Haruhi was having some difficulty paying attention in class today. At this point and time, she was surrounded on all sides. The twins sat on Haruhi's left and her right side; Gaara sat behind her, and Naruto sat in front of her. Sakura, sadly, had been pushed off to the wayside. It wasn't the host or the bodyguards doing, but apparently was due to the girls of the class.

It wasn't a mean or cruel act, but one of envy. As soon as everyone had sat in this formation, the girls of the class surrounded them before Sakura could even sit down beside Naruto. The girls of the class appeared to believe that Sakura must be getting some sort of special treatment from the host club if she was always around them. This left Haruhi stuck….

The teacher was droning on and on about this and that, but for the life of her, Haruhi couldn't focus. She was slightly irritated by the twins. She knew that they were doing it on purpose. Every once in a while a hand would tap her shoulder, but by the time she looked to see who the hand belonged to, it was gone. Due to the twin's actions, Gaara had been staring intently at her back for the last hour. Surprisingly, the only one being the least distracting was Naruto, whom was rubbing his back where Haruhi's father had smacked him last night.

This thought brought her back to yesterday…

"Dad?" Sakura asked as she eyed Haruhi's father.

"That's a man?" Naruto shouted aghast.

As soon as those words escaped Naruto's lips, Ranka swooped down upon him. Painted nails pinched at cheeks, as Ranka hovered over Naruto pulling at the folds of skin mercilessly. The others continued to watch on in morbid fascination. Haruhi, at this time, was being squished by her father's elbow as he seemingly tortured Naruto.

"Oh… Haruhi! You didn't mention that you'd be bringing new friends over," Ranka said in a sickeningly sweet voice. The only other time he had been like this was when he had caught Tamaki atop his Haruhi. Naruto whined in pain.

"Uh… Dad?" Haruhi tried.

"It hurts…" Naruto said gurgling due to the stretch of his cheeks.

"Dad, maybe you should let go," Haruhi suggested with a sterner tone.

"But your new friends are so…cute!" Ranka said smacking Naruto's back rather hard. The blond-haired ninja squawked as he writhed in pain from the sting in his back. Sakura covered her mouth with her hand, as she looked on with sympathy for her teammate.

"Fujioka-san, I apologize for no informing you sooner of the new arrivals to the host club," Kyoya said politely. Ranka brightened and flittered across the room where the Ootori sat. Everyone continued to watch the scene in mild wonderment. Truthfully, they just wanted to finish eating.

"Oh it's completely alright…" Ranka said with a warm smile.

"I assure I will inform you of everything to the smallest detail about them soon," Kyoya said with an almost dangerous tone, his eyes moving to focus on Gaara intently. Haruhi's father didn't seem to notice the strange interaction and said he was going to the kitchen to grab a bowl for him, so that he could some of Haruhi's cooking as well.

Haruhi was still bothered by what Kyoya had said. The way he looked at Gaara as he said it also unnerved her. She wasn't sure what those words or that look meant; all she knew was that it made her feel very uncomfortable. It was just one of the reasons she was distracted today. The other was…

Haruhi turned her head back. Her soft brown eyes fell on Gaara. The maroon-haired ninja straightened up as her eyes fell on him. A blush found its way to Haruhi's cheek. She was thinking about the kiss they shared together yesterday. Gaara must have shared her thoughts in that moment, because a hint of red appeared on his cheeks as well. This feeling was completely new.

Sakura had been bored out of her mind the whole class period. When her eyes wandered over to Haruhi, she was shocked by what she saw. It was slightly surprising that Haruhi was blushing, but… to see Gaara blushing was an unbelievable phenomenon. No-one else appeared to notice though. Most of the students were focused on the teacher. Even the twins had decided it was a nice time to tune in, since they had been neglecting their studies to pester Haruhi most of the class. Sakura sighed. And of course, Naruto was clueless as always. But what a scoop! Sakura smiled to herself.

"Is there something you need?" Gaara asked softly.

"No I just…"

"Fujioka," said a deep stern voice from the front of the class. Haruhi tensed and her head swung around. All eyes in the class had turned to her. Haruhi cursed her poor luck inside her mind. The teacher didn't look pleased at all, "If you feel the urge to disrupt the class by talking then I must ask you to go out into the hall."

"I understand." Haruhi said in a low voice. Haruhi bowed her head as she stood up and grabbed her things, "I am sorry for my misbehavior."

With all that done and said Haruhi made her way to the classroom door. Kaoru and Hikaru frowned; their eyes snapped over to Gaara. This was his entire fault. The accused ninja merely blinked his eyes. Some of Haruhi's fans in the class gasped in disbelief. Their poor beloved host sent out to the hall like some delinquent! Naruto scratched his head. This was bad… Sakura was thinking about the whole situation carefully in her head. How could they protect Haruhi if she was out in the hall all by herself?

Suddenly Gaara stood up in the middle of class without warning. The teacher watched as one of his newer students simply walked out of the classroom. This put the class in an uproar. Gaara's fans thought it was sooo cool. Bad boys for the win! No-one tried to stop his departure.

Haruhi was put off as a new figure joined her in the hall. Gaara shut the door closed and then turned to face Haruhi. Green meshed with brown as they stared into each other's eyes. Gaara stepped closer to Haruhi and took her hand.

"What are you doing out here? You'll get in trouble…" Haruhi said softly.

"Isn't it obvious? As your bodyguard, it's my job to protect you," Gaara replied lightly squeezing Haruhi's hand, "And I'm sorry for getting you in trouble"

"It wasn't your fault. Don't worry about it," Haruhi said with a small smile. Gaara was surprised by Haruhi's forgiveness. He wasn't used to such wonderful new things. A tiny shy smile came to Gaara's face. Was this what it really was like.... to be cared for by someone?

The two simply stood there in silence. Their backs leaned against the wall as they waited for the class to part for lunch. Haruhi had never been asked to leave the class for misbehavior before, but she supposed it wasn't too bad. Her eyes moved to Gaara again. He matched her gaze once more. Haruhi felt heat rush to her face.

These feelings were odd and strange. She'd never liked someone before now. Was this how you were supposed to act? Where you meant to blush at every wishful thought? Was the memory of your first true kiss meant to continuously run through your mind? Everything was so new. She wondered if she'd ever get used to it.

As soon as the bell rang, the two broke hands. Haruhi wasn't sure how people would react to two guys holding hands. Although, it seemed to work for the twins. Speaking of which… Kaoru and Hikaru were the first to step out of the classroom. They eyed Haruhi and Gaara.

"Coming to lunch?" they asked simultaneously.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I?" Haruhi answered back. The twins seemed satisfied with this and began to walk towards the cafeteria.

"We'll see you there then," Hikaru said glancing back at Haruhi before he and Kaoru turned the corner.

Other students filtered out of the classroom. Finally Sakura and Naruto emerged through the door. Sakura had appeared worried, but visually relaxed as she spotted Haruhi. Everything looked to be A-okay. Naruto yawned into his hand and then made smacking noises with his mouth.

"Hey Haruhi, the teacher said you'd be able to come back into the classroom after lunch," Naruto said.

"That's good news," Haruhi said before continuing, "Since lunch has started I guess we should start heading to the cafeteria."

"Actually…" Gaara interrupted. Everyone's attention turned to him. Gaara's face was blank, but his feet were fidget now and then from underneath him, "I was hoping we'd share lunch together under the trees where we first met, Haruhi."

A dark blush came to Haruhi's face. Sakura had a bubbly feeling rise up in her stomach at the sight. Since that moment the two had blushed in class, she was aware something was going on. Gaara was actually being romantic! Sakura eyed the two dreamily. If only the same thing could happen between her and Sasuke. A sad smile came to her face. She wondered where the Uchiha was right now…

"Isn't it weird for one guy to ask another guy something like that?" Naruto said offhand. God damn it inner-Sakura thought. That idiot was going to mess everything up. Sakura forgot that Naruto didn't know Haruhi was a girl yet. She couldn't let the blond ruin their moment though.

"Oh Naruto, don't be so…stupid. I think it's completely normal. Besides I wanted to go out for lunch anyway. We can let them have their fun, while you come with me," Sakura said as she squeezed onto Naruto's arm hard.

"Sakura what are you talking about?" Naruto asked dumbly.

"Come on!" Sakura said in somewhat of a growl as she practically dragged the confused boy down the hall after her. Gaara and Haruhi watched them go curiously. Then Haruhi turned her attention back to Gaara and his question.

"Um…I would love to have lunch with you," Haruhi said shyly.

"Good…"

Kyoya adjusted his glasses as he stepped out of his classroom. He was taking his time as he leisurely walked to lunch. Facts and figures danced in his head as he thought about the host club's latest activities. Tamaki really wanted to have a ball after his return as somewhat of a celebration of sorts. Kyoya's train of thought was broken as he felt someone clutch onto him.

"Oh my dear prince! My plan was a complete success!" a light voice said ecstatically.

"Hello Renge…" Kyoya responded calmly, "May I ask what plan that might be?"

Renge smiled brightly and unlatched herself from Kyoya. She began to dig around in her bag frantically in search of something. Kyoya continued to make his way to lunch as Renge did this. She seemed far too excited. Then again, she always acted like this during her schemes.

"It went perfect! I knew it would. I planned it all out like one of my dating Sims. I created the confrontation by getting Bossa-nova involved. Since Gaara and him are cousins and all. You already know that I don't mind if Haruhi is in a homo-sexual relationship. Plus it was too good to pass up…" Renge continued to rant.

While Kyoya had only be half-heartedly been paying attention before, at the mention of Gaara he was all ears. He stopped moving completely when Renge gave a victorious yell as she pulled what looked like a photograph out of her bag. A goofy smile was on her face as she stared at it.

"What is that?" Kyoya questioned.

"Take a look yourself!" Renge cooed as she handed the picture over to Kyoya. The host gently took the picture from the girl's hand. Kyoya's heart almost stopped as he finally got a good look at the picture. It couldn't be…

I hope you enjoyed that chapter! It was very very very fluffy, lol. But hey! Gaara and Haruhi need some good lovin' at some point, right? Well my beloved readers…PLEASE REVIEW! =D