Chapter 2: Hisagawa Kagome, Hostess
She was awake bright and early the next day. It was before four in the morning. She had convinced a maid to go get bento boxes the night before. She had packed her own bento box and brought it with her. She quickly took a shower and headed down to the kitchen. She had all the ingredients she would need to make lunch.
She easily had it all packed and ready by six. She was getting dressed now. The dress, a hideous yellow, made her look sickly. She would need to do something about this. She left her room to see a maid having a hard time waking up Nasaka. She excused the maid and approached the bed of the still sleeping child. She sat on the edge and ran her hand through the girl's messy tresses. She scrunched up her face but didn't wake up.
"Imouto," she whispered gently. "Time to wake up and get ready for school." She rubbed the girl's head. "Come on, or you won't have time for breakfast."
"Ane?" She whispered sleepily. She sat up and saw the blue eyed, raven haired girl. Her hair was so different from her own brown hair.
"Yes." She stood and Nasaka got out of bed, rubbing her eyes sleepily. Kagome helped her change out of her pajamas and into her elementary school uniform. She sat the young girl down at the vanity and brushed out her hair while her sister's eyes closed slowly. She French braided Nasaka's hair and secured it before pulling socks onto her sister's feet. She grabbed Nasaka's shoes and school bag before heading down the stairs. Nasaka was still sleepy, but she didn't put up a fight.
Her father and his wife were standing at the bottom of the stairs. It was just before seven and they were surprised to see Nasaka awake and dressed for school with no fuss. They watched as Kagome placed the bag on her back and slipped her shoes on her feet. Kagome stood and walked out of the room, and they were not sure where she was going. Naosuke and Nana were also there, bored but ready to go to school.
"Your hair looks nice this morning, musume," Naruhiko told his youngest.
"Ane did it," she said with a yawn. A few wisps of hair framed her face.
Kagome came back in with the wrapped boxes. "Nasaka, imouto." She held forward a baby pink wrapped box. It had little bunnies and flowers on it. The sleepy girl took the lunch. "Father." She held forward the larger box. It was a dark blue box with an orange design. "Step mother." It was a light green with red flowers. She took it surprised. "Ototo." She held forward a dark blue box with light blue and white designs. He scoffed at her, but still took it. His father would be upset if he was anything but polite to his sister. "Nana, imouto." She held forward the pink lunch box with light blue and white flowers.
"Like I need your food." She knocked the box out of Kagome's hand and it clattered to the floor, the food spilling out.
"Nana," her mother scolded as the girl left the door.
"It's okay," Kagome said. "We should get to school. I wouldn't want us to be late." Her father nodded and they left the room. Kagome helped Nasaka into the limo and then got in, Naosuke closing the door behind him as he got comfortable. The lunch was in his lap, but he ignored her. He could see how attached to her Nasaka already was. It was probably because Nana wasn't affectionate with her.
They got to the elementary part of the school and Kagome gave Nasaka a hug before the girl slipped out. She held her school bag and lunch forward. Nasaka thanked her and Naosuke rubbed her head in affection before she skipped off to school to meet up with her friends. The limo started back off and stopped at the high school portion of the large school. He slipped out first and helped Nana out, his lunch in his hand with his school bag. The two of them ignored her. She slipped out of the limo with the help of the driver.
"I am sorry about them," he commented.
She shook her head with a soft smile. "It is not your fault. It will take a bit of time for them to warm up to me." She gave a slight bow. "Have a great day, Satoshi-san." She turned with her lunch and bag and headed into the large school. She knew they were whispering about her, but entered the office to get her schedule and to meet the headmaster.
She waited patiently for the man. She was allowed entrance and bowed politely to the blonde male. "Ohayo gozaimasu, Souo-Kocho."
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Hisagawa-san." He smiled at her. "Welcome to Ouran High School."
"Please, Kagome is fine," she commented.
"I was surprised when your father came to me about enrolling you into the school. I was surprised he had another child."
"I was surprised as well," she admitted.
"If there is anything you need, just let me know."
"Actually, I was wondering if I could wear something else to school, instead of this. It makes me look a little sick." He looked at her and had to agree.
"What did you have in mind?" She came forward and pulled a picture from her bag and showed it to him. "I do not see why not."
"Thank you." She gave a bow.
"There is someone that will be escorting you around."
"Have a nice day, Kocho." She gave another bow before leaving his office. Waiting for her was a blonde boy that looked to be in her grade.
"Hisagawa-san, I am here to take you to class." He gave a gentlemanly bow. "I am Suou Tamaki."
"Thank you, Souo-san. Just Kagome, please." She gave a polite bow in turn.
"I will, as long as you call me Tamaki, hime." He looked up at her from his bow, hoping to get a reaction out of her. There was not even a blush.
"To class then." He nodded and walked with her.
~Scene Change~
He was upset with Nana and had put a hold on her card. She wanted to be rude when food was offered of her, then she didn't need to buy food at school. Nanao had tried to convince him not to, but he told her that Nana would not learn her lesson if he didn't do this. Kagome had been nice and took her time to make them a meal. She had ended up agreeing.
~Scene Change~
Lunch came around and Naosuke found himself sitting with his friends. He had the lunch Kagome made sitting in front of him. He could see his older sister sitting at the same table as the host club. He scowled at this. He had asked to join but they had laughed in his face. She shows up and is basically pulled to come eat with them. He didn't know Nana was sitting at the table behind him.
He scoffed and opened the lunch box, the smell of teriyaki chicken wafted up to his nose and made his mouth water. He pulled the next layer off to see pickled radish and a salad with a sesame dressing. The last layer held what looked to be strawberry mochi. He had bought hot green tea to go with his lunch.
"Man, that smells good," one of his friends said, looking into the layers. "You are so lucky that the cook likes you so much."
He took a bite of the food with the packed chopsticks. It was still perfectly warm and it tasted as good as it smelt. "The cook didn't make me lunch," he commented as he dabbed the corners of his mouth. "My half-sister made me lunch." He ate more. It was just so good.
Nana scowled as she looked at her brother's back. Her card wasn't working and he had refused to let her use his. None of her friends were giving her money either. They knew she was being punished for something. She looked to her half-sister to see her sitting with the host club. Tamaki had dragged her to sit with them, even though she had protested.
"So, that is your other sister," one of Naosuke's friends said as he looked at the only female at the host club table. "She looks hot." He smirked. "Do you think she'd give me a shot?"
"She's older than you, and she may only be my half-sister, but I wouldn't let you date her anyways." He had just finished his salad and was now eyeing the mochi. He took a bite of it, followed by a drink of green tea. They were delicious.
"That looks good," one of his friends said as they reached for one of them.
"You didn't ask," Naosuke said as he pulled away from the grabbing hand. He took another bite of his mochi. "And it is good." He ate the last one in a single bite to stop the attempt at the mochi. His friend gave an unfair as he packed up the bento box and re-wrapped it.
The bell rang and he went back to class. He looked at the test he was given and hung his head. History was by far his worse subject. He wouldn't hear the end of this from his father. He sunk lower in his seat as the Hitachin twins made fun of him. It was so embarrassing. But the teacher said he could take a make-up test tomorrow after school. He would have to study hard today.
~Scene Change~
The end of the day came and it found her in music room three, Tamaki had dragged her here, saying she should join the club. She wasn't sure what kind of club it was, but she wanted friends. This club might actually provide that for her.
"We don't have girls in this club," one of the twins said. She was sure with time she could tell them apart.
"What kind of club is this anyways?" Kagome asked. It was in a music room and there were no girls apart of this club, aside from the one she could see masquerading as a boy.
"This is a host club," Tamaki said with a flourish. "We cater to beautiful girls that have too much time on their hands.
"Recently, many males have complained about our club," Kyoya said. He was also in most of her classes. "We figured, if we added a girl to the club, we could get the males to stop, and possibly increase our club's profits."
"You would be the best girl to add to our club," Tamaki said. He was smiling at her, trying to look charming.
"And we have the perfect outfit for you to wear," the twins said as they looked her over. They were glad they had brought in one of their mother's designs. Admittedly, they wanted Haruhi to wear it, but it was a little big on her in the chest area. It looked to be the right size for the older female. One of them held it up. It was sapphire in color with white frills and black bows and ribbons. It looked better than the school's dress.
"Just give it two weeks," Kyoya said. "If you don't like it, you can quit and we will not think badly of you." He had a smile on his face.
"I guess I can." She had a thoughtful look. "I do want to make some friends." She smiled. "I should go change." She took the offered dress and headed to the changing room.
"Does this mean Haruhi can come out as a girl now?" A tiny blonde asked.
"Maybe," Kyoya said as he looked at his laptop. "We would lose business if she did. She has a fan base as she is. We will have to see how things go with Hisagawa-san."
"So? What do you think?" They turned to see Kagome in the dress. It complimented her eyes and came down to just above her knees. Her hair was pulled half up, bangs framing her face.
"We knew it would suit you," the twins said, looking her over.
"It does suit her," Kyoya said. He had a smirk on his face. He could see the profits.
"The doors will open soon," Tamaki said.
"I have already set up your area over here," Kyoya said. "But we will greet everyone over here." They moved to a couch and Kyoya sat down at one end. Tamaki sat in the middle and she took a seat at the other end. The twins stood behind Kyoya, Haruhi stood behind Tamaki and Seniors stood behind her. She has on a smile and the doors opened. Rose pedals and floral perfume filled the air.
"Welcome," Tamaki greeted as the first guests arrived. The girls seemed to blush, but they finally noticed the new person in the room.
"I hope we can be friends," Kagome said with a soft smile. The girls blushed and murmured to themselves. Kagome stood and curtsied perfectly. "Let today's activities begin." She stood and the rest of the hosts sat in their respective areas. The girls went to their designated hosts. She didn't have any costumers yet, so got up to get a tea set and some sweets.
Nana saw her half-sister in the host club. She pulled out her phone and sent a quick text to Naosuke, without Kyoya seeing. She put it away and smirked into her cup.
He received the text and made his way to the third music room to see his older sister sitting in an area by herself. He just wanted to confirm what Nana said. He turned to leave, but his friends had wandered over and took seats. They were blushing like fools and he could do nothing but storm out. He would catch hell for this if his father found out Kagome joined the host club. He didn't particularly like it that Nana went.
Club hours ended and everything was already cleaned up. Kyoya was going through the numbers. "Today was a success," He stated as he closed his laptop. Kagome was changing back into the hideous yellow dress.
"Kagome seems to be a hit with the boys, and she seemed to get a friendly response out of the females." The door opened to see a little girl skip in. She was wearing the elementary school uniform and her hair was in a French braid. Her eyes looked familiar.
"Ane!" She called. "Time to go home." Kagome came out.
"Alright, imouto." Kagome came out. "Nana and Naosuke didn't want to get me?"
"No." She smiled. "But I don't mind. I like spending time with ane." She took her hand as they walked out, Kagome with her school bag and empty bento. "Thank you for lunch. It was so good."
"You're welcome, Nasaka." She smiled down at her little sister. There was a fondness in her eyes.
The other hosts watched her leave with the little girl, now identified as her sister. She interacted with her so well, and the little girl just seemed to adore her. It warmed many hearts seeing them act so caring to each other.
They slid into the limo and it left. Naosuke was angrily texting on his phone. He slipped it into his pocket and Nana seemed to be upset. While at the host club, the guy she liked wouldn't stop flirting shamelessly with Kagome. Kagome had seemed to deflect his advances to focus on the rather large group of males that had been in her section. She had been nice and polite in rejecting him. But he hadn't seemed to take no for an answer.
Kagome pulled out her own phone and looked through her contacts. She found Kyoya's (Shadow King) number and sent him a text, requesting to never have to deal with her brother's friend. She was not overly fond of Kyoya because of his attitude, but he would go with her request, especially since she said she felt threatened by the male's presence, and it could become an issue for the club if the male in question was allowed to continue visiting the host club.