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Soccer and Host Boys

Oh god, this is their club?! What the hell are they doing?

"Shay! You found the place!" a sweet voice said as a small figure bounded up to me. Next thing I know, he jumped up and collided with me in a hug.

Surprised, I stumbled back a bit and my hands flew out to balance myself. Honey had wrapped his arms around my neck and his legs around my waist. Incredibly, he wasn't very heavy and he seemed to be holding himself up pretty well. I looked down at him, bewildered.

He seemed oblivious to my look. Smiling he turned up to me and asked, "Did you come here to have cake with me? You're so nice!"

"Uhm, no I can't eat cake; it's not on the plan," was all I could think to say. I looked at his bright face and couldn't help but smile. Taking my hands from their awkward position to balance me, I gave him a hug then slid him over to my hip, still supporting him with my arms so I could walk a little more into the room.

"We were starting to think that the Hitachiins didn't even tell you where the club was, but they kept saying that they made it clear," Honey said staring up at my face, the ponytail extension drooping around his shoulder.

"You are so cute," I told him laughing. "Of course they told me. I just, well, I had other things that I needed to do before coming over to say hi."

"See, we did too tell her where it was!" the twins said as they came over, Honey getting back on the ground. While Honey wore a pretty basic white robe, the twins were in matching (of course) colored robes, with blue, red, and orange blending in the cloth.

I could still feel the heat and sweat on my face from working out earlier. I wanted to get out of this room, full of beautiful people, but I figured I was stuck for a bit.

"Hi guys," I smiled to the twins.

"Hey," they said, waving. "Glad you could come by."

"Yeah," I trailed off. "What exactly did I come by to see? I thought you guys were in a club, but it seems like it's mostly girls, and you're all sitting around eating and drinking tea. What kind of club is this?"

They looked at me with tilted heads and cocked their eyebrows, like there was a mirror between them. "What, no one told you yet?" Hikaru asked.

"I thought for sure Tamaki would've spouted it out by now," added Kaoru.

"Ah, welcome to the Host Club my dear princess!" Tamaki said dramatically as he drifted into my view. He knelt on one knee, grabbed my hand, and looked up at me with sparkling blue eyes. "I promise that I will protect you with my life, for no one will ever harm my love," he said warmly, putting my hand to his lips in a kiss.

Before he could make contact I slipped my hand out. "I appreciate it, but it's only the second day that I know you; I don't know about like, let alone love," I told him as calmly as I could, my eyes wide. The sudden . . . emotion he put in his words caught me way off guard and my heart had started beating frantically.

The twins, suddenly on either side of me, rested their arms on my shoulders and laughed. "We told you she wouldn't let you do anything too crazy," they chuckled together.

Tamaki didn't seem to want to come out of character. "No matter my darling. You may not realize your love for me, but I shall thwart these two demons to save you."

"Uhm, no that's okay actually," I said, turning away from him, a little embarrassed. I could feel the girls giving me some death glares, but at least Honey had gone over to Mori and was keeping a small cluster of girls entertained. "Hi, Mori," I said and waved. Looking around the room I found him and shouted, "Hey, Kyoya."

He looked over in my direction and gave a cool smile before turning back to the girls.

Hrmm, I thought, raising one eyebrow and pushing my lips to one side of my mouth as I thought about his reaction. I still wasn't sure what I thought of him.

"Well, just figured I'd stop in real quick to say hi to all of you," I said, returning my attention to the twins and Tamaki, who seemed to be bickering about something. They instantly returned their attention to me, freaking me out a little.

"What? When do you have to go?" Hikaru whined at the same time Tamaki gestured to the room and said, "Sit down and have a drink before you go!"

I wasn't really sure what to say to them since they were totally different questions. I grimaced a little and tried to think of what to say.

"Hey, cute ponytail. You should wear it like that more often," Kaoru said gently, winking at me.

I smiled at him and responded with a short laugh. "Thanks. And to you two," I said, pointing at Hikaru and Tamaki. "I'm gonna be leaving pretty soon, so no, I can't have any tea."

I heard grumbles of disappointment, even from where Honey and Mori were. I gave them all an apologetic look.

"So, can I ask you guys something then? What sort of club is this? You said something about a Host Club? What's that?"

"Why, it's where the handsomest boys in the school entertain the most beautiful ladies," Tamaki answered royally.

"Okay, then why are you dressed like that?"

Taking a little time to answer, Kyoya stepped in. "To increase pleasure and customers, we sometimes dress up to add variety as well as a closer feel of intimacy."

"Ah." That explains the outfits. "Anyway, I'd love to stay and chat, but I have a scholarship to keep up so I'm gonna be going now." I knew my sweaty, flushed face didn't belong in the midst of such beautiful people, no matter what Honey had said earlier. I could feel all the girls glaring at me too, for stealing the boys away from them. I already had a bad record with my classmates and I didn't want to make it even worse.

"What? But you just got here!" the twins complained in unison.

"Like that matters. Practice starts pretty soon, so I have to go down and get ready."

"When are you done?" they badgered, following me to the door. I waved to Honey, Mori, Tamaki, and Kyoya over their shoulders with a warm smile.

"Practice is for three hours, guys! I'm not gonna want to hang out with anyone after that much exercise, not to mention I'll be all sweaty so you won't want to hang out with me either." I stopped just outside of the door and fixed them with a stern look. "If you guys will still be here, I can come to say bye, but I have to get home pretty fast."

They seemed to light up just a little bit. "Okay, come by once you're done. We should be cleared out."

"Now go on-," Hikaru ushered.

"-And do your best not to get hurt," finished Kaoru.

"Wow, thanks for the support guys." I turned and headed down the hall to get to the parking lot.

I exchanged my soccer bag with my school bag, transferring my keys. I got to the field and suited up in my shinguards and cleats. I noticed that both boys and girls were getting ready, though it was mostly boys.

The coach came from out of the equipment shed and had us huddle together. He introduced and said some things about himself and the game and how he started, but I didn't listen. Finally, he said, "All right, let's have you get out there and show me what you got."

-X-

Three hours later and there was a constant soreness running through my muscles. I felt good after all the running, kicking the ball, and making moves, but the conditioning had wrecked havoc on my body. The sun, which had hidden behind white clouds during lunch, decided to come out and fry our brains as we trained. I had drained both of my huge water bottles, and I still felt dehydrated.

Sweat covered my body with a slight sheen. My face was warm from the sun and strain, stiff strands of hair sticking to my forehead and back of my neck.

When Coach, as he preferred to be called, said it was a good practice and dismissed us, everyone left as soon as they could, walking and talking in mixed groups. I had a feeling that some of the girls who had been glaring at me before were here; my ribs were still twanging from their quick jabs.

I took my time taking my shoes, socks, and shinguards off, stuffing them into my bag and slipping on some sandals. I decided to spend a few minutes stretching as well.

When I was done no one was left. I refilled my water bottles in the fountain in the equipment room's bathroom. Seriously, this place had everything. Stuffing one in my bag, I threw it over my shoulders and started drinking the other one as I headed back to the school.

Trumping up to the third music room took a little more time than before. My body was tired and sore, and climbing stairs felt like rubbing my legs with cheese graters. However, I eventually made it and I opened the door.

They were all back in their normal school uniforms, though some didn't have their jackets on. Lounging on the couch talking and laughing, they turned with the opening of the door.

"Hey," I said tiredly as I took a few steps in.

"I'm glad we didn't scare you away before," Kyoya chuckled.

"How was practice?" the twins asked, coming to stand on either side of me.

"I feel like I've had shots all over my body," I replied sourly, flopping down on the couch next to Tamaki. "Ugh, I'm so tired."

"You should drink ice water instead then," Mori replied, taking the bottle from my hand and returning it a few seconds later with ice filling it halfway.

"Thank you, very much," I sighed, trying to sum up the energy to smile. I don't think it worked.

"If your muscles are sore, then we should relax them somehow!" Tamaki said brilliantly.

"No thanks, it's not like it's gonna be any use."

"Ew! My gosh, Shay-!" Hikaru yelled, stepping back from the couch.

"-You smell like sweat!" Kaoru said, holding his perfect nose pinched between his fingers.

"Yeah, that's what working for something smells like," I said pointedly as I started to pull myself off the couch. I had to get home for another night at the club. The thought of dancing all night made me groan out loud, but I put the blame on my sore muscles. Finally pulling myself onto my aching feet, I slung my backpack over my shoulders again.

"Anyways, I'll see you guys tomorrow, okay? I gotta get home; more work to do," I said as I walked back to the door.

"What? You can't stay for longer. . ?" I heard Honey ask sadly. I shook my head without looking back.

"You should probably eat before you go home, Shay," Kyoya commented lightly. I could see him pushing up his glasses in my head. "I doubt you'll have anything ready to eat at home that fits your plan, but there's food here."

I stood in the doorway for a few seconds, my body killing me. When I was just about to refuse, my stomach decided to growl loudly. "Fine," I said turning swiftly and looking at them. "Where's it at, the cafeteria?"

"Yeah, and we'll go with you!" Honey said happily as Mori stood up behind him.

"Uhm, I'm probably gonna take something to go, Honey."

"No, you really shouldn't." Now he pushed up his glasses and fixed his eyes on me. "After such harsh conditioning, it's best if you restore your body's energy as quickly as possible."

I grimaced and allowed them to sweep me up in their movement to the lunch room. I couldn't use the excuse of work since I'd told them I'd quit, so I'd just have to deal with it. Mori held out his hand to me and I realized he was offering to carry my backpack. I shook my head and gave a tired half smile; it wasn't that heavy, and it was comfortable on my back.

I mostly let the boys talk over me, adding my little say every now and then, but never committing to the conversation. While the guys sat down at a table together, I set my pack on the ground to pull out the diet plan. I ordered the first meal offered in the school, which ended up being an apple salad of sorts. Of course it was delicious, but didn't really fill me.

We headed out to the front of the school. Five expensive cars were waiting in the front, and I suppressed a sigh. Goddamn rich people, getting what they want without having to work for it.

As I said my goodbyes to the boys and started to leave, I was stopped by the Hitachiins calling out from inside their car. "Hey, wait we almost forgot! What's your number?"

"My number? You mean like phone number?" I asked, a little disoriented. I really needed to get home.

They both sighed like I was trying to be difficult. "Yes, like a phone number. Surely even commoners have them."

"Of course I have a phone," I grumbled, "just not a cell phone, and I'm not giving you my home number since I'm never really there. Besides, why would I give you my number anyway?"

"Well, we want someone to play with when we're bored."

I turned my back to the cars, lifting my hand to wave goodbye. "Too bad then, boys."

-X-

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Soccer and Host Boys

Oh god, this is their club?! What the hell are they doing?

"Shay! You found the place!" a sweet voice said as a small figure bounded up to me. Next thing I know, he jumped up and collided with me in a hug.

Surprised, I stumbled back a bit and my hands flew out to balance myself. Honey had wrapped his arms around my neck and his legs around my waist. Incredibly, he wasn't very heavy and he seemed to be holding himself up pretty well. I looked down at him, bewildered.

He seemed oblivious to my look. Smiling he turned up to me and asked, "Did you come here to have cake with me? You're so nice!"

"Uhm, no I can't eat cake; it's not on the plan," was all I could think to say. I looked at his bright face and couldn't help but smile. Taking my hands from their awkward position to balance me, I gave him a hug then slid him over to my hip, still supporting him with my arms so I could walk a little more into the room.

"We were starting to think that the Hitachiins didn't even tell you where the club was, but they kept saying that they made it clear," Honey said staring up at my face, the ponytail extension drooping around his shoulder.

"You are so cute," I told him laughing. "Of course they told me. I just, well, I had other things that I needed to do before coming over to say hi."

"See, we did too tell her where it was!" the twins said as they came over, Honey getting back on the ground. While Honey wore a pretty basic white robe, the twins were in matching (of course) colored robes, with blue, red, and orange blending in the cloth.

I could still feel the heat and sweat on my face from working out earlier. I wanted to get out of this room, full of beautiful people, but I figured I was stuck for a bit.

"Hi guys," I smiled to the twins.

"Hey," they said, waving. "Glad you could come by."

"Yeah," I trailed off. "What exactly did I come by to see? I thought you guys were in a club, but it seems like it's mostly girls, and you're all sitting around eating and drinking tea. What kind of club is this?"

They looked at me with tilted heads and cocked their eyebrows, like there was a mirror between them. "What, no one told you yet?" Hikaru asked.

"I thought for sure Tamaki would've spouted it out by now," added Kaoru.

"Ah, welcome to the Host Club my dear princess!" Tamaki said dramatically as he drifted into my view. He knelt on one knee, grabbed my hand, and looked up at me with sparkling blue eyes. "I promise that I will protect you with my life, for no one will ever harm my love," he said warmly, putting my hand to his lips in a kiss.

Before he could make contact I slipped my hand out. "I appreciate it, but it's only the second day that I know you; I don't know about like, let alone love," I told him as calmly as I could, my eyes wide. The sudden . . . emotion he put in his words caught me way off guard and my heart had started beating frantically.

The twins, suddenly on either side of me, rested their arms on my shoulders and laughed. "We told you she wouldn't let you do anything too crazy," they chuckled together.

Tamaki didn't seem to want to come out of character. "No matter my darling. You may not realize your love for me, but I shall thwart these two demons to save you."

"Uhm, no that's okay actually," I said, turning away from him, a little embarrassed. I could feel the girls giving me some death glares, but at least Honey had gone over to Mori and was keeping a small cluster of girls entertained. "Hi, Mori," I said and waved. Looking around the room I found him and shouted, "Hey, Kyoya."

He looked over in my direction and gave a cool smile before turning back to the girls.

Hrmm, I thought, raising one eyebrow and pushing my lips to one side of my mouth as I thought about his reaction. I still wasn't sure what I thought of him.

"Well, just figured I'd stop in real quick to say hi to all of you," I said, returning my attention to the twins and Tamaki, who seemed to be bickering about something. They instantly returned their attention to me, freaking me out a little.

"What? When do you have to go?" Hikaru whined at the same time Tamaki gestured to the room and said, "Sit down and have a drink before you go!"

I wasn't really sure what to say to them since they were totally different questions. I grimaced a little and tried to think of what to say.

"Hey, cute ponytail. You should wear it like that more often," Kaoru said gently, winking at me.

I smiled at him and responded with a short laugh. "Thanks. And to you two," I said, pointing at Hikaru and Tamaki. "I'm gonna be leaving pretty soon, so no, I can't have any tea."

I heard grumbles of disappointment, even from where Honey and Mori were. I gave them all an apologetic look.

"So, can I ask you guys something then? What sort of club is this? You said something about a Host Club? What's that?"

"Why, it's where the handsomest boys in the school entertain the most beautiful ladies," Tamaki answered royally.

"Okay, then why are you dressed like that?"

Taking a little time to answer, Kyoya stepped in. "To increase pleasure and customers, we sometimes dress up to add variety as well as a closer feel of intimacy."

"Ah." That explains the outfits. "Anyway, I'd love to stay and chat, but I have a scholarship to keep up so I'm gonna be going now." I knew my sweaty, flushed face didn't belong in the midst of such beautiful people, no matter what Honey had said earlier. I could feel all the girls glaring at me too, for stealing the boys away from them. I already had a bad record with my classmates and I didn't want to make it even worse.

"What? But you just got here!" the twins complained in unison.

"Like that matters. Practice starts pretty soon, so I have to go down and get ready."

"When are you done?" they badgered, following me to the door. I waved to Honey, Mori, Tamaki, and Kyoya over their shoulders with a warm smile.

"Practice is for three hours, guys! I'm not gonna want to hang out with anyone after that much exercise, not to mention I'll be all sweaty so you won't want to hang out with me either." I stopped just outside of the door and fixed them with a stern look. "If you guys will still be here, I can come to say bye, but I have to get home pretty fast."

They seemed to light up just a little bit. "Okay, come by once you're done. We should be cleared out."

"Now go on-," Hikaru ushered.

"-And do your best not to get hurt," finished Kaoru.

"Wow, thanks for the support guys." I turned and headed down the hall to get to the parking lot.

I exchanged my soccer bag with my school bag, transferring my keys. I got to the field and suited up in my shinguards and cleats. I noticed that both boys and girls were getting ready, though it was mostly boys.

The coach came from out of the equipment shed and had us huddle together. He introduced and said some things about himself and the game and how he started, but I didn't listen. Finally, he said, "All right, let's have you get out there and show me what you got."

-X-

Three hours later and there was a constant soreness running through my muscles. I felt good after all the running, kicking the ball, and making moves, but the conditioning had wrecked havoc on my body. The sun, which had hidden behind white clouds during lunch, decided to come out and fry our brains as we trained. I had drained both of my huge water bottles, and I still felt dehydrated.

Sweat covered my body with a slight sheen. My face was warm from the sun and strain, stiff strands of hair sticking to my forehead and back of my neck.

When Coach, as he preferred to be called, said it was a good practice and dismissed us, everyone left as soon as they could, walking and talking in mixed groups. I had a feeling that some of the girls who had been glaring at me before were here; my ribs were still twanging from their quick jabs.

I took my time taking my shoes, socks, and shinguards off, stuffing them into my bag and slipping on some sandals. I decided to spend a few minutes stretching as well.

When I was done no one was left. I refilled my water bottles in the fountain in the equipment room's bathroom. Seriously, this place had everything. Stuffing one in my bag, I threw it over my shoulders and started drinking the other one as I headed back to the school.

Trumping up to the third music room took a little more time than before. My body was tired and sore, and climbing stairs felt like rubbing my legs with cheese graters. However, I eventually made it and I opened the door.

They were all back in their normal school uniforms, though some didn't have their jackets on. Lounging on the couch talking and laughing, they turned with the opening of the door.

"Hey," I said tiredly as I took a few steps in.

"I'm glad we didn't scare you away before," Kyoya chuckled.

"How was practice?" the twins asked, coming to stand on either side of me.

"I feel like I've had shots all over my body," I replied sourly, flopping down on the couch next to Tamaki. "Ugh, I'm so tired."

"You should drink ice water instead then," Mori replied, taking the bottle from my hand and returning it a few seconds later with ice filling it halfway.

"Thank you, very much," I sighed, trying to sum up the energy to smile. I don't think it worked.

"If your muscles are sore, then we should relax them somehow!" Tamaki said brilliantly.

"No thanks, it's not like it's gonna be any use."

"Ew! My gosh, Shay-!" Hikaru yelled, stepping back from the couch.

"-You smell like sweat!" Kaoru said, holding his perfect nose pinched between his fingers.

"Yeah, that's what working for something smells like," I said pointedly as I started to pull myself off the couch. I had to get home for another night at the club. The thought of dancing all night made me groan out loud, but I put the blame on my sore muscles. Finally pulling myself onto my aching feet, I slung my backpack over my shoulders again.

"Anyways, I'll see you guys tomorrow, okay? I gotta get home; more work to do," I said as I walked back to the door.

"What? You can't stay for longer. . ?" I heard Honey ask sadly. I shook my head without looking back.

"You should probably eat before you go home, Shay," Kyoya commented lightly. I could see him pushing up his glasses in my head. "I doubt you'll have anything ready to eat at home that fits your plan, but there's food here."

I stood in the doorway for a few seconds, my body killing me. When I was just about to refuse, my stomach decided to growl loudly. "Fine," I said turning swiftly and looking at them. "Where's it at, the cafeteria?"

"Yeah, and we'll go with you!" Honey said happily as Mori stood up behind him.

"Uhm, I'm probably gonna take something to go, Honey."

"No, you really shouldn't." Now he pushed up his glasses and fixed his eyes on me. "After such harsh conditioning, it's best if you restore your body's energy as quickly as possible."

I grimaced and allowed them to sweep me up in their movement to the lunch room. I couldn't use the excuse of work since I'd told them I'd quit, so I'd just have to deal with it. Mori held out his hand to me and I realized he was offering to carry my backpack. I shook my head and gave a tired half smile; it wasn't that heavy, and it was comfortable on my back.

I mostly let the boys talk over me, adding my little say every now and then, but never committing to the conversation. While the guys sat down at a table together, I set my pack on the ground to pull out the diet plan. I ordered the first meal offered in the school, which ended up being an apple salad of sorts. Of course it was delicious, but didn't really fill me.

We headed out to the front of the school. Five expensive cars were waiting in the front, and I suppressed a sigh. Goddamn rich people, getting what they want without having to work for it.

As I said my goodbyes to the boys and started to leave, I was stopped by the Hitachiins calling out from inside their car. "Hey, wait we almost forgot! What's your number?"

"My number? You mean like phone number?" I asked, a little disoriented. I really needed to get home.

They both sighed like I was trying to be difficult. "Yes, like a phone number. Surely even commoners have them."

"Of course I have a phone," I grumbled, "just not a cell phone, and I'm not giving you my home number since I'm never really there. Besides, why would I give you my number anyway?"

"Well, we want someone to play with when we're bored."

I turned my back to the cars, lifting my hand to wave goodbye. "Too bad then, boys."

-X-