Mm...well I suppose part of it was that Haruhi had been in Somarium before. So each time she left and came back, the more I wanted to hold on to her. [now he's getting slightly embarrassed, but he's also happy at the same time.]

A few dreams and several people pointing it out helped, haha. Because I always thought of Haruhi as a close friend, it was a little difficult to really tell that what I felt wasn't just close friendship, but love.