Sora fidgeted nervously as he stood outside of the building, not quite believing that he was actually going through with this. What'd made him agree to the stupid bet in the first place? Oh yeah, the fact that their college football team had NEVER won a single game in the entire season, until last Friday. How could he have known that they'd have a sudden streak of good luck with the other team losing its top players due to an outbreak of stomach flu? There's no way he could have known that! But thanks to that, he was now standing in front of the Kingdom Hearts Host Club with his friends Roxas, Cloud, and Demyx. Due to his cockiness, they'd gotten dragged into this too.
"I can't believe you got us into this." Roxas said, grimacing at the club's flashy entrance sign. "It's bad enough you got yourself caught up in this mess, why'd you have to go and get us involved?"
"Look, I'm sorry okay?" Sora said. "How was I supposed to know that we'd actually win a game for once? This bet was supposed to be an easy win! It's not my fault Kairi and Olette have weird fetishes! Why would they want us to take pictures kissing the hosts anyway?"
Roxas sighed. "I don't know. Girls are just weird like that."
Sora had made the bet against Kairi and Olette, who had happened to be big fans of their school's football team. When they'd heard him dissing the players, they challenged him to a bet on whether the team would lose or not. Of course he'd jumped at the idea, hoping that if he won they'd treat him to an entire months worth of ice cream. Little did he know that the girls had already known about the stomach flu outbreak, and were getting revenge for the time he'd stuffed their lockers full of toilet paper on April Fools.
"Let's just get this over with." Cloud said. "We look suspicious just standing out here like this."
It was then that Sora noticed a few people staring at them from across the street. He could imagine how weird they looked, four guys standing outside of a host club. Maybe they assumed they were a bunch of homos.
"I can't believe we're actually doing this." Demyx muttered. "And we have to KISS them right? Man, I barely get to kiss girls, this is so not going to help my chances."
Sora snickered. "Your hair probably drives them off."
"Hey, my hair is awesome." Demyx said defensively, reaching up to smooth it into place. "Don't be mad because you're stuck as a porcupine head."
Sora raised an eyebrow, looking from Roxas to Cloud's hair. "By saying that you've literally insulted everyone here. You're the one who's a misfit."
"Quit it guys." Roxas said irritably. "I agree with Cloud, let's just get this over with."
Sora sighed. "Alright, since you're all so eager." He took in a deep breath and pushed open the doors, hearing a bell chime to announce their entrance. The place looked like what anyone would expect of something called 'Kingdom Hearts Host Club'. The walls were deep red, with intricate swirly patterns and the lighte were turned down dim. Doors lined on either side of the wall, with golden nameplates on each door, which he assumed were the names of the hosts. Roses seemed to be everywhere you looked, and the smell of expensive cologne was thick in the air. Sora sighed, and walked over to the attractive man who was standing behind a red desk. He felt his friends follow him warily, clearly as uncomfortable as he was in this foreign place. Now that he was up close, Sora could see just how attractive this man was. The man had shoulder length brown hair that spiked out slightly in the back, and from what Sora could tell by the way his arms muscles stretched the fabric of his white collared shirt, was pretty darn buff.
"U-um, excuse me." Sora said, making the man look up from whatever he was doing in slight surprise. He could see that there was a scar that went across his face, and wondered how he could have gotten such a bad wound. As the man took in his appearance, he looked even more surprised to see it was a guy who was addressing him instead of the usual female, but quickly recovered with a charming smile.
"I'm sorry, but we're not hiring at the moment." He said, and even his voice was attractive. "But if you'll give me your phone number-"
"Er, we're not here for a job…" Sora interrupted, feeling his face heat up.
The man's eyes widened slightly, but once again he quickly recovered with a smile. "My most sincere apologies then. Please let me assure you that the Kingdom Hearts Host Club welcomes both men and women alike. Here, there is no discrimination."
Sora felt his face heat up even more. "Well you see, it's not what you think. It's kind of a long story actually, a funny one in fact. You know how life can sometimes throw you a curved ball-"
"Sora, just be blunt with it." Cloud said, coming to stand beside him. "We're here to recommend hosts."
When the man looked at Cloud, Sora saw his demeanor change. Slowly, the man looked Cloud up and down, causing him to clear his throat in discomfort. Sora wasn't sure if he was sizing him up or checking him out.
"In that case, let me introduce myself." He said, not taking his eyes off Cloud. "I'm Leon, the top host here at Kingdom Hearts. If you would give me the honor, I would gladly be the one to entertain you."
Sora looked over to see how Cloud was taking the attention. His friend looked uncomfortable, but he could tell he was trying hard not to let it show.
Cloud looked away and cleared his throat again. "Alright." He said. "It's not like it matters anyway."
"It'll be my pleasure." Leon said, his lips curling into a seductive smile. "I will do my best to entertain you."
Cloud's cheeks turned pink slightly, causing Leon to chuckle.
Then he turned to Sora, his smile snapping back into place. "Now, do you have anyone in mind you would like to recommend?"
"Um, not really…" Sora said, scratching the back of his head. "I've never been here before, so I don't know who anyone is..."
"Allow me to help you." Leon said, and reached into the desk, pulling out what looked like a menu. He opened it up and Sora saw it was filled with pictures of very attractive men.
"Today's a slow day, so most of them will be free." Leon said, handing Sora the menu. "Pick whomever you like."
Sora looked down at it, knowing that he was going to have to kiss one of these men. He didn't know who to pick, and he definitely didn't want to continue to look over a menu, a MENU for gods sake, full of men.
"Screw this." He said, putting the menu down on the desk. "I'm going to pick one at random." He closed his eyes and pointed his finger on the menu, hoping he wasn't pointing between any of the pictures.
"Ah, it looks like you've chosen Riku." He heard Leon say.
Sora opened his eyes and looked at the man he had chosen. The man, or Riku as Leon had called him, was one of the most attractive men Sora had ever seen. In the picture Riku was leaning against a tree, his shirt partially open to reveal a sculpted chest. He was looking off into the distance, but that didn't hide his cerulean blue eyes, which were framed by dark thick lashes. Sora felt his heart speed up as he thought of kissing this man. What would his lips feel like? Would he be good- He quickly shook his head, wondering what the hell was wrong with him for thinking that.
"Are you unsatisfied?" Leon asked, misunderstanding his headshake.
"Oh no, he's fine- I mean, I'm alright with him!" Sora said quickly, feeling himself becoming flustered. Why was he so nervous? It was just another guy, well, an extremely good-looking guy, but a guy nonetheless. He just needed to think of it like kissing his dad when he was little. Well, that is if his dad had muscles even a Greek statue would be jealous of, and mesmerizing blue eyes and-
"I'll call him over for you." Leon said, snapping him out of his thoughts. Sora flushed. Something was seriously wrong with him today.
Leon turned to Roxas and Demyx, who had been standing a few paces back, watching the whole ordeal.
"Would you like to pick your host?" He asked them.
Roxas sighed. "Sure, might as well get it over with." He stepped forward to the menu and looked it over. He now knew why Sora had picked one at random; the menu was pretty intimidating. "I guess copy Sora." He muttered, closing his eyes and pointing to a random picture.
He heard Leon laugh. "It seems you've picked Axel."
Roxas opened his eyes to look at who he had picked. "What the…?" He asked as he looked at the man in the picture. "What's with his hair?"
To think he'd thought Demyx had weird hair. The man he'd chosen, or Axel as Leon had said, had long, deep red hair that spiked out. It reminded Roxas of a red Sonic the Hedgehog. Forcing his attention away from the hair, he focused on Axel's face. Bright green eyes caught him by surprise. Roxas had to admit he had a thing for eyes, especially ones that were so green. He then noticed Axel had comma shaped tattoos under his eyes. Was he part of a gang or something? Or were those supposed to be tears marks, signifying that he had killed two people? His eyes traveled lower, to where Axel had his shirt open, revealing a body so perfect that even male models would kill for it. Roxas felt his face heat up and looked away from the picture. What was he doing, checking out a man?
"Are you alright with your choice?" Leon asked.
Roxas cleared his throat. "Yes, I'm fine."
After messaging someone, who Roxas assumed was Axel, on some kind of a pager, Leon leaned closer to him. "I just want to give you a little heads up. Axel is very…Touchy. He's known for having a lot of physical contact with his customers. I just thought you should know."
Roxas stared at Leon in disbelief. He couldn't have told him this BEFORE he called the man over? He heard Demyx snicker, and he elbowed him in the side.
"Ow!" Demyx said, rubbing his ribcage. "Don't get mad at me because you picked a molester!"
"Just shut up and pick a host." Roxas grumbled.
Demyx shook his head. "God, I can't believe I'm doing this." He walked over to the menu and looked down at it. "Guess I'll do the random thing too, since everyone's been doing it." He closed his eyes and pointed at the menu, just hoping that it wasn't someone too crazy.
"Looks like you've picked Zexion." He heard Leon say.
Demyx opened his eyes and looked at the man he had chosen. Zexion had a sort of cool charm to him. In the picture he was sitting on a couch with a book in his hand. He was wearing a sweater vest, but that just seemed to add to his charm. His slate colored hair covered one eye, which Demyx could see was a greyish blue color. Demyx felt himself drawn to the man, which he didn't know why because he was pretty sure he was straight. Maybe it was because he'd gone so long without a girlfriend.
"Are you okay with your choice?" Leon asked.
Demyx sighed. He was really going through with this. Great. "Yes. I'm fine with him."
"Alright then. It looks like everything's settled." Leon said, closing the menu. "Your hosts will be with you shortly."
Hey, thanks for reading! Sorry if I couldn't put your favorite character in, but if I'd put in any more people it would've been WAAAY too overwhelming. Kind of feels like I half assed Demyx's part...SORRY! I'll definitely out more effort into his part when I post his chapter, promise!