hai! I am back with another update! Unfortunately after this there won't be another one for almost a month :( but ill make it reeeaaaallly good to make it up to you. so, without further ado, here is The Host Club's Dog: Success! Kinda.

All was going well in the host club the next day. The hosts were happy, the clients were happy, the money was rolling in and therefore Kyoya was happy. Which was best for everyone.

And, of course, the littlest hosts were happy as well.

They were waiting and watching for the perfect moment to execute Marley's plan. "What about now?" Antoinette glanced at Honey, who was seated at a table eating cake, as usual. Guests were sitting around him, giggling and wiping the cream off his mouth with embroidered napkins. Mori was standing guard nearby, and several more guests were fangirling behind him.

"No, I don't know..." Marley's eyes flicked to Haruhi. She was with her own guests in another corner of the room. "We should wait till she's a little closer."

No sooner had Marley indicated that when Haruhi got up from her seat, saying, "Excuse me, just one second ladies." She made her way across the room to where Mori was standing and started talking to him about something.

Antoinette thumped her tail on the ground. "Now!" Marley needed no encouragement. He was already up and away, trotting to the door. He started yipping, his heart pounding in his chest. 'I hope this works...' He thought nervously.

Honey looked over and saw Marley yipping at the door, just like the day before. "Takashi, could you walk Marley?" He said, using his most innocent voice. The girls swooned. Mori nodded and advanced towards Marley, who ran up to him excitedly, wagging his tail. Mori smiled at him and fastened his leash and collar.

'Here we go...!' Marley thought. If dogs could laugh nervously, then he would. But the only thing he could do was yip.

He ran up to Haruhi and tried to act like a normal dog. He yipped, sniffed her hand and wagged his tail some more. Haruhi smiled. "Hi there, Marley."

'Yes! This might actually be working!' Thought Marley.

Some of the girls around giggled. Mori blinked. Was it just Marley's imagination, or did a slight blush cross his face?

Nope.

Honey grinned. Immediately, he saw exactly what Marley was trying to do. He removed the cake fork from his mouth and said, "Takashi, you and Haruhi should walk Marley together!"

Mori looked at his cousin with a face that said, 'Mitsukuni! What are you doing?!'

Haruhi, happily oblivious, just shrugged and said, "Sure, I could use some fresh air." The girls sighed. "Don't worry. I'll be back soon." She told them with a bright smile. Haruhi turned back to Mori and said, "Shall we?"

Mori blinked a couple times, then stammered out, "Uh, y-yeah."

'YESS!' Marley thought, ecstatic. The three of them, girl, boy, and dog, exited music room three and headed for the courtyard.

"So." Mori started.

'Great opener, Mori-sama.' Marley thought.

"Do both you and Honey-Senpai take care of him?" Haruhi asked.

'Yes! Conversation starter!' Marley thought.

"Um, yeah. He's Honey's dog, though." Mori replied awkwardly.

"I always wanted a dog." Haruhi said suddenly. Both Mori and Marley looked at her, surprised. "When I was little, I knew exactly what breed I would get and what I would name it. But it never happened."

"Wh-what would you have named it?" Mori asked.

Haruhi smiled. "Don't laugh, but... I was gonna name it Toto. Like in The Wizard of Oz."

Mori smiled. "That's... Cute."

Haruhi smiled too, and blushed a little. "It was my favourite story. I liked the tin man the best. I dressed up as him for Halloween once."

Marley struggled to maintain his cool. 'This is working!' He thought.

The three left the school and entered the grounds. Marley, who had been trotting faster and faster, broke into a run, dragging Mori with him, and forcing Haruhi to chase after them.

"Marley?" Haruhi shouted as she struggled to catch up to them. Mori seemed to have accepted the fact that he was going to be dragged across the entire school grounds and kept up easily. Finally, when they reached the rose garden, Marley halted. Haruhi ran up to them, stopping to catch her breath.

"Geez, Marley must sure like roses." She commented. Mori almost laughed.

'Holy crap!' Marley thought, also out of breath. 'I've never seen him so happy!'

The trio entered the rose maze, walking along and sniffing flowers. After a bit though, Mori coughed and said, "Uh, we should get back."

'No! NO! GODDAMN IT!' Marley thought. 'Stay! You still have to kiss!'

"Alright. We shouldn't keep the guests waiting." She turned back and Mori followed, along with a reluctant Marley.

-oooo-

"Well?" Antoinette ran up to Marley. He shook his head. "No good."

Antoinette's face fell. "No! Really? But we came up with a dynamite plan!"

"Well, they talked some, but no kissing. So a bit of progress, but not much." Marley sat down and yawned.

"Uh, okay. Well, wanna hear some good news?" Antoinette wagged her tail.

"Yes, please." Marley opened his eyes again.

"Okay, well..." Antoinette stole a glance at her master. "I went and sat near Tamaki-sama and Kyoya-senpai, and listened in on their conversation. Tamaki-senpai invited Kyoya-senpai for a sleepover at the Suoh house later today."

Marley raised his eyebrows. "Opportunities?"

Antoinette stuck her tongue out and wagged her tail more. "Plenty. And! I came up with a plan."

Marley started wagging his tail as well. "Tell me!"

Antoinette took another look at her master, who was talking animatedly with Kyoya. "Okay, so at one point, they'll be up in Tamaki-sama's room, doing homework. That's probably what Kyoya will insist they do first. I'm just going to stay behind Tamaki-sama the whole time, and if there's ever a moment, I'll just gently push on his back until his lips fall right into Kyoya's."

Marley yipped. "Perfect! Amazing! Wow!"

Antoinette flicked her ears. "Thanks. I sure hope it works anyway."

Marley flicked his ears back at her. "It will. Trust me." He looked at Kyoya and Tamaki talking. Tamaki started laughing, and Kyoya smiled affectionately at his friend. You could practically see the chemistry between them.

Antoinette barked joyfully. Everyone laughed and Marley stuck out his tongue. 'Operation G.O.M.P. seems to be going very well!' He thought happily.

Well... dang! Now I'm all excited to write the next chapter. Maybe the next one will be posted before I leave for 3 weeks.

Questions!

1. How do you think Antoinette's plan is going to go?

2. What's the next step for Mori and Haruhi?

Next time... A mysterious figure from Marley's past surfaces. Antoinette puts her plan into action. And Honey and Mori get very, very suspicious. See you then!

Hahaha sorry Computerfan XD