N/A: OMGEE! I am sooooooooo soooooo sorry I haven't posted anything for such such such a long time and I have nerve to stay up until 4 a.m. in my country just to finish the 6th chapter of the fanfic. I'm such a terrible writter to let things hanging. I was in lost of inspiration to write please keep on reviewing me to make me feel enlighten to write again. Here goes the 6th chapter of Ouran's "Like Father, Like Daughter." It's a laking a lot. I apologize.
In Ouran academy, the school proceeds as usual. All the first year's are busily chatting and gossiping all over the school corridors.
The continuing week, Ouran High School's normal academic schedule proceeds as usual. Busy than usual, the students had prepared for an annual event for introducing the school clubs. Every club president and their assistance will organize a special short speech to all of the students at the morning assembly later on. Reina was getting nervous as well when the Hostess Club wasn't all prepared yet. She needed the student's board's approval and the principle's; her father's approval!
Lunch time. The Ouran's cafeteria was crowded as always and Mika was quietly eating her usual picked out lunch she ordered at an accustomed table. Alone she was. Not until a group of students from class 1-2 came up to her.
"Urm.. Mika-sama, we need your help." It was Haruo Mizuki a boy from her grade.
"We really need your help. Urgent!" exclaimed Misaki Jinjou.
"We promise we'll pay you back," said Sonosuke Sawada in accordance.
As the talk went on 5 minutes ago, the crowd around them became interested in the topic. Maria and Haruko who rarely took lunch at the cafeteria was also interested what was going on. But as seeing the damsel in distress was no other than Mika Hitachiin, it really peeked their interest to know more about it.
"What's going on?" asked Haruko to a junior.
"It seems Mika Hitachiin is getting bullied again."
"What do you mean, again?"
"Mika Hitachiin is the densest girl in our grade. Almost everyone knows that that."
A friend of that junior explained future as he was really into it, "This time, Haruo is really into picking on Mika now. Probably trying to make Mika believe he has an old crush on Mika. HAHAHA."
"This is terrible. It's not fair to play on somebody's feelings like this," said Maria worryingly.
"Nobody messes with a girl's feeling like this."
Mika stared blankly at the three boys again. What did they said really gave her a shock. Everyone's attention have been rooted to them and it made not only Mika's ears red but the whole of her face. No. This is not happening. I can't believe this. And… And why is everyone starring at me? No…. No!
"Mika-sama, I'm serious. Please go out with me," said Haruo.
"I told you Hitachiin, my friend has liked you since junior high."
"You don't want to let him down, do you? He's my best friend as you are to us."
Mika trembled. She rarely talks to people so she has a bad sense of responding to people she doesn't know let alone a confession. In front of many people in the midst of it! What should I say? What should I say? Please… Leave me alone. "I… I…"
"Wha-what?"
The crowd also widens their ears to hear the tiny voice of Mika Hitachiin. Some people from her grade hardly speak to her let alone hear her talk so hearing Mika to speak for the first time got them on their toes. It was a miracle for the all time smartest student in the grade Mika Hitachiin to flunk a class just because of her poor communication skills; just to speak. Mika was already in almost tears in her eyes.
"I…."
"JUST LEAVE HER ALONE!" called out a voice from the crowd. In an instant, Karin jumped above the crowd into the center of the attention in defense of Mika.
"Shall I repeat myself? LEAVE MIKA-CHAN ALONE!"
"Who is this small person?" asked Haruo in disbelief of the tiny but loud Karin Haninozuka.
"That's Haninozuka-san. She is Mika's friend by the way," whispered Misaki to Haruo.
"Hey hey! Don't mess with her. She may look like that but she practices martial arts as part of her heritage."
"You gotta' be kidding?" Haruo was in more disbelief but she was still a girl to him. "Heh! But what do you think? I mean, who do you think you are dealing with? I'm just saying I want to date Mika-sama because she's cute."
Mika flushed. But Karin reassured the situation when everyone was intense.
"Stop joking, you LIAR!" Mika was awaken by Karin's statement. "You think she would believe that? She would fall for a liar like you? C'mon! You don't even know who Mika Hitachiin really is! You're just playing with her."
"Playing with me?" Mika was unaware she was the main subject of fools. She was top in her grade. Always poise and well-mannered and talented in the arts of tea ceremony. Was she a fool of her classmates who she barely knows? Was she a fool for boy's fantasies of the perfect lover? Was she no one to be impressed by? Just a smart-headed girl with no one but to depend on herself other than….
"Don't worry Mika. I'm with you." It was Karin who would say those ensuring words. Always behind her ensuring back only a few centimeters shorter but full of confidences she rarely shows in such occasions.
The boys were furious to be out-spoken by a childish girl so Karin was pushed away many times but Karin stands firmly on her ground. Maria who watched her sister defending her bestfriend just stood there, thinking. "Why aren't you fighting back?" she asked to herself.
Haruko who knew of Maria's change of expression looks upon her sadly. She would have to get involve if the situation get serious. She wouldn't let part of something important to her family get in trouble.
"You a very persistent for a kid!"
"Isn't that enough already?" asked a voice from above. The crowd looked above them and saw Reina Suou from the highest staircase just arrived at the cafeteria. "I saw everything. Do you think you freshmen would get away from anything like this?"
"What are you talking about? We didn't do anything."
"Just a talk."
"A talk you say?" Without hesitation, Reina from above jumped down to the ground floor. What a way up as the freshmen awed at Reina's drastic actions.
"Is Reina-san always this flashy?" wondered Mika.
"I know happened. You got rejected and you can't handle the humiliation so you picked on someone smaller than you. Isn't that embarrassing for a gentleman to do to a lady? Tsk."
"Do you always have to butt it everyone's business, Suou?" asked the boy is an annoyed tone.
"Well, do you need to be so persistent knowing you are already lost, Mizuki-san?"
"Oh! And for the record, Mika Hitachiin and Karin Haninozuka are under my care from now and onwards. Attention fellow students: I am reestablishing the Hostess Club in the Third Music Room and I'm its president. I'm not offering anymore positions in the club as the club is already acquainted with enough club members."
"What the hostess club?"
"What is that?"
"They don't mean like the host club back in the old school's history?"
Haruko and Maria were just audience who to overhear the crowd's murmurs. This will eventually become the school's hot topic they thought. Reina really knows to catch attention. Whether intentionally or not.
"What you hear is true. The Hostess Club will be introduced so please give us your friendly support to our newly established club in the continuing future." Reina turned back to the frightened Karin and Mika who was still unsured what Reina declared just before them.
"Trust me. I'll take good care of the both of you."
"Suou-ojousama!" Called out the Vice principle; Mr Hajime Nobu.
"Oh, Vice Principle." Casually speaking.
"Don't OH me. In my office immediately! Same goes for you two: Hitachiin-ojousama and Haninozuka-ojousama." The vice principle looks around. Flipping his schedule book around his continues calling out, "Is there Haninozuka Maria and Morinozuka Haruko in the building?"
The students still murmured wondering who they were.
"Present sir!"
"What is this all about?" wondered Mika and Karin.
~~~~~
In the high school courtyard, Sakuya and Kara and resting near a tree somewhere mindlessly to themselves. Sakuya up in a tree and Kara below. Sakuya watched over her twin sister in her sleep. She's asleep? Amazing.
She jumped down carefully by her sister's side and patted her gently as a show for affection for her. "I wonder what made you join Reina's suggestion?"
"You know she's clumsy, an idiot for an idiotic idea for re-making the Host Club our father's done for the last generation. To think about it, it's ridiculous. Who needs a Host Club now? It's just so peaceful right now." The birds chirping in the blue made Sakuya's heart rest assured she was right.
"Too peaceful." As she closed her eyes, the image of a man came to her imagination. "Wh- what?" A loud chatter came from a group of seniors messing with a girl's possession disturbed Sakuya and also Kara's slumber.
"Please, give it back. I need it," begged the girl.
She looks like a freshman from the high school division. Sakuya sighed.
"What a heck of a problem we have. You want this letter back but all we want is to make acquaintance with such a charming girl like yourself," said the senior mischievously.
The senior's friends just laughed playfully.
"C'mon, all we need is a name and we will leave you alone."
"Well, what is it gonna be? You don't want this letter to go to waste? I mean, you wrote it with all your heart."
The girl was bursting with tears. She stayed up all night to write such an important love letter to confess her feelings to someone but coincidently she ran into a bunch of bullies and snatched it away from her. What bad luck she had today. Not having approval from her father, staying up long nights just to prove her worth becoming a worthy student for both for her father and the boy she admires. What was all that for? Just to be crushed?
The senior who took her letter provoked her again by showing the letter again in his hands, "Let me tell you one last time. If you agree to go out with us, no harm will come to your precious letter."
"But it's the same thing as loosing everything, isn't it?" said Sakuya standing up for the freshman. Kara also steps forward in defense for the girl. They won't let a girl in need for a fight for justice.
"Who-who are you?"
"Two of them? Twins?"
"That's right." "Aren't you ashamed of yourselves? Being called seniors but acting so unmatured and childish."
"WHO THE HECK YOU THINK YOU ARE TALKING TO? YOU ARE FRESHMEN YOURSELVES AREN'T YOU?"
"Geez… I just don't know anymore. What do you think Kara?" "I'm just one of the Hostess Club who shall stand up for a girl's right."
"The Hostess Club?"
"In that letter has unconditional affection for someone from this pure hearted girl and you're being oh so gentle to crush that hope of hers?" "No wonder you guys have no girlfriends. Are you that foolish?"
"To crush her dreams of being answered for that confession before giving it to that important person is the same thing of not accomplishing anything; I WON'T FORGIVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT you fools!" Sakuya's eyes burns to her unconditional spirit.
~~~~~
In the Principle's office, all get together. Reina, Kumiko, Mika, Karin, Maria and Haruko. All in disbelief of what the Vice Principle just announced to them.
"I can't approve of you club Reina Suou. I'm sorry."
"But… We have fulfilled all the conditions of the establishing a club, haven't we?" asked Kuniko so persistent.
"We were also ready to resign from our original clubs, sire," confirmed Haruko.
"Was there anything we missed from the conditions?" asked Maria.
"No. It's not that. You have fulfilled all of the school's club conditions but please, I'm asking you to reconsider the fact of the profits that will come from your club's activities. I know money isn't a problem for all of you for you all come from all prestigious families but, what kind of manner will the school end up with you making this club?"
"Haven't our father's proved enough that the host club have left such a mark of history in Ouran that led hopes of many ladies to improving their lives?" said Kumiko. "I'm sure you're fully aware…"
"I'm clear and fully aware of your fathers' effort in the past; even the Principal's effort. Though I don't want to ignore the fact that many other complaints of families being worried of social contact with outsiders."
SLAMM! Reina's hand slammed hard on the hard pine wood desk which belonged to her family's company with anger to the Vice Principal statement. It was such an insult. "Are you saying, there is a problem mixing culture with our students of Ouran and commoners? Excuse me, THAT commoner is my mother and I'm proud for my father to have her as her wife and become such a man he is now! With my Great Grandmother's approval as well!"
The group was speechless as well as shocked.
Since when Reina knows so much to bring this into debate? I never seen her so serious before. Thought Kumiko to herself worrying what kinda' information will spurt out from Reina next.
"Please Vice Principal, approve the Hostess Club."
Everyone looks at the door. Sakuya and Kara was present and that made Reina's eyes widen to believe they really came but for what?
"Give us a chance. I mean, it's an honor if we may carry out our dream to continue what our father's done for the school." "Isn't it the school's priority to let its students to carry out their dream in any direction they pursue?"
"Isn't that right Reina Suou?" said Sakuya and Kara together.
Now it was Reina's turn to be astounded by Hitachiin twin's reference to help the making of the Hostess Club. She thought they would never agree fully to HC but this is what she wished for. She was up and down for many reasons. She was worried at first because Sakuya and Kara wouldn't joined the Hostess Club because of their statement of the idea of HC was idiotic. Second was because of the low self-esteemed shown by Mika and Karin who would drop out before trying. She hardly knows what Hani-senpai and Mori-senpai thought of her wildness actions as the Suou's only heir but it didn't stop her, did it?
You never shown any weakness Reina, you idiot. Now what do you plan to say next? Monologue Kumiko by herself.
"Vice president, did you know the objective of the Host Club? The Hostess Club shall carry on that objective: "To bring happiness to every girl that enquire our assistance." I saw that a lot lately especially today. A girl helplessly in search of courage, a friend to recognize. Even now, more and more of our fellow students are in search for themselves, I don't see what's so wrong for this club to help those in need. I'm looking forward to the school's response in our club's activities from now and onwards because with your approval or not, we shall continue carrying on our dreams; our fathers' dreams in Ouran."
The Vice President was left speechless to the Suou's serious resolve.
"For the record, don't forget this is also my school. I may still convince my father into signing the club's approval for me." Reina gave a sinister smile before leaving the room. "Let's go everyone."
Everybody obeyed Reina without a word.
Outside the Principle's office, Reina released a long and heavy sighed of relief as she sank to her knees.
"Reina-senpai! Daijoubu?" asked Karin to assistance.
"I'm okay. Thank you Karin-chan." Smile Reina in return.
"Reina-san, it's amazing how you put that speech together," praised Maria.
Reina smiled sheepishly as she was encouraged by two Haninozuka's.
"But, 'me'?" Sakuya pointed out hauntingly. "I thought we were in this together and you insist using 'I' in team? So disappointing as we came all this way just for you."
"Did I say something like that? I can't remember."
"Reina you idiot," said Kumiko. Reina looked up to her bestfriend. Being called idiot from Kumiko was normal but her stare was different. "Where did all that came from?"
"Huh?"
"The stuff about your dad and mother."
"Oh, that… I did some extra investigation."
"Well you do have a lot of spare time on your hands."
Sakuya awed. "Oh really. No wonder you get so many idiotic ideas." "Maybe she inherit them from Suou-principal." Said Sakuya and Kara together.
"Oh no Kara! You too? I thought we had chemistry. You are onto me again?"
"What do you mean Reina-pyon? Kara's is always gonna' support me." "We are twins after all." After what happen, Sakuya is always the one who I admire the most. Told Kara to herself. No doubt!
"Mika-san," Maria started to talk to Mika is a mature way. "Are you really that persistent to drop out of the Hostess Club?"
Now Reina and Kumiko were all ears on them.
"Well, I really don't think I should…" Mika was stuck in between words to say for a reason. "I…"
"You want to join, don't you?" "Don't lie. It's hard for you to lie when you tremble like that," said the twins.
"I don't understand what you two are saying."
"It's an old habit of yours. You always tremble when you are trying to say something." "But that something is always true."
Sakuya… Kara… Mika had no idea that the twins were always there to extinguish the real Mika from inside. Even though it will take time for her to know the twins she has been living with all her life, she never said she really hated them.
"Reina-san, I liked to join your club." Finally Mika said it.
"I'm glad Mika." Reina's eyes soften.
"If Mika joins, that means Karin will join too!" said Karin so cheerfully.
"Of cause you may join." Reina can't help but to grin.
At last the Hostess Club I dream of completing shall come to a realization. All of my father's friends' children; daughter's to be exact, make up as the Hostess Club. What may the challenges we will face from now onwards? But what ever it is, we shall always have each other. To bring happiness to all girls in Ouran, huh? After all, the Vice principal has approved finally of our club thanks to a certain old man of mine.
Reina Suou woke up the next day to find herself going to school being shocked to see a gigantic signboard in front of the school's main academic building saying:
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOSTESS CLUB IS OPEN TO ASSISTANCE UNTIL IS FULFILLED A CERTAIN SPECIAL REQUIREMENT. PLEASE MEET PRINCIPAL SUOU IMMEDIATELY.
"Good morning Reina. What do you think of the signboard your father made for our club?"
"Well I think it's amazing," commented Mika to Karin.
"Suou-principal is amazing," said Karin giggling.
"What trouble are we in now?" asked Kara.
"It's not something for us to worry about. Though, that Suou girl has such a painful dad to deal with." Sakuya and her usual harsh comments for the Suou's.
"You're not worried Maria?" asked Haruko.
"No. It's all fun and games starting today. All thanks to Reina-chan."
Reina was still frozen at her spot beside Kumiko who secretly smiled in amusement. To believe this was the Reina who admire her father's dreams was still in war with him. A lovely father-daughter was that is.
"Well, this is…"
Dear Big-headed Father of mine, how could you? HOW LONG DO YOU PLAN TO DISTURB MY PERFECT ROYAL LIFE? Ouran High School has it many surprises. I would like to think having Tamaki Suou as a father as one surprise unsettled.