A/N: Italic= English or Emphasis,Regular= Japanese, Bold= Two+ Speakers

Chapter 2

I was surprised with how many girls were waiting at the doors. Who knew so many rich girls had nothing better to do after school than be flirted with? Either way, because of the amount of girls wishing to be… served, we quickly ran out of coffee to serve everyone with. Thank god I didn't have to go to the store and get some, the rock-paper-scissors god has smiled upon me today!

Instead, I was in charge of serving tea and cakes to those who wanted it, which ended up being Honey and Mori's combined table a majority of the time. I just finished pouring tea for one of two guests sitting at the Twin's table when I heard the front door open. I stopped the tea flow and straightened up, locking eyes with Haruhi's slumped form with a smirk.

"Ah, it seems Haruhi has returned with coffee! Praise the lord!" I spoke happily, putting the teapot back on the cart and turning to the second girl with a purple flower clip who still had an empty cup, "I'll be right back with some fresh coffee for you, sweetie." I said with a wink. Pushing the cart to a corner where it won't be in the way, I calmly walked to Haruhi who was hovering by Tamaki's couch.

"...Pig?" Haruhi muttered when I approached, causing me to raise an eyebrow in confusion.

"What?" I asked, but she shook her head instead and handed the bag to Tamaki, who pulled out a container of instant coffee.

"Ooh, nice choice Haruhi!" I smiled widely in approval, nudging her with my elbow.

"So, what's this then?" Tamaki asked, causing me to tilt my head in confusion.

"Just what it looks like. It's coffee." Haruhi replied confused, "It's pretty good, especially with vanilla-hazelnut creamer," I added cheerfully.

"I've never seen this name brand. Is this the kind that is already ground?" Tamaki asked, flipping the package to read the back curiously.

"No, it's instant," Haruhi stated, while the two girls across from Tamaki tilted their heads simultaneously.

"Instant?" They asked innocently, making me raise a brow in amusement.

"Oh! Commoner's coffee, where you only have to add hot water, right?" Tamaki announced loudly with an excited gleam in his eye.

"Oh, I've heard of this!" "So it's true about poor people not having free time. They don't even have time to grind their own coffee beans!" I blinked and turned to look at the girl who spoke up, but blinked in surprise when I noticed a twin leaning on the couch and reading the back of the label too. I swiftly turned my head and noticed that not only was twin A here, but so was twin B, Kyoya, and a handful of other female onlookers.
"When did you all get here?" I muttered under my breath, a bit confused.

"Commoners have their wisdom," Kyoya muttered, shifting his glasses and not answering me.

"It says that 100g costs 300 yen." Twin B – Hikaru? – said in surprise, "That's an incredible price drop." Twin A- Kaoru? - mutters from my shoulder.

"I'll go buy something else! Excuse me for not getting you expensive beans..." Haruhi grumbles in exasperation, while I pat her back in sympathy.

"No, wait! I'll drink this!" Tamaki says determinedly, standing and striking a pose with the coffee powder held high. "I'll drink this alright!" Gasps and applause rang around the circle while I sighed and ran a hand down my face in exasperation. "Alright, Haruhi-kun, Jessie-kun! Come over here and make this commoner's coffee!" Tamaki orders, walking over to an empty side table with a nice bouquet of peach roses. I sigh and pat a frustrated Haruhi on the shoulder and walk over to Tamaki, holding out a hand for the container.

"Give it here Tamaki-Senpai," I said calmly, grabbing the container and twisting the top off, immediately finding a corner of the protective film to peel off. I looked up and watched as Hikaru and Kaoru both brought over four teacups and spoons and smiled thankfully at them.

"Thanks," I said before grabbing a spoon and dishing out a spoonful into each cup. When I finished the last cup, I paused and looked around for a teapot, only to see Haruhi approaching with a fresh pot. "Ah! Yes, thank you Haruhi, would you please?" I politely and flashily gestured to the row of teacups and Haruhi bobbed her head, setting to work on pouring the water. I heard a couple of giggles from the group of ladies surrounding the table and I automatically looked up, noticing that they were watching me. Immediately, I straightened and smiled charmingly, making the group blush.

"So, since we have three extra teacups, are any one of you darling ladies interested in trying something new?" I announced grandly, stirring the coffee a bit before holding up a cup with my brightest grin. The three closest all fluttered together nervously like a couple of fangirls before a short girl with a black lob and a purple flower clip from the Twin's table stepped forward. When she paused before the table, I gave her an encouraging smile and held the cup out a little more. "Don't worry, it won't bite. Well, unless you don't blow on it before you sip of course. It's a lil' hot." I said cheerfully with a wink. The girl turned a little redder before shakily taking the cup and scattering quickly back to her group of fluttering friends. I chuckled a little under my breath before grabbing the next cup and stirring it before I handed it to the 'King' behind me.
"There you go," Haruhi says unenthusiastically from the other side of the table, handing the last two cups to some girls.
"Let the tasting begin!" Tamaki shouted happily, holding his teacup up as a toast, however, no one immediately took a sip. Instead, the girls hesitantly looked into their glasses and frowned worriedly.

"I'm a little scared to drink this..." One girl with curly hair mutters.

"If I drink this, my father will yell at me..." The girl with the purple flower muttered worriedly, making me frown. Tamaki circled the table and dipped the girl with curly hair while spouting a lame line that got everyone squealing, however, I reached forward and lightly tapped the girl with the purple flower. She spun and gave me a confused, flustered look and I gave her a warm smile in return.

"Hey, it may not be my business, but if your father would yell at you for trying something new, then I would say what your Dad doesn't know won't hurt him. Your too pretty to let your actions be ruled by your parent's expectations. I bet you would really like this, just give it a shot." I said encouragingly, before noticing her extremely red face and tense posture before nervously stepping back and running a hand through my hair nervously. "W-well, I mean, uh. If you want to. You don't have to drink the coffee if you're uncomfortable. I mean, it's ultimately your decision, not mine. And, I guess I don't know what I'm talking about, I mean, uh... I'm sorry, I'm rambling a bit, eh, crap shut up Jessie." I felt a blush grow on my cheeks and that made me duck my head even more, feeling like an idiot. When I heard light giggles from in front of me I hesitantly looked up, seeing the girl with a wide smile on her face and less of a blush on her cheeks.

"Thank you, Jessie-kun. Your advice was… sweet. I'll give this coffee a try." She replied, giving me a kind smile which I returned before she took a dainty sip. She blinked and hummed in surprise, looking into the cup with a curious look.
"Woah, this is pretty good!" She said, before taking another sip and giving me a wide smile. "Thank you for making this!"

"You're welcome! Uh.." I paused and she giggled a bit.

"Kairi."

"You're welcome, Kairi," I repeated, a bit flustered before I heard my name being called from another room. I quickly glanced and saw Honey waving at me with an adorable pout before I returned my gaze to Kairi. "Duty calls! See you, Kairi!" I said with a smile before I turned and walked over to Honey's table.

"Yes? What can I get for you?" I asked politely, smiling at Mori and their two guests before focusing on the midget in front of me.

"We ran out of cake, can we get some more?" Honey asked sweetly, making me smile in amusement. "Sure. Did you want to try some instant coffee too? Haruhi just got back with some. It's really good!" I said with a grin. Honey's blue eyes sparkled with wonder and he opened his mouth with an 'aw' sound.
"Is that what everyone was doing over there?"
"Yup! So, would you like to try some instant coffee? It's my specialty!" I said with a wink, causing him to grin widely and nod enthusiastically. Chuckling, I looked to the other girls and asked if they wanted to try some before I left to find the food cart. Once I found the cart by the twins' corner, I walked over to retrieve it before I paused by their table when I heard a weak sniffle. Concerned, I looked closer to see who was on the verge of tears only to see one of the twins, Kaoru, weakly covering his face and weakly saying "Hikaru, you're so mean", while Hikaru looked over in surprise. I paused and crossed my arms, wondering if I needed to step in or not, but apparently, Hikaru had everything under control. A little too under control, if the extreme closeness to his brother and squealing customers was any indication. I huffed and rolled my eyes in exasperation before I pushed the cart to the entrance way where Haruhi stood with Kyoya.

"Hey, what's up? Haruhi, you okay?" I asked once I noticed her pale face. I looked up to a smirking Kyoya and frowned, wrapping an arm around Haruhi protectively. "What did you say, glasses?" I growl protectively, to which he smirked in amusement.

"I was just reminding her that you two will probably be our errand boys until you both graduate. And that running would be a fruitless venture since my family employs a 100 armed police force. By the way, you wouldn't happen to have a passport, do you?" He said haughtily, causing me to shiver and gulp worriedly.

"Well, uh… nice to know. I'm going to go get more cake for Honey then. Bye!" I say nervously before taking the cart and hurriedly pushing it to the back. Once behind the safety of the curtains I let out a sigh and gave a full body shake, exhaling loudly.

"Yikes," I mutter, opening the desert cabinet and pulling out another vanilla and lemon meringue cake. I fill the cart with some instant coffee and a fresh pot of hot water before I push the cart back out again, heading towards Honey and Mori's table. I slow by their table when I realize that no one was there and stop the cart in confusion, scratching my head in wonder. I jump when I hear a sudden shout, spinning and seeing the hosts all standing by one of the arches, with Tamaki dramatically shouting orders and having the hosts run off like crazy. One of those orders, apparently, involved dragging a protesting Haruhi to the back.
"Hey! What's going on!" I shout, running over and skidding to a stop in front of Tamaki with a frown on my face.

"Ah! Jessie-kun! Just the man I wanted to see!" He said, draping a hand casually over my shoulder. I just as casually smacked it off and gave him a glare.
"What are you doing to Haruhi?"
"Oh, we are doing a Host-club-makeover!" Tamaki said enthusiastically, causing me to frown.

"What does that even mean?" I questioned confused.

"It means that we see potential to upgrade her from errand boy to host- if this makeover works out! Which is why I also wanted to see you!" I opened my mouth but paused as a flamboyant man with stylish hair walked past with Kyoya before I turned to Tamaki and gestured with my thumb.

"Who was that?"

"Only the best hairstylist around!"

"YOU'RE GIVING HARUHI A HAIRCUT?!" I screamed in surprise, stepping back with wide eyes and covering my hair dramatically. "Oh my god, Ranka is gonna freak out! Haruhi's hair is already so short- Ranka is going to think this was my idea again, Jesus Christ one lecture was enough I'm so fucked-" I trailed off in English, muttering in panic and running my hands through my hair in worry. Tamaki took my hands and forced them out of my hair, giving me a concerned look.

"Jessie-kun, calm down! Don't worry, we weren't planning on giving you a haircut, only Haruhi. Your hair fits your style fine." Tamaki says, causing me to blink in confusion and give him a weird look.

"What? Oh, that wasn't what I- I mean, yeah! My hair, I was worried about it." I coughed awkwardly, "But, uh, what did you need me for exactly?" I asked, taking a breath and dropping my arms from his.

"Well, I was thinking we would upgrade you to a host as well. I wanted to do that regardless since I've noticed that regardless of your commoner status, some girls seem interested in you, which is good for a host! And since Haruhi shows some hope, I thought why not upgrade you both at once? Smart huh!" Tamaki says with a self-satisfied grin, while I blinked in response.

"So.. You want me to be a host instead of an errand boy? What does that entail, exactly?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean, what exactly is it that a "Host" does? All I've seen is you guys flirting with girls and feeding them trashy love-lines." I said saucily, air-quoting host and crossing my arms with a huff. Tamaki immediately took a step back and covered his chest in affront.

"Trashy love-lines?! I'll have you know that being a host is more than simple flirting or serving them pre-packaged lines- A host is there to entertain and charm girls who have too much time on their hands and who desire to feel desired!" Tamaki scolded, dramatically flailing his hands around before crossing them and giving me a condescending look.

"Ah, so you flirt with feeling, huh?" I teased, giving Tamaki a cheesy grin while he nods enthusiastically.
"Yes, in commoner's terms, that's correct!" He brightly replied before clapping my shoulder, "You'll be a great host once you get the hang of it!"

I blink and sputter a bit before sighing in exasperation and push his arm off again.

"So, what exactly do you want me to do now then? It's pretty much closing time." I stated, glancing around the emptying room – courtesy of Kyoya and Honey who were leading curious girls out the door. Tamaki hummed and looked around the room before shrugging.

"You can clean up then. And maybe get a slice of cake for Honey."

"Alrighty then." I sighed out, turning and heading to the cart where Honey stood.
"Hey Honey, do you want one final cake before I start cleaning up?" I ask politely, to which he pouted and nodded sulkily in response. I smiled in amusement and gave him a look over. 'What a cute expression.'

"What's the pout for? Also, did you want Vanilla or Lemon?"

"Vanilla. And it's just for me and Usa-chan because everyone said they were too busy to eat with me." He huffed. I chuckled and cut a thick slice for Honey before I cut a small slice of lemon meringue for myself. I sat across from Honey who perked up and looked at me with curious sparkly eyes.

"Hope you don't mind me eating with you then. It's no fun eating sweet things by yourself, after all." I said with a wink, cutting a bit of lemon cake and popping it into my mouth. Honey grinned widely before nodding and taking a big forkful to eat himself. We both simultaneously moaned in delight at the delicious flavors on our tongues.
"Wow, this is sooo good!"

"It is, isn't it! I love cake!" Honey sang in reply.

"I'm curious, what else do you like besides cake?" I asked curiously, which started a short conversation while we ate.

Once we both finished our plates I got to work gathering all the dishware and loading them onto the trolley to be put back and washed. Honey and Mori were kind enough to help me clean up the tables while the twins worked together to stack them against the walls. With ten hands, the cleanup didn't take too long, and finally, we were standing in the back and waiting for Haruhi to finally step out as her 'made-over' self. I was shuffling through my bag, double-checking that my camera was still there when Haruhi finally spoke up.

"Um, senpai?" Haruhi questions through the curtain, causing Tamaki to perk up and approach the curtain.

"Oh, Are you done changing?" Tamaki questioned, quickly being surrounded by the other members waiting anxiously for the curtain to open.
"Can I really have this uniform?" Haruhi asked, pushing the curtain aside and revealing her clean-cut self. Her honey-brown eyes looked up and over everyone before they landed on me, her raising one thin brow curiously and tilting her head slightly, causing her hair to swish elegantly to the side.

"Oh snaap Haruhi! You are lookin' smokin!" I shout enthusiastically, shooting her with air guns and winking childishly, causing her to smile and roll her eyes.

"Uaah! You look so cute, almost like a girl!" Tamaki gushed out, causing me to give him a confused look before I dropped it, shaking my head and assuming Tamaki was being a dork again.

"Haru-chan, how cute!" Honey coos, hugging his Usa-chan enthusiastically.

"If this is how you really look..." Starts Karou – maybe?, "Why didn't you say so sooner?" Finished Hikaru – maybe?

"May be able to draw in customers like that..." Kyoya said monotonously, causing me to huff in exasperation.

"Yes, it's all as I figured!" Tamaki shouted happily, trying to take credit. I ignored Tamaki and walked over to Haruhi, threw an arm over her shoulders, and lightly petted her soft hair with wonder.

"What the hell type of shampoo did the use in your hair? It's so soft and not frizzy!"

"I dunno, it was definitely expensive and smelled like coconut though," Haruhi said boredly, causing me to snort in amusement.

"The errand boys have graduated!" Tamaki announced, drawing my attention, "Starting tomorrow, you are official members of the Host Club! I will train you both to be a first-rate host! If you can get 100 customers to request you both, we will forgive your 8 million yen debt!" Tamaki says, gesturing dramatically causing me to sigh and nod in resignation while Haruhi tenses and looks at them confused.

"A host?"

"Don't worry, I'll catch you up on the walk home." I laughed, tugging Haruhi to our bags and snagging them both on the way out the door. "See you tomorrow, guys!" I shouted over my shoulder to the watching club members.

With that, we walked out of the club and down the hall, talking about keeping the Host Club a secret from our parents for safety's sake, what exactly the club want us to do tomorrow, and if we were still meeting up on Saturday for our shopping getaway.

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A/N: Hola! It's Summer Break, and I have strep throat! Woo- what better way to start this vacay- aye? Here is chapter 2! I don't own anything but my OC!

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