Haruhi stood in front of the third music room, reading a sign that had been taped to the doors.

The Host Club has been cancelled for the day.
We apologize for any inconveniences, and would like to encourage our guests to visit our website, where the latest edition of our doujinshi and magazines have been made available to order.

There was no doubt in her mind that it had been Kyouya who'd written that note; who else would not so subtly attempt to make a profit through the Host Club, even while it wasn't in session?

Haruhi sighed, and opened the doors. She knew everyone would be in there now, even if the club was closed; they obviously would be brainstorming some absurd idea to keep her dressed in the boy's uniform.

As she'd figured, Mori and Honey were steadily eating cake at one of the tables (or rather, Honey was, while Mori just sat with him), while Tamaki was on the other side of the room, talking frantically into his cell phone while Kyouya stood by, taking notes. She was about to wonder where Hikaru and Kaoru were when, as if right on cue, twin arms hooked themselves around her shoulders from either side.

"Haruhi, you have to start wearing a girl's uniform?" Hikaru asked.

"And you didn't tell us?" Kaoru finished.

"There'd have been no point; you couldn't have done anything about it, and I thought it was more important to tell someone who could," Haruhi said with a slight shrug. "What's going on?"

"Oh, Tamaki decided to call his father to intervene," Kaoru said, "but…"

"It doesn't look like things are going too well with his request," Hikaru said with a slight sigh, stepping away from her; Kaoru did the same.

That was true; Tamaki didn't look particularly happy with the person on the other end of the line, and he was jumping about, waving his arms as he spoke quickly and almost rashly. Haruhi could only make out bits and pieces of what he was saying; something about "daughter" and that the host club needed a "natural type."

Eventually, Tamaki closed his cell phone, and collapsed on a sofa with a highly dramatic sigh, an arm draped over his face. "Mommy?" he said softly, without removing his arm to look at Kyouya.

"Yes?" Kyouya didn't look up from his steady note-taking.

"He wouldn't let Haruhi wear a boys uniform."

Haruhi wasn't surprised. She didn't think anyone would give her leeway on that; there really wasn't a good reason, scholastically, for her to continue wearing the uniform the Host Club had given her.

Kyouya snapped his notebook shut. "Well then, it's obvious what needs to be done."

Obvious? What was obvious, Haruhi wanted to know. Apparently, she wasn't the only one.

"Ne? What's so obvious?" Hikaru and Kaoru asked simultaneously.

"Haruhi will have to revert back to being the Host Club's dog," Kyouya said simply, with a slight shrug. Tamaki jolted upright at this statement, his jaw dropping. Kyouya ignored him. "There isn't any other option. She has a debt to pay off, and she can't continue hosting if the student body knows she is a girl. So, she'll pay it off by doing chores and such."

"Haruhi can't do that!" Tamaki cried out.

"She has to; there isn't any other way of going about it."

"Really, it's all right," Haruhi said, hoping to calm Tamaki down. She didn't really feel like dealing with Tamaki's theatrics. "I don't mind running errands." It'll just take a lot longer to pay off this stupid debt.

"It is not all right!" Tamaki said forcefully. "Haruhi simply cannot be the dog again!"

"And what would you suggest we do instead?" Kyouya said, obviously beginning to get irritated.

Tamaki was quiet for a moment, then snapped his fingers, a look of determination coming over his face. Haruhi was sure she wasn't going to like his idea.

Leaping to his feet, Tamaki said, "Haruhi will continue hosting- but as a girl!"

There was a moment of silence, in which, Haruhi was sure, that everyone was trying to figure out exactly how that would work.

Tamaki continued, "The Host Club will now be open to both male and female guests; we shall continue to cater to the needs of the ladies, and Haruhi will talk with the boys. It'll work perfectly! She will be able to pay off her debt without being reduced to a dog!"

That actually seemed like a great idea to Haruhi. She really didn't feel like have this debt over her head longer than necessary, and it really did seem like a good solution to the problem. However, she apparently was the only one who thought that way.

"No," Kyouya said flatly, staring at Tamaki as though he were an idiot.

"But- it is the best way! I-I have decided upon this, and this is the way it will be!" Tamaki said.

"Hmmm……" This came from either side of Haruhi; obviously the twins were planning something. Two pairs of arms wrapped around her; one around her waist, another around her shoulders.

"Maybe…we'll quit the Host Club…." Kaoru said.

"And just designate Haruhi all the time," Hikaru finished.

Haruhi just sighed. She didn't understand the point of whatever it was they were doing. But, they were squeezing her a tad too tightly. She fidgeted slightly, and looked up, hoping to catch the gaze of Mori. He was very good at getting her out of these situations. Instead, she saw Tamaki's face turning red, his eyes bulging.

"You-you wouldn't!" Tamaki finally sputtered out.

"Even if they didn't, others would," Kyouya said, taking notes once more. "Others just like them."

There was a moment of silence. Tamaki appeared to be taking in what Kyouya had said. Haruhi fidgeted again, and quietly asked Hikaru and Kaoru to let go of her. Thankfully, they obliged.

Tamaki appeared to have reached a decision. "Haruhi cannot host to boys," he said, very firmly.

Haruhi sighed. She hadn't really wanted to be back to running errands and doing chores for the Host Club, but there was no avoiding it now.

"Now that that's settled, let's continue on with what needs to be done." Kyouya flipped a page back in his notebook. "Tamaki will have to make an announcement regarding this situation at the beginning of the club meeting tomorrow. It would be best to address this with complete honesty, instead of pretending to be unaware of Haruhi's gender. That would only cause more rumors and bad publicity…."

Haruhi sat down as Kyouya continued on with tomorrow's plan. Tomorrow was certainly going to be a rough day.


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