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The scene starts with three girls standing in front of large oak doors with different expressions on their faces. On your right, you have 5ft 6 Elena Costa who looks more annoyed than anything and is playing with her short brown hair and wearing what she likes to call ‘ not too much but still cute ’ because she absolutely refuses to wear those yellow monstrosities they call a uniform.

Rolling her eyes she comments “ We better find some place to study soon if I have to walk down another pink hallway so help me god I am going to punt one of those walking hormonal dadiloins out the nearest window.” 

A rowdy girl is not unwilling to speak her mind using her smart mouth of her fast hands Elena isn’t known for starting fights but definitely how she finished them. Currently, she is studying Culinary Arts with the dream of owning her own restaurant and studying under Gordan Ramsey.

To the left, a girl responds “ I doubt you should start any fight right now Leyley cause I don't want you to be sent back so early and leave me all alone. Besides, if we can't find any place to study then we can just go back to our dorms”. 

At 5ft 7 one inch taller than Elena (which she always brings up) stands Aniya Robinson with a smile on her face tucking her braids behind her ear and adjusting her glasses . She had no problem with wearing a dress as her uniform but thought they went a little overboard so she went with a compromise . Technically she was following the color scheme they were going for just with her own twist. 

Though Aniya was paying attention she found herself slightly agreeing with Elena because though she never hated pink having spent a couple of hours in these halls she was starting to strongly dislike it. If Ouran wasn't known for its excellent Art program she would have preferred the concrete ceilings of New York. 

Then our final character placed in the middle of the two Haruki Fujioka let out a sigh. “This place has four library rooms. You'd think one of them would be quiet.” she laments standing at 5ft 2in she messes with her hair in frustration and adjusts her outfit that Aniya practically forced her into.

“I'm beginning to think that rich kids only come to school to have a good time.” Elena gripes. While ever me mediator Haruhi hopes that they can find a place to study in this abandoned music room.

As Aniya takes the lead to open the door what they are greeted with instead is a cacophony of different voices greeting them with a “Welcome~💮”

A blonde boy takes the initiative to come up to the group of girls and start a practiced speech."Only those with excellent social standing and those from filthy rich families are lucky enough to spend their time here at the elite private school, Ouran Academy. The Ouran Host Club is where the school's most handsome boys, with too much time on their hands, entertain young ladies who also have way too much time on their hands. Just think of it as Ouran Academy's elegant playground for the super-rich and beautiful. Did I already say rich?"

Aniya chuckled“Yeah you said it three different times pretty boy we get the memo already”. 

A surprised Haruhi asks “Wait hold up did you say Host Club? WHAT THE HELL?” Only for the twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin to pop up from behind Elena causing her to trip into the arms of one of them. She doesn't really know the difference yet but she definitely feels ticked off because whichever twin caught her smirked at her before setting her aside.

“Oh wow, it’s a boy. Didn't think we would get one of those here.”

“That’s something straight out of the fucking ‘Shining’ I wanna leave now.” was all Elena could mutter as she walked over to where Aniya was. 

"Hikaru, Kaoru, I believe this young man and these two ladies are in the same class as you, correct?"

"Yeah Kyoya, but he's shy. He doesn't act very sociably, so we don't know much about him. As for the two girls, the short one is always glaring at everyone who tries to approach her and keep people from bothering Ms.Sunflower over there." It seems that the twins had heard Elena’s comment and were talking at the same time on purpose. Well, I guess this might become a recurring thing now.

“I’m not short you god Dahm giraffes also stop speaking at the same time it’s creepy” Elena never did like people calling her short especially since she had her growth spurt later than others. If Aniya didn’t step in fast something bad might just grab that vase next to them and stuff one of the twin's heads right into it. “Leyley it’s fine you need to calm down their making you angry on purpose girl.”

“Hmmm well welcome to the Ouran Host Club, Honor Students. Though you don’t have an appointment if you are willing to pay we can certainly get a table ready for you.” Now that Aniya got a closer look at Kyoya he looked a bit like an Otome game character her online friend was in love with….interesting.  "What? You must be Haruhi Fujioka! You're the exceptional honor student we've heard about. Then these lovely ladies must be Aniya Robinson and Elena Costa the honor students from overseas! "

“Yes, Tamaki these three are infamous. It's not every day that a commoner gains entrance into our academy. You must have an audacious nerve to work hard enough to fight your way into this school as honor students."

“Oh, you're absolutely right Kyoya! You're heroes to other poor people and have shown the world that even poor people can excel at an elite private academy. It must be hard for you to constantly be looked down upon by others. Spurned. Neglected. But that doesn't matter now. Long live the poor! We welcome you, poor man, to our world of beauty." While Tamaki ranted about how poor the three were he failed to notice the dark looks that crossed their faces and didn't seem to snap out of his delusions until Haruhi declared she was leaving with the girls already halfway through the doors.

Haruhi not wanting to be left behind was rushing to catch up to them when she was stopped by a younger-looking boy. “Hey! Come back here Haru-chan, Elle-chan, and Ana-chan! You must be like a superhero or something. That's so cool!"

“We’re not a heroes. We’re just regular honor students and who are you calling "Haru-chan”!?"

“Oh dear you are adorable but please don't call Leyley that name she doesn’t like people other than her grandmother calling her that.” Aniya had to speak up because Elena looked like she was going to murder the ‘kid’ with her glare alone. “Yeah we don’t know each other well enough for you to be giving me nicknames kid.” she sniped.

Then the taller blonde had to bring his attention back over to himself."I never would've imagined the famous scholar would be so openly gay." Haruhi just stared at him like he had grown two heads and tried to convert her over to his weird flower cult. “I’m Bi-sexual but pop off I guess?”

"We can work with that so tell me what kind of guys you're into. Do you like the strong, silent type? The boy Lolita? How about the mischievous type or the cool type? Or maybe... You're into a guy like me. What do you say I have never had a male client before but I am excited to try new things?"With his last sentence, he suddenly struck a pose with a rose in his mouth winking down at Haruhi.

“What? The obnoxious type definitely not. We are sorry for bothering you we were looking for a place to study. It didn’t occur to us that there was a club in this room. I think the girls and I are gonna leave you alone now. Later” she fumbled as she registered that Tamaki thought she was a guy and she was not willing to correct him and only just wanted to leave. Slowly she began to backtrack her way out of the room keeping an eye on the host’s like they were predators waiting for her back to be turned for them to strike. She didn't notice she was getting way too close to a vase on a pedestal until she registered Elena and Aniya screaming at her to stop. In the quick second she turned around she saw the vase falling where she registered Elena lunging for it just as her pinky slipped from the vase’s handle only for her to miss and it to smash against the ground.

"Aww. -We were going to feature that Renaissance vase in an upcoming school auction.- Now you've done it, commoner the bidding on that vase was supposed to start at ¥8,000,000! " All the switching around as the twins talked was making Aniya dizzy but she finally regained some composure as Haruhi began freaking out. “What? ¥8,000,000!? How many thousand yen is that? How many thousands are in a million?" Uh…….I'm gonna have to pay you back?"

“With what money? You can't even afford a school uniform.” they teased. “What's with that grubby outfit you've got on anyway?” one said. “Yeah, you could have at least worn something blue to match them like Sunflower did.” the other jabbed.

Then the girls felt a sudden chill as they turned around and thought for a slight moment the thought they saw the illusion of the devil before it was replaced by the smiling face of Kyoya which did nothing to calm them down. “Well, what do you think we should do Tamaki?"

"There's a famous saying you may have heard Fujioka, "When in Rome, you should do as the Romans do. Since you have no money, you can pay with your body. That means starting today, you're the Host Club's dog." Aniya could literally see Haruhi’s soul leaving her body. “Then perhaps we should employ his friends as well after all they are accomplices.”

“I beg your pardon Mr. Ootori?” Aniya yelped caught off guard. “Oh, you are pardoned. Let me clarify Ms. Costa had attempted to catch the vase but ultimately failed implicating her in the crime as well. You Ms.Robinson were the first to notice the vase when you walked in but you made no attempts to warn Mr. Fujioka to avoid the very obvious pedestal. So you will both be indebted to the Host Club to help him pay off his debt. Ms. Costa will be in charge of deserts and sometimes she helps her father out a lot. While you will be in charge of the cost of club decor and theming until we are repaid.”

Elena and Aniya could only stand gaping and wondering just how Kyoya knew so much about them when they only just met. With their sentences set in proverbial stone, they joined Haruhi in her collapsed state ascending to heaven with her.

All three girls wondered the exact same thing. “What the hell have we gotten ourselves into!?”

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The scene starts with Elena and Anaya kidding in the kitchen as they begin to give a play-by-play of Tamaki’s latest customer. ( ‘’ these are for when Aniya themselves are talking and not narrating)

Girl A(voiced by Elena) – "Um, Tamaki, what's your favorite song?"
‘She flutters her eyelashes to appear more demure. If she fluttered any harder she might just fly away.’

Tamaki(voiced by Aniya) – "What song? The one that reminds me of you, of course." 

‘He coo’s at her you know like a weirdo.’

Girl A(voiced by Elena) – "I baked you a cake today. Would you like to taste it?" 

‘She offers even though she probably can’t bake and probably had a chef make it for her. Does he take it and risk being poisoned or does he accept her sacrifice?’ 

Tamaki(voiced by Aniya )– "Only if you'll feed it to me, darling." 

‘Like a mama bird to her baby….and suddenly it’s national geographic.’

Girl A(voiced by Elena)– "Oh wow. You're so dreamy." she squirmes.

‘Falling for the plot hook-line and sinker. That’s it ladies he’s hooked someone else into his web and she will never be able to escape again.’

Seika Ayanokoji(voiced by Aniya) – "May I have a word with you Tamaki?"

‘Oh shit new character. She seems like the arrogant type I think I will give her the Chloe Bugoius voice’

Tamaki and Girl A(voiced both by Aniya) – "Huh?"

Seika Ayanokoji(voiced by Aniya) – "I've recently heard the Host Club is keeping a little kitten, a calf, and a deer without a pedigree."

‘Oooooh she’s the jealous type nevermind I don’t want to voice her anymore…..Wait did she just call me a calf?!’

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "I don't know if I'd call them that."

‘He better not because debt be dahmed the moment it slips out his mouth I’m sending him straight to the morgue.’

"Speak of the devil! Thanks for doing the shopping little piglet. Did you get everything on our list?"

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Elena) – "What? Piglet?"

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "Hey, wait a minute, what is this?"

‘ I don’t know what’s worse him calling her a piglet or him not knowing what instant coffee is.’

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Elena) – "Just what it looks like. It's coffee."

‘Dahm rich people’

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "I've never seen this brand before. Is this the kind that's already ground?"

‘Say sike right now. How could no one ever have heard of Cofee Castello?!’

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Elena) – "What do you mean? It's instant coffee."

‘You think there's a Dunkin or a Starbucks close to our dorm?’

‘ I feel like Starbucks might be the only thing close to us. We could check a 7/11?’

Girls(voiced by Aniya and Elena) – "It's instant?"

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "Whoa. I've heard of this before. It's commoners' coffee. You just add hot water."

‘I wonder how he figured that out so quickly. I thought it would have taken him longer.’

‘He read the picture instructions on the back.’

‘Oh.’

Girl B(voiced by Aniya) – "I didn't know there was such a thing."

Girl C(voiced by Elena)– "So it's true then. Poor people don't even have enough time to grind their own coffee beans."

‘Not like you grind them yourselves. They probably thought it came in liquid form straight off the tree too.’

Girls(voiced by Aniya and Elena) – "Mm-hmm!"

Kyoya Ootori (voiced by Aniya) – "Commoners are pretty smart."

‘Is it me or did he just glace over here?’

‘Nah I would have felt my soul leaving my body if he did.’

Hikaru Hitachiin(voiced by Elena) – "100 grams for ¥300?"

‘Aniya how much is that again?’

‘About $2.13 give or take’

‘Oh huh that's pretty good I wonder where she got it from. Remind me to ask her after we leave.

‘Bett.’

‘Wait did he look over here?’

‘Oh shit yeah, he did. You don't think he heard us right?’

‘As long as he doesn't snitch we should be fine….maybe’

Kaoru Hitachiin(voiced by Aniya) – "That's a lot less than we normally pay."

‘I wonder how much they normally pay?’

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Elena) – "I'll go back and get something else. Excuse me for not buying you guys expensive coffee."

‘I could feel the sass all the way from over here Leyley good job.’

‘Thanks I have an older sister who I practiced on for 16 years of my life.’

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "No, I'll keep it."

‘Ah shit here we go again.’

Crowd(voiced by Elena) – [Dramatic Gasp]

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "I'm going to give it a try."

‘ How sweet do you think he takes his coffee?’

‘ He’s probably going to try to act tough and drink it straight…ten bucks says she dumps sugar into it after the girls turn away.’

‘ I am never betting against you ever again even if my life depends on it.

Crowd(voiced by Elena) – [ Even more Dramatic Gasp]

‘Ooof I’m a little winded after that one.’

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "I will drink this coffee!"

Crowd(voiced by Elena) – [Oscar worthy Applause]

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "Alright Haruhi, get over here and make me some of this commoners' coffee."

Haruhi Fujioka (voiced by Elena) – “Sure whatever you say.”

Seika Ayanokoji(also voiced by Elena) – "Oh Tamaki, now you're taking the joke too far. Your palate won't be able to stomach that crap. You don't have to drink it just because he bought it."

‘OOOh now I know why you didn’t want to voice her anymore just repeating the words want to make me hurl.’

‘ I feel like we should watch out for her.’

‘ Right, she’s giving serial entitled pick-me vibes.’

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Elena) – "Huh?"

Seika Ayanokoji(also voiced by Elena) – "I'm sorry. I was talking to myself."

‘Someone call the psych ward we have an escaped mental patient. She needs to be collected before she harms someone or ‘accidentally’ falls down a flight of stairs'

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Haruhi herself) – "Um..."

‘ What are you girls doing back here?’

‘ Oh heyyyy Riri nothing was just bored and I’m hiding from Kyoya.’

‘ Aniya he knows you back here with Elena he’s been glancing and smirking while looking at the kitchen for minutes now’

‘ Ohhhhhh Aniya’s in troubleeeeee.’

‘ Aren’t you supposed to be baking right now Elena?’

‘ Oh yeah, it’s done. I made Torta Della Nonna ’

‘ Save me some please I-’

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "Haruhi!"

Haruhi Fujioka(voiced by Haruhi herself) – "Eh, I'm comin'”

"Here."

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya) – "Let the tasting begin."

‘What is this The Great British Bakeoff?’

Girl C(voiced by Elena) – "I'm a little scared to drink this stuff."

‘I think I’d be more scared of your makeup I don't know if she is wearing too much blush or if that’s her reaction to being so close to Tamaki’

Girl D(voiced by Aniya) – "I'm afraid if I drink this my father will yell at me."

‘My mama would’ve whooped my ass if I even looked at a bottle of alcohol but she’s scared of her dad yelling at her for drinking ‘poor people’ coffee? Wtf’

Tamaki Suoh(voiced by Aniya ) – "What if I let you drink it from my mouth?"

“We’re back to National Geographic everyone.’

Girl D (voiced by Elena) – "Well then I would drink it."

‘Then there goes your rating girls. Maybe you should get back to work Elena I have some things I need to discuss with Aniya’ :)

‘Shit’  and ‘Fuck’ were the last things out of their mouths.

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(Back to the regular programming)

(Aniya’s POV)

After Kyoya had caught Elena and me slacking off he dragged me over to his table where he discussed some materials he wanted me to get for our next themed host event. Apparently, it was jungle-themed and he wanted the girls to be able to pay for steamy portraits of their favorite host in scantily clad outfits. I was giving very much those early 2000s photos with those naked dudes lounging around with tigers and faux fur barely covering them.  It was kind of nice how he listened to me as we workshopped color palettes and even a drink/dessert menu without devaluing my opinion. He did ask about ways we could cut costs since “You commoners know how to cut prices down”. Which first of all rude but second of all momma does love a good bargain I ain't gonna lie. If he wasn't actively making us work for free this would've been like my dream job where I got to design things to my preferences with little backtalk. The free models were nice though.

Time seemed to fly by as we kept throwing ideas back and forth until he had to leave because a client booked him. The complete 360 in his personality when he was interacting with customers almost gave me whiplash and made me clutch my pearls. I tried working but I hit a roadblock so I gave up and began doodling in my sketchbook. Elena’s grama from back home had made this amazing Panna Cotta before we left and I wanted to draw it from memory. I was so focused I didn't realize someone had sat right next to me until a soft voice spoke. “That looks really good. What is it?”

I knew that there was one host we weren't introduced to and would probably meet him by the end of the day but you would expect someone so tall to at least have a presence. Yet this giant of a man not only approached me without knowing but he sat down right next to me or at least close enough to look into my sketchbook. 

“Umm, how long have you been sitting there?” Was that rude to ask I feel like that might be rude to ask. Shit, I already asked it anyway.

“Ten minutes.” Wow ok short reply I’m gonna need a little bit more exposure, my guy.

“So you just sat here for 10 minutes and watched me sketch?” Crap think Aniya how do ask him for his name without sounding rude.

“Takashi Morinozuka everyone calls me Mori.” Whoa is he reading my mind? I then tried to think of really obscure things but after staring at him for three minutes all I got was a head tilt.

“Right yes sorry let me repeat myself. You just sat here for 10 minutes and watched me sketch Mori?”

“Yes.” and he looked dahm near broad of himself too. With his stupid head tilt and stupid smile and stupidly soft-looking hair. 

“OK? But why though?”

“It looked relaxing”

“That’s it?”

“Mh” Oh lord we’ve downgraded from actual words to sounds.

“Right…..well as long as you don’t mind me continuing what I was doing you're happy to stay until Kyoya comes back.”

“Thanks.” That was the last thing he said before I zoned back in on what I was doing losing track of time once again.

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(Elena’s POV)

While Kyoya dragged Aniya away probably to scam some company into giving them a discount on something I decided to cut the Torta into portioned sizes and serve to a few guests. Waitressing back home came in handy because I was able to get some of the more cautious girls to try the desserts. Which got me a lot of praise and compliments as some asked for seconds.

Eventually, I did run out of Torta which some were saddened by though they perked up when I mentioned I would save them some desert the next time they came by. They left the host club smiling from cheek to cheek and I went bar to the kitchen bored once more. Without Aniya here I had no one to joke and laugh with I just started baking with whatever I could get my hands on and the result was a mini chocolate parfait with a big one for Honey Sempai.  As I was finishing the final touches I registered someone coming in through the kitchen door and slowly turned around.

“Oh, it's just you. Which demon twin are you again?”

“Words hurt you know. Here I was coming back without my other half to offer in helping you bring out the deserts. You know like a good little gentleman.”

“So you're not here to try and get free snacks behind Kyoya’s back?’

“I have no idea what you are talking about.” Ah there it is I know exactly which twin you are and all you had to do was smirk.

“Very funny Hikaru but now that you mention it I could use some help in taking these parfait’s out for the girls and since you are so gentlemanly you would mind helping clean up back here afterwards right?”

“ I could be persuaded if I am promised a meal of my choosing from our most gracious chef.”

“What would this hypothetical meal be?”

“Something spicy and obviously something Italian. My brother and I always have to fly to Italy to get authentic Italian food because Japanese chefs don’t do the justice.”

“Tell you what if things go good today then next week I'll bring over some Penne Arrabbiata for you two to take home.”

“Don’t know what that is but I’m gonna trust I’m gonna love it. No time to lose let’s start loading this cart up so Kyoya can swindle these ladies out of their trust funds. Hey! How did you guess which twin I was?”

“The smirk gave you away and I just said the first name that came to mind. You did the rest for me.”

“I could be lying. I could've been Kauru what then?”

“Nah you seemed really psyched for me to make you some food that you completely forgot about your whole tricking me schtick. Besides, even if you were Kauru your smiles are completely different if you looked close enough. I would have figured it out eventually.’

“Interesting no one has ever been able to truly tell us apart. You one interesting girl Elena Costa.”

“And you're about to lose out on some free food if you don't hurry it Hikaru Hitachin.”

“Yes Ma’am” and he ran out of the kitchen with the trolley full of deserts with he laughing my ass off as I followed.

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(Haruhi POV)

Somehow Tamaki had gotten it into his thick skull that my becoming a host was the best idea he ever thought of. It wasn’t all bad though because some of the girls were nice and I knew exactly what to say since I was a girl myself. The perk was I didn't have to wear my glasses anymore and I got a free uniform out of it. According to Kyoya, I was a natural so maybe getting 100 customers for them to clear my ¥8,000,000 debt seemed just within reach. I had even become desensitized from Tamki’s mood swings and avoided all attempts for him to rope me into his shennagry. Things were starting to look up until someone dumped all of the contents from my school back into the pond out back. I had a sneaking suspicion who it was but no concrete proof so I kept quiet and rolled up my sleeves to get everything back.

Tamaki found me however and surprised me when he got into the fountain with me to search for my wallet. When I got back to the Host Club the perpetrator herself had booked an appointment with me and I knew all hell was about the break loose.

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(3rd person POV)

Aniya and Elena had heard from some of the girls gossiping about what had happened to Haruhi’s bag and instantly knew who it was. By the time club activities had started they were both out for blood and probably would have acted on their impulses had Tamiki himself not come up to them and reassured them things were handled. So they waited for her to act and watched everything she did with a trained eye ready to pounce at a moment of weakness.

Then when a shrill cry pierced the air the performance had begun.

"No, Haruhi! Leave me alone! Somebody help, he just attacked me!" her scream was grating to the ear as she sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Haruhi could only look at her with astonishment."Huh?" she never thought Ayonakoji would go so far just because she was jealous about a relationship with Tamiki she didn’t even have."Somebody do something! Teach this commoner a lesson!"

"Hm?" was all he could muster as she continued to perform to the best of her abilities. She might have continued to stare bewilderedly had it not been for both her and Ayonakoji being drenched with water.

"Why did you do that? Do something, Tamaki. Haruhi just assaulted me."

"I'm disappointed in you. You threw his bag into the pond, didn't you?"

"You don't know that. Do you have any proof that I did?"

"You know, you're a beautiful girl, but you aren't classy enough to be our guest dear. If there's one thing I know, Haruhi is not that kind of a man." Then with a shrill cry, Ayonakoji sprinted out of the host club to probably complain to her father about how unfairly she was treated.

"Hmmm... Now how am I going to punish you? Because it is your fault after all. Your quota is now 1000!"

"Huh? 1000?"

"Come on. I have high expectations for you, my little rookie. Kyoya could you please give Haruhi a spare uniform can’t have you catching a cold. We need you in perfect shape for tomorrow"

"This is the only spare uniform we have. Sorry, but it's better than a wet one, right?"

 "Thanks a lot, you guys but it’s the end of the day so I would much rather change into my own clothes that Aniya picked out for me. I'm gonna go change."

As she walked away Kyoya made eye contact with Aniya from across the room and she smirked causing him to grin as well it seemed that the reveal was about to happen soon. Then like clockwork, Tamiki became impatient bursting into Haruhi’s dressing room to find him- I mean her changing .

"Haruhi.” Tamiki could barely form any words.

"Yeah?"

"So, you're a girl?" he panics thinking he has been misgendering hi-her for so long now. The shame. The embarrassment.

"Biologically speaking, yeah." and then he screamed. Like a grieving mother in a K-drama."Listen Senpai, I don't really care whether you guys recognize me as a boy or a girl. In my opinion, it's more important for a person to be recognized for who they are rather than for what sex they are. Being a host and getting fussed over by a bunch of girls might not be that bad. I wonder how I can pull it off. I've got it. I'll just call everyone "dude" and "bro" now." As she imagined how life would be from now on she along with Elena and Aniya left the Host Club to calm their President down from his meltdown as they giggled their way home.

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Tamaki – "Don't start getting full of yourself just because you're popular. If you're going to be a host..."

Haruhi – "Wow! Another customer's requested me!"

Tamaki – "Don't take my customers!"

Elena Costa: “Kyoya Tamiki’s depressed again!”

Kyoya Ootori - “ I don't get paid enough for this.”

Aniya- “You don’t get paid at all buddy.”

Kyoya: “Someone get me some coffee please or I might just collapse.”

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(3rd Person POV)

Sitting in one of the libraries at the school clearly in her studies, a young girl seems to have forgotten the time as she reads from her textbooks without a care in the world. By the time she finished her homework the final bell had already rung and she knew she done fucked up. Hastily she begins packing her bag while muttering to herself “ Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. I’m never going to hear the end of it if I show up late.” Once out, she speed runs to the music room where she is expected to be. She arrives turns the handle of Music Room 3 and peeks inside to see the room has turned into a tropical paradise. As the hosts greeted her with a “Welcome~ 💮 ” a toucan landed on her head.

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 “You finally made it, Haruhi. You’re soooooooo late.” Hikaru and Kauru known for their love of teasing Haruhi begin to taunt her.“Oh leave the girl alone you two she was probably studying for a test or something.” Aniya was dressed and busy supervising some movers approached the group that formed around Haruhi shaking her head as she still wasn’t used to their brand of chaos just yet.

Then Tamaki the ringleader of this whole circus grabs hold of Haruhi and begins to monologue. 

“Huddling under a kotatsu table, fearing the cold is nonsense! And besides, the heating system we have is the best! Gentlemen don’t bundle up and bulky clothing. It may be chilly in early spring out there in the real world, but here at the club, we want to surprise our chilly little kittens with a warm tropical paradise. Oh yes, we’ve turned this place into nirvana! A balmy tropical island of everlasting summer!”

At the same time, Elena came out of the kitchen holding a tray of strawberry-iced tea and freshly shaved ice. “ Imagine having heating so good you decide to make the host club a tropical island. Your heating bill must be through the roof.” Haruhi after she finally frees herself from his grasp straightens her hair grabs a drink and rolls her eyes. “That’s funny. Cause I feel a massive chill right now.” Tamaki, having heard her looked crestfallen, went off to sulk in the corner. “Yes well no matter how correct you are do let me remind you two about a certain 8 million yen debt you have. Do me mindful what you say about how we run our club,” said Kyoya who appeared seemingly out of nowhere.

Elena and Haruhi both pale at the reminder and mutter under their breaths.”Dahm Shadow King.” Aniya though she is in the same boat as them was choosing to stay out of Kyoya’s line of site and giggling on the side. She pails however when Kyoya makes an announcement. “Tamaki stop playing with the mold in the corner the club is about to open and we have guests to meet. Everyone, please get into your places and someone find Aniya we have worked to do.” snapping everyone into place and barking out orders Aniya can only succumb to her fate as she trudges toward him. Thus with everything as it should be the Host Club opened its doors for another day of entertaining young ladies who have way too much time on their hands and a lot of money to spend.

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Tamaki sits with one of his customers in a private area applying his rich boy charm to its highest level“What heartlessness, even with my lustrous skin shining like brilliant ivory exposed by my Balinese King outfit. I'm no more than a slave before my goddess. I kneel before you and swear my loyalty.” The girls fall for the act obviously with some even benign jealousy of the girl currently holding his affection. Tamaki fully absorbed catches Kyoya’s glare from the side of the room and suddenly remembers something causing him to straighten up.“Oh, yes. I almost forgot to mention it to you ladies. Next week, the Ouran Host club is sponsoring a party.” Having heard this Haruhi looked over her shoulder confused she had no idea that there was a party happening. When did that happen and why is she only hearing about this now?

The girls were curious and began to inquire about further details in rapid succession.“What kind of party is it going to be?” “Is it going to be formal?” “What’s the theme?” “What time is it”

Hikaru joins in“Yes, in fact, it’s going we’ve rented the school’s largest hall.” with Kaoru finishing “It’s the perfect place for dancing.”Hikaru gently cups his brother’s face as he looks down at him speaking to his brother in a seductive voice. “But I really wanted to spend some alone time with you, Kaoru.” A faint blush crosses his face as Kaoru responds submissively. Very demure very mindful.“Don’t be upset, Hikaru. I know exactly how you feel.” Which causes the girls to scream dreamily.

Haruhi gets up from her chair and goes to stand next to Kyoya. “I’m guessing the guys are trying even harder to make the girls swoon so they're excited for next week.” Kyoya continues to write in his little black notebook barely reacting to her presence.“Showing some skin proves popular with the ladies. Plus it helps spread the word when you know how to direct people with things they like.” Haruhi hmms guessing that he isn’t entirely wrong.“So, are you the one who came up with this tropical paradise idea?”

Kyoya chuckled softly “I have no decision-making authority. All of the club policies have been laid out by the club’s King, Tamaki. But,” He pauses a little to push his glasses back against his face with his middle finger. “I guess there’s no harm in admitting to casually slipping a Bali photo book onto his desk.” Elena looking in on the scene thinks ‘Oh. So he’s the real brains behind the operation.’

Honey comes running up to a group of girls holding his arms out yelling “Ta-da!” He spots a group of girls most likely his clients sitting, Honey stands behind their table with a smile. “Hi, ladies! I wanted these Balinese flowers! We had them flown in!”

Mori is not far behind but instead opts to walk beside Honey.

Noticing a presence Honey looks up and a small smile crosses his face.“Takashi!” He clings to Mori and climbs the side of him. Then he throws a Balinese lei over his head. Honey then hugs him with a giant smile plastered on his face. “There! We match!”

Haruh sits at another table with some customers of her own. Haruhi has her head turned for a brief moment where she notices Mori giving Aniya a flower of her own for her hair. She also notices how Aniya laughs and thanks him before offering him a seat at her table. Before she can think about it anymore a client brings her attention back to the conversation. “Uhm, Haruhi?” Haruhi looks at the two customers in front of her prompting them to continue. The client has her hands clasped to the side. “Aren’t you going to wear a tropical outfit like the other boys?” “I’d like to see that.” said the other.

Haruhi places her hands in front of her slightly fidgeting and thinking up a believable lie. “Well, no. I-I I just don’t think it’s appropriate to wear anything, but early spring attire in early spring, you know?” Tamaki injects himself into the conversation “But we have one ready for you, Haruhi! I think you’ll like it! You and I are a pair!” Haruhi wastes no time in rejecting him“No thanks. I don’t really want to wear anything if you're the one preparing it sempai.” The original girl praises her. “Wow, Haruhi! You’re really faithful to the different seasons, aren’t you?” The other not wanting to be outdone joins in. “I think that’s great! I hope I’m lucky enough that the cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the night of the party.” Another daydreams “The two of us dancing among the cherry blossoms. It’s so dreamy~”

 “You really think so?” Haruhi asks tilting her head slightly. “You know, ladies, I think it’s so cute when you dream like that.” Then a girl Kanako Kasugazaki walks up to Haruhi. “Excuse me. I hate to disturb you, but I think it’s time for the hosts to switch clients.” Haruhi gives her attention to Kanako. “Oh, I’m sorry. You must be my next appointment, Miss… uh…” Softly Kaneko says “My name is Kanako. Kananko Kasugazaki.” She places her hand underneath Haruhi’s chin staring into her eyes. “You’re even cuter than I expected. I’ve decided from now on you are going to be my new favorite host, Haruhi.”

With how fast Tamaki is looking back and forth between the two with a bewildered expression one could only wonder how he didn’t get whiplash.

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(Aniya’s Pov)

The sunsets and the Host Club were still in the school building in their normal uniforms while I changed into a different yellow-themed outfit . Tamaki sits at a small table looking downright pitiful while he slurps a bowl of ramen. The rest of the Host Club are at a larger table where Kyoya, Haruhi, and I are sitting with everyone else standing.

Hikaru and Kaoru bounced over to Tamaki and began anything him. “Hey, boss! Why don’t you stop eating that commoner’s ramen and come over here to help us with the party planning?” “Does it really bother you that Princess Kazugazaki has taken a liking to Haruhi?” Kyoya types away at his computer not bothered by Tamaki’s dramatics like this is a common thing. “He shouldn’t be surprised. She’s had the illness for quite a while now, hasn’t she?”Haruhi and I are confused.“What illness?”

Hikaru slides behind Kyoya.“She’s got the host hopping disease.” Kaoru slides to the right of his twin. “A.k.a. The never the same boy twice disease.” Kyoya explains “Usually our customers choose a favorite host and see them regularly. However, Princess Kanako tends to change her favorites on a regular basis.” Honey slides between Haruhi and I excitedly proclaiming.“That’s right! Cause before she chose you, she chose was with Tama-chan!” Elena snorts as she brings Honey his afternoon snack of strawberry cake .“Oh. So, he’s upset because Haruhi took her from him? What is she a toy you aren’t willing to share?”

Elena’s remark causes  Tamaki to sprint to the table with the other hosts. “Shut up! I couldn’t care less! I’m running out of patience!”He holds one of his arms in the air before pointing at Haruhi. “Haruhi, it’s time you started dressing like a girl!”

Haruhi and I both look offended(as we should). “Huh!? What's wrong with the way I dress?!” I’m more so upset because I am the one who mainly picks out her outfits so I take this personally. “Rude!! Are you saying I have no fashion sense? Say it to my face blondie!” Tamaki trying to save his skin holds his hands with both of his hands and desperately shakes his head.“That is not what I'm saying. I don’t understand how you could be so popular with the ladies when you yourself are a lady!” He holds a fist near his chest. “No one in the entire school knows the truth except for those of us here!”

Hikaru stands on Tamaki’s left while his twin stands on Kaoru’s right.“Yeah, she opted out of taking gym classes.”.“And the attendance numbers are all mixed together so no one can tell.” Tamaki drags a trunk to the center of the room. He aggressively opens it up and digs through it.] “That’s enough, Haruhi! Now you listen to Daddy!” He shoves a portrait of Haruhi with long hair in Haruhi’s face. “Daddy wants you to go back to the way you were be-” Haruhi looks mortified, Elena looks like she wants to laugh while I gently coo at  the portrait that looks oddly familiar.“Don’t go showing my photos without asking me first!! Where did you even get this from!? It’s so high quality!!”

Tamaki cries while Haruhi says this and now I recognize where I saw this painting from. “Isn’t that the portrait your dad wanted me to paint of you Haruhi? I swear I left it in my art studio how did he even get that?” Haruhi’s middle school portrait is placed on a wall with the hosts standing around it. Hikaru comments“The more I look at this picture, the more amazed I am. How could this possibly become that?”

 Haruhi finally calmed down sighs.“The day before school started, one of the kids in my neighborhood got some gum in my hair.” She places a hand behind her head playing with the ends. “It’s a real pain to get gum out of long hair. So I decided to cut it all off. I didn’t care if I looked like a dude, you know.” Tamaki gets into Haruhi’s face. “Girls should never refer to themselves as a dude! MAMA!” He cries to Kyouya who looks very annoyed at the name. “Haruhi is using those dirty boy words again!” He falls onto his knees with tears still streaming down his face.

“Dude, sorry. But who is Mama?” Kauru asks as he turns his head to Kyoya. Kyoya still ignoring Tamaki's answers.“Based on club position, I assume it’s me.”

Haruhi places her hands on her hips.“Look, I don’t see what you’re crying about. Working as a host, I can pay back more of my debt. It’ll never happen if I’m just an errand boy.”

Hikaru questions “Hate to change the subject, but do you have formal dance experience? You’ll need it for the party.” Haruhi mumbled “Uh… no... But the party doesn’t have anything to do with my quota, right? I’m not interested in going to events. So, if I could be excused?”

Tamaki comes up behind Haruhi.“Absolutely not!” He places a hand underneath his chin rubbing his imaginary stubble. “A refined gentleman must know how to dance. If you want to live the life of a host that badly, you’re going to have to show us how far you’re willing to go, Haruhi.” Tamaki holds his arms out elegantly. “I order you to master dancing the waltz in one week and you will demonstrate it for us at the party or,” He aggressively points at Haruhi. “I’ll tell the whole school that you’re a girl and knock you back down to errand boy-girl!”

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During the week, Haruhi attempts to master the waltz she dances with Kanako who offers her expertise.

Kanako repeats the movement to Haruhi in a rhythmic motion. “Quick, quick, slow. Quick, quick, slow. Good work, Haruhi. Now, on the slow, you should bring your feet together. Remember, the gentleman always leads, and make sure to look at the lady you’re dancing with.” Haruhi  looks up at Kanako as her eyes sparkle with determination.“Got it!” She however trips and falls on top of Kanako. An embarrassed blush crosses her face.“I’m so sorry, Miss Kasugazaki!” Kanako reaches up and holds Haruhi’s face before pulling her towards her own face. “It is okay, Haruhi.” Haruhi still blushing asks “Can I help you up?”

Meanwhile, in a dark corner, the Hitachiin twins hover over the body of their president “Why so gloomy, boss?” Hikaru states“I bet it’s because he wanted to be the one Haruhi practices with.” Kaoru agrees “I think you may be right, but he’s way too tall to stand in as a woman.”

Haruhi gets Kanako to a table with a green teacup and has her arms behind herself as she says, “Thank you so much for allowing me to practice with you. I appreciate it.” Kanako waves of Haruhi’s concern. “Oh, no problem. I heard you’re not seeing any customers today so you could practice dancing. I’m glad I got to spend this time alone with you. Oh my. This is a new tea set, isn’t it?  It’s Ginori.” Kanako picks up her teacup gently admiring it with a critical eye. Haruhi looks up at Kyoya(cause she’s short like that) and asks “What’s Jinora? I don’t think I have ever heard of it before.” Kyoya with a knowing glint in his eye compliments Kaneko. “You have a keen eye, Mademoiselle. We just received them yesterday. We decided it was about time for the club to upgrade its tea sets.”

Kanako dreamily replies“I see. What a pretty color. Lovely.” Aniyas finally spoke up.“You must be into tableware too, huh? You and Elana would probably get along well then.”

Just as Kaneko begins to deny her knowledge a cute boy walks in. Aniya can remember seeing him a few times and I think his name was Toru Suzushima. He notices her and greets her with a warm smile then turns to Kyoya.“Hello? I’m here with the new teacups you ordered.” Kanako raises her head slightly as she hears that voice.

Kyoya immediately;y checks the cups to make sure they are up to standard when he is satisfied he turns back to Suzushima-kun.“Ah, thank you very much. Every item you’ve just chosen for us has been extremely popular with the ladies. I’m quite impressed.” Toru smiles with all his teeth showing. It’s kind of cute how he gives off golden retriever vibes.“Well, that’s good to hear you guys are our biggest customers so it’s good to know your clients are satisfied.” Haruhi curious about the exchange comes up to them. “So, do you sell tea sets?” Toru not one to take offence replies to her inquiry. “No. I’m just a regular student. Can’t you tell by the uniform?”

Kanako giggles slightly. “Oh, Haruhi. You’re so funny. I can’t blame you for not knowing.” She stands up from the table with a smile. “After all, he doesn’t really look like an heir to a first-class company.” Aniya pipes in calling him cute which earns her a glare from Kanako before she masks it again.

Haruhi is confused, however. “First class company?”

Kyoya the only one who knows too Dahm much in the entire school gives us the necessary information“His family’s business, the Suzushima trading company deals primarily in the importing of tableware. They currently have the top market share in the country. So, whenever something exceptional comes in, we’ve asked him to send it our way. He has a great eye for fine China. Don’t  you, Suzushima?”Haruhi and Aniya notice how Suzushima keeps giving Kanako a sad look. Theirs definitely a story behind the two and they make eye contact with each other like they were thinking the same thing. He brings his attention to Kyouya and smiles awkwardly.“You think? I’ve still got a lot to learn before I’m as good as my old man, but thank you. Anyway, I better get going now but I'll make sure that I have a delivery person available to make the deliveries as I’m leaving next month to study abroad in England?” He leaves in somewhat of a hurry.

Kanako is left in her own thoughts when Tamaki goes up to her. “So, are you enjoying the host club?” Kanako, snapping out of her daze, tries to stutter a response and  Haruhi walks up to Kanako. “I get the feeling you and that guy are kind of close.” Kanako flips her head back swiftly. “Oh! Don’t be ridiculous! We hardly know each other and what makes you say that, Haruhi? Now, if you’ll please excuse me! Take care!” Causing her to swiftly leave the room. Before Haruhi can react to Kaneko’s Honey jumps on Haruhi’s back, startling her. “Haru-chan! Guess what? They do know each other! Suzushima is Kasugasaki’s fiance!”

“Kyoya.” Kyoya looks over at Tamaki. “How long have you known about this?” Kyoya, on the other hand, takes a look at the black folder. “About the two of them being engaged? Well, as you know I conduct general searches on all of our customers. The two of them were childhood friends. It seems that their engagement was arranged by their parents. I didn’t think the information would benefit us. So, I disregarded it.” Tamaki’s response was a simple.“I see.” Kyoya holds inside this folder pictures of customers and guests, some taken like they didn’t know they were being photographed. “Toru Suzushima. Outstanding grades, bare social status. He’s ordinary-looking, but he’s reliable. I had to fault him for anything.”

“He doesn’t have much presence.” Hikaru stands at Kyoya’s left and Kaoru stands at Kyoya’s right. “And he’s faint-hearted.” Kyoya snaps his folder shut.“So in other words, he’s boring.” Elena whispers to Haruhi “I had no idea they were so merciless to other guys.” to which she nods in agreement. Honey sits on Mori’s shoulders with his hands atop of Mori’s head.“Suzushima is a good boy, right?”

“Yeah.” was Mori's response as he looked positively bored with this conversation though for a quick second, you could see a scowl replace his face before going back to neutral when Aniya proclaimed “ He definitely seems like a guy who knows how to treat a girl. It is kind of sad though that he isn't single I have no intentions of being a homewrecker.?”

Tamaki steps forward a bit. “Alright, everyone. We’ll have to work on our strategy. Not that one Honey the other one. Alright Men and Women, it is our responsibility as members of the elite Ouran Host Club to make every girl happy so let’s do this!”

Meanwhile, all Haruhi, Elena, and Aniya can think about is the amount of trouble this is going to cause them. Looking at each other they can only sigh in agreement cause if you can’t beat ‘em then join ‘em

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It’s the night of the party and the hosts are standing at the stairs.

Tamaki announces, “It is so good to see you here tonight, my little lambs. The Ouran Host Club would like to bid you…” He bows like a priest addressing his cult followers. “Welcome.” The lights of the chandeliers come on and the music begins playing. The lovely ladies clap their hands excitedly like they didn't just spend an outrageous amount of money to be at this event as the host club makes their grand entrance. Kyoya has his arms outstretched elegantly. “As always, ladies, the Host Club members are here for your entertainment. So, we invite you to dance to your heart’s content or talk to the girls for some advice and requests. Based on our dancing skills, one lucky young lady will be chosen as tonight’s Queen. The Queen’s reward will be a passionate kiss on the cheek from our King.”

Tamaki winks flirtatiously “Good luck to you, my darlings~” Some girls swoon and the others have hearts coming from them as they cheer excitedly cause I guess they're into that. The Hitachiin twins slide behind Haruhi.“Haruhi, show some enthusiasm!” To which Haruhi huffs at them and sarcastically replies.“Well, excuse me, you guys. Sorry. I’m not used to this sort of thing. I’ve only ever gone to the festivals held in my neighborhood park.” Kyoya adjusts his glasses and tries to be nice by giving an alternative. “I don’t think you can consider that a party or not. Well, since you’re already here, you might as well get yourself something to eat. We’ve got quite a spread.”

Haruhi eyes light up upon hearing about a spread she turns her head slightly and searches the table.“With fancy tuna?” Kyoya’s pen breaks at hearing that because it honestly never crossed his mind the others in the Host Club exclaim“Fancy tuna?!” Tamaki flips off the top of the stairs with ease and points to Kyouya. “Get some fancy tuna here right now!” Kyoya is already on the phone talking rapid-fire to the delivery people. “Add some deluxe sushi.”

The twins both hug an embarrassed Haruhi. “You poor thing. You poor little dear. Awe…” Later, into the party, ladies dance to their heart’s content with any of the Host Club members. Haruhi has her back against a pillar. Two girls slowly come at both sides, but retreat when Kanako calls out to Haruhi. “Hello, Haruhi. I’ve been looking all over for you. Do you think maybe I could have the next dance?”

“Hm?” she replies as she turns her head to look at Kanako. “Yeah!” She holds her hand out. “Of course you can. I was actually hoping someone would ask me to dance so that all that training doesn't go to waste y’know?” As they walk off onto the dance floor Haruhi fails to notice the broken-hearted faces of the girls who were too shy to ask her for a dance.

Just as Kanako takes Haruhi’s hand Honey gives the host club the signal they were waiting for while Tamaki still keeps his eyes on the young lady he is dancing with. “Alright, men. Then let us commence with our operation.” With the green light Mori and Honey steal Haruhi away and drag her into another room with the sounds of her surprise echoing through the halls.

Kanako who is standing in the spot she was in looks over her shoulder.“What? Kidnapped?” Tamaki simply smiles but makes his partner faint due to the ‘radiance’ of his smile being a little too much. Meanwhile, in a backroom behind the dance hall, Mori holds Haruhi over his shoulder only setting her down when he comes in contact with the twins. Hikaru has a hand on his hip while Kaoru holds some clothing with a slightly longer bottom half. “There she is!”

The moment the twins set their eyes on her she was immediately shoved into a dressing room that had some heels , a small clutch purse , and a long-haired wig that reminded her of her old hairstyle but curlier. When she had stepped beach outside to sit in the makeup chair she spotted Elena who was bringing in some drinks and also Aniya who was walking behind Kyoya.

Kyoya with a devious grin on his face addresses Haruhi with a hidden intent. “A little accident towards the end of the night would be quite thrilling and remember Haruhi, there are only twenty minutes remaining before the party reaches its climax. Suzushima is already waiting for you in the classroom across the hall.”

Honey after finishing Elena’s offered drink jumps up and down in front of Haruhi. “You have to ask how he feels, okay? Make sure to give it your all Haru-chan were counting on you.” Though the twins shove him out of the way so they can put the final touches on Haruhi’s makeup“Uh, we know this is the boss’ strategy, but it’s kind of unsettling. Are we sure this won’t backfire on us or something?” Before anyone can respond Tamaki opens the grand doors with his arms. “Gentlemen. Here you all are. What are you doing? The guests are you waiting for” Haruhi takes this as her queue and stands up from her seat causing Tamaki to blush. No one seems to notice the faint blush except perhaps Aniya who raises an eyebrow and plans to figure it out later. For now, Tamaki seems to be mesmerized by the makeup look the twins put on Haruhi which in his opinion was perfect. It seemed like they used some false eyelashes to make her eyes look bigger but the combination of glitter and matte pink eyeshadow blended into a seamless ombre did her a lot of justice. Of course, it helps that she already has good facial structure but that was neither here nor there. Seemingly proud of their work and wanting recognition the twins begin to gather everyones opinions. “So, what do you think?”

The positive responses they got put grins on both their faces.  “Wow you look so cute!” said Honey enthusiastically while Mori gave a helpful thumbs up. Elena even gave a pleased hum assessing Haruhi like her mother and sister did when looking for anything out of place and she seemed pleased. Aniya walked up to her playing with her hair a little so it settled right but she seemed to love the look and was no doubt planning a girl's night where they tried out different makeup looks to see what she felt comfortable with.

Haruhi takes one final look in the mirror and then makes her way to the door in an awkward fashion almost stumbling a few times before she could walk like a normal person instead of a baby fawn. Even though she only ever wore low pumps or wedges she guesses the amount of times she helped her dad shop for new shoes actually came in handy. If she went home today and told her dad she had more respect for him because he wears these death traps every day that was between him and her. She exits with the twins wishing her good luck and chuckling evilly and though she misses it Tamaki himself mumbles “I can’t believe it. She’s so pretty…”

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The scene picks up again Toru who stands looking out a window alone. He turns his head and gasps softly as Haruhi enters the room. From his coat, he takes out a folded piece of paper. “You’re the one who wrote this letter? You’re totally different from what I imagined.”Not expecting this Haruhi inquires further.  “Letter?” Then Toru hands Haruhi the letter decorated with pink paper and glittery pink glitter ink that faintly smells of Rose perfume.

The letter reads: “I’m in love, love! From the first time I saw you, I’ve been head over heels in love! It’s like my heart is stuck in a neverending typhoon. All these feelings of love keep flipping around in my heart like the breaking waves! When the typhoon’s rising waters come, I want to rendezvous with you on Noah’s Ark! I do! I do!” with dramatic love hearts and cute squealing emojis. It makes her look away from him to cringe . Haruhi realizes that Kyoya and the Hitachiin Twins must have written this. That or they paid Aniya to take some plot from one of her romance novels and wrote this at 3 A.M at prime degenerate hours.

Seeing her turning back to him Toru asked “Excuse me? Have we met somewhere before?” Haruhi places her hands in front of herself again. Then laughs awkwardly.“What?! No! This is the first time I’ve ever talked to you!”  With a kind smile on his faceToru bows to Haruhi “I’m sorry. I’m flattered by your letter, but I’m afraid I don’t feel the same way. You see, another girl already has my heart.” Haruhi gets back into character “Huh? Oh, well I didn’t know that you had a girlfriend.” His smile drops a little and with regret in his voice, he says “Unfortunately, she’s not my girlfriend. In fact, I think she’s completely over me. In all honesty, she’d be happier with someone more self-confident than me.”

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In another scene, Tamaki walks with Kanako alone with a soft smile across his face. A little confused Kanako asks Tamiki, “Where exactly are you taking me, Tamaki? I thought we were supposed to be dancing?” Tamaki gives a soft hum and turns to face Kanako, “You know, you’re not the type of girl who’s good at manipulating others.” Kanako stops in her tracks giving Tamaki her full attention and stares at him. “What do you mean by that?” Tamaki closes his eyes as he says, “I have you figured out, Kanako. I know you’re switching from host to host to get his attention and I’ve noticed that you always look the happiest gazing into a teacup.”

She gets this look in her eyes like she is reminiscing of a time when they were young and Toru would smile at her and begin to tear up.  “It’s pointless…that doesn’t matter how hard I try. He never noticed me and now he’s decided to study abroad with them...Without even telling me.. ”

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Back with Toru, he is still addressing the dressed-up Haruhi, “That’s why I’ve decided I need to change because I want to see the world and hopefully become a better man. I know it’s selfish, but I wonder if she’ll wait for me.” Haruhi makes a face at Toru and without beating around the bush, “Yeah, you’re right that is pretty selfish of you. ”Toru feels an arrow go right through him at Haruhi’s words and Haruhi finishes her thought, “But maybe she would wait. You’ll never know if you don’t tell her how you feel. You obviously have strong feelings for her and she clearly loves you so why wouldn't you just ask her if she wanted to come with you? So why not go ahead and talk to her? I think once you decide to change, then you’ve already begun your transformation.”

At that same moment, Kanako opens the door as Toru reaches to touch Haruhi causing her to turn around. Toru freezes like a deer in headlights and mumbles out Kaneko’s name in horror. Kanako looks down slightly shaking, “I… I’m so sorry... I didn’t mean to interrupt you two- I just…” With tears falling from her face she starts to run off only for Toru to finally gain some willpower and reach out for her arm and grab her. Kaneko stands still shocked but still crying while Tamaki walks in behind Haruhi and guides her away from the two so they can have their moment. With them, out of sight Haruhi speaks up, “Looks like we just made matters worse.” yet with a grin Tamaki replies, “But he did go running after her.” which gets a hum and smile from Haruhi. They continue to walk for a few more minutes in comfortable silence until they meet up with the rest of the host club and allow Haruhi to change into her suit again.

Then she gets into place just in time for three spotlights surround Toru and Kaneko and Tamaki announces, “Ladies and gentlemen. It is now time for us to begin the final dance of this evening's festivities. The last waltz of the night has been chosen by the host club for this couple.” Both gasp as the doors open and Toru gaining some confidence lets go of Kanako’s wrist. He holds out his hand and bows, “Princess Kasuga?” There’s a moment of silence. “May I have this dance?” Kanako smiles looking more in love than before as she takes Toru’s hand. “Yes.” The music begins and the Host Club and the guests watch the couple while they do the waltz with cherry blossoms and petals falling around them. The Hitachiin twins are snacking on bananas with smug looks across their faces. Elena stands off to the side and watches as Toru mumbles something to Kanako causing her to blush and whisper something back.

Toru looks down at Kanako love blazing in his gaze, “I love you, Kanako. I’ve always loved you from the moment we met I knew I wanted to spend my life with you.” A blush appears on her face while Toru continues, “And I want you to be my wife.” Kanako’s eyes widen slightly but then closes her eyes and smiles happily. She would have happily stayed in Toru’s arms when she heard clapping and then noticed everyone staring at her. She looks up to Toru hoping he is paying attention and smiling to her tilts her head in Haruhi's and Aniya’s direction.

Aniya still seeing the confusion on Kanako’s face, explains, “ Congrats on winning Queen of the Ball, your prize normally would be a kiss from the King but Haruhi here will be standing in for him instead.” Toru, sensing Kanako’s hesitance, sets his hand on her back. “It’s just on the cheek, right? You should accept it. It will commemorate your graduation from host hopping.”While the two have their moment Haruhi is freaking out, “There’s no way I can kiss her!” Kyoya ever the opportunist points out, “If you do it, we’ll cut your debt by ⅓.” Haruhi thinks it over “Well, it is just a peck on the cheek”, and slowly walks down the steps to Kanako who seems to be meeting her halfway.

As Kanako turns her cheek for Haruuhi to kiss she hears Tamaki yell out for Huuhi and the next thing she knows Tamaki slips on a banana peel and makes them both kiss. Girls are squealing all around them and Toru looks like he is about to faint. Both girls separate immediately and Kanako rushes to Toru’s side as his legs begin to shake a little but ends up in a laughing fit. Elena comes up snickering to Haruhi about this being the second time she has kissed a girl on accident and the night ends happily for everyone except Tamaki as he cries alone in a corner.

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(3rd POV)

The scene starts at the school in spring. The Host Club is hosting a cherry blossom viewing banquet. Tamaki, Kyouya, Hikaru, and Kaoru are wearing butler outfits while Elena is in a chef outfit which she had to fight to get after the twins tried to force her into a skimpy maid outfit... Haruhi, Honey, Aniya, and Mori are wearing formal Japanese clothing.

Aniya was searching for Kyouya since he asked her to get the photo albums he was planning to sell to guests. Along the way, she stumbles into the twins ‘act’ where Kaoru accidentally burns himself by dropping his tea only for his brother to come to his rescue. Right on que Kaoru lets out a yelp and Hikaru puts his hands to his lips kissing the burn, Geez… It’s because you were looking elsewhere. All you need to look at is me.” 

The girls around them go crazy and Aniya has to hold back a groan at how loud the squealing is. Then a frequent guest by the name of Hina speaks out, “That’s such a waste! You should take it in carefully! This is a very important scene!”

Kyouya pops out of nowhere almost startling Aniya and starts his sales pitch, “Exactly, my guests! Just like these cherry blossoms, beauty is such an ephemeral entity but it will always look different every moment of the day. And so… I-”, Aniya coughs “-we have made a photo collection that captures all these beautiful scenes that go on every day.” The girls gasp as Aniya sets out magazines, calendars, birthday cards, and other merchandise each depicting the hosts in different states of dress and costumes. To really sell everything Kyouya lowers his head pretending to whisper as he secretly announces, “By the way, while there’s a version for each one of our members, if you buy them all, there is also a a limited amount of special photo books with our chef Elena and my assistant Aniya~.”

That’s the comment that really got the girl's attention and Kyouya was almost bombarded with girls wanting to buy everything they could get their hands on. The twins look at each other like they just found out something they shouldn't have while Elena makes her way over to Aniya helping her out of the crowd of girls, “So that’s how we get our funding? But also when did he get those pictures because I understand the ones with the guys but I never consented to have my pictures taken?”. Aniya could only sigh, “ Most of it is photoshop but I know that he had access to the cameras in the school but I’m pretty sure he had someone following us. I only found out about the books today when he asked me to get them. Don’t worry though I threatened him to give us a little pay cut since technically we could sue him.” Elena gaped at her best friend, “ But doesn't he have like corporate-level worthy lawyers?! How the hell did you manage to convince him?”. Aniya's hair overshadowed her eyes for a moment so all you could see was a sinister smile that made her worthy to be the ‘devil's right hand’, “ I have my ways~ It’s best not to worry about it too much.” before she walked off and the rest of the day ended.

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With the event now over the host club is just relaxing with the girls having a small picnic under the cherry blossom. Haruhi who decided to change into comfortable clothes is laying her head down on Aniya’s thighs while she reads a book. Elena comes to sit on the blanket with drinks in hand and the rest of the hosts follow her.

The twins back on their bullshit decide to terrorize Tamaki, “Haruhi! Aniya! Elena! Have you decided on what to take for your elective courses this semester?”. Looking up from her book Aniya seems deep in thought, “Hmmmm. I know we need a language requirement so I’m thinking of doing French conversation since I already speak it at home. Seems like easy credit.”

Elena was quick to follow up, “ I already have that cause I took an extra course for Italian but I have always wanted to learn French maybe we should take it together?”. Kaoru sensing an opportunity decides, “ Maybe we should take the same classes-” with Hikaru joining him as their voices synchronize “- since, you know, we are in the same class.”

Hikaru and Kaoru turn to face Tamaki with devious smiles. Tamaki sulks under a tree while he calls Kyouya to explain why his ‘daughters’ spend more time with those demons than with him. Kyouya being his dramatic self proceeded to pull out a whiteboard with diagrams showing the amount of time Tamaki spends with Haruhi compared to Hikaru and Kaoru. Tamaki is so shocked that he only makes up 3% percent of her daily school life storms over to Haruhi, “Haruhi! You shouldn’t spend any more time with those unscrupulous twins anymore! All faults lie on the fact that you’re hiding your gender as a girl from everyone. You need to return to your normal female student life, get surrounded by your female friends, and have a healthy lifestyle! That is Father’s wish!”

Aniya gasps at him before glaring at Tamaki and gesturing between herself and Elena, “Then what are we, Tamaki?! Roaches???” Elena looked at Aniya, “ If 2+2=4 and 5+5= 10 then what the fuck is this bullshit Tamaki is speaking about Aniya?”. Haruhi wanting to switch to a safe topic looks at Tamaki, “ What’s this talk about a father? I only have one dad and he’s much prettier than you.” this works because the girl delves into fits of laughter at Tamaki’s depressed face.

The twins wanting more drama pretend to comfort Tamiki by assuring him that he doesn’t need to worry because everything will be exposed when they have the physical exam tomorrow. Suddenly the laughter stops at Aniya and Elena looks at Haruhi’s face which has gotten paler, “If everyone finds out that I’m a girl I won't be able to pay off the rest of my debt”. 

“OH shit”, screamed the girls in unison…

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Back in the host club, Tamaki is sitting in his chair daydreaming about a more feminine Haruhi.

Honey who was eating cakes speaks aloud, “Looks like Tama-chan is enjoying himself! Look he even has that huge smile on his face!” Hikaru can’t help but not agree and grimaces, “Actually, he’s pretty sad in my mind and he calls us sick.”

Tamaki snaps out of his delusions and walks up to the twins, “Don’t be jealous, Hikaru! I knew all along this would happen. Even without all your jealousy, I saw this result from the very beginning. Yes! This anime is a school-love comedy, to begin with! Haruhi and I are the main characters of this love comedy and you two are the homosexual supporting characters!”

“Pause!!!! Tamaki did you just break the fourth wall!?!? You know you're not allowed to do that!!” yelled Aniya and Elena together. Man, what the fuck I just fixed that look what you've done now Tamaki!........Ok there I fixed it but ya’ll really shouldn't do that. I don't want anything bad to happen to you…..

Tamaki looks properly scolded muttering a small “Sorry Grems”,(👍🏾), before he somehow draws a dividing line between himself and Hikaru, Kaoru, Honey, Mori, and Kyouya with a stick. “Regardless once her secret is out I shall be the one to guide her into becoming a PROPER young lady!!”

Haruhi then comes into the club apologizing for her lateness and quickly goes to the bathroom when Honey references the girls again, “ You know Tama-Kun the girls are right if If they find out that Haru-chan is a girl, she won’t be able to stay at the Host Club anymore. But if Haru-chan wears girls’ clothing, she’d look more and more cute!”

Elena giggled as she realized how she could turn this around on Tamaki, “ Now that you mention it whenever she told us about her time in middle school it sounded like she was so popular that people would often confess to her”. Aniya gasped catching on. “ Oh right~. But Haruhi was so dense that she didn't even realize people were asking her out. Hmmm~ maybe it won't be so bad because at the very least the twins, Elena, and I will still be able to spend time with her.”

When Haruhi was finished she came back to Tamaki and had another whiteboard with plans to protect her secret at the exam. “So now you decided that people finding out I’m a girl might be a bad thing? I’ve already come to terms with my fate so I’ll just find another way to pay the rest of my 5,333,332 yen debt…”

Tamaki looked heartbroken and Aniya can swear for a split second it looked like he was clutching her pearls, “What an uncooperative heroine…Do you hate being a host that much?! Do you hate this club that much?!” and while Aniya and Elena look at him but Haruhi replies, “I mean if I had to choose an option then…..YEAH.”

“What a way to decrease our motivation…-” started Hikaru “ -What we should take care of first is this lack of drive in Haruhi.” finished Kaoru which made the hosts stop and think. After a few minutes, it seems like Mori figured out the answer and Aniya has to jump up from her seat to cover his mouth and rapidly shake her head. Mori stared at her and lifted his eyebrow looking thoroughly amused by Aniya but now the other hosts had turned to look his way expecting and answer and as he stared at Aniya who had broken out watery eyes and trembling lips. However, years of growing up with Honey has made him immune to most puppy dog eyes. So he grabbed onto Aniya’s hips earned a squeak and turned her around holding her close to him before muttering, “Fancy Tuna…..” and walked off with Aniya still in his arms struggling.

 “Hehehehehehehehehe. You’ll be able to eat all kinds of delicious foods if you stay in this club Haru-chan.”, giggled Honey as he skipped over to stop Elena from walking after Mori and Aniya.“What the hell did I just witness”, muttered and surprised Elena but she was ignored when the host’s tried to bait Haruhi into a trap. She started to scold the guys, “Just because I’m poor and just because I’ll be able to eat fatty tuna aren’t reasons to keep hiding my gender. I’m not that gluttonous of a…-” but began to daydream “-will I really be able to?!” and she fell for it.

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(Aniya’s P.O.V)

“Takashi Morinozuki if you don't let me down right this instant you're going to regret this. Where are you even taking me?!”, I scolded Mori but he just kept walking to the back of the host club into a break room of sorts. “First of all what are you even going to do? Your built like a baked bean….” , snickered Mori who did eventually let me down as he made his way onto a couch with pillows and blankets. I hadn’t known this was back here and it did look hella comfy until i clocked into what the tall(but handsome) idiot said to me, “ A bak-baked BEAN!?”. Without thinking I rushed towards him and attempted to elbow him in the gut but I forgot that technically Mori is trained to fight opponents more skilled than me and instead of getting my revenge he grabbed my hands and flipped me over on the couch. He was inches away from my face and as I squirmed to get out from under him he smirked at me,” Hey….Aniya…. Are you ticklish?” and I froze trying to mutter out a no but I think he knew I was lying because his smirk got wider and I braced myself for what’s to come.

“Hmm…good to know”, he got closer to my ear and I heard him chuckle as I tensed up but instead of doing anything he moved away from me which gave me time to fix myself in a comfortable position and though I kept glancing at him to try and decide what his next moves were he didn't move. When I stopped moving he tossed a pillow at me and motioned for me to lay down and just relax which I hesitantly followed and melted into the cushions when I saw his eyes close. I pulled out my phone when I felt it buzz and opened the group chat with the girls:

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(Back on my chat fic b.s because it’s easy when I have writer's block)

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To be introduced-  (●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

💛💚💙💗The Powerpuff Girls & Princess Morbucks💛💚💙💗

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Girl where the fuck did you go!? You left Haruhi and I with these heathens and now they fucking bribed her!!!

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Oh god, what did they do now!

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They offered her food, didn’t they? It’s like so easy to bribe her with food.

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Hahahaahahha. I fucken knew it. What did they offer u

Flan? 

Creme Brulee?!

Waittttt…. Was it Fancy Tuna!?

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@⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

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.........yeah but to be fair the fancy tuna I had at the ball was like really good so I wanted more.

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Fine ok whatever but Elena is right where DID you go? I only saw Mori Senpai carrying you off somewhere deeper into the club room.

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Mori is the tall one yes?? He can reach the top shelf without even trying and he’s practically a human ladder?

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Ngl I once saw Honey Sempai climb Mori like a ladder more than once so yeah that’s an accurate description.

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I knew I should have recorded it happening but I was too busy so I wasn't able to get it😔

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Dont change the subject Aniya

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Dahm ok chill. He just took me to this room in the back of the host club with this big ass couch and he is currently napping while I’m snuggling up in some blankets. 

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That’s all you did!? 

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Tea was MID 3/10. I wanted something more exciting😒 unless theirs something ur not telling us.

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I meannnnnnnnnnnn……..he called me a baked bean and I sort of tried to elbow him in the gut.

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Girl be for real rn. That man could fold you like origami have you seen the way he and Honey ‘spar’ with the boys in the martial arts club?🤣

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I knowwwww😔😒Not my proudest moment cause he managed to flip we over and he got like really close……..

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all of us at the same time

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^^^^ Never mind the tea got better you just had to let it ruminate some more.

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^^^^^^ Now normally I don’t gossip buttttttttttttttttttttt. What happened after?

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Wellllllllllllllllllllllllll I was so disoriented about how easily he was able to pick me up that the next thing I knew he had me pinned under him and homeboy had the AUDACITY to ask if I was ticklish. He didn't do anything though but before he got up to move to the other side of the couch he leaned down and chuckled in my fuckin ear. Like bro don’t do that 😳

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I feel that as your best friend, it is my sworn duty to tell you that you need to bag that man immediately. Shoot your shot bestie because clearly he is INTERESTED.

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Pretty sure Honey Sempai knows about it to cause I for sure saw him body-blocking Elena when she was about to go after you.

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Homie is tiny but it’s all condensed muscle and the fact that he is always holding that rabbit makes him like 10 times as menacing.

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I know a girl who could take him.

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I haven’t met anyone who could beat Honey in a fight. I would pay good money to see that.

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Kyoya would beat you to it and sell tickets out for the event instead.

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Hehehehehehehe Kyoya😍…..but no I didnt mean in a fight…..😏

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Hopefully, they go to his school because that might be super helpful

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Sdrtk4rt456kawerfg6tu 

We gotta go Tamaki keeps trying to look at my phone because I’m not paying enough ‘attention’ to him. 

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He also just noticed that you're gone so he’s about to start looking for you. Honey tried to stall as much as he could but yeah he now knows ur in that room and is ‘concerned his daughter is alone with a boy’

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Jesus Tamaki

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How could you say that to me Aniya wait until I fin-efirngiQNersisgnfw

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🤣 she’s legit chocking him out you got like 5 more minutes.

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Chile anyway we’ll talk later over a gaming session ttyl.

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Right… R.I.P I guess

Everyone has logged off

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(Back in Aniya’s P.O.V)

I sighed to myself as I was truly beginning to feel comfortable but knew that I had no time to waste as Haruhi would only be able to hold him off for so long before he broke free from her grip. Putting my phone away I glance over to a sleeping more and make my way over to him. Sitting so close I begin to observe the gentle rise and fall of his chest matching the soft rhythm of his breath. His usually neutral face usually so controlled and mysterious seemed to soften in the quiet of the dimly lit room. His lips are slightly parted and something within me jumps a little as my imagination begins to make up scenarios of what it would be like to wake up next to him. I have to stop myself from getting too invested because I have only known him for so long so it would be bad if I fell for him too quickly. I reach my hand out to poke his cheek in part to try and wake him up but also to see what it feels like. As my hand connects to his cheek he peaks open one eye and looks up at me. I make no motion to move my hand and he seems content to lay there and let me continue with whatever plan I was going to use. 

“Hmmm~”, he hums and I have to take a breath at that moment because his voice is deeper than normal almost like when he was teasing me before and it’s having the same effect. “Haruhi and Elena said that ummmm…. Tamaki is on his way to the room and we should hurry and go to meet them”, I finally say as I turn around and begin crawling to the edge of the bed looking for my shoes. “Understood though if you wanted to look at my face some more I wouldn't mind~”, and I have to do a spit take before yelling out “You were awake the entire time!??”. 

“Maybe I was but I guess you’ll never really get your answer Little Sun~”, he teased as he found his shoes before me and walked towards the exit. He chuckled as I ran after him all the way to the rest of the hosts who were watching Haruhi still choking Tamaki out.

I was so mad at him for calling me short that I didn't recognize the rest of the nickname until hours later.

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(3rd POV)

The day of physical examinations. Aniya , Elena , Haruhi, Hikaru, and Kaoru are walking together in the hall with other students. As they arrive at the nurse’s office Haruhi opens the door, revealing a room with a row of nurses and doctors on either side of a walkway. The staff greets them with a “Welcome~”, almost reminiscent of the host club’s greeting of their guest causing Haruhi to shudder just a little.

“Is this how physical exams usually go? It’s kind of giving me mass vaccination vibes at an overcrowded hospital?”, Elena observes. “No it’s usually smaller than this and we don't get professional doctors and nurses to do this.”, is Haruhi’s reply. “Really that seems like such a hassle and must take forever. Our physical exams take 2-3 hours to complete those sound like they take the whole day.”, Kauru interjects. “Yeah this is a pretty normal physical exam for us. It’s always been like this since we were in middle school”, supplies Hikaru. At that reply, the girls whip around to stare at the boys but are met with only empty spaces outlining where they should be. Bewildered the girls search for the twins through the crowd and spot them being taken into an examination room. To their left, a blonde-haired nurse ushered them to another hallway to be examined. As they enter they are met with both Mori and Hunny dressed in poorly made doctors outfits.

Girls around them begin to gossip “Why are Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai dressed like this?”, “I’m sure there’s an explanation.”, “Maybe if we stay quiet something might happen?”, “Whatever it is I’m down for it I do love tall men in uniform…..some uniforms” That one was just Aniya who was staring at Mori who only smirked. Haruhi who at this point is done with this bullshit calls out to them but is shushed bye both of them and reluctantly she does. Kyouya comes into the examination room and explains to the girls that “Those two are there in case of an ‘emergency’.”, Elena scoffs because “What’s the point in their disguise? It’s so glaringly obvious who they are.”

Kyouya adjusts his glasses “Just helping us create the atmosphere. Don’t you think that making things look like a real plan heats things up? I know at least someone is enjoying it more than others.”, vaguely addressing a certain girl eyeing Mori not so subtly. “Oh….yeah that tracks.”, Haruhi says as she sees a girl named Shiramine having her weight taken. 

As she observes the interaction the doctor announces loudly “ Lady Shiramine! You’ve lost two kilos compared to last year!”, while the nurses around her clap. Shiramine seemed happy boasting about how she thought she might have gained a few pounds instead. Quick to dispel her fear the doctor turns up the charm more “No, no. In fact, I’d even suggest you got a bit healthier. Just keep doing whatever you have been doing. I’ll even send your family doctor my notes after this”, and she runs off squealing. However, for a split second Elena notices the doctor's smile drop as he addresses a nurse next to him and catches them whispering “We need to get in contact with the Shiramine doctor NOW she isn't supposed to be losing that much weight so quickly. Have them look into any recent eating habits she has been having or any medication she might be taking”, in a low tone before going back into his happy persona.

“Holy shit! That is some kind of reception. Did anyone catch how fast that doctor switched up his face?” Elena remarks. “Probably the consideration of the superintendent. Everything is still about business even though this is a school. Making all the students happy is of utmost priority. And first of all, students at this school usually have their own family doctors already. This event is just formality to make sure nothing is missed or hidden from them.” Kyouya explains but squints his eyes at the girl who just ran off and marks something in his black book nodding to himself. “Though admittently Shiramine’s father is associated with our company and she is one of our higher paying customers so I will put her on a priority list to be checked out more thoroughly. We can’t have anything happen to our customers.”.

The girls can only think in their heads ‘Dahm rich bastards’ and walk off. A man with a doctor’s coat bumps into Kyouya. When he turns around, his face is not clean-shaven, and his hair is unkempt. He begins stuttering apologies before running off and piquing Kyouya’s interest.

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Back in Hikaru and Kaoru’s examination area, a large group of girls is waiting behind the curtain. The nurse instructs them loudly to get ready for their chest measurements behind the curtain yet makes no moves to close them herself but draws in the attention of the girls around them. Elena squints at the ‘nurse’ and asks Aniya “Doesn’t that nurse look familiar to you?”. “Now that you mention it yeah. Isn’t that one of the twin maids that come and pick Hikaru and Kaoru up after school?”, is Aniya’s revelation. “Wait then where’s the other one?”, asks Haruhi.

“I’m right behind you Fujioka-sama and Robinson-sama. It is a pleasure to finally meet you in person. My name is Sakura and the nurse you identified is my identical twin Sumire.” The now-identified Sakura informs. “Oh…..uhhh hello? Why are you here!?”, Haruhi jumps surprised that she managed to sneak up on them. “We come to assist the young masters in whatever plots they can think of but to also watch over them. The young masters are very particular about who is allowed to interact with them. When physical examination time rolls around we act as buffers to keep someon-anyone with bad intentions away. That is the duty we sisters are tasked with.” she finishes while bowing slightly.

“You must take your job very seriously. I think my respect for you just went up a little more.”, jokes Elena.

“Hearing that from you Costa-sama means a lot more than you think young miss. I hope you continue to interact with our young master and your relationship grows stronger. Now I must be on my way it seems the performance is about to begin.” Sakura smirks before walking away. “That was weird, right? I’m not the only one who thinks she knows something that we don't right”, Haruhi questions as paranoi creeps up on her. “No I definitely caught that ‘young master’ instead of ‘masters’ but I don’t want to put too many brain cells into anything about those two. But I am willing to see what they do 'cause this is way more boring than I thought it would be waiting to be called on.”, brushes off Aniya.

Tuning back in they observe Hikaru and Kaoru begin removing their shirts and Kyouya makes his appearance known once again to say “ Ah I see right on time then. Another reason we usually make suck a big fuss about the physical examination is that it pays quite well”. Hikaru begins to act shy “This is intolerable… Having others touch your body just because they’re doctors.” while Kauru responds “What are you saying…We’re always playing the doctor game back at home, and you always played with my body to the fullest.”, setting off a cacophony of high pitched squeals Honey takes this moment to run up to the girls and take them away. Once behind another curtain, Haruhi feels a pair of arms wrapped around her. Startled she turns around ready to strike whoever it is and run for the hills but is met with face to face with Tamaki “Jesus this sis the second time today we’ve been dragged off to an examination room only to see one of you guys waiting for us. It’s starting to get annoying when is this gonna be over? Also, Tamaki-sempai let me go already this is getting really uncomfortable.”

“Awwwww but I like holding you my princess. Though that surprised look on your face definitely makes up for it. I hope you’ll show me more faces in the future as compensation for how much I’m helping you out!”, he winks at her before turning around and missing the gigantic blush that makes its way across her face. By the time she can control her reaction another nurse which Haruhi concludes is Sumire from earlier announces it’s time for ‘his’ chest measurements to get done. Predictably girls perk up like feral dogs looking for their next meal and set sites on the room they are in immediately. Haruhi begins to sweat but Tamaki pats her on her back to calm her down and assures her with a surprisingly serious face“ Not to worry about a thing. I will protect you.”,but Haruhi questions “What are you going to do?”

“Fujioka-sama? Are you done undressing?”, Sumire calls out. But as the girls outside wait in anticipation Tamaki turns his princely aura back on and steps through the curtains addressing the crowd of girls “My lovely princesses! I know that a lot of you are probably waiting for Haruhi to give his performance but I regret to inform you that my sweet Haruhi is feeling a little shy at the moment and wished to have a private examination instead. But fear not for I you beloved King will try to fill the holes in your hearts unless I’m no longer good enough for you?”, he finishes with a pout and slightly watery eyes and the girls who looked distraught at not seeing Haruhi half-naked begin to comfort Tamaki with praises and flowery words apologizing for making him feel ‘neglected’. “Huh, not what I was expecting to happen I thought ya’ll would have tried to get back at him for calling us the ‘homosexual’ supporting cast!?” Aniya reveals. “We would have but he isn't really all that wrong, to be honest.”, Kauro adds. “Besides that would be too obvious we’ll get back at him in a way he won’t expect it.”, grins Hikaru evilly.

Just for appearance's sake Kyouya ‘discreetly’ taps Haruhi on the shoulder to follow him while Sumire actually sneaks Aniya and Elena off to the side towards the same covert exam room so they get everything done together. At a special nurse’s office, Haruhi knocks on the door and upon receiving a reply opens the door to reveal a female doctor. After being informed that the doctor knows about her ‘special situation’ Haruhi brings the girls for the first time today of their own volition into the changing room to finally get this shit over with.

Taking a break from this scene to give the girls some privacy we make our way back to the ‘normal’ physical examination room. Kyouya, Honey, and Mori are walking around but notice on the side, a girl is crying as she’s surrounded by other students and Sakura still dressed as a nurse. “It’s true the girl yells!”, getting Kyouya’s attention “There was a doctor that grabbed my shoulders and I tried resisting… I was very scared!”. Other girls seem disgusted at this male doctor they have never met and console the girl who is crying. Kyouya has a dark look in his eyes as he recounts earlier the suspicious figure he met earlier. “So I was right then? That guy I just saw… Although he was wearing a white coat, he definitely wasn’t from our hospital, so I did think it was weird.” Shocked at learning this the Hitachin twins exclaim in surprise “Why didn’t you say that earlier!!!”. Kyouya blinks at the twins almost as if they have grown a second head “Well I didn't see the need to After the doctors and security staff are all a part of the Ootori group. I trust our people to keep everyone safe.”

Sakura still sensing something is off asks the girl where the pervert went. Her response of “Ah, he went toward the special male student nurse’s office.”, sends all the hosts scrambling towards the room for different reasons. 

Back at the special male student nurse’s office. Haruhi begins to remove her clothes but she hears the curtain being drawn and finds that this mysterious guy is attempting to hide behind the curtain where she is. She is confused and slightly scared because this isn't the that was in the room from before. Not wanting to portray any fear she lets out a soft  “Excuse me?...” but he puts his hand over Haruhi’s mouth before she can say anything else. It seems that he hasn’t noticed Aniya with a pink police taser and Elena with a stool she picked up creeping up behind him as he mutters for Haruhi not to make any more noises. Yet before either of the girls can get to him Tamaki flies through the curtain with a kick, knocking Yabu back into the wall. Regaining his posture Tamaki takes his shirt and drapes it over Haruhi’s head to cover herself and Kyouya assists her in standing up. Mori and Honey spot Aniya in the corner putting her taser away and walk over to her looking amused. The twins along with their maids rush over to Elena as Sakura and Sumire check her over while prying the stool from her grip.

With the host club now glaring at the wounded figure of the man he gets into the dogeza permission pleading for his life. Haruhi who feels the shock finally leaving her body unintentionally clings onto Tamaki which earns her a side eye from him without her noticing. “Please forgive me I didn't mean to frighten her I swear!!!! I run a small clinic in the neighboring town. My name is Yabu and I really just wanted to see my daughter who left the house with my wife last month, so I came all the way to school”, Yabu pleads.

“Oh sure likely story you creep! What normal person sneaks into a high school dressed as a doctor during a physical examination just to find his daughter!!!!!”, yells Elena. “Hmmm, suspicions inside I did some research about you, Dr. Yabu Keiji. You're a second-rate doctor who took on enormous debts from random people and lost your practice as a result. Your wife left you after you took on more debt despite her warning you and your daughter despite being young decided she had a better future with her mother rather than staying with you her pathetic excuse of a father. But do feel free to correct me if you think I’m wrong?”, Kyouya rants. “Dahm read the man to filth and back. Clock it!”, Aniya sniggers. “That begs the question though we don't have anyone with the last name Keiji in the system. Could it be… that the school you’re looking for is the public school, Ourin High School?”

“Why yes it is.”, Yabu replies but wilts again when Kyouya gives him a disapproving stare and a sigh. “Then you’ve got the wrong school. This is Ouran Academy and thus is not your daughter’s school.” Yabu looks shocked at the revelation but from what the host knows about him now they can't say they're surprised. Kyouya in an act of kindness offers Yabu a map leading him to the public school and the man hastily thanks them for their help. A few minutes pass before Honey speaks to Kyoya directly, “ I’m impressed Kyou-chan, you actually figured out he was looking in the wrong school and decided to help him!” Kyouya seemed amused as he replied teasingly, “There’s no way a daughter from such a small clinic could attend this school, right? Besides, I said no one by the name of ‘Keiji’ goes to this school so I just pointed him in the direction of some real ‘help’.” Aniya gasps in a way that says she wants to gossip like she does with the girls and with sarcasm she asks, “Kyouya….. You Didn’t……..oh my god you DID!!!!!!”

Holding back a laugh Kyouya explains to the other dumbfounded hosts the inside joke that only Aniya seems keen on, “ The truth of the matter is that his wife is actually Mori sempai’s sister Tsubaki and apun divorcing that quack doctor she changed her name back to her maiden name and her daughter followed suit. Ms. Aiko the supposed daughter he is looking for is supposed to start her semester at the academy next month and is only choosing to spend time at the public school to ensure that she catches up to her studies. I may or may not have sent a message to Ms. Tsubaki and her new lover a heads up about Yabu’s arrival.”

“God your evil! We're so having tea sometime this week you seem like someone I could actually gossip with. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when that beatdown happens.”, Aniya proclaims earning a pout from Haruhi and a blank expression from Elena. “I thought you liked our gossip session Aniya. You always look forward to them.”, griped Haruhi. “Oh of course I enjoyed our session Haru it’s just their a difference between gossiping about rich kids to a rich kid who probably knows more tea than I do compared to gossiping about your neighborhood Aunty and the other people in our dorm”, consoles Aniya while Elena just rolls her eyes.

“Right well as long as he isn't stealing you from me then that’s fine. Actually, it’s probably time for all of you to leave anyway. We need to continue with our physical exams if you don't mind. I kind of want to get this over with as a male student so we can all go home.”, Haruhi observes how much time has really passed. This earns a scoff from Elena,” Are you sure you're not doing it for the fancy tuna~?”

“W-what no!? I’m doing it to relieve my debt.”, Haruhi stutters avoiding Elena’s eyes so she doesn't know she was lying. “ Awww Haruhi you're so cute!!”, Tamkaki jumps up to hug her “You really just want to eat fatty tuna, but that part of you that’s hiding this fact is… kind of awesome!”

“Whoa there Tamaki maybe you should stop before you get any more handsy!”, Aniya observes. “Yeah, Tama-chan we gotta leave now! I want cake~! By the time we wrap up club activities they should be done right?”, Honey interjects as Mori pulls Tamaki away from the girls and through the halls while he screams bloody murder with the rest of the host club following close behind. “Well…..that was certainly something. Alright let's get this over with so I can go make us some snacks cause personally I think this is a sleepover kind of day don't you girls?”, Elena remarks and all Aniya and Haruhi can do to reply is sigh. Just another day in the Ouran High School Host Club they can only wonder what tomorrow will be like. 

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(No one’s POV)

Somewhere in the distance, the newly renamed Aiko Morinozuka is recording her mother as she beats the ever-living life out of her deadbeat dad while her new possible stepdad holds her mother's earrings and purse. She giggles to herself when her mom finishes him off with a perfect German suplex. This is the best day of her life and she is sending this video to everyone she knows including cousin Takashi.

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In France, in a darkened bedroom filled with anime goods. A girl named Renge sits in front of a TV, playing a dating sim. The male character that appears on screen closely resembles her fiance who she hasn't seen in person for years. On her walls lay pictures of her anime husbandos, a gojo shrine, and unfinished cosplays littered around her room. Her mother is probably going to yell at her for letting her room get this bad and then turn around and help her clean it. Anyway, Renge had stayed up all night streaming to finally finish the playthrough of her current obsession. 

Renge looks over her chat screen to see everyone going wild as the dialogue of Miyabi-kun plays out. 

“I love you. I think about nothing but you. Let us spend the rest of our days together.”, he says and secretly Renge compares him to her future husband and giggles. Though outwards her fiance seems cold in front of his peers and family whenever she video calls him she is the only one who gets to see the caring side of him. The smiles that don’t quite reach his cheeks and the loving gaze behind his stoic eyes. Even when he rarely says he loves her his actions prove that he does and she swoons every time. She knows she is lucky because most girls in arranged marriages never love their husbands but from a very young age her parent never pushed her to do anything she didn’t want to. She has carried that philosophy over to her own relationship and throughout the years her apprehensive fiance slowly opened up to her and she became his safe space. While reminiscing she begins to shut her stream down, saying goodbye to her viewers, thanking donors, and answering any unanswered questions.

Ten minutes later she gets up from her desk and does light stretches when she hears a knock from her door. In walks her maid Camille and short but stern woman in her 40s who helped her mother raise her along with her other 4 children. Camille was less of a maid and more of an unofficial aunty and despite her family offering her a higher position she always declined. Eventually, she settled for higher pay and free tuition for her children who would eventually integrate into her father's company in the future. Behind Camille Renge notices her father who is away on a business trip; he has a few dark circles under his eyes most likely from jet lag but he still looks energetic. 

“Haa… Renge really likes playing games, huh? You know when your mother sees your room she’s going to throw a fit right”, her father teases. Renge with a blank look stares at her father and hints, “I mean that only if she finds out right? Would be a shame if a bigger mess caught her attention though?”. Camille observing the daughter and father of course knows what Renge is talking about but she chooses to stay silent while simultaneously cleaning her room. Renge and her father continue their stare-off before bursting into giggles and heading downstairs to go to afternoon tea.

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Later in the day Renge and her father are having tea in the Eiffel Tower while catching up. “How was your business trip in Japan? You were gone longer than usual so it must have been super important.”, Renge asks. “Ah, well I finished early but I had to meet with someone to set up something for you”, her father explains while sipping his tea and reading a newspaper. “For me? Did you buy me merch!? I have been eyeing this My Melody pajama set for a while but it was Japan exclusive!!”, raves Renge as literal stars begin to light up in her eyes. “Yes and no.”, her father replies. “ How does that make any sense, vieillard ? Give me a concrete answer it’s too early for your mind games.”, huffs Renge fondly.  “Little girl I am 38. I am not that old but fine I’m too tired to argue right now. Essentially your mother and I believe that it’s time for you to be spending more time with your fiance and his family. So one of the people I was meeting with happened to be his family. I had to to stay back a little to hash out things like your schooling and living arrangements but whenever you ready you and some of the staff can head to Japan”, he explains. Renge takes a deep breath before barrelling into her father and letting out rushed ‘Thank you’ and ‘I love you’ over and over again. 

Suddenly she stops and turns to her father, “Are you and momma gonna be ok by yourselves with me so far away?”. Her father who finally catches his breath reassures her, “We’ll be fine and besides most of our business is done in Japan now so give us by the time you graduate to fully move everything and we’ll be living there full time.”. With those comforting words, Renge has heard everything she needs to hear before sprinting out of the Eiffel Tower since she needs to pack and call someone very important. Her father watches her fondly and goes back to enjoying his tea knowing that he has done a good job.

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In Japan, at the Host Club. Tamaki sits in traditional Japanese clothing, surrounded by Shiori, Tsubaki, and Honoka. It seems that today’s theme is traditional Japanese wear and as usual, the twins are in full swing with their act to which the girls swoon over. Haruhi sitting off to the side deadpans at the twins while Aniya as usual is sitting in the back going over a spreadsheet Kyouya handed her. Usually, he would do it himself but she notices that he seems to be waiting for something or someone and wants to be as free as possible. Elena brings her some water before sitting down next to her and smirks at Kyouya’s actions so at least one of them knows what going on. 

In the meantime, a group of girls gathers around Kyouya who to the trained eye seems fidgety as his eyes subtly dart toward the door. “Kyouya- sama~. Your yukata looks amazing as always”, squeals Yuriko while Azusa questions “Is the new photo collection for the Host Club not coming out yet?”. Kyouya momentarily distracted smiles ‘sweetly’ at the girls and with a hint of sorrow in his voice answers, “Unfortunately not, the Host Club currently has no plans on producing photos at this time.”

At this revelation Kaoru and Hikaru turn to stare at Kyouya“ Isn’t the club filthy rich……….because of our merchandise?”, they ask in unison. Kyouya scoffs at them and pulls out a collection of photographs. Most are blurry or overexposed “Well, the merchandise itself is pathetic. While we call it a photo collection, they’re nothing more than photos secretly taken by an amateur. In order for us to secure even more club funds from the academy’s budget, I must develop merchandise much higher in quality which costs even more money.” Kyouya then goes on to critique every little thing about the twins ‘merchandise’ about the lighting, angles, bad Photoshop, and awful editing in general while Aniya takes notes because it is legitimately good advice she could incorporate into her art. At the end of his tongue lashing Kyouya feels a little lighter and the twins have sunk down to their knees and almost become one with the floor.

Elena snorts as she enjoys the twin's misery and laments how Kyouya is probably the only one who can run the club without going bankrupt. From the kitchen probably after breaking the lock Elena put on the fridge to protect the cake Honey enters looking like he has been crying and calling out to Haruhi “Haru-chan, Haru-chan! I think I lost my sandals!”. Haruhi turns to him with a speculating gaze “How I swore you had it on like six minutes ago!?”. She gets up from her chair and starts walking towards Honey because she legit thinks he is about to cry when Mori Senpai calls to him. In his hand is Honey’s lost slipper which earns a bright smile from the bunny-loving upperclassmen. To show his appreciation Honey takes a running jump to hug Mori who stays rigid as he catches him in his open arms. Setting Honey down as he wanders off to take a nap Mori makes his way over to a busy Aniya and takes Haruhi’s seat next to her leaning over so he is lying on top of her. The action makes Aniya go still and look up a little where she is met with Mori’s smug face. She wants to say something but in the end, she grumbles and finishes what she is doing while muttering “You are so lucky I have to get this done on time but you better believe you should watch your kneecaps from now on.”

Around this time Haruhi has clocked in that all the tears she has seen today from the hosts have all been fake. The twins buy her silence though by ribbing her with expensive sweets which is promptly ruined when Tamiki goes overboard resulting in her having a bag full of French hard candy. Tamiki gets a look on his face and Haruhi knows that she is about to become dizzy when she is saved by a knock at the door. Haruhi and Tamaki look toward the entrance of the Host Club room where two girls stand at the entrance with one hiding behind a pillar. One girl had dark blonde hair down to her waist, two white bows in her hair, and a remodeled version of their school's yellow dress and brown Mary Janes .

Maybe it was the way she made that awful dress fashionable or how the moment she entered Kyouya was by her side and maneuvering her towards his personable table. Tamaki was surprised because as far as he knew Kyouya didn’t have any customers today and this new girl wasn’t one of his regulars. While the boys were confused about the new face that seemed to have the demon king under control Aniya and Haruhi were slowly getting over their shock of recognizing the dark blond-haired girl. From across the room they made eye contact only to turn towards Elena who simply nodded. That was all Aniya needed as she dropped her pen, shoved Mori’s body off her and bolted towards the girl while squealing out her name, “Rengeeeeeeeeee!!!!!~”. 

Haruhi in a much more controlled manner walked over to her friends and passed an annoyed Kyouya who was still regaining his composure after being yanked off Renge by Aniya. Poor Kyouya who despite the distinguished kimono looks like he has been through a hurricane with crooked glasses and messed up hair glares at Elena who was next to him recording Renge, Aniya, and Haruhi’s reunion is holding back her laughter but failing to do so.

“Salut les filles, vous m'avez manqué ?”, spoke Renge who hugged Aniya in one of those tight hugs that just make you feel loved. “Oh mon Dieu, tu parles français ? C'est tellement difficile de trouver quelqu'un avec qui parler ! Qui es-tu ?”, gasped Tamiki who walked over to to the group with stars in his eyes. Renge laughed good naturally and responded to him, “Je m'excuse, c'était très peu digne d'une dame. Je m'appelle Renge Houshakuji et je suis la fiancée de Kyouya.” 

“Son QUOI ?!”, Tamaki screamed and turned a ghastly white and froze almost like a statue.

“I understood one word in that sentence but did she just say she was his finance?”, Hikaru asked. “ I think she did bro. Who would be crazy enough to want to marry the demon king though?”, snickered Kaoru. “Oh, you must be the twins. Hmmmm…did you just call my dear Kyouya the demon king well I guess we're a better match then. You wanna know why?”, Renge asked menacingly but the twins shook their heads trying to deny saying anything as their fight or flight kicked in.  “They call me Medusa~”, she said as a Burmese Python slithered out of her hair and hissed at them causing the twins to clutch onto each other and faint standing. Turning around to address the rest of the hosts and guests Renge announced, “But yes I am indeed Kyouya’s fiance. I look forward to getting to know all of you.”

Everyone is silent except the girls and Kyouya, who already knew all of this until a guttural scream is let out. Then, everyone turns to the girl behind the pillar near the entrance from before. “Oh shoot, I totally forgot she was there,” muttered Haruhi. Tamaki snapped back into his prince mode and went to comfort the distraught girl.

“Oh, aren’t you a new face, our humble guest?”, the twins move closer to the unknown girl.

Kaoru starts saying, “What’s the matter? Come on in.” and Hikaru finishes, Just watching is boring. We don’t bite…..well not usually you gotta pay extra for that.” The girl seems fidgety and mumbles something no one can hear very well. Tamaki coos at the action assuringly reaching his hand out to her “Now there, I’ve always told you guys to be courteous to all guests. Come, do not be afraid, princess. Welcome to the Ouran Host Club.” Once she is in range the girl slaps Tamaki across the face leaving the host worried and the guests homicidal. Determined to dig herself deeper into her grave she begins a tirade one can only assume a Karen in the making could conjure, I won’t believe that you are the prince of this club! A prince's character does not spread his love so easily! Why do you look so much like a fool, it’s like you’re just a dumb narcissist! Incompetent! Commoner! The worst!”

That last bit was giving Haruhi flashbacks to Ayanokoji and her antics so she can already tell she doesn't like whoever this is. “Does she really think calling someone a ‘commoner’ is an insult?” Elena snarks. “Eugh so unoriginal but she kind of looks familiar??”, questions Aniya. “Indeed could she be….she-” analyzes the new disturbance but is cut off when said annoyance yells out his name and sets her sights on him. She wouldd have tackled him to the ground had Renge not stood in front of him with a look of pure contempt on their face. “ I think you should calm down miss. I don't know who you are but clearly you are causing a disturbance. Please calm down or I will be forced to have you leave.”, Renge explained calmly. 

“You don’t get to talk to me that way you freak. You aren’t even good enough for Kyouya-sama and you're a lousy nobody. My name is Kanoe Kurosawa my father is one of the top board members in the Ootori Corporation. I hold more power in my pinky than your little pea brain could handle. You are a thorn in my side who stole mu Kyouya-sama from me and holding him back!?”, Kurosawa sneers. This causes Renge to raise an unamused eyebrow, “What are you talking about? He’s happy with me. We’ve been together for years.”

Kurosawa shrugs “Well, sometimes it’s not about being together for a long time, right? It’s about the connection... and I just think he and I get each other. I mean I haven’t seen you around I have known him since we were 8. So clearly you haven't known him for ‘years’ because I would have at least met you”. Renge frowns,” He’s with me because he likes the way we balance each other out. I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.”.

Kurosawa leans in, pretending to be sympathetic “Look, I’m just saying… if he were with someone like me, he wouldn’t be dead last in the Ootori succession battle. He deserves someone who can be useful and always present. Not someone who is never there for him and so far away.”, finishing mockingly. Renge looks visibly annoyed, crossing her arms, “You don’t get to decide what he deserves. He chooses me. And we’re happy, you have no right to critique our relationship when you know nothing about it. He’s not some prize to be won, and I’m not some obstacle to get over. If you really cared about him, you wouldn’t try to manipulate the situation like this.”

Kurosawa flashes a sweet smile even though no one believes it because they know her true colors already, “Oh, I totally get it. You’re just... jealous, right? But you don’t have to worry, I’m sure he’ll make the right choice when the time comes. Tell you what if I can make more money for the host club not only will you break your engagement with Kyouya-sama but you’ll never interact with him ever again.”

Renge scoffs, “Why would I ever agree to something so idiotic?” but Kurosawa is quick to reply, “What’s the matter? Scared to put your money where your mouth is?". Renge’s eyes narrow slightly, a cold, almost imperceptible tension building in her jaw. She doesn’t raise her voice, but the silence around her feels heavy with unspoken words. Her lips press together in a tight line, and there’s a sharp glint in her eyes like she’s calculating the exact moment she’ll prove Kurosawa wrong. Her posture stiffens, a quiet defiance radiating from her as she stares at her, weighing the challenge. She says nothing at first, the air thick with her controlled frustration but finally, her words come out in a low, clipped tone"Fine. We’ll see who’s better."

“Awwh look at that—the snake’s got fangs. Who would've thought? What a surprise.", Kurosawa says sarcastically and waltzed out of the room but not before winking at Kyouya.

For a while things are tense and no one knows what they say. Club time has ended so the guest silently shuffle out of the doors to make their way home. When it’s just the host club things are still eirly silent when Honey wakes up and addresses the silence, “I just woke up from my nap what’s happening?”

“Honestly even I don't know….”, laments Kyouya whose heartfelt reunion with the girl he loves got utterly ruined by someone who claimed to know him more than her. His head falls into his hands as he mourns the plans he made in order to spend time with her. Truly he doesn't get paid enough for this.

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Reminder of characters:

Aniya- 🎨🖌️Canvas and Colors🎨🖌️💙

Elena- 🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

Haruhi- ⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Renge-  (●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

💛💚💙💗The Powerpuff Girls & Princess Morbucks💛💚💙💗

🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

@(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛 You good girl?! It looked like Kyouya had to drag you out of the club before you tried to kill that Kurosawa girl.

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

I’m calmer now, but I’ll deal with her after I show her who she thinks she’s messing with.

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Example #684 of why I choose not to mess with Renge or make her mad.

🎨🖌️Canvas and Colors🎨🖌️💙

I honestly thought she would have broken out of his grip when she noticed Kurosawa winked at Kyouya.

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

Oh no, I noticed, but Kyouya managed to convince me not to end her whole bloodline just yet.

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Oh, really, and how did he convince you to do that?

🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

Aniya, if you don’t get your mind out of the gutter, I swear to god I’m eating all of those cookies your mama sent you.

🎨🖌️Canvas and Colors🎨🖌️💙

Oh, so you guys get to tease me about Mori, but I can’t tease Renge about Kyouya?! Hypocrites. 

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Did ya’ll see something? Anyway, what are you gonna do to earn more money?

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

If I am being so honest with you I had an event planned to kickstart my instatment into the host club. It WAS going to be a little lowkey but now I am calling in a few favors to scale things up a bit.

🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

As long as I get to maybe watch someone get their ass beat then I am ok with anything you plan to do.

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

I hope you keep that same mentality when you all have to play a part in the Film.

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What you talking about?! I dont remember giving my permission for my beautiful face to be on camera?

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Right and I don’t look good on camera anyway. Their is a reason my dad only takes photos of me and not videos. He says that any recording of me always ends up corrupted.

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

Your father…..bless his heart is also someone who get’s too excited for his own good and ends up losing the footage himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he just made that excuse up. I once asked for a video of you so I could use it as an animation reference and he sent me 30 videos in the span of two minutes. Some of them he sent twice, so those don’t count. Your staying in the film Haruhi and that is final.

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Does it at least take some of my debt away? 

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

I can work something out with Kyouya. Anyway, the idea was to do a movie of the host playing as different personas, and now I’ll be adding a viewing part too.

🎨🖌️Canvas and Colors🎨🖌️💙

Like the red carpet?!

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

Yes, Aniya, exactly like the red carpet with paid hair and nail sets included.

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Free nail set oooooooooooooooooooh mama spoiling me today. Thank you!

🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

Do I gotta cook or cater for anything, cause I am going to be really busy?

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

I convinced Gordon Ramsay to guest-star in your part of the movie.

🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

I can cook, I can clean, I can even be mean. Your wish is my command, madam.

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Wowwwww, now look at who is being bribed. Ya’ll were talking mad BS about my fancy tuna, but now look at you! 

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Hush up now, Haruhi, or I'll replace all your pens with glitter ink.

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Touch my pens and we’ll see what happens to those designer paint brushes you saved up to buy. Don’t test me🔪

(●'◡'●) MangaMuncher(●'◡'●)💛

Death threats aside, I think this will actually be a fun bonding activity for us. I get to destroy the annoyances in my life, and you get a front row seat to it. But anyway, I gotta go, lunch is about to be served, and I am desperately in need of some chocolate.

⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️Phoenix always thinks she is wRight⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️💗

Enjoy, I’m gonna see if I can con Tamaki into leaving me alone for a couple of hours.

🔪👩🏻‍🍳The Whisk Taker🔪👩🏻‍🍳💚

This I gotta see. You would think he would notice by now but it keeps fuckin working. 🤣

🎨🖌️Canvas and Colors🎨🖌️💙

You two have fun with that, I’m gonna take a nap in the backroom. Wake me when he starts growing mushrooms in the corner. I like drawing the ones he grows there pretty.

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(Renge’s P.O.V.)

Before I leave my room, I make sure to fix my dress a little, since even though the Ootori’s are used to my outfits, I want to look presentable. I also decided to put on a light perfume behind my ear and on my palms before walking into the hall and seeing Kyouya texting on his phone. I don’t think he notices me yet, but when the sound of my door clicking shut, he snaps up instantly and puts his phone in his pocket. He looks relieved, so he was probably talking to someone he didn’t like, or Tamaki was complaining again. Silently, he takes my hand and leads me down to the dining room with practiced ease, and though we don’t talk, I notice a few different things, like different wallpapers or decor I sent as presents.

When he opens the door, the long, elegant table is set with impeccable precision, and Kyouya’s older siblings, Fuyumi, Yuuichi, and Akito, are already seated, along with Mr. Ootori. It seems like Ms.Ootori was here a few moment ago, but she hasn’t been feeling well lately, so she must have gone to rest for the day. I should probably check on her later on today, because even though it was just a simple cold, it was hitting her hard. Fuyumi is the first to call out to me and smiles warmly, “ Renge-chan! It’s so nice to see you again. I was hoping you'd join us today”. I bow politely before letting go of Kyoya’s hand to hug Fuyumi tightly, “Fuyumi-san, thank you so much for letting me stay in your old room. I’m honored to be using it during my stay”. Kyouya likes a snitch rat’s me out while he pulls out a chair for me to sit down, “She was worried you’d judge her for any changes she would make to get comfortable”.

Fuyumi, who can do no wrong, giggles a little and offers a motherly, reassuring smile, “Oh, but it’s perfectly fine! Ever since I moved away, no one has used the since, so I think it’s long overdue for a new owner”. I smirk at Fuyumi, “Well then, I must thank you for something different. I had heard that you had to step in to stop Kyouya from making the room a man cave. I know I couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to have my bathroom either. I would have fought him for the rights to the room anyway!”. Laughter rolls across the table since it’s no secret that Kyouya has always wanted his own office, and Fuyumi’s room was one of the biggest bedrooms in the house. But everyone is silenced when Mr. Ootori clears his throat subtly, commanding attention without effort.

Mr. Ootori speaks a little coldy and though I never could understand him fully it seems he has no malice towards me, “Renge-san. It pleases me to see you growing more comfortable in this house. You’ve proven to be both intelligent and resourceful—fitting qualities for someone who will eventually bear the Ootori name”. I bow again, this time more deeply, “Thank you, Sir, and I don’t take the responsibility lightly. I intend to stand beside Kyoya and contribute, not just... exist”. Akito raised a well-groomed eyebrow, to which I would have to ask him where he goes to get them, and half-teasing asking, " Contribute, hm? In business or family politics?"

I title my head playfully before answering, “ I might be more inclined to the business side because then I’ll be closer to Kyouya, but in truth, whichever battlefield needs me, but ideally, not both at once”. I have my back turned, but I can feel Kyouya smirking, clearly proud. I do, however, feel him gently place a hand on my back for a moment and send a tiny shiver up my back………..actually now that I think about it, he has been very ‘touchy’ lately. Not that I can complain, though, more Kyouya time for me, and bringing it up might make him stop. I am broken out of my thoughts when Yuuichi, with a teasing tone, tells me, “You’ve tamed him, you know Kyouya smiles now. Voluntarily,” like it’s supposed to be some secret.

Kyouya, whose hand has now made it to my thigh, flatly answers back, “That’s slander. I’ve always smiled. You were too distracted to notice, or maybe you need to change your glasses prescription”. It seemed Fuyumi had wanted to embarrass Kyouya too, as she leaned over to me and whispered, “He even started replying to my texts with full sentences. My soul almost left my body when I saw him using GIFs, and neither Yuuichi nor Akito believed me until I showed them”. I grinned because I remembered what I had to go through to get where we are right now, “Don’t give me too much credit. I think he just got tired of me decoding his emoji hieroglyphs. He only ever uses GIFs during the club horse when he’s bored. I think he doesn't want the host club to know that he can't text things other than ‘Ok’ or ‘Understood’, so he sends them because their short but accurate”. Everyone chuckles again as servants quietly begin placing dishes in front of them. A moment of calm follows as the family begins eating.

I would have been content to eat in silence, but Mr. Ootori speaks again after a pause, “ Kyouya tells me you're developing a media project? Some sort of movie about the host club?”. I nod, becoming more serious, “Yes, sir, my original idea was for a supposed to be a short movie where the hosts portray how they act outside of the host club. It was going to be a way for me to get to know the hosts while also explaining their aspirations for their post-Ouran life. That has been pushed back, however, because of an annoying individual, so I am pulling in some favors and going for an exposé on the hosts as alternative types. It’s with my hope that we earn more money off the girls who covet the hosts as celebrities, and I am trying to have the hosts act outside of their comfort zones, which they might have to do in real life. In crude terms, it’s a cash grab but a learning experience with minimal funding needed but exemplary results”. There’s a beat of silence where Fuyumi looks nervous, Yuuichi arches that perfectly manicured brow, Akito seems impressed but keeps a blank face, and Kyoya watches his father carefully.

Mr. Ootori, after a moment, speaks, “ If your portrayal is fair and dignified... I see no reason to oppose it. I know the club is not my cup of tea, but it seems like something you two enjoy and brings in clients. However, do you understand the stakes involved?” I sigh softly before responding, “ I do, and I wouldn’t proceed without any of the host’s or their family's blessing. I believe transparency can still be graceful”, to which Mr. Ootori gives a small, approving nod. After a few minutes where it seems like no one is looking at us and Kyouya whispers in my ears, “You’re courageous and diplomatic; that’s a rare combination”, and I reply, “I learn from the best,” staring into his eyes and smiling gently. We must have been staring at each other for a while because Fuyumi, not one to ignore an opportunity, comments, “ You two are really... perfect for each other. It’s like you balance each other's sharper edges”.

Akito half-joking and definitely not snorting into his hand, “ Or double them, depending on the day”. I can’t seem to stop myself and begin to laugh out a reply, “ Depends on how spicy lunch is”, and Kyouya, adjusting his glasses, adds, “Or how early we had to wake up”. Everyone laughs again. There’s a warmth in the room that feels uncharacteristic for such a formal family, but unmistakably genuine. Mr. Ootori's firm but kind stop the two from bickering and addressing me directly, “You are welcome here, Renge. Not just as Kyouya’s fiancée, but as part of this family. Make sure you hold him accountable, and if you could, would you invite the family to the viewing of your work? I know we would like to see how things have turned out and maybe meet these female friends you talk about”. I answer with a small, confident smile. “Oh, I do. Daily”, but Kyouya deadpans, “Sometimes hourly”, before everyone diverts into small talk about fashion, stocks, or my flight here from France. It was an enjoyable lunch to have, and later that night, when Kyouya kissed me goodnight, a fire lit inside me. The Ootoris were my family now, and Kurosawa wasn’t just threatening to take Kyouya from me but also Fuyumi, Akito, Yuuichi, and Mr. & Ms. Ootori. I would be damned if I let that rat take what’s most precious to me and if worse come to it well…….. Mori wants to stay in Aniya’s good graces, and Ziggy has been growing at an alarming rate, so she might need bigger prey.