Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I'm doing this for fun (and today to distract myself from the horrible ending they give Reid on ATWT)
AN: My writer's block(wb) for this story has finally been lifted! I'm so sorry for those who started to read this. I get writer's block quite easily and when I can't write, I really can't. I've written only Lure fics recently (atwt's fandom) but with them killing Reid this coming week, I'm real depressed and couldn't lift my wb on my Lure fics. But by miracle, I was able to write for this fic. I'm really happy about that, and I hope that you guys like this. You'll see it's quite different from the first 2 chapters where it was mostly only talking. This chapter resembles a lot more the organisation of my Lure fics. Hope you like!
Chapter3:
Kaoru waited impatiently for the car to arrive with the costumes he needed. He just wanted this day to be over with already. His stomach was twisting itself painfully and his eyes stung from restraining his tears. The earlier enthusiasm at Kyoya's proposal of a joint hosting had soon dissipated. He was grateful for his sempai's help, but it just wasn't the same without Hikaru. He still couldn't believe that his twin had left him on his own, with no care as to what he was feeling. Sure, he was all too aware of the feelings his brother had for Haruhi, and yes Hikaru had been distant recently…but the host club had been sacred. He had always hosted with Kaoru. Sometimes, it was the only time in the day where Hikaru would truly talk to him and look at him. When they were hosting, Kaoru had the impression that all of his twin's attention was directed at him, just like in old times. It was something to look up for on days where Hikaru was particularly distant. If he didn't have even that…Kaoru shook his head. He needed to rid his head of those negative thoughts. He had hosting to do and with the Shadow King of all people. Lord knows if he didn't host correctly Kyoya wouldn't be happy. And an unhappy Kyoya was really not something Kaoru wanted to see on the best day, so on one of his worst? Yeah, he really needed to pull himself together. 'Think happy thoughts' Kaoru repeated in his head continuously as he went in the changing room to put his costume on. 'Think mischievous thoughts. Robin Bonenfant likes to prank, so you have to get into a pranking mood and fast or Kyoya'll have your hide' he told himself mentally. Ok. He could do this. It didn't matter that his heart was being ripped apart slowly at the moment. It didn't matter that he was furious at his twin. It didn't matter that he wanted to throw things at the wall, scream, and cry. All that mattered was that the host club would start soon and he had a show to give those lovely ladies. Kaoru looked himself in the mirror and put a huge fake smile on his face. It wasn't great; he actually looked like he was grimacing. So he tried again and again, until he just stopped at the ridiculousness of it all. Who was he kidding? He couldn't do this. Kaoru looked around for his clothes, intended on just going home and hoping Kyoya wouldn't have him murdered for this, when a box caught his attention. He remember that box. It had been used in one of their hosting events where the theme was basically 'funny things'. They had all gone to an American-style prank shop and bought items from there for that event. That event had been hilarious. Tamaki was so easy to prank and sure they had been forbidden by Kyoya to use any pranks that could be scary for the ladies but it had still been fun (especially since Kyoya hadn't mentioned anything about not scaring Milord). Kaoru could use a day like this now. It would be a nice distraction. Kaoru wondered if there was anything useful left in that box…uhm maybe he'd stick around after all. It would be hard to improvise with someone who was not his twin. Hikaru and him were instinctively able to know where the other one was going and what the perfect response would be. Without that connection and with no time to form a scenario, the odds were against Kaoru and Kyoya, but even if this turned out to be a complete failure, retrospectively, it would be better than moping at home. He didn't want anyone to see him fall apart, but the host club had always been fun. Kaoru wasn't about to let that change. Whatever his problems with Hikaru were, he wouldn't let them spoil the Host Club for him. He would do his best today. But first he had a few things to set up.
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The ladies of the Host Club were busily chatting outside of the room while waiting for the Host Club to start. They couldn't wait to get inside and see what had been set up. They had been told by the marvellous Tamaki-san that the theme today was Shakespearian plays. They were very excited about it and were trying to guess what characters each host would be. The consensus was that Tamaki-san would be Romeo but they couldn't agree on who the other host would be. Soon they got to found out as the door of the room opened. The room was completely changed. It had been divided into the four different parts, with a quite different décor. One part was made of a beautiful balcony overlooking an equally beautiful garden. In the middle of the garden were a small fountain and a table with chairs. It was extremely well made. The ladies looked at it in awe. It was the perfect setting for Romeo and Juliet…but where was Romeo? Actually, no one was there. The hosts were no where to be seen. "Where is everyone?" asked one of the girls. Her question remained unanswered. Confused, the princesses decided to explore each setting. There was a luxurious throne room, a royal bedroom and a forest. But before any of them could enter the forest, they heard a voice saying "Romeo, oh my darling Romeo! My one and only love!...Where's my cake?" The girls turned towards the balcony and saw a beautiful young girl with long blond hair and a princess gown. "Romeo? Where are you Romeo?" "Here my Juliet" said a voice from behind the girl. The man standing behind her was about twice her size, wearing elegant clothes and holding a huge piece of cake in his hands.' Mori-San' thought all the ladies at once. And of course Juliet had to be Hunny-san. They couldn't believe they hadn't recognise him at first. They had seen Hunny dressed as a girl before, but this time he had make up on and had change his voice considerably, sounding exactly like a young girl. Quickly, the girls who favoured those two hosts went to great them. They were greated by a smiling Juliet being fed cake by her Romeo all the while sitting in said Romeo's lap. The girls 'awww' in unison. Hunny and Mori were being so adorable! It promised to be an excellent day.
Soon, the other settings where filled as well. In the throne room sat Tamaki holding a cranium in his head and looking absolutely devastated. Quickly, his princesses went to offer him comfort, while some of the others joined Haruhi in the royal bedroom. Haruhi's hands were covered in red for some reason. They sat at the small table in the bedroom and watched Haruhi pacing (or trying to pace) in worry when suddenly one of the twins arrived. "My dear wife. What troubles you so much, my Lady Macbeth?" said the twin. The girls looked up in confusion. If Haruhi was Lady Macbeth and Hikaru (they checked which way the hair was splitting to know which twin it was) was Macbeth, than what was Kaory? They watched each other in confusion yet again. Intrigued, the group decided to split and some girls went in search of Kaoru. The forest was the only décor that no one had been in yet. The girls entered it slowly when suddenly a voice resonated through the setting.
"Well, well, well… What do we have here?" Said a boy with spiked hair and a green attire. He was hiding in the shadow and they could see his face. His voice was mocking them.
" Young, innocent ladies from the village who got lost in the forest. Oh but be careful ladies, you wouldn't want to be bitten by the beasts living here would you? In the dark lie horrible creatures, with poisonous claws and teeth waiting for the opportune moment to… jump you!" Kaoru exclaimed as he set off the firecrackers he had installed.
"AHHHHHHHH!" The girls shrieked. Soon the firecrackers ended and the girls bundled up together. They didn't like how Kaoru was acting. They didn't recognize him at all. He had never tried to scare them. Normally, the host club members were so nice and welcoming with them. And now, one of them was laughing hysterically at their fright.
" This is quite enough Puck!" coldly said a dark figure, wearing a costume similar to Kaoru, but a darker color and with a crown on his head. It was Kyoya. Thank goodness. The girls sighed. They didn't know what to expect from the twin right now but they knew Kyoya would never let him to anything like that again.
" You will not scare those ladies. They are guest of your King and I order you to behave" Kyoya said in a strict voice. The ladies looked at him with curiosity. Both boys were definitely out of character today. Although the firecrackers had been a mean prank, they couldn't help but feel intrigues as to what was going to happen here.
"Oh but my King, behaving is such a boring ordeal." Kaoru whined "Surely, you would not wish for your most loyal servant to lose his entertainment value." He pouted adorably. Hopefully Kyoya would understand that Kaoru had planned other pranks. He was Puck after all and he figured it was a good hosting strategy. He'd prank and Kyoya would scold him and comfort the princesses. It was easier this way. Sure, as Kyoya had mentioned before, Puck and Oberon had the forbidden love appeal to them, but Kyoya had never hosted by faking a relationship and Kaoru had never hosted with anyone but Hikaru. It would be too awkward to play on a romantic link between the two.
"Oh but my dear servant, there are many other ways for you to entertain me that do not require anyone else but yourself. Or have you forgotten the "festivities" of last night?" Kyoya said in a suave voice, sliding a finger across Kaoru's cheek, and earning a bright blush from the younger boy. Kaoru felt his cheek go on fire. Sure he had done things like this with Hikaru a million times since joining Host Club but this was Kyoya Ohtori and although Kaoru knew Kyoya might take this route, he had hoped he wouldn't 'Well fine' Kaoru thought, getting a hold of himself again. 'I can play that game. It's what we had sort of planned after all. I'll just…follow his lead I guess' Kaoru forced down his blush and put a teasing smile on his face.
" Oh no my master, I have not forgotten." Kaoru whispered, while putting his hand on Kyoya's chest. The girls gasped. Never had they heard such seductive tone coming from the younger twin. Had it been Hikaru, they would have been less surprised. The older twin was always the seducer of the two. Yet, here instead of blushing and looking away like he usually did, Kaoru flirted right back. They wondered what was going on. Why the sudden change? And why was Kaoru with Kyoya and Hikaru with Haruhi? Did they have a fight? The girls figured they should just enjoy the show for now and get to the bottom of this later on. Kaoru's seductive attitude towards Kyoya was kind of hot after all. Suddenly, they saw the Shadow King grab Kaoru's wrists and forced them to his side, pushing the twin away. Kaoru pouted.
"Do not use such familiarity with me Puck. Who knows who is hidden behind those seemingly innocent ladies. Perhaps a spy for my wife Titania. It would not do well to be seen." He scolded Kaoru. Kaoru pouted even more and cross his hands on his chest, pretending to sulk.
" Hello ladies." Kyoya said in a pleasant voice that reminded them of the usual Kyoya. "My name is Oberon, King of all fairies. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please forgive my servant's atrocious manners. I assure you he means no real harm by it. If you would please follow me" He added guiding them to the table where they would be hosting. Kaoru followed suit and sat beside Kyoya but did not start any conversation. He decided to play the part of the sulking abandoned lover; he had experience at feeling abandoned after all. Plus, well…Hikaru was normally the one directing the conversations. It felt odd to try to initiate something especially since he didn't really know how the sempai would react. It was hard to know with him; he rarely let his expression indicate how he felt. Soon, Kaoru started to be bored and looked at the other hosts. Hunny was now on the balcony talking to Mori ( who was as tall as the balcony) and then lended a kiss on the taller man's cheek, making one of the girl faint from squeeing too much. Kaoru smiled at that. It was obvious that Hunny had decided to be fully dedicated to his role of Juliet and had planned all sorts of romantic and cute actions to do with Mori. He wondered if the older boy knew what the smaller one had planned or if he was just going with it as it came. Tamaki…well Tamaki was being Tamaki. Dramatic and charming like always. Hikaru and Haruhi…Kaoru couldn't look at them more than a few seconds.
"Puck, fetch the tea and food for the young ladies" The older boy said, startling his companion from his thoughts. Kaoru had been completely silent and while he was more than capable of hosting by himself, some of these girls were Kaoru's fans, not his, and were looking at him in worry. "Puck, do not make me repeat myself. Fetch what I asked you to." Kaoru looked at him, with a look of annoyance on his face. "Yes of course my King" he said with a smirk. He had decided against using it, but since Kyoya wanted food and drinks…and beside Kaoru was getting bored.
Soon he came back with what the older boy had asked him. Well, not exactly. Kyoya had prepared the food and drinks himself and had put them in a platter that was very different from the one Kaoru had just brought. What had the twin planned? He didn't have to wait long to find out. The girls started drinking their tea at once and soon most of them had spit it out. Some were even coughing. Kaoru laughed a little. Their faces! They were so funny! He had either put vinegar, a lot of salt, a lot of sugar, or colorant in the teas. The ones with the colorant had green lips and tongue! It was pretty funny.
"Puck!" said an angry Oberon. Oh yeah Kyoya was angry.
"I'm so sorry my Lord. Ladies, it seems that I took what I had reserved for My Lady's fairies instead of what My Lord had prepared for you. Sorry for the disturbance, I will be back with the good drinks and food immediately" Kaoru said, giving them an apologetic look and an innocent smile. Kaoru picked up the platter again and left with a tiny smile on his face. When he came back, things went back as they were and he became bored again. He had other ideas for pranks but he knew better than to try them; Kyoya would not take them well at all and he really would rather not anger the older man.
Therefore, Kaoru decided to act on the scenario Kyoya had started earlier and brought his chair closer to his companion, putting his head on the other's shoulder. He was nicely pushed away though. Kaoru frowned. He had given Kyoya an out, not forcing him to play on a romantic relationship between the characters, but Kyoya had chosen to do it and now he was refusing to do so? Kaoru tried again. He received the same result. The girls used to being entertain by the twins had stopped talking and were looking at him with interest. 'Well, I'd hate to disappoint' thought Kaoru. He got up slowly and went behind Kyoya's chair. Slowly, he started massaging the other boy's shoulders' and neck. Kyoya was about to tell him to stop when one of the girls squeaked, distracting him. The girls were all blushing madly. And when Kaoru descended his hands on Kyoya's chest, the reactions intensified. Kyoya however decided to stop it there. It was unnecessary for things to go further than this and the invasion of his personal place without his prior authorization bugged him. Rougher than he had intended, he took the twin's hands away and pushed him back into his chair. The girls looked at him in shock. They had been enjoying the show. Trying to stay in character, Kyoya said "I told you Puck. It is too dangerous. Titania has spies and could know" He thought that would conclude it but the twin wasn't about to let boredom take over again. It just made him think thoughts he'd rather not have.
"Who cares? Said Kaoru a little harshly getting up"Let her know! You are mine! If she deserved you, you wouldn't spend your nights with me."
Kyoya grabbed Kaoru's wrists, put them behind his back and pushed him down on his knees in a matter of seconds. Kaoru was shocked. He had not seen that one coming, but Kyoya had been rather gentle; he had not hurt Kaoru while doing it.
" Do not forget who is the master here!" Oberon said firmly
" Oh no master, I don't forget, I swear." Kaoru said taking a submissive tone. "But please, please master, I need….please…something, anything. I can't stand to be so close and so far away. Please" he begged while sporting tears in his eyes. Some of the girls looked at Kaoru with tears of their own.
" I just can't be away from you… I can't not touch you." Some girls had their hand on their mouth and was watching the display with sympathy for the younger twin. "Oh yes please" one of the girls said. "Please he's so sad. He just wants to put his head on your shoulders, right?"
"That's right My King" Kaoru pleaded "I just need to be close"
Kyoya sighed "Have I really neglected you so bad, my dear Puck. Have I been such a bad master, neglecting my servant's needs?" Kyoya released Kaoru and put his hand on his cheek.
"Oh master" whispered Kaoru as he jumped into his sempai's arm.
Kyoya flinched at the surprise hug, but soon lightly returned it.
" Come servant, let us sit and entertain our guests" The older one said sitting back in his chair, bringing Kaoru down with him, sitting him on his lap. Kaoru blushed in surprise. He had expected to be allowed to lean towards Kyoya to keep up the charade of their characters but he hadn't expected to actually sit on his hosting partner. Kaoru felt a little embarrassed. The princesses however were squeeing, and blushing and whispering amongst themselves about how cute they were together, in a similar fashion to what they did when they watched the twins doing their 'Brotherly Love' act. So Kaoru figured that this was for the best and settled down comfortably on his sempai's lap, participating in the conversation. When the girls were calm again, Kaoru made a promiscuous comment to Kyoya about how he would entertain his master tonight and landed a soft kiss on the older boy's neck. The reactions were immediate. Screaming and fainting. They continued like this, making tiny gestures towards each other, like Kyoya stroking his hair, to make the girls squee a little between the conversation and eating. All in all, it was a good hosting day. Their clients left satisfied, although still confused about what was going on between the twins. It didn't take a long of time for the girls to question Renge about what was going on. Where the twins fighting? Was it just for today's hosting or would the pairing remain as it was today? And the most asked question "Are Kyoya-san and Kaoru-san together now?" Some of the girls answered that no of course they weren't dating. But the others talked about how Koaru had stayed on Kyoya for the majority of the time and how they kept touching each other a little during the hosting. It suggested intimacy. The girls couldn't agree with each other on the matter that was Kyora/Kaoru and Renge took good notes of how interested all the girls, even those who don't normally have the twins or Kyoya as host, were in the matter. There was some potential there. She'd only have to convince Kyoya of it too. Her job was just never over.
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AN: Hope you enjoyed this! I don't know when chapter 4 will be ready but I'm sure it won't take close to 9 months this time. I can't garantee regular update though 'cause I start university again this week and I still have my Lure fics too, plus I'm cursed with a writer's block that keeps coming back over and over again.
