Cookie Dough by blackdragonflower

Summary: The Host Club is away leaving Hikaru and Haruhi to bake cookies together. Cute short fluff. Slight HaruhixHikaru

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"We're baking?" Hikaru's eyebrow rose. He looked down at the apron Haruhi had put on him. It had a cute animate rice ball that waved saying 'kiss the cook'. It was a pale yellow color. Haruhi was wearing one that was pale pink with yellow daiseys.

"Yes... we're baking cookies." Hikaru sighed and looked at all the ingredients on the counter.

"Where's Kaoru?"

Haruhi took the bag of chocolate chips from a cabinet. "He went shopping for groceries with the others." Hikaru pouted.

"He left me alone?" 'He's trying to get me with Haruhi...' Hikaru thought to himself.

"Yeah, something about instant coffee." They said you would help me bake cookies..." Haruhi muttered, "they always volunteer me to do stuff..."

"Huh?"

"Nothing..."

"Oh." Baking cookies actually started out quiet, ingredients were poured, shifted, beat into a sticky dough. Haruhi was measuring the last cup of flour when she noticed Hikaru's nose twitch. He stepped away from the mixing bowl but he couldn't stop the sneeze.

"Ah-ah-ACHOO!" Flour flew up and settled on Hikaru's face and bright hair. He pouted biting his cute lower lip.

"Hikaru..." Haruhi sighed and grabbed a wet rag. He plopped down into a chair and she began to wipe the flour from his face. "You got flour all over Hikaru..."

"Sorry..." Hikaru glanced into the chocolate depths of Haruhi's eyes, the ones he adored so much. "Couldn't help it..." He grinned sheepishly.

"It's fine... I'll just measure another cup of flour..." She handed him the rag and went back to the bowl. Hikaru exhaled quietly and wiped the rest of the flour away. He stood up and walked behind Haruhi. Just as she was dumping the flour into the bowl he wrapped his arms around her waist and gave her a gentle hug. Haruhi blinked and smiled gently. Hikaru pressed his cheek against the top of her head amongst her chestnut locks of hair and closed his eyes.

His voice came out in a muted whisper, "Haruhi... I love you."