A/N: Hello again sorry for the long wait but real life usually takes over anything. I hope you enjoy the chapter! Please Review!

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When all of the cleaning was finished, Kyouya loaded the pictures onto his laptop. Then he started the online auctions for pictures of particular hosts. This seemed to be a good way for Haruhi to pay the debt. Her pictures sold pretty well, but not as well as Tamaki's and Kyouya's.

Alexa noticed the flood of girls exiting, so she quickly made her way back up to the host clubroom. When she got up there she glanced around and spotted Kyouya over in the corner, "So what are these for?" she asked looking over his shoulder.

Tamaki went to change out of his costume. He came back and spotted Alexa and Kyouya in the corner. He walked over to them and looked over Kyouya's other shoulder. "Kyouya!" he exclaimed, pointing to a picture of Haruhi that he felt shouldn't be there... without his permission, of course. "Why do you have such a picture of my precious Haruhi!?"

Haruhi came out and heard what Tamaki said, and decided to go and see what he was talking about.

Hunni saw everyone gathered around the computer when he came back from changing. Curious, he went over to look.

Takashi followed Hunni over to where Tamaki, Kyouya, and Alexa were.

Kyouya cunningly changed the picture Tamaki with an unbuttoned collared shirt that was sure to make Haruhi drool before Haruhi got over to his computer. To answer Alexa he replied, "These are what fund the Host Club though there are other sources of revenue such as fan sites.

Haruhi simply blushed and turned away muttering under her breathe about the shadow king.

Alexa raised an eyebrow, "So you are feeding teens obsession?".

Kyouya grinned, "There's a market and the club needs funding. Its business. "

Alexa just shook her head and steps away from the shadow king.

He smiled at Haruhi when she walked up. A look of shock came to his face when she turned away again. He hadn't seen Kyouya change the picture on the computer and he thought that she walked away because she was still angry about the Eclair incident. "H-haruhi!?" he squeaked before retreating to his corner of shame.

Haruhi stopped and turned to see Tamaki over in his corner. The surprise of his action caused the blush to fade away as she quickly walked over to him, asking, "What's wrong Sempai?".

Kyouya's grin faded. He had a twinge of frustration at Alexa's reaction. He hid the frustration but he wanted to redeem himself. He put his head in his hands trying to brainstorm a way to earn Alexa's favor hopefully without her notice.

Tamaki looked up at Haruhi with big puppy dog eyes. "Haruhi... are you still angry with me?" he asked with a little pout.

Haruhi was a bit surprised at his question, but quickly gave him a small smile, and told him, "No, I am not mad. At least not with you,".

Tamaki recovered almost immediately. He jumped to his feet and wrapped his arms around her. "Kyouya! Haruhi's not mad!" he exclaimed happily

Haruhi just let him hug her tightly a little surprised by the very quick change in mood.

After a long time of hugging, or rather squishing, Haruhi, Tamaki finally let her go.

"Well I'm going to head home," Haruhi said a slight blush on her cheeks.

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Alexa had turned to watch Tamaki and Haruhi, but she also kept an eye on the shadow king. When she noticed the unusual reaction confusion filled her mind, and after taking a glance to make sure the female host was handling the blonde, she turned back to Kyouya. "What's wrong?" she asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.

Kyouya replied, "I'm not sad. I'm thinking. What do you like?"

"What do you mean, what do I like?" she asked curious by his question.

"I mean, what do you enjoy doing or eating or anything," he inquired with as little interest as he could manage.

"Wow that's a lot to cover..." Alexa chuckled kneeling down by his chair, then her face became more thoughtful, "I do have to wonder why you're curious about what I enjoy,". She glanced up at him grinning, and then sighed as she began to answer his questions, "I have really no preference when it comes to food, and just a simple chat or book can easily entertain me as long they are both interesting,".

Kyouya nodded thoughtfully. "Any genre or topic," he asked.

"Hmm... Mystery primarily," She said, "Thriller types are good too, at least that's what I like when it comes to books. Conversations well that all depends on who I'm talking to". She grinned as she told him the last part, seeing if he'd take the bait.

"I see," Kyouya said. He caught himself before he could say 'I'll keep that in mind.' He noticed Haruhi and Tamaki. "Tamaki, take Haruhi home, won't you," he said with a wink to Tamaki.

Haruhi looked over at Kyouya, "Oh its okay I-,". She didn't get to finish since Alexa pushed her and the blonde out of the room telling them to have fun and to tell Tamaki that he didn't have to rush her home.

"Yes! I shall walk-" Tamaki didn't get to finish his over-dramatic response as he was pushed out of the room with Haruhi. He stared at the door to the music room for a few seconds before looking over at Haruhi. He smiled lightly, with a light blush in his cheeks, and extended his arm to her. "I'll walk you home now, Haruhi."

Haruhi flushed slightly but glanced down at his arm then gently grabbed his hand. She smiled at him, "Lets go then," she said already leading him down the hall.

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"Well, that worked out nicely," Alexa commented walking back over to Kyouya.

"Indeed, it did," Kyouya agreed, "So..." He wasn't sure what to do now. It was getting late and he needed to get the things for tomorrow's theme, but he didn't want to leave Alexa at the moment.

Glancing at her watch she saw the time, and sighed, "Well I best be off... homework to do and such. Later,". She turned on her heel and began heading out the door.

"Wait, I can't let you go home without an escort. I'll take you home," Kyouya insisted. Before Alexa could reply, he led her out to his waiting car and driver.

Alexa just chuckled letting him lead her down, "Thank you, I guess,". As they walked down she watched him closely not sure if she actually understood the man who walked next to her. One minute he was smug, next cold, then polite, which confused her to no end. She was also discovering that her pretend interest in the shadow king was becoming a reality, and almost to the point she'd call it a crush. This was not going to be good for her current plans, but maybe she could allow for some minor adjustments.

"Your welcome," Kyouya said. He allowed for her to enter the car first as it was the way of a gentleman and followed in sitting next to her. This would save him the time of looking up where she lived. "So, where to," he asked with a slightly smug grin.

Alexa quickly gave the address to her hotel and just watched the buildings fly by as the limo drove through the city.

Kyouya's smirk widened. 'Is she actually nervous,' he thought. He too looked out the window till they arrived, too soon in Kyouya's opinion, to the hotel. "Well, goodnight," he said, a bit reluctantly, helping her out of the car and walking her to the front door.

Alexa hoped Kyouya wouldn't ask any more questions because if he did she might accidentally let slip why she actually transferred here. When she spotted the hotel, a small smile of relief appeared. "Good night," she told him as he led her to the door, "And thank you for bringing me home,".

"My pleasure," Kyouya said a little too sincere. He was tempted to lean forward and possibly give her a small... but that would be a bit too bold, and he had time to plan strategy for that.

Alexa smiled at him and gently pecked him on the cheek, then turned to walk in. She hoped that she hadn't been reading the emotions that he had in his eyes, and then in fact royally screwed up, but it was a minor risk that she was willing to take. Glancing back at him she felt very smug and walked in with a large smile on her face.

Kyouya blushed ever so slightly and watched her, aghast. He recovered eventually but promised himself that if Alexa gave such a sign like that again she wouldn't walk away without something in return. He made sure she made it into the lobby and turned back toward the car. He dialed his phone and spoke into it saying, "Find out where Alexa's room is for my future information but don't invade on her privacy." With that he climbed into the limo and began organizing the theme for the next day.

Alexa grinned as she walked up to her room. 'Kyouya actually looks kinda cute when he's shocked,' she thought as she chuckled and walked into her room.

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Tamaki immediately pulled into his dramatic self again as he walked Haruhi home. "You will get home safely, Haruhi! I promise! I won't let a single pervert touch a hair on your head!" he exclaimed loudly.

Haruhi just chuckled at the blonde leading him down the street.

They finally reached Haruhi's apartments. "See? I got you here safe and sound." commented Tamaki with a smile.

Haruhi grinned and nodded, "Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow,".

"Ah... yes." Tamaki shifted uncomfortably on his feet for a few moments before leaning over and kissing Haruhi's cheek. "See you tomorrow, Haruhi."

Haruhi turned red, and she quietly waved goodbye to Tamaki. "Bye then,", she then ran up the stairs a large grin on her face.

Ranka frowned as he saw the interaction between the two, but sighed and tried to put on a happy act. He knew it was best for his daughter to be with the blonde, but he didn't have to be happy that this boy was dating his little girl. When Haruhi entered he did his normal "welcome home" act and asked about her day, making sure to avoid any questions about the hosts.

Outside, Tamaki turned and started walking away from the apartments with a smile on his face... until he realized he was utterly alone in the coming darkness with no idea which way was home. Freaking out immediately, as usual, and not taking time to really think about his situation, he took out his cell phone and called the first person on speed dial: Kyouya.

Kyouya answered unusually patient with, "Yes, Tamaki what is it?" He had just sold some pictures of Tamaki for quite a bundle, so he was in a pretty good mood.

"Kyouya! I don't know how to get home and it's getting dark! I'll be lost forever in the night and Haruhi might never see me again! And she will become so depressed and..." He jabbered away in his over-dramatic fashion.

Kyouya flipped on his GPS with his tracking device in Tamaki's phone indicating Tamaki's location. He answered, "Go right until you reach the corner. Then stop and call your driver to pick you up across from the Hibiya station." He waited for more panicked statements or questions.

Tamaki followed Kyouya's instruction, but kept up his constant overdramatic whining.

Kyouya rolled his eyes but said nothing.

Tamaki had to hang up to call his driver, but he didn't do so without saying something along the lines of, "If I don't make it back alive, don't let Haruhi worry!" After, he called his driver. When the car pulled up beside him, he got in, and not long after he reached home

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When he arrived home, Kaoru worked on homework and then went for a walk. It was nice outside so he walked to a park. Of course, he was dressed in "common" clothes so to not attract attention. He sat on a bench enjoying the good weather.

The girl walked through the park examining her new surroundings. She wore the uniform from her old school, refusing to get rid of it just now; she'd do that when she tried on her new uniform for the first time. It was a scary thought to her. Her old school had its good points, even if there were those times when nothing happened or when whatever happened creeped her out.

Nezumi stopped to look at some birds that had found a resting spot on the branch of a tree. She turned her gaze away and continued on.

'This won't be so bad. I'll get used to this. It won't be so bad. It won't be so bad' She thought as walked along. She was too busy encouraging herself to watch where she was going. Nezumi tripped and fell in front of a boy who was sitting on a bench. She looked up at him and her cheeks flushed pink. How embarrassing!

Kaoru watched as the girl tripped. He smiled as she blushed but held back a laugh. "Are you alright? Here, let me help you up," he said going into "host mode". 'Wow! She's really cute,' he thought to himself as he helped her up. He noticed her uniform. "Are you from St. Lobelia Girls' Academy? ," he asked.

"Thanks." said Nezumi. Her blush left for only a moment before coming back. The boy was very cute now that she was getting a better look at him. 'I tripped in front of someone so cute!' she complained in her mind, but kept smiling at him on the outside.

She looked down at her uniform when he asked her the question about Lobelia. "Eh? Oh... yeah. My sisters go there too. Oh! But I'm not going there anymore! It's really not my kind of school... I mean... I'm going somewhere else now... hehe." She was so nervous and she was talking way too much. She was probably boring him to death or freaking him out! "Did you know that ramen tastes good with hot sauce?" She froze. 'What the heck!?'

Kaoru looked quite surprised but said," I'll have to try that sometime." He could tell by her pauses that she was a bit uncomfortable. She was fascinating and random. It seems she'd keep him on his toes. "Oh, how rude of me. I didn't introduce myself. I'm Kaoru Hitachiin. And you are...," He inquired.

Hitachiin? She heard her parents mention that name before. She was starting to space out but she caught herself before she kept too silent. "Oh! I'm Nezumi Akiyama. It's very nice to meet you!" she replied.

"Wow, what a pretty name, Nezumi. It's nice to meet you, too. Now if you don't mind my asking, which school are you attending now," Kaoru asked. He could tell that she wasn't a commoner because of attending St. Lobelia so he wouldn't have to deal with issues on associating with her. He had a guess and hope for where she was going now.

Nezumi blushed when Kaoru made the comment about her name. "Thank you."

"I'm going to be going to Ouran. I heard it was really nice there." responded Nezumi smiling. She wasn't too crazy about the big yellow dress the girls had for a uniform. I mean, it was yellow for crying out loud! Why, yellow? Maybe if it was blue like the guy uniforms... She was starting to go off on her own little rant in her head about the uniform.

Kaoru grinned. "What a coincidence! I happen to go there. If I may ask, what class will you be in," he inquired. It seemed fate was smiling upon him today. A cute girl, going to his school... It was getting late. He was worried that he'd have to leave the girl to return home soon.

"Really!?" exclaimed Nezumi happily. "I'm really happy! I mean, I'll kind of know somebody already and it won't be so scary! I'm in class 1-A. You?" She really hoped that they would be in the same class together. She didn't even noticed how late it was getting yet.

Kaoru's grin widened. "I'm also in class 1-A. Wow." 'Score,' he thought to himself. "It's getting late. Do you need a ride home," he asked, being a gentleman.

"Wow! What a coincidence!" responded Nezumi happily. 'This has got to be fate screaming at me!' then blushed right after the thought came to mind.

Nezumi looked around. "Oh. It is getting pretty late. Thank you. A ride would be nice."

Kaoru noticed Nezumi's blush and wondered what she was thinking about. He texted his driver who appeared nearby with the car. He gestured for her to go ahead. "Lady's first," he said sweetly with a crooked grin.

Nezumi's whole face flushed pink and her heart was thudding against her rib cage. "Th-th-thank you." she stuttered before getting in the car in a daze.

Kaoru saw Nezumi's reaction and was mentally doing a victory dance. He sat next to her and asked, "Where to?".

Nezumi told Kaoru where to go the best she could. She was one of those people that didn't know street names and used buildings or an odd looking tree as directions. There were way too many street names to remember.

Kaoru had an idea of where she was describing and before he knew it, they pulled up in front of a large estate. To make sure he asked, "Is this it?" .

"Yup." she said with a smile. "This is it. I'm sorry if the directions were horrible and thank you for giving me a ride home."

"Anytime," Kaoru replied honestly, "See you at school tomorrow.".

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After a fresh hot bath, Eclair went to her huge mirror, examining her now non-sticky hair. "Hmmn... I wonder if that's no good?" she whispered. Thinking a little bit about her idea, she smiled gleefully and blushed.

A/n: Sorry if the chapter is poorly edited its really hard to convert from an RP to a story. Please Review