Like I said, it's been divided into two parts. :)

yay meez. 8D

[ c o n t i n u e d ]

As the last yellow-dressed lady left the building, the tension in the Host Club was relieved. A violet-eyed boy smiled to everyone. "Okay guys! Your King has decided that we will leave now!" The group looked at each other. He usually just dismiss them like that. Usually he let them stay until they felt like leaving. But today Tamaki obviously was going to be doing something secret that he didn't want the others in the Host Club to know about. "I am not making anything that you guys don't know about, and I'm not doing it in secret after everybody leaves!" he grinned.

"Whatever you say." a dark-haired boy with small glasses on his nose sighed. He looked away, lost in thought for a moment, before remembering it and scribbling it down fiercely in his notebook.

"Is it cake?!" a small blonde gasped, before bouncing around Tamaki. "What kind is it? Strawberry? Red Velvet? Chocolate?" and continued to name about one hundred more cake flavors, most of which no one else had heard of. The other dark-haired one walked behind the bouncy Hunny, not saying anything, as usual.

Tamaki gasped dramatically. "No one believes me! Fine then, I won't make the secret gift that I wasn't going to make you guys in the first place!" and with that, it was only to be expected that he went to sulk in his dark corner.

Everyone had seemed to forget about Hikaru not showing up to the Host Club today. But true, it was on all their minds as they left Music Room #3. Haruhi had a concerned expression as Kaoru told her about how Hikaru had awoken this morning.

Haruhi looked up into the younger twin's eyes. "So that's why he looked so upset this morning..." she whispered, happy to come to a conclusion to a question that had been nagging her at the sight of him.

"Yeah.." pondered Kaoru. "But, that's not what I wanted to talk to you about." This got a look of curiosity from Haruhi. They slowed their strides even further as they met the front doors of the main school building and the awaiting limousine for Kaoru. "I was wondering if you wanted to come to a little hot chocolate place with me." The young man smiled. "They have the best hot chocolate ever."

Haruhi laughed lightly, amused expression on her face as her brown eyes gleamed, reflecting the warm sunlight. "But, Kaoru, it won't even be autumn until tomorrow!" she smiled. "It's still quite warm outside, if you hadn't noticed." She thumped him lightly on the shoulder to emphasize the point, rewarding an annoyed expression from him.

Kaoru groaned. "I knew you'd say that, Haruhi. But we should get prepared, right?" Laughing together, he quite quickly ushered her unsuspecting self into the fancy limo before stepping in himself, not allowing her to say anything against it as the limousine sped away on its way to their destination.

Kaoru saw a slight bump in the seat compartment ahead of him as he settled into his soft seat. He smiled to himself, then quickly began chatting Haruhi so that her eyes wouldn't wander. He definitely couldn't forget that when they got out.

When the limo finally pulled up, it wasn't a surprise to Haruhi that they were in front of an extremely fancy coffee shop. The smells wafted around her, encasing her in a state of comforting bliss as her feminine figure couldn't resist floating to the fancy, maple wood doors. She gazed inside, golden rays from the gorgeous lights on the ceiling cascading down comfortable looking sofas and chairs. Her eyes continued roaming, only to find herself even more delighted when they alighted upon rows upon rows of bookcases, filled to the brim of all kinds of great-looking books.

Kaoru chuckled to himself, before opening the door and allowing a transfixed Haruhi to glide inside. He then grabbed her arm and led her to a beautiful spot in the room, right against a large, floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked a humble street, with gorgeous flowers overflowing from the warm-colored pottery boxes resting against the windows on the outside. Haruhi sighed as she sank into one of two comfortable chairs, Kaoru sitting opposite from her. He allowed her to gaze for a bit before bringing her mind back to reality.

"Oh, dear..." he sighed. Kaoru was a very good actor. He'd learned well from portraying a look of gayness with his brother during the host club. "I almost forgot..." Haruhi curiously peered at him as he sat up slightly to withdraw a black box with a white ribbon wrapped around it elegantly.

"From Hikaru." he smiled, before handing the box to her. Her hands wrapped around it carefully, as if at any moment the box would shatter.

Haruhi gasped quietly. "Really? Hikaru gave me this?" Kaoru nodded silently, head perched on his hands, mouth turned up in a gentle smile. "I....I don't know what to...say..." she breathed, as she gradually pulled on the strand of white ribbon, watching as it glided through the air as it was released, finally resting in her lap.

"Well, you can say something after you look in it. I think he picked expertly. I was concerned that he'd get something horrible, and I must say I'm actually quite proud of him."

Haruhi's hands trembled as she opened the black case. Possibly the most beautiful necklace in the world stared back at her.

Silver was cast flat, diamond speckles alighting against the sliver ring. Sterling vines wrapped around both sides, beginning at the clasp, where a small flower was placed. Along the metal were amethyst and peridot stones, set perfectly. Only, what drew her eye immediately, was a hand-blown, light green, glass pendant, dangling from the necklace, swaying as her hand trembled more with every look. The glass was set within an intricately carved oval, in which small sterling leaves sprouted. Perched on top of the glass was a silver flower, that reached out to catch and reflect the last rays of the sun for the day.

She opened her mouth to speak, but no words could explain how she felt. Kaoru smiled.

"You don't have to say anything, you know. I'll take you to go by and thank Hikaru when we leave." Haruhi nodded, eyes staring off into space. "But first, you need some hot chocolate to put color in those cheeks." That caused both of the Host Club members to smile. Even though Kaoru and Haruhi chatted a little while longer, Haruhi was quiet even as they left the twins' limo to stand in front of the Hitachiin's enormous mansion. She was quiet as Kaoru led her quietly through the front doors. She was silent, but only until they entered the twin's bedroom, to find a sleeping Hikaru nestled between the covers.

Haruhi looked fabulous with the necklace on, and Kaoru had told her so. Before Haruhi could turn back and refuse to wake the sleeping twin, Kaoru softly cleared his throat. Hikaru opened his eyes. His eyes alighted upon his brother, not seeing the shining eyes of the brunette girl.

"If you're here to bother me..." he grumbled, "wait until I feel like bothering you back." He was about to turn onto his stomach and bury his head in his pillow, until Kaoru spoke.

"Wow brother." he sighed, scratching his head. "That's not the way you treat guests. Especially when they're here to thank you for buying them something." Slowly, the younger brother quietly exited the room as Hikaru turned to face Haruhi, wanting to leave them alone.

Hikaru opened his mouth to speak, but Haruhi spoke first. "Hikaru, this is the best gift I've ever received!" she said excitedly. Hikaru's eyes landed on the shining silver necklace hanging around her neck. He hadn't gotten that for her. He looked at her a moment, but the thought process took all of two seconds.

Kaoru.

"I mean, you're my best friend, and you know that, but I never expected to receive any thing like this just out of the blue!" He loved how her eyes shined. He got out of bed, revealing his topless upper half. Luckily he had kept his school uniform pants on. He smiled, scratching his head as he leaned against the window, sun warming his back. He was about to say something again, when Haruhi did something extremely unexpected.

She ran forward at full speed, and tackled him, arms wrapping around his waist in a tight hug. He tipped dangerously forward, before losing his balance and falling to the floor. Haruhi landed against the floor with a light thud, though she felt no pain, as Hikaru had placed a hand on her lower back and a hand on her head. His knee took all the impact, and it smarted a great deal, but he ignored it for that moment.

It didn't want to prolong the rather sexual position, so he stood up on his legs and picked her up, before lightly placing her to the floor. Luckily they were in the shade, so Haruhi couldn't see the bright red blush across his cheeks. She then once again hugged him closer to her, head nestling into his neck. It was then she realized that Hikaru smelled very, very good. So she took a few deep breaths, and thought nothing of it. Hikaru slowly wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back, before pushing her lightly away. He was going to ignore the feeling of her body against his while she was still in the room.

He grinned genuinely, perfect, white teeth shining through. "You're welcome, Haruhi." He said. He was about to pull her in for another embrace, until Kaoru walked into the room, holding a phone.

"Haruhi, I called your dad to tell him you were with me today." he smiled slyly. "He said that as long as I didn't try anything funny, he wouldn't worry. He said he expects you home in ten minutes." Kaoru nodded towards the door. "If you hurry, you'll make it in time. Our limo will take you."

Haruhi nodded. She turned to Hikaru. "Thanks again, Hikaru." She took a deep breath, one last time, before rushing out of the room. As she exited, she called behind her back, "I had a lot of fun today Kaoru! Thanks!" before grabbing her stuff and racing out the door.

Hikaru waited until he could hear the slam of the limo door closing Haruhi in, and the sound of the limousine driving away, before he looked at his brother in confusion. "Why did you....?"

"Don't worry about it. I figured you deserved it." Kaoru winked. "I did good, didn't I?"

Hikaru nodded, replaying what had just happened over again in his mind. "Yeah. Real good."

It was yet the end of another day. All the Hosts sat down breathlessly, still buzzing from a quite busy day of entertaining the ladies. All looked over to their King as he smiled at them, beaming.

"Okay, my followers!" he shouted cheerily. "Guess what we'll be doing tonight?" The Host Club let out one groan in unison. Tamaki didn't even wait to hear their guesses.

"Commoner movie night!" He announced, proud of himself. The Host Club got very quiet.

Very quiet indeed.

[ e n d c h a p t e r ]

Movie Night is next! I'll try to get to it soon. Let your crazy minds go to work. :DDDDDDD -cackle-

& pleassseee review. :) i love reviews. :3

LOVEFEREVERKAYBAI - silvrstreak