Chapter Five: Tamaki

Tamaki looked down at the sound of tearing fabric. He was completely horrified. That robe was going to be used for the school's next cultural event. Kyoya had just scolded him the other day for buying such expensive costumes. It had been Tamaki's brilliant idea to simply recycle them to save some cash. His plan was now ruined. Even the best seamstresses couldn't make this presentable for a member of the Host Club to wear in public.

He watched the commoners look from one to another.

"Uh, sorry about that," Said the boy who'd been playing tag with him while scratching his head.

"Look, uh what's you're name?" Tamaki asked.

"Shindou," the boy replied head down, "Shindou Hikaru."

"Hikaru," Kaoru nudged, "he had the same name as you."

"Yea, well is is a common name I guess," Hikaru replied.

"Look, Hikaru number two. This particular outfit belonged to a famous Go player named fujiwara no Sai and is a thousand years old. It has been preserved in a museum for a long time and cost roughly 3,000,000 yen. I honestly don't know what my father will do if he finds out it's been ripped." Tamaki said sadly.

"You do know that his father is the head of this Academy, right?" Hikaru questioned.

"And that means he can get your friend's commoner butt kicked out of our school for good." Kaoru added.

The white-haired guy, whom Tamaki guessed was the honor student, paled.

"Come on you guys," Haruhi spoke for the first time, "give them a break."

"I, I can pay for the damage," Said the girly and possibly rich looking boy. The expression on his face was one of defeat and brokenness. Tamaki wondered for a second if he, like Haruhi, might really be a girl. Well, there was one way to find out.

"No need," Tamaki said with a cheery smile, "You can go into the men's dressing room with me and change into a dress. If you wear it the rest of the day, I'll drop any debt you may have."

The guy/girl gave an appalled look, "I'm sorry, but I can't accept your offer."

Tamaki did a mental victory shout. He had figured it out. This person before him really was a girl. Obviously, if one was a boy, they'd have no qualms about changing with someone of the same gender. In addition, if one was a male, changing into a dress wouldn't be a problem since they would have nothing to hide and it would be apparent they were indeed a boy. Well, this was how Tamaki's twisted logic worked anyways.

"What about a game of Go instead?" Touya the girl recommended.

"Why not?" Tamaki replied lightly, "but on one condition, it must be a team game. I heard that they are much more fun!"

"Can we be the refs?" The twins shouted.

"Of course!" Tamaki beamed.

"Do you guys even know the rules of go? There really aren't refs in this game," Came a annoyed sigh. Tamaki looked over to see a brown haired kid.

"Look, since your idiot friend is getting off easy, I recommend you let us be the refs," Hikaru said.

"Since you guys are new to go, how about the those two," the kid said pointing to the white-haired dude and the idiot who ripped Tamaki's robe, "take on two of you host members each and Touya," he said pointing to the girl, "takes on three people." The brown haired boy recommended.

"What about you?" Tamaki asked.

"I'm really hungry," the guy replied simply, "So I'm gonna go eat."

Every one agreed and Waya left the room.

"Wait," Tamaki said dramatically pointing to Touya, "Why should we place the burden of playing agains three opponents on such a feeble young girl's shoulders? Why not let the idiot with the blonde bangs take her place?" The idiot with the blonde bangs burst out laughing.

"See Touya, everyone who meets you thinks you're a girl. I think it has to do with that hair cut." Hikaru number two said, ignoring the fact that Tamaki had insulted him.

Tamaki watched as Touya made a odd noise and cleared his throat, "Seeing as though I am the BEST Go player in this room, I think I can handle three opponents at the same time. Also, just to make things clear, I am NOT a girl and my hair, Shindou, is fine the way it is!"