Me: Yay chapter 2! lol This one is short.

Kaoru: Yeah it kinda is...

Me: You're just mad because the last chapter REALLY focusing on you is short... :P

Tamaki: Yaaaaaaa! Cuz the next chapters are all about ME AND MY HARUHI!

Haruhi: You're Haruhi?

Me: Uhhhh yeahhh. hahaha. before they Haruhi kills him, on with the story!

"Kaoru?" Tamaki questioned when the boy came out, barely minutes after he sent him in. "What are you doing outside already? Why aren't you helping Hikaru?"

The red head looked straight ahead of him blankly and stat down on the couch.

Oddly out of character for Kaoru. He usually love helping out, Tamaki thought.

"I don't know." Kaoru said resting his head on fist. "Hikaru sent me out."

"Ummm okay?" Tamaki said. "Are you feeling alright Kaoru? You've been acting very strange."

The boy looked over and gave him a sweet smile. "What you talking about? Just a little tired."

"Oh is that all?" Tamaki smiled widely. "Well then, when this is all done, why don't you and Hikaru go home? We don't want you getting sick on us."

"Haha," Kaoru forced a chuckle and rubbed the back of his head. "Alright boss."

Tamaki walked away to go check up on whatever is it blonde French boys check on when they weren't fussing over Haruhi, while Kaoru sat on the couch and waited. He could hear some screams of protest in the changing room. It sounded like Haruhi, most likely yelling at his older brother. Kaoru kind of wishes he was in there, but another part of him was glad he wasn't. It gave him a chance to think to himself.

After a few minutes which seemed like forever, the doors to the club opened up. Hikaru walked out first with a huge grin on his face, followed by Haruhi who looked defeated but content. Mae tried to hide but failed terribly. Her simple, blue dress was replaced by a more elegant dress. It had no sleeves and was flowing. The dress was white and covered with blue flowers. It looked like a sundress and could be worn casually as Mae wore it now, but it was nonetheless, beautiful.

Before Kaoru could comment, Tamaki attacked Mae with a huge bear hug. "Oh she looks absolutely adorable, Hikaru! Well done. Well done!" Hikaru smirked at his younger brother. Kaoru looked away, with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Aww, Mae-chan looks cute!" Honey smiled, hugging his Usa-chan. Mori, as always, nodded in agreement.

"Tamaki-sempai…?" Mae managed to get out in her small voice. "A little tight there don't you think?"

"Oh I'm sorry!" Tamaki smiled and put her down. He ran over to Hikaru. "Can you please please please make one for Haruihi too?" He begged with his puppy eyes. "Don't you think they'd look absolutely adorable? Just think about it! Cousins wearing matching outfits. I think it would be just adorable!"

Hikaru's sweat dropped as he watched Tamaki go to Haruhi. "What do you think? Will you wear it pleeeeeeeeease?"

Haruhi glared at the boy. "Okay, maybe not…" Tamaki whimpered as he went into his corner feeling defeated.

"Hey, Haruhi-oneechan?" Mae poked her cousin's shoulder. " Shouldn't they have just given me a uniform… I mean I'm supposed to anyway right?"

Before Haruhi could answer, Tamaki came back from the dead. "Its fine, my dear. My father will understand."

"He does own the place," Kyoya said, as he continued his note taking.

"Either way, you weren't wearing a uniform in the first place." Hikaru pointed out.

"Oneechan?" Mae whispered, getting bored with the boy's conversation. "Can I move in at your place? I don't like being alone at the apartment mommy and daddy sent me to." Her parents had to stay home to work, and they knew Ranka and Haruhi would take good care of their only child.

"Sure thing. Let's stop by and pick up your things." Haruhi smiled.

"Oooo!" said Hikaru. "Moving, I see?"

"Can we help?" Kaoru said.

"I wanna help! I wanna help!" Honey cheered.

"Can we pleeeeeease?" Tamaki begged, using those puppy eyes again.

Mae giggled at her older cousin's despair. "Can't get rid of your friends no matter what we do, huh Oneechan?"

"Apparently not."

They arrived at Mae's apartment after a ten minute walk. They could have taken any of the six rich boys' limos, but Haruhi and Mae refused.

"It's good for you to walk anyway," Haruhi said.

"Yep! And good for the environment too," Mae agreed.

The apartment consisted of a living room, a kitchen, and one bedroom. It was small, but reasonable considering Mae was the only one supposed to be living there. As they stepped in, the rich boys acted as if they were claustrophobic.

"Why is it so small in here? Who knew there was a place smaller than Haruhi's," Hikaru muttered.

"Well this is a one person apartment." Kyoya replied. "It's a typical living space for a commoner."

"Quiet you guys! Have you no shame?" Tamaki growled at his friends. "Are you trying to humiliate Haruhi and her cousin?"

The young girl looked over at her cousin, but her cousin just made a face. They're rich boys, what do you expect? She giggled a bit, thinking her new friends are so weird and asked them to sit down before they went off to Haruhi's.

"I'm going to make tea you guys!" Mae smiled and she skipped into the kitchen.

"I'll go help her." Kaoru walked off, attempting to avoid his brother.

Hikaru chuckled and everyone looked at him. "Oh come on! Don't tell me you don't see it."

"See what, Hika-chan?" Honey asked as he fiddled with his stuffed bunny.

"Kaoru soooooo has a crush on Mae!" Hikaru smirked.

"What makes you think that?" Kyoya said in his monotone voice.

Hikaru looked at Kyoya like he's crazy. "You can't be serious. Look at the way he's acting!"

"Well…" Tamaki started. "He did tell me earlier that he wasn't feeling all that well."

Mae walked in holding a tea pot in her hands, Kaoru walking behind her carrying a tray with eight tea cups resting on it. "Who's not feeling well?" she asked as she placed everything down on the table and took her seat next to her Oneechan.

"Why, Kaoru. At least that's what he said," Tamaki said as he graciously took the tea he was handed.

"Oh, you're not feeling well?" Mae asked worriedly.

Haruhi giggled, "Nope!"

Hikaru chuckled along with her. "Sorry, but he as a bad case of the 'love-sickness'."

The group of friends couldn't help but laugh. Even Kyoya and Mori, who usually did not participate in such childishness, could not suppress their snickers at the sight of Kaoru's scarlet red face.

"I'm fairly sure there's no such ailment," Mae said missing the point. She fixed her glasses and gave the younger of the twins a good look. Kaoru's blush deepened as the little girl got really close to him, "Oh dear, you're all red!" She put her small hand on his forehead. "I hope you don't have a fever. Why don't you and Hikaru-sempai go home and get some rest?"

"Yeah that sounds like a good idea," Kaoru frowned. At least he wouldn't have to suffer anymore embarrassment.

Mae smiled and gave both of the twins a tight hug. They walked out the building. Within minutes, their driver arrived and they got into the long vehicle. "You feel better alright?" she called out, before they shut the door.

"I'll try," Kaoru smiled and shut the door.

Yeaaaah. Soooo after this chapter, I'm going to start focusing more on Haruhi and Tamaki. This was just to get some incentive for a reason for Me to be in the story. Either way, you need me to do little devilish things to make Tamaki and Haruhi be together in this story. Teehee! 3 But it won't h8urt to give Kaoru a little love tooooo.

R&R!