The host club sports day was officially over. Everyone was packing up and getting ready to set off. Haruhi finished off her match with Sakura. The twins pulled off one last excellent move on their boards. Hunny started winding up his jump rope to leave. Gaara packed sand tightly into the last tower of his sand castle. Mori gave one last swing of his kendo sword. Naruto scored one last goal. Lastly, Kyoya finished his last and final victim in chess. The day was coming to a pleasant close.

"Wooooooooo!" Naruto cheered as he ran up to Sakura and Haruhi. He then went into great detail of all his wondrous victories scored with his team. The two girls listened idly as they began to make their way back into the school to change.

Time passed by and Haruhi stepped out of the dressing room in her normal school attire. The other hosts had wandered in after clean up. The twins were having fun messing with Naruto. The blonde was severely unhappy about this and was in the process of chasing them around the room. Sakura shook her head and slumped into a chair.

Kyoya took this time as the others goofed off to calculate the success of the day's activities. It seemed to have gone quite swimmingly. Kyoya clacked away at his keyboard as he stared at the screen of his lap top. He would need to deduct the cost of the equipment used. There were also a few minor adjustments.

"Hn…" Kyoya uttered as he saved his file. His eyes traveled upward as a certain someone walked into the room. The shadow king's eyes narrowed at the presence of Gaara. He was terribly suspicious of the young ninja since this afternoon. Kyoya closed his lap top rather forcefully as Haruhi gave Gaara a shy wave and a smile.

"Get back here you two!" Naruto howled as he continued to barrel after the twins, whom had taken his orange suit captive. They threatened to burn the thing the second they got the chance. Naruto had not been pleased by this declaration.

"As if!" Kaoru and Hikaru cackled together. Haruhi watched them come towards her. Luckily the twins focus was on the one running behind them. Haruhi stuck out her arm in front of her. Kaoru careened into in first, toppling to the floor. Like the good brother he was, Hikaru followed Kaoru shortly after.

"Stop messing around," Haruhi said sternly. After the event had occurred, Gaara seemed to almost instantly materialize beside the host. He had taken the arm she used to knock the twins over in his hand. Haruhi turned her attention to him.

"Are you alright?" Gaara asked plainly as he continued to hold her arm.

"Um…yeah," Haruhi said. A light blush started to spread across her face. Gaara gentle released her arm and Haruhi laid it at her side. The other occupants of the room watched the scene that just took place with the utmost curiosity. Kyoya was not pleased….

"I want to take a nice bubble bath when I get home," Hunny said sweetly as he snuggled his face into Bun-Bun. He let out a giggle as Mori pat his head. Sakura put in her two cents, saying that a bath sounded like a wondrous idea. By this time Naruto had managed to snatch back his clothes while the twins still lay crumpled on the floor.

"Kaoru! Get your elbow out of my…"

"Shut up Hikaru!"

The twins worked on standing. Both used each other as leverage as they moved upwards. Once the two were upright they went to hover around Haruhi. The girl host took the twins actions lightly as they each laid a chin down on either shoulder.

"How should we punish our toy?" Kaoru asked.

"I have a few ideas," Hikaru purred.

They twins were yanked back by the scruffs of their blue blazers. The two glanced back only to be faced with the look of death. Both instantly felt a shiver spike down their backs. Gaara's face was ten times scarier than a battle-ready Hunny or sleep deprived Kyoya any day. Haruhi tried her best to alleviate the situation.

"It's okay," Haruhi said simply as she placed a hand on Gaara's shoulder. The maroon-haired young man released the twins from his grasp. The two instantly scurried out of harm's way. Sakura had watched what happened wearily. An angry Gaara was never a good thing. Yet, he seemed to have calmed down considerably with Haruhi's reassurance.

"So…I'm hungry," Sakura commented in order to break the tension that had suddenly formed in the room. While she could tell Gaara was still a bit miffed, an even darker aura was emitting from Kyoya in the far off corner of the room. Food always did have the strange ability of soothing bad situations.

"RAMEN!!!!!!" Naruto cheered happily as he cradled his clothes in his arms.

"Ramen?" Hunny asked as he lowered Bun-Bun.

"Aa," Mori said.

"Commoners food," Kaoru commented.

"Yeah, eating together sounds like a great idea. Haruhi can cook for all of us," Hikaru said.

"Hey, when did I agree to coo—"

"WHO SAID YOU TWO COULD COME!?!?!?" Naruto growled, cutting Haruhi off.

Sakura sighed with relief. Her plan seemed to have worked, sort of. Now everyone was chatting away at tonight's dinner plans. The only thing Sakura hadn't counted on was Haruhi being forced into cooking for them all. The auburn-haired girl appeared to have lost fight.

"I agree with Hikaru. After a successful day of hosting, a meal eaten together sounds good. I am most certain our king would whole-heartedly approve of such a venture," Kyoya said in order to finalize the sporadic idea. Haruhi sighed in defeat. She supposed it couldn't be that bad. What's the worst that could happen?

"Well if I'm cooking, I need to go get supplies at the grocery store first," Haruhi said as she hitched her school bag high on her shoulder. Naruto was absolutely ecstatic about the news. He would finally get his hands on some ramen. Not only that, but it would be home-made ramen!!!!!!! Today was the day of days for him.

It looked like it was time to leave the school. Everyone gathered their things in order to journey forth. The group hovered all around Haruhi like buzzing bees. She was making the food, but she thought the amount of attention she was receiving was a bit much. Her attention was dragged away from the people around her as Gaara took her hand.

It was a small simple gesture, but it let a tiny smile slip across her face. Gaara glanced at her from the corner of his eye. Their minds went to the kiss that happened earlier that afternoon. It caused red to seep to each of their faces. The only two they took notice of this were Hunny and Kyoya.

Hunny thought it was cute. He wasn't sure what made Haruhi and Gaara blush, but it made him happy to know that Haruhi was also happy with whatever it was. Sadly, Kyoya did not share Hinny's sentiments. His eyes burned into the back of Gaara's head. If he were lucky, the ninja would melt on the spot.

The group reached the commoner's supermarket. Other customers in the store eyed the group as they walked in. Women young and old swooned at all the very handsome young men that had entered their world. Where did such fine men come from? Who was that pink-haired girl that was so lucky to be with them all?

"They're staring at me…" Sakura commented. She felt incredibly uncomfortable with so many eyes peering in their direction. Haruhi just shook it off. She was used to this sort of thing. It came with being in the host club. Her body guards were just not adjusted to it yet.

"They're staring at all of us," Naruto whispered back to his team mate.

Gaara's grip on Haruhi's hand tightened. She squeezed his hand back to tell him that everything was alright. The group made their way through the store. The twins spun around with a grocery cart. Haruhi collected everything that she believed she needed. She had tried to make a list in her head earlier.

The group finished shopping and headed to the checkout. Haruhi winced as she handed over most of her food money for the week. She guessed that it would be leftovers for the next few days. She didn't tell anyone of her woes, but her bodyguards felt it. Haruhi finished paying and the group set off for her house.

"We forgot. Haruhi's house is so small. Will we all fit?" the twins commented together.

"My house isn't that small…" Haruhi said defensively. The twins smirked and Haruhi sighed. The host began to dig around her school bag for her key. The others held the groceries she had bought. Finally she found her key. Haruhi placed it into the lock and turned, "It's open,"

The host club had been in Haruhi's house once before. However, her bodyguards had not. The three eyed the homely apartment. Everyone began to remove their shoes and placed them by the front door. Haruhi gestured for the ones carrying grocery bags to follow her into the kitchen.

Once everything was set up, Haruhi set out to make dinner. Everyone else sat as comfortably as they could around Haruhi's tiny dining room table. It was a rather tight squeeze to fit everyone in. Kyoya glared over at Gaara from across the table. The red-head returned the look. Sakura popped herself out of the tight circle and headed to the kitchen.

Haruhi had started to boil water and was currently chopping away at spices that she would be adding to the noodles. Sakura approached Haruhi from behind. Haruhi stopped chopping and turned to look at Sakura.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" I kind of got you into this mess," Sakura offered.

"You can put the broth cube into the water. It should be to a boil by now," Haruhi said smiling. Sakura nodded her head and did as Haruhi asked. The cube plopped into the water and began to turn the clear liquid a more golden color.

The two women in the apartment worked away in the kitchen. The noodles were added and heated. Haruhi dumped the spices and stirred. While they waited for the spices to settle, Sakura set up bowls and chop sticks around the table. Haruhi hoped they had enough for everyone.

The egg timer beeped and Haruhi shut off the stove. Sakura set a cloth on the table. Haruhi slipped her hands into some pink oven mitts. She grabbed the pot of ramen and headed to the table. She set it gently down. Haruhi removed her mitts and headed back to the kitchen. She returned with a ladle for the ramen.

Haruhi took the time to ladle ramen into everyone bowls. When Haruhi was done she set the ladle in the bowl and squeezed in between Gaara and Naruto to sit. Both ninja made as much room as they could for her. Everyone picked up their chop sticks.

"Itadakimasu," left everyone's lips and they dug in. For Naruto it was like heaven. Ramen had never tasted so good. Everyone appeared to be enjoying it. Sakura slurped a noodle too fast and it smacked her face. The twins laughed and pointed at her.

Hunny commented that Haruhi's commoner food was very tasty. Everyone in the host club agreed that even if it was commoner's food that it was the best they'd ever had. Haruhi took the compliments kindly. One by one they finished off their ramen.

A noise from the door attracted everyone's attention. The doorknob clicked as it turned. The ninja in the room tensed and prepared for anything. The rest watched on with mild interest. The door swung open. Naruto nearly fell backwards from surprise. Although, he was not as surprised as the person standing by the door.

What appeared to be a woman with long wavy reddish-brown hair stood at the door. Her lips were painted prettily as her mouth hung open. Her mascara-ed eyes were also opened wide. A hand rested on non-existent hips as she stared at them.

"Who's the lady?" Naruto asked.

"Hi dad…" Haruhi said from her spot.

WOW! I'm proud that I finished writing all of that in one sitting. It makes me happy. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I have almost reached 55,000 words! Woooo! Obviously I didn't reach it with just this story alone. Lol. Well, review if you can my sweets!