"Thank you very much, Suzu-kun." A young lady said when you gave her some tea.
"Anything for our beloved clients." You said with a smile.
"Suzu-kun!" she squealed with hearts in her eyes.
You were in Host club at the moment.
You just finished class and, as you arrived, they made you wear something "within the tropics" as Kyouya put it.
'Why did I agree to do this…'
Flashback
'Finished class. Finally!'
You arrived at the Third Music Room.
"I'm here everyo---"
And the next thing you knew was that you were over Takashi's shoulder.
"Uhh…Takashi-kun, what's going on?"
You stared at the strange but magnificent tropical designs decorated all over the room.
"It's a tropical theme this time!" Hani squeaked right beside you.
Mori put you down and led you to a changing room.
"Change." He said handing you a plastic bag.
End Flashback
You wore a golden circlet around your forehead and a loose yellow shirt that was tucked in your white toga. The whole thing was held up by a gold-plated belt that was engraved with priceless rubies and emeralds. Your wrists and ankles were covered with rings of heavy gold. You also wore a golden necklace that reached you lower chest.
'This is too much! It weighs a ton!'
But despite all your mental cursing, you did your best to hide you agony as you wobbled across the room greeting your clients.
"Suzu."
Takashi looked at you emotionless.
"Yes, Takashi-kun?"
"Sit." He ordered looking stern pointing at your accessories.
"Its fine, Takashi-kun. It isn't that heavy." You lied.
"Sit." He looked a bit sterner.
"Takashi!"
Both of you looked down.
It was Hani.
"Don't talk to Suzu-chan like that! She's not a dog!" Hani scolded him,"You should say: "Please sit down" or"Take a break" or something!"
Takashi looked guilty.
"Its alright, Mitskuni-kun." You put a hand on his shoulder, "I understood what Takashi meant. Don't worry about me. Have some fun, ok?"
Mori's POV
"Ok?"
"Ok. If you say so." Mitskuni said sill worried.
You sighed.
"Takashi-kun, I'm gonna go to Haru-chan now." Then your cousin skipped away.
You followed.
'Smooth, Takashi. Smooth.'
'What does that mean?'
'She's your fiancé, not you dog!'
'I only wanted her to take a break.'
'Well "sit" doesn't really show the concern in that sentence.'
'…'
You were carrying Hani around the room while the others talked to Haruhi about some things.
Every now and then, you would check on Suzu if she took a break or not.
You saw her sitting on a chair talking with her clients.
'Suzu…'
Your POV
Host Club just finished and you were serving tea for the other hosts.
"Hey boss" Hikaru said bluntly, "Stop eating that commoner's ramen and get over here."
Tamaki was sulking in a table near the window eating instant ramen.
"Just because Kasaga-hime made Haruhi her new favorite doesn't mean you have to get too disappointed about it."
"You should have been expecting this, Tamaki. After all, she does have thet sickness." Kyouya added.
"Sickness?" You and Haruhi said in union.
"Yeah. Some girls designate a host and see them regularly." Hikaru said.
"But in Kasaga-hime's case, she switches from host to host." Kaouru continued.
"Or in other words, the never the same host twice disease."
"That's true!" Hani popped up beside you. "Before she made Haru-chan her favorite, she was with Tamaki!"
Then a picture of Tamaki and Kasaga-hime in a field of roses embracing each other appeared.
"As I recall, Kasagazaki-hime is the girl who approached Fujihoka-san a while ago. The one with short brown hair?" You said handing Kyouya some tea.
"Yep. That's right." Haruhi nodded ," And sempai, you can address ma by my first name, remember?"
"Oh, right. Sorry Haruhi-chan."
She smiled.
"So tell me, Suou-san." You began ,"Are you disappointed because you're jealous of Haruhi-chan?"
"OF COUSE NOT!" Tamaki yelled at everyone's faces making Hani teary-eyed.
"Anyway, that's not what I'm upset about! How can Haruhi be popular with the girls if she herself is a girl?!"
Then Tamaki said something about Haruhi reverting back and pulled out a portrait of her in her Middle School years.
Everyone huddled up near the picture except for you who was giving Haruhi a look that said: "I'm sorry." And she replied by giving you a look that said: "I know. I'm sorry, too."
"The more times I look at this picture, the more I wonder how THIS turned into THAT." Hikaru commented.
Two pictures appeared in the screen. One with Haruhi's Middle School picture, and one with her picture before she joined the Host Club.
"Actually, before school started, a kid in our neighborhood stuck some gum on my hair. It was a real pain to get it out so I just cut it all off. I don't mind people think I'm a dude." Haurhi explained.
"You should be WORRIED people think you're a dude!" Tamaki started to protest.
"Mommy! Haruhi is acting like guy again!"
"Who's Mommy?" You asked.
"based on club positions, I guess that would be me." Kyouya answered.
"Oh." You sweatdropped.
"What about you, sempai?" Kaouru asked putting an arm around his brother.
"How come your hair is cut short?" Hikaru did the same.
"Well…uhhh…you see…"
Then Takashi put a hand on the twins' shoulders giving them the usual serious look.
They fell silent.
Takashi moved away and stood beside Hani.
You mouthed he words "Thank you" to him and he replied with a nod.
"Anyway" Kyouya began,"Do both of you have any formal dancing experience? You'll need it at the party."
"Party?"
"Yes!" Tamaki had a sudden burst of energy ,"We will be hosting a ball for our customers and I order the both of you to master the waltz within the week or the whole school will know that Haruhi is a girl!"
"Thus, demoting her to errand boy." Kyouya added.
Haruhi froze on the spot.
"B-b-but I can just skip it, right? I'm not interested in these kinds of things, anyway." Haruhi stuttered.
"Nonsense! It is your job as a member of the Elite Ouran Host Club to make every woman happy!"
It was morning and you just arrived at school in your limo. Usually, you would ride either with Hani or Takashi but today was an exception.
"Suzu-sempai!" Haruhi approached you.
"Good morning, Fu- ,I mean, Haruhi-chan."
"Good morning, sempai." She did a quick bow.
"Semapi, can I ask you a favor?"
"Yes, what is it?"
"Do you have any formal dancing experience?" She suddenly asked from out of the blue.
"H-huh? Uhh…yeah…I know how to do the waltz, if that's what you're implying." You replied looking slightly confused.
"Do you think you could help me with my dancing? I can't think of anyone else, you see."
"Oh, so that was it." You chuckled slightly, "Sure, I'd love to. But you have to find yourself a female partner since I'm too tall for you."
"Sure. But, who should I ask?" She said both of you now inside the school building.
"I advise, one of your clients."
"Quick, quick, slow."
"Quick, quick, slow."
"That's good, Haruhi-kun."
You were in the Host Club with Haruhi helping her with her dancing. And coincidentally, her partner tuned out to be Kanako Kasagazaki.
"Kasagazaki-hime, I'll leave Haruhi-kun to you, then. You both seem to be doing fine without my help."
"Thank you very much, Suzu-sempai." Kanako replied.
You took a light bow and approached the twins.
You found Tamaki sulking in a place by the window. Or as the twins call it, his (insert name of sulking spot) of woe.
"What's wrong with him?" you asked Kaouru.
"He's bummed about why he can't practice with Haruhi."
"Oh. But isn't he too tall to stand in as a woman?"
"Exactly." The twins said in union.
Haruhi just finished dancing class and was serving tea for Kanako.
You were sitting by the window staring at nothing in particular when you heard someone enter the room.
It was the boy that recommended the beautiful tea sets for the Host Club. You didn't pay much attention to him until you heard Haruhi make a comment.
"So, you seem to know him quite well, Kanako-san."
"N-no! Of course not! What ever gave you that idea? Now…If you would excuse me…." And Kanako left.
"Haru-chan!" Hani clung to Haruhi's back ," Know what? They really do know each other! Suzushima-san is Kasaga-chan's fiancé! Just like Takashi and Suzu-chan!"
That sentence made you blush a bit and you approached them. As you pulled Hani out of Haruhi's back, Tamaki suddenly stood up.
"How long have you known about this, Kyouya?"
Kyouya pushed up his glasses, "I usually conduct general searches on our regular customers. I thought the information wouldn't benefit us, so I disregarded it. "
"Tohru Suzushima. Fair social status, good grades, might look ordinary but reliable. He also has a low self-confidence rate. Or in other words…"
"He's boring." He and the twins said in union.
'Yep, I was right. He's heartless.'
You thought with a nervous chuckle.
It was the night of the ball and everyone was dressed elegantly.
You wore a gray suit with a chocolate brown loose long-sleeved button-down shirt.
Tamaki welcomed the guests Kyouya finished Tamaki's speech by saying:
"As always,ladies, the Host Club is here for your entertainment and by the end of the night, based on dancing skills, a queen will be selected. And as her reward, a passionate kiss on the cheek from our king."
"Good luck, my angels." Tamaki cooed doing a flying kiss.
Squeals and sighs were heard.
"C'mon,Haruhi! Show some enthusiasm!" You heard the twins say.
You put a hand on Haruhi's shoulder.
"Yeah. You should lighten up. Kyouya put up quite a spread."
"A spread?" Haruhi mumbled," Do you have fancy tuna?"
Kyouya's pen broke.
.
.
.
You, Hani and Takashi: "Fan-"
Kaouru and Hikaru: "-cy"
Tamaki and Kyouya: "tuna?!"
The twins glomped Haruhi. And Kyouya started dialing some numbers on his phone.
"Hello? Yes. Add some special sushi on the menu today."
'Poor Haruhi…' You looked at her sympathetically.
All the guests were having a good time dancing with you and the hosts.
"Kasaga-chan is here!" Hani whispered.
"All right, commence Operation Kasaga-Shima!" The twins grinned.
"Suzu-sempai, you take it from here." Kyouya said looking at Kasagazaki-san.
"S-sure, Oto-..uhh.. Kyouya-kun."
He smiled and left.
Flashback
"Suzu-sempai!" Tamaki approached you with the others.
"How can I help you, Suou-san?"
"How many times do I have to tell you, sempai?" Tamaki sighed with a flick of his hair," our Host Club is a family! We can address each other by our first names. Understand, my daughter?"
"Yeah! We don't mind." The twins swung their arms around you playing with the locks on your hair.
"Oh. Sorry. It just became a habit, you see." You apologized smiling.
.
.
.
"So KAWAII!!!" Tamaki, Hani and the twins bear hugged you.
'They're all really nice, but do they have to do this all at once?!'
"Setting that aside, Suzu-sempai, can we ask a little favor from you?" Kyouya asked writing something on his clipboard.
"A favor?"
"Yeah!" Hani squeaked.
"We plan to get Kasagazaki-hime--"
"And Suzushima-san together!"
The twins chanted.
"And how do you do that?"
"Simple!" Tamaki said letting go of you.
'Air! Oh, precious, precious Air!'
"We dress Haruhi up as a young innocent lady, which she already is, and get her to talk to Suzushima-san."
"And that helps, how?"
"You'll see." Kyouya smirked," All we want you to do is to keep the guests busy and happy 'till we gat back. Ok?"
End Flashback
You were doing as you were told.
Inviting a guest or two to eat with you, offering cakes and sweets to them, inviting a guest to dace with you, and so on.
You were exhausted.
'Why are they taking so long? I'm exhausted!' You looked around. 'Well at least the guests are happy.'
You felt a hand on your shoulder. You sighed.
'Another princess to entertain.'
You turned around to find not a princess but a handsome knight.
"Suzu."
Takashi smiled a t you and led you outside.
"Takashi-kun, what about the guests?"
You heard them laughing and squealing.
Kyouya and the other hosts came back from the "operation" giving you a nod of approval.
"So the operation was a success?"
"Ah."
He took your hand and held your waist.
You both smiled and started dancing.
"People will think its weird, you know. Two "men" dancing the waltz under the moonlight."
He gave you that gorgeous smile that always seemed to get you off balance.
"It would be a shame if Kasaga-hime and Suzushima-san didn't sort thing out. They're such a cute couple."
Takashi twirled you around and caught you holding you tight.
"Suzu-chan." He started ,"Do you have problems like Kasagazaki-san's. With me, I mean."
'Takashi! He talked in a complete sentence!'
"Takashi-kun, did you just---?"
He looked away blushing.
You smirked.
"Its hard to say." You rested your head on his chest ,"You're a host, after all."
He sighed and led you back inside.
Mori's POV
You led her back inside.
"Thanks for that. I had a lot of fun." She smiled and left.
"So, Mori-sempai!" The twins cornered you ,"What happened to you? You and Suzu-sempai?"
Hikaru and Kaouru smirked slyly.
"Did something happen?" *nudge**nudge**wink**wink*
They kept on nudging and winking at you until Tamaki told everyone to go to the balcony.
Your POV
Tamaki told everyone to go to the balcony.
'Looks like this is the final phase of the operation.'
By the time you got there, Suzushima-san and Kasagazaki-hime were dancing the waltz.
"So, what did I miss?" You stood beside Haruhi.
"Tamaki declared Kasaga-san queen and they had the honor of doing the Last Waltz." She replied with a smile.
"And now, a kiss from our king!" Tamaki winked at Kasaga-san.
"Who will be substituted by our Fujihoka Haruhi!"
"What?!" Tamaki and Haruhi said in union.
"Kyouya did say that a small accident by the end of the night might make things interesting." Kaouru pointed out.
Haruhi made her way to Kasaga-hime.
"NOOOO!! HARUHI!!!!"
Tamaki tried to stop them but was about to step on a random banana peel.
"Tamaki-kun!"
You tried to reach out for him but you tripped on your own feet and instead of pulling Tamaki away, Haruhi was yanked off with you replacing her.
Tamaki slipped and ended up pushing you towards Kasaga-hime.
Your lips touched and you both quickly pulled away.
'I didn't think I would be sharing a kiss with a girl…'
All the clients squealed but the rest of the Host Club froze on the spot.
You looked at Takashi who was looking at you with a funny expression.
All you could do was laugh at the whole situation.
You mothed the word "Sorry" to him and you turned to Suzushima-san and gave him a light bow as a form of apology.
He chuckled.
'It is our job as members of the elite Ouran High School Host Club to make every woman happy.'
