An impish grin slips onto my face as I walk into the Host Club's room; I'm there early, since I decided to ditch my last class of the day. The Host Club is dark and empty.
I flip a light switch, and the room is filled with harsh illumination: the Host Club changed to florescent lighting, and, as a result, all the lights seem harsher. I walk over to the table Kaoru, my younger brother, and I share. I pull out a chair and sit down.
"What are you doing here?" Asks a surprised voice from behind me.
My head twists around, and I stare at a dark pair of eyes. My smile returns as I look at the Host Club's vary own Mother; rather then returning my smile, Kyoya gives me a disappointed sigh.
"Me? Oh, I didn't feel like going. So…Kaoru and I decided that I'd skip class and wait here." I say, grinning mischievously. Then, as an afterthought, I add, "What are you doing here?"
"I finished my school work for today a few weeks ago, so I came here. I was sleeping, but the lights woke me up."
"I didn't know you slept." I say, winking in amusement. Before mother can respond, the bell rings, signaling the end of class. Kyoya rushes to the entrance of the Host Club, so he can greet customers.
"Hello Harohi. You only need nine hundred and seventy-nine more customers and you debt will be cleared. Oh, and remember: if you break another crystal glass, I'll have to raise your quota by another hundred customers." Kaoru says in a cheery voice.
I hear a mumbled reply, and see Haruhi move to her table. Today she's wearing a leather jacket, courtesy of the Host Club's prop section. She has her brown hair spiked slightly. She looks amazing.
"Hey." I look up to see who spoke, and I'm confronted with the world most beautiful face; my identical twin is standing next to me.
"Hi Kaoru. How was class?" I ask wile my younger brother sits down.
"It was boring, without you." He says this as two of our regular customers walk in. Naturally, they squeal as Kaoru gently traces my jaw line.
I have to admit, it's becoming increasingly easy to slip into character; Kaoru and I, for the pleasure of our patrons, perform the "Forbidden Love" act at the host club. I notice that the Host Club is now filled, the tables overflowing with guests.
"I'm sorry. I just couldn't bear to look at you, after last night; I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off you." The girls surrounding the table snicker. I still can't believe how perverted high school girls can be. I mean, just because I flirt and touch my identical twin brother, they think…well, I'm sure they have some very disturbing thoughts.
So, the next few hours pass with limited eventfulness. After about an hour, Mori walks in, with Hunny clinging to his back. Aside from that, I spend the time completely focused on Kaoru and my routine.
As it grows later in the day, the girls, and a few guys, who surround our table start leave; the same is true for the other members of the Host Club. It isn't long before all of our patrons have left.
"Hey, Haru, do you want some cake?" Hunny asks Haruhi once the last guest has left.
"Um, no. No thank you." Haruhi says while removing her leather jacket.
"Aw! But Bun-bun and I wanted to eat cake." Hunny's eyes grow wide, and it looks as if he's about to cry.
"Why don't you and Bun-bun eat cake with Mori?" She asks.
"But…but…I…I wanna… eat…cake…I wanna eat cake…with…" Hunny's eyes start to water, and his voice brakes. Hunny looks as if he'll burst into tears at any moment.
Quickly, I walk over to Mori; before Hunny has a chance to cry, I quietly say, "Do something."
Mori nods, and walks behind Hunny. He reaches down, wraps his arms around Hunny's waist, and picks the smaller boy up. Mori whispers something into Hunny's ear.
"All right, Takashi." Hunny says with an oversized grin; it seems he's forgotten that he was sad just a few minutes ago. Once Mori sets him down, Hunny skips behind the taller boy, and climbs up on his back. Mori walks out the door, and the Host Club is left Hunny free.
"Thanks." Haruhi says to me.
"For what?" I ask, tilting my head to look at her.
"For getting Mori-senpai to step in" She gives me a quick smile.
Before I can say anything else, Tamaki steps between Haru and me. He takes her hand in his, and asks, "Are you ready to go?"
"Ya." She says, though she doesn't sound overly excited; in fact, she sounds rather averse to the idea of leaving with him. Though I know she won't back out of her date. "I'll meet you outside in a minute."
Tamaki smiles brightly, nodding his head. He walks out of the Host Club, with Kyoya right behind him, no doubt wanting discuss the week's profits. Haru lets out a sigh of relief, though I'm uneaten if it's because the day's over, or because Tamaki is gone.
"Seriously though, thank you." She leans forward, standing on the tips of her toes, and places a gentle kiss on my left check. "You're a really good friend, for a rich kid."
A/n: I wrote this around Christmas of 2010, but it took me until now to decide to post it. Truthfully, I'm only posting it to expand the chances of my stories being read; if you like this, please visit my profile, and take a look at my other stories.
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~Tyler Willis.