Sorry for keeping you guys waiting! It's just that i have no motivation as it's almost the end of the school year, etc... also, the frickin' TDSB decided they weren't going to give us report cards, so I just gave up. Then last week they CHANGED THEIR MINDS so now i'm desperately studying for the last test on monday, hoping to up my grades. ugh. like come ON!

Annnnd now it's a week after i wrote that first bit up there. *groans* I'm going to force myself to update today, 'cause if i don't then there won't be any more updates for a week! alright, here i go!

so in the last chapter, when I made the dogs talk, I wrote their action and what they meant. I feel like that got really annoying and repetitive, so I'm not going to do that anymore. I'll just write what they're saying and have an action to go along with it. Unless you want me to change it back, then I will. But for now, here's the chapter.

"So, any progress?" Marley looked around furtively, wagging his tail.

It was the next day, and Marley had come up with a plan to get Mori and Haruhi together. But first, he wanted to know if anything had happened with Kyoya and Tamaki.

Antoinette thumped her tail on the ground. "Definitely. Last night, I heard Tamaki playing the piano." She slumped down into a sitting position with a 'top that' look on her face.

Marley was confused. If dogs could raise one eyebrow, he'd be doing it. Instead, he blinked confusedly. "What does that mean?"

Antoinette wagged her tail furiously. "I haven't finished yet. He was singing about Kyoya!"

Marley was taken aback. This was certainly a big development! His eyes widened and he yipped. "Did he say his actual name?"

Antoinette barked excitedly. "Yes, yes! He said, 'Mon ami, Kyoya, I love you.' He said those exact words!"

Marley ran around in circles, doing his happy dance.

"Aww!" One of the guests said, reaching down to grab Marley's squirmy little body. "He's so cute, but he must be a handful. Who takes care of him?"

"Mostly me, but Takashi feeds him and walks him and stuff too." Honey replied.

Marley wiggled out of the girl's grasp. Antoinette flicked her ears. "Have you got a plan?"

Marley looked back at her, his own ears drooping. "Yes. But it's not a very good one."

Antoinette dipped her head toward Mori. "Well, go on then!"

Marley steeled himself, took a big breath, and put his plan into action.

His plan was to whine at the door till Mori came to walk him. Then as soon as Mori had the leash on him, he would run up to Haruhi and yip at her heels. So Mori and Haruhi would walk him together, and Marley would pull on the leash and lead them to the rose garden. The most romantic spot! Then they would kiss, and everything would be great.

That was the plan, anyway.

Marley ran up to the door and started yipping, as planned.

Unfortunately, not as planned, it was Honey who came and put the leash on him.

"C'mon Marley, let's go for a walk." Honey said cheerfully, tugging on the leash.

Marley looked back at Antoinette. "Er, this was not the plan..."

Antoinette shook her head. "Just go with it."

Marley and Honey left the music room, heading down to the courtyard.

"This is so much better, isn't it Marley?" Honey sighed contentedly. "I was getting a headache in there."

Marley sniffed a tree. 'Next time I'll wait until Honey-sama is busy with customers.' He thought. Then, noticing a rose bush, he got an idea. Marley bit a big red rose off the bush. The thorns pricked his tongue but he didn't mind. He looked back up at Honey and tried to yip, but it was hard with his mouth full of rose.

Honey stared down at the little dog before his mouth curved up in a smile. He giggled childishly and said, "I guess we better get going soon, huh?"

The pair, boy and dog, ascended the stairs, Marley still carrying the rose in his mouth. He hadn't given up on Operation G.O.M.P. yet- he would just have to wait until tomorrow when Honey was busy with customers. Until then, he had an alternate plan involving the rose.

Of course, he'd need to hide it somewhere when he snuck it in, and Antoinette might need to provide a distraction... Oh well. If dogs could shrug, Marley would do it. It was going to be perfect!

Marley and Honey reached the big double doors that concealed the paradise that was the host club so effectively. They paused. Marley sensed Honey was waiting for him to do something. His suspicions were confirmed when Honey said, "What are you going to do with that rose, Marley?"

Marley knew what he was going to do, he just didn't know where he was going to keep it until he needed to use it. Spying the pocket in the jacket of Honey's school uniform, he sprung up and neatly stuffed the rose in. Then he yipped, as if to say, "Well? Open the door, human!"

Honey did as was implied, a soft smile on his face. He'd had a funny feeling about that dog when they picked him off the street, but now it was almost confirmed. Just a few more minutes...

Marley bounded into the room, his faith in Operation G.O.M.P. fully restored. Antoinette blinked at him. "Well?"

Marley ran up to her and wagged his tail furiously. "I'm going to do the plan I had before tomorrow, but until then I've concocted an alternate plan involving a rose."

Antoinette slyly looked at Haruhi across the room. "I think I can guess what that plan is."

Marley yipped. "Just wait."

Just then, as if on cue, Kyoya stood up and said, "Unfortunately ladies, the host club is now closing. Thank you for coming and we hope to see you again."

All the girls filed out. Amid the chaos (as there were that many girls present), Marley stole up to Honey and snatched the rose out of his pocket. He then fought against the current of the crowd to get to where Haruhi was standing. Fortunately, he went unnoticed. He slipped the rose into one of her binders, then hurried back to where Antoinette was waiting.

"That should plant the idea in her mind that someone likes her." Marley slumped on the ground, suddenly tired. Antoinette lay down as well. "And quite right, too."

-oooo-

"Haru-chan was quite confused about that rose today." Honey said cheerfully, smirking down at Marley as he got ready for bed. "She ascertained that she kept an eye on her books the whole time, and she saw not one person near it." Honey got down on one knee and stroked Marley. "No people... But maybe a dog?" He chuckled and got into bed, turning off the lights. Marley joined him. The duo lay in silence for a while.

Then, Honey sighed. "Marley, are you awake?" He whispered. The dog lifted his head, drowsy. 'What now?' He thought. "Can I talk to you about Haru-chan and Takashi?"

Marley's eyes widened, and he pulled himself up to a sitting position. 'This is great! An insider's perspective!' Honey sat up as well, before retrieving Usa-chan from a side table and hugging him tightly. Presently he began to talk.

"I'd feel kind of silly saying these things to anyone else... Other than Takashi, but he's not here right now and I doubt he'd listen anyway." Honey's childish voice seemed almost eerie in the night. "The thing is... He's enamoured with her, but he's truly afraid that if he confesses his love, she won't love him back. He's afraid that his confession could split up the club, and he doesn't want to do that. And everyone's reactions... Well, you know how Tama-chan can get."

Marley nodded slowly, taking in everything Honey told him.

"I keep telling him to confess to her, because I can sense she likes him too." Honey continued. "It's in her actions, the way she speaks and the look in her eyes." Here he sighed. "Everyone can tell except Takashi, because he's too stressed that she won't love him. And the more I insist she loves him, the more he denies it and the more stressed he gets. So I just dropped the subject." Honey drew his knees up to his chest. "And it's really sad, in a way, because the more they both want it, the less they see and talk to each other. I can see how miserable it's making Takashi. Both of them, really."

Honey stopped talking for the moment. Silence stretched out before them. A big yawning, gaping silence. Then he spoke again.

"I know you know they love each other." He said, smiling kindly at the sleepy little dog. "And I know you have a plan in that little doggy brain of yours. It's funny to think of a dog being perceptive and intelligent enough to realize two people are in love and come up with a plan to get them together." Honey rubbed Marley's head. "But you're an exceptional dog." He said through a big yawn.

Marley took this as a hint to lie down again. The conversation was over. Honey snuggled down into the blankets again. "Thanks, Marley." He said sleepily. The next moment, the two of them were asleep.

Wow. I think that's the longest chapter yet. Um, yeah sorry if Honey seemed a bit OOC. SOO! do you think operation gomp is going to go well? And what's the next step for Antoinette?

Next time... Honey's busy with customers, and Marley puts his plan into action. Antoinette comes up with a plan of her own. Until then!

(Stole that from Computerfan hehe)