Bonjour! It's me, De-chan, again to bring you another update for Sleepytime Tea! Yes, that's right, I know some French, and it WILL be used in this chapter! ;D
Gomen for the couple of days I didn't update… ^^' I was getting ideas in order…
Domo arigato to ZombieCupcake66, GoldPen, and especially, CleverKitsune07 since this IS for her! XD
Would any of you hosts care to do the disclaimer pour moi? (Tamaki will be using my French name)
Tamaki: Oui mon ami! (Yes my friend!) Diaunn (pronounced like Dion), does not own any of us hosts, the songs in her chapters, or OHSHC! She does, however, own Kitsune's last name Ichi, and most of the ideas for said OC!
Me: Tres bien mon beau-frere! Merci beaucoup! (Very good my step-brother! Thank you very much!)
WARNING: This chapter may be a bit depressing. BUT! The humor will come eventually… Gomen…
On with the story!
Home, sick, home…
Normal P.O.V
Kitsune had just opened her front door when she heard her mother try to leave her bed. "Non mere! Vous allez attendre ici jusqu'à ce que je peux vous aider à vous lever!"* She shouted as she rushed into her mother's room. "Oui oui…. je regrette… Tu peux parler en Anglais maintenant…"* Her mother replied weakly. "Ok… I just start speaking it when I get worried… I'm sorry…" She says with slight tears pooling in her eyes. Her mother, Annabelle, holds her daughter's hand shakily trying to comfort her. "Soon… Soon I will be better…" She tries to convince her, but she can see the loneliness and sadness swirling in her amber spotted eyes. "What would you like me to sing for you tonight after dinner Maman?* It looks like it's going to storm, so do you want me to sing that lullaby? I'm going to make Onigiri with a stew pot ok?" Ichi asked her mother. "Yes please, I love it when you sing that song when it storms… That also sounds… delicious honey…. just…. be careful with the hot… water." Anna finally coughs out. Ichi nods and returns to cooking while her mother watches from her open bedroom door.
Their house is a four room house, made up of a full bathroom, a laundry room, a kitchen/living room, and one bedroom. After much arguing, Anna let Ichi take the couch instead of the bedroom because if she didn't, Ichi threatened to never sing again, and that would just break her heart not to hear her baby's voice. In Anna's room, there stood a queen sized bed for one person because Ichi wanted what was best for her mother. There was also a decent sized wooden dresser, a small closet, and a large mirror on the back of her door. They had money from Anna's parents after they died, but they only used it for what they needed. Seeing as Ichi had gotten scholarships, they didn't have to use it on her tuition, and could afford more necessary things like food or clothes.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door followed by mail coming through the slot, and footsteps disappearing. Ichi picked up the letter that was only addressed to her, and opened it up. It read as follows:
Dear Ichi Kitsune,
I'm sorry to say that I had forgotten to add the "about you" section with your previous letter containing your scholarship papers. I deeply apologize, but I have sent them in this envelope as well, and expect to get them back by tomorrow. It just contains basic information questions such as, "What sex are you? Male or female?" "What was the name of your previous school?" and also "What is your favorite thing to do, and does it involve your scholarship?" Any questions you wish to ask me will be answered when I see you tomorrow. Again, I'm deeply sorry.
From: Suoh, Yuzuru. Headmaster.
She almost laughed at how ridiculous the school system was, but nonetheless, hearing that the information was skipped and that all the students already thought of her as a boy, Kitsune Ichi wrote down male, and for her previous school, she just listed her old school in France which was co-ed. Obviously, she wrote singing and yes for the scholarship question, and then she answered all of the others before carefully tucking the piece of parchment into her bag, and preparing dinner.
An hour later dinner was served, and ate in peace before the small house phone decided to ring. Ichi picked it up seeing as her mother was in no condition to do so, and answered it.
Ichi's P.O.V
"Moshi Moshi! Might I ask who is calling the Ichi residence?" I said in my normally polite tone. Maman always did say I was very polite no matter what the occasion. "Yes, is this Mr. Kitsune I am speaking to? This is Kyouya Ootori again, and I would like you to come to music room three after your meeting with the principal tomorrow. Don't worry, I got this number from him." I almost dropped the phone I was so shocked. "Y-yes, this is Kitsune. I'll be there as soon as I'm done with the meeting. May I ask why?" I was hoping to get some more info from this creep with the glasses, but I don't think it was going to work. "I'm sorry, but you'll just have to wait and see." With that, he hung up on me. 'Jerk!' I thought before sighing and clearing the dishes away. After that, I made sure Maman was comfortable before sitting beside her, stroking her hair as the low rumbles of thunder rolled down from the skies. "Will you sing to me now?" Maman asked. I shook my head yes before clearing my throat and singing one of my favorite songs from when I was little. Soon after, Maman was sleeping, so I stole myself from her bed to bathe and prepare for school tomorrow. I had already done everything, and now all I had to do was get breakfast ready to make tomorrow so that my Maman could eat healthy.
Next morning… still Ichi's P.O.V
I woke up with a sore back… again… before stretching and making breakfast before Maman woke up. After I did that, I got dressed in clothes that I realized all looked somewhat masculine. Today I had on a black rap to go around my… erm… more feminine qualities, a black dress shirt with white skinnies, white and black striped converse, and a white tie with a black pinstripe. I wasn't going to wear my jacket today since it was hot out, so instead I rolled up my sleeves perfectly, and spiked my hair up out of my face. When I looked in the mirror I almost gasped about how masculine I looked, but I knew that I had to serve Maman's breakfast first. After doing that and saying my goodbyes, I headed off to school with my bag around my shoulders. 'Today will hopefully be better, but I'm just curious as to what glasses wants with me?' I thought. I would never actually call him that to his face or to anyone else's because I really wanted to live past the age of seventeen….
When I arrived at school, I was almost glomped by several squealing girls in what I liked to call, the banana dresses… "Ohayo ladies. How are you all fairing?" I asked quietly with what I think was a faint blush. For some reason I always got nervous talking to other people. "KYA! We're great Ichi-kun!" "How are you?" One of the braver ones looked at me expectantly. "O-oh! Me? I feel brighter than the sun today, but now I'm even happier that you would ask me that!" I replied. Sure it sounded stupid, but I really did feel warm because no one ever really tried to make an effort to speak directly to me until now. Well it seemed like they liked it seeing as the girl who questioned me grew bright red before fainting. Before she hit the ground though, I caught her. She was close enough, and I didn't want to have accidentally gotten her injured. So there I stand, with a girl in my arms, looking somewhat worried. I picked her up bridal style before turning towards one of the blushing girls. "Which way to the infirmary?" I asked. "O-oh! Uh- ummm… OH! Haruhi-kun!" The girl shouted behind me. I turned around to see a slightly feminine boy run up to us without noticing me at first. "Yeah?" The boy whose name was Haruhi asked. "Which way is the infirmary?" I asked again, only this time to Haruhi. He looked down at the girl in my arms worriedly before motioning for me to follow him. We ran a long distance when we suddenly heard voices behind us.
"Haruhi!" "Haru-chan!" "Ha-ru-hiii!" "Wait up!" Chorused a group of voices. He told me to go through the door at the end of the hallway, and watched me go through it before he turned around to talk to whoever was calling his name. I sighed in relief as I layed her on the bed when the nurse came in. "Oh my! What do we have here?" She asked. "She fainted in the courtyard, but before she fell I caught her and brought her here… Is she going to be alright?" I asked somewhat sadly. The nurse blushed a little before responding to my questions. "Don't worry, she'll be fine! Girls here tend to faint a lot when pretty-boys like you show up!" She gushed, "You made the right choice by taking her here though, so I think I'll reward you with a sweet. What flavor?" She asked, holding a jar of suckers toward me. "Ya know what? Pick two!" She gushed again. I picked a grape and strawberry one before saying thanks and leaving. As I looked back, I saw Haruhi with Sir Suoh, Glasses, and four other boys I didn't know talking to her before he pointed at me. They looked up at me, and I blushed before scurrying away towards the office.
After I turned my papers in, I headed to music room three. I now had the grape sucker in my mouth, and was looking around for the sign that would say music room three on it. I couldn't find it, but I did see another girl walking in my direction looking like she wanted to ask me something. "Um…. Ichi-kun?" "Hai?" She started to blush when I noticed a group had started to surround me. "W-well we wanted to know…. D-do you have a… A girlfriend?" She stammered. I blinked in surprise before my face heated up in embarrassment. "N-no…." I had to think of a reason… "I don't think any of you kindhearted ladies would want someone like me…. Heh. I'm class 2-D when it comes to relationships I suppose…" I replied while rubbing the back of my head sheepishly. Tons of Kya's! Quickly spread throughout the halls before I was grabbed by two sets of hands and dragged away in some unknown direction.
"H-hey! Where are you taking me? Who are you?" I asked looking between the two twins that held me in the air by my arms. "I'm Kaoru,-" "And I'm Hikaru,-" "And we're the Hitachiin twins!" They replied before I was shoved into a room. I blinked the terribly white light away slowly before looking in awe at the room and the rose petals that swirled around my body. "Welcome!" Said a group of seven guys all sitting around Sir Suoh. "Ah Sir Suoh! Where am I?" I asked while walking up to his throne. I looked at everyone's outfits, and since he looked like a king, I immediately reintroduced myself. "Oh! Forgive me your Majesty! I did not realize you were of royalty! I am terribly sorry if I behaved rudely yesterday Sir Suoh-sama! Please, I am Kitsune Ichi, and I am at your mercy!" I said before bowing like a Frenchman. One fist behind my back, the other across my chest, and down on one knee. I instantly regretted my decision….
Normal P.O.V
Everyone stared shocked at this boy's introduction of himself before the twins burst out laughing. "You actually believed we were r-r-royalty! AHAHAHAHA! JEEZ! That's good!" They practically screamed. However, Tamaki was absolutely glowing while Kyouya and Haruhi almost sulked about what was about to happen. The only two who didn't do anything were Mori and Hunny, but Hunny was smiling brightly at Ichi as she still was kneeling on the floor. "Rise my little rock of amber, so that I can see those eyes of yours properly!" He commanded before standing from his throne. Ichi shot up from the floor with a light pink face. "YOU'RE SO INNOCENT!" Tamaki yelled before glomping her to the ground. He jumped up quickly, but when he looked down, Ichi was already up and hiding behind Haruhi. "So he's not really a king?" She asked. "No… he's just an idiot…" Haruhi deadpanned, but Ichi saw the faint blush at the mention of his name, and almost asked out loud if he were gay if it weren't for her good manners. "Then I must apologize for making a fool out of myself infront of you all… Did you need something Ootori-san?" She asked. There was a sudden chill in the air, and she glanced at him frightened as his glasses glared a bright shine at her before he pushed them up.
"Yes, I do believe our king wanted to ask you something Mr. Ichi." He replied. She turned to look at Sir Suoh expectantly. "We would like to know if you would join our club!" He asked/said. "I already told you that I couldn't… I'm sorry…" She said looking down at her black and white shoes. Suddenly she saw two tinier pairs of shoes in front of her, and looked slightly up into a short looking boys big brown eyes. "Why is that Sune-chan?" He asked, cutely cocking his head to the side. She loved kids so she couldn't help but ruffle his hair a little before replying. "It's private, I'm sorry Petit Garcon, mais je ne peux pas sejour…"* She said worriedly. Everyone looked at her in shock again, but suddenly Tamaki was swinging her around. "Bonjour Mon Ami! S'il vous plaît, dites-moi, comment voulez-vous parler français si couramment?"* Tamaki said while hugging Ichi Tama-style. "Oh! Haha! Bonjour! Ma mère m'a appris le français quand je vivais en Europe ... Mon père est celui qui m'a appris japonais."* "Tres bien!" Tamaki praised her. He finally let her go while everyone looked at them funny. "Oh! I'm sorry! When I'm worried I start speaking my first language…. We were talking about my heritage. I'm a halfer." Ichi stated fidgeting slightly. "Me to!" Tamaki squealed. "Well, thank you so much for letting me come here, but I really must get to class!" Ichi stated looking around for a clock. "You didn't know?-" "We don't have any actual classes today!-" "Today's a free day!" The twins said. Ichi died a little inside as she heard this. 'I could have been with Maman this WHOLE time!' She worried.
Just before she ran out of the room, all the lights shut off, and there was a loud boom sounding outside. Immediately following that boom was a VERY feminine scream. Ichi turned around quickly and ran towards the whimpering girl in the dark. As she neared a table, she heard whimpering. She lifted the cloth up, and was surprised to see Haruhi crying with her hands over her ears. She pieced everything together, and came to a conclusion that Haruhi was in fact, a girl. Right when Haruhi looked up at Ichi, another boom sounded, and Haruhi jumped towards the girl at a break-neck pace. Ichi caught the sobbing girl and sank down to the floor holding her in her arms while shushing her, and stroking her hair. "Shhh honey… I'm gonna sing a song that always helps when it's storming, and you can join in at any time ok?" She cooed. Haruhi nodded her head while clutching Ichi's shirt collar. Then, Ichi began to sing the same song she sang to her Maman last night:
"Little child, be not afraid
though rain pounds harshly against the glass
like an unwanted stranger, there is no danger
I am here tonight
little child, be not afraid
though thunder explodes and lightning flash
illuminates your tear-stained face
I am here tonight
and someday you'll know
that nature is so
the same rain that draws you near me
falls on rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes the beautiful world that you'll see
in the morning
little child, be not afraid
though storm clouds mask your beloved moon
and its candlelight beams, still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight
little child, be not afraid
though wind makes creatures of our trees
and their branches to hands, they're not real, understand
and I am here tonight
for you know, once even I was a
little child, and I was afraid
but a gentle someone always came
to dry all my tears, trade sweet sleep for fears
and to give a kiss goodnight
well now I am grown
and these years have shown
that rain's a part of how life goes
but it's dark and it's late
so I'll hold you and wait
'til your frightened eyes do close
and I hope that you'll know...
everything's fine in the morning
the rain'll be gone in the morning
but I'll still be here in the morning…"
She ended with a fade, but before Haruhi could join in, she actually did fall asleep. Ichi brushed the hair out of her face, and the tears on her cheeks, before making sure that Haruhi was comfortable. Suddenly the lights came back on, and everyone could see again. They had all quieted down when they heard a high-ish masculine tone start to sing, and were amazed when they realized it was Ichi who was singing. They turned to her, Tamaki, Kaoru, and Hikaru started flipping out saying how macho Haruhi was. "Shh… You'll wake her up…" Whispered Ichi while smiling motherly down at Haruhi. Tamaki took her gaze the wrong way though… "How dare you hold my daughter that way! Her daddy should be the only one holding her like that! Not some perverted boy like you!" He yelled/whispered. She shot a glare at him that could rival an angry mother bear's and he shut up immediately. The storm had passed, and Haruhi was slowly starting to wake up. "Hmnn… Where am I?" She said as she looked up into amber flecked eyes. "AH! Ichi-senpai! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to fall asleep on you!-" She was cut off by a hug that Ichi gave her. "Haruhi-chan shhh! It's alright…. Imouto-san… Can I call you that?" All three of the idiot trio sighed in relief, and Haruhi's eyes twinkled with what seemed like happiness before she nodded in reply. "Hai… Nii-san…" She said, blushing slightly. Ichi took notice of the time on Haruhi's little cell phone before looking worried and running off. The club looked after her also in worry before they turned to Kyouya who was already typing away. "There's already a limo on the way to pick us up and take us to his house." He replied before snapping his phone, and laptop shut.
Non mere! Vous allez attendre ici jusqu'à ce que je peux vous aider à vous lever!
No mother! You'll wait here until I can help you get up!
Oui oui…. je regrette… Tu peux parler en Anglais maintenant…
Yes, yes…. I'm sorry… You can speak in English now…
Maman: Kinda like saying mama…
Petit Garcon, mais je ne peux pas sejour…
Little boy, but I can't stay…
Bonjour Mon Ami! S'il vous plaît, dites-moi, comment voulez-vous parler français si couramment?
Hello my friend! Please, tell me, how do you speak French so fluently?
Ma mère m'a appris le français quand je vivais en Europe ... Mon père est celui qui m'a appris japonais.
My mother taught me French when I lived in Europe…. My father is the one who taught me Japanese.
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