A/N: So yay new chapter! Um.. In this chapter we see if Aislin joins the BMC or not. I don't own Ouran. I'll save the rest for the end so I don't annoy you.
The question bugs me throughout class the next day. Do I want to join the Black Magic Club? I don't know. I think back to Nekozawa's offer.
"You could be one of our famous fortune tellers."
" What would I do?"
"That's simple, read the futures of our customers whichever way you prefer to do so."
I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd made up the game with Reiko and was faking these "abilities" they think I have. "I-I don't know..."
"It's fine. Take your time, tell Reiko whenever you know your answer."
I'm thinking about this through class. "Hey!" Someone pulls me from my thoughts. Apparently class has ended and the twins and Haruhi are crowded around my desk. "What are you thinking about?" Kaoru asks, but I don't want to tell any of them until I know my answer for sure. "Oh! Nothing, just..." I stutter, but luckily Haruhi unknowingly saves me. "You still don't know what club to join, huh?" I nod gratefully.
"You know, it's too bad girls couldn't join the Host Club. They could entertain the guys of the school, and cosplay with us and stuff." Hikaru says, throwing a semi-suggestive glance in Haruhi's direction, why? Before I can figure it out, he mutters "Maybe I should ask Kyoya... could double profits..." Followed quickly by Kaoru's objection. "No!" He seems to need to come up with a reason, though. "I mean, Aislin doesn't even like the Host Club."
"Neither did Haruhi." Hikaru says matter-of-factly. What is with the comparisons between me and Haruhi? They continue to argue about this during lunch, but I just tune them out. At some point during lunch, we're joined by our senpai's. Hikaru pitches this idea to Kyoya, who responds with "Aislin has already rejected any offers from the Host Club." This takes everyone by surprise. I did? Well, I suppose my blunt criticism of the club is what he's basing that on. I don't listen to the rest of the conversation, but something about debt comes up. I really shouldn't half-listen any more.
After school, Reiko almost attacks me with questions. "Nekozawa's letting you join? He never does that!" She squeals. "He must think you're really good." She's all smiles and I decide to use this to my advantage. I remember Reiko showing me a little about tarot cards, and it interested me. This could be a good time to learn more about them. "Reiko, can you teach me how to read someone's cards?" She nods excitedly and pulls out her deck. "Yes!"
I really like this. Each of the cards has its own special meaning, and they come together to tell a story- which would be the future of the person you're reading. I need to get my own deck, though, if I want to do it more. Reiko had me practice by reading her cards, and I had fun. I realize that I do want to do this more, maybe even for the Black Magic Club. When I get home, I pull out the spare deck Reiko gave me. "Kyle, can I read your cards?" He looks unsure. "Isn't that kind of...like... occult... and therefore bad?" He says warily. "No." He still doesn't look too confident. "Kyle, I promise you there is no way anyone can get hurt with this." Kyle looks kind of skeptical, but consents anyway. He looks scared when I turn a 'Death' card, but I explain to him what it really means. "The card of 'Death' is in your romance sector. Since you're only 10 that's no surprise.'Death' doesn't mean you'll die, it usually just means change, but normally not a good change. It probably just means your love life isn't very active right now (I'd get that one often, too)." The last comment makes Kyle giggle a little.
I told Kyle about my situation, and he seems to think I should join the club. "If you think it will make you happy, then do it." Sometimes it seems that this kid is wiser than he should be. I decide that tomorrow, I'll tell Reiko I want to join.
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"Yaaaaay!" The dark girl cheers. "I was hoping you would! We have a meeting after school today, I'll find you!" After school, I barely step out of class when Reiko grabs me. She explains that today customers will come in so she can't really explain much. I just kind of have to read random people's cards... and they expect me to be good at it. Right. The first person to come to the tarot station-aka me- is a guy who seems to already know how tarot works, or at least knows what tarot is. "The Black Magic Club hasn't had someone specializing in tarot for a long time. In fact, the only person that knows how to use it is Reiko, but she specializes in curses." He seems to expect a lot of me, especially since he gives a 'you'd better be good' look afterwards.
It went pretty well though, his future promised success in school, and he even went and reccomended me to his friends. I get a pretty steady line of people, both boys and girls. "You will make a new friend today, but don't be too trusting just yet, make sure they are worthy first." I instruct a girl, then she leaves and I lay out the cards for the next person. The cards are all spread, face down, infront of him, and I tell him to pick three. He does so and I explain that they symbolize mood, love, and career. "You will meet someone beautiful today, and you may think they feel the same way you do, but it's always best to ask." He responds with "Aren't I loking at her?" And I just mumble something about not knowing before he has to leave. As the day goes on, I notice that I start to get more male customers than female, but I don't really mind.
At 5 O'Clock, two hours after school ended, I go home. I called earlier to tell my driver when to pick me up, so he is already waiting. when I get home, I walk in to find one annoying ginger lounging on the couch like he lives there, and the other walking in with two cups. "They don't have any commoner's coffee, Hikaru!" "How do they not have any?" They don't seem to notice I'm here but when they finally do, they both look pretty annoyed. "How did you get here?" I ask, confused. "Kyle let us in." They both answer, sounding as if I should've already known that.
"We had a Host Club meeting today, and it took a long time," One starts, "yet we've still been waiting here for half an hour." The other finishes. "Where were you?" They say in-sync. "I joined a club, and I had a meeting today. Kyle knows that, why didn't he tell you?" They both look like they feel like idiots for not asking Kyle where I was. What I said seems to register with Kaoru quicker than Hikaru. "You joined a club? Which one?" He says anxiously. "The Black Magic Club."
"What?!" They both exclaim. I wonder if they've always been able to talk at the same time and finish each other's sentences, or if they've just had a lot of practice. "Is there something wrong with it?" Hikaru starts to answer 'yes' but Kaoru cuts him off. "No, it's not that. It's just... not what we expected." Followed by Hikaru's emphasized "At all." I don't see what they have against it. "Why not?"
"Well, aren't the people kind of creepy?" I think about this for awhile. "Well, sort of. But they're nice. Reiko got me into it, and she's pretty cool. Nekozawa is also pretty nice, he was the one that asked me to join." Kaoru seems to be thinking about something. "Nekozawa-senpai? Didn't I foreshadow this in chapter 3?" Before I could answer, though, HIkaru says "So what exactly do you do in that club?" "Well, everyone does something different. I read the tarot cards for the customers." they seem lost, so I explain. "I tell their future with these cards." I show them my new tarot deck.
"Ooh! Well then, show us! I want to see for myself." One of them says, so I take out the deck. I barely turn a card over when Hikaru asks "What does that mean?" I sigh. The card is 'Temperance' and it signifies that moderation is nessisary in everything, but Hikaru doesn't know that. "It means you're annoying. I have to finish before I can tell you." I say, annoyed. "You'll have a hard time being friendly today. The alliance of the 'High Priestess' and the 'Tower' indicate withdrawl. Don't take relationships for granted today, or you'll lose the person completely." With Kaoru's, I decide to pick another method. I spread out the cards. "Okay, think of a question. A yes-or-no question only, though. It can be about anything. Focus of your question and pick a card." He does so. "The answer is," I study the card carefully, using its meaning to find the answer. "Yes. This card is 'The World' and it also indicates new relationships."
The twins stick around for dinner again, much to the delight of my parents. "So, you're Aislin's friends, right. So you would know things about her that she doesn't tell us?" Dad asks suspiciously. I don't like where this is going. The twins nod, so he continues. "So, who's her boyfriend and where could I find him?" Hikaru says something about me not being interested in a boyfriend (per-say) and I kick him under the table. "Dad, have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?" He is defeated. I can see mom giving him a death-glare from across the table. "So, are you boys involved in anything at school?" Mom changes the subject. "They're in a club." I say for them, praying Mom doesn't question it further. "Is that the club you joined, Aislin?" Why does Kyle seems to be turning against me? "I told Aislin to join, but she wasn't interested." Hikaru whines. "Get over it, already." I roll my eyes. Hikaru decides to push the idea again, though, and we end up arguing about it. Mom turns to Kaoru. "I thought you said they were friends?" He nods. "They argue. They insult each other. But they're friends. It just works for them."
The next day I walk into class and everyone is talking about the Black Magic Club.
"It's soo much better this year!"
"They have tarot now!"
"Did you see the new girl?"
"Yeah, she's in our class."
"She is?"
"Yes, the new Irish girl."
"There's an Irish girl?"
"Over there"
"Dude, I should go talk to her."
"I ber her friends get discounts."
"I wonder what her boyfriend would get?"
"Like you'll ever find out."
I ignore most of the chatter as always, and go sit down. The twins are talking to eachother, as usual. I wonder if they ever talk to anyone outside themselves and the Host Club? I don't think they noticed me go sit down. "I don't like it." I hear Kaoru say, obviously upset about something. "Don't like what?" Haruhi asks, joining them. Kaoru says a quick 'nothing' but Hikaru answers for him. "Aislin's new popularity, he's jealous." He laughs. "That's not very nice of you to say. Besides, I'm sure he's not the only one to find it annoying. She doesn't seem to be one to enjoy the spotlight." Haruhi says, pointing at me. I quickly take out a paper, almost forgetting they didn't know I was eaves-dropping.
I don't quite understand what they're talking about. I'm thinking about that when someone comes up to me, followed by a couple other people. "Aislin, can you read my cards really quick?" He asks. "We're in class-"
"but it hasn't started yet. It won't take long!" And so I end up doing a quick tarot-reading right there. His future promised wealth, not like anyone here would need it, though. "See, I told you she's awesome." He says to his friends behind him. "I'm going to the Black Magic Club every day so she can do a daily reading." He announces. "Okay..." is all I really say.
"Class is starting! You should go back to where ever it is you belong now!" Hikaru says, rather rudely, as he makes his way to his desk.
A/N: So, I know I promised that there would be some Kyoya & Tamaki in this chapter, but I lied. I promise (and no lying this time) that it's in the next chapter.
NEXT TIME ON MY EXPERIENCES AT OURAN ACADEMY: Find out what Aislin does about all her new fame. Also, Aislin visits the Host Club?! (Yes you read that right; read the next chapter to find out what brings her to our famous "Music Room 3")
So Read & Review. Also, I have to warn you now, that some pairings from the show will end up here. There will be hints of Tamaharu as well as Hikaharu but neither of them will be 'endgame' so to speak. Also, what do you ship? (Both in the real show, and with Aislin) I'm looking for ideas for where this is going. ANYWAY, I hope you enjoyed :)