Haruhi sighed as she walked to Ai Academy, a summer daycare and preschool. It wasn't that she hated her job, it's just… The six hosts walking behind her made her a bit irritable.
When they heard she got a summer job for some extra cash, AND so that she could put it on her collage application, they all wanted to tag along. So now all of the hosts had volunteered for Ai Academy, but they had no idea what they were in for…
Once everyone got their badges and checked in, they went into the largest room, for they were scheduled keep watch of that room on their own. A teacher would come in every once in a while from a different room to see if they were okay, but most of the time they were fine.
The boys started to get work sheets and crayons out while Haruhi let parents sign their children at the front door. Once a child was checked in, Tamaki would charm them, make them smile, then help them put away things into their designated cubby hole.
It was only their first week there, but everyone was enjoying themselves; the kids were so much fun to work with! But there were seven little children who stood out the most…
"Welcome, Saya-Chan! My, your hair is so pretty! Who did it today, mommy?" He asked with a smile.
Little Saya blushed and nodded. "Mm-hmm! Lookit, I wore the bow you said you liked, Onii-Chan!"
Tamaki laughed and nodded. "It's very beautiful, princess." He took her coat and hung it up as he let her tuck her bag into her cubby.
Haruhi giggled a bit at the two, along with Saya's mother. "She seems to love him so much… Yesterday she couldn't stop talking about how excited she was to talk to 'Onii-Chan Tamaki' again!" He mom said.
"Yes, he's very good with the children," Haruhi admitted. She said goodbye to Saya's mother, then signed in the next child.
This continued for about another half hour, and soon, the large room was filled with kids, ages five to eight! Once all the children were seated, Kyoya led them in a small lesson in shapes and colors.
"Alright class, who can tell me what the first shape on our paper is?" he asked, pointing at a square.
"Ooh! Ooh! Me!" Tamaki shouted, raising his hand from the back of the class, and jumping up and down. "It's an OVAL!"
The class burst out laughing. "Nooo, Onii-Chan! It's a square!" a few kids chanted. "Silly Onii-Chan!"
Kyoya shook his head and sighed with a smile. "Geeze… See, Tamaki? These kids are much smarter than you," he teased, knowing it was all for the kids. Even Kyoya was having fun.
When they all finished coloring their shapes, it was playtime! But Tamaki noticed a little girl, about the age of seven, sitting in the corner all by herself.
He kneeled down to her level, and pushed some blocks towards her. "Hey… Do you wanna build a tower with me?"
The little girl looked up, and nodded slowly, her golden hair brushing against her shoulders.
Tamaki smiled. "Great!" He started to build the base as he sat cross-legged on the floor with her. "So, what's your name? I'm Tamaki Suoh," he said, letting her build a bit too.
She froze and fiddled with her fingers, then finally answered, "…Tsu…Tsuki…" she said in a voice, almost as quiet as a whisper. She let her fingers dance across the blocks, but never looked at Tamaki's eyes. "Um… C-can we build a house? One with a family inside? Full of a mommy and a daddy… and with lots of little children too?" She asked shyly.
The blonde looked worried for a moment, and then nodded. "Of course…" He brought more blocks along with three mini Barbie dolls, a ninja figurine, then a couple of tiny teddy bears. "Will this do?"
Tsuki nodded and built a wide house with short walls. She let out a few sighs as she built, making Tamaki a bit concerned.
"Tsuki?" he asked, making 'trees' outside of the house. "How many people are in your family?"
As soon as he said he, he regretted it because Tsuki crouched back into her corner.
"Tsuki-Chan? What's wrong?!"
She hid her face in her knees and started to cry. She sobbed, then she looked up at Tamaki. "Only two… Just me and mommy… daddy took my three brothers away, and I'm not allowed to see them forever!" she cried. Tamaki wiped her face and stroked her cheek, making her cry even harder. "K-Ken-Nii-Tan had purple eyes, just like you! A-an' his hair is brownish-blonde, like yours…!" Tsuki threw herself into Tamaki's arms and finally let her feelings out. For months, Tsuki's mother has been worried sick, for she had never smiled, or talked since her husband left.
Tamaki carried her, and rocked her gently. "Shh… It's okay, calm down… The same thing happened to me…" he sighed and let her sit in his lap.
"W-W-What? Why?" she sniffled, going limp against Tamaki's chest. He reminded her too much of her eldest brother, that she couldn't help but feel comfortable around him.
Some tears later, Tamaki held Tsuki with is left arm while her moved some figurines around with his right hand. She held his hand and watched carefully to what Tamaki was doing.
"When I was your age, I lived with my whole family, but my mom was sick all the time," he explained as he put a Barbie, a teddy bear, and a ninja into the block house. "But my grandma didn't like me… When I was fourteen, my grandma told me that if I move with my father, she'll make sure my mom stays healthy… But, I wasn't allowed to see her. I couldn't even write to her." He sighed as he moved the Barbie out of the house.
"T…That's awful…" Tsuki whimpered, looking up at Tamaki.
He nodded and rubbed his eyes. "It was… But, I knew that I had to make a sacrifice for her, so I tried to leave with no regrets. I still miss her though… And I've made lots of friends to help me through it." He smiled as he added a different Barbie doll, another bear, two ninjas, and two weird looking trolls, one with blue hair, and one with pink hair.
The young girl giggled at the funny dolls, and then looked at her hands. "Does that mean… Things will get better?"
Tamaki squeezed her tightly. "It sure will, Tsuki. It sure will…"
She grinned and hugged Tamaki. "Thank you… Nii-Chan…" Tsuki sighed into his shirt and smiled even more when Tamaki hugged her back.
"You're welcome, my dear… If you ever want to talk, I'll be sure to listen," Tamaki told her.
She nodded and pulled back, her dark blue eyes sparkling. "I'm going to tell mommy how much I love her! And that I want to come back here all the time to play with you, and new friends."
Tamaki nodded and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Good girl! Now… Let's go make some new friends, okay?"
"Okayyy!"
Haruhi laughed as she watched Tamaki play with all of the little kids. They all loved him so much. They all liked the others just as well.
"Can we play your game again?" a boy asked the twins. "Yeah! The game! The Hikaru game!" a group of kids cheered.
"Okay!" They both said together, flashing the peace sign."Reeady?" The both spun around in a circle, then put on some hats. "Switchity-Switch-a-roo! Which one is Hikaru?" They chanted.
A girl studied both of them and squealed. "Ahh! I don't know!" she cried, making everyone giggle. They asked to play the game again, and again, and again until someone finally got it right.
Mori and Honey raced gave some kids piggy back rides, and raced while some kids stood at the side, trying to guess who would win.
"Honey! Honey! Honey! Honey!"
"Mori-Nii-Chan! Mori-Nii-chan!"
The older kids sat down and talked to Kyoya, asking questions, and wanting to learn more. He agreed and taught them simple math, and praised them for wanting to learn more.
"Kyo-Sama, you're so cool!"
A bit too soon, the day ended and it was time for everyone to go home.
"Goodbyeeeee!" the host club said as every child left. Everyone did their job in helping with sign outs and clean ups, which made Haruhi very happy.
Tamaki stretched and sat down once everyone was gone, then sighed happily. "I can't wait for tomorrow! I love this so much! The kids… are so sweet."
Haruhi nodded. "I can tell… What were you talking to Tsuki-Chan about?"
He smiled and decided to keep it a secret just between her and him. "Ohh… Just family stuff."
Preview for the next chapter: The troublesome twins
"Hikaru, what should we do?" Kaoru whined, clinging on to his brother.
The elder shrugged. "I didn't know siblings would even speak like that to each other!"
The both looked in horror as two twins, one girl, and one boy, fought against each other about EVERYTHING. Find out what happens next to the next chapter of "Ai-Academy!"
Hii! So how was that? I just came up with the idea as I was working in the library, helping the little peoples with a summer reading program... Should I continue this? Please review and leave suggestions! Thanks!
Ps: For Tamaki's little family of dolls, the barbie represented Haruhi, the other bear was Kyoya, the ninjas were Honey and Mori, and then... I think we all know who the trolls were X3
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