The Next Day
"I've thought all about it last night, and maybe having a lady manager might not be all that bad."
The host club was having a meeting. They were all sitting on the couches around a table as Tamaki talked.
"Why is that?" The twins asked simultaneously.
"Don't you see? Renge has transferred into the same class as Haruhi and Yuki. If they all become friends as girls, both Haruhi and Yuki might turn more girlish." Tamaki stated, he was daydreaming again.
"Good greif," Haruhi let out an exasperated sigh. Yuki actually rolled her eyes.
"This is a grand-scale project to turn Haruhi and Yuki more girly!" Tamaki
pointed at the twins.
"Only having these two disreputable twins as close classmates, isn't good for both of them." The twins tilted their head with an annoyed look.
"That's telling us..." The club doors opened behind them. Renge was poking her head in.
"People, your host club manager has baked you some cookies!" She exclaimed.
"Oh, how lady like! I'm so moved!" Tamaki dramtically posed in front of their so-called 'manager'.
Renge's smile dropped as she looked at him in disgust. "I didn't bake them for you, phony prince."
That made Tamaki depressed as he went to his little corner.
"They're a little bit burnt, but I know what you're going to say Kyoya." Yuki raised an eyebrow at her as the girl started fangirling.
"You're right, these are burnt." Honey was holding a cookie in his hand when Mori walked up to him.
"Mitsukuni, throw those away, they aren't good for you." He said.
Renge gained a tick mark on her head as her hair started to rise and look like snakes. "She's scaring me!" Mori carried his cousin as they both started to run from (Medusa) Renge.
Haruhi sweatdropped as she looked at them. Then, she and Yuki looked at the cookies that was in Haruhi's hand and took one.
They both bit into it as both of the girls had thoughtful looks. "These aren't bad, they're savory too." Haruhi stated while Yuki nodded.
They're pretty good, but mine and Haruhi's cooking is better, She thought.
Suddenly, the twins had mischievous expressions as they had an idea.
Hikaru lifted Haruhi's chin up. "Let me see..." He took a bite of the cookie that was in her mouth and snapped a chunk of it off.
Kaoru then walked up to and spun her head to look at him. Yuki had a murderous glint in her eye as she looked at Haruhi and Hikaru.
"Oh Yuki, you have cookie crumbs on your face," He licked Yuki's cheek. Disgusting, Yuki wiped her face with one eye twitching.
Tamaki snapped out of his depressed state as he pointed at the twins with an enraged look.
"Before they realized it, the group of 4 classmates have grown closer." Kyoya narrated.
"If you'd just say so, Yuki cold get them off herself, and if you wanted some cookies, there's plenty of them." Haruhi stated as the twins were grinning.
"Y-y-your reaction is all wrong! This is where you're supposed to rebuff them and casually brush them aside!" Tamaki yelled while grabbing her face.
"Please stop sexually harassing me, senpai." Haruhi said. Yuki sighed at that.
Haruhi, you are oblivious as ever.
As Tamaki continued yelling at her, Honey came up to Renge, who was staring at the group, offering some milk.
"Too tepid…"
"Huh?" Renge came closer to Honey's face repeating what she just said, though yelling now.
Her voice caught the other hosts attention as they all looked at her.
"Except for Kyoya, your characters are too lackluster!" She pointed at them making Tamaki and the twins flinched.
"All of you hosts are lacking the 'dark' side!" Yuki tuned her off at that.
"Yuki!" She was snapped out of her daze by Renge's (annoying) voice.
"You'll be the boy with a past he can't remember!" Yuki raised an eyebrow a that and sighed.
Oh boy, this'll be fun... sense the sarcasm?
Hikaru was suddenly bouncing a basketball as many girls screamed in delight.
He shot the ball in the basketball hoop, making the girls scream louder.
Hikaru was laughing in victory until he saw Kaoru lying n the ground, hurt.
"Get a stretcher!"
"Take him to the infirmary, quick!"
Several voices rang out, but Hikaru ignored them as he walked closer to his twin, kneeling in front of him.
"Kaoru! Kaoru! Kaoru!" A man grabbed Hikaru's shoulder telling him he can't quit the game. "Shut up!" He yelled.
"Hikaru..." Kaoru opened his eyes and turned his head to look at his brother.
"Hikaru, take it easy. You can't go trying to feel my pain." He lifted a hand to
put on Hikaru's face. "Understand? You're not the one who got hurt."
Hikaru's eyes started to water. He grabbed Kaoru's hand as he started to cry.
"It's now use! It hurts. It hurts, Kaoru!"
Renge's voice rang out.
Your pain is my pain. It doesn't matter if no one else understands. As long as we're both there for each other, we can still live.
The scene changed, showing the twins outside with Tamaki as rain started to pour heavily.
"I envy you two." The twins looked surprised, turning to look at Tamaki.
"Being able to support each other like that..."
"Suoh-senpai...But Suoh-senpai, you're the academy's idol." Tamaki closed his eyes.
"An idol, am I?" He brushed the hair out of his face, tilting his head to look at the sky above.
"If people are going to celebrate me over a superficial title like that, then I'm sure I'd be better off alone." Tamaki said.
"Suoh-senpai!" They all looked at Yuki, who was drenched, hair covering her eyes.
"How can you say that? You are perfectly fine. Me? I don't even know my own childhood or parents." Yuki's voice monotonous as she talked.
"I am all alone..." Yuki kneeled on the ground, one hand covering her face as tears cascade down.
One injured heart connects with another. They pass each other, and wound each other. What are the hearts of these young men made of?
Haruhi was running. She leaned on a tree for support, trying to catch her breath.
"You can't run anymore." She turned around, her knees growing week as she fell down.
"You're going to learn what heppens when you go against me." Honey walked a few steps closer. His eyes were covered by his wet hair.
"Don't Mitsukuni." Mori was standing next to him, a hand in his pocket.
"Every time you hurt others, you're the one that ends up getting hurt," He stated, face blank.
"Don't try to give me any advice, Takashi. You want me to put you over my knee again?"
Will it be the salvation that ultimately awaits them? Or something else?
Honey lifted his head up, showing his menacing expression.
"I hate it when people try to rise above their own station in life." His eyes narrowed slightly.
But then his expression morphed into his usual cute face with his eyes filled with tears. He lunged at Haruhi and started crying apologizing to her.
Renge turned Medusa-like again and yelled cut.
"You there! Stick to the script!"
"But I..."
Renge ignored Honey as she turned to the camera man behind her.
"Cameraman, hold up for now!" Man did a thumbs up and replied with a 'yes boss!'
Meanwhile, as Renge kept yelling, the twins were sitting in chair, legs crossed with Kyoya behind them writing in his notebook.
"Why have we suddenly gone from talking about changing our characters, from making it into a movie?" Hikaru questioned.
Haruhi and Yuki walked p to them, towels around their necks.
"And I have to say, it's an overblown film crew, huh?" Haruhi said as Yuki nodded.
"Apparently, she rushed them here from Hollywood." They all turned to Kyoya.
"Haven't you ever seen them? That man is the director of 'Millennial Snow' the vampire movie that was the number one box-office across America last year." He stated.
"Damn these rich people..." Yuki heard her adoptive sister whisper from beside her.
"And another thing, how this script has Kaoru being the pitcher?"
"Yeah," Kaoru agreed.
"Pitcher?" Haruhi questioned. Yuki's eyebrow twitched as she leaned in to whisper into Haruhi's ear.
"Don't ever know..." She said.
"If you don't know then never mind." The twins shrugged.
"Haruhi! Yuki! How was my performance?" Tamaki was running to them, fixing his tie.
"It was awesome, I'm surprised you can get into character like that." Haruhi said as she handed Tamaki a towel.
"You were pretty good, Tamaki-senpai." Yuki commented.
"I've discovered a whole new facet of myself," Tamaki said.
"Are you sure?" Haruhi questionedTamaki looked confused at her question.
"Senpai, we think you're fine just the way you are." Yuki explained.
Tamaki blushed at that. "R-really?" He then started to mumble stuff, but Yuki and Haruhi just ignored it.
"Haruhi! Yuki! You're on!" They both heard Renge's voice.
"Coming!" Haruhi and Yuki walked over to where Renge was.
"Over here!" Renge waved a hand in the air to catch their attention.
They both saw two guys that looked intimidating (to Haruhi). Haruhi started sweating while Yuki just looked slightly bored.
Renge gestured to the two guys with her hand.
"I've just asked these two gentlemen to make an appearance." Renge smiled.
The two guys turned to her with confusion.
"Appearance?"
"What are you talking about?"
Renge had a determined look on her face. "We're going to need some villains for the big climax, after all" She stated.
She then proceeded to say some more stuff, but Yuki just zoned her annoying voice out. She was snapped out of her daze (again) by Renge's scream.
"Look out!" Haruhi yelled as she protected Renge from hitting all the equipment behind them.
"Haruhi!" Yuki ran to Haruhi's side, her eyebrows furrowed in concern.
"Those boys are right. Renge, if you judge people by stereotypes, you won't be able to see what's really important." Haruhi explained.
"I'm not sure what you mean..." Renge said. Suddenly, Tamaki came, looking shocked seeing Haruhi on the ground with two men behind her
.
Haruhi looked at him, some tears falling from her eyes.
Yuki's patience snapped. She looked at the ground making her hair cover her eyes. Her expression was getting darker.
With quick movements, she slammed one of the guys on the wall, only half aware Tamaki was doing the same to the other one.
"Who did this?" Her voice was eerily quiet and deadly.
"Who hurt Haruhi?" This time, the level of her voice rising. Haruhi, alarmed stood up.
"Wait, Yuki! Tamaki-senpai!" Yuki turned to look at Haruhi.
"Renge was the one who started this! Those boys aren't the one at fault." She frantically explained.
Both Tamaki and Yuki dropped the people they were holding and ran up to Haruhi. The guys behind them started running away, terrified.
Haruhi was wiping her tears away as Yuki grabbed her chin and tilted her head up. Tamaki was standing next to her, face filled with concern.
"Haruhi, does it hurt?" Tamaki asked. Yuki inspected her face, looking for any injuries.
"Yes, it's my contact lens." In Haruhi's finger, she was holding her contacts.
Yuki froze. Tamaki flinched.
"Huh? Your con...tact?" He questioned, surprised. Haruhi looked up at Tamaki and Yuki.
"Yeah, it slipped out." She replied. Tamaki then started laughing.
"Oh, that's right! Once you can cry without any eyedrops, you're a full-fledged host!" He exclaimed, laughing some more.
Yuki was snapped out of her frozen shock.
She stared at Haruhi's contact. Something inside of her cracked, and, along with Tamaki, she started to snicker.
Tamaki stopped laughing as he and Haruhi stared at her in surprise. She was laughing! Tamaki couldn't help but realize how her laugh sounded so melodic, cheery, and most of all, beautiful.
Tamaki blushed at his own thoughts.
Meanwhile, Haruhi smiled. My sister is finally opening up to people.
"Cameraman, did you just catch that?" Renge's voice ruined the moment.
Yuki cleared her throat and straightened up. Her face turning to its normal blank look, but a small smile could be seen.
"Except for the contact falling out, that was the ideal last seen! All it needs now is Kyoya to provide some moving narration!"
Smash!
A rock hit the camera lens, breaking it.
"No! My camera!" The cameraman exclaimed, horrified.
"Kyoya?" Renge asked, looking at him in confusion.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot allow there to be any record of a club member engaging in violence. I am extremely displeased at the way you're acting like a pest," Kyoya stated.
"Why?" Tears rolled down Renge's cheeks as she started to break down.
"Kyoya, you're supposed to tell me not to worry about it, and then gently pat me on the head! Why would someone as kind and affectionate as you would..." She trailed off.
"That's not what Kyoya is," Tamaki calmly stated.
"Yeah." Yuki nodded.
Renge fell to her knees and She put a hand on Renge's head, making the other girl look at her. Yuki smiled a small smile.
"It doesn't matter, does it?" They both looked at Haruhi.
"Even if Kyoya-senpai is a little different from what you imagined, Renge, I think that watching people, and slowly, getting to know them little by little, can be fun too." Haruhi and Yuki knelt down in front of her and smiled, one being smaller than the other.
Several Days Later
"Hey there, come on in." Tamaki said as he invited the ladies in.
"I bought that video!"
"Me too!"
"So did I!"
The hosts all blinked in unison. "Huh?"
"That scene in the rain was the greatest!"
"The lonesome prince!"
"Yuki's emotional break down was amazing!"
"And his beautiful laugh!"
"The deep relationshi between Hikaru and Kaoru was too much!"
"I want to see Honey acting like a thug again!"
"And Haruhi's poignant expressions!"
The guests all fangirled. You can literally see the hearts above their head's!
"Kyoya," Tamaki said.
"The lens might have been broken, but naturally the footage that was filmed still remains. Of course, that one scene of violence was taken out. Sales have been pretty fair. The first-rate Hollywood staff did a good job, just as what you'd expect." Kyoya pushed his glasses up as the hosts sweatdropped.
"Is that what you mean by 'interesting'?" The twins asked
.
"It's best to have as much as we can in the club budget right?" Kyoya said.
Yuki twitched. He really is the shadow king...
"Take care." Renge's voice could be heard. The hosts turned around to see Renge.
"Huh? I thought you went home to France," Stated Tamaki.
"I realized something. Your kindness earlier when you risked your life to save me, and your deep love foe when you both lectured me." Renge grabbed both Haruhi and Yuki's hand.
"This is what you meant by watching people and falling in love with them, right Haruhi, Yuki?"
In the background, Yuki could hear Tamaki screaming.
"Yes?" Renge started dragging them out the club room.
"Come on! Let's go to my house and play games together! You have to find out more about me too!"
Yuki felt happy. Of course she would, what otaku wouldn't want to be in a place full of anime and mangas?
The twins turned to Kyoya, who, once again was writing in his notebook. What the heck does he write in there!? Seriously!
"Kyoya-senpai, are you sure this is okay?" Kaoru asked.
"Why wouldn't it be? She's not wrong in what she's saying," Kyoya replied.
"No it's not!" Tamaki yelled out.
"They're both becoming friends as girls, just what you wanted," Kyoya was smiling, as if enjoying this.
"Come on Haruhi, Yuki, let's go!" Renge dragged Haruhi and Yuki out as Tamaki screamed after them.