Author's Note: Now that the first chapter is out of the way... time to see how Hikaru changes the past. :) If you want to reference of how things were before, I recommend reading Chapter Two of the manga. :) Also, thank you to everyone who reviewed. I'm really surprised that I actually got reviews, because I haven't written an Ouran fic before and I don't think that my stuff is that good. This chapter is a bit longer because I want to have specific actions per chapter take place.
Disclaimer: I don't own like anything.
December 2007, Hikaru's first year of high school
Hikaru kept a hold of Kaoru's chin and was gazing into his eyes. How is this even possible? I must've had waaaaay too many Long Islands... I'm hallucinating! It's impossible to go back in time!
The girls at the Host club squeed with delight seeing the elongated gaze that Hikaru held with his brother. Kaoru immediately picked up that something was a bit off about his brother. He could see that there was confusion playing upon his brother's face. Hikaru then moved his lips next to Kaoru's ear and whispered, "I don't have time to play host club." Kaoru's eyes widened and he really wasn't sure what was going on, "Hi-Hikaru?" Hikaru looked at the attire that his brother was wearing, then looked around the room, only to see a very uninterested Haruhi speaking with Kyoya. These damn Bali outfits... and Haruhi... how do I even approach her? At this point in time... we hardly know anything about each other... Back at this time, I only liked the fact that Haruhi could wound Tono... I never imagined that I would ever fall for her. And then... one day... I'm in love with her. I wonder... how I should approach her...
Kaoru was curious as to what his brother was looking at, so he looked in the same direction and noticed Haruhi. Kaoru wasn't exactly sure what was going on. Hikaru suddenly lost interest in their usual act and is now watching Haruhi... he found it all rather odd. Kaoru wanted to question his brother so badly, but the club was more important right now. He knew that he could ask his brother later on. Kaoru then whispered into Hikaru's ear, "We have guests, let's entertain them." Hikaru knew that his brother would be confused. He knew, and yet, at the same time, the fact that Kaoru was unaware of what was going on pained him a bit. Yet, Hikaru knew that the him from the present changed drastically since the time that he returned to. Since I came back, I can obviously have myself realize my feelings for Haruhi sooner... that in general... should bring me a point above Tono... I... have a lot of explaining to do with Kaoru later... Hikaru played the usual twin act that he hadn't played in several years with his brother. It was a bit refreshing coming back to this nostalgic feeling. He was enjoying himself to a degree, but the fact was that he had no clue how long he would be back in time.
He ended up hearing Haruhi's voice, "I think it's only natural to wear warm clothes in the winter." Hikaru looked in her direction. It's been awhile since Haruhi had that look. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he noticed her hosting abilities. Hikaru neglected the girls around Haruhi and when Kaoru noticed Hikaru looking again, something began to bother him.
"Both of you have your little dreams, and that's very cute." Haruhi's smile was radiating and it really made Hikaru's heart pound. She's so cute! Hikaru then looked over towards his brother and noticed a look on his face that he never noticed before. I don't recall ever seeing Kaoru with this type of expression... at least... not ever towards Haruhi at this time... how come... I never noticed it? Hikaru then grabbed Kaoru's arm, "Am I not enough for you anymore?" Kaoru's soft face changed and he went back into his host mode, "I was just... too stunned by your beauty that I had to look away." Hikaru moved closer to his twin, "You should never look away..."
After the girls left for the day, Tamaki started to down more commoner's ramen. Hikaru was thrilled to be able to finally get close to Haruhi at this time. I must remember the time... doing something strange might backfire on me... Haruhi was questioning this "illness" that Kasuga-hime had and naturally, Hikaru and Kaoru explained at the same time, "So-called Switching Guys Disease. Also known as host club wanderer." What happened after this... oh right... didn't Haruhi get angry at Tono for something... ah... what was it...
"Daddy want to see you like this!" after a huge rant about how Haruhi should be wearing girl's clothing, Tamaki took out an enlarged photo of Haruhi with long hair. When I originally saw this, I was really surprised by the drastic change... coming up with a different kind of response would really change things but... it would really place me into a large amount of questioning...
"I just don't see how this... becomes this..." Hikaru flatly said motioning to the photo to Haruhi. Haruhi then went into the reasoning, which Hikaru already knew too well. He wasn't paying attention to her words or story... he was paying attention to everything else. The small movements that she made, but most importantly, he couldn't help but stare at her lips.
Getting sidetracked by her gestures, it took a minute for Hikaru to notice the loud, obnoxious shouting of "Mom!" by Tamaki. Kaoru gave a small concerned look towards his twin, then Hikaru immediately rushed over to Haruhi and grabbed her shoulder. It felt normal to him, but it still was a new thing to her, "Unexpectedly Tono dreams about his idea girl. There, there... he's scary, so come this way..." Kaoru mirrored his actions, "By the way, do you have any experience in social dance? It's a must for the party." Hikaru wasn't too thrilled with the statement that Kaoru stated. He knew that it was coming, but he wanted to spend a little bit more time touching and being close to Haruhi. Even if it wasn't much, every small second counted. If only I could get Haruhi away from all of them... But... there's nothing that I can do... so far... everything is practically the same as the past... if I don't do something soon... I won't be able to change the marriage...
"If you can master the waltz in one week and show it off in the party, I'll reduce your debt by half!" Tamaki said towards Haruhi. Hikaru paid close attention to Haruhi's reaction. How was she learning the waltz again? Oh right! She used Kasuga-hime as a dance partner! It's fine for her to practice with her but... if I teach her... it's a way to get closer to her! That's it! But... I have to approach her without anyone else knowing... well... Kaoru can know... I'll be talking to him later on anyways...
When the club activities ended, Haruhi was the first one out of the room. Hikaru immediately grabbed his bag and rushed out after her. Kaoru stood in the room stunned at how fast his twin rushed off. Hunny approached Kaoru, "Is something going on with Hika-chan? He seems a bit strange today..." Kaoru looked down at Hunny, "I don't know Hunny-sempai... he was fine up until the middle of hosting... then, he seemed a bit different. Maybe we're just over-thinking things though." Hunny nodded, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow Kao-chan!" Kaoru was picking up his stuff when Kyoya walked over to him, "It's rather interesting how your brother was acting today." Kaoru looked at the shadow king, "He's probably just not feeling well." Kyoya smirked, "We'll see about that." Kaoru felt a shiver go down his spine and he started to leave the room. It was strange for him not to walk out with Hikaru. Kyoya smirked as he watched Kaoru leave the room, "Interesting display indeed. It's almost as if he's in love." Tamaki looked back at Kyoya, "See you tomorrow." Kyoya nodded and packed up his stuff.
Haruhi was on her way home when Hikaru caught up with her, "Haruhi!" He placed his hand on her shoulder. Haruhi glanced over at Hikaru, "What is it Hikaru?" Hikaru took a deep breath. You can do this! Just ask her! "Want to come over and have dinner with us tonight?" Haruhi seemed pretty uninterested at first. Dang it... I should've know that wouldn't work... oh wait! I can prepare fatty tuna for her! "We're having fatty tuna tonight and I know how much you've been wanting to eat fatty tuna." Haruhi cocked her head to the side, "I don't recall ever mentioning anything about fatty tuna to you before..." Idiot! You haven't learned about her yearnings to eat fatty tuna yet! Haruhi didn't think too long on that subject, "Is it really ok for me to eat over there? What about my dad?" Hikaru spoke up, "You can take as much leftovers home to him as you want. Besides, it's going to be awhile until he can eat it, right? He's usually working late." Haruhi nodded, "Thanks, but why the sudden invite?" Kaoru was now caught up with them and was walking a few steps behind, listening to everything. Hikaru gave Haruhi a sweet smile, "I... I want to..." Kaoru wasn't used to this odd behavior coming from his twin and never had seen such an expression before. He was incredibly intrigued by this display in-front of him.
Hikaru stopped infront of the limo, "This is the limo, get in." Kaoru frowned, seeing as Hikaru wasn't going to give an answer to Haruhi's last question. Hikaru got into the limo and Kaoru got in on the otherside. Haruhi was inbetween the two twins. Kaoru smiled, "We get Haruhi for dinner!" Hikaru nodded, "That we do!" Kaoru gave a look towards Hikaru trying to figure out what his plans were. Hikaru gave an assuring look that all will be revealved soon enough. Kaoru and Hikaru then began to mess with Haruhi's hair until they made it home.
Haruhi stepped out of the limo and was in awe at the gorgeous mansion in-front of her. That's right... this is her first time here... I keep forgetting... Kaoru spoke up, "We're the only ones here besides the maids..." Hikaru spoke as well, "It's normal for us. I called ahead and informed them that we'll be dining on fatty tuna tonight." Haruhi stepped into the mansion and began to look around. Hikaru and Kaoru began to show her around the place. "If you want Haruhi, you can use this room to get comfortable or study until dinner." Kaoru mentioned, "We also have plenty of clothes that you can wear, so feel free to shower and change. The maids will help you." Haruhi stepped into a room and sat down on a bed. She was exhausted from all of the club's duties today and laid down. She wasn't really sure what was up with the twins today, but she knew that something was a bit off.
Kaoru grabbed Hikaru by the arm and led him into their room, "Explain?" Hikaru sat down on the bed, "I know that this will come as quite a shock but... I'm from the future." Kaoru looked at his brother dumbfounded and then began to laugh, "Nice one Hikaru. Now really... what's going on." "I'm serious!" Kaoru noticed the look in his brother's eyes and knew that Hikaru wasn't playing, "Ok... so... how exactly did you come back in time... what is the year you're from... just tell me everything!" Hikaru nodded, "It's currently the summer of 2011. I was regretting my past, so when I was watching Kyoya's slideshow of moments from high school... I really started to feel the reality of it all." "The reality of what, Hikaru?" Hikaru took a deep breath and let it out, "Haruhi and Tono got married." Kaoru was in shock, "Seriously? But Haruhi can't stand Tono!" Hikaru looked down, then back at Kaoru, "Her feelings changed towards him over time... right now, she's not very close to him..." Kaoru was listening to his brother then he spoke up again, "That's interesting and all, but what does that have to do with you?" Hikaru took a deep breath again, "I regretted the past. You helped me so much... and yet, your efforts to get me to realize things weren't enough. If only I noticed earlier..." Kaoru could tell that everything was bothering his brother deeply and he wanted to help him in any way. He placed an arm around his brother, "Continue Hikaru..." Hikaru's eyes stung a bit, but he held back any tears, "I might deny this claim later... for I don't know how long I'll be back here... and I don't know if me being back here will actually change anything or not but... Kaoru. Kaoru... I seriously am in love with Haruhi."
Kaoru blinked a few times, registering the words that his brother stated. It wasn't like Hikaru to just openly admit that he's in love. What bothered him even more was the fact that he knew that Hikaru was serious. Kaoru found the whole situation difficult, but he knew that if it all was true, then he wanted to help his brother as much as he could, "Hikaru... I'll do whatever I can to help. But... how exactly were you able to come back in time?" Hikaru spoke to Kaoru about the old man who sent him back. They both had a long, important talk and before they knew it, it was time to eat. Kaoru winked towards his brother, "You get Haruhi, I'll meet you two at the table." Hikaru nodded and happily made his way to the room that Haruhi was left in. He knocked at the door. No answer. He knocked again, still no answer. He then opened up the door and walked inside. "Haruhi?"
Hikaru immediately noticed Haruhi asleep on the bed. He couldn't help but admire her beauty. He sat down near her and started to stroke her hair, "If only I realized sooner... things would've been different..." Haruhi was in a deep sleep and Hikaru really didn't want to wake her. He watched as she breathed and took in all of her beauty. I wonder... what would happen if... Hikaru began to move his face close to Haruhi's. He was about an inch away from her face when he was gathering the courage to kiss her. He took one final breath and inched in when, "Hikaru? What are you doing?" Haruhi's voice stated flatly as she stared right at him. Hikaru immediately panicked, but he didn't want her to notice. His heart was beating extremely fast and he tried his best to play it off, "I ... I was trying to wake you up, but since you couldn't hear me, I figured that getting closer and saying your name would get you up!"
Haruhi wasn't sure whether or not to believe what he just said, but she just shrugged it off, "Where's Kaoru?" Hikaru walked closer to the door, "Kaoru's waiting for us at the dinner table... come on." Haruhi nodded and followed Hikaru to the dining room. Kaoru smiled seeing the two of them, "You look refreshed Haruhi." Haruhi nodded, "That bed's really comfortable. The second that I hit it, I was out." Hikaru pulled out a chair for Haruhi, which confused her, "I can do this..." Hikaru laughed, "It's common courtesy for the male to pull the seat out for the female guest." Haruhi sat down really confused, "Are you feeling alright Hikaru?" Hikaru nodded, "I'm fine." Kaoru watched as the two interacted with each other. He noticed the glint in his brother's eyes by watching Haruhi and he felt as if Haruhi wasn't really interested at all. Kaoru figured that this all will take time, but he was just glad that his brother actually tried. It was refreshing to see his brother opening up to someone other than himself. After the meal was finished Kaoru looked at Haruhi, "So Haruhi... how are you going to learn the waltz?" Haruhi sighed, "I figured that I would practice with one of the girls that I host..."
Kaoru glanced at Hikaru, then stood up, "That sounds like a plan but..." Haruhi eyed him, "Do you have something better in mind?" Hikaru stood next to Haruhi and grabbed her hand and gently kissed it, "Shall we dance?" Haruhi flushed at the gesture. She wasn't sure what Hikaru was up to, but she felt as if this all was some sort of act to screw her over later. Kaoru smirked watching Haruhi's reaction, "Haruhi, you should learn from Hikaru... he might not look it, but he's excellent at the waltz." Haruhi looked at Kaoru, "Are you not good at the waltz?" Kaoru laughed, "I'm excellent too but, I've got something important to do. Hikaru is free." Hikaru smirked and pulled Haruhi into him, "I'll teach you the guy part, then I'lll play the girl for you." Haruhi laughed, "What's the catch?" Hikaru looked into her eyes, "I just want to see you shock Tono." That statement was a lie, but he couldn't bare come up with anything better to say. It was way too soon to confess his love to her, but he felt that these current gestures of his would win favor in her heart and hopefully cancel the wedding he was in earlier.
After practicing for several hours Hikaru was fed up, "Why can't you get this right?" Haruhi was really getting irritated, "I'm trying! I've NEVER had any dance experience before. Cut me some slack!" Hikaru was about to yell again then remembered that yelling won't do anything, "Sorry Haruhi, let's take a small break then come back to this." Kaoru came downstairs and looked at Haruhi, "How's the practicing?" She answered flatly, "Awful. He criticizes everything." Kaoru frowned, "Haruhi. Give him another chance. He has a short temper." Haruhi gave a small smile, "I know that about him... I've noticed." Kaoru was intrigued by this response. Haruhi had only been with the club for a few months now... the fact that she picked up on small tibits really impressed him. Haruhi continued, "I've also noticed that you're a lot calmer than him... you two... really are easy to distinguish." Kaoru had a slight blush appear on his face. He then stood up, "I have to shower." He immediately went upstairs, "What's happening to me? My heart..."
Hikaru took a deep breath and went back to practicing with Haruhi, "Haruhi... you're doing great... I think that you should try with the maid though... since you're shorter than me... the height difference might be what the problem is." Haruhi nodded and Hikaru watched as Haruhi perfectly danced the waltz with his maid. Smiling to himself, he was extremely satisfied. Tomorrow at school... everyone will be surprised.
Haruhi grabbed leftovers from the kitchen and Hikaru and Kaoru rode in the limo with her to make sure that she got home safely. When Haruhi made it to her apartment, she set the food in the refrigerator and sighed, "What's up with him? Hikaru's acting strange..."
Kaoru looked at his brother and smirked, "Any progress?" Hikaru nodded, "She knows the waltz... this is a lot different from the past." Kaoru laughed, "Mind telling me what originally happened?" Hikaru nodded and informed Kaoru of the whole situation. Kaoru smirked, "Guess we can tease Tono tomorrow." Hikaru nodded, "Most definitely."
Haruhi had Kasuga-hime with her to practice the waltz. She went through each of the steps with Haruhi and all of the host club boys watched. Tamaki was in the corner depressed. The twins decided to remark loudly near their 'king' comments on how it's such a shame that he's too tall to be a dance partner for Haruhi.
Kyoya watched as Haruhi practiced. He found it quite odd for Haruhi to learn the waltz so quickly. His attention turned towards the twins. He walked over towards them, "Interesting how she learns so quickly..." Hikaru and Kaoru exchanged glances then both shrugged, "Must be a gift of hers." Kyoya smirked, "I wonder what other dances she can pick up that quickly..." Kaoru yawned, "Who cares. The waltz is the only one needed for the party."
Haruhi thanked her partner for agreeing to practice with her. "I'm surprised Haruhi! It's like you've already learned the dance before." Haruhi placed down a cup of tea and shrugged, "I'm not that good." Kasuga smiled, "I heard that you are limiting your guest service for a while to practice." Haruhi didn't like thinking about that. Kyoya was the one to force her to practice, in order to not disgrace the Host Club.
Kaoru looked over at Hikaru, "Seems that she took the princess to the nurse's office..." Hikaru then remembered something and turned to look at Hunny who just fell on the floor, "Hunny-sempai! Mori-sempai's about to-" Before Hikaru could finish his statement, Hunny was stepped on by Mori. "step on you." Hikaru finished his thought and immediately Hunny was yelping in pain. Mori panicked and quickly picked up Hunny and ran off. Kaoru placed an arm around Hikaru, "It's hard to believe all this future talk but... you've been dead on about things." Kyoya overheard a bit of what Kaoru was saying and pushed his glasses up. He sat down at a small table and started to take some notes. Hikaru didn't think anything of it.
The twins were bored. Haruhi, Mori, and Hunny were gone for awhile, so they figured that there was no point being there. The twins then left the room. Tamaki walked over to Kyoya, "Why are you having Haruhi practice with Kasuga-hime?" Kyoya was still taking some notes and responded, "She needs to be used to dancing with a female partner. If she was practicing with one of us, I doubt that she would be able to waltz at all... especially since we're significantly larger than her." Tamaki nodded, "Your point is taken... but... is it really alright for her to be a host?" Kyoya smirked and looked up at Tamaki, "As long as she brings in profit, what's it matter what sex she is." Tamaki sat down frustrated, "It's not right. She should be chatting with guys instead." Kyoya stopped taking notes and looked at the king of the host club, "Would you really allow that?" Tamaki looked at Kyoya confused, "What do you mean?" "Do you like the idea of Haruhi spending lots and lots of time talking to different men?" Tamaki thought for a moment and immediately stood up outraged, "I WILL NEVER ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THEM!" Kyoya chuckled, "That's what I figured... hence, why I haven't opened up a section for men to be entertained."
Kaoru and Hikaru were walking together outside. It was beginning to get dark outside and Kaoru stopped walking, "Hikaru..." Hikaru stopped and turned to look at his brother, "What is it?" Kaoru stood there staring at him, "The future you is so different... I think... whatever happens later on in life... that it really made a great difference overall..." Hikaru smiled towards his brother, "I never would've changed if it wasn't for what you did for me... that and... if it wasn't for Haruhi appearing in my life." Kaoru smiled, "I think that the change when you go back to the future will be extremely annoying for me though." Hikaru laughed, "Yeah... I wonder if I'll be back to how I was..." Kaoru laughed, "This all is too confusing." Hikaru nodded. As he was about to say something, he heard footsteps in the distance. It was Suzushima, Kasuga's fiance. Kaoru looked at his brother, then over towards Suzushima. Hikaru spoke quietly, "Let's go." Kaoru looked at Suzushima and noticed that he looked hurt, then looked back at Hikaru, "Do you know-" Hikaru grabbed Kaoru's arm, "His problem will be solved eventually. Let's not become the good guys." Kaoru laughed, "Even in the future you don't like getting involved with people you hardly know." Hikaru scoffed as he entered their limo, "I don't want to change the past too much. All I want to change is-" Kaoru smirked, "Haruhi's opinion of you?" Hikaru was beginning to get annoyed, "Let's get off this topic."
Haruhi entered the club room the next day awaiting her dance lessons with Kasuga, but instead noticed Tamaki holding up photos of Suzushima and Kasuga. She sighed and immediately knew that her waltz-practice was going to get nowhere. The report about these two commensed and Haruhi was listening to everything.
While Kyoya, Tamaki, and Hunny began to get into a conversation the twins immediately hopped over to Haruhi. Hikaru spoke first, "Haruhi, how's your dancing coming?" Haruhi wasn't thrilled and sighed, "If I could practice today." Kaoru spoke up, "Well, I'm sure it'll be ok. By the way," Here's a question for you." Hikaru and Kaoru got close to Haruhi's face. Kaoru stroked her cheek, "If you search on the net for 'Suzushima', what will you get?" Haruhi wasn't sure of the answer and was a bit uncomfortable with how close they were, "How would I know?" Kaoru and Hikaru looked at each other then towards her, "How boring. No response." Haruhi frowned, "Sorry for not amusing you two. Now, since we're not doing anything..." She began to grab her stuff, "I'll be heading out." Hikaru grabbed her arm, "What about your practice?" Kaoru smirked, "We would hate for you to not be able to perform a perfect waltz." Haruhi sighed, "Kasuga-hime's not here to practice with." Kaoru grabbed Haruhi's other arm, "Then, we shall fix this." Haruhi cocked her head to the side, "You're going to get her?" Hikaru shook his head, "We've got-" "A better-" They both then spoke, "Plan." Haruhi wasn't thrilled with this, but she wasn't able to struggle out of their grips.
The twins brought Haruhi back to their mansion. She still found the place remarkable, "I don't see how you can live here." Kaoru laughed, "It's how we grew up." Hikaru nodded, "I don't see how you can live where you live." Haruhi frowned, "I get your point. Geez. Why did you two drag me here this time?" Kaoru smirked, "Dance practice of course." Hikaru spoke to a maid and immediately the maid whisked Haruhi off to another room. Kaoru placed an arm around his twin and Hikaru smirked, "You might want to get the camera for this." Kaoru immediately left the room and grabbed his camera, "What are you up to Hikaru?" Hikaru smirked, "I watched Haruhi and Tono perform the waltz at their wedding reception. Haruhi can't seem to dance like a girl so..." Kaoru smirked, "So you're going to teach her how to follow?" Hikaru nodded, "She might dislike this but... I might as well have some fun while I'm back in time."
At that moment a very unenthusiastic Haruhi stepped into the room wearing a gorgeous, long blue dress with matching heels. She frowned and looked at the twins, "What is the reason for this?" Hikaru approached her, "I'm going to teach you the waltz." Haruhi glared up at him, "And the reason for the outfit?" Hikaru smirked, "All in good fun Haruhi." She turned around and began to leave the room when Hikaru grabbed her arm, "Come on Haruhi, let's dance." She sighed, "Fine." Hikaru began to lead Haruhi, which turned into an utter disaster, because she had all intentions of leading. Hikaru wasn't thrilled with this, "Haruhi! Can't you let me lead?" She yelled out, "NO! I have to be the man here!" Kaoru snickered while watching the two bicker. Hikaru completely forgot that Kaoru was snapping photos of them.
Haruhi was getting really annoyed and stepped hard on Hikaru's foot, "If you don't let me lead, then I'm leaving." Hikaru noticed how upset she was and sighed in defeat, "Alright, you can lead Haruhi." Kaoru laughed at his brother, knowing that if it was the current Hikaru that he was used to, he would never give in so easily. Hikaru shot a glare towards his twin then sighed. Haruhi then led the dance and Hikaru played the girl for the rest of the evening. Before Haruhi left, Kaoru handed Haruhi a box, "You'll need to change into this for tomorrow." Haruhi looked at the box, "What is it?" Hikaru placed an arm around her, "Clothes." Haruhi questioned the box after the dress she was forced to wear for the dance lessons, so she opened it up and noticed a nice suit. Kaoru laughed, "Didn't trust us, huh?" Hikaru chimed in, "I'm hurt." Haruhi looked at them, "Thanks. Well, I'll see you both tomorrow." Hikaru grabbed her arm and started to escort her to the limo, "I refuse to let you walk out at this hour." Haruhi rolled her eyes, "I'll be fine." Kaoru shook his head, "Just let us bring you home." She sighed in defeat.
Christmas Eve arrived and the party began. The Host Club were all designated in their specific spots. Hikaru and Kaoru were over at the casino-end and asked the ladies to join them for cards. Haruhi felt completely out of place. This was the first time that she ever attended a high-class event and wasn't really sure what to do about it. Tamaki rushed over to her, "Hey~ Haruhi! Why are you so tense?" His sudden appearance startled heer a bit, "Ack! I'm not used to these events... On Christmas I only eat the cakes that my father brings home from his work." Hunny looked crestfalled, "Eh~ Then Haru-chan, you're alone? What do you do...?" Haruhi explained her normal Christmas and the twins weren't too interested. Hikaru knew what she was going to say, so it wasn't new to his ears. Tamaki, took the news drastically and then the twins were bored again. Kyoya then suggested that Haruhi could eat something. An adorable face appeared on her and she mentioned, "Like... fatty tuna?"
Kaoru looked over at Hikaru, remembering the other night that he was able to coax Haruhi over to dinner with fatty tuna. Hikaru smirked and Tamaki went crazy. Hunny rushed over with tupperware and of course, the twins decided to play along with the scene by "feeling sorry for her". They both started to comfort her in their arms. Haruhi was annoyed. Several people rushed food over to her and made a huge commotion it wasn't until Kasuga asked Haruhi to dance with her was she able to actually get some peace of mind from them.
Kyoya, Hunny, Kaoru, Mori, and Hikaru all stood around together in the Large Hall Waiting Room. Hunny spoke up, "Mori and I will grab Haru-chan! Everyone be prepared!" Hunny ran off and Mori followed him. Within minutes, Mori placed Haruhi down infront of everyone. Kaoru was the first to speak up, "Here she comes." Hikaru watched as Haruhi was yelling aloud, "Wah? Hey, what are you..." Before she could complain more, Hikaru pushed her, "Ok ok, No complaints. Just go change your clothes! We don't have much time." "HUH?" Haruhi was confused. Kyoya began to explain the time period and everyone was working on dollifying Haruhi. Within minutes, all of the guys silently admired her beauty. Hunny spoke up, "Please find his true feelings, ok?" "How troublesome. Tono suddenly started planning this yesterday. The preparation was so tiresome." Haruhi wasn't too thrilled, but understood the intentions of the club. Suzushima's true feelings are extremely important to figure out.
Hikaru was taking in all of Haruhi's beauty dressed up as a female. Even though this scene was from so long ago, he admitted to himself that seeing her this way again made it feel like he re-fell in love with her. Of course, this moment of adoration was stopped when Tamaki barged in and started yelling at his club members, only to stop his train of thought and admire Haruhi as well. Hikaru noticed the stare that Tamaki had on Haruhi and he glared towards the king. Hikaru immediately appeared next to Tamaki and felt proud of his and Kaoru's work, "Our best try! How is it, Tono? We even put make-up on her." Tamaki was dumbfounded and didn't really appreciate the interruption of Hikaru to his admiration. Kaoru watched Tamaki's expressions and then looked at his brother. He then turned his attention towards Haruhi. Haruhi is gorgeous... No wonder Hikaru came back to win her... Yet... Kyoya walked over to Kaoru, "Something troubling you?" Kaoru shook his head, "Nope." Kyoya smirked, "If you say so." Kyoya took out his notebook and started to jot down some notes. He was intrigued.
The Club Members went into their designated spots that Tamaki came up with for their operation. Within the next twenty minutes, Kasuga ran outside and Suzushima followed her. Haruhi had all intentions of helping them out, but Tamaki caught her instead. The countdown began and the entire Host Club was prepared. "3 2 1"
Lights emitted and a huge Christmas Tree shined as Suzushiima grabbed Kasuga. Tamaki was holding onto Haruhi and he yelled out, "Merry Christmas! May there be blessings over the clumsy couple!" Kasuga and Suzushiima blushed and then they started to enjoy the moment that was set up for them. The majority of the party focused on the couple outside and admired the lights. It was then time for the last waltz.
Haruhi sat in a daze. She injured her foot so she couldn't dance. All of the other members of the club were dancing on the dance floor, or so she thought. Hikaru walked over next to her, "Haruhi." Haruhi looked over at him and he handed her a plate of fatty tuna, "Merry Christmas." He then walked off and grabbed his brother away from the girl he was dancing with. The twins then chimed together, "Now, we'll have the last event."
Everyone's attention was on the twins. "This will be given to Miyako-hime, the top point getter. A blessing kiss from King..." Kyoya quickly gave a look towards the twins and they continued, "Modified... Fujioka Haruhi!" The crowd turned extremely excited and before Haruhi knew it, Kyoya whispered in her ear, "How about doing this instead of the dance? We'll cut off your debt by 1/3."
Kaoru looked over at his brother, "Is this going to be alright?" Hikaru laughed, "I wouldn't change this part of my memory for anything. It's not everyday that I get to see this kind of action." Kaoru smiled and placed his head on Hikaru's shoulder, "Merry Christmas Hikaru." Hikaru placed his arm around Kaoru's waist, "Merry Christmas."
Tamaki's outrage about the kiss ended up having Haruhi kiss the Princess on the lips. The twins both were amused out of their minds.
A bit later, Hunny gathered the whole group for a photo to remember their Christmas together. Once the flash from the camera came on, Hikaru noticed that he no longer was back in time.
June 2011.
Hikaru was sitting down at the table that his brother dragged him over to earlier. His Long Island glass was empty and he looked up at the slideshow. It now just turned to the photo that he just took. Hunny smiled, "Ne~ Ne~ I remember that!" Mori nodded. Kaoru immediately looked at his brother. Hikaru was staring at the picture, noticing that it slightly changed from the one that he remembered seeing on the slideshow. The photo... my expression is definitely different... Hunny continued, "Haruhi was so angry at Tama-chan for pushing her into that girl~ I was shocked!" Kaoru laughed, "It was hilarious." Kaoru placed an arm around his brother and whispered in his ear, "I guess that going back didn't change anything after all..." Hikaru sighed and the photo changed to another on the slideshow.
Everyone froze and the fairy appeared, "And I thought that you said you would change the outcome. You obviously weren't aggressive enough to make an impact!" Hikaru held his head low, then he yelled back, "Hey! I tried! It's not like I was able to do much! I did what I could! At least Haruhi noticed a change in me!" The fairy took a sip of someone's beverage and looked at him, "Actually, you might have confused her for a bit, but after you came back here, your attitude returned to what it had been. No events after that time were affected by the changes you made. It's a shame." The fairy began to walk away and Hikaru ran over to him and grabbed his arm, "What about this picture?" He pointed towards the current slideshow photo, "I didn't know Haruhi that well, but in this photo, I actually began to start noticing that there was something about her!" The fairy smirked, "So you're saying that if you went back to that time, you would be able to change the outcome?" Hikaru nodded and with certainty in his voice he added, "I know that I can do it." The fairy smiled, "Wonderful! You're the first person to ever ask for another chance! Usually after the first photo, people figure that there's no way that they can try again." Hikaru looked at the fairy, "So you mean... I can go?" "Ask! And it shall be given to you!" Hikaru nodded, "Let me go back." The fairy then snapped his fingers and Hikaru was surrounded by a bright light. He was going back in time again.
Another Author's Note: I'm not sure how long it will take for the next chapter to be released. I'm currently re-reading Ouran and using the chapters that I want to mess with. I have no intentions of re-writing every single Ouran chapter. Besides... what wedding slideshow would have that many photos in it anyways? lol. Anyways, I do hope that whoever is reading this enjoys. :)