AN: PLEASE READ AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END!
The two girls dressed in the boys uniform of their school walked down the halls on their way to the cafeteria, not at all noticing the less than pleasant looks a set of twins were shooting their way.
"I can't believe I didn't add it all up. You going to here and..." she leaned in closer to whisper the last part, knowing her friend wished, or needed to keep her gender a secret to pay off a debt. "wearing a boys uniform. I feel so slow~." Kagome huffed out a bit of hot air. Ouran Academy was one of the only school's that was relatively close enough to allow Haruhi to attend, it was high end and full of stuffy rich kids. How could she not add it up?
"I'm just as shocked that you're attending here as well. Though it'll be nice, not having to wait till you have some free time to visit." Haruhi, though still a little shocked that Kagome was attending Ouran as well, she was more so when her friend showed up in the boys uniform instead of the girls.
Her eyes glanced over to her friend, the girl was happy. Unless one really knew Kagome, it was hard to tell, but after knowing said girl all her life, having been there for each other, through the good and the bad, she could tell. Kagome was being a little more playful, a slight smirk seemed to be constantly teasing the corner of her lips. And though her eyes still seemed far to tired and distant, they were gaining back that certain spark that was just, Kagome.
Her eyes followed the right arm that was holding onto a bento over her right shoulder. The pose itself, looked natural and relaxed, but she had seen the slight flinch from her friend to move into said pose. The pose and bento raised a few questions.
"Should you really move your arms in such a way? And why are you carrying a bento?"
Raising a brow and peeking at her friend from the corner of her eye, Kagome hummed as she followed her friend to the cafeteria. Only to pause at the grandeur of said cafeteria.
"Ugh... is nothing ever... simple with these people?" Kagome sighed out, still not used the excessive life styles of the rich.
"Not really. And you didn't answer my question." Haruhi raised a hand, trying to hide the giggle at her friends expense. A mock glare was sent her way from said friend before they continued their way to a table.
"Well, to answer your first question, my doctor said stretching every now and then is good. Just as long as I don't go overboard with it. As for my bento. I still wake up early, and still love to cook for myself. So why waste money on food only to have someone else cook it?" Kagome gently gave a one shoulder shrug, while Haruhi just nodded her head.
Finally, they made it to a free table and pulled out their respective chairs, Kagome slowly lowering the arm that held her bento before taking a seat. Again, when the two were seated, they tuned the world out and immersed themselves into their conversation.
The twins sent each other a shared look before following their lead and sitting themselves at the table as well. True, though Haruhi was part of their club, she was still new, but she still needed to hide her gender in order to repay her debt. The fact that this new student knew Haruhi was in fact a girl was a potential kink in that plan.
They flagged the rest of their club down when they spotted them entering the cafeteria before starting on their lunches. The others briefly paused when they noticed Haruhi talking to someone new, especially Kyoya, as he recognized the newest student. The closer they got, the more interested they got in what the two were talking about.
"Listen Haruhi, I still need to choose a club, so I was wondering if I could come over and you could help me decide which one you think would be best. With you being here longer than me, you have an idea of these things."
Everyone froze in their spots, becoming highly tuned into the conversation now. The cries and squeals of the females seeing the Host Club together at one table along with the newest beautiful student fell on deaf ears. The anticipation of waiting for Haruhi's answer was thick around the males of the club, baring down on them as if it were a physical weight.
"I don't see why not." they didn't know whether to ease up or tense even further with that answer.
Kyoya was already calculating the loses should Haruhi's secret be revealed, and he was not pleased. Tamaki was near on the brink of tears at the loss of spending time with his newly apointed daughter. The twins were feeling upset that their newest toy might be taken away, while Honey and Mori were having mixed emotions about the current situation.
"Though it'll have to be tomorrow, if that's alright with you. My doctor is doing a checkup today after school." Kagome mentioned after finishing the rest of her lunch.
"As long as you don't mind waiting. I do have after school activities." her eyes swept over the rest of the Host Club that were sitting in the seats silently, eating very little of their lunches and paying most of their attention to hers and Kagome's conversation.
"I don't have a problem with that. Since you first told me about... your after school activity, I've been interested in seeing it for myself." Kagome smirked as she leaned an elbow on the table to hold her propped chin, her other hand fiddling with her chopsticks.
Her eyes opened somewhat, giving her that sleepy lazy look, or what the other members of the Host Club were thinking, bedroom eyes. A slow and lazy smirk curled the new students lips as he took them in, and the girls around them all squealed in delight, blushed madly or sighed. The new student raising a brow towards them in question didn't help.
Once again, Kyoya was doing calculations and creating ways on how to make this new student join their club to raise it's income, as well to keep Haruhi's secret, well a secret. Tamaki was both in awe at this other boys natural beauty and the fact that he new Haruhi on such a personal lever and acted in such a way that also made him simmer. He was almost as bad as those despicable twins! The others just didn't know what to think at the moment.
"I take it, that they are the ones you spoke about?" Haruhi hid her giggle when she saw that playful glint in Kagome's eyes. She wondered what her friend had up her sleeve. Though, she was also still reeling for how... boyish Kagome was acting. She stocked it up to her last two years in the past.
Kagome leaned in closer to get a better look at all of them. She recognized the one in glasses as the student who took her to see the Chairman that very same morning, and the others were just as good looking in their own way.
The obvious 'leader' of the whole operation sat opposite of her, and right away she knew he was related to the Chairman himself. If it weren't for the obvious resemblances, then all the pictures of him while growing up, that she saw in that office, also helped. His looks were more fair though, instead of light brown hair, he had blond, blue eyes where his own father had brown. But the two were definitively father and son.
Her gaze then moved onto the twins, that reminded her of Shippo, color wise and with how their aura's felt; playful, mischievous, tricksters and almost every other character that belonged to a kitsune. She'd have to ask later, if Shippo had started his own family in the last five centuries, and if he did, why he didn't see fit to introduce her to them. Their red hair were parted differently, one on the left, the other on the right, most likely to help others to have an easier time tell them apart. Though she could tell right away, by their auras alone, one was more calm while the other slightly more... devious? Rambunctious would be a better term.
Next was an odd pairing, a tall stoic young man that reminded her of the silent version of Sesshoumaru. Behind his relaxed, almost lazy, posture, she could tell there was power. His broad shoulders, they very way he held himself and how he was taking things in. The perfect example of the strong silent type.
And lastly, the oldest and cutest stared at her with his own honey hazel eyes and the cutest smile. She could tell right away, that despite his appearance, he was also very powerful, if not a little more so than the tall one. She was having trouble squashing the urge to simply take him in her arms and just snuggle him, he was that adorable.
"Mmm, so this is the infamous Host Club?" her eyes turned to her friend, making sure her face was blank to mirror Haruhi's own, though both held a certain spark in their eyes. While they were both playful, Haruhi was more ecstatic that Kagome was freely interacting with others.
"Ahh, Haruhi, they haven't made you do anything... obscene, have they?" after the question was asked, Tamaki loudly began to demand who Kagome thought she was, and what right she had to act so familiarly with Haruhi.
"Haruhi and I grew up together, so I have every right. What about you? Forcing Haruhi to join a Host Club of all things." her brows furrowed slightly as she turned to her friend. "Speaking of which, if you needed help, why didn't you say something?"
"It's not a big deal. Besides, I caused the problem, it's only right I fix it. You should know that."
A slightly grim smile twisted Kagome's features slightly. She knew all to well about taking care of a problem that she ended up causing herself. And knowing Haruhi the way she did, her friend too, had a strong sense of responsibility to dealing with her own problems.
The bell indicating that lunch was over brought her out of her little and short inner monologue and brief trip into the past. Standing up, Kagome slung an arm around her friend's shoulders, ignoring all others around them, as they both made their way back to class.
Already, the leader of the Host Club, was acting up about her once again being to familiar and touching Haruhi. Blinking a few times, Kagome smiled a smile that would make Shippo proud, and turned so that said young man would be able to view what she had in store next.
"But Haruhi is mine..." with that said, Kagome leaned down and placed a quick and chaste kiss on Haruhi's cheek. "Chu~"
Moving away slightly, she could see that her friend was having a hard time controlling her own mirth, her shoulders were shaking slightly with repressing her laughter. Turning away from her friend, her eyes were caught with a fuming blond, who also happen to be flushed. If it was from anger, or embarrassment it was hard to tell with how his aura was fluxing between the two.
"You're using me."
"You wound me Haruhi. I would never do such a thing." she placed a hand over her heart, making her internally sure that she was channeling Miroku in that very moment. She chuckled very lightly at the amused look and once again leading them back to class.
The others just watched the two leave, Kyoya taking in the surrounding girls as they sighed and cooed about the newest student at Ouran. With what they had just witnessed, he was sure that the club would do better if this new student were to join them. And seeing as Haruhi knew them personally, thus knowing that Haruhi was indeed a girl, it would benefit them all in the long run to get them to join, and ultimately keep an eye on them.
They all followed after the two, observing how the two interacted. They were still unsure as to why Haruhi's secret had yet to be revealed. He knew then, that this friend of Haruhi's was up to something themselves, the only question was, what. At the moment, they were an unknown threat, and best left where he could keep an eye on. Seemed Kyoya had some digging to do to get information he needed that could help keep this student where it would best serve them.
The rest of the classes were immensely enjoyed on Kagome's end, though she didn't really show it. She was just happy to be spending time again Haruhi, where memories of her own childhood kept the bad ones of her time in the past at bay.
The two said their farewells and parted ways after the last class, Haruhi leaving for the Host Club while Kagome went home. Her healer would be waiting and using methods to help further her healing. They had been wary in the past, demons willingly help increase the healing process of a miko? Never heard of. But now that she was in the present and her feats were well known, many demon healers were literally clawing to be the one to help heal the Shikon Miko.
Sighing, Kagome climbed into her ride. At least she could look forward to the future again. School would no longer be boring and seemed it would actually be fun to attend. It left her wondering how long it would take the Host Club themselves demand... ahem, ask, her to join their little group. She was a threat, from what Haruhi told her, her friend seemed popular among the other female students. And here she came, Kagome Higurashi, knowing Haruhi's true gender.
It was a question of whether she wanted to join or not. She did need an after school activity, if she joined, she could just continue training at home. Not only that, it would take care of the after school activity that she would have to partake in. If she joined, she'd get to spend more time to catch up with her friend, and she was sure with how they reacted to her today, it would never be a dull moment.
Smiling lightly, she turned to watch the world pass just outside her window. Looks like she would be on the beginning of another journey, one were she could immensely enjoy. But first~ she'd let the boys stew a bit. She didn't say she would join right away, she did have till the end of the week. Nor that she would make it easy for them.
It also left her wondering how long it would take for them to learn that she was in fact a girl herself. And who would be the first to figure it out. Shrugging her shoulders, she relaxed even more in her seat. Tomorrow looked promising indeed.
AN: Okay, I wanted to post this up to hopefully tie everyone over with the fact that I'll be busy reposting everything on other sites. I would also like to ask you all a question.
What do you think the bet Shippo and Kagome made should be?
Yes! I want to hear what you think it should be! Cause I'll be honest, with my computer having eaten a back-logged chapter, which needed to be rewritten, and then copying/pasting/rereading/reposting all my work, I've lost/forgotten what the bet was. I have a vague memory of a few ideas, but their mashing together and not making sense.
Other than that, I'll be super busy once again till all my work is backed up on the other sites. But once I am, I'll continue to update here, for as long as possible, while also updating on the other site. Sorry for the trouble, and I hope you all understand. Thank you for all your reviews and positive feed back!
~ Bunny.W.K