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Justaislinn:

Sorry if you feel it was uneventful :/ Gotta build up the story a bit. Don't worry though, I plan on dropping quite a few drama bombs in the course of this story ;) Also, I put in a little extra silliness in this chapter for you. :) Enjoy!

BelieverOfManyThings:

Thank you! I'm glad you are liking my story! ^_^ *chu! A kiss from Honey-senpai!

AnAngelandHisHunter:

Hehe This chapter is a loooooooot cuter!

SlvrPhoenx:

This chapter is a bunch of tomfoolery, but next chapter I plan to have Haruhi get back to hustling! More working at the Cafe coming soon~!

Smiley821:

Here you go! Hope you like this one too! :)

Haruhi let out a sigh of irritation at the koala she had attached to her chest that she couldn't shake off no matter how much she wiggled in its grip. Tilting her head back to stare at the blue sky she suddenly came to the realization that the sky was a ceiling, and the koala she couldn't shake was a person. The brunette host turned her head and came nose to nose with her half french senpai.

'chest…' A light blush lit her cheeks as she felt his breath fan across her face, and became hyper aware of how closely, and where, he was holding her. Not wanting him or any of the other hosts to awaken with her in this position, Haruhi carefully pried his hand away from her breast and slipped out of his grip. Tiptoeing across the room, Haruhi froze in place as she noticed a dark aura coming off the lumpy sleeping roll that she knew to be Honey.

With newfound stealth skills she silently made the rest of the way to the door, and slipped out with only a quiet click of the door latching. Haruhi let out a sigh of relief as she pushed off from her position of leaning against the door, and made her way through the cold morning air.

Haruhi rubbed her hands together for warmth as her feet reached the bottom step. She quickly threw another log on the dying embers in the fireplace and fanned a new flame to life. As she sat there warming herself by the now roaring flame Haruhi contemplated her life, and how her views have changed a bit since she took up her place in the host club. Before joining the host club, all of her attention went into her studies. She was naive in many ways when it came to socializing. Once she joined the host club, her horizon broadened, and she began to realize just how much she was lacking in life with only her books. For the first time, she had more than one priority. Slowly she was becoming aware of how attached she was to the boys.

"Haruhi-kun?" she turned to see Yoko and a slightly timid and mousy blonde girl who she was pretty sure was named Hitomi and was one of Honey and Mori's customers.

Ah! Good morning" she greeted from her spot by the fire.

"I didn't know you liked bunnies Haruhi-kun" The girls giggled a little.

Realization dawned on her that she was still dressed in Honey's night clothes. "yes well…" she trailed off awkwardly.

"It looks like something Honey-kun would wear" the other girl blushed lightly with a dreamy look on her face. "I wanna see Honey-kun's pajamas…"

"Who wants coffee!?" Haruhi jumped to her feet in alarm "I'll make us all coffee!" she strode to the kitchen with purpose.

"Would you like some help?" Yoko made to follow.

"NO!" Haruhi paused to calm herself "Thank you, but I would like it if you two would relax and stay warm by the fire". Shs flashed them a smile and disappeared around the corner before another word could be said.

Quickly filling and placing the kettle on the stovetop, Haruhi made a mad dash up the back stairs to gather a change of clothes.

Sneaking back into the room where the rest of the hosts were still asleep, Haruhi quickly grabbed the bag packed for her by the twins, and her clothes from the day before and dashed into the bathroom as quickly as she could without disturbing the slumbering beast and lord.

Quickly discarding everything lacy, frilly, and pink over her shoulder, Haruhi was quickly left with only a white button up. Having no other choice, she shimmied into the jeans from the day before and threw on the top and her puffer vest.

Feeling more secure now that she was out of pajamas, she made her way down the back steps and into the kitchen just as the kettle started to whistle shrilly.

"Sorry for the wait!" Haruhi smiled as she walked back into the main room with two cups of steaming coffee in her hands.

Haruhi sighed happily looking out the window at the now calm sky. Moments before Kyouya had announced that the 7 inches of snow left by the storm was already being plowed away, and that the roads should be completely cleaned by nightfall allowing the girls drivers to pick them up shortly after dinner.

Haruhi sneaked up behind the twins who were busy laughing with a small group of girls at their antics. "You guys…" her ominous voice sounded right by their ears sending a shiver down both their spines.

"H-haruhi!" they turned to face her.

"You're speaking to us again!" A smile light their faces.

"Don't you two have something to look for?" Her rarely seen evil eye, and a matching smile spread across her face.

The two redheads backed away nervously, hands up in a placating and defensive manner. "We'll get right on that.." and dashed out the front door without further adu.

"Haruhi-kun can be scary…" she heard one of the girls whisper behind her hand as she turned around with a satisfied smile, only to bump into a warm body and feel scalding hot liquid spill down her neck and chest. Haruhi let out a small cry of pain as the coffee mug shattered on the ground at her feet.

"Oh my! Haruhi-kun!" The girl that she bumped into began to panic. Haruhi just clutched at her shirt and tried to keep it off of her skin as the host club quickly moved to her side.

Suddenly realizing that her top was now showing more than desired she quickly dashed away from the forming crowd. "I'm going to change!"

"chest…" Yoko trailed off in contemplation.

Panicking at the prospect of Haruhi's gender being discovered, Tamaki shouted the first thing that came to mind "Haruhi has big manly pecks!"

The rest of the host club sweat dropped as all the girls blushed at the mental image.

Up stairs in the bathroom Haruhi wasted no time ripping the top off and splashing cool water on her throbbing chest.

Haruhi gingerly blotted her tender flesh with a towel as a knock sounded on the door. "Who is it?" she threw on her still damp undershirt.

"It's me." she heard the subdued voice of her smallest senpai. "I brought you a new shirt" she opened the door to his somber face.

"Thank you Honey-senpai" she gratefully took the bundle of cloth in his hands.

"That doesn't look good Haru-chan" her worried senpai gently grabbed her shoulders to get a better look at the burn. The brunette froze in place as her now slightly taller senpai leaned in and placed a light kiss at the base of her neck where the burn began. "Does that help Haru-chan?" he asked in a cute voice "When I was little and got hurt, kisses always made me feel better". he said softly and tilted his head to the side.

'Hes warm' she blushed and gave him a reassuring smile, "It helped." she forced the blush off her cheeks. "Now I just need to put some ointment on it" she placed the shirt in her hands on the counter. "I have a medical kit in my bag…"

Honey pushed her back gently and made her to sit on the edge of the jacuzzi bath. "I'll get it for you Haru-chan" and quickly made his way out of the room with a pink tint to his cheeks.

Moments later he came bounding back into the room with the little white box featuring a red cross.

Honey lightly slapped her hand away when she reached out to take the medical kit from him. "Just relax Haru-chan" he was already pulling out the burn ointment and dabbing it on his finger.

Haruhi flinched a bit at first contact with the cool gooey substance, but quickly relaxed her muscles as it settled into her skin. Honey dabbed more onto his finger and once again spread it on her neck slowly making his way down to the majority of the burn on her chest. So caught up in what he was doing, they didn't realize that the entire host club had gathered at the door in shock until they were alerted by the shutter sound of Mori's phone.

They looked up to the shocked and blushing faces of their friends. Honey quickly dropped his hand when he became aware of what it must look like to the rest of the boys.

"Chest…" Tamaki paled and began to dissipate.

"It-Its not what it looks like!" Honey stammered bright pink at what the other hosts must be thinking. "I wasn't doing anything perverted Takashi!" Honey implored.

"Fiend!" the twins pointed accusingly at the loli shouta.

"He was helping me put burn ointment on." Haruhi held up the tube that Honey had abandoned for everyone to see. "Get your heads out of the gutter." she rolled her eyes as she slung the pullover sweater Honey had brought her over her head and winced when it touched her still delicate skin. "Maybe I should bandage it too…." she trailed off as she pulled the top off once again and reached for the med kit.

"Daddy will help you with bandaging!" Tamaki leaped forward with a twinkling smile.

Honey stepped between them. "Not so fast Tama-chan." Everyone was surprised to see dark honey slip out.

"Wh-what is it Honey-senpai?" Tamaki questioned with a slight tremor of fear for the shorter boy.

"You better not molets Haru-chan again or I will make you pay…" He gave a brief glare before reverting back to his usual bubbly self.

The taller blond spluttered in shock. "I would never touch my daughter is such a way!"

"You were touching Haru-chan's breasts this morning" Honey gave a scolding look "Wasn't he Haru-chan?" He grabbed the tape from the struggling girl and quickly secured the gauze as she held it in place.

"Tamaki-senpai is a sleeping pervert." She deadpanned. Confirming to the rest of the host club that the king had indeed molested her.

"NOOO!" he fell to the ground in anguish "I wouldn't do that Haruhi!"

"Tono is a pervert" Kaoru stage whispered to his twin.

"And he calls us deprived.." Hikaru words stabbed the heart of the king.

"The worst." Mori intoned with a shake of his head.

"Noooo! Haruhi!" his pleas fell on deaf ears as all of the club members abandoned him there on the floor.

"Make sure to send me that picture" Kyouya murmured to the wild host as they walked away.

"Ah."

The host club waved goodbye to the last of the girls as they disappeared in their shiny cars.

"Thank god that is over with" Haruhi mumbled as she shut the cabin door behind her with a loud thud.

Immediately she turned to the twins. "Did you find my bag?" she stared at them impassively as the sauntered into the entryway closet and emerged with her bag, sodden wet.

"We had to dig in the snow,"

"But here you go." Hikaru hung it on his index finger and held it it out to her.

She took the bag with a heated glare. "Thanks a lot" sarcasm dripped from her voice.

Kaoru ruffled her hair in a teasing manner, "No problem Haruhi".

"Is it okay if I borrow you sleep cloths again Honey-senpai?" Haruhi held out the bag for him to see "Mine seems to be a little wet.."

"Of course Haru-chan!" He gave her a bright smile over Usa-chan's head as cutesy flowers danced around him.

Haruhi had just settled down in a cushy armchair when the doorbell sounded. "We ordered Pizza" Kyouya said in response to her questioning gaze then opened the door, signed and accepted the pizza before kicking the door closed behind him.

"How the hell did you get pizza delivered all the way up here?" confused.

"Don't underestimate the power of money Haruhi" the shadow king replied lightly and set out the steaming pies on a nearby coffee table.

'rich bastards' passed through her head halfheartedly. She was starting to get used to how they carelessly threw around their wealth. Shrugging her shoulders she grabbed a paper plate that was kindly provided by the pizzeria and a slice of delicious looking cheese before curling back on her seat and tuckinging her feet into the side for warmth.

"Ne Haruhi!" Tamaki plopped on the sofa beside her chair. "Lets play one of those commoner games you were telling me about yesterday!"

The host club quickly made a circle of chairs and sofas around the pizza table and looked at Haruhi expectantly.

She sweatdropped. "Well I guess we can do truth or dare…."

"Wait!" the twins jumped out of their seats and made their way to the kitchen leaving everyone to wonder what they were up to.

They came back not even a minute later with two large pitchers full of what looked like thick milk. "It's a commoner tradition to drink eggnog." The passed cups around to everyone and poured a generous amount in everyones glass.

"Not really…" Haruhi mumbled but didn't say anything further as her glass was filled to the brim.

"Bleh!" Honey's face scrunched up, "It tastes bad!" he set the glass down and took a large bit out of his pizza to get rid of the flavor.

"If its a commoners tradition, then we must drink it for Haruhi's sake!" Tamaki exclaimed as he held his glass in the air.

All the hosts immediately rallied with him "Cheers!" before downing large amounts.

"Like I said…." Haruhi took a sip of her own. "Its not a commoner tradition…" but gave up in defeat when she was ignored by them all.

"So how do we play this 'truth or dare' Haru-chan?" Honey asked as he bounced up and down in his seat with excitement.

"Its basically self explanatory." she took a sip. "when you are picked you choose truth or dare. If you choose truth, the person who picked you can ask you any question and you have to answer truthfully. If you pick dare, you have to do whatever dare the person tells you. You can choose to opt out and accept a punishment though if it's something you absolutely won't do though… Then when you are finished with your truth or dare, you get to pick a person." She finished explaining.

Tamaki stood dramatically, "As King, it is only right that I should get to go first!"

"Yes yes, Who do you choose?" Kyouya said before an argument over who could go first broke out.

"Honey-senpai!" He pointed his finger at the loli host. "truth or dare" Haruhi rolled her eyes at his constant dramatics.

"Dare." He put on a brave face and puffed out his chest.

"I dare you to confess to any wrongdoing when you were tending to Haruhi's burns!"

"That's not how it works senpai" Haruhi immediately came to her oldest senpais defense.

"It's okay Haru-chan!" Honey smiled. "All I did was put on the ointment and kiss it better!" flowers danced around his head as he hugged Usa-chan to his chest.

"K-k-kiss!" Tamaki and the twins spluttered.

"My turn!" Honey ignored the idiot trio. "Kyo-chan!, truth or dare!"

The cool host pushed his glasses up his nose and crossed his arms. "Truth."

"Why do you keep adding to Haru-chan's debt?" He questioned in a not so sweet voice. His eyes and that of all the other hosts now focused solely on Kyouya.

He cleared his throat in a way that would sound completely normal on another person, but Haruhi knew it to be a crack in his mask showing embarrassment. "To keep her with us." he said in a clipped tone that solidly closed that line of questioning.

Haruhi was touched, but frustrated at the same time. Did he think she didn't value their friendship enough to stay in the club of her own volition?

"Kaoru" Kyouya's smooth voice cut through her musings. "Truth or dare?"

Not wanting to find out what the evil host would make him do, Kaoru chose what he believed would be the safer to the two choices. "Truth."

Haruhi took a deep drink.

"You two spiked the eggnog, didn't you." he phrased it more as a statement then a question.

"Looks like we were found out.." Kaoru rubbed the back of his head and let out a laugh with his twin as the four recently enlightened hosts looked into their cups in despair at how much they had already drank.

"Cheers guys!" Hikaru grinned impishly and took another nip of his drink.

"Haaaaruhi!"Kaoru called in a singsong voice. "dare," his smile widened evilly, "or truth?" he purred.

Unnerved by the glint in the usually nicer twins eyes, she chose "dare". she immediately regretted it as he and his twin broke out into evil cackles.

"I dare you to chug a full glass of eggnog." He topped off her glass with one of the pitchers.

"And If I don't?" she wanted to know her options.

"Sleep with us tonight" They entwined their hands together in their usual disturbing display of twincest.

Ignoring the ruckus Tamaki was causing Haruhi downed the drink in one go without hesitation.

"Aww" Hikaru looked disappointed.

"She's just playing coy dear brother." Kaoru placated him playfully.

Haruhi had to focus on remaining steady and not slurring as she felt the alcohol take effect. "Tamaki-senpai,"

"Dare!" he answered before she even asked.

"I dare you to…" she paused to think "shave your head!" she let out a giggle at her brilliant dare.

Everyone sweat dropped at the obviously drunk Haruhi. "And.. If I don't?" Tamaki questioned hoping she didn't come up with something equally horrifying.

"Stop calling yourself my father." she came up with after a moment of cute contemplation.

"Done." He pouted, not liking it much more than having to shave his head.

"Hikaru!" he quickly bounced back from his disappointment. "Truth or dare you fiend!"

"Dare" He challenged with a smirk.

"You are not allowed to sexually harass my dau-Haruhi any more!" he declared in a haughty tone. "If you do, you have to run through the streets naked like a madman!"

"Ha!" Hikaru jumped from his seat "No problem!" he quickly made his way to the front door and out into the cold evening air. The hosts ran to the window in disbelief and amusment as the fiery redhead striped down to his birthday suite. Mori made sure to cover the sole females eyes as they watched Hikaru run up and down the drive waving his hands around like crazy.

"I meant a populated street…" Tamaki was disappointed that he was unable to prevent the twins from their antics with his precious daughter.

Mori lead a giggling Haruhi back to her seat, a firm hand on her eyes as Hikaru quickly redressed in the doorway.

Once everyone was settled back in their seats Hikaru turned to the rosy cheeked girl. "Truth or dare Haruhi".

"Dare!" she leaned forward in her seat a swayed slightly.

"I dare you to kiss one of us" Hikaru gestured between himself and his twin, but Haruhi's glassy eyes didn't notice the implication.

She weighed her options for a moment with all the other hosts waiting in anticipation of what she would do. Finally her eyes zeroed in on the tallest and quietest host. She made a beeline for him, placed her hands on his cheeks as he sat there frozen and wide eyed. Leaning down, Haruhi planted a chaste kiss on Mori's lips, then quickly stood up with a slight smile.

"Whaaaaat!?" the twins raged. "Why Mori-senpai!?" They woke everyone from their shock.

"Because he is the most gentlemanly." stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world, not noticing the pink dusting the usually stoic man's face. "He has never gotten me drunk and tried to steal a kiss" she gave the twins the best scathing look she could in her inebriated state and carefully walked back to her armchair. "Mori-senpai truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Is there someone you have a crush on?"

"Ah" As the most inebriated, she was the only one to not understand the intensity in the silent hosts eyes. He averted his gaze. "Mitsukuni, truth or dare?"

"Dare!" The loli recovered from his momentarily and uncharacteristic contemplation.

" I dare you to brush your teeth." everyone fell over.

"Okaaaay!" flowers danced around Honey as he made his way up the stairs.

Everyone took this time as their momentary break and went about stretching, using the restroom and plotting questions and dares. No one noticed Haruhi filling her glass up again and drinking more of the spiked beverage.

By the time Honey came back down, and everyone had reclaimed their seats, Haruhi had already finished her glass and filled it for her fourth glass.

Feeling giddy but trying her best to hide it, Haruhi waited with baited breath for whom Honey would choose.

"Haru-chaaaan!" Honey grinned, "pick truth!"

Haruhi nodded. "Truth then."

"Do you have a crush on anyone here?" Honey gazed at her in anticipation.

Haruhi nodded. "Yup." she popped on the p.

The host club went crazy with questions of whos and whys.

Haruhi laughed "Sorry, only have to answer one question!" She took another long drink loving the way it made her feel so giddy and free.

The host club sank back into their seats in disappointment.

"Kyoooouya-senpaaaai! Truth or dare!" she demanded cutely.

"Dare" He grabbed her drink out of her hand and placed it out of her reach.

Haruhi pouted at the loss of her drink. "I dare you to exp-expunge my debt to the host club." she cackled making everyone bewildered at the newly revealed drunk side of Haruhi.

Kyouya's glasses glinted as a rueful smile crossed his face. "and if I don't?"

"Announce on Monday to all our guests that you and Tamaki are gay for each other."

The twins burst out into fits of laughter and even Honey and Mori were fighting the situation that Haruhi was putting the shadow king in. Tamaki and Kyouya however, failed to see the humor.

"Fine." His voice was clipped. "No more debt. Happy now that you can leave the club?" The rest of the hosts sobered at the realization.

Haruhi smiled gently at everyone and focused her eyes on the boy hiding behind his glasses. "Who ever said anything about leaving the club?" Everyone's eyes were focused intently on her in rare seriousness. "I just want you to stop tacking number on for no good reason." She waved offhandedly. "I love being with you guys and have no intentions of leaving."

"Haaaaruuuuhiiiiii!" she was knocked over by the twins, Tamaki, and Honey as they all jumped to hug her.

"Ahhh! Thats enough!" she giggled and struggled to get out from under the four boys. "I can't breath!" she went still in their grips and turned her eyes to the tallest host begging for help with her big brown eyes.

He immediately answered her plea for help and lifted her away from the over emotional hosts. Setting the happy drunk girl down on her feet, he waited until he was sure she had steadied her fooding before releasing her from his grip with a pat on her soft brown head.

Haruhi smiled at his back as he walked away to make sure the rowdy hosts don't hurt themselves or each other.

Haruhi looked up as she felt the heavy hand of Kyouya rest on her shoulder momentarily before brushing past her.

Haruhi made to follow him back to their group of friends. Tripping on a discarded banana peel, Haruhi let out a squeak as she shut her eyes and prepared to impact with the floor. Surprisingly, she was saved at the last minute by Kyouya's arms snaking around from behind and preventing further descent.

All motion in the cabin stopped as all eyes focused on just where Kyouya had caught Haruhi.

"Chest…" all hell broke loose.

Please let me know what you think with a review! My bribe is an in chapter response that may have hints at what is to come later in the story;) Also a question for you all: Who is your favorite host?