I don't own Ouran~

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"We figured that since you are around the same size as Hunny, you could probably wear his clothes, so we got his formal uniform from his trainee days so maybe…" Tamaki trailed off as he took in the binding around her chest that didn't quite disguise everything, her midsection, and her legs, eyes widening as his mouth fell open. Haruhi wore a similar look of horror.

She got over it first. "Get out! Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" She grabbed the clothes from his hand and shoved him out, closing the door sharply. She paused for a moment, taking a deep breath, before getting dressed.

That's it. I'm done for. By tomorrow I'll be sent home, or given an even worse punishment. Why was I so stupid? Why did I even think this would work in the first place?

She opened the door when she was finished berating herself, bowing to a still obviously in shock Tamaki. "I can explain…"

"Explain what?"

Haruhi turned to see the others walking towards them. Why? Why all of them all at once?

"H-Haruhi… he's… Haruhi's a… girl?" Tamaki stammered out.

Hikaru rolled his eyes. "Took you long enough."

"You knew?" Tamaki shouted.

"You knew?" Haruhi was equally shocked.

Kaoru shrugged. "We figured it out the first night."

"It really wasn't that hard. And lower your voice, Tamaki, you'll attract attention." Kyoya pushed up his glasses with one finger.

"We found out last week. Didn't we Takashi?"

"… Yeah."

"Wait, wait… can everyone just be quiet for a second?" Silence fell, and, for what Haruhi felt was the thousandth time that evening, she took a deep breath. "Everyone knew-"

"Except Tamaki." Hikaru chuckled.

"-So why didn't you say anything about it?"

"More importantly, why didn't anyone tell me? As the leader of this group, I should have been the first to know." Tamaki was the picture of indignation.

"Boss, it's not our fault that you were too stupid to figure it out on your own."

"Silence, fools! I'll have you know I've been busy with kingdom matters-"

"Do you know how ridiculous you sound? No one talks like that anymore…"

"It's okay Haru-chan!" Hunny seemed to have noticed her distress. "We didn't tell anyone."

"You didn't? Why not?"

"Because you wanted to keep it a secret. Right?"

"But… it's against the rules…"

"And you don't think we've broken the rules at some point of time?" Hikaru smirked. "Yours is just on a slightly larger scale."

Kaoru leaned over. "Why are you doing it, though? Is it a pride thing, like woman-power, or…"

Haruhi shook her head. "It seemed like the best way to help my family. I was planning on telling people when I'm eighteen, but… I guess it's too late for that now."

She felt a hand on her head before seeing Tamaki's face as he bent down to look her in the eyes, then pulled her into a loose hug. "We're not going to send you away. Family is important. We understand. We said we'd help you, didn't we?" There was a pause, and Haruhi was about to thank him (or tell him to get off), when she heard Hikaru's amused voice.

"What, you've known that she's a girl for two minutes, and you're already making a move on her?"

Tamaki jumped back. "What? No, I- She's like a sister! Or a niece! Or a daughter!"

"That's… kind of weird, Highness." Haruhi frowned. "But you guys are really fine with it? You won't tell, or get me kicked out?"

"I promise!" Hunny smiled.

"… Yeah." Mori nodded.

Kyoya shrugged. "I see no harm in you staying."

"It's going to be fun." Kaoru and Hikaru chorused.

Kyoya turned and started walking back to the festivities, smiling to himself. "So the game begins…"