Chapter Seven
Starting as a Host

When the host club met the next day, there was a certain number of new girls. For they heard that THE quiet and elusive Kagome Higurashi had become a new host. Though they didn't know what he was like, they still thought he was handsome, mysterious, and dangerous. Kind of like Kyoya but more so. And they all wanted to learn more about him. Plus, he was really cute.

But for Kagome all she wanted to do was sit by the window and watch the flower petals fall, or sleep, really she wasn't very picky. Besides she was only doing this to have something to do and to help Haruhi pay off her debt.

Kagome sighed as she sat there This is so boring, I wonder what else I could do? Hmm, I really don't want to talk to any of those girls. Maybe I'll go help Haruhi, it looks like she is making some instant coffee for Tamaki-san and his guests.

As Kagome made if over to where Haruhi was, she watched as Tamaki made a big deal about drinking 'commoner's' coffee. He is pathetic, Kagome thought to herself. There is absolutely nothing special about instant coffee, sure I like it but you don't have to make a big show about it.

"Kagome? Why don't you come sit with us?" asked one of the young ladies.

"Sure," It's not like I have anything else to do, Haruhi got the coffee just fine. Kagome thought as she made her way over to the couches, where the young ladies were sitting.

"So, why did you join the host club Kagome?"

Kagome just shrugged and said, "I joined because I had nothing better to do, and I am helping a friend pay off a debt." Kagome didn't know what she said, but whatever it was it caused the girls to squeal giddily.

"That's so sweet!" another young lady gushed.

"I suppose?" Kagome said unsurely with a small look of confusion. Which, unfortunately for Kagome, caused another set of squeals and giggles to leave the girls' mouths.

"You are so cute when you're confused!" This declaration caused Kagome's face to go completely blank. For the remainder of the conversation Kagome decided to just not answer and to leave her face as blank of emotions as possible.

The rest of the day consisted of the same process, one girl would say something and Kagome would choose not to answer. It started to become a game to them. To see which girl could get Kagome to talk. None were successful, but that was not going to stop them from reaching their goal.


Kagome's P.O.V.

Finally the day was over. You know, I hadn't officially learned who all the member's names were. But I had discovered, through observation, who each one was. There was Takashi Morinozuka or Mori for short. He was the tallest there, I only came up to his chest. He had spiked, short, black hair, and dark gray eyes. I felt some kind of connection with him, him and Kyoya both. There was just something about them that attracted me to them. Though I would not get involved, but they would be interesting to learn more about and get to know better. Another thing I noticed was that he had a cool blue aura around him. It was nice and calm, it soothed me. But there was also some red and black mixed in that showed that he had a dangerous side and fighting spirit. He was a High School Third year, one year above myself.

Another host was the one who was always with Mori-senpai. His name was Mitsukuni Haninozuka. Though he looked young, he was actually a High School third year and a prodigy. Yeah it surprised me too. All I knew about him was that he had blonde hair, and brown eyes. And that he liked sweet stuff, oh and his bunny. His aura was very bright, I couldn't tell if it was more of an orange-pink or a pink-orange, but whatever. I also noticed he had a little bit of red mixed in his as well. Interesting, I'd have to watch him.

I already knew about Tamaki and Kyoya, and the only thing new I had learned was that Tamaki was a flirt and Kyoya was manipulative. They were both High School second years, like myself. Tamaki's aura was also a blue though it was darker than Mori's, and his did not calm me down like Mori's did. At times it did the opposite. Though that could also just be his attitude. It was rather annoying. Hmm, I may think more on this later.

Kyoya's aura was also quite intriguing, his was a very dark, rich purple. With some black swirling and mixing with the purple. His was an interesting combination. He was cool and collected, but his mind was dangerous. I would have to watch him as well, no doubt that not being able to find any information about my past was going to bug him. As I was sure he had already tried to look for my history. Well too bad. He wasn't going to get any unless I gave it to him.

Then of course there was Haruhi, I hadn't learned much about her. Except that most of the host club thought that she was a he. It was actually kind of funny to watch. She was a High School first year, one below me. Her aura was also very nice. It was a light green with some different shades of blue mixed in. It was fun to watch when she got annoyed and her aura was taken over by the dark blue. Her hair was a nice chocolate brown, the same as her large doe-like eyes. I also found out that she "hates" rich people. I couldn't blame her. I was not to fond of them myself. Which was why I couldn't wait until I had a job and could move away from my father. A little off topic, but not like I care. Anyway...

The last of the hosts were the twins. I heard that their names were Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin. I had discovered that they were very mischievous and liked to play with their "toys". So far they had failed when it came to Haruhi and myself, though it was only the first day. I was not completely sure which one was which, as I had not formally met them. But one twin's aura was a dark emerald green. Showing that he was mischievous but could be calm and behave when the time called for it. While the other one was a dark, bright orange. He was obviously the mastermind, where the other one simply played along with the other one's plots. Both the twins had orange hair and amber/light brown eyes. Just like Haruhi, they both were High School first years.

Well now that introductions are out of the way. It looked like Tamaki was bugging Haruhi, again. Maybe I should go see if I could help her. I had just made it over there when I heard her mutter the word "obnoxious" which caused Tamaki to go sulk in his corner. She took care of him rather well in my opinion, though she didn't seem to notice. I decided that he just wasn't worth my time so I went over to Kyoya, who was writing away in his notebook, to see if I could get more information on the club.

"So, Kyoya-san? Why don't you tell me more about the club?"

"As you already know, it is a place where rich young ladies who are bored and have too much time on their hands come to be entertained by rich, handsome young men, who also have too much time on their hands." Ridiculous was the only thought that went through my head. I didn't say anything out loud though. I wonder how the club makes their money? I decided to ask.

"How exactly does the club make their money?"

"We don't actually get money from the girls themselves, but by selling merchandise and holding auctions and such. We are able to bring in quite a bit of profit." Well I kind of expected something like that. I wondered how much he made off of the club. I didn't think I wanted to know. And I was definitely not going to ask him.

"Hm." That's a good enough response I believe.

I decided to check on Haruhi to make sure that Tamaki was not causing anymore problems. But I found that the twins were dragging Haruhi off somewhere. Tamaki asked Kyoya to call his...hairstylist? And for Mori-senpai to get some contacts? What were they doing? Were they giving Haruhi a makeover? I believe I would follow the twins to make sure they didn't do anything that they would regret later. After all I was also here to make sure she was safe.


From outside of the changing rooms, I was able to watch as the Hitachiin twins were kicked out by Haruhi. They both shared a look of comprehension. It looked like two more host club members found out that Haruhi was a girl. That left only Tamaki and Mori-senpai to discover Haruhi's "secret." Though unlike myself, she didn't even try to hide the fact she was female. The host club was just too dense and blind to notice.

By the time Haruhi came out of the changing room, the entire host club had assembled. Immediately Tamaki went on a whole rant about how "cute" Haruhi was and how much she looked like a girl. If only he knew. I decided to have a little fun of my own, to see what reactions I could get. I had been watching the host club work today, so maybe I could put their "lessons" to good use. Besides I was not lying. So I walked right up to Haruhi grabbed her chin in between my fingers, looked into her eyes and said.

"Tamaki may be an idiot, but he is right you are very cute." I drew the word "very" out to add affect, I also made sure to say this with my "sexiest" voice. Though in my opinion I wasn't very "sexy." I took a quick glance to see what the others thought.

Haruhi was actually blushing. Weird I didn't think she was the type to blush. Maybe I was cuter than I thought? Hmm, something else to think about. I would have to make her do that more often. The twins looked like they wanted to pull me away from Haruhi, like they would ever be able to. Mori-senpai had a small look of shock, not bad I was getting pretty good reactions from them. Honey-senpai was sitting with wide eyes and a piece of cake halfway to his mouth. Kyoya was much like Mori-senpai, and only had a small look of shock on his face. And Tamaki? He was just standing there. Was he even alive?

Overall, I would have to say, their reactions were good. Maybe being part of the host club wouldn't be so bad. And hopefully one day, I could get the courage and strength to continue my life, even without either of my families here to help. The host club may help me learn to let go and move on. I might even be able to get along with my father, I didn't even want to try to get along with that witch, but my father? Maybe, someday. And the host club? I would definitely have to play with them more in the future. Hmm, maybe I could bud into one of the twins acts? That would be fun. Well I will work on this later. Right now I had to get to my swordsmanship lesson. So without saying a word I left, with my left hand in my pocket and my right up in a silent goodbye.