Hey guys,
So I'm really sorry it took me all this time to post chapters…my dad took my laptop away for like 4 weeks…so yeah. :| But I have been writing in that time…so do not fret!!! :D
Okay, disclaimer time! Hikaru it's your turn! :D
Hikaru: YAY!! Rachel does not own ANY of the characters in Ouran High School Host Club, and if she did, they would all end up happy. But she does own Alexis AND Hannah~
"Wow…" Yuuki muttered, taking in the size of their home.
"Yeah, pretty impressive right?" Kaoru said with a laugh. "Alright, let's go in." He unlocked the door and walked in, dropping his backpack by the door.
"Come on in, Yuuki. Let's go pick you out a room. Hikaru you coming?" He asked, turning to his twin.
"Nah. I'm going to go do my homework." He said, slinging both his and Kaoru's backpack over his shoulder. Kaoru smiled at this.
"Would you like a room close or far from ours?"
"Close. This house is huge….I'd kind of be a little creeped out if I wasn't close." She said awkwardly. Kaoru chuckled.
"I understand. To be honest, me and Hikaru sleep together. I know it sounds weird, but we're just used to it." He admitted.
"Hey, you're brothers. It's harmless." She said with a small laugh and a shrug as they went up the same stairs as Hikaru.
"Well, you got lucky. There's a room opposite to ours that you can use. He opened the door and flipped on the lights. The room was very large and…empty. There were two French doors, and curiously she went and looked inside. It was a small, hard wood sitting area. "Oh yeah, there's a master bathroom over here too." He said, showing her another door. She quickly went inside to be dazzled by a beautiful bathroom.
"Woah…so this is the master bedroom?! I couldn't possible take it…shouldn't you guys?"
"Nah, it's fine. We don't really have a use for it. But yeah, you can decorate it however you want. We don't care. "
"Wow…" She said quietly. Then immediately she fished through her bag. "Hello? Oh yes, I'm going to need to schedule an appointment. Alright, thanks." She put the cellphone back as soon as she had gotten it out. "Thank you for letting me stay here. I really appreciate it."
"It's no problem, but watch out for Hikaru. I've got a bad feeling he's upset and that he's not going to get over it soon." Kaoru said with a small, encouraging smile.
"Oh that's no problem, I'll just use my girly charms to open him up." She said sarcastically. He laughed. "So, I was wondering…since you guys are letting me stay here, would you like me to make dinner? I'm a pretty good cook, and I could cook whatever you want."
His eyes turned into two giant sparkles. "Y-you'll cook us whatever we want?! Hold on, let me go ask Hikaru! Thank you so much Yuuki, we haven't had REAL food in a long time!"
"Okay! Well just let me know…I've got to make a phone call, so just give me a few minutes." She said, laughing at his expression.
**Hika/Kaoru's Room**
"Hey Hikaru! Yuuki is going to make us dinner tonight!" Kaoru said excitedly.
"Hmm?" He had his headphones in his ears, and was listening to music. Kaoru laughed and yanked one out of his ear.
"Hey!" Hikaru snapped. He tried to get the earphone back, but Kaoru dangled it in front of him as though he was a cat. "What did you say?"
"I said that Yuuki is going to make us dinner! What do you want?"
"She's going to make US dinner? Why?"
"Because, she wants to pay us back for letting her stay with us." Kaoru said, setting the headphone on the bed.
"I don't care. You can choose. You know, she'll make a nice toy." Hikaru said, a smirk growing on his face.
"I thought we were done with that stuff, Hikaru." Kaoru said in a warning tone.
"Yeah well, I figured out how shallow Haruhi really was, so I guess the world is made up of idiots." Hikaru said dryly.
"Hikaru, I know you're upset because of what happened, but there ARE other people out there. Yuuki seems like a very kind and honest person, so I think we should give her a shot." Kaoru said, taking one of his brothers hands.
"You may be able to forgive easily Kaoru, but I am not." Hikaru snapped. He stormed out of their room and down the hallway. Kaoru sighed. He stood, brushing his hair back, and went across the hall to get Yuuki.
"I guess we'll just have Italian." He muttered to himself, and he was about to push open Yuuki's door, but noticed she was dialing a number.
Words- Hannah
Words- Yuuki
Hey Hannah…how are you doing?
Hey Lexi! I'm great…cept I miss you! How about you?
Oh just fine and dandy.
How is Japan treating you?
I absolutely HATE the time zone here…I can barely sleep.
Aww…that sucks. So how's your new school?
It's okay…but I…I received some bad news.
What?
My parents are dead Hannah..-choking up here- they were killed in a car accident in the States.
You're kidding…really?
Do you think I would kid about something like this?
Oh my gosh…I'm so sorry!
It's fine. Let's just not talk about it. So how's school going?
Ugh…they won't leave me alone.
You serious?! I thought after I left they would back off….I'm sorry for causing trouble for you.
It's okay…it's not HALF as bad as what they were doing to you…
Mmmm…
Does it still…hurt to talk about it?
Yeah…I can't get over what they said to me.
Yeah well, they're just bitches. Not everyone is like them.
-bitter laugh- I'm going to have a hard time believing that one. On the bright side, I've made a new friend…His…I mean her name is Haruhi. She's posing as a guy though…I don't know why.
That's kind of weird…-laughs- I don't think I would do that…what if someone found out?! Are you going to tell?
Hell no, it's not my secret to tell. I better go, I've gotta cook dinner.
You're cooking dinner? For who?
Well actually, two twins offered to let me stay with them at their house.
Wow…that's really nice of them!
Yeah but, I've got a bad feeling about them…
A bad feeling? Why'd you agree to stay with them?
Because they kidnapped me.
…well okay then…I guess I'll see you later!! I love you and I miss you sooo much!!!
BYE! I love you too!
Kaoru heard her phone click off. He was surprised. From what he heard, it sounded like she already knew Haruhi's secret, had figured out he and his twin were mischievous, and that she was foreign. Also, it sounded like she had had some sort of bad thing happen to her in the past socially. He quickly stood and knocked on the door.
"Hey Yuuki, Hikaru is being a butt, so you can just make us something Italian if you want to." He said through the door.
"Alright, that's fine with me!" She said, her happy personality back once again. This also confused Kaoru. She came out of the door, wearing a tank top and some shorts. She skipped down the hallway and down the stairs. "I'll call you when it's ready!" She yelled back up.
Kaoru ambled away to find Hikaru, which was sitting in the living room, actually doing his homework this time.
Yuuki POV
I looked around the big kitchen with wide eyes. There was no way in hell I'd be able to find anything in here. Shyly, I stepped outside into the living room to find Hikaru and Kaoru sitting there.
"Uhmm…" I started, but both of them looked up to me immediately.
"What?" They both simultaneously asked. However, Hikaru looked annoyed.
"I was just wondering where you keep everything.
"In the pantry…duh." Hikaru snapped.
"Yeah Smart-aleck, I'm not that dumb. Where IS the pantry is my question." Yuuki challenged back. "I-I mean…can you please tell me where it is?" She had forgotten her manners.
"Well, that was a big attitude change…"
"Yeah, coming from the person who was nice to me a couple of hours ago and is being a total ass now. Kaoru, could you please come show me? I don't want this to take longer than an hour." She rubbed the back of her head, then her eyes.
Kaoru nodded, and smiled briefly. He padded into the kitchen and showed her a pair of double doors that lead to a completely stocked pantry. She got everything she needed from there, and then went to the fridge.
"Kay, I'm good. Thank you for your help Kaoru!" She said cheerfully.
"Hey Yuuki…I mean…Lexi, why do you keep changing moods?" He asked curiously. He wanted to know more about her. She froze, and looked at him with a bitter smile.
"I don't think you have a right to ask me that." She said as she reached for a pan and put some chicken breasts on it.
"And why not?"
"Because you don't know me." She said simply.
"Well, I'd like to know you…" He said, to be honest, he was quite intrigued. Maybe she could be a new toy for a while. At least until she got used to them.
"As for why I change moods, I'm trying to turn a new leaf…and it's hard to keep myself from lashing out." She said, turning the pan on low heat. "Now shoo, I'm making your dinner and I know you don't want it burnt." She said with a small, fleeting smile. Kaoru nodded and went back to the living room.
"Maybe you're right Hikaru, maybe she could be a new toy…" Kaoru whispered to his brother.
"What made you change your mind?"
"She doesn't trust us one bit." Kaoru replied.
Okay guys, That's chapter 3 ! :D Things are getting interesting...By the way, I wanted to clarify that Yuuki's real name is Alexis (Lexi for short) but she's going by Yuki to make it look like she's Japanese and to fit in with the culture.
Hello everyone~~ ^^ Thank you for the reviews, I appreciate your encouragement, but I got a message from someone that made me think differently. Asking people for reviews isn't right. I shouldn't do the whole "review now or else no update." Anyways, I'll keep them anonymous but I really do appreciate them letting me know. ^^ I'll try to update as soon as I can, and I know my chapters can be short but I'm trying to buy myself a little time. Your encouragement really does help, it makes me want to write. I'm serious. You don't HAVE to review, but at least tell me how I'm doing once in a while, please? :3
Thanks. :D Hope you enjoy~
Now…let the Mayhem continue!!!! :0
"Let's try now." Hikaru said with a grin. He snuck into the kitchen, his brother at his side. Yuuki was in front of the stove. Quickly they moved to either side of her and wrapped an arm around her waist. They purred in her ear, expecting her to be flustered.
"If you don't want your food burned OR poisoned, I suggest you get off of me this instant." She said very calmly.
"Aw come on, don't be like that!" Hikaru purred.
"Yeah, we just want to have a little fun!" Kaoru insisted. Sudddenly, each of them felt a force hit them square in the chest. They fell to the ground. They looked up to see that it was Yuuki that had pushed them, and she calmly went back to cooking.
"Now I suggest you scram before I get upset." She said, taking the pan off the burner.
"Awww come on…" they both whined.
"Scat." She turned and shot each of them a glare. Defeated, they stood and walked out of the kitchen.
*About an Hour Later:*
"Alright, dinner's ready boys!" She called cheerfully. Kaoru bounded into the dining room, Hikaru in tow.
"So, what do we get?" they sounded bored, but hungry. She set three plates on the table.
"Chicken Parmesan. Enjoy. I'll get us some water." She returned to the kitchen, and came back with some water. She sat down comfortably. "Go on, dig in." Kaoru took a bite and tentavly raised it to his lips. "I was tempted, but I promise I didn't poison it." She brought some up to her own mouth and took a bite.
Kaoru repeated her action, and once again his eyes turned into stars. "Y-Yuuki-chan! This is delicious!!" He cried. Hikaru took a bite, and shrugged. However, Yuuki could tell he was having a hard time keeping himself from acting the same way his brother did. "Wow…where did you learn to cook like this?"
"My mum." She said, munching on a piece then taking a sip of water.
"She must've been amazing!"
"She taught me everything I know. I'll never run out of recipes so just ask me for whatever you'd like." Yuuki said with a soft, faint smile. They didn't really talk to much for the rest of the meal, and Yuuki was done first. She took her plate and cup into the kitchen and loaded them into an automatic dishwasher. Then she turned to the twins who were helping themselves to a second helping of the chicken parmesan.
"I'm going to go to bed. I'll see you in the morning." She got a mumbled response and quickly ran off, sprinting through the living room and up the stairs. She ran all the way to her room and shut the door and locked it. Yuuki breathed a sigh of relief to be away from the boys. Being around them made it much harder. She quickly stripped down and ran into the bathroom to take a shower
She looked at the music player that was installed in the shower and quickly ran to fetch her iPod. She snatched it up, uploaded her songs into the water proof device, and then set it down. Quickly she turned on the shower.
Once it was heated up, she decided to wait on playing music. She would save it all for Friday, which was one of her favorite days of the week. Quickly she stepped into the rather large shower and practically let all her worries roll of her shoulders with the water. But that was impossible. One burden stayed planted right on her heart, not willing to let go. She sniffed, remembering the tidal wave of grief that she needed to get over. Quickly, she let it roll over her.
Yuuki found herself on her knees, pressing her forehead against the cold tile. She choked out a sob.
"Hikaru I'm bored." Kaoru whined. They had set their plates in the kitchen along with Yuuki's.
"What so you want to do?" They had both finished their homework.
"I dunno. Let's go play one of those video games in our room." Kaoru said with a shrug. They both stood and walked to their room. The twins noticed that it was relatively quiet, but heard a shower running and saw it as the explanation. It turned off, and they heard a door slam, and a sort of hiccupping sound.
"You don't think she's crying do you?" Kaoru asked, turning to his brother as they entered their room.
"I don't know, and I don't really care. I'm too tired to think." Hikaru said with a yawn. He glanced at the clock, it was only 8.
"Yeah…you sure seemed tired a few minutes ago." Kaoru said with a smirk.
"Whatever. I'm taking a shower." He muttered, upset that he had been caught in his own act.
Yuuki's room.
I curled up in the small cocoon I had made myself. There was no bed, and quite honestly I didn't care. There wasn't much I could take with me from the hotel room I had been staying in for the past week. I only had my backpack and suitcase filled with clothing. (I had planned on shopping later.) I let the numb side of me wash over, but it didn't seem to fill me enough to make me stop crying. I ended up crying myself to sleep.
**
Hikaru woke up in a panic. He was having that dream again. He groaned and put his head in his hands. He had dreamt about the day Haruhi and Tamaki had gotten together.
Flashback
The host club was ending, and Hikaru was talking animatedly to Haruhi, who would nod and say a few things in response. She seemed very distant all of a sudden, and would stare off into space.
"Guess what Haruhi? I get my cast off tomorrow!" He said excitedly, trying to get her attention.
"Mhm." She said, still day dreaming.
"Guess what? Me and Kaoru are going to America for vacation! You wanna go?"
"Sure"
He tried several other things, but she just wasn't listening.
"Haruhi. Will you go out with me?" He grinned wickedly.
"Yeah…wait a second!" She suddenly snapped to attention.
"Thanks for listening, Haruhi, I really appreciate it." He snorted, annoyed.
Suddenly, Tamaki appeared at the door. He looked extremely nervous, and a slight blush was on his face. "H-Haruhi? Can I talk to you…outside?" He asked.
"Sure, Senpai.." She said, wondering at the strangeness in his voice. She got up, looked to Hikaru, who looked at her questioningly. She shrugged, clueless. They walked out of the door, but Tamaki looked back and mouthed "Wish me luck.". The twins looked at each other, and Hikaru's heart filled with dread. They slipped out of the door, following the two out. They had gone down to the courtyard.
Tamaki was facing away from her, from what the twins could see. He had his fists clenched and his face was bright red. "H-Haruhi. Do you remember that one time when I was holding that mannequin really creepily?"
"Yeah…and it was really creepy, senpai. But why are you bringing it up?" She asked.
"Well, the reason I was holding it like that was because I was practicing something."
"What on earth could you be practicing with a mannequin?" She asked, flustered.
"I was practicing for this moment. I was practicing…to tell you that I love you." He said quickly.
"You…what?" She stammered.
"I love you, Haruhi." He said firmly.
She stared at him, as though she didn't fully comprehend it.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to force it on you, it's just…ever since I started to get to know you, I just..I don't know." He said, seeming more downhearted as he went along. He turned, about to walk away.
"Don't."
"What?" He swiveled back around.
"Don't leave." She said, smiling with tears in her eyes. He came back to her, and cupped her face in his hands. "I love you too, senpai…I'm sorry I didn't say so earlier, I just…I was so surprised you would actually love me. I'm nothing special."
"You mean the world to me." He whispered. Then, he leaned down and very gently, kissed her.
Hikaru, feeling his whole world shatter, backed away slowly and ran. Kaoru raced after him.
"Hikaru…" He found him in one of the unused libraries. "did you like her?" He didn't get a verbal response, just a nod.
It was the worst day of his life.
