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The Devils meet their Angels – Chapter 11
"Miyuki, Sayaka!" It was Maya calling her nine-year-old twin daughters.
The twins came towards her, running. Although, it was hard for them since they were wearing big flamboyant dresses.
"Are they your daughters?" a woman asked. She was a beautiful woman. She was in same age as Maya or so they thought.
Maya nodded and gracefully shoved the twins in front of her. The woman smiled at them. They smiled back just like what their mom had told them.
"They are so cute!" the woman smiled wider. Then, she shoved two twin boys in front of the girls. Unlike the girls who were being sweet and all, the boys looked uninterested and bored.
Smiling widely, Miyuki and Sayaka offered their hands to the boys. They introduced themselves and said, "Nice to meet you.."
The boys stayed quiet and stared at them. For a moment, the girls thought they blushed but it faded immediately. A smirk replaced the bored looks. However, none of the older women noticed the smirk. They reckoned they were just returning the greeting.
The boys put out their hands from their pockets and held the girls' hands. They stayed like that for a minute. A grimace suddenly formed on the girls' faces.
Miyuki and Sayaka held back their hands and looked at it. Something sticky was on it and it's all the devious twins' fault. They looked up to their mother.
She wasn't paying attention at all. She was busy chatting with the woman. Although Maya forbade them to glare at people, they glared at the boys. Maya wasn't looking, anyway.
~o~
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"STOP!" Marga yelled. Her face showed utter annoyance. "I just asked you for a ribbon color then you argue. What the-"
"I'm done!" Jinny exclaimed, suddenly barging in. Obviously, she did not see the glares she was getting from Marga. She headed to the Sugimoto twins and gave them a piece of paper. A bunch of them. It was about 12 inches tall.
Miyuki took one piece and stared at it. "What is this?"
"You said you wanted a good music for the theme so I researched and found a bunch," Jinny explained.
Sayaka took a piece too and read it. "You do realize that you'll be playing these, right?"
Jinny's mouth gaped open. "What?" she yelled. For the moment, it was the only thing that she could say.
Just then, Tiffany came in holding pieces of paper, too. However, unlike Jinny, it was only like ten pieces or less. She came over to Miyuki and gave it to her.
Miyuki examined it and smiled. "As expected from Tiffa. A good script!"
Tiffany smiled unsurely and sat on the chair beside Miyuki. "Writing isn't a problem to me but why do you put in so much effort to something like a host club?"
The twins stared at each other and laughed heartily while the others stayed silent, watching them.
Finally, they stopped laughing. They wiped off the tears in their eyes.
"One, it's not effort, it's strategy," Miyuki said.
"Two, we need to impress our fiancés," Sayaka said.
"And three," they said together, leaning closer to their friend. "You're so cute when you're confused!" they finished, pinching Tiffany's face.
They giggled, and so did the other girls.
"I know that you absolutely want to finish all the work today while having fun," Zurich said. "But, why the need to do it in my room?"
The girls stared at him looking quite hurt.
"One, technically, this isn't your room."
"Two, you should know that you're not there only to stare."
"Three, we've been doing this since the beginning."
"Four, we wanted to have you as company."
"And five, it's fun to see you annoyed."
Tiffany, Miyuki, Sayaka, Jinny and Marga said respectively.
Zurich rolled his eyes. It was always their reason that he knew what exactly what they would say right down to the punctuation marks. Even, their gestures, he knew it.
The girls went back to their works when Sayaka suddenly remembered something.
"Oh yeah, Zurich?"
"Hm.."
"We want you to join the host club."
~o~
"Please?"
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"Ple-"
"WOULD YOU TWO EVER SHUT UP?" It was Miyuki. And from the tone of her voice, it was evident that she was pissed off. She was actually thinking about the plan they were gonna do but Sayaka and Zurich's bickering was not helping at all.
The two flinched and looked at Miyuki. They were about to apologize but she was already way ahead of them. And she was stomping angrily.
"You should have seen that coming," Tiffany said, stopping beside Sayaka.
~o~
It was just a couple of minutes before the host club opens. However, the hosts weren't prepared yet. No costumes, no set ups, no props, the hosts weren't even prepared themselves. They were just staring, observing, gazing while the Sugimoto twins paced back and forth, commanding every now and then.
The other day, the Sugimoto twins had a private talk with Kyouya. They promised him that they would return the amount of money the club lost ever since their depression period. But, no one ever thought that they would do it using the club.
After what seemed to be an eternity, Miyuki and Sayaka finally noticed their presence.
"Aren't you going to change?" they asked.
They stared.
Sayaka rolled her eyes. "You know, like cosplay already?"
They stared.
This time, Miyuki spoke in an utterly sweet voice yet creepy, "Are you just going to stare or her you lazy butts off that couch and do you thing?"
Once again, they stared.
This was eating too much time. And, one thing they didn't have was patience. Miyuki opened her mouth to say something but Hikaru beat her to it.
"What do you think you're doing?" he asked. The irritation in his voice was quite obvious.
"Paying our debts," Miyuki answered calmly.
The Hitachiin twins did not speak. However, it was evident that they did not quite know what they were talking about. So Miyuki explained, "Since it is our fault that you weren't able to hold any host club activities, we decided to pay it back by bringing in many customers."
Silence filled the room. It was so quiet, it was deafening.
From the back of the room, a cough was suddenly heard that caught everyone's attention and at the same time, broke the heavy silence. As the others turned their heads to the source of the only noise, they found Kyouya,
"I think it's time to start the host club activities," he said. A smug look was on the faces of the Sugimoto twins. The hosts followed Kyouya, though two of them were reluctant.
"Wait!" It was Sayaka. "Zurich is joining the host club."
"WHAT?"
~o~
"Zurich, is it okay if you join the host club?"
"Of course."
Those lines were played from the tape recorder in Miyuki's hand.
"I don't remember any of that happening!"
~Flashback~
Zurich threw his phone in the bed. It was dropped in the water because of Jinny. It obviously wouldn't work anymore. He opened his closet and took his coat. He'd need a new phone now. As he was opening the door, he met Miyuki who was about to knock on the door. She was holding a bunch of papers and a tape recorder.
"Oh, hi," she muttered softly. She looked at Zurich's clothes. "Going somewhere?"
Zurich nodded. "Jinny broke my phone..again. I'd buy a new one."
"Could you give me a minute first?" she asked. "I need to do an interview with you for our school work."
Zurich thought for a minute before answering. "I guess."
"Well then, we should get started," she said, entering the room and placing all her papers to start the really quick interview.
~End of Flashback~
"That's not a valid proof!" Zurich insisted.
No one paid attention to what he said. Miyuki's proof was too accurate and he could not see any loopholes even though he told the truth.
"I still won't join!" he said firmly.
He, then, felt a pull from his necktie. Before he knew it he was face to face with the other twin: Sayaka.
"Can't you do this for us?" she pleaded.
Zurich looked at her bright crimson eyes. It was always those eyes that he could not resist. And, it was getting old. Nonetheless, it was still as effective as it was the first time. He sighed, seeing no escape.
"Fine, I'll do it."
~o~
Meanwhile at the Sugimoto mansion, Mr. Sugimoto was about to go to work when he noticed his wife packing her clothes. He pushed the slightly opened door creating a little noise. Maya looked at him, surprised.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"It's my room too, you know," he answered sarcastically.
"I know," Maya said, stuffing her clothes all at once.
"Are you going back?" he asked.
Maya nodded. "I need to fix some things and do my promise to the twins."
"Have you told them yet?"
"Yep."
~Flashback~(back to Miyu and Saya's depression pace)
"Miyu? Saya?" Maya whispered their names. She waited for an answer but there was none. Maya pushed the door wider and turned on the lights. There, she saw her two daughters who were undoubtedly depressed.
"What do you want?" one of the twins' cold voices came.
"Are you gonna tell us to marry them tomorrow already?" asked the other one.
Maya sighed. They were making her feel guilty, as always, but she made sure before she came in that she wouldn't fall for any of their tricks. The engagement was final and only the end of the world would break it.
She sat on the bed beside them but the two moved away.
"Are you still mad at me?"
There was silence. Maya pondered. If she could only make these two happy and cunning again, they would not succeed in making her feel guilty. Then, an idea struck her. A smile crossed her face.
The twins rolled their eyes. Something told them there was gonna be another outburst of her half-baked ideas.
"Do you remember my promise a while ago?"
"What promise?" they asked, their voices still cold. "The promise to ruin our lives?"
Maya chuckled. "No. It was my promise before you even faced the Hitachiin twins."
"The promise about our pets?" It was Miyuki. She was always the forgiving and kind one.
Maya nodded and went on. "I was actually planning on going back to do the promise but if I leave, I might not see the bodies of my future sons-in-law anymore."
The twins rolled their eyes at the last part.
Maya stood up and fixed her dress. She walked towards the door, preparing to leave. She didn't need
to see the faces of her twins to know they wanted more.3…2…1…and…
"Wait!"
She looked around trying not to look too excited.
"If we promise and do it to become good to them,"
"Would you bring our pets here?"
A big smile crossed Maya's face. "Of course, but don't worry it'll only be a week. So, what can you say?"
"We'll do it."
Before she left the room, Maya had a smug look on her face. 'Mission accomplished.'
~o~
~Host Club is now open for business~
"What is your favorite color, Zurich-san?"
"What about your hobbies?"
"What are the types of girls do you like?"
"Why did you join the host club?"
Zurich just smiled at the girls in front of him. He would have answered their questions but they all asked him at the same time leaving their questions unanswered.
At one corner of the room, Kyouya watched as the new host tried to entertain the girls. However, he had not said a word ever since the girls rounded him. If Zurich failed to entertain the girls, it would mean a cut in the host club's profit. He must do something. He started walking towards the new host when a cup of tea spilled towards one of Zurich's customers.
And, Zurich did something very unexpected.
"I'm so sorry!" he cried as he held the lady's hand into his. For some reason, he was sparkling. All the other girls squealed. And, since the ruckus caught attention from the others, they saw what happened.
"Very good, Zurich," Miyuki and Sayaka whispered giving him a thumbs up.
~After the hosting hours~
"I am really happy with everyone for gaining more customers!" Tamaki announced as soon as the flock of ladies had vanished. Everyone clapped monotonously.
"Also," Tamaki added. "I must say that our new host was amazing!"
There was another round of applause.
"However," Tamaki turned his gaze to the only two pairs of twins which were present in the room. "I'm rather disappointed with you guys. How could you lose half of your customers?"
Neither of them spoke. It was true. For some reason, only half of their customers came. And they suspected that it all started with the Sugimoto twins' announcement and the fact that they started designating the Hitachiin twins but still talked to Haruhi during club hours from time to time.
Zurich looked at the girls who gave him a meaningful glance. He figured it was time for him to speak up. "Hey, don't you think that Miyu and Saya deserve applause too? They were the ones who thought of the whole theme and they were also the one who convinced me into joining this club," he finished, saying the last part bitterly.
Tamaki turned to his thinking position. "You're ri-"
"No!" identical cheeky voices interrupted him. Eyes fell on the speakers.
"It's really our fault," Sayaka said.
"We never thought that it would end up like that so-" Miyuki added.
"We're so sorry!" They finished together as they bowed their heads. "We promise to fix this!"
~ The next day~
"Miyuki-chan and Sayaka-chan are absent?" Almost everyone in the host club asked when the three first years announced the news. It was weird for them to be absent since the other day they were so confident about returning the twins' customers.
Hikaru and Kaoru smirked at the thought of the twins failing to find away to keep their promise. Thus, they would never show up again or maybe they would even fly back to America and never come back.
Haruhi sweat-dropped as she saw the Hitachiin twins, who seemed to be daydreaming. They seemed to be really happy that the Sugimoto twins were not present at the moment.
"How could you not care about your fiancees' absence?" It was Tamaki talking to the twins.
"Because, we hate them," was their reply which angered the king.
"How could you? They are perfectly nice girls!" Tamaki declared. He turned to Kyouya. "Did you get in contact with them already?"
Kyouya shook his head. "Nobody was answering. Not even their butlers would answer."
"Maybe they flew back to America since they could not keep their promise," the twins said.
"How could say such things? They would surely keep their promise. They might be in the midst of an emergency for the moment!"
"Actually," Haruhi finally decided to speak up. "They are acting weird. They didn't go to school. They could not be contacted in any way. And, their friends didn't show up either."
"Haru-chan has a point," Hunny said, getting up from his seat. "Although, I don't see Miyu-chan and Saya-chan running away.
Finally, Kyouya cleared his throat to have their attention. "Whatever happened, we could set it aside for now and figure it out later. We have ladies to entertain."
~o~
"Should we really be doing this?" Tiffany asked as she tried to balance herself on the tree branch. Luckily, Jinny had offered her a helping hand. She was not used to climbing on trees but it was the only way to accomplish the mission given to them.
"Shhh!" Marga shushed loudly. She snatched the camera from Tiffany. "If you don't want to do your job properly, I'll do it."
"It's the least we could for Miyu and Saya," Jinny said as she tried to support Marga as well.
"You're saying that when we're supposed doing favors for Maya and not them," Tiffany pointed out. It was true. The only reason they were allowed to go to Japan was because of Maya and in return, they had to help her bring both sets of twins closer.
"However, the twins are still our friends so we should make it a point that we don't make their lives a total hell," Marga said.
"Hey, it's showtime," Jinny said, setting up her own camera for when it happens.
Tiffany sighed and figured out she could not do anything to change their minds. Instead, she glued her eyes ahead where happenings in music room 3 could be witnessed from their position. She was surprised as groups of girls entered the room. However, it was a very large number of girls. Even more than what they saw the other day. This was well calculated.
It seemed like the host club or more specifically, the Hitachiin twins would never suffer from physical injury for a couple of days.
She looked down at Zurich who was appointed to support them and catch anyone who falls unexpectedly. Zurich caught her eyes and shrugged.
~ At the Sugimoto mansion~
Miyuki and Sayaka lied on their queen sized bed. They smiled as they felt the peace atmosphere.
"Do you think the plan worked?" Sayaka wondered as she removed the props they used to make it look like they were sick.
"Yeah," Miyuki said as she got up from bed. "Our plan always works."
Sayaka giggled. "I'm excited to see the video!"
"Just wait for a while. They'll be back soon," Miyuki said, looking at her watch. Let's see who the freaks are now...
~End of chapter~
Yay! I'm back from the trip to Mars! I hope you guys aren't mad at me. The trip to Mars is a really long travel..JK.. Life has been utterly unfair so I had no time to have fun.. Man, I hate being a graduating student...
Okay, about the chapter, I decided to lessen the English since it was hard to shift from italic to non-italic. To all those lazy people out there, I know you know what I mean.
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