Author's Note:
Alexis: Ugh, finally! About time she got her lazy butt in gear and updated!
Miki: Yeah, but she's been kinda out of it lately… *pokes LOSGAP with stick*
LOSGAP: *babbles something incoherent and laughs insanely, falling over*
Alena: *sweat drop*
LOSGAP: FOUR HUNDRED!!! O.o
Alexis: She's been saying that a lot.
LOSGAP: *clings to Miki's foot* *whispers* And nineteen…
Alena: Yup, she's lost it.
Miki: *attempts to shake off*
Alexis: Well anyway since the author is a total moron, guess we'll have to do the disclaimer.
LOSGAP doesn't own anything, except us, unfortunately. Please enjoy and review! Or we'll make YOU baby-sit the insane author.
Alena
I sighed in quiet annoyance as Mori and I got out of the limo, in front of the large, overly decorated Lobelia Academy.
I sweat dropped.
Are there any normal schools around here?
"Lena-chan!" I looked up as Hunny ran over and leaped up into my arms. He grinned at me. "Hi!"
"Hi Hunny." I replied, patting his head as I set him down. "We're sorry!" He cried, burying his face in my leg. "You and Takashi were gonna have a great day! But then those mean Zuka Club girls took Haru-chan!" His eyes swam with tears as he looked up at me. I sighed and ruffled his hair. "It's ok, Hunny. Mori and I don't mind." I said and Mori nodded. "Ah." He agreed.
"How did your date go?" I asked and he beamed. "She's very nice! She didn't want to come here though, so she and I are going to go out again tonight." He explained. I thought of the scary looking Goth girl who had rented him out and nodded in understanding. Lobelia was swarming with girls in pink shirts, squealing about something I couldn't hear.
"Alena!" Miki's voice startled me out of my reverie and I looked over as she ran up, dragging Kyoya behind her. He adjusted his glasses as Miki started to babble, unaware of him standing behind her with a bleary expression, as though he had been recently awoken from a nap.
"Poor Haruhi! She got kidnapped by a bunch of lesbians!" Miki exclaimed. Kyoya adjusted his glasses again. "I did not call them lesbians."
"They tried to kiss her!" Miki exploded. "That counts as a lesbian!"
I just sighed and crossed my arms. Truthfully, I didn't really care about lesbians and gayness in general, but everyone was acting like Hitler had taken Haruhi.
They couldn't be that bad.
"Oh thank goodness! Reinforcements!" I looked over as Alex came racing over, Tamaki and the twins at her heels.
"What's the plan?" Miki asked eagerly and Tamaki grinned with excitement, motioning us all closer to form a football huddle.
"This is what we're going to do…"
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Miki
I stared unhappily around me, scowling.
I felt like that moment in Scooby-Doo when Shaggy and Scooby end up paired together, even though they clearly should not be trusted to be wandering around in search of trouble. Except I had been bribed with Pocky instead of Scooby Snacks.
"Are you two students?" Alex and I skidded to a halt and stared in surprise at a pretty girl leaning against the wall in front of us. She had long, copper colored curls I was suddenly vehemently jealous of.
Why can't my hair ever do that?
"We're taking a tour; we're thinking of applying." Alex replied. That was the plan; we were to infiltrate the club from the inside and look around for Haruhi. When we found her, we were to spring her at once and run screaming from the building, dragging her if necessary.
The girl smiled slightly. "Come with me, I'll show you around."
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Alena
"Ok well, what do we do if they don't come back?" I asked, putting my hands on my hips and frowning at the hosts.
"They'll come back!" Tamaki insisted. "Alex-hime swore on her make-up kit that she would bring Haruhi back!" He exclaimed. I frowned. "That's pretty serious," I agreed.
We all looked up then when music started blasting from a distant corner of Lobelia and I sighed. "Sounds like the girls are getting busy," I muttered. I noticed then that Tamaki and the twins were exchanging worried looks.
"Alena," Kyoya said. "Are Alex and Miki… easily manipulated?" He asked slowly and I blinked in surprise.
"Alex will do anything if you tell her she's pretty," I said with a shrug. "And Miki doesn't know how to say 'no'. Why?" I asked, tilting my head. A cloud of doom suddenly hung over the Hosts.
"There goes our plan," The twins muttered while I stared at them in confusion.
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Miki
I pinched the bridge of my nose, watching Alex twirl over the stage, belting out a song Benio and the others had just given her the sheet music for.
"You both are such lovely girls," Benio said, smiling as she came up beside me. I gave her a distrusting look.
Pervert.
"Yeah," I said flatly. Across from me, Haruhi sat in a chair with her chin in hand, wearing an exasperated look.
I came and sat down next to her, and we both watched silently as Benio put her hand on Alex's shoulder, telling her she was as beautiful as the first flowers of spring, and her voice was like a chorus of angels.
"She makes Tamaki look like a tongue-tied idiot," I said, a bit stunned by Benio's eloquence.
"Really?" Alex squealed, her eyes shining at Benio's praise. I sweat dropped and hung my head. Feed Alex a few sweet words and she'd roll over and beg for more.
"I thought I recognized Benio that day at the auction," Haruhi said, still looking unhappy. "I can't believe Kyoya didn't see that Benio had spent all that money on me."
"He probably did," I sighed. "He's nothing if not greedy; he was milking you for all you were worth." I said and she hung her head as well. Though most of the money was for charity, I was positive Kyoya had kept a small profit. He was an Ootori, after all.
"Sometimes I really wonder if any of the Hosts have souls," She muttered. "I do too," I laughed and leaned back. "Heck, I wonder if Alena has a soul sometimes."
"I think we all wonder that," Haruhi replied and I grinned. I'd always liked her; she wasn't spastic like Alena and Alex, or insane, and her blunt, if sometimes brutal, honesty was refreshing. Not to sound as perverted as the Zuka Club, but she was pretty adorable too.
"You can be in the show too!" One of the girls suddenly popped into my vision and I leaned back. The one with the short brown hair (I couldn't remember her name) had taken a rather strange liking to me.
"Ah… I don't think that's…" I started to say and she began to tear up. She hung her head. "Oh… it's just that, this show really means so much to me, and the lead girl…" She trailed off, tears dripping onto the floor.
Aw crap.
"Fine." I sighed, admitting defeat. She brightened instantly and tackled me in a crushing hug. "Thank you very much Miki-chan!" She exclaimed.
"Oh your skin!" She said suddenly and I blushed as she lifted my leg up, staring at it in wonder. "What products do you use? It's so soft!" I turned red as she rubbed her cheek on it, sighing in delight.
I feel so violated right now.
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Alena
"Well plan A and plan B both failed," I sighed, since I had finally persuaded the guys to put normal clothes back on. (They had wanted to sneak in "undercover"- Kyoya and I'd finally gotten them to put their pants back on.)
We were all crouched outside a window, watching as Alex, Miki and Haruhi got ready for the recital. I put my chin in my hand and wondered how we were supposed to get them out of there.
"Well if they're both as easy to trick as you say they are, then they haven't got a prayer." One of the twins sighed.
"But what about Haruhi?" The other one challenged. "She's not gullible, and she's still in there!" I glanced at him and instantly knew him to be Hikaru, judging by how worried he seemed.
"We should still go in there," I agreed. "Even if Alex and Miki are enjoying themselves, Haruhi's probably miserable."
"Well what are we waiting for?" Hikaru demanded.
"Wait, I think Kyoya has a plan." I said, grabbing his shirt as he attempted to run off. He glared over his shoulder at me, then over at Kyoya, standing a ways off, dialing something onto his cell phone.
"He's probably just checking his messages," Hikaru snorted, but then we all heard music and glanced over to the window. Miki fumbled in her pocket and pulled out her cell phone, holding it up to her ear. A moment later her eyes widened and she turned to the window, where we all waved.
She nodded to something and smiled, glancing over at Alex, who was getting her make-up done. She rolled her eyes and said something that made Kyoya chuckle quietly and we looked over at him, disturbed at the sound.
She clapped the phone shut and we all looked over at Kyoya, walking back towards us.
"She says the concert will be soon, in about twenty minutes. If we hurry, we can get there before and stop it from happening." He explained.
"How will we do that?" Hunny asked and Kyoya smiled, adjusting his glasses.
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Alexis
"Are you sure this looks ok? It's a lot of make-up," I said, frowning at Haruhi.
"She looks radiant! As do you," Benio added and I grinned. "Well, when you put it like that…" I said, twirling a lock of hair. Haruhi sweat dropped but didn't comment as we started to make our way towards the stage.
"Who were you talking to on the phone?" I asked curiously, falling into step besides Miki. She tripped on her heels before replying, her voice slightly pained. "My lover." She grunted, ripping off the heels and tossing them aside, much to Benio's horror.
I raised an eyebrow and chuckled as she was promptly tackled by the three girls of the Zuka Club and shoved back into her heels.
"Your legs are so beautiful!" One squealed- it was hard to tell in the huge swirling cloud of perverted women. "You simply have to show them off properly!"
"They said that about my legs too." Haruhi said flatly. I pouted at the fact no one had complimented my legs- in my humble opinion, they were very nice.
When we got to the stage (Miki tripped and fell dramatically to be caught by Benio, who asked if Miki would like to be carried. When Miki said "over my cold, lifeless corpse" the other girls acted as though she had rejected an invitation by the Queen of England.) We noticed no one was in the audience.
"Where are all the fans screaming my name?" I demanded, putting my hands on my hips. I was on stage for crying out loud, where were the lights? The energy? The life?
"They'll be here soon," Benio said smoothly. For some reason I didn't like the sound of that. Or how the door shut with a very final bang behind her.
"Am I the only one hearing the Psycho theme playing?" Miki muttered. Haruhi smacked her face into her hand.
"Didn't the Hosts tell you about the last time we ran into the Zuka Club?" Haruhi asked. Miki and I nodded, then paled. "Oh no, they're not gonna…?" Miki trailed off, staring at her in horror.
"They didn't get mine." Haruhi said, crossing her arms. "They won't get mine!" Miki said happily. "Or yours, right?" Miki asked, glancing at me.
I felt suddenly years younger and incredibly humiliated as I ducked my head, blushing furiously.
"You have a very cute blush, Alexis." Benio murmured, tipping my chin up. Haruhi and Miki both darted backwards and I shot them a glare.
Gee, thanks for the help guys.
"Maybe we should rehearse for the kiss scene?" Benio asked, tracing the back of her fingers against my cheek. I just stood there, frozen with terror as she leaned in.
"Alex! NO!" Miki screeched as I caught the briefest taste of strawberry lip gloss when there was a sudden colossal THUD.
"No one touches Alex-hime!" Tamaki shrieked. That massive thud I had heard was Benio being pushed unceremoniously to the ground as I found myself airborne and screamed, clinging tightly to Tamaki.
"You again!" Benio spat. I clung tighter to Tamaki's neck, not willing to be put anywhere near her.
Oh my gosh did I kiss her?! Did that count?! I felt like I was about to pass out.
"I hope you weren't trying to kiss these unwilling girls, were you?" A smooth voice asked and I relaxed. The Zuka Club didn't have a prayer against Satan.
Though I had the wonder why the heck they were so set on kissing Haruhi, and now Miki or I. And if they really wanted too, why not now, when no one was close enough to stop them?
Benio scooted backwards and wrapped her arms securely around Haruhi, who looked bored (she probably knew the Hosts wouldn't let anything bad happen to her). The brunette (dang it, what was her name?!) grabbed Miki, who screamed and flailed about wildly.
"Haruhi!" The twins exclaimed in unison; one grabbed the other as he tried to charge forward (I guessed that was Kaoru holding Hikaru back, seeing as how he's usually the more laid back of the two.)
"Put them down," Kyoya said quietly. "Or what?" Benio challenged with a smirk. Kyoya just smiled and stepped aside.
Now, remember when Alena had been called a tramp by Renge? I thought that had been the angriest I'd ever seen her. Now though, she was positively steaming.
Mori was standing beside her, his arms crossed. His brows were slightly furrowed in what I guess passed for his angry face.
Alena held out her hand towards Mori. "Hold. My. Purse." She seethed.
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Alena
"…I'm really sorry you had to see that." I apologized, again, as we pulled up in front of my house. Mori smiled slightly.
"It's all right," He said, not for the first time. I blushed. "I kinda went all mother bear back there." I said, rubbing my neck sheepishly as he walked me to the door. "Ah." He agreed.
"Alena, you were the definition of ninja." Miki grinned, coming out of nowhere. "That was so cool! You sent those Zuka Pansies crying to their mommies!"
I blushed scarlet and rubbed my arms. "I didn't even hit them," I muttered. "You didn't have to," She laughed. "I really thought you were going to eat them. I was wondering how I was supposed to explain your sudden bout of cannibalism to the authorities."
She gave me a swift hug, surprising me. "Thanks again! Now I know exactly who to call the next time I get kidnapped by a bunch of freaky creepers." She said as she disappeared inside.
"I hope that never happens again," I sweat dropped. "It might." Mori pointed out tonelessly. I gave him a double take, and then burst out laughing. He was right, of course; it was the Host Club. People got kidnapped all the time. Besides, each and every one of them was a creeper. Except Mori, of course. Though he had his moments.
"Thanks again, for today." I said, glancing up at him awkwardly. A thousand sentences danced behind my lips and I fought them back. Would it be too forward to suggest we should do it again?
"It was my pleasure," Mori said quietly. I jumped when something bright was suddenly in my line of vision and I was staring down at a bouquet of lilies.
"My favorites," I said in shock. I didn't bother asking where the heck he'd been keeping them and merely took them, inhaling deeply and closing my eyes. "Thank you." I murmured.
Maybe it was the intoxicating, heady scent of the flowers. Maybe it was just the really long, really crazy day. Whatever it was, I'm still pretty sure I completely imagined what happened next.
It was feather light, pressing gently against my cheek with the delicate touch of a flower petal. I froze, staring wide-eyed into the flowers.
He didn't even say good night. He just disappeared, leaving me with my tingling cheek and the lilies, glowing softly in the moonlight as they waved in a slight breeze, as though bidding Mori farewell.
OOO
Alexis
"Tamaki. Seriously. You can come down now." I sighed. Tamaki peeked down from the balcony on which he had perched shortly after Hurricane Alena had been unleashed on the Zuka Club. I looked around the destroyed set and sweat dropped.
"Yup… that was serious overkill." I muttered. I was still sore about nearly having my first kiss stolen, so I wasn't feeling too guilty.
"She's really gone?" Tamaki clarified. I nodded and he jumped down. "Just didn't want to get in her way, you know." He laughed sheepishly. I shook my head in amusement. "Sure you didn't." I grinned as I walked off. Tamaki scrambled after me, asking where I was going.
"Home, I guess." I shrugged. "Do you have a ride?" He asked and I blinked. "Uh…" I sweat dropped. "I'll give you a ride home of course, my princess." Tamaki smiled, whipping his cell phone out of his pocket.
"Thanks." I said and he gave me a brilliant smile as he spoke to his driver.
It took us a little while to find our way out of the school, and by that time his limo was already waiting for him.
I slipped into the seat beside him and decided to ask the burning question that I'd been holding in for a while. I turned to him, frowning curiously.
"What happened to your date?" I asked. For a moment he looked surprised by the question, and then answered. "I informed her I had a family emergency," He explained. "She understood and we agreed to reschedule." He said and I nodded.
"So when's the next date?" I asked and he frowned. "Next weekend. I have plans tomorrow, so I had to postpone it further." He said.
"Oh." I nodded. For a moment we both stared out the window, and then Tamaki broke the silence.
"…are you going to ask me what my plans are for tomorrow?" He asked, looking at me out of the corner of his eye. I blinked at him, and then shrugged. "Ok… what are your plans for tomorrow?" I asked slowly.
He beamed. "I'm taking a pretty girl to this commoner festival happening downtown! It'll be a great, fun, educational experience!" He exclaimed happily. I sweat dropped.
Gee, thank you for bragging about your hot date tomorrow. Thank you so much, Tamaki. I thought in annoyance. I felt that usual tug in my chest that I got when I saw him with other, prettier girls, and knew I'd never measure up to his standards.
My brooding was interrupted when Tamaki hung his head and sighed.
"The only problem is, I haven't asked her yet." He admitted. I raised an eyebrow. "Then ask her. Who could say no to that face?" I asked, since he was currently wearing his kicked puppy look.
Tamaki wrung his hands, which was both endearing and slightly painful to see; mainly because I knew whoever this girl was, she must have been a knock-out to get Tamaki nervous.
"I think she may be upset with me," He said. I gawked at him. "Who could be mad at you?" I asked in amusement. Well, I had been. Many times. It seemed to make him feel better though, as he lifted his head and clapped his hands together.
"You're right, who could stay upset with this face?" He asked with a brilliant smile. "It's settled then. Alexis-hime, would you like to come to the festival with me tomorrow?" He asked.
My stomach dropped through the bottom of the limo and was left on the street behind us.
"EH?!" I shrieked.
"I knew you were mad at me," Tamaki muttered, looking crestfallen. "No! Not that!" I exclaimed, waving my hands about wildly. "It's just that, I thought you meant someone else, and why would you want to spend a day with me, and why would you think I'm mad at you, and why can't I stop babbling?!" I cried, clutching at my hair as I hung my head. Tamaki peeked down at me through the curtain of blonde hair.
"Because I was almost too late to save you today," He said, looking ashamed. I blinked in surprise, and then raised my head. "You got there in plenty of time," I assured him. "Nothing was stolen, no harm done. Well, there was a lot of emotional trauma but that was mainly for the Zuka Club." I shrugged.
"Oh thank goodness!" Tamaki exclaimed, tackling me in a hug that made me blush heavily and try to think clearly. The man smelled amazing.
"And to answer about why, you are very dear to me, Alex-hime." Tamaki said as he pulled back to beam at me. For a moment my heart stopped, but then of course he had to add, "And as your father, it is my joy to spend time with my daughter!"
I sweat dropped.
And here I thought you were asking me on a date… silly me.
The door opened then and I looked up as the driver opened the door for us, realizing we were home.
"Ugh. Couldn't we have taken the long way?" I muttered to myself. I looked over at Tamaki and smiled widely, even though I was still blushing slightly.
"Thanks for taking me home; I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked awkwardly as he walked me to the door. He looked ecstatic and started to babble about how much fun we were going to have while I listened in quiet amusement.
"Hey, Alena, what are you doing here?" I said in surprise, noticing Alena was standing on the porch. I noticed the lilies in her hand and grinned.
Mori, you dog!
Alena looked up, and then exploded into a blush.
"I, uh, um.... Yeah." She burst into giggles and whipped around to promptly smack into the door, making both Tamaki and I wince.
"When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore!" She sang as she opened the door, and then held onto the door frame as she leaned back to grin at us upside down.
"Hi." She giggled before disappearing.
"…I think that was scarier then the Zuka Club thing." I remarked.
Author's Note:
…four hundred.
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Four hundred and nineteen reviews.
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You know, I cried a little bit when we hit that mark. I can't even put into words how grateful I am to you guys! This story originally wasn't even supposed to get past twenty chapters, and look how far we've gotten!
Thank you, so much, to each and every one of you! *hugs you all* I'd like to do something to celebrate, but I've exhausted all methods o.O I already have like a hundred goldfish who are going to be named after you all, I've written a bunch of fan-chapters, so… now what?
...cookies for all! XD You all like cookies, yes?
On a more serious note, I'm so sorry for the lack of updates for SO LONG. Was in a severe Ouran funk, I haven't really been writing much but Naruto stories lately (check them out? *shameless plug*)
Plus I've been having a lot of personal issues lately and haven't really been in a Starting Over mood.
I apologize if this chapter came out slightly rushed or forced, because I didn't have nearly as much fun writing it as I usually do, I just really wanted to get this out of the way so we can move on to more fun chapters (I bet you can guess where we're going next time xD)
So yeah. Threw in two different couple moments AND demolished the Zuka Club. I think I've earned a review, perhaps? (Try to keep them nice, I've been beaten mentally by some of my Naruto reviewers lately and it's getting very tiring)
I'm also sorry for this very long author's note lol I'm done apologizing now.
Oh wait. Got one more.
I'm sorry I don't reply to all your reviews!!! D: I try too, I really do, I just have the memory/attention span of a squirrel with head trauma, but I will work much harder at that! If I don't reply to your review it means I need a swift kick in the rear and will receive one from Sibs most likely until I reply.
Sibrina: I'll be happy too. :D
Me: *nervous look* Anywhoo…
Thank you all again, so freaking much, I LOVE YOU ALL! RAWR!
LOSGAP =D
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