Chapter 3

I stepped into my first period class the next day, still moping about what happened. As I walked into the room, all the boys stared at me.

"Wow! Who's the new chic? She's hot!"

Kaoru looked over at me, and smiled. "That dress does look cute on you Rachael."

"Yeah, we never knew you'd look this cute!" Hikaru said.

I walked passed them, and sat down at my desk. "I don't talk to homosexuals," I said, looking forward.

Kaoru jumped, looked down, and sighed. "Look Rachael, if you could just let me explain –"

"There is nothing to explain, Kaoru! You're in love with your brother and I think that's fine. I'm not going to judge you!"

"But I'm not in love with Hikaru. Yes we may be brothers, but it's nothing like that! He was just pulling your strings for some reason!"

"Whatever Koaru."

He stared at me, looked down in disappointment and shame, and sighed.

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"Hikaru! Why did you tell Rachael, that we were homosexuals?!" Kaoru yelled.

"Well, it's the truth isn't it?"

"No it's not! We only pretend to be homosexuals when trying to entertain our customers! Don't you remember? What's gotten into you?!"

"Will you two stop fighting already?" Tamaki said. "I know we shut down the Host Club activities for today, but that's for a very good reason. And I don't want you guys fighting while we're trying to sort things out!"

"So does this mean we're not gonna see Rae-chan anymore?" Honey said, tears filling up his eyes.

"No, don't think like that Honey-senpai. We'll figure out a way to get Rachael back. As soon as those two nimrods quit fighting!!!"

"Hey boss!" Kaoru cut in. "Here's a great idea! Why don't we force Hikaru to go apologize to Rachael, and have him tell her that he made all of that stuff up?"

"Why on Earth would I want to do that?" Hikaru yelled.

"Because you were the one who came out of the shower half naked in front of her, and told her that we were gay!"

"Wait a minute!" Tamaki yelled. "What the heck were you guys doing over there?!"

"We weren't doing anything boss! Our mother wanted Rachael to try on some dresses and swimsuits and have dinner with us! That's it! Then Hikaru came along and ruined the whole thing! You do realize that she was the only girl that I actually had feelings for?"

"Well, to me she seemed like a regular friend!" Hikaru snapped.

"Argh! You still don't get it do you? She was my first girlfriend I've ever had, and you ruined it!"

"Alright guys, let's try and sort this out together. We already know that Rachael isn't seeing Kaoru anymore, she looks away every time they pass each other, and that she isn't stepping into Music Room 3 anymore."

"Good riddance!" Hikaru snapped.

"Here's a strategy!" Honey said. "Kao-chan, why don't you try baking her a cake?"

"Thanks for the idea Honey-senpai, but I don't think that's gonna help."

Honey sighed. "Oh well, it was worth a shot."

"Or, you could kiss one of the ladies in front of Rachael! That way, she'll know that you're a straight guy!" Tamaki said.

"No! That would only make her think that I was cheating on her!"

Tamaki sighed, and looked over at Hikaru. "Why don't you come up with something Hikaru? After all, Kaoru said you were the one who told Rachael that you guys were homosexuals."

"No thanks! I don't want anything to do with that girl! If she doesn't get the joke, then that all falls on her!"

Kaoru sneered at Hikaru, grabbed his brother's shirt, and shook him. "What do you mean 'doesn't get the joke'? It didn't seem at all funny to me!"

"Well that all falls on you too, Kaoru!"

"What?!" Kaoru yelled.

"You heard me!"

Kaoru sighed. "Well, since there are no other options, I guess I'll try every strategy I got."

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The next day in fifth period, Kaoru came up to me with a box of chocolates and a bouquet of roses.

I sighed. "Kaoru, I'm sorry but nothing's going to change my mind."

At that moment, Kaoru felt a big lightning bolt strike down on him.

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The next day

"Forget it Kaoru!"

He had come up to me in second period with tickets to a concert.

And it still hadn't worked.

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The day after that

"Kaoru, what part of no do you not understand?"

This time, he came up to me at lunch with big puppy dog eyes that Tamaki usually has. (He's actually been like that all day.)

He was trying every thing he had to try and persuade me to get back together with him. But nothing was working.

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That same day

"This totally sucks!"

"Tell me about it! I was so looking forward to seeing Rachael and Haruhi becoming best friends, and seeing Haruhi become more like a girl in the process!" Tamaki cried.

"What are you trying to get at, Tamaki-senpai?" Haruhi asked angrily. "Are you saying you've been using Rachael to change me into a more feminine girl?!"

"Uhhh…no! I was just looking forward to seeing you wear a dress and act more lady-like."

"That's practically the same thing you idiot!"

"Ahhh! Haruhi's getting violent! Save me Mommy!"

"I have no part in this…Daddy," Kyouya said, smiling.

Kaoru sighed, ignoring all of the commotion going on around him. "I don't understand. What can I do to bring Rachael back? I've tried everything!" He pounded the table; tears running down his face. "What will it take for me to have Rachael back in my life?!"

I opened the door to Music Room 3, and stepped inside the room.

"Rachael?" Kaoru asked, tears still running down his cheeks.

I was looking down at the floor staying silent. All I did was walk up to Kaoru.

"Rachael?" he repeated.

"I heard," I said, still looking down at the ground. "You were actually telling the truth the whole time. You guys only pretend to be gay when you're doing your Host Club thing." I sniveled, and looked up at Kaoru with tears in my eyes. "I'm sorry!"

Kaoru's eyes widened in surprise as I ran into his arms. "I'm so, so sorry Kaoru! I should've listened to you from the start. I'm sorry! Can you ever forgive me?"

He pressed his lips to my head. "Of course I can."

I looked up at him, smiled, and sobbed some more.

"But, how did you finally understand?"

"I had asked your mom about you, and she said that you guys used to do that all the time when playing house. She said that she'd get mad if you really were homosexuals, and that you had turned me down for a boy!"

Kaoru laughed, and held me tighter.

Hikaru rolled his eyes. "Man! When is this nightmare going to end?"

"I think I finally figured out why Hikaru is so tempered today," Tamaki said.

"Mmm-hmmm. Hika-chan's getting jealous!" Honey said, smiling.

"What?! How would I be jealous? There isn't anything to be jealous over!" Hikaru yelled.

"Uh-huh, sure!"

"Shut up!"

"Hika-chan's jealous! Hika-chan's jealous!" Honey sang.

"Am not!"

We all looked over at Hikaru, and couldn't help ourselves from laughing. I wiped the tears off my face, and started cracking up again.