From Enemies to Lovers
Summary: Eclaire and Haruhi know each other from their elementary days. They had been best friends then, but they eventually drifted apart over the next couple years. Eclaire has returned back to Japan after leaving it for three years. Will the two make up? If so, what would happen if they wanted something more? Or, will something else come between them yet again? Rated for the future.
Chapter One: Apologies
Today was a gloomy day. I don't know why. All I hoped though was that there would be no thunderstorm. I hated them.
I arrived at the the third music room with only a few minutes to spare. Thankfully, today was a non-Cosplay day.
"Hurry up Haruhi! We need to be in position in less than a minute. And, I am going to have to increase your debt by 1000 yen due to being late." Kyoya replied.
I hastily put my stuff away in a few short seconds. Soon after that, we opened the doors. "Welcome!" The girls flooded in and began settling down to watch the acts of the other hosts.
I did not have to host for the first few minutes though I did run around serving tea. Shortly after I had done that, I headed back to the kitchen to start the next batch. I noticed a girl standing at the door shyly. She looked like a familiar stranger for the oddest reason. I walked over to where she was.
"Welcome to the Host Club, my fair lady. Please, do come in. Would you like anything?" I asked, giving her my natural host smile.
"Tea would be nice. And, what is it that you actually do in the host club?" The stranger asked.
"The Ouran Host Club is here to entertain pretty young women, such as yourself. If you will excuse me, I will go get you that tea. Then, I will introduce you to the others." I smiled once again.
The stranger nodded. I went to the back to get the tea ready. Something mellow. Something mellow. Something mel-
My eyes had been scanning the shelves for a couple of seconds while the water boiled before I found something that would work. Chai Tea. I put it on a tray and walked out to where my guest was waiting. I poured her some tea.
"The members of the host club consist of Tamaki Souh-senpai. He is referred to as the King of the club, since it was he who had founded the club. He is the tall blonde." I had pointed out to my guest where he was.
"Next, we have Kyoya Ootori-senpai, or most commonly referred to as the Shadow King. He is the main person in charge of finances and such. Best not to get on his bad side. He's the one who is on the laptop right now." Again, I gestured where Kyoya-senpai was typing away on his laptop.
"Over on the love seat a few feet from us to the left are Mitsukuni Haninozuka-senpai and Takashi Morinozuka-senpai. Those two, we just call Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai. Honey-senpai is the one eating the cake, while Mori-senpai is the silent one. Then, on the love seat to the right of us are the Hitachiin twins, Hikaru and Kaoru." I pointed each of the four people out once again.
"I, on the other hand, am Haruhi Fujioka. Honor scholarship student. Pleased to meet you!" I smiled again.
Just then, I heard a soft click. Kyoya-senpai had finished whatever it was that he had been working on at that time. He casually walked towards us. "Our natural rookie sure has a way of introducing us, though she did a wonderful job explaining at what we do. Welcome to the Host Club, Ms. Tonnere."
Tonnere. Can it be? I began thinking to myself.
"Eclaire, is that really you? My, you look so different since I last saw you!" I asked, quite uncertain of myself.
"I could say the same thing about you, Haruhi. But, I have returned to attend Ouran for the remaining three years." Eclaire said with a smirk.
By this time, the rest of the host club and guests had gathered around us. The guests were just curious about the newcomer. The host club was surprised that I knew Eclaire.
"Haruhi, how do you know Ms. Eclaire Tonnere?" Kyoya asked.
"It's really an honor to meet you, Kyoya-kun. Third son of Yoshio Ootori-sama. And, I know Haruhi from when we used to go to school together. We used to be the best of friends, though we probably are closer to enemies after a certain incident." It was Eclaire who had responded.
"Eclaire, I never once considered you an enemy. Sure, it was a rough time in our relationship, but I got over it. Forgive me?" Haruhi asked.
"Eh, are you really sure you want to forgive me for that? And, I should be the one apologizing to you! I left you back here in Japan without a means to contact me!" Eclaire was half sobbing.
"Yeah, I am sure about that. After all, you always end up getting the way you want anyways. And, to tell the truth, that argument only had me stewing for ten minutes after you left before I realized I was going to regret it later. As for you leaving me here, it's fine. You had your reasons." I replied, giving a shrug.
"Thank you Haruhi! I never thought that you would forgive me! I know! Let's celebrate! My parents have been asking about you coming over anyways. We'll have dinner at my place in three days. You should bring Papa-san too!" Eclaire was in a full party planning mode, it seemed. I sighed.
"All that sounds good, Eclaire." I gave her my best host smile.
"Thank you for this, Haruhi!" Eclaire left with a huge grin on her face while I sighed a breath of relief.
"Damn rich woman." I muttered under my breath. Looks like she will want me in a dress going there for supper.
