An American Rabbit in Japan

"Ugh, Dad, quit it!" Bunny's father was trying to squeeze the life out of her by giving her a so called hug.

"Flight number 114, now boarding."

"Well, that's you, kiddo." He rumpled his daughter's light blond hair, the shade exactly like his. Their matching blue eyes met, both filled slightly with sadness.

"Hey, I'll be back in two weeks," said Bunny with a smile. "And while I'm gone, you'll have Haruhi to keep you company." They both smiled.

"You go easy on her dad and her friends, okay? Don't let those boys touch you in any way!"

"Dad!"

He pushed her in the direction of her plane before she had a chance to say anything else.

"Go," he said with a smile. "If you don't hurry, I might change my mind about letting you go to Japan." He winked and she smiled, finally boarding her plane.

***Hours later, at an airport in Japan***

Haruhi and her father were waiting for Bunny's plane to arrive. They had to sneak out without telling the Host Club so they wouldn't somehow worm their way into going with them. There was no way Haruhi was going to do that to Bunny. All that male attention at once would overwhelm her.

Bunny was a pretty girl, but the boys she went to school with never really paid her much attention. In the American stereotype, it didn't make sense because she was a blue-eyed blond. She hated when people made assumptions about her just because of her appearance. She thought blond jokes were funny, but hated when they were directed straight at her, even though she had plenty of blond moments. Plus, she was shy around people she didn't know very well. Instead of thinking she was shy; they just assumed she was stuck up, so they left her alone.

"Flight 114, now landing." Haruhi checked the piece of paper she held in her hand.

"Hey, Dad, I think that's her flight."

"Oh?" They watched the immense crowd, waiting to see Bunny among them. It was a little difficult, because of her small height, but her blond hair against the sea of brown and black made it easier. "Hey, there she is!" Ranka spotted her first. He started waving enthusiastically, calling out her name. "Bunny! Yoo-hoo!"

"Dad, people are staring," said Haruhi, slightly embarrassed, but she was glad to see Bunny, too. Bunny looked up at the sound of her name, her eyes lighting up when she saw those two familiar faces.

"Oh my god, Haruhi!" She ran to Haruhi, dropped her carry-on bag and practically tackled her, giving her a hug in the same fashion as Bunny's father had earlier. The two girls laughed, feeling the joy of being reunited with a dear friend. "Oh my gosh, your hair!" she said, touching it. "It's so short!" They both laughed again.

"Yeah, but I like it."

"Oh, I like it too! It looks great on you." Bunny just couldn't stop smiling.

"And where's my hug, little girl?" Haruhi's father tried to look angry, but the huge grin plastered in his face ruined it.

"Right here!" Bunny tackled him just like she did to Haruhi. "Gah, I missed you two so much! Is that a new dress?" she asked after Ranka released her.

"Why yes, yes it is." He seemed proud that she noticed.

"Bunny, we've got a cab waiting," said Haruhi.

"Oh, let me go get my bags."

"I'll help."

"You girls go on ahead, I'll make sure no one steals our cab," said Ranka with a smile.

***Later, in the Fujioka home***

As soon as they got in the house, Bunny went straight to Haruhi's mother's shrine to pay her respects. She did this every time she visited Haruhi's home. After that, she helped Haruhi get dinner together.

"…Haruhi?"

"Yeah, Bunny?" They put on a pot of water to boil.

"I… I just wanted to thank you, for being there for me." Haruhi stopped what she was doing and looked Bunny in the eye. "Haruhi, you're one of the best friends I've ever had. You were there for me when I needed it the most… Just… thanks."

"Hey… come here." Haruhi gave Bunny a much needed hug. Bunny fought back the tears that threatened to come out, and Haruhi could tell. "Just let it out, Bunny, it's okay." Bunny shook her head.

"No. I promised myself I wouldn't cry." She stepped out of the hug and forced herself to laugh. "If I start, I may not be able to stop." She laughed again. Haruhi smiled at her, but inside was slightly worried.

They finished making dinner and had a calm, quiet evening.

"Good morning girls!" Ranka appeared in Haruhi's room, where the two girls were sleeping. He turned on the light switch, banishing all hopes of sleeping in for the girls.

"Urrf," came the mumbling from under Haruhi's blanket.

"Mrrf," came from Bunny's fold out cot.

"Now, that won't do!" Ranka placed a hand on his hip, already fully dressed in drag. "You girls need to wake up and spend some more time together- Haruhi has to go to America tonight!"

The two girls poked their heads out from under their respective covers and smiled at each other.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, Dad," she said with a smirk. They crawled out of the beds, stretching and yawning.

"I'm glad you're getting up, because I invited the boys to come over and meet Bunny!"

Bunny froze, looking like a deer caught in headlights.

"What?" Haruhi had the same expression on her face. Then she got angry.

"Dad, you invited the Host Club over?"

Bunny's face turned tomato red in a matter of seconds.

"The Host Club? Are you serious? Oh my god, I have to start getting ready!" Bunny started to freak out, desperately rummaging through her bags of clothes. "Gah, I can't believe it. I thought I'd be able to lounge around without any make-up on, or without doing anything to my hair… I didn't think I'd be seeing any people, much less boys!"

Haruhi sighed then shot her dad a glare.

"See what you did?"

"Oh, no, look at the time!" he said, looking at an imaginary watch in his wrist. "I must be going off to work now! Ta-ta!"

Haruhi sighed as the front door slammed.

"He didn't even say when they're coming…" She looked over at Bunny, who was silently having trouble choosing a green sundress or a white one. "The white one."

"Thank you, Haruhi!" She beamed at her then dashed to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Haruhi would have laughed if she wasn't so frustrated with her father. She sighed one last time and started getting dressed in a pair of capris and layered a pink tank top over a white t-shirt. She had just finished pinning a few strands of her hair back with pink bobby pins when Bunny came back, wearing the white sundress and feeling minty-fresh, running her tongue over her teeth. She quickly re-packed all the clothes she had dragged out then started putting on a light amount of make-up. The doorbell rang just as she finished pulling her hair into two pigtails.

Haruhi was busy brushing her teeth now.

"Bunny," she said, her voice muffled by her toothbrush. "Could you get that? I doubt that it's them; they usually don't get up so early." Haruhi had Kyoya in mind when she said this.

"Okay, sure!" She quickly spritzed on a light sweet-smelling perfume before answering the door.

A flurry of rose petals swirled in as she opened it, greeted by six boys. The tall blond one had his hand thrust outward; he must have thrown the rose petals.

"Hello, princess." He knelt down in front of her, taking her hand and kissing it. "My name is Tamaki Suoh. It's a pleasure to meet a beautiful young lady such as yourself." He pulled a rose, seemingly, out of thin air and handed it to her, smiling. His eyes seemed to sparkle the whole time.

Bunny stared at him, her mouth slightly open. She blinked a few times before saying anything.

"…Oh. Um, thank you?" She blushed a little in her confusion.

"AWH, SHE'S SO CUTE, HARUHI!" He immediately pulled her into an unexpected hug, squeezing her and rubbing his head on top of hers, "awww"-ing the whole time.

"Um… Excuse me?" Tamaki stopped, but didn't un-attach himself from her.

"Yes?" He looked up at her with adoring eyes, which did nothing but freak her out even more.

"Please get off. You're creeping me out."

Tamaki went into his sulking corner.

Haruhi came to the door as Bunny was readjusting her hair.

"Oh, sorry Bunny." Bunny said nothing, but nodded and smiled, showing she wasn't angry or upset with Haruhi. "Oh, hey guys. Come in." They all thanked her and walked in, leaving Tamaki outside as Haruhi held the door open for them, Bunny slightly hiding behind her.

After removing their shoes, they all went into the living room and sat around the table.

"Haru-chan! We brought cake!" Bunny peeked into the box as Honey opened, blushing as he looked at her. "Don't be so shy!" he said, laughing. "We're not gonna hurt you!"

"You're really cute," said Bunny, laughing. "You remind me of my little brother, even though you're older than me."

Honey perked up in interest. Haruhi smiled to herself; Honey had sneakily coaxed Bunny out of her shell.

"How do you know I'm older than you?"

"Because I know you're Honey," she replied with a smile. "As a matter of fact," she looked up and met each boy's gaze. "I know who all of you are." She smiled again. "You're Mitsukuni Haninozuka, but most often called 'Honey'." Honey giggled and tilted his head to the side as he did so, squeezing Usa-chan in his arms. Bunny turned her gaze to the stoic boy setting next to Honey.

"You're Takashi Morinozuka, aka Mori."

"Hm."

"And you're Kyoya Ooteri, who never stops writing in his little black book."

Kyoya smirked, amused.

"You guessed right, madam."

"And last, but not least, mischievous the Hitachiin twins, Hikaru and Kaoru." They chuckled, but were satisfied at their description.

"Okay, so I brought a bunch of different kinds of cake, because I didn't know what kind you liked, Bunny-chan." Honey smiled and giggled again.

So cute! Bunny did her best to not hug Honey and squeeze the life out of him. Honey took the lid off the box of cakes.

By the looks on Honey's and Bunny's faces, it was as if the box contained bars of gold. Haruhi got some small plates and placed them on the table.

"My favorite's strawberry! What kind do you like, Bunny-cha-"

"YOU FORGOT ABOUT ME, BUNNY! HOW COULD YOU FORGET ABOUT YOUR DADDY?" Tamaki shouted from the doorway, still not inside the living room.

They all slowly turned around, staring at him in dry disbelief.

"You're not my father. And I didn't forget; you already introduced yourself, didn't you?" She smiled and held up the rose he gave her earlier.

"Oh." He seemed to deflate, whirling all around the room until he finally landed in between Haruhi and Bunny.

"See? All that foolishness for nothing." She took a piece of cheesecake from the box and placed it in front of him. "Here, have some cake." Tamaki wiped away his tears and poked his cake with his fork.

"Okay," he muttered quietly, eating his piece.

"Bunny-chan, what kind do you like?" Honey asked again. Bunny smiled.

"I love chocolate." Honey gave her a large chocolate piece. Her eyes widened at the size of it. "Oh, wow… thanks!" Tamaki quickly got over himself.

"Awwww, that's so cute, Bunny!" He went to hug her again, but she held her hand out and placed it on his face, keeping him away from her. He looked as if he was about to cry again, but he kept his eyes on his cake, poking it with his fork.

He looked up at her, but then quickly looked back down.

Bunny felt a pang in her heart. She quickly looked up at Haruhi and understood: it was the puppy dog eyes.

Bunny looked at her own plate, focusing on not looking at Tamaki.

He looked back up her again, but this time a little bit longer. He even whimpered a bit.

Kyoya, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Honey were watching Bunny closely, to see if she'd cave, while Mori had quietly gotten a piece of cake for himself and began eating it. Haruhi already knew what the outcome would be. Tamaki rubbed his finger in circles on the table then looked back up at Bunny.

She made the mistake of looking at him.

And she caved.

She sighed, and let Tamaki hug her again, cooing over her.

Haruhi was right—those puppy eyes are lethal.