*Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Ouran High School Host Club characters. However I do take credit for my OCs. Please enjoy and comment my story.* (:
Chapter 1
Evangeline's POV
~Two days before the first day of school~
The sky around Ouran Academy was darkening as me and my tightly-knit family toured this humongous pink disaster of a building. We were all in our 'homeless men' attire as our nanny, Maria, lovingly called it. We all had ripped blue jeans, black converses, and baggy hoodies on, though each of us had different colors and designs on each hoodie. As we walked around, something strange caught or rather a group of strange boys caught our eye beside the courtyard water fountain.
A tall blonde boy was fuming at two redheaded side-prancing doppelgangers, while a calm looking boy was tapping away at his laptop and sitting on a bench. A petite girl (who was dressed in baggy clothes like we were) was sitting next to the laptop boy, who was obviously tired and wanted nothing more than to go home. While two other boys were racing each other around at an inhuman speed, which made me, my siblings and our cousin drop our jaws. One was extremely tall with black hair and had a quiet, yet intimidating façade, while the other was extremely short and had blonde hair and an innocent façade. The shorter boy was beating the other by the length of a football field.
That short guy sure can move fast! I thought.
The shorter boy won easily. He then proceeded to jump up and down while throwing a bunny in the air.
"Hey Takashi!" he shouted.
"Eh?" he replied. Whoa wait that wasn't even an actual word!
"Can we have some cake now?" asked the former.
The taller boy came up and patted his head affectionately.
"Sure Mitsukuni", he said.
Those two are the famous Mitsukuni Haninozuka and Takashi Morinozuka! My grandfather did say to keep an eye out for them and befriend them, but I will only proceed to if only they are as nice as they seem. Besides I rather become real friends with them than just future business allies.
While those two had completed their race, the two redheaded doppelgangers continued on their razing with the tall blonde boy. The tall blonde was still fuming to the point where you could see smoke come out of his ears. The final two were still sitting around acting like this was a normal thing for them.
"Why are they all running around like wild animals? Do they think that since they are rich that they can act however they want to? This is not a good sign for those of us who take school seriously!" exclaimed my cousin Chrysanthemum-Tia.
While she ranted, she gestured wildly at the sight before us. Her pure white hood fell off her head while she moved around. It revealed her curly brown hair that went down to her waist. Her white kitty hoodie shimmied along with rest of her body while she did her panic dance.
"Please those fools aren't bad enough to send us away from this hell-hole! And if they start acting like that around me, well then I'll have to give 'em some good ole fashioned whoopings," my older sister Nicole scoffed.
She rolled her chocolate brown eyes and started cracking her knuckles. Her light mocha skin glowed at this possibility. Her head nodded up and down excitably making her braids shake around her face. She rolled up her DC Villains hoodie sleeves as if preparing for a possible beat down.
"Please don't throw down with anyone at our new school Nicole", I said.
God, I hope she doesn't start anything here like she did at our last school. She may be 4'6 and 73 pounds, but she is stronger than most men.
"Who says throw down any more? It's called picking a fight, Eva. Learn the current lingo of your peers", she scoffed.
"Oh man! I knew I should have parked my bike in the garage as soon as the weather man said it was going to be rainy throughout the week", randomly inserted my adoptive sister Alex.
We three all turned to her in unison and stared at her with utter confusion etched in our faces.
Alex was leaning against the pillar beside us with her red hood down. Her red Black Butler hoodie barely did justice for her 6'1 Amazon figure. Her red hair was pulled back in a fishtail braid revealing all of her facial scars on the left side of her face that were shaped like stars and triangles. It also highlighted her lip piercing, her 2 nose studs, the 12 ear piercings in each of her ears, and her 3 eyebrow piercings. Her bright green emerald eyes had a flat and tired look in them, most likely from the remaining jet lag from our flight here to Japan. Her light cream skin seemed whiter than usual, perhaps from the lack of sleep and sunlight.
She returned a bored look to us and deadpanned, "Sorry guys that I don't find these idiots as riveting as you guys do".
Her scars seemed to pop out more whenever she was bored or irritated.
She arched an eyebrow at us and gave us a look that said "You guys can turn back to continue watching them now and carry on with your boring conversation. I've said all I had to say on the matter".
We three turned back to gawk at these strange creatures before us.
"Guys look at the intense amount of chaos in that group and the atmosphere surrounding them. Does that mean the entire school will be this chaotic that we have to deal with it for a whole year?!" said Chrysanthemum-Tia.
"Chrissy-Tia, I highly doubt that the entire student body will be like this. This is probably the tiny percent of the student body who act like little children and their friends who deal with their immature antics", I said.
"I hope you're right Evangeline", she sighed sadly.
I looked down at my cousin who was only an inch shorter than my 5'9 height; she looked absolutely horrified at the sight in front of her. Her normal creamy ivory skin had really paled, and her dark blue eyes were on the brink of tears. I knew that she was afraid that she was going to stress out more here and have more asthma attacks and seizures. So I turned her around to look me in the eye.
"Listen to me, Chrissy-Tia; I assure you that some of the student body will not act like these idiots. If I am wrong and the whole school does indeed act like them, then I need you to do an exercise for me, okay…" I said.
"Okay", she said weakly.
"Now repeat after me 'Idiots will always exist and act like idiots, but I know that they will never affect me. Because I am idiot-proof '", I stated.
Her eyes flushed away her emerging tears slowly and her skin returned to normal as she silently repeated her new mantra.
"Now say it again, but make it louder", I said.
"Idiots will always exist and act like idiots, but I know that they will never affect me. Because I am idiot-proof!" she muttered.
"I am sorry. What was that you said cousin?" joined in Nicole. She waggled her eyebrows in encouragement. Her 2 eyebrow piercings shimmied along with her movement.
Chrissy-Tia sighed and repeated her new mantra at a normal volume.
At that point, Alex walked over and leaned next to Chrissy-Tia, cupped her hand around her ear and mockingly stated, "I can't hear you. Come on and speak it with your chest!"
"Idiots will always exist and act like idiots, but I know that they will never affect me! Because I am idiot-proof!" shouted Chrissy-Tia.
We cheered for her small victory. Then we realized that we had caught the attention of the idiots in the courtyard. The one with the glasses slowly closed his laptop, and fixed his sights on us. The two redheaded doppelgangers turned toward us with Cheshire smiles that reached their ears, and the tall blonde proceeded over to Chrissy-Tia with a rose in his hand. Mitsukuni Haninozuka, Takashi Morinozuka and that petite girl who sat next to Glasses just stared at the four of us.
Blondie suddenly appeared in front of us and cupped Chrissy-Tia's chin like they were intimate lovers, and handed her a white rose. I could swear that he sent sparkles and a rose collage around them. I have to be hallucinating!
"Hello princess, I am sorry that we neglected you earlier. If you had announced yourself, I would have come and taken you into our wonderland of Ouran Academy. I would have carried you like a tiny china doll which I believe is how royalty like you should be treated", he purred. He then twirled around gracefully like a ballerina.
"Um, thanks", said Chrissy-Tia. She was staring at this man with complete confusion written all over her face. She was still holding the rose; knowing her she couldn't throw away a beautiful flower like that.
"No thanks necessary princess. You are the diamond in the rough out of your thug friends here.-Wait did he just call I, Alex, and Nicole thugs? Well I can see Nicole being a thug, and maybe Alex when she's in a bad mood. - Your beauty is to rival an angel's my dear. I hope that you will come and visit us at the Host Club when school starts, so I can shower you with the praise you deserve", he blabbed. With a graceful flutter of his fingers, he began to twirl around poor Chrissy-Tia.
Was this guy high? Seriously who spoke like that? What kind of person just randomly does ballet twirls when they are attempting to pick up a chick?
Nicole and I must have been thinking the same for once, because she deadpanned, "Hey fruitcake, whatever stuff you're using to make you act like that, you should throw it in the trash. Idiot!" Her eyebrows twitched in irritation.
Blondie then huddled into a corner and shadows appeared around him. What the heck? How does he defy the laws of nature?
The redheaded doppelgangers started clutching their stomachs and howling at Nicole's comment.
All the other boys and the petite girl had come over and encircled us like we were fresh meat for the taking. Nicole smirked happily that someone found her observation funny and was delighted to be looked over by these newcomers. Alex started shifting uncomfortably; she hated people gawking at her like an endangered animal, because of her facial scars and her height. Chrissy-Tia stared down at the ground in embarrassment from being the center of attention. Well I really didn't care if they came to scrutinize me, because most of my curly black hair covered my face; and my black and blue dolphin hoodie covered my curves perfectly.
The one with the glasses approached Nicole first and said in perfect English, "You must be the new foreign exchange students from America. Nicole Manger: second daughter of Alexander Manger and the late Alyssa Manger, who happens to be America's national kendo and boxing champ. Your mother died 2 years ago and your father has been on the run from the American government for 5 years due to being a double agent for 3 terrorist organizations. You're the 14th child out of 23; as such you have 22 siblings; of which 16 are biologically related; and the remaining 6 are adopted. Your family's business, New Generation, is comprised of inventing and improving electronics that hold major influence for major companies around the world. You are also repeating your 4th year of high school, due to your extreme dedication to kendo and boxing; when you assaulted a man in the audience for insulting your performance during one of your matches; as well for the other assaults she has committed on various disgruntled men in the audience. As such her juvenile record is extensive and she already has a credible criminal record at the age of 18."
All the other boys and the petite girl had gasped around us. By this point, Blondie had gotten up and scrutinized her up and down. I know Mitsukuni Haninozuka and Takashi Morinozuka. What is it about these other boys that it is familiar?
Nicole simply shrugged and said, "I am flattered that you did your research, but it seems that you neglected to do this to my other three relatives".
Before Glasses could retort, the two redheaded doppelgangers came over and looked at Nicole.
"How could this little girl possibly be America's", started one. His voice is deep.
"-reigning boxing and kendo champ", finished the other. His voice is pretty high for a boy.
"Uh-oh", exclaimed Alex. She may be 6'1 and built like an Amazon warrior, but she knows better than to get in Nicole's way. She moved behind the pillar and motioned for Chrissy-Tia and I to join her.
"Eeak", squeaked Chrissy-Tia who went to join Alex behind the pillar. Chrissy- Tia and Alex motioned for me to join them, but I shook my head. I was staying; the one good trait about Nicole is she doesn't hurt innocent bystanders; unless they purposely stand in her way.
"Nicole, don't murder them, and make us your accomplices", I huffed. Please God! It is only our first day in Japan and Nicole might turn us in criminals in a matter of minutes.
"Don't worry Eves, the only thing I am going to do is kill their egos, which is something you know how to do right?" threw back Nicole.
She rushed over to the doppelgangers and lifted her fists and "gently" jabbed them in their stomachs. After they doubled over in pain, she flipped them over her shoulder as if they weighed nothing more than a stuffed pillow. They slowly got up from their defeated position and they turned to her to stare at her in awe.
Nicole smirked at them, then bent over and helped them off the ground.
"Hey we're sorry that we underestimated you", they said in perfect unison.
Wow! They should join a choir.
She shrugged her shoulders again, and said, "It's all cool, I just can't stand people who take one look at you and assume that because you look that way, that's who you are".
They nodded their heads in understanding. Alex and Chrissy-Tia had come out of their hiding spot to join the conversation.
Chrissy-Tia went to face Glasses, and asked him if he knew who the rest of us were.
"Of course, you are Chrysanthemum-Tia Karmazin: daughter of the American Ambassadors Dominick and Natasha Karmazin; you are the first of 12 children; you are the cousin of the Mangers through your mother's side, because she is the twin sister of your deceased aunt; you have no criminal or juvenile record unlike your cousin Nicole; you are the youngest American to win the Writers Guild; your blood type is A; you have written over 643 books; you are going to be a fourth year; and lastly you have done extensive community service and volunteer work wherever you and your family reside. Oh! And you have recently adopted a baby refugee from Afghanistan who is currently 3 months who you have named Jasmine", he stated as if her personal information was common knowledge.
Before anyone could respond, he turned his head toward Alex and continued, "You are Alexandria Manger: adopted daughter of Alexander and the late Alyssa Manger as of 3 years ago; you excel in theatre; you have a juvenile record that is lengthy; you lived in the foster care system for 6 years; your blood type is O; you have an IQ of 129; you are going to be a second year; and you are the only survivor of a fire back in the year of 2005; as a side effect of surviving a horrendous tragedy and being in the foster care system you tend to have long periods of selective muteness".
He finally directed his attention to me and said, "Last but not least you are Evangeline Manger: third daughter of Alexander and the late Alyssa Manger; your IQ is 178; you have won 1st in the national science fair for 8 years in a row; you have won 2nd in the international science fair for 4 years in a row; you are going to be a 3rd year; you are rumored to an eidetic memory, though I highly doubt it; you are also involved in extensive volunteer work and community service with your cousin; oh! And your blood type is AB", he stated and smirked at me.
That arrogant bastard! I ought to wipe that smug look off his face.
Then it hit me, I knew who all of these boys were.
"It's nice to meet you too Kyoya Ootori-san!" I said sarcastically in fluent Japanese.
All of the boys and the petite girl froze in utter shock, and Kyoya's smirk fell off his face. My three relatives fell over laughing and pounding the ground with their fists; while they saying that it was just like me to pull out my magic trick when I needed to defend my intelligence.
I continued, "You are the third son of Yoshio Ootori-sama. You also happen to be third in line for your family's company. Your blood type is AB. You were at the top of your second year class last year, as well as the previous years. You are going to be a third year in two days' time. You are the vice-president of the Host Club. In the Host Club, you sell yourself as the "Cool Type", which fits you to a T. You have low blood pressure from staying up late working on homework and finances for the Host Club; which causes you to be dubbed by your fellow club members as the "Dark Lord" when you are woken up early. You, Ootori-san are so distrustful of everyone around you that you have to keep record of everyone around you and research them down to their first breath. But you are also ambitious and hard-working, so achieving your dream of taking over your family's company is very possible".
My relatives started rolling even more at the idea of a Host Club existing at such a prestigious school.
Everyone (well those boys and the petite girl ) was staring me like I had walked into the lions' den and came out unscathed and was suddenly a miracle child.
Lord! What have I gotten myself into?
Kyoya's POV
Who is this girl? I mean I know who she is, but I was not expecting her to know me as well as I know her. She has definitely done her research on me, but wait how does she know that I am prone to not trust others? She just met me! Her intelligence and resourcefulness is attractive as hell! What! Where did that come from?
The girl standing up to me was wearing nothing more than pure commoner clothes. Ripped blue jeans, black converses, and a slightly baggy black and blue dolphin hoodie really suits well with her curves and her black curly hair, I thought. She is gorgeous.
Wait! What? I just met this girl and even though she is interesting, she is of no interest to me. She will provide me nothing, but a possible alliance between her family's company and my own future company. I must keep her as a necessary ally; nothing more, nothing less.
"Congratulations, Manger-san, you obviously know about me, but what about my fellow club members?" I said amused. There was no possible way that she could know about all of them as well.
She scoffed, "Please give me something harder to do next time."
She merely extended her arms and cracked her knuckles, and then she headed over to Tamaki.
"You are Tamaki Suou-san: son of Yuzuru Suou-sama and Anne-Sophie Grantaine-sama and grandson of Shizue Suou-sama. Your birth name is Rene Tamaki Richard de Grantaine Suou; you are the product of your parents' affair when your father happened to be in France for a business trip; as such you are half French and half Japanese; you are the president of the Host Club, though you don't do any of the work leaving it all in Ootori-san's lap; you are the "Princely Type" in the Host Club; you are to be a third year in two days along with Ootori-san; you are in line for your family's company and wealth, but your grandmother doesn't like you due to your circumstances of birth, which might make it harder for you to follow in your father's footsteps; your blood type is A; you are a happy boy who has a tendency to just switch moods in an instant; you are often oblivious of your ability to make others feel more comfortable with themselves or even sometimes accidently make unintended enemies with others; and finally you have a dog named Antoinette", she simply stated.
Tamaki just stared at the girl in utter amazement; as did the others. What is with this girl? How does she know our personality traits without even making our acquaintance?
She then headed over to the twins and started, "You are Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin-sans: sons of Yuzuha and Mr. Hitachiin-sama; both of you share the same blood type B; you will be second years in two days; you are the "Devil Types" in your Host Club as such you two perform all types of mischief; your known gimmick is the twin-cest act; for years you two have played the infamous "Which One Is Hikaru? Game"; it is easy to tell the difference between Hikaru and Kaoru…"
"Say what?" exclaimed everyone with the exception of myself and Mori. We only sweat dropped, while the others were in utter shock.
"Please allow me to continue my explanation. Hikaru tends to stand on the right and part his hair to the right. Kaoru tends to stand on the left and parts his hair to the left. Though Hikaru is older than Kaoru, he tends to act more immature and impulsive, while Kaoru acts calmer and more reasonably than his brother. Hikaru has a deeper voice, and Kaoru has a higher voice. Hikaru smirks, while Kaoru grimaces. The list goes on and on", she stated. Again, how in the hell did she pull that off? She just met them.
"Wow! You are smart Eva-chan!" exclaimed Honey.
"It's not that hard, any perceptive fool could tell them apart, but I guess none of you guys aren't really as perceptive as you think you are", deadpanned Nicole. The two other girls nodded in agreement.
The twins and the others (including myself) turned to face her.
"Wait! You are telling me that all of you can tell the difference…" started Hikaru.
"…between me and Hikaru", finished Kaoru.
Chrysanthemum-Tia giggled and said, "Of course, we can! Our parents taught us to tell apart people who seem similar, by looking closely and paying attention to the smallest details. It's actually really exciting to meet a pair of identical twins, to get to know them and becoming their friend".
Hikaru and Kaoru stared at her like she was a supernatural creature who just spoke to them in a completely different language. I have to say that I don't understand her explanation either.
"How 'bout I put it this way you guys are both individuals and a unique being at the same time. Thus it makes it easier for people to sandwich you two together and then be able to tell you apart," said Alexandria.
"Oh! Okay! That makes more sense" the twins said in unison. In what way does that make any more sense than the last explanation?
"Plus it helps, that we all grew up together with all kinds of multiples living in our house. It was always like a giant sleepover with multiple sets of twins! ", exclaimed Chrysanthemum-Tia.
All the hosts and I sweat dropped at that. Well isn't this an interesting development?
"I'm confused Karmazin-san, I thought you were cousins with these three plus others. Didn't you have your own house to go to when you were younger?" asked Haruhi.
"Nope", she said happily.
All of the hosts and I simply looked at the girl in varying degrees of confusion and pity.
"Oh, you poor dear, you must have huddled in dark caves and lonely alleyways to get a goodnights' slumber. It is amazing how your beauty still thrived through this dark time in your life…"Tamaki ranted.
"Idiot!" interrupted Nicole, which sent Tamaki over to his corner of woe.
At that Chrysanthemum-Tia started to laugh, and it was so pure like silver bells that it put us all in a trance. Mori, most of, seemed affected by her laughter that it made him grin a true smile.
Alexandria grimaced and it slowly turned into the most dazzling smile, any of us have ever seen on a girl. Kaoru couldn't stop staring at her smile, which earned him a concerned look from Alexandria. She came near him as if to ask if he was alright. He quickly shook his head, and gave her his reassuring smile. She returned her dazzling smile to him and he blushed profusely.
Then Evangeline jerked up at me causing her hair to move and reveal her eyes and her face. I took a step back from her and analyzed her heart-shaped face. Her unblemished skin was a beautiful light caramel, and her cheeks were youthful. Her lips were a bright red that naturally pouted out. Her eyes were a dazzling deep ocean blue that seemed to see through my mask and peer into my soul. My heart warmed at this idea. She is so beautiful! What?! Stop thinking like Tamaki! She probably uses her looks to her advantage in order to get whatever she wants. Wait! If that's her ploy, then why does she hide her face behind that mass of hair?
Chrysanthemum-Tia interrupted my thoughts by saying, "We lived together, because our parents figured it would be easier and safer than each family living under a separate roof. You see our mothers were twisted children, because they grew up in isolation from other children. They didn't want us to become like them, so they bought us one giant house for both of our families to live in."
"What was wrong with your mothers?" questioned Haruhi.
Before Chrysanthemum-Tia could respond, Alexandria interjected, "They were identical twins and since other children couldn't tell them apart they stayed away from them. This caused them to teach us the importance of telling the difference between identical-looking individuals."
The twins seemed to space out at this notion. Most likely, they were reliving their own personal turmoil of being mistaken for the other.
These girls sure will be a part of lives now. Between their perception of the twins and their reaction to us, they will not be able to hide from Tamaki, Honey, the twins, and myself. Perhaps I can find a way to manipulate them in to participating in our club. Maybe I can get some profit out of them. Also I will be able to keep an eye out for Evangeline.
Evangeline interrupted my thoughts by saying, "Do you want me finish reciting all the things that I know about the rest of you?"
"'Cause we all know how much you love to show off, right Eves?" interjected Nicole loudly.
"Of course Eva-chan!" exclaimed Honey.
The others and I merely nodded.
Evangeline clapped her hands together and said, "Excellent!"
"You are Mitsukuni Haninozuka-san: son of Yorihsa Haninozuka-sama; you are the best known martial arts champion in Japan, though someone would have to live under a rock not to know that. Anyway, you were once the Captain of the Karate Club, until you nearly pulverized an opponent in a match, so you were forced to leave the Karate Club by order of your father; this decision was made to prevent Japan's ally nations from thinking that you were Japan's greatest weapon that could become a potential threat. Your father then allowed you appreciate cute things like your beloved Usa-chan in public, and you could eat as much cake and sweets as you wanted; because of this obsession you were dubbed the "Boy-Lolita" of the Host Club; this obsession with sweets and cute things has caused a rift between you and your brother Yasuchika Haninozuka-san. Because of this, you and your cousin Takashi Morinozuka-san have a more brotherly bond together to fill the void. You are to be a 4th year in two days from now. Your blood type is AB. Though you appear cute and innocent, you actually happen to be very intelligent and conniving. You are NOT an early morning riser, and as such whenever someone wakes you up too early you become a "Low-Blood Pressure Beast", she said animatedly.
Honey blinked and cocked his head, before he asked, "How do you know all of that Eva-chan?" I would also like to know how she finds out our family affairs. That sort of thing isn't on any record, but then again maybe she goes and finds people close to each of us. Like I do.
She smiled coyly and said, "I have fantastic sources".
At that point, all the hosts looked back and forth between me and Evangeline.
I pushed up my glasses and said, "Is there a problem with someone else sharing my research methods? Beside the point she has only recited 5 backgrounds out of our group of 7. Now if you have anything on the remaining 2, then by all means continue".
They all paled, sweat-dropped, and shuddered as if I had used my "Dark Lord" powers on them and read all of their minds. Whatever!
"With pleasure", she said.
She headed over to Mori, and smugly said, "You are Takashi Morinozuka-san: son of Akira Morinozuka-sama; you are Japan's National Kendo Champion, but you are also a skilled martial artist. You have a brother named Satoshi Morinozuka-san, who is very fond of you. You find early mornings to be refreshing, unlike your cousin; when you become tired, you start acting talkative, friendly, and more approachable. In the Host Club, you are classified as the "Wild Type", because of your stoic and quiet manner. You are actually quite observant and intelligent despite the way others perceive your silent nature for ignorance. You happen to have a connection with animals, and you own many animals including a chick, a tanuki, and much more. Oh! And you blood type is O. Plus you are going to be a 4th year when school starts. Did I leave anything out Morinozuka-san?"
"You pretty much covered everything", he replied.
"Wow Morinozuka-san! What is your secret to finding mornings so calm and relaxing? I know I desperately need this in order to deal with my crazy family", stated Chrysanthemum-Tia.
"…It's not really a secret, it's simply just how you carry yourself in the morning", replied Mori. Wow! He is talkative today. These girls definitely have a strange effect on us!
"Hey Takashi! Do you pull a Snow White move on your animals and sing and do your chores with them?" asked Nicole while laughing at the top of your lungs.
"Nicole!" shouted Alexandria, Evangeline, and Chrysanthemum-Tia in unison.
"If you are going to ask him something, at use the appropriate honorific, idiot", scolded Evangeline. Nicole glared at her.
We all sweat dropped at her statement. Apparently, they are not intimidated by Mori. They are very interesting girls.
"That would be cool if you could actually do it Morinozuka-san!" exclaimed Chrysanthemum-Tia.
"Yeah! You would have an amazing superpower Takashi-san! See Nicole, that's how you properly address someone you just met", said Alexandria.
Mori ducked his head down from all the attention.
When Nicole had finished with her spurt of laughter, she deadpanned, "Hey Eves, can you please finish your memorization of their backgrounds, so we can go home. It's getting really late." Memorization, so we have more in common in our research methods that I thought…Interesting.
I looked down at my watch, and said, "You're right Manger-san. It's half past 8. Now if you could finish Evangeline-san."
She headed over to Haruhi while looking her up and down.
I hope that she doesn't find out that Haruhi is actually a girl! But now that I know this perceptive girl; that will be highly unlikely.
"Alright, then you are Haruhi Fujioka: only child of Ryouji "Ranka" Fujioka and the late Kotoko Fujioka. You came to Ouran Academy to become a lawyer like your mother; you are a middle-class citizen and earned a scholarship to attend here; because of your financial status you have been dubbed the nickname of "commoner" while attending here. You have this uncanny ability to affect others without even realizing it; thanks to your nature charm you have been awarded the position of the "Natural Type" in the Host Club. You are to be a second year when school starts. Your blood type is O. Last, but not least you were forced to join the club to pay back a debt of 8 million yen as a male student, when the fact is you are biologically female!"
We all froze at this statement. Of course, the idiot king started babbling, "My princess, you have it all it all wrong! My son only has feminine features, because he takes after his dear departed mother."
"Oh shut up, you dumb-ass!" shouted a frustrated Nicole. We all turned to her. She was clenching her light mocha fists so hard that were turning pale white.
"Way to be cordial Nicole", butted in Evangeline. Nicole turned to glare at her.
"It is so obvious that she is a girl", stated Alexandria with a smirk.
"Her facial features are much too feminine, for her to just take after her mother. Hello! Her eyes are too doe-like to be a male's", then explained Alexandria.
"It also helps if you look at the way she carries herself. With an air of grace, a lot of backbone and a little down-to-Earth attitude are an honest girl's signature personality traits", pointed out Evangeline.
"You can see her boobs through her baggy sweater and though her physique is lean; she is definitely female", Nicole bluntly stated .
"Plus she looks TOO cute to be a boy! Fujioka -san, I just love your practical choice of fashion! Where did you get that comfortable sweater?" asked Chrysanthemum-Tia with a sparkling look in her big dark blue eyes.
"Wait! You all can tell that Haruhi is a girl?" asked Tamaki.
"I think we've already established that. God, what a complete idiot, you are!" deadpanned Nicole.
This sent Tamaki into his proclaimed corner of woe. The twins started laughing at Tamaki's idiocy.
Honey came over to the girls and patted on Alexandria's arm to get her attention. "Alex-chan?" She slightly winced at his contact for a moment before answering him. I jotted this down in my notebook.
"Yes Haninozuka-san. What is it?" she sweetly inquired.
"Are you going to tell Haru-chan's secret to everyone when school starts?"
"Yeah, because we wouldn't appreciate it…" started Hikaru.
"…if you guys went around spreading rumors about Haruhi", finished Kaoru.
Nicole rolled her eyes, before saying, "Why would we do something crappy like that? Besides we are going to be too preoccupied with starting up our reps here at Ouran. I have to make sure that everyone is aware of whom Nicole Manger is and that she is a force to be reckoned with."
All the hosts and I paled at the idea of her going around school and roughing up the tougher kids like the Yakuza children.
"Ignore Nicole. We wouldn't want to do that to Fujioka-san, because it's not our place to tell other people her business. If she wants to wear a boy's uniform, then it's cool", said Evangeline.
"Besides a person's gender is not a big deal anyway, it only matters how a person carries themselves and how they treat others", philosophized Alexandria. I looked at Haruhi, while she said that and saw her nod along in agreement.
"Also it's not nice to gossip about other people", stated Chrysanthemum-Tia with a cute serious face. In some ways, she is just like Honey.
We merely stared at these girls in amazement. Haruhi then broke out of her fixed stare, bowed to them and said, "Thank you girls! I would really appreciate if you didn't tell anyone". She gave them her signature Host smile, and they all awed at how cute she was.
"Anyway it's been fun! But we need to get home, before Maria starts calling us", said Nicole. She already was walking away toward the front of the school.
The other three all paled at this. Wait! Who is this Maria? Perhaps I need to do more research on your family after all.
"It was nice meeting all of you. I hope we see you around when school starts, and if we don't it was an honor to make your acquaintance", said Chrysanthemum-Tia.
"Why don't you guys come and visit us at the Host Club?" asked the twins.
"Sorry, but that's not our kind of thing. Besides we all have to join our own clubs that interest us", said Alexandria. I peeked to see Kaoru's reaction. His smile dropped at her blunt statement.
"C'mon hoodie-girls, we have to go home!" hollered Nicole.
"It was a pleasure to meet all of you!" exclaimed Evangeline and then bowed to us.
The other two followed her suit, and then they all walked to the front of the school.
Honey waved goodbye excitedly to them, which they returned with their own departing wave.
"I don't know about you guys. But I like them!" Haruhi said.
"Yeah they could tell us apart in only a matter of…" started Hikaru.
"…minutes", finished Kaoru.
"That Alexandria was pretty cute. Huh Kaoru?!" teased Hikaru.
"Oh shut up Hikaru", Kaoru playfully shouted while blushing immensely.
"Nicole was a tough cookie, but…"started Hikaru.
"…I appreciated the way she handled the Boss", finished Kaoru.
"Do have no sense of loyalty for your daddy?" asked a heartbreaking Tamaki.
"No", they said in unison. Tamaki ran into his corner to cultivate mushrooms.
"I thought Chrysanthemum-Tia was really pretty. Don't you agree Takashi?" asked Honey.
"Yeah", he stated. A small smile passed his lips.
The twins then said, "It looks like Kyoya has finally met his intellectual equal in a certain dolphin hoodie wearing mixed girl". They have no idea how accurate they are!
"Perhaps we should have them come and visit us at the Host Club. Then Haruhi would actually have some feminine influence in her life. I know that they say that won't come, but they are girls, so they will have to come", exclaimed Tamaki.
"So this means that you want Nicole-chan to visit us as well?" asked Honey.
Tamaki paled before he said, "I will ask her like a gentleman should, but if she declines then I will respect her wishes".
"In other words, you would prefer for her to not come at all", I said.
"Well she is very scary for a short person", admitted Tamaki.
A dark aura spread over Honey and he said, "What do you mean by that Tama-chan!"
Tamaki, the twins, and Haruhi ran off, while Honey quickly followed after them.
I merely walked over to Mori and said, "Will you tell the others to please meet here at the same time tomorrow to prepare for our Host Club activities on the first day of school? I'm going home".
"Will do", he murmured.
Besides I need to research more about the new students anyway.
~Evangeline's POV~
Home at last! Between touring the school, meeting the Host Club, dealing with my family, and suffering from jet lag, I am surprised that I haven't fallen over from utter exhaustion.
We entered the main foyer, and we were bombarded by our many siblings and cousins (totaling up to 18 other people). They all screamed at us with many questions about the school and why it took us so long. Before we could say anything, Chrissy-Tia whistled and commanded them to head to the living room so we could tell them what happened. For someone as fragile as she is, she can handle herself around these punks. While Chrissy-Tia ushered them into the living room, I snuck into the kitchen to grab a snack.
I found peanut butter cookies lying on the counter, and I grabbed 4 cookies.
"If I knew you four were going to stay out this late, I would have put your dinners in the microwave", said a familiar voice.
"Maria, I wouldn't want you to burn Chrissy-Tia's leftovers!" I exclaimed. My favorite nanny had someone make cookies (thank god, she made someone else bake, cause lord knows can't do it) and had waited up patiently for all of us.
She was wearing a blue Sunday dress with a black belt across the middle of her stomach. Her Latina curves were complimented by that tight dress. Her chocolate brown eyes held a concerned look at me, before she asked, "Now what took you guys so long?" I told her of our tour around the school, and meeting the Host Club.
"Ha. Ha. Ha. He called Chrissy-Tia a princess, are you serious?" she inquired.
"Yes! I'm surprised that he even became president. If you ask me I think Ootori-san would have made a much better president," I said.
"You are certainly taken by this Ootori boy. Is he attractive?"
At this I blushed intensely. To me, his brains and his resourcefulness caught my eye more than anything else. Besides I only caught a glimpse at his face.
Maria squealed and chanted, "Eva has a crush on the smart Ootori boy!"
"Please that's preposterous! I only met him today! I was only around him for a couple of hours", I scoffed.
"Not to mention he's a smug bastard, who uses his position to invade other's privacy and use it against them", I added.
"Eva, sometimes it only takes a couple of hours to find someone who you want to be with. And how are his methods of receiving personal information any different from yours?"
"…Touché. However, just because I'm attracted to his brains and his resourcefulness, does not mean that he is my significant other", I proclaimed.
"Okay. But I still think that it's blossoming love Eva."
This nanny of mine is insane to think that I could possibly be attracted to someone as egotistical, spoiled, and arrogant as Kyoya Ootori. His glasses do give him an all- powerful look that is so dreamy that you have to respect him and want to curl up with him in his sturdy lap. Eva! Get a grip! Stop sounding like some love sick puppy! You are a Manger! You don't fall for men! They should crumble before you! That's it! I will make him love me, before I fall for him! I also would love to make an interesting wager with Maria.
"Hey Maria let's make a bet!"
"Bring it on chica!"
"If I make the Ootori boy fall for me first, then you have to wear pants for a month!"
Her face contorted into pure horror. "You wouldn't dare".
"Try me".
"Alright then if you fall for the Ootori boy first, then you will have to wash all of the vehicles for an entire day…"
"That sounds easy enough!"
"…in that frilly bikini I bought you", she said while smirking evilly.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed.
Alex barged into the room and smacked my head.
"Be quiet! Everybody's asleep in the living room."
"Already?" Maria and I asked in unison.
Normally, it takes hours for all of my siblings and cousins to tucker out. Wow! They must really be exhausted.
Alexandria beckoned us to follow her and sure enough everyone had knocked out. They were scattered all over the floor; each curled up into themselves like a newborn. The only ones who were absent were Chrissy-Tia and her adopted baby Jasmine. She had most likely taken her to her crib; and Chrissy-Tia probably crashed in the adjourning rocking chair.
They look so peaceful and adorable! Wait they look cold!
"I'll go get everyone some blankets", I said. Maria and Alex merely nodded at me with their eyelids drooping. 'Everyone is under a sleeping spell!' I thought jokingly.
I went to get many blankets for my family. I had to practically drag all of the blankets back to the living room, because I was so worn out. I wasn't surprised to find them passed out as well. I draped blankets over each sleeping body, and then I proceeded to curl up into a blanket and fell into a deep slumber.
~Time Skip~
It was the first day of school, and we all were preparing ourselves for the day. We all had a battle plan: first we needed to drop off the elementary students and make sure that they were comfortable; second get our schedules for both the middle school students and for us high school students; third drop off the middle school students and make sure they're comfortable; lastly we older kids split up to go to our separate years.
I just hope that Kyoya isn't surprised when he sees my fraternal twin sister Emily and I walk into the classroom. What if he starts to like her? She is after all the beautiful twin. It's a running joke in our family that she is a carbon copy of Beyoncé without the singing voice and the confidence. I'm just the smart twin.
"Hey Eva!" Speak of the devil!
She was wearing that lemon monstrosity of a dress, but managed to make it look fabulous with her curves, her straightened black and blonde hair, and her golden caramel skin. She wore her silver hoops, and her golden heart-shaped locket. She had no makeup on, but she didn't need it. She was glowing! She's going to have to beat away the boys with a metal rod; but even that won't suffice.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Do you think Ouran will have a dance club that permits them to dance to hip-hop and country?" Oh! Dear Emily, please never change your dancing nature.
"Emily relax! This school seems hipper than our last school!"
"I hope you're right!" Me too, otherwise I will never hear the end of it!
Emily then turned on me suddenly and exploded, "Why are you wearing a boy's uniform?!"
"Emi, please calm down! As to answer your question, I prefer this to that yellow monstrosity, and because it doesn't say anywhere in the handbook that you can't wear the other uniform", I calmly answered.
"But you are going to be the only girl wearing a boy's uniform, besides that Fujioka chick."
The moment she said that, Alex, Nicole, Haley (adopted sister who is a fourth year), Chloe (another adopted sister who has an identical male twin; they are both high school second years) and Kendall-Lynn (one of our cousins who is a high school first year) all strode into the foyer wearing the boy's uniform. I started to laugh at the absurdity of this situation; we were definitely going to stand out.
"Huh. I guess you won't be the only girl wearing the boy's uniform Eva", said Emily.
We six may be wearing the boy's uniform, but we definitely look female. All of our curves and boobs are coming through the uniform, plus we are all wearing something expressing our femininity.
Alex and Nicole were wearing all of their piercings.
Kendall-Lynn was wearing eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, and lip-gloss.
Haley was wearing blush and black lipstick.
Nicole had all of her braids tied back into a high ponytail.
Chloe was wearing mascara and her black hair was in her natural afro that had been tamed for the school day.
Alex had her signature fishtail braid behind her head.
Haley wore her platinum blonde hair in a high bun.
Kendall-Lynn had left her long, naturally straight, brown hair flowing over her shoulder.
My hair was scattered across my face, like always. I only wore mascara, and blue eyeliner.
After seeing that the other five had dressed as boys, Emily started to walk away her head hung in shame.
"Hey Emily! Where do you think you're going?" asked Nicole.
"Nowhere", she said.
"Yeah right! Get your ass over here! If we have to go, then so do you", said Nicole matter-of-factly.
"Please Emily! I don't want to be only female high school student in this family to have to wear this frilly and unpractical piece of clothing", said Chrissy-Tia.
We six all turned to her, and stared at her in shock. She made that outfit look decent with her long flowing curly brown hair, and her curves. Unlike Emily, she looked like she had stepped out the pages of a fairy tale book, while Emily looked like she had stepped out the pages of a Cosmo Magazine. Between her and Emily, we need an army to take down the boy admirers that they ARE going to get.
"You don't look like a slut though, you look like a gentle princess", complained Emily.
All of us sweat dropped at her idiotic statement.
"Emily, you're completely covered in clothes," stated Alex. Wow! That's her first sentence in two days. Darn her selective muteness strikes again!
"No! I am referring to the length of my dress."
"Yeah? What about it?" we asked in unison.
"It is above the knee. ABOVE THE KNEE! How can you guys possibly say that this is acceptable enough for school?"
"YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT! YOU ARE WEARING STOCKINGS!" screamed Nicole.
"But these stockings are tight and they highlight every curvy detail of my thighs."
"It is not a big deal Emily", deadpanned Nicole.
~Time Skip~
After we had finally "convinced" Emily to come with us to school; and when we say convinced we mean that we dragged her out by her hair to the limo. We first dropped off Jeremiah (adopted brother who is a 5th year), Ryder (another adopted brother who is also 5th year), and Makenna-Lynn (Chrissy-Tia's little sister who is in kindergarten). Then we all got our schedules, and then we dropped off the middle school students; whom all consisted of Leopold-Levi, Bryce-Richards, Sebastian-Vladimir, Scarlett-Natasha, Brooke-Jenny (whom were all Chrissy-Tia's siblings), and Carlos (another adopted brother).
We high schoolers then split up to go to our respective years. Kendall-Lynn went to room 1A. Brandon-Lee (Chrissy-Tia's brother), Chloe, Zachary (Chloe's twin), and Alexandria went to room 2A. Nicole, Haley, and Chrissy-Tia went to room 4A. Emily and I headed off to room 3A.
We walked in, not knowing what to expect. The room was full of students who stared at us in awe. Have these people never seen mixed girls before?
We turned to the teacher and handed her our slips, and politely asked her in fluent Japanese if she wanted us to introduce ourselves, before we sit down.
She said, "Please do."
"Hello I am Evangeline Manger-san, but please call me Eva!"
"Hello I am Emily Manger-san, but please call me Emi. Now if have any questions for us, please fire away."
"Why are you wearing a boy's uniform Eva-san?"
"Well, back in America, I would always wear jeans or pants, because I feel more comfortable in them. Plus I think the blue blazer is pretty cute!"
The girl who had asked me that just nodded and continued to stare at us in awe.
"Are you two the granddaughters of Robert Manger-san, the head of New Generation?"
"Are you also the daughters of the late Alyssa Manger-san?"
"Yes", we said in unison.
This fired off more questions about ridiculous matters such where did go to get our hair done and where did we like to vacation at.
Once they finished and the teacher directed us to our seats, I was so relieved that I let out a huge sigh. I quickly sat down next to Ootori-san. Emi sat next to a snobby-looking girl with bright red hair.
The professor had started the lecture, and I was fascinated about the depth of her knowledge on quantum mechanics. I mentally noted to myself that I needed to ask more questions about her knowledge on the subject later in the year.
Time seemed to literally fly by. Before I knew it, we had finished with all of the morning classes, and had started our 30 minute break that was before the lunch break.
Kyoya turned in his seat toward my direction. What is he going to do?
"So Manger-san, what do you think of Ouran Academy?" he asked politely. His voice is like rich, smooth red velvet cake that melts in your mouth.
I turned to face him. I had to take in an inward gasp. He was so beautiful! His gray eyes were a force that held powers that you knew you shouldn't reckon with, but you knew you had to try anyway. His skin was a clear porcelain color, like he didn't go outside enough, but it suited him perfectly. His muscles showed through his uniform. His intelligent gaze made me shudder inwardly. He is an angel! The dark intelligent angel of my dreams is sitting next to me! Get a grip Eva!
"You don't have to use honorifics around me Ootori-san. I rather prefer it if you call me Eva. And to answer your question I like the architecture and the placement of the classes", I replied while giving him a big smile.
He looked at me strangely before asking, "Alright Eva, how have you felt about your day so far?"
"I like it much more than I thought I would! I loved all of the morning lectures! Especially the one on quantum mechanics! I've never met an intelligent enough high school teacher to explain in that light before!" I exclaimed.
I could feel my cheeks rise as I said this. I turned to Ootori and noticed him looking at me strangely again.
"What's wrong Ootori-san?"
"I've just shocked that you haven't mentioned any of the people who were giving you death glares when you surpassed them all in the surprise oral math exam this morning", he stated while smirking.
Come to think about it, they were giving me the cold shoulder, but I really don't care what they think! I came here to learn and gain some credentials in order to take over the family business. I am not about to back down and become a meek little mouse for someone to boss around!
"Ootori-san, mentioning someone's disapproval of my over-usage of my intelligence is not a good conversational starter", I stated.
Before he could reply, I heard a loud, "Eva-chan!" and was tackled by an enthusiastic fourth year. He was crushing me with his adorable, but superhuman bear hug.
Takashi Morinozuka-san strode in casually. The twins glided in while holding Fujioka-san by her arms. Alex walked right behind them unnoticed.
"Haninozuka-san? Could you please let me go? I can't breathe", I gasped.
He giggled while proceeding to let go of me. He then turned to Emi and asked, "Are you Eva-chan's twin sister?"
"Yes, she is Emily Manger; fraternal twin of Eva Manger; otherwise known as Emi. She has competed in many national dance competitions, and won high marks in each. Her blood type is A. She has no juvenile record. Her grades are not as high as her twin's, because she has no ambition to go to college. She has recently adopted a pure Huskie straight out of Alaska", Kyoya said. Emi looked down in embarrassment before responding to Mitsukuni-san.
"Yes Ootori-san is correct and you must be Mitsukuni Haninozuka-san! I am enthralled to say that one of your famous moves is going to become a dance move! This makes me really happy!" she said.
Mitsukuni only looked at her in strange way. Why do these boys always look at us strangely?
"So you're Miss Eva's twin sister, though I must say you are quite beautiful my dear, and your hair is so silky like rich Indian fabrics my princess", said Tamaki while cupping her chin. Poor Emi, she hates being touched by others, especially boys! He sure appeared out of nowhere. Not to mention, he's pretty tardy to the party!
"You're late", simply stated Kyoya.
"Mommy, I'm sorry. My limo broke down on the way here, and my phone took forever to get a signal".
"Typical of the Boss to show late…"started Hikaru.
"…and make a bad impression on the new girls", finished Kaoru.
"No I was a complete gentleman to our new princess…" Tamaki continued stroking her chin. Emi's eyebrows started twitching and she slapped his hand away. Tamaki gasped as if he has never been abused in such a manner before…Whatever he needs to grow up!
"Listen bro, could you please refrain from touching me. I am not comfortable with boys touching me at all. I want you to follow a rule when you are around me, please keep a minimal distance of ten feet", said Emi while applying hand-sanitizer on the places that Tamaki touched.
All the hosts except Kyoya stared at her in astonishment. She just ignored them and went over to Haruhi.
"You're Fujioka-sama?" she asked.
"Excuse me, Manger-san. The correct honorific is "san" when you are addressing a peer", said Haruhi.
"Not when you are referring to someone who is higher in status than you are. Your soul is much purer than mine, Haruhi, so that makes you Fujioka-sama", said Emi.
"You don't have to call me that", deadpanned Haruhi.
"You're absolutely right! So what would you prefer me calling you cutie?" asked Emi while cupping Haruhi's chin. Oh God! She is doing her "Lesbian Act" to scare away guys. Haruhi must be catching on, because she is grabbing Emi's shoulder.
All the other hosts including Kyoya paled and sweat dropped at this exchange.
"Haruhi is fine".
"Then please call me Emi".
"What?! Why do not mind having Haruhi touching you?" asked a shocked and paled Tamaki.
"Because…" She then looked around to make sure that no one else except her, Alex, me and the Host Club.
"Haruhi IS a GIRL!" she shouted while still cradling Haruhi in her arms. The other hosts sweat dropped at her declaration.
"Are you saying that you are a lesbian?" they all asked.
Emi started laughing and turning over to them while letting go of Haruhi saying, "Of course not! I only use my 'Lesbian Act' to repel boys! However some boys still get turned on and still keep trying to get with me. I have no idea why though". She is apparently still oblivious to her beauty.
The hosts stared in shock at the lack of her self-knowledge of her beauty.
At that moment, Chrissy-Tia and Haley skipped in together holding each other's hands.
"Hey everybody! Ootori-san, Suou-san, Fujioka-san, and Hitachiin-sans come meet my cousin Haley", she said excitedly.
"Haley Manger: adopted daughter of Alexander and Alyssa Manger. You are actively involved in the theatre world. You were adopted around the same time as Alex. You were in the foster system for 15 years prior to living with the Mangers. Your blood type is O. You have no juvenile or criminal record. You are a fourth year. You also own a rare hairless cat with a name that you legally copyrighted as 'Jewel-Bezelle'", said Kyoya. He is obviously showing off! But he is so sexy when he does that! Eva! Get a hold of yourself!
I turned to see Haley's reaction of him. She, in fact, seemed relieved that he didn't actually ask her anything about herself. She did always hate those people who would ask her meaningless questions about herself.
"Why hello princess, it is always refreshing to meet other princesses like you", greeted Tamaki.
"So this is the fool that Nicole was describing to us two nights ago. He's even dumber in person", deadpanned Haley. Her hazel eyes narrowed in irritation.
Tamaki ran over to his corner of despair. The twins proceeded to come over to her and scrutinize her.
"You don't look like the other Manger kids…" they said.
"What is that supposed to mean?" asked Emily. She gave them a glare that could suck away their souls. Both of the twins shrank in fear and hid behind Haruhi.
"Emi calm down", I warned.
"No! So tell me what makes us so different from our sister".
On cue the twins moved in front of Haruhi.
"We were referring to her light colored hair, and she doesn't have as presence as you guys do, even though she is beautiful", they blankly explained.
"Or maybe I prefer not to bring out my fabulousness around you fakes. Maybe I am trying to save myself for someone who is dark and real; not like you goodie-two-shoes phonies", stated Haley.
The Hosts looked at her absolutely confused at the sudden confident outburst.
Alex decided to enter the conversation and say, "Haley has an excessive amount of self-confidence for herself, which could and should be given to the rest of the female population". The Hosts (except for Kyoya and Mori) jumped back in shock at hearing her voice.
"Wait! When did you get here?" asked the twins.
She simply shrugged and said, "I followed you guys, but you didn't notice, so I've been chilling over here in this corner".
"You could have joined the conservation", scolded Kaoru. Why does he care? Wait! Does he like Alex?
"There wasn't an opportunity for me to join it, so I've been just watching all of you. And I am satisfied to say that all of you are an interesting breed", she said with a soft smile on her face.
The Hosts blushed at this compliment. Kaoru was as red as a tomato. Isn't this intriguing?
Tamaki turned to Haley and said, "You are very beautiful princess!"
"I know!" exclaimed Haley. All of the hosts turned to her with WTF expressions written all over their faces.
"Listen phony, you don't have to tell me something that I already know. Save your praises for girls who actually need them to build self-confidence", explained an extremely confident Haley.
"I told you guys, she has too much self-confidence!" exclaimed Alex as she laughed and slapped her knee.
Before anyone could respond, Kyoya interjected, "Are any of you ladies coming to the Host Club this afternoon?"
"Why would I come to receive compliments from guys when I already know what I got going on? I mean c'mon why would I want to deal with phonies like Blondie? I prefer straightforward answers laced with brutal and dark honesty, not flowery words that come in packages at the Hallmark Company", ranted Haley. Tamaki seemed to be struck by arrows each time Haley said something brutal. What the hell? Why do strange things happen whenever he is around?
"Sorry. I need to go to Dance Club, and start learning the routines", said Emi.
"Need to try out for Theatre Club", said a suddenly excited Alex.
The Hosts regarded her strangely at her rise in excitement. I whispered over to them that's how she always gets when she about to join a theatrical production. They then nodded their heads in understanding, while Kaoru seemed to just stare at her. He definitely feels something for her! Maybe I can get them together! Oh! I have to tell them my excuse for not coming to the Host Club ever.
"I have to go to the Science Club interest meeting today. But if there was no such thing as science, then I would gladly go to your club", I said matter-of-factly.
They all turned to Chrissy-Tia hopefully. The twins walked over to her and draped their arms over shoulder and whispered something seductive into her ear. She merely shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, before replying loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Sorry I'm not interested in watching open incest; if I wanted to do that I would go and watch Game of Thrones. Besides I need to pick all of my younger siblings and cousins and drop them off with Maria. Then I need to go and volunteer at the Children's Hospital until 6. Afterward I need to come back home and make dinner, do my chores and do my homework", she replied.
All the hosts looked at her strangely. WHY DO KEEP LOOKING AT US LIKE THAT?!
"What? Why are you guys looking at me like that?" asked a worried Chrissy-Tia.
That seemed to snap them out of their daze. Kyoya started to write something in his black notebook. Mori merely looked at her in amazement. Chrissy-Tia gave him a kind smile. Honey looked back and forth between the both of them. The twins started weeping into handkerchiefs. Where did those come from?
Tamaki walked up to Chrissy-Tia and cupped her chin. Oh no! Not this again! "My dear princess, I had no idea that you were the Cinderella of your family…"
"Please stop with the idiocy Suou-san!" exclaimed Alex. This, of course, sent Tamaki to his corner. Did this guy never get insulted as a child? Dear Lord, please give this boy a thicker skin!
"Do you not have maids…" started Hikaru.
"…to do your chores?" finished Kaoru.
"Nope! I prefer to do the chores myself, so we don't hire any maids. I feel that doing things for myself will help me more in the real world then depending on others. Plus I couldn't have Maria do all of the work", said Chrissy-Tia happily.
The hosts once stared her strangely once again.
"What is with you guys? Why do you guys keep staring at her so strangely?" I asked menacingly while a dark aura come rolling out of my body. All of hosts shuddered at my intensity and for some reason kept looking back and forth between me and Kyoya.
The bell rang, before they could even respond.
"It's lunch-time now!" shouted the twins and zoomed out of the classroom.
"See you guys at lunch!" shouted a happy Honey as he jumped on top of Takishi's shoulders. They strode out of the room together. Tamaki merely bowed before us and said, "See you later my princesses!" Kyoya curtly nodded towards us before exiting the classroom. Haruhi started to head out, but before she could leave Emi stopped her.
"Hey Haruhi! Could you show us the way to the lunchroom?" she asked.
"Sure", she replied.
While we walked out of the classroom, she asked us if we had brought any money to buy lunch here. We answered that we had all brought our own lunch from home. This made her smile. Huh! Wonder what that was all about?
~Time Skip~
Six weeks later
Before Hosting Hours
Kyoya's POV
We have been trying to get the Mangers and Karmazins to come to our club for six whole weeks, but so far our tactics have been back-firing. It was the third week of September already. I have been trying to find out their secrets, so maybe I could somehow blackmail them into participating in the club
"Mommy! I don't understand why our daughters are being so difficult! Why aren't the girls coming to visit their family?" asked an exasperated Tamaki.
"Maybe they aren't coming because…" started Hikaru.
"…you're being such an idiot", finished Kaoru.
"I am not! I try to treat them like the princesses that they are!"
"No offense, sempai, but I don't think they want to be treated like princesses. They even tell you this repeatedly", deadpanned Haruhi.
"But Chrissy-Tia doesn't mind it when I call her a "Princess"!"
"That's because Tia-chan is a sweet girl who doesn't like to be impolite to others Tama-chan!" exclaimed Honey while munching on his cake. Why can't he eat something a cheaper like pies or sushi?
"And that's why she should come to see us at the Host Club!"
"But Boss what about the others?" asked the twins.
"Oh! Yes! I have neglected the other princesses in her family. I would like it if all of them attend our Club."
"Does that mean that Nicole can come as well?" they eagerly asked.
Tamaki paled and said, "I don't know if that's a good idea". He's most likely remembering when she flipped him over her shoulder the last time he tried to wake her up for lunch. Or any other time she has verbally or physically lashed out at him. Whatever, he needs to grow up!
"C'mon Boss, remember that we have to invite all of the princesses of their family to come here…" started Hikaru.
"…and that includes Nicole", finished Kaoru. While they said this, they were smirking evilly.
"You know that they are correct Tamaki. Besides if we can convince a tough girl like Nicole to come, then maybe other girls like her will come, and we can get more profit out of them", I said.
Tamaki was about to interject to the idea of convincing Nicole to come to the club.
Someone had burst into the room. She looked familiar. She was wearing a middle school uniform. She was very developed for a middle school student. She had two side braids beside her head. She had creamy ivory skin. She had brown hair and dark blue eyes.
Tamaki walked over to her and said, "Welcome Princess! We are humbled by your presence! We are excited to have such a young lady to boldly venture into the high school side of Ouran Academy. Now what is your type of…?"
"I am so sorry! I didn't realize that this room was taken! I'll leave", she said as her face heated up in embarrassment. She spun on her heels and headed to the door.
"Wait Princess!" She turned around slowly. She wandered around the room and looked at all of us as if she were pondering something important.
"Why do guys hang out in a music room?" she wondered aloud. Her two side brown braids swayed as she moved around.
"Because this is where our club does all…" started Hikaru.
"…of our business." finished Kaoru.
"In that case, I will leave you guys to do whatever it is you do. Again, I apologize for intruding", she said while bowing. She looks like Chrissy-Tia. I know who she is.
"Wait a minute there, Miss Brooke-Jenny Karmazin", I commanded. She turned around slowly and timidly asked, "How do know my name?"
"You look like your older sister. You are a 1st year in middle school. Your blood type is A. You are the 8th child out of 12. You have no juvenile record. You won the national spelling bee for 4 years in a row, before moving here to Japan. You are at the top of your class. You also own and operate your own website dedicated to promote more upcoming spellers in America", I recited simply.
A realization passed over her face, before she said, "You must the friends that my relatives always talk about".
"Do they really talk about…" started Hikaru.
"…us at home?" finished Kaoru.
"Yes! And you must be Hikaru-sempai and Kaoru-sempai", she stated as she pointed to the right and then to the left. They looked at her in utter shock. The rest of the hosts likewise were surprised. I proceeded to write this down.
"Is she right Haruhi?" asked Tamaki.
"Yeah she is!" exclaimed the twins, before Haruhi could reply. They continued to stare at her in awe. What is with the girls of their family?
"Then you must be Tamaki-sempai, Kyoya-sempai, Honey-sempai, Mori-sempai, and Haruhi-sempai", she stated. Her eyes were filled with youthful wonder.
Honey rushed over to her and tackled her. We all heard a loud tooth-grinding sound coming from her skirt pocket the moment he did this. She placed Honey onto the ground, before reaching toward the sound.
She quickly reached into her pocket and pulled a light-gray, tiny bunny rabbit. "Are you okay Thumper?" she asked while rhythmically stroking it. "Thumper" started to purr at her touch.
"You bring a rabbit to school?" teased the twins.
"I have to, otherwise the other rabbits will start biting him", she said defensively while putting him away in her pocket.
"I sorry for nearly crushing him Brooke-chan!" apologized Honey.
"It's fine Honey-sempai. You didn't know that he was there. And please call me B.J.-chan", she said.
"Alright B.J.-chan! Would you like to have some cake with me?" he sweetly inquired.
"Yes! Do you have carrot flavored? Wait! You guys are having a club meeting, right?" she asked. We nodded.
"Then I'll come back later", she said hastily.
"B.J.-chan! Wait! You can stay; after all we are a Host Club", said a joyful Honey.
"What is a Host Club, anyway?" she asked innocently.
"It's a Club that entertains the young ladies at this school, and ensures the happiness of every girl", explained Tamaki.
"So you guys are like an escort service?" she asked with a confused look on her sweet face.
The twins started chuckling at her innocent inquiry. I smirked at her befuddled expression. Haruhi and Honey looked at her sweetly. Mori looked at her sympathetically. Tamaki was the only one who was offended by her comparison of our Club to such an institution.
"My dear, the Host Club is so much more than an institution that uses women for their money. We are here to make sure that each and every woman who comes here is made to feel happy", he proclaimed.
"But you do use them for money Sempai. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to afford all of this", she said matter-of-factly while gesturing to the decorations as well as to our costumes. Looks like intuition runs in her family.
Tamaki ran over to his corner. She sweat-dropped at his action and she turned to us, "So my relatives weren't lying to me? He does this often?" We all nodded to her.
"Too often", said the twins.
Haruhi whispered, "You'll get used to it".
"I'm sorry if I had offended you Tamaki-sempai". He quickly jumped onto his feet and twirled around to face her.
"That's alright Princess". She sweat dropped at his sudden turnaround. She turned to us with her arms shyly protecting herself.
"So is it alright if I stay here and eat some cake with Honey-sempai?" she asked tentatively.
"A polite princess like you shouldn't have to ask in order to stay here"
"Yeah any relative of Nicole and Alex is welcome here", cheered the twins.
"Yah! I get a new cake buddy!"
Mori grunted happily for the little girl and ruffled her hair a bit. She giggled at his affectionate gesture.
"I appreciate meeting other normal girls". B.J. slightly blushed pink at Haruhi's remark.
"Thank you all so much!" Her eyes were brimming with excitement.
"Of course, if you start coming here regularly, then you'll have to pay", I said.
"Sure. How much does it cost to come here on a regular basis?" she asked.
"It costs about 50 yen per hour you attend and 20 yen for each slice of cake", I said casually.
She started coughing, "What? It's that expensive to come here?"
"What do you mean? That…" started Hikaru
"…is a pretty fair price." finished Kaoru.
"Not if you paying with your own money", she said.
"Do you parents not pay for your activities B.J.-chan?" asked Honey.
"My parents believe that we should learn to spend money wisely, so they insist that we pay for our activities", she explained.
"Your parents are quite clever to make you learn this at such a young age B.J.", I stated.
"Thank you Sempai!"
The doors opened at that moment, and as usual we welcomed our guests. Everyone headed to their positions to entertain their guests.
"C'mon and sit with me and Takashi B.J.-chan!"
"Okay."
B.J. seemed to genuinely enjoy Honey and Mori's company, and was making friends with many of their guests. After all the guests left, she thanked us all for allowing her to stay and said that she would come tomorrow.
We started to clean up. It took us longer than usual to get the job done. When we had finally finished, we all about to depart, until Suou-sama came bursting in. I swear Tamaki takes after his father!
"I have a proposition for you all". His eyes were twinkling with happiness.
"What is it Suou-sama?" I politely asked.
"For the hundredth time, please call me Suou-san Mr. Ootori. Listen to this. How would you like some free labor for the next 2 months?"
"What?" we asked with confused expressions on our faces.
"I know it is hard to believe that free labor could be available. I have these 5 students who have each gotten into serious trouble, and I needed to punish them appropriately. When they all said that they couldn't stand the idea of going to a Host Club, I thought that making them come and work for you guys would be their ideal punishment", blabbed the Chairman.
"Are they Yakuza children?" asked the twins.
"No. But they are in each of your classes. Anyway I told them to all be here early tomorrow before your morning session starts, so you can show them the ropes", he said simply before turning around and leaving out the door.
Well isn't this an interesting hint?
"They have to be Yakuza children, otherwise he would settled on another punishment for them", stated the twins.
"Even if they are, remember men it is our duty to reform these poor delinquents to better gentlemen", ordered Tamaki.
"Yes sir!" shouted Hikaru, Kaoru, and Honey while saluting to him.
"Plus we would get free labor while teaching them", I added.
"Of course, you would get something out of it Kyoya-sempai", Haruhi said dryly.
Mori just stood there like he couldn't care either way.
"Remember everyone to come tomorrow bright and early! We have work to do!" exclaimed the moron king.
Hopefully, they won't cause us to lose any profit.