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Chapter 1 – Initiate Phase One

Honey had gotten in from his dojo a few minutes ago and it was about time to call his favorite female host. Tonight the plan would be set into action. The accomplices were all informed of the plan and ready help where needed. Smiling, Honey thought about the conversation he just had with his brother, even Chika approved of the plan; of course before they could have the conversation, Honey had to show his little brother who was still number one.

Thinking about his younger cousin and Haruhi, he giggled. It was obvious to everyone around them that they liked each other, but for some reason they remained oblivious to it. Honey even believed that Tamaki and the twins realized how much Haruhi cared for Satoshi, but chose to ignore the signs because they were all still harboring feelings of their own for the young girl. It wasn't hard to do, she was sweet, pretty, smart, loving, a good cook, etc. She was a total package, but she had eyes for only Satoshi, and it was time that the two teens fessed up. Mori and Honey swore a pact to bring them together, and there was nothing that could stop them. Not even the other hosts.

Flashback…

Honey and Mori had invited the host club over to the Morinozuka estate for a get together. It was summer and it was the perfect time for a pool party. They would have lots of food, games, and fun; but most importantly, a pool to keep them cool in the heat.

Originally Satoshi was going to go over to Chika's house for the day, but Mori had invited him to hang out with the host club. His big brother even told him that Chika could come as long as he did not fight with Honey that day. With an invitation like that from his idol, he could not resist and finally convinced Chika to come over as well.

As the remaining members of the host club made their appearance, Satoshi and Chika decided that staying in the background was the best thing for now; especially since one of them needed to stay away from his older brother. Unfortunately it didn't last long and soon, Satoshi had his shinai out in order to teach his best friend a lesson. He stopped just short of hitting Chika on the head when a voice behind him told him to stop. It was one he had not recognized.

When Haruhi arrived at the Morinozuka estate, she needed to get changed into the swim suit that she had snuck into her purse with her. The twins had given her a bikini that she did not want to wear, but put it on so that they could get out the door and over to the party without being late. However, now that they had arrived, she could change into the one-piece suit she had brought. She asked where the bathroom was and as soon as the door was shut and locked, she put on her own swimming outfit. As she joined the rest of the party though, she saw two strange kids and one was about to hit the other one with a stick. Her sense of justice burst forth and she yelled, "Hey stop that!" When the taller of the two turned around and looked at her, she temporarily lost her train of thought.

Satoshi turned around and saw a cute girl wearing a pair of baggy grey shorts over a blue swimsuit. Her eyes were so brown and large; he knew he could lose himself if he wanted to. Shaking his head, he said, "What do you mean stop? Yasuchika needs to learn that he cannot be disrespectful to his elders, aka Mitsukuni."

Walking up to the strange boy, Haruhi realized that he looked a lot like Mori. She grabbed the shinai out of his hands and glared at him, "How would you like it if I hit you with this? I don't care what he did, that is just mean!"

"Haru-Chan! I want to introduce you to Satoshi. He is Takashi's little brother. This is Chika-Chan, and he is my little brother," Honey said smiling hoping to diffuse the situation a bit, but it seemed as if he could feel something pass between Haruhi and Satoshi. Grinning some more, he said, "Satoshi, Yasuchika, this is Haruhi Fujioka."

"She's a girl!" Both Chika and Satoshi said together. When they were told that the hosts were coming over for a party, they were expecting all boys. Needless to say it was a shock to their system.

"Of course she is a girl!" Honey giggled as he ran off to get another slice of cake.

"If you are a host, how are you a girl?" Satoshi asked tilting his head to the side confused.

"I broke a vase and am hosting in order to pay it off," Haruhi murmured.

Chika pushed up his glasses and grumbled, "Whatever. Let's go Satoshi."

Satoshi felt like he was dazed and he didn't know why. He felt his cousin pull him away from Haruhi and could do nothing but turn his head and watch her as the Hitachiin twins walked up to her. She looked slightly annoyed, but he soon realized that he had to stop watching her and face front again since it was getting uncomfortable to keep his neck in that position. Too bad he wasn't an owl.

"I think Sato-Chan is a little surprised to find out that Haru-Chan is a girl," Honey stated to his stoic cousin.

"Ah," Mori said as he watched his brother being dragged by Chika. There was something about his brother's expression that told him there might be more to the story than that, but Satoshi and Haruhi had just met and it could very well be nothing more than shock. He would observe them some more though.

As the day progressed everyone enjoyed themselves. The food was eaten and the pool had been used a lot, but it was time for a game. Honey called everyone over to where he and Mori were standing and explained what was happening next, "We are going to have a treasure hunt. Everyone will be on a team of two."

Tamaki ran over to Haruhi and pulled her into a tight embrace, "I will be on a team with my beautiful daughter! Isn't that right Haruhi?"

Haruhi was trying to push Tamaki away from her and yelling, "You are not my father Tamaki-senpai. You need to put me down right now!"

Mori came to Haruhi's rescue and pulled her out of the tight grasp of the host club king. He set her next to his brother and Chika knowing that Tamaki would not take one step towards her.

Once the Haruhi situation had been taken care of, Honey continued, "Tama-Chan, everyone will draw a number from this bag. Your partner will be the person that has the same number as you do."

"Are you playing too Honey-senpai?" The twins asked simultaneously.

"Yes, Takashi and I are both playing since Kyo-Chan is the one who came up with it and had the treasure hidden. He will be the only one not participating," Honey stated simply. He looked over the others and asked, "Is everyone ready to draw numbers?"

"Do I have to participate?" Chika groaned.

"Yes you do! Stop being a spoil sport or I will teach you a lesson you will never forget!" Satoshi shouted at his best friend.

"Fine! I will participate, but I refuse to be on a team with my alien brother!" Chika yelled back.

"Why don't we just draw the numbers and see what happens before you start being so demanding!" Satoshi bellowed attempting to get in his cousin's face. The affect was diminished since Haruhi was in the middle and did not move.

Pushing both teens that were trying to get to each other through her personal space, she growled, "Both of you stop it, or I will make you stop!"

Everyone stopped and stared at the small girl that was threatening the youngest of the Morinozuka and Haninozuka families. Most people didn't have the guts to do that, and she had already yelled at Satoshi once today. This had to be a record.

"Let's draw," Mori said breaking up the silence.

"Yah Takashi! It is time for everyone to draw their numbers!" Honey exclaimed and reached into the bag to pull out his number.

Everyone took a turn, each grabbing a number from the bag until the teams were decided: Mori and Honey, Hikaru and Tamaki, Kaoru and Chika, Satoshi and Haruhi. Tamaki was not happy about the fact that his daughter was not with him and cried, "How am I supposed to protect my baby girl if I cannot be with her? Satoshi could harm her!" Tamaki's rant earned him a glare from Mori and he immediately ran to his corner.

Hikaru walked up to his over dramatic friend and declared, "Get up boss. We don't want to lose, do we?"

"No! I need to win for my daughter so that she can be proud of me. Don't worry Haruhi, Daddy will win this treasure hunt for you and you can have anything I find!" Tamaki gushed as he popped up from his corner.

Everyone face palmed at the king's over enthusiastic declaration. To the other hosts, this was normal even if it was a bit irritating. To Satoshi and Yasuchika, it was a pathetic attempt to get the girl, and Satoshi did not like the idea of Tamaki getting this particular girl.

Each team was handed an envelope by the Shadow King. When he instructed the teams that they could open their little package, everyone found the first clue inside.

Haruhi had pulled Satoshi to the side so that they could discuss the clue without anyone overhearing them; plus it would get her away from Tamaki. Through deductive reasoning, the pair figured it out and made their way to the second clue. This continued until they reached the end, and when it came to racing for the treasure, it was a contest between team Honey/Mori and team Haruhi/Satoshi. Somehow in the end both Mori and Honey lost their footing, thus allowing Haruhi and Satoshi to win the treasure and ultimate victory.

Honey and Mori watched as Satoshi and Haruhi claimed their prize and hugged each other before pulling back quickly, avoiding eye contact. The blush was evident on both teens' faces. Honey and Mori looked at each other and it clicked, there were sparks between Mori's little brother and the only female host. "I think we may need to help Satoshi and Haru-Chan. You know how she can be," Honey whispered seriously to his companion. When he saw Mori nod in agreement, he giggled. This was going to be fun.

End of flashback…

Sighing and shaking his head, Honey started to wonder if their plan was going to be enough to bring the two oblivious teens together. The pool party had happened a year ago, and Satoshi and Haruhi were no closer to getting together today than they were then. Crossing his fingers, he dialed the phone number he had long ago memorized.

Riiiinggg. Riiiingg. Riiiing.

Haruhi quickly got out of the shower as soon as she heard the phone ringing. Slipping on her robe, she knew that her dad had just left for work about ten minutes ago, so she was the only one at home to answer the phone. She had learned a long time ago that if it was the host club calling, they would call until they got someone to pick up. Instead of listening to incessant ringing all night, it was best to stop what she was doing and answer the phone. "Fujioka residence, Haruhi speaking," Haruhi said panting a little from her jaunt down the hall.

"Haru-Chan! Are you going to be busy tomorrow?" The cute blonde Lolita boy asked excitedly as soon as he heard his friend answer the line. Although he did not want to admit it to her, he already knew that she was not overly busy this weekend.

"Honey-senpai?" Haruhi asked and then found herself smiling. "No, I do not think that I am going to be busy tomorrow. Why do you ask?" She replied.

"Well, the Haninozuka and Morinozuka families would like to request your presence this weekend. Takashi and I are going to a kendo meet tomorrow, and then we were hoping you would like to join us for a slumber party, Haru-Chan! If you are wondering, the other members of the club won't be there. So you will not have to worry about Tamaki and the twins," Honey said trying to convince her to attend the competition. If she didn't come, it would ruin the plan!

"A kendo match? Yah, I can come. I think it would be a perfect excuse to get away from the others and I have always wanted to watch one. I know that Satoshi and Mori-senpai compete in them all of the time," Haruhi stated. Smirking, she continued, "Perhaps I could even learn a bit of defense to use against Tamaki-senpai and the twins. I would be happy to join you and your families for the weekend. Besides a whole weekend without being bothered by you know who, would be nice for a change."

"Great! We will send a car to pick you up at 9AM. The meet starts at 10:30AM, but we want you to be able to get here in enough time. Oh, and you should probably dress in relatively nice clothing. Think dressy, but not formal. You do not have to go out of your way to look fancy. Though, I will tell you that the dressing up part is going to be more so for the family dinner that will be following the competition. You are invited to that also. Is that ok Haru-Chan?" Honey inquired. He hated that he had to fib to his friend even the small amount that he did. It made him feel guilty, but if she knew that the dinner would just be her and Satoshi, instead of a family dinner, she may have declined the invitation.

"That sounds good senpai. I will be ready to go by 9AM!" Haruhi agreed. She listened as Honey said his good byes and she in turn said hers before hanging up the phone.

"Kendo, eh? I wonder if Satoshi will be participating tomorrow. No! Bad girl! It is a useless effort to even think that you could have a chance with that boy. You need to get over this little crush now. As a matter of fact, I'm sure he does not even like you in that way. Now is the time to stop thinking about him and get rid of all thoughts that centered on Satoshi Morinozuka. You need to get a grip because you have things you need to do before you leave tomorrow: make food for Dad for the weekend, make sure a note is left stating that you will be at the Haninozuka estate and will return on Sunday, pack." Haruhi argued with herself. She knew what she would make for her father and with that decided, she thought about what she would pack. Knowing that she would be around two prestigious families, she decided she better pack an extra dress to wear on Sunday if needed as well as her casual clothes.

Once the meals were prepared and her bag packed, Haruhi decided to get some of her studying completed. Her concentration lasting only three quarters of an hour as thoughts of her day flitted through her head. Those thoughts always opened the door to a certain first year kendo captain. The more her mind wandered, the more she began to think about the happy go lucky, kendo loving kouhai. How his dark eyes had captivated her body and soul when she had first met the boy last year. How his smile seemed to set her heart to racing; and how the sound of his voice set a blush on her cheeks and chills on her skin.

With a sigh, Haruhi decided that she needed to get some sleep since she couldn't seem to concentrate on her work anyway. Getting up from the living room table, she made her way to her bedroom and lay down. She knew that she needed to get her rest in order to keep up with Honey because when it came to the host club, there was no such thing as too much sleep. However, even in her sleep, Satoshi Morinozuka's dark eyes and bright smile seemed to follow her into the abyss of darkness.