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"This is so cool." Hayley breathed from the bottom bunk. I peered down and grinned at her. "Isn't it?"
After the bus had, thankfully, dropped us off in front of our apartment, we discovered our new father. Ranka was… odd. It'd take a while to get used to the whole transvestite father thing.
"Though you're cooking from now on." Hayley added and I rolled my eyes. Hayley sucked at cooking. "OK." I shrugged. "So, how are we going to split the guys?" Hayley decided to climb up the ladder and lay down next to me, peering at me intently.
"I call Kyoya." I said quickly and she scowled. "I get the twins and Tamaki." She decided. "So that leaves me Mori, Hunny and Kyoya. Sweet." I grinned. "But if I fall in love with one of your guys, or you fall in love with one of mine, no hard feelings?" Hayley asked seriously and I nodded. "No hard feelings."
"Good. So, since we know the anime by heart, we'll have to make sure the other gets moments with their favorite guy, right?" She said and I nodded again. "Ah."
"Quit being Mori; now that's he real, he may take offense to that." She pointed out and I grinned. "Ah." She rolled her eyes but was smiling as she went on.
"Episode 8 is going to be a problem though." She frowned. "I want Tamaki to rescue to me, obviously, but I don't want Kyoya to teach me a lesson." I thought for a moment. "We could probably switch; I could pretend to be you when Kyoya comes to 'teach' you." I offered and she beamed. "Great idea!" She exclaimed.
"So you get the date with Hikaru whenever that comes, right?" I questioned and she grinned. "Of course. And you get to spend the day with Kyoya at the festival. I'll casually bump into everyone else and claim I lost you." She winked and I grinned.
"And we'll come to the other moments whenever they come, right?" I said and she nodded. "Night Sibi." She yawned and I smiled slightly as she fell asleep next to me. "Night." I replied, rolling over and closing my eyes, going to sleep quickly.
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"Crap and a half. We're late!" I looked up from my books as Hayley leaped to her feet and ran from the library. I glanced at the clock and cursed quietly. We'd been studying hard- we had to be bookworms, after all- and now we were running late.
We ran down the hallways, both looking forward to the way we knew the place would be decorated. Sure enough, we opened the door and found ourselves in Bali.
Beside me, Hayley stared fearfully at a large anaconda as it wound its way around a tree. A toucan landed on my head and I scowled.
"Oh what a pretty bird." Hayley crooned, and it snapped its beak at her.
"Not pretty! At all!" Hayley wailed as I shook the stupid bird off of me.
"Oh it's you two. You're late." The twins said in unison. I turned my attention to Mori and Hunny racing through the trees, amused by Hunny's cries of delight.
"Huddling under a kotatsu table, fearing the cold would be nonsense!" Tamaki cried and I glanced over at him, anticipating the lecture.
"Why else would we have this perfect heating and cooling system?" He cried, striking a dramatic pose. I nudged Hayley, and she glanced over at me. I tapped the side of my lip and she blushed, wiping the drool off of her lip.
"Do you have some sort of criticism of our club's policies?" Kyoya asked, speaking mainly to me, since I was still scowling about the whole bird in the hair thing.
"Hayley and Sibrina-kun, you owe us a debt of 8 million yen." He reminded me, smiling slightly. I blushed at the way he looked at me and averted my eyes. Tamaki jerked me back to reality by waving his fan in front of Hayley and I.
"Fine men do not bundle up in bulky clothing." He started and I sweat dropped. "It may be a chilling early spring out in the world, but in our club, we welcome our chilly little kittens to a warm, south tropical aura!" He cried dramatically.
"Kittens?" My eyes twitched. Who called a girl a kitten? Though I wouldn't mind being called a tiger… like Kisa from Fruits Basket… my eyes grew dreamy as I day-dreamed about the anime, completely ignoring Tamaki as he wrapped an arm around Hayley, gesturing his arm out.
"Yes! Today, this place is a supreme paradise, a hot, hot island of everlasting summer!" He said dramatically. Hayley obviously couldn't resist.
"I, on the other hand, feel a chill in every sense of the word." She muttered, making me laugh.
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I scowled as I served drinks to the clients, glaring daggers at Tamaki, who was spewing flowery nonsense as the girls swooned. It was a bit sickening, though Hayley was happily eating it up.
"Isn't this great?" She whispered to me.
"Great isn't how I'd put it." I scowled. "Oh goodness, they're talking about the dance party." I said, lifting my head when Tamaki mentioned it. We turned in perfect unison to where the twins were discussing it with their customers.
"Crap- who's going to get the kiss?" Hayley whispered and my eyes widened in horror. I'd forgotten all about that.
"Rock paper scissors?" I questioned and she shrugged, then made a gagging face. "Oh, I don't want to kiss a girl!" She wailed suddenly.
There was a deathly silence as Hayley blushed terribly. Oh crap. Everyone heard that! Now what?! I thought desperately. Kyoya was staring at us with an evil gleam in his eyes; I found a shiver going up my spine. The last thing I wanted was to have the Shadow King out for my neck. So I did the first thing that came to mind.
"Oh, Hayley, you get so cute when you're all shy." I said suddenly, wrapping an arm around Hayley and winking at her. She looked horrified for a moment, then quickly played along.
"Sibrina!" She blushed on cue, making the girls around us shriek, flocking to our side. "Genius!" She whispered in my ear and I nodded, making a quick getaway.
"The clients seem even more worked-up then usual, huh?" I remarked to Kyoya, seeking safety from the glares of the twins from stealing their act.
"A little moderate exposure is popular." Kyoya said, writing in his notebook. "Did you come up with the tropical project, Kyoya-senpai?" I questioned, eager to get him talking as I turned to face him. I had to admit he looked absolutely gorgeous in his showy yellow outfit. Though I wouldn't have pegged yellow as his color.
"I have no decision making authority." Kyoya said. "The club's policies are all laid out by the king, Tamaki." He explained. I watched in surprised amusement as a bouncing picture of Tamaki in a crown frame bounced by, wondering how that happened, but I still thought it was cute.
"Although, I may have found it worth the effort to casually slip a photo book of Bali onto his desk." He grinned, pushing up his glasses. My heart stopped a little at his smile but I quickly recovered.
"That's… nice." I blushed lightly, walking away to go and sit at my table with Hayley.
"Sibrina-kun, aren't you going to wear a south tropical outfit?" One of the girls asked. I thought back to the matching outfits Tamaki had offered us; I had blatantly refused, but Hayley had been all for it, until I reminded her she had a little secret to keep from the clients.
"We just think it's natural to wear an early spring outfit during early spring." Hayley said quickly. I always wondered how she could remember Haruhi's lines like that.
"Hayley and Sibrina-kun, you have a strong sense of the seasons huh?" One girl said breathlessly.
"Then, I hope the cherry blossoms are in full bloom for the dance party!" Another guest cried, hearts appearing above her head.
"The two of us, dancing among the fluttering cherry blossoms…it's so dreamy…" Another swooned and I sweat dropped. I was not looking forward to this dance.
"You really think so?" Hayley questioned, giving me a nudge, cueing me to give the cute look and line this time.
"Ladies, you're so cute to have such dreams." I smiled sweetly, though my eye twitched. The girls all blushed with pleasure; I felt sick.
"Excuse me…" We both looked up at the girl standing in front of. I groaned inwardly. Not her…
"I believe that it's just about time for the designee changes." She smiled at us, and I felt the urge to throw up in those imported flowers.
"Oh, we're sorry, you're our next appointment, miss…?" Hayley trailed off, obviously stomaching the whole girl about to fall in love with thing better.
"Kasugazaki Kanako, 2nd-Year Class B." Kanako smiled at us. "You're even cuter then the rumors." She said, reaching out and touching Hayley's chin, lifting it up. I reached over and firmly removed her hand.
At her confused look I wrapped my arm around Hayley protectively. "No one is allowed to touch my brother." I said, resting my head on her shoulder, making Hayley snort with laughter, then cough to hide it.
"I've made up my mind. You two are going to be my new favorites." Kanako looked pleased by my slight rebellion. Great…
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I looked over in amusement at Tamaki sitting in his corner, devouring ramen in unhealthy amounts.
"Sir, stop eating that commoner's ramen, and come help us with the dance party planning." Hikaru said. I looked around at the table we all sat at, glancing over at Kyoya calmly typing away.
"Is Princess Kasuga taking a liking to Hayley and Sibrina really bothering you that much?" Kaoru added and I rolled my eyes.
"Her illness isn't something that just started, right?" Kyoya questioned to no one in particular and I glanced over at him from where I sat beside him after promptly pushing Hayley out of this very chair.
"Illness?" Hayley asked politely, prompting them to continue.
"Wandering host-hopping disease." Hikaru said, sliding out of nowhere to stand behind Kyoya.
"Otherwise known as never-the-same-boy-twice disease." Kaoru hopped out from behind Hikaru, startling even me. It was weird how they could do that.
"Usually, our regular customers designate the same host in perpetuity, but she tends to change her favorite on a regular basis." Kyoya explained. I watched him type, wondering yet again what on Earth was going on in that laptop.
"Up until last time, she was with Tama-chan, right?" Hunny questioned, sliding up beside me. I wondered if the floors had just been waxed.
"So he's jealous?" I questioned with a smirk.
"It is not! That's not why!" Tamaki roared, appearing beside Kyoya, blowing our hair back with the force of his fury.
"I'm at the limits of my patience! Hayley and Sibrina, start dressing like girls!" Tamaki ordered, stabbing a finger at us. We both stared at him blankly as he went onto his rant.
"Why do you have to be so woefully popular with the girls, when you yourself are a girl?!" Tamaki wailed, shaking his head in horrified confusion.
"Because we're cuter then you are." I replied and Tamaki glared at me, choosing to ignore me instead o going to his corner, which surprised me as he continued his rant.
"To put it bluntly, the only ones who know that you two are girls are in this club!" Tamaki cried.
"They opted out of taking any gym classes." Hikaru said, sliding up beside Tamaki. I ran my foot over the floor experimentally, wondering how they did that.
"Attendance numbers are mixed between boys and girls, so no one can tell." Kaoru added. Tamaki ran off and grabbed his weird chest and began to dig through it while we watched in amusement.
"Daddy… Daddy… wants to see you the way you were back then!" Tamaki shrieked, pulling out two framed, enlarged photo frames of Hayley and I's school pictures. A vein throbbed on my forehead with annoyed that he had done this.
"Don't go blowing up our photos without asking!" I shrieked as he yelled back at me. Before I knew it, they had hung our photos on the wall and were studying them.
"The more I look at them, the more I marvel at it." Hikaru said, eyeing out photos thoughtfully while Tamaki slumped underneath it.
"How is it that this can become that?" He went on and I scowled. "The day before our first day, I got gum stuck in my hair." Hayley explained. "So naturally I stuck some in Sibrina's hair too." She added and I glared at her. That was so something she would do.
"It was such a pain to get out that we cut our hair off. We don't really care that we look like boys." We said in unison.
"GIRLS SHOULD NOT BE REFERRING TO THEMSELVES AS 'ORE'!" Tamaki roared in our faces.
A/N: Hi everyone! I'll be the little helpful fairy to point out and explain confusing parts, OK? See, Hayley and Sibrina, since they're technically speaking Japanese, used 'ore', which is the male form of 'I' in Japanese when they were explaining about the hair. Tamaki's flipping out because it's kind of a bad word for a girl to use *laugh*
"Mommy! Hayley and Sibrina are using dirty words!" Tamaki wailed, turning to Kyoya for help. "Who's 'Mommy'?" Kaoru asked, turning to Kyoya as Tamaki sank to the floor, wailing into a tissue.
"From a club position standpoint, I guess I am." Kyoya sighed. I hid my smile. I loved it when Tamaki and Kyoya referred to each other as Mommy and Daddy.
"Well, after all, I can pay back more of my debt before I can graduate by being a designated host, then I can as an errand boy." Hayley pointed out, looking down at the sobbing Tamaki with mild amusement.
"By the way, do you two have any experience in social dancing?" Hikaru asked suddenly, turning to look at us. "It's essential for the party." He added.
"Huh? No. But the party has nothing to do with our quota, right?" We asked hopefully. We didn't want to go to this party; not if it involved kissing girls.
"We're not at all interested in going to events, so if we could just be excused…" We tried as Tamaki popped up behind us, his eyes flashing.
"No, social dances are a common practice for a gentleman." He started. "If you're so desperate to stay looking like boys, then you'll have to show us how far you're willing to go, Hayley and Sibrina-kun. " He said, lightning flashing behind him.
"If you cannot master the waltz in one week, and demonstrate it to us at next week's party, then I will expose the fact that you are girls, and bust you back down to errand boys!" He cried, stabbing a finger at us. We quailed fearfully; we did not want to go back to errand boy. And we'd have to wear those horrible dresses that looked like someone puked sunbeams all over you.
"Fine. We'll do it." We growled in unison.
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"Quick quick slow… Good Hayley-kun. On slow, bring your feet together. The gentleman always leads." Be sure to look at the girl you're dancing with." Kanako said as Hayley waltzed around the room with her. I snickered from my stand-point of watching, amused by Tamaki's emo pose and Hayley's attempt at dancing. I discreetly slipped my foot forward and tripped my twin, making her crash down on top of Kanako.
"I'm so sorry, Kasugazaki-san!" Hayley exclaimed, shooting a glare in my direction. I giggled as Kanako reached up and pulled Hayley closer. "That's all right, Hayley-kun." She smiled and I doubled over with silent laughter, deciding it would be safer to watch the twins tease Tamaki.
"He said he wanted to be the one they practiced with." Hikaru was saying with an evil grin. "He's too tall to stand in as a woman for Hayley and Sibrina-kun." Kaoru added. I smirked and decided to go join Hayley as she talked to Kanako, wondering if it was wise to leave those two alone.
"Thank you so much, Kasugazaki-san for letting us practice with you." Hayley said as I came over. I bowed in unison with her.
"Oh, that's OK. I hear you're refraining from entertaining any customers, so you can get in some special training, aren't you? I'm that much happier to have you all to myself." She said, folding her hands and laying her chin in them, smiling at us cutely. I blinked and looked away, disturbed that one of us would have to kiss her eventually.
"Oh, my! You got new cups? Ginori, right?" Kanako exclaimed suddenly, looking down at the cup she held. Kyoya, who had appeared out of nowhere, smiled down at her.
"Jinori?" Hayley questioned with a grin, remembering this joke.
A/N: Fairy here again! "Jinori" is a land grown seaweed, where as Ginori is a brand of tableware popular in Japan :)
"You do indeed have a keen eye. They arrived only yesterday." Kyoya said and I felt a surprisingly strong urge to trade places with Kanako so Kyoya would be complimenting me instead.
Well, considering the last time I wished to trade places with someone, I think it'd be best if I keep that to myself. I thought.
"Lately, our club has been seeking to improve its tea sets." Kyoya explained.
"I see. It's a nice color. Very lovely." Kanako smiled, staring at her cup. I had to admit the green was a pretty color.
"You must really like tableware, huh?" I asked, happy to shatter the moment and noticed the way Tamaki raised his head, a thought occurring to him.
"N-n-not really, no, I don't. My word, what are you talking about?" She asked, laughing nervously, though to me her laugh sounded mildly hysterical.
"Hello, I've brought the teacups you ordered." We all turned at the voice and Hayley sighed somewhat dreamily at the man who had arrived; I had to admit he was a bit cute.
"Ah, thank you." Kyoya said pleasantly, going to sign for it.
"Every item that you chose is popular with the girls. It's very impressive." Kyoya said to the rather cute guy.
"That's good to hear." He smiled. "Are you a dealer?" I questioned and Hayley burst out laughing, then coughed to hide it. I glared at her, deciding I'd have to have a talk with her about her gutter-brain problem.
"I'm just a regular student. I'm wearing a uniform, see?" The guy said. Suddenly Kanako started giggling.
"Sibrina-kun, you're so funny. Still, I can't blame you. He doesn't look like the heir to a first-class corporation after all." She said, smiling pleasantly. I frowned at her as Hayley asked, "Heir?" just to keep the plot going.
"His family business, Suzushima Trading." Kyoya explained and I frowned, wishing I had asked so Kyoya would be talking to me.
"It's a company whose business centers around the importing of tablewares. Currently, it has the top market share in the country." He said and I glanced between Kasuga and Suzushima awkwardly, not liking the tension there.
"Oh, yeah?" I asked, showing I was paying attention as I straightened a bit, trying to look interested. "So whenever anything exceptional comes in, we've asked him to send it our way. That's because we trust your eye for these things, Suzushima-kun." Kyoya said.
"Oh no, my eye still has a long way to go." Suzushima said, waving off Kyoya's praise.
"Your studying abroad in England starts next month, was it?" Kyoya questioned.
"Yes. Well, I'll be off." Suzushima said shortly, leaving promptly. I looked between him and Kasuga, finding myself feeling quite bad for her, now that she was real.
"Are you enjoying the Host Club?" Tamaki asked, coming up to Kasuga. "Are you close to that man who was just here?" Hayley asked, coming to stand beside me, just behind her chair.
"Huh?! N-n-not really, no, I'm not!" She babbled. I wondered if she had forgotten to take some Ritalin this morning or something.
"M-my word, what are you talking about Hayley-kun? N-now, if you'll excuse me… take care." She made a dash for the door.
"SIBI-CHAN!" I was suddenly tackled by Hunny leaping onto my back and almost had the wind knocked out of me. Hayley jumped four feet in the air and laughed, taking my box of tableware from me so I didn't have to hold both Hunny and the box.
"You know what? Suzushima-kun is Kasuga-chan's fiancé." He informed me. I glanced over at Tamai was he turned to "Mom". "Kyoya, how long have you known?" He questioned, putting on a serious face for once.
"About him being her fiancé? I do, of course, conduct general research on our customers." He said, opening up his binder and peering into it. I wondered what dark secrets it contained and decided I was better off not knowing.
"The two are childhood friends. Their engagement appears to have been arranged by their parents. It didn't particularly seem to be information that we could use, so I just left it alone." He explained. I shuddered at the thought of my parents picking out a husband then blinked. Ranka was my dad now; I felt a strong wave of homesickness and closed my eyes, suddenly wishing I was home.
"Why you…" Tamaki glared at him, annoyed that his recent girlfriend was engaged and he had not been informed. I'd be a bit miffed too, so I couldn't blame him. I decided to keep my full attention on them and not on my depressing thoughts.
"Suzushima Toru: outstanding grades, fair social status, ordinary looks, with reliability as a strong point. If I had to fault him for anything…" Kyoya said as the twins popped up on either side of him.
"Not much presence." Hikaru said.
"He's faint-hearted." Kaoru added.
"In other words, he's plain. That's it." Kyoya snapped his binder shut. I couldn't help but think that was a bit cold, even though he looked hot doing it.
"Toru-kun is a good boy, isn't he?" Hunny questioned from Mori's shoulders. I snickered at the unintentional Tobi resemblance and Hayley elbowed me, grinning as well.
"Ah." Mori said flatly and I wondered if that was the first thing he had ever said in my presence.
"All right then…" Tamaki said, suddenly turning back to serious mode again. "Let's examine our strategy."
"Which one?" We all asked in unison, looking up at him expectantly. Only Hayley and I knew what was coming, so we waited patiently.
"Ouran Host Club exists in order to bring happiness to the girls!" Tamaki cried dramatically and I blinked, unfazed by his beauty while Hayley had to lean on me to keep from fainting.
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"Darn it!" Hayley wailed as I smirked, crossing my arms. "Too bad." I grinned. "But… but… girl… kiss… EW!"
"But you get to be dressed up and have Tamaki think you're cute. Small price to pay for that." I said smugly and she glared at me.
"You cheated!" She said stubbornly.
"How?" I asked, crossing my arms and raising an eyebrow. "You read my mind! Twin telepathy!" She exclaimed and I rolled my eyes. "Then how come you didn't read my mind and know I would do rock?" I questioned and she fell silent.
"Of course." I grinned. "Well, think of it this way; it'll be a new experience!" I cried and Hayley glared at me. "I don't get why I have to go through with it anyway- can't we just skip it?!" She demanded. "No, because then when we get kidnapped, Kyoya won't be able to save us by putting the picture up." I pointed out.
"Oh. So I have to take the kiss so you don't get kissed by Benio?"
"Yup." I smirked, crossing my arms.
OOO
One week later…
"My little lambs, who have gathered here tonight Ouran Host Club bids you a fond welcome to this dance party." Hayley and I watched Tamaki bow as the single spotlight framed him. She sighed dreamily and leaned against me, and I quietly shoved her off of me.
The chandeliers turned on, one by one, and Hayley shrieked at the sudden bright light.
"ACK! MY EYES! MY BEAUTIFUL EYES! NOOOOOOOOO…." She dropped to the ground in despair. I kicked her and her foot twitched.
"Baka." I muttered, glaring at her.
"Get up and bow!" I commanded, dragging her to her feet. We barely made it just in time to bow in unison with everyone.
"We invite you to enjoy yourselves to your heart's content as you dance with the Host Club members. In addition, the guest who is recognized as the best dancer, and is chosen as tonight's queen, will receive an impassion kiss on the cheek from the king." Kyoya said.
Could a girl get a kiss from the Shadow King, perhaps? I wondered idly as Tamaki put his hand to his chin, lifting his head slowly to fix the girls with a blindingly bright smile.
"Good luck to you, baby." He winked and the girls shrieked. I had to catch Hayley again. "Why can't I be his baby?!" She wailed as I put a hand over her mouth, hoping no one had caught that. Thankfully, no one seemed to have noticed.
"Sibrina, your enthusiasm is low." The twins said, coming on either side of me as I strangled Hayley to keep her quiet. I dropped my twin and looked up at them in surprise.
"I'm not used to this sort of thing." I admitted, watching pink hearts rise to the ceiling and wondering if Hayley had emitted most of them.
"The only dance party we've ever been to is the bon-odori festival at the neighborhood park." Hayley said as she got up, recovering from her minor fit at being dropped.
I wondered how she remembered what that festival Haruhi had mentioned was called and shrugged, just going along with it.
A/N: Fairy here! A bon-odori festival is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed- it's like a family reunion kind of holiday, where people visit and clean their ancestors' graves and the dead are supposed to visit. It's also called the "Feast of Lanterns", and traditionally includes a dance. It's usually celebrated around mid-July.
"You probably can't call that a dance party. Well, you're here anyway, so why don't you two at least try the cuisine?" Kyoya asked, writing in his notebook- I wondered if he was writing something about us never being to a real dance party before.
"There's a real spread." He added.
"A spread? Like with fancy tuna?" We asked in unison, knowing about Haruhi's strange obsession with it, and also knowing it was important for the plot.
Kyoya's pen snapped.
"FAN-CY TUNA?!" Everyone shrieked, and there was a flash of lightning, making Hayley squeak as Tamaki flipped over the railings. I made a mental note to tell Hayley not to try that.
"Get some fancy tuna here, stat!" Tamaki cried, stabbing a finger at Kyoya, who was already on the phone.
"You poor things… oh, you poor things…" The twins crooned, hugging us tightly and rubbing their cheeks on our heads. I turned bright red, as did Hayley- not from embarrassment, but from the sudden glee of being hugged by our favorite twins.
"…Add some deluxe sushi." Kyoya said into the phone as the twins continued… nuzzling us, I guess is the proper term.
OOO
I don't like dancing.
Neither does Hayley. Especially with girls who were apparently madly in love with us. Which is why we made a point of leaning against a pillar and watching everyone dance by, my own eyes trained on Kyoya. Hayley's head snapped around like a gerbil on crack, trying to watch everyone at once.
"You're going to give yourself whiplash." I dead panned. "So? I don't care if I break my neck- I get to watch Tamaki dance; in person…my life is complete." She sighed happily, and I watched her melt with mild amusement.
"Hayley-kun and Sibrina-kun…" We both looked up as Kasuga walked up, a small smile on her face. Did she plan on dancing with both of us?
"I've been looking for you two. You'll dance with me, won't you?" She questioned and I blinked. "Um… we've got a plane to catch." Hayley said. Kasuga gave us a "WTF" look as she spread her arms with a grin.
Right on schedule, Mori and Hunny snatched us in mid-run and took off, both of us squealing with delight as we were carried straight to a back room.
"They're here!" The twins announced as Mori calmly set us down.
"Which one of you would like to play dress-up?" The twins asked. "ME!" Hayley snatched the dress out of their hands and ran into the changing room, laughing with glee.
The twins stared at me, silently asking for an explanation. "Don't ask." I shrugged. "I'm just glad I don't have to do it." I replied flatly, going to lean against the wall with Kyoya as we all waited for Hayley to finish dressing.
"Having an 'accident' happen right at the end would be more thrilling. Remember, Hayley, your time limit is 20 minutes to the party climax. We've already called Suzushima to the adjoining classroom." He said as Hayley emerged, beaming with pleasure about the cute pink dress she was wearing as she plopped down in the chair, letting the twins do her make-up while I wondered where they had gotten a wig fitting her exact color.
"Gracefully ask him what his feelings are." Hunny said as the twins painted her face, much to Hayley's enjoyment. "Although, since this is his highness's strategy, there's something unsettling about it." The twins commented.
"There's something unsettling about him, period." I muttered, only Kyoya picking up on my words. He smiled slightly and adjusted his glasses, but chose not to comment. The doors flew open at that instant and I turned, the only one not surprised.
"Hey! What's the big deal, having everyone in here? Who's looking after our guests-!" He stopped abruptly, his eyes widening in shock as a mysterious breeze blew a few rose petals past him.
Huh. Drafty in here.
Hayley stood and turned around so Tamaki got the full effect, smiling shyly at Tamaki's stare. A wall of roses appeared behind her; I wondered if she knew they were there.
Tamaki was having trouble getting over it apparently, an amazed, dazed smile spreading across his face.
"What do you think, sir?" The twins asked, grinning with pride as they slid over to stand on either side of Tamaki.
"Hay-chan, you look cute!" Hunny giggled as Hayley lurched forward, her smile gone and replaced with a fierce scowl.
"My face feels heavy, and it's hard to walk in these shoes." She grumbled, stumbling towards the door, her face looking rather frozen. I stifled a snicker at her glare.
"Good luck in there!" The twins called, punching their fists in the air encouragingly.
"S-s-she's just too cute…" Tamaki muttered, unable to even stand straight. Well, I guess that means I'm cute too, eh? I thought with a smile.
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Hated… hatred… going to kill them all…
I stagger towards the room I've been told Suzushima is waiting for me in and open the door, seeing him standing by the window, waiting for me.
Lord, give me strength.
"You wrote this letter?" He asked, holding up an envelope. "You're a lot different then what I imagined." He admitted.
"Letter?" I asked, momentarily forgetting about it. He handed it to me and I read it over, growing steadily papler with each sentence.
"I'm in love-love! From the first time I ever saw you, my heart fell in super love-love! Tee-hee! It's like, I'm in a never-ending tropical cyclone, not unlike a typhoon, where love is whipping around in my heart, and I want to have a rendezvous with you on Noah's Ark! I do, I do!
It was worse then I remembered.
My face turned red with embarrassment as I folded the letter, pocketing it. It was hilarious- and maybe one day I could send it to one of the Hosts as a prank. It was just too good.
"Have we met somewhere?" Suzushima asked and I blinked, jerked back to reality. Huh. Since when is an anime reality?
"Only in my dreams!" I grinned, deciding to go with the cute-but-dumb look as I batted my eyes at him, wishing a comet would fall out of the sky and strike me dead.
"I'm sorry." Suzushima said softly and I froze in my little giggles, looking up at him. "I appreciate what you've said; but I cannot respond to your letter. I already have another girl who is dear to me." He said quietly, a melancholy look in his eyes.
"Suzushima-san, is she your…" I let my question trail off.
"Unfortunately, she isn't my girlfriend. Or, should I say, she's through with me. She'd be better suited having a more dazzling, self-confident man." He said and I felt a stab of pity for the poor guy.
"That's why I'd like to change, as well. Looking at the world, I want to become an even greater man. I know it's selfish of me, but what if you were to wait for me?" He asked, staring at the cherry blossom petals raining down outside the window.
"That really is selfish of you, huh?" I ask with an amused grin as an orange arrow stabbed him in the chest. Ha ha! Anime is so cool! I thought happily.
"Anyways, it's crazy to think she'd understand you, unless you tell her so. You have clear feelings for her, so where is the need to put it off? I think that people can begin to change from the moment they decide they want to." I said, and he turned away from the window, his eyes widening at my wisdom. I sighed with relief mentally I had remembered what Haruhi said- there was no way I could have come up with that on my own.
He lifted his hand towards me, and I wondered what his intentions were as the door opened and we both turned to see Kanako standing there.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I seem to be interrupting something. I'll just…" Even from here, I could see the tears streaming down her cheeks as she sobbed, whirling around and running away.
"Kanako!" Suzushima gave chase, running as though his life depended on it after her. I felt a sudden sense of guilt for causing her tears.
"Didn't we just complicate things?" I demanded, glaring over at Tamaki who had appeared out of nowhere. Stalker.
"He did go running after her." Tamaki pointed out and I blinked, realizing he was right. If we hadn't caused a little pain, they would never heal.
I stared up at him, his face bathed in moonlight and thought that life couldn't get any better then this.
OOO
"Hurry and get dressed! Your big moment's coming." I said smugly from the other side of the curtain.
Hayley emerged, back in her tux, and glared daggers at me. "I hate you." She spat. "Love you too sissy." I grinned, skipping after her as we went to stand on the balcony.
We watched in silence as Suzushima finally caught up to Kanako, barely able to make them out in the dim light under the cherry blossom trees. Four spotlights shone down on the poor couple suddenly and Tamaki grabbed a microphone.
"And now, ladies and gentleman, this enjoyable evening of ours has at last come to its final song. The Host Club's last waltz falls upon this couple." Tamaki said, extending a hand towards the pair down below us. I glanced over at Hayley's pale face and snickered quietly.
We watched them dance in silence, I keeping an eye on the twins as they both munched a banana, unmoved by the showy display below us. Then again, I wasn't very moved either.
"May this awkward couple be blessed!" Tamaki cried, sweeping his arms out so wide that Hayley and I both had to duck, identical scowls on our faces.
"Tonight's dance queen…" Hikaru said, appearing by me.
"…is hereby declared to be Princess Kasugazaki Kanako." Kaoru finished, popping up behind Hayley. Here t comes…
"Now then, the blessed kiss from the king…" The twins said in unison.
"I'm on." Tamaki grinned, his hands coming back to him, poised under his chin and he beamed happily at his moment in the spotlight.
"…has been switched to the Fujioka twins!" The twins beamed and we both groaned. I shot Hayley a look that clearly said she was going to be the one that tripped and she glared at me.
"After all, Kyoya-senpai said that having an 'accident' happen right at the end would be more thrilling." The twins pointed out while I giggled at Tamaki's shocked face.
"Of all the things to put us through…" Hayley grumbled, her eyes like daggers. "We'll cut your debt by 1/3/" Kyoya said smoothly. We sighed, relieved to be free of some of our debt and turned to the stairwell.
We made our way quietly down the stairs, coming to stand in front of Kanako. My stomach clenched in a cold tight ball with nervous apprehension as we leaned forward, about to kiss her on both cheeks.
We couldn't hear the conversation between the Hosts, but we knew they were discussing how this was to be our first kiss- and it was. Poor Hayley.
"HOLD THAT KISS!" Tamaki shrieked, diving forward and slipping on a banana peel. I barely managed to leap out of his way as he slammed his hand into Hayley's back, forcing her into Kasuga, crushing her lips against hers.
I gagged and doubled over, torn between being violently ill and laughing to tears as Hayley and Kanajo leaped apart, both holding their lips in surprise.
"I hate you all so much." Hayley snarled under breath, making me laugh harder. Tamaki laid on the floor, staring with teary eyes at Hayley as he reached his hand out after her, tears streaming down his cheeks as she stalked towards me.
"You owe me so much." She muttered. "I know. But that was too awesome." I giggled. "Shut up." She snapped.
OOO
"Hayley, what's wrong? You've been in the bathroom for an hour." Ranka knocked on the bathroom door, frowning.
"I'm fine!" Hayley called and I sighed. "Take it from her twin- she's good Dad." I said and he nodded, the feminine looking man walking out of the room. It hurt to call another man "Dad". I wondered how long we would be here, even if I didn't entirely want to go home.
Hayley emerged from the bathroom and I leaned back at the reek of her. "Whoa, Hayley!" I gagged. "I used all the mouthwash and toothpaste we own." She said solemnly.
"Did it help?" I asked. "No." She grimaced and I giggled, skipping after her to our bedroom. "I kissed a girl, and I liked it…" I sang and she glared daggers at me.
"Go to bed." She said icily, climbing up to steal the top bunk tonight. "Fine. Night Katy Perry." I grinned, curling up on the bottom bunk. My only response was a low growl from above.
"Aw… Hay-chan's mad!"
"Aw… Sibrina's going to die!"
I laughed silently into my pillow. All in all, it had been a good night- strange, but good. I couldn't wait for the next day to see what the Host Club had in store for us.
That's it everyone! Gosh, it took me so long to write this darn chapter -_-, But I enjoyed it ^-^
I know I kept switching between calling Kasuga different names- Kasuga and Kanako- but both are her actual name, and is the same person so… yeah. Lol.
Hope you guys loved it! Please review and tell me what you think!
LOSGAP =D
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