Ouran Host Club Hostess (DISCONTINUED)

We Start a Fight

I cocked my head to the side and shrugged. "I don't know, I just do. You're Hikaru," I pointed to the twin on my left. "And you're Kaoru. What, people can't tell you apart?" They shook their heads slowly, no. My eyes widened in surprise. "But you guys are different! I mean, the only time you guys may be difficult to tell apart is when you talk in sync!"

"Kyoko!" I turned and spotted Haruhi pushing her way through the crowd, with an excited Tamaki in tow. He was holding her hand and kept pointing at different things. "No, Tamaki, you already bought enough snacks!"

But Haruhi-!"

I grinned and waved her over. "Hey, Haruhi, can you tell which twin is which?"

My cousin blinked, and then faced the twins. "Of course. That's Hikaru, and that's Kaoru," she pointed to the correct twin in turn.

"See?" I told them, smiling cheerfully. I ignored the stunned looks on their faces.

Hikaru took a step closer to me and his eyes narrowed. "How did you know that? What's your basis for that assumption?"

I waved a finger in their faces and smirked when he leaned back in surprise. "It's a fact, not an assumption. Kaoru is more soft-spoken than you are, and his eyes are kinder."

Haruhi nodded in agreement. "I think Hikaru's actions are one level meaner than Kaoru's. Oh, wow, that's a cute toy!" She had caught sight of my panda and changed the subject. "Where did you get it?"

I held it up proudly. "You like it? The twins got it for me. Hikaru knocked down all the stacks in one of the games and they let me pick the prize!"

A sign appeared over our heads. Ill Intentions: Zero. I wonder why that's there...

Suddenly, I heard a hissing sound, like steam escaping from a kettle. Kaoru had a hand over his mouth, and he was struggling to keep something back. His gaze slid over to Hikaru's. "S-sorry Hikaru," he said, and then he burst into peals of laughter.

Hikaru did not look pleased with his twin's apparent amusement at our deduction. "Well, I'm just being honest and saying what I want without holding anything back. Besides, Kaoru's actually the one who's more ill-natured."

Kaoru's laughter immediately stopped, and he glared at his twin. This was something I had never thought I would see: the twins were actually arguing about something. "Don't just be saying what you want. I'm the one who has to deal with your selfishness all the time."

My head went to Hikaru when he spoke again. "I may have brought this up, but you're the one who's digging a deeper hole. Don't like it? Then stop. What, are you stupid?"

"Um...guys?" I tried to say something to calm them down.

They ignored me. "That's because I can't help but see you as being dumber," Kaoru replied back harshly. "Because, even though you call Haruhi and Kyoko toys, you always flirt with Kyoko whenever you get the chance." There, Kaoru paused as though he was considering something. His tone turned thoughtful. "Hikaru...you actually like Kyoko, don't you?"

I froze, and my head snapped up to stare at Kaoru in shock. Hikaru gaped. "Huh!?" He yelled. "What are you misunderstanding here? You really are an idiot Kaoru."

Tamaki suddenly got involved. "Don't say such things about my daughter!" He was mostly ignored by the twins, and by me. My mind was still fixed on Kaoru's words. Hikaru, you actually like Kyoko, don't you?

Was it possible? Did Hikaru actually like me? Was that why he and Kaoru were always flirting with me? Well, I had no idea what Kaoru's part in all of this was, but he seemed to be like Hikaru's conscience and he was also the more level-headed twin. However, he and Hikaru were always together and Hikaru seemed like the dominant twin, most likely because he was the oldest.