Bunny 8
Renge's lady-in-waiting
This challenge is set during the time that Renge appears at Ouran in her obsession over Kyouya. When Rose Potter is four, her uncle sells her to the Houshakuji family. They change her name to Yuki and raise her to be Renge's personal maid and friend. Even if Yuki is a permanent fixture in Renge's life, Renge still develops an interest in Kyouya through the game Oki Doki Memorial.
This story can be a switch P.O.V. between Renge and Yuki. While Yuki will often try to reason with Renge, the Otaku will overrule her or ignore her friend. Renge will often disregard Yuki's feelings, especially when Renge feels that Yuki is holding her back. Used to this form of abuse Yuki will usually just ignore it. When Renge forces her way into Ouran and the Host Club, Yuki loses her patience and snaps at her friend for the first time.
During the whole 'Renge is the Host club manager' the Otaku will ignore Yuki, but the raven head will continue to look over her friend. Haruhi pities Yuki at first, but after explaining a little bit about Renge and herself they soon become good friends.
Hani and Mori respect and admire Yuki's dedication. They act more mature (well Hani at least) towards Yuki, though mostly leave her alone.
Kyouya first blames Yuki for Renge's interference in their/his lives, but probably will see some benefit in having Yuki around.
Tamaki first ignores her a little, probably unsure of how to place her inside his mind. He is probably also a little annoyed/creeped out by Yuki since she will only speak to him in French. He opens up to her slowly when she starts to become friend with Haruhi. In the end he is very fond of Yuki and even courts her a little, but she is blind to any affectionate advances since she only has eye for Renge (much like Mori only has eye for Hani).
The twins will tease her and treat her much like everyone else (basically as a toy). When it turns out she figured out who is who after a day they become slightly hostile towards her, but Yuki simply treats them the same as always.
Yuki will be by Renge's side until Renge or her father sends her away. She would never, voluntarily, leave Renge's side. When Yuki is send away from the Houshakuji household, she will lose her livelihood. Yuki stays with Renge out of loyalty and friendship though, something Renge does not fully realise.
(There is no scene for this challenge)
Good luck and have fun with it.
Update 23-06-2013: Anna241 pointed out that I caused some confusion on a few points. I apologise for this and must admit that I was a little tired when I wrote this challenge. I shall try to clear up the confusion.
About Rose receiving a Japanese name when she resides with a French family. Funny thing is that the Houshakuji household is a Japanese household which resides in France. Much like Tamaki who has a French and a Japanese name, Rose received a Japanese name since she already had a western name. Her name would be Yuki Rose with no last name since she was 'sold' to the Houshakuji household as an 'orphan without a name'. Of course she carried the last name of Potter but since she was sold she would lose that name. (That is, I think she would lose her name. I'm not too familiar with slavery apart from what I read in books and see in films.)
Now about the Houshakuji family 'buying' Rose making them basically slave owners. It is a hard topic to write about I guess, but you could make it a sympathy case. Arranged marriages (which may be a different topic but is still a little the same) still happen as often as slavery does. There are still cases of children, especially girls, being sold into rich families or even abandoned to be accepted into crime families. So, depending on how dark the writer wants to make this story, it could be that Renge's father 'bought' Rose out of sympathy or pity. She may have even reminded him of his late wife or maybe he fell in love with her (though he didn't seem like that type of person).
I hope I haven't made people even more confused now. That would seem like something only I could do :P I've been having a bout of bad luck this past week tripping over everything and breaking cups and bottles with contents.
Anyway, good luck.
