~Chapter 12~

Deidara was the last to arrive at their usual spot during lunch. He was grinning happily ear to ear. "What's got you so happy?" Sasori asked, Itachi merely raised an eyebrow, silently echoing Sasori's question.

"Well, I've found a way to get people to see what true art is, un! During-" Deidara got cut off.

"I really don't want to hear about your stupid little explosions." Sasori said, earning a glare from the blonde bomber.

"You asked so I'm going to answer the question!" Deidara said. Before Sasori could interrupt once again Deidara started telling them about his scheme during Chemistry. Sasori grumbled quietly about art being eternal. Lunch was soon over once Deidara finished telling them an exaggerated version of the mishap in Chemistry.

~Later at the Host Club~

Deidara sat across two girls. "Deidara! Are you alright? I heard about what happened in chemistry class!" One exclaimed while looking at him worriedly.

"Yeah! You must have been so scared!" The other girl said. Deidara merely smirked relaxedly.

"Ladies please. I'm more than fine! The explosion in chemistry class was wonderful to witness, un!" Deidara said. The girls looked a little confused. "You see ladies, art is an explosion! Art is something that you only get to witness for a single moment, and yet it leaves a great impact, un!" The girls nodded in understanding and the three started to talk about explosions and art.

Meanwhile Sasori was talking with one girl. "So Sasori..." The girl started, Sasori glanced up from his puppets to show he was listening. "Why do you like puppetry?" She asked.

"Well, puppets are something that last long into the future if you're careful with them. They will last for years. Art is something that lasts long into the future so that it can be admired by many. My puppets are an example of art." Sasori explained to her.

"Ah, alright. I understand." The girl said. The two started to talk more about puppets and art.

Over with Itachi he sat across three girls. "Itachi, do you have any hobbies?" One asked.

"Yeah, I would like to know too." The second girl agreed.

"Your younger brothers like art, do you like to draw or paint in your free time?" The last girl asked.

"Hn...well, I do like to visit traditional cafés and restaurants." Itachi said.

"Oh, traditional cafés? I'm pretty sure they've done it already, but I would love for them to do it again!" The first girl said.

"I agree! I didn't get to go that day because I was sick!" The second girl agreed.

"The host club should change up a bit in an attempt to mimic traditional restaurants! I can imagine it already!" The third girl said, a dreamy look in her eyes.

"Did you hear that Kyoya? They want us to do a traditional restaurant and café theme again!" Tamaki exclaimed to Kyoya whom was, as usual, writing things in his black book.

"Yes Tamaki, I heard. After we close we could have a meeting so that we can do a café theme." Kyoya said as he continued writing, pausing only to push his glasses up. Tamaki nodded.

~Mini Time Skip brought to you by Kyoya writing in his black book~

The host club were held back by Tamaki and Kyoya so that they could discuss the next theme of the host club. Deidara listened, well, he mainly ignored them, bored and annoyed. Why did they have to listen to the stupid Uchiha? Why couldn't they do a theme about true art. Soon the meeting was over and it was time to go home.

Haruhi looked at Sasori, Deidara, and Itachi confusedly. "Aren't you going to take a car home?" She asked.

"Nah. We prefer to walk. Exercise is important." Deidara said. Haruhi shrugged. The four hosts walked in silence. The apartment complex could soon be seen in the distance.

"Hey, uh, don't you live in a mansion? Why are you heading towards the apartments?" Haruhi asked.

"We are living in an apartment, obviously." Sasori said.

"But why? Aren't you rich? Don't you have a mansion?" Haruhi asked curiously and confusedly.

"None of your business, brat!" Sasori snapped. Haruhi immediately shut up. When they reached the apartments the criminals waved to Haruhi and entered their apartment where Kakuzu was waiting.

"How was your day?" Kakuzu asked from where he sat, counting money.

"Awesome!" Deidara said as he remembered the explosion he had got to do and the girls that agreed with his opinion on art.

"Hn." Itachi said and went into his room.

"It was alright." Sasori said as he headed to his room to make some puppets.

~Time Skip to the very next day~

The next day, Itachi, Sasori, and Deidara entered the host club to find the other hosts all in kimonos and the room looking completely different. Itachi smiled the slightest bit as he examined the room.

"Ah great! You're here! Quick, go put these on! We'll be opening in a few minutes!" Tamaki said and handed each criminal a kimono with a different design. The three nodded and disappeared into the changing rooms, quickly getting changed before coming back out while wearing the kimonos.

"Wonderful! Don't they just look handsome Mommy?" Tamaki asked, making everyone sweat drop.

"Yes." Kyoya answered while glancing up from his book.

The host club then all got into position and opened the doors for the girls to come in.

Itachi sat across from two girls who kept complimenting him and admiring his looks and fangirling a little at everything he said.

Deidara meanwhile sat across from one girl who had been taught about Sasori's opinion of art. Things weren't going so well. "Art is fleeting, un. It's there one moment, and gone the next. The fact that-" He got cut off by the girl.

"Sasori said that art was eternal and lasted forever. There's no point in something if it just disappears!" The girl said, making Deidara's usual smirk falter.

"Yeah well, it does have a point. Because it's there for such a short amount of time, it gives even more meaning, un!" Deidara tried to explain, but the girl wouldn't listen.

"That meaning would then get lost in time, forgotten." The girl argued. Soon enough, the two started to argue on wether Sasori or Deidara was right. The same thing was happening with Sasori and the two girls that Deidara had talked to the previous day. The two artists eventually started arguing with each other while the girls argued about who was right.

"I wonder what they're arguing about." Hikaru muttered as the twins watched a little amusedly.

Haruhi was watching a little confused and worried, she was close by so she managed to hear what the arguments were about. She hoped that nobody would get hurt like the time when Hikaru and Kouru had gotten into a fight, even if the twins had been faking it.

The pen in Kyoya's hand was being gripped a little tighter than usual because of the host's worry about the arguing. "This is bad for business..."

Tamaki meanwhile was trying to get the two groups to calm down and stop arguing, but it was no use.

The eldest Uchiha brother sighed at the arguing and sipped some tea, they just couldn't manage to not argue.

Something however caught a few members eyes and a sound caught their ears. Itachi immediately glanced up to the roof when he heard the quietest giggle and glint of yellow, eyes narrowing when he saw a certain plant-man start to disappear into the ceiling while watching the argument. Mori and Honey felt something strange, and glanced up to see what looked to be a person disappear into the ceiling. Haruhi felt as though she was being watched, and glanced around for the source, stopping when she saw yellow eyes disappear into the ceiling. Had Kyoya not been occupied writing in his book while worrying about business, he would have noticed too.


"Finally!" Tamaki sighed in relief when the arguing stopped and the groups just glared at each other until the club closed and the girls left. The two artists responsible for the arguing received a long lecture about business and making the girls happy and all that sort of stuff. Haruhi kept glancing at the ceiling before wondering if any other host club members saw.

Before they knew it, the lecture was over and it was time to go home. Haruhi, Sasori, Deidara, and Itachi walked silently, until the girl of the group decided to ask one of the questions on her mind. "Hey guys, did any of you see anything strange? Or feel as though somebody was watching us when we were in the club?" She asked. Deidara and Sasori shook their heads.

Itachi however didn't give a definite answer. "Hn." Haruhi blinked in confusion.

"Is that a yes or a no?" Haruhi asked, but she didn't receive an answer.


A/N: I am so, so, sorry that I did not update sooner! I have no excuse. But here, have a somewhat longer chapter as an apology.