Memory Lost, Love Gained
Chapter 12: Eight and Curious
"Wow~ Tama-chan! You're almost as tall as me!" marveled Honey as he stared at Tamaki in awe. "Just nineteen more centimeters! Ne, Takashi?"
"Ah."
"I know! I can't wait!" Tamaki cheered. "I wanna be as tall as Kyou-kun when I grow up!" the newly eight year old cheered. Kyouya watched as the two interacted, making sure to keep an extra eye on Honey, making sure he didn't get too close to his charge.
"So, Mommy,"
"Your little boy is eight now,"
"Ne?" Kyouya didn't flinch at the sudden appearance of the twins.
"Hn…"
"You do realize,"
"That he's at that age where…"
"Curiosity sets in." this caught Kyouya's slight attention.
"And he wasn't curious before?"
"Iie! Iie!" they chimed in unison, all three watching as Tamaki and Honey started to play with their dolls. "We mean, in girls, Kyouya-senpai." Kyouya's glasses flashed. Girls?
"… Oh?"
"Yes, like how they work."
"How they're different."
"How they're the same." They both moved closer to Kyouya's ears.
"How they look under their clothes." They whispered in time, making Kyouya's body go rigid.
"… Is that so?" he replied, managing to seem nonchalant. Being curious of girls- this was not going to be good.
'He's only eight.' He thought, leaving the twins and walking towards Tamaki. 'He can't do much damage… Can he?'
"Tamaki, come now, our patrons will be here soon." Kyouya said, taking Tamaki's hand.
"You mean the girls, Kyou-kun?" he questioned as Kyouya led him towards his desk.
"Yes. The girls." Kyouya replied, feeling slight panic at the other's question.
"Oh." Tamaki murmured. Once they reached the desk, he asked. "Kyou-kun? Haruhi is a girl, right?"
"Yes."
"Oh… Can I call her Haruhi Onee-chan?"
"Only when none of the patrons are around, and only in the Host Club's presence."
"Oh…. Why?"
"I'll tell you when you're older and understand the importance of money."
"Okay…"
'Well, if this is how he's going to act, it should be easy.' Thought Kyouya as he settled himself down in his chair, opening his lap top as the doors opened.
"Ah! Haruhi Onee-chan!" chirped Tamaki. Kyouya looked up and watched as he ran to the girl, smiling brightly, arms outstretched. Haruhi, upon impact, wrapped her arms around Tamaki and grunted as she fell to the floor.
"Er… Good morning Tamaki." She said, sitting up and moving her arms away from the boy. "How are you?"
"Genki!" he chirped, making her smile. However, it was transferred for a slightly confused look when Tamaki stared at her in concentration. "Uh… Tamaki?"
"… Hmm…" he hummed, looking serious in a cute way. "Haruhi Onee-chan… Why don't you wear that weird stuff on your lips the other girls do?" he questioned, moving closer to her face. She blinked.
"Well… Because I don't think it's practical." She said, helping Tamaki up as she herself stood. "Why?"
"Hmm… Just wondering!" he chirped. Haruhi sweat dropped.
"Well… alright then… I guess." She muttered, walking away from Tamaki, the eight year old staring after her as she walked, his eyes trailing up and down her body in curiosity.
"…Huh."
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Blue-lilac eyes gazed about the room curiously, mostly zeroing on the girls in the room, a contemplating look adorning his face as he hummed every once in a while. Tamaki stared as the girls in the room giggled and squealed and swayed, assessing their mannerisms.
'… Most of them make high pitched sounds…' he thought. 'And some of them sigh more than the others. A lot of them scream….' His eyes then fell on Haruhi. 'But Haruhi Onee-chan just smiles like Kyou-kun does sometimes. She doesn't make those sounds…' he then glanced to Kyouya from his perch on his desk. His guardian was doing his work as usual, eyes trained on the computer screen.
"… Kyou-kun?"
"Hn?"
"Can I go and visit everyone?" he questioned, watching as Kyouya lifted his head and raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"… Research." Tamaki replied. After a moment, Kyouya nodded his answer, and, with a determined smile, Tamaki was off, headed towards Haruhi's table.
"…Wow Haruhi! You're so nice!" chirped one of the girls as Tamaki crawled towards the four.
"Yeah! It's like I'm talking to a friend!"
"Thank you ladies." Haruhi replied, smiling slightly and nodding. "I would like to think of myself as your friend." The girls squealed, hearts appearing over their heads.
'Haruhi Onee-chan is liked by the girls.' He observed, before he continued his adventure through the room going towards Honey's and Mori's station.
"Ufuu~ I really ate that cake fast…" Honey whined, leaning against Mori.
"Oh no! Should we get you to the nurse, Honey?" one of the girls asked worriedly. Before he could reply, Mori pulled him closer to himself.
"Mitsukuni, it'll ebb." He said gently, making Honey smile and cuddle into Mori.
"Takashi…"
"Kawaii!!!!!" the girls exclaimed.
'Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai are liked because Mori-senpai takes care of Honey-senpai.' He observed, before he moved on to his last group.
"And then, he cried and asked me to kiss it for him!" laughed Hikaru, only to stop when Kaoru whimpered.
"H-hikaru! It's not funny! It really hurt!" he sniffled, looking away from his brother. Hikaru stared, astonished, at Kaoru.
"Kaoru…" he then reached out a arm and took hold of Kaoru's, before he pulled him closer, his other hand coming up to take hold of Kaoru's chin, tilting it back. "You must understand, I just want to share your adorable moments…"
"B-but… Those are our moments, Hikaru." Kaoru sniffled, looking away and managing to get his head out of Hikaru's grasp. "Our memories… I don't want you to share them, I-"
"Shh, I'm sorry, Kaoru." Hikaru interrupted, his nose nudging Kaoru's cheek. "Let me kiss your hurt away." The cheek reddened under Hikaru's ministrations.
"H-hikaru…"
"MOE!!!"
Tamaki stared with wide eyes from around the corner of the couch, his heart pounding.
'H-hikaru and Kaoru Onii-chan are the most popular…' he assessed, before he slipped away from them, not realizing that the two boys had spotted him.
When he reached Kyouya's desk, he sighed in relief, climbing up onto his desk.
"Did you get the information you needed?" Kyouya questioned.
"Uh-huh." Tamaki replied. "Girls are weird, and loud, and really… weird." He muttered. "Except Haruhi Onee-chan. But she's different."
"Hm." Tamaki stared as Hikaru and Kaoru continued to talk to the girls, observing as they started to hug again.
'But I still need to find out more about them…'
