the first day of high school is uneventful. the second changes everything when a contract pulls you into the Host Clubโyou begin to realize nothing about it is temporary
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ใ คโก hikaru hitachiin x enigmaticrose!reader
ใ คโก following the anime
ใ คโก clean romance
ใ คโก 978 words
ใ คโก a/n i'm hoping to make this as little as a 4 part series. bare with me!
ใ คc h a p t e r 2
previously
โThe Untouchable Maiden!โ
โThe Literary Rose?โ
โThe Daydreaming Beauty.โ
โWhy are you guys talking about her like sheโs some mysterious heroine?โ The boy from the hall sighed, sweat dripping down his forehead.
โThat sounds fun and allโnot really,โ you took a step back, โbut Iโโ
The twins appeared at your side, boxing you in with mischievous grins. โDonโt go.โ One said, his voice slightly more boyish than his counterpart.
In the blink of a second, your book was on the floor and your eyes were on him. His expression seemed to change for whatever moments lied between your eyes locking and Kyoya clapping.
โIn theory, you could leave.โ Kyoya stepped forward, shoving the paper you had just signed in your face. โBut then youโd owe us ยฅ600,000 every time you didnโt show up for work.โ
Your expression remained oddly calm, but your movements were too quick to be anything but frantic. You snatched the page out of his hand, only to discover it was merely the first page of a much larger contract. โThis is blackmail.โ You deadpanned.
โNo, not even close.โ Kyoya took back the contract. โI need to make copies of this, Iโll be back.โ
โHave you ever done something like this before?โ The boy from the hallโyour sworn enemy now.
โNo,โ you bent over to pick up your novel, dusting off the cover.
โIโm sorry I dragged you into this,โ he grimaced. โItโs one hundred percent my fault.โ
โIt is.โ You agreed. โBut, I shouldnโt have signed anything without reading it.โ
The next morning, you tried convincing yourself Kyoya Ootori had been joking.
By lunch, you realized he in fact, hadnโt been.
A copy of the contract had been waiting for you on your desk. Whispers followed you when you walked down the halls. Girls and boys alike kept stopping to ask you if it were true. You would blink, the never-changing expression fueling them.
There might have been a loophole in the contract, or at least there had to be something illegal about using false pretenses to get her to sign it.
โWoah, what happened to you?โ The twins grinned when you walked in.
Kyoya adjusted his glasses as you approached his table, noting the eyebags that screamed for rest. โI spent my entire lunch going over it.โ
โAnd?โ He raised an amused brow.
Oh. He thought this was funny?
You slammed the contract in front of him. โI found seven loopholes.โ
โEight.โ
Youโre eye twitched.
โYou missed one.โ He lifted his tea cup to his mouth, sipping.
โParagraph fourteen contradicts paragraph six."
"It does."
โParagraph twenty-two wouldn't hold up in court.โ
"Probably not."
โAnd section three is ridiculous.โ
โThank you.โ
You stared him down as if that would help you unsign this stupid document. โI could fight it.โ
"You could."
"And I'd win."
"Most likely."
"Then why are you acting so smug?"
"Because you're not going to."
Your eyes narrowed, the slightest form of emotion showing, โWhy not?โ
He sipped his tea. โYou tell me.โ
โI hate you.โ
โGet in line.โ
Behind you, choked laughter gets muffled too late. You turn a twitching eye onto the twins, which looked away immediately and began whistling.
โFine.โ
Kyoya didnโt look surprised, which only pissed you off more.
โIโve decided.โ The โkingโ raised his hands like he was declaring a new law. โYou, โsan,โ he jabbed a finger in your direction, โare the Host Clubโs newest member, the Daydreaming Maiden!โ
โThatโs just a mix of what we said.โ One of the twins accused.
โYeah, Boss, come up with your own name.โ The other added.
Back and forth they went. You tuned them out to background noise, unable to help from noticing the boy from the hall, whose name you still didnโt know walking back over to Kyoya. Now that you thought about it, you didnโt know any of their names, safe for Kyoya, of course, his name was in bold on that stupid contract.
In hindsight, learning their names before signing a legally questionable document would've been the smarter decision.
You sighed and turned, unsure where you were going, but sure it wasnโt going to be anywhere near any of them.
A tug on your dressโs puffed sleeve stopped you. โWhere are you going?โ
Oh great. The kid again. โSomewhere.โ
โCan me and Usa-chan come?โ A looming figure appeared behind him and you shifted slightly. โTakeshhi too!โ
โAlright, โsan, watch me. This is the first thing you need to know about being a host.โ
โI should know your name if you know mine.โ You said, though to no one in particular.
โTrue,โ Kyoya nodded from across the room.
โAlright then. Men?โ The weirdo โkingโ hummed.
โIโm Karou.โ The twin with the lighter voice bounced.
โAnd Iโm Hikaru.โ It wasnโt his face or the way he introduced himself that made you pause. In the moment, you didn't know exactly what it was.
But again, the feeling was gone just as quickly as it had arrived.
โWeโre twins.โ As if that wasnโt obvious, but you didnโt waste energy on saying that.
โIโm Hani and this is Usa-chan!โ He held his stuffed bunny up.
โNice to meet you,โ the boy always glued to Haniโs side nodded. Well, maybe youโd learn his name later.
โAnd I,โ spun in a circle, posing just as red roses sprouted by his head. โAm Tamaki Suoh, the King of this Host Club.โ
โI see.โ Your evened out response did not make him falter.
โHaruhi, go on, donโt be shy.โ
The boy from the hall glared at the king, โIโm not shy!โ He yelled, and was it you or did he seem more feminine than the rest? He smiled at you then, โIโm sorry again for dragging you into all of this. I know it can be overwhelming at first, but you get used to it.โ
