Eyes Wide Open

(Sorry this sucks. Starters are killer for me. x.x)

Club was starting soon and Mori was found preparing for it. Glancing to Honey, he wondered how this club meeting would be. Honey, as usual, seemed rather excited about it, whereas Mori wasn't sure how he felt. He enjoyed the club, due to the fact that he spent time with several people that he had grown close to, but sometimes it got a bit hectic.

Kimi glanced around the hallways as she walked, maneuvering through the students in her easy easily. Having only recently returned from America, she had hoped to spend time with her older brother. The two hadn't ever been close, but she had missed him. At least he had told her where to go, but there was such a large crowd that she felt tempted to just go wait in the family car for him.

(This is fine!)

Kiyomi placed her violin up to her chin and begun to play a soft melody, she played until she couldn't think of another tune before setting her violin down and checking the time, with a heavy sigh she placed her instrument into her case and the bow along with it. Before taking the handle into her hand and walking hastily to the host club where she was being forced to go with a friend to keep her company.

Tamaki let out a delighted laugh "The Host Club is as busy as ever~" He sung out before eyeing Haruhi and staring at her with pride as girls gathered around their nearest Host. His eyes scanned the Host Club room and a satisfied smirk crossed his lips when he saw that everyone was happy. He approached a crowd of girls and began to flirt with easy.

@ Color Me Morbid
[Are you still wanting to do this?]

Mori leaned back in his chair, his eyes scanning the room. He stayed silent, staying true to his given host personality. There wasn't much he had to say, anyways, since Honey usually spoke enough for the two of them. A few girls were crowded around the two, some of which were trying to get him to say something - which was usually how the club meetings went. "Mori~ Do you know if there are any more cupcakes left?" Honey asked with a grin, though Mori blinked and stood. "I'll check," he decided, but one of the girls had already beaten him to it, rushing to the sweets to find a cupcake for Honey.

Kimi managed to catch sight of her brother, Kyoya, through a gap between a crowd. Grinning, she quickly squeezed through a few girls, apologizing along the way, before she rushed over to Kyoya, who stared up at her when she approached. "Calm down, Kimi," the elder boy said calmly, letting out a sigh. Kimi, however, pouted to his words. "Oh, come now, nii-san," she greeted politely, "I can't help it."

Kiyomi found her friend and was immediately dragged along to the Host Club, it didn't take them long to get there and with a sigh she entered with her friend. Kiyomi glanced around nervously before they are approached by Host Club president Tamaki. "Hello Princess, who would you like to see on this fine afternoon?" He smiled at them and Kiyomi looked away shyly. "I'm hear to see Kyoya," Kiyomi's friend Shiori spoke up before striding over to the vice president, forgetting about Kiyomi within seconds. Kiyomi peered around again before spotting Honey and relaxing slightly, "I g-guess I'll go over and see Honey," Kiyomi stuttered, making her way slowly over as she saw Honey munching away at cake.

"Konnichiwa," Kiyomi said gaining the groups attention. As soon as Honey saw Kiyomi his eyes lit up and he stopped eating his cake to jump into Kiyomi's arms, sending her stumbling. "Kiyomi-chan! You actually came to the host club!" He squealed, jumping out of her arms and running back to his spot on the couch, he patted the seat beside him and Kiyomi sat down, placing her violin case and bag at her feet neatly, Honey went about introducing her to current group and vice versa. When Honey introduced her to Mori Kiyomi couldn't look him in the eye, the whole reason she avoided the host club and Honey whenever he was around Mori was because she had a crush on Mori but didn't want it to be obvious.

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Tamaki busied himself with helping new guests find the Host they wanted, usually he was sitting down hosting himself but lately they had been getting a lot of new guests and he wanted them to feel comfortable, not overwhelmed and unsure of what to do. When he guided two girls to where they wanted to be he went back over to Kyoya, noting the two girls were talking to him. One of the girls looked a lot like Kyoya and he wondered why.

"Mummy dearest, have you been hiding a daughter from me?" Tamaki stated, staring at the dark-haired young lady. "This is my younger sister, Kimi, so in other words, no Daddy, I haven't." Kyoya replied, going back to writing in his book as he spoke to Shiori. Tamaki blinked, he always though Kyoya was the youngest. "Kimi, what a lovely name, I didn't know Kyoya had a younger sister, I apologise." Tamaki smiled.

(Sorry this took a few hours to reply to; I wasn't really sure what to write for Kimi's part at first. xD)

Mori blinked several times upon taking notice of Kiyomi's presence. He knew her a little through Honey, but he hadn't exactly spoken to her much - not that he spoke to many people much regardless, but she didn't seem to really spend much time around him. If he didn't know better, he would assume that she avoided him completely, but he didn't want to assume that because it might seem rude. Noticing how she hadn't been able to look him in the eye, though, he grew a little curious, but tried not to think much on it.

"So, are you going to be joining us, Kiyomi-chan?" Honey asked with excitement, bouncing on the heels of his shoes as he stared up at the girl with a grin. Mori was a little amused with the sight of it before it almost made him look like a bunny ready to hop off at any second. Dismissing the thought, he turned his attention back to Kiyomi. Keeping up his silent act, which wasn't all that hard to do, he gestured to the seat beside them, unsure of whether she would rather sit beside Honey or himself, neither of which he really minded.

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Amusement lifted Kimi's features at hearing the nickname that Kyoya had been given, eyeing her brother with a grin. He seemed to notice the amusement in her, because he sighed and shook his head. "Don't start this, Kimi," he said bluntly before he returned his attention to Shiori, knowing it was best not to let his attention get sidetracked from a guest, even when it came to his little sister.

"Start what, Mummy dearest?" Kimi asked teasingly before letting out a giggle and returning her attention to Tamaki as she offered a smile. "No need to apologize. I haven't been in Japan the past year, so it's not exactly surprising that you haven't heard about me. Though, perhaps I should feel a little upset that Kyoya hasn't mentioned me at all?" Of course, she knew she wouldn't be able to; she had tried to be angry and upset with her older brother before and it had never worked out quite well. She always gave in because she wasn't necessarily a mean-hearted person.

(That's okay! It's been awhile so I'm not surprised )

Kiyomi was about to take a seat next to Honey when Honey gave her a mischivious grin and forced her to sit down next to Mori. "Sorry Kiyomi-chan but Usa-chan has to sit next to me." Honey declared with a giggle as he placed his prized soft toy down next to him.

When she took a seat she noticed the other girls give her a look as if to say it wasn't fair that they had to sit opposite while she got to sit beside the boys. Gulping Kiyomi turned her attention to her feet as someone placed tea down in front of her. "Thank you very much," she stated to a brown haired boy politely.

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Tamaki grinned, "You certainly aren't like your siblings," Tamaki noticed but was excited to learn this fact, "it's a nice change to see a cheerful Ootori rather than stern," he voiced a loud smiling at Kimi. "There's no need to be upset, perhaps Kyoya just didn't want to share his precious little sister?" Tamaki suggested, slightly teasing his strict friend.

"So what brings you to the Host Club? Was it just to see your brother?" Tamaki asked curiously.

(Ah, no worries! It's all good now~ I'm actually having a lot of inspiration after getting that post up. :3)

Mori was surprised to find that Honey had forced Kiyomi to sit down next to him. He didn't particularly mind, but he found it odd how forceful Honey was about it since he wasn't normally that way unless he was being a little devious. Deciding not to think about it, he instead returned his attention to the guests, though he soon took notice of Honey setting his toy down.

Ignoring it, since he was a little suspicious that the boy was up to something still, he nodded to Haruhi as she smiled down at the unsuspecting Kiyomi. "You're welcome," she assured before looking to the others. "Would any of you ladies like tea as well?" After receiving their answers, she looked to Mori and Honey, "What about you two?" Mori shook his head, muttering a quiet, "No, thank you."

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"Well, they all feel the pressure to take over father's business. I, on the other hand, have no care for that and would prefer to go into the medical profession, so I'm not as uptight as them," Kimi explained with a smile. It was why she had gone to America, to learn more about their medical procedures, the differences between theirs and Japan's. It was fun, she would admit.

Kyoya furrowed his brows to Tamaki's words, looking up at the blonde boy for a moment. "I share her with siblings already, so that's not why I didn't mention her before," he said simply, but he didn't go into further details. Instead, Kimi blinked to Tamaki's question and nodded. "Well, I can't really leave without him since we share the family car," she explained, "So, yes, I came to see him - or, more so, to wait on him."

(That's good to know! I have so many Ouran feels at the moment I rewatched all the episodes and even the live action )

Kiyomi picked the tea up and took a sip, enjoying the taste as Honey begun to chatter away "Takashi, did you know Kiyomi makes the yummiest lunches, when I'm not with you I'm with Kiyomi because Kiyomi is my mummy" Honey declared suddenly and Kiyomi nearly choked taking another sip of her tea. She blushed darkly and set the tea cup down gently, already knowing where this was going. "Kiyomi's my mummy and Takashi you're my daddy, so all you have to do is get toge-" Kiyomi had shifted, taking a mouthful of cake on Honey's fork and putting it into Honey's mouth before he can say anything more. Kiyomi laughed nervously, plaving the fork back down.

"Honey you should finish your cake off before it goes stale from being out for so long," Kiyomi stated softly, distracting him and it worked. Kiyomi realized she was leaning over Mori throughout the ordeal and pulled back, clearing her throat and looking away with a red face as Honey giggled, quietly eating his cake.

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"I'm impressed, that's a great goal you have there, I wish you all the best and know that you'll be able to succeed at whatever you put your mind too." Tamaki stated, smiling softly at her. Tamaki looked up when Kyoya replied and rolled his eyes as Haruhi walked over. "Knowing Kyoya-senpai, the reason he didn't mention having a younger sibling is because he had nothing to gain by sharing the information with us," Haruhi stated monotonously.

Tamaki blinked before laughing, "That's mummy for you," he shrugged it off and turned back to Kimi "Oh, I'm sorry for keeping him from going home, woul you like a seat while you wait? How about some tea?" Tamaki offered.

(I haven't watched the episodes in sooooo long. I have a go-to website for anime, though, so I'll probably rewatch them before the end of the week. xD Can I just say that I laughed like crazy at Honey's part? It was adorable and hilarious and I just love it.)

Mori blinked several times, but even he couldn't fight the slight blush that tried to force its way onto his features, glancing away as he tried to rid himself of it. It wasn't often that Mori blushed, even he would admit that much, so he knew that, if the guests spotted it, they would either gush or get jealous that Honey's suggestion had brought about such a reaction. If either of them had to be the case, he sincerely hoped it was the former.

Seeing that Kiyomi had managed to distract Honey before he could further embarrass them both caused Mori to let out a sigh as he nodded in an almost appreciative way towards Kiyomi. "Good job," he said lowly despite himself, since he was trying to remind himself to stick with his give personality, "Let's hope that keeps him distracted for a bit."

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Kimi felt her cheeks heat up at Tamaki's recognition of her life goal. Her father wasn't really supportive of it, probably because he wanted her to be just as involved in business as the rest of the family, and Kyoya or her other siblings had never given an outright opinion on it, so hearing somebody encourage her was fairly nice, she decided.

Eventually shaking her head, she offered a smile, glad to be rid of the blush fairly quickly. "You don't have to apologize so much. I knew ahead of time that Kyoya would be busy, so it's really not a problem," she assured him rather politely, though she shook her head slightly. "Ah, no, I don't need tea or anything. Shouldn't you be returning to your paying guests before nii-san decides to lecture you?"

(Thank you Mori's reaction was perfect as well By the way Kimi is so cute, I love her personality so far )

Kiyomi sighed in relief and when she heard Mori state quietly that she had done a good job her heart skipped a beat, glancing at the girls opposite them she was glad to see that they were too busy gushing over Honey and talking amongst themselves to see her exchange words with Mori.

"In all honesty, this is part of the reason why I was trying to avoid coming to the host club, Honey would get overexcited and cause a scene." Kiyomi hadn't realize she had been tense until she let her shoulders sag slightly, at least she had managed to stop Honey from blurting out that she had a crush on Mori, especially in front of not only Mori himself but other girls as well.

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Tamaki nodded his head "You're right," he clapped his hands together, "It was good to meet you Kimi but I have duties to fulfil, I hope to see you some other time, perhaps as a guest next time," Tamaki winked at Kimi and walked off back over to his guests who had been waiting patiently, they squealed happy that he was finally making time for them.

Every so often he'd make sure that Haruhi was okay or he'd look over at Kimi and smile, doubling checking that she didn't need anything.

(Haha, I'm glad you think so! I wasn't sure how to make him react because this is only my second time ever roleplaying him. And, ooh, I'm glad! I didn't want her to be like the rest of the Ootori family, so I made her basically completely the opposite; she's definitely my favorite Ouran oc that I have, so I use her often.)

Mori knew well of the scenes Honey could cause if he so wished to. It wasn't that the boy necessarily meant to, as far as Mori was aware, but he just somehow managed to cause rather dramatic experiences in and out of the host club. Nodding slightly to Kiyomi's words in understanding, he let out a sigh. "That's understandable," he told her quietly, still trying to keep his tone as low as he could manage whilst also trying to be audible enough for her to hear so that he didn't attract attention to himself. It wasn't just for himself, though.

Some of the guests that came to the club could be a bit over-the-top and if they saw him talking to Kiyomi when he rarely spoke anyways, they might cause trouble for her and he wanted to avoid that as much as he could. "Honey is well-known for causing scenes, but most of us are used to it. For the most part, anyways. He does surprise us sometimes, though."

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Kimi felt her cheeks heat up once again after seeing the wink, mostly because she wasn't really used to that kind of thing. Shaking her head, she rolled her eyes at herself, reminding herself that this was a host club, so of course they were going to be nice and try to get her to be a guest. That definitely wasn't an option, though - not only because she didn't want to, but because she knew that, though Kyoya loved his money, he wouldn't allow it.

Regardless of how greedy Kyoya was, he really was a good older brother and had looked out for Kimi quite a bit. Plus he was the only one who kept constant contact with her whilst she had been in America. "Nii-san, I'm going to go find a place to wait, so just come find me when you're finished," she told her brother with a smile, only moving to sit down after he nodded in return.

(I reuse my oc's as well especially when I love them )

Kiyomi smiled gratefully at Mori and nodded her head in understanding, she was very aware of Honey's devious side, after all he had been trying to get her to confront Mori about her feelings for as long as Honey had found out about her crush. Kiyomi went back to sipping her tea when Honey had declared to finishing his cake.

"Did you know Kiyomi is the vice president of the student council Takashi?" Honey asked and Kiyomi listened carefully in case he was going to do something to embarrass both her and Mori again.

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Tamaki didn't realize the time go past as he kept his guests entertained. He laughed as they told him stories about their day and spoke lightly about his. The time was ticking and soon enough the were getting up to leave while thanking Tamaki and promising to be back tomorrow afternoon .

"Thanks for coming Princesses," Tamaki stated, kissing each of their hands as they left. He watched the others wrap their time with their guests up and nodded in content.

(I'm glad I'm not the only one! xD)

Mori looked towards Honey after hearing the question, but soon offered a shake of his head in response. Now that Honey had brought the attention back to him, he knew it would be best to return to his silent act - though it wasn't all that much of an act. He was a quiet person, but it was generally because he was used to only speaking when spoken to.

"I wasn't aware," he said quietly, hoping that the rest of the guests weren't paying much attention. It was time for their guests to leave, though, so he nodded in acknowledgement to them, though they seemed rather upset with having to leave.

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Kimi watched as the guests dispersed, blinking several times as she saw how sad they seemed to be with having to leave, though they seemed excited with the prospect of returning the next day. It was fairly confusing to her, but she supposed it was because she didn't really understand the entire host club anyways.

Regardless, she turned her attention to her brother, wondering if they would have another round of guests or if it was time to leave. Either way, she stayed quiet, not wanting to interrupt whatever it was they ended up doing.

Kiyomi watched everyone leave and was about to get up when Honey came over and sat on her lap, "Stay a little longer Kiyomi, so I can talk with you," he giggled cutely and nuzzled into the girl. Kiyomi wrapped her arms around Honey, used to him sitting in her lap. She glanced around, happy that Honey had waited until all the guests had left before doing so, she had already gotten into trouble with Honey fangirls before so she didn't want someone misinterpreting his affections now.

"It's no big deal, I just help the president in whatever I can." she stated matter-of-factly. Kiyomi was also in charge of the annual school festival and president of the light music club, after all her father was the owner of the largest music industry in all of Japan.

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"Alright, nice job everyone!" Tamaki grinned, giving everyone the thumbs up as he went over to where Kyoya is sitting and grabbing a chair for himself as well. Kyoya then spoke up about their plans for next time and they both begun to discuss the theme for the next afternoon. Soon enough they were talking about magazines they could make up to earn more money, well at least Kyoya was and Tamaki was pretending to listen.

"Break is nearly here though, maybe we should have a Host Club vacation?" Tamaki thought, imagining them all having fun at a beach. "Perfect~" He cooed, lost in thought.

Mori listened to them with curiosity, glancing back and forth between them. With the way they interacted, it was obvious they were close and he found himself wondering how he wasn’t aware of this, especially since he was with Honey most of the time. He supposed it was probably because they spent time with each other when he wasn’t exactly around.

“I wouldn’t assume that it’s not a big deal,” he said honestly before offering a shrug and leaning back in his seat a bit, relaxing as much as he could. “Helping people is a kind thing to do. The fact that you’re the vice president of the student council also put a lot of expectations on you.” Perhaps he was wrong, though; it wasn’t really something that he knew much about.

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Kimi blinked several times as she listened to her brother explaining things. She wasn’t exactly surprised that he was more focused on earning money, though. Hearing Tamaki mention a Host Club vacation caught her interest in the slightest because she was more than aware that they usually used the Ootori resorts and such for their vacations, according to Kyoya.

Regardless, she didn’t interrupt the conversation. Nor did she think further on the vacation that Tamaki had mentioned since it would be for the Host Club – and she had no intentions of joining as a guest. “Ah, nii-san,” she muttered, tapping her brother’s shoulder a bit, though being careful not to really bother him, “I’m going to go wait in the family car.”

Kiyomi blushed darkly at Mori's compliment, she turned away shyly but nodded her head, indicating she had heard him. Honey noticed Kiyomi's change in attitude and giggled fiercely to which Kiyomi started a tickle war with the lolita boy, distracting him from saying anything embarrassing in front of Mori.

Once Kiyomi and Honey had finished their small war Kiyomi's blush had vanished and she felt more at ease, turning she gave Mori a smile. "You're right, there is a lot of expectations on me, but I think it's like that with every club, that's why it's good if we all try our best, right?" she said, smiling.

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Tamaki hadn't realized he had been rambling on until Kimi mentioned waiting in the car for Kyoya, "oh I'm sorry, Kyoya you can go whenever you like, I'll lock the room up when everyone's gone, don't worry about it!" He exclaimed, flashing an apologetic smile at Kimi.

Tamaki had to admit he was curious about Kimi, she was far different to Kyoya and her dreams were exceptional. She seemed interesting and decided to get to know the youngest Ootori sibling more.

Mori was rather surprised with the sudden tickle war between Kiyomi and Honey. Of course, he supposed he shouldn't be too surprised considering it was Honey and the blonde boy was rather childish and upbeat. He just wasn't entirely used to people playing with the boy - more so used to girls fawning over Honey instead.

Soon nodding to Kiyomi's words once she spoke again, he managed just a small smile. "I suppose you have a point there," he decided quietly, "In the host club, the main expectation is for us to not disappoint our guests." It was rather difficult to disappoint the guests, anyways, since they seemed more intersted in the attention they received rather than what actually happened in the club.

It was probably why none of the guests had figured out that Haruhi was a girl, he figured.

"The most anybody can do is try," he added with a subtle nod, more so elaborating on Kiyomi's words than his own. Admittedly, he was rather relaxed at the moment, though he wasn't sure if it was because the guests had left or because of Kiyomi's presence.

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Kyoya offered a slight nod in response to Tamaki, shifting to close his laptop after shutting it off. "If you're sure you can handle that," he decided, though he figured Tamaki probably could. It wasn't too much of a challenge, after all - or, at least, he hoped it wouldn't be for Tamaki.

Kimi grinned broadly at Tamaki's words and she nodded quickly. "Thank you, Tamaki," she mused happily before she watched her brother go to change out of the day's costume. He seemed to be taking his time, which didn't quite surprise Kimi, and she turned to glance around the club room a bit.

Several of the hosts were still there and chatting with others. They all seemed rather friendly and it was a nice sight to take in. Considering how well she knew her brother, she hadn't expected him to really make friends - much less with such a diverse group of personalities.

Kiyomi laughed "I'm kind of jealous then, I wish I could please everyone but that isn't possible with my line of work," she said thoughtfully. Kiyomi glanced up to see Harihu pass by and Kiyomi stared at him, not being able to recognize seeing him before. She narrowed her eyes. "Have we met before?" Kiyomi asked sensing a familiarity from the guy. "I'm Haruhi Fujioka" Haruhi stated and it clicked. "You cut your hair!" Kiyomi exclaimed, getting up and taking a lock between her fingers. "Yeah, some kid got gum in my hair so I had it cut short," Haruhi explained as Kiyomi hummed. "You're working for the Host Club." Kiyomi turned to Tamaki and he gave her a weak smile. "I knocked over an expensive vase and now I have to pay it off," Haruhi groaned and Kiyomi laughed "Well I guess that's fair then, I'll keep your secret," Kiyomi winked at Haruhi in amusement.

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Tamaki scoffed "It's only locking a door Kyoya, please, how little to do you think of me," Tamaki pouted at his friend and pretended to tear up. Tamaki watched Kyoya go change and he smiled fondly. "Are you enjoying being here at Ouran Academy so far Kimi?" Tamaki asked curiously, hoping that she was adjusting here well enough and willing to help her in anyway he could if she left like she wasn't enjoying herself.

Though Tamaki had intially been surprised to hear that Tamaki had a younger sister the shock at worn off and now Tamaki was just please to meet Kimi, she was a nice girl, very pretty too.

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