In the weeks following the dance, Usagi found herself spending more time with Haruhi and the twins, though she was still a bit nervous about stepping foot into the Host Club. Sitting next to the three of them in class was less of something Usagi dreaded, and it became one of the few pleasures she had at school — not that she would ever tell the twins that; they'd never let her forget it. Usagi and Haruhi were becoming fast friends, Usagi's feelings for him remaining very prevalent, but still secret.
However, despite her blossoming friendships she shared with the twins and Haruhi, Usagi had yet to bring herself back to the Host Club room. After the dance, she and Terou hadn't seen much of each other; Usagi was so embarrassed about telling Terou about her crush on Haruhi, she had been intentionally avoiding him since that night. She did sometimes catch a glimpse of Tamaki and Kyoya, and Honey had purposely tracked her down on several occasions just to say hi, which of course meant that Usagi had seen Mori several times, since he went wherever Honey wandered.
Another friendship that suffered was the one Usagi shared with Eri and Botan; both girls suddenly felt as though Usagi had suddenly disappeared from their trio, and neither one of them seemed particularly thrilled with Usagi's recent friendship with Haruhi and the twins.
"You only hang out with the Hitachiin twins and that scholarship guy," Eri said stiffly one day when Usagi joined her and Botan for lunch in the dining hall. "We never see you anymore."
"His name is Haruhi," Usagi said pointedly. "And I'm sorry; Haruhi and the twins are a lot of fun, and —"
"Like we're not fun?" said Botan.
"That's not what I meant," Usagi sighed.
"I thought you were totally against the Host Club anyway," said Eri. "Something about how they took Terou away."
"It's not like I like the Host Club," said Usagi. "But. . . . Well, maybe they aren't as terrible as I originally thought."
"What changed your mind about that?" said Botan curiously. "A week ago, if I mentioned the Host Club, you would go on some rant about how dumb and pointless it was; what brought on the sudden change of heart?"
Usagi paused recalling the night of the dance; the words Tamaki said to her as they all watching Kanako and Suzushima dancing came to her mind.
"It's our responsibility as members of the elite Ouran Host Club to make every girl happy — that's the job of a high school host."
Under normal circumstances, Usagi would have scoffed at that comment. But the look on Tamaki's face as he said it, and the tone of his voice. . . . Usagi knew that he meant every single word of that.
"Well. . . . The Host Club members aren't so bad once you get to know them," said Usagi, smiling softly.
Eri and Botan both noticed Usagi's slight grin, and both of them smiled mischievously as they giggled gently.
"Oh, I get it," said Eri.
"You like one of them!" Botan said.
Usagi's eyes widened and her face flushed scarlet as she looked around the dining hall, hoping no one heard one Botan had said. Luckily for her, it appeared as if no one had been paying them any attention, including Haruhi, Hikaru, and Kaoru, who were all enjoying their conversation as they had lunch. Usagi let out a sigh of relief as she looked back around towards her friends, who were both trying to decide who it was.
"Do you think it's Mitsukuni?" said Eri.
"What about Takashi?" Botan suggested.
"No, no. . . . I don't think it's be Kyoya, and there's no way she'd like Tamaki," Eri said shaking her head.
"It must be one of the twins there!" said Botan very loudly.
"N-no!" Usagi said quickly, her face darkening.
"Oh, so it's Haruhi then!" Eri concluded.
"No!" Usagi groaned. "Will you two just cut it out —"
"What are you ladies talking about?" said two suddenly votes behind Usagi.
She froze, and she saw the expression on both Eri and Botan's faces change; their eyes widened slightly, and a small blush settled on their cheeks as they stared behind Usagi.
Usagi turned around and saw both Hikaru and Kaoru stand-in behind her, looking down at her with an expectant look.
"Well, Usagi?" said Hikaru, leaning in close to Usagi.
"What were you talking about?" said Kaoru, also leaning in close — Usagi still had trouble telling the difference between Hikaru and Kaoru, though it was getting a bit easier the more time she spent with them.
Usagi's eyes widened, and her heart leapt in her throat; why were they so close to her? She was sure that, if it was possible, her face was an even darker shade of red now. She looked between both twins, not sure what she could possibly tell them; she obviously couldn't tell them her friends were trying to decipher who it was that Usagi had a crush on. It'd be even worse than if they found out she actually enjoyed spending time with them.
"I-it was nothing important," Usagi said quickly, laughing nervously.
The twins looked doubtful.
"I don't know about that," said Kaoru.
"I thought I heard you mention us," said Hikaru.
"N-no, you weren't mentioned at all!" Usagi said.
"Why so secretive, Usagi?" said Hikaru.
"Yeah, is it something embarrassing?" Kaoru said with a grin.
Usagi's looked at the twins for a moment, not sure what she could possibly say to get them off her back. However, like many times before, Usagi's savior appeared behind the twins, letting out an annoyed sigh.
"Hikaru, Kaoru, come on," Haruhi groaned. "Don't you two get tired of this?"
"Awe, Haruhi," whined the twins in unison. "Why are you such a kill joy?"
"Besides, Usagi was talking about us," said Kaoru.
"Just because Usagi mentioned you doesn't mean you two are entitled to know what the conversation was about," said Haruhi.
"But, Haruhi," said the twins with a devious grin, "you were mentioned too."
"Me?" echoed Haruhi with a curious look at Usagi, who blushed under his gaze.
"I-it wasn't anything important," Usagi said with a quick wave of her hand with a nervous chuckle. "I-I promise."
"Well, if Usagi says it was nothing, then it was nothing, okay?" said Haruhi, looking back at the twins.
Both boys rolled their eyes in annoyance.
"You're so boring, Haruhi," said one twin.
"Yeah, learn to have a little fun," said the other.
"Okay, okay, I think that's enough from you two," said Haruhi, rolling his eyes. "Come on — let's get going."
Haruhi started to pull the twins away from Usagi and her friends, but he looked over his shoulder, smiling brightly at Usagi.
"Usagi, we'll see you in class, alright?" Haruhi called over his shoulder
"Okay, Haruhi!" Usagi called happily. "I'll see you guys then!"
As Haruhi led the twins away from Usagi and her friends, Usagi turned back towards Eri and Botan, who were both smiling deviously.
"So," said Eri with a grin.
"It is Haruhi, isn't it?" said Botan.
Usagi's face flushed dark red, and she sighed softly, nodding her head stiffly.
"You can't tell anyone, but. . . . Yes," she said quietly.
Eri and Botan squealed in excitement, both girls giggling happily.
"I can't believe it!" Botan said.
"Usagi likes someone!" said Eri.
"Guys, come on!" Usagi groaned. "Can't you try to be a little quieter?"
And just like that, bygones were bygones, and the three girls quickly fell into conversation about the possibility of Haruhi liking Usagi back, which only caused Usagi to become even more flustered, much to Eri and Botan's amusement. Yes, for just a moment, it seemed like all was right in the world.
The following week, Usagi could be found at school with Haruhi and the twins; however, the four of them weren't sitting in their classroom. They were actually on their way to physical exams, something that Usagi never really cared for; it was a long and taxing process, but it was a mandatory event.
"We will begin conducting physical examinations shortly," called a voice over the intercom system of Ouran Academy. "All students, please proceed to the clinic in your respective school building."
"So, what's the deal with this formation A thing you guys were talking about?" said Haruhi to Usagi and the twins as they walked. "What do they do during physical exams here at Ouran, anyway?"
"It's no different than a physical exam you'd get at any other school," said Hikaru.
"Yeah, why would a psychical exam be any different for us just because we're rich?" Kaoru said.
"You're right, I didn't think about it that way," said Haruhi.
Usagi chuckled softly as the four of them approached the infirmary room. Usagi reached out and turned the handle of the door, pushing the doors open. As the doors swung up, a long red carpet was revealed inside the room, and there was a long row of nurses and a long row of doctors, all standing across from one another, smiling brightly at the students as the doors opened.
"Welcome!" the nurses and doctors said simultaneously.
"W-what is all this?" said Haruhi, his eyes wide as he stared at the dozens of doctors and nurses before them.
"Just another physical exam," said Hikaru, walking inside.
"The usual," shrugged Kaoru as he followed behind his brother.
"The usual?" echoed Haruhi, standing there in shock.
"Are you okay, Haruhi?" Usagi said softly.
"Come on, Usagi," said Kaoru. "You and Haruhi shouldn't fall behind."
"O-oh, right!" Usagi said with a nod, and she grabbed Haruhi by the wrist, falling behind the twins.
However, the four of the didn't make it very far before they were approached by three nurses.
"Excuse me, Hitachiin brothers, please follow me this way to have your height measured," said one nurse to the twins.
"Sure thing," said Hikaru and Kaoru in unison.
"Mr. Fujioka, I'm your nurse for the physical exams this afternoon," said another nurse to Haruhi.
"Okay," said Haruhi slowly.
"Please, come this way," she said, smiling softly at Haruhi.
Haruhi nodded and looked to Usagi. "I'll see you after this is all said and done then?"
Usagi smiled softly and nodded. "Sounds good to me."
The nurse led Haruhi away, and that left the last nurse, who looked at Usagi with a smile.
"Miss Oshiro, just come with me — we're going to measure your height," said the nurse.
Usagi nodded and followed after the nurse, being led in the same direction as the twins. However, as Usagi walked, she noticed something very strange — two doctors standing amongst the students, one very tall, and the other rather short. They both stood there very still, drawing the attention of many students; in fact, something about them looked oddly familiar.
"Wait a minute. . . ," Usagi muttered, coming to a halt, her nurse wandering off without her. "Is that. . . ?"
"Why are Honey and Mori dressed as doctors?" said one girl suddenly.
"I don't know," said another.
Usagi's eyes widened slightly — of course! It was Honey and Mori. Usagi slowly made her way towards the 'doctors' Honey and Mori, however, as she walked, she noticed Kyoya standing off to the side with Haruhi.
"Kyoya-senpai," Usagi said as she made her way towards them.
"Ah, Usagi," said Kyoya with a gentle smile. "It's great to see you; I haven't seen you much since the party."
"Er — right," said Usagi. "It's nice to see you too. But, erm. . . . Is that Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai?"
She motioned to the two 'doctors' and Kyoya smiled softly.
"Why, yes, it is," said Kyoya.
"What are they doing?" said Usagi curiously.
"They're here as 'backup'," muttered Haruhi, seemingly annoyed about something.
"Backup?" Usagi echoed. "Why would there be need for backup?"
"And why are they in doctor disguises?" said Haruhi, looking at Kyoya curiously.
"They're just helping to set the mood," said Kyoya simply. "The disguises make our operation feel like a real espionage mission."
"Operation?" said Usagi quietly — as usual, the Host Club was up to something, but what it was, she had no idea.
"Wow, Miss Shiramine, you've lost two whole kilo grams since this time last year," said a doctor suddenly.
Usagi and Haruhi turned and watched as Miss Shiramine, a student in Class B that was in the same year as them, stood on a scale, staring happily down at whatever number it showed.
"It's so good to hear!" Shiramine exclaimed. "I thought for sure I was heavier."
"Not at all," said her doctor with a smile. "Keep it up and you'll be even healthier next year. Good work!"
"Don't you think it's weird that these doctors are all so jovial and nice?" said Haruhi curiously.
Kyoya smiled softly, obviously amused by Haruhi's questions.
"They're chosen by the school's chairman. This may be a school, but it's also a business; therefore, he wants to keep students happy," said Kyoya.
Usagi nodded softly. "That makes sense. . . . After all, most of the students that attend Ouran Academy come from prominent families that have their own private doctors at home," she said.
Kyoya glanced at Usagi with a curious gaze and nodded. "Precisely — so, this is just a formality."
"These damn rich people," Haruhi muttered, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Mr. Fujioka," called Haruhi's nurse. "This way."
"Oh, right," Haruhi said, following after his nurse.
"I should probably find my nurse," Usagi muttered. "I'm supposed to have my height measured. . . ."
Kyoya smiled softly and opened his mouth to say something, but before he could speak, a doctor walked by Usagi and him, and he was obviously distracted, as he bumped into Usagi with a bit more force than she had been expecting. Usagi stumbled forward, but Kyoya quickly reached out and caught her by the shoulders, steadying her.
"I'm terribly sorry," said the doctor, stopping to turn around and look at Usagi with wide eyes.
"Oh, it's fine," Usagi said with a smile, straightening up.
The doctor nodded and turned away, walking off. However, Kyoya stood there for a moment, watching him curiously.
"Kyoya-senpai?" Usagi said gently. "Is everything okay?"
"Hm?" Kyoya looked back to Usagi, smiling softly. "Oh, yes, I'm quite alright. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Usagi said with a reassuring nod. "Thank you."
"Miss Oshiro, there you are!" said Usagi's nurse, coming towards her. "I'm afraid we got separated.
"Oh, right, sorry," said Usagi sheepishly.
"It's quite alright — now, let's get you measured."
It didn't take long for Usagi's measurements to be taken, and she weighed in; surprisingly enough, her nurse had made quick work of her physical exam, and it allowed Usagi to be one of the first students to be finished with their physical. So, as she finished up, she set off to find Eri and Botan, but along the way, she passed a crowd of at least a dozen girls who all stood in anxious silence. Usagi saw that standing not too terribly far away from this group was Kyoya, Haruhi, and. . . . Terou.
"Terou?" Usagi said.
Terou looked in her direction, and he smiled softly when he saw Usagi.
"Hey, Usagi," her brother said with a smile. "All finished with your physical?"
Usagi nodded. "Yeah, but what's going on over here? Why are all these girls standing around?"
"Just watch," said Kyoya with a smile.
"Hitachiin brothers, would you please come with me?" said a nurse, motioning to a closed off area behind her. "We're ready to do your chest measurements. You can use the area behind this curtain to undress."
"Doesn't matter to me," said Hikaru as he unbuttoned his shirt.
"We're not shy," said Kaoru, also beginning to undo his shirt. "Who needs a curtain?"
Then, just like that, the twins were shirtless, their shirts barely hanging onto their wrists. The crowd of girls broke out into hysterical screams, and Usagi felt her cheeks burning as she looked at them.
"See, Haruhi and Usagi, a rather impressive turnout today," said Kyoya simply. "Physical exam day is quite poplar with the ladies."
"What's wrong with the girls at this school?" Haruhi sighed.
"Y-yeah, s-seriously," Usagi stammered, unable to take her eyes off them; she could maybe understand why there was a flock of girls there to bear witness.
Terou looked at Usagi, narrowing his eyes when he saw her watching the twins.
"Usagi. . . ," Terou muttered.
"I won't allow it," said Hikaru suddenly to his brother, getting extremely close. "It's just not fair. I won't let those doctors touch you, Kaoru."
"What are you talking about?" said Kaoru innocently. "You don't seem mohave a problem touching me when we play doctor at home. I can't get you to stop tickling me and toying with my body."
The girls squealed again, and Usagi's eyes widened.
"Alright, that's enough of that!" Terou said suddenly, seizing his little sister by the shoulders. "You can't watch anymore of this."
And with that, Terou pushed Usagi away from the twins and the group of squealing admirers.
"What are you doing?" Usagi said as her brother very quickly led her away.
"You don't need to see that," Terou said firmly without so much as another glance at his sister. "You're too young to see that."
"First of all, I'm fifteen," Usagi muttered, freeing herself from her brother's grip before wheeling around and looking sternly at him. "And second of all, why do you care? Seriously, ever since I stepped foot into that stupid Host Club of yours, you've been treating me like a child!"
"I've been treating you like my little sister!" Terou snapped.
"Your little sister?" Usagi said with a bitter scoff. "Please! You haven't treated me like your little sister since you joined the Host Club!"
Terou stood there, staring at Usagi with wide eyes as she gazed upon him through her own narrowed eyes. He had nothing to say — he didn't know what to say — and Usagi just rolled her eyes.
"If you're done pretending to give a damn, I think I'll be going," Usagi said stiffly before she turned on her heel and marched off, leaving Terou standing there in a bit of a daze.
"Usagi. . . ," Terou said weakly, watching as she walked away.
"Terou-senpai."
Terou immediately recognized that voice — he knew it was Kyoya before he even turned around and faced the Host Club's vice president.
"Hey, Kyoya," Terou said simply, forcing a smile.
"That was quite the outburst," Kyoya observed.
Terou chuckled weakly, shaking his head; Kyoya was never one to beat around the bush, that was for sure.
"Yeah, I, uh. . . . I guess she was pretty mad," Terou said with a sheepish grin.
"May I offer a word of advice?" Kyoya said.
Terou raised an eyebrow. "You have advice about how to deal with my little sister? Aren't you the youngest of your family?"
"Precisely — I'm the youngest of four, so I think I can probably give you some insight into Usagi's feelings right now," Kyoya pointed out.
Terou paused. "I. . . . I didn't think about that. . . . Okay, Kyoya, what advice do you have for me?"
"Stop treating her like a child," Kyoya said. "You haven't been very brotherly for well over a year now, so for you to suddenly swoop in and insist on treating her like a child. . . . I can only imagine how frustrating it is for her."
"I'm not treating her like a child," Terou said. "I'm just. . . . I want to be there for her."
"Well, that's all fine in theory, but have you considered how it may be coming across?" Kyoya said.
Terou frowned some — maybe Kyoya did have a point. . . .
Usagi, however, was no where near her brother. She didn't even want to think about him at that moment.
"Stupid Terou," she muttered to herself as she walked through he crowd of people. "Who does he think he is? He has no right acting like that."
"Usagi?"
The sudden voice calling out her named pulled Usagi from her thoughts, and she paused and turned, only to see Eri standing there.
"Oh, Eri," said Usagi, forcing a small smile. "All finished with your physical?"
Eri nodded. "Mhmm, and I'm starving. What do you say we sneak out and go get some lunch? There's the cutest little café not too far from here, and they do brunch all day!"
Usagi paused — sneaking out of school wouldn't be the best idea. . . .
"What is I ask Soma to bring us something?" Usagi suggested with a sheepish smile.
Eri rolled her eyes and chuckled. "Ugh, you're no fun, Usagi! I bet Botan would come with me."
Usagi laughed airily and shook her head, rolling her eyes at her friend. "Well, I'm not in the mood for —"
However, it was then that a man came up behind Eri and grabbed her shoulder. Both Usagi and Eri froze and turned, and saw a doctor standing there, though he looked very ragged, and not much like the other doctors Usagi had seen there at the physical exam.
"Excuse me, Miss, have you seen my —"
"Get off me!" Eri screamed, pulling away from the man.
The man's eyes widened, and he looked from Eri and then to Usagi, who stood there unmoving.
"Please, M-miss," the man stammered, stumbling towards Usagi and grabbing onto her arm. "H-have you seen my daughter?"
"Your daughter?" Usagi echoed.
"Get off of her, you perv!" Eri shouted, shoving the man.
The man fell forward, still holding onto Usagi, and she and the man fell to the ground, anding beside one another.
"Someone help!" Eri shouted. "Please, someone help us!"
"I-I'm sorry," the man said, getting to his feet. "I-I'm so s-sorry."
The man took off in the direction of the special boys' clinic, just as nurses, doctors, and students alike flocked the scene. Immediately, a nurse came to the aid of both Eri and Usagi; while Usagi was rather calm, Eri was hysterical, hunched over and crying into her hands.
"It was horrible," Eri cried. "A doctor grabbed me, and then he grabbed Usagi!"
"Miss Oshiro, are you okay?" said a nurse.
Usagi nodded. "I-I'm fine."
"Eri! Usagi!"
Usagi looked and saw Botan running towards them.
"Are you two okay?" Botan said when she got close enough to her friends.
"We're fine," Usagi said softly. "This man, he was looking for his —"
"This doctor grabbed me and Usagi!" said Eri. "He was trying to make a pass at us!"
Usagi clenched her fists, rolling her eyes some; she loved her friends, but why was Eri blowing this out of proportion like this?
Usagi looked around and saw the entire Host Club, minus Haruhi, coming towards the commotion. They all looked relatively calm, but the moment they spotted Usagi standing in the midst of it all, Terou pushed his way to the front of the crowd and came running towards his little sister.
"Usagi!" Terou shouted, making his way through the crowd of people. "Usagi! Are you okay? Is everything alright?"
"I'm fine, Terou," Usagi said. "Eri and I just had a little scare, it was nothing."
"What happened?" Terou said as the rest of the Host Club made their way to Usagi and Terou.
"I'm telling the truth!" said Eri suddenly as yet another student questioned her. "One of the doctors grabbed me by my shoulder, and then he snatched Usagi — he even pushed her to the ground! He was trying to make a pass at us. I've never been so terrified!"
"Wow, how scary," muttered Botan. "Do you think it was a pervert?"
"What?" Terou exclaimed, looking to Usagi. "Are you okay?"
"I already told you, I'm fine," Usagi said, rolling he eyes.
"I had a feeling this might happen," Kyoya muttered, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
The entire Host Club and Usagi all paused and looked at Kyoya curiously.
"What do you mean?" said Honey.
"A bit earlier today, I saw a strange man wearing a white lab boat, but clearly not one of our hospital's doctors, and I thought he was a little odd," said Kyoya.
"What?" Terou said, grabbing Kyoya by the collar of his shirt. "That perv grabbed Usagi! She could have been seriously hurt!"
"Shouldn't you have said something sooner?" said Hikaru and Kaoru in unison.
"I'm sorry, Terou-senpai, but I didn't think it was a big deal," said Kyoya simply, gently lifting Terou's hands off his collar. "I'm sure the security guard will catch him."
"Tell me, Miss Hamamoto, Miss Oshiro," said a doctor to Eri. "Did either of you happen to notice where the pervert doctor was headed?"
"N-no, I-I didn't," Eri sniffed.
"I did," said Usagi softly. "He ran off to the special boys' clinic."
The moment she spoke, the entire Host Club froze.
"Haruhi!" they all shouted before taking off in the direction of the special boys' clinic.
"Where are you all going?" Usagi called after them.
"Come on, Usagi," Terou said quickly, snatching his little sister's hand. "You're coming with me!"
"Wait, no, Terou, I —"
But it was too late. Terou was pulling Usagi along behind him, and the two of them were close behind the rest of the Host Club. The large group of eight quickly made their way to the special boys' clinic and ran inside. There were several private areas set up in the clinic, and Kyoya looked to the nurse.
"Which private area is Haruhi Fujioka in?" Kyoya said to the nurse.
"Oh, it's that one, sir," said the nurse, pointing towards one of the private areas.
"Haruhi!" Tamaki shouted, running forward and throwing open the curtains, revealing Haruhi standing there with the same man from earlier, but this time, the man was standing in front of Haruhi, and hand over his mouth.
"Tama-chan kick!" Tamaki shouted before lunged towards the man and landing a kick square in the side of his head, sending the man flying.
The Host Club crowded in front of Usagi, blocking her view of Haruhi, and Terou stepped forward, picking the doctor up by the collar of his shirt.
"You perv!" Terou shouted. "You think you can just come in here and grab my little sister, huh?"
"Please, let me explain myself!" the man shouted.
"How about you let us explain a few things?" Terou muttered. "Because you're dealing with the Ouran Host Club, so let us tell you what you're really up against."
Then, Hikaru and Kaoru stepped into the private room.
"One; good looks that attract the public eye," the said simultaneously.
Kyoya followed suit, standing beside the twins.
"Two. . . . More wealth than you could imagine."
"Three," said Mori, stepping forward with Honey. "Chivalry that would never be able to over look —"
"— the hideous wickedness of this world," said Honey.
"That's what makes up the Ouran Host Club," said Tamaki.
"We're here!" said the whole club in unison. "Watch out!"
"Please don't hurt me," the man cried. "Spare me my life!"
Tamaki stepped forward and draped his shirt over Haruhi before he stood beside Terou. The man looked so feeble and fragile. Usagi took a few hesitant steps forwards, walking past Haruhi and the others, not giving them a second glance as she placed a gentle hand on Terou's shoulder, causing him to tense up some.
"Terou," Usagi said softly. "Just. . . . Put this guy down. Let him talk."
Terou looked at his little sister out of the corner of his eye and sighed, begrudgingly agreeing to her request, and he slowly lowered the doctor to the ground until his feet were resting on the tile.
The moment Terou let go of his white coat, no longer supporting the man, the doctor feel to his knees, muttering his gratitude over and over again.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," he repeated.
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" said Terou, crossing his arms over his chest. "Kyoya said you aren't one of his family's doctors; so tell us."
"Y-you're right, I-I'm not one of his family's doctors," said the man. "But I am a doctor. I have a small emergency medical clinic that I run in the next town over. My name is Yabu."
"Did he say his name is Yabu?" said Hikaru.
"That's crazy. What a terrible name for a doctor," Kaoru said.
"Unless you're a quack," said the twins in unison.
"Can you two behave?" Usagi said harshly, rolling her eyes at the twins.
"No, no, they're right, I know," said Yabu. "I'm here because I was hoping to see my daughter."
"That's right. . . . You did say you were looking for your daughter," Usagi said softly.
Yabu nodded. "My wide left me last month and took my daughter with her. But I know that she attends school here."
"I don't mean to pry or anything," said Haruhi. "But why did your wife and daughter leave you?"
"Well, you see. . . . I have a tendency to let my patients give me IOUs," said Yabu sheepishly. "It's not great for us, because then I don't get paid, but I can't just turn away a patient who needs the care. But. . . . My wife and daughter hated it. I promised I wouldn't take anymore IOUs, but a patient came in and needed immediate care, and he swore he'd pay me as soon as he got the money, and. . . . Well, I agreed. Once my wife and daughter found out though. . . . Well, they had had enough, and they went to stay at my wife's mother's house.
"And that was it. They left me forever. I know I'm terrible at managing money, and I can't say no to anybody. I don't blame them for being tired of constantly living in debt, but I wanted to see my daughter one more time, so I came here. After being pelted by rain and wandering the streets, I finally made it to your school. Once I entered, I was mistaken for a doctor here to examine students."
At this point, most of the Host Club looked completely at wits ends with Yabu's story, save for Tamaki, who was struggling to hold back tears.
"Well, of course," said Hikaru. "You're wearing a lab coat."
"Anyone would mistake you," said Kaoru.
"Yes, well, then it happened," said Yabu.
"I tried to ask that girl about my daughter, and she started screaming! Before I knew it, there were all kinds of people chanting me!" Yabu explained this all while crying dramatically into his sleeve.
"That's so tragic!" Tamaki exclaimed while running forward to comfort Yabu, tears running down his face.
"Doctor Yabu," said Kyoya, looking completely indifferent. "I think you may have the wrong place. Are you looking for Ouran Public High School?"
Both Tamaki and Yabu paused and looked up, their tears immediately ceasing as they turned towards Kyoya.
"Yeah, that's right," said Yabu.
"I figured that might be the case," said Kyoya simply. "This is Ouran Academy, a private institution. Your daughter doesn't go to school here."
Yabu gasped, his jaw dropping some, and his face pales considerably.
"Man, that's pretty sad," mused Hikaru. "You don't even know what school your daughter goes too?"
"I bet you relationship is messed up because you don't pay attention to her, not because of some stupid debt," Kaoru added.
"Wow, Kyo-chan, I'm impressed that you figured out he had the wrong school," Honey said.
"Well, there's no way the daughter of such a small time doctor would ever be able to get into Ouran Academy," Kyoya said with a shrug.
"Kyoya," said Tamaki suddenly, "would you please find a map of all the public schools in this area? I'd like to help this man find his daughter."
Kyoya smiled softly, as if he had expected this kind of reaction from Tamaki, and he nodded. "Whatever you say."
Kyoya sauntered off, and Usagi looked at Terou, who was still standing there rather rigidly. Her brother. . . . She hadn't seen him like that in such a long time. He used to always be so protective of her when they were younger, but once he met Tamaki, things changed, but today. . . . She caught a glimpse of the other Terou.
Usagi smiled softly to herself and turned to speak to Haruhi and the others — after all, she hadn't so much as given them a single glance since they stepped foot in the special boys' clinic, and she was a bit curious as to why Haruhi was in the special boys' clinic.
When Usagi turned, she faced Haruhi and the twins. She opened her mouth to speak, but when she laid eyes on Haruhi, she paused; Haruhi still had Tamaki's shirt draped over his shoulders, but only barely, and underneath, Usagi could see a pink undershirt that fit Haruhi very well. So well, in fact that Usagi could see the tell-tale imprints of a bra that Haruhi wore underneath the pink garment.
"Um. . . . H-Haruhi," Usagi said, staring at Haruhi.
Haruhi smiled softly. "Yeah, Usagi?"
"Are you. . . . Um. . . . Are you wearing a bra?"
Silence.
Everyone in the room froze.
"Uh, Usagi," Terou said slowly. "I. . . . I think there's something we need to tell you."