"My princess," Tamaki smiled, grasping her hand and drawing it towards his lips. He laid a soft kiss on the back of her wrist, smiling up at her from his deep bow. "I offer you my welcome to our club, it is not every day that we play host to such a beautiful maiden as you," his lips curved upwards as he clasped his other hand around the top of hers, embracing her fingers in his own.
Perking her brow, Mae looked down at her hand, "Suoh-san, you know why it is that I'm here."
"Oh?" Tamaki gently released her hand but remained close, cocking his head to the side ever-so-slightly, "Have you not come to request a host?" He brought his own face closer, whispering into her ear, "There is one for all of our princesses... Surely there is someone that can make you smile..."
The ladies around them sighed, staring at Tamaki and wondering why, oh why were they not Mae Otonashi!
In truth Mae would have traded places with any one of them had they asked and had it been physically possible to do so. Unlike the more feminine ladies in the club, Mae had a great deal of work to do and could not afford to waste such time.
"In truth, I haven't the faintest interest."
"Uh... uh... uh..." Tamaki started to twitch, his body tensing as he glided backwards across the floor. Failed! He failed! It worked... it worked every time, but not now? No, the pain, the agony, the humiliation! He retreated behind the massive pillar by the windows, prodding a stick at his mushroom farm as his bleach-white face stared at the ground.
She was merely being honest. She did not dislike Tamaki, for how could she dislike someone whom she did not know?
"So why are you here?"
Mae turned around, facing a rather short boy who... looked somewhat feminine. Her brow raised slightly and she sighed, "Well... I'm missing something."
Haruhi looked around, "Do you think it's in the Music Room?"
Eyes turning back to Tamaki, Mae nodded, "Oh yes, I'm sure it's in here."
"HEY TAMA-CHAN! Look what I found in the sweets!" Hunny bounced out of the back room nursing a cupcake in one hand and a bright red notebook in the other.