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Chapter 40
They all waited for the crowd to leave. Cast Members tried to usher them away, but Steph was able to flash her badge. The twins were quoting the show as they waited and Tamaki was busy praising Haruhi about her performance. Mori was staring at Aladdin, who was still on the stage with Jasmine and Kazoo, as Honey was chatting to Steph about the possibility of getting some Pineapple Dole Whip. Katie and Kyoya were both making quick sketches of the stage and the three heroes involved in it. Katie was making more of a cartoon while Kyoya was making a very real picture of the scene.
They waited for five minutes for the people to leave before approaching the stage.
"Hey, Katie!" Aladdin's eyes lit up as he bowed to her. "I hope you enjoyed the show, my lady. May I introduce my love, Jasmine?"
Katie saw the twinkle in his eye and nodded. He wished to stay in character in front of the guests. "A pleasure, Princess. The show was magnificent, bravo to you all! How have you been, Kazoo?"
Kazoo laughed. "Well, Lady Katie, well. Ah, this must be Steph!" He bowed to the blond. "Charmed, my lady, charmed."
"The show was awesome!" Haruhi gushed, shaking Kazoo's hand. "Thank you for letting me play Jafar it was great!"
"Oh!" Tamaki remembered the object he hand in his hand. It was the combination coffee maker and cell phone. He held it out to Aladdin. "I was meant to return it."
Aladdin took it with a smile. "Thank you, Host King of Japan. In return, let us offer you a gift." He handed off the item to Kazoo, who went to put it in the trunk, as Aladdin ran into the Cave of Wonders.
Tamaki stumbled back, shocked at this statement and this action. "What gift?" Jasmine smiled and bowed.
"It would please us to reward the Host Club for being great audience members and audience participators." Jasmine addressed the whole host club as Aladdin came back, holding an item.
"It's a…" Tamaki started to say.
"A lamp." Mori finished. His eyes were shining.
"This is no ordinary lamp, my friends, no no no!" Kazoo said. "This here is a magic lamp which is more than what it seems. Even more so than usual. Take a look." Aladdin held the lamp out for all to see.
It wasn't a dull, dusty lamp at all! It had a sparkling gold polish and the tip of the lamp was diamond blue. There was a slight engraving on that blue area was a 60. And it was signed in blue Sharpie by Kazoo, Princess Jasmine and Aladdin! The hosts had their jaws dropped and couldn't say a word. This had to be worth a lot, but they had no interest in that. They were imagining it on display at the Host Club. Kyoya recovered first, thinking on this.
"Honored friends, we thank you for this gift. So let us demonstrate what we do in thanks." Kyoya prodded the twins with a gaze. They understood and approached Kazoo.
"Master Storyteller, your many masks…" Hikaru began, standing in front of the man with his twin by his side.
"…And twice as many jokes showed us what being a master means." Kaoru finished with a grin. Then they both spoke together as they bowed. "Thank you for the fun."
Mori and Honey were next and addressed the street rat. Honey spoke first.
"Street rat, you showed that people are different that how they are perceived." Honey said with more sincerity than any expected him to have.
"You showed bravery, both physically and emotionally." Mori said. The cousins bowed to Aladdin and, like the twins, spoke together. "Thank you for the courage."
Finally, Tamaki took the Princess' hand. "Princess, your beauty showed in more ways than one. Your outer beauty is more than any flower."
Haruhi then walked to Tamaki's side and smiled. "But your inner beauty is worth more than the all of that cave's treasure."
They both bowed as Tamaki kissed Jasmine's hand. Haruhi said simply "Thank you for the beauty."
Kyoya then turned to what he considered the most worthy of thanks. "I know you two had a hand on this, so thank you for the adventure. And thanks for the memories." He bowed to them and kissed Katie's hand, which he had been holding.
Haruhi noticed that Aladdin's eyes narrowed at this gesture and surmised that this actor was Chris, the one that told Katie the show was going on. He had her number and she had his. Maybe they were friends, or maybe more. She noticed Katie, however, did not pay him much attention.
Aladdin turned to Mori and presented him with the lamp. Mori thanked him with a nod before handing it off to Kyoya.
"What shall we do with this for the time being?" Kyoya asked the two sisters. Steph spoke up.
"We could either have it sent back to the hotel or we can ship it to one of your houses. I would have it shipped to your house and have one of your people make sure it's safe."
Kyoya nodded and handed the beautiful object to Katie. She walked away after a goodbye to everyone, leaving Steph to lead everyone to get some Dole Whip before making their way to a certain island. It was nine o'clock and they were going to spend two hours on the island that was one of Walt's favorite places.
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