I'M BAAAAAAAAACK

Did you miss me? I missed you guys! here's your chapter, might be crappy cuz its kinda late rn, but I said I'd update today so here ya go. Enjoy!

Mori and Honey were worried.

It was the day after Marley had been re-claimed by his shady owner, Mr. Wakahisa, and they sensed something was off. They both had a soft spot for the dog and hated to see him hurt in any way. So they decided to consult with the rest of the hosts.

"Honey-senpai, Mori-senpai," Haruhi began as they walked in. "Where's Marley?"

Honey began to tear up. "Yesterday when we were walking him, a man said that he was Marley's owner and took him back!"

"I'm sorry, Honey-senpai." She frowned. "But I suppose Marley would have wanted to be with his owner."

"But he didn't seem like it!" Honey whimpered.

"He seemed afraid." Mori added.

"What's this?" Tamaki said, sliding over. "Tell me the story from the beginning."

Soon the entire host club, Antoinette, and all their guests were grouped around Mori and Honey as they told the story. "And- and then he picked up Marley and took him away!" Honey sniffled. The girls sighed and chorused consoling things.

"So a sketchy guy with dirty clothes asks for his dog back and you just hand him over?" Hikaru asked.

"Not a very good decision." Kaoru finished. Haruhi shot them both a look.

"What was his name?" Kyoya asked, opening up his laptop.

"Shou Wakahisa." Mori answered. Honey hugged Usa-chan.

-oooo-

'S-save me...' Marley thought, his head lying on cold steel and his paws over his eyes as memories crowded into his head.

"Get back!" The older dog snapped at Marley, taking a bite at his ear to get him out of the way.

Marley whimpered, slinking back, the bite marks on his ear bright red. The dog, part husky, part golden retriever, and part german shepherd, was a formidable mix, and Marley was no match for him. The other dog was lucky enough to get a couple bites at the food that was laid out, certainly not enough for all the dogs there. They all had to fight for it, and Marley, a lowly mix of a dachshund and a corgi, hardly got enough to eat. He shivered, feeling colder than ever, and slipped back to his corner.

In the present day, Marley shivered, feeling the cold and hunger and despair from that day creep up over him. The barking, growling, and whining of the other dogs surrounded him, making him somehow feel even more alone than before.

-oooo-

"I can't seem to find him." Kyoya muttered. He had been researching for a good half an hour, and for those of you who don't know Kyoya, he could usually find something in under five minutes. "Either he's using a different name, or anything about him is really well hidden."

"What are we going to do?" Honey asked, hugging Usa-chan tighter.

"Don't worry. I'll just have to be anonymous." Kyoya said, opening up some app called Tor. He quickly logged in, and began clicking and typing like mad. Five minutes later, he announced, "I've got something!"

The other hosts clustered around Kyoya's computer. "He's a dog breeder." Kyoya explained, clicking through the page.

"But Marley's not a pure-bred dog." Honey said, wide, innocent eyes focused on the computer.

"Exactly." Kyoya furrowed his brow. "Probably a shady, underhand dealer who passes off mutts as pedigrees."

"Call the police!" Tamaki panicked, running around the room looking for a landline before he remembered he could use his cell. He dialled 911 and put the phone up to his ear.

"Hello, we have evi- I mean suspicions," Tamaki corrected himself as Haruhi stepped on his foot, "that a Mr. Shou Wakahisa is committing fraud by selling mixed breed dogs as pure-bred ones. Yes, I will hold."

Everyone waited on Tamaki as he listened into his phone, his usually silly face completely serious for once. "Yes. Oh, my friend found a dog who appeared to be lost about a week ago, so he took it in. Yesterday, a man claimed the dog was his and took it back. However, online the man claims to be a dog breeder, yet the dog is not a pure-bred dog."

There was silence for a moment. Then, Tamaki spoke again. "Sixteen, sir. Um, no. Okay... Yeah, I understand. Thanks for your time. Goodbye." Tamaki hung up and turned to the rest of the host club. "He says they'll look into it, but without concrete proof they won't be able to get a search warrant. And they won't take the word of sixteen-year-old."

At these words, Antoinette found herself sinking to the ground. 'Oh no...' She thought. 'It'll take ages for them to get permission to search that man's place. And who knows what could happen to Marley in that time?' Antoinette and Marley had really become close in the past week, bonding over fancy dog food and plans for operation G.O.M.P. She hated to think of anything bad happening to him, but it didn't seem like there was anything she could do.

The guests murmured in sympathy and disappointment. Only Honey stood up. "But we have to do something! Marley could die in there! When we found him he was skinny as a rod, you could see his ribs! He's abusing those dogs!"

Kyoya closed his laptop. 'The worst thing we could do in this situation is to take matters into our own hands.' He thought grimly.

"Okay!" Tamaki stood up, puffing his chest out and using his hero voice, "We're going to have to take matters into our own hands!"

Haha, I lied. It's been... two days? I'm sorry. Hope you liked it.

So, what do you thing will happen next? And what does Tamaki mean by taking matters into our own hands?

Next time... I'm not even sure anymore. Stay tuned though, it should be good!