Hostess with the Mostess (a Reader x Host Club Fanfic)

Chapter 16: Challenges and Winners

Renge and (Y/N) passed out the bowls to each of the Host members making sure to put milk on the table in front of them too. (Y/N) made sure that Haruhi was given the normal chili pepper.

"Alright everyone on the count of three, eat the whole thing in one bite." Renge announced. She pointed at the Host members, "The first one to spit out the chili pepper, drink the water, or cry, will loose so let's see how manly you are."

(Y/N) could see the uncertainty and fear on everyone's faces as they reluctantly picked up the chili pepper examining it while determining how much damage a tiny pepper could do.

Renge held the Megaphone in front of Y/N's mouth to begin the count down.

"3..." Y/N started and watched as an unnoticeable drip of sweat slid down Haruhi's face.

"2, 1!!"Renge said quickly already excited for the game to begin.

Renge and (Y/N) watched as all the Host members ate their pepper whole like Renge instructed.

"That wasn't as bad as I th-" Hikaru started before stopping mis sentence. He started sweating like crazy, jumping up and down as his face turned fiery red.

The rest of the members swallowed the pepper already and were opening their mouth wide open, breathing like retarded dragons, as if it were the only thing that could save them.

  No more than 5 seconds later, Honey was on the brink of a mental breakdown. "I can't take it anymore!" He declared before gulping down the milk. But it didn't help as (Y/N) saw as he touched his throat. Then he ran in front of her.

"My throats on fire (Y/N)!" Honey said tears already streaming down his eyes.

"Here Honey, eat this." (Y/N) said grabbing a cup of yogurt and spoon and giving it to Honey. "The dairy ingredients will help it cool down."

Honey swiped it immediatly and began scooping yogurt out and into his mouth, eating it.

"(Y/N) give me one too please!" Kaoru said holding out his hands with a pleading look. His face as red as a tomato and tears were coming out; almost like he was a pre pubescent girl, that had just finished reading the fault in our stars.

She gave Kaoru the yogurt and looked at Haruhi to see how she was doing. She wasn't the first one out. When she glanced around she couldn't find her until she saw her body laying on the ground unconsciouss. She passed out from the pepper.

(Y/N) gasped and quickly rushed over to Haruhi's body and forced her to drink the cold milk.

"Is my Haruhi okay?!"

(Y/N) looked up and could barely make out Tamaki's face as it was way more red and swollen than everyone else's.

  Tamaki was hyperventilating and crying at the same time, but him being worried about Haruhi, while he was obviously in a ton of pain, was a sweet thought.

"She's fine, just passed out. Are you okay Tamaki do you want yogurt?" (Y/N) offered.

"No, I will win this challenge!" Tamaki declared and then winced, "I think I got something in my eye."

"Wait Tamaki don't do th-" Before (Y/N) could turn Tamaki against it, he rubbed his eye. The one, worst thing you could possibly do, after eating a chili pepper.

Tamaki's scream was inhuman as his eye began burning and turning red with thick tiny veins popping out at the edges. If any stranger were to see him, they might just think he was a one eyed ghoul. He ran out of the room, most likely to the bathroom.

So that left Mori and Kyoya in the game. Would Mori win again?

Part of (Y/N) was okay with Mori winning and sharing a room with him. Maybe because she knew he wouldn't do anything.

She stood up and looked over to where Mori was. He was sitting calmly in the chair, but in front of him his glass was empty. (Y/N) couldn't help but laugh at the neutrleness in his face despite loosing. That meant Kyoya had won if he hadn't drank his milk.

When she glanced at him, Kyoya was in the same position as Mori but instead he had all of his milk still in the glass. Renge squealed with a fan girl scream.

"Oh that's my Kyoya!" She squealed.

"Do you like spicy food Kyoya?" (Y/N) questioned.

Kyoya shrugged, actually and directly acknowledging her presence, "I don't particularly mind it. It wasn't as spicy as I thought it would be."

"HOW?!" Hikaru said running up to Kyoya with Kaoru right behind him.

"That was a ghost pepper, how could you possibly eat that without being on fire?!" Kaoru asked astonished.

Kyoya merely shrugged, "I thought I would find it spicy too but it was rather mild."

"Mild? I would hate to see what you call spicy."

"Kyoya, are you a dragon?" Honey asked innocently.

"You really are the ice king...." Haruhi said standing up with a weak voice.

"Oh, Haruhi, you're awake. Do you need anything?" (Y/N) asked.

Haruhi shook her head, "I don't taste the fire anymore, but I think my whole life flashed before my eyes! I never want to eat spicy food again." she admitted full heartedly.

(Y/N) was confused. She couldn't help but wonder how Haruhi passed out from a normal chili pepper. It wasn't that bad, she could eat chili sauce before without passing out. Unless it got worse. Or ... nah, that's impossible, right?