~Inside the Ouran Middle School Building~
"How did we let them talk us into this?" Haruhi whispered in a slightly frustrated voice.
"I don't know but I'm definitely getting them back for this." A flustered Furea whispered back.
"It'll be okay, Haru-chan, Fru fru-chan." Honey whispered back to them. He was half hidden behind a wall. His normal attire was replaced with the smaller outfit of an elementary student. A box came up saying: 'Honey in elementary school disguise'. "It was so easy to sneak in. And wearing this uniform, I really look like I'm in elementary school."
"Yeah you do. I can understand why they wanted you to wear an elementary school uniform, I mean we are sneaking into an elementary school, and you totally fit in, senpai. What I don't understand is why they made us dress up in these middle school uniforms." Haruhi said as her and Furea were also hiding around a corner. Another box came up saying: 'Haruhi and Furea in middle school disguises'.
"I don't think we really fit in as middle schoolers even with the outfits." Furea said as she tried tugging the bottom of her skirt down lower. "I mean, this uniform barely covers me." She confessed with pink cheeks.
~Flashback~
"Alright men. It's time to initiate our mission." Tamaki said while facing everyone other than Furea, Haruhi, and Honey-senpai.
"What do you mean?" Haruhi asked with wide eyes.
"What mission?" Honey also inquired.
"Why are we the only ones in this mission?" Furea asked with her head tilted.
"I've assessed the situation," Tamaki started with a serious expression. "We'll infiltrate the elementary school. You three are going in!" He said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"But where are we going?" Haruhi and Honey said at the same time while the blonde girl just gulped in fear.
~End Flashback~
"Why did we even bother with disguises? We stick out like a sore thumb!" Haruhi pointed out as a crowd of elementary students stared at them with sweatdrops. Meanwhile, a door behind the three high schoolers opened up revealing the rest of the Host Club.
"Oh there's a reason, a damn good reason." Tamaki whispered as he peeked out the door along with the twins. Honey had grabbed Haruhi and Furea's arms and started dragging them towards where they were supposed to go. Haruhi looked surprised while Furea still looked embarrassed as she tried to keep her skirt down.
"This way you guys!" He exclaimed as he pointed in the direction.
"Aren't they the cutest?" The twins asked in their usual unison.
"Oh look at her in that mini skirt! Haruhi looks like a little doll!"
"And Furea looks adorable all flustered like that! She looks so innocent trying to keep her skirt down!"
"So basically, you just wanted to see them dressed up like that?" Kyoya summarized for the three hosts. Tamaki sweatdropped realizing how bad that sounded. Meanwhile, Honey, Haruhi, and Furea made their way to the classroom they were trying to get to. Honey cracked open the door to make sure no one was in before opening it wider for the two girls behind him.
"This is it; Shiro-chan's classroom!" Honey said as they all walked inside. He ran ahead of them exploring the place. "When I was in elementary school this was my classroom too!" The girls walked in examining the classroom.
"There's nobody here." Haruhi sighed as she placed a hand on one of the desks.
"So the kid's classroom is empty, is it?" Tamaki asked as he, along with the rest of the Host Club, entered as well.
"This sure takes me back." The twins said.
"I wonder if doodles are still on my desk?" Kaoru wondered as he went to where his old desk was.
"Doubtful. The school changes out the desks every year." Kyoya informed them. Haruhi and Furea were angry as the rest of them just waltzed in without disguises.
"Let's check out the cafeteria after this." Hikaru suggested.
"I want to see the old gym!" Kaoru told them.
"Hm, good idea, Kaoru!" Tamaki praised.
"Hey, if you're just going to barge in here like that, then why'd we wear these stupid disguises?!" Haruhi whispered angrily through her teeth.
"Don't worry about it." Hikaru tried to calm her.
"There's no one here to catch us." Kaoru reassured. As if on cue, the footsteps of what was presumed to be a teacher rung through the halls and towards the classroom they were in. They all panicked a bit and then crouched under the desks hoping to not get caught.
"If the teacher finds us…" Kaoru started.
"We'll have a hard time explaining why we snuck in." Hikaru finished. Haruhi then shushed them with a finger to her lips.
"Shh! Shut up guys!" She commanded them.
"If we get caught because of your talking, I'm killing all of you for making me wear this skirt!" Furea said, her face a bit more red than before.
"Just keep your lips zipped!" Haruhi told them as she and Furea did a zipping fashion over their lips. Inside the twins' and Tamaki's mind they were thinking 'Haruhi and Furea are the cutest things I've ever seen!' while zipping their lips. As the footsteps passed by and started to fade away, Haruhi looked out the door to make sure the person was gone.
"It's alright, he's gone." She told them in her normal voice. "But you guys, we came here to get the scoop on Shiro, so what do you think we should do now?"
"Since he's not in his classroom, we could go look for him couldn't we?" Furea thought of.
"Well, here's something interesting." Kyoya said as his voice drew the attention of the others. He was on the other side of the room with Honey looking at what appeared the be photographs. They all walked over to join the two. Furea stood diagonally behind Kyoya while looking at them.
"What'd you find, Kyoya?" The blonde asked as her eyes scanned the photo he pointed at.
"Hey, that's Shiro." Haruhi stated.
"So, he's in the classical music club." Kyoya established from the photo. It was of Shiro and a girl sitting at a piano. They were both smiling as they played.
"He looks like he's enjoying himself. It's nice to see him with a smile on his face."
"I didn't know that Shiro could look that happy." Furea said in shock at his smile.
"Yeah." Was all Tamaki said, his voice trailing off a bit.
~Outside of the Elementary Music Room~
"There he is! There's Shiro-chan!" Honey pointed out as the club looked through a window of the music room. Shiro was sitting on a windowsill looking outside in a distant way.
"Excuse me, Takaoji?" The girl from the photo came up to him with a folder against her chest. "I'm sorry, but have you been practicing the new piece teacher gave us?"
"The new piece? Not really." He admitted as he turned to face her.
"If you want I can show it to you. Do you wanna come play it with me?" She offered.
"No thanks, you go ahead. After all, there's only one grand piano. You should use it, Kamishiro." He declined her.
"Thank you, I will then! And if you want to join me, just let me know." She said with a smile before setting herself up on the piano. Haruhi, Tamaki, Honey, and Furea just watched the scene unfold from the window. As the girl started playing, the room went silent, and Shiro closed his eyes and smiled to himself at her playing. Tamaki looked at the door as one girl just opened the door.
"Pardon me, mademoiselle." He said in a gentle voice to get her attention as he kneeled down to her level. "I've never seen a rose more lovely than you, my dear." He told her, offering a white rose. "Here, this is for you. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about that young lady playing the piano; do you know her?" Furea stood over by the others now, keeping her hands on her skirt.
"Is that really a line he should be using on an elementary girl?" She questioned, mostly to herself.
"It is Tamaki you're talking about, Furea." Kyoya pointed out as he watched his friend and the young girl talk.
"True, but still."
"That's Hina Kamishiro."
"Her name is Hina?" Tamaki asked.
"That's right, but you better not fall in love with her." The elementary girl warned.
"Why?"
"Didn't you know? Hina has to move away soon. Her dad just got a new job in Germany, so they have to move there at the end of the week."
"What do you think you're doing?" A furious Shiro questioned now standing behind the girl with his arms out to his sides. "I want you idiots to leave immediately!" Ignoring his orders, Tamaki leaned down to pick up the boy. Putting him over his shoulder, he turned to the rest of his club.
"Put me down! What are you doing!?" Shiro thrashed about, trying to get out of his grip when he looked up to see Hina outside the classroom now. "Just let me go! Put me down!" He kept screaming to be released as the Host Club took their leave.
"Its time to go gentlemen. Quit thrashing around." Tamaki scolded his apprentice.
~Back at Music Room #3~
Tamaki tossed Shiro onto one of the many couches the club room had. Looking up at the blonde in disgust, he shouted at him.
"What is your problem, you big idiot?!"
"I'm sorry, but you're the idiot!" Tamaki told him with his hair covering his eyes. The blonde girl stood beside him. Her ice eyes glaring at the elementary student.
"You asked Tamaki to teach you about making women happy, but that's not what you wanted, Shiro." She said in a serious tone that was almost unusual for her. The rest of the hosts just stood back and watched what was happening.
"You're not concerned with the happiness of just any woman. You've got your sights set on one woman in particular."
"Hina Kamishiro. She's the one you want to make happy, no one else."
"But I'm afraid, there's nothing I can do to help you with that." Tamaki told him. "Listen, Shiro. I know that I told you it's the job of a host to make women happy; but when you care for someone, you must find the courage to express what is in your heart!"
"You have to tell Hina how you feel about her!" Furea advised him. "If you don't, then you'll never have the chance to make her happy, Shiro."
"You didn't come to me looking to be a full-fledged Host," Tamaki told him in a gentler tone than earlier. "You want to be a full-fledged man."
"It doesn't matter anymore." Shiro said as he hung his head a bit and placed his hands on his knees. "I've run out of time. I just… I wanted to hear her play. Before she left for good! That's all…" He trailed off. Rustling of curtains could be heard in the background as they were moved around.
"Don't talk like that!" Furea scolded him. He looked up at her with wide eyes. "It sounds like you've already given up! If you truly want to make Hina happy then you'll do whatever it takes to accomplish that, no matter what it takes and no matter how much time you have. Don't you dare give up yet, Shiro. Do you understand me?" She stepped forward a bit and pointed a finger at him. Before he could respond, Tamaki spoke up again.
"That piece she played, it's Mozart's Sonata in D Major for two pianos, isn't it?" Tamaki asked him before turning and walking towards the curtains. There was a light coming from behind them as he stood next to them. Shiro watched closely as the second year blonde pulled back the curtains to reveal a grand piano. Lifting up the part that covered the keys, Tamaki sat down to prepare to play.
"Wait a minute," Haruhi started. "Since when is there a grand piano in here?" The twins stood behind her, leaning against a pillar, each with a cup of tea. Furea was sitting a table in front of the pillar.
"Well, this is a music room after all." Kaoru pointed out to her.
"So why wouldn't it have a grand piano?" Hikaru inputted.
"That is true, Haruhi." Furea said while holding a lollipop between her lips.
"It is a music room after all." Kyoya added.
"It is a music room." Mori stated bluntly.
"It's always been there, we just had it covered up." Honey informed her as he sat at a table with Kyoya and Mori while also eating a slice of his usual cake. Shiro continued to watch as Tamaki raised his hands before bringing them down onto the keys with grace as music flowed from the piano in front of him. He played the same piece that Hina was playing earlier.
"Huh?" Furea said with a confused look. The twins stood on either side of her now an 'Hmed' in unison. "Tamaki plays the piano?" She asked to no one in particular.
"Of course." The twins recited.
"He's quite an exceptional player, as you can see." Kyoya said as he watched his blonde companion continue to play. Shiro stood up and watched, as if to get a better angle.
"Awesome…" He whispered to himself before looking down. He knew he would never be able to play that for Hina before she had to leave. He remembered the time she offered for the both of them to join the Classical Music Club.
"For the next week you will spend your mornings, lunches, recesses, and free time after school in piano lessons with me." Tamaki told him as he continued to play.
"But why?" Shiro asked him confused as his offer.
"You wanted to be my apprentice, right?" Tamaki said with a bit of laughter in his voice. "Besides, that young lady looked like she wanted nothing more than to play the piano with you." The rest of the hosts just stood back, smiling, as they watched him finish the piece.
~Music Room #3, 1 week later~
Hina Kamishiro was now standing outside of the abandoned music room, holding a paper in her small hands. She looked up at the sign, then back down at the paper. It read: 'You are invited September 3rd at 3 p.m. to a private piano recital.' She looked at the door, nervous as she gripped the golden handle of one of the doors. Pushing it open, she was greeted with the same bright light and rose petals as everyone else. When the light died down, she saw the Host Club lining the doors, making a path for her. On the right side was Hikaru, Furea, Mori, and Honey-senpai. On the left was Kaoru, Kyoya, Haruhi, and Tamaki. All of them were wearing clothes of the same design. Furea had a dress designed to match the other's outfits which were suits for special occasions.
"Welcome princess! We've been waiting!" They all said together.
"I present to you, Shiro Takaoji's," Tamaki took the lead, gesturing to a nervous Shiro who was sitting at one of two pianos. "Piano recital." Hina looked at him, a small blush covering her small face.
"If you please, princess." Tamaki offered her, pulling out the chair to the other piano beside Shiro.
"Let's play together, Hina." Shiro offered with a smile gracing his face.
"Okay!" Hina said happily as she rushed over to the other piano. And with that, the playing had begun between the two of them. The Host Club just stood back and watched as the two elementary students played to their hearts content. The smiles never left their faces when the music played.
"We did a good thing." Tamaki concluded.
"He loves with all his heart." Haruhi stated. She looked up at Tamaki. "So, I guess, that's one more way Shiro takes after you, huh Senpai?" He looked down at her with a smile of his own.
"Why yes, I'd say so."
"He's done it. Shiro finally made Hina happy, while also making himself happy." Furea said softly, her hands holding her sides gently as she watched. Kyoya pushed up his glasses and smiled. The twins each leaned an arm on her shoulders and smiled with her.
~10 days later~
"So, you've been exchanging emails with Hina everyday now that she's in Germany?" Haruhi asked as Shiro sat on a couch surrounded by guests.
"I give you credit Shiro, you're devoted to keeping up with her everyday." Furea said while setting down a tray of snacks at the table in front of him.
"Yeah, more or less." He confirmed before turning to the many ladies around him. "I like her, but she can get pretty jealous for an elementary school girl. She'd be upset if she knew I was with you ladies. So let's keep this our little secret."
"Oh isn't he the cutest?" One of the many girls squealed in delight.
"I wish I had a little brother just like him!" Another said. Many were saying various things of that nature as he just smirked.
"Naughty boys are the best." The girl on his left said.
"I could kiss you." The one on his right added as the two started to kiss his cheeks. A furious Tamaki watched from afar as his guests were now with Shiro instead of him.
"You brat, what are you doing!? Those are my guests!" He said through his teeth, curling his fingers in anger. The elementary boy looked over his shoulder behind the couch.
"Well, it looks like they've found someone they like better. It's so easy to steal your customers. I think there's a new Host King in town." Shiro declared with a grin of victory. Tamaki jumped up, fuming with anger as the twins weighed him down.
"I thought he'd make it through without exploding this time!" Kaoru said a bit sadly as he gripped on to Tamaki.
"We should have known he was going to blow up sooner or later!" Hikaru said, half expecting it while he aided his brother in calming down the boss.
"Shiro really does have a lot in common with Tamaki-senpai." Haruhi said blandly, watching Tamaki rage once again.
"So you're saying Tamaki was a spoiled brat when he was younger as well?" Furea summarized.
"Yeah." Haruhi nodded. Tamai turned to face the two lady hosts and pointed an angry finger at them.
"I was not a spoiled brat! I was nothing like him when I was a kid! I was a sweet, innocent, precocious young child!" The King rambled on, trying to disprove what they had just said.
"Tamaki, you're such a dummy." Furea giggled, making her cheeks turn a bit red as she did so.