I woke up with a smile. Maddy and i had talked for hours last night, and today was my first day as a host, and my dad was going to jail, and i had come to terms to an extent that my friends had, er, gifts that most people didn't possess. All in all life was beginning to show that she wasn't totally controlled by bad luck, and the sisters Fate and Karma were showing their good sides to me for once. Sliding out of my futon i went to Haruhi's bed.

"Haruhhiiiiii ahhhhhh." I broke off into a yawn as i nudged her awake.

"Mmm five more minutes Nala…" She rolled over giving me her back, and pulled the covers up tight against her chin. I grinned evilly before proceeding to grab the covers and rip them off of her. She leapt out of bed at that.

"Give me my blankets back!" I danced out of her reach.

"No can do Haru-chan." I gave her my best pouty Tamaki face. "We're gonna be late for school if you don't scoot your boot a little faster." She spun, and grabbed the little bedside clock she had off her dresser to check the time, Upon seeing she had less than fifteen minutes left to get ready, squealed and booked it for the bathroom. I shrugged oookkkkaaayy then good morning to you too dear best friend. I threw her covers back onto the bed before sliding into the nasty female uniform. Ugh why can't there be no dress code? It would make life so much better!

"NALA YOU READY?" Haruhi was already dressed and out of the bathroom and calling for me from the kitchen. I groaned.

"Almost! I just needa brush my teeth really fast!"

"Ok but hurry!" I sprinted to the bathroom and did exactly that, but on the way out the door i snagged a pack of gum and stuffed it into my bag. Never know when this could be useful. Especially with this being my first day as a host.

"Uhh Haru...I think we might need to run…" She glanced at her watch, made a horrified noise, and started sprinting. And here i was thinking i was the track star! Gosh Haru you're fast when you wanna be. I took off after her. What normally was a ten minute walk, turned into a 5 minute sprint and by the time we reached the school we were both panting with exhaustion and sticky with sweat. As we walked towards the classrooms we managed to stay together and ignore the weird looks from some of the girls at our disheveled state. It wasn't until a whole gaggle of them ran up to ensure that Haruhi was alright, that we were seperated and i gave her a quick wave and a thumbs up before heading into my classroom. Ayanokoji was already there. Taking a seat at my desk i began counting to see how long it would take her to come over and start up on me. I managed to make it to thirteen seconds before i heard her very loud, unwhispered comment.

""Gosh, she's so damn disgusting. Please move her out of the way so I don't catch something. In fact i might catch something just from looking at her." I rolled my eyes, and without looking up as i dug through my bag i said,

"Hey Ayanokoji? The difference between your opinion and a slice of pizza is that i asked for the pizza. Feel free to stop talking now unless you turn into a piece of pizza, then, and only then, will i feel like listening to you." I could feel her glaring daggers at me. Hell screw daggers there was some serious nuclear energy radiating from her side of the room.

"I'm sorry was I talking to you? No. I would rather talk to a wall, then be caught dead talking to someone as low as you." I smirked at that unable to resist making a sassy comment back.

"Hey guess what you just talked to me so does that mean you're gonna be dead now?" She let out a low gasp, and I murmured, "Just saying. You kinda brought that one on yourself." At that moment, the teacher walked into the classroom and upon telling us all to sit down, began her lecture. About halfway through the class, i thought i felt something brush the back of my head, but ignored it and continued scribbling in my notebook. It wasn't until people began tittering that i began to get worried. Lifting my head i began to look around the classroom in confusion.

'Fuyumi-san are you alright?" I looked up at the teacher my eyebrows furrowed.

"I… think so sir…" At that a burst of laughter sounded from Ayanokoji. The teacher sighed.

"Please stand up and turn around Fuyumi-san." I was nervous now, but did as i was told. I heard a heavy sigh followed by the words, "You have gum in your hair Fuyumi-san." My hand twitched and my jaw clenched. So that''s what i felt. I wasn't imagining anything bloody wonderful. A snicker from her seat had both the teacher and i turning to face Ayanokoji. At the look the teacher gave her she merely rested her chin in top of her hand and innocently tittered.

"Seika-san do you know anything about this?" She gave the teacher an immaculate smile and murmured.

""How would I possibly know how she gum got stuck in her hair sensei? Maybe she got it from digging in the trash again this morning." My face burned and even though the people in my class were nice people, to avoid the wrath of Ayanokoji a nervous tittering filed the room from it's other occupants. The teacher frowned heavily at Ayanokoji's words, but probably because she's a rich and powerful bitch hah Doctor Suess moment! she didn't comment on them instead turning back to me and saying,

"You can leave and go to the nurses office to get cleaned up Fuyumi-san." Nodding and ignoring the ever growing embarrassment i stalked out of the room. How big exactly is this wad of I brushed a hand over the back of my head lightly….oh… I had no idea how i missed it when it was thrown into my hair, the gumball was about the size of a nickel. I growled softly to myself. That sneaky little..ugh! An idea struck and i took a short detour. Opening the door to classroom 1-A I caught the teacher's attention and waving her over said that i had been sent to get the twins because they were needed elsewhere. She didn't buy it at first but i came up with a random yet plausible excuse, possibly hinting about how they were rich and wouldn't be happy if they missed this appointment, making her become flustered and she let them out. Upon shutting the door, they turned to give me sneaky looks.

"So Nala," One of them began.

"What did you need us for?" the other finished. I scowled at them and spinning so they could see the gum whispered harshly,

"This! I can't get it out and i don't want to have to pull a Haruhi move. Me and short haircuts would never work in a million years." They were silent for a moment before they took me by the arms and began to drag me somewhere. Somehow instead of the nurses office, we ended up in music room 3.

"Uh guys...why are we here?" They merely flashed evil grins instead of answering, and a moment later i was sitting in a chair in a 'small' side room filled with so much makeup, clothes, and beauty supplies my jaw dropped.

"YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR OWN STUDIO IN HERE!?" Hikaru smirked.

"Of course we do. How do you think we get ready for cosplay days?" I just shook my head at that, too in awe to give a response. They stood behind me for a moment and silently conferred with each other.

"I just need your help getting this out guys….faster is better so we can all get back to class." I could feel the sneaky smiles they were directing at me now.

"But Nnnaaalllaa we have to give you a makeover before club hours anyway later."

"So we might as well do it now" I sweatdropped.

"A...A makeover..?"

"MMMhhmmm."

"Uh guys i've never...I don't even wear makeup! Besides we have to get to class and-" Kaoru cut me off.

"We'll be fast don't worry." Hikaru snickered.

"Mmm we can take our time later with you." That was such a double innuendo.

"Uh, alright just hurry. I don't want to deal with Ootori's hissy fit if we get in trouble for being out of class too long. Especially with this my first day being a host." They merely made a humming noise of acknowledgement before they got to work. I was turned away from the mirror so i couldn't see what they did, but i felt the gently scrubbing off my scalp as they worked the gum out, before scissors appeared in Kaoru's hands and weight began to drop off as he trimmed my now wet hair. I eyed Hikaru warily as he sat on the edge of the counter toying with a hairdryer as he waited for his brother to finish. It was especially nerve wracking to see him send a maniacal grin in Kaoru's direction. By the time they had both finished and stepped away with matching looks of smug success on their faces, i felt like my hair had taken a total turn around. When i saw it in the mirror my jaw dropped open. Rather than it's usual long, tangled, unbrushed mess, the girl who stared back at me had hair that brushed her shoulders and hung around her face in soft feathery waves.

"Wu...wow." My voice was all soft awe and i raised a hand running it through the now silky locks, the girl in the mirror mimicking my actions. "This is incredible you two." They grinned down at me and i met Kaoru's eyes in the mirror. "Thank you."His cheeks dusted over with a light pink which confused me, but i chose to ignore it. Instead leaning in close to fiddle with my hair. "Wow." I whispered softly to myself, I guess the twins aren't half as bad as i assumed they were at first- Kaoru ruined that happy thought by muttering,

"Kyoya told us we'd have to do it later anyway so it's not a big deal." His brother chimed in,

"Yeah besides this isn't even close to done yet we'll have to do your makeup and stuff later." Cue the happy thoughts getting squished.

"Guys no makeup! I'm not your personal barbie doll!" They shared a glance.

"We don't have a choice." I glared at them as they spoke in unison. "Kyoya ordered it." Hikaru added.

"You're his personal makeover project." And Kaoru just had to speak his mind.

"Ya know he didn't even go this far for Haruhi." I rolled my eyes.

"Guys he's not giving me special treatment c'mon he's the shadow king he'd never! Also you have to take into account that Haruhi is hiding the 'I'm a girl part'. Everyone who comes to this school knows i'm a girl. And since they're all rich chicks i have to look the part." They shrugged noncommittally. "Shmer." I stood up running my hand through my hair again before turning away from the mirror to them. "We should head back to class now." On a split second decision i hugged them both before sliding between the two, and cheerfully skipping towards the door. "See you guys later!" I left two shocked twins in my wake as i left the room letting the doors swing shut with a *thud* behind me.

"My little, precious lambs we, the host club, have an announcement to make." I mouthed the words along with Tamaki while i hid behind the curtain separating me from the crowd of girls as i waited for my cue to brush it aside and stand on stage with the club members. I could hear the rustling of dresses, the low murmur of steady whispering as the girls moved restlessly, curious as to what new surprise their beloved hosts had in store for them. "We met someone who we believe to be perfect for this. We know that many of you have bemoaned the fact that you do not have a female host you can talk to, and gain comfort from in times of trial that we cannot help you with. That is why it is my pleasure dear lambs, to introduce you to our first ever female host, the guarded type, Nala Fuyumi." I pushed the curtain aside and walked carefully over to stand by the posing hosts, taking my place in front of, and between the twins.

"Hello." I gave the girls a small smile. "Nice to see you all." The room was silent for a moment, before it exploded with whispers.

"So Nala-san, is it true that you shocked Ayanokoji-san so badly she had to leave the classroom today?" I stared at the girl as she spoke, my first group of customers were all leaning forward in rapt attention as they waited for my answer. Hesitating slightly, i slowly nodded my head

"Yeah. I got gum in my hair by, uh, accident so i had to get it out and when i came back, uh, slightly….transformed would be the word. She was less than thrilled." One of the girls leaned closer and whispered secretively.

"But it wasn't an accident was it Nala-san. We heard that-"

"Stop." I cut her off gently. "I'm sorry, but i can't listen to rumors. Everyone has a secret they want kept safe and rumors spread those secrets around. I have secrets, Ayanokoji-san has secrets, we all do to some extent and i don't want rumors spread involving either of us. I'd really like to keep my privacy safe." They stared at me blankly for a moment before one of them began screeching and went into total fangirl mode, The other two quickly followed her example.

"Nala-san is soo smart!"
"She is so kind!"

"AYYYEEE!" I'll admit, their reaction was so unexpected that i jumped, let out a little yelp of surprise, began panicking, and without thought leapt up and sprinted across the room to Kyoya.

"OOTORI WHAT DO I DO!? DO I NEED TO GET THEM TEA!? WATER!? ICE PACKS!? A BRAIN AND A SENSE OF SANITY!? HHHEEEELLPPPP!" So maybe i was being a little over dramatic, but i'd never dealt with girls FANGIRLING OVER ME! He merely raised his head from where he'd been looking down at his black book and gave me a scary look.

"Nala go back there right now. You don't just abandon customers like that or we'll lose business."

"BUT I THINK I SAW ONE GIRL LOSE HER SOUL FOR A SECOND IT WAS TERRIFYING!" With an exasperated sigh, Kyoya uncrossed his legs, stood up from his seat, and grabbing me by the hand dragged me back over to my table.

"I apologize ladies." He smiled at them, but when he glanced over at me his glasses flashed evilly. Scary…. Kyoya was all smiles for the girls as he charmed them back from the edge of abandonment, but as he forcefully shoved me back down into my seat he whispered harshly, "Be more careful Miss Fuyumi." and left. Sheepishly smiling i turned back to the girls.

"Uh sorry i'm just very new to this." They all smiled back at me happily.

"Oh it's quite alright we understand!" I smiled at the pretty brunette with the bob cut. Ka...uh what was it..KANA! HAH!

"Thank you Kana-san." She blushed slightly, and i forcefully pushed all thoughts of secret lesbianism out of my head. Stop it think nice thoughts there's nothing wrong with any girl who is an open or closet lesbian coming to see me. I'm here to keep their secrets and help them out not judge them for their life style. There's nothing wrong with it anyway, as long as they don't hit on me i'm cool with them. "We actually had some questions for you Nala-san if it's ok for us to ask…" I snapped out of my thoughts and hesitantly murmured a yes. "Well we," She beckoned to the other girls, "We're wondering what exactly your host type is and what you're here to do for us." Oh i can answer that. Except, One look at their earnest, hopeful faces made my decision for me. I'm not giving them the lines Ootori told me to give them. Imma be genuine.

"Well you all caught Tamaki saying I'm the 'guarded type' correct?" They all nodded. "Well i'm here for you to rant to. I will keep your secrets close to my heart. I'm here to help guard and protect you and what you tell me. I'm your confidant and counselor. I'll give you all the advice i have, and help you in any way i can with what you tell me." The girls looked at me confused. Seriously? I sighed inaudibly, "Basically i'm the guardian of your secrets." At that their faces brightened and they all perked up.

"Really?" I smiled at Kana.

"Yep. I'm not the guarded one here, i guard you and what you have to say." Mentally i was grinning like an idiot when i noticed out of the corner of my eye a familiar, vexed face glaring at me as i spoke. Take that one Ootori. I might be doing this but I define myself. No one else can.

"Um well can you give me some advice then…" I turned to one of the other girls. Crap i don't know her name. I'll need to get that later I leaned in closer, confidentially murmuring.

"Of course." She fidgeted nervously, her big brown eyes darting back and forth while a rosy blush sprang up into her cheeks.

"Well, um, i...like someone...but i don't know how to tell him." I furrowed my brows thoughtfully.

"Well are you two close?" She nodded her head furiously at that.

"Yes, yes! We've been friends since birth." I nodded slowly.

"Well then just tell him. If you guys are close it's possible he likes you back. It can't hurt to let him know how you feel. It's better to tell him sooner rather than later, because you don't want to let this opportunity slip by." She nodded and sat back to contemplate. While she did that however, i noticed her friend nervously twitching in her seat so i turned to her. "How about you miss? You look nervous." She shook her head, lowering it till her hair covered her face and she wasn't making eye contact with me before whispering.

"I-it's just the talk of boys reminded me of my boyfriend….He's not always nice to me. He s-says things, and does t-things. Like he laughs at me when i try and do something nice for him….He tells me to be quiet and look nice...and, um...It bothers me and i've tried to change so he'll like me better but i don't know if he does….but i want him to be pleased..." I scowled angrily at the ground pure fury shooting through me.

" Ladies, here is a tip from me to you, some information that is going to set you free. Men are never going to take us seriously. Men are conditioned from day one to see us as less than, to think we're a joke, we're weak, we're stupid, we're irrational, and we're deficient. Most men never even attempt to unlearn that conditioning, let alone actually manage to do it." Her head came up her eyes widening, but i continued on. "The second you stop shaping your life and your choices and your wants and yourself around how best to make men take you seriously is the second you can start actually living." I looked her straight in the eye. "Don't play their game. Don't waste your energy or your brain space trying to figure out how to calibrate your actions to get the best reaction out of them. Stop doing everything you can to make your back as flat as possible so they have a smooth trip walking all over you. Demand your space, stop apologizing and accommodating, and let them figure out how the fuck to deal with it." They all winced at my language but i forged on. "Girls you need to be able to stand up for yourself. Don't let a man control you. It's an equal partnership, and we came out of the dark ages where women were controlled by men a lloonnngg time ago. Stand up for yourself, that's all i can say here. Don't let your boyfriend ever look down on you. If he doesn't treat you like an equal he's not worth it." I think that when they left at the end of club hours that they had learned something. I noticed the shy, mousy girl straighten her shoulders as she walked out and i smiled inwardly. Good girl. You can do this.

"So an equal hm? Also you changed what i told you to tell them completely." I rolled my eyes at Kyoya's comment as he spoke from behind me.

"Like i told them Ootori, a girl shouldn't ever let herself be walked all over. I'm not gonna let you walk all over me buddy." I stood and turned to face him, grinning at his annoyed expression. "We're equals whether you like it or not Ootori. Best get used to it sooner than later." Seeing Haruhi waving at me from by the doors I grabbed my book bag from under the plush velvet seat, and called goodbye to everyone. Winking at Kyoya playfully as i left him standing there, i made my way over to Haruhi, and we headed out of Music Room #3 to go home. When my head hit the pillow that night, i mentally went over my day from waking up in the morning, seeing Ayonokoji's face when i'd returned to the classroom with a new hairstyle, to the innocent, shy girls in the club, to Kyoya's face when I'd changed his orders to something entirely different. My eyes fluttered shut, and I drifted off to sleep with a smile on my face.

***Authors note***

Alright yes i admit i need to cut back on these, but what did you all think? A good first day as host? Be prepared to see the more typical side of the host club from here on out, nothing too crazy aside from baseball swinging Tamaki's, mischievous twins, and awkward Kyoya and Kaoru moments. I had an idea though. If you guys sent me chapter requests for things you want to see the host club do on their club days let me know! i'll pick some of my favorite ones that ican work with and focus a chapter around that :) It's just an idea but i thought it would be worth a shot! For all of you beautiful people who are still reading this story despite my slowness thank you! Enjoy!