A/N: I know I have said this before, but you are awesome! This is probably more angsty than a lot of my other stories (besides maybe my twilight story), sorry for that. Stick with me through the next couple of chapters and I promise we will come out on the other side though. In chapter 4, I will let you know what happened on the night she walked away from the hosts. Thank you to my reviewers and the people that have favored/followed the story! The feedback I have received so far has been great. I wanted my first Hunny/Haru story to be a more mature Hunny and therefore I wanted him to be out of Ouran. I do have some ideas for others set in Ouran, but those will be down the line. Without further delay, here is chapter 3. Review if you can. Thanks!

Chapter 3 – The Truth About Breaking Up

When the trio finished lunch, Bethany came in to check on how everyone liked their meal. "Beth-Chan, it was excellent as always!" Hunny beamed. Mori agreed with his cousin by nodding.

Haruhi smiled up at the chef, "That was one of the best meals I have ever had. Thank you!"

"High praise indeed since Haninozuka-san said that you are a wonderful chef yourself," Bethany said to Haruhi.

Haruhi blushed at the compliment and muttered her thanks, but was too embarrassed to do much more than that. She watched the chef bow and walk out of the room, then Haruhi turned to Hunny, "Ok what exactly have you said about me senpai?"

"Nothing but the truth Haru-Chan," Hunny smiled at his friend.

"I have to go," Mori said looking at his watch.

Hunny looked at the time, "Oh you're right Takashi! Can we drop you off and then have your driver drop us off at my car afterward?"

"Yes," Mori agreed and stood. Haruhi and Hunny followed suit and trailed the tall man out of the restaurant and into the waiting limo.

"So where are you going Mori-senpai?" Haruhi asked curious about what was going on in his life. She knew that he was the heir to the Morinozuka businesses and this morning he was teaching at a dojo, but this afternoon he had meetings and was dressed in a suit.

"Deposition with a client," he answered simply.

"What?" Haruhi asked.

"Takashi is a lawyer Haru-Chan," Hunny giggled, "I thought you knew that."

"I knew he was working on getting his law degree, but I didn't think he was going to practice. No offense Senpai, but you are just so quiet," she finished looking at Mori.

"No offense," Mori said smiling at his young friend. The car stopped and he stepped out in order to make his way to his meeting. He waved good-bye to the occupants in the car and then headed for the building they parked in front of.

"Takashi is actually a really good lawyer Haru-Chan! He only takes on cases that involve Morinozuka or Haninozuka family members so that he has time for the dojos also. He is really good about solving the problems and then he only speaks what he needs to and wins most of his cases," Hunny praised his cousin.

Haruhi was honestly surprised. Mori was just so quiet, but she guessed that didn't mean that he could not be a lawyer or a good one, "Wow that is amazing."

"It is Haru-Chan! You are going to be a great lawyer too. Right?" Hunny looked at her.

"I hope to be a great lawyer like my mom was Hunny-senpai," she replied with a distant look in her eye.

Hunny wondered what the real story was between her and Yasu. He watched her for a few minutes as she stared out the window and decided to invite her over to the apartment that he shared with Takashi, "Haru-Chan, do you want to come over to my apartment? We can talk some more and catch up?"

She turned her head and looked at her friend. "He probably wanted to talk about what happened and the past. Was she ready to talk about that with Hunny-senpai?" She wondered to herself. She knew she wasn't ready to walk away and she wanted him to understand, "Ok senpai, I will come over."

"Great Haru-Chan! We can stop at the bakery on the way and get some cake."

Haruhi smiled and nodded. Some things never changed and for that she was going to be forever grateful.

They finally made it back to the apartment and Haruhi marveled at its size. She could fit four of her apartments into that one apartment and for the first time in a long time her mind brought up the phrase "damn rich bastards". She almost laughed when that popped into her head, it had been so long.

Hunny gave her a tour of the apartment before they settled down in the living room with some tea and the cakes that Hunny had bought on the way home. "Haru-Chan, I know you probably don't want to tell me what happened and you can tell me that you don't want to talk about it if you want, but what happened between you and Yasu? I know you said he was jealous of us and that he controlled you, which we knew, but what happened?" Hunny asked very seriously.

It was rare to see the serious side of Hunny and Haruhi was hit full force with it right now, she couldn't turn away and she felt compelled to tell him everything, "Do you really want to know everything Hunny-senpai?"

"Yes, Haru-Chan I do," Hunny reiterated.

"Ok, but I want to warn you that it won't be pretty. Please let me just get everything out before you say anything. Ok?"

"Ok."

"Well as you know Yasu moved into my apartment building and I met him one weekend. We didn't go to the same school since I went to Todai and he went to a small local college. He always seemed impressed that I had gotten into Ouran and that I had six wealthy guys that would come and visit me often. You also know that he started to control me and my time. It eventually got to the point where I wasn't allowed to be without him unless I was in class or at work.

"The day before I walked away from all of you, he proposed. I was so happy. I thought all of you would be happy for me also, but you weren't. Tamaki said it was him or you. He was my fiancé so I chose him. I knew it was wrong, but I guess I wanted to prove some sort of point. I don't know now. After we left that night, we went back to my place and I was crying. He didn't try to comfort me or hold me; he told me that I was better without those rich bastards in my life. He said you were just using me for your enjoyment and amusement anyway. Then told me that I needed to stop crying for you or you win. I tried, but it was hard," Haruhi wiped a few tears away.

She continued, "So after that, it got worse. If I wasn't home exactly on time, he would wonder where I was and who I was with. He accused me of cheating a couple of times. One day I was talking to my lab partner about our project and Yasu walked up and dragged me away. I had the hand print on my wrist for a week. I knew then that I needed out and tried, but he wouldn't let me. That night I tried to call Hikaru and Kaoru, but they said they didn't want to have anything to do with me. I was no longer a friend of theirs and was not considered their toy any longer." Haruhi couldn't hold back the flood of tears. Hunny gave her a napkin to dry her tears, but as he promised, he still did not say anything. He was seething but he did not say anything.

"Yasu found out that I had called the twins. He slapped me and told me that if I needed to be a whore for six rich men to be happy, to go ahead and leave. He wasn't letting me leave though. I tried to go to the police, but I had no proof at the time. Then he completely snapped. He came up to my apartment and I was getting ready to go to Karuizawa for my school break. He saw me packing and told me that I was not allowed to leave him and started to hit me, but I remembered some of the moves that you taught me and I was able to get away and call the police. They came and took him away. I had a broken arm, some bruised ribs, and some other bruises. I was lucky. He is still in jail and when he gets out, he is not allowed anywhere near me. That was almost nine months ago. Before that night I as able to hide everything from my dad. I didn't want him to worry, but when everything happened he was so freaked out and worried." Haruhi took another napkin from her friend and wiped more of the tears.

"I look back on it all and realize he never knew me and I don't know why I was with him. He never understood why I liked certain songs or why I never liked wearing the frilly clothes. He never understood me. I guess he was just an escape. When Tamaki and I broke up, it hurt. I knew that it was the right thing to do, but it still hurt. It was awkward for a while also, but we worked through it until he started to tell me what I could and could not do. This was worse than before we were dating and he acted like my father, so what did I do, I found a guy that was even more controlling than him just to rebel." She buried her face in the napkin and in her hands. She was ashamed and saddened by what she allowed to happen. She let her pride get in the way and in the end, she was hurt. She was lucky she made it out on the other side.

Haruhi felt arms wrap around her and hold her. She relaxed in the embrace and found herself crying harder and letting Hunny pull her in close, "Shhh Haru-chan. It's ok, I'm here and nothing else is going to happen to you. We all make mistakes and the important thing now is that you are here and safe. You are alright. Don't worry; I won't let anything else happen to you." He rubbed her back and continued to try to sooth her. He wanted to kill Yasu.

When she finally quieted down, he pulled back, "Are you ok Haru-Chan?"

"I am now Senpai," she hiccupped. She was dealing with the aftermath of a hard cry.

"I think we are way past Senpai now," he joked giving her a little smile, "Call me Mitsukuni. Ok? And if you are not comfortable with that, then just Hunny."

"Ok Mitsukuni," she smiled.

He pulled her back into his embrace and kissed the top of her head, "I promise Haru-Chan, I will never let anyone hurt you again." He felt her arms wrap around his waist as she settled against his side and nodded. Within a few minutes he knew that she was asleep. He kissed her again and whispered, "I will protect you Haruhi Fujioka because I love you."