darthvader17: I feel okay now since someone already said that I sucked at chapters 18 and 19. haha! Anyways, here is the epilogue
Epilogue
Haruhi felt silly wearing the simple yet elegant pink dress her mom brought for her for that very special day. She wasn't so used to wearing things that fit her slender body.
But she can't complain since it was their graduation day. The students were required to wear a formal dress.
"Mom, tell me I look like a baka." Haruhi groaned as she walked down the stairs from her room. It was already 3 in the afternoon and the graduation was supposed to start at 4 pm.
"Oh," Haruhi's mom sighed. "You're so beautiful, honey! I wish you'll learn to wear girls' dresses." Her mom said as she put her hands on her chest, still feeling happy to see her daughter in her proper attire.
Haruhi sighed. To ease her, her mom hugged her.
"I'm so proud of you, honey." Her mom said. "You're graduating already. You don't know how happy I am. How proud I am of you."
Haruhi smiled. "Thanks mom. Actually, I feel more than happy too." She added. "Even my head hasn't grasped all the things that has happened lately." She thought about her being able to graduate high school and her and Tamaki being friends again.
"Oh, you're gonna be late honey!" her mom said as they both looked at the clock. "I'll go there after I'm done with my work. Anyway, I'll make sure I'll be the one to put on that medal." She added a smile.
Haruhi smiled back. "Okay. Be sure you'll go there, okay?" she said as she went to the door.
"Okay! Bye honey!" her mom waved.
"Bye mom." Haruhi said.
A black car stopped in front Haruhi's house. Haruhi recognized it then she went inside.
"Wow Haruhi!" Sakura said as she examined her friend.
Haruhi rolled her eyes. "Look at you!" she said to Sakura.
Sakura looked at herself. "I'm nothing compared to you." She said.
"What? That's not true! You look really beautiful." Haruhi said when the car finally drove on.
"Anyway, I wanna ask something." Sakura said.
Haruhi looked at her friend. "What? Did I do something wrong?"
"You're driving me crazy, Haruhi!" Sakura replied as she waved her hands in the air. "I don't know how come you got so happy, instantly. Is there something you want to tell me? Us?"
Haruhi did not know what Sakura was talking about but then..
How she became happy that instantly? Of, course there was one logical explanation.
But she can't tell her friends yet.
She was able to evade Sakura's question when they finally arrived in their school.
"Finally," Sakura said as she went out the car. Haruhi followed.
"You owe us Haruhi." Sakura said as she walked with her friend who was smiling a little. Maybe she was going to tell them, soon
The graduation went on smoothly. Haruhi's mom was able to put on Haruhi's medal, took pictures after the graduation then, the Graduation Ball finally arrived.
"Enjoy the ball, Haruhi." Haruhi's mom said then she turned to Sakura who was hugging Hinata. "You better take my daughter home early, okay?"
"But," Saukra said. "Can't Haruhi have a sleepover at our house? All of us are going."
"Hmmm." Haruhi's mom thought for a moment then. "I suppose so." She hugged Haruhi back then. "Don't go home late, okay?"
Haruhi smiled at her mom. "Yes, mom. You can always scold Sakura."
"What?" Sakura cried.
All of them laughed.
Finally, the Ball started. The school looked different with all the designs hanging and surrounding them. It was so fine-looking.
The music began.
"Why don't we dance?" Ino told her friends.
Then, the six of them danced. It was weird since they were the only ones who danced in groups. The couples surrounding them were looking at them with puzzled looks.
"Isn't this fun?" Temari asked.
"Of course it is!" Konan replied.
Just then Sasuke approached them.
"Excuse me, can I borrow Sakura for a moment?"
The five of them looked at Sakura like she just won in a lottery. Sakura's eyes widened.
"Me?" Sakura asked.
Sasuke offered his hand then cocked his head to the other direction, telling Sakura to follow him.
Sakura looked at her friends as she walked with Sasuke.
When Sakura was gone, Haruhi, Ino, Temari and Konan laughed.
"So, Sasuke likes Sakura?" Ino asked them.
"Weird, since Sakura is secretly into him." Konan snorted.
They laughed but then Hinata was the only one who did not join their atmosphere.
"What's wrong Hinata?" Haruhi asked.
Hinata blushed red as she looked at the different direction.
"I have to tell you something." Hinata said to them. "I like this someone but I can't tell him."
"Who is it?" Temari asked.
Hinata looked down, still blushing madly. "I-It's N-Naruto-kun."
All of them, except for Hinata gasped.
"Your stalker?!" Ino asked.
"I think you should tell him, Hinata." Haruhi told her friend as she hugged her.
"Really?"
"Uhm guys, I also have to tell something." Konan told them.
"Yeah, me too." Temari added.
"What is going on?" Haruhi asked. Was this the final day that everyone started confessing their secrets?
"Yahiko and I are dating." Konan told them, rubbing her hands together.
"Shikamaru keeps on telling me that he likes me but I don't know what to say." Temari guiltily said.
Ino was silent.
"Don't tell me you have a secret too?" Haruhi looked at her friend. Haruhi was still shocked to find out that Sasuke likes Sakura, Konan and Yahiko were dating each other and Shikamaru is in the courting stage.
"Okay," Haruhi told them. "I want you all to go to your going-to-be-boyfriends," she said then looked at Ino. "The same goes for you Ino, whoever that someone is."
It could be Mitsukuni but it could also be Chouji for crying out loud! Haruhi thought about who that someone is for Ino.
Haruhi's friends looked at Haruhi then they all hugged her.
"Really Haruhi?"
"Are you sure?"
Haruhi smiled at them. "Of course I am." She said as she accidentally looked at her right and saw someone looking at her.
She smiled back as Tamaki smiled at Haruhi.
Since all of her friends were gone to their love interests, Haruhi sat alone in their table. She did not expect that this day was going to be like this. She was so happy that her friends found their happiness before they go their separate ways.
Someone sat beside Haruhi. Haruhi was still thinking about her friends until Tamaki spoke.
"You look beautiful."
Haruhi looked and saw Tamaki smiling at her.
"Graduation. Wow, funny how fast high school came to end." Tamaki said.
"Yeah." Haruhi replied. "Hey, why aren't you dancing?"
"I uh, don't feel like it."
"Oh."
"So, where are you going after this?" Tamaki asked her.
"Me? Well, I got a scholarship in this law-school, not far away from here."
"Really? That's great! You're on your way to be a lawyer."
"Yeah." Haruhi smiled. "How about you?"
Tamaki sighed. "I don't know. Maybe I'll just follow whatever my dad tells me."
The two of them fell silent when the song drifted to the last song for the last dance.
"You want to dance?" Tamaki asked Haruhi.
Haruhi looked at him like he was telling her to wear a bathing suit.
"Are you kidding? I don't know how to dance."
Tamaki smiled. "Don't be such a killjoy." He said as he pulled Haruhi to the dancefloor.
"Honestly. I don't know how to dance. I suck at dancing."
Tamaki smiled. "You can always stand on my shoes." He said as he lifted Haruhi so that Haruhi's stilettos' would be on top his shoes.
"Ow."
Haruhi realized that her shoes were too much for Tamaki's shoes.
"Ooops. Sorry." Haruhi said as she pulled off her stilettos then, she stood on Tamaki's shoes.
"That's better." Tamaki smiled.
The two of them danced to the song. Well, it was just Tamaki who was dancing since Haruhi was on his shoes. The two of them looked like a couple in the fairytale since Tamaki glided smoothly like he wasn't just carrying Haruhi.
"Pink suits you." Tamaki said.
"Yeah. Tell me how horrible I look, with this dress and you carrying me." Haruhi laughed.
But it wasn't obvious that Haruhi was on top Tamaki's shoes. The two of them looked so perfect.
"I wish this night won't end." Haruhi said.
Tamaki looked at her.
"I'm just so happy that things went well." Haruhi thought about her finishing high school, her friends being happy in their own ways, and her and Tamaki being in more than good terms.
Tamaki smiled.
"I even can't believe that you, Tamaki Suoh, the son of the school superintendent, like me too." Haruhi said as she looked down.
"Well, I too, want you, Haruhi Fujioka to like me too. You still did not answer my question, you know." Tamaki said.
"What question?"
"Well," Tamaki said. "It wasn't really a question. It was more like a request."
The two of them went on gliding. Haruhi did not know what Tamaki was talking about.
"'Please say you like me too?'" Tamaki quoted. "Remember?"
"Oh." Haruhi remembered.
"Well? You only told me that you did not like Kyoya and then you added a hug."
"So? That was my answer!" Haruhi told him.
"What?"
"That was my answer. You did not get it, right?"
"What?" Tamaki looked at her. "It wasn't all clear to me."
"You did not get it?" Haruhi complained.
"Can you explain it to me, more clearly?" Tamaki asked her.
Haruhi rolled her eyes and then she sighed.
"You're such a baka."
Haruhi smiled at him and then she gave Tamaki a quick kiss on the lips.
Tamaki's eyes widened.
"Well?" Haruhi looked at him sternly. "It clearly means that I love you too."
"Hmmm." Tamaki said as he thought for a moment. "I guess there is a more obvious explanation to that."
And then they glided to the music, as the two of them danced the night away, Tamaki giving Haruhi another kiss. Haruhi closed her eyes, gladly returning it.
darthvader17: I would like to grab this opportunity to thank these people.
To the internet café owners for building the cafes when I still did not have a PC at home. Thanks.
To my mom who gave me my allowance that allows me to go and update my stories outside. Arigatou mom.
To my best friends who encouraged me to go on with my story, especially Sakura.
To my fave music bands, AAR, Dashboard, The Used, for inspiring me with their songs.
To the person above who gave me enlightenment when I need scenes.
To myself who, despite the laziness, worked hard on this first story.
And lastly, to my readers.
This won't be a success if it weren't for all of these people.
THANKS A MILLION.
Please watch out for my new stories.
THANKS again and more power to us all.
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