Chapter 15: Halloween Special—The White Fairy

The Host Club is Now Open

There were many costume girls in the host club, mostly dressed up as princesses or idols of some sort. They host members were already at work with their guests seated at their section of the room, which was decorated as a haunted ball room. There were pictures of haunted houses and family members that had blood trickling from their mouths. Hiroki couldn't help but gag at the sight of a wolf growling at the camera while he was tearing a woman to shreds. Definitely Yumi's doing, he thought tearing his eyes away from the picture.

"Ah, Hiroki-kun," Kyouya said from behind, "Decided to come, I see."

"I was going to show," Hiroki said defending himself, "I just had…trouble in the back, that's all." Kyouya smiled as he walked towards his guests. Hiroki went towards his piles of stories and took a handful. I guess I'll pass these out to the guests. As he was about to approach his table, he bumped into someone.

"I'm terribly sorry," he began to say.

"Oh no," said the person in a sweet voice, "That was entirely my fault."

"No, please, let me help you up." Hiroki extended a hand and helped a girl who was in a fairy costume. She had on a white mini dress that was under a longer white dress that slid off her shoulders. It was cut short in the front, hence the mini white dress used as a slip, and grew longer in the back. Her straps were crunched together and hugged her arm comfortably. Her hair was tied in a bun with strands of her curly blonde hair falling on each side of her face. There was a painted mask around her eyes, making it difficult for a person to figure out who she was. But Hiroki was able to look beyond the white, glittery paint.

"I was hoping to meet you tonight, Mina-chan," he said in a soothing voice. The girl's eyes widen with shock.

"How do you know my name?" she asked.

"I heard about you from someone," he answered.

"Did Niwazaki-san say something?" Hiroki shook his head.

"I will not say who, but they were hoping that you'd come." Mina nodded her head accepting his answer.

"Niwazaki-san would actually prefer it if you called her by her first name," Hiroki suggested. (Hikari hated the thought of being called after a family that she hated).

"How do you know?" Mina asked.

"Because everyone knows that. She thinks that it's more…comfortable that way." Mina looked over around the host room. Hiroki noticed that she was looking around to make sure that someone wasn't there.

"Don't worry," he said, "They won't recognize you." Mina looked back at him and smiled. "Please, take a seat," he said bringing her to his table. Mina took a seat, her white wings fighting with the chair from some space.

"Is there anything I can get you?" Hiroki asked. Mina was about to say something but quickly closed her mouth shut and shook her head. She's still a little restricted with herself. Hiroki took a seat next to her, placing the pile of stories next to him on the table.

"You know," he said, "If there's anything you want, you can tell me. Only I know who you are, and I won't say anything to the other people. And no one here will recognize you here. Please?" Mina bit her lower lip and moved her chair closer towards him.

"Well…There's something that's…keeping me trapped," she began, "And the reason is because of a secret I have."

"So someone found out your secret and they're threatening you to do whatever they say or else they'll let everyone know what it is," Hiroki finished. Mina froze with fear and covered her face.

"Oh, you know already!" she said, "They already told people my secret!"

"No no no," Hiroki said placing his left arm around her and his right hand on her free shoulder. "I'm a writer and I know the general plots. This is a typical plot that appears in stories. Here." Hiroki passed her a piece of paper that had a short story on it. "There's nothing to be ashamed of." Mina scanned it with her eyes and sighed in relief.

"I really want to break away, but I can't." Hiroki followed Mina's eyes, which were looking at the rest of the hosts. They were all socializing with their guests as they normally did. Tamaki had many girls faint whenever he almost laid himself on top of them. Hiroki looked over Haruhi, who was looking at Tamaki with a new look in his eyes. Ah, Hiroki thought, Haruhi is jealous that Tamaki isn't on her. He couldn't help but smile.

"I don't care if you are a werewolf, I will protect you always."

"How can you protect me when you need blood to keep you alive?"

"My feelings towards you…motivate me to keep going."

"Hikaru…Drink my blood. I can't have you die."

"Kaoru…" Hikaru cupped his face and brought his lips towards his neck. "…I will never forgive myself for doing this." The girls at the table squealed.

"Hikaru! Bite me, PLEASE!"

"Kaoru, don't let him do it!"

The brothers looked at their guests and smiled an evil grin.

"So would you rather that I play with you instead?" Kaoru asked a girl. She blushed as she held her cheeks together.

"Or would you like me to taste you? I've always wondered what your blood tasted like," Hikaru whisperer to the same girl. As she fainted, Hikaru looked at Hiroki with a smirk. Your mine, he mouthed to him licking his lips. Hiroki glared at him, tightening his lips. He looked back at Mina, who was still staring.

"Mina-chan." Mina didn't move. "Is it possible that you like a host member?" Mina still didn't move. Instead, her face showed a painful feeling.

"They remind me of me and a very dear friend of mine…I envy how they can be together like that and not looked down upon." Hiroki didn't know what she was talking about. He didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable or obliged to tell him anything that she didn't want to.

"Let me get you some tea," he finally said. As he got up, the candles blew out. All of the girls muttered to one another in the darkness as Hiroki made his way towards any other host member that might be near him. His eyes quickly got used to the darkness and he found Haruhi.

"What's happening?" He asked. Haruhi shrugged.

"I don't know. This wasn't planned." Tamaki joined them looking panicked.

"What's happening?" He asked, "This was supposed to be a simple small, not-so-scary party." Haruhi and Hiroki shrugged.

"Tama-chan, what happened?" Honey asked joining the members in the back. Mori walked silently behind him scratching his head.

"Tono!" the twins said in unison, "We can barely see. What happened?"

"I DON'T KNOW!" Tamaki screamed. The back doors towards the changing room burst open with a loud bang, frightening everyone in the room. A shadowy figure stood in front of everyone with its arms wrapped around something.

"Who…dares…wake…my…slumber?" asked the voice. Mysterious lightening flashed and everyone saw the face…which was in the hands of the creature. Blood dripped from the neck, eyes, nose, and mouth, making Hiroki's stomach turn uncomfortably. The girls screamed and ran out the front doors, the host following not far after.

Hikari hangs her character in her mind and continues to run

"What the hell was that?" she screamed to Haruhi, who was next to her.

"I don't know," Haruhi panted, "All I do know is that I don't want it to get towards me!"

"Haruhi, this way!" Tamaki said with his hand extended. Haruhi gladly took it and the two of them went on running in a different direction. Hikari continued to run with the crowd, her legs aching from running too fast. When the girls reached the school's main door, they tried to open it.

"It's locked," one of them yelled. All of the girls huddled together whispering and sobbing in the dark hallway. Hikari turned around and ran around the school to find another exit. Not far off, her legs reached their limit and she stopped running. Her mouth became very dry and sweat began to trickle down her face.

"This costume is too heavy," she said in between breaths. She carefully took off her costume and threw it in a room not far from where she was from. She kept the white, button down shirt, the pants, and the shoes. These pants are too stiff to move in… Suddenly, a creaking sound filled the hallway that she was in. Hikari felt a cold chill run down her spine as her body freeze with fear. They began to grow louder, making her run inside the room, locking the door behind her. Hikari closed her eyes and tried to catch her breath.

"At least…I'm safe…for now…" she said sliding down against the door. Hikari was ready to collapse when she heard rustling in the shadows of the room. She slowly turned around and looked. The moon was peering through a window, shining down on a pair of white wings that stuck out from an arm chair.

"Mina-chan?" She asked. Mina rose from her hiding spot and looked at Hikari.

"Niwa—no—Hikari-san…?" Hikari felt a wave of relief rush through her body as she ran towards the white fairy girl.

"Thank god I found someone. Do you know what happened?" Mina didn't move. "Mina?" Still no movement. "Please don't tell me that there's a scary thing behind me," she pleaded. Mina shook her head and pointed at Hikari.

"Why are you dressed like Hiroki-kun?" Hikari felt as if her heart was struck with an arrow. She looked at herself and then felt her hair. It was still tied in a pony tail…the same way that Hiroki wore his hair.

Shit, she thought, I've got to think of a way to get out of this mess. Hikari looked around to see if there was anything to help her when a thought came into her mind.

"Well, it's Halloween, right? So when I went to the host party, I decided to dress up like Hiroki-kun because he was my favorite host."

"I didn't see you there," Mina questioned Hikari's answer.

"I had just gotten there when that thing appeared." Mina stared at her for a long time.

"Alright," she said, "I believe you." Hikari felt her body recline as she sat down, relived that Mina didn't discover her secret. She took down her brown hair, massaging the tope of her head.

"So you went," Hikari said, "I'm glad." Mina smiled.

"Well, I decided that maybe I can…change something if I went."

"What do you mean by change?"

"Well…I have this friend, actually, she's like a little sister to me, or a big sister, or just a playful friend. Anyway, we're childhood friends and our parents were happy and all was well. The only problem was…Only I grew up. My friend stayed small and continued to love little kid stuff. I don't mind it at all, really, because she's growing up too. She knows everything I do, but she chooses to stay lost in the world of fantasy."

"How old is she?"

"She's eighteen," Mina answered. Hikari didn't say anything. She just nodded and looked at the dark door.

"Anyway, we had to go to separate schools and we still see each other, but in secret."

"So those girls found you two and threaten to tell everyone that you're friends with a little kid, which will make your parents really angry," Hikari summarized. Mina nodded.

"It sounds a lot like Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai," Hikari commented.

"That's why I wanted to come," she said, "I wanted to see what they did to get accepted into a society like this." The two of them were silent for a while and they sat under the moonlight.

"So that was your secret that you mentioned to me earlier?" Hikari asked. Mina nodded. "That's not so bad."

"You won't tell anyone, will you?" Mina begged.

"Of course not," Hikari assured, "But you know, I think you should talk to Mori-senpai and Honey-senpai about this. They might be able to help."

"Oh no, they would just find me stupid and think that I'm just another guest."

"How do you know that?" Mina didn't answer. It was obvious to Hikari that she couldn't find an answer. "Exactly," she said.

"How do you know the host club so well, Hikari-san?" Before Hikari could answer, she heard a faint call from outside the door.

"…ka…kari…Hikari…" Suddenly, she heard footsteps running towards the door. The person tried to open the door, failing since Hikari locked it when she walked in.

"Hikari! Are you in there?!"

I know that voice.

"Hey, doesn't that sound like…" but Hikari didn't let Mina finish. She ran to the door and unlocked it. The person pushed it open, making Hikari to stumble backwards. Her wrist was grabbed and she found herself pulled onto a body. Its arms wrapped around her tightly.

"Thank god I found you."

"It's really no big deal, Hika-" Hikari couldn't finish, for Hikaru gave her a kiss. Hikaru's kiss was as if they hadn't seen each other in years. His tongue bound itself around Hikari's, familiarizing itself with her movements. Hikari felt at peace for some time, closing her eyes while holding onto Hikaru and kissing him. Abruptly, Hikari remembered that they weren't alone. She pulled herself away from and turned towards Mina. Mina's eyes widen, her mouth wide open. Hikaru looked at where Hikari was looking and covered his mouth. She heard him swear under his breath.

"Mina," Hikari said carefully, "Please let me explain…" but Hikari couldn't think of anything. Her mind was fogged up by the shock that she couldn't collect her creative thoughts together.

"I heard rumors," Mina said, "about you two. I didn't believe them but I guess they're true." Hikari hung her head.

"Why are you keeping it a secret?" she asked. Hikari looked up and took a deep breath.

"Because I know that there would be many girls that would hunt me down till the end of time if they knew." Mina laughed.

"I guess that makes sense," she said. Hikaru turned around with his hands behind his head.

"I honestly could care less if people knew or not," he said, "But miss picky over here doesn't want to ruin her reputation." Hikari felt a click of annoyance in her mind.

"Excuse me?" she said through her teeth. Hikaru winked and stuck out his tongue.

"You're such a lovely couple," Mina commented.

"Please," Hikari said, "Don't say that."

"Aw come on, Hikari-chan," Hikaru said in a cheery voice. He embraced Hikari from behind and pulled her tightly against his chest. "If you let everyone know that we're dating, then I can hug you and kiss you whenever I want to."

"WHAT AM I? YOU'RE LITTLE TOY?" Hikaru chuckled.

"Yes."

"I had to ask."

"Don't worry, Hikari-san," Mina interrupted, "I won't tell anyone your secret." Hikaru pouted, but Hikari smiled.

"Really?"

"Of course. You're keeping my secret, so it's only fair that I keep yours."

"Thank you," Hikari said in relief. A fainted sound of running feet lingered towards Hikari's ear. It grew louder and louder until it approached to where the Hikari was.

"My daughter!" Tamaki screamed, "You're alright." He pulled Hikari from Hikaru's arms and swung her around.

"Mother, We've found out missing daughter." Haruhi just pinched Tamaki's arm, which allowed Hikari to escape from Tamaki's grasp.

"Are you alright?" Haruhi asked. Hikari nodded and looked at Mina. She just stared at them like she saw a circus performance. Tamaki noticed Mina's presence and put on his host charm.

"Ah, Hime, thank you for looking out for my precious daughter." Mina stared at him in amazement, but Hikari noticed that it wasn't Tamaki she was looking at, but Mori-senpai. Mori noticed her stare and returned it to her. She looked at Hikari, who smiled with encouragement for her to talk to him and with a deep breath she approached Mori.

"Mori-senpai," she began, "I just want to say…that I love the relationship you have with Honey-senpai…" Mori didn't move. "How did…" she paused. Hikari held her breath, praying that she would ask her question, but instead, Mina smiled.

"No…I know the answer. You're a good looking host member and Honey-senpai is super cute. People see you as saints." Her smile grew bigger.

"Forget that I said anything." She turned towards Hikari. "Thanks Hikari-san. I'll see you in class later." Hikari nodded and watched the white fairy trot down the Ouran halls.

"So would someone like to tell me what that was about?" Kaoru interrupted. Hikari didn't answer.

"She was an admirer of Mori-senpai, but not the normal kind," Tamaki answered.

"What kind then?" Haruhi asked.

"She wasn't an admirer for his appearance, but for his love for Honey-senpai," Tamaki answered. Honey held onto his bunny rabbit and looked up at Mori.

"Takashi," he said, "Maybe we should talk to Nana-chan and see if there's something wrong."

"Ah." Hikari heard a little giggle. She looked at the corner of her eyes and saw Haruhi smiling, leaning on Tamaki. Tamaki was touched by her actions and wrapped his arm around her.

"By the way," Hikari said interrupting the silence, "Who was the ghostly figure we saw?"Lighting flashed as thunder crashed and down the hallway was the headless figure. Hikari's stomach tied in a knot as she saw the running blood.

"YoU wIlL nOw SuFeR a TeRrIbLe FaTe." Hikari and the rest of club screamed in fear. A sudden flash grew in Hikari's closed eyes lids and then she heard laughter. Her eyes slowly opened and she saw Yumi looking at her camera and Natasha looking over her shoulder.

"I will keep this and frame it in the Host room," Yumi said. Natasha nodded.

"Or Kyouya can put a price on it and we can have the girls bid money on it."

"We'll be rich!"

"I agree with you both," Kyouya said scribbling notes down, "That worked out better than I had hoped for."

"KYOUYA!" The members screamed. Kyouya smirked and closed his notebook.

"I thank you. You guys were able to give me great ideas for next year." Hikari wanted to kill Kyouya, but her stomach wasn't allowing her.

"Wait," Haruhi said, "Who's in the costume if it wasn't any of you?" A familiar laugh exploded from the figure.

"Isn't it obvious that it is I, Renge-himesama!" The host club was speechless.

"Nice job, Renge-chan," Yumi said. Renge unzipped her costume and stepped out. She was still in her school uniform.

"It's was worth it. After that rude comment that the twins made, I just knew that I had to make an impression on them. I'm so pleased that I can eat three rice bowls!"

"That's it," Haruhi said, "I'm going home."

"I'm following," Hikari second.

"Wait, Haruhi!" Haruhi looked back at Tamaki who was in a lunging position. "Let me walk you home. It's dark and I don't want you to get eaten by another Renge-chan." Renge took no offense. Instead she flicked her hair and modeled for Yumi.

"Fine, but just don't take me upstairs. Dad'll have a fit if you do."

"Done deal."

"Natasha, can you take me back to the hotel?" Hikari asked.

"Sorry, Hikari. I was going to invite Kyouya to come over for a Halloween treat."

"Of course you were," Hikari said annoyed, "I guess I'm going alone, then."

"Oh now you're not," Kaoru said grabbing Hikari's shoulder. "I think that someone else wants to take you home."

I was afraid that you'd say that. "I'm fine Kaoru, really."

"Yeah, Kaoru," Hikaru said, "I'll just make her feel as if she's being followed and then slip into her hotel room. Then, when she goes to sleep…I might do something devilish." He purred the last words aiming them at Hikari.

"On second thought," Hikari said, "I'd rather Hikaru walk me home so I can leave him in the lobby." Hikaru smiled and took her hand.

"Come on. A car's downstairs." He began to walk and Hikari followed. She looked at her hand and then at Hikaru. Her heart began to feel light and fluttery, which made her giddy. Maybe this isn't so bad after all.

However, at Natasha's house

"That was fun," Natasha said after placing tea on the table.

"I agree," he said taking a sip, "And Hikari had fun as well."

"Yes…that's the important matter at hand." There was silence.

"They've started," Kyouya said after finishing his cup. Natasha quietly sipped her tea.

"What have they done?"

"They started to lie about their financial situation, gaining money from other companies. And they're telling their co-workers that they're daughter is out of hand and that they're sending her to America," Kyouya answered, "Eventually, it'll reach the school."

"Can you prevent that?"

"I can't, but Tamaki's father can." Natasha didn't speak for a while.

"When do they send her?"

"They will send her on Christmas Eve."

"We don't have much time then," Natasha said.

"No…we don't."