The bell rang for lunch, sending Akiko into a writing frenzy. She had to finish her paper! Manami stood up and glanced at her scribbling twin. Sighing, she decided to go ahead and take the blame for whatever she got in trouble for with the teacher and walked to the front desk.

"Ah, Miss Manami," Sensei said, "I need to ask you a favor. Please sit."

Manami raised an eyebrow and sat down in a front desk, steeling herself for whatever punishment was to come.

"I know you have a poor work ethic, but you have such a high IQ and make wonderful marks on your tests, that shows me how smart you are. However, not all of the kids in Class-A share the talent you do, so I was wondering –if you'd be so kind –as to tutor one of the students."

"Which one?" Manami asked.

"Hikaru Hitachiin," Sensei replied.

"What?" Manami cried outraged. Her eyes went wide and it seemed like she couldn't breathe, "No way in hell Sensei!"

"Manami, I know you don't particularly like the boy, but it has to be done! If he continues to make bad marks in English, he'll be unable to participate in extracurricular activities like the Host Club!"

"Why don't you get his brother to tutor him? He's awesome in those subjects, or maybe, I don't know, Kyoya-senpai! Anyone else!"

"His brother is in need of tutoring as well, and therefore is unable to tutor him, as is school rules. I can't have Kyoya tutor Hikaru since I am only a 1st year teacher. Besides, it will be good for Hikaru to have a friend other than his brother and those wacko Club members."

"But I don't want to!"

"Look Manami, you don't really have a choice. I need you to do this for me, alright?"

Manami looked away, her scowl deepening, "Fine. But only because you "asked" me Sensei."

"Good! I'll arrange the tutoring sessions then I'll give you and Hikaru a debriefing! Arigato gozaimasu Manami-chan!"

"Yeah, yeah, you're welcome," Manami muttered, grabbing some money from her bag to buy a lunch. She hit Akiko, "Go talk to Sensei. I'm going to eat."

"What? Okay!" Akiko said, putting her things in her bag and walking over to the teacher's desk. Manami sighed and walked out, feeling very lethargic. Why did she have to tutor him of all people? She'd rather teach his brother! Kaoru's much more mature than Hikaru, which is why she liked Kaoru better –if that's even possible since she hates the twins about equally. Ever since she'd met them all those years ago, she's felt an extreme hatred for them. Well, at first it was just Hikaru, but the hatred bled into her like for the identical counterpart. She didn't know what it was –she just hated them. Did she need a reason?

No.

"Hey! Manami!" Yoshie shouted, waving from the lunch table the group always occupied, "I saved you a seat!"

"Thanks!" Manami called back, beginning to order lunch.

After it had been prepared and handed to her, she sat down at the table across from Takako.

"Manami," Takako said, "I need to talk to you."

"Ok, what about?"

"The Club."

Manami instantly became attentive, her usually scattered attention pulled and focused on Takako. Takako cleared her throat.

"I was thinking, how are we going to keep this club a secret? If we're going to be female hosts, how are the male members of Tamaki's club going to not know about us? They're bound to find out."

"I know, but they won't be able to stop us in the beginning!"

"Why do you think they'll stop us? What have we ever done to them?"

"Isn't it obvious," Yoshie cut in, her slate gray eyes on Manami, "Hikaru Hitachiin is in Tamaki's club."

"So?"

"Manami really dislikes him –although I don't know why –and so she thinks that the hate is mutual."

"Seriously?" Takako looked at Manami who just nodded and went back to looking troubled and angry.

"What's wrong with the little baby?" Hibiki asked, coming up to Manami and pinching her cheek. She slapped his hand away.

"I have to tutor Hikaru Hitachiin."

"Oh no!" Hibiki exclaimed in mock horror before laughing, "Manami, it's not that bad!"

"Yes it is! He's gay!"

"He's not gay."

"Yeah! He is! I've heard all of the girls talk about that stupid "Brotherly Love" crap he does with Kaoru –that's gay! And incestuous!"

"Is that why you hate him?" Hibiki asked, quickly coming up with a plan to piss of Manami.

"Of course not!"

"Then why don't you like him?"

"Do I really need a reason?"

"Could it be that you're angry he's not straight?"

"Why would I be angry about that?"

"Because, you're in love with him!" Hibiki cried out dramatically.

"Could you go away?" Takako cut in, glaring at Hibiki, "I'm trying to have a conversation here."

"About what?"

"Club business."

"Oh! Then count me in!"

"He's in the club?" Takako deadpanned to Manami who just shrugged.

"We needed a gay guy. I got the only one I could think of."

"I'M NOT GAY!"

"I can't blame you. Anyways," Takako pulled out a notebook from her bento, "Now, club name?"

"How about the Sexy Sisters' Club?" Eiko asked, sitting down.

"I'm not a girl!"

"Yeah, but you're gay," Yoshie pointed out. Taking in his horrified expression she quickly added, "At least to the public. We all know you're straight."

"No," Manami said, "I don't like that name. What about the Time Consumption Club?"

"What's with that name?" Eiko asked, tilting her head.

"Because, that's what Host Clubs are for. They exist so people with too much time on their hands can goof off in a sexual way. It's a great release of sexual tensions within the body and maybe, because of this, there will be less perverts!"

They shrugged, "Ok, that sounds good."

Takako wrote it down in her journal.

Takako looked down the list and then grinned, "Ah, here. Should we do any joint events with Tamaki's club?"

"No," Manami immediately said, "No way in hell."

"Why not?"

"Because, I don't want to be around that jerk-faced Hikaru!"

"Let's do a vote, all in favor, say "Aye!", all not in favor, say "Nay!". Got it? Go."

Manami was the only one to "Nay".

"Damn it."

"Guess what!" Akiko's excited voice said, "I get to tutor Kaoru Hitachiin!" She set her tray down on the table and began to stuff her face.

"I get to tutor Hikaru."

"WHAT? BUT YOU DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING!" Akiko screeched, food spewing out of her mouth.

"So?"

"That's not fair! I work my butt off and you don't!"

"So?"

"UGH!" Akiko frowned, pushing her tray away from her, "You ruined my appetite!"

"-"

"AND DON'T SAY "SO?"!"

"That was a terrible impersonation of my voice, Akiko."

"Well, well, well," a raspy sort of high voice commented.

"What do we have here?" another, smooth like caramel, finished. Manami would know that voice anywhere. She turned around, horror-movie style and laid eyes on the one she despises most.

Hikaru Hitachiin.

This is a fairly short chapter, but the story will continue on soon. I'm in Houston for a family thing, meaning I will be bored when everyone is asleep since they don't have insomnia, and I will then work on this story. Good for you. However, I did leave this at a cliff hanger, meaning you will have to pay me with Fanfiction Currency (Reviews) for a new chapter.