Music Piece 15: Underneath, lies a beautiful treasure
" You're a cross-dresser? " Takara exclaimed, looking shocked.
" Shh! Keep you voice down! " Haruhi hissed as she tried to calm the other girl down. " You've got to listen to me! "
" Haruhi! Are you done, yet? " Tamaki yelled from behind the closed door.
Haruhi muttered something to herself before she shouted back, " Not yet! Give us another minute! "
She turned to Takara, who continued to give her strange looks.
" Okay, okay. Let me explain… "
Meanwhile, the other Host Club members were pacing up and down impatiently outside.
" What is taking them so long? " Kaoru spoke up, looking irritated.
Hikaru shrugged his shoulders while leaning against a pillar, hands in his pockets.
" That girl is a fashion disaster, I dare say. Every time I see her in class, she always has on jeans and a T-shirt. Her hair is constantly in a messy bun with hair sticking out at all sorts of angles. "
Kaoru agreed with his brother.
" Have you ever heard of 'The Ugly Duckling' story? " Tamaki spoke up softly.
" Ducky? " Senior Hani Honey echoed.
" He was so ugly that he was simply shunned away. Everyone thought that he was an eyesore. The poor duckling was left all alone, friendless. Time passed, he became something else. A magnificent swan. Takara is no different. Underneath, lies a beautiful treasure, waiting for someone to find it and appreciate its beauty… " Tamaki told them.
Inside the back room of the Music Room 3, one girl was in a state of panic while the other was trying to calm her down.
" You mean that I've got to be a Host Club member by dressing like you, in a guy's suit?! " Takara hissed, looking frantic.
Haruhi shook her head, " No! Takara, the only reason why Tamaki-senpai brought you here was because you broke a major school rule since day one. You are not following the standard dress code. "
She pointed to a neatly pressed yellow dress.
"Y-You don't mean that, do you? " Takara stammered, backing away. " B-Because I'm not going to wear it. "
Now, Haruhi was agitated.
" What do you mean you're not wearing it?! You have to! They are waiting for you, so you have no
choice! "
She thrust the dress into Takara's hands.
" B-But I'm going to look like a custard in this! " the other girl argued.
" You won't, trust me. "
Haruhi turned her back so that Takara could have the privacy to change out of her clothing.
" Are you girls done yet?! We're so sick of waiting, you know! Your one minute was long overdue! "
Now, the twins were shouting.
Haruhi let out a heavy sigh before she snapped, " Will you guys just stop yelling and screaming and let her change in peace?! "
In response, everyone grew silent outside.
" Much better. Oh, and Takara, there's a brush on the table. Please comb your hair and leave it down. Don't tie it up. "