A/N: Who doesn't love brother bonding between the Morinozuka boys? I love exploring their relationship because in the small parts that we actually see Satoshi in the manga, they appear to be close and Satoshi almost (ok maybe more than almost) hero worships Mori. Enjoy the new chapter! The whole crew is back in this one and we cover several from the list (get Tamaki involved and this is what happens).

# 7… Trip someone – self-explanatory and I have shown you this method. They are running towards you, aim low and they will trip over the shinai.

#8… Pretend sword – boys will be boys and we like to pretend to sword fight all of the time. Don't let Yasuchika tell you otherwise, I always win.

#11… Firewood – if it's broken, may as well warm yourself.

#17… Fight off a pig or other animal – not that I have tried this, but it should be very effective. It is long and sturdy and you can get in some good hits before anything can attack you.

#34… Stick to move rabble on ground outside in case of snakes and such – you never know what can be found in the brush. It is best to get it out of your way or find it before it finds you first.

#63… Digging in dirt – if you don't want to get your hands dirty and you don't have a shovel, you can use a shinai.

#72…. Walking stick/cane – it makes a great walking stick when you are walking in the country.

#101… Toilet paper holder while you are in the middle of the woods camping – this is so your paper doesn't get dirty on the ground and you always know where it is.

(Ok, this is the most I have put in one story. Hopefully it turns out like I have pictured in my head.)

"We, the proud and illustrious members of the Ouran High School Host Club, will be going on a camping trip!" Tamaki excitedly announced at the group meeting. It was a rare time since Hunny and Mori had graduated that all of the hosts had gathered for an official meeting. Typically the two older hosts did not arrive until the club was about to open or right after; so for everyone to be gathered an hour before the club opened was a feat in in itself… or good planning by Kyoya (dear reader, I vote for the latter).

Upon hearing this decision the remaining members, minus one, deadpanned and then turned to the final member, the infamous Shadow King, and shouted, "Eh?"

"Why are you looking at mommy? I told you we are all going camping!" Tamaki growled, sharp teeth appearing and suddenly making him look like a frightening anime character (not to worry, not to scary that he will scare off little children reading this).

Pushing up his glasses, Kyoya simpered, "Yes, Tamaki decided we needed a bonding trip and he had just watched the Parent Trap, The Great Outdoors, and a few other American movies that focus on camping and decided that we as a group needed to come together as a family and go camping as well."

"Uh, no offense Kyoya-senpai, Tamaki-senpai, but do either of you know anything about camping?" Haruhi hesitantly asked. She either didn't want to deal with the reaction from Tamaki and/or Kyoya, didn't want to be glomped, didn't want to insult her senpai camping skills, or felt she was the best person to convince the president that camping was not going to be their forte (or all of the above).

"Don't worry my precious daughter! Daddy will make sure that you are safe and protected the whole time! I have read everything I need to about camping and believe I can lead this mission to everyone's satisfaction!" Tamaki announced.

The female host shook her head and looked up at her fiancé, "Takashi, maybe you should talk to them. You and Satoshi go camping more often than probably anyone here… Actually, I've been with you twice and I think I have gone more than anyone in this room."

Mori locked eyes with the brunette and nodded. Glancing towards the vice president, because the president was lost in his inner mind theatre of how he will take care of Haruhi during the trip (I will spare you this once), and offered, "Kyoya, Satoshi and I can assist and take you to the site we normally camp at."

"Thank…" Kyoya was interrupted before he could finish.

"No need Mori-senpai. I have already scouted the best area and know exactly where we will be camping!" The president declared before producing a map from nowhere and pinning up to the board that also appeared suddenly. Using a marker (this was attached to the board and wasn't pulled out of space… this time), he drew a dark dot on where their camping excursion would take them.

Satoshi approached the board with caution and shook his head, "You don't want to go there."

Turning red at the thought of someone rejecting his idea, the blond screamed, "And why not?"

"Taka-bro, look," Satoshi pointed out the spot and glanced at his brother who was shaking his head.

"Right next to that dot is where the military and police forces run drills… with their guns," Mori explained.

With his jaw dropping to the floor, Tamaki quickly lifted it and gave a second location, "Well then… here."

The younger Morinozuka declined again, "Nope. It is full of marshy and swampy places. Not good for camping. It is only good if you want to be attacked by bugs."

"Ok here!" Tamaki did another spot and again it was declined. After placing five more points on the map, he was out of breath and at his wits end; and then Satoshi sent him over the edge when he connected the dots and made a star. Ripping the map down from the board, he turned almost feral and started to eat the paper and then ran towards the younger Morinozuka with an animal mentality (and yes he was on all fours).

Seeing the danger hurdling towards him, Satoshi grabbed his shinai and took aim at Tamaki's feet (uh hands and feet). The blond could not stop in time (or his mental facilities stopped when he went feral) and tripped over the shinai and started rolling across the room, not stopping until he hit the wall landing with his legs in the air. With his eyes spinning, he was temporarily out for the count.

Kyoya shook his head and rolled his eyes (not that anyone saw that part since his glasses caught the glare of the light), "Well, I believe it would be best to differ to Mori-senpai and Satoshi since Tamaki's locations were… less than ideal. Hikaru, Kaoru, stop poking Tamaki with a stick. No, a branding iron would not be better."

"They apparently haven't read the list, a shinai is the poker of choice," Hunny giggled.

"Awe, Kyoya-senpai ruining our fun again," Hikaru pouted.

Kaoru snickered, "Yah, it's not like we are actually going to brand Tono."

"We just want to play," the twins said together, the expression on their faces told everyone around them that they were mischievous terrorists.

And thus on a Friday afternoon just over a week later in music room three…

"Does everyone have everything you need for the trip?" Kyoya inquired.

"Hai!" The hosts saluted.

Tamaki walked up to his best friend, "Mommy, why does Mori-senpai get to lead?"

"Because he and his brother know all about camping, and so do the Haninozuka. Don't forget that Mori-senpai was required to go through a test of manhood in the wild. Hunny-senpai was with him, and they had survive on their own with nothing more than what was around them. Mori-senpai will lead the trip, but look at it this way… it was your wonderful idea that brought us all together and we are doing this for you."

Instantly perking up, Tamaki was sparkling in the sunlight streaming through the window (or it could be the glitter the twins were throwing), "You're right mommy! I am still the king!"

"Uh yah," Kyoya muttered and walked away to discuss a couple of items with Mori.

Soon the Host Club was gathering into the SUV that would take them to the camp site, or as close to it as possible (of course the hosts didn't know that part). When they arrived and got out of the vehicle, Mori told them the good news (or is it bad news?), "Get your stuff, we have to hike the rest of the way."

"What?!" Tamaki and the twins screamed. Kyoya had an idea this was going to happen and Haruhi had been camping with the Morinozuka family before, as had both Hunny and Chika. So, they were prepared for the walk, the other three… not so much.

"Why do you think we told you to wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes?" Satoshi asked.

"Fashion of course!" Hikaru and Kaoru answered and watched as six people face palmed (I will let you in on a clue, only one blond person did not face palm).

Stepping in front of the two redheads, Hunny glared at them, "Hika-Chan, Kao-Chan, get your packs. We have a mile to hike and we need to set up camp before the sun sets. That's why we got permission to leave school early. Now… get… going! Or do I need to motivate you?"

The twins did not to anger the demon and immediately grabbed their stuff and started running in a random direction. Kaoru called over his shoulder, "Come on everyone, we have to make camp!" Hikaru agreed, "That's right. Got to get going!"

Narrowing his eyes, Chika yelled, "Hey morons, you're going the wrong way. Follow Takashi before you get hurt."

Mori contained his face palm, eye roll, sweat dropped, etc. said, "This way." He started off in the direction of camp without anyone else arguing with him.

Getting to the location proved to be a little more difficult than usual. Tamaki slipping on a small hill and wound up in a small creek, wetting his butt. Thankfully it wasn't very wide or deep and only did damage to his backside and pride. The twins complained that their shoes hurt them… turns out they had just bought them that week and this was the first time they were wearing them. Kyoya was a little more resilient, but kept wanting to jot down things in his miniature black book (to be converted later to the big black book).

They finally made it and could set up camp, which became another feat in itself. Tamaki wanted to know where the cabin was since all the movies he watched had cabins. Once informed that they would all be sleeping in tents, he turned white and fainted. The twins decided he was once again something to play with, but this time they snagged two shinai from Satoshi and started poking Tamaki with them, and then somehow wound up having a sword fight while standing over their president. When the blond came to, he couldn't move or else he might be wacked with the shinais. The fight ended when both twins swung their pretend swords as hard as possible and somehow managed to break both of them. Part of Kaoru's fell off and hit Tamaki in the head.

While those three were… well doing whatever, the others set up their tents and set up camp. There were enough tents for everyone (since Kyoya, Satoshi, and Mori had a feeling Tamaki and the twins would not bring any, they brought two extra), but only four tents had been erected: Mori and Hunny would share, Satoshi and Chika would share, Kyoya had his, and Haruhi. Normally Kyoya would have shared with Tamaki, but since the blond did nothing to help, the Shadow King wasn't in an accommodating mood.

Finishing their little fight, the trio walked over to the others and Hikaru commented, "Hey, those tents look small. How are we all going to fit in just four?"

"I'm sharing with daughter!" Tamaki announced.

"No you're not!" Haruhi argued.

Tamaki shook his head like he was attempting to be patient with an errant child and explained, "Daughter, daddy has to be there to protect you from the wild animals around here. I know you will get scared at night being out here in the woods, so I will protect you."

Mori moved to stand in front of Haruhi and crossed his arms over his chest, "Haruhi's tent is between mine and Satoshi's. Mitsukuni will also be in mine and Yasuchika will be in Satoshi's, she doesn't need to share with you."

"That's right boss, she will share with us!" The twins proclaimed.

"No, no one will be sharing a tent with Haruhi," Mori nixed the idea.

Hikaru smirked, "Are you going to stop us from sneaking in there?"

Catching a shinai his brother threw to him, the wild host stated, "If I have to."

The elder twin decided it was best to retreat and took a giant step backwards until he was behind his brother. Kaoru shook his head and sighed before saying, "Hey, if Satoshi and Chika share a tent, and Mori-senpai and Hunny-senpai share a tent, and Haruhi has her own, you can't tell me that the four of us are sharing the last tent!"

Kyoya answered, "Of course not. Your tents are right behind you. You knew we had to set up camp, but you decided to play instead. So you better get moving before the sun sets and you don't have much light. No one is going to do it for you."

"Mommy…" Tamaki started.

"No, you will not share with me. You played instead of working and we set up these tents. Get started," Kyoya smirked.

Eventually, the twins and Tamaki managed to set up their tents, but they didn't look very sturdy and it looked as if the moment someone breathed on them they would topple over. Once they were done with "construction", they moved over to the fire Mori had managed to start.

"Hey Hikaru-senpai and Kaoru-senpai, where are my shinai?" Satoshi questioned the twins from behind.

Jumping, the twins went to their unsteady shelter and pulled out two broken shinai, "Sorry, but they broke."

Satoshi harrumphed and threw the wood into the fire, "Fire wood now. You two owe me two new shinai!"

"Got it!" The redheads yelled and clutched each other in fear.

Tamaki looked rather embarrassed for some reason and then everyone realized his issue when he asked, "Um, where is the restroom?"

Handing him a light, Satoshi swatted his back and sent him flying forward, "See that tree in the distance? The one with the bushes around it? That's the bathroom. I already took my shinai out there and dug a hole. Oh, and you will need this." He handed him another shinai with a roll of toilet paper on it.

"Out there?! What about privacy? What about a building?" The blond argued.

"You wanted to come camping and this is real camping. There aren't any facilities, so you have to make due. The tree is far enough away from camp to give you privacy. I took my shinai and cleared the path. There should be no branches or rocks that you will trip over."

"Used your shinai?"

"Well yah. I'm not picking something up without moving it with something first. Never know what could be under a rock or stick. Then I dug the hole so that we have a makeshift toilet. I was even nice enough and made a separate area for Haruhi at a different tree. She already knows where it is. Don't worry, we'll fill it in when we're done. So that the toilet paper doesn't fall to the ground, I put it on another shinai. So everything is ready for your bathroom pleasure. Remember, you were the one that wanted to go camping. When you get back, we have water over here that you can use to wash your hands," Satoshi smirked.

Tamaki could not argue with the younger man and found himself mindlessly walking towards the tree he was instructed to use. Sure enough there was a hole and it offered some privacy, but he still had a problem with whipping it out and going pee when out in the open. This was different than using a urinal at school… this was where everyone who was passing by could see (not that there was anyone within a 10 mile radius). Gasp, where Haruhi could see. He stopped midstream and ran back to camp. No one said anything to him about his frazzled state, and he just washed his hands and sat at the fire and didn't say another word for the night except saying thank you for the meal he received.

The next morning, Mori got up before anyone else, but as soon as he sat down to meditate, he was joined by a certain brunette that had captured his heart the year before. "Good morning," he said and leaned over to give the side of her head a small kiss.

"Morning. I always like how calm and quiet it is out here," Haruhi smiled and leaned against his side.

"It will be until certain others wake up," he chuckled.

Two more bodies sat across from them. "Can we join you?" Chika asked politely.

Nodding, Mori gave his permission, "Yes. We were going to meditate."

"Where's Mitsukuni?" Chika grumbled.

Haruhi replied, "We would rather not wake that beast just yet. Leave him alone. I don't care if you do want to fight him."

"I was just asking," Chika muttered and then closed his eyes to meditate.

The four teens sat there for about thirty minutes meditating before they were startled by a scream, "No Haruhi, daddy will save you!" Staring at the tents, they saw Tamaki stumble out of his tent as it collapsed and he fell face first in the dirt.

"Taka-bro, he's going to come this way when he sees her," Satoshi warned his older brother.

Mori nodded, "I'm ready."

Sure enough, Tamaki scrambled to his feet and was about to turn towards Haruhi's tent when he noticed the brunette sitting with three other people and he started to run, "Haruhi!"

Before the blond could reach the brunette, Mori grabbed his arm and threw him to the floor, "Stop. You will not manhandle Haruhi."

"But Mori-senpai!"

"Be quiet. Kyoya and Mitsukuni are still sleeping. Do you really want to be the one that wakes them up?"

Tamaki was stunned silent. Mori was right; he didn't want to be the one that woke up those two demons. Nodding, he slowly got up and approached the others, but when he saw Haruhi, he did not remember the warning and glomped her. Unfortunately, Haruhi had been practicing and threw him to the ground as well, "Haruhi?"

"Stop glomping me. It makes it hard to breathe," Haruhi grumbled and then walked over to stand next to Mori and hold his hand.

To Tamaki's continued bad luck, the final four members of their party woke up and emerged from their tents almost simultaneously. "How dare you yell so early in the morning," Hunny snarled. He had known exactly who made the commotion.

"I know this is camping, but some of us still like to sleep," Kyoya growled.

"Tono's in trouble again," the twins shook their heads in sympathy (or shame or teasing or… you get the picture dear reader).

After breakfast, Mori and Satoshi took everyone on a hike. Noticing that the younger Morinozuka was walking with a shinai, Hikaru asked, "Hey Satoshi, did you get hurt by the boss this morning?"

"Huh? Oh no. I'm using it as a walking stick. Plus if anything needs to be moved, it can use the shinai to do it instead of picking it up with my hands. It is a lot safer that way," Satoshi explained.

"Walking stick?" The twins asked together.

"Yep, a walking stick," he smiled.

"We want one too!" The redheads declared and since they didn't have a shinai, they looked around for a stick that would work, however, they weren't exactly careful about it and suddenly heard some squealing. Screaming for their lives, they ran to Mori and hid behind him.

Pulling out the shinai that he was carrying on his back, Mori pushed Haruhi behind him and then scanned the area. He was ready to fight off any wild animal in order to protect his fiancée.

"Here it comes!" Hikaru screamed when he saw the tall grass moving heard the grunts of a wild beast.

Satoshi was also at the ready, knowing his shinai should be able to aid in fighting anything that might be coming towards them. Ready to swing, he let loose and aimed downward just as the animal started to break through the brush… and stopped one inch from the "beast". "It's a pig, and a small one at that," he snickered.

"If there is a small one, there has to be a big one!" Tamaki cried.

Adjusting his glasses, Kyoya said, "Not necessarily. This one, although small, does not appear to be a baby."

"Really?" The twins asked together.

The vice president responded, "Really."

"Kyoya's right," Mori stated letting down his guard and allowing his arms to drop. "However, it's best if we return to camp to be on the safe side."

"Agreed," Kyoya stated.

Upon this dictate, the group turned around and started moving back towards camp. Haruhi paused momentarily sensing something wasn't quite right and spun around. Rolling her eyes at what she found, she ordered, "Hikaru, Kaoru, stop trying to catch the pig and let's go!" When it looked as if they wouldn't listen, she stomped up to them, sending the pig racing for the brush, grabbed their ears and dragged them back towards their camp site.

That night, on Tamaki's suggestion, they told ghost stories and made s'mores. Of course Tamaki got more scared than anyone else, even though he was trying to scare everyone; and somehow he managed to worm his way into Kyoya's tent because he could not sleep alone. At some point in time his whimpering went deadly silent and some people thought they heard the striking of metal against something hard, but there was no way to prove it. The only thing they knew for sure, it was quiet the rest of the night, Kyoya woke up before Tamaki, and the side of the blonde's head looked a little enlarged.

Striking camp and getting back to the SUV that was waiting for them seemed easier than getting to camp and setting it up. Maybe everyone was ready for the trip to end, maybe they were all tired and wanted their own bed… who knows. The only thing everyone knew for sure, Tamaki never requested to go camping again.