oKAY so this is my first fanfic for OHSHC! It's an idea I've kind of had at the back of my mind for a while; I've toyed with the idea a bit, but I've never written it down before!
"HARUHIIII!"
The brunette flinched as the familiar singsong voice called from the back of the room. She sighed and turned around. "Yes, senpai?"
"Are you going to come with us to investigate the thing!?" Tamaki's gaze sparkled. Whatever 'the thing' was, it didn't have much detail about. The nature of 'the thing' wasn't much discussed, either. All Haruhi knew was that there were rumors flying around the academy that something weird had happened, and now everyone wanted to find out about it.
Even the Host Club,
Especially the Host Club.
Actually, ever since Tamaki had declared 'Operation: Try and find the source of the rumors going around the school', that was all the Host Club had been able to focus on. Why they cared about it so much was a mystery, but it gave the guests something to talk about.
"Do I have a choice?" Haruhi asked dryly.
"Well, no. But I thought it would be polite to ask!" Tamaki frowned. "I mean, if you're going to have to participate in all of the Club's activities, you should at least be treated in the correct manner!" The blonde pouted slightly.
"Okay, let's just get going." Haruhi had learned by now not to be concerned or alarmed at his mood swings, as they were quite normal for him.
And so Operation: Try and find the Source of the Rumors Flying around the School officially began!
The entire club searched everywhere for the source of the rumors, but to no avail. They had searched every nook and cranny of the academy, but nothing came up. They thought they had done a thorough search, until a few hours later, when Kyoya finally decided to say something.
"You know, Ouran Academy does have a basement." He said quietly with a smirk.
"It does?" Kaoru leaned forward, one eyebrow raised skeptically.
"Yes. And it just so happens to be the only place we haven't looked yet."
"You mean….." Tamaki frowned. "We've spent the whole day looking, high and low….."
"…AND YOU DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US!?" He grabbed Kyoya by the shoulders and shook him violently. The shadow king's glasses fogged and he remained unaffected by the blonde's assault.
"Does that really bother now? What we should be looking for is the source of the strange rumors." Haruhi pointed out.
"Knowing our King, that's probably the last thing on his mind right now." Hikaru shrugged. "First, is shaking the life out of Kyoya…."
"…..Second is probably himself….." Kaoru added on.
"…..And then he'll focus on the strange rumors." The twins said in unison.
"Right, whatever." Haruhi rolled her eyes in exasperation. Another necessity for surviving even one week with these weirdos, is to never take anything the twins say seriously.
"Okay! New plan!" Tamaki, having finished his attack on the shadow king, now stood straight as he decreed new instructions. "We shall now commence 'Operation: Find Ouran Academy's basement'!"
"Sir yes sir!" Everyone stood at attention, arms held up in a salute.
And the search began!
I mean, it was easy though. The basement is always under the building. But given that the Host Club was full of idiots, they didn't figure that out until later. Kyoya already knew, because he was Kyoya. But he was also an asshole so…..he never said anything.
Eventually, however, they did find it.
"Here it issss~!" Tamaki called, holding up a key to a door. "I can barely contain myself!"
"Please do, senpai. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself." Haruhi deadpanned.
"Well, of course you would say that. My own daughter is concerned about her father~" Tamaki swooned, causing Haruhi to back away. "Now let's unlock the basement!"
It was evident almost immediately that the basement hadn't seen human contact for some time. It was dark and musty, and a pale light filtered through boarded up windows. Other than that, nothing was unusual, other than the surprising amount of junk, and the faint roaring noise accompanied by a faint blue light…..
"Hey! What's that up ahead!?" Honey jumped off of Mori's shoulder and pointed at the light. A small orange arrow continuously blinked at it. "Maybe it's the source of the rumors!"
"Maybe it is. That arrow sure seems promising." Kaoru said thoughtfully.
As they walked, however, they all began to notice something strange. Not just that the light was gradually getting brighter; the roaring sound was getting louder, until it completely blocked out everything else. The basement had an unsettling atmosphere over it, heavy as a blanket.
Then, when the roaring was far too loud and the light couldn't possibly get any louder, then buzzing stopped. All that remained was
Complete.
And utter.
Silence.
"Where'd all the buzzing go?" Honey mumbled nervously, clutching Usa-Chan tightly.
"I haven't the slightest idea. The light's gotten brighter, though." Haruhi shrugged.
Mori, who had been quiet this entire time, suddenly spoke up. "Maybe the light and the sound are connected." Everyone turned to face him.
"That seems rather plausible." Kyoya nodded.
Suddenly, the silence was broken by a massive tearing noise coming from the swirling blue light! What's more, the light was steadily getting bigger.
"Um….what's happening!?" Haruhi yelped, scooting back nervously as the light seemed to reach out and try to grab her.
Tamaki, on the other hand, had other plans. He stepped in front of Haruhi bravely. "Don't worry, my precious daughter, I'll protect you!"
"I'm not your daughter, senpai…." Haruhi said in an exasperated manner. Naturally, her words were wasted on him.
Suddenly, a tendril of light tried to wrap itself around Tamaki's leg, causing him to jump backwards with a surprisingly doglike yelp of terror. "N-never mind!"
Haruhi rolled her eyes. "So much for being my 'brave protector.'"
That was right before the strange swirly light thing started pulling things into it—including the Host Club!
"What the hell is happening!?" Haruhi shouted as she grabbed onto a stack of boxes to try and prevent from getting sucked in.
"It appears the mysterious portal has begun to work in reverse and start pulling things in from here." Kyoya replied calmly, fixing his glasses.
"Isn't there a way to stop this thing!?" The twins shouted.
"I'm afraid not."
And with that, everyone was tugged inside of the portal. It gave one last roar before it sealed up. The basement was dark once more.
