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Beta: Midnight-Kitsune11

Chapter 8: Madness at the beach part 2.

Dinner was awkward… enough said. At least it was until Tamaki tried to leave.

Seeing the amount of crabs Haruhi was eating, Tamaki voiced his concerns: "Don't you think you've had enough? Give it a rest."

"Excuse me, I thought you weren't speaking to me." Stated Haruhi stoically.

Tamaki frowned.

"Okay fine, I get it! It seems you refuse to admit that you were wrong. See if I care then." He stood up. "I'm going to bed. Kyoya, would you show me my room?"

"No problem." Answered Kyoya.

"Well, excuse me, everyone."

Kyoya went first but by the time Tamaki reached the door, he was pulled back by the back of his collar.

"Now, now, let's not be hasty." Smirked Inui with glinting glasses. "It's time for your Penal-tea!"

The hosts curiously gathered around Inui as he held up a glass of transparent red juice. Seeing this, Kikumaru screamed and fled the room, the other regulars not far behind.

Ryoma made sure to leave the dining room as soon as possible, not once looking back. Not tired at all, he went outside to take a stroll in the gardens. The moon was shining brightly so he didn't need to worry about stumbling over things he couldn't see. It was peaceful out here. No hosts jabbering about making him annoyed, no fan girls giving him headaches. With a pleased smile, he sighed.

"Ryo-kun?"

Fuji Syuusuke approached him. Ryoma felt an instant blush form on his cheeks as he spotted his… boyfriend? Were they boyfriends now?

"Syuusuke." Embarrassed Ryoma looked away.

The elder chuckled. "You're classmates are interesting."

And then the screams started. Ryoma winced. Syuusuke only smirked lightly.

"Walk with me?" He held his hand out towards Ryoma.

Trying to look aloof, Ryoma accepted it and they walked deeper into the gardens. You could easily see that the Nekozawa family was well off. The gardens were beautiful. They walked in silence for a while until they reached the border of the garden and stepped onto the beach.

"Wow." Exclaimed Ryoma with a small smile.

The waves of the sea glittered in the moonlight. This scene was breath-taking.

Syuusuke hummed in agreement and pulled Ryoma softly to his chest. A little startled at the bold move, Ryoma looked up with wide eyes. With a smile, Syuusuke leaned down and kissed Ryoma softly. Eyes even wider than before, Ryoma's hands grabbed onto Fuji's shirt. A warm feeling spread through him as Syuusuke's lips moved gently against his own and he closed his eyes. Shyly, he returned the kiss. Feeling Ryoma's legs give out, Syuusuke wrapped his arms around him.

They were interrupted by a bright flash of thunder.

Startled, they parted and looked up at the sky. Seeing the moon quickly disappear behind thick storm clouds, Syuusuke let him go, grabbed his hand and they ran back inside. They made it inside before it started raining.

"Ochibi! Fujiko!" Kikumaru bounced out of a room. "We decided to have a big slumber party in the living room! Momo and Oishi found a whole lot of blankets and we're building a nest! Go get your bags!"

They chuckled at his enthusiasm and did as told. When they made it up the stairs, they saw something strange in a dark corner of the corridor. A bright flash of thunder revealed a brooding Tamaki growing mushrooms. He was alone.

Frowning, Ryoma pulled Syuusuke towards his classmate.

"Suoh? What are you doing here?"

The blond started muttering something he barely understood. "… Haruhi… Storm… pervert… S&M…"

"Yeah, I'm sorry I asked." Said Ryoma with an eye roll. "I don't want to know any more. Are you going to continue sitting here, or will you join us?"

"J-join you?" sniffed the blond.

"We're having a slumber party in the living room." Clarified Fuji.

With big hopeful eyes, Tamaki turned back to Ryoma. Almost shyly, he asked: "C-can I really come?"

Seeing this reaction, Ryoma frowned. It was true that it wasn't easy to get along with the blond and he knew everyone, himself included, picked on the idiot, but this reaction didn't fit Tamaki. It was almost as if he couldn't believe he would be included.

"Sure. Syuusuke will you get my stuff? I'll go with Tamaki."

Syuusuke nodded, his eyes open for once as he studied Tamaki, and walked away. Apparently he had seen it as well…

Ryoma watched his boyfriend for a second and then turned back to the host. He held out his hand.

"Come on, let's get you up." With a small but definitely genuine smile, Tamaki took Ryoma's hand and Ryoma helped him up.

"Which way?"

They quickly went to Tamaki's room and grabbed some stuff. Ryoma then gently guided the blond back to the living room. The regulars had shoved the furniture to the side and had covered the centre of the room in blankets.

"Ochibi! You brought a friend!" exclaimed Kikumaru.

"Where do I put this?" asked Tamaki calmly, gesturing to his bag.

"Oh, just put it where you find a place for it." Smiled Oishi at the blond. "Just make sure to remember where you put it, knowing us, there'll be a lot of chaos later on."

Ryoma snorted. What an understatement…

The blond shuffled a bit nervously next to him.

"Ne, Tamaki, did I introduce you earlier?"

Rapidly the host club king shook his head.

"Well then, this is Oishi Shuichiro."

Oishi shook his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"He's a bit of a mother hen. He was the vice-captain of this team but he graduated last year." Whispered Ryoma to the blond as Oishi moved away to help Kawamura with his bags. Apparently they had brought popcorn.

He pulled the blond to the blankets and sat down, forcing Tamaki down next to him. "Now, he's with Kawamura Takashi, he's in the same year as Oishi and his father owns a brilliant sushi restaurant." Tamaki nodded. You already know Momoshiro Takeshi, and Fuji Syuusuke. The energetic boy that acts like a cat is Kikumaru Eiji and the two moving the tv-set are Tezuka Kunimitsu and Inui Sadaharu. Tezuka was our captain, our buchou. And remember to never accept food or drinks from Inui-senpai."

"Does he do that often, those drinks?" asked Tamaki with a grimace.

Ryoma nodded, mirroring Tamaki's face. "And the guy with the mean look on his face is Kaidou Kaoru."

"They seem like nice people."

"They're the best." Grinned Ryoma. "Before I came to Seigaku I lived in America,but I never really had any friends there. I'm not very sociable so I'm thankful they're stubborn. They're my best friends."

"And more, no? You and Fuji-kun?" smiled Tamaki.

Ryoma blushed, but nodded. "It's new."

"Haha."

"Do you have someone?"

"Not really. Sometimes I think I might like Haruhi but … I'm not sure."

They sat in silence for a while, watching the other people in the room bustling about.

"This is nice, talking like this." Started Ryoma.

"It is. "said Tamaki with a smile as he wrapped his arms around his knees.

"Have your friends seen this side of you?"

"Kyoya, a bit…"

"I guess that means no?" Tamaki only sighed. "Are they bullying you?"

"I don't think they mean to… But sometimes the twins exaggerate."

"Well if it happens again, you come to me, okay? I know I'm not very patient and easily irritated, but if you need to get away or just need to talk…"

"Thank you." They smiled at each other.

"And now, a movie!" exclaimed Kukimaru. Both Ouran boys laughed quietly at the chaos that followed to choose a movie.

X-x-x-x-X

The next morning, after putting everything back in place they all went to the cars. They arrived just in time to catch the hosts conversation.

"You better watch your back, Haruhi." Said one of the twins from inside their limo.

"I never would have pegged the boss as an S&M pervert." Said the other.

"I told you, it wasn't like that at all!" Tamaki tried to defend himself.

"I see." said Haruhi blankly. "Well now I know what S&M is. I can't believe I almost let you get away with it."

"I wasn't doing anything freaky! I was trying to help you!"

"Stop bulling him, idiots." Interrupted Ryoma with a scowl.

"We're just saying…" muttered the twins.

"Let's go." Said Kyoya.

"Hey, wait! Don't leave without me!?" yelled Tamaki as the limo rode away.

Ryoma gabbed the back of his shirt. "You can ride with us, come on."

TBC.