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-II. Introductions-

My face turned more and more red with every second that we stood alone, off to the side of everything else, just watching.

I thought that the Host Club was an interesting place, even as nervous as I was. It seemed that the girls would come to the Host Club, pick their favoriet host, and then get a chance to sit and talk with him for a time. Okay, so it wasn't exactly sitting and talking. It was more like the guys getting the girls all excited and the girls swooning over them. I raised an eyebrow at it. Didn't the girls get jealous that the hosts were making eyes at so many other girls besides them?

If that didn't make sense, sorry. I don't make sense a lot of the time.

I looked over at Peggy and realized why the twins were her favorite: A little thing called "brotherly love," if you catch my drift.

I saw Sarah's eyes widen in shock, and she looked at me. I looked back and shook my head. What kind of place is this? I wondered. There's "twincest" with those two, the third-year acts like a ten-year-old, that one with the glasses is always writing things down, the really tall one -that Sarah likes- hardly says a word, and that blonde one-

"Ladies?"

I yelped and we both spun around to find the blonde boy I'd been thinking about standing behind us. I mean, uh, I wasn't thinking about him like that! I was just wondering about- Yeah, I'm just gonna shut up now.

The boy smiled and laughed softly. "I noticed that you two were standing over here by yourselves, and I felt obliged to come see to you, since you are first-time customers."

He's so polite, I thought. I thought chivarly was supposed to be dead. And his glances and looks look so pure. Not mischevious like those twins. Just...sweet.

"Allow me to introduce myself," he said. He took Sarah's hand and bowed low. "My name is Tamaki Suoh." He gently kissed her hand, and then did the same to me.

My heart started racing.

He looked up and smiled at me.

Sarah laughed softly.

"What are your names, dear princesses?"

My name? I wondered. What is my name?

"Sarah Bennet," she said, not even skipping a beat.

Show off, I thought, giving her a look. "K-Kelsey Bennet," I said.

"Sisters?" he asked.

"Cousins," Sarah said.

"Ah, you're English, am I right?"

"Yes," I said, both Sarah and I a little surprised.

"From what part of the United Kingdom do you come from?"

"London," I said, my nervousness subsiding slightly.

"You surprise me," he said.

"How?" I asked.

"That you speak Japanese so well."

"Oh," I said. "We...took it in middle school, and became fluent, so..."

He smiled at me again, and I suddenly became aware that he was still holding onto my hand. I looked down at our hands, then back at him. He just smiled again. His eyes...they were so different. So blue, they were almost purple. (On the other hand, mine were so blue, they were almost green. Go figure.)

I looked up, expecting to see Sarah smirking at my embarrassment, but she'd drifted off to where the tall, black-haired guy and the little blonde one were sitting.

Get back over here! I yelled in my head, trying to reach her through cousin-telepathy. It wasn't working. Way to leave me all alone while I'm drowning over here, I thought.

She smiled at me, almost as if she had heard me, and I shook my head at her.

"Would you like to come sit with me, princess? Maybe have some refreshments?"

I snapped my head back, remembering where I was. I glanced over at Peggy, swooning and enjoying herself with the twins. And Sarah didn't seem any worse for wear. Well, I thought, as long as we're here...

"O-okay," I said, then wondered why I was still stuttering.

He smiled again. Seems like a very positive, happy person, I thought. I had yet to find out just how positive, but I digress.

"This being your first time to the Host Club, I imagine you have a lot of questions," he said, laughing a little.

"You guessed right," I said. Oh, now you stop stuttering, I thought dryly. "First of all...those two?" I asked, pointing at the twins.

"Those are the Hitachiin twins," he said. "They're in your year, if I've guessed right."

I nodded.

"Hikaru and Kaoru," he continued. "Certainly a mischievous pair."

"And...? The whole...?"

He laughed a little. "Don't tell any of the other guests, but it's just an act. Yes, they are very close, but not that close."

I nodded. Mischievous indeed, I thought. "And the two third-years?"

"Oddly enough, the ones that your cousin is with are, in fact, cousins," he said. "The smaller one inhaling that piece of cake-" He, indeed, was at that moment. "-is Mitsukuni Haninozuka. The quiet, tall one watching over him is Takashi Morinozuka. Everyone calls them 'Honey' and 'Mori' for short."

I'll never understand Japanese names, I thought.

"And our co-founder is right..." Tamaki looked around, scanning the room for the last boy. "...right there. He keeps this place running for us all. Kyoya Ohtori."

"Co-founder?" I asked. "But who's-?" I stopped and looked at Tamaki.

He laughed a little. "Yes, I'm the other founder of the Host Club."

I should've known, I thought. "We didn't have this sort of thing back in London," I said, taking a sip of tea from the cup in front of me.

"I should hope not," Tamaki said. "I intend to hold the patent on this kind of club."

I laughed and he smiled.

"Tama-chaaan!" Honey called. We looked over the back of the couch at him. He was sitting at a table, cakes all around him. "Look at all the cakes!" He giggled. "Usa-chan and I are gonna eat 'em all!"

"That's wonderful, Honey-senpai," Tamaki said.

I turned back around and held in a yelp. I had turned to find Honey standing in front of me.

"Hi!" he said happily. "I haven't met you before! What's your name?"

"Uh, I'm...Kelsey," I said.

He giggled again.

Something is wrong with this boy, I thought. Very wrong.

"Kelsa-chan!" He laughed and jumped up to hug me.

Uh, okay, I thought.

Mori stood nearby, watching Honey. Silently, of course.

Sarah smirked at me and I gave her a look.

"Do you want some cake, Kelsa-chan? There's a whole bunch to choose from! Come on! Sarah-chan was just telling us about you!"

He grabbed my hand and pulled me up off the couch and over to the table. His strength surprised me. Small packages, I thought.

"Well, um," I said, "thank you, but I'm not really one for sweets..."

Honey's eyes got big, and he looked up at me, sniffling. "You mean...you don't want any?"

Sarah jutted her lip out in a fake pout. She wasn't helping, but... He was just too cute. How could I say no?

"Alright, I'll have a piece."

"Yay!" Honey said, jumping up and down.

Strange, I thought.

"Honey-senpai, why do you do that?" Tamaki asked, practically scolding him. "You can't use your cuteness to steal away my guests!"

Honey hugged Usa-chan and giggled.

"Don't giggle in that adorable, Lolita-type way! It won't work on me!"

Sarah and I laughed a little. I don't know why we found it funny that Tamaki was irked, but we did nonetheless.

"Hey, haven't we..." "...seen you two in some of our classes?"

I looked up to see Hikaru and Kaoru leaning on the back of the chair I was sitting in (I had yet to determine which was which).

"I...think so," I said.

"Yeah, she's Kelsey Bennet, Hikaru," the one on my left said. "And she's Sarah Bennet."

"They always sit in the back, Kaoru," the one on my right said. "Drawing and writing."

"Why is that?" they asked together, leaning down closer.

"Uh- Um- I-" I stuttered, feeling my face get hot.

They smirked.

Sarah rolled her eyes. "Uh, maybe 'cause we want to?" she offered, snapping a little.

"Hikaru! Kaoru! Leave these poor young ladies alone!" Tamaki yelled at them.

"Aw, boss, we were just..." "...having some fun with a couple classmates."

It seemed they liked finishing each other's sentences. Probably one of those twin-telepathy things.

"I will not have you corrupting them!"

I felt another laugh coming on, but managed to hold it in.

"Tamaki, calm down," Kyoya said, not looking up from his notebook. (Actually it was more like a legal pad, but, again, I digress.) "It's their first time at the Host Club. Let them settle in. And don't scare them off."

"When have I ever scared anyone off, Kyoya? When? WHEN? ! You tell me that!"

I let out a quiet chuckle, but I didn't want to laugh too loud, for fear it would offend them.

"So, how's it going?" Peggy asked quietly as Kyoya and Tamaki went on with their arguement. It was really Tamaki who was doing the arguing, but anyway...

We looked at the four boys, all watching their leaders. "I think we may be in over our heads."

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We left shortly after that. I knew my parents would worry if we weren't home soon.

We waved goodbye to the hosts as we left, thanking them.

"No, dear princesses, thank you," Tamaki replied, smiling.

"See you three..." "...in class," Hikaru and Kaoru said, and winked.

"Hikaru! Kaoru! Stop with all that winking!"

"Aw, boss..."

Only when we were out of earshot did Sarah and I let all our pent-up laughter out.

"What?" Peggy asked.

I shook my head, waiting for a moment to catch my breath.

"They- They..." I laughed again, cutting Sarah off.

"Wow, they are such idiots!" I said.

We all laughed.

"Yeah, they kind of are...well, not all of them, but some of them. But they're totally awesome once you get to know them. And hilarious," Peggy said. She nudged my arm with her elbow. "Seems like you and Tama-chan were getting pretty cozy over there before Honey-senpai broke it up."

"Yeah, I noticed that, too," Sarah said.

I blushed a little but shook it off. "We were just...talking. He asked about where I was from, and I asked about the Host Club. Simple as that."

And I'll bet he calls every girl that requests him "princess," I thought.

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"Why were you flirting with her so much? Huh? Huh?" Tamaki demanded of Hikaru and Kaoru.

"It's sort of what we do," Hikaru said.

"We are in a Host Club, after all," Kaoru said.

"The act is to flirt with EACH OTHER!" Tamaki shouted.

The twins rolled their eyes at him, which just made him even more angry.

"Tamaki, did you ever stop to think that they were flirting with her and her cousin because it's their job?" Kyoya asked.

"Yeah, Tama-chan," Honey said, looking up at Tamaki and clutching Usa-chan to his chest. "Isn't that what the Host Club is about? Entertaining girls?"

Tamaki sighed, looking down at Honey. "I suppose you're right, Honey-senpai."

Honey smiled widely at this knowledge of his being right.

But something had been stirred up in Tamaki by this new guest. He sensed something was different about her, but that she was shy, and hiding herself from them.

"Well," he said determinedly, "I think we can all agree that we must all do our best to make Kelsey and Sarah feel at home in the Host Club."

"I know I wanna see Kelsa-chan and Sarah-chan again!" Honey said happily. "And I was happy to see Peggy-chan here again today!"

Tamaki laughed softly at Honey's nicknames for them.

"Yeah," was all Mori said (not exactly unusual).

"You can count on us, boss to do everything we can..." "...to make them feel at home," Hikaru and Kaoru said.

"Oh, no, you will not!" Tamaki snapped in reply.

The twins smirked mischievously.

"You did say all of us, boss," Hikaru said.

"That means Hikaru and I, too," Kaoru said.

Tamaki looked about ready to boil over.

"Idiots," Kyoya muttered, pushing his glasses up on his nose.

Tamaki gasped, fled to the nearest corner, and proceeded to sulk in it. The rest of the Host Club looked after him, sighing.

"Tama-chan..." Honey said.

Kyoya rolled his eyes, repeating his previous phrase. "Idiot." But adding a different one in his head. Moron.

Don't get Tamaki and Kyoya wrong. They are friends. It's just that Tamaki is a bit more emotional, helpful, caring, and less calculating than Kyoya is more than half of the time. Their personalities were just different. Isn't everyone's?

The Ohtori's were a very prominent family in Japan. They built hospitals, owned resorts... They were very wealthy. Kyoya was the third son, which put him in an interesting position. Being the youngest son, he could never take on the family business. That was left to the oldest brother. Kyoya was always trying to prove himself to his father.

And Honey may have looked small and helpless, but he wasn't. His family, the Haninozukas, were known for their martial arts prowess. The Morinozukas, long ago, had been servants of the Haninozuka family for many generations, and were united by marriage a few generations before Honey and Mori came along. Even though he wasn't his servant any more, Mori still felt protective of Honey. Mori wasn't without martial arts skills either, but he looked more the part than Honey. Mori was the definition of the "strong, silent" type. He hardly ever spoke, but wasn't shy. It was just that he spoke only when he felt it was necessary. In this way, he observed a lot.

Onto the twins. Hikaru and Kaoru's mother was a fashion designer, which made them very fashion conscious. It also made the latest fashions avaliable to them. Up until they had joined the Host Club, they had been off in their own little world, convinced that they didn't need anyone besides each other. In the Host Club, they had opened up a lot, and had been able to talk to people instead of talking down to them. Their favorite game to play was the "Which One Is Hikaru? Game". Hardly anyone ever won (not that the twins would say anything if they did).

Hikaru was a bit more mischevious-looking than Kaoru, but both loved to get their kicks from the embarassment of others. Hikaru had a quick temper, and often showed his anger in quick outbursts. Kaoru was a little more tranquil, trying to get Hikaru to calm down instead of watching him blow up. Sometimes they still felt like they were in their own world, and they were just waiting for someone to climb over the walls.

Last, but not least, Tamaki Suoh, the self-proclaimed "king" of the Host Club. He could be an idiot, and he could be annoying, but his intentions were good. He could also seem self-absorbed and a bit of a narcissist, but he showed his close friends that he wasn't really like that. When you got right down to it, he didn't care about himself very much at all. He really, truly cared for others. He felt that the Host Club was sort of a family, not just a club. His family, like the rest of the members of the Host Club, was wealthy as well. His father was the chairman of the board of Ouran Academy, if that's any indication of how rich he was. Also, like our heroines, he was not Japan-born. He was born in France, and lived there until he was fourteen. The story behind his birth and moving to Japan, and the status he held in his family, are yet to be revealed.

Chapter 3 is next! In the words of the Host Club, "We'll see you then!"