Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who's reading this. Usually when I write Ouran fics, I at least have the series a little bit based on the manga; however, this specific fic is different. I figured that challenging myself to write something solely based from the anime could be interesting, so hopefully I'm doing a good job. If I'm not doing a good job... oops...

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Ouran High School Host Club. If I did, the anime would've lasted at least another season...

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Chapter Three.

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Kyoya watched Hikaru and Haruhi from a distance. He found the dancing by those two to not only be distasteful, but quite hilarious at the same time. A part of him wished that Tamaki was around, just to see the strange dance. He chuckled to himself, "He would definitely perform the dance everywhere... maybe it's a good thing he's in France."

Mori was dancing with a fan of his, while Hunny snuck up on Kaoru, "Say Kao-chan..." Kaoru turned to face Hunny, "Ah, Hunny-sempai, is everything alright?" Hunny smiled as he sat down at a table with Kaoru, "You know Kao-chan... you shouldn't always give up." Kaoru blinked a few times, "Eh? What do you mean by that?" Hunny gestured towards Haruhi and Hikaru, "You like Haruhi, don't you?" Kaoru took a sip of punch and almost choked with the question, "Why is it that you're so insightful?" Hunny smiled, "I pay attention to my friends." Kaoru was watching how happy Hikaru was dancing with Haruhi. His face had a sense of longing in it. Hunny spoke up again, "If you love her, why would you send her to dance with Hika-chan?" Kaoru's gaze didn't move, but he answered Hunny's question sincerely, "Because Hikaru's in love with her too."

Hunny took a bite of chocolate cake, "But Kao-chan... Hika-chan hasn't realized his full feelings yet... you on the other hand have..." Kaoru nibbled on a strawberry, then looked at his sempai, "I know... but... this is good for Hikaru..." Hunny sighed, "I hate seeing this Kao-chan... you're hurting inside." Kaoru had a sad smile on his face as he watched his brother on the dance floor, "Perhaps I am... but I'm the one who opened the pandora's box." Hunny looked at his reflection in his juice and shook his head, "Just because you opened the pandora's box doesn't mean that you have to punish yourself for it." Kaoru's gaze moved from Hikaru dancing to Haruhi. A warm smile played up on his face, "I'm glad that Hikaru had her wear that dress..." Hunny didn't say anything more. He just observed his surroundings. The dress obviously was extremely important... he knew that there was some sort of meaning behind the dress; however, he wasn't quite aware what it was yet.

When Mori finished up his dance, Hunny excused himself from Karou's table and rushed over to him, "Takashi! Let's dance!" Mori nodded, "Hm." Several fangirls observed the two Host Members dancing on the floor. They all were very pleased.

Kyoya took his time walking over to Kaoru's table and sat down. He took a sip of juice, then looked at Hikaru and Haruhi, "Are you happy that Tamaki left for France?" Kaoru snapped out of his thoughts with that question. He looked at Kyoya and confusingly responded, "What do you mean?" Kyoya continued to watch the two dancing, "It's a good thing that Haruhi is so dense at times... Tamaki ended up leaving her life at a very critical moment."

"What do you mean by that?"

Kyoya took a sip of his drink, then smirked, "You'd be an idiot if you didn't realize that Haruhi was beginning to develop strong feelings towards him."

Kaoru's heartstrings tugged at him for a moment. A saddened expression played on his face for a second, "I realized it..."

Kyoya smirked, "So, I'm going to ask you again... are you happy that Tamaki's gone?"

Kaoru had a guilty look on his face, "Honestly... I'm glad... with Tamaki out of the picture... Haruhi might..."

Kyoya pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, "Haruhi might fall in love with you, right?"

Kaoru thought of the possibility of that happening. The thought in itself allowed a smile to appear on his face, but he immediately looked back at Haruhi and Hikaru, leaving himself to have a saddened expression again, "She's not going to fall in love with me."

Kyoya raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Who do you think she'll fall for?"

Kaoru sighed, "I honestly... have no clue."

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Haruhi was beginning to get tired of the dancing, so she ended up leaving the dance floor to get some juice. Once she grabbed some juice, she sat down inbetween Kyoya and Kaoru, "Why do you two have such serious faces?" Kyoya immediately placed a business-like smile on his features, "Oh, we were just having a man-to-man talk." Kaoru nodded, "It's nothing serious Haruhi... thanks for dancing with Hikaru... it looked like he had a lot of fun."

Haruhi nodded, "After he complained about the dance, he had a blast... I don't understand him sometimes." Kaoru let out a laugh, "Yeah... Hikaru's like that... he'll bash something, then when he actually tries it out, it becomes the coolest thing known to mankind."

Kyoya looked directly at Haruhi and smirked, "I'm heading out now... I have to begin planning for the next big event."

Haruhi blinked a few times, "How come? We're done for the year..."

Kyoya pushed his glasses up his arch again, "Just because we're done this year doesn't mean that we shouldn't start planning for the next year... besides, it's important to figure out what kind of new bait I'll need to reel into the club."

Haruhi frowned, "Bait?" Kyoya shrugged, "It's just an expression... don't be concerned about it... either way, I need to start getting orders in. Enjoy your break, I'll see you all in April for the new semester."

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After Kyoya left, Kaoru looked at Haruhi. A slight blush was visible on his face, but it wasn't too noticeable. He then smiled, "You look stunning tonight." Haruhi took a sip of water, "Thanks... it was made by you and Hikaru." Kaoru let out a laugh, "True, true... this may be the only thing that we can share when it comes to you." Haruhi was extremely confused by his statement, "What do you mean by that?" Kaoru laughed, "Sorry Haruhi, don't mind my statement... I was talking to myself." Haruhi slowly nodded, "O...kay..."

While Hunny was dancing with Mori, he spoke up, "Kao-chan gives up a lot for his brother." Mori nodded, listening closely to Hunny. Hunny continued to speak, "You see... Kao-chan's in love... but since Hika-chan loves her too... he's giving her up without even trying..." Mori paused in the dance for a moment, then continued, "Mitsukuni... to him, it might not be giving up... to him, it might be something else... he must have a reason." Hunny sighed, "I guess you're right; but... I think that he's just blaming himself for stuff that happened in the past." Mori nodded silently, "That's possible."

Hunny paused the dancing for a bit, "Let's talk on the balcony." Mori nodded as he followed Hunny outside on the balcony. Hunny then continued, "With Tama-chan being gone, a lot of opportunities have opened up... Hika-chan still has a little ways to go before he realizes that he's in love with Haru-chan... Kao-chan's not even trying to get the woman that he loves... and Kyoya... he's mysterious... I think that he likes Haru-chan too." Mori nodded, "All three of them have feelings for Haruhi; yet, all three of them are at different stages in their feelings. The problem that they'll have to face is to stay professional infront of the guests." Hunny nodded, "It would be awful if they started a fight." Mori nodded, "And in the next semester... we won't be around to prevent it."

Hunny glanced at the stars that were now in the sky, "Say Takashi..."

"Hm?"

"Do you think that we could get it all out of their systems before the semester starts?"

Mori pondered for a moment, "It's possible. Should we have them all meditate at my family's dojo?"

Hunny shook his head, "Meditation probably won't help in that setting; however, a small host club getaway trip might."

Mori nodded, "It sounds like a feasible plan... "

Hunny was beaming with joy with his idea and smiled, "I'll call up Kyo-chan about it later!"

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Hikaru was standing by himself, leaning against a wall, watching his brother and Haruhi talking at a table. He clenched his fist and shook his head. A thought ran through his head: Why am I getting so angry? It's just Kaoru and Haruhi...

Haruhi looked genuinely happy in Hikaru's eyes, which only caused him to feel an empty tug in his stomach. He was beginning to not feel too well. When Kaoru's eyes left Haruhi and landed on him, Hikaru couldn't bring himself to look back. Instead, he quickly grabbed a strawberry and ate it.

Kaoru sighed and under his breath spoke in the lowest whisper he could, "Hikaru's beginning to become aware.."

Haruhi cocked her head, "Did you say anything?" Kaoru shook his head, "Nah... I was just thinking that I should probably give my brother some attention... that's all."

Haruhi nodded, "Ok... well, I was planning on heading home soon anyways..."

Kaoru smiled towards Haruhi, "I'll get you a ride home. I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing that you're walking the streets at this hour." Haruhi nodded, "I... I can see that..."

Kaoru always loved the fact that Haruhi was extremely smart. He was glad that he didn't have to explain why his limo driver was going to grab her. It seemed like awhile, but he smiled knowing that Haruhi's not an idiot.