Chapter Seven

I couldn't sleep at all last night. Pen's words had been ringing in my head, and there was no way I couldn't stop thinking about it.

You love him!

I shook my head at the thought and looked over at the box of chocolates Kaoru had given me, which were resting on my bedside table. Were they supposed to be a symbol of his love? Well…every host was giving them out to all the customers. So that couldn't possibly be a symbol of his love! …Or was it?

I pulled the covers over my head and tried to forget the whole thing, just when my mom walked in.

"Hey Rachael, time to wake up."

I looked up at her. "Mom, I'm not feeling too good."

"Huh? What's wrong?" She put her hand on my forehead and checked for fever.

"I think I'm having love sickness."

Mom raised her eyebrows. "Love sickness?"

"Well…I guess… I mean, Pen says that I might be in…love with this boy from school…"

There was a long silence before my mom burst into laughter. "That's silly Rachael. You can't be sick just because you might be in love."

I shook my head. "But I'm not in love!"

"Well, then that solves our problem right? You're not sick. So get up and get ready."

"But I don't wanna go! I don't wanna see him…"

"And why not?"

"…" I hid my face in the bed covers. "Because I'm afraid of what'll happen when I see him."

Mom smiled softly and rubbed my arm. "There's nothing wrong with having a small crush Rachael. It's okay to feel this way."

I didn't say anything.

"Now let's go. It's Friday and you wanna get through the day so you can have your weekend right?"

I nodded, pulled the covers off from over my head, and got out of bed.

That's right. I had totally forgotten today was Friday, the last day of the week and the beginning of the weekend! This relieved me a bit, knowing I wouldn't have to worry about all this love stuff over the weekend, 'cause I wouldn't even see any of the hosts during that time.

So, being excited about the upcoming weekend, I quickly changed into my uniform, grabbed the grumpy as always Takai, and drove off to Ouran.


"So, how did you enjoy your visit to the Host Club yesterday?" Tamaki asked me, leaning against my desk.

"Uh…good I guess?"

"I heard you talked to Kaoru." The sound of his name made me blush. This, of course, made Tamaki smile. "Oh, so you like him."

"No!" I protested. "I do not!"

"Oh yes you do!" Pen broke in from his desk.

"Shut up Pen! You have no say in this!"

"Yes I do! I'm your best friend!"

"Yeah, well, best friends don't tease their friends about love!"

He stayed silent after that.

I sighed, relieved that Pen had dropped the conversation (for now), grabbed my stuff, and headed toward the studio to get ready for the show.

On my way, I ran into Lesha, who waved and walked up to me.

"So, I heard you like Kaoru."

I bit my lip.

"Oh! So it is true! You love Kaoru!"

"No I don't!"

"Yes you do," Pen said, walking up to us. "You're just afraid to admit it!"

I sighed; aggravated that Pen won't let this stupid thing go. "I'm telling you Pen, I won't say I'm in love with Kaoru. Ever!"

Then, what I just said reminded me of a song I heard when I was a little kid. It was off of the Hercules cartoon when Meg realized her true feelings for the big, heroic hero.

For some odd reason, I started singing the song.

If there's a prize for rotten judgment
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!

Pen and Lesha looked at each other, smiled, and began singing with me.

Who'd' ya think you're kiddin'
He's the Earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it

We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of

I looked at the two of my friends and sneered.

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

They both walked up to each side of me, and put an arm on my shoulders.

You swoon, you sigh
why deny it, uh-oh

I pushed their arms away.

It's too cliché
I won't say I'm in love

They looked at each other and rolled their eyes. I continued and kept walking to the studio.

I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out
Oh

They walked up to me and stepped in front of my path.

You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad

I shook my head and pushed my way through them.

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

Thoughts of Kaoru started running through my head, and a small grin crept on my face.

Pen and Lesha smiled.

Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love

I faced them, frowned to hide my grin and continued walking.

This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love

You're doin' flips read our lips
You're in love

I shook my head.

You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it

We approached the doors to the abandoned ballet room, and I stopped at the double doors. Pen and Lesha stepped to each side of me, and handed me a red rose.

Girl, don't be proud
It's okay you're in love

I smelt the rose and smiled happily.

Oh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love

Just then, one of the doors to the abandoned ballet room opened, and Kaoru stepped out.

"Oh Rae, there you are."

A small blush crept on my face. "Oh…h-hey Kaoru…"

He noticed the sudden blush, and looked away blushing as well. "Um…w-we were just looking for you. W-We were wondering where you were and if we were still doing the show."

"Oh! Yeah, definitely! Psh, we'd never forget to do my show! Now…why don't we go in the studio and…get started?"

I walked passed Kaoru as he opened the door for me, and he followed after me with Pen and Lesha following close behind.

"Oh! There you are Rae-chan! We've been waiting!" Honey-sempai said.

"Yeah, I've been…kinda sidetracked."

"Really?" Kyoya said. "With what?"

"None of your dang business!" I said.

Kyoya raised his eyebrows. "Well then."

I clapped my hands together. "Well! Now that we're all here, let's get this show on the road, shall we?" Everyone stared at me in confusion, wondering why I was acting so weird. I cleared my throat. "Ready cameraman?"

"Ready!" he said. "In 3…2…1!"

The red light on the camera lit up.

"Hello everyone! Welcome back to our show! I'm your host Rae Nakamura, and this is Ouran Dares!"

Everyone clapped at my announcement and Pen and Lesha kept smiling at one another.

"Now, I know you guys are all eager to see the dares our lovely contestants have for today. So, let's get started with round four!" I turned to look at the hosts. "Our first dare is from Elouise Victoria, and it's for everybody!"

Pen raised his hand. "Does this mean us too?"

"…Uh…I guess? It says everybody so…I think it means host and co-hosts as well."

"Okay! Sounds good to me!" he said.

I looked down at the dare. "It says that we all have to wear some sort of animal costumes!"

"…" The hosts' eyes stared at me in question.

"Animals?" Tamaki asked.

I nodded. "That's correct! And I got the perfect outfits!" I quickly went back stage and pulled out a rack which had many animal costumes hanging from it. "Okay, Tamaki! You're gonna be a monkey!"

I threw him the monkey suit and he looked at me in question. "Monkey?"

"Kyoya, you're a bird!"

Kyoya caught the bird suit that I threw to him. "You're joking right?"

"Honey-sempai, you're a bunny!"

I threw him the bunny suit and he smiled. "Yay! I look like a giant Usa-chan!"

I pulled a bear suit off the rack and threw it to Mori-sempai. "A bear for Mori-sempai."

"Hm…"

"A turtle for Haruhi."

Haruhi took the outfit I handed her. "Uh…okay."

I searched through the costumes to look for something for the twins. "Uh…the twins are…Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland, I guess…"

I threw them both the outfits and they smiled. "Awesome!"

"And now, for Pen is the raccoon costume!" I threw Pen the raccoon stuff that was hanging on the rack, which consisted of a raccoon hoodie, with a raccoon tail.

"Oh this is cool!" he said, throwing the hoodie on.

"For Lesha, a wolf."

I handed her a pair of wolf ears and a wolf tail.

"Oh this is awesome!" she said, putting the wolf ears on.

"And lastly, for me, a house cat!" I pulled off the house cat outfit from the rack, and turned to face everyone. "Now, all of you quickly go backstage and change. Unless you want to die of heat in those hot costumes."

The hosts all nodded and went backstage to change into their outfits. I looked over to Pen and Lesha. "I'll be back," I said, following after the hosts to change.

After about ten minutes of everyone changing into their outfits, we all came back out onto the set.

"Aww, everyone looks so cute!" Lesha said.

"Look Takashi! I'm Usa-chan!" Honey-sempai giggled.

"Hey Kaoru, look at Rae. Isn't she smokin' in that outfit?" Hikaru asked.

Kaoru's face turned a small pink. "Hikaru…she can hear you…"

Hikaru smiled at his brother.

"Alrighty everybody! You can all go backstage and change back into your uniforms if you want."

"What about us?" Pen asked. "I like this outfit. It's so cool!"

"Yeah, I love it!" Lesha said.

"Alright, the hosts can change if they want to, but we can keep these outfits on. I kind of like mine too," I giggled.

We all smiled at one another as the hosts went to change. Once they came back, we moved on with the show.

"Alright, our second dare for today is for Pen!"

"Me?" he said.

I shrugged. "I guess. But don't worry, you'll like this one," I smiled.

He swallowed hard.

"Your dare is from LURVEuALL, and it says that you have to kick Hikaru as hard as you want to in the groin, and then make him apologize for breaking your heart. Then, after that, get a hug from Takashi."

Pen's face was straight for a moment, until it made an evil smile. "Oh Hikaru~" he said in a singsong voice.

Hikaru groaned. "Oh…great."

Before Hikaru could even try to run away, Pen grabbed onto Hikaru's shoulders and swung his leg hard in Hikaru's crotch, making him bend over in pain.

"Owwww…"

Pen grabbed onto Hikaru's hair, pulled him up so they met eye to eye, and gritted his teeth.

"Apologize!" he ordered.

"Ngh…no!"

Pen glared at the twin and yanked on his hair.

"Ow!"

"I said…apologize!"

"Never!" he sneered.

Tears started to fill Pen's eyes. Then, out of nowhere, he grabbed Hikaru by the neck and started beating the living daylights out of him. Throwing punches here and there, choking him, banging his head against the floor, everything!

"I. Said. Apologize!"

"Pen! Pen stop!" Lesha said.

When Pen released his grasp from Hikaru's neck, Hikaru took in a deep breath. "Okay! I'm sorry! Are you happy?"

Pen sniveled, stood up, and wiped away his tears. "Very." He looked over to where Mori-sempai was and ran over to hug him. "Takashi, don't let Hikaru ever hurt me!"

"I won't," he said.

I smiled. They made such a cute couple.

"So? Who's next Tsuin-chan?" Lesha asked me.

"Uh…I don't know. Who's next Pen?"

"Huh? Oh." Pen dug out his dare card and read off of it. "Tamaki Suoh!"

"Oh uh…yes? What is my dare for today?"

Pen smiled. "Your dare is from pres1111, and it says that you have to spend a week in the Black Magic Club!"

Fear shown through Tamaki's eyes then. "The B-B-Black Magic Club?"

"That's right!"

"But…but….but Nekozawa-sempai's there!"

And just in that moment, as if on cue, Nekozawa showed up. "Did somebody say they wanted to join the Black Magic Club?"

Tamaki shook his head as Pen answered, "Yeah! He does!"

"Oh Tamaki Suoh, I always knew you'd want to join the Black Magic Club. Quickly now, and we'll get you a black cloak and curse doll."

Nekozawa grabbed Tamaki by his wrists and literally pulled him out of the studio.

"No! I don't wanna die!" Tamaki cried.

"Bye Tamaki! Have fun!" I said, waving.

"Is…is Tama-chan gonna be okay?" Honey-sempai asked.

"Of course he is!" I lied. "Now, let's all quit worrying about Tamaki and move along with the show!" I turned to face Lesha. "Who's next Tsuin-chan?"

"Hikaru," she answered, facing her crying in pain boyfriend. "Your dare is from Mitsy-chan."

"Yeah…?"

"It says that you have to dress up as the tooth fairy!"

"…The tooth fairy?"

"That's what it says," Lesha said.

Hikaru smiled. "That's easy!" He stood up, cringed in pain from Pen kicking him so hard, and stood on his feet.

I held out a blue tutu and wings. "Here you go Hikaru," I giggled.

He snagged the costume from out of my hands and went backstage to change.

"Man, grumpy much?"

"He's just mad Pen beat the crap out of him," Lesha giggled.

"As he should be!" Pen said.

Hikaru walked out from the dressing room then, dressed in his tooth fairy costume.

We all snickered.

"Wow Hikaru…that's a nice look for you," I said.

"Shut up. It's better than what Tamaki-sempai had to do!"

"Oh I bet he's having a great time!"

"Yeah right."

"Okay Hikaru, you're done. You can go change back now," I giggled.

"Good," he said, walking backstage.

"Okey dokey, while Hikaru changes back to his uniform, let's move on! Haruhi, you're up!"

"Okay," she said.

"Your dare is from Navi-at-Heart, and it says that you have to pick a yaoi couple to do whatever you say."

She paused for a moment and tapped her finger against her lip. "Well, I guess Hikaru and Kaoru, seeing as though Tamaki-sempai's not here."

"What do me and Kaoru have to do?" Hikaru asked, walking back out to the set.

"You and Kaoru have to do whatever Haruhi says," I told him.

He smiled. "And what would that be Haruhi?"

"Um…I don't know. Kiss I guess."

Hikaru looked over at his brother and smirked evilly. "Come here Kaoru!"

"…I don't think I want to."

"Oh c'mon." Hikaru grabbed his brother by the wrist and pulled him close. "It's not like we haven't done this before…"

A blush made its way across Kaoru's face. "Hikaru…stop it!"

"But I can't. It's my dare and…well…your lips look so tasty…"

Kaoru bit his lower lip as Hikaru started lowering his lips to his brother's. Kaoru closed his eyes as their lips met, and he took in the scent of his brother through his nose.

Watching this made my heart race, and I tried so hard not to squeal.

Hikaru's tongue grazed Kaoru's lower lip and Kaoru nibbled on the wet muscle.

"Mmmm…see, you like it," Hikaru smirked.

Kaoru's face was a cherry red. "S-Shut up."

With my face turning a small red from watching their little scene, I cleared my throat. "Okay! Let's move on!"

The twins smirked at my reaction.

"So! Who's next Pen?"

"Uh…Kyoya!"

He sighed. "Yes?"

"Your dare is from X-Yaoi Princess-X, and it says that you have to get a tattoo that says 'I 3 Yaoi'!"

"…No."

"Yes Kyoya," I said. "You have to do it!"

"I refuse."

"You can't refuse a dare!" I said.

"You refused to let Kaoru kiss you."

"…"

"See?" he said.

"But I ended up letting him anyway! So it don't matter!" I snapped. "So do your freakin' dare!"

He raised his eyebrows at me. "Snappy much?" He went backstage where a tattoo artist was waiting for him with a needle and ink.

"Wait, it's permanent?" Lesha asked.

"Yup!"

"Nice," she said, smiling.

"Okay, while Kyoya's getting his permanent tattoo, let's move onto Honey-sempai!"

The boy-Lolita giggled. "What's it say?"

"Your dare is from starred, and it says that you have to kiss Haruhi on the lips for five minutes!"

Haruhi looked over to the boy-Lolita, and Honey-sempai smiled.

"I guess it won't be too bad, right Haru-chan?"

"Uh…right," she said.

"Oh c'mon Haruhi," I said. "Honey-sempai is adorable!"

"Yeah, I know but…for five minutes?"

I shrugged. "That's what it says."

She sighed. "Well, let's get it over with, I guess."

"Hold on Haru-chan!" Honey-sempai said, quickly running to the side of the stage. He grabbed a small stool, brought it over to Haruhi, and stood on it so they were now eye to eye. "There! All better!"

Haruhi groaned. "Do I really have to put up with this?"

"Yes Haruhi, you do," I said.

"…"

"Alright Honey-sempai, kiss away!"

He smiled. "Kay!" He faced Haruhi and pressed his lips to hers.

Haruhi's eyes widened but she was surprised that Honey-sempai didn't do any French kissing. Well, of course he wouldn't. He's too innocent to do any kind of kissing like that.

We all looked at the clock and started counting away the minutes. Haruhi's face started turning red and then, a sudden blue.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Haruhi! Calm down! It's over! Breathe!" I said, afraid she was going to suffocate.

Haruhi pulled away from Honey-sempai's lips and took in a deep breath.

Honey-sempai stared at her in fright. "Haru-chan are you okay?"

"I'm…fine…" she said, breathing heavily.

"You sure?"

"I'm sure sempai."

"…"

"Okay, let's move on." I looked over to the side of the studio and looked at Kyoya who slowly walked back out on the set. "Well? Let's see it."

He sighed, and lifted up his shirt to reveal the 'I 3 Yaoi' tattoo that was marked on his chest.

"Oooh, spiffy!" Lesha said.

"Nice tattoo Kyoya," Pen laughed.

"Shut up," he said, pulling his shirt back down.

"Okay guys! Two more dares to go, and then we'll be done!" I said. "Who's next Tsuin-chan?"

"Mori-sempai! Your dare is from caithzadz! And it says that you have to go on a date with Pen!"

Mori-sempai looked over at Pen who was blushing like crazy.

He smiled. "That I can do," he said.

Pen smiled and hugged Mori-sempai.

I smirked. "Man you guys are so cute together~ Okay! Now, last up is Kaoru!"

"Yay…" the younger twin said.

I turned to Pen. "What's his dare say?" I asked.

Pen looked at his dare card, and smirked evilly. "Oh, you'll love this."

I stared at him in confusion. "What?"

"Kaoru's dare is from caithzadz as well, and it says that Kaoru has to go on a date with you."

I froze in shock. Me? Kaoru going on a date with…me?

"Aw, that'd be cute! Plus, it's the weekend so, you guys can go on a date over the weekend!" Lesha said. "I know! Why don't you guys go on a double date?"

"Hey! That's a great idea!" Pen said.

"No! No it's not a good idea!" I said, blushing harder than I ever had before.

"Why not?" Pen said, smirking.

"Because…because…" I couldn't come up with an answer. My head was spinning so much I couldn't even think straight.

"Well, it's settled then! We'll go on our dates tomorrow!" Pen said, smiling up at Mori-sempai who smiled back.

I looked over at Kaoru, and he looked over at me.

Here I thought my weekend was going to be host free. No worries about love or anything like that. But no! Now I have to spend a day with the guy I might possibly have feelings for!

My face turned red and I started to freak.

This was going to be the worst weekend ever.


Haha! I'm done! I personally loved this chapter. My character's afraid to admit she likes Kaoru ^^ So adorable. And I hope ya'll liked the songfic part of it! That just all of a sudden popped in my head and I thought it was cute~ Anyway, please review! Your reviews/dares inspire me to write! Love you all!