One thing that she had not explained at their brief meeting was how annoying she could be. Hikaru couldn't walk down the halls without Reika popping out of a corner or classroom and yelling, "Say yes, Hitachiin Hikaru!" Just to make sure no one was confused as to whom she was addressing. Soon it progressed into signs with the same phrase scribbled onto it in different colored markers. Reika would get more and more creative each day. On the third day, Hikaru burst into Reika's classroom soaking wet.
"Fine! I'll do it," he practically shouted.
Reika smirked evilly, and flounced out of the classroom.
"Good. We'll discuss contract terms now."
Once they were a good distance away from the classroom, Hikaru glanced down at his much shorter companion.
"You can be really annoying, you know that?"
"So I've been told."
"Just wanted to make sure you knew." They meandered down the corridors until they reached the third music room. Reika led Hikaru to the same wooden tea table they had used the previous time. From the pocket of her school uniform, she pulled out a piece of paper with spaces for both of their signatures.
They were in the middle of dissecting each line of the contract when Tamaki, Haruhi in tow, waltzed in. The King and Haruhi had finally gotten together. For a period of time, Hikaru had been bitter toward both people, but after about a week Hikaru's grudge dissipated, along with his feelings for Haruhi.
"Oh! Hikaru, not doing anything naughty to Rei-chan, are you?" Hikaru was in the middle of shaking his head when he turned around so fast he gave himself whiplash.
"King, you were in on this? What about you, Haruhi? You too?!" He spluttered a bit, gaping at the other three people. Reika gave the King a high five. Hikaru groaned, and fell back into a sofa. Haruhi looked at him sympathetically.
"Come on, come on! We need to finish going over this thing and have your John Hancock scrawled onto the bottom." Reika tried pulling Hikaru off of the sofa, but he held on to the arm tightly, grumbling about 'wanting to take a break.'
"Um, Reika? I think someone's coming for you." Haruhi's voice cut through their bickering. She was looking through the space in between the heavy double doors out into the hallway.
"Who?"
"I'm not sure…but they're wearing the Takamura ties…"
Reika's breath caught in her throat. She whirled around to face Hikaru, who was sprawled on the couch lengthwise. "Quick, hide!"
With a sudden burst of energy, she pulled Hikaru off the couch and into a broom closet. She closed the door behind her softly, but made sure to leave a little crack to peep through. Haruhi had gotten the drift that Reika didn't want to be seen, and was greeting the men at the door.
Hikaru rubbed his neck while sitting on an upturned bucket. "Why'd you pull me in her-"
"Shh!" Reika put a finger to her lips, shutting Hikaru up.
"Who're they?" Hikaru whispered.
"My bodyguards. The old guy standing in front is Lee. He's the butler. I have no idea why they're here." She could hear the conversation taking place outside.
Haruhi had let the men and Lee in, and they were currently sitting on the sofa.
"Reika-san isn't here right now…do you want me to-"
"Oh, no, that's perfectly fine, Haruhi-kun. We're here to see Hitachiin Hikaru? It is to our understanding that Takamura-sama and Hitachiin-sama are dating…?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, but Hikaru's not here either."
"That's alright. We'll wait another ten minutes, if you don't mind."
Haruhi shook her head slowly before leaving to do her host duties. Tamaki was already entertaining customers.
Hikaru let out a long sigh. "Well, we just have to wait another ten minutes, right? No biggie."
The interior of the closet was dark and dirty. Even in a school like Ouran, the broom closets went uncleaned.
Hikaru had found a spider and was letting it climb all over his hand. It had tried to escape, but he had stopped it before it scuttled away. The spider was trying to escape again, crawling around and around. He watched it with fascination, and tapped Reika on the back. She was busy looking through the crack in the door.
"Hey Reika, look at this spider-" She whirled around, her hair whipping his hand and setting the creature free. She let out a small surprised 'eep' and backed into a broom. It fell sideways, and clattered against the stone floor. There was a silence afterwards.
"What is going on?" Lee's polished shoes clacked against the marble flooring and got louder and louder. Reika crawled over to Hikaru.
"Quick! What do couples do in a broom closet?!"
"Uh…I don't know……kiss?!" He had barely coughed out his words before Reika planted a big wet one on to his mouth. His eyes widened a bit, but he could feel her lips moving in silent words against his skin. 'Play along,' she mouthed. He nodded a bit, trying not to make (much) noise. He tried not to focus too much on the ridiculousness of the situation, and just on staying quiet. It wasn't that hard, after all. She was a surprisingly good kisser. They both heard the door opening with a creak and Lee's surprised 'Oh!'
Reika turned from Hikaru and glanced at Lee. A sheepish smile, accompanied by a beautiful blush, spread across her face.
Lee's moustache bristled as he said, "Well!"
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Reika had been whisked away by her bodyguards, and Hikaru had been interrogated thoroughly by Lee. The two met up in the halls the next day.
"Congratulations. My dad now thinks we are madly in love and his first grandchildren are on the way." She was happy, and Hikaru was just a little saddened.
"So…um…is that it? The contract, I mean."
"Yup. Pretty much. Payment will be made ASAP." She turned to leave, but he grabbed her arm.
"Um…maybe…we could continue the…um…contract thingy?" He blushed at the knowing look on Reika's face. "I mean, just in case your dad is still suspicious or whatever." He fidgeted under her look. She took a few steps forward until she was practically pressed up against him.
"Sure. But just in case father is still suspicious. Or whatever." She smiled a small smile, then turned to leave. Hikaru ran to follow, his own smile a lot larger.