The Ouran Bachelor
By Incomparable
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Welcome to the bachelor
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At the age of 24, Haruhi was a successful lawyer. Also a single lawyer as her father frequently reminded her about. By the age of 24, Haruhi had never had a relationship lasting for more than three months. Her last relationship was looking promising, that was until the poor boy discovered that he was gay.
2 weeks ago
"Haruhiii, just when are you going to find a proper partner?" Ranka whined to his daughter. "Daddy is getting very worried about you."
Haruhi sighed. "When I'm ready"
She stuffed a piece of toast into her mouth and headed for the door.
"You know honey, I had a very interesting idea yesterday" Ranka called out from the kitchen area.
"Tell me about it when I get home dad, I'm running five minutes late for work"
"But –" bang. The door closed.
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1 week ago
"Dad?" Haruhi handed the letter across the table. "Can you please explain this for me?"
"Daddy was worried about you! Do you expect daddy to just sit there and watch as his daughter matures but without a young man out there to look out for her?" Ranka pouted. "Promise you'll do this for me. This just might the opportunity to start a relationship"
"But dad! A bachelor show? Isn't that going too far. I really can't see the point of me humiliating myself on national tv in such a lowly show." Haruhi stood up.
"Please Haruhi, at least fulfill this wish of mine. I'm growing old, I don't want to leave you without someone that I can be certain that will take care of you. Haruhi, please?" There were tears forming in Ranka's eyes. He gracefully raised his hand to wipe the tears away.
Haruhi sighed. "Dad, I'm not promising you anything but I'll think about it."
Ranka clapped his hands and jumped to his feet. "I'll go pack your suitcases. Your flight will leave next week."
"Wait! I didn't say–" Too late, Ranka had already gone out of the room. Haruhi collapsed onto the futon. How wonderful.
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And that was how Haruhi found herself at the front gates of an extravagant mansion. A woman with a beautiful figure appeared in front of her. She was taller than the average woman and had long tanned legs showing through the slit at the side of her dress. Her long silky hair was pinned up at the back. The dress she wore showed off her pale, soft skin. Haruhi wondered how she could stand the chilly evening that winter had provided them.
"Good evening" She said warmly. "I'm Misa-san. You must be Fujioka-san. Everyone else is resting in the lounge. Your suitcases will be taken up to your room. "
She showed Haruhi down the stone path. With a smile, she opened the door "Welcome to your new home Fujioka-san. This will be your home for the next twelve weeks on the account that you will successfully remain safe and not eliminated. You'll share this mansion with nineteen other girls." With a twinkle in her eye, she added "There will be some occasions where you'll spend the night outside with our bachelor."
Haruhi attempted a smile at those words but only managed a grimace which, thankfully Misa had turned a blind eye to. She stepped into the magnificent mansion with an air of wonder around her. The inside of the mansion did not fail to impress her with its splendor and luxury. On the walls were paintings by renowned artists, the ceilings were high with sparkling glass chandeliers hanging down every few metres.
Haruhi followed Misa through to a large room where many girls were chatting to one another. "Here are the people you will be sharing this mansion with. Take this time to get to know everyone. I need to go check on a few things but everything will start in around ten minutes." She smiled. "Good luck Fujioka-san"
"Thank you Misa-san." However Misa had already run off to another room without hearing Haruhi's word of thanks. Haruhi made her way around the small groups of people to the couch. She sat down and looked around at her fellow housemates. Some looked a little bit older that she was and some had a younger appearance.
"Haruhi-kun?" a curious voice behind her piped up. Haruhi looked around and found her face to face with one of her ouran classmates.
"Oh hello Hayasa-san!" She replied with surprise. When she left Ouran, she hadn't expected to see any of her class-mates again as most of them were rich and their families had sent them to study overseas. By the time of her graduation, it was revealed that she was female. Many of the female population at ouran welcomed this fact with disappointment and surprise. It so happened that Hayasa-san was one of them.
"Haruhi-kun! I didn't know you had applied for this bachelor show!" she joined Haruhi on the couch.
"Oh, I didn't apply, my father had sent in my application for me without me knowing." Haruhi replied with some embarrassment.
"Really? At first my father was opposed to me applying for this show however, when he learnt that the bachelor came from a wealthy and high status family, he encouraged my application." Hayasa sighed. "I wish I was still in Ouran. You didn't have to worry too much about life and the host club was a delightful pastime."
Haruhi smiled awkwardly. Luckily at this time, Misa walked into the room and made an announcement.
"Girls! May I have your attention! The camera is going to start rolling in a few minutes. Everyone, please take a seat." As she said those words, there was a sudden scramble for the seat with the best view.
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"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the bachelor!" Misa smiled widely at the camera. "This new season-"
Within the first few words, Haruhi had tuned out. Her speech was probably another traditional welcome speech prepared by many hosts before her. The speech soon became an inaudible buzzing sound in Haruhi's ears as she looked around to observe her fellow housemate more closely. A girl two seats away from her sat straight up listening eagerly to Misa's every word, no doubt thinking that it would give her extra brownie points for being a good listener. However, the girl next to he, was picking at her nails looking as bored as hell, she was dressed in a simple polo shirt and cargos. Haruhi sensed something boyish about her. The girl in the next seat was one that caught her attention the moment Haruhi entered the room. She had on a black dress that showed a lot of skin with long auburn curls that covered her revealing back. She had an air of confidence around her, she was attractive and she knew it.
All of a sudden the room hushed. Haruhi quickly focused back on Misa.
"There is a twist in this season's bachelor" Her eyes twinkled with excitement. "This season, there is more than one man you may be vying for. This season, we have six eligible bachelors. However, only one of the bachelors will be awarded the one million dollars at the end of the show. Out of the twenty girls here, this bachelor will choose one of you to become his fiancé. The other five boys are here to stir things up a little bit, their purpose here is not to find love but who knows? We might have more than one couple at the end"
All of a sudden, the room was full of excited chatter. Haruhi restrained herself from rolling her eyes. How lame.
Misa clapped her hands. "May I present to you, these six young men which, you will all be vying for." She gestured towards the doorway.
Everyone sat up straighter in their seats. For a moment, everything was silent and no one came through. Then, a blond-headed young man walked through followed by a trail of familiar heads. Haruhi sat frozen in her seat and tilted one way, almost falling off. Home, I want home now.
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A/N: Hel-lo. As most of you have probably guessed, yes, these six men areeeeee … the host club! Emits fangirl squeal. I haven't yet decided who Haruhi will be involved with in the end so I have come to a conclusion, I will let the readers decide. The scores will be posted up at the top of each update. Enjoy!