Along with the other hosts, you greeted your visitors to the outdoor tea party, which was a mix of both traditional Japanese tea culture along with some English.

"This damned butler outfit's suffocating me,"
You muttered under your breath, knowing fully well that the King was the reason you didn't get to match outfits with Haruhi.

Fortunately, you wouldn't have to do much standing, with the girls much preferring you'd sit down and have conversation with them.

"Y'know (y/n), besides Haruhi, we don't really see you interact with the other hosts too much. Is there a reason?"
One of the girls you were attending to asked.

Another girl spoke up with a gasp,
"Are you fighting with them behind closed doors?!"

A third girl chimed in,
"I know! You and the other hosts are from rival families, and you can't bring yourselves to talk to them!"

A sad expression made its way onto their faces,
"How could they bully someone like you, (y/n)? You're such a prince, you fit right in!"

You chuckled while waving your hands,
"Ladies, I'm not being bullied. We're all friends here, we just like to talk more behind closed doors,"

The girls nodded, their curiosity seemingly sated.

"Now, if you'd excuse me, I need to get some more tea going,"

The girls all said their goodbyes to you, happy with their experience with you. Of course you didn't actually go to make tea, you just wanted to get away from everything for a bit.

Being a host was a lot harder than you thought, always needing to be careful about your words and actions, and not being able to speak with your only friend their since the two of you were always busy with guests.

You felt a cool can rest upon your head, and you looked up to find that you hadn't been blessed by a flying soda, but instead, another host had felt gracious enough to give you a drink.

"Thanks Mori-senpai,"

He just nodded silently, sitting down next to you.

Looking around, you noticed something odd.

"Is Honey-senpai not with you?"

He shook his head, pointing to a carpet in the distance. You squinted to see the short boy thoroughly occupied with being spoiled by his guests, with Haruhi just playing along.

"Did you need a break too? I can imagine always having a little guy stuck to you can be tiring,"

He tilted his head slightly, his expression giving off a so-so vibe.

"You don't like to talk much, do you?"

He shook his head.

"I understand. Blink once if you want me to shut up, blink twice if it's okay if I keep talking,"

"You can keep talking, I like to listen,"

You sat there in shock for a few moments, the realization of how lucky you were to hear his words washing over you. You smiled brightly, happy someone wanted to hear you.

"Well then, you wanna hear about this movie I watched?"

He nodded, and you began.

"So it started off in this girls car..."

~•~

"...and then he realized it wasn't his version of her!"

Mori's neck ached from how much he was nodding, but he wanted to make sure that you knew he was actively listening, so it was worth the pain.

You let out a deep breath,
"Man, I've been waiting to tell someone besides Haruhi about that movie, but I don't really think it's something most of the people here would like,"

You set your empty can down on the bench where you both sat.

"Thanks for listening to me, senpai! If you ever need someone to talk..."

"-er, be next to, just tap me on the shoulder,"

He only got to nod once before a bright yellow flash zoomed over, and Mori's koala of a cousin clinging onto him.

"Where'd you go?!"

The little boy looked over at you and gasped,
"You got to spend alone time with (y/n)-chan? No fair!"

Honey climbed down from his cousin onto your lap,
"Hey hey, what'd you guys talk about?"

'GET OFF OF ME'

"Oh, well it was mainly just me talking. But Mori-senpai's a great listener,"

Honey nodded his head in agreement,
"Mhm! The best!"

Meanwhile, the other blonde of the group stared at you from a distance.

"Look at him... worming his way into a prestigious group like ours, poisoning the minds of our members!"

Haruhi sighed while rolling her eyes,
"You really need to stop staring at (y/n), he's really good at noticing when someone's doing that,"

Right on cue you turned your head around, locking eyes with Tamaki, startling him.

You just gave him a quick wink before going back to talking with Honey, making Tamaki's face turn a slight pink for two different reasons.

'Why the hell did I wink at him? God this host stuff is starting to get to me'

You ended up taking a bit longer than the other hosts to meet up after the event was over, mainly because you wanted to thoroughly make sure no trash was left behind. You might've been a little lazy, but you weren't a litterer!

"-They're gonna know I'm really a girl,"
Was all you heard as you arrived, an expression of shock on the faces of the hosts.

Oh yeah, physical exams.

~•~

"I don't get why they need to check how much I weigh, that's no one's business but mine!"

Haruhi nodded,
"I was never a fan either,"

The two of you got to the door, taking a collective deep breath before peeking your heads through.

"Sorry we're late!"
You barely got to finish your sentence before Haruhi was grabbed away from you, with Tamaki assuring her that no one would find out about her secret.

While the other hosts gathered around a whiteboard to scheme something stupid up, Haruhi came to the realization that if she was revealed as a girl, she wouldn't have to be a host anymore!

"Haruhi, you've got to do this! I don't think I can take being in whatever outfits they've got another time!"
You urged, and she nodded in agreement, ready to save herself and her dear friend.

"Fancy Tuna"

The word seemed to slice through to everyone's minds, and you could sense your friend beginning to hesitate.

"Haruhi. Haruhi please. I know it's good food, but you've gotta think of the bigger picture!"

Noticing you were actually managing to convince her, Kyoya went into action, typing something into his phone.

You felt your phone buzz in your pocket, and opening it up, you found a text from an unknown number.

"Stop trying to convince her and I'll give you [favorite drink] every day,"

That shut you up good.

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I would be swayed by good food and drink too
Ngl