Yellow Umbrella: Tamaki Suoh Love Story

Chap. 12: The Almost Kiss

Days had passed and the school buzzed with the excitement of the host club and the vollyball club fighting over who gets the administrator to sponsor thier club activity. But the host club tries to keep their cool and let the tension slip away. At least, until the game day. The flyers had been passed out and all the seats to the game had been taken. No one wanted to miss out on the chance to watch the boys of the host club jump around on the courts, shirtless at that.

Atsumi sighs as she glances around the empty third music room. They were all late because of the stupid tournement that was being held. She knew that the club would be closed and club activites would have to be seized until the drama passed, but still, she enjoied the music room.

Only a few moments of pure boredom had passed before she found herself standing in front of a large object, blanketed by a sheet. She tilts her head ever-so-slightly to the right, wondering what the strange hidden thing may be. Curiosity - which in this case did not kill the cat - took over and she threw the sheet to the side. A beautiful grand piano was revealed to her. She was shocked at the fact she'd never noticed it before. She shrugs. 'Well, it is a music room, itsn't it?' she asks herself.

She sits down on the bench in front of the shiny instrument. She runs her fingers over the smooth black and white keys, careful not to make it play.

"Would you like to learn?" someone asks. She looks toward the door. Tamaki entered, a smirk on his face. She blushes, wondering how long he'd been standing there. "I play. I would love to teach you how to play." he says. She shakes her head. Even if she did learn, it wasn't going to be of any use to her.

"Then let me play you a song." he offers. She nods, letting a wide smile take over her expression. He takes a seat next to her. His fingers rest in between and on top of the black and white patterned keys. She inhales deeply before he begins to play.

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By the end of the song, Atsumi had found herself completely flabergahsted. She was swept away by the wonderful sound of the beautiful music. The melody replayed itself in her mind over and over again. It was a masterpiece.

She looks up at Tamaki, who stared at the keys with a small smile on his slightly red face. "I hope you liked it." he scratches the back of his head. She had no words to even say in her mind. At that moment, all she wanted to do was kiss him. She wanted him. She wanted to thank him for everything. She handn't realized until that moment all the things he'd done for her. She couldn't help her heart from beating a mile a minute.

She was so taken back. She smiled a small innocent smile. Tamaki looked over at her beautiful face, only wanted to smash his lips against hers. When she opened her eyes, she caught him staring, but she stared back. His face began to grow closer to his. She leaned in as well. Her heart throbbing harder than it ever has before. The closer they got, it seemed the louder their hearts would pound.

She could feel his lips brush against hers before she turned away. 'Haruhi.' as her first thought. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt her and by doing what they were just about to do, that's exactly what she'd be doing.

'I'm sorry...' she thought. She stood and ran out of the room, not wanted to see his dissapointed reaction. Tamaki watches her leave, knowing exactly why she did. He knew what he had to do. He'd made his choice, now it was time to let the secret out.

He was in love with Atsumi Fujioka.