Darthvader17: due to public demand, I'm so glad that at last, chapter 11 is here. Hope you all like it!!

Summary: after the hand-cuff, it seems that Tamaki is avoiding Haruhi. A lot of speculations have been heard about Haruhi having a crush on Tamaki but could it really be true?

Chapter 11 – aftershocks

Haruhi wished for death, rather than go to school that day and face a lot of questioning people regarding the hand-cuff incident during their intramurals. Worst of all, she can't show her face to Tamaki after that incident. Haruhi thinks that right now, Tamaki thinks that she has a big crush on him which is actually not true.

But how about those times when he's near me, I just go nuts?

"I am absolutely positive that I don't have any feelings for Tamaki. I'm really sure about that." Haruhi told herself.

Haruhi heard a knock on her door then her mom entered her room.

"Are you ready to go? The bus is waiting outside."

Haruhi let out a sigh then stood up. "Yeah mom."

It was the beginning of the new semester in Ouran High. There were still hang-overs of the intramurals and the students were still so tired and their minds are still not set to the usual school mode.

Haruhi arrived at last in her school. As she walked past her classmates, she heard someone snicker behind her. She turned to see who it was and saw Uzumaki Naruto, one of Tamaki's bestfriends. Haruhi walked on as fast as she could to escape another teasing from Tamaki's friend.

"So, the formula is…."

It was Haruhi's first subject that day and she did not feel like listening to their teacher, eventhough it was one of the very important subjects. How can she even concentrate when the person sitting in fron of her was Tamaki? Haruhi tried to listen but the words won't just register in her head. She felt someone tugging her and she saw Ino trying to have a conversation with her.

"Are you ok?"

Haruhi nodded. Ino was her bestfriend and no matter how hard she tries to be mad at her, she just can't do it.

"I'm really sorry about tha-"

"It's okay Ino. You're forgiven"

"That was so stupid of me. I mean, we were just trying to tease you or something but Hinata really insisted to go on with it. But anyway, people will just forget about it. I mean, when people heard about that rumor that I had a crush on Mitsukuni, it just wiped out a few days later."

"It's really different this time Ino. You all know that I don't have a crush on him right? This is really not true. People think that I like him but he's just a classmate to me."

Ino just listened to her when she noticed Tamaki shift his chair backward.

"I just hope this one is just like yours." Haruhi said with a sigh. "I just hate people having wrong conceptions."

"So Haruhi! I didn't know you had a crush on Tamaki!"

"Yeah! You sure are a secretive person!"

Haruhi and her friends went inside the cafeteria to have their lunch when a bunch of third years started teasing Haruhi. Haruhi just ignored the teasings and went to buy her lunch. Her friends followed her to somehow ease her pain in this situation.

"Come on Haruhi. You can't eat here." Temari said.

"Let's just go out." Ino told them as Haruhi paid to the cashier.

The girls went out and Haruhi continued ignoring the teasings, hoping it would all blow away if she pays no attention to the teasings. The girls were just about to reach the door when they met up with Tamaki and his friends. Haruhi and Tamaki's eyes met but then, Tamaki stooped his head and walked on.

He ignored me.

That was Tamaki's answer to Haruhi's big question.

"So he avoids me coz he thinks I have a crush on him?!"

Haruhis and her friend were at Hinata's house to let Haruhi let out her emotions by having a sleep over. Instead of suppressing her anger, Haruhi just blew up by letting out her madness to all the people.

"Haruhi, don't be mad at me but I think you like him."

Haruhi looked at Sakura with a ceased eyebrow.

"And what makes you think so?"

"Well, I just have that feeling. I can't explain it."

Konan and Ino nodded.

"But I don't have a crush on him! I told you Ino, this was going to happen if you do it and look at me now. I can hardly face him."

"If you don't like him, you wouldn't react like this Haruhi." Hinata told her.

Temari nodded in agreement.

Haruhi looked at her friends. "So, you guys think I like him?"

They all nodded.

Haruhi asked herself the same thing. I know I don't like him but how come they can say that?

Haruhi looked at her friends, waiting for an answer but it seems that her friends' decisions are final. Haruhi likes Tamaki but she's not aware of it, yet.

Darthvader17: to those who reviewed, thanks a lot. I'll be keeping my characters in the closet for now coz they were really annoying, especially Ino. So for now, I'll be alone here. Again, thanks a million to those who reviewed! Watch out for the next chapter! =)