A/N: Ne, sorry this chapter isn't very long. -.- The next one is extra long to make up for it though :D
Oh, and I have an announcement. Please ignore my prattle about being amazingly organized in the last chapter. That turned out to be a load of rubbish. D: I was numbering the chapters and planned chapters when I realized I had completely missed out chapter 10. Chapter 10 does not exist. T.T
So! :D Instead of moving all the chapters down one to make up for it (which would be depressing! :O ) I have a teenie favor to ask of my beautiful readers. :3 If you review or PM me with an idea of one of the things that can be on Hikaru's list, I'll choose my favorite and turn into chapter 10. Badda boom! :D A dedication, if you will. Thank you again, my very patient readers! T.T
Hide a love note where the other will find it
One Friday afternoon, Haruhi was enjoying a rare moment of peace.
No chores to get done, no dinner to prepare and no host club members begging to be told the secrets of commoner's instant coffee.
She'd forgotten how nice it was.
Sighing to herself, she settled down on her low sofa and curled her legs beneath her, much like a cat. She could go for a walk, though the sun would soon retire for the day, or she could start her weekend homework. Well, a lazy side of her spoke up, I can do that later. Yeah, later...
Even the host club had been easy today, with the guests too infected by the laid-back Friday air to squeal with moe and settled on chatting happily instead. And she only got dog-piled on once.
All in all, quite a good day.
Really, after being caught in the whirlwind of the host club for so long, she should know better than to think she could have an eventless day.
Haruhi was suddenly disturbed and yanked back into the weird world she lived in by a rattle of her letterbox, some quick, hushed voices and finally a scuffle of footsteps. Raising an eyebrow suspiciously, she peered round to find a thin white envelope sitting innocently by her door.
She probably should have ignored it.
She really should have ignored it.
But despite that nagging feeling, something made her march over to it and daintily pick up, flipping it over to reveal a name.
'To Haruhi' an all-too-familiar scrawl announced. She frowned, getting a bad feeling, and slowly took out the small letter. She recognised Kaoru's tiny writing instantly.
'Dear Haruhi,
How are you? Missing us already? :3
Since it's nice out, we've decided to treat our favourite toy.
Aren't you lucky, Haruhi!! ;D
But of course, you have to play a game before you get your treat.
All you have to do is follow the clues and try to find us!
The first clue is outside! [insert squiggly drawing of a door here]
Happy Hunting!
XD
Love your two best friends,
Kaoru and Hikaru
x'
Haruhi sighed after she'd read it, wondering how these weird ideas managed to crop up so often. They really expected her to run round after them just because they were bored?
"It's too bothersome." She muttered to herself, easily thinking of more productive ways to spend her time. She still had homework to do after all.
She was halfway to her school bag, perfectly happy with ignoring the twins' weird note, when something suddenly caught her eye. The feeling of dread returning, she realised there was more written on the back, this time in Hikaru's hurried scrawl. Sighing again, she began to read:
'I know what you're thinking.
'That's too bothersome!'
You're so boring, Haruhi! -.-
So, just to make sure you play, we have a back-up plan! :D
Go and look in your school bag.'
Haruhi paused to glance uneasily at her bag; there didn't look like there was anything different about it… But as she turned her attention back to the note, her eyes widened in horror.
'That's right, Haruhi, we have your homework.
All of it.
So play or the homework gets it!
:3
See you later, Haru! ;D'
For a few seconds, Haruhi just stared at the note. Then she read it again. Then again. Then she checked her schoolbag. Then she read the second note again. Then the first note again.
Then she twitched.
I'm going to kill them.
'Love note'? xD Pretty please review :3