Chapter 17: Haruhi's Evil Twin

And so Neko's magic potion:To change a person's personality until it is the complete opposite fell right on top of Haruhi.

The prom night quickly became a night of chaos as Neko's magic potions exploded everywhere. Amidst the mess, one person was calm and still. Mori, filled with quiet determination, scooped up Haruhi before the other host members could react.

"ARGH! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HER?"

Mori pointed towards the third music room (and consequently the Black Magic Club Room). The last they saw of him were the tops of his shiny shoes. "It's all right," Tamaki tried hard not to get angry. "He's getting the cure."

"Takashi is responsible," Hunny piped up.

Both twins were red in the face. "We don't think so," they snarled. They ran after the tall third year.

In Mori's mind, there was only one thought: GET THE CURE (despite what other people might be thinking!)

He could not imagine Haruhi becoming the complete opposite of what she was. The first time he met her, he thought she was a boy.

As he was running, he heard a slight murmur against his chest. Glancing down, his heart jumped several beats as Haruhi fluttered her eyelids.

Also on that day, he had discovered how oblivious Haruhi was to a man's charm. Haruhi hadn't thought much of his "wildness", nor Hunny's cuteness. She had ignored the twins' incest, Kyouya's intellectual charm and most of all, thought Tamaki, the Prince of princes, as obnoxious.

"You're…" Haruhi's large brown eyes were half open. She did not look surprised to be carried in his arms nor did she make the attempt to slide off and walk herself. She shuffled closer to him. "…hot." The corners of her mouth tilted upwards in a sly smile.

Mori didn't answer. He made his legs move faster and hoped to God that his cheeks weren't reddening.

Haruhi was always incredibly dense in the area of romance. Confessing to her was like confessing to a brick. She could never pick up on the little signs, let alone the big ones.

Mori felt fingers pinch his cheeks. Alarmed he glanced downwards only to be caught in Haruhi's twinkling eyes. "You like me don't you?"

"No." Mori replied bluntly.

"Oh," Haruhi pouted. Then she smiled and traced his chest. "You love me."

"No." Mori replied a second time. This wasn't Haruhi. This was her evil twin.

"You're so adorable," Haruhi laughed. "I like shy guys."

Mori decided to shut his mouth and keep moving. All he needed was to get the cure from the Black Magic Club Room. He wanted the old Haruhi back.

"Want to stay with me the whole night?" Mori felt repulsed. If he loved Haruhi, then he detested her evil completely opposite twin.

"You know you want to…"

Haruhi could now not read a person's true feelings for her life. Mori desperately wanted Haruhi back to how she was before. Especially now that she was attempting to untie his TIE.

With one hard effort, Mori pushed Haruhi off himself. His tie slid off into her hand, but he couldn't care less. They were now in the dark and scary Black Magic Club Room. His eyes probed for one particular bottle amongst thousands.

"I-I-I…did you see that shadow?" Haruhi gasped. She clung on to his shirt. Haruhi never used to be afraid of the dark.

"ARGHHHH!!!!" She screamed and flung herself on him. "A spider!"

Haruhi wasn't afraid of anything. In fact the only thing she was terrified off was thunderstorm.

Mori half fell to the dusty floor. Haruhi had pulled him down because she was so frightened. "It's okay" Mori murmured softly. He prized her fingers open and stood up slowly. "Just stay there and everything will be fine."

"Thank you," Haruhi sobbed like an ordinary girl.

"You're not afraid of these things," Mori intoned. "In a minute you won't be."

Which was true because Mori intended to find the cure within the next minute and get his Haruhi back. He left her there while he industriously sorted through a pile of bottles in the next row.

"ARGHHHH!!!!!" His heart froze.

"It's only a spider!" He called. Haruhi was screaming hysterically. Hesitating a little, Mori made his way back.

Her spot was empty.

"Haruhi?" Mori stumbled in the dark. Rough hands grabbed him from behind and he grunted in shock.

"Where's Haruhi?" someone hissed.

"Kaoru?" Mori turned around. "Hikaru?"

Light flooded the room. "Where did Haruhi go?" Kaoru asked urgently.

It was just Mori and Kaoru in the room. "She was here a moment ago!" Mori replied.

Kaoru's eyes darted across the room. "Where's my twin?"

Haruhi never pursued boys. It was usually the other way. She received many love letters but never wrote one herself. She was also honest and a good girl. But this time, under the influence of the potion, she had simply screamed her "girly" scream to affect the hearts of unsuspecting guys. This person happened to be Hikaru, who unfortunately can be quite a gullible.

"What--? Haruhi?" Hikaru mumbled confusedly. He had dashed into the room with his twin only to hear Haruhi scream loudly. Automatically he had reached towards her.

"T-t-there was a spider!" Haruhi trembled.

Hikaru stared at her, confused. They were now standing in an empty classroom. Haruhi must have dragged him out of the previous room.

"The potion is on you…" He suddenly realized how dangerously seductive Haruhi looked. She smiled and advanced on him.

"Kiss me to make it better." A bold statement. Not a question.

"H-H-Haruhi…" Hikaru stuttered, stumbling backwards. His legs met the back of the wall. He tripped and fell half onto the floor. "This isn't you…"

He recalled once how he had advanced on her, but that was all play pretend. Haruhi looked like she meant everything she suggested. She knelt in front of him and pressed him to the wall.

"You can't escape…" she whispered.

"Please, no-" It was useless. "Go back. This isn't you!"

Just when she was about to nip his lips, there was a huge explosion of dust. Three impressive figures towered above them. Each carried a gun, of which had been used to blast the ceilings off. The tallest one took off her goggles.

"We're here to gatecrash the Ouran Prom," Benio announced.

"Lobelia…?" Hikaru gasped in shock.

"Looks like we got here on time," the blond haired one said loftily.

"The potions worked!" the youngest Lobelia girl squealed. "Neko did his part of the deal."

"WHAT"S GOING ON!???" Hikaru yelled.

"Nothing for you to worry about," Benio sneered. "Lobelia gatecrash SUCCESSFUL." They picked up the naturally stunned Haruhi, and gracefully leapt out the door.

A/N: The last time I updated this was xmas? I'm sorry for that! There was a period where I disliked this story, and went off to write another one. However the long break has stimulated my interest again. Thank you for all those still reading this! Cheers,

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