to... A smile played across Tamaki's face as he spun himself in a circle as he enjoyed his memory, rather than an inner mind theater; he could still feel the warmth of her body on his chest and arms.

Tamaki then waltzed back to the ball room in an upbeat mood and sat back down at the table. He looked at the other guys who looked up from their meals at him and said, "She'll be alright. I think she'll be better after a good night's rest." Tamaki then dug back into his own meal, which was now room temperature; however, he didn't care since his mind was just wrapped around Haruhi.

Small smiles slowly spread on the twins faces. After hearing Tamaki's explanation, they resorted to continuing to eat, for once making a reasonable decision. It was really obvious how those two felt about each other. Not even Tamaki was that oblivious. And neither was Haruhi. They'd figure it out, eventually. And, if the twins could help by giving them a little push (more like a violent shove) along the way, they would do everything in their power to make them realize.

They glanced at each other, exchanging knowing grins, before going back to their meals. They didn't want to question Tamaki know. He probably had enough going around in his head already, and you could tell that he knew. It was love.

Kyoya smirked to himself at the sight of Tamaki. He was pleased to see that Tamaki looked happier than normal, which was a good sign.

Mori was pleased as well to see Tamaki in a good mood and thought to himself, this is amazing that this game of ours is actually working...I wonder why no one thought of this game before...

Hunny turned his head away from Tamaki and smiled happily. I don't know what happened between them, but it obviously put Tama-chan into a super happy mood. I wonder what it could've been. Hunny glanced back at Tamaki as he began to eat his dinner again. Well...I don't think he told her that he loves her yet. If he did, he probably wouldn't be here... Well either way, he seems pretty happy. I wonder how Haru-chan's reacting to whatever happened...

Leaving that aside for the moment, Hunny finished off the rest of his food and leaned back in his chair. "Ahh...that was a good meal. I'm starting to get a little sleepy, though," Hunny said, rubbing his right eye.

Kyoya finished his dinner just as Hunny announced he was tired. "I think everyone's feeling a little tired, Hunny-senpai." Kyoya agreed as he wiped his mouth, "We should go back to the room."

Mori finished his meal a little bit before Hunny did and just waited patiently to leave. Mori let out a small yawn after Kyoya suggested going and he nodded his head in agreement. Noticing how tired his cousin was, he picked him up and piggy backed him and started to walk up to the room with Kyoya.

Tamaki had finished his meal first and was perfectly content sitting in his chair watching the others while his mind was still thinking about Haruhi. He was planning in his head how the next day would go about and possibly when he could ask her out onto another "date" so that he could confess to her.

Tamaki snapped back to reality when Hunny and Kyoya suggested going back up to the room. "Yeah, it's been a long day." Tamaki admitted, "Let's get some shut eye." Tamaki was the last person to leave the table as he took a few moments to debate whether to save Haruhi's food or not. Deciding that might send a bad message, he decided not to and he followed his friends up to their room.

Tamaki let the others take their showers first and he waited on his bed, just looking up at the ceiling in a gitty mood as his mind wouldn't drift away from Haruhi. Once the bathroom was finally open, Tamaki took a quick shower in luke-warm water and readied himself for bed. Before leaving the bathroom, he gazed at his pendant for a long while, stroking it slightly. She is my other half, Tamaki thought to himself as he kissed the pendant, I just know it.

Tamaki slipped the pendant on and hid it under his shirt. He emerged from the bathroom and plopped onto his bed and tried to fall asleep. What seemed like forever in the darkness to Tamaki as he thought about Haruhi, eventually his mind calmed down enough for him to finally drift asleep.


Haruhi wondered in a dark forest, all alone, desperately trying to find a way out. It's so dark... I can't see any other color but black. She continued to walk her way through the black forest, stumbling over branches and other plants. Wait...what's that...? Haruhi squinted her eyes, trying to get a better look. In the distance was a small light. Haruhi began to walk faster towards the light, not caring what the light could be.

As she came closer, Haruhi was able to see that the light was shining upon a small wild flower garden, outlined with red rose bushes all around. I'm so close...just a little further... she thought as she began to walk even faster. Pushing past all the tree branches in her way, Haruhi stopped before making her way into the light. Her eyes grew wide as she gazed at the center of the clearing; it was Tamaki Suou.

Haruhi ran into the light without a second thought, running towards Tamaki. He gazed in her direction, and then swung his arms wide open for her with a heartwarming smile. She jumped into his arms and wrapped hers around him. "Tamaki-kun..." she whispered. Tamaki rubbed the top of her head as he said, "I'm here, you're not alone anymore."

The two of them sat down in the grass in silence. Haruhi was leaning against Tamaki's chest as he held his arm around her. She lifted her head and gazed into his eyes; he, too, was gazing into hers. Their faces drew closer until them and everything around them faded into white.