The next morning, Marley woke at sunrise. He saw his new master still sleeping soundly, and wagged his tail. He felt so much better after being fed and cleaned and taken in by Honey. Marley studied him, then bounded forward and licked his nose.

Honey's brown eyes slid open and he blinked them drowsily. The feeble sunlight turned his eyelashes gold. "Morning, Marley." Honey murmured, then closed his eyes again.

It looked like the master wanted to sleep for a bit longer. Marley snuggled up to Honey again and let himself drift off.

The next time Marley woke up, it was because of the sound of Honey's alarm clock. Marley opened his eyes to see Honey rushing around getting his books, uniform already on.

Marley stood up and stretched, yawning. Then his eye fell upon the leash and collar coiled up at the foot of the bed. He jumped off Honey's bed and sniffed it, running around in circles and yipping excitedly.

Honey put Usa-chan down and fastened the collar on Marley. He straightened up and smiled at the little dog at his heels. "You're coming to school today, 'kay Marley-chan?"

The dog yipped softly softly as a response.

Honey giggled and picked up Usa-chan again. "Good!"

When he walked outside to his limo walking Marley, he saw his cousin already waiting for him.

"You're bringing him?" Mori asked. Honey nodded. They both got in without further comment.

The limo arrived at Ouran and the two stepped out to sighs and squeals from the fangirls, as usual. One brave girl ran up to Honey.

"Hello, Honey! Is this your new dog?"

Honey nodded. "Marley-chan, meet Emi-chan."

She giggled and petted his head. "He's so cute!"

Just then, the bell rang. "See you later at the host club!" Honey called cheerily as she moved away with the crowd.

Marley wasn't allowed to follow Honey around during class. Ouran was a school for spoiled rich kids, but it did have its eccentric limits. Poor Marley had to sit outside, with his leash tied to a tree, while his master was in school. He didn't mind though, as long as he was there. He was happy and excited. Life seemed like a great big adventure, with all doors open.

Honey couldn't be feeling any more differently. His head was slumped on Mori's shoulder and his eyes drooped. Every now and then he yawned, but he was still dutifully taking notes.

Honey was always tired first period. He woke up energized, was tired for about an hour, then was energized for the rest of the day. This could be his body's natural cycle, but it could be largely due to the stash of mini cakes he carried with him and ate between periods.

In any case, the day passed quickly for Honey. And it wasn't long before he found himself inside music room three, getting set up.

"Awww!" Tamaki squealed as soon as he set eyes on Marley.

"Isn't he cute?" Honey exclaimed. "Me and Takashi found him! He was a stray! But now he's ours!"

"He might have belonged to someone." Haruhi said, frowning from her homework.

Honey shook his head. "He didn't have a collar."

"Too skinny." Mori grunted.

Kyoya raised his eyebrows. "Well, you're welcome to leave him here for the day. Who knows? He might even bring in more guests."

"Yes! This is exactly what we need!" Screamed a voice from underneath the floorboards.

The entire host club collectively groaned as Renge's platform rose up. She was perched on top, doing her signature maniacal laugh. The mechanism slammed to a halt and Renge stood up, eyes gleaming.

"A dog is just what we need!" She clasped her hands. "Ladies love the mutual trust and affection that goes between a boy and his dog! It drives them wild! It's just the thing to spice up Honey's character! And for Mori, his quiet, intimidating nature can be balanced with a love of animals! It's perfect!" She swooned. "Just thinking about it makes me want to eat three bowls of rice!"

Kyoya opened his notebook. "I think Renge has something here. Marley could generate more business for the club. And Lord knows she's really the only one here who knows what most of our fans like."

Renge clapped her hands together. "Excellent, it's settled then. Marley is our newest host!" She pointed at him dramatically. He let out a soft yip. Honey stroked his ears.

It appeared there was now a dog in the host club.