A/N: Thanks for reading, guys! And an extra thank-you to my reviewers!

Coming up: Tamaki and the twins take this "spy stuff" a little too seriously. Haruhi is not amused.

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"I can't believe I let you guys talk me into coming along on this absurd mission."

Haruhi pressed her back to the wall and slid down to sit on her heels beside Kaoru, who was doing the same. He gave her a playful nudge in the ribs.

"Oh, come on! Isn't this fun? Just like old times!"

"Except that I was the one being spied on back then, wasn't I?" Her tone was a good impression of her pissed-off voice, but it was tinted with amusement.

"Well, uh, usually…" Hikaru scratched the back of his head, grimacing in embarrassment, "but, uh… Hey boss! What is the status of the falcon? I repeat: Where is the falcon?"

Haruhi rolled her eyes as Tamaki crept up the side of the building and stuck his head around the corner. He stared down the line of shops for a few moments before turning to the group.

"The falcon appears to have flown… that is, he has… dang it, this spy stuff is hard! The point is, Kyoya is still in the store. We're safe for now." Tamaki looked quickly around the corner again. "Wait, he's come out!"

"Oh, here we go!" Haruhi threw her hands up in defeat. She'd long ago embraced the if-you-can't-beat-them-join-them approach. "Where's he going, Tamaki?"

This time, when Tamaki turned back to them, his eyes were wide.

"He's coming this way! The falcon has flown the coop! Retreat! Retreat!"

Tamaki then took off dramatically in the opposite direction, stopping only to pull a surprised Haruhi with him by the hand. Kaoru and Hikaru watched them fly by and duck down between two parked cars, and then followed. The four of them crouched in a small circle and watched furtively as Kyoya crossed the intersection and continued on down the other road.

When he was sure Kyoya had passed them, Tamaki got up and signaled for the others to follow. The twins chased him eagerly; Haruhi shook her head, but trailed after.

"I could be eating at that nice restaurant right now… I hope you guys appreciate how much I love you."

"We do!" Hikaru and Kaoru shouted back, "Now try to keep up!"

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Following Kyoya was not a simple task. The four detectives had to work very hard to keep up with him while remaining unseen. Luckily, he seemed distracted; he would check his watch, mutter a little, and speed up. But the speeding up was giving the spies a hard time.

Eventually, the chase came to a close. Kyoya stopped in front of a small, expensive restaurant and went inside, unwittingly leaving the others outside. They looked at one another, shrugging, and resolved to wait a few minutes. If Kyoya were eating here, they decided, he would need to be seated.

The twins quickly became bored and started humming to pass the time. Tamaki bobbed his head with the tune, and Haruhi stared at them wide-eyed for a few moments before asking, "Is that 'Secret Agent Man?'" Hikaru just gave a small, evil grin in response. Haruhi got up, shaking her head at their antics for the nth time that day, and wandered over to the door of the restaurant. She could see through the glass window into a small lobby.

"Hey guys! I hate to interrupt your stunning performance, but you might want to come over here. It looks like Kyoya-senpai is already in the dining area."

The others soon joined Haruhi by the door to look inside. Sure enough, the lobby was mostly empty except for a few waiters and the hostess. Tamaki reached for the door handle.

"Wait boss!" Kaoru grabbed Tamaki's arm. "What are you doing?"

"Well, we're not going to find anything out by just sitting here."

"But what if we get caught?" Kaoru asked, "Are you willing to invoke the wrath of the shadow king?"

"That is certainly a good point…" Tamaki put his hand to his chin in thought for a few moments. Then he snapped suddenly and pointed one finger skyward. "Aha! I know! You two go in there."

"Huh?" Hikaru cocked his head to one side. "How does that make any sense?"

"You see, if he catches you, you get to leave on Sunday. But I have to live with him for another semester. This way I'm safe." Tamaki crossed his arms across his chest smugly, as if the matter were settled.

Hikaru tried not to sound too offended. "Hmph. Okay, then. Can Haruhi come with us?"

"Huh-uh," the girl said, holding her hands in front of her in objection, "I spent too long indebted to Kyoya-senpai to want to piss him off now. This was your idea, anyway."

"Great," grumbled Hikaru, "just wonderful. Couldn't keep your mouth shut, could you Kaoru? Now it's just you and me."

"Oh, come on brother," Kaoru threw an arm over his twin's shoulder. "Let's go figure out what our mysterious senpai is up to."