FML
After a long inner monologue filled with cussing and self-hatred for letting herself end up in this situation, Yumeno finally remembered how she ended up in the fucking situation. Her close and probably only real friend Aiko had been trying to get her to accompany her to come to the host club so she could have a companion as she went to go flirt with Kaoru or was it Hikaru anyway it was one of the Hitachiin twins.
Her blessed, about to get a good long discussion that might involve cussing, friend Aiko told Yumeno to follow her to the music room so she could pick up her violin from music room 3. Little did Yumeno knew that music room 3 was the club room for the host club and before she could even realize what was happening she was already asked what host she wanted to chat with.
She would have picked the Hitachiin twins so she could stick with Aiko and quietly whisper black magic curses to her as she stared and tried to flirt with the Hitachiin twins, but they were already at maximum client capacity and her friend Aiko just conveniently took the last spot. Luckily but more like unfortunately for Yumeno there was still one host left who was not at maximum client capacity Kyoya fucking Ootori, so here Yumeno was sipping Darjeeling tea across from Kyoya Ootori as he entertained the daughter of an electronic company CEO sitting next to him.
"This is just my fucking luck, not only am I forced to sit through this nonsense called a host club, but also the only host available is Kyoya fucking Ootori" cursed Yumeno inside her head. Yumeno would've kept on cursing her luck inside of her head like a semi-crazy person, but she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of Kyoya talking to her.
"What the hell does he want?! Wait what the hell is he even saying? Yumeno calm down and focus put on your most winning smile and look like you don't want to stab yourself right now". "Takahashi-san this is the first time I've seen you at the host club what brings you here?" inquired Kyoya.
" Well Ootori-san I've heard so much about your club and today Aiko just insisted we visit, and I could just not say no so here I am" replied Yumeno in the most flattering voice she could muster. "I am glad that you could join us today Takahashi-san I hope you will enjoy your time here." "Thank you", replied Yumeno.
The rest of Yumeno's time passed by relatively smoothly, Kyoya didn't address her after that question instead he was too busy selling host club memorabilia to the dumb saps willing to buy it, and Yumeno decided to spend her time debating what shade of pink they used to paint the walls of music room 3 and whether or not the color was a proper choice for a music room. After the host club ended Yumeno grabbed Aiko and ran (more like calmly walked out, she had an image to maintain) out of that god forsaken room.
"Why the hell did you lie to me" Yumeno whispered to Aiko "I honestly cannot understand what's going on in your Hitachin twin filled brain". "How dare you it's not Hitachin twin filled, my mind and heart only belongs to Hikaru" responded Aiko."Ok, cool whatever…. besides the fact that you like one of the first year twins how in the hell did you think it was a great idea to blatantly lie to my face, drag me to my most hated place in the entire school, and then have me spend the rest of my afternoon with my mortal enemy!" whispered Yumeno with growing intensity.
"Ok number one I didn't know you would end up having to sit with Kyoya I thought you could just sit next to me as I got Hikaru to notice me, and two…. Oh hey look there's my chauffeur see you on Monday Yumeno don't curse me with any of your voodoo magic when you get home. Byee". Aiko frantically replied as she dashed to her car as quickly as possible to avoid Yumeno's wrath.
"Damn her" Yumeno though "She is so dead when I see her next time. Also it's black magic not Voodoo… pfft voodoo like who would take voodoo seriously. Honestly when is my chauffeur I am going to miss my incredibly important event (this incredibly important event was the 6:00 showing of Gintama, but nobody had to know that). All of sudden she heard the infuriating voice of Kyoya Ootori wishing her a safe trip home as he entered his car, and lucky for Yumeno her chauffeur arrived at that exact moment because her façade was about to crack big time.
"Did you hear that Mr. Lee is he not so irritating how dare he say that to me have a safe trip what the hell is that supposed to mean!" fumed Yumeno furiously as she entered the car. (Wait you must be thinking what the hell I thought Yumeno Takahashi only kept her façade on and maintained the image of the perfect rich daughter. Well Yumeno Takahashi is lazy and strategic and she decided only to show her façade to people that could give her an advantage in her life and these types of people did not include her servants or her friend Aiko. Why you ask well her servants should be obvious, no matter what Yumeno would be their boss in the future anyway so she could fire them if they displease her and also none of the servants are offended by Yumeno's true personality, and they actually find it entertaining the switch between her personalities when her parents are around. And the reason her friend Aiko doesn't get her façade is because Yumeno has known Aiko for so long, long before she created her façade, she thought that Aiko wouldn't be deceived by it so why bother showing it. Anyway back to the conversation).
"Mrs. Takahashi I don't think Ootori-san meant you any harm I think he genuinely was trying to wish you a safe trip home" replied Mr. Lee. "Oh no Mr. Lee you don't understand I'm pretty sure he has it out for me, sometimes I feel like he can see through my façade" admitted Yumeno "I can't tell what's going on in his brain. He just seems too perfect, and get this Mr. Lee. Today I was forced to go to that wretched host club because of Aiko and I had to sit with Kyoya Ootori and he basically ignored me the entire time. I mean what man can resist the amazing charm of Yumeno Takahashi!"
"I can't imagine any man not falling for your irresistible charm Mrs. Takahashi." Replied Mr. Lee in a voice that oozed fake flattery. "Mr. Lee I can almost feel your sarcasm, but I'll let it slide today because I am too tired to complain about anything else today. Yumeno shot back exasperatedly.
"Anyway do I have anything important to attend to when I arrive home?" "Your parents are home today, so the moment you arrive home it will be around dinner time, so you will have to have dinner with your parents, and I hear your father has some important news to tell you today" responded Mr. Lee.
"Just great, damn it now I'm going to miss the 6:00 showing of Gintama"…. Yumeno thought "if you could excuse me Mr. Lee I have to make an incredibly important phone call to the head maid Mrs. Sato." "Of course you do and I bet it had nothing to do with an anime called Gintama" replied Mr. Lee. "Shut it will you" Yumeno responded jokingly as she dialed Mrs. Sato number into her phone. "Oh hello Mrs. Sato could you help me with a teeny weeny favor" Yumeno asked in a sickly sweet voice that made Mr. Lee shudder.
"What do you want now Yumeno. Do you know how busy I am with your parents suddenly coming home after a 3 month business trip?" Mrs. Sato complained. "It's just a really simple favor that could determine whether or not I die if you do not help me out…. Could you possibly go to my room and record the 6:00 showing of Gintama pretty please?" pleaded Yumeno. "*sigh* is that it, fine I'll get one of the new maids to do it for you" responded Mrs. Sato.
"NOOO" Yumeno screamed "what is it now" Mrs. Sato snapped back annoyed. "Well… I may or may have not cleaned my room in the 3 months since my parents left and I think if one of the new maids went into my room they may have a heart attack, but more importantly they probably wouldn't be able to find my TV. Yumeno answered sheepishly Sooo Mrs. Sato if you could possibly go to my room and record it yourself that would be absolutely amazing of you."
"Fine, honestly you would think a rich ojou-sama like you would have better hygiene skills and common sense to know to clean her room in 3 months" Mrs. Sato complained. "Thank you Mrs. Sato you're the best head maid ever!" Yumeno gleefully replied. Yumeno could hear Mrs. Sato shout back at her I'm the only head maid as she hung up the phone.
When Yumeno look up she could see the car pull into the driveway of the way too large for just 3 people and their 100 servants Takashi residence. "We're here Mrs. Takahashi. Your parents are waiting for you in the dining hall." Mr. Lee informed Yumeno as she got out of the car.
Yumeno pushed open the twenty feet gold encrusted doors that led to the glamourous entranceway of the Takahashi residence that contained everything a stereotypical rich person's entranceway would have.A large mahogany staircase that led to the upstairs, 3 large crystal chandeliers, granite floor imported from France, rugs imported from Arabia, and at least 5 overly fancy portraits of previous heads of the Takahashi Corporation. Any normal person would have dropped to their knees at the sheer wealth and glamour the Takahashi's entranceway exuded, but to Yumeno this was everyday décor and she passed through the entranceway as if it was nothing more than a measly school hallway as she made her way into the dining room that in no way shape or form paled in comparison to the entranceway.
The dining hall was just as glamorous as the entranceway with its 2 crystal chandeliers, but this time the tile was imported from Italy, and the rugs from Turkey, and right in the smack dab middle of the dining hall was a long and elegant looking mahogany dining table with a silk table cloth imported from China draped over it. The table could easily sit 40 people, but most days it only sat one person and on occasions maybe 3 people.
Yumeno sat down in her place at the dining table, right across from her mother and on the left hand side of her Father, as she proceeded to ask her parents the polite formalities every daughter must ask her parents when they return from a business trip. How was your day? How was your trip? How did business go on the trip? Did you meet anyone interesting during the trip? And on that question her Father's answers strayed from the usual good and no.
"Yumeno interesting you would say that because your mother and I actually met someone interesting during our business trip" responded Yumeno's father, Ryouto Takahashi, "We met Yoshio Ootori and his wife Yoshio Ootori, you know who they are don't you know Yumeno." "Yes, Father they are the Takahashi's corporation's biggest supplier of medical equipment to our hospitals" Yumeno responded diligently.
"I am glad that you are well aware of their connection to our company and I assume you know of their son Kyoya Ootori I hear he is in the same class as you" Yumeno's father inquired. "Yes" Yumeno replied warily.
"Well, Mr. Ootori and I were talking and we think that a marriage between our two families would be most favorable so we could merge the families, but don't worry Yumeno I was adamant in making Kyoya your marriage partner so the age difference between you two isn't that large and it won't make things awkward" Yumeno's father informed Yumeno as he stared at her with eyes that screamed you don't have a say in this.
"You are so lucky Yumeno dear. Ootori-kun is the prime husband candidate my friends say they wanted their daughters to marry, and I also hear he's the most handsome out of his three brothers" Yumeno's Mother, Akira Takahashi, gushed.
"Wow, I don't even know how to respond… however Father don't misunderstand I am completely grateful for this amazing opportunity you are blessing me with to expand our company" Yumeno replied shocked as she clutched her fork in repressed anger knowing that she in no way could escape this marriage arrangement. "Well, I'm glad that you're opposed to this arrangement, and you are accepting this rather well" Her Father stated " Ootori-kun and You will be having a date tomorrow, so you two can learn more about each other" " Great, I can't wait Father" Yumeno answered with as much enthusiasm as she could muster as she suppressed homicidal thoughts.
"Oh, also I almost forgot to mention that you will be the host club's new manager, so you can spend as you can with Ootori-kun before you graduate high school. Because you two will probably marry after you graduate university and there is no guarantee that you two will go to the same university, so we have to make this time count while we can" Her father off-handedly informed her.
" That sounds wonderful Father, I can't wait to participate in my new club" Yumeno answered through the teeth of painfully bright plastered on smile as she eyed the bust a few feet away from her as she wondered how hard she would have to smash her head against it to induce a coma..."just wonderful."
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Poor Yumeno, but then again I forced her into this situation so it is my fault... haha I sound like a crazy person right now probably. Anyway leave a review and tell me what you think on the story or what I could I improve on writing style or grammatically wise.