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chapter 4: Back to Hosting

I walked quickly through the halls of the school hoping that no one would notice my absence for the few days I went missing.

I went straight to the third music room. Sooner or later I would have to face them. I just couldn't seem to get the courage for the past three days to come to school or see anyone.

The Irish in me was telling me to tell them straight out why I disappeared for a bit. But my Japanese half was starting to get the better of me.

I walked into the room and was pelted by rose petals.

My eyes adjusted to the light and all of the Host club members, instead of saying their usual 'Welcome', stood there in shock.

"H-hey guys," I said.

The first one of them to speak up was Kyoya "Where have you been Dani? We have tremendously lost on profits because our hosts were not able to keep their cheery selves."

I dropped my head and softly said "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make everyone worry."

Honey ran over to me and glomped me as hard as he could and was quickly followed by Tamaki, the twins, and Haruhi.

They all stood there hugging me and I started crying.

"W-what's wrong Dani? Is your back still hurting?" asked Tamaki as they let go.

I sniffled and answered through my tears "N-no, m-my ba-ack isn't h-hurt-ting. I-I'm just so-o hap-py."

Then Honey broke out in tears to and hugged me again, but that's to be expected of a boy lolita.

They let go of the giant hug that they had engulfed me in and stepped back.

I sniffed and wiped the tears that had gone down my, scarred face? I felt my face after seeing my reflection in the mirror. Kyoya looked at me and then explained.

"It turns out that the marks on your face were just temporary wounds that were larger than normal."

"Oh," I said with slight confusion as to how marks that deep could be gone in a day.

I let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness it was just temporary.

Kyoya then rudely ruined my relaxation and said "Now that you have returned, we need you to begin your new spot as a host."

I looked at him in shock. Me a host? Yeah right I couldn't even keep it together as the errand boy. I thought to myself.

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I could hear the sound of my own doom the morning. I looked over and it was just the alarm that was set next to me the night before. I looked around the room and remembered that I was at Tamaki's house and that Rick had been arrested.

I sighed at the fact that I was now homeless and family-less. I got out of the bed to answer the door that had had a knock on it.

I opened the door to a very bright eyed Tamaki.

"Good morning my princess," he said in his normal hosting voice.

"Good morning Tamaki," I said in my groggy morning voice as I rubbed my eyes.

"We should get down stairs for breakfast," he said as he outstretched his hand to me. I took it not knowing how to get anywhere in this house.

When we got to the dining room, I had become more awake as I was trying to memorize the path from the room I was in, to the dining room.

I looked around and saw an extremely expensive looking chandelier above the table, and a very sharp looking older man seated at the table.

I recognized the man to be the chairman of the academy. I quickly examined myself and felt very awkward as I was quickly surprised by the chairman in front of me and holding my hand and bent down to kiss it.

Tamaki was obviously furious that he had touched another of his 'precious daughters'. I never get what he's saying anymore.

I retrieved my hand from the chairman as he was now in a heated discussion with his son about how he 'hadn't done anything wrong. It was just something courteous of him.' Tamaki was enraged at this and barked back "But you can't do that. She is a lady yes, but she is also our guest for the time being."

The chairman remembered this fact but didn't seem fazed by it at all and sat back down at his seat at the head of the table.

Tamaki motioned for me to sit, and of course, me being my very well-mannered self, took a seat across from Tamaki and next to the chairman.

I was so busy with the chairman that I hadn't noticed the plethora of food that was on the table in front of me.

I looked at the table with wide and glimmering eyes like a kid in a candy store.

Tamaki took note of this and couldn't hold back his 'fatherly' emotions and leaped across the table to scoop me into a big twirling hug. When I was finally able to pry my way out of it. I sat back down and ate the wonderful food that was before me.

When everyone was done, and by everyone I mean myself and Tamaki. I got up and started to gather the dishes out of habit.

Tamaki just stared at me and said "Dear one, you don't have to do that. I have staff that does that for me."

I stopped and looked at what I was doing and smiled sheepishly as I set the stacks of dishes on the table.

"Sorry, force of habit," I said as I walked back to my seat.

Tamaki stood up right before I sat down and told me that it was time to get ready for school.

He led me back to the my room and told me where my things had been put.

"Starting today, you will have a boys uniform to wear for school so you can properly host the young ladies," he said in all of his glimmering glory. (In-case you didn't notice that was sarcasm that she said)

"Thank you Tamaki, but that won't be necessary. I'm not going to host anyone, and I am not going to change my appearance just to make it more suitable to someone else's tastes," I said bluntly.

Tamaki blinked a couple of times before realizing what I had just said.

"WHAT? But you HAVE to host," he shouted.

His voice was so loud that I thought I felt the vibrations hit my spine.

"I'm sorry but I just can't do it. I have other oblig-" I started when he put his hand over my mouth.

"No, I don't want to hear anything about having other things to do. I say that you are now hosting and no longer the errand boy, er, girl," he said with a triumphant look on his face.

Then turned on his heels and left.

I sighed and turned around to find two maids that had pulled out the male uniform and stood before me.

"Uh, can I help you?" I said cautiously.

They both looked at me with innocent smiles. Before I knew it, the door behind me that was open, was now shut.

I started to sigh in stress but before I could, I was jumped by the maids and roughly changed against my will.

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I got into Tamaki's limo after a bit of protesting about not wanting to attract attention to myself. But after he had called the twins over to 'fix my commoner look', there was no hiding in the shadows anymore.

I kept pulling at my now shorter hair that had once been roughly cut. It was now short and neat, but still had my wild blonde streaks now and then.

I got out of the limo after Tamaki had to keep myself from drawing attention. But being with Tamaki Souh, you don't ever have a chance of hiding. Especially if you look totally different than before.

I tried to keep my green eyes hidden but without my long hair it was impossible.

With everyone having brown eyes, and me having green eyes. AND, on top of all that, I was walking behind Tamaki Souh. I drew attention to myself very quickly.

I walked into my classroom right after Hikaru and Kaoru. They seemed very proud of their work to 'improve my look'.

I sat down in my seat and began to pull out my books when three girls who had sat around me the entire year had suddenly said something to me.

"U-um, you're Dani Handoka-san right?" the one behind me asked.

I looked up only for a moment to see the slight blush that was creeping its way onto the girls faces.

"Uh, yeah, I am," I said as dryly as I could.

"And who might you be?" I asked even though I knew the answer already. I just wanted to see what their reaction would be if I said their names with my soothing deeper voice.

The one next to me spoke up first. "I-I'm Minako Minamoto. But you can call me Mina-chan," she said with a shy blush.

"Mina-chan huh?" I said and suddenly all the girls in the room squealed like they had just met a movie star or something.

I looked around and realized that all of the girls in my class were looking at me with 'heart eye syndrome' and all the guys were looking at me with 'new idol syndrome'.

Now I know that these aren't real syndromes, but that's what I came up with after seeing the facial expressions a few times.

Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other and scowled. They didn't seem to like the new host that would be joining them.

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After school I headed for music room three to see what horrid costume Tamaki would shove me in this time.

I go there on time before the guests had arrived so I went to the back room to find shirtless boys EVERYWHERE!

I squealed and shut the door. I panted as I ran out of the room and ran right into Haruhi.

"Oh gosh, thank goodness. You might not want to go in there yet," I said with my face as red a tomato.

Haruhi had been in the host club for longer than I had so she knew the schedule better than I did, but I couldn't let her be scarred too.

"Calm down, I know their changing. I usually come about ten or fifteen minutes after class lets out so as not to disturb their changing. Or be scarred for life," she said as she chuckled.

I looked at her and realized that I had been holding my breath ever since she opened her mouth, so I let out a sigh.

"So, how was the morning with the moronic king and his father?" Haruhi asked.

"Well," I started but hen was interrupted and we were both dragged into the music room.

We were thrown into the back room and the door was shut behind us.

Kyoya spoke through the door "Your costumes are in the changing rooms. Haruhi, yours is in the left one. Dani yours is in the right."

We heard the footsteps leaving and then looked at each other.

"Please tell me you know what today's cosplay is?" I turned and asked Haruhi.

She shook her head and headed for her dressing. How could she be so freakin' calm about this? I thought to myself and headed for my space.

"No, freaking, way am I wearing this garbage," I said as I walked out of the dressing space.

Haruhi and I looked at each other with terrified expressions.

Today's cosplay theme was 'Alice in Wonderland'.

Haruhi was dressed as the white rabbit, with a vest, a pocket watch, a tail, and some ears on her head. I was dressed like the doormouse. Complete with ears, a tail, and a little thing of whiskers.

We both just gave up and trudged out to see the rest of the club dressed up as well.

Tamaki was the mad hatter. The twins were the the tweedles. Honey was the march hare. Mori was dressed as the Cheshire cat. And lucky Kyoya didn't have to dress up because he never really hosted.

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After club activities were finished. I started for my stuff when Hikaru and Kaoru grabbed it and handed me some sort of dress.

"What's this?" I asked holding the garment.

"This is what we want you to wear when we take you home of course," they said in unison.

"Say what now?" I asked looking at them with my eyebrow raised.

"Unfortunately, we have made a rotation for places that you shall stay at until you can live on your own," Tamaki said in his emo corner.

"WHAT? Since WHEN did my life become your decision?" I said as loud as I could without yelling.

Kyoya looked at me and just smirked. He handed me a piece of paper that had the rotation on it. Everyone's name was one it except Haruhi, because she has only enough space for her and her dad.

I looked reluctantly at the twins, lowered my head, and headed to the changing area to get ready for my home for the night.

The end

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me: so what did everyone think about this chapter?

Kasanoda: Hey, when do I get to make an appearance?

Me: Kasanoda? What are you doing here?

Kasanoda: I don't know. I just wanna know if I get to make an appearance in this story.

Me: Maybe in the next chapter.

Kasanoda: Cool. Anyway, please R&R criticism is welcome.