Am I updating? Wow...

I'm sure you guys already know, but Haruhi is mostly out of character (she's totally dominant [seme]). Yes, the cat-like features, the Sentouki and Sacrifice, these are all based on the series "Loveless." At the bottom of the Chapter, there will be a small note for everyone to learn the Fighting team names. After ignoring this for so long, I had forgotten everything about the names, but was lucky enough that I made a note in the document! Also, I don't care about my grammar because I work on these late at night. Right now, I have severe pain in my abdomen while recovering from bronchitis, so cut me some slack?

Warning, there is some Haruhi x Ritsu in this chapter because they are a fighting pair. Eventually there might be Mitsukuni x Takashi. But this is a Takashi x Haruhi (MoriHaru) story. Although... in this case, it might be Haruhi x Takashi, haha. (Dominant partner is usually the first name [for me at least].)

Chapter 02

A Fighter's Slate

Now—

"How annoying, coming here to such a place." She scratched at the annoying fake ears that she had to wear to this school or else suffer annoying comments. "Coming to Academy like this, Ohtori-sama must really be trying to annoy me." Her eyes searched the hallways. "All of a sudden, giving orders for me to attend a high-class school such as this one." Haruhi stopped in place to figure out where she should go.

Although she wondered where she was going to go, she saw a dojo nearby, so she walked over to look through the open doors to see Haninozuka Yasuchika instructing other students. If her tail were real, it would be rapidly swaying back and forth at the thought of taking down the youngest Haninozuka while she was here. Her hand rose—a male firmly grasped her wrist to ensure that she would not cause any harm to the younger male. It annoyed her to no end that she was touched without her permission, and so she grabbed the male to throw him into the dojo aggressively.

"Well, if it isn't Blank-kun." Haruhi was a little surprised. She walked over in a dangerous manner. "I was very generous when we met during the summer." Her form squatted down before his fallen figure. "You poor thing, Restless has yet to make you with his true name. That's why you're chain is not connected." She lifted his chin. "That, and because your family bond interferes with your Fighting Unit bond, right?"

'Her words… they hurt…' Takashi thought to himself. 'How is a Sacrifice so dangerous…'
"Poor thing, you've been trained by a Sacrifice and given away, just to not be accepted."
"No, that's—" the windows shattered; would she possibly kill him if he was not careful?
"Wasn't your father abandoned twice before Joyless took him back again?" She frowned.

Haruhi's words were poison, and every word she spoke was squeezing out his heart; he was going to d—

"Fujiwara-kun," a voice called out. "I don't believe I gave you permission to kill someone today."
Haruhi released the male before standing up. "Why would I do such a cruel think like that, Ohtori-kun?"
Ohtori Kyouya glared lightly. "It seems that I cannot allow you to run freely after school. Come with me."
"I have no intention of killing Blank-kun or Blank-chan, well… yet, at least." She looked to the other older male. "Just Haninozuka Mitsukuni and Yasuchika. Any other generation will be fine with me too really."
"I wouldn't say that. You will be participating as a member of our Host Club. Mori-senpai and Hani-senpai are in the group." Kyouya smirked at her distaste. "You will be a creature of elegance, Haruhi."
It annoyed her to hear someone so cocky. "I do not obey you, your father is who I work under, fool."
"Oh, come now, I can pay you just as well." He replied. "Besides, you're wearing a male uniform."
"Twice the payment, I want it on paper. You have an hour to have it written. Or the deal is off."

Haruhi left the dojo… all of the students were definitely terrified of the one that just left.

Kyouya looked to Takashi, "frightening one, right?" Takashi nodded slowly.

'So he really does want me to be an idiotic host.' Haruhi observed the contract carefully; re-reading the line and what was through them, cautiously. 'Why should a woman entertain other women?' She walked into the Third Music Room casually while all eyes were on her in surprise to see a new student. 'Do I really have to flirt with these girls?' Her eyes mentally rolled before having to give a fake, happy, smile.

Kyouya smirked as she began to put on her act.

"What a bunch of lovely little kittens," although her tone was slightly sweet, there were some that heard the venom rolling off her tongue. However, the females were all batting their eyelashes with hopes that this male student was going to host for them. "It's sad that there's so many though, Kyouya-senpai, I think I should go make some tea for everyone instead of hosting. Will that be alright?" How scary…

"Yes, I believe I will have some Earl Grey would be nice today." He answered happily with a hint of an icy tone. "After you make some tea, I'm going to allow you to entertain some of our ladies, understood?"
"Entertain, is it?" Haruhi turned away to head towards the kitchen. "Very well, Kyouya-senpai."
"H-H-Hey! Who is this person Kyouya! Who said that he can be a host!" The Host King roared.
"I did," said male answered. "This is Fujiwara Haruhi, though he may be a commoner, he is a good friend of the Ohtori family." A good worker rather. "It would suit us if he stays around for a while, Tamaki."
"We don't see why, he's boring and keeps to himself!" The twins called out plainly at a table of guests.
"How rude," Haruhi came out of the kitchen with a tray of tea. "I don't believe I did anything to you."

They slightly flinched at her words.

"Haru-chan, Haru-chan," Mitsukuni hopped over in front of you. "It's an honor to meet you, I heard so much about you!" He hugged his stuffed animal happily. "I hope we can be the best of friends, kay!"

"Blank-kun," Haruhi spoke, "I can see why your connection with Restless is so… poor." She heard Kyouya clearing his throat as a warning. 'You can't be serious.' Haruhi smiled lightly in a fake manner. "Yes, let's be the best of friends, Hani-senpai." Takashi watched her intently. "Ritsu, expand our system, will you."

As Takashi began to stand up—someone strong sent out a warning throughout the school, causing him to kneel on the ground, holding his head desperately. Everyone turned to him in horror as they all stood up to try having a visual of him, but only one walked towards him to check on him. It was not Mitsukuni, as much as the giant senior had wanted it to be, it was the Selfless Sacrifice who came to his side. She helped place him in the couch as he slowly placed his hands down as he recovered from the attack.

"Sorry Blank-kun, but I don't trust you or your intentions." She whispered before speaking a little louder for others to hear while she helped him up into a sitting on the ground. "Are you alright, Blank-senpai?"
"A-Ah," Takashi was disappointed in himself; a measly warning and he falls to the ground like a baby.
"You seem to have a fever," her legs went on both sides of the upperclassman's as she sat in his lap. "Perhaps one should take you to the infirmary?" She undid his tie to make it easier for him to breath.
"I'm fine…" The male saw her unhappiness strike, but he tried to remain calm and under control.
"Well, if you're sure about that, then I guess that's fine." Her fingertips undid the first button of his large buttoned shirt. "Perhaps this will allow you to breathe a little better, hmm?" This one was easy to get to.

"Are you going to play with that neglected kitten instead of your own Sentouki?" Ritsu called from the entrance before walking over. "I wondered why you wanted me to alert my presence, now I know."
She stood from Takashi's lap, abandoning him. "There's no need to be jealous, you are my Sentouki, Ritsu." The redhead came over, got on his knees, and hugged her around her waist. "What is it?"
His cat ears folded submissively as he nuzzled against her stomach, "I wanted to see you, is that bad?" he buried his face into her deeper. Taking in her scent. "I love you, Haruhi-sama… I do anything for you."
"Ah, you're a very good kitten." Haruhi caressed his hair between his ears. Immediately, the girls were squealing with delight as to what they were seeing. "Ritsu, our female guests seem very tired, right?"
"Yes… they do…" He knew she wanted a fight, and he turned to the girls with a hand raised in their direction. "With doors locked, all of our female guest sleep peacefully until the battle's end."

The girls looked at him confusedly, but they became tired, and fell fast asleep.

"It's about damn time." Haruhi stated in a distasteful manner, throwing her fake ears on the ground. "Restless, why haven't you marked Morinozuka Takashi, isn't he your Blank?" She glared fiercely.
"I won't write my name on him, he's my cousin!" Mitsukuni held his stuffed animal tightly. "Takashi told me that you wrote your name on him, but he wouldn't show me! Where did you write it on him, huh!"
"Oh? He didn't tell you, what a good boy." She mused at his obedience. "If you didn't want to mark him with your name, why did you take him in, you insufferable little Sacrifice." She snorted. "Ritsu, do it."
Said Fighter stepped forth, glaring towards Takashi. "Only our first day at school and we're already getting into a fight, huh?" He glared at Mitsukuni. "We declare a Spell battle with Restless."
Takashi finally stood up, looking towards his Sacrifice, "Mitsukuni…" his small cousin nodded, wanting to battle. 'We're in trouble then…' He came to his side before looking towards the two. "We accept."

"Hey, what—" Tamaki's voice vanished as the four went into a realm darkness.

"If we win, you are not permitted to fight with your blank until you're written your name on him. If you deny this addition, we will tear you limb from limb without remorse." Haruhi glared at the small one.
Mitsukuni glared in return. "Do you honestly think that you can defeat us just because you're an actual pair? Huh! Takashi, defeat them!" So the little senior had some fight in him after all, how amazing.
"Ritsu," her arms wrapped around his sides to his front, tucking her thumbs into his belt, and her fingers grazed his front side. "They only know nothing of the meaning of love. Without the bond, they're weak."

"I forgot to add 'no spell battles,' oh well." Kyouya could only shrug.
Tamaki became frantic. "What do you mean! What are spell battles!"

His attention went to him. "Ah, it's only natural that you're not aware of such a thing." He had to wait patiently for the battle to finish. "A Fighting Unit contains a pair: a Sacrifice and Sentouki. The Sentouki, when battling, use spells to fight, using anything that they can think of to cause pain to the other party. The Sacrifice, as the Sentouki battles, is exactly that. When a Sentouki is hit, the Sacrifice takes damage."

"…that's scary…" the twins stated in unison, shivering at the thought.
Kyouya sighed, "It should be about time that their fight is finished."

As soon as this was said, the battle ended. They looked to see Mitsukuni and Takashi on the ground next to each other whereas Ritsu was nuzzling against Haruhi affectionately as she caressed his head. Tamaki stared in confusion before eventually looking down to see fake ears on the ground, causing him to blush at the thought of there not being an innocent creature in the room. When he looked up, he finally began to realize that it was Haruhi who did not possess her cat-like ears… making him panic.

"H-H-H-He's… n-n-not a-a-a v-v-v-v—" Haruhi glared at the blond idiot.

"Fujiwara-kun was a victim eight years ago to a man." Kyouya answered without caring.
The twins snorted. "Like anyone is ever going to believe that." Even they wanted to laugh.
As Haruhi turned to look at them, the windows shattered. 'Tch…' She only meant to glare.
"With powers of illusion, cast these windows from what is to what was." Ritsu beckoned.
The windows were fixed briefly before the customers woke up. "I guess my disguise is ruined."

Takashi and Mitsukuni managed to stand up briefly before the girls, and in time to see their little brothers running in to see if they could be any help. They had obviously sensed the battle from the middle school section, and they saw defeat on their brother's faces. It was hard for Satoshi to swallow, causing blindness as he dashed forth to attack Haruhi for defeating the Restless pair. She merely caught his fist with little amusement, much to the family's horror; they did not know what she would do now.

"What Sentouki acts without permission?" Haruhi smirked. "You really are Careless… yet not." She let go of him due to the scene that they were starting to attract. "Well, if I don't have the ears on, I guess I should rid myself of the tail." As said, she removed it and broke it in half. "It was getting uncomfortable."

"Y-You're…" Some girls gasped in surprise to see someone who has committed adultery.

To change the atmosphere of their worry, Ritsu looked to Haruhi. "I still wait for the day that you take away my ears and tail from me. They are a troublesome burden, Haruhi-sama." Her attention directed towards him, knowing what he was doing. "To my understanding, you're a host now, Master. Should you use me to your needs, please do so as you see fit. To show the others what they do not have as you."

Haruhi grabbed his tie to bring him down to her level. "Are you attempting to use me, Ritsu?"

"I am your tool."

The plan worked, all of the girls squealed at the submissive redhead that was taller than the dominant male, who leaned forth and kissed him. Ritsu went down on his knees for her to be at the height advantage as he placed his hands on her hips, moaning into the kiss obediently. Haruhi did not particular feel entirely passionate for this male, but they had a bond that made them a powerful team. They broke apart, allowing Ritsu to pant helplessly with a bleeding lip that his Master had caused with her canines. She knew what he wanted, so she was giving it to him at her own pace by licking the blood before trailing her tongue into his mouth. He did not attempt to dominate her in fear of punishment; he was a good boy that wanted to feel needed, and this was his reward. Girls all around were either fainting or steaming from their noses with pure excitement—even some of the boys were blushing.

"If I took your ears away, what would I have left to fondle with in public?" Haruhi asked curiously. That did it—the girls went into cardiac arrest and fainted on the floor. She looked over at the Host Club to see that both twins had nosebleeds, and the Club President's entire body was red. "Did that turn you on?"

"N-N-No—" Tamaki's nose began to bleed as well, and he fainted.

Kyouya sighed in irritation. "Haruhi, please stop harassing everyone that's in this room."
"I'm doing no such thing. You wanted me to service these brats, and so I was." She glared.
"How about you have a seat so everything can settle down?" His eye glinted with hate.
This made her smirk. "Ritsu, you may leave. We've proven our point to these… fakes."

Obeying, the redhead listened.

"…so, can you explain everything to us…" Tamaki somewhat glared at her, holding a napkin to his nose.

The girls had left for the day, as did Satoshi and Yasuchika, giving her the opportunity to be introduced properly to the Host Club. Takashi returned to the group with a tray of coffee before sitting next to his cousin, which was nearly at Haruhi's side. There were two couches parallel to each other, and three chairs; two on one side of the couches while one was on the other side. Mitsukuni and Takashi took a couch, the twins took the other, Kyouya and Tamaki took the two chairs next to each other, and Haruhi sat alone on purpose. No intentions were going to be made about getting close to this group that she was being forced to occupy her time with.

"I am a Sacrifice, my name is Fujiwara Haruhi." She grabbed a cup of coffee, taking a sip as she crossed her legs before leaning back. "Haninozuka and I are the same, as sickening as that is. My Sentouki, Kasanoda Ritsu, fights on my behalf. Morinozuka here is a blank slate, meaning that he has no true owner until taken in." The only reason why she was explaining this, was that Kyouya told her to answer most trivial questions. "Blanks, such as Blank-kun here, are Sentouki with no Sacrifice unless a Sacrifice decides to take them in. From his position, he must form a bond with a Sacrifice, and eventually be branded with the Fighting name. In his case, Restless."

Hikaru raised a hand. "What is your Fighting name?"
"Ruthless," Mitsukuni sorely stated; still upset for losing.

"Normal, non-Fighting humans that are not a part of our society can see, but we have chains to our other half. However, Blank-kun's chain is not present, which is why he is so weak." Her attention went to Takashi. "Have you two even kissed?" His head shook obediently. "I see. Making you almost useless."

"Mori-senpai is not useless!" Tamaki yelled at her.

"I don't expect you to understand our ways. To obtain power, you must be willing to your partner, making their strength yours, otherwise your strength is cut by half. If you are not connected by a chain, your strength is cut by a third of that. Granted, without a name on him, the rest of his strength will not be tainted." Haruhi glared at Tamaki. "At this very moment, Morinozuka Takashi is useless. But before he was taken in to be the Sentouki of Haninozuka Mitsukuni, his power succeeded Ritsu's alone."

Kaoru frowned. "Why do you dislike Hani-senpai?"

"Before birth, it is decided whether we are anything, and no matter what, there is always a pair. The Sentouki are sent to an Academy to become strong partners. The Haninozuka family, however, cast aside their true Sentouki to be with their bred blanks of the Morinozuka family. Thinking this is best." Haruhi passed her glared towards Mitsukuni who was returning the gesture. "In our society, there is only one Sentouki to one Sacrifice. If the Sacrifice dies, a Sentouki would search for someone to accept them, or die from the loss—the price of acceptance to another, is their power severed by half, and their Fighting name bleed on spot. If the Sentouki dies, a Sacrifice can go in search for a Blank, mark and brand them, and take them as their own. Is this simple enough for you?"

"So… Mori-senpai isn't… marked?" Tamaki pointed at the giant while looking at the cross-dresser.
"Correct, although I temporarily gave him my mark so that he could feel owned." These people… ugh.
"Sounds kind of stupid, who would want to be owned by someone?" Hikaru snorted. "That's just dumb."
"I want to be owned." Takashi stated firmly. Not hinting his emotion in his voice. "It is my reason of life."
"Oh… sorry…" Now he felt a little guilty for saying the things that he did. "What if Haruhi took you in?"

"If I placed my name on him permanently, and formed a bond with him. My Fighting team would be legendary, and no one would attempt to challenge me." Haruhi took a sip of her coffee, finding it cold after ignoring it for a while. "There are only a hand full have their original and a Blank. I plan to fight them soon to earn my title as the strongest." She glanced at Mitsukuni. "Perhaps I should take him?"

The short one stood up. "You're not taking Takashi away from me!"
"You're an idiot for not allowing him to use his full potential." She replied.
Kaoru nervously raised a hand nervously. "Is there proof of this, Haruhi?"

"Of course there is." Haruhi stood up slowly. "He can even do a demonstration." She headed to the windows, and everyone else followed. "Blank-kun, set that lone tree on fire, then return it to normal." Takashi hesitated, but Mitsukuni told him to do it, and he obeyed. After his incantation, it only flickered slightly before he extinguished it. "Now then," her form came closer to him, unbuttoned his blazer and shirt enough to expose his chest. "You know the rule that applied last time, don't you." She brought out a sharpie, writing Selfless on his chest without the others seeing what she wrote before buttoning his clothes up. Yanking his tie to bring his face down to her level, she kissed him. "Now, try it again."

Takashi nodded before using the same exact chant, but he could feel the power flowing through him, and set all visible trees on fire. The others gaped at the amazing difference of power as the giant took the flames away to heal the plants to be as they once were. There were no words that could describe what they had witnessed, even Mitsukuni was sorely surprised about amount of power he had. They all shook out of their thoughts as a cell phone rang, it was Haruhi's, and she answered it in a serious tone.

"Fujiwara." She was being given a job to do. "Yes sir." The line ended, and she put her phone away. "As fun as this was. I have a target to kill. I suppose I will see you all tomorrow." With that, she left them all.

Mitsukuni took this as an opportunity when she was gone. "Takashi, reveal her mark to me."
"I am not under your orders until her mark is gone." He answered honestly before turning to leave.
"H-Her?" Tamaki paled. "I thought he was a he! She was a he! He a she—whatever!"He was lost.
Kyouya shifted his glances. "Haruhi doesn't like female clothes, so she wears boy clothing, always."
"You let a girl join the host club and not bothered to tell me about any of this beforehand!"

"If I didn't have Haruhi join the Host Club, she might kill students that attend to this school." He tried to explain in little words. "Despite her appearance, she is one of my father's top dog when things get a little out of hands." They looked at him cautiously, making him curious. "Haruhi is very good at her job."

Mitsukuni & Takashi – Restless
Yasuchika & Satoshi – Careless
Kizashi & Tanaka – Merciless
Haruhi & Ritsu – Selfless
Yorihisa & Akira – Joyless