Alright, people! Time for the third chapter! You excited?

Chapter 3- Running

"Did we lose him?" Tamoka asked breathlessly. I looked over my shoulder. Clear. "Yeah, I think he's gone." I put my hands on my knees and tried to catch my breath. Tamoka and I had just ran all the way from Ouran with Mori chasing close behind. I didnt expect him to actually come after us. It was somewhere in the commoners' residential district that we finally got him off our tails...or so I thought. "Hey, I'm gonna take a look around." Tamoka said. "Okay, but be careful..." We were in an alley between two houses. I peeked around the corner and spotted Mori down the street. He was searching high and low in an attempt to find us. I shook my head. Why did this boy have to be so persistent? I was about to turn away when Mori caught sight of me and started running in my direction. "Uh-oh!" I ran to the other end of the alleyway and found Tamoka. "He found us! We gotta g-" she grabbed my hand and pulled. "Then follow me! I found a place to hide!" She dragged me out of the alley and down the street to an apartment complex. She pulled me up the stairs and down a hall to an open door. I stopped. "Wait a second..." I turned to her. "Who lives here?" I asked suspiciously. "No time to explain! Just get in before he finds us!" She pushed me in and shut the door. "Owww..." I said holding my head. When Tamoka pushed me, I fell back and hit my head on something. I turned around a saw a MOUNTAIN of designer high heels and wedges. "What in the world?!" I said astounded. Tamoka followed my gaze to the pile of shoes. "Woooooowwwww! I knew he had a thing for shoes but I never thought he'd have this many!" she said amazed. "He? He who?! Who's place is this?!" I demanded. "Umm, about tha-" "Hey, dad?" We froze. The voice came again. "Did you get everything I need?" it asked. I could tell it was a girl and she was young. I looked to Tamoka and she was mouthing something to me. I tried to read her lips. "It's Har-ru-hi..." I replayed it in my mind and the realization hit me. Tamoka had brought us to Haruhi's apartment thinking that no one was home. This is just FANTASTIC. "Dad? Are you even listening..." We heard footsteps coming this way and before we could think of anything to do, she was already standing in front of us. She wore an apron over a T-shirt and shorts and had a spatula in one hand. When she saw us, she gasped and started looking confused. We just stared. "Um, who are you two?" She asked plainly. I started to speak. "Uh-" There was a knock at the door. Haruhi looked at the door and then at us. "Hold that thought. It's probably my dad..." She walked to the door and opened it halfway. "Oh, hey Mori-sempai. What are you doing here?" she asked friendly. We moved to the side so that we couldn't be seen, but we could still hear their conversation. "Did you see two girls with long brown hair anywhere?" he asked. "Well..." she said looking in our direction. I put my hands together. "Please don't tell" I silently begged her. She smiled and winked at me, then turned to Mori. "Well, I've been here all day so I can't say I've seen anything." she said innocently. "Okay. Thanks anyway." Mori said before walking away. When he was out of sight, Haruhi closed the door and turned to us. "You two have a lot of explaining to do." Tamoka and I looked at each other and laughed nervously. This is not going to be easy.

"How about you start with your names..." Haruhi said as she poured tea into cups for us. We were sitting at the table in the living room. "Uh, I'm Tamomo and..." I gestured toward Tamoka. "I'm Tamoka" she said. "Just Momo and Moka for short" we said simultaneously. She looked at us amused. "Let me guess...you guys are twins." she said. "Yup. We're both 16 and our birthday is June 9th." Tamoka stated. Haruhi looked at us surprised. "Really? I know another set of twins that'll be turning 16 on June 9th! There names are-" "-Hikaru and Kaoru." I finished. "We know." Tamoka said smiling. Haruhi stopped and looked at us confused. "But, how di-" I cut her off. "And you're Haruhi." I said, amused by her expression. "Right?" Tamoka added giggling. The confusion on Haruhi's face grew. "Yeah...how do you know that?" she asked dumbfoundedly. That question gave me the satisfaction I wanted. I had already concocted the perfect lie that would make things much easier and would be so fun to pull off. And I could sense that my twin sister was thinking the same thing. I looked at her and the sly, mischevious smile she gave me confirmed it. The both of us looked at Haruhi and smiled. "We're psychic." we lied simultaneously. Haruhi's expression changed to amazement. She fell for it. "Wow! Really?!" she asked. Tamoka and I nodded. "That's so cool!" she said in awe. I looked at Tamoka and knew we were thinking the same thing. This is going to be so much fun!