Episode Five: You Are Hostesses!
It was another day normal day at the host club. Lucifer was playing their normal play list while Tamaki entertained his normal three guests, Haruhi was doing the same. The twins were entertaining their normal five girls, making them fangirl at their almost twincest moments. Honey and Mori were sweet talking their normal six guest together. Kyoya was entertaining a few guests as well when he noticed something strange. There were boys in the host club. It wasn't really strange that there were boys in the club. It was strange how many were there. They all seemed to be watching the girls as they played. Kyoya was curious about his theory of the girls attracting boy guests that he asked the girls to stop for a minute and entertain some of the guest. The second the girls stepped off the stage they were surrounded by boys. At first Kyoya felt a rise of heat in his cheeks but that eventually died down and he had an amazing idea. He let it boil in his mind for a few minutes before pulling Tamaki and the twins to the side to talk. They were gone for about the rest of the remaining host club time. They came back to say goodbye to the guests before helping Haruhi and the others clean up. Iggy and JP were about to leave with Haruhi when Kyoya cleared his throat and smiled and the girls.
Tamaki had his arms spread when he first spoke. "WE have a BIIIG announcement everyone!"
"What is it now?" Iggy asked setting her stuff down irritably.
"We have decided to add two more hosts..." Hikaru began.
"To the host club." Kaoru finished for him.
"Who...?" JP asked staring at them, knowing the next word that came out of their mouths wasn't going to be something she liked.
"You." Kyoya said looking at her, a smile on his face.
"You have..." JP said.
"Got to be..." Haruhi continued.
"Kidding me..." Iggy finished.
"Nope. From now on you will work as hostesses. Playing music for the first half hour of the day then being a host for the remainder of the time. You will obviously be paid separately for both. Because being a host is a more serious job you will get paid more for it. If you have any problems you need to come to me. If for some reason you cannot come a certain day you need to warn me at least three days in advance so I may make proper arrangements. You have a choice who will get to train you. The twins are a good choice, Tamaki trained Haruhi, and Honey or Mori would be an odd but understandable choice. Well? What do you think?" Kyoya finally looked over at Iggy but quickly went back to JP. He smiled again.
"No..." Iggy said before picking up her guitar and jumping off the stage. Everyone stared at her. She just looked back at them before turning away and heading for the door.
"Wait!" The twins yelled as Iggy tried to walk out the door. She rolled her eyes before turning around.
"Just hear us out! If we were open to both sexes then we could have more guests meaning a higher amount coming in to the club. This means a higher pay for both of you!" Tamaki stared at them as he said this.
"What about Haruhi? She's a girl. I'm surprised everyone still thinks she's a guy at this school! I think you are all stupid rich kids and I already waste enough time playing your little games as it is. Let's go JP!" Iggy said trying to walk out the door again.
"Wait... Let's think about this." Grimm said looking at Iggy.
"Seriously! What's there to talk about?"
"We need the money Iggy. We're barely getting by as it is."
"I quit. I will get a job as a dishwasher at Denny's or something."
"What's Denny's?" Honey asked looking from Grimm to Iggy back to Grimm.
"Never mind about that honey-senpai. Iggy we have to! Please! For me?" Grimm looked at Iggy, knowing she had already won.
"Whatever. Let's go home." Iggy finally walked out, not looking back.
"Soooo... Is that a yes?" Tamaki looked at Grimm who just smiled and winked at him before leaving with Haruhi. "WAIT! Is that a yes or a no!" The others just laughed at Tamaki before cleaning up and all going home.
The next day when the host club opened neither girls were there. At first Tamaki thought they weren't coming but Haruhi told him that even Iggy wasn't like that. He decided that they were just a little late. After about twenty minutes he knew that they weren't coming. Kyoya kept glancing at the door every few seconds as well. His guests were getting annoyed that he wasn't paying any attention to them but he was distracted for once so they thought it was cute. Even Honey and Mori were distracted. The twins and Haruhi were the only ones who didn't really care but the twins had this weird smile on their face the whole time which made Haruhi suspicious. About the time the girls were suppose to switch to hostesses everyone started panicking thinking the worst. Exactly at 3:30 two girls dressed very nicely walked in. One had this irritated expression on her face. She was wearing a light blue and white dress that went down to her knees and had a brown ribbon around the neck, a cute little top hat headband decorated with brown ribbons sat on her head separating her bangs from her long braided hair, white stockings and black boy sneakers. The other girl had a simple smile on her face. She was wearing a dark gray dress with black on it that also went to the knees, a simple headband with a dark gray bow on it that also separated her bangs from her short hair, black stockings, a pair of gray tea gloves to match the dress, and blue, white and black boy sneakers. Honey jumped up immediately and ran to the short hair girl before embracing her in a big hug.
Iggy blushed before looking away. Kaoru, seeing Iggy in her outfit and blushing, blushed at the sight of her. Grimm smiled at Honey, knowing he had what she wanted. Without having to be asked Honey pulled out a red lollipop and handed it to her. She smiled before taking off the wrapper and popping it into her mouth. Mori blushed lightly seeing Grimm in a more girlier outfit then he was use to. Kyoya realized why they were late and dressed like that. He looked over to the twins who were smiling at the girls with an interesting look of accomplishment. The girls made their way to a couch by the window. Iggy sat closest to the window and Grimm sat with her back to the arm of the chair and her feet were on Iggy's lap but she didn't mind, or really notice. The boys that the girls were supposed to entertain were hesitant at first but soon went over to the girls and started talking to them. Everything seemed normal. At the end the boys were asked to do a survey. They were all really good reviews. Kyoya was happy and the others were also happy. The girls were bored and didn't really care. It was finally the weekend and the girls would decide whether or not they would stay as hostesses or not. Everyone was on edge all weekend. No one heard from Tamaki or Haruhi though.
Monday came along and Tamaki was bouncing in his chair all day. Hikaru noticed Kaoru was distracted and was a bit worried. Honey was the same but Mori was a bit more spacey then Honey was used to which bothered him a bit. Haruhi was a bit excited to see her friends dress up again. Kyoya for some reason couldn't concentrate on his classes. Every time he tried to figure out what was distracting him he always saw Grimm in her dress. He shook his head and tried to concentrate on the lesson. They all met outside the club. the twins were unusually silent. Honey was walking way in front of Mori, a lot more than usual. He had an irritated look on his face but it soon turned into a mile when he saw Haruhi. Tamaki and Haruhi were walking together talking about plans for the next week. Honey ran to Haruhi and they both embraced in a hug. They all waited for Kyoya who almost ran into the door. He was startled when a hand came on his shoulder.
"You ok, mother?" Tamaki asked looking at his friend worriedly.
"Fine. Shall we go in?" Kyoya responded smiling softly.
They all nodded before walking in. The club was already decorated in Tamaki's strange theme of a circus. All of their outfits were laid out. Kyoya was the host that greeted everyone dressed in a blood red shirt, black undershirt and black pants. Tamaki was the main "clown" with a yellow vest and dark blue pants. The twins were tight rope walkers in their pink and blue uniforms, which had loose like pants and just a vest. Honey was the lion tamer with a dark blue vest and a white undershirt with blue pants while Mori was the lion. Haruhi was one of the sky dancers wearing a tight, pink, strapless, sparkly shirt and a fluffy pink skirt. The outfits looked amazing and expensive. Kyoya, however, did not remember buying any of the clothes or setting up the room. Neither did any of the others. They were getting kind of suspicious when they heard a loud noise. They all jumped and looked to see what it was when they saw Iggy standing on the stage, halfway bent, picking up her empty guitar case.
Iggy smiled and waved before standing up straight. Grimm came from behind a curtain a few moments later very annoyed looking and very cutely dressed. Obviously it was an Iggy creation JUST for JP. She was dressed in red and white. She had white pants on, a black belt and white shoes. She also had a white long sleeved undershirt with a red vest like thing on top. She also had a red top hat on with a white ribbon around the base of the hat. It all looked surprisingly good, especially on her. She was the "elephant" trainer. Iggy smiled before disappearing behind the curtain. She came out about five minutes later dressed in a white long sleeved shirt with bows where the buttons were at and a v-neck. She had a low cut undershirt underneath so nothing was showing. Iggy also had a white skirt that was barely above the knees. It looked like it was layered but it wasn't it was just the style. Lastly she had her hair tied back in a cute little ponytail, a white headband, and white baby dolls with white knee highs. She was the "elephant rider." She was adorable. Iggy had everyone go put their clothes on while she talked to Haruhi.
The boys all came out looking really good, Mori being the exception of extremely adorable. Iggy went with Haruhi to make sure everything fit right and to make sure she actually got it on. She then came out and presented Haruhi who looked like a really adorable girl, like she was supposed to. Tamaki blushed a really deep red and stared at her. Iggy rolled her eyes at him before checking to make sure it all fit well. It did and Iggy was happy for the day. They all got ready for the guests. JP and Iggy played their music for half an hour before jumping down and joining the rest of the club as hostesses. Everyone loved the theme and outfits. It was a lot of fun to say the least.
Now this went on for about a month. The girls would get up early, practice, make and eat breakfast, go to school, go straight to the host club after school, go home, study, make and eat dinner, do chores, study and do more homework before finally going to sleep. This doesn't seem like much but it was. Their practice times where about an hour every day before breakfast. Grimm was in all upper level classes, like Haruhi, and Iggy was in mostly upper level classes so they always had homework in something. JP always made the food while Iggy cleans up after them. JP vacuums while Iggy does laundry. JP folds and puts away clothes while Iggy dusts everything. Then they go to the host club for two hours straight and do all that. They are usually very good at keeping up their homework but lately the teachers notice that Iggy is asking for extensions and JP's homework is having trouble staying above a 95. The girls didn't notice these changes at all so it didn't bug them until their days seemed to be getting shorter and there was less time to do what needed to be done. It didn't help that Tamaki would make the events at the host club last longer then they needed to but he wanted to spend "more time with the guests (and Haruhi)." Iggy was writing a book at the time called "Exchange Program" but hadn't touched it in over two weeks. JP was finally getting closer to "beating" Pokémon but forgot all about it a while ago. Things were being forgotten or misplaced so often that the girls became used to it.
This all went on for another month. Everything seemed fine until... Iggy collapses on stage. Everyone stares at her. No one moves to help her. JP finally realized what had happened and ran to her unni's side. Her reaction time is slow thanks to sleep deprivation. She had Mori carry her to their couch by the window. Everyone surrounded Iggy. Kyoya had them all step back to give her air but that didn't seem to help as much as it should. JP started giving the other hosts commands on what to do to help Iggy when she started to get dizzy and collapsed. Kyoya was first at her side, then Haruhi, then Tamaki and so on. Both girls had fainted from exhaustion but none of the other hosts realized this just yet. Haruhi was still doing what Grimm had commanded her to do, now for both of them.
This went on for about twenty minutes when Kyoya, finally, suggested going to get the nurse. Hikaru and Honey, followed by Mori, were the first out the door to get the nurse. Haruhi and Tamaki went to go get blankets and warm towels. Kyoya went to go research the girls' symptoms. Kaoru was left with both girls. He looked down at Iggy, real worry in his eyes. He pushed some hair out of her face, seeing tears formed at the bottom of her eyes. She was in pain and it pained Kaoru to see her like this. He got a napkin and wiped her eyes before sitting in a chair next to her. he bent over and kissed her forehead. At that moment Hikaru and Honey had returned with the nurse. Only Hikaru saw Kaoru kissing Iggy's forehead, making him smile to himself. Honey just saw the way Kaoru watched over Iggy. A pinch of heat quickly raised to his cheeks. He quickly shook the feeling before they all rushed over. The nurse looked over them and smiled. Haruhi and Tamaki returned with blankets for the girls. They all looked at the nurse in question.
"There's nothing to worry about. They just need some rest." The nurse stood up and began to walk away until Tamaki asked her what was wrong with them.
"Don't worry. I have it from here," said Kyoya as he stepped over to the group. He watched the nurse leave before speaking again. "They collapsed because of exhaustion. I think you've been working them to hard Tamaki."
"Wait why is this my fault?" Tamaki stared at him in surprise.
"Yeah... Sheesh milord... Working these poor girls!" Hikaru said snickering. They all looked over at Kaoru expecting him to join in but he wasn't paying attention. He was still looking over at the girls. Hikaru smiled at him, a little annoyed, but happy for his brother. Stupid Tamaki and clueless Honey didn't notice but Mori couldn't help but smile and Kyoya didn't quite understand what was going on. Haruhi was a bit worried about the future.
Eventually the girls wake up to find everyone else has fallen asleep around them. Iggy smiled and looked over at Grimm who was blushing. Iggy looked at her confused before looking down to see that Mori's head was in JP's lap. Iggy gave a small laugh, putting her hands to her mouth to try and muffle her laughs. Grimm glared at her and Iggy became completely serious. She was about to get up to help JP when she noticed the twins at her feet. She saw Kaoru and a flush of heat rushed to her cheeks. Iggy knew that she was blushing but couldn't quite figure out why. She self consciously touched her forehead before quickly, quietly, and carefully getting up to help Grimm up. Grimm went to check outside where it was already dark. She started to silently freak out since they didn't do ANY of their homework that day or anything. Iggy was looking at cute little Honey sleeping in Mori's lap. She glanced over at the twins who shifted a bit. Iggy went over to the twins before kissing both on the forehead, lingering a little more on Kaoru's. JP covered Honey with a blanket before skillfully covering Mori. Iggy helped her put a pillow under Mori's head before standing back and smiling to one another. They turned around and saw a really cute Haruhi sleeping in a really retarded looking Tamaki's lap. He too was sleeping though which made him look kind of cute, mostly cause he wasn't talking or moving around and annoying everyone. They didn't notice Kyoya was missing until he came through the door quietly, making the door squeak, startling both girls. They turned around ready to kill but saw it was Kyoya so they both relaxed.
"Oh. I see you both are awake. How do you feel?" Kyoya asked quietly.
"Yes, thank you. When did it get so dark?" Grimm walked over to an empty chair before sitting down.
"About an hour or two ago. Everyone fell asleep about an hour ago. They were all very worried about you so no one went home."
"Really? I see..."
"Should we wake them up?" Iggy asked looking over at Kyoya.
"Nah. Let them rest. They did a lot to make sure you two were comfortable. Just came back to check up on you. So you're feeling better, right?"
"Yeeees... JP just... Thanks. I'm surprisingly not tired anymore."
"That's not really a surprise, unni..." JP looked at Iggy with a light smile on her lips.
"Riiight... Sorry. Can we go do something until they wake up?"
"Sure. Why not~!" JP and Iggy started heading for the door. Kyoya wrote a quick note before following them out the door. The three went out to get some food before going to a movie and then hang out by the fountain by the park. Kyoya and Grimm got into some random conversation about math and costs and how annoying Tamaki was. Iggy felt out of place so she headed back for the school by herself.
Back at the school. Hikaru moved in his sleep throwing Kaoru off who was startled awake. Realizing he fell asleep he looked over at where Grimm was suppose to be and noticed that the couch was empty. He quickly stood up and turned around, accidentally hitting Hikaru in the face and knocking over the table waking both Mori and Honey up. He saw that Iggy wasn't on her couch either and started to panic. Everyone quickly realized why he was in a panic and started making a lot of noise waking Tamaki and Haruhi up. Tamaki quickly misread the situation before stupidly saying, "THE GIRLS ARE MISSING! They've been kidnapped!" They started tearing up the room looking for a ransom note. Sleepily Haruhi walked over to Kyoya desk where she saw an odd piece of paper sitting. (It was only odd because it looked out of place on Kyoya's REALLY well organized desk). She read it and smiled to herself before watching her friends freak out about nothing. Iggy heard crashing and breaking coming from the Host Club room. She quickly sent a text to JP before running in to see if everything was ok. She quickly realized the lights were still off so she switched them on. Everyone had adjusted to the dark so the light hurt their eyes making them all shut them and accidentally run into one another.
Haruhi started laughing and once Iggy realized what had happened she joined in. Everyone was happy to see that Iggy was ok. They were about to ask about Grimm when she burst through the door with Kyoya following close behind her. JP saw the room and how trashed it was before she began to burst out laughing. Kyoya was annoyed at how much it was going to cost them to fix everything. The rest of the night they just made a schedule for the girls to help regulate their days a little better.
They said their goodbyes and then they went home. The schedule Kyoya made worked perfectly and the girls were feeling a lot better. Iggy had this weird feeling in her stomach, Kaoru couldn't think straight for a while and Honey was a little more clingy to Iggy then usual. Grimm had more conversations with Kyoya then she did Iggy, Kyoya kept sighing halfway through his work, and Mori blushed every time he saw a blanket. Things seemed a little off but it was fun nonetheless~!
END Episode Five!