A/N: I thought it was about time that I updated this story. nightdragon1265 isn't here, but I will be continuing the story with our OC's nonetheless to the best of my ability. Onto the chapter!
Disclaimer: I only own Grim, Night belongs to nightdragon1265, and neither of us for either anime!
Chapter 3
"See you at the club later! Grim-chan! Night-chan!" Honey yelled as he and Mori left the classroom as soon as the bell rang. The dark haired twins waved them off before getting ready to leave as well.
"We might as well wait for the others in the music room." Night said as Grim moved alongside him.
The long haired twin nodded, "It seems that the next few days will be interesting…"
Night didn't question his brother's cryptic message as they entered the music room; it appeared to be a warm tropical paradise with reptiles and birds from those environments. The twins stayed frozen for a few moments until the older Kitoru had his attention caught by some of the flowers and walked over to them. Grim gently held a flower as he stared at the large orange petals, "What a lovely hibiscus…"
"You have a very good knowledge of flowers, I see." A deep voice spoke making the Kitoru twins to their attention to see Kyoya. "I will admit, you two and Miss Fujioka are full of surprises."
Night shrugged as he walked to where his brother was, "Things would be dull without a few surprises."
"Besides… Everyone has their own surprises… And secrets…" Grim added as well.
The second year stared before pushing up his glasses and giving an almost missed smile, "You two are wise, as well as strong for going through what you had."
"Well we had each other." The younger twin replied as the older nodded in agreement.
"However your past is quite a mystery to me, I could find little information on your family." The younger boy stated bluntly and a silent demand to know more was heard.
Grim's blue eye peeked through his bangs as he smiled, "That is a shame…"
Night knew the hidden meaning of his brother's words; Kyoya wasn't aware of their family's relation with his own, but the Kitoru being an enigma to many wasn't a surprise. Changing the subject, the younger twin asked, "So what's with the foliage?"
"The Host club gives themes to liven things up as well as give the ladies service by wearing costumes designed by Hikaru and Kaoru's mother. The final decisions of what the theme is all on Tamaki's wish, of course." Kyoya held a smirk at the end of his response.
"So basically, you are the brains of the club." Night stated with a blank look and Grim gone from sight once again.
"Not at all. Now outfits for you two have also been prepared."
"These aren't too bad…" Grim commented as he reappeared between the Host Club's Vice President and his younger brother, wearing what Night could assume was the costume; baggy pants with a red plaid wrap around the waist, a gold colored armlet on his left arm, hair pulled up by a sequined pin with his blue eye showing.
The older twin's attire simply spoke royalty while his sleepy expression gave a hint of a last night's hard labor. Night regained his composure and went to change into his costume; if his brother was willing, there was probably no harm. Minutes later, the short haired twin came out with his clothes a darker color than his brothers with a silver colored armlet on his right arm and a dark chest plate that that showed his abs and lithe muscles. Unlike his brother, Night gave the feeling of chivalry. "You're right, Grim. These aren't too bad."
One thing Kyoya noticed was the older twin's birthmarks that practically covered his upper body. "Are those tattoos?"
Grim shook his head while Night answered, "Those are his birthmarks, getting strange ones runs in the family. I have one too, but I don't really know why it had to be shaped like that."
"What does your birthmark appear like?"
The scarred twin turned around and lifted the hair covering his neck to show a rose-shaped birthmark on the nape of his neck before turning back, "Our parents would always tell us it's what made us unique whenever we were picked on for it when we were kids." He said in a solemn voice that didn't go unnoticed by Kyoya and his brother.
The vice president stayed silent for a moment before he turned away, "There is still a short while until the others arrive, feel free to occupy yourselves until then."
The third years nodded and walked off to put away their things and prepare tropical themed snacks. "Grim, are you sure that wearing this is a good idea? They might make us dress up again next time." Night asked his older brother as he tugged at his armlet.
Grim just shrugged his shoulders, "We only have one year in Ouran, why not make it memorable? Besides, our agreement on us dressing how we want still stands." The older said with a smile on his face. The younger couldn't help but give a small grin as well.
It didn't take long before the other members except Haruhi came in and changed into their costumes, quickly noticing that the Kitoru twins were also wearing the outfits as a certain blond teen was reveling in that fact. "So my two baby boys are starting to that after your father! I'm so proud!" Tamaki cheered as he tried to hug the twins while Night dragged Grim away from the insane blond.
"Don't ya dare hug me an' Grim, baka!" The younger twin yelled.
"Come now Night, let Daddy give you and Grim a hug!"
"No!"
Grim, who was currently carried under his brother's arm like a sack, asked randomly, "I wonder why… we rarely get called sempai…?"
That got the others to stop for a moment as Kyoya stated, "Grimoire is correct, it is often easy to forget that they are third years. It could possibly be due to their new arrival to Ouran."
Honey commented as he leapt onto Grim's back after he was put down, "It's because you and Night-chan are our friends, Grim-chan!"
Night didn't really care about the honorific, "Well it's not that much of a big deal. It was like that when we went to America too." That seemed to surprise the group, but before they could say anything, Grim greeted a stiff Haruhi as he drank his hibiscus tea without a care and shared his handmade tropical coconut cream pie with Honey.
The rest of the day went well for the host club as the three new members were informed of an upcoming ball, although Tamaki was shocked when a girl came up to Haruhi and announced that "he" was her new favorite. Leading to the Kitoru twins now watching their blond kouhai slurp instant ramen in anger as the others were huddled around Kyoya for the party planning.
"Boss will you stop eating that commoner's ramen?" The twin freshmen said with blank faces.
"What's with him? The only thing that happened was that a girl announced that Haruhi was her new favorite?" Night asked.
Kyoya informed that the girl, Kanako Kasugazaki, had the "host hopping disease", in which she often changed hosts instead of picking just one, and the previous had been Tamaki.
The three new hosts then stared at the president as they took in the information. "So… Tamaki is jealous of Haruhi?" Grim concluded with Night sighing.
The purple-eyed blond then exclaimed for Haruhi to start dressing and acting like a girl as he pulled out a picture of how the cross-dressing brunette looked like in middle school. The boys stared and couldn't imagine the two being the same person, if it weren't for the eyes.
"How did this become that?" Hikaru asked as everyone glanced at Haruhi for answers.
"Neighborhood kids stuck gum in it the day before school started. I cut if all off, getting gum out of long hair is a hassle. I don't really care if I look like a dude."
As Tamaki panicked over the fact that the lone girl spoke in a boyish manner, the older Kitoru nodded to what Haruhi said, "I understand what you mean… the same thing happened when I was a kid… Mom cried when she had to cut it." Night nodded, he still remembered how their mother actually held a mini-memorial for the tragedy of his brother's precious hair. That was a strange moment of their childhood.
"Never mind that, do you three have formal dance experience? You're going to need it for the party."
The Kitoru twins nodded as they had their things as they were about to leave while Haruhi froze, "We're knowledgeable in dancing the waltz, so we'll be fine. We'll be going now."
"See you tomorrow… Honey and Mori."
The next days were piled with Haruhi taking dance lessons after host hours while Grim and Night worked on their recent schematics a short distance away from the others. Unbeknownst to them, Kyoya was keeping an eye on his two upperclassmen. He'd seen their medical records, but it still wasn't enough. "What could those two be working on? I couldn't find any information on their family yet again, but I cannot simply ask my brothers or father. They could be small- time flower shop owners inherited from their mother or something insignificant, but that would not explain the need for blueprints."
"Oh my, a new tea set. It's Ginori." Kanako said, bringing back the raven's attention.
"You have a keen eye, mademoiselle. They were brought in just yesterday; we thought it was about time to upgrade the club's tea set."
"It's lovely." Kanako commented with a faint tone of affection in her voice that caught Tamaki and Night's attention for a moment.
The younger Kitoru could hear the girl's thoughts echo and peak in happiness when a boy came in with a box of tea sets. He couldn't help but sigh as he heard her thoughts as she laughed and spoke, "Please notice me. Don't go." The boy didn't seem much different, if only a little sadder towards Kanako. Night shook his head to get rid of the thoughts; he really didn't like this ability of his.
"Night…?" Grim asked with a hint of curiosity and concern before understanding as he stated as he watched the others, "The ball will be a busy one… Comical too…"
The night of the ball arrived in a blink of an eye as Tamaki started everything on the top stair case with the others on the lower stairs as they all bowed in sync to the ladies in the room while the orchestra played and lighted the room. Kyoya spoke to all while the hosts looked out to the crowd, each in their own suits, the Kitoru twins matching in their black tuxedos with the difference being the shade of blue on their tie as the older had his hair tied in a neat ponytail and swept to show his blue eye.
Haruhi didn't seem to be as interested in the ball as the third year twins were, and when Kyoya stated that there was quite a spread of food, the brunette received quite the reactions from the others when she asked if there were fancy tuna.
As the raven was making orders he heard Grim quietly added with a bit of longing in his voice, "Namagashi with warm tea and outside's scenery would be lovely. Wagyu beef…" He hadn't had the time to make or buy anything to suit the warming weather.
That didn't go past Tamaki as he looked at his vice president, "Kyoya."
"Also an order of your best namagashi, suama, and wasanbon as well as kobe beef."
Grim couldn't help but turn red and look down along with Haruhi, they hadn't intended for them to make such a big deal about it, and the eldest Kitoru knew his little brother was trying to stifle his laughter as Honey told his long haired classmate about how good those desserts were.
Everyone took turns dancing with the girls until Haruhi was whisked away, leaving the Grim and Night to the ladies while Tamaki took Kanako away. Night traded girls with his brother as he thought in his head, "Why do we have to deal with everyone? Having people this close to me is bad enough."
"They'll be back soon." Grim faintly smiled as the girl in his arms blushed. He wasn't any more comfortable in this environment than his brother, but what was to come next was worth it.
Sure enough the other hosts-save Haruhi and Tamaki-came back and it resumed smoothly. After a short while, it was time for the final dance as the host club led the girls to the balcony to show Kanako and Tohru holding hands as the president spoke, "The Host Club has saved this final dance for this couple."
The two danced sweetly and their love for each other was evident on their faces as everyone watched while Grim glanced at the Hitachiin brothers eating a banana, and the winner was quickly announced to be Kanako.
Tamaki was then surprised along with Haruhi as the freshmen pair stated that the brunette would be kissing Kanako instead. The Kitoru twins held the purple eyed blond back as Haruhi descended the stairs after agreeing to a 1/3 cut on her debt in return.
"Do you think this could be Haru-chan's first kiss?" Honey asked curiously and to the shock of Tamaki as he escaped his upperclassmen's grasp and rushed down the stairs as the brunette was about to kiss Kanako on the cheek.
He ended up slipping on a banana peel and pushing the freshman into a lip-to-lip kiss instead, much to the surprise of the two as the jumped away from each other as girls cheered, except for Haruhi's regulars, while the hosts smiled as Tamaki sobbed.
Night could tell from the grin on his brother's face that this was what he meant and sighed as he watched Kanako stare at Tohru who gave a nervous laugh, but gave a small smile. "Oh well, it was a good night."
A/N: There's chapter 3. Grim and Night couldn't do much in this with Haruhi being the center for this episode Kyoya and the other's still don't know about Grim and Night's business, I wonder how long until they figure it out? I'm sure it'll come as quite the surprise!
As for the next chapter, it'll be the "Attack of the Lady Manager", since episode three has even less chance of Grim and Night doing anything that could make much of a difference. Let's see how the Kitoru's handle Renge's antics!
Till next time! Please review and favorite!
