DISCLAIMER: WE DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
OCS from and belong to:
Xelainatx: Belle and Elaina Adeline
McflyGoonieFaxFan: Kaiya Sushika
Goddess of Darkness: Elizabeth Omirou
Silentrose4: Aiko Kichida
Princessmelodina / hunnylover: Maria Tanaka-Martinez
Tracey4t: Mark Timily, or Kira
"Alright everyone!" Toshiyori Matsudaira announced loudly, "Now it's time for the third and final round between now the hosts and the hostess. As I speak our clothes for the final round is being placed in the different lockers rooms. You'll each have a certain amount of time to change and report the west field where the final competition will start. Since the hostesses once again won this round they will get a two minute head start."
"Get ready to eat our dust again!" Kaiya taunted.
"Don't worry Takashi, you've been doing well especially with letting Mari-Chan win," said Hunny patting his cousin's back.
"Letting me win?" said Maria. The other hostesses also were surprised about what it was Hunny had just said.
"Takashi, you haven't been letting me win on purpose have you?" asked Maria.
"Uh," Mori was actually at a lost for words.
"Does it really matter?" asked Kyoya, "The point is we're all in the final two so we're all getting the central salon as promised correct?"
"Still though," said Belle, "it's a little bit insulting that you don't have enough faith in us to win on our own. That would think it was polite to merely let us win instead of giving us a fair fight."
"Are you suggesting we couldn't have won against you for real?" Elaina asked.
"Yeah?!" asked the other hostess. The other hosts were a little bit off of what to say on the whole thing.
"Everyone please take your marks," said Toshiyori. The hostesses all gave their male counterparts a clearly dirty look before going to take their marks.
"Now remember whomever gets to the field fully dressed first will get fir choice of position," Toshiyori mentioned as everyone got ready to run.
"Position for what?" asked Haruhi.
"You'll find out when you get there," said Toshiyori.
"Think you got another win in you Maria-Sempi?" Aiko asked. Maria didn't answer. She was too busy watching the hosts. Aiko fallowed her gaze and realized Maria was most fixated on Mori. "Don't let it get to you Maria-Sempi. At least you know you did your best in this situation okay?"
"I just thought Mori respected me more to not think he had to let me win. That I would understand if he won as long as it was fair and square," said Maria sadly.
"Did you just refer to Takashi as Mori?" asked Elizabeth.
"So," said Maria finally looking away hurt.
"Don't let it get you down Maria-Sempi. At least we can say we did honestly win. That's got to count for something for seeing as how this is our first year competing," said Belle. Maria took a deep breath of thought before an interesting smile came to her face.
"Alright, let's do this," she said gleefully as she got ready.
"On your marks, get set go!" Toshiyori shouted. Immediately the hostesses started running off with Maria once again pulling ahead of her club mates. As she ran she could hear Toshiyori shout out, "Alright hosts, you may take your places; on your marks, get set, and go!"
Maria managed to look back to see the boys trying in vain to catch up with Mori pulling away as fast as he could. He was soon getting awfully close to Maria. It was then Maria started to slow her pace ever so slightly until Mori was the one ahead. It took him a moment to realize what it was that had happened.
"Maria-Sempi, what are you doing?!" Belle shouted at her.
"Proving a point I think," said Maria. However she soon realized she had gone and passed Mori again who had gone and slowed down his own pace. Maria didn't find it fit to give up or give in so easily as she once again slow down as well. As she did this she noticed it caused Mori to slow down as well. The two kept slowing themselves down more and more until at some point their other club mates managed to pass them. Even Haruhi managed to suppress them.
"What are you guys doing?" she asked as she ran. The minute she did that, both Mori and Maria slowed down so much they were practically walking. Each kept looking at one another with stern eyes as they made their way towards the lockers room.
In the front Kaiya and Tamaki were now neck and neck as they raced to the lockers rooms.
"You're not going to hold back and let me win are you Tono?" Kaiya asked hastily.
"No not at all!" Tamaki swore as they raced.
"Good then I shall very great when I do this!" Kaiya shouted as she pulled away fast and raced fast to the entrance of the girls' locker room, touching it first.
"The Hostesses Win once again!" said Toshiyori with excitement, "Now once all of the club members are in the locker rooms you can change into your clothes."
"See we can win on our own!" Kaiya boasted proudly.
"Yeah but we still can't start changing until Maria-Sempi gets here," Haruhi pointed out.
"Where is that girl?" asked Aiko looking around anxiously for her friend.
Maria and Mori were practically standing still as they finally came towards the doors of the lockers rooms. Both stopped just short of the doors. None did any attempts to open any of the doors themselves but instead kept looking for the other to do it instead.
"Well?" Mori finally asked nodding his head towards the door.
"Well what?" asked Maria.
"Are you going in?" asked Mori.
"Are you?" asked Maria.
"Yeah," said Mori.
"Well go ahead then," said Maria.
"After you," said Mori.
"Why?" asked Maria.
"Uh," Mori didn't have an answer.
"Why do you keep letting me win Mori? Do you just seem as a weak little girl who couldn't win in a fair fight?" asked Maria.
"No," said Mori, "I just thought it was the right thing to do, to let you win. It didn't seem right to beat you no matter what."
"Beat me?" said Maria, "Mori, you know I care about you and I know you care about me. I would hope that would mean that you would understand if I lost I would not take it personally since I know it was fair."
"Hmm," said Mori looking down ashamed, "I'm sorry."
Maria put her hand on his shoulder causing him to look back up. As he did Maria surprised him with a kiss.
"Hey, hey, can you do this all later?" Kaiya asked pocking her head out, "We still have a competition to do, get in here!"
"Fine fine," said Maria as she walked into the locker room. She poked her head out.
"I'll take this win, this time around. However with that said, I hope that when the final race comes along with whatever the final competition is you'll play fair and honest, even if it means I lose."
Mori promised his girlfriend with a nod before heading into the boys' locker rooms.
"Took you long enough Big Guy," said Mark. Each hosts had a black package with a red ribbon wrapped around it.
"I'm sorry," Mori apologized as he took his own package and stood next to his cousin.
"Are you and Mari-Chan alright Takashi?" asked Hunny.
"Yeah," said Mori.
"I'm sorry about what I did but at the same time I didn't think it was right for you to just let Mari-Chan win. I bet she could easily win on her own and even if she didn't she wouldn't hate you for it," said Hunny.
"Yeah, I know that," said Mori, "Now."
"Well better late then never," said Hunny, "As long as you two aren't at odds with one another anymore." Mori smiled and nodded his head in agreement.
"Alright men, let us open our packages to revile what we are to wear!" Tamaki ordered his men.
"Right!" said Hunny, Kaoru and Hikaru.
"On the count of three," Tamaki instructed, "One, Two, Three…,"
"Are you okay Maria-Sempi?" asked Aiko as Maria walked fully into the locker room.
"Yeah I think so. Sorry I lost the race for all of you. I just wanted to see for sure if Takashi was really trying to let me just win," said Maria.
"Well at least you're calling him by his first name," said Haruhi.
"And you didn't lose us the race," said Kaiya smugly, "I left Tono in my dust!"
"Well that's good to know," said Maria, "And don't worry I'll make sure to do my best to win the final race."
"Good to know," said Belle finally handing Maria her black package, "shall we open these?"
The girls all nodded and untied their red ribbons to revile their outfits for the third and final competition. In each bag was white jersey with purple stripes and a purple number on each one from one to six. There were also white elastic pants, purple knee high socks and white cleats with also with purple stripes.
"Are these baseball uniforms?" asked Haruhi suspiciously.
"It looks that way," said Belle, "Alright everyone let's hurry up and change! We don't want to lose now do we?"
"Does this mean we're playing baseball for the final challenge?" asked Haruhi as everyone hastily changed.
"It would appear so," said Belle, "But let us all worry about that after we've changed."
"How come I'm number four?" asked Aiko curiously.
"I would think it goes along the lines of Belle and me as being number 2 and 3. Since Belle is the director she gets to be number 2, I can only assume I get to be number three as her sister," said Elaina, "However seeing as how little we differ in size I can change with you if you wish."
"No it's fine," said Aiko, "I was just curious."
"How come I'm number six?" asked Kaiya, "And Maria-Sempi is number seven?"
"Are you saying I shouldn't be number five?" asked Elizabeth in her spooky voice.
"Knock it off," said Kaiya.
"I think in your guys' cases, they just went alphabetical," said Belle.
"Eh fair enough," said Kaiya as she put her jersey on.
As the hostesses came out of their locker room they found a huge crowd waiting for them.
"The hostesses win the changing round," said Toshiyori.
"Well what do you know," said Belle.
Soon after the hosts also came out in their uniforms; theirs were gray with blue stripes and numbers. Tamaki was number one, Kyoya number two, Mark number three, Kaoru number four, Hikaru number five, Hunny number six and Mori number seven.
"Well looks like you ladies beat us once again," said Kyoya.
"Yes, I hope we beat you fair for square though," said Belle.
"Of course you did, what made you think we wouldn't?" asked Kyoya. The hostesses gave them a blank stare.
"Kyoya-Sempi, I do hope you men aren't all being like Mori-Sempi by letting us win these events," said Belle.
"Would it matter now seeing as how we are all guaranteed the central salon?" asked Kyoya.
"Yes it does matter to us. We can hold our own in certain situations like this and with that said if there even the slightest hint that any of you are holding back I guarantee we won't be sharing the salon with you men after all. Do you all agree with that?" Belle asked the other hostesses.
"Oh yes," said the others.
"Very well you heard the lady men!" said Tamaki, "Let's give these ladies a very good honest game and may the best team win!"
