It was time for the club again, and Melody was shaken a little. The events of lunch hadn't really hit her until then. Her class had been surprisingly rough too, the teachers weren't taking it easy on her. On her way to the clubroom, she ran into Vivi.

"Hey Vivi," she smiled at the girl, who seemed distracted.

"Huh?" she snapped to. "Oh hi, Melody," she smiled then snapped her fingers as if she remembered something. "That's right, Melody; I won't be in for Club tonight, last minute student council meeting."

"Oh," she nodded. "Okay, I'll let Kyoya know."

"He already does," she waved her hand dismissively. "I didn't remind the ladies. So you guys might get some extra guests tonight that are looking for me..."

"That's fine," Melody smiled as she headed off, taking a mental note that Sabo wouldn't be around. "Have fun at the meeting."

"I will try," she waved as she headed down the hall. The bluenette bumped into someone as she rounded the corner.

"Sorry," chuckled a warm voice as the guy rounded the corner to the hall Melody was in. It was Ace-san.

"My fault," Vivi bowed and headed off.

Ace's eyes locked on Melody, who was watching the exchange, oddly entranced. He broke into a broad smile that closed his eyes. It was so innocent and beautiful, it gripped her heart, making it rapidly beat in her chest.

"Mel-chan!" he shouted and bounded over with his quick strides. When he got close to her, he bowed and extended his hand, as in offering it to hold hers.

She cautiously extended her hand, he took it and kissed the top of her knuckles.

"I need to apologise," he sighed a little, still smiling at her, this one apologetic. "I forgot I have boxing practice today, so I won't be able to attend. And the guys; Zoro and Ritsu have kendo."

"That's alright." she smiled. "I'll miss you all, but Vivi can't attend today, so I might get extra people stopping by today."

Ace's eyes darkened a little, but his smile never left.

"More guys attending you?" he tilted his head. "Well, it's a shame they can't have you, seeing as the rest of us are actively trying to win you over. Which reminds me,"

He pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.

"Our numbers," he handed it to her.

"'Our'?" she questioned.

"Well," he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Law said he'd given you his. So the rest of us agreed it's only fair to give you the numbers for the rest of us that would like to talk to you."

She nodded and pocketed the paper, giving him a bow.

"I've gotta go," she smiled at him kindly. "Enjoy your practice, see you tomorrow Ace-san!"

He waved as he left at a slight jog.

She entered the club room, no theme today thankfully. She adjusted her skirt and walked up to the rest of the hosts who were sitting down.

"Hey, Mel-chan!" Nami beamed. "Have you seen Vivi?"

"Oh," she nodded. "She said she was heading to a student council meeting."

Nami nodded back curtly.

"Hopefully we don't get busy..." Robin mused for the ladies.

The time finally came for them to be open and the doors opened wide with a flourish of rose petals.

"Welcome." they chorused.

Some timid girls and some regulars flitted in, one by one. Then a surprise entered the room, Sanji-san. He was drawn up; his hair slicked back with the signature side of his face covered in blond locks.

His blue eye locked onto Melody and he bounced over a dumb grin covering his face.

"Oh, my Angel Melody!" he wailed. "I haven't seen you in so long! Please, let me treat you to some tea and snacks today!"

Melody quirked a brow to Kyoya as if to ask if Sanji was for real, Kyoya just gave her a simple nod. He was of no help.

"Of course," Melody sighed airily. "Let me lead you to my couch, Sanji-san."

He extended his hand which she daintily took, trying not to be too boyish as she leads him over to where she was seated. Nami gave her a pitiful look of apology. Tamaki seemed to be fuming a little at his older brother's flair.

"Allow me, my princess," Sanji swooned, heating up the pot and the water for it. He swooped to the dessert cart. "What would you like to eat my princess?" he seemed to sway with excitement. "I make all the dishes for the host club, it would be my honor to feed you something."

She felt flustered slightly; he made all the delicious foods she'd been resisting gorging on? If so then he was quite the chef. She cleared her throat a little and nodded.

"A slice of cake would be fine," she smiled a little.

He nodded and handed her a slice of angel food cake, it was topped with various red berries and a simple syrup drizzled on it, and a dollop of whipped cream.

She blinked in surprise, it was so plain, but looked so delicious. She took her fork and took a bite, savouring the treat, she held back a sound of delight from her throat as the sweetness of the berries and the spongy texture of the cake melted in her mouth.

He looked at her apprehensively, as if waiting for her verdict.

She gave him a small smile and tried to swallow without making an unladylike sound.

"This is amazing," she mumbled to him. "What's your secret?"

"Fresh berries," he chuckled. "Fresh cream and just a pinch of vanilla and almond extract in the cake batter, and the bowl and whisks ice cold."

She blinked in surprise; he really must be a connoisseur, or professional to be creating such delicacies.

"Are you a chef, Sanji-san?" she asked as she prepared herself another forkful. "Or just a baker?"

"Chef," he smiled wistfully. "Still working on getting myself a proper restaurant even a small one would be lovely."

"You could enchant the world with your food, I bet," she swallowed her second bite. "I wonder if you could make us a treat for the next themed host event."

"I would be honoured," he smiled, his eyes glazed over as he poured them some tea. "What do you have in mind?"

She thought for a moment, she would love a ball of sorts for the club, but she needed to think of something entertaining for the whole club and the guests. It would be nice to have a costume party, or even a space themed event.

"I'm not quite sure," she thumbed her fork before scooping herself up another forkful. "I would love something homely to eat regardless."

"What makes you think of home?" he asked sounding thoughtful.

"Oh plenty of things," she covered her mouth, so he didn't see her food in her mouth while she spoke. "I love pizza and sushi, but homemade pizza, or banana bread, or chilli with cheese biscuits, or a good thick burger, or pancakes with bacon and maple syrup."

She blushed, surprised her food-loving side was seeping out so quickly.

"Truth is," she mumbled. "I love baking and making food for friends, even something simple. I remember making sweets for my ex..."

"Don't worry about making things for us here," Sanji chuckled. "I can worry about keeping you hosts and the guests fed."

She blinked in surprise at him.

"Actually," she thumbed her teacup as she set her plate down, a little embarrassed deep down that she was asking such a thing. "Could I help make the snacks for tomorrow?"

"Nonsense!" he laughed warmly. "Ladies shouldn't be dirtying their hands with anything they don't need t-"

"I'm a commoner Sanji-san," she reminded him with a hint of hurt in her voice. "I'm sure I can handle a little work..."

He stared at her incredulously, as if she had asked him to do something impossible.

"It's fine," she mumbled into her tea. "It was just a thought."

"I..." he blinked in surprise at her. "I'm sorry, my princess, I just can't stand to see a lady do anything that I could do for her."

She rose a brow to him and nodded.

"I'll survive," she shot him a false smile that met her eyes, making it convincing. "Afterall your sweets are delicious Sanji-san."

The dumb blond was a swooning mess from her smile and complement before a small cough broke his theatrics.

Nami-san to the rescue, with a cute pout and leaned over the opposite couch. Nami must have noticed Melody was losing her patience with Sanji quickly.

"Sanji-san," she cooed at him. "Please join me next. I'm bored now that my guests have gone."

Sanji leapt up, almost tumbling over himself to take the lady's hand. Nami shot Melody a wink over her shoulder as she left, being dragged by the blond cook, Melody mouthed a 'thank you' back.

She sighed and finished her cake in peace, silently fuming over the man. She never met someone so stubborn over a little help. She hoped he wouldn't request her again, trying to talk with him was going to be tough if he did.

She tidied up her seating area and stood up when she heard footsteps approaching. It was Law, she was so pleased to see him, someone she could act a little like herself around.

"Law," she beamed at him. "Are you here for a snack or to chat?"

"Why not both?" he shot her a cocky grin, which sent a chill down her spine. He sat and noticed her putting her plate away. "Snacking without me?"

"Yes," she chuckled and poured him a cup of tea. "I had a guest earlier, let's just say I'm glad you're here."

He rose a brow and gave her a cocked grin.

"One date and already fancying me?" he smirked and took his tea that she offered. "That's cute, Mel-ya."

She felt herself blush a bit.

"Oh please," she laughed a little. "I don't note swap with my friends."

"Touché," he snorted a little and took a cookie off the nearby tray. "Tell me, who stopped by?"

"Suoh, elder," she grumbled a little into her tea. "I offered to make something, and he acted as if I did something rude or vulgar to his virginal ears."

He almost snorted into his tea, patting his mouth with a napkin.

"Melody I swear," he bit back a smile as he cleaned himself up.

"I'm sorry-" she started apologizing for making him mess himself up.

"Oh please," he chuckled a little. "Keep it up, and I'll keep falling head over heels, my dear. You just startled me a bit with your honesty."

She blinked. Was he falling for her? Of course, he did ask her out.

"Alright then," she sat up a bit. "How about sometime soon the group of us go out for a group date of some kind? Just whoever can come, and Haruhi and I?"

Law blinked in surprise.

"That would be nice," he answered immediately. "But what would we do?"

She smiled and slowly adjusted in her seat.

"You guys have arcades right, all around town," she pointed out. "I'm sure one of them can accommodate a little party of people wanting to play games or karaoke."

She smiled at the thought, just hanging out with people would be nice. She missed doing similar things like bowling or arcades in the little town she grew up in. Even a short evening out of food and walking around to see the sights would be lovely, as long as there we people wanting to hang out and enjoy some time together.

"Oh?" he blinked and smiled at a sudden thought. "We can brainstorm some ideas together on the ride to school on Monday. That sound fair?"

She nodded and tilted her cup up in cheers. Law followed suit.

The club's quiet atmosphere was suddenly interrupted by a shout in the hall, loud and boisterous. The cry made Law turn pale. The whole club became silent.

"No way..." he mumbled, his eyes wide in shock as he turned to the door, the sound of someone running to the closed door was apparent. Everyone turned to the door, awaiting whoever it was to open it. The doors flung open, and a young boy about Haruhi's age was huffing in the open door. The boy was in part uniform, he was wearing athletic uniform shorts and shoes, but his shirt looked like a muscle shirt, and he had the uniform coat wrapped around his waist by the sleeves, something was hanging off his back by a tie that met at his neck. At least he was a student, a rowdy one.

He had black coal-like eyes that warmly soaked up in the room. Short scruffy hair that seemed to remind Melody of someone and the boy had the dumbest goofy grin on his face, which accentuated a little scar under one of his eyes on his cheek.

The lean boy made eye-contact with Law and beamed brightly.

"TRA-GUY!" he boomed loudly with an energetic wave. "I FOUND YOU! ACE SAID YOU'D BE HERE!"

Law was red-faced, his head in his hand, covering a small blush that was in his ears more than his cheeks.

"Don't call me Tra-guy, Strawhat..." he grumbled loud enough for only her to hear.

The boy bounded over to the seats Melody and Law were sharing, not looking at anyone, and moving swiftly. Suddenly the appearance of the boy and the mention of Ace, and Law knowing him by nicknames all clicked in her head, and she connected the dots. This boy must be Luffy; Ace's adopted little brother and Sabo's cousin.

"You must be, Luffy." Melody said, hoping it would defuse the tension Law was giving off.

"That's right," the boy wrapped his arm around Law's shoulders, much to the older man's grumbling distaste. "You must be that foreign chick Sabo and Ace were gushing over!"

"I guess so," Melody mumbled and rose a brow at Luffy. "Are you joining me today?"

"Shishishi," the boy laughed. "I'm just here for the grub, Gaijin!"

He grabbed for some food, but Law held the boy by the cheek, keeping him still. The boy grumbled dramatically.

"Come on, Tra-guy," he wined.

"You're being a pain," Law mumbled to Luffy quietly. "Take a plate and go outside."

"But I wanna eat it all, and listen to the gaijin a little! Please!?" Luffy cried through his lips, even though Law was pulling at one side of his face still.

"Kyoya?" Law asked sounding truly tired with Luffy already, turning to said, host.

"So long as no one complains, and he pays," he adjusted his glasses, so he looked distant and cold. "He is free to stay and eat his fill."

Law let out a defeated sigh and let Luffy go, the boy bounced into the food immediately, like an elastic band being released.

"It's his bill," Law grumbled and turned to Melody. "Melody this is Ace's little nuisance; Luffy. Strawhat, this is Melody-ya."

"Hiya Gajin-girl," he spoke with his mouth full, surprisingly being heard and not letting a crumb of food leave his mouth. "You're just as foreign-looking as Sabo said you would look."

Law sighed in defeat.

"I'm sorry," Law grumbled to her. "He's not good with names of people if he knows them for another thing, nicknames stick with this ass-hole."

She blinked in surprise at Law's language but wasn't too shocked. She was used to swearing, just not it being done in Japanese.

"It's fine," she sighed a little. "I'll ask about Tra-guy another time then..why do you call him Strawhat?"

"Because it's all he wears," Law picked up the thing hanging off the string behind Luffy. It was a vibrant yellow straw hat with a red band around it. The hat looked faded but well cared for. "But his brother and cousin call him Crybaby..." he teased the boy with a playful smirk.

"Am not anymore!" Luffy shouted, mouth stuffed and surprisingly not a scrap of food leaving his mouth, yet again.

"That's sweet," she laughed softly. "My brother's nicknames are 'Con-man,' 'Special-K' and 'Champ'," she smirked at the warm thoughts of her family at home. "I was nicknamed Amora by my brothers..."

"Why the dumb name for you?" Luffy asked, jamming a slice of cake into his mouth.

"It's my gamer tag," she shrugged. "My screen-name or online name..."

Law's jaw seemed to drop a bit.

"You're Amora?" he asked, his eyes wide. She nodded slowly, and he smiled. "I played with you before then..."

"You did?" she raised a brow in curiosity.

"GTA," he smirked wickedly at her, her heart sunk. She had the worst experiences on that game in online mode.

"Don't tell me," she said slowly. "You're Law_Roommaster?"

His cheeks tinged pink, and he gave her a swift nod.

That asshole with the Law_Roommaster Gamertag was a help when doing team based things off the main map; team races, heists, team deathmatches. But he was an asshole when they went to free-for-all mode. He would continuously run her over and gun her down like a prick until she had the cash for her own penthouse in the game. She hated playing with him until she got the apartment.

"You were a right fucker," she mumbled into her tea.

Luffy didn't blink in surprise at her cussing, but it made Law laugh.

"Oh woo me, Mel-ya," he laughed. "I loved hearing you bitch me out in English; it was hilarious! Then you got better, and it was more fun to work with you."

She glared at him, she now really wished she had stayed brushed up on her controller muscle memory instead of jumping to PC again for gaming.

"You're on, dickhead," she mumbled in English to him.

"Come have a go if you think you're hard enough," he snorted at her in English back.

Now the boy had her blood boiling.

"Please tell me you have a Switch, cause that's all I brought," she smirked, feeling her gaming adrenalin pumping.

"I'll bring it on Monday," he smirked. "What game?"

"Splatoon," Melody quirked a brow. "Do you have it?"

"2?" he smiled and she nodded. "Then it's on, we'll make wagers on Monday, hmm?"

She nodded again and poured a cup of tea for Luffy. The boy was probably going to choke on his food without a drink.

"Tea Strawhat?" she asked.

He nodded and grabbed the cup, he took a sip and downed the whole of his food and drink at once. Melody was stunned but figured it was typical for the boy. He chugged his drink and let out a burp. Law let out a defeated sigh.

"And that's as charming as he gets," Law mumbled. "I'm sorry you have to cater to him today, Mel-ya."

"Oh it's fine," she leaned into the couch, trying not to sound too homesick as she spoke. "Luffy reminds me of my brothers, so I don't mind..."

"Do you miss them?" Luffy asked before Law could open his mouth.

"Yes," Melody responded, a little pleased that Luffy asked. "They're my best friends before my school friends, we had to move around a lot when I was little, so we only did things together for a while..."

They remained quiet for a while before Law spoke up.

"Maybe they can come to visit?" he said quietly as if they were a drive away.

"I..." she blinked, forgetting that she was supposed to be making him happy not herself. "They have school, so I'll be okay and visit them on break."

Law nodded quietly, and everyone stilled again from the sound of running in the halls again. Everyone looked at the doors, this time, however, the doors opened gracefully, and a red-faced dishevelled person was in the door, with no shirt. Of course, it was Ace. Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Ace pushed his hair back and looked around, locking eyes with their table he quickly walked over to them.

"Luffy," his voice was a soft threat, like a big brother finding the younger doing something annoying. Ace's hair was still covering his eyes surprisingly, and Melody could see the sweat trickling down Fire-Fist's chest.

She bit the inside of her cheek; my god did he look good. Defined collar bones, rippling abs, and a slight red to his chest from him working out. She held an undignified sound she wanted to make, even the wolf whistle that was threatening to spill from her lips. She was jumped from her thoughts by her dumb saviour Luffy.

"Big bro!" he jumped at Ace, who stopped the boy by his face, to her shock. She gasped in surprise; she was stunned that the man was holding his shorter younger brother out and up by his head, which his hand seemed easy to grab. "I'm sorry Ace," the boy chuckled, not in pain. "The food was so good I ate every bit."

Melody looked at her food cart, which was indeed empty. She let out a disappointed sigh at its sight.

"I'm not angry about the food," Ace mumbled threateningly to said food thief in his hand, he then leaned into his little brother. "Why are you bugging Melody, huh?"

"You said the Host club had food," Luffy grumbled into his brother's palm before plucking himself out of his grip and plopping onto the couch with a big dumb grin. "I didn't know your and Sabo's girlfriend was here."

"She's not our girlfriend." Ace blushed in embarrassment.

"She's not their girlfriend," Law said as Ace also defended the relationship.

"I'm a host," Melody crossed her legs, giving Luffy a pointed look, trying to simplify it for the dummy. She was embarrassed that Luffy thought she was dating Ace and Sabo. "I feed the boys and just talk."

"Like a girlfriend," Luffy said pointedly.

"Girlfriends do more than that," Law sighed, rubbing his face in embarrassment. It looked like Luffy was giving him a headache.

"Every time you guys come back from a date," Luffy pointed out like a child proving a point that would win. "You guys always said you had food together and talked. I don't wanna have a girlfriend, so I'm here for the food, you guys can share her."

Melody smacked her hand to her face, boy this kid was dumb. Maybe Luffy had a learning disability? Luffy thought everyone that visited her or the others was a date. It would feel like one, but it wasn't one.

"I'm sorry about him," Ace mumbled to her bashfully, rubbing the back of his neck as he blushed.

She was stunned again by the motion, following the muscle structure in his forearm. Damn her artistic eye. He looked so fucking good.

She shook her head, keeping the heated thoughts from interfering with her chat.

"It's fine," she managed out. "Luffy's a hoot, I just wish he understood..."

Ace blushed darker and nodded a little, "Sorry about him, Law." he said to his friend.

"It's fine," Law glared a little at Ace, his tone of voice was bitter. "But could you throw a shirt on, you're going to give Mel-ya a heart attack."

Her heart stopped. There was no way Law could have figured her out so quickly; she silently cursed at herself as she felt her cheeks flush and give herself away.

"Oh?" Ace smirked darkly, his eyes lighting up and he flexed his arms a bit. "Like what you see, Mel-chan?"

She felt her mouth dry up, damn Law. She grabbed her teacup and took a sip to distract herself. She made eye contact with Law, who looked bitter and a little smug as she sipped. She noticed Nami's table behind him, giving their table a greedy glare, and resisted a chuckle.

"Yes I do," she said, keeping her eyes on Law, which kept her voice even. "But you're going to kill Nami-chan if you don't shirt up."

Ace turned to the girl in question and shot her a smirk, which made the red-head turn the color of her hair.

"Fine," Ace sighed and pulled a shirt from his pant pocket, flicking it open and tugging it on.

Law was giving Melody a stunned look, as if he hadn't expected her response, or at least hadn't expected it to be directed at him. She did find all the guys steaming hot, but Law was the only one seeing through her like glass, and it was nice not having to explain herself to him.

"I think you're all going to kill me," she breathed into her teacup, speaking in English. "Fuckers."

"I think I'll visit you for food again!" Luffy shouted, covering up her swearing. "This can be fun!"

"So much fun," they chorused as they got up to leave with Luffy.

Law and Ace visibly deflated from Luffy's excitement, and Melody held back a laugh at their disappointment. This host club was fucking crazy.