Episode: The Invasion of the Female Manager
Song: Beat Drop - Simon Curtis (My current addiction, can NOT stop listening to this song.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club, I only own Yuu, Rin, Teru and anyone related to them (Who are usually to unimportant to name.)
A/N: Starting out the new year with the 10th chapter~! Is anyone else ready for the end of the world? I'm sure not, but until that times comes I'll be writing new chapters, playing Xbox, and going to college. Hope you all enjoy the new chapter, I made sure it was way longer than what I've been giving you lately.
And I'll be moving soon, so updates may actually come sooner, because I'm moving in town and will be able to have internet. So there probably won't be such long delays in-between chapters from now on.
"I've thought about this the entire night, and a female manager might not be such a bad idea after all." Tamaki spoke to the members of the Host that were seated around a small table filled with teacups and cakes.
"And why is that?" The twins questioned together while the rubbed their cheeks against the small silver haired Host that was trapped between them. Something Yuu was slowly getting used to. (Seeing as she couldn't escape anyways.)
"Can't see it?" Tamaki smiled, and continued when there was no reply "She'll be transferring into the same class as Haruhi and Yuu." Tamaki answered, though no one seemed to grasp what he was getting at. "If they can make female friends, They may become more girl-like~!"
"Aren't we supposed to be in disguise?" Yuu mumbled under her breath, only being heard by the twins who snickered in response.
"The gentle atmosphere that is shared uniquely by girls, will awaken the femininity inside of both Haruhi and Yuu!"
"Oh great…" Haruhi grumbled as her face fell
"This is a great project to have them both become more aware of what it is to be a fair maiden!" Tamaki cried out sticking his finger into the air, reminding Yuu of a show she once watched before. "It won't help at all if their only friends are these unscrupulous twins!"
"Oh, that's something really nice to say." The twins both growled as they gave Tamaki looks of annoyance.
"B-But Tamaki-senpai, aren't both Haruhi and myself suppose to be acting as boys? If we act feminine, won't it become suspicious?" Yuu tried being the voice of reason, but it went completely unanswered as Renge decided to walk into the room at that time.
"Everybody~!" The cheery cry caused everyone to turn their attention towards the door. "Renge, the Host club mascot girl, has baked some cookies for you~!" Renge beamed as she held out the small basket of cookies.
"Oh!" Tamaki cried out in delight as he suddenly appeared beside Renge (Something Yuu would always be amazed by) "That's so ladylike! I am so touched-"
"I didn't bake them for you, phony prince." Renge spoke harshly, resulting in Tamaki growing mushrooms in the corner. Though Renge didn't pay him any mind as she made a bee-line straight towards Kyouya. "They got a little burnt, but I'd know what you'd say." It was during the time of Renge fantasying that Honey picked up a cookie for himself.
"This is a bit burnt." Honey mumbled, though he continued eating the cookie happily.
"Mitsukuni, stop." Takashi spoke as he quickly snatched the cookie away from Honey. "It's bad for your body." His words immediately sent Renge into a fit of rage. Chasing both upperclassmen around the room. Honey crying out about how scary she was.
Yuu turned her attention towards the cookies, deciding she would like to try on herself. Taking a small bite, she wasn't impressed, yet she wasn't disgusted either. "They made be a little burnt, but they still taste pretty good." Though when she went to take another bite, her head was unexpectedly tilted upward, cookie hanging out of her mouth.
"Let me see…" Hikaru spoke softly, in a voice Yuu had once believed was strictly for his 'Brotherly Love' act. His face moved in slightly closer, causing blood to immediately rush to her cheeks, and her heart to pick up speed. And while she was panicking, Hikaru titled his head to the side as if he was about to kiss her, and bit a piece of the cookie that was still hanging out of her mouth.
"Oh Yuu-chan, You have some cookie crumbs on your face." Kaoru spoke before leaning in a gently licking the crumbs off of her cheek. Resulting in Yuu making small noises of surprise, as the last piece of cookie fell from her mouth.
And while she stood stark still, trying to process what had just happened. Tamaki was behind her screaming in terror. The twins only laughing and smirking at Tamaki's reaction.
"You know she could have removed those crumbs herself if you had told her. And if you wanted a cookie, there's more in the basket." Haruhi spoke seriously to the twins, who remained smiling.
"Y-Y-You're reaction is wrong!" Tamaki cried out holding Haruhi's face, as he freaked out. "This is when you the loyal friend, scold and rejects the devils that are harassing your friend!"
"Please stop your sexual harassment senpai." Haruhi spoke calmly causing Tamaki to become even more flustered.
"H-Hikaru-kun, K-Kaoru-kun." Both twins turned towards the meek host, wondering what is was she needed. Though both froze in slight shock, when they noticed the glassy look of tears ready to fall. "I ask you to please refrain from using me in such a manner, to get Tamaki-senpai riled up." Yuu quickly shut her eyes to will away the small tears of embarrassment, before bending over and bowing "Please and thank you."
"Y-Yuu-"
"You guys are not good enough!" Renge suddenly cried out ending any further conversation. "Other than Kyouya-sama, your characters are all wrong!" The three more talkative Hosts twitched in surprise, wondering where this had come up from. "All you hosts here lack a 'shadowy' side! Fair maidens are suckers for the traumas of handsome men! With ridiculous acts like these, it's only a matter of time before the girls get bored of you! Do you all intend on destroying Kyouya-sama's precious store!" Renge cried out before huffing loudly "As the manager, I shall set anew characters from now on!"
Renge than quickly pointed towards Honey, causing the older teen to jump in fright, tears appearing in the corners of his eyes "First, starting with you! If your insides and outsides are nothing but cute, then you're no different from a child! Therefore, Although you have a cute face, you're actually a fiend on the inside!" It was at this moment, Honey start bawling. Though Renge paid no attention as she moved onto her next target: Takashi "You're an underling for you childhood friend!" Though Takashi didn't make any sound of refusal, you could clearly see it in his face. "The twins are now basketball players that close themselves off in their own world!" Both twins wore looks of shock and annoyance. "Haruhi-kun is a brilliant student, but also a victim of fierce bullying!" Haruhi just stared a Renge with a look of utter confusion. "Yuu-kun! Though you appear to be timid and shy, you're actually devious and cunning. Someone that enjoys watching other people suffer from afar!" Yuu froze, as her mouth hung open in surprise "And Tamaki-san!" Tamaki twitched in fear at what was to be said about him. "Although everyone loves you looks, you're the academy's idol with a serious complex. The lonely Prince!"
Tamaki's eyes widen before he started stumbling backwards, holding a hand to his chest. Though it went unnoticed by Renge as she turned towards Kyouya and started praising him. Which he took with a smile and a small thank you. Kyouya though was quickly dragged away from Renge as the twins began pleading with him to have Renge change her mind. Though Kyouya only pointed towards Tamaki, who was already in character much to Renge's delight.
"Why….do I have a feeling this will end terribly…?" Yuu mumbled under her breath, going unheard by the other members of the Host.
~ X ~
The screams of girl echoed loudly through the basketball court, as they watched in awe. One of the orange haired twins they had come to adore, jumping and easily tossing the basketball into the hoop. Their loud cheers of delight bringing a smile to his face, as he ran across the court. Though when his amber gaze fell on something truly terrifying, he stopped his stride.
"Get the stretcher!"
"Bring him to the trainer's room immediately!"
"K-Kaoru!" The teen cried out in fright as he ran to his brother's side. "Kaoru! Kaoru!"
"Hikaru, you can't!" His coach spoke resting a firm hand on his shoulder. "Get back into the game!" Though he would have none of that, slapping his hand away immediately with a loud 'Shut up'.
"H-Hikaru…" Kaoru spoke before turning his head towards his brother "Hikaru you need to calm down. You shouldn't be aware of my pain." Kaoru spoke softly before raising a hand and gently cupping his brother's face. "Right now, you're not the one injured."
Hikaru quickly bit his lower lips before taking his brother's hand into his own. Carefully rubbing his face against it, as fresh tears started to stream down his cheeks. "I can't! It hurts….It hurts Kaoru…"
"Your pain is also my pain.
It's okay if no one understands.
As long as we have each other,
We can live on."
"I'm envious of you two." The blonde haired prince spoke softly as the rain pelted him. Causing his wet bangs, to hide the sad and tortured expression he was wearing.
His words though caused the pair of twins to stare up at him with large confused eyes. Wondering why someone so loved, wore such a pained expression….looked just so lonely.
"You two can support each other like that…. There's someone there for you."
"Suoh-senpai…" Hikaru began, but his voice trailed as he tried to find the words to say. "But you're the academy idol, Suoh-senpai…"
"Idol…" Tamaki began to chuckle lightly to himself, almost unheard to the twins. Running a hand through his wet bangs, he lifted his sad gaze towards the sky. "If they can only chatter about me using such superficial aliases, then I must be better off alone." Closing his eye he let the rain soak him through.
"The grieving hearts cross each other…
They pass each other…
They wound each other…
What are the hearts of these young lads?"
The chestnut haired lad ran… ran as fast as his body would let him. Because he knew he couldn't stop, though his body failed him. Collapsing against a tree, breathing heavily as he tried to regain his breath.
"You can't run anymore." The boy's eyes widen in fear as the two male students walked towards him. "You should remember well what happens when you defy me."
"Stop it Mitsukuni." The taller dark haired teen spoke gazing towards his blonde counterpart. "You're only hurting yourself more every time you hurt others."
"Don't tell me what to do, Takashi." The blonde immediately replied in a huff, glaring out of the corner of his eye at the teen beside him. "You want to be punished again?"
None of the students knowing that they were being watch from afar. That all their emotions, expression, feelings were just what brought out the twisted smile. That by doing what they were, they were doing exactly as he planned they would. That the young silver haired lad was the cause of all of their problems.
No…they wouldn't know their pain brought such happiness to him.
"What kind of resolution will be waiting for them?
Will it be the light of salvation…
Or…"
"I really despise people that don't know their places." The blonde spoke a twisted smirk gracing his features
…before it turned into a pout while tears formed in the corners of his eyes. "I'm sorry, Haru-chan!" Honey cried out tackling Haruhi into a hug. "I really don't want to do this!"
"Cut!" Renge screamed loudly, causing the rain to suddenly cease and the cameramen to stop filming. "Cut! Cut! Cut!" Renge than narrowed her eyes at Honey "You! Follow the script already!"
"B-But…" Honey tried to talk, but Renge had around turn her back on them and began talking to the English speaking film crew.
Yuu couldn't help but release a sigh of relief as she began walking towards Kyouya and the Twins. Trying to appear as a devious and cunning characters was tiring, when you couldn't act to begin with.
"Why did a change in our characters suddenly end up as a film shoot?" Yuu heard Hikaru begin talking once she arrived to where everyone was seated. Not letting the embarrassment she experienced yesterday, affect how she interacted with the pranking twins. "And why in the script is Kaoru the seme?" Yuu couldn't help but pause in her step for a moment.
"Yeah!" Kaoru agreed, truly not enjoying playing the part of the seme.
"What do you mean, seme?" Haruhi questioned titling her head to the side in confusion.
"It okay; people who don't get it, don't need to know." The twins spoke together causing Haruhi to become even more curious.
"Yuu?" Haruhi turned towards her friend, who froze when her name was spoken. Trying to answer was like trying to explain the birds and bees to a child.
"Haruhi-chan, please don't have me explain." Yuu gave a nervous smile, which seemed to stop her friend's questioning.
"Haruhi!" Tamaki called out as he ran over to the chestnut haired host. Though Haruhi decided to walk towards him as well, standing a few feet away from the other four host members. "How was my acting?"
"Amazing, in a sense." Haruhi smiled as she handed the older teen a fresh towel, which he immediately used to try and dry the rain off. "I don't get how you can be so absorbed into this."
"I simply discovered a new side of me." Tamaki beamed as he began to dry off his hair. "It might not be such a bad idea to go down this path." Tamaki finished leaving the towel on top of his head.
"Really?" Haruhi's words caught Tamaki's attention, as he gazed at the younger host with curiosity. "I think you're fine the way you are, Senpai." Those words caused Tamaki to freeze slightly, before he began blushing brightly, his cheeks hidden by the towel.
"I think Haruhi-chan and Tamaki-senpai would be cute together." Yuu spoke softly to the three other boys sitting around her. Resulting in all three boys to look at her. Though she didn't say anything else, so the subject was dropped.
"Haruhi-kun! Yuu-kun! It's your turn~!" Renge's voice rung out alerting both girls it was time to act once more. Yuu pouted slightly, giving the twins a pleading look for help, though it went unnoticed.
"Coming!" Haruhi called out, though she waited until Yuu was beside her, and they both began walking to where Renge had called out to them.
"Over here~!" Boy girls turned to see Renge standing beside two frightening looking boys, yet Renge was as happy as can be. "I've asked these gentlemen for a special appearance." Renge beamed once the two hesitant girls were closer.
"Appearance?"
"What are you talking about?"
"For the climax, our villain needs lackeys." These words caused everyone to stare at the girl with shocked expressions. "The club members that were all disunited, will become 'one' to fight a true villain and his followers."
"I-I…I don't want to be a villain." Yuu mumbled shocked and slightly scared at the crazed Otaku before her. Though as usually, she went completely unheard.
"According to my report, they are actual sons of Japanese mafia members: the perfect lackeys for this situation!"
"What's wrong with this woman!"
"Who are parents are have nothing to do with us!"
"Now, Renge-chan-" Haruhi began but went unheard as Renge started dragging the teens around against their will.
"I said stop it!" One of the boys cried out in anger as he finally snapped and shoved Renge, yet right as everyone thought she was to hit the wall. Haruhi quickly grabbed her and took most of the hit.
"H-Haruhi-chan!" Yuu cried out in fright as she quickly ran to her friend's side to make sure she was all right.
"O-Ow." Haruhi mumbled as she slowly sunk to her knees. Renge giving a small cry of shock as she turned and started asking if Haruhi was all right. "What they said is right." Haruhi started speaking to Renge causing Yuu to stop in her run towards her friend. "Renge-chan, if you classify people into categories, then you won't be able to see what's really important."
"I'm not sure what you're trying to say." It was in that moment, Yuu realized that Renge was just a girl that didn't know how to act around people. She was a Otaku that probably didn't have any friends where she came from. And that sadden Yuu slightly, thinking about how she must have comforted herself with the games and anime.
"Haruhi, what's wrong!" The Host king questioned as he rounded the corner of the building. Though when seeing Haruhi on the ground, with a small tear in the corner of her eye. Something in him must have snapped, because in a instant the teen that shoved Renge was now slammed against the wall. "Which one of you did it?" His voice was now stern and clearly showed the anger he was feeling.
"W-Wait Suoh-senpai! She was the one that picked on us first!"
"He's telling the truth. Senpai, these people did nothing wrong." Haruhi spoke resulting in Tamaki releasing the teen. Who immediately took off running and screaming with his friend.
It was when Tamaki gently took Haruhi's face into his hands, did Yuu decide to turn away. Feeling she was intruding on such a tender moment. She did get a wonderful view of Kyouya slamming a rock in the camera lens though. The cameraman crying out in loud English that no one seem to understand.
"K-Kyouya-sama?" Renge questioned the glasses wearing boy.
"I'm sorry to say, but there cannot be any record of out club members displaying violence. Causing us trouble like this is extremely unpleasant." With those words, it seemed as if Renge's world crashed down around her.
"W-Why?" Tear started falling from the girl's eyes before she cried out in confusion. "Kyouya-sama would've said 'Don't worry about it' and gently caressed my head!" Renge took a deep breath before leaning forward, letting more tears fall towards the ground "A person full of love and affection like you….why?"
"Because that's not who Kyouya is." Tamaki answered that girl's questions with a gentle smile gracing his lips.
Those words did not help the distraught girl. It only caused her to collapsed to her knees, sobbing as the one person she loved wasn't who she thought he was.
"That's okay right?" Haruhi asked a small smile on her face as she walked towards Renge, catching the sobbing girl's attention. "Even though Kyouya-senpai was a bit different than how you imagined. I think it's kind of fun looking at 'people' properly and gradually getting to know them more and more." Renge didn't answer the young woman, but Yuu knew she was truly taking those words to heart.
"Why do I always feel like a unimportant background character." Yuu mumbled to herself with a small smile. Chuckling as she rubbed the back of her head and started making her way back to where the twins were seated.
~ X ~
"I've bought that video!"
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
Seven members of the Host club stared at the girls surrounding, confusion dancing around in their eyes. The eighth member of the Host club sitting a little way off, notebook at hand.
"The rain scene was the best!"
"The prince of loneliness!"
"Hikaru-sama's and Kaoru-sama's relationship was so good!"
"I want to see Honey-senpai's fiendish nature again!"
"Oh~! And Yuu-kun was such a villain, who would've known such a timid guy."
"Haruhi's agonizing look…"
The voices trailed off as the girls' voices became one big squealing mess. The Host members didn't mind either as they turned their attention towards something else.
"Kyouya…" Tamaki questioned without turning towards his right hand man.
"I secured the film, even though I broke the lens. Of course, I've cut out the violence scene. Sales for the film are mediocre. As expected from a first-class crew from Hollywood." Kyouya smirked before pushing his glasses up
"That was what you were talking about?" The twins questioned together, though they knew the answer.
"There's nothing wrong with having more club funds, right?" Kyouya questioned, though everyone kept silent.
"Good day…" The small voice caught the attention of the Host club, even over the loud screaming fan girls.
"Huh? Didn't you go back to France?" Tamaki questioned when he took notice to Renge beside them.
"I've noticed…the gentleness that protected me with his body… The deep love that harshly scolds at times." Haruhi was taken off guard when Renge suddenly clasped her hands in her own. "This is what it means to look at someone and fall in love with him, right Haruhi-kun?" These words immediately set Tamaki into another fit of rage.
"E-Excuse me?"
"Come!" Renge beamed grabbing Haruhi by the arm and dragging her away "Let's play games at my house! I must let you know more about me!"
"W-What?"
"Kyouya-senpai?" Hikaru started before Kaoru finished for him "Is that okay?"
"No! No it's not!" Tamaki cried out in anger as he pulled at his hair.
"They are now girlfriends with each other, like you wanted." Kyouya gave the Host club president a bright (and fake) smile, knowing he was pressing the blonde's buttons.
"That's not girlfriends! And what about Yuu!" Tamaki practically yelled at Kyouya, who didn't let it affect him.
"Maybe I'll make friends with her another day." Though Tamaki didn't hear the words of his 'other daughter' too focused on getting Haruhi back from Renge.
"You don't seriously." Kaoru spoke leaning against Yuu's shoulder, his brother soon joining him. "Want to be friends with her?"
"Why not?" Yuu beamed at the two "I still need someone to watch anime with." Though the twins believed the expression she wore was adorable. They made a mental note that the meek girl was so an Otaku.
A/N: After a month long wait, I finally give you a new chapter which I hope wasn't terrible. Though Yuu didn't have a big part in this chapter she will in the next chapter~! Which I find oddly strange that the twin's episode will be chapter 11 in this story (Lame jokes are lame…) Anyways I'll hopefully have the next chapter out before a whole other month passes.
Review & Fav~ They give me motivation to update sooner~!