Whoop whoop. Hi, I finally made it back! I'll spare you my excuses and just move on to the reviews!

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Disclaimer: Anyone got a creative way to say that I don't own the Host Club? No? Darn. Now I'll just have to put the standard disclaimer. I in no way shape or form own Ouran High School Host Club. However I do claim the plot and OCs.


By the time Hikaru and Kali left the plant shop they were both hungry. Their need for food drove them to the food court, and subsequently right to the craziness of the Host Club.

As usual Tamaki was making a big production out of every 'new discovery' he made about 'commoner culture'. Honey and Mori were at a small table overflowing with cakes of all shapes, sizes and flavors that were quickly disappearing down the short third year's gullet. Kyoya and Haruhi were at a table far away from the others, trying to ignore the persistent calls from the loud blonde. Kimi and Kaoru sat in the middle of it all, watching everything happen as they held hands under the table. Not wanting to be involved in Tamaki's craziness just yet, Hikaru and Kali joined Kimi and Kaoru.

"So, you guys enjoying the American Commoner Experience?" Kali asked.

"We were until Tamaki-sempia started yelling about how wonderful commoners are. Now we just get hostile glares and funny looks everywhere we go." Kimi answered with a sigh.

Kali suppressed a laugh, at her friend's frustrations, but only because she knew she would be subject to them soon enough.

"My dearest niece!"

Or maybe too soon.

Tamaki bounced up to the table with as much joy as a five year old who was just told they got a lifetime supply of their favorite candy.

"Look, look! They have these things called samples! They let you have some of their hard made products for free! Free! As in no money required!" Tamaki said enthusiastically.

"Wait-" Hikaru started.

"You mean to tell us-" Kaoru continued.

"That commoners just give their already limited positions away for nothing?" they finished together.

"Exactly!"

The twins looked at each other with widened disbelieving eyes.

Kali already knew what was coming next.

"The ingenuity of commoners!" the three all yelled together.

Kali's head hit the table as Kimi sweatdropped.

"If anyone asks, we don't know them." Kali said, with her head still against the table.

"Try telling them that." Kimi answered watching the three wave at them energetically from a station giving out free samples of Dippin Dots.

Kali lifted her head to watch their antics, but something else caught her eye. Or rather someone else. From her chair Kali could see into one of the glass walled clothing stores near the Food Court entrance. In that shop stood a boy who was not so subtlety watching Kali.

'Ryan'. Kali growled in her mind. She was sick and tired of this. It ended now.

"Hey, Kimi. I'll going to the bathroom, be right back." Kali said, getting up. Without waiting to hear Kimi's response she strode out of the Food Court. Passing by the store window, she gave Ryan a significant glare. Then she continued to a less crowded part of the mall. If she was going to confront Ryan it was going to be in at least semi-private. However in the name of safety she chose to stay near the side door of a decently populated store, in clear sight of several security cameras. Kali barely had to wait a minute before Ryan showed up.

"I thought we had an agreement." Ryan said.

"Change in terms." Kali answered.

Ryan gave a humorless laugh. "Maybe you've forgotten. I make the terms. I hold all the cards. Here your friends are under my control. One word from me and their futures are stunted. Their dreams crushed. And it would be all your fault. I control them. And I control you." Ryan smirked victoriously, unknowing as to what was coming his way.

Kali continued her hard glare as she took a few steps closer to Ryan. "Listen here you pompous jerk. You control nothing. You do not control my friends, you do not control me." Kali almost hesitated. She felt bad using the power of the Host Club, but they had clearly offered their help. Plus Kali had a feeling that the Host Club would be involved whether she wanted them to be or not. "So if you don't leave my friends and I alone you will deal with the consequences."

Ryan looked at her incredulously and let out a snort of derision. "Who do you think you are? You are the one who has no control. What could you possibly do to harm me?"

"Besides physical harm, attempting to influence Kali in anyway can and will result in sever political and social consequences that I guarantee you will not be able to withstand." a cool voice answered in Kali's place.

Kali and Ryan turned in the direction from which the voice came. Kyoya fixed his glasses and readjusted the black notebook he held. The rest of the club stood around him, each sending Ryan their own form of glare. Kimi stood with them giving perhaps the fiercest glare of all. Kali made a mental note not to get on her bad side, she looked ready to murder Ryan.

"Kali is not alone." Kaoru stated

"We will stand by her." Hikaru followed.

"And you will be crushed like a measly insignificant bug." Kimi finished.

"I don't like people who hurt my friends." Honey said, his expression resembling that of a ferocious demon.

"Ah." Mori added.

"Now would be a good time to leave." Tamaki said in an uncharacteristically harshly.

Ryan glared at them all, trying to not look intimidated. Then he looked at Kali. "This is not over." Then he left.

Kali turned to the Host Club. "Thanks guys."

Hikaru put an arm around her shoulder and grinned. "Now can we go home?"

Kali smiled. "Yeah. Let's go home."

"Maybe we should've called ahead." Kali said as the door to her house opened to reveal three angry brothers.

"Kali? Is that you dear? Glad you're home. Come on in. How was your trip to the mall?" Kali's mother called from the entry way.

"It was fun Mom." Kali answered, slowly easing her way past her brothers, the Host Club close behind her.

"Oh really? And what was so fun?" Kali's father asked, walking in from the living room, his tone not the most pleasant.

"I want to know more about what happened before your fun at the mall." Matt said.

"What?" Hikaru asked.

"Don't act innocent. I saw you , you dirty little creep! What did you do to our sister?" James asked, his voice deadly.

"What are you implying?" Kaoru growled, becoming defensive of his brother.

"What do you think I mean?"

"I think we should all just-" Kali started, however she was cut off by the noise of her two families about to get into a yelling match. Kali waited to find an opening to calm everyone down, but none presented themselves. Finally, Kali had had enough.

"Shut up!" Kali yelled, effectively making everyone fall silent. She turned and glared at her brothers.

"Don't you dare accuse Hikaru of anything. You don't know what I have been through or how much they have helped me. So before you say anything else, I want to explain the entire story."

Shocked by her outburst, the three brothers just nodded and followed as everyone moved to the living room. Then Kali explained everything. She started from the beginning when Ryan first started to bully her, about how the teacher showed her the transfer opportunity, how she had only Kimi as a friend, how she ended up in a Host Club, what a Host Club was, how Ryan had found her twice, how she ran away, and finally how the Host Club gave her the power to escape. When she finished the room was silent.

Jade, who was sitting next to Kali, patted her back. Finally Kali's dad stood up. Slowly he walked over to Hikaru. Then he did something unexpected. He shook Hikaru's hand. "Thank you. Thank you all." he said, looking at all of the club.

Kali's mother smiled as her husband returned to the seat next to her. Now seemed like a perfect opportunity to embarrass her daughter and her apparent boyfriend. She took a camera out and snapped a picture of the group.

"Mom? What was that for?" Kali asked warily.

"That's for the scrapbook I'm making."

"What scrapbook?"

"This one." her mom replied, pulling out a brown leather scrapbook.

She opened to the first page. It was covered with pictures of Kali as a baby.

"Aw! Ka-chan was a cute baby!" Honey cooed.

"Yeah." Mori stated.

"And this is Kali in Pre-School." her mother said, turning the page.

Kali hung her head. "Kill me now."

Hikaru laughed at her misery. However he was soon just as mortified. Kali's mother turned the page of the scrapbook to reveal a page covered in pink and red hearts. Across the top foam letters spelled out the title 'First Love,' surrounded by exes and circles. In the center of the page was a picture of Kali in Hikaru's arms, both of them wrapped up in a large pile of blankets.

Both teens blanched as the group turned to look at them.

"Aren't they adorable?" Kali's mom asked.

"My mother is trying to kill my boyfriend and I."

After that chaos ensued, just as it always did when the Host Club was around. Kimi, Jade, and Honey continued to pour over Kali's baby pictures. Mori watched on, looking uninterested. Kyoya collected blackmail material on Kali. Marc, Matt, James and Kali's father tortured the 'two lovebird,' as they phrased it. However Hikaru didn't care. He couldn't shake the feeling of happiness that had enveloped him when Kali finally called him her boyfriend.


Ok, so before I beg you to review. I'm going to let y'all in on a secret. The story is almost over. I think the next chapter will probably be the last actual chapter before I post some bonus stuff I have planed. However I need your help for this bonus material.

Several (almost all) of you have expressed your wish to brutally hurt Ryan. I now offer you that chance. I've yet to decide if this will be a whole chapter or just part of one, but I'm going to let a few of you guys torture Ryan. To do this I'd like your permission to use your previous torture ideas and I'd like to put a few of you in the chapter to actually torture him. If you have torture ideas please leave them in your review. If you'd like to show up in the chapter then say so in your review and I'll see what I can do. I'll put in as many people as i can, but I can't handle like twenty. If you have any questions leave them in your review or PM me.

*looks up* I think that's insentive enough for y'all to review. I'll save my witty review begging for another time. :)