One Step at a Time

by GentleRapids

Two exchange students, Suma and Elina, come to Ouran to get away from their dismal past. Although they seem like well-adjusted individuals, their fortified walls may come crashing down in a most unexpected way. For better or for worse...it's too early to tell. They just need to remember to take it one step at a time. That's all, really.

3. Chapter 3

Chapter 3 - Suma's POV

The first day ended up being, for a lack of a better word, okay. Elina and I breeze through our Advanced classes, since we're used to AP courses in the States. We actually most of our classes with Kyouya and Tamaki, and surprisingly enough they're the top 2 students in our class. Well, we're probably going to throw that off for sure. We've always been procrastinators but we're ridiculously meticulous with our work. There's a reason why we were in the top 1% of our school's ranking back in the States. Thoroughout the week, the teachers learn that although Elina and I are loud and have off-topic conversations during partner work, we get shit done. We're just brilliant at multitasking. HAH, Elina's even showed up and debated correct answers by the teacher and once by Kyouya. I swear, Kyouya's eyes were filled with the intent of committing murder and genuine surprise. He looked constipated. Not kidding.

And then at the end of the first week, we drop a huge envelope of assignments at our teachers' desks. I wish I had taken a picture. Elina and I had managed to finish two months' worth of assignments in a week in order to catch up with the rest of the curriculum due to differences in the States. The teachers were on the verge of either bowing down screaming, "We're not worthy!" or burning us at the stake for being witches. Yea, we tend to evoke those type of emotions on a daily basis.

I get thrown off my train of thought when I bump into a rushing Haruhi.

"Oh hey, Suma-senpai-"

"I told you to just call me Suma." She ignores me. Sigh.

"I got too caught up with studying in the library and I'm late for Host Club, GAH, I have to go now." I grab her sleeve to make her slow down.

"I'll come with. Club meetings are cancelled today for Math Olympiad, and Elina's still at swim practice." I'm a fucking nerd, Elina's a fucking jock, and we're PROUD of it. It our way to branch off into various interests before we bury ourselves in Science. My dad and her mom work together as partners at a research firm, specializing in genetics, while our other parents are stay-at-home. So you can tell where our interests come from. We're all a weird bunch, but really close family friends, too.

"Well then, COME ON." She drags me to the Third Music Room and the door opens with a flutter of rose petals. I, being the graceful swan that I am, end up choking on some of them, I DON'T KNOW HOW. I try to wave it off nervously to a worried Haruhi, when Tamaki, the flying blonde idiot, glomps Haruhi in greeting.

So, everything's still normal.

Kyouya comes up behind me, "You can sit with Haruhi or help with the refreshments. And I need to discuss something with you after the club ends." I merely raise an eyebrow and follow Haruhi to her, erm his OH FUCK IT, HER hosting table.

Her first guests are some first-years, and literally squeal in delight when they see her. And then they notice me.

"Ne, who are you? Are you a new host?"

"But she's a girl."

"Or maybe she's really a boy with long, lovely hair."

I burst out laughing at the last one. I might as well give a shot at hosting while I'm here though.

"Nonono, I'm Karunya Suma, second-year exchange student, and a girl, but I didn't want to wear the girls' uniform. It wouldn't suit my tallness, but it makes all of you look really cute! Really brings out your inner innocence." And cue the blushes. This is too easy.

I whisper in Haruhi's ear, "Are you sure they're not all closet lesbians?" Haruhi grows red at that comment, and the girls mistake it for something altogether.

"EHHH, are you two dating?"

"Karunya-san, what did you say to make Fujioka-san blush?"

"We REALLY want to know!"

Haruhi easily handles it with her "natural" smile, "Ano, no need to worry about that. We're just friends, and we're neighbors. So we hang out a lot." There's got to be a legitimate reason why they keep blushing at the simplest comment.

"But you two look so cute together!" I had to assess our positions. I'm sitting with my legs stretched out and arms splayed across the back of the couch while Haruhi sat normally, leaning against the couch and my arm. Pffft, no wonder.

"How about I get some refreshments for us, k?" I dash to what I assume is the kitchen and lo and behold, all the state-of-the-art appliances just sitting there, gleaming. I explore all the cupboards and find peanuts, spices, and surprisingly, fresh mangoes (WTF, they're not even in season now). Ehh, why the hell not. I set up to make some roasted spicy peanuts (less spicy than usual since they're probably not on my level, heh), and some mango lassi for the sweet-tooths. It's around a half hour or so later when I finally come out with serving dishes and set it down at the table.

Haruhi seems surprised by how much effort I put in. "Here you go! I wanted to make some traditional Indian snacks and beverages for you~" I wince at the loud screams and "KAWAII!"s that followed. They help themselves and I can't help but grin at their childish excitement at trying something new and liking it. Even Haruhi's helping herself to the lassi. The rest of the hosts make their way to see what the big deal is.

I hand the lassi to Honey-senpai, the resident sweet fanatic, and some spicy nuts to Mori-senpai, who looks like he'd appreciate the spiciness. I'm pleased to say that both seem pleased at the offering, and before long, Mori-senpai's gone for seconds of both for them before they run out. The twins are laughing at Tamaki, who's rapidly gulping the lassi, probably since he couldn't handle the spice, wimp.

"Change in routine is always great, right Suma-chan?" I turn to see Honey-senpai, who's smiling at all the laughter and whining (really, just Tamaki). I see Elina enter the door, hair damp from swim practice, probably looking for me, and notice the food and drinks. She eventually realizes that Kyouya has one of the last servings of peanuts and launches for it, startling him. She takes the bowl out of his hands and steals a bite, when she notices his look of utter surprise. She get this devilish look and uses the same spoon to heap a big spoonful into his gaping mouth. She laughs at his look of annoyance and tries to calm him down when he starts to get this black aura around him.

I snort in amusement. "Yep, it sure is."

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I'm getting the dinner place-mats set up while Elina get the last of dinner's preparations done, as K-pop plays in the background. If it weren't for Elina, I wouldn't have gotten obsessed with K-pop, and I'm pretty sure my life would've been a little less chaotic. Oh well.

I rushed to get the door at the sound of the doorbell. We had invited Ranka-san and Haruhi over for dinner today to celebrate surviving in Japan for a week. "Welcome to our humble abode, which probably has the same layout as yours, so make yourselves comfortable at the table~" Ranka-san squealed and pinched my cheeks, complimenting my manners.

We eventually got through dinner with pleasant conversations about school and work and our better days. Ranka-san had to leave early because he had a shift early the next morning. We also let Haruhi go with the condition that she go out with us tomorrow since it was Saturday. I have a feeling that it'll be quite a day tomorrow.

But for now, Elina and I plan to pull a Harry Potter marathon till 4 in the morning.

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I flinch awake at the sudden thumping from outside and blearily look at the clock next to my bed. Seven in the fucking morning. Those fuckers outside better have a reason for waking me up with only 3 hours of sleep. I blindly grab for my glasses and drag my feet towards the door. Elina's door is still closed, so she's still sleeping like the dead. Lucky bitch.

I slam the door open. "WHAT?"

And there stood the fucking Host Club. I looked down at myself to figure out why they just stood there, staring at me. I wearing pants, so it must be the bedhead. Well, I'm too tired to give a shit. Even Kyouya looks like he'd been dragged out of a sewer with his crazy bedhead. I lean against the door to keep my balance. Suma with less than 5 hours of sleep is a danger to others and herself. Damnit, I'm going into third person, I need more sleep.

Tamaki breaks the silence, "You're Haruhi's neighbor?" I roll my eyes and nod, unwilling to use more energy than needed.

"Haruhi won't take us to the mall to experience commoner culture. WHY HARUHI,WHY?" She and I groan as his screeching voice.

I nod again, pointing at myself, "Plans." The twins and Tamaki frown, "WHY?" I wave my hand around vaguely, causing them to pout. Haruhi gets fed up with the situation.

"Oh, just go home already! Kyouya senpai looks like he's going to kill you." Kyouya's getting that intense black aura, and even I'm a little frightened. But, maybe it's low blood pressure...

He storms off muttering, "You fucking idiots. Have nothing better to do than waste my time. Slept at 5 in the fucking morning." Ahh, he's in the less than 5-hours-of-sleep boat, too. Tamaki wails and gets dragged off by the twins, who look annoyed that they wouldn't be able to mess around with their favorite toy.

Now, that just leaves the seniors and Haruhi. Might as well invite the three of them in.

I wave them in and close the door. I point at myself, "Need sleep." I turn around to take a step and fall flat on my face. I just groan while Haruhi and Honey-senpai fret over me. I sense someone moving towards me, "Leave me." But Mori-senpai picks me up and asks, "Where?"

I pathetically throw my arms around his neck at the sudden movement and use my head to point out the right door. Soon enough, he lays me on my bed and I squeeze his hand in silent thanks. He simply nods as I fall back asleep. Strange, he looks a bit flushed and red...Hmm, too tired to think...

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I end up waking around noon, and grab my towel on the way to the bathroom, eager to shower the grogginess away. I walk into the kitchen in leggings, a loose tank, and a towel wrapped around my head. To my surprise, Haruhi's in the kitchen eating a sandwich and doing some homework, with no sign of the seniors.

"Oh good, you're awake then. I made some sandwiches for you and Elina-senpai."

"Haruhi," I whine, "Please, drop the honorifics." She sighs in acquiescence. I help myself to two of the sandwiches, leaving the last two for Elina, for whenever she decides to come back to the realm of the living. I get through one sandwich, which is delicious I must say, and am helping Haruhi with some pesky quadratics when a scream reverberates through the walls. I drop the food on a nearby plate and rush towards Elina's room to find her in hysterics and tears.

"Elina. Elina." She's still panicking, probably a nightmare. The thought makes me frown. "ELINA!" She flinches and finally notices me kneeling next to her bed. She's still crying.

"It was them again. That night happened all over again but I couldn't do anything. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING! I couldn't stop Kek from-" She breaks down further and blubbers. "Then I couldn't stop your bleeding when Keket got to you, and you just lay there, like you were DEAD!"

"But I'm here in front of you. I'M SAFE. YOU'RE SAFE." She finally snaps out of it and I sigh in relief. I don't blame her. I whisper quietly. "We're safe."

Haruhi burst into the room, followed by a worried Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai. Haruhi was ready to explode.

"What happened? I heard a scream and shouting! Are you both okay?"

"Takashi and I came back from the bakery and heard a scream. Are you hurt?"

"It was just a nightmare." No need to get into details.

Elina gulps the last of her hiccups and looks at Haruhi. "I believe now's the time to tell you."

I whip my head towards her. "Are you sure? We haven't even told our parents everything!" She nods.

"Elina, it might only get more complicated if what Kyouya told us becomes public soon."

"It'll do us some good to let it all out."

"But-" She cuts me off with a shake of her head. Fine.

Mori-senpai frowns at us, with a look serious enough to get us to talk. I muster up some courage and start.

"My dad and Elina's mom work for a research lab and started a project around two years ago. This specific project was pursuing the perfection of gene therapy."

Haruhi butts in, "What's that?" I flounder at that. Elina and I were more in tune with the testing and data, rather than the theory behind it. Elina attempts to explain.

"Gene therapy is basically gene modification. It changes the DNA sequence to treat genetic diseases like cancer and sometimes even hereditary genetic diseases, if done on germ-line cells."

"But, tampering with genes always brings out unexpected side effects. The problem with that is, well, you might solve one problem and end up with another. They were making good progress, and the frequency of experiments increased."

"Their boss, Mr. Gifre, caught wind of their experiments and decided to use it to further his own goals. He forced our parents to publish reports, so that the research firm would gain world-wide attention. Mom explained that they had published reports that were so vague that they were almost useless. With great power comes great responsibility or something like that."

"What Elina meant is that if genetic modifying becomes perfect, it could be extremely dangerous in the hands of the wrong people. Dad was worried something that if they were successful in developing a technique to properly introduce a gene into a cell, permanently, people would just use the tech for genetic enhancements and it'd be abused."

"When Mr. Gifre started spewing fire and bullshit about how if his company got picked up by a giant in the industry, he'd be even more successful and rich, our parents decided that it would be more safe to work independently. They had more than enough money to set up a personal lab and safely continue their research, while declining all the shady offers from Russia, Germany, and so on."

Honey-senpai put his two cents in, "How come it was only your parents that were being sought after? Wouldn't there be numerous other individuals making similar progress?" He's definitely smarter than I thought.

"Senpai, the thing is that manipulating genes without damaging them irreversibly is beyond difficult. To my knowledge, they'd developed a technique that apparently was effective enough to put them decades ahead of the competition. And that was from all the vague reports they did. We don't even know what it is. Who knows what actual progress they've actually made?"

"They only let us work with them last summer, and only with data. That was after hours of literal begging and swearing. They were scared for our safety, and kept all the details in password-locked servers and such. They didn't want people coming after us for info and we also figured that they would do anything for us. They didn't want to be put in a position to have to choose between us and their work. I don't blame them, really."

"Nightmares." Mori reminded us. That was the reason for the start of the conversation.

"That same summer, we became friends with a set of Middle-Eastern twins, new to town, Kek and Keket Khan. We literally became best friends in a month or so. It seemed like we were meant to be a Quartet. And eventually Elina started dating Kek, and everything seemed to be going smoothly for us. Well, until I accidently made a sarcastic comment about our parents' working hours at the lab and we were overworked. The way they viciously grabbed onto that should've been a clue. It was the stupidest thing I've ever done." Elina grabs my hand in a show of support with a weak smile.

"You're not alone in that sentiment. We made a stand against the twins, vehemently denying their requests to be given a tour of a lab. And that's when everthing went to shit. Kek started getting more abusive in our relationship and starting playing on my insecurities. I took it for something else then, but I now know it to be underhanded manipulation. If I was weak, then I would easily succumb to his demands. Suma had warned me then to break it off, but I was stuborn-it was my first relationship, and I wanted it to work. He got better eventually, and we both reluctantly went to their house to celebrate Suma's 16th birthday, thinking that it would be like the olden times. What a mistake. It was fine for the Kek managed to bring me alone into his room and-"

She falters with a teary gasp, so I take up the narration.

"I was being distracted by Keket, who was frosting the cake with a knife in the kitchen, and when I tried to run at the noises and cries upstairs, she kicked me down and started hissing about how I thought I was so perfect, and wouldn't do shit for them. Apparently since they thought I was the stronger one, they had planned to break Elina down to get to me, so that we'd give them info. I screamed in pain as she stabbed me in the stomach to immobilize me, and Keket laughed and mocked me for not realizing that they after my parents' research all along. Of course then I understood. I never connected their last names to Khan Industries, who had been agressively pursuing our parents for records of their work and results. Of course. They would've used their kids to get to us to get that accomplished.

"I eventually kicked her shin while she was monologuing and thank God her head smashed against the counter. She was knocked out and I could drag myself up the stairs with the knife still in. I slamed the door open to find Kek on top of a crying Elina, while whispering about his plans to debauch her. I just froze in horror and I couldn't do anything."

Honey-senpai's developing this black aura, and Mori-senpai's not far off.

Elina manages to gather her herself, enough to continue, "Kek was distracted enough by Suma's entrance so that I could throw him off. I attacked Kek with all my pent up rage and frustration and punched his face repeatedly. Suma had to stop me when he eventually passed out from a broken nose and jaw. I didn't notice the knife until I felt the blood gushing out and almost fainted at the sight. I had to call the police, and Suma had to get internal suturing and stiches, with a month of meds and therapy. We eventually got a restraining order against the twins with the insistence of our parents, but we haven't seen them ever since then."

"As far as we know now, our parents have suspended all experiments at the end of that summer because the attention became too much, and the risk became too high. They've moved back to developing better medicines to treat cancer. So, none have to worry about being targeted anytime soon. Anyway, we eventually went back to school, but we knew we couldn't just keep up appearances. Suma and I wanted change, so we signed up for this exchange program for Ouran as soon as we could to start in the new term. But I think we were a week late, after the whole Dance Party stuff from what Haruhi's told us."

I manage a faint laugh, "We've always wanted to come to Japan, so it was a win-win situation. Our parents refused to even think about it and eventually we broke through with our list of pros, especially the whole colleges-will-love-that-you-do-such-cool-things. But yesterday, when Kyouya wanted to talk with us after Host Club, we found out the real reason why. He just found out that his father, Ootori-san, was apparently in the process of negotiating an overseas deal with our parents. Our parents wanted us to be safe, and used that as one of the stipulations. That's why we were allowed to come to Japan, so that they could keep an eye on us. But that also means that they've probably started the experiments again."

"And we finally figured out who was following us around the whole time we've been here-"

Mori-senpai doesn't look so composed anymore. I reach out for his shoulders and look him in the eye. "He was an Ootori guard that was hired to watch us." He sighs and relaxes. I let go with a nervous laugh.

That was such a major emotional dump. We've never told anyone all of the story, and Kyouya only knows the necessary details. Elina starts fidgeting at the prolonged silence. "Guys, if you don't want to be around us now that-"

Honey senpai lauches at us and grabs the both of us in a crushing hug. He's so serious, it scares me, "I'm sorry that you both had to go through all of that." Haruhi joins while she's crying like hell. "I-I'm so glad you're okay." Mori gave me a smile at my mock exasperation and pats my head, "Don't worry about us."

"That's right Suma-chan! We'll keep you safe from now on! Not a word out of us about this, I pinky-swear!" I grin at all of them as Elina laughs hysterically. We're also bawling like hell at their show of affection and support. What a combo, seriously.

We all take a half-hour or so just hugging it out before we break apart and smile at the rest of them.

"Phew, that's off of our chests now, right Su-su! You know what we need now?" I snort at that, blinking away my misty eyes.

I tease her. "Hmm, food?"

"Obviously. But also..." I sigh at her, rolling my eyes. She answers it herself.

"A Shameless Saturday!" Oh fuck. She's got to be kidding.

Haruhi's recovered by then, "What that?" I just groan.

"Ugh, it's when we put on crazy outfits and do crazy, reckless things in public. Alright Elina, let's get some food in you before we bury our dignity in public."

Honey-senpai grins innocently, "We left the cakes on the counter. Takashi and I have to pay Kyo-chan a visit. Enjoy~" I shoot them a knowing glare as I see them out. Those three better not get TOO overprotective after knowing all the details. We like our space, too.

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Haruhi's POV

I'm not stupid when it comes to feeling and emotions. I guess I'm just oblivious when they concern me. But in this case, I could definitely see what's going on.

Suma sen-(ugh, it's going to take a while to get used to it) Suma and Elina have been through experiences that would scar anyone else and make them recluses. But, they've developed hard enough exteriors to put up with the outside world and make the most of it. And now, after revealing their innermost secrets, at least when it comes to their pasts, that exterior is extremely thin. They're only running on emotions right now. I think it'd be called being high on emotions. Heh.

And I think a "Shameless Saturday" is they way they harden themselves up while being free.

And I think I'm going to regret coming with them to the mall, it was weird enough last time. Well, SOMEONE needs to make sure they don't make the headlines tomorrow.

Damn it, even though I probably won't do everything they do... I don't think I'll survive.

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Kyouya's POV

Only a month here, and already, so much shit has surfaced. Hunny-senpai and Mori-senpai have finished laying out all the details, and I can't do anything but pace across the room. Khan Industries is a pain in the ass for Ootori Medical. They've consistently trying to partner with us, but Father has seen no merit in doing so. So when he had someone investigate their pursuits, he found about the duo who were possibly making break-throughs in genetic modification secretly, Suma's father and Elina's mother. Father took the initiative to contact them and make a deal with them: their partnership with Ootori Medical in exchange for their older children's safety. And of course, he wasted no time in telling me it would be of merit to get close to them (hinting at fucking marriage, obviously). To be honest, Suma's too much like myself, and we probably grate on each other before long, and Elina's way too honest and straightforward. But she's too interesting to ignore, and the whole peanut incident-STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS.

So, when Senpai tells me that there's more to the story, what the hell am I supposed to think? Both of the girls apparently worked as interns of a sort while their parents experimented and such. They're going to be gone after as much as their parents. Those Khan twins have disappeared for a while, but they can come back at anytime, now that the experiments have started again. This is troublesome.

I turn to the worried seniors and sigh, "As an Ootori, I have to protect them since they're important to our partners. I've contacted our elite squad and assigned two more guards to them. They'll have to be under deep cover since the girls already know the one they have as of now. Oh, and Tamaki, you and the twins can come in." Those idiots have been listening the entire time, and they thought I wouldn't know. Pfft.

The three stumble in and Tamaki bursts into tears, while the twins hang their heads at the glares. Honestly I don't know how Tamaki hasn't died of dehydration from all the crying he does.

Mori-senpai gives them a disapproving glare, "You should be ashamed."

"Tama-chan, you should really stop trying to listen into conversations."

And he literally ignores them and jumps on me. "Kyouya, they're such innocent girls. WE HAVE TO PROTECT THEM NO MATTER WHAT!" I throw him off me and glance at Hunny-senpai's giggle.

He puts his phone away. "Looks like they're both at the mall with Haruhi, and Elina-chan said to not worry if we see them doing something weird or awkward." Even Mori-senpai grins at that.

He reminds Hunny-senpai, "It's a Shameless Saturday."

What?

The twins latch onto that, "Let's go to the mall, that sounds like fun~"

"And we can check up on them. They must still be a little upset from letting all that rough history out." Tamaki brightens up and leads the way out of my house to go to the mall.

What am I not surprised?

Sigh, seems like we're becoming more and more attached and involved with the girls. There's merit, that's for sure. But other than that...

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Suma's POV

We enter the mall around 2 in the afternoon, and order lunch in the busy cafeteria, using that time to explain what goes on on a Shameless Saturday.

Elina takes a long sip of her iced tea, "Okay, first thing is fueling up, which we're doing now. Second thing, we all get a ridiculous outfit, but we stick with a theme. Until then we do the randomest things in mind with absolutely no brain filter. Since it's your first time, you can just observe and join in whenever."

Haruhi snorts in amusement, "So it's a normal day for you both." I pout at the jab, and Elina gives her a wicked smile.

"Reaaaally? So, you shouldn't be thrown off if I ask which two people from the Host Club you'd have a threesome with?" Unfortunately for Haruhi, she'd been taking a sip of soda. I laugh hysterically as Haruhi gives a spit-take and weakly gasps, "PASS."

I decide to make her more uncomfortable, "Elina, why don't you go first."

"Probably Kyouya and Hikaru." Hmmm, maybe she does like Kyouya...
"Then, I'll go with Kaoru and Mori-senpai." We both share a knowing smirk. Guess we both have our suspicions.
Elina decides to embarrass Haruhi further for underestimating us.

"So, I guess that leaves Haruhi with Tamaki and Hunny-senpai. Su-su, I never figured Haruhi to be into blondes."

Poor Haruhi, she's been a violent red for the entire conversation and before I could change the topic, a pair of boys our age come up to our table.

The shorter blonde one asks, "Do you mind if we sit here? It's pretty packed in here." Ah, might as well.
"Sure, why not?" They settle in and notice Haruhi's even darker face and Elina's smirking one.

The redhead grins, "Were we interrupting something?" Elina enacts that no-brain filter.

"We were talking about threesomes with blondes, and Haruhi couldn't handle it. Any thoughts?" His answer will determine our friendship.

The blonde laughs, "Why stop at three?" I freeze and break out in hysterical laughter, catching the attention of other people nearby. We're going to get along splendidly.

I calm down quickly and smile at them, "If you've got nothing to do today, why don't you hang with us?" The boys share a glance and eagerly nod.

Elina just has to ask, "You guys are gay aren't you?"

At their confused shakes of their heads, I have to explain, "Ne, it's just that whenever we find guys that are attractive and funny, they end up either taken or being gay. It's actually kind of ridiculous how many times it's happened."

The redhead winks at me, "Well, you girls don't have to worry about that with us."

And our quintet goes off to start out Shameless Saturday. Our first stop is the craziest clothing store we can find. We all split up to look for our crazy outfit for the day, when Kris, the blonde one, calls out for us.

He's found the onesies.

Oh fucking hell.

Elina and I throw ourselves at our favored ones; I grab the owl one and she latches onto the unicorn one. I'm not even going to question its existence as a onesie.

Kris, and Suho, the redhead, decide to join us in burying our dignity, those pure and lovely souls, and end up getting the fox and dinosaur onesies. After a half hour of begging, Haruhi lets us buy her a lemur one.

And now we're parading and skipping and frolicking around the mall in our newly bought onesies, with absolutely no fucks left to give. Sigh, that's a great feeling.

Elina, the expert that she is in finding ridiculous things to do, find the dance station. It's the place where they usually have a new dance game for trial for the public, but like no one plays it since it means dancing awkwardly in public...yea, that. And just like that it's been decided that that'd be our main event of the day, in a sense.

Haruhi looks ready to bolt when Kris drags her off to start the 'event' with Just Dance...some techno song, Da Funk, I think. As we watch Haruhi and Kris get through the song, I notice that Haruhi's stiff demeanor in weird situations is perfect for the pop-and-lock type of dances. Oh the irony. Haruhi's actually good at something when she's uncomfortable.

Elina, Suho, and I go up next to a Kesha song, We R Who We R, and it's fucking beautiful. We're literally going all out with no fear of being judged. The five or rather four if you count Haruhi's groan as a no, agree to a contest. We'll all do a couple of pair and quartet dances and winner gets a favor from the rest of us. And so it began.

Elina and I conquer Get Lucky and Hot for Me, to the delight of the boys, while Kris and Suho take over Beautiful Liar and Pump It, with our catcalls echoing behind them. Haruhi sticks with being the referee and point recorder for each person. We continue with the group dances to That Power, managing to get Haruhi to do that one since it's more her style of dancing, and before our finale, Haruhi volunteers to get some snacks and drinks for us while we take a break. It's no surprise that we've managed to get a small crowd watching from the sidelines. Ohhh, Tumblr going to blow up with gifs of and owl, unicorn, fox, lemur, and dinosaur dancing ridiculously.

It's great to let go like this every once in a while.

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Haruhi's POV

I'm standing in line for drinks when I feel two pairs of arms wrap around me. Of course. When have I gone out without the Host Club showing up? Never.

Tamaki senpai's not far behind, "MY LOVELY DAUGHTER, HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOUR SISTERS? ARE YOU ALL OK? AHHHHHH, YOU LOOK SO CUTE IN THAT ONESIE!" And there he goes.

Mori grabs some cups from my hands just before they fall, and I carry two, walking back towards the dance station/central thing. I can't believe I actually took part in that and if the enthusiasm of the others is well-deserved, then I'm actually good at some of them. Heh.

"Ne, Haru-chan why do you have a onesie on in the first place?"

Kaoru's also curious, "And why did you buy five sodas? Aren't there just three of you?

I huff, and brace myself for their reactions, "Well, once Kris found the onesies, Elina and Suma bought one with the boys, and I was dragged into it as a part of Shameless Saturday. And for the drinks, we're hanging out with two boys we met today, Kris and Suho, both attractive if I must say." Oh shit, the no-brain filter is getting to me, too.

Tamaki-senpai and Hikaru lash out, "EEEHHHHHH?"

Kyouya-senpai gets this weird glint in his eyes, "Do you even know who they were before readily 'hanging out' with them?"

"HARUHI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH BOYS? IT'S NOT SAFE!"

"MY DEAR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN CORRUPTED WITH THE EVIL BEAUTY OF STRANGERS!"

Yeesh, over-reactive much?

I notice Mori frowning while Hunny-senpai pats his head from his spot on his shoulders.

We come back to see the four of them engaging in a photo session in the most ridiculous poses, when they take notice of the drinks. Suma takes one of the three that Mori-senpai is holding and smiles at him, erasing his frown. Hmmmm, the whole threesome conversation might have some truth in it.

The four of them get ready to start their last dance, Time Warp, and Hunny-senpai turns to me.

"Haru-chan, what are you thinking about?" It's not everyday I can throw them off.

"Threesomes." And let all those faces turn scarlet red. That feels so good; no wonder Suma and Elina do that so often.

While Tamaki-senpai wails about my loss of innocence, the rest gape at the four dancing, giving it their all. Even Mori cracked a grin at the overly done pelvic thrusts and partner dancing.

And after all the counting, Kris and Suho both end up in first place, and as agreed to by the rest of us (I was extremely reluctant and I still am), they take a minute to decide their favors, one for each.

Kris starts off with an impish grin, "We've decided to save one favor for later."

And Suho literally smirks like the devil, "And for the second one, we both want a kiss from each of you."

Shitshitshitshitshit.

Before anyone could protest, they peck each of us on the lips and start to head out while waving back at us. The three of us burst out laughing at the whole situation. Tamaki-senpai and the wonder twins start whinging about their audacity, while Mori-senpai and Kyouya-senpai glare at the boys' backs as they walked away laughing. Honey-senpai just shared a knowing look with me and giggles.

All was well, for now.

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Ahhh, the sweet taste of finishing a chapter. Thanks to all of you who's put this story on alert, and reviewed (it's only been one person so far guys, it can literally just be "good job"). School starts REALLY soon, like FUCK YOU REALITY. But yea, what can we do? So, worst case scenario, no chapter for a week or so.

Oh, btw, you can look up Just Dance vids for all the songs mentioned. It's actually a fun game, but it brings out the ugly competitiveness out of me.

Thanks y'all!

AND REVIEW DAMNIT! I need to know if the story logic makes sense so far.

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