This is Chapter 08 of the Ouran High School Host Club manga series.
Synopsis
When the Ouran Host Club finally goes to the beach, the twins come up with a game after some minor scuffles. The game is to discover Haruhi Fujioka's biggest fear. The Host Club pulls off various tricks and experiences to see who can figure out what scares Haruhi, with her junior high school photos as the prize. However, whatever they try, nothing scares her. In the midst of the game, Haruhi tries to protect some of their guests who are approached by strangers at the top of the cat rock. The strangers proceed to shove her off a cliff and into the ocean, but Tamaki Suoh gets there in time and leaps in after to save her. After her resuce, Haruhi responds nonchalantly that she's fine, sending Tamaki into a rage wherein he scolds her stupidity in not asking for help. The two end their encounter in a feud with Tamaki seen glancing at Haruhi the rest of the day.
Chapter Summary
The twins ask Haruhi to join them in a trip to the ocean and which ocean she'd prefer to visit. Haruhi says she doesn't have
money to visit the ocean. Kyoya Ootori says he'll lend her money with interest for an unlimited term of repayment. The twins show Haruhi a swimsuit they have selected for her, but Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka says he likes a different one. Hikaru Hitachiin and Kaoru Hitachiin call him naive, explaining that if Haruhi wears the swimsuit he's selected, people won't be able to tell if Haruhi is male or female because she's so flat-chested. Tamaki overhears the twins and shouts at them for sexually harrassing his precious "daughter." The twins ask him, "So.. you're not going to the ocean?" to which Tamaki reples that yes, they are. The twins say it's settled when Kyoya, Honey and Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka say they aren't against it, even though Haruhi is and reveals her distaste with a shocked face.
Once at the beach, Tamaki is seen entertaining guests, Hikaru and Kaoru perform their "brotherly-love" act, Honey and Mori entertain guests and Kyoya organizes things.
Haruhi watches the Hosts and thinks she may go in the ocrean, just not right away. Her guests approach and say that if she's not swimming, they'll just sit with her. Haruhi says they should swim because they look good in their swimsuits. Tamaki, Hikaru and Kaoru watch her entertaining her guests and remark at her natural ability at hosting. The twins then speculate on Tamaki inviting guests to go with them to the beach to avoid Haruhi being seen in a swimsuit.
Tamaki daydreams about Haruhi and him walking along the shore, since Haruhi is his
"daughter." The twins ask Tamaki why they didn't go to the Carribbean, but Umehito Nekozawa's private beach resort. Nekozawa nears and asks if everyone is having fun. Tamaki asks Kyoya why they didn't go to the Ootori's private beach and Kyoya explains that visiting was a sudden plan since Haruhi doesn't have a passport; the Hitachiin and Suoh families have beach resorts overseas and the Haninozuka and Morinozuka families don't own beach resorts. Thus, he avoids answering the question.
Nekozawa explains that if someone jumps off Cat Rock, which overhangs the sea, they'll never come back again at which point they see Haruhi on top of Cat Rock preparing to jump into the ocean. Tamaki and the twins scream and run to stop her. Haruhi says she didn't realize what
what she was doing. Tamaki notices a skull on the sand which freaks him out, but Nekozawa thinks the beach is quite artistically decorated even if the Hosts think it looks like a horror movie set. Nekozawa says he wants a deeper relationship with Tamaki. Honey asks Haruhi if she wants to dig for clams, so Mori gives Haruhi a clam-digging set. Haruhi says it's not their season yet, but Honey says the beach is loaded with seafood, so off they go together.
Kaoru finds a King Scallop and asks Haruhi if she likes King Scallop, which she does and thanks Kaoru. Suddenly, the rest of the Hosts approach Haruhi with other seafood
asking if she likes it, too. Tamaki has a huge crab in hand and asks Haruhi if she likes "crabby" crabs. The guests then scream because there's a centipede on the crab. Haruhi grabs the centipede and tosses it away. The twins say Haruhi is not like other girls because she likes insects while most girls don't. Haruhi says it takes more than that to kill a bug, then walks off while the guests praise her for being "manly."
The twins come up with another "great" idea, asking Tamaki to
play a game with them whose objective is to discover Haruhi's weakness. Tamaki refuses to play, prompting the twins to tease him about lacking confidence. He then asks about the rules and the twins explain that whoever finds out her weakness by the following evening is the winner. Tamaki asks about the prize and Kyoya interrupts to show photos of Haruhi in junior high school, offering them as the prize. This interests all of the Hosts, determined to get Haruhi's photos. Honey asks Kyoya where he got the photos, but Kyoya only says, "a certain route."
The twins start off with their strategy, the "Cave of Terror," thinking Haruhi might have nyctohobia, a fear of the dark. Mori points a sharp object at Haruhi, thinking she might have aichmophobia, a fear of sharp objects. Honey tries claustrophobia, a fear of enclosed spaces.
None of these phase Haruhi in the least. The twins tell each other that they can't take it any more as they watch Tamaki collecting bugs. They tell him that Haruhi is fearless, which disqualifies her from being the heroine of the story. Tamaki chastises them not to criticize their younger sister. The twins complain and ask Tamaki directly why he keeps saying that Haruhi is his daughter. They want to know his true feelings and wonder if he calls them family to prevent "something" from happening. This shocks Tamaki into speechlessness for a while, but then he sees a python that might scare Haruhi. The disappointed twins say Tamaki's not even listening. Meanwhile, at the top of Cat Rock, some of Haruhi's guests are approached by strangers and Haruhi tries to protect them by throwing seafood at them.
One of Haruhi's guests finds Tamaki and tells him about the situation. Back at the top of Cat Rock, the intruders push Haruhi down. Tamaki sees this and runs to save her from falling; instead, they fall together. Tamaki rescues Haruhi and asks Kyoya about the strangers, who tells him that they were asked to leave. Tamaki then asks that the guests be taken back to the hotel as Honey asks Nekozawa to fetch a doctor. Haruhi says she's okay and doesn't need a doctor. Tamaki scolds her for not calling for help even though they were close by. Haruhi says she just reacted and that being male or female doesn't matter. Tamaki calls her stupid and their argument begins. Tamaki declares that he's not speaking to her until she realizes her error, but for the rest of the day, Tamaki keeps peeking at Haruhi while the twins notice that it looks like Tamaki wanted to talk to Haruhi again.
Characters in Order of Appearance