DISCLAIMER: I DONT OWN SOUL OR OURAN; BUT ITS CHAPTER 8 FT. KID

Kid's story

A slap rang out across the now silent host club. Kid was on his knees clutching his right cheek as his father stood over him, hand still raised.

"Kid senpai, are you okay?" Eli asked as he rushed forward to help his friend.

"Yes thank you," Kid stated before getting up and walking away from the small group in silence.

"That was harsh," I mutter as Soul nods beside me. Blackstar seethed beside me as Tsubaki tried to calm him down.

"Lord Death has always been hard on Kid senpai." Pat whispered, as Eli remained silent on the floor.

"Why is he like that toward his son?" I ask surprised that someone could be so mean to their only child. The group remained quiet before Eli spoke up.

"Well everyone else knows so why not you." He said taking a more casual stance on the floor.

"Kid's mother died when he was born," Eli started.

"Leaving Lord Death to bring up his son alone, Kid is the heir of a political man Maka." Pat stated.

"At first it was a great relationship, Kid followed his fathers every order without fail, but one stormy night Kid disobeyed his father's orders. You see Maka Kid was never supposed to befriend us twins let alone fall in love with one of us." Pat told us. I freeze in my spot at the sudden realization of Kids love life.

"At first no one knew even now it's still a well -guarded secret, so it's no surprise that you didn't know." Eli smiled.

"Um, it's cool I was just surprised." I reply quickly waving off the news.

"Anyway, no one, not even me realized their love until first year high school." Pat laughed.

"Sadly Kid senpai's father also discovered the secret that year. Kid created the host club so that we could be together and not look suspicious, to hide the fact of our love." Eli whispered.

"In this world Maka, we rich prestigious children have to hold up a pure image an image that can be tarnished easily by even the slightest smudge of insecurity." Soul explained as Blackstar and his cousin nod in sadden accepting.

"Even for us a Star clan member, a lot hangs on how people perceive me." Blackstar told me.

"But it's not fair, we should be able to love who we want and be who we want." I say in rage.

"We don't get to live in that kind of world commoner." Kid seethed as he walked forward taking Eli into his arms. I glare at him, mad at both him and his father for being so blind.

"He's right Maka, even in today's modern age higher rich families allow money and high standings to rule." Tsubaki sulked.

"It's a burden we all share; the only exception to that rule is you Maka Albarn." Kid told me before stealing a kiss to Eli's cheek.

"Even you and I are a forbidden love that cannot continue forever." Soul whispered. I hang my head in distaste at the fact that these stupid rich kids could allow something as stupid as old traditions to rule them. This was a modern age meant for change.

"Even Eli and I can't be together forever, and that's a fact we've both known for a long time." Pat said as Eli shivered in Kids arms.

"True it will be hard to leave my brother who's always been with me since birth, but it has to be done, for nothing last forever." Eli smiled.

"True nothing last forever, so why not stop following old traditions of your families!" I ask in rage eyeing the six men before me. Their heads hung low in shame as I shook in anger. Had they no idea how dumb this all sounded for this time frame?

"Maka-chan, you're a smart girl but Soul and Eli are right, nothing last forever and we can't change tradition overnight. Please understand that even though your father works for Lord Death and your mother is off traveling you're still obliged by tradition yourself." Tsubaki smiled.

"Huh, what do you mean?" I ask confused.

"You want to be like your mother, which isn't any different from us. We thrive to make our parents happy and be like them. Just as you want to make your family happy." Blackstar put in as the others nodded. It should have scared me that Blackstar was the one to state that instead of one of the calmer host members, but right now, I wanted nothing more than to leave them. As I retreat form the library and school I try to think of why the boys truly wanted to be together. If what Blackstar and Tsubaki had told me was true then I was being a hypocrite. Soul and the others must have been connected somehow? Yeah their families treated them harshly, so did mine, I was forced to study for my grades and work for my scholarship's. Even then, I was never put under the strain of taking over either of my parents jobs. Maybe if they just reflected over what the host club had done since it started? I'm sure that they would find the proof they needed about not using eachother.

"Oi, Maka you home?" Soul called as he opened her window. It was left unlocked for just this reason, though currently he knew she wanted nothing more than for him to drop dead.

"Hi Soul, I figured you would have been here sooner." She greets. Or he could be wrong, she seemed happy.

"You making dinner?" he asks cautiously as he sniffs the air.

"Yep, steamed broccoli with sliced potatoes and baby carrots. It's a type of beef stew." She explains. Maybe Soul should be worried. Normally a calm and collected Maka was fine, but after a major upset like the one at the host club today, Maka should be fuming at him.

"I see, but surely it cannot taste as good as you my angel." Soul whispers pulling her into his embrace and gently nibbling her ear. A wicked smile curves onto Maka's face as she grabs his arms and throws him over her shoulders and pins him to the floor. A soft "Ow' meets her ears before a cringing Soul opens his watery eyes.

"You rich boys are such pansies." I laugh returning to my dinner. I hear my boyfriend's soft angered growls as he takes a seat at the table.

"And I'm to take that as my punishment?" he asks me glaring at my head from beneath his bangs. He thinks he's so cool.

"Normally yes, but today at the club what you all said. I know it's true and I can see how I resemble that somewhat." I begin, as Soul fully looks me in the eye.

"I can't help but wonder if you truly meant it when you all said you joined for the gains of it." I muster refusing to meet his bright red eyes. It wasn't until I felt his strong arms twist me to face him that I met his eyes.

"My angel, you have nothing to fear for I am here with you." He told me as he brushed away loose strands of ashy blonde hair. I couldn't help but feel safe as he continued to brush my hair with his fingers. His dark velvety voice began lulling me to sleep even though I try to fight it.

I awoke to darkness wrapped in the warm silk of my blankets. How I had gotten here eluded me until I located the cause slurping on instant noodles by my laptop.

"Tell me again how a commoner like you can afford this?" he asks noticing I'm awake.

"It came from Walmart." I reply not at all ready for a fight. I look over at my clock and realize it's nearly three A.M.

"What's a walmart?" he ponders as a vain threatens to pop in my head.

"The evolved form of the dollar store, now why are you here senpai?" anger threatening to overload as I search the room for nothing in particular. Wait, how did I get in my pajamas?

Senpai, did you dress me in my night cloths?" I ask trying to sound calmer than I was. By the look on Soul's face I must have failed because he looked plum scared right now.

"Well you were sleeping so peacefully," he began.

"And," I encourage.

"And, I didn't want to wake you." He concluded. My face must have given away my anger, or the fact that I haven't eaten yet. Either way Soul somehow managed to sneak from my room and return minutes later with more instant noodles. How he managed to cook them that fast I would never know, nor would I want too.

"Kid, maybe we should stop." Eli whispered as the two laid in Kids bed. Kid nodded as he kept his eyes locked on the dark ceiling.

"Going to ignore me?" Eli asked playfully shoving the chairman's son. A smile played across his face as he turned to the blonde haired boy beside him.

"No, I'm actually thinking about what Maka said earlier today." Kid whispered. Eli gave him a searching look.

"It made since didn't it. We did just become a host club for the family standings." Kid said as he sat up to rub his face.

"Did we, I mean at first I thought so too, but now that I think back on it we seemed to be more relaxed and unruled by our family ties. Even Soul seemed more relaxed." Eli explained. Kid nodded also thinking back to the various times the club was together. After meeting Maka, the group had become even more excited at the group. But now, that the year was near its end and the big dance coming up, things seemed to be changing for the worse. If things didn't change soon then all would end in horror.

"It's going to be fine Kid, I assure you that nothing will change between us friends." The Thompson boy assured. This seemed to calm Kids mind as he closed his eyes to sleep, tomorrow he would confront the group.

Why were we not holding any business today, this was not like Kid.

"Yo, so what's going on?" Soul asked as the others nodded their approval. Kid cleared his throat before marching forward.

"Yesterday we all thought back to why we joined the host club. Maka's words had made us think about the true reasons why we stayed together this long." He announced pushing his black hair back behind his ear.

"And what are you getting at?" Pat asked as he poked at a yawning Blackstar.

"Yeah, what are you getting at Kid?" I ask thinking he's trying to blame me for something.

"Just that we were fine until you stated the fact that we were all just following orders from our parents." Eli said as he pointed an accusing finger at me. Oh, that was it, made since seeing, as the whole entirety of the school happened to be just following orders.

"Ok, but wasn't I right, you were all just following your parents orders." I tell them taking a seat at an unused table.

"Commoner's aren't supposed to point things like that out though." Blackstar laughed, of course I have no idea why he is laughing.

"He's right, you shouldn't be able to point these things out." Soul told me taking a book from one of the various shelves filled with books beside him. Wait, why were their book shelves filled with books here? I quickly voice my question to the host members.

"It is a library." Kid smiled.

"A library," Chorused the other host in unison.

"You're such a commoner." Soul laughed adding to my anger. Sometimes I wondered why I stayed.