"WHAT?!" Yuubi froze; she didn't know how to approach the problem, 80 million yen was far beyond what she could afford. "I… I… I… will have to find a way to pay you back." What did I get myself into? How am I ever going to pay this back?!
Suddenly, the members roared in laughter, except the girl. "How could we trust you? You can't even afford a school uniform. Hahahah. Are you that commoner that got accepted into our school this year? Yuubi Shitoyaka. The art major?"
"What do you mean commoner? I mean yeah I'm not from a wealthy family, but money doesn't define a person. Besides… no nevermind. How do you kids know my name anyway," she asked brushing herself off, a little irritated at their humor.
"It's not every day a commoner gets accepted into the school," Kyoya said, gently raising his glasses with his middle finger. She chuckled in response to his pretentious comment.
"Well commoner! If you can't afford to pay off this vase, then we have to do as the ROMANS DO!" The leader pointed at her with seriousness.
"What does that even mean..." she asked.
"From today, you will be a host club member!"
Haruhi's eyes widened. "You're in for a long ride," she warned Yuubi.
"What?! Why a host club member?!"
"That is the fastest way you will pay off your debt and plus, we can watch you working it off. It only makes sense. Plus, you aren't bad looking; you can be… the REBEL ARTIST TYPE"
"HAHAHAHA WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS," Yuubi laughed.
"…Or we can turn you into the police… My father owns the secret police force within Japan. If we turned you in, you would have to escape the country," Kyoya smiled.
"Wow… you really enjoy blackmailing, don't you," she asked nervously laughing and cringing at the idea. "Fine, I guess I have to pay off my debt… But you guys… IM A GIRL"
The members, once again, began howling in laughter, which she gave them a sharp glare in response. "You… are NOT a girl," they breathed in between their laughs. "HAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH Oh my god. The things people say to get out of labor these days."
"WHAT?! FINE ARTIST REBEL TYPE. WHATEVER. I'M A BOY. WHATEVER," she shouted. "I'LL BE A HOST MEMBER"
"Nice decision," Kyoya's voice was suddenly right behind her ear, making her cringe awkwardly.
"Jeez…" she sighed. What… the hell… did I just get myself into? A host club in a private academy? Is this a joke?
"Kaoru! Hikaru!" Tamaki snapped his fingers and point directly at her. "Get her a uniform. Please"
"No! The uniform is 100,000 yen," she exclaimed. "I'm trying to pay you guys back, not fall further into debt."
"Well… you have to attract the females…"
"Hahaha! It's okay, I have clothes… you do know that right? Don't you guys believe in me?"
They stared at her. "Alright..." Tamaki lightly smiled as Haruhi gently nodded in agreement. "We want you to get 100 requests by the end of this week and you can work for us."
"Umm sure… Alright, see you guys tomorrow," she tried to exit through the door.
"STOP! Where are you going," the twins grabbed her immediately. "You have to stay here until we close. You work here now. Jeez, Don't you commoners have responsibilities?"
She laughed. "Since when did lounging around and socializing with people that adore you become a responsibility? Well… then, I see. But, I'm still going outside for a little. See you guys soon."
"You promise?" The little boy Lolita, Honey ran over to her, sticking out his pinky.
"Yeah. I pinky promise!" She smiled, wrapping her pinky around his little finger.
After running down the stairs and various hallways, she finally made it outside. Jeez, all this running just for a smoke break? She asked herself, sliding a cigarette in her mouth. She carefully lit the cigarette, inhaled and sighed. What a stressful and unexpected first day… of course, I would end up in trouble somehow. She continued smoking, and suddenly, she began to notice the girl students talking around her.
"Who is that? Is that the transfer art student? I heard he's pretty cute. He's going to be a host now!"
"Oh really?! He looks so cool and manly… How romantic would it be if he painted me."
"He's such a rebel. Look, he doesn't even wear a uniform!"
She sighed heavily, cringing at the amount of girls checking her out. Do I really look this masculine? Or are they all just stupid? She never had such a problem in her previous schools. She couldn't understand why it was happening here; nonetheless, it seemed she was in the perfect position to play a boy to pay off her debt.
"Oh."
She heard a low voice coming from behind. "Mori senpai…"
"Are you okay," he asked with a straight face.
"Haha me? Yeah, why?" He answered by looking at her hand lightly holding the cigarette. "…Ohhhh, this? Yeah, I mean it's a habit. I guess. Hahaha, it's kind of pathetic I know."
He nodded and took a seat next to where she was standing. "I hope you're not too upset about joining the host club. It was so sudden; I know."
"Huh?" She stared at him in shock. They have empathy? What?! LOL. "No I'm absolutely fine! It was my own fault anyways." She laughed, scratching the back of her head. "I'm sure you guys are all fun people to be around… and who knows, maybe it won't even feel like I'm at work."
He looked over at her, his lips forming into a slight smile, promptly got up from his seat, placed his hand on her hand, and walked away.
"Haha see you soon!" She shouted at his disappearing silhouette.
