A/N: For those of you who are waiting on Please to be updated, look for that tomorrow. I am flipping the order of these two since I still have some work to do on Please and this chapter was closer to completion. Those crazy twins. I guess we will have to see what happens next. Enjoy!

Chapter 3 – Rotten Eggs

They were biding their time before they outright attacked the Shadow King of Ouran. Pranksters, the twins were, but they weren't idiots (no matter what anyone else said), and they wanted to live long enough to complete their bucket list. Actually it was more like a list of pranks and jokes they wanted to dish out before they died. Rumor had it (or at least this is what has been said) there are well over 5,000 items on their list all contained in a mysterious red book… because black is too dull and would be too much like a certain glasses wearing vice president in the Host Club.

So they waited and watched and waited some more. Their time for revenge, their moment to shine, would come soon enough. For now, they would continue with their sacred list.

After the last two major incidents seemed to create an air of romance and a special moment or spark between the cool host and natural host, Hikaru and Kaoru decided it was best that their deviousness targeted victims, I mean students, other than the Host Club members, which essentially meant the entire school was their playground… only this time they wouldn't play with the sprinklers, but hey, they had yet to be caught for that particular scheme (and you don't know it was them either dear reader. SHHHHH!).

As they flipped through their cherished list, their eyes fell upon the perfect scheme. It would not only create a small bit of havoc, but it would cross off yet another item in their book, In addition it would be impossible for Kyoya and Haruhi to be pushed together by this small, simple, barely worth mentioning joke (but I will since it is all part of the story).

Planning took less than two days and then quietly at midnight the day after they started scheming, they broke into the school; which was easier than they thought it would be, especially given what they had done. Before picking the lock and entering the school building, they tapped into the school's power supply and disrupted it momentarily. While the guards were busy with that, Hikaru and Kaoru made their way through the halls. They needed to get to the telecommunications room where the wires for the security cameras could be found. Disrupting the signal from the camera, the twins quietly laughed knowing that when the guards got back to the security desk, they would be watching episodes of the Three Stooges.

Slinking towards one of the classrooms, they quickly entered and began preparing. It wouldn't take much. Just a few chemicals, a couple balloons, some string, some duct tape, and a few cheap cell phones from the commoner's corner store. The timing had to be perfect.

As soon as they were done planting their "presents", Kaoru heard footsteps coming towards them and silently warned his brother by tackling him to the ground before dragging him to a supply closet and throwing him in. Climbing in after him, the younger of the twins shut the door right before the door to the classroom opened. They had almost been caught, but almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades (or so I'm told).

They waited twenty minutes before they decided it was safe. Opening the door less than an inch, they carefully surveyed their surroundings and left as quickly as they could. It had been a close call. The moment they were home and safely ensconced in their beds, they released a sigh of relief.

The next morning proved to be a difficult morning for Hikaru and Kaoru. They didn't want to wake up, but they did; although it was only because they wanted to see their "gift" unfurl. And besides, since it was Friday, they knew they would be able to sleep in late the following morning… as long as Tamaki didn't come up with some insane plan to experience the life of a commoner. If he did that, well their list gave them a few options for dealing with an overzealous Host Club King as well.

Arriving at school, Hikaru and Kaoru appeared bored out of their minds… in addition to being so tired their eyes were barely staying open. They really should have rethought planting their "presents" in the middle of the night. It made for two very tired devil twins.

"Are you two alright?" Haruhi questioned giving them a dubious look. To her, it appeared as if they could keel over at any moment.

"Yah," Hikaru yawned.

Kaoru nodded, "Just fine."

"Are you sure? Let me guess your 'fighting' again," she remarked and used air quotes to emphasize the word fighting. It wasn't that she truly believed they were since they never did, and the one fight they seemed to get into was nothing more than one big joke because they had been bored. A pair of mischievous twins with time on their hands was a dangerous combination in Haruhi's eyes.

This comment seemed to perk them up and their arms immediately wrapped around each other. Looking deeply into his brother's eyes, Hikaru remarked, "I would never fight with someone as beautiful and loving as Kaoru. I would go to the devil before I hurt my brother… my love."

"Hikaru," Kaoru whimpered, his face moving ever closer to his brother's. Just before they were about to lock lips, they turned their smirking faces towards their friend.

"Whatever. You two are hopeless," she grumbled and walked off leaving her friends alone. Whatever they were up to, she didn't want to have any part of it.

A cellphone signal could be a dangerous thing. Calling a certain number and letting that connect with a cheap untraceable cellphone, has been known to set off a series of chain reactions. And in the case of Ouran Private Academy, it was no different.

Pressing talk, Hikaru and Kaoru each called a different number and then hung up as soon as the first explosion was heard. They couldn't help the small laugh that escaped them.

Heads popped up when they heard what sounded like a bomb, but that was impossible. Wasn't it? Surely the school had top of the line security since the children of the wealthy and elite attended Ouran. Another explosion and screams could be heard in the halls.

Opening up to the door to class 2-A, the class rep stuck his head out and immediately regretted it. The halls were filled with a yellow smoke and smelled like rotten eggs. Another explosion sounded in one of the classrooms its students ran out of it as quickly as possible. The class rep's glasses cracked slightly at the scene unfolding before him. Of course it could have been the smell because it was pretty bad.

"What do you think you're doing? Shut the door and someone open a window," Haruhi instructed pulling her friend back into the room and glaring at Hikaru and Kaoru. Storming her way over to them, she asked, "What the hell did you two do?"

"Do?" Hikaru simpered trying to contain his mirth.

Kaoru was less able to hold anything in and started to laugh, "Yah, we didn't do anything."

"HARUHI!" The door flew open and Tamaki appeared amidst a cloud of yellow smoke. His wild eyes scanned the room and as soon as they spotted his target, he charged… his hair still smoking. Apparently he spotted the small balloon and decided to poke it right before it exploded in his face.

As he ran by, students held their noses to prevent themselves from smell the horrible smell of rotten eggs. Some decided to leap out the open windows in order to save themselves, and unfortunately some of the girls swooned in Tamaki's wake.

Stepping to the side, Haruhi dodged her friend and giggled when the blond embraced Hikaru instead. Served the twins right after what they did to the school, and she was 99% positive this had their names written all over it.

The really bad after affects came next. Due to Tamaki's sudden appearance, the students who had not fainted or jumped out the window decided to exit the room as quickly as possible creating a small stampede to add to the one already in the halls. Unfortunately for Haruhi, the crowd carried her petite body right along with them. She could have probably crowd surfed if she really wanted to… she didn't.

As the crowd carried her out, Hikaru yelled at his blond friend, "Boss, I know you love me, but you should know, your little girl is gone." It wasn't that he wanted Tamaki to try and grab Haruhi, but it was better than for the older teen to keep embracing him. How embarrassing!

Tamaki yelped and his eyes popped open. He really had been cuddling one of the twins instead of his precious daughter the entire time. Pushing the younger host away from him, he yelled, "This is all your fault you evil doppelgangers!"

"Our fault?" The twins gasped together, "How is it our fault?"

"I don't know, but I'm sure this is all your doing!" He started to run out the door screaming, "Don't worry Haruhi, daddy will save you!"

Not ones to miss the action, the twins followed their leader because where Tamaki was, there was always an opportunity to tease him.

No one expected what came next.

Haruhi lost her bearings in the push of the crowd and felt like if she didn't escape, it could mean certain doom. If Mori and Hunny were there, she could easily call to them and allow them to rescue her, but they were at university and therefore they were not there to play superhero.

And then suddenly, the crowd came to a screeching halt. All except Haruhi. She kept flying forward and face planted against something solid… and blue… with a crisp white shirt… and a tie. This wasn't good. Slowly lifting her head, she started to apologize, "I'm sor…ry." She was so dead. "Kyoya-senpai! I'm so sorry. I couldn't stop and they were carrying me away… and…and…" She was definitely a dead woman. What would happen to her things since she didn't have a will?

"Mommy, don't hurt her. It was the shady twins fault!" Tamaki cried out from somewhere in the middle of the crowd, which was starting to part like the Red Sea for him considering he still smelled of rotten egg (gotta love sulfur bombs).

"Tamaki, go to the music room… no, don't do that. Go to the gym and take a shower. You stink!" Kyoya ordered, his arms still wrapped around Haruhi from when she collided with him. If he were to admit the truth, he would say he liked her there. He liked holding her and he didn't want to let her go; however, he was not about to admit that to anyone right now.

The princely type was taken aback and whined, "Mommy, why are you saying such mean things?"

"Have you smelled yourself lately?"

Lifting his arm and sniffing it, the blond almost passed out from the smell (how he didn't smell it before, I have no clue), "Mommy, it was them. Punish them!"

"Go and take a shower!" Glaring at the crowd, Kyoya informed them, "Everyone else, the principal would like everyone to go to the auditorium. Do not go through the halls where the smoke has been located." His eyes met with those of the twins, "Hikaru, you smell too. What were you doing canoodling with our prince? I would suggest you also take a shower." He would deal with them later, when he could actually prove they were behind this. And he would prove it. Glancing down at the woman in his arms, he asked, "Are you alright? If you keep this up, I might actually create a new debt. You seem to be in need of rescue an exorbitant amount of times lately."

Frowning, she narrowed her eyes and snapped as she took a step back, "Well excuse me for being attacked by you damn rich bastards!" She would never admit that she didn't want to leave his embrace and wished he would have pulled her closer. She would never admit that her heart was racing and her pulse pounding, not from the crowd, but from the one and only Shadow King. Never.

Just as she was about to leave him standing there, the crowd pushed her towards Kyoya once again, but this time their lips mashed together. Eyes widening, she took a step back after a few seconds, her face glowing in its redness, "I'm sorry… I didn't…"

"Go to the auditorium," Kyoya instructed and watched as she walked off in a daze.

Tamaki, Hikaru, and Kaoru turned around to see the entire exchange. Their eyes grew wide and started to pop out before turning into white lifeless spheres. Their pallor turned slightly blue right before their souls started to float out of their open mouths, their jaws resting on the floor.

Deciding it was best to ignore the trio, Kyoya followed the crowd to the auditorium. Maybe, just maybe, the twins prank wasn't so bad. If only it hadn't smelled god awful.