"Haha what?" Aki attempted to pull her wrist away, but his grip was quite strong. "I don't know, haha," she laughed nervously, finally being able to pull herself away.
"I doubt that," Kyoya crossed his arms and pushed his glasses up. "You do know, Aki. I can tell."
"Psh, whatever glasses boy," Aki said off-handedly. "You're just paranoid. I do not know Mikasa Klein, and I don't know why she's here when I'm not." Oh but she did know, because she WAS Mikasa Klein, but she couldn't tell him that, could she?
"Mr. Aki Hayashi, I don't appreciate liars," Kyoya smirked. "Or should I say, Ms. Mikasa Klein?" Aki took a sharp intake of breath, grabbing his collar and pulling him down a bit, so they were the same height.
"How the hell do you know all those stuff about me?!" She hissed, making sure no one else could hear their conversation. But she didn't see that someone was eavesdropping, a certain tall and olive skinned senior. "No one knows I'm Mikasa Klein. How did you find out?!"
"Research," Kyoya removed her hand and straightened himself up. "Confirmation from yourself, and pure intuition."
Aki frowned, clenching her hands into fists and resisting the urge to sock his pretty little face. "Look, Kyoya, keep your mouth shut, and I'll perform at the Host Club as Mikasa anytime you want alright?" She didn't want to, but she needed him to keep quiet about her whole "double life." If the word got out... Well, the consequences would be great.
"I believe that's a fair bargain," Kyoya nodded, fixing his tie. "Mikasa Klein." He had a mockingly smile on his face as Aki made a very rude gesture and stormed off, hoping to drown her problems in cake and tea.
"Are you alright?" Mori asked her quietly as she passed, keeping the fact that he had overheard the whole conversation secret.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Aki exhaled, waving her hand and dismissing it. "I just... I'm just really hungry haha," she held up the plate of cake in her hand and smiled weakly, heading over to her own table where he clients where waiting.
"Wait, he knows?!" Petra tapped her pen quickly against her clipboard, biting her lip. The Host Club had just ended, and the two were heading to Aki's house to study for a big test. Luckily, the violinist had no performances for a while. "How?! I mean, we were doing such a good job of hiding it.."
"I don't know honestly," Aki sighed, very frustrated, and ran a hand through her short hair. "He must've made connections or found holes in my story..." She pulled at her hair, groaning. "Ugh, Petra, if he knows, then who else does?"
"Kyoya's just really sneaky, I'm sure no one else knows," Petra said reassuringly, the two of them approaching Aki's apartment complex. "Lets just focus on studying yes?"
"Yeah, studying," And with an unenthusiastic cheer, they headed up to the apartment. "Mom's not gonna be home for a while, work and all," she informed the smaller girl, the two of them placing their books on top of the small coffee table in the middle of the living room.
"Alright, lets get through this study session!" Petra pumped her fist in the air, earning a snort and a playful eye roll from Aki. And so, the two hit the books, occasionally writing down notes or sighing and tapping their pencils on the surface of the coffee table.
An hour or so later, around 6 o clock, Petra was sprawled on the couch, and Aki laying on her stomach on the floor. Both were dressed in shorts and tank tops, (courtesy of Aki's wardrobe) a t-shirt in Petra's case. And since they were goofing off a bit earlier, they were both wearing wigs, Petra with a black one and Aki with a blonde one. "Can we stop? We've been at this for like, ever, and I'm hungry," Aki whined, voice a bit muffled as she put her face onto the book. "Math is haaaaarrrddd!"
"Don't whine!" Petra frowned, flipping through her book like it was a breeze. "We've still got until midnight to study, so that means six hours. We can eat later, besides, you just had a snack 5 minutes ago!"
"Yeah but-" Aki was cut off when the doorbell rang. She quickly got to her feet, heading for the door. "Coming!" She called, opening it up. "Hello?"
What she didn't expect was for the entire Host Club to be at her front door. "Oh hello, boys," she said smoothly, leaning against the door frame. "I uh- I didn't expect any visitors," she coughed out, Petra peeking over her shoulder.
"Oh! Guys! What's up? Why are you hear?" Petra laughed nervously, pulling Aki behind her. She pulled her red wig off, tossing it to the side. "Haha!"
"We can to visit, Kyoya told us this is where Aki lives!" Tamaki smiled. "Oh, but, who's she?" Good, so they didn't recognize Aki. Huh, was the blonde wig really that convincing?
"She's uh-" Petra tried to come up with a fake name, but Aki cut in.
"I'm Reina! Aki's uh.. Twin sister!"
"But you're blonde," Hikaru pointed out, leaning on Kaoru.
"I dyed my hair!" Aki smiled, though it was forced as she glared steely at Kyoya, who was secretly smirking.
"Aki's out right now, grocery shopping. And he won't be back for a while!" Petra lied, trying to close the door. "So um... Bye!"
"Oh no it's alright, we can wait!" Tamaki said, holding the door open. "If you don't mind us staying here princess."
This of course, made Petra blush. She couldn't just tell them to leave! She shot nervous glances at Aki, who looked equally nervous. "I... I guess you guys could come in...?" Petra gave in, after Tamaki had pulled puppy dog eyes.
"Yeah, come on in!" Aki forced a laugh, robotically heading back to the living room as Petra sighed and ushered them all in before closing the door.
"I'll go make.. Tea..?" Aki just needed to get out of there. She quickly got up, discreetly making sure her wig wouldn't slip, and headed to the kitchen.
Oh god, oh god, what am I gonna do?! She thought to herself, screaming mentally as she shakily got a kettle out from the cupboards. They can't find out, they can't find out! She almost groaned as she fixed her wig, biting her lip as she got the kettle on the stove.
"So, Petra, I take it you're friends with... Reina was it?" Tamaki asked, trying to make small talk as the Host Club sat around the coffee table, somewhat squished.
"Yep! Best of friends!" Petra laughed, wiping her sweaty palms on her shorts under the table, trying to act calm and collected. "Met her a couple months ago when I met Aki, you know us girls, we just hit it off!"
"And she helps you study?" Kyoya cut in, holding up one of the previously discarded textbooks. "But she doesn't go to Ouran, am I correct? I've never heard of a Reina Hayashi..." Oh he was having too much fun. TOO MUCH FUN!
"Yep, she's actually quite smart!" Petra lied again, an all knowing smirk appearing on the Ootori's face. "I'll go check on the tea!" She said suddenly, getting up. But she was stopped by Mori, who was already up.
"I'll go check," he said quietly, heading to the kitchen where "Reina" still was.
"So, when do you think Aki-chan will be back, Petra-chan?" Honey asked, giggling a bit as he held Usa-chan in his arms tightly. "We can order cake and have a party!" His eyes had sparkles in them, at the mention of cake, and he spaced out, dreaming about the yummy pastry.
"Honey-sempai, I think it's a bit too late for a party," Haruhi murmured, trying to get the twins off of her.
"Nonsense!" Tamaki laughed. "I'm sure you won't mind having a party right Petra?"
"Well I guess not..." Petra shrugged, blushing a bit as Tamaki took her hand in his. "But we've got to be quiet, Aki and uh.. And Reina have really cranky neighbors..."
Aki jumped a bit as the door opened. She was previously banging her head softly on the marble kitchen counter, trying to come up with a diversion, anything to the the hosts out of the apartment. "Huh?! Oh uh- hi!" She greeted Mori with a small wave. "Sorry, I haven't gotten the tea ready it! It should be out soon so don't worry! Hahaha!"
"Aki never mentioned anything about having a twin," Mori murmured, closing the kitchen door behind him.
"Well, I am lesser known haha," Aki bit her lip, looking anywhere but Mori's face. "So he probably didn't think it was important enough to mention!" She forced a smile, trying not to act so suspicious as she turned around and made herself busy with turning on the stove and readying the tea. But the feeling of two eyes burning holes in the back of her head was impossible to ignore. "Do you.. Do you need something?" She asked, looking at him from out the corner of her eyes, still trying to act casual.
"No," he said shortly, still standing there. Oh no, he knows I'm lying, he knows I'm lying! Aki thought, trying to hold in a squeak. Oh god oh god, uh... Mori-sempai, if you can read my mind, start making animal noises! ...No animal noises. Okay. So you can't read my mind? Okay. Okay good. I- AHHH I can't do this! How do I get them out of here. How?! HOW?!
"The tea's done," While Aki had her little inner panic session, Mori had made his way next to her and turned off the stove, picking up the kettle with a nearby oven mitt. "Do you have tea cups?"
"Huh?! What?! Oh uh yeah lemme get them." Aki mentally slapped herself, opening up a top cupboard and bringing down the many tea cups her mother had collected from the top shelf. "Alright lets get back to the living room!" She laughed, nudging Mori's side, trying to act normal. Then the two made their way back to the others, but not without a slight eyebrow raise from the Morinozuka.
"Oh would you look at that," Petra said after a long, awkward silence. "Aki just texted me! He says he'll be home in a couple minutes! C'mon A- Reina, lets go wait for him outside!" Escaping the questions thrown at them, the two girls scrambled outside, leaning against the door.
"Alright, I'm going to creep into my bedroom from the outside window and you're going to distract them as I change, come back out here, and say that 'Reina' went out for the rest of the night, okay?" Aki whispered quickly, a nod of confirmation from Petra as they set the plan in motion.
"Reina went out but Aki will be back soon!" Petra said as she went back into the living room.
"Oh? Well, more cake then," Tamaki joked, Petra excusing herself Togo to the bathroom. Honestly, she was just trying to avoid questions.
"How come Reina-chan isn't in any of the pictures?" Honey asked, holding a picture of Tsubaki and Aki making silly faces. "Do you think Aki-chan and her mom don't like Reina-chan?!"
"I doubt that," Hikaru shrugged, he and Kaoru looking at some other pictures. "But that does seem weird..."
"There isn't one picture with Reina in them.." Haruhi murmured, passing a picture to Tamaki. "That's more than weird."
"I'm home!" Aki called, now dressed in jeans and a plan white t-shirt, looking normal as she pushed the door opening. She acted as if she didn't expect to see the Host Club. "Oh! Guys! Hey, what's up? Wait- how did you guys find out where I live?"
"Kyoya found out!" Tamaki grinned, Petra coming back from her little "bathroom break."
"Oh! Welcome home!" Petra waved. "Reina went out for a bit, just so you know."
"Right, right, sis is a night owl!" Aki forced a laugh. Jeez, just how long would they have to keep this act up? She did notice though, that Mori was staring quite intently at her, and that Kyoya was slightly smirking.
"Oh, Aki, care to explain why Reina's not in any of these pictures?" Kyoya asked, obviously having fun toying with her.
"Reina doesn't like to go out!" Petra cut in, hoping that her lie would cover it. "And she doesn't like to be in pictures either!"
"Yeah... What she said," Aki coughed. "Alright guys, I think it's time for you to leave!" She laughed loudly, managing to push them all out of the apartment. "Haha bye!" She said quickly, right as Mori and Kyoya calmly walked out.
"Hey wait but-" Tamaki protested. Aki just slammed the door shut in their faces.
"That was rude!" Petra frowned, crossing her arms and clearing up the tea. "You didn't have to push them out!"
"Well, they were getting suspicious," Aki sighed, running a hand through her hair. "What else was I supposed to do? Let them try and get answers from us? You know we can't do that, it'd ruin everything!"
