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Life continues…

Chapter 12. Caught between two kisses

Haruhi's POV

A water colored images flicker….

"…But Haru, we'll get dirty and it's boring." Said a ginger headed boy.

Bending down I gather arms full of vividly colored leaves by my feet. "No, you won't and it's fun!" Tossing the colorful leaves into both boys faces. The two five year old boys looked stunned at each other with leaves scattered in their hair, shoulders and clothes. Seeing the boys' expressions I start to laugh like crazy as I grab my stomach.

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One of the ginger headed boys didn't much care for me laughing at him after playing my trick .He looked over to his side to see his brother giving him a small smile. After seeing his brother smiling at my prank. The boy's face begins to melt from irritation into mischief.

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A sudden avalanche of brightly colored leaves fall over my head as I stop laughing and after a pregnant pause I just bursts out laughing even harder. Which makes the boys fall down rolling with laughter. While laughing hard I toss more leaves at the ginger headed boys, which they return .Soon all three of us were surrounded by flying red and gold leaves in an all-out leaf war with every five year old for themselves. We played for hours in the leaves.

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Until the laughing children faded away and all that remained were the leaves blowing in the wind and then nothing but darkness.

Slits of emergent light shatter the darkness that surrounds me before a harsh glairing light shines through the cracks. The cracks begin to widen and shift in the black unknown until a brilliant incandescent light attacks my blinking eyes. As a white paneled celling slowly comes into focus. That is until a blond girl in a ponytail comes into my view with a concerned look on her face.

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Slightly started by her abrupt closeness I toss my head back into a starched white pillow when my body jumps back with wide eyes. "R….Renge?"

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"Shhh, Haruhi, relax it's me try not to move a lot." She carefully tries to keep me from sitting up. My teeth clench when a sharp pain suddenly shoots out from my side and ripples across my body. Curling on my side in agonizing pain as my arm quickly cradles my side to try and sooth it away.

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Once the sharp pain reduces to a throbbing ache my eyes search my surroundings. Hoping to find my, bewildered knight who happen to come to my aid last night in the storm. "Where did he go?" Quietly letting the words slip from my lips.

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"Where did who go …...That's the first thing you ask me after waking up in a hospital bed? Maybe I should get the doctor they could have missed something, you might have a head injury after all."

My hands fly up to get her to stop. "No, don't Ren, can you tell me how I made it to the hospital?" one of my hands finds its way to massage my temple to attempt to sooth away an oncoming headache.

She shakes her head at me with wide eyes. "No one really knows, they think someone dropped you off at the emergency room and whomever it was pinned the school's number on your clothing."

She bounced her finger around until finally pointing it to herself. "The hospital called the school and the school called me .What happened Haru? The hospital would only say that you were most likely attacked." Ren asks in a panicked voice.

Shaking my head attempting to clear it. "I can't seem to recall very much ….I left the club …and walked by the school's Koi pond." I strained to clear the hazy pictures from my mind.

She leans over my bed to search my face for answers. "The Koi pond, why would you walk past there …..I thought you promised me you would go straight home?"

I started to speak slowly as images and haunting sounds gradually played over in my head. "There was an oncoming storm …. I went to cut through the courtyard to get home quicker..."

My body began to shiver as the violent feelings assaulted my senses and I could literally feel shadowed clawed hands surrounding me."The next thing I remember their hands were all over me pushing me to the ground. "

My voice is panicked while my chest is heaving to attempt to get enough air as my stomach begins to ache. With the feeling of various shadows of shoes crashing into my body. "And then they just kept kicking my body over and over until I screamed."

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"Easy, don't sit up!" She grabs my shoulders to push me back down. With her action the pain from my side begins to rip through me distracting me from the overpowering feeling and sounds that assaulted my mind. Once the pain dies back down to a burning throb my eyes focus. I'm staring straight at Renge with wide eyes realizing I had just let out an ear piercing scream from my lungs.

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Her moist eyes tenderly look at me with her hands wrapped firmly around my shoulders to gently guide me to lay back down. "Haruhi can you remember who attacked you?"

A warm comforting feeling wraps around me as a memory from last night begins to clear.

Flashback to last night

Gazing into his beautiful burning molten eyes I shake my head at my bewildered knight. As he softly whispers into my hair. "Storm is over my sweet and I need to get you properly looked at." Before feeling his warm lips kiss the crown of my head. I slowly nodded my head and nuzzled down into his firm chest with his echoing heartbeat lulling me to sleep.

End Flashback

Staring at my distraught friend's face as words unconsciously fell out of my mouth "I …think …Kaoru?"

Renge eyes flashed with confused anger. "Kaoru…..Kaoru Hitachiin!? He attacked you?"

"No."I shook my head as another warm memory danced in my head.

Flashback last night.

My body suddenly flinches as I feel someone wrap something warm around my frozen shoulders. Kaoru's warm breath brushes against my skin as he whispers in my ear. "Haru, you'll catch a cold, if you're not careful." His strong arms gently wrap around me to lift me off the cold stone floor before gently placing me in his lap.

Craving warm human contact I throw my arms around his neck to bury my face in my bewildered Knight's chest. Just thankful for his caring touch as it erases the feeling of their cold attacks. Kaoru's arms held me tightly while time stood still as I allowed myself to cry.

End Flashback.

Again the words just kind of mindlessly fell from my mouth. "He threw his… jacket over me ….and picked me up."

Renge spoke in an annoyed tone. "Well, that would explain the Ouran blazer that was wrapped around you when they found you."

Flashback last night.

My tear filled eyes gaze up at his ruggedly handsome face when he gently raises my chin allowing me to stare into the flames of gold that dance in his eyes before he softly speaks. "Haru, your apart of our world…"

Captivated by the amber flames that flicker into his burning tear filled eyes. I watch as he slowly leans forward pausing just enough to feel his warm breath brush against my lips. With an aching feeling in my chest my arms pull his soft full lips into mine. The kiss begins to tingle with the slightest touch of his mouth The amazing feeling slowly infuses into every cell of my body causing it to crave more of his soft skin. I could feel a hummingbird fly around in my chest.

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My heart burned with the feeling of reclaiming something that was once lost. I force my yearning lips away to take a much needed breath. His long beautiful eyelashes half covered his adoring tear filled eyes as he whisperers emotionally driven words against my skin. "Haru, your apart of ….my world….you always have been...…. I just didn't realize just how much…until now." His steal like arms wrap around my body as I pull him forward to softly meet his desired lips. I sat there melted against his lips as he allowed me to explore every inch of his delicate skin before he pulled his lips away to stand.

End Flashback.

Once more words mindlessly fall from my mouth as I reach a hand up to my tingling lips with astounded eyes ."Part of our world ….. Renge he kissed me ….well, actually to be fair I kissed him first."

"You kissed him!? Why the hell did you kiss Kaoru Hitachiin… You were just attacked because of him. That sick twisted bastard if you kissed him why the hell isn't he here? Why did he leave you at the hospital alone with a phone number pinned to your chest?" Renge argues with her arms waving.

As Renge rants a blurred memory begins to plays out in my head.

Flashback

A small five year old ginger headed boy wraps his arms around me tightly. "I'll see you later, ok?" He speaks sadly.

I looked into his golden sad eyes and nodded. "Bye, Kao. I'll see you soon."

Another five year old boy stands in front of me and I wonder why he's just standing there staring at me with sad eyes. "Hika, I'm Sorry, I can't play with you today my mom needs me."

The small boy begins to talk with an annoyed tone. "Aw, you're glad to be leaving… I'm always pushing you to play with us."

"No, Hika… You push me to play with you, and to have fun… I can always count on you guys."

"Really Haru?" The boy leans against me with a wide smile.

I nod my head at the boy. "Hika, Koa, thank you. I know you been trying to make me feel better."

The five year old ginger looks away bashfully. "We just don't like seeing you sad and your fun to play with."

Standing next to the other boy the ginger glances down at his feet with pinked cheeks "Your part of our world."

The other boy nods at his brother's words before throwing his arms around me as he begins to tightly squeeze me. "Bye Haru, come back as soon as you can….Ok?"

"I shouldn't be gone to long… I'll see you soon." I try to show him a happy smile.

The other ginger headed boy grabs his brother's hand. "Come on Hika, she needs to get ready."

The sweet sad little boy stops and turns back. "Haru, are you sure… your coming back?"

With an aching feeling in my heart I nod to them.

End of dream like flash back 12 years ago.

Whispering to myself. "Back… into our world …wait, was it Kao or ..?"

Someone clears their throat breaking me out of my trance like state. "May, we come in?"

With my head dropped I massage the side of my temple trying hard to concentrate on desperately holding on to the fading images as they dissolve back into the darkness. "Ah, sure guys come on in." I speak without glancing up.

With tears running down his cheeks he runs to my side and tosses his arms around me. "My poor, poor Haru-chan! Are you in any pain Hara-chan? Takashi and I were so worried, weren't we Takashi?" Glancing over to his tall stoic cousin.

The tall college student nods his head. "Yeah."

"Ah, Sensei, what are you doing here?" I try and push back on the blond to take a breath.

Honey, let go but remained close by "Tama-chan called us, the school's office immediately informed Chairman Suoh of your condition at the hospital. You should have seen Tama-chan's face when Takashi and I burst into the waiting room. I've never seen him so upset. He just sat in the corner of the waiting room with his arms wrapped around his knees staring out the window." Honey's voice turned glum.

"Wait, he's here too?" As I anxiously glance around the room for the puppy dog eyed prince.

The blond nods his head with a wide smile. "Takashi, Ko-chan, Tama-chan and I have been in the waiting room all night."

With a heavy sigh his smile melts into a pout. "They wouldn't let us see you until you woke up. Tama-chan and Kyo-chan wanted to be here when you woke up but they have urgent club matters to tend to at the moment."

"Oh well, it can't be helped." Speaking in a depressed tone as my head falls at the over-the-top prince's absence.

In a panicked voice he shakes his head. "Oh no, Haru-chan he really wanted to be here! Tama-chan said he would show up as soon as he set some matters straight! In fact when he's done, I think you're going to have a tough time getting rid of him, any time soon .Isn't that right Takashi?" The blonde turns his head to his cousin.

The tall darker haired man nodded. "hmm."

"Honey-sempi, Mori-sempi the hospital said that they would be hopefully releasing her if all goes well. So, I need to run back to our dorm for some of her things before they discharge her. Do you mind if you two hang out here a bit, I don't want her to alone?" Renge spoke with a concerned face.

"Uh, no problem Ren-chan, Takashi and I were planning to stay with her anyway. Isn't that right, Takashi?"

The stoic college freshman nods his head. "Yeah."

My blond friends asks with tear filled eyes. "Is that alright Haru-chan, if we stay with you?"

I shake my head "Uh, you don't have… "

Renge rolls her eyes at me while she rudely talks over me. "Ok, thanks guys. Haruhi don't try to move lot and get some rest."

Folding my arms over my chest I grumble. "Thanks, Renge."

"No thanks is necessary, what are best friends for? Ta-ta." Waving a dismissive hand without even looking back she strolls for the door.

Waving happily to the girl who's standing at the door. "Bye Ren-chan we will take good care of Haru-chan." Before he stops and turns to me with a questionable look on his face "Haru-chan don't take this the wrong way but …. Why didn't you defend yourself?" Honey asks nervously.

The question caught be off guard a bit "Uh, honestly I never saw it coming until they were on top of me."I began to shiver with the thought.

Honey speaks with concern in his voice. "Haru-chan, Takaishi and I have been talking and we really want you to come back to the dojo… like before." I could tell the last part of his words struck a miserable chord in this heart from my forced disappearance.

Honey's stoic cousin speaks. "Yeah, after you're healed."

I threw my hands up and shook my head before speaking. "Ah, that's nice but…"

Honey gives me a serious look that at the moment scared the crap out of me. "No, buts Haru-chan I am your sensei. Is that understood?"

I swallowed hard and just nodded my head.

End of Haruhi's POV

Tamaki's POV

Ouran High school Music room 3

Peering over Kyoya shoulder as he elegantly writes on a gold framed door sign while sitting at a small table.

Kyoya speaks in an annoyed tone. "Tamaki, are you sure this is necessary …We are not even sure it was the Princesses who attacked her? Shouldn't we at least wait until we have a chance to confirm your suspicion?" Continuing to write while he speaks.

"Kyoya, what if she never wakes up." Speaking in a panicked tone .My heart pounds in my chest while gasping for enough air.

Kyoya lets out a heavy annoyed breath. "Tamaki, I already told you it's just not possible. The hospital only gave her a sedative to help her rest overnight, she is in absolutely no danger of never waking up."

I roughly shook my head behind my friends back. "You don't know that Kyoya theirs always a chance." I was practically in tears.

"Well, seeing it's one of my family's hospitals that is taking care of her and the doctor updates me before the school or the girl … I would say yes, I undoubtingly know that nothing will happened to the girl….What I found rather unorthodox is why my brother had taken time to inform me of her condition ."

Running a hand through my hair. "I don't know why that would be odd …..She does go to your school after all that's how I found out about it. The school called my father about a student."

…a student of a woman my father wanted to marry…..A student I will make mine …..Soon .With the thought the corner of my lips turn upwards.

"Yes that might be true that my brother works under my father ….but one mere patient at one hospital …Tamaki it would be like your father knowing about an overnight guest at one of your hotels …..It's so far below his oversight."

"Perhaps, it's because she's my "one and only princess" who is destined to be the wife of the Souh family heir."…..Or maybe it's because of the secret meetings all of the heads of the families of top 5 have been attending on Haruhi's behalf. The little fact doesn't escape my thoughts.

"Yes, that could be the reason although you've only told the club members ….Your family has yet to announce their intentions."

Chuckle at my friend as I explain . "Yes, but you often know more then you should, I have no doubt it's a learned family trait."

Kyoya places the ink pen down and motions to his work. "I suppose ….Tamaki, be reasonable. Do you really want to do this, without even asking if we're the cause?"

I leaned over astonished. "Really Kyoya, I'm surprised at you we already know for a fact that she was first attacked by the club's "Princesses" …..Is it really out of the realm of possibility that we were the cause of the second brutal attack?"

"That may be true but have you even asked Haruhi what she would prefer. This may cause even more problems for her."

"No buts, it's not permanent ….if it turns out that she was attacked out of the blue by some other random group I'll open the club back, in time."

"Tamaki, what if it was the club's "princesses" are you going to ….. "Kyoya trailed off in concern.

"No, I'm just closing the club temporarily regardless…. Their lucky, I'm only keeping it open because of you. If it was the "Princesses" or not I need time to help my "one and only Princess" to recover."

"That may take quite a bit of time, she has two cracked ribs and a broken wrist .Whomever it was, they really did a number on her."

My head falls while I let out a sad sigh through my lips. "Kyoya ….it's my fault, if I left her alone she would be fine, right now. Preparing for the first day of school, not sleeping in your family's hospital bed. I have this overwhelming need to look out for her …..And at least for a week or two club will be canceled so I can be by her side where I belong."

"You really do care for her, it's not just because of your family is it?" Pushing his glasses up with a finger.

I placed a comforting hand on my friend's shoulder. "No, this time around, I find the "request" from my family a blessing and not an obligation …You know Kyoya ever since I walked into that ice-cream parlor the brown eyed girl has found a permanent place in my heart ." I dropped my hand and gracefully found a seat across from my friend.

Kyoya pushed up his glasses once more with a smirk tugging at his lips. "Then it would be my understanding you owe me for the introduction of your future lifetime bond."

I couldn't help but notice Kyoya's unnatural expression and it caused a shiver to run down my spine. "Kyoya?"

"Well, if memory serves, when I first came to you with the suggestion of the double date you rejected the very idea."

I became a bit nervous by my friend's evil smirk I tried to defend myself while I began to shift in my seat. "It's not I rejected the idea. It's just it was right before our first club meeting and I didn't think the timing was wise."

"Yes, but I was the one that suggested a short date for ice cream." I can't understand how the sweet, innocent word could roll out my friend's lips with such a sinister feeling to it.

Knowing full well I could not even attempt to win my case I sighed heavily in defeat. "Fine, fine Kyoya, if you want me to say I owe you, then so be it…Although, I know you all too well my friend and should be rather concerned to whom I'm saying it to." I nervously chuckle…

"Kyoya, has the hospital been able to contact her father? I would think he would want to be here."

"That would be evident but no, it's like he doesn't want to be found. What about the school, they should have the contact information in case of emergencies?"

Knowing the heads of the top families he most likely has been "requested" to disappear. The thought ran through my head.

I sadly shook my head. "No, not really, in special cases where the parents are continuingly traveling as her father is supposedly doing the parents are allowed to sign over certain permissions to treat students."

Which is not the case here….

Flashback one week ago Suoh Towers the meeting Tamaki overheard.

"I'm afraid the decision is no longer up to the girl's family, not after the girl's parents signed this contract."

"….before that father of hers ripped her away. Shouldn't your so called contract have stopped that, it was rather hard to see my son go through that."

Ends Flashback

Kyoya clears his throat to call me back to the present time. "Last chance?" Kyoya hands the sign over to me.

"No, I've already decided the "Princesses" need to be held to some form of punishment and this is my only means to do so. Kyoya, you know very well that this crime will go unpunished. No one will come forward ….besides I need to be at "my one and only princess's" side." and with that said Kyoya hands me the golden key that weighs heavily in my hand. How could my little home away home cause so much pain?

Glaring down hard at the item in my hands before fitting it in the door and turning the tumblers. With the gilded sign gently resting in my hands my heated eyes melt into sadness before hanging it off the golden handles that seal Music room 3.

Rolling the key in my fingertips several times before carelessly tossing it into my pocket where it will stay until I'm ready. Kyoya waited for me before we strolled off together away from the locked doors and the sign that read:

Dear Princesses,

Due to some unfortunate current events the club will remain closed for the unforeseeable future.

Sincerely,

The Ouran Host Club President

Suoh Tamaki

An hour later in front of Haruhi's Hospital

With a smile on my face I glance over to my best friend. "Kyoya are you coming?"

"No, I have a few matters I would like to look into. Besides I'm sure your Princess would like some alone time with her Prince." My face only grew wider with my friend's words.

With one hand on the door handle and the other waving at Kyoya's back who doesn't bother to turn around. "Well alright, then I'll see you later, Kyoya." Shaking my head at my friend's rather predictable behavior before swiftly pulling open the door and stepping through it.

That's when I notice my two friends perched on the couch. Mori with his hands resting in his lap as he watches over Honey who at the time was rather happily chomping down on a chocolate bar. "Honey-sempi Mori-sempi what are you doing here?"

Placing a finger over his lips. "Shhh, we promised Ren-chan we would stay and watch over Haru-chan until she came back …but she hasn't returned yet."

Strolling over with my hands in my pockets. "Well, if you wish I was already planning on sitting with her, so if you're worried about Renge-san you could go check on her?"

Honey lets out a long breath as he gets up from the couch. "Yeah, with everything going on that might be a good idea, Tama –chan."

Glancing over at the sleeping girl I ask Honey with a soft concerned voice. "Has she said anything about the attack?"

Honey's eyes turn concerned before he drops his head and nods his head. "Yeah, I'm afraid it was some of the club's "Princesses" they jumped Haru-chan on her way back from the club."

Honey lifts his head to extend a comforting hand before speaking in a rather worried tone. " Tama-chan …Haruhi-chan is really scared ….she panicked when she was explaining things to Ren-chan ….They don't know I know but I heard something going on in the room and I wanted to make sure Haru-chan was safe so I peeked in the door …and that's when I saw Haru-chan terrified and screaming at nothing."

After hearing Honey concerned words my body began to ache all over in guilt for causing so much pain to my one and only Princess."…D…Do...y… you know where it…. happened?" My miserable body could barely speak.

Honey looked down at his feet before nodding his head and speaking in a barely audible voice "Next to the gazebo."

"Does she know how she arrived at the hospital?"

Honey gazes up in my direction. "I think she does but she's not willing to say who it is …..Tama-chan she seemed happy to hear that you waited overnight for her." I watch as honey forced a smile on his face in the end in attempt to lift my spirits.

"She did?" My face went a little red after hearing Honey's words.

"Yeah, in fact she looked disappointed that you weren't here when she woke up."

I could help but be a bit surprised to hear his words. "Really?"

"It's just a silly observation .Takashi and I will go and check on Ren-chan."

Honey grabs Mori's hands and pulls him to the door as the tall man nods and speaks "Hmm, girls are going to need help."

Placing a hand to my chin to carefully think. "Yes, I would have to agree with you Mori-sempi both of the girls will need to be protected until this all dies down."

"Well Takashi, is going to train Ren-chan and I'm taking on Haruhi-chan as my own personal student once more …of course that will have to wait until she's properly healed …..See ya Tama-chan."

As I watch my two sempi's walk out the room with tired aching bones that feel more like a 40 year old man back from a long week's work . I crash my body into a chair that's sitting next to the foot of Haruhi's hospital bed. With a heavy sigh I divert my eyes from Haruhi's sleeping form. Every bandage …..Every scratch …every discoloration on her once perfect porcelain skin weighs down heavily on my heart. I'm the cause of her pain …...and with no family willing to come forward …It all lands on me otherwise she has no one.

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The heads of the top five families attending secret meetings to play god with mine and my friends lives on some kind of giant corporate chessboard ...but yet leave the girl defenseless and alone in her hospital bed. The thought made my insides twist.

Flash back one week ago at Suoh Towers over hearing a secret meeting of the top five families.

"Look, we are not here to discuss are grandsons or sons affiliations with the girl, we are here to agree on the next step. The letter is past its delivery date. We all know what's in that letter."

"So what we need to decide is who will deliver the letter."

End of Flashback.

How could a couple of pieces of paper be more important than the girl lying in her hospital bed battered and bruised .Well if it warrants a secret meeting between the top five families then? Then whatever might be on those pages was most likely a life changing event…and why do I have this urgent need to protect my little host club family when the thought of said letter comes to the forefront of my mind. Like I said the heads of the top five families are big on playing chess …..with real lives…..and I have no doubt said letter will soon be delivered.

"Ah, Tamaki-sempi?" As the half-awake girl blinks her big brown eyes in my direction.

Slowly standing from my chair I walk over to the girl and run my fingers through her chocolate colored hair. Leaning closer to smile sweetly at my Princess. "Hello, my Princess, how are you feeling? " I softly touch her skin with a whispering touch as my fingers lightly run against her cheek.

I was a little taken back as she leans into my touch. "A bit sore."

My concerned violet eyes sparkled peered down at the girl while I softly speak. "Has anyone come to talk to you?"

Her fingers run across the soft white sheets before shaking her head. "Ah no, they said the school would come and talk to me."

Bending forward to be face to face with her. "The school huh? Well, I guess that would technically be me."

"What?" She looks at me with confused eyes.

I gently grab her good hand and begin to speak softly. "Let's see, I guess I should start by telling you that you have a fractured wrist and two cracked ribs with some nasty bruising here and there. They're planning on releasing you into the school's guardianship for the time being. Which means you will be moving into the Suoh estate until your healed."

She shakes her head and pulls her hand away. "Wait, I can't just move."

I thought you might say something like that .That's why my father granted me permission to live down stairs on the main floor in the girl's dormitory.

"What, how's it that going to help?"

"It's either that or you can have a member of school's private security stay with you. Although there is no guarantee that the guard will always be female. It's only until your better and we get this mess settled."

I need to be firm and not accept no for an answer no matter how much she doesn't like the idea….it's for her own good.

She pulls a hand to her head it looked like she was getting a headache. "Why would you want to do something like that?"

"Well, as a Suoh I'm naturally concerned for our student's safety here at Ouran." Placing my well-crafted Suoh heir façade as I speak.

"So your family invites other students to live with you when this happened in the past? "She asks rather bluntly.

I answered a bit nervously and advert my eyes. "Well, no this would be the first."

"So then why am I suddenly so special to warrant such attention from the Souh's Heir which I'm sure has more important matters that call for your attention?"

If you only knew how truly special you are to …me, you wouldn't ask that.

I breathed in for a moment before forcing my shaking body to be calm. "Well, the security is the school's idea …but I don't much care for the idea of a strange person staying in your dorm. It's my idea that you come stay with me at the estate or for me to stay at the bottom floor at the girl's dorm. It's only until you're healed and safe."

"But why would you..."

I abruptly interrupted her question as I caught my face warming and looked away. "Because ….um I well…. It's just easier this way the Host club caused this."

"Uh, I'll be fine there is no need for all this." She waves a dismissive hand towards me which has become a regular occurrence when dealing with the stubborn girl...and it's trying my patience as it's rarely ever used in my presents. Well except …my grandmother, father…My best friend ….the two doppelgängers…Honey-sempi at times …Shema…. All of a sudden I felt like I should go huddle in a dark corner and grow mushrooms of all things.

"Tamaki-sempi, would you mind handing me my robe I would like to stretch my legs a bit?" Motioning to a white cotton robe hung on the seat next to me.

Standing straight I wave my hands nervously glancing at the door that should have a doctor walking through it. "Haruhi, I don't think that's such a good idea, you should take things slow and stay in bed. Kyoya should be back with a doctor soon."

She gives me a pleading look. "I can't stand being in this bed any longer, I'm going stir crazy and my legs are cramping up. Please, Tamaki-sempi?"

With a simple look from those beautiful chocolate eyes my resolve crumbles .It's a good thing she has no idea what power those adorable eyes have over me …I would give her my very soul if she asked for it.

Reaching over I picked up the robe and handed it to her before looking away "Fine, here."

She grabs the robe from my fingers and speaks with a triumph tone. "Thank you Tamaki-sempi."

"Whatever, you wish my princess." I said in a forced gentlemanly tone with my back turned.

"Tamaki-sempi I could use your assistance please." I turned my head to see her attempting to get out of bed with her feet dangling over the edge.

"Of course." Rushing over I try and support the fragile girl between my arms while not to cause her more pain with her injuries. She gingerly takes a step down to the floor. She clenched her teeth tight to wince once her full weight was bearing down on both her feet and my arms.

Once she straighten herself she slowly pulled away from me …..The brunette started to hiss through her teeth as she cradles her injured side with her arms wrapping around it. I noticed with the new action her body shook with pain causing her legs to begin to collapse under her. Before my injured princess managed to fall to the floor my arms caught her firmly and without thinking much of her injury's I simply swept her off her feet.

With blushed cheeks Haruhi's eyes widen being surprised for being caught up in my arms. "Ah sorry, I guess you were right, I should have taken it slower."

With the fragile girl's body safely tucked into my arms while speaking softly. "You know what I think you're moving at just the right speed for me." Slowly leaning down until my lips softly met her sweet rose petal lips. Allowing my body for once to carry out the one thing it's been burning for since before she leaped back into my life.

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My heartbeat sped up rapidly in my chest feeling her delicate hand slowly glide up my neck to hold her body firm against mine to continue the kiss. Her fingertips brushed against the ends of my blonde hair at the back of my head causing a shiver to travel up my spine. A driving force runs through my body to hold her tightly and become lost in our ever building moment ….but I forced my mind not to get completely submerged into the kiss which is becoming increasingly difficult. So I began to reluctantly tear myself away. I wouldn't want to accidently cause her any pain from her injuries.

She looks up with blushed cheeks and breathes my name with no honorific. "Tamaki…?

With the girl held firmly in my arms I gaze deep in her eyes ignoring the blush that was now warming my own ears. "Haruhi, the reason I want to help you doesn't have anything to do with the Host club…...it's because I want to be so much more to you than what I am now. In my heart I believe… I belong by your side…..just as I believe you belong by my side. Princess do you understand what I'm trying to ask you?"

Her eyes went wide as she took in a sudden quick breath before nodding but her chocolate eyes never left mine.

With sparkling violet serious eyes I ask the question that's been burning in my heart for so many years.

"….Haruhi, will you be my one and only Princess…and no one else's?"

End of Tamaki's POV

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So Tamaki has made his move to make Haruhi be his one and only Princess…but what about her bewildered knight what happens to him?