Hikaru winced as his brother suddenly flicked him in the side of his head unexpectedly.. Making him flinch and blink in confusion.

He narrowed his eyes as he whipped his head around to look at Kaoru. "What know?" He grumbled irritably. Letting out a long stream of hot air from his nose, making him feel like a bull in the winter. "Why do you keep doing that?"

"Oh don't act like you don't know," Kaoru rolled his eyes. "There has to be a reason why you refused to ask her to go to the bathroom with her~"

Hikaru's face was taken over by a scarlet river as his brother mentioned such things as to going to the bathroom with Haruhi.. He looked absolutely horrified at his brother and gasped. "W-why would I want to go to the bathroom with her?"

Kaoru's face fell as he was completely taken aback by his twins words.. He gaped his mouth open and his eyes widened.. Grabbing both of his brothers cheeks he pulled him closer. "Who are you, and what did you do with my Hikaru~!?"

Hikaru sighed heavily. Pushing his little brother back a little. Rubbing his cheeks as he looked at him like he was crazy. "What has gotten into you, your acting so weird lately... What is it with going to the bathroom with her anyway?"

"Going to the bathroom with her is not the point, the point is that you refused." Kaoru lowered his shoulders hopelessly. Smacking himself in the forehead.

"What does that mean?"

"You like her, is what it means."

"Oh my god, not again," Hikaru mumbled. Folding his arms over his chest as he turned around to start walking away. Though apparently Kaoru was having fun talking and making fun of him. It made Hikaru feel like he was being poked with a stick that was covered in mud. "Great, your still on this too? it doesn't matter, just drop it."

"Don't be embarrassed bro, I'm only trying to help you," Kaoru assured. Patting his back as his blush went down a little. "Just tell her and ill get off your back~"

"I'm not telling her anything," Hikaru hissed threw his teeth swatting his twins hand away from him as he turned around to look at him in the eyes, looking at his mirror image. "There's nothing to tell her, now stop it... Go find yourself a girlfriend or something."

"But Hika~!" Kaoru whined dramatically. Leaning his head back, looking towards the ceiling of the commoners shopping mall. "I don't have anyone I like, you do~!"

"No I don't."

"...Haruhi?"

"No I don't like her."

Kaoru bit down hard on his bottom lip, Taking in a chest full of air as he watched his twin walk away and stand next to Mori and Hunny. Both of who, were giving Kaoru a weird look. . Making Kaoru sigh and start thinking of another way to approach his twin. With some genius plan.

He needed some sort of... Idea, but even love doctor Kaoru couldn't think of anything at the moment. He was stuck, and if both of his love birds weren't admitting anything, then there were only a few things he could do and-... Wait... Technically Haruhi hadn't not admitted anything yet. Which means.

There was still hope for his idiotic brother~!

A whole five minutes went by before the group reunited with Haruhi, though before Tamaki could take her in his arms and tell her she took too long, Kaoru went at his second plan and grabbed Haruhi just as she came into view.. And promptly dragged her to a corner next to one store and on the other side was a strange looking potted plant that made no sense to little confused Kaoru.

Grabbing onto her arm, Kaoru grunted and muttered something under his breath about him being the only one to freaking know anything. And looked Haruhi straight in the eyes.. His gold mixed in with her brown.

"Haruhi," Kaoru announced, getting right to the point after ignoring her mumbles of protest for him to let go.. "Haruhi," he repeated. Getting her attention. "I need to ask you something."

Haruhi blinked confusedly and looked back behind her to see her friends, but Kaoru had taken them out of sight of everyone else. Then turned back to Kaoru, who was holding onto her shoulders, looking her n the eyes as if he needed to tell her something so intense that it practically made him want to puke. .

"What?" She asked simply, not taking any of that to heart or even cared to think about it..

"Haruhi, you like Hikaru don't you?" he said. Jerking her a little as if she wasn't of the same world he was on yet.. "You know, Hikaru? Our Hikaru? The Hikaru that's standing right over there? you like him right?" He studied her facial expression. Trying to make sure she didn't get all confused on him and be oblivious to what he was saying.

"Hikaru?" She raised her eyebrow. Looking behind her again but no Hikaru was in view. "What is this about? why are we over here hiding?"

"Just think of it as a game Haru," Kaoru informed. "Like hide-and-seek, only... Not?"

"Huh?"

"Just answer the question Haruhi," Kaoru stiffened up his face and let our a small puff of air out of his nose. "Do you like Hikaru or not? its a freaking simply question, if you answer in the next five seconds I can go on with the rest of my plan-.. I mean, I can go on with the rest on my life."

"I don't understand Kaoru... What are you talking about? Like Hikaru How?" Haruhi mumbled Looking down at her shoes then up to his face again, her eyes twitchy and a blush tinting her cheeks from being so close to a mans face.

"As a person Haruhi, just... As a person."

"Well yeah, cause it's not like he's a dog."

"Haruhi I'm serious."

Haruhi sighed. She was about to tell him that she was serious too but decided not to and wiggled out of his no longer tight grasp on her arms. "Kaoru your acting weird, I don't know what you want me to say I-"

Kaoru sighed. Rubbing his temple in frustration and the fact that he was surrounded by idiots. "Haruhi, its plain and simple, Just tell me, do-you-like-Hikaru?"

"Well, yeah I guess."

YES~!

"I mean, I like you all, friends like each other right?"

OH MY GOD, I GIVE UP.

"No Haruhi not like that," Kaoru face palmed. Letting his hand slid slowly down his face as he pulled his eye lids down, showing her that he was over the top with insaneness and was and the blink of stabbing his eyes out. "Okay, let me rephrase that... How do you feel about Hikaru? just Hikaru, you know as in, just him. Like, do you like Hikaru that's what I'm getting at, not like a friend, but... A little more perhaps~?"

"A little more the a friend?"

"Yes~!"

"Like, what do you mean as in, more the a friend?"

THATS IT, I'M FREAKING DONE.

"Um... You know what, never mind Haruhi," Kaoru laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck as he stepped back a little.. Trying not to make himself look insane in front of another one of his friends. . He'll just have to work this out without having any contact without them.. "Uh.. We should get back to everyone else."

Haruhi blinked again as nodded. Watchign Kaoru stagger away. Looking like he was in deep thought about something buy she couldn't put her finger on it.. Then again. Kaoru was always the one who seemed to be thinking all the time. . Sometimes he would think to much.

She shrugged her shoulders and trotted lazily after him.. Feeling slightly confused about what just happened and why she was pulled into a corner with him but didn't dwell on the matter too much, as she did know that Hitachiin's could get a bit crazy when they want to be.

"Ha-ru-hi~!" Tamaki squealed happily. Floating over to her eagerly, and wrapped his arms around her. Smiling at finally getting to hug her after a long ten minutes of not being able to.. "You were gone a long time, I was about to go looking for you~!"

"Tamaki sempai, I said I was going to the bathroom," she replied bluntly. Not even trying to unwrap his arms from around her, cause she just didn't care anymore.. She wished he wouldn't be this affectionate in public and call her his daughter where people could see, but there was nothing she could do about it. . . "What would you have done? gone into the bathroom with me?"

"...Well," Tamaki's lips puckered up as a blush started to make his way ro his forehead and down his chin, covering up his while face.. "Well," He repeated again. "I mean, you never know what could happen, there's dangerous people out there Haruhi, and you said you'd be right back."

"I talked to Kaoru for a minute."

"But still you-"

"I'm fine."

"But Haruhi."

"What now?"

"Kaoru could have kidnapped you, you never know, he might be an imposter! the real Kaoru could be going t the bathroom too!"

"Where do you come up with this crap?"

"Kyouya! Haruhi's saying bad words!"

Haruhi face palmed.

Hikaru watched as Tamaki was all over Haruhi, and how Haruhi wasn't doing anything or going through even a little effort to push him away.. He didn't know who to feel about it.

He didn't like Haruhi so he shouldn't de jealous, but he didn't hate Haruhi, and watching someone else rub up against his toy just isn't right, is it? You wouldn't like it either if someone walked up, took your favorite toy out of your toy box, and started making out with it, would you?

Well, that's how he felt.. Only, Tamaki wasn't making out with her.

He might as well be though.

It was fine though, Tamaki could make out with her as much as he wants, he didn't like Haruhi like that so there was no reason to get upset because she's all over him... And, letting him rub his face against hers... And hug her and stuff... Omigod Tono's rubbing up against his toy, he was practically making out with her. He had to do something about it.

But what? walk up to them, pull Haruhi away from him and tell the blond idiot not to touch her because she was his? and no one else's?

But no.. Hikaru didn't have to do anything, he just stood there as he watched his brother fly over to them.. Grabbing Haruhi out of the morons arms himself.

Thank you Kaoru.

Don't touch Hikaru's girlfriend... I mean he might not admit it yet, but... Okay, don't touch Hikaru's future girlfriend, its rude. Kaoru thought to himself. Adding logic to it as he walked up to the two and pulled Haruhi out of Tamaki's grasp, Making the blond pout.

Kaoru grinned. Getting the oblivious Haruhi out of his arms and pulled her by the wrist over to Hikaru. Who was standing by himself near the escalator..

Kaoru grinned to himself for no reason, and stood next to him with Haruhi stumbling behind him.. "Hey, I have an idea~!" He spoke up happily. Making the two of them turn around to look At Kaoru. "Why don't we go to that food court I saw down stairs, We're all getting a little Hungry Aren't we~?"

"I guess," Haruhi started, "But I-"

"Haruhi your so silly, you don't have to pay."

"...Okay."

Kaoru smirked and notice Hikaru wrap his arm around her shoulder again like they always do, sandwiching her between them, just as Tamaki and everyone else started following them.

Kaoru was going to start his game.

Of course, he was the only one who knew about the game but still.

Even Kaoru the love doctor has to call for desperate measure sometimes.