When Yuki arrived home from Hazuki's, she asked Nick to look at the shower head. The pair soon discovered a brand new shower head that supplied high water pressure to those who turned it on. Yuki asked Nick if he did that for her, but he said he was gone all day and didn't even know she had problems with the shower head.
A few days later, Yuki and Nick were chatting with each other in Yuki's apartment as they put their dance bags together. They had to get to practice soon. And, of course, the host club minus Kyoya was there too, eating Yuki's food and watching her television and playing with Reika. Most of them were there to make sure Yuki and Nick don't get too close.
"Damn. I think my shirts are still in the wash." Nick muttered to himself.
"Borrow one of mine." Yuki suggested. Nick gave her a look. "No, I mean it. I buy lots of oversized t-shirts. Try some on. We got time. I bet you ten bucks that one will fit."
"You're on." Nick and Yuki shook hands, smirking. Nick went into Yuki's bedroom and started browsing.
Almost as if on cue, Kyoya entered the apartment, looking extremely pissed off. In his hand was a small dark colored box. He slammed it on the kitchen table where Yuki was zipping up her dance duffle bag. It was evident that the box was a box collection of a famous book trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey. The first book was missing.
"I didn't know you were into that kind of stuff." Yuki teased. He glared.
"Karen said you bought this for her when you two went shopping." He growled icily. Yuki batted her eyelashes innocently. It was true, but Yuki couldn't tell you why she did it because she didn't know it herself. She guessed it was to get back at Kyoya because she knows him and she knows that would have driven him crazy.
"Bought her what, Kyo-chan?" Hunny asked as the host club strolled over. Mori eased a hand over Hunny's innocent eyes.
"Whoa!" The twins gasped. "We didn't know the Shadow King-"
"Shut up. Yuki bought the set for Karen, not me." Kyoya cut off in a cold tone. The twins started laughing. Yuki smirked, feeling smug. Tamaki picked up the second book curiously and flipped through the pages.
"Do you know what you have done?" Kyoya demanded from Yuki.
"Added a little spice in your life. I know how much you like spicy things." Yuki said jokingly.
"This isn't funny, Yuki. She's trying to mimic the things she's reading in those books. It's driving me crazy." Kyoya explained. Yuki still couldn't suppress a giggle.
"You know, I heard that those books are marriage savers for your mom and dad." Yuki teased, eyeing Kyoya and Tamaki. The twins were on the floor laughing so hard.
"Is it true?! Is our marriage falling apart, mommy?!" Tamaki wailed, grabbing Kyoya's shirt. Kyoya smacked his hand away.
"Okay, you win." Nick reentered the kitchen with a t-shirt in one hand. He handed Yuki a ten, who was grinning like an idiot, feeling victorious. Yuki looked back at Kyoya and Tamaki. Kyoya must've said something because Tamaki sat in a dark corner and started his mushroom farm again.
"We gotta go." Yuki announced as she put on her winter coat, hat, and mittens. "I'll see you guys afterwards, 'kay?"
Soon, Yuki's winter break was over and it was back to school. Ever since school started, though, the host club hasn't been seeing or hearing much from Yuki.
"Hey, Yuki!" The host club minus Kyoya entered Yuki's apartment. Reika was the only one there to greet them, happily barking and jumping up on them. Yuki's bedroom door was shut but the light was on. Guessing that was where Yuki was, the host club burst into her bedroom.
Yuki's bedroom was unusually a cluttered mess, papers and books everywhere. Her room used to be spotless and incredibly organized. Yuki herself was scribbling furiously on something at her desk. Another desk was right beside Yuki's desk, somewhat neater than Yuki's, but no one sat there.
"Back already?" Yuki didn't look up from her paper when she spoke.
"It's us!"
"Go away."
"Buy whyyyyy?" They whined.
"I'm busy!" Yuki snapped angrily. She took a gulp from her coffee mug.
"But we haven't seen you in forever!" Tamaki protested, leaning on Yuki's desk and putting a hand over her papers.
"I've been swamped!" Yuki said icily. "All of a sudden, my professors dump me with all these assignments that I'm drowning in. I have too much to do and not enough time to do anything but work."
"Why did they give you all this homework?" Haruhi asked.
"Beats the hell outta me!" Yuki threw her arms above her head. "It's been like this since I've gotten back to school. Every single night. I don't have time for a social life. I don't have time to hardly eat or sleep. I barely have time for the dance practice and work. So just leave me alone so I can get this done." They ignored that last sentence.
"Where's Nick?" The twins asked suspiciously.
"He went to the library to get a book or something." Yuki grumbled, forcibly moving Tamaki's hand so she can continue her work.
"Maybe we can help you do your homework, Yuki-chan!" Hunny suggested.
"Here's some essays you can write." Yuki pushed the pile of essay prompts towards the edge of her desk. They started flipping through them.
"I didn't know you got another tattoo." The twins suddenly spoke.
"I didn't." Yuki assured.
"There's one on the back of her neck." The twins protested, brushing her ponytail so the ends of her ponytail fell over her shoulder, fully exposing the nape of her neck.
"There can't be! What's it a tattoo of?" Yuki instinctively placed a hand over the nape of her neck, protecting it.
"It says Kyoya." The twins replied. Yuki whipped around to face them.
"You're kidding. I don't have time for this!" Her eyes were wide.
"No, we aren't." The twins responded blankly. Yuki leapt out of her chair and sprinted into the bathroom. She used a hand mirror to look into the bathroom mirror to view the tattoo. It was true. There was a tattoo on the back of her neck of Kyoya's name. Yuki screamed.
The twins were snickering to themselves.
"You didn't." Haruhi glared.
"Don't worry." Hikaru said.
"It'll wash off after a while." Kaoru added.
"You rotten twins! Don't ruin my beautiful daughter's body!" Tamaki had grabbed the collar of their shirts.
"It's only to bring Yuki and Kyoya together!" The twins protested.
"How the hell is that going to happen?" Haruhi demanded.
"It'll help them realize their love for each other!" The twins replied.
"You're taking this way too far!" Haruhi snapped.
The neighbors got freaked out and checked to see if Yuki was okay. She told them she was, but they weren't convinced right away because she was in an apartment full of men. They eventually left though and Yuki resumed freaking out.
"Oh my god!" Yuki wailed. "Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. I'm never fucking drinking again..." Yuki muttered. She turned her attention back to the host club. "This can be removed, right? Right? Right?"
"I heard that hurts." Kaoru said.
"Like really bad." Hikaru added. Yuki was on the verge of tears. She had so much stuff to do and she couldn't get it done and now she has a freaking tattoo of Kyoya's name. Her classmates never said anything to her about, probably because they can only read in English.
There was a knock on the apartment door. Immediately, Yuki removed her hair tie and let her hair cascade over her shoulders in thick waves and curls as it covered and protected the nape of her neck. Reika began barking and wagging her fluffy tail. She walked swiftly to the door and opened it. Before her was a pizza delivery guy, carrying a bag that had the smell of pizza coming from it.
"Shirayuki Ikeda?" He asked. Reika sniffed him down and the pizza bag.
"It's Yuki." Yuki growled through gritted teeth. He started to freak out under Yuki's death glare.
"Right. Sorry...I have a couple pizzas here for you. One large meat lovers pizza and one large cheese, both with the stuffed crust." He withdrew from the bag the two large boxes of pizza.
"We didn't order any pizza." Yuki said.
"It was sent by some guy to be delivered specifically to Shirayuki Ikeda. It's paid for and everything." The delivery guy explained.
"Oh. Okay. Free food. Thanks, I guess." Yuki took the pizzas from the man. They wished each other a nice evening and the delivery guy left.
"Weird..." Yuki muttered, setting the pizza on the counter and opening the box. Reika jumped up her, front paws on the countertop. Yuki nudged her off and scolded her for trying to get at the food. Yuki served everyone pieces of pizza, making sure there would be enough for Nick.
"How did Kyoya know that Yuki wouldn't be able to cook dinner?" Haruhi whispered to Tamaki.
"He knows everything, remember?" Tamaki joked.
"But doesn't it sound odd?" Haruhi asked. "He bought her pizza and had it delivered to her apartment. He must've known that Yuki is swamped with homework..."
"Don't fret, my darling. We don't even know if it was Kyoya who ordered the pizza." Tamaki assured. But everyone, except the oblivious Yuki, knew it was Kyoya.
Nick got back shortly and joined the group eating dinner. They all worked on homework together, the host club helping Yuki as much as they could. When it got late, Yuki lied that her homework was finished so she could send them home and they could get some shut eye. The host club did leave and went to bed, but Yuki was up all night continuing her assigned projects.