The rest of the week past mostly without incident, Aiko continued to request Kohaku at the Host Club and Haruhi would walk home with Kohaku most days, something that Tamaki and the twins hated. Hikaru didn't attempt to hide the looks he was giving Kohaku, openly glaring at her whenever she spoke to Haruhi.

Kohaku once again, sat with Aiko at the piano, teaching the girl a fairly simple piece while they spoke about trivial things.

"So what does your family do, Aiko-Senpai?" Kohaku asked, genuinely curious.

"Eh? Why do you want to know that Kohaku-Chan?"

"No real reason, I just want to get to know you better Senpai," Kohaku smiled up at her Senpai who merely stared before blushing.

"My father is CEO of the Suzuki Corporation which is a security company."

Kohaku blinked, she had expected something much more extravagant but of course, she had heard of the Suzuki Corporation. They had dealings with numerous police forces all over the world and a large number of businesses paid for the hi-tech security that they could provide.

"Are you heir to the company, Aiko-Senpai?" Kohaku asked.

"Yes, I'm an only child so when my father retires I've to take his position."

Kohaku smiled and continued to play while Aiko merely watched, obviously distracted by the conversation.

"I think you'd be very good at that, Aiko-Senpai."

Aiko cleared her throat, embarrassed by the straightforward compliment that Kohaku had paid her, before changing the subject.

"What about you Kohaku-Chan? You've never spoken about your father, what does he do?"

Kohaku stumbled, hitting a serious of wrong notes, startling the older girl who watched as she paused to clench her fists, shielding her eyes with her hair.

"He's...not around anymore."

Aiko waited for a further explanation but when Kohaku didn't continue, she presumed that her father was a sensitive topic for the girl although she was curious why.

"I see... how did your performance on Wednesday go?" Aiko quickly changed the topic, eager to wipe away the tense but sad look on her face.

Kohaku's voice was strained as she spoke, clearly trying to hide her uneasiness regarding the previous topic;

"I played the piece perfectly, Sensei was glad but I told you Aiko-Senpai, it wasn't a performance."

Aiko laughed; "I know and I told you that if you were playing a piece for an audience then it was a performance, it being set by the teacher doesn't change that fact."

Kohaku gave a small smile at Aiko's explanation, she didn't agree with it but it made her smile nonetheless.

"Oh, Host Club is almost finished," Kohaku said, realising the time. She seemed sad at that fact and this made Aiko secretly happy.

"Yeah, it is. Say Kohaku-Chan, I was wondering if...well, if you'd like to come over to my house today, I know it's sudden but I sort of hoped we could play together on the piano and talk more..."

Aiko was now blushing, embarrassed about asking the younger girl over and she was silently praying that the girl wouldn't laugh or scoff at her request despite knowing that Kohaku wasn't the kind of person to do that.

"I'm really sorry Aiko-Senpai, I would love to but I already have plans with Haruhi-San..."

Aiko's throat felt dry as Kohaku refused her invitation, her eyes flickering between Kohaku and the aforementioned host.

"Right... don't worry about it, it was a silly idea anyway."

"It's not silly but perhaps we could do it some other time? I really am sorry, Aiko-Senpai."

Kohaku sounded sincere as she stared at Aiko; regret clear on her face, those emotions cheered Aiko up by a small amount as she believed that Kohaku wasn't lying. Well, she knew Kohaku wasn't lying, she wasn't the kind of person to do that sort of thing.

"It's alright Kohaku-Chan; I should have known you would have been busy anyway. Well, I think I'll go and speak to Kyoya-kun about designating you next week, if you don't mind."

Kohaku grinned; "I'd be happy if you designated me again, Senpai."

Kyoya glared at the back of Tamaki's head, his annoyance with the boy reaching its peak. Not only had he been forced to come to this commoner's mall, but Tamaki had the guts to force him to dress up. Of course, he could have just left but someone had to babysit this prat and make sure they didn't do anything too troublesome.

He didn't bother trying to tell Tamaki and the twins that they were most likely wrong about Kohaku's sexual preference, it would just go in one ear and out the other so why waste his breath? Tugging at the ridiculously thin black tie that Tamaki had instructed him to wear, he mentally made a note to get back at Tamaki for this.

Although he had to admit that it was interesting to visit the mall, there were many stores that sold fashionable clothing at cheap prices but obviously the quality wouldn't be close to those that he wore but still it was...admirable in a way that the commoners strived to look good on whatever little money they had.

Letting out a sigh, he rolled his eyes as the Hosts tried to hide from the gaze of Haruhi as she glanced behind.

'Idiots' he thought, they were painfully obvious even in their 'disguises' and he was pretty sure that Haruhi had spotted them already.

Kohaku raised an eyebrow as Haruhi glanced behind her for the fifth time in the last ten minutes, following the younger girl's gaze, she was shocked to see a very familiar group of boys behind them and as soon as they realized they had been spotted, they hurried off into various shops.

"Is that the..." Kohaku was shocked to say the least, she hadn't expected the boys to follow Haruhi and her.

"Yeah, bunch of idiots probably think we haven't seen them." Irritation was practically written over Haruhi's face as she started walking again.

"What do we do?" Kohaku asked, entirely unsure if they should confront the boys or just ignore them.

"Ignore them, hopefully they'll give up...or maybe get lost," Haruhi muttered the last part.

As the girls entered a clothing store, Kohaku felt uneasy. Did the boys not trust her with Haruhi? Were they offended that she hadn't invited them to come shopping too? It had crossed her mind but it was an idea that was quickly brushed away, no doubt they would criticise her clothing choice, embarrass her or be completely bored out of their minds.

Kohaku saw Haruhi eyeing up a pale summer dress and encouraged the girl to try it on, as she waited for the girl to emerge from the changing room, her thoughts drifted back to the Host Club. She had grown oddly comfortable with them, almost used to the way they acted over the past week. Of course, she would still freeze up if the twins forgot her aversion to being touched and put an arm around her but unlike before her breathing would not change.

She had to admit that when the Host Club weren't hosting, they were downright comical and had made her smile and laugh a number of times with their silly actions.

"Ah, Kohaku-Senpai can you help me?" Haruhi asked, sticking her head out from behind the curtain of the changing room.

"What's wrong?" Kohaku asked.

"I can't seem to tie the straps of the dress."

Tamaki peeked out from between the rack of dresses in time to see Kohaku disappear into the changing room, the same changing room that Haruhi was using. His face paled as he imagined the worst scenario, a scene in which Haruhi was being harassed by a scheming Kohaku while she was changing.

"NOOOO, HARUHI DADDY WILL SAVE YOU!"

Without a seconds thought, Tamaki charged into the changing area and pulled back the curtain revealing Haruhi standing, not being harassed, as Kohaku grinned at the girl. Both girls turned to Tamaki, shock on their faces.

Tamaki blinked before realizing that Haruhi was wearing the sundress that she was examining earlier;

"Oh Haruhi! You look so cute! Daddy is so proud!"

"What the hell are you doing here?" Haruhi growled.

Tamaki flinched at Haruhi's tone, edging backwards as he noticed the killing intent radiating from Haruhi.

"Ah...see...Daddy was just trying to protect your purity! Don't kill daddy!" Tamaki cowered behind Mori as the rest of the Host Club arrived.

"Haru-Chan looks cute!" Honey exclaimed, the curls in his blonde wig bouncing with every word.

The twins examined Haruhi with a critical eye, commenting on the quality of the dress, or lack of before Haruhi shoved them away.

"Protect my purity from what?" Haruhi asked her Senpai.

Tamaki puffed out his chest and pointed at Kohaku who was standing behind Haruhi looking bewildered.

"Protect your purity from that she-devil behind you!"

There was a moment of silence as Kohaku blinked in shock, had he really just called her a she-devil? Why did he think that she was a she-devil? She hadn't done anything...she-devilish, had she?

"Senpai, will you stop spouting such drivel?" Haruhi exclaimed, shooting down the accusation with ease.

Tamaki's face fell as Haruhi stared at him but luckily for Tamaki, the twins shot to his defence.

"Tono's right though, she was going to use this trip to try and seduce you obviously," Hikaru tried to explain, nodding towards Kohaku.

"Seduce...me?" Haruhi glanced back at Kohaku who looked as confused as she felt.

"Why would Kohaku-Senpai try to seduce me?" Haruhi asked, looking for some sort of explanation.

"Because she is a lesbian!" Tamaki exclaimed, pointing at the girl once again.

Kohaku blinked as another awkward silence fell between the group before giggles escaped from her, it wasn't long until the girl was bent over, clutching her stomach as she laughed harder than she had done in a long time.

When Kohaku had finally calmed down, she noticed that everyone was staring at her and embarrassed by her hysterical moment, she blushed slightly before speaking;

"I assure you Suoh-San, I'm not a lesbian."

"No no! Do not try to deny it, Kohaku-Chan! It's obvious! You detest males and obviously prefer the company of women. We won't judge you! We just don't want you to sully Haruhi's purity!"

A knot formed in Kohaku's stomach before she stepped out of the small cubicle, she clenched her fists and frowned.

"I don't detest males," her voice lowered as she spoke.

"Then why do you freak if a guy touches you?" Hikaru asked.

Kohaku opened her mouth to speak but her mind couldn't form an answer that wasn't a lie. She felt like a goldfish as she floundered, trying to find an answer that wasn't the truth but wasn't a lie either.

"I... had a bad experience with men when I was younger."

It was obvious that explaining, even that much was difficult for the girl so Haruhi spoke;

"Senpai, you don't have to explain to these idiots."

Kohaku looked up at Haruhi who smiled gently at the girl, nodding she took a steadying breath before going to stand over by her belongings.

"You should get changed back into your clothes, Haruhi-San. We can't spend all day in this shop."

The subject change was obvious but no one commented on it, Haruhi did what Kohaku suggested, leaving Kohaku standing with the Host Club in an awkward silence.

As Haruhi and Kohaku exited another store, followed by Tamaki who had been given the job as 'bag carrier' as punishment for following them, the mood around the group had lightened mostly thanks to Honey's babbling and strange questions but still, there was no longer an awkward silence.

"Ah, Haruhi-San over there. I want to go into that shop before we leave."

Kohaku led the group into a small music shop where she browsed the shelves, looking for a certain CD.

As she examined the shelves, Haruhi picked up a CD and was surprised to see that it was English.

"Senpai, why do you like this music anyway?" Hikaru asked as he glanced at the CD she had picked up.

"I grew up with it, my mom loves Western artists and I guess that taste rubbed off on me," Kohaku explained.

"Your mom can speak English?" Kyoya asked.

"Fluently, she never told where she learned it though..." Kohaku trailed off, thinking about it.

"Oh well, it doesn't matter. Let's pay for these and head home."

As the group left the mall, Kyoya was filled with intrigue at the new information he had learned, well it seemed that Kohaku was full of surprises.

A/N: Hello again! While this chapter may seem filler-ish it does hold information that is relevant to the overall plot so don't worry! I pretty much have the entire plot pictured in my head, now it's just getting it into chapter form. ;D

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