Chapter 2: Found the Owner
"You!"
Hearing those words glued Usagi on the spot, unable to move, as she stared at the angry student. And upon looking at this livid character she noted that this guy was, although a little on the scrawny side, tough and scary. It didn't help that he had other lackeys with him to boot. They too looked ten times scarier than the supposed "leader".
Since when did Ouran allow bullies in a school like this?
"You got some nerve attacking my friend like that," One of the lackeys said with a snarl.
"If you say you're sorry, we just might go easy on you."
This is bad! She couldn't get into a fight! Not again! Who knows what her father would do if this were to happen!
When being outnumbered by three to one, Usagi did the only thing she could do…
Grab the nearest person and lie. It was cruel, but she had to get out of it.
However the person she grabbed was a familiar second year student with blonde hair.
…
"B-boss! There you are! I was hoping I would find you here!"
"H-huh?" The Tamaki looked confused as he was being dragged away by what appeared to be a male first year with chestnut hair, but said student paid no attention to his confusion as he continued his act.
"I got myself into some trouble, but you can take care of it from here right?"
Before the blonde could protest, the brunette quickly interrupted him. "Thanks! I knew I could count on you boss!"
And just like that the student ran off, leaving him with the three punks alone. Everyone else appeared to have left when they had sensed the danger.
"So…" The leader started, cracking his knuckles. "You're taking the blame for your lackey huh? Tell me, how much do you like cake?"
The only regret he had was never telling his precious daughter goodbye.
…
"I really hope that guy can forgive me for what I did back there," Usagi murmured as she walked through the halls. "I know it was mean, but I didn't have a choice. I hope he doesn't hold grudges."
Usagi looked down at the bunny she was holding on to. From the way she was looking at it, it was not pleased with the way things had turn out and was giving her its evil glare that it can muster.
She sighed. "Don't give that look! You and I both know what would happen if we stayed! It could be worse than the time at my other school you know? It's not like you know what it was like or anything…"
The rabbit only gave her blank look in response and the third year shook her head in annoyance.
'Look at me. Here I am talking to a stuffed rabbit of all things! I really am losing my mind. No matter. Once I find the lost and found I will finally be free of this rabbit and then everything should go back t—'
"Takashi!"
'Hm?' Hearing the sudden cry, Usagi peeled her eyes away from the rabbit and stared at what was ahead of her. To her mild surprise she saw two people standing in the hallway. There was one with blonde hair that was about almost five feet tall (perhaps shorter?), hunched over with tears in his eyes, and the other was… probably taller than a lamp post give or take. (Usagi was never good at guessing heights.) Joking aside, the third year couldn't help but think that she had seen them somewhere before. (The tall one, maybe, but the shorter one was kind of a little sketchy in the memory department.)
"I can't find Usa-Chan anywhere Takashi!" The blonde boy (?) said with a sniffle. "I've looked for him everywhere in the classrooms but he wasn't there! Usa-Chan must be very scared being all by himself!"
"Usa-Chan?" Usagi repeated the words to herself, and then stared at the bunny once more. Suddenly it clicked. This troublesome little toy had belonged to this worried little kid the entire time. If she hadn't picked it up, the kid would have…probably not. But, what's done is done and all Usagi wanted was to return it back to its owner.
"Um…excuse me."
The two students stopped their conversation to stare at her in question. Probably wondering why someone had walked in on their private conversation uninvited. Nevertheless, Usagi smiled softly as she held out the toy in her hands. "I'm sorry to bother you but, does this belong to you?"
Suddenly the little boy's tears instantly dried up and his eyed shined with brightness. "Ah! There you are Usa-Chan! So you weren't lost after all!"
"I found him after math class ended. I thought it belonged to one of the students so I brought him with me just in case I find the lost and found. But I'm glad you got your bunny back."
The small student took the stuffed toy from her hands and hugged it tightly. "I'm glad Usa-Chan wasn't alone. I bet he had a lot fun when you were with him huh?"
The third year mentally twitched. The poor kid had no idea what kind of trouble she had gone through thanks to this toy. However, she continued to smile. "You can kind of say that our time together was…eventful."
"Thank you for holding on to him for me…um…" The blonde trailed off while trying to think of her name.
"Hatori...just call me Hatori," Usagi answered.
"Okay Tori-Chan!" The boy chirped. "Thanks again!" As he said those words, he hugged her and stayed in that position for quite some time. The blonde then looked up at the girl, his brown eyes wide in surprise, but Usagi did not notice as she pulled him off. "I think I should get going. My next class is about to start, but I'll see you around okay?"
The blonde only nodded, his face turning a bright shade of red as he watched her leave.
…
Honey didn't know why he suddenly felt so embarrassed. All he did was hug Hatori in thanks for finding his Usa-Chan, but he could have sworn that when he hugged the teen Honey felt something soft in "his" chest area…and it was definitely not flat.
"Are you alright Mistukuni? Your face is all red."
Not turning to look at the person behind him, Honey answered. "I-I'm fine. But can I ask you something Takashi?"
Takashi raised an eyebrow in question, but motioned for his cousin to continue.
"Tori-Chan is in our class right? Have you ever noticed something odd about him?"
"Hm?"
"It's okay if you don't know. But if you ever find out it will be our secret okay?"
Takashi nodded and Honey smiled brightly. "We should get to class too before the teacher scolds us."
AN: Thus ends another chapter! Honey appears to have accidentally found out about Hatori's real gender. I have a question though. Does anybody have any ideas on how the others should find out?
