The Host Club opened for business at exactly four in the afternoon. As usual, Music Room # 3 was filled with merry voices and squeals coming from female students who frequently visit the Host Club as "regular clients". They seem to enjoy their stay at the reception area: the whole interior design was inspired by the traditional style of a Japanese house. The space was indeed wide, perfect enough to accommodate everybody.

There were sliding doors and dividing screens which served as partitions to the hosts' rooms. Tatami mats were placed on the entire floor; soft "zabuton" or square cushions were used by both hosts and guests to sit on.

There were lots of "kotatsu" (Japanese dining table); each of these tables was covered with a futon to keep the heat in, and a board on top of the futon to use the "kotatsu" as tables. Delicious delicacies were served on each tables, including some of Japanese famous cuisines such as sushi, sashimi and tempura.

Cherry blossoms were falling down onto their heads as the wind blows gently; the pink petals came from the flower-viewing reception nearby.

Indeed, the ambiance inside the Host Club's quarters was welcoming and cozy. In fact, the club planned to keep the interior design of the reception area as simple but elegant as it looks now. Furthermore, the club decided to extend their services to their beloved guests until 6:00 PM, since they were closed for three days (because of the "scary" incident occurred in the music room).

As Tamaki and the other hosts were busy attending the guests, the Hitachiin twins were still inside the changing room. Their faces looked tired as they were seen sitting on the floor with their backs leaning onto the wall. They were waiting for Misaki to come out from one of the small fitting chambers. They thought that dressing a lady like Misaki would be easy.

Yes, they thought: Misaki is a strange girl.

They have seen it by the way she shouted as she tried to get away from them; she wanted to get away from everything that other girls would love to have and wear...dresses, make-up, accessories...and all those "girly" stuffs. And the bad thing is, they spent almost an hour before the Host Club opened, just to get done with the task.

The twins looked around the changing room...it was a mess. Also, this silence around them is driving them mad inside.

They sighed and faced each other with a sense of depression.

"Hikaru?"

"What is it, Kaoru?"

"I'm tired. I don't feel like going out there."

"Though I feel the same way that you do, we both know that we have to get out of here and do our job."

"My head hurts."

"Same here."

"Maybe we should buy some painkillers at the pharmacy before going home."

"Yeah, fine by me."

"Yeah."

Hikaru and Kaoru stared at each other's eyes, and then sighed again. They decided to stand up and check on Misaki.

"Yurei-chan, are you done?" Hikaru said dully.

"Come on. We have to leave." Kaoru added.

They heard a swish; the curtain opened and the black-haired female stepped out of the fitting chamber with heavy footsteps.

Suddenly, Hikaru and Kaoru gasped with their eyes sparkling weirdly. The twins looked at Misaki from head to toe in a discreet manner. Afterwards, they just pinched each other's cheeks slowly with a hint of astonishment on their faces.

"H-Hikaru...we did it, didn't we?" Kaoru said first, pinching Hikaru's cheek.

"W-What do you think, Kaoru?" Hikaru said back, pinching his twin's cheeks too.

Misaki looked at the amazed twins skeptically and said, "Why are you looking at me like that, you two?"

The twins both pointed their fingers at the large rectangular behind Misaki. Misaki turned around and looked at the said mirror and began examining her face carefully.

A sudden realization struck her.

"NO! WHAT IS THIS?" Misaki thought, her face gradually turned sour.

The raven-haired female was wearing that blue kimono with blue rose prints on it. The cloth that was used for making the mentioned kimono is silk. She was also wearing a pair of "geta" (Japanese traditional footwear); her long black hair has been styled into "nihongami", along with well-placed "kanzashi" (hair ornaments) on her head. Misaki's face was wearing a little make-up, just as the twins did.

However, for Hikaru and Kaoru, what they did was unexpected. They never thought that they actually did a splendid job.

For Misaki, on the other hand, what the Hitachiin twins did to her was...

"WHAT THE HECK DID YOU TWO DID? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!" Misaki cried.

"H-Hey, Yurei-chan! We spent an hour just to make you what the Boss wants you to be!" Hikaru and Kaoru blurted.

Misaki sighed and turned away. She looked at herself again in the mirror. The twins heard her sobbing softly, which obviously made the two panic.

"H-Hey, M-Misaki..." they said worriedly, until Misaki looked at them with a death glare.

A strong force filled the changing room and the lights suddenly went off. The chilly breeze which came out from nowhere began to blow, the curtains swayed freely.

The twins heard Misaki, mumbling with a low voice, as if she was chanting a curse against them. Hikaru and Kaoru instantly hugged each other and stared at the now depressed lady frightfully.

"YUREI-CHAN, DON'T DO THIS! PLEASE SPARE OUR LIVES! YUREI-CHAAAANNNN!" they wept loudly.

A creepy smile was seen onto Misaki's face as she raised her hands, aiming to scare the twins with her "ghost lady" expression.

"You're asking me to spare your lives, are you? Why would I? Just look at what you did...how can you explain this to me? How?" she mumbled scarily, causing the two males to cry loudly.

Suddenly, the door opened. Haruhi and the rest of the hosts were standing by the door.

Everybody looked at Misaki longingly, as if they were cautiously examining her. In a blink of an eye, Tamaki jumped and ran inside the room with joy on his face, approaching Misaki with open arms. Misaki, realizing what the blonde guy is doing, stepped back. As a result, Tamaki tripped himself and fell down on the floor because he wasn't able to reach the furious female.

"AW!" Tamaki whined in pain.

Haruhi went towards Misaki and stared at her.

"Wow! You look great in that blue kimono, Misaki." she said directly.

Misaki shook her head, waving her hands nervously.

'N-No! T-This is not what-" Misaki said, but was interrupted by Honey's sudden embrace. She looked down at a smiling Honey, shocked.

"Misa-chan! You don't look like a ghost anymore!" the short blonde said happily.

Misaki felt her body shaking after hearing those words from Honey.

Kyouya grinned and said, "Well, I think the club's underdog's ready to do her job, isn't she?"

"W-What? I-I'LL GO OUT OF THIS ROOM...IN T-THIS LOOK?" the now wobbly young girl asked.

"Yes. If you don't want to commit your second violation, I suggest that you come out and serve the guests." Kyouya added, his smile growing wider.

Mori sighed and smiled. Honey let go of her and grinned sweetly.

Misaki stared at the Hitachiin twins, who were still embracing each other in fear.

Then, she noticed Haruhi smiling at her, and said, "Misaki."

With a heavy sigh, Misaki nodded slowly.

"Alright. I'll show you how Misaki Tainaka do her job." she uttered and walked away.

The Host Club let out their smiles. Hikaru and Kaoru blinked their eyes.

'We did it, didn't we?"

"H-Hikaru...we did it, didn't we?"

"W-What do you think, Kaoru?"

"Wow! You look great in that blue kimono, Misaki."

"Misa-chan! You don't look like a ghost anymore!"

"W-What? I-I'LL GO OUT OF THIS ROOM...IN T-THIS LOOK?"

"Yes. If you don't want to commit your second violation, I suggest that you come out and serve the guests."

Misaki shook her head.

"No, what are you thinking? . ." she thought until one of the guests inside the reception area approached her with a distressed look on her face.

"Uhmmm, excuse me, Miss. I-I need some help. My friend's having a terrible headache and I don't know what to do. Please help us!" she said and bowed down before Misaki.

"W-Wait! I-I...a-alright. Where is she?" Misaki asked nervously as the crying girl led her to one of the dining tables. When the two ladies arrived at the place, Misaki was shocked to see the girl's friend: she cannot breath properly and her face looked red. She immediately approached the lady and held her forehead.

"SHE HAS A FEVER! IS THE SCHOOL CLINIC STILL OPEN?" she asked the anxious girl who was supporting her friend's feeble body.

"N-No, it's past four-thirty. The clinic's closing at four." the girl replied.

"PLEASE WAIT FOR ME!" Misaki commanded and left the two girls. Everybody inside the reception area realized the situation and began panicking. They started to get worried about the sick young girl; though they wanted to help, they just don't know what to do and what they can do about it. Also, they are worried that they'll get sick too, so they never dared approaching the ill girl to help her.

Misaki never wasted time. She headed to the pantry, finding a way to solve this problem temporarily.

Think, Misaki.

Misaki began looking for some fresh ginger roots to make "shoga-yu" (a hot ginger drink that often serves as a natural Japanese cold remedy; the tea often has sugar or honey added to it for flavor). She poured water in a kettle and put it on a stove. Fire from the gas stove will make the water boil faster. Finally, she found some ginger roots in the tea cabinet and grated them. She put the grated ginger in a cup and add sugar on it.

In a few minutes, the kettle whistled. Misaki put the fire out and took the kettle with a pair of mittens wrapped around her hands. She poured the water into the cup and stir it.

She went out with the warm tea and immediately gave it to the weak, sick girl. Her friend stared at the odd-looking tea that Misaki had prepared.

"S-She has to d-drink this?" the girl stammered.

"Yes." Misaki answered.

The girl held her friend's arm feebly and said, "I-It's alright. I'll drink it."

After a while, the sick girl drank the hot tea slowly. In a few minutes, Misaki saw that the girl's sweating profusely.

The girls inside the reception area were all stunned as they witnessed everything. The sick girl stood up, approaching Misaki. The raven-haired female took out a white mask, which similarly looked like a surgeon's mask, and then gave it to the girl.

The girl smiled and wore the mask. Then, she said a soft "Thank you".

Her friend bowed down, sobbing.

"I-I don't know how to thank you, Miss! But I do appreciate what you did for my friend. If it wasn't for you, I already panicked without knowing what to do. I even cause a ruckus to everybody. I'm so sorry." she said.

The Host Club approached the weeping girl.

"No, you don't have to apologize, my princess. You did everything you could to help her, so please don't blame yourself." Tamaki said, reaching for the girl's hand and held it gently.

The girl blushed, teary-eyed.

"Take her to the nearest hospital now. She needs to rest and get herself well." Haruhi said towards the girl.

"Yes, I will." the girl said, now with a smile on her face. She took her friend out of the reception area.

Everybody let out a cheer after that scene; their faces smiled joyfully at Misaki. One by one, they approached the female, feeling astounded by what she did. Obviously, they asked her what tea did she make and how did she learned doing it. Misaki, with a terrified look on her face, started to panic. She tried getting out from this crowd, but the girls keep on asking her questions.

Suddenly, one of them asked what her name is.

Misaki went aghast.

She slowly bowed down as a sign of respect.

"I'm sorry for the trouble that I caused you, mesdames (plural form of madam). From this moment on, I will be serving you as your maid. If you may permit me to speak, I would like you to know that I'll always serve you with loyalty and faithfulness. Please, call me Misa, my Mistresses." she said in a well-mannered tone, he voice sounded calm and gentle.

The Host Club was shocked by what Misaki did; the girls at the reception area were surprised.

Afterwards, everybody cheered for Misaki, their faces looked happy.

"MISA!" they exclaimed as they battle for Misaki's warm handshake.

Now, everybody was looking at her with wonder. As part of the job, Misaki attended the guests' needs and undeniably, she was doing a great job in serving the ladies...much with the hosts' amazement.

The Host Club let out their smiles and looked at each other's eyes.

"MISA-CHAN'S GREAT!" Honey cried joyfully while eating his favorite cookies with Usa-chan onto his lap.

"Yeah." Mori agreed.

"I wonder if Misaki's like that before." Haruhi blurted, catching everybody's ears.

"There's no doubt that all the boys will battle for her heart is she was...JUST LIKE MY LITTLE DAUGHTER OVER HERE!" Tamaki said and hugged Haruhi tightly.

"S-Stop that, Tamaki-sempai!" Haruhi said as she was being suffocated by the blonde's embrace.

"B-But, Boss...we think it's too early for you to say things like that. Look." the Hitachiin twins said, pointing their fingers at a staring Misaki, her eyes looking at the Host Club sharply, except for Haruhi.

Her look was like she was trying to say this: "ONCE THIS DAMN THING IS OVER, I'LL KILL YOU ALL." Her fresh and striking feminine look has been altered into an eerie and "ghost-like" persona, without the other's notice. They could see that dark aura surrounding the female.

Misaki smiled at them creepily and went on with her underdog business.

The males shivered frightfully; Haruhi simply sighed hopelessly and grinned.

"You know what, guys? I can tell Misaki is a very nice person. If only she could open herself to us..." she whispered.

"Yeah, talking about 'coming out of the shell' thing. You know what? Kaoru and I found out something while we're trying to dress her up." Hikaru said, grinning.

"What did you find out?" Honey asked.

"Yurei-chan looks weird and scary. All of us have seen that. However, if only we could help her pull out her 'feminine' side, then Yurei-chan will be able to be the best woman that she will ever be." Kaoru said.

Haruhi faced the twins.

"Don't tell me that you're planning on to something, do you?" she asked directly.

"YUP. WE SURE DO! What do you say, Boss?" Hikaru and Kaoru both answered.

"Well, that settles it, everybody! We have a new mission to do!" Tamaki said proudly.

"Just as I expected from you, Mommy." Kyouya said, grinning.

Tamaki laughed.

"Our mission will start this coming week. Also...I am planning to hold this special event!" the blonde male said and pulled out a white sealed envelope from his suit. He tore it and pulled the paper in it. He opened the sheet and showed it to the other hosts.

"A ball?" Haruhi said.

"Yes, my Haruhi! The Host Club's in charge of Ouran Academy's student ball next month. We have enough time to accomplish our task, so I expect all of you to cooperate. This is not just for the sake of the Host Club. We're doing this to help a precious and helpless young lady who's struggling to become the best person she can be!" Tamaki said, now teary-eyed.

"As expected of the Host Club's president. I never thought that you're determined to accomplish this so-called mission, Tamaki. Well, I don't mind...as long as we're gaining benefits from this." Kyouya said.

"Don't worry, Kyouya. All of us will truly benefit from this." Tamaki answered, nodding.

"MOST ESPECIALLY YUREI-CHAN!" the twins said in agreement.

"YEHEY! MISA-CHAN'S GOING TO BE A LADY!" Honey exclaimed.

Haruhi watched the males rejoicing. She sighed.

"Well, this is worth a shot, I think." Haruhi thought, until Hikaru and Kaoru tapped her shoulder.

"HA-RU-HI!" they said.

"Say, what did you do to Misaki in the changing room?" she asked.

"Well, the room's quite a mess. But we managed it somehow. Also, I never realized that Yurei-chan's fun to dress up...just like you!" Hikaru said, looking at Haruhi smilingly.

"Don't expect me to be flattered by what you said." Haruhi mumbled, slightly annoyed.

"No, seriously, Haruhi! When we looked at her face after applying make-up on her, she looked so adorable. Also, the kimono looks good on her!" Kaoru said abruptly.

Haruhi chuckled and punched the twins on the arm.

"Hey, that hurts!" the twins cried.

"You know, I just thought of something. Misaki and I are...similar one way or the other. I want to be me, and I want people to accept me for who and what I am. I think Misaki's trying to express that to us and to everybody else." Haruhi explained, causing the twins to feel amazed at her.

"Yeah." the twins agreed.

It took a while before the twins spoke again.

"Well, Yurei-chan is beautiful and unique. That's for sure." they said.