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Chapter Eleven A host of Misunderstands

The host club was the most popular club in Ouran High School, but perhaps that was part of the problem. The girls who attended the club seemed to love, no they were addicted to the drama that went along with it.

Their imaginations only needed one small suggestion to go off the deep end as it happened the week before with the whole drama of the pink headed girl, who was now the new ill behaved puppy of the host club.

And it just kept getting better.

"They're staring." Mikan whispered to Honey, who only smiled, waved and turn back to Mikan as he tugged Mori along to the nearest study room.

"It's okay. They just like to see Mori and me. They're our fans." Honey explained

"Ah. Are they going to do this the whole time we study?" She asked as she plopped open the math book and notebook at the nearest far removed table behind some shelves.

"I'm going to go say hi, okay?' Honey asked his tall friend who only responded with a nod as he sat down on the table and Honey disappeared down into the cooing crowd of girls.

"So, I kinda need help with all of it." Mikan blushed as she pushed the book next to him, "I suck at math."

He nodded again as he began to scribble in her note book as she watched.

"Wait , wait. How did you get that?"

He stared at her for minute, before going back and showing and labeling each step.

"Oh." Mikan nodded as she copied, "Oh I see now. How about number 13?"

He glanced at it, reading through, before he created a pile of scribbles with the answer, rewriting so Mikan could understand.

"Okay. So take 5 times 40 divided by pie." She talked to herself, "Thanks. Hopefully this will stick."

He nodded. She laughed, 'Right. So um, do you mind if I meet with you most morning if I have math questions. "

He shrugged.

"Great." She smiled again closing the book, "This is really going to help. Thanks."

He nodded, before getting up himself and walking over to Honey, who smiled.

"Good job Takashi." Honey smiled, "Come on. We'll be late for class."

Mikan couldn't help but laugh as she watched Honey tugged Mori along through the throng of girls, before she followed.

"What was that?"

She glanced at who had asked. A long skinny brunette.

"Um, I was getting help with my math homework." She answered slowly," I suck at math."

"Oh, but why were you personally with him?" She pushed as a few girls joined in behind. Here comes the ground support, Mikan thought as she answered

"He was helping me with my homework."

"Maybe they were making out." A whisper started behind her. Mikan slapped her face sighing, before pushing through, "Excuse me."

The girls refused to budge, as they became more persistent.

"Do you have some kind of special pilverages?"

"Do you have an affair with all the members?"

"Are you really so poor that you have to steal vases?"

She blinked, again with the rumors she sighed.

"No." She shrugged, "I just serve tea to the costumers."

"Really?" The girls pushed.

She was so close to just screaming out, No. I suck their blood, because I'm a 500 year old vampire and use them as my personal slaves at night, but she had to much self restraint for that.

"Yes. Now excuse me, unless you would like to explain to my sensei why I was late to class." Mikan answered as she tried once more to push through.

"Is that a threat?" A ivory hair peacock asked, trying to stare her down.

Mikan felt her fist tighten. No Mikan. No, it 's never worth it.

"No. It's the truth. You can provide an explanation for why I was going to be late for class." Mikan answered.

"Eh, why are you messing with puppy?"

"Ah, but Honey-"the girls started as they turned to see the midget who didn't look happy at all and Mori was emotionless as ever as he stood behind.

"No. You need to be nice to our puppy." He told them sternly, as he grabbed Mikan's hand, "Come on Puppy."

She followed obediently using all her self control not to glance back to see their shocked faces.

"Thank you." She told him as he only smiled back.

"You shouldn't have to worry about mean girls, Mikan-chan. We're supposed to look after our puppy."

"They're not mean, just protective." Mikan answered, "They really don't like you guys having any one girl alone."

Honey shrugged, "I guess not. Did Mori help you?"

"Yeah he was amazing." Mikan laughed glancing back, "Thank you."

Mori only glanced down, and lifted Honey up as they split ways.

'Bye Mikan."

She waved turning the corner, but she wished that Mori and Honey were with her as the peacocks glared.

"Why were you walking with them?" one asked innocently enough.

She had just about enough, but even as she opened her mouth to retort, she felt a shadow above her.

"Hello Mikan. Is there a reason you are not to class yet?"

She turned to see the one and only shadow king as she gulped, "Nope. I better hurry. Excuse me."

The girls moved away, glaring after her, before glancing up at Kyoya as one even dared to pose the same question she had heard so many times before. Mikan paused around the corner, stealing a glance.

"Why does she have special pilverages? She seems to be with the host club every day."

He glanced down, "You are as well, or do I not see that you attend almost everyday to the club. Mikan is a member of the host club, and she is not to be harassed. Or shall I remind you of the school's well known bully policies."

The girls were blushing as they whispered to each other.

"No of course not." The girl answered in a whisper.

'I am glad. See you at the host club." He smiled as the girls once again reverted to their normal cheerful state moving on to their respective classes as he walked down the hall, "I see you Mikan."

She looked at him, "Thank you."
"I told you I would take care of it. Girls are known to be protective of what they think is theirs." He answered moving on. 'You shouldn't receive anymore trouble."

She sighed relieved. Great now I can actually concentrate without worrying that I won't be jumped by a mob of yellow, she giggled though trying to imagine the mob of yellow crushing her.

"Hello Haruhi.'

She moaned glancing at the twins terrors on either side of her.

"Hello." She answered yawning pulling out her books, as she caught a snippet of a whisper to the side of her by two girls she reconizeged as Tamaki's costumers only to be screamed out by the twins.

"What do you Mikan was making out with Mori in the library this morning?" They asked

"Well,-" The girls glanced at each other, "We just heard. We don't know if it's true."

Poor Mikan, Haruhi thought to herself, "Then perhaps you shouldn't be spreading those rumors."

The girls looked away, retreating into a corner as they spoke in whispers.

"Can you believe that?" The twins asked her, as they sat on either side.

"No, because it's not true." Haruhi answered, "I think this is why she was so upset yesterday. All the rumors."

"Ah, but the rumors are what keep us popular." Hikaru explained with a shrug.

"You wouldn't believe some of the things that are said about." Karou whispered, before they laughed.

Haruhi buried her head, "I don't think I want to know."

They looked like there were going to add something else, until the bell rang and class began.

It was over to quickly as the twins once again resumed their talk of the latest rumors.

"Yes apparently we're planning to move off to France." Hikaru explained, "But I wouldn't put it past Mikan to make a move. '

"We are irristable." Karou continued as he flipped his hair.

There was a snort as the familiar pink headed puppy passed by, "Yeah, you can't keep your hands off each other."

"You know you want it." They snapped as she only laughed, her friends looking shocked at her, and ogling the twins and Haruhi.

"Mikan how can speak so freely about them?" Yui whispered

"The same way you guys can talk about me being the puppy and making out with half the host club."

Yui shut her mouth quickly, as Rai and Momo exchanged looks.

"You guys should try sitting with us sometimes at lunch." Mikan offered switching subject.

"We couldn't." Momo answered

'So, you guys been up to much?" Mikan asked, "Did you have that party over in France yet?"

'Oh no. I don't leave until today now." Rai went on.

"Then where were you yesterday? On Thursday?" Momo asked

"Oh, last minute shopping, mother wanted to show the most divine ball gown."

"Oh the champagne pink with the ruffles?" Yui asked

"No." Rai answered clicking her tongue, "It was teal with sparkles."

"That sounds gorgeous." Mikan nodded her head as the girls smiled.

"Well, I had to protest, but mom said I absolutely had to." Rai smiled sighing.

"I'll have to come over and see it." Momo told her as they glanced at Mikan.

"Can't, busy." Mikan answered

"Your always busy.' Momo scolded, before she continued making plans with Rai, as Yui said she had to go to go look at some china with her mother.

"My father is coming to visit."

"Oh?" the girls asked.

"He's not been in the country since the last dinner party. Did deals go over well in Italy?" Momo inquired

"Of course. They went so well, that is why he's home early. We're having his business partners over, and mother thought we should have presentable china." Yui answered

"My mom is the same way." Mikan told her, "Do your parents travel a lot Momo?"

"Well my mother has a good bit of dealing with designing Prada. Half Italian you know. And my father is the traditional stocks." She explained, "Though he travel a lot to the states."

"What about you Ria?" Mikan asked, "You're off to France?"

"Qui." She smiled, "To visit my cousins. They are hosting an annual ball for some charity their mother runs, helping out children in the slums. We raised over twenty million last year."

Mikan felt her jaw drop, realizing that must have been simply pocket change for them. "That's amazing."

Her comment was taken in, before they moved in to talk of the latest street fashion that was taking Japan by storm or what shoes Rai should wear tomorrow. Mikan didn't mind it too much, but it wasn't the most thrilling conversation she had heard.

Yet as her mother would have said there was nothing bad with fitting in.

So she sucked it up, taking in everything she could about what they talked about. She was rich now, and it was a different ball game. A different life style.

"Have you guys ever had a frapucchino from starbucks?" She asked

"My mother has had one of those, once in Italia." Rai answered

Mikan could only laugh, "Remind me to take you guys out for coffee."

"Coffee? Is it anything like the commoners tea they serve at host club?" Yui asked

"Nothing like it." Mikan answered as she walked on shaking her head, 'Oh man. If I was still back in the states I could have taken you guys to this great café that was right in town."

"Oh so you moved to Japan?" Rai asked cocking her head

"Oh yeah. Just this past summer." She explained, "I finished up my summer and part of the fall before I transferred."

"That makes sense." Yui nodded her head, "I've been to the states a few times. Mostly New York."

"I went there a couple times as a kid, to visit my aunt." Mikan answered

"Did you see any of the upper east end boutiques? Such clothes. You Americans have very conservitive taste."

"Actually more consignment shops for our visits." Mikan explained, "Upper east side is really pricy. And if your not careful they charge you more then it's worth."

Momo seemed to tug on Yui elbow before they changed topics once again and Mikan took the back seat listening to them chatter.

"How do you like working for the host club?"Yui asked

"I like it enough." She answered, "Can be kind of tedious carrying tea around."

"Ah. Is that all you do? You don't entertain." Momo inquired

"Nope. Just serve tea." Mikan shrugged, "Anything more and I might as well have been a host. But that's silly, because who wants to spend time with a girl, you go for the boys."

"Ah, so you do think they're cute." Rai teased as Mikan rolled her eyes.

"You'd have to be a blind as bat to see that they're not hot." She answered as she heard a sudden retort of, "Mikan, we had no idea."

She glared behind her shoulder, sticking her tongue out at the twins as she walked faster, "Come on class awaits again, gah I have a math next."
"It's okay Mikan." Yui told her, "We heard that Mori helped you."

"I saw that look." Mikan told them, "No. I did not make out with him, just helping me study. He doesn't say much ever. He actually wrote out all the steps."

"Mori is very quiet.' Momo agreed as the other two nodded.

"It's mostly the sigh girls who choose as their host, because he's so still and silent."

"Ah." Mikan nodded, "That makes perfect sense. And then Honey is just adorable kid everybody wants to hug."

"In a way." Rai said, "They're never without each other though."

"Like the twins." Mikan retorted, "I don't know what it is that you guys find so attractive about the way they hang on each other."

All three shrugged, 'It's like the drama's on TV, but played out in front of us." Momo explained

"I don't know. Seems a little wrong-" Mikan started, but the girls were drawn back into talk of fashion.

"Takashi! Quick drill Mikan-Chan on her problems!" Honey yelled as he dragged Mori towards her.

"Honey?" She asked as she glanced down, "Isn't your class half way across the school?"

"Come on Honey." Mori told him as he picked the little guy up, "We'll be late."

Mikan blinked, "Thank you for the thought Honey, but I'll be fine. I don't think I have a test today."

"AHHH! MIKAN WHO'S GRIEVED YOU NOW?" Tamaki yelled as he saw her sitting with her head on the lunch table.

She glanced up at him, "Uh no one."

"No! None of that. You will tell us now!" Tamaki ordered as he clapped his hands, and the twins brought over a couch, as they tried to pull her up from the lunch table.

'Oi! My cast. Hold on.' She got up herself sitting on the couch, feeling very silly as they were having a therapy in the middle of lunch.

"Now tell us were it all began." Tamaki ordered as Honey prepared to take notes, a and the twins dragged Haruhi over to observe.

"What are they for?' She asked

'This is my diagnosis team." Tamaki explained, "They are here for the sole responsibility of helping my diagnoses what is bothering you."

She smiled as she made herself comfortable, "Well Tamaki-sempi I guess it all really began when I was a child and I decided to go swimming at the shark tank at the local aquarium. Only I lost six cousins to the same shark I made best friends with, and I had to shoot it. Mind you it was rather hard handling a gun at five years old."

Tamaki suddenly yelled, running away at the top of his lungs as Mikan laughed from the couch, "Wow, he should be on the track team."

"Sarcasm." Haruhi explained to the onlookers, as the twins suddenly grinned shaking her hands.

"Congratulations. Usually we can only do that when we mess with Haruhi in front of him."

"So you are gay-"Mikan started as the twins seemed to turn to ash and Haruhi laughed nervously, "Uh no. Tamaki just likes me as a very close friend."

"I don't know. The way these two are so close to sucking your face off sometimes, has me worried." Mikan answered

The twins glanced at each other before they circled her, leaning in really close like sharks before the kill.

"Jealous?" They asked reaching for her face until she made a move to bite them.

"I told you. Your hand near my face, equals in my mouth." She warned eyeing them as she scooted away crawling off the couch, "Gah. I think that could count as sexual harassment."

"Aww, Mikan. So cute." They cried hugging her instead, "Your so innocent Puppy."

She blushed, muttering, "You guys really get to know me you'll eat that statement."

When they released her, she stepped across the table, stepping to sit on the other side with Honey and Mori.

"They tempt me to much.' She explained, "So close to just ripping off their hands. You guys are really lucky that Haruhi doesn't bite."

"They probably have diseases." Haruhi answered turning over her shoulder, "It's not good to bite other humans."

"Haruhi! That's the meanest thing you ever said." They sobbed holding each other before smacking Mikan, "Stop teaching her bad habits!"

"Her?" Mikan asked cocking her head.

"Ahh!" Honey started, "Mori, Mikan needs more study help."

"I do?" She asked, but she hardly got the words out her mouth before Mori was throwing her up into the air and running at top speeds with the puppy thrown his shoulder with Mikan yelling at himto "Drop Me!" , and Honey at his side yelling math facts at her.

"You better hope she doesn't catch on." Haruhi warned, "She probably thinks you all are just crazy."

The twins sighed, glancing at each other and the shadow king who returned their stare.

"I share Haruhi's conclusion. I don't think Mikan has a clue." He explained in a low voice, "As usual most of the girls will simply believe that there is more drama with the puppy."

The twins sunk into their seats, mentally hitting themselves at that fact that they had almost let it slip, well maybe slip a little louder in front of the whole school and they might has well been dead.

"You almost did what?" Tamaki yelled as Kyoya had filled him in as they walked away from the crowded lunch hall.

"It was a mental slip Milord." They answered

"A mental slip that could cost Haruhi here position." He hissed grabbing their collars, "Where is Mikan now?"

"She was whisked away by Mori and Hunny to the library." They shrugged, "Something about drilling her on math problems."

"I'll have to deport her from the country , pay her mother millions-"Tamaki was muttering.

"Tamaki, she only heard them say her. She probably just thinks it was a slip of the tongue." Haruhi told him, "And I'm sure her mother will have a lot to say if you try and deport her."

'Eh what are commoners against a personal police force." Tamaki shrugged, as Haruhi slapped her face.

"No such measures are necessary." Kyoya told him, "Besides Haruhi's secret would be discovered by the school as soon as Mikan left."

They were sitting inside the room they had stolen the couch from, one of the more remote library spaces, so there was no fear of being discovered by prying ears.

"If you say so." Tamaki gestured with his hand.

"We're bored again." the twins sighed

"Perhaps you two have A.D.D" Haruhi told them, "You seem to be bored easily."

"A lot of things bore you when you're this gorgeous." Hikaru sighed as he sprawled on Karou.

"Mind if I join in."

They tried to shoved her off as Mori dropped Mikan directly on top.

"Stop pushing. I think your foot is on my butt" She told them as they simply lifted her together by the arms onto the ground.

"Stay puppy." They ordered

"No. Now I'm bored. I just had math facts drilled into me for last twenty minutes." She glared at them, "What was that all about anyway."

"You needed the help." Honey told her, as he sat in her lap, with Mori on the ground in front of them.

Right, Mikan thought to herself, so running around the school thrown over a guys shoulder like a sack of potatoes for sixth time in a row today is going to help me pass math.

She leaned her head back as the twins began to pet her hair again, playing with it, yanking it this way and that.

At least they don't have flowers this time, she smiled as they began to braid it.

Tamaki shoved them both over grabbing a chunk for himself as the room descended upon a silence.

"So, you guys now where I live right?" Mikan asked, "I mean the temporary house? My house that I usually live in has a twenty foot python crawling around inside."

"How poor are you?" Honey asked as he glanced up, "Do you live in the mountains?"

She laughed, "Not that poor. And no."

"Are you a scholarship student as well?" Kaoru asked

"Yep." Mikan nodded, "Just like Haruhi."

"That makes two. If we're not careful the school will be over run with commoners." Hikaru commented as Mikan blinked.

"You know we used to make fun of all the rich kids at my old school." She told them smirking, "Oh the things we said.

"Like-" they prompted

"Oh I don't remember now." Mikan shrugged, "that was an age ago for me."

"How quickly the mutt takes to the rich. "The twins laughed as they patted her head, grabbing more hair, "If your lucky maybe we'd adopt you. "

"24/7 with you two." Mikan asked as she leaned her head back, "No thanks."

"Which reminds us Puppy we called first dibs on you, so when shall we pick you up."

"I have to look at my scechlude."She answered, "Best time, for whatever it is we're doing, is at club time, unless you guys are up past eight."

"We are." They answered.

"Okay. That works for me.' She smiled, "Wait-what are we doing?"

As the universe would have it the bell rang, and everyone dispersed leaving her to wonder what the heck she had been signed up for.

"Don't worry Mikan it will be fun." Honey told her as he stood up. She yanked herself up glancing down.

"Right babe." She answered patting his head and grabbing her bag before she walked out with Haruhi.

"You got any idea-" She started

"We're not supposed to mention it." Haruhi shrugged," But I have you last, Tamaki second, Kyoya third, and then Hunny who may be tag teaming with Mori. Kyoya hasn't decided."

"Ah so this keep Mikan out of the loop hole?" She asked," What ever. As long as it's nothing embarrassing or stupid."

"Well-"Haruhi started before the twins yanked her away, saying how "You can't reveal anything." before winking at Mikan and laughing.

"Oh boy." Mikan sighed, "I am so screwed."

The rest of the girls though seemed to take in strides, when they read the flyer that was handed out once they walked through the door.

"Oh.' They smiled to each other, but every time Mikan tried to read over the shoulder, they screamed running into a corner before giggling.

"Gah!" She yelled as she watched Haruhi set the tea, "Are you sure you can't at least give me a hint?"

"Yep.' Haruhi nodded ,"Don't you have some appointment today?"

"Yeah." Mikan rolled her eyes, "Got to see the doctor. I may have this brace off by December."

"Oh that's good news." Haruhi nodded

"Yeah." Mikan shrugged, "I got the rest of November, and then probably another two weeks in December. Horrible for my leg, because I've already been out for a week. It's another five weeks till I can get it off, and the all the psychical therapy is only going to keep it in mild shape."

"Ah. You take injuries seriously."

"I have to. It can totally interrupt with my dance." Mikan answered

"Dance?" Haruhi asked as she poured the hot tea, the incident from earlier forgotten. Though Tamaki was paranoid enough to keep the twins away from Mikan the rest of the day, and even more protective that no one could talk to Haruhi unless all the girls were out of the room.

"Yeah, I do a lot of ballet, been dancing since I was five or so." Mikan shrugged," So it's really bad for me to be out practice this long. Can't do much with a sprained leg. Probably take me at least a year to get back up to the same level."

Haruhi felt her heart jump at the estimate, "A year for a five week injury?"

"Well, maybe. If I go to physical therapy everyday, and don't miss any classes I might be able to dance in the spring recital, but it's hard. I have to start with simple steps and then move on to the more difficult moves."

"Ah." Haruhi nodded as she stacked teacups on the tray. Mikan again had changed pants and a t-shirt, as she had put it was her butt was about freeze out in the cold November weather.

"So, l guess I'll see you tomorrow." Mikan started, "Around noon."

"Yep." Haruhi nodded as Mikan smiled and back out the room.

That's when she happened to over hear a whisper.

"Haruhi is going over to Mikan's house." A girl giggled

"Oh, first Mori, now Haruhi. She certainly gets around." A second giggled

Haruhi rolled her eyes, "Honestly."

"WHY ARE YOU SECRETLY ENGAGED IN A LOVE AFFAIR WITH MIKAN?" Tamaki yelled spinning her around, hugging her so tight she choked.

"Mori! Help please." She yelled as he yanked her out of Tamaki's reach setting her on the ground quickly, "And I'm not in a love affair with anyone. The girls are spreading rumors again."

"But-but the twins said it." Tamaki sputtered before he glared ,"YOU DEVILS!"

They shrugged, "We were bored and what better way then to spread few rumors-"

They yelled suddenly as they sputtered shaking off the water that had been spilled over their heads.

Haruhi glanced, seeing Mikan fuming above them as she leaned in close.

"Lets get something straight. I don't appreciate all the smack you two or any of them are spreading around." She ended with a whisper, "You're my masters, and then I suggest you be little nicer. Or you'll going to find out how hard I can bite."

She turned leaving them speechless and wet, before closing the door.

Haruhi had to laugh, "She certainly showed you."

They glared, "Guess we should take off these wet clothes."

The fact that they were shirtless was enough to send the girls around the bend as they screamed Kya! forgetting the moment before when they had been told off by what every body assumed was a commoner.

Haruhi rolled her eyes, "See Tamaki. It was all a rumor."
He seemed to turn ash, "Haruhi do you think Mikan would ever get that angry at me-"

"As long you don't spread rumors about her." She answered, "I think that's what she most pissed off about. And no you can't go running after her apologizing we have costumers to attend to."

She had to drag Tamaki all the way to his usual spot and force him to stay.

"No, Tamaki." She warned from her own table before turning to the girls and saying, "Hello."
The girls smiled, "Hi."

And thus began her normal routine. Amazingly nothing out the ordinary went astray today, perhaps it was because the almost near melt down of the host club had happened during lunch and before Mikan left for her doctors appointment.

Finally it's back to normal, Haruhi thought to herself as she smiled, at least until tomorrow.

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