"M-mine?"

Tamaki stared up at her, the small box slightly shaking in his bandaged hands.

"Yes, will you be my belated Valentine?" His voice was weak and flimsy, as if he were purely mortified.

"Um…" Haruhi glanced around, her hands nervously clutching her shirt.

She looked up at all the patient eyes of everyone in the Host Club, even Kyoya. The Hitachiin twins both looked anxious, but Kaoru looked a bit heartbroken. Honey was smiling, of course, and he made a small movement with his hands as if to say, "Go on". Mori and Kyoya had stoic expressions, almost the same except there was a bit more gruffness in Mori's face. Kyoya seemed a bit saddened, and that made Haruhi remember their trip to the mall and their memorable encounter in a certain bedroom.

"Come on Haruchan, say yes!" Honey shouted, breaking Haruhi's thought process.

Haruhi looked down at the again frozen-in-smile Tamaki, with his trembling hands holding that small ornate box as if his life depended on it.

It was just Valentine's Day, wasn't it?

It wouldn't affect the rest of her life, right?

But Haruhi was afraid it would do just that, and not even in a bad way, but in a good way really. She could finally hitch Tamaki Suoh, the 'lonely prince', for herself. That also meant she could never be with any of the other Host members either.

Haruhi Fujioka never thought her life would be like a Japanese romance game.

She'd have to pick one in the beginning and stick it out until the end. But who exactly would be the right choice? She could always pick Tamaki, the vibrant and romantic type, or Kyoya, the cool and charming type, or Honey, the sweet and cute type, or Mori, the strong and silent type, or one of the Hitachiin twins, Kaoru being more mischievous and Hikaru being more sensitive. The ones who seemed to really like her were Tamaki and Kaoru. Heck, she'd went on a date with Kaoru. And each had their own strengths and each were a good choice for Haruhi. Did they all know what they were doing to her? That six choices were five too many? She should just say yes to Tamaki and get it over with. He was the one that loved her from the beginning. But Kaoru… and didn't they all love her from the beginning?

It was all so confusing that it made Haruhi weak in the knees.

Tamaki's throat-clearing brought Haruhi back to the real world.

"So, my love?"

Tamaki's voice was about as clammy as his hands.

Haruhi looked down at him and smiled, knowing instantly what to do, even if it weren't as easy as she wanted it to be. She prepared herself with a smile and a sharp inhale.

"I can't accept your present."

"W-what?"

"Your present, I can't accept it."

Tamaki stared at her with disbelief.

"No one has ever rejected anything from Tamaki Suoh! You can't you can't you can't! Come on Haruhi," he stood up, walking up close to her, "you've got to take this!"

Haruhi smiled and looked at the Host Club vacantly.

"I decided to write my card at home, so here it is." She held it out delicately, the little crumbled up paper sitting in between her thumb and forefinger.

Before Tamaki could grab it, Kyoya snatched it from her hand, and looked at it.

"Ahh, I'll be sure to deliver the chocolate accordingly." He slipped it into a compartment of his notebook and nodded, smiling a bit, and he returned to his area.

"Thank you Kyoya, and thank you Tamaki, it was a sweet gesture, but I could never repay you."

Tamaki smiled, looking off into space.

"Oh yes, you could definitely."

Haruhi made a weird expression and walked over to Honey and Mori.

"Happy Valentine's Day," she breathed as she kissed each of their cheeks, having to reach up to kiss Mori's.

"Aha Haruchan kissed me! Are you jealous, Tamaki!?" Honey did a little dance as he rubbed his face.

Mori stayed quiet, but a bit of color appeared to his face.

Tamaki stood, dumbfounded.

"A… a… a kiss?" He whispered, mouth slack.

Haruhi skipped to Kyoya in his corner and pecked his cheek, making him look up and grin widely.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Kyoya cheered, his eyes brightening to what Haruhi saw in them all along. Kyoya was more than a cold young businessman. She saw that from time and time again.

Haruhi turned around, both Kaoru and Hikaru standing before her.

"You better wish us a Happy Valentine's Day Fujioka," they exclaimed in unison.

Haruhi nodded, and kissed each's cheeks, spending a second longer on Kaoru's. It wasn't on purpose, but Haruhi found herself wanting to kiss him even more than his brother.

Tamaki sat back against the wall, expressionless.

"I didn't forget you, Suoh."

She sidestepped the brothers, looking at the drama king pouting.

Almost galloping forward, she leaned up against him, wishing him a happy Valentine's before going to kiss his cheek.

But before her lips could brush his skin, he turned, making her kiss him full on the lips.

Haruhi's eyes widened, but fluttered closed as Tamaki held her cheeks as they shared a belated Valentine's kiss.

(EEEEEEEE haha sorry for being sooooo late with this chapter but I hoped you liked it! And sorry for short message, me tummy hurts and I don't feel like being social lol, but see ya later and xoxo)