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Chapter 9: Renge, the Female Manager
'Good morning world!' I thought happily as I finished getting ready for school today. I decided that I would wear the skirt today, with shorts under of course, instead of pants or capris and I even had a headband that was black with a bow on my head. I was in an extremely good mood since yesterday. I grabbed my messenger bag and skipped some stairs as I headed downstairs. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed the bento that otou-san was kind enough to prepare for me.
Closing and locking the door behind me, I placed the purple ear buds in my ear and began to walk towards Ouran Private Academy. My music apparently fit my mood since I was listening to the happy and cheerful beat of Panic At The Disco's Nine In the Afternoon. That was one of my favorite songs of all time. This morning was rather miraculous seeing that I was early, I didn't forget any of my belongings, and I was going to tell Kyoya my decision.
Everything was rather peaceful and calm. All of a sudden, I felt a vibration coming from my blazer's pocket. I grabbed my cell phone out of the pocket and flip open the phone. It was a text message from Kyoya.
"Host Club meeting in fifteen minutes. Be there on time," I read aloud. It didn't really matter if I was on time seeing that I was already at the school entrance. I put the phone back in my pocket and walked inside the building. Passing through hallways, I arrived at the third music room and opened the door.
Walking in, I only found Kyoya. I must have been here extremely early or something.
"Good morning, Kyoya," I said as I walked in and took a seat on the nearest couch.
"Good morning, Setsuna-senpai. Have you come to a decision?" He asked me as he took a seat on a chair next to the couch I was sitting on.
I smiled at him and said, "You got yourself a Hostess."
"Excellent," He said as he began to write in his little black book. "Now we need to think of a name for your type. And from observing you, I have come to the conclusion of a name."
"Oh I wanna know," I gleamed in excitement.
"You are now the Maternal Type."
"Maternal?" I questioned. "Care to explain why maternal?"
"It's rather simple. You are like a mother figure to the young women here since you are older than them. Also at the fact that you give rather excellent advice on some of their problems and-"
"Suna-chan!" Hunny shouted as he jumped on me and hugged me.
"You like kids." He ended his explanation with a smile.
'How the hell does he know I like kids?!' I thought in my head.
"Good morning Suna-chan! How are you this morning?" Hunny asked me as he got comfy on my lap.
"Oh morning, Hunny. I am doing well thank you. Where is Mori anyway?" I asked. Right after I said that, a hand was placed on my shoulder. I turned my head and looked upwards. Right then and there was Mori. I blushed immediately, thinking about the events that occurred yesterday.
"Good morning, Setsuna," Mori said with a small smile.
"Morning, Mori." A blush was on my face as I kept looking at him. Once I tore my gaze away, I had to calm myself before my face turned into an apple. Oh an apple sounds really good right now.
In a matter of minutes, everyone was here and the meeting was about to begin. I was guessing that it was going to be about that one girl. I think her name was Renge. Don't remember.
"I've thought about this the entire night yesterday, and a female manager might not be such a bad idea after all," Tamaki began.
"And why is that?" Both Hikaru and Kaoru said.
"Can't see it? She is transferring into the same class as Haruhi. If she can make female friends, Haruhi may become more girl-like. The gentle atmosphere that is shared uniquelt by girls...will awaken the femininity inside of Haruhi."
"Oh great..."Haruhi's sarcasm began.
"Does he still not get that I am a girl too?" I muttered. The twins, who I was now in between, sniggered at my comment.
"This is a great project to have Haruhi become more aware of what it is to be a fair maiden! It won't help at all if her only classmate friends are these unscrupulous twins and this tomboy!" Tamaki said as he pointed at our direction.
"Oh, that's something really nice to say," Us three said together.
The door suddenly opened and I looked towards the direction of the door. There stood a girl with brown eyes and matching long brown hair and a pink bow on her head. She indeed was a first year seeing that she was short, no offense to you short people out there, and she had on the yellow duck dress.
"Everybody! Renge, the host club mascot girl, has baked some cookies for you!" Renge smiled and held the batch of cookies to show.
Tamaki, being the idiot he is sometimes, got up from his seat and magically appeared next to her fast. "Oh! That's so ladylike! I am so touched-" He began his enthusiastic speech, but was cut off when Renge said,
"I didn't bake them for you, phony prince!" Oh what a burn! Out of no where, a sign that said 'Phony Prince' dropped out of no where and squished Tamaki. How that happened, I have no clue.
Tamaki went to his wall of despair as Renge walked over to Kyoya. Little hearts were floating around here as she said, "They got burnt a little, but I know what you'd say..."
'This girl is insane and definitely an otaku,' I sighed as I got up from my seat and walked over to the Renge girl. As she was in her fantasy mode, I grabbed two cookies and began to eat them. Indeed they were burnt a bit, but a cookie is a cookie.
"Oh, that's so nice of you, Kyoya-sama!" More hearts fluttered over the obsessed girl.
"This is a bit burnt," Hunny spoke as he ate the cookie.
"Mitsukuni, stop. It's bad for your body," Mori warned him as he was fully prepared to grab the cookie away.
The hearts disappeared as an angry mark appeared on Renge's face. She suddenly screamed and began to chase Mori and Hunny, whom he was now carrying.
"She's scary! Suna-chan, help!" Hunny cried out as he and Mori kept running from the crazed otaku. I sweat dropped and walked over to them. As soon as Mori and Hunny passed me, I stepped in front of Renge. Immediately, she stopped her rampage as I said,
"It's not good to run around indoors when there is a large amount of furniture. Someone can fall and get seriously hurt," I lectured her.
"Oh, well I'm sorry." She said as she lowered her head. "Who are you?"
"Ayase Setsuna, the Maternal Type," I told her with a hand on my hip. 'I liked the way that sounded,' I giggled in my head.
"I'm Houshakuji Renge, first year in class A. If I may ask, what year are you in?"
"Third year, class A."
"Y-Y-Your reaction is wrong!" I heard Tamaki scream. I sighed as I said to Renge,
"Excuse me; I have to take care of this," I walked towards where Tamaki and Haruhi were at when I heard Haruhi speak.
"Please stop your sexual harassment, Senpai."
Rejection
Instead of walking, I ran over towards them as Tamaki continued.
"Sexual harassment? If I was sexually harassing you, then they are evil criminals! Policeman, help!"
"Yeah, yeah, sorry tono," The twins said.
"Tamaki let Haruhi go, you perv!" I shouted as soon as I was near. I grabbed Haruhi's arms and tried to pull her away from Tamaki.
"Setsuna-senpai, it's not what you think!"
"Oh sure it is!" I sarcastically replied. I kept pulling and pulling, but not rough so I wouldn't hurt Haruhi.
"I am king! So listen to me!" Tamaki said.
"If you're the king, then I am the Pope!" I shouted.
By now everyone, except Hunny, was with us. I let go of Haruhi and jumped towards Tamaki, ready to clobber him, but I was stopped. About midair, two hands were holding my waist. I struggled and tried to release whoever had their grip on me, but they weren't letting go.
"Setsuna, please stop before you hurt yourself," Mori's deep voice said to me.
I became limp as a fish once I heard his voice. I looked towards his face and blushed. I lowered my face and said, "Okay, Mori."
As I watched Tamaki still arguing with the twins, I realized that Mori still hadn't let go of my waist. In fact, I just noticed that we were extremely close. I blushed at the thought and had two choices to make. It was either I be shy as hell and ask him to release his grip or I would be bold and lean back to rest against his body.
'To be bold or not to be bold, that is the question.' I thought in my head. I was thinking hard when suddenly Kaoru collided with me, causing me to lean against Mori. I blushed as I looked up. Mori was too blushing, but he made no move on letting me go. In fact he did the opposite. He brought me closer to him and wrapped his arms around my waist. Okay, I was blushing to the max!
I smiled at him, the blush clearly showing on my face as I leaned my head against his chest. I heard his heart and noticed that it was beating pretty fast. Was I making him nervous?
"You guys are not good enough!" Renge suddenly screamed.
The guys stopped yelling as we looked towards Renge. Hunny ran towards Mori and climbed onto his back. He released me a bit, but kept one arm wrapped around my waist.
"Other than Kyoya-sama and Setsuna-senpai, your characters are not all good enough!" She shouted as she pointed towards our group as she continued her speech. "All you hosts here lack a 'shadowy' side! Fair maidens are suckers for the traumas of handsome men! With ridiculous acts like these, it's only a matter of time before the girls get bored of you!
"Do you all intend on destroying Kyoya-sama's precious store! As manager, I shall set anew your characters from now on! First starting with you!" She pointed at Hunny.
"If your inside and outside are nothing but cute, then you're no different from a child!" She said.
'But that's why he is the Loli-shota,' I thought in my head.
"Therefore...Although you have a cute face, you're actually a vicious fiend inside!"
Hunny screamed in fright of his new character.
Mori was extremely confused as Renge said, "Morinozuka-senpai, you're and underling of your childhood friend!"
'He kinda already is.'
Out of no where, the twins were now in basketball uniforms and were holding basketballs as well. How did that happen, I have not the frankest idea.
"The twins are now basketball players that close themselves off in their own world!"
'All she added was the basketball thing!'
"Haruhi-kun is a brilliant student, but also a victim of fierce bullying!"
'She over exaggerates too much,' I sweat dropped.
"And, Tamaki-san!" She looked directly at Tamaki as he sweat dropped. "Although everyone loves your looks, you're the academy's idol with a serious complex. The lonely prince!"
Lightning struck behind Tamaki.
"Ah, Kyoya-sama, you're perfect. Please stay as the affectionate person you are," Renge said to Kyoya.
"I am honored," He said.
A spotlight hit Tamaki as he shined. "A lonely prince...It's fits me perfectly, indeed!"
"Probably the one most wrong..." Haruhi said.
"I know right..." I told her.
The twins pulled Kyoya and Hikaru said, "Now, Kyoya-senpai..."
"Please do something about it," Kaoru said.
"But the president seems to be up for it." Kyoya said as he pointed towards Tamaki. We all looked and saw him at a wall, actually posing as a lonely prince.
"Renge-kun, Renge-kun. Is a lonely pose something like this?" Tamaki posed.
"My, that's mighty impressive, Tamaki-san. I'm sure it'll be even more effective if it rained."
We all sweat dropped.
"Well, let's see how things turn out. It'll turn out interesting, probably. Oh and I have an announcement to make." Kyoya said as he caught everyone's attention. "I am pleased to say that Setsuna-senpai has agreed to become a Host."
"Hostess, Kyoya," I said to him as Mori released his arm around me so that I can walk up to Kyoya.
"Really daughter?! You decided to join!" Tamaki said happily as he ran towards me.
"Why?" Haruhi whispered at me.
"Someone has to keep you sane, ya know," I whispered to her.
"What is her type?" Hunny asked.
"The Maternal Type," Kyoya said.
After that whole fiasco, we left to class. I was walking in between Hunny and Mori and throughout the entire walk I was in my own little world. I kept trying to figure out if Mori liked me or if he was being kind towards me. I wasn't even sure what to think. I was really starting to fall for this guy and I had only been here for two weeks. I need to think about the pros and cons about this.
Class went by fast and it was lunch time. I was barely leaving the classroom, my bento in my hand, when I was suddenly dragged away.
"Holy shiznits!" I cried out as I was being pulled by an unknown force.
"Setsuna!"
"Suna-chan!"
Mori and Hunny screamed to me. But it was too late. I was gone from their sights. The person kept dragging me until we reached an unused classroom. I was finally released and I looked at my captor.
"Renge?" I questioned.
"Setsuna-senpai, I apologize for dragging you away from your lunch time. But seeing that you are the Maternal Type, I desperately need your help!" Renge pleaded.
"Uh, sure. I guess," I sweat dropped.
"I want to make a film about the characters that I came up with today. And I was wondering if you would like to narrate the story," She asked as I took a seat.
"A movie? Are you going to use a video camera or something?" I asked her as I looked at my nails.
"I am going to hire a film crew!" She told me with excitement.
'Damn rich brat,' I thought in my head. "You got them already?"
"Yes, they shall be here right at the end of school. So there won't be club activities today."
"Have you told Kyoya?"
"I am about to. Thank you, Setsuna-senpai!" And with that said, she ran off to find her precious Kyoya. I sighed as I opened the lid to my box. Inside, I found four salmon onigiri. I smiled and pulled one out and began to eat it.
Being in this classroom by myself actually made me think about everything that was going on in my life now. I thought about the wedding that was going to take place in two weeks, about the Host Club and the new friends that I made. And Mori. I sighed as I thought about him. Compared to all these other girls, I felt like an outcast. They were all rich and prettier than me. There would be no way that he would like me.
"Setsuna," I heard a voice say. I looked at the door and found Mori there. He was breathing hard as if he had just run a marathon.
"Hi," I said before taking a bite of my awesome rice ball.
He walked towards me and said, "I was worried. What happened?"
He took a seat as I said, "Renge kidnapped me and asked me to do something for her."
He sweat dropped and said, "Ah."
"Yup."
Then I heard a stomach growl. I knew it wasn't mine since I was eating. I looked at Mori and saw him have an embarrassed look on his face. I smiled and grabbed on of my rice balls and said, "Would you like to have some?"
He looked at the rice ball and then at me. "Are you sure?"
I nodded my head and said, "I'm positive."
He grabbed the rice ball out of my hand and said a thank you. He took a bite and said, "This is good. Did you make this?"
"I wish. My otou-san made it. I can't cook if my life depended on it. But I am going to learn soon."
"I'm sure you'll learn how to cook eventually."
"I hope so."
I had now just realized something. He talks more to me, as in word-wise, than to everyone else at the Host Club, well besides Hunny. I was curious as to why, but I decided that I rather not ask.
As I finished my onigiri, I grabbed the other one and took a bite. I was in my own world when I heard my name.
"Setsuna," Mori said. I looked at him as his face was now close to mine. I was blushing madly and I knew it. I thought he was going to kiss me, but I was so wrong. His fingers touched my face as he removed a grain of rice. I sweat dropped when he showed it to me. I got over it and handed him the last onigiri. I kindly smiled at him, as a way of telling him to take it, and he did.
We finished eating in a matter of minutes and I got up from the desk, "C'mon, we should head back before Hunny begins to freak out."
Mori simply nodded his head and got up from his seat. As soon as he was up, I turned away from him and walked out of the classroom with the empty bento box in my hand. He caught up to me and we walked together in silence. Although there was times I liked it to be silent, there were times as well when I really didn't like it since I tend to zone out. But this time, I was simply signing in my head. I really had that Panic At The Disco song stuck in my head.
'Hmm, maybe I should do that song for a dance routine. Or I can sing it! That's it! I have to get that damn guitar!' I thought in my head. For sometime now, I got a good amount of money from okaa-san, which was 57,451 yen (500 U.S. Dollars), just because. I, however, think it was because she had no idea what to get me for my seventeenth birthday and the fact that she wasn't even here. I decided that this weekend, I was going to get that guitar.
I guessed I giggled while I was thinking since Mori suddenly asked, "Are you alright?"
"Oh, yeah. I was just thinking about something that I'm going to do this weekend. I just hope I have enough money to get it," When I said my last sentence, I lowered my head.
"What is it that you plan on buying?" He asked.
"I wanna buy a guitar," I simply said.
"A guitar?"
"Yup! It is a Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul. I saw it at the mall and I fell in love with it. I'm just hoping that I manage to have enough to get it. Oh there they are." Our conversation ended as soon we approached the Host Club.
"Suna-chan! Are you okay?" Hunny asked as he came running towards us and jumped on me to hug me. He really did look like a child.
"I'm fine Hunny," I reassured him as I held him like a mother would. It was cute yet weird because A, Hunny looked like a child, and B, Hunny was my age.
It was after school and once again as soon as I stepped out of the classroom, I was kidnapped. Renge dragged me from the inside of the school all the way outside. I swear, she is going to rip my arm out or something.
"Setsuna-senpai, this is your script. Please read over it here as they place a microphone in front of you," Renge instructed to me as I was shoved a script and forcefully sat down.
"Uhh, okay?" I sweat dropped. I began to read through the script and I really wanted to laugh. Me being awesome, I pictured every scene. 'Too bad Kyoya doesn't come out. It would have been funnier for me.'As a few minutes past, the camera crew was now ready and the Host Club was ready as well. It was time for the first scene.
An endless amount of girls were screaming inside of the gym. A ball was heard dribbling and I saw Hikaru, who was currently dribbling the ball. He jumped to shoot the ball towards the net and, of course, it went in. More fan girls screamed as Hikaru ran towards his team's side of the court. A whistle was heard and this caused Hikaru to stop. He gasped as he saw his twin, Kaoru, on the floor holding his knee that was now injured.
'Seriously, Renge could have thought up of something way better than this,' I thought as I watched the twins act out their scene. Oh crap, it's my turn now.
"Your pain is also my pain. It's okay if no one understands. As long as we have each other, we can live on," I narrated. We finished this shoot and now moved on to the next scene with Tamaki.
He said his lines as 'rain' poured down from the 'gray' skies. I was really surprised that Tamaki can act. He was really getting into his character. Once again, I had to narrate.
"The grieving hearts cross each other...They pass each other...They wound each other...What are the hearts of these young lads?"
Finally finishing this scene, we moved onto the next. I was really getting bored just reading and reading. I wanted to act, damn it! Right now, Haruhi was forced to run through the 'rain' but then stop at some tree she was pointed out to. Behind her was Hunny and Mori.
'Wow, Mori looks so hot right now being wet," My perverted side began to think.
Hunny began his lines. I never knew he could look so frightening. He can be so cute then scary. I was actually surprised when Mori had a couple of lines. I thought that Renge was going to make him stand there or something.
My perverted side made me almost forget to read my lines, but I caught up and read them. "What kind of resolution will be waiting for them? Will it be the light of salvation...or..."
It was going all well until Hunny got out of character and ran towards Haruhi, jumping on her saying with teary eyes, "Waaaaaahh! I'm sorry, Haru-chan! I really don't want to do this!"
"Cut! Cut, cut, cut!" Renge screamed out loud. I was lucky enough not even be next to her because if I did, my ear drums would have popped.
"You, follow the script already!" She shouted towards Hunny.
"But..."
"Stop the cameras for now!" She instructed to a crew member.
"Yes, boss," The man said.
"Make the rain more real!"
"Yes, boss."
I simply sighed and walked over to Hunny and Mori. I had two towels in my hands as I went towards them. I handed one to Mori, who nodded his thanks to me, and I bent down so I can reach Hunny's height.
I began to dry his hair with the towel. Not caring that my skirt would get wet, I sat down and placed Hunny on my lap, like a child. He smiled as I continued to dry his hair.
"Thank you, Suna-chan!" Hunny said with a grateful tone.
"It's no problem, Hunny," I said.
"Takashi, Suna-chan would make a good okaa-san, ne?" He asked his tall and silent cousin.
I looked up towards Mori and blushed since he was smiling at me. "Yeah," He said. Great, the blush of doom had now returned as was plastered on my face. I continued drying Hunny's hair. Right about now, Haruhi was going to film as scene and I wasn't needed, yet.
After I finished drying his hair, I stood up and flattened my skirt. Yup, it had gotten wet. I was just glad that the skirt was black and not any other color seeing that if it were a different color, I would totally be screwed. I turned my head around in search for Haruhi, but strange enough. I didn't find her.
"She still must be shooting her scene," I said to myself. I walked towards where the scene was and I found a most intriguing sight. Kyoya broke the camera's lens with a rock. I smirked and walked away knowing that Renge was going to be taught a well learned lesson.
I walked back towards my fellow seniors, but the wetness of the skirt was driving me nuts! As soon as I approached them, I said, "I'm gonna go take off this wet skirt. I'll be back, okay?"
"Okay Suna-chan!" A dry Hunny said as he sat on a chair with Mori standing next to him
And without further ado, I went back inside the school and walked as quickly as possible to the music room. As soon as I got there, I ran towards one of the changing rooms and began to take off my skirt. I felt so much better as soon as the piece of fabric was off my body.
Several Days Later
I was glad that the whole acting and 'Shadowy side' thing was over. It was now regular Host duties and I was just going to observe today. Also they were going to announce that I was going to be a Hostess.
"Well, welcome," Tamaki said as he greeted our female customers. I was sitting next to him, seeing that he was the one I was going to observe.
"I've bought that video!" A girl with brown hair and light brown eyes said as pink flowers suddenly surrounded her. I am a bit freaked out since I am still not used to those random flowers popping out of no where.
"Me, too!" Another with black hair and gray eyes with a blush on her cheeks said.
"Me, too!" Again, another customer said.
On the couch, we sat in this order: Starting from the costumers left, it was Kaoru, me, Tamaki, Hikaru; and from behind starting from their left as well was Haruhi, Kyoya, Hunny with Usa-chan, and Mori.
"Huh?" I said. 'I thought Kyoya destroyed the footage?'
"That rain scene was the best!" A brown haired customer blushed and giggled as she said this.
"The prince of loneliness!" The black haired on spoke.
"Hikaru-sama and Kaoru-sama's relationship was so good!" The last one said.
They kept going saying that they would love to see Hunny's 'fiendish' nature once again. Then they said something about Haruhi. Even one of them said that they loved how I narrated the storyline.
"Kyoya..." Tamaki said as he was observing the scene.
While I and the others turned to look at Kyoya, he said, "I secured the film even though I broke the lens. Of course, I've cut out the violence scene. Sales for the film are mediocre. As expected from a first-class crew from Hollywood. They left us a very well done job." He said the last part as he turned to look at us.
"That was the 'interesting' thing you were talking about?" I said along with Hikaru and Kaoru. All of us, and Tamaki, sweat dropped.
"There's nothing wrong with having more club funds, right?"
'When the hell did this dude plan all of this out?' I thought in my head as dark lines came down my face to compliment the sweat drop.
"Good day," A new voice said coming inside the club.
"Huh? Didn't you go back to France?" Tamaki asked Renge as soon as we all faced her.
"I've noticed...The gentleness that protected me with his body...The deep love that harshly scolds at times..." Renge suddenly grabbed Haruhi's hand as she continued, "This is what it means to look at someone and fall in love with him, right, Haruhi-kun?"
"What?!" I said with a pissed look. 'Why can't these freakin' girls not notice that their precious Haruhi is a girl!' Next to me, Tamaki was throwing a fit.
"Excuse me?" Haruhi said confused.
Renge then suddenly began to drag Tamaki who knows where as she said, "Let's play games at my house! I must let you know more about me!"
"What?!"
"Kyoya-senpai," Hikaru began.
"Is that okay?" Kaoru finished.
"Why not? There's nothing wrong with what she said."
"No, it's not okay!" Tamaki and I screamed together.
"They are now girlfriends with each other, just like you wanted," Kyoya simple told him with a smile. A teasing one.
"That's not girlfriends! Girlfriends are Haruhi and Setsuna-senpai!" Tamaki shouted.
"Tamaki go and get her you baka!" I shouted at him as I began to push him.
"Yes ma'am!"
"Come, Haruhi-kun! Let's go!"
"Wait, don't take Haruhi away!" Tamaki chased after then and it became quiet.
"Now is a good time to make an announcement." Kyoya said to us. Then he faced the customers and said, "Ladies, I have an important announcement to make."
The girls stopped their squealing and one said, "What is it Kyoya-kun?"
"I would like to announce that we now have a new member in this club. This person will be able to help you with any advice that is needed. I would like to present our very first Hostess, Ayase Setsuna. The Maternal Type."
I smiled and said, "Hi."
Then suddenly I was bombarded with all these girls smiling and squealing already telling me what they needed advice on.
"Help!" I shouted as I was being pulled on about. Oh god this was going to be one crazy last year in high school.