Zypher: And here we are with the next chapter to Host Club Days. I'm happy to get some more reviews for last chapter and as compensation for all your wonderful words, here's another chapter for you all. Enjoy.
0
Host Club Days
Chapter 3
0
Early the next morning, the members of the Host Club were in their Third Music room, discussing what to do to get Diamond to tolerate them and gain Ryou as another member for the club to make Bakura's goal much easier. Crimson was standing in front of a mirror, adjusting the clothes given to him from Toben and Topaz. It was a simple dress shirt covered with a navy-blue vest and a pair of black pants. "Alright, so you'll pose as a new student coming in for the semester and make friends with Diamond and Ryou. Don't mention anything about you being my sibling and keep a sharp eye out for Ayankouji." Bakura spoke as he paced behind him.
"I get it. Do you really think I'll fail you, bro?"
"You did countless other times."
"Well those were just for fun." Crimson said, chuckling before turning to Yugi and Aqua who were armed with their walkie talkies. "Are you two ready?" They nodded, Yugi giddy at the thought of finally helping the club more.
"Then let the operation begin."
0
Diamond yawned as she and Ryou walked into the doors of Ouran. "Another day, another chance to avoid any sighting of the Host Club." she murmured as they started for their first class. In the main office, Crimson was getting Diamond's schedule as a copy for himself with his faux application to school. "Welcome back to Ouran, Crimson." The principal spoke and Crimson nodded as he walked out, just catching a glance of Diamond walking into their first class. 'Well, there's my target.' he thought as he walked towards the class and walked inside.
Most of the students look up and seeing the return of Crimson, started to murmur softly. "Well, Mr. Jewelgate. It's nice to see you for the semester. Congratulations for being another studious student to accept our scholarship." The teacher spoke and Crimson smirked. "Glad to be here, Mr. Yakuzu." The male nodded before pointing out a seat beside Ryou and Crimson walked over to sit down. Ryou looked over to him before turning to glance over at Diamond. She shrugged and went back to her book as Mr. Yakuzu started the lesson.
'Well, one phase down. Now to get started on the hard part.' Crimson thought as he got out his materials for the class.
0
Once the bell rung, everyone filed out the classroom, Ryou and Diamond leaving out last and walked to their next class.
"Hey! Wait up for me!" Crimson called, rushing out the room to catch up with them. Diamond turned to face him, still a little skeptical about him. "You're the new kid, right?" Crimson nodded, smiling to her. "Yep. Crimson Jewelgate, at your service. I was accepted here by getting that scholarship as well. I've heard rumors flitting about the school that there were two more and seeing that neither of you are not wearing the traditional uniforms of Ouran High School must mean you're the ones." he explained. "Yeah well, as these rich folks would say, we "common people" don't have the money to pay for high-quality uniforms so we just wear our regular clothes. Other than the whispers going around, we don't get called out for wearing this stuff." Crimson nodded. "I see."
'Well, they look like they don't care about what goes on around them with the whispers and all.' He thought, ears flicking slightly to hear the various chattering of students that still say something about their choice of clothing and the audibly faint ones about why he was back. 'As long as they don't hear those little whispers, my identity is safe but I just hope Bakura's little princess doesn't find out about me being here.' Crimson thought once more as he followed them to their next class which was also his own.
0
At lunch, Ryou and Diamond gathered their packed lunches before leaving to head outside. During that time, Crimson met back with the club at their signature table. "So, how is it going so far?" Bakura asked with a little too much enthusiasm. "It's going fine, Bakura. Just give me more time and by the end of the week, I'll be friends with Diamond and then starts the convincing portion of this little operation." Crimson answered. "Good! Good! That's all I need to hear!" Bakura exclaimed. "Please, Crimson! Don't fail me now!"
"I won't. I promise you that. Soon, you have your little consort right where you want him." Crimson spoke before giving a quick wave and left the table before he was spotted. Ruby turned to Bakura, giving a soft sigh.
"Sometimes, you take things way out of context, my liege."
"Shut up! I want Ryou at my side in the Host Club and I'll make sure nothing will stop me!"
"As you wish, my liege." Ruby muttered, jotting down some notes in his books. 'Yami would've made a better king. Too bad he graduated along with Seto, Crimson, Malik and Marik which I'm still surprised over after the chaos they usually causes around the school together.' he thought, taking a sip of his tea. 'Of course, their siblings aren't far behind them with what they do.'
Crimson spotted Diamond and Ryou sitting outside and taking a quick look around, spotting Aqua watching from behind a nearby tree for any sign of Ayankouji, he started making his way up to them. "Hey there. Why are you two eating out here?" Crimson questioned as he went to sit beside Diamond. "Well, from a reliable source, that host club that roams around the school has their eyes set on Ryou to make them into their club dog and I'm not going to sit around while he's doing little service chores for them."
"You know, they really aren't that bad."
Diamond gave him a pointed look. "Oh really? And why do you say that? Every rich kid here finds us so fascinating just because we aren't rich like them and rolling in the wealth they had just to be applicable attendants to this school." Crimson waved his hands. "It's ok. I understand that completely. They hound you, asking about complete nonsense that they'll never understand until it's demonstrated to them."
"Exactly. At least you see things my way."
Crimson gave a soft smile, placing a hand over hers. "Of course. Why wouldn't I when I'm in the same boat as you?" Diamond blushed faintly, moving her hand from his and went back to eat her lunch. Ryou giggled softly at his sister's plight and was silence with a playful nudge from Diamond. Crimson watched quietly, smiling as well at how carefree they were, the perfect picture of freedom from the stuffed shirts of rich living. He had a good feeling that the more time he spent with them, the more he will grow to love this kind of lifestyle until it all comes to an abrupt halt when Bakura gets who he wants and the same going for him.
'But maybe we can still get a taste of how regular people live even after the task is done.' Crimson thought, taking the offered sandwich Diamond handed to him when she realized he didn't have a lunch to eat.
0
As the hours went by, the rumors started to pile up and soon, Ayankouji got word of it and gave a growl. 'Bakura's sibling is going to ruin all my work! I have to stop him!' she thought as she got up, asking to head to the bathroom and was let go as the teacher continued on with the lesson. When she was outside, she started sneaking through the halls, remembering in full that Toben and Topaz shared the same class as Ryou and Diamond majority of the time and started heading for that class.
When she reached the door to their shared class, she looked inside. The class was doing a group project and the girls were distracted with the twins' usual playful game with one another, leaving Ryou and Diamond to work with each other. She grinned and was ready to walk inside, never noticing that Aqua watched from around the corner. He took the walkie talkie he held and contacted Toben and Topaz about Ayankouji being close. The twins in question were hugging and saying sweet nothings when the call came and Toben went to answer it. The girls were curious and tried to listen in but couldn't hear much.
/Ayankouji is coming in./ Aqua spoke and Toben nodded. He put the radio back into his pocket and smirked over to the ladies. "If you'll excuse us. We have some private matters to attend to." Toben gave a wink, making the girls swoon before he stood, bringing Topaz with him and they both started for the door. "Oh, Mr. Tengu..." Ayankouji started but yelped as she was quickly shuffled out of the room by Toben and Topaz. Diamond looked up, thinking that she heard Ayankouji's voice but seeing no one at the door, she shrugged it off and continued to finish up the project with Ryou.
"Hey! Release me this instant!" Ayankouji growled as she struggled in the twins' grip. "No can do, princess." The both said in unison.
"We can't have you snooping around~" Toben spoke.
"Yeah. If Bakura found out, he would have our hides." Topaz added.
Ayankouji continued to struggle in their grip but couldn't get herself free and soon, they were back to the classroom she was in. Toben opened the door and released Ayankouji. She tried to get away but with a 'Heave ho', she was pushed into the room and the door slammed behind her. She looked up to her teacher and gave a nod, composing herself as she went back to her seat but within, she was pissed beyond all reason. She knew one way or another, she will get her way. She had the wealth to physically remove Ryou and Diamond from the school but she will only execute such a task if it's needed.
'But as long as I can tell Diamond that Crimson is actually a sibling to someone of the Host Club, that would end everything.' she thought with a smirk then frowned. 'But the only issue now is to get past the Host Club themselves. Looks like now, they have an eye out for me to make sure that I don't ruin that plan of theirs. But that won't stop me. The Host Club will be back to its former self before they ever met those two special students.' she thought to herself.
0
After school, Crimson was making his way over to the third music room where everyone waited. When he walked in, he already saw the club giving out their charm to the ladies that came periodically.
"So, Bakura, what do you plan for your future?" one girl asked. "Anything as long as is going to be with you, my dear." he whispered, caressing the girl's cheek fondly, making the girl swoon happily. Over at another table, Topaz and Toben were speaking with three girls about one of their moments. "So I said, "There's nothing wrong. Just go ahead and pick the answer you think was right. You won't be wrong". And you know what, he still didn't get the passing grade." Toben spoke.
Topaz pouted. "That's not how it went at all, Toben! How can you embarrass me like that in front of these lovely girls?" The younger looked about ready to cry when Toben grabbed him and pulled him close. "You know Toben never means to embarrass you, Topaz. You're just the victim of such adorable moments when Toben's around~" he whispered.
"Kyaaaah!" The girls screamed, just loving the sibling love the two shared. Crimson chuckled before walking over to Ruby who sat at a table, making more calculations and notes with a cup of tea next to him. He looked up when Crimson sat down. "So, how's the plan going so far?"
"So far, so good. Haven't seen hide or hair of Ayankouji but knowing her, she won't give up so easily. Now we should worry about the fact she'll put her money where her plans are." Ruby gave a soft chuckle. "Even if she did try to use money to sell out Ryou and Diamond of their scholarships here, my men are ready and waiting for the moment when she does and counter it. Hopefully she knows well of the business world and if there's something Bakura wants, as his coordinator, I'll make sure he gets it."
"Of course, Bakura will have to work in his affections for the boy. No need for him to think of what all this planning is aiming for in the wrong way and have him thinking like his sister."
"Let's just hope we can get Bakura to remember to tell him that. I think he'll be overenthusiastic once Ryou get accepted to the group." Crimson spoke with a small laugh. "Are you talking about me over there?!" Bakura called, turning from his customer to send a glare their way. Crimson waved a hand nonchalantly. "No, of course not. Don't you trust otouto?"
"On certain occasions, no."
"Well then I guess I won't help you get the person of your dreams then." he whispered. Bakura caught the threat and gulped. "No! By all mean don't say that! Please! You're my only ticket to getting that special person!" he begged and Crimson laughed before turning back to Ruby. "Better turn your attention back to your guests now and we'll discuss this matter some more when we get home." Bakura nodded quickly and turned back to face the girls, giving a soft smile to them. "Sorry about that, ladies..."
"I tell you, you have that boy wrapped around you finger since you're the key to helping him get a love life outside of the Host club."
"I know." Crimson spoke before an idea popped into mind. "And you know what, I just remembered something. Are you all planning to host the Club Christmas party this year?" Ruby rested his head on a hand, tapping the pen in his other hand lightly on the table. "We might. What do you have planned?" Crimson gave a smirk and leaned forward.
"I'll invite Ryou and Diamond to come along with me and whisk Diamond away. If Bakura can keep his yap shut, he can get some time with Ryou while Yugi and Aqua keeps a close eye out for Ayankouji to make sure she doesn't ruin anything." Ruby nodded in agreement, turning to a fresh page in his planner and wrote down the ideas Crimson told him. "Alright then. I'll start making the plans and preparations since December is only a few months away. Hopefully you'll be on even better terms with Diamond before then."
"Oh, don't worry. I think we're getting along just fine."
0
"Come on, Aqua-kun! I just saw Ayankouji following Ryou and Diamond! We can't lose track of her!" Yugi cried. Aqua nodded and picking up the smaller, he was off after the trail of Ayankouji. Where the devious rich girl was, she gave a faint smirk as she watched the two she was aiming for all day tread along home. 'And with the club back at school, no one will be around to stop me.' she thought as she started after them.
"Hey! Diamond, was it? I have something important to tell you!" Ayankouji called and Diamond turned to her, ready to listen to what she had to say.
0
Zypher: And that's the end of this chapter with one of my famous evil cliffies. -chuckles- Hoped you all like and I'll see you soon with another chapter. -waves-
