I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA AND OURAN HIGHSCHOOL HOST CLUB
Veni Vidi Amavi
Chapter 2
Of Clubs and Ships
'Baseball, Football, Rugby, Track, Swimming-' Kagome continued walking, inwardly noting the plaques indicating the various clubs she's observing along the massive hallway of the east wing. 'Aikido, Kendo-ah, finally.' Stopping by the third set of shoji doors, Kagome glanced at the calligraphy above saying 'Kyudo' and slid the door open. Immediately upon entering the Kyudojo[1], she was met by an overly wide genkan[4]. The miko blinked for a while before shrugging, inwardly rolling her eyes at the apparent overkill of the Ouran establishments. She leaned down and silently relieved her feet of her shoes, neatly placing the pair beside the other shoes set in a row by the cubby hole. Straightening up, the blue eyed student walked towards the familiar sounds of arrows hitting targets and mildly tampered down her growing excitement. Its been a while since she'd got her hands on a pair of bow and arrows and she cant wait to feel the rush of adrenaline she usually got by letting the string go.
Although, the adrenaline might got something to do with dodging and shooting down demons rather than the sport itself.
"May I help you miss?" Kagome stared at the male student who asked her the question. Reading the label by his black uwagi[3], Kagome bowed respectfully to the Vice Captain instead of the usual curtsy Ouran females were taught to do in replacement to bowing.
"Im Higurashi Kagome and Im interested in joining the Kyudo club." She didnt like how the boy seem to sneer at her statement as his black eyes observed her form from head to toe. Kagome bit her tongue and clasped her hands behind her back to prevent the growing impulse of slugging her senior in the face.
"Are you sure you can handle it? You girls usually join those dainty clubs. Why join this one?" Judging by his statement, he was clearly implying to the clubs Kagome saw on the west wing which consisted of clubs ranging from Crafts to Tea Clubs, which, was blatantly for female students.
Another thing that the miko had found very annoying about Ouran was the shameless sexism the general system was showing. Not only was she given a flyer only for feminine activities, she was even verbally warned by her professor to not go near the east wing saying that a young lady such as her has no place in such clubs. She inwardly scoffed and crumpled the flyer in front of the teacher's face.
'Im sure I can beat all of your manly students with a hand tied behind my back.'
"I wouldn't be here if Im not sure Fuku-taicho-san." The male gulped when Kagome gave him her sharp toothed smile. By now, the other members began looking at the two with a few males obviously trying to sleek their hair back and displaying their machoness.
"Do you even know how to hold a bow?" This time, Kagome blatantly rolled her eyes.
"I've been doing Kyudo for five years now. Im pretty sure I know how to use one." She's losing her temper and she knows it. While she might've been once upon a time a kind and considerate girl, the things she had went through replaced that person with a cynical, bitter one who has quite a temperamental problem.
And this guy is seriously good at pushing her buttons.
"Fine, if you're truly interested-" the brown haired fuku taicho walked towards the shelves of bows and picked a short bow made of cherry wood. "-hit three targets consecutively and you're in."
"You might be the fuku taicho but Im pretty sure you have no right to claim if Im in or not. Where's the taicho[5] of the club? And I dont use hankyu[6] give me that one, the black Yonsun-nobi[7] by the third row." The male student sputtered and some members whistled at her knowledge of bow types.
"Taicho-Mitokado is on a week long leave so all authority falls to me. And what do you mean you want to use a Yonsun-nobi? You dont know what you're talking about! A hankyu is perfect for your height!" he then thrust the bow by her face and a growl escaped her throat.
Slapping the offending hand, Kagome reached up and clasped the taller student by the collar and dragged him down to her height.
"Listen here you prick, its either you give me the damn bow or I'll turn you into a target practice!" the vice, or Najeru-based on the sudden shouts of the members-, choked and tried to dislodge Kagome's grip by his uwagi. His eyes widened when his grip didnt even made hers budge in the slightest. Flagging down a member in a rapid wave with his free hand, he gestured to the yonsun bow and flexed his fingers in a 'give me' fashion.
Kagome let go of Najeru and jerked her head in a curt thank you to the meek student who gave her the yonsun bow. The miko ignored the heavily breathing fuku taicho and simply took three arrows from the quiver strapped to his back.
"M-miss you might want to wear some protection gear." The student who gave her the bow said.
She ignored the short boy and fell into a solid, archer's stance, the two extra arrow held by her teeth wherein some of their audience raised their eyebrows at. By this point, Najeru gathered his bearings and observed the still female, his eyes noting that her stance was perfect and fluid.
With a deep breath, Kagome closed her eyes.
A brief moment passed and the boys began whispering at how long she was taking.
"Shoot the damn thi-" Najeru choked on his words when with a sudden release, of breath, Kagome released the string. She was a flutter of movement, rapidly reloading the bow with another arrow and shooting as she moved to the next target. The miko released the arrow as soon as it was knocked back and did the same to the last one.
With a solid three consecutive thunk, everyone gaped at the rapid firing succession and the three arrows lodged in the centre of all of the targets.
A thick layer of silence fell upon the dojo until the sound of her uniform shifting snapped Najeru from his gaping daze.
Tossing the yonsun bow by the fuku taicho who didnt even bother on catching and merely let the bow thump harmlessly by his chest and to the ground, Kagome sneered and turned her back to the shell shocked students.
"Forget it." was her last statement before slamming the shoji door close.
'Great. Just great.' Kagome sulkily thought as she leaned on the shoji door with her arms crossed by her chest. She ignored the sudden noises of amazement on the otherside of the room and simply blew on a stubborn bang that poked her in the eye.
She really wanted to join the Kyudo club too. But if what she will be training with is someone as shallow as Najeru, she's not going to risk it since she might shoot the sexist vice sooner or later.
She's not planning on going to jail soon. Nope. Nu-uh.
Glancing at the next room, her eyes fell upon the Kendo plaque and a thoughtful expression fell upon her face.
While not as efficient as she is with bows and arrows, kenjutsu was pretty close and she never did get the chance on finishing her training the art of the sword. Making up her mind, she pushed herself away from the kyudo doors and walked towards the kendojo. Kagome opened the similar sliding doors and almost instantly, the familiar smell of sweat and heat greeted her senses. She closed her eyes and simply took in the heady scents and relaxed, her lips twitching in a small smile.
Finally shaking herself to get a grip, the miko once more took off her shoes and padded softly towards the section of the dojo where the unmistakable sound of rough housing was coming from.
"Go-chan!" Kagome blinked in surprise at the familiar shota who was waving at her quite happily, as if not surrounded by a pile of shaking bodies. Taking note that the room was actually two dojos adjoined together, Kagome hesitantly waved back.
"What are you doing here? Are you lost?" The bubbly senior asked once more. Soft footsteps came towards them and she looked up to see a kendo member take off his men[8] only to reveal a sweaty Mori.
She waved too at the giant and offered him a smile which he returned.
"Im actually looking for a club to join. I just got here from Kyudo." As per expectation, the two looked at her in an incredulous manner.
"I know women aren't supposed to do sports like this-" she said it with a mocking town matched with air quotes. "-but from where I came from, women are just as sturdy as men. So dont tell me I cant join just because Im a girl or I'll beat you up." she said the last sentence with a joking smile and the two hosts took her statement with a grain of salt.
"Well, we'd like to put you on a test run Gome-chan but the Kendo club and Aikido club are strictly prohibited from accepting female members." Honey explained apologetically, taking her hand and patting it in a comforting manner.
"Let me guess, girls shouldn't be seen fighting and getting down 'n dirty with men?" Kagome said with a sulk.
Mori reached up at gave her head a solid ruffle, not caring if he was disturbing the thick ebony locks.
"Sorry." was his simple apology.
With a defeated sigh, Kagome gently took Mori's hand off her head and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"It's not your fault..." Now she's really frustrated. She's sure as hell not going to join something as lame as After-school Tea Time Club! The track and swimming might be her next choice.
"Ne, Ne, Go-chan!" Honey took shook her hand, which he still hasnt let go off, to garner her attention. "Wanna go to the host club with us? Me and Takashi are done here! Let's eat cake together!" Smiling and giving Honey a pinch to the cheek ("Aaaaah, it hurts Go-chan!"), Kagome nodded and watched as the two host members hurriedly walked and vanished on the changing rooms.
Visiting Haruhi might be a good idea especially with how stressful her afternoon is. She also needed to drink her medicine anyways so might as well go and continue her club hunting tomorrow.
Observing the now clear dojo(the other members took advantage of their Taicho's[9] distraction and all left themselves), Kagome walked towards the container full of bokken and shinai[10] and picked one.
The miko began naturally playing with the bokken, doing little fancy tricks she had learned when she was undergoing basic kenjutsu[11] training. Twirling the bokken over the back of her hand and catching it mid-fall, she began doing more spins and complicated tricks. Kagome was too entertained and distracted by her fancy handworks that she failed to notice Mori come out and watch her by the door.
When she felt someone touch her shoulder, instinct kicked in and she tossed the bokken in the air and performed a quick maneuver. She gripped the hand by her shoulder and twisted, forcing her assailant to turn with her lest they broke a wrist. Catching the bokken by her hand, she held it by the jugular of her unknown enemy.
"Ah! Go-chan it's just Takashi!" the sound of the childish voice effectively snapped Kagome from the automatic defensive dance and her fogged icy blues cleared up only to see a wide eyed Honey with his arms spread wide in front of him, Usa-chan laying on the floor.
Letting go as if burnt, Kagome immediately sprung away from Mori who grunted in mild pain from having his whole arm bent in an odd angle. The bokken fell on the ground and the clutter of wood against wood rang across the whole room in an awkward tune.
"Ah-" Kagome sheepishly scratched the back of her neck and cringe when the tall giant turned to her with a brow raised. He began swinging his sore arm in circles, trying to ease the pulled muscles. "-sorry my bad... Im just really jumpy and I didn't see you there... Ahhhhhh I should've been more aware of my surroundings... Sorry Mori-senpai." great, they probably thought she's some kind of paranoid hooligan constantly twisting arms out of sockets.
What she didn't expect was the small body suddenly lunging towards her.
"Waaahhh~ Go-chan that's amazing!" Honey giggles as he began climbing up Kagome like some hyper cockroach. Kagome's skin prickled at the idea and she mentally slapped herself for using the analogy.
"Where did you learn to move like that?" She looked up and saw Mori with a glint of curiosity on his normally stoic eyes.
Kagome uneasily blinked and pursed her lips. If she told him then her mind will automatically went on that day and then she'll be in that mood and boy, with the amount of potential weapons all over the place, she might end up destroying everything... Or everyone.
Sensing her sudden unease, ever astute Mori simply patted her head with an understanding-albeit, small smile.
"It's okay if you dont want to talk about it Go-chan." Honey softly said to her from his perch by her shoulder. Now that they saw what she's capable of(even if its nothing but just a single combat move), Honey have no more qualms letting Kagome lug him around in his favorite carrying position.
"Now let's go eat some cake!"
"What in the world-" Laid in front of her was what Kagome can only call a tropical forest. Palm trees and artificial sunlight makes up as a base for the whole set up along with the artificial river by the back and some wildlife here and there.
Honey jumped off of her and waltzed in the room as if it was a normal thing. Mori put his hand on the small of the dazed miko's back and began softly guiding her inside the room with the barest hint of amused smile.
"Ah! Kagome~~~" Tamaki squealed in his bare chested glory.
Kagome whistled.
"Not bad Watanuki[12]-chan, not bad." she sent him an appreciative thumbs up in which the blonde began doing theatrics about his unrivaled beauty only to instantly snap back and yell at Kagome to stop calling him that.
"Good day Kagome-chan-" the low, familiar drawl immediately put a dark smile on Kagome's face and she looked up unflinchingly to meet with glinting spectacles. Mori did a tactical retreat from the two when the unmistakable drop in temperature became apparent. "-pleasure to see you once more. Are you here as a customer?"
Flashing the other student with an enigmatic smile, she ignored his question and settled on closing their distance until they're chest to chest.
"Had fun snooping around Kyoya-senpai?" she singsonged as he tapped mockingly on his ever present black notebook. Kagome grinned when Kyoya wasnt able to cover the flash of annoyance that escaped in his molten silvers for eyes.
He had been researching constantly about the enigmatic female in front of him and he cant help but feel unusual frustration since aside from the basics, he cant get through impressive defenses that hid the miko's important files such as what family she came from or who's her benefactor in case she's a charity case. All he got was her address; a local shrine famous for its charms and exorcisms, her middle school which; in itself was pretty interesting because of her infamous track record of beating people up or damages to overall public property(which were all paid for by an unknown source). Kyoya also found out that she was living alone, with her mother, brother, and grandfather dying in a road accident he remembered was published on the news just a year ago.
"Yow Kagome!" two, pair of now exceedingly familiar arms slithered around her body and settled on her shoulders and waist.
"Whatcha-" the thin, light voice which she can only associate to Hikaru said while "talkin' about-" Kaoru's lower, deeper voice continued.
"With the Shadow King here?" rolling her eyes at the twins, she shrugged in a careless manner.
"Nothing important, just a little game to pass the time." The two trickster perked up at the word 'game'.
"My, my-" the twin on her left drawled. "-a game and we're not invited?" the right one said.
"That's unfair Ka-go-me."
"Well if you want to join then I guess it's your job to 'tag' us by learning what our game is all about. And if you win, I'll let you do whatever you want with me for a whole day." the twins blinked before a mischievous grin spread on identical faces.
"You're so going to lose." Kagome reached up and patted their cheeks.
"Whatever help you guys sleep at night." the miko didn't break the vicious eye contact she has with Kyoya and merely offered him such a sinfully playful smile, riling up the Shadow King much more.
"What brings you here Kagome?" The lack of honorific tugged a smile on Kagome's lips.
'What a sore player.'
"Im here to visit Haruhi. I was looking for a club to join and I manage to ran into Honey-chan and Mori-senpai." Brows were raised and she knew then and there that the three was wondering why she was the east wing. Disentangling the twins' clutches off her person, Kagome huffed and tossed a hair back with a flick of her wrist.
Tamaki swooned in the background about how cool and awesome Kagome's technique in the art of hair flicking was.
He was blatantly ignored.
"Im not a china doll unlike the most of the girls here. Even if Im a doll, I'll be made with straws, not porcelain."
"Well...That's kind of true." Hikaru stated while his twin nodded.
As short as they knew her, they all knew Kagome was different from the soft, delicate females that fills the halls of the academy.
"Are commoner girls really odd? Haruhi's pretty weird too." Kaoru jokingly asked earning a reprimanding pinch in the ear by Kagome.
"DO NOT CALL MY DAUGHTER WEIRD!" Tamaki suddenly shouted.
Kagome held back a smile at the memory of Tamaki finding out about her friend's real gender.
Tamaki blinked and picked up the unmistakable student ID on the ground.
"Did one of the customers left this?" The Host club, along with Kagome who was waiting for Haruhi to go home with(after all they never knew when Ayanakoji will make a move again), were the only ones left on the massive room.
Flipping the ID over, Tamaki silently read its contents in a rather dazed manner.
"Haruhi?" he called out to the brunette who looked up from her sweeping.
"Yes Tamaki-senpai?"
"You're a... girl?"
"Biologically yes."
The shenanigans that ensued still made Kagome smile. It was fun seeing Tamaki's dramatical idiosyncracies as long as you got passed the layers and layers of getting annoyed. And now, she's a part of some kind of syndicate protecting a devastating secret that should never be laid out in the open.
I.E: Haruhi's gender.
"Where is she anyways? She's late." Kyoya remarked.
Honey came out in an adorable costume and skipped towards Kagome with a string of lei clasped in his hand.
"Here you go Go-Chan!" The senior sang as he climbed over the female once more and tossed the circlet of flowers over her head.
"I picked this one cause it matches your eyes!" Kagome looked at the lei consisting of blue powdered flowers along with some bright violets and cold cyans. Giving Honey a smile, she drew him closer in an eskimo kiss.
"Thank you Honey-chan! They're really pretty." Honey giggled and the two resumed their affections unaware of the flowers of moe popping out from nowhere.
The rest of the hosts silently watched while Tamaki and the twins clasped their heart.
"What is this feeling?!" Tamaki wailed as he kept on watching the warm, cuddly scene in front of him.
"Even Tono cant generate that much fluff." the twins said while hugging each other to prevent themselves from snuggling the two students still lost in their own little word.
"AH~! THEY'RE SO CUUUUTE." Tamaki hugged himself and began doing a weird wiggle dance.
Kyoya took a glance to Mori to see if he too was still affected by the highly domestic scene in front of him. The gentle giant still dons his deadpan expression but Kyoya can see how his eyes pierced the two and the three unmistakable lines of comical pink on his cheeks.
Kyoya turned back to the scene and hummed.
"Im here!" All of the occupants of the room looked towards Haruhi who looked as if she entered the wrong room.
"What in the world-" was the exact same words that came out of Haruhi's mouth.
"Oh its you Haruhi. You're late." the twins remarked as they walked towards the crossdressing girl.
Kagome, who was still carrying Honey like some sort of teddy bear, watched as the small brunette took out a calendar and began mumbling to herself.
"According to my calendar, it's still early april..." her statement was met by mocking laughter by the King of the host club.
"Huddling under the kotatsu table, fearing the cold is absolutely ridiculous! Why else would we have this perfect heating and cooling system if we will not be even using it?!" he ended with a flourish in which both Kagome and Honey laughed at.
Haruhi simply turned away.
"Look Haruhi! I even prepared a costume for you that match my greatness!" Kagome hmmed in approval at the bali themed clothing Tamaki somehow conjured up in thin air.
"No thank you." Haruhi's nonsense answer effortlessly put the king in his infamous sulking corner.
Sighing in annoyance, Haruhi blinked in surprise when slender fingers threaded itself in her soft hair.
"Kagome? What are you doing here? Did you get a club to join?" Haruhi asked as Kagome continued patting her hair. One thing that Haruhi took notice of about her new friend was that Kagome was very touchy and have no qualms getting intimate and affectionate with her even in public which usually results in a sea of hearts and squeals in courtesy of their female classmates.
"That bad huh?" all it took was Kagome's frown to let Haruhi know the answer to her question.
"I'll cheer Go-chan up with cake!" Honey piped up from Kagome's arms.
Once more unaware of the others watching from afar, the three students continued interacting.
"What's with all of these sudden fluff?" Hikaru groused while Kyoya pushed up his glasses and began strategically planning.
"Okay hosts! Take your position!" Tamaki clapped his hands in authority and the host, even the grudging Haruhi, took up their signature places by the mouth of the entrance. Kagome simply walked towards the bar like lounge and began setting up tea and treats to keep her occupied.
Not a moment later, the doors opened and the familiar gaggle of yellow blobs entered the room with giggles and whispers. The miko continued silently with her work, steeping the tea and adding condiments in the pretty, little containers often served with the drink and pastries.
As the customers and hosts settled on their respective spots, it didn't take too much time for some of the girls to notice Kagome and started whispering and pointing.
'Isn't that the girl who saved Haruhi from yesterday?'
'I heard she swooped in and carried Haruhi off into the sunset!'
'She's so pretty right? Look at her long hair!'
'Her name is Kagome right?'
'Kagome-sama?'
'Ah~ She looked this way~!'
Kagome raised her brow at the amount of eyes settled on her person which immediately turned away the moment she faced their way with teas and pastries on hand. Walking towards Tamaki who was in the middle of sweeping a girl off her feet, she gently pushed the cart of confections and gave the now distracted females a smile.
"Here's your tea dear ladies." She arranged the tea and sweets with deft hands, unaware of a certain shadow observing her every move and the various reactions of the customers around.
"You didn't have to Kagome!" Tamaki said as the miko finished setting up their table.
How dare his men let a lady do such menial tasks?!
Kagome laughed and patted Tamaki on the cheek, the females around holding in their squeals at the action.
"Its fine Watanuki-chan, least I can do for letting me hang around." With a close eyed smile and a final ruffle on the hair, Kagome left to the next table leaving a mildly blushing Tamaki and beet red ladies.
'D-did you see that?!'
'So familiar with Tamaki-kun!'
'And did you see Tamaki-sama's face?! He was so cute!'
'And her smile! Oh do you think they have something going on between them?'
'Ah! Tales of forbidden love!'
The miko stopped her cart by the twins' table next, repeating her early actions and once more giving the customers a smile.
They swooned.
"All I wanted was to spend more time with you Kaoru." Kagome ignored the twincest happening quite blatantly in front of her settled the respective cups of tea by the girls who are very much torn on watching the amorous twins or the strikingly charming miko.
Hikaru, who was too busy putting up a show didnt see the steaming cup of liquid by his hip. He put down his hand on the table, tipping the saucer just enough to let the piping hot tea from spilling on the top of his finger.
Kaoru and the female customers shouted when Hikaru hissed in pain.
"Stupid!" Kagome hurriedly took Hikaru's hand and stuck his finger inside her mouth to cool the appendage down. Her attention was fully into finding a napkin to cover Hikaru's abused skin to notice how red the devious older twin had gotten nor the sudden rush of steam that came from the females who have their hands covering their mouth in hopes of keeping a squeal in.
Still with a finger in her mouth, Kagome grunted until she finally got a napkin free. Soaking the napkin with cold water(a bucket of ice that had melted a bit was by the bottom of the cart), Kagome took the red finger off her mouth and tied the napkin around it.
"Before you got to distracted flirting, be aware of your surroundings." She reprimanded as she tied the finishing knot.
She looked in bemusement when Hikaru took his seat and refused to meet her eye.
"Thank you Kagome, we'll be much careful next time." A mildly flushed Kaoru sheepishly said.
With a light hearted scoff, she poked Kaoru on the forehead before bidding the ladies goodbye after a soft warning.
'OH MY GRACE DID YOU SEE THAT?!'
'She's so dependable!'
'Did you see how Hikaru-kun blushed?!'
'And how Kaoru watched?!'
'Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~'
Still very much oblivious to the trail of drooling, very stimulated girls she left in her wake, Kagome stopped by Honey and Mori's table.
"Ah Go-chan! Is that for us?" Honey asked as he eyed the plethora of cakes Kagome specifically prepared for their table.
"Yes, I cut up some slices of your favorite ones. There's strawberry, german chocolate, blueberry and I even fixed you a glass of chocolate milk tea." As she set down the treats on the table, Honey's eyes grew wider and wider until all they could see was the heart shaped pupils that the senior has for eyes.
"Ah I love you Go-chan!" said the shota who tossed himself towards the miko who effortlessly caught him.
"You're welcome Honey-chan!" Some feets were stomped as the clients shook with obvious glee when the undeniable appeal of moe began rushing out of the two in waves. Soon enough, the other hosts turned around to see what got their customers so enamored to ignore them.
"Mori-san here's something I fixed for you." Supporting Honey with her arm as the shota sat on the crook of her elbow, she reached her free hand on her cart and gave Mori a coconut with straw peeking out from its hole.
"Coconut juice is good for people who works out a lot. Since Honey here already have a sweet tooth that will give him enough energy, I figure you'd like something less sweet but just as equally as energizing." Mori took the coconut on Kagome's hand and took a sip.
"Its good." he said as he patted Kagome in the head, garnering a pleased smile from the miko.
Sparkles. Sparkles everywhere.
'SO FLUFFY!'
'Honey looks so cute like that!'
'They look like Magdalene and child!'
'And did you see how Mori smiled at her?!'
'Ah~ Maybe that's why Honey like her so much! She must be Mori's fiance!'
Finally done snuggling with Kagome, Honey went back to his seat and began devouring his cakes with gusto. Kagome laughed and waved at the two seniors before going to her last table.
"She's coming here!" The miko blinked when the females sitting by Haruhi's table hastily went back into fiddling with their hands. Did she do something wrong?
"Haruhi." the mentioned student looked up from her daydream(still gobsmacked at the apparent change in scenery)and saw Kagome distributing drinks and treats on her designated table.
"Ah! Thank you Kagome." the brunette said in gratitude.
Kagome finished her brief service before straightening her posture. Unknown to her, everyone patiently waited, wondering what kind of fluff they will be seeing between Kagome and the promising natural rookie of the host club.
"Would you mind if I join you ladies?" She asked the three women with a blinding smile.
Bullseye.
"N-n-n-no problem Kagome-san!"
"P-p-p-please do!"
"W-w-w-we'd love your company!"
The miko thanked the three girls, not noticing the hisses of jealousy from the other tables. Fixing her dress as she sat, she took her own tea(with her medicine) and began leisurely sipping the hot liquid.
"Is that your special blend Kagome?" Haruhi asked.
Kagome nodded and daintily set down the fine china. Raising her hand, she took off the lei around her neck and transferred it to the confused Haruhi.
"So you can at least be in theme." The three girls leaned forward in anticipation as the two began conversing.
The rest of their audiences did the same.
"I feel stupid Kagome." Haruhi pouted and another shot went through everyone's hearts.
"No you're not, stop fiddling with it." Kagome softly slapped Haruhi's hands away from the lei and pinched the brunette's cheeks.
"Ah Kagome stop!" The ravenette simply laughed and continued smooshing Haruhi's cheeks.
Her friend is just too cute!
The atmosphere between the two got swallowed in pink with matching sparkles, further enhancing the innocence of the two girls.
'S-so CUTE!'
'Their chemistry is too much!'
'Their bonding is too much!'
'Their fluff is too MUCH!'
And one by one, the yellow buttercups fell down in a mass of swooning hearts.
"What's up with Watanuki-chan?" Kagome asked, gesturing to the sulking blonde who was shovelling ramen down his throat with surprising efficiency. Kagome frowned as her eyes glared at the offending food on Tamaki's hands.
"Dont mind him-" Hikaru answered, a pinky scratching at his ear as he leaned on the table. "-he's just licking his wounds since the jumping princess jumped to Haruhi after getting fed up with him." Kaoru finished in a lazy manner as he examined a lock of ebony hair curled around his finger. The owner of said hair hummed in amusement as she settled her head on top of her hand, her crossed legs swaying to and fro.
"Must be a blow to your ego getting replaced by a rookie huh?" she teased.
Tamaki wailed and covered his ears, chanting that he doesnt hear anything and even went as far as singing loudly no matter how off-key he is.
Kagome cringed at the sound.
"Thats it! Im at the limits of my patience! Haruhi, start dressing as a girl!" he pointed at Haruhi with a flourish, earning a deadpan stare from the crossdresser. "Why do you have to be so woefully popular with the girls when you're a girl yourself!" The blonde then pulled a chest out of nowhere and began rummaging around.
Kagome kept it her very amused laughter.
"Daddy...Daddy wants to see you the way you were back then!" He wailed while holding up a framed picture of Haruhi during her middle school days.
Haruhi yelled in indignation at having her picture blown up as the rest began looking at the picture if wonder.
"You're so pretty Haruhi." Kagome complimented, taking out her phone and snapping a picture before looking at her screen. "Very pretty."
"The more I look at this, the more I marvel at it." Hikaru said, looking at the picture on the wall, the other hosts around him sharing an empathetic nod.
"How is it that this-" he gestured to the picture. "can become to that?" another picture, this one Haruhi's appearance during her first day, with dishevelled hair and much looser clothing.
"The day before the entrance ceremony, some kid stuck a gum in my hair." the brunette explained. "It was a pain to get out so I just cut it off." it was finished by Haruhi patting her head, smoothing down the already neat hair.
"I dont really care if I look like a boy." Tamaki once more threw a fit and began blowing his nose noisily in a handkerchief.
"Mommy! Haruhi is saying such un-ladylike words!" Kagome turned to Kyoya who replied the other host's unasked question.
"From a club position standpoint, I guess I am the mother."
"Its unfair! Its not supposed to be like this! Hurry up and return back to normal so girls will stop fussing at you!" Haruhi glared at Tamaki for implying that she isn't normal.
"Go-chan is a girl but girls still like her!" silence suddenly met Honey's innocent remark and the other hosts suddenly looked at Kagome who was in the middle of using Haruhi's picture as her phone's wallpaper.
"Huh?"
"Now that you've mentioned it, the girls did kept on staring at Kagome earlier." Staring was an understatement. The customers were all looking at the miko with hearts in their eyes and blood on their ears. They even went as far as to ask if Kagome will be hanging around the next day too.
"Which reminds me." Kyoya suddenly said, making Kagome look at him as she recognized the tone of a person trying to swindle someone.
"I have an offer to give you Kagome." He pushed his glasses as his lips twitched in a smile. "It will be beneficial to the club and will take care of your club hunting problems."
"Let me guess, join the host club?" The miko replied with an eye brow raised.
"Took the words right out of my mouth."
"B-b-but mommy!" Tamaki interrupted. "Girls should be wooed! Not woo!"
Kagome rolled her eyes and resisted the urge to give the blonde some tongue lashing and the universal profanity of the middle finger.
"But think about it-" the younger trickster said with a bounce in his step. "-Haruhi will have a real girl friend in the club."
"Kagome might influence Haruhi to be more girly~" almost as if switch has been flipped, Tamaki revitalized and pointed a finger straight at Kagome's face who twitched at the offending digit.
"Thats it! You will be the flower of the host club! The lone Lily! The sister every lamb needs! The voice of-ITAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" The twin guffawed at Tamaki who waved his finger up and down.
"Did you just bit me?!" Tamaki yelled with tears in his eyes, looking at Kagome who looked completely unapologetic.
"You were literally asking me to."
"Go-chan! Go-chan!" Honey jovially called to her as he climbed up and settled on her lap. "Say yes! Say yes!" he bounced up and down her lap until Mori reached down and plucked the hyper senior off the miko.
Kagome stared at the waiting host with a calculating gaze. With her smile wiped off and a sharp shine present on her eyes, the hosts held their breath and inwardly noted that Kagome can be intimidating as hell without even trying.
"With that mind of yours, I doubt I will be doing the same things as the usual hosts." Kyoya pushed his glasses and the others scampered off, leaving the two dark lord incarnates to dance around each other.
"Geez, it's already scary with someone as manipulative as Kyoya around." Hikaru stated.
Kagome might be pleasant and kind but she was still heavily guarded. Everyone was a bit wary of the mysterious girl since while she usually have a pleasant smile on her face, there were times when they can see some sort of darkness and even a hint of wildness in her gaze. Its as if she's trying to cage something twisted inside of her that can be set loose at any given moment.
"You will not be called a hostess but rather a female advisor. A confidant of some sorts. And instead of designating you, you will be on constant rotation." the bespectacled host supplied.
Kagome tilted her head and let a sardonic smile slip from her lips.
"In layman's terms, I will be accompanying every hosts during their designation time and I'd assume I will also do a bit of wooing on my part hm?" She leaned on the chair's plush interior, twirling a lock of hair, still holding Kyoya's gaze.
"As sharp as ever."
"The question is, who's wooing who?" the miko suddenly sprung forward, staring nose to nose with Kyoya who had already prepared himself from her pounce. He was caught off guard once he will not be the second time.
"No matter the answer is-" a slender finger trailed up Kyoya's cheek, the tip leaving the barest whisper of a touch that left his skin tingling with goosebumps. "I know I'd end up liking this game of yours anyways."
Like a wind chime cutting through silence, Kagome straightened up and the chill of her gaze vanished from the room.
"I'll accept but whatever earnings I get goes to Haruhi's debt." Kagome said with her normal smile. The rest of the hosts shook off the momentarily chill that settled on their bones and lamented on how Kagome looked like every inch of a predator she was from her stand-off with Kyoya.
"You dont have to Kagome. Im going to be fine by my own." Haruhi declined but the miko merely tossed her a look she was slowly getting familiar with.
"Haruhi, Kyoya here is trying to enslave you for life. By the time you're already a graduate, your debt will still be there."
"But-"
"I'll be staying here so might as well help you while Im at it." The brunette sighed in defeat.
"Well Kyoya-senpai?" the miko asked with a challenging grin.
Clearing his throat, Kyoya held his chin up and reached for the outstretched hand Kagome had offered to seal the deal.
"Welcome to the Host Club Higurashi Kagome." And with a firm handshake, Kagome permanently etched herself on every hosts' lives.
The more vocal of the hosts cheered, Kagome's laughter at what the twins' had said ringing along the room. Kyoya looked up and met Tamaki's eyes who was asking him if his decision was the right thing to do. With a confident nod of his head, Kyoya reassured Tamaki and the blonde then gave him a small, trustworthy smile before going towards the others to join welcoming Kagome to their family.
Higurashi Kagome, 1st year, Host Club's Female Advisor, A.K.A The Shipping Type.
[1] Kyudojo is the name of dojo where Kyudo is practiced
[2] Genkan is the entrance section where people take off and put their shoes before entering
[3] Uwagi is the shirt worn by Kyudo students/masters
[4] Fuku taicho san= Mr. Vice President (Kagome is mocking his title by adding a sarcastic san with his title)
[5] President
[6] Hankyu is a short bow
[7] Yonsun-Nobi is one of the long bows(based on the research I made, the Azusa bow Kagome got was a Yonsun one)
[8] Men is the helmet worn in Kendo
[9] Both Mori and Honey are the Taicho of Kendo and Aikido club
[10] Bokken is a wooden practice sword while shinai is the bamboo one used in Kendo
[11] Kenjutsu is the art of the sword
[12] Tamaki's birthday is April 1 which is Watanuki in Japanese, hence Kagome's nickname for him.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAND thats a wrap! We all know that we are the embodiment of those yellow buffalos in terms of shipping Kagome with one of the hosts. The pairing is still up to debate since Im picking between Kyoya and a full blown Host Harem and yes, Haruhi included.
Anyways, I have a Deviant account set up in my profile where Ill be posting some art like what I did with this story's book cover.
R&R~
「And thus I wither」