Chloeandderek, You would think that they would notice much sooner, wouldn't you? Well, here's when it is finally brought to their attention! Hope you enjoy! kyofan101, Tamaki always manages to make me laugh! I hope I portrayed his humor well. I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying this so far. The pairing for this story is Kyoya X Haruhi, by the way. KraZiiePyrozHaveMoreFun, Thank you!

Three

"The color's nice, but design itself is all wrong," Kaoru said, examining an emerald colored dress.

"It just won't flatter her body in any way," Hikaru agreed, running his fingers through his red hair. "It would look like she's just wearing a green sack."

"I think Haru-chan would look pretty in this one!" Honey chimed. He grabbed a lilac dress with a large bow on the back and spun around with it. "She would look just like a princess, don't you think, Takashi?"

Mori nodded as he pulled out a light blue dress that was made of silk. His cheeks flushed faintly as he imagined Haruhi in such a dress and he quickly returned it to the rack.

"Perhaps we'll find something better at the next store," Tamaki suggested, readjusting the stack of dresses he already had in his arms. "The clothing store right store has a lot of great outfits in it. We should shop for Haruhi's new clothes there next!"

"I hate to ruin your fun, gentlemen," Kyoya said as he pushed his glasses up his nose. He looked up at them from the little black book he was writing in and stared at his friends. "But, have you really not yet realized that Haruhi isn't with us, anymore?" He flipped the book shut and looked at the other club members with raised eyebrows. Tamaki, Kaoru, Hikaru, and Honey suddenly began running around the store as if Kyoya had said that the building was on fire. They yelled about Haruhi's absence and the possibility of her being kidnapped.

"How could she have just disappeared?" Tamaki cried out dramatically. "I'm a terrible Daddy for losing her!" He dropped to the ground and sat down, then buried his face in the pile of dresses he was holding. He continued to whine into the fabric, but his words were muffled and no one could understand what he was saying.

"What are going to do?" Kaoru added, throwing his arms around his twin. "What if we never see her again, Hikaru…?"

Hikaru placed his thumb under Kaoru's chin and tipped his head up so he could stare into his brother's eyes. "Don't say that, Kaoru," he said. "We're going to find her… I just know it…" The twins smirked when they heard a few young women, who happened to be walking by, sigh dreamily.

"Takashi…" Honey whined, looking up at his tall cousin. Tears pooled in his wide brown eyes. "Takashi… You don't think Haru-chan was kidnapped, do you?"

Mori patted Honey's head and gave him a small reassuring smile. "I'm sure she's fine," he said. Mori lifted Honey up and placed him gently on his shoulders. He then looked at Kyoya, his eyes pleading with the raven haired teen to do something.

Kyoya sighed and crossed his arms. "I suppose this means we need to go looking for her. It would probably be best if we split up and search for her in different parts of the mall. If one of us should find her, then that person will call everyone else and we'll decide on a place to meet. Understand?"

Tamaki lifted his head up and stared at his best friend, a happy smile playing at his lips. "Kyoya… You are the smartest person I have ever met in my entire life!" He carelessly threw the bunch of dresses into the air and embraced Kyoya. "Obviously, you and I will search together, right?"

Kyoya rolled his eyes and gently pushed Tamaki off of him. "Actually, I would much prefer to search for Haruhi on my own," he said. "Perhaps someone else would be willing to go with you." With that, Kyoya walked out of the store and started his search for his missing friend.

Tamaki stared at Kyoya's retreating figure until he was gone from sight. Then he turned to face the twins. "Hikaru… Kaoru…" he pouted. "Surely you'll allow me to accompany you, right?"

Hikaru and Kaoru scoffed and put their arms around each other. "Geez boss, we'd really love for you to join us," Kaoru started.

"But we really work better when it's just the two of us," Hikaru finished. "Too bad… Maybe next time though!" The twins winked mischievously and walked out of the store laughing.

Tamaki turned to his last resort. "Honey-Senpai… Mori-Senpai…" he said, in a beseeching voice. His violet eyes were wide and imploring.

Honey grinned. "Oh, Tama-chan, of course you can come with me and Takashi! We'd love to have you along!"

"Really?" Tamaki cheered with excitement. "Hooray!"

"To the Sweets Shoppe!" Honey declared, pointing towards the store's exit. Mori nodded and began walking.

"Wait a minute!" Tamaki yelled, stopping his tall friend. "What do you mean to accomplish by going to the candy store?" he asked Honey.

The small boy smiled. "Well, if I was lost, I would go to the candy store to wait for someone to find me," he replied with a giggle. "I'm sure Haru-chan would do the same thing!" He gave Mori's head a gentle pat, letting him know to continue walking.

Tamaki knew that Haruhi was most likely going to be anywhere but the candy store. He sighed sadly and let Mori and Honey go on without him, deciding he was just going to have to search for her himself. He wasn't sure where he should look first, though. The mall was so big that Haruhi could be anywhere. He wished that he had more people than just the Host Club looking out for her. Suddenly, an idea came to him and a huge grin spread across his face. Tamaki rushed into the craft store next door and made a few swift purchases. Then he sat down at a table in the food court and got to work.

He pulled out a box of 180 crayons and a stack of brightly colored construction paper out of the bag from the craft store. He quickly began sketching pictures of Haruhi, writing "Haruhi Fujioka: Missing!" beneath the drawings. When he finally used up the last piece of construction paper, he gathered his stack of missing posters and began passing them out to everyone he passed by in the mall.

"You know…" one young woman said, taking the poster from Tamaki, "This isn't a very good picture of who you're trying to look for." She looked up at Tamaki and her eyes widened a bit. She pointed to something behind the blonde. "Could that be her though?" she asked. "She has short brown hair just like your picture."

Tamaki spun around and his eyes landed on a petite girl with her hair cut just like Haruhi's. Tamaki's face lit up and he thanked the young woman before rushing off to catch up to Haruhi. "Haruhi!" he cried out, throwing his arms around her and pulling her into a tight hug. "Daddy was so worried about you. I can't believe we lost you! I'm so sorry! It will never happen again! I promise!"

"Get off of me!"
Tamaki jumped backwards as he was shoved. He lifted his eyes to Haruhi, just about to question why she pushed him away, when he realized that the girl standing before him wasn't Haruhi at all. Tamaki gasped, covering his mouth with his hands and his face turning red with embarrassment. "I'm so sorry…" he said in a soft voice.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, pervert?" the girl yelled, her blue eyes flashing with anger. "Stay away from me or I'll call security!" She hurried away, desperate to put distance between her and her "assailant". Tamaki just stood there with his mouth wide open in shock and his face bright red, watching her disappear from sight.

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