Break Apart The Order [Kyoya Ootori]

The Thirteenth Song: Caring For Strangers

Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka's POV

The place that Harumi would be working at starting next Monday was soooo cute! It was called “Down The Rabbit Hole” and was covered in Alice in Wonderland themed things. It was covered in Mad Hatter Tea Party decorations, and the inside was just an amazing sight! The walls were covered in card shapes and filled with designs from Alice in Wonderland, and the tables had large cards in them! Harumi had told me that there were different rooms for reservations too; all in the name for each character. She said,” I’ll be spending most of my time on the main floor and in the Red Queen’s castle; I’m the Red Alice!” I guess everyone gets their own costume and color depending on where they’ll be staying…

Harumi was radiant when she came out in her uniform.

She was dressed in Alice's dress, but instead of blue, it was as red as the Queen's favorite roses. She wore knee-high white socks with frill, and a pair of black Lolita-styled shoes that had a bow that matched the one in her hair. "I knew that you’d be wonderful in that outfit!" The manager, who was a strange woman who called herself Ms. Caterpillar, exclaimed. She clapped her hands with a bright smile,” Absolutely beautiful, Alice!” I fought back a blush that threatened to form on my cheeks and didn’t notice that it had appeared on Usa-chan’s cheeks instead,” Yeah! You look beautiful, Umi-chan!” She looked off to the side shyly before looking down to her uniform, twirling a bit to get a better look,” Really? You don’t think it’s too cutesy or something?” “Eh? Why do you say that?” I asked. She shot Ms. Caterpillar a dull stare,” Because I wanted to be the Knave of Hearts. A total bad ass who wears stuff I’m used to wearing!” The manager chuckled, a hand pressed against her smile,” You should step out of your comfort zone a bit more. You’re bound to attract many customers like this.”  I instantly agreed,” I bet even more people from the Host Club will love you!” “I don’t think that’s a good thing, Honey.” She murmured under her breath, reaching up to fix the black bow in her hair. I nodded twice with a smile,” You really do look amazing, Umi-chan…” I saw a tiny blush form on her cheeks, and she began to fidget under my gaze, her finger tips playing with each other out of embarrassment.

Haruhi Fujioka’s POV

“Holy…”

“…Crap!”

“Uwaaaa!!! My daughter is so pretty!!!”

I blinked twice, staring at my sister in her uniform,” Well. That’s definitely out of her comfort zone. I can’t believe that she’s going to be working in a place like this!” “Why do you say that?” Kyoya asked quietly. I looked up him with a frown, my attention away from the window,” Well… It’s like the Host Club. Sure she’s the one who gives us music, but she’s never really served anyone when you think about it.” “You know, I used to think that she was really weird wearing the stuff she does.” Hikaru exclaimed, and his brother nodded,” She’d be a lot cuter if she dressed in clothes like that more often.” The two of them shot glances my way and spoke together,” Then again, that’s something that could be said of you too, Haruhi.” I groaned,” Can you not?” “Don’t pick on my cute little girl!” Tamaki yelled at them, waving his arms about.

“Hey, why don’t we eat cake here?!”

All of our attention was returned back to the café, and my sister blinked,” Wha? Eat here? But it’s not even open.” “But who knows when I’ll be able to eat with Umi-chan dressed like this again!” Honey exclaimed with a cute pout. Ms. Caterpillar chuckled once more, looking to my sister,” I don’t have a problem with that. I actually just made a chocolate cake with strawberry filling if the two of you are interested in giving it a shot.” “Yaaay! Cake! Cake! We get to eat cake!” Honey laughed, bouncing in his chair. My sister grimaced a little before sighing,” I suppose it couldn’t hurt…” She approached her side of the table, but her hand was instantly held by Honey, who had pulled her chair out for her. She looked to him in confusion and he smiled in such a strange way that I couldn’t recognize him for a second,” Alice, you’re my princess today.”