Hello everyone! This is a collaboration with my lovely friend MrsAnimeNerd. Neither of us own Ouran High School Host Club, its characters or anything else, except our OC's of course! Anywho, please follow, fav, and review~!
Before we start...
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Silent Conversation
Please Enjoy!
-1-
The bell rang, signalling the start of the days classes. To the two girls standing at the front of the room, it seemed that even the bells used to mark the classes was in someway better here at Ouran than what they would have heard at a public high school, or even a less expensive private school. Their first impressions of Ouran had been that everything seemed to sparkle.
Standing at the front of the room as they were, it was easy to say that their fellow students were slowly beginning to focus their attention solely on them. As more people began to stare, one of the girls took a small, hesitant step back, so she was slightly hidden behind the other girl. She was on the shorter side, but not as small as some girls their age. She had dark eyes, which were either black or a dark, dark brown, and waist-length black hair, which she had pulled into two pigtails. Rather than the yellow monstrosity her fellow female students wore, the girl wore a pair of black flats, skinny jeans and a long-sleeved, plain black shirt.
Despite the obvious discomfort the raven-haired girl felt, she appeared to be having a silent conversation with the blond beside her, her dark eyes darting from her friend to someone in the classroom. Although her face remained blank for the most part, whatever it was she was saying seemed to draw an exasperated look from the blond.
The blond was slightly taller than the first girl, with a single hip-length braid of blond hair and blue eyes. Like the shorter girl, she was also lacking the Ouran uniform and was instead dressed in ankle-high boots, jeans and a tight fitted red, black and green plaid shirt.
"Everyone, I would like to introduce two new members of our class, Ms. Skylar Takeuchi and Ms. Shiori Hirano. Girls, would you like to say anything to the class?"
The black haired girl tilted her head up slightly to the side, sending her friend a questioning glance. Receiving the look from the shorter girl, the blond spoke up.
"Um...Hi! I'm Skylar Takeuchi, and she's Shiori Hirano. We just got transferred from Ouran Public High School. Shiori and I are best friends and we've known each other for about four years. My best subject is science and my worst is history. Shiori's best is just about anything that lets her write and her worst is math," At this the shorter girl seemed to grimace and stick out her tongue, although few caught the action, "Some off our hobbies include photography and creative writing...videogames, reading, comedies and horror-movies, and our favourite kinds of music are country, rock, vocaloid music, heavymetal and symphonic rock-"
The girl paused when the door swung open to reveal a tired looking brunette.
"-Sorry I'm late, I missed the bus and had to run a few blocks..." The brown haired boy said to the teacher, before he seemed to realize he had interrupted something. He stared at the girls for a long moment.
Shiori blinked before a smile lit up her face. She knew exactly who this was, although she was very, very curious as to why their friend from middle-school was currently running around dressed in male clothing. It didn't matter though, she was just happy to see a familiar face besides Sky's. As much as she loved Sky, her face got boring seeing it everyday. 'Maybe she could rent a new one? That's possible, right? Oh! Book idea...'
Skylar was quick to mimic the facial expression on Shiori's face, although she shot a curious look at Haruhi's attire. The brunette sent the pair a pleading expression that the two understood easily enough. They didn't question her appearance, "Haruhi! It's been forever! We didn't know you got into Ouran-"
Throughout the room, a number of people began talking all at once, making a great deal of noise. Most of them were girls.
"You two know Haruhi?" A girl asked.
"Did you go to school together?" A second girl asked.
"What was he like in middle school?" A third squealed.
"Haruhi, you know these two?" A pair of nearly identical voices asked.
Skylar's eyes darted away from Haruhi for a quick moment, taking in the set of twins once again. She hadn't noticed them until Shiori had pointed them out. Orange hair in reversed hairstyles, golden eyes and identical faces. They were gorgeous. It was common knowledge among her close friends that Sky had...a thing for twins.
"Alright class, let's all settle down, you can all speak with Takeuchi-san and Hirano-san when class is over." The teacher's voice called out, rising over the loud chatter of the students. Eventually they died down and the girls took their seats, which, to their joy, were right in front of Haruhi's and better yet, the twins' desks.
"What was he like?" One girl asked, leaning one Skylar's desk with a look that said she was so curious she would die if she didn't find out. There was a large flock of them, all crowding around Sky and Shiori's desks. Shiori was slightly hunched, as though she was trying to make herself smaller, while Sky sat comfortably, although she did glance at Shiori with a worried expression from time to time. Shiori didn't like being around large groups of people, especially when she was crammed in the middle of it all.
"Haruhi? He's a great guy." Sky said, feeling a smirk grow on her face, "He's such a good listener, and a really great friend...you'd almost think he was one of the girls, you know?"
There was a loud thunk, and Shiori glanced back to see Haruhi's head on her desk. The twins on both sides of her gently poked her in an attempt to rouse her. The raven couldn't help but smile as she spoke in a voice so quiet most people ignored it, "Haruhi...as an honour student, I'm not sure you want to risk those brain cells of yours on headbutting desks."
Haruhi let out a tired groan, and the smile on the shy girl's face grew.
"What did he look like?" Another girl asked Sky. Most of the girls had already taken to not speaking with the other girl. Shiori was quiet and shy, and when they spoke to her, she didn't say anything, just letting Sky speak for her.
Of course, by sitting there and not having to speak, Shiori could easily feel the stares the twins were launching at the back of her head. She was sure Sky could feel it too.
"Oh he was so cute!" Sky said, still smirking as she looked towards Haruhi from the corner of her eye. The brunette 'boy' gave her a withered look. On either side of 'him', the twins kept sharing confused looks and staring at the pair of new girls. Sky thought it looked like they were trying to read them.
"He used to be so much shorter and his hair was so fluffy, and those big brown eyes of his could just make you melt! Shiori, what do you think?" Sky looked towards her friend. The other girls quieted down a little, all of them trying to hear what she had to say. Sky sent an apologetic look, Sorry.
It's fine. Shiori replied silently before she tilted her head and said in a warm tone, "He looked a bit like a little puppy. A very fluffy puppy."
The girls all squealed at the mental image they had conjured of a young Haruhi. Sky and Shiori sent each other more looks.
A puppy?
It worked.
Sadly.
I wish they'd stop sitting on my desk.
Yeah...the squealing is a little annoying.
Oh, it's not that.
Then what?
It smells like a perfume factory...a cheap one too. A bit like flowers and half processed whale barf.
At this response, Sky couldn't help but crack a smile. Shiori didn't talk a lot in public, and even when she was in private, she rarely said everything she thought up, but when she did...It was a good thing only they and other close friends knew what went on in their silent conversations. Shiori could easily make a number of people angry.
Sky wasn't sure what it was that Haruhi did, but it seemed to have really boosted her popularity...with the girls that is. It was a little alarming to see so many girls squealing over the same person, especially one of the same gender.
The day had trickled past slowly. Very, very slowly. Every time there was a break between classes, or during lunch, they were pestered by more of Haruhi fangirls, or their friend had vanished along with those twins. Apparently they were the Hitachiin brothers Hikaru and Kaoru...and they had some kind of taboo love going on?
While Shiori had gotten an idea for a story from all of it, both girls were somewhat concerned for their friend. When classes were over, they both waited outside the classroom for their friend to come out. They thought it would be a good time to catch up, and maybe visit Haruhi's place while they were at it. It had been a bit since either of them had seen Ranka.
It wasn't long before Haruhi left the room, with a twin on each side. So far, they had yet to see Haruhi more than a couple feet from the set. Sky could tell Shiori had an idea about what was going on, but she didn't ask. Shiori would tell her her thoughts when she was ready. And probably when Sky had just taken a sip from some drink or another.
"Sky, Shiori, what are you two doing here? You know school's over, right?"
"Geez Haruhi, you make it sound like you don't want us around." Sky said, pouting as she placed a hand over her heart.
"H-How cruel." Shiori agreed in a tiny voice as she shifted away from her place behind Sky. The moment she had seen the twins she had hid. The pair's attention shifted to her when she spoke. The way they seemed to be judging her was almost enough to hide behind Sky once more.
"We just wanted to spend sometime with you...its been a couple months since we've had a chance to hang out."
Haruhi sighed, "I can't, I have to go to the club-"
"That's okay, " The twins suddenly said. They had yet to actually speak to the girls. Shiori couldn't help but feel that they were slightly hostile towards them, like the twins thought the girls were going to take their place...even if Shiori knew it was the other way around, "we can just take them with us."
Shiori let out a nervous squeak as one twin wrapped an arm around her shoulders. The other did the same to Skylar and suddenly they were being dragged down the hall.
While the raven haired girl tried a futile attempt to get away, even if it was to just get his arm off his shoulder, Sky was doing nothing to help the situation, and Haruhi seemed so used to what was happening that she only sighed as she followed after them.
Shiori sent Sky a look, Please get us out of here?
"Oh no." Sky said in a blank voice, her eyes shifting from where they were locked with Shiori's to focus on the twin beside her, "Please stop. Let me go."
The words were empty and emotionless. After all, she didn't really want to go anywhere. She was quite content to walk with the twin, who's arm was still resting on her shoulders. He probably didn't even need to move her towards their destination, since she'd follow them anyways.
Really? Traitor. Shiori sent Sky a scathing look. She then glanced over her shoulder to look at Haruhi, Help me?
Haruhi sent a look at the back of Sky's head that could have only meant Seriously? But since Sky did not have eyes in the back of her head, she remained oblivious to the look. Haruhi sighed before walking alongside Shiori.
"Kaoru, you don't have to drag her along...she and Sky are practically joined at the hip."
The twin's, Kaoru's, grip tightened and he leaned in a little to rub his cheek on Shiori's head, "But Haruhi, I don't want to let her go...she's so cute when she's flustered."
Because he was looking at Haruhi, the twin failed to notice the furious expression the quiet girl aimed at him. Haruhi caught it and she sighed, knowing what was running through Shiori's mind.
A few moments later, they stopped in front of a door with a sign that read: Third Music Room. 'A music room? Did Haruhi learn to plan an instrument?' Shiori asked herself. Haruhi opened the doors and the twins continued to drag the girls in.
"There you are!" Shiori flinched violently at the loud voice, which belonged to a blond boy who was running towards Haruhi with open arms. She side stepped him, but it did nothing to stop his enthusiasm, "Daddy was worried those devils were trying to kidnap- Oh, who are these two beautiful flowers?"
And then he was right in front of them, staring that the girls inquisitively. Shiori would have made a run for Skylar if it weren't for the grip Kaoru had on her. And he was still rubbing his cheek on her head.
"They're Haruhi's friends from middle school." The twins said, pushing Shiori and Sky forwards and towards the other boy.
He was ridiculously beautiful. It really wasn't fair at all. He had blond hair and violet eyes that seemed to sparkle.
The pretty blond boy suddenly scooped up Shiori, making the raven haired girl squeak once again. 'What is with these people and the touching?!' He twirled her around, a massive smile on his face.
"My sweet Haruhi has friends that she never told Daddy about?! Do you know what this means? It means Haruhi can finally start acting like a real girl! She can go shopping with her girlfriends, and gossip, and they'll throw slumber parties and-"
At this point Shiori had already sent a panicked look towards Sky, and the blond had stepped forward to rescue her shy friend. Sky also noticed the annoyance hidden under the panic, and the way Shiori's hands were forming fists.
Should I handle it or...?
Help.
Sky nodded and grabbed for her friend. For a moment the pair of blonds seemed to be trying to rip poor Shiori in half, until Sky wrapped her arms around the other girl and knocked Tamaki's feet out from under him. He hit the ground with an audible thud and laid there for a long moment, not moving, although everyone knew he was fine.
"She tripped me." Tamaki couldn't seem to understand why the blond girl had done that to him. He hadn't meant any harm. He was simply excited his darling Haruhi had friends. Of course, now that he thought about it...perhaps they were the reason Haruhi acted like she did? The blond was clearly violent, and violence was boyish...and the dark haired girl was a master at blank expressions...
After a moment, Hiraku and Kaoru began to laugh as the walked up to the fallen 'King'. One twin prodded him with a foot.
Now free, Shiori moved so she was hiding behind Haruhi, who stood a little off to the side. Maybe if she was with her, no one would notice her. Skylar naturally followed after her and the three girls watched the scene before them.
One twin noticed them moving and narrowed his eyes for a brief second before turning to the blond on the floor, "Hey Tamaki...these two have know Haruhi since middle school..."
The other twin met his brother's eye and nodded before joining in, "Now that they go here...they might just steal Haruhi from us..."
"She'll only ever hang out with you during host hours...the rest of the time..."
"She'll be with them." With that they both pointed at the trio. Shiori gave them a dead stare and Skylar smirked, while Haruhi could only look from Shiori and Sky to the boys and back again.
Tamaki seemed to get lost in his thoughts, muttering to himself, "They've poisoned her with their evil ways...making my sweet little girl so unfeminine and deadpan...They'll never let me see her again...what if they trap her away...I'll save you my sweet princes..."
He suddenly leapt to his feet, twirling so he was facing his 'beloved daughter' and taking off to wrap her in his loving arms, "DON'T WORRY HARUHI! DADDY WILL SAVE YOU FROM THOSE EVIL SHE-DEM-"
He slammed to a sudden stop as his face collided with and outstretched hand, the palm facing out.
"I don't understand your specific type of crazy, but I do admire your total commitment to it." Skylar said, as the boy, Tamaki, collapsed and then crawl into a dark corner where he continued to mutter to himself.
The twins shared a look before turning to stare at Sky where she stood in front of Haruhi, effectively blocking him from the brunette. Her arms were folded over her chest and she was staring at the club's 'king' with a raised eyebrow. Then, their eyes shifted to the second new girl who now stood beside her friend wearing a deadpan expression that nearly mirrored the one Haruhi frequently wore.
With an idea formed in their minds, they moved towards the blond girl, "Now we see where Haruhi gets it..."
"Although I've never seen anyone send Tamaki into the corner that quickly." One twin continued.
"Congratulations." The other said.
They both leaned a little closer to her, "We think we like you."
Sky couldn't stop the dusting of pink that rose to her cheeks, but that didn't stop her natural confidence, "Well, why wouldn't you? I'm awesome."
The twin shared another look. Hikaru wanted to roll his eyes. As if they'd like her just for that. Anyone could send Tamaki into the corner. She wasn't anything special.
Haruhi laughed quietly as she walked to stand beside her friends, remembering how frequently Sky used to make that declaration in middle school. Shiori nearly laughed as well, all the while sending her friend a sly grin.
The twins blinked at the sudden expression on the raven-haired girl's face.
Aw...is little Skylar blushing? Does she have something to tell Shiori-chan about a certain pair of boys in the room already?
Skylar glared at her friend, Shut up! You know I have a thing for twins and these two are unbelievably hot!
The twins had to admit they were a bit curious as to what was going on between the two. The twins had had a number of silent conversations of their own...but it was strange seeing someone else do it.
The shorter girl only smirked, Look at you, getting all defensive...soooo cuuuute!
Shut up and just let me enjoy this. Sky sent Shiori a defeated look.
Shiori waved her hand in a dismissive manner, I'm not doing anything to stop you. She paused for a moment, a sudden thoughtful look on her face, Although I do have to wonder...Do you think one of them belongs to Haruhi?
The girl in question gave Shiori a horrified look. Shiori only smiled pleasantly.
I do believe that is a 'no'. Alright, have fun. I'm not stopping you.
With that said, Sky looked towards Haruhi with a hopeful expression, Haruhi? May I have your blessings?
Haruhi raised an eyebrow before she sighed and gave a shrug, I don't care...as Shiori said, have fun.
A grin lit up Sky's face, Oh my god, thanks Haruhi! you're the best! I love you!
Haruhi only laughed and shook her head, sharing a look with Shiori who rolled her eyes.
Hikaru's eyes narrowed as he noticed Haruhi's expression. She knew what they were saying...she was close enough to those two that she could do that? She could answer them back?
Sky turn to Haruhi fully, the three now finished with their silent conversation, "So Haruhi...you gonna introduce everyone?"
By everyone, she had meant more than the clearly insane blond boy and those gorgeous twins. There were three other boys in the room that seemed to have been neglected during the entire scene.
One was a small boy, who hardly looked old enough to be in middle school, let alone high school. He had blond hair and wide brown eyes. A pink stuffed bunny was clutched in his arms as he watched the scene with interest from his perch.
His perch was a monster of a boy. He tall and from the looks of it, fairly muscular. He had black hair and grey eyes. There was no doubt he was handsome...kinda fit the tall, dark and handsome bill to a T.
The last boy sat off to the side with a laptop in his hands. He had dark hair as well, but his eyes were a dark brown and were, at the moment, being nearly overpowered by the glare of light reflecting off of them.
Something about that guy bothered Sky.
"Oh, right." Haruhi said, suddenly realizing where they were, "This is Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, the talle one is Takashi Morinozuka, but everyone calls him Mori-sempai, the little one is Mitsukuni Haninozuka, but again, everyone calls him Honey-sempai...Kyoya Ootori is the one on the computer...and the idiot is Tamaki Suoh."
The Sky and Shiori's confusion, most of the boys turned to look at Kyoya. He adjusted his glasses and they flashed brightly in the light.
"The quiet one is Shiori Hirano. Her father, Shin Hirano, is the manager of the Destiny Island amusement park owned by the Wakahisa company and her mother is a rising actress, some of you may recognize the name Takara Hirano from a number of recent movies. She has a younger brother who is still attending a public school. Shiori has been sent to detention numerous times for a number of offenses. She earns relatively high marks in all fields but science and math...She is a novice writer and has won some small prizes in local writing competitions." Shiori slowly sidestepped behind Sky. She wasn't all that sure she liked hearing her life get told to random strangers. Especially the part about detentions. She wasn't sure how it would go with these people...after all, that flamboyant idiot had already called them She-Demons- or at least he had started to.
"The other young lady is Skylar Takeuchi. Her father, Jun Takeuchi, is the current owner of the Wakahisa company, her mother, Evelyn, is from Los Angeles, California. Her parents are divorced, although her father has recently started seeing another woman. Like Shiori, Skylar has been known to be a trouble maker. Both girls have pulled numerous pranks on fellow students and staff members of their school. She's been involved in a small number of fights. She had a passion for animals and wishes to become a veterinarian...Of course with her marks and history for trouble making, it seems unlikely she'll ever reach this goal-"
Sky felt anger bubble up at that, she wasn't sure what she would have done if Shiori hadn't placed a hand on her shoulder. Instead she snapped at the dark haired boy, "Oh, so you're an expert on my life? Hang on while I take some notes!"
Didn't this guy know anything about privacy?! Who the hell did he think he was, saying that?
Beside Sky, both Haruhi and Shiori were sporting angry expressions, but Shiori in particular looked furious. There was one thing most people learnt about Shiori early on, if they paid her any attention at all, and it was that Shiori was protective of her friends. She didn't have a lot of them, but when she made friends, they were the kind everyone involved would die for. She'd die for them, they'd die for her, and anyone that messed with them did too...or, well, not really but...they regretted it sooner or later. The point was, she was actually too angry to be shy.
"Excuse me, Ootori-san, but I believe you were incredibly rude to my friend, and I think an apology is in order." Her voice, while it was quiet, was also extremely cold.
All the hosts seemed to freeze, even the cheerful Honey-sempai, at the sound of her clear voice, which lacked her usual stutter, although Sky ad Haruhi looked surprised to hear her speak as well. As no one had been speaking, they had all heard it. To Shiori's horror, Tamaki was the first to recover.
He scooped her up once again and began twirling around, "You are so cute! Mommy, did you hear that sweet little voice?"
THIS SWEET LITTLE VOICE IS TELLING YOU TO PUT ME DOWN BEFORE I KICK YOUR ASS!
Sky, who had been moving to grab her friend cracked a grin when she saw Shiori's reaction. Still, that didn't stop her as she stomped forward to liberate her friend. Besides, it would give her a way to vent after what that smug prick had said.
Just as she reached the spinning couple, she was suddenly grabbed and hoisted up. Looking behind her to see who was picking her up, Sky realized it was Mori-sempai. The tall boy gave her a stern look from behind his usual stoic expression. If she hadn't spent so much time with Shiori, she probably would have missed it. He shook his head at her.
Sky felt somewhat ashamed of herself, and was glad he had put a stop to it. She had been in a bad mood and probably would have done something regrettable to the blond boy, who although he was annoying and clearly scaring her friend, didn't deserve what she had been planning to do.
Mori shifted her so he was only using one arm before he reached out and plucked Shiori from the tight grasp of Tamaki. The raven haired girl willingly clung onto the towering boy, shooting a venomous look towards Tamaki. If looks could kill.
Sky felt a mischievous grin come up as she looked at Mori. She wondered if she could get him to react. "Thanks for saving Shiori, Handsome."
Much to her disappointment, the tall boy only nodded. She had been hoping to get a blush or something.
When Mori set them down, the pair moved to stand by Haruhi, Shiori hiding behind her and scowling out at the blond. To her amusement, the violet eyed madman was being scolded by the little blond boy, who was, apparently, Haruhi's sempai...their sempai...how old was he, really?
"Tama-chan! You can't go grabbing Shiori-chan like that. She doesn't like being picked up by strangers. Picking her up is like picking up Takashi, you just don't do it." Honey-sempai said from his spot on Takashi's shoulder, which he had just reclaimed. The little blond had seen just how grumpy Shiori got when Tamaki picked her up.
While Tamaki was being scolded, Haruhi focused her attention on Kyoya, "Sempai, I don't think it's right for you to be talking about Sky's personal life without her permission."
Before Kyoya could respond, Sky decided it was time to change the conversation, "So Haruhi, what exactly is this club?"
"Oh...it's a Host Club..." Haruhi suddenly looked really embarrassed.
A Host Club? What do you do? Shiori asked her friend, but from the sly grin and the glint in the raven's eyes, Haruhi could tell she already knew. Sill, she thought it would be best if she answered.
"We...uh...flirt with girls. Each of us has a specific 'Type' that the girls like, so they come to visit us after school for a couple hours. Tamaki-sempai is the 'Princely Type', Honey-sempai is he 'Boy Lolita Type', Mori-sempai is the 'Wild Type', the twins are the 'Little Devil Type', Kyoya-sempai is the 'Cool Type' and I'm...the 'Natural Type'..."
"So, if you're all flirting with girls, why are you here, Haruhi?" Sky asked, "Does it have anything to do with you wearing the guys' uniform?"
A mortified expression came across her face before she mumbled her reply, "I owe 8 million yen."
Sky and Shiori reacted instantly, both using a mirrored expression of shock and disbelief. They spoke at the same time.
"What the hell did you do, Haruhi!?" Sky demanded.
"Which drug lord did you try to rip off?" Shiori's question was much quieter, but it easily diffused the situation between the three as Haruhi laughed quietly.
"I knocked over a vase, and to pay off the dept, I have to dress as a male and host enough guests to make up for it in profits."
"To think you'd be such a hit with the ladies..." Sky said with a sigh, like she expected so much more from Haruhi.
"Speaking of a hit with the ladies-"
Oh dear Lord it's come back to life. Shiori seemed to hiss, her eyes narrowed and glaring at the blond who came bounding over to them.
"I must insist you ladies stay during today's hours! I want to know exactly what type of man you princesses are interested in."
Sky found herself raising an eyebrow, "Our...type of...man?"
From the corner of her eye she noticed Haruhi and Shiori sharing a look.
Well...her type is here...
They are...
Shiori! Haruhi! Stop it! Sky sent them an irritated look, which only made the girls smile at her in an overly-innocent way.
"Yes! I want to know exactly what kind of man makes your hearts swoon, my Princesses. I want to make any friend of Haruhi's happy!"
"Listen, my weaknesses have always been food and men, in that order."
Shiori gave a firm nod, like it was some great, regrettable truth. Haruhi seemed to react the same.
"It's true...food is much more important than boys."
The more reactant members of the host club stared at the trio with something akin to horror. Even the stoic Mori-sempai stared at them in what they believed might have been shock.
Haruhi wasn't sure why they found it so surprising, after all, they had bribed her with food on many occasions, so why were they so shocked that the three of them had said it? She could only shake her head.
"S-Surely you do not mean that, my dear Princesses!" Tamaki begged, tears welling up in those dazzling violet eyes.
"Another thing...why do you keep calling us Princesses?" Skylar couldn't help but ask, all the while failing to answer his plead.
"What else would you call a beautiful maiden who lives the life of a fairy tale?" The 'Princely Type' asked.
At that, the three girls shared a look. Shiori's shoulders shook with barely controlled, silent laughter.
"Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk."
Shiori snickered out loud at that, before communicating with her friends silently, You know...a part of me bets this nut sees fairies all the time.
"No tact what so ever." A voice sighed, drawing the girls' attention towards the owner of the voice, Kyoya, "Honestly Miss Takeuchi, even you should know when to stop."
Sky rolled her eyes, "Well Satan, tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic."
Shiori nodded her head once again in agreement.
Haruhi sighed. This wasn't really the way she had hoped. Sky hated Kyoya and she seemed to dislike Tamaki, Shiori thought Tamaki was insane and Haruhi could tell she was somewhat scared of him too, and throughout the entire conversation, the twins kept sending each other these looks and glaring at her old friends.
"C'mon guys...stop being so mean to each other. They just aren't used to you yet..." As she spoke, Haruhi realizedd she didn't even know who she was talking to. She supposed it didn't matter because it was all the same really...the Hosts weren't used to Sky and Shiori, and the girls weren't used to the Club either...this would be messy, wouldn't it?
The twins crossed their arms and frowned at the girls with matching looks of dislike. Who did they think they were, just barging in like they owned the place and taking Haruhi from them?
"We don't see why they need to be around the club all the time." They said in unison, their jealousy beginning to shine through. Part of Sky felt a little hurt. She had thought they liked her. Shiori narrowed her eyes at them, knowing exactly what was going through her blond friend's mind.
"Why did I think you'd be happy to see more people like you?" Haruhi groaned, more to herself than them.
Sky smirked as she walked up to the two. 'They don't like us? Well, too bad for them.' She unfolded their arms and wrapped herself up in the limbs, ignoring the confused and annoyed looks on their identical faces for a moment before turning to look at Haruhi, "You can never have too much of a good thing..."
Funny, Shiori drawled, a smirk crossing her face, They say the same thing about sweets, but the last time I checked, cavities weren't all that pleasant.
Haruhi laughed at the silent comment, while Sky only sent a scowl at her friend before she moved quickly away from the twins and towards Haruhi once again. It was best to move away before they could really react.
"Oh my, look at the time." Kyoya said suddenly, glancing at a clock, as though he were surprised by the time, "Hosting hours are about to begin. Unless you girls intend to pay for a session you'll have to-"
"Sempai, couldn't they stay? They're my friends and I haven't seen them in months..." Haruhi asked, placing a hand on the shoulders of the other girls. In a moment of obvious manipulation, she directed the words to Kyoya, but looked pleadingly at Tamaki.
"It would have to come out of your d-"
"OF COURSE THEY CAN!" Tamaki declared loudly, overpowering what Kyoya had begun to say.
Shiori and Sky gave Haruhi a pair of matching looks, We taught you so well, Haruh-chan.
The brunette only gave them a smile that the Hosts, although they had no clue what was being said, thought was most out of character for her.
Hosting hours were...odd to say the least. Shiori had never seen so many people faint at one time, and she was sure the girls were going decibels over what should be humanly possible. The Hosts themselves weren't much better.
Their first visit was with Honey and Mori.
The girls awkwardly sat with the fangirls as Honey began cheerfully chattering about rabbits and cake.
"Me and Usa-chan love strawberry cake the most...or maybe chocolate...what type of cake do you guys like?" The little blond boy focused his attnetion on the girls, staring at them with big brown eyes.
"I-I like strawberry too, Honey-sempai!" one girl all but squealed. The other two fangirls nodded.
Shiori looked to Sky.
"Well...I like cherry chip cakes and Shiori would fight someone for just about any kind of cheesecake, especially chocolate or blueberry cheesecake."
Shiori gave a shy smile at that, "I-I wouldn't say I'd fight for cake..."
"You so would." Sky said, smirking at the quiet girl
She sighed and pouted faintly, "You're right..."
"Of course I am."
"Sky-chan, what's cherry chip? I've never had that kind before..."
The blond gave him a look of horror, "What's cherry chip? It's a delicious piece of heaven!"
Honey stared at her with wide brown eyes, although he also looked a bit disappointed. Honey wanted to try it...it sounded really yummy. He wondered if Usa-chan wanted some too...
Sky noticed his expression, "I guess I'll just have to make it for you some time..."
She was then nearly tackled by a very happy Honey-sempai, only for Mori to gently pluck him from the air. this didn't even make the boy pause though, "Thank you thank you thank you! Me and Usa-chan wanna have cherry chip cake really soon, right Usa-chan?"
The girls at the table all giggled, although some sent Sky annoyed looks, hidden behind smiles.
"Takashi likes strawberry cake, right Takashi?"
Sky leaned forward slightly, expectantly waiting to hear the tall boy's voice, only for him to nod slightly and give a "Hm."
What's the matter? Shiori asked, tilting her head.
I want to hear Mori talk.
Oh. Why?
Because I wanna know what he's like.
Why?
Because I got you to talk and look what you ended up being like?
Oh...so you wanna know if he's as amazing as I am?
Sure...
Hey!
Sky smirked at Shiori, who pointedly looked away from her and focused her attention on Honey and Mori. Shiori squeaked and stared at her hand, where a plate seemed to have appeared. On the plate sat a piece of blueberry cheesecake. She looked up and saw Honey staring at her with a happy expression.
She gave a quick, shy smile before picking up the fork and taking a bite of the cheesecake.
Honey looked at Sky next and pouted, "We don't have any cherry chip cake...is there another kind you like?"
"Marble...or vanilla?"
"I love marble cake!" Honey cheered before handing her a piece of marble cake.
"Thanks."
The Host then went on handing out cake to all his guests."Here's your cake, and your cake and yours...and here's a piece for Takashi and a piece for me and Usa-chan!"
The group ate their cake and talked, Sky and Shiori mostly focusing their attention on Mori, as Sky seemed set on making him talk. It wasn't working all that well, as Honey kept answering for them.
"Do you have any siblings?" Sky asked.
"He does! He has a little brother, Satoshi, in middle school right now!" Honey answered their question for what had to be the ninth time by now.
"W-What's he like?" Shiori asked quietly.
"Satoshi's reeeeeaaallly hyper. And fun. And he always makes sure that Chika-chan, my little brother, behaves in school."
"How long have you known Honey-sempai?"
"Takashi and I are cousins. We've known each other our entire lives!" Honey said excitedly.
I can see the resemblance. Shiori commented sarcastically with an obvious deadpan expression.
It continued on like this for a good few minutes, but each time Honey responded in place of his cousin. Sky found herself wondering if anyone ever had this problem with her and Shiori. They probably did...then again, it was probably best that they didn't hear Shiori speak. Her sense of humor and personality didn't always get along with people...then again, neither did Sky's.
After the cake was eaten, and the fangirls squealed some more, Shiori and Sky decided it was time to move on to the next host...Tamaki. They were making their way across the room when two pairs of arms shot out and grabbed them as they were walking past another couch.
Shiori blinked when she suddenly found herself sitting on a couch with a large group of girls. She hadn't been paying all that much attention to the world around her, bu she could have sworn they were going to Tamaki's couch and not the twins'. Had she been so deep in thought about her stories that she skipped over Tamaki's visit completely? Beside her, Sky's blue eyes narrowed at the pair of dopplegangers in front of them, before her eyes widened when she saw the scene before them.
Kaoru was wrapped lovingly in Hikaru's arms as they stared deeply into each other's eyes, their faces slowly moving closer and closer together until their lips were practically brushing.
"Hikaru..."
"Kaoru..."
Around them the fangirls descended into a big heap of screaming female hormones. By this point Shiori was looking pointedly away from them and staring at a very interesting scuff mark on the floor and Sky had her eyes focused on the ceiling, as though she was asking the world why she was seeing this.
In front of them, the twins hid their frowns as their eyes darted towards the pair of girls ignoring their act. They needed to up their act if they wanted their plan to work.
"Hikaru, why are you staring at her?" Kaoru asked, looking up at his brother with a wounded expression. Hikaru looked away from Shiori and frowned at his brother. The fangirls paused to glance at Shiori as well before looking back to the twins.
"Kaoru, I wasn't staring at her."
"You were...could it be...that you want a woman more than you want me? Is it because I can't give you what they can?" Kaoru pulled away from his twin, his eyes welling up with unshed tears
"No! Kaoru, you're perfect...I love everything about you. And if I was staring at anyone here, I'd stare at you...you're the only person worth staring at."
"Oh Hikaru..."
"Kaoru..."
And the screaming started again.
Shiori and Sky shared looks with each other, each showing how uncomfortable they were with the situation. Shiori was careful to make sure that she couldn't see any of what they were doing. Shiori was the first to find her silent words.
I...I'm not sure I even know what to think of this...
Um...To each their own?
Sky...I miss public school.
I do too. I do too...
After a few more minutes of talking to each other, both girls looked away. Shiori focused all of her attention back on the scuff mark and Sky patted her pockets in search of her phone.
They were both relieved when their time with the twins was over, if only to get away from their...Brotherly Love. And the fangirls. They were baaaad.
Shiori was already spaced out by then, so it was up to Sky to stand her friend up and drag her away. She couldn't help but smirk when she realized where they were going.
"Shiori~!" Sky said in a sing-song voice, drawing her friend away from her thoughts, "Guess which Host we get to see next?"
Shiori's black eyes widened and she stared at Sky with a look of pure dread, You can't...please? I could sit this one out...I mean...gosh, I feel a little sick...I better go sit somewhere quiet.
No can do. Sky only grinned.
And then the moment Shiori had feared, and Sky had anticipated purely for Shiori's reactions, arrived. It was finally time to visit the 'King' of the Host Club.