Haruhi shook the remaining sleep from her eyes as she looked around. The plane had just landed and all the passengers were filing off. Tamaki gently nudged Haruhi's shoulder and motioned for her to follow them off the plane so she wouldn't be left behind. She quickly did so and stood up to follow the rest of the passengers off the plane. Tamaki was right behind her and nudged her gently to get her attention. "Uh, yes Tamaki-senpai?" she asked as he finally got her attention. "Are you ok Haruhi? You seem out of it." He said. She blinked several times before smiling reassuringly at him. "I'm fine. I'm just tired from the trip back. You don't have to worry about me." She answered him before smiling again. He stared at her for a moment before finally nodding his head and decided to take her excuse. After a moment of silence, Haruhi spoke, not liking the awkward silence between them. "We should hurry and catch up to the rest of the group." She said before walking on to the sea of students that waited in the airport lobby, waiting on their parents to pick them up. Tamaki followed behind her, unusually silent. Things had been awkward between them since Haruhi answered Tamaki and she defiantly didn't like it but was too unsure to break the awkwardness. Finally, Tamaki's limousine appeared before the group. Just before he got in he looked over at Haruhi and spoke. "Uh, Haruhi, would you like a ride?" he questioned her nervously. She looked at him surprised before slowly beginning to nod.
The ride was quiet and neither person was brave enough to break it. Once Haruhi opened the door Tamaki finally spoke. "I'll see you at school Haruhi." He said with a slight blush. Haruhi smiled a happy yet embarrassed smile before nodding and closing the door. A small yet sincere smile held a place on her face as she entered her house. The quiet atmosphere was ruined as Ranka attacked her Haruhi in a viscous hug with worried and relieved cries. "Haruhi! I'm so glad you're safe! I was so worried about you when I heard the news about that shooting in America! And at the same school you were going to too! You don't know how relieved I am that you're home! Oh, Haruhi!" he began to say as he rubbed his cheek against Haruhi's in a father/motherly way. Haruhi finally pried herself out of his grasp after a few minutes of struggling. She gently massaged the cheek that was now red from Ranka's cheek rubbing against hers. "I'm glad I'm home too!" she said before taking her bag and slinging it back on her shoulder and starting to head towards her room. "Now I need to unpack, please excuse me." She said before closing her door and setting her bag down on the bed. Ranka stared after her with worry and relief in his eyes.
The next day, Haruhi walked down the silent halls to music room number three and opened the doors to find an empty room except for the members of the host club. It was then that she remembered that they had decided to lay off hosting until Tamaki was at his absolute best…or at least until he was well enough to host and use his injury to his advantage. She sighed and turned around, placing a hand on the knob of the door, ready to leave. Suddenly, a hand was placed over hers and stopped her from leaving. She looked up to see the person was Tamaki who wore a sad and solemn face. "Tamaki-senpai? What is it? What's wrong?" she asked him as she saw the look in his eyes. "Haruhi-I….I have to tell you something." He said as his gaze fell on the floor. She stared at him; it was obvious that the news would be bad. "T-Tamaki-senpai? What is it?' she asked as she took her free hand and placed it on his arm. After getting no answer from him, she finally turned her questioning gaze towards the others who all avoided her gaze by looking at something else in the room. She turned he head back at Tamaki, anxious to get the answer from him. "Haruhi-I…." he started but didn't finish. Her grasp n his arm became tighter as she looked at him with concerned eyes. "Yes?" she asked, the impatient tone apparent in her voice. "My father as announced that he has decided to set my marriage." He said. Haruhi's hand fell from his arm as she stared at him. Tamaki continued on, his gaze on the floor, unable to take her reaction. "He saw what happened in America on the news and has decided I should settle down. He thought it would be best for me." He said as e finally looked at her. He didn't like the look on her face. That look of shock and disbelief. She tugged her hand from his and jerked the door open, rushing out into the halls without giving the others any time to react. Tamaki slid down onto the floor, his eyes filling with tears. He silently cursed his father…who could blame him?
Sorry guys! I didn't mean to take tis long to update! I'm so sorry! Anyway...as the story progresses, you'll see that the tittle only matches the first part of the story. I hope you guys arn't mad at me for updating so late! Review please!