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The next day at Ouran Academy, the students of Class 1-A noticed that Kaoru was sore again. Of course, this time, it was not because Hikaru pushed him off the bed. Still, he wished that one day he would wake up without any sort of ache in his body.
"Kaoru? Are you okay? You look like you can barely move," asked a girl with a brown ponytail. Kaoru was sitting with his head down against his arms which served as a cushion on the hard desk. Surrounding him were most of his classmates, including Haruhi. The expression of pain on his face and the stiffness of his walk when he first came in was nothing like they have ever seen before. Hikaru simply sat quietly next to him, arms crossed, internally smiling at the because.
"Did Hikaru push you off again?" questioned Haruhi, recalling the story she heard the day before.
Both boys answered, "No." Kaoru flatly replied without moving a muscle while Hikaru answered back more defensively. With the same tones, they added, "We don't know what happened." Hikaru uncrossed his arms and gently rubbed his brother's back.
"I think it's time you gave Kaoru some space. I'm sure he will get better," Hikaru announced, smiling at his friends. They returned back to their sits, quietly wondering and talking about what could have happened. Hikaru put his head down in a similar manner as Kaoru but faced him instead. One arm cushioned his head and the other continued to comfort his younger brother. "Are you alright? I'm sorry about last night," Hikaru whispered.
Kaoru sluggishly turned his head towards the older twin. "No worries. I'll be back to my old self soon," he said. In a hushed tone, he added, "Besides, if I didn't feel like this now, it meant that you weren't amazing last night." He smiled, a small blush creeping on his cheeks.
Hikaru was taken aback. He did not expect Kaoru to be talking about something like that while they were in a classroom full of students who can easily eavesdrop. A blush appeared on his cheeks but much redder than Kaoru's. He heard Kaoru chuckle then wince from pain. Still red and avoiding Kaoru's eyes, he promised, "I'll be right here to always make things better. Now, try not to laugh so much for the day."
It was like that for the rest of the day: people wondered what happened to Kaoru and Hikaru would do his best to make him as comfortable as possible. Finally, school ended and it was time to go to the Host Club Room. Kaoru felt a bit better at this point. He could now laugh but he still had trouble walking and therefore took his time with it. His soreness just made it unbearable to move.
When the twins entered, everyone was already there. Kyoya was sitting on the couch, calculating profits in his clipboard. He eyed them curiously, looking for any sort of evidence of what he recently hypothesized. Mori was sitting at a round table next to Honey who was devouring alien amounts of cake. Haruhi was to the side making the instant coffee that everyone loved. Only Tamaki waited by the door for the twins' arrival.
"YOU! YOU....HOW COULD YOU?" Tamaki yelled, pointing a finger at the two brothers.
The twins looked at each other, confused. They glanced back at Tamaki. Together, they asked, "Uh Senpai, what did we do?"
Tamaki ran towards Hikaru and began to shake him furiously. "You and your idiot brother here tainted Haruhi into leaving me with Kyoya while I was duct taped yesterday! Do you know what kind of pain and torture I had to experience?" He began to reminisce and felt scared. Suddenly, he fell to the floor and began to crawl to a corner. No one really paid attention to him except for the twins.
Kaoru slowly moved towards the couch across Kyoya and sat down with Hikaru's aid. "Kyoya-senpai. What exactly did you do to Tamaki-senpai when we left you?" Kaoru asked, feeling a bit guilty and apprehensive for the answer.
Kyoya lowered his clipboard to look at the younger Hitachiin. He smiled and replied, "It's really no big deal. I simply explained to him that he needs to stop buying expensive, and frivolous things or the Club will begin to lose money." He turned his head to Tamaki. "Honestly, I'm sure the other members wouldn't mind if I did the same to them, right? Except for Haruhi since I know you're dirt broke," Kyoya said everything with a delightful smile: a very creepy and inappropriately delightful smile.
Mori nodded which was unlikely seen. Honey answered with his mouth full so no one could understand. Haruhi, who was obviously annoyed, did not even answer. The twins agreed with Kyoya as well.
Tamaki called out from his corner, "Well, would you tell them that while they are bound? Would you tickle them whenever they tried to run away?"
Kyoya laughed. "Ahaha. Tamaki, the other members have the decency to listen when someone is talking. Also, tickling you was the only way to get you to pay attention. I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed our one-sided discussion from yesterday." He flipped a page on his clipboard and caught sight of a note. "Tamaki, you were going to announce a special event for us today?"
With renewed energy, Tamaki got up and somehow managed to move everyone to the couch. "Ok, listen up. The twins have always entertained their customers using their 'brotherly-love' act. In six days, we are holding a dance were 'we' are each other's dates. We will need to dance together and spend the entire night with our partners and customers. Of course, each pair can decide on just how far they will take this."
The twins and Haruhi were bored since they have already heard about it. The dance was still thrilling for the twins but it was Tamaki that drained their energy. Honey cheered and was excited for the event. Mori remained composed but agreed to it since Honey did too. Kyoya found it interesting and flipped a few papers in his clipboard. He took a quick look at the twins and saw that they were dozing off.
Tamaki continued with his announcement. "The partners will be, obviously, the Hitachiin twins, Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai, and Haruhi is paired with me." He said the last part proudly.
Kyoya, still looking at his papers, casually said, "I'm sorry, Tamaki, but according to a recent survey I've done, the customers prefer that we be paired up together." He showed the clipboard to everyone. The title read "Host Club Fantasy Pairings". There in second place behind the Hitachiin twins, it read "Tamaki and Kyoya".
Shocked and a bit cautious, Tamaki asked, "Why would you conduct such a survey?"
"I need as much information as I can get so we are prepared to cater to the best interests of our customers." Kyoya turned his clipboard back to him. With a push of his glasses, he said, "Besides, Haruhi would rather be alone and entertain the customers herself, right?" He turned to Haruhi who can be seen vigorously nodding her head.
Tamaki was defeated. The heavens were plotting to keep him away from Haruhi as much as possible. "Fine," he answered, dejected. When he turned to the twins, he noticed that Kaoru was lying against Hikaru; both were fast asleep. He simply brushed this off and waited for customers to arrive.
Kyoya stared at the twins intently and with full interest. He figured it out. Since the twins were always playing games to entertain themselves, he decided that he should play a game with them. But what kind of sick and devious game can they play?
A/N: I'm debating on what to write about in the next chapter. Kyoya's game or the dance? I'm also still looking for suggestions for the name of the dance. Reviews will be appreaciated as well (please give this story some love). Thank you.