Ouran Host Club Hostess (DISCONTINUED)

Once Upon a Time....

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful kingdom known as Ouran. The kingdom was very beautiful, and very blessed because there were a lot of rich people living there, and they liked having pretty things to look at because why have money if you can't use it to buy aesthetically pleasing things that you can stare at?

Ahem, anyway, the king of Ouran was Suou Tamaki. With his dazzling blonde locks, and dreamy lilac eyes, he captivated the females who gazed on him, and they all treated him and his friends favourably. Unfortunately, the king was married to a woman known as Fujioka Haruhi. His marriage caused quite a stir in the kingdom as the aforementioned female was a commoner and not royalty at all, but who cares about social standing anyway? Moving on!

The royal advisor was Ootori Kyouya, whose dark eyes and cool attitude caused many maidens and princesses to fall for him. This, of course, made it very easy for him to have a say in many of their financial/political/economical lives, but I digress.

The two most trusted knights were Haninozuka Mitsukuni, and Morinozuka Takhashi. In spite of Haninozuka's short stature, no one could deny the boy's prowess and skill. Yet, his adorable baby-face, and cute mannerisms earned him the nickname 'Honey'.

Finally, the princes: the twins Hitachiin Hikaru and Kaoru. While totally similar in face and form, the two of them were quite different internally. Still, they were both the bane of the castle guards and servants. They both revelled in tricks and games, and made it a point to taunt and tease nearly everyone they came across (especially the king).

Yet, their devil-may-care attitudes and near-cruel acts were only a shield to guard tender hearts that had been hurt before. When they were young, just barely ten, the twins were cursed by an evil witch who claimed that they would never find love until someone could tell them apart.

Every so often, the king would host a party during which the princes would invite three lucky maidens and princesses to try to guess who was who. The lady who won could ask for the hand of either of the twins in marriage.

Time passed, and no one could tell which twin was which, and the twins steadily grew sadder and sadder. They didn't mind only having one another, but the world looked so large when they gazed at it through the window. Why spend time with people who don't know who you are?

Chances are that the princes would have continued their cold, un-obviously introverted ways if not for an event that sparked a match in their dark world.

oOo

It was the day of a party, and they had both taken great care to ensure that their outfits were exactly the same. They had even gotten rid of the parting in their hair. Kaoru raised his arms to adjust the crown on his head, and he heard his brother sigh softly. "Hey," Hikaru glanced at his twin in the mirror. "Doesn't this get boring to you?"

They had been doing this since they turned twelve, and years had passed since then. They were both 16 now, and were nearing marrying age. "Yeah," Kaoru lowered his hands and went to help his brother with the buttons of his vest. "But, how else are we to know?"

Hikaru clicked his tongue and sighed. "I guess." He, more than his twin, wanted someone to be able to see them as themselves, and not as a set. Although he was older, he usually acted like the younger sibling, but he was full of protective love for his twin and wouldn't let anyone hurt him.

The slow sound of a violin in the distance alerted them to the beginning of the dance. So it's starting, huh? Kaoru sighed and finished the last button. I suppose we might as well resign ourselves to another night of desperate guessing.

At least the party was fun. No matter what anyone had to say about Kyouya, he knew how to plan a good party. Not that he stuck around to enjoy it for long, unless there were prospective business partners around that he could talk to.