Thanks for all the consolations. They made me happy. So, as a thank you, please enjoy this next chapter of A Stray!

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Ouran High School Host Club, nor do I own the characters. They belong to Bisco Hatori. And as for the original plot, I also do not own it. It belongs to ibanana.

This is the part where I make a twist in the plot and where I take over the plot. This is also the place where ibanana stopped her story. So, I will change it up a bit and create my own ending. That's all I wanted to do with this story after all: get the ending. My favorite part.

A Stray

~Chapter 5~

Hikaru and Kaoru stared in open mouthed shocked. This is where they were staying? They were far better off than Hikaru, Kaoru, Honey, and Mori! And they were bunking with a girl! The twins were absolutely jealous.

Mori sighed. "Let's go to Ouran."

They nodded reluctantly and followed him, Honey riding on Mori's back.

Haruhi woke up to the sun glowing at her eyes. She groaned and opened her eyes, wincing at the brightness of the sun. She noticed that Tamaki wasn't the only puppy on the bed. Ranka must have opened up the door last night and let Kyo in.

She opened her eyes, scoping out her surroundings. Carefully, Haruhi got out of her bed and made sure that she wouldn't wake the slumbering puppies as she grabbed some morning clothes and left her door open as she went to the bathroom. Yeah, last night, when she said that she'd take a shower this morning, she meant it.

Once she was out and dressed, having opened the bathroom door, she was faced with two, eager faced puppies.

"U-uh…" she uttered, not expecting to see them yet. She shook her head and smiled fondly. "I guess you two are hungry."

Making her way to the kitchen, Haruhi tried to figure out what was best to get them (and herself) for breakfast. And when she placed the food bowls for Tamaki and Kyoya down, she sat down to think about what was happening to those missing heirs to famous companies.

"What happened to them?" she muttered softly.

Four members of the Ouran High School Host Club stealthily made their way through the elaborate halls of the prestigious Ouran Academy. If they were caught, they knew immediately that they would be thrown into a pound or someplace that would be a living hell for them.

And in order to succeed in getting back to normal is finding one of either two people on their scope of the halls: Renge or Nekozawa. It would make everything easier if they were finding them. If the humans were looking for the 'used-to-and-should-be' humans, then the whole thing would be so much more easier.

"We're almost there," Mori said, urging the group on. "We shouldn't be too long now."

"That's the longest thing you've said so far," Hikaru and Kaoru mewed.

Mori fought the urge to roll his eyes.

"Oh my gosh, we've been looking everywhere for you guys!"

The four of them turned around to see Renge, in her uniform, running down the hall to them.

As they cheered and whooped (all Renge could hear were mews and barks), Renge kneeled down in front of them, picking up the twins. When she got a better look at all of them, an important piece of information floated its way into her mind.

"Where's Tamaki-senpai and Kyoya-senpai?" She asked, even though she knew what they would say.

She knew they were fine by the look on their animal faces.

She led the way down the hall and into the 3rd music room, opening the door up to shady darkness.

"I see you've found them," a creepy voice pointed out, coming from a cloaked figure.

"Yeah, I found them in the hallway. I think they were looking for us!" Renge answered.

Hikaru, Kaoru, and Honey started making a fuss that the group of humans could only think of as a question of 'how-the-hell-do-we-get-back-to-normal'.

"It won't be long until you turn back to normal," Nekozawa said. "I just used a little spell that would turn you all into furry house pets for a certain amount of time."

"But why?" Renge asked for the pets, actually interested in the reason.

"Why, they stepped on my precious Belzenef as they were serving their little 'customers'" Nekozawa said, patting said pupped placed on his hand.

'Wait,' Kaoru mewed.

'So that means, Kyoya and Tono will…" Hikaru trailed off.

'Yeah,' Mori nodded quietly.

'I can't wait to see what happens,' Honey twitched his nose, sweat dropping.

'Now that will be awkward,' Hikaru and Kaoru meowed.

Tamaki sneezed. Sniffling, he had the feeling that someone was talking about him and Kyoya somewhere out there in the vast world. He shook his tiny, furry head. It was probably the others from the Host Club.

Before he knew it, Haruhi was in front of him, scooping him up into her arms.

"Are you okay?" Haruhi cooed, examining Tamaki in a way he thought was utterly adorable. "Don't tell me that you're catching a cold!"

Tamaki yipped happily, and, for the first time in his little doggie life, gave Haruhi a kiss on the cheek.

Haruhi giggled in delight. "You're too cute!" she gushed.

Haruhi had been thinking that for a while, but she hadn't been voiced it out. It's just that when Tamaki made that cute little face of his, she couldn't hold back the little fan girl within her. What? No girl could resist that cute puppy face!

And that face Tamaki made after she voiced her thoughts was priceless! It was so adorable to her, she couldn't stop herself from hugging the little puppy to her chest and smothering him in little kisses.

"I hope your owner never comes!" Haruhi giggled.

And it is safe to say that Tamaki was in heaven itself.

At Haruhi's feet, Kyoya let out a small whimper. He felt left out. And he sort of liked Haruhi too… not that he'd say it. He didn't like her the way Tamaki did, no. He just thought of her as interesting and liked how Haruhi would always treat him and Tamaki the same (most of the time), showering the both of them in affection… her own type of affection.

Haruhi smiled and got down onto her knees, sitting on her heals as she patted Kyoya on the head.

"You too, Kyo," she grinned. "It's fun to have you around too."

"Oh, Haruhi!" Ranka burst into the door.

"Dad," she greeted, standing up. "I thought you went to work…?"

"Yes, but they let me off early!" he replied, skipping in.

"Cool," Haruhi smiled as her father giddily ran around the apartment, getting into more comfortable (and manly) clothes.

"We should go to the park!" Ranka suggested as he burst out of his room with a pair of pants and a shirt that said 'father' on.

"Are you sure you don't want to rest up today?" Haruhi questioned.

"What better way to spend a day off than with your family?" Ranka grinned brightly.

Haruhi returned the grin. "Good point."

"Now let's go!" Ranka cheered. "And don't forget to bring some snacks for Tamaki, Kyo, and us."

"Right," Haruhi chuckled.

Soon, the four of them were out the door and headed down the street. Ranka and Haruhi laughed as Tamaki and Kyoya ran around their feet. Well, Tamaki ran around their feet. Kyoya just walked next to Haruhi in a civilized manner.

"I swear that Kyo and Tamaki were humans in their past life with the way they act!" Ranka joked, laughing.

"I think you're right," Haruhi humored him.

Tamaki barked. 'It's absolutely true! We are actually supposed to be human in this life! Some crazy mishap happend that turned us this way!' It didn't surprise him that the only one who could understand him was Kyoya.

Soon, they entered the park. It was actually pretty empty for the weekend. There were some families playing here and there, a few couples dotted around the place. In other words, it was the perfect time for the Fujioka's to play.

Out of nowhere, Ranka grabbed a ball and threw it down the field yelling, "fetch!"

Tamaki tore down the field as Kyoya just sat at Haruhi and Ranka's feet. Haruhi burst out laughing at the difference between the two puppies. She found it so ironic how the two got along so great. They were complete opposites and they complimented each other so well. It was also kind of a funny sight now Tamaki ran as fast as he could with his tongue flopping out of his muzzle.

She fell over her from the volume and strength of her laughter, Ranka soon joining in because of her contagious laugh. Soon, they were both splayed on the grass with the puppies joining in on the fun and tickling Haruhi with their paws.

"They seem to like you a lot, Haruhi," Ranka said, smiling fondly at the sight of his daughter playing (more like being attacked by) her puppies.

Haruhi caught her breath and sat up, petting the two now hyper puppies. Yes, even Kyoya was hyper. It sort of surprised Haruhi and Ranka. But, since Kyoya was a very unpredictable puppy, they decided to go with it.

"Yeah," Haruhi replied, a small laugh in her voice. "I guess they are."

They got home after a few hours, exhausted, yet happy from all the time they had bonding together. To be honest, that was some of the most fun Tamaki and Kyoya had ever had in a long time.

"I'll get a start on dinner," Haruhi said, making her way into the kitchen after taking off her shoes. "What do you suggest?"

"Curry!" Ranka cheered like a child, laughing and running all about.

Haruhi laughed at her father's childish gestures. "Sure. Curry it is."

Tamaki and Kyoya sat at the door of the dining room as Haruhi made the meal. They didn't want to get in the way of the young girl and trip her up while she was in the kitchen. She could get seriously hurt that way.

"Dinner's ready!" Haruhi called when she finally finished.

She placed a portion for each puppy on the ground in their special bowls before sitting down to eat herself. Ranka plopped into his seat as well before chowing down.

"Mmm, Haruhi, your cooking is as great as ever!" Ranka praised, licking his lips.

"I'm glad you like it," Haruhi said, smiling fondly at her plate. "I used Mom's recipe."

It got quite. Tamaki and Kyoya exchanged questioning looks. It never really came up, but Tamaki couldn't say that he never wondered where or what happened to Haruhi's mother.

And then, it hit him. There was a shrine made in the living room. There was a picture of a lady that bore a strong resemblance to Haruhi. That must have been her mother. Her mother is… she's dead.

Tamaki immediately felt horrible. He knew what Haruhi was feeling. He hadn't seen his mother since he was fourteen. But the situation was still very different as well. Her mother is dead. She knows that. As for Tamaki, his mother is alive and (now) healthy. And he knows that she's safe with her family on her side.

Tamaki doesn't know how horrible it would feel to have someone he loves so much to die and leave him for so long like that. He thought that if that ever happened to him, he didn't know if he'd be able to smile again. To him, Haruhi was a really strong girl.

Tamaki watched the two eat in silence, finishing their food. And once it was all eaten, they cleared the table in silence, making silent agreements that Haruhi would put away all the things on the table while Ranka would do the dishes. Kyoya and Tamaki watched with sad eyes.

When Ranka finished doing the dishes, he turned to see his daughter staring down at the table's hard surface, eyes far away. He walked carefully up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. When Haruhi looked up at her father, he gave her an encouraging smile. And with that, he made his way to the entrance of the dining room.

"Good night, Haruhi," Ranka said, pausing at the doorway.

Haruhi returned his gesture with a smile. "G'night, Dad."

She heard the door to her father's room slide shut as she stood there for a bit longer, eyes now on the window above the sink. She sighed and headed for the light switch. Carefully, she maneuvered in the dark until she reached her room and flicked that light switch on.

Haruhi made sure that Tamaki and Kyoya were in her room before she too closed the door. Immediately, she changed for bed and slipped beneath the covers, snuggling in with Tamaki and Kyoya on either side of her.

Haruhi sighed. If her mother were still here, she was sure that she'd have just as much fun with Tamaki and Kyo just as she and her father did.

~Chapter 5 End~

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