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|Challenge Accepted|

|Mai Fujioka|

|At The Elementary School|

"How did we let them talk us into this?" Haruhi questioned.

My eyebrow twitched in annoyance and I shrugged, too annoyed to say anything.

"It'll be okay Mai-chan and Haru-chan, it was so easy to sneak in! And wearing this uniform really makes me look like I'm in elementary school" Mitsukuni exclaimed. I sighed and nodded my head, glancing at the blonde wearing the green uniform- I had to admit it really did suit him. "I can understand why they wanted you to wear an elementary school uniform, I mean we are sneaking into an elementary school and you totally fit in senpai but what I don't understand is why they made me dress up in this middle school uniform" she muttered. I glanced over at Haruhi and smiled softly, she looked just how she used to before I left for America and just as adorable but I had to agree with her, why the hell did they dress the two of us up? I crossed my arms over my chest "Well at least you two sort of fit in, I'm dressed as a teacher for goodness sake!" I hissed.

It was true, somehow the other hosts managed to convince the three of us to go into disguise.

...

"Alright men, it's time to initiate our mission" Tamaki had murmured, all the hosts had an evil glint in their eyes.

Haruhi, Mitsukuni and Mai stood together with wide eyes as they looked at the other hosts with confusion.

"What do you mean?" Haruhi questioned.

"What mission?" Mitsukuni asked, sounding completely clueless.

Mai raised a brow and crossed her arms, suspicion running over her features. "I don't like the look you boys have in your eyes…" she muttered apprehensively.

No one paid and mind to the three of them and Tamaki continued to talk. "I have accessed the situation and decided that we will infiltrate the elementary school. You three are going in" he exclaimed, a mischievous glint in his violet eyes.

All expression was wiped off of the three clueless club members and was replaced with fear.

"But where are we going?"

...

I sighed at the memory, now Haruhi and Mitsukuni were hiding behind me as I pretended to pose as a teacher. I was shoved into a tight black thigh high pencil skirt paired with a tight long sleeved white blouse with the top buttons undone, showing off more than I was comfortable with and unfortunately for me the twins forced me into a pair of black high heels. To top off the look they gave me glasses, tied my hair up in a bun and gave me a clipboard to hold. I looked absolutely ridiculous, I had no idea how I was supposed to fool anyone that I was a teacher at this school.

"Why did we even bother with disguises? We stick out like a sore thumb" Haruhi grumbled. I nodded my head "I know, these kids probably think I'm some new teacher or a hooker! I can't take their stares!" I grumbled.

Someone just please kill me now.

|Third Person|

"Oh there's a reason, a damn good reason" Tamaki murmured from the shadow of the doorway as he stared at the three undercover students. From behind the door each host was appraising their fellow club members as they attempted to find Shiro's classroom.

"This way Haru-chan and Mai-sensei" the small blonde exclaimed as he grabbed onto Haruhi's arm and towed her towards a classroom, he would have grabbed Mai's arm as well but since she was dressed as a teacher it would be highly inappropriate. Mai sighed dejectedly and slowly began to follow behind, her heels making loud clicking noises with each step that she took. "Isn't Haruhi the cutest?" Hikaru exclaimed while his twin, Karou, said "Doesn't Mai-senpai look amazing?" the two staring at their obvious fancy. From behind them a certain stoic, grey eyed host narrowed his gaze at the younger twin before blinking and returning to stare at much more… pleasurable sights.

"Oh look at her in that mini skirt, Haruhi looks like a little doll!" Tamaki exclaimed wistfully, his face bright red as he stared at said girl.

Behind him Takashi agreed, Haruhi did look adorable in her middle school uniform and wig but his sights were set on the other Fujioka. His eyes travelled up and down her form, unable to leave the sight of the beauty before him. The tight skirt showed off her agreeably round hips and her lovely yet firm and rounded bottom, it didn't help that the skirt ended at mid-thigh and her creamy legs were exposed and looked longer than ever in those sexy black heels. Her shirt was just as form fitting and showed off a flat smooth stomach and her ample breasts, Takashi couldn't help but let his eyes linger on the amount of cleavage that was on display- he was fairly sure she had no idea how much was actually showing, there was just enough to make her look sexy but not enough to make her look like a slut. She looked incredibly sexy in her disguise but the air of innocence around her turned him on the most.

She was the sexiest thing he had ever seen and yet she had no idea.

He felt a slight tightening in his pants near his nether regions as his thoughts turned to a slightly dirtier edge.

"So basically you just wanted to see her dressed up like that" Kyouya mused, sounding unimpressed with his blonde friend. But he had to admit, that seeing Haruhi and Mai-senpai dressed up like that was very… entertaining to say the least.

Takashi didn't mind it and it seems the twins didn't either, they all silently agreed it was probably one of the best plans the boss had thought of, and that is a feat in itself.

Before the forms of Mai, Haruhi and Mitsukuni could disappear down the hall the remaining host club members quickly followed along. Takashi though, as guilty as he wanted to feel he couldn't, his eyes were drawn to Mai's backside as she walked, swaying her hips in a feminine fashion- unknowingly seducing three out of the five remaining hosts.

|Mai Fujioka|

We walked into the classroom and thankfully we found it to be empty. I sighed and hopped onto one of the desks, crossing my legs and placing the bloody clipboard next to me.

"So the kids classroom is empty" Tamaki commented as the rest of the host's casually walked into the room. "Well this brings me back" the twins said as they walked into the classroom, I watched as their eyes gazed around the room- memories coming back from when they were in elementary school. "I wonder if my doodles are still on my desk" Karou wondered. Kyouya shook his head "Doubtful, the school changes out the desks every year" he informed Karou. Said twin pouted slightly and I chuckled at how adorable he looked when he did that.

"Let's check out the cafeteria after this" Hikaru suggested.

"I want to see the old gym" Karou informed.

Tamaki laughed "Good idea Karou!" he agreed.

I rolled my eyes at the lot of them, what was the point of dressing up like this if they were just going to walk in like the owned the place? I looked over at Haruhi and noticed she had her annoyed expression on "Hey, if you're just going to barge in here like that, then why did we wear these stupid disguises?" she questioned. I nodded my head in agreement "There's no point if you're just going to walk in like you own the place" I muttered, voicing my thoughts. The twins shrugged "Don't worry about it" Hikaru pushed, "There's no one here to catch us" Karou assured. I sighed, if there's no one here than that furthers Haruhi's question of why the hell did we have to wear these stupid disguises. I felt very uncomfortable since the skirt rose up a bit when I sat down, but I was too tired to stand so I smoothly pushed the fabric back down and leaned backwards on my hands, letting my head fall backwards- taking a moment to relax.

Click, click, click, click.

I quickly snapped my head towards the sound, it sounded like someone was coming! Instantly I was whisked off the desk and onto the floor, warm arms surrounded me as we knelt down. I blinked, trying to process what just happened. As I looked around I noticed the rest of the club had shot down as well so that they were hiding in between the desks. When I finally had my wits back I turned my head slightly to see Takashi firmly holding me against him as he stared intently at the door. I smiled and blushed as I tucked my legs sideways so I could sit comfortably on the floor [and in his arms] and not accidentally flash anyone a peek of my undergarments.

I was glad that Takashi grabbed me when he did, I surely would have fallen in these heels if I tried to get off the desk and that would just notify the teacher walking down the hallway of our presence.

"If the teacher finds us…" Karou started.

"We'll have a hard time explaining why we snuck in" Hikaru finished.

I let out a breath "Shh! Guys, be quiet" I exclaimed pressing a finger to my lips. Haruhi did the same, the hosts were glancing between the two of us as I winked at her and she smirked slightly. "Just keep your lips zipped!" Haruhi exclaimed, we demonstrated by pretending to zip up our lips. I gave the twins and Tamaki a confused look as their faces turned bright red when they followed our example. The person's shoes were coming closer to the door and I felt Takashi's hand tighten slightly on my waist, I looked up and saw his mouth was pressed into a hard line as he watched the door.

When it sounded like the footsteps were growing faint, Haruhi quickly stood up and cautiously looked out the classroom door. She peered around at the hallway for a moment before moving back "It's alright, he's gone" she exclaimed. With some help from Takashi, and an embarrassing thank you, I was able to stand back up along with the other hosts. Haruhi sighed "But you guys we came here to get the scoop on Shiro so, what do you think we should do now?" she asked. I crossed my arms and gave a thoughtful look, that was actually a very good question- what should we do now?

"Well here's something interesting" Kyouya's voice called, causing us to look over to where he was standing with Mitsukuni. On a closer examination I noticed the wall they were looking at had a whole bunch of farmed pictures on it. I walked over with Haruhi by my side "What did you find?" she questioned as we stood next to Mitsukuni. Kyouya moved and pointed towards a picture close to the center of the wall, my eyes lit up when I recognized the boy in the photo. "Hey, it's Shiro" Haruhi pointed out, I smiled slightly "He looks so… happy in this picture" I murmured softly. "So… he's in the classical music club" Kyouya mused, giving the picture a thoughtful look. "He looks like he's enjoying himself" Haruhi noted. I nodded my head in agreement, he does look like he's having fun and the girl he's with looks like she's enjoying herself as well. Their softly flushed cheeks made me smile in happiness, they looked so adorable playing together and the way she was looking at him with such admiration… my eyes widened in realization. Maybe she was the reason…

"It's nice to see him with a smile on his face, I had no idea he could look so sweet" Haruhi commented. I nodded my head in agreement "Isn't he just precious?" I questioned wistfully, this clearly wasn't the personality he had when he was with is at the club earlier. I glanced to my side and saw Tamaki looking at the picture with a solemn look "Yeah…" he murmured, looking completely concentrated on whatever he was thinking about. I smiled, he probably had an idea brewing up in that wacky head of his. I let out a breath and wrapped my arm with Haruhi's "Well come on then, I guess we know where to find Shiro" I said as I began to tow Haruhi out of the room. "I suppose your right, there's no sense in dallying here- we don't want to get caught" Kyouya mused as he quickly sped to the front and began to lead the way.

I took another glance at the photo and quickly soaked up the photo of the little girl- hopefully my gut was right.


"There he is! There's Shiro-chan!" Mitsukuni exclaimed as we peered through the window of what I believed to be the music room. I leaned over Haruhi and scanned the classroom until I found the familiar mop of brown hair that belonged to Shiro. I frowned slightly, he looked so lonely and… sad as he gazed out the window. I watched as the girl from the photo nervously walked up to Shiro and began to talk to him, I smiled slightly as a happy glint popped up into his eyes, I knew I was right- this girl was definitely the one he wanted to make happy. Shiro looked at her as if she was the only girl in the room, it was absolutely adorable. They spoke for a few more moments until the girl smiled and walked towards the piano, Shiro watched her go with a melancholy smile but as she began to play his eyes lit up in happiness before closing to fully enjoy the music and a true smile crossed over his face.

She played absolutely beautifully.

Suddenly the door leading towards the music room opened and another little girl walked out. "Pardon me Mademoiselle" Tamaki greeted, instantly grabbing her attention. The little girl looked over at us with a confused expression "Huh?" she murmured quietly. I rolled my eyes as Tamaki went into his host mode and somehow, I don't know how but he did it, conjured up a beautiful white rose for her. "I have never seen a rose more lovely than you my dear- here this is for you" he murmured as he brought the white flower towards her face. The little girl began to blush and a shocked expression came over her features as she shyly reached out to grasp the rose. "Thank you" she exclaimed with a smile.

"I was wondering if you could tell me anything about that young lady playing the piano. Do you know her?" Tamaki questioned.

"That's Hina Kamishiro" the sweet little girl answered.

"Her name is Hina?" Tamaki confirmed.

"That's right but you better not fall in love with her" she warned him, my face contoured into one of confusion.

"Why?" Tamaki asked.

"Didn't you know? Hina has to move away soon, her dad just got a new job in Germany so they have to move there at the end of the week" she explained.

My eyes widened in realization, so that was why he was saying something about not having enough time…

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? I WANT YOU IDIOTS TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!" Shiro shouted.

I was only slightly surprised when Tamaki leaned down and quickly threw Shiro onto his shoulder despite the smaller boy's protests. "Hey! What are you doing!?" he exclaimed. I raised a brow when his shouting stopped as Hina walked out of the room, a worried expression on her face. I smiled slightly I turned to the girl with the rose "Thank you so much for your help" I said before turning towards Hina "Don't worry sweetheart, Shiro will be back safe and sound" I promised before quickly following after the rest of the club so I wouldn't be left behind.

...

Once we reached the club room Tamaki threw Shiro onto the couch and almost immediately Shiro become defensive and began to shout at the host king. The rest of us stood silently off to the side as we watched the exchange between the two males, although I wasn't too happy about the way Tamaki had manhandled Shiro- but deep down I knew what Tamaki was doing would help the young boy in the long run.

"What is your problem you big idiot!?" Shiro shouted as he huffed angrily.

"I'm sorry but you're the idiot" Tamaki said, his head poised downwards and some of his blonde locks fell, covering his facial expression. "You said that you wanted me to teach you how to make women happy, but that's not it is it?" he accused "You're not concerned with the happiness of just any women, you've got your sights set on one in particular… you only care about one and that's…" Tamaki paused for a moment as he stared down the little boy "Hina Kamishiro" he finished. Shiro's eyes widened and his eyebrows pressed downwards into a shocked expression while his mouth hung open. Tamaki sighed "But I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to help you with that" he murmured and Shiro gasped slightly. "Listen Shiro, I know that I told you that it's the job of a host to make women happy but… if you care for someone you must find the courage to express what's in your heart! You have to tell her how you feel about her!" he exclaimed, looking Shiro severely in the eyes.

I smiled. That's exactly what Shiro needed to hear and by the expression on the small boy's face I could see he was starting to believe Tamaki.

"You didn't come to me looking to being a full-fledged host, you want to be a full-fledged man" Tamaki explained.

Shiro quickly put his head down and his hands clutched at the cloth on his knees "It doesn't matter now, I've run out of time" he said, sounding severely disappointed. "I just… I wanted to hear her play before she left for good. That's all…" Shiro admitted and my heart instantly melted at his words. He was too adorable for words and I knew that we would be doing everything in our power to help him win his girl over. "That piece she played… it's Mozart's sonata in D Major for two pianos, isn't it?" Tamaki questioned and by Shiro's gasp of surprise I would bet that he was right on the mark. I watched with interest as Tamaki walked over to a yellow cloth and pulled it off the object that was hiding beneath it.

It was a piano.

I knew I shouldn't have been surprised, I mean this is a music room but despite that I couldn't help it as my eyes widened in shock- I've never seen an instrument in the room before and seeing the piano was a bit of a shock.

"What a minute, since when is there a grand piano in here?" Haruhi deadpanned, seemingly on the same page I was on.

"Well this is a music room after all" Karou pointed out as he and Hikaru leaned against one of the polls with a tea cup in hand.

"So why wouldn't it have a grand piano?" Hikaru questioned.

"It is a music room after all" Kyouya chimed as he took a sip of tea.

"It is a music room" Takashi agreed.

"It's always been there, we've just had it covered up" Mitsukuni informed us before taking a large bite of cake.

I gave each of them a pointed look and placed my hands on my hips, well how are we supposed to know that? It's not like we've been here since they first started the club.

Suddenly a beautiful melody began to come from the piano and instantly my attention went back to Tamaki. I smiled when I saw it was, in fact, him playing the piano with a happy little grin pulling on the edges of his mouth and might I say he was exceptionally good at it- I was very impressed to say the least. I glanced at Shiro and saw he had stood up with an awestruck expression as he watched Tamaki play the same song Hina was earlier at the elementary school.

"For the next week you will spend your mornings, lunches, recesses and free time after school in piano lessons with me." Tamaki informed Shiro.

Shiro gave him a wide-eyed look "But… why?" he questioned.

Tamaki chuckled lightly "You wanted to by my apprentice… right?" he inquired.

"Besides, that young lady looked like she wanted nothing more than to play the piano with you"

I smiled and leaned my head against Haruhi's, this was going to be absolutely wonderful.


|Sometime During the Next Week|

I was in the middle of giving some cake to Mitsukuni when the shadow king called me over to his domain.

"Mai-senpai I need you to do me a favour" he said.

I gave Kyouya a puzzled look before setting down the tray and walking over to him. "Yes?" I answered, immediately he passed me a beautiful letter with the host's signature flower embroidered on the back where the flap to open was. I gave him a quizzical look "What's this for?" I questioned, Kyouya's glasses gleamed as he pushed them further up his nose "I would be very much obliged if you took this over to the elementary school and gave it to Ms. Hina Kamishiro. It's an invitation to Shiro's piano recital" he informed me. I grinned and plucked the beautiful envelope from his grasp "I think I can manage that, I'll be back in a few" I said.

"Would you like me to call for the limo?" Kyouya questioned.

I shook my head "No, don't worry about it. It's a beautiful day and I would like to walk down there if you don't mind." I told him before beginning to walk to the club doors.

"Hold on a second, Mai-senpai, Mori-senpai will be coming along with you- wouldn't want something happening on your way there" Kyouya called and immediately I stopped in my tracks.

Takashi would be coming with me.

We would be walking together…

Alone.

For 20 minutes.

Which actually would be 40 if I counted the time to walk there and back.

Goodness, I don't know if I could survive that.

I turned around and plastered a smile on my face "Wonderful" I said before turning to my escort who was currently in a conversation with Mitsukuni but once my eyes turned to his form he seemed to finish and quickly walked towards me. "Ready?" he questioned and I nodded my head mutely but before we left I quickly went to inform Haruhi where I was going. "I'll be back soon" I assured her, Haruhi smiled "I know, I trust Mori-senpai to keep you safe, have fun" she told me before shooing me towards said host. I grinned and nodded my head, I couldn't argue with that- but I don't know how much trouble, or fun, I could get into walking to the elementary school. The worst that could happen would me tripping and falling flat on my face in front of the beautiful man that would be walking with me.

Takashi was waiting for me by the doors and I flashed him a smile "Ready?" I questioned, repeating his word from earlier. Takashi nodded and began to lead me from the host room, we slowly made our way out of the school and down the street. I'm glad that we didn't take the limo, I loved the feeling of the sun hitting my skin- I loved the warm sensation that came along with it. I glanced over at Takashi from the corner of my eye and grinned when I saw the small smile on his very kissable lips. "What are you so happy about?" I questioned in a teasing tone. Takashi glanced over at me before looking up into the sky "It's a beautiful day" he answered. I nodded my head in agreement and did the same, the two of us walked like that for a while- in a perfectly comfortable silence, well not really silence since I was humming a little tune as we walked.

It was Sam Smith's Stay With Me in case you were wondering.

I continued to hum the song and Takashi continued to look at me in amusement as we walked side by side.

Until we passed a group of guys walking down the street.

They looked like they could have been part of the Yakuza or something.

And drunk, they definitely looked drunk.

I bit my lip and quickly moved closer to Takashi, trying not to touch him too much so he wouldn't get suspicious.

The group was coming closer and a strong smell of drugs wafted towards me, my nose scrunched up in disgust at prominent smell of weed and alcohol. I made the mistake of looking up from the sidewalk and I accidentally made awkward eye contact with the one walking in the front. I felt my blood run cold as he took a huge drag of his cigarette and held the smoke in for a moment before he let the ring of black drift from his mouth. His lips quirked up into a small smirk as his eyes lazily travelled up my form before resting his azure eyes on my chocolate ones. I froze for a millisecond and my mind panicked for a moment, not again! My mind screamed at me. This man… My heart beat quickened and my hands began to get clammy, unconsciously I pressed myself closer to Takashi in an attempt to move away from the terrifying man.

In one swift motion I was carried from the side closest to the man to the side Takashi was just on. I blinked in confusion for a moment as I tried to process what happened. I soon realized that Takashi was responsible for the movement and that his arm had stayed around my waist in a possessive manner. The man's eyes darted to Takashi's glaring gaze and they narrowed for a moment, I bit my lip in fear as he looked back up at me. It felt like I was in slow motion as we passed the group, the man's eyes trained on me the entire time- I didn't know what to do, where to look. I desperately wanted to look away but… I couldn't. He raised a hand in my direction, his mouth opening slightly in a mischievous grin so his slightly straight white teeth poked out from his lips.

Then a second later my back was facing him as we walked passed.

It took me a moment to feel like I could breathe again and the grip I had on Takashi's waist, which I just now realized I had, loosened.

We continued to walk for a moment with one of Takashi's arms around my waist and tucked snugly into his side, while my arm had a tight grip around his waist. Suddenly Takashi stopped and I almost tripped at the abruptness of it all. His arms released me and I did the same, my head hanging down so my hair framed my face- I couldn't look at him. One of Takashi's hands rested on his waist while his pointer finger and thumb from his other hand gently rested on my chin and lightly tugged upwards until I was looking into his dark grey eyes, I bit my lip in nervousness- afraid he was going to ask what was wrong but I was surprised to find the worried and angry glint in his eyes. "Are you okay?" he questioned, I slowly breathed out- was I okay?

Looking into his eyes I felt most of the fear vanish and I gave him a small smile as I took his hand from my waist and intertwined our fingers.

"Yeah… yeah I am"


"This is for me?"

I smiled and nodded my head at the little girl who was giving me an amazed look. "It's an invitation to a very special occasion, the Ouran Host Club hopes you can make it" I said before waving and turning away so I could walk back to Takashi, he was waiting for me back at the front of the school. When I walked out into the sunshine he raised a brow in my direction and I nodded my head in confirmation "All taken care of" I assured. Takashi nodded his head and let a small smile grace his features, it made him look all the more attractive.

I gave him a small grin and nodded my head towards the road that would take us back to Ouran "Let's go" I said as I began walking. However, Takashi seemed to have other plans as he gently grabbed my arm and pulled me in the opposite direction. "Follow me" he murmured as he began leading me away from the sidewalk to Ouran. I gave Takashi a confused look "Where are we going?" I questioned, Takashi just turned around slightly and gave me a smirk- mischief clear in his grey eyes before he turned back around and continued walking. I paused for a moment and stared at his back, was he teasing me? I shook my head and grinned, it didn't matter- he was definitely worth following.

Takashi led me through the streets, twisting and turning different ways until we made it to a street that had a whole bunch of different shops lining the sidewalk. I looked around, amazed at the sight- I had never been to this part of town. It was beautiful, it reminded me of the street Haruhi and I used to visit whenever we went to Karuizawa. People were bustling everywhere as they tried to get where they needed to go and children were pointing towards the windows, showing their parents the sweets and treats that lined the different shops. "This is amazing Mori-kun" I said as we walked into the throng of people, he nodded his head in agreement. I struggled to keep close to Takashi as we moved further down the street, there were just so many people and I didn't know what to do.

Takashi continued to walk with me following behind then all of a sudden Takashi spun around and before I knew it he was grasping my hand in his "Don't want you to get lost" he murmured as he tugged me towards his side, placing me in the crevice between his arm and side. I blushed brightly but smiled up gratefully "Thank you" I said. He nodded his head and together the two of us began to walk, once again Takashi was unnaturally warm but I welcomed the heat his body gave mine. It was really comfortable being in his arms, he was so much taller than me that I felt protected and safe there. I looked up and grinned at the concentrated look on his face "Now will you tell me where we're going?" I questioned. Takashi looked down in surprise and gave me an amused smile as he shook his head at me and placed a finger on his lips

"Patience"

My heart stuttered erratically in my chest as I nodded my head dumbly "Okay" I agreed, totally entranced by that one action- how was he the only one able to render me speechless every time?

I looked ahead and began glancing towards the windows that we were passing. I paused for a minute when something caught my eye, I tugged on Takashi's hand and he looked down to give me a questioning look. "Come here for a moment" I murmured as I walked towards the window, totally entranced by the lovely ring that was being out on display.

Sitting in the center of the glass was a beautiful opal ring, it was a simple ring with a white gold band but the gemstone in the middle was beautiful. My birthstone was an opal and I absolutely loved the shimmering gem, it was gorgeous in the blue, pink, white or mix shades that it came in. This stone was a shimmery mix and reflected the light beautifully. It was an oval cut that nestled into the band comfortably, around the ring was a vintage diamond halo that sort of took a wave-like pattern around the gem. It was absolutely breathtaking and I couldn't take my eyes off of it.

"Do you like it?" Takashi whispered; his voice right at my ear.

I bit my lip and nodded "It's beautiful" I replied, as I continued to admire the ring but once my eyes saw the price next to it I instantly snapped out of the trance. I don't usually get distracted by material items like that but once I come across something that I really admired… I fall instantly in love. I leaned away from the window and sighed "But much too pricy" I said. "Hn" Takashi said and I raised a brow at him as his gaze went from me to the ring and back again; he shook his head once and grasped my hand again as he began to lead me away from the ring. I took one more glance at the piece of jewellery before I sighed, oh well at least I got a look at it before someone came along and bought it.

Takashi and I walked for a few more minutes before he removed his hand from mine and instead slung it over my shoulder as we entered a brightly coloured shop. My eyes lit up and a smile formed on my face "Ice cream, you're taking me to get ice cream?" I questioned. Takashi smiled and nodded his head as we got into line, I grinned and hugged his waist "Thank you" I whispered. Ice cream was exactly what I needed right now, the perfect pick me up from this afternoon's earlier scare. I wasn't afraid to admit, seeing that man absolutely terrified me and this was definitely making up for it.

Takashi and ice cream, who could ask for a better afternoon?

"What do you want?" Takashi asked as we stood in line behind a little boy and his mom. I examined all the ice cream flavours and grinned when I saw my favourite one. "Are you sure Takashi? I can pay for myself you know…" I trailed off as I reached into my skirt pocket to grab my wallet. Takashi raised a brow at me and shook his head as he grabbed my hand and held it in his "My treat" he told me. I rolled my eyes but nodded my head "I promise to pay you back" I decided. Takashi shook his head again and let his thumb brush over the back of my hand. I opened my mouth to say something but I was cut off by the man at the counter. He had sandy blonde hair matched with bright blue eyes and greeted us with a friendly smile.

"Hey, what can I get you two?" he questioned. Takashi looked down at me and raised a brow questioningly; I bit my lip and looked at the flavours "Can I get a single scoop of chocolate mousse royale in a waffle cone please?" I asked, the guy- Kenta (I looked at his name tag) -nodded his head and punched the price into the cash register. Then he turned to Takashi and rose a brow at him, Takashi's lips went into a hard line before he answered "Single scoop, vanilla" he murmured. Kenta nodded his head and punched that in as well "Anything else?" he questioned. Takashi shook his head and Kenta pressed a few more buttons before giving us the amount, Takashi just took his credit card out and handed it to the cashier.

A few minutes later I was greeted with the delicious taste of chocolate mousse royale.

"Thank you Mori-kun" I said as I took another lick. Takashi nodded his head and moved slightly in his seat "You're welcome" he grunted. I smiled widely and continued to eat my ice cream and Takashi did the same. The two of us were walking down the streets again, each enjoying the delicious treat that Takashi had bought. "How did you find this place?" I questioned as we passed a vendor selling cotton candy, Takashi shrugged his shoulders "My mother" he answered. I noticed his voice soften as he mentioned her, I smiled and decided not to pry- I knew that look, I knew it well.

So instead I reached up on the top of my toes, used his shoulder to bring him down so we were face to face and gave him a lingering kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you, for everything"


|September 3rd- 2:55pm|

"Is everybody ready?" I questioned as I fixed the straps of my dress before I moved to where Takashi was so I could fix his tie. I was wearing a white dress that had off the shoulder straps and a slight v neck to it. The dress was quite tight at the top and I was definitely showing a bit of cleavage but once it came to the waist the dress flowed down to just above my knees elegantly. I actually felt really graceful in this dress and I couldn't stop the smile that came onto my face as Takashi not-so-subtly checked me out. When he realized he had been caught I gave him a cheeky grin and pointed up "My eyes are up here" I teased. All he did was chuckle and send me a saucy wink as I fixed his tie into place. Also, so I matched the rest of the club, I had a pretty yellow and red belt wound around my waist. Speaking of the host club, each of them were wearing white tuxedos with yellow and red stripped ties- and yes each of them looked quite handsome.

Especially Takashi.

But ogling would have to be saved for later.

The host club president nodded "PLACES EVERYONE" Tamaki sang as he waltzed over to his place beside Haruhi. I smiled at my sister before taking my place next to Takashi and Honey and across from Tamaki. Once the clock rang once, telling us it was three o'clock, the doors slowly began to open. As per usual, once the door was fully open a flurry of rose petals seemed to fly from behind us and I smiled at the stunned Hina as she stared at all of us.

"Welcome Princess, we've been waiting" we recited together, each of us giving her a little bow as she continued to look absolutely flabbergasted- it was absolutely adorable.

"I present to you Shiro Takaoji's, piano recital" Tamaki said before he gestured over to where Shiro was sitting at the piano. There was a slight blush on his cheeks as he stared at the piano keys, Tamaki slowly led Hina over to the vacant piano and pulled out the chair for her. "If you please, Princess" he said as he gestured towards the chair, I grinned as I saw the giant blush adorned on her little cheeks- the two of them were too cute for words. I was slightly surprised when Shiro turned towards Hina with the biggest and most genuine smile I had ever seen him give "Let's play together Hina" he requested. Hina's eyes grew wide and a smile crept on her face as she laughed happily "Okay!" she exclaimed as she rushed towards the piano in an excited manner.

The two of them played the piano together, happily and beautifully.

"We've done a good thing" Tamaki murmured.

"He loves with all his heart, so I guess that's one more way Shiro takes after you- huh senpai?" Haruhi observed.

"Why yes, I'd say so" Tamaki answered as he sent her an adoring look. Haruhi grinned at that, I could see the happiness in both their eyes and that made me happy as well. Tamaki was good for her, they were good for each other. I looked up at Takashi and watched as he smiled at the two children, I wondered if we were good for each other…I felt my cheeks heat up, ah what am I thinking? It's not like we're together on anything…


|10 Days Later...|

"So, you've been exchanging e-mails with Hina every day now that she's in Germany?"

"Yeah, more or less- I like her but surprisingly she can get pretty jealous for an elementary school girl"

I chuckled as I poured more tea for Shiro and the countless ladies that seemed to surround him. I think we may have turned him into another Tamaki… I didn't know how I felt about that. One Tamaki seemed like enough but to have two of them, especially one has mischievous as Shiro was enough to give me a headache but I will admit that Shiro was absolutely adorable as the naughty type. Even the ladies thought he was cute, they did leave Tamaki for him.

"She would be upset if she knew I was with you pretty ladies" Shiro said as he wrapped his arms around the two girls next to him.

I rolled my eyes in amusement as the ladies began to squeal and shout as Shiro charmed them.

"He's so cute!"

"Ah he called us pretty ladies!"

"Kawaii!"

"I wish I had a little brother just like him!"

Shiro grinned like a Cheshire cat and soaked up all the attention the ladies were giving him. "Naughty boys are the best" one girl said as she kissed his cheek. The girl on the other side nodded her head "I could kiss you" she said as she leant in to kiss his other cheek. I laughed at that self-satisfied look on Shiro's face and at my laugh, he turned to send me a little wink "What about you Mai-chan? Do I get a kiss?" he questioned as he pouted his lower lip. The ladies went crazy for that and I chuckled as I walked over to the table to set down the teapot I was holding. "How can I resist such a mischievous little boy?" I teased. Shiro smirked and turned his head so I had access to his cheek. I leaned in and placed a small peck on the side of his face "There, are you satisfied?" I questioned with a chuckle. Shiro nodded "I would have liked to have a kiss on my lips, but that will work for now" he said and all the girls squealed.

My eyes widened at how blunt he was, I couldn't believe I just had an elementary school kid say that to me.

Weird.

"You brat! What are you doing, don't you talk to my daughter that way and those are my guests!" Tamaki raged.

"Heh, well it looks like they found someone they like better- it's so easy to steal your customers." Shiro smirked and narrowed his eyes at Tamaki "I think there's a new host king in town" he said cockily.

"I thought he could make it through without exploding this time" Karou shouted as he and Hikaru attempted to hold back the angry blonde.

"We should have known that he was going to blow up sooner or later!" Hikaru cried as he struggled to keep his grip on the growling man.

Haruhi sighed "Shiro really does have a lot in common with Tamaki-senpai" she muttered. "I get the feeling that senpai was also a spoiled brat when he was a kid"

"I WAS NOT A SPOILED BRAT, I WAS NOTHING LIKE HIM WHEN I WAS A KID! I WAS A SWEET, INNOCENT, PRECOCIOUS CHILD" Tamaki shouted as he tried to convince her.

I chuckled, it was hard to say with Tamaki- I could see him as a kid like Shiro, he was both a sweet kid and a brat at times. Haruhi just gave him a deadpan look and rolled her eyes "I'm sure" she muttered before she walked away. Tamaki let out a kicked puppy noise before running after her "HARUHI!" he shouted as he tried to convince her of his sweet and innocent ways.

As I watched the two in amusement, I felt a tugging on my skirt and looked down to see Mitsukuni "Neh, Mai-chan how come Shiro is the only one who gets a kiss? Am I not cute enough?" he questioned with little tears in his eyes as he clutched Usa-chan to his chest. I let out a mental awh before crouching down to his level. "Oh Honey-kun, don't worry; you are one of the cutest people I have ever met" I reassured. Mitsukuni grinned at me and turned his head so his cheek was facing me. "Then can I have one too, please Mai-chan!" he questioned as he looked at me with adorable brown eyes. I chuckled and nodded my head "Of course you can Honey-kun" I said before leaning in and planting a small kiss on his cheek.

Mitsukuni giggled and pointed towards his younger cousin who was looking at us with a small smile on his face. "Hey Mai-chan, what about Takashi? Doesn't he get a kiss too?" he questioned innocently as he gave me a puppy eyed look. I blushed darkly and looked over at the handsome man in question, Takashi was staring at me with his brow quirked and an amused smile on his face- I could see the question in his eyes. I looked back at Mitsukuni and chuckled, slowly shaking my head "Well actually… Mori-kun already got his kiss, if he wants another one" I paused for a moment and made eye contact with Takashi "he's going to have to work for it" I teased, even adding a little wink at the end.

A smirk formed on his face and a small twinkle of mischief appeared in Takashi's grey eyes, it told me all I needed to know.

Challenge accepted.


C'est Fini!

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