Next Ouran Theater! I know these things are super short, so I'm working on the next actual chapter as we speak. Hopefully I'll have it out next.

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Ouran Theater of Love

Suoh Family Story

With a rather loud bang, the front door burst open. Tamaki hobbled in, dramatically wiping fake sweat off his forehead. With a groan, the blond fell backwards onto the couch, "Phew! This overtime is killing me!"

At first, it seems as though no one heard his declaration, but then Jin popped her head out of the kitchen, eyebrow raised, "Overtime? What overtime? I'm the only one with an actual job in this family."

"Yeah, but I've always wanted to say that."

She shakes her head and returns to the kitchen, where Tamaki follows eagerly. The sink is filled with sudsy water, only a few dirty dishes left from dinner. To the other side of the sink are the wet, clean dishes that still needed to be put away. There's still a faint lingering smell of yummy food in the air, and Tamaki's stomach growled. Despite his over exaggeration of his time at work, he was still hungry.

"Your leftovers are in the fridge when you're ready. Just reheat them for about a minute and a half and you should be good."

Tamaki nodded, pleased, but turned away from the fridge, "I will in a bit, but I need a bath first."

"Yeah-"

"-you stink."

Jin smiled warmly at the twins while the family's 'patriarch' shouted at them, "Hey, boys? Since you're out here why don't you help me with the dishes?" The redheads groaned, but did as they were asked.

Meanwhile, Tamaki began gathering bathtime items. Throwing a towel over his shoulder and a rubber duck into his arms, he reached out for the bathroom handle… and paused. With a sudden brilliant idea, the blond shifted over to the left and opened that door instead.

Poking his head into the children's bedroom, he smiled brightly at the brunette he found sitting in there, "Haruhi! Wanna join Daddy for a bath?"

"No… you go ahead." The brunette flipped a page in her textbook, "I'm studying for a test-"

"WAAAAAH! Haruhi's so cold! We always used to bathe together!" Tamaki slid his back down the door frame, cradling the bath items against his chest. Haruhi slammed her hands on her desk in frustration. She had finally kicked her brothers out of the room, so she could actually get some work done and now this? UGH!

"We've never bathed together! Never! Not once! Stop making stuff up and leave me-"

"How about with your brothers, then?" Hikaru and Kaoru poked their heads in, "Saving water-"

"Why should I bathe with anyone? I can do it just fine by myself!"

Back in the kitchen Jin continued to call out for the twins. Her helpers had vanished halfway through drying the dishes, which was, frankly, unacceptable. Frowning, she tossed a dishtowel over her shoulder and marched after them, wanting to see what all the fuss was about.

She watched as Kyoya began leading Haruhi out of the bedroom, the two of them stepping over a sobbing Tamaki, "Now Haruhi, don't let the others rile you up. You can take one with Mommy instead. I'm the mother, after all. And no daughter should have a problem taking a bath with her mother, right?"

"Uh… I dunno… maybe, but…"

Jin watched with wide eyes for a moment, taking in the teary eyed Tamaki and twins, who were falling over themselves trying to stop the other two from walking towards the bathroom. Once the element of surprise wore off, however, she marched over and stuck an arm off, stopping anyone from entering the bathroom. Exchanging a glare with the ravenet, she held out her free hand for the towels and bath things. It took a moment but eventually the other conceded, even removing his hand from Haruhi's shoulder.

With a smug smile, she gently turned Haruhi around and pushed her back to her room, "Go finish studying, Haru, I know you still have some homework to finish. Speaking of which, Hikaru and Kaoru have some unfinished business as well in the kitchen." Another pointed look from Jin and the twins rushed back to complete the dishes, to which she smiled and held the bath supplies out to the blond still on the floor.

"I believe these are yours, Tamaki. You're gonna have to take your bath yourself, it seems, but I suggest you do that sooner rather than later. Because… you really do kinda stink."

Another short little thing. And the funny bit is, the only reason it's more than a page longer is because of all the stuff I've added. Without my additions it would be only about two or three paragraphs… Oh well, I hope this makes you laugh! As I said already, I'm working on the next chapter right now!

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