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Chapter Nine Strange Behavior

Kyoya had been sleeping peacefully, until his phone rang.

He smacked his lips, yawning before reaching for his cell, "Tamaki."

He didn't even want to look at the time, as the host club king began to ramble to him.

"What should we do Kyoya? She bit them twice! Custom dictates we get rid of her, but she so cute and costumers love her-"

"I told you I'm sending her to training." He explained, "She'll understand what she can do and not do when she returns, though I suggest as host club king that you should educate-" He yawned again, "the rest of the members on how to take care of a puppy."

"Your right! We adopted with little to no knowledge how to take care of her!" Tamaki seemed to be in deep serious thought, "Tomorrow we will begin class. We can host it to everyone, it will be an educational experience."

"Perhaps we should begin a competition, whoever get's the puppy to do the most tricks wins." Kyoya smiled to himself.

'NO! Even better, we shall each of the host's spend time with Mikan, because Puppy's need time to get to now their masters, and then we shall have a grand showcase where we show off our newly trained puppy."

"Sounds wonderful, we'll charge tickets-"Kyoya yawned realizing that Tamaki had taken his joke seriously.

"How are you going to train her? We can't send her to a dog trainer-" Tamaki continued as Kyoya sighed. He wasn't going to have her trained, it was too much money. He knew she had a series of doctor appoinments to attend so she would have been missing out on club activities anyways.

"Tamaki, please I have it all worked out. Go to sleep."

"But I can't sleep now!" He yelled into the phone as Kyoya winced, "You have to help me research!"

"Tomorrow." He answered, "You get a jump start on it."

"Right. I have to go Kyoya, so much to do and only four hours to do it." Tamaki voice answered as the line went dead.

"Four hours." Kyoya moaned as he tried to go back to sleep, "I have to stop leaving my phone on at night."

Tamaki read through the various website as his golden retriever laid at the foot of his bed. He rubbed the dogs ears, "You would never bite me."

The dog yawned, as Tamaki turned back to the computer, typing and compiling away.

"Dog tricks, dog food, dog walking-" He read through, "I didn't know so much went into take care of a dog."

He always had people to take care of his dog for him. He suddenly realized something very exciting, "I will be taking care of my puppy! It's like we're commoners!"
His dog woofed before laying back down.

"Oh sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up." He rubbed his dog, "Now to compile all this information."

Tamaki felt his eye twitch several hours later from staring at the bright screen in the dark room. His dog, licked his face as he petted him saying, "No. No. Tea now."
His dog whined, yawning.

"No. I'll have tea later."

'TAMAKI-SAN! YOU"LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!"

"Ahhh! School! I forgot about school!" Tamaki screamed as he leapt out of bed, grabbing his computer as he sprinted down the stairs.

"Tamaki you are still in you pajama's."
He paused halfway on the grand staircase sprinting back up stairs as he threw on his uniform. and combed through his hair. He had to look decent for his fans.

"Good bye. I shall be back later." He called to his dog.

His dog only barked as it wagged its tail.

He stuffed the computer in his briefcase as he headed back down the stairs, stopping by the kitchen long enough to scarf down a piece of toast and glass of orange juice.

"I thought you would want more to eat Tamaki-san."

"No not today." He answered as he rushed out, as the chef began to empty the other dishes he had prepared shaking his head.

"Tamaki-san will you require the limo today?"

"Yes thank you." He answered as he rushed through the large front oak door to the gravel drive way as the driver quickly opened the door.

He slid in, breathing quickly trying to catch his breath, "Hurry please driver."

"Hai." he answered as he started the limo, pulling out. Tamaki couldn't help but smile to himself. He had done it. They would all be so impressed.

"We're not doing it."

He felt his eye twitch, as he glared at the twins. "Why not?"

"It's stupid."

"You need to learn how to take care of her-" Tamaki pointed over to Mikan who was sitting with Haruhi.

"We now how to take care of her." Hikaru insisted.

"Did I mention it's a competition?" Tamaki asked

The twins glanced at each other, "Competition?"

Tamaki nodded, "Yes, whoever can train Mikan the best, wins."

"Wins-"they gestured for him to go on.

"Uh-"Tamaki glanced around as the twins smiled.

"To use Mikan for a day!" They suggested, "To do whatever they want."

"Wait! No!" Tamaki started

"No Milord. That's the deal, let the games begin." The twins shrugged running over to Mikan.

"Kyoya help me out." Tamaki pleaded as the shadow king glanced up from his pad, "Hikaru! Karou! Come here!"

The twins stopped mid step sulking back over, "Yes shadow king?"

"The competition has rules you understand. A complete list of requirement will be handed out to the hosts this afternoon." Kyoya explained as he returned to his pad, "And of course you should let Mikan now what to expect."

"What if she says no?" Karou asked

Kyoya raised an eyebrow, "What if she does?"

The twins smiled as they resumed their walk over to their favorite new toy as Tamaki sat next to Kyoya, "Let me show you all the research. I even put it into a multi media presentation."

"Tamaki that is a power point with a few graphics." Kyoya told him glancing half interested at the screen, "And I am having a dog trainer come to explain proper care."

"But-but-I did all this research-"Tamaki started.

"That is a complied mess. It will be easier to let an actual dog trainer explain." Kyoya answered as he returned to his pad. An shadow suddenly appeared above him as a very cross Mikan looked down.

"I'm a maid, not a puppy. What's all this business about being trained?" She asked

"You need to be trained." Kyoya answered with a shrug, "And no you cannot back out. If you do I will forfeit all the benefits you have with staying with the club."

She was quiet for a minute, because she knew he meant it. And it was a lovely perk not paying for new $60 Pointe shoes every three weeks.

"Fine, but you train on my schedule." She huffed turning away grumbling to herself.

"Puppy-"Tamaki started to go after her, as Kyoya forced him to sit.

"No. That's part of the problem. You cuddle her. You have to remind her who the master is."

"Your right. I must be stronger!" He sighed, "Like Haruhi! Haruhi would never stand for such behavior."

"Kyoya what's this about a competition?" Honey asked as flounced over Mori in tow. Kyoya took another bite of his lunch, "An announcement will be sent out today."

As Tamaki instead gladly plunged into what would be taking place in a few days, before Honey yawned running away.

"Come on Takashi. You to confusing Tamaki-sempi." Honey complained walking away asking Mori if they could go and have some cake as Tamaki slammed his head onto the table.

"I have failed."

"Em-hmm." Kyoya agreed. he glanced around pinpointing various costumers and seeing what the general reaction was whenever, Mikan happened to pass by.

"I heard she had rabies." A girl told her friend who smacked her on the head.

"Yui! She's our friend! What a horrible thing to say."

"But Momo-look at her. Not even the host club will sit near her." Yui answered

Kyoya perked listening to the girl that were standing behind him, before they walked on towards Mikan.

"Hi Mikan."

She glanced at them, "Oh so I'm not diseased."

They looked guilty at each other.

"We're sorry Mikan." Yui started

"It's just that, well we didn't know if you could get desies from another human. We knew you could from animals." Rai began

"So I'm an animal-"Mikan prompted.

"No, no-" Momo interjected.

Mikan rolled her eyes, "It's fine you guys really. You've had all your shots right?"

The girls blinked.

"I mean, I don't want to get sick."

"I have." Yui raised her hand, as Momo and Rai glanced at each other before yanking out there phones.

"Hello, Mother. Yes have I had all my shots?" Momo asked as she walked away leaving her lunch at the table as Rai sat texting.

Yui was only one who stood, "Uh, Rai. I don't think we should sit here."

"Why not-" Rai started until she glanced up realizing she was right across from Haruhi, "Ahh! So sorry. We'll leave now."

'Wait-" Mikan started, but they ran off faster than what was probably considered humanly possible, "Do you guys always sit with yourselves?"

Haruhi shrugged,"Yeah. Its some unspoken rule that no one is supposed to sit with the host club."

"That's silly." Mikan commented as she bit into her sandwich, "Do they always make such a big deal out of everything?"

"Well, I haven't been in the club as long as everybody else, but from what I've seen they have a flare for the dramatic."

"Ah." Mikan nodded, "Oh speaking of the dramatic here the drama kings of the host club."

"Did you miss us?" The twins asked as they shoved Mikan over to sit with Haruhi.

"If I had to give an honest opinion." She started

"We weren't speaking to you puppy." They answered turning back to Haruhi.

Haruhi only shrugged, "You were only gone for a few minutes."

"Ouch." Mikan commented as she continued to munch on her sandwich, "So has your ego recovered from the episode yesterday?"

They glared, "Why yes puppy, though we went to the hospital."

"Why?" She asked raising an eyebrow, "Oh wait your pregnant aren't you?"

They blinked, "Stop with such bad thoughts." Before Hikaru rapped her over the head. She sighed, glancing as they began to joke with each other and Haruhi, before she pushed herself up from the table.

She needed to go outside for a minute. She thumped past the tables quickly ignoring the whispers, rolling her eyes as she pushed open the doors to the smooth patio sitting on the cement.

She looked down at her sandwich taking another small bite, as she began to contemplate just what she meant to these boys.

"I'm probably just another toy, for them to play with until they get bored." She decided taking another bite, "Might as well make it last." It had helped her out personally, since she had ripped another pair of tights last night. The tight companies probably made millions, hell she probably run into some kid here, who owned half the tights in Japan.

It was weird though, it was really like she was a puppy. They really just ignored her, or rapped her over the head, laughing if she did something out of anger, because it looked adorable.

Maybe I'm over thinking it again, she thought to herself. They seem to at least tolerate me.

"Mikan?"

She turned to see Tamaki standing over her "Are you okay?"

"Fine." She answered, "Just wanted some air. I didn't like all the looks I've been getting."

"Looks?" He asked as he sat beside her on the patio as she nodded.

"Yeah. They really think I have rabies." She explained, "It's silly, but I hear whispers. Like oh there the rabid dog goes. Really silly shit."

She could feel him staring at her intensely as she kept her eyes focused on the ground, taking another bite of her sandwich.

Dear god Mikan whatever you do, don't cry. She blinked her eyes, "Hey look a butterfly."

She took off into the bushes leaving Tamaki to sit by himself as she brushed past the flowers and prickly vines.

"Okay, not my best idea." She muttered to herself as she glanced around, she must be in some kind of garden.

"Hey puppy!"

She glanced over eyeing who had called her out. A few older boys eating there lunch with a some of the girls she had seen at the club on a bench.

"Here puppy, treat for you." one of them called as she threw the crust of the bun she was eating.

Mikan watched it soar landing nowhere near her, before she turned and walked on.

"See-the hittichain brothers said she needed to be trained-"

She blocked it out or tried to. It never really worked, so she ran on.

"Stupid cast!" She cursed dragging it through the wet grass. She glanced around again, still more bushes, a fountain. She must have been pretty far in by now.

She sighed limping over to the fountain as she covered her eyes as the tears began to fall.

She wiped them away angrily, "What the hell are you upset about. Nothing. They're just teasing. Teasing."

She knew it to, but it didn't mean it hurt. She glanced at her hands. The bandages had been taken off, now her hands were simply a nice bright red.

"Didn't even ask me how I was doing." She sighed realizing that no one, not even her girl friends had asked how she was doing since the accident. She knew it was probably not intentional, but it would have been nice, to get at least one how are your hands.

It was like her friend, Beth always said, no one thinks you're really injured unless you got a bandage or cast on.

She sighed, that was probably it. A combination of dance and the club. It was hard for her right now, because going to the classes was only half of it, she was going to have to go everyday to get her leg back in shape and even then it would be another year until she got back up to the level she was at.

Her right leg throbbed from all the exercise her therapist had forced her to do, though she knew it was to keep it from going to weak.

She wiped her eyes again sniffing; she probably should head back before Tamaki did something back.

"Puppy!"

She jolted at the sudden cry of her new name, before leaning over the fountain trying to see her reflection in the water. Her eyes were red and puffy, like she needed Tamaki or Honey pouring over why the heck she had been crying.

She threw her head quickly into the fountain, as she pulled it out shaking, calling back, laughing asking "Yeah?"
"Puppy!" Honey cried as he threw his small arms around her neck, "Tamaki-sempi came in all in a panic, because you had run off."

"To catch a butterfly." Mikan answered

"Why are you all wet?" Honey asked as he released her from his embrace. She wringed out her sopping wet head, shaking off the best she could.

"Trying to see if there were fishes." She answered with a small half smile.

"Come on, the bell already rang." Honey told her as he grabbed her hand and she thumped behind.

"Here."

She glanced feeling her heart jump at the sight of Mori, he was like a statue always so silent, so still, and he popped out of no where, as he handed her bag off.

"Thanks." She answered as Honey continued to pull her through a twisting path.

"We found her. See I told you Mori would be able to spot her over the hedges." Honey smiled as he emerged from the bushes dropping Mikan's hand.

"Why are you wet?" the twins asked, they stood with there arms crossed.

"I was trying to see if there were fishes in the fountain." She answered rolling her eyes as she gave her hair another wring.

"Ahh! Puppy! You had us so worried." Tamaki yelled glomping her in a hug.

"Tamaki-sempi you'll get wet." She warned as she sucked in as much breath as she could before he released her.

"Sorry." He apologized, "Why are you wet?"

"She was trying to see if there-" Karou started

"Were fish in the fountain." Hikaru finished, before they glanced at each other.

"But we think she's lying." They answered together as they glared at her.

She only smiled and shrugged, "I'll be late for class." She pushed past them, as she thumped through the door.

'Hey Haruhi." She smiled, before she walked on. Haruhi watched her go, before turning back to the other members.

"Perhaps we should not hold that competition, until we understand what's wrong-" Haruhi suggested. They paused glancing at each other.

"Is something wrong?" Honey asked Mori who only lifted Honey onto his shoulders and walking in.

Tamaki and the twins glanced at each other, before coming to the same silent conclusion.

"You're a girl, you must go connect with her." Tamaki smiled, as he walked by, "Report back."

"But-" Haruhi started as the twins laughed.

"Poor, poor Haruhi." they smiled.

Yes, poor poor me. She decided with a sigh.

"So, you want to talk about what's wrong?" Haruhi asked later, as she helped Mikan set up the teacups.

"Besides that I'm addicted to this tea? Nothings wrong." She answered as she set out the saucers. She wasn't in her maid her outfit today; instead she was in a pair of black sweats and a t-shirt. She was supposed to be out on accountant that was she was supposed to be at "training".

"You hate this tea." Haruhi blinked realizing that Mikan was being sarcastic once again.

She only laughed," So, I guess my sister will pick you up."

"Sure." Haruhi smiled as Mikan returned the gesture.

"I guess I better leave before they have another freak out moment." She muttered leaving Haruhi with the tray and limping out the room.

"Did you manage to find out what was wrong?"

Haruhi jumped, turning around, "You guys shouldn't sneak up on people, you gave me an heart attack."

"Eh, did you find out anything?" the twins asked leaning over her.

"No." She answered shrugging.

"No?" They asked gasping, "But you should be able to connect! She didn't say anything? Most girls fall into tears when you ask them what's wrong."

Haruhi blinked raising an eyebrow, "Right. You guys might want to keep researching the female."
They glared after her, as she went setting out teacups, before they sat on the couch. It was fun to tease Mikan about it, but she was away.

"We're bored." They announced as Honey ate his cake with Mori, and Tamaki waltz in confident as always.

"We will have to continue as we always have, without the use of our puppy." He started, "We will have to be strong, -"

The twins zoned him out sighing, "Milord did you manage to figure out what happened to her?"
He stopped before he began to sulk, "No alas, she did not revile what troubled her fair mind."

"Us neither." the twins shrugged, "And we're not even sure that Honey realizes something is happening."

"This is a serious problem what do you think it was?" Tamaki asked as he began to pace the floor.

"Maybe we should follow her. We do only see her in the hall, at lunch and the club." The twins glanced at each other, "Do we even know what she does after school?"

"Kyoya always mentions that she has appointments." Tamaki started, "Do you think she's living a double life?"

"Or is stealing things from the school in order to feed her family?" they answered

"Those are prosperous and you know it." Haruhi scolded, but they ignored her as the list continued.

Even when club started the talk was about Mikan as they whispered whenever they happened to pass by what Mikan could be doing. And it was only could spread to the girls.

"So she really is an international jewel thief?" a girl asked as she stirred the tea.

"No." Haruhi answered, "Tamaki-sempi allows his imagination to run off some times."

"Oh." The girls nodded as they sat at Haruhi's table.

"She seemed very upset today, right Momo?"

Haruhi thought they looked familiar they were the girls from lunch.

"Did you ask what was wrong?" She prompted

They glanced at each other, "No."

Haruhi only shook her head, sighing. It wasn't her place though, so she let it slid moving the conversation on to more pleasant topics. When it was the end, She gathered the teacups together, taking them to the nearby kitchen as she washed out and dried before setting them back in the cupboards.

She really wished Mikan was here. It was a lot more enjoyable when there was someone else to do all this grunt work and Mikan seemed to love it.

"So what are we to do? No one seems to know what's wrong with her!" Tamaki started once again, as the remaining members lounged on the scattered furniture.

"No one seems to even know who she is. They all call her puppy." Honey commented as he took the last bite of cake.

"Maybe that just it." Haruhi started, "They seem to do a lot of gossiping, including you guys. "

The twins and Tamaki exchanged a glance, "Nah."

Haruhi rolled her eyes grabbing her bag. She had to get home, with homework and chores, waiting, as she called a quick good-bye over her shoulder. She kept looking at the floor that she glanced up realizing she wasn't at the entrance. This school could be so confusing some days.

"I probably should have taken a right back there." She muttered to herself looking around. She was in some sort of random hallway with a couple doors to the left, and at least three long mirrors on the right side of the wall. There was no one except for a lone guy standing looking in. She recognized him, because of his glasses. It was Kyoya.

"Kyoya-san?" She asked walking up to the shadow king cautiously.

"Haruhi." He answered. She blinked, as he seemed to be staring at nothing.

"I didn't realize they had a mirror here." She commented as she stood next to him.

"Is there something you need?" He asked not taking his eyes off the mirror.

"Yes, I just got lost." She explained

"Take your first left, second right." He answered pointing her in the right direction. She blinked turning back once more, but he was already walking back up the hall.

"Strange." She thought, but shrugged it off.

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