"I'm scared, Tamaki," you mumbled as you buried your face into his shoulder. His arms embraced your body, pulling you as close to him as possible. His thumb rubbed comforting circles into your back and he whispered comforting coos to you.
"Shh, don't worry, (Y/N)," he said as he placed a soft kiss on your temple.
The entire Ouran Academy, not just the Host Club members, enjoyed going all-out for Halloween whether it was dressing up or going out of their way to scare others. This year, Tamaki's grand idea involved leaving the twins in charge of building a giant haunted house for all of the students to walk through on this spooky night.
Although Halloween was a holiday you did enjoy, haunted houses weren't exactly your favorites. It took the slightest noise or movement to frighten and you feared that you would be the only one who would get this scared inside the haunted house. On the other hand, Tamaki had gone as far to leave the twins in charge of such a big job just so he would be able to personally take his girlfriend that he adored inside himself. The last thing you wanted to do was make him regret it.
You lifted your head up and looked at him, attempting to muster up the last of your courage to look brave. Tamaki, knowing you as long as he has, saw right through your little charade. He planted a quick kiss on your lips before cupping your cheeks in his hands.
"No need to be afraid, my princess," he whispered to you. "Your prince charming is here to protect you."
A smile couldn't help but find its way onto your lips. It was an obvious line considering the two of you decided to have matching costumes as a prince and princess, but it made you happy nonetheless. There never any need for you to fear something whenever he was around.
You found your fear slowly beginning to slip away as Tamaki wrapped his arm around your waist and led you inside the dreaded haunted house. Any ray of light was instantly snuffed out as the doors closed behind the two of you, the loud noise making you jump. Already that suffocating fear was back, but you refused to chicken out. Tamaki was there. Tamaki would protect you.
Throughout the whole beginning, you kept your arms firmly wrapped around one of his to make certain that there was no way either of you could get separated. You had already encountered a few things that managed to scare you, but nothing too bad yet.
"See, (Y/N)? Nothing too sca-"
Before he could finish his sentence, a mummy, although small in size, suddenly jumped out at the two of you. It made you flinch back, but you were quickly able to regain your composure. Tamaki, on the other hand, had let out a horrific scream. A look of concern quickly crossed your face. He couldn't actually be scared, could he?
The small mummy began to giggle. "Wow, I really scared Tama-chan!"
"I-I wasn't scared," Tamaki stammered as he dusted off his costume. "I was merely trying to make my princess feel better!"
The small mummy who had a striking resemblance to Honey-senpai giggled on more before running past Tamaki who stumbled back in fright. You stared in fright as your loving boyfriend took a few steps back into what looked to be a larger mummy. Tamaki noticed your frightened expression and stopped walking, a terrified look appearing on his face as well.
"W-What is it, (Y/N)?" he hesitantly asked.
Before you could respond, the mummy's hands landed on Tamaki's shoulders causing another shriek of fear to escape his throat. Loud giggles erupted from your throat as he jumped, what seemed to be ten feet in the air, before running away from Mori-senpai.
Tamaki grabbed your arm and started dragging you away into the next room, desperate to escape his two friends who managed to scare him. As the two of you reached the second room, the door slammed shut leaving you and him trapped there. The room was relatively empty except for the lone coffin that laid in the middle. A large, red button was sitting on a stand next to the coffin with a sign that read, "Press if you dare".
"Even I wouldn't fall for that," Tamaki declared before turning his back on the button. You let your eyes scan the room, but there was no obvious way out. The two of you were trapped in there and that button seemed to be the only clue to get out.
"I think we need to press it to escape," you told him. Even in the dim lighting, you were able to watch as his face was drained of color. "I'll press it if you want-"
"No," he said shakily as he took a step closer to the button. "I'm your prince so it's my duty to press it."
You wanted to argue with him about it, but he had already pressed the button. The door to the coffin swung open to reveal a sleeping vampire who looked an awful lot like Kyoya. A second passed by before the vampire's eyes shot open and directed an irritated glare over at Tamaki.
"What a horrifying creature!" he screamed before cowering behind you.
Kyoya merely rolled his eyes before saying, "Just get out." A hidden door slowly began to creak open which Tamaki darted down without waiting for you. Kyoya muttered a few incoherent words about the blonde before closing his coffin door. You called a farewell to Kyoya before following Tamaki down the hall, hoping that he hadn't gotten too far ahead of you.
You hadn't even been walking for a minute when you caught up to him who was standing still as he stared up the sign that hung above him. "WELCOME TO HELL," it read. The poor boy looked as if he was frozen to the spot.
"Come on, Tamaki. I think this is the end," you encouraged him.
He opened his mouth as if to argue but quickly shut it. He slowly followed behind you, every so often needing you to tug on his hand to encourage him to move further. Over a minute passed by of you and him walking with nothing more than heavy smoke and loud, automated cackling.
The exit was near when it suddenly jumped out at you. You gasped, barely able to withhold a surprised scream when a man clad in a devil's costume blocked your path. Both you and Tamaki jumped back and immediately turned around to find yet another devil standing behind you both.
The devils started dancing around the two of you while cackling uncontrollably. You slowly started to calm down as you realized just exactly who these two devils were, but Tamaki didn't seem to understand. He stood there with a terrified expression as he desperately tried to find a way to escape.
As guilty as you felt about it, you couldn't help but laugh as the twins decided to take their little torment on Tamaki one step further. They started pushing the frightened blonde back and forth between them, never giving him a chance to move away.
"Mommy! Save me!" he screamed, calling for his co-president who still resided in the coffin down the hall.
"Come on, guys. I think he's had enough," you said as you pulled off the masks from the two boys. Tamaki managed to finally stumble away from them.
"You evil twins!" he called as he desperately tried to straighten out the collar to his costume. "Come on, (Y/N). You must be terrified."
To your surprise, you really weren't. This haunted house wasn't as scary as you thought it would be. You ended up finding it more entertaining than anything. Even so, you enjoyed it and that was all that matters.
As you and Tamaki finally reached the exit, he collapsed onto the grass breathing heavily. You sat down next to him and started rubbing his back comfortingly much like he was doing for you earlier. This was certainly a turn of events, but one that you didn't mind.
"Don't worry," you told him before placing a quick kiss on his cheek. "You'll still always be my prince charming."

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