The Host Club, an elegant game between six beautiful young men with too much time on their hands, and the young ladies of the school who also have too much time on their hands.

It was the first day of a new school year, and thirty minutes before the club officially opened its doors for club hours, the elegant Host Club was... well, a mess.

However, perhaps that term isn't quite enough to describe the current state of the group. One scholarship student was passed out on the floor. Another bawled her eyes out crying, "why me?", as a third looked around as though she were going to explode on the club members. Said club members were either running around, not paying attention or in a state of woe from Moko-san's obvious revilement of them. Yes, the term that could best describe the state of the Host Club would be chaos.

And unfortunately for everyone present, particularly two scholarship students and amateur actresses, it was giving the Shadow King a.k.a. Kyouya Ootori, a huge headache.

Not really noticing the faintly evil aura that was growing around the Vice-President of the club, Kanae approached the raven-haired boy with Kyoko following behind her back.

"You're the one in charge here?" demanded the fuming young actress.

Kyouya fixed his glasses as he attempted to hide his annoyance at the whole situation and professionally answered, "Actually, I am the Vice-President of the club, but as the President is currently in his corner of woe, what can I help you with Kotonami-san?"

"How much does she owe you?"

"Excuse me?"

"Don't play dumb with me. Rich people like you never pass up on the chance to profit off of unsuspecting idiots like her," said Kanae, pointing to Kyoko.

Kyouya smirked at her obvious distaste for the wealthy. This girl had some spunk. He was going to let them off, seeing as they didn't really do anything, but he was feeling pretty evil right now. That and he was a bit annoyed by the blue-eyed scholarship student's tone of voice. She's an actress right? As is the other one, granted they're amateurs, but maybe...

"To be exact, Mogami-san's dept to us is five thousand yen, for the service before club hours..."

"Well, she'll pay it when she's ready to," interrupted Kanae, who grabbed a still in shock Kyoko by the wrist.

"Come on, we're leaving!"

Before they could reach the exit though the Hitachiin twins, who were smiling a mischievous grin, once again shut the doors. Kyouya came up from behind them, notebook in hand.

"Wait just a moment, Kotonami-san, Mogami-san. It's five thousand yen for the before hours service, however there is the additional four million yen that needs to be taken care of." The shadow king smiled darkly as the jaws dropped on both girls. He could just be so evil sometimes.

Kanae couldn't believe what she just heard, damn rich bastards. "And just what would she owe four million yen for!"

"Well, it was partly her fault that Fujioka knocked over the vase in the first place," piped up the twins with a shrug.

At this Kanae snapped toward Kyoko with a look that said explain or else."

"Um... well," mumbled a nervous Kyoko, "I might have accidentally knocked him backwards into the vase when I tried to um... help him get away from Suoh-san..."

"Of course," Kyouya started, intervening in the inevitable outburst from Kanae, "since she was not directly responsible, I suppose you can just give the entire responsibility of the eight million yen to Fujioka-san. And of course it won't be your fault at all if he goes homeless because of his debt to us even though it could have been halved with your help." Yep. His headache was definitely getting to him.

Kyoko was really starting to think that this guy was even worse than Tsuruga-san. He was obviously saying that she would be to blame if Fujioka-san went homeless! Great, there was no way that she could just leave the shaggy looking scholarship student with that huge debt now, not without her conscience tearing at her.

"However," continued the Shadow-King-with-a bad-headache, "if you decide to stay and share half the debt with Fujioka, I have a proposition for you that you might want to take."

Kanae eyed him suspiciously. "And what would that be?"

Kyouya smirked knowing that he had practically won already.

"Simple, you are both actresses. You both work for LME productions and have recently made your debut in the popular Kurara commercial, so you already have some experience. The proposition is this: you work at this club, acting as boys. If you can convince all our customers that you are boys, and manage to get fifty customers to designate each of you within a week, all debt on your side will be forgiven."

For Kyoko, this didn't seem like such a bad idea. Sure, she didn't really want to be tangled up in all of this but she felt really bad for Fujioka-san, and if she helped out this way, she could also practice her acting skills at the same time. However, just when she was about to agree, Kanae spoke up again, her face deadpanned.

"I refuse," was the plain and simple answer, there is no way I'm getting involved with this crazy club! You," she yelled, pointing at Kyoko, "if you want to stay and help then fine, but I'm outta here!"

"Ah wait!" cried Kyoko. If she was going to do this, she might as well have someone she knows doing it with her. "Moko-san wait! We can't just leave Fujioka-san on his own like this!"

"Not to worry Mogami-san." said Kyouya, seemingly unphased by Kanae's response. "If Kotonami-san does not wish to take part it is completely understandable. It is difficult after all to act out the part of the opposite gender. It's quite understandable that as someone new to acting she would feel overwhelmed with the part."

At this, Kanae stopped dead in her tracks. Oh no he didn't. Did this guy seriously just assume that she could be overwhelmed with a role? And such a ridiculous role too?

That was the last straw for her as she turned around and once again faced the young Ootori with a look in her eye that dared him to say that to her face.

"Want me to prove you wrong, four eyes?" she spat.

The shadow king smiled inwardly. "So I take it that the both of you will be taking my proposition then?"

Kanae was on fire now, that comment really stung. "Of course we're taking it! I'll show you that underestimating me was the biggest mistake of your life!"

Hook, line, and sinker, this was just too easy for him sometimes. "Very well then," said Kyouya closing his notebook, "You'll be starting tomorrow."

Poor Kyoko was still wondering what the heck just happened while Haruhi was even more confused, having just woken up.

Tamaki, by now recovered from the trauma that Kanae gave him, bounded up to Kyouya.

"How wonderful! All three scholarship students working together in our club! Ah, and it looks like our little piglet is finally awake again!"

Realizing that he was referring to her, the remembrance of all that just happened to her hit Haruhi like a ton of bricks. "Oh right...I'm in debt to this weird club. Mother in heaven what did I do to deserve this? Is it because I spent too much on the tuna for dinner last week? And now it looks like Mogami-san got caught up in this too..."

The host club king took a seat in his "throne" and took up his regal stance again as he spoke to all three honor students.

"It's decided then! Haruhi will work as the errand boy for the club while Kanae-san and Kyoko-san will become temporary hosts! Everyone! Let's work hard together to make the Host Club's new school year a great success!"

"Yes sir!" replied Hikaru, Kaoru, and Hunny with a salute, while Mori simply nodded his response.

Kyouya then turned to Kanae and Kyoko feeling much better now that his headache was starting to fade. "Well ladies, I look forward to seeing this performance," he said with a smile. "By all means, show us your skills."

Kanae stared at him challengingly. "I intend to."

Kyoko sighed. It was really starting to grate at her. Absolutely nothing about this school was normal!

Meanwhile, at LME Headquarters...

Walking through the halls of LME was its top star, Ren Tsuruga, and his manager Yukihito Yashiro. Although the widely famed actor wouldn't admit it, he was actually quite worried about a certain red headed actress, even though he knew she was just at school. It was just school, but there was one fact that irked him.

"You know, I haven't seen Kyoko-chan at all today," said Yashiro all of a sudden, as if reading Ren's mind. "It's kinda odd. Usually, she's here every day."

Ren responded, trying not to sound too concerned, "Mogami-san is starting school today. You remember, she never went to high school, so the President recommended her to one in the area."

"Ah, is that so! She never said a thing! What school?"

"Ouran Academy."

"Eh? Ouran! That prestigious school for the rich? How on earth did she manage to get into that one?"

"The President pulled some strings, so that all she had to do was pass the entrance exam and she would get in on full scholarship, or so I've heard."

Yahiro chuckled at this a bit. "So, she told you but not anyone else huh? Well, good for her. It's great that she'll get to experience high school life."

Yeah, it was great. However, what was bugging him about the whole thing was the fact that the President referred her to this school. Ren didn't know much about Ouran Academy, but the fact that the ever-eccentric President Lory was connected to it enough to get her in just like that, had to mean that the school wasn't very normal.

Maybe I'm just thinking too much, but just to make sure... I think I'll go pick her up from school tomorrow. If I'm right about the school, knowing her, that girl has probably gotten herself into some trouble already.

Back in the halls of Ouran Academy...

"Aaahhh-chooo!"

"Are you getting a cold or something?" asked Kanae. "If so, stay away from me, I don't want to catch whatever you've got."

Kyoko rubbed her nose and sniffled a little as she answered. "No, someone's probably just talking about me behind my back..." And I'll bet everything its Tsuruga-san complaining about me again!

"Well, whatever it is, don't you dare get sick this week, or that Kyouya guy is going to horde it over me if you don't show up!"

Kyoko sighed for what felt like the hundredth time. I really just want to get in bed. Maybe I'll wake up and find out it was all just a dream... as if.

I guess "normal" just isn't in my dictionary of life...

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Author Notes: Somehow this turned out to be more of a Kanae/Kyouya chapter. Poor Kyoko hardly got any lines in this! Definitely wasn't planning for that to happen, it just kind of happened! Next chapter I'll give Kyoko a bigger part since Ren will be entering in that chapter.

I know some of you asked that Kyoko not owe any money to the Host Club, and I didn't really want to do it that way myself, but I really wanted to give her and Kanae the chance to show off their acting skills, so it ended up like you read it. Kyoko owes half the original debt of Haruhi, but even if she didn't have a conscience and wanted to leave poor Haruhi with that huge debt, their is no way she's getting out of it now that Moko-san has been enraged!

Sorry for the long wait guys, but hey, I'm as amateur as you can get, so please don't strangle me for it XD

Thanks for reading! Review please!