A/N: Poor Chika. I felt so bad writing his girlfriend like that, but it had to be. He will get through this and be better for it in the end. Here is the next chapter, enjoy!

Chapter 52 – Roadblocks

"THOSE BASTARDS! Do they think they can mess with me? ME?" Yasu roared as he slammed his front door shut. He didn't care of the neighbors or the world heard him, he was beyond enraged. Picking up the first thing he could get his hands on, he threw a lamp against the wall creating another hole in it and shattering the ceramic light.

He had gone out that morning with every intention of testing out his new firearms, but to his surprise they didn't work. Upon closer inspection, he could tell that the guns had been tampered with. He examined the bullets and could tell that those were not going to do him any good either. He had been played and he didn't like being toyed with; and he would make sure that everyone that wanted to play with him and his life, paid dearly for it. He would get new guns, new ammo, and Haruhi would be back in his arms soon; and he knew just how to make it all happen.

Now that Yasu has a firm idea and plan, he was calmer. This was just a minor roadblock leading to a detour, nothing more and nothing less. Picking up his phone, he needed to make a couple of calls, but the first call he would make would be to inform a friend of a life changing event that would happen soon in the said friend's life. Unfortunately, he got an answering machine, "Arata, your little intervention didn't work. You should know that I will get what I want and when I do, you will have to pay for what you did." Hanging up the phone, he wanted Arata and everyone else to be punished for interfering in his life and he would see to it that they all did.

Taking in a slow deep breath, he released it and made another call. A certain cousin he knew should be able to find him some help, it would just cost more and could lead to more trouble, but at this point it was worth it. He didn't care how much he would have to pay at this point, "Jirou, it is Yasu."

"What the hell do you want?"

"I need something: two guns and enough bullets."

"Why should I help you? I heard people are looking for you," Jirou sneered.

"I am not the only one. Aren't they still looking for you in regards to your dead girlfriend? Don't cross me or I will make sure all police forces know where you are; and you know I keep my word," Yasu threatened the other man.

Jirou knew he was caught between a rock and a hard place. He was a wanted man and Yasu knew where to find him, "Fine, I will get what you need. Come over tomorrow night after 9:00 and I will have everything. I suggest after this you lose my number and do not come looking for me again."

"Now where would the fun be in that?" Yasu laughed as he hung up the phone. Tomorrow night he would have what he needed and then he could start the next phase in his plan. Laughing some more, he was excited and couldn't wait for everything unfold. Once he had control of Haruhi again, he was going to educate her on what he had started to teach her the night she decided she wanted to spurn him. She would learn soon enough she belonged to him and no one else, "Patience Yasu, patience."

Hunny and Haruhi's Hotel…

The night before had been a shock to everyone's system: poor Chika had learned that his girlfriend wasn't who he thought she was, the girl lying in the hospital turned out to have a connection with the host club, and they were able to find out her identity. When Haruhi, Hunny, and Chika finally left the hospital, Masami still had not woken up and Yuuichi said that she would probably be out for the night. Kyoya and Mori had opted to stay at her bedside until she did wake up. They understood what allowed her to be so open to Yasu; they just hoped that she had a change of heart when she was finally conscious again.

Hunny had offered their suite to his brother so that he wasn't alone right now, but Chika had declined. He didn't want to be around another couple right now, especially not one as happy and together as Haruhi and Hunny. However, Hunny was not satisfied until Chika called Satoshi who had agreed to meet him at the Haninozuka estate. Chika agreed to that since Beth would not be there and he wasn't stuck in some confined space with his alien brother and a love sick couple.

Riding in separate cars, Hunny and Haruhi said good bye to Chika at the hospital entrance and were soon on their way back to the hotel. Snuggling into her boyfriend's side, Haruhi wanted to cry for her younger friend, "I don't think I've ever seen him that broken. Even when you would defeat him, he never looked like that."

"I know Haru-Chan. If I could, I would rip her apart, but for now I am happy that she will not be able to get her claws into him again. Besides, if I know Kyo-Chan, he will not let this slide," Hunny murmured into her hair pulling her close, needing to feel her there.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Haruhi knew how calculating Kyoya could be, especially when someone tried to attack someone he knew. He may not say it, but he cares deeply and he has a vast wealth of resources to take someone down. He was someone to be feared and she knew it well.

Sighing, Hunny stated, "I don't know if he is going to do anything to her or not, especially since her sister is lying in a hospital bed with a head injury, but it would not surprise me if he did something to make sure she learned her lesson."

"Having her sister unconscious in the hospital injured isn't enough?" Haruhi yelled. She didn't like the girl or what she did to Chika, but even she knew when to back off.

"You know how he can be," Hunny said simply and the rest of the matter was dropped since they were pulling up to their hotel.

As they got to their room, they both got ready for bed and crawled into the large king size bed without saying anything. So much was weighing on their minds. Haruhi could understand why Hunny wouldn't mind if Kyoya got revenge on Chika's behalf. He loved his little brother and wanted to do everything possible to protect him, but at the same time wasn't one life ruined enough. Masami would need her sister now more than ever. Hunny could also understand why Haruhi was hesitant. In a roundabout way, Yasu had hurt both sisters. If Masami had not found herself in Yasu's claws, Rie wouldn't have lost Chika and her game may still be active. He did believe that Rie had feelings for his brother, but not everything about her feelings was pure; and Chika deserved nothing less than someone who loved him for him and not his bank account or his family connections.

Lying there, Haruhi could not get comfortable. Hunny was on one side of the bed and she was on the other with a chasm between them. Turning over on her side to face the man on the other side, she watched as he rolled over to face her too; and together they moved as one and met in the middle. Haruhi laid her head on his chest as she felt his arms encircle her, "Sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry about Haruhi," Hunny whispered as he kissed the top of her head. She felt so good in his arms, so right. Sighing, he continued, "It is a fucked up situation and there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to something like this. We have all been burned in some way or another by people who want to marry us for our name, our connections, and our wealth. We want to protect our friends and siblings from dealing with that. I know Chika really had feelings for her and it kills me to see him hurting. I want to take that away from him, but I guess he was the same way after I lost you."

"What do you mean?" She asked lacing her the fingers on her right hand with his left.

Hunny didn't answer right away, but after he gathered his thoughts, he explained, "You know that we have always fought and haven't exactly been very close."

"Yah, it changed a little after Chika got into high school."

"Yep, it did. Although we really weren't as close as I always wanted us to be and we still fought, but it was like we came to an understanding. I think you really helped with that when you became a friend to both Satoshi and Chika-Chan. You were friends with him based on who he was and knew he was different from me. You saw the good in him and were able to show him that although he wasn't able to beat me in martial arts, he was special in his own way that I couldn't touch. He needed that. You helped him find his own niche. He always knew I had feelings for you, but he wouldn't say or do anything. I think that was his way of approving of it all. Then you started to date Tamaki and sometimes he would just walk into a room and see me there and walk out knowing that I wasn't up to a fight. He knew it was hard for me, but there were times when he would tell me to fight him and to get over the fact that I had lost you to someone else. He helped me push past it all. When you broke up, he gave me a slice of cake and told me it was my turn, but in my wanting to give you space, you found someone else. When you left, he was actually one that supported me the most. Not in his words, but in his actions. He would pick up some of my classes for me when I wasn't able to teach, force me to fight him, and tell me to rest when I wanted to keep moving. When I told him I was thinking about an arranged marriage because that is what our parents wanted, he told me I was an idiot and walked away." Hunny laughed, "I was an idiot for entertaining the thought at all. Chika-Chan was there for me. He tried to take away the hurt and the loneliness as only a brother can, in his own way. We still fight and he still doesn't agree with everything that I am, but he accepts me for who I am, just as I accept him for who he is. We will probably never see eye to eye, but I know that my brother in my darkest hour is there for me. I want to be there for him too."

"You will. I think he knows you are there for him right now, but he needs time to sort out his thoughts and feelings. He was thrown a curve ball today and he has to rethink some things. It isn't easy, but I think he will call you when he is ready to talk. Right now Satoshi is with him and if needed, your cousin will knock some sense into him. If I remember correctly, he was quite good at that." She felt she owed the younger man so much. He had supported the feelings of his older brother and did what he could to encourage Hunny in his pursuit.

Giggling, Hunny gave her hand a squeeze, "Yes, he was very adept at handling Chika-Chan when they were younger. I know he broke a couple of his shinai over my brother's head."

"I remember the first time I met Chika and Satoshi…" Haruhi started and it turned into a walk down memory lane. Hunny needed it and Haruhi knew it would get his mind off of his brother and everything else that was going on. Soon enough both of them fell asleep cuddling with each other and their hands still intertwined.

Now with the morning sun filtering through the windows since the couple forgot to close the curtains, Haruhi was stirring to wakefulness. Her gaze roaming around the room, they came to rest on the clock: 10:14am. She had been able to sleep in, but she felt like she could use another full week of rest before she felt fully alert. Moving her head so that she could look at Hunny, he was still sleeping and breathing evenly. She slowly untangled herself from him and got up to get dressed.

When she stepped out of the bathroom showered and clothed, Hunny was waking up and rubbing his eyes. Haruhi thought it was adorable, "Good morning Mitsukuni."

Sitting up in bed and yawning, Hunny gave her a smile, "Morning Haru-Chan."

"Why don't you get up and take your shower? I will go order us some breakfast and check in with Kyoya and Mori. Ok?"

"Hold off on the Kyoya and Takashi until I can talk to them also. I meant to ask Kyo-Chan about his background check on Yasu and forgot."

Haruhi chuckled at the picture he presented; he still looked half asleep, "I will hold off on calling them, but my phone has a million messages from Tamaki and the twins, so I will call them while I wait for you."

"Sounds good, but don't tell them where we are. Those idiots will show up and announce to the world where you are," Hunny grumbled as he stood up and grabbed some clothes before giving his girlfriend a kiss on the cheek and disappearing into the bathroom.

Walking out of the bedroom, Haruhi said good morning to everyone that was in the living room. Asking if anyone wanted anything from room service, she picked up the room phone and placed her order. When she was done with that, she took a deep breath and picked up her cell phone in order to make the two calls part of her was dreading. Tamaki would be the hardest to get off the line, so she decided to start with the twins hoping they would be a little more sensible.

"Haruhi, where are you?" The twins asked as soon as they answered the phone without giving Haruhi a chance to say anything.

"Sorry guys, I have been busy and things just got away from me. How are you two?"

"Better now that we talked to you. Tono is convinced that Hunny kidnapped you and took you out of the country," Hikaru laughed.

"He does realize that if someone kidnaps me, it isn't going to be my own boyfriend?" Haruhi face palmed.

Chuckling, Kaoru stated, "I think he realizes that, but the fact that he doesn't have 24 hour access to his 'little girl', makes him a bit paranoid. Do we need to recap our first year in high school?"

"Please don't," Haruhi mumbled.

"Kaoru, I don't think our sister has a fond memory of that year," Hikaru mocked.

"I think you could be right brother dear," Kaoru decided to go along with his brother.

Together they cried, "Our toy doesn't love us anymore!"

"Where the hell did you get that?" Haruhi asked loudly. Laughter greeted her ears. When it seemed that her two identical friends were calm enough, Haruhi inquired, "Done yet?"

"Oh I think we are. What do you think Hikaru?" Kaoru joked.

Hikaru snickered, "I do believe we are."

Rolling her eyes, Haruhi groaned, "You know what? I love you, but that doesn't mean I don't want to slap you sometimes."

"Haruhi turning violent? What has Hunny been teaching you?" They yelled mock shock.

Haruhi sighed, "Whatever."

"So what are you doing today? Do you want to get together?" Hikaru asked.

"Can't. Sorry, but the drop was a bust, Yasu put a girl in the hospital, who it turns out was Chika's girlfriend's sister, and he was seen sneaking around my father. We are lying low right now. I was just calling to check in since it has been a few days," Haruhi explained.

"Wait what?" The twins bellowed. It was not something they were ready to hear or wanted to hear.

"Maybe we can come over to check on you," Kaoru suggested.

Haruhi cleared her throat. She knew they were not going to like what she said next, "Sorry, but Hunny and I are not at his house. Kyoya has us under lockdown in a secret location because he was able to get so close to my father. Now with everything else, I am sure it will be worse."

"How close did he get?" Hikaru asked.

Pulling up her knees to her chest, Haruhi felt the fear trying to grip her again, "Close enough that he could have grabbed him if he wanted to." Dead silence greeted her.

"You stay put and stay safe!" Hikaru ordered.

Kaoru added to the declaration, "Do everything that Hunny and Kyoya say!"

"We lost you once, we aren't losing you again!" They yelled dramatically together.

That put a smile on her face, "Thanks guys and I will. Maybe when things die down a little bit, we can get together."

"Sounds good!" Hikaru and Kaoru agreed. The rest of the conversation between the three friends was spent talking about what the twins were designing and telling her everything that Tamaki had been doing. All three were laughing periodically.

When Haruhi felt someone sit beside her, she looked and saw Hunny sitting down looking a little more awake then when she had left him several minutes earlier. A knock at the door signaled the delivery of breakfast, "Hey you two, I will call you later. Food just got here."

"Ok, but you better call or we will psycho dial you," they teased before hanging up.

Shaking her head and pocketing her phone, Haruhi mumbled, "They are insane sometimes."

Hunny heard her little statement and laughed, "I won't disagree with you Haru-Chan." Helping her up off of the couch, he gave her a quick kiss before leading her to the dining nook, "Were you able to call Tama-Chan also?"

"Are you kidding? He would still be ranting and not listening to a word I was saying. I could probably put down the phone, eat, and then return to it and he would still be talking. I think maybe he talks to hear himself talk. No, I am saving that call for when I have a little caffeine and food in my system."

"I don't blame you at all Haru-Chan," Hunny chuckled with a twinkle in his eye. He could only imagine how that phone call was going to go. Maybe he needed to stay close just in case.

After breakfast, Haruhi sat back down on the couch. Hunny took the corner and leaned back so that Haruhi could lean back on him. The presented the cozy couple, and comfort would be a necessity for the phone call she was about to make. Knowing Tamaki it was going to be long and exhausting.

Kissing the back of her head, Hunny asked, "Are you ready for this?"

Making a funny face, Haruhi replied frankly, "I guess as ready as I will ever be. Is anyone really ever prepared to deal with an overdramatic friend with a daddy complex?"

Hunny had to cover his mouth to hold in his laughter, "Yah, you are right about that one."

Haruhi located the phone number in her cell phone and hit talk; it only rang once before the very loud, very audacious former Host Club king answered the phone, "HARUHI! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? DADDY IS SO WORRIED!"

Groaning, Haruhi sweat dropped, "I talked to you a few days ago Tamaki. It isn't like I am required to talk to you every day."

"What are you talking about young lady? With that crazy man wandering the streets, it is up to me as your father to make sure you are safe!"

"I feel like a broken record, but you are not my father. I am safe and sound; so as you can hear, you don't have to worry."

"It is my job to worry. I don't know what you have been told, but there is a lunatic running around Tokyo looking for you. I know that Kyoya has given you some body guards and other things to make sure you are secure, but there is nothing like a father's love to make sure you are taken care of. If you will allow me, I can make sure that you are staying in a protected environment and are safe 24/7. You also won't have to worry about Hunny taking advantage of you. I know you think you have feelings for him, but as a man I know what he is thinking because they all think the same thing."

"You mean like you?"

"Huh?"

Irritation was spreading through Haruhi's body at her friend's words, "Tamaki, I am perfectly safe where I am. Kyoya and Mitsukuni have more than taken all measures that will make sure that no hard befalls me. As for my boyfriend taking advantage of me, well he isn't you."

"Huh?"

"You think you know what he is and isn't going to do because you tried that with me, well he isn't you. He isn't trying to force me into anything, unlike you and Yasu. He is a perfect gentleman and if you continue with your rant, I will disconnect this call right now and will not talk to you until you can be respectful of Mitsukuni and our relationship."

"I-I-I didn't mean to offend. I'm sorry," Tamaki stammered afraid of what Haruhi would do to him.

"Now, if you don't have anything else to say, then we can hang up right now."

"But I don't want to hang up," Tamaki whined in a small voice.

Sighing, Haruhi asked, "Are you done with your ranting?"

"Yes."

"Then what would you like to talk about?"

"Well, I was going to see if you would like to have lunch or dinner with me so that we can have some daddy/daughter time."

"First of all, you know that Mitsukuni or someone else would have to come with me, so it would not be one on one. That rule has not changed. Secondly, due to complications that have developed with Yasu, I can't go anywhere right now."

"Well then daddy will come to you!"

"No. The drop went bad and then Yasu got close to my father… my real father. Mitsukuni and I are on lock down in a secret place to make sure that Yasu doesn't get close to us. So we will not be getting together any time soon."

"WHAT?"

"Calm down. Kyoya is on the case," Haruhi ordered.

Tamaki was silent for a minute before he declared, "As your father, I demand to know where you are and I want you to use my protection team!"

"No!"

"No?"

"NO WAY IN HELL! I am perfectly safe and you don't need to know where I am. If you don't like that answer, then take it up with Kyoya. Do you really want to deal with the Shadow King?" Haruhi pressed knowing that Tamaki would probably back down if he had to face Kyoya.

Gulping, Tamaki wanted to help Haruhi, but he knew that Kyoya wouldn't give him anything, "I will call mommy and discuss this with him then." He wanted to feel like he was doing something.

"You do that," Haruhi smirked.

"Can I come see you at school?"

"No, I am not sure when I will be going to classes. Right now I am doing everything remotely," Haruhi could feel a headache coming on.

"But I want to see you," Tamaki cried.

"Look Tamaki. We can all get together when things start to settle down. Ok?"

"Ok," Tamaki pouted feeling dejected.

"Well then, I am going to get off of the phone now. I was just checking in. I will try to call you in a couple of days," Haruhi offered hoping that Tamaki would see it as a peace offering. She didn't think she could deal with him any longer than she had up to this point.

"Oh, ok then. Please take care of yourself and if you need anything at all, please call me."

"I will Tamaki. Good bye," Haruhi said and disconnected the line without waiting for his response. Two pills were in the middle of a palm that appeared in front of her. Looking behind her, Hunny was trying not to laugh. She took the pills and swallowed them with a drink of water that was sitting on the table in front of the couch, "You know it isn't funny."

Hunny chuckled and kissed the side of her head, "I know Haru-Chan, but I knew he would end up giving you a headache after everything that has happened over the past couple of days."

Haruhi moaned and plopped back against her boyfriend's chest, "I knew he was going to over react, but he needs to watch what he says."

"He is who he is, but he will learn," Hunny spoke softly as he started to rub her temples.

She loved what Hunny was doing with his hands. It was helping with the pain in her head immensely, "Don't you need to call Kyoya?"

"I will call him later. I think I would rather help you right now," Hunny whispered. After a few minutes, he noticed that Haruhi had fallen asleep. Instead of trying to wake her up, he kissed the top of her head and held her close. Pulling out his phone, he decided to call Kyoya while he had a minute, "Kyo-Chan, have you been able to talk to her?"

"Not yet Hunny. She has only woken up periodically, but she isn't exactly well enough to answer any of our questions. Mori went home to shower and change," Kyoya responded.

Frowning, Hunny decided to launch into his next line of questions, "Kyoya, what did your background check on Yasu turn up?"

"The normal stuff. Why?"

"Haru-Chan told me something that I didn't know. He is a genius and has a 186 IQ. He could have easily gone almost anywhere in the world to study, but he chose a community college in Tokyo."

"I had gotten his grades, but not his IQ. It looks like I may have to do some more digging. Was there anything else she was able to tell you?"

"He can look at things and find the solutions. She said that could be why he is able to evade everyone."

"I will look into it."

Hunny looked down at the girl lying against him, "We need to find him."

"I know Hunny and we will. He can't stay hidden forever. He has to make a mistake at some point in time," Kyoya couldn't agree more with his friend. Yasu was turning into more of a thorn in his side than he thought someone could do. If he really was a genius IQ, that could explain some things.

"Let me know if you find out anything. Oh, and Haru-Chan talked to the twins and Tamaki today. Tamaki tried to make demands and she finally told him that he needed to talk to you."

Chuckling, Kyoya smirked, "I will be more than happy to deal with our former prince."

Hunny got chills, "Thank you."

"Was there anything else?"

"No, Kyo-Chan."

"Then I am going to go. I will call you if I found out anything. My brother should be on his way to examine our patient soon," Kyoya explained.

"Ok. Thank you," Hunny said as he disconnected the line and dropped his phone on the floor. Pulling Haruhi close, he whispered, "I love you."