MAYHEM AND MISHAPS

CHAPTER ONE: THEATRICAL DAYS AND THEATRE PLANS.

Haruhi Fujioka walked into music room three preparing for another day of paying off her debt. She had grown attached to the other host club members, although she would never openly admit it. Originally she had thought being a host would have been a living nightmare, but instead it was proving to be a rather good experience. She had found herself enjoying the strange hosts more and more.

Tamaki glanced up, put his coffee down gently, then got up spreading his arms wide. "Haruhi! You're here at long last!" He ran a hand through his blonde locks, his violet eyes sparkling. "The host club will be open in a few minutes. Places everyone!"

Haruhi frowned at Tamaki's usually cheeriness. Whatever events would ensue this time around, Haruhi could not even begin to guess but she knew something would occur. Something always did. She walked over to stand beside a few of the other hosts, her eyes looking at all the other hosts. Yes,everyone was here. It seemed she had been the last to show up.
Kaoru was standing beside his brother, one arm resting on Hikaru's shoulder. He wore his usual mischievious smile, his eyes shining as he saw Haruhi enter
the room. His gaze snapped back to his brother, wondering whether he had anything planned for today.

Tamaki strode into the middle of the room, to his place in front of the group of hosts. He prepared himself for the guests that they were expecting and
waited for someone to open the door.

Hikaru smiled at his brother and looked back at the door, he looked around at the other hosts then back at the door, not before glancing at Haruhi however.
He wondered what would happen today.

Haruhi watched and waited the door beginning to open, she prepared for her usual 'welcome' before letting Tamaki take care of the rest. And then they
would all take seats and entertain the girls.

Kaoru grinned at his brother already thinking about all the pranks he would pull. Once the door opened and a few girls began to file in his grin widened. "Welcome!" The twins said in unison.

Tamaki strode over to the girls, he took one of their hands and kissed it. "Hello, my princess, I see that you have come at last, my heart welcomes you
as warmly as a summer's day. You are as pretty as a rose." The girl started blushing and giggling and you could practically see the love hearts in her
eyes.

Haruhi smiled at all the ladies entering the room. She quickly sat down at her usual table, the tea and treats already placed out for them. A few of the
girls sat down beside her all looking rather eager to begin.

"So, Haruhi isn't the weather nice?" One of the brown haired girls asked, awaiting Haruhi's response.

Haruhi smiled, "Yes, a perfect day to spend with lovely ladies like you."

The girl's at Haruhi's table, kept glancing at Haruhi. "Are you glad it's summer, Haruhi? Winter was dreadful."

Haruhi smiled, "Yes. I am very glad, especially since I will be able to help my dad out more at home. He always works so hard... it will be nice once we have a break so I can lighten the amount of work he does. But it will be sad once I don't get to see you lovely ladies anymore."

The girls sighed. "You are so gallant helping people like that, Haruhi... Hopefully time will fly and we can see each other soon after!"

Haruhi smiled, brushing a few strands of her brown hair out of her eyes. "Yes, I hope so to, princesses." She picked up her tea cup filled with coffee and took a sip.

"When you first came to this school, was it hard for you to get used to everything?" Another piped up.

Haruhi thought about the question, carefully. "Well, I guess it was strange to get used to all of my surroundings since everything was very different from what I was used to. But I'm happy to have met you ladies."

"What is it like for you back at home?"Another said, looking at her with wide eyes.

Haruhi frowned, "Well, I guess you could say its a lot more... simple."

"I wonder what it's like! I would love to visit the markets. Can you tell us what it's like? We'd love to know!"

Haruhi smiled, "Maybe I can show you one day. They're similar to your markets... but the food is less expensive there and sometimes you can get great deals on food. They even sometimes will give you free things."

They squealed. "THAT WOULD BE PERFECT! You're such a gentleman!"

Hikaru glanced at Kaoru. "We better go see our appointments too."

Kaoru agreed, "Yeah. Let's hope the guests are more interesting than the ones we had yesterday." He looked over at one of the many couches in the room, and pointed to it. "Do you want to go over there?"

He nodded. "Sure." He entwined his fingers with his brothers and lead him over to the sofa, smiling at the young ladies. "Hello, ladies." He said greeting
them, while sliding onto the couch.

They giggled nervously, shyly glancing at them both as 'hello's were said.

"So, Kaoru and Hikaru. Would you like some coffee?"

"Lady, that is kind of you, but really we should offer you. Would you like some coffee and cookies?"

The girls giggled and nodded. Hikaru touched the coffee pot and quickly withdrew his finger, drawing in a breath. "Ouch."

Kaoru's eyes widened in genuine surprise, "Hikaru!" He yelped in his higher-pitched voice looking at the finger. He quickly moved in closer to
Hikaru, grabbing his hand and examining it. The finger was slightly red from a possible burn.

Hikaru's eyes glistened from tears. "It hurts, Kaoru..."

Kaoru slowly bent his head down towards Hikaru's finger giving it a quick kiss. "Hikaru... you really need to stop being so reckless." He looked up at
his brother, "It really scares me."

Hikaru ran his fingers along his brother's cheek. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I feel guilty for letting you down... I will try harder."

The girls squealed. "It's the forbidden love!" They cried.

Kaoru rested his head on his brother's chest, "I forgive you. Just don't scare me like that." While his head was buried in his brother's shirt, he grinned.
The act worked almost every time on the girls. He always wondered how long it would take for the girls to figure out it was all just an act most of the
time.

"I will try my hardest, brother." Hikaru said, clutching his brother to him. He just thought that the girls were just too stupid to figure it out.

One of the girls placed a hand on her chest. "This love is overwhelming! I can hardly bare it!"

Kaoru pretended not to notice all the girls swooning, for now it was only meant to be him and Hikaru. That is what made the act so convincing. He turned
his head up to look at his brother, his eyes shining with 'tears'. "Oh, Hikaru."

Hikaru wiped them away, gently, looking deep into his brother's eyes. "Kaoru... It's okay... Really." He said, looking worried for his brother.

Kaoru nodded, taking his attention momentarily from his brother to look at the guests. He straightened up, "Hikaru... we're being rather rude to the
princesses," Kaoru said quietly.

The girls giggled. "It's fine! We honestly don't mind!" Hikaru took one of their hands. "It is not fine, ladies. I am very sorry..."

Kaoru said, 'I'm very sorry' in unison with his brother, smiling at all of the girls. They were so very foolish, they all never had been able to tell him and his brother apart. That made them incompetent. They had tested those girls before, and each time they failed. The only one who had ever been able to
figure out the difference between them had been Haruhi. But Kaoru still thought of her as a toy, though he suspected Hikaru thought of her as a friend... or maybe even more than that.

Haruhi seemed to be doing a decent job today. She still had not fully understood why she was known as the 'natural' and would have preferred something a little different but it did not bother her too much. She just went with it, and posing as a man really was not as difficult as it seemed. It came naturally. "Thank you, princesses. I'll always be a gentleman towards such sweet girls as you."

The girls giggled. "Thank you! What do you plan to do in break?"

Haruhi frowned, "Hm... well I will probably help my dad around the house, and maybe get some time to relax a little."

"Do you see the host club in break as well?"

Yes, they always find ways to butt in on my personal life, Haruhi thought to herself before finally saying, "Yeah... I do see them sometimes over break." Haruhi smiled, "I just wish I could see you beautiful girls during break too."

"Well, we'll see you soon I hope!" They said as the bell rang. "Bye, Haruhi!"

Haruhi smiled, "Yes, hopefully we will see each other soon! Bye," Haruhi told the girls, standing up herself. She peered over at the clock, checking to make sure the time was correct.

Hikaru ate a bite of cake. He couldn't wait for the holidays. It was the only time he could get away from these girls. He also liked it because he didn't have to put on an act. He looked over at Haruhi, the only one that could tell them apart. He admired her for that. He didn't realize that those feelings might be more than admiration.

The girls watched the twins very carefully, making sure to not miss a moment of 'brotherly love'. They all seemed to be at the edge of their seats, just
adding to Kaoru's amusement. Kaoru lazily draped an arm around his brother offering a charming smile to the ladies. Kaoru had always been the more mature one of the twins, not that he really minded too much. "Do you ladies have anything planned for break?" He asked, looking to his brother. He thought that this would be the perfect time for Hikaru to come up with a suggestive comment. If he did not come up with anything Kaoru would probably end up saying something instead.

Hikaru grinned slightly. "We know what we'll be doing, isn't that right, Kaoru?" He said in a low voice. He tugged lightly on a lock of his brother's hair. He ran a slim finger down Kaoru's pale neck.

Kaoru's cheeks turned pink, and he looked over at Hikaru with big eyes. "Hikaru, you're embarrassing me," he said quietly, wondering if the girls assembled would recognize the line. He had used it before, and it had become rather popular with him.

Hikaru looked crushed. "I always seem to fail you, Kaoru..." He said. "Sorry..." The girls eyes were wide, glimmering with excitement at the statement Hikaru had made previously.

Kaoru looked panicky as he quickly took hold of his brother's hand. "Hikaru! You never disappoint me," Kaoru told his brother quickly. "I just didn't want the girls to know about... that," He told Hikaru quietly.

Hikaru looked down. "I won't embarrass you again, brother!" He said, looking up at the end, looking determined. The girls watched this exchange trying to keep themselves from fainting. Two of them failed.

Kaoru pretended not to notice the two girls who had fainted, his smile and eyes remaining only on Hikaru. Once the bell rang he pretended to finally notice. "Oh, look at the time! It has gotten so late already..." Kaoru said, doing his best to sound disappointed. "Sorry princesses..."

The ladies left. Hikaru sighed. "Finally..." He mumbled. He glanced at Kaoru. "You okay?" Personally he was tired, but just slightly.

Kaoru nodded at his brother, "Yeah, I'm fine. How about you?" He asked his brother, a mischievous smirk playing on his lips. He turned his head to the side to see Tamaki and Haruhi together.

Tamaki hugged Haruhi. "How's my little girl?"

Haruhi flailed her arms a little as Tamaki hugged her. "Senpai!" She looked up at Tamaki with her big brown eyes blinking up at him, before gently pushing him away. "I'm fine..." She mumbled.

Hikaru was also watching Tamaki and Haruhi. "I'm okay, thanks. Just a little tired, but I think that's because of boredom." He smirked a bit when Haruhi pushed Tamaki away.

"Yeah, today has been a little dull," Kaoru agreed, turning his full attention on his twin brother. "Do you know what boss has planned for today? I really haven't paid much attention to him..."

Hikaru shook his head. "No one's knows what he plots in that head of his."

"Get ready for the day's adventures!" Tamaki called.

Haruhi sighed, Oh, no... I hope he doesn't have anything too crazy planned out for today.

"WE ARE GOING TO THE... THEATRE! We can you backstage and everything!" Tamaki announced. He was very proud of his plan. He had come up with it himself. He waited to see what everyone thought.

Kaoru nodded in agreement, listening to that plan of his. It really did not sound that bad but knowing Tamaki he'd find some way to make the theatre more interesting. Plus there were tons of things his brother and himself could do at the theatre, who knows? Maybe they could get (force) Haruhi to wear a cute costume.

Haruhi did not bother to add her input, she doubted she had much of a choice to begin with. "Fine...," She mumbled, scooting away from the group.

"We'll meet up there at three o'clock then!" Tamaki announced.