Training
Previously: Haruhi had a talk with the headmaster. During their discussion, Yasuchika and Satoshi taught Tamaki a lesson.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran. Ouran is the property of Bisco Hatori.
Chapter 25: Shock, Happiness, and Betrayal
As Yasuchika and Satoshi were walking Haruhi to the class room, they were having a conversation.
"So are you ready for everyone's reactions Haruhi?" Satoshi asked. Haruhi sighed.
"As ready as I can be. I don't exactly know what to expect. I did think of some possible reactions but I don't know what will actually happen. I was keeping a pretty big secret. I also have another worry." Haruhi said and faced Yasuchika as they walked.
"I was thinking that we should tell people that we are together. I don't want them finding out later and criticizing you for it when it wasn't your fault that you couldn't tell anyone." Haruhi said to him.
"I could handle it just fine Haruhi, but if you want to let everyone else know then that is fine. Do you have a plan?" Yasuchika asked in his forever bland tone.
"Yes. I was thinking that we could eat lunch in the lunch room together. We could perhaps hold hands when walking into the lunch room. I know it seems dumb but I have been thinking about it. I think that if some of the students see us holding hands, then they will ask if we are together and then we can say yes" Haruhi replied. It was obvious that she had put some though into the idea.
"That will work, but what if the host club gets involved?" Yasuchika inquired.
"I expect that to happen but I think that we will still be able to tell everyone and we don't have to sit with them. The twins will no doubt already know about what happened with Tamaki by then, either by me telling them or by some other source. They should stay away out of fear if nothing else." Haruhi said precisely. Yasuchika couldn't help but smirk briefly.
"That makes sense. So we have a plan." Yasuchika replied.
"Can I eat lunch with you two or were you planning on eating alone too?" Satoshi asked. Haruhi turned to him and smiled.
"Of course you can still eat with us." Haruhi answered as they arrived at her classroom. "Okay well class is going to start soon. I'll see you guys at lunch." Haruhi said and went into her classroom. Meanwhile, Tamaki had just arrived in his classroom.
-In Tamaki's Classroom-
Tamaki walked into class and took his seat next to Kyoya, who was confirming yesterday's events to one of the students. When the conversation ended, Kyoya turned to the upset Tamaki who was giving him puppy dog eyes.
"What do you want Tamaki?" Kyoya asked. He knew that Tamaki would just keep staring at him until he asked.
"My father said that I can't talk to Haruhi anymore unless she talks to me first. I can't even approach her. It's all that Yasuchika's fault for turning my daughter against me. He and Satoshi wouldn't let me hug my daughter this morning." Tamaki complained.
"So you saw Haruhi this morning after she spoke to your father," Kyoya stated then continued after Tamaki nodded, " and is that why you have a bruise on your head?" Kyoya inquired. Tamaki seemed to deflate a little.
"No. That is from Satoshi hitting me with a shinai after Yasuchika threw me to the ground." He said quietly, but he was then quick to comment about it.
"But I didn't do anything wrong. I was just explaining to Yasuchika why I went to go check on my little Haruhi yesterday. He just didn't understand." Tamaki added. Kyoya pushed his glasses up to cause a glare and hide his eyes, but he couldn't completely hide the small smirk that seemed to be forming on his face. He quickly recovered and returned to his normal shadow king self.
"Did it not occur to you that Yasuchika may be angry that you told the karate club about Haruhi's secret, after barging in the dojo after she said she needed time away from you?" Kyoya said plainly to try to make Tamaki understand. He was starting to get frustrated with his blond friend.
"But Kyoya I didn't do anything wrong. It is normal for a father to be concerned about his daughter." Tamaki said. The other students began to enter the classroom at this point so Kyoya knew he needed to get Tamaki to stop talking. His patience was also wearing thin. He spoke to Tamaki in a more quiet tone as the students started to enter the room.
"Tamaki, you are not Haruhi's father, as she has reminded you of many times. You need to leave her alone and give her space. You also need to stop angering Yasuchika and learn that he is with Haruhi now and you can't keep interfering in their lives. You are a second year student Tamaki, you should be able to grasp these concepts after all that has happened. Now, class is about to start and this discussing is now over." Kyoya said and turned towards the front of the room. Tamaki simply stared blankly at him until the teacher brought him back to reality when she started class. The moments before class had been interesting in Tamaki's class, but Haruhi's class was much more hectic before the bells rang.
-In Haruhi's Classroom-
As Haruhi entered her classroom, there were a few students already there, including the twins.
"Good morning Haruhi." They greeted as she took her seat between them. She felt the eyes of the other students on her, especially so when the rest of the students started coming in. After a few moments, Renge approached Haruhi's desk. Haruhi felt herself tense.
"Haruhi, I was told that you are a girl. Is this true?" she asked meekly. Haruhi looked up at her.
"Renge, what you heard was correct." she answered and waited for her reaction. To her surprise, Renge got really happy and started speaking really fast.
"Oh my gosh! Why didn't you tell me? I always thought you looked feminine but I thought that it was just a coincidence! We can be best friends now and we can play video games at my house and have sleepovers!" Renge shouted eagerly and at a fast pace. Haruhi almost wanted to face palm but she couldn't help but smile slightly.
"So you aren't mad?" she asked.
"No I'm not mad!" Renge shouted and grabbed Haruhi's hand and pulled her from her chair and hugged her. Haruhi involuntarily cried out in pain. The cry of pain was heard by Renge and she immediately set Haruhi down. Haruhi almost fell over but Kaoru caught her and sat her back down in her chair.
"Oh my gosh what did I do? Are you okay Haruhi?" Renge asked frantically. Haruhi quickly smiled a fake smile.
"Yes I am fine. I just have a little injury is all. It is not your fault. Thank you very much for accepting me and I will definitely be your friend." Haruhi said. Her statement made quick work of reassuring Renge. Renge smiled and went back to her seat. Before anything else could happen, the teacher walked in. Just before class started, the twins turned to Haruhi.
"Are you really okay?" they asked jointly.
"It only hurts a little. I took medicine this morning so it will go away soon. Let's just focus on class." She replied and took out her notebook and other class materials. The twins still looked worried but they seemed satisfied with her answer. The teacher soon started the day's lesson.
TIME LAPSE TO LUNCH TIME
When the lunch bell rang, the students left for the lunch room. Hikaru took the opportunity to talk to Haruhi after the other students were gone.
"Haruhi, I want to say some things." Hikaru said to get Haruhi's attention and she was getting her bento box from her bag.
"What Hikaru?" she asked him.
"Well, I… I want to apologize for what I said to you about Yasuchika and for insulting him. I know it hurt you. I don't really like that you spend so much time with him instead of Kaoru and I, but I am getting used to it. I really want to stay your friend and I, well I'm sorry for how I acted." Hikaru said. Haruhi noticed that he sounded sincere and that it was hard for him to apologize.
"You're forgiven Hikaru, thanks for apologizing." Haruhi said and gave him a smile. Hikaru smiled in return.
"So Haruhi, do you want to eat lunch with us today? We don't have to sit with Tono today." Kaoru said.
"Sorry but I am sitting with Yasuchika today. We are letting everyone know about our relationship today." Haruhi said. Hikaru and Kaoru were silent for a few seconds, which was highly unusual for them. When they finally realized what she said, they spoke.
"Well if you need anything-" Kaoru started.
"We'll be in the lunch room too." Hikaru finished.
"Thanks guys." Haruhi said. Hikaru and Kaoru then left the room. Haruhi waited for a little while before Yasuchika and Satoshi arrived at the classroom door.
"Are you ready?" Yasuchika asked.
"Yes." Haruhi answered. She grabbed her bento box and left the room and walked towards the lunch room with Haruhi.
Author's note: Thanks for reading everyone. More reactions to Haruhi's gender as well as her relationship with Yasuchika are going to be in the next chapter. I felt like Renge's reaction was good enough for now because I have a plan regarding the rest of reactions for next chapter. I hope you liked Kyoya trying to get Tamaki to understand, and Hikaru's apology. I tried to make it realistic for his character. Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I hope this chapter lived up you everyone's expectations. As one last note, thank you to everyone who checked out my new Fruits Basket fanfiction.