Author notes: Oh, wow I have gotten four reviews for this story! Thank you so much to the readers! That makes my heart feel super happy! I am trying my best to get back into the swing of writing for Ouran again as I have lost my muse. I really hope that you guys will continue to read, follow, and enjoy the story. I have so much fun writing it. Anyway, without further ado here is the next chapter!

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Recipe 3: Spice flavored Music Room Stir-fry

For the hundredth time Kaoru glanced at the door. He had not seen hide nor hair of Romey the day after he helped her ensure that the gardening club had their specially prepared thank you lunch. He really hoped that she was not still angry with him for what Hikaru had done. Then again, he probably would not blame her for not accepting his invitation if she was still angry. Turning back around he listened to his guests tell a story about their recent trip to Rome. The same story of the architecture and souvenirs seemed to breeze past him at the thoughts of the girl he truly wanted to spend time chatting with about various things.

"Kao-chan?"

Kaoru snapped out of his thoughts and saw Honey standing near the table holding up Usa-chan. behind him were the members of the host club sans Kyouya. "What's wrong?"

"Will you make us your famous stir-fry?" Tamaki asked. "We've told the ladies about it and they wish to try it."

"I see…" Kaoru placed a hand to his chin in thought. "I'd like to but I didn't have time to prepare and I left my hot plate at home so I can't."

"What if you make it downstairs in the home economics room tomorrow?" Honey suggested. "We can invite the ladies to watch you cook. Like on TV!"

"I don't know…"

"Come on Kaoru, don't be shy." Hikaru forced a smile. "You do make the best food in the host club and we'd want to share it with the ladies."

"Well…" Kaoru shook his head. "Fine, but I will need to leave early to pick up some ingredients and I need to get a new cooking wok since my old one is dented."

"Go on and head out." Tamaki pushed Kaoru to the door. "You don't need to stay. Hikaru will pick up your slack."

"What? How come he gets to leave and I don't?" Hikaru demanded. "Why can't I go with him to the store?"

"Because we need you here. " Tamaki shoved Hikaru's guitar into his hands. "Play something for the ladies."

"Fine." Hikaru rolled his eyes and then gave a fake smile. "Now ladies how about a song?"

The girls in the room squealed as a few of them fainted at the thought of Hikaru playing for them.


"Romey you've gotta come over tonight,"

Romey blinked a few times in surprise as she and her classmate Afia walked down the hallway towards the exit. She was a petite young woman with dark hair pulled in two large afro-like buns on each side of her head. She held a stack of books in her arms as her brown eyes shone in excitement. "It's Thursday night and it's a super awesome night."

"What happens on Thursdays Afia-san?" Romey asked curiously. "I've always thought people were excited about the weekends."

"Well, my older sister managed to get the satellite to work and now we can watch our favorite shows from the United States."

"Oh…I don't watch much TV."

"Are you serious?" Afia grabbed Romey's shoulders and began shaking her. "Girl! You need to catch up on all the classics. Alright, you know what, come over my house and we'll have a slumber party and we can watch Grey's Anatomy."

"Well…I'm sorry but I have too much homework," Romey felt bad for rejecting her friend but the idea of spending the night at a friend's house was not something she was too crazy about doing. "I'll see you later though, maybe we can study together."

"Fine," Afia pouted as Romey headed off to leave. She pulled out her cell phone and pouted. "Yo Takashi, looks like we'll be short one person for our Grey's viewing party…and I'll make sure to bring chips and dip."


"Hey Kaoru! It's good to see you again."

Kaoru looked over at the man standing behind the counter in the cooking supply store. He gave him a small smile before heading to the aisle where cooking woks were on display. It was a pain to pick up a new one since he was very meticulous about what type to choose. Many kinds could make or break a stir-fry, which is why if he did not choose carefully he would have to cut back on ingredients and lose the overall flavoring.

"Should I get the 14-inch or the 13?" He said to himself picking up the smallest one. He moved his arm up and down a few times, as if he was tossing ingredients for a stir-fry but shook his head at the lightweight. "No…this one is pretty lame."

"You could always get the 14."

Kaoru turned around and came face to face with Romey who was behind him. "Rom—ah I mean Miss Meyers."

"Are you looking for a new wok?" asked Romey. "I always saw you carrying one around every day…did something happen to your old one?"

"Yeah, I threw it at my brother and his head dented it." Kaoru shook his head. "I need a new one because I'm making a stir fry for my club tomorrow."

"I see, well a carbon steel one is best." Romey picked up the black one. "I have this one at home and it's really functional…you should season it before hand to get the best results."

"I see…" Kaoru smiled. "Thanks…and about last week I'm so sorry for everything that happened."

"It's okay, I really have you to thank for saving the thank you lunch." Romey blushed. "Anyway I hope to see you around school Hitachiin-san."

"Wait…Miss Meyers!"

"Yes?"

"Would you like to…uhh you wouldn't want to come by my club's room to have stir fry would you?" Kaoru asked. "If you're busy I can understand."

"Oh I'd love to." Romey said quietly though initially disliked the idea of being around a crowd of people.

"Cool, I promise that you won't be disappointed." Kaoru laughed in glee and rushed off to go pay for the wok. Things were looking up for him and he made a vow to prepare a stir-fry that would be worthy of Romey's approval.


"Oi Kaoru,"

Hikaru entered his home later that evening. He was carrying his guitar case on his shoulder as he walked down the entry hallway.

"Welcome home Master Hikaru." A maid with dark hair bowed. "If you're looking for Master Kaoru, he's in the kitchen."

"I see…" Hikaru handed the maid his school bag and guitar before going towards the kitchen. He really did not understand why Kaoru found enjoyment in preparing a meal. It was not as if they needed to learn to cook nor did he see the appeal of it. "Kaoru are you home?"

Kaoru looked over his shoulder a moment before going back to chopping scallions. His wok was sitting on the counter drying. "Hi Hikaru, welcome home."

"Are you actually cooking?" Hikaru walked over to the counter and saw the ingredients sitting there unattended. "You do know the boss said you'd have to make the stir-fry during the host club tomorrow."

"I know, but I am not doing that." Kaoru finished chopping the scallions and picked up his wok making sure it was dry before he sat it on the stove and turned it on. "I am seasoning my new wok."

"Why?" Hikaru asked. "You do know your old one was fine."

"You dented it."

"You're the one who threw it at me!"

Kaoru ignored Hikaru before he turned and began opening the bottle of canola oil. "So how did you do playing guitar?"

"It was boring." Hikaru noticed the bowl of ginger as he picked up a piece of it and began eating it. "I really wanted to leave with you but the boss insisted I stay."

Uh-huh." Kaoru walked to the sink and filled a small bowl with water. He sat it on the counter. "You would've been bored going to the cooking supply store with me."

"No I wouldn't have." Hikaru grabbed a handful of the scallions. "I really like going to the store with you. It's interesting…even if you take a long time picking things to use."

Kaoru pulled the wok from the heat; he put in two tablespoons of oil into it and began swirling it around carefully so to coat the bottom and sides, He sat the wok back on the heat and went to grab the scallions and ginger. He noticed the bowls were empty. "Hikaru have you seen my aromatics?"

"The aromawhats?"

"My scallions and ginger, I had them in a bowl right here and now they're gone." Kaoru sighed in annoyance. "I spent a long time cutting those up."

"Oh you mean the snacks?" Hikaru asked. "I ate all of them. Sorry I didn't know you needed them to fix that thing."

"Oh come on Hikaru I needed those!" Kaoru mumbled and turned off the stove as he sat the wok onto the cooling rack to let it cool so he could wash it out and start again. "I can't season a new wok without them."

"Sorry but I was hungry."

"Hikaru there is plenty of food in the refrigerator and you could've made yourself a sandwich or something...now I have to start again."

"I don't see what the big deal is; you can season the pan while you're cooking that stir-fry tomorrow." Hikaru winced when he saw Kaoru send a dangerous glare at him. "I should go huh?"

"That would be wise."

Hikaru took off out of the kitchen like a shot. Maybe he would go online and play Call of Duty for a while.

"I don't have time to wait for the maids to bring more scallions and ginger and I doubt that we have anymore here." Kaoru looked up at the clock. "I can probably make it to that commoner store across town to get more…I wonder if Mori-senpai or Honey-senpai can give me a ride there."


"Kao-chan you need a ride to the store?" Honey sat atop the stack of tires in the garage. "I really wish we could help but my dad has the limo and Takashi's mom is using the other." He got off the tires and walked over to the car, which had a pair of feet sticking out from under it. "Takashi, do you think that we can drive this car yet?"

"The breaks on it are bad." Mori said simply and resumed his work.

"I see…thanks anyway." Kaoru sighed. "Maybe the boss or Kyouya-senpai can help…"

"How come you need to go to the store anyway Kao-chan?" Honey asked. "I always thought you had cooking ingredients in your house."

"I did…but Hikaru ate the last of my scallions and ginger." Kaoru shook his head. "So now I have to go get more which isn't bad but I really don't like the idea of having to wait for my household staff to bring some…they always choose the wrong kind."

Honey nodded. "Hika-chan may have done that on purpose." He said. "He was pretty mad when you left early."

"Really? He didn't seem mad." Kaoru thought for a moment trying to remember everything that Hikaru had said. "Anyway, I'll try to go see if I can catch the boss or Kyouya-senpai. see you later."

"Bye Kao-chan."

Mori came from out under the car and wiped his hands on a rag that was in the pocket of his coveralls. "Hikaru and Kaoru are in a fight."

"You think so?"

Mori nodded and stood up to go put his tools away. "Yeah."

Honey nodded. "Takashi, did you fix the breaks on the car?" he asked curiously.

"Yeah." Mori walked towards the door to go change clothes. "Mitsukuni are you staying over?"

Honey shook his head. "I'm going home; I promised Sato-chan that I'd help him with his homework. But Chika-chan's coming over to go to that party you're having for that TV show."

Mori nodded and went into the house.


"Kyouya-senpai, are you home?" Kaoru called out once he entered Kyouya's bedroom. He looked around the small living room area a long moment before going up the stairs. He found Kyouya sitting on his bed looking at his laptop. "There you are I need a favor."

"What is it Kaoru?" Kyouya paused the video he was watching and sat his laptop on the nightstand table.

"Do you think you can go to the store with me?" Kaoru asked. "I need a ride to the store and I'll pay you back. I'll make that double fudge chocolate ice cream you like."

"All right, I'll accompany you to the store." Kyouya grabbed his laptop to exit out of his browser.

"We are the Crystal Gems; we'll always save the day. And if you think we can't we'll always find a way. That's why all the people of this world believe in…Gar-."

Kaoru raised an eyebrow at the video's audio before it was turned off. "Steven Universe?"

"I'm only watching it because Tamaki told me to." Kyouya mumbled turning off his computer and putting it back on the table. "Let's go now."

"It's not that bad," Kaoru said following Kyouya. "Haruhi has a few of the figures at her house and I know that Mori-senpai has a poster of the characters hanging in his room."

Kyouya ignored him.

"By the way are you going to be playing Call of Duty Black Ops 3 with us tomorrow night?" Kaoru asked. "Haruhi finally got a PlayStation 4 and a copy of the game."

"I have no choice but to play," Kyouya said pushing up his glasses. "Tamaki insisted that I join all of you."

"Cool."


The next day Kaoru walked into school carrying his new wok and a few other things. He was grateful he managed to season his wok the night before and prepared for the so-called big event of cooking for the guests. Though there was one person his mind every second that passed by…and that was Romey.

"Are you sure you won't be too nervous?" Hikaru asked. "Cooking in front of a lot of people does allow for mistakes."

"I'll be fine." Kaoru said. "I am planning to cook as I normally do, so there are no worries or concerns."

"I guess." Hikaru shook his head. "By the way, after school we're all going to sign in to the game."

"I know, I'll be online after I make snacks for us." Kaoru looked up and saw Romey was walking down the hallway. "Uhh, I'll see you later Hikaru."

"Wait where are you going?"

"I need to go do something." Kaoru took off ahead of Hikaru to catch up with Romey.

"He's not ditching me again," Hikaru followed Kaoru deciding to find out what was so important that Kaoru would leave him behind.

"Hey Miss Meyers!"

Romey turned around and saw Kaoru running towards her. She gave a small smile. "Good morning Hitachiin-san."

"Good morning, so we're still on for stir-fry right?" Kaoru asked. "I really hope you like it since I am planning on making chicken stir-fry today."

"Oh yes, I cannot wait." Romey said. "I really cannot wait to try what you prepare today. By the way did your wok season well?"

"Yeah, I got it just the way I like it."

"I am happy."

"Kaoooooorrrrrrruuuu!"

Kaoru did not have time to react as Hikaru jumped onto his back knocking him to the floor.

"Ah Hitachiin-san are you all right?" Romey asked in surprise. "You there how dare you tackle him to the floor like that? You should be ashamed of…oh my you look just like Hitachiin-san."

"Of course I look like him, I'm his brother." Hikaru sat on Kaoru's back so he could not get up. "Hey you're that girl that got upset about that casserole that burned."

"Wait a second…" Romey looked at Hikaru and then back at Kaoru. "You're the one who was so rude to me! I took it out on your brother!"

"Hikaru get off of me!" Kaoru grumbled.

"Nah, I'm too comfy."

"Err…I'll see you later Hitachiin-sans." Romey turned on her heel and began walking to class once again.

"Hikaru look what you did!" Kaoru shouted. "You scared her away!"

"So…she was rude."

"You were the rude one!"

Hikaru got off Kaoru's back and the next thing he knew the large cooking wok that Kaoru had been holding made contact with his head. "Owww damn it! Stop hitting me with that!"

Kaoru ignored him, got up, and went to class. He was glad his wok did not dent thanks to Hikaru's hard head.


"The Ouran host club would like to welcome all of you ladies to our special cooking show…Iron Chef Kaoru." Tamaki gave the girls a smile. "Today our iron chef will be preparing stir-fry for all of us."

The girls in the room let out squeals and applauded as they watched Kaoru begin preparing the stir-fry. Some of them watched in amazement at how his expert hands worked over the ingredients while others complimented his chef's uniform he was wearing.

Kaoru concentrated on cooking and did not once let having an audience bother him. Not that was nervous or anything since he was used to crowds watching his every move. He looked up and saw that Romey was sitting in the corner alone.

"Hey Kaoru, what ya staring at?" Hikaru asked from beside him. "Is there something over there?"

"No, now go away." Kaoru hissed and started cooking again. "Why are you here anyway?"

"I am helping." Hikaru moved his arm and knocked the bottle of oil onto the open flame as it caught fire instantly.

"Hikaru!" Kaoru shouted grabbing flour to put out the fire but two seconds later the sprinklers in the room went off.

"Everyone please remain calm!" Kyouya called out to the guests and began helping the other hosts lead the girls out of the room.

"Damn it Hikaru!" Kaoru shouted. "You caused a huge mess!"

"Sorry I wanted to help."

"Its fine…come on let's go with the others to dry off and change."


"I can't believe the stir-fry was ruined." Kaoru mumbled as he walked out of the music room after the fire incident. He knew that most of the guests understood what happened but he felt bad he couldn't make the stir-fry for everyone to try…especially since Romey had shown up.

"Hitachiin-san?"

Kaoru stopped walking and turned around. He saw Romey standing behind him, she was wearing her gym uniform, and her hair tied in a ponytail. "Oh Romey about earlier I didn't mean for it to happen."

"It's okay," Romey smiled gently. "It was an interesting way to put on a show."

"Yeah but I really wanted to make stir-fry for everyone." Kaoru sighed. "But I guess I'll have to make it and then bring it to the music room for everyone to try."

"That's fine."

The two were silent for a moment as people passed by them in the hallway.

"So I'll see you again?"

"Sure, stop by the cooking club sometime…we could use someone like you." Romey blushed. "That is if you want."

"I'd like that."

"I hope to see you there Kaoru-dear."

At those words Romey walked down the hallway to go home leaving a stunned Kaoru.

"She didn't call me Hitachiin-san….she called me Kaoru-dear."

Kaoru broke out into as mile and began skipping down the hallway out of glee at the new revelation. Maybe the stir-fry incident was a good thing.

End Chapter