Loving Love

Chapter 2 – Introducing Ai!

When Hikaru and Kaoru arrived home they got quite a few looks from the maids. The Twins never paid much mind to the help though, so they didn't notice. Kaoru instructed the first maid he saw to give Ai a bath and bring him up to their room when he was washed and dried. If the maid had any objections she didn't voice them. She simply took the puppy from Kaorus hands, bowed politely and told him that it shouldn't be too long until he was cleaned; She then hurried down one of the many halls with Ai in hand.

Meanwhile, Hikaru and Kaoru went upstairs to their room and unceremoniously dumped their bags near their desk, before turning to each other and voicing the same question at the same time. "Where is Ai going to sleep?"

"On the couch?" Hikaru offered.

"Sounds good!" Kaoru nodded the affirmative.

"So what do we do now?" Hikaru asked, looking around the room for something to do while they waited for Ai.

Before Hikaru had time to think, Kaoru lunged at him causing them to fall on the bed, and started planting feather-light kisses all over Hikarus face and neck.

Hikaru giggled, "Well that's one way to pass the time."

Kaoru grabbed his brothers face and gave him a voracious look "Just shut up and kiss me." He then smashed their lips together hungrily.

Hikaru let out a deep throaty growl and wrapped his arms around Kaoru, fisting his hair with one hand and pressing their waists together with the other.

Kaoru moaned into the kiss enthusiastically. Letting go of Hikarus chin, he let his hands slither down to unbutton Hikarus blazer, which he managed to rip off in a couple of seconds thanks to his skilled fingers. One by one, items of clothing disappeared in the same manner until both boys were entangled in nothing but their boxers.

"Hi…Hika…" Kaoru panted as Hikaru nibbled his neck.

"Kao…" Hikaru replied, stretching the name out in a moan.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door and both boys sprang up instantly.

"Who is it?" Kaoru squeaked, trying (and failing) to keep the arousal out of his voice.

"I apologise if I interrupted anything Masters Hitachiin, but I have washed and dried the puppy and now have him ready for you, as you requested." The maid who Kaoru had given Ai to replied from the other side of the door.

Hikaru turned to Kaoru, "What is she talking about?"

That's right ladies and gentlemen, after only one make-out session Hikaru had completely forgotten about Ai.

"Seriously?" Kaoru quirked an eyebrow in bemusement. "You've already forgotten."

Hikaru stared blankly at Kaoru for a few seconds; suddenly his eyes widened and he jumped up to open the door. "Ai!"

The Maid barely had time to blink before Hikaru snatched Ai out of her hands, thanked her and then slammed the door in her face. The maid stared at the door for a few seconds before stalking off down the corridor and muttering something about 'stupid ungrateful brats.'

"Kaoru, we haven't made up a bed for him on the couch yet!" Hikaru exclaimed, looking down at their bare couch.

"Well, we were kind of busy…" Kaoru muttered, almost falling backwards when Hikaru thrust Ai into his lap and started running around the room to collect pillows and blankets for Ais' temporary bed.

"You seduced me!" Hikaru huffed as he arranged the pillows on the couch.

"Do you have any idea how much you sound like Tamaki at the moment?" Kaoru snickered, patting Ai who was watching Hikaru curiously from his lap.

Hikaru stood up and dusted his hands off. "What's the time?"

Kaoru furrowed his brow. 'Why does he ignore me like that?' putting Ai down on the bed, he turned to their bedside alarm clock. "It's 6.30."

Suddenly there was another Knock at the door. "Dinner is ready Masters Hitachiin." The voice of another maid announced.

"Thank you, we'll be right down!" Hikaru and Kaoru replied in unison.

Both twins quickly slipped into their pyjamas, grabbed Ai and headed downstairs.

The Hitachiins always had plenty of leftovers after dinner; so deciding to take some initiative for once, they gave the remaining food to Ai who happily scoffed down the whole lot - even the rice, vegetables and fruit from the dessert.

The rest of the night was filled with fussing over Ai and ordering in all the needed pet care accessories. They were told that they should arrive in a few days, until then they would have to make do with what they had.

It never did occur to them that they could just go to a store and pick up what they needed immediately.

"I'm so tired!" Hikaru yawned as he slipped under the bed covers and turned out the light.

Kaoru put Ai down on the couch and smiled. "Goodnight Ai." He whispered, kissing Ai on the head. He then went over to his own bed where Hikaru was waiting for him.

Kaoru slipped into bed with a contented sigh. "Goodnight Hika, I love you." Kaoru breathed, snuggling closer to his brother.

"Goodnight Kao, I love you too." Hikaru replied, wrapping his arms around Kaoru and closing his eyes.

Just as they were about to drift off they felt something light jump on their bed. Hikaru and Kaoru both sat up to find Ai curling up at the end of their bed with a contented huff.

Hikaru laughed. "Looks like we'll be having company in our bed from now on."

Kaoru smiled. "I think you could be right Hikaru."

Smiling, they both laid back down and quickly fell asleep, dreaming about what the next day had in store for them.


The alarm next to the bed startled both Twins awake the next morning. Hikaru and Kaoru groggily peeled themselves out of bed and went about their morning routine. When they were fed and dressed they called up their driver and informed him that they were ready for school.

"What are we going to do with Ai?" Kaoru asked Hikaru as they went to pick up their bags.

"Why don't we bring him with us?" Hikaru proposed, grinning like a cheshire cat.

"And how would we do that?" Kaoru asked, cocking an eyebrow in interest.

"Smuggle him in one of our bags!" Hikaru explained, sticking a finger up in the air for emphasis.

"I don't know…" Koaru mumbled, flicking his gaze from Hikaru to Ai who was currently chewing on a sock that one of them had left on the floor.

"Come on, just for today and then we'll leave him at home tomorrow." Hikaru pleaded, giving Kaoru his best puppy-dog eyes.

Kaoru sighed, he just couldn't say no to that expression.

Bending down, he picked up Ai and carefully put him in his bag; he then zipped his bag back up - leaving a gap so Ai could breathe - and gently slung it over his shoulder.

"Okay, ready to go?" Kaoru asked.

"Yep, lets go!" Hikaru grinned, linking his arm with Kaorus and pulling them out the door.


Once they got to school, the twins transferred Ai from Kaorus bag to the inner pocket of Hikarus blazer. Luckily Ai was small enough that he didn't make a bump that was too noticeable on Hikarus chest, he did squirm a lot and make noises though.

"Would you be quiet!" Hikaru hissed at his blazer during class as the teacher droned on about quadratic equations in the background.

Haruhi glanced up from her work and gave Hikaru a strange look. "Who are you talking to?" She asked bluntly.

Hikarus head snapped up abruptly in surprise, but once he realized it was only Haruhi he slipped his trademark cheeky grin on. "All will be revealed in due time, my dear Ha-ru-hi." He purred, leaning in a bit closer to the brunette.

"Whatever." Haruhi mumbled, turning back to her work.

Kaoru shot Hikaru a warning glance from the other side of Haruhi and Hikaru nodded stiffly to reassure him that everything was okay.

The boys alternated between carrying Ai throughout the day. Things continued like this, with both Twins getting looks from their peers but they brushed them off. It wasn't like it was anything new for them to be up to something, everybody should be used to it by now!

Soon enough, the end of the day came and with it came another round of Host Club activities; because the twins had go outside and let Ai do his business, they were the last ones to arrive in the third music room.

"And where have you two been? The Host Club will be opening in a few minutes." Kyouya chided in his usual icy tone as the Twins walked in.

"Sorry Kyouya-senpai but we had some business that needed to be taken care of." Hikaru explained, draping an arm over Kaorus shoulders.

"May I ask what 'business' you are referring to?" Kyouya asked, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose with his index finger.

"Instead of telling you," Hikaru began "Why don't we show you." Kaoru finished.

Kyouya didn't say anything as the twins flashed him their trademark hitachiin grins and Kaoru reached into the inner pocket of his blazer and pulled out a tiny puppy.

Suddenly Tamaki materialized next to Kaoru and squealed in delight. Taking the puppy from Kaoru he hugged it to his chest and ran over to Kyouya, whose expression couldn't be read thanks to the light glinting off his glasses.

"ISN'T IT CUTE!" Tamaki shrieked, shoving the puppy into Kyouyas face.

"Tamaki, get that thing out of my face if you know whats good for you." Kyouya said calmly, making Tamaki pout and shrink back into his corner of woe.

"Calm down Tono." Kaoru sighed, sitting down on a loveseat. "It's just a puppy."

"Where'd it come from?" Haruhi asked, not sounding the least bit surprised that the twins had magically produced a puppy. Walking over to Tamakis corner of woe, she snatched the puppy out of the Host Kings grasp and walked back over to the rest of the group.

"Haruhi!" Tamaki wailed.

"No." Haruhi snapped, turning around and facing Tamaki. "The puppy is not staying with you in the corner."

Tamaki sniffled and then walked over to Kyouya "Mummy, our daughter is being mean to me again!"

Kyouya, choosing to ignore Tamaki, turned back to the twins. "Going back to Haruhis question, where did you get this puppy from?"

Tamaki retreated back to his corner of woe again crying and started muttering about mean daughters and uncaring wives.

"We found him in a park yesterday when we were walking home." Hikaru elucidated.

"He didn't have any ID and he was all alone, so we decided to keep him." Kaoru added.

"Then why is he here at school?" Haruhi asked, smiling as she scratched behind the puppy's ear and he huffed happily in response.

"We wanted you to meet him!" The Twins sang out in unison.

"Well we can't have him running around during Club activities." Kyouya said coolly, scribbling something into his notebook.

"We'll hold him!" Hikaru and Kaoru chorused happily.

Kyouya sighed. "Very well."

Honey bounced over to Haruhi and smiled down at the puppy. "Oh Tama-chan is right, he is cute!"

Mori nodded his head and gave a small smile in agreement.

"What's his name?" Hunni asked excitedly, hopping up and down on the spot.

"Ai." Hikaru and Kaoru replied.

"Why Ai?" Haruhi asked, arching an eyebrow at the twins.

"Why, in the name of love, of course!" Hikaru smiled while Kaoru just nodded.

"Huh," Haruhi chuckled "That's actually pretty clever."

Suddenly Haruhi was enveloped in a bear hug from Tamaki "YOU'RE CUTER THAN THE PUPPY!" He squealed, spinning Haruhi around.

"SENPAI LET ME GO!" Haruhi shouted futilely. In the commotion Haruhi dropped Ai, who ran back over to the Twins and jumped into Kaorus lap.

"Places everybody, I'm about to open up." Kyouya announced, closing his notebook and walking over to the music rooms double doors.

Tamaki reluctantly let Haruhi go and everybody quickly got into place. The customers then filed in to visit their respective designated hosts.

The twins crowd was larger than normal that day, once the word got out that the two cuties now also had an adorable puppy the girls were filing up to view the spectacle.

"Oh, he's adorable!" One girl who was sitting across from the twins exclaimed.

"Not as adorable as you, my sweet princess." Hikaru responded debonairly, not missing a beat.

"But Hikaru," Kaoru whimpered softly "I thought I was adorable."

Hikaru quickly turned to Kaoru and tilted his chin up so their eyes met. "Of course you are, you're the most adorable of all." Hikaru whispered, leaning in a bit closer.

The girls around the twins let our shrieks of delight; several fainted from what one could only describe as a 'cuteness overload.'

Hikaru and Kaoru stayed glued in place, eyes locked on each other intensely. Hikaru unconsciously started to lean even closer, the gap between He and Kaoru was almost non-existent when Ai suddenly barked up from Kaorus lap and the two catching themselves, quickly jumped apart.

"That was close." Kaoru whispered to Hikaru, low enough so only they could hear.

"Yeah I know, thank Kami for Ai." Hikaru mumbled back.

For the rest of the Host Club the twins tried not to get to close, lest they incur another incident like the one just passed. Nevertheless the two brought in more revenue than all the other Hosts combined that day, Ai was a big hit and the girls couldn't keep their eyes off the darling trio.

"I'm impressed." Kyouya said after the last customers left "That puppy proved to be quite a profit maker."

"Really?" Tamaki blurted out, leaning over Kyouyas shoulder to get a better look at his notebook only to have it snapped shut in his face.

"Yes really." Kyouya replied smoothly.

"Maybe I should bring Antionette in one day!" Tamaki exclaimed, twirling around excitedly.

"Oh yeah, we forgot you had a dog too Milord." Kaoru mused, playing with Ais ears and flopping them over the wrong way and then back again. Ai huffed in annoyance and Kaoru chuckled.

"Oh yes, my dear sweet Antionette!" Tamaki proclaimed, throwing his hands in the air grandiosely.

"Perhaps we should organize an event on the weekend both dogs can participate in." Kyouya suggested, now opening his laptop to record the days' income.

"I have an idea!" Tamai declared, momentarily pausing his dizzying prancing. "Why don't we go to the park?"

Kyouya nodded but didn't look up from the screen. "That actually sounds like a feasible plan, for once."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Tamaki spluttered, looking at Kyouya incredulously.

"That you're a baka." Kyouya countered dryly.

Tamaki retreated to his corner of woe and started to grow mushrooms.

"The park sounds fun!" Honey interjected, throwing Usa-chan in the air and catching him in a hug happily.

"Count us in!" The Twins called.

Ai barked happily and Mori acknowledged his agreement with a grunt.

"I guess I don't have a choice then…" Haruhi muttered to herself as she took a tray of used tea cups into the back.

"Good, I'll organize the trip for this weekend." Kyouya said, never taking his eyes off the laptop screen.

Honey bounced over to the couch the twins were sitting at, dragging Usa-chan along with him. "Would Ai like some cake?" Honey asked cheerily, holding up a plate of cake to Hikaru who was sitting next to Kaoru on the armrest of the loveseat.

"Mitsukuni, cake isn't good for dogs." Mori explained in his almost inaudible fashion.

"But cake is good for everybody!" Honey insisted.

"Not dogs." Mori contested monotonously.

Honey looked down sadly at the cake. "Oh." He then perked up and grinned happily at his stoic companion. "That's alright, it just means more cake for you and me Takashi!"

Mori nodded.

"We'll we're going home now." The Twins informed, picking up Ai. A chorus of goodbyes from the Host club followed as they picked up their bags and walked out of the music room.

"Hey Kaoru, what do you think of this park idea?" Hikaru asked as they walked down the hallway.

"I think it sounds interesting." Kaoru replied with a sly smile.

To Be Continued...


Whew, chapter 2 is done. I know not much happens here but the first few chapters are kind of introductory, next chapter they'll be at the park and I can assure you that chaos will reign supreme!

Just one more thing, if you think it's weird that I'm making the puppy huff a lot, like I said in the first chapter Authors notes I'm basing the puppy off my dog and strangely enough he hardly barks at all. :p

Translations:

Kami= God.