"Akemi, could you come here for a moment?" Tamaki said, smiling. He found that his usual charming ways didn't work on her, and he was constantly trying to make her melt.

"Sure thing, Tamaki-kun." The readhead grinned, walking over to the other side of the pastry display case.

The Host Club was at the bakery she had suggested, and they were just about to leave. Honey had completely finished every sweet in the bakery, and the owner had closed it because she needed to run to the store.

"I really appreciate this, introducing us to this marvelous little place. Quaint, one would call it," Tamaki remarked as he walked outside of the bakery.

"Thank you so much Akemi! That was really sweet!~" Honey yelled, grinning as he hung off Mori's shoulders.

"No problem, Mitskuni." Akemi had taken to calling him that, albeit the fact only Mori called him that. Honey didn't seem to mind, and she really liked the name.

"Akemi, can we talk for a few minutes?" Kasanoda came up, stopping her.

"Sure thing, Ritsu. What's on your mind?"

Their conversation faded away as the walked away, Kasanoda wanting to talk in private.

Haruhi sighed, walking up next to Hikaru.

"What's up, love bird?" Hikaru muttered, noticing her sigh.

"It's nothing... Just, Ritsu was talking, and he'd like to move here to Karuizawa to be with his sister." She said, a somber tone in her voice.

"That would bring our sales down by at least twenty percent instantly..." Kyoya noted, a glint reflecting off of his glasses.

"Kyoya, that's really all you're worried about? He's... He's become an excellent friend of mine, of all of ours! And you show no emotion at him being ripped away?!"

The Host Club stayed silent, staring at their shoes. Haruhi looked at them all, an outraged expression overtaking her face.

"I see how it is... Well, I'm sorry. I thought you all cared." With that, she dropped the subject, sitting down on a nearby bench while Kasanoda and Akemi finished their conversation, half a block away.

"Akemi, I knew I had feelings for you at the syndicate... And now I know that they're of love. You are my sister, and I never want to lose you again."

"Ritsu... I know. I don't want to lose you either. But I live in Karuizawa now, and I can't afford-"

"I can," Ritsu interrupted. "I have enough money to move to Karuizawa and hold my own for a while, at least until I can find some way to make money. So many years, we haven't known this, and I want to try to make them up."

Akemi gasped, looking at her brother with wide eyes.

"You can't possibly mean that... That's huge..." She gasped.

"I do, Akemi. I do."


"Karuizawa was great, wasn't it?" Haruhi asked, tea tray in hand.

"It sure was..." Mori said, using up his one line per episode.

"Haruhi, you have a guest." Kyoya called, leading a young girl to a table.

"My favorite Host of them all!" The guest said, embracing Haruhi tightly.

"I would say you're my favorite guest, but some of the girls might hear. It's great to see you again. Weren't you here yesterday, with Tamaki?" Haruhi asked as she set the tray down at a table and pulled the chair out for the young lady.

"Of course I was. You know how he is, still trying to charm me. I just find it much too funny to take him seriously."

"I remember at the bakery in Karuizawa, he used his most famous line on you, and you fell over laughing."

"Oh yeah! The 'what if I let you drink it out of my mouth?' gets me every time!" Akemi erupted in laughter, disturbing the Club slightly.

"Akemi-senpai, you know you can't laugh so hard. While I do love your laugh, and wish I could hear it every day, you'll make the others jealous with that angelic voice." As he spoke, the French hybrid tossed his blond hair to the side.

The redhead rolled her eyes.

"Get some new material, will you?"

The insulted party frowned, going off to grow mushrooms.

"AAAANYWAY," Akemi sighed. "Why isn't there a theme today?"

"Tamaki overspent on a future event. Honestly, at times he really can't control himself!"

"I'd say so... But here, the girls like that."

"Indeed they do. He is the one who is requested most often, after all. However, recently Haruhi here has been catching up significantly. Since 'he broke up with Kasanoda.'" Kyoya used air quotes as he spoke, referring to the pair's false breakup in order to let the girls think they had a chance with Haruhi. "The girls have been eager for another one of his apology visits. The sheer amount of doujinshi Renge has managed to produce is astonishing."

"Ritsu-kun has been getting approached in the halls a lot... And getting invited to go shopping..." Akemi admitted.

Akemi had been attending Ouran for a while, and was about to graduate. Days after they had met in Karuizawa, Tamaki arranged for Akemi's enrollment in the Academy. It had been Kyoya's idea, and while Haruhi had been yelling at them, they had all been brainstorming ideas so that the readhead would be able to join her brother. They had also developed a liking for her that they weren't willing to let break. It may sound cliche and corny, but they genuinely cared for her. While Honey and Mori naturally spent the most time with her, well other than Kasanoda, the rest of the Host Club loved her.

"Sometimes I kinda wish they knew I was a girl, so they wouldn't givve him such a hard time..." Haruhi thought aloud as she took a sip of the Hescafe.

"Nah, I kinda like to see him squirm. It's funny!" Akemi said, grinning.

"Well, the Club's closing now," Haruhi noticed, looking around.

"I suppose Ritsu and I should be getting home then." As she spoke, the newest guest stood up and sighed.

"NOT SO FAST! DADDY'S HERE!"

"Oh brother..."

To no one's surprise, Tamaki emerged as the Club closed, Kyoya following.

"I have an announcement to make, and then Tamaki has one as well. Next week is the Ouran Academy Talent Competition, and people come by the hundreds to see our performance. In the past, we've done things like singing, but now that we have Haruhi, that idea's void." Kyoya droned, looking at Haruhi from the corner of his eye.

"Hey, it's not my fault I can't sing! You know that, senpai!" Slightly incensed, Haruhi frowned.

"However, a recent romance could call for a dramatic skit. Who knows, it could get popular enough to branch off into its own play?"

"What are you getting at, senpai?" Hikaru asked, draping himself over his brother's shoulder.

"MY LITTLE HARUHI WILL BE A STAR!"

"Ah, so you couldn't control yourself any longer, could you, Tamaki?"

"STOP BEING MEAN TO DADDY, MOMMY!"

"Wait, wait, wait." Honey interjected. "Does that mean Haru-chan is gonna have to act again?"

Everyone in the Host Club grimaced, and Akemi stood there, confused as to why she was even still there.

"Again? Haruhi has been on stage before?"

"Please, don't even ask.." The Brunette shuddered, remembering the Zuka Club and Lobelia.

"You would think a clown did her make-up." Kaoru commented, snickering.

"ANYWAY," Kyoya clapped his hands together. "Haruhi will play a commoner girl, who has caught the attention of rich boys. It will be a comedy, and then it'll turn out that she's a boy, dating Ritsu. They'll kiss, and the flames of Moe will be ignited once again. This is all by Renge's request, of course. It seems her doujinshi fans haven't been buying like they usually do."

"That seems hard to believe." Haruhi muttered, brushing some dust off her shoulder.

"Hey, Kyoya-senpai, won't this sort of expose Haruhi? I mean, this is exactly what is happening in real life, only Haruhi's acting like a boy when she's really a girl." Hikaru wondered.

"I don't think it'll be an issue. After all, we've gone this far without any guests finding out her secret."

"Um... That seems grand and all, but why am I still here?" Akemi asked.

"Because Renge requested your-"

"HAHAHAH!" A loud cackle cut off Kyoya's response as a powerful motor was activated. Renge was thrust into the room, sitting on a chair reading a book.

"Ah, Akemi Fukuhara... How wonderful to see you again. It might interest you to know that I have chosen you for a very important task. You can be my Assistant Manager for the Host Club!"

"Really? But I just transferred here a few weeks ago..."

"DON'T YOU DARE QUESTION MY METHODS! I want you, and it's you I'll get. With your complete frienship with the Club, you'll know their personalities perfectly, and will help order them around as needed! We'll be the perfect pair, a match made in heaven! And..." Renge put down her book, smiling devilishly. "It's obvious you're a Tamaki Kyoya supporter."

Akemi looked to the side, attempting to hide a mass nosebleed as she cried out.

"NO I'M NOT!"

"Hahaha! Come with meeeeeee!" Renge grabbed the other girl, pulling her onto the platform and going back down under the floors.

The Host Club stared at the floor, blank expressions on all of their faces.

"That was pretty bizarre, huh Takashi?" Honey remarked, scratching his head.

"Well, I suppose that concludes my announcements... Oh, and our skit can only be ten minutes long." Kyoya finished.

"WHAT?! How am I to create a masterpiece that only fills ten minutes? This will be an absolute disaster!" Tamaki was obviously outraged. He balled up his fists and stuck his lip out, pouting. "How could you do this to me, Kyoya?"

The bespectacled boy let out a sigh.

"Tamaki, you're an idiot."


A/N: I know this is late, I'm sorry! But I have so many ongoing series... SO please let me know if you want me to continue this one. If you don't, tell me. Thanks for reading, I love you all!