"Um, hold on a minute!" called Kaoru, squirming out of Hikaru's arms in a panic. He pulled out a pair of cargo pants and a sleeveless shirt.

"Shit," Hikaru hissed. "It wouldn't be so bad for me to be here, but how the fuck are we going to explain the candles?!"

"Shut up and get in the closet," Kaoru said, hopping around and tripping over candles in his haste to put on the previously forgotten boxers he'd had in his hand and change.

"What?"

"The closet!" Kaoru growled, pointing imperiously as he shoved his head through the shirt.

"Why?"

"Just do it!"

Hikaru grumbled and caught his own clothes from the day before, pulling them into the closet with him and shutting the door. Kaoru looked around for anymore evidence, gathering socks and shoes and shoving them under the bed. Another knock sounded from the door, more impatient this time. He shoved a hand through his hair and cringed as his hand touched the handle. No way anyone was going to fall for this little ruse…

He pulled the door open slightly with a sigh, trying very hard to keep a smile on his face as he turned to close it behind him. He hoped whoever it was hadn't seen the inside of the room. "Good morning. How might I- oh, it's you."

"Don't you want to see us, Kao-chan?" asked Huni-Senpai, holding up a piece of cake.

"Well, actually-"

"So come on, let's go!"

"Ah, actually, I really would have liked to shower…"

"It's okay Kao-chan, we don't mind, ne Takashi?"

"Ah," the tall senior said, but there was no clear agreement in his voice. Huni blinked up at him.

"Takashi?"

"Ah, Mitsukuni…"

"Takashi?" Huni asked, peering up at his cousin. Kaoru looked at the tall senior pleadingly. "Should we wait for him to shower?"

"Hai."

"Oh… okay," Huni said, turning to beam at Kaoru. "Nevermind, see you in a little bit. We're going to go say hi to Tama-chan, okay?"

"Hai…" Kaoru mumbled, watching as Huni vaulted up onto his cousin's broad shoulders and they continued down the hall. He'd have to remember to find a way to pay back Mori. As soon as they were out of sight he ran back into the room. "Hikaru?"

His brother fell out of the closet. "Ouch."

"Come on, we have about five minutes to shower. Huni-senpai and Mori-senpai are visiting Tono," he said, attempting to help his brother up. Hikaru blinked, refusing to budge.

"So why are we hiding from them?"

"Hikaru…" Kaoru, groaned. He-, no, they didn't have time for this, but he could tell that groaning his other half's name wasn't the best way to convince him to get moving when he saw the look in the amber eyes in front of him.

"Do we have to?" he asked, his eyes smoldering. Kaoru stopped, and gave him a look.

"Yes, we do," he said, although there was a small amount of regret in his voice. "The bathroom is large enough for both of us." He opened the door and stood there, looking at his brother meaningfully. Hikaru sighed and pulled himself off the floor.

"Coming."


Tamaki looked up from the admittedly unnerving conversation he'd been having with the two seniors as Kaoru entered the room. He smiled widely at him, but there was a caveat note in his expression. Huni and Mori looked at the blonde Host King curiously. "How'd it go?"

"I'd say rather well," murmured Kaoru's voice, but his lips remained motionless. Tamaki looked at the younger boy, confused, until a flash by the unclosed door caught his attention. Another red mop of hair. He looked closer and realized that his assumption – based on the obviously incorrect fact that there was only one twin in the house and that twin was Kaoru – was totally wrong. He'd been able to tell the twins apart for a while now, and his eyes widened as he realized that the face staring at him was more mischievous and wicked. It was Hikaru that had just entered the room.

"You made up! Oh, father is so happy!" Tamaki proceeded to go into a fit, while the twins rolled their eyes and slung their arms around each other's shoulders.

"So, Tono," they began, "now that we're talking again, we decided we had a few questions for you."

"For example," continued Kaoru, "how are you going to continue?" finished Hikaru.

"With the Haruhi situation," they clarified. Tamaki blushed furiously at this.

"Well, you see, I was thinking… I mean, you both know that I… I was just going to tell her, but then I supposed… and then I was talking to Huni-Senpai and I got confused," he stuttered out. The twins looked at each other and snickered.

"Right."

"Tama-chan needs help, ne Takashi?" Huni said, making it more a statement than a question.

"Hai."

There was a pause as Tamaki began to gasp and stutter frantically and Huni and the twins looked at each other. The blonde prince watched his friends carefully as they looked at each other. Mori looked too, but the stoicism in his face prevented too much unspoken conversation. The twins finally turned to each other.

"We need the Demon King," they said resignedly.

"Yes! Kyoya will help! Mommy will help daddy!" Tamaki cried, whipping out his cell phone.

"Kyoya-Senpai's not going to be very happy about that," muttered Kaoru, snickering. Tamaki did his best to ignore them.

"You think?" Hikaru replied, arching one eyebrow with a smug smile. "It's already nine o' clock!" The fake confusion in his voice made them both snicker again. Tamaki just concentrated on the ringing.

"This should be fun to watch."


"This had best be important, Tamaki, or I cannot guarantee your health the next time you're within arm's reach."

Tamaki suppressed a shiver. "Mommy doesn't have to be so mean in the morning! What if daddy just wanted to hear Mommy's voice?!"

"Tamaki, if this is a social call I promise you-"

"You have to come over right away! We're having a club meeting!" There was a pause and some snickers on the other side, and Kyoya realized he must be on speaker. "We're having a club meeting with only boys, I mean!"

Kyoya sighed, reaching for his glasses. "I assume this has something to do with your recent epiphany about your true feelings for our scholarship student 'daughter'?" He said daughter in a way that made Tamaki feel as if he was being made fun of, but he pushed the thoughts away.

"Um… maybe?"

There was a resigned sigh on the other end of the line. "You," Kyoya intoned, "have been promoted. You're not just an idiotic pest anymore."

Tamaki grinned. "Thank you, Ky-!"

"You are a venerable pain in my ass."

The howls of laughter and indignant spluttering on the other side of the line drowned out the sound of the line going dead.


It took half an hour for the Shadow King to get to the Suoh mansion, and it still wasn't short enough. Tamaki spent the whole time fretting and giving the twins a headache. When he finally arrived, he was obviously not happy, and wasted no time beating around the bush.

"You can't just tell her. It's tactless and idiotic."

"What?! I am not tactless! I know all there is to know about romance! I-"

"You," Kyoya began, the coldness in his voice silencing Tamaki instantaneously, "asked me to come over here to help you. And I am telling you, you can't just up and confess when you were being such an idiot before."

Tamaki pouted.

"And you know nothing about romance that one could not gather from B-list American romance novels and shoujo manga."

If Tamaki wasn't sick he would have crawled off to cultivate mushrooms. As it was, the look on his face was priceless. Kyoya adjusted his glasses, having no sympathy after being awoken so early.

The twins burst out laughing for the millionth time that morning. "You're on a roll today, Kyoya-Senpai!" they applauded. He gave them a withering glance, but it was far from effective. The utopia that was the other's company at that moment couldn't be overshadowed by anything. If Kyoya noticed this, he made no sign of it.

"So what should I do, then?" Tamaki whined.

"Give her cake? And a romantic dinner?"

Huni's comment was ignored. There was a pause before a light bulb appeared over Tamaki's head. He opened his mouth but the twins beat him to it.

"Nice jewelry or anything like that is out of the question considering Haruhi's disposition towards all things fancy, Tono, so don't even think about it." More pouting.

"Take her on a picnic."

Five people turned to stare at Kyoya incredulously.

"She likes food. It won't be fancy. She can relax. It's warm, due to the fact that it's summer. There's a small private park your family owns with a gazebo in it, correct?"

A period of silence met his suggestion, followed by delighted squeals.

"Mommy is so smart! Daddy knew he could count on Mommy to-"

"Shut up while I call and place an order for food to be sent there next Saturday," Kyoya said, picking up his phone. "And you'd better be well by then, or I swear…"

The twins watched Tamaki's mind go into overdrive and realized how brilliant the Demon King really was. His threats were so much more effective when he let his more imaginative victim finish them for him. He didn't even have to try.

A/N: Kyoya is a genius. This is why we love him. XD. Anyway, hope you liked this one. Nothing much left to write but the sappy scenes at the end. A part of me misses the angst… Comments, questions… and suggestions! Suggestions are really needed 'cause frankly I have no idea how I am going to manage the TamaHaru chapter. Help=greatly appreciated!