Mix #6: Arrangements

"Hey DJ! Classic! 1 2 3 4!

The steady beat mixed with what sounded like alarms filled the otherwise quiet band room as the members of the Ouran Academy marching band were out on the field practicing. one member of the band who stayed behind to finish getting ready but chose to dance alone, the second drum major that had won her spot by proving she was a strong leader and excellent dancer. Her moment in the sun shone through with each beat and powerful chord procession, not only that but she commanded the band as if they were in the military. However, her assistant had been more calm and gentle. She often wondered if he got the position because he could make the opposite band drop their panties with a single flick of his wrist.

"And cupid has done it again, got my head spinnin' around and around."

Sally swung her hips from side to side, as the music wrapped around her whole body. The cape on the back of her uniform flowing out behind her as if it was a fin within the waters of the mighty ocean, she loved it whenever she could prepare mentally and physically for a long day of practice. Considering that tomorrow, she would be on a bus with her fellow bandmates on their way to a competition. She had utter faith in the band but what concerned her most was the simple fact was that her fellow bandmates were going to succumb to nerves and make a mistake.

"Sally, are you in here?" Tamaki paused in the doorway and smiled softly watching his friend dance. He did not know why but it seemed as if the lights above her were bringing an almost ethereal shine with each movement. Shaking his head, he walked over and turned off the radio so to get her attention. "Sally, you're needed outside."

Sally stopped dancing and looked at him. "Dude, you should know better than to mess with someone's radio." She walked over to him and poked him in the chest. "It could get you killed."

"Uh-huh, well sorry." Tamaki said snickering. "I don't get how you can listen to that ear bleeding sound."

Sally raised an eyebrow. "Well here's the thing," she said, her voice lowering considerably. "Don't ever touch a woman's radio."

Tamaki smirked. So she was going to play this game again. He was not going to let her win this time. He reached out and touched the top of the radio. "I'm touching it." He cooed.

"Ooh that earns an ass kicking!" Sally cried and tackled Tamaki to the floor; she began tickling him without mercy. She looked down at his laughing face. She kept her knee pinned into his right leg so he could not escape as her hands moved down to his ribs. "Don't you know that can get you killed? Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?"

Tamaki laughed but rolled over and pinned Sally as he started tickling her. "No nobody understands the words that are coming out your mouth." His fingers found their way to Sally's right side and he increased his tickling. "Come on admit it Sally, you know that you cannot stay mad at me."

"Ooh I can so!" Sally laughed more and tried to roll away but Tamaki had a firm hold on her. She hated it whenever he had the upper hand. It was unfair and frankly she did not let anyone get the upper hand but her best friend back home but that was because they were a crybaby. "Let me up!"

"Tell me I'm the king and I'll let you go."

"The only kings I know are Elvis and Michael Jackson," Sally let out a louder laugh all the while trying to plot an escape. "You ain't a king!"

"Then I won't let you up." Tamaki cooed.

"Ooh let me up!" Sally's voice went higher as she laughed more.

"Call me King."

Sally tried to glare through her laughter filled eyes but it was of no use, she looked up at Tamaki and whispered. "King."

"What was that? I don't think they heard you in the back." Tamaki said still not letting up on his tickling.

"I said King."

"Louder,"

Sally was just about to say the word that Tamaki longed to hear when the door opened and Hikaru walked into the room.

"Hey boss, did you find Sal—?" Hikaru surveyed the situation a moment and broke out in a devilish grin. "Uhh…I'll let you two finish."

Tamaki's hands came to a stop and he made eye contact with Hikaru. "It isn't what you're thinking Hikaru," he said. "We were playing a game."

"Sure, sure boss," Hikaru waved a hand. "Anyway, you two are needed on the field and Lewes-sensei's pretty livid so I'd get out there before he decides to drag you two outside."

"We'll be out there Hikaru in a second," Sally said from under Tamaki. "But keep this quiet or else you can kiss your balls goodbye."

"I won't say anything," Hikaru backed away out of the room, but the sound of his laughter was heard as he headed back down the hallway.

"Sally, I'm sorry I don't know what came over me," Tamaki whispered quietly and looked down at her. "I mean…we should've gone outside."

"Tamaki…"

"I do hope that evil doppelganger doesn't say anything to the host club about this."

"Uh…Tamaki…"

"If my father found out he'd probably have a field day with this! Did you know he left a box of condoms on my nightstand? He must think I am some hormonal teenager!"

"TAMAKI!"

Tamaki's ramblings stopped and he looked down at Sally, he could see she was blushing red. Realization hit him and he scrambled off her. "I'm sorry Sally I didn't mean to…don't be angry with me!"

"I'm not," Sally sat up and fixed her hair. "Dude, your rambling has killed three minutes that I doubt we'll get back once we set foot out there. Come on we should go practice."

"You're not mad?"

"No, now shut up and come on."

After band practice Sally and Tamaki were the last ones to leave, they had chosen to make sure the entire band's instruments were inside the cases and that the band's formation they were going to be using for the competition was properly prepared.

"Sally, do you think we should have the drumline members on the right side of the field or the center?" Tamaki asked looking at the diagram that Sally had drawn. "They might bring more attention from both sides."

"Dude, if we bring them to the center then when it comes to the drum battle, it might be too much." Sally looked at the diagram. "And if they're in the center we'd have to dodge them during our entrance."

"You're right so maybe them staying on the right?" Tamaki leaned close to Sally to look at the diagram more. "Then they move to the center when we're done?"

"Yeah," Sally looked up and saw his profile; she had to admit he looked good from the left but even more from every angle. She took in a shaky breath and moved away so not to bring her heart to a higher speed. "Hey, dude did you decide who you're staying with at the hotel?"

"Yeah, I am sharing a room with Hikaru, and Akira." Tamaki took note of Sally's face. "What's wrong?"

"You're staying with Akira, as in Akira Komatsuzawa, the dude that hates your guts because he has an issue with his di—ah I mean little ego?" Sally asked. "I think that's a bad idea. I know Hikaru will be there but he'll probably be out and about around the hotel."

"It's not that bad," Tamaki shrugged. "Akira-san's not that cruel."

"He wanted to screw up your rep, at least that's what I've been hearing around," Sally looked at him in annoyance. "There will be only one solution to this."

"You're not going to perform an exploding nutsack technique on him are you?" Tamaki asked. "Sally you promised that you wouldn't hurt anyone."

"No, I am going to trade rooms with Hikaru," Sally shrugged. "I am a drum major and we do need to collaborate on routines the night before the competition."

"Sally, I'm a boy and I don't think that we should make the room coed and…and…"

"No objections," Sally stood up and headed towards the door. "I will see you tomorrow all right, Call or text me later because we need to go over a few more things before tomorrow's trip."

"Sally wait I can't…" The door shutting cut off Tamaki, he sighed and laid his head on the desk groaning in distress. "She is going to stay in the same room with me…"

"Hey have you noticed?"

"Yeah…"

"Tamaki-senpai are you all right?" Haruhi asked touching the blonde on the shoulder. She pulled her hand back when he jerked to life. "What happened? How was band practice?"

"Haroooooheeee…" Tamaki's words dripped off his tongue like that of a faucet. His eyes were void of life and his cheeks tinted a soft pinkish color.

"The boss is just having an episode," Hikaru mumbled. "He doesn't want to share a room with Sally."

"Why not? Does Sally-chan snore?" Honey asked curiously holding Usa-chan. "I thought she was a really nice girl."

"He's never been in the same room as someone of the opposite sex before," Kyouya walked over and pulled his best friend from out of the corner. "Tamaki, stop being an idiot and get it together. It's only one night and you're going to be sleeping half the time."

"I can't just be in the same room as a girl!" Tamaki finally came back to life and grabbed the front of Kyouya's jacket. "Do you know how hard it's going to be to spend the night with her? I have never been in the same room as a girl overnight! Except that one time with Haruhi but that was only for a short time and I helped her out with her fear of storms!"

"Tamaki, first release me," Kyouya hissed. "And second I don't think your problem with Sally-san is that of being in the same room but rather of the little problem we discussed yesterday."

"Kyouya, have you ever spent the night with a girl before!" Tamaki asked. "And your sister doesn't count."

"I've slept over at a friend's house when I was a child, "Kyouya shrugged. "And I know that many of the others have done the same."

"You have?" Tamaki looked at the other hosts.

"Yeah, I spend the night at a classmate's house all the time during cooking exams." Kaoru shrugged. "It's no big deal; we aren't in the same bed or anything. We're normally just in the same room and it's not that bad."

"Yeah, I've slept in a room with five girls before," Hikaru mumbled. "Remember boss that the last competition we had I had to share a room with Kanako-chan, Momoka-chan, Ruri-chan, Megumi-chan, and Ayame-san. All of them kept to themselves and they only talked to me whenever I needed to go out to get more ice for the room."

"We stayed with Mimi-chan when our houses were getting fumigated," Honey said brightly. "Takashi and I got to play with the kittens when we were there and Mimi-chan didn't mind staying with us because she always fell asleep on Takashi whenever we watched movies."

"And I've had Mei stay over a lot," Haruhi shrugged.

"Haruhi you're a girl so that doesn't count."

"I've stayed with Arai once or twice," Haruhi snapped glaring at the twins.

"See Tama-chan, you'll be fine," Honey said brightly. "If you want you can take Usa-chan with you to keep you company. "

"But…"

"Tamaki you'll be fine and if you have any doubts or worries you can always send us a text or call," Kyouya smiled gently. "It's fine, this is only an overnight trip and you won't have to worry about anything."

"R-Right…"

Author Notes: Sorry for the super short chapter, I promise the next one will be super long! This one is sort of a start of the next plot point in the story. The dance will be coming up as well but the band competition is what I want to focus on and it will also be the start of many fluffy and comedic moments. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and I will continue doing my best! I will see all of you in the next chapter!