Karin showed up to music room three as club activities ended. She was noticed almost immediately.
"Karin, our offer was meant during club hours. We're really sorry."
Haruhi peaked out from behind a curtain. "We're going out for coffee actually."
"My little one! How could you be going out with a lesbian? Shell try to taint you," came a cry from blond Suoh.
"I don't even want to get started on that comment," uttered Karin to no one in perticular.
She saw the two twins appear near her, but not close to her. "Are you not a lesbian? Do you not want Haruhi?" The two spoke in unison, and they were virtually clones of one another, with light brown hair and grinning faces.
Karin blushed and fumbled over her words sounds didn't seem coherent as she thought them. "Well, I'm just not a lesbian I guess. I'm bisexual I guess. I'm not like crazy out there but it's not a secret."
A young looking boy pulled on the clothes of a tall man near by. She didn't pay much attention to the shorter one, and she kind of checked out the tall one, with gelled hair and a very noble look to him, she could see easily why he belonged in the club. "What's bisexual mean, Takashi?" The short one asked.
The tall man, presumably named Takashi, looked unsure of how to respond, so Karin butted in, "it means I'm attracted to men and women."
One of the twins piped up with a cough, "it means she's greedy."
Karin was hurt almost instantly, and was about to defend herself when Haruhi spoke up, "hey, that's rude Kaoru. Look, what's it even matter if she's bisexual, she's my friend. You've obviously offended her, so apologise."
"Haruhi, I've heard it all before, it's okay. Can we go?" She urged the boy as he walked out of the change room. Haruhi nodded and led the girl out of the room.
"I'm really sorry. They should have known better than to say sometime so rude."
Karin shrugged and followed Haruhi like a puppy. Even then, every once in a while she would see the face of the-man-assumed-to-be-Takashi. Haruhi eventually led her to a cute tea house not far from the school.
"I'll pay for it Haruhi, I insist," Karin smiled. Haruhi didn't fight her so she shrugged it off and they sat down. The two tried some imported team from England and Australia as they spoke.
"I swear the guys are nicer than they seem. Like Tamaki is just eccentric, and Kyoya will mask his rudeness behind compliments. Hikaru and Kaoru, the twins, are, well, they live in a bubble," Haruhi swore.
"What's with the other two, what's his name-er-"
"Hunny just likes cute things, it's weird, he's actually really nice, but he's always playing baby."
Karin tried to imagine tall Takashi being cute. She snorted, and was glad she had no tea in her mouth.
"What?"
"I'm just imagining Takashi being like small and doe eyed. It's hilarious."
"Do you know him?"
"Who?"
"Mori." Karin cocked her head sideways and wondered who Mori was. "Takashi?" Haruhi added seeing the confusion.
"I just picked up his name when the small one said it."
Haruhi laughed, "is he your type then?"
She shook her head aggressively, "he seems like a goody two shoes."
"Actually he's the wild type."
"Like he'd ever live up to that name."
"You sound like you're talking you self out of liking him."
"That would be pointless as I don't like him."
Haruhi shook his head, "who do you like then."
"Like I'd tell you," Karin replied with a snort.
"Do I know them?"
"I don't know. Maybe?"
Haruhi shrugged and they finished their tea. After Karin payed she offered Haruhi a ride, but he declined, so she rode home alone. She focused on Haruhi for a while. He had a nice face, almost feminine, in fact most of him was lean and delicate. She noted that she liked him for those features, and stared for a while.
Eventually she arrived at her home and went to bed, she had just finished a tiresome day.