Chapter Two: Nightmares Equal Reality
"Kagome-chan! Please come out and play~!"
No it couldn't be. They couldn't actually be here, could they?
"We heard that you were sick and we wanted to help make you feel better!" Tamaki cried.
This had to be a nightmare right. A bad dream… hopefully.
"Kago-chan, Kago-chan, Kago-chan!" another voice that sounded like Honey-senpai rang, "Please open your bedroom door. We brought you some yummy tea and sweets that might make you feel a lot better."
"Hmm," Mori grunted in agreement from behind the door.
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Beads of sweat began to roll down Kagome's neck and head.
"Kagome-chan!"
Oh no, it was them… the twins. She paled.
"Open up already." Hikaru bellowed, knocking on the door. "We don't want to spend all day standing outside your bedroom door."
A snarled escaped her lips, evidently revealing her annoyance.
"Kagome-chan," Kaoru stated, somewhat calmer. "Please come out. We just want to help you."
Help? How? By just making things worse, she thought to herself.
"Well Kagome," Kyouya began. She started to tremble since she did not like his tone of voice. It was the one he used whenever he was about to blackmail someone. "If you aren't willing to come out of your room reasonably, then maybe some help is in order." She kicked off the sheets and jumped to her feet. "I seem to have found some of your elementary records that you were—"
She unlocked the door and opened it up before he could continue. While everyone smiled, relieved, all hell broke lose as Kagome snarled, flames forming around her. Tamaki, the twins and Honey all let out similar screams of terror and tried to run away. This was not good.
"Okay." Kagome sighed, glaring at the hosts who were now crowded around the table in the living room. "What are you guys doing here?" She coughed in between her words.
"We came to make sure that you were alright my dear, Kagome-chan." Tamaki began, sitting up from the ground. He reached for Kagome's hands, not noticing her look of sheer disdain. "Haruhi-chan told us about your horrible, terrible, and gruesomely horrid illness. After hearing about it, we just had to rush over here to make sure that you were alright."
"Gee thanks," Kagome said sarcastically and withdrew her hands from his grasp. "But I'm fine—" a violent cough escaped from her lips, interrupting her current speech. Tamaki gasped and lunged forward, along with Kaoru and Hikaru. With thoughts of the worst beginning to cloud their minds, the three began to shout and scream, looking at the girl as though she were on the verge of death's bed.
"Oh no, Kagome-chan!" hollered Tamaki, his eyes the size of a doe's. "Are you okay? Are you going to die?" He waved his arms madly, looking around the room in a daze. "Haruhi-chan, what should we do? Kagome-chan is going to die! We have to help her!" His voice bounced off the walls, annoying everyone—Kagome especially.
"Tamaki-senpai," Haruhi said, clearly annoyed. "Stop yelling so much. And no, Kagome-chan won't die, she just needs to rest." She then walked towards Kagome and placed a hand on her shoulder reassuringly. Kagome looked up towards Haruhi and gave the brunette a small, meek smile. Haruhi nodded and returned the gesture.
"Kagome-chan," Kaoru asked, placing a hand onto her back soothingly, patting it as she finished coughing. "Do you want us to take you back to bed?"
Kagome looked towards him and shook her head. Question marks formed over Kaoru's head.
"Then what would you like us to do?" He titled his head to the side. Truth to be told, Kaoru wished it could have just been Haruhi, his brother and himself tending to Kagome. That way, things wouldn't be as hectic and nerve-wracking. Plus, he would have more time to be alone with Kagome. Nevertheless, since the Boss was here and so were the others, that plan was long gone and flushed down the toilet.
Kagome opened her mouth ready to answer, but began to cough once more. She groaned in between her coughs and clutched her forehead. Tamaki and Kyouya exchanged similar glances.
"She needs rest," Tamaki stated seriously.
Honey clutched Usa-chan close to his chest. "Will Kago-chan be okay?" He asked Mori.
Mori grunted. "If she's in bed getting proper rest, she'll be fine."
"Yes Kagome," Kyouya agreed, finally deciding to join into the conversation. "It would be beneficial for you to get some sleep. After all, club profits will go down if we have one of our hosts home sick."
"Damn rich bastards," Haruhi mumbled under her breath.
"In any case, we should get Kagome-chan to bed." Kaoru advised, wanting to move the conversation forward. With each minute that passed, Kagome was looking worse.
"You're right Kaoru-kun." Haruhi nodded. "While you guys get her to bed, I'll go get some medicine. It should help make you feel a bit better, Kagome-chan."
"Where's the medicine, Haruhi-chan?" Tamaki asked, looking everywhere for the bottle. "Under a book? On a shelf? Hidden between the tatami mats?" He bent down, searching the ground on all fours. "I can't seem to find the medicine anywhere."
"Ugg, boss," Hikaru frowned and slapped his forehead. "Obviously they wouldn't leave the medicine lying around like that. Even though they're commoners they're not that stupid."
"But don't forget Hikaru, we're in a whole new world." Tamaki said, getting up from the ground, placing both hands onto Hikaru's shoulders. "It was like the first time we visited Haruhi-chan and Kagome-chan's home. Remember," his voice lowered, "The commoner's world is a whole other world. Nothing we know holds true to this world…"
Haruhi groaned. "Good grief."
As Tamaki and Hikaru continued to speak amongst themselves, Mori picked up Kagome bridal style and carried her to her bedroom. Kaoru and Honey trailed behind while Kyouya watched, his eyes sparkling with mirth.
"This is nothing but the beginning of many problems," he said to himself and cast one last glance towards Tamaki and Hikaru.
The host sat around Haruhi's kitchen table with looks of determination etched onto their faces. Standing before them was a brand new board with long sheets of white paper and pink pens—courtesy of Tamaki. Now, all were trying to complete the planning stage of their operation: get-Kagome-chan-healthy-again-by-babysitting-her plan.
So far, the hosts were coming up with a schedule that would help them look after Kagome as efficiently as possible. They had planned that day one—which would start tomorrow—was the day that Hikaru and Kaoru would look after her.
Naturally, Tamaki protested, not wanting the twins to look after Kagome. Rather he wanted himself and mommy (Kyouya) to look after her. She was their second beloved daughter, after all.
"But boss, that's not ideal." Hikaru had protested. More than anything, he wanted himself and Kaoru to look after Kagome. He knew how strong Kaoru's feelings were for her, and more than anything did he want to help his twin win her heart.
"So it's settled: Hikaru-kun and Kaoru-kun have the first day; Tamaki-senpai and I have the second day; Honey-senpai and Mori-senpai have the third day, and Kyouya-senpai the fourth." Haruhi spoke calmly, mediating for the entire group.
"That sounds good." Kyouya nodded. "And on the final day, all of us will take turns alternating shifts. We will each have a few hours before the next group comes and take their place."
"I don't like that!" Tamaki protested.
"Too bad," Kyouya and Haruhi chorused.
"Uh!" pouted Tamaki and hid within the nearest corner, mushrooms forming around him.
Kaoru tucked the blanket around Kagome's small frame, frowning. "You okay?" He asked.
Kagome nodded. "I think so."
"You're not fine and you know it," Haruhi admonished her and walked into the room, carrying the bottle of medicine and a cup of water in hand. She had left the other hosts, not wanting to hear their yells and shouts anymore.
"Haruhi-chan… really, I'm fine." She coughed and attempted to sit up.
"Careful," Kaoru warned.
"Yeah right," Haruhi said and rolled her eyes. She walked towards Kagome and handed her the glass of water. "You should take some of these, it might help."
"Kago-chan!" exclaimed Honey. All three looked towards the right and saw Honey charge into the room. He jumped onto the bed and landed right before Kagome. "You okay? Do you want some cake?" All three juniors sweat dropped at the remark.
"Uh, I don't think that's a good idea, Honey-senpai," Haruhi explained. "Sweets aren't the best thing to have when you're sick."
"But cake always makes me feel better," Honey sniffled, hugging Usa-chan closer towards him.
"How about some ice cream?" suggested Kyouya, "Ice cream is fine to have when you're sick, and might also help to soothe her throat."
"Yay! Ice-cream!" Honey cheered, throwing Usa-chan up in the air.
Mori grunted with a smile beginning to form.
"Yes men, ice cream will do the trick!" Tamaki cried, taking on what appeared to be a super hero pose in the hallway. "Kyouya call in your chiefs, and have them bring over some deluxe, expensive ice cream."
Kyouya was already on the phone before Tamaki had even given them the demand.
Meanwhile, Kagome and Haruhi both groaned, equally looking wound up.