"Okay, everyone! It's our second day of shooting and we've got a lot of work to do! Each of these episodes is going to be twenty minutes long and we have thirty-four left to film today!"
Jin narrowed her eyes, stifling a yawn, "I-is that why you you told us to come in at 6:30?"
"Yes." Renge looked ready to spit fire, "Even if we somehow managed to film each episode perfectly and moved seamlessly through each scene, we'd still need almost twelve hours to get it all on camera. And since we know that neither of those things will happen today, we'll need as much extra filming time as possible! Now, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Haruhi, to your places!"
The other first years nodded, blinking lazily as they moved to their seats. Hikaru was leaning heavily on his brother, struggling to keep his eyes open. Jin pressed her forehead to the crook of Kyoya's neck. He calmly wrapped his arms around her waist and waited for the four 1st years to get into position.
"Alright everyone? Episode 17: A Challenge from Lobelia Girls' Academy, Scene 1, Act 1: Haruhi goes out for Coffee! And… Action!"
Immediately, Hikaru falls sideways out of his chair, snoring before he even hit the ground.
"Cut!"
Jin yawned, nuzzling closer to her warm boyfriend, "There's anozer one for tha' blooper reel…" she slurred.
* A Challenge from Lobelia Girls' Academy *
"Good! Now you should probably go get into your cosplay! We need to make sure everything fits!"
"I will once you let go of my leg, Honey-senpai!" The girl began staggering to the back of the room, her friend holding on tightly to her and laughing playfully. Jin laughed as well, knowing they probably looked utterly ridiculous right now. But her laughter suddenly cut into screaming when she fell forward.
"Owwww…"
"Jin-chan!"
"Nurse!"
*\/*
"I thought you hired stand-ins for those * bleep *!"
"I did!" Jin and Renge watched as security attempted to get the Zuka club off the set. Haruhi was hiding behind her sister, at Tamaki's insistence.
On the other side of the lawn, they could still hear Benio laughing about how they couldn't possibly be considering replacing the Zuka club with 'extras'. Even so, she and the other two were keeping well away from Jin and her icy glare.
"I hope they catch them soon. We don't have time for this!"
*\/*
"Nice dress. I never realized you guys kept them."
Kyoya sighed, pulling on his black wig while keeping his back turned to the doorway, "Very well, let's hear them."
"Hear what?"
"Any jokes you'd like to make."
"I don't want to make any jokes."
"Oh, no?" He finally turned, raising an eyebrow, "You sure found this hilarious the first time I dressed up like a girl."
Jin hummed, walking up to her boyfriend and adjusting the way his dress skirt fluffed out, "Yeah. It's still kinda funny, because you're the last person I would've expected to go along with it. The humor was more based on your personality rather than your actual appearance. Besides, the first time caught us off guard."
"So, you're saying it doesn't look… bad?"
"No." She pressed a quick kiss to his lips before turn around and walking away, "I'd lay off the purple lipstick, though."
* The Female Host! *
Readjusting her beret once last time, Jin smiled and knocked her hip against the kitchen doors, making them swing outwards for her. The moment she did, someone started talking to her.
"I'm still positive your original outfit would've been just as well received as your current one."
"Were you waiting out here for this-" she frowned, "That wasn't right."
"No indeed. Perhaps we should bring those cue card-mmph!" The boy bit the bread suddenly in his mouth in half and chewed, glaring at the girl who looked far too pleased with herself.
Though, to be honest, it was really good bread.
*\/*
Readjusting her beret once last time, Jin smiled and knocked her hip against the kitchen doors, making them swing outwards for her.
"OW!"
Jin jolted as the door stopped swinging much too early, running around the wood and staring in horror at the boy holding his nose on the other side, "Kyo-kun! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?"
The boy groaned softly rubbing at his reddening nose, "Yes… I was a bit off my mark…"
"Reset!"
* A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family! *
Mori was gently keeping her head upright while Honey knelt beside them, encouraging Jin as Kyoya gently placed a small sushi roll in her mouth, "Jin-chan, you have to eat this now or you could get super sick! Okay? Can you chew that up now?"
It was like pulling teeth. Jin was slowly chewing the fake-fish, clearly running out of strength, and the boy's attempts to remain calm are replaced by panicked looks.
She all of the sudden ceased movement and slumped sideways against Kyoya's chest. The chopsticks clattered into the dirt on the ground as he grabbed at her shoulders and shook her frantically, "Jin?!"
He pressed his ear against her chest before slowly pulling away, " No… please. "
Slowly, the ravenet lay the girl down onto the dirty floor, her hair spread out around her head like a halo. Kyoya cupped her cheek, rubbing his thumb across her skin. Then, tentatively, he leaned down a pressed a soft kiss to her lips.
The moment he pulled away, she gasped and blinked her eyes open, "K-Kyo?"
"Jin!"
The two embraced tightly as the screen faded to black.
Standing offset, Renge was rubbing at her forehead, "Okay… cut off everything that happened after she passed out and he called her name that first time. I need to go talk to the lovely couple about the difference between a documentary and a Disney movie."
*\/*
Kyoya's eyes dipped to the girl by his side one last time before standing up, "It's alright, we'll take care of it. You two were gracious enough to invite us in without much forewarning we were coming, so how about we pay for lunch? You can order some of-of all of your sushi favorites."
The ravenet wrinkled his nose and sent a very pointed look at his girlfriend, "Not a word."
"I didn't even say anything!"
"You were going to."
"True." She kissed his nose, "Let's reset!"
Renge raised an eyebrow, but didn't speak. At least they're not totally all over each other like yesterday. But I have a feeling that Kyoya and Jin 'hung out' for a while last night to get over the fact that they didn't lose each other. Their reasoning is kinda sweet, I guess, but someone should ask Haruhi if she's been traumatized recently...
* Ferret Hunting! *
"I'm sorry, Jin, but I don't know what to say to comfort you."
The girl had another hiccup-like laugh and gave him a watery smile, "I know that, Glasses, 'm not stupid. And, 'm sorry to make you uncomfortable like this, becau- and you're not a- MEH!"
The brunette pulled out of their hug and began pacing, her hands lightly patting her cheeks in time with her steps, "Hemini, hemini, hemini, hemini…"
"What does that mean?"
"It means 'hemini, hemini, hemini…'"
"So… nothing?"
"Nothing."
* Big Brother is a Prince! *
Now it was Jin's turn to purse her lips. She passed the small child off to Tamaki, caught up to Umehito as he walked dejectedly to the doors, and smacked him upside the head.
"Stop it!" She paused, a confused expression taking over before she added on, in the same angry voice, "I forgot what my line was!"
Umehito frowned, rubbing at the back of his head, "Does that mean we have to do that scene again?"
"Sorry."
*\/*
The blond relaxed under her touch, fingers plucking out another note, "You'll sing, won't you, Jin-chan?"
"Have I ever not?"
Umehito smiled before reaching up to tune the guitar. He quickly went through each string methodically, and by the time half of their 10 minutes was up he went to strum the guitar… and started up a fast melody, his head bobbing just a little to the beat.
The others looked at each other in confusion, but Jin just gasped before laughing. It might sound weird on an acoustic guitar, but she'd recognize the song anywhere.
" Been a long time since I rock 'n rolled
It's been a long time since I did the stroll
Ooh, let me get it back
Let me get it back
Let me get it back
Baby, where I come from
It's been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time! "
"CUT!" Renge marched over to the two friends who were high-fiving, "May I remind you two that we are on a schedule? "
"Sorry, Renge, but he played Led Zeppelin… I can't not sing Led Zeppelin!"
* Jin's Unwilling Competition! *
"So… Eiko's getting an extra too… right?"
"Yeah, but only because she's celebrating her mom's birthday. And she can't act."
Kyoya looked shocked and stared at his girlfriend, "You mean to say that you would've invited your cousin to play herself if it were possible?"
"Uh huh."
"Why?"
The Fujioka's straighten their backs, "Oh… we never told you guys!"
"Told us what?"
"We saw Eiko a few months ago, and she was totally civil!"
Tamaki fell backwards onto his chair, "Really?"
"Yeah. She said she was capable of being angrier, and not just with me. Meaning, she's stopped terrorizing me since she has something she's better at!"
"...Wow. Your family is messed up."
*\/*
"You know, I've been meaning to ask."
"What?" Jin and Kyoya skated around the rink lazily while Eiko's stand-in was instructed on the delivery of her lines. The brunette sighed and closed her eyes to listen to the sound of metal slicing over ice, knowing Kyoya wouldn't let her fall or crash.
"When you said you'd go to the Somerset house in England, but only if I paid, was that you asking me out on a date?"
"Not really. More mentioning my lack of travel funds."
"And if we had the time next weekend… would you mind putting your passport to use once again?"
"Get my father to agree and I'd love too."
"HEY! Would you two stop flirting with each other and reset? You're already dating!"
Jin sighed, "Back to work."
* Honey's Three Bitter Days! *
The twins gravitated over to the other two, reaching out in an attempt to hold Honey down. Of course, he started squirming away from them, "What are you doing?"
"Honey-senpai!"
"Just let her che-OUCH!"
"Oops! Sorry, Kao-chan!"
Jin snickered, "Cut! Honey-kun… I know you're upset, but you don't need to smack Kaoru in the face."
"I didn't mean too!"
*\/*
Her classmates were silent, so she rounded off her argument, "And if you think about it, Mori-senpai cares so much about Honey-senpai and his well being… he may be blaming himself for this whole cavity business."
The three lapsed into silence until they walked into their classroom. Kyoya sat down at his desk and smiled up at Jin, who popped herself up atop said desk and almost immediately slid back off again.
Renge cut the scene as the three started laughing, Jin using Kyoya's desk to remain upright.
* Sick Day! *
"And have you faint on the way? Strange, but I'd rather avoid that."
"I won't faaaa…" Jin's eyes rolled back and her whole body became a deadweight. Of course, right at that exact moment Kyoya's foot stepped on a sheet of paper laying in the hallway. The two went down hard.
"Owww… owowowowow."
"Jin? * Bleep *, my head… are you alright?"
"Yeah… your body cushioned my fall."
"That's good. Do you mind getting off so I can breathe?"
"STOP HURTING YOURSELVES! RESET!"
*\/*
"Hika-chan?"
Tamaki zoned back into reality to see the redhead standing a good 10 feet away from his senpai, "Uh… couldn't someone else do that, Honey-senpai?"
Honey's face twisted into a scowl as he marched over to the 1st year, shoving the bowl into his hands and dousing the both of them with the now lukewarm water.
"Ahh! Sorry Hika-chan!"
"Eeeeeehehehewwwwwww!" The twin jumped away and started waving his hands around, shaking off the 'sick' water, "You got her germs all over me!"
"Dry off and reset! And stop being a Drama Queen, Hika-kun! That's Tama-kun's job!"
"Hey!"
* Haruhi in Wonderland *
"Hold on… Haru, I thought you said I didn't appear until the end?"
"Um, well…"
"Haruhi? Why was I both the caterpillar and… some sort of dark-dressed royalty?"
"Ah… both of your question sort of go together."
Jin and Kyoya spared a glance before turning back to the short brunette, "How so?"
A few minutes later Jin was giggling and poking her sister's cheek, "Aww… you've always supported my relationship with Kyo-kun!"
"No, I didn't!"
"You've dreamed about us getting together!"
"It was weird! And it never happened again!"
"No wonder you referred to me as your future brother-in-law."
"Shut up! Are we doing this scene or not?"
* I'm a Bigger Fan Than You Are! *
"Boys with messy black hair and sassy personalities have literally destroyed my life."
"What?"
"Think about it! Misha Collins, though the hair thing is debatable, and Castiel, Benedict Cumberbatch and Sherlock, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter-" Jin suddenly stopped counting on her fingers and pointed towards Kyoya, "-and now him. It's getting out of control."
Haruhi snorts and starts laughing, "Wow, Nēchan. I never realized you had a type!"
*\/*
"Haru! Haru!"
The brunette jumped in her seat, nearly falling out of it in the process, as her sister ran over to her. For one moment of pure panic, she was worried that somehow Jin knew what she had been thinking even without eye contact.
Thankfully Jin just ran up to her, holding her phone out in front of her with an extremely large smile on her face, "Haru! Haru! It's Nathan Fillion! Nat-en Fill-Aaaahh!"
She lightly jogged around the table and back to where she came from as Renge called, "Cut!"
"No, no! Keep going! I got this!"
* Covering the Famous Host Club! *
Jin watched as the blond pretty much tackled her little sister into the grass. She went to run forward but a hand caught her upper arm before she could move. The grip pulled her backwards into a strong chest, spinning her around in the process so she would meet the kiss head on.
They were allowed to savor the moment for a few seconds before Renge started screaming again.
*\/*
The 3rd year jumped in his seat, "Oh, was I? Right! I wanted to, um," his eyes flicked up to Jin and back down at his desk, "I realize that in our attempt to reach more viewers our newspaper has kinda lost-been-sight-kinda-been… blegh. Line?"
Jin stomped on the ground with her shoes, but her foot got caught up in the heavy skirt fabric and she almost fell again, "You mean I have to trip again?"
"I'll catch you."
"Yeah, but if you slip then I'll take you down with me like last time!"
"...Fair point."
*\/*
He stood up and lead his club members in a bow, "Please help us. Let us do our cover story on the Ouran… ran. The Ouran-ran-ran Host Club."
Jin struggled to hide her giggles even as the extra was dragged off set by one furious and stressed out manager.
* I Wish I'd Never Been Born! *
"Hmm… so even alternate me knew you had feelings for me?"
"Yes. But the alternate you also made the first move so, you know, a couple minor differences."
"Wait…" Tamaki looked at his friends in confusion, "Kyoya… you told me you made the first move."
"Oh… did he now?"
Yup, Kyoya was officially in trouble.
* The Refreshing Battle of Karuizawa! *
Haruhi collapses against her sister's shoulder and mutters an apology as Misuzu-chi ran from the kitchen, "Oh my! You must be the dashing boys Jin and Haruhi have told me about! The famous Ouran Highschool Host Club, correct? Just call me Misuze-meh… why don't you call me my name?"
*\/*
"They're such model employee's, it's a crying shame I can't- I thought I less tiiime for that first part I need slow down, slow dooown Honey, I love you both so much!" The extra, who was dressed up as the Fujioka's 'uncle' suddenly leaned back and gestured grandly at them, "I LOVE YOU!"
The two girls fell onto the floor they were laughing so hard.
*\/*
"Of course. First off, Honey-senpai may be cute, but Misuzu-chi is looking for the more 'attreshive'... kend of geuy to stai herre, so he's ouh."
Haruhi giggled, "Did you bite your tongue, Nēchan?"
"No. But I might as well have."
* Late Night Chats *
Jin pulled her head out, hair a rumpled mess, "I know, right? I just wanna-" She broke off the sentence by dropping to the floor and rolling herself over the blanket, effectively burritoing herself inside, only her feet and some of her hair sticking out of the ends. The lump that used to be Jin Fujioka wiggled twice before going still. A voice called out from inside, muffled from the many layers around her.
" If any of you need me... I'll be starting my life as an inchworm. "
As the rest of the cast started laughing, the lump starting moving across the floor, scrunching up in the middle and stretching back out again, slowly moving towards the doors.
"Cut! Jin-senpai, if you don't know what your line is just ask!"
*\/*
The elder Fujioka pondered the suggestion for a moment before huffing and rolling off her half of the soft blanket. She pulled out Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone out of one of their bags and stuck it into the DVD player, but she wasn't fast enough. Jin turned back around just in time to see Haruhi tucking the rest of the 7 foot blanket under her legs with a smug smile.
"Hey!"
The girls laughed as they pretended to fight over the blanket. Haruhi grabbed her pillow and lightly smacked her sister with it when the sound of a camera going off reached their ears. Frowning, Jin slipped off the bed and walked over to the closet, pulling the door open.
The twins tumbled out, falling into a mess of limbs.
"Wha…"
Quickly standing up, they brushed off their shirts and walked off set without a word.
"...What just happened?"
*\/*
The elder Fujioka pondered the suggestion for a moment before huffing and rolling off her half of the soft blanket. She pulled out Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone out of one of their bags and stuck it into the DVD player, but she wasn't fast enough. Jin turned back around just in time to see Haruhi tucking the rest of the 7 foot blanket under her legs with a smug smile.
"Hey!"
The girls laughed as they pretended to fight over the blanket. Jin whapped her sister in the arm with a pillow, and Haruhi fell off the bed.
"Haru!"
"Reset!"
* Operation Haruhi and Hikaru's First Date! *
"Well I don't know about them, but I'd love it if you called me Honey-kun!"
"Mmm."
"Tama-kun does have a nice ring to it."
Kaoru looked over from the bar seat, "We wouldn't mind it either."
Hikaru, who is sulking for some reason, merely grunts.
And Kyoya… remained silent. Hikaru leaned over and whispered, " I think Kyoya-senpai would prefer you call him Da- "
"Nope!" Beni clapped a hand over the redhead's mouth, "Nope, nope, nope! Rated PG!"
From behind the camera, Renge screamed incoherently.
"Renge?"
"Finally! Finally someone understands! Beni-senpai if you weren't gay I could kiss you! Now reset!"
*\/*
Suddenly the girl slipped off and took a few steps backwards, "Hey, Ben-kun, remember when you used to gel your hair up into spikes everyday for school?"
Beni stops laughing, "Jin-"
"Or how about when you used to strut down your home's hallways, pretending you were a model? " Their roles quickly reversed as Beni started chasing the girl around the room. The others can hardly breathe.
"Oh! Oh! How about how you put on suspenders and pretend to talk like an old man whenever Hiroshi called you old?"
"J-Jin? That's not in the script!"
"What about the time you popped a yoga ball from bouncing on it too much?"
"Stop!"
"CUT!"
The two stopped and stared at each other for a moment. Then Jin moved one foot back and held her hand out to the boy, " In the naaaame of loooove~ "
Beni was still glaring for a moment, enough for Jin to start nervously sweating, before he reached back, " Before you breeeeak my heaaart! "
Jin smiled and clapped her hands, "Sorry about that Ben-kun. Forgot my line."
"I hate you."
"RESET!"
*\/*
The boy didn't get much time to think on that, however, because not even ten seconds after they started clearing away the garbage, Hikaru's mouth was flying loose once again and Haruhi was smacking him across the face.
"That's not something for you to decide, Hikaru! Ahmnahaaa I'm still yelling at you! Pull your… tank top strap up! Yah!"
*\/*
Kyoya's eyes narrowed a little, his hands reaching out to pluck at Jin's top, "You've got a strand of hair… there…" He pulled, but it seemed to be stuck on something, "Hmm."
Jin looked down and blushed, "Um… Kyo-kun? Maybe I should get that?" She moved his hand away and grabbed the hair with her left hand. Her right reached down into her tank top to move her boobs apart, allowing for the strand of hair to be pulled out from between them.
When she looked back up, her boyfriend was facing the other way, a hand covering the lower half of his face while the top half was completely red.
"Told you I'd get it."
*\/*
Haruhi tilted her head, "Yeah, sure."
"Will you out with me, to- blah, blah-blah, blah~ "
*\/*
Kyoya stumbled against the wall as Tamaki released him to stop Hikaru from eating off Haruhi's cone, and he felt another body collapse against his.
"Oof! Oh, I'm sorry Kyo-kun."
Jin moved away from the wall, letting the boy have some breathing space. It was then that Kyoya realized why he'd been crushed between the cement and the girl; when Tamaki had pulled him inside, Kyoya had wanted to make sure that Jin wasn't left behind. Their hands were warmly clasped together.
He didn't let go, instead using their clasped hands to pull her even closer.
"My apologies."
"Um… Kyo-kun?" Jin blushed, "I-I'm the one who should apologized, I crashed into you."
" I pulled you. If I had grabbed onto your other hand- "
" But you didn't, so don't apologize. "
At the front of the stand, Kaoru was angrily shaking the blond, " What are you doing, it was finally going well! "
" They can't share an ice cream cone, that's indirect kissing! "
" You didn't seem to care when Jin and Kyoya did it this morning! "
" Wait, what? " Tamaki looked over at his best friends before rolling his eyes, "I don't think the term 'indirectly' is what you're looking for."
Kaoru followed the blond's line of sight and sighed, "I thought you guys were going to be more professional today!"
* Playing the Name Game! *
With their small height difference, it would only take one of them to tilt their head to close the remaining distance between them. Her grip on his shirt tightened.
This is a good moment. As good as any.
"I'm baaaack~ "
Tamaki's eyebrows went up as he and the rest of the club watched from behind the scenes, "Wow… they were so close. How many times did they say they were interrupted?"
"Are we talking intentionally?"
"Or unintentionally?"
*\/*
Quickly throwing on a simple Navy blue two-piece, Jin grabbed her usual blue and green towel and went back out into the cafe. A particular head of hair caught her attention and she smirked. The Arai boys were keeping an eye on the pool, right? Which meant she could just relax and cool down in the AC for a few moments.
She was quick to locate the perfect seat.
Her smile stretched into an evil smirk as she crept up behind her boyfriend and stuck her cold and wet hands down the back of his t-shirt.
Kyoya yelped and jumped a few inches out of his chair, fingers clattering against his laptop.
" JIN! "
* Kyoya's Reluctant Day Out! *
"Look at this flyer I found, Kyoya! Doesn't this sound fascinating? Commoners hold these events they call 'Expo's all the time! Products from all around the world are gathered under one roof so commoners can enjoy the joys of expensive traveling without paying as much! Attending this expo will give us, as privileged beings, a better understanding of the Fujioka girls; Haruhi mostly since Jin is at least partially involved in our world. You guessed it, Kyoya! We're going on a field trip! Haruhi and Jin will not be joining us today, as having them around will harm our learning experience by trying to explain everything."
The ravenet on the bed didn't respond. He was still curled up on his side, chest rising and falling in fake slumber.
Tamaki tilted his head, "Kyoya?" He crept over to the side of the bed his friend was facing and almost yelped, backpedaling off the set.
" He actually fell asleep! Quick! Quarantine the area! "
Jin rolled her eyes, stepping onto the set. She sat down on the bed next to her boyfriend, reaching out with her left hand to gently shake his shoulder, " Kyo~ Wake up sleepy head. You can take a nap after this episode during lunch. Come on, De -Ah!"
Kyoya's eyes had opened into the narrowest of slits right before his arm came up to grab Jin around her waist, pulling her down onto the bed with him.
"Uhh… Kyo-kun?" She tried to get up, but froze when the grip tightened and her boyfriend growled lowly in her ear.
" Ten. Minutes. "
The brunette managed to lift her head a little and send Renge a ' help ' expression. Their director was glaring at the couple on the bed, tapping her foot in agitation. She was already wearing her outfit for later on in the episode, but the bright colors did nothing to make her look less capable of murder.
Out of nowhere, the Hitachiins slipped up behind their 'Director' and whispered in her ear. She sighed, then announced, "We're breaking for lunch a half hour early!"
The crew started to chat among themselves, grabbing their packed lunches and walking out the door. Jin dropped her head back on the pillow in relief, glad that Kyoya's impromptu nap hadn't become a huge problem for production.
Until she tried to get up.
Kyoya was keeping her pinned.
" Don't. Move. "
"Kyoyaaaa… I want foooood…"
"I'm not moving."
His stomach growled, and Jin turned onto her side to poke it, "Ha! You're hungry too."
"I'm much more sleepy." The boy rolled onto his back, pulling his girlfriend with him. He cradled the back of her head and pulled her closer, pressing his lips to the top of her head, "Please… stay with me. Ten minutes."
She sighed, but eventually wrapped an arm over his torso and hooked a leg over his waist, "Fine."
*\/*
"I simply want you both to understand that since there is no one of consequence to me as to whether I can speak the lines as written."
Kyoya scrunched up his nose and rubbed at his eyes, "That nap was a mistake."
His girlfriend lightly kicked him underneath the table, "No * bleep *, Sherlock."
*\/*
She's completely unaware of her sister sneaking off to Kyoya's other side.
"You're buying that for Tama-kun and the twins?"
He shrugs, "Well, it does look like something they'd enjoy, so-"
Jin pops up onto her tiptoes once again to kiss his cheek, but he turned his head at the last second and captured her lips with his instead. She pulled back and swatted at his shoulder, "Kyoya!"
"Reset! You've been doing so well today, Kyoya-senpai! Don't muck it up now!"
"Apologies. Couldn't resist."
* A Stressful Dance! *
She went to read about the fall sports starting to recruit when her vision was suddenly filled with a blond head of hair and purple eyes.
"Yes, Tama- ehhh! "
From behind the newspaper, the twins had snuck up behind their boss and gave him a little shove, almost forcing him to kiss his female classmate. Thankfully for them all, Tamaki managed to turn his head at the last minute.
Unfortunately, the two also tumbled to the ground, the newspaper flying wildly out of Jin's hand. Tamaki grunted and pushed his hips up, getting his already bruising waist away from the chair seat it had fallen into.
" That hurt. "
"Tamaki. Please move you hand."
"Hm?" The blond looked down at the girl beneath him and realized that his hand was pressed right in between her… he gulped and looked away.
A hand grabbed the back of his school jacket and yanked him to his feet. Tamaki squeaked in terror when he discovered it was Kyoya.
"Um… I can explain?"
*\/*
She laughed again, allowing him to spin her twice more. The two continued floating across the dance floor, unaware of how the entire congregation had stopped to watch. There was one group of girls who were sitting at a table, arms crossed and huffy expressions on their faces, but the rest were cooing and melting against each other.
The music slowly began to wind down, Kyoya moving his hand from Jin's to wrap around her back instead, holding her close. Tamaki stood up from his chair, leaning over the white tablecloth of the table.
He continued to stare as they moved progressively closer. Confused, he looked down at the twins, who were staring at the table as though they were expecting a beating.
" Did you forget your lines? "
They shook their heads just as all the extras gasped. Kyoya and Jin were kissing in the middle of the ballroom, lit up from the overhead lights like they'd just dropped out of an honest-to-god fairy tale.
"CUT! Hikaru! Kaoru! You have a line there!"
"Right!"
"Forgot!"
Now Tamaki was really confused, "What?"
"Kyoya-senpai said this was our punishment for pushing you onto Jin-nēchan earlier."
"We had to let him experience what was supposed to be their first kiss if we hadn't interrupted."
* Chika's "Down With Honey" Declaration! *
Hoping that no one would be too hurt by the time she got upstairs, Jin ran as fast as she could out of the library. A few random students called out congratulations on being crowned queen last Friday, but she barely heard them. Why is Honey-kun fighting another student? He's usually never so aggressive, even when upset!
As she approached the music room doors, her phone went off again.
Haruhi: False alarm.
Wha-
BAM!
Jin ran straight into the door, knocking her face against the wood before falling backwards.
"OW!"
"Jin!"
Kyoya jumped onto the set, quickly followed by the others as Renge began lightly hitting her forehead against the table in front of her.
*\/*
Pulling back, Jin stands up and looks down at the boy. He's frantically trying to push himself up, but the dagger embedded through his shirt collar and into the floor keeps him pinned down.
"Hey, Chika."
Riiiiiiip.
The boy rolled away and jumped to his feet, "I'M FREE!"
Jin stared with wide eyes as the boy stood up and started parading around. His collar had a small nick on the side where Jin had stabbed at the edge, not in the middle, giving the younger boy the opportunity to free himself.
*\/*
"It's totally normal, and way boring. We're going to find something more entertaining~"
Hikaru's voice cracked suddenly at the very end, and he stopped skipping with his brother, "We're going to find something more entertaining~"
Kaoru smirked and sang back, just a little higher, "We're going to find something more entertaining~"
The twins laughed and Jin tilted her head, "Have you boys ever thought about joining the choir?"
* A Fight Between Old Friends! *
As the official locked Jin's equipment into her own box, he shakily made his way back to the middle of the room. Standing opposite of the spectators, they could easily see how his arms were trembling.
"This match between Master Mitsukuni Haninozuka and Honorary Matron Fujioka will continue until one opponent has been rendered defenseless, or completely overpowered. But… if we could not have a half-hour long match like last time, that would be appreciated." He cleared his throat and raised a trembling hand, "Are you both prepared? Then, you may begin!"
" Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh~
Oh-oh-oh~
Oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance~ "
The room looked around in confusion, trying to figure out where the singing was coming from. Renge was screaming at some poor camera men, but Jin and Honey looked pleased. Just as the chorus started up, they started dancing in sync.
" I want you love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance~
(Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh~)
I want your love and
All your lovers revenge
You and me could write a bad romance~
(Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh~
Oh-oh-oh~
Oh-oh-oh
Caught in a bad romance~)
The music suddenly cut off and the two fighters/dancers were laughing, exchanging high-fives while their audience applauded.
*\/*
Jin breathes in sharply, but she returns the grip. Slowly, she sits up on her bed and leans in closer, their fingers falling in between each other's. She pauses when she can see herself faintly reflected in Kyoya's glasses.
" I promise. "
Kyoya hardly hears her, beginning to lean in when, as his luck would have it-
"JIN-CHAN!" Honey-senpai was wheeled into the room on his own hospital bed, the host club right behind him. "We can share a room now!"
Everyone cheers, but they're quickly cut off when Kyoya grabs Jin's Bokuto from underneath the hospital bed and points it at them.
"Kyo-"
"Get out, or I will skewer you."
The hosts turned and ran for their lives, Jin's hysterical laughter chasing behind them.
* Lobelia Girls' Academy Strikes Back *
"Chizuru was more into Jin, but Benio was all over Haruhi."
"And there's no telling what was going through Hinako head."
Ranka let out a horrified screech before calmly sitting back in his seat, "Well, obvilosilil-lil-lil-ly~ Sorry."
*\/*
Jin was giggling, lightly biting down on her thumb as she read over her script. She faintly heard familiar footsteps right behind her before a pair of lean arms wrapped around her waist, a chin resting itself on her shoulder.
"What's so amusing, Darling?"
The brunette smiled, pressing her cheek against the boy's temple, "You're so clingy all of the sudden, Glasses. Why is that?"
"I do believed I asked my question first."
"Oh… well, I was just reading the script and…" she snickered, doing her best to look at her boyfriend out of the corner of her eye, "Did you really see me turning around in slow motion when you guys came to collect me?"
Kyoya hesitated just a second too long.
"You did! Oh my goodness, could you be even more cheesy?"
"I could dip you at the altar at our wedding."
The girl froze as he pressed a quick kiss to her cheek, walking away as if nothing was wrong.
"Wait… altar? Wedding? Kyoya, come back here you little *bleep*!"
* Jin Takes A Risk! *
It was all true.
Kyoya liked her.
Meanwhile, Kyoya was quietly running back though his words, knowing he must've said something terribly wrong. Jin had gone very still in his arms and he was trying to think of an apology -though he wasn't quite sure what for just yet- when she looked up at him. There was something... different in her eyes as she stared at him. He didn't dare speak.
And, as it turns out, he didn't need to.
Kyoya watched as hesitation momentarily filled her face before she quickly pushed herself up onto her toes-
"Oh, Jin~senpai~"
"Kyo~ya~senpai~"
"Where are... you~?"
The couple froze, their lips literally a few millimeters away from each others.
" They did not… "
The twins burst out of the bushes, all grins, "Ah, there you two are!"
"Did we interrupt anything?"
Jin's lower eyelid was twitching, and she opened her mouth to tell them off, but whatever she was about to say was quickly muffled by Kyoya's tongue. It was perhaps the harshest kiss he'd ever prompted, not that she was complaining, but by the sound of gagging off to her right there were two people in the near vicinity who were .
"Alright, you two. I think you've proved your point. Please stop trying to eat each other's faces and reset. Hikaru and Kaoru? You're going to be wrapping up all the cords once we finish shooting."
"Awwww! We were just having fun!"
"And besides, Kyoya-senpai and Jin-nēchan are clearly having more fun."
There was a faint pop from behind the twins right before Jin answered, a little shakily, "You ruined the memory of our uninterrupted first kiss. I think we reserve the right to traumatize you."
* The Door the Twins Opened! *
Tamaki, with as much grace and inner peace as he could muster, did not in fact give into his desire to strangle the two identical boys, "For the last time today… Hikaru, Kaoru? If you are not going to tell me whatever it is you're trying to tease me with, please leave me alone."
Hikaru laughed leaned backwards over the back of Tamaki's couch, staring at the blond upside-down, "No way, Boss."
His brother copied his move, "We're havin-WOAH!" Kaoru suddenly slipped onto the couch cushions, his feet falling over his head as his hands scrambled for purchase on the couch cushions, "HELP!"
Tamaki slipped an arm over his torso to keep him pinned to the back of the couch while Hikaru and Jin grabbed at the redhead's legs. Renge simply threw the pile of papers into the air and walked away.
*\/*
"And this is-"
Kyoya leaned forward, right hand outstretched for a handshake while his left arm wound itself around Jin's torso, "Kyoya Ootori, Jin's boyfriend, also second year. I trust your flight was-"
"She could do better!"
The ravenet froze, his smile still on his face as he slowly turned to look over his shoulder, "Excuse me?"
The twins stared back with blank faces before they took off for the other end of the set… or possibly Canada.
* Until the Day it Becomes a Pumpkin! *
Surprisingly, Ayame was the one to look over her shoulder and smile at the other brunette, "Nonsense! Even if we don't pick your idea, I for one would like to hear about what commoners do for fun and relaxation!"
Do jello-shots count? Another couple blinks, "Well, I always enjoyed… um…" Jin's eyes went wide and she stared at her desktop, snapping her fingers, "A… oh my god, it's on the tip of my tongue."
"Bonfire?"
"* BLEEP *! YES! THAT THING!"
*\/*
A lid slowly swung open, revealing Nekozawa-senpai curled up inside. For once, the boy looked completely at home in his surroundings. His shoulders weren't slouched, and while the smile on his face wasn't any less evil than before, it lacked the occasional nervous dips that came with him being in a brightly lit atmosphere.
"Ume-kun? What are you doing here?"
"Hm… two reasons. One, I overheard a few weeks ago that my old music tutor and friend is now in a relationship with a particular… um, what's going on?"
The coffin lid was slowly closing again, completely cutting Nekozawa off. The group stared in confusion as there was a faint knocking sound coming from the inside right before it reopened…
...and closed again.
"Uh… can we have someone come over and check the machinery in Ume-kun's coffin? Thanks!"
* Family Outings! *
"Well, we should probably follow them…" Tamaki froze in the middle of a step when a familiar hand fell on his shoulder, gripping it tight.
"No need to act so tense, Tamaki. As much as I… wish I knew my lines, I'm afraid that's not the case."
*\/*
" I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I´m sure~
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door~
Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself do-own!
Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're coming around...
I'm walkin' on Sunshine~
Woah-oah!
I'm walkin' on Sunshine~
Woah- WOAH!"
Jin fell flat on her face, straw and grass sticking to her cheek.
"Ow…"
* Mori-senpai Has an Apprentice Candidate! *
"Don't be ridiculous. He hasn't hinted to being interested in you, yet."
The brunette opened her mouth, but just then Tamaki announced, "I'm not exaggerating when I say that most of Mori-senpai's charm comes dirict… dirict? Dirict-i-de-do-da! Sorry."
*\/*
"No, it's alright. I'd probably just pull you down with me." Ritsu tried to wave her off, but she grabbed his right hand and yanked, pulling him straight to his feet. The boy was so surprised he took a frantic step forward… and tripped.
"Ah!"
"Eep!"
The redhead managed to catch himself just before he flattened the other girl, and he immediately paled, "Oh my… I'm so sorry!"
" Kasanoda… would you mind removing yourself from above my girlfriend? "
Kyoya's cold tone almost froze Kasanoda completely were it not for his demand to move. Hastily, he rolled to his side, managing to pale and blush at the same time as Jin was helped up, "I-I'm sorry! I… I'll just go reset."
As he hurried away, Jin frowned and lightly hit Kyoya's chest, "Yandere."
* Tamaki's Unwitting Depression! *
Tamaki scowled at the headline of his script, "Okay, which one of you named this episode?"
*\/*
"S-s-so… Haruhi is… a girl?"
The four hosts surrounding him flashed red glowing eyes, snarls kicking up another notch. "How much of her maidenly terra-incognito did you- ah , incognito. Boo."
*\/*
"Why don't you have a hat on?"
"C-couldn't find it." Now that various parts of her were warming up, the cold parts were becoming much more prominent. Thankfully, Kyoya's whole person was radiating a comfortable level of heat. She sighed softly as the tip of her cold nose buried itself into the crook of Kyoya's neck and shoulder. And even though she knew it probably wasn't all that great for him -she felt him shiver when she did it- Jin didn't hear him complain.
She smirked against his collarbone before quickly moving her hands down and underneath Kyoya's shirt, pressing her freezing cold hands against his bare back. The boy shouted in alarm, back arching at the sudden shock.
"JIN!"
The brunette was laughing as she quickly removed her hands, "Couldn't resi- IIIIIIIST! KYOYA! "
While she'd been distracted, her boyfriend had placed his hands underneath her shirt, resting on the curve of her waist. His hands were just as cold! The brunette attempted to run, but Kyoya grabbed on tight, pressing his cold fingers against the bottom of her ribcage as she shrieked at the feeling.
"Reset! Stop messing around, you two! We're almost an hour behind schedule!"
*\/*
The four looked at the boy expectantly. Usually, calling him 'King' got him to snap out of every funk he managed to get himself into. It was like a fail-safe reset button. Unfortunately, he just gripped the black fabric tighter, a soft whimper escaping with every exhale. Jin was now efficiently pinned, her skirt drawn so tightly around her legs that she couldn't escape his hold on her. But she simply patted his head softly.
"There, there, Tama-kun."
The twins grabbed the blond by his shoulders and tried to haul him away. Jin squeaked, her hands grabbing at her skirt's waistline, "W-wait! Guys, stop! He's still got a grip on my skirt! S-stop! AH! NO!"
A sudden pull had managed to pull Jin's skirt all the way off the curve of her backside, dark blue panties exposed to the world. Quickly, Tamaki let go of the black fabric and the three boys turned around, red-faced and spewing apologies. Jin frantically pulled it up, blushing just as hard. She could hardly stand to look Kyoya in the face, which would've been difficult anyways with him staring off the in other direction, his ears a very prominent red that matched the back of his neck.
"RESET, YOU PERVERTS!"
* For the Heart of Jin Fujioka! *
Quite a few miles away, Kyoya Ootori sighed in content as his cool grey eyes looked out the window. Two lithe arms were crossed over his shoulders and upper chest, holding him a little closer to the warm body he was leaning up against.
Jin rested her left cheek against the top of her boyfriend's head as they lounged in the window alcove. This was truly a rare treat for either of them, having a spur of the moment lunch date such as this. Even though it was now far too cold to have a picnic outside, they were plenty comfortable in the little seating area beneath the window.
FOOMP!
"Ahh!"
The couple jumped up from their spot, Jin spitting out rose petals. The whole window alcove was down buried in the things, the girl's bento box completely hidden from sight.
The two looked up and glared at the raised platform, "HIKARU! KAORU!"
"She's our unofficial older sister now, Kyoya-senpai!"
"This is your hazing week in order to be allowed to date her!"
"I'm already dating her, you * bleep *!"
"CUT!"
* And so Kyoya Met Him! *
"Alright… five more to go. We're almost done!" Renge's announcement was met with cheers and even a few tears of joy. "Let's power through, people! We'll need everyone on the main set to start… where's Jin-senpai?"
Haruhi cleared her throat, "Renge… you didn't perhaps have her go 'inspect' the kotatsu to make sure they were working, right?"
"Why do you sound so nervous?"
The short brunette sighed and walked around to the 'set' for the club room, "Because of that."
Jin was fast asleep, most of her body curled up beneath one of the many kotatsu dotting the set, her arms and head propped up on a pillow.
Kyoya went over to wake his girlfriend up as Haruhi turned to explain, "If Nēchan gets underneath one of those, she's usually out like a light. Just for future reference."
" Uhhh... no... I don' wanna get up... "
* The Power Couple's third-wheels !*
Kyoya responded with a smirk before sitting up slightly, using his hand to steer Jin down for a proper kiss on the lips.
The two broke apart when a pencil hit Kyoya's shoulder before rolling away across the floor.
"Oh my- get a room, you two! Geez!"
Haruhi frantically started packing up her stuff as Jin started laughing, "I thought you two were over the lovey-dovey Honeymoon phase? It's disturbing enough to see Kyoya-senpai doing those things, but the fact that he's doing it with my sister is-" she was cut off with her own fake gagging. Kyoya had recaptured Jin's lips while her little sister had gone on a tirade.
"Please keep in mind that we all use that couch, Nēchan! Also, fair warning, the walls are thin!"
And she quickly shut herself into her bedroom, unable to not smile along as her sister's laughter followed her. It grossed her out… but she was undeniably happy for her sister.
Even if she was the occasion-
" Jesus! "
Thud!
"Oof!"
Haruhi's eyes narrowed when she heard her sister crack up again, opening up the door and peeking out. She started laughing as well, along with the rest of the crew. Kyoya was sitting on the floor by Jin's feet, rubbing at the back of his head.
He'd fallen off the couch.
"Are… are-pffft ha! A-are you okay-ha-ha-haaaa!"
The ravenet glared at his girlfriend, "Your concern is underwhelming. And I'm fine, thank you very much."
* The Host Club Declares Dissolution! *
Tamaki leaned forward, " We've decided to go with the 18th century French cosplay tomorrow night. Our rose designs will be delivered and attached to the carriage before we go out, as well. And after the parade, everyone will gather for an outdoor dance that will end with a firework show!"
Jin and Kyoya glanced at each other before the girl's foot lightly kicked at the blond's leg, "And the fireworks are going to be done by professionals , right? We don't want a repeat of our last dance, do we?"
Tamaki chuckled nervously, "No… it'll be professionally done. And they should be going off somewhere above the school instead of in the courtyard. Nothing to worry abo-"
Wheee~
The group looked up in alarm as a random firework went off above their heads, just a little too close for comfort. The hot ashes rained down on them.
"Jump ship!"
The host club clambered down and ran, Jin squeaking in panic when her skirt began to smolder, quickly stomping on the burning edge while her boyfriend grabbed a cup of water to help put it out. Hikaru and Kaoru tripped over their own feet, rolling over the grass. Honey was quickly scooped up by his cousin, Mori using himself as a shield for the smaller boy as he ran. Haruhi, of course, ran to the tree line and found shelter, quickly starting to shout at her boyfriend for running around the square like a moron.
"Professionally done, you said! Nothing to worry about, you said!"
*\/*
The brunette started furiously scrolling up and down the excel file as Kyoya turned in his seat, "Participating in the auction for the use of the main parlor withstanding, you had a 18th century period styled carriage shipped all the way from France instead of using the one provided by the school. Your impulsive behavior is going to get us all into trouble one day."
His girlfriend nibbled her bottom lip, "It's… not too bad. Fixable… but… oh. Kyo-kun, did you mean for me to see this?"
"See what?" The ravenet leaned over and his eyes went wide, "I swear I don't recognize those."
"It's your laptop, Kyo-kun. Who else could've…" they exchanged unimpressed looks before she raised her voice, "Okay, you two! How did you manage to hack Kyoya's computer?"
"Don't know what you're talking about, Jin-nēchan!" The twins were hiding, as per usual, behind a nearby pillar, "You're so accusatory today!"
"Altered photos of me in the nude? Really?"
Tamaki choked on his own spit as the twins started laughing, "Wow! Your boyfriend is even more sexually frustrated than we thought!"
Jin rolled her eyes, "If he wanted nude photos of me, he would ask for them before trying to make them himself. Stop hazing him, you hear me? And besides," she squinted at the screen again, "You didn't even get the right measurements. My chest is bigger than that. "
"HOW MANY TIMES!" Renge shouted, "PG! WE'RE RATING THIS DOCUMENTARY PG!"
* A Light in the Darkness! *
Kyoya's mouth actually fell open as all of the pieces suddenly clicked into place. Jin kept going, like she was trying to push the words out of her mouth as fast as possible, "Eclair told me about it. I- she was talking to your father before she called for me. She's already got him on a leash, which means he's at her beck and- phaaaa! Wrong! Damn it! Can I try again?"
Behind the scenes, Renge's head was in her hands. She simply lifted one hand and made a circular motion, without even looking up. Reset.
* This is Our Ouran Fair! *
Jin's head jerked to the left, surprised, "What?"
"Please. I've hurt them enough by dragging them into the club without thinking of how it would affect their lives. Now that I'm disbanding the club, I can't just let them handle the bangl- Bangladesh? Yeah, I can't just let them handle the Bangladesh on their own. That wouldn't be fair."
Jin grabbed the sides of the window, laughing so hard her breath was fogging up the glass.
*\/*
The Host Club and their manager watched as Jin did her best to recreate the scene on the carriage. Even though it was only a recreation and she was completely safe, their hearts hammered in unison as the girl hung on for 'dear life'.
"Man… Jin-chan's amazing."
"She's a Boss-ass * bleep *." The others nodded in agreement as she began to pull the bolts out of the front of the carriage.
"Kyoya-senpai, you're literally dating a robot."
"Explain?"
"There's no way an actual human would be capable of these things outside of a Hollywood movie."
"Hey!" The carriage stopped bucking and Jin's head peeked above the seats, "This isn't as easy as it looks so if you could stop distracting me I'd greatly appreciate it."
"Sorry, Jin-chan! You're just too cool!"
"Noted."
"Reset!"
*\/*
The couple parted, eyes half-lidded in the dim glow of the fireworks as the lights around the courtyard turned off for optimal viewing.
" I don't think I'm entirely convinced. Prove it to me again, Glasses? "
" As you wish, Darling. "
"Oh, why don't you two just elope for goodness sakes?"
Everyone started laughing, Tamaki holding Haruhi tightly as the twins complained about her stealing their line. For once, Jin and Kyoya didn't seem to care, too busy kissing each other in the low light.
* Time Skip *
"We're done!"
The room exploded into cheers and high-fives, everyone quickly starting to pack up. Jin sighed and pressed her forehead against Kyoya's shoulder.
"So... how long is the blooper reel?"
Renge glared at the hosts before turning around and walking away.
"That long, huh?"
Kyoya sighed, slipping an arm around Jin's waist, "Well, blooper reels do tend to help boost prices. I doubt she'll be complaining in a week."
"Yeah, the rest of the school gets to see how you're all idiotic, possessive, and crazy. Oh, and we all swear. Yeah, that'll definitely make the host club popular."
"More than half of those outtakes were of you and Kyoya-senpai unable to keep your hands off each other."
"The sales will be just fine."
Jin rolled her eyes, but smiled anyways as the group of eight walked out of the music room, talking about what to expect when they reopened the Host Club doors tomorrow afternoon.