Darthvader17: it's good to be back in business!!! =)

Summary: Haruhi's friends were back on the teasing business and nothing can even stop them . Even Haruhi was having a hard time stopping her friends and ignoring their teasings, but, something will add fuel to the fire. It seems that the teasings will really go to it's heights.

Chapter 9 – speculations

Haruhi thought that the teasings were finally over, or so she thought. She never expected the teasing to find its way back again now in her life. Ino is being the annoying one again and she can hardly stop her from teasing her.

The six girls were at the cafeteria, in their usual table, to celebrate their early morning break. Glum as ever, Haruhi did not enjoy her early freedom since Ino was there, playing around with her.

"Yellow likes Haruhi." Ino said, looking at Haruhi with a big grin.

"Who was 'Yellow' again?" asked Temari.

"Who else could I be referring to?" Ino asked Temari as she let out an exasperated sigh.

"Oh yeah. Oh yeah. I remember. Yellow." Temari said.

"Just the usual Haruhi?" Hinata asked her friend. "You'll still ignore Ino? Well, she can be really annoying, that you can't ignore her anymore."

"Come on Haruhi!" Ino poked Haruhi on the shoulder. "It's just teasing, remember? It's really nothing personal right? I mean, come on! We're just having fun with you."

"And what am I now? A toy to be played with?!" Haruhi retorted.

"Come on Haruhi." Konan said. "We all know here that we tease each other so much and all of these teasings are nothing personal. I mean, it's not like you like him right?"

Sakura and Temari both nodded in agreement. Hinata and Ino had big grins spread across their faces.

It's not like you like him, right? Haruhi shivered at the thought.

Haruhi and all of her classmates went to the Chemistry Lab after all of them had their morning break, since it was what their Chemistry teacher told them to. The other third year class, where Hinata, Temari and Sakura are in, all went to the Principal's office to sign up for the activities in their upcoming Intramurals.

"I'm glad we're already done with those sign-up's." Ino told Haruhi and Temari as the three of them, including their classmates, were outside the Chemistry Lab. "Waiting is such a boring thing to do."

"Now that reminded me Ino." Konan turned to her friend. "The principal told me that she needs to see you in her office today. I don't know what you have done this time. I hope its nothing bad."

"Are you crazy?!" Ino shouted.

"Go on Ino." Haruhi ushered her. "Konan will just tell the teacher that I went with you and it's something really important, right?"

"Of course it is! It's the scholarship thing you baka!" Ino told her as the two of them started walking.

"Don't worry Ino! I'll tell the teacher." Konan told her as she and her classmates started piling in the Lab.

The Lab was not that far from the office so the two girls arrived there quckly. When they got there, they saw Hinata, Temari, Sakura, three other girls and two other boys and finally, Tamaki.

"What are you still doing here?" Ino asked her friends.

"Well, we were the last ones here." Temari said as she looked at Sakura writing her name on a blank paper.

Haruhi noticed that Tamaki was also queuing up for the sign-ups. She approached him.

"Aren't you supposed to be in the Lab right now?" Haruhi asked him.

"Our teacher told me that I should sign up for basketball and she was really irritating me. Oh well, whatever. It's also a grade right?"

Haruhi nodded. "Yeah. So, you must be pretty good at it. I mean, it's already the teacher who recommended you to join the team."

Tamaki shrugged. "Maybe."

"Ehem."

Both Haruhi and Tamaki turned and saw Hinata, Temari and Sakura looking at them. Ino was signaling Haruhi to follow her.

"Excuse me for a sec." Haruhi told Tamaki and went to Ino.

When the two of them were far from view, Ino giggled hard. Haruhi just looked at her with arms crossed on her chest.

"Satisfied?" Haruhi asked. "I guess you're happy that there is something new you can tease me to."

"Did you mean to talk to him?" Ino asked, trying to hide her giggles.

"No. He happens to be our classmate so I asked him what his business there was." Haruhi said in a hard voice.

"Okay. Okay. I'll stop." Ino said, choking on her giggles.

"Come on. Let's go back."

The two of them went back to the office when they saw that it only Hinata and Temari were left there. The others seem to have already left, that included Tamaki.

"You won't believe what happened here a while ago!" Temari said in her excited voice.

"Wow, I'm dying of curiosity." Haruhi sadi in her bored voice.

"Does it have something to do with Yellow?" Ino asked with a glint of excitement.

"Tamaki just called Hinata Haruhi!!! That's what the heck happened here!" Temari said, jumping with Hinata who was giggling hard.

Haruhi stopped dead. Ino looked at Haruhi with shocked eyes.

"Haruhi? Do you know what this means?" Ino finally snapped out of it. "This means – "

"Tamaki likes Haruhi since he called Hinata Haruhi!!! He thinks about her all the time!!!" the three girls all said in chorus.

"Your voices are quite enough for the cheering squad and I'm sure that I won't be needing to hear it again. It's irritating the faculty."

The girls looked up to who was talking to them. It was the school secretary.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have some paper work to do."

The girls turned to leave and went to where they were supposed to be, but they were still giggling from what had happened.

"I told you so." Ino said to Haruhi. "I told you. HE likes you."

The girls continued giggling when at alst, Ino and Haruhi arrived in the Lab. Haruhi was still shocked at what happened.

Haruhi was troubled. Aside from the fact that Ino is going to tease her for the rest of her life so much because of this, she still can't believe it.

It can't be. It just can't be. No way. I mean, I'm just the ordinary girl here. There are lots of girls around here. I'm sure they were just making it up to tease me.

Ino noticed Haruhi's troubled face and went to her side. "We don't know Haruhi. Maybe he really likes you."

Darthvader17: whew.. At last, chapter 9 is over. Wohoo!!! I'm so glad… anyways, thanks for reviewing and I hope you'll still review!

Hinata: were you able to find Ino?

Haruhi: I can't find her. I really don't know where she is.

Darthvader17: oh well, we will all find her.

Sakura: guys!! I found Ino!

(All): where?

Sakura: come on. Come with me.

Darthvader17: I hope this is something good. (evil grin)