The Music Hall At Ouran High School
The Hitachiin twins, Hikaru and Kaoru, sat in their chairs with their legs crossed staring out the window like they usually did. They were wearing sweet little kimonos, both a pale red almost pink, that their mother designed for the club.
Takashi Morinozuka walked back to Honey with a plate in hand. "More cake?" He asked in his deep gentle voice.
Mitsukuni Haninozuka took the plate. "Thanks, Takashi," he said with a giggle. "Maybe Hiku-chan and Kauru-chan want cake, too!" He ran over to the twins, carrying the cake with glee.
"Mmm?" Both the twins turned as they felt the immediate glee bouncing towards them. "Honey-senpai. You shouldn't run with cake in your hands. You don't want to drop it." Hikaru stated.
Honey stopped dead in his tracks as Hikaru mentioned dropping the cake. It slipped slightly, but stayed on the plate. Pushing it onto a table, he bounced up to the chair. He also took his bunny from under his arm and sat him on the table. "Well, Usa-chan, I think he's right." Honey grabbed a fork and started took a piece of cake, making sure that it was the biggest piece on the plate. He took a big bite and grinned happily.
Haruhi cautiously opened the door to the third music room, unfortunatly knowing what to expect by now. "I here." she said.
"Better late than never, I suppose," Kyoyo said stoically as he passed by. He handed her a kimono. "Go get changed. The customers will be here soon." His eyes never left his notebook, and they still didn't as he walked on, making notes. Everyone else, at least, had changed already. Tamaki was missing, but he would show up when needed, Kyoya was sure of that. Today was not the best of days, schedule-wise, but it would work out with tomorrow's rush. He continued thinking as he sat at one of the tables.
"Right," She grabbed the kimono from Kyoya and went to go change in the back room.
The twins jumped up from their seats. "Haruhi in a kimono. And our lord isn't even here to see her blush. Ahhhh." They paced around the room with a huge grin.
Honey looked at the twins. "Haru-chan always looks cute, though," he said thoughtfully. "And Tama-chan is late again," he more or less sang at Kyoya.
The twins smiled identically and sat back down waiting patiently for Haruhi.
"One must never rush a prince," Tamaki interjected. He pulled back a changing curtain, dressed in a deep green and white yutaka, fit in the right places and loose in others. He slowly opened his blue eyes and looked at Kyouya. "And where has our Haruhi gone to~?"
Hikaru and Kaoru suddenly appeared in front of the door to the other room. "Changing."
Haruhi slowly push open the door. She came out in a light pink kimono, with cherry blossoms decorating it.
"Ah, Haruhi," Kyoya said, noting she had come out again. He looked her over and gave a small nod of approval of the fit. "Could you get the tea started? And take some more of the cakes out. Honey has eaten most of what was already put out," he said blandly as he returned to his notes. His own robe was a dark blue, belted with white at his hips. It was rather plain, and simple, but if it kept Tamaki from yelling and throwing a conniption, he would simply have to endure and tone down the patterns Suou had suggested to begin with. The memories of the purple birds and lilac or the red one with accents of pink callow lilies made him want to shake his head.
"See?" Honey said, jumping up. His own bright yellow and blue robes caught slightly on the chair, tripping him up and he stumbled slightly, loosing his sandals. He ignore that and ran over to Haruhi. "Haru-chan! You do look cute!"
Hikaru turned to Haruhi and blushed but laughed to hide it. "Haruhi looks good in pink."
Haruhi nodded to Kyoya, and then smiled at Honey, "Thank you Honey-sempai."
She went to the store room to make some of the "famous" commoners coffee.
Mai Oshiro opened the door slowly and cautiously, looking in at the already gathered host club members. She entered, rubbing at the sleeve of her uniform. She gave Kyoya a shy smile. "Don't you all look nice."
"Ah Miss Oshiro," Kyoya greeted with a smile as he closed his notebook and picked it up as he stood. He walked over to the young lady and took her hand, lifting it ever so slightly. "Welcome. It is pleasure to see you here again."
Minako peeked in after Mai. "What the hell is this?" she asked, opening the door for her brother whom was lazily following behind her.
"Maybe it's a play or something?" Yaten suggested, running a hand through his hair.
Waiting for the water to boil, She brought out more cakes, "Here you go Honey-sempai," She placed down some of the cakes in front of her sempai and placed some of the others on another table. Then went back to make the coffee and tea.
Kaoru saw the door open and two people wearing mens uniforms were peeking in. Kaoru nudged Hikaru for his attention and now they both stared at the two. The one was obviously female with the curves. They smiled and quickly approached them. "How can we help you?" They greeted the pair.
A little suprised at how these two twins looked like clones. They even spoke in sycn! Minako tilted her head thinking that her and her brother had definitely came into the wrong room. "Excuse us, we didn't mean to interrupt anything. Just trying to figure out where we should be."
Yaten could smell the sweet aroma of cakes and snakes but resisted heading too deeply into the room with these clone-like twins in front of him. Yaten and Minako were clearly brother and sister, but she was a year older and they merely just had the same hair color. "Is this for some sort of play?" he asked, looking at all of the kimonos.
Honey took the cake with a smile. "Thank you, Haru-chan." He carried the cake with him to the open door, marching past the twins right up to the two newcomers. "You should come in and have some cake," he said with a grin, his boyish face glowing. He took a big bite of the strawberry cake and giggled.
"Thank you, Kyoya," Mai said, her eyes falling to the ground. She looked around the room. "The twins brought you more clothes, then?" Mai tried to keep up with the dynamics of the club, and she knew who did what. She also knew that Kyoya was the brains of the operation and didn't hesitate to make that distinguishmen
t to him.
"Yes. Their mother wished us to have them as a present, and we thought our customers would like to appreciate them as we do," Kyoya replied, still smiling slightly as he led Mai to a table already set with cakes and black tea. He pulled out her seat for her before taking his own.
Mai took her seat, looking at the cakes and tea already set out. "I'm sure everyone will love them. I certainly do." She blushed suddenly and looked at the table, embarrassed that she had said what she did. "I mean...you all look really nice," she said quickly, turning redder as she realized that she had already said that.
Kyoya just chuckled quietly. "As do you, Miss Oshiro," he complimented before glancing at the twins. Were they going to handle it or was he going to have to go over there? He sighed mentally. He would let Tamaki handle it. He turned back to Mai with his small smile again. "How is your family?" he inquired politely as he poured them both some tea.
Haruhi brought out the tea and coffee.
Mai looked back up at Kyoya. "Father is overworking himself with this latest discovery." She paused, adding some sugar to her tea. "But I'm sure it will lead to something great." Mai took a sip of the tea, setting her cup back down carefully. "He's worried that if this one doesn't turn out results that we'll loose some of our financers."
Aiden walked into the halls of the music room and smiled as he noticed Haruhi and walked over in a fast pace without actually running. "Oh Haruhi, here you are! It's been ages! Are you free or do I have to wait till it's my turn?" He asked in an obviously flirtatious tone and his most charming smile.
The twins smiled adoringly. "Not a play. Come in, have some cake and we can....show you what it is we do here." Hikaru said. Kaoru chimed in. "You are always welcomed here." He said in a cute voice with a sly smile.
Honey looked down at his feet, which were now starting to get cold. He wandered back to his chair and located his sandals, slipping them on again. "Takashi, I'm getting sleepy." He yawned and sat down on one of the couches.
Mori brought over Honey's bunny and layed a blanket down.
Taking the bunny and laying down, Honey yawned and then fell asleep, clutching Usa-chan to himself, one thumb in his mouth.
Mori smiled faintly looking down at Honey and than walked away to clean up all of Honey's mess.
"Oh. Well, your father is a very smart man. I'm sure it will all work out," Kyoya assured Mai gently, reaching over to pat her hand. He gave her a comforting smile before he sat back with his own cup of bitter tea. "Are you concerned?"
"Oh, Hello." Haru said to Aiden as he came up, "I'm free right now, and i just made some tea and coffee." She smiled at him, oblivious to his flirty voice. "Come and sit with me," she showed him to her usual couch.
Aiden grinned as he enjoyed her casual attitude like always. "Why of course, I presume you made it? I do so love the way it taste when you make it." He said and followed along while referring to the tea. "Here, let me take that." He reached out to the tea and intentionly placed his hand on hers under the tray while acted like he did so on accident.
"Oh, Thank you," Haru said. She pulled her hand out from under the tray and smiled at him again.
"This school is evil!," A voice outside the Music room rang, as a girl with long silver hair came down the corridor. She went up to the music room doors and opened them, hoping for, well, a music room. Her purple eyes stared, in curiosity, as handsome men walked around in kimono, "This is definatly not a music room." she said to herself,
Mori looked at the door. "Ah. A guest." He muttered. He saw everyone else distacted and approached the girl. "Welcome." he said in his deep kind voice.
Aiden chuckled low to himself and followed after while returning the smile charmingly. "Most welcome, shall we?" He bowed slightly as they reached the couch and motioned for her to sit first then placed two cups and held the plate perfectly. "What would it be? Tea or coffee?" He asked calmly.
"Um... Hello," She said softly and bowed, "What is this? Its clearly not a music room." she said softly, a small blush on her cheeks.
"Coffee for me please." Haru said sitting down on her usual couch.
Mori nodded. "It's a host club." He dully explained.
"A host club?" Amaya repeated him, "This school is so weird." She said to herself. "Well my name is Amaya Kurosa," she bowed to him again. She looked past him for a second, "Is that cake?!"
Aiden smiled softly and nodded and took the coffee and poured into her cup first then into his own. "Sugar? Cream?" He asked purposely in a waiter-like voice and looked for a moment completely stiff and serious then flashed a grin to her and winked.
"Isn't it my job to pour for you and, well host?" Haru asked Aiden simply.
Mori nodded in response to her question. He looked back making sure Honey was still sleeping. He stepped back than so Amaya could enter.
Ayama looked at Mori for a second and then cautiously entered the Host Clubs room. She walked up to the table with the cake on it.
Mori took a look at her in her uniform dress and noticed that it doesn't match her much at all but did not comment. He followed her silently.
Aiden smiled. "Usually I suppose, but this time I'd like to try and pamper you for a change, consider it a request from my side if that'll make it easier Haru-kun..." He grinned and put down the plate calmly and then sat down beside her. "After all, you always treat me so well, I just thought it would be nice to do it a little differently for a change." He reached one arm over and placed his elbow against the top of the couch and rested his head lightly on his hand whilst turned towards her with a charming crooked smile.
"Wow," Amaya said looking at all the types of cake, "It all looks so delicious." She looked to him, "Umm.. may i have a slice?" she asked quietly.
"Interesting," Haru said, "Thank you, Aiden-san," She came him her innocent smile.
"Um..thank you." Minako said as she and Yaten were shuffled in by the twins. She looked at Honey with skepticism. Why was this kid in the high school area?
Yaten's eyes were glued to the cakes and sweets. He picked up a brownie and turned to the twins. "My name is Yaten Tokushima." He took several bites until the brownie was gone. "These are delicious."
Aiden looked at her intently with a soft smile. "You're welcome dear Haru-kun, it is actually even more fun to do this for you then I thought, I could get used to it actually." He tilted his head slightly while still resting his head against his wrist.
"Maybe you should be a host then," Haru joked as she added sugar and cream to coffee. "Though, no offense i don't think Tamaki-sempai would like that," she gave him a smile.
Aiden grinned. "True, after all, he wouldn't like it if someone would beat him in his own game, besides.... I would only want to host for you Haru-kun." He flashed another charming smile and then with his free hand took his cup of coffee and sipped.
Minako looked around aimlessly at the hosts and what they were doing. She couldn't quite understand what was going on. "I'm Minako Tokushima, his older sister." she commented, hearing her brother, Yaten introduce himself to the twins.
"Only for me?" Haru looked at him, tilting her head to the side, somewhat confused.
Aiden smiled and nodded. "I would treat you like royalty."
This time Haru actually blushed, "Now why would you do that,"
"Isn't it obvious dear Haru-kun...?" Aiden asked with a crooked grin.
Haru shook her head, she actually was confused, didn't he think she was a guy?
Aiden grinned and shrugged. "Well, then I will keep it a secret, since you're so fun to play with..." He smiled and sipped his coffee. "Very delicious." He grinned some and turned to face her directly. "By the way, want to come by my place after club activities? There'll be Ootoro..." He smiled charmingly.
"I don't know," She paused, once she heard ootoro, "I would have to ask my father." she said.
Aiden smiled. "Of course, you're free to bring any friends if that makes you feel more comfortable, if the thought of being all alone with me bothers you."
"Thank you," Haru smiled, "Would you like something to eat?"
Aiden grinned. "If you got any fruits, already get too much sweet by being around you dear Haru-kun." He flashed his charming smile at her.
"We have fruit, Let me go get some." She said, carefully getting up, being cautious of her kimono.
Aiden smiled. "You look by the way great in a kimono, especially one looking like that, it truly brings out your features..." He said the last in a certain tone that could indicate something hidden.
"Features?" Haru said turning to look back at him.
Aiden just smiled and tilted his head with a soft grin.
Haru looked at him with her brown eyes, slightly confused by what he was talking about. She gave him a small bow excusing herself and she went to the store room
(Hikaru called for Haruhi)
Aiden grinned then picked up his phone and dialed a number then took it up to his ear. "Miharu? Yes, it's me, make sure there is plenty of Ootoro, also make sure there is a wide sortie of other items ready, there might come other guests as well..." He said calmly then waited for the response then stopped the call and placed the phone back in his pocket and waited patiently for Haruhi to return.
Mori smiled faintly. "Have as many as you want." He knew his time to host would have to come at some point even though he knew he could never be a good one.
"Hm..."Amaya thought which cake to choose. She decided with a cherry chocolate cake, She looked up at him and smiled.
Mori nodded. "Mm." He acknowledged her.
"Um..." Amaya said, taking a seat at the table, "What's your name?" she asked quietly.
"Morinozuka Takashi." He answered her. "But you can call me Mori."
"Okay!" she smiled, "Its very nice to meet you Mori-sempai"
Mori smiled back. He looked over to Honey and saw a girl near him. "Ah..." He muttered. "Mitsukuni.." He watched the girl carefully ready to run for her if she tried to wake Honey.
"Hm?" She looked at Mori, her fork in her mouth. She followed his view, and saw the blond sleeping. She smiled.
"Ah!" Mori said and rose. "Excuse me." He walked over to Honey. (Post below)
The twins smirked. "We are Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin." They both said not giving away which one was which.
At this point, Minako didn't ask which one was which, preferring not to be rude from their scripted introduction. "Nice to meet you both." she bowed her head a little. "So what is this little shin-dig anyway?"
After hazing at all of the attractive men in the room, Yaten whipped his mouth a little, trying to get the brownie fudge off. He was quite amused by the twins. They seemed so in sync that it was quite entertaining.
The twins did an adorable pose and smile. "The Ouran Host Club!" They said with enthusiasm.
"Aww! So cute!" Yaten said unexpectedly, clinching his hands together like a schoolboy in love. This was a little sudden given his gender.
Minako looked around once more, then to the twins, "A host club?" she asked. "Forgive me, but I'm from Ontario...what does that mean exactly?"
Hikaru laughed. "A host club is where men, like us, please women, like yourself."
"Oh Hikaru, you are so smart." Kaoru said in a sweet childish way and leaned against Hikaru adoringly.
"Please?" Minako repeated, looking around. "Like....what SORT of 'pleasing' do you mean?" Her mind darted immediately to dirty thoughts.
"Just women? Well that's no fair." Yaten muttered, scowled a little, puckering his lips in a pout after getting the frosting off his lips.
Hikaru smiled and approached Yaten and rested his hand under Yaten's chin and moved close enough to Yaten's cheek that they would kiss if Yaten moved. "We can make an exception."
Kaoru frowned looking at Hikaru touching another man that way. "Hikaru...?"
Hikaru looked at Kaoru and moved to hug him firmly. "Oh Kaoru. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to leave you."
"Oh Hikaru." Kaoru wimpered.
Hikaru turned back to Minako. "We please women by our charm or our special traits." He looked at Kaoru and stroaked his cheek. "We have the brother charm. While Kyoya-senpai is the smart one, Honey-senpai is the lola-shota type, Mori is the strong protective type, Haruhi is the innocent type, and Tamaki is just a hopeless romantic type." He explained.
Kaoru had stpped away to grab cookies and tea for the others. He set it on the table for them to tke as they wished.
Yaten was frozen for a good ten seconds after Hikaru left. He had never encountered anything like this place before in Canada. Her cheeks flushed before his body went limp and his knees almost gave out. "Wow. This place is awesome...." he muttered.
"Interesting." Minako said, rubbing her chin and smirking at the twin's actions. "Well by the looks of it, you guys seem to be getting along fine as far as I can tell." she explained, referring to their business. "Would this perhaps be the only host club in the school? There wouldn't be others, would there?" she asked, wondering about girl on girl hosts without hinting her sexuality.
Hikaru and Kaoru laughed. "No. This is the only one." Hikaru smirked looking at Yaten. He sat beside Yaten and crossed his legs resting his hands on his knees. "Would you like a cookie?"
Kaoru watched Hikaru with interest.
"I...um..." Yaten had just eaten a little brownie but he didn't want to object the offer. "Sure." he replied, wanting to make friends with his classmates
Hikaru smiled and handed Yaten a cookie.
Kaoru smiled at Hikaru who smiled back.
"Thanks man." Yaten said, taking the cookie gladly. He took a bite and smiled, "This is all so delicious, did the school make them?"
Hikaru smiled. "Yes. Haruhi made them." Hikaru looked around the room. "OH HARUHIIIII!!!!!!!!" he yelled
Haru turned, "Hm?" She sighed to herself then walked over to them. "Yes?"
Mai turned her cup slightly. "A little. If we loose this latest backer who was threatening to leave, then we're reduced to just four, not including the Ootori group, of course." Her eyes on her tea, Mai bit her lip as she thought about all her family stood to loose. She shook her head and looked at Kyoya with a smile. "But father is certain to find something this time."
Kyoya nodded, regarding her silently for a long moment before he finally smiled that little smile that his customers had come to know so well. "Well, I'm glad to hear it," he said calmly. He waited for her to speak this time. He didn't want to keep dragging conversation out of her. He was perfectly happy to just sit in silence, but he doubted she would like that as well, so instead, he took another silent sip of his tea and waited for her to begin the next topic.
Mai looked around the room for a moment before focusing on Kyoya. She smiled at him, then looked back to her teacup. Her mind whirled on possible conversation topics, but she finally settled on the impending math test she had coming up, and it sat in her mind for a moment before she sighed and looked at the table. "We're doing business finance in my math class, and I'm so lost. I never understood ledgers and such."
Kyoya made a thoughtful sound, still regarding her over his tea cup. At length, he put it gently back on the saucer. "Have you tried speaking with Kai Isogawa? He comes from a very prominent banking company, and I hear his math grades are at the top of the class." He paused. "Or," he offered with a small smile. "If he is unavailable, I suppose I might be, if you would like the assistance?"
Smiling at Kyoya, Mai nodded. "Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated. I'm good at math and such, however accounting has always been confusing." She took a sip of her tea. "I would, of course, pay any tutoring fees you feel are necessary."
Kyoya nodded, smiling still to be kind. "I will see that they are as modest as possible for my best customer." He picked up his tea cup again, going over the day's figures, as well as some others in his head while putting a small effort into searching for a subject to talk about. Mostly his customers took to him as a problem solver, and he let them speak at lengths and he would listen, and comment when appropriate, but it was different with Mai. She seemed, to him, to be worried she was bugging him when she visited. However, casting his mind back through his memories, he didn't recall ever having given that impression. "Sweet, Miss Oshiro?" he offered, motioning to the plate on their table.
"Oh," Mai said, looking at the plate. "No, thank you." She looked down at her tea, then back at Kyoya. The first time she had been introduced to the host club, she saw Kyoya here and almost left again. She had been crushing on him since middle school, and now here she was, albeit a client, but still, she was having tea with him nearly everyday. "I knew that high school was going to be more difficult, but I guess I underestimated exactly how hard it would be. And Seiji has spent so much time in the labs he hasn't been able to help." Her speaking was deterioraiting as she went, and she was thinking about her problems at home, and getting closer to tears. "Everyone is so worried that we'll have to fire some of our researchers and loose backing, no one has really been around. Even mother is at the labs most of the day. I couldn't tell you the number of days I've been at home with just the servants." She paused and took a deep breath, still staring at the table.
"Well, Miss Oshiro, if your father's research pulls through this time, I will personally make sure that the Ootori family makes clear note of it and considers it for additional backing," Kyoya assured her. "As for being alone, do you never invite your friends home? I'm sure a girl such as yourself has some close friends who would be most interested in spending additional time in your company."
Mai smiled at him at first, but if fell when he mentioned friends. "Well, not really. I don't have many close friends. Actually, I don't have any close friends." She turned her teacup again. "Most of the girls who come over only come so they can talk to Seiji, but when they find out he's not interested, they kind of abandon me. I've stopped bringing friends over." Mai looked at him. "And unless my parents have met and approved of my spending time with a boy, I can't even think about inviting one over. For some reason they only approve of you and Tamaki. And I don't want to invite him over." She pulled a face at the thought of Tamaki in her home.
Honey rolled over in his sleep, knocking Usa-chan to the floor on accident. The stuffed bunny bounced and slid under one of the tables.
Minako's attention went to the bunny on the floor. She bent down and picked it up before glancing at the little boy. "Cute kid." she admitted, placing the bunny back next to him carefully.
Minako jumped when Hikaru screamed. "What the?!" She stuck a finger in her ear, "Jeez man...warn somebody next time."
Yaten suddenly got a bit nervous. He was only complimenting! "I umm...your cookies are delicious." he forced out with a cute smile.
"Thank you," Haru smiled at Yaten, "Its one of my mothers old recipes."
"Isn't he adorable Haruhi?" The twins asked together sitting on each side of the boy.
Haru simply smiled, "Please excuse me i need to get something for my customer," She gave a small bow then, looked to Yaten, "Please enjoy the food."
The twins died of laughter keeping the secret in but couldn't contain their amusement. Hikaru looked over and saw some crumbs on Yaten's cheek. He smiled and leaned over licking the crumbs away sensually.
Before Yaten knew it, Hikaru was licking his cheek. He went wide-eyed and stared at Hikaru, then to Kaoru. "I. LOVE. THIS. SCHOOL." he said with watery eyes, unable to keep it in any longer. In Canada, he had a problem finding a decent guy and here two extremely hot twins are sitting on either side of him...licking his face! Yaten was so in shock, he practically melted.
"Wow..." Minako said, looking Haruhi up and down. Weird, though she always found females more appealing, this boy looked- dare I say it- attractive. She looked down to the twins and her brother. Shaking her head and rolling her eyes, she strolled behind Haruhi carefully. She didn't want to come off as a creep.
The twins sat back and laughed.
Yaten's cheeks were still flushed. "Well...you guys are good at- whatever it was...pleasing women? Guess you two go above and beyond that a little, hm?" he scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed that he acted like a schoolgirl just now.
The twins chuckled and stared at Yaten. They stood up. "How would you like to play a game?"
A game? With these two? He'd have to be straight to say no. "Sure!" Yaten said, standing as well, figuring it was necessary. He ran his fingers through his cherry brown hair for a moment.
Honey sat bolt upright, his eyes narrowed at the twins, who were being much too loud for him to sleep anymore. He yawned and stretched, looking for Takashi with one eye.
Haru sighed at the twins antics, She left to get the fruit. Hmm.... What type of fruit should i get? She sighed to herself.
"So I take it your a host too then?" Minako asked, standing next to Haruhi. She wasn't the shy type, especially with men. Now if it was an attractive woman, perhaps yes. Unsure as to why, but Minako thought this Haruhi was sort of cute. This in turn made her wonder.
Haru turned to Minako, "Yes, i am," she smiled, "My name is Haruhi Fujiko." she picked up some fruit and placed it in a bowl to take to Aiden.
"Hmm..." Minako hummed, watching Haruhi walk away. She leaned on the table with her butt and adjusted her suit a little. Aside from the random female 'guests' in the room, Minako didn't really see a reason to stay in the room anymore.
"Would you like to join me, and my other guest?" Haru said looking at Minako. "Come and have a cup of tea or coffee."
A little startled from Haruhi's invite, Minako perked up. "Oh, sure. Thank you. I suppose that I feel like a fish out of water in a different county like this. I forget if I said it, but my name is Minako Tokushima."
"Well come and join me, Minako-san" Haru smiled innocently. She walked back to the couch, "Sorry for keeping you waiting, Aiden-san."
The twins laughed. They turned and muttered to eachother a bit and place a hat one. "Let's play the 'Which One Is Hikaru' game!" They said excitedly.
"Oh? Well that pretty much sums it up in the title, doesn't it?" Yaten smirked. He examined the two, trying to keep an eye on the one who licked his cheek. "Oh come on guys, this isn't fair at all. You two didn't even tell me which one was which in the first place!" he countered, wondering their rebuttle.
"Than you wern't paying attention." Both twins stated with the same identical finger pointing pose. Their hair was fully covered by their hats so you couldn't see which way their hair was.
"Well... I admit it was a little hard to pay attention to anything when I'm getting my face licked." Yaten chuckled before getting serious. "Alright, so it's a 50/50 chance. Just don't lie if I get it wrong, alright?" he asked to make sure. "Ok, let's see." Yaten pointed to the one on the left, "Kaoru and..." he pointed to the other, "Hikaru."
The boys laughed. "Wronnng!"
Mori approached Honey. "Mitsukuni." He said in his dull fashion
Amaya watched as Mori went over to the little blond. She watched him from her seat as she ate her yummy cake.
Honey stretched and rubbed his eyes before looking up at Mori and smiling. "Did you make a new friend, Takashi? Can I meet her?" He jumped up and climbed Mori's back, looking over at Amaya.
Amaya smiled and stood up. "Hello," she said quietly to the small blond, "My name is Amaya Kurosa."
Smiling at Amaya, Honey grinned. "I'm Mitsukuni Haninozuka. But everyone just calls me Honey." He looked at the table and spotted the cakes. "You like cake?!"
"Nice to meet you Honey-san," Amaya smile. She looked over her shoulder at the cake, "Um.. yeah i love sweets." Amaya said quietly.
"Me too!" Honey said enthusiastically. He was still cluching to Mori with one arm and Usa-chan with the other. "Are you going to have snacks with us, Ama-chan?"
"Sure!" Amaya said, opening up more to the two of them, "Lets enjoy the snacks!"
"Mm." Mori added. He was being his typical self. He held himself high and walked forward to where the cakes were.
Amaya quietly walked behind Mori and Honey to the cakes. She sighed, I guess i'm not going to be practicing today. Amaya thought to herself, Oh well. she smiled.
Mori got to the table and set Honey on the couch.
Aiden smiled. "It's quite alright Haru-kun, I know job as a host is busy work." He smiled and stood up and bowed his head to Minako. "Hello, my name is Aiden, Aiden David Mikelson, pleasure to meet you, senpai." He said politely.
"Likewise." Minako bowed, "My name is Minako Tokushima. Are you a host as well?" she asked, not seeing him in a kimono like the others.
Aiden chuckled softly and shook his head. "No, I'm a customer here, though you're the second person today to mention me and hosting together..." He smiled and winked to Haruhi. "Maybe I really should consider it, what do you think, Haru-kun?" He asked in a joking fashion.
Haru smiled, "You'd have to ask Tamaki-sempai." She set down the fruit on the table, "Would like some tea or coffee, Minako-san?"
"Tea please. Thank you very much." Minako said with a smile. This guy was really polite considering they were all students yet. Her eyes looked about the room, scoping out any lovely ladies but for the most part, they seemed mediocre to her. She crossed her legs under the table and leaned back in the chair.
"Alright," Haru place a cup in front of Minako and poured the tea, "Do you like anything in your tea?"
"Could I have just a little bit of sugar, please?" Minako asked politely. Come to think of it, Haruhi had quite the feminine voice. She shrugged it off however. If it was a female, she would have to be a lesbian. I mean...the Host Club 'pleases' women right?
Haru smiled, "Alright," She fixed up Minako's tea, "enjoy." Haru sat down on the couch, and smiled.
Aiden sat silently and watched the two then shrugged. "Well... What do you think Tamaki-senpai? Should I consider it or don't think I have it in me to become a host?" He asked mainly joking as he had noticed Tamaki while Haru had been busy with Minako.
"What are you doing Tamaki-sempai?" Haru asked, not even looking at Tamaki
And where had Tamaki been all this time? Lurking, of course. He just couldn't help himself, Haruhi was of a high importance to him. He stared incredulously at Haruhi and Minako, eyes wide with a child's curiosity. Was he hiding behind a couch? Most definitely.
"What the-?!" Minako leaned away from Tamaki, "That's a little creepish."
Aiden chuckled. "That's just Tamaki-senpai." He turned towards Tamaki now. "Eh? Tamaki-senpai.... Well, what do you think, should I or shouldn't I become a host?"
Kyoya chuckled softly, hiding his interest in meeting the future head of her family, as well as the heads of the family currently who, luckily for him, liked him, or so it would seem. "Well, I'm sure I could talk Tamaki into allowing a private, home hosting. That is, if you would like, Miss Oshiro," he offered Mai, kind of happy inside at the prospect. He remained calm however, only showing enough happiness to let her think he wanted to go to see her.
Mai's face suddenly lit up. "Yes. That would be fantastic." She put her hands on the table, finally letting go of the teacup she had been nervously fiddling with. "My parents would be thrilled to have you over. So would Seiji, I think." Mai paused, a thought running through her head. "If the Host Club would like, I could open up the summer villa one weekend. It's right off the ocean and has a beautiful view. And there's enough rooms for everyone and at least two guests for each of them." She looked at the table, mentally wondering why she had just offered that. The villa was her dowery, and hers to maintain. She could, of course, open it for them whenever she wanted. But she knew the offer was stupid. They all had similar villas themselves.
"Hmmm," Kyoya made a thoughtful noise as he thought it out. The Oshiro villa was quite close, still within the country, so Haru could go. Plus he would not have to pay his own servants to open up his or clean out the extra rooms. Yes, it could benefit them. He smiled at Mai. "Thank you, Mai," he said, purposely using her first name. "The club really appreciates your contribution, but I must insist that I can only accept if you would be one of my guests." He just smiled at her a moment before adding. "I would like to accept the trip to your house as a private appointment as well. I'm sorry it must be host business, but perhaps.. at a later time, I may come just as a guest?" He was not really asking a question, just stating that he was considering it as he continued to smile at her. He would tell Tamaki about the villa offer today after the customers were gone. He was sure he could convince him that a private get away with just a few customers, at an increased price of course, could add to the popularity of the club, as word would get around about it and the ladies would all be hoping to get the chance later.
Mai's heart leapt when Kyoya said her name. She smiled at him and nodded. "Of course, I would be honored to be your guest." Her mind raced with plans to make sure the villa would be ready if the club decided to use it. It was always well stocked, and with the staff and private beach, it would be a simple matter for the club to simply move in for a few days. "I must be honest in that I have an alterer motive for offering. I do so enjoy spending time with you, Kyoya. And I understand that the trip to my home must be a private appointment." She sighed softly. "You do, after all, have a business flourishing here." Mai took a sip of her tea and carefully set the cup back down.
Kyoya just smiled at her. "I appreciate your understanding. It is why I enjoy your company as well. Now, at your villa, will your room be close to mine?" It never hurt to flirt a little. Kyoya was one of the few members that did not show much... physical, attention for his clients. Mori was the only other. It was what they specialized in though, he supposed. If they did it any other way, their clients would most likely leave. He thought about the calender. Would it be best to go on a holiday weekend, or just a regular one? A regular one he supposed, since the holidays meant more business and it wouldn't do to lose all of that for a few private customers.
Cheeks flushing prettily, Mai glanced at her teacup. "Would you want it to be? There are many rooms to choose from. And I suppose everyone could choose there rooms." She looked at him again. "Or rooms can be assigned based on clients." Mai smiled at Kyoya. "And I don't see any reasons why the hosts should room away from their clients." She was of course insinuating that Kyoya should choose the room near hers, but wasn't sure if he would understand that. If he didn't, she would let it go, as she often did. Kyoya always treated her kindly, and Mai didn't want to jeapordize that.
"Well...how can I be sure that you two aren't lying? Whatever I say, you could say it is wrong, can't you?" Yaten challenged, looking at the two with his bright green eyes. He leaned to one side and rubbed his chin, trying to be smarter then the twins at their own games.
"That's possible," The one said. "but do we really have a need to lie?" The other finished. They looked at him challengingly.
"Well, you two ARE identical...appearance-wise at least. Still, I'm just pointing it out." Yaten shrugged, "What if I pointed and said Hikaru?" he asked, pointing to the one he had called 'Kaoru' previously.
The twins looked at eachother and than back at Yaten. "Than that would be cheating." The one he had called Hikaru originally said.
"I'm not saying you did." Yaten waved the thought away, smiling. "Though you two do seem to be the mischievous type." he winked, flirting a little.
The twins laughed. "Mischevious?" They questioned with a sly smirk.
"That's only from what I can tell so far." Yaten joked with the twins, smirking. He adjusted his tie, loosening it from around his neck. With the two cute buys staring at him, he was a little sweaty.
The twins smiled and than each sat down in their own chairs. Kaoru poured himself some tea and picked the cup up to take a sip. When he picked his cup up, the small tea plate slid into his lap and made him spill his hot tea all over himself. "OUCH!" Kaoru shouted.
"KAORU!" Hikaru jumped to Kaoru's side with a hankercheif dabbing the hot tea. "Are you alright?" He asked passionately.
"I'm fine, Hikaru. Thank you." Kaoru looked at Hikaru with wanting eyes.
Yaten just stared at the two as they stared deeply into one each others eyes. "You two are so hot..." he muttered, practically drooling on the spot.
The twins looked at Yaten and than eachother. They both laughed. "Well thank you." They both winked at him.
"So-" Yaten coughed, pulling at his collar. It had gotten quite steamy in here all of a sudden. "This place is better then Canada, ten-fold." he said positively. "Ever been?"
The twins smiled. "Tell us about Canada."
"Erm, well the cliches are sometimes true. What with the intensely cold weather and all. Though it isn't all bad. It requires a lot more snuggling then most other places." Yaten winked.
"Why did you come to Japan if you live in Canada?" Kaoru asked.
Honey practically bounced on the couch, trying to reach for a piece of cake at the same time. His foot, the sandle loose, slipped on the edge of the couch and he plopped down hard, catching himself on the edge of the couch before he bounced onto the floor. His outfit, however, caught on the couch and tore slightly. Honey's face pinched as if he was going to cry once he saw the tear.
"Honey-san?" Amaya went up to Honey and sat down next to him.
"Ah." Mori spoke. "Mitsukuni." He reached to Honey.
A fat tear fell down Honey's face as he clung suddenly to Mori. Wiping his eyes with one hand, Honey hung onto Mori with the other. "My outfit ripped, Takashi!"
Mori picked Honey up. "I'll fix it." He set Honey back down before walking to get the sewing kit. Honey was prone to outfit rips and tears so the sewing kit was awfully handy.
Honey stood still, one hand still on his eye, wiping tears away. He nodded silently and waited for Mori.
"Um..." Amaya said quietly, "Are you alright Honey-san?"
Honey picked up Usa-chan and hugged him close. "I ripped another outfit." He seemed less upset now that Mori was helping him.
"Don't worry," Amaya smiled at him, "It seems like Mori-san is edger to fix it so, it should be good as new soon." She paused, "Well i don't know how good he is at sewing. Come eat some cake with me." She patted the space next to her on the couch.
Going and sitting on the seat next to Amaya, Honey smiled up at her. "Would you like to hold Usa-chan?" He held the stuffed bunny out to the girl, his eyes just visible over top of it. "I don't want to get him dirty, Ama-chan," he explained.
"Sure," Amaya said, She took the bunny from him and place it on her lap, "I'll keep him safe, Honey-san" she smiled
Honey grinned and grabbed up a piece of cake, taking a too-big-bite out of it. His smile of happiness was huge. Honey closed his eyes and savored the strawberry cake.
Amaya smiled, He's happy, that's better then tears, she thought to herself.
Mori came back with the sewing kit. "Here it is Mitsukuni."
Tamaki blinked at Aiden. "A host, you say?" He immediately got to his feet and tapped his chin, his other hand resting on his hip. "Well~! You certainly seem to be showing signs of being a host. But do you know the responsibility it carries?" His blue eyes slid to Aiden's face as he raised an eyebrow. "It requires many things that we, the Host Club, have always held dear~!" He brought the hand on his chin to his chest, lowering his head slightly for a more dramatic effect. "And you must honour this." Now, the hand on his hip made a swooping motion outward as he turned his head and looked upward. "As a host!"
A spotlight practically shot down on Tamaki. Minako stared, unable to comprehend immediately what he was talking about. She looked over to the others, then to Tamaki, wondering if this boy was ill.
Aiden grinned slightly then quickly changed the grin into a smile. "Like bringing joy to women? Making them happy? Well I would certainly try, I hate to see a girl unhappy... I would do everything in my power to make her smile..." He said while adding a few hints meant for only Tamaki to notice due to his rather odd personality querks concerning Haruhi, while outwards only seemed to try and impress his senpai with his burning compassion for wanting to bring smiles to girl's faces.
Tamaki stopped short, his princely pose faltered by the deliberation in Aiden's words. He shot a dirty look matching that of a spoiled child at him, but with the other girls looking he quickly recomposed himself. "And so it shall be~! But this title of host is not given out easily, Aiden. You must earn it." His expression became a challenging one, smirking with a finger pointed at the boy. "You will be granted test runs." His attention turned to Kyouya. "What should I add to that~?"
Aiden smiled charmingly. "Of course my prince, it'll be an honor being tested by you." He made a theatrical bow and while his face could not be seen then he smirked a bit in amusement yet not in malice or in other direct mean or evil way and as he stood back up he smiled charmingly.
Haruhi ignored Tamaki's showyness, "So Minako-san, would you like any snacks? We have all sorts of cakes, cookies, and other things." Haru sipped her coffee.
"No thanks, I think I've lost my appetite." Minako said, joking around a little before sipping her tea. "I must say however, you make a fine tea Haruhi-kun."
"Thank you, Minako-san," Haruhi gave her her innocent smile.
Aiden sat down an extremely short sign of jealousy reflected in his eyes but faster then the blink of an eye it was gone and he was back to smiling. "Now, now dear Haru-kun... Isn't it rude of a Host to forget your guest?" He asked with a grin.
"Oh i'm sorry, Aiden-san," Haruhi looked at Aiden, "Do forgive me, you were talking with Tamaki."
Aiden grinned. "It's quite alright and well was just joking around with dear Tamaki-senpai, I doubt I got what it takes to be a host like you dear Haru-kun."
"Thank you for saying so," Haruhi smiled, "But i'm not as good as the other hosts."
Aiden grinned. "Nonsense, you're brilliant, I wish I knew your secret to being such a good host."
"Haruhi is our natural~" Tamaki cut in. He put a hand on Haruhi's shoulder and smiled at her. "And our natural's secret can't be shared~!" Though, in the back of Tamaki's mind he thought about how cute Haruhi was when she wore a dress or was dressed as a girl at all So cuuuuute~
Aiden smiled slightly mischevious then nodded. "That's true, Haru-kun is truly a natural, there is just some extraordinary natural charm there that can't be explained, isn't that right Tamaki-senpai?"
Haruhi looked over at Honey [go down]
Cheeks flushing prettily, Mai glanced at her teacup. "Would you want it to be? There are many rooms to choose from. And I suppose everyone could choose there rooms." She looked at him again. "Or rooms can be assigned based on clients." Mai smiled at Kyoya. "And I don't see any reasons why the hosts should room away from their clients." She was of course insinuating that Kyoya should choose the room near hers, but wasn't sure if he would understand that. If he didn't, she would let it go, as she often did. Kyoya always treated her kindly, and Mai didn't want to jeapordize that.
"I suppose we will see when we arrive. I would hate to make assignments blindly. That would most likely leave more than one occupant for the weekend unhappy." Kyoya gave her a smile around his tea cup. Although he was talking about how Tamaki's clients would probably react to the loss, he figured she would assume he was talking about him being sad without her as she would be without him. Yes, he knew she might think that, but he made no attempt at clarifying. As long as no one tried to sneak into his room at night, he would have no complaints.
Smiling to herself, Mai sat back in her chair, staring at her tea. She was content to just sit there with Kyoya, contemplating her upcoming tests, the weekend, and the proposed trip to her summer villa. She was sure Kyoya would at least hold up his end to visit her house, and even if it was just as a host club member, she would be more than pleased to have him over. Taking a sip of her tea, she smiled at Kyoya.
Setting his cake aside, Honey jumped up. "Thank you, Takashi. Should we have Haru-chan sew it? He's much better than us." He looked around quickly for Haruhi, then turned back to Mori.
Mori nodded.
"Haru-chan!" Honey said loudly, lifting his outfit higher so he could head in her direction without tripping again. "Haru-chan, I ripped my outfit again. Will you fix it?" His eyes got big as he looked up at her.
"Sorry." Mori told to Amaya watching Honey closely.
"Its alright," Amaya smiled and placed the bunny on the couch next to her, "You seem to care for him very much," she smiled at him.
Mori nodded. "Yes. Very much." He agreeed.
"Our mom is Japanese and since we know all about our Dad's culture, she thought it best to send us way out here." Yaten explained. "Besides, this place is higher ranked then anywhere in Canada or the states."
The twins smiled at him interested. "So than where do you live while you are away here?" Hikaru asked.
"My sister and I are renting an apartment in the city. Top floor as always." Yaten winked. "It's nothing spectacular. Just a place for Minako and I until we find someplace else."
The twins eyes widened when they heard the word apartment. "Like a commoners apartment?" They looked at eachother with an evil look and than smiled identically to Yaten.
"Um... it's alright I guess." Yaten said, looking at the two- a bit uncomfortable by their faces. "But it's surely not the Taj Mahal."
Hikaru grinned. "Would you mind if we came to see it?"
"We will give you a kiss if you let us." Kaoru finished for his twin.
"Wha wha...WHAT?!" Yaten stuttered, gulping nervously. He was completley not expecting something like that. His cheeks flushed quickly.
The twins chuckled and moved to eaither side of Yaten. "Your not too scared..." One of the twins said grabbing Yaten's chin to turn his face towards his own. Their lips were close enough to almost graze together.
"....are you?" The other twin finished pulling the same maneauver the first twin had.
"Sure Honey-sempai," Haruhi said to her child-like senior, She looked at Minako and apologized, "I'm sorry i'll be right back. Come with me Honey-sempai i'll fix it up for you."
Honey nodded and picked up his outfit so he could walk without tripping. "I'm sorry, Haru-chan. I didn't mean to rip it."
"Its fine sempai," Haruhi said, "go change and bring the yukata to me, i'll get the sewing kit, alright?"
Honey quickly went and changed into his uniform, donning the familiar blue blazer with ease. He held out the bright cloth and stood there patiently. "I really like it, Haru-chan. The clothes they bring are always the best!"
"Yeah, they are." Haruhi said, she took the yukata from her sempai. She looked through the sewing kit for the right colored thread and a good needle to use. She carefully sewed the hole up.
Minako was sitting at a chair and merely observing every so often. She pulled at a little string that was loose at the cuff of her boy's uniform. Minako was starting to get a little bored.
Tamaki glanced at his wristwatch and exaggerated his surprise. "My, it's that time already~?" He sighed. "I'm afraid we're going to have to end today's session, ladies~" His blue eyes looked to Aiden. "And gentlemen. My apologies~"
Kyoya looked up at the announcement and frowned slightly, looking at his own watch. A bit more punctual than Tamaki, he always had the correct time while the other boy was usually a minute or two off at best. It was actually only a minute off today. A minute more at this than he had had to do. He managed not to make a face as he looked at Mai with a sad smile. "Well Miss Oshiro I am sad to say that that is all the time we have today. I will be sure to let them know of your generous offer though," he told her as he stood and held a hand out to her. "Shall I escort you to the door?" he asked with a kinder smile.
Aiden grinned softly and turned to Haruhi. "Well then dear Haru-kun, I do hope you will come by later on then, don't forget that you're free to bring any friends along if you'd like."
At hearing a mention of Haruhi going to visit Aiden, Tamaki's attention was grabbed by the horns. Completely forgetting one of the girls that he was just speaking to, he stared at them both rather intently.
Mai took his hand and nodded. "Thank you, Kyoya." She stood and straightened her skirt with her other hand. "Please let me know what Tamaki decides. I would definately like to have the villa ready in time for your visit if he agrees." Though the fact that Tamaki was in charge didn't sit well with her, Mai knew that the club wouldn't function quite like it did without the general order of things.
"I will let you know as soon as it is decided," Kyoya assured her as they walked to the door. He gave her a last smile. "And is next Saturday suitable for a visit to your home?" he asked as he took the door handle and opened the door for her.
"Saturday would be wonderful," she said. Mai curtsied and inclined her head. "I hope to see you soon, Kyoya." She stood and smiled at him before heading out.
Kyoya made sure she left completely before he closed the door and addressed the room. "Excuse me, our most honored guests and valued customers..." He smiled gentlemanly, being as polite as he could. "It is a sad thing that we must now bid you adieu, but all good things must come to an end, so that another may begin. Ladies, hosts, please say your goodbyes and-" Here he addressed only the customers. "We hope to see you all again very soon."
Aiden grinned then smiled politely to Kyoya. "I am sure to come back, you can count on that." He then made an polite bow with his head and smiled to Haruhi and waved. "Hope you do come by dear Haru-kun."
Haruhi looked up from sewing, "Ah yes, i will see if i can come, Aiden-san." She gave him a smile.
Tamaki was now standing next to Haruhi, his hands on his hips. He spoke after all the guests had gone. "That Aiden fellow seems to have taken an interest in you, Haruhi." His eyes were filled with that intense seriousness that only someone like him- actually, just him -could muster. "You need to be careful around him."
"Hmm.." Haruhi looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
"Does he know you're a girl?!" He exclaimed, hands waving around for effect.
Honey looked up from watching Haruhi sew. "He always asks to see Haru-chan when he comes to visit," he said, stating the obvious. He hugged Usa-chan.
"I don't think he knows," Haruhi said, She finished up sewing. "There you go Honey-sempai."
Tamaki stared at Haruhi, ready to tell her to stop seeing Aiden. When another boy gets involved and shows such interest in her, it always bothered him; for obvious reasons, of course. He put his hands in his pockets and turned away. "Just be careful, okay?" Was that a hint of seriousness in the prince's voice?
"Indeed," Kyoya joined them and agreed with Tamaki's last sentiments. He gave Haruhi serious but not threatening look. "It is best not to show undue favoritism, even when our customers do so to us." He only looked at her a moment longer before looking at Tamaki with his characteristic little frown. "If you have nothing left to tell them?" he suggested that their 'great and wonderful' leader dismiss them. He needed to talk to Tamaki about his private appointment with Mai, and about setting a date for the host club getaway to her villa.
"I guess that means i shouldn't visit him today," Haruhi said.
Honey took the outfit in his arms and ran over to where Mori was still. "Haru-chan fixed it!"
Kyoya gave Haru another look that seemed like he was deep in thought, even as he spoke. "What you do in your own time is your own business. I simply mean within this club, when there are others to attend to."
"Of course Kyoya-sempai," Haruhi said not looking at the older boy.
Tamaki remained still for a moment, as if he hadn't heard Kyouya. Suddenly, he turned with his ever-present smile and made a wide gesture with a hand. "Of course, Kyouya! You are all dismissed for today~!"
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