Ouran High School Host Club Fan Fiction ❯ Stolen ❯ An Unexpected Guest ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

 
`Hmm. I remember studying this last night. I just can't remember the correct formu-oh yah!' Haruhi was on the last problem of her last final before the Christmas break. It was a good thing too because even the most studious and dedicated students want to have a break now and again. Haruhi Fujioka was no exception. Haruhi's mind hadn't been able to stray far from the upcoming Holiday for weeks now. All the host club members were coming back in a couple of days and she would get to return home and see her father. She'd really missed them all. Plus, it would be the first time Haruhi would see Tamaki since he'd skipped school for a few days nearly two months ago to come and visit her. She had really missed him.
“Finished!” Haruhi whispered to herself. Haruhi couldn't hold back her smile and she did the imaginary victory walk to the professor's desk. Giving her a knowing looking, the professor stated blandly,
“Always the first to finish, eh?” Haruhi just smiled apologetically and wished her professor a happy holiday before slipping out the side door into the chilly weather.
It may have seemed strange to others but to Haruhi, that first step outside after finishing her finals seemed to clam her immensely. She sucked in a slow, victorious breath before letting her eyes slide shut and a smile curve her lips.
“Curious. I always thought you actually enjoyed tests.” Haruhi's eyes shot open, immediately recognizing the voice and spinning in the arms wrapped tightly around her from behind.
“TAMAKI! What are you doing here!?” Haruhi jumped in his arms and threw hers around his neck, pulling herself up to place a small peck on his cheek. Tamaki simply smiled his one thousand watt smile and laughed, hugging her back.
“Missed me that much?” A smug smile played across his face. Haruhi just swatted him lightly across the chest and giggled.
“You're here early! To what do I owe this honor?” Haruhi made a face when she said the last word, causing Tamaki to chuckle.
“It's an early Christmas present, of course. Haha, ow, that hurts. Seriously, though, my last final was optional. So I opted out of it. I figured we could have a little `family' bonding before things got too crazy with the guys back.” Tamaki himself had been laughing at his high school delusion of being her “father”. A little less than a year ago, Tamaki had given up on the charade and said that if he were her father, he'd just be too old to be cool. The guys had all said it was because the perverted father role was one Tamaki could no longer handle. Haruhi herself had thought about it and realized that Tamaki must just want to be seen as her friend rather than some crazy guy that called himself her father. It didn't really matter much to Haruhi though. She was happy either way. Glancing at Tamaki's cheeks she realized that they were red. He'd probably been standing out here a while in order to make sure he'd be here to surprise her. She chuckled softly. Tamaki was going to catch a cold just to make her happy.
“Come on, let's get you somewhere warm.”
~~Stolen~~
“Are you serious!?” Tamaki's blushed as Haurhi fell into a fit of giggles.
“I couldn't read English that well and there was no picture on the door…” Haruhi was half-way to choking on the sip of her drink she taken just before hearing Tamaki admit he'd walked into a ladies' restroom during his brief trip to America.
“…s' not that funny…”
“Oh,” Haruhi tried to calm herself, “oh, I'm sorry it's just…” Another fit of giggles, “I wish I could have seen your face when you realized!” Her giggles subsided. “Oh Tamaki, I've missed you.” Tamaki looked down quickly at his empty cup of tea. `I've missed you too, Haruhi.' Just then a cold wind rushed past the two, causing Haruhi to look up at Tamaki, whose back was to the door, and notice the blush on his face. She smiled to herself. So she still had the power to make Tamaki look so embarrassed. Glancing up a little further, Haruhi saw the darkening sky, causing her to glance at her watch. Tamaki, looking up in time to see Haruhi's eyes flick around, made a small sound in agreement of what she was undoubtedly about to say. Tamaki and Haruhi had spent quite a sizeable amount of time just walking around town, doing some more Christmas shopping, and enjoying each other's company.
“We've been out quite a while.” Haruhi jumped at his voice. Her face made it obvious that she was battling with something. Tamaki had progressively gotten better at reading the considerate brunette sitting across from him and it was quite plain that she was thinking hard about something.
“Something the matter?” Slightly startled, Haruhi answered,
“Don't you think we should get you set up somewhere for the night?”
“Stay for the night…unfortunately Haruhi, I'm driving back tonight.”
“It's almost a four hour drive back! I don't want you driving back by yourself so late.” Tamaki smiled repentantly.
“Under normal circumstances I would just get a hotel and stay the night. But, I was told I must come straight home.” Haruhi shot Tamaki a confused look. “You see, my grandmother was not happy when she found out that I opted out of my last final. So, as, I guess you would call it punishment, she put a hold on all my credit cards until I get home. You know, to make sure I come home immediately. She figures since I didn't have that final to do, I had nothing better to do. So instead of “being lazy” I should return immediately and help my father. But, since my whole reason for not taking my last final was to come see my best friend, I couldn't just not come see you. So, I called the family pilot and told him to take his vacation early, since the last thing he had to do before leaving was pick me up. Then I took a bus down here with the cash I still had.” Thinking back on it, Haruhi had not once see Tamaki pull out his credit card today, and he'd been slightly more reserved about spending his money. Although, he must have had quite a small fortune stuffed somewhere if he was still able to spend it more freely than Haruhi after having bought a bus ticket. Tamaki seemed to read her mind.
“I've always thought it safe to have some cash somewhere, just in case. Not that I knew anything like this would happen but `luck favors the prepared'.” Though Tamaki seemed cheerful enough, Haruhi wasn't convinced. They spent all day walking around in the cold weather and it was pretty late. Tamaki had to be tired.
“No.”
“Sorry, what?”
“No. I don't want you driving back tonight.”
“Haruhi…I don't really have another choice. I mean, I only had so much cash on me.”
“I mean I'd offer to go back with you, but I'm not done packing, I wasn't expecting to leave for another few days.”
“Then I have no other choice.” Tamaki's brows were knit together in a pleading way. `of course he has another choice. He's just too much of a gentleman to ask…' And although she could just feel her face flaming up, she turned to Tamaki.
“Tamaki. Why don't you just sleep with me?” Immediately realizing she had implied she wanted Tamaki to have sex with her, Haruhi waved her hands in front of her and sputtered. Though she couldn't tell behind her curtain of embarrassment, Tamaki, though he knew what she meant to say, blushed too. “What I mean to say is, my roommate left early this morning so there's an extra bed in my dorm.” Haruhi blushed deeper as she spoke again, “We aren't supposed to have boys in the dorms but there's practically no one there and I can easily sneak you in.” Tamaki smiled half-heartedly. Although he truly appreciated her offer, since he'd been too afraid to voice his request out-loud, the prospect of staying the night at Haruhi's was daunting. What if he snored? What if he had morning breath? What if he had one of those dreams while in her dorm!? Tamaki quickly put on a calm, placating face.
“Haruhi, I don't want to cause you any trouble. But, thank you for the of-” Haruhi cut him off with an annoyed huff.
“I said no Tamaki. I don't want you to drive back tonight. You're tired, it's dark, it's just not a good idea. Come on, you'll spend the night at my place and I'll pack fast tomorrow and we can drive back together.”
“Haruhi-”
“Please?” Haruhi was looking at Tamaki, generally worried, and he could tell. He hated to see her worry. Tamaki mentally sighed. This girl could change his mind so easily.
“Grandmother's going to be very angry.” But, as he said this, he was smiling so Haruhi knew he'd caved.
“Thank-you. I didn't want to have to get down on my knees and beg.” Tamaki laughed.
“You mean you would have? Darn. Should have held out a little longer.” Haruhi narrowed her eyes and Tamaki's laugh got even louder. Haruhi tsk-ed and rolled her eyes as she slid off her chair to walk towards the exit. Tamaki heard he mumble something along the lines of `Shoulda let him go and crash his car' as she walked past him.
“Ah-haha! Haruhi, wait,” Tamaki clutched at his stomach, gasping for air, “I'm haha coming too!”
~~Stolen~~
“There's not much to it, but it's home.” Haruhi had just finished giving Tamaki the 2 second tour of her small dorm room. It was simple but, honestly, Haruhi really like the close, warm feel of it. The door opened to a small sitting area with a love seat and a stuffed chair. To the left was a small kitchenette with very light brown cabinets and a two person table. A small hall led to a bathroom on the left and a bedroom with two matching desks and beds on the right. The bedroom was what really interested Tamaki. More often than not, you could tell so much about a person by just looking in their room. And, although Tamaki knew plenty about the sleepy girl teetering next to him, it was nice to see it all laid out for him. The room was decorated with pictures of those she loved. Only a few actually featured her. There was a semi-neat stack of books on the edge of her desk next to a small stack of papers and notebooks. Her comforter was beige but looked quite comfortable. There were a few knick-knacks on a small ledge over her bed. A miniature pink bunny Hunny had given her before he left for college, a couple campaign buttons from a school election, a toy from the “toy prize collection”** Tamaki had forced upon her, and a framed picture. The picture was perfect. It was taken the last day of school before Hunny and Mori left. All the host club members were in it. Kyouya was standing slightly off to the side holding his computer and glancing at Haruhi. Hunny, holding Usa-chan above his head, sat on Mori's shoulders . The twins were harassing a very flustered looking Tamaki who was holding his arms out to his “Daughter”. And there was Haruhi, out in front, just smiling at it all like she was a mother looking at her rambunctious children. Tamaki smiled at the memory. He truly cared about everyone in that picture.
“I miss it all, too.” Tamaki jumped slightly as Haruhi came from behind him to rest her head against his arm and look at the picture. He recovered and pulled his left arm over to stroke her cheek and rest his own cheek against the hair at the top of her head. Even though such affectionate displays had become common between the two, both still blushed slightly at the intimacy of it all. Tamaki stood and thought about why he'd really come out here early. He'd felt horrible about lying to Haruhi but he was unsure about how else to approach the subject. Sure some of it had been the truth. His grandmother had been mad about him leaving early and had put a hold a hold on his credit cards. But not because he'd not taken a final. He'd actually convinced his professor to allow him to take that final the previous day. There was something very important that Tamaki needed to discuss with Haruhi and it could not be said with any of the others around.
As Tamaki glanced down, he saw Haruhi's eyes slipping shut. He chuckled low in his throat and clasped both hands around an arm so he could bend over and look her in the eyes.
“Looks like someone needs to get into bed.” Haruhi looked up startled.
“But you still need sheets and-” Haruhi yawned, causing Tamaki to shake his head.
“No, I can find the sheets myself. You need to get to sleep before you pass out missy.” Haruhi smiled up at Tamaki. She really was tired. And although Tamaki was her guest, he was a big boy and could find the sheets on his own. So, she conceded and crawled under her covers.
“Planning to sleep in your clothes?” Haruhi just grumbled and snuck deeper under her covers. Tamaki walked over to the dresser to get Haruhi something more comfortable to sleep in. Though he had to quickly shut the first drawer he opened as he realized he'd accidentally opened her underwear drawer. Blushing, Tamaki open the second drawer and breathed a sigh of relief. Although they may not be fancy flannel or soft satin, they were definitely pajamas. A purple tank top with matching pants that had stars, moons, and clouds on them.
“O.k. missy. Here's some pajamas. I'm gonna go look for some sheets and when I come back, you had better be in your pajamas.” A nose and chin poked out from the top of the covers quickly followed by a tongue. Tamaki laughed. “I'm serious. Now come on, up and into your pajamas.” After he made sure she was sitting up Tamaki walked out of her room and closed the door behind him.
Tamaki leaned his head against the door. Haruhi had really calmed down a little. She was much more playful than she used to be and she was so easy to talk to…If you didn't count that fact that watching her lips moved as she talked gave Tamaki the nearly insatiable desire to kiss her and hold her close.
“Now, if I were commoner sheets, where would I be?”
~~Stolen~~
After looking nearly everywhere he thought sheets could be hiding, Tamaki had given up. He would just use the blanket Haruhi had folded up at the foot of her bed. The dorm was toasty warm so the extra heat was more likely to harm her than to help her.
Tamaki tapped softly on the door. Sure, Haruhi had had plenty of time to get changed and back under the warmth of the covers but he wanted to be safe. An accidental peek would do nothing but harm to Tamaki. Things were hard enough as it was. There was no answer. So, after tapping once more, he peeked in.
“Haruhi, I'm coming in.” And there was Haruhi, passed out, bundled up in her beige comforter, successfully in her pajama tank top. Tamaki smiled at the picture before him. Haruhi looked so peaceful and…happy. Tamaki loved seeing Haruhi happy. It made him feel like, no matter what was going on around him, everything was going to be fine.
“You're too cute for your own good, you know that.” Tamaki stepped softly over to Haruhi's bed to get the blanket. As he leaned down to grab it, he was struck with the overwhelming urge to kiss her. It wasn't usually that big of a problem. They gave each other pecks on the cheek when saying hello and goodbye and Tamaki would occasionally kiss her forehead. This time though, like many times before, he wanted to kiss not just her cheek or her forehead, but her lips. `Well, she is asleep. What could it hurt?' Tamaki placed his arms on either side of Haruhi's body, to steady himself, and leaned over her. But as he looked at her lips, he felt badly. He couldn't really put his finger on it, but something felt wrong about this. Almost like he was stealing from her. So, he sighed and brought his lips to press against her forehead.
“Good night, beautiful.” And as Tamaki fell asleep, the last thing his heavy eyes saw was a purple lump of fabric at the foot of the bed covered in stars, moons and clouds.
~~Stolen~~
He was speeding, fast, down a narrow dirt road. The moon was covered by clouds but the stars shone brightly enough. He was angry. A burning fire was licking at the very edges of his being. But there was something else behind the rage, behind the fury. And Tamaki knew all too well what it was. Fear.
“Pajama pants!” Tamaki sat straight up. Pajama pants! Those were Haruhi's pajama pants at the end of the bed and not on Haruhi! Which meant…Tamaki shook his head, trying to stop the image from coming. Unfortunately, the noise and motion caused Haruhi to wake. And when Haruhi looked up at him, bleary eyed, was when he realized his other problem. He was in the same bed as Haruhi! How had he ended up in Haruhi's bed!? But wait. Her bed was over there. She was in his bed? Tamaki looked down at Haruhi, blushing.
“Ha-Haruhi. Uh. Good morning.”
“Mmm…morning.”
“Uh…Haruhi, don't take this the wrong way, but why are we in the same bed?”
“Huh? Oh. Well, there…there was,” Haruhi blushed, “I dreamed that it was storming and it woke me up. And when I did, I heard you. You were, I don't know how to put it…whimpering I guess.” Tamaki cringed. Great. He was whimpering. “Anyway, you looked angry and scared and I was scared too so I just…I thought it would be ok if I…I'm sorry that I-”
“No, Haruhi. It's fine. Thank-you for helping me.” Tamaki reached around to hug Haruhi and realized his final problem. He'd taken off his shirt before climbing into bed. Tamaki quickly pulled the blanket up to his chest and looked down to hide his intense blush.
“Wha-oh.” Haruhi giggled nervously.
“Sorry, you were covered up last night by the blanket. I didn't see that you…I'll just…” Haruhi stood up and felt an immediate rush of cold air against the back of her thighs. Her eyes went quickly to Tamaki who'd made a quick startled gaze before immediately looking away. Haruhi looked down behind her where Tamaki's eyes had been a second before.
“EEE!” Haruhi jumped to her bed and covered her entire body in the comforter. Her red face poked out a few seconds later to meet embarrassed eyes with Tamaki. There stared at each other for a short while before both bursting into laughter.
“Eh…I guess I fell asleep before I got to the pajama pants.” Tamaki gave her a mock stern look.
“What am I going to do with you?” Haruhi beamed at him and Tamaki's heart beat a little faster.
A/n: So this won't exactly follow what happened in the show or the manga. Mostly because it's easier to work with a broader, looser storyline and also I've only read some of the manga.
Hope you're starting to enjoy it. Can't make any prediction on when the next one will be out cuz I have no clue.
**Somewhere around chapter 55-57 of the manga, Haruhi is at Tamaki's house with the other host members when she and Hunny see the collection of cereal prize toys that Tamaki has collected. Haruhi remembers (out-loud) that she used to collect a certain series of them. Tamaki jumps out of bed and shoves a box full of that particular series of toys at her, begging that she takes it. She doesn't really want it but takes it because that's all she can do.