Ouran Host Club Hostess (DISCONTINUED)

Commoner Culture?

The Host Club left a few days before we did. Uncle Ryouji was annoyed when we told him that the Host Club had crashed our holiday job. Well, he wasn't so much as pissed off over the crashing bit as much as the fact that Tamaki had been there. He did not like Tamaki, for many reasons I supposed, even though both of them shared a lot of similar qualities. Maybe that was why?

Anyway, almost all of our summer holiday had gone by. This was actually the last day of our holidays before we went back to school. While it was still rather warm, it was slowly getting cooler. Soon it would be autumn, and then winter, and then a new year would be upon us. I couldn't help smiling at the thought. I wondered if Ouran had New Year parties. I asked Haruhi if she knew anything about it.

My cousin shrugged as we walked towards the mall. She'd heard about an expo going on there, and we'd decided to go and look around. There were always a lot of interesting things to be found at those things, and a lot of bargains as well if you were looking. "I don't know if we have a New Year's party," she replied to my question. "I guess so. We should have asked Tamaki or Kyouya back in Karuizawa."

I hope we do. Dances were fun, and I hadn't gone to any while at Ouran. Haruhi told me that there was one a few weeks before I'd arrived, but when I asked for more information, she promptly clammed up and refused to talk about it. Something must have happened, but it couldn't have been too horrible. Probably it was just mildly embarrassing and slightly disconcerting.

The expo was in full swing by the time we got there. There were so many people walking around, with men and women in costumes handing out balloons and free samples of snacks. "I think there's some sort of fun event going on the roof," I informed Haruhi when I was done reading a poster. "Can we go and watch?"

"We'll check it out later," she promised. "Look, that shop is giving out samples of crab cakes!" The crab cakes were amazing, so I bought a pack. "Where do you want to go next?"

I bit my bottom lip and considered the mass of people and the brightly coloured storefronts. There was a guy handing out balloons to little kids. "Hmm, I really do want to check out that event on the roof. Don't you want to come with me?"

"I would, but I have to get some things for my dad," she pulled out a shopping list from her bag. "Let me see...glitter, baby-blue eyeshadow, some eyeliner, lipstick... Our expressions became more and more deadpan the more she read down the list. "It's all just make-up, and some other stuff," she shoved the list back into her bag and stared at me. "How about I meet you on the roof later?"

I nodded and turned to leave. "You have your phone, right?" I didn't want to not be able to find her later. When she nodded, I grinned and waved. "See you later, then!" I made my way over to the escalator. Whatever was going on up there, it was causing a lot of excitement, and when I got to the top, I could see why. There was a carousel and a stage, and a bunch of game stalls and interesting shops. There was even a pet shop, and a blonde kid was being licked to death by a golden Labrador outside it. "Wow!"

"Ah, Kyoko!"

"Huh, what the-? GACK!" I choked as I was glomped by two people that were very familiar to me. "What are you guys doing here?" I asked once they pulled away. "Not that I'm not glad to see you," I hastened to add. "But seriously, what the hell are the two of you doing here?" And if they were here, then that meant that the rest of the Host Club had to be around as well. I remembered the blonde kid outside the pet shop and groaned to myself.

Kaoru slung an arm over my shoulders. "Our lord heard about the expo and he insisted that we all go," he explained.

Hikaru wrapped an arm around my waist. "You look cute today," he noted. I was wearing a short black skirt, with white leggings underneath and a white boat-necked top and sandals. "We were going to ride the carousel!" He told me excitedly. "Do you want to join?"