DISCLAIMER:I do not own any of the original Ouran characters YADA YADA YADA. You know this already...
CHAPTER 2: Starting Today, We Are the Hostesses!
"It got approved! IT GOT APPROVED!" Ikasu shouted as she barged into Seiteki and Kijo's classroom, Class 1-B. It was lunch and the two girls were eating together. But when Ikasu burst into the room yelling, they turned her way.
"Ikasu, hello!" Seiteki greeted. She smiled at her…but Ikasu could feel the distance and formality in it.
Oh c'mon! I've known you for two weeks and a half and you're still being formal with me?
"Hello, Ikasu. Aren't you going to bow down before me?" Kijo asked.
"Um, no." Ikasu responded without hesitation. Kijo couldn't help but giggle just slightly at the second year's bluntness.
"Hmph. I suppose that's fine," Kijo said playfully. Ikasu smacked her head in frustration.
"You guys! The Director of Student Activities approved our club! We can start club activities next week! Isn't that great? We'll have a lot of work for the rest of the week, plus the weekend, but I think we can pull it off!" Ikasu assured. Kijo turned to face her, eyes brimming with happiness.
"Of course it got approved! I thought of it!"
"Didn't you say you got it from 'an old friend'?" Seiteki reminded Kijo. Kijo pouted.
"Minor, minor detail. Trust me!" Kijo giggled. Seiteki shrugged.
The entire conversation, all the other first years in Class 1-B seemed to be in interested in the three girls' "club". The new students eavesdropped and gawked at the both fellow first years and the upperclassmen.
"Okay, today we meet afterschool and go to my house to plan for our first week of-" Ikasu began to announce loudly, but Seiteki shut her up with a let's-keep-it-a-secret-for-now look. Ikasu nodded and strode out of the classroom.
And right into the damn Zuka Club girls.
"Ooh, look what the cat dragged in!" Hinagiku immediately began teased meanly. "Does everyone in your grade hate you so much that you had to resort to hanging out with people in mine?"
"It's not that at all! I would rather not hang out with all the stuck-up snoody girls in my class!" Ikasu retorted.
"This coming from the freak? You're in no position to talk! Just because you are a Gokoro does not mean you get to do whatever! All the girls in our class are better than you and you're just jealous!" Suzuran accused.
"Why would I be jealous of-" Ikasu began but was quickly cut off by Benibara.
"You are hopeless. You'll never be good enough to be anything or get anything. And you are very much beneath us."
"And you're very much a hypocrite! You guys talk about equality and such, but as soon as you come across someone you don't like or someone who stands in your way, you put them down like the dirt under your feet! You don't deserve-" Ikasu started shouting.
"I am tired of being yelled at by a barbarian. Can we go, Benibara?" Hinagiku mocked Ikasu.
"Yes, let us make our leave." Benibara smiled and the three ladies strolled off.
Ikasu slumped to the ground as she deflated-something she didn't do often.
Those demeanors of theirs are impossible to penetrate. No matter what I do, it'll never get to these brats! Ikasu thought fleetingly.
Ikasu's thoughts were interrupted though, by a voice:
"Now I see why you don't like them," the voice said somewhat quietly. Ikasu turned around.
"Seiteki? Did you hear all of that?" Ikasu asked. Seiteki nodded.
"I didn't mean to though. I was originally coming out to see if you wanted to join Kijo and I for lunch?" Seiteki proposed. Ikasu practically jumped out of her skin.
I've never been asked to eat lunch before!
"M-Me?" Ikasu stammered. Seiteki nodded. "S-Sure. Sounds good! I just…need to grab my lunch…"
"Okay. You know where to find us." Seiteki smiled. And for the first time, Ikasu could feel the warmth radiating from it.
"Ha ha…right." Ikasu smiled back and raced to her classroom on the third floor to grab her own lunch.
After school, Seiteki and Kijo waited outside the main building to go to Ikasu's house. Seiteki wound and wrapped her long brown hair around her middle and index finger. Though she never would show it, she was getting restless.
C'monn Ikasu! Where are you?
"Hey Seiteki?" Kijo interrupted. Seiteki stopped staring off into the distance and looked at her friend.
"Yes?"
"You've got another one." Kijo pointed. Seiteki followed her finger and there stood a precious looking girl whom was in their class. Seiteki believed that she sat two seats behind her. She was looking straight at her, with an envelope clutched between his fingers. The envelope had a big red heart sticker on it. Once the girl realized that Seiteki was looking back, the girl began to practically charge at her.
Here we go again, Seiteki thought exasperatedly, I barely even talk, how does this keep happening?
"Hello," Seiteki faked sweetness. The girl looked surprised to hear Seiteki's voice.
"S-Seiteki-san…I've noticed you since the day you first walked in…And…and well, I need to ask you to accept my love!" the girl yelled and shoved the envelope into Seiteki. Seiteki looked at the girl. She was much smaller than Seiteki…probably about five inches shorter and maybe as much as 10 pounds lighter. She had sun-bleached blonde hair that fell down to her maybe B-cup breasts and full, doe, brown eyes and creamy pearl skin. She was a very petite girl all in all.
And a very beautiful one too. But…I'm not into girls like that. I don't have a problem with anyone else being like that…it's just not who I am.
"I am flattered to be confessed to by such a stunningly beautiful young lady, but I'm afraid that…I can't accept." Seiteki said as gently as possible. The young lady slowly lifted herself. Her full doe eyes looked broken now.
"W-Why?" she asked choking on the tears that begun to fill her throat.
"I just don't know you that well…But as I said before, you are an enchanting young lady. I'm sure you will not be rejected again."
"This was my first rejection…" the girl agreed. Seiteki gave her one of her "warm" smiles and even pecked the girl on the cheek. The girl's sad mood soon gave way to a happy, confident aura. Then, the girl happily skipped off.
Seiteki sighed as she watched the girl run off to all her friends. They giggled and squealed as the girl recounted all and every word Seiteki had said to her, probably in a more dramatic fashion. Seiteki shrugged and made her way back to Kijo.
"So, how'd it go this time?"
"Same as usual," Seiteki sighed. "I don't think anyone will ever understand how to properly confess to me."
"Even if they did, would you actually accept it? Even if they are women?"
"Depends. Who knows, maybe some lady could make me switch teams." Seiteki smiled.
"Yeah right! Your grandparents would have your head!" Kijo laughed. Seiteki nodded.
"Hey, look who finally showed up!" Kijo called. Seiteki turned around to see Ikasu finally running over to them.
"Hey guys! Sorry it took me forever to show up! My teacher decided to have a chat with me right as I was leaving the classroom!" Ikasu laughed.
"Well, someone is positively glowing! Did you finally get a good look at me, in all my glory?" Kijo smiled her most queenly smile. Ikasu raised an eyebrow.
"No, Kijo. I just got named top student in my class!" Ikasu practically shouted. Kijo rolled her eyes.
"Grades over me? Hmph. It's heresy!"
"It's not just grades to me…it's my future. It's my proof that I'm still the best." Ikasu said breathily.
"Well, I'm happy for you," Seiteki said. Ikasu ran over to her and hugged her tight. Seiteki was caught off guard, but soon hugged her friend back.
"Well then, let's go to my house! We have a LOT of work to do!" Ikasu announced.
"Finally!" Kijo groaned.
Seiteki smiled and followed her two close friends to Ikasu's giant limo that waited for her.
"Now this is the way to travel! Of course, I prefer my Mustang but this will do." Kijo said haughtily.
"Oh, just get in!" Ikasu said dryly. Seiteki giggled and followed Kijo and Ikasu into the car. Just before getting in, however, Seiteki looked up at the sky.
Wherever you guys are, I hope you can see how happy I am at this moment.
"Hey, Seiteki? Are you gonna get in or what?" Ikasu asked.
"Yeah, is everything okay?" Kijo asked. Seiteki took one more glance at the sky. It was a perfect blue with one or two little wisps of clouds.
"Couldn't be better." Seiteki answered honestly. She smiled at both of them, climbed into the car, and slammed the door shut behind her.
Ikasu's house was almost as big as Kijo's own.
Almost.
There was a beautiful golden entrance gate that gave way to a fountain and front yard with perfectly trimmed bushes and grass where statues sat. The house itself was a beautiful plum and white color. It looked as if two huge townhouses here smashed together. There were three levels in the house and two big garages on both sides of the house. The limo was parked in front of the house and the girls stepped out.
"Welcome to my humble abode!" Ikasu said cheerfully, making a sweeping motion in front of her.
"It's marvelous, Ikasu!" Seiteki smiled.
"You think? Thanks so much Seiteki!" Ikasu smiled back.
"I love the color! But…I don't know, I thought it would be bigger, being the house of the Gokoro family…" Kijo admitted.
"Oh, just wait till you see the rest of it!" Ikasu promised. "I'll show you how decadent the Gokoros like to do things!" Ikasu rushed up the three stairs that lead to her front door. Before she even knocked or turned the knob, a maid and a butler opened the door for her.
"My Mistress," the two workers said in unison. Ikasu strolled by them, taking her shoes off before walking onto the carpeted part of the house.
"Angela, please show my guests to my room so they can put their school bags down. Antoine, please fix us all some yummy finger sandwiches!"
"Of course, my Mistress," the butler Antoine responded and walked out of sight seemingly into the kitchen.
"Yes, my Mistress. Ladies, please follow me. And don't forget to remove your shoes." Angela the maid said. Kijo and Seiteki nodded, walked into the house, took of their shoes before stepping onto the carpet and followed Angela up the stairs to the second floor. They walked down a small hallway that was lined with pictures of Ikasu, an older boy, and an older girl.
I wasn't aware that Ikasu had older siblings…I thought she seemed more like an only child…I wonder why she never talks about them… Kijo silently thought as she looked around to all the pictures. Some were individual pictures of the three siblings but most were of them together. Some when they were toddlers, some when they were elementary school students and so on throughout their lives. The one that stood out to Kijo the most, though, was one that was taken last year. Ikasu and her two siblings stood outside of their house, in the front yard. Ikasu's face looked a bit younger, but she wore the St. Lobelia uniform, so it had to be taken a year previous. It was probably the first day of school, because Kijo could make out little cherry blossom petals frozen behind the siblings. Ikasu was bent forward slightly, with one hand on her hip. She was biting her thumb but smiling still. Both of her eyes were closed and her hair-which was down and not in its usual pigtails-hung forward a bit. Her hair was shorter, only reaching just above her shoulders. Her legs were shoulder width apart and she looked…fierce. Her brother, who was the tallest of all the siblings, stood in the middle. He had dark brown hair and a cute smile. He had a lean build and lanky legs. His cheekbones were high and his skin was just a tone darker than his sisters, making him slightly more…chocolate-y looking. His left hand was behind his head and it seemed as though the picture was taken while he was laughing. The older brother was wearing an Ouran Academy blazer. Finally, on his right, was Ikasu's sister. She had a simple smile on her lips. She was much shorter than her brother, but taller than Ikasu. She also had on the St. Lobelia uniform. Her face was very angular, but in a way that made her the most attractive of all of the siblings. Her long, deep red hair was the exact shade that Ikasu's was, but it hung all the way down to her mid back. Her hair framed her face, with the help of her front bangs. Just like Ikasu, her eyes were a pretty lavender color. She was much more slender than her little sister, but it worked on her. She could be a model. The picture was breath taking. But what stood out the most in the picture was not the older sister, what stood out to Kijo the most was how happy the three looked together. Like nothing could stop them from smiling, right at that moment.
"Kijo?" Seiteki's voice rang through the hallway. "Why'd you stop?"
Kijo hadn't even realized that she had stopped following Angela and Seiteki. She turned to see Seiteki and Angela waiting for her at the end of the hall.
"S-Sorry. I'm coming!" Kijo called. She took one more glance at the picture and ran over to Angela and bowed apologetically. "Sorry about that…"
"It's not a problem. We're at the Mistress's room now." Angela announced. Kijo looked at the end of the hall. There were three doors.
"This way now," Angela said and led the two girls into Ikasu's room.
The room had the same color scheme as the outside of the house-plum and white. However, in Ikasu's room, the plum and white colors were in pinstripes, surrounding the entire room. She had a window that let in plenty of sunlight onto her bed, which sat pushed up against the wall, right in front of the window. She had a white bookshelf at the foot of her bed and a plum-colored circular rug next to the side of her bed. A large 40' plasma TV was hung on the wall next to the bookshelf. A white dresser was a foot away from the head of the bed. The dresser had six drawers on it and the knobs to pull open those drawers were shiny and plum-colored. Piled into the corner of the room closest to the dresser were the only things that disrupted the color scheme in the room-four huge beanie bag chairs. All of them were bright neon colors with a cute pattern one them. There was an orange one with blue stars that sat on the top, a red one with white hearts that was under the orange one, a green one with pink lollipops on it that was under the red one, and a purple one with little gold crowns all over it that sat on the bottom. The room was very girly and cutesy, something Kijo really hadn't expected from Ikasu.
"Please set your bags down and make yourselves comfortable. The Mistress will be here shortly with your snacks." Angela instructed, bowed, and scurried out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"Wow. I didn't think Ikasu's room would look like this!" Kijo commented as she dropped her bag and grabbed the beanbag chair on the bottom-the purple one with the golden crowns. She plopped down onto chair, sitting at the edge of plum rug closest to the side of Ikasu's bed.
"What, you don't like it?" Seiteki asked as she set her bag down next to Kijo's and dragged the red beanie bag chair with white hearts on it over to the edge of the circular rug closest to the door and the girls' school bags and lowered onto it. Kijo paused.
"I don't think it's that I don't like it…it was just a surprise, that's all." Kijo reiterated.
"I think that it is very nice. She's a very organized girl." Seiteki pointed out.
"Damn straight!" Kijo agreed. Seiteki laughed. Seiteki always laughed when Kijo cursed, since it sounded just so…awkward coming out of her mouth.
"Hey, what stopped you up back there?" Seiteki inquired, referring to Kijo's random pause in the hallway.
"Oh, I was just looking at one of the pictures Ikasu and her siblings on the wall." Kijo explained. "They…they are so happy."
Unlike three brothers I know. Kijo bitterly remembered.
"Yes, we are!" Ikasu suddenly burst into the room, carrying a platter with finger sandwiches piled high. "I brought snacksss!" Ikasu sat the platter in the middle of the rug and grabbed her own beanbag chair-the orange one with the blue stars that sat on the top of all the others. She dropped onto hers with comfort and ease. Kijo blushed, abashed for a moment because Ikasu overheard her creepy interest in her siblings, but Kijo soon regained her confidence and pushed forward with a question that was clawing at her mind:
"Sorry if I'm being a bit nosy, but what are their names?" Kijo asked curiously.
"It's not a problem! My brother's name is Akinori. And my sister's is Hideko."
"Beautiful names…" Kijo breathed.
"How old are they?" Seiteki asked.
"Well, my brother goes to a university now, so he's 18. And my sister is a third year in high school, so she's only 17."
"She goes to Lobelia right? You'll have to introduce us sometime soon! Like…tomorrow!" Kijo cheered.
"Sorry, but while it is true that she technically attends Lobelia, she's doing a semester abroad in California right now! So…you won't be meeting either of them for a while." Ikasu told them.
"Oh…just tell us when they visit though! We can come meet them then!" Kijo insisted.
"Definitely!" Ikasu agreed.
"I would love that!" Seiteki joined in.
"Then it's settled! You'll be coming back over here sometime during summer break!" Ikasu resolved. "But for now, let's enjoy these sandwiches and discuss the club!"
"I agree!" Kijo said. "So, this is how this works! We dress up in different costumes and outfits everyday and re-theme the club each day! And all we do is make every girl who comes in as happy as we possibly can!"
"Sounds like fun! But…I feel like we should have an admittance 'fee', you know?" Ikasu pointed out.
"Maybe instead of actual money…we could make the girls give us flowers? To get in, you must present the club with one flower. We can put all the flowers in a big special vase…and at the end of the year, we can…press them all and scatter them all over the school?" Seiteki suggested.
"How romantic of you!" Ikasu commented. "I never would have thought of that! I like that idea! What about you, Kijo?"
"Yeah, it sounds great to me!"
"You know, someone should be writing all of this down-" Ikasu pointed out.
"Way ahead of you there, Ikasu." Seiteki said, and her hands from her lap. In one hand, she held a sharp pencil and in the other she had a small black book.
Just like… Kijo thought immediately.
"You are on top of this, Seiteki!" Ikasu praised. Seiteki grinned.
"Just thought it might be useful." Seiteki replied.
"Okay then, the next thing we need to figure out is our 'types'" Kijo declared.
"Types?" Ikasu repeated with confusion.
"Our personalities need to be categorized to fit our clienteles desires." Kijo explained.
"Ooh, ooh! I wanna be the 'best' type!" Ikasu immediately said. Kijo raised her eyebrows.
"That's not how this works. Seiteki and I will decide what we think you should be! Just like I won't decide my own, and Seiteki won't decide her own. The other two people will decide for you!" Kijo explained. Ikasu pouted, but the sparkle in her eye gave away her excitement for to start. "Ikasu, since you're so eager, we can start with you."
"Well…Ikasu is really smart! She could be the intelligent type." Seiteki recommended.
"While it is true that Ikasu is intelligent, that's not all…There's something about her willpower that I think would draw men and women alike to her…What's the word?" Kijo struggled. "Not willful…or determined…"
"Maybe driven? Or passionate?" Ikasu put in. Kijo shot her head up and looked at Ikasu.
"I love that one! Intelligent and passionate!" Kijo confirmed.
"Hm. I like the ring to that. Intelligent and Passionate Type. Yeah, that sounds perfect!" Ikasu agreed cheerily.
"Okay, now Kijo's turn!" Ikasu announced.
"There are so many words I could use to describe you…" Seiteki mumbled sardonically.
"HEY I HEARD THAT YOU KNOW!" Kijo huffed. Seiteki laughed.
"Oh! I got it!" Ikasu exclaimed. She had been deep in thought and finally reemerged. "Queenly!"
"You don't even realize how accurate you are!" Seiteki commented, earning her a death glare from Kijo.
"In my defense, shouldn't a true queen act like a queen?" Kijo reasoned. Ikasu rolled her eyes and Seiteki smiled.
"Okay so the Queenly Type?" Ikasu said.
"No." Seiteki said. "She's not just a Queenly brat…."
"Not just? Are you implying that I am a Queenly brat to some degree?" Kijo yelled. Seiteki didn't seem to notice but Ikasu got a kick out of it.
"She's nice person too! And a nice person to almost everyone she comes across." Seiteki continued. "She's…friendly. Yes, that will do."
"How oxymoronic. Queenly and friendly? I didn't think it was possible." Ikasu muttered.
"YOU GUYS ARE TERRIBLE AT WHISPERING!" Kijo pointed out irately. After a moment, all three girls laughed.
"So, Queenly and Friendly Type?" Ikasu giggled.
"It works!" Kijo said. "So, I think I'll keep it! Which means…that just leaves Seiteki left!"
"I think she's mysterious." Ikasu admitted quickly.
"Really? Why do you think that?" Kijo asked.
"Well, she hasn't ever told me anything about herself and she has a very distant look in her features most of the time-especially her eyes."
"I can see how one would think that." Seiteki agreed.
"Okay…so she's mysterious. How about she can also be…oh! Sexy!" Kijo smirked.
"What? No! If anyone of us is sexy, it would definitely be Ikasu! My body shape is not nearly as curvy as her figure! I'm too thin." Seiteki protested.
"But…I agree with Kijo. You might not have my figure…but there is something about you that screams sexy." Ikasu retorted.
"Plus, has Ikasu been confessed to eleven times in the first two weeks of school?" Kijo added. Seiteki snapped her head to face her friend, with embarrassed eyes.
"Kijo!" Seiteki yelped.
"It's not like it's a secret! You're the most sought after girl in our class, Seiteki."
"Then that's that! You will be the Mysterious and Sexy Type!" Ikasu settled. Kijo nodded in approval. Seiteki sighed, knowing that she was defeated.
"Now that we have our types…let's plan our first week of costumes and décor!" Kijo continued on.
"We should be maids the first day! It can be like…a cute little coffee and tea cafe theme! We can all have on different maid uniforms and waitress the tables of the clientele that request us! And to entice our clients into coming, we should give out French chocolate!" Ikasu gushed.
"How did you come with all of that on the spot, Ikasu?" Kijo asked, dumbfounded.
"It's always been my dream…TO ROLEPLAY AS A MAID-SAMA!" Ikasu admitted gleefully.
"Otaku." Kijo and Seiteki muttered cynically in unison.
"NO NO! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Ikasu objected. The other two girls laughed and continued on with their discussion.
"Okay, second day?" Kijo asked and grabbed a sandwich.
"Jungle cats." Seiteki said with a full mouth.
"That's a great idea! We can make the entire club room look like a jungle!" Ikasu imagined.
"Which will be…?" Kijo asked.
"We could use the main dining hall after school!" Ikasu suggested.
"Good idea," Seiteki said.
"Okay, so what should we be?" Kijo said excitedly.
"Well, I want to be a panther! Sleek, chic, and black!" Ikasu claimed.
"Oooh, I know what I'm gonna be! A white tiger! They're classy and fierce!" Kijo called out.
"Well, I think I'll be a lion then. Powerful and stealthy, but quiet when left alone." Seiteki concluded.
"Good! So we have Day Two picked! Next day?" Kijo said.
"Isn't it obvious what we must do? The Classic Sex Symbols!" Ikasu declared.
"….Which would be…?" Kijo motioned for Ikasu to continue. Ikasu stuffed a sandwich in her mouth before proceeding,
"A nurse, a teacher, and a housewife! We could split the dining hall into three separate sections and the clients could go to whichever section that most appealed to them!" Ikasu said. "I, of course, would be the nurse in the 'hospital' section."
"Why?" Seiteki asked curiously.
"Well, mainly because I'm the most intelligent, and you have to be a genius to get through medical school. But also because you need a huge bust to make those costumes sexy!"
"Wow." Kijo said simply.
"Then…let's make Seiteki the teacher!" Ikasu grinned evilly.
"W-What? Why me?" Seiteki blushed a bit.
"Obviously because you're the sexy type and it's every schoolgirl's secret fantasy to hook up with a teacher. Duh. You could even have a little 'classroom' section!" Ikasu explained Kijo and Seiteki gasped together.
"She's totally right!" the two first years both cried out.
"Oooh! That means I get to be the housewife and have a little 'kitchen' section! I already know exactly what I should say! Eh-hem…" Kijo cleared her throat.
"Here we go…" Seiteki mumbled.
"Honey, you're home just in time! I just finished baking the cookies! What? You said you don't want cookies? Oh, would you rather have me for dessert instead?" Kijo said in a sweet but husky voice.
"Umm, Kijo, that's not in your character." Ikasu pointed out.
"Wellll….how about this! Honey! You have perfect timing! I was getting lonely and I thought we could play Punishment together! You say you're tired? I'm sorry to hear that, but I think it's your turn to tire me out, whether you want to or not! Besides, I have on my special apron…I know you wanna see…!" Kijo retried the scene, imagining exactly how it would play out.
"Uh-huhhh. Kijo, I think that-" Ikasu began cautiously.
"Fourth day?" Seiteki quickly moved on to the next subject, sensing a sardonic comment was about to erupt from Ikasu.
"Athletes?" Kijo suggested, moving on just as quickly.
"Like…?" Seiteki pushed. Kijo thought for a moment.
"Okay…how about a track runner…a cheerleader and a…"
"Gymnast." Ikasu butt in.
"And we could even have that club day outside on the field!" Kijo added. All the girls nodded at this thought.
"May I be the gymnast? I'm very flexible and I can do some flips…" Seiteki revealed. Ikasu nodded.
"I wanted to be the track runner! Only because I really am a track superstar!"
"And I guess that leaves me with the cheerleader." Kijo sighed.
"Aww, why the long sigh? Aren't you pumped to have a bunch of girls staring at you in a short skirt and a crop-top cheerleading uniform?" Ikasu suggested playfully.
"And finally…the last day of the week? Any ideas?" Kijo asked irately, completely ignoring Ikasu's comment. Though she couldn't help but redden a bit to the image that was forming in her head-a bunch of girls blushing and staring at her as she jumped and cheered around. After Ikasu laughed a good laugh, both girls turned up blank, seemingly out of ideas.
"Okay…let me get the dice rolling a bit here…So, the themes we've already covered are: sexy, 'classic', roleplay, wild…what's one we haven't done yet?"
"Futuristic. Dangerous. Cutesy. Supernatural. I could go on forever." Ikasu blurted.
"How'd you come up with all of those?" Kijo asked with shock.
"When you ask me to start naming adjectives, I don't even think consciously, my brain just starts spitting up things onto my tongue and out of my mouth."
"So? Which should we do?" Seiteki inquired.
"I'm really feeling furutistic! We could make the dining hall look like the inside of a rocket or something and wear silver spandex, sparkly and absurdly colored make-up paired with high as hell heels? Mmm, that just sounds de-lic-ious!" Kijo visualized.
"Ehh, we should save that one! How about we do the dangerous one! We could be like…mobsters, black pinstripes, fedoras, fake handguns and cigars, and all! We could turn the dining room into a 'cigar shop' and have temporary tattoos and everything!"
"I agree with Ikasu. The mobster idea is really good." Seiteki remarked. Kijo jollily scoffed.
"Of course the idea of being a criminal appeals to you. Well, I guess it can't be helped since it's a two-to-one majority vote. Besides, pinstripes are slimming and a queen does need to look her best." Kijo gave in. "So. We now have our themes picked out for a week."
"It's so exciting! Finally, I can show those damn Zuka Girls what it really means to be the best! I'll shove it in their faces!" Ikasu daydreamed with fiery passion and determination.
She sure is the intelligent and driven one….I've never seen anyone that excited in my life. Kijo thought as she stared at her friend.
"We get to shove it in their face." Seiteki corrected. Ikasu smiled and Kijo watched as a mutual understanding passed between the girls.
Looks like she finally broke through Seiteki's exterior. Kijo nodded happily.
Ikasu grabbed the last sandwich off of the platter and munched on it.
"So," Ikasu began with a full mouth, "Seiteki, did someone confess to you today?"
"Actually, yes," Seiteki replied. "Though, I'm not sure why so many girls do. I barely speak during class unless my sensei calls on me. Other than that, I say practically nothing."
"Dumb-dumb." Kijo sighed. "That's why they do it. You seem untouchable a lot of the time, Seiteki. People want to see what you're like behind your distant eyes and your far-off smile."
"That is exactly right! It's enticing, in it's own way." Ikasu added. She giggled but then suddenly froze.
"What's up?" Seiteki asked, immediately noticing the pause and probably wanting to change the subject.
"Haha…I hope your guys' parents don't have my head…." Ikasu began to mutter.
"Huh? Why?" Kijo asked.
"It's…8:30…." Ikasu told them, raising her hand out of her lap to show them the time on her thin Tiffany's wristwatch.
"What? We've been here for five hours?" Kijo shouted. "Where did the time go? I thought we'd been here for one, maybe two hours tops! My mother is going to have a fit!"
"Well, I can assure you, my parents won't give a damn if I show up anywhere late. My grandparents however, might be a bit upset. But after I explain the situation, they won't mind." Seiteki said with her head slightly down.
"Huh? What do you mean your parents…Wait, I think that was the first time I've ever heard you curse! Seiteki is everything-" Ikasu babbled, confusing herself a bit.
"I'd better go. You too, Kijo. Your mom is going to kill you if you aren't home soon. Well, thank you for having me over. I'd love to come again. Goodnight, and see you tomorrow. I guess I'll be leaving first." Seiteki bowed, picked up her bag and darted out of the room.
"What was that about?" Ikasu mumbled.
"Trust me, you'll understand when she's ready to let you understand." Kijo said in reply to Ikasu and then bowed to go.
"Thanks for coming over!" Ikasu called out. Kijo smiled.
"Thanks for having me. Cya tomorrow!"
Kijo swiped up her bag and made a beeline to the door. Once out into the hallway, she stopped to gaze at the picture of Ikasu and her siblings for just one more moment before leaping down the stairs to see if Seiteki could give her a ride home.
Ikasu relaxed as she flopped onto the grass underneath a tree in front of the main building of St. Lobelia Girl's Academy on a particularly slow Monday morning. Lobelia flower petals swept around the entire school ground, skipping along in the sultry spring breeze. She had only just finished scattering posters and fliers all around the all the buildings in theacademy. Ikasu was exhausted and all she wanted was to take a quick nap before school started.
Unfortunately, she would not get that luxury.
A tall man with jet -black hair and glasses sauntered through the gates of St. Lobelia and stopped to look around. If Ikasu hadn't known any better, she'd have thought that he was simply a new teacher at the academy. But this man wore and Ouran Academy blazer. The man did not move, only scanned the school with his raven eyes behind his extremely reflective glasses. He gave off a very nonchalant, leisurely cool aura. Then, suddenly, his eyes were Ikasu, and he was making his way over to her. Ikasu scrambled into an upright position and tucked a stray hair behind her right ear just as the man reached her.
"Umm, hello?" Ikasu began cautiously. She would normally be extremely suspicious of any man that had the courage to step into Lobelia, but this man was an Ouran student, and she trusted Ouran boys.
"Hello, I was wondering if you happened to know the first year student Ren'ai, Kijo?" the man smiled sweetly. It was at that moment Ikasu started to become suspicious of the man. It was something about his smile…it just felt off to her. Ikasu took a hard look at his features…
His stiff and rigid posture would suggest coldness. His hard face seems to carry burden, responsibility, and sorrow. And the slight movements of his jaw can only mean he's gritting his teeth impatiently. All of these factors should result in him being much more plotting, manipulative, evil, and dark-which is not what his "sweet" smile would suggest. Ikasu analyzed carefully and thoughtfully. But…why be fake around a stranger?
"No, I'm afraid I don't know her. I'm not very social, you see." Ikasu blatantly lied. She smiled back, but watched the man carefully. His eyes seemed to flash for a moment behind his glasses. But just as soon as she spotted it, the Ouran student plastered the smile back onto his face and pushed his glasses up.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you for your time, Miss." And with that, the man began to show himself off the campus.
"Not a problem." Ikasu replied and sat very stiffly until the man was out of sight.
He knew. He knew I was lying. So, if he went through all of the trouble to be fake and put on an act, why not call me out on my bluff?
Ikasu shrugged, noting that there are many strange people in the world and that he must be one of them.
Though…I wonder if I should tell Kijo about this encounter. Eh, it doesn't matter too much I guess.
And with that, Ikasu slumped back to the ground and finally took a quick nap.
When Ikasu awoke, she had faintest feeling that she was forgetting something.
It'll come to me soon enough.
"Hey Ikasu!" Ikasu heard a familiar voice yell. Ikasu turned to face Kijo, who was walking out from behind the main building. As Kijo advanced, Ikasu realized that Seiteki was with her as well.
"Hey guys! You're finally here! I take it from where you were just coming from, you went the back way to set up the…?" Ikasu asked, and Kijo nodded with excitement. The two girls quickly approached Ikasu. Both of them looked somewhat tired, but very ecstatic. Kijo even was sweating a little bit.
"Good job with the posters! You must have worked your ass off!" Kijo laughed as she and Seiteki joined Ikasu under the tree.
"You looked like you worked hard as well. I wouldn't expect that from the Queenly type." Ikasu pointed out.
"Well, I wasn't going to do any of the work. I was originally just going to supervise Seiteki. But…Seiteki wouldn't have that and made me work too." Kijo grumbled. Seiteki shook her head while Ikasu laughed.
"So, did we make enough copies?" Seiteki asked Ikasu, referring to the posters she had scattered all throughout the St. Lobelia buildings.
"Oh yeah! We had like, two extra but other than that, it was perfect!"
"May I see one?"
"Definitely!" Ikasu chirped and snapped open her brown leather schoolbag. She ruffled through her school notebooks, pens and pencils until she finally saw the folded piece of paper she was looking for. Ikasu swiped it up, unfolded it and handed it to Seiteki.
"It's the same design we came up with on Friday…" Ikasu recounted. "Oh, except I changed the exclusively neon pink lettering on the 'O N L Y' to a neon green O, a neon pink N, a neon blue L, and a neon orange Y. The exclamation point I made the same pearly white color as the 'Hostesses'." Kijo leaned over to gaze at the poster as well and finally Ikasu joined in the viewing with her friends.
Seiteki carefully took the poster. It was a normal sized piece of paper that had bright writing all over it and explained most everything about the Hostess Club, now named "Hostesses O N L Y!". The "Hostesses" part of the "Hostesses O N L Y!" title was in a big, blocky font, whereas the "O N L Y!" was a lot more stylistic and curly. Other than the white "Hostesses" and the neon-colored "O N L Y!", the rest of the paper was black. All the words and writing on the paper were white, to tie in the entire color scheme of the poster. The initial paragraph of writing was almost directly beneath the title. It read:
"The first years Ren'ai Kijo and Ai Seiteki from Class 1-B and the second year Gokoro Ikasu from Class 2-D cordially invite you to come enjoy a relaxing, romantic, and thrilling afternoon in St. Lobelia's own, newly formed Hostess Club. The three students will dutifully and masterfully assist you in fulfilling your greatest romantic desires and fantasies. You will have one task: pick a Hostess that you would like to spend your time with and do exactly that. So, we pray that you will join us, lovely lady."
Hearts that matched the color of the "O N L Y!" were all over the poster as well. And smack in the middle of the page were three face-shots of each girl with their "Types" under her. The first one was Kijo. She had on golden eye shadow that drew much attention to her huge blue eyes. The apples of her normally peachy cheeks were a faded pink color. Her lips were pursed slightly and coated in clear gloss, giving them a look of edibility. The corners of her mouth were upturned just enough to give Kijo a faint smile. Her eyes were half-lidded and one could clearly make out the thick ink that glazed the first year's eyelashes. Some glitter was lightly applied around the edges of Kijo's eyes and the bits that had been caught in the flash of the camera sparkled. Kijo's head was cocked slightly and her head turned to the right a bit. Kijo's right shoulder was lifted to just under her cheek. The jet-black hair on the left side of her head showered down over her left cheek, over her A-cup breasts, all the way down to the bottom edge of the picture, and past that. The jet-black hair on the right side of her head was tucked behind her right ear. Around Kijo's neck, there was a simple silver chain with a small, golden heart charm hanging from it. The first year truly did appear to be a Queen. Her chin was also raised, giving her an even Queenly-er look. Under her picture accurately read: The Queenly and Friendly Type.
The next picture to the right was of Seiteki. Seiteki's jade green eyes were wide open, but she seemed to be looking at nothing, or rather, at something in the distance. She had on heavy mascara along with smoky eyes to add attention to her eyes and to give her an even more mysterious look. On the side of her right eye, rhinestones glowed. The rhinestones were only on this side of her face and were in a line that curled somewhat. The rhinestones then branched off into two big curls after a few centimeters. The curl on the bottom was bigger, and farther out than the curl on top. She had on no blush, but a cover-up that was a few tones darker than her skin. The dark cover-up lined Seiteki's jawline, cheekbones, and T-zone. This gave her face an even more angular look than it already had. Paired with her high ponytail, Seiteki's bone structure looked to die for. Instead of her usual hairstyle where she tied her hair off at the near bottom of it to give the appearance of a low-ponytail, Seiteki's hair was in a very high ponytail, with only a strand of hair let out. Even her bangs were brushed back into the high ponytail, which was tied of with a lacy black bow. Finally, Seiteki's lips were lined with sepia brown lip liner and filled in with Thulian pink lipstick. All of these factors resulted in Seiteki looking like a beautiful creature from another planet, heightening her sexiness and mysteriousness to their peaks. Under her picture read: The Sexy and Mysterious Type.
Finally to the far right was Ikasu. Ikasu by far looked the most different. She had a few coats of mascara on her eyelashes, and deep red eye shadow that began at her tear ducts then quickly inclined up all the way to her brow bone. The shadow continued along her brow bone until the edge of her eye; where it curved softly down to meet that edge. Her top and bottom eyelids were lined with black eyeliner that made her purple eyes pop against the rest of her face. Ikasu's cheeks had apple red blush on them. Her lips-which were spread wide into a huge smile-were colored with a deep, mauve burgundy. Her hair was pulled into low ponytail that lay on her right shoulder. Her left hand was right beside her left cheek, throwing up a peace sign. Her other arm was at the very bottom edge of the picture, but one could just make out the notebook she had tightly pressed against her breasts. Under her picture read: The Intelligent and Driven Type!
All three girls smiled at the pictures-it had taken them all Saturday to set up a mock photo shoot at Ikasu's house, and then take millions of pictures, trying to find the poses that worked best for their types. The sun had been blazing, and they had to try their hardest to make sure that not only their make-up didn't sweat off, but also that the lighting was absolutely perfect. It hadn't been easy work. To see that the shots had come out so well warmed their entire beings.
"Well, school is going to begin in half an hour…But wanna go reserve the main dining hall for our club after school?" Ikasu suggested, as she stood and stretched. Her uniform inched up just a bit as she raised her arms high above her head, before she put her arms back at her sides. Ikasu looked to Seiteki from approval and Seiteki nodded.
"Yeah, anything to cure me of my incessant boredom. A Queen does need her subjects for entertainment." Kijo told the girls.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah your highness. Let's go." Ikasu rolled her eyes before she made her way into the main building. Once inside, she immediately took a left and began down a short hallway. She reached a small flight of stairs, Ikasu skipped up them two at a time until she was on the second floor. Ikasu didn't need to check to see if her friends were behind her, because she could hear their footsteps following her every turn.
From the second floor, Ikasu made a right turn which lead into a teeny tiny little hallway with two doors-one of those doors lead to the office of the Dean of Students, and the other one lead to the office of the Director of Student Activities.
Ikasu turned to face Kijo and Seiteki.
"Okay guys, I'm going to go in there and talk to the Director. You guys stay right here. I'll be only a moment."
"Yes, yes, we aren't children you know." Kijo rolled her eyes. Ikasu playfully stuck out her tongue, smiled and opened the door to the Director's office.
"Should I run and go grab the cupcakes?" Seiteki offered as soon as the door shut.
"She said not to go anywhere so…yeah! Go hurry and grab them!" Kijo encouraged. Seiteki grinned wide, and then took off down the stairs and to the kitchen in the main dining hall. Once she got to the dining hall, she threw open the doors and rushed to the kitchen. In the kitchen, there were three extremely powerful, hi-tech, and expensive refrigerators. Seiteki walked over to the fridge in the middle and opened it. Inside, many deserts sat on their respective shelves and inside their respective drawers. Seiteki shuffled through the drawers until she found the container she was looking for-a giant white cupcake holder. She carefully lifted the container and slowly made her way out of the kitchen, setting the container down for only a moment in order to close the fridge. Once that was done, Seiteki gathered the container back up in her arms and made her way out of the dining hall carefully. She had twenty minutes before school started now, but it would only take about ten minutes to get back up to the second floor, where her class was. The biggest challenge would be hiding away the cupcakes before Ikasu could realize she had them.
Oh she's going to be so happy! Once Kijo and I surprise her during lunch today with these "Thank you"/"You're the best" cupcakes, she'll never be without best friends again!
Seiteki made it to the stairs after what seemed like forever, and began her trudge up. When she finally was able to see Kijo again, she knew she was in the homestretch. Kijo spun around when she heard her and made a "hurry up!" gesture with her hands and then turned to see if Ikasu had come out yet. She sneakily gave her an "all clear" sign and Seiteki moved as quickly as she possibly could up the stairs without jostling the cupcakes around. When she finally reached the top of the stairs, Seiteki darted to Class 1-B, which was about halfway down the hallway. She fumbled to open the door quickly and carefully, finally managing it after ten agonizing seconds. She practically jumped into the classroom.
And right as she did, she heard a door at the other end of the hall open.
"Thank you very much, Director." Seiteki heard Ikasu's voice. She rushed over to her seat and tucked the cupcake container under it. She hung her bag on the side of the seat while she was at it. Then heard Ikasu speak again:
"Where the hell is Seiteki, Kijo?"
"Umm, I think…"
"You think? She was standing right beside you! How can you not know? I told you both not to go anywhere!"
Seiteki sighed.
At least I made it in here before she could see me with the container. I might as well get out now…
"Hey, Ikasu." Seiteki called as she exited from her classroom. "Sorry, I just wanted to put my bag down."
"Oh, well, I guess that's fine…" Ikasu murmured somewhat shamefully. "Sorry for yelling at you, Kijo."
"Is' no problem." Kijo said through pursued lips. This made Seiteki laugh a bit.
"You two are something else…" she sighed to herself. "So, Ikasu, what'd the Director say?"
"He said that we could reserve it for the next year!" Ikasu chirped happily. "Isn't that great?"
"Great? That's awesome!" Kijo cooed.
Just then, the first bell rung for morning classes. The three girls smiled at each other.
"Only 8 hours…" Kijo began.
"And then, we are officially hostesses! Think you guys will be able to handle the whispering all day?" Ikasu asked happily.
"Won't even be a problem!" Kijo announced.
"Don't forget to join us for our special, celebratory lunch, Ikasu!" Seiteki reminded her.
"Ooh, I was going to forget! Thanks, Seiteki!"
"Not a problem." Seiteki smiled warmly. "Well, we'd better head to class."
"Yeah, I guess so…See you two at lunch!" Ikasu called as she dashed off toe the stairs.
Once she was out of sight, Kijo smiled and laughed.
"What?" Seiteki turned to her friend with curiosity.
"There is just something about that girl that makes me genuinely happy. She's unlike anyone I've ever met."
"I know what you mean. She…can light up a room." Seiteki warmed at the memories she had with Ikasu.
"Do you think it's time we tell her? You know, about what happened to us?"
"I think so. After our first day of the club is over, we should let her know."
The two girls smiled at the images in their head of the intelligent, beautiful, driven, happy Ikasu. Then, they turned heel and headed to class.
