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DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Ouran High School Host Club nor do I own its characters! They all belong to the wonderful Bisco Hatori! I only own this story plot! And the song, I'm With You, belongs to the one and only Avril Levigne!

I'm With You

~Chapter 6~

Haruhi was getting used to her schedule now: wake up, get ready for the day, eat breakfast with Tamaki-senpai, go to school with Tamaki-senpai, eat lunch with the host club, host club after school, go home with Tamaki-senpai, do homework and maybe even tutor Tamaki-senpai, eat dinner with Tamaki-senpai, and go to sleep.

It seems that every second of the day, Tamaki is with her. And when he isn't with her, she feels just a smidge lonely. Yes, Haruhi does enjoy the twins' company in class. Of course she loves the heck out of all the host club members, but she feels that her day just wouldn't be complete if she didn't see Tamaki-senpai at least twice that day. And those times would be… well, anytime. She just felt she had to see him every day.

Haruhi felt quite embarrassed when she first found out this odd fact. She didn't think that she would grow so attached to Tamaki. And not soon after she learned she had some sort of 'Tamaki complex', she found she didn't feel quite the same when she didn't 'converse' with all the host club members at least once a day. So, practically, she had a 'host club complex'… if that makes any sense.

After learning these two pieces of valuable information, she became scared. If ever they were to be separated, she would be completely and utterly devastated. She might even go into a depression for a quite a period of time and might not ever fix a broken heart that she knows will happen if that were ever to happen. And with her luck (and the fact that every foster home she's ever had gave her back), she is sure that she will be separated from them. And just thinking about it made Haruhi nauseous, scared, and extremely sad.

Haruhi sighed for the umpteenth time. She silently scolded herself for thinking of such a depressing topic –the same topic that she always seems to be thinking of now. But, of course she'd be thinking of it.

This has been the longest anyone has ever decided to keep Haruhi in their lives. She can't remember one person who has ever decided to let Haruhi stay with them for as long as the Suoh's have.

A month. It's been a month. And she swears that she'll be leaving soon. They must be sick of her. They must not want her there anymore. They must think that she is nothing but a nuisance, just an extra person to feed and house. They must not like her anymore; she never talks after all. She just wastes paper and writes on a notepad whenever she feels she needs to speak.

What if they are bored of me? she thought, tears prickling the back of her eyes.

No, they didn't show any disinterest about her. They actually seemed to enjoy her presence. But they might be acting…

Just thinking and wondering made Haruhi's stomach churn.

"Haruhi, are you okay?" she heard identical whispers say to her.

Haruhi blinked, a bit surprised. Looking at the two who were speaking to her, the twins Hikaru and Kaoru were looking at her in worry. Mentally scolding herself for zoning out in class, Haruhi gave the two a weak smile and nodded.

The twins looked at her suspiciously but none the less looked back to the teacher who continued his lecture. Haruhi sighed. She knew that they would definitely question her about it later. Haruhi picked up her pen and continued taking notes, trying her best to erase the thoughts from her head.

Tamaki watched confused as the twins kept questioning Haruhi on how she felt. It's true that this morning Haruhi was a bit out of it, but Tamaki just brushed her actions aside and engaged into a conversation with her. He was surprised to find out that his little Haruhi was zoning out in class.

He knew that Haruhi would never do such a thing. After all, he had learned that fact while she was tutoring him. It was as if she knew every single little detail about the lesson taught each day. She acted as if she could tell him, word for word, the lesson plans that had been used in each of her classes. So when he learned this startling fact of Haruhi 'zoning out in class', he was completely baffled.

As the twins kept on pestering the young lady and sending her worried glances as they sat at the table, Tamaki rose from his seat and immediately made his way to Haruhi's side. He place a hand on Haruhi's forehead, making her jump from surprise.

"You don't seem to have a fever," Tamaki mumbled, pulling his hand away and cupping his chin. "What's wrong Haruhi?"

Haruhi quickly dug her writing pad form her bag and started writing her response. 'I'm fine, I promise.'

"It seems as if Haruhi is having some sort of internal conflict," Kyoya stated, gracefully eating his lunch.

All eyes turned to Haruhi once more.

"What's wrong, Haru-chan?" Honey asked, eyes sparkling with worried tears for his friend.

"Yeah," Mori piped up.

Apparently they're all interested in what I'm thinking of Haruhi thought. She sighed. She didn't want to worry anyone. She'd just done it unintentionally. Fiddling with her pencil, Haruhi decided that she would just tell them a half truth.

'Kyoya-senpai is right,' Haruhi wrote. 'But, I don't want to talk about it.'

Kyoya nodded and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The others gaped and worried about the brunet. Tamaki desperately wanted to ask her why she was feeling this way and what exactly she was thinking about, but couldn't find the heart to do so. He had a feeling that if she had got her to tell him, she'd start out crying.

So, he just pet her head and went back to his seat directly across from Haruhi.

The rest of the lunch period, there was little conversation. The only time when the group would talk was when they felt that someone should break the silence (that was somewhat awkward) or if they saw Haruhi zoning out once again. And the bell rang, stating classes are to start all too early to them. They all headed off to their respective classes and got on with their school career.

Time ticked by slowly and just when each of the club members thought that the end of school would never come, it did just that and everyone met in Music Room 3.

"Maybe Haruhi shouldn't do any club activities today," Tamaki said, directing his statement mainly to Kyoya.

And just when Kyoya was about to retort, Haruhi handed the two boys her writing pad. 'It's fine. I want to do club activities.'

Kyoya nodded while Tamaki turned to her, handing back the note pad and giving her a worried look. "Are you sure, Haruhi? You don't have to if you don't feel up to it."

Haruhi, instead of writing down her response, nodded her head once. Tamaki sighed, slightly reluctant to let Haruhi work. But, he decided that if she were to work, then she would be able to keep her thoughts off of whatever was bothering her. So, he sighed and didn't try to change her mind.

At this, Haruhi was thankful.

Everything was running smoothly. Haruhi seemed to be just a bit happier and business was running smoothly. Tamaki smiled to himself and settled into the couch, starting up some small talk with his customers. And just as everything was getting settled for the young host, the door opened and everything became quiet.

The principal of Ouran stepped into the room, a couple of people in business attire stepping in behind him.

Haruhi turned to look at the trio and immediately recognized the two trailing behind Mr. Suoh. She visibly paled, capturing the concerned glances of the customers and her fellow hosts.

"Is Haruhi Fujioka present?" Mr. Suoh asked, looking around the room.

Once his eyes settled on her, Haruhi stood. The two behind Mr. Suoh snapped their heads her way, the whole room so silent you could hear a pin drop. Even though Haruhi was dressed as a male, they still recognized the young girl because of the long time they had spent with her. The two quickly made their way towards Haruhi and looked at her, as if trying to find if she were injured.

"Haruhi, where have you been?" the lady asked, looking straight into said girl's eyes.

"Do you know how worried we all were?" the man asked as he pat her shoulder soothingly. "Arai has been really worried."

Haruhi's eyes widened. A-Arai…

Haruhi quickly scrambled for her writing pad and quickly scribbled down what she wanted to say in record time. Handing it over to the two adults, she waited impatiently for their reply.

The rest of the host club, being overly curious, made their way behind the two adults and read Haruhi's writing over their shoulders: 'Arai is back? When did that happen?'

"The night you disappeared, he was given back. I don't know why, though. He just turned up all of a sudden," the lady said.

The adults turned around to face the other members of the host club. "Sorry to interrupt your club activities. I am Yuki Honoshiro and this is Tsuyoshi Kamigawa. We're the heads of the orphanage that Haruhi was residing at." The lady introduced themselves.

The rest of the Host club wasn't the least bit surprised of what the lady had said. But, the customers let out a collective group gasp. They hadn't the slightest clue Haruhi was an orphan!

"I'm Tamaki Suoh" Tamaki said, shaking the two's hands. "This is Kyoya Ootori, Takashi Morinozuka, Mitsukuni Haninozuka, and Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Each person shook the orphanage's head supervisors with a polite smile. And their smiles were returned.

"We are here to take Haruhi back with us," Yuki said.

"Thank you very much for taking care of her. We appreciate it." Tsuyoshi said. "We'll pay you back."

There was a stunned silence and Haruhi's stomach dropped. How in the world did they find her? Would they really let them take her back? Haruhi did want to see Arai again, but she would also miss the host club members to pieces.

"Actually," Tamaki piped up "I think that all of us here would like it better if Haruhi were to stay with us."

A small smile tugged at the edges of Haruhi's lips. Maybe she really was wanted here. Maybe, this time, she actually found some real friends.

"The only way she would be able to stay is if someone were to adopt her."

Tamaki quickly turned to his father who was standing in the doorway. He looked at him with pleading eyes, sending messages to his father through his eyes.

"Haruhi, Tamaki, let's go speak to these nice people for a while, shall we?" Mr. Suoh asked, turning towards the door.

Said people followed his lead and left a room of very confused people. Mr. Suoh called a limo and turned to Yuki and Tsuyoshi.

"I hope you don't mind, but I believe that it would be best if we were to speak at our home."

"Of course," the two replied.

Haruhi and Tamaki followed behind, bags in their hands as they struggled to put their school blazers back on. (They had taken them off since they were doing some work that required for them to move around earlier.) The two exchanged some nervous glances as the adults talked in front of them.

Tamaki noticed the fright in Haruhi's eyes; the sadness and hope they portrayed. And seeing this, Tamaki's heart dropped. He didn't like seeing Haruhi so scared. So, he grasped her hand in his, giving it a little, reassuring squeeze.

The small gesture made Haruhi's heart flutter. She immediately lightened up and gave the young heir a thankful smile. Smiling back, Tamaki led Haruhi into the limo that had just arrived.

Once the two joined the adults inside, they started the ride home, neither of them letting each other's hand go.

They all sat in the Dining hall, servants rushing about. They were served tea and biscuits as they began to speak 'business'.

"I have a proposition to make," Mr. Suoh said.

This captured the rest of the table's attention and all eyes were focused on him.

"Would it be possible if we could let Haruhi live with us but, if she wants to, she doesn't have to take our last name."

"That would be okay. What do you want to do Haruhi?" Yuki turned to Haruhi, expression questioning.

Haruhi beamed and nodded her head.

The adults turned to each other once more and talked about papers and government rules and such as Tamaki and Haruhi turned to each other. Both smiled broadly at each other.

Tamaki felt a slight flutter in his chest. He'd never seen Haruhi smile so widely. She looked so… cute. His cheeks dusted pink as Haruhi gave his hand a squeeze.

Tsuyoshi speaking snapped the two out of their silent celebration. "We'll bring the paper work some other time. And when you get it, you have to make sure to hand it in to the government office as well. Other than that, you'll be all set!"

"We have to be going now," Yuki said. "Thank you very much for such great hospitality."

The servants led the two out after the good-byes were said. And once they were out of the room, Mr. Suoh turned to the two teens.

"It may not be official," Mr. Suoh said, "but welcome to the family Haruhi."

And at this, Haruhi felt her smile resurfacing again.

~Chapter 6 End~

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