Author Note: I had nearly forgotten about this, but meh, I remembered.

Japanese translations are at the bottom.
"Talking"
'Thoughts.'

Characters belong to Bisco Hatori.
Story and plot belong to me.

Chapter 06

What Father Wants

- Previously -

"Tell me what?" Tamaki asked curiously.
"Haruhi thought of something that the Host Club could do." Kyouya answered.
"Oh? Let's hear it! We're interested!" Hikaru and Kaoru stated.
"Haru-chan ganbatte!" Mitsukuni cheered pointlessly.

Haruhi scratched the back of her head, "well, I was think that the Host Club could make a CD, you know, music or something." She poked at her food with the fork, "the movie that Kyouya-senpai edited made a good hit, so I wondered about music."

"Oh! Brilliant!" Tamaki cheered. "Let's do it!"
"Ano…" Hikaru looked at the president boredly.
"We like the idea as well…" Kaoru spoke.
"But how would that work?" The twins asked.
"Haruhi planned that already." Kyouya stated.
"Ara?" They all looked at her.

Haruhi smiled sheepishly, "well, that is to say some of it- I don't know how many songs you would like to put on a CD, put I can only think of six."
"Let's hear it, let's hear it!" Mitsukuni smiled.
"Well, since I can't sing, the six of you can do a song of your own, Hikaru and Kaoru of course is a set being their selling point, making that five songs."
"What about the sixth song?" Tamaki asked curiously.

"Everyone participates in it," her cheeks flushed lightly, "I don't know how unique it would be though, unless Tamaki-senpai wants to add some musical songs into it."
"Oh!" Tamaki clung to her happily. "Let's do it! I should express myself to you!"
Haruhi's blush deepened and pinched his hand off her, "please don't."
Kyouya smirked at that and added, "I have one condition though."
"Hmm?" Everyone looked at him.
He looked at Haruhi, "Haruhi attempts to do a song."

"But you should know that my grades were bad." Haruhi frowned.
"I said attempt, if you do poorly, we'll simply leave it out." He proposed.
"That sounds like harassment to me," the natural rookie huffed, "fine."
"Yosh! Everyone will sing!" Tamaki paused and looked at Takashi, "Mori-senpai…"
"…" The senior looked a little pale, but nodded in agreement.

"Let's do this next Saturday-" Tamaki was interrupted.
"Declined, I'm busy that day." Kyouya stated.
"Haru-chan isn't though, ne?" Mitsukuni asked curiously.
"Actually, Saturday's bad for me…" Haruhi frowned.

"How about we do it in December?" The twins suggested.
"It would give us enough time to make arrangements." Kyouya stated.
"I don't see why not, we have to make lyrics, ne?" Haruhi added.
"Then it's settled, Haruhi's in charge of all lyric making!" Tamaki cheered.
"Un!" Everyone replied, though Kyouya and Takashi weren't as enthusiastic.

"EH?!" Haruhi panicked.

- Now -

Haruhi sighed tiredly at the end of the day, it went from July to December in a flash and she fixed up a couple lyrics for everyone, and they continuously practice. Tamaki and the twins would occasionally practice in front of their customers to see if they were doing good, and of course they were. Mitsukuni constantly hummed his song proudly, but she knew nothing about Takashi and Kyouya.

As the Host Club members were waving farewell to the last of the leaving customers with smiled, Haruhi looked at her boyfriend, "gomen nasi, Fuyumi-san wants me to go somewhere with her after school for some reason, she won't tell me though."

"It's safe to say otousan won't be there to disapprove." Kyouya replied and added in question, "you and otousan seem to be getting closer, it's rather unexpected."
"But you wanted me to," she frowned lightly because it surprised him.
"You've mistaken me," he looked at her, "I'm grateful."
Haruhi smiled happily, "so, if I remember right, dinner on Friday, ne?"

"You're scheduled to rehearse tonight for your piece don't forget." Kyouya stated.
"Fuyumi-san said she'd take me, so I'll try to be a little early." The natural replied.
"So long as you beat the others there," he typed on his laptop, "I'll come early too."
Annoyed, Haruhi closed his laptop and scowled, "I hate when you do that."

True, she started to hate talking to him without his full attention, and so he folded his arms over his chest and looked at her boredly, "that's nothing new, is it?"
Her eyes rolled and jumped when her cell phone rang, "moshi-moshi?" It was Fuyumi calling, telling her that she was there waiting for her to come out. "I'll be there."
After she hung up, Kyouya replied, "was that her?"
"Un, I have to go," she grabbed her bag and then waved to everyone, "ja ne."

"Ara, don't we usually leave before her now?" Tamaki asked curiously.
"Maybe Haru-chan has to do something?" Mitsukuni offered.
"Ah well, we should be planning out the Christmas party, ne?" Kyouya called out.
"Hai, I talked to otousan about it, and he said that family members can attend."
Tamaki replied and saw Kyouya tense lightly at this. "Daijobu?"
"Ah, there's nothing to worry about," then cursed, 'chikusho.'

That wasn't going to be good, true he'll benefit from it if his father comes to see the preparations that the Host Club did. But on another side note, Haruhi and himself who have to be rather close that night in order to keep his father to believing that they had a relationship. By doing so though, Haruhi had to act appropriately, therefore, she had to be a lady, and not a member of the Host Club.

Kyouya smirk, 'this is going to be an interesting challenge.'

"Ja ne Haru-chan!" Fuyumi waved happily and was driven away.

Haruhi sighed and went inside the studio to be greeted by the gentlemen who have been working on the productions. When she came in, Kyouya was already there with two cups off coffee in his hands and gave her one. Something was bothering him and she knew it, so she opened the door so that they could go outside to talk.

"Alright, what's with the silent treatment Kyouya?" Haruhi a little worriedly.
"Nothing you should worry about," he took a sip of the instant coffee, "Tamaki decided to allow parents to attend, it's highly possible that otousan will attend."
"But there's also a chance that he can't have a clear schedule, the entire thing is pointless to think on unless it's actually announced." The girl replied.
"The fact that you're my girlfriend would make him want to attend, meaning we would have to put forth a little effort in front of the others."

"If your otousan comes, would he expect me to act like a onna, or allow me to attend to the Host Club?" Haruhi asked, taking a sip of her coffee. "I mean, it's possible that he wouldn't want me to attend because of Tamaki-senpai I guess, so I might just be with him. Will Akito-san attend too?"

"Most likely, my oldest kyodai's been too busy." Kyouya sighed, obviously getting a little stressed at the situation. "I'm positive that otousan will attend to make sure-"

"Kyouya," Haruhi called out and touched his hand, "it'll be fine," she gave him one of her softer smiles, "but is that what you want? To keep this going?"

He understood what she meant, and turned his hand around to hold hers lightly while thinking through all the capabilities. There were only a few loopholes that could be missed if everything was arranged with proper care. Kyouya sighed and looked at her to see her soft smile turn brightly to give him comfort, and he nodded.

"I want to impress otousan." Kyouya admitted his desire to her.
"Kay." She stood up and threw away the empty cup.
"What about the customers though." He asked curiously.
"You're in charge of the Host Club's page this week, ne? Create a poll, something like, 'do you want to see Haruhi in onnanoko clothing for Christmas party,' ne?"
"That would shot up to one hundred percent though," he announced.
"What if the Host Club clicks 'iie' hmm? The girls would immediately take action and form more groups to gather attention to the site." Haruhi replied.

"Haruhi!!!" Tamaki's voice called out happily.
They looked at him, and she then looked back at Kyouya, "better?"
"Of course," the shadow king replied.
"Haruhi!!!" Tamaki cried out and hugged her happily.
Haruhi pinched his hand away, "konbanwa."
"Oi, oi, we get to hear Haruhi sing!" The twins stated.
"Yay! Let's go in! It's cold!" Mitsukuni shivered.
"Hai, hai, let's go in," Haruhi agreed.

The Host Club members that just arrived rushed into the studio and Haruhi sighed; her breath visible. Kyouya chuckled lightly and looked up, so she looked at him, then also gazed up to see it starting to snow. Instantly though she frowned when remembering that there was supposed to be a snow storm that night.

"Let's go in, I don't need you getting sick." Haruhi teased.
Sighing, he got up, "just because I'm a delicate boy…"
"Un." She smiled and they went inside.

Everything was set up for Haruhi, the music prepared, the lyrics to look at, the microphone to sing in, and the earphones. She was a little glad that she was in a separate room from the others and that it was shut tightly. The last thing she would need is Tamaki praising her, because already she was in a good mood.

The music played, and she began to sing Sakura Kiss. (Song placed in English.)

She took a breath and began singing, "kiss, kiss fall in love," her eyes her closed, practically memorized it, "maybe you're my love," it was almost humorous that her father helped her with thinking of the song though.

"I always noticed that you were by my side, but is it hate? Or love? Or some sort of delusion?" Haruhi smiled, remembering dates she had with the twins. "If I could see my own feelings clearly now, a lady, a host, neither wouldn't matter to me."

"Everyone has their own reason for falling in love, it's different for everyone, maybe you're my love." Haruhi remembered her recent date with Kyouya and wanted to laugh. "I want to see that kind you now and give you a magnificent cherry blossom kiss; if your heart throbs, its a glorious love." She clung the earphones to her head and looked at the lyrics again. "The present is much more important than the future, this lovely spring love I a blooming maiden's beauty."

Tamaki looked at Kyouya, "I thought she was a bad singer…"
"Her grades were B- for class." Kyouya stated.
"How's that a bad grade…" The twins asked.
"Haruhi is a scholarship student." He replied.

"But then you know, whom I don't really know, I want to know more about you though it's scary." Her mind went to Kyouya at the thought, remembering a small argument they had. "In denim, in frills, in casual clothes, in Chinese attire, every time we meet, I'll change seven time." This was her fathers' idea to place int.

"Little by little the door to love opens," Haruhi smiled, "true love is packed with thrills." She then thought about school, "on the days we're busy and pass each other a cherry blossom kiss would be painful, its a glorious love." The natural rookie sighed and wished she didn't have to sing this part in front of Kyouya, "let's accept each other's weakness, the love we have is invincible, we bloom and the two of us are the leading roles." It sounded more about Tamaki and Kyouya than anything.

"I won't lose to the magnificent sky, let's make memories now." Haruhi closed her eyes softly. "It's true love." The Host Club went into her mine, "I want to see that kind you now and give you a magnificent cherry blossom kiss; if your heart throbs, its a glorious love." She clung the earphones again and looked at the lyrics again. "The present is much more important than the future, this lovely spring love I a blooming maiden's beauty." Then added, "it's a blooming maiden's beauty."

Haruhi smiled proudly, almost finished with the song, "kiss, kiss fall in love," then it was the last line of lyrics, "maybe you're my love."

The music ended and she sighed in relief and she left the room, only to be attacked by her friends happily. Complementing her and everything until her cell phone started to ring, so she grabbed it. Haruhi looked boredly that the caller ID and offered it to Kyouya so that he could talk; him and her father were friends after all.

"Ranka-san, is something the matter?" Kyouya asked curiously, looking at the time to make sure Haruhi wasn't out late. "Un, in about two hours, naze?" Apparently her father was worried about a snow storm, "we'll finish up and be on our way." He ended the phone call after they finished up. "He wants you home soon."

"Un, I think we should hurry up here." Haruhi pulled out Mitsukuni's lyrics.
"Yay! My turn!" Mitsukuni cheered and went in, singing Doki, Doki Waku, Waku.

(If you're too thickheaded to realize this… the songs that were 'created' by Haruhi are in the Ouran Kokou Hostobu Soundtrack, so I placed the names of each one so no one's lost. Got it memorized?)

Everyone finished one song before it was time to go, but Haruhi peeked out the window and frowned. Somehow, without any of them noticing, the snow had become heavier and it looked like a foot deep. No one would be able to pick them up safely from their destination, and it worried Haruhi, so she looked at the others.

"I think it's safer to walk to my apartment." She announced.
A producer looked at the window, "kesu, can't drive in this weather."
"Man, I'm gonna be late going home!" Another guy complained.

"Well, Haruhi's apartment is the closest here, so we might as well go there and have something to eat," Kyouya looked at her, "if that's alright with you."
"Hai, I'll make a big dinner for us all then." Haruhi smiled in approval.
"Yay! Dinner made by Haruhi!" The twins cheered.
"Can we have sweets later?" Mitsukuni asked, looking hopeful.
"We'll see," Haruhi laughed.

Ring, ring.

Kyouya heard his cell phone ring and took a gander at the caller ID before giving it to Haruhi. There was no temptation at the moment to talk to his father, and it was only fair that she would talk to his after he talked to hers. Haruhi looked at the name of the caller and huffed before pushing talk and answered the call.

"Otousan, we were on our way to-," Haruhi was interrupted by Yoshio surprisedly, and she replied, "are you sure?" She scratched the back of her head, a little unhappy at his decision, "of course, I'll be sure to let him know, mata ashita." After hanging up the phone and gave it to Kyouya, "it's not safe for the chauffeur to come."

"I'm surprised that mattered," Kyouya then looked at the others, "well, let's go."

Kyouya took off his shoes and went to the table and grabbed the remote to look for the weather announcements. The other Host Club members looked at him surprisedly, noticing how rude he was being. Haruhi already had her shoes taken off and was making dinner, but noticed the guys just standing there with their shoes off.

"Make yourselves comfortable, and tell the estates that you're here so they don't send a search party in this weather." Haruhi announce, making the dessert first so that way she was prepared for them after dinner.

"Ano… what should we do?" The twins asked curiously.
"I don't know, go play a card game or something in the family room." She stated.
"Haruhi, where's your laptop?" Kyouya asked. "On your desk?"
"Un, it's on the charger." Haruhi replied.

"Haruhi! You have a laptop?!" Tamaki was astonished.
"It was given to me by a friend," she smiled, 'actually, Kyouya surprised me with it.'
"Haruhi occasionally brings it and we play on it when she let's us." Kaoru stated.
"We play with Photo Shop too, it's fun during homeroom." Hikaru added.
"She let's us work on the CD cover with it." They announced together.
"NANI?!?!" Tamaki panicked

"Haru-chan is taking charge without Tama-chan noticing, ne?" Mitsukuni smiled.
"Ah," Takashi agreed, also noticing this a while back.
"Achi itte-yo," Haruhi shooed them into the family room, "or else I won't cook."
"Kay!" They went to the family room and sat around the table quietly.

After a while, Kyouya passed through the family room and into the kitchen, talking quietly to Haruhi to where they couldn't hear. Tamaki, being as nosy as he was, began peeping at the two to found out they were both cooking. Kyouya was stirring the pot while Haruhi cut up some food, and they looked at him curiously.

"Do you need something Tamaki-senpai?" Haruhi asked curiously.
There was a long pause until Tamaki thought of something, "thirsty?"
"Alright, I'll make some hot chocolate." She smiled.
"Hai!" He happily went back to the room.
"You shouldn't spoil them." Kyouya stated.

"Their not here all the time, and besides, giving them a big meal will keep them quiet. Who knows how long they'll be here." Haruhi sighed.

Ring, ring.

"Haruhi! Your phones ringing!" Hikaru called out.
"Can one of you answer it? I'm busy." Haruhi sighed.
"Uh… what do we say?" The twins asked.
Takashi picked up the phone, "Fujioka residence."

Yelling and screaming was heard, calling Takashi a burglar and to call the police to go to the apartment. Haruhi sighed and came in to take the phone away from him, somehow it turned out to be Renge. How she got her number, she'll never know, but nonetheless, she talked to the girl while passing out the hot chocolate.

"Ano… truth and dare is a game," Haruhi told Renge, "you ask another person truth or dare, and if they say dare, you have to dare them to do something, but if they don't, then there's a penalty, but if they pick truth, then you get to ask them a question and they have to answer truthfully."

Renge asked what type of penalty was there for not doing the dare. "There's a lot of ways to play though… penalties can be like… truth, dare, double dare, promise to repeat, hot chili peppers, licorice, electric chair-," she whined, saying she didn't know what that meant. "it's truth or dare still, double dare means to choose another dare, hot chili peppers means French kissing, licorice means you have to lick something or someone, electric chair is after three dares." Renge squealed with delight, and Haruhi sighed, "chicken cards is another way, it means you can skip dares three times."

She stated that she still avoided the penalty of not doing the dare, or electric chair, or after three chicken cards. "Oh, the penalty is sleeping with the person daring."

The Host Club members that were in the family room gazed at her as she talking about chickens and cards, then sleeping with others. Had their natural rookie hostess become such a pervert as to say such things to another person. Soon enough, the phone was hung up and placed away and Haruhi served dinner with Kyouya.

Translations:

Moshi-moshi: "Hello." (Phone)
Chikusho: "Damn it."
Konbanwa: "Good evening."
Achi itte-yo: "Get out of here."

Author Note: Nothing really too say, I'm just trying to watch a movie xD;

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