Author Notes: Wow, it has been months since I have updated this series. I am very sorry about not keeping up with this story. However, I have been working on something that involves 100% Soul Queen. I am currently in the process of casting voice actors and actresses for an audio adaption of this story. Along with a few music videos that are uploaded via YouTube. Anyway, this chapter shall be a continuation of the beach chapter. Grab a cup of commoner's coffee, put your feet up and join me as we dive into the world of Ouran.

Disclaimer: Ouran High School Hosts Club is the sole copyright, and property of Bisco Hatori. I claim no ownership to the world or characters. I also do not own the hosts girlfriends, they are the sole copyright and property of their respective owners.

Mix 14: Beach kisses

"Oww damn it!" Sally rubbed her forehead in annoyance as Haruhi gently applied a Band-Aid to it. She looked up taking note of a few of the other girls who had to help Tamaki and Sally into the house. They had been the causalities of an injury in which Tamaki lost his footing and slipped on what seemed to be a bucket the wind had caused to roll in his walking path. He was holding Sally at the time and their heads connected with one another. The sound had been loud to those close to the two but the screams and curses of Sally was enough to alert everyone on the beach.

"I'm sorry if it stings," Haruhi shut the first aid kit sitting it aside and brought her knees up to her chest as she rested her chin against them with an amused smile. "Never knew for Tamaki-senpai to be so clumsy."

"It wasn't just his fault," Sally grumbled. "I was squirming to get away and well we didn't see that damn bucket…stupid bunny bucket."

"Usa-chan wanted his revenge," Renge snickered as she unbraided her hair. "Didn't you use him as a hacky sack last week?"

"Yeah, thing got some good air," Sally shrugged. "And that damn rabbit wouldn't come to life just to kick my ass."

"Sally-dear, Honey-dear feels bad about the bucket being the cause of your fall," Romey said quietly entering the room. "He hasn't stopped crying."

"Oh tell him I am fine," Sally said standing up and spinning around to show the taller girl. "See no scrapes of bruises, except a large gash on my forehead but I'll live and my bang covers it."

"All right," Romey left the room and walked to the door as she stopped outside listening quietly when she heard the voices of the hosts.

"I messed up," Tamaki grumbled as he sighed, he sent a small glare at Kyouya when the Shadow King wrapped the bandage around his arm too tightly. "Sally must think her daddy is some kind of goof."

"First of all did you hit your head that hard that you're reverting to the way you acted with Haruhi?" Hikaru questioned. "I thought you and Sally were pretty close to being an official couple."

"She…well she looks at me as a friend," Tamaki said with a sigh, he winced when Kyouya slapped a Band-Aid on his forehead.

"While I have my own personal feelings of disdain towards that demon," Kyouya began and stood up to put away the first aid kit. "I think you two look good together and she's able to bring out a side of you that we couldn't."

"You should ask her out boss," Kaoru glanced at the door and noticed Romey outside the door. He gave a small smile and did not say a word pretending that she was not there. "I think that if you want to ask her out then you should go for it tonight on the beach."

"On the beach?" Tamaki asked. "I can't just go out there and confess to her nor would I dream of it! Sally is my best friend and that's all."

"You are denying yourself feelings for her," Mori spoke up. "You and Sally are meant to be together."

"I don't know…" Tamaki whispered. "She may have feelings for someone else…she might like another person. I don't want to force myself on her."

"You'll never know unless you try Tama-chan," Honey said sniffling. However, Tamaki assured him that he was not angry about being hurt by the Usa-chan printed bucket. Honey still could not stop crying out of worry that Sally was still mad at him.

"I really don't know…" Tamaki bit his lower lip.

"Tamaki, I'll tell you what, if you confess to Miss Moore, I'll tell you who my promise girl is," Kyouya spoke up. "And this time I won't lie to you about it."

"And we'll confess to our girls too," Hikaru spoke up. "Well Kaoru will since his girl is here."

"I can't do it," Tamaki stood up and walked to the door as he opened it Romey, Haruhi, Renge, and Momoka fell into the room. "What are you three doing here?"

"We were just…err…looking for…umn…"

Haruhi grabbed a box from the dresser. "We need to borrow this box of…err…" she looked at the box. "Oh, for fuck's sake, we heard your dilemma senpai, you should confess to Sally. She has it bad for you."

"So man up and confess to her," Renge said her eyes shining with happiness. "And you heard Kyouya; he'd tell you the name of his promise girl. So you're not doing this for yourself but for the good of the club too."

"I don't want to…"

"Oi, Rene, are you all right now?" Sally walked towards the room and smiled. "Damn your head is harder than a rock; you could've knocked the shit out of me if the forced was harder. Yo why's everyone looking like they're twitterpated?"

"Sally, you should go for a walk on the beach with Tamaki-senpai!" Momoka said deciding to the one to start this plan to get into motion.

"Why would I do that?" Sally asked. "We just got from the beach and its getting dark. Hell the wind's picking up too what if some sharknado comes out of the water to kill us?"

"Sally, go for it, you can get pictures if it's a sharknado," Renge said. "And we need you and Tamaki-senpai to pick up a few things from the store near the beach cause…err…"

"I'm out of cilantro!" Kaoru said quickly though he poured the bottle into his bag so to show Sally the evidence of it being empty. "Can you two go get it? I can't cook without it."

"Well…fine but I am not taking a limo, I'll take one of the bikes I saw downstairs," Sally looked at Tamaki. "Come on Rene, I need you to help me out on the bike ok?"

"Sure," Tamaki looked at his friends sending them glares as they waved goodbye and called out for him and Sally not to hurt back too soon.

"You think Tama-chan will confess?" Honey asked.

"He better or else we'll have to lock them in a closet together," Hikaru said in amusement and then looked at Kaoru. "Oi Kaoru, are you all right?"

"I poured my cilantro in my favorite bag…it got all over my pumpkin notebook," Kaoru said quietly. "The boss better confess…I wasted good cilantro and have to clean up this mess."

Tamaki peddled uphill as he focused intently on the road ahead of them. He had volunteered to be first one to bike to the store. Sally was sitting on the back of the bike holding onto his waist. "Too hard to go up hill…" he panted.

"Come on Rene you can do it!" Sally cheered. "You want to ride your bicycle when you like!"

"Almost there," Tamaki said as he managed to get uphill before he stopped to rest. He leaned against the handlebars to catch his breath. "How did I not notice that hill when we came here?"

"We were singing along to Fall Out Boy," Sally pointed out. "And you was laughing you ass off at Kyo being pissed off about hearing the same song on repeat."

"Right," Tamaki stood up straight again and put his foot on the right peddle. "Ok, I am rested now we can keep going."

"Are you sure you don't want me to do it?" Sally asked. "We can switch and then you can ride downhill."

"No, I said I'd go first and I am." Tamaki said tiredly before swaying from side to side.

"Ah Rene!" Sally cried jumping off the bike and catching him. "Damn it you idiot you overexerted yourself!"

"I can do this…" Tamaki said trying to stand up again.

"We're resting," Sally shook her head and looked around; she sat Tamaki on the sidewalk before moving the bike out of the road. "Dude, you're going to fall out if you keep up like this."

Tamaki shook his head. "I am fine, please let's continue…Kaoru needs his cilantro."

"Oh please Kao can get his own cilantro if he needs it that badly," Sally rolled her eyes. "Anyway dude, I rather rest instead of rushing back to that place…gives us some quiet time."

"I thought you liked a party," Tamaki said quietly.

"Nah, I like my peace and quiet," Sally yawned laying on the grass and looking up at the sky. "Hell Boo boo kitty is rowdy as fuck, she is like on permanent energy batteries or some shit."

"Sally,"

"I'm serious man," Sally sat up and laughed. "You're a trooper for being so chill around it."

"Sally, can I ask you something?"

"Sure shoot."

"How do you feel about me?"

"How I feel about you?" Sally began laughing. "Dude you are my best friend and only person in the world that I can trust in a fight. Hell you and I are bros."

"So you don't feel romantically for me?" Tamaki asked realizing what he had said and tried covering his mouth. He realized that Sally had not said anything. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to ask you that."

"Two crepes please," Sally, said as she had gotten up and went towards the nearby ice cream truck to buy ice cream. "Hey Rene do you want a crepe?"

Tamaki blinked a few times and sighed happily. Saved by a small snack, at least Sally would not question if he had lost his mind or reject him. "Um you choose!"

"All right," Sally went back to ordering the crepes as she laughed nervously. She had heard Tamaki ask her the question but she had run away the moment the truck had stopped in front of the sidewalk a few meters away. She had to get herself together before she could continue speaking with him.

After all, it was not as if she really felt anything more than friendship for Tamaki. Well more of a friendship of being jealous if he so much as looked at another girl in the way he looked at her. No…it could not be! She could not be in love with Tamaki! He was her best friend and that is all he meant to her. There was no way she was falling for him. She couldn't be! There was no way she would ruin their relationship because of some schoolgirl crush she seemed to have on him.

"Sally, I need to tell you something," Tamaki knew that it was now or never. He needed to find out just how she truly felt for him. Even if it meant that, his heart would be broken. Even if it meant that, he would have to pretend that he was not in pain when they spent time together. He had to tell her the truth.

"What?" Sally raised an eyebrow and began shuddering at how serious his voice had become. "Dude, if you're going to tell me that you're in love with one of your bros then I already figured that out the moment I started hanging out with the host club."

"What do you mean…?"

"I kind of knew it from the way you and Kyo are so close," Sally said shrugging. "Hell you two share a changing area and I also knew it from the way that Kyo is almost always jumping to your defense."

"Sally wait I…"

"Come on dude we need to pick up the cilantro and then head back down that hill," Sally said finishing her crepe. "And we'll walk the bike to the store and then head back to the resort, I'll drive ok?"

Tamaki nodded though he quietly let out a curse at not being clear enough about his feelings for Sally.

The hosts all rushed to the entry hallway at the sound of the door opening and closing. The saw Sally walk ahead of Tamaki towards the stairs. They began wondering what happened. Though from the look on Tamaki's face and knew it didn't work out.

"So boss how did it…?" Kaoru began but was surprised by a bag shoved into his hands.

"Here your cilantro," Tamaki grumbled.

"So you confessed to Sally?" asked Hikaru.

Tamaki shook his head. "She thinks I'm gay…," he whispered.

"WHAT?"

"She thinks that I am in a relationship with Kyouya," Tamaki mumbled. "I knew this was a bad idea!"

"You didn't correct her?" asked Haruhi.

"No…"

"Then you need to try harder and tell her how you really feel," Kyouya spoke up.

"I don't want to ruin our friendship," Tamaki sighed running a hand through his hair. "If I told her how I felt…then she'd probably laugh in my face and tell me to stop playing a joke on her."

"Come on Tamaki-senpai you need to tell her the truth of how you feel," Haruhi said stepping forward. "Unless… there is another reason why you're delaying telling her how you truly feel."

"It's nothing! Leave me alone!" Tamaki turned, threw open the door and rushed out of it. He did not need to hear any of these words from his friends. He was in love with Sally but he didn't want to put himself up to hurt again and there was no way he was going to lose one of his friends because of how his heart decided to choose her as the one he truly loved. He had been down that road before. Heartbreak was not going to take him down again.

"Why the hell did I say that?" Sally hurled a large pillow in to the mirror and watched as it tilted upwards. She narrowed her eyes feeling the sense of anger mixed with how she hated that her mouth said what she was not thinking. She sat on the bed burying her head in to her hands. She didn't understand it nor did she even seem to care about how much it hurt her to lie about her feelings.

"Sally?"

Sally looked up at the sound of Haruhi's voice from behind the door. She quickly wiped her eyes of the tears she had shed. Standing up and walking towards the door, she opened it. "Yes?"

"Are you ok?" Haruhi asked. "I…umn well did something happen when you were with senpai?"

"Everything is peachy fucking keen," Sally grumbled. "I just fucked up what friendship I had with Rene and now he thinks I am probably some kind of idiot for thinking that he liked someone else."

"Sally, do you…?"

"Yes, from the moment I realized it when we shared our first Triple decker big mac to the last moments of kicking ass in Uki Doki Memorial fighter," Sally brought her knees up to her chest. "I just don't know what I can do about it…I've never liked anyone before."

"Sally, maybe it's time you take the shield off your heart and take a chance?" Haruhi suggested. "I believe that Senpai would be happy."

"I can't take back what I said…" Sally grumbled. "He is pissed off and I know he doesn't want to see me."

"Sally he does," Haruhi gave a gentle smile. "Take the chance and go after him. I believe you two won't ever know what could've been if you don't try."

Sally shook her head as she got off the bed and walked to the window. She looked outside at the setting sun against the ocean turning it a fine orange color and the way it seemed as though the birds circling above were dancing to celebrate nightfall. "It's sunset, I cannot confess to him."

"Why not?"

Sally shook her head. "Sunset is the meaning of a day ending and that means that confessions of love are null and void." She curled up against the window. "And I doubt that Rene will go out to the beach with me."

"Idiot you have time," Haruhi shouted. "Tamaki-senpai is out on the beach. Go and talk to him!"

Sally gasped and saw that Tamaki was walking on the beach alone. She made a decision at that moment. It was no turning back now. She needed to tell him everything he meant to her. How she felt for him, how her heart cried out for him. She looked at Haruhi and hugged her. "Thank you…Haruki." She took off out of the room.

Tamaki sighed heavily and continued walking along the beach. He felt an almost strong wave of sadness overcome him. Sally wasn't interested in him. His heart slowly began breaking at the thoughts of the times they spent together and the moments resonated throughout his frame. He slowly looked up at the setting sun and knew that it was too late for Sally to give him a love confession.

"It's no fun to be out on the beach alone…"

Tamaki heard the familiar voice and turned around, his eyes widened at the sight of the girl standing near the shoreline. "What are you doing here?"

"Why to make you happy again Tamaki-sama…"

"Wait!"

Sally had run out towards the beach. She had to get to Tamaki to tell him how she felt. It was the only way. As she stopped in her tracks and saw in the silhouette of the sunset Tamaki kissing another girl. She felt her heart crack open and bleed.

"Sally!" Tamaki had seen her as he pushed the other girl away from him and ran after her. "Please wait!" he grabbed her wrist to prevent her from running away. "Let me explain."

"There is nothing to explain Rene," Sally whispered. "I knew that I was stupid for thinking that you liked me…I know that now we're only friends which I can accept."

"Sally, it's not what it looks like," Tamaki said letting her go. "I care only about you and you alone."

"Don't patronize me," Sally whispered as she slipped the bracelet off her wrist and handed it to him. "Here, I know you gave it to me as a gift of our friendship but I don't want it anymore."

"Sally, don't do this!" Tamaki begged. "You can't end our friendship."

Sally shook her head and pulled away from him. "No, I don't want to come between you and your girlfriend." She sniffled and turned running away leaving Tamaki staring after her. Her heart had been broken and she didn't say anything more.

"Sally what happened?" Haruhi asked from the doorway seeing that Sally was crying. "Did Tamaki-senpai reject you?"

Sally shook her head. "He has a girlfriend…"

"What? But he doesn't," Haruhi looked out the door and saw Tamaki trying to get away from someone she knew all too well.

Seika Ayanokoji.

End Chapter

Author Notes: the title is misleading right. Lol I am such an evil person getting your hopes up with our royal ravers getting together. I just could not let them get a happy ending just yet. Now what will happen between Sally and Tamaki? Will they become friends again? Will Ayanokoji ruin it? Why is she here? Does someone else have plans to hurt them? Find out in the next chapter!