Chapter 6: New Host and New Love Blooms?
"So, no new guy today?" Sally Moore asked as she looked at Haruhi with a small grin. "You've been MIA all week aside from club."
"I've been hanging out with him a lot but he had football practice," Haruhi said. "I did invite Birb-chan to come to visit us though."
"We should go spy on him."
"Sally-dear you just want to see him in that uniform." A tall brunette said with a shake of her head.
"Can't help to look once in a while," Sally rolled her eyes and pouted. "Besides I'm bored sitting around while the guys sip tea and chat with other girls."
"Jealous much?" Haruhi snorted. She looked up and saw the door open. "Birb-chan and...Hey Marcus dude you're visiting today too?"
All of the girls in the room stopped talking to the hosts and looked towards the doors at the Sakurai siblings. They all were silent for a moment before they erupted into squeals and screams.
"It's the hot new boy!"
"Ooh my goodness he's here to visit with Haruhi!"
"That's so moe!"
"Forbidden boys love!"
Marcus rolled his eyes at the screams as he held up his bag. "Got a place I can change?"
"Yeah I'll show you." Haruhi said with a smile as she got up and began leading Marcus to the preparation room. She prayed he didn't hear conversation about his cousin. "You know you'd make a good host."
"Not interested." Marcus said. He sat his bag down and pulled his practice jersey off once they were in the room. Dropping it on the chair, his hands then went to untying the cords to the pants.
"Why not?" Haruhi asked. "If you join...I wouldn't be bored and I need help dealing with the idiot squad."
"Not interested. I got better things to do other than be a ho." Marcus dropped his pants and stepped out of them. He reached over and pulled his after school clothes out. "Fuck, I forgot a shirt."
"Oh sure...call what we're doing being a ho." Haruhi mumbled as she went to a nearby box and pulled out a shirt. She tossed it to him. "Put that on, you should fit it."
Marcus looked at it before he put it on. He blinked when he heard ripping. "You were sayin'?" He took the ripped fabric off and put his pants and a leather jacket on. "I'll just bare it."
"Are you sure?" Haruhi asked. "Why don't you just put your uniform shirt back on? You're going to be exposed to the elements...and horny fangirls."
"The Chupacabra stole it to wear. She got tired of her uniform." Marcus shook his head.
"Ah, well hmm….maybe I can run down to the school's tailor and get you a new shirt?" Haruhi asked. "I really don't want those girls to jump you."
"I'm not about to spend all afternoon here. I'll be fine." Marcus picked his bag up and walked back out of the preparation room after making sure he was dressed for the most part.
"Ah! He's back!"
"Oh my gosh! He's not wearing a shirt!"
"How hot!"
"Get him, girls!"
A bunch of fangirls who were with the hosts jumped up and almost immediately were sprinting towards Marcus while squealing in unison. Marcus stared at them for a moment before holding his hand up.
"Ladies, can we not?" he asked with a small dimpled smile. The charm in his voice accentuated by his thick accent. "Go on back to your friends, I'm fine right here."
"Aww!"
"We want to sit with you!"
"You're so cute!"
"And charming too!"
"Can I designate him?"
"Ah! He must be a host in training!"
All of the girls continued talking in unison and squealing. A few had begun jumping up and down happily at the chance to be with Marcus.
"A host? Ladies I ain't a host."
"Yet." Tamaki stood up and walked over to them. He smiled softly at the girls. "Marcus-san will be around tomorrow as well, we're going to be sure he gives you ladies a chance to get to know him."
"The fuck I am. I got football practice tomorrow."
The girls all screamed in unison at hearing his words about being on the football team.
"Marcus just play along," Haruhi pleaded and then added in a whisper. "If you do I'll keep you supplied in Mega Macs forever."
Marcus gave an annoyed groan and turned to Haruhi. "Mega Macs and those sticky rice buns you had yesterday."
"Ok, I'll make you those every day," Haruhi promised with a small smile.
Marcus rolled his eyes and patted Haruhi on the head. "Tanuki."
Haruhi smiled softly but winced when she heard the girls screaming in unison again at the touching gesture. "Welcome to the host club dude...these girls will be your fans...get used to it."
"As long as I can piss and eat in peace."
"Hey, Crawdad!" China chirped and held up her phone. "Unc!"
"Thanks." He walked over to China and took the phone from her before walking into the preparation room again and closing the door behind him.
Haruhi watched for a moment before shaking her head and going back to the table she'd been sitting at.
"Oi, boss if we have to have a new host then we're going to need to know everything about him," Hikaru said from his place behind the couch China was sitting on. "And if it gives me the chance to mess with Cardi B-chan then I'm fine."
China spun around and kicked Hikaru in the head.
"The name's Chinatsu! Chi-na-tsu! If your one brain cell can't comprehend that then call me China Froggy Fuck Boy!"
"Fine, Chinabi," Hikaru said with a laugh as he walked off. "Oi everyone that girl's name is now Chinabi!"
The hosts looked at Hikaru and moved out of the way when they saw a coffee table fly in his direction.
Hikaru yelped out and dove to the floor. "Oi, don't throw things!" he cried. "Kaoru help me!"
"Calm your tits," Kaoru said rolling his eyes as he walked over to China with a small box of cookies. "Sorry about my idiot brother's attitude, please accept these cookies as a peace offering….they're chocolate chip and in the shape of characters from that one disney movie about the frog princess."
"Ah! You even made Raymond and Evangeline!" China took the cookies and sat down. She made a small chirp as she ate the cookies happily.
"So tell me something Frog Princess-chan," Kaoru began as he sat next to her. "Will you visit me if I make you those cookies everyday? I'll even make you beignets too...I have been wanting to learn how to make food from America."
"I'll visit you. Fuck your brother."
"I'll let you in on a secret." Kaoru leaned down and whispered. "My brother likes girls with your...figure...he just doesn't know how to act around you right now."
"Well he better hop on the magic school bus and figure it out. I ain't got time for games." China grumbled. She looked up at hearing the door open and close. "What did Unc want?"
"When we leave here I'm droppin' you off at the compound then I gotta run an errand for him."
"You need to borrow PK?"
"Nah, got one in the glove compartment. Shouldn't take me too long."
"Ne ne Mark-chan!" Honey ran over to Marcus and jumped into the air for a hug. "Mark-chan! Mark-chan!"
Marcus looked up and caught Honey in one hand. "What's up?"
Honey giggled. "You're going to be a host now! I think that's cool! You can hang out with me and Takashi!"
"And I can draw manga of him." A small voice said from near Marcus's legs. "He's tall."
Marcus looked down at the source of the voice and smiled. He knelt in front of her. "And who are you lil' kitten?"
The girl giggled. "I'm Muireann but call me Mimi!" she said brightly. "I'm Takashi's girlfriend!"
"I prefer Kitt." Marcus smiled. "And so you're the one he has as a wallpaper on his phone."
"Yep! I come here often to visit," Mimi explained. "Me and Mitsukuni are best friends too! We love cake, Usa-chan, Nyan-kun and nice people!" she turned and looked at China. "Ah! Squishy Squish!" she ran and hugged her. "Wah! Soft!"
"Another loli!" China squealed and cuddled Mimi. "Cute loli baby awwwww!"
Mimi smiled brightly. "You're pretty and I like your hair, it's like a marshmallow." She said. "Big sister-chan!"
"Awwwwww!" China squealed and began cooing over the small girl in Creole while cuddling her more.
Marcus shook his head and set Honey down before sitting at the table with Haruhi.
The girls at the table squealed in unison instantly forgetting their conversation with Haruhi.
"So cool!"
"Kyaaaa! He's sitting with us!"
"Hm? Y'all gwan back to your talk." Marcus waved a hand with a lazy dimpled smile.
The girls squealed and went back to talking to Haruhi.
Haruhi laughed quietly as she shook her head. She took note of Marcus looking around the room at the others.
"I always send Mitski-chan gifts on her birthday, it's a simple tradition I've started. I always send a carefully selected white dress and pink roses."
"That's not creepy at all," Marcus said loud enough for the host to hear.
The host looked over at Marcus and pushed his glasses up on his nose. "It's not creepy Marcus-senpai, it's actually called being kind to her. I'm sure as an idol Mitski-chan doesn't get to have any personal gifts from a genuine fan."
"So you think but until you live that life you don't really know do you?" Marcus asked. "Not to mention that you overlook the fact that not only there's more 'genuine fans' than your ass but she also spends her birthdays with her family every year."
"Except that year she spent it doing a concert," the host pointed out as he opened his notebook and began reading off the notes he had taken. "Miss Mitski age 16 years old, height 4'10. She loves rabbits, sweet candies and her favorite hobby is dancing. She spends a lot of her money made from her shows on helping others...and her birthday is June 30th."
"Actually that year after the concert her family came to see her, but go off." Marcus leaned back in his seat. "Yeah no, I was right that is creepy. Between that notebook and your lil' shrine, you're one meltdown away from trackin' her through her social media and snappin' her neck in her sleep. Before or after raidin' her underwear drawer is up to you."
"Marcus-senpai, I'm not a creepy person," the host growled. "Ahem, but I do respect that you care about Mitski-chan's safety...you must be one of her fans as well."
"Fan, family, bodyguard, you choose." Marcus smirked at the host. "What was that? Your attempt at a growl? Feelin' froggy?"
"Marcus," Haruhi began but shook her head. "Geez you made Kyouya-senpai shut up...he's annoyed right now…"
"Don't give a shit. He keeps sendin' my cousin gifts she don't wear and don't wanna wear." Marcus said.
"Crawdad."
"Not gonna say that I know how to keep my mouth shut."
"I thought she wore that one white dress," Haruhi said. "The one with the buttons on both sides...it was super cute." she noticed both siblings growling. "Oh you didn't know?"
"Nah, that dress was from another creep," China grumbled.
"Either way, there's a reason there's a no clothing rule for fans that wanna send her gifts," Marcus said loud enough for Kyouya to hear.
"Wow you broke him," Haruhi noted before laughing. "This is going to be fun with you here."
Marcus looked at Haruhi and raised an eyebrow. "You think? I dunno, if I wanna hang with you I can just whisk you away in my car."
Haruhi laughed softly. "I think so and I wish I could but I have to work off my debt to these guys."
"How much you owe?" As he asked this Haruhi saw his hand reach into his jacket pocket.
"Um, 8,000,000 yen," Haruhi said. "But I can pay it off myself, I don't want any handouts and if I left these idiots on their own they might burn down this room from their antics."
"You sure?" Marcus asked with a small smile.
"Yeah I'm good." Haruhi waved a hand. "I like it here and with you here I may be able to spend time with you a lot more."
"Cute, you like spendin' time with me." He grinned.
"Well, you are sane…"
"Kyaaaa! So moe!"
"Eek Marcus-san and Haruhi-kun are a secret couple!"
"How romantic!"
"A lil' bit of crazy makes life fun. Ain't that right ladies?"
The girls began squealing in unison as the other girl fainted.
"Holy...you killed her!" Haruhi cried in shock.
"Ain't nothin' a lil' CPR can't fix."
"Marcus don't do it!" Haruhi said deciding to play with the girls' emotions. She looked at him with a pout. "Your promised to only do CPR on me."
"I promised to do a lot more than CPR on you chere."
"Marcus…."
"Kyaaaaaaaa!" the girls screamed in unison at the sight.
"Oi! Mr. Steal Yo Girl!" China cackled. "Keep it in your pants over there!"
"Mr. Steal Yo Girl?" Haruhi snorted and stood up as she left the table to go make more tea for the guests. She didn't notice the girls jump over the table and began pulling at Marcus's clothes.
"Strip him!"
"I got a part of his jacket!"
"Eeek I have a lock of his hair!"
"Watch the braids!" Marcus stood up with the girls clinging to him.
"I got his necklace!"
The room went silent when the girls were dropped by Marcus. He reached down and pulled the broken chain from the girl's hand before walking out of the room.
"Marcus?" Haruhi immediately ran after him. "Idiot girls…" she hissed when she ran past them. She managed to catch up to him. "Are you ok?"
"Gotta get a new chain for this." He said softly as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Oh...I'm sorry," Haruhi said. "I shouldn't have left you...hey come on I'll go with you to help you pick a new chain if you want...or...wait I got an idea follow me."
"Nah. I think I'mma go chill and wait for the Chupacabra to get finished in there."
"Marcus wait," Haruhi reached up and unclasped the necklace she was wearing, she took the tanuki charm off of it and then took the cross from Marcus and put it on the chain before smiling. "Here for you."
"You ain't have to do that."
"I wanted to," Haruhi said with a small smile. "This is a symbol of our friendship now, you're...um...my best friend…."
Marcus looked at the chain again before giving Haruhi a soft smile and gently pinching her chin.
"I just wanted to make sure you're happy," Haruhi said softly blushing as she saw him lean closer. "Marcus-kun?"
"Thanks." He placed a kiss on the top of her head. "Let's go, ok?"
"Um...ok…."
Marcus nodded to her as he walked back to the music ran off for a second and came back with her school bag. She sent a small glare at the girls who had jumped Marcus. "I'm going home early."
"But Haruhi what about the…"
"Play with Birb-chan," Haruhi said brightly. "She's super fun and cute too! Come on Marcus, let's go." she grabbed his hand and led him out of the room. For some reason, her face was shining a bright red and her heart seemed to be racing.
"Hey! He's my ride home!" China let Mimi go and grabbed her things before chasing after Haruhi and her brother.
"Marcus…" Haruhi said quietly as she took a deep breath and looked into the mirror pretending she was talking to him. "Listen dude let's hang out tomorrow after school, we can eat McDonald's for three hours and then go see a movie….ugh! That's dumb! Ok...let's see...Hey dude! How about we grab some McDonalds and then come back here and study? No that's dumb….damn it! Why can't I think of a way to ask him to hang out with me?!" she flopped onto her bed and began growling, when she looked up she saw Marcus staring down at her.
"Great now I'm seeing things!"
"No I'm still here. I just left to piss."
"Crapbaskets…" Haruhi grumbled. "So you heard me…?"
"Yeah. We can go to a movie if you really wanna." He said with a small smile.
"Nah there is nothing I want to see," Haruhi admitted. "How about you come over here and we can um...watch tv? Yeah, there is this awesome drama that comes on every weekend."
"Yo' dad gonna be cool with that? I'm not tryna get shot."
"My dad won't be home during the day," Haruhi shrugged. "And you'll be cool hanging out here with me...though can you come over at 6? I have a thing to do right after school downtown."
"Secret part-time job?" Marcus snickered.
"No...it's just a...um…" Haruhi blushed. "A signing event."
"6? Aight. That gives me enough time to get done with what I gotta do."
"Great." Haruhi smiled brightly. "It'll be fun to hang out with you, um what kind of snacks do you want? Or I can call for delivery...maybe pizza? Or wait how about tacos?"
"I can cook somethin' healthier." Marcus said. "Just gotta get the stuff."
"Ok, hey how about we cook together?" Haruhi suggested. "It's fun to cook for people."
"Sure. You ever have short ribs before?"
"Not really," Haruhi admitted waving a hand.
"Then you're in for a treat." Marcus looked at his watch. "I gotta go handle somethin'. I can either come back here or go home when I get done."
"Go home," Haruhi said with a small smile. "I'll be fine on my own."
"Aight, see ya tomorrow then." Marcus grabbed his jacket and walked out of her room.'
Haruhi watched him with a small smile before groaning. "Why in the world do I feel like I'm going insane around him!?"
"Has anyone seen Marcus-senpai today?"
"We didn't run him off did we?"
"Maybe we should've apologized to him…"
"He'll come to see us I hope."
"Don't count on it vultures," China said.
"We want to say sorry to him." a girl said with a soft sigh. "We didn't mean to hurt him so much."
China shook her head as she saw Haruhi enter the music room. "You broke the chain of the necklace our Granmere gave him for his sixteenth birthday."
The girls all teared up as they heard her words. A few began to cry about how they hurt him.
Haruhi looked over at them before going to the preparation room to put her things away. Her face was a soft hue of red from the memory of Marcus and her's plans.
"Sweetcheeks, you ok over there?"
"Yeah, I'm fine!" Haruhi called out. "I'm just...tired..yeah that's all!"
"Harrrrrruuuuuuhhhhhiiii!" Tamaki cried running over to her and hugged her tightly. "Are you ok? Did you not sleep well?"
"Senpai go away." Haruhi grumbled.
"Your face is red do you have a fever?"
"I said I'm fine!"
"Yo."
The door opened and closed as Marcus entered the room with a few girls in the room looked over at him and some kept their distance while others stayed silent. Marcus ignored them as he sat down with a small grimace.
Haruhi managed to pry herself from Tamaki and walked over to him. "Are you ok?" she asked curiously.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a lil' sore."
"Bad day?" Haruhi asked. "There is a couch in the back that you can lie down on in the preparation room."
"Yeah. Y'all got a first aid kit back there too?"
"Yeah, come on I'll show you," Haruhi said. "Follow me."
Marcus stood with a small groan. He followed Haruhi.
"Where are you hurt?" Haruhi asked curiously. "I can help patch you up and then you can lay down over there."
Marcus unbuttoned his shirt revealing to Haruhi the slightly bloodied bandage around his lower stomach.
"How in the hell did that happen?!" Haruhi cried before calming down as she began opening the first aid kit.
"Last night during that errand I had to run," Marcus said simply as he took the bandage off.
"What kind of errand?!" Haruhi asked in shock as she started tending to his wound. "This may sting a little."
"Had to clear up a lil' dispute with this guy that's been buggin' Unc."
"Oh…" Haruhi said quietly and began spraying the wound to disinfect it. "You shouldn't have to do that...you're 18!"
"In a few weeks, I'm gonna be takin' over the business," Marcus said as he watched her.
"What? Seriously?!" Haruhi cried in shock but continued working as she began wrapping the bandage around him. "You could be killed!"
"I'll be fine, it's just a flesh wound." Marcus looked at her, lifting his arms up to help her get around. "You ain't gotta worry 'bout me."
"I rather have someone worry about you," Haruhi said. "What would happen if you died? Your sister and family would be upset."
"Trust me, I'm not gonna die until I'm old, married, and with a football team of kids and grandkids."
Haruhi laughed. "You want eleven kids?" she asked curiously. "You know taking care of that many kids will be hard to do."
"Eh, I'm used to takin' care of kids." Marcus laughed.
"Mmn...I guess." Haruhi looked at him. "But having a big family would be nice...I've grown up as an only child so I never got the chance to know what it's like having a sibling before."
"It's interestin'. Some days we're best friends, other times we wanna kill each other. But at the end of the day I know they got my back." Marcus smiled softly.
"That's sweet," Haruhi said as she finished. She got up and went to go put the first aid kit away. "You know having a football team would be fun...children are cute things."
Marcus laughed softly. "You sound like you wanna have it wit' me."
Haruhi blushed. "What? No no...I mean...uh...if you don't' get married then maybe we can!"
"Alright, sounds like a plan." He smiled as he draped his shirt on his shoulder.
"Oh um…" Haruhi blushed a soft hue of red. "You don't have to humor me."
"Not humorin' you. One thing you should know about me. I don't agree to shit if I don't agree wit' it." He pinched her chin again before walking over to the couch and stretching out.
"You're serious?" Haruhi followed him, she gave a soft groan as she felt her chest start to hurt. She didn't know why he made her feel this way.
"Yeah." He looked up at her as he put his arms behind his head.
"You're a weird person," Haruhi noted quietly before groaning as she walked over to him and stared down at him.
"Yes, tanuki?"
Haruhi stayed silent and leaned down kissing him gently. She felt him freeze for a moment before his hand moved to the back of her head.
Pulling away from him Haruhi's face turned bright red. "Ah I...I...I'm sorry!" she jumped up and ran out of the room.
Marcus sat up and looked at her for a moment before shaking his head. He sighed and stood and walked out of the room.
"Haruhi."
"Sorry I gotta go!" Haruhi ran out of the music room.
"What was that about?" Hikaru asked from behind the couch that China was sitting on. "Oi Chinabi go after her."
China rolled her eyes. "Fuck off, Crawdad got it."
Marcus shook his head as he followed after Haruhi.
"Why the hell did I kiss him?!" Haruhi cried blushing a crimson red at the idea of kissing Marcus. Her face turned bright red and she continued running as fast as she could to avoid anyone seeing her.
"Tanuki watch out!"
She felt an arm around her waist, pulling her back from the edge of the reflecting pool outside of the school.
"What in the…" Haruhi gasped. "Let me go...please!"
"Dumbass you almost ran into a pool," Marcus said as he sat her down. "Now we gonna talk or you gonna keep runnin' from me?"
"Stay away from me!" Haruhi said glaring at him. "You...you make me feel weird! Leave me alone!"
She saw him roll his eyes with a groan before he pulled her in for another kiss. Haruhi's eyes widened and she hit him on the chest trying to get him to let her go. She finally gave up and returned the kiss.
"Now can we talk?" he asked with a whisper against her lips. "Stubborn assed tanuki."
"Ok…"
"Come on." He grabbed her hand and pulled her with him.
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere we can talk in private."
"Oh um...ok?" Haruhi said. "But where?"
"The garage. Ain't no one in there now."
"Ok…" Haruhi sighed softly and prayed he wouldn't think she was weird for running away from him after kissing him.
Once they were in the garage, Haruhi saw Marcus walk around the room to check to see if they were alone.
"I'm sorry," Haruhi whispered.
"For what?" he asked as he leaned against the hood of his car.
"I kissed you…" Haruhi whispered. "And then ran away after I did...I don't know why I kissed you."
"No need to be sorry about that." Marcus smiled at her. "You wanted to, that's why you did it."
"No I...ugh I didn't!" Haruhi cried. "I just kissed you because...I don't know…"
"Because you wanted to. It's not as difficult as you makin' it." Marcus stood and walked over to her.
"You probably didn't want me to do it," Haruhi said. "Damn it I hate feeling weird around you!"
"I didn't mind it."
"You're messing with me," Haruhi said. "You should mind it! A strange girl you barely know kissed you!"
"The same girl that's seen me in my underwear how many times now?" Marcus chuckled. "And if I minded I wouldn't have kissed you the second time."
"I...um…" Haruhi sighed heavily.
"It's okay to admit you like me."
"I don't like you!" Haruhi cried blushing more.
"Haruhi, denial ain't just a river in Egypt."
"I don't like you!" Haruhi cried again blushing more. "I don't like you! I don't like you!"
Marcus stepped closer to her. "You don't?"
"No!" Haruhi cried blushing more. "I...I...go away...you're making my chest hurt….damn it...now I feel like crying."
"Why?"
"I don't know!" Haruhi cried. "I just...ugh damn it I do like you!"
"There's nothin' wrong wit' that." Marcus looked down at her. "You ain't gonna shed no tears because of me."
"You make me feel weird," Haruhi said. "Like I can't breathe...like I just want to be happy when you're happy...like...ugh I don't know!"
"Then let's do it," he looked at her, "let's make it less weird for you and make you happy."
"We can't," Haruhi said quietly. "We're hosts...we can't just date each other! The fangirls would have a field day."
"Who says they have to know for now?" Marcus asked her. "As far as they're concerned it's an act like that weird shit the twins got."
Haruhi sighed softly. "But...what if we don't work out? You may hate me."
"If we don't work out, we don't. No love lost as long as you keep it a hundred wit' me."
"Ok...I guess we can try." Haruhi said softly. "But I have to warn you I've never dated anyone before."
"I'll take it as slow as you want baby girl."
"Um...what?" Haruhi asked blushing. "You just called me…"
"Don't like it? I can call you somethin' else."
"Um no, it's...new…" Haruhi admitted. "I thought you liked calling me a tanuki."
"I can call you that too." Marcus flashed a dimpled smile at her. "I'll call you whatever you want me to."
"Ok…"
Marcus smiled at her and gently patted her on the head. "Feelin' a little better?"
"Yeah...but it's still weird."
"It'll get a lil' less weird as we go." Marcus looked at her. "Wanna get some ice cream and go back?"
"Yeah...ok…"
"Hey."
Haruhi looked at him. "Yeah?" she asked softly.
Marcus leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Come on."
"Ok…"
"Do I gotta throw the tanuki on my shoulder again?"
"No...no...come on!" Haruhi said blushing more.
Marcus grinned as he picked her up and threw her on his shoulder before carrying her out of the garage.
"Damn you!" Haruhi cried out loudly flailing. "Put me down Marcus-kun!"
"Nah, don't feel like it."
"Asshole!" Haruhi cried blushing more before blinking. "Right...can we reschedule our hangout? I...um have something else to do today too...my friend Mei wants me to meet her somewhere."
"Yeah sure, no problem." Marcus sat her down with a small smile. "See ya tomorrow then."
"Sure...um…" Haruhi then blushed. "Unless you want to go but I doubt you'd want to tag along."
"What're y'all gonna be doin'?"
"Um...well err...going to an amusement park," Haruhi said. "I have an extra pass."
"Might as well. Guess I'll cook for you later. You meetin' her there or does she need a lift?"
"We're meeting there, we have to take the train," Haruhi said. "SiInce traffic is insane near the park."
"Nah, I can handle it. Get in."
Haruhi blinked. "I gotta go home and change clothes!" she said. "I can't go in my uniform and you can't go in your uniform either."
"I keep a change in my car and I can take you home."
"Ok…" Haruhi said with a small laugh. "I have to warn you that going to the amusement park is going to be an all-day thing."
"I got money, we can eat all day there." Marcus waved a hand.
"Um...ok…"