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Chapter Three

Two cups of sugar, then stir until well blended. Slowly add in eggs while blending. Elena read the directions to the recipe carefully, double checking herself on occasion. The creamy texture of the chocolate batter was tempting, and she dipped her finger inside the bowl, scooping up some of the chocolaty goodness.

Oh God. This is delicious! Who knew I was a good cook? Okay, maybe she was getting a bit arrogant with that. After all, it wasn't like she came up with the recipe. She was just following the directions. Still…she dipped her finger in again. It tasted great. I wonder if there's something as a chocolate high?

"Elena?"

The dark haired girl looked up guilty, her finger still in her mouth. She soon relaxed when she saw who it was.

"Hi, Haruhi." She inclined her head towards the cake she was making. "Just making a cake for the Host Club meeting today."

"Why would you do that? The meeting's not for another hour, but Tamaki-sempai usually has sweets already set out by now."

"Oh. Well, um, Kyoya-sempai told me too." She said as if that explained everything. And in a way, it did. She closed her eyes as she remembered the conversation she had had with the Shadow King.

"I need you to do a favor for me, Elena." The boy had asked her.

"What is it?" She asked. Looking back, she should have started running, but she stayed still.

"I need you to kiss Haruhi."

"What?" Elena's mouth flew open in shock. "Sempai, why on earth do you want me to do that?" She was half yelling, but Kyoya simply sat on his chair, leg crossed over his knee, as he paused in his typing. She had half the mind to take his laptop away from him and throw it out the window, but he would make her pay for it later. Still, the idea was tempting.

"It will increase our ratings."

"But why me? Haruhi's a girl."

"Studies show that females enjoy same gender interaction. Seeing as your new, you are the obvious choice."

"But everyone besides the Host Club thinks Haruhi's a male, so it wouldn't possibly work." She said in triumph, thinking she had won.

The Shadow King was unfazed.

"Dressing you as a boy is the obvious answer. None of our clients know you, so it'll be no problem at all."

", everyone saw me as a girl last meeting with the stupid Star Wars costumes."

Kyoya glared, a cold chill coming from his eyes. "Yes. You will. And explaining that will hardly be a matter, and it is definitely not a problem."

He frightened her, but she wouldn't let him know it.

"No way in hell, Sempai."

Kyoya stood up slowly, taking his glasses off and tucking them protectively in his pocket.

"Elena no last name." He said, walking towards her, not taking his gray eyes from her blue ones. Elena backed up, her back hitting the door. Crap. "Lived in the Fujisaki orphanage since you were five. Parents-unknown names-died in a car crash at that same age. Blood type B."

Elena felt her eyes start to tear up and she suppressed the urge to call him every bad word she could think of.

"How…do you know all that?" She whispered.

"I have my ways." He said, placing his hands on either side of her head and leaning closer. "And you will do as I ask. Understood?" His breath was warm on her cold cheeks, making them tingle.

She opened her mouth to reply just as the door behind her opened. She was startled to suddenly have her wall falling down. Kyoya was startled as well, and they both fell, Kyoya landing on top of her.

"We're here, Kyoya-oh. Are we interrupting?"

Elena looked up and saw identical Cheshire grins.

"It's not what it looks like." Elena said, pushing Kyoya away and standing up, brushing herself off quickly.

"Indeed." Kyoya said. "Elena was just disagreeing with what I was asking her to do. A slight misunderstanding is all."

Elena glared at him. "I'm not doing it, sempai. It's morally wrong."

"What is?" The twins asked in unison.

Elena groaned. "That's it. I'm leaving." She moved past the twins, brushing past their arms with her head up.

"Elena?"

Elena snapped her head back up. Haruhi was still standing in front of the counter island.

She sighed. "Sorry, Haruhi. Day dreaming again." She weakly laughed, but inwardly groaned.

"Do you want help cleaning up?" Haruhi nodded towards the mess. "Then we can be late together." She smiled and Elena could swear there were sparkles around Haruhi's head, but that could have been a trick of the lighting.

"Yeah, that would be great. Thank you." Elena said gratefully. She quickly made a sink full of water and Haruhi set to work on the other side, wiping counters and putting the food away.

Elena sunk her hands into the water, sighing with pleasure at the temperature. She hated the cold and the warm water was soothing.

There were a few moments of comfortable silence until she heard Haruhi's gentle voice come across the room.

"Hey, guys. You're late too?" Haruhi greeted them while Elena felt her face flush when two twin voices came and whispered into her ears.

"Well, if isn't—" Hikaru started.

"Elena, our little—" Kaoru took up.

"Pet." They finished in unison. Seriously, girls liked that? They may be cute—okay, fine, hot—but their personalities were horrible. Arrogant, selfish, stubborn rich people.

"Hey, you guys want to help us?" Haruhi asked, coming to her rescue. Elena was so close to smacking one of them. "Kaoru, come help me." Haruhi asked. "Hikaru, help Elena."

"She needs it." Hikaru said.

"Watch it, pretty boy." Elena muttered under her breath. "I could take you in a fight any day."

Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, really?"

Elena nodded. "Yeah, any time, any day, any place."

"Right now?"

"What?"

Hikaru smirked. Even Kaoru and Haruhi were watching the exchange now. "Arm wrestling. Right here, right now. You and me. Unless," he smirked again. "You're too scared."

Elena glared.

"As if. Let's go."

Hikaru motioned for her to sit at the table which she did. When Hikaru did the same, she took his hand in hers. Her face flushed but when she saw Hikaru's cocky grin, she mentally shook her head, determined to knock him off his pedestal and win. Growing up as she had, you had to be tough. It was survival of the fittest, and the weak didn't last long.

Alright. Let's see what this guy is made of. Poor little rich boy probably hasn't worked a day in his life.

"First off. If I win, you have to do this dishes." Elena said. "And you can't tease me anymore."

"Alright, but if I win, you have to be my slave for one whole week, and you owe me a kiss." He raised an eyebrow.

"Perv." Elena muttered. "Fine. Deal."

"Ready…

"Set….

"Go." Hikaru pushed, but Elena matched his. For a moment, Hikaru realized that this wasn't an easy win. Elena was stronger then she looked, and right now, her eyes were tightened, and he could see the determination in them. Does she really want to win that bad? He wondered.

"Come on Hikaru!" Kaoru cheered him on. Haruhi seemed torn in who to cheer for, but hadn't she always? For a moment, thinking of Haruhi made him lose concentration and his grip lightened. Looking at Elena, it was too easy to picture Haruhi in front of him now, her hand grasping his instead of Elena's. But it was Elena who was fighting to win, who looked at him with a hard look in her eyes.

His hand hit the table. He had lost. He looked at Elena for a moment, who seemed surprised for a moment. He stared at her eyes for a moment, confused, then jerked his hand away when he realized that Elena's hand was still in his.

"Lucky win." He muttered, crossing his arms.

"Wow, Elena." Haruhi exclaimed. "You're strong. You should go against Honey-sempai."

"Not unless she has a death wish." Kaoru said, laughing. Hikaru stared at his carefree brother.

"Come on." Elena's voice reached his ears. "I'll help you with those dishes."

Hikaru looked warily at the pile. Then snorted. "I'm not a sore loser. Dishes are easy to do."

"Still, there are a lot. I don't mind. Besides, you let me win."

He turned his head away. "I did not."

It was odd at first, Hikaru's hands not used to the task. He had never done dishes before, but he had seen them done by their maid. He really liked that maid…

Elena's shoulder bumped into his and he stiffened.

"Sorry." She said, yawning.

"Are you tired?"

"Yeah, it's been a long week. Um, Hikaru, I wanted to let you know that I didn't mean anything when I kissed your cheek at that meeting. It wasn't right for me to do and I apologize."

"Don't sweat it. In the moment kind of thing, right?"

"Yeah." Her voice shook slightly.

"Then we'll just forget it happened." He said, finishing a plate.

Elena agreed, but silently she felt sad. Did he want to forget about it? Maybe she was foolish in thinking he could like her. After all, she wasn't anyone special…just an orphan.


From behind the door, Lilith watched the members of the Host Club. Hikaru's ugly maid, Elena whatever, was standing next to Hikaru, and she watched with a glare as the girl bumped into her man.

Ah, hell no! She's flirting with MY man!

Quickly digging out her phone, she dialed the numbers. "Kich, it's me, Lilith. I have a favor I need you to do."


"Are you still awake, Hikaru?" Kaoru said from beside his twin, where they both lay in bed.

"Yeah, I'm awake. You can't sleep?"

"Only cause you can't. What's bothering you?"

In truth, even Hikaru didn't know what was bothering him.

"I'm not sure." He admitted.

"Is it Haruhi?" Kaoru asked quietly.

"No." For once, the brown haired, brown eyed girl did not plague his thoughts. But thinking of that, led his thoughts to another brown haired, blue eyed girl. Or maybe she was already on his mind. Her hair had looked good today, he had noticed. She had left it down instead of her usual ponytail and he had to admit, the look suited her well.

His thoughts stayed on the sleeping girl down the hall, until at last, he closed his eyes, and drifted into a restless sleep.

End Chapter

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