Chapter 1:

Caramel Chocolate

"Haru-chan!"

Haruhi barely had enough time to turn around when, seemingly out of nowhere, a strong force of energy threw itself at her, spinning her in a circle. Left in her hands was a pink bunny doll, whose cheeks seemed to glow red.

Haruhi looked to her right. A small, strawberry blonde boy smiled up at her. She half-smiled and handed Usa-chan back to Honey, who was quickly swooped into the arms of Mori, his loyal best friend. A bunch of girls with hearts in their eyes quickly ran up, squealing and complimenting them. The twins, Hikaru and Kaoru, were laughing at Tamaki, who was moping in a corner. As always, Honey's life was bliss.

Well, for the time being, at least.

"Honey-sempai, you'll never guess what we found yesterday!" two voices called simultaneously.

Holding tight to Mori's shoulders, Honey turned to look at the twins. "What'd ya find?" he asked curiously, big brown eyes wavering with anticipation.

The twins looked at each other and gave two, mischievous grins. "WE-ELL…"

Tamaki peeked at them over the edge of the back of the couch he sat on. A few of the girls looked with him, as, from behind their backs, the Hittachin brothers held up a cage covered by a thin blanket. Honey leaned over and stared for a while.

Everyone sat in anticipation to what would happen next. Honey blinked. "What is it?" he finally asked.

The twins sighed, ducking their heads down in disappointment at their failed attempt at a surprise. Haruhi rolled her eyes, walked up to them all, and lifted the blanket off of the cage.

Honey gasped, his eyes widening. A little tan bunny huddled in the corner of the cage, big brown eyes wide, its nose sniffing wildly. Even Haruhi's eyes widened in an impressed expression. It really was cute.

The twins' cruel grins were back. The perfect reaction. Kyoya smiled a little to himself, his pen quickly swiping across the surface of a clean page in his little black notebook. Mori remained his solemn expression, and Tamaki walked up to get a closer look. Half of the girls in the room got up to follow him.

He reached out to open the cage, but the twins snatched it from his reach, causing the small bunny to jump up and cuddle in the other corner. "Ah, ah, ah-ah!" they teased, shaking their fingers in his pouting face. "This is for one very special soon-to-be graduate!"

Honey's face lit up. "For me?" he murmured.

The twins smiled again. "Only if you think you can handle him."

Honey blinked. "She's a he?"

The twins' smiles disappeared, and their faces took on a confused expression. "We think she's a he…"

There was an awkward silence, but Honey didn't care. A bunny? All to himself? Sure, he'd let Chika-chan play with it, and let the others come and see her all the time, but a whole bunny, just for him?

He looked at the small smile on Usa-chan's face, and smiled back. "Takashi, can I?" he asked, still looking at Usa-chan in his hands.

Mori sighed. "It's your choice, Mitskuni, not mine."

Honey nodded. He was used to making his own decisions, and he definitely didn't want the poor bunny to live with Hika-chan and Kao-chan. They could be okay every now and then, but they were so busy trying to be identical individuals that they wouldn't have time for a bunny.

Honey took the cage in his hands, tucking Usa-chan under his arm. He smiled at the little bunny. The bunny looked at him with wide chocolate-brown eyes.

"So what are you going to call it, Honey-sempai?"

He looked up at Tamaki and the other girls. Even Haruhi looked at least a little bit interested. Hikaru and Kaoru seemed more mischievous than normal, but Honey disregarded it. They always looked mischievous.

He looked back down at the bunny, and a wide grin covered his face. "Caramel."

He wondered if caramel even tasted that good with honey.