So, I know this is late… and you've been waiting for this for over a month… but I think you'll really like this chapter? I mean, I liked writing it, and there's a thingy in here that I think will be very much appreciated. Please accept my olive branch of peace?

Thank you to queenglitch, Momochan77, and Infernoinside for reviewing my last chapter! I'm glad that my Jazz Night chapter went over well. I based it off of an actual event my old high school hosts every year and it was one of my favorite times of the year, so it's really nice to share it with you all!

Disclaimer: Nnnnnope! I do not own OHSHC or 'In the Mood' by Glenn Miller

The lively sounds of a saxophone filled Music Room #3 with peppy jazz as Jacklyn happily wiped down a tabletop, a cart full of flower vases with various colored roses placed in them waiting beside her. As the trumpets came in, the brunette spun around in a complete circle before placing one of the red flowers on the newly cleaned table and continuing on. Her heels clicked against the floor in time with the music, ponytail swinging left and right as she spun around the table. If her smile was anything to go by, she was very much enjoying herself.

Though Kyoya could not understand why.

What is so joyful about cleaning to music? He pondered that thought for a while as he continued to watch her dance, pausing halfway between two tables to pretend to swing dance with an invisible partner. As he watched Jacklyn laugh as her imaginary partner swung her around, Kyoya couldn't help but smile. She was certainly enjoying herself. Perhaps just as much as she had last Friday.

Was that it, possibly? Pretending to do something you enjoyed while performing chores instead. He wondered if his family's staff ever had their headphones in while they tidied up around the mansion.

A few moments later, when the song switched to another jazz piece, Kyoya remembered he was supposed to be focusing on the club's financials. Jacklyn had already gone over the math from the increased crowds after the party, so all that was left was to double check everything to ensure it balanced out.

But… he was having a hard time looking away from the dancing girl.

Shaking his head in an attempt to refocus, Kyoya was able to turn back to his journal… but his eyes slid to the left once again as Jacklyn's voice suddenly rang out, singing along to the song's instrumental melody. She was still dancing, her arms poised elegantly in the air as she spun around. It took Kyoya another fifteen seconds before he realized he had once again lost focus.

With a soft growl, he forced himself to stare at the journal in his hands. Letting out a deep breath of air, he lifted his calculator up and poised a finger over the buttons to start checking the balance… when he paused. Staring down at Jacklyn's handwriting in front of him, Kyoya couldn't help but take note of the little quirks in her numbers. It was obvious around which part in the page she became confident with her calculations, as the strokes became slightly connected to each other, her pen having not been lifted from the page in her haste to write everything down.

Thump thump

Kyoya nearly dropped his calculator. Quickly setting it down on the couch beside him, the ravenet lifted a hand and pressed it just above his heart, eyes a little wide with worry. It felt like his heart had skipped a beat. That wasn't normal… so why did…

"Kyoya? You almost done over there?"

His face felt hot and his heartbeat suddenly quickened beneath his hand, so instead of turning to look at her directly, Kyoya merely raised his voice and responded, "Not quite."

"Okay! I'll be in the kitchen if you need me. The others should be up in a few minutes." Peeking over the back of his couch, Kyoya watched as the brunette disappeared into the kitchen, her MP3 in hand. As the doors fell shut, cutting off the music, the ravenet turned back around and snapped his journal shut.

There was no way he'd be able to focus on that now.

Leaning his back fully against the back cushions, Kyoya allowed for his brain to start working through the variables. Jacklyn. He likes speaking with her. And working with her. She wasn't annoying like the others and while she wasn't as goal-oriented as he was, she could focus well enough to not make their joint projects tedious.

On a more personal level, he also enjoyed her as a person. He was starting to like things such as physical contact and sarcastic banter, but only from Jacklyn. It confused Kyoya to no end why hugs from the brunette were so much more enjoyable than ones from Tamaki. And… he thought she was really pretty. Clearly, or he wouldn't look at her so often, just as he had been a few moments ago. Even when she wasn't dancing, such as when the two were sitting in class, Kyoya would find himself sneaking glances at the girl for no reason other than to look.

Opening his eyes, not quite sure when he had closed them, Kyoya frowned. This was all sounding like… a crush. But it couldn't be that, correct? It didn't make sense for him to have developed 'romantic' feelings for Jacklyn. It… didn't really sound like something he should be doing. Besides, once the school year was over her debt will be completely paid off and she'll leave the club-

Kyoya pressed his hand to his chest once again, frown deepening at the feeling of something inside of him twisting into a painful shape.

Oh.

Perhaps I do have a crush on Jacklyn.

Oh dear…

BANG!

"JACKLYN GET OUT HERE WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU!"

Kyoya jolted in his seat, the sudden loud noise giving his heart a jump start. And it was probably good that it did, because he could've sworn that it had stopped completely after his latest revelation. Speaking of, he found he couldn't even move from his spot as Jacklyn walked out of the kitchen just in time to see at least five men following her friends into the club room, hauling long metal poles and some strange black fabric with them.

The American tilted her head slightly, pressing the stop button on her MP3 as she ventured further out into the room, "What's… going on out here?" She tried to spot Kyoya to see if he knew what was going on, but the ravenet wasn't looking at her. Tamaki answered instead.

"Remember when we were texting last night and I asked you what a trampoline was like?"

"Yeah…"

"And you told me it was a lot of fun and you'd always wanted a trampoline but your family could never afford one?"

"Yeah… and we don't have the space for one… since our yard is basically a huge hill…"

Tamaki grinned and began pushing a table away from the center of the room, "Well, then it's a good thing we're only renting this thing for the afternoon, right?"

Jacklyn's jaw dropped, her eyes growing wide, "You did not…" Her mouth curled into a disbelieving smile as she watched the five men slowly construct the trampoline in the middle of the room. In less time than she thought it would take, Jacklyn found herself staring at a gigantic trampoline sitting smack-dab in the middle of Music Room #3.

When she didn't move, Honey nudged the girl's side, "Jac-chan?"

"It's huge…"

"Uh huh. This way we can all bounce on it! Aren't you gonna get on?"

Without another word, the brunette slipped off her shoes and socks before hoisting herself up over the edge of the trampoline and through the little opening in the mesh that surrounded the side of the toy. Carefully making her way to the middle, she began bouncing. The large size of the trampoline gave her a much higher bounce than she had gotten with the one her friend had owned, but she loved it.

Laughing, she dropped to a sitting position before bouncing back to her feet, grinning at the opening as the twins quickly climbed up onto the thing as well. Without having even taken a step, Kaoru fell down, not used to the strange surface. Hikaru started laughing, so Jacklyn jumped over to where they were and bounced right next to him. Immediate face-plant.

Soon enough, almost everyone was on the trampoline. As the boys shakily began bouncing around, getting used to the strange surface, Jacklyn came to a stop at the very edge, smiling out at the only one still on solid ground.

"Kyoya! Get up here!"

The ravenet raised an eyebrow and glanced up at the smiling girl. Oh, how he hoped he was not blushing. "And why should I do that?"

"To... play with us?" Jacklyn's smile fell, the girl dropping to her knees, "We don't always get to just… hang out together and have fun. I thought you'd like to participate. It won't be as fun if we're missing someone."

Kyoya's chest had another little painful twinge at the sad tone in her voice. He didn't like ruining her mood…

Sighing, he placed his journal to the side and stood up, "Well, if you're not going to have fun unless I'm with the rest of you…" He barely had enough time to enjoy the broad grin that was stretching across Jacklyn's face when suddenly Hikaru was bouncing next to her, causing her body to bounce all over the place.

"Pay-back! Pay-back! Pay-back!"

"Ack! Hikaru! Let me get up!"

"Pay-back! Pay-back!"

Allowing for a small smile, Kyoya shook his head and slipped his shoes off his feet. Noting how most of the other boys had also discarded their jackets, he folded his own and set it next to his shoes before awkwardly climbing onto the contraption. Immediately he felt a lack of balance. The whole surface was shaking in waves from the force of the six other bodies bouncing all over it. How was he supposed to stand up in this thing? How were they?

Over to Kyoya's right, Jacklyn was still struggling to stand up, as Hikaru was still bouncing near her. It didn't look like she could get a proper foothold either, stuck on her hands and knees as the trampoline floor shook beneath her. He continued to observe the two as Jacklyn somehow managed to get her feet back underneath her and use Hikaru's bounces to stand back up. She stuck her tongue out at the middle school boy before bouncing away in laughter. Hikaru followed, not appearing too deterred about losing his hostage. Unfortunately, Kyoya still had no idea how to get up.

"Here."

Kyoya looked up to his left, where Mori was now standing. He hadn't even heard the upperclassman approach. And he was offering a hand to him.

Blinking a little, Kyoya grabbed the hand and allowed the tall boy to pull him to his feet. Once upright, the ravenet felt much more balanced, oddly enough. The waves from the other's bounces were causing him to bounce around little, but he didn't feel like he was about to fall down either.

He raised an eyebrow at the second year, "Why are you being so kind to me? You, Honey-senpai, and the twins have all been... acting very friendly as of late. Why is that?" Mori blinked, and almost looked… surprised. Which, of course, surprised Kyoya in turn, but not nearly as much as when he got an answer.

"We are friends."

And with that, the 2nd year turned around and bounced away, surprisingly graceful despite his height. For a moment, Kyoya was frozen in place, trying to figure out exactly when the members of the Host Club had become actual friends. But his thoughts were interrupted. Again.

"Hey, Boss!"

"How about a game?"

Tamaki, who had been bouncing beside Honey with Usa-chan on his shoulders, paused for a moment and looked over at the twins, "What kind of game?"

"'Who can bounce the highest?'"

Kaoru bounced once, and the second his feet hit the trampoline again, he bent his knees and launched himself into the air. The redhead almost touched the ceiling before he came down again, a mischievous smile on his face, "Whoever touches the ceiling first gets to have a sleepover at Jacklyn's place!"

"Uh… what?" The brunette stopped bouncing, placing her hands on her hips, "When was this decided?"

"Just now! You okay with that?"

The girl scowled, "I would've preferred if you had asked beforehand…"

"But you're okay with it?"

"...Sure."

"Great!"

"Because the loser has to wash all of the dishes in the kitchen!"

"Ready? Go!"

Immediately, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Tamaki were jumping as high as they could, reaching up but always falling short of their target. Jacklyn bounced shallowly around the edge of the contraption, watching the competition as she did so. Honey quickly started joining in, but his short height put him at a serious disadvantage. A quick glance told Kyoya that Mori wasn't even trying, which… didn't surprise him. Because he knew that if Honey wasn't going to be at the sleepover, then Mori wouldn't go either. Wait... when had he gotten to know Mori well enough to figure that out?

"OW!"

Kyoya quickly returned his attention to the game, where Tamaki had fallen on his butt, his right hand covering his nose. The blond was pointing at the twins with his free hand, but before he could even speak-

"You didn't touch the ceiling-"

"-you hit it."

Jacklyn giggled from the edge, "He sure looks like he's hit the ceiling, too."

Suddenly, the twins were laughing out loud, Tamaki's expression of pained astonishment paired with Jacklyn's comment apparently hilarious. Kyoya couldn't help a little smirk as well, but then he noticed how none of the others were continuing with the game, too busy either laughing or checking over Tamaki for injuries.

Testing out a little bounce, Kyoya took note of the way the tight mesh beneath his feet reacted every time he jumped. He was already jumping pretty high despite the lack of energy put into his actions, given the size of the trampoline. But what if he added simple physics to the toy? What if…

He glanced over at the twins who were once again back to the game. They weren't nearly as high as they had been before, but their momentum was gaining. Spotting Jacklyn watching them from the other side of the toy, Kyoya got an idea. If he wished to test whether his crush on the brunette would actually amount to anything… then what better way to spend time together than during a sleepover just between the two of them.

Hikaru and Kaoru were still bouncing, arms outstretched as far as they could reach. They were still in sync, as they had already agreed to tie in the game and share the reward. After all, they were curious about where commoners like Jacklyn lived. Coming down, Hikaru guessed that it would only take two more jumps before they could reach the ceiling. He smirked, pleased with the ensured victory.

But the emotion was short lived, as he and Kaoru were both knocked off their feet by an object jumping between them just before their feet hit the mesh. Kyoya went shooting upwards as the twins fell to the side from the whiplash.

With wide eyes, they watched as Kyoya's fingers lightly brushed against the ceiling before he came back down. The glasses-wearing boy bounced once… twice… three times before he was still. Smirking, he adjusted his white shirt sleeves before glancing around, "I do believe I just won, yes?"

The twins couldn't do much more than nod, and quickly glanced around the rest of the club to see if they were missing out on some sort of joke. It didn't look like it… but Tamaki, Honey, and Mori were all smiling knowingly, and Jacklyn's face was a very deep red color.

Immediately the redheads understood exactly what was going on.

"Um, congrats, Kyoya. Well, since I didn't even participate in the game I guess that means I lost." The brunette hurried off the trampoline, grabbing her shoes from the ground. Before anyone could argue, she smiled at them all, "I was already in the middle of dishes before you called me out here anyways."

"Then let us help!"

Jacklyn's smile disappeared as the twins slipped out after her, but she wasn't even given the chance to speak again before they were grabbing her elbows and steering her towards the kitchen.

"You guys don't-"

"Hush."

"We've got a few questions for you, Jacklyn-senpai."

The redheads smirked at each other before leaning in close to the brunette, "Regarding a certain Vice President of this here club, of course."

Eeeeeeh! Everyone knows! Kyoya knows! Hikaru knows! Kaoru knows! Now all that's left is for them all to figure out if the others know, too! And a sleepover! That's going to be interesting…

Welp, I'm off to nurse some nasty sunburns on my arms, which I hope will be partially healed by the time I go in to work tomorrow… unlikely, but I can dream. So, if you liked, please favorite and follow this story, or leave a review if you have already done those things! I really enjoy hearing from all of my readers!

See you next chapter!