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Chapter 9

Tamaki shifted uncomfortably in his chair. His fingers tapped anxiously against the hard wooden desk in front of him. A cell phone was held to his hear and all he heard was the ringing. NO answer. He put it down for the third time and chew in the inside of his cheek.

"Haruhi why aren't you answering?" He asked the phone but no one replied to this question. He looked again at the computer sitting in front of him and winced at the size of the storm ravaging the city. He'd flown out of town for a host club activity. He planned to have them down here, but that had been before he realized that this storm would pass over their home town. He worried deeply for Haruhi. It would be there any minute now and the girl was alone, and not answering her phone. He was nearly to the point of hysteria.

"What is a father to do!" He cried leaping to his feet and rubbing his chin as he paced. He could never make it down there in time to comfort her, and he knew this storm would be to horrific for her to deal with alone. She needed someone. Anyone.

"Oh! Of course that is it!" Tamaki flipped open his cell and dialed quickly tapping his foot impatiently as it rung on the other end.

"What the hell do you want!" Tamaki paled at the anger in Kyouya's voice….he was sleeping. Tamaki swallowed his fear and spoke up quickly.

"Its our daughter." He stared…silence…a good sign.

"What about her?" Kyouya mumbled and Tamaki sensed that the boy was playing it cool. Interesting he thought.

"There's a huge and I mean monstrous storm heading for you guys and I'm not in town."

"Oh."

"Yes, oh. You're daughter needs her mommy. Will you go over to her place? Make sure she's ok." Tamaki chewed his tongue anxiously waiting the Shadow Kings answer. He wasn't a hundred percent sure that Kyouya would actually go, but he was better then those twins. He shuddered at the thought of them cuddled close to Haruhi all night long through the storm. With Kyouya he'd probably find some pills, or clam her with words. He didn't need to worry about them doing anything.

"Yea, alright. Goodbye." Click. Tamaki didn't even get to say thank you. He closed the phone and went to the window. The night was dark, cold. And somewhere out there far away a storm threatened his entire world.

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BOOM!

Haruhi fell from her bed as the first of the thunder began. She sat herself up on the floor and stared around her terrified. A storm! She wailed to herself and felt the adreline start up in her chest. This sounded worse than storm she'd been in before.

CRASH!BOOM! BOOM!

Haruhi covered her ears and squeezed her eyes shut hard, but it was no use the storm was overpowering. She felt so helpless on the floor to terrified to run to cover. Her hands dug into her skull trying to escape but it was useless the noise was to much.

Bang bang bang!She heard it and screamed again terrified but it repeated this time in the same way. She came to realize finally that it wasn't thunder but someone banging at her door. As lightening screeched across the sky Haurhi found the strength to get to her feet and make a mad dash for the front door. Oh, god thank you so much….

"Tamaki…." Haruhi started but the boy standing in front her was definitely not Tamaki. She saw the shift of his face at the expectation of someone else.

"Haruhi." Kyouya was soaked to the bone his limo no where in sight. She felt her heart hammering and her face warmed. But it was all forgotten when a flash of lightening seared the sky.

"Don't worry, I'm here for you." He surrounded her in his arms as they collapsed to their knees in the doorway. Haruhi sobbed and held him close feeling the distant touch of his heart beating with hers.

"I'm here." He stroked her short hair and kissed the smoothness of her face. She clung to him feeling her growing closer and finally she was cuddled up on his lap. She ignored the wetness of his clothes, the chill of his touch and focused on the pounding of her heart.

"Thank you Kyouya. Thank you." She whispered close to his ear. All I want is her. His mind whispered to him strengthen the hug he had around her.

"Come on Haruhi." He slowly lifted her into his arms, bridal style and walked further into the room and deposited her on the sofa. She laid there silently as he hurried to the front door, closed and locked it. He returned to her but stood over her instead of sitting with her as she craved so madly.

She could see it in his eyes, he was gauging what to do next. What would she do if he did this, or maybe that. He was trying to calculate his moves around her and that hurt. Hurt so bad, why? The rain was pelting against the house and windows like machine gun fire. Haruhi realized the thunder and lightning had paused for the moment and the world was just a tad calmer. Holding its breath for Kyouya's next move. The whole world waited for what he would do next.

"Tamaki called me." Wrong move. Haruhi sat back against the couch and drew her legs up to her body peering towards the window silently. The eye of the storm….oh fun, she thought looking at the calmness outside the window.

"So you came, thanks." She sounded hurt and bitter almost angry. Kyouya shuffled it around in his mind trying to find the right thing to do. How could he tell her he had wanted to come anyway. He had come here in the pouring rain, on foot. Just say that! He slapped himself mentally but when he opened hi s mouth to do so a slam of thunder shook the house and brought Haruhi to his chest again. Who moved first he didn't know, all he did know was that she need him and he wouldn't leave her.

"I wont leave, I wont leave Haruhi." He whispered through the noise and tears. HE kissed her head soothingly repeating those words over and over as she was rocked back and forth in his arms.