Hey Guys! I'm Back with another chapter of Host club madness, but this time we get to have a small peak at Shona's home life (sorta…) Again I want to thank all of you who have reviewed.
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Here's chapter 3 (my sister helped out with some editing and writers block so I hope you all like it!)
"Isn't the garden lovely?" Tamaki asked wistfully, staring out the window before turning to his customer, "But the flowers are nothing compared to your beauty my princess."
Wow, he used that line a lot; I suppressed a gag as the girl swooned. "What's the point of a host club anyway?" I muttered as I pulled my knees up and rested my chin against them.
Every day this whole week the twins had been dragging me from my classroom to wherever the host club was. Each day it was the same. I sat around doing nothing until it finally ended with the twins jumping at me and singing, "It's the 'Which One is Hikaru Game'!" I was beginning to feel like strangling the two of them.
"Shona," I looked up to see Haruhi standing next to me. Like the others, he was cosplaying as someone from an anime; I wasn't sure who-someone with fair brown hair and a red trench coat- I didn't feel like asking. "You feeling okay?" he asked. I shrugged.
"I'm fine, just kind of out of it today," I answered, allowing myself to sit up a little so my posture wasn't too improper. He just grinned before looking over the others.
"I was worried," he grinned down at me, "you didn't seem yourself when Hikaru and Kaoru came to kidnap you today."
I snorted. Who would be themselves after this torture day by day? I looked up at Haruhi again, who looked sort of zoned out, with a small grin on his face.
"What do you mean I wasn't myself?" I couldn't help but ask curiously.
Haruhi shook his head. "I can't really explain it…" He mused slowly, "but it almost seemed like you came willingly today." I stared up at him blankly for a moment before rushing the door. Kaoru and Hikaru caught a hold of my arms.
"Whoa! Where are you going?" Hikaru asked as I tugged desperately in their grip.
"Let me go! I will not be brainwashed into this mess!" I yelled.
"What are you two doing to our poor guest?" Tamaki asked behind us.
"We're only trying to help her feel more comfortable," Hikaru said. Yeah, by cutting off my escape route, I thought bitterly. The twins suddenly lifted me up and walked over to a table and sat down with me in between them.
"Haruhi! Bring over some commoner coffee would you?" they called out. Haruhi sighed.
"Fine, whatever," He walked away muttering to himself.
"So," Hikaru said draping his arm on the couch above my head, "What can we do for you, our special customer,"
"You could've let me go," I answered hotly.
"Oh, but how would that have been any fun?" Kaoru copied his brother in putting his arm above my head, although he let his arm rest on my hair instead of the couch. Come closer little unsuspecting Kaoru and I'll bite you, I thought irritably. Haruhi walked up and set some cups down for us. I looked up at him hoping that he'd read the pleading look in my eyes.
"Thanks Haruhi," Hikaru called as Haruhi walked away. I felt betrayed, or was Haruhi just unobservant? Either way, there was no way out of this situation.
"Here Shona, try some of this. It has a different flavor from our usual coffee," Kaoru said, holding a cup out for me. I stared at him quietly and judged his expression. Yes, it was too sweet and innocent.
"What are you about to do," I asked flatly. I'd watch the twins prank Tamaki and didn't doubt they'd do the same to me. Hikaru leaned closer to me.
"What? Don't you trust us?" he purred.
"I have no reason to," I answered, turning to stare straight in front of me.
"That's not very nice," The two said huffily. I didn't respond. The twins leaned back, changing tactics.
"Its not like its that big of a deal. We're just trying to broaden your horizons," Kaoru said looking away.
"Haruhi himself made this for you," Hikaru added, his eyes turned to look at me, "We heard you have a crush on Haruhi after all,"
I couldn't help the look of disgusted disbelief that fell my face. "Sorry to disappoint but that's not true," I answered flatly.
Hikaru strangely seemed to relax at that statement, but his demeanor went back to normal so quickly I wasn't sure if I'd seen his reaction correctly. With a sigh I picked up the cup gingerly.
"If you really want me to try it, I don't mind." I said passively. I stared down at the cup. The murky liquid sloshed uninvitingly. With a grimace I sampled the liquid. I can honestly say the flavor wasn't too bad. I set the cup back down on the table. "It's good," I told my audience. I was still suspicious that the twins were about to pull something over me, but I was blessed by the club coming to a close. I watched as the girls said their goodbyes and started to leave one by one. I moved to leave with them, when Tamaki intercepted me.
"Shona! The host club is going to be having a party all up in here! And we want you to be our special guest. Or more especially, my-" He moved to embrace me as he had so many other girls already that day.
I sighed and squinted my eyes shut, hoping to just get his idiocy over with. He didn't come and I heard a sudden crash. I popped one eye open. Tamaki was staring with disbelief down at his outfit, commoner's coffee staining his jacket.
"Sorry boss!" Hikaru was yelling. "I stood up too fast!" It looked more like he had deliberately thrown the cup from my observation.
I glanced over at him. He didn't look very sorry at all. And Kaoru- I couldn't read his expression.
"Hikaru! You've spoiled my cosplay! Now how can Daddy and Haruhi share the magnificent drama of being brothers through the heart-wrenching experiences of alchemy's greatest temptation," He held his heart, "to bring to life one loved and lost. And journey through the desert to find pure, sparkling wine in the fountains of the corrupt cities…" At this point he completely lost me; I had no idea what he was talking about. "Going through such torture, being betrayed, but pulling through with such a strong bond of brotherly love! Haruhi and Daddy were to go on such a journey and rid the world of…"
"As interesting as this is boss, the longer you monologue the worse that will stain," Hikaru said cutting off Tamaki. Hunny tugged on my sleeve as Tamaki resorted to his emo corner.
"Sho-chan! Will you come? We would really be happy if you did." Honey said with his big innocent eyes. I glanced over at Tamaki as the twins goaded him into another spasm of words.
"Oh of course she's coming," I jumped at the sound of Natsumi's voice. I hadn't realized she hadn't left yet.
"Natsumi?" I asked, wondering if she would give me an explanation to the sudden acceptance of my being at the host club. The members also seemed somewhat surprised.
"When an Isu is asked to go someplace, we go. My sister is no exception to that family obligation." So this was about the family name was it? Ever the ignorant, Tamaki suddenly leaped up joyfully.
"And I will accept the position of your escort," He said smiling from ear to ear.
"Tamaki, have you forgotten about your promise?" Natsumi asked, Tamaki looked at her before his face fell.
"Don't worry boss," Hikaru chimed in. The two twins suddenly leaned against my head on either side.
"We'll take over for you." They both said cheerfully. I felt like my neck was about to break.
"We're leaving!" Natsumi suddenly snapped I jumped impulsively; I ducked out from under the two nitwits before grabbing my bag. Natsumi didn't wait for me so I had to run to catch up with her through the door and down the hall. But before the door closed I heard Kaoru's voice.
"Have any of you noticed how Natsumi never says Shona's name?" almost on their own my eyes turned to look back to see Kaoru staring at me with a strange expression on his face. I closed my eyes before continuing down the hall but his expression seemed to be burned into my mind.
"Natsumi… I thought you didn't want me in the host club…" I said softly. I heard her sniff as I stared at the ground.
"I don't, but if Tamaki would go out of his way to talk to you then I have our family name to think about. If he would invite you then you are to go. But you are to remain silent unless someone speaks to you. I will not have you embarrassing me any more than you have with your uproar earlier today." Natsumi walked out of the front doors and pulled out her phone to send a text. "It's humiliating to have your younger sister trying to run out of a club room screaming her lungs out like she's some kind of captive."
I felt my face grow hot; I hadn't thought how stupid I must have looked when I tried to escape.
"I'm sorry…" I mumbled.
"Sorry doesn't change the humiliation. Now get into the car, we don't have much time." Natsumi ducked into the family's limo, Junpei bowed to me as I stopped beside the door.
"Don't have time?" I couldn't help but ask as I climbed into the seat in front of her.
"I don't believe this." Natsumi muttered under her breath, "You only own two dresses and neither are good enough for a host club party. Knowing you you'd be fine with your uniform but for me I need you to look nice. We're going to go buy a dress so you can look presentable. Junpei!" She turned to look at our driver.
"Yes Miss Isu?"
"Drive us to Lerue."
"Yes Miss Isu." Natsumi pulled out her book and began to read; indicating that I should remain quiet or I'd disturb her. With a sigh I turned to look out the window and watched the school get farther away.
When we arrived at Lerue, Natsumi pulled me into the building quickly.
"Good afternoon how can I help yo…?" A worker smiled as we entered but Natsumi cut him off by practically throwing me at him.
"We need a dress for her by Friday, Take measurements and give me the designs so I can pick one out for her. And hurry up about it, I don't have all day." Natsumi snapped. I couldn't help but wonder why I needed the dress by Friday, although they hadn't been specific I knew that any parties clubs could throw had to wait until after term ended which was a month away.
"Yes of course," The worker looked down at me, "Right this way miss," He led me to the back where a few girl workers were standing around. "Machiko, can you take care of her while I help out the other one?" A tall beautiful woman with straight blond hair nodded.
"Follow me Hun." She said with a wave of her hand.
"Right," I said as I quickly caught up with her retreating form. She opened a door and pointed inside.
"You can take off your clothes and then I'll get your measurements." She said; I nodded before entering the room; she closed the door behind me.
The room felt strangely stale and cold. I quickly slipped out of my dress; Machiko came back in holding a few scraps of material and a measuring tape. She held the fabric up to my face one by one and looked at me with narrowed, concentrating eyes. Finally she held up some scraps.
"Which one?" She asked in an almost snappish tone. I quickly looked at my options. There were a few shades of green, a light creamy blue. Slowly I pointed at a Blood red scrap, as the color traveled down it; it got lighter into a red tinted white. The lady nodded before turning to drop the scraps onto a table then she started measuring me.
"Picking colors for you was actually hard, I've never seen such bright blue eyes before," She said as she wrote down my numbers. "Also your hair made it slightly difficult. You can get your dress back on, I'll meet you in the front," She left without turning but I heard her say something about kids dying their hair. I quickly put my school uniform back on. I picked at my long orange-ish brown hair absently as I excited the room. I had never dyed my hair, but I knew it was unusual.
Natsumi wasn't there when I got to the front. I looked curiously at the worker who had greeted us.
"She's in the back. She'll be out soon," He said, his kind demeanor seemed slightly dimmed.
"Thank you… I'll… wait in the car…" I said slowly, I bowed hastily before walking quickly out of the dress shop. Junpei moved to open the door for me but I ducked into the car before he got there. I sat quietly, Natsumi emerged from the store, and she walked briskly to the car and waited for Junpei to open the door for her before taking her seat across from me.
"It's settled, we will come here after school on Friday and our dresses will be ready." She surprised me by reaching over to grab a few strands of my hair; she rubbed them in between her thumb and forefinger thoughtfully. She dropped my hair before leaning back in her chair and pulled her book back out to read on the trip back home.
"Shona! Where have you been?" I was greeted by my mother's voice when I walked into the door.
"Don't worry mother, she was with me," Natsumi pushed past me to embrace mother.
"Oh Natsumi, how was school today dear? Shona, go get changed you have work to do!" I nodded.
"Yes ma'am." I said softly as my mother and sister breezed into the sitting room, chatting about Natsumi's day at school and mom's day at work. I ran upstairs to my room; I dropped my bag on my bed before changing out of my school clothes to my working clothes. I ran a brush through my hair before going back downstairs.
"Shona!" My mother called. "Bring some tea here," I walked quickly to the kitchen and put the tea leaves into the teapot while I boiled water in the kettle.
Before long I was carrying a tray to the sitting room and set it on a table in front of my mother. My father glanced up at me before his eyes returned to his book.
"Will you be needing anything else?" I asked my mother.
"No, you may go." I bowed before walking out of the room.
After work I went to my room, I glanced at the clock the numbers were fuzzy to my tired eyes.
"Midnight?" I asked aloud. I had finished earlier than usual. I changed into my pajamas before pulling out my school homework. I glanced at my planner, noting that my art project was due in a week and I still didn't know what to paint. I worked on my other homework, occasionally glancing at the blank canvas in the corner of my room. Maybe I'd get an idea for it during the days I had to sit through the host club, they certainly were interesting enough. With a sigh I fell onto my back on my bed. Exhaustion ebbed at me until I slowly fell into a deep sleep.
-End chapter 3-
Well so ends another chapter with Shona. Sorry about the less humor in this chapter. I hope you liked it none the less, as I said I've had some editing happen from my sister. Also she wrote a part of it when I got stuck. Thanks guys for everything.
-Ave