Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own Ouran…

Me: Hello again people! I have something to say… t is actually pretty sad but…-sigh-

Haruhi: Be strong Miya… be strong.

Me: Love Is a Hassle is currently being rewritten and I am going to change a LOT of things but the poll of the pairing in the story that is on my page still counts.(oh and Hikaru is wining that one by 50) But never fear! I am going to keep updating this one cause it has over 300 hits which makes me super duper happy! I love you guys so much! -Cries- Take it away Haruhi!

Haruhi: Alrighty, now for our votes we have:

Haruhi

Kyoya: 3

Tamaki: 4

Hiro

Kaoru: 3

Hikaru: 5

Me: Wow… so far Tamaki and Hikaru are wining! Hikaru has a lead of 2 and Tamaki has a lead of one! REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAV PAIRING! Oh and these votes are from the reviewers and the people I know in real life. Just outta let you know.

Haruhi: Enjoy! –Smiles-

Me: -reduces urge to glomp Haruhi- KAWAII! –and fails-


Ouran High School Host Club

Chapter 4

Strange Happenings

"Well? How do I look?"

Everyone just stared at the boy until Hunny broke the silence… again, "Hi-kun looks kawaii, ne Takashi?" Mori nodded with a small "Ah." As Hunny went over to Hiro and hugged his leg tightly. Hiro looked down at the small boy and smiled,

"Thank You Hunny-sempai."

Tamaki stood and glomped Hiro, "OH MY SON! YOU ARE VERY HANDSOME INDEED!" He gave a dramatic pose, "You, of course get it from me, your Father!"

Hiro gagged and walked towards Haruhi as Tamaki went to his emo corner (I love that corner!). She smiled at him, "You look very charming Hiro-kun." Hiro smirked and grabbed her chin, "Not as charming as you my sweet Haruhi." She fake blushed and turned away from him,

"Not here Hiro-kun. It's too embarrassing." He nodded and smiled as he let her go trying to hold back a laugh. Kyoya then approached the two and smirked. They turned to him as Hiro asked what his opinion was. Kyoya opened his binder and began to write. He smirked and then spoke, "This may increase our profits tenfold." He pushed up his glasses. "I'm glad we made that deal Hiro-san." Hiro nodded as he walked away as Haruhi just looked back and forth between the two, "What is he talking about Hiro-kun?"

Hiro laughed and shook his head, "I tell ya later Ruhi-chan." Haruhi just smiled and nodded as she let to get her stuff ready to go home. Hiro turned and started to get his stuff ready as well. What was oblivious to him though was the two pairs of piercing eyes burning holes in the back of his head.

Hikaru and Kaoru were sitting near a window glaring at the flirtatious boy and scowled at him. Indeed he did look handsome and charming but he was so annoying! Kaoru turned to his brother with anger written all over his face, "Hikaru, this boy is getting on my nerves and nobody ever gets on my nerves." Hikaru just nodded and continued to stare at Hiro, "I know Kaoru." Hikaru snarled, "I hate him." Kaoru snarled as well and agreed.

'For making me feel like this…'


"-YAWN- I think it went perfectly today hunh, Ruhi?"

Hiromi asked Haruhi as they prepared to get ready for bed. Haruhi sighed and nodded, "It was exhausting…" She giggled a little, "and hilarious… but it went well." Hiromi glared at her a little but then laughed with her. Haruhi stopped for a minute and had a look of concern and worry on her face. Hiromi went over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Are you alright?"

Haruhi nodded, "Yea! Everything is all right." Hiro just stared blankly at her with an 'Do you think I'm stupid?' look.

Haruhi looked at her with a smile but then turned it upside down, "Okay-okay…you got me…It's just that… Hikaru and Kaoru have been acting funny ever since you came along. I caught them glaring at you with disgusted looks on their faces. You can just say, I'm just a little worried."

Hiro giggled and smiled at her friend, "Oh come on! You are just being paranoid." Haruhi smiled again and nodded, "Yea, I bet you're right. I'm just being paranoid. By the way, are your hands okay?"

Hiro just blinked as she lifted her hands. They were still bandaged but she didn't feel as much pain as she did before. "It doesn't hurt as much as it used to but the pain is still there." Haruhi ran to the bathroom and pulled out a bandage roll and placed it on her bed as Hiro carefully began to pull off the old ones. Haruhi giggled again as she pulled of the rest of them off for her.

Once she was done, Haruhi did not like what she saw and neither did Hiro. They were reddened with patches of white and water bubbles (or blisters) covered her entire hands. Haruhi stood and grabbed a pair of unopened tweezers and opened the package. She pulled out the tweezers and began to remove the excess skin from Hiro's hands. Hiromi let out small whimpers and couldn't wait until it was over.

Once Haruhi was done with that, she rewrapped Hiro's hands after putting cream on them. Hiro sighed and smiled at her friend, "Thanks Haruhi." Haruhi nodded and made her way to the garbage can to throw the 'stuff' away. Hiro went over to her bed and crawled in without trying to hurt her hands. Once Haruhi was settled and ready in her bed, she turned out the lights.

"Goodnight Haruhi."

"Goodnight Hiromi."

They both feel into deep slumber trying to regain the loss of sleep time the night before.


/Next Day/

-Before School-

Hiro and Haruhi walked into their class not surprised by how many people were there. Well, no one was there actually… except the twins.

"Good Morning Haru-chan!"

The twins pushed Hiro out of the way and glomped Haruhi. Hiro's face implanted itself with a desk…hard. Hikaru and Kaoru laughed at Hiro, holding their sides as they rolled on the floor. Haruhi sighed and helped her friend up off the floor, "You guys shouldn't have done that. It wasn't nice!"

Hikaru stood to his feet and walked over with his brother following suit. He shrugged, "Who ever said we were nice?"

Kaoru nodded and mimicked his brother, "Hiro is just too stupid to have caught himself before he fell on his face."

They snickered, "HILARIOUS! HIS FACE DOSEN'T EVEN LIKE ITSELF!"

Hiro's vein popped out of his head as he glared at them, "At least I'm not gay for my brother!"

They stopped laughing and glared, "For the last time, WE ARE NOT GAY!"

Hiro rolled his eyes, "Yea… of course you aren't. You just keep believing yourselves and your little lies." They glared even more as Hikaru spoke, "Oh yea? WELL AT LEAST WE AREN'T HOMO!" Hiro glared back at the older Hitachiin, "Well at least I don't do things to hurt other people just to keep them away from me!" Kaoru stood wide eyed,

'How did…'

Hikaru couldn't take it anymore. He ran and slammed Hiro into the wall. Haruhi, Kaoru, and Hiro all gasped from shock. Hikaru had a strong look of hate,

"BAKA! I hate you so much! This is just the second day I met you and I'm already sick and tired of you! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO COME HERE?? Huh? Why?" Hiro just stared at him not fully understanding what he meant. Hikaru looked down to the floor and mumbled, "Why did you have to make me feel this way…?"

He dropped Hiro and rushed out of the room. Kaoru ran after his brother but not without turning back to Haruhi who was now helping Hiro to her feet, "You…" Haruhi turned and her eyes locked with his. She saw hatred, rage, envy, and sympathy, "Why did you have to bring him here?" After that he ran to catch up with his brother.

Haruhi just stared at the now empty door way not understanding anything they've said but then turned her gaze back to her friend and what she saw surprised her. Hiro's eyes were widened and brimming with tears as he shook violently. Hiro's eyes were filled with terror and sadness, as what from Haruhi can see. He was scared. Haruhi held her friend close and spoke the only words that came to mind,

"He is just being paranoid."


/In the garden…/

"HIKARU!"

Kaoru yelled to his brother to grab his attention, which he finally did. Hikaru didn't really bother to look at him but did take notice of him as he sat down next to him on the edge of the fountain. Hikaru hid his face in his hands as he brother tried to comfort him. Kaoru looked at his brother with concern and soon asked,

"Why did you do that Hikaru? And tell me the truth or I'll hate you."

Hikaru laughed remembering that he spoke those exact same words to Kaoru before. Hikaru took a glance at his brother but frowned. Kaoru put a hand on his brother's shoulder, "Come on… you can tell your lil bro anything."

Hikaru smiled as he sat up a little more and began to speak,

"Kaoru?"

"Yes?"

Hikaru sighed and finally looked into his brother's eyes,

"Would you hate your brother…if…if…" Kaoru nudged him in the ribs telling him to spit it out. Hikaru smiled a bit and tried to continue, "If…he was…" Kaoru stared intently at his brother not knowing what he was gonna say. "If I was… if I was...Ugh! Never mind!" He stood and ran to someplace unknown to Kaoru.

Kaoru sighed not knowing exactly what Hikaru was going to tell him. He was so surprised that Hikaru didn't say anything at all and kept it all to himself. Although they never kept any secrets from each other, Kaoru was hiding something from his twin as well.

He sat there staring out into the sky. The subject of 'secrets' were running through his mind. He looked down at his hands as he thought,

'Are you and I becoming separated even more now that he is here? That someone is trying to pry through our gates as Haruhi did? Or are you really…' Kaoru stood and stared at his feet, 'Are you going to hate me once I tell you what I've been hiding?' He sighed and began to make his way to the club room.


'Ever since the incident this morning Hiro-kun hasn't been acting the same'

Haruhi thought as she began her way to the Third Music Room with all her books in hand. She was very concerned when neither of the twins even showed up to any of their classes. The only one she saw was Kaoru when she went to the meeting this morning. Neither Hiro nor Hikaru went. She hadn't seen them all day as a matter of fact. She sighed as she opened the door but only to find that no one was there to greet her like they usually did.

'No one is here?' She smiled. 'This can be my chance to-'

"WHAAAAAAA! HARUHI!"

She turned and as soon as she did she regretted it. Tamaki glomped his 'daughter' and held her close to him, sobbing into her powder blue blazer. He wailed and cried to her,

"HARUHI! Your brother is treating me and hitting me! Make him stop!"

Haruhi sweat dropped and pushed him off of her,

"Sempai! For the last and final time, I. Am. Not. Your. Daughter!"

He went into his emo corner… again.

"DAMMIT MORI! LET ME GO!"

She turned her attention back to the door as Mori walked in with a worried Hunny by his side and a flaming hot-headed Hikaru over his right shoulder. Hikaru was kicking and banging on his back demanding at him to let him go. Kaoru walked silently in with Hiro next to him as he stared at his older brother with concern. Hiro casually walked past Haruhi and sat in a chair as Mori placed Hikaru next to Hiro in a chair as Hunny tied strong and heavy ropes around him as they did to Hiro yesterday.

Tamaki regained his composer and pointed his pointer finger at Hikaru,

"You, Hikaru Hitachiin, were not at the conference that was held this morning!"

Haruhi sweat dropped again, 'No duh Sherlock Suoh. And wait… conference? I thought it was called a meeting.'

Hikaru glared at the king and scowled,

"Yea, and what of it?"

Tamaki glared right back, very unlike him. He then moved his finger to Hiro,

"And you, Hiro Kururugi were not at the meeting as well am I not correct?"

Haruhi sweat dropped again, 'First it was a conference now it's a meeting? Make up your damn mind ,baka.'

"…Yes, and?"

Kyoya pushed up his glass as he now stood before the two,

"Now you must suffer the consequences of being absent."

Hikaru pouted like a child as Hiro merely nodded, "And that is?"

Tamaki scratched his head and smiled like a person who just told their mom that they got an 'F' on their report card and their trying to lie about it,

"Ugh…well…you see…-"

"We haven't come up with that part just yet. So right now you two go into the backroom and wait there until we call you out. Got it?"

Hiro nodded and Hikaru groaned of annoyance. Hikaru glared at Hiro,

'Alone with this dude…' His glared softened a bit but then he glared even harder, 'Humph. He doesn't even deserve to be in the same country as me.'

Mori untied the ropes a dragged Hikaru to the back room as Hiro merely followed.

As soon as Mori stepped out he closed the door. Hikaru only noticed the door closing but then heard a small,

'CLICK'

Hikaru and Hiro both snapped their heads to the door. Hiro growled and sprinted for it, hoping that it wasn't what he thought it was. And of course, again, Kami wasn't on Hiro side today. He turned the knob and guess what? ... It didn't turn. Hiro looked back at him with a small pitiful smile,

"Ummm… I don't really know how to say this but… we're locked in."


Me: Alright, I'll put a cliff hanger here!

Haruhi: After all that suspense and funny junk you put a cliff hanger here?

Me: YEPERS!

Haruhi:…sweet.

Me: Um… Haruhi?

Haruhi: Yes?

Me: Never mind. Anyway sorry for the late update. School and everything is becoming more of a hassle then I've expected it to. Oh and guess what? I'm going to MangaNext 2008 as Hikaru Hitachiin! And my friends are the rest of the host club! So tell me if you are going!

Haruhi: And remember to review and vote for your fav pairing!

Me: And if you have any ocs that pair up with Mori or Hunny, tell me then maybe I'll consider it. MAYBE. I just don't want them to be left out!

Haruhi: Done?

Me: Yes.

Haruhi and Me: UNTIL NEXT TIME! JA NE!