Me: Hello! It's me again!
Haruhi: Why am I here?
Me: Because I command it so!
Haruhi: 6_6
Me: Don't give me that face! I'm not crazy! Now please say the disclaimer.
Haruhi: PhoenixCrystalStar does not own Ouran Host Club. Can I go now?
Me: Sure why not?
Chapter 7
Rose shifted in her seat. She was in homeroom trying to listen to the teacher, but some strange feeling kept bothering her. She knew that feeling. It was a feeling of someone staring at you closely. She looked around, but no one was looking at her, not even her sister who was currently doodling on her notebook. 'Strange,' Rose thought and returned to her note taking. She hadn't noticed a certain pair of golden, yellow, cat-like eyes.
"Pssht," someone got Rose's attention. It was Kaoru. And he passed her a note. Curious, she opened it.
What's up? Rose smiled, took out her fuzzy purple pen to reply, and passed it to Kaoru.
Frustrated. Do you know how hard it is to concentrate on Japanese history when you've been taught nothing but America or American-biased history?
(/*^*)/ _ l _ l_ Kaoru chuckled as he read the note, and took out his pen as well.
I would think it's pretty hard. Why don't you ask your sister for help in your studies? She read the note and frowned. Unlike her, history was a breeze in history. Rose would have asked her sister for help, but Violet had as much patience as a cranky infant.
Don't want to bug her about it, she scribbled dishonestly. Kaoru raised an eyebrow in disbelief but decided not to act on his thought.
I'll tutor you if you want? Kaoru wrote. Rose blushed and bit her lip. Should she say yes or no? Usually Violet would make decisions for the both of them and Rose would agree. She turned her head to look at her sister on the other side of the room. Violet was sleeping with her eyes open, drool dripped from the corner of her mouth. A sweat drop formed on the side of Rose's head. Rolling her eyes, she wrote down her answer.
Yes. Rose wrote down, but before she could pass it to Kaoru, the teacher snatched the note from her hands.
"Ms. Clarke, if my class seems so boring to you that you must pass notes then you can join my detention tomorrow morning," the teacher told the brunette girl angrily. Rose looked down in mock shame. She looked at Kaoru, but he shrugged and mouthed 'talk later' to her. Placing her chin on her desk, Rose sighed. There goes her chance of spending alone time with her schoolgirl crush.
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Harley's hand flew across her notebook, leaving behind trails of neat Kanji as she wrote down every word her calculus teacher said. Finally the lunch bell rang. She bolted out of class before anyone could close their notebooks, and ran to the Lunch Room. She scanned the tables for her friends. Her eyes landed on Rose who was sitting all alone looking like she just lost her chance at getting something that she really wanted.
"What's wrong Ro?" Harley asked as she sat down next to the pink-eyed girl. Rose sighed and looked down at her blue painted nails.
"Harley can I ask you something?" she said.
"Sure, anything," Harley answered smiling.
"Have you ever wanted someone to always be near you just because you start feeling this attachment towards him although the only thing you two have down so far was just talking, but you still want to know more about this person?" Rose questioned deeply. Harley sat there dumbly trying to process what Rose had just said. Tapping her chin thoughtfully, Harley finally replied.
"You like Kaoru, don' t you?" Rose face turned as red as her namesake.
"How did you know?" she asked. Harley smiled.
"The science of deduction my dear Watson," she answered in the best British accent that she could manage. Rose rolled her eyes.
"What should I do now?"
"What have you done so far?"
"We've passed notes in class, and he offered to tutor me in History."
"Did you say yes?"
"Yeah, but the teacher took the note before I could give it to him. By the way I have to come early tomorrow for morning detention."
"Of course." Eye-roll. "Look, the next time you see him telling him that you would like to have him tutor you."
"Then what?"
"Let nature take its course."
"That's it? No master plan, no complex mission, no three-step operation, no going under cover in costumes, no spying in bushes?"
"Yeah, that's it. Why?" Rose placed the back of her hand on Harley's forehead.
"Are you feeling well? You're not acting like yourself."
"Shut up!" Harley huffed and crossed her arms.
"Well anyway, thanks Har-Har. I'm going to go find Kaoru and talk to him now!" Rose stood up with a new purpose, and ran to find Kaoru. Harley smiled as the younger girl's depart. She had known the two girls for four years since she was thirteen and they were twelve. Together they were like one confident mischievous juggernaut of laughs. Separated, they were different individuals. While Violet was still loud, by herself she would suddenly begin to feel so self conscious and insecure. With Rose (who was also very shy), instead of becoming insecure she becomes unsure of what to do. She's so used to having Violet make all the tough decisions that when she's by herself she's lost. The truth is though if Harley hadn't found them four years ago then they wouldn't be able to function in society and would still be trapped in their own little world. Harley could still remember the day that when she encountered the twins.
Flashback
Four Years ago, Central Park, New York City, mid-August
Two identical twin girls sat at a park bench. Both had pin-straight light brown hair, which fell exactly the same way. Both were dressed in plain pink t-shirts, khaki capris, and white flip-flops. The only way that you could tell their identities were with two silver necklaces that hung from their necks. One had a rose charm on it the other wore a charm of a violet. The necklaces were tucked underneath their shirts so there wasn't anyway to tell whose who. Their dull brown eyes followed a girly fashion magazine that Violet was holding. Nothing could bother them from the world that they deemed boring, but somebodies caught their attention. They twins couldn't tell if it was the two stranger's appearance that intrigued them or their personalities which seem to pour of them.
The two strange girls that were walking in the twin's direction looked nothing alike. The taller out of the two had bright blue hair that looked freshly dyed. She had a huge smile of her pale face, and wore a white sundress with brown sandals. The other girl had curly dark brown hair that has pulled into a messy thick long braid, a set of metal braces cladded were visible through her smile, and was limping (the other girl was helping her walk). She wore an oversized red band t-shirt that reached her knees, ripped baggy jeans, black worn out converse, and huge nerdy glasses that covered her large green eyes and had tape all over it. They were both laughing about some unheard joke. The twins studied them closely trying to find the source of their simple happiness even though one of them was limping. Finally the odd pair reached the beach that the twins were sitting on.
"Hey, dudes, is okay if little mermaid and I sit her for awhile?" the limping brunette asked cheerfully. The twins looked at the two girls curiously.
"Whatever," they said in sync with emotionless voices. The other girls plopped down on the bench.
"I told you that climbing that tree wasn't a good idea, Harls," the blue haired girl said softly as she lifted the brunette's twisted ankle onto her lap.
"I know, but it was worth it," the brunette laughed.
"Excuse me," the twins said getting the others attentions.
"Yeah?" the brunette answered.
"Yes?" the blue haired girl replied.
"Why are you laughing and smiling if you just twisted your ankle?" the twins asked. Brunette smiled widely, allowing the twins to see the purple lace in her braces.
"Because if I get depressed over every little thing, I won't be able to enjoy the good things that happen around you. You should never let something minor make you oblivious of the interesting world that surrounds you," she answered kindly. The blue haired girl smiled gently as if she expected the other to say that. The twins still looked at the girl oddly. What did she mean by interesting world? All they saw was a planet full of people who would never truly understand them. Why did this person seem to have so much fun and be so happy, and not them?
"We don't get it," they stated.
"I think what Harley's trying to say is," the blue haired girl started. "That you shouldn't let anything bother you from having a good time because you should savor every pleasure." The twins were still confused, but interesting.
"Okay," the twins said, and decided to return to their magazine.
"Oh by the way, I'm Harley and this is Areily," the brunette, Harley introduced. Ariely gave a little wave.
"We're Violet and Rose," the twins said.
"Whose who?" Harley asked. The twins smirked.
"I'm Rose," said Violet.
"I'm Violet," said Rose.
"Nice to meet you two," Areily said kindly. The twins nodded. Suddenly a car pulled up on the street next to them, and hocked.
"That's my dad," Areily said standing. "By the way, my dad is throwing me a birthday party next week to make some new friends. Maybe you guys would like to come if you want." She pulled out two white invitations, and handed them to the twins. The twins numbly took the invitations, not sure to be thankful or confused. She must have had the invitations in her pockets all day just to give to random strangers.
"See ya Harley, Violet, and Rose," Areily waved and walked to her dad's car. The three girls sat at the bench quietly. Finally Harley stood up, picked up a stray firm stick off the ground, and used it as a walking cane. She turned to the twins.
"Well, it's about time I walk home before my pops gets pissed," Harley said. "Hope to see you two at Ariely's party."
"Whatever," they said. Harley frowned, but her smile quickly returned.
"Bye Rose." Harley pointed at a stunned Rose. "Bye Violet." She pointed at a shocked Violet. Then walked away, leaving both twins dumbfounded. They watched as the bubbly brunette walk away with her braid swinging behind her merrily. Violet and Rose watched as the only person in the world who had ever told them apart walked away. They both had one thing in mind. They were going to that birthday party next week they were going to see her, and find out how she knew.
End Flashback
Harley smiled at the memory. 'Those two have come a long way since they were twelve,' she thought. She curled a finger around a curl of her brown hair. 'My appearance has also come a long way since then,' she thought as she remembered how she looked in middle school. Shaking her head, she left the lunchroom, and headed to the library to finish some homework.
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The end of the school came quickly, and Harley was running around trying to gather all her friends. Finally she had everyone in front of Music room #3.
"Okay, everyone knows why we're here, right?" Harley asked she clapped her hands together.
"No, no one knows why we're here," Shay said deadpanned. She hadn't eaten any sweets for an hour so she didn't have the energy to be all cute and shit.
"Yeah, why are we here? Since when are we so sexually deprived that we have to visit a host club?" Violet asked crossing her arms.
"Why don't we just listen to Harley and she'll tell us why we're at the host club?" Areily stated trying to keep peace.
"You just want to see Mori again," Rose said, rolling her eyes.
"YO! Shut the fuck up and listen to what I got to say!" Harley commanded.
"Whatever," Violet and Rose said. Harley sighed and facepalmed.
"Anyway," she started again. "I checked our bank account this morning, and we have less than three hundred in American dollars.
"WHAT?" the twins yelled, grabbing each other into a hug.
"Say it ain't so! I need money to buy candy!" Shay wailed.
"Are we going to get jobs now?" Areily asked.
"Yeah, Areily, yeah we are," Harley answered. The twins and Shay stopped their sobbing and looked at Harley.
"What are we going to do?" Violet asked curiously. Harley bit her lip and looked down.
"Mmmrmmhmhmhm," Harley mumbled.
"In English or Japanese please," Shay said, and laid on the floor. She was exhausted; her low blood sugar was killing her.
"We joined the host club," Harley announced clearly. She cringed, waiting for the outbursts that she was expecting. None came.
"Okay," Violet said. Rose shrugged, wrapped her arms around Violet's neck, and jumped onto Violet's back.
"Fine, just give me chocolate," Shay mumbled from the ground.
"I think that's a great idea," Ariely smiled.
"So no arguing, no yelling, no disagreements?" Harley asked.
"Good Lord! No! Just tell us what we're doing and stop wasting our lives!" Shay growled.
"Okay, okay! Shay, you're going to be baking all the cakes and other pastries," Harley explained.
"Sweetness," Shay approved, raising a thumbs up.
"Vi and Ro will be waitresses."
"Ooh! Imagine all the cute waitresses outfits we could make for ourselves!" Rose exclaimed, tapping her sister's head.
"You'd look so cute in a French maid outfit," Violet stated. A bit of blood dripped from her nose, but she quickly wiped it away with her sleeve before anyone noticed.
"And Areily and I will be the musical entertainment," Harley finished.
"Aw, Harley we could play Paramore songs or Evanescence or maybe Skye Sweetnam or Flyleaf," Areily mumbled, and continued to rattle of lists of bands and songs with female vocals. During all of this, Shay used up all her remaining energy to climb up Areily's leg and onto her shoulders.
"Shh! Let's go in first before we do anything," Harley groaned, and pushed open the pink doors. A wave of red rose petals blew in their faces.
"Welcome!"
"SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH ALL THE ROSE PETALS! I COULD HAVE CHOKED! I'M SUEING YOUR ASSES FOR COMPENSATION!" Harley yelled as she swatted away the flower petals, which were persistent to stick in her hair and face. Violet and Rose erupted with laughter, and Areily giggled.
"SHUT UP YOU FUCKING BITCH! I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!" Shay screamed from her perch on Areily's shoulders. Harley and Shay began to bicker while the rest of the American girls laughed and the host club watched dumbfounded. Mori placed a hand on Honey's shoulder and the other on Kyoya's shoulder.
"Good luck with them," Mori told the two.
"Thanks, I'm going to need it," Kyoya mumbled as he watched Harley exclaim and argue with big hand motions and arm flailing.
"No thanks, I can handle her," Honey reassured while Shay pounced onto Harley from Areily's shoulders.
"That's enough you two," Areily finally said, and picked up Harley and Shay up by the hem of their collars.
"That's right!" Harley exclaimed and jumped up, making a pose.
"Violet! Rose! Go change into your waitresses outfits~" Harley commanded and pointed to the female twins.
"Roger, milady!" Violet and Rose saluted, and ran to the changing rooms.
"Areily! Get the instruments ready~" Harley pointed to Areily who went to the backroom of the club where the instruments were kept.
"Shay! Start baking~" Harley told the pink haired girl. Shay crossed her arms.
"I need sugar, first," Shay growled, glaring at Harley.
"Don't have any," Harley said. Then, Shay pounced onto Harley. She used her knees to pin down Harley, and stuffed her head down Harley's shirt. There was an awkward silence as Shay pulled out a chocolate bar from Harley's chest.
"Ha! I knew you keep your emergency chocolate in your bra!" Shay exclaimed, unwrap the candy bar, and took a bite.
"It's warm…"
"What did you expect? That's been sitting in between my boobs since morning," Harley grumbled as she stood up. "Are you going to start baking now or what?"
"Yeah, yeah," Shay mumbled and headed to the backroom's kitchen with her candy bar. The host club gave Harley strange looks.
"What? Where else am I suppose put my chocolate?" Harley asked.
"Why there of all places?" Haruhi asked.
"When you get at least a C-cup Haruhi, then you'll understand," Harley commented. She went to the backroom to help Areily.
"Takashi, I think I'm going to need that luck now," Honey told Mori.
"Mmhhm."
Suddenly the twins, Violet and Rose reentered from the changing room in their waitress outfits. Violet wore a white poofy skirt with black frills on the hem, a white sleeveless bodice, a white red striped corset with a red ribbon wrapped around it, a black and red spiky apron tied with a large red and black ribbon behind her back, poofy short black sleeves, a black and red choker, white and red headband, black mid- thigh socks, and red platform pumps with white bows on top. Rose wore a baby blue poofy skirt with silver lace rose designs, a baby blue lacy bodice with silver rose-shaped buttons, baby blue short bell drop sleeves, a white frilly apron tied with a blue and white striped bow on her back, a white and blue hairband, white knee-high socks, and baby blue platform pumps with silver bows on top. Both had let their hair down, and kept their pink eye contacts on. They also looked very pissed.
"Ooo! My daughters look so cute!" Tamaki yelled and went to hug the girls. They pushed him away. Tamaki went to his emo corner.
"So, you like the outfits we got for you?" Hikaru asked with a smirk. Violet growled, and Rose held her back.
"You sick pervert! We look like something characters from a perverted anime!" Violet yelled.
"Okay, let's relax. Come on let's go help Shay in the kitchen," Rose comforted, and dragged her sister to the backroom kitchen. Then Areily and Harley came back. Harley was dragging a baby grand piano by a rope, and Areily was carrying a guitar case, a clarinet case, and a microphone stand. Both had also changed their clothes. Harley wore a white tank top with a troll face, green skinny jeans, a neon pink hoodie, and grey converse high tops. Her hair was in a ponytail, and her red lipstick was replaced with purple lipstick. Areily wore denim short shorts, a black tank top that said "Fuck Da Police!" in white, blue knee high converse, and her hair down. Being the tall girl that she is, Areily's short shorts showed of lots of leg.
"Oh! Takashi! Do you like my outfit? Harley chose it for me," Areily told her boyfriend and twirled, once she set down the cases and the stand. Mori looked at Areily's legs, took off his jacket, and used it to wrapped around her legs.
"Too revealing," Mori grunted. Areily pouted, and pulled the jacket off.
"Nonsense, the only people who are going to see me are a bunch of girls and you guys," Areily assured. She pecked him on the lips. "It's cute though that you act so protective, like a teddy bear." She smiled, and skipped away to set up the microphone stand, leaving Mori frozen in his place clutching his jacket.
"Okay! Let's get the club started!" Tamaki announced as he returned from his corner.
"Whatevers," Harley mumbled. The boys and Haruhi took their places at the red couch. Violet and Rose came out with trays of tea, and stood on either side of the hosts. Harley sat at the piano. Shay came out in a frilly pink chef outfit pushing a cart full of cakes and etc. Areily took out the clarinet, and they began to play Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet. The doors swung open, and dozens of girls in yellow dresses were greeted with flying rose petals.
"Welcome!"
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Me: Phew! Chapter 7 is done finally!
Hikaru: Took you long enough.
Me: SHUT UP!
Haruhi: He's kind of right. It took you longer to get this chapter out than with the other ones.
Me: Not helping! Honey, I didn't take too long did I?
Honey: um… Do you want some cake?
Me: T^T Mori?
Mori: Mh
Me: You know what I'm done for today, goodnight. (Leaves the room)
Tamaki: Remember to review and favorite!