Recap:

"Oh! Was that… Hirohata Emiko?" a female voice spoke.

Emiko slowly turned her head and faced the other group. She stiffened at the sight the red haired girl in front of her.

"Rea-san?" she asked while shaking slightly.

"Long time no see, Emiko" the girl smiled.

CHAPTER 10

"She was your old friend and now an enemy?!" the host club boys asked surprisingly.

Emiko nodded.

They were already in their room and the boys were interrogating her.

Flashback:

"Long time no see, Emiko" the girl smiled.

The girl looked at Emiko from top to bottom then laughed.

"I did not know you were into cross-dressing, I guess we weren't that close after all"

"What are you doing here?" Emiko asked, clenching her teeth.

"Whoa there little tigress... Is that how you greet an old friend? My friends and I were just hanging around. I bet you're not singing anymore. Well, I want to invite you to somewhere." Rea extended her hand holding a piece of paper with an address on it.

Emiko got the paper and put it in her pocket. Then, her gaze went back to the red-haired girl in front of her.

"It's near this place. Please come and also bring your companions" she eyed the other host club members and exited along with her group.

End of Flashback

"What are we gonna do?" Hunny asked looking worried while holding his Usa-chan.

"Emiko?" Haruhi asked the silent girl sitting on the bed. Emiko couldn't believe that they've encountered her old friend. Maybe it's time to let them know about her past.

"You see…" she began. "Rea was my first friend ever in junior high. She also loves singing. She's an outgoing and not the silent type of girl. She's very popular unlike me. Well, I'm the complete opposite of her. She's the one who introduced me to the school's glee club saying that it will make my boost my self-confidence. I really thank her for that. But before we graduate, there was supposed to be a musical and our teacher chose me to do the encore 'cause she said that I have a lot of talent and I can do it. Everyone congratulated me, well, except for Rea. During our show, when I was suppose to sang that part, Rea took the microphone from my hand and sang it. After the show, I asked her why'd she done that."

The host club members swallowed as Emiko continued her story.

"She said that she was supposed to be the star, not me. She's the most qualified; she practiced every day and night just to get that part. She said that if she didn't met me and became my friend…" Emiko was about to finish talking about what happened until she broke into tears.

Haruhi quickly went to her side and hugged her.

"I miss her… but, she's angry at me… Rea and I were so close…I miss her so much…" Emiko said between tears.

"Hush, it's not your fault, Emiko" Haruhi whispered and rubbed her back while hugging her.

"She bullied me until the day we graduated. She didn't talk to me and she even requested the delinquents in our class to…to…" Emiko couldn't finish anymore. She was crying hard from the painful memory.

"What are you gonna do now, Emiko?"

Emiko looked at the glasses-wearing teen sitting on the chair.

"She invited you to a karaoke place and I think you should go" Kyouya said.

"But…" Emiko was about to say something until Tamaki cut her off.

"What are you thinking Kyouya? She couldn't face that girl and look, she's still crying!" Tamaki said.

"But Tono, she needs to face her" Kaoru moved forward.

"Yeah" Hikaru nodded along with Hunny and Mori.

The host club members began arguing with each other whether she will go or not.

"Shut up!" Emiko snapped.

Everyone looked surprised at her; she has never raised her voice before.

"I've decided…" she breathed "I'm going."

"Emiko… are you sure?" Haruhi asked her. She was very worried.

"Don't sweat Haruhi-san!" she wiped the remaining tears in her eyes. "Besides I need to face her in order to get over my painful past" Emiko said as she pressed her hands together.

"Everyone, thank you for everything! I think I'm ready to face her." Emiko raised her fist in the air receiving smiles and sweat drops from her companions.

"That's good to hear, Emiko-chan!" Hunny hugged her then giggled.

"But…" Hunny broke off the hug. "You need to look extra pretty if you want to face her."

Tamaki snapped his fingers, and then Hikaru and Kaoru appeared beside Emiko.

"Hikaru! Kaoru! Find her any dress to wear!" Tamaki ordered.

The twins were about to drag Emiko but she broke from their grasp.

"I have my own clothes in my bag. And another thing you'll need to know about me, I'm not into dresses but if I'm going to wear one, I don't want it to be paired with you know, heels" Emiko said.

"Ok!" the twins gave her the thumbs up.

Emiko smiled then entered their room's bathroom with her bag. The host club boys began preparing themselves except for Haruhi because she has no extra clothes. Tamaki offered her a pink frilly dress saying that it will look cute on her beloved daughter, but Haruhi refused, leaving Tamaki sulking in the corner. The twins lend Haruhi a white polo shirt.

After a few minutes, the bathroom door opened revealing Emiko. She took off her wig and let her hair fall freely behind her back down to her waist. She wore a black sleeveless top with the word 'Music is my boyfriend' in the front, she wore a short black ruffle skirt and black high-cut shoes with skull printings on them. And to finish her look, she wore a black leather bracelet.

The others were speechless. She looks like a rock star that just got out of a big concert.

"Whoa! You look awesome, Emiko-chan!" Hunny bounced from the bed and skipped towards Emiko.

"Arigatou" Emiko smiled.

"You're gonna attract a lot of attention" Kaoru moved closer beside Emiko.

"But you guys look stunning, like sons of royalties" Emiko exclaimed while looking at each host club boys.

Everyone laughed. Tamaki moved towards the door and opened it.

"Shall we?"

"We shall!" everyone shouted and exited the room.

To be continued…

Author's Note:

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