Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran High School Host Club or its characters; all rights go to Bisco Hatori.

It was Saturday morning; Haruhi woke up at the smell of pancakes. She went to the bathroom and did her morning rituals, and went to the kitchen to have some breakfast.

"Morning Dad." She greeted Ranka-san, who was currently preparing their breakfast.

"Good Morning Haruhi-chan! Look! I made some pancakes!" He greeted his daughter back while placing the pancakes on their table.

Haruhi sat down and looked at the pancakes, "Dad, are you sure this is edible?" she said absentmindedly, thinking about their conversation last night.

Flashback:

Haruhi was doing her homework in the living room when the door opened. "Welcome back, Dad." She said, not looking up.

Ranka went to his room to change his clothes. He looks tired and bothered? After he changed his clothes, he sat in front of Haruhi. "Haruhi, Yoshio Ootori called me yesterday." He said seriously, looking down.

"What did he say?" she asked, still not looking at her father.

"Well, he asked me if I could accept the arranged marriage between you and Kyouya-kun" he said nervously. He closed his eyes, ready for what Haruhi will say.

Haruhi froze, she dropped her pencil in surprise. 'Me? Marry Kyouya-senpai?' she thought. Ranka opened his eyes and saw Haruhi staring at him, blankly.

Haruhi managed to recover from her shock, "D-did you accept his proposal?" she asked her father, who was looking down feeling ashamed of the decision he made.

"Yes, I did."

Haruhi shook her head, "Why?" she asked calmly. She didn't like the fact that his father accepted something like this without her consent. Yes, she loves Kyouya but she can't help but to feel like she's being used.

Ranka reached out her hand and touched it, "I'm doing it for your own good. Being able to be engaged to Kyouya-kun will be great, they will send you to a Law School which is something I cannot afford. I know he'll take care of you. The reason why I accepted his father's proposal is when you're talking about the Host Club especially him; there is something in your eyes that was also in Kotoko's eyes back then. It was love. I know you're trying to hide that you love him because you're afraid what his father will do to him" he explained softly.

"So that explains everything." Haruhi said, still looking down. "I understand, Dad. But that doesn't change the fact that you agreed without my consent. I'm going to bed, good night" Haruhi got up and went to her room to sleep.

"Of course it is!" Ranka exclaimed, breaking Haruhi's thoughts. "Are you still mad at Daddy?" he asked while eating pancakes.

"No, but I'm a little upset because—"Haruhi said, but was interrupted by a knock on the door.

'That must be the uniform of Nadeshiko High' Haruhi thought. She got up and went to the door to open it. She was surprised to see Kyoya Ootori standing in front of their door at 8 o'clock in the morning. She knew that Kyoya doesn't like to wake up early.

"Good Morning Kyoya-senpai." She greeted Kyoya, still not recovering from shock.

"Morning Haruhi. I'd like to talk to you." He said. He spotted Ranka sitting on the couch, trying to listen at their conversation. "Privately." He added.

"How about at the park?" she suggested.

"Sounds good to me."

Kyoya and Haruhi were walking side by side, both quiet. None of them wants to talk. Haruhi knew the reason why Kyoya wanted to talk to her; it's about their so-called engagement. She wanted to ask him if he really wanted it or not but doesn't have the courage to ask him, she's afraid of what his answer might be. They continued to walked, not talking to each other, until they reached the park. When they sat down on a bench, Kyoya decided to break the silence between them.

"Haruhi, Ranka-san told you that you and I.." Kyoya started but was unable to finish his sentence.

Haruhi looked down, so as Kyoya, "Are getting married by the time I graduated." She finished.

Kyoya looked at Haruhi, "Are you okay with this?" he asked.

"At first I'm not, but when Dad said his reasons, I understood that he did it for me. I'm still upset that he agreed without my consent, I feel like I'm being used." She admitted.

Kyoya looked down, feeling ashamed. He knew that he didn't know anything about it but still, he couldn't help but to feel ashamed. "Sorry." He said. Sincerity evident in his voice.

Haruhi blinked in surprise. Kyoya's saying sorry? Why? For what? "Why are you saying sorry?" she asked softly. She placed her hand on top of his. "You didn't do anything. Both of us were victims by what your father did. You don't have to say sorry for something you didn't do." She continued, still holding his hand.

"I'm sorry because I don't know how to stop my father from his schemes. I'm sorry because I didn't stand up for you. I'm sorry because I can't do anything about it. If I disobeyed him, he'll do everything just to shatter your dream of becoming a lawyer." He explained, still looking down.

"It can't really help then, why not give it a try? I can't let you blame yourself. Let's give it a try, if it worked out then it's good. If not, then let's try again. But I'm sure that it'll work out" She smiled

Kyoya looked at her. "You really think so?" he asked like a child.

"Yes" She smiled at him. She didn't know that Kyoya has this side of him. Kyoya was always cool and never let anyone see his true feelings but Haruhi can always see through him.

"What about the others?" she asked.

"We're going to tell them. I don't want to keep a secret from my friends even though I know how they're going to take the news especially Tamaki and the twins." He said and started to plan on how to tell the others about them.

"Yeah, you're right." She chuckled. Trying to imagine how Tamaki would take the news. Knowing that he'll probably freak out.

"It's getting late, let's get you home." Kyoya said, standing up and offered his hand to Haruhi.

Haruhi took his hand and they left the park hand in hand. When they were about to exit the park, Haruhi noticed a girl with a long, wavy, black hair. Her eyes were closed as if she's feeling the wind brush her skin.

"Bye Haruhi." Kyoya said when they reached Haruhi's appartment

"Bye Kyoya-senpai." She said, smiling

"You should drop the formalities Haruhi, we're now engaged." He smirked at the thought of them engaged.

"Alright, bye Kyoya." She said then kissed him on the cheeks.

"See you on Monday." He replied and kissed her on the forehead.

"Hmm-hmmm"

"I love you." He said before going down

"I love you too." Haruhi said, absentmindedly.

Kyoya chuckled softly before going to his car. Meanwhile, Haruhi was still shock. She's surprise at the same time happy because the man she loves, love her too. But what surprised her more was, she said that she love him too! 'I can't believe I said that.' Haruhi thought and shake her head in disbelief trying to tell herself that she's tired and hallucinating things.