Back! I've gotten several followers and favorites since I started this story, and I'm so happy! I guess that's nothing though for other stories... But can you blame me? First story, and I'm really enjoying writing it! I hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter This may be a long chapter because I get to intr- Mpmh!

*mysterious invisible hand muffles my mouth before I ruin the story*

Ok, ok I won't tell.

Disclaimer: We've been over this. I've said it, what, 4 times now? I don't own OHSHC! And I never will... *cries*

'Thinking'

"Talking"

-takling with eyes/movements-

Chapter 3

I was walking behind Haruhi while in front of Kaoru and Hikaru when I tripped over something. Next thing I knew, I was on top of Haruhi. I was just glad she was face down. We looked up simultaneously, looking at the source of my fall: the twins. They grinned back at us and shrugged their shoulders, also simultaneously.

"Hikaru, Kaoru, would you mind telling me why you tripped Akari, making her fall on top of me?" Haruhi asked, not even blushing from our position. I'm surprised she didn't even flinch when their grins grew wider. Must've had practice, or this happened to her a lot. I'm guessing the latter.

"We don't know what you're talking about Haruhi," replied the two little devils at the same time. They feigned innocence and helped us back up, only to have Hikaru knock me down yet again. I didn't even spare him a glance. I got up myself and got back in line. I could feel their eyes burning into my back, trying to see why I wouldn't respond. Haruhi glanced over her shoulder and I could see the tiniest bit of respect and worry in her eyes. I could also plainly see the question in her eyes.

-Are you ok?- she asked.

-Yeah. Used to it.- I answered with a shrug. We kept walking and the boys gave up their tricks and laughter after they realized I wouldn't budge. Because Haruhi was too far away, they couldn't play tricks on her either.

"What exactly goes on here when you have a physical exam?" asked Haruhi all of a sudden. I blinked in surprise at the sudden sound, having not talked the entire way.

"Nothing different than any other school," replied Hikaru smoothly.

"Yeah, just because we're rich doesn't mean physical exams are different here than anywhere else," Kaoru said next.

"That makes sense," said Haruhi thoughtfully while I just watched the scene unfold. That is, until they opened the door. I saw Haruhi freeze out of the corner of my eye and I didn't blame her. I stared at the tons of doctors and nurses, frozen to the spot. A classroom, I could handle. A room full of strangers lined up waiting for you to come in, that was another thing. I was terrified already, to say the least.

I felt people bumping into me but I didn't register it. I knew Haruhi and the twins were still around since they couldn't leave without me. I knew I was getting weird looks but I didn't care at that moment. All I wanted to do was run and hide before they brought out the equipment.

I saw a pair of doctors that looked like high school students. Then I heard Haruhi ask about it and was answered by a boy who looked a year older than us with raven colored hair and glasses. He said they were backup for a plan about keeping her secret. I found myself wondering what it was. Then it dawned on me about her gender.

All of a sudden, Haruhi was enveloped by 6 boys, including the twins. I was just content to follow behind. Haruhi would look back occasionally but other than that, I never got a second glance. They led her to a room that was set aside, seemingly to be just for her. It read Special Boys Clinic. When they were gone, she grabbed my hand and dragged me in behind her. The nurse blinked at me in surprise but told Haruhi she could undress behind the curtain and that I could go next if I liked.

All of a sudden, a man came running in and went into the stall occupied by Haruhi.

'What the... Who was he? Maybe I should get him out of that room.' I thought, heading towards the curtain. I looked inside seeing him holding a hand over Haruhi's mouth. I noticed she had taken off her shirt and all she had on was her undershirt and pants. Because of the situation, my thoughts went somewhere else, rather than the correct conclusion.

I ran inside the curtain and pushed him off of Haruhi. She looked at me in surprise, but I was too focused on keeping him down. Then the boys from earlier ran in. As soon as they all walked in, my eyes went immediately to the tallest and shortest ones that held perfect stances, obviously knowing what they were doing in a fight. My stance immediately went towards them instead of the man. Only those two noticed I was there though.

The others mentioned something about a Host Club and it finally clicked. I knew what the Host Club was and who was in it, I was just surprised I didn't recognize them sooner. Kyoya, Tamaki, Mori, Honey, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Haruhi. All hosts of the Host Cub that were trying to keep Haruhi's gender a secret. By the time I was done thinking it through, the man had left and Haruhi was asking them to get out. I realized I was still in a defensive stance and relaxed.

"Are you still mad at us Haruhi?!" cried Tamaki.

"No you idiot, she needs to finish the exam. The same goes for me," I said, slightly satisfied when they all jumped and turned to me in surprise.

"May I ask who you are miss?" asked Kyoya.

"Drop the act Kyoya-senpai. I know you only act nice at first to see if you can get anything to gain. It's what you did with Haruhi when she first entered the Host Club. I'm not going to play your little games," I replied bluntly, knowing how effective it was after watching Haruhi. "Also, you can call me Akari, Kyoya-senpai. Though, by the way Haruhi acts around you, you must secretly be a nice guy." They all looked shocked at my outburst and even Haruhi looked a bit taken aback.

"Did she just..?" Hikaru began slowly.

"Figure out Haruhi was a girl?" Kaoru said next.

"And talk back to Kyoya?" They both finished at the same time. I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Then they burst out laughing and I noticed everyone except Kyoya and I were smiling. Then I heard a light giggle and was shocked to find out it had come from me. I was too surprised to take it into thought though.

"Akari, would you like to come to the Host Club with us?" Haruhi asked. I realized she was just hoping to have another sane girl around.

"I guess I can, if you don't mind having me," I replied. I wonder how the other girls would react to me coming. Then I saw the two devilish twins grinning ear to ear.

"Looks like we'll have another toy to play with brother," said Hikaru evilly.

"Maybe we can have some new fun," replied Kaoru, if it was even possible, with a bigger grin.

"If you pull any kind of prank, I'll have your heads," Kyoya said coolly. I found myself smiling and even Mori was too. Of course, Honey was too busy eating some cake that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Finally, we all headed to the 3rd music room after the physical exams were finally over. Tamaki kept going on about the cosplay they would be wearing that day while Kyoya kept looking at something in his black notebook. The twins wouldn't let go of Haruhi the entire way and I found myself smiling faintly throughout the entire event. For a second time that day, I felt happy about being with the Host Club. From that moment on, I knew I would only be in for more surprises to come. If I were to be honest with myself, I felt completely fine with that.

So? What did you think? Akari finally met the Host Club! Depending on how many people vote depends on when I put up the polls on here but so far Honey is in the lead (still)! Akari didn't have quite as much interaction with Haruhi as I was hoping but oh well. Wasn't as long as I was expecting either. Same thing.

Edited on 7/1/15