DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM

"Mother, are you serious about this?" asked Tamaki's father.

"Yes I am," said the elderly woman. Haruhi could feel her heart beat rising.

"But why make Tamaki marry Haruhi? I'm sure Tamaki can find himself a good woman," said Yuzuru.

"Yes I would have thought so too," said Shizue, "But yet he hasn't. He had all that time while he was making that park of his to find a woman but he didn't no matter what. If I give him this extra time he's asking for who know how long it'll be before he finally finds his own woman. We need an heir first and foremost and I want to see this child before I leave this world."

"But why do you wish for his wife to Haruhi?" asked Yuzuru.

"Yes why?" asked Tamaki.

"Well for one thing I know the boy is very fond of her," said Shizue casting a glance over Haruhi. Haruhi heart started to beat even faster, "That means he'll be less likely to cheat on her."

"Mother," said Yuzuru.

"Secondly she has some very nice connections to other finer families back in Japan, thanks to her other marriages and children," said Shizue. Haruhi took a deep breath.

"Mother please," said Yuzuru.

"And thirdly, there is something about this girl that does suggest she would do her best to bring honor to our family and give us a level headed heir for once," said Shizue still looking Haruhi over. Haruhi started to breath heavier.

"Haruhi?" said Tamaki looking over at her with concern.

"Mother please this woman has suffered enough due to marriage," said Yuzuru.

"Well to be honest the marriage would be mostly for show," said Shizue, "They don't even have to consummate it if they don't want to. They can use a surrogate for carry the child if they wish."

"Is it getting, why is it so hot in here all of a sudden?" asked Haruhi, still breathing heavily. Shizue didn't seem to notice.

"All I ask is that they have a ceremony and appear in public as husband and wife. That is all. What they do in privet is up to them," said Shizue.

"That's not how a marriage should be," said Tamaki.

"Well then why didn't you find a woman worth being with before this then?" asked Shizue. "I will give you everything you need or want both that other park you wish to build and in life like allowing your mother to come live with you in Japan."

"Really?" said Tamaki. Haruhi could feel her breath getting heavier.

"However if you choose to not accept my generous offer I will officially cut you off. That means you will no longer be consider a Suoh or our heir, and you'll have to solve all those financial problems with the park on your own somehow, and that also means no more help regarding your mother's medicals bill," Shizue added.

"Are you serious?" asked Tamaki.

"Very," said Shizue. Haruhi was breathing really hard now that Yuzuru moved over to her to see if she was all right.

"How long do we have to make up our minds?" asked Tamaki despite trying to see if Haruhi needed help.

"I'll want you back in Japan in one week to officially propose to the girl," said Shizue.

"One week?" said Tamaki.

"Yes, you will have that much time to make up your minds," said Shizue, "So what do you say?"

"I, I think I need some air!" said Haruhi finally as she jumped and ran out of the room.

"Oh god Haruhi!" said Tamaki as they watched her run out.

"Well that was nicely done Mother," said Yuzuru.

"I would have thought you and the boy would be happy I wanted her to be his bride," said Shizue.

"Well yes, if you had asked before sure," said Tamaki, "But she's had five husbands die on her all ready. You saw what just happened."

"Well then you should go talk to her, try to make her see this from my point of view," said Shizue.

"All right I will," said Tamaki as he got up and headed out.

"Mother, what will you do if she says no?" asked Yuzuru.

"You heard what I'll do," said Shizue.

"Mother your pride has gone too far this time I think," said her son.

As Tamaki ran down the hall to find Haruhi, he felt a hand come down in front of him and knock him down.

"You!" shouted Ranka standing over him mad, "I knew you'd do something to hurt my Haruhi! What did you do? What did you?"

"It, it wasn't my fault," said Tamaki.

"You mean you weren't the one that made go running to her room scared and crying?" shouted Ranka.

"Please Ranka, I can help her, please let me!" said Tamaki. Ranka glared at him.

"You got one hour! If she doesn't come out of that room herself in that time saying she really is fine, I will do what I should have done to you the first time I saw you with her!" he said with his fist in Tamaki's face.

"Yes, yes sir, thank you," said Tamaki as he managed to get up. He cautiously made his way past Ranka and walked over to Haruhi's room.

"Haruhi?" he said as he knocked. There was no answer.

"Haruhi?" he said again, and still no answer. Tamaki took a deep breath and slowly walked into the room. He looked around and couldn't see Haruhi anywhere.

"Haruhi, where are you?" he called out. He heard some sniffles coming from a wardrobe and moved over to it.

"Haruhi, are you in there?" he asked.

"Please go away," said Haruhi from the other side.

'This seems familiar,' thought Tamaki as he tried to open the wardrobe.

"Haruhi, please listen to me," he said.

"I heard enough from your grandmother!" said Haruhi, "I have to either choose between my own fear that if I ever, ever marry again that husband will die too or condemn your mother to death. I'm sorry Tamaki, that, I don't know what to do about that!"

Tamaki took a deep breath as he leaned against the wardrobe.

"I'm sorry Haruhi, I'm sorry you've been put into a position like this. This is wrong no matter who's involved," he said, "I wish I could do something to get you out of this situation. I'll be honest with you, I did date some women while I was working on this park here, but I never felt happy with them like I did with you. That includes when I was with you while you were here. Even though I had no intent of pursuing you romantically I was happiest with you then I could have ever been with any other woman. If I had gotten to…"

"Let me guess, you would have made me yours then right?" said Haruhi, "That's what everyone keeps saying. But would it have made a difference in what order I married you? Would you all have lived?"

"I don't know Haruhi. I wish I did. I wish our friends, our family was still here with us and that you didn't have to suffer through all that. If there was anyway I could help ease your pain I would. If you do agree to marry me, I will do everything to make sure you are happy from now on. Although to be honest I almost wish you'd say no, no matter how much it would benefit me," said Tamaki.

"But what about your mother, or your problems with building the park?" asked Haruhi.

"There my problems not yours," said Tamaki, "And I'm not going to force you to do anything to that would make you suffer as well. I care about you too much. I'll go tell my grandmother right now that we're not going to do it." He turned and walked to the door, only to suddenly hear the wardrobe open. He turned around and saw Haruhi got out.

"I care about you and your mother too, too much to just sit by and watch her suffer and die because of my fear," she said as she got out and looked at Tamaki.

"Haruhi, you can't, you shouldn't," said Tamaki.

"It's like you said Tamaki, we're family and you don't turn your back on family. I'll marry you, to make your mother happy. I'm sure we'll be happy together for the short time we'll be married," said Haruhi as she started to cry. At that Tamaki ran over and hugged her.

"Its going to be okay Haruhi, you'll see. Things will be different and better for us from now on I promise. I'm going to do everything in my power to keep you happy and myself alive I promise," he said. He could feel Haruhi gripping his shirt tight at that.

"I can't tell you how happy I am that you've agreed to this Ms. Fujioka," said Shizue.

Haruhi nodded her head though she didn't smile.

"Haruhi is this really what you want?" asked Yuzuru.

"Tamaki's my friend and he's done a lot for me since I've known him. He cares about me and I him, and this is the sort of thing you do when you care about someone," said Haruhi.

She felt the man's arms come around her.

"I hope you finally find happiness this time around," he said.

No one had seen that Aphrodite was just outside an open window and had heard everything.

"Oh crap!" said Aphrodite, "I had just thought he would try dating her. I know Ms. Hitachiin wanted me to keep that from happening, but marriage? Oh shit she's going to be pissed!"

"Oh really? And what is grandma-"

"-going to be pissed about?"