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"Haru-Chan!" Hunny chimed enthusiastically before pulling unfortunate girl into a tight hug.
"What now?" Haruhi
asked in an annoyed tone while struggling to breathe.
"Come
with me to the bakery, PLEASE!!" Hunny begged, still holding onto
the disinclined Haruhi.
"Can't you go with Mori?" Pleaded Haruhi, hoping the small boy would release her.
"No…" Hunny said disappointedly, loosening his grip on Haruhi, "Today is Tama-Chan's step-great-great-grandmother's 105th birthday and he has to be there to watch her die…"
"Hunny! That's no way to talk about Mori-san's relatives!" Tamaki said, approaching the excited boy and the stuggling girl.
"Tama-Chan told me that! Anyway, HARU-CHAN, let's gooo!"
"Hunny, I don't want to…"
Seemingly out of nowhere, Kyouya pulled Haruhi out of Hunny's arms. However, in order to maneuver Haruhi out of Hunny's arms, Kyouya had to pull Haruhi into his own. Haruhi was shaken by the sudden movement and it took her a few seconds to process what had happened. Kyouya then pushed her away.
"Th-Thanks, Kyouya…"
Without acknowledging Haruhi, Kyouya spoke: "Hunny, when people say they don't want to do something, usually you should respect their wishes…"
"Thanks, Kyouya, I…"
Haruhi was cut off as Kyouya continued, "however, today I think Haruhi should go with you."
"WHAT?" Haruhi asked, truly astounded.
"Haruhi, you're going with Hunny to the bakery."
"YAY!!!" Hunny exclaimed.
After
what had happened involving the astronomy tower, Haruhi thought that
Kyouya's may have had a sensitive side. If it hadn't been for
this, Haruhi wouldn't have been shocked by Kyouya's erratic
proclamation. Having overcome the shock of Kyouya's betrayal,
Haruhi declared that Kyouya was not one to tell her what to do.
"Ah, but Haruhi," Kyouya smirked, "you have a debt."
Haruhi, dumbfounded, found herself unable to argue, and reluctantly went with Hunny to the bakery.
As Hunny and Haruhi made their way to the bakery (via limo of course) Haruhi found herself contemplating Kyouya's motives. Why would Kyouya have forced me to come to the bakery? Haruhi thought. He must be gaining something from this; he does nothing unless it means personal gain. What could he possibly be gaining from my going to this bakery with Hunny?
The words "Oh…my…G-d…" were the words that escaped Haruhi's lips as soon as she stepped out of the limo. The ground below her feet was not elegant marble as she had expected it to be, but a plain dirt path. As she looked around she saw a tiny shack about the size of a broom closet. The land behind said shack consisted only of a dense forest. "H-Hunny, are you sure we're in the right place?" Haruhi asked, sure that this wasn't a bakery, and if it was, it certainly wouldn't suit Hunny's taste.
"Yup!" Hunny answered merrily before skipping down the path to the minuscule shack. Haruhi followed, still baffled by the lack of extravagance.
Inside the tiny shack (Haruhi was surprised that she, Hunny, and some other man fit in it) Haruhi and Hunny were greeted by a stout man with a very lengthy grey beard.
"Hunny-san! It's been too long!" the eager man said while opening and closing several different drawers, as if he were looking for something.
Hunny nodded, "it definitely has! Do you have anything that you didn't have yesterday?"
Haruhi couldn't help but laugh, "Hunny, how often do you come here?"
"Well, normally I send people here for me because of host club duties, but I get food from here at least twice a day…" Haruhi wasn't surprised; after all, this was Hunny.
Having found the object he was looking for, the man exclaimed, "Ah, I have found the key. Come Hunny-san, I have some new treats you may enjoy."
"YAY!" Hunny squealed with delight before following the man who was opening a door with the aforementioned key. The man then pulled the door open revealing a staircase that the three found themselves descending. As they made their way down the stairway the light became dimmer and dimmer until finally they reached the bottom, and they could see nothing at all.
"Now let me find the light…" the man said before the three were struck with an almost blinding light.
It took a few seconds for Haruhi's eyes to focus, but when they did, the sight that greeted her was incredible: there were shelves upon shelves filled with every sweet one could imagine. Cakes, tarts, candy, pies, brownies, cookies, pudding, ice cream, and cream puffs all resided in the many shelves that seemed to extend for miles. Haruhi saw many desserts she had never seen before, and they all looked extremely appetizing to a certain young rich boy. It was enough to make Haruhi sick.
"So Hunny, what would you like today?" the man asked smiling and turning to face the jubilant boy and the still gaping Haruhi.
"OOH!" Hunny shouted excitedly as he ran to pick out the treats he fancied. "I want this one, and this one, and this one…" he said whilst pointing at individual sweets amongst the motley of them.
"Oh, my…" Haruhi muttered before proceeding to follow Hunny and collect all the treats he desired. (Soon she could not carry them all and she got a cart).
About six carts later (that Haruhi had to haul up the stairs) the three returned to the surface and Hunny paid for his purchases.
As Haruhi and Hunny headed back to the limo to return to the host club, Haruhi spotted something somewhat odd. Haruhi, intrigued by this, helped Hunny to put his sweets into the limo and told him to wait there for her while she investigated the odd sight.
There
was a sign that read Library and pointed in the direction
opposite the shack. Why would a library be here,
in the middle of nowhere? Haruhi thought as she walked in the
direction the sign pointed to. After several minutes Haruhi was able
to make out a large building in the distance. She continued to walk
towards it, quickening her pace while curiosity overwhelmed her.
First, an underground bakery, and now a library in the middle of
nowhere? Haruhi began to run, she wanted to see this. And within
minutes she was upon it, the largest library she had ever seen.
Haruhi wasted no time. She ran to the door and attempted to open
it. Locked. What her luck. She screamed inwardly. Kyouya,
you wanted me to see this…Why? Frustration took over. She found
herself kicking the door. "O-PEN-UP!" she yelled, accenting every
syllable.
"Woa, there!" said a ladylike voice.
"Who's there?" Haruhi said, beginning to calm down. Haruhi then watched the silhouette of a person approach and turn into a lovely girl who looked as if she were twelve or thirteen years old.
"Hi! I'm Kyo Ootori!"
… Dun Dun DUN! I felt it needed the sound effect. Anyway, I HOPE YOU LIKED MY STORY, PLEASE REVIEW! I'd love to know what you thought, good or bad. I do realize that my writing style lacks, but I'm trying to improve, so constructive criticism in appreciated! Thanks!
