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Disclaimer: Contains scenes of plotting! And there is no way in this life time that I own anything of this manga, except for Mikan, Yui, Rai, and Momo, and Cho.

Chapter Four

At Ouran High school everything was beautiful, even the cafeteria. The floor was made a of imported Italian marble that shone until everybody's reflection stared back at them, the table were made of Mahanoy and oak that stretched wall to wall with foods that were gourmet every day cooked from fresh supplies and top chefs.

"Oh you bring a lunch?" Momo asked as she stared at the paper bag in Mikan's hands.

"Well I love the things my sister cooks, so she packs me thing s I love." Mikan smiled

"That's so cool." Ria agreed, "Our chef usually prepares most of the meals."

"You mean, your older sister cooks for you Mikan?" Yui asked

"Yeah." Mikan nodded

/Yui inner mind theater/

A bubbling pot is sat over a wood stove as an old hags bends over. She suddenly changes into a beautiful woman, pouring a scoop of the mixture into a bowl. The soup is a green color with large bugs and moldy bread.

"Sister." She calls, "Dinner is served. I will pack you some bugs for you lunch tomorrow."

Mikan crawls in bowing at her feet, "Thank you kind sister. Thank you. I haven't had bugs in a long time."

/end/

"You don't have to eat bugs!" Yui yelled throwing MIkan in a tight embrace, "I will buy you lunch."

"YUI!" Ria hissed pulling her away, "Are you trying to insult her? Stop it."

Yui hung her head, "I just want her to have a good meal."

Ria sighed, "Come on."

Mikan followed behind with Momo, but the three girls were distressed when they realized they could only fit the three of them at their usual lunch spot and at Ouran a lunch spot did not change until the next year. It was another of those strange unspoken rules.

"We're sorry Mikan." They cried, as Mikan began to move away.

Mikan shook her head, "It's alright. I was going to take Cho outside anyways. See you guys after lunch."

"I feel so bad." Yui sighed, "She'll be out there all on her own.'

'I know but it's not like we could ask anyone to move down. The lunch room is very crowded today." Momo shrugged as they stepped into the lunch line.

"And besides Cho needed some fresh air." Ria finished

Mikan rolled her eyes, "I'm fine."

She pushed the oak door open that led to a small patio surrounded by flower beds and green grass walking into the warm, yet slightly cold Autumn afternoon. She stepped onto the grass easing her self down and letting Cho out of his box that happily scampered around, yipping. She had been sure to place him back in his crate as not to wind up back in the head masters office as soon as she had been allowed to get a moment to breathe.

It seemed people had been dragging her this way and that all day.

She leaned over on her knees watching, as Cho leaped up and around, her sandwich on her knees.

"Ahh Mikan-chan! Please don't cry! We'll sit with you." A voice cried out as

She was forced to the ground, as she glanced at the small kid squeezing the air out of her, what his name? Oh right.

"Honey-chan please gets off. I wasn't crying. " she explained, as she turned to see the entire host club leaning over her.

When did they get here?" She wondered

"No really I'm fine." She assured "I was just sitting out here to let Cho get some exercise. Your welcome to join me if you want."

She noticed that hundreds of faces where now turned to the courtyard from behind the windows.

"AHHHH! So kind, so sweet! After all we've done!" Tamaki yelled wrapping her in a hug

"Augh!" She gasped, "Can't breath!"
'AH! I've injured you! I'm so sorry." He cried hugging her tighter.

"Still can't breathe." Mikan sputtered, flaring her arms.

"Tamaki-sama!" Huruhi warned, "She's turning blue."

"Ahh!" He yelling releasing her.

She stumbled for a minute, returning the hug, ad lifting him off the ground. Tamaki began to gasp and splutter, as the others watched on in amusement.

"Bad dog!" the twins scolded prying her off Tamaki. She only laughed, "So do you all want to lunch? Is that a pheasant?" She pointed to what was on their trays.

"Maybe." The twins looked as each other.

"Right, well lets devour poor small animals in the sun." She said smiling plopping down in the grass, pulling a sand which from her bag.

"Poor commoner." The twins sighed sitting with her, "Just like Huruhi, will never known the finer things in life."

Mikan laughed at the comment , giving a wink to Huruhi who only stared, and she laughed again.

"Stop insulting her!" Tamaki glared at them," You shouldn't say those things!"

"You can have some of my lunch!" Hunny offered, sitting in front of her. The guy from this morning was they're as well sitting beside him, Mikan waved.

What's his name?" She asked Hunny

"This is Mori!" Hunny exclaimed throwing his arms in the air for emphasis.

"HI Mori." She waved again, "And don't worry I like my lunch. What did you pack Huruhi?"

"Oh some sushi, some rice, some noodles." She answered

"I'll stick to nutella." Mikan smiled taking a bite out of her sandwhich, her face scrunching up, as she quickly swallowed what was in her mouth. She opened up her sandwich. It wasn't her usual nutella sandwich, someone had made a relish and hot sauce with baloney.

She quickly placed it back in her paper bag, making the mental note to make her own sandwich tomorrow.

She spied a roll on Haiku's tray snatching it off.

"Bad dog!" The twins smacked her upside the head.

"My roll! Mine!" She growled cowering over it on the ground, "You can never has it!"

"Give us the roll!" They ordered

She shoved the entire thing in her mouth at once, and shook her head no. She had chew for a while to get it down though, as she watched Cho begin to run around in circles.

"Don't hit her." Tamaki yelled again, "You'll make her upset."

"No we won't! " They argued, "Do you see in any tears?"

"You know I don't always cry!" Mikan sniffed bursting into tears as she forced the rest of the bread down, "Why are you guys so mean?"

"Ahh MIkan!" Hunny cried leaping in to her lap and wrapping his arms around her, but she instead had stopped crying looking at them smiling, "I love-hiccup-you guys!"

"You were faking it?' The twins yelled, "Does this mean that your tears yesterday were fake as well? "

"Oh no those were real." She replied, as she let out another hiccup.
"Your so talented! It's a good sign if you are able to cry on command!" Tamaki sighed, "You would be perfect as a host if you weren't a girl."

Huruhi gave a short snort at his comment, but covered it up quickly with a cough.
"Uh thanks?" MIkan answered, "I'll just take that as a compliment and run."

"Are you coming to the host club today?" Hunny asked as he sat in her lap

"Uh-I'm busy." She answered

"Maybe she can't afford it." The twins whispered, "Poor, poor, poor, puppy. Never knowing the thrills of being wealthy."

"Stop it!" Tamaki yelled, Mikan felt him slap his hands over her ears, " She shouldn't be tainted, by your words!"

Mikan only shook her head, placing his hands on top of her head instead "Is he always-hiccup- like this? She asked Huruhi.

She only sighed, "You have no idea."

She felt him begin to stroke her hair, but she didn't tell him to stop. She sighed happily, hiccupping every few moments.

She felt someone climb into her lap and rest against her chest. It was Hunny who was using her as if she was a couch.

She sighed happily, as she felt Tamaki begin to braid her hair

"So good.' She smiled as he ran his fingers through her hair parting it. She looked to the side, "Who's that?"

He was tall, with glasses sitting a little ways off to the side, writing in what looked like a pad. He had most likely been there for the entire time, but she hadn't even heard him speak.

"That's Kyoya." Hunny told her looking up his eyes closed, "He's our vice president."
"We call him the shadow king." The twins told her. She realized the three of the m where now playing with her pink hair.

"What are you doing back there?" She asked

"You'll see." They answered

Hunny, as if seized by a brilliant idea, leaped out her lap running to the flower beds, Mori close behind.

"Huruhi should I be scared?' She asked

Huruhi glanced up from her lunch, at to what they were creating, "I hope you like flowers."
Mikan only rolled her eyes, they pulled her head right and left, up and down. Hunny came sprinting back with two hands full of flowers.

She glanced over again at Kyoya to see Cho playing around with him, jumping up and down. He was just staring, like he was studying it.

He picked it up, scratching behind the ears, Cho lay passively enjoying every moment of it.

"He doesn't seem that bad." Mikan commented to Huruhi.

She shook her head, "Trust me. There's a reason why he's called the shadow king."

"You're only saying that because of your debt." The twins commented, "No violet should go next the white daisies."

"Debt?" Mikan asked

"I broke a really expensive vase." Huruhi replied simply," And now I'm working the debt off as a host."

"More reason to stay away." Mikan mumbled remembering how she had fallen down the stairs,

"This is fun!" Hunny exclaimed, as Mikan felt him shove more flowers in to her hair.

What the heck where they doing?

"Done!" Tamaki yelled brandishing a large mirror, "What do you think of it?"
Where did he the mirror? She wondered, as she turned her head side to side, I'm walking a bouquet she smiled to her, "I love it!"

They had kept her bangs, but had done almost a ripple of tiny braids that sat before her ears, a crown of flowers encircled her head that had been braided in, that held back the rest of hair. It was gathered in a long braid with flowers intertwined.

"I should have you guys do my hair more often!" She smiled
'We'd love to!" they smiled giving her thumbs up.

"You need to sit at lunch with us." Hunny smiled

"Do you guys have this lunch everyday?' She asked as tried to lift herself up. It failed it wasn't easy with the leg brace.

Mori quickly lifted her up, placing her on her feet. 'Thank you!" She smiled at him. Mori didn't say anything just lifted Hunny onto his shoulders that waved good-bye, as they headed to their next class.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow." Tamaki spun dramatically before taking her hands in his," Adieu!"

"Yeah, see you late." Mikan smiled, ready to bend down to get her things.

"We've got them." The twins stopped her, smiling, "Come on Huruhi."
"Hye. Hye." Huruhi answered grabbing her own bag, joining them.

"Here's your puppy." Kyoya said, as he place the dog in her arms, his glasses suddenly glinted in the sun.

She shivered, at his glance, he was evil.

"Would you like to hold Cho?" Mikan asked handing her the puppy.

"Sure." Huruhi shrugged taking the puppy in her arms.

Mikan almost wished she could have just stayed out the entire rest of the time as the wishpers began as soon as they stepped back in,

MIkan attempted to ignore them.

"How do you guys put up with it?" She asked as she watched as the twins simply put their arms around each other and the girls swooned in packs, little hearts filling the air.

"They feed off it." Huruhi answered, "That's their specialty, brotherly love. You should see them in action."

Mikan shrugged, "I'm sure I'll stop by eventually. Do you like working for them?"
Huruhi shrugged, "I can't complain. They're nice if a little over t he top sometimes."

"I think everybody at this school is crazy." She agreed. She stopped short though at the classroom as realized there was a sea of yellow blocking the door.

The twins easily parted the way, Mikan followed yelling, "Cripple coming through! Busted up leg! Watch out!"

Huruhi let out a small laugh, as she handed back Cho, "I better retrieve them. "

Mikan sat next to her friends, but not until the twins wailed over their parting,

"NO! We want puppy to come!" They cried trying to drag Mikan with them They almost succeeded, until Huruhi grabbed them both their ears and forced them out, "Come on! We're going to be late for out next class!" She warned, as they forced a way back out through the yellow.

"Aww Huruhi is so cute when he's being mean!" The twins smiled at each other, throwing their arms around her, as they continued down hall/

"Bye!" Mikan waved. She turned to see Rai, Yui, and Momo practically foaming at the mouth.

"TELL US EVERYTHING !"

….

"He did you hair?' Rai asked, "Think of it Tamaki, running his fingers through your hair."

"The twins." Momo sighed, hearts in her eyes.

/Yui inner mind theatre/

The host club is seated in a beautiful garden, with a white marble fountain behind them as birds chirp. Hunny is dressed in a toga with tiny little wings as he throws rose petals about. Mori is dressed in the same with a gold breast plate as he watches Hunny. Mikan is seated on the floor, in a long blue almost see through dress, as Tamaki, and the twins laugh gaily and fix her hair. Huruhi sat to the side strumming a lute, Kyoya hums a sweet tune.

/end/

"Kya! Was Hunny dressed with a pair of wings? Did Kyoya use his angelic voice?" Yui wailed

"Uh-no." Mikan answered as she began to re pack her books. Class had gone fast, and as usual the teacher simply gave up on the last ten minutes as the buzz of talking continued to grow.

"Yui perhaps you should think about visiting your doctor." Rai suggested patting the blonde of the arm, "Are you coming with us?"

"I already told you I can't." MIkan shook her head, 'But I'll walk with you guys."

Momo held the other two behind, "Don't push her. Remember what we've been talking about."
"Right." The girls gave her thumbs up.

"Are you coming?" Mikan asked

"Hye!" They yelled running to catch up, as they began to chat about the Host club guys again.

"Are Tamaki's teeth really as white as they say are?" Momo asked

"My eyes burned from the sheer whiteness. I had to look away before they became totally shriveled."

Yui screamed throwing a pair of sunglasses on, "I don't want my eyes to burn out."

Ria shook her head, yanking her sunglasses off, "Please that's why he hardly ever shows his teeth when he smiles. Just for that reason."

Mikan smiled at the comment, "Alright. I'll see you guys tomorrow." She waved good-bye as her friends disappeared into a swirl of rose petals. She was about to move on, when she realized the Cho wasn't in his box. She had forgotten to reclose his box!

She looked at the double doors, he could have possibly gone in there.

A sudden cry of "Aww! He's so cute." Confirmed her suspicions.

She glanced in they were all crooning over the puppy "Look at him! He's so cute!" The girls cried.

"We've been replaced by a dog." The twins sighed as they looked on. Tamaki had crawled into a near by corner.

"I'm as cute as a puppy." He was muttering. Mikan sighed, as she limped in.

"Excuse me." She told them cutting in to the circle, "I'm afraid I'll have to take him back."

"Aww! Can't he stay?" The girls cried

"Well-" Mikan started, "I suppose. Momo do you mind dropping him by my house?"

The look that crossed her face, could only be compared to someone who had a spoonful of spicy mustard and pickle juice.

"Or not." Mikan nodded,"Rai?"

Rai looked around," I have a piano lesson, but Yui doesn't have anything going on! Right Yui?"
Yui looked at her friends desperately, "No. I would be-happy to drop Cho off."

"Thank you Yui. Have fun." She smiled as she left them to croon over the dog. She felt the someone staring at her, the back of her hair stood on end.

She glanced, it was Kyoya, but his gaze had shifted to the girls. She may have simply been imaging it.

……………..

The girls had eventually, simply passed the puppy around, as they sat with the different hosts. The puppy couldn't get enough of the attention, allowing him to be rubbed over and over again, until it was time for everybody to leave.

"What do you think of her?" Kyoya asked Tamaki as they walked to their waiting rides.

"Who?" He asked

"That girl. Mikan." He answered pushing his glasses up his nose.

"She's very sweet. And lovable and adorable-just, just, like-"

"A puppy." Kyoya finished

"Yes a puppy!" Tamaki sighed as he spun around," Someone who Huruhi can look up to, someone to teach her how to become more lady like, indulge in her girly side-"
Kyoya had lost interest in Tamaki's speech, as he pulled out his pad. At least "the king" agreed what he had already noticed.

"Perhaps the club should invest in a new dog." Kyoya commented

"A cute puppy to prance around with the costumers, to be loved and petted, just like that little Papillion today." Tamaki smiled, he had reached the area known as lala land, "And Huruhi as a maid! Just think of it!"

"I'd rather not." Kyoya answered, as the chauffeur came to open the door. He climbed in, leaving Tamaki to himself.

I love it when things fall perfectly in to place, Kyoya thought

Aww, aren't I nice? Cliffhanger! Enjoy your imagination until I give you another update loyal readers