Ouran Fanfiction

Little Surprises

Chapter 4

Author’s notes:

Oh my goodness, ‘tis the finale!!

I really don’t know what to say... This has been such a fun fic to write and I’m so pleased with the results! Eiji, I hope you like this, and I hope it isn’t too cheesy for you!

As I said to Eiji, and as warning to others, I say: “chapter 4 of little surprises is as cheesy as a mega-triple-double-decker-stuffed-with-more-cheese-in-the-crust-pizza”, so that gives you an idea as to the amount of cuteness at the end of this fic!

I hope you all like it, and please review if you like, as this is the final chapter. –gets emotional-

DISCLAIMER: For the last time, I do not own Ouran!

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“They’re not in here either.”

Hunny’s head reappeared from inside a cabinet and he closed it. The rest of the group stood around him, exchanging worried looks. Even Kyouya, Hikaru thought, was looking a little concerned for the whereabouts of his best friend and the younger Hitachiin, and this worried him.

“Where could they have gone?” wondered Haruhi aloud, one hand coming up to her head as she thought. The disappearance of the two boys was confusing to her, though she had silent suspicions.

Mori shifted and shrugged and Kyouya produced his notebook and scribbled a few notes down.

“Let’s try the next floor down,” he suggested. “They might be there somewhere.”

As the group all nodded and began to make their way towards the stairs, Kyouya showed a secretive grin that no one saw, and glanced out of the window to the dark garden below.

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Crud monkeys.

Kaoru recognised the soft voice and turned, coming face-to-face with the blonde haired, blue-eyes Tamaki.

Feeling his legs turn boneless, Kaoru collapsed backwards to sit on the bench, the white rose still clutched in his fingers. His gaze lifted silently to Tamaki’s visage and tried to gauge its blank features. Slowly, the blonde’s lips curved upwards, becoming a handsome smile, and he asked suddenly and enthusiastically, “Do you like it?”

Kaoru blinked confusedly. “Huh?”

“The garden!” exclaimed Tamaki, arms lifting to the sides to gesture at the flowering bushes that surrounded them. “Do you like the garden?”

Kaoru blinked a few more times. What a random question to be asking right now. “Umm... yeah... It’s...” his voice trailed off as he gazed down at the rose in his hand, then he finished, “it’s beautiful.”

There was a pause, in which Kaoru continued to stare at the flower and Tamaki stood in silence. Eventually, the younger teen asked, “Was it your idea?”

Glancing up, he saw Tamaki nod and come to sit down beside him.

“I wanted somewhere outside to sit in and think,” he explained. “I come out here every day, and I’ve been spending much more time here recently.”

“Why’s that?” Kaoru was curious; his searching eyes focused on Tamaki’s expression.

“Well, unrequited love requires a lot of thinking, especially if the person you like won’t even speak to you.”

Tamaki met Kaoru’s gaze and his violet-blue eyes were filled with sadness. Kaoru felt the impact of the sorrowful look somewhere in his stomach and his heart beat twice before he was able to murmur a hushed, “What?”

A perfectly manicured hand came to rest on Kaoru’s shoulder, and the redhead found himself less that a foot away from the intense violet-blue eyes that had haunted his dreams for so long now.

“Kaoru, don’t you get it?” asked Tamaki imploringly. “I thought I’d made it clear that time on the computer. I hadn’t been planning to tell you then, because I hadn’t talked it through with Kyouya yet, but-”

“Hold on...” Kaoru interrupted. “You talked to Kyouya about this?”

Tamaki nodded. “Yes, he’s my best friend. Didn’t you ever talk to Hikaru about it?”

Kaoru shook his head.

“Oh... I assumed you guys would...”

Kaoru shrugged. “I never really wanted to, to be honest.”

Tamaki appeared to think about this, then nodded, apparently in understanding. “That would explain quite a bit.”

Kaoru dropped his gaze to stare at the rose in his hand again.

“I love you, Kaoru,” Tamaki whispered, and Kaoru’s eyes returned to his face.

Everything seemed to suddenly fit together in Kaoru’s mind. The conversation he’d had with Tamaki was totally explained, as were the many messages he guessed were waiting on his phone now. His own fascination with and wish to talk to the blonde were also explained as he realised why he’d spent so much time thinking about Tamaki.

“I love you too,” he muttered back, feeling his stomach do a kind of back-flip at the words and the happy smile that appeared on Tamaki’s face.

For a moment, the pair stared at each other joyfully, and then Tamaki closed the small gap between them and their lips met.

Tamaki’s kiss was... softer than what Kaoru would have thought it would be like. Not that he had had much experience of kissing, but he’d have thought that Tamaki would be more direct in his kisses, being such a loud, outgoing person. But it was far from that. Tamaki’s lips were gentle and sweet, and Kaoru’s head was dizzy as they broke apart and grinned at each other.

“I’m so relieved,” confided Tamaki laughingly.

“Why?”

“Because you feel the same way... Right?”

Kaoru laughed quietly and nodded, leaning forward so that they kissed again.

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Pushing open a door, Haruhi found herself outside in the dark garden and she began to search the grounds.

She assumed that Tamaki and Kaoru would be together- the two of them had become thick as thieves recently, and Haruhi had noticed deeper emotions that that recently. She hoped they would be- it was far easier to find one thing than two separate things.

Pondering this, Haruhi stopped by a pergola, having heard soft noises coming from behind it. Curiously, she stepped under the pergola and found herself in a secluded area surrounded by rosebushes and before her, sitting on a low bench, were a kissing redhead and blonde. Tamaki’s arms were wrapped around Kaoru’s waist and, as she watched mutely, Kaoru’s arms came up to circle Tamaki’s neck. The kiss appeared to deepen in some subtle way that the brunette could not place.

Eventually, the couple broke apart, smiling, and hugged each other tightly and tenderly. Kaoru’s golden eyes wandered over the rosebushes and came to rest on her. He grinned at her and tapped Tamaki on the shoulder. The tall blonde looked round and jumped up, Kaoru standing too, and they walked over to her.

In the silent looks they all exchanged, everything was immediately understood. None of them would say a word to Hikaru. At least, not yet.

They all returned to the house, where they were greeted by sighs of relief and questions, all waved off with answers of ‘we’re here now’ and ‘no need to worry about us’.

Kyouya exchanged a knowing glance with Tamaki and, smiling, wrote another note in his book.

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1 year later...

“Tamaki, catch!”

Tamaki looked up in time to raise his hands and catch the small package hurtling towards him.

“Happy birthday,” Kaoru plonked down on the sofa beside him and kissed his cheek.

The blonde grinned and opened the gift, finding a packet of commoner’s candy.

“It’s even my favourite flavour!” he smiled excitedly. “Thanks, Kaoru...” Tamaki looked at him happily and kissed him sweetly on the lips.

“Glad you like it,” replied Kaoru a little breathlessly. Even if they had been together for a year now, Kaoru’s heart still skipped multiple beats whenever they kissed or hugged.

“I got you something too,” smiled Tamaki, producing a small, flat package from his pocket. “Happy anniversary.”

“Oh, you didn’t have to...” Kaoru flushed pink in surprise. “I only got you a birthday present...”

Tamaki shrugged. “You didn’t need to. I just wanted an excuse to give you these before your next birthday.”

Kaoru smiled slightly and curled up beside Tamaki on the sofa, resting his head on Tamaki’s chest and opening the wrapping paper. It revealed a packet of seeds, with a rose on the front. The rose had pretty white petals with red tips on them.

“It symbolises unity,” explained Tamaki sheepishly, apparently a little embarrassed. “I though they’d look nice in your garden.”

Kaoru grinned.

“Thank you,” he said sincerely, reaching his arms up a little to hug his boyfriend and breathe in the familiar scent of roses and tea that he associated with Tamaki. “I know they’ll look great.”

“Just like you,” added Tamaki, winking to and kissing Kaoru before either had time to blush.

Kaoru enjoyed the feeling of his heart beating dancingly along with Tamaki’s, and smiled into the kiss. That was the thing about Tamaki that he loved so very much that he felt sometimes that he would burst. The blonde was always able to surprise and thrill him, even in little ways, and Kaoru supposed that it was these little surprises that made him so happy to be with Tamaki.

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THE END