A/N
this will be the 2nd to last chapter. it's been a long journey, but all journeys must come to an end.
i have made one final poll, and i will not conclude the story until i get 10 votes (although i've already 70% decided who it's gonna end with.)
thank you for sticking with me this long.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ouran, and probably never will. The plot is mine, as well as any OC's that I may use in the future. Use my plot without permission, and I predict that ninjas will attack you soon.
"HA! RU! HI!"
"Shut up, Kaoru.."
"NO! IT'S HIKARU!"
"It's Kaoru. Even if you're on the phone, I can tell."
"...damn."
"Did you want something?"
"Yeah. Do you wanna go out today?"
"...Kaoru, it's 4 AM on a Wednesday that's not a holiday. Go back to sleep."
"...darn."
"Haru-chan! We need some more towels over here!"
"Huh? Why?"
She looked over to where Hunny was calling her, and immediately understood why. There were crying girls. Everywhere. Literally, everywhere.
Why, you might ask?
Well... it was the last official club meeting before the two senior members graduated. Of course, that meant fangirl sobs and overall sadness, meaning lots and lots of crying would be going on.
Hence the towels.
Mere tissues alone could not withstand the amount of tears that fell from the poor girls' eyes.
Not even the 'rich bastard' tissues.
"Oh Mori-senpai and Hunny-senpai! I will miss you so dearly after you're gone!" Tamaki stage-sobbed as he flung the back of his hand against his forehead.
"It's okay Tama-chan!" Hunny embraced Tamaki, the two blondes bursting into tears. Mori just patted their heads and smiled sadly.
"Well, at least our expenses will go down from the lesser amount of cake we're going to have to buy... then again, it equals out to revenue lost from their services..."
"Kyoya-senpai, stop being such an insensitive nutcase and join the festivities!" two red-headed devils sang, each slinging an arm around one of the bespectacled man's shoulders.
His jaw twitch slightly before he finally gave in with a sigh. "If you insist. You do know we're going to have a party later, right? So there's no need for me to partake in the festivities now..."
Later that evening, the host club gathered in one of Tamaki's ballrooms, which was decked out in graduation décor.
Luckily for Haruhi, the dress code was casual.
Unluckily for Haruhi, 'old t-shirt and jeans' did not pass for casual to the twins.
So even later that evening, Haruhi returned in a nice t-shirt and a new pair of jeans.
The twins were still angry, but somewhat appeased.
For some reason, the whole graduation freaked Haruhi out. A lot. Part of it was probably because two of her best friends were graduating. And another part of it was probably that she may or may not have mixed feelings about one of the said graduates.
All the host club members stole her away for dances during the party, but four in particular stood out.
Kyoya's was perfect, but also carried a tone of possessiveness that carried over when Hikaru tried to dance with her next.
Hikaru tried to remain neutral, but Haruhi noticed his hand dipping ever-so-slightly below what normally counted as 'appropriate.'
Kaoru was sweet, as always, but would occasionally dip her unexpectedly. Which was scary.
And Mori... was just really not very good at dancing, so they just kind of hug-swayed.
Eventually, Haruhi managed to get some time for herself (she told Shima not to tell the others where she was, and she locked herself in the bathroom.)
She lay back down on the plush rug in the center of the bathroom and stared up at the ceiling. She really needed to work things out.
Kyoya and Mori and Kaoru and who knows about Hikaru... I need to decide.
Honestly... I don't think I like Kyoya all that much. He used to scare me a lot. But I don't know, he always acts differently around me and confuses me, but I like that side of him. Sometimes, though, I feel like I can't really trust him, but he's one of the most trustworthy people I know at the same time.
Mori... I don't know how he feels a lot. I don't even know if he really likes me. But even if he doesn't say it, I can feel it through his actions. But do I really want that? We both hide how we feel a lot, but don't they say opposites attract?
Kaoru is mischievous, definitely. But once he's on his own, he's really sweet and I get along with him well. But the thing is, he isn't alone. There's Hikaru to consider. I don't know what's going on between them, but I know that if I choose one over the other, I'll hurt one of my two best friends. And I would prefer to avoid that...
After arguing with herself for a while, she didn't know how long, she made her decision. She knew it was the best choice. She just hoped that she wouldn't hurt them...
Of course, Tamaki had figured out where Haruhi was after a mad dash around Suoh mansion #2.
"HARUHI! OPEN UP!"
Unknowingly, she had ended up falling asleep on the rug. Rubbing her eyes and yawning, she unlocked the door.
Of course, she was immediately tackled my a crying blonde man.
"Senpai... get... OFF!" Haruhi managed to shove Tamaki off of herself with a little help from Hunny and Mori.
"So anyways... what were you doing up here in the bathroom? You were gone for three hours," Kaoru remarked as he sat on the edge of the bathtub.
"Haru-chan, it's really weird for someone to do that, y'know?"
She let out a huge breath. "Guys..."
"Hm?"
"I have a confession to make. A really big confession, that involves all of you."
"So? Spit it out!"
"Shut up, Hikaru... so here goes. As you may or may not have known... several of you guys have expressed romantic interest towards me. And I know this seems sudden, but it really took me by surprise that graduation was already here, and if I didn't say any of this now, I never would."
The host club had varying expressions on their faces, ranging from shock, disbelief, and neutral.
"I'm sorry, Mori-senpai, Kyoya-senpai, Kaoru, Hikaru... but I've made my decision regarding this. You're all amazing people in your own ways. You have very distinct personalities, each with different aspects that drew me in. However, there's only one person I can choose. That's why I was hiding in the bathroom... so I could get away and think."
Mori, Kyoya, Kaoru, and Hikaru had all unconsciously ended up moving more forwards than the rest, anxious to hear the results.
"My decision is..."
