OHSHC Chapter 9 : Lace, Sequins and Masks
~Kaoru POV~
My twin and I were still in our limo, on the way to the Fujisaki Mansion. We still had about ten minutes left before we arrive, so I sunk into my seat comfortably, silently tapping my foot along to the music playing in the background. I closed my eyes to relax for a moment. I noticed the song was my twin's favourite, 'Shissou' by Last Alliance. Usually he would be rocking along with the song, singing. But I noticed it was really quiet and I couldn't even hear him humming. I opened one of my eyes and saw that he was staring at Mizore's unknown gift, turning it around to inspect each side. I opened both my eyes fully and smiled at him.
"What do you think it is?" I asked pointing to Mizore's present.
"I don't know," Hikaru shrugged, putting the present down beside him "Probably something girly,"
"Maybe," I smiled. Girly is a word that definitely describes Mizore and Mizuki. Hmm...speaking of them. My expression turned from cheery to very thoughtful...maybe our plan will work tonight...a lot of things could easily ruin it...
"Hey? What's up?" My twin asked.
"Oh nothing, just thinking of the plan that me and Mizuki came up with," I smiled.
"You sure have been thinking of Mizuki a lot recently," My twin teased "Not thinking anything perverted are we?"
I flushed red and shook my head. "NO! She's only a friend! Anyway you've been thinking a lot about Mizore! Are you the one thinking dirty?"
Now it was his turn to blush. "Ha, Are you crazy? Me and Mizore? As if!" He faked laughed.
"Well, you two did try and match your tuxedos with their dresses!"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"My twin and I jumped from shock, almost hitting our heads on the roof of the limo. We turned to the sound of the voice and saw Natsuki sitting on the other end of the limo, her notebook in hand and a smirk planted on her face.
"How did you get in here?" We shrieked.
"Door. Anyways think about what I just said. Mizore's dress and mask has a little bit of blue on it and Mizuki's has orange. Just take a look at your ties," She smirked, triumphantly, crossing her arms. I didn't need to look down to now my tie was orange. Hikaru didn't either.
"But we chose these colours because their our rose colours! We didn't even notice that they sort of matches their dresses!" We exclaimed, absolutely shocked at her random statement.
"Uh huh, totally believe you," She said sarcastically "Even so, you look like their dates,"
"We're not their dates!" We protested. What is with this girl?
"Why are you getting worked up? I just stated a fact," Natsuki smirked. Hikaru and I fell completely silent. As if she just accomplished something huge, Natsuki smiled to herself and pushed up her glasses. It was like that for the rest of the drive. We arrived at the Fujisaki mansion and stepped out.
"Natsuki's here!" We hear Yaya's voice shout, from inside. Then the front door slammed opened and Yaya, Rina and the stepsisters, rushed out and tackled Natsuki into a tight hug. Once they noticed we were there as well as Natsuki, their expressions on their faces clearly said 'What the heck? Why're you with these idiots?'. They didn't say anything though and just motioned for us to come inside.
"Why are you with the twins, Natsu-chan?" Yaya asked finally, as soon as we sat down on the chairs and couches in the entrance hall.
"They saw me walking here and offered me a ride," Natsuki smiled. How can she lie so easily on the spot? She turned to us and immediately her smile turned to a very threatening glare"Right, guys?"
"Uhh...yeah!" We laughed nervously.
"Hmm..." The Fujisaki's narrowed their eyes. My twin and I continued to (fake) laugh and we started scratching the backs of our heads.
"But that's weird, why were you walking, Natsuki?" Rina asked.
"I was at the park doing some financial work-you know I think better in open space-then I saw the time and decided to just walk straight here, thankfully I was already wearing my dress because I thought it would happen," Natsuki smiled. I think she planned that story...no one can come up with such a detailed excuse on the spot.
"Oh okay then!" Mizore and Mizuki smiled. I let out a small sigh of relief.
"Let's go to the ball room, now!" Yaya cheered. But before we could move the doorbell rang again. Rina got up to answer it.
"Hey, are we late?" It was Haruhi, with Tamaki and the rest of the club.
"No, y'alls are just in time," Mizuki smiled.
"Anyways you ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY CANNOT wear a tux for my birthday!" Mizore scolded Haruhi. I noticed Haruhi was wearing a black tux with a red tie.
"Come... We picked out a dress for you since we expected this to happen," Mizuki said dragging Haruhi up the stairs. The girls quickly followed and i noticed they wore their dresses too, but I couldn't get a close look since they were already at the top of the stairs.
Few minutes later the Fujisaki's came bounding down the stairs, their masks in place.
"Welcome, welcome everyone!" They cheered. I think I have a feeling where this is going "Welcome to the second 2013 Ouran Host Club Fashion Show!"
And I was right...
"This time our fashion show will be a little different! All of our models need an escort and we've already chosen who they'll be paired with!" They smirked. The others looked shocked at their statement. I sort of had a feeling who would be with who so I wasn't worried. Seeing as the girls rushed Kyoya up the stairs first, I knew my thought was partly correct.
"First up is our wonderful Natsuki, escorted by Kyoya Ootori!" They cheered.
Kyoya started walking down the stairs, with Natsuki on his arm. Kyoya like the other host was wearing a black tux with a tie and mask the colour of his rose. Natsuki had a silver glitter mask with white and black feathers poking out each side. Her dress was a floor length silver halter neck dress. It tugged on her figure nicely and showed half of her back. On both of her arms were long white gloves that had black lining. Her short black hair was curled slightly and she had a black headband with a silver daisy on it.
Once they reached the bottom the Fujisaki's hugged Natsuki. They told Kyoya he didn't have to escort her for the rest of the night, but strangely, he insited. They then rushed Mori up the stairs. They quickly ran back down and announced the next pair.
"Here we have the beautiful Rina! Escorted by Mori-sempai!" They cheered.
Mori walked out, Rina holding his hand. Mori wore the same thing as the other host. I think all of us wore the same thing. Rina had a green mask with lime green glitter and sequins lining the outside. Her dress was a lime green knee length spaghetti strap dress. A darker green coloured ribbon tied around her waist making a bow on her side. Rina's long hair was straightened and she had a jewelled headband on top.
"Rina you look so pretty! You remind me of Rina from Mermaid Melody! (A/N Don't own) You even have the same name!" Mizore squealed and squeezed her into a hug. Mizuki and Natsuki laughed at her out-of-character reaction.
"Hey we need to get..." Mizuki whispered the last part to Mizore. They both smirked and glanced at Honey. He looked a bit freaked out.
"Your next!" They cheered while grabbing his arms and rushing up the stairs. They bounced happily down the stairs straight after.
"Next we have Yaya and Honey, the cake lovers!"
"Hey Kaoru, try that sentence but cross out the cake," Hikaru sneered. I thought about it and then laughed.
Honey and Yaya walked down the stairs, unusually calm. I was right everyone in the host club did wear the same thing. Honey's rose, mask and tie were pink. Yaya also wore pink, though it was no surprise seeing it was those two. Her dress ended at her ankles was just fully pink with layers and layers of ruffles to make the skirt. The top part had a bow on the right side of her chest and on the two smaller bows on the top of the straps. She let her golden hair down and tied pink ribbons in it. (A/N Like Tohru's hair from Fruits Basket)
"Aww you two look like a couple!" Mizore commented, smirking. Honey and Yaya both turned as pink as their outfits.
"Hey Mizo, didn't you notice? Everyone did," Mizuki sneered. Natsuki and Rina both blushed now too. Kyoya and Mori managed to keep their cool.
"Hmm...what about the next pairing?" They instantly grabbed Tamaki and dragged him up the stairs. You could hear the argument going on up there.
"I AM NOT HAVING TAMAKI ESCORT ME!" Haruhi shouted. Since Mizore and Mizuki weren't shouting we couldn't hear their response.
"AS IF HE WILL NOT BE A PERV! HE HAD A NOSEBLEED THE LAST TIME HE SAW ME IN A DRESS, NOW HE'S GONNA ESCORT ME!?" My twin and i laughed at the thought that Tamaki got a nosebleed from seeing Haruhi in a dress. I could sense Haruhi's evil aura, even from down here, and then it disappeared. Few seconds later Mizore and Mizuki came skipping down the stairs as if none of that shouting had just happened.
"Now we have Haruhi Fujioka and Tamaki Suoh!" They cheered. So they HAD managed to convince her.
Tamaki wasn't wearing the same tux as the rest of us though. His was completely white! When I glanced over at Haruhi, my jaw dropped.
She was in a red floor length dress that poofed out. But the thing is, it was a one shoulder dress, with flowers running along the strap, across her waist and down along the bottom of the dress (A/N If you have read the manga, it is what she wore at the final goodbye party, in the final chapters, when they revealed her true gender. Since it was never in the anime and manga is black and white, I made it her rose colour). Her hair was covered by a brown wig that had straight brown hair, that went to her shoulders. She had a headband with a huge red rose on it.
"Oh my gosh! HARUHI!" The girls immediately ran to hug her. Haruhi forgot about having Tamaki as her escort and started laughing at the rest of the girls.
"You guys, you were the ones that did this!" Haruhi smiled.
"I know but it's just too beautiful! YOUR WAY TOO CUTE TO BE A BOY!" They wailed, laughing at the end of their sentence.
"We've always said the same thing!" Tamaki exclaimed, making the girls laugh harder.
"Alright, alright just stop wailing and get off me!" She said. They let go and smiled at Haruhi.
"Where's your mask?" I asked.
"I didn't get one," Haruhi shrugged. (A/N It's true in the manga they didn't have her wearing a mask...well at least I think...)
"You need one or else you'll look like your the one with the birthday," Hikaru pointed out.
"Here, it's simple but it'll do," Mizore smiled handing her a mask. It was also red and looked as simple as the masks the host club wore. But it had sequins lining the outside.
"So who are we escorting?" Hikaru and I asked.
"You can just find two random girls then annoy them for the rest of the night," They shrugged. I glanced at Hikaru and he just shrugged back in response.
"Let's go, guest will be arriving in a few minutes," Natsuki urged.
"Oh right! Ballrooms this way, peeps!" They smirked, using their hipster talk again.
"Yo dawg! Should we be really doin this at a formal gig?" Natsuki joined in.
"Y'all should stop na! Seriously!" Yaya laughed.
"It'll be bad for y'all's reps!" Rina smirked.
"Fine fine," Mizore gave in.
"Now remember, if any of their relatives or friends think that we're all dating you guys, don't you dare go saying we are! Even if you AREN'T any of our escorts, Hikaru and Kaoru," Natsuki glared.
"Awww...You take the fun out of everything!" Hikaru fake pouted.
"Did you say something?" She turned around to face us and they had on one of Kyoya's shadow king smiles. Except she looked like the Shadow QUEEN. Hmm...maybe they are a perfect match after all.
"No ma'am!" Kaoru and I saluted.
"So is that clear?" The Fujisaki's asked again.
"Don't worry," Honey smiled. Mori smiled next to him.
"Why would I do that?" Kyoya asked.
"No reason, just wanted to make it clear," The Fujisaki's laughed. The girls placed their hands on the door handles. Mizore took a deep breath before pushing the handle down, opening the cream coloured, double doors.
The party was about to begin.
We walked through the double doors. The guests turned their heads to the birthday girl and the rest of us.
Mizore and Mizuki were standing side by side with me and my twin on either side on either side of them. Then Yaya and Honey stood next to Hikaru, Tamaki and Haruhi next to Kaoru. Rina, Mori, Natsuki and Kyoya stood behind us.
"Hello everyone, thank you for coming today," Mizore smiled lifting up her mask, so people would know it was her.
"The food will be served soon, the drinks are being served by our waiters," She continued "For now please sit and enjoy the music,"
The group walked down through the middle of the ballroom. Circular tables were line along the sides for the seating. They sat at the circular table at the end of the room. Some little cousins of theirs were running around playing little games in the middle of the room. Relatives crowded Mizore and greeted her a Happy Birthday.
"Who are these young boys?" One of them asked.
"Are they your boyfriends?" Another asked.
"No Auntie, they're friends of Haruhi," Mizore answered calmly "You remember Haruhi?"
"Ahh yes, but why are her friends all boys?"
"They met on her first day and mistook her for a boy because of her new cut. They never left her alone since," Mizuki smiled.
"Ahhhh...I understand," They smirked, then left. I bet ya, they got dirty ideas from me saying 'They never left her alone since'.
"That right there is a perfect example of my strange relatives everyone!" Mizore sighed, folding her arms on the table and resting her head on them. The host club laughed lightly at her.
"I can see your used to it," Hikaru laughed at her.
"Your pretty good at handling them," I added.
"Well, this happens every time a boy comes over," Mizuki explained, copying her step-sis.
"Happy Birthday Mizo!" A few more of their cousins passed by.
"Thanks, guys!" She cheered. She looked around for a moment and then her face lit up completely.
"Hey guys, look! its Emma!"
