"So what is this?" Hikaru finally got up the nerve to ask, pointing at the broth in confusion. They sat around several pots of boiling soup with herbs in it.

"We order anything we want on the menu and we cook it in the sou-"

"YUUBII-CHAN!"

"Chan?!" the twins laughed in unison.

"Ah?! Akihiro-kun," she exclaimed as she turned around to see where the voice was coming from.

"Where have you been?! I missed you," the boy said, playfully hugging her around her neck and ruffling her hair. He had big hazel eyes and a wide smile, short black hair and fair skin. He neither lean nor buff, somewhere in between and was only a few inches shorter than Mori.

"AHH! I MISSED YOU TOO," she laughed pinching his right cheek. "What have you been up to?"

"I don't know… Life is just too boring without you," he joked. "I guess just working… You never even visit me, you meanie!"

"Hahahaha! Hot pot is only a special treat… you know?" The two friends suddenly seemed to disappear into their own world with various "remember when"s and "did you know"s.

"Hmph. I don't see anything special about that guy," Hikaru quietly mumbled to his twin, rolling his eyes, his face burning red from annoyance. "Hey, don't you work here," He suddenly asked, glaring directly at Akihiro. Kaoru carefully watched at his brother from the corner of his eye, worrying that Hikaru's possessive tendencies were about to show. His world was still so small.

"Yes?" Akihiro's smiled faded into a curious expression.

"Well I need to order," Hikaru slapped the menu on the table.

"Hahaha! Whoa! Okay sir," Akihiro ran up to him. Yuubi laughed out loud.

"Hika-chan… do you know how to order," Honey asked excitedly.

"Hikaru…" Kaoru said quietly, putting his hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Ok… What can I get for you today," Akihiro leaned in to look at Hikaru's menu.

Everyone now stared at Hikaru, wondering what he was going to order. "Uhmmm," he blushed. "Yuubi! What do you want?"

"… HAHHAAHA. What," she asked laughing. "What do you want? You asked Akihiro-kun to take your order," she teased.

"Akihiro…. Kun," he asked slowly with irritation in his voice.

"Yeah?! What's wrong with you," she laughed at his ridiculousness.

"Who is this guy?!... You're just chatting with him! It was supposed to be our day! With all of our friends!"

"HAHAAHAHA! What? I know, Hikaru! It is," she was laughing even harder now, grabbing Akihiro's arm.

"Yeah! Hahaha… I just work here, and I haven't seen her in while..." Akihiro nervously laughed. "I'm not anyone important… I'll leave after taking your order. I'm sorry I got a little too excited and it wasn't my place." He began to bow in embarrassment.

"No no! Don't be silly," Tamaki kindly smiled, shaking his head. "We liked seeing Yuubi so happy."

"Akihiro-kun?! No I'm sorry! I didn't introduce you properly! You guys this is my childhood friend, Akihiro," she motioned her hands as if she was presenting him. "And these are my friends from Ouran!"

"Nice to meet you," Tamaki and Haruhi said in unison, causing them to blush a little.

"Nice to meet you Aki-chan," Honey flashed him an adorable smile. Mori nodded next to him.

"Nice to meet you everyone," Akihiro lit up and bowed shyly at the members, before leaving to grab their orders.

"WOW IT LOOKS AMAZING," Yuubi shouted when Akihiro brought the food out. The other members were looking at the boiling pot of food thrown into it with unease. "TRY IT!"

Haruhi lifted up her chopsticks and took a piece of beef. "Mmm! Not bad! Try it you guys!"

They hesitantly grabbed their eating utensils and stared the pot of food in horror. What is that?!

"Akihiro-kun! Remember you used to always cook this at your place on rainy days," Yuubi asked, facing her childhood friend.

"Hahah! I know! It became a thing since you loved it so much. I wanted to become really good at it," Akihiro laughed nervously, happy that she remembered.

"You were great since the start!"

"Wow! You can cook Akihiro-san," Tamaki excitedly asked his new acquaintance, finally deciding to try the dish. "Delicious!"

"Yeah! That's really amazing," Haruhi added in awe. Mori and Kyoya nodded in content.

"Hahah thank you everyone!"

"Hmph," Hikaru sneered, crossing his arms on his seat.

"Hikaru? Aren't you going to eat," Kaoru asked worriedly.

"It tastes weird," he said loudly. "It's commoner food anyways." The table went silent; Kaoru looked at his brother in sympathy, while Akihiro shrugged, slightly offended and surprised.

"Yeah yeah whatever! Eat it or leave it," Yuubi laughed, waving her hand at him. He glared at her in hurt. He continued to eat in silence with Kaoru kindly attending to him. The atmosphere lit up again as they ate they finished the hot pot and talked about their day, exchanging jokes.

"Ahh SO FULL," Honey exclaimed, rubbing his tummy. "Thanks for taking us here, Yuu-chan!" They got up to leave.

" Yuubi! Visit more often! Or let's meet up when I don't have work," Akihiro blushed, grabbing her wrist as she walked out. "I don't know when the last time I'll see you again would be… you always disappear." Hikaru rolled his eyes, almost gagging from his comment. She gave him a wholehearted "I promise" while leaving with the host club.

"Hikaru… you shouldn't have acted that way… remember the time Haruhi slapped you? I was scared it was going to happen again…"

"What? You were disgusted too, I know," Hikaru claimed sitting up from bed. His twin loved to talk before bed; he talked until he fell asleep. Hikaru guessed it was because it made him feel less alone.

"Well… I think I behaved better than you," Kaoru laughed, leaning in to hug his older brother from behind. "When we fought with Yuubi… It was funny. I realized we sometimes we aren't too good... with dealing with others..." There was a pause as he smiled and stared up at the ceiling. "Because I'm so used to you understanding me so well..."

"Huh?... We behave just like everyone else Kaoru…"

"I don't know… I feel like we don't," he frowned and leaned back on the bed, pulling the blankets over his face. "Goodnight."