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Chapter 14

"Please?" Haruhi asked.

"I'm sorry, I already have a roommate," the girl said before she rushed off.

'Damn, that was my last possibility,' Haruhi thought.

She started her walk back to her house with a heavy sigh. She would have to move back with Daichi. She groaned when she saw Daichi's car in front of her house. She was really hoping he would have been out somewhere, anywhere so that she wouldn't have to tell him yet…

Haruhi slowly walked up to the front door, dreading what he would say. She stood in front of the door for a long time before she finally opened the door and looked inside. He wasn't in the living room, so maybe she could just sneak into her room. She quietly walked in and shut the door as quietly as she could. After successfully closing the door with very little noise, she silently walked to her room, before jumping straight into the air when she heard Daichi speak.

"Okaerinasai, Haruhi," he said.

"T-Tadaima," Haruhi said nervously.

"How did it go?" Daichi asked.

"Th-the last one was a bust, b-but I still have a few more options," she lied.

"Are you lying?" he asked.

"Iie!" Haruhi defended.

"Hn," was all he said, he knew quite well that she was lying, but he wouldn't push her on it for now.

"I-I'm going to my room for a while," Haruhi said as she turned to leave.

"You should say goodbye to your friends tomorrow, we're leaving this weekend and you'll have to stay home Friday to pack," Daichi said as Haruhi walked out.

Haruhi rushed to her room and collapsed on her bed. How could she not have found a roommate? She asked everyone in town and even in surrounding towns, anyone who put out an add, ANYONE except someone at Ouran. And yet, she couldn't find a roommate, and now she'd have to leave all her friends and live with Daichi. Her scholarship gone to waste, her house she loved from the moment she saw it, and the Host Club…the thought of leaving everything behind became too much and she quietly sobbed into her pillow. 'This isn't fair!' Haruhi yelled in her head.

(A/N: Small time-skip to the next day after classes)

Haruhi sat by the window in the club room. All the guests had left, and the other hosts were out of the room at the moment doing who knows what. She still had not told anyone about her moving away. Every time she tried, she couldn't bring herself to say the words and she'd fake a smile and make up something to keep them happy. It seemed to fool every one, at least the first time. The twins didn't buy it the second time, and Kyouya and Hunni caught on the third time. Haruhi couldn't tell if she was fooling Mori or not. But she knew that Tamaki was buying it, no big surprise.

"What's wrong?" said a voice from behind Haruhi. She whirled around to see Mori standing only about a foot away from her. How did she not hear him coming?

"Nandemo nai," Haruhi said quietly.

"You're crying," Takashi said as he brushed a tear off Haruhi's cheek. Haruhi felt her cheeks start to warm, she was blushing but as much as she hated it, she couldn't stop.

"Daijoubu," Haruhi said as she tried not to lean into Takashi's touch.

"Iie, tell me," Takashi said, keeping his strong hand on Haruhi soft, delicate cheek.

"D-Daichi said I have to move to Rome with him because Hiroki died, and he doesn't want me to live alone and I couldn't find a roommate," Haruhi said, blinking in surprise as she said it. Why did she tell him that? How could she just let it all spill out like that?

"Would you like me to be your roommate?" Takashi asked.

"A-Are you serious?" Haruhi asked, eyes wide in shock.

"Hai," Takashi said seriously.

"N-nande?" she asked.

Takashi paused before saying, "It will keep you from moving away."

Haruhi studied the tall man in front of her. She could see the honesty in his eyes up until the point when she asked why. She saw a flicker of…something in his eyes before he masked it. She chewed her lip thoughtfully while thinking it over. It would mean that she could stay, but wouldn't it be bad for a boy and girl to live together in the same house? She decided to put voice to her thoughts.

"Wouldn't it be a bad idea for a boy and a girl to live together in the same house?" she asked quietly.

"You were living with Hiroki, and you two were dating, but nothing happened," he pointed out.

"Th-that's true…" Haruhi said. She tried to think of another excuse, but nothing could come to mind.

"So?" he asked.

"Yosh, let's do it," Haruhi said with a small smile. To her surprise, he returned the smile with one of his own. Granted, she had seen him smile before, but this was…different somehow. "I-I have to get home, I have to tell Daichi before he talks to the school," she said as she backed up enough to run around him.

"Let me know when," Takashi called after her. She paused at the door and gave him a questioning look. "When I'm moving in," he said simply.

She blushed out of embarrassment for not catching on sooner, then nodded before rushing out. She ran all the way home, but stopping for traffic obviously. She rushed in the door and saw Daichi on the phone, and she literally tackled him.

"Don't! I found a roommate!" she yelled as she tried to grab the phone.

"I'm not talking to your school!" Daichi yelled.

"Y-You're not?" Haruhi asked as she felt her cheeks start to heat and her eyes widen.

"No, but they were going to be my next call," he said calmly.

"W-Well don't call them because I found a roommate!" she said.

"Who?" he asked.

"Takashi Morinozuka," she said.

The two talked about Takashi for a while, and afterwards Daichi called Takashi to verify that it was true. While he was on the phone, he worked out a date and time for Takashi to move in. Then after he hung up, he congratulated Haruhi and went to his room, leaving a very dumbfounded Haruhi in the living room. She couldn't believe that it all had been worked out so fast. She could only think of one word right then, "miracle." Takashi was a miracle. And of course, thinking that just made her blush.

"I can't believe it…" Haruhi mumbled to herself as she stumbled into her bedroom. She got to keep her house, her scholarship, her friends, everything. Somehow it had all worked out at the last minute and she didn't have to move. She stared at her ceiling for what seemed like hours, but was really only a few minutes, before she fell asleep.

(A/N: Another small time-skip, but this time to the next Saturday, a week after Daichi left)

Haruhi helped Takashi unload the last box from the truck and took it inside. She set it down in his room before letting out a relieved sigh. They were finally done unloading, now all that was left was to unpack. She looked at the boxes and felt very weak, granted it wasn't so much that it wouldn't all fit, but it was still overwhelming. Takashi came in behind Haruhi and set down the bag he was carrying.

"Want to break for lunch?" he asked.

"Sounds good," Haruhi said. "What do you want?"

"Let's do something simple for now," he said, receiving a nod from Haruhi. They both walked to the kitchen and Takashi watched Haruhi cook, occasionally helping if she needed it. They ate together in a comfortable silence, both too tired to really talk.

After lunch, Haruhi helped Takashi unpack most of his stuff, before he dismissed her, saying that he could handle the rest. Which he could, after all, all that was left was his clothes. Haruhi busied herself by cleaning her room and then the house.

Later that night, Haruhi made dinner and they ate together again, but this time they did talk some. It wasn't a lot, but they did talk. And considering everything that happened in the last week, neither were surprised at the lack of words to say. Besides, Takashi wasn't exactly the talkative type before, and Haruhi could be quiet too, so that was another reason for the relative silence between them.

And after dinner, they cleaned the dishes together before parting ways and going to their separate rooms for the night. Haruhi stood with her back against the door, trying her very best to stay calm. She was embarrassed because as they ate dinner together, a thought had crossed her mind. She had thought that they seemed like a married couple. It had taken everything in her to not blush then and to stay as calm as she did, but now she couldn't hold it in anymore and she let herself turn bright red.

End of chapter 14~ Hope ya like~ Aww isn't that cute~! Poor little Haruhi~ x3 Anyway, I bet you guys thought I forgot about you or died, huh~? Well I'm alive and I finally got on long enough to write for you~ So please reward my hard work with a review, ok~? Luv ya, bye~ =^^=