Chapter 2: A Proposition

Disclaimer: If I owned Host Club I wouldn't be posting fanfic.

Haurhi was used to the strangeness of the Host Club. She was used to Hunny constantly eating cake and talking to Usa-chan. She was used to Mori's silence. Kyoya's calculated nature had become something understandable. Tamaki's overboard suggestions and constant insistences that she was his daughter were also normal.

And then there were the twins. Those two would do anything to annoy her and torment Tamaki. She was used to their constant chatter and their brotherly love act. She was used to the pranks. Hikaru's inability to hide his feelings put her at ease. Kaoru's calm ways of keeping his own council brought her some piece of mind.

Still she felt her heart jump into her chest when she walked into the music room. She had to get ready for the day. Her debt to the club was still large.

At this rate I'll be paying them back long after I've graduated from college, she thought bitterly.

Sometimes she felt that Kyoya added more onto her debt so she couldn't leave the Host Club.

She had expected everything to be normal. She had expected to find Tamaki having a melt down in corner most likely caused by the twins or her. Kyoya would be filling out those files in order to beef up business. Hunny would be having cake and bubbling happily about something he thought was cute. Mori would be silently watching Hunny. The twins would be lounging on the couch tormenting Tamaki and making a general nuisance of themselves.

That was what she expected to find. Instead she saw six men glaring at each other from separate corners of the room. Even the happy looking Hunny looked positively angry.

"What is going on?" she asked.

"A suggestion was made today," Kyoya said bluntly. "The club is in disarray."

"Over what?" she asked. "Surely you're raking in more profits than you thought you were."

"Hai, we're not in debt. It's just that…."

"Haru-chan, will you go out on a date with?" Hunny asked.

The remaining five men turned to glare at him.

"Mitsukuni, we all agreed that no one would ask Haruhi out," Mori said quietly.

"But Takashi," Hunny whined, "We all like Haruhi and wasn't the idea that she would date each of us and decide?"

Haruhi's mouth dropped. "I am not a possession," she retorted.

"No one thinks that you are," Kyoya sighed wiping his glasses.

"Haru-chan, will you consider my request?" Hunny asked.

Haruhi stared at them in all shocked.

"I'm not into dating right now," she stammered.

"What if each date would reduce your debt?" Kyoya asked.

She blinked quickly. The reduction to her debt would make it easier to pay off. She wouldn't have to bring in so many customers.

"How much?" she asked.

"A fourth of your debt after you have given each one of us one date," he replied.

She thought about it briefly. It was just one date much like the one she went on with Hikaru. Nothing had come of that date. It had just been the two of them having fun.

"Can I set the ground rules?" she asked.

"Hai," Kyoya answered.

"Then I accept the proposal," she said.

The afternoon flew by for the host club. Nothing too extreme happened while they entertained clients. In fact the profit margins must have increased greatly because the turnout was very good.

Haruhi left the club without saying a word to any of them. She would have to think over the dates later.

The twins were the only ones in the music room. It was dark and somewhat brooding but the two brothers had agreed to have this meeting.

"Tono was very easy to trick," Hikaru remarked.

"I told you it would just take a quick suggestion. All we had to do was make him think the date idea was his," Kaoru replied.

"I don't like this plan, Kaoru. What if she ends up falling for one of them? We've given them each a fair shot at winning her over."

"Patience Hikaru, we'll win. Besides we are going to do both of our dates separate."

"I thought we had an agreement."

"We do. We'll seduce her together and share her if she wants both of us, but we need to scope out how she feels about the others first."

"Then everything is going according to plan?" Hikaru asked skeptically.

Kaoru smirked slightly. "It's just starting."

To be continued….