((A/N: Good afternoon ladies and gentleman! I am your host for this story, xXCROSSxGAMEXx and this story is called Love myself or You!
SO, I've been getting pretty awesome reviews from you guys. Some made me laugh. Other just made me think about stuff that I should announce them a bit more clearer. THat's my fault. Oh well...
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Justaislin: Freckled jesus was something I picked up from Attack on Titan. Marco is freckled jesus because there was this crack video and somehow Levi was Santa and the person made Marco Jesus. Yeah, I looked over that chapter and thought about it. I felt pretty stupid, but I made myself feel better and fixed it! I might just do that! Be warned, that chapter will make you a bit sad.
Flowerchild23: I was aiming for that. Ouran is a freaking Romantic comedy with some wee bit of drama. Gotta love that drama~ *epic pose*
TotalSebbyFangirl: Really? The funniest. Oh stop it~ *makes that cute pewdiepie face* Kyoya does seem to be 'interseted with Mao. By the way, I love your fangirl for Black butler should now be renamed as Fangrells :3 just saying :3
Guest: Whoever you are. You're awesome! Oh and I actually got to look that song up. Good song~ Sorta fits the story plot and stuff!
AnimeBestie: I didn't even realize it was an F4 reference until you mentioned it and you brought it up! XDD Yeah! Tamaki to the rescue! WHOO! Sorry, I must be drunk~ Anyways, yes, it's a good thing I updated~ OMG! That's amazing! You watched them!? That's great! I'm so glad you liked Hana Kimi! Wait, which version did you watch? Whatever. OH and you have to watch Koizora. It's so sweet, but at the end it's a little sad. You'll know when you watch it.
Jazzy-Booey: Ahem~ *puts glasses on and starts reading off of book* Seongbae iused to address senior colleagues or mentor figures, e.g. students referring to or addressing more senior students in schools, junior athletes more senior ones in a sports club, or a mentor or more experienced or senior colleague in a business environments. Oh and yeah, I gotta write Mao and Twin action! WHOO!
WEELLL~ That's about it~ I'm gonna let you guys read now! Enjoy ^^ ))
"When you're having trouble, don't be afraid to ask for help. Lean on me and I won't hesitate to help you."
My father…my adopted dad, Masato, said that to me when I was very little. I didn't think I would be told the same thing twice in my life time…..
I woke up much earlier than the alarm clock wanted me to, which was set to five o' clock. My early mornings begin with preparing for the school day that'll start soon for me. I then make breakfast before Umma and Mika wake up. That would usually be Dad's or Masato-san's job, but he's gone and won't be coming back for a while so I handle most of the stuff around the house.
"G-g-good mooorning my Maaaaooo-kuuuun~! DID YOU SLEEP WONDERFULLY LAST NIGHT!? DID YOU DREAM ABOUT BOYS!? DID YOU!?" I spotted my mom and she started getting all into my face and yelling loudly. This was the normal.
Like I said before, my mom's pretty weak and usually rests. She tries to help out to seem useful in the house, but I tell her to rest up. I tried not to wince at her questions and calmly answered her while I gave her the usual morning tea that the doctor recommended for her. "I slept well Umma. Thank you for asking. And no, I didn't dream about boys." I said calmly, not really noticing the gloomy look on my mothers' face.
"That's too bad….I was hoping the boys in your dreams would be a sign that you are in love and then you, Mika-chaaaan and I could talk about boys and sex when you twwwooo get hommmeee~~!" She said it like it was the most normal thing ever. Well, it is normal, but I had two people to take care of.
"Uaaahh~! Good morning~!" I heard a voice coming downstairs and it was Mika with her bed head still. She walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed some milk. "Mao-kun, can you make me some coffee please?" She said, sitting herself down and then resting her head on the table. I sighed and started preparing some coffee.
"Mika-chan, guess what? After school when yoooou two come, we'll sit tooogettther and taaaalk abouuuuut boooys? Does that sound fun or wwwhhhaaaat~~?!" Mom said softly but with a firm voice. Mika wasn't making the situation better as she smiled happily even if she wasn't fully awake. "What a great idea. It's been a while since we all sat and talked together. Mao-kun, when the coffee's ready, give it to me in the living room. I'm going to watch Toradora!!" She lazily said and walked to the living room. My eyes widened and remembered that the show showed up at the same time 49 Days shows up.
"Hey! Wait a minute! At least let me record the drama!" I said, running to the living room, trying to get the remote as Mika fought back, saying "where's my coffee!" Really? Our mom was still in the kitchen, drinking her tea while she was laughing to herself saying,
"Thooose are my girls~~!"
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"Huh? You mean there are no afternoon classes today?" Haruhi asked while I paused at writing down this new recipe that I wanted to try out, and looked at the girls.
"Oh, you didn't know? For these two days, today and tomorrow, the whole school is holding an exposition for the cultural clubs. It's an annual big event that we hold." Said this girl to Haruhi. I blinked in surprise. I didn't know Ouran did that, which sounds like fun.
"Is that right?" Haruhi said.
"Eh? You've never had any?" The carrot tops were in the back, questioning Renge-Noona about something.
To make matters worse, I felt some hands place themselves on my shoulders and Haruhis'. I didn't need to turn around to see it were the carrot tops. I'm going to call them carrot tops because it sounds awesome.
"Haruhi! Mao! Go buy some!" The twins said. I felt glum all of a sudden, same with Haruhi.
"How does that work?" Haruhi asked. I wanted to leave I couldn't. So the twins started to tidy us just to get instant coffee. Wow.
"Because you two are the only ones that know where to buy it." Hikaru said. They were shining our shoes and making sure our hair was nice and neat. They fixed our clothes and made sure there wasn't any dust or anything of the sort there.
"We've been serving it to the guests lately. It's your job, it's your job." Kaoru cleaned our faces and I flinched.
"The cultural clubs' exposition is about to start, right?" Haruhi asked. A angry vein on top of her head. The twins started carrying her outside the classroom while I followed them in worry. They better be careful in not dropping her.
"It's free participation, so if you're not interested, you don't have to go." Hikaru said.
"With that being said," Kaoru said.
"Come back safely!" They said together while Haruhi and I deadpanned. This really was going to be a long day. So will tomorrow since this is going on.
"Damn these rich people…" Haruhi said. I 'hn'ed in agreement and tried to cheer her up at least. Then, some of the girls that we were talking to came by outside with us.
"Haruhi-kun, Mao-kun, thanks for all that you two do." Haruhi's customer says.
"For crying out loud, they can't even buy their own instant coffee." Haruhi said. I chuckled and patted her on the head. "Well, they never really haven't been to our type of stores so they wouldn't know." I said. The girls nodded in agreement and continued.
"Still, Hikaru and Kaoru both seem to be enjoying themselves. Good for them." One of them said. "It's all thanks to you two, Haruhi-kun, Mao-kun." The other one said, the one with short hair. The two of us looked at them confusedly.
"Enjoying themselves?" We asked.
"We've been in the same class as those two since middle school, but they've never been as friendly with the rest of the class as they are now."
"It's like they never let anyone get too close."
"I don't think the two of them liked school very much."
"I wonder if it was when they started the Host Club. They've started to talk to us, little by little, haven't they?"
Even when we went out to get the coffee, those girls' voices echoed me and Haruhi's mind when we came back to the school.
"It's been especially since you two came to this school, Haruhi-kun, Mao-kun, that they started to talk to all the other classmates."
"That's why we are so very happy now. After all, it's important to have fun every day, right?"
How was it that I made some impact on those two? Really? Those girls must be mistaken. Haruhi and I exchanged words a couple of times until we reached the end of the school gates. I regretted to say this to her, but…
"Hey Haruhi. Would it be alright if you go on by yourself? There are some things I need to cover for next week's exams and I need to practice for this cooking competition. It's not like I don't want to go with you or anything, it's just that I really want to focus on my priorities and-" Before I even had the chance to finish, Haruhi put her hand on my mouth to silence me and I just stopped talking despite inside my thoughts that I wanted to scream because there were germs all around me now.
Haruhi smiled, saying, "It's fine. Just as long as you lend me your recipes for some dishes I want to make for my dad and your History notes." I looked at her in disbelief that she would even want to make such a deal with me but I grinned and ruffled up her hair.
"You got yourself a deal!" I said and ushered her on towards the gates while I headed back towards one of the many home economics classes of the school. I took off my blue blazer, rolling up my sleeves and then grabbing a nearby apron to then start taking some supplies from the cabinets and started letting my hands go with the flow.
Heat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Combine confectioners' sugar and almond flour in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until fine. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually add in sugar and continue beating until medium-stiff peaks form. Add food coloring, if desired. Carefully fold dry ingredients into meringue. Place batter into a piping bag fitted with a ½" tip. Pipe batter onto prepared baking sheets into 1" circles about 1" apart. Tap the baking sheet a few times firmly on the countertop, then bake for 15–18 minutes. Let cool completely. Fill with buttercream and sandwich cookies together. Store filled cookies uncovered in the fridge for 1–2 days before consuming. Filled cookies can be frozen for up to 1 month.
"What are you doing here?" A voice said to me. I stopped quickly what I was doing and then looked up at the ceiling. "God?" I said a little scared. The voice started to laugh and then I felt someone's hands on my shoulders.
"H-hikaru?!" I said, swallowing back my pride now because this sly smirk started to creep on his face. Crap.
"I thought we sent you to get some coffee with Haruhi." He said. I backed away and went back to cooking to get my mind cleared a bit.
"I was…but I needed to practice for this cooking competition next month. It's going to be judged by someone from the Edelweiss Corporation. The grand prize is an internship and I want to win it!" I said as I started to whip some crème for this tart that I was going to make later. I felt Hikaru's eyes watch me as I moved my hands fast and elegantly.
"A chef, huh?" He asked me. I finished the chocolate bites and put them in the fridge for them to harden more. The macaroons were stored in a container and then put them in the fridge as well. I turned back to Hikaru and smiled at the thought.
"When I was little, the teacher told us to share what we wanted to be when we grew up for show and tell. My friends picked a firefighter, a soldier, a princess, or the prime minister. Not me, I wanted to be someone that made people smile."
"Smile?"
"Yep! Look at how we made people that came to the host club happy. Kanako-Noona's happy with her fiancé and I hear Yabu-Ujusshi doing better with his family. People have the right to be happy and I'm going to try to help that whichever way I can." I might have surprised Hikaru by my little speech thing that he even started to blush since I got so close to him. Time to abuse the crap out of that.
"Hey, do you like Haruhi or something?" I asked and his blush just got redder. Softie!
"Why would I like Haruhi? She looks like a Tanuki! …However, there is this girl I like…." He muttered quietly but I was able to hear him clearly. I grinned and pinched his cheeks playfully. Well, I did put some pressure on it because he just called my best friend a tanuki! How dare he!?
"Aww! Hika-Hyung is in love with a girl! How cute! So?"
"So what?" He asked. I mentally facepalmed and looked at him.
"So…what's she like? Is she cute? Is she in our class or something?" I asked, jumping up and down.
"She has these green eyes that you easily get lost in, pretty brown hair, and she's very energetic with the things she likes." He said. Wow, it's almost like he's describing me but there's a bunch of girls like that so it can't be me or anything, DUH!
"Wow….she does sounds cute! Well, you got my full on support!" I said, going back to the coat hanger that we hang our aprons. When I looked back at Hikaru, he seemed a bit deflated and couldn't believe at my attitude. What's wrong with him, my attitude is always like this!
"But.." Hikaru began again, "Kaoru also likes this girl, but too shy to even tell her how he feels about her."
Am I witnessing a real life Love triangle that's full of twin drama?! YES I AM! That Sirius Drama has that but not that much romance! No no! Wait, Hana Kimi! (I'm talking about the Japanese version. Yep! Even though they're not really twins! Love it!)
"Kao-Hyung too?" I pondered and pinched my nose in annoyance. "Aish, aish! Hika-Hyung, be honest with me." I looked up at him, getting all in his face and he started to blush again. Man, I think he's sick or something. "Would your brother be the second lead of a drama?" Again, I got the "You're so stupid" look from the older ginger twin.
"The second lead? As in, the second male lead actor?" He asked while I nodded. He began to think about it a bit more and then looked back at me about it. "When you put it like that, yeah."
I folded my arms and shook my head.
"I feel sorry for Kao-Hyung now. It's always the first male lead that gets the girl. From the dramas that I have watched, about 80% get the girl. 15% get the girl and the remaining 5% just go back and forth and stuff."
"….You scare me sometimes, you know that?"
"Yep! Hey, why'd you come here anyways?" I asked, poking his chest and he just playfully acted like he was in pain. That idiot..:P
"I heard you come here to make sweets and I wanted to try some…" He 'innocently' said. I know those devilish twins game so well! I scoffed and pushed him out of the room with me right behind him.
"Okay Mr. Simple (PFT GO SUJU!) You want sweets, at least ask me and I'll make them for you, 'Kay?" I said, punching him lightly on the shoulder and then smiling at him, saying, "And I'm supporting you 100 percent about your whole crush thing. I'll even help you if you want."
If there was one thing I never would have expected from Hikaru, it was that he smiled and then ruffled my hair, making it messier than it already was. "Thanks. Now, come on. You still have to do some host duties."
Oh the infamous host duties….
"Microscope slides. I'm not that strong but… Prepared, I will catch you someday *Breaking sound* If you don't watch out, I will stab your fingers."
What the….Mika changed the ringtone to my alert for Dramafever news! WHAT THE HELL!?
I sighed deeply and looked at the video message that it alerted me about. I tapped on it and got the shock of my life.
"BREAKING NEWS FROM GIRLS GENERATION'S JESSICA! JESSICA HAS QUIT SNSD AND SM ENTERTAINMENT! THE K-POP STAR LAUNCHED A FASHION LINE, EXPANDING NEW HORIZONS. HOWEVER, THE OTHER MEMBERS SAW IT AS A BAD THING THAN A GOOD THING, ASKING JESSICA-UNNIE TO EITHER QUIT HER FASHION LINE OR QUIT SNSD FOR GOOD. WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE LATEST! BYE-BYE!"
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*Poke Poke*
"Mao…Earth to Mao…WAKE UP!"
"GAAAHHH~!" I dropped my phone and then looked at the host club all dressed as knights like actual knights with all their chivalry and stuff. Quickly, I picked up my cell and then sheepishly rubbed the back of my head.
"Are you alright? And shouldn't you be with Haruhi?" Tama-Hyung asked me, leaning towards my face and smirked when he saw me blush and look around the room just to avoid his gaze. Stupid Black Tama-Hyung that makes him more serious nd stuff!
"H-haruhi and I made a deal that if I shared with her my History notes, she would let me stay to practice for this cooking competition and for this exam! And yeah, I'm fine! Just shocked about my ringtone being changed by Mika…her anime…." I said all deflated and crap. I limped toward some random table and rested, not really up to anything today. However, Kyo-Hyung just had to come by and tell me otherwise, looking all sexy like Xie Kun Da.
Xie Kun Da!? Really!? Kyo-Hyung would wish he was the actor that played the Taiwanese version of Soshi! HA!
"Hurry up and get ready, guest would be coming any minute now."
"Ah…sure…I was just thinking. Maybe…I would just serve the tea and snacks today. I-!"
Have you ever been rudely interrupted by a door opening quickly and then two girls you never seen around the school were responsible of interrupting you? Well, that's exactly what happened to me and I was so pissed off but the guys weren't able to see it and then everyone has to deal with Tama-Hyung's amazing swooning quotes.
You know, since this is my story, I'll cut out what Tama-Hyung says. He kneels down in front of the two girls and I guess every single one of us was surprised by what they said next.
"My, at the expense of his own life, he says? That's quite an arrogant sentiment, is it not? I wonder if he thinks that's what makes a woman happy." The one with long hair says, hearing criticism towards Tama-Hyungs actions. The smaller girl with the sort of bobbed hair agreed with her, saying,
"What can you do, Sister Suzuran? Men are lower life forms who prize their own honor above all else. They take their own futility in being unable to protect even one of their kind and change it into something to suit themselves. Isn't that condescending?" She said and I think I just saw the male population starting to weep from this girl's harsh comments.
"My, you're such a clever girl Hinagiku." Said Suzuran? So that short girl's name is Hinagiku. I guess….
Tama-Hyung stood up and reacted a bit calmly than what he normally would but he's in front of girls so…yeah…
"That's pretty harsh, don't you thing? Well then, what would you like me to tell you?" He asks.
Out of nowhere, a deep female voice comes in and for some reason I see a spotlight shinning on a white lily.
"Good question. In my case, it would be, "I would never leave my lover alone." Every head turned to the voice and saw thing tall female that could pass as a guy if she hid her breasts at least. That just wasn't all that I noticed about her, she had in her arms, for some reason, Haruhi with a bag of instant coffee and the tall brunette just well, looked to be in character…
"If we are to fight, it will be together. If we prevail not, we shall meet our fate together. Even though I perish, I swear to you, I will never leave your side." Said brunette said and then placed a kiss on Haruhi's hand. I, along with Tama-Hyung, started pointing fingers and freaking out. On the other hand, I'll be honest to say that I was at least moved by the quote and felt the drama fan girl inside me starting to come out.
"Benibara-sama, you're late." Hinagiku said, walking out the room to meet up with this Benibara person.
Suzuran said, "What are we to do with you? And where did you find this adorable lady?"
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OH MY FRECKLED JESUS! THEY'RE L's! AHHH! AND THEY'RE HITTING ON HARUHI!
"Oh, just over there. She may be dressed as a boy, but I could tell right away. Look here. She has such clear, maidenly eyes…" This Benio person got into a pose that maybe Tama-Hyung would make and then started to stroke below Haruhi's eye as she deadpanned, thanking her for complementing her eyes. NO! BAD REACTION! BAD!
"Wow, her skin is incredibly pretty."
"It sure is. Shining natural material, if polished." Oh my god, they're even touching her! OH MY FRECKLED JESUS! Oh, I'm sorry, I was trying to have a serious freak out but I'm failing and I'm sorry. It's just that I first have to deal with my sister who changed my ringtone, then Jessica leaving SNSD and now I have to deal with L's who are now touching my best friend.
"Hold on! Don't go touching my Haruhi without asking first!" Tama-Hyung said, charging at the girls and then failing at it once Benio just punched him back.
"Leave her alone." She said. I winced in pain and stepped back a bit so these girls wouldn't see me. That failed epicly as Benio just grabbed me by my arm and pulled me towards her. Oh crap…
"How could we miss this adorable creature? Look at her eyes. They shine like emeralds…a perfect shade…" And she did the whole thing with me like they did with Haruhi-Noona.
DAD! HELP ME! I'M BEING HELD BY AN L!
"And her skin is so soft!"
"You think that's soft, feel her hair! It shines brightly under this light as well!" As much as I like being complimented about my hair and skin, I would really much appreciate you guys not touching me!
As if things couldn't get any worse, Tama-Hyung had to come to the rescue and he ended up the same way he did the first time.
"So I guess the rumors are true... They're even feebler than we'd heard. A fledgling, cobbled-together mishmash of frivolous fools." Benio said, harshly.
HEY THEY MAY BE FOOLS BUT THEY'RE MY FOOLS!
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Wait…did I just say that?
"Those uniforms. You three are students from the Lobelia Girls' Academy." Kyo-Hyung stepped in and I silently screamed in my head when I heard Girls' Academy. I even freaked out when the three started to dramatically rip off their clothes and then introduce themselves.
"LOBELIA~~"
"LOBELIA~~"
"LOBELIA~~"
They sang and then a ridiculous amount of lilies just blocked my view.
"St. Lobelia Academy, High school 2nd year, Benio Amakusa." Benio said and this sign that said "Lady Benibara" was right beside her.
"2nd year student, Chizuru Maihara." Said Suzuran and "Lady Suzuran" appeared beside her.
"1st year student, Hinako Tsuwabuki." Said Hinagiku and..well you know what appeared beside her.
I can't tell you how many times they have sung "Lobelia" that it almost made me want to hate the flower now. Poor flower.
"We are St. Lobelia Academy's white lily league, also known as…" Benio said, throwing her hat off into the distance and then the room for some weird reason, was surrounded by light and then the girls changed outfits again. "The Zuka Club!"
They were more extravagant with their introduction than the Host clubs, I would have to admit. And that even shocked poor Tama-Hyung when he saw that. The carrot tops on the other hand…they just started to laugh while I tried to cover my mouth to stifle it.
"The Zuka Club! My stomach hurts!"
"The Zuka Club! That's great!"
They kept laughing until a voice caught all of our attention..
"You shouldn't underestimate the Zuka Club!" First I heard the "Ohohohoho~" sound and then the familiar powerful motor that made me fear it to this day. Out from the ground came the host clubs manager, Renge, the second Otaku in my life!
"I may not know instant coffee but I what I do know is girl schools." She took one sip of the instant coffee and then she regretted it. "St. Lobelia Academy – truly a woman's world there. The Zuka Club is a gathering of damsels that consider females to be especially superior, even for there. It prides itself on its 30 year since its founding, as a society of maidens, by maidens, for maidens. The Zuka Club's activities include "Maidens Tea Parties," "Maidens' Debate Forum," and most importantly, singing and theatrical routines performed by the top members."
Oh wow, Renge-Noona sure does know her things about girl schools. All that I got from all of this was that St. Lobelia Academy has been promoting L's since XXXX and they're at their rant again….
"A maidens beauty…" Said Suzuran, "It is to have a spirit pure enough not to give in to superficial beauty, power, or lust." And then her costume appeared to have been like a goddess. Someone has been reading too much mythology! But she had a point. A woman shouldn't give in to power or lust! A woman is already beautiful as it is!
""As a girl, you…" "For a girl, you…" We're fed up with all the oppressive male contempt for women kind!" And she just appeared to have worn a she devil costume….I mostly agree with Suzuran. A WOMAN MUSTN'T GIVE INTO LUST!
"Our pride…" For some reason, we now turn to a scene where we're at a city penthouse with a bird's eye view. "It comes from having soulful relationships based on equality, as a result, being with the same sex. Including, yes…even relationships of love."
"You tell them Benio.."
"Benibara-sama…"
I think I'll start wearing black because I just lost hope for humanity….
Poor poor humanity
"And to think that they're dragging down these sweet, innocent girls along with them, though…" Benio kind of trapped both Haruhi and I near the door and then we looked at her confused. While Haruhi was looking more confused, I was looking more disgusted.
"I don't know if their president is supposed to be a halfer or not, but spreading around false love with impressive appearances, and toying with the pure hearts of young maidens is positively demeaning towards women!" When the hell did it turn into a rant? What's even worse, she still continued while I had to watch with a dead panning face.
"It is outrageous how you claim to be carrying out club activities, while satisfying your own appetites." Let's see, everyone else was not really worrying, besides Tamaki who was unconscious. Well, count me that was really worried. You never mess with an L! I know…
"I swear that I will bring down the Ouran Host Club at once! Heil Zuka Club!" The three girls saluted and wore an outfit that was so familiar. The outfits were looking great although I'd prefer black. Wow, they even got their own little flag!
"Indeed, I understand what you're saying." Kyo-Hyung said, pushing his glasses up like he knew he was hot sh*t. WHAT!? Tell me you're not agreeing with these L's! Don't tell me that you are Kyo-Hyung! "However, could we continue this at another time?" He asked the girls. Benio glared at him like he was the devil himself. You have no idea…
"Are you saying you cannot take us on?" She asked.
"No." Kyo-Hyung said plainly. "Our president is still bedridden from the culture shock."
"You see, Tama-chan is having his nappy time right now." Honey-Oppa said, hugging his Usa-chan cutely. Wait, when did a bed get in here!?
"WAKE HIM UP!" Benio then had that Medusa face that Renge-Noona always had and Haruhi-Noona to the rescue! Sort of.
"Um..I made some coffee and I was wondering if you would like some." Haruhi asked, the Zuka club girls already falling for her sweetness! Aish, Haruhi-Noona!
"Thank you. How kind of you." Benio said, the three of them taking the coffee from the tray. I stayed put after I was shocked of the whole L thing and started watching some You're Beautiful on Netflix.
"You're a real pearl among swine." Suzuran said.
"You know, coffee made by a maiden possesses such a fragrant aroma." Said Benio.
"It's just instant coffee." Said Haruhi, bluntly.
"Well then, why don't the four of us have a little tea party?" Asked Hinagiku. I froze and turned my attention to the girls. Benio chuckled and then adverted her eyes on me, along with Suzuran.
"Mao-chan why don't you join us for some coffee?" Suzuran asked me. I sweat dropped and looked at the coffee that just looked more like black coffee than what I'm pretty much used to at the café. I shook my head and put up my hands, smiling, "I don't really drink coffee but I guess we could talk."
Then I heard someone write something down on their notebook and that someone just happened to be Kyo-Hyung. Really? At a time like this too? Are you really seriously doing this?
"What did you say your name was again fair maiden?" Benio asked me as I was just about to go onto my phone and watch I'm Sorry, I Love You.
"Ah…Mao Kurosaki…" I said, now ready to watch the first episode. Well, I guess I still was when I was dragged by the Lobelia girls and then I was in front of them. Crap….I'm in front of the L's.
"What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl like yourself, Mao." Benio said in a seductive tone that just sends an unwanted shiver down my spine. She was just about to take my chin and make me look up at her when I got common sense knocked into me and then put up my hands in the air slowly.
"Whoa there! I don't go that way! Sure, I respect your whole school tradition thing, but it's not my thing! Hahaha~" I said nervously and backed away. At first they seemed shocked but they all smiled and Benio spoke, "You will in due time." She said.
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I think I'm starting to get Goosebumps…there's no way I would ever like girls that way. I know I said this so many times, but I'll say it again if you guys just skip my rants. I respect everyone's decision on liking someone that includes if you like someone of the same gender, but I don't want myself to be confused on my sexuality. I'm straight and straight I will forever be. I LIKE BOYS!
"…S-s-so…y-y-you've done it….with…." I somehow managed to say. The one thing that was in my head, I managed to make those into words.
"Yes." Benio said.
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MY INNOCENT MIND! HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK! NO! I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT! OH MY GOD!
Tama-hyung must have noticed my confusion and got up suddenly from his little shock.
"WHERE IS THE FRUITFULNESS IN A GIRL BEING IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER GIRL!? WHY ELSE WOULD GOD HAVE CREATED ADAM AND EVE!?" He said and had his arm extended to grab one of us back, but he stepped on a banana split and his index finger dipped into the hot coffee.
What a klutz….
"Geez, be a little more careful." Haruhi said, taking out some first-aid tape and wrapping it Tama-Hyungs burn. Aww~! It's so cute! It looks like an episode of Good Doctor or Absolute Boyfriend! Perfect! Haruhi's bound to become a good house wife! Oh, is that a blush I see from Tama-Hyung!?
"Thank you, do you always carry around first-aid tape with you Haruhi?" Tama-Hyung asked her.
"Nah. The supermarket was giving them away when I bought the instant coffee. The store always have giveaways."
"Giveaways?" Tama-Hyung said, looking at Haruhi in awe. While those two were having a moment together, I was right behind them taking pictures and sending them to KBS network to give them a few ideas for a new drama! Yes, it would be perfect! All I have to do is just write a strongly worded letter and then it will be complete!
"This conversation doesn't seem to be going anywhere." Benio said and grabbed Haruhi by her wrist and holding her like she was her lover or something. Oh my god, they're trying to drag Haruhi to the Dark L side! Don't go over there Haruhi! They may have cookies but don't join! Don't get tempted by the cookies!
"Mao-chan." I heard my name being called and then saw myself in the same position as Haruhi only the person holding me wasn't Benio, but Chizuru-san. What the hell is going on?
"Now that we know the situation, we cannot allow these maidens to remain in this club. We must prepare the paperwork for a transfer to Lobelia at once, and welcome them into the Zuka Club!" Benio said. My eyes widened and I just hope I wasn't the only one that was surprised myself.
Leave Ouran?
And just when I was starting to get comfortable with these idiots! I can't leave now!
Oh, what will Kyoya say? What will the twins say? What will Tamaki say? Help me Hyung-nims!
SHUT UP BRAIN! You know we can't depend on them! We must depend on ourselves as always.
I know but did you see Kyoya's face when he heard the news? It looked…oh I don't know, hot!
Why are you my brain again?
"Whoa! Whoa! WHOA! W-w-wait just a second here! You girls are obviously misunderstanding something here!" I said, getting myself off Chizuru's grip while Haruhi did the same with Benio.
"First of all, you labeled Tamaki-senpai a halfer." Haruhi said, holding her hands out to the girls.
"Cause Tama-chan is! He's half French and half Japanese!" Honey-Oppa said all cute while Tama-Hyung was behind him and blushing, rubbing the back of his head. YOU'RE NOT HELPING THE CAUSE!
Haruhi and I sweat dropped, but still continued to make our points and see if we hit something that wasn't true.
"B-but still, it was rude to be calling the Host Club fledglings and other stuff like that!" I said and then stopped when the twins talked.
"No, we're pretty new."
"We were only founded two years ago." Hikaru said and I had to slap myself on the face for that. YOU'RE NOT HELPING THE CAUSE EITHER!
"W-well, be that as it may, saying that their club activities are only held to make money is going too far." Haruhi said. Well, I should expect the worse when I turned around and saw Kyo-Hyung on his laptop. Haruhi and I just lost our souls by then.
"I wouldn't call it a charge, but we do have a point system. We do offer priority service, depending on the price of items won in net auctions on the club's homepage. Ah, look at this Haruhi. Mao." Kyo-Hyung said while I tried my best not to faint or anything while walking towards the table.
"Your used mechanical pencil just sold 30,000 yen. Good for you. As for Mao, your autographed handkerchief of SNSD sold for 50,000 yen. Well done."
My….handkerchief of….SNSD?
JESSICA! NOO~!
"I THOUGHT I LOST THAT HANDKERCHIEF! STEALING IS BAD KYO-HYUNG, I THOUGHT YOU KNEW THAT!" I started yelling and cried over the lost handkerchief that once belonged to my idol. Jessica-noona! I'm sorry!
"It wasn't stealing."
"We found it on the table after class ended." I didn't need not stupid arrow to tell me that the twins were the ones responsible of this crime. I stayed still and balled my hands into fists, trying my hardest not to lift it up and make it meet everyone's faces. That would be so violent of me and no one wants that.
"WAH! We're sorry Haruhi! Mao! It's not like we were hiding anything for the two of you!" Tama-Hyung started yelling and he was holding us in his arms like when your dotting parent hugs you after they made a mistake or something. I prefer mom's hugs better than this.. "Here, you can have my pencil Haruhi. And Mao, here, you can have my handkerchief!"
Tama-hyung showed is spare pencil that had a bear that will soon be a gift for Haruhi and then showed me a white handkerchief that had his initials embroidered in it. That's cute I guess..
"I don't want it." Haruhi and I said at the same time. Wow, we're twins!
"Then if you two like to, I'll tell you all the secrets of my success, together with the grand memories of my seventeen years.
"I care about that information the least." Haruhi said.
"That's stupid. Why the hell would I want to know that? I don't care about every single detail nor do I want to hear it stupid French frog!" I said with a British accent that I picked up from last night. Oh crap, I'm so mad; I'm starting to become an Otaku!
NOOOO~!
"You don't care?" Tama-Hyung said, going off into his emotional distress corner that I have yet to acknowledge.
YOU SONSOFBITCHES!
"You poor things. It must be a shock to be lied to." Said Chizuru-Noona. THE HELL I AM! I'm f**king pissed off because they thought it was so genius to sell my one-of-a-kind signed handkerchief from Jessica-Noona!
Well, from what I heard from the L's, they said that they will be back, expecting a favorable answer tomorrow. I didn't hear everything because I was so pissed off, I could burn Kyo-hyung book if I was able to get a hold of it. I could burn their houses, but that's arson if you didn't know that.
Haruhi-Noona and I stood there for a least a good two minutes till she turned around to face the guys and they were startled to see the "Haruhi Stink Face" face. I still had my back turned and was not ready to face them yet.
"I'll be excusing myself now, too." She said. Everyone was wiping off their nervousness while Kyo-Hyung took snapshots of this. That…BASTARD!
No…control the anger Mao, control the anger….control….1,2,3….OTP….
Haruhi left first and everyone turned around to see my body standing but they saw emptiness. They turned and saw me sitting down at one of the tables, and scoffed loudly.
"That was my favorite autrograph…by SNSD….So, give me an explanation why I shouldn't kill you bastards.." I said, pausing a few times and joked about it. This made Tama-Hyung so nervous and then he scolds at me for saying a bad word. I did not care.
"I'm leaving now…I'm not talking to you guys until you apologize to me and Haruhi-Noona soon…."I said, shaking a bit because I seriously wanted to choke someone out but that would be murder. I have to control my anger….
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"…."
Today for lunch, we had Chicken Alfredo with some garlic bread and iced sweet tea.
I guess I'm still hungry after lunch and then had to go and watch the performance of the L's, which sucked by the way. The uniforms….Mika-Noona does a better job on costume than what they must have at Lobelia. Halfway through the performance, I left and met with Haruhi in the halls.
"So? Are you going to take up the offer, Mao?" Haruhi asked me. I started laughing and then shook my head.
"No. There's no way I'm going to a girl school. My mom would have a fit and besides, they don't have good connections with file records of some people…." I said. I must have gotten a weird look from Haruhi but before she said anything else, we turned to a corner and saw the Lobelia girls.
Oh crap…
"Hello there young maidens."
"As promised yesterday, we've come to ask you again."
"We are really going to set things straight with those Host Club people today."
I didn't really get a say in anything, they just told us that we're maidens and that we should be in a place that is appropriate for us. I'm not a delicate flower, I am a girl yes but girls can handle the same things guys can. At some point, we become stronger than boys too! So take that logic!
As the Lobelia girls opened the doors, we saw total darkness and I just thought that the guys didn't pay the electric bill or something until I saw the dark shadow figure in the back. The girls all saw it too and just paid attention to it.
"Ouran"
"Ouran"
"Ouran"
"Ouran"
"Ouran" The lights came on and I saw the biggest surprise of my life.
"Ouran"
"Welcome
The entire Host club was….in dresses, including Kyo-Hyung. In what universe would you ever consider Kyo-Hyung wearing a dress? And he's the only one with good make-up unlike the others which tells me something.
"Oh, Haruhi, Mao, welcome."
"Haru-chan! Mao-chan! I'm a princess now! Don't I look cute!?" Honey-Oppa asked us and did that twirl thing that most girls sometimes do with long dresses.
I'm. Speechless.
"What is this!? Are you trying to make fun of our culture!?" Benio-Noona said, pretty pissed off.
"Make fun? No, certainly not. I have taken everything into account." Tama-Hyung said. His make up…. "This is a surefire technique, guaranteed among commoners to make even a crying child happy, the Freebie Campaign!" The what now?
"You ladies who have lived sheltered lives at Lobelia might not know this, but commoners are apt to have a weakness for free things." It's true. See a free sample for some swiss chocolate at the store, I will eat it all.
Well, since Tama-Hyung is on his rant, might as well summarize what the hell he's trying to say. He's saying that Haruhi-Noona and I may be attracted to the appealing offer that the L's are offering but the Host club has an even better one, saying that if we choose them, not only will we have brothers but sisters as well. Long story short, they want us to feel like in the Zuka Club while still staying in the Host Club.
"You see, Haruhi? Mao? Aren't I pretty?" You will once you put some appropriate make-up.
"We're the Hitachiin sisters! Which one is prettier?" "Just teasing!" "Ohohoho~"
"Haru-chan! Mao-chan! You two can now call me big sister or noona now."
….
"Y-you think a maiden can be taken in by this!? We've had enough of your fooling around!"
I had enough; I just had to laugh now. Same thing with Haruhi, we had to laugh at how stupid this was. Haruhi just went for the straight out laugh while I facepalmed first and then started trembling from the big laugh I'm about to do.
"PFT! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~! Calling a dude Noona!? AHAHAHAHAHA~! *In Korean/You guys are so stupid! What the hell!?* Ahaha~ Ha! *insert awesome Prussia laugh for some reason* WHAT THE HELL!"
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA~! This is too much! I knew you guys were goofballs but geez…..Hahahahaha~!"
"Are we really that funny?" Hikaru, Kaoru and Honey-Oppa went up to Haruhi and started chasing her around while I stayed put and kept laughing until tears were flowing out of my eyes. I was laughing so hard that I fell back and clenched my stomach.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA~! I can't! I just can't! You guys look-! Ow! Ow! It hurts to laugh! Ahahaha~! *hic* ahahahaha~! AHH!" I kept yelling out while the three were saying Big sister and Haruhi saying to stop. I got on my knees later on because the pain was getting pretty bad that I started laughing without the noise.
Okay, we stopped laughing and then we got up when Benio wanted to ask us something when the guys commented that they didn't want us to leave the host club. Leave the Host Club? Never!
"Maidens…" She said. Haruhi was the first one to recover and explain while I still tried to wipe off some of the leftover tears. Haruhi, from what I've heard, is that she never even thought about leaving. Then, I noticed everyone staring at me. I had passion in my heart and I'm not afraid to show it, show it, show it….They're stupid and they know it!
"I like difference…difference is good you know and you're school has that, which I like I guess, but, I chose to study at this school because I want to make people happy with what I love to do and because of that, I never intended to quit school here." I got some approvals from the guys and then some shocked responses from the girls of Lobelia.
"Haruhi! Mao!" Tama-Hyung said with tears in his eyes. Kyo-Hyung had a glint from his eyes and I could have sworn that there was a small smile behind that fan!
"Hold on!" Tama-Hyung yelled and pointed at the two of us, "If you two weren't planning on quitting, why were you acting all angry and scary yesterday?"
I facepalmed and then gave him a freaking glare, then yelling at him.
"I think I have the right to get mad when someone sells other people's things without asking them! I'd be pissed off! That handkerchief was a birthday present from my mom when she went to Korea on Christmas and went through a lot of trouble to get to it! She even endangered her health too for that thing!" I said and Tama-Hyung just gave me and Haruhi-Noona that look that made me think twice about what I've done.
"Sorry about that." He said in the softest voice I've heard I guess. I don't know why but for some reason, my heart started pounding a lot and I blushed.
I like this serious side of Tama-Hyung! Him and the others! Tee Hee~!
SHUT UP BRAIN!
"Still, I offered you this teddy-bear pencil, didn't I? And Mao, I tried to give you my handkerchief!"
"No way. It looked like you tried to confess your love to me…" I said and blushed at the thought of that. Him? Confess his love towards me? Yeah right, like that would ever happen….
"Still….We shall not give up on the maidens! We will come back for them and still abolish this host club!" Seriously, don't you guys ever learn when to quit? God, now I know how other people feel when they deal with my stubbornness….
Luckily, they fell on some banana peels that I thanked God for them. They tripped when they were twirling away and I smiled about that!
"Weirdest episode….ever…" I said, some depression still attached towards me when I tried to process all that has happened.
"I agree." Haruhi said while I went into the backroom to make myself some spearmint tea….
CLICK
Hehehe…I just took a picture
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"Hey Mao." I was being called out by Hikaru and turned my head towards him and the others, Haruhi was there as well and they were all smiling. What the hell was going on?
I walked towards them when they told me and then looked at them like they were crazy, which they are.
"We have a surprise for you." Tama-Hyung said and was smiling the biggest now that I noticed.
"What is it?" I asked and tilted my head to at least have a good peak on the thing that they have behind their backs. They were being so secretive that it annoyed me until they quickly took it out and my eyes widened when I saw what they got me.
An F(x) signed poster by the whole group and then Jessica-Noona's designer jacket, signed and everything.
"Think of it as an apology for selling your handkerchief." Kaoru said and they handed me my gifts. The signed poster had their own special message like Amber said "Never give up! Fighting!" Jessica-Noona signed the jacket with a message and everything.
"'Hey Mao, thank you for the support that you had for me during the rough times with the group and now. Word of advice, don't be scared of taking big steps. You have some great friends too so thank them well okay? They told me the story how your mom went through the trouble in getting SNSD to sign something for her daughter. Nice woman by the way. Say hello for me. Jessica. P.S: Here's a jacket as a thanks. It's my latest design too!'"
KYAH! I got a true autograph from Jessica-Noona and she gave me advice too~!
I held it tight and behind the jacket, I smiled and thought of ways to say thanks to the guys and Haruhi-Noona. I can't believe they went through this much just to say I'm sorry to me….
"We're sorry we sold your handkerchief Mao-chan. Haru-chan got the idea of getting your idols to sign them! Kyo-chan then contacted them!" Honey-Oppa said and I turned to look at him with some pink dust on my cheeks. I looked at Kyo-Hyung and everyone else.
This was just like in a drama!
"Well?" They asked me and then waited for my response as I tried to control my baffled up emotions.
"….I think you guys should shut up and just do your host duties….Anyways, I'll be making some more tea!" I said, dropping down my stuff near my bag and left to make whatever.
To this day….I still have the jacket and I never parted with it since…
A/N: AWWW! That was so cute! Btw, the Jessica incident is true, Jessica from SNSD did decide to quit SNSD and SM entertainment and start out her new fashion line! Forgot what it was called but I saw it on Dramafever while I was trying to watch Go Single Ladies and Bride of the Century. I was so sad you know! Well, no one can keep singing Gee forever….
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