The next morning, Jade entered the classroom with a small sigh. The class was already buzzing with gossip about the events of yesterday at the Host Club.
"Hey are you okay? Kasanoda asked as the brunette took her seat next to him.
"Yea, why?" She asked as she studied his concerned expression.
"Well, it's only your second day and there's already a lot of talk about you." He replied.
"Oh yea?" Jade arched an eyebrow, "Like what?"
"Well, some of the girls are going around saying you purposely got another girl kicked out of the Host Club." Kasanoda said, "There's been some talk about them trying to get the other girls to isolate you."
"Whatever," Jade said with a shrug, "If they actually do start doing that its just proof I don't need to hang around them."
Kasanoda blinked in surprise at the girl's response. Not only was this girl the first person to actually talk to him and not run in the opposite direction, she didn't seem to be fazed by the idea of being by herself.
"So then you're okay?" He asked as he stared at her curiously.
"I'm fine." Jade said with a smile, "Don't worry about me okay Red?"
Kasanoda blushed slightly as he blinked a couple times. It was such a strange thing for him. Not only was he talking to one of his classmates, he was talking to a girl. He was so used to everyone being afraid of him. He didn't really know what to think.
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Later that afternoon, Jade sat with Mori and Honey in the garden of Ouran Academy. The Host Club had already started and to Jade's surprise all the hosts were rather warm and welcoming. Some, like Tamaki and the twins, seemed a bit strange to her, but none the less, they seemed like a group of nice guys.
"Would you like some cake Jade-chan?" Honey asked with a smile as he offered the small plate to her.
"Sure, thank you." Jade said with a smile as she took the cake, "Hey, can I ask you guys something?"
"Of course!" Honey smiled.
"What the deal with the twins over there?" She asked as she motioned to them.
Hikaru had his arms wrapped around his brother, leaning closer to him as his twin blushed and looked away shyly. Their customers squealed loudly as they clung to each other.
"I didn't really peg them for the twincest type." Jade continued as she tipped her head curiously.
"Actually," Honey whispered as he leaned closer to her, "they're just pretending."
"Really?" Jade looked at him in surprise.
Honey nodded and smiled, "Kyouya says it's really popular."
"Maybe that's why the acts so popular." Jade muttered.
"Act?" Honey looked at her curiously.
"Oh, sorry," Jade laughed, "I meant the acrobatic act me and Jesse have."
"So you are an acrobat!" Honey chirped happily, "Are you part of a circus?"
"Yea, actually I was part of Cirque de la Nuit." Jade said with a weak smile, "There were some issues with my mom though, so I left to move in with her."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Honey replied with a concerned look, "Is everything okay?"
"It's just gonna take some time is all." Jade said as she waved her hand, "What about you, Superman? Hm?"
Mori jumped slightly as Jade chuckled.
"I said I'd come today as long as you'd talk some," She said with a smile, "You haven't really said anything."
"S-sorry." Mori stuttered as he looked at his tea cup awkwardly.
"Don't be." Jade laughed, "Let me guess, you're just quiet by nature right?"
Mori nodded as he looked up at her.
"Takashi talks more when he's tired." Honey said with a smile.
"Oh, I see," Jade smiled, "Do you have any other clubs Mo-ri sem-pai?"
A faint pink color rose in Mori's cheeks as the girl carefully pronounced his name. Jade smiled as she waited for his reply.
"I'm in the kendo club." Mori replied.
"Kendo?" Jade looked at him curiously, "Isn't that—"
She was interrupted by the sound of her cell phone ringing. She muttered some apology as she grabbed her bag and started digging through it.
"Hello?" She said when she finally found it. There was a pause as her eyes widened, "Why did you—forget it. I'll be there in ten minutes."
Mori and Honey watched her curiously as she dropped the phone back into her bag.
"Stupid gilly." She muttered.
"You called Yuki-chan a gilly yesterday," Honey said as he looked at her curiously. "What's a gilly?"
"Oh, sorry, sorry," Jade said as she waved her hand, "Growing up in a circus I guess I picked up their terms. A gilly is a person that's not from the circus, they wouldn't really understand us."
"Is everything okay?" Mori asked.
"I-it'll be fine," Jade said with a forced smile, "I'm gonna have to go though. I'll catch you guys some other time, okay?"
Jade waved to them and ran off towards the parking lot.
Within a few minutes, Jade pulled up to a small bar. Outside the bar was a black haired woman with bright blue eyes. Jade pulled her helmet off as she walked over to the woman, quickly regretting the act.
"Mom you reek!" Jade hissed, "What'd you do? Swim in alcohol?"
"Jadey!!" the woman, Alyson, cheered, "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in class?"
"Class ended a while ago mom." Jade said as she covered her nose, "How many drinks have you had?"
"I lost count ages ago Jadey," Alyson giggled as she swaggered over to her daughter.
Jade sighed and lead her mother to a bench near the entrance. She dropped a couple coins into a pay phone and called a taxi.
"Stay here mom." Jade said sternly as her mother giggled.
Jade pushed the door open and walked into the smoke hazed bar. She looked around as she scanned the area for someone that may be working there. Her blue eyes fell on a tall man who was wiping the counter off.
"No minors miss." The man said as he watched Jade walk up to him.
"Did you see a black haired lady in here with eyes like mine?" Jade asked, knowing the answer.
"Yes why?"
"Then you're a damn idiot you stupid gilly!" Jade shouted, "My mom's in alcoholics anonymous and this is the third time you've let her get wasted! Is it honestly that hard to remember that?! I gave you a picture of her and everything!"
"Nice to see you again Sparky." A large, gruff man said with a smile as he patted Jade's shoulder.
"Hi Akihito." Jade smiled then turned her attention back to the bar tender, "What am I supposed to tell her sponsor huh?"
"Go easy on the new guy, Jade." Another man said with a laugh, "You're mother's a hard woman to say no to."
"You're not helping!" Jade shouted, "I can't watch my mom while I'm at school!"
The men of the bar laughed as some of then ruffled Jades hair.
"You're so cute when you're mad!"
"She's just like her mother."
"You gilly's aren't helping anything!" Jade growled as she pouted.
The men teased and laughed at Jade as she growled in frustration. She knew most of these men from when she was a little kid, before she had joined the circus. They often enjoyed teasing her and trying to make her mad.
"Relax Sparky," Akihito said with a smile, "We'll keep your mom in line when you're in school."
"That doesn't help anything!" Jade shouted. "She's not supposed to be drinking!"
"We're just gonna wean her off the stuff." Another man said as he sipped his own drink.
"Jadey!" Alyson cooed as she poked her head into the bar, "A man in a taxi car is here!"
Jade sighed and looked back at the men, "Just keep her out of trouble when I can't watch her."
"Take care kiddo!" The men called as she walked out of the bar.
"Here," Jade said as she gave the taxi driver the address for her apartment, "Just take her here and I'll fallow behind you."
