A/N: Yes, never give Hunny Red Bull. That is the lesson for last week. LOL. This story is going to be a few chapters long. I have a few pranks that I came up with, and each chapter is a prank which will backfire. Enjoy the new one!

Chapter 2 – Humans Only, No Snakes Allowed

For 12 days the twins behaved themselves. Only doing minor things here and there, but the last thing they wanted was to bring attention to themselves after the whole Red Bull debacle (which incidentally was the exactly amount of time it took for Hunny to stop asking for more Red Bull and thus also ended his continual reminder of what the twins had done the day Ouran flooded – which to this day no one could prove was or was not the twins work).

It had taken four days to clean the walls after Hunny ran around them like a race track leaving a ring of shoe prints in his wake. The first day, Kyoya had told the twins to scrub them, but when they started to peel the paint from the walls instead of cleaning, the Shadow King released his demon aura and decided it was probably best to get the maids to clean them; which he made the Hitachiin twins pay for the cleaning and then subsequent repainting of music room three. It was not an experience they wanted ever again. Thus they behaved, but they were at the end of their tether. For the past 12 days, they haven't even bothered Haruhi or incited Tamaki into his overly possessive daddy act in fear of what might happen to them. IT WAS PURE TORTURE! They needed to do something or they would completely fall off the deep end and Kyoya would be preparing one large padded cell at one of the Ootori hospitals.

As it turned out, an opportunity they could not ignore presented itself the morning of the thirteenth day.

Everyone should have known the peace and serenity could not last. Hikaru and Kaoru were not made to behave 24/7, and they were bound to snap sooner or later. They should have expected that the number 13 was as unlucky as most commoners said it was.

That morning, Tamaki had decided that all of the hosts needed to meet first thing in the morning and have coffee together. Grumbling, his friends finally agreed because sometimes it was easy to go along with him than to fight his plans… he was going to get his way eventually. Besides, waking up early and meeting at the school for coffee was a lot better than some of the plans the blond came up with.

And then the twins struck…

Let me back up for a second. On the way to school, Hikaru and Kaoru had seen something on the side of the road and suddenly a thought struck them and they decided to make a brief stop (and no it wasn't for Red Bull. They didn't want to get that drink within 100 yards of Hunny). Getting out of the car, they scoured for the perfect item to bring to coffee and finally found it. It would be perfect!

Pulling up in their car, they got out amidst the shrilling cries of screaming girls. They turned and gazed longingly into each other's eyes and their faces moved closer… closer. Just as their lips were about to touch, Kaoru whispered, "Not here Hikaru. Everyone is watching." Hikaru's soft reply came next, "Keep your eyes only on me Kaoru. You don't have to worry about anyone else." The screams of MOE grew louder, deafening.

A certain brunette girl walked by them and scoffed, "Will you two quit it already. We're going to be late."

"You know you like it," the twins proclaimed together and followed her into the school, their held firmly package in Hikaru's hands.

Haruhi noticed the bag, and she should have asked about it, but one thing she had learned over the last year, when it came to the twins, it was always better to be kept in the dark. She did not want to know beforehand because then she could claim plausible deniability. She didn't know and therefore she could not be held responsible. Okay, so it might not work with Kyoya because Kyoya was the ultimate Shadow King (regardless of how handsome she found him… he was a host, they were all handsome), but it would work with the others and it might get her out of cleaning up the mess. Or at least she hoped it would. Fingers crossed. Sometimes when Kyoya was dishing out the punishments, she found herself trapped and unable to get out of his web.

Walking into music room three, still clean and appearing untouched by either student or faculty, the trio was the last to arrive. Everyone was already seated at the table. Kyoya furiously typing away at something on the computer, Hunny eating a slice of cake (and no one failed to miss the fact there were four more slices sitting in front of him waiting to be eaten), Mori sitting next to him and making sure his cousin didn't make a mess, and Tamaki trying to get Kyoya's attention and whining because his "precious daughter had not arrived yet." Haruhi groaned and face palmed as she started to approach the table slowly and carefully. It was best not to make any sudden movements because when she did…

Tamaki's Haruhi sensors started to alert him that she was near. Whipping his head around, he found her walking closer and closer to the table, the twins hanging on her, their arms wrapped around her waist. He couldn't control himself; jumping out of his chair (which overturned in his rush), he ran towards the brunette and pulled her into his arms in a gentle hug prying her away from the twins… at least that is what he pictured in his head (and oddly enough Hikaru and Kaoru had not fought him).

Inner mind theatre, the curtain rises (applause)…

Haruhi's joy at seeing Tamaki came in second only to his happiness at seeing her. They had been parted for too long. Even an hour was too much time to go without gazing upon each other's visages. And now that they had been reunited, neither wanted to be apart. They wrapped their arms around each other and held tight. Nothing could separate them.

"Oh Tamaki-senpai, I missed you so. I couldn't sleep because you weren't beside me," Haruhi whimpered, a single tear streaming down her face.

Holding her a little tighter, Tamaki said, "Do not fret my princess because even when we are apart, we can meet each other in our dreams. Take solace in the fact that I will never truly leave you."

Curtain closes on inner mind theatre (applause… or crickets)…

"Oh Haruhi, I know you missed daddy as much as he missed you!" Tamaki squeezed harder.

In his mind, he might have thought she was hugging him back, but in reality, Haruhi felt like she was being suffocated. She tried waving her arms in a crazy manner, hitting him, pushing him away, nothing worked. And she couldn't call for Mori's help because Tamaki held her face against his chest and she couldn't catch a breath let alone use her mouth to give form to words. Anything escaping came out as nothing but muffled noises.

"Hey boss, are you trying to kill her?" Hikaru asked, noticing Haruhi's neck was starting to turn blue, and figuring her face looked much the same.

"Well they say love kills," Kaoru chortled.

"SHUT UP YOU TWO DOPPELGANGERS! Haruhi loves her daddy! Don't you my little Haruhi," Tamaki questioned as he pushed the girl slightly away from him.

Breathing heavily, Haruhi tried to take in as much air as possible, but she started to feel light headed as she responded breathlessly, "I do love my father, but for the millionth time, you are not him." Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something moving. Turning her head slowly and ignoring the rants coming from her friend, her eyes widened and her eyes immediately went to the twins who were lying on the floor laughing hysterically. The bag had been dropped and now slithering along the floor of the club, two snakes. "Senpai, I think we need to move towards the table." She was more afraid for him than her since she wasn't afraid, but she didn't know if he would be or not.

"Why?" The blond stopped in the middle of his sobbing tirade to ask.

Haruhi could only point fearful of his reaction. She didn't believe the snakes were poisonous, otherwise the twins would not have brought them to school… then again, this was the twins and one never knew what they were thinking half the time. The snakes could very well be poisonous. Preparing herself for his reaction, she stiffened and waited… she should have run away.

Following the direction of where she pointed, the blond squealed and the picked her up, "DON'T WORRY HARUHI! DADDY WILL SAVE YOU!" He ran in the opposite direction and slipped on a banana peel that had been left in the middle of the floor and because Haruhi was being carried overhead so that the snakes could not reach her, he threw her through the air like a football.

Mori tried to catch her, but she was too far away. Hunny was busy eating cake and didn't realize what was going on until it was too late to react in order to save her. Her only hope was Kyoya, and she knew he would make her pay for this.

Shaking his head, Kyoya grabbed her out of the air before she could hit the wall. They just had the walls refinished and cleaned; he did not want them to be messed up so soon. Setting her on her feet, he let her go and noticed she wobbled and reacted quickly to prevent her from falling. What was the point of saving her if he was going to just let her fall? Grabbing her hand, he yanked her against his body and his nose hit her head. Ouch! But maybe, just maybe his lips brushed against her forehead as well. Pushing her away and holding her at an arms distance away, he inquired, "Are you alright Haruhi?"

"Yes, thank you Kyoya-senpai," she answered. Hadn't this happened just recently? She was sure she was experiencing déjà vu.

He didn't trust her legs to hold her up and therefore the Shadow King helped her into a chair. Whispering, he told her, "When you are steady on your feet, I want you to clean up these dishes."

"But Kyoya-senpai…"

"But what? Due to your negligence Tamaki overreacted. Clean up the dishes." He stepped away from her and adjusted his glasses, "Hikaru, Kaoru, catch the snakes and dispose of them properly. For the next two weeks, you will be volunteering in the kendo and karate clubs as practice dummies. What were you thinking bringing those things in here? You are lucky that it was only us this morning. If there had been customers in here, we would have had a stampede. Tamaki get up off the floor. You're not dead… yet. However, I'm sure I can arrange something for you."

"But mommy, those shady twins brought…"

"I am well aware of what they brought with them and I am dealing with them."

Hikaru and Kaoru grumbled under their breath as they caught the snakes and took them outside. Both of them had seen Kyoya catch and rescue Haruhi, and they had seen the bespectacled teen hold her close. In addition, Kaoru could have sworn Kyoya's lips made contact with the girl's head. What did this mean? Did the Shadow King have feelings for Haruhi? Surely not. No, this was not possible. Haruhi was at best a friend, and probably more just someone who had merit for him. Allowing her to get hurt would decrease profits and affect the bottom line. No, Kyoya was not interested in Haruhi.

"Hey Kaoru?"

"Yah Hikaru?"

"So what do we want to do next time?"

The younger twin looked at his brother and suddenly both of them broke out in smiles. Together they declared, "Something to pay Kyoya back!"