Sorry for the extremely late update... I've been busy... Ok ok I've been distracted with parties and clubs... but even more so I had lost the feel for this Fanfic due to extreme writers block. I mean seriously extreme... I'd sit down to write and nothing would come to me! But here's a new chapter! Brought on by a new found inspiration!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Ouran High School Host Club in any form or way.. Even though I'd really love to! *sad face*

Haruhi's POV

Haruhi sighed, somehow amongst the chaos of her short lived reunion with The Host Club she had managed to get separated from Jessica when they were choosing trucks to ride in. She could only hope and pray that the twins and Kyouya-sempai were being nice to her roommate.

Amongst the chaos of the short lived reunion she realized she did miss the Host Club, of course she'd never admit such a thing to them. But she did not regret her decision to withhold the information of her decision to move to Chicago last semester to complete her internship at a law firm here. She had made the decision when each of them had returned to Japan for family, business, or school issues. So of course they made a scene when they realized she was gone. However she was surprised when it had taken them two weeks to realize she was gone. You see she figured they'd know right away for she didn't put it past them to have her under some sort of surveillance.

And now Jess was alone with them, the thought of it made her sigh once again.

"Oh~ that doesn't sound good." Jess looked up to find the ever unpredictable Nicholas leaning against her desk. "So sweets tell me, what's got you all doom n' gloom?" he asked as he reached over to pick up her stapler and examine it.

"Nothing." Haruhi responded as she took her stapler from him and put it back in its place.

"Girlie please! I know something's up." He said as he walked around her desk so they were on the same side. "I can feel it, so spill!" He said leaning against the desk with a definite 'humph'.

"Well your feeling is off." She said as she returned her attention back to her laptop in an attempt to ignore him.

"Is that so?" he raised an eyebrow at her as he crossed his arms over his chest daring her to say otherwise. A trait he and her roommate shared, although she found it more menacing when it came from her roommate for some odd reason.

"Yes," she responded keeping her eyes on her laptop. A few seconds later she sighed and glanced up at him. "My friends from home just showed up but it is nothing I can't handle."

"Oh no you don't missy!" he pushed her laptop away from her so that her attention was solely on him.

"Nicholas!" She glared up at him, her annoyance level about to spill over mainly due to the Host Club's sudden appearance. "How many times do I have to tell you not to bother me when I'm working?"

"As many times as I've told you to call me Nick or Nicki. But don't try to change the subject." He grinned. "Who are these friends of yours? And where are they now?" She inwardly groaned knowing he wouldn't take small answers.

"They are some friends from high school. We were in the same after school club together." If you could call that an after school club she thought to herself. "And right now all I know is that they are with Jess right now." She reached for her laptop.

"Not yet!" he lifted her laptop out of her reach, his grin now gone. "You owe me more info than that if you left them with my cousin." She sighed knowing he had a point there.

"They're a group of guys that I trust completely." She said to keep Nicholas' mind from wondering. "They're really good friends of mine who choose to study abroad with me,"

"I trust your choice then." He said handing back her laptop while he eyed her with a look that said if anything went wrong he'd blame her and hold her responsible.

"Excuse me," Dan their supervisor walked in, "where are those files I asked for?" he addressed Nicholas.

"They're coming right up sir." Nicholas said in a more firm voice and masculine voice that was different from his more cheery and flamboyant voice he was using earlier.

"Right." Dan nodded "Nick let Haruhi work. She doesn't need you flirting and distracting her. You see unlike you there are people around here that do perform their job."

"Ah but sir," Nicholas grinned, "what makes you so sure I was the culprit here?"

Dan eyed them before answering. "Because I am sure Haruhi has a better sense of judgment and taste." And with that said he left.

"Ohh… I'll take some offense to that!" Nicholas shouted out after Dan.

Haruhi sighed because if Dan knew that the only difference between her Tamaki and Nicholas is that Nicholas plays for both teams, then she was sure his view on her might change.

"Oh relax," Haruhi looked up to see Nicholas pulling out some files from the file cabinet next to her desk, "it's not like you're the one spending your day with total and complete utter strangers." He slammed the cabinet shut and grinned at her before leaving.

This is going to be a long day.. She sighed as she returned to her work.

Jess' POV

"What's that?" Hikaru the twin on the left asked jess, and she only knew he was Hikaru because of the color of his shirt and because the twin on the right called him that. She looked out the window to see what he was pointing at.

"That's Millennium Park." She answered.

"And that big metal thing where everyone is gathering?" Kaoru the other twin asked.

"That's 'The Bean'," she grinned as past memories came into her mind, "it's a famous tourist attraction. The whole park is." She continued to look out her window as the truck moved onto the right lane of the expressway moving south.

"And why is that?" the other twin inquired.

"Well there's the open stage where all kinds of concerts and shows are held, then there's the café, the garden with all sorts of different vibrant colors, the works of art, the Bean being one of them, all kinds of events are held and planned there, and in the winter it houses one of the best ice rinks here in Chicago." She answered a slight smile playing at her lips.

"Ah ok." The twins nodded and asked in unison. "So when will the tour take place?"

Jess looked at them and tried her best not to laugh. "I think we can wait for Haruhi for that one. This way you all can enjoy the tour even more." She smiled.

The twins accepted her idea with a grin that made Jess think that whatever it was they were thinking wasn't good. She smiled in her head amused at the idea of her seeing a flustered Haruhi.

"So how long have you lived here?" Kaoru asked. Jess noticed that this twin's voice came out gentler than the other twin's.

"My whole life." Jess smiled.

"I see.." Hikaru nodded then turned to look out the window facing away from Jess. And with that said the rest of the ride back home was spent in silence. While Jess wondered what would happen next.

It took thirty minutes for them to arrive at Jess' apartment so she was grateful when the trucks pulled up on her block.

"Thank you for the ride." Jess smiled at the three males in the car with her as she exited the truck and headed for her front door. "Oh yes! Haruhi will be out by 6 and should be home by 8 so if yo-" she turned around only to see all six males following behind her, "you can could come back by 8:30.."

"Come back later?" Tamaki asked confused.

"Or not.." Jess responded.

"Did you have other plans for today?" Tamaki asked.

"Uhh.." Jess wanted to lie to them she really did. She wanted to tell them she had plans today but she figured lying to them would be a bad way to start off any kind of relationship with them. Plus she hated lying and always tried to stick to the truth as best she could, so instead she answered them honestly. "No I don't but I don't know if my friends do.." How lame does that sound? She thought to herself. Its like I'm incompetent on planning my own day.

"Then we can stay?" Honey asked her in an innocent and excited voice as he hugged his Usa-chan to him. And he looked so cute and irresistible that Jess just couldn't say no to him.

"Yes" Jess sighed, "you may stay." Then jess felt played, because once she gave them the okay to stay the twins grinned and snickered as they patted honey's back. I wonder how often they use Honey to get what they want.. She sighed its ok Jess.. You can be vulnerable to them today since it's the first day. She told herself as she unlocked the front door and went up the stairs. After today you can develop any kind of immunity that's needed against them. She thought as she came to a complete stop in front of the door that led to her apartment. So it's a good thing that you'll get to spend all day with them, she thought as she led them into her apartment. "Uhh.. You may have a seat. Can I get you guys any refreshments?" she asked them as they took their seats. "We have bottled water, Pepsi, Coke, juice boxes, Gatorades, and energy drinks."

"Water will be fine." Tamaki spoke for the group.

"Very well then," Jess smiled, "six bottles of water coming right up." She turned and headed for the kitchen all the while cursing herself for letting her waitress persona come out. What the hell was that? She sighed, I guess that's what I get for having three different jobs and being tired..

She returned from the kitchen carrying seven water bottles and in the midst of passing them out she heard a crash come from up above.

"What was that?" Tamaki and the twins asked in unison.

Glancing up at the ceiling she smiled. "That was our friendly neighborhood home invader." Her smile grew at their confused faces. "Is there anything you guys would like to do while we wait for Haruhi to return?" Like returning to wherever you guys are staying so I can sneak in a nap before I continue to study?

"Yes," Tamaki spoke without hesitation, "go see your downstairs neighbors and possibly your next door neighbors as well?"

"Uhh.. May I ask why?" It was Jess' turn to be confused but she hid her confusion by taking a sip from her water bottle.

"Do you think I might be able to buy them out of their apartments so that we may move in and stay close to Haruhi?" He gave her a smile that said he hoped her answer to his ridiculous question.

Jess covered her mouth as she coughed choking on her water. "Well.." she cleared her throat. "Money does make most people talk.. But I wouldn't really know since it's so sudden and it might be an inconvenience to them. And since our downstairs neighbor is our landlord." She smiled choosing to treat the situation as a joke.

"What if we arranged new accommodations for them?" Tamaki asked.

"And if they don't like the new accommodations?" she retorted.

"We could pay them a good amount for their house." Tamaki countered.

"You can't just uproot a family over night!" she sighed. "Besides you would have to wait two weeks because that's when the school year ends so it'll make things easier for them." Why am I playing along with such a ridiculous idea? She mentally sighed.

"I can wait two weeks!" Tamaki nodded excitedly at the thought of living just below, or next door, to Haruhi rather than some hotel or upscale apartment that would be far from Haruhi.

"Liar." The twins scoffed in unison. "We all know that if you could have it your way you would move in this very night."

"Nay Mori what do you think of moving in around here too?" Honey asked his much taller and dark haired friend who just nodded his response.

"Who knows," Kaoru spoke.

"These apartments seem rather small don't you think?" finished Hikaru.

"We could each own our own apartment here!" Tamaki smiled as the idea solidified itself more in his head. "Of course the twins could share one apartment, Honey-sempai and the Mori-sempai could share another, while Kyouya and I can have our own!"

Wait… these guys are serious about buying out my neighbors.. Jess thought to herself as she watched the group of males talk excitedly amongst themselves. Well she noticed Mori only nodded and that Kyouya only spoke here and there but his voice never got excited like that of Honey's, Tamaki's, and the twins'.

"Wait!" Jess slightly raised her voice to regain their attention. "How exactly do you plan to getting all this done?"

"Well like you said," Kyouya spoke getting Jess' attention, "money makes people talk." And it was the way he said it and looked at her that gave her the impression that he would do anything to get what he wanted, and he always succeeded. But before she could respond she heard a low knock come from the back door that led to the porch in the kitchen.

"Jess!" she heard a low whine followed by another knock. "Open the door now!" the voice beyond the door urgently demanded.

"Excuse me." Jess told the males before she turned to leave towards the kitchen. Don't, she told herself as she walked towards the door rubbing away the goosebumps on her arms from the intensity of the stare. Not again.. She grabbed the door knob. Don't get mixed up with the wrong type of people again..

A/N: Once again sorry for the extremely late update!

But aren't you curious to know what our friend Haruhi will think of Tamaki's idea? And what kind of stuff did our dear little friend Jess get into in the past? Who's the friendly neighborhood home invader? And who exactly is waiting on the other side of the door? All should be answered in next time's chapter or in due time! =D

And don't we just love Nicki? XD I enjoyed writing him because he's loosely based off my best friend Javier aka Javi ^-^

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Maybe if I get enough reviews I'll be encouraged to continue writing this story... hmm..