Chapter Ten: A Ride and A Confession
After awhile everyone went inside except Haruhi, Tamaki, Kyoya and Sarah, who stayed with the horse. "What should we call him?" Haruhi asked. Sarah got a thoughtful look on her face and then an idea popped into her head and she said proudly and with amusement, "Shadow." Haruhi started to laugh while Tamaki and Kyoya looked at her confused and said together, "Why shadow?" Sarah smirked and looked Kyoya in the eye before answering, "Because he has the stubbornness and darkness as a certain shadow king I know." Kyoya thought before it donned on him and he looked at her with amusement in his eyes as well and in a voice so low the other two with them, who were currently distracted by the horse again and talking amongst themselves, wouldn't hear said with a smirk, "You're going to pay for that later you know that right?" Sarah gave a fake shudder, at least he thought it was a fake one, and then went over and picked up a saddle and slowly made her way over to Shadow. Haruhi followed and the both of them were able to get it on his back and strap it on, now for the reigns.
Haruhi stepped back next to Tamaki and let Sarah work on the reign part. Sarah got them and then slipped them on with ease. Shadow was a bit edgy at first with it in his mouth but them calmed down when Sarah gave him some oats. She walked slowly to his side and got into position to hop on, when she saw no resist from Shadow, she hopped up and stayed still for a second to see if he would buck her off. When he didn't she made him walk around the paddock for a few minutes to get use to her weight on him. Then turned the walking into a trot, then into a stared in awe at the grace of the horse while he galloped. Kyoya stared at Sarah with love. Tamaki stared at Haruhi with love as well, though she never saw this.
Soon Sarah got off him and led him to a stall in the stable and took everything off and let him rest. Then they all went into the house and went different ways. Sarah and Kyoya went to the living room and sat on the couch cuddling while Kyoya worked on his laptop and Sarah read a book. Haruhi went to her room to get a little more sleep, still tired from the early wake up call this morning, and Tamaki was in his room pacing trying to find the courage to tell Haruhi his feeling for her. 'If I tell her and she accepts me then great, but how will the host take it and we'd have to keep it a secret cause the whole school thinks she's a boy. And if she doesn't accept I just ruined our friendship.' He debated in his head. 'But then if I don't tell her and someone else catches her eye, then I loose my chance at happiness with her to someone else, especial if that someone is either Hikaru or Kaoru.' Tamaki shuddered at the thought and then came to a decision. He got up and went out to the hall and down to Haruhi's room and knocked.
Haruhi, having heard the knock, groggily called them in and saw Tamaki nervously enter. She sat up and rubbed her eyes and said in a tired voice, "Yes sempai? Is there something you needed?" Tamaki gulped and went and sat next to her and took her hand in his after wiping them on his pant to get rid of the sweat that had built up there. Haruhi looked at him confused and was now fully awake to hear him out. He took a deep breath and said, "Haruhi, there's something I need to talk to you about. And please don't interrupt me because it was hard enough coming up with what to say let alone saying it." Haruhi nodded and he continued. "Haruhi for some time now since I've found out you were a girl I've been thinking a lot lately and I've had a lot of inner battles but I've finally come to a conclusion. Haruhi Fujioka, I'm truly, madly and deeply in love with you and I will understand if you do-" He was cut off by a pair of soft lips on his own. Then after a second responded by kissing her back with so much passion she almost felt as if she was drowning in it, not that she was complaining. Haruhi pulled back first for some air and smiled at Tamaki and said, "I'm sorry for interrupting but, Tamaki Suoh, I'm truly, madly, and deeply in love with you too." Tamaki smiled and swept her up into another kiss and they fell back onto the bed making out for hours and hours.