She sighed. "Hey, Takashi, Kyoya."
"How come you didn't put two and two together already, Mori?" Haruhi asked.
The giant blushed, knowing that his answer would be a little embarrassing. "I'm just really out of it."
"Happens to the best of us," Mitsu said.
"Now you're in disguise?" Kyoya asked, receiving a sad smile from her as a response. That made him feel all the more guilty. "I'm-"
"Kyoya, for god sake, will you stop apologizing? What's done is done. We're here now, and that's what matters."
"Yuusuke is right, though. Things would have been so much better if we had only acted."
"You know, I really don't care anymore. We're still great friends and Hiromi still loves you. That's always a win."
He smiled. "I guess..."
"Sit with us."
Her classmate stared at her incredulously. "Wh-What?"
"Be nice, Yuuchiin." He only growled. Mori slid into the booth next to Mitsu while Haruhi sat across from him. Kyoya had pulled up a chair and sat.
"Please don't ever go blond," Mori said, catching the girl off guard. "I like your brown hair more."
"I agree," Kyoya said.
"This is only for whenever I just want to enjoy some time out. I haven't gone out since this entire shitstorm started."
"Ugh, aren't we going to acknowledge the elephant in the room," Yuusuke asked.
"Yuu, I swear to god, if you don't calm your happy ass down, I will slug you. You don't like them, I get it. But, they came back in the end. They're here for me now. That's what matters to me. Now, if you can't seem to act civil, you can go home."
He sighed. "Fine. I'll be 'civil'."
"So, what's this about you not doing your festival?" Kyoya asked.
"I'm not doing it. Because Ouran might get invited, and let me tell you...I don't plan on dealing with everyone right now. I won't only get expelled, I'll get arrested for assault."
"You have to. You have to show that you don't care about everyone else. If everyone sees that you're happy, they might just leave you alone," Haruhi said.
"Haruhi, that's not gonna happen. They'll try their damnedest to make it hell for me. I'm not going."
"Then, Ryuko wins. You don't want that, do you?"
"No..."
"Then, go to your festival. Participate. What is your class doing?"
"We haven't figured that out yet. Maybe a cafe?" Yuusuke said.
"But, that's so cliche," Mitsu said. "We need something far more unique than that."
"How about karaoke? You know how much everyone likes that."
"No..."
"What about your own host club?" Mori asked.
"Hmm...that could work."
"You sure about that?" Mitsu asked. "The other students might not be nice."
"I don't care. We can be charming in our own way. And we can have costumes meant basically for that."
"I'll see if Hitachiin-san could design something for you," Kyoya said.
"No!" Mitsu said. "There's a lot of dancers in our class. We can do a flash mob."
"Eh? You wanna do that?" Yuusuke asked.
"Why not do it? Nobody has ever done it before, and it's the perfect way to have everyone work together. Plus, I've got a real good idea to scare the shit out of our...guests."
"I know that look. That's pure evil. But the flash mob could work...Do you think you can get a choreography ready and teach us?"
"Absolutely. And we can still ask for Yuzuha-san's help in designing our costumes. I just don't know if we can get them ready in time."
"We might be able to," Kyoya said.
"So, does this mean you're doing the festival?" Haruhi asked.
"I guess..."
"Alright! Let's get started if we're gonna be ready by then," Yuusuke grinned.
There had been far more chatter about the students of Ouran being invited to a different school for their festival. Many were intrigued while others weren't particularly interested.
"We were invited to Mitsu's school?" Tamaki asked. They were in the club room during lunch, discussing their next plan of action. "Then we have to go."
"Yeah. We have to show her that we support her," Hikaru said.
"What is her class doing for the festival?"
"Flash mob," Haruhi said.
"Hah? Really?"
"Yeah. She's getting your mom's help with designing costumes. So far, everyone is all for it. Their first practice is today."
"Do you think she'll be ready in time?" Honey asked.
"I know she will. Their main motivation is to show Ouran that they messed with the wrong girl. So, they'll be ready. Besides, she's got something else brewing in her mind as she prepares. Don't know what it is yet."
"Alright, then. We're going so we can support our princess."
"Just no crazy schemes," Kyoya said. "There's no need to add more drama than there should be."
Tamaki pouted. "Alright..."
"Ne, do you think her grandfather is going to come?" Honey asked.
"He's still in Switzerland, so we're not sure. Perhaps. I'm more worried about Imagawa making an appearance."
"Mai-san is going to be there for that reason. Besides, she has some choice words for him," Haruhi said.
"You sure she won't punch him?"
"No. I know my dad will."
"Oh dear."
"I'd pay to see that," Hikaru said.
"Yeah, me too," Kaoru added.
"Come on, we shouldn't wish harm upon someone else."
"Listen, Tono, you might not want that, but we do. He spawned that little bitch that started all of this in the first place."
"And the way he treated Mitsu? Treated her like she was a mistake that he wanted nothing to do with. So, he deserves whatever harm he gets. You know Mori won't do it, or he'd get kicked out of the school. And look at him, he really wants to do it," Kaoru added. Everyone stared at the senior, who only sighed in confirmation. "See?"
"Guys, stop. We should really focus on Mitsu, and how we're going to get her out of this mess," Haruhi said.
"Haruhi's right," Kyoya said. "Now, if you don't have anything significant to contribute to this, then you can leave."
"Jeez, you're such a sourpuss," Hikaru grimaced. "We get you love her and everything, but there's no need to be an asshole about it."
"Sorry. It's just really stressing me out."
"Well, while you and Mori were too busy trying to murder Kishiruma, Kaoru and I came up with an idea."
"I'm listening."
The older twin grinned ruefully as he had everyone gather around he and his brother. "This is what we're gonna do..."