Haruhi/Mori
The Silent Protector: Part VI
When Mori discovered Haruhi was a girl he froze in shock. It wasn't as bad as Tamaki though. He was just… surprised. That was all. And who could blame him? And at first it meant nothing to him. Then he noticed her appearance on the rare occasions she dressed like a girl. After that he really began paying attention to her. He was careful to never let the others notice.
Lord knew Tamaki was overprotective as it was. Haruhi didn't need another man hovering over her constantly. Instead Mori watched from the background, not bothering to chase after her. What was the point? She had shown time and time again she wasn't interested in a romantic relationship.
So he would keep her safe from a distance. Or not, he thought when he realized she was chasing after him at the Ootori relaxation spa jungle. First she ran into anacondas, then shrieked at the bugs covering a tree, and almost fell into some water that was not pool water. Mori decided it would be easier to carry her at that point.
She was lighter than Honey, or Mitsukuni as he called him, so it wasn't hard for Mori to carry her in one arm. She fit so well, leaning back… he wanted to draw her in closer, just to make sure she wouldn't fall. His other reasoning was that it was better to keep one arm free to deal with whatever may come their way. And for Mitsukuni to cling to once they found him. Mitsukuni was surprisingly clingy, but not annoyingly so.
Haruhi admired Mori-senpai. He was so strong. He looked pretty handsome too. She didn't mind the fact he didn't talk much or seemed to be entirely devoted to Honey-senpai. She thought it was rather sweet of him to be so protective over the smaller boy. Not that she knew Honey didn't need protecting.
Haruhi was unaware of Mori's somewhat tight grip on her, used to her dad's overbearingly tight ones. He was still holding her looser than Tamaki had been when Mori rescued her.