Oh goodness. It's Chapter Seven! Yeeaw! Thanks to all of you that reviewed! There was a couple guest reviews this time so if you guests are still reading thanks! And thanks so much to As-The-Fire-Blazes, CeliaSingsSongs, ERidg17, shewhoeatsspocky and PridePrejudiceandCake (when I read your review I panicked; "Thats later in the story! Don't get ahead of me!" haha! ) Thanks so much guys! Anyway, Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ouran High Host Club. I do, however, claim ownership of my OC(s).

"Kyoya I've had the most wonderful idea!"

Kyoya rolled over, trying to block out Tamaki's enthusiastic voice.

How did that idiot even get in here? Why is he here so early?

Suddenly more than one pair of hands grapling him.

"Kyoya-sempai get up!"

"Don't sleep the day away!"

"Kyo-chan! Kyo-chan! We got somethin' to tell you!"

They're all here?! Kyoya slowly pulled himself to a sitting position, his dark aura clinging thickly to him.

"What could you idiots possibly have thought of at this hour? You don't have the capacity to think on a regular day so I'm sure whatever it is you want to tell me right now isn't so important that you had to wake me up at this ungodly hour."

The other hosts huddled at the opposite end of the room. Much to Kyoya's annoyance Tamaki rebounded quickly and flitted back over to his bed.

"Oh but it is! We have found a solution to our manager problem!"

Kyoya glared at him, annoyed that Tamaki was able to catch his interest.

"We shall ask Miss Eyrie to be the new club manager!" Tamaki smiled down at Kyoya in excitement, waiting for him to praise his brilliance. Kyoya turned and glared at the other hosts. The twins shrugged.

"She isn't interested in being a customer."

"And this way the rest of us could spend time with her too."

That idiot actually thought of something useful this time.

"That doesn't explain why you're waking me up this early." Kyoya said, his dark aura returning. Tamaki scurried back to the huddle. "Very well. When I wake up I'll call her and-"

"Oh but that's why we came!" Tamaki exclaimed, keeping his distance this time. "We want to tell her in person!"

"We wanna see where Eyr-chan lives!" Hunny giggled. Kyoya looked at Haruhi who was sweat dropping as she took in the others excitement.

"And you're with them on this?"

Haruh shrugged. "I didn't have much of a choice."

Kyoya flopped back on the bed and fell asleep, to tired to consider it. The rest of the hosts looked at each other then proceed to dress him and drag him out into the waiting car.

"Eyr-chan's house is big..."

The host club stood outside of a great, white marble structure. Though it was all made of the same material different sections had obviously been designed with different cultures in mind. It was a beautiful mix of the world. The large door that towered in front of them was made of beautifully carved mahogany. Tamaki hesitantly banged one of the knockers. Everyone sweat dropped as the door opened slowly and silently with no visible person on the other side. Suddenly Briar's grinning face popped out from around the door.

"Isn't this door so ominous? Its wonderful!" he said as he stepped into full view of the host club. " . . What a nice surprise. I wasn't made aware that we were going to have company. Please- come in."

The hosts hesitantly stepped past him into the foyer were Bear, her driver was walking through eating an apple with a newspaper tucked under his arm. He stopped mid-step and stared at the hosts with raised brows.

"We have guests?" he asked, sounding more in wonder than anything else. Briar nodded. "Fine. Then you're the one waking her up."

Briar's jaw dropped and he immediately started shaking his head. "No. No! You know my methods will only get me drop kicked!"

"Tough." Bear said, turning around. Briar started to sag when he turned to the host club, a mischievous look in his eye. He turned to make sure Bear was out of the room then beckoned the hosts to follow him. He led them through a long hallway and up to a plain door. The hosts looked at each other.

"Alright. Now this could either go really badly...or she could look really cute." Briar said, trying not to laugh at the looks on the hosts faces. They varied from uncertainty to mild worry. He eased the door open to reveal a large bedroom with a desk that held stacks of books that varied in height, a walk in closet, and a large bed. The bed had blankets upon blankets piled upon it. When they saw the blankets shift they looked at Briar.

"Is this Eyrie's-"

Tamaki was cut off when Briar suddenly lunged forward, grabbed the mass of blankets, and flung them away. All of the hosts, with the exception of Mori and Kyoya, stared at the person in the center of the bed with wide, wonder filled eyes.

Lying in the middle of the large bed Eyrie looked like a tiny pixie. She was dressed in a tank top and sweats, her waist length hair billowed out behind her, looking like a sea of obsidian curls. She was lying on her side facing away from them. Briar stood still for a moment then bolted behind the hosts when Eyrie curled into a tight ball. She slowly sat up and looked around in what seemed like confusion while lightly rubbing her eye with a knuckle. Tamaki, the twins, Hunny, and even Haruhi flushed and squirmed from the adorable picture she presented.

"Where's my-" she looked over and caught sight of the host club. They stared at each other for a few minutes. Suddenly a dark aura formed around Eyrie and she barreled towards Briar who was trying to sneak out. He was almost out the door when Eyrie got him by the collar and shoved him against the wall. He was laughing so hard no noise came from his mouth and tears were forming at the corner of his eyes.

"What...the hell...is wrong with you?" Eyrie asked, looking at him with an expression of pure rage.

"You should have seen your face! You were so cute then BAM!" Briar started laughing harder. Eyrie started trembling. The host club sweat dropped as she suddenly threw him into a wall.

"YOU IDIOT!" she walked over to the large bay window sitting opposite her bed and threw it opened. She walked passed the host club with her nothing expression. "Excuse me."

She picked up Briar by the collar and dragged him over to the window. His eyes widened and he started to squirm. "Wait Mistress I'm sorry. Just hold on. Don't-"

"Droooopppp KICK!" she tossed him up like he weighed nothing and kicked him mid-air, sending him flying out the window. Bear entered the room with Marie at that moment.

"What the hell is all the noise?!" Bear stopped in the door way as he took in the surroundings. The pile of blankets on the floor, the host club, and the opened window. "Ah. Nevermind."

Marie, who had started laughing hysterically as soon as she walked in, suddenly was standing in front of the boys, accessing them. "Are you Mistress's friends? Do you go to school with her? Are staying for breakfast? We haven't scared you off have we?"

Tamaki and the others looked at each other in surprise. Instead of dealing with a cold, emotionless staff that they pictured for Eyrie all of them seemed very warm and playful; even going so far as to tease her. On top of that they had just seen Eyrie at maximum rage level for the first time.

The Dark Lady... the twins and Tamaki thought as they sweat dropped, looking between her and Kyoya, the residential dark lord.

"Madam breakfast would be wonderful!" Tamaki told Marie, pouring on the charm.

"Alrighty then! If you'll follow me to the dining table we'll give Mistress a few minutes to get ready for the day!" Marie said with a dazzling smile. The host club all turned to look at Eyrie who had her back to them as she latched her window. Then they followed the maid to the kitchen.

"I'm so sorry we couldn't receive you in the dining room. We haven't had any company since getting here and Mistress doesn't use the dining room anyway."

"What about the Master of the house? He doesn't take his meals in the dining hall?" Kyoya inquired politely. Marie's smile wavered as she looked at him.

"No. Master doesn't live here." Marie said without looking at them. She pushed opened the door to the kitchen. It was large and designed to fit many chefs. There was a counter with bar stools along it and past that there was a table that could easily fit multiple people. Three other maids were leaning against the kitchen counters and were giving the boys a surprised look as Marie walked them to the table.

"We have guests?" they said in unison. Marie turned to them with the look of a proud mother.

"They are friends of the Mistress." The three maids immediately started fawning over the boys and Haruhi, making sure they were comfortable, asking if they were warm enough.

They must think a lot of Miss Eyrie, Haruhi mused. Marie shooed the others away and smiled at them.

"I'm sorry. Its just that Mistress doesn't usually try to befriend people." Marie started beaming and so did the others. "We're so proud of her."

Hmm... Kyoya thought back to the first lunch they had spent with Eyrie.

"That's because...they would be disappointed...if I didn't at least try."

I see. These people must be who she meant. How odd. Kyoya thought while looking around the kitchen. The maids were doing something in the kitchen and when they heard a door open and close they heard Marie's cheery voice.

"How do pancakes sound Mistress?"

Eyrie walked into the dining room without answering her. The hosts could see Marie's head shake as she followed Eyrie with her eyes. The boys noticed that her out of school wear was extremely casual. She was dressed in perfectly fitting jeans, Doc Martens, and a T-shirt that read 'Don't Keep Calm and Kill Them All'. She walked up to an empty seat and without looking at anybody, sat down and immediately plonked her head on the table.

"Eyrie?!" the hosts looked at her frantically and continued to yell her name. They stopped when they heard Marie chuckle.

"Don't worry about it. She's just trying to wake up." The boys looked from her back to Eyrie whose head suddenly shot up and she gazed at the host club with a dead look in her eye. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing seemed to come out. She held up a finger, signalling that they give her a moment then she reached over to the area of the table that was touching the wall. She grabbed the pen and notepad that were sitting in front of the condiments and scribbled something down and held it up for them to see.

Sorry.

"Why can't she speak? Her voice was plenty loud earlier." the twins asked sarcastically. Marie laughed.

"That was a rage boost. On normal mornings it takes a good half hour before she can actually talk."

"Is it a medical problem?" Haruhi asked, tilting her head. Eyrie lifted her head to look at her with a nothing expression. Then she picked up her pen.

No.

Just then Briar walked in through a side door that lead to what they assumed to be the yard. His hair was filled with leaves and his clothes were covered in mud. The skin that they could see looked unmarked. He walked right up next to Eyrie and stared at her wryly while she ignored him. He continued to stand there. Marie tried to hold in a laugh as Eyrie continued to ignore him.

"Anyway I hope you boys like pancakes!" Marie said with a smile. Briar's eyes followed her into the kitchen then he poked Eyrie in the shoulder.

"I'll take point." he whispered. She slowly turned to look at him. She looked him up and down slowly and amusement filled her eyes. "Yea yea laugh it up. Your hilarious."

She shook her head as he wandered into the kitchen.

"Marieeeee! Did you see what that big meany did to me?" they heard him whine. Eyrie quietly got up from her chair. The hosts looked at her in confusion.

"Eyr-chan what-" Eyrie placed a finger to her lips. They could still here Briar complaining to Marie and they could hear her consoling him and patting him on the head. Eyrie rushed into the kitchen area, making absolutely no noise at all, grabbed something from a cupboard and poured a generous dose into the pancake batter that was still in the mixer. She quickly put the bag back into the cupboard and slid into her seat just as Marie was walking back.

"What'd you put in there Eyr-chan?" Hunny asked, lowering his voice and leaning in. The rest of them leaned in as well. She grabbed her pen.

Chocolate chips.

Her nothing mask slipped and she gave them a brief, mischievous look. Briar sauntered back to the table and perched on the arm rest of her seat. Just then they heard Marie yelp in the kitchen.

"When did you two-?!"

Briar held out his hand and Eyrie high fived it. Marie walked around the counter waving a wooden spoon at them.

"Would you like some pancake batter with your chocolate?" she said with narrow eyes. The hosts tried not to laugh as the two culprits were stared down. "That is so much sugar! Who would need that much sugar in the morning!"

"We would." Eyrie replied hoarsely with a nothing expression. Marie rolled her eyes and flounced away. Briar shook with laughter.

"Aw c'mon Marie you know it's funny!"

She looked at him, trying to fight a smile. "No! It isn't! Now go clean up! You look like a pig sty!"

Briar gave her a big smile and went to clean up. When he had left the room Eyrie turned her attention to the host club.

"I don't believe I've asked why you have come here this morning. Though before I do may I apologize for Briar's prank this morning. It was...distastful."

"You sure are cranky when you wake up Eyr-chan!" Hunny giggled. Tamaki and the twins gave not-so-subtle side glances to Kyoya. "But you were so cute when you were asleep! Huh Takashi?"

The big guy nodded. Eyrie looked away from the hosts to the kitchen.

"Not always. Only when someone wakes me up like Briar did."

"Yea you two seem close." Tamaki said with a smile. Eyrie shrugged. "Is he the only bodyguard you have?"

All activity in the kitchen ceased for a moment. They all turned when they heard the door swing shut. Briar was standing in the doorway, looking squeaky clean. His face clearly showed pain and something they couldn't quite place. The boys and Haruhi looked around the room in confusion.

Its like he stepped on a landmine, Kyoya thought. Eyrie glanced at him then back to the host club.

"He isn't my bodyguard." Eyrie said. The breakfast preparations continued though at a considerably slower pace. Briar walked over slowly and sat down next to Eyrie.

"Well then what is he?" the twins asked bluntly. Briar shifted uncomfortably. Eyrie refused to look at them.

"A spy. He reports Mistress' every movements to her father so that even when she is in a different house he still maintains some sort of control." All heads whipped around to the side door where Bear leaned against the door frame with his arms folded across his chest. "He follows Master's orders to a T so unless he was given specific instructions to help Mistress he wouldn't be able to lift a finger if she was in danger. So he's like the opposite of a bodyguard."

Briar suddenly shoved his chair back and rushed from the room. The entire host club watched in surprise then turned their gaze to Eyrie who was glaring at Bear.

"That was personal information." she said cooly. Bear shrugged his broad shoulders. His face was set in an emotionless mask just as it had been when he was giving his speech.

"If they want to be your friend they'll find these things out anyway. Might as well get it out of the way quickly. Like a band-aid." She stared at him for another moment then sighed and turned to the boys and Haruhi who were still looking at her with wide eyes.

"I apologize. I understand the reasoning behind Bear's logic but you must be uncomfortable never the less."

Tamaki tried to shake off the past few minutes and turn the charm back on. "Not at all princess. We are sorry we pried."

"Oh it wasn't a secret or anything. We just thought it is a bit intense so we don't use it as a conversation starter. And it really is Briar's truth to tell." she looked at them blankly. Then Marie and the other three maids came in with plates of pancakes. They all quickly said thank you. "You never told me why you were here. I suppose I don't mind though I do wonder how you know where I live."

"Ah!" Tamaki exclaimed. "We have exciting news for you! If you accept that is."

She raised an eyebrow and looked at the rest of them. The hosts were enjoying the food. Hunny gave her a closed mouth smile, his face already smeared with chocolate. Even Kyoya was having trouble taking a clean bite of the chocolate-laden breakfast. She reached over with her napkin and wiped of a glob of chocolate that had unknowingly landed on his chin. He looked up in surprise. She brought her gaze back to Tamaki.

"We want you to be the new manager of the host club!"

Eyrie looked at each of them again only this time they were all looking back at her with expectant looks on their faces. "Really. May I ask why?"

"Well you obviously have no interest in being a customer even though you do seem to enjoy Mori-sempai and Hunny-sempai's company and this way you can hang out with all of us without having to be the center of attention. You would, of course, have many different responsibilities. You would have to keep providing tables with tea when they run out and you'll over see activities to make sure everything goes according to plan." Kyoya said while pushing his glasses up his nose. Eyrie sat back and put a knuckle to her lips.

"Alright. I suppose it couldn't hurt anything. When do I start?"

"Immediately."

"Alright. Also. Kyoya...do I have to cosplay as well?" she asked with a slight cringe. The rest of the hosts smiled at each other.

"Well no. Unless you wanted to I suppose..." he said with a raised brow. She shook her head.

"Oh no I'm fine."

The host club left soon after and Eyrie went into one of the salons with a book. She had only been in there for a total of five whole minutes when Briar entered with an unusually serious expression. She let out an inaudible sigh and put down her book.

"So you will be joining the host club?"

"I will be acting as the club's manager."

"I see. Does this mean that you have officially accepted their offer of friendship?"

Eyrie stared at him with a nothing expression. "Yes."

"...I see." Briar said softly. He walked out of the room. Eyrie picked up her book but ended up putting it down after she ended up having to reread the same paragraph over and over again. She rubbed her hand across her mouth in frustration.

So I've accepted their friendship. That's going to take some getting used to.

Wait...Briar's a spy?! Like James Bond?! No I'm kidding. Interesting little tid bit though. Hmm...wonder why she doesn't have a bodyguard...Anyway. Both of the guest reviewers were rooting for Mori and Eyrie in chapter 4 so I reread it and I suppose I'm just confused. I didn't see any signs of MorixEyrie in chapter 4 but TWO PEOPLE thought it was a good idea after reading it. I'd love to know why! :) And I'm totally not saying its a bad idea! I just want to know what made them think that at that point in time. ERidg17, thank you! I had a great time but I ended up only getting about two hours of sleep. Oh well. shewhoeatspocky, 'better than I thought it would be' its the summary isn't it? ;-; ahaha I'm totally kidding! Thanks so much! As-The-Fire-Blazes, I don't think any writer would get sick of hearing that! Haha! I'm glad you feel so strongly about it; that makes me proud. PridePrejudiceandCake, as I said in the beginning I freaked out when I read your review. It was a funny freak out though! Not an angry one! I sat there staring at it forever thinking 'wait...your ahead of everyone...stop...' Hahaha! But good job! Great minds think alike! CeliaSingsSongs, I can't really comment on any of the reviews regarding who will end up with who so that I don't give it away but I didn't want to leave you out! So thanks so much for your review! I love new reviewers! Anyway, Thanks for reading!