MidnightStar: I left you guys at a cliffie! So let's fix it right now! We're currently at part numero dos!
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Chapter Two - Starting Today You Work For Us! Part 2
Kaoru's POV
"Kaoru!?" she asked surprised, "What are you doing here?" She tilted her head a little when she asked this. It looked so cute! And apparently, I wasn't the only one who thought this.
"Oh you're too cute!" said Tamaki, twirling her around.
"Robin! Help!" she screamed. She looked like she was going to puke from so much spinning.
"Boss, please put her down. I don't want my model vomiting on the floor," I said, trying to get her. I actually really hoped she doesn't puke, that would be gross. He put her down and she stumbled a bit, and fell into my arms. She looked up at me blushing, and she looked so cute! Just like Honey!
"I'm so sorry Kaoru!" she said quickly, she seemed really nervous, so different from yesterday, those guys must have really scared her.
"No, it's fine Stella," I said and smiled. She looked at me for a second, then returned it. I noticed Kyoya, who currently was writing quickly into his notebook.
"Kaoru, did you just say she was your model?" he asked. I tried to see what expression he wore but it was impossible because of his glasses. "I thought she still worked for your mother."
"Yes, she is my model, and Robin over there is Hikaru's," I said looking at Robin. She was talking to the commoner, muttering about how many thousands were in 8,000,000 yen. Then Robin started muttering about how many US dollars that was. Why would she need to know that?
"I got it!" she suddenly said very loudly. "8,000,000 yen is equal to 87,185 US dollars!" she said proudly. Haruhi looked at her strangely.
"Robin, you're wrong," said Stella, looking like she was going to start laughing.
"Stella's right," said Kyoya, "8,000,000 yen is actually equal to 87,184 US dollars. You were off by one dollar." Robin looked shocked.
"But I see where this is going, and I completely agree with you! We shall pay Haruhi's debt! Robin, get my purse!" commanded Stella. Then they both began looking through their purses.
"Wait you guys, don't have to do that," said Haruhi, "it will only create more debt. Isn't there another way?" Finally the girls stopped and began talking about how much they currently had.
"Okay, we have the $7,184, but after my mother's plane arrives, we can give you the other $80,000," said Robin triumphantly. Haruhi sweat dropped, saying how they didn't need to pay her debt.
"But if we don't pay the debt, how are you going to pay for the vase?" asked Stella worried. How can she pay for the vase if she won't use money?
"I'm sure you have heard of this popular phrase," said Tamaki, sitting down, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since you will not pay with money, you will pay with your body. Starting today, you will work as the Host Club's dog." Stella then whispered something to Robin, she nodded.
"Then we will work along side Haruhi to pay off her debt!" said Stella happily. Then Robin seemed to remember something.
"Call me a dog, and I will hurt you," she said angrily, and you almost see the end of your life if you looked into her eyes. It was pretty damn scary. Okay, not going to call her a dog!
"Then you can be waitresses," said Hikaru, "but, we don't want anyone to confuse you as a costumer, so you have to wear these." Out of nowhere he pulls out two french maid outfits. Two really short, french maid outfits. Upon sight of these outfits, both Stella and Robin stiffened.
"I'm not going to wear that!" she yelled. "And neither is Stella!" She was glaring at Hikaru, and he was returning her glare, which looked really funny because Robin was a couple inches shorter than Hikaru but he looked a bit afraid of her.
"Well, you and Stella are under contract, you have to put on what ever we say," said Hikaru matter-of-factly. They have contracts?!
"Even if it's only to satisfy your perverted desires?" snapped Robin in retaliation.
"Yes, everything!" shouted Hikaru. Wow, you can actually feel the tension!
"Um, Haruhi?" asked Stella looking at Haruhi. I just remembered the commoner was here. "You okay? You look kinda faint." Honey poked Haruhi, and she fainted.
Stella's POV
I really don't feel like putting this outfit on, but Hikaru's right. We are under contract. I wasn't really thinking that I would be forced into these kinda clothes. I looked at my self in the mirror, the skirt was a little short, but it has shorts underneath, so I don't think it matters. Anyway, if this is a Host Club, why would the female costumers want to see us in this? I stepped out of the changing room at the same time as Robin. She still looked a bit angry, but I couldn't blame her.
I looked at the Host Club, each was reacting differently to our attire. Thankfully, Haruhi was a girl, so she didn't care. Mori wasn't looking at us, Honey was a little pink, Kyoya, I really couldn't tell from the glare on his glasses. Tamaki was red faced, and I could see a small trickle of blood coming from his nose. Hikaru was gushing blood from his nose, so much in fact, I think we should call an ambulance before he dies from blood loss. Kaoru was looking at me, and he was blushing deep red, and he had a small trickle of blood coming from his nose too.
And of course Robin, who enjoyed teasing people of the male gender, had to make them more uncomfortable. She stuck her chest out more and said seductively, "What's the matter guys? Like what you see?" All I did was cross my arms, I felt really uncomfortable, and cold too. I looked at the Host Club again. Apperantly Robin's comment made them worse. I still couldn't see Mori and Kyoya's expression, but they were a bit pink. Honey was blushing a little bit harder. Tamaki had joined Hikaru in the blood gushing contest. And Kaoru looked away, but his blush was still prominent, and I could still see the small trickle of blood coming from his nose.
I sighed. Today was going to be a long day.
"Well, um, h-how about y-you girls go get some groceries?" stuttered Tamaki oh-so gracefully. Everyone else nodded, and Kyoya gave Haruhi a small list of groceries. I saw my perfect chance.
"I'll come with you Haruhi!" I said excitedly. I think it worked because only Robin was looking at me, knowing I was a liar. Tough luck sis.
At the store!
"Okay, we got everything right? Except coffee," I said. This day was getting better and better. Haruhi took me to a store that was close by, and since she was Haruhi, she didn't know that I had limits on the amount of sugar I ate. I'm not diabetic or anything, it's just that Robin prefers that I act serious, not like I'm on a sugar high. So right now I'm having lollipop #26, cherry flavored. When I get back to the club, I'll just say it's lollipop #3. I ran to the aisle where coffee was and grabbed a bunch. Then we paid and left. My bag was a bit heavy though, I had no idea 474 lollipops weighed so much.
Back at the Club!
"Why did you buy so much lollipops?" asked Haruhi staring at my bag.
"Hey, I don't tell you what to buy," I said, she sweat dropped. We came inside the club and Tamaki was calling some girls 'princesses'. "Where's Kyoya?" I asked Haruhi, she shrugged. So we went towards the 'king'.
"Thanks for doing the shopping little piglet," he said, and I glared at him, Robin looked up giving him a glare too. "And Stella," he added quickly, and my glare went away. "Did you get everything on our list?" he said winking. I handed him the coffee. "Hey, what is this?"
"Just what it looks like," said Haruhi sighing. Tamaki looked puzzled. I looked at Robin, I knew what she wanted to say, it's coffee dumb-ass!, so I said it, minus the dumb-ass part.
"It's coffee," I said. He was still looking at it in amazement.
"I've never seen this brand before, is this the kind that's already ground?" he asked puzzled. What the? That's one of the most popular kinds of coffee, hasn't he seen the commercials?
"What do you mean?" I asked. "It's instant coffee." The girls in front of us tilted their heads.
"It's instant?" they asked puzzled. Who doesn't know what instant coffee is!?
"Whoa, I've heard of this before! It's commoners coffee! You just add hot water!" he said in amazement. Somehow, we generated a large crowd, a crowd of people who didn't know what instant coffee was.
"Commoners are pretty smart," said Kyoya. Wow, he doesn't know about instant coffee either!? What is this world coming to?
"100 grams for 300 yen?" asked Hikaru, amazed.
"That's a lot less then we normally pay," said Kaoru. Haruhi appeared to be getting more frustrated.
"We'll go back and get something else. Excuse me for not getting you guys expensive coffee," she said, really irritated. Hey, maybe if we go back I can get another 500 lollipops!
"No, I'll keep it," said Tamaki, and everyone gasped. Damn it! I can't go to the store now. "I wanna give it a try!" yet another gasp. "I will drink this coffee!" he says dramatically, and everyone claps. So that's all it takes now, huh? "All right Haruhi, get over here and make some of this commoners coffee!"
"Be strong Haruhi," I say, and then she mutters something like 'I hate all these damn rich people'. Then I notice one of the 'king's' fangirls hasn't left.
"Oh Tamaki," she says, "now you're taking the joke to far. You won't be able to stomach that crap. You don't have to drink it just because you bought it." Haruhi looks at the girl. I have a bad feeling about her, something isn't right. "I'm sorry. I was talking to myself," she says sickly sweet, and smiles. I decide to let things play out, then I'll help if I'm needed.
"Don't sweat it," I say energetically, apparently, my sugar was kicking in, "I do that all the time." Oh crap, my fingers are twitching, way too much sugar.
Robin's POV
Ugh, serving people was so damn boring. And it was really cold in this room, so cold in fact, I wish I was wearing that hideous dress. I looked over at my two bosses who were currently busy doing, I don't even know what they were doing. All I saw was Hikaru hold Kaoru's face and pull him close.
"I'm sorry," whispered Hikaru. That position looked familiar.
"I forgive you," Kaoru whispered back. Oh, now I remember! Rose always reads mangas and usually they were about yaoi! It looked like incest between twins... twincest! Ha, that sounds funny. So my boss performs a yaoi act with his brother, how interesting. My ears hurt a bit though, the fangirlsare screaming really loudly. I can almost imagine Rose screaming with them.
"So, you two perform a yaoi act?" I asked while the girls were screaming. The twins froze. "So are you the seme, Hikaru?" I asked.
"Are you an otaku?" he asked, having regained his composure.
"No, but my friend Rose is, you should see her collection of yaoi," I said, and watched happily as they shuddered at the word yaoi. I looked over at Stella, who was currently pushing a cart full of cakes and other desserts. But what was sticking out of her mouth? Cigarette? No she didn't smoke, and it was to thin. Was it... a lollipop!? No way, it must be her like 100th this week! I went over to confront her about it, but I saw Honey, Mori, and their costumers, I don't need witnesses, so I left and went with Haruhi.
"I'm sorry, I was waiting for Takashi to finish his kendo meeting, and I fell asleep," Honey said rubbing his eyes. Oh that was just too cute! Crap, I'm acting like Stella.
"Hi Stella-chan!" said Honey, blushing, they really shouldn't let Stella and me wear this outfit in front of him. He looks like an elementary schooler!
"He's actually a third-year," said Kyoya talking to both me and Haruhi. A third-year? More like a third grader! "He may seem young and childish but he's a prodigy."
"Haru-chan!" sayed Honey and spun her around. "Hey Haru-chan you want to go have some cake with me, Stella-chan, and Usa-chan?"
"Thanks, but I really don't like cake," said Haruhi, still a little dizzy.
"Then how would you like to hold my bunny Usa-chan?" he said as he pulled out a stuffed pink bunny. I didn't think this was strange, Stella has a favorite cat plush. She doesn't let many people touch it because it was a gift from her parents before... the accident.
"Thanks, but, I'm not really into, bunnies," said Haruhi still a bit dizzy.
"Are you saying you don't like Usa-chan?" asked Honey sadly. Me and Haruhi looked at the pink bunny.
"Well, he is kinda cute," said Haruhi. He still looked a bit sad.
"It's adorable!" said Stella, suddenly appearing next to me. He looked at Haruhi and he had a faint blush on his cheeks. I mouthed 'thank you' to Stella and she nodded. Honey gave Haruhi the bunny. Then she and Stella began to talk to Tamaki, who also magically appeared. I noticed Kyoya was next to me. He seemed to know that Haruhi was a girl. Just like Honey.
"You know that Haruhi is a girl, right?" I asked. He stopped writing in his notebook.
"It was rather obvious," he said. "If you're wondering why I haven't said anything, it's because like you, I want to see who will be the last to guess." How did he know that? Can he read minds? "No I can't read minds." Damn, I wish I could read minds.
"I want to make a bet. I think that Tamaki will be the last to know that Haruhi's a girl. If Tamaki is the last one to guess, you owe me, 100 dollars. If it's anyone but Tamaki, I will give you 100 dollars," I said in a business tone. Kyoya looked at me in confusion, probably wondering if I meant to say dollars. US dollars. Well I mean it Kyoya Ootori, 100 US dollars.
"Alright then, I believe we have a deal," he said shaking my hand. "It's been a pleasure doing business with you Miss. Smith."
"Pleasure's all mine Mr. Ootori," I said smirking. "Be prepared to lose 9,355 yen."
"According to the current currency rate, it would be 9,365 yen," said Kyoya smirking. "You were off by ten yen."
"Damn it," I said, cursing my poor math skills.
Stella's POV
Okay, so far so good. No one has asked for anything, and everyone is on break. Currently, I was listening to Tamaki ranting about how great it was being a host. "Hey Haruhi, watcha up to?" I asked, she looked like she was concentrating hard on something.
"I'm trying to think of a word that describes Tamaki, what do think about pain in the neck?" she asked. Hmm, well I am bored. What could possibly go wrong?
"That's good, but that's four words," I said. What could fit Tamaki? Self-centered? No. Umm. Oh, I got it!
"Obnoxious!" me and Haruhi said together. Tamaki flinched and retreated to a corner. Awesome!
"Hold that pose, Tamaki! Robin, my sketchbook!" and in a matter of seconds, I finished drawing Tamaki, all depressed in a corner.
"I'm really sorry Tamaki-senpai," said Haruhi, but it didn't sound like she meant it. Then I heard laughter and felt someone put their arm around my shoulders.
"Your a hero alright," said the twins. I looked at the twin that was next to Haruhi, it was Hikaru so that means-
"That's a really good drawing Stella," said Kaoru. That was really nice of him, I didn't really intend for anyone except Robin to look at my pictures. Then I felt his breath on my neck, he was little bit to close for my liking. Had I been wearing something else, I would have let it slide, but I was wearing a very short french maid outfit.
"Thank you Kaoru-kun," I said smiling. "That means a lot to me," truly it did, "but I have a small favor to ask of you."
"And what would that be?" he asked puzzled.
"Can you stop breathing down my neck?" I asked. He started to blush, and Hikaru started to laugh at my bluntness. Suddenly Tamaki got up, which meant Haruhi must have said something.
"Let me teach you more, my friend," he said dramatically. Apparently, the twins were paying more attention to the conversation than I was because they looked at each other and nodded.
"Boss," began Kaoru, his blush only a bit visible.
"Call me king!" said Tamaki excitedly.
"You can teach him all the basics of hosting, but he won't get very far with the ladies if he doesn't look the part ya know," said Hikaru. "He isn't exactly Host Club material but, maybe if we took off his glasses it'll help."
"Hey, I need those," said Haruhi. But the twins were distracted by her huge eyes. "I used to have contacts, but I lost them this morning!" Tamaki marched over and gasped at the sight of her eyes. Then he snapped his fingers.
"Hikaru! Kaoru!" he commanded.
"Got it!" they said and saluted. Then they took a screaming Haruhi to the changing rooms. Oh shit. The changing rooms!
"Kyoya! My hair stylist!" he said pointing to Kyoya, who started calling someone on a cell phone. "Mori-senpai, go to the eye doctor and get him some contact lenses!" Mori immediately left.
"What about me, Tama-chan?" asked Honey really cutely. Tamaki kneeled down to his level and whispered something in his ear. "Yes sir!"
Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, Haruhi's in the changing room with the twins! She'll be so upset if they take off her clothes! "Umm, I think I should go check on Haruhi," I said.
"Yeah, me too," said Robin, where was she this whole time?
"Wait," said Honey, "don't you want to have cake with me and Usa-chan?" Aww, he's so cute! Wait, focus Stella. But just one piece of cake wouldn't hurt, right?
"Oh, um, okay," I said. I'm going to regret this later. I was about to have some cake when I heard chanting and screaming inside the changing rooms. "Oh, Honey-senpai, can you excuse me for a minute? Someone is calling on my cell, I have to go get my purse."
"Chang,change,change!" shouted the twins. Oh dear mother and father up above, what is going on in there?
"Alright! But you two have to get out!" screamed Haruhi, and the twins flew out of the changing rooms. That's right flew. And one of them landed on top of me and my lips met with one of the twin's lips. Damn it, why me, why my first kiss?! I looked to see who it was, and it was my boss, Kaoru Hitachiin.
As Robin would say at a time like this, triple frickin' damn.
Kaoru's POV
"Alright! But you two have to get out!" shouted Haruhi and shoved us out. I'd like to say we gracefully regained our footing in a matter of seconds. But that would be lying, so I'll tell you what really happened. After she shoved us out, I fell on top of someone who was trying to apparently help Haruhi. My lips crashed into that someones lips, and when I opened my eyes, it was Stella. I was lying on top of Stella, and kissing her! She looked scared and surprised. But mostly scared, because the last bit of surprise left and was replaced with sadness.
"Ow, that really- Kaoru?" asked my twin looking at me with surprise. Thankfully, he didn't laugh, that would have made things worse with Stella. I felt the heat rush to my face, I couldn't help it, I blushed. I was sprawled on top of her. I looked at her amber eyes, they looked on the brink of tears.
"Stella, you okay? Is Haruhi all- WHAT THE FUCK!" shouted Robin. I would do the same thing if I saw someone in this position. She started to glare at me, and I was scared. From where she was standing, it probably looked like I was about to rape Stella. Then she began to run towards me, her eyes saying 'Kaoru Hitachiin, you are so dead'. "You son of a-"
"Wait!" Stella yelled. "Robin, he didn't mean it! He was shoved and he fell on top of me!" I got off of Stella. Hikaru grabbed Robin and tried to hold her back, but he wasn't strong enough to face her fury. Before Robin broke free of Hikaru's grasp, Stella hugged me and said, "Robin please don't kill him, he didn't mean it!" she shouted and Robin stopped. I know what she said seemed childish, but the way Robin looked, I wouldn't be surprised if she did kill someone. Stella was crying. Something inside Robin made her stop, I think it was the sight of her sister crying.
"Come here Stella," sighed Robin and held her arms out. Stella hugged her. "I'm so sorry Stella, I was just so worried that he was hurting you." Then Robin got up and looked at me and Hikaru. "Stella, why don't you go have some cake with Honey? He's wondering where you are." Stella left the room, and gave me a small look that said either 'I'm sorry' or 'dude, if she tries to kill you, scream, the more witnesses the better'. I think I'll go with the first one.
"This, will not leave this room. Ever. And if it does, and Stella didn't tell anybody, you will be the first to go, Kaoru. Stella won't always be there to protect you. So unless you know self-defense and how to sleep with one eye open, I recommend you speak of this to no one. Have I made myself clear?" finished Robin, and me and Hikaru nodded. Then she left the room, her red hair flowing behind her. I looked at Hikaru, and then he looked at me and smirked. Crap.
"Did you like it?" he whispered so Robin wouldn't hear him. I looked at the door, expecting Robin to come in with a knife in her hand. "Well?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," I lied. I knew very well what he was talking about. The kiss. I bit my bottom lip, and was surprised to find it tasted like cherry. Was Stella wearing cherry lip gloss? Focus Kaoru!
"Don't act dumb, you know what I'm talking about," said Hikaru his smirk still on his face. "So, did you?" What should I say?
"I'm going outside to take a walk," I said, I needed to clear my head a bit. I looked at Hikaru, "I want to go alone." He crossed his arms and pouted. "Don't worry, it's just for a few minutes."
Outside!
I decided to go near the maze, it was usually quiet there. When I got there, I found Stella talking to someone. "Yeah, Rache. I'm fine. No, don't call Robin! Um, don't call her cuz, um, she's busy. What? Oh, um, she's studying with Haruhi. Yeah, okay. Love you too, bye. Yeah, we're going to pick you up tomorrow. Bye. The dance? Rache, what if somone sees me?"So Rache was calling her again. Interesting. "Okay, fine." Stella looked left and right to make sure no one could see her, and sighed. "I," she said and pointed to her self. "Love," she said and put her arms to her sides. "You!" she finished and spun. Crap! She saw me and froze.
"Stella, you forgot the next part,"said Rache, she was on speaker.
"Erm, gotta go Rache! Love you, bye!"she said quickly, then hung up her phone, and turned it off. Which was smart because Rache could call back. "Um, hello Kaoru," she said nervously, and looked behind me, probably checking for Robin. "What are you doing here?" she asked, then she blushed, probably thinking about the dance she just did.
"Oh, I just came outside for a small walk," I said quietly. I felt bad, even though I made her upset, she was still trying to protect me. "You too?" I asked and she nodded. "So you want to sit down?" I felt really stupid right now. We both sat down on a bench. "Listen I'm-"
"Sorry," we both said at the same time, and blushed.
"It's my fault," she said, "I should have told you guys Haruhi was a girl. Then you wouldn't have gone inside the changing rooms, gotten thrown out, and fallen on top of me." she said quietly.
"I should have watched where I was going. It's not your fault, Stella," I said. She still looked a bit sad, so sad in fact I wanted to give her a hug. But I didn't, what if Robin was out there, watching me. But she looked so sad and broken.
"I'm sorry Robin threatened you. She just kinda takes care of me, even though I'm older than her."
"Why was she so worried?" I asked, then realised it was a stupid question. "Listen, you don't-"
"No, it's okay I'll tell you," she said, looking out into the distance. "You remember when I told you that me and Robin were adopted?" she asked, I nodded. "Well, that day, something really bad almost happened," she said, remembering.
"We were in New York, and I was eleven years old, Yuzuha had wanted to do a photo shoot there. After the shoot, we decided to stay a couple days. Rache thought I was lonely, so she decided to adopt another kid. We were almost at the adoption center, when this drunk man came out of nowhere. I immediately stood in front of Rachel, to protect her," she said, and tears began to form in her eyes. I noticed this was the first time I heard her say Rache's complete name.
"He shoved me to the ground, and was about to do something to Rachel, but Robin came and shoved him away. Then she started yelling and cursing at him, she said, 'How could you do this to someone!? How could you not care about mom!? I hate you!' and then she took us to the adoption center. She told me that the drunk man was her father. Back then, Robin had blonde hair, just like that man." she paused and wiped a tear away.
"In the newspaper the next day, it said that the man had been killed because he was drinking and driving. Robin had stayed at our hotel that night. When she read the newspaper, all she said was 'bastard, stupid drunk bastard'. That day Rachel decided to adopt Robin, which was okay because she had no other family. Robin changed her name to Smith, and dyed her hair. Ever since then, she has always protected me. That's why she was so upset when she saw us in that position. She thought that you were going to do something bad," she finished sadly. She looked so sad, like she needed a hug.
"Thank you," I said. She looked at me confused. "You didn't have to tell me that, but you did. Why did you anyway?"
"I told you, because I trust you Kaoru-kun," she said smiling. I blushed. I only knew her for two days and she already trusts me. Then she hugged me. "Thank you for listening," she said. I blushed even harder. Then she let go of me. I felt weird after she let go, like not bad, just weird. "We should get back to the club before Robin wakes up." I looked at her in confusion. Before she wakes up? Robin fell asleep? "She kinda got what I call, a cake coma." Oh, that explains a lot.
Stella's POV
Back in the Club!
"Haruhi, why are you taking so long?" I asked. Finally she comes out. Jeez, me and Robin take a lot less time then her.
"Are you sure it's okay for me to keep this uniform?" asked Haruhi. Wow! She looked so pretty! She could have been a model if she wanted to!
"Cute! You're as pretty as a girl! Adorable!" gushed Tamaki. He doesn't realize she's a girl yet?
"Haru-chan, you look so cute!" exclaimed Honey.
"If we had known that's how you really looked-" said Hikaru amazed.
"We would have helped you out sooner!" finished Kaoru, also amazed.
"Who knows, maybe it'll draw in some costumers," said Kyoya, probably thinking about money.
"Well, that's just what I was thinking," said Tamaki, trying to be smart.
"Tamaki, you know that's a load of bullcrap!" said Robin, now free from her cake coma. Hmm, maybe it's time I told her my plan.
"Our errand boy is moving up the ranks! Starting today, you're an official member of the Host Club!" said Tamaki, not noticing Robin's rude comment. "I will personally train you to become a first rate host. If you can get 100 costumers to request your service, we will completely forget about your 8,000,000 yen debt!"
"A host!?" asked Haruhi, worried. Okay now is the perfect time!
"Me and Robin have a business proposal to make!" I said loudly. Everyone looked at us. "We would like to become the Host Club's first hostesses!"
"What!?" shouted Hikaru. Why was he so worried?
MidnightStar: ZOMG! What will happen! Sorry I took so long, I had a bunch of homework! Please Review! A special thanks to ChocoCheese (I love cheese cake too!) and soserene93, who both reviewed my story! Thanks a bunch!
