Mirror Mirror/ Adventure at Star Studios
Koharu paced in front of the large mahogany doors of a tall, dark brick building with few windows placed up the walls. As she paced, she smoothed down the frilly black and white dress that Lin had somehow forced her into. The dress went to mid-thigh and went well with the white platform boots she was wearing. Her hair had long extensions straightened onto the ends so she now had long, straight black hair. All in all, she didn't look like how she normally did when she met any of the members of the Host Club, let along all of them at once.
Koharu sighed as she watched a long limo slow in front of the building. Seconds after the limo stopped, a tall blonde stepped out of the car dressed in the latest fashions. Koharu sighed when she saw that Tamaki seemed to be calm as he attempted to help Haruhi get out of the limo. Koharu's best friend just shrugged him off as she stepped onto the sidewalk. Haruhi looked up to see her watching them and smiled in recognition. Koharu slowly walked down the white stone steps to her friends and smiled in greeting at all of them.
"Welcome to Star Studios, Host Club," she said sweetly with a small curtsy. The group stared at her for a moment before there was a collective gasp.
"Koharu?" Tamaki questioned the beautiful girl in front of the group that he could have sworn was someone else.
"Yes Tamaki?" Koharu replied cutely. trying with pure amusement to get as much as she could out of their reactions. The Hosts all blushed slightly at her adorable look. Somehow she was able to make her eyes look even larger than Hunny's and she looked like a porcelain doll that had a pouting face. Koharu smiled before turning towards the doors. "Let me show you around."
The Host Club dutifully followed their fellow host around the lobby of the tall recording studio.
"Miss," someone called to Koharu as he came rushing up. He was young, maybe in his mid twenties, and had a disheveled look about him, but he was clearly eager. He held out a manila folder to Koharu nervously. "The President said he would look over this for me, but I do not have access to his office. Could you possibly take this up there for me?"
"I am sorry Daisuke-san, but the President isn't in today," she replied, holding up her hands in defeat. Daisuke backed away slightly before Koharu ushered the Host Club into a large glass elevator. Koharu lightly pressed a small button that had a small five engraved on it.
"We didn't know you worked here," the Hitachiin twins said together as they cornered Koharu in the elevator moments after the door closed.
"Of course I work here," Koharu replied flippantly, smirking at them as she decided to drop the cute look. "My father demands all of his children to excel in some form of art."
The elevator reached their floor with a high ding and the Host Club shuffled out behind Koharu.
"So where are we going?" Haruhi asked from Koharu's right side. The older girl just smiled and opened a door that was at the end of the long hallway.
"Our guests are here," Koharu called to the people in the room. The Host Club noticed a girl look up before she returned to adjusting several knobs on the mixing board in front of her. She hesitantly motioned for Koharu to go into the adjacent room. Koharu grabbed Haruhi's hand and dragged her along with her into the other room. The Host Club looked through the glass window to see almost the exact mirror of them sitting in the other room.
"Who are they?" Tamaki whispered in a shocked yet awed voice. His question went unanswered.
The girl flipped a switch and all of the Veddette siblings looked towards them. "Eveyone, let's get started please."
All of them nodded and started to pair off. The Host Club saw Koharu walk over and sit in the lap of a guy that looked almost exactly like Kyouya. Haruhi and the Tamaki look-alike sat on a high stool next to a stand and two guitars. The Hitachiin look-alikes hugged each other close as the two Hunny look-alikes jumped onto the two Mori look-alikes. The girl flipped another switch to turn on some music as the look alike Host Club focused on the mics next to them.
"When I opened the doors, I saw-" Haruhi and Koharu quickly said together before the strum of a guitar started.
"We are always here waiting for you, so," the Tamaki look-alike sang smoothly into the mic. He wore a pair of black slacks and a black dress shirt with a white tie loosely hanging around his neck. He winked down at Haruhi. "If something is troubling you, let us hear about it."
The real Hikaru and Kaoru had to hold back the real Tamaki because he was trying to break through the door and grab Haruhi away from his look-alike.
"Your sad face," the two Hitachiin look-alikes sang in perfect harmony. Their matching clothes was throwing off everyone who was trying to tell who sang what, though the two did look amazing in their open white jackets and deep red turtle necks.
"Please don't cry," Koharu sang softly, as if in the background.
"Which has been," the Hikaru look-alike sang to his twin.
"Crying till now," the Karou look-alike sang back to Hikaru.
"Soon," Koharu sang before the taller of the two Mori-look alikes stepped towards a mic. He had on baggy camo pants with a loose black tee-shirt.
"Look, when it comes to us, we can change it to a smile," he sang in a deep voice.
"Change it to a smile!" the Hunny on his back called cheerfully.
"See you tomorrow! So we can see you smiling like a cloud in the perfectly clear blue sky. Bask in the light of day with all your might, and start walking. With me," all ten of them sang together in harmony.
"Nice," the Tamaki look-alike smiled down at Haruhi.
"Isn't this fun?" Haruhi asked the rest of the group, who nodded in return.
"You might laugh like it's a trivial joke," the Kyouya look-alike sang as he adjust the pair of glasses that were slipping down his nose.
"But we just always want to see your happy face," Koharu sang with a genuine smile on her face. The male hosts were completely shocked at Koharu's ability to sing, having never heard her sing before then.
"Even with the downpour from the rain clouds," the Hikaru sang soon after.
"Falling over us until now," the Kaoru finished the line before one of the Mori took over once again.
"Look, we can laugh them off and keep walking on," he sang boldly with one of the Hunny's copying his last two words.
"See you tomorrow! So we can see you smiling! So we can never forget the warmth of when we formed a circle, holding our hands together. Start walking with me," the group sang the chorus once again, each of them happy at the way the song was turning out.
"No matter if we fight or disagree," the Kyouya sang, hugging Koharu closer to him.
"There will never be regrets about meeting you," the Tamaki sang as he clutched Haruhi closer to him.
"See you tomorrow! So we can see you smiling like a cloud in the perfectly clear blue sky. Bask in the light of day with all your might, and start walking. With me," the group sang together once again. "See you tomorrow! So we can see you smiling! So we can never forget the warmth of when we formed a circle, holding our hands together. Start walking with me."
The Host Club watched as the ten started to group together around one mic in the center of the room.
"See you tomorrow! So we can see you smiling like a cloud in the perfectly clear blue sky. Bask in the light of day with all your might, and start walking. With me," they sang one final time before chaos seemed to start in the group.
"Senpai!" Haruhi called as the Hitachiin look-alikes pulled her to them.
"Hey! Get away from Haruhi!" the Tamaki yelled at the two as he tried to snatch Haruhi away. The two answered with a chime of "No way!" and sticking their tongues out at the Tamaki.
"You guys," the Kyouya tried to settle the group down as the music started to slow to it's finale.
"Ko-chan!" one of the Hunnys jumped from one of the Mori's back and onto Koharu's.
"Geez," Koharu sighed as she steadied herself under the new weight.
"Oh well," Koharu and the Kyouya said together with a shrug.
"Haruhi!" the Tamaki cried as the Hitachiin look-alikes pushed her forward and into Koharu's side.
"M-Mata ashita!" the two said happily before they started to giggle with the others soon joining. The girl flipped a switch as the music ended and the Host Club look-alikes relaxed.
"Good job guys," she said into a mic on the mixing board. The look-alikes smiled before they headed into the room the Host Club was in.
"Thanks Risa," the Tamaki said as they filed into the room.
The dark haired girl blushed furiously at the blonde that the Host Club now recognized as Koharu's older step-brother. The Host Club looked taken aback at the French boy's perfect Tamaki impersonation.
'Is it because they are both French?' many of them thought in wonder.
Koharu laughed along with her siblings at Risako's blushing before she turned to all of her siblings. "Now let us introduce ourselves to my friends!"
"Welcome Ouran students!" the look-alikes all chimed together with Koharu. "We are the Veddette siblings!"
"Hi hi!" one of the Hunny look-alikes called as he jumped up to the hosts. "I'm Rosalin! I missed you onii-chans! I wish we played more together!"
"Hi! I'm Anastasia Veddette!" the other Hunny look-alike said slowly, but excitedly to the hosts. "I'm glad to see all of you again!"
"It's a pleasure to see you, Ana-chan!" Hunny called from Mori's shoulders.
"She prefers Tasia, Hunny-senpai," Koharu corrected the senior. Hunny's smile didn't falter as he laughed at his own mistake.
"Hey, we're Aileana and Aileene, but you've already met us," the Hitachiin twin look-alikes said in perfect harmony.
"Caitlin," the shorter of the two Moris introduced.
"Emily," the taller Mori informed them.
"Acelin," the blonde introduced himself with a bow.
"Yuigo," the Kyouya look-alike reintroduced himself while he took off his glasses. He motioned to the small girl that was still sitting by the sound board silently. "And this is my girlfriend Risako."
"And, of course, there is myself," Koharu said with a grin as she turned back to her friends. "Do you guys have any questions for us?"
"Why are you dressed like us?" Hikaru immediately asked.
"We like getting into character, Hikaru," Na and Ne replied with a twirl. "Do we not make good Hitachiins?"
Koharu glanced at her siblings with a look of disbelief, knowing the two probably had a hidden meaning in their words.
"Would you like to hear your other songs?" Koharu quickly asked the Host Club, who nodded in almost disbelief. "Then let's go Haruhi, we'll start with our song."
The two girls entered the recording room and sat by a mic. Risako flipped a switch and music began to play.
"Kiss, kiss, fall in love!" they both said as the music started. "Maybe you're my love!"
"I always noticed that you were by my side, but is it hate? Or love? Or some sort of delusion?," Haruhi sang softly, though surprisingly beautifully especially with how horrible Ranka had described Haruhi's voice during their brief discussion about music during their lunch with him. "If I could see my own feelings clearly now a lady, a host, neither would matter to me."
"Everyone has their own reason for falling in love. It's different for everyone," Koharu sang happily.
"Maybe you're my love," Both of the girls sang together.
"I want to see that side of you now and give you a cherry blossom kiss. If your heart throbs, its a glorious love," Koharu sang out. "The present is much more important than the future. This lovely spring love is a blooming maiden's beauty! But then you, whom I don't really know, I want to know more about you, though its scary."
"In denim, in frills, in casual clothes, in Chinese attire, I'll change every time we meet, so be prepared," Haruhi sang a little hesitantly as if she wasn't for sure about the line.
"Little by little the door to love opens. True love is packed with thrills," Koharu sang with a wide smile.
"On the days we're busy and pass each other, a cherry blossom kiss would be painful, but it's a glorious love," Haruhi took over the song, actually swaying slightly to the beat. "Let's accept each other's weaknesses. The love we have is invincible, we bloom, and the two of us are the leading roles."
"I won't lose to the magnificent sky, so let's make memories now," Koharu sang out as she smiled at Haruhi. "It's true love!"
"I want to see that side of you now and give you a cherry blossom kiss," both girls sang out as the song was obviously beginning to wrap up. "If your heart throbs, its a glorious love. The present is much more important than the future,"
"This lovely spring love is a blooming maiden's beauty!" Koharu sang out happily.
"It's a blooming maiden's beauty!" Haruhi repeated in a softer tone.
"Kiss kiss, fall in love," the two sang out as the final notes of the song played. "Maybe you're my love?"
The last few notes of the song played before Risako flipped the switch again and the two girls got up to rejoin the group.
"What was that?" Tamaki cried as soon as the two were in the room.
"Koharu wrote a song for us," Haruhi informed him, a small blush coming to her cheeks as the blonde grew nearer.
"I wrote a lot more than songs for us," Koharu laughed lightly before she scanned the room with a frown. "Where did Na, Ne, Hikaru, and Kaoru go off to?"
"Right here," Na said as the four twins came through the door with drinks in their hands. They passed around the drinks before she winked at Kaoru. "Our new boys were just treating us all to drinks from the vend."
"New boys," Koharu repeated, blinking at her sisters in astonishment. "You can't be seriously dating?"
"Yes we are," Aileana said as she set down her drink and headed for the recording room.
"And it is now our turns so excuse us," Aileene said in a quieter tone than her sister as she too put down her drink and went into the recording room.
"Those two," Koharu shook her head at her sisters as Risako flipped a switch and music began to play once again.
"Right in front of your eyes, I chatter with other girls. Oh no, no, no," Na sang out as she swung an arm around Ne's shoulders, the younger girl pouting at her older sister. "I want you to show jealousy on purpose. Oh yes, yes, yes."
Ne moved out from under her sister's arm and glared up at the older girl.
"My darling please, love is," Na sang to her sister, holding out a hand for her to take. "My darling please, something that burns more intensely with a little injury."
"This is our LOVE STYLE," the two sang out as Aileene took a hold of Aileana's hand, the older girl spinning her into her chest so she could hold onto her little sister. "A LOVE STYLE that is the shape of our love. I need you, I want you, forever. This is our LOVE STYLE, a LOVE STYLE that goes on wherever. You are mine, I'm yours, forever, only you, love you."
"Perhaps I've gone too far, did I really make you mad this time? Oh no, no, no," Aileene sang as Na turned to glare at the wall, but still kept her arms around Ne. Aileene raised her arms to wrap them around her sister's neck to pull the other red head into an embrace. "I'll hug it better, so let's make up. Oh yes, yes, yes."
"My darling please, this bond," Ne sang in little more than a whisper, gaining her sister's attention. "My darling please, is something strong and deep enough to overcome your fears."
The two smiled at each other lovingly before they continued on to finish the song.
"This is our LOVE STYLE, a LOVE STYLE that perseveres on. I need you, I want you, forever," the two sisters sang happily to each other as they held onto each other in a similar fashion as Hikaru and Kaoru always did. "This is our LOVE STYLE, a LOVE STYLE that goes on whenever. You are mine, I'm yours, forever, only you, love you."
As the music ended, the twins broke apart and bowed to the mirror that let everyone see them. As they exited and Risako flipped the switch to turn off the recording, the Hitachiin brothers came up to the two.
"What was that about?" they asked simultaneously.
"Aw, are you two jealous?" Aileana asked as her twin giggled. "You shouldn't be when Koko wrote that song for you."
"Will you please stop calling me Koko?" Koharu asked with a sigh from where she was sitting in between Kyouya and Yuigo.
"Never, Koko," all four of the red haired twins said as they grinned at her, causing her to groan.
"Everyone!" they heard someone call from the recording room and all turned to see Acelin standing by a microphone. "It's my turn to sing Guilty Beauty Love!"
Several people laughed at his energy as Risako flipped the switch once again to start playing music for Acelin to sing to.
"What a crime, such a beautiful crime, that God would make a star as bright as I," he sang in a beautiful, deep tone. "And I know it's a disgrace to admire this perfect face reflected in your eyes; so, it's right that I suffer tonight all the pain of all the passion inside, but my heart can not deny what I'm feeling inside that makes me long for you. Guilty Beauty Love."
"Take my hand. Take the key. You can open the door," Acelin sang as he extended his own hand towards the class as if he was asking one of them to take it. "Take a step. Take a chance. Now you'll find there's so much more."
"There's a world you've dreamed of, and, if you'll allow, let me escort you there," he sang as he smoothly bowed at them before sinking onto his knee. "I kneel before you, kiss your hand to tell you I'm a lucky guy. Look back, and know that I can heal your tired heart."
"What a crime, such a breath-taking crime, everything I touch can't help but fall in love," he sang as he jumped up from his knee with a large grin. "In this cruel romantic game, there's no way that you're to blame for your stolen heart. So, I'll say that the price I must pay is to offer up my heart forever; just don't take away your touch 'cause it means so much to feel your hand in mine. Guilty Beauty Love."
"In the sky, you and I are floating in space," Acelin sang out, closing his eyes as if he was imagining someone to sing to. "I, the moon, you, the sun, locked in beautiful embrace. Heavenly bodies come together so blindingly bright they chase away the night."
There was a pause in the lyrics that gave time for Acelin to sigh softly before he opened his eyes and began to sing with more energy."
"What I bring you I hope delights you, a bouquet of passion cutie lady," he sang, winking at the glass window. "Be sure that here with me, you'll always save the day. What a crime, such a wonderful crime, that God would choose to make such lips as mine. It was wrong but all the same, I invited, and you came into this dream with me. So, my price is to gaze in your eyes and to feel more love than I can contain. Even so, it's fair to say I still found a way to cast my spell on you. Guilty Beauty Heart."
The music trailed of with the strum of a guitar before Acelin stood and headed back to the room where the rest of his siblings waited. He walked through the door to see Tamaki bombarding Koharu with questions about the song while Rose and Tasia seemed to be whispering heatedly about something. Without blinking, Acelin turned on his heel to silently ask Caitlin what was going on. The blonde girl shrugged with an amused shake of her head.
"No, no, no, NO!" Rose screamed in French, drawing everyone's attention to the little blonde girl.
"Rosa?" Acelin questioned uncertainly as he, Koharu, and Yuigo swiftly crossed the room to their little half sister. "What is the matter, little one?"
"It's not fair that she gets to sing big sister's song too!" Rose cried out, turning on her oldest siblings with tears in her large blue eyes. "I was here first to sing it! I shouldn't have to share with the new girl!"
"Rosalin Veddette," Koharu snapped, her eyes that matched her little sister's so much narrowed in disappointment as she looked at the little girl throwing a temper tantrum. "You are going to let her because she is new to our family and needs the practice, do you understand me?"
Rose slowly nodded, looking away from her older sister with a quiet sniffle.
"Tasia, go on ahead and sing for our guests," Koharu said, turning to her new older sister with a small smile. Tasia nodded hesitantly before she ran into the recording room and hopped up on the stool in front of the microphone. Fast, high pitched music began to play as soon as Risako flipped the switch.
"It's always fun when there are fun things waiting for you!" Tasia began, smiling cheerfully at the group through the window. "I found something cute! I really want it!"
Tasia clinched her fist in wanting at the words before she continued on with the song. "Even in forests, even in water, it's fun to chase after them, no matter where! I'll break through any barriers blocking my way and gently throw them off!"
Tasia punched the air before she stumbled slightly in her chair, righting herself just in time to sing the chorus. Everyone laughed at the little teen as she smiled apologetically at them.
"Exploring~ with Usa-chan! Search for the treasure chest! Off to an island of dreams so that we can be excited!" she sang loudly, throwing out her arms like she wanted to hug something much larger than her arms would allow. "Exploring~ with Takashi too! So everything will be fine! Let's depart on a journey so that we can be cheerful! Doki doki!"
She patted her heart and winked at everyone before she turned back to her microphone. "Happy things have come on the days I had a megaton-rank smile! When you're feeling down, I'll divide up some of that "happy" and give it to you!"
The music made a sudden shift to a slightly lower note as Tasia decided to jump up and start dancing in one spot to the music.
"With the wave of a magic staff, Usa-chan transforms into Kuma-chan!" she sang as waved her arm as if she really was waving a magic wand before she made a sour face. "But Tama-chan's Kuma-chan is all like "T_T", he's not cute at all!"
Tamaki sputtered at the little woman's description of his precious teddy bear, which only made the Hitachiin twins roar with laughter. Tamaki turned on Koharu, who was trying and failing to hide her giggles behind her hand.
"Exploring~ with everyone! Search for the treasure chest! Off to an island of dreams so that we can be excited!" Tasia sang, drawing everyone's attention again. "Exploring~ we're always together! So everything will be fine! Let's depart on a journey so that we can be cheerful! Doki doki! Exploring~ with Usa-chan! Search for the treasure chest! Off to an island of dreams so that we can be excited! Exploring~ with Takashi too! So everything will be fine! Let's depart on a journey so that we can be cheerful! Doki doki! Exploring~ with everyone! Search for the treasure chest! Off to an island of dreams so that we can be excited! Exploring~ we're always together! So everything will be fine! Let's depart on a journey so that we can be cheerful! Doki doki!"
The song swiftly ended after the last repeated chorus as Tasia danced around as silently as she could to the final notes. Risako flipped the switch for the music, signalling Tasia that she could come back to them.
"That was a great song, Tas-chan!" Hunny called as he bounded up to the girl that was actually older than him.
"Thanks Hun-kun!" Tasia said just as cheerfully back. The two embraced briefly before they turned back to the rest of the group. "Where's Yu-kun?"
"Here, Tasia," Yuigo said from behind them, making the two small adults turn to see him closing the door to the recording room.
"He said he wanted to get his song done since it was getting a bit late," Koharu explained as the two returned to their protectors. Risako smiled softly as she turned on the music for her boyfriend.
"I hid in the shadows the moonlight of a chilly night illuminated, reflecting on the town," Yuigo sang, in a deep, reverberating voice. Tamaki's head immediately snapped up at the teen's voice, a small awed expression clear on his face.
"Yuigo has won a lot of competitions for his voice," Koharu murmured to Tamaki as she watched her twin affectionately.
"What is there for me to believe in?" Yuigo sang, causing Kyouya to look at his girlfriend in confusion. Only he and Mori were left and that line did not sound like something Mori would say. Koharu seemed to ignore him as she watched her brother sing. "There's not a thing in the midst of a crowd going and coming in a monochrome world. I had hung my head, but..."
Yuigo paused to take a breath before he continued on to the chorus. "I realized it by your words and the single flower at my feet. If I lost it, there would be nothing to fear. As if I were trying to convince myself, I walked on..."
Kyouya continued to stare at Koharu in confusion as he listened to the song she had apparently written for him. He was glad it was a beautiful song, but was confused at why it had such a morbid meaning behind it. Was that really how she saw him? He frowned and turned back to watching Yuigo, resolving himself to show Koharu that he wasn't such a depressing person.
"Nothing but silence fills my heart, though I've lived my life without knowing what I desire," Yuigo sang sadly, tears actually coming to his eyes as he sang. "I don't understand what it means to be doubtful anymore. In a distorted town, I felt justice though I was being swept along."
Koharu glanced up at Kyouya to see that he was frowning. She sighed softly, disappointed in his reaction. She had hoped that the song would ring a chord with him and made him see that he was on a bad path by trying so hard to impress his father.
"I realized it by your words and the single flower at my feet," Yuigo sang softly and sadly, knowing from his sister's notes all over the music that she really wanted this song to send a message. "If I lost it, there would be nothing to fear. If I were to convince myself that, then time would go on..."
He paused to sigh softly before the music picked up again for him to sing the chorus one last time.
"I realized it by your words and the single flower at my feet," he sang out, slightly louder than before just so he knew that the message would get across. "If I lost it, there would be nothing to fear. If I were to convince myself that, then time would go on..."
He trailed off on a low note as the music also trailed off. When he came back into the main room, he saw that Tamaki and a few of his siblings were crying. He turned to see that Koharu was just sitting next to Kyouya, both of the dark haired teens just watching, stone faced, as Yuigo switched with Emily.
"W-We'll just move on with the recordings then," Risako murmured softly as Emily sat with a guitar in front of the mic. Emily nodded to Risako, who flipped the switch to start the recording process one last time. Music didn't begin to play like the Host Club thought it would. Instead, Emily began to strum lightly on her guitar before she began to sing.
"Without saying anything, I'm right by your side at anytime," she sang softly and in a deep, rumbling tone for a girl. "Gently tell me your sad thoughts, because I'm listening."
"If my inability to express things well troubles you," she sang louder, still strumming lightly on her guitar. "Then close your eyes and gently entrust me, because I'll embrace you."
"Within the passing seasons, now," she sang softly, her eyes closed as she sang. "There is one certain thing inside of my chest. If it's to protect you, then I won't regret a thing, because I'll take any pain in your stead. I'll always be by your side."
"Because when I learn that I didn't realize your feelings, I want to send you everything that I can do in my power," Emily sang softly, tears actually seeming to come to her eyes as she sang. "I match my pace with you all the time, because I have still an unchanging thought now."
Her strumming on her guitar increased as she bridged into the chorus once more.
"So that the warmth of when we embraced won't ever disappear, I'll wipe away your spilling tears," she sang boldly, filling both rooms with her voice. "I'll always be by your side."
"If it's to protect you then I won't regret a thing, because I'll take any pain in your stead. Always smiling by your side," she suddenly hit a very high note, surprising many of the hosts because she had been singing so low for so long. "So that the warmth of when we embraced won't ever disappear, I'll wipe away your spilling tears. I'll always be by your side."
Her last note lasted just longer than her guitar strums did, both notes reverberating around the room for moments after she had finished. Emily stood and placed her guitar back on its stand before she turned to come back into the main room. She paused for a moment when she saw that most of her siblings were surrounding Koharu on the couch.
"Koharu!" she cried out, rushing forward to find out what had happened to her older sister. She pushed through the wall of her siblings to see that Koharu was crying into Yuigo's shoulder while Mori was slowly rubbing her back. Emily knelt next to Koharu's knees and looked up at Yuigo in confusion. "What happened?"
"You," Yuigo murmured, nodding towards the recording room. Emily stared up at him blankly for a moment before she understood. She had sang the song just how her sister had wanted and it had actually managed to touch the host it was written for. She glanced up at Mori to see a slight smile on his face as he tried to comfort Koharu from over the couch. She started slightly when she noticed that Hunny was looking just over the couch at Koharu with tears rushing down his cheeks.
"I-I'm okay," Koharu sniffled as she sat up, smiling up at Mori. "I'm just glad you liked the song so much."
"It was fitting," Mori murmured in his rumbling tone which Emily had matched so well during the song. Koharu shook her head before she looked around at all of her siblings.
"It was only that way because of everyone," she murmured, smiling happily at them before she turned to the Host Club. "I only wrote the songs, they were the ones who brought them to life for you."
"Well," Hikaru said, drawing everyone's attention as he and his twin stepped back away from the group.
"We are bored now," Kaoru continued for his brother.
"So why don't we play a game?" they finished together. Na and Ne stood from where they were kneeling at their sister's knees and crossed the room to their new boyfriends. The Hitachiin brothers looked at the Veddette sisters in confusion as the two red heads joined them. A moment later, both of the brothers were loudly complaining about their heads since Na and Ne had just hit them across the back of the head.
"We were having a family moment," the twin sisters said angrily together, completely not phased by the other twins' complaints. "Learn your place."
Chuckles went around the room as their family enjoyed the bit of show coming from their comedic sisters.
"Something wrong Tamaki?" Acelin asked, noticing the stunned expression on the other blonde teen's face.
"I-I've never seen anyone but Haruhi hit the twins," Tamaki murmured softly, a looked of awe dawning on his face.
"Get used to Na and Ne's 'Learn Your Place' routine," Caitline laughed loudly. "It's very popular whenever we have our live performances."
"Live performances?" Hunny questioned curiously, looking at Koharu for an answer.
"Our dad has a stage set up in town for us to perform on just about every weekend," Koharu informed him, turning towards Tamaki with a glare. "I can't get you in even if you ask. Tickets are based on a lottery system that you can't rig no matter what, so just sign up and wait your turn if you want tickets."
"B-But that means we can't all go at once," Tamaki said frantically.
"You'd be surprised actually," Caitlin said, thinking a bit. "We aren't all that popular right now, so the lottery system can give out anywhere between one ticket and ten tickets at a time to any one winner."
"So we could go together," Hunny cheered happily, grinning up at Caitlin.
"If my math is working out, you could relatively soon," Caitlin replied, also smiling.
"You're math is never wrong Cat," Koharu rolled her eyes at her mathematical sister. Out of all of the courses Caitlin had taken since coming to Japan from Germany when she was eight, math was the only the never faltered and stayed perfectly scored.
"We are bored," Hikaru and Kaoru groaned, trying to get everyone's attention again.
"Didn't we say to learn your place," Na and Ne shot back at the two, making the boys flinch back so they didn't get hit.
"It's alright guys," Koharu laughed along with her siblings. "Let's go ahead and play a game while we still have time."
"Truth or Dare!" Acelin and Rosalin called at the same time. Their siblings laughed at their cry, but quickly agreed to playing.
"Tamaki!" Acelin called, pointing at his fellow French man. "Truth or dare?"
"Uh, um," Tamaki seemed flustered by the question, completely unsure of how he should react to it. "T-Truth?"
"Are you sure?" Acelin asked slyly, wiggling his eyebrows at Tamaki. Tamaki flinched back at the flirtatious look as Acelin turned away with a satisfied smile. "Well then, do you like anyone here?"
"Wh-What?" Tamaki sputtered, receiving strange looks from the others as his face turned a bright shade of red. "N-N-No!"
"Are you sure?" Acelin asked, turning back to Tamaki with a knowing look.
"I-I-I," Tamaki stuttered, looking away from Acelin in embarrassment.
"You guys mind switching back to Japanese for those of us who don't speak French?" Hikaru rolled his eyes in boredom.
"Sorry, sorry," Acelin laughed as he moved to sit down again. "I got my answer anyway, so Tamaki can go."
"Ah," Tamaki blushed slightly at Acelin's words before he turned to Haruhi. "Truth or Dare?"
"Truth?" she replied hesitantly after thinking about either option for a moment. Tamaki perked up at her decision as an idea popped into his head.
"Would you be my girlfriend?" he asked hopefully, taking everyone else by surprise.
"H-He didn't," the twins murmured, looking at him dumbfoundedly.
"Wh-What?" Tamaki asked frantically, turning towards the others worriedly. "Sh-Should I have not asked?"
"Ask her that, Tamaki," Koharu said, pointing towards Haruhi as she tried to hide her giggles.
"H-Ha-Haruhi?" Tamaki murmured, turning towards the silent brunette. He hesitantly stepped closer to her with wide eyes. "Will you?"
"I'll give it a try I guess," Haruhi murmured, not looking at anyone. Suddenly, she looked up at Tamaki with a smile. "So I guess my answer would be yes."
"Ha-Haruhi," Tamaki's eyes began to tear up as he moved forward to hug his new girlfriend. Before he could move more than a few steps towards her, the door burst open. A tall man with light brown, curly hair stood calmly in doorway.
"P-Papa!" several of the Veddette siblings called in shock, none of them expecting to see their father that day. Yamato's eyes scanned the room slowly before they stopped on Koharu.
"I expected a bit more from my children than to have this vermin in our pristine studio," he said slowly and calmly, still staring straight at Koharu with intense blue eyes.
"Sorry Father," the siblings chimed as they looked away from the grown man. Several of them stood, still not looking at Yamato.
"Come on Risako-chan," Yuigo murmured, extending his hand to his girlfriend who was sitting just behind Yamato. Risako quickly took his hand and the two left the room at a fast pace.
"Let's go, let's go," Na and Ne murmured, taking the Hitachiin brothers' arms and dragging them out of the room before Yamato could turn his glare on them. Caitlin and Tasia took Mori and Hunny's hands and quickly left behind their siblings with Emily and Rose right behind them.
"I'm terribly sorry for this Father," Koharu murmured with a small bow to Yamato before she guided the last three host out of the room. They soon reached the elevator, where the rest of the Host Club and the Veddette siblings waited.
"Does your Papa hate us?" Hunny asked nervously as they headed down to the lobby.
"No," Koharu shook her head, smiling sadly at Hunny. "He's just biased against rich businessmen."
"Why?" Tamaki asked curiously as Kyouya's eyes narrowed at his girlfriend.
"I don't know," Koharu admitted, looking up at her twin brother for help. Yuigo could only shrug as they reached the lobby and spilled out of the elevator. The group quickly crossed to the front doors and down to the sidewalk.
"See you guys later," Na and Ne called as the hosts climbed into their limo again.
"I really am sorry about my father, you guys," Koharu said to the hosts before she closed the door to let them leave.
"Do you think they are going to try and get tickets?" Rose asked curiously.
"I'm sure they will," Caitlin laughed at her fellow blonde. "They might even try to rig the lottery."
"Then you will just have to keep track of the odds, so they can't rig it," Aileana teased as she and her twin poked either of Caitlin's cheeks.
"Well then," Koharu clapped as she turned back to her siblings with a wide smile. "I guess we should get to practicing so we can really wow those extravagant hosts."
Sorry this has taken so long guys, but college is really taking a lot of my time up. I would like to not only thank everyone who has recently joined and reviewed, but also everyone who has hung on and waited for me to update. I really hope this is up to par to my other chapters and please look forward to the next few chapters!