A/N : Hello, and welcome to chapter four! This'll give you a glimpse of the duo's days at their old school, and of the Kate inside.
Chapter 4 : Parties Galore
Kate's p.o.v.
I stared back at Tia, Morinozuka-san, and Haninozuka-san. I might be able to play matchmaker for her and Morinozuka-san. I was pretty much a master matchmaker back in our academy. "Dr. Heart" was the name I had been given. Laughing slightly at the memory, I thought of Tia's name in our old school. "Bone-Breaker"
I then loudly laughed at the memory of how we got our nicknames. I wasn't just called "Dr. Heart" because I was a master matchmaker. There were other reasons behind the name. But Tia's name- she got that name alone from the negativity of her strength and endurance, and from her family's crazy bloodline.
"Kaitlyn?"
Recovering from my laughter, I saw two pairs of brown eyes staring back at me, with identical smirks. "Oh... I'm sorry, I was laughing at a memory." I apologized. "What was the memory about?" The redheaded twins asked. "Oh, it's not important." The twins looked at me skeptical, and shrugged. "Well, Kaitlyn, care to tell us about where you came from?" they ask with innocent looks. I stare back at their eyes. I know what these two are thinking. I know what they're planning.
FLASHBACK
"Well..." said Hikaru, "You really went all out, huh?"
"Yes."
I stood behind a wall behind the so called 'Host Club' I was silent, and they didn't notice my presence. They believed I was in the nurses' office along with the blonde 'King' and Tia. "Kyo-chan! Haru-chan! Kao-chan! Hika-chan!" the four turned around, and I saw a tall, lean, man with a boy on his shoulders. The boy was giggling happily. The tall man helped the boy down, and jumped up to the girl I saw earlier today. The one who had the blonde 'King' swooning after. The boy jumped up and hugged her. "Haru-chan! I heard what happened! were you alright?" he asked.
Soon after, a conversation ensued, and I only paid attention to their actions and expressions. I had my black square-framed glasses on. But I didn't really use them for vision. Later, another two entered. If I remember, they are Renge Houshakuji and Kanako Kasugazaki. Both were in rich families. They're not on the list. They don't matter.
I watched as Houshakuji-san walked up, and talked to Kyoya Ootori. I smirked as I heard
"Kyoya, tell me more about the new girls. The blonde and brunette." she said. So straight to the point. Considering, she did fly from France to Japan just to meet that Ootori. Only to find out he wasn't what she expected to be. The Ootori nodded, typing away on the laptop. I still held on to my smirk. I can't help it, imagine the surprise. I crossed my arms and waited for the result. "Strange..." he murmured. "What's strange?" someone asked. The boy, I believe. "I... I can't find their records... impossible. There are no records on them..."
At first, a joke was said by a redhead, and then seriousness. I guess it really is true this Kyoya Ootori is the 'Shadow King' considering how surprised they all are that they can't find a record on us. What a shame. I expected more from the Ootori. He tried again, and failed. I smiled. He actually tried to hack into the system this time.
Don't underestimate us, Ootori.
Again, the girl who's name I learned was Haruhi asked Houshakuji-san why she needed to know. I'm wondering, myself actually. Here I was, trying to get a glimpse of what they were like, and watching out, and I happen to find out this. Then Renge said we, Tia and I, reminded her of female killers in anime. I couldn't help but chuckle at that. Inwardly, of course. I can't blow my cover. Renge was then insulted from a redhead- I'm not sure which one- but he said "Otakus" in an insulting way, I guess. And then the argument started, dragging the other redhead in. Obviously, she didn't care who was who.
I noticed the others were watching the three, but Kyoya, was only staring at his laptop screen. He had his hands folded, elbows on the table, in front of his face staring. Perfect. We've got the 'Shadow King's' attention, huh? Wonder how all this will play out... I may be hiding under an exterior, but there's a reason my name is Dr. Heart. Only few know who I'm truly like. Kyoya started to try and hack into the system again. Like I said, don't underestimate us, Ootori. I turned on my heel and walked back to the nurses' office. I'll go get some sleep there.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Well?" they ask. I only smile. "London, of course." the two only frown back. "No, we mean by school." Ah, persistent, eh? "L.E.G.S.P." I say. "London... that reminds me..." said Hikaru, pointing a finger at Kaoru, "this guy, got lost there. And when I found him, he was sitting on a park bench, crying his eyes out! He thought he was gonna be left there forever, and looked even immature to the kids-"
"HIKARU! Why'd you tell her that story!" Kaoru said, eyes watering. I blinked in confusion.
"What? It's funny." Hikaru said bluntly. My face was filled with worry and concern for Kaoru.
"Hikaru! That was embarrassing, I thought you promised..." Kaoru began to sob.
Hikaru stopped, and held Kaoru's chin up, forcing him to look into his eyes. Kaoru's eyes were still watering, and Hikaru suddenly changed from being teasing into caring and looked sorry. And for a fact, there were sparkles in the background.
"I'm sorry, Kaoru. I know... I promised... but you look so cute when you're embarrassed..."
Hikaru said, barely an inch away from Kaoru.
"H-H-Hikaru! Not in front of a guest!"
"KYAAAAAAA!" A few girls from nearby tables screamed, hearts in their eyes.
I sat there staring at them sipping tea. No emotion crossed my face as I looked at them blankly.
"What...? No reaction...?" I hear them both whisper, still in that pose. I gently put the tea cup back on my plate. "Are you doing it for the money?" I ask, cocking my head to the side. We sat in silence for a few moments.
"How'd you figure that out?!" they whisper-screamed at me. I shrugged. "My uncle worked for a host club in his younger days, and told me a few things about them. Including the incest act you performed." I lie.
"SHHHH!" They shushed me. I put a hand over my lips. "Oh, sorry!" I whisper, eyes widening at my mistake. Obviously, they still didn't see through my act. "I feel so stupid now..." they whispered in unison. I loudly chuckled at them.
"I guess I should have told you earlier I'm not interested in incest." I giggle, covering my mouth. They look away.
"Whatever. So you know, what's the big de-"
"Hikaru! She can expose it!" Kaoru loudly whispered.
Hikaru looked back at me. Expression perplexed.
"Don't worry, I'll keep your secret. You can trust me." I smile. They still look at me suspicious.
"But really, that was like... really wrong. Well... in my opinion." I say, gesturing to their admirers nearby.
"You won't tell anyone, alright?" Asked Hikaru.
I nod. Hikaru seemed to buy it, and changed the subject.
"There's a party this weekend hosted by us. It's a few of our long time clients' birthday. They're not all born on the exact day, but their birthdays are close to each other's. They've come to the host club ever since we first opened, and they've never missed a single day."
I smile. Twins are hard to figure out, but when spending time with them for a while, it gets easier to tell who's who apart. "Really, now? How many of the girls?"
"About ten."
"That's quite a few. What theme is the party?" I ask.
"Boss wants it to be a commoners' style party." Kaoru shrugs. I laughed loudly at that.
"Why would he want a commoners' party when he could host a fancy one with lavish things?" I ask.
"Boss has been obsessed with commoner things ever since Haruhi came. Before, she was pretending to be a guy cause she broke a vase and had to work for us to pay it back. Costed 8,000,000 yen."
I choked on my instant coffee. "8,000,000 YEN?! Oh wow. That's a shitload." I say. But of course, with my accent, it sounded pretty weird. But to know that Fujioka-san was a cross-dresser was really surprising too.
The twins both blinked. "For a commoner, yeah." I roll my eyes. When will they drop the 'commoner' thing? "By the way, I hear L.E.G.S.P. is one of the biggest government squad preparatory schools, so it's harder to get in, and only less than 30% actually make it to the GSA right? How do you plan to get in?"
"Blood, sweat, and guts." I simply say, setting down my cup of instant coffee. "Government affairs nowadays are more chaotic, with more criminals on the loose. As preparatory students, we need to work harder than any military soldier to get in. In the GSA, Government Squad Alliance, in the paperwork, all the allied governments will have schools to train young people, and when they graduate, set out to destroy all injustice."
The twins look at me blankly. "We've never really been interested in what goes on around the world, as long as its not near us." they say in unison. "So, for the party, are you going to come?" Kaoru slips me a white envelope towards me. "Well, what do you mean by a 'commoner theme'?" I ask.
"Nightclub" I nod. I've been to a few of London's Nightclubs. With a fake I.D. of course. "Of course! I'll bring Tia along with me!" The two instantly went gloomy after that.
"What?"
"Your, uh... friend, here." Kaoru said, gesturing to Tia a few feet behind us,
"Isn't allowed." finished Hikaru.
"What... why?" I didn't understand, really. Sure, she uses brute force to reason things, but the girl can kick ass. And she's- well- not very nice, and yeah, she's destructive, and-okay, yes, I can see their point.
"She called Kyoya a creep. It pissed him off big time." Hikaru explained. I thoughtfully nodded in reply. She won't be able to intercept the host club like this- guess she might as well go in secret. She'll be able to watch the borders of the mansion, seems like the perfect idea. But will she actually be able to hide herself? I doubt it... she makes a ruckus wherever she goes.
"I see." I say, "I don't think she'll mind, anyway." which is true; despite her nature, she liked to study. When I knew this fact, it really surprised me. "Yeah. And there's going to be games, too." said Kaoru boredly.
"Games?"
"Yeah. You know, the usual stuff commoners' play at parties."
"Usual stuff?"
"Kaitlyn, haven't you ever been to a commoner party?" Asks Hikaru.
"No... just nightclubs..."
"Wait, YOU'VE BEEN TO NIGHTCLUBS?!" They both yell.
I nod. "Yes, I have."
"How?" questioned Hikaru.
"A fake I.D."
The two fall over anime-style. "A WHAT?!" They yell upon rising. "A fake I.D. Haven't you heard of one?" I ask, curious. "Yeah, we have... but aren't you... supposed to be well, working with the government? But wait, why are you here, when you haven't even graduated from your squad preparatory training?"
Took them long enough to realize this. Luckily, I had an answer prepared. "Oh, I've passed my martial arts training and I'm already ahead of all the others. I'm supposed to skip a grade by now, but I've only advanced in martial arts. So I'm here for academics, since L.E.G.S.P. is more centered on strength. When I advance in academics here, I'll go back to L.E.G.S.P. and skip a grade."
They look at me surprised. "But... you're so small..." Hikaru says. I smile at them, and giggle. "I guess... because of it, people don't take me seriously, and underestimate me. Then they stop when I beat them. I know I'm small and all... but I do have strength, and speed. Looks can deceive, you know? Although I'm always thought to be weak."
They nod. Kaoru looks at me impressed, and from his expression, I can tell he was impressed I was actually strong, not weak. I smile at him in return, a friendly gesture. I need to avoid all suspicions about Tia and I. I thought he would have smiled back at me, but instead he hesitated, the tiniest pink on his cheek- though I can see it, due to my observantness- and flashes a smile back at me.
"Well, you coming to the party or not?" Hikaru demanded. I smiled, "Of course!"
"Great. We'll see you there. Anyone is allowed to come anyway, even if they've never been to the host club. Except people we hosts don't like, or people we've banned." says Kaoru. I nod. Makes sense.
"By the way, what are these games?" I question.
"Truth or Dare, 7 minutes in heaven, Never Have I Ever, Spin The Bottle, those kind of games." they both answer in unison. I've only played Truth or Dare and Never Have I Ever. But I guess the other games can be... fun.
The three of us talked, until the time was up. I only requested 30 minutes with them, and the other patrons, 3 girls, were next. We said our farewells, and I left the table. I walked over to where Tia was, sitting beside her. Haninozuka and Morinozuka-san sat across us. "Hello, I hope you don't mind me here. My name is Kaitlyn!" I say, smiling at the two. The three were talking about cakes from different countries and places before I interrupted them. "Hi Kate-chan! I'm Honey!" the small blonde said, smiling giddily back at me. The taller male only nodded in response.
"My time was up, so I thought I might as well sit her with you." I said to Tia. "Your time's up? well, how was it?" she asked. At first glance, Tia is definitely not nice. But seems to be an independent, intimidating, and reckless person. It's true that she's reckless though.
"Pleasant." I say. "Kate-chan, do you like cakes?" asked Honey. "Of course I do. Have you tried moon cake?"
"Yup! It's really good, but I like other cakes better." he says. Honey reaches for the plate of strawberry shortcake, and starts eating the cake, getting a bit of crumbs and frosting on the side of his lips. "Mitsukuni, you have cake on you." says Morinozuka-san, wiping Honey's mouth with a handkerchief. "Oh, thank you!" Honey said. The scene was adorable in my opinion. This host club is rather good. They know what the girls want.
Tia giggled at the sight. The three of us looked at her in confusion. "It's just too cute, Mori's like his big brother and all. I couldn't help it." she answered. I saw a small smile on her face, but the look in her eyes and smile, had a hint of sadness. I close my eyes for a brief second. The past can be forgotten, but when we leave it for too long, it comes back to haunt us.
We talked more, and had a few small laughs, before the time was up. We said goodbye to Honey and Mori, and walked towards the door to leave. Two lines of velvet rope separated the host and hostess sides, in the middle of the two lines, was a roll of red carpet leading to the door. A few Ouran girls and boys came into of the door of music room 3 to go to either the host or hostess club. We opened the doors, and left.
Once we were out the door of Ouran Academy, I told Tia. "So, there's a party this weekend hosted by the host club." She looked back at me in surprise and excitement. "Really?! Cool. We've got to be there!" she said. "About that... you're not allowed." I tell her. "What, why?" she asked. "Well, turns out Ootori-san doesn't like you, and therefore, you're not allowed."
"That's a stupid reason."
"I know. But it has some sense."
"Such as?"
"You could make a fool out of him, and probably damage the host club reputation. That act with the tea set spilling proves that."
"True. And of course, I plan to make him look stupid now."
"But... you're not invited."
"I know." Tia smiled sadistically. I grimaced.
"As not being allowed, I thought you could scout out the perimeter. Tia, remember why we're here."
"Yeah, I know. But there's no sign of any of them. And I know. He is going down. No mercy. No matter what. What that man did... is equal to more than a million sins." Tia's expression soon became dark, and her face showed no signs of emotion. That man, ruined this young woman's childhood. He ruined lives. He ruined loves. He ruined my life, just as he did many others.
"Yeah. So, the party is this weekend. I'll be on the lookout inside, and you'll scout the perimeter. Got that?"
"Mmhmm."
"Tia."
"Come on... can't I crash the party? Haven't crashed one in years."
"You mean since a few days ago?"
"Okay, fine. But, I got free food, busted the dance floor. And met a sexy beast."
"Yeah... and who dragged your butt out before the cops came?"
"... okay, fine. You saved me from getting arrested. But still, I was having the time of my life."
"Before watching the cops come, arresting everybody?"
"... W-W-Well... yeah. At least, one good thing came out of it."
"What?"
"I got the sexy beast's numba~" Tia said, taking out a piece of paper with a phone number waving it in my face.
I scoffed. And I was supposed to be her assistant?
"And he has a brotha~" Tia sang.
"Okay... what does this sexy beast look like?" I ask a little slyly. Of course I'm not interested... definitely not. I'm not.
"Well... he's about 6 foot tall, got great biceps, green eyes, and abs that rival even Taylor Lautner's."
"The sexy beast you met's brother was there?" I ask, arching an eyebrow. No, I'm not interested. At all. I'm just... playing along. Yes. That's it.
"Yeah. And they're total eye candy."
"Oh?"
"Yep. So, you in?"
"Mm... no."
"What?! weren't you interested?!"
I admit. I was interested. But...
"Tia. We're not here to mess around. We're here on business."
"You are so fun." Tia said sarcastically.
"The best of fun." I retort. "So, you are not crashing the party. You are not crashing the party. You are scouting the area."
"Fine. You might as well have fun in there, while I rot in boredom outside."
"That's exactly what I planned."
"So, when's the party?"
"Saturday, starts at 6 p.m., ends at midnight." I handed her the invitation I got from the twins.
"Hm. Nightclub theme, huh? You know, you've been to nightclubs, but not house parties. The only times you go to house parties is to drag my butt out."
We began laughing and reminiscing about those memories.
Strange. The two of us were one of the smartest, strongest, and... responsible. But like everything, we had a few flaws. Partying hard was one of them.
A/N : Well.. I totally didn't expect I'd write that. Even though I'm the author. Hahaha, I'm more of a person who goes with the flow~ though I really shouldn't. My main weakness in writing is that I go with the flow too much ._. I knew I was gonna write something about the duo's days in their old school, and a party invitation, but I didn't think I'd end up writing about them partying. But nevertheless, I hope you liked it, and I'll update as soon as I can because it's-
SUMMER!
God bless ^ I waited for this so long. Hopefully, you can expect more updates from me until summer ends! And regarding the pairing voting- it will end by the third week of July. Have an awesome summer, awesome people!
-Nell