Aki Saito's Story

Ever since he joined the Host Club, Seiji noticed no one really bothered him. Other boys kept their hands off of him, he didn't get beat up anymore.. He owed the club a lot, so he really hoped he could repay them one day. Putting those thoughts aside, he made his way to the club room, "Ohayo! I'm here, sorry I'm late!" He grinned to his fellow hosts, announcing himself in a very loud and childish manner. He skipped over to his station and sat down cheerfully on his designated couch, right next to Aki. There were plenty of girls waiting on him, including the girl he sat next to, named Aki Saito. He was a little cautious, because this girl, along with Riko Murasaki were known as what the club likes to call 'Host-hoppers'. They also joking called their habit the 'Host-Hopping disease'. Seiji wasn't too concerned though, because he didn't mind if she chose another host as her favorite, he simply enjoyed eating cakes and talking with the girls. He would enjoy their time together, regardless of how short she decided to make it. He would have no hard feelings once she decided to leave him. It wasn't like Seiji was attracted to girls anyway... He was strictly attracted to guys... He only enjoyed the company of girls as friends, nothing more. Though he kept his sexuality a secret, he didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.. besides, if they found out he was homosexual, he might lose customers and thus hurt the club in the long run. He let a pout cross his lips, but played it off gracefully with his next statement.

He looked over to Aki with an apologetic look, then to the rest of the girls sitting around him, "Gomen ne. I need to check my blood sugar before we begin our evening, ladies." He blushed a bit, pulling out a small black bag with his materials inside. He quickly pulled out the materials, making quick work of the process. With a quick poke of his finger by a little pen-like device, a small bead of blood formed on his finger and he put it on the little strip. He waited a moment, then grinned in an ecstatic manner, "Yay! I can eat cakes~ My blood sugar is low~" It wasn't good news, but for Seiji it was the best. He hated when his sugar was high. If it was high, he had to watch his diet, and that meant he couldn't eat a lot of sweets... most of them were really high in carbohydrates and sugar, neither of which were good for him when it got too high. He put up the device that checked his sugar, and properly disposed of the dirty testing strip before giving the girls a huge smile.

"Alright, all done! What do you want to talk about? We'll start with Aki-chan, and take turns. Sounds fair, right?" He nodded to each of the girls in a chipper tone. He grabbed himself a piece of cake, serving one to each of the girls before sitting down with his legs crisscrossed Indian style. His olive green eyes shifted to Aki, "What cha wanna talk about today, Aki-chan?" He asked with an innocent look on his face, curiosity bleeding through. He began wondering who he would ask to the dance, seeing as he was expected to go as a host. It kind of was their duty to attend... The only girl he knew that was around his height, that didn't already have a date was Aki. He honestly didn't want to go with a girl...and had one or two others in mind that he would prefer to ask... Hideki, Ryuu.... but he wasn't sure if either saw him in that light.. or if they were even interested in guys to begin with. That was the challenge, being attracted to other guys...it was hard to ask another guy if they were bisexual, heterosexual, or homosexual...many took the question offensively. He took a big bite of cake, and giggled happily, awaiting Aki's topic.

"What Seiji-kun? What do I wanna talk about?"

Seiji nodded intently, taking a small bite out of his cake. He loved hearing about the girls and their daily struggles. It was cute, and he did his best to give advice, but needless to say he wasn't always very helpful. His green eyes looked to each of the girls, and he took a napkin in his hand, wiping a bit of cake off of one of the girl's faces. She blushed a dark shade of red and Seiji just gave her a warm smile, his main focus still on Aki as he awaited her topic.

"Oh Seiji-kun!!"

The girl put her hand on her heart, and Seiji tilted his head a little confused by the action. He stayed silent however, taking another bite of cake. I wonder what she's going to choose to talk about. He thought to himself excited, almost jumping up and down in his seat, that is, until her true topic came to light.

"You're such a gentleman! But I wanna talk about you Seiji-kun. You're family or hobbies. Anything."

Seiji instantly felt his stomach sink to his toes. He hated talking about his family, and his hobbies...? It consisted of musical instruments and baking. None of it he found very interesting for casual talk.. He let out a small sigh however and put the brightest smile he could manage onto his face before taking one last bite of cake before he began telling the girls about himself. Several were sitting on the edges of their seats, some where recording with their phones, others were snapping photos of him, it wasn't actually allowed, but Seiji didn't see the harm in it. It was just a few photos and a video about his personal life, which he didn't plan on going into great detail about, "Well.. I like to play the piano and the flute." He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck with a blush on his face. He never really admitted his hobbies to the girls before, seeing as he was a replacement, he was the new candy. They didn't know anything about him, "They're pretty fun, and when I'm not doing that I'm baking, or playing games with the Hosts."

Then he took a big bite of cake. He really didn't want to talk about his father so it would take a little motivation to get the topic going. He scanned the room for Ryuu, but to no avail. Where's Ryuu-kun...? Then his eyes searched for Walker, who seemed incredibly busy, and finally they landed on Hideki. Hideki didn't seem too busy, but he didn't know how to excuse himself from the ladies. Eventually, he gave up, looking down at the floor, "My Okaasan (Mother) died when I was younger, I live with my Otosan (Father).. It's just the two of us. Not a lot to tell. Gomenasai~" He laughed it off, offering each of the girls more cake before his attention turned back to Aki. Her questions made him nervous, but he had to be a pleasant host. He had to suck it up. He kept his playful smile on his face as he addressed her, "Aki-chan, anything else before another question is asked?" He inquired, making sure she felt just as special as his regular customers. Just because she was a host-hopper, doesn't mean she wasn't just as important as the rest. In fact, it kind of made her and Riko special. They gave all of the guys attention, but he figured they'd pick a favorite eventually. It's a lot like tasting cakes.. Now that he thought about it, that comparison was kind of dirty. He was really glad he didn't say it out loud.

"That girl...Riko-chan... S-she..." He almost began crying just watching her cry, and eventually he did. He knew Walker wasn't trying to be mean, but seeing girls cry, it really got to Seiji. Most of his customers began trying to calm him down, offering him cake and other sweets in attempt to soothe him. Though Hikaru ran after him, making Seiji smile a bit, "J-just like a Hero." he whispered under his breath, wiping his eyes, "S-shall we continue ladies...? G-gomenasi.."