Chapter 2: A host club
Last edited: 01/02/18
Erza's POV:
As I ambled my way towards the table where Honey and Takashi were sitting, something caught my eye. My body became immobile and I paused before the table.
"Oh. Are you the friends of Honey and Takashi?" I asked.
A tall, blond guy leaning against the edge of the table turned around, eyebrows furrowed into a suspicious look.
"Why, yes, we are," he replied. "You must be the pretty red head girl, Honey Senpai has been talking about. My you look as beautiful as an angel!"
His eyes lit up from the last sentence bringing me to a state where I felt the heat to rise from his kind compliment.
"Um, thanks...?" I muttered under my breath.
I turned to Honey, who held a tight fist against the tabletop. My eyes followed his and lead straight to the large strawberry cake I was currently holding.
"Here, Honey, your slice of strawberry cake," I said and I placed the silver platter on the table.
"Thanks, Erzy-chan!" He suddenly grinned at me. "Sit here! Next to me!"
I observed his gesture as he pat the empty seat beside him.
"Well, thanks." I smiled and I accepted his offer.
Then it was silent. Too silent that it became somehow awkward where nobody wasn't making any eye contact with each other (well, except for Honey who flicked his eyes from his half-eaten cake, then to us, then to his cake, again).
Over the silence my brain battled over many questions where it would continued to repeat over and over.
Why is there one girl hanging out with a bunch of guys?
I wonder how old they are?
What guild are they from?
Are they wizards? They sure don't look like it.
It was then I realized this silence would go on forever so, like any other great leader would do (which I am), I cleared my throat loud enough to get everyone's attention.
"So, uh... You're friends of Honey and Takashi, right?" I began awkwardly.
The tall, blond guy nodded towards me. "Yes, we are. In my opinion, it's considered appropriate if you address Honey by Honey Senpai instead, due to his greater age."
I raised of an eyebrow and then said,
"Umm... Alright. But, may I ask how old you are, Honey Senpai?"
He quickly swallowed before speaking. "Eighteen, Erzy-chan," he answered, then stuffed another forkful of cake into his mouth.
(Quick A/N: His age is from the manga version instead)
Eighteen?! Is this some kind of joke? It looks as if he came from an elementary school! I'm guessing because of his appearance and personailty.
Aside from how astounded I was at that moment, I came back to focus and replied with, "Eighteen? That's peculiar. I am nineteen."
It was then to my very own eyes that everyone around the table switched expressions (except Honey who continued eating) from attentive to a sudden extension of the eyes of disbelief.
"Is something the matter?" I asked.
They hesistated.
However, the tall, blond guy raised a hand and then answered. "Umm... Please excuse us."
I turned away shifting my confused brain to listenting mode.
The blond guy gestered the group huddle close together behind me and I tried to catch every word that came out of the his mouth.
Tamaki's POV:
"Everyone, I have an annoucement to make," I whispered thoughtfully where I paused for greater effect.
"Just get to the point, already, Sempai," said Haruhi.
"Of course I will! Now then. Because our Erzy-chan is nineteen, I declare her as our Senpai! At the start of today, we are to use the honorific of Senpai to her name!" I grinned from ear to ear while everyone stared at me as if I was growing a mushroom on my head.
I then gestered with the point of a finger at Honey Senpai, creating him to smile at me. "Including you, Honey Senpai! You must address Erzy-chan by Erzy Senpai, okay?"
"Tamaki. Her real name is Erza," corrected Mori Senpai.
"Oh. Then it's ERZA SENPAI!" I proclaimed loud enough for the whole guild to crank their heads at me.
Erza's POV:
I carefully picked myself up from the ground. Tamaki's voice increased so unexpectedly that I literally leaped into the air and tumbled to the floor (anime-style).
I was about to draw a small butter knife from my re-quips at the blond guy for yelling so suddenly, but stopped myself as his words repeated in my head one more time.
Erza Senpai.
The two words were calling me and I had to admit they did in fact have a nice ring to it. I guess it would be okay if I was addressed as Senpai, even if by people I've never seen before.
The seven separated from their small coversations and the blond guy turned to me, smiling.
"I apoligize about that. We just needed to speak about something important."
He cleared his throat and clapped his palms together. "Well, enough about all this! We haven't introduce ourselves yet! Let me be the one to first introduce muself. My name is Tamaki Suoh. Age, sixteen. President of Ouran Academy's special and most important host club!"
"A host club?" I questioned.
He nodded. "Of course! It's where we entertain our female customers with our beautiful looks and our respectable behaviour," he replied as red roses circled around him. "You may call me, just Tamaki."
Entertain their female customers with beautiful looks and respectable behaviour. That's probably why he said that I was beautiful as an angel. Some interesting club this is. I should invite Lucy, Levy and Juvia to meet them. I wonder how they would react?
My thoughts were soon interrupted by another guy who was wearing glasses. Seems to me he's always with his devices from the way he fished many out from his jacket pockets.
"Kyoya Ootori. Vice-Prisendent of the host club and best friends with Tamaki. Age, seventeen. Please to make your acquaintance."
Next sang the auburn-haired twins. "I'm Hikaru Hitachiin," said one.
"And I am Kaoru Hitachinn," said the other.
"Age, fifthteen. Both in Class 1-A. We give you our welcome from the host club!" they exclaimed in unison.
I smiled accepting a small rose from each of the two in return.
Then spoke the girl which I felt curious about.
"Hi, um, I'm Haruhi Fujioka. Age, fifthteen and in Class 1-A with the twins."
She hesistated which I'm guessing was deliberating whether or not to speak out the following line.
"It might seem odd of me to group with a bunch of idiotic guys, although, since an accident occured of a very expensive piece of artwork, I must support the club no matter the cost. Even if dressing up as a boy and entertaining female customers is a priority, I've dedicated myself to these guys, my friends, and continue to do so until this day."
I nodded to myself understanding Haruhi's past and what she needs to do to re-pay her mistake.
By the genuine grin perking upon her face, I could tell she enjoyed the company of her fellow host club members as much as I did right at that moment.
Soon after Tamaki blurted of how amazing Haruhi's speach was and Haruhi screaming at him to shut-up, Takashi spoked with a soft, gentle tone in his voice.
"I am Takashi Morinozuka. Age, seventeen. This is Mitsukuni Hunninozuka. You may call him Honey. I protect him always."
"That's right, Takashi!" Honey grinned and I noticed an empty plate was pushed away from the small boy.
"And that all sums it up!" Tamaki said, continuing to grin like an idiot. "Now you know who we are, may you please tell us a little bit about yourself?"
I thought for a moment of how to address my name professionally however, the words kept spilling from my mouth that I couldn't control them until the very end.
"W-Well, um, my name is Erza Scarlet. Considered as the strongest female mage in Fairy Tail. I have over 100 re-quips that I can change into."
I suddenly stood up and demonstrated my techniques to my watchful audience; transforming into my seven wheel armor and then three more amours, I soon received a commotion of astounded gasps and applause.
When the time was right, I changed back into my regular clothes.
"Impressive," muttered Haruhi finishing the applause for everyone.
I smiled in appreciation. "I thank-you for your compliments everyone. There's no need for such a fuss about my amazing talent. I sure you I have much more incredible abilities on my own. That does include consuming my favourite cakes in less than--"
I was then interrupted when Tamaki stumbled to his hands and knees and bowed down before me.
"Oh, our beautiful mistress, Erza Senpai! You are the one we have been looking for on our mission!"
"M-Mission?" I asked.
One of the twins elbowed Tamaki out of the way and then said,
"He means that Kyoya Senpai discovered a person in the Fairy Tail guild that adores cakes as much as Honey Senpai so, boss decided if Honey Senpai should meet that person."
The other twin then stepped forward, elbowing his brother to his left.
"And since we already found that it's you, we have now completed the first part our mission!"
Avoiding the state of becoming too overwhelmed of their sudden explaination, I managed to ask, "And, may I ask what your second part of the mission is?"
Tamaki's POV:
"To help Honey Senpai befriends with you, of course!" I said and stars twinkled in my eyes.
"But, I am already friends with her, Tama-chan." Honey Senpai smiled.
There came a silent pause.
"Y-You are? Well then, part two of our mission has been fullfilled! Ahahaha!!" I exclaimed in accomplishment. "Now we just have to fufill part three which is the easiest of all! Allow Honey Senpai to hang out with our Erza Senpai for the day. That way they have a chance to get to know each other better."
The twins saluted in response. "Sounds like a plan! But first, we want our Erza Senpai to play 'Which one is Hikaru' game," they declared.
As soon as they concluded their sentence, the floor began to rumble and shake under our feet causing the whole guild to erupt in terror that we were experiencing an earthquake.
Although, it wasn't an earthquake at all, but an wide extension to the guild hall's floors as if revealing a certain someone from its hiding.
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