NOTE: The following story is a fanfiction about Ouran High School Host club. I really don't think it's that good but my friend Becca loves it, so I decided to share it. Oh, and don't hate me for making OCs. You seriously can't have a good Ouran fanfic without creating a random chic for one of the guys to fall for, and you know it. Also. Don't question my lame title. I was having fun with the thesaurus, alright?

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Nico let out a sigh of relief as the school bell went off, cutting off his History teacher mid-lecture. He seriously dreaded this class. Not that he had anything against Japanese History, or even his teacher for that matter, even if his endless lectures were painful to endure. No, the reason Nico hated History was because it was his last class of the day, and it was very difficult for the boy to concentrate on anything other than his afternoon plans for the duration of the class.
So Nico grabbed his books and rushed out of the school as fast as he could, even though he knew he'd have to wait a few minutes for his cousin to show up.
You see, every day after school, Nico met with his cousin Koichi to do various activities such as shop for her sickly mother, treat her to ice cream, etc, etc.
The problem was that Koichi went to public high school, because her and her mother were pretty much broke. Then again, that's what made Koichi so much fun to be around. Nico could talk to her about the simpler things in life. With her it wasn't "Guess how much my father's stock has raised this month?" or "Guess what my great aunt just named the island she just bought?"
No, with Koichi he could talk about what new movies were coming out or how funny that new game show was. With Koichi, Nico could be himself and not just the heir to his father's throne. His metaphorical throne of course.
"Hey Nico, you waiting for something?" a voice called, interrupting the raven-haired boy's thoughts.
Nico looked up to see two identical auburn haired boys walking towards him. They were the Hitachiin twins; apparently not attending the club they helped run on this particular afternoon.
"A-ah, Hitachiin…" Nico stuttered, using their last name even they were pretty close friends because he hadn't caught who'd spoken.
The twin on the left chuckled. "No need to be so formal."
Nico nodded, recognizing the slightly higher pitched voice as Kaoru and realizing that the one who'd spoken before must have been Hikaru.
"Uh… sorry…" Nico mumbled. "I-I'm waiting for my cousin." He kind of regretted telling the twins this, as he was sure to be mocked if they told anyone about his commoner cousin.
Hikaru blinked. "Does he go to a different school or something?"
Nico rubbed the back of his head, nodding slightly. "She, actually, and yeah… she, uh… goes to the public high school a few blocks from here."
"Ohh, so she's a commoner." The twins said in sync, simultaneously nodding to each other.
"Yeah but… j-just don't tell anyone, alright?"
"Don't worry, Nico." Hikaru grinned.
"Yeah, your secret's safe with us." Added Kaoru.
Nico sighed, seriously doubting their promise, but he didn't get a change to reply, for at that moment, Nico heard a girl's voice call out his name. He turned around to see his cousin jogging towards him, dressed in a green t-shirt and blue jeans.
"Sorry I'm late." She huffed upon reaching him. "I left my change of clothes at home and coming here in my uniform would be weird, so I had to stop at home and get them." She paused, noticing the twins for the first time. "I-I mean, uhh… I had to walk all the way here from home cause I'm uhh… home schooled and… uhh…"
Nick chuckled. "It's fine, Koichi. I already told them."
"Oh." Koichi blinked. "Who are they?"
"That's Kaoru," said Hikaru, pointing to the younger twin.
"And that's Hikaru," said Kaoru, mimicking his brother's actions.
Nico sighed. "They're part of that Host Club I told you about."
"Oh." Koichi replied simply, her nose twitching with disgust.
Hikaru crossed his arms. "And what's wrong with that?"
Koichi sighed, trying to explain her feelings towards that certain club. "It's just… all of those things you guys do and say with or to those girls… it's not like you could actually be sincere. And why flirt with them at all? I mean, won't that just make them jealous or something?"
"It's not like that, though." Kaoru said kind of defensively.
"Explain yourself, please," Koichi said in a sarcastic tone, rolling her eyes.
Nico sighed. Here we go, he thought.
The twins exchanged a glance, talking in unison again. "It's like…" Hikaru trailed off, letting his brother continue. "The Host Club is a place for girls to come and just… have a good time. A place where they come to be entertained." The twins shrugged, and Kaoru spoke again. "And that's that."
Koichi rolled her eyes once more. "I say you rich people have way too much time on your hands. You two wouldn't last a day in the real world. I bet you guys couldn't even last an afternoon."
Hikaru narrowed his eyes at the commoner, slightly bending down so their eyes were level. "You're on."
This was going too far. Nico had to speak up. "H-hey guys, what are you-
"Yeah, you're on, pretty boy!" Koichi declared, ignoring her cousin. There was a tiny glint of adventure forming in her pretty green eyes. "You two last the entire afternoon with Nico and I as total commoners and I'll uh…" Koichi trailed off to think, tapping her chin in thought.
"And you'll spend the entire afternoon at the Host Club." Kaoru decided.
"A day for a day. Or rather, an afternoon for an afternoon." Added his twin.
"Deal." Koichi decided, holding out her hand.
Hikaru grinned, taking it in his own hand in a shake. "Deal."