Mix #5: Tamaki is confused

"Dude, there is no way in hell I am going."

"Please Sally?"

"I said no now finish!"

"Fine, fine."

Sally sat atop the pinball machine in the arcade as she watched Tamaki play the game. The two of them had made it a daily ritual to stop by the establishment when their club activities finished for the day. It mostly served as a way to allow Tamaki the chance to act more freely rather than being restricted to being princely and romantic. It also allowed the two to spend what they both deemed as their special hangout time together.

"Come on Sally, it won't be so bad to attend a dance we're holding," Tamaki's foot gently kicked the machine so it would tilt before he looked up at Sally. "You've always told me that you liked dancing and we're going to be dancing."

"You guys are going to be waltzing rather than club dancing," Sally took a sip of the cherry blossom flavored milkshake she ordered at the counter and focused her gaze on the host king. She steadied herself when he kicked the machine again. "Anyway, I have plans on Friday."

"You're going to spend it watching movies and eating discount sushi." Tamaki said as the game sounded indicating he had lost. "Come on you know that's a boring start to your weekend."

"No way, and even if I wanted to go I wouldn't be able to go anyway as I don't have anything to wear." Sally finished her milkshake and got off the machine. "So enough about that dance and let's go play some Uki Doki Memorial Fighter."

Tamaki sighed and shook his head as he followed Sally towards the arcade game. He had to admit he really wanted her at the dance to make things interesting. Another part of him knew that Sally was talented when it came to hosting a party. He just was unsure to ask her to help him make some needed changes to the dance. Not that he would let the other hosts know of his plans as he was, sure they would skin him alive for it. Not only that but he skipped two club meetings the past week to spend time getting to know the girl he came to regard somewhere between a friend and best female friend.

"But since you're giving me that pathetic puppy dog look I will consider it," Sally glanced over her shoulder at him and laughed. "And I rather be there in case you end up ingesting something that might kill you."

"Are you going to hold that over my head?" Tamaki asked and took the bag of tokens from Sally. He laughed holding it out of her reach.

"Of course not," Sally jumped up trying to take the tokens from him. "Come on knock it off dude, I wanna kick your ass in this fighting game before we have to go home."

"We have all day," Tamaki laughed though he glanced behind Sally and saw the clock's digital face glaring right at it. It was almost six thirty. Lowering his arm, he did not notice Sally snatch the bag from his hands. One thought ran through his mind and he knew he had no choice but to leave his friend earlier than planned.

"Hello, Earth to Tamaki." Sally waved a hand in front of his face and frowned. "Dude, is anyone in there?"

Tamaki snapped out of his daze and forced a smile. "Sorry Sally, I gotta run." He said. "I have an important meeting to go to."

"Uh-uh, you are not leaving me behind until I give you a sound ass kicking as Miyabi." Sally pulled out four tokens and put them in Tamaki's hand. "Come on one game and then you can run off to whatever you need to do."

Tamaki started thinking but finally nodded. "All right one game and then I must be going." He walked towards the machine and looked at her. "But I promise you I won't lose against you."

"Ooh big talk coming from such a sucky game player," Sally poked him in the chest and laughed. "I hope you don't cry when I beat you."

"Bring it."

The two set out to play the game as their laughter heard throughout the otherwise crowded and loud arcade.

"I so kicked your ass,"

Sally laughed as she and Tamaki walked up the pathway to the second Suou mansion. They had spent well over an hour playing the Uki Doki Memorial fighting game and lost track of time, the important meeting that Tamaki was to attend forgotten amongst the colorful screen and attempts to win the game.

"You only won because you got me with that combo," Tamaki shook his head while chuckling at how Sally had won against him three times in a row. "I'll beat you next time."

"Oh sure, once you practice," Sally teased. "Anyway dude, same time tomorrow?"

"Sure, I don't think I have anything to do tomorrow and I'm sure Kyouya won't mind covering for me in the host club again," Tamaki stepped in front of the door to the mansion. "Anyway Sally; let's meet up outside my classroom tomorrow."

"Sounds like a kick ass idea," Sally laughed more before remembering something. She opened her school bag and dug around in it. "Let me see your cell phone."

Tamaki pulled out his white iPhone and held it out to Sally. "Why do you want to see it?" Tamaki asked curiously.

Sally took his phone and stuck a sticker on the back of it. She then handed it back to Tamaki. "Ta da, a memento of our crazy ass adventure today." She said.

Tamaki looked at the back of the phone and saw the picture that he and Sally had taken inside the Purikura booth at the arcade, they had made crazy faces but the final one was rather normal with them smiling for the camera. "Hey, this is rather nice but are you sure that I can keep this?"

"Yeah," Sally held up her phone and displayed the same picture stuck to the back of hers. "See? I have the same one. That is why I had gotten two copies. Think of it as a symbol of our friendship."

"All right, but next time I will get something to symbolize our friendship more." Tamaki walked forward and put his hands on her shoulders. "I really treasure our friendship Sally, I don't know why but I get a weird feeling inside of my heart when I am around you."

Sally paled at his words and shook her head. "That feeling in your heart is the start of clogged arteries; you need to cut back on the ramen." She joked.

"Ha ha very funny," Tamaki's hands moved down and he began to tickle Sally's sides. "I'll show you clogged arteries!"

Sally let out a gasping laugh. "Stop it Tamaki!" she whined laughing loudly. "You're going to make me die and then when I do I'll have to haunt your ass."

"Nope, the tickle king shall make you repent for your words." Tamaki laughed as his fingers reached every ticklish spot of Sally's body. "Say uncle!"

"Never!"

The two teens were laughing rather loudly as their game ensued and they did not notice the door open nor did they notice Yuzuru in the doorway.

"Say uncle!"

"Drop dead Suou!"

"I won't stop nor will I drop dead."

"Tamaki that's enough,"

Tamaki's hands paused and his grip on Sally loosened but he still held her in his arms as he turned around and saw his father standing in the doorway. He could tell from the look on his father's face that he was not too happy. Then it hit him, he was an hour late for meeting his father.

"Yo what's up Chairman Suou," Sally said casually and looked up at Tamaki urging him to let her go so not to get into more trouble.

"Dad, I can explain," Tamaki said releasing Sally gently. "I was at the arcade with a friend and we lost track of time."

"Actually," Sally stepped forward. "I kept him there, I begged Tamaki to play one game with me and then it ended up going into an hour long game and we just now got here. Please don't punish him."

Yuzuru looked at Sally then at Tamaki. "Tamaki, it's time to say goodbye to your friend. Please come inside and get dressed for dinner."

"Yes father," Tamaki gave Sally a small smile and mouthed the words "I'll text or call you later" to her. He then followed his father inside and closed the door behind him.

"Damn his dad's rather harsh," Sally mumbled before leaving the courtyard of the estate. She looked to her left and could see the twins were peering over the fence next door. She wondered how long they had been watching. Shrugging it off, she began heading to her home down the street.

Tamaki gave a small groan of annoyance as he tightened his tie. He rather found it to be a bit of a hassle to dress up just to go to dinner at his family's hotel. He rather preferred staying home for dinner rather than going out. He knew he would have to act a certain way when he was with his father and they only had dinner together every other week as his grandmother requested it. Not that he enjoyed it, as he knew his grandmother hated him. He was still unsure of why she hated him.

"Tamaki are you listening?"

Snapping out of his thoughts, Tamaki quickly nodded. "Yes, err what was it you were asking father?"

"Your grandmother just asked you how school was going," Yuzuru looked desperately at his son urging him to stop spacing out. "Please tell her."

Tamaki smiled. "Oh, well I am doing well in my classes but I am not first in my class as Kyouya's done better than me and my club I am in is doing well too. We just had some new tea sets sent in from Europe."

"Tamaki, I believe your grandmother would also like to hear how you are doing in band," Yuzuru sent Tamaki a warning glare telling him to stop talk of the Host club.

"Oh well, I was promoted to drum major," Tamaki said. "Since the band director found out that I have good leadership skills and I share the duties with a friend of mine since she's a great dancer too."

"What girl?" asked Shizue, her tone was uninterested but she still wondered who the girl was that Tamaki had to share duties with.

"She's rather fun and interesting," Tamaki pulled out his cell phone and turned on the pictures, he scrolled through until he found the one he wanted. He held it out and smiled brightly. "Her name's Sally, she's my best female friend."

Shizue looked at the picture on Tamaki's phone and narrowed her eyes. "Where is she from?"

Tamaki sat his phone down on the table and put a finger to his cheek in thought. "She told me she's from London but her family originates in the Dominican Republic. Her mother and father are both Dominican."

"I see," Shizue pushed the phone away. She stood up from the table and began heading towards the exit.

"Mother," Yuzuru stood up and followed Shizue, he left Tamaki alone at the table.

"What did I do to upset grandmother now?" Tamaki wondered aloud, he sighed softly and picked up his phone as he sent a text to Sally. He knew she would probably help him to understand what happened. Maybe his grandmother didn't like the picture he showed, but it was cute in his opinion, it was when Sally was on the band field in her band uniform. Maybe he should have used another picture.

Yuzuru returned to the table a few minutes later and sat down; he sighed rather loudly and ran a hand through his hair. "Tamaki, what did I tell you?"

"Did I upset grandmother?" Tamaki asked. "I should go apologize to her if I did. I had no idea she didn't like the picture I shared with her. I thought it was rather cute. Maybe I should've used the other one I had or -."

"It wasn't that," Yuzuru's face took on a serious look. "Your grandmother wasn't pleased to know that you are seeing a young lady of…"

"Of what father, does grandmother not like Sally's hairstyle?" Tamaki asked. "We took the picture during band practice and her hair was messy but it was a cute messy."

"Your grandmother is just…well never mind." Yuzuru had to remember that Tamaki wasn't the cause of Shizue's anger but rather the reminder of his transgressions and for Tamaki to be spending time with a girl that wasn't one that Shizue would've picked was a horrible reminder. "So, you've enjoyed your time with Moore-san?"

"Yeah, she's really fun," Tamaki, said finally happy he would get the chance to speak about his time with Sally. "She likes some of things I do and we've been spending a lot of time together after school. I think that maybe she's my new best friend, well not best friend in a sense but rather best female friend, since Kyouya's my best male friend."

"I see, well remember Tamaki to be safe," Yuzuru said. "If you ever need to talk about anything, and I do mean anything, you will come to see me right?"

"Yeah…but why would I need to be safe," Tamaki asked. "You don't think that Sally's a ninja in disguise do you?"

"No, no," Yuzuru rolled his eyes; he knew his son was dense but he was sure that he knew of what he meant. "Tamaki, I want you to be protected when you're with Moore-san."

"Oh, we're safe," Tamaki, answered. "Sally's an expert fighter; she is training to be a lady luchador one day so she knows how to fight. I don't have to worry about being protected as long as she's with me."

"Tamaki…if you ever decide to do more with Moore-san, then please be sure you're careful." Yuzuru said.

"I'll be fine," Tamaki tilted his head to the side. "Why are you telling me this? I am safe, protected and careful when I am with Sally."

"Tamaki if you decided to have sex with her please make sure you have a condom with you!" Yuzuru said bluntly.

"Oh, don't worry I wi—"Tamaki's eyes nearly bugged out of his head at his father's words. He turned beet red and thoughts of him and Sally together in a rather compromising position began filling his head. "Father, we're only friends! Why would I ever think of doing that? Sally's my best friend and I don't want to do that with her!"

"I am just reminding you to be prepared," Yuzuru watched in amusement as Tamaki had a spazz attack from what he was sure were his overactive imagination. "Son, you're almost eighteen and you do need to be responsible….as nice as it would be to have a grandchild around."

"Father, get your mind out of the gutter!" Tamaki mumbled as he began to sulk in a nearby corner. "I am not that type of person."

The next day Tamaki was laid out on Kyouya's floor staring at the ceiling. He decided to spend time studying for an upcoming test in conversational Latin and he was doing all he could to avoid spending any moment alone with Sally. He kept mumbling to himself about his father tainting his thoughts with impure ones.

"Tamaki, I can hear you grinding your teeth," Kyouya sat his pen down and threw a pillow down at Tamaki covering his face with it. "Get up and study, you did say you needed my help."

Tamaki sat up and leaned his head against the table. "Kyouya, can I ask you something?"

"All right, what is your question Tamaki?" Kyouya asked taking note of Tamaki's bright red face. "No, I'm doing your homework for you."

"It's not that, it's an important question about girls," Tamaki said taking a deep breath. "Have you ever spoken to your father about them?"

"Tamaki, you do know my situation don't you?" Kyouya asked. "The only girl that I like is million miles away in America and I plan to find her when I graduate next year."

"Oh that's right…" Tamaki frowned and began gently banging his head against the table. "I'm an idiot; I shouldn't be having these thoughts."

"What happened last night?" Kyouya asked carefully, he knew they were not going to get any work done but he was also worried about his best friend. "What did you speak with your father about?"

Tamaki looked up at him. "Kyouya, are you always protected?"

"Of course, you know my family's private police force keeps watch over me at all times."

"No, I mean really protected, you know like when you're alone with a girl."

"Tamaki, I don't understand what you are trying to say." Kyouya raised an eyebrow trying to decipher what Tamaki was trying to say.

"Well I talked with my father last night and—"Tamaki trailed off as he told Kyouya of everything that transpired during dinner the previous night. Once he finished he saw Kyouya had not said anything. "See even you're shocked."

Kyouya snorted and began laughing. He fell to the floor and held his sides. He could not hold back any longer. The laugh he tried so hard to keep him was coming out and he could not stop. He looked at Tamaki again and started laughing more. His glasses had fallen off onto the floor next to him.

"Kyouya this is serious!" Tamaki cried.

"Idiot, you do know your father was trying to make you nervous," Kyouya finally calmed down and put his glasses back on. "And you're worrying for nothing, if you did fall for Sally-san, then you'd probably be too oblivious to act on it."

Tamaki fell silent once again.

"You're starting to have feelings for Sally-san aren't you?" Kyouya asked curiously.

"Well um…"

"Tell me, I'm your best friend."

Tamaki sighed. "I think I do like her…but more as a friend." He mumbled. "I mean my heart beats rather fast when I am near her and I…well I feel so comfortable around her."

"So you might have a crush on her," Kyouya shrugged. "There isn't anything wrong with that and if I recall, you do have a liking for her type."

Tamaki blinked a few times before he reached over and took Kyouya's glasses. "Oh and you don't have a liking for ebony princesses too?"

"Tamaki, give me my glasses back!" Kyouya hissed. "And I have no idea what you are talking about!"

"Oh really," Tamaki stood up and walked to Kyouya's sock drawer and opened it as he pulled out magazines. On the covers were pictures of women with dark skin. On one of the covers was a picture of the famous singer Beyoncé. Whom Kyouya found to be the object of his teen desires. "Then you won't mind if I dispose of these."

"What in the hell, don't you even think about it Suou," Kyouya leapt up and rushed towards Tamaki, he tripped over the small stool on the floor but regained his balance. "Don't you dare, those are hard to import!"

"So you admit it."

"I don't admit a damn thing!"

Tamaki smirked. "Then you won't mind me taking your Beyoncé poster then, since you don't like her anymore."

"TAMAKI SUOU IF YOU TOUCH MY BEYONCE POSTER I SWEAR YOU WILL REGRET IT!"

Tamaki gave a small laugh and finally handed Kyouya back his glasses. "Sorry I just couldn't help it," he shook his head. "There's nothing to be ashamed of, I find her attractive too."

Kyouya rolled his eyes and hit Tamaki atop his head. "Idiot…"

Author Notes: This chapter is sort of filler, as it does not have much in a way of Tamaki and Sally moments. This one just came to me randomly and I thought it would be fun to make light of a certain little thing that Tamaki and Kyouya has in common based on a private head canon I have with some of my friends. Thank you all for reading and please drop a review. I love hearing speculation and feedback. Until next time I will see you guys in the next chapter!