Hey everyone! Here's another chapter! We're doing some traveling this month, (Homeschooled) so I may not be as quick to update, because I either might not have internet or I wont have time to write. But I'll try to at least post once or twice! Make sure you read the A/N at the bottom! Here are the current votes for pairings;
Mori: 3
Hikaru: 2
Kaoru: 1
Kasanoda: 1
There you have it! Keep voting, I won't be getting into the pairing for a while yet!
Over the next course of the week, the host club tried to come up with idea's to get Saku to join their club.
Saku's POV
During the next week, the twins pestered me, but none of the other members came and bugged me. Maybe they didn't want to, or maybe they couldn't find me.
After the day that the hosts tried to get me to come during lunch, I had decided to eat lunch elsewhere. Once or twice a week, I would sit with Haruhi, but I never tell her when.
When I didn't sit with her, I usually went to the roof. I had found an attic ladder that led to, well, the attic. From there, was a staircase that led to the roof. It had originally been locked, but I asked my dad for the key one afternoon after school and he gave it to me. On days that it rained, I sat in the attic.
Satoshi had called me during lunch Friday to say that he wouldn't be able to make it to studying, but that he'd make it up to me next week.
So today was Monday, I was going to have coffee with Yasuchika at 3:40. After school, I rushed more than usual so that I could get to the chairman's office so that I could change. My father let me use his private changing room when I changed so that no one would find out that I was a girl. I still didn't get his need for secrecy, but I had to follow his orders.
I ran to the office, and quickly changed into a pair of black sort-of-loose skinny jeans. I then threw on a plain green tee, and a baggy red hoodie. I changed my hat to a red one, and combed out my hair before placing the hat on my head. I changed my shoes to a pair of red converse.
I quickly dashed out of the changing room, my messenger bag swinging behind me. I ran down the halls, trying to get to the east end of the school so that I could pick up a book from before I left. I ran into the third library.
Once I grabbed my book, which was on hold, I ran back towards the main entrance, looking at the clock. 3:29. I had about ten minutes to get there.
As I dashed around a corner, I rammed into a wall or something. As I fell down, my hat came off, and I couldn't grab it because of the book in my hand. I quickly realized, when I looked up, that it was not, in fact, a wall. It was a person. Takashi Morinozuka, and a top his shoulders, Mitsukuni Haninozuka. I had learned that those were their real names, and decided to call them that. My eyes widened and I stumbled to find my hat, and jammed it back onto my head.
"Saku-kun! Are you alright? You were going really fast!" Mitsukuni said, obviously worried. Takashi held out his hand to me. I accepted it and he pulled me up.
"Thanks, but I've got to go!" I said, not answering Mitsukuni's question. I quickly smiled and dashed around the next corner, towards the gates, and the coffee shop.
Third Person
The Host Club was all gathered later that day in the third music room, after club hours.
"Okay, men! We need to devise a plan to get Saku-kun to join us! Any ideas?" Tamaki asked, the only one standing while all the others were sitting. He made a fist with his hand, as if doing Rock, Paper, Scissors. He looked down at his hands and continued to do so, ending with making a pair of scissors. He quickly shook his head and snapped out of it. Everyone shook their heads. Mori, was silent.
"Well, what do we know about him?" Haruhi said, in a board tone. The sooner this was over, the sooner she could go home a take a nap. Everyone looked to Kyouya. He sighed.
"Saku Suzuki. 15 years old. Glasses, blonde hair. 5'7. Gr-"
"White." Mori interrupted.
"What?" the Twins said together.
"White." He said again. "White hair." Honey's eyes widened.
"Oh, that's right! We bumped into him in the hall today, and his hat fell off! And his hair was white! But he put on his hat so quickly, that we didn't get a chance to see it too well. And he ran away so fast so we didn't get to ask him about it." Honey said, and his face fell slightly. Mori patted his head and handed him a piece of strawberry cake.
"Hm… he seems awfully attached to his hat…" Haruhi mumbled. Two light bulbs flashed over the twins heads.
"Idea!" They yelled together. Haruhi groaned. If only she hadn't opened her mouth… Sorry Saku.
Saku's POV
When I arrived at the coffee shop, Chika was already there. I ran up to him, slightly out of breath.
"Sorry I'm late!" I huffed as we went to stand in line. He smiled.
"It's alright. I just got here." He said. I smiled.
"Good. We might have to set back our meeting time by 5 or 10 minutes so that I don't get here late." I said as the line moved forward. Chika shrugged.
"Alright. Whatever works for you. I have to go by 5 though, because I want to be home before my brother does." He said. I nodded in response, not really knowing why, but knowing enough not to question him. We quickly ordered our coffee and went to sit down at a table. Chika eyed my outfit.
"Why are you wearing that jacket? It's just the beginning of fall. It's not that cold yet." He said. We found a table outside in the shade. I shrugged.
"I'm more comfortable, I guess. I don't really know." I said, taking a sip of my coffee. Chika smiled. He didn't seem to do that too much around other people, but he did around Satoshi and me.
"Hey, so, we should probably learn more about each other and stuff since we're friends, right?" He asked me. You could tell that he was trying not to make it too awkward, so I tried to help him out.
"Yeah! Um.. let's see… I like the colors dark green and maroon… I like to hang out with my friends, I like going for runs… I moved here 4 years ago from France, and I'm a tenth dan in Judo… I case you forgot that last one. How about this; we take turns asking questions to each other?" I asked. He nodded. "You first." I said.
"You moved here from France?" He asked.
"Yes." I said. "Why do you still do Judo?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"I need to get better at it." He said. He mumbled something else under his breath.
"What?" I asked him.
"My turn." He said, quickly shooting me down. I shrugged.
"Okay." I said.
"Why did you move here?" He asked me.
"I dunno. My mom wanted me to." I said, looking down at the table. "How are you and Satoshi related?" I asked him. They seemed like brothers, but I thought they were cousins.
"Cousins. He's also my best friend, besides you." He said. I nodded, and almost blushed at that last comment. I didn't blush very easily though, but I guess you could say that I was flattered, but hid it well.
"Do you have any siblings?" I asked him. He tensed, and I could tell that this was a touchy subject.
"One." He said.
"Brother or sister?" I asked him.
"Brother." He said. "Hey, it's my turn! What about you? Do you have any siblings?" He asked me. I tensed. But I guess that I shouldn't have asked something that I don't want chewed and thrown back in my face.
"One. Brother. We're not exactly… close." I said, playing with my mug on the table.
"Why?" He asked me.
"One question at a time." I glared at him. He smirked.
"You asked two." He said. I sighed.
"Well… He doesn't exactly know I exist." I say quietly, looking down. He frowns. We are quiet for a minute before he changed the subject.
I smiled and hugged Chika goodbye about an hour later, at 4:50. I didn't see him blush slightly before he gave a tentative hug back. I waved goodbye before calling my driver to pick me up.
When I got home, I plopped down onto the bed and sighed. I was tired, but I still had homework to do. I slowly got up and made my way to the desk, where I sat down and pulled out my textbooks.
The next day, I woke up early and told my driver that I was going to walk to school today. Today was one of the only days in the week that I didn't have anything in the afternoons, so I didn't need to save my energy for later. Also, I had thought a lot last night about what I had told Chika about my brother, and it was putting me down. So I decided to take a walk to clear my head.
Once I got to school, I arrived about an hour early. Wow, I'm never this early.
"Hey, you're never this early." I heard a voice behind me, as if reading my thoughts. I turned to see the twins, with an annoyed looking Haruhi between them. He gave a small wave. I returned it.
"I woke up early this morning, so I walked." I said. It was the truth, but the twins still looked at me as if they didn't quite believe me. I shrugged.
"Believe what you want to believe, but it's the truth." I said, turning and putting my things in my locker. I cursed when I realized that I hat left my back up hat at home. Oh well, nothing would happen to this hat. I hoped anyways.
Boy, was I wrong. (A/N just needed to say that…sorry.)
Later, as I walked out of the classroom at the end of the day, I felt a hand reach down a plop the hat off my head.
"Hey!" I yelled, turning to see whoever took it. I turned just in time to see one of the redheaded devils turn a corner. I cursed and ran after them.
"You devils!" I yelled when I was within 8 feet of them. They turned back, wide eyed. I guess that they didn't think that I would be so fast. I growled as they ran up a flight of stairs.
When they started to slow, I realized that we were nearing the club room.
"Why you…" I muttered under my breath, along with a very long line of curse words. They slipped into the clubroom.
"BASTARDS!" I yelled, running into the room. I saw them quickly duck behind the couch. The hosts all looked at me confused, before I launched myself over the couch, tackling the twins in their attempt to get away. I tried to pull the hat from their grip, but Devilish Bastard #1 had a firm hold on it. I growled, and bit the hand holding it. He quickly let go, and I grabbed a hold of it, standing up. I put the hat firmly on my head before fixing my glasses. I calmly looked around the room. All of the hosts were staring at me, and Haruhi was just slipping into the room.
"Sorry about that. I'll just be leaving now…" I said, starting towards the door. But Kyouya quickly appeared and slammed the door shut. I sighed.
"Well, you obviously wanted me here for a reason enough to go to such levels of lowliness. Care to explain?" I said, slightly angry. When I was angry, my French accent tended to come out more.
"Wait, are you French?" Haruhi asked, going to stand by the other hosts who had all gathered by the door.
"Wow… you obviously didn't listen to what Kyouya said." One of the twins muttered under his breath.
I nodded. "Yes I am, the only person here who I am not annoyed with." I said scowling, choosing to ignore the Devil Spawns. The hosts shrunk back. "Why am I even here?" I asked, rubbing my eyes under my glasses.
"Well, we asked Hikaru and Kaoru-" Kyouya started, but I interrupted.
"You mean Devil Spawns One and Two." I said, glaring at them. I pulled firmly on the edges of my hat once more before turning back to Kyouya.
"To fetch you. We wanted to ask if you would like to be a part of our host club. An-" He continued.
"No." I said.
"And to make an offer." He said. I paused.
"What… kind of offer?" I asked him.
"If you join our club, you get extra credits for school." He said.
"I already get those." I said, crossing my arms.
"And not to mention if you join, you get 10% of all incomes." He said. I paused.
"And how much is that?" I asked him.
"About 2,000 yen a week." He said. I thought about it. If I got that money, I could send it to my old friend who was having money problems, without having to talk to my dad about it. And also… It would be a good chance to get to know my brother better…
"Okay. I'm in." I said, but still not smiling. The twins cheered. "With a couple conditions." I smirked. They groaned, and Kyouya smiled.
"Of course. What is it you have in mind?" He asked.
"Well, first off, I can only do it once or twice a week. Tuesdays and/or Thursdays." I said. "And, One and Two have to apologize to me." I said. They glared, and the rest of the club turned to them. They sighed.
"Alright. We're sorry for stealing your hat." They said. I grinned.
"Okay. Deal." I said. They grinned.
"Now it's our turn." They said, moving up to me.
"Um… What?" I asked them, backing up.
"You may act like a host, but you still need to look like one. We have been given the job of giving you a makeover." They said.
"Also, it's payback for biting Hikaru's hand!" Devil Spawn #1 said. He must be Kaoru. They pounced on me. I yelled.
"No!" I said, grabbing fiercely to my glasses. They yanked off my hat, but I wouldn't let go of my glasses. I stood still, and I could feel their eyes studying me.
"Wow, his hair is really white." Devil Spawn #1 Kaoru said. Their names just kept getting longer and longer.
"Yeah, I didn't think it was true." Tamaki said, actually calm for once in his life. He had his moments.
I didn't care what they did, as long as I kept my glasses on. After a minute I felt a hand try and take off my glasses. Another hand added to that, on the other side.
"No!" I yelled. "I need these!" I said. I heard the twin's voices on either side of me.
"We'll have Mori get you contacts." They said. I tried to shake their hands off.
"I don't care if Takashi-senpai gets me contacts or not, I need these!" I yelled. I heard Kyouya's voice behind me.
"I have a feeling that you don't really need glasses at all, Saku." He said. I tensed, and froze for a moment. The twins pried the glasses off my face and I clenched my eyes closed. I chased after the twins breathing, trying to get my glasses back. Suddenly I heard a *Crunch!* and looked down, peeking one eye open. One of the twins had dropped my glasses, and I had stepped on them. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"…Saku?" I heard Haruhi's voice come from my right. I quickly whipped my head and glared at him. He gasped. "Saku…" He said quietly. I sighed and closed my eyes. I shook my head.
"…How did you get that scar?" He asked me. Oh, one thing I forgot to mention about my appearance. I had a scar that ran from the top of my left eyebrow down to the bridge of my nose. It ran through my eye, pupil and all, and you could see a line. I sighed. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the hosts. Only Haruhi had seen them so far.
"It's not important." I said, turning my gaze downward.
"So… You don't really need glasses Saku-chan?" Honey asked me, tilting his head sideways. I looked up and smiled.
"No, I don't." I said.
"Oh, well, good. You're really handsome without them!" He said. I felt the hint of a blush start up to my cheeks, but it wasn't noticeable.
"T-thanks." I said.
"Why do you hide your eyes and hair?" The twins asked me, coming up to me. I looked down.
"I get- used to get- bullied." I said quietly.
"And you didn't want that happening again?" Tamaki said, coming up to me. I nodded, tears brimming my eyes. Funny how you can go from yelling happy, yelling, then to crying so fast. He hugged me.
"Well, that won't happen. We're here now." He said. I smiled through my tears. In a way, I guess that this is my first big brother moment with Tamaki.
"Thanks." I said wiping my tears. The twins suddenly smiled.
"Come on, you still need a makeover!" They said, dragging me towards the changing room. I smiled through my tears and let them drag me into a changing room. They threw me a cosplay and shut the curtains.
"Change into that!" They yelled, leaving me there. I sighed and unfolded the costume.
It appeared that today they were cosplaying in the Victorian era. I had an old fashioned suit, with tail flaps, top hat and everything. I quickly slipped it on and put on the shoes. I slipped my clothes back into my bag and stepped out of the dressing room. The twins weren't there, but a hair stylist was.
"Hello Darling." She said, sweeping me over to a chair in front of a mirror. "Sit down Darling. We're just giving you a quick trim." She said, putting a curtain like thing around my neck, and started snipping away.
About 10 minutes later, she whisked the curtain off my shoulders and smiled.
"Walla. Done!" She said, pushing me out of the changing room. I spun quickly before I came to a stop in front of the hosts. I looked up that them. Tamaki had his hands on his chin, inspecting me.
"Hmm…" He said. "You look…" He frowned. "A-MAZING!" He said spinning me around. I closed my eyes and sighed. My top hat was tucked under my arm, and I wasn't planning on putting it on.
"That you senpai." I said when he set me back down.
"Yeah, you really clean up real nice." The twins said giving me a thumbs up.
"You look cute! Right, Takashi?" Honey said, tugging on Takashi's hair from his position on his shoulders.
"Ah." He said and nodded slightly.
"You really do look nice when you're not hiding behind your shadow." Haruhi said. Well, that was one way to put it I guess. All of the hosts looked at Kyouya, as if they expected him to say something nice too.
"You clean up moderately well." He said. I snorted, and turned to the other hosts.
"Thanks guys." I said and smiled.
"Awe, my son is so cute!" Tamaki said, swinging me around once more. I grunted.
"Tamaki, put. Me. DOWN!" I said. He did, instantly. I smiled.
"So, where are all of the guests?" I asked, turning to all of the hosts. I looked at the clock. 4:07. "I thought you guys opened at 4." I said. The twins smiled.
"We were waiting for you!" They said. I smiled.
"Okay then, what are we waiting for?" I asked them. They smile and took their places. I stood next to Haruhi on the left, if you're facing us from the door. Then, the doors opened.
"Welcome." They all said. I gulped.
So, yup! There you have it! A new chapter! As I said above, we are traveling to the west coast this mouth so I don't know how often I'll update, but I'll try!
Also, pairings are not decided yet.
The reason Saku joined is mostly because she'll be able to get to know her brother better, but also a couple other reasons too. It's a secret...(...don't know yet.)
Also, where I said above to read the A/N below, this is it. I was thinking of having an OC contest in a couple chapters, but I need to know if anyone with participate if I do. So please let me know!
I think that the next chapter I'll start following the anime, maybe starting with when they meet Renge... I'll have to wait till I have internet to watch the episode, though. :P
Anyways... what do you think? Any ideas/opinions? Let me know! Also, there will be moment's for all of the possible pairings... just you wait! R&R!
~The SmolderingBlackRose
