Later, after the club had finished for the day, Kanako had stayed behind and was teaching Haruhi how to dance. "Quick, quick, slow. Quick, quick, slow. Good work, Haruhi. Now on the 'slow', you should bring your feet together. Remember; The gentleman always leads. And make sure to look at the lady you're dancing with." She told her with a giggle, under the impression Haruhi was a boy.
Alice was wearing a black wig today and sitting, watching the dancing. Nanami was watching too. She loved dancing. Tamaki was sulking in the window seat. Takashi was seen spinning Hani in the background. Haruhi did her best to follow Kanako's directions. However, the two ended up tripping, Kanako falling and ending up underneath Haruhi. Hani was enjoying it. Nanami walked over to Kyoya and sat in his lap, but in a way he could still look to his little black notebook.
"Hello there." Kyoya greeted Nanami.
Nanami noticed Kanako and then, gave Kyoya a quick kiss before letting him go to speak to her. Nanami smiled. Kyoya smiled to Nanami. Nanami glanced over at the door.
"Thank you so much for allowing me to practice with you," Haruhi said to Kanako. "I really appreciate it."
Kanako smiled once they stood up. "Oh, no problem. I heard that you're not seeing any customers today so that you can practice dancing. I'm glad I got to spend this time alone with you," She said. She then went and saw the tea cups they were using. "Oh, my! This is a new tea set, isn't it? It's Ginori." She smiled fondly.
"Hello?" A male student soon arrived. "I'm here with the new teacups you ordered."
"Ah, thank you very much," Kyoya replied. "Every item that you've chosen for us has been extremely popular with the ladies, I'm quite impressed."
Kanako turned to face the teacup, looking sadder.
"Yes, it's a great set." Nanami smiled.
"What's wrong with you now, Tamaki?" Tatsumi sighed to the blonde boy in his 'emo corner'.
"I bet it's because he wanted to be the one Haruhi practices with." Hikaru smirked.
"I think you may be right, but he's way too tall to stand in front of a woman." Kaoru smirked with his brother.
Mori was seen spinning Hani in the background. Haruhi did her best to follow Kanako's directions. However the two ended up tripping, Kanako falling and ending up underneath Haruhi. Hani was enjoying it.
"Thank you so much for allowing me to practice with you," Haruhi said to Kanako. "I really appreciate it."
Mori looked stoic, but he was happy when Hani was happy.
Kanako smiled once they stood up. "Oh, no problem. I heard that you're not seeing any customers today so that you can practice dancing. I'm glad I got to spend this time alone with you," She said. She then went and saw the tea cups they were using. "Oh, my! This is a new tea set, isn't it? It's Ginori." She smiled fondly.
Nanami noticed Kanako and then, gave Kyoya a quick kiss before letting him go to speak to her.
"'Ginori'?!" Haruhi replied nervously.
"You have a keen eye, mademoiselle," Kyoya said to Kanako, giving a small smile to Nanami from the kiss. "In fact, we just received them yesterday. We decided that it was about time for the club to upgrade its tea sets."
"I see. What a pretty color. Lovely." Kanako smiled as she picked the teacup up and looked at it.
Nanami smiled.
"Well, that's good to hear." The student smiled back.
"So, do you sell tea sets?" Haruhi asked him.
"No, I'm just a regular student," The student replied. "Can't you tell by the uniform?"
"Oh Haruhi, you're so funny," Kanako laughed fakely and then returned to gazing at the tea cup. "I can't blame you for not knowing. After all, he doesn't really look like an heir to a first-class company."
The student, named Tohru, looked over to Kanako curiously.
"First Class company?" Haruhi wondered.
"His family's business: The Suzushima Trading Company, deals primarily in the importing of tableware," Kyoya informed. "They currently have the top market share in the country."
Nanami nodded. Kanako held the teacup gently from where she sat.
"Wow..." Haruhi whispered in amazement as she checked out the box in her hands.
"So, whenever something exceptional comes in, we've asked them to send it our way." Kyoya stated.
"He has a great eye for fine china, don't you, Suzu-san?" Nanami asked with a smile.
"You think?" Tohru replied. "I've still got a lot to learn, but thank you."
"Aren't you leaving next week to study abroad in England?" Kyoya asked.
"Yes, I am, well, I'd beter go." Tohru said before suddenly walking out.
Tatsumi looked around and gave Tamaki a small pat to comfort him. Tamaki looked surprised, but soon gave a small smile to Tatsumi.
"Uh, you doing okay?" Tatsumi asked Tamaki.
"I wanted to teach Haruhi how to dance." Tamaki pouted.
"You like her, don't you?" Tatsumi asked.
"What? No, she's like a daughter to me." Tamaki said quietly as it was obvious the two non-club students couldn't hear them.
"Yeah..." Tatsumi rolled her eyes about that. "I'm sure she'll be fine."
Tamaki pouted.
"Oh, Tamaki, you're fine." Tatsumi told him.
Tamaki hugged Tatsumi. Tatsumi blushed from the hug, but she allowed him to. Tamaki looked over at the others then.
"No one saw me do that, right?" Tatsumi asked as she let go of Tamaki.
Tamaki pouted but nodded, then looked to Kanako. "So, are you enjoying the Host Club?" He asked her.
Kanako looked surprised. Nanami sighed softly, looking a bit upset now herself.
"I get the feeling you and that guy are kinda close." Haruhi commented as she walked back over, still carrying the box.
Tatsumi patted her clothes like she was disgusted with having to hug Tamaki.
"Don't be ridiculous. We hardly know each other. What makes you say that, Haruhi? Now, if you'll please excuse me. Take care." Kanako said before rushing off.
Hani jumped on Haruhi's back. "Haru-chan! Guess what? They do know each other. Suzushima is Kasuga-chan's fiancé." He told her.
Haruhi felt surprised and disturbed by both Kanako and Hani.
Tamaki looked to Kyoya. "Kyoya, how long have you known about this?" He asked him.
Nanami sniffled while crying silently, she felt bad as Kanako and Tohru were going to be so far apart.
"About the two of them being engaged?" Kyoya replied before he opened up a folder. "Well, as you know, I conduct general researches on all our customers. The two of them were childhood friends, it seems that their engagement was arranged by their parents. I didn't think the information would benefit us, so I disregarded it."
Tatsumi frowned, not being able to bear Nanami's sadness.
"I see." Tamaki stated.
Nanami flung herself into her female cousin's arms, crying like the child she looked to be.
"Tohru Suzushima, outstanding grades, fair social status," Kyoya continued to read from the folder. "He's ordinary looking, but he's reliable, if I had to fault him for anything..."
Tatsumi comforted Nanami.
"He doesn't have much presence." Hikaru said.
Nanami cuddled her cousin as she cried.
"And he's faint-hearted." Karou added.
"So, in other words, he's boring." Kyoya said, closing the folder.
Haruhi couldn't believe how merciless these guys could be about others. Tatsumi gently shushed and comforted Nanami.
Hani was now on Takashi's shoulders. "Suzushima is a good boy, right?" He asked.
Nanami clung to her cousin tightly.
"Yeah." Takashi told him.
"Shh, it's okay~" Tatsumi soothed.
"All right, everyone. We'll have to work on our strategy." Tamaki said seriously.
Nanami soon settled into sniffles, clinging to Tatsumi like a child still though.
"Which one?" Tatsumi muttered to Tamaki as she hugged Nanami.
"Men, it is our responsibility as members of the elite Ouran Host Club to make every girl happy." Tamaki announced, a sparkle in his eye.
Nanami rested her head on her shoulder and even had her thumb in her mouth. She only did this when really upset though.
"Okay, have fun with that." Tatsumi told Tamaki, excluding herself as she comforted Nanami.
"Kyo-chan, can I speak with you a moment?" Hani asked the younger boy.
"But of course." Kyoya allowed.
Hani climbed off Takashi's back and led Kyoya to somewhere more private. Kyoya looked nervous and soon left with Hani to talk in private. He had a very good idea of what the tiny Host wanted.
Hani shut the door behind them to give privacy. "Kyo-chan, can you explain why Nana-chan didn't come home last night?" He asked.
"I told you, she was with me." Kyoya told Hani, calmly and carefully.
Hani looked up to him. "She was meant to come home last night, but she didn't... You didn't do anything, right?" He asked, sounding his sweet self still.
"I would never do anything like that," Kyoya promised. "I want her to be safe and comfortable, but nothing overboard like that."
Hani looked to him. "Alright, just know if you ever hurt her, you'll regret it big time... Your Police Force will have to find your remains with a microscope," he threatened, then returned to his sweet look. "Let's go see what Tama-chan wants us to do, Usa-chan~" he smiled and skipped off with his bunny.
Kyoya soon sighed out of relief once Hani went off. Hani smiled cheerfully.
"He scares me sometimes." Kyoya whispered to himself about Hani as he soon walked off.
Nanami cuddled into Tatsumi.
"Better?" Tatsumi asked Nanami soothingly.
"Mm-mm," Nanami shook her head. "Poor Suzu-kun and Kana-chan." she sniffled.
"Aw, it's okay, Nana~" Tatsumi comforted.
Nanami looked up to her. "We haveta help them..." she sniffled.
"Do you really want this?" Tatsumi replied softly.
Nanami nodded. "Kana-chan looked so sad that Suzu-kun was leaving... If we don't help they... They'll..." she started to tear up again. She cried over Romeo and Juliet too, a big romance fan.
Tatsumi frowned as she comforted Nanami, gently stroking her hair. "Well... If you really want to... I'll help too..." she then gave in with a light sigh.
"Thank you, Tatsu-chan." Nanami said around her sniffles and popped her thumb back in her mouth, trying to calm down.
"There, there~" Tatsumi cooed to the girl.
Nanami cuddled up to her. Tatsumi had a small smile as she gave a hug to Nanami.