I finally made it to the host club and looked for Kyoya. He was near the window looking outside. "Hey there Kyoya I'm back."
"Well it's about time. You best get on your throne."
"You're right."
I got on my throne and not a minute after I sat down I saw that boy again. The boy with the horrible outfit.
I heard Kyoya clear his throat a little and I thought he was going to kick him out but instead he talked to the twins. "Hikaru, Kaoru this young man is in the same class as you is that correct?"
They answered together "Yea but he's shy and he doesn't act very sociably so we don't know that much about him."
I saw Kyoya smirk and that can mean only one thing. He found out something the others didn't know. "Well that wasn't very polite. Welcome to the Ouran host club. Mister honor student."
"WHAT!? You must be Haruhi Fujioka! You're the exceptional honor student we've heard about." 'Seriously this kid is an honor student no way! I refuse to believe this.'
"How did you know my name?"
"Why your infamous. It's not everyday a commoner gains entrance into our academy. You must have an audacious nerve to fight your way into this school as an honor student, Mr. Fujioka."
"Well uh thank you I guess..."
"Your welcome! You're a hero to other poor people Fujioka. You've shown the world that even a poor person can excel at an elite private academy. It must be hard for you to constantly be looked down upon by others." 'Maybe if I tease him he'll go away.'
"I think you're taking this poor thing a little too far."
"Spurred, neglected, but that doesn't matter now. LONG LIVE THE POOR! We welcome you poor man to our world of BEAUTY!"
"Hey come back here Haru- Chan! You must be like a super hero or something that's so cool!" 'Oh no...Honey - Senpai is clinging to him.'
"I'm not a hero I'm an honor student...AND WHO ARE YOU CALLING HARU - CHAN!?"
"I would've never imagined the famous scholar would be so openly gay." 'That should get him gone.'
"Openly what?"
"So tell me what type of guys you're into, The strong silent type, The boy Lolita, The mischievous type, Or the cool type?" 'Still not gone man this kid is a pest. He should've been gone when I made fun of him.'
"I um...It's not like that...I was just looking for a quiet place to study" 'Man what a nerd!'
"Or maybe your into a guy like me what do ya say?" I thought that, that last tease would make him run away but instead I accidentally made him bump into the vase and he couldn't catch it so it broke.
"Awe! We were going to feature that renaissance vase in an upcoming school auction."
"Oh now you've done it commoner the bidding on that vase was supposed to start at 8 million yen!"
"WHAT 8 MILLION YEN! Uh...I'm gonna have to pay you back..." 'Yeah okay like a commoner like you has the money.'
"With what money you can't even afford a school uniform. What's with that grubby outfit you've got on anyways?"
"Well what do you think we should do Tamaki?"
"There is a famous saying you may have heard of Fujioka. 'When in Rome you should do as the Romans do.' Since you have no money you can pay with your body. That means starting today...you're the host club's dog!" 'I am going to make you regret that you walked into this room Haruhi Fujioka.'
"Okay fine. What do you want me to do."
"I want you to go get everything on this list." I handed him the list and he slightly smiled at me. It bothered me somehow. "What's wrong."
"Nothing I'll be right back."
"You're not planning on leaving the club are you?"
"Well Senpai I kind of have to in order to get what you want."
"Right. Okay but be right back."
"Sure no problem." He smiled again and left with the list in his pocket.
Kyoya came up to me and smirked. "What do you want Kyoya?"
"Oh nothing I just find it amusing."
"Find what amusing?"
"I bet you were thinking the entire time of how you were going to get rid of him and here you are sending him to the store to get us supplies."
"Trust me its not by choice."
"Well that was obvious. Just be careful."
"Why?"
"Because, that boy might be the one that breaks your ridiculous façade."
"As if."
"Well the guests are arriving and the other hosts are going to their assigned places. You should as well."
"Right."
Its been about ten minutes since I sent Haruhi to the store. I heard one of my guests speak up. "Tamaki what's your favorite song?"
"What song? The one that reminds me of you, of course."
"I baked you a cake would you like to taste it?"
"Only if you feed it to me darling." 'Please don't.'
"Oh wow you're so dreamy." 'I do try...'
Then I heard the Princess next to my left speak. "May I have a word with you Tamaki?"
"Hmm?"
"I recently heard the host club is keeping a little kitten without a pedigree."
"Heh, I don't know if I'd call him that..." Then I noticed Haruhi walking towards me. "Speak of the devil! Thanks for doing the shopping little piglet did you get everything on our list?" He came up to me and handed me something. "Hey wait a minute. What is this?"
"Just what it looks like its coffee."
"I've never heard of this brand. Is this the kind that's already ground?"
"What do you mean its just instant."
The girls obviously didn't know what the word instant meant but then it hit me...this would cut coffee serving practically in half. "Whoa I've heard of this before! It's commoners' coffee you just add hot water."
"So its true then commoners don't have enough free time to grind their own coffee beans."
I heard the girls agree and then Kyoya spoke. "Commoners are pretty smart."
Then the twins pretty much finished his sentence. "100 grams for three hundred yen!?"
"That's a lot less than we normally pay."
At this point I could feel the irritation radiating off of Haruhi. "I'll go back and get something else. Excuse me for not buying you guys expensive coffee."
For some reason I didn't want him to be irritated much further I mean he did have to walk and all..."No I'll keep it. I'm going to give it a try. I WILL DRINK THIS COFFEE!" Everyone clapped for me for some strange reason. "Alright Haruhi get over here and make some of this commoners coffee."
I noticed that the princess was talking to Haruhi. Probably saying something rude. 'Better grab Haruhi's attention, but why, I wonder...Why would I care about her being rude to him. Maybe it's nothing.' "Haruhi..."
"I'm coming"
He demonstrated the making of the commoner coffe and then I heard one of the girls speak. "I'm afraid if I'll drink this my father might yell at me."
"What if I let you drink it from my mouth?" I think its important that they at least try it.
"Well then I would drink it." 'Wow girls will do anything for a kiss with one of us.'
A few minutes after all that I started to notice Kyoya talking to Haruhi. I figure he is telling him that he is pretty much stuck until he pays off his debt, so I walk over and talk with them. "You're going to have to work hard to pay off that debt my little nerd." I then blew in his ear just trying to make him jump a little and it worked.
"Please don't do that again."
I looked at him a bit closer. "you need a make over or no girl is going to look twice at you." 'That was a little blunt for a prince I better calm down a bit.'
"Yeah well I'm not trying to get girls to look at me."
"Are you kidding me? That's the most important thing. You have to learn to please the ladies and be a gentleman like me." 'Although I'm not sure you will be able to be as good at it as I am.'
"I just don't think it's all that important." 'WHAT!?' "Why should I care about appearances and labels anyway. I mean all that really matters is what's on the inside right? I don't even understand why you have a host club like this."
"It's a cruel reality isn't it." 'And now he is angry. His expression is kind of cute... that is, if he were a girl.' "It's not often God creates a perfect person like me both beautiful inside and out."
"Say what!?"
"I understand how you feel since not everyone is as blessed as I am but you must console yourself other wise how will you go on living." I start to explain and I hear him starting to speak.
"There's a word that describes people like him." I come up next to him finally finishing with what I was saying.
"And above all else Haruhi you must know how effective a glance to the side can be."
"I got it!"
"Oh did I strike a chord?"
"OBNOXIOUS!" 'Obnoxious!? Now that is an insult I haven't heard mainly because in school I am known for being a prince and even though I know I can be obnoxious and Kyoya knows it too surely this boy couldn't guess that from how I was acting...' "Umm, I'm sorry Tamaki - Senpai..."
The twins sounded like they showed up behind him. "Ha Ha Ha, you're a hero alright!"
"Uh Huh."
"I'm sorry Senpai, but you did strike a small chord with me."
"Really it did? Let me teach you more my friend." 'He may be of some use to the club after all.'
"Uh boss?" the twins looked at me with concerned faces.
"Call me King."
"You can teach him all the basics of hosting..."
"...but he isn't going to get anywhere if he doesn't look the part you know. He's not exactly host club material but maybe if we took off his glasses it would help."
"Hey I need those." I noticed the twins' shocked expression. "I used to have contacts but I lost them on the first day of school."
I cam to look at his eyes and they were stunning. Big chocolate brown eyes, and not only that they were quite beautiful. 'I must turn him into a host immediately as much as I think it might be a bad idea.' "Hikaru, Kaoru!"
"GOT IT!"
"Kyoya? My hair stylist. Mori get him some contact lenses." As they set off I saw Honey - Senpai with his big eyes asking what he could do. "Honey go have some cake."
After a while we all gathered in front of Haruhi's changing room. "Umm, Senpai?"
"Aren't you done changing yet?"
He slid the current away and I couldn't believe how cute he looked. "You sure its okay for me to keep this uniform?"
"Hmm cute, You're as pretty as a girl, ADORABLE!"
"Haru - Chan you look so cute!" Hunny was bouncing up and down tugging on my coat, then the twins spoke up again.
"If we knew that's how you really looked..."
"...We would've helped you out sooner."
Kyoya spoke up smiling at me. "Who knows maybe he'll draw in some customers."
I looked at everyone. "you know that's just what I was thinking." 'Even I know that was complete crap, but he is kind of attractive so maybe he will.' "Our errand boy is moving up the ranks starting today you are an official member of the host club. I will personally train you to be a first rate host. If you can get a hundred customers to request you then we will forget about you're 8 million yen debt."
We sat him down with some customers who were waiting and I was watching him to make sure he would be a good host. I didn't expect such a sad story. 'so his mom is dead...My mom is at least alive and I hope well...maybe I was a bit harsh...' Then just like that they requested him. "Why is he so popular."
Kyoya answered me. "He's a natural."
The twins finished with, "No training needed."
Then I heard a voice next to me. "Have you forgotten about me?"
'Honestly yes.' "Oh no sorry princess I was just concerned about our newest host."
"Well that's obvious Tamaki. You sure have been keeping a close eye on him." 'Quit being a bitch for five seconds would you!?'
"Of course I have to. I'm training him to be a gentleman like me." I called Haruhi over and introduced the princess to see how Haruhi would react but when I did see his reaction I picked him up and twirled him around telling him how cute he was. Seeing Mori rescue him I spoke up, "M-Mori - Senpai you really didn't have to go that far." I could feel the glare coming from the princess of annoyance and I had a bad feeling something bad was going to happen soon.
About a minute later I turned out to be right because Haruhi asked the twins what had happened to his bag and he looked out the window. Someone threw it into the pond, and I bet I know who did it...' As soon as he left I ran after him and saw him searching the pond. "Hey commoner. You've got some nerve skipping out on the club like that. W-why is your bag all wet?"
"Its no big deal I got it." 'I am so kicking the princess out for this. She has no right to be so cold to a host. Stupid jealous bitch.' "I can't find my food money for this week..." 'Oh so that's what he's looking for...well she was my guest I guess I'll help too. Plus this boy seems to be alright.'
I got into the water and to my surprise he showed concern. "Hey you don't have to do that you're going to get wet."
I laughed a little, "A little water never hurt anyone besides people are always telling me that I'm dripping with good looks. Oh here it is. Is this what you're looking for?" I walked over to him and I asked him, "How did your bag end up in the pond anyway." I could figure out how it ended up there I just wanted to hear it from him.
"Well uh...I guess I dropped it out the window at some point."
We got back up to the host club room and the princes immediately requested Haruhi. I watched carefully as I went over to the twins. "What's up boss?"
"Yea is something wrong?"
"Ladies please excuse Hikaru and Kaoru I need to speak with them."
The girls nodded and the twins walked over to a pillar with me. "What's wrong boss?"
"The princess is going to be kicked out of the host club today. She has been completely rude to Haruhi and I will not stand by and watch one of my fellow host club members be picked on. I need both of you to help me kick her out.
"Sure but how are we going to do that?"
"Simple you're going to dump water on her and let me take it from there?"
"Why do we have to dump water on her?"
"Because I am the prince character and it would look cooler if I got you two to do it."
"You really can be selfish."
"Yeah well..." I was about to tell them off when we heard the princess claim that Haruhi attacked her. "Now!" they dumped cold water on her and she looked up at me as I helped her up.
"Do something Tamaki. Haruhi just assaulted me." 'What a load of crap! I know he wouldn't!'
"I'm disappointed in you. You threw his bag into the pond didn't you?"
"You don't know that...Do you have any proof that I did?"
"You know, you're a beautiful girl, but you're not classy enough to be our guest dear. If there is one thing I know...Haruhi is not that kind of a man."
I saw her runaway and we pushed his quota up to one thousand. We put Haruhi in the changing room to change and Kyoya walked over to me with some towels for him. "Yup I'm sure of it now."
"Sure of what Kyoya?"
"That person can break your façade maybe he can break all of our façades."
"I don't think that..."
"It is possible Tamaki. I saw how you acted towards the princess, and I've seen that look before. The look of irritation and disgust. The person is slowly breaking away at that façade of yours."
"We'll see."
"Here take these towels to Haruhi."
I saw a smirk on his face and it looked evil. 'What is he planning?' As soon as I thought that I opened the curtain to hand Haruhi the towels only to discover that He is in fact a SHE! "Haruhi..."
"Yeah?"
"So...You're a girl?"
"Biologically speaking yeah." I saw her open up the curtain and my thoughts went wild. I couldn't hear anyone else but my thoughts.
'Haruhi is a girl but she looks like a boy. Haruhi is a girl but she acts like boy. Haruhi is a girl yet she is popular with the ladies. Haruhi is a girl but she...'
"Listen Senpai, I don't really care if you recognize me as a boy or a girl. In my opinion its better to be recognized for who you are rather than what sex you are."
'BUT SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT GENDER DIFFERENCE AT ALL! This makes no sense How could she be so different than what I thought of girls and how is that she practically read my mind just now!?'
"Uh you know, I have to say Senpai I thought you were pretty cool earlier." 'The way that she said that and that cute face. I can just feel my face get as red as a strawberry.' "Being a host and getting fused over by a bunch of girls might not be that bad." 'WHAT!?' "I wonder how I'm going to pull it off...I know I'll just call everyone dude and bro now." She giggled and my blush if at all possible got deeper. Then I looked at my phone and saw I had a text message from my father.
Sorry Tamaki dinner has been canceled tonight I have a meeting to go to and then in the morning I have another one. tell me how it went when you can. Love you. Thank you for understanding :)
'Figures but you know what. I'm glad, because that means I can keep what happened today to myself and the host club members. I wonder how the rest of the year is going to go...and even though Haruhi may be cute I doubt she has the power to break my façade so easily...I guess we'll wait and see...'
