Ouran Host Chef (Kyoya x Reader) Ch. 4

“Ugh!”

“Hold still!”

“I don’t like how this feels! It’s so girly!”

“It’s a dress! It’s not manly! Hush up and for Pete’s sake, stop moving!”

You flinched when she pulled the fabric tighter together and zipped up the back of the dress. And once it was over, you didn’t even realize you were holding your breath until you heard her sigh in relief.

She grabbed your shoulders and turned you around to where you were seeing yourself in the mirror.

“There. See, don’t you look pretty?”

You looked yourself up and down, on the outside showing a frowning disgust, but on the inside…you thought you looked kinda nice.

“I hate it.”

She sighed and held back an eye roll. “Come on, you’re used to wearing dresses, you shouldn’t be so negative every time you put one on.”

You twisted your neck to look at her and smile. “I hate it.”

“Ow!” You yelped and rubbed the center of your forehead, where she flicked in you out of annoyance.

She plopped a hand bag in your hand and smiled warmly at you. “I know this will make you uncomfortable, but just smile and at least try to have fun.”

And with a kiss on the spot where she abused you, she was practically pushing you out the door.

“And try bringing home a cute one, okay?”

Your eyes widened as you looked back, but she was already shutting the door. Glancing around at the empty street, you sighed deeply. And with your arms crossed, you began walking down the street.

“Wait, Y/N!”

Furrowing your brows, you turned around and once you saw the running figure of Haruhi, you smiled. “Hey, Haruhi. You’re walking too, huh?”

She shrugged as she stopped and you both continued walking. “My dad’s not home around this time. So, you’re stuck with me.”

She stepped in front of me, moving her legs so she was walking backwards and looked you over.

“Wow, you look great, Y/N. You should wear dresses more often.”

She looked up and her happiness faded once she saw the frown on your face.

“No, thanks.”

You took the moment to look over her outfit. Of course, it wasn’t some poofy dress. It was a suit, most likely one provided by the host club. And you were sure that if anyone from school actually saw you both together, they’d assume the most logical thing.

*honk* *honk*

You both slowed down and looked back. You mentally groaned.

“Oh, great.”

By the look of the sleek, long black limousine, you already guessed it was some group of girls ready to jump Haruhi’s bones and stampede over you to do it.

But that thought left when the sun roof rolled down and two familiar faces poked out.

“Hey, sis! Hey, Haruhi!”

As soon as the car came to a stop, the door to the side facing you opened up and you both peeked inside, to see Tamaki relaxing in the seat right in front of it, Kyoya sitting beside him, and the legs of the two boys that first greeted you, standing beneath the exposed top.

Tamaki spread his arms.

“Good evening, ladies. It’s far too cold to be walking out here. Care for a ride?”

Haruhi rose an eyebrow. “Uh, it’s, like, 70 degrees out here.”

Without giving her another moment to speak, you grabbed her arm and pulled her into the car with you.

“Come on, Haruhi. As if I want to do any more walking in these heels.”

The door shut behind you and you felt the car begin to move again.

Tamaki was, of course, the first to speak.

“You look absolutely breathtaking, Princess.”

He glanced over at the man next to him and chuckled. “Don’t you agree, Kyoya?”

You gulped and turned to Kyoya, stiff as you awaited his response.

He glanced up from his phone call, then pressed the end button on his phone.

“Y/N, have you picked a song to perform tonight?”

Your excitement slowly faded and you looked away with a bid.

“Yes. I did.”

He smiled in approval. “Good. I have high expectations, so don’t mess this up.”

You glanced back to him, eyes narrowed. “That I can promise. I won’t let myself fail.”

The twins poked their heads back inside the car and Tamaki looked up, while Haruhi also looked between you and Kyoya, pointing a finger between you.

“Wait. So, are you saying Y/N is actually singing tonight?”

Kyoya was typing away on his phone, then put it up to his ear.

“Well, it is what I’m paying her for. What kind of event singer would she be if she didn’t?”

You were glaring daggers of death at him, and the car felt tense the entire car ride to the party.

*****

“It is so good to see you here tonight, my little lambs.”

Tamaki rubbed his chin as he stared out at his audience.

“The Ouran Host club would like to bid you…”

Placing a hand under his chin, he bowed his head.

“Welcome.”

At that single word, the light that made up one of the 3 chandeliers lit up, followed by the other two. The orchestra of violins filled the room, and the applause of the audience, that was only made up of women, rang in the air.

Stepping forward, you tied your apron around your waist and folded your hands behind your back as you addressed them.

“As always, ladies, the host club is here for your entertainment. So we invite you to dance to your heart’s content. Based on your dancing skills, one lucky lady will be chosen as tonight’s Queen.”

You then outstretched your arms and gestured them over to the man standing above you on the second staircase. “The Queen’s reward will be a passionate kiss on the cheek…from our King.”

Tamaki smirked at them all and crossed his arms. "Good luck to you…“ He then brought his fingers to his lips and blew them all a kiss. "My darlings.”

Just that fantasy alone was enough to send the sea of girls into a frenzy. A few actually fainted. And it made you sigh through the smile on your face.

“Look at them. I’m almost embarrassed to call myself one.”

Kaoru came up next to you and bumped your side. “Oh, cheer up, sis!”

Hikaru ruffled your hair and rested his elbow on your shoulder afterwards. “Don’t worry, we’ll make sure you’ll have someone to dance with.”

“Oh, yay, great.”

Fortunately, their attention was moved over on to Haruhi as she was moping at the crowd.

They both appeared behind her with their hands on their hips, speaking simultaneously.

“Haruhi, show some enthusiasm!”

She sighed at them. “Well excuse me you guys, sorry. I’m not used to this sort of thing. I’ve only gone to the festivals held in my neighborhood park.”

You crossed your arms at her. “I don’t really think you can count that as a party. Only, like, 15 people even come to those.”

Kyoya spoke up as he wrote on his clipboard without looking up at her. “Well, since you’re already here, you might as well get something to eat. I’m sure one Y/N’s dishes can raise your spirits. She’s put out quite a spread.”

Haruhi perked up and turned her head to you. "A spread? With….fancy tuna?“

The sound of Kyoya’s pencil breaking by too much force out of surprise made you flinch as the twins widened their eyes.

You furrowed your brows, incredibly confused by what she meant. "Fancy tuna?”

And out of nowhere, Tamaki jumped down from where he had been standing above you and pointed at Kyoya in a commanding tone.

“Get some tuna here right now!”

Which resulted in Kyoya sharply turning his head to you, a voice of seriousness. "Y/N, prepare some deluxe sushi.“

You were even more confused as to their reactions and why sushi was now such a high priority. Yet, you still smiled, though your eyebrow was twitching.

"Uh, okay.” And off you scurried, towards the kitchen.

Haruhi shook her head and reached her hand out in an attempt to stop you. “Y/N, you don’t have to-”

She was interrupted by the twins crushing her in a hug, which only made her frown.

Damn these filthy rich jerks.

*******

Once you had finished preparing the last minute load of fancy fish, you hopped out of the kitchen and made a beeline for Haruhi, who was leaning against a pillar, and being painfully unsocial. Once she caught sight of you, she smiled and waved.

You skid to a stop and outstretched the fresh platter to her with a wide smile.

“Her you go, fancy tuna!”

She giggled a little, bur still took the tray. The entire tray, might add.

“You didn’t actually have to make it, you know.”

You smiled wider. “It’s my job to make those around me happy.”

She shrugged. “Well, thanks.”

And when she turned around to eat her treat, she didn’t notice the whiff of air that came as a result of two figures flying by and you were gone seconds after. And when she did feel the air, she turned back.

“Y/N?”

******

You were kicking the two jerks that kidnapped you, and you were yelling at them to let go of you as they ran away, but it was muffled by your face being buried into one of their backs.

Until finally, they stopped running and you heard one voice.

“Great work, boys. Sozushima will be ready any minute, so let’s hurry up and make her look presentable.”

Kyoya?!

As soon as they let you down, you were looking at the three of them in anger.

“What is going on?!”

Instead of an answer, you were shoved back into a small cubicle and landed on the carpet. You winced at the impact, before looking up to see Hikaru holding a pile a folded dress.

“Get changed, we’ll explain along the way.”

And after tossing them inside, the curtain attached to it shut. You groaned when the dress landed on your face. However, when you took it off and looked it over, your eyes widened.

“T-This is beautiful.”

Kyoya scoffed as he adjusted his glasses. “Obviously. The plan wouldn’t work otherwise.”

“What plan? What the hell is going on here?”

Kaoru leaned against the wall. “To sum it up, the guy you met yesterday, Sozushima, because he’s Kanako’s ex, we have a plan to bring them back together. Sozushima just arrived and we need you to change his mind and go after Kanako by charming him.”

You paused with your dress halfway over your shoulders. “What kind of a plan is that?”

As one of them was about to answer, they were interrupted by what sounded like Haruhi yelling into the room. And all you heard next was Kaoru’s voice.

“There she is.”

Followed by the sound of Honey’s laughter, then Haruhi’s voice.

“You didn’t have to be so forceful!”

“Never mind that, go get changed.”

“Yeah!”

And with a gasp from her, the curtain opened back up and she nearly fell on top of you if you hadn’t caught her.

You huffed as she turned around to start getting herself dressed.

“And why is Haruhi a part of this?”

This time, Hikaru began continuing what he was saying.

“There was a last minute issue. We didn’t count on Princess Kanako’s new fiance to show up this evening to look for Kanako. So, Haruhi here is going to distract him while you talk to Sozushima and the boss talks to Kanako. And when they’re both convinced, we will send one after the other. Simple!”

Your eyebrow twitched as you were about to start ranting, but Kyoya’s collecting voice beat you to it.

“You can’t refuse this, Y/N. I am in charge of you and I say you have no choice to go against it. It’s your job as a host club member to make every girl happy. And you hate to disappoint, don’t you?”

You tensed up, then sighed out of defeat.

“A little accident towards the end of the night might make the evening more thrilling for everyone.”  He chuckled to himself.

“Remember, ladies. There are only twenty minutes remaining before the party reaches its climax. And Y/N, once you finish your part, you need to be on stage to perform for the crowning of the Queen. Haruhi, Kanako’s fiance is in the library downstairs, thinking Kanako is coming. Y/N, Sozushima is  waiting for you in the classroom across the hall.”

Once you looked to see if Haruhi was done, you were shocked at what a wig, dress and some heels could do. “Woah…”

You slid the curtain door open and once the twins got a look at you, they gasped. “Sissy looks so pretty in that dress!”

But once you stepped aside, they practically yanked Haruhi over to the other side of the room. They forced her to sit down beside a table of various makeup items.

Honey came over to you and pulled you over to sit beside her next to a hair styling station. Mori stood behind you and began brushing your hair, which you didn’t expect at all and it admit ably made you blush a bit.

Honey sat down in front of you. “Now remember, you have to ask him how he feels, okay?”

You smiled down at him. “Don’t worry, Honey. I know what to do.”

And after Mori finished putting your hair into a loose side ponytail, there was the sound of the room’s door opening.

“Here you all are! What are you doing? The guests are-"

As you turned around in your seat, you saw the starstruck face of Tamaki as he watched Haruhi stand up and turn to look at him.

You followed after her and saw the more love struck look on his face and it made you crack a smirk.

Someone’s in looove.

The twins appeared on either side of Tamaki with proud smiles.

"What do you think?”

Honey looked up at the both of you in awe. “You both look so cute!”

While you began walking uncomfortably out of the room, Haruhi walked beside you, frowning.

“My face feels heavy and it’s hard to walk in these shoes!”

You groaned. “You get used to it.”

The twins waved you both off as you walked down the hall.

“Good luck!”

******

As soon as you opened the door to the classroom, you saw the back of Sozushima as he gazed out the tall window. And when he heard the door close, he turned and once he saw your face, his eyes enlarged with surprise.

“Y/N? You’re the one who wrote this letter?”

You were confused when he held up a folded piece of paper.

“Letter?”

******

‘I’m in love-love! From the first time I saw you, I’ve been head over heels in love! Hehe! It’s like my heart is stuck in a never ending typhoon! All these feelings of love keep whipping around in my heart like the breaking waves! When the typhoon’s rising water’s come, I want to rendezvous with you on Noah’s ark! I do! I do!'

Your face was filled with embarrassment as you finished reading the letter.

I am going to kill those boys.

“Y/N, I didn’t know you actually felt that way after we met. I admit there was some sort of connection, but…”

Your head shot up. “N-No! I-It’s not what it - I mean I didn’t-”

“I’m sorry, Y/N. I do like you and I am flattered, but I only saw you as a friend. You’re a great girl, but I don’t feel the same way.”

When you actually saw his face, it was one of guilt, but you knew it wasn’t for you.

“You see, another girl already has my heart.”

You gave a weary smile. “I understand. I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had a girlfriend.”

He actually looked up at you, then out the window.

“Unfortunately, she’s not my girlfriend. In fact, I don’t think she wants anything to do with me. In all honesty, she’d be better with someone more self-confident than me.”

He sighed to himself. “That’s why I decided to change. I want to see the world. Hopefully, become a better man. I know it’s selfish, but I wonder if she’ll wait for me.”

“Yes, that is selfish.”

His head snapped back to you, a look on his face as if he had just been stabbed in the heart.

You crossed your arms and shook your head at him. “Do you even realize how much she already cares for you?”

He furrowed his brows.

“It’s Kanako, right?”

He froze up. “H-How did you-”

“Oh please, anyone with working eyes can see that. Look, you can’t put yourself down because things didn’t work out for the best between you two. You don’t need to have self confidence, just confidence in her that she will accept you the way you are. You can’t keep making excuses because you’re too afraid to just talk to her.”

You folded your hands together and glanced back up at him.

“You can’t hope for the best, you need to guarantee it. That won’t happen by wishing. You already know who you should be talking to right now. And it isn’t me.”

His lips parted as he breathed out a response. “Thank you, Y/N.”

You smiled at him right when you heard the door creak open. Looking back, you smiled bigger when you saw Kanako’s heartbroken face at the sight of you two, before she quickly apologized and ran out of the room.

“Wait!”

You turned back to him and nodded your head.

“Go get her.”

Without a second thought, he ran out of the room, screaming her name.

“Kanako!”

You hugged yourself as you walked towards the door. It’s our job, as members of the elite host club, to make every girl happy. And my job as the host chef to make every person satisfied with our service.

“Show time.”

******

Standing atop the staircase outside in the cool evening air, you all waited patiently for them to come out. Honey was looking over the edge.

“Do you see them yet?”

You shook your head as you adjusted your mic. “Any second now.”

And you were right. Not a second later, the figure of Kanako running out onto the gravel came to sight, with Sozushima right behind her.

“Now?”

“Not yet.”

The moment Sozushima grabbed Kanako’s hand and forced her to look at him, Tamaki’s hand shot up.

“Now!”

3 spotlights came on what at a time and brightly shined down on them. This left them staring up at the crowd of girls surrounding them, and the host club members that stood atop the staircase.

You stepped forward to the mic.

“Ladies and gentlemen. It is now time for us to have the final dance of this evening’s festivities. The last waltz of the host club has been chosen for…”

You gestured down to them.

“This couple.”

When Kanako realized what was happening, a look of fear came on her face. She stepped back from him as he pulled his hand from hers and closed his eyes. He put out his hand to her and bowed his hand.

“Princess Kasaka…May I have this dance?”

Her eyes widened with terror as a blush came on his cheeks and he looked back up at her.

For a moment, he thought she would refuse, until she softly smiled and put her hand in his.

“…Yes.”

The sight of it made a grin spread on your lips as you nodded to the band to start.

When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love

When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
Oh, I hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love

I know you haven’t made your mind up yet
But I will never do you wrong
I’ve known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong

You opened your eyes to see the happy smiles plastered on their face, along with the awe of the twins at your voice as they devoured the banana sundaes from your spread. Though you couldn’t laugh, your smile grew larger.

I’d go hungry; I’d go black and blue
And I’d go crawling down the avenue
No, there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
To make you feel my love

The storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain’t seen nothing like me yet

I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
Go to the ends of this Earth for you
To make you feel my love, oh yes
To make you feel my love​​​​​​​

Feel My Love ~ Adele

Once you finished your song, the music changed into something more upbeat and Tamaki outstretched his arms.

“Ah! May this awkward couple be forever blessed!”

You signaled the band to lower the music as you placed your hands on the mic.

“An now, we’ll announce the Queen of the ball. Congratulations, Princess Kanako Kasakasazaki!”

The audience erupted into applause as the happy couple stopped dancing, yet more shock to register on their faces.

The twins popped up in between you and Tamaki. Hikaru pointed at Tamaki.

“And for her reward, a kiss on the cheek from the king!”

Said person smirked and wiggled his eyebrows.

“You ready?”

Kaoru poked in between you and Haruhi.

“Haruhi Fujioka will stand in for Tamaki!”

They both froze up with dropped jaws.

You giggled. “Kyoya did say that a little accident towards the end of the night might make the evening more thrilling for everyone.”

Haruhi’s eyebrow twitched. “There is no way I can kiss her.”

Kyoya spoke up from beside you. “If you do it, we’ll cut your pay by 1/3rd.”

She perked up almost immediately.

“Well, it is just on the cheek, right?”

Everyone watched in anticipation as Haruhi stepped down the stairs and went up to Kanako.

You tapped your chin as a thought came to mind.

“Hm, I wonder if this is Haruhi’s first kiss.”

Once he heard your comment, Tamaki snapped his neck to you. “What?!”

Just as Haruhi was about to kiss her on the cheek, Tamaki ran down the stairs with his arm outstretched.

“Wait, Haruhi- !”

Unfortunately, he didn’t notice the banana peel on the ground left by one of the twins, and when he tripped on it, instead of falling, his outstretched hand pushed Haruhi closer to Kanako, resulting in a full on kiss on the lips.

Their eyes widened as they quickly pulled away from each other. You quietly laughed at the look on Tamaki’s face.

“Not bad for your first event.”

You turned to look at Kyoya as his eyes moved on you. “You juggled a total of 5 tasks just for tonight and you accomplished them all flawlessly. Congratulations. How do you feel?”

You shrugged as you smiled widely and glanced at everyone.

“I think I’m gonna like it here.”