Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran. And I would never take an unpaid internship.
The Club had never seen Haruhi so annoyed. They were having lunch together on Friday night like they always did, and discussed amongst themselves when she went to the restroom that she should have been happier than she seemed to be at the end of her first week interning at a law firm.
"Maybe she's regretting her decision to take an unpaid internship," Kyoya suggested.
"What if they're not giving her a snack break?" Hani wondered.
"You don't think she's fallen for one of the partners, do you?" Tamaki gasped.
"I hope she's not regretting her decision to become a lawyer after just one week," Kaoru said quietly, as Haruhi returned.
"Haruhi," Hikaru began, deciding to take one for the team. "Is something... bothering you?"
"Why do you ask?" she said savagely, viciously stabbing a wedge of potato with her fork and shoving it into her mouth. The twins and Tamaki cringed.
"Are they being mean to you, Haru-chan?" Hani asked her with tears in his eyes.
"What?" she asked, turning her attention to her grilled salmon.
"We were just observing that your current attitude is very unattractive," Kyoya pointed out.
"We're not in Club anymore, Kyoya-sempai," she complained.
"What's wrong, my daughter? Why are you so angry?"
Haruhi slammed her fork down. "It's this divorce case I've been assisting on! These people have been married for barely three years. The wife is sick of fighting. The husband doesn't want to risk his business interests overseas in the divorce, and it's just ridiculous! These people could easily work through their differences if they could calm down for a moment and see how much they really do care about each other!"
"Should you really be discussing a confidential case-" Kaoru began.
"It's stupid!" Haruhi interrupted. "Love is, in fact, everything it's cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, and risking everything for!" She fell silent and crossed her arms. The Club watched her, convinced she was about to favor them with another round of shouting.
Tamaki flinched when she stood up.
"But the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
Mori, sitting across the table from her, had not yet commented on the subject or even looked at Haruhi during her tirade.
She, however, glared directly at him. "So?"
After a very tense couple of seconds, he glanced up at her with a very small smile.
"I love you too, Haruhi."
The twins immediately got to work on the wedding dress, Tamaki on the ceremony, and Hani on the cake. Kyoya, for everyone's sanity, called in a favor to get Haruhi transferred off the divorce case.