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As the last of the hosts wondered into the host club Kyoya stood in a corner keeping away from Tamaki's notice and attempting to delay his announcement slightly.
"Tono, what are you looking for?" The twins had arrived and were taking advantage of Tamaki's distraction.
"Kyoya-sempai?" Kyoya looked down at Huruhi who had wondered over. "Why are you hiding here?"
"I am not hiding" Was Kyoya's only response. Stepping further into the room as Tamaki was distracted by the twin's teasing.
"Okay sempai, there was a note on the door about a club meeting…" Huruhi had of course been the only one to notice the short message added by Kyoya.
"Yes, as soon as the last participant arrives…" Jasmine stuck her head around the door. "Come in Jasmine-san, we were just about to start."
"Kurogane-sempai, why?" Huruhi was staring between the older girl and Kyoya.
"Kyoya!" Tamaki cried.
"If everyone would take a seat, Jasmine-san and I have an announcement" Kyoya waved to the couches set up in the centre of the room.
As everyone moved over Kyoya waved Jasmine to sit beside him on a separate couch. Tamaki fiddled with his hands, glancing at Kyoya then back into his lap. "If you wish to play with you pants Suoh-san, please do it elsewhere." Jasmine stated, eyes glittering slightly.
"Ghaa!" Tamaki leapt up, turned red and sank back down onto the couch. The twins burst into hysterics, Kyoya chuckled and Mori smiled slightly. Honey tilted his head to one side, and frowned. Though his eyes glittered as much as Jasmine's. Huruhi looked blankly at the others.
Tamaki's eyes tear up and he stairs imploringly at Jasmine. "I would never… umm… do that kind of thing." Turning to Huruhi his eyes growing larger "Right Huruhi?"
"Sure sempai, if you say so, but um, why is Kurogane-sempai here?"
"Kyoya-san wanted to tell you due to the effect it would have on your club activities." Jasmine looked at Kyoya.
"Jasmine-san and I are now engaged, the marriage has been put off form the original date of upon Jasmine-san's graduation to my own graduation from University." Explained to the other hosts.
"Your engaged Kyo-chan?" Honey's eyes widened to unrealistic proportions.
Kyoya nodded. "Can we design the wedding dress?" The twins asked, mentally evaluating Jasmine.
"Congratulations" Mori mumbled to the two. Jasmine smiled in thanks.
"How are you all so accepting of this?" Huruhi had stood up, she was glaring at everyone still seated. "Especially you Kyoya-sempai, how are you okay with this?" The hosts looked at each other, daring the one another to explain. Jasmine placed her hands in her lap and looked at Huruhi.
"For us this is normal, I am sure your friends have been engaged at least once in their lives already, this is my second, well third engagement and marrying Kyoya-san is better than his older brother, at least we have something in common." The other hosts looked at Kyoya.
"So you stepped up in your brother's place?" Kaoru asked.
"Yes, Yuuichi owes me a favour and I agree with Jasmine-san, we have more in common than most arranged pairs."
"Congrats Kurogane-san, Kyo-chan." Honey cried leaping up to hug Jasmine. "Don't you think we should celebrate with cake?"
Jasmine smiled at the older boy, who standing in front of her was actually taller. "What about making a cake? I always found cake is so much better if you make it yourself."
"You can make cake?" Honey's eyes widned in awe.
"Yes, I can teach you if you like." Honey grabbed Jasmine's hand and dragged her into the clubs kitchen.
"Cake, cake, cake, cake." The two disappeared from sight, Mori followed soon after.
"Kyoya…" Huruhi started but stoped when Kyoya raised his hand.
"Sit down Huruhi, Jasmine-san is right. This is not the first time I have been engaged, all the hosts, well except for Tamaki have been engaged." The others nodded. Tamaki was looking around in shock.
"I knew Kyoya had been but you guys too?"
"Yeah, Hikaru was engaged twice, I have only been engaged once." Kaoru looked at his brother. Both clinging tight to the others hand.
"Honey was engaged in Primary school, the agreement was dissolved in middle school. Mori was engaged in middle school for a year before the terms of the contract were changed." Kyoya explained to the younger girl.
"You mean this kind of thing happens often?" Huruhi was pale, staring at her friends in realisation.
"It's one of the things that makes the club so popular, being allowed to fall in love with no repercussions, the host won't return the feelings and your family won't be disgraced in a resulting scandal. Around forty percent of our customers are engaged, some since birth." Haruhi sat down heavily.
"So, to you guys this is normal?" The others nodded. "Damn rich people."
In the kitchen Jasmine had collected all the ingredients for a basic white cake. "Okay, Honey-sempai can you put the butter and the oil into the mixer? And Mori can you line the cake pans? We will need three." Jasmine started to measure out the flour into a bowl, sifting in the Baking powder and salt.
"Kurogane-san? Can I call you Jas-chan?" Honey looked over at the girl.
"Yes Honey, is the butter fluffy yet?" Mori held out the three lined tins. "Thank you Mori-sempai, can you slice the strawberries? Honey can you add the first cup of sugar? Just add them one at a time and wait until you can't see any more sugar before adding the next cup okay?" The activity in the kitchen picked up.
"Hey Jas-chan? Are you okay marrying Kyoya?" Honey added the last cup of sugar before glancing at Jasmine.
"Yes, add the eggs next, one at a time just like with the sugar. Okay Mori-sempai, you need to add half a cup of sugar and the same amount of water to the saucepan, add 2 cups of the cut strawberries and then take over from me okay?" Jasmine was mixing the milks and vanilla.
"Hn" Jasmine smiled.
"Alright, now that the eggs are added turn down the mixer to the fourth setting and add about a cup of the dry mix, then the same of the milk mix and then dry again, okay?" Jasmine turned down the stove and moved over to supervise the cake.
"All done!" Honey put the last of the dry mix into the mixer.
"Okay, the pot has to sit for about eight more minuets then can you put it in the blender?"
"What kind of cake are we making?"
"White cake with strawberry butter cream icing." Jasmine smiled at the grin on Honey's face. Mori's lips curled.
Jasmine pored the cake into the tree pans. "Okay, now these need to go into the oven for about twenty-five minutes before the being taken out to cool. Then half an hour before we can ice them. So, about an hour until we can eat." Honey's eyes widened.
"It takes that long? For just one cake?"
"Some cakes like fruit cake can take months to make from scratch." Honey whimpered.
"It's okay Mitsukuni, there is more cake." Mori held a plate of chocolate cake in front of his cousin.
"Thank you Takashi!" Honey grabbed the plate and skipped out of the room. Mori turned to Jasmine.
"Thank you." Jasmine smiled and waved her hand.
"Don't mention it, it's nice to bake again. Father doesn't like me working in the kitchen." Mori raised his eyebrow in question.
"I learnt in Ireland, Home-economics included baking." Mori seemed to accept this and followed Honey into the club room. Jasmine turned around and put the strawberry syrup into the blender, then once smooth into the fridge. She set the timer for the cakes and followed the other two into the other room.
"Jasmine-san, come sit with me." Kyoya held out his hand to Jasmine who took the offered appendage.
"Did you calm down Fugioka-san?"
"Yes, thank you for stepping out of the room."
"I enjoyed working with Honey-sempai and Mori-sempai." The two settled onto a corner couch.
Jasmine stepped back into the kitchen and pulled out the cakes, placing them on a cooling rack and pulling out the ingredients for the butter cream. The butter was added to the mixer, then the sugar, then the Syrup and vanilla lastly the salt. Once the icing had lightened she added the cream, waiting until it thickened before covering and placing in the fridge with the tree cakes, now out of their tins.
Leaving the room Jasmine noticed that a group of girls had swooped on Kyoya, looking around Huruhi seemed to be alone for the moment. Walking over the younger student Jasmine sat across from the natural Host.
"Kurogane-san, did you want something?" Jasmine smiled.
"No just checking that you are okay with the situation, I don't want to discomfort Kyoya-san's friends." Huruhi sighed.
"I'm not really upset anymore. I just don't understand how any of you can accept this."
"You like Suoh right?" Huruhi froze.
"Thought so, well Suoh-san is probably safe from this kind of thing. His father isn't one to arrange a marriage of convenience. And his grandmother doesn't think highly enough of him to bother." Huruhi winced. "Plus, most arrangements are made before high school. Most people get romantic at that stage. An engagement made before high school has more chance of working out, people fall in love in High School, if it's with their fiancé, well, added bonus." Jasmine smiled sadly at Huruhi. "And parents find it harder to arrange engagements at this stage, it more real when the wedding is months away rather than decades."
"So why are engaged to Kyoya now?" Huruhi looked thoughtful.
"I was engaged until a few months ago, however the agreement fell through and it was cancelled. This arrangement was made because it solidifies the connection between our families. They will eventually become the one organisation. This kind of thing has been building for years. I have always know I might marry an Ootori boy." Jasmine looked over at the door. "I'll let you get back to work, it has been nice meeting you Miss Fujioka." Jasmine winked and walked over to sit with Honey and Mori.
"Are you okay Fujioka-kun?" Huruhi looked up at one of her guests.
"Yes fine, just thinking." The girl giggled.
"About what?" The next girl was more confidant.
"My mother, I was thinking about dinner and remembering my mother teaching me how to make…"
Jasmine placed one last halved strawberry on the cake and put away the tops. Putting the cake onto a serving tray Jasmine lifted the large cake onto a cart. Pushing the cart into the host room Jasmine moved towards Honey and Mori's station. Aware that the two were taking a break.
"Honey-sempai, the cake is ready." Jasmine lifts the cake and placed it carefully on the table.
"It looks amazing Jas-chan!" Honey claps his hands and Mori reaches for the cake knife already sitting on the table.
"Try some" Jasmine hands Mori a plate. "Mori-sempai can you cut a piece for the other hosts as well?"
Mori nods and holds the first slice out to Honey who takes a massive bite of the rich cake. Honey's eyes widen and he looks at Jasmine. "This is amazing!" Honey cries, shovelling cake into his mouth.
"Everything tastes better when you help make it." Jasmine smiles at Honey who seems to glow in response.
Jasmine places the plated slices onto the serving cart. "I'm going to give the other hosts a taste okay? And can you save a piece for my brother?" Mori nods at Jasmine and cuts another piece, putting it onto the serving tray. "Thank you" Jasmine wheels the cart towards Kuruhi. Handing the girl a plate Jasmine moves on to the twins who grab theirs of the cart, using them as props to continue their act. The next stop, Tamaki who squeals like a child babbling incessantly at the supposed godly taste of the cake. Kyoya nods at Jasmine and nibbles on a piece before blinking.
"Thank you." Kyoya nods to Jasmine, taking larger bites.
"Wedding cake?" Jasmine asks.
"Yeah, send me the recipe, I'll give it to Fuyumi." Jasmine nods and picks up her own piece.
"To dry, the flour was added to fast." Jasmine mutters. Kyoya raises an eyebrow at the girl.
"You let Honey help yes?" Jasmine nods and relaxes.
"Yeah, I was…" The door slams open and Taisuke storms in.
Sorry for the cliff hanger this was getting to long. However it is now the weekend and I will be updating with more frequency. Once I have finished my assignments. SORRY
Thanks for reading, Min