Title: She Picked Me

Pairing: KaoHaru

Word Count: 782 (pretty freakin' long drabble XD)

Summary: Out of everyone in the host club, why did she pick me?

WARNING: Contains spoilers for the manga

Haruhi had walked into the third music room and, for the third time that week, found everyone arguing.

She didn't know what it was about because she's that dense she doesn't realise how much everybody wants her as their own. Nobody was content anymore, with sharing, with being 'just friends', with not knowing whom she like the most, if anybody.

'Ok, that does it,' Haruhi stood in the doorway with an annoyed pout, everyone had froze when she entered, 'I tried not to be nosey but this is getting too damn annoying. What the hell is going on? You're supposed to be friends so why are you fighting so much, even Huni-senpai and Mori-senpai?' the two senior stared blankly at each other before looking away.

'You mean you still don't get it?' Tamaki said softly, Haruhi's face change from one of anger to one of complete confusion.

'As dense as ever are we?' Kyouya sighed. Probably wondering how he had stooped so low as to arguing. From the sidelines I had seen everybody changed as one by one they had realised their feelings. I'm glad I got my feelings out of the way by confessing to Haruhi first (from manga), now I can back down and guide Hikaru because he had to win, his emotions were haywire and I didn't want to see the outcome of being rejected.

'I...' Haruhi started but was at a loss of words, her brow furrowed in a frown.

'God Damnit Haruhi we all like you,' Hikaru growled, I placed a hand on his arm to try and calm him, 'a lot, why can't you see that? We love you.'

Haruhi blinked dumbly and pointed to herself, 'me?' she pointed to them, 'all of you? No, that's a joke,' she laughed nervously, 'I'm a nobody, studious commoner, bookworm, didn't you say something like that?'

'I think you're amazing Haru-chan,' Huni looked older when he said that.

'Perfect,' Mori summarised his thoughts.

Haruhi shook he head and took a step backwards.

Tamaki reached out and grabbed her hand; she looked at him with what could have been fear or uncertainty, 'please,' he begged, 'you have to pick one of us now.'

'Put us out of our misery,' Kyouya grimaced.

Haruhi looked so helpless then she blinked and her calm persona took over, 'fine,' she said, 'I already know who my choice is,' then she actually smiled. Everyone gathered in a circle, I leant against the wall behind Hikaru and hoped for the best. She turned in a slow circle eyeing everyone in turn, and just to build up more suspense she turned a few more times then stopped.

Yes! She'd picked Hikaru; she lifted her finger and pointed at... Hikaru's shoulder?

'Kaoru,' she said simply. My jaw dropped, everyone stared at me.

'Me?' I shrieked, that was not how it was supposed to be. I mean I liked her, a lot, but so did Hikaru. Hadn't I told her that Hikaru mattered more already? I saw his face, he didn't look particularly angry, confused yes but he gave me a tiny smile. So he didn't mind? My brain was almost exploding.

Then there was another big question.

'Why me?'

'Because,' Haruhi started, everyone's eyes turned to her, 'he didn't fight over me like a possession,'

'He calls you his toy though,' Huni pointed out, although he sounded defeated.

'Correction, Hikaru calls me his toy, Kaoru goes along with it because he's nice and Hikaru is his twin brother,' I was slightly scared by how well she knew me when I hadn't told her any of this, 'plus,' she continued, 'he was the only one who had the guts to come straight out and confess to me (If you have read the manga this is before Tamaki and Hikaru confessed).'

'He did what?!' there was a chorus of gasps, Hikaru shuffled a bit and edged towards me.

'I knew,' he said quietly, then grabbed my hand, probably his way of apologising, 'and if my little brother is who Haruhi chooses, I... I guess it's OK with me.'

'Thank you Hikaru,' Haruhi gave him a smile, then me, at the time my mouth was closed but my eyes were wide enough to be satellite dishes. Haruhi faced the other hosts, 'you told me to choose I did and if you don't like it or continue to argue I swear to god I will leave.'

There was silence for a few moments then Huni stepped forward and gave her a tearful hug.

'Don't go Haru-chan, we'd rather you stayed and be our friend than not be here at all,'

Eventually everyone accepted the truth and I guess that's where it started.