The Twilight Dance

Haruhi often pulled me into the host club after I found out her secret. I became one of her regular customers to help her pay off her debt. Today I walked into the host club to find out that she wasn't there yet. I decided that I'd walk out to the rose maze to read for an hour then go back. I walked away slowly just in case Haruhi showed up.

The book was my mom's favorite. She'd tell me about it before I went to bed. I was always interested in it. The love triangle. The mean girls at school. Most importantly, how two girls became best friends in a matter of seconds. My mom told me it was like when she was at school. She and another girl liked the same guy. How there was a group of girls who always thought that they were the best girls in the world. And how her and her friend Mei had become in seconds when they first met. Even though she often told me about this when I was six or seven I still stayed interested in the book after all these years.

I looked down at my watch. Haruhi should be there by now. I got up, packed my things and walked back to the host club. After meeting Haruhi I felt like the book applied to us somehow. Just because we became friends so quickly.

I walked back to the host club slowly. By the time I got there girls were already walking out. Was I already that late? I walked in there to see if Haruhi showed up. I turned see where she was. Someone jumped on my back.

"TOMI-CHAN!" Honey yelled cheerfully. I closed my eyes in frustration. I put on a fake smile.

"Hi Honey." I said pretending to be cheerful. I heard him laugh as he jumped down from my back.

"I bet your looking for Haruhi," Honey said ", follow me." Honey grabbed my arm and started pulling me. I was looking in the opposite direction.

"There you are. I was beginning to think that you weren't going to show." Haruhi said.

"No. I was just reading for a while." I said. She motioned me to come sit next to her. I walked over, put my bag down and sat next to her.

"There's going to be a formal party next week." Haruhi said. Great. Now I get to wear another dress. Maybe I'll just skip it.

"You're coming right?" It's like Haruhi knew exactly what I was thinking. I rolled my eyes and groaned.

"I guess." I mumbled. Haruhi laughed. We made small talk for a while until we decided to go home. I walked her to her house today.

As the days passed I looked through my closet pretending like I was searching for a dress. I really wanted to wear one of my mom's dresses but I knew that I couldn't go in her room without crying. Every time I walked in there it reminded me of her. While I was thinking someone knocked at my door.

"Hitomi can I come in?" My maid Misaki said. Misaki was like a mom or sister to me. Her and I would make fun of the host club together and how pathetic the girls at school were. She also though would comfort me when I was sad. She isn't a maid to me. She feels like family.

"Sure come in." I said. She opened the door and walked in

"Still looking for a dress?" She asked. I shook my head.

"Not really. The only reason why I'm going is because Haruhi asked me to." I replied.

"You and Haruhi seem close." Misaki said.

"It's because she reminds me of mom." I could hear the sadness in my voice. Misaki just nodded her head.

"I hope you have fun though." She said. She walked out of the room. I decided that I'd go into my mom's room and pick out a dress.

The next day I got dressed in my mom's midnight blue dress and matching heels. The dress strap went around my neck. I had Misaki do my hair while I did my nails. I didn't usually go all out like this but I wanted to try and look somewhat similar to my mom.

When I looked into the mirror I bit down on my lip. I basically looked like her except my hair. It was too long. I put on a smile and walked down stairs. Misaki said that she'd drive me.

When I got there I walked in right before Tamaki started to give announcements. I just stood there and zoned out. When I snapped back to reality Haruhi was gone. So was every other host. I just sighed and pressed my back against the pillar. A few guys asked me to dance but I politely turned them down. I waited a couple hours until Tamaki announced who would be getting a kiss from the king. When I walked out I saw Haruhi walking down the steps. The next thing I knew Tamaki ran down the steps and slipped on a banana peel. He ended up pushing Haruhi.

Haruhi ended up kissing the girl right on the lips. At first I was shocked but then I shook my head. I gave a light laugh and Kyoya turned to look at me. I guess anything can happen at this school.

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