I thank Tracey4t and Artsygeek9796 for helping me.

"The beach?" Haruhi asked, looking up at the twins.

"Of course, the beach," they responded.

"But why?"

"Don't you remember what you said?" Hikaru asked.

"You said you'd like to go to a real beach," Kaoru reminded her.

Haruhi tried to think back to that time. "Did I say that?"

"Yes Haruhi," answered both twins, looking exasperated.

"I guess that explains all these swimsuits huh?" said Mayumi, looking through the collection of colorful bikinis and one pieces.

"Yeah, we brought some swimsuits for you to choose from," said Kaoru.

"Pretty cute, don't you think?" asked Hikaru, holding up one of them.

Hunny shook his head. "Not that one. I think that this swimsuit would look much cuter on Haru-chan." He pointed at a little sailor one piece on a stand.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I don't think you get it, Hunny-senpai," the twins said to the little senior.

Hunny looked confused.

"Just look, this uniform barely hides the fact that Haruhi's as flat as a cutting board," explained Hikaru, getting Mayumi riled up.

"Hey, don't be dissing a girl's chest!" Mayumi snapped.

Before she could continue, she startled by Tamaki seemed to come upon the twins and hit them with a baseball bat.

"Nice swing," Akane commented before returning to the swimsuits.

"You punks had better stop sexually harassing my little girls! I've had enough of you!"

The twins peered from behind the table Haruhi was working at. "That means we're not going to the beach?"

"Who said that we're not going?" Tamaki answered.

"Really? So you wanna go after all?" the twins asked.

"Can Usa-chan come too?" Honey wondered aloud.

"I have no problem with that," Kyoya answered while writing something down in his notebook.

Mori just nods, while staring disapprovingly at a seashell bikini, causing Akane to roll her eyes at her big brother.

"Huh? We're really gonna go?" Haruhi asked.

"Why not? Let's go to the beach!"

XXXXXXXXXXXX

"This is kind of exciting," Mayumi said as she got herself ready for the beach trip. A whole day to spend with Haruhi, Akane, and the host club under the sun.

"Mayumi, Hikaru is here," her dad suddenly called out.

"Thanks, Dad!" she called right back. She dashed out of her room to the front door where only Hikaru was standing. "Hey, you're all set?"

"Yep!" she said with excitement.

"Cool, let's get going."

They entered the limo where Kaoru was waiting and drove all the way to Okinawa to a beautiful oceanside mansion, their friends already standing at the front steps.

"So, why did we come to Okinawa?" The twins asked as they climbed up the steps.

"Because Kyoya's family has a private beach here," Tamaki explained.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Honey asked.

"Yeah," Mori and Akane agreed.

The twins were still confused. "But why couldn't we have gone to…" they started.

"...the Caribbean?" Hikaru finished.

"Or even Fiji?" Kaoru added.

"Do you think a commoner like Haruhi has a passport?" Kyoya pointed out.

"You do realize that I can hear what you're saying, right?" Haruhi said.

Mayumi glared sternly at the boys. "Yeah guys, be nice, I don't have a passport either, you know."

"It doesn't matter where we go, as long as everyone has a good time," Tamaki said, "let's hurry up and get our belongings inside so we can enjoy our stay."

They entered the mansion, finding their way to their respective rooms while taking in the lavish decor and art that filled the hallways. Once they did find their rooms, they changed into their swimsuits and headed towards the shore, all except Haruhi.

"Why didn't you wear a swimsuit, Haruhi?" Mayumi asked as she looked down at her friend's hoodie and boyish shorts, "did you not have a pair at home?"

"It's not that. I probably would have brought one if Kyoya didn't have other plans…."

"Other plans?" Mayumi wondered, her question answered once she reach the sandy shore and found dozens of girls on the private beach. "I see. So Kyoya brought work with you guys?"

"Yeah," Hikaru sighed, appearing behind them, "it's a pain but I half-expected this to happen and he is letting us stay here so might as well so it. Hey, Mayumi, you gonna play volleyball with me and Kaoru?"

"Sure, I'm game," she said and they headed towards the net. 'This brings back memories,' she thought with a warm smile, recalling the times she played with Hikaru and Kaoru when they were younger.

"Ready?" she asked the twins.

"Ready!" They shouted back.

She served the ball high into the air, flying over Kaoru's head.

"You almost sent it to Tokyo!" Hikaru joked, laughing.

"Oops," Mayumi smiled sheepishly. 'Geez, I gotta control my strength.'

"I'm not getting that," Kaoru said, folding his arms.

"Looks like I'll have to get it," Mayumi mumbled.

"Wanna race for it?" Hikaru smirked.

"If you can keep up," she called as she gave herself a head start. She ran, breathing in the salty air that blew her red hair behind her, the wind brushing against her skin, cooling her on that sunny day. From the corner of her eye, she saw Hikaru catching up with her. For a second, she almost forgot why she was running in the first place until she saw the vollyball on the ground and slowed her pace.

"Got it," Mayumi said, picking it up.

While they were off retrieving the ball, Kaoru wandered over to where Akane was, sitting on a beach chair with a book in her hands.

"Don't tell me you're going to spend the whole trip reading?" Kaoru wondered, his brow raised in disbelief.

"Of course not. I just had a slice of cake so I'm waiting until it's safe to go swimming," she said, her eyes still on her book.

"Oh. What're you reading?" he asked, taking a seat beside her.

"A book on chinese martial arts, specifically Chin Na."

"What's that?"

"A technique that can paralyze joints by locking them using pressure points," she answered nonchalantly.

"Ah…" he said, not sure how to respond.

Akane said nothing else, but her expression softened and cheeks reddened slightly at the fact that Kaoru was talking to her. "Come on," she said, closing her book. "Let's go for a swim."

"Haru-chan! Mayu-chan!" Honey called out to them, a bucket in his hand. "Wanna go 'hellfish shunting?"

"I think you're trying to say 'shellfish hunting'," Haruhi explained, "But this doesn't seem to that kinds of beach, Honey-senpai. You're not gonna find many shell…fish…" she trailed off noticing the overflowing amount of fish in the bucket. She then saw there were dozens of shellfish surrounding them. "What the hell? No way?!"

Mayumi was just as shocked as she was. "Where the hell did all these come from?!" Mori looked over a large bolder, and she climbs it alongside with him. Ohtori's police force unloading buckets upon buckets of shellfish from a truck onto the beach.

Kyoya appeared before them to explain. "Mori-senpai, Mayumi, my family's private police force has stopped by. They wanted to make up to Honey-senpai for attacking him at the water park. So they brought shellfish."

Haruhi, on the other hand was too excited to care where the fish was coming from. She called out to Tamaki in excitement. "Senpai, dinner is gonna be awesome! It's a major haul!" Her voice echoed across the beach, catching everyone's attention. "Dinner's gonna be awesome! It'll be a real treat!"

"She must really like seafood," mumbled Mayumi, thinking back to Haruhi's love for fancy tuna.

Tamaki showed the female host a large shellfish in his hand. "Tell me, Haruhi. Isn't this crab crab-tivating?"

"Oh yeah," she agreed, not noticing the terrible pun he said.

A centipede crawled out from behind the shellfish, causing all the girls to scream and flee in terror. Haruhi simply shrugged and picked up the bug and tossed it far away.

"Hey, Haruhi," the twins said as they approached her.

Hikaru started, "Now, I know most girls aren't really the bug-loving type and I certainly didn't think you were, but…"

"Don't you think you could've been easier on the little guy?" Kaoru asked.

"Oh come on, it's not dead," Haruhi retorted. "It takes a lot more than that to kill a bug."

The girls started coming back over, complementing Haruhi on her bravery.

The twins shook their heads. "Well, isn't this just great?"

"Haruhi is not normal. I thought girls were afraid of bugs," Kaoru added.

"Ah, hello? Not all girls are sissies," Mayumi stated, arms crossed over her chest. She walked away to join Haruhi.

"All girls are afraid of something. Except maybe Akane," Hikaru mused.

"Maybe Haruhi isn't afraid of anything," Kaoru said with a shrug.

"I'm sure she's afraid of something…" Tamaki mused.

The twins approached Tamaki with devious grins on their faces. "Hey boss, listen up. We just thought up a new game to play that could be a lot of fun. What do you say? It's called the "Who can find Haruhi's and Mayumi's weakness" game. So you think you're up to it?"

"But that game sounds terrible."

Hikaru shrugged. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Besides they'd only share their weakness with someone they were really close to."

Tamaki's ears perked. "What are the rules?" he asked, stopping them from walking away.

The twins laughed. "Now that's more like it."

Hikaru slung an arm over the blonde's shoulders. "The deadline is sunset tomorrow."

"Whoever finds out their weakness first wins," Kaoru added.

"And I have the perfect prize for the game's lucky winner," Kyoya said as he held up a couple photos of Mayumi and Haruhi.

"We wanna play too!" Honey called out as he and Mori joined the group.

Kyoya smiled slyly. "I guess that means we're all competing."

"Where did you get those pictures of Haruhi and Mayumi?!" Tamaki spazzed out, completely ignored.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Honey said, "Where did you get those pictures, Kyo-chan?"

Kyoya answered, "I have my sources. How about we just leave it at that for the moment?"

XXXXXXXXXXX

"This is the place. It's the most haunted spot in all of Okinawa," Hikaru explained as he lead the group inside a cave, "The locals don't even come out here."

"They say that the only time you can even find this cave is at low tide," Kaoru continued, "Evidently, many people have died down here from drowning. And their souls still linger, taking revenge on anyone who happens to come inside."

Mayumi suspected something being planned by the twins. Why would they want to go explore a cold, damp cave? 'It feels like they're trying to scare me,' she thought, but she had an idea. She backed away and got in the water.

A fake ghoul pops up out and all the girls scream and squeal, holding onto each other in fear.

Haruhi was not amused. "What's going on? Are you trying to freak me out?" she asked, eyeing Kaoru's fake skeleton hand draped on her shoulder.

"What's wrong with you? I thought everyone was afraid of ghosts," Kaoru asked.

"But I've never seen a real one."

Mayumi came out of the water, her hair dripping wet and covering her eyes, with strands of seaweed stuck to her. She sneaks over to Hikaru and touches his shoulder. She asks in a zombie-like voice, "Has a new friend come to play and join me?"

Hikaru jumped, backing away from the girl. "Gah! Mayumi? You weren't scared either?"

"My twin cousins pulled the same trick on me all the time. Of course, I was always one step ahead of them and never fell for it."

:Paranormal fear strategy... failed:

"Haru-chan! Mayu-chan! Would you come over here?" Hunny called out to them from inside one of the military trucks parked by the beach.

"What the…" Haruhi trailed off as she saw the truck. "Are you sure it's okay to drive a truck like this on the sand?"

"It must be if it got this far to the beach," Mayumi says as she climbs into the truck.

Hunny saluted to the men in uniform, "Well, we're ready whenever you are, private police people. Please lower the door!"

"Yes, sir," They said as the doors begin to close and the light began to dim.

On cue, Hunny began to cry panickingly. "It's dark and scary in here. I feel like I can't breathe!"

"Hunny-senpai, what's wrong?" Haruhi said concerningly as she turned to the senior.

"Come on. It's just the dark," Mayumi mumbled.

"Somebody, let me out! I can't take it anymore!"

:Claustrophobia attack strategy... failed:

Mori holds a harpoon. Mayumi is a little bit surprised at first, but looks in confusion.

"Are you planning on fishing with that? We do have fishing poles back at the house."

:A play on words?:

:Fear of sharp objects strategy... failed:

Haruhi and Mayumi continue looking for shellfish when they heard a fellow classmate shout.

"Look up here, Haruhi, Mayumi!" Sakura yelled as she waved down at the two from a ledge.

"What's up? The breeze up here feels great!" another girl commented.

"It's dangerous. Be careful," Haruhi warned them.

"Yeah, don't go too close to the edge!" added Mayumi.

Sakura, oblivious to possible danger, relaxed as the wind blew her hair back. "This feels so good."

"Hey, there're chicks up there, man." A couple of guys came up from behind the girls.

"Aren't we lucky? You ladies wanna hang out with a couple of locals?" One of them said, clearly intoxicated.

Sakura frowned. "No thanks. Please just leave us alone."

"Oh, come on. We just wanna show you girls how to have a good time," the leader of the guys spoke.

"This is a private beach. You guys are not allowed to be here."

The drunk one smirked. "Private? Does that mean we're alone?"

Just as he walked towards them, Haruhi threw her bucket of shellfish on the first man. "Why don't you quit bothering them? Weren't you jerks listening? You better just leave them alone!"

"Haruhi!" Mayumi called out, running up to her.

The guy rubbed the sore spot on his head before glaring at her. "You little runt," he growled as he advances towards Haruhi.

"Don't you dare, you bastard!" Mayumi growled and stepped in front of Haruhi.

Mayumi swung her foot, colliding with the man's face. As he fell, his sobering companion ran up to her, intending to punch her. But the redhead was quick and dodged his fist before grabbing his arm and throwing his to the ground.

"Fighting against a girl, how disgusting," she said, shaking her head, when the first guy came up from behind and restrained her.

"Let me go!" she said, squirming in his grasp. The second guy stood up, approaching her. All Mayumi could do was stand there as she receive a blow to her abdomen.

"Mayumi!" Haruhi cried.

Mayumi couldn't remember anything after Haruhi called her name when she blacked out. It wasn't until she came to and saw Tamaki carrying Haruhi to shore.

"Haruhi!" she called out, her voice slightly cracked.

"Haru-chan!"

"Boss!"

"Where'd they go?" Tamaki asked Kyoya. 'They,' Mayumi wondered, 'he must be referring to those trespassers.'

"We took their ID cards and respectfully asked them to leave. The girls all went back to the hotel. I called a doctor, he should be arriving here any minute now."

"Thanks," Mayumi said, rubbing her abdomen.

"Thank you," Tamaki nodded as Haruhi shifted out of his arms onto her feet.

"I'm fine, you guys. I don't need a doctor."

Tamaki turned to face her, eyes leveled. "What were you thinking? You know, you're not like Hunny-senpai or Mayumi. You're not a Martial Arts master." He grabs Haruhi's shoulders, desperate to get his point across. "Why did you confront them? What made you think you would stand a chance? You against two boys?"

"But it doesn't matter if they're boys and I'm a girl. I was there. I had to do something. They wasn't any time to think-"

"That's no excuse, you idiot! Don't forget, you're a girl!" Tamaki shouted, causing some of them to jump slightly.

Mayumi looked up at the blonde, annoyed with his words. "Tamaki, her being a girl had nothing to do with what just happened."

Haruhi sighed. "Look, I'm sorry you had to come and save me, Senpai. But I don't understand why you're so mad at me right now. I don't think I did anything wrong!"

Tamaki let go of her, his hands falling to his sides, his face more serious than it had ever been. "You don't think so? Fine, whatever you say. But I'm not speaking you until you can admit that you were wrong!"

Akane approached the group just as Tamaki was storming off.

"What happened to him?" she asked before seeing wounded Mayumi and drenched Haruhi, "what happened to you two?"

"We got into some trouble," Mayumi said, and to lighten the mood added, "we could've used your skills to bail us out."

Akane smirked. "Sorry, I was in the kitchen with Mitsukuni. Besides, I doubt Takashi would be pleased about me getting involved in a fight while on vacation."

"Ah, that reminds me," Kyoya spoke up, "We're having a private dinner at my family's villa. There's no need to worry about entertaining guests and Mayumi, you're welcomed to come."

She nodded, her mind slightly elsewhere as she looks across the sand for something.

(Later...)

:The Otori family villa:

Mayumi kept thinking to herself how she got herself an invitation to Kyoya's private villa for a crab dinner while all the other girls had been sent back to the hotel after the scary encounter when Haruhi had been thrown into the water by some thugs. Perhaps it was his way of trying to get us to relax after that incident. 'Maybe he does care….or maybe he'll find a way to blackmail us with it.'

She wondered if the dress she brought was considered too plain. It was a blue sleeveless dress with a small green ribbon tied around the middle. It also had a brown choker, with a golden wavy shaped diamond necklace and an emerald jewel in the center. She had put on some blue-studded earrings, and two gold bracelets to go along with it.

She started brushing her hair in the mirror. She jumped at the sound of knocking at her door. She could hear Hikaru's voice asking if she was ready as he started to turn the doorknob without receiving an answer. Mayumi rolled her eyes. 'What if I was in the middle of changing?'

She turned to look as he opened the door. Hikaru paused, taking in the sight of Mayumi in her flowing dress.

"You look nice," he said sincerely.

"It's not too plain, is it?" she asked, looking back at the mirror to see the back of the dress.

"No, it's just right," he assures her with a smile. He offers his hand and the two walk down to the dining room.

"Ta-da!" Honey exclaimed, presenting the spread on the table, "Here you go! Don't they look yummy?"

"I apologize that there aren't any maids around to help you cook, Senpai," said Kyoya.

"It's no big deal. We appreciate you letting us stay here." Honey turned to Mori. "Hey, Takashi, will you go get Haru-chan and Akane?"

"Hmm," he grunted before going to find the girls.

"It's awfully gloomy out there, huh? It looks like it's gonna rain," Honey said looking out the window.

"It's not just gloomy outside," Hikaru added.

"It's pretty gloomy right here in the dining room as well," Kaoru pointed out, "just take a look at Senpai."

They all see Tamaki sulking in the corner but Mayumi just ignores what's going on, believing that Tamaki was making a big deal out of the situation at the beach. They all turned their heads when Mori brought out Haruhi and Akane, staring in surprise. Akane was wearing a simple grey cross strap dress with black lace on the hem and sash around her waist. That outfit can be expected of her. But Haruhi in a long, light pink dress with frilled straps and a cute little bow was a mesmerizing sight.

"Oh…" Honey said in awe.

"Haruhi, where did you get that dress?" the twins asked.

Mayumi didn't understand why Haruhi was in it either. 'Didn't she hate wearing things like that?'

"From my dad," Haruhi explained with a groan, "He must of repacked my bags when I wasn't looking. He's always trying to get me to wear this frilly stuff."

Twins held their thumbs up in approval. "That's awesome! Way to go, dad!"

"You look so cute, Haru-chan!"

The clock was ticking. Loudly. Mayumi sitting stiffly next to Hikaru, but then again, everyone was like that there was an awkward silence.

"Well, this is uncomfortable," Hikaru mumbled.

"Yeah, kind of awkward," Kaoru areed.

Hunny chuckled nervously. "Let's dig in, Haru-chan. These are the crabs we caught. I bet they're delicious."

Mayumi cracked one the crab, the sound echoing the spacious room. She watched as Haruhi opened one crab after another, and seemed to be taunting Tamaki as she ate.

"Don't you think you've had enough? Give it a rest," Tamaki said after who knows what number she was on.

"Excuse me? I thought that you weren't speaking to me," she retorted as she snaps another crab.

At that point Mayumi started glaring at her. Though she didn't like Tamaki's stereotypical view on girls being fragile flowers, they were all worried about her.

"You... trying to be cute?"

Haruhi looked at him annoyed, to which Tamaki suddenly stood up from the table.

"Ok, fine. I get it. It seems you refuse to admit that you were wrong." He walked to the door. "See if I care, then, I'm going to bed. Kyoya, would you show me to my room, please?"

"No problem. Well, excuse me everyone."

Haruhi starts to look remorseful, putting down the crab in her hand. "Maybe he's right. Maybe I do need to learn a way to protect myself."

"So, that's it. He got to you, huh?" the twins asked.

"Well, it wouldn't hurt you to learn martial arts or something," Hikaru said.

"But it's not like we're going to force you to learn it," Kaoru added.

"I could teach you some defense moves," Mayumi offered.

"And I could show you ways just to scare them off," Akane said, cracking her knuckles for emphasis.

The twins shook their heads. "Besides, that's not the real issue here."

Hikaru looked at Mayumi as he spoke. "To be honest, we were all a little worried about how recklessly the both of you acted."

Honestly, Mayumi wasn't too sure at this point what Haruhi was thinking. Was she right for defending them from those guys or wrong for taking them on herself when she couldn't defend herself?

Haruhi was confused as well. "What do you mean? I didn't cause you guys any trouble or anything."

The twins shrugged hopelessly at each other.

"That's not true, Haru-chan. I think you should apologize, 'kay? You made us all worried, especially Tama-chan. I think you need to apologize to him the most."

"So you were worried about me? But why?"

Hunny sighed, but Mayumi understood clearly. They were all friends, it was only natural that they would feel concerned when they heard that Haruhi was pushed into the water by some thugs.

"You're hopeless," the twins groaned.

"Really hopeless," Akane added.

Haruhi looked up. "You think? Guys, I'm really sorry."

"I'm sorry too," Mayumi said, "for making all of you worry."

"We forgive you," Honey said cheerfully, "group hug!"

They all huddled together, arms woven into each others as they embraced. They stayed that way for a while until Mayumi noticed something.

"Is something wrong?" the twins asked.

"I'm not feeling so good..." Haruhi groaned.

"You must of eaten too much crab," Hikaru concluded.

"Be strong, Haru-chan!"

"Let's get her to the nearest restroom, hurry!" Kaoru said as they rushed her out the dining hall.

"Feeling better?" Mayumi asked from outside the bathroom.

"Yeah," replied Haruhi, "sorry about that."

"Don't worry, this happened to me when I ate a lot of good food," she reassured the host, "There's still plenty of crab leftover, so we'll get to eat it tomorrow."

"Great. I'm gonna get ready for bed. See you in the morning, Mayumi."

"Have a good night," she said before heading down the hall. She came across a door that looked similar to her's. Opening it, she discovered a slender young man on the bed, shirtless with damp raven hair dangling over piercing grey eyes that were staring right at her.

"I'm sorry, I got the wrong room," she said blushing with embarrassment.

"Mayumi?" the boy asked.

She recognized the voice. "Kyoya?"

He reached out to the nightstand and grabbed his glasses. "How is it that someone is a completely different person without glasses?"

"I bet Clark Kent wonders the same thing," Mayumi joked before her smile fades. "Listen, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused earlier at the beach."

"Oh, I wasn't too worried. You didn't receive any serious injuries and we rescued Haruhi just in time."

"Right…" she said flatly, reminding herself of Kyoya's cold nature.

"But I am glad to see that you and Haruhi are alright."

Smiling, she heads to the door. "I should get going. Good night, Kyoya."

"Good night, Mayumi."

She makes her way down another hall, where Hikaru and Kaoru were observing the storm forming outside. Hikaru quickly turned and looked at her.

"How's Haruhi?" he asked.

"She got sick, but she's okay. It's such a waste, she was really excited about the meal."

Hikaru and Kaoru both nod their heads in understanding. A door opened and Mayumi saw Tamaki coming out of his room, a melancholy sigh escaped his lips.

Figuring he needed some help, she walked over to him.

"Look Tamaki, if you want to make things right with Haruhi, go talk to her and stop making the 'she's a girl' excuse. That has nothing to do with what happened and it's insulting to us."

"I get that, but you must understand that her gender can be a factor depending on the situation. I just wished Haruhi didn't do things on her own. We were nearby, we could have helped too."

"But she wasn't alone, she was with me."

"Two girls, one a martial artist and the other isn't, against three older, bigger, tougher guys aren't good odds."

She wanted to argue, but Tamaki had a really valid point. No matter how good she was at martial arts, she couldn't take on two people on her own, much less three. And where does that leave Haruhi? She had no way of protecting herself.

He sighed. "I don't know, maybe the best thing to do is to wait until morning, after we had a good night's sleep. I'm gonna go ask Kyoya for some sunburn lotion." He left them to find Kyoya's room, with a lot for Mayumi to think about.

"Whoa, seeing Tamaki serious is a scary sight. A lot scarier than the haunted cave, or getting locked in a truck, or Mori's spears..." she trailed off when realization hit, "hey, wait a minute. Why is everyone trying to scare me and Haruhi?"

The twins stiffened. "We don't know what you're talking about."

She leaned toward them, hands on her hips. "Are you two forgetting your little ghost act in the cave?"

"Oh, that," Hikaru said, recalling the incident.

"We weren't trying to scare you personally," Kaoru explained, "you've just been caught up in the crossfire."

She crossed her in front of her chest. "Really? Why are you guys doing it in the first place?"

They explained to her that they were having a contest to see who could find out her and Haruhi's weakness.

"Why didn't you guys just ask?"

They looked at each other, clearly unaware that that was an option. "You'd tell us what you're scared of?"

She shrugged. "Yeah, I would."

"What are you scared of?" they asked.

"Lots of things, but mainly seeing our friends get hurt, and-"

A clap of thunder roared loudly at the moment. Hikaru looked confused at his wide-eyed brother.

"Were you serious about the last one?" Kaoru asked Mayumi.

"What do you mean?" Hikaru asked.

"Didn't you hear what she said?"

"I couldn't hear her over the thunder. Why? What did she say?"

"It doesn't matter," Mayumi said quickly. Just then they all see Kyoya walking towards them, looking conflicted and at the same time happy.

Some time later, the storm cleared. And the group realized it was very quiet.

Hikaru looked towards Kyoya. "Are you sure it's a good idea…"

"...to leave the two of them alone?" Kaoru finished for him.

"She's with our prince, Tamaki. What could possibly go wrong?" Kyoya assured them.

They knock on the door before opening it. "Hey boss, we're coming in."

Tamaki and Haruhi were sitting on the floor, the bed sheet tossed to the floor and Haruhi had a blindfold on.

"With the blindfold on, you can't see anything, and then the earplugs help muffle any sound." Tamaki explained.

"Wow, yeah, you're right!" Haruhi said happily.

"You nasty pervert," Hikaru interrupts in disgust.

Tamaki turns in shock, seeing his friends stare at him, judging him.

"What kind of foreplay is that?" Kaoru asked.

"Tamaki," Mayumi said in a chillingly calm voice, "what are you trying to do to Haruhi?"

"It's not like that!" the blonde swears, but they wouldn't hear of it. He was pulled out of the room and tossed into his.

Morning came by fast, the entire gang still outcasting Tamaki as they boarded into the car.

"You better watch your back, Haruhi," Hikaru warns her. The twins send a suspicious look to the blonde.

"I never would've pegged the boss as an S&M pervert," said Kaoru.

"And here I thought all that 'she's a girl' was out of concern," Mayumi said with a tsk.

Tamaki's jaw dropped in frustration. "I told you, it wasn't like that at all!"

Haruhi sent an unconvinced glare to the blonde. "I see. Well, now I know what S&M is. I can't believe I almost let you get away with it." she said and closed the door window.

"I wasn't doing anything freaky, I was trying to help you!"

"Let's go," Kyoya told the driver.

The vehicle pulled off from the driveway.

"Hey! Don't leave without me! Wait you guys!" Tamaki shouted. He chased after the car as it drove away.