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Two

"Isn't it impressive, Haruhi?" Tamaki asked as the group of teens entered the building.

Haruhi looked around with wide eyes. She had never seen so many stores before in her life, and she'd never even heard of half of them. She had never really been the kind of person to enjoy going out shopping all the time, but she was excited just to be standing there. She felt almost giddy at the thought of being able to look in all of the stores. "Hey! That says Hitachiin!" Haruhi said, pointing to one of the stores.

"Yeah, that's where our mother sells some of her designs," Hikaru said casually.

"We'll take you in so that we can pick out some good new clothes for you, Haruhi," Kaoru added. "It is the best store in the whole mall, after all."

"That's not true," Honey said matter-of-factly. "The best store is Sweets Shoppe! Haru-chan, you have to come with me so we can pick out lots of candies and cakes to eat after we're finished shopping! Takashi will take us, right Takashi?" Honey looked up at his tall cousin with large, excited eyes.

"Yeah," Mori replied monotonously.

"Haruhi! I will take you into whatever store your little heart desires!" Tamaki exclaimed. "And Daddy will buy you whatever you want because nothing makes me happier than spoiling my little girl!" Tamaki reached out to wrap his arm around Haruhi's shoulders, but Haruhi stepped out of his way, causing him to fall.

"I personally would have thought that you would be much more interested in the bookstore they have here," Kyoya said, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "They have an amazing variety of books."

"Where are you going to go first, Haru-chan?" Honey asked with a questioning gaze.

"Yeah, where are you going to go, Haruhi?" the twins repeated, leaning closer to the brunette.

"Where shall Daddy take you?" Tamaki queried, leaping up from the ground.

"Where do you choose?" Kyoya inquired, opening his black book and positioning his pen above it.

"Where?" Mori said simply, his eyes focused on something in the distance.

"Ok, guys, can we not hold an interrogation in the middle of the mall, please," Haruhi said with a sigh. "I mean, does it really matter where I go first? If we just pick one store to start and then work our way around the mall, we can hit every store eventually. We have all day, so there's no need to rush." She ran her fingers through her bangs, pushing them out of her face.

"A perfect idea, Haruhi!" Tamaki exclaimed. "It's decided then! We'll start at Frills and Lace to pick out some pretty new dresses for Haruhi!" He turned to his fellow club members. "Ready men? And… Go!"

Before Haruhi could comprehend what was going on, everyone rushed off in one direction, leaving her standing in the middle of the mall, alone and confused. "Uh…" She looked around, trying to find a clue leading to where her friends had run off to, but all she could see were people hurrying from store to store. "Damn these rich bastards," she grumbled. "I guess I better start looking for them then…" Haruhi had no idea where she should start though. Having never been to this particular mall before, she didn't know where any of the stores were located. She could vaguely remember the store Tamaki mentioned having something to do with lace. Figuring that hint was better than nothing, she began wandering around the mall.

Most of the stores that she passed had expensive, high fashioned clothes that Haruhi knew she would never be able to afford. She stared at the expressionless faces of the mannequins in store windows as she walked by. In her lonely state, she couldn't help but feel a little unsettled by them. She didn't like their empty eyes staring at her, judging her because she wasn't dressed as beautifully as they were. In fact, she wasn't dressed nearly as nice as the shoppers in the mall either. And even though Haruhi was never one to care about what others thought of her appearance, she was starting to feel a bit self-conscious in her simple jeans and plain gray T-shirt. She pulled her wallet out of her purse and counted how much money she had inside. It wasn't much, but she figured that she could buy at least something small, like a new shirt, with it. She decided to keep her eyes open for anything she might like in the windows of the stores she passed.

Continuing through the mall, Haruhi happened upon a store that was blasting rock music and was lit by a few dim lights. Curious, Haruhi stepped inside to look around. The walls were lined with posters of music artists and graphic T-shirts. There were shelves full of CDs, clothes, and accessories of all sorts. As she walked through the store, she noticed one of the employees staring at her strangely, as if she didn't belong. Haruhi sighed, deciding that it was time to leave. She spun around and ran right into someone, almost falling to the floor. When she regained her balance she quickly sputtered out an apology. "I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there! I hope you aren't-" She stopped and her eyes grew wide when she looked up and realized who she was talking to. "Nekozawa-Senpai?" she asked in slight disbelief. "What…What are you doing here?"

"Ah… Fujioka…" Nekozawa said with a smile. "You're the last person I would expect to see in this kind of store, but then again, I suppose that's what I get for making assumptions." He shrugged indifferently. "I, on the other hand, come here all the time. I find a lot of great things for the Black Magic Club here."

"That makes sense," Haruhi said, looking around at the merchandise that was out on the shelves. "I just stopped in here out of curiosity. I'm actually looking for the others from the Host Club. Have you, by any chance, seen them walking around?"

Nekozawa shook his head. "I've been in here the whole time and I haven't seen them at all. But, if I do, I'll let them know that I saw you."

Haruhi sighed, disappointed that she had hit a dead end. "Well, thanks anyway. It was nice seeing you, Nekozawa-Senpai." She waved to him before walking out of the store and continuing her search through the mall.

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