Thank you for all of the new reviews- I appreciate. And so the tale of this eventful day continues…
Chapter 2
"Here we are!" Ringo flicks on lights as she goes through the house. "Now, you guys can sit over there in the living room, and I'll go get the animal cake ready."
She winks at the twins as she passes, and they can feel the lightest blush creep over them.
However, Tamaki sees the gestures and crawls over. "Hikaru, Kaoru, what is your relationship with Ringo?"
They shrug and look away. But Tamaki keeps pestering them.
"Senpai, please sit down. This is Ringo's apartment. She can kick you out of here, so be a gentleman and quietly sit." Haruhi reason with an even tone. Tamaki is reluctant, but shuts up and scrunches into a ball in the corner.
"La, la, la." Everyone listens to Ringo's singing, which is way better than any of Haruhi's lip-synching. Kaoru listens the most carefully. It's not every day you see a girl who sells animal cake and sings like a goddess, he thinks to himself. Wait. Where did 'sings like a goddess' come from? That's insane. And a weird choice of words.
"I'd go back to December all the time," Ringo finishes her song as she sets down a try of fresh, sweet, animal cakes. Honey begins to dig in.
Ringo faces the twins. She looks down at a cup of Lemon Honey Tea. There are 4 square ice cubes and a thing, red straw. She takes a sip. Then she walks up to Hikaru.
"I don't know if you're Hikaru or Kaoru, but take a sip."
"How do you know our names?"
"That doesn't matter. Now do what I asked."
"Fine." Hikaru bites onto the straw and takes a sip. "Bleh. Sour."
Ringo smiles. She takes another sip. Then she offers it to Kaoru, who thinks it is sour too. Ringo gestures for Hikaru to drink again from the cup. He does so, and when he finishes, his eye widen. "How come the first time was sour, and then it became sweet?" He asks.
"It's because when everyone shares something, it makes the world sweeter. I may or may not be able to tell who is who, but isn't that a good thing? Shouldn't everyone be happy just the way they are, and accept it? I think that both of you are absolutely beautiful. So that's why people shouldn't be silent, in the shadows. They should be willing to take their chances on everyone, every day." Ringo doesn't smile. She quietly exits the room. The twins hear a door close softly.
"Hey! Honey-senpai!" Haruhi snatches away the last 5 (Honey was eating unbelievably slow due to Ringo's speech) animal cakes. "Save some for Hikaru and Kaoru. They haven't ate any yet." Haruhi gives the plate to Kaoru and site back down. Hikaru follows her example. But Kaoru just stands there, half dazed. He stutters when he finally speaks. "I-uh- I-I'll go check on Ringo."
Everyone looks up, but Kaoru is already gone.