You're Not Alone Chapter Three, an ouran high school host club fanfic

Chapter Three: Kaoru Finds Out

A young girl with huge brown eyes sat down on the grounds of a private beach, staring at the glistening ocean spread out in front of her. She wiggled her toes playfully on the cool, wet sand and watched as the waves rolled over the water's surface, shivering slightly when a cool breeze blew against her small form."Imouto-chan? Are you there?" a young male voice suddenly called out. She looked up from her spot and waved at the newcomer. "Hey there, onii-chan."

The boy waved back and sat down on the sand next to her, wrapping a blanket around their shoulders. "You're going to get sick like this, y'know." he smiled.

"I'm fine." she pouted, unwrapping herself and giving her brother the whole blanket to snuggle into. "I'm not cold anyway."

The breeze blew against them once more and her teeth chattered.

"Not cold, eh?" he smirked.

She shook her head stubbornly but shivered once more as the wind blew against them for the third time. Her brother then chuckled and draped the blanket over them both, hugging her close to warm her up.

"I'm not cold." she mumbled, hugging her knees. Her brother raised a brow.

"I think I know when you're feeling cold and when you're not." he smirked. The girl sighed and said nothing.

-silence-

"Imouto-chan got scolded again while I went out, right?" he asked softly.

She shrugged and continued to watch the waves in silence. He gave her his best puppy-dog pout and she groaned, slapping him on the shoulder playfully.

"I didn't do anything wrong." she finally said. "She made a mistake and I was just trying to help her by telling her the correct answer; but she just started yelling at me, saying that she wasn't stupid and that I didn't have to act like some genius."

Her brother smiled gently and patted her head. "Guess she doesn't like being corrected. We should just leave her and auntie alone, after all, we're the ones who had to move in with them in such short notice. They're probably still adjusting to having two more people staying at their place."

She nodded and leaned against him. "I miss okaasan and otousan. At least they know how to take care of us. . " she whispered softly.

"Me too. ." the boy whispered back, draping an arm over his sister's shoulder and smiling as she snuggled into him comfortably. "But you know, at least we have an aunt who's taking care of us right now, and a cousin who's soon going to be bringing us to her junior high school."

"Oniichan, you already know that they hate us."

"Yes, they do hate us, but, they're still taking care of us. That should mean something right?" he grinned.

"I wouldn't call it 'taking care'. I can't remember a single day when I wasn't scolded once since we moved with them." she grinned back.

"That's true, but look on the bright side, we're staying in a big house, we're going to continue our education, and we've got loads of new stuff."

"Yeah, but I still prefer living in our old house. You do too, I can tell. Even if it wasn't fancy and luxurious as this place, and even if we didn't have any arcade rooms, home theatres and a swimming pool, at least we had a home. . And a dad. . and a mom. . " she sniffed, trailing off.

The boy smiled sadly and intertwined his fingers with hers. "But you're not alone now. We've still got each other, ne imouto-chan?" he asked, hugging her closer.

She smiled and nodded.

"We'll get through this, alright?" he smiled back, kissing her forehead affectionately. "Otousan and okaasan wouldn't like it if we kept being all sad and depressed like this, so cheer up and give them a smile, ne?"

The girl giggled and nodded, smiling up at the clear, night sky.

"That's the spirit." he laughed, ruffling her hair playfully.

"Oniichan, you do it too." she giggled.

He smiled up at the sky without pausing and they laughed.

xoxoxoxoxo

"Hnnh . " Kai mumbled softly, a tear rolling down her eyes. She opened them slowly and sat up, wincing from the pain coming from her now bandaged left shoulder. 'What happened?' she wondered, looking around at her surroundings. she then realized that she was inside a hospital room, no longer dressed in her uniform but rather, in a pale-colored robe. Rubbing the tears away, she sighed and lay back down on the bed, wincing once more when another jolt of pain spread throughout her torso area. The memories of the previous day then came rushing back into her head, and she suddenly felt extremely lightheaded.

"Waaii~!" The door suddenly slammed open, surprising her, and Hunny bounced in; the rest of the host club walking right behind him.

"Oh? Kai-kun's finally awake!" the twins exclaimed.

"What? Really?" Tamaki cried out, rushing over to the 'boy' laying on the bed. "What are they doing here?" she wondered, pulling her covers up.

"Kai-chan! Kai-chan! Daijobu?" Hunny asked, bouncing up next to the second year leaning over her bed.

She looked at them and nodded, smiling weakly.

"Oy, don't try to make him move around too much." Kyouya sighed, walking over. "He's probably still feeling the side-effects from the anesthesia."

"Iie, I'm fine." she said softly, closing her eyes. "Just a little tired, that's all."

They all hung their jackets (except fot Haruhi) inside the small closet in the room and sat down on the sofa across the bed, watching as the shadow king lifted the mattress upward with the remote so the 'boy' could sit up without any effort.

"How long have I been here?" she asked worriedly.

"Just one day." Tamaki replied, sitting back. "Sakura-san, Mayumi-san and Niko-san dropped by a while ago to visit, but you were still unconscious when they came."

"Sakura-sempai, Mayumi-sempai and Niko-sempai. . eh?"

Haruhi and the twins nodded.

"Takamichi-sensei excused you from everything today since they explained to him everything that had happened yesterday." the former smiled. "It took us all by surprise though, the school's now investigating how those two drunkards managed to get inside the campus unnoticed."

"Kyouya-sempai's police force surrounded the entire place." Hikaru grinned, leaning on her shoulders playfully (irking Tamaki). "And we were dismissed early so they can finish their investigations before the day ends."

"What about the two drunkards? What happened to them?" Kai asked.

"I am taking care of them personally." Kyouya smiled. The room suddenly felt cold and they all sweatdropped.

"A-Anyway," Tamaki coughed, bringing the room back to its normal temperature. He then stood up and bowed down in front of her. "In behalf of the entire second year batch, I'd like to thank you for saving our dear classmates, Kai-kun." he smiled. "They're good friends of ours and they would've been seriously hurt if it weren't for you, so, thank you."

"E-eh?" she blushed deeply, waving her hands in the air, embarrassed. "N-no, it wasn't that big a deal. A-a-anyone would have done the same thing." she stuttered.

"Aww, no need to be so modest, Kai-kun." Hikaru grinned. "You did save those three sempais lives."

"B-but, I'm pretty sure Hunny-sempai and Mori-sempai would've done a whole lot better than I did. . p-please stop bowing, Tamaki-sempai. . " They smiled as she tried to get their king to stop bowing at her.

"You should be thankful that you got away with something that just required stitches though." Kyouya suddenly stated, flipping through the clipboard placed on the pocket of her bed. "Had the knife of that guy been longer, your shoulder would've been cut off by now."

"Y-you don't say. . " she paled slightly at the thought and hugged her arm.

"Also," he continued. "You've lost a lot of blood; but according to the doctor, you didn't lose enough to require a blood transfusion, so just take it easy for now. Sakura-san's father is paying for your hospital bills so you don't have to worry about anything. He also thanks you from the bottom of his heart."

"A-ah." she blushed again and looked down embarrassedly.

"Anou ne, Kai-chan works in a cafe, right?" Hunny suddenly chirped, raising his hand cutely. She nodded and tilted her head when all of the hosts sitting on the sofa suddenly sighed.

"Oh. Right." Kyouya smiled, placing the clipboard back in the pocket. "Your boss dropped by around fifteen times since yesterday."

"H-he did?"

"Ah." he sweatdropped. "He even brought you a slice of cake this morning just in case you were awake and 'craving for something special', as he put it. But since you weren't, he left it with the nurses and said he'd drop by again later after he finished his work to check up on you."

"'Craving for something special'?" she asked again, face lightening up. "D-do y-you mean, boss' extremely hard-to-make Special Choco-Ichigo Cold Cake?"

"I suppose. . " he sweatdropped again, looking back at Hunny.

"D-did it have three pastry-like layers with a healthy, creamy filling, a dark-chocolate icing, and a topping of freshly cut strawberries and light cream?" she asked excitedly.

"It did!" Hunny exclaimed in an excited manner, jumping up and down on his seat like a kid. "It tasted so good too!"

"Of course it does!" she cheered happily. "He only makes it twice or thrice a year with the really, really, expensive ingredients! I can't believe he actually made one and is givi- . . wait, what?!"

They all sweatdropped and looked away while Hunny suddenly stood very still, a -very- faraway look in his eyes with drool dripping out of his mouth. Her jaw dropped.

"H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-HUNNY-SEMPAI?!?!" she exclaimed, reaching forward to grab onto his tie and pull him close. She sniffed his mouth and froze, sniffling as her eyes suddenly welled up with huge tears. "Hunny-sempai!" she wailed, shaking the blonde senior's collar frantically. "You didn't~!"

"It's a complex." The twin said, amazed. "It's a cake complex. Hunny-sempai finally found someone else who shares the same love for cakes as he does."

"You don't understand!" Kai wailed louder, biting onto Hunny's head. "Boss rarely makes his special Choco-Ichigo Cold Cake because the ingredients are so expensive and hard to find! I've only tasted it once three years ago and I've been craving for it ever since!"

"I'm starting to crave it too." Hunny agreed in a dazed manner, not really noticing that the younger 'boy' was biting onto his head. "Ah! Kai-chan! Gomene, that was your cake, wasn't it?" he suddenly asked, blinking up at her cutely. They all sighed again.

She nodded her head and wiped her eyes with the back of her palm. "Never mind, it's okay. I'll just wait for the next time boss makes it." she mumbled miserably.

"Is it really that good?" Kyouya asked, raising a brow.

"Boss charges a lot for those who want to buy a slice, and no one had ever complained because, according to them, every cent was worth it." she sighed, hugging Hunny close to her like a doll.

"I see." he smiled, bringing out his notebook and writing something down.

"Anou ne, Kai-chan, do you like eating cakes too?" the senior asked, looking up at her.

"They're okay, but I prefer eating the ones that boss makes." She smiled, blushing lightly. Hunny's eyes widened. -a lightbulb flickers on and off-

"And now it's the rise of the cake buddies."

"What on earth are you talking about?" Haruhi questioned, raising a brow at the twins.

"Mitsukuni." Mori suddenly said, holding up a paperbag at the two on the bed.

"What's that?" Kai asked curiously, letting go of Hunny, who 'ehe!'-ed and sweatdropped.

"Anou ne, Takashi and I bought you some cakes on our way here. But then. . " he smiled sheepishly, opening the box inside the paperbag. There was only one small slice left inside it, and Kai chuckled. "I was hungry, you see. And the cakes looked really tasty, and I couldn't help myself. . so I ate it. But I left you a slice, which is good, right?" he then handed her the box.

'He's really like a kid!' she thought, amazed at the blonde senior's loli-shota-ness. "Nah, it's alright, Hunny-sempai." she smiled gently. "Thanks for the thought."

Kyouya looked at Tamaki, and they both nodded.

"We have an announcement to make!" The latter stated, standing up and waltzing over to Kai's bed. Everyone in the room looked at him, confused. The shadow king pushed his glasses upwards and smiled. "From tomorrow onwards, Kai-kun will be a part of the host club, not as our lackey, but as a newly recruited host. No questions asked."

The said boy froze and dropped the box he was holding. 'eh?'

"EH?!?!"

-the hospital trembles-

Haruhi sweatdropped.

"Where did that come from?!" Kai yelled at the two second years. "I've already told you, I've got a job to do everyday afte-"

"I've already informed your boss about your debt and he has agreed to let you stay after school for two hours everyday." Kyouya interrupted, glancing at the sweating boy. "He said that it was probably better for you to spend more time away from work either way."

"Yeah right." she pouted, looking away. "His real words were: 'She's a real workaholic so it's probably better if you kept her away from the cafe for a few hours everyday.' weren't they?"

His eyes widened, and he nodded.

"Oh, so Kai-kun's a workaholic, eh?" Hikaru smiled deviously. "I wonder what motivates you to work so hard everyday."

"Come to think of it, you and your boss don't exactly have the typical employer/employee relationship, do?" Kaoru grinned. "He did look pretty worried everytime he dropped by the last fifteen times."

"His/My boss already has a girlfriend." She and Kyouya replied impassively. The others paused and stared at them, wide-eyed. "That, and he's more like a father-figure to me; a self-proclaimed guardian." she cleared her throat. Tamaki chuckled and slung his arms around the two. "Either way, he already gave us his blessings to include you in the club. So starting tomorrow, you'll be beginning your duties as a host in the third music room. If you can be designated by a thousand customers, your debt will be payed in full."

"A t-t-thousand customers!?" she gasped, feeling a heavy weight fall on her shoulders.

"Daijobu Kai-chan!" Hunny smiled, sitting down on Mori's shoulders. "Everyone in the entire school knows you already so it shouldn't be too hard for you to get that much designations."

"Ah." Mori agreed.

"If you want," Kyouya offered. "Since you can relate with each other more, you and Haruhi can pair up." (translation: since you're both commoners and can understand each other better)

"We can?" said girls asked in unison.

"Well, you're the only one without a partner anyway." Hikaru grinned at the brown-haired girl.

"Mori-sempai's paired with Hunny-sempai, tono's paired with Kyouya-sempai, and me and Hikaru are naturally paired up together." Kaoru smiled.

"Right, right!" Tamaki exclaimed. "And since you and Kai-kun are the same, you two can be the 'commoner duo'!"

Both girls cringed at the name.

"I-I won't mind being paired up with Kai-kun." Haruhi said, glancing at the boy on the bed.

"I won't mind being paired up with Fujioka-san either." Kai shrugged. "Just as long as we're not called that (terrible) name."

"Great! Then we've come to an agreement!" the blonde smiled. "As soon as you're released from this place, I will teach you everything you need to know about being a proper gentleman!"

"A-ah." she sweatdropped. Kaoru bit his lip and looked away, looking slightly amused.

"Well then, " Kyouya smiled, closing his notebook. "Now that that's over with, you guys'd better leave so Kai-kun can get his rest. Visiting hours will be over in a minute and forty-seven seconds anyway."

"What? But we just got here!" Tamaki pouted. "And besides, it's your hospital anyway, so why should it matter?"

Haruhi and Kai froze.

"Oh? Kai-kun and Haruhi don't know, do they?" - Hikaru

"Kyouya-sempai's family runs a lot of businesses in the medical field, and his family owns almost all the hospitals here in Japan." -Kaoru

"This one included." they smirked.

"But just because my father owns this place doesn't mean that I should just take advantage of my position." the shadow king said, pushing up his glasses. "We've been rather noisy ever since we got here so I suggest that you leave now to avoid any complaints from the patients staying in the other rooms." They sighed and reluctantly stood up.

"Well then," Tamaki smiled. "We'll just drop by tomorrow before we go to school, alright Kai-kun?"

She smiled back and nodded. "Thanks for visiting."

"But Kai-chan will be lonely tonight, won't he?" Hunny asked, giving the new host a teary look. "I won't mind staying over for the night."

"No, no, it's alright, Hunny-sempai." she sweatdropped. "I wouldn't want your family to worry about you, and I'm aleady used to sleeping alone anyway so don't worry about it. " The blonde senior looked crestfallen.

"He probably just wants to spend time with his new cake-buddy." Hikaru whispered.

"It's the power of the cake complex. Instant friendship." Kaoru whispered back.

"Ah." Haruhi blinked, looking down at the older twin's watch. "It really is getting late. I still have to prepare tonight's dinner."

"Then we'll give you a ride home, Haru-chan." the older Hitachiin grinned, glancing at Tamaki and grabbing her and Kaoru's hands. "Let's go."

"Ah, Hikaru, you and Haru-chan go on ahead." Kaoru smiled, pulling back. "I'll be hitching a ride with Kyouya-sempai today."

"What for?"

The younger twin just raised his brow and sent his brother subtle glances at Haruhi, who was pushing their king away from her.

"O-oh." Hikaru blushed, catching onto what he was saying before looking away embarrassedly. "A-alright, I'll meet you at home then." Kai's brow raised.

"Right." Kaoru grinned.

"See you tomorrow, Kai-chan!" Hunny chirped, standing in front of the doorway. "We'll bring you some cake so we can eat them together tomorrow!" The stoic senior just bowed with a small smile on his face, and together, they left the room.

"We'll be going now too!" Tamaki exclaimed, putting an arm around Haruhi and Hikaru's shoulders. "My limo broke down outside so I'm hitching a ride with these guys!"

"What?! No way!" Hikaru throbbed a vein, leading the brown-haired girl out the doors hurriedly.

"What?"

"Who's gonna believe a lame excuse like that?- Bye, Kai-kun, Kyouya-sempai, Kaoru."

"It's not an excuse! My ride really did break down!"

"You're just making that up so you can ride with the both of us!"

"That's not true! The proof's right outside the hospital!"

"You're sitting in the front seat then!"

"How is that fair?!"

"Hikaru! Tamaki-sempai! Urus-!" [1]

-ding-

Kyouya, Kaoru and Kai sweatdropped as sound of the elevator closing ended the noise.

"You two aren't leaving yet?" she asked, watching the younger Hitachiin flop back down onto the sofa to hug a pink pillow. Kyouya picked the remote up and fixed the girl's bed so she lay down flat on her back once more.

"It seems Kaoru here has something to confess." he stated, glancing at the said boy. "Or should I be the one to do it?"

"No, no. I'll do it." Kaoru sighed, turning slightly red on the face. A question mark appeared over her head.

"What?" she asked. "Did something happen?"

He rubbed his nape and avoided her gaze, embarrassed. "Well, . . umm. . I was the one who came with those three sempais here yesterday. . to rush you into the emergency room. . "

"Oh." she smiled. "Okay, thanks."

"You're welcome. But that's not just it." he said, turning redder. "The thing was, everyone was a bit busy in the emergency room so. . the nurse asked for a favor. . and umm. . .
wyhdtshrpyh. . " he mumbled the last part in one breath.

"H-huh?" she sweatdropped.

"I said that wyhdtshrpyh." he looked down. She sweatdropped and Kyouya sighed, gently slapping the younger boy on the back.

"I had to strip you because your clothes were all bloody!" he blurted out, clamping a hand over his mouth afterwards. She froze, also turning red in the face.

"And thus, found out that you are a girl." the older boy finished, smiling amusedly at the two.

"Y-y-ou did what?!" she questioned, subconsciously pulling the covers over her chest.

"It was an accident!" Kaoru defended, blushing deeper.

~.~.~

-flashback-

"Is there a doctor here who can attend to this boy?!" Sakura questioned, screaming frantically at a nurse upon entering the emergency room. "He's been bleeding non-stop ever since ten minutes ago!"

The nurse, slightly shocked at the sudden outburst, glanced at the unconscious student in Kaoru's arms and gasped. "I-I'll get one immediately." she said, turning around to grab a hospital robe. "I'm sorry, but can you remove his clothes and put this on him? But be careful not to move his left arm to much."

"A-ah. Sure." the Hitachiin replied, taking the robe from her hands. The nurse then led him into an empty room and bowed before rushing off to get the doctor.

"We'll wait for you out here." Mayumi smiled. He nodded and the three left.

Locking the door, he quickly lay the limp form down onto a bed-cart and rolled up his sleeves. Kai's blue blazer was already halfway soaked with blood, but Kaoru was glad to see that the bleeding had slowed down. He gently undid the buttons and carefully took the blazer off, then proceeded to undo the white, long-sleeved, button-up shirt, which was also soaked with blood. Upon undoing the third button, Kaoru noticed that Kai chest was a bit bigger than 'normal', and had something wrapped all over his upper torso area. Thinking that the boy must've worked out, he continued on with the fourth button, then the fifth, and finally the sixth. He carefully slipped Kai's hands out of the sleeves and stepped back to throw the bloody clothes into a tray. He then picked up the robe and turned back to face the half-naked boy on the bed.

-another lightbulb blinks on-

Kaoru's face immediately heated up and he quickly tossed the robe over the still unconscious Kai. 'W-w-w-what the heck?!' he mentally screamed to himself, holding the robe in place over the body. 'K-Kai-kun's a Kai-chan?!'

"KAORU'S DOING WHAT?!? WHERE?!"

He paled. That voice sounded just like. .

"Why? Is there something wrong, Kyouya?" another voice asked. Shoot! That was the all-too-familiar voice of the king! The rest of his club mates were outside the room already and here he was, holding a robe over Kai, who was actually a girl and half naked beneath him! Shimatta!

"Why? What about Kaoru? Where is he?" He heard his twin ask.

Kyouya then ordered all of them to wait outside with Sakura, Mayumi and Niko before walking over to the room he was in. "Kaoru? Are you in there?" he heard the him ask.

Crap. Crap. Crap. CRAP.

The door then unlocked and the second year entered the room.

"H-hi sempai. . " he greeted weakly.

Kyouya's eyes widened and he quickly slammed the door shut behind him, locking it at the same time.

"K-Kyouya-sempai. . Kai-kun's a g-g-girl. . ?" Kaoru asked, trembling slightly.

He sighed and nodded in reply.

"S-so you knew. I-I see."

Kaoru's eyes then rolled up and he fainted.

The older boy gasped and quickly caught the younger Hitachiin before he collided with the solid ground and sighed once more, looking up.

Wrong move.

The moment Kaoru fainted, his grip on the robe loosened, which caused the robe to slide down to the floor, and thus, revealing a lttle too much of the unconscious girl in front of them.

Kyouya quickly looked away with a light blush forming on his face and he gently lay Kaoru against the wall. He picked up the robe, wrapped it around Kai with his eyes closed, and called for another doctor's attention.

-end of flashback-

~.~.~

"I'm sorry! I didn't know!" The younger Hitachiin exclaimed, still embarrassed. "The nurse asked me to change your clothes because she had to call the doctor! So I took off you blazer, . . and your shirt. . and I found out. . then Kyouya-sempai came in. . " the poor boy was so flustered he looked like he would pass out soon.

"D-d-d-did you see anything?" Kai asked nervously.

The sudden nosebleed Kaoru had and the light blush that formed on Kyouya's cheeks answered her question. The latter 'ahem'-ed and calmly handed the former the tissue box, which he gratefully accepted.

"Wait, what? Kyouya-sempai? You too?!" she asked incredulously.

"It was unintentional." he replied, pushing his glasses upwards.

She groaned and pulled the covers over her head, embarrassed beyond words.

xoxoxoxoxo

"Bye Hunny-sempai! Bye Mori-sempai!" Hikaru and Haruhi waved, driving off in the former's limousine.

"Bye byeeeee~" Hunny waved. Mori smiled before looking down, concerned, at the suddenly depressed second year shrinking next to them.

"Haruhi didn't say goodbye to me." He mumbled, drawing gloomy-looking lines on the ground. "And I didn't get to ride with them in the end."

"Anou ne, Tama-chan can ride with us." Hunny smiled cutely, jumping off his friend's shoulders to comfort the other blonde.

Mori 'ah'-ed and noticed something missing. "Mitsukuni, where's Usa-chan?"

"Eh?" the shorter boy blinked, looking down at his empty arms. "WAAAAHHH!! Usa-chan? Where's my Usa-chan?!?" he cried, waving his arms around in panic. "Usa-chan! !"

"Maybe you just left him upstairs." Mori sighed, kneeling down to pat him on the head. "I'll go check. Stay here with Tamaki."

Hunny sniffed and nodded. "Thanks, Takashi." he said softly.

Sparkled surrounded them and random passers-by stopped to stare at the two.

xoxoxoxoxo

The three sat in semi-awkward silence, Kaoru sending Kai curious glances every now and then.

"What?" she asked, raising a brow. Kyouya looked up from his notebooke and smirked.

"N-nothing." the younger Hitachiin replied, looking away. "I was just wondering. . why you're pretending to be a guy. . and how you really look like. . "

She stared at him with wide eyes and glanced at the shadow king, who was looking at her curiously as well. "You too, sempai?"

"Even I can get curious from time to time." he replied. "Take the wig off, Kai-chan."

Both first years shivered and she nodded, reaching up to remove the hairpins holding the wig in place. When the last one was removed, she slid the wig off and let her hair fall back down to her back. Kyouya and Kaoru's eyes widened, gaping at her, and she suddenly felt herself getting a little bit self-conscious. From their point of view, the moment she took off the boyish wig from her head, a completely different person revealed herself before them. Her eyes seemed bigger under her long lashes, and her lips seemed to grow rounder, fuller; she looked nothing like the male disguise she had on a few seconds ago. The only visible flaw she had on was the bleached part on the side and bottom parts of her hair.

"You know, you can stop staring anytime now." she said, getting flustered. They closed their mouths and recomposed themselves,

"The things a wig can do to a person." Kyouya murmured, amazed.

"Woah." was all Kaoru could say. She cleared her throat and looked away, embarrassed.

"I look completely different without this thing on, don't I?" she smiled, looking down. "It's just that the school's male uniform is much cheaper than the ones for females, so my boss suggested that I apply for the scholarship as a guy instead. He got me this wig last week and gave me some tips on how to behave naturally without giving anyone any ideas of my true gender."

"Your boss, he managed to trick the school by changing some of the data from your previous schools, correct?" Kyouya asked, sitting forward.

"Yeah, but only for one day." she replied. "He just wanted to make sure that the school really believes that I'm a guy."

"I see."

"Your boss is amazing." Kaoru smiled, hugging the pink pillow once more. "I'm impressed."

"Eh? Kaoru-san, isn't that Hunny-sempai's Usa-chan?" Kai asked, eyeing the ears flopping out from the bottom of the pillow. The two boys looked down at the it, and Kaoru inverted it, revealing the rabbit that Hunny loved.

"Hunny-sempai left his Usa-chan?" Kyouya raised a brow. "That's never happened before."

The door suddenly opened and Mori stepped in, looking around the room for the doll. They all froze.

"Ah. Sorry, Kaoru, can you toss me Usa-chan? Mitsukuni accidentally left. . it. . " he trailed off, staring at the girl on the bed with extremely wide eyes.

"M-Mori-sempai! We can explain!" Kaoru exclaimed, standing up and waving Usa-chan in the air frantically.

Kai groaned.

'Not another one!'

[1] Haruhi was about to say "Urusei!" ('shut up' in Japanese) but the elevators closed just before she finished.

Yep. That's all for the third chapter. Sorry if it seems too short! Just to note, Kai's pronoun representations will change from 'he/him' to 'she/her' from time to time. When it's based on Kai and the hosts who know her true gender, she'll be considered a 'she' but if it's based on the hosts who haven't found her out yet, Kai'll be a 'he'.

R&R please! :)