Disclaimer - I don't own OHSHC or its characters.
A/N: Here is the new story. Let me know what you think. Not sure where this is going to take me as far as pairings, but I thought it would be funny to see what would happen if people started assuming and never really asking. LOL.
"What did you just say?" Tamaki asked the twins to repeat themselves.
"We said that we saw Haruhi and Hunny-senpai at the bakery together eating cake. They appeared to be laughing and having a good time Boss," Hikaru and Kaoru announced together.
"No, I don't believe you. My daughter was supposed to be studying and not out having fun. She would not lie to her daddy," Tamaki said disbelievingly.
"Believe what you want Tono, but we know what we saw," Kaoru scoffed.
"Mori-senpai was not with them. They were alone," Hikaru finished trying to emphasize their point.
"It looked like they were on a date," the twins said together again. In all actuality they didn't know if the two hosts were on a date or not, or what the story exactly was, but they did see them alone together at the bakery eating cake and laughing. They knew how Tamaki would react and decided to be a bit mischievous and their plan was working perfectly. Tamaki was getting himself worked up.
Walking away from the twins and out of the music room, Tamaki decided he needed some distance from the two trouble makers in order to think. "Surely she was not on a date with Hunny-senpai, right? She couldn't be interested in a person that is shorter than her, could she?" Tamaki was trying to convince herself, but it did not work and blurted out loud, "Oh who am I kidding? Haruhi has never been one to judge someone or be with someone based on what they looked like, so it is very possible that she was there with Hunny-senpai on a date." He was really trying to tell himself that the twins were wrong, but the more he thought about it, the more he had to consider the fact that he might have lost his daughter to the martial arts master of the club. He also realized that he didn't like it. In fact, Tamaki found that he was quite jealous of the shorter man.
The twins were in the music room laughing at their "King". No, they were not sure what was going on with Hunny and Haruhi, but they loved to pull pranks and telling Tamaki what they saw was an opportunity they could not resist. However if they were honest with themselves, they were a bit jealous of their small senpai. They cared about Haruhi also and couldn't figure out why out of everyone in the club was hanging out with Hunny?
No one had asked Hunny or Haruhi what happed that day at the bakery. No one asked why they were there or what they were doing there together without anyone else. Assumptions were made and wasn't everyone told never to make assumptions? If the right questions were asked, they would have found out that Haruhi was helping Hunny plan a surprise for his brother. They would have found out that Hunny had asked Haruhi to help him because he needed another person's perspective, and Mori-senpai didn't always give his honest opinion when it was Hunny asking. Wanting to help her friend and someone she considered a younger brother, Haruhi quickly said that she would help with anything that she could.
Hunny loved his brother and although Chika did not really appreciate his older brother (Chika in reality wanted to pummel his brother most of the time), Hunny wanted to do something special for Chika since he won the National Championship in Karate the previous week. He felt a celebration was in order, but he was afraid of doing something that Chika would not like. Since Haruhi had met Chika on a couple of occasions and she was probably one of the most rational and level headed out of all of his friends, she was the perfect person to help him plan everything. The day at the bakery was for cake tasting and although the twins did not see Mori-senpai, he and his brother, Satoshi, arrived an hour after Hunny and Haruhi to help pick out the perfect cake. This was a full-fledged conspiracy to surprise Chika.
Tamaki slowly made his way back to the music room and opened the door. Inside he saw Haruhi being harassed by Hikaru and Kaoru, Kyoya was typing on his computer, Hunny was eating cake, and Mori was sitting with Hunny watching over his cousin. Normal, everything was normal as Tamaki looked on and watched, "Maybe the twins were wrong."
"Tamaki, if you are going to just stand there all day gawking, you will block the ladies from entering and thus decreasing our profits. Now, I suggest you move and get ready for the opening of the club. For some reason, you were later than Haruhi today. Too bad I cannot add to your debt," Kyoya glared from across the room and never stopped typing as he gave his small speech to his friend. This was multi-tasking at its best: the glare, declaration, typing, and updating files.
"Huh? Sorry Kyoya, I had to take care of something. I am here now and we can open and bask in the beauty of our princesses," Tamaki declared trying to keep his mind off of thoughts that concerned Haruhi and Hunny together. Gulp.
Kyoya looked up at Tamaki once again and raised an eye brow. He wanted to ask what was wrong with him, but decided it was probably best if he left it alone for now. If it started to interfere with the bottom line, then he might do or say something, but that would be for the future.
The hosts finished getting ready for club and then got into position to welcome their guests. "Welcome ladies," all of the hosts said together and with that the host club was open for business once again. Each host sat with their customers and entertained them, but Tamaki kept his eye on Hunny and Haruhi every chance he got. By the end of the club session, he had no answers and had to rush out the door to meet his father as soon as club was over for the day. He would have to get his answers tomorrow.
Haruhi walked up to Hunny and Mori's table after all of the customers left, "Are we still on for dinner tonight Hunny-senpai?"
"Hi Haru-Chan! Yes, we are still on for tonight. I will be by to pick you up at 6:30. Is that ok?" Hunny-senpai responded to his friend.
"Sounds perfect senpai, I will see you then." She smiled and said good-bye to the two seniors as she walked to the back room to gather her things.
"Hey Kaoru, I wonder how long this has been going on," Hikaru said after they observed the exchange.
"I don't know Hikaru, but I think if they are happy we should be happy for them," Kaoru responded. He was just as confused as Hikaru.
Haruhi came out of the back room and told everyone good-bye. She needed to hurry home so that she could make a quick dinner for her father and then get ready to go to dinner with Hunny. Tonight they were sampling menu selections for the party.
The twins watched her walk out of the door and then they turned their attention to Hunny-senpai. He didn't seem to be acting any differently, but if they were trying to keep their relationship on the down low, he would be acting the same as he previously had. Well, if that is what Haruhi wanted, they would be happy for her; and if he hurt her, well they didn't know what they could do to him physically, but they would at least try. Gathering their things to leave, they had the same thought in their heads, "Seriously why Hunny-senpai?"