Kineta said:
On one hand, you're right, but on the other... he is kind of justified to say this. Tamaki is refusing to acknowledge his feelings, and would rather go on about "My daughter!" and utterly ridiculous statements like that. Hikaru can see Haruhi falling for Tamaki, while Tamaki's being an idiot, and here Hikaru is, acknowledging his own feelings for her and trying to move forward, while Tamaki is dismissing the feelings from Haruhi that Hikaru wants so badly. <-- very bad run-on sentence. But I hope you understand what I mean.
Tamaki is being unfair to Haruhi in doing this, and so I don't think it's unfair of Hikaru to want better for Haruhi than that (which, obviously at this point, he thinks is himself). I'm sure if Tamaki was being serious about Haruhi, Hikaru would have never said this.
I never really liked the twins in the beginning, but since they grew up a bit and Hikaru died his hair, I've really begun to enjoy their characters a lot more :) And you have to give him some credit for taking a step forward to what he wants, and what he thinks is right.
Reluctantly enough, I admit you make a good point. ^^' I do understand what you mean, but I was too engrossed in 'poor Tamaki!' mode to properly consider the situation from an unbiased perspective. He's taking Haruhi's love for granted because he's not really aware of it, whereas Hikaru desperately wants it. Sort of.. I feel more sorry for Kaoru, actually, but he seems to be dealing with it fine enough.
They were true in what they said (in chapter 20), the host club really does have its fair share of idiots.