Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran or any of its characters.
A/N: gomen ne mina-san, it took so long, I was busy, final exams are coming up, well, here we go, chapter 5.
Chapter 5: Watashi no Koibito
Haruhi felt a soft hand gently brushing her right cheek; she gradually lifted her eyes open to see Tamaki's smiling face.
"Good morning Haruhi…" Tamaki greeted as he caressed her face "…you had a rough night."
It took a considerable amount of time for Haruhi to notice that the both of them were in her room.
"Ano…Tamaki-senpai" Haruhi began to sat up "about last night, it's not what you think" Haruhi began to explain.
"You don't need to explain…" Tamaki's expression was filling with sadness. Haruhi was about to reassure Tamaki that she did not betray his feelings but just then, a knock on the door startled Haruhi and Tamaki's attention. They turned to see the Hitachiin Twins, who were about to enter.
"Oi…Haru-"Hikaru gasped at the sight of them "Tono!"
"Eh? How'd you end up here?" Kaoru asked in amusement
"It's not what you think!" Tamaki waved his hands frantically to make his point.
"You didn't do anything perverted, did you?" the Twins taunted
"Of course not!" Tamaki quickly replied feeling satirized as the twins let out a boisterous laugh.
"Well anyway, we're heading for the beach the others are already there and their just waiting for the both of you, let's go!" the Twins chorused as they happily grabbed Haruhi by the arm, Hikaru on the left while Kaoru on her right.
"Wait! You should change first Haruhi," Hikaru pointed out
"Here, we brought you this beach attire Okasan made" Kaoru proffered
"Demo…" Haruhi was planning to reject if it were something she did not like
"Don't worry Haruhi, you'll like it" Kaoru confidently said.
"Ok then," Haruhi went into the room to change, the guys waited outside, just as she was about to close the door the Twins were enjoying Tamaki's retort to their taunts.
"I hope it's not one of your twisted schemes in getting to see her figure you two perverts!" Tamaki mentioned.
"Look who's talking? Pervert?" the Twins let out another laugh, Haruhi giggled at the sight of them and closed the door behind her. She tried the beach attire and she came to like it. It was not as provocative or that conservative compared to the previous outfits they tried to make her wear. When she got out of the room, Tamaki complimented her on how she looks, "You look so kawaii Haruhi"
"Oi Tono! Don't let your mind wander…" Hikaru teased
"…you might not be able to get them back!" Kaoru added as they both laughed.
"Stop mocking me, you little devils!" Tamaki complained
"Let's head out already…" Haruhi suggested.
At the beach, Mori was helping Honey in building a sand castle,
"Let's make it big Takashi!" Honey specifically stated
"Ah" was all Mori could reply.
Haruhi with Tamaki and the Twins came in view; Tamaki glanced and saw Kyouya by the cottage attending to his laptop. Haruhi thanked Kyouya for consoling her last night.
"Do itashimashite, Haruhi" Kyouya replied and gave her a warm smile.
"Oh! Haru-chan! Haru-chan! Look at this!" Honey caught their attention and neared the Loli-shota senior with his reserve cousin.
"Whoa! Uh…what is it?" Hikaru asked
"Mitsukuni is planning to make a big sand castle and this is just its base." Mori enlightened them
"Oh…" Hikaru nodded
"Can you help us?" Honey inquired
"Sure Honey-senpai, that looks like fun!"
They all lent their hand in helping Honey create a big sand castle.
AT THE COTTAGE
Kyouya took a break from his laptop and turned to see the host club members having fun helping honey, suddenly his phone began ringing, it was his sister asking what happened last night,
"Sou ka! It came to that huh…"
"Yeah, I'm afraid so…" Kyouya replied
"What were Tamaki's reactions? He didn't do anything rash now, did he?" Fuyumi asked, with a tone of concern for her brother
"Of course not, this is Tamaki we're talking about it would be unlike him. He just displayed his pitiful face, I know how his mind works, and he would've probably given up his happiness for our friendship's sake, that idiot!" Kyouya smirked. Fuyumi could not think of anything to say at that moment, for she knew that her brother was hurt too.
"Demo, I wouldn't steal Haruhi from him, I hate to see that idiots pained expression…" Kyouya paused as he adjusted his glasses. "There would really come a time such as this when one has to stop loving another, not because that someone has started to hate us but because we found out that they'd be happier if we let them go, I've seen a great deal of affection she has for Tamaki, and that goes the same for that idiot, friendship is also of an utmost importance to me, my friendship with Tamaki…" Kyouya finished.
"I'm proud of you Kyouya…" Fuyumi complimented, trying to feel her brother's pain and trying to cheer him up by forewarning him, "Don't worry, time will come that you will meet a great girl. Maybe not exactly like Fujioka-san, but someone who could whack you out of your system and turn your world upside-down."
Click! Their conversation ended.
"Oh? That's weird" The last line amused Kyouya.
The Host Club members sprawled with bliss as they helped in finishing the grand castle with Honey
"It's done!" Honey happily screamed "arigato mina-san!"
"It's nothing Honey-senpai" the Twins welcomed
"Why don't we take a swim to wash away the sand, Mitsukuni?" Mori suggested
"That would be great Takashi!" Honey agreed
"Let's go too Kaoru," Hikaru enthusiastically asked his twin brother
"Ne, Kyou-chan! Come and join us," Honey shouted as he invited Kyouya
"Sure thing Honey-senpai" Kyouya stood up and walked towards them. While they were heading for the water, Haruhi glanced to see Tamaki, who was suddenly quiet along the way, a smile suddenly curved on his face which made Haruhi ask, "What is it Tamaki-senpai?"
*Flashback*
"Kyouya! Have you seen…?" Tamaki was shocked to see Haruhi nestled in Kyouya's arms "…Haruhi"
Kyouya looked up to see a worried Tamaki; he sighed as he gently lifted Haruhi and carried her towards her room. He carefully laid her in her bed, 'that idiot Tamaki, why do you have to come?' Kyouya began walking towards Tamaki, he could see Tamaki's pained and confused face. He sighed at the sight of him.
"Don't get the wrong idea here, she just happens to stumble upon my room…" he paused and turned to face him "You don't have to worry"Kyouya assured he pushed Tamaki's back gently and said ' She came to me looking for you, she probably thought it was your room, you better stay with her until the storm passes"
Tamaki's face softened as he paced towards Haruhi, he glanced back to Kyouya and said "Arigato for taking care of her Kyouya! I did not know you could be so sweet! Especially to Haruhi who owes you a debt, you're not gonna increase her debt, are you?" Tamaki's expression drastically changed and posed a puppy-eyed expression.
"Why of course not!" Kyouya replied, feeling a bit pissed 'That comment stinged!'
"She just makes a person want to care for her, that's what I love about her," Tamaki stated as he tucked Haruhi in bed.
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna steal her from you" Kyouya mumbled to himself
"What did you say?" Tamaki's ear twitched
"Nothing!" Kyouya dryly replied
"You're so temperamental! You should loosen up sometimes or girls might have the habit of avoiding you, but no worries Kyouya, one of these days, heaven might smile upon you and give you a girl that would turn your monotonous schedule topsy-turvy!" Tamaki cheered with a no ill-intention look.
"You don't say…" Kyouya remarked showing a bit of pissed off face "whatever, see you later" and he left the room.
*End of Flashback*
He took a moment before he replied; the others were a great deal of distance from them.
"You know, you shouldn't take advantage of a person's weakness, especially when that persons weakness is you," Tamaki stated as he gazed in her eyes, then he continued
"I admit, I was a bit jealous of Kyouya getting ahead of me, it aches to see you with another, demo, I don't blame him or you, instead, I blame myself for being incapable, I wasn't fast enough to be at your side last night"
Haruhi was moved by the way Tamaki poured his feelings out to her, she saw his teary eyes. She cupped his face with both her hands and said, "Gomen ne Tamaki-senpai for having you go through it, actually, it's been hard on me too, trying to prevent love to grow where it should be, and that love I feel…" she paused to clear her throat "…is with you, I love you too Tamaki-senpai" she finally said it.
"Ha…ruhi" Tamaki's face flushed bright red
The moment was killed by the cry of the Twins' invitation for them to get in the water with them.
"Oi Tono! Haruhi! Aren't you coming?" Hikaru shouted
"Come on in Haru-chan!" Honey added
Tamaki was still in his heaven-like state, he was wobbly when Haruhi grabbed his wrist and started towards the water.
"Haha, what's with Tono?" Hikaru asked
"He looks weird!" Kaoru added, they laughed at Tamaki's hilarious state
"I would like you all to know that Tamaki is…" Haruh began "watashi no koibito"
"Eh!" the Host Club member gasped in disbelief, it took them minutes to recover from their shocked state.
"Tama-chan! You better take good care of Haru-chan!" Honey warned "or else I'm gonna beat you up"
"Honey-senpai, you don't really mean that now, don't you?" Tamaki asked in an uneasy manner
"You better take his word for it Tamaki," Mori suggested
"Ok ok, I promise" Tamaki solemnly pledged.
"Well, you better make our toy happy Tono, we're gonna let you borrow her for a while!" the Twins stated, trying to infuriate Tamaki
"What? Do you hear yourselves you little devils? How could you possibly treat her as a toy?" Tamaki yelled at them.
Well, everything went smoothly. The Host Club members welcomed the couple, and although it was a bit hard for Kyouya, he placed his feelings past their friendship. However, Tamaki still insisted on Haruhi staying in the Host Club and pose as a guy, in order for him to spend time. With this, I end.
A/N: I hope you liked the story. I suck at endings, spare me I am a novice. Watch out for Watashi no Koibito : Fudan (Persistent).