Ouran Host Club Hostess (DISCONTINUED)

Colds Have Never Been Fun

The Monday after we came back from the beach, I was surprised to see that the twins weren't in our homeroom. Surprised, but not very much so. They tended to come late most of the time just to piss off the teacher, so I figured I would probably see them during our classes.

I didn't.

They weren't in Chemistry, or Math, or English, or...at school at all, for that matter. I was beginning to get a little bit worried about them. "I wonder if they're okay," I said to Haruhi, as we ate our lunch in the empty classroom during lunch break. I tossed a bit of sausage into my mouth and chewed. "Maybe they're sick or something."

Haruhi nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that's probably it. They'll probably be back in school by tomorrow, so we shouldn't worry too much about it." I frowned, but nodded. Still, I couldn't help feeling a bit strange. It was odd going through school without them either tackling me with their hugs, or sexually molesting me, or even going into one of their jealous fits.

The twin's absence meant that a bunch of customers had to be rescheduled, and that annoyed Kyouya-senpai a lot. I spotted him on his phone before the club started. I had been arranging the cakes on the trays when I overheard him speaking to someone in cold, clipped tones.

I wandered up to him quietly. "...fevers?" He was saying. "The two of you have fevers?"

My eyes widened. He was speaking to the twins.

Kyouya-senpai sighed. "You're right that it might be contagious, so you should stay home. Still, you've both caused a lot of disruption to our schedule. In the future, this should never happen again."

It's not like people really plan to get sick though, I sweatdropped.

Kyouya clicked the phone off and turned to face me. "Can I help you, Kyoko?"

I blinked, and opened my mouth to say no, and then I realized that I did want something from him. "Uh, yeah," I scratched the back of my neck and looked away nervously. "I was gonna ask...um...do you know where do the twins live?"

He arched an eyebrow and lowered his phone to his side. "Why would you want to know that?" He asked, but the slight smirk that tugged at his lips convinced me that he already knew or, at least, had a really good idea why I wanted the twin's address.

I flushed and looked away again. "Uh...no particular reason..." I muttered. "They're friends, and they're sick. I wanted to visit them and make sure they were okay and everything..."

Kyouya's lips tugged into a full-blown smirk. I glared back at him and folded my arms defiantly, daring him to make some smartass comment. "Hmm," he hummed quietly, whipping his notebook out from nowhere. "Well, I suppose I could tell you. If you're planning to skip today, however," Kyouya eyed me over the rim of his glasses. "You'll have to find some way to make up for today's losses."

"Yeah, yeah, I'll figure something out," I nodded impatiently, and watched as he scribbled something down, tore it out and handed it to me.

I grabbed the small sheet of paper, and beamed at Kyouya. "Thank you Kyouya-senpai!" I called back as I ran from the room. No one stopped me as I ran out of the school gates and made my way towards the nearest bus stop. I paid for my fare and found myself a window seat in the nearly empty bus.

The ride was mostly silent on my part. Well, apart from the time a boy around my age sat next to me and tried to grope me and I shoved him to the ground. Finally, the bus stopped. I waved to the bus driver cheerfully, and then I climbed out and gaped at what had to be the Beverly Hills of Tokyo.

The houses were huge, and there was a clear distinction between the ordinary people and the rich ones. I could see grounds that stretched out before you even reached the house, and swimming pools, and beautifully kept gardens with exotic looking flowers. When I walked past one of the houses, there was a large, finely groomed dog lazing in the front yard. It looked like a German Shepherd, but I didn't stay long enough to be sure because it started barking really loudly.