Confession

# PLEASE DO REFER TO THE ORIGINAL MANGA (CHAPTER 60 AND 61) IF ITS TOO CONFUSING! THANK YOU!

Dear Sakurako-nee-san,

The ski trip is finally here. Our first request is finally…

-Chapter 60-

"Please have a safe and pleasant time on the ski slopes!"

~While the rest were outside skiing~

"Contact lenses, styling gel... Hmm this should be all," Hiro mumbled as he checked through the things that he had brought along with him.

"So are you all set for this?" Barako asked him.

"Yes," Hiro looked up at Barako with determination, "I am definitely going to tell Kana my feelings today and I won't run away anymore!"

"Hmm," Barako rubbed her chin and turned to look at Nadeshiko.

"Yup," Nadeshiko nodded happily, "Looks like you are finally ready,"

"Really?" Hiro beamed as he heard what Nadeshiko had said.

Hiro smiled. After spending so much time with the Egoist Club, he became very close with Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko is a very special and important friend to him. Hearing such words from her, he could feel his confidence building up already. Just as he turned to face Nadeshiko, his jaw dropped.

"What are you doing?" Hiro quickly reached out to grab Nadeshiko's hands. He couldn't believe it. Why is Nadeshiko throwing away the contact lenses and styling gel?

Nadeshiko pushed away Hiro's hand gently and turned to look into his eyes. She pushed Hiro to the front to face the mirror and she smiled again.

"Can you see yourself?"

"Yes?" Hiro was puzzled as he stared straight at himself.

"Even without those, you are already standing so confidently. Even without those, you have already changed. What matters most," Nadeshiko took Hiro's hand and brought it up to his chest, "Is here,"

"If Kana really feels the same for you, she would realize it, I'm sure," Nadeshiko let go of his hand and took a step back.

Hiro looked at himself in the mirror and smiled, "I get it,"

"Thank you!" Hiro quickly waved Nadeshiko goodbye and ran out of the room.

"Nadeshiko," Barako walked towards Nadeshiko and put her hands on Nadeshiko's shoulders.

"He would be happy, right?" Nadeshiko asked Barako softly as she leaned against her sister.

"Can't you see that he is running towards his bright future?" Barako replied.

"I know, but why does it still hurts here?" Nadeshiko rubbed her chest in pain.

~While Hikaru and Haruhi were in their room~

"Prez, I'll be going out for a while~" Kaoru quickly ran out of the room.

"Where are they?" Kaoru looked around the lobby in search of the seniors.

"Nadeshiko!" Kaoru immediately spun around upon hearing Nadeshiko's name.

"That voice…?" Kaoru quietly crept towards the origin of the voice.

Kaoru smiled at the sight of Nadeshiko.

"Oi, Na…" Before Kaoru could call out to Nadeshiko, he saw Hiro beside her. What are the two of them doing here? And why are they alone? Kaoru was about to explode when Hiro suddenly spoke.

"I was looking for you!" Hiro was grinning from ear to ear as he looked at Nadeshiko.

"What's with the smile?" Kaoru mumbled under his breath as he crept closer to eavesdrop.

"I did it! I confessed to Kana. And she accepted me! Kou was beside us and even congratulated us!" Hiro grabbed Nadeshiko's hands in joy.

"What's with his hands?" Kaoru clenched his fist in anger. Kaoru took a deep breath and was about to shout at Hiro when Hiro suddenly continued.

"I wanted you to be the first person to know, since you are my best friend! Thank you so much!" Hiro hugged Nadeshiko in gratitude.

"It's the Egoist Club's pleasure. Glad that you have found your happiness," Nadeshiko's voice slightly trembled, as she pushed Hiro away with trembling hands.

"Nadeshiko…" Kaoru clenched his fist once again. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if someone was squeezing his heart. He was about to walk out to find Nadeshiko, when someone tapped him from behind.

"Kyoya-sempai…"

"So you were here," Kyoya was with Hani and Mori.

"Kao-chan, we need to tell you something,"

"Ah, give me a minute," Kaoru quickly turned around but Nadeshiko and Hiro was no longer there anymore, "Nadeshiko…"

"Wha? Emotional realization trauma? "

What…? Kaoru? When did Kyoya senpai and the others get here…?

"… I think that even if he finds himself with emotions that a 'parent' should never have for his 'children', even unconsciously… Tamaki will never be able to bring himself to acknowledge his feelings for Haruhi…"

-Before the start of Chapter 61-

"What's with that…?" Hikaru walked around the lobby aimlessly as he was deep in thought.

"Wah!" Hikaru jumped back as he banged into the person in front of him, "Barako?"

"Tch! Oh it's you," Barako turned away in disappointment.

"Wha… what's with your reaction?" Hikaru shouted in frustration.

Barako looked at Hikaru curiously, as she realized that Hikaru was in a bad mood, "Did something happen?"

"I mean to your friend," Barako quickly added when Hikaru didn't reply her.

"Actually…" Hikaru told Barako everything without a second thought.

"I see… So what do your friend intend to do?" Barako asked.

"Wha… Aren't you supposed to give the advice?" Hikaru snapped back.

"Well, because from what I see, your friend already knows the answer, but he is just denying it," Barako analyzed.

"That again?" Hikaru was getting even more depressed, as he started to wreck his brain for answer again.

"ARGH!" Hikaru pulled his hair in frustration.

Barako scratched her head, trying to think up of something to loosen up the heavy atmosphere.

"Just don't think too much," Barako told Hikaru, "Or else, you might stirrup a snowstorm with your black atmosphere!"

"Just go for a bath and don't think too much," Barako patted Hikaru's head softly before she returned to her room.

-Chapter 61-

"I think…that deep down in your heart, you already know the answer, Hikaru…"

"Even Haruhi… Why is everyone telling me the same thing?" Hikaru mumbled under his breath.

"Uh oh… the snowstorm came. Chairman! Go under the covered area of the rift… EH?" Hikaru looked around in shock.

"CHAIRMAN…?"

"Haruhi…"

"Hmm? What?"

"I really like you?"

"Oh yeah, I have Kurakano's phone number…"

"Ah, Thanks for that,"

"I'm serious," Hikaru's voice was trembling, as he took a quick breath and clenched his fist, "I like you."

"Will you go out with me?"

*Disclaimer: Ouran belongs to BISCO Hatori

Author's Note:

Is this chapter too short? Oh man, it was really a challenge to type this chapter. I retype it thrice T.T Hopefully it's fine :xx

*All the parts that I type out from the manga are copied from the English ver of the manga. The gist is somewhat the same, but the phrasing might be quite different from the fansubs that you can find online so, sorry for any confusion caused!

Yup, that's all! Thanks for reading!

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