I KNOW I KNOW
Everyone does HikaruXOC things nowadays. But really, this idea popped into my head and I just thought I'd roll with it :D
This is all after the fair, the next year. So Hunny and Mori are gone. Flew away.
BYEBYE!
I don't own Ouran High School Host Club – IF ONLY I DID D:
So enjoy!
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"Hey look over there!"
"Whoa, what happened to her?"
"Is she alright?"
Normally, Hikaru wouldn't be drawn in by the crowds, be the one wondering who, and why? Normally, he'd be the centre of attention, along with Kaoru, and occasionally Haruhi after some harmless prank that had caused some form of uproar. None the less, the crowd of students were huddled round someone – something – with invisible boundary lines, forbidding them from entering a small circular space they had graciously left around whatever it was in the centre. Yet, here he was, after leaving Kaoru at the fountain, making his way toward the dense mass of students.
"Is she dead?"
The one whispered comment he heard made his heart skip a beat. He did not know who it was, he did not know why they were 'dead' – but the possibility of a death on campus scared him. He began to sprint, and pushed his way through to the centre ring of people, soon followed by Kaoru, apparently shocked by his sudden run.
He saw her. He wasn't quite sure what to make of her though. He'd seen her around school now and then, shared a few lessons, and had picked up from the whispered rumours that she was a new pupil, after moving from England.
She was rather pretty, he couldn't deny it. Pure, unblemished white skin, and hair as dark as ivory laid flat and tangled upon the cemented floor of the courtyard. He broke the boundary rule, and knelt next to her, elevating her head slightly onto his lap. Her head rolled lifelessly against his leg, and he felt a twinge of panic. Kaoru knelt next to him in a quick motion. Hikaru faced him, face emotionless.
"Go get Kyoya. See if he can get a doctor in." He whispered to his twin quickly, wiping her fringe from her eyes. "I'll get her up to the Club."
"Right." Kaoru departed, and as he went, he called to the crowd that she was fine, and that it was nothing to worry about in a carefree, nonchalant manner. The crowd grudgingly dispersed, while some girls looked back, longing to be the one that Hikaru was now carefully lifting into a bridal hold, and slowly making his way towards the 3rd Music room.
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"Kyoya!" Kaoru tripped and fell onto his face the second he arrived. Tamaki flinched at the fall, Hunny looking concerned. The rest, however, simply looked bemusedly at him, while Kyoya didn't make any gesture to suggest he'd seen it.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"You're late." Kaoru grimaced, sure that the Shadow King would have some punishment, but that would come later, I'm sure. "And missing a vital part of the act."
"Where is Hikaru?" Haruhi asked, curiosity getting the better of her.
"A doctor. I need a doctor." Kaoru forced himself up, and looked Kyoya dead in the eye, desperately. Haruhi's face clouded with concern.
"Is Hikaru alright?!"
Kyoya snapped his phone open, nodded briskly, and dialled effortlessly fast. Kaoru breathed out quickly. Haruhi bit her lip.
"Where is he?"
"Where's who?" Hikaru burst in, the girl in his arms, gingerly walking towards the plush sofas coated in host members, who leapt from their seats quickly. Haruhi relaxed slightly, and Kyoya announced the doctors arrival would be in a matter of moments.
"What happened to her?" Tamaki finally said something, as he had been unusually quiet and felt the need to make his presence known. Kaoru retold of how she had been surrounded, and that they had no idea what happened, while Hikaru briskly stood and paced slightly.
"Hikaru, instead of pacing, why not just sit with her. It's obvious you're worried." Haruhi's blunt comment caused him to freeze, and he blushed, unsure of how to answer. This didn't go unnoticed by Kaoru.
"... Why don't we all go wait outside for the Doctor." He announced. "Hikaru, you could stay here and see if she wakes up."
Hikaru dumbly nodded, a faint pink still on his cheeks. Kaoru smirked, and Tamaki shooed them out, still unsure where he lay in this picture. When he was sure they were gone, Hikaru took his place, hovering over her, a soft, warm hand laying in his own. She wasn't injured as such, just unconscious, but it worried him all the same. He began to wonder – why did he worry so much over someone he did not know. He'd already admitted, she was pretty, but somehow she looked different now. The 3rd Music room was lit dimly, and the crowds of people no longer jostled her. He stroked her hair sweetly. She was beautiful.
Her eyes fluttered open as his fingers brushed her skin, and everything was a blur. She gasped, seeing nothing but a shaky male figure above her, and recoiled, pushing him away. Hikaru wasn't expecting it, and was forced back, falling onto the floor comically.
"Who... who are you?" She coughed, looking disorientated and confused. He looked away. He couldn't bring himself to say anything, too shocked by the eyes he had unknowingly met. Such pure, emerald like eyes... "Well? Who are you?" She could see more clearly now, and recognised him from her classes. Didn't he have a twin?
"Hikaru Hitachiin." He muttered, pulling himself upright. "I found you outside, unconscious, so I brought you here."
"Oh." She quietened, yet still looked confused.
"Who are you? And why did you pass out?"
"I..." she hesitated. "I'm the new student – I come from England."
"What is your name?" Hikaru continued, sitting on a parallel sofa.
"Name?" She looked confused for a moment. "Oh! My name is Rose." She spoke robotically, almost as if it was something she had been taught repetitively to say.
He didn't press the matter.
"Why were you unconscious?"
She hesitated again.
"I don't speak Japanese very well yet." She mumbled. His mouth formed an 'o' shape, and nodded. She couldn't understand. He offered a hand to her, and she took it, as they both stood. She seemed a bit unsure on her feet, so he put his arm around her and guided her towards the door.
"Um... Where are you taking me?" She still seemed hesitant, afraid to make a mistake.
"My friends..." he paused, and she nodded, showing she understood, "... have called a doctor?" she nodded again, and spoke softly in English to herself. Looking across at him, she said the cutest thing he'd ever heard.
"You're very sugar."
"I think you mean sweet."
"AH! Sorry!"
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They arrived in the courtyard at the same time as the doctors, and Kaoru grinned as he saw them strolling across.
"Hikaru! Over here!"
Rose tried to speak again. "He is your sister?"
"Brother, actually."
"Oh, sorry again. I get... confused."
"You were close enough."
"Pardon?" Hikaru chuckled, and shook his head, dismissing the statement. Rosa shrugged, and the two looked across to see Haruhi and Kaoru coming towards them. Haruhi smiled sweetly at the English girl, and struck out a hand to her.
"Hello! I hope you're feeling alright, you didn't look so good before. I am Haruhi, I think we're in the same English Class. What is your name?"
Rose was petrified, unsure how to answer. Hikaru burst out laughing.
"Haruhi, pick very simple words." He chortled. He turned to Rose and relayed what Haruhi had said, slowly, with childlike words. She smiled slightly, understanding.
"I am very sorry... I do not speak Japanese very well." She said slowly, bowing to the ex-cross dressing pupil. "My name is Rose. It is very kind to meet you."
No one bothered to correct her.
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The doctor checked her over, and diagnosed that it was a wave of nausea from a radical change of diet. Rose frowned, and Tamaki, surprising everyone, said in perfect English "Ill from change in diet. No fish and chips in Japan."
She burst out laughing, and the two began conversing in English.
"Tono, when did you learn English?" the twins chorused, in perfect harmony.
"It's a mandatory subject in France. I take very well to languages, as you can tell with my fluent Japanese." He bragged, slinging an arm around Haruhi. "Do I impress you, my darling daughter?"
"No." Haruhi responded calmly. "Because despite your power with languages, you still fail to call me by my proper name – I am not called 'darling daughter'."
Tamaki went to grow mushrooms.
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A few weeks passed. The host club had a new regular, except, she came after hours. She'd sit for a while, and Tamaki would help her Japanese, and then she would generally just have fun with the twins. Haruhi found she got a lot more study in then she used too, with less disturbances from the duo of insanity poking her every three seconds. She didn't miss them – she spent her lunches spending time with them, they were always close. She liked Rose; she obviously doted on her music and seemed very determined, much like herself with her law. It was also nice having another girl around, and not being dressed up by the twins any more (Rose was perfect - model thin. After prompting from Tamaki, she managed to say that her family funds were made through her mother's modelling contracts; she was a big shot overseas, and now spreading to Japan – Rose still being the favourite.
The more Haruhi thought about it...
She seemed perfect. Too perfect. She didn't feel threatened – Tamaki made sure Haruhi was always loved wither she wanted to or not.
Just she felt a little envious. She just needed to see her fail at something – anything – and she'd be happy.
She looked across at the twins, spinning Rose round like a rag doll, as she squealed and became dizzy, as she was set down; she immediately fell, laughing on the floor. The twins smirked, setting themselves next to her, but were unable to stop themselves joining the infectious laughter.
"ROSE!"
The doors flew open, and a tall, overweight man powered his way across. Rose gasped, and leapt to her feet, suddenly spouting fluent English. The host club gathered together, Tamaki hissing translations.
"Rosemarie, what do you call this?!"
"...My last science paper?"
"And what is the grade?"
"..."
"Rose..."
"D?"
"D! You promised me that you would work harder with this, and I find you being, being MOLESTED by a group of BOYS!?"
Hikaru blushed. "Father! They're my friends! They're helping me with my Japanese, and they helped me when I was sick that day!"
"So these are the friends who persuaded you to miss your singing lesson?"
"Father I..."
"You have one week. If I do not see a more serious attitude towards your studies, you will be banned from seeing these people, are we clear?"
"Yes Father."
So she wasn't very studious. That'd do for Haruhi. She smiled a secret smile, and offered to help her study. Rose thanked her profusely.
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"Haruhi!" She spun around at the sound of her name, and saw Rose running toward her grabbing her into a hug. "I got a B I got a B! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Aha, it's my pleasure!" Haruhi laughed a little, as Rose removed herself.
"I want to thank you properly. Come with me!" She squealed, taking her newly found friends hand, and pulling her along.
"Rose, what is it?" Haruhi gasped, as they finally stopped their marathon sprint, and glanced around. All she saw was an empty room.
"I spoke with my father – he has enormous connections in the Pol... political society." She flashed her new found Japanese tongue happily. "And he arranged for a member of the parliaments from England to meet you. He is, how you say, a big wig in English Law! And he brought a translator and everything!"
Haruhi fainted.
Yep. Haruhi liked this girl.
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Hikaru had grown to love music lessons. He sat between Kaoru and Rose, and chatted to them all lesson, excluding when Rose as taken out for half an hour for her singing class. He was in the composition group, along with Kaoru, and they simply sat at the computers, Sibelius open, clicking away while laughing at the podgy teacher with a huge nose.
This week however, was slightly different. A very embarrassed looking Rose was marched in by the individual singing teacher, who announced she had to get over her fear of singing n public. The Music teacher agreed, and then called the classes' attention to the shy teenage girl, who was mouthing for help from the twins. The twins waved. Rose gave a silent groan.
So, the teacher sat at the piano, a score from the musical 'Chess' placed in front of her, and a final plea given, before the opening bars were played. Rose avoided meeting eyes with anyone – especially the twins – and finally sung.
"If it was love, I would give that love every second I had... and, I do. Did I know where he'd lead me to? Did I plan, doing all of this, for the love of a man?"
The class was silent, the shy, sweet voice overwhelming them. Hikaru stared, eyes wide, neck craned, absorbing every note, every vibrato, and every decibel of music that flowed from her lips. Kaoru noticed, and smiled softly to himself, watching his expression move with the lyrics.
"Heaven help my heart... the day that I find... suddenly, I've run out of secrets, suddenly I'm not always on, his mind..."
As the song came to a close, the Ouran pupils waited with baited breath for the elegant finish that came with this score, the rit, the depletion, the perfection.
"Heaven, help, my... heart-..."
There was no applause. Instead, as the final bar closed, they all turned back to their work, as if it never happened. The Music Teacher thanked Rose, and she replaced her music into her small bag, returning to sit with Hikaru and Kaoru.
"That was..." Hikaru began, but Rose cut him off.
"Awful? I know. I lost it somewhere in... Translation. I didn't get the proper emotion across" She sighed. "It was my... urm... Magnum Opus in England."
Hikaru watched her in confusion.
"What did I say wrong now?" she sighed, scraping her hair from her face.
"... Nothing. Absolutely nothing – Tono did well. Just..."
"What?"
"... Nothing."
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CUT!
:D
There is chapter one. There are two pairings here – HikaruXRose (Obviously) and see if you can guess the subplot romance :)
Peace and Love people, peace and love.
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Lindsey
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