Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club. There would have been romance by now and I would have been rolling in money instead of typing a story on FF.

Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects

"When you see my face,
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell.
When you walk my way,
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell."

Chapter 8:

For Halley, the whole ordeal of explaining her predicament to Kyouya was a long and unbelievably painful one. To Halley's amusement, Kyouya was silent the entire time, for he was too surprised to say anything. Throughout the whole speech, Kyouya's face expressed multiple emotions: mischief, confidence, surprise, disbelief, confusion, wonderment, and awe.

"So, that's the whole story." Halley finished. "It's bad enough that one person knows, but now two?" Halley muttered the last part to herself. She rubbed her temples and took a deep breath. The stress was evident on her face.

"I knew your secret was huge, but I didn't think it would be this." Kyouya looked over at Kaoru, his face full of understanding. He was suddenly glad that he brought out an additional chair for himself, for he was too shocked to stand up.

"I felt surprised, too, but she couldn't have gotten the information she had just by stalking us. Didn't you feel like she was a little too familiar with us?"

Kyouya thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it, she has sometimes acted as if she was expecting us to do certain things."

"Yeah. Well, at least I'm not the only other one that knows, now!"

"Yeah, you should be excited. Who would want to be stuck with someone who does a half-ass job at hiding her tracks?"

Halley, unbeknownst to them, was still in the room, and very perturbed. "I'm still here, you know. It's like I'm not even in the conversation."

"Sorry," Kaoru apologized. Kyouya couldn't care less.

"Back to the topic at hand," Halley spoke. She awkwardly cleared her throat before continuing. "Kyouya, you cannot tell anyone. Telling anyone, especially a Host Club member, might drastically affect the Ouran High School Host Club. I don't want pairings that never happened and disastrous events to happen that could have been prevented."

Pairings? Kaoru's attention had been grabbed.

"What do I get out of this?" Kyouya demanded. "With every favor comes a price." He reasoned, while smirking.

Halley frowned. Selfish, nosy, prying bastard. "Oh, I think it'll be worth your while." After seeing Kaoru's confused expression and Kyouya's suspicious glare, she stood up from her seat, and bent down to be on Kyouya's level. She whispered something in his ear, and his face became unusually pale.

"You wouldn't." Kyouya snarled.

"I don't know, would I?" Halley's eyes were full of mischief, a smirk overtaking her face. Boy, was she having fun with this.

Kyouya stood up, admitting defeat. He nodded at Halley, silently agreeing to her terms. As he began to walk toward the door, Halley stopped him.

"Hey, Kyouya!" Halley walked forward, and kicked him in a very... sensitive area. "That's for being an ass. Your welcome." With a smile on her face, she walked out the door, leaving a worried Kaoru and a helpless Kyouya. His eyes began to tear slightly and he was biting his lip.

Kaoru empathized with Kyouya before leaving the room. That has got to hurt.

LATER THAT DAY...

After returning to the Host Club, Halley proceeded to sit down, eat some cake, and have a pleasant conversation with Haruhi. She was glad to see that Haruhi was, in fact, down-to-earth. Their conversation began with stories about the silly antics of the Club members, and was followed by small talk about the school's lack of middle class and the recent books they have been reading. Halley obviously left out the fact that she had begun reading the manga Ouran High School Host Club before she got sent to their world.

"You know, Halley, I—"

"Hey, Halley!" Their conversation was rudely interrupted by the sound of Kaoru, who was being followed by Hikaru. The two of them wore green hats, which Halley noticed instantly.

"What's up? Do you want me to play that game again?" Halley questioned, with a fake confused expression on her face. "What was that game called, again? 'Who's Kaoru?'"

"It's the 'Which One is Hikaru' game!" The twins corrected her. "Wanna play?"

Halley could not resist. "Sure. Sorry, Haruhi." She apologized.

Haruhi's face was passive. "It's alright. I'll just make sure that they're telling the truth this time."

Ignoring this statement, Hikaru and Kaoru proceeded to put on their green caps and continually switch places, before finally asking the long-awaited question, "Which one is Hikaru?" with a smirk on their faces. Both twins were confident she wouldn't be able to choose correctly.

After spending only 24 hours with them, Halley was still unsure about who was who. Left with no other option, she stood up and stared into the eyes of the twin on the right. She saw confusion in his eyes, along with a little worry. After looking at him for a few seconds, she turned to the other twin, intent on finding the real Hikaru.

This twin's eyes, like his brother's, were full of confusion and worry. There were other emotions, as well, though. She could not help but sense something more intense. Spite? Rage? Frustration? She could not put her finger on it.

"Um, are you okay?" The twin on the right asked. Halley, embarrassed for having stared too long, blushed and turned away, flustered. The one on the left blushed, too.

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine. Sorry." Halley turned around and glanced at the two before making a decision. She pointed to the boy on the left. "You're Hikaru." She said without hesitation.

"Wrong!" The twins happily corrected.

Haruhi was about to cut in, but Halley beat her to it. "No. I'm not." Halley said slowly, with no emotion. "I can tell."

The twin's celebration was put on hold. "How do you know?" Hikaru asked, surprised and disappointed. Kaoru was eager for the answer, as well.

Halley remained silent for a few seconds. Truthfully, she guessed correctly because she knew that Kaoru's eyes would never hold those emotions while looking at her. Halley had drawn a conclusion: Hikaru is pissed. She recalled Hikaru's behavior the other day. He was upset yesterday, too.

Halley finally put the puzzle pieces together. He was angry at her!

Halley broke eye contact. She answered, while walking away, "I just can."