Chapter 20

GRADUATION DAY

H.F - POV

"Haruhi Fujioka"

I make my way across the stage to the sound of my friends yelling their praise at the top of their lungs. I smile quickly at the crowd before taking my diploma and taking a quick picture with the Dean. I make my way down the other side of the stage tripping on the last step. My favourite professor caught me before I could fall on my face.

"Congratulations Mrs. Fujioka. It was a pleasure to have you as a student. I wish all your opponents good luck in the courtroom." He flashes me a smile and walks away before I can reply.

I make my way back to my seat as the next graduate starts to make their way down the stairs. The entire ceremony is finished before it even registers that I've just achieved my life goal.

Wow mom. I've done it. My grip tightens on my diploma. If only you were here to see me now. I snap out of my thoughts when arms make there way around my waist and a forehead rests on my shoulder.

"Congratulations."

I smile. "Congratulations, to you too." I spin to look up at Kyoya in his gown and my smile grows. "To bad we can't keep these gowns. I would enjoy taking it off you."

Heat flashes in his eyes. "I could probably arrange that."

I laugh, "I was only kidding Kyoya."

"Too bad."

We are interrupted with the clearing of a throat. I turn to see my father and his husband with wide smiles on their faces.

"Dad! Honey! You guys made it!" I launch myself at them, pulling them both into a hug.

"Wouldn't miss my stepdaughter's graduation for the world." Honey teased.

Pulling away I make a face. "Really? What happened to our agreement?"

His smile widens. "I just wanted to see what type of reaction I'd get."

"Stop it." Dad ruffles his hair. "I don't want any fights on my daughter's graduation day."

Honey blushes and kisses my dad's cheek. "Sorry, I promise to be good."

The smile he gives Honey could light up an entire planet.

"Okay you two. Enough flirting."

I turn to see Ria and Mori walking towards us. "Where's Kida?"

"Twins." Mori supplied.

"Ah, you sure that's a good idea?" I question.

"Takashi has made it very clear that they are to keep their corruption to themselves." She smiles. "That girl is going to be a heartbreaker. She had them fawning over her within two minutes of meeting them."

I laugh. "Not surprised. She has Kyoya wrapped around her finger."

"She does not."

I give him a look.

"Mmm. Maybe a little." He smiles.

"Conadulations!" They all turn to see Kida running towards them.

"Where are the twins?" Ria looks around angrily.

Kida giggles. "I run!" She looks up at Mori. "Up! Papa, up!"

Mori picks up his daughter with a smile on his face and kisses her cheek. She giggles louder.

"Are you all still joining us for supper?" Kyoya asks the group, ignoring Ria ranting about how she was going to castrate the twins for letting her daughter run around alone.

"We wouldn't miss it" Honey says grabbing dads hand.

"Mmm." Mori nods.

"Food!" Kida claps her hands together enthusiastically.

I laugh, "Yes Kida, food." Looking around I spot Kyoya's father approaching us.

"Congratulations in graduating." He extends his hand for a handshake.

I pretend to extend my hand, but at the last second I wrap my arms around him giving him a hug. "Thank you." I step back and smile at the frazzled man.

He coughs and straightens his tie. "Well, I… Yes. I will see you tonight." He turns and makes a b line for the exit.

Kyoya laughs. "I don't think I've seen him run away from anything so fast in my life."

"I told him I would get him back for the commoner comment he made last week."

He shakes his head. "I wouldn't call that payback. All you did was embarrass him."

"That's still effective in deterring him from doing it again."

"What commoner comment?" Dad asks.

"Was nothing bad. He just said he was surprised a commoner could be graduating at the top of her class when there was many high society class members graduating with me. I know he wasn't trying to be rude, but he still needed to be reprimanded." I smile to try and deter my father's anger.

"Ah. I would have done a lot more to him, but that's why you are the lawyer and I am not." He smiles. "Now, you go get ready for supper. We will all be there for 6."

Smiling we said our goodbyes to our friends and make our way back to our home. The drive was filled with a peaceful silence. Once we started to pull into the driveway I couldn't help but think about the day that Kyoya had asked me to move in with him.

**FLASHBACK**

"Where are we going?" I ask as we take the wrong turn in the opposite direction of my apartment.

"I thought you didn't want to go home yet?" He glances at me from the corner of his eye.

"Well. Yeah, but I'd still like to know where we are going."

"Just going to drive around for a bit." He reaches over and grabs my hand.

After driving around for 10 minutes Kyoya starts to pull into a driveway.

"Where are we?"

He flashes me a smile, but says nothing. Parking the car, he takes off his seatbelt.

"Kyoya?"

"Common." He gets out of the car and walks around to open my door.

I open it before he can. "Really Kyoya. Where are we?"

Grabbing my hand he pulls me towards the front door, "This," he waves a hand to motion to the house. "Is my new home." He unlocks the door and pulls me inside.

Looking around I gasp. "Wow, it's beautiful." I walk around, loving the open concept of the place. "It's a little small for your taste though, isn't it?" I question him. Knowing he loves his mansion.

"Well. I know how much you hate big houses." He runs a hand through his hair. "and I was hoping…" He takes a deep breath and grabs my hand pulling me towards him. He slowly pulls something out of his pocket and places it in my hand. "Haruhi. Would you move in with me?"

I look down to see a key in my hand. Wow. Is he really asking me to move in with him? "Are… are… are you sure?"

He looks puzzled. "Yes? Why wouldn't I be?"

"We've only been dating a year."

He laughs. "True, but I've loved you for years. I just want to start our life together."

I blush, thinking about living with him. I wouldn't have to sneak out anymore. Well, really it's not sneaking out. I'm a grown woman. I just hate disturbing Ria.

He looks down at me. "What are you thinking?"

Laughing I pull him down for a kiss. "How glad I am that I won't have to sneak out or into the apartment anymore."

His face lights up. "So you'll move in with me?"

"Yes." I smile at his expression. "When would you like me to move in?"

"Right now?"

I laugh. "I think I need a little more notice, I still need to pack."

"I can have your stuff here by 8am tomorrow morning."

"As much as I'd love that. I still have to tell Ria and plan on when we can both leave our apartment."

Smiling, he wraps his arms around me. "That's simple. Her and Mori have already bought a place. They didn't want to move until I had asked you to move in with me."

"What? Why haven't they said anything?"

"Well, I think they were happy to use you. You've been a big help with Kida."

"Well, she's my goddaughter, of course I'm going to help them."

"True, but either way. They also didn't want you to feel like you had to move in with me or like they were abandoning you." He pulls me in tighter. "I also didn't want you to say yes just because you needed somewhere to stay."

"So really, you're saying they didn't tell me because you asked them not to? Because you didn't want me to say yes because they were leaving my place?"

He sighs. "I guess yeah."

Smiling I look up at him. "I still would have said yes because I wanted to, not because I had to."

He runs a hand through my hair. "Thank you. So when will you move in?"

I pull out of his arms, "Right now." I say as I turn running away, trying to find our bedroom. I like the sound of that. OUR bedroom. Smiling to myself I run all the way down the hall.

**END FLASHBACK**

Kyoya pulls into the driveway and parks the car, he turns to me grabbing my hand.

"I'm so proud of you."

I smile, giving him a quick kiss. "Thank you. I'm also proud of you. Not many people can say they graduated from a top notch University while running a multimillion dollar company."

He blushes. "It's not that impressive."

"Don't let anyone tell you it's not." I stare into his eyes until he looks away.

"Okay…" he looks back at me. "Let's go get ready for our guests."

He gets out of the car and opens my door. Linking his arm with mine we walk up to our home.

3 hours later we are surrounded by our family and friends celebrating all our accomplishments.

"I still can't believe you graduated top of your class. I always knew my angel was smart, but that's amazing."

I smile and turn to look at my father. "It is crazy isn't it?"

He returns my smile. "Your mother would be so proud of you."

"She is. Probably not as much as you though." I pull him into a hug. "I love you dad."

"I love you to sweetpea." He pulls away wiping the tears from his eyes.

"You better stop crying, or you'll make me cry." I give his arm a light slap.

He laughs. "Yes, I wouldn't want my husband to come over here demanding what's wrong."

I laugh with him.

"Excuse me," I look to the front of the room where Kyoya stands trying to get everyone's attention. The room quiet's. "Now, we are all here to celebrate Haruhi finally achieving her goal of becoming a lawyer,"

"And your graduation." I pipe in.

He rolls his eyes. "Yes, and my graduation." He gives me a look reprimanding me for my interruption. "As I was saying, I just wanted to thank you all for being here for such a joyous occasion." He starts to maneuver his way around our guests making his way over to me. "Now, no one could be prouder of this astonishing woman who for some reason has decided to put up with me."

"Except for me." Dad whispers under his breath, not loud enough for Kyoya to hear him so he doesn't get glared at.

He finally makes his way to me. Standing in front of me he smiles. "Haruhi Fujioka, you are an amazing woman. Finishing not only top of your class, but top of the entirety of our universities graduates. Which is a very hard thing to do, considering I was there." A sparkle enters his eyes and the room laughs.

Smacking his arm I try to speak, but he puts a finger over my mouth.

"Haruhi, you are so smart, beautiful and kind. I cannot begin to say how much you mean to me. I have no idea what I have done in a past life to deserve such a treasure as you. I love you with every fiber of my being." He moves to kneel down at my feet.

OH. MY. GOD.

"Haruhi Fujioka, my best friend, my light, my rock when I'm down, my strength when I'm weak. The absolute best thing that has ever happened to me in my entire life."

A tear slowly runs down my cheek.

"I don't want to spend another minute on this earth without you, will you take pity on this undeserving man, and be my wife?"

"Yes." I choke out before I launch myself into his arms and our friends erupted into cheers.