It has been at least three weeks since I had gotten sick and had recovered. I missed out on the physical examinations, but it seemed that it wasn't much of a problem. In the time that I was sick, I easily caught up on my school work, and spent the first day back, catching up on the tests that I had missed. On one day in particular, I had to skip host duties in order to finish up a project that been assigned. To say the least, my debt to the club rose. But I suppose on a plus side, when I returned to club duties, those who designated me, gave me gifts, saying that they missed me, and was glad I was feeling better.
Daichi-otou-san went home after a week, when his boyfriend called him and apologised. The two of them talked for three hours before he went home. Daichi-otou-san had always been bisexual, but he was determined to become straight when he met Yuki-kaa-san. But after the divorce, he reverted back to bisexuality and found a boyfriend that he loved. Renji-kun was a nice guy, I enjoyed talking about the traditional life that Japan use to have back in the feudal era.
We were doing a Japanese theme for the club, I was wearing a dark purple kimono with a burgundy sash around my waist, wearing traditional sandals, and an apron, I was serving drinks to the guests. Traditional teas and cakes were being distributed as I walked to the tables. Tamaki was wearing traditional 'Lord' wears, while Kyoya was wearing clothes those of a scripter. Haruhi was wearing noble wear along with Mitsukuni, while Takashi and the twins wore peasant like clothing.
I walked passed Haruhi and Kyoya's table, hearing them talk about her flow of designations as I placed the tea and cakes down as the new guests arrived. "Ryuu-sempai, you have some designations coming." He said, making me nod. "Hai, Kyo-kun." I said to him, and almost walked into Mitsukuni, who looked ready to cry.
"Mako-chan, Haru-chan!" Mitsukuni whimpered, making us look at him. "Mitsukuni? What's a matter?" I asked as I knelt down before him. He sniffed a bit, holding onto one of his sandals. "I lost one of my sandals." He said, sniffing again. Before we could say anything, Takashi came over and lifted his cousin's foot up, slipping on his sandal. "You dropped it over there." He said quietly. Mitsukuni looked at Takashi before throwing himself at his cousin. I smiled softly at his, and gently ruffled Mitsukuni's hair. "Ah, you should be more careful Mitsukuni, we wouldn't want you to lose anything else yea?" I said softly.
The girls who were watching awed at the site as Mitsukuni hugged me as well. "Hai Mako-chan!" he said with a bright smile. Takashi looked over at us and smiled gently ruffling my hair as I looked back at him. I saw his eyes widen a little at the sight of the purple dragon around my neck. I had put it on when I got sick and hadn't dared to take it off yet. The chain I placed it on hung loosely around my neck, almost like a chocker, hanging just slightly below my throat. He smiled a little at me, his eyes softening a bit as he picked Mitsukuni up. I smiled at the two as they went back to their spot, with me making my way to the kitchen where I made tea and brought cakes along, going to my table.
"Ah Ryuu-kun!" my guests said happily as I walked over to them with a smile. "Gomen for keeping you waiting. Mitsukuni lost his sandal earlier." I told them as I sat down, distributing the cakes and teas. "It's alright Ryuu-kun! We're just glad Hunny-kun found his slipper." They said, making me smile. "Un, I'm glad as well, he's lucky to have such a caring cousin." The ladies nodded their heads, blushing at the kind look on my face. We then started talking about what they did that day and how they were.
Our attention was taken away when Tamaki started making a scene, as he gave Haruhi Japanese sweets. I laughed softly as I excused myself, walking over to my fellow cross dresser and took one of the sweets. I had a little weakness to sweets, especially those that were traditional. "Haru-kun, you're so lucky to get these." I said with a smile. "I'm sure your kaa-san will be very pleased." Haruhi looked up at me and smiled back. "Un, that what I thought. I'm sure your tou-san would like some as well." She said. "Un, no doubt that he would." I laughed softly.
Tamaki started up again, and I left Haruhi to deal with him herself, since she was so good at it and went over to Takashi and Mitsukuni. "Does Mako-chan like sweets too?" Mitsukuni asked curiously from Takashi's arms. "Hai, I enjoy traditional sweets more than the sweets we have now." I said with a smile. This seemed to brighten Mitsukuni up and whispered into Takashi's ear a bit. My focus from the two cousin's drifted, sensing another pair of eyes on us. Looking over, I saw a girl with long brown hair that was held up with a pink bow, and wearing the schools uniform. 'Is she a new student?' I thought tilting my head a bit.
Before she could say anything, the twins were already in front of her, trying to put the charm on her, not letting her speak. I just sighed, already knowing this would turn into a disaster as Tamaki got involved. He turned up his 'Prince charm' on her, only to have her push him away, calling him a fake in the process.
The girl then pointed at Tamaki, her eyes wide in horror as she walked towards us. "I won't believe that you are the prince of this club!" she said. "A prince character does not spread his love so easily!" I let out a sigh, shaking my head a bit as the girl continued to bash Tamaki. 'Harsh much?' I couldn't help but think watching as Tamaki slowly started to disintegrate in front of us. It was then that Kyoya who recognized her. The girl then proceeded to run towards Kyoya, stepping on Tamaki the process and hugged the shadow king, surprising him and all of us as well.
We closed the Host club after that and everyone was changed into their uniforms, as the girl introduced herself to us. "My name is Houshakuji Renge. I shall be transferring into Class 1-A starting tomorrow." She said as we stood around opposite from her, Tamaki, back in his corner of woe. "See he's mad. Kaa-san left out that he had a fiancée." The twins said. Renge then popped up, claiming that it was a 'love at first sight experience' making me roll my eyes at her.
She then began explaining how 'Kyoya' was so kind, showing affection to flowers, and that he was kind to wounded kittens etc. This made the rest of the club wonder what Renge was on. I couldn't help but snort a little at this, making her turn to me angrily. "That 'Kyoya' as you put it sounds like a game." I said. This she confirmed by saying the name of the game: Ukidoki Memorial. This got the club to panic, for Renge was an otaku, and from what I could tell, a big one at that. 'Oh boy... this can only mean one thing.' I thought with a sigh.
Kyoya sat down on the sofa, his chin in his hand as he thought about it. "I see." He said closing his eyes, then explained how Renge's fantasy was getting the best of her, making her think that he was her 'fiancée'.
Soon everyone was gathered around. Renge was sitting beside Kyoya, the twins sitting across from them with me leaning in between them while Tamaki, Haruhi, Mitsukuni and Takashi stood behind Kyoya and Renge. "According to my report, Kyoya-sama, you manage every aspect of this club, right?" she asked eagerly. Mitsukuni confirmed it, making Renge even more excited. "Then I have decided, I shall become the manager of this host club!" she declared. "Really Renge-chan, we don't need a manager." I said with a sigh.
Tamaki seemed to share my distress in this and leaned over to Kyoya to see if it could be changed, but Kyoya said that Renge was a daughter of a business partner to his family. So anything we tried, would become invalid. Renge then smiled at us, saying that it would be nice to work with us.
Soon we were able to leave, I left with Takashi and Mitsukuni since I promised I would go cake hunting with them. We got into their limo Mitsukuni sitting across from Takashi and I, smiling happily at us. "Neh, neh, Makoto?" Mitsukuni asked as we drove down the street. "Hai Mitsukuni?" I asked tilting my head towards him. "What do you think Renge-chan will do to the club?" he asked, pouting slightly.
I leaned back against the seats of the limo, thinking about it. "Hmm, I'm not sure. Kyo-Kyo said that we had to put up with her for a little while." I said with a slight shrug. He nodded his head and we fell silent until the limo stopped in front of the cake store. Mitsukuni ran out of the limo with a cheer, as Takashi and I followed suit. We walked into the bakery watching as Mitsukuni picked out the cake. Takashi and I walked behind, looking at the quaint little shop.
"Makoto! Makoto!" Mitsukuni said as he hopped over to me, and pulled me over to the cake selection. I looked over at Takashi who was smiling a little at that. "Look at all of the cakes!" Mitsukuni said and I looked at them all. "Un, there's a lot of them yea?" I said with a chuckle. He nodded then proceeded place an order. I was still looking at the cakes when I felt someone behind me, lean over. "What cake do you want?" a deep voice penetrated my ears. I looked up at Takashi, seeing him look back at me with a slightly tilted head.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at the cake shop, watching Mitsukuni eat his cake while I had some tea. I wasn't surprised anymore with the amount of sugar he ate, but the looks on the bakers faces were priceless. 'I guess they've never seen anyone each so much cake before.' I mused chuckling slightly. Soon we parted ways, with me promising Mitsukuni and Takashi that I would be alright getting home by myself. With a final wave, I watched as my friends head back to their homes as I made my way back to mine. Once there, I let out a bit of a sigh, changing into my pyjamas and started making supper. My sisters were in their room doing homework and chatting to friends over the phone until I called them out for supper.
Throughout the next day, I almost forgot that we had a manager for the club. Currently we were sitting around one of the tables having tea. Haruhi and I were sittin across from Takashi and Mitsukuni, the four of us on chairs while Tamaki, Kyoya and the twins were sitting on the couches. Tamaki was telling us about what he thought about having Renge as the manager. He liked the idea of Renge transferring into Haruhi's class, so that she would be subjected to becoming more feminine. "If she can make female friends..." Tamaki said.
"Why is it that I feel offended by that?" I mumbled, crossing my arms over my chest. Hikaru leaned over to me with a smirk. "Well Ryuu-sempai, you're not exactly feminine..." he said then Kaoru pitched in. "And Tono wants Haruhi to be like all of the females here, which you're not helping with." I shot the two a look, making them grin as they leaned back against the couch as I tuned Tamaki back in. 'Well that's just sexist...' I thought pouting slightly. I didn't notice that Takashi had been watching the interactions between me and the twins, and was looking at the pout currently placed on my face.
Renge opened the door with a smile on her face. "Everyone." She greeted as she walked into the club. "Renge, the host club mascot girl, has baked some cookies for you!" she said cheerfully. I let out a sigh as Tamaki was the first one to take action, which turned into him going back into his corner of woe. Renge quickly went to Kyoya, saying that they got a little burnt, making me sigh a bit. 'That's not a good thing...' I thought watching as Mitsukuni took a cookie and ate some of it, his eyes dilating a bit at the taste.
Takashi and I went over to him right away, in fear for his health. "Mitsukuni, stop." We said. "It's bad for your body." It was then I knew we were in trouble. Looking at each other, Takashi picked up his cousin, and I picked up his bunny as we ran away from Renge, who wasn't pleased with us. She soon stopped chasing us after Tamaki started having another episode about Haruhi. Sighing in relief, I grabbed a glass of water and handed it to Mitsukuni as Takashi set him down. "Now Mitsukuni, never take anything that's burnt, even if it's sweets." I said, lightly scolding him. "Gomen Makoto!" he said as he drank the water to get the taste away.
Mitsukuni decided to make amends with Renge while Takashi and I walked over to the group. Renge startled the younger cousin, and he came running over to us, looking behind our legs as Renge yelled that we weren't good enough. This made everyone freeze in place and look at her, quizzedly. Pointing at us, she said that besides Kyoya, all of us weren't good enough, that we didn't have any 'shadowy' side. She then began listing what females like, and that if we didn't have 'New characters' that the girls would get bored of us.
She then pointed at Mitsukuni who was now in Takashi's arms and pouted at Renge. "If your inside and outside are nothing but cute, then you're no different from a child!" she accused. "Therefore, although you have a cute face, you're actually a vicious fiend inside!" she declared, making Mitsukuni almost tremble a bit. "Morinozuka-sempai, you're an underling of your childhood friend!" she said pointing at Takashi. "Ryuunosuke-sempai, you're a shy person who willingly gets hurt to make sure someone is protected." She declared, making my eye twitch a bit.
Pointing to the twins, she declared that they were basketball players that close themselves off in their own world, and that Haruhi was a brilliant student, but also a victim of fierce bullying, and that Tamaki was the academy's idol with a serious complex, the lonely prince. This seemed to spark something inside of Tamaki, because his started to over react, again. I was standing with Mitsukuni, trying to calm his down, as the twins tried to talk Kyoya out of this. Sadly, Tamaki was all for this thing, making me sigh a bit.
"Neh, cheer up Mitsukuni, after we're done today, I promise to take you out for some cake." I said, running a hand through his hair a bit. He sniffed and looked up at me, "Really Makoto?" he asked, wiping his eyes a bit. "Hai Mitsukuni, really." I said with a smile. He beamed at this, and jumped out of Takashi's arms, spinning around the room. I chuckled softly, along with Takashi, who smiled a bit, at his cousin. He then looked over at me, our eyes meeting. "Arigato Makoto." He said softly, making me shake my head. "Iie, it was my pleasure Takashi." I said, feeling my face heat up a little.
Renge soon went on about making a film and that we would be starting the next day, much to everyone's relief. Looking over at Kyoya, I could just tell that he was going to make a profit over this. 'It's just like him it seems.' I thought with a sigh. Soon we all left our separate ways, with me going with Takashi and Mitsukuni again. I gave directions to a nice cafe to their driver and we were on our way. I closed my eyes a bit, each of us lost in our own thoughts. My fingers gently hooked themselves around the pendent around my neck, gently tracing the dragon from head to tail. 'I hope tomorrow won't end up in too much of a disaster...' I thought.