Author's Note:

Hi guys, it's Beau Mercury! So first off I'd like to thank Viva La Kate, Chishio chuudoku, Weaslyisourking97, Echo Uchiha, Dream Theme, and CleverKitsune07~

And for those of you who were wondering, yes Shigure and Hatsuharu are named from Fruits Basket but they are nothing like the Furuba characters ^^

So this chapter is kinda a flip-flop between Tacitus, Hibiki, and (suprisingly) Hatsuharu! Ranka also makes a surprise appearance, but no Host Club members.

By the way, the song for this chapter is 'Sun Goes Down' by David Jordan, it's the song Hatsuharu sings~

Important Notice Thingy~ For anyone interested, if you suggest a chapter (that doesn't include any new characters) but is just a story line for a chapter, I'll see if I can make it a chapter! This way, updates will be faster since I won't use up my limited brain space trying to think of new topics! Thanks and I hope to hear from you!

READ ME! - So, please read the important notice above ^ and I want to ask you guys if Tacitus should finally meet the Host Club? Yes, no? Not yet?

Please Review!

Off I go~
B+Hg

Behind Closed Doors

~Tacitus's House, Third Person POV~

Toni didn't know what to expect when he woke up to his house filled with smoke. A fire, most likely. Faulty wiring, maybe. But when Toni walked into the kitchen and saw Tacitus, who is usually very talented at cooking, standing over a pan of burnt-to-a-crisp eggs, he didn't know what to think.

Her brown eyes were focused on the small laptop that was resting next to her on the counter. Hibiki's nervously smiling face was looking back at her, his lips twitching and his eyes closed. Tacitus's small mouth was opened in a triangle-like shape, her eyes staring in disbelief at him.

"You want me to do what?" Tacitus tried to stop herself from shrieking, succeeding in that until the last word. Hibiki sighed and held up his hands defensively.

"C'mon Tacitus-chan, don't freak out about this…"

"You're telling me, you want me to cancel the trip we planned weeks, no months ago, just so you can go to the beach? Do you know how long I was waiting for this?"

"I know, I know, but…-"

"No buts Hibiki, don't expect me to just go along with this."

"I know, but I really need… want to go to the beach this year…"

"Toni can't even swim yet!"

"We can teach him! Come on, please." Tacitus sighed and pinched her brow. Realizing her breakfast was now charcoal, she tossed the pan into the sink.

"Let me think about it… Damnit Hibiki, you couldn't have told me about this before?"

"Well we… I just decided that I wanted to go…"

"Ah, well, give me time to think… I'll get back to you on that."

~Hibiki's House, Third Person POV~

Hibiki let out the breath he had held before gathering the courage to chat Tacitus. He rolled so his body was flopped over the side of his bed; causing everything to be upside-down. A quick knock at his door made him sigh, knowing it was Jirou at the door. His brother kicked open the door, his arms too filled with laundry to use his hands.

"So how'd it go?"

"Meh." Jirou smirked as he started tossing the clean clothes onto the dresser, pulling the dirty ones from the floor into the basket.

"I can't believe you still haven't told her that you're in the… whatever club."

"Host Club, and would you? She hates it!"

"So you think taking her to the beach with all of them… would help?"

"Yes, no… Gahh! I don't know! All I know is that Kyoya had to place the beach trip right over the time when Tacitus and I always go to New York. You know, he's a real bastard sometimes."

"Well you could always go to the beach alone, and Tacitus, Toni, and I could go to America by ourselves." Hibiki snorted and rolled his eyes at Jirou, who in turn threw a pair of dirty socks back at his face.

"Like that would help at all."

"Would help me…" Jirou grumbled into a towel as he held it up to fold it. Hibiki raised his eyebrows and smirked at his brother.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

~Back At Tacitus's House, Third Person POV~

Tacitus poked mindlessly at her plate of non-burnt eggs. Toni sat across from her, his plate already clean and Jakobi sitting happily in his lap. Tacitus muttered to herself, occasionally glancing up at Toni and then back at her plate.

"…It would be nice to go to the beach for once…"

"Toni… We had that trip planned for a while though."

"Yes, but we haven't bought plane tickets or anything, so it's not like gonna change anything." Tacitus smiled slightly and glanced back at Toni.

"How old are you again? 5 going on 20?" Toni cocked his head to the side and pouted.

"6 comes after 5." Tacitus scoffed before laughing softly.

"It's a joke sweetie."

It would've been a joke if it was funny.

You really piss me off.

Whoa now! Someone's getting feisty.

…

"No matter, aren't you going over to Shigure's- err, Mizuki's house today?" Toni grinned widely, nodding his small head.

"Mhm! You're not coming onee-chan?" Tacitus sighed and shook her head.

"No, I don't want to be a bother to Shigure and besides, I have to go shopping."

"Okay… I'm off then!" Tacitus waved at Toni as he trotted out the door.

Is he really only 5?

Are you rea-

Alfred, shut up.

Grabbing her wallet and the shopping list, Tacitus stepped over the threshold of her house and into the small hall that lead to her apartment. The walk to the store wasn't long, since her apartment complex was across from the plaza. Happily strolling into the cold store, Tacitus smiled cheerfully to herself, the first few things relatively easy to find.

Now time for Pocky and Frosted Animal Crackers!

The small brown-haired girl pivoted around the isle, only to end up colliding with another woman. She was a tall woman, with long red hair and more makeup then Tacitus could even comprehend.

"U-uh… Sorry…"

"No, no! It's all my fault~… Oh dear, it seems I lost Haru-chan!" Tacitus raised her eyebrows as the older woman glanced around.

Her daughter? Must be pretty young.

"Um, can I… help you look for her?" The woman light up like a fire, spinning around to grasp Tacitus's hand.

"Oh~ you're so kind! I'm Ranka-san, by the way!" Tacitus just stared as hearts seemed to appear around Ranka's head. "Oh, eh? There she is! Thanks anyways~"

Ranka winked at the shell-shocked girl before dancing away to her daughter. Tacitus didn't notice that 'Haru-chan' was one of the Host Club before she came to her senses.

T-tranny?

Brushing off the encounter, Tacitus grabbed her groceries, paid for them, and hurried home. Toni was sleeping over at Shigure's house, so she had the whole night to herself. It wasn't hard to decide what to do. Grab a thick blanket, the remote, Pocky and Frosted Animal Crackers, a pillow, and throw a Fullmetal DVD into the player.

Tacitus pressed play quickly before glancing outside, where light rain had settled over.

It's always better when you're alone~

~Hatsuharu's House, Third Person POV~

Hatsuharu woke up way too early for his taste. He tried to ignore the constant knocking at his door, but that's easier said than done. Slowly pushing his body out of bed, the young boy threw open the door, adding to the dents that were caused from this before.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up-" Hatsuharu clamped his hand over the mouth that kept repeating the phrase before his head exploded.

"What the hell… do you want?" Hatsuharu growled down at the boy before him, who was starting to regret coming over to his house.

"Yeah… Hi Hatsuharu… I thought you'd be up by noon…"

"Noon is too early. What'dya want boy?"

"Eh, um, ehhhh."

"Spit it out or I will not hesitate to punch you straight in the face."

"I need you to so some… recon for me." Jirou glanced up at Hatsuharu, at the least expecting a questioning glance or a cocked eyebrow. Instead, Hatsuharu's face fell into a stern, serious expression.

"I'm gonna need payment in advance for traveling expenses, a detailed list on what you want done, a few cans of Monster, my 'kickass' music, and a picture on who or what."

Jirou couldn't help but stare in shock at Hatsuharu. He knew he was a bit insane, but to be this serious about something was just as odd as Tacitus giving a ten minute long speech in front of the assembly.

"O-okay… I'll pay you tomorrow… It's for Tacitus and Hibiki, they're going somewhere by themselves, the beach, and I just want to… well, I want to, kinda, make sure, that nothing… well accelerates between them."

"Love Attack to the extreme."

"Shut up!"

"Fine, I'll do it, just give me two days to do some… research."

"Um, okay? Bye Hatsuharu…"

"Bye Jirou… By the way, if anyone asks, you were never here." With that, Hatsuharu nodded firmly a Jirou and slammed the door shut.

The grey eyed boy flopped onto the old couch that claimed half of the living room and turned on his computer. His eyes darted to the phone as a shrill ring emitted from it. He pushed the speaker button and returned his sight to the screen of the laptop.

"Hatsuharu, my man, so… Didya get what I asked for?"

"Oh, hey. Yeah, drop by later and I'll toss it your way. Now, I need a favor from you."

"Sure man, anything."

"I need you to do some tailing. You know my friend Tacitus right?"

"The hot silent girl?

"… Yeah."

"What about 'er? Need me to hook up with her?" Hatsuharu glared at the phone, hearing the grin in his friend's voice from over the lines.

"No, don't try anything with her or else I'll skin you."

"We'll see."

"Whatever. So I need you to go with her and Hibiki -you remember him? - to the beach, well not with them, but y'know."

"This a breakup opp?"

"More like a never-start-dating operation."

"I can do that with my eyes closed man."

"Like I said, don't try anything with her."

"And like I said, we'll see."

"Whatever dude, just be ready in two days to deport."

"I'm on it."

Hatsuharu shut off his call and looked back at his laptop. Hibiki's profile was up on the screen, all the information that was possibly available in the world. He had never really liked the boy, only dealing with him since he was Tacitus's friend. Hatsuharu grinned madly as he scrolled through the information, singing softly to himself.

"Open your eyes coz another day is dawning, Children of the moon, can you hear the mornin' calling. Skies open up and an angel starts falling, Listen to the beasts, can you hear them hollering…"

Author's Note:

B+Hg: Woo! Newest chapter up! I hope you liked and maybe we'll meet the mysterious friend of Hatsuharu? Maybe not~ Now, disclaimer please~

Mysterious Phone Guy: B+Hg doesn't own Ouran or Fullmetal, she only owns me, Hibiki, Hatsuharu, Shigure, Tacitus, Joeii, Jakobi, Toni, Misa, and Rosa (who is XxBlindedMusicxX's OC). She also owns me.

B+Hg: And your name is..?

Hatsuharu: Hey, confidentiallity is key.

Hibiki: You are insane.

Shigure: Boo! I'm not in this chapter!

Jirou: Nope, your not, get over it!

Tacitus: ... *Picks up Toni, and walks away*

B+Hg: Well, anyways, hoped you like and Please Review!