"Tamaki-kun, I really can't!" The raven haired girl giggled, though she did not put up much of a fight as she was dragged along behind her enthusiastic classmate. "Saito-sensei will kill me if I'm late for rehearsal," she cast a pleading look toward the Ootori dogging her heels, "especially since Ichika-chan convinced her to change an entire section after that latest Korean pop song dropped."
The Host King brightened at the mention, saying, "You should sing it for us, Kagome! How long has it been since your lovely voice graced these walls?" The doors to the Third Music Room shut with a click, as he spun away from the beauty and raised his hand toward the ceiling. "Such a beautiful sound should be shared, not confined to only the choir's rehearsal room!"
Looking up at the Ootori standing beside her, Kagome only sighed in response to the shrug she got when she silently mouthed, 'Help me.' Knowing that the rest of the Host Club was eagerly awaiting her answer, she said, "I… don't even know half of the choreography yet, Tamaki-kun, and I'm still tripping over half of the words. You really don't want me to sing it for you, trust me."
Fujioka Haruhi blinked from off to the side, as she asked, "Choreography?" She was part of the Choir Club, right? What exactly were they doing there that required choreography?
"Me-chan, please, you should show us!" Honey clapped, his eyes huge and pleading.
"No." Making sure to look anywhere that was not the cute senior, Kagome tried to keep her voice firm, despite the fact she took a step back to place herself slightly behind Kyoya. Human shield in position, she continued, "I really should go."
Identical grins in place, the twins appeared on each side of her. "What's the matter, Kagome-senpai?" they chirped together, suddenly caging her between them. "It can't be as bad as the last time."
Curiosity killing her, especially at the way Tamaki was reddening around the ears, Haruhi asked, "What happened last time?"
A sharp glance sent the twins scurrying, as Kyoya pushed up his glasses. "I believe we have a tape somewhere of the last performance if you'd like to watch it, Haruhi," he said, smirking lightly at the groan that escaped the Higurashi girl. "There's no reason for Kagome-chan to repeat it here for us."
"Uuughh!" A light glare appeared on her face, and she almost felt satisfied at the way Kyoya straightened when she poked him in the shoulder. "I thought I told you that you weren't supposed to record that performance for any given reason, Kyoya-kun. We agreed."
"Yes, we did," Kyoya replied, hiding his secretive smile behind his notebook.
"Uh huh." She glared a little harder. "Who did you get to do it then?"
"I believe Saito-sensei has every performance recorded," he said. "Surely you knew that, Kagome-chan."
"But how did you get it?"
His eyes hooded and dark when he finally glanced at her behind him, the Ootori boy's knuckles turned white with the memory that flashed through his mind. "No worries, Kagome-chan," his smile turned predatory behind his notebook, "I've already made certain that any other copies distributed around the school were destroyed. Though, Saito-sensei was quite upset to learn that Kaito-senpai had snuck into the records room."
Her own eyes dark, she whispered, "Kaito-senpai?"
"Wasn't he one of those guys bothering you in the hallway?"
Scowls sprouted around the room, though Tamaki's look was hooded at the mention. Haruhi glanced around at each of them, quickly coming to understand why exactly the blonde prince had pointed out the situation to Kyoya in the first place. He must have known about the culprit alongside the Ootori boy. Though, it still left her to wonder why exactly anyone would want to pass out copies of a choir performance.
The raven haired girl looked uncomfortable then, as she said, "He wanted to show me a song he thought I might like." Quickly glancing away from the look that Kyoya gave her, she lowered her voice knowing what reaction she was going to get before her next sentence ever left her lips. "It wasn't exactly... appropriate."
"What?" Kyoya grit his teeth.
Mori's hand settling onto his shoulder, Honey asked, "...what song was it, Me-chan?"
"Tell us, Kagome-senpai!" the twins sang as one, both of them sitting on Tamaki's back as he started spouting off declarations of war against indecency toward young maidens.
Even Haruhi frowned.
Refusing to look at any of them, her face flushed. "Just some stupid American song related to anime. He must have thought it was funny." The silence that reigned afterward caused her to fidget, knowing that they wanted to know why exactly she thought the song was inappropriate. "It was about…"
Pushing up his glasses, as the rest of the Host Club leaned forward at her quiet whisper, Kyoya said, "I'm afraid we didn't quite hear you, Kagome-chan." He frowned when she turned completely red, before leaning into him to whisper the word quietly into his own ear. Confusion flashing through his eyes, he asked, "Ahegao?"
She nodded, biting her lip.
Having gone to public middle school, Haruhi felt her mouth fall open a little at the question. Feeling her own face reddened at the other girl's obvious embarrassment, she quickly tried to school her features when she asked, "He… he wanted you to listen to a song about…?"
Honey's head tilted to one side, as he sent a confused look upward and watched as Mori only shrugged in response. It was obvious that neither of them knew exactly what the term meant, and from the way the twins were sprouting question marks from their newly acquired Suoh chair, they did not seem to know themselves.
Tamaki blinked, his struggle ceasing, as he asked, "What is… ahegao?"
His notebook suddenly opened to a blank page, Kyoya's pen clicked before he began writing furiously. His eyes hidden behind the glare of his glasses, his smile was anything but pleasant as he said, "Please, elaborate for me, Kagome-chan."
"Can't you just," she flushed more, "...look it up on your laptop by yourself?"
"I'm afraid I did not bring it with me today," he replied.
"Your phone, maybe? I don't really think…"
"It would give me a better understanding of why exactly you believe the term to be inappropriate if you simply told me yourself, Kagome-chan." Kyoya trapped her with the intensity of his stare, looking down at her from underneath the edge of his glasses. He wrote something else down just as quickly, determined to make certain that Kaito never spoke to the girl again based on her response. "As I am unfamiliar with it myself, you would have to at least give me the proper kanji to look it up regardless if I did."
"Kyoya-senpai, I don't think…" Haruhi started.
"Uh, well…"
Kyoya was not surprised when she leaned back into him, her hand attempting to hide the words she quietly whispered into his ear. His pen halfway through the strokes necessary to finish the term she had used, he—
Snap!
Startled by the sound, Kagome's eyes were huge when she looked down to find that the Ootori boy had broken his pen straight in half. A hand on her flaming face, she quickly glanced around at the surprised, confused expressions on the rest of the Host Club members, and laughed, "Well, uh, I really should… uh, get to rehearsal. I'll see you guys later!" The faint sound of her dress fluttering around her ankles as she fled, the Host Club remained oddly silent even after the sound of the door clicking in place announced her successful departure.
Having extracted himself from the twins, Tamaki approached his best friend. "Kyoya…?"
His eyes molten pits of silver, the Ootori boy looked downright dangerous when his gaze snapped up. "None of you will ever mention that accursed word again," he hissed. "Especially around Kagome-chan."
"Eep!"
Various glances around only confirmed one thing.
Kaito was going to die.
As a shiver went up her spine, Haruhi was not entirely certain if that was a bad thing.
Note: A song popped up onto my auto play while writing something else, and I couldn't help myself when this popped up in response. If you're unfamiliar, ahegao is the term used for that super exaggerated face they often draw on anime characters during naughty scenes. lol
I'd love reviews! They make me happy. I will probably write two or three more of these to extend this bit.