Yeah, I know Haruhi wasn't meaning to insult them. But she never really explained it to NyxAria so that's just how she saw it. You'll get a bit of explanation as to why she took it the way she did how she also reacts to the rest of the fight. Please read and review and remember, constructive criticism is good, cruel flames are bad.

Key: normal speech, 'thoughts', French, American English

The next day I woke and showered again, slipping on some lighter jeans, grey converses, a grey hoodie and a white shirt. Instead of leaving my hair down like yesterday I decided to pull it up in a ponytail. I woke up a bit earlier today, so after my normal routine I fried some eggs and made toast, eating before I headed to school. It was a bit chilly outside, only being mid-may and spring time so I zipped up my hoodie and jogged to school, backpack slung around one shoulder.

I spotted Haruhi and caught up with her, none of the other hosts in sight. "Hey Haru." I fall into step with the female, beginning to strike up a conversation that lasts until the bell rings as a warning. We sit down in our seats and I watch the door a bit worriedly, not having seen either twin since their fight. Haruhi began to unload her supplies and distracted me for a moment when I heard a voice speak up. "Morning Haruhi, Nyx."

When I looked up a harsh gasp left my mouth. "Hika… Your hair." He smiled at me. "Ain't it cute? I'm gonna be pink from now on." He took his usual seat and a flash of blue caught my eye as the elder twin started talking. Kaoru walked in and gave me a small wave but frowned when he heard Hikaru's next words. "No longer shall I be mistaken for Kaoru!"

Walking over the now blue haired twin gave Haruhi and me a smile. "Morning, guys. I slept well in my bed alone last night. I did have a horrible dream however that my hair was pink! Pink of all things! I'm so glad I didn't ruin my hair like that." As he spoke he moved to take his seat and I watched with a frown as the other brother slipped it out from under him. My head hit the desk however when Kaoru tore the seat out from under his twin.

The tension between them was thick, almost enough that you could see. It reminded me of two demons who fought over something they thought was their own. My frown deepened and I decided by the end of the week, if not day, I was going to do everything in my power to make sure they stuck together. In was then the teacher choose to walk in and I had to deal with the twins' antics for the rest of our classes.

I was relieved when lunchtime came around and, true to my word, I made Haruhi come eat lunch with me in the cafeteria. I sat side by side with her after I ordered and received my lunch. "So tell me again what happened? Just so I can get a better understanding of the situation." She nodded.

"Yesterday the twins were bored and decided to play a game they love to trick people with. They call it the 'Which one is Hikaru?' game and they speak at the same time while covering their hair. I mentioned how I found the game stupid because they were two different people. Later they kept bugging me about wanting to come over and I told them no, mostly because I knew that everything that happens with one host tends to affect all of them. They challenged me to their game and I was able to tell the apart instantly."

I nod at the explanation. "It doesn't seem so bad. What went wrong though?" I was genuinely curious to see how she viewed the event that occurred. She seemed to think for a moment before turning and explaining to me. "Well one of our guests asked me how I was able to tell them apart. I mentioned how Hikaru seems to come off as more mischievous than his brother but I didn't mean it in a negative way."

I gave a small sigh. I could hear the ginger haired brothers arguing in the background noise of the room. I gave the female hosts an understanding look, now knowing she didn't mean any harm. "Twins tend to take things like that seriously. One could easily take offense to what was said even if it wasn't meant in a bad way. My brother's, who are twins, had a huge fight when I was younger. My mom mentioned how one seemed to excel in one class more than the other. My other brother took offense and thought my mom was calling him stupid and when the other laughed he thought he agreed. It ended up with them fighting and it was a huge misunderstanding. They did make up and are stronger for it now however. Maybe you do need to explain your original thoughts though."

The brunette seemed to ponder this as I heard a familiar obnoxious blond say how he was disappointed in the twin's behavior. I did smile though when I turned and saw that Honey chose to ignore his fellow blond and chastised the twins before telling them to share his cake before that quickly started to go down hill. He kept going on about how to share it if he wanted a piece and who got what. Thankfully Mori came in to save him from the wrath of the two annoyed gingers.

Tamaki seemed to take notice of Haruhi however. "Haruhi, I hardly ever see you in the cafeteria." He seemed excited, almost like a puppy. 'Seems to me like he'd make a perfect Inu, he's got the whole eager puppy thing down to an art when it comes to Haruhi. Hmm.' I took a closer look at the two as Haruhi showed him her leftovers and talked, coming to a realize something that now seemed obvious. 'He likes her.'

Hikaru decided now would be a good time to take a seat next to Haruhi and I felt a bit of disappointment at the gesture. "So what did you bring for lunch Haruhi, care to switch?" While he spoke he easily traded their plates. "I had to make sure I didn't get something Kaoru did so I didn't get stuff I really like. Here you can have it." He set hers down and she looked at the school lunch. "I guess so."

The brunette took a bite and I could see it in her eyes just how much she liked it. I gave a small laugh and noticed I wasn't the only one to take notice of her like of food, Tamaki watching as well. I saw a 'charming' smile spread across his face as he moved to try and switch lunches with Hikaru, attempting to still get Haruhi's lunch. I was distracted as Kaoru took a seat by me. I gave him a small grin and opened my mouth to say something before he interrupted me. "Mind if we switch seats Aria?"

I felt myself droop and was grateful no physical signs of my disappointment were shown otherwise. I plastered a smile on my face still even though I swear he could read something was wrong in my eyes when his expression changed slightly. He opened his mouth to say something but I cut him off this time. "Sure no problem Kaoru." I moved to stand and took my lunch with me. He hesitated for a moment and I saw him give a small glance to Hikaru before he moved. "Thanks Aria."

I sat down and decided not to dwell on it too much but my lips adopted a frown as Kaoru offered the female host some of his food, holding it to her lips. I watched how Hikaru moved to take it however, and felt a bit of joy at the fact Haruhi didn't eat it. My frown deepened when I felt the joy, not quite understanding why I felt it. I had only met the boys a two days ago when Haruhi had surely known them longer.

The two started to throw food at one another and Haruhi took her lunch back and motioned for me to follow her out of the large lunch room. We went back to the classroom and ate there, although the atmosphere was a bit awkward. I swallowed a bite of food and decided to try and fix it, offering a bit to the girl. She took it and in turn offered me some of hers. We quickly decided if we wanted to take something from another we would and finished our lunches like that.

Soon the bell rang and we were once again forced to deal with the twins. I decided to ignore them as best as I could, still a little hurt by their choices of seats at lunch.

The host club seemed a bit depressing, no guests were seen anywhere and everyone kind of just sat around. Kyoya took this time to calculate what would happen without the twins. "Looking at the numbers if this situation isn't resolved, I'm afraid we're going to have to stop offering our brotherly love package. We're down one pair of loving brothers." He turned to Haruhi, staring at her. "Oh Haruhi. I just want you to know there's no reason for you to feel responsible." He gave a closed eyed smirk. "Even though it was your tactless comment that started this whole thing between you and the twins in the first place, right?"

I could tell she felt uncomfortable at the comment and I glared at the ravenette. "Stop it, will you?" His eyes opened in surprise as he stared at me, as well as the other hosts who held similar expressions. "Stop what exactly?" My glare hardened. "Well for one, Hikaru and Kaoru are two very unique human beings. Not some kind of merchandise you handle. They work here for you. Second, you clearly wanted to show Haruhi you blame her for this, if you were really concerned you could have shown it differently." It was silent after that. Kyoya and I continued to stare at each other, both gazes unwavering and eyes unmoving.

Honey broke the tense silence however and Kyoya blinked, my attention swiveling to the small blond, violet orbs still unblinking as I felt a bit good at the small victory. "This is weird for Hika-chan and Kao-chan to be fighting like this. This never happened before." He played with his bunny, face filled with worry. Mori nodded in agreement and Haruhi took this chance to look at the two of them. "They've never fought before?" She asked curiously.

"I've known Kao-chan and Hika-chan since we we're in pre-school. We weren't in the same year so I never really got to talk to them. But I remember that the two of them always played together." He had my attention now but Tamaki looked away from him and parted his own lips to speak. "Yeah, that's true. I mean I've only known the twins since they were in middle school." His eyes seemed to become unfocused as if he were thinking about times not now but in the past.

"They were always out of place. A very closed relationship, you might say. They've opened up some since then." He seemed to come back, eyes refocusing and he smiled at Haruhi. "Y'know maybe this fight is a good thing. Maybe it'll open up their world a bit more. Let it run its course-" he was cut off when he was hit in the head by a stray piece of furniture. The twins were further away from the table in the room and a piece of the fight seemed to manage to make its way over here. I turned to Haruhi and saw her deep in thought and decided to leave it be.

I felt a glare on me and turned to find Kyoya with a neutral look, save for his eyes. They were filled with something even a sly fox should stay away from. I froze however when I managed to catch a phrase from Hikaru, face turning to watch the scene unfold. "Now that I think about it, I hate you!" Kaoru seemed to almost growl and reminded me of an angered animal. "You think I feel any different!? Look!" He pulled out a strange looking cat doll and my attention shifted to Tamaki only for a moment as he let out a muffled yelp and paled drastically. "Beelzenef the cursed doll!"

I was confused at this point but the rest of the hosts weren't so I figured I missed something else when I was away yesterday. "I'm going to complete the curse, Hikaru, I'm going to write your name on his back!" Hikaru grit his teeth as he looked at his twin. "From this day forward, you're going to experience nothing but misfortune and sorrow!"

I was about to turn away when Haruhi went over and hit both of them on the head and yelled at them. "Will you guys knock it off!?" She held up the doll she took from Kaoru. "What do you think you're doing? You don't bring something like this into a petty fight!" She looked livid and even I flinched away, either twin looking up at her with slight tears and astonishment. "Both of you are at fault here but what's really sad is that you brought everyone else around you into your big mess!"

She leaned close into them. "Now apologize to each other! If you don't apologize right now I'm never going to let you come over to my house, have I made myself clear!?" I watched as their faces morphed into smirks. They stood up and began to speak in unison. "So what you're saying Haruhi, is that if we make up we can come over to your place?"

As soon as the words left their lips along with their expression, I caught onto what they had been doing all along. I stood up slowly and watched the scene for a moment more. Haruhi looked from the twins back to the doll and turned it over. I watched her face quickly become annoyed. Hikaru took his brother in his arms and spoke. "I'm so sorry Kaoru, even though I was just following our script, I said such awful things to you. I'm not fit to be your brother." Kaoru looked up at him tearfully and replied, "Don't say that Hikaru, I was so worried. I couldn't live with myself if I had ever thought that I had hurt you." "Kaoru I'll never let you go again!" "Hikaru!"

The other hosts seemed unamused, save for Kyoya who was writing stuff down. I, however, made my way to them and they stopped their antics to look down at me. At least they both had the decency to look a bit apologetic. I punched each of them in the arm. "You jerks! You had me all worked up and worried." They exchanged looks with each other before looking to my slightly tearful eyes and enveloping me in a large hug by both of them. I wasn't expecting it but I leaned into them anyways.

"We're sorry NyxAria. We didn't mean to hurt or worry you but it had to seem genuine." Hikaru spoke softly in my ear and it was so un-Hikaru like but still so him. "I almost broke when you gave me that hurt look today." Kaoru whispered in my other ear, voice filled with guilt. "Forgive us?" I sniffled a bit.

"Only if from now I on I get to be apart of or notified of any pranks like this. You guys both owe me some kind of sweet too." They laughed a bit. "Whatever you want princess." I grimaced. "Kitsune." They gave me a confused look. "Huh?" I shook my head. "I am not a princess, not one of your customer's. Call me Kitsune if you choose to say something like that." They seemed to think about it for a moment before nodding to each other. "Seems fitting." "The twin devils' friend is a kitsune." They smiled down at me and I knew everything was alright again.

Bonus:

"Okay, it's time to play the which one is Hikaru game!" Each twin spoke, their hair still not back to the original ginger I liked. One guest decided to play and happened to say that Hikaru had pink hair. I frowned and walked over with Haruhi as the girl spoke again. "It's much easier to tell you two apart now." Haruhi shook her head. "No it isn't."The twins looked at us. I pointed to the blue haired twin. "That one is Hikaru." Then I pointed to the pink haired twin. "This one is Kaoru." Haruhi nodded, agreeing with me.

They continued to stare at us and I felt Haruhi turn to leave, walking away. I turned too but not before seeing Kaoru look at his brother for a moment and I traced his gaze to Haruhi, that feeling of jealousy, I found its name, filling me. I continued to walk and tried to ignore the feelings bubbling up. After all, foxes and devils don't always get along.