Chapter nine:

School is about to start.

The students are talking amongst themselves when suddenly the twins walk in and the others turn to them.

Something is different.

The twins head over to Kaoru's desk and as Kaoru sits Hikaru leans against the desk. They won't look at anyone or will talk to anyone.

Haruhi turns to them. "You ok?"

Hikaru looks away not answering making Haruhi frown as other students turn whispering to each other wondering what is going on.

School starts making everyone having to go to their desks as the teacher begins the lesson.

Even though the twins can feel the gazes of the other students they ignore them not looking at anyone.

It's as if they've become untrusting of everyone around them except for themselves.

Once it's lunch time the twins just leave not letting anyone even have a chance to speak to them.

As they leave the classroom their hands join together.

People wonder what's going on.

The twins pauses outside of the cafeteria and Kaoru turns only to notice Kyouya sitting at a table watching them.

Kaoru moves away from the cafeteria tugging Hikaru to follow him as their hands are still connected.

Hikaru follows with no resistance.

They find a part of the school where no one is and sit down on some stairs side by side letting go of each other's hands for a few moments.

Kaoru brings his knees slightly up and wraps his arms around his legs as Hikaru turns to him.

"You ok?" Hikaru asks.

"I think Kyouya is planning something. We can't just ask around since we have no idea how many people he has told and we have no idea who is secretly planning to take us down." Kaoru informs Hikaru.

"Then we'll use our stealth skills and see what he is planning. Shouldn't be hard." Hikaru says with a slight smile. "It's us after all. We are the greatest thieves to have ever lived."

Kaoru turns to Hikaru and nods giving a small smile back.

….

Haruhi went to talk to Tamaki wondering if he knew anything about how the twins are acting as maybe it's something they still do from time to time but she doesn't know it.

But Tamaki doesn't know and looks concerned upon hearing this.

So…..

Tamaki calls a meeting in the host club and many of the other students gather but the twins don't show up.

Kyouya pushes up his glasses.

"Something is going on with the twins and we need to find out!" Tamaki declares.

Kyouya lowers his hand from his glasses not letting others see his eyes as usual. "That answer is simple." He says and everyone turns to him. "I didn't want to say anything since I thought me and my men would be able to handle it on our own."

"What's going on mommy?" Tamaki asks.

"The twins have been hiding quite a big secret from us." Kyouya begins. "Something that me and my men had to do snooping to find out about and it took us quite a bit to get anything."

"What is it?" Hunny asks with wide worried eyes.

Kyouya looks around at all the host club members through the glare of his glasses before responding as he watches Hunny. "The twins are not who we think they are. At least one major part of their life makes them different then how we know them." He begins then continues before anyone can ask what he is talking about. "They are the crafty bandits."

…

Movement is in some shadows yet no one notices it.

Someone is also leaning against the wall just outside of the host club room doors. That person has their head down so their eyes are in shadows cast from their bangs. The person pushes away from the wall.

The person in the shadows moves out to go to the other only to speak in a whisper. "Hikaru….."

"We can't stay." Hikaru whispers to the other and raises his head to let his eyes be seen. "We need to get back to the mansion Kaoru."

Kaoru nods and the two sneak off quickly making it through the school undetected as they get to the waiting limo that takes them to the mansion.

…..

"What!?" Tamaki gasps with wide eyes while others gasp as well as mummer amongst themselves.

"It is true. I tried confronting them about it but they took off." Kyouya says as everyone shushes to listen. "We are planning to take them down to stop them obviously."

"But it just doesn't seem like something they would do." Hunny whines and Mori picks Hunny up putting him on his shoulders.

"Obviously they hid it from us to keep us from knowing. I am more than certain it started after the maid stole from them." Kyouya explains.

"I just don't want to believe it." Hunny looks down sadly.

"You saw how they were acting. Since they knew that I knew who they really are they don't trust anyone." Kyouya points out.

It causes more mummers as people realize that Kyouya is right.

"But we plan on taking them down today." Kyouya tells them. "We cannot let them continue with what they are doing."

…

Hikaru and Kaoru rush straight to their room and shut the door behind themselves.

Hikaru moves towards the closet as Kaoru looks down leaning against the door. "I guess we can finally use these." He pulls out two outfits that are on one coat hanger each all the way in the back of their closet.

Kaoru pushes away from the door. "Most likely." He agrees.

Hikaru tosses the outfits onto their bed. "Well let's get to work."

Kaoru nods in agreement.

…

The host club have joined Kyouya in his limo as he follows two cars with some of his men to go to arrest the twins.

"I still don't believe you." Hunny says in a quiet voice.

Kyouya turns to look out the window he is sitting by. "Well you shall see soon enough." He tells them.

The limo goes quiet as the host club anxiously await the arrival to the twins mansion and they ponder inside of their heads about whether Kyouya is speaking the truth or not.

The limo goes quiet… Dead quiet with the exception of the sounds of the limo as the driver continues to drive them to the location.

Finally after the very tense little bit they arrive to the twins mansion.

The cars and limo skid to a stop.

As soon as this happens everyone rushes out, except for the limo driver, and rush into the mansion heading to find the twins bedroom as that's the most likely place they are at.

The door is forced open and everyone hurries into it but stop as they look around.

All doors are open and there is no signs of the twins anywhere.

The window is open allowing the curtains on the inside side of the window are fluttering back as if to create a creepy mood as they flutter in the breeze.

The twins are gone. They have escaped through the window and are gone.

The host club move to the twins bed as there is stuff on it.

There on the bed are wallets and anything else not really valuable that is obviously stolen especially since the ID cards along with anything else at least pretty much worthless or not really worth anything have been left behind.

Also on the top of the pile is a single item that draws quite a bit of attention.

It's a letter that is made of cut out pieces of magazine and the letter was even wiped of finger prints.

It reads:

Thank you.

-The Crafty Bandits.

With a picture of two foxes underneath the words facing each other but slightly glancing to the reader.

This just makes the other host club members come to a realization.

The twins… Are…

The Crafty Bandits.