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The Meikyuu Butterfly
Chapter Four: An Intervening Bishie
During Lunch At The Meikyuu Butterfly (Normal POV)
Nadeshiko, Yaya, Rima, Amu, and Lulu were all hard at work in brand new outfits to lure in more customers. The hosts decided to have two uniforms for the host club, so they could wear their new outfits on the days that they did not want to wear their original outfits.
All of the host club members wore their chains of charms as necklaces, today. Amu was striding around in a tight, Brandeis blue v-neck with long sleeves, two platinum skinny belts near the bottom of her shirt, cool gray, mid-thigh shorts with the bottoms folded up, and a pair of silver, over-the-knee suede boots.
Lulu was wearing a loose, Persian green shirt with slits in the long sleeves, a wide, onyx belt across her belly, ash gray, denim shorts, gray leggings, and black, ankle-high stilettos.
Nadeshiko rocked a carnation pink, over-the-shoulder shirt with sleeves that reached her elbows, denim overall shorts that reached the middle of her thighs, knee-high, classic rose socks, and charcoal Puma high tops.
Rima wore a thin, light slate gray cardigan over a light pastel purple, tank top dress with a light mauve bow pinned onto the left side of her chest. She was walking around in lilac kitten heels.
Last, but not least, Yaya wore an unbuttoned, light brown jacket with short, puffy sleeves over a light coral, halter dress that reached her knees. She was shuffling around The Meikyuu Butterfly in light taupe wedges.
On this typical, busy day at The Meikyuu Butterfly, hoards of guys were bewitched by the charms of the enchanting host club members and found themselves waiting in line for their favorite members. Although Nadeshiko, Rima, Yaya, and Lulu already had an impressive number of customers, their numbers were incomparable to Amu's; the guys waiting for her caused unbelievable traffic and chaos in the hallways of Seiyo High. Of course, it wasn't news to anyone; Amu established herself as the number one host at Seiyo. Every guy was destined to fall into her crowd of admirers, and every girl was most likely to become another hater. However, Amu disregarded these notable thoughts as a certain player with duke blue locks casually entered The Meikyuu Butterfly. Amu's golden eyes were locked onto Ikuto; Lulu noticed and grinned.
"Nana-chan here?" Ikuto inquired huskily. He had a lethargic expression until Lulu grasped his hand and led him to a table.
Lulu's lips curved into a deceptive smile. "You really suck at acting. Please look more convincing. Don't make me rearrange your face." Lulu's threats did not shake up Ikuto, but he just went with it to continue the execution of her scheme.
He leaned in and gently cupped her ear. "Whatever you want, Lulu-hime," whispered Ikuto.
If this was not a part of the plan, Lulu would have called him a pervert and slapped the living daylight out of his body, but instead, she just cringed and giggled. She playfully pushed him and squeezed her face as if she was embarrassed. They both avoided eye contact with Amu, so they wouldn't blow their cover.
Some customers noticed the new, unexpected couple and abruptly spread rumors like a wildfire. There was a ruckus, and the hosts finally noticed.
Rima's eyebrow furrowed, and she crossed her arms. "Just what is she planning?"
Nadeshiko held her chin and glanced at the surprising couple. "I wonder how that happened… They don't really match. Oh well; I can torture Lulu and ask about it later." Everyone sweat dropped as she went back to her customer with a sadistic smile.
Yaya's jaw dropped and threw her off balance. She collapsed onto the floor with a flabbergasted expression and a gigantic, colorful lollipop hanging out of her mouth. As her flustered customer tried to help her up, she frantically stood up and accidentally bumped into the poor guy's jaw; her lollipop fell onto the floor. "YAYA IS SUPER CONFUZZLED! SOMEONE TELL YAYA WHAT'S GOING ON!" Nadeshiko sweat dropped as Yaya flailed her arms around like noodles. Rima approached her and calmed her down by stuffing her face with soda-flavored hard candy. Yaya immediately sat back at her table and spaced out with an ecstatic, gluttonous smile.
"Gomennasai. Pepe-chan is daydreaming again. You'll have to come back another day; please excuse her behavior," explained Nadeshiko in a compassionate tone. Once the guy left, Nadeshiko and Rima had flames in their eyes.
Nadeshiko crept into her ear. "Guess who's cleaning up after everyone in The Meikyuu Butterfly, today." Yaya broke away from her trance and started bawling her eyes out.
"Congrats, Yaya. When you are fully conscious again, you'll owe me 12 gag comics for those soda candies," stated Rima.
Amu ignored everything going on, except Lulu's display of fabricated affection towards Ikuto. A queasy feeling striked Amu and her face hardened. 'What the hell is that bastard doing?'
"Umm… Ichigo-chan? Are you okay? You don't look so good," squeaked one of Amu's obsessed fan boys, Seiichiro Suzuki. He had enormous glasses, taupe gray eyes, and light brown hair that was styled like a mushroom.
Amu fidgeted and trembled as her anger boiled up inside of her. "Is that any of your damn business? Nothing's freaking wrong with me!" snapped Amu. Seiichiro got intimidated and ran away yelling, "Gomennasai!" She shook her head to clear her mind and tried to race after her customer to apologize, but she clumsily tripped over the leg of her chair. Everyone's eyes darted to her, and she covered her face in embarrassment. Nadeshiko rushed to her and helped her get up.
"Amu-chan, I want you to write an apologetic note to that guy you scared away. Don't worry about the people that were watching; I'll clear that up. You should control yourself; you don't want people to misunderstand, do you? You should take the day off and reflect on this." Amu nodded. "Oh, and you should offer that Seiichiro kid something." Amu grudgingly nodded in agreement.
Amu stood in the center of the room and bowed. "I'm sorry for causing a scene. Please excuse me." She clutched her school uniform and stole a glance at Ikuto, and then she miserably exited The Meikyuu Butterfly. As soon as she stepped out the door, her concerned admirers stalked after her.
When Amu finally left, Ikuto and Lulu leered at the door and suddenly started laughing. The customers tried not to pay attention, but the hosts sent inquisitive stares at the couple.
"Oh, wow. Did you see her expression? This is going to be a piece of cake!" Lulu exclaimed a little too loudly. Ikuto smirked.
At the Closing of The Meikyuu Butterfly
During that whole lunch period, Lulu only catered to Ikuto, who was undoubtedly going to pay for all of the customers she could not serve that day. When every single customer was out of sight, the hosts had sparkles in their eyes; they intended to get answers to their questions through any means necessary. Fortunately, Lulu was going to cooperate with them and let them be a part of the scheme.
"So, I'm guessing you guys want to know what's going on," she enunciated. Rima and Nadeshiko subtly nodded, but Yaya was anticipating the moment she could bombard Lulu with questions.
"Why are you with that transfer student? Isn't Amu interested in him? Are you really in love with h-." Rima stuffed more soda candy into her mouth, and Nadeshiko sealed her mouth with masking tape.
Lulu coughed and spoke up. "Anyways, I randomly met the transfer student, Tsukiyomi Ikuto, when I was on that break. I felt like doing him a favor and hooking Amu up with him. We thought up this whole plan to make her jealous and stuff. Unfortunately, I had to pretend to be his girlfriend," she explained. She resisted her urge to gag at her last sentence. "So, you guys want to help?"
"Sure, why not?" replied Rima with a sober face.
"Okay; it sounds like it'll be fun." Nadeshiko beamed.
Yaya ripped off the masking tape, which left a bright red mark, and raised her hand up high. "Oh, oh! Yaya wants to help, too!"
"Great. All of you guys just have to bother Amu by congratulating me and pointing how great Ikuto and I look together as a couple. The key is to make her jealous," instructed Lulu. The trio nodded, and the four hosts waited for the next day at the host club.
The Next Day At Lunch
Every host club member was wearing their original uniforms. Lulu, Rima, Yaya, and Nadeshiko anticipated the moment that Ikuto would step in. Amu sent glares towards Lulu when her customer got distracted, but she just ignored them to cause Amu more distress.
At the middle of the shift, Lulu's fake boyfriend came in and humbly marked his presence by uttering a simple, "Yo." Once again, Amu impetuously ceased her conversation with her enticed customer, so she could attempt to bore holes into Ikuto and Lulu with her fierce, amber eyes. Of course, they knew what she was doing, but they needed to aggravate her and motivate her to claim Ikuto, so they overlooked her actions.
The spurious couple continued their obvious, public displays of affection. After Ikuto greeted her, Lulu went on her tippy toes to brush his cheek with a light kiss. Everyone, except Amu, genuinely blushed at the misleading couple. More rumors spread as Amu crossed her arms and failed to cover her infuriated face. She scowled at them and looked as if tears were going to pour out of her eyes. It was apparent to everyone that she was jealous.
When Lulu sat at a table with Ikuto, the other host club members rushed up to her one by one and pushed Amu's buttons even farther.
Yaya confronted her first and nudged her. "Nice going, Lulu!" she yelled boisterously. She left and gave Lulu two thumbs up. Nadeshiko sweat dropped at her candid actions.
Rima spontaneously appeared behind Lulu's seat and poked her shoulder. Lulu flinched in surprise and got irritated. "Hai?"
"Um… good job. You finally settled down, huh? I'll take good care of your customers and… yeah. Bye then." She waved a goodbye and shuffled back to the guy that she was serving.
Nadeshiko gently squeezed Lulu's other shoulder and began placidly talking to her. "Congratulations on your new boyfriend, Lulu." She winked and sauntered away.
Ikuto's brow shifted. "What was that all about?"
"Oh, I told them. They decided to help us. Thank god; I can't stand being near you," scoffed Lulu. She repeatedly wiped her mouth because of the kiss.
Ikuto brusquely glimpsed at Amu and saw her vehement, teary face. Suddenly a part of his heart commanded him to comfort her, but he shook off the feeling.
'I'll make it up to her when she falls for me.'
Amu commenced her constant, scornful glowering until her customer asked her if she was okay. She immediately sucked it up and suppressed her anxiety, so she could maintain her Cool N' Spicy reputation. "I'm fine. What's it to you?" She placed her chin on her hand and looked deep into her customer's eyes. He sank in his chair and murmured something along the lines of, "Cool N' Spicy~." Amu's tears shrank away, and she lightened up a bit at the sight of the funny-looking customer, who seemed to be deliriously floating away.
At the Closing of the Club
Amu was the first person to strip out of her host uniform and slip on her school uniform. She bowed to everyone with a melancholic smile. "Good work, everyone. I'll see you guys later."
As soon as Amu disappeared, everyone huddled together. Lulu grinned and jovially shuffled around, "The plan is working! If we keep this up, Amu will finally crack tomorrow, and I'll be able to annihilate that blue haired bastard for making me endure all of that lovey dovey bull!"
Nadeshiko sweat dropped at the rapturous Lulu, and Rima just sighed. Yaya raised her thumbs up with her tongue goofily hanging out.
Next Day At Homeroom
Utau and Ikuto had just rushed into homeroom and took their seats. He simpered to himself and fantasized about Amu being his fiancé as he placed his legs on his desk and laid back.
"Victoire." (A/N: It means "Victory" in French. I thought I should add in some of his sexy French. XD.)
Ikuto was unaware of it, but Rima and Nadeshiko were observing Amu in her last moments of sitting around and not doing anything to approach Ikuto about his relationship with Lulu. As she frantically tapped her slender fingers on the polished, wooden desk, she contemplated whether or not she should just go to Ikuto and intervene on his relationship with Lulu. Finally, Amu coolly rose from her seat and unenthusiastically strode toward Ikuto. The blood was rushing up to her plump cheeks as she placed her hands on her hips and stood up straight in front of Ikuto. Nadeshiko and Rima watched soundlessly with content spilled all over their faces.
Amu jabbed her pointer finger into his wide, clear forehead. Ikuto cringed and muttered some curses. "What was that for?" Ikuto inquired irritatingly until he noticed it was Amu. A smirk was chiseled into his face when he saw her.
'Here it comes.'
When she opened her mouth to explain herself, Nikaidou barged in.
"Ikuto, get your feet off the desk, and Himamori, please flirt on your own time. Get back to your seat," reprimanded Nikaidou.
Amu gritted her teeth and furiously took her seat; as soon as she sat down, she twitched and clawed her desk. "Damnit, I needed to talk to him! And for the hundredth time, it's HINAMORI! You freaking bastard!" uttered Amu. As everyone moved their desks away from her in fear, Nadeshiko and Rima had a blazing fire in their livid eyes. However, Nikaidou had the audacity to pay no attention to them.
"Today, we have another transfer student; his name is Dark Mousy. Come in and introduce yourself, Dark."
A tall figure with violet locks of hair and amethyst eyes entered the classroom. An ivory tie was hanging around his neck, and his black dress shirt had two buttons undone. The girls squealed and whispered in excitement.
"Buon giorno. (A/N: "Good morning" in Italian.) I'm Dark. I just moved back here from Italy. Nice to meet you, ladies." (A/N: He's random, but come on. You have to love D.N. Angel… Plus, Dark is hawtt… x3.) Dark blew a kiss to the girls, and they instantly became his fan girls. They screamed wildly and ecstatically with hearts beating in their eyes. Amu, Nadeshiko, Rima, and Utau were unmoved by him.
'Damn you, Nikaidou… Che, that new kid's probably full of himself. I could get more girls than him,' thought Ikuto.
As always, Amu's chin was nonchalantly sitting on her hand. "What's with him? He doesn't even look that great," criticized Amu. She flipped her hair and gazed out the window.
Nadeshiko grinned with her smiling eyes. "He's actually quite the bishie to me. One of us will have to hook him."
Rima yawned. "That's not going to be me. He doesn't catch my interest at all," she commented as she was reading a recently published gag comic.
Utau sat up straight in her seat and crossed her arms with a sour face. "Who the hell does that Dark guy think he is? Ikuto's way hotter than him! That's just fantastic. Another eccentric bastard in this school…"
While they chatted about him, he scanned the classroom for empty seats near some gorgeous girls and spotted Amu. Ikuto lazily put his head on his desk, but he was still watching Dark.
Dark abruptly pointed to the empty desk behind a certain pinkette. "I'll take the seat near that lovely lady."
Amu straightened up her back. "Nande ane? Why me?" She grunted in annoyance. "Another damn playboy," she remarked.
Apparently Dark did not hear her, since he knelt down in front of her to peer at her attractive, exasperated face. He gently placed his hand on her cheek and pecked her. "It's especially nice to meet you," whispered Dark as he pulled away from her. Amu pushed him and slapped his face, earning her about 20 more antis.
"Screw you! What the hell was that for?" bellowed Amu as she slightly blushed in embarrassment.
Dark just smirked and sat behind her as everyone stared at them in astonishment.