Angel of Music

"We can have the auction for Haruhi!" Honey had said loudly over Haruhi\'s dying sobs.

"We can convince mother to start a line of children\'s clothes, Kaoru."

"Yes we can, Hikaru."

"We can have cakes and..." Honey stopped, a realization coming over his face.

"And Usa-chan can play with Tamaki and Haruhi\'s baby," teased the twins.

"No! I can get them lots of other bunnies." The twins chuckled at Honey\'s distress.



"Guys," started Haruhi. "I was going to be a lawyer. I started school in the fall. I can\'t go to school and be a single mother. I have to make a decision."

The bustle in the group quieted at that.

"Ah, Haruhi," started Kyoya. "I do believe Tamaki would dislike that option. He would fully support you financially." If the group had any say in it, Tamaki would be fully responsible for Haruhi whether he wanted to or not.



"I..." She hadn\'t planned on telling Tamaki anything aside from the basic and vague \'I\'m sick\'. He wouldn\'t stay by her side long enough for her to grow, she was certain he would return to work if assured of her health, if she lied about it.



Normally Haruhi wasn\'t one for lying. This pregnancy was a special circumstance.

"I can\'t go to law school." Being a mother to Tamaki\'s illegitimate child would require full time work.



"Do you know if it\'s a girl or a boy yet, Haru-chan?" Haruhi actually managed a smile and faint chuckle.

"It\'s too early to tell, Honey."

"I hope it\'s a girl!"



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"I\'ll kill him!" Ranka exclaimed. He stood swiftly from his chair and pumped his fist into an uppercut motion. Haruhi sighed.

"No you won\'t, Dad." She had dreaded calling her father, she knew he would worry too much about her and demand to see her at the hospital. It was another one of Kyoya-sempai\'s meddling.

"Why him, baby?" Haruhi didn\'t have an answer. "You know I don\'t like him. Is this a joke, you wanted to scare your father that you were having a child with that Suoh kid?"



"Dad, you know I wouldn\'t joke about this." He gave a harrumph, deflated by his daughter\'s truth.

"It\'ll be nice to have a little baby around the house again, though! We could dress him up and take him for walks and he\'ll be so cute~!"

"And you\'ll be a grandfather."

"A grandfather! At my age? Everyone will think I look so youthful and pretty!"



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"Haruhi?!" Tamaki shouted at the nurse behind reception. "Where. Is. She!" Animated as ever Tamaki was out of breath and desperate to find her.



"I\'m down here," she said from the hall way. She could hear the ruckus and had come out to investigate. "Stop yelling like an idiot." She held a cup of water and sipped from it. A hand held her robe closed as he ran for her and scooped her into a tight squeeze.



"Haruhi, are you feeling better? What\'s wrong?" His words were frantic and rushed. He planted a kiss on her forehead in greeting as he embraced her, her arms hanging to her side. Reluctantly she softened under him and brought her hands around his back.



"I feel better. It was just a bout of food poisoning. Kyoya-sempai is taking very good care of me." He released her and she lead him into the hospital room.



The silence between them once she found her way to the bed was obvious.



"You can sit down, you know." She told him after he stood awkwardly.

"Let me help you into the bed." Haruhi didn\'t need his help, but she liked the way his hand wrapped around her arm to support her and she didn\'t stop him. Tamaki brushed hair out of her face and let his fingers trail down her cheek before he closed his fist in frustration at himself. The blonde pulled at the blankets and covered her bare legs.



"You don\'t have to tuck me in. I\'m not a child."

"But it\'s what daddies do, right? They take care of their daughters." Her stomach clenched at the words and she turned a shade of green. Tamaki pulled at her hand.



"I\'m sorry we haven\'t talked much this summer. I have been quite busy up at the mansion - they finally moved me to the main home so I could learn," He continued. "And whenever I called you seemed to be busy. You never answered."

"Yeah, about that. I was studying a lot for my entrance exams, and preparing for school in the fall. I\'m going next week to Karuizawa to work at the B&B."



"So this could be the last time we see each other for a long time? We should make a pact. Every summer we find time to meet!" Haruhi smiled, willing to oblige. She took a deep breath in effort to settle her stomach and became increasingly aware of his aftershave. It had the opposite effect of what she had planned to do, and she took on a blanched panic.

"I have to go," she said and pointed to the bathroom. "I really don\'t feel well." He kept her hand and helped her up. She had just made it through the door when she started to heave.



Tamaki rested back in his chair beside her bed, his bright blue eyes resting on the chart popping up from the holder at the foot of her bed.