"I'm sooo hungry!" Naruto whined loudly into Sakura's left ear. The pink-haired ninja twitched in her seat. She was already annoyed about wearing the very uncomfortable banana yellow dress; Naruto was only making the situation more irritable. Sakura ground her teeth together as she held back the urge to pummel him.

"Sorry Naruto. I don't have any food to give you," Sakura bit out as she adjusted the bow on her dress. A whiny groan escaped Naruto's lips as he sunk lower in the chair he was sitting in. The two were once again stuck in the music hall.

"Where's Gaara anyway? Shouldn't he have to suffer with us?" Naruto mumbled aloud as his head lolled to the side on the arm-rest of the chair. Sakura sighed as she stopped messing around with her bow.

"I don't know Naruto. He and Haruhi left a while ago after Kyoya came into the room," Sakura said tiredly. At the mention of the Shadow King, Naruto shifted his head to look to the other side of the room where Kyoya was quietly typing away on his laptop. For some reason he looked pissed.

"Hey since you are employer and stuff, aren't you obligated to feed us?" Naruto yelled across the Music Hall. Kyoya paused in his typing. He turned his head to face Naruto.

"No," was Kyoya's curt blunt answer before pressing a button on the keyboard rather forcefully. Naruto almost growled. This guy Kyoya was ten times worse than the Teme.

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The wind brushed against the leaves and shook the tree. They sat quietly under one of the rustling trees. Haruhi gripped the stone bench under her fingers. She gazed over at Gaara who was sitting beside her in silence. He noticed her watching him and he turned to her.

"Are you mad at me?" Haruhi finally asked. Gaara was taken off guard by the question. He adjusted the strap on his gourd and turned more towards her. He was curious as to why she would ask something like this.

"Why would I be mad at you?" Gaara asked softly as the wind shaking the trees blew through his hair. Haruhi said nothing for a moment. She let the silence fall back into place for a bit.

"I'm not sure. It was just earlier…you seemed so upset after I asked about your conversation with Kyoya," Haruhi said honestly. Gaara's face contorted slightly when Kyoya's name was brought up again. Haruhi immediately noticed this.

"As I said, it was nothing important," Gaara said as he turned away from Haruhi. Haruhi was unsure what to do. It was happening again; he reacted the same way earlier. Haruhi placed a hand gently over his.

Gaara felt the warmth of heat coming from Haruhi's hand. It was a nice feeling in his opinion. He turned his eyes back to her. She only looked at him with those warm brown eyes of hers. It made him feel something different…

Haruhi wasn't sure what the strange feeling inside of her stomach was. She had never felt anything like it before. The look in Gaara's eyes was different now than it had been a minute it ago. His eyes seemed softer.

"I know Kyoya and you don't get along very well. I can tell just by watching how you interact with each other. Whatever he said to you, just ignore it. I usually do for the most part," Haruhi said as she gave a small smile.

Gaara simply nodded his head. His aqua marine eyes showed his thanks. Haruhi squeezed his hand a bit tighter and he squeezed back. The quietness came back, but it was nicer now. A sudden urge came over Haruhi as she continued to look over at Gaara.

Not sure of what she was doing, Haruhi began to lean her face towards Gaara. Gaara noticed her leaning in and his back stiffened as he froze into place. What was happening? Neither of them was entirely sure.

Haruhi stopped a centimeter away from Gaara's face. He hadn't moved from his spot and he continued to stare at her curiously. Gaara wasn't so used to have someone so close to his face. Even though it was Haruhi, he still felt a bit uncomfortable. Haruhi was unsure of what to do now. A voice broke the moment.

"Haruhi!" a cheerful childish voice said. Haruhi turned her head and her light brown hair brushed over Gaara's face. The maroon-haired insomniac pulled his head back and rubbed his nose. Haruhi's hair had tickled.

"Hello Honey-sempai," Haruhi said as the adorable blonde leaped into her lap smiling. A pink bunny was shoved in her face as Honey animatedly told her that everyone was waiting for her to return to the Music Hall.

"Aa," Mori said as he lifted Honey off of Haruhi and placed the blonde so that he sat on his shoulders. Mori looked down and noticed that Haruhi's and Gaara's hands were still linked. His brows furrowed but he said nothing else as he turned around and began to walk back to the school with Honey happily riding on his shoulders.

"Come on Haruhi!" Honey called back as he turned his head to smile. He waved Bun-Bun in the air with one hand, while his other arm was securely around Mori's neck so he didn't fall. Haruhi sighed and gazed back at Gaara. He was still staring at her with a look of confusion in his eyes. Haruhi let go of his hand and stood up.

"We have to go…" Haruhi said as she began to walk back to the school. Gaara said nothing in reply and stood up to follow her. They made their way silently back to the grand entrance of Ouran High School not too far behind the two other host club members.

The third music hall was already buzzing as the four entered the room. A few female students were hovering around Naruto as some had claimed him their new host. Of course the other girls were either happily observing the antics of the twins or had been waiting for the return of Mori, Honey, Haruhi, and surprisingly a few of the braver ones had been waiting for Gaara.

Kyoya eyed Gaara with disdain, but made no apparent to scold the body-guard for leaving the music hall. Technically, Gaara had been doing his job. A sudden rumbling sound broke Kyoya out of his thoughts. That rumbling sounded oddly familiar for some reason. Oh dear…

Renge popped out of the ground on her spinning turntable in a sassy new outfit and microphone in hand. She had a cat-like grin on her face as she glanced down at the other occupants of the room from her above platform. She jumped off the platform and seemed to float down perfectly till her feet touched the ground.

"Oh hohohohohoho…" Renge let out her high-pitched giggle as she covered her mouth in that usual way she did. Naruto and Sakura looked at the girl like she was completely insane. Gaara just gave her a curious glance and then turned his attention elsewhere.

"Miss Houshakuji, can I help you?" Kyoya asked the loud and outspoken girl as she twirled around seeming to be looking for something. Renge put her finger on her chin and seemed to be in thought. Then it seemed she found what ever she was looking for.

"As manager for this host club I thought it best that I inspect these new members you brought in to host. I need to see if they are up to my standards. I also need to see if they have a good story…" Renge proclaimed before trailing off as she eyed Naruto who twitched involuntarily when she looked at him. She began to approach the blonde slowly.

For the most part the people in the room went back to what they were doing. The other host members just ignored the self-proclaimed manager. As long as she was not doing that scary-medusa thing she was harmless to them. Naruto was not as lucky, however. Renge was right up in his face now and scrutinizing him. He fidgeted under her gaze. She was starting to freak him out.

"Uh…" Naruto said as the girl started poking and prodding him now. Sakura watched from afar as her poor friend was getting abused by this random girl that no one had properly introduced. Sakura supposed that perhaps the only good thing about wearing this dress was that she wasn't being abused like Naruto was. That was the only good thing about wearing this giant banana.

"Hmmmm….yet another blond. However, he doesn't have Honey's cuteness or Tamaki's suave. He is rougher around the edges. He also has some wild hair that seems untamed. He passes…" Renge said after finishing her inspection of Naruto. She was now off to observe Gaara, whom felt his impending meeting.

He turned his aquamarine eyes on her in an already set glare, but she continued to approach him anyway. Renge began to smirk and that made Gaara slightly uncomfortable. Renge looked Gaara up and down. She seemed satisfied and then proceeded to reach out her hand to examine Gaara the same way she had with Naruto. However, a voice stopped her pursuit.

"Gaara doesn't like to be touched," Haruhi's voice cut in from beside the boy. Renge noticed that Haruhi's hand was placed lightly on Gaara's shoulder as she said this almost contradicting the statement, however, Renge also noticed that Gaara's rigid posture seemed to relax when Haruhi did this. Curious…

"Oh well. He's been approved anyway. The way he carries himself is good enough for me. Those brooding exotic eyes start the perfect fantasy for any girl looking for a dark mysterious young man. I imagine he will do very well. But you know, he reminds me of someone with that dark red hair of his. What was his name? Casanova? " Renge said, her voice fading as she got lost in thought trying to remember the other Ouran High School student's name.

"You mean Kasanoda? As in Ritsu Kasanoda?" Gaara spoke for the first time since the rather strange girl had started scruitinizing him. The room stood still at this comment. Most of the other Host members looked at him curiously, especially Haruhi.

"You know him?" Haruhi asked as she removed her hand from his shoulder. Gaara nodded. Renge watched with interest as these events unfolded before her. Kyoya eyed Gaara more suspiciously now. How would he know of Kasanoda?

"Yes. Ritsu is my cousin," Gaara answered. The girls being hosted began to chatter again in little excitable coos. The host members were taken by surprise by the new information. More importantly, Sakura and Naruto were surprised as well. They were not aware Gaara had other family members.

"Even I didn't know that…" Kyoya whispered under his breath as he opened up his lap top to confirm this. The clacking of his computer keys lost to the multiple conversations of the people in the room. Renge was fully intrigued now. She had not expected opening this particular can of worms.

Then something struck her. Haruhi had once again caught the eye of a red head. Casanova being the last one of course. Renge wasn't bothered by this in the least. It left room for a juicy storyline. Various scenarios from past dating Sims she had played filtered through her mind. This could be absolutely fabulous…

"Oh hohohohohoho," Renge laughed loudly. Kyoya glanced at the girl again after hearing this second laugh, taking time to pause in his research. He realized this meant the girl was most likely up to something else now. He'd figure out what it was later. Presently he was too occupied with other things than to deal with Renge. However, if he knew what she had planned now he'd most likely be more worried…

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I'm so sorry for the delay. For those that have been loyal to this story then just wait a little longer, because there is going to be a surprise when the next chapter comes around. Speaking of the next chapter, I am not entirely sure when I'll be posting it. I'm starting school next week and I'm getting a job. I feel bad that this chapter was so short, so the next chapter will be longer, but I'm not sure how long it's going to take me to type. Also I'm going to try to post it when the surprise is finished. Lol. There are many variables, but I hope they don't discourage you. Okay. Well, if you thoroughly enjoyed this chapter PLEASE REVIEW!