We are the hostesses
Gem: Hello everyone! I am back! I AM SO EXCITED! Etsuko and Aya's character arches are starting! It is bound to be awesome! And a bit of a rollercoaster. Good luck!
Aya: Why? Should I be scared?
Etsuko: Gem?
Gem: *laughs nervously* Aya and Etsuko. I love you both and I wish you the best of luck. On with the reviews!
Savarra: I am glad you liked that part! I was actually a cheerleader for six years and a gymnast for three. If you liked that part you are going to LOVE Kimi's story arch.
imagination tier : I am glad you are happy with were the story is going! As for the princess cosplay... it has already been planed! But you wont see that cosplay for a while. You will see why much later.
Kimi: Well now that reviews are over on with the story.
Becca: Gem does not own the Host Club but she does own the Hostesses club along with the plot.
Chapter 9: They found out
Aya and Etsuko's families are rivals. They have been since their parents took over their respectful companies. They hated each other's guts. Aya and Etsuko should have never been friends but fate had different plans.
Aya was always alone. She never got her parents love or admiration. So she learned how to keep herself occupied from a young age. She started out drawing, then painting, then modern art. Then she became obsessed with making clothes. Soon that lead into designing. Designing lead into interior and exterior design. In a short amount of time she became known as an art prodigy. She was always doodling and creating. Her parents did not like that and discouraged it. Aya continued to do it against their wishes.
Etsuko on the other hand had an older brother. His name was Hideaki. Hideaki was Etsuko's parents pride and joy. Because of this Etsuko was always second best. Her parents were always criticizing her to be more like her brother. Whenever it got bad Etsuko would find herself in the kitchen. This was the one place her parents and brother would never go. That is where she learned how to cook. She was self-taught which means she was not a good cook at first but over time it became better. Soon Etsuko's cooking became her escape.
Etsuko and Aya were in the same class. They always were. One day Etsuko caught Aya doodling. She was drawing a picture of her parents yelling at her. Etsuko took pity on her and shared some of her lunch with Aya. They ended up becoming the best of friends. Some may argue that they are closer than best friends though. Some say they are secretly sisters. They were the light in each other's lives and they were like that to everyone around them. People loved them for their friendly demeanor and the good vibes they gave off.
One day after hosting Aya went to her house just to find her parents waiting for her. They never did this unless they were mad.
"Hi mom. Hi dad." She said nervously.
Her parents ignored her most of the time. What did she do wrong this time?
"Don't you dare 'hi mom' me missy!" Her mom hissed at her.
Aya winced. Loud noises frightened her and her parents knew that.
"How DARE you!?" Her dad said through a growl.
"What?" Aya squeaked.
"YOU ARE FRIENDS WITH OUR RIVALS YOU IDIOT!" Her mom screamed at her child.
It was a secret. Aya never told her parents about her friends. They never asked and they would be furious if they knew.
That night Aya was officially grounded for life, sent to her room without food, was told this would be her last week at Ouran, and she left Ouran she was no longer allowed to be friends with the hostesses.
Time skip: The next day
All the hostesses (except Aya) were sitting on the couches. They were waiting for Aya to arrive. Today they were supposed to have an important meeting.
"Aya is never late! Where is she?" Manami said drumming her fingers on her leg.
"She will be here. Don't worry." Etsuko said with a smile.
"Something is defiantly wrong. Aya is never late." Estuko thought to herself.
At the moment the doors of the art room flew open to reveal Aya. She ran into the room and threw herself into Etsuko crying.
The hostesses stared at the girl in shock. Aya never cried. In fact most don't remember a time without a smile on the girls face.
"Aya what's wrong?" Etsuko asked rubbing small circles into Aya's back.
Aya looked up at Etsuko.
"My parents found out. This is my last week at Ouran." Aya said simply.
"Aya no!" Kimi said running over to the girl hugging her. "You can't go!"
"What do you mean they found out?" Becca asked.
"You don't know Becca?" Kagu asked the younger girl.
"Know that?" Becca asked.
They ended up explaining the rivalry and the forbidden friendship. This only made Aya cry into Etsuko's shoulder that she was hugging onto.
"Tomorrow's your last day. Today is Thursday." Manami pointed out.
Time skip: Science class with Aya and Etsuko
"Class today we are doing a science experiment. I have assigned you partners." The science teacher called out.
Etsuko wasn't paying attention. She was thinking about losing her best friend.
"I guess we are science partners!" Etsuko said.
"Y-yeah." Aya said looking at the table nervously.
"We are going to have so much fun!" Etsuko said. "My favorite class is science."
"It's my favorite to." Aya admitted with a small smile.
"I know! We will be the best lab partners ever! That way we can never be separated!" Etsuko said with a smile.
"Why would we want that?" Aya asked.
"Because we are best friends!" Etsuko answered.
Etsuko smiled at the memory.
"Etsuko you are paired with Takashi. Aya you are paired with Mitsukuni." The science teacher said breaking her thought.
Etsuko immediately raised her hand.
"Yes?" The teacher asked.
"Can I please be paired with Aya. Tomorrow is her last day! –"
"No Etsuko. You are paired with Takashi. Period." The teacher said interrupting Etsuko.
"It's okay Etsuko-sempai. I will hang out with you at lunch." Aya said with a smile.
With that Aya and Etsuko dragged the two hosts off to do their science experiments with.
Manami: AYA IS LEAVING!? Gem! How could you?
Gem: I am sorry! In order for this story to be good and relatable it needs to have growth in the characters and unfortunately there needs to be some sort of conflict.
Becca: It gets better right?
Gem: That is classified.
Kimi: What do you mean?
Gem: Spoilers! I can't tell you! It would ruin everything.
