AN: Sorry for the long wait.

Ch14

Valentine's Day was creeping up in a few days. There was a mix of emotions running through the student body. The girls were all giddy and excited to try making homemade chocolates for their crushes and fiancés. The boys, on the other hand, had a mixture of excitement and dread. Boys who have fiancées or are super popular often had tons of chocolates given to them but boys who were not popular often suffered from disappointment.

The Host Club wasn't any different. Because of the male hosts' popularity with the ladies, chances are they would receive many chocolates as well. No one was more excited than the tiny third year, who was buzzing with joy in his chair as the girls asked what types of chocolates he wanted to eat.

"Hunny-kun, what kind of chocolates do you want?" "Bon-bon?" "Mousse?" came the questions thrown at him by the curious girls.

Hunny beamed. "I'll be happy with anything! I love them all! And I LOVE you," he said, hugging his pink stuffed rabbit as he rubbed his cheek against it. His female clients began to swoon as hearts flew into the sky.

Usagi was pushing a cart filled with an assortment of sliced cakes for the clients and Hunny. Because of the upcoming Valentine's Day, Kyoya had asked for her to make a few cakes from fruits that were pink or red, so he could sell special compared to the cakes they order from bakeries. She watched in amazement as Hunny ate his cake and listening to the girls were describing what types of chocolates they were planning to make for him. "Hunny-kun is in a pretty good mood about this," Usagi said, "But since he eats chocolates and sweets every day, does Valentine's really make a difference?"

A low deep chuckle startled Usagi from behind her as Tamaki jumped out of nowhere. "My sweet, sweet, innocent Usagi…Valentine's Day is the one day when Hunny-sempai's barometer for chocolates hit the tops. Besides, receiving homemade chocolates is a huge compliment for any man." Throwing his hands out, he announced, "Incidentally, I love all types of chocolates. But I'll be much happier with something homemade."

When Usagi didn't respond and continued to deliver the cakes, Tamaki repeated, a little bit softer and less confident, "I'll be happier with…"

"I heard," Usagi answered.

Tamaki laughed sheepishly. "Er…well…I was just wondering if Usagi was going to give chocolates to anybody."

"I will," came the response that caused Tamaki's eyes brightened with excitement, but it was immediately gone when she continued, "To daddy and Shingo."

"Anyone else?" Tamaki said, trying to hint that he wanted some chocolates.

Usagi stopped and did a slight hum as she thought about whom else would get chocolates. "Oh yeah," she said. Tamaki jumped up with excitement only to be shot down again when Usagi continued her train of thought, "There's Mamo-chan, Motoki-niisan, and some uncles that daddy works with."

Tamaki hid himself in the corner of the room as the twins couldn't help but admire his optimism at hoping to get a chocolate from the female host.

Usagi ignored the dramatic host and went on her way of delivering the cakes. When she reached Hunny, she placed a slice of chocolate cake in front of him as he had just finished his seventh slice. "Hunny-kun, you need to slow down with the cakes. You could get a stomachache or worse a cavity."

"Don't worry," Hunny said. He grabbed his fork and was about to eat his eighth slice when the doors flew open.

"USA-CHAN!" Minako shouted as she ran into the 3rd music room. She grabbed Usagi's hand and began to pull her out of the room. "It's an emergency!" she shouted.

"Wait! Where are you going with my daughter?" Tamaki shouted. He was about to chase after them when the sound of a fork crashing down on a plate and Hunny's name being shouted into the air.

Everyone turned their attention to Hunny who sat quietly with both hands pressed against his cheek that's starting to look swollen.

"Hunny-sempai, what's wrong?" Tamaki asked. The twins and he walked over to the trembling third year.

"I'm fine," Hunny muttered. He pressed his hands closer to his cheek as he felt the hands trying to pry it away. Getting frustrated, he flung his arms out and began to flay them up and down quickly, trying to get them to get away from him.

Hearing the doors open, the twins turned to see Mori entering the music room. "Mori-sempai, help us!" they shouted.

Mori's eyes narrowed as he took quick strides over to his cousin. He grabbed the hand pressed against his cheek and pulled it away. With his other hand, he pushed Hunny down and pinched his cheek, forcing him to open his mouth. He ignored all the girls screaming "Moe" as he examined Hunny's mouth. When he spotted the problem, Mori got up and looked at Tamaki, saying his name.

Figuring out what he wanted to say, Tamaki sighed, knowing full well that the next few days would be complete torture for Hunny. "I understand," he said, clearing his throat. With a heavy heart but in all seriousness, he continued, "Hunny-sempai, you're prohibited from any sweets until your cavities are gone. And to help Hunny-sempai, the rest of the Host Club will also be prohibited from serving sweets and we will not participate with the St. Valentine's Day celebration this year."

The words 'prohibited from sweets' caused Hunny's world to crumble. "Takeshi…it doesn't hurt,"' he said. He watched in horror as Mori took his half eaten cake and walked away with it. He walked after Mori with tears in his eyes, hoping that it would make Mori allow him to do what he wants like always.

Mori turned his head and said sternly, "It's prohibited." He continued to walk away and throw the cake away.

Hearing that Mori had continued to deny his wishes, Hunny felt his whole universe crumbling and he was about to be sucked into a dark whole as he inwardly screamed.

The twins watched worriedly as Hunny began to sob loudly, wondering what's gonna happen next. "Man…I wish Usagi's still here," Hikaru whispered to his brother, who added, "She'd know what to do with this situation."

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"Minako, slow down!" Usagi said, almost tripping onto the floor as her friend dragged her down the hallway. The female hostess groaned, "Where's the fire?" when she didn't respond.

Minako still didn't answer, rather she just continued to run down the hall while chanting, "This is bad," over and over again.

Usagi sighed and decided to not bother repeating her questions. Whenever Minako goes into one of those 'This is bad' and 'The earth is ending' phases, she tends to be in her own world until she gets it out of her system. Usagi stared at the classroom doors as they passed by them and soon noticed that they were heading to the auditorium where the drama club practices and performs.

Minako threw open the doors and continued on inside. She raced to the stage and only stopped when they were on top. Stopping in the middle of the stage, Minako finally took a breather. "Okay, now here's what's the matter," said Minako. Taking a deep gasp, she proceeded to say everything in one breath, "My co-star got a high fever and would not be able to come in for the next few days. Her understudy is out of the country for family business. The play is in a week and I need someone to help me practice!"

"Mina-chan, BREATHE!" Usagi shouted, placing her hands on the panicking actress' shoulders.

Minako inhaled deeply and exhaled back out.

"Now, both members are not here to help you practice, but why do you need me?" Usagi asked, trying to get her to clarify.

Minako clasped her hands together and bowed her head. "Please be her stand-in! It's just until one of them comes back!" she pleaded.

Usagi rolled her eyes. "Mina-chan, why not have another person in the drama club take over? They must know more about the play than me."

Minako waved her hand in the air nonchalantly. "It's fine. We're doing a play we performed in junior high so you know the lines and movements," she said. Then she sheepishly added, "And when I mentioned that I did this play with you, the others begged to have you come and help us, even it's for the next few days."

As if on cue, the rest of the drama club came out of hiding and ran onto the stage. Surrounding Minako, they all looked pleadingly at the female hostess. "Usa-chan, onegai!" Minako begged as a unison of pleading echoed in the background.

Usagi glared at her childhood friend before finally sighing. "Even if I agreed to help, I highly doubt that Kyoya-sempai is letting you take me away for a few days."

"Got that covered!" Minako said confidently.

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Kyoya watched in amusement as Tamaki suddenly remembered that his precious daughter was kidnapped and started wailing for the rescue. "Aino-san needs Usagi's help so she will not be here for a few days."

As Tamaki continued to sob dramatically, the twins eyed the shadow king suspiciously as to why he would allow another club to borrow their hostess.

"Aino-san offered payment," Kyoya said, reaching into his pocket and pulled out several photos. On these photos were pictures of Usagi when she was in elementary and junior high. He was looking for new ways to make some profits for the host club and when Minako gave him the pictures to borrow Usagi, it gave him an idea. He allowed Minako to borrow Usagi as long as she provided at least ten photos of Usagi per day. A photo book of a younger Usagi in school would fetch a lot of customers, even those outside of the host club.

"But what are we gonna do about Hunny-sempai?" the twins asked, "Now that Mori-sempai forbade him to eat any snacks, she's the only one left who could placate him."

Kyoya shouted his shoulders, not really worried. "I'm sure it's nothing," he said.

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Day 1 of no snacks

Hunny sighed depressively. Mori had made absolute sure that his family was aware of the sugar ban because of his cavity. His father and younger brother were more than happy to get rid of all the cakes and cookies in the house. His cheeks were swollen with a white handkerchief tied around his face. He was so miserable from the lack of cakes in his system, he didn't hear a couple of girls squealing about how cute he looked.

Mori was walking behind Hunny, silently watching the tiny third year. "Mitsukuni, your bag," he said, bringing his hand out to take the bag.

"It's fine," Hunny muttered, "I can hold it myself."

Silently, Mori took Hunny's bag, opened it and turned the bag upside down, causing a flood of candies to fall out.

"I wasn't going to eat them," Hunny mumbled dejectedly, "I was just going to look at them." He hoped Mori would believe him and put the candy back into his bag so he could sneak a bite later.

"I see," Mori answered, nodding his head. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a flier of the desserts being showcased in the cafeteria. "Then please look at this."

Hunny took the flier as tears silently down his still swollen cheeks. He watched in despair as Mori picked up all the candy and stored them away in his own bag.

Around the corner, Hikaru and Kaoru were spying on their seniors and couldn't help but feel sorry for the tiny third year. "I'm surprised that Mori-sempai is being firm about this sweets ban," Hikaru muttered as his brother nodded in agreement.

"What are you two doing?" Usagi asked. She had walked out of the classroom and spotted the twins looking around the corner.

"Remember how the girls during homeroom were sobbing because of Hunny-sempai's cavity and they felt sorry for him?" Kaoru asked. Their blonde friend nodded. "Well, Mori-sempai forbade him from eating sweets until it's healed," Hikaru added.

"Did Mori-sempai even take Hunny-kun to a…"

"USAGI!" shouted Minako, interrupting her childhood friend. She ran out of the classroom and grabbed Usagi's hand. Without a second notice, she started to drag her to the auditorium. She wanted to get some practice during their class' free period.

Hikaru and Kaoru really wanted to chase after them but Kyoya gave them strict orders to let Mianko take Usagi. They watched with heavy hearts as they realize they have to share their toy. The two twins sighed dejectedly as they made their way back to their classroom, waiting with bored minds for their free period to end.

Hunny was miserable as he walked to the cafeteria for their lunch. He use to love the lunch period but now he was dreading it. With Mori watching him closely, he can't sneak any cakes into his mouth. In his mind, he tried to devise a plan on how to get cake or even just one candy.

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Usagi and Minako were taking a five minute break from rehearsal before heading back to the classroom. Minako glanced over to her friend and asked, "What's wrong, Usa-chan?" It's like your mind was elsewhere."

"Hunny-kun has a cavity and I heard that Mori-sempai forbade him from eating sweets. It's the right thing but I'm still worried about him," Usagi replied, "I hope Mori-sempai scheduled an appointment with a dentist instead of hoping it would go away on it's own."

Minako laughed and smacked her friend's shoulder. "Oh, come on, Usa-chan, I'm sure they did the most obvious thing. They're not that stupid."

"Unfortunately, sometimes they lack common sense," Usagi sighed as her friend patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.

"I have a question, why do you call Hunny-sempai, 'Hunny-kun', when you call Mori-sempai, 'Mori-sempai'?" Minako asked.

"Hmmm," Usagi thought for a second before sighing, "Unfortunately, with the way Hunny-kun acts and looks, I can't really imagine him as a sempai," causing Minako to burst out laughing again.

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Day 2 of no snacks

The following day, Hunny was starting to feel the sugar withdrawal effecting him. All of his efforts had failed yesterday when the other members of the host club and even his customers had refused to give in and give him treats. Pretending that his cavity was gone to Mori resulted in failure and a swollen cheek from an ice cold popsicle. And to make matters worse, Usagi has been absent from the club, which always made him feel even more depressed.

He turned to Tamaki and began sobbing. "Tama-chan, is Hunny a bad boy?" he said, grabbing the taller boy's arm. Tamaki flinched as his eyes widened in horror, knowing full well that Hunny is trying to tug his heart strings. "Is God punishing Hunny?" he continued, rubbing his eyes, causing the tears to roll down his face.

"Stay strong, dono," the twins shouted in the background, praising the gods above that it's not them Hunny's crying to.

Tamaki quickly looked around and saw the Mori was not in the club room to save him. He cleared his throat and tried to look serious. "Now, now Hunny-sempai, you know what Mori-sempai said about snacks," he said, trying his best to avoid Hunny's eyes.

Hunny's bottom lip began quivering. "Did I do something mean to God?" he added.

Tamaki soon realized he made a terrible horrible mistake when he glanced down to see tears in his eyes. "Hunny-sempai," he muttered, taking the tiny boy's hands into his.

Hunny's eyes began to sparkle with hope that he would finally get a sweet treat. "Yes, Tama-chan?" he said with slight optimism.

"Hunny-sempai…" Tamaki muttered. He made a gulping motion as he quickly threw Hunny's hands and ran away, screaming, "Gomen nasai, Hunny-sempai!"

"Weak," the twins shouted after the second year. But when Hunny turned to them, they quickly followed suit after the president.

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Minako had promised Usagi a parfait in return for being patient with her drama club, who kept crowding around her. They were on their way to the cafeteria when something caught her eye.

"Isn't that Mori-sempai?" Minako asked pointing across the walkway.

Usagi looked to where Minako was pointing and there he was. Mori was standing without Hunny, chances are, he just finished with the kendo club, and standing next to him was a shy looking third year.

Being her noisy self, who's obsessed with the latest gossip, Minako grabbed Usagi and tried to sneak over as close as possible without the older students seeing them.

"I heard about the Host Club's refraining from participating Valentine's Day, but I was wondering if you would still accept my chocolates," the girl asked.

Mori looked at her in silence for a few seconds, before replying, "I cannot."

Despite being noisy, Minako knew when is a good time to stop snooping around. When the girl started to cry, Minako pulled Usagi away from the scene. "I didn't think Mori-sempai was the type to refuse anyone because he's usually so nice and tries to avoid tears," Minako said.

Usagi glanced back to see Mori looking a bit pained as he watched the girl run away, crying. "I'm guessing it has something to do with Hunny-kun's cavity," she concluded.

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Day 3 of no snacks

Hunny was completed miserable from the lack of sugar for the past few days. He clutched his Bun-Bun tightly as he angrily searched the snack pantry for any types of snacks. It could've been a small piece of cookie, he didn't care, as long as he had something sweet.

So far in his search, all the cabinets Hunny had searched were empty. Hunny was searching through the last cabinet when he spotted Tamaki's teddy bear inside. He grabbed the bear and stared at the chocolate colored fur for a few seconds before slamming the bear down to the ground. He could hear Tamaki screaming for his bear but he was so deep in the sugar withdrawal that he didn't care. Hunny staggered out of the pantry and fell flat on the floor.

Freaking out that Hunny had probably fallen unconscious, Tamaki and the twins ran over to him. Fortunately when they reached him, they noticed that Hunny was still wide awake, just lying down on the floor. Unfortunately, when Tamaki tried to touch his head, Hunny latched onto his hand like a wild animal.

"HUNNY-SEMPAI, STOP! I'M NOT CANDY!" Tamaki shouted, trying to shake the tiny senior off. But no matter how hard he swung it back and forth, Hunny's jaws were still latched on his hand tightly.

At this time, Mori and Usagi had entered the music room. Mori narrowed his eyes as he head over to the duo. "Mitsukuni, don't take your anger out on innocent people," Mori scolded.

When Hunny felt Mori touch his shoulder, he glared at his much taller cousin before grabbing his arm and tossing him over his shoulder. "Takeshi, you BAKA! One little candy won't hurt! What's wrong with one little bite!?" Hunny screamed as he hurled some more insults. "I never want to see your face again!" he shouted, before running out of the room.

"Hunny-sempai!" Tamaki shouted, chasing after the distraught senior.

"Mori-sempai…are you okay?" Kaoru asked the stoic senior.

Usagi watched in concern as Mori slowly got up and walked a few feet before falling back down, knocking over a, thankfully empty, table.

"He's in shock," Hikaru grimaced at the broken table, "You know, Mori-sempai, if you're gonna act like this, you shouldn't had done anything to earn Hunny-sempai's hatred."

Usagi rolled her eyes and shook her head as she walked over to the still frozen teen. Usagi knelt down in front of Mori and peered at his face. "Mori-sempai, were you trying to get Hunny-kun to hate you on purpose?" she asked.

"That's ridiculous," Hikaru said as Kaoru nodded his head, agreeing, "Yeah, that would be the end of Mori-sempai's life if Hunny-sempai hated him."

"Mitsukuni's cavity…is all my fault," Mori muttered, "My carelessness cause all this." Eyes all looked at the distraught teen as he continued, "I forgot to tell Mitsukuni to brush his teeth before his nap two times."

"Isn't Hunny-kun old enough to know that by himself?" Usagi asked. Shingo and Hotaru were able to brush their teeth without her reminder and they were about half his age.

Not hearing her question, Mori covered his eyes. "If Mitsukuni has to get false teeth…"

"So you're just trying to punish yourself and in the end, you took it out on Hunny-sempai and some poor girl?" Hikaru said, causing Mori to cover his face with his arms.

"And all for a simple cavity?" Kaoru added in complete disbelief.

The doors opened up and in walked Hunny and Tamaki. "So that's what happened, Hunny-sempai," Tamaki told the younger blonde.

Tears began appearing in Hunny's eyes as he ran over to Mori. He threw his tiny arms around Mori's neck as he sobbed, "I'M SORRY, TAKESHI!" He looked up at his taller cousin. "I promise I won't forget to brush my teeth ever again!"

Tamaki looked so proud to see the two cousins reconciled. "Now that that's settled, let's get tomorrow's Valentine's Day celebration ready," he said.

"Huh?" the twins said, "Isn't it a little too late for that?"

Tamaki made a L shape with his fingers and held them against his chin. "Who do you think you're talking to? I am the gentleman of France and a romance master. That means we're gonna do this Host Club style!"

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The following day there were white roses all over the Host Club, covering it from floor to ceiling. While the members of the Host Club weren't able to accept any chocolates or any of the girls' feelings, they did offer a white rose to each of them.

And when Hunny's cavity was healed, all of the girls in the Host Club and most likely the whole high school division had given him chocolates.

Tamaki and the twins were devastated when they saw Usagi giving him a small bag of chocolate cookies and they didn't get anything.

"What about me?" Tamaki shouted, throwing his arms around Usagi, crying and sobbing about the unfairness of the world.

"You didn't think I was gonna give you guys anything when Hunny-kun had the cavity and couldn't eat any sweets, did you?" Usagi said, pushing Tamaki's head away from her so she wouldn't get wet from his tears. "I made cookies for everyone. If you let go, then I'll give it to you or Hunny-kun's gonna eat all of them."

Tamaki looked up to see Hunny searching through Usagi's bag, hoping to find the other bags of cookies. "Hunny-sempai! NO!" he shouted.