A/N: WOW. This story is the MOST POPULAR one of my stories so far! Holy crap, FORTY THREE FOLLOWERS AND THIRTY FAVORITES IN TWO CHAPTERS AND A SIDE STORY! WOW! For those of you who read my other stories, SO SORRY I HAVEN'T UP DATED! School's finally out, so I can write as much as I want!
Some of you are wondering why the last update was so short, well, IT WASN'T A CHAPTER IT WAS A HINT! Also, about Roy and Riza, Ed told the Host Club prior to this chapter and after the hint they adopted him and Al after their little accident. But that aside, HERE YOU GO! Chapter three!
Bells rang in the distance as light pink flowers fluttered to the ground from the trees. Two large, silver gates opened, revealing all eight Hosts. Tamaki, Kyoya, Hikaru, and Kaoru were all dressed in waiter's outfits, carrying steel plates. Haruhi, Edward, Mori, and Hunny were dressed in kimonos, with Ed's hair up in a ponytail. "Welcome ladies!"
"So, which one would you prefer?" Tamaki asked coolly, displaying a set of teacups. "The Foli? How about the Oyster, or maybe the Suzukima Gardenia?"
"Beautiful…" A lady breathed. "These are English antiques, aren't they?" "Which one do you like, Tamaki?"
"Which one?" Tamaki leaned in close and stroked her cheek. "Well none of these compare to my Princess."
"Oh…WOW… I don't really know what to say…"
…o0X0o…
"You mean you've never been to Convent Garden?" Kaoru asked, surprised.
"No, all of our antiques are from Portobello Road." One girl answered shyly.
"I think you'd like Convent Garden," Hikaru prompted. "Most of our Victorian pieces are from there."
A teacup hit Kaoru's and it toppled over, spilling hot tea on his hand. Kaoru hissed and dropped it, clutching his burnt hand. Hikaru whirled around and gasped. "KAORU!"
The two girls at their table leaned in, absorbing the moment like sponges, faces pink. Hikaru gently sucked on Kaoru's finger, and quietly murmured, "Honestly Kaoru. You have to be more careful. From now on, keep your eyes on me, okay?"
A small tear trickled down Kaoru's light pink cheek. "Yes… Hikaru…"
One of the girls madly blushed a deep red and sighed. "Oh, I can't take it, it's too overwhelming." The other blinked. "Hey! You have to watch this! You never know when it'll happen again!"
"You're absolutely right, mademoiselle." Kyoya said coolly, and he held up a vibrant pink cherry blossom. "Beauty is fleeting. Just look at these cherry blossoms. You'll be able to never see them this vibrant again. And that's why…" He held up a photo book with Hikaru and Kaoru on the front. 'Hitachiin, perfect photo book' was written across the top. "I've created this photo book that captures the beauty of each passing day." He smiled at them. "Indecently, I also have similar books on all the other Hosts." He held up four more, Ed on one, Haruhi on another, Tamaki on another one, and Hunny and Mori on another. "And if you ladies are interested in collecting all five of them, I'll discount the full set for you."
The stood up quickly. "I'LL TAKE THEM!" "ME TOO PLEASE!"
The Hitachiin twins looked at them, eyebrows raised. "Well, now we know how the Host Club gets extra money." They looked at each other.
"But you can't help but wonder…" Hikaru started.
"When did he have time to take pictures of us?" Kaoru finished.
…o0X0o…
Hunny stared at the bowl as he concentrated like the past fifteen minutes. The spoon span around like it had for the past fifteen minutes. Haruhi, two girls, and Mori watched, worried, like the past fifteen minutes.
'Shouldn't we say something?' Ed walked by and glanced at the bowl. "Hey, Hunny," Ed leaned down to the shorter blonde, "You over did it."
The girls and the girl-in-disguise gasped. 'He told him!'
Hunny stopped and stared at the bowl, which had only a few drops of tea left. He… he… Hunny's eyes began to water, and Ed gave him a pat on the back. "C'mon kid, happens all the time!"
One of the girls grabbed the bowl and took a small sip in an attempt to cheer up the blonde. "Wow Hunny-senpai! It's perfect!" The other girl caught on quickly. "Any more it would've been too much! How did you know? You never cease to amaze us!"
Hunny brightened at this. "Really?" Ed sighed, 'He's too childish for his own good…' Haruhi sweatdropped, 'That was easy.'
…o0X0o…
Flower pedal fluttered to the ground, as Haruhi stared at the cerulean blue sky. Ed sat nearby, reading a rather thick book, not noticing the girls nearby who were hiding behind a tree, staring.
"Haruhi," Haruhi glanced over at Tamaki questioningly. "How are you doing? Are you enjoying yourself?"
"Tamaki-senpai?"
"The flower viewing reception is going over quite well," He smiled at her. "However, it is more daunting to be admired than to do the admiring." All of a sudden bright sparkles appeared, glimmering in the sunlight.
Haruhi sweatdropped, "Oh wow senpai… you're blooming in more ways than one…"
Tamaki blinked, and then accusingly pointed at her. "YOU'VE NOTICED!" He posed dramatically… again… "Today, my beauty is quite splendorous, I am in full bloom!" He winked. "I bet you'll fall for me soon!"
Haruhi's eye twitched. 'I see, this guy must've grown up not knowing the hardships that are out there.'
"So Haruhi! Edward!" The twins chimed in unison, hooking their arms around Haruhi and the kidnapped-and-taken-away-from-his-book Ed's necks, "Have you decided which elective class you'll be taking this term?"
"How about 'Conversational French'?" Kaoru suggested.
"We could all go together!" Hikaru added.
"After all, it makes perfect sense! We are in the same class together!" They said in unison, shooting sneaky looks at a surprised Tamaki.
Tamaki went straight for a tree and crouched there, growing random mushrooms, which Ed had oh so creatively dubbed, the 'Emo Corner'.
"Say… Mama dear…?" Tamaki whispered.
"What is it… Daddy?" Kyoya chirped, happily writing something in his notebook.
"I have a theory," Tamaki began, "I mean, of course it's just a hypothesis, but… Because they're in the same class, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Edward get to spend more time with Haruhi than I do here at the club! This means they get a chance to get close with her!"
"Tamaki, you just now realized that?" An imaginary bolt of lightning electrocuted Tamaki. A random whiteboard with charts taped to it appeared, and Kyoya pointed at it with a stick. There were three pie graphs, one with a large, not quite halfway, red portion was on it, another with a little more than half, and the other one was only a tiny sliver. "According to my research, Edward is Haruhi's neighbor, and regularly tutors her, and is also in the same class as her, as well as the club. Hikaru and Kaoru are in the same class as Haruhi and they also spend time with each other here at the club. However, your only limited with a few hours of club activity, so your impact on her day is merely three percent."
Tamaki burst into tears, pressing his hands to his ears, and screamed, "I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT I DON'T WANNA HEAR IIIIIITTTTT!"
He grabbed Haruhi and stared into her shocked brown eyes. "HARUHI! I WANT YOU TO STOP HANDING OUT WITH THOSE SHADY TWINS AND THAT EMO KID FROM NOW ON!"
"Hey! Who you callin' shady?" Kaoru called, annoyed.
"I'M NOT EMO!" Ed protested.
"You should take a good look at yourself boss!" Hikaru yelled.
Tamaki gasped, and backed away, as if he's seen a ghost. "That's it! Haruhi, we can't keep the fact that you're a girl any longer!" Tears streamed from his violet eyes as he dramatically clenched his fist and whined. "Daddy wants you to go back to the girl you used to be! You'll surround yourself with girlfriends and start living your wholesome life!"
Haruhi sweatdropped, "Who you calling 'Daddy'?"
Ed sighed and leaned in, "I think he's referring to himself…"
"SO DO IT!" Tamaki screamed, shaking Haruhi. Ed struggled to hold him back, seeing as Tamaki was around a foot taller. "CHANGE BACK NOW! CHANGE BACK NOW!"
"No need to rush things, she's gonna be found out soon." Kaoru informed. "Physical exams are the day after tomorrow." Hikaru finished.
The group froze. "Physical… Exam…?"
….. Kyoya spoke up. "Oh yeah, I forgot all about it."
"Oh," Haruhi said plainly.
"Oh no…" Ed muttered. "They're gonna know…"
"I'm a girl…" Haruhi finished. "And Ed's got…"
"Prosthetics…"
The rest of the Host Club gasped.
…o0X0o…
Girls muttered as they stared. Haruhi turned, wearing instead of the male uniform, a female uniform. A small portion of hair wrapped around her head in a braid. Tamaki turned around and smirked. "Haruhi! Been waiting long? What's the matter? You look a little down!"
She looked up at him with large brown eyes, and fingered with her dress. "I can't help it… everyone keeps staring at me for some reason… I'm so embarrassed."
Tamaki placed a hand on her waist, and pulled her close. "They're staring because you're lovely." He explained. "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
Haruhi's fingers gently gripped his shirt. "Oh Tamaki-senpai… Thank you…"
Tamaki chuckled as his daydream, as the fantasy continued to play in his head. Kyoya, Hunny, Mori, Hikaru and Kaoru observed this.
"Looks like he's having a great daydream." Hunny noted.
"It's kind of creeping me out." Hikaru muttered.
Tamaki grinned at them, snapping out of his trance. "Envious, Hikaru? This is all part of my strategy! While you've been blinded by jealousy, I've figured out this charade!" He turned, going into his imaginary world again. "This story is obviously a romantic school comedy! Haruhi and I are the main characters, meaning we're love interests!"
"Yeah, then what are we? What about Edward?" The twins asked in unison.
"You boys," He pointed at them, "Are the homosexual supporting cast! And Edward's my loyal sidekick!" He drew a line between him and the rest of the members, little hearts floating around on his side. "So please don't step across this line."
"You gotta be kidding." The twins muttered in unison.
"Look, I don't think you get it boss." Hikaru stated.
"If word gets out Haru-chan's a girl and Edo-chan's got automail, they won't be able to stay in the Host Club!" Hunny said, catching onto what Hikaru was saying. Tamaki froze, realizing their point. "Buuuuut… If Haru-chan started wearing girl's clothes, I bet she'd be even cuter than she is now!"
"She dressed like a normal girl when she as in middle school, right?" Hikaru asked thoughtfully. "And Ed looked like a normal kid when he was… what, nine? Ten?"
"They must've been pretty popular back then." Kaoru nodded.
"According to my investigative reports, some boy would announce their undying love to Haruhi at least twice a month." Kyoya explained.
"Oh! I see! So the boss won't even be able to get close to her!" Kaoru mused.
"But we can because we're in the same class all day long!" Hikaru grinned. "And don't forget Edward is her neighbor as well as in the same class!"
Tears welled in Tamaki's eyes as he realized what they were saying really was true. "No… way…"
The door opened, interrupting their conversation. Ed walked in, with a very messy ponytail, and a few bloody scratches on his face. Haruhi followed, and gave them an apologetic look. "Sorry we're so late. Ed fell down the stairs after someone just cleaned them."
Hunny tackled Ed to the ground, and gave him his biggest, saddest puppy eyes he could muster. "Edo-chan! Please stay in the club!"
Edward blinked, and made the mistake of looking at the all mighty Puppy Eyes. "No promises kid…" He rubbed his sore head, and Hunny happily got off and cheered.
Tamaki grabbed Haruhi's shoulders, and gave her a very desperate look. "HARUHI! WE PROMISE WE'LL KEEP YOUR SECRET OF YOU BEING A GIRL! ED'S GONNA STAY A SECRET TOO JUST STAY OUR BELOVED SECRET PRINCESS!"
Haruhi blinked in confusion, before letting out a plain and simple, "Sure."
"You know," Kaoru started.
"We'd both be a bit peeved to see all kinds of guys flirting with Haruhi," Hikaru continued.
"So that settles it." Kaoru finished.
A random whiteboard appeared again, and it had several stick figures, arrows, and squares on it, with A and B written next to two different groups of stick figures.
"Listen up squad members." Tamaki said seriously, like a general. "At tomorrow's physical exam, position yourselves in formation A, and then wait for your orders." The hosts except for Ed and Haruhi saluted. "Yes sir!"
Ed sweatdropped, "Uh…" Haruhi paused and thought for a moment, before placing the side of her fist against her palm. "I got it! You guys are worried that if they find out I'm a girl, I can no longer be a Host and therefore cant repay my debt! And if they find out Ed has prosthetics he'll quit and won't be able to repay you guys either."
Ed started mumbling something, having a quiet conversation with Haruhi.
"Our balance is 5,333,332 yen…"
"Hm, and we can't pay in yen because we don't have enough, plus I gotta pay the hospital bill for Alphonse…"
"And we can't be in the club to repay them if the school finds out our secrets…"
They paused, and turned back to the sweatdropping group. "Well, guess we'd have to find another way to pay you back." Ed scratched the back of his head while Haruhi sheepishly laughed nonchalantly.
The twins growled and turned back to the frustrated boss. "Do something! This subject seems to have no motivation!"
Tamaki moaned, "Ugh, why'd we get stuck with such a difficult heroine and sidekick?" he pointed at them accusingly. "Are you saying you hate being a host?! DO YOU HATE THIS CLUB?!"
"To be honest…" Haruhi thought for a moment. "I'd have to say, yes." Ed finished without hesitation, unlike Haruhi.
Tamaki gasped in surprise, and crouched in his Emo Corner, growing mushrooms. Haruhi shrugged. "I mean, you guys aren't bad, but if it gets out I'm a girl there's nothing I can do about it."
"They don't seem to care one way or another…" Hikaru muttered.
"Well before we do anything else, we have to find a way to motivate them!" Kaoru agreed.
Mori narrowed his eyes. "Fancy tuna."
Haruhi gasped, and the other hosts, besides Edward, gave her a sneaky, thoughtful look. Tamaki gave her a sly smile. "Oh that's right! You didn't get to eat any during last chapter's party… did you?" Ed rolled his eyes.
"Well, later! I'm outta here…"
Mori thought for a moment. "Beef stew." (A/N: From what I know, Edward LOVES stew."
Ed froze in his tracks. "What…?"
Hikaru and Kaoru started whispering to each other, shooting gossipy (A/N: Is that even a word?) looks at Haruhi and Edward. "Did you hear that? Haruhi's never had fancy tuna before!" "Ed hasn't had stew since he's moved here!" "Wow, talk about a difficult life."
Hunny gave sad looks to his pink bunny, "If only Haru-chan and Edo-chan could stay in the Host Club, then they'd get to eat all sorts of yummy food."
Haruhi and Ed both sweatdropped, and Haruhi tried for a modest, innocent look. "What'd you mean? Just because I'm poor, and I've never had it doesn't mean I'm such a glutton I'd go fooling everyone about my gender just to try some fancy tuna…" Ed sighed. "I know I haven't had any stew since I came here, but I can't just lie to the whole school just to eat some again…" His voice trailed off, as an image of steaming hot beef stew appeared in his mind. He could almost smell it…
"Am I really going to get some?" Haruhi and Ed muttered in unison, faces red with embarrassment.
The other Hosts cheered in victory!
…o0X0o…
"We will begin conducting physical examinations shortly. All school students please proceed to the clinic in your respected school building."
"So what's with this 'Formation A' thing?" Ed asked, raising an eyebrow suspiciously at the Hitachiin twins. "It sound like the freaking military."
"What do they do during physical exams here at Ouran anyway?" Haruhi asked as well, casually strolling down the halls alongside Hikaru, Kaoru, and Edward.
"It's no different than a physical exam at any other school." Kaoru answered.
"Yeah, why would ours be any different just because we're rich?" Hikaru asked, confused at their questions.
Edward pondered this, before shrugging and placing a hand on the door handle to the clinic. "You're right, I didn't think of it that way."
He opened the door, to come face to face with a red carpet, and female nurses in pink dresses on the left and male doctors in white lab coats on the right. "Welcome students!"
Haruhi and Ed froze in shock. "HUH?!"
"What-What is all this?!" Haruhi yelped.
"What'd you mean?" Kaoru asked, unaffected by the formality of the exams. "It's just another physical exam."
"The usual," Hikaru agreed.
"The usual…?" Ed deadpanned.
"Hitachiin brothers," A nurse curtsied. "Please come with me to get your height measured."
"Yes ma'am."
"Mr. Fujioka?" "Mr. Elric?" The two turned to face two more of the nurses. "I'm your nurse for today's physical exams this afternoon."
One of then grabbed Ed's left arm and pulled him away, while the other 'Death Nurse', as Ed oh-so-thoughtfully nicknamed them, dragged the girl in disguise off in another direction.
Ed looked around, and spotted a group of girls swooning curiously at Mori and Hunny, who were dressed like doctors. "Why are Hunny and Mori dressed as doctors?" "I don't know…" "Think they're trying to cosplay?"
Ed sweatdropped, "Hunny? Mori?" They both raised their fingers to their lips and let out a small, "Shh!"
Ed face-planted the ground in an anime style, 'So obvious…'
…o0X0o…
Haruhi looked over and saw Hunny and Mori dressed as doctors, shushing Ed, who face planted the ground at how obvious their 'disguise' was.
"I have those two for backup." Haruhi turned to see Kyoya watching them.
"Why are they in doctor disguises?" she asked, taking in the uniforms.
"Just trying to set the mood." Kyoya said simply, before readjusting his glasses. "Disguises help make this feel like a real espionage mission."
Haruhi face-planted the ground, 'SERIOUSLY?!'
…o0X0o…
"Wow Ms. Sharman! You've lost two whole kilograms since the last time I saw you!" A cheery doctor exclaimed.
"Wow! Really? I was sure I was heavier!" Ms. Sharman squealed in delight.
"Not at all! Keep it up and I'm sure you'll be even healthier next year!"
Ed gaped at the jolly doctor. "Isn't it weird that all these doctors are so jolly and cheery?"
"They're chosen by the school's chairman." Kyoya explained, startling the blonde. "HOW ARE YOU SO DAMN QUIET?!" "-This may be a school, but is a business. Therefore they want to keep the students happy. After all, most of the students that attend Ouran Academy come from condiment families who have their own private doctors." Ed sweatdropped, "So this is just a formality."
Edward stared at him, before promptly walking away. 'These damn rich people...'
Kyoya sighed at him, when a man bumped against his shoulder. The man turned, revealing a dirty, unkempt face, medium length grey-brown hair, and seemed to not have shaved for days. His startled grey eyes looked at Kyoya in surprise. "Oh, I'm terribly sorry."
Kyoya blinked. "No problem…" He stared suspiciously at the man's retreating form. "Huh…?"
…o0X0o…
"Hitachiin brothers," A nurse called. "If you'd please come with me, we're ready to do your chest measurements." The girls stared at the scene, absorbing every moment. "You may use the area behind this curtain to undress."
"Doesn't matter to me." Kaoru muttered, letting his shirt slip down his shoulders. "We're not shy, who needs a curtain?" Hikaru agreed, unbuttoning his own shirt. They both had (A/N: I have never fallen for a guy, nor have I seen an attractive one shirtless, so, I don't know how to describe this…-.-') identical pale chests, and rather flat stomachs, but seemed in good health. (A/N: there, I TRIED!)
The girls squealed with delight, swooning over seeing their crushes shirtless. Kyoya smirked. "See Haruhi, Edward? A rather impressive turnout today." They both sweatdropped, "Physical Exam day is rather popular with the ladies." 'What's wrong with the girls at this school?!'
"It's just not fair," Hikaru whispered, clutching Kaoru's hand. "I won't let those doctors touch you."
"What do you mean?" Kaoru chuckled. "You don't seem to have a problem touching me at home, when we play doctor… I can't get you to stop tickling me and toying with my body…"
The girls squealed loudly, little hearts dancing around them.
"QUICKLY HARU-CHAN!" Hunny exclaimed as he and Mori shoved her into an empty stall, concealed by curtains. Two warm arms caught her, and she looked up to see Tamaki, who gave her a smirk. "Been waiting for you, my Princess."
She quickly pulled away and collapsed on the floor in surprise. "Tamaki-senpai!"
Tamaki crouched down and beamed. "You're so cute when you're surprised!"
Haruhi pouted childishly, but paused when she heard the nurse call out, "Mr. Fujioka? We're ready to take you chest measurements. When you're finished disrobing, will you please come with me?" The sounds of girls squealing were heard outside. "Eek! Haruhi's next!" "I can't wait!"
Tamaki stood up, a serious look on his face. "This is it, the inevitable moment has arrived. Juts you wait here Haruhi."
Haruhi looked at him suspiciously. "But what're you gonna d-"
He quickly shushed her, placing a finger on her lips. "Don't worry, I'll protect you," He stood up and started walking away. "…I'll protect you…"
"Mr. Fujioka? Are you ready to be measured now?" The nurse called again. All the girls stared hard at where Haruhi would appear, concentrating, hoping to burn the moment into their pea-sized brains.
"Yes," Tamaki's voice rang out. The curtains slid back, revealing a bare-chested Tamaki Suoh, wearing a brown wig. "I'm Haruhi Fujioka."
The girls' sweatdropped, "Wait, that's Tamaki!" "No denying it, that's defiantly him!" "Why is he cosplaying as Haruhi?" "You think he's trying to be funny?" "Heheh…"
Haruhi face planted the ground in embarrassment. The twins an Ed burst out laughing hysterically. "HAHAHA! HE ACTUALLY DID IT!" Kaoru gasped. "I KNEW IT! THEY KNEW IT WAS HIM!" Hikaru cried. "I TOLD YOU THEY'D SEE THROUGH IT!" Ed choked out.
Tamaki gasped in shock. Ripping off the wig, he grabbed Kaoru by the neck. "YOU JERKS! YOU SAID THERE WAS NO WAY THEY WOULD TELL IT WAS ME!"
Kaoru struggled to contain his laughter. "It's payback for calling Ed your sidekick and us the homosexual supporting cast!"
…o0X0o…
Tamaki peeked behind the curtain at Haruhi, who was still seated on the floor. "I'm… sorry, they figured it out…"
Angry red lightning flashed from Haruhi's eyes as she turned and gave him an infuriated death glare, which Tamaki responded with shocked tears and a "WAAAAAUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
Haruhi sighed, 'Just as I thought, Tamaki-senpai lives in his own carefree little world…' Her thoughts were interrupted as Kyoya put a hand on her shoulder. Ed followed behind him with the other Hosts besides Tamaki. "Haruhi, you ready? I went ahead and set up a special room for you and Edward, a special Boy's Clinic. And I have a doctors standing by, sworn to secrecy."
"It turns out the doctors here are all on staff at one of Kyoya-senpai's family hospitals." Kaoru explained.
"Would've been nice if he'd something sooner," Hikaru commented.
Kyoya smirked. "I had to get my revenge too, I'm sorry, I just don't think I'm supporting cast. Homosexual or otherwise,"
…o0X0o…
"Is there something wrong?" One girl asked, staring at a literally colorless Tamaki, who was staring off into space, slowly dissolving. "Look! He's eroding away!" Another swooned. "Oh wow…"
Tamaki didn't hear any of them, staring off into nothingness. "Haruhi is… angry with me…"he whispered mournfully.
…o0X0o…
Knock knock
"Come in," A voice answered. Haruhi and Ed walked in, to see a woman with long brown hair, and glasses. "Mr. Fujioka," She said. "We have both been made aware of both of your situations. Mr. Fujioka, please disrobe over there, Mr. Elric, you will do the same thing on that side over there."
Haruhi blinked. "Ah, sure."
…o0X0o…
"It's true!" Kyoya, Hunny, Mori, Tamaki, Hikaru, and Kaoru turned to see a girl sobbing on the floor, while others looked on while a nurse tried calming her down. "One of the doctors grabbed me by the shoulder! He was trying to make a pass at me! I've never been so terrified!"
"Wow! How scary!" the girls murmured. "Do you think he was a pervert?"
Kyoya sighed. "I had a feeling this might happen," This caught the other Host's attention.
"What'd you mean?" Hunny asked curiously.
"Earlier today, I saw a strange man." Kyoya explained. "He has wearing a white lab coat, but clearly not one of our hospital's doctors, and I thought he was a little odd."
"Shouldn't you have said something sooner?" The twins deadpanned in unison. Kyoya simply shrugged in response.
"Well, it's no big deal, I'm sure the security guard will catch him."
"Tell me miss did you see where the pervert doctor went?" A doctor asked.
"Yes, he went that way, towards the special boy's clinic."
The Hosts froze. "HARUHI! ED!"
…o0X0o…
Haruhi let her shirt slip down her shoulders, and was about to take it off all the way, when the curtains slid open. She whirled around in surprise, clutching her shirt to her chest. The man Kyoya saw slipped in.
"Excuse me-" The man turned in surprise. He clasped a hand around Haruhi's mouth in a panicky manner.
…o0X0o…
Ed put his shirt down on the chair, and sighed, letting his hair fall down his back. He paused as small voices were heard outside.
"Excuse me- mmph!"
"No! It's not what you think! Just please be quiet-"
Haruhi! Ed forgot all about the exams, and the fact he didn't have on his shirt, and tore out of his little room, and ripped into Haruhi's, delivering a kick with his automail foot to the man's face. "GOTCHA!"
The man crashed into the wall, leaving a very deep crack in the wall. Just as Haruhi recovered from the shock that a shirtless guy just kicked another guy in the face with a metal foot, Tamaki tore in, with the other Hosts.
"One," The twins said in unison, glaring at the man. "Good looks that attract the public eye."
"Two," Kyoya continued. "More wealth than you can imagine."
"Three," Mori added. "Chivalry that will never be overlooked…"
"The hideous wickedness of this world." Hunny finished.
Tamaki strode forward, placing his shirt on Haruhi's head, covering her up. "That's what makes up the Ouran Host Club!"
"We're here! Watch out!" They all said in unison, excluding a confused Haruhi and Edward. It was a pretty weird looking group. A shirtless guy standing next to a small girl with a shirt on her head, a short blonde next to a tall black haired teen, two red head twins, a glasses wearing younger version of Mustang, and a shirtless, muscular pipsqueak with a metal arm and countless scars.
Haruhi blinked, realizing her surroundings. Seeing as Ed was in front of her, she noticed several cuts and old scars on his back. One caught her attention. An ugly, dark red star shaped scar on his lower back. It looked as if… "Hey, Edward…?"
He turned around, facing her with a confused expression. "What?" That's when she noticed. (A/N: Once again, I have no idea how to describe this… uh…) He had a firm, muscular form unlike the other hosts… just… look at that six-pack! But then… she saw the identical star shaped scar on his stomach, showing he had been completely impaled through the gut. Deep, dark, angry looking scars lined around the ports for his automail, and his left arm, the flesh one, and his torso was covered in cuts.
He still had that oblivious look. "What?" Haruhi covered her mouth, trying to avoid screaming at the painful looking scars, and at the thought of Edward being impaled. His eyes followed her line of sight towards his stomach. His face turned a deep shade of red, realizing he didn't have on a shirt. "Gah…"
The man Ed had kicked in the face started whimpering, and Ed gave him a small glare. The guy dramatically bowed down stiffly, "Please don't hurt me! SPARE ME MY LIFE!" Edward mentally face palmed.
"I'm a doctor. I run a small emergency clinic in the next town over." He muttered, looking down shamefully. "My name is Yaabo."
"Did he say his name is Yaabo?" Kaoru asked.
"That's crazy, what a terrible name for a doctor." Hikaru agreed.
"Unless you're a phony." They said in unison, shooting each other knowing looks.
"I know…" Yaabo cried. "I'm here because I was hoping to see my daughter. My wife left me last month and took my daughter with her, but I know she attends school here."
Haruhi blinked. "I don't mean to pry or anything, but why did your wife and daughter leave you?"
Yaabo sighed.
FLASHBACK
"I'm sick of this! You let someone give you an IOU again?! You promised us you wouldn't do that anymore!" Yaabo's wife fumed.
"Don't worry dear! I know this guy is good for us, you can trust him! Everything will be alright!" Yaabo tried to explain.
"I can't take this anymore! Dad, you never think of the welfare of our family!" His daughter countered.
"I'm going home to mother!" Yaabo's wife yelled, as she stormed out of the house, with her daughter following.
"NO! PLEASE! WAIT!" Yaabo cried.
END FLASHBACK
"And that was it. They left me… forever." Yaabo finished his flashback. Tamaki was on the brink of tears, the others just stared at him, thinking, 'Seriously?'
"I know I'm terrible at managing our money, and I can't say no to anyone." Yaabo muttered, looking down in shame. "I don't blame them for being tired of constantly living in debt, I just wanted to see my daughter one last time, so I came here, to your school." Tamaki broke down in tears, while the other sweatdropped at the stupid story. "After being pelted by rain and snow I finally made it to your school! After I entered I was mistaken for a doctor here to examine students!"
"Of course, you're wearing a lab coat." Kaoru deadpanned.
"Anyone would mistake you." Hikaru added.
"And then it happened!"
ANOTHER FLASHBACK
Yaabo walked up to the girl, and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Excuse me, miss? I'm looking for my daughter-"
"EEK!"
END SHORT FLASHBACK
"When I tried asking her about my daughter, she started screaming and all of a sudden all these people were chasing me!" Yaabo cried, bursting into tears. Tamaki was right next to him, bawling his eyes out. "SO TRAGIC!"
Kyoya frowned. "Dr. Yaabo, I think you may have the wrong place. Are you looking for Ouran Public High School?"
Yaabo and Tamaki looked up. "Uh, yeah, that's right."
"I was afraid that was the case. This is Ouran Academy, a private institution. Your daughter doesn't go to school here." Yaabo's jaw dropped.
"Wow, that's pretty sad. You don't even know what school your daughter goes to." Kaoru sighed.
"I'll bet your relationship is messed up not because of some stupid debt, but because you don't pay attention." Hikaru explained.
"WOW KYO-CHAN! I'm impressed you found out he had the wrong school!" Hunny exclaimed.
Kyoya smirked, as if the answer was obvious. "Well there's no way the daughter of such a small time doctor, would ever make it into Ouran Academy!" Ed and Haruhi sweatdropped at that.
"Kyoya," Tamaki muttered. "Please get a map of all the public high schools in the area. I want to help this man find his daughter."
Haruhi and Ed blinked in surprise.
Kyoya nodded. "Whatever you say…"
…o0X0o…
The Hosts watched as Dr. Yaabo walked off into the distance, pausing to give them a small bow to show his thanks, and then quickly hurry off to see his daughter.
"Are you sure about this?" Kaoru asked warily.
"After all, even if he does find his daughter," Hikaru continued. "There's no guarantee she'll even talk to him."
Tamaki sighed. "Then that's something he'll have to find out for himself." Edward and Haruhi blinked in surprise. 'So, he is aware of his surroundings…'
Haruhi glanced around, and noticed the nurses giving them weird looks. Oh yeah, the physical exams…
"Edward, go back to your stall. You guys, will you please get out?" The boys blinked.
Tamaki gulped as tears formed in his eyes. "You two aren't quitting the Host club, are you?!"
Ed huffed, and answered for her. "Please, if we did that, we wouldn't be able to pay off our debt!"
Haruhi nodded. "We just have to finish our physical exams."
Tamaki's face flushed a deep red, then he threw himself forward, catching Edward and Haruhi in a bear hug. "YOU TWO ARE SO CUTE! I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU! I KNOW YOU'E JUST AFTE THAT FANCY TUNA AND BEEF STEW!"
"WAK! GET OFF OF ME DAMMIT!"
"CUT IT OUT SENPAI! EH?! HEY DON'T TOUCH ME THERE!"
"RED CARD!" The twins called. "Looks like Tamaki-senpai…" Kaoru announced. "Is the real pervert! Hikaru finished.
"I DON'T CARE!" Edward yelled.
"JUST GET OUT!" Haruhi added, before they both shoved them out.
A/N: Yeah yeah, I know this took forever, but hey, IT'S DONE! I was working on my other fanfics, soooo…
Anyhow, let me clear some things up.
For most of you: BOOM! I UPDATED!
For like two of you: Ed told the Hosts he and Al were adopted by Roy and Riza prior to this chapter. And after the hint.
For lots of you: LAST 'CHAPTER' WASN'T A CHAPTER!IT WAS A HINT!
Before anyone asks: No, nobody in the Host Club or the school in fact knows Ed is in the military. As the story unravels, I might get the Hosts to figure it out. :3
Now that that's out of the way, For you forty something people who followed, and you thirty something people who favorited, PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!
