Chapter 5: Unexpected

"Dad… Tamaki just left mommy?" Genji asked interrupting.

"Yes he, did Genji… Yes he did," I answered looking at those sad brown eyes. I had seen those eyes hurt to many times in my life.

"So… if he just left… How am I here?" he asked.

"You'll see, let me continue," I said, though I didn't want to go on. This starts the darkest time of my life. Actually that started the night Tamaki got the phone call. It's funny how moments that can change your entire life can go by completely unnoticed…

13 years before:

Haruhi placed the tray on the tale and sat down. Her eyes were still puffy and red and she was sniffling but I could tell she was trying to hold it back and get calm. I poured myself some tea and made her a cup, years of hosting with her had me knowing exactly how she liked it. She softly smiled at me as I gave it to her and ten took a sip. We both went off into thought and sat in silence for a while but it wasn't an uncomfortable one.

I watched her think in our silence. I had no words for the current situation and no idea what to do to help Haruhi. She was hurting so much I could tell just by the way she sat. She was slumped over in her seat staring into her tea. I watched a tear drip from the tip of her nose into her tea and she hiccupped a bit. Part of me wanted to go to her and hold her and protect her from the world, the other half of me kept saying she's Tamaki's girl you can't have her… Then something clicked in my head, Tamaki left, they broke up, she's not my best friend's girl anymore.

I was just about to get up and hug her and protect her when she looked up from her tea with tear filled eyes and said, "Kyouya… can I tell you something?"

I was a little surprised by the lack of sempi but I didn't say anything about it instead I just said, "You can tell me anything."

"I … Kyouya… I'm pregnant," she burst back into tears and grabbed her stomach.

"Haruhi… pregnant? Are you sure?" I asked not totally sure I heard her right.

She nodded still crying. "I'm two weeks late so I took the test this morning. I'm pregnant Kyouya, I don't know what to do. It has to be Tamaki's it just has to be, he was my only." I had no words, no thoughts, he had not only left her but his unborn child, he was a useless piece of shit. I stood up from my seat at the table and pulled her out of her chair holding her to my chest.

"I'm here for you, I will always be here for you Haruhi, you'll never be alone…"I said before I even realized it. I wanted to help her, be there for her, no matter what it takes. I leaned down and kissed the top of her head as she cried into my chest, my whole life was about to change and I knew. "Haruhi, lets go sit in the living room, we'll put a movie on. You don't have to life a finger okay?" She nodded into my chest.

I reached down a little further and swung her up into my arms bridal style. She looked up at me abruptly with those sad brown eyes wide open and I just gace her a sad smirk.

"I told you, you won't have to lift a finger. Don't worry, I've got you," I told her and I started towards the living room with her in my arms and her arms around my neck. It wasn't a long walk, actually only five or six steps to the couch where I sat her down and threw a blanket over her. I went over to the TV and pulled out her favorite movie to put on, I remembered her telling me it was her favorite one time the club was here. When the previews started I went back to the table and grabbed our teas bringing them to the coffee table.

As I sat down Haruhi looked at me and said, "Thank you Kyouya, you're the kind of friend I need right now." Then she curled up into a ball on the couch and put her head on my lap. As she did I stroked her hair behind her ear and softly smiled to myself. It wasn't the situation I had always dreamed about but this moment was a moment I had dreamt about a million times, just Haruhi and myself sitting together.

We sat like this for the next hour as we watched the movie. Haruhi's head never moved from my thigh, my hand absently mindedly stroked her hair and for that hour everything felt perfect. The moment finally ended an hour later when Ranka came home…

"Haruhi, I'm home!" Ranka sang from the front door. "Honey, you baked cookies! I love your caking!" Then there was a short pause. I looked down at Haruhi to find her fast a sleep. Then I heard Ranka talk again. "Haruhi… what's this note from Tamaki?" I heard him walk into the room before I saw him. "Kyouya… what are you doing here… Alone with Haruhi? What about Tamaki? What's going on?" Ranka said shooting out one question after another, I could see Tamaki's letter in his hand.

"Ranka… Tamaki left, you were right. Read the letter, he just left, that letter was the only thing he left behind for her," I said looking at him. I watched as realization him fallowed by anger. He was calmer than I thought he would be and he sat down on the chair next to us and read the letter. I closed my eyes as he read and leaned my head back on the couch. It had been a long day emotionally, something I wasn't use to.

"Kyouya, is this true?" Tanka asked when he finished.

"Yes," I answered without opening my eyes. I hadn't done any research to confirm it but I knew the handwriting and I knew Tamaki, it was true.

"How's she doing?" he asked. I opened my eyes to see him looking at Haruhi. I fallowed his gaze to the beautiful brunette sleeping on my lap. She looked at peace for first time today, maybe the first time in a while. I knew it wasn't going to last. She'd wake up and have to deal with losing Tamaki and carrying his child while trying to go to law school and I had already promised I would be there for her.

I looked over at Ranka and said, "She's trying to be strong but you know her best, she can't keep it together forever."

He nodded sadly in reply never looking away from his daughter. "I'm so glad you're here for her, Kyouya. You always were around when she needed someone." Then he looked up at me making eye contact and said, "I know you love her, Thank you for being the gentleman."

I was a bit taken back by that. Love her? No. Like her more than the boyfriends best friend should? Maybe, but before I could string together words to reply Haruhi stirred, turning over on her back. She opened those big brown eyes up at me and I felt my heart swell, okay maybe I am in love with her…

"Kyouya, how long was I asleep?" she asked stretching. She didn't say sempi again…

"Not to long, your dad's home," I said smiling down at her, she just looked so darn cute. "But now that you're awake and your dad is home I really should get going." Haruhi gave me this sad look but sat up.

"If you must," she said stadnimg up and walking me to the front door. I said goodbye to Tanka and Haruhi and just as I was about to step out the door Haruhi hugged me saying, "Thank you, Kyouya! You're such a good friend." I found a small smile creeping onto my face, and I hugged her back.

"Goodnight Haruhi, I'm always going to be here," I said kissing the top of her head before finally leaving.