Ouran Vegas Host Club
*Just to clarify things before I dive into the story, EVERY HOST CAN SPEAK ENGLISH. Okay so if u r wondering why international people can understand each other, that is why. Also I must clarify the ages, most likely because they will not be specified in the story. Haruhi and the Hitachiins are 18, Tamaki and Kyoya are 19, and Mori and Honey are 20
Her hand hovered over the brass handle of the giant, intricately carved, wooden doors of the third music room. It has been her first day here at Ouran Academy as an exchange student and already some of the girls at this school had highly recommended coming to this club after at the end of the day. She was still a little fuzzy on the details, but all that was said during a very interesting lunch conversation at the prestigious cafeteria was that it was a group of handsome hosts that entertained young ladies. Of course she was a little skeptical at first, not knowing whether the term "entertain" was good or bad, so collecting her courage and piece of mind, the double doors were cracked open and all of a sudden, like a velvet blanket encircling her, the aroma of flowers and perfume engulfed her senses as rose petal circled around her head like a crown and danced at her feet.
"Welcome!" There before her stood seven of the most handsome young men she had ever seen. Five of them were standing above one who was sitting at a chair that resembled the throne of a king while the last boy was seated at his feet. The five standing up consisted of two twins with auburn hair, a small blonde on the back of a very tall and dark boy, and a very handsome boy with slick, black hair and glasses. The one sitting in the chair had blond hair and striking violet eyes that beckoned to her as she moved further into the room. Though the small boy at his feet seemed to catch her attention. He had well- kept, brown hair and big brown eyes that put her at ease as she stepped further. At first, it was a little confusing because they all seemed to be dressed according to a pirate theme. Also to go along with the swash- buckling premise, the entire hall was decked out with treasure chests, palm trees, sails, parrots, and pretty much anything that could be found straight out of a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. That is when she noticed that… nobody else was in the room. Wasn't this a club; where are the other girls?
"My it looks like we have an early birdy with us today! Come closer princess. Please tell us your name," inquired the dashing blonde with the striking, violet eyes. Smoothing out her bright yellow skirt and curly black hair, she walked towards the group and presented herself.
"My name is Alison Burner and I am an exchange student from Nevada, United States. This is my first day here at Ouran Academy and a few of the girls recommended this club, but… it looks like I am a bit early. Sh…should I come back another time," she stammered as her face tainted pink.
"Oh no, Please! Come and join us! It is an honor to have a new guest here with us today. This just means that we get to have some special alone time together before the other guests arrive," the blonde purred. He got up and walked over to tuck her elbow in the crook of his arm. Alison followed him to an overly stuffed, red velvet couch with a mass of pillows and sat down. The rest of the hosts walked over and took seats near the couch and turned towards Alison. The blonde positioned his body towards her and rested his head on his hand.
"So you are from America I see? My, well that is simply intriguing! I have never met an American before. You must tell us all about it but first… let us introduce ourselves." He gestured over to the hosts one by one as the introduced themselves.
"We are the Hitachiin twins," the auburn haired twins exclaimed in unison.
"I am Hikaru…" "and I am Kaoru!" "It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Burner!" they chimed as her hands each received a kiss from the two. The hitachiins gave a polite bow and headed back to their seats. All of a sudden, a mass of blonde hair and giant brown eyes filled her vision.
"My name is Mitskuni Honinozuka! But you can call me Honey! This here is Takashi Morinozuka!" Honey gestured to the tall dark boy towering over them. He gave a small grunt in reply.
"You can call him Mori! It is a pleasure to meet you Ally-chan! Hey later, would you like to have some cake with me?" He grinned at her and she smiled nervously. He was pretty small for someone his age, only coming up to about her shoulder. Still she was tall for a girl at 17, measuring at 5"9.
"That sounds like fun. Maybe I would…" Allison didn't even get a chance to finish her sentence before Honey began chanting in a sing- song voice and tossing his bunny up in the air. Close by, somebody cleared his throat and she quickly spun around to find the boy with the glasses smiling coolly at her.
"Good evening mademoiselle. My name is Kyoya Ootori; I am the vice president of this club and if you ever have any questions about our sessions or products feel free to ask me. Also we provide catalogues of each seasonal session in the school's main hall if you wish to book a private meeting." Allison stood there with a dazed expression. 'Well this guy is definitely all business. This is a pretty tight club, jeez we don't have anything like this back at the states!' she thought to herself.
"Thank you very much! I will definitely keep that in mind." He gave a small bow and backed away to write something down in a small, black notebook he had on his person. Next, the short brunette walked up and gave a small bow before Allison.
"I am Haruhi Fujioka. It is very nice to meet you Miss Burner. I hope you enjoy your stay with us," the small boy implied politely. He was very cute for a boy with almost a feminine physique to his air. She made sure to make a mental note of that later. Finally it was time to find out who the handsome blonde.
"And you, my princess, can call me Tamaki! My name is Tamaki Suoh and I am king of the Host Club! It is my pleasure to welcome you to our humble gathering and now it is your turn to request any host for the hour." Tamaki reached for her hand and gave it a light kiss before he backed away and joined the rest of the group. Allison looked over the hosts, weighing down the quirks of each one and determining which would be most interesting. The twins had a bit of a mischievous air to them as their arms draped over each other with smirks on their faces. Honey had climbed back to his place on the back of Mori with a sweet Lolita smile as mori stood there with a mysterious, blank expression. Kyoya stood with his arms crossed and little black notebook tucked under his arm as he watched her with an inquisitive look. Haruhi stood as tall as his little body could manage with his arms behind his back and a polite smile spread across his face. Tamaki had managed to sit back down on his chair, crossed his legs and rested his chin on his hand in a princely manner. He gazed at her with deep, violet curiosity and smiled lovingly and gently to her. Allison's stomach did a little flip as his lips quirked upward as though he noticed her staring. She swallowed nervously and cleared her throat to make the decision.
"I think… I would… I would like to request Tamaki, please?" Tamaki rose slowly and gracefully then glided over to her side. He took her hand gently and placed it between his own.
"I am overjoyed that you have chosen me! Please come sit, you must tell me all about America! I am yearning to know all about it," he inquired in a soothing voice. So Allison took and seat and as Tamaki sat down next to her.
"Well, to tell you the truth… I have only been to two states in the U.S., my state and California, which borders it. But if there were one difference that I would say was most significant would have to be the temperature. Early September here can reach up to 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), but back in Nevada and in some parts of California, we can see days were the temperature could raise up to 35 degrees (95 Fahrenheit)," she explained as Tamaki sat with a very interested expression.
"Well, it sure sounds like Nevada is a very hot place! What are its most historical landmarks," he questioned further. Allison gazed down at her feet and chewed her lip as she tried to come up with an answer.
"Hhmmm, well most of what Nevada is known for would have to be Las Vegas." Tamaki cocked his head to the right with a questioning look on his face.
"Las Vegas? I'm afraid I have never heard of such a place," he answered softly. Allison raised her eyebrows dramatically and looked at him as if he had lobsters crawling out of his ears.
"You have never heard of Las Vegas? Seriously! The whole world comes to visit us year round! We have had some of the most famous people on earth come to gamble at the casinos. It was the birth- place of Elvis Presly, the king of rock and roll! The very place where Seigfried ad Roy got their start as tiger tamers! Where Frank Sinatra first started out as a lounge singer! You have really never heard of it before?" Tamaki stared back at her in wonder and confusion. Obviously this Las Vegas place is something to look into so he pressed further.
"I'm terribly sorry, but no. I have never heard of it and I don't think the other hosts have either. Tell me gentlemen, have you ever heard of a place called Las Vegas?" Of course the first people to speak up were the twins. Immediately they ran to either side of Tamaki and Allison with skeevy grins on their faces.
"Of course we have heard of Las Vegas," the purred in Unison.
"It is the ultimate gamblers paradise," started Hikaru, "and best place to enjoy the showgirls that perform all night long," finished Kaoru. "Also, our mother has a chain of fashion boutiques at one of the resorts there, but she has never let us visit it when we were younger," inquired Hikaru. "Ya, she didn't want us to become alcoholic gamblers that went and enjoyed stripteases," added Kaoru. They stared at Tamaki with evil little grins waiting for another pouting session knowing that everybody knew something that Tamaki didn't. Immediately Kyoya stepped into the conversation to add insult to injury.
"Las Vegas is one of the most popular vacation spots in the world for adults. It is located on the outskirts of Nevada close to the California borderline. The majority is made up of themed resorts that contain casinos and venues for performances including Cirque De Soleil, stand up Comedians, and of course… the late night peepshows featuring Vegas' finest showgirls." Tamaki immediately retrieved to his little corner, feeling deflated as everybody thought of the different things that Vegas had to offer. Haruhi noticed this, walked over and placed a gently hand on his shoulder.
"You know Sempai, I have only heard of Vegas once, when my dad went to visit for one week on a business meeting. He didn't tell me much about it though, saying that it was a place for grown-ups. Most likely, you don't know about it because your parents didn't want to expose you to such a place at a young age," he explained with a kind smile across his face. Tamaki looked up with a pouty face and sniffled.
"Well…okay then but… what on earth kind of business meeting would your father have at a place like Vegas," he questioned rather loudly. Haruhi rolled his eyes and sighed thinking he should understand this by now. It has been two years already and it still as a shock to him whenever he tells the club about going to a gay bar to drop off his lunch or something.
"Sempai, you really do live under a rock don't you. His business happens to have a bar at one of the resorts there. He got called to work there once and it paid a lot so he accepted," Haruhi explained once more. All this time Honey had been seated at a close table nibbling on a piece of strawberry shortcake completely oblivious to what the others were saying. Mori stood above him and seemed oblivious but in reality he was the only one who had been to Vegas before. Nobody else knew of his history there, but his involvement was performing in one of the shows as a stunt double. The show was the most expensive one in Vegas, Cirque de Soleil's Ka. It was a Japanese drama about two twins. He had never told Honey this, fearing that he would be exposed to the adult nightlife which no small child should know about, so the occupation was kept a secret.
So the rest of the club went by smoothly as guests poured in one after another. They chatted of small things and served tea and cakes. Though after that conversation, Tamaki's mind was a whirlpool of questions and images of bright lights, casinos and spectacular performances danced in his head. Immediately after club activities ended, Tamaki rushed straight to Kyoya's side and whispered in a low voice, "Hey Kyoya, see if you can dig up some information on this Las Vegas place. I want to know more about it." Kyoya sighed and gave a little smirk. "As you wish…" With that everybody went back to their homes to dream about the wonders the Vegas has to offer.