"Why… Are… There… So… Many… Stairs?" Almond gasps, climbing her third set of spiral stairs with the twins on either side of her. They both just laugh, placing their hands on her shoulders, giving her a slight push.
"Because it's a large school," Hikaru states plainly, grinning.
"And stairs are faster than elevators, oddly enough," Kaoru comments, looking thoughtful.
Almond just nods, gripping her dress so she wouldn't step on it. She did take note of the people giving her odd looks, but having Hikaru and Kaoru by her side made those weird stares seem a tad more tolerable. They chatted with her about their lives, and how they came to be in the club. Almond listened carefully, feeling a slight pang of jealousy. They then escort her to her locker, which was more like a fully furnished closet. She gawks for a few seconds, before pulling her science text book out.
They nod, and take her by the wrists, leading her up yet another staircase. Almond groans loudly as they laugh.
"Get used to the stairs,"
"Because they aren't going anywhere!"
Almond laughs with them and nods, still climbing.
"This place is so big, how do you get to classes on time?" She asks, looking at either twins. Hikaru grins.
"After the first bell goes, we have fifteen minutes to get to class," Kaoru explains, laughing near the end. Almond blinks and narrows her eyes.
"So why are we rushing, like the building is on fire?" She asks slowly. The twins both laugh.
"Because it's better to be early, and out of the way of traffic,"
"Than to be late, and surrounded by people."
Almond blinks and nods. It was understandable. She was about to ask what the host club did, but they reached the classroom. The door was opened, and they ushered her into the room, up to the very back. They made her sit against the wall, near the window, as the twins slide in beside her trapping her in.
Kaoru blinks and smiles at her. "This class is a bore, so once the teacher, Mr. Innu, stops his morning rant, we're basically free to do whatever."
Hikaru nods. "We normally only have to read a chapter or two of the text book, and that's it."
Almond blinks, and grins, leaning back. Thank god, she never liked science, and by the sounds of it, science still didn't like her. She blinks as she hears another bell, her gaze moving to the twins questioningly.
"Warning bell, only five minutes until class," Hikaru explains.
"Ahh, so people should be filling in here soon?" Almond asks. The twins nod, setting their text books on the desks. Almond follows suit and sits up, glancing out the window. She yelps slightly, and shuffles back, into Kaoru. He blinks.
"What's wrong?"
Hikaru also blinks, looking at her curiously.
"Do you realize how high up we are, and how fragile that window looks?" Almond asks, softly tapping on the glass. It tinkles like a wine glass. The twins laugh, as Kaoru pokes her cheek. She huffs and sits up, throwing cautious glances at the window.
"Are you scared you're going to fall out of the window or something?" Hikaru asks, with a laugh.
Almond glares at him. "Yes, I am. I don't find the thought of plummeting to the ground, and dying."
The twins shrug, both smiling slightly.
"You won't fall, you're fine."
She nods, giving the window a nervous glance, as people begin to settle into their desks. She notices many people looking up to the back, eye-humping the twins. She peeks at the twins through her hair, pretending to examine the cover of her text book.
They were really attractive, with their messy- but at the same time, tidy, reddish brown hair, and their bright mischievous honey-golden eyes, surrounded by nice long eye lashes. Plus they were both tall, and from what she could tell, they both had really nice bodies. She quickly adverts her gaze, as Hikaru looks over to her.
A slow grin spreads on his face.
Almond blushes slightly, mainly due to embarrassment.
"Hey Momo, people are looking at you," Kaoru comments, looking at her. Almond blinks and looks up, as a few heads swivel back to the front. She sinks into her seat.
"You're already popular," Hikaru says lightly, laughing. Almond runs a hand through her hair.
"I think it's because I'm with you guys, some of the girls didn't look too happy," she mutters. The twins shrug.
"Well, it's their fault then,"
"For not being friends with us,"
"Just customers."
Almond blinks and looks at the twins, who both smile brightly at her. She returns the smile, and then looks to the front, as the teacher makes his presence known.
"Good morning class. It appears we have a new student with us today," Mr. Innu explains, his eyes landing on Almond. She throws a sideway glance at the twins, who just smile. "Please come to the front, and introduce yourself."
"Are we in kindergarten?" Almond mutters, rising awkwardly, due to her dress. The twins both chuckle, as they lean back. "You aren't even going to move?"
"Nope."
With a sigh, she clambers over top of them, hoping her dress hit them in the face. She then straightens up, and walks down to the front. She stands beside the teacher, and faces the classroom.
"Hello, I'm Almond Hawthorne-Hanabi, new transfer student from Victoria, British Columbia."
Some of the students gave her odd looks.
"Canada." She says, feeling as though they're mindless idiots. She could hear some people laugh.
"How can you speak Japanese so well?" A girl asks, curiously.
"One of my mothers are Japanese, so she taught me at a young age," Almond explains. This caught some people's attention.
"One of them?"
"I don't have a father, I have two lovely mothers," Almond sighs, saying this line more than once in her life. Some people nod, others just stare blankly at her.
"So they're lesbians?"
"Are you a lesbian?"
"Are they hot?"
Almond blushes darkly, and glares at a handful of guys who were snickering. She noticed the twins frowning, as she shakes her head.
"Yes, they're lesbians, no I'm not, and even if they are hot, they wouldn't be interested in you," Almond comments sharply, walking back up the aisle.
The class laughs, as the boys shrink back, glaring at Almond. After squeezing back into her seat, the twins grin at her.
"You handled that well,"
"Exceptionally well."
Almond smiles and nods, as Mr. Innu began his lesson.
The class seemed to last forever, but the twins kept her awake through it, and they even read the chapters they were supposed to.
Soon, the bell rang, and the twins and her shot out of the classroom, giggling.
"That actually happened?" Almond snickers. The twins both laugh once in the hallway and nod.
"Yeah, it actually did."
Almond shakes her head with a smile, as the twins take her to her next class. It only took one flight of stairs, and Haruhi was standing outside the classroom. She smiles when she spots Almond and the twins.
"Well, this is where we depart,"
"So, we shall see you during our break."
Almond smiles and nods, as the twins say their hellos and goodbyes to Haruhi.
"How was your first class?" Haruhi asks, sitting down. Almond takes a seat beside her and smiles.
"It was pretty fun, I already made some people look like fools, I have no homework, and I'm with Hikaru and Kaoru, so that's even better." Haruhi laughs and nods.
There weren't many people in the art class, only about ten. So, Almond didn't have to get out of her seat to introduce herself, which was a change.
After given their assignment, Haruhi and Almond worked together to make a clay vase.
"So, you're in the host club because you broke an irreplaceable vase?" Almond asks, getting her hands damp to work the clay. Haruhi sighs.
"Yep, now I work with them to repay the debt," Haruhi comments, but with a smile on her face.
Almond notices this, and also smiles.
"You like it though?"
"Yeah, the guys are really sweet," Haruhi says, looking at Almond, with a smile. They both then turn their attention to the clay they're kneading with their damp hands, both wearing smocks so they don't ruin their uniforms.
After the main body of the vase was made, Haruhi looks at Almond.
"I think my dad would like you," she comments, with a knowing smile.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, we have quite a bit in common," Haruhi continues, passing a piece of clay to Almond. She takes the clay, and begins working on a handle for the vase.
"Well that's good, maybe I can come over and visit some time," Almond says. Haruhi nods.
"That would be nice."
They worked in a comfortable silence, attaching the handles to the vase. After scalping little designs into the base, they carefully transport it to the kiln, placing it inside. They shut the large lid, as the teacher starts the oven.
"It'll be done tomorrow, so you just have to sand it down, paint it, and then add the protective glossy over coat," the teacher explains. They both nod, and return to their seats after washing their hands.
"I think this was a productive class," Almond comments. Haruhi nods in agreement.
"You know what we should do?"
"Hmm?"
"Put our finished vase in the host club room, just to see how people react," Haruhi says with a soft laugh. Almond also laughs, nodding.
"Sounds like a plan to me," she grins. Haruhi smiles, and looks at the clock.
"Ten minutes. Let's see if the teacher will let us leave early," Haruhi says, looking at Almond for approval. Almond nods eagerly, as they both rise from their seats, walking to the front.
"Mrs. Ichigaki, can we leave early today? We're finished out assignment," Haruhi asks, her big brown eyes boring into the teacher. Mrs. Ichigaki falters. She looks over Almond and Haruhi before nodding.
"Alright, just don't be loud, and if anybody asks, I didn't let you go," Mrs. Ichigaki says with a smile. The two nod, before walking out of the classroom. They walk in silence through the hallway, deciding to go lurk around the cafeteria so Almond wouldn't get lost finding it.
"This school is too big for its own good," Almond shudders. Haruhi laughs.
"You'll get used to it. It took me forever to find my classes," Haruhi smiles. Almond nods as they begin to descend the thousand flights of stairs.
"I hate stairs," Almond grumbles with a laugh. Haruhi laughs as well, nodding her agreement.
"So, Kyoya has some plans for you," Haruhi comments, looking at Almond. She pauses.
"Such as?" Almond asks.
"Well, for one you're going to be dressed as a male, posing as your twin brother, who is in advanced classes, which is why nobody will ever see him, and the theme for today is 'Winter Wonderland'," Haruhi says with a sigh. Almond frowns.
"Weird, last time I checked, I didn't know I had a twin brother," Almond says. Haruhi chuckles.
By the time they got down to the final flight, the bell rings. Haruhi sighs. "My lunch is in an hour, so I'll see you at the thirty minute break."
"Oh, alright. See you then," Almond smiles. Haruhi nods and walks down a hallway, as Almond looks at the doors leading to the cafeteria. She enters the doors, and is instantly in a hug.
"Hello Momo! Want to have some cake with me and Bun-Chan?" Honey asks brightly, looking up at her. Mori came forward and smiled ever so slightly at Almond.
"Sure, but let's have something healthier first, okay?" Almond asks.
Honey frowns, but Mori nods.
"Momo is correct, it's better to have something healthy first," Mori says softly. He had a really nice voice. Honey sighs in defeat, nodding.
The three of them go to the cafeteria line, Almond and Honey each picking a piece of strawberry shortcake of the swirling cake rack, before getting some, apparently, high class stew. Mori gets some stew and a piece of rye bread. Almond goes to pay, but Mori gives the cashier the money before she could even get hers out. She blinks and looks up at him.
"You don't need to pay for me," Almond says, looking concerned. Mori looks down at her, and smiles.
"It's alright," he says. Almond sighs and nods, as Honey takes her hand, leading her to a table that's blocked off by red velvet ropes. She pauses.
"Isn't this place reserved?" She questions. Honey grins.
"Reserved by the host club, yeah!" Honey says delighted, as Mori unclasped the rope. Almond enters first, and sets her tray down, as Honey climbs into the seat across from her, Mori sitting beside him. Honey sets Bun-Chan onto the table and smiles lovingly at his bunny.
"I have my own little friend back at home," Almond says suddenly, her eyes moving from Bun-Chan to Honey. Honey's eyes brighten a bit. "He's a little yellow and white puppy, I named him Pup."
"Maybe Bun-Chan and Pup could be friends! Bring him to school tomorrow, okay?" Honey says excitedly, eating his stew.
Almond laughs, and nods. She begins her stew and then pauses, mid bite.
"Oh my god."
Mori looks at her curiously, as does Honey.
"This is the best tasting stew I've ever had," Almond says in amazement. Honey blinks his wide eyes.
"Really? It's commoners stew," Honey says, poking at a carrot with his spoon. Almond blushes slightly.
"Honey," Mori says in a soft, but firm voice. Honey blinks and looks at him, before moving his eyes to Almond.
"Oh, I'm sorry Momo, I didn't mean to offend you," Honey says softly, his wide eyes concerned. Almond blinks and laughs, shaking her head.
"No, no, it's fine. I was just surprised is all. Though, out of curiosity, what would make you commoner?"
Honey ponders for a few moments. "Not having a large mansion, and having to cook your own food."
Almond laughs, but Mori nods slightly.
"Oh."
Honey and Mori look at her.
"Well, say hello to the local commoner then," Almond says with a smile. Honey grins.
"It's not a bad thing, really. Haruhi is as well, and we love her!" Honey says happily. Mori nods.
"I never said it was," Almond says reassuringly, finishing her stew. She waits for Honey to finish, before beginning the cake. Honey noticed this, and quickly ate, pushing his bowl to the side.
Almond smiles and then looks at Mori. She then stabs a piece of cake, swirling the piece in strawberry sauce, before looking at Mori. "Here, have some."
Mori blinks and looks at her. "No thank you."
Almond stares at him blankly, as Honey devours the strawberries on his cake. "Just a piece, please?"
Mori looks her over, before sighing in defeat. Honey cheers slightly, as Mori takes the piece, eating it. He passes the fork back and smiles slightly. Almond looked cheerful, as she began to eat her cake. It was superb, but she ended up giving the strawberries to Honey.
Soon, they were all finished eating, and Honey was chattering excitedly about today, and what the host clubs theme was.
"I love snow, so this should be fun! I get to be a snow bunny, Kyoya asked Hikaru and Kaoru's mom to make a special jacket for me, with bunny ears!" Honey says, snuggling Bun-Chan. Almond giggles, then looks to Mori.
"What's your costume?"
"Snowboarder."
"Aw, snowboarding is so much fun!" Mori and Honey look at her. She examines their faces. "You've never been snowboarding." They both shake their head.
"Nope, not even once!" Honey says.
"Unbelievable. Are there any skiing spots around here?" Almond asks. Mori shrugs.
"We could go to Alaska, isn't there a lot of snow there? And penguins?" Honey asks in excitement. Almond looks at him oddly.
"Alaska is far away, and the trip would cost a lot," she says, glancing to the side. She wouldn't have enough money, and even if she did, the money would have to go to that damn glass sapphire ball.
"No worries, we have a private jet!" Honey says with a giggle. Almond gawks.
"We'll discuss it later," Mori says softly, smiling at Almond. Honey and herself both nod, as the bell rings.
"You have music with Tamaki?" Mori asks, looking at her. She nods, after picking up the trays and dishes. Honey stops her.
"Oh, no, we leave these here. The maids look after it," Honey says happily. Almond raises an eyebrow, before complying. "The music room for the class is beside the clubs room."
"Oh, alright, I know where that is then," she says happily. Mori smiles.
"Have a good class, Momo. Come on Honey, let's go," Mori says softly, as Honey nods.
"See you later, Momo!" Honey chirps, grabbing a hold of Mori's sleeve, following him out. Almond smiles, and walks out of the cafeteria, over to the music rooms. She yawns, as the music teacher opens the doors.
He looked really snooty, with slicked back salt and pepper hair, a sharp nose, and an odd looking suit. He looks at her, as if disgusted. "Who are you, miss?"
"Almond Hawthorne-Hanabi," Almond says. He examines her, before looking behind her.
"Hey Momo, how're classes going? Also, good afternoon, Mr. Ohiro," Tamaki says coolly, placing his hand on Almonds shoulder, leading her inside. She could hear the teacher tut silently, as he leaves the classroom. "Sorry, he can be kind of stuck up."
Almond laughs and nods, smiling at Tamaki. "Go figure."
Tamaki grins, as he leads her to the instruments. "Do you play anything?" He sits down at the grand, shining black piano.
"Well, my mother, Evangeline, used to be a composer when she was in her teens to thirties, so she taught me to play the piano," Almond says. Tamaki blinks and then grins, sliding over on the shiny black bench.
"Well, let's see what you got."
Almond nods, and moves her dress, so she could fit. She blushes slightly, embarrassed with how large the crinoline really was. She cracks her knuckles and looks at the keys. "I haven't played in a while; I'll just do a quick warm up." Tamaki nods.
Almond exhales nervously, and finds the keys, positioning her feet correctly. She begins to play Heart and Soul, the first song she learned how to play. She watches her fingers closely, but then closes her eyes, seeing if she could do it without looking. She runs through the song, before grinning at her victory. Tamaki applauds silently, and smiles.
"I've always liked Heart and Soul, it's so uplifting and pretty," Tamaki says softly, smiling at Almond.
Almond nods, and watches Tamaki pull up some music sheets, placing them in front of them.
"Let's try a duet?" He asks, grinning. Almond nods, examining the music sheets.
"Carol of the Bells?" Almond says, reading the name off. Tamaki smiles and nods. "Alright, let's try."
With a nod, Tamaki begins, and Almond soon enters, as they both play. With nearly no flaws, they finish the song, Almond grinning at Tamaki. Suddenly a loud applause sounds from behind them. Almond jumps and looks over her shoulder, Tamaki doing the same.
The entire music class was sitting there, listening. Mr. Ohiro was also clapping, a slight smile on his thin face.
"That was conducted nicely, you both should be proud," Mr. Ohiro begins, striding over to the two. "Would you both like to play that in the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival?"
Tamaki and Almond look at each other.
"You would get an excellent mark, and it would look great on your transcripts," Mr. Ohiro bribes.
"What do you think?" Tamaki asks, but the excitement in his eyes gave him away.
"Alright, sounds like it could be fun." Almond says. Tamaki beams, and then nods to Mr. Ohiro. With that, he claps his hands, and tells the class more about the festival, and what their roll was. All the students agreed to play in it, but Tamaki and Almond were the lead pianists.
The entire class got set up, and began to run through their parts. Almond and Tamaki practiced the main part of the song a few times, trying to perfect it, with Mr. Ohiro's supervision. This took up the entire class, and by the time Almond and Tamaki had ran through the song about six times, the bell rang.
Tamaki stood up and stretched, offering his hand to Almond. She smiles and takes it, being hoisted up. "Let's head to the clubs room, it's our half hour break."
Almond nods, as they walk through a connected door, entering the club room on the other side. Kyoya, Honey and Mori were already there, sitting at the table. Kyoya looks up.
"Hello, Tamaki, Almond. How are you?" He asks. Tamaki sighs dramatically and strides over to Kyoya.
"I'm just wonderful, I found my partner for the Festival coming up, and she's simply marvelous," Tamaki gushes, flailing his arms towards Almond. She smiles and rubs the back of her neck.
"Good, that should be great," Kyoya says, looking at Almond. "I didn't know you played the piano."
"Only a little bit," Almond says, sitting at the table. Mori hands her a cup of coffee, which she happily accepts.
"So, for this afternoon, we're doing a 'Winter Wonderland' theme, all your costumes are in the back," Kyoya explains, looking at his clipboard. "Just be friendly, cute and daring."
Everybody nods. The twins and Haruhi enter then, and take a seat at the table. Kyoya looks at them. "I assume you have everything ready?"
"Yep," Haruhi says, smiling. Kyoya nods, then smiles.
"This afternoon shall be fun. Everybody go try on your costumes, please and Almond, please stay behind." Kyoya states, as people go to the back. Almond looks at Kyoya.
"Yes?"
"So, you'll be portraying a male for the host club, and I've rethought the name. Your name shall be Alexander Hawthorne-Hanabi," Kyoya states. "Your twin brother, who is taking-"
"Advanced classes, which is why people don't see him around the school." Almond finishes. Kyoya looks at her then smiles.
"Precisely. Your costume is in the back, please, go try it on," Kyoya says, motioning. Almond nods, and walks around the table, towards the back room. She opens the door, and notices Haruhi standing there. With a smile from Haruhi, she holds out the costume.
Almond raises her eyebrows, taking the extremely long white coat, with a very furry trim, and a pair of white pants, and elegant looking white mitts, with white, shiny shoes. "Oh lord."
Haruhi laughs and pulls her into an area surrounding by drapes, as she sighs. "We'll just change together, it's not a big deal." Almond nods in agreement, slinking off the dress.
"I really hate this dress," Almond complains, as Haruhi hands her some tensor bandages. With a raise of the eyebrow, Haruhi laughs.
"I don't like the dress either. The bandages are for your chest, to bind them," Haruhi explains, showing Almond her bindings.
"Oh, I get it." Almond laughs and begins to wrap herself up, pinning the bandages back. After putting on a white shirt, she slips into the well ironed pants, doing up the shoes. She then slides the big furry coat on, and then the mitts. By the time she finishes dressing, Haruhi was wearing something similar, but she was wearing white shorts and big boots, instead.
"I look like a little kid," Haruhi grumbles. Almond snorts, and Haruhi looks over. Her eyes widen. "You look great."
"Do I?" Almond mutters, looking down at herself. "Oh, I'll have to do something with my hair and make-up."
"Tamaki and the twins can take care of that, come on," Haruhi says with a chuckle, walking out of the curtained area. Almond follows, and stands with Haruhi, as Kyoya examines them.
With a slight smirk from Kyoya, the rest of the crew comes out.
The twins and Tamaki blink and stare at Almond, but Honey runs forward, his white floppy ears bouncing. "You look so nice, Haru-chan! Momo!"
Both Haruhi and Almond smile. Kyoya clears his throat, rising to his feet.
"Hikaru, Kaoru, can you find something to do with Almond's hair? Tamaki, you know what to do," Kyoya says. Tamaki pouts, and then nods.
The twins walk over to Almond and grab her wrists, pulling her to a small table, with brushes, hair spray, accessories, and other items. She sits down, as the twins begin to grab her long hair, brushing it.
"Whoa, your hair is really nice," Kaoru compliments, feeling the weight of it. "So long and thick."
Almond snorts. Tamaki makes his appearance, leaning in close to Almond's face.
"Hmm."
Haruhi joins then next, sitting on the table. She snickers.
"I really don't see how they can make you look like a man," Haruhi says, shaking her head. Almond nods in agreement.
"Seems a little far fetc— Ow!" Almond says.
"Sorry, sorry!" Hikaru apologizes, smiling sheepishly. She pouts, and then Tamaki grabs her chin gently, turning her to face him. He frowns.
"Let's see what I can do," Tamaki says, as he wipes at her eyes with a make-up removal wipe, as the twins pin all her hair up.
Almond sits in silence, looking at Haruhi, who was laughing. Almond crosses her eyes, and Haruhi snorts. This goes on the entire time, until the twins and Tamaki stand back, beaming.
"Perfect!" All three say at once. Almond blinks as a mirror is shoved in her face. With a slight squeal, jolt and flinch, she gawks.
"Holy shit!"
Her eyelashes were thickened considerably, and all her hair was pinned back. She was wearing a wig, of medium length auburn hair, the bangs falling jaggedly into her eyes. Tamaki had outlined her jaw bones, to make them look more prominent, and has also used this powder on her face to make the make-up stick.
She, surprisingly, looking like a man.
"Good work, that's suitable," Kyoya comments, nodding. Tamaki then blinks.
"Who is she going to be?"
Kyoya looks at him.
"Like, I mean, we have the two twin terr-" With a playful smack from the twins, Tamaki continues. "The two twin devils, the natural one, the strong and silent type, the boy Lolita, the cool type, and then myself, the princely type!"
Kyoya nods slightly, and looks at Haruhi and Almond.
"I'd say the bad ass type," Haruhi states, shrugging. Almond chuckles.
"I could be a player. I can speak of all my wild adventures, and how I'm so daring and brave," Almond says, rolling her eyes.
"Well, I think we can come up with a better term than bad ass," Kyoya says, but he did approve of this idea.
"The Confident one?" Almond says. Kyoya looks at her.
The rest of the group nods in their approval.
"Alright, you're the confident one. Try to sound like a man though. I want no mess ups," Kyoya says, with a smile. "The costumes look good."
Tamaki grins.
"Also, we're all excused from last period, we need to help out our newest member," Kyoya says finally. Everybody blinks.
"Sweet!" Both the twins shout.
"Now, we'll each have a one on one with Almond, oh pardon me, Alexander, and help him get used to things. Tamaki, you're first, everybody else, continue setting up." Kyoya says with authority, and then turns away.
"I thought I was the president," Tamaki pouts. Kyoya just smirks and walks with the rest of a group. Tamaki turns his attention to Almond, Alexander. "So, I'm the princely type. I flirt, and make girls happy."
Almond nods leaning back, looking uncaring. Tamaki raises his eyebrow.
"I'm in character," Almond explains, rolling her eyes. Tamaki gets a look of surprise, and then nods.
"I'll pretend to be a girl," Tamaki says with a devilish grin. He then slides in close to Almond. "You're so handsome Alexander!"
Almond smirks slightly and shrugs, looking up at the sky. "Took me a while to be this way."
"You don't even need to try though!"
"Living the life I had, I definitely had to try."
Tamaki smiles, looking impressed. "You even sound like a man, you're doing good."
Almond looks at him with an eyebrow raised. "What do you mean? I am a man."
It was silent, and then Tamaki and Almond both started to laugh. Soon, Tamaki was switched off with the twins.
"We're the devilish, but loving,"
"Brothers, so don't get freaked out,"
"When we get all over each other."
Almond blinks.
"Girls find the forbidden action very attractive," the both say with a grin.
Next up was Honey and Mori.
"I'm the cute one! Girls like a cute boy!" Honey says with a smile, sitting across Almond's lap. Mori was seated beside her.
"Strong and silent type," Mori says softly. "Apparently, girls like that."
Next, Haruhi.
They just chatted the entire time though, and Kyoya noticed this. So he stepped in, for his turn.
"I'm the cool and intelligent one," Kyoya says, sitting beside Almond. He smirks at her.
"Oh really?" She asks, her eyebrows rising.
Kyoya nods, and tilts his head back. "Yep, girls like that kind of thing."
"You've definitely knocked out all the variables," Almond says.
"You bet."
With that, he looks at the clock then stands up. Tamaki claps his hands and motions for everybody to follow. Almond gawks at the scene, surprised at the set-up she failed to notice.
In the center of the room, was fake snow, a snow covered throne, large snowman bases, and twinkling stars overhead. Tamaki dims the lights, and the snow glows a light blue, as the stars shine with bright white lights. Almond stumbles over, as Tamaki positions everybody. Once they were seated, Almond looks around awkwardly, because she was left standing.
"Come sit here," Tamaki says, motioning for a spot beside his legs. Almond nods, and climbs the set, sitting beside him, holding onto his leg. Mori was on her other side, and he resting his arm around her shoulders. "Get in character, Alexander."
Almond nods, and leans back, looking unconcerned.
"Showtime."