And, drum roll please, wow 439chapters, and most of it character building, the joys, you know that gives a lot of room for growing in then next chapter of Mikan's life..hehe.

Chapter 39

To say Mikan Tanaka was very confused was the least of her problems. Her mind had been more filled on how pointed her toe was and the fact that her feet were starting to cramp with every step making it hard to do the exercise for the rest of the class.

It did help that Jin, her right hand was beside her, or had been moments ago before his cell phone rang again. He had been picking it up non stop every ten minutes, she knew he had lot of people he knew in New York, but this was rid. She had shook her head at him, and told the class that they needed to think of a good punishment when he got back.

The girls, all Ayumi's age giggled at that, as she turned to the mirror again and went through the steps. One, two, three, one, two, three. Mikan had never been in charge of such a big class, but it was a lot easiser then she thought it would be.

That was unless they were testing her on how much she knew, then she would have to show them up one or two.

WHAM!

Mikan stopped mid step change, as all 30 heads snapped to the right to see who had entered with such a loud manner, as she felt her mouth drop open.

The doors to the studio had been flung open and in panting glory a very tiered and ragged looking Haruhi supported only by a very out of breath Mori, stood together looking like to rag dolls.

The girls stopped paying attention to her, and broke out into whispers as Mikan slapped a hand against her face and jogged over to the stereo as she hit the pause button. She clapped her hands, "Alright 15 minute break girls, out you go, all you."

They nodded moving almost the same way the peacocks at Ouran moved, one amassed pack shuffling in steps past the two mysterious figures.

That had been the first thing to catch Mikan off guard as she crossed her arms as she waited for an explanation for why they had broken into their class. She got instead something she thought she would never hear.

"Puppy." Mori managed. It was a whisper, a hoarse whisper that was almost to low for dogs to hear, but she was a puppy and the echo in the empty studio added to the volume. She had never, ever heard him speak.

"Yes." She uncrossed her arms as she tugged on the white practice tutu, and pulled up the black stockings. She was having to get used to the style once more, where everything clinged to you. She wasn't angry at seeing them more surprised.

She hadn't told anyone that she had decided to go back to Julliard with Jin, she had been offered of course when her old teacher found out that she had been 'kicked' out of Ouran. She had been offered a place in the class and the job as a teacher aid and Jin of course could be her partner.

She just wanted time to dance again, to make her choice without worrying, but seeing them here, she should have expected it.

"Mikan-" Haruhi panted as she gave another cough, "We had to find you. Kyoya said-"

"I'm sorry." Mikan cut her off with a wave of her hand, "Its my fault. I should have called or at least told somebody. I don't think Kagame even knew where I am, why do you look sick as a dog?"

"Not feeling to well." Haruhi answered as she rubbed her nose, pulling on her over sized sweater, "Plugged myself full of cough medicine, We had to find you Mikan."

It was the urgency in her voice, that made her more confused as Mikan paused trying to wrap around what she had said. They needed to find her. Interesting.

"Uh huh."She nodded, "And why-what-who?"

Haruhi took a deep breath, "Okay I'm only going to explain it once so pay attention. We got a mysterious note five days ago signed from someone called Jizo. It was a series of confusing clues that led us well not you-Kyoya had been in charged of trying to figure the rest out-and he said this morning that-"

She paused and took a deep breath as she coughed again, "you called him and said you didn't want to come back. So we were going back to Japan-and then Honey left Usa-chan at the apartment we were staying at, so me and Mori-"

She took another gasp for air, "went back to get it. And then we got sidetracked by this crazy taxi driver who said we had to go to Broadway street and he wouldn't let us out until he dropped us on the curb. And then we got another final message from Jizo and Mori-"

She pointed behind her, "Led me up here to-you. And you need to come home, please. I can't do this again."

She sat on the floor, as Mikan turned finding her small black dance bag sitting quietly in the corner. She pulled out her water bottle swishing it, as she unscrewed the top and handed it off to Haruhi, "This is my morning brew, green and herbal tea mix, with a healthy dose of Vitamin C. It will taste a bit orangey but it should help you feel better and flush the drugs out."

Haruhi nodded as she gulped down the entire contents in a few moments time, wiping the back of her lips, "Thanks. Come on we have a plane to catch."

"But-" Mikan looked at Mori who wore the usual stony face of never ending silence and then back down at Haruhi, "I-"

Then the third and final most confusing of her morning, fell into place as the door was thrown open once more.

"PUPPY!" Came the united chime as Mikan found herself drawn into a pile with the combined efforts of the twins, Tamaki and Honey to squeeze the breathe out of her.

"Can't Breathe!" She failed her arms as they bombard her with questions.

"Did you marry Jin?"

"Is Jin Jizo?"

"When are you coming back?"

"Why don't you want to come back we were good masters?"

"HEEL!" Mikan screeched stomping a foot down on the ground as all four sat on the floor at her feet, as she pressed a hand against her forehead rising up onto her pointe shoes as she backed up a few steps, "Now-what the hell is going on?"

"I'll tell you."

She turned as she spied Jin still wearing thankful his warm up outfits of sweats and a tang top, as the black flats peeped out. His hair looked plastered to his head, but he threw his arm back taking exgeratted steps forward.

"Thank you." Mikan stared at him as she put her hands on her hips, "Wait why or rather how do you know?"

"I was-so jealous." He pressed a hand against his forehead as he grabbed her spinning her by the hand, before dropping her back, "I couldn't let you keep the puppy-" as he let go dropping her with a thump to the floor, "SUCH WASTED TALENT!"

"Ow." She muttered, ignored as she picked herself up fixing the tutu and pulling at the Leotard straps. Jin it seems wasn't finished as he twirled around twice and doing some weird half jump.

He dropped to his knees as he crawled over to Tamaki, who stood up and crossed his arms pointing down with one finger yelling, "I knew it! I knew it was you! Jizo warned us you would steal the puppy! Well did you marry her-"

"Marry me?" Mikan stood up as she stomped over openeing her mouth to explain just why that would never happen, before Jin slapped a hand over her mouth leaving her to give a very mumbled explanation.

"Shh!" He hissed at her, as he cleared his throat and shook a fist to the air for dramatic effect.

"Yes! I begged, we were so madly in love, but she wouldn't listen-" Jin answered as Mikan could do nothing but glare and cross her arms. So she and Jin were madly in love and he had kidnapped her to New York, honestly the things the boys came up with.

He let go as he grasped her by the shoulders, shaking her non to gently, "Mikan Tanaka. You can no long deny me-please marry me here, we can truly be together."

It took all her effort not to laugh, as Mikan pushed him away and pushed the pins back into her rather good looking bun. It took a lot to get her hair to wrap around.

"No." She answered, "I don't like you."

"HA!" Tamaki answered as he thumped his chest, "She prefers to be with us her true masters, the ones that care and love and-."

"No." Mikan shook her head, as Tamaki didn't give her a chance to finish running from the room sobbing. Something about how the puppy was never happy and how worried they had been and that he never wanted another puppy.

"Well we didn't want you either puppy." The twins stuck out their tongues as they followed suit, grabbing each a half of Haruhi dragging her with them, "Come on dog, back to Ouran and your tasks."

"But-but-"Honey started as Mikan shrugged and he turned with tears welling up in his eyes as he grabbed his bunny and ran out of the studio as well.

"Did everything wear their crazy hats today and I just didn't get the memo?" Mikan threw her hands up in the air, as she turned on Jin who had been quiet, "And you what was that all abut, us being in love-your feeding into their wild rumors. I mean it was cute- but come on."

"You mean." Jin cut her off, as she stood back, "After all of that your not going with them."

She glanced at him, as a moment of silence or two passed, "Put on the second cd, I want to start floor exercises."

Jin didn't move, "Mikan-"

"What?" She turned on him. It was hard to get angry at him when he looked so cute, with that ruffled black hair, the crossed arms, and such a well toned chest. Damn him for being beyond her now, though it had been fun to do all the lifts again-just like the old days.

She lowered her arms as she turned around, Mori had not moved from his place. She walked slowly over to him, "Mori. You need to leave."

He shook his head no.

"Mori. Its really sweet you guys want to do this crazy-I dunno play to cheer me up-but you need to leave."

He didn't move. She braced his chest pushing on him, but he didn't even lean back. She went to go around him and he simply side stepped her. She moved to the left he blocked her path.

"Mori, don't make me do this." She warned as he waited, almost like he knew what she was going to try next. She turned and swung her leg, meaning to catch him where it would hurt just a bit, but his hand caught her foot as he walked lifting her leg so it was right by her head.

She still had to stare up, "You can let go now."

He did slowly as she lowered her leg again, and crossed her arms, "Jin-"

Jin however shook his head no, and backed up.

"Oh some help you are." Mikan complained as she yanked on his black vest, yanked on the t-shit, but it was like he was made of stone, "Mori move I have a class-hey what are you doing put me down."

He flipped her over his shoulder, and then with one hand, held her even as she tried to life herself off his back, "Jin! Save me! Come on!"

Jin only waved good-bye, "I'll let them know you won't be staying at Julliard on accountant you've been kidnapped by the Ouran Host Club. They'll understand!"

"Understand!" Mikan yelled at him as she thumped her fists against Mori, "Let me down damnit! I have a class to teach, I am more than a sack of potatoes!"

She might as well have been yelling at a brick wall, as Mori walked right out the door, as a hand closed them with a click and voice that would have made nuns cross themselves and say their hell mary's, greeted her.

"Welcome back Puppy."

She stared up at the non to happy shadow lord, who looked tiered, his glasses were crooked and his nose was bleeding with a large bump on his head. Basically he looked like he had gotten in a bar fight with a blind very drunk and angry monkey who deep in debt, had problems with the wife and his tab was only getting higher.

"Mori the passports you took-" He emphasized the last word as Mori dug them out of the vest pocket handing them over as he nodded and started forward again.

"Wiat you guys can't take me! I have a class to teach! I'm supposed to have a lesson in an hour!" Mikan was close to shouting as Kyoya smacked her non to lightly on the head. She rubbed the sore spot wincing.

"Shush puppy. You are in more trouble than you can permanently move into the dog house." Kyoya began as he pressed a finger against her nose, "But first things first-if you mention you CRAZY,PSYCHOTIC, SISTER! IN MY PRESENCE, then you may want to look for a replacement heart, because your last one will be still beating in my hand."

"Second if you mention New York City in any form to me, I will break both of your legs and make it look like an accident."

"Thirdly, your punishment for your brash, immature actions will be taken into consideration when we return to Ouran, so please don't try to skip town, I will find you."

He paused as he pushed up his glasses and Mikan gulped, but he only grinned and nodded to Mori as Mikan watched helplessly as her short stint, her very short stint back at Julliard was over. There was no one she could shout out to, to come save her.

Everyone was in class at the moment, though they did get a couple of strange groups from a tour group.

"Practicing lifts-" Is what she caught the tour guide explaining as she clapped her hands and ushered the group farther away up the stairs, away from the crazy, good looking students.

She tried to feel upset, but all what was coming up was a need for some Advil and an ice pack and maybe a banana, so much for a normal life. She was never going to be rid of the boys at this point.

She wasn't sure it was a bad thing as the twins rubbed her head and Tamaki crossed the life out of her, when Mori sat her down by the limo. It was freezing outside and she hadn't time to throw back on her sweatshirt in the process of being kidnapped.

She felt quite silly in the tutu .

Forethought she reminded herself, next time makes sure to grab sweatshirt or ask captors to.

They again started with the questions and as she ducked in beside Haruhi who was happily it seemed breathing just fine and no longer coughing at least. She wondered if she had any more of that cough syrup on hand.

It was going to be a long ride home.

eh, marry Christmas, belated Christmas at least which is why I decided to post two chapters in one day, better than sitting round on my comp gathering dust until I forget about them. I have officially almost finished this story before the start of the new year thank the Goddess. Hehe, mori can be possessive can't he?

anywho the arc is over and the epilouge is next, dun dun dun...I really would not want to be at the butt of Kyoya's wrath, and I would not to be Kyoya at Kagame's wrath evil Goddess she is.

stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion of PUPPY

and in the meantime, read, review, and enjoy puppy kisses for free