A brief and apologetic authors note:

Hey... So its been roughly 6 months since I've updated. My bad. But in my defense my laptop broke and I've been busy. Anyways, this took me a good solid 6 hours to write, and while i edited it I am positively sure I missed a lot. Unfortunately my normal editor was also working and I wanted to get this out ASAP. Sorry bout that, but I hope you enjoy the chapter regardless! Heads up, the twins fight episode has become a two part type of story line for Annabelle! sorry again and please enjoy the story!~~~

Twins and Trouble Part 1:

The Trouble Starts

I was seated at the twins table today for Hosting hours. Not entirely by choice, but that's fine; some of their fan-girls are in our class and one is even letting me borrow her notes from class that i didn't quite get earlier. Now normally this would appease me, however, the twins have yet to actually leave me alone long enough for me to copy these notes.

"Let's all play the 'which one is Hikaru?' game!" They spoke in unison, focusing on the girls and giving me an opening to start scribbling down notes. My japanese is fluent, however my writing is awful and barely legible, and the teachers told me I need to improve so this needs to get done.

"That's the dumbest game I've ever heard of."Haruhi spoke up as she passed me her own class notes.

"What? Have you got a problem with it, Haruhi?" The twins accused.

"Not really. I just don't understand why the two of you are so popular." Haruhi responded, tone as bland as always.

"Dammit Haruhi you'll get them started." I groaned, rubbing the bridge of my nose while the twins began their spiel.

"That's not very nice." They said, eyes narrowed slightly while they glared at us.

"I'm disappointed." Hikaru sighed.

"Apparently, you don't understand the merits of having a pair of twins as members of the host club." The pervert added.

"Listen up. Having a couple of good-looking guys with homosexual tendencies earns the club high points. It also helps that the two struggle between their attraction and their friendship." Pikachu explained.

"And in our case, because we're twins, our relationship is taboo and therefore more intriguing." Cow-poo added.

Wow I'm really good at this nicknaming thing when I really don't want to focus on school work.

"And besides, who hasn't fantasized about twins? Having two loves is better than one, don't you think?" Hikaru spoke again, interrupting that train of thought, and seducing one of their guests.

"It's a young woman's romantic fantasy." The pervert added, mirroring his brother on the other side.

"Well, um, yeah, you're right! I can't take it!" She and the other guests began squealing, faces red as I sighed.

"Yeah, they have a point, Haru, they're very pretty boys, and twins are a huge thing. I myself have dreams of twins…" I trailed off, staring into the middle distance. "James and Oliver Phelps have starred in so many of my dreams." I sighed wistfully as I turned to my three friends, face a tad flushed and a dopey smile on my face. "They could perform magic on me any day~" I added, winking at the twins guests and laughing as I watched them giggle. The twins glared at me, faces flushed, while Haruhi laughed at my confession.

I tuned out when I saw Tamaki running over, quickly taking the moment to distract the twins guests with more talks of twins and weird pervert kinks that these girls have. Suddenly our attention was drawn to the laptop Tamaki was waving around with a shirtless Haruhi posed on our club's website.

Is that what my cousin is freaking out about?

"Rene, Haruhi doesn't look like that shirtless, not at all."

"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT, ANNABELLE?!" He shrieked, shaking me back and forth while the twins stole the laptop, switching the picture to a different one.

"Our photo's are great, boss! We even put some up of Belle!" The twins spoke up adding fuel to the fire. My cousin dragged me over, peeking at the screen to see me in some highly inappropriate cosplay and poses.

"That's not me. My boobs don't look like that in a corset." I deadpanned.

"THAT'S NOT HOW YOU REACT, MON BELLE!" Tamaki added, continuing to freak out over the inaccurate photo shopped portrayals of me and my best friend. I continued scrolling through the pictures the twins made of me and posted, noticing idly that they all tended to be borderline risque and biologically inaccurate, because you know, obviously their ultimate goal was to turn me into half the schools male populations blonde fetish. Morons. Perverts. They could have at least gotten my measurements right, it's not like if they don't know them.

"Seriously guys, what was your ultimate goal with some of these? To make me out as some trollop? Goddamn perverts can't even get my measurements right in Photoshop..." I groused. "And Tamaki why do you have my dress?" I snapped at the moronic Blonde.

"Now, cut it out, guys. No more making weird pictures of me or Belle. You got that? Just what do you guys take us for, anyway?!" Haruhi scolded.

"Isn't that obvious? You're our toys." The boys answered with a smirk.

"Piss off will you?" I answered in a deadpan, exchanging a glance with Haruhi as she walked away from these idiot perverts, rolling our eyes in unison as I leaned back into my seat, school work discarded in exchange for Tamaki's idol magazine. The twins, realizing they were losing our attention, quickly grabbed my arm and began herding me to stand with Haruhi, away from where their guests had begun comforting Tamaki.

"As we were saying, in order to entertain oneself in this otherwise boring life…" Hikaru spoke up, being hugely obnoxious

"...one must find himself stimulating toys." They just feed off of each other, don't they?

"I am not your toy! Okay?" Haruhi argued back while I sighed.

"Please keep me out of your delusions." I added, flipping the page in the magazine. I swear these boys thrive off of our attention, twisted little dorks.

"You want a toy?" A voice spoke up from behind a dark and ominous looking door I had never noticed before. "Toys... toys… If you like toys, then you should come and visit my black magic club." Ohhh, I didn't know we had one of those! "We've opened a marketplace that boasts black magic items from across the globe. We're also holding mass around the clock. If you visit right now, I'll even throw in a free curse doll. You could have Beelzenef as your free gift!" I took advantage of the distraction provided when Kyoya approached my confused classmates to sidle up to the shy dark boy pawning his dark magic wears.

"...You guys wouldn't happen to sell scented candles and bath salts, would you?" I asked, trying to hide my eager grin.

"Ahh, and you, little flame, wouldn't happen to be Annabelle Ueno, would you?" Nekozawa-senpai asked while I nodded happily, "The spirits have spoken to me about you, yes, yes, we have many candles, crystals, salts, and herbs available for your perusal at anytime in our market."

"Aww, senpai, you flatterer, I'll definitely be by sooner rather than later to peruse your market! Goodness knows it's hecka hard to find a good, quality, holistic shop around here." I pouted.

"I am glad there are those who appreciate such things, even outside of the realm of black magicks. It is refreshing to see such a bright flame such as yourself interested in the arts." Nekozawa commiserated.

"I've never been dedicated enough to really get into any magic. It takes a lot of focus and patience that I just haven't ever been able to give to them… I tried once, but it didn't last long and was definitely more of a phase than anything." I added, keeping the conversation up while the morons were distracted with Tamaki's ravings.

"Yes, well not many are willing to fully dedicate their heart, mind, and soul to such things. Regardless you came out of it with an appreciation for our remedies and such that not many keep with them."

"Yeah, I suppose so…!" I smiled happily at my senpai as he excused himself to socialize with the others. Hmm… speaking of the others, the twins certainly are suspiciously quiet… Dear god they have a flashlight!

"No! You guys!" And I was too late to stop them.

"Ahhhh! You murderers!" Nekozawa shouted, crying as he ran out of our club room.

"That wasn't nice, you guys!" I sighed, walking away from the twins with a disappointed headshake.

"How on earth could you do such a thing? Obviously the two of you don't know the true terror of black magic!" Rene ranted. I began tuning out the boys once again as they proceeded to get on my cousins nerves and harass my Haruhi.

Hmm… It's really quite lovely outside, why are we in here? Isn't there a veranda or something we could have held the club in so we could enjoy the fresh air? I should talk to Haruhi about visiting the park when i visit this Friday. I'm sure Remy would enjoy that, and Haruhi really needs to go out more. She spends too much time inside studying and cleaning.

"... just gonna make fun of me." What did I miss?

"No matter how much we beg you?" The twins kept pestering her.

"No way." Haruhi stated decidedly.

"I too have been thinking that it's about time I pay my respects to our beloved Haruhi's family." My moron decided to bud in. Huh, how conveniently on topic.

"No way in hell, senpai." Pfft, shot down hard.

"Hey speaking of your home, can we stop by that park by the supermarket on our way over there Friday? It's supposed to be really nice out." I half begged, "Pretty pretty please, my most bestest looking best friend?"

"Only if you stop butchering the rules of grammar, Belle." Haruhi deadpanned.

"Heeey! No fair, how come Belle gets to go over?" The twins whined.

"Because it's the only private time we get to hang out away from you morons." Haruhi said plainly.

"Plus I'm her favorite!" I chirped, laughing when Kaoru stuck his tongue out at me.

"We can settle this with a game. If you can't pick up which one of us is Hikaru, then your penalty will be the two of us coming over to your house later tonight!" The twins decided, donning hats and quickly circling around each other a half dozen times. "Okay, so which one of us is Hikaru?"

"This one's Kaoru. This one's Hikaru." No hesitation and she got it right in one.

"Oh oh, you got it wrong!" they chanted. I looked over them once myself before shaking my head in denial.

"Nah, Haru-babe, they're lying. You got it right." I reassured her.

"I know I'm right. You guys may look alike, but you're very different." Haruhi commented, a knowing smile on her face.

"She's got a point." I nodded, hanging off of her shoulders, as some of the guests crowded us.

"How did you guys do that, Haruhi? Whenever they wear those hats to cover which way they part their hair, it's practically impossible to try and figure out which twin is Hikaru and which one is Kaoru." One girl asked.

"How can you tell them apart?" Another girl added to the question.

"I don't know how to explain it, they look very similar but they give off very different vibes. Like, uhh…" I trailed off trying to find the words.

"...It's kind of difficult to explain, but Hikaru's speech and actions make him come across a little more mischievous than Kaoru." Haruhi finished my thought for me.

"Yeah, that! Plus, Kaoru seems a bit more… laid back? He tends to let Hikaru take the lead."

And then it all started with a snicker from Kaoru and an offhanded comment. I swear these boys argue worse than girls. It's not like we meant anything offensive and since when are they so sensitive anyways? I suppose we should start clearing out if this continues much longer.

"...If you hate it so much, then why don't you just stop?" Hikaru argued.

"Because I hate to see you make an ass of yourself in front of everyone! It was your idea to call Haruhi our toy, but I noticed you were quick to make a pass at her. Admit it, Hikaru. You're actually in love with Haruhi, aren't you?" Ooooh, Kaoru is accusing things. I'm not even sure if i should be taking this seriously, the twins aren't really that sensitive to our comments, are they?

"As if you have room to talk, Kaoru! You're the one who groped Belle! I bet you did it on purpose because you like her!" And now Hikaru is accusing.

"I really wish they wouldn't involve us in their arguments," I whispered to Haruhi while Tamaki started acting like a hysterically over protective dweeb, "It's really irritating and mildly embarrassing to be called out like that." Haruhi sighed and nodded in agreement.

"Awesome, this is just perfect! My darlings Haruhi and Annabelle are in the middle of a beautiful, yet poignant four-sided romantic relationship. And to make it even more exciting, two of Haruhi's admirers are twins torn apart by love. Just the thought of it could make me eat three bowls of rice!" I started counting in my head while Tamaki started talking to my friend.

"Wait, wouldn't it be a five-sided relationship, Renge?"

"You and I count as one, Belle! After all if this were to work out in my fantasies, we would be a package deal!" She smiled winningly.

"Why don't I get a say in this?" I questioned nobody, throwing my arms in the air in frustration.

"I'm confused. I thought you had decided to go back home to France, Renge." Haruhi asked.

"Well, I was going to start up a host club of my own, but I don't think France is ready for a host club just yet!" My darling explained happily.

"Dork." I picked at her.

"And, what was that about you being groped by a twin, Annabelle?" She countered, leering at me with that terrifying glint in her eye.

"Err… well, you see…" I had to explain the whole story to her, in detail.

Meanwhile, we managed to do absolutely nothing as the twins proceeded to start name calling, insult their own mother, call it quits on their relationship and then storm out of the room together. They even fight in unison.

"Oh no…." I sighed dramatically, turning to Haruhi, "I know I shouldn't get involved, but I'm going to go check on them."

"Have fun." Haruhi answered.

"Oh, yeah, loads…"

A Secondary Authors Note:

Hi again! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I hope to post part 2 soon! Hopefully within 3 months. that my new maximum time for updating. Someone make sure i stick to that please? Thanks!

Sunny~