Chapter One: Romeo and Juliet

Haruhi dropped softly the recently emptied tea tray on one of the coffee tables. Finally, all the guests were having tea and sweets, and she could take a break and stretch out her limbs. It was a warm day that afternoon and the heat was getting inside through the open windows. Due to this, the members of the Host Club had decided to take off their marine blue blazers and pulled back the sleeves of their shirts. They also had their ties loose, and it gave the room some kind of a relaxed aura. It was obvious that summer was coming soon.

Everyone, except for her, was in their respective stations, tending to the whims and needs of their customers. Even Kyoya had left his notebook aside to talk with two guests, and he seemed to be charming the girls, for they were fanning themselves. The twins were sitting next to each other and Hikaru was petting Kaoru's hair. Haruhi watched as Kaoru leaned into the touch, almost like a cat. Two of the twins' customers began squealing in delight.

At the other side of the room, Hunny-sempai and Mori-sempai were sitting on one of the couches, talking animatedly with the girls. Hunny had cake crumbs near the corners of his lips, and Mori took a napkin and cleaned them off. Of course, the girls almost fainted at that small gesture.

Haruhi frowned when she couldn't catch a glimpse of blonde golden hair. She couldn't see or hear Tamaki-sempai anywhere, and he usually was the loudest of the hosts at this time of the day. She found it rather odd, and worrisome.

All of a sudden, she felt two hands poking at her sides and her feet jumped off the floor as she let out a splitting shriek.

Behind her was standing Tamaki Suoh, the King of the Host club, grinning madly. He was chuckling softly at her reaction and Haruhi couldn't help pout at him.

"Tamaki-sempai, you scared me," She almost whined.

Tamaki's blue eyes seem to dance mischievously and his smile was positively breath taking. Haruhi found out she couldn't stay mad at him for long.

"You're so cute, Haruhi!" Tamaki almost squealed. "You seemed to drift off and I couldn't let the moment waste. You rarely lose yourself like that. What were you thinking about?"

Haruhi's gaze returned to the third music room and its usual chatter. "Nothing, really. Everything's so peaceful. There hasn't been any upheaval for days. I wonder how long it would stay this way."

She noticed Tamaki was staring at her intensely and a blush crept onto her cheeks. She shuffled her feet nervously. "Is there something on my face, Tamaki-sempai?"

Tamaki seemed to wake up from his stupor and he too, blushed furiously and looked away quickly. "No, not at all. I was just thinking…"

"What were you thinking?" She asked with interest.

"Um," That's when she noticed Tamaki was holding a book in his hands and was trying to hide it behind him. He blushed even more, if that was possible. Haruhi took pity on him, and snatched away the book from his hands. Her eyes widened when she read the title.

"Shakespeare, Tamaki-sempai?" Her voice was incredulous. "It's completely in English,"

"Well, y-yes," Tamaki's voice was shaking, and Haruhi couldn't help raise an eyebrow at this. Was he really embarrassed? "I know English is your favorite subject, and the twins told me your class was reviewing on the Renaissance and since Shakespeare is such an acclaimed writer of that age, I thought you'd like to read a few of his books…"

Tamaki then became a pool of splutter and improper grammatical sentences. From the corner of her eye, Haruhi saw that Renge was practically hanging on her chair waiting for her reply, as well as the other guests. Even some of the hosts were looking at them expectantly. Was this another play she wasn't aware of?

Well, Tamaki looked genuinely embarrassed to her. It was strange to see him this shy, and oddly, it was somewhat endearing. She gave him a small smile.

"Thanks Tamaki-sempai" She said truthfully. "To be honest, I've wanted to read his works for a long time. It's really nice of you to lend me this,"

"Oh no, Haruhi!" he exclaimed hurriedly. "It's for you! It's a present!"

"Really? Well, thank you very much,"

"Really?! I'm so glad you liked it, Haruhi!" Tamaki grinned. "You're so cute I can't help it!"

And just like that, Haruhi found herself whirling around in Tamaki's arms. Even though she was getting little air from his crushing hug, she felt a nice warm feeling spreading inside her, making her feel safe. Just like that time at the villa, Haruhi somehow knew Tamaki would protect her from anything and everything, and that thought brought a fleeting smile to her lips.

When Tamaki finally released her, the guests were still squealing and shouting at the male on male display. Haruhi thought she saw Kyoya smirking deviously.

Tamaki ruffled her hair once last time before walking over to his guests, who looking at him dreamily. Unconsciously, Haruhi's hand flew to her head, where Tamaki had touched her. She didn't notice the goofy smile on her lips either.

The title of the book was Romeo and Juliet, a well-known classic. Of course Tamaki would pick a romance novel, no matter how tragic the ending was.

For some reason, she couldn't wait to get home and begin to read.

A/N: I've been a fan for years of Ouran HSHC, and I might ship them with other people, but Tamaki and Haruhi will always a special place in my heart. These drabbles/oneshot will dedicated to this lovely pairing.

Please forgive for any mispelling/missing words.

And also, I will not go cannon-wise on their relationship. Example, in the manga Haruhi and Tamaki's real first kiss was in an airport, almost at the end of the series. I'll probably write their first kiss much sooner.

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