Disclaimer: I don't own Host Club. It belongs to Hatori Bisco. Which is a totally awesome name.

A/N: Uwaahh I love this fic! Favorite couple plus current anime obsession equals mucho satisfaction. I just hope you all like it as much as I do!

"You do like him... don't you?" Kaoru asked.

Haruhi stopped. "I..." She couldn't answer. She really didn't know. All she wanted to do was get out of here. "I... have to go!" She turned on heel and ran as fast as she could. Away from this party, away from this place, away from this person. At the gates she tripped and fell to her hands and knees. Damn heels... She straightened and looked up. I have to go home... but I can't seem to find the strength to get back on my feet... and why do I feel like... crying...?

"Oi, Hana-chan!" Yuki, Sakiko, and Mai had crowded around her. Mai was standing in front of her, smiling. "We're having a sleepover at my house, wanna come? Whatever those tears are for now, we can talk about it. It looks like it's going to rain, so... are you coming? Or do you just need help getting back on your feet?" She took Haruhi's hand and pulled her to her feet. Haruhi could feel Mai's warmth coarsing through her hand and into her body. She released it and hugged her, crying. "Why... am I crying...?"

Mai smiled and hugged her back. "Well, why don't we go back to my place and find out? You can borrow some of my clothes!"

Haruhi pulled away and looked at Mai, and then at Sakiko and Yuki, who were both smiling and wiped her tears, laughing. "Hai! A-arigatou... Arigatou, minna!"

"EH? Now you're laughing? You're so bipolar, Hana-chan!"

"T-THIS IS YOUR HOUSE? SUGOI!" Haruhi gaped in front of a mansion. She realized she probably should have expected it from an Ouran student, but she hadn't prepared herself for it.

"Well, I know it's not as big as Tamaki-senpai's but yeah, it's something." Mai grinned. "Come on, let's go."

They went in, got changed, and were currently sitting in a pile of pillows at the foot of Mai's king-sized bed, at the center of her enormous room, Haruhi feeling slightly overwhelmed.

"Okay, so I'm dying to know... what's going on with you and Tamaki-senpai?" Mai blurted, as soon as they had gotten settled in.

"Ano... I don't really know..." Haruhi admitted, sighing. She leaned back against Mai's bed. "I mean, we're just friends, as far as I know... but the other day... Emiko-sempai said that... Tamaki-kun... loved me..." She gulped. "Which is a bit overwhelming and confusing. And he's so overprotective... it's annoying!"

"Well, duh, he's overprotective because he LIKES you!" Yuki piped up, laughing. "Can't you tell?"

"That's what Emiko-sempai said too. 'Can't you tell'. Well, how was I supposed to know? It's not like he was sending out signals or anything... atleast, I don't think so..." Haruhi thought for a moment.

Sakiko sighed. "This girl is hopeless. Fill her in, will you, Mai?"

"Um, okay, Hana-chan? OPEN YOUR EYES, GIRL!" Mai exploded. "He walks you from class to class, EVERYDAY. He doesn't let any other guys come NEAR you. That day when you passed out, he moved like lightning and caught you! And he looked so pale for the few minutes you didn't wake up, like he was going to faint himself! And THEN, he carried you all the way to the nurse. He calls you HIME, for god's sake! And every single attempt at flirting, or affection that he gives, YOU PUSH HIM AWAY. God, it must suck to like a girl this dense." Mai sighed finally, sitting back.

Haruhi sat rigid, frozen, her mind swimming through all those times. I-It... can't be... just like with Arai-kun... god I really am dense...

"So now, the question is, when will you come to grips with the fact that you like him?" Sakiko said.

"Yeah, it's totally written all over your face, but you're still in denial!" Yuki laughed.

Haruhi fell forward, a look of sheer terror on her face. L-lightbulb number two... No way... I like... Tamaki-kun...? "Y-YADAAAA!" Haruhi cried. "How did I fall for such a complete idiot?" She sobbed.

"The truth hurts, doesn't it?" Mai laughed. "Too bad you had to fight with him today, it was really important to him..."

"Yeah, but I feel bad. The party kind of got out of hand. People just came uninvited." Yuki sighed.

"Oh well, atleast he'll have a nice big birthday party." Sakiko smiled.

"NANI?" Haruhi shot up.

"What? Didn't you know?" Yuki asked.

"Ano... well... he never told me what the party was for..." Haruhi muttered.

"You didn't get him anything?" Mai gaped.

"N-no..."

"You didn't even wish him a happy birthday... and then you fought with him... and landed him in his own pool..." Sakiko's words shot like daggers through Haruhi.

"...Just go home. I was hoping we wouldn't have to fight today, but whatever. You obviously don't want to be here."

"UWAH GOMEN-NASAI, TAMAKI-KUN!" Haurhi cried.

"Poor Tamaki-senpai..." Mai twitched. "This girl is... the worst..."

"Mm Hm." Yuki and Sakiko agreed.

"What should I do?" Haruhi sniffed, giving the puppy eyes.

"Well, I'd say, buy him a gift and apologize on... oh, you're leaving tomorrow." Mai paused, before grinning. "Well, then you're screwed!"

What they don't know is that I will be here on Monday. So I'll take their advice. Haruhi smiled. "Arigatou. I'll make sure to apologize tomorrow." She lied.

"Well, in the mean time, we'll just have to punish you in place of Tamaki-senpai..." Mai cackled, picking up a pillow. Yuki and Sakiko did the same, eyes glinting.

"EYAAH!" Haruhi was rained on and beaten with pillows, but she couldn't seem to stop laughing. Until the feathers cleared, that is... Haruhi sat in the middle of a pile of pillows, wig on the floor, Mai, Yuki, and Sakiko gaping at her.

Haruhi: TRANSVESTITE?

"I-I can explain!" Haruhi stammered.

"It's okay, Haruhi-kun, we understand!" Mai sniffed, hugging her. "We are completely accepting of your transexuality!"

"BANZAI!" The other two cried.

"NO!" Haruhi twisted away from Mai, heart beating. "I'm a full girl, don't worry!" She panted. "I guess I'll have to explain, then." She took a deep breath. "On my first day here, I broke an expensive vase belonging to the Host Club. Being a, you know... commoner, and all, I couldn't repay them for it. So I began working at the Host Club to repay my debts. Of course, if I become a girl, I can't work at the Host Club, so I've been dressing as a guy since, and most people at the school were too blind to notice that I was actually a girl. But, I sort of missed being a girl, so for one week, I pretended to be Hana-chan just to experience school life as a girl. So that's it."

The other three sighed. "Whew, that's all."

"Y-You won't tell... will you?"

They grinned. "Of course not. We're not that cruel. Your secret's safe with us, Haruhi-chan!"

"So, when I'm a 'guy' again, you'll still hang out with me... right?" Haruhi asked tentatively.

"DUH."

A roll of thunder interrupted their heart-warming friendship moment, and Haruhi shrieked, curling up and covering her ears.

"Haruhi-chan... are you... afraid of thunder?" Yuki asked, touching her shoulder.

Haruhi nodded mutely.

"Don't worry, Haru-chan, we'll keep you safe." Sakiko smiled.

"You can count on us!" Mai grinned.

That night, Haruhi slept through the storm lying between Sakiko and Yuki, both hugging her, and Mai by her head, holding her hand.

So this... is having girl friends...? It's a lot different from guy friends, but... I like them both.

Aww, cute friendship chappy. But what will happen to Haruhi and Tamaki?