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Selfish

Tamaki couldn't help it when he hugged Haruhi. The reason was silly and immature but the Host King had to repeatedly reassure himself Haruhi wouldn't disappear from his life. He knew her absence would crush him, which is why he raised the quota from one-hundred to one- thousands. It was unreasonable and he knew it but he didn't care. His selfishness required her to stay at his side so badly; he would be cruel to her just to keep her at his side. His cruelty was hidden by foolish act he put on.

He might not have acted like it, but Tamaki was observant to his fellow hosts. He was well aware how some days Haruhi was barely conscious of the bags under her eyes from staying up all night to study for test since the host club took away from time she could be studying. Tamaki could clearly see this and much more.

It was because of this that Tamaki could see how other boys acted around Haruhi, giving him some insight on how they felt toward her. Hikaru wore his heart on his sleeve and Kaoru hid it but he too was in love with her. Mori protected her just as he did with Honey, which for him could mean he saw her as a sister or something more. Hunny…well…gave mixed signals on what he thought of Haruhi. There were times where he acted like a brother and other times he too acted like he was looking for more than just friendship. Kyoya, just thinking about his friend made his blood boil, seemed to view Haruhi as a pawn to help him gain what he desired but Tamaki knew Haruhi could change that way of thinking. Thus, to counter-attack and gain her attention, Tamaki pranced around like a fool, which was quite embarrassing for someone of his stature, but he could care less of what other people thought of his antics as long as she paid attention to him.

He wanted her eyes on him and him alone. Acting selfish was what he did best and only Kyoya could see behind his little charade. As long as Tamaki's selfishness benefited him, Kyoya could care less what he did.

Tamaki Suoh is selfish man.

He wants people to be happy even if they wished to be miserable.

He wants people to laugh and smile instead of being silent and solemn. He desires this so much; he has no problem making himself suffer for a small smile.

Tamaki's greatest dream was to be part of a family that he loved, with his family members loving him back. It didn't matter if the family was made up of schoolmates. He didn't care if they didn't want to be part of it. Selfish men have selfish desires.

Being selfish wasn't all that bad.

He was able to meet new people and friends because Tamaki was selfish, take Haruhi as an example. He would never have forced her to continue to pay off her debt after he discovered her real gender if he weren't selfish. Since he is selfish and allowed the debt to stay, he was able to become friends with her and later fall in love with her.

All of this was the result of him being selfish. If being selfish was looked down upon, Tamaki didn't care.

Being selfish was what got him where he was today; whither that was a good or bad thing was still uncertain.

Tamaki Suoh was a selfish man who didn't give a damn if he was selfish; because of it, he met and fell love with Haruhi.

And if being selfish was the only was to earn her love, then he would remain selfish for the rest of his life.

Author Notes: Sorry for taking so long to get this up. School has been taking all my free time.

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