Chapter 2: Love and Friendship
"Tamaki will you please sit down!" I pinched the bridge of my nose under my glasses and sighed. I must have asked him to sit at least a million times but he couldn't stop pacing and quite frankly it was driving me up a wall.
"But Mommy today has to be just perfect for my little girl! It's graduation; she's growing up so fast! I want everything to be perfect!" He said in his usual over dramatic, drama king way of life and that too was driving me crazy. I needed more coffee to make it through this day without punching someone.
"You would think after almost two years of dating he would stop calling me that …" Haruhi mumbled to herself as she walked into the 3rd Music Room. She had grown quiet a bit in the last year since I'd seen her. Her face had a more womanly shape to it and so did her body, the dress she was wearing showed just how much she had grown up. Her hips where slightly wider and her chest just big enough to be noticeable, she looked beautiful, absolutely gorgeous. She pushed her hair off her face; it was longer now, past her shoulders, and she looked at Tamaki. "How do I look?" She smiled and spun in a small circle making her look angelic in her white summer dress.
"Absolutely stunning, amazing, perfect, all grown up! I couldn't asked have a prettier girlfriend in the whole world," he answered her in his romantic prince voice and caught her arm in perfect time to bring her in for a kiss.
Haruhi pulled away from him and looked at me. "What do you think Kyouya-sempi?"
"I think you look elegant and graceful, to bad that dress will be covered by your graduation gown," I replied to her question. She really did look magnificent but she's dating my best friend and I can never, ever think of her in such a way. Her dress was a Hitachiin original and it was made perfectly for her.
I heard a wolf whistle from the door and took the opportunity to take my eyes off Haruhi. The less I'm around her, the less I think of her and the easier it is to push aside feelings for her. I looked at the door and saw Kaoru and Hikaru. "Damn! Our mother sure knows how to dress a beautiful lady!" Hikaru said walking further into the room. Honey and Mori were fallowing the twins in which meant the whole gang was here, in the room where everything started just a few years ago.
"Now that everyone is finally here we better get going. The younger boys are already down in the garden waiting for us and time waits for no man." I stood up from my old table in the corner and said to the room, "Our last guest are waiting Gentlemen."
I walked down the hall and into the garden courtyard where we will be hosting one last time. The Host Club added younger boys as we graduated and Haruhi had down a lovely job filling in my shoes but today the original seven where back for one last time before the last three graduated. I walked into the garden ahead of the others, I assumed they were catching up and hopefully not braking anything up in the 3rd Music Room but I needed to be out of there. I started to make sure everything was set up right but only half of my mind was on the party, the other half was on Haruhi. She always affects me this way when I see her. I've been avoiding her as much as possible the last year and focusing on my studies. Father will assign me a bride one day and that will be that but even that thought couldn't keep me from thinking of her. What if two years ago I had keep Haruhi to myself, never told her Tamaki liked her, never let him take her, would she be mine? Would I be the happy one? Would father even let me date her? I have wanted her for so long and let her go after him, it hurt every time I see her. What does she even see in him?
"Kyouya-sempi?" it was her voice that snapped me out of my thoughts. "Where do you want us?" Right the party was about to begin.
"Up front by the gate there is a garden bench, you all know where you go by now." I had a white bench placed by the front gate to it would be just like when the music room doors open. Around the garden were five sections, one for each host or host couple: Tamaki, the twins, Honey and Mori, Haruhi, and I had decided to host as well today. Maybe Hosting will keep my mind off my best friends girl.
I took my place behind Tamaki, always behind Tamaki, and the gates opened. The tea party ran smoothly and went my fast with little trouble. I had the older host in graduation gowns or business suits and the younger generation were in uniforms hosting the parents that tagged along in a separate section. It was set up for graduation girls and their families if they cared to join and there were no problems. One time Tamaki chased the twins around the garden for making fun of his "daughter" but I believe that was more for show and memories than trouble making. The twins even kept their brotherly love act to a minimum with the parents there. Altogether there was no problems and I was pushing guests out the door by the end.
"I'm exhausted already," Haruhi said sliding into a chair.
"Oh no, you can't be tired yet, you have a big big day ahead of you still!" Tamaki almost wailed. "Are you feeling alright? Do you need anything? Mommy, Haruhi is sick?!"
"Tamaki calm down I'm fine! I didn't sleep much last night I don't need anything, I'm not sick!"
"Haruhi was nervous to run the Host Club in front of Kyouya-sempi!" One of the twins chimed in. At my named I looked up from my notebook where I had been putting the finishing touches on my drawing.
"Thanks Hikaru… " Haruhi mumbled and sat up in her chair.
"Not like she had to be nervous, she's the Shadow Queen herself when she wants to be. "One of the younger host chimed in, I believe his name is Tenzen.
"You're just mad I added to your debt!" Haruhi snapped at him in an almost me like way. I smirked liking this new side of her. I wonder what the poor boy did to get a debt with the club.
"Haruhi, stop that you know Daddy doesn't like it when you act like Mommy!"
"When you stop talking like that I'll stop snapping!" she turned to Tamaki glaring. "I am not your daughter you are not my father damn it!" Tamaki ran over to the nearest tree and started to pout. "I'll never win with him…. I'm going to go get ready and do some girl things. I'll see you after the ceremony." Haruhi got up and went inside slightly steaming with annoyance and anger. Once she learns to control her emotions she can be a Shadow Queen… then again her emotions is what makes her scary. I was almost impressed with her ability to silence a room.
What up with her?" Kauro asked when the door shut behind her cause me to look away. I need to stop staring at her, I'm going to get caught!
"Probably just that time of the month," Hikaru answered his brother. I rolled my eyes knowing exactly what was coming next.
"Don't Talk About Her—"
"Don't start you three or you wont make it to the ceremony alive!" I cut Tamaki off with a threat. I wasn't in the mood to put up with those three terrorizing each other. "We have enough to deal with today, you can fight later!" I glared at them to keep them quite. "Now Tamaki, Honey-sempi, Mori-sempi, and myself are going to find our seats. You two are going to find your classmates an enjoy your last few minutes of high school." I said to the twins. "And don't harass Haruhi!" I added. I turned and faced the younger boys and said to them, "Thank you for all your work today boys, you'll do well taking on our legacy. Enjoy high school." I turned on my heels and walked to the gymnasium with the other three behind me. I just wanted this day to end and be able to forget all about Haruhi again.