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Disclaimer: Ouran storyline and characters belong to Bisco Hatori. Any other character belongs to me.

Chapter 43: Haruhi's Date

Our date yesterday was just lovely. We ended up going to the shops here in Karuizawa and walked around. Throughout the whole time nothing crossed my mind, just the fact that I was here with the one person that I like a lot. I found a random shop that had the most cutest stuffed animal squirrel plushie. I pointed it out to Takashi, telling him that it was the cutest thing ever. When the sky turned dark, that's when we decided to head back to the pension.

"Thanks for today, Takashi. It was fun!" I pressed my lips against his.

"I'm glad you had a good time," He smiled.

We said our goodbyes and I headed back inside the pension. I walked up the stairs and into the room that Haruhi and I were sharing. Opening the door, I found Haruhi studying.

"How was your date?" She asked me.

I threw myself onto my bed, "Amazing. Loved every moment of it. Are you ready for yours tomorrow?"

"I'll let you know when it hits me."

The Next Day...Haruhi's Date with Kaoru

When I woke up the next morning, I was up earlier than my normal wake up time. I tried falling back asleep, but it didn't work. I sighed, threw off the covers and decided to shower and just get ready for my day. After showering and doing the other morning routines, a thought went into my head. I decided to "assist" Haruhi in getting ready for her date. I don't know why, but I was just really excited since she was going on a date. I was about to go wake her up, when a knock on the door was heard.

"Huh?"

I walked over and opened the door, only to see the gleaming eyes of the Hitachiin's maids. When the hell did they get here?! But seeing that they must have been here to assist, I gladly welcomed them in.

"Ohayō," I greeted the twin girls.

"Ohayō gozaimasu, Ayase-sama."

I watched them as they approached Haruhi's bed as I made my way to my bed to witness what was going to happen next.

"Ohayō gozaimasu, Fujioka-sama."

"Huh?" Haruhi turned to face the noise.

"Come, everything is prepared," the two stated.

"Eh?" That's when they snatched her out of bed. "Wait-What are you guys doing?! Suna-chan, help!"

I just smiled and walked towards the door knowing fully who might have been the one to send them. I peered over the door and found Kaoru grinning evilly.

"So, I'm guessing we have a turn of events," I leaned against the door frame while hearing Haruhi being dragged into the bathroom.

"You can say that, Setsuna-senpai," Kaoru chuckled.

"What's the plan then?"

After being explained that he is going to pretend to be sick and make Hikaru take Haruhi on a date, I came to realization that I was right. Hikaru has some form of feelings for Haruhi. Kaoru then went on saying that we were gonna follow them secretly during their date.

"Sounds like it's going to be fun," I grinned. "When are we planning on leaving?"

"I'll have Mori-senpai come get you, but be ready in an hour," Kaoru said.

"Will do."

Kaoru then left to begin his part of the operation as I went back inside then room. It was twenty minutes later when Haruhi appeared out of the bathroom. She had her hair in high pig tails thanks to extensions that the twin maids placed on her. A blue dress that had pink straps and a white one that went around her neck to form a bow had replaced her normal attire along with some strappy heels and pink earrings.

"Haruhi, you look cute!" I exclaimed from my bed.

"Suna-chan, why didn't you stop them?!" She retorted.

I shrugged my shoulders, "You can't mess with them. They're vicious, like wolves."

Ten minutes later, Haruhi leaves and that's when I began to get ready when out of nowhere...

"Your turn, Ayase-sama," the two grabbed my arms.

"Hey! I thought you came just for Haruhi!"

A gleam in their eyes just proved that Kaoru must have mentioned me too. I'm going to kill him. The two girls dragged me into the bathroom and begun my quick torture. The first thing the two did was my hair. Seeing that there was not a lot of time, the two decided to place my hair in a bun and allow my bangs to flow across my face. From there, they applied a small amount of make-up. Eyeliner, mascara, and red lipstick. After having my make-up done, the two pulled out a short, strapless dark blue summer dress that ended at the a little above the tips of my fingers. Finally, they pulled out the last item I was going to use.

"Well, at least they aren't huge," I said to myself while looking at the shoes.

They were 3 inch, closed-toe, black strap wedges. All in all, I looked good.

I twirled in front of the bathroom mirror, "Not bad ladies. Excellent choices!"

"Arigato, Ayase-sama!"

A knock on my door was heard and the two maids made their way towards the door. While the two went to the door, I went back into the room to grab my purse and my cell phone.

"Ayase-sama, Morinozuka-sama is here," the two spoke.

"Ah, arigato. You can let him in," I told them. "And thanks for getting me ready."

I watched the two bow from the corner of my eye and disappear from my room. As I continued placing my things into the small bag, arms were then wrapped around my waist.

"You look beautiful," Takashi whispered into my ear.

I smiled and turned around to place my own arms around his neck, "Thanks."

I was just about to place my lips onto his own, when Kaoru decided it was time to leave. I pouted making Takashi chuckle. We walked out of my room, hand in hand, and joined the others. We quickly made out way into Karuizawa and found the spot where Kaoru had told Haruhi he was "going to meet her."

"I'm hungry," I just stated.

A person just then came out of nowhere, literally, and took our order. Well those of us who wanted something. I ordered an iced coffee along with a cheese croissant, Takashi ordered himself some coffee, Hunny had himself an ice cream, while Kyoya just sat with us.

"Ohhhh, Haru-" Tamaki cried out as soon as he saw Haruhi from outside the window.

"Hold it, tono! They'll find out!" Kaoru held him back.

"Why did Haruhi have to end up going on a date with Hikaru?" Tamaki tried strangling Kaoru. "How did yesterday's flow of events develop into something like this?"

"This could be Haru-chan's first date!" Hunny brought up as he paused from eating his ice cream.

"You know, I think it is," I mentioned after I swallowed a piece of my croissant.

"Ugahhh!" Tamaki literally breathed fire. "Hikaru, the unforgiveable! Besides, what's with her outfit?! It's super cute! Really super cute!" He pointed out.

"Ahh, that's how my maids got her ready," Kaoru explained.

"Ah, her reaction was priceless," I giggled.

"That's cheap, cheap, cheap!"

By now, we finished eating/drinking what we had at the what I now noticed was a cafe. We went outside to watch them begin their date.

"Tono, you know," Kaoru began as he watched the two walk further down the street, "I think it's a really good thing that Hikaru has something new he cherishes. "

Everyone turned to look at Kaoru after that comment.

"For us, we've never cherished anything but each other. We didn't care about what others thought about us, which is why we have such self-centered attitudes now."

"So you guys were aware of it," Tamaki blankly said.

"Hikaru was especially childish; he could just let his emotions take over. But, while Hikaru doesn't realize it himself, he really likes Haruhi a lot," Kaoru explained. "Yet, all he knows is to force his own feelings onto her, and it turns into a child's desire to possess her entirely."

'That's why he lashed out like that,' I looked at Kaoru.

"Even if he wants her to acknowledge him, he doesn't know how to communicate that. If he really wants to become her friend instead of seeing her as a toy, he needs to respect her. This appropriate way of 'having a relationship with someone' is something I think Hikaru needs to learn."

Wow.

"Wow, Kaoru," Tamaki was impressed.

"In other words," Kyoya began, "this date is really a test for Hikaru to establish the concept of 'being thoughtful for others,' huh?"

"So please don't interfere with them," Kaoru directed as he placed his hands on his hips.

"Then shouldn't we not follow them in the first place?" Tamaki questioned.

"But, we have to witness such an interesting event with our own eyes," Kaoru then hid behind a tree to keep watching his brother and Haruhi.

As a sweat drop adorned my head at the thought of Kaoru acting like Tamaki, I noticed Tamaki turn away. My head followed the direction that he was looking at and noticed something.

'Clouds are starting to gather up,' I clutched my bag closer to me. 'I hope it doesn't rain.'

Takashi then gripped my hands causing me to look away. I turned to look at him and his expression asked whether there was anything wrong. I just shook my head and smiled, pulling his hand and walking with the rest.

There were many tourists right now out in Karuizawa which allowed us to blend in and not be noticed by the two freshmen. At one point we found them both sitting, like if they were trying to figure out what to do. As we peered over a wall, the words "irritation" were beginning to appear near Hikaru.

He wasn't the only one.

"Damn it, this date isn't heart-throbbing at all!" Tamaki got crazy again, "He's so unsociable, and he calls himself a host club member?! Switch with me, Hikaru! I'll escort her instead!"

"Then there's no point!" Kaoru held him back.

"Both of you need to shut up or else we are going to get caught!" I growled at the two.

"Then Kyoya! You take on the role of a punk and pimp on Haruhi! Then make Hikaru save her!" Tamaki tried to formulate a plan.

Kyoya just gave him a look, "Talk nonsense when you're asleep."

That's when I noticed something, "Takashi..."

"Ah?"

"Where's Hunny?"

"Ice cream, ice cream!" Hunny yelled out as he was dressed like an old man. "Does anyone want ice cream?"

The Item That Hunny Though Would Soften the Situation

Where did that ice cream cart and outfit come from? Apparently, I wasn't the only one with this exact same thought.

"Takashi!"

I looked at him as he gave me a nod. Right when Hunny was just passing the two, Takashi immediately ran out and snatched him from the air. I sighed in relief, only to be dragged by Tamaki into the ice cream stand that Haruhi was starting to walk to.

"Tamaki why are you wearing that ridiculous outfit?!" I demanded.

That was when I noticed that Haruhi was about to allow Hikaru have the first bite of her ice cream. Only for Tamaki to shove Hikaru and hand Haruhi another cone.

"What a cute little girl. Here, have another one for free, here," Tamaki spoke in some weird voice.

"Thank you," Haruhi said. How the hell did she not notice that this was Tamaki?

Luckily right when they turned around, Kaoru dragged Tamaki away from the window and practically strangled him.

"They were getting into a good mood; why did you have to interfere?!"

"Umm..." The store clerk just stared in shock.

"I'm really, really sorry about this," I bowed to the store clerk before I excused myself, not wanting to see Tamaki and Kaoru bicker.

Once out of the stand, I made my way towards the others. As soon as I was near Takashi, he placed his arms around my shoulders, pulling me in closer.

"How much longer do we need to do this for?" I whined.

"I'm not sure," Takashi answered me.

"When we get back, can we just pop some popcorn and watch a movie?"

"For you, anything."

I just smiled at him and nuzzled my face against his chest.

"We take our eyes off for a second and now they're getting into a good mood!" Kaoru complained as he and Tamaki came back from the ice cream stand.

"Although, I'm not quite sure Hikaru's the one doing the escorting," Kyoya pointed out.

That was true; as we kept on following them, I noticed that it looked like Haruhi was the one escorting him.

"I guess the ice cream smoothed things out after all!" Hunny cheered, thinking his plan had worked.

"No, I don't think so," Takashi stated.

"Sorry, Hunny," I patted his head.

"Let's head back," Kaoru announced. "If we blow our cover here, then everything goes down the drain. There's also someone who can't hold on much longer."

"It looks like so much fun...So lucky...So lucky..." I heard Tamaki cry.

"C'mon, let's go, Tamaki," I walked over and pulled his arm. "You can take her out next time."

That got him to move.

As soon as we got back to the pension, I heard thunder from a distance. I wasn't the only one who did. It was about 10 minutes later when it started to pour outside. Takashi and I were seated next to each other at one of the tables by the windows where Hunny, Kyoya, and Kaoru were at.

"I'm worried," I whispered to Takashi.

"It's okay," Takashi took my hand. "They'll be fine."

"That lightning was pretty big," Kaoru said.

"I wonder if they're taking shelter from the rain," said Hunny as he had his hands placed on the windows.

I turned to look at Tamaki, who was furiously pacing about. Misuzu-cchi and I looked at each other for a moment, with a worried look, before turning back to look at Tamaki.

"Tamaki-kun, you're being so restless," Misuzu-cchi told him.

"I'll go get them-" Tamaki immediately stopped.

The pension's phone rang.

"Oh my," Misuzu-cchi answered, "Hello, this is Pension Misuzu. Ah, Arai-kun, what's the matter? Eh? You're asking where Haruhi-chan and Hikaru-kun are? Hmm. Hmm. I see. Hikaru-kun should have his cell phone so I'll try calling him."

"Oh my god, this isn't good," I whispered to myself as I heard her hang up the phone.

Misuzu-cchi then turned to us, "It seems when they were in front of Arai-kun's store, Hikaru-kun went back and left Haruhi-chan all by herself. Then she went for him right afterwards, but this rain started pouring down, right? And that's why Arai-kun called, since he's worried."

"Tamaki, call. Now," I stood up from my chair and walked over to them. Takashi followed me and placed his arm around my waist to try and keep me calm.

Tamaki immediately pulled out his cell phone and dialed Hikaru's number. As we waited for him to answer, I couldn't help but think whether Haruhi was safe. It was pouring outside and it did not help at all that there was thunder.

"You fool!" Tamaki shouted into the phone. "Just shut up and go back to look for Haruhi! Who in the world would leave a girl behind in this rain?! Listen, Haruhi is scared of thunder! When a thunder strikes, she gets so scared that she isn't able to move. Before you start getting so good at being jealous, be more thoughtful of your companion!"

With that, he hung up the phone.

"Don't worry, Setsuna-senpai," I looked up at Tamaki. "He'll find her."

I nodded my head, "Yeah."

Playing the waiting game was not my favorite thing to do. I kept pacing back and forth while the others simply sat down and were being patient.

"Setsuna-senpai?" I heard Kaoru.

"Setsuna-senpai?" Tamaki spoke.

"Suna-chan?" Hunny went next.

It was then I just plopped myself onto the floor. I hated waiting. I was starting to get grumpy too. I want a cookie.

"Setsuna," I looked up to see Takashi holding out his hand for me to take. I grabbed his hand and allowed him to pull me up. Without saying anything to the others, he led me straight to the kitchen.

"Thought you might need a distraction right now," Takashi told me as he sat me down on one of the chairs.

"A distraction sounds nice," I replied.

Takashi smiled as he walked towards the fridge and pulled something out. As soon as I saw that single piece of cheesecake, I smiled.

"Oh, that's a good distraction," I told him as he placed it onto the table.

"I know a better one," he said before leaning down and placing a delightful kiss on my cheek.

Before he pulled away, I placed my arm around his neck so that I could pull him and place a kiss on his lips. Oh, those lips that I just can't get enough of. Those lips that simply just put me into such a state that all I could hear was my heart beating.

Then it all stopped thanks to my cell phone.

"Yeah, Hunny?" I answered the phone,trying to catch my breath.

"Haru-chan and Hika-chan are on their way back," I heard from the other line.

"Okay, we'll be back soon then," I told him before hanging up the phone. Placing the phone back on the table. "So I guess this is to be continued?"

"To be continued," Takashi smiled.

"Good," I smiled. "Now let's eat this."

When Haruhi and Hikaru came back, I immediately dragged the girl back to the room and made her take a hot shower so she wouldn't get sick. Once she was out, I made her tell me how her date went, even though we all knew what happened. Hearing her side of how things went made complete sense as to what we saw when we were stalking them. After talking for another hour, we decided to go to bed.

The Next Day

After that whole fiasco, we decided to just relax. I was wearing my black tank top and jean shorts along with some gladiator sandals today. The sun felt nice after the storm, so the outfit was perfect. I was sitting with Takashi, Hunny, and Tamaki trying to figure out what game we should play since Haruhi was working. Just then the bell on the door was heard, indicating that someone was coming in.

"Hello!"

"Ah, Arai-kun!" Haruhi smiled as she was picking up some cups.

"I brought a watermelon. Our watermelons taste great," Arai-kun presented as he held up a large watermelon.

"My favorite!" I cheered as I stood up and brought Takashi along.

"Wow, that's big," Hunny walked along with us.

"Splendid, indeed," Tamaki said as he looked at the fruit.

"Ah..." I saw Arai-kun turn to look at Hikaru making his way. Arai-kun simply smiled and showed the watermelon, "Here!"

Hikaru just smiled and grabbed it, "Thanks."

"We should definitely go eat this outside," I recommended while looking up at Takashi.

"Ah," Takashi agreed.

"Oh, hey! Let's cut open the watermelon!" Tamaki shouted towards Kaoru and Kyoya.

"C'mon! Move your butts down here so we can eat it!" I shouted along.

This was a great way to end the week at Karuizawa!