The Love Pact List

1. Asahara, Rikako
2. Kahae, Cho
3. Kubota, Amaya
4. Shimohira, Tae
5. Arato, Mihoko
6. Hayuata, Mura
7. Hayakawa, Nami
8. Sakata, Noriko
9. Ouchi, Maemi
10. Ochiai, Kimiko

"As you can see, there are still nine girls left on our list for you to choose from."

"Just because your first attempt didn't go so well doesn't mean the second one won't, you just have to pick the right one."

"I think." The twins said the last part together, looking at each other with screwed up smiles.

"I really think we should just give up, it obviously isn't going to-" Kyoya started.

"Give up?" Hikaru looked disgusted.

"Us? Give up?" Kaoru followed through.

"I don't think you understand the way we work."

"Rule number one of losing your virginity is never giving up!"

"You can't just let one bad experience shoot you down for the rest, you have to keep going!" They were flipping back and forth from Hikaru to Kaoru, using the same technique they used on guests.

"It wasn't her. She wasn't a 'bad experience'."

"Are you saying that it was you then senpai?" Kaoru got an evil twinkle in his eye, one that put Kyoya back into the deepest corner.

"I'm simply saying I don't think a list will accomplish what you are trying to do."

"So it was you! You chickened out!" Kyoya felt like he had been hit in the head with a hammer all night long. And now with the twins following him around like lost puppies, he would have no time to figure out the clubs banking without staying up all night...again.

"If you don't mind, I have things to attend to."

"You can't just ignore the task at hand Kyoya! Who will it be?"

"Who's lucky girl number two?"

"Just leave it alone." He pushed his bangs off his forehead, trying to let the steam from his brain out.

"We thought you'd say that, so we set something up for you. Mori senpai!?"

Mori stepped out from behind a closed door, sending Kyoya into a true state of embarrassment. So they got him involved too. How wonderful. At least he wouldn't talk too much to the others.

"Kaoru and I thought that if you had a little inspiration you would want to lose it quicker."

"So Mori here is going to tell you the story of his own 'first time'." Hikaru patted Mori on the shoulder, leaving him to stand motionless as always. How were they expecting a story like this out of him? Would he even say anything worth everyone's time?

"Don't worry, we won't peek." Kaoru winked and the twins headed off in the other direction, letting the door echo against the large, empty room.

Kyoya swore he could hear an invisible clock ticking aimlessly somewhere in the background, despite there not being a clock in sight. Mori sat there, wringing his hands together for an eternity. He seemed nervous without Honey, even though he was still with a host member.

"You know Mori, you don't really have to tell me anything. Those two are just being idiots again."

"No." Kyoya looked at him with surprise, so he was going to speak. At some point anyway.

"Well, just start whenever you're ready I suppose."

Mori took a deep breath and put his head into his hands, crouched over in a way he would probably use to address Honey-senpai. Kyoya could tell he was getting ready to speak, he just didn't know when it would be exactly.

"I had a childhood friend who confessed herself to me when we were sixteen." Kyoya couldn't help but gape at the fact that Mori was sixteen when this first happened. He still was trying to believe it had actually happened at all.

"Sixteen, huh."

"Mhmm. Her parents were always trying to get us together but I hadn't seen her in a long time. We were staying at a cottage over summer when I turned sixteen and she was working down the road." Mori cleared his throat awkwardly. This was the most he'd said in the host club for a long time. "It was the first day Honey was gone and we were completely alone. She took me by surprise."

His face was a deep shade of red and he glared into his lap, never making eye contact with Kyoya. Was that it? He shifted slightly and stood up. So that was the end.

"W-wait, Mori-senpai. Weren't you scared at all?"

"No."

"Hm. Very well."

"Besides, I liked her a lot, so I was more excited than scared." Kyoya tried to picture Mori excited, but the image wouldn't produce in his mind. Maybe his definition of excitement was a bit different than other peoples.

"Thank you Mori. That...helped." He wasn't sure what it was 'helping' but he thought he would be nice enough to say so.

Mori bowed and left the room, shuffling his feet as he walked. It must have been hard to separate him from Honey for this to happen. He reminded himself to ask the twins how they did it later. Even Tamaki couldn't figure that simple point out.

Before he knew it, the twins were slinking back into the room, bright grins on both of their faces.

"Sooooo..." The word was almost sung from the both of them, spit out between tight smiles.

"So is right. Why would you make poor Mori do that?" Kyoya took a small notebook from his pocket and began writing little details from Mori's story, trying to document them for later.

"Don't worry, he agreed. You're pretty lucky though, he hasn't told anyone that story. Not even Honey-senpai." Kyoya looked at the both of them in shock, searching their faces for any form of a lie.

"You're kidding, right?"

"Nope! You're the first one." The twins looked proud of themselves in a strange way.

"It really took some digging to find out Mori had lost it in the first place." Hikaru sounded bored at the memory but Kaoru nodded happily in agreement.

"So, what do you say?"

"Are you up for another choice?"

"Well I really don't think that was the point of Mori's story..." Kyoya hardly got to finish his sentence and they were begging him with their eyes. Turning smiling faces into sad puppy dog pouts seemed to be a talent of theirs.

"If you want, we could get Honey to tell you his story. I bet he would be thrilled!"

"In fact, that might just be a great idea Kaoru. Maybe some more inspiration in case the next doesn't go so well?"

"Fine! Her..." He pointed to number two on the list. She was small with blonde hair and big eyes. Cho Kahae, a second year. She looked innocent in a way, like a china-doll. The twins had put her on the list hoping she had a different side to show between the sheets. Now was their time to find that much out.

"Great!"

"See you in the club!"

"We'll ask Honey later!"

The twins ran off whooping and patting each other on the back, leaving Kyoya alone in the ticking room. In some ways, it struck him as repulsing to hear about what Honey does on his free time, but on the other hand...he couldn't help but be a little curious. His stomach twisted in a way that told him even this try might not be what they seem to be looking for. For their sake, he hoped he was wrong. For his own, he wasn't so sure.