*AN: Whee! Finals are over! Back to wasting my life doing nothing. In any case, I've been having ideas of a) Possibly discontinuing my other pokemon fanfic: Battle at First Sight, for same reason. b) Starting a new SYOC pokemon fanfic about some made-up league. c) Starting an AU Soul Eater fanfic. d) I'll just stop there because that's enough .
At any rate, back to OHHC! I have a poll on my blog that you guys can go ahead and vote on as to who Haruhi will end up with by the end of the fic. These next few chapters will be all about introducing feminine Haruhi to the guys so you lovely readers can see how she acts not being a Host! And!... I'm shutting up now. ~AsianNinjaChik*
Chapter 3
At the end of the school day, I find myself standing in front of 'Music Room 3'. I'm not sure what it is, but there is something that draws here.
"Ru-chan!" I hear.
"Ay-ayano?" I ask, turning to face the red head.
She smiles, "I see that you actually like it here!"
"Well..." I shift uncomfortably, "I guess..." Why did she call me 'Ru-chan'? That's so weird... And why is she so cheerful? This isn't right!
She pokes my shoulder in a teasing manner, "I knew they'd rub off on you eventually!"
I place my hand on the handle, but before I open it, I ask, "Why do I have a feeling something bad is about to happen?"
"You're just being superstitious. The guys are harmless!"
Harmless? Yeah, somehow, I doubt that.
She steps past me and flings the door open. I honestly wish she hadn't. Tamaki sits on a very flimsy looking chair under two tall umbrellas wearing some white robe thing. Honey stands next to him, topless, Mori behind Honey, also topless, and... Holding a pineapple? The two topless twins hold the umbrellas, and in between them stands a topless Kyouya.
"They're all topless..." I point out as a tucan flies over and uses my head as a perch.
She smiles elegantly, "Not my dear Tamaki!"
"Welcome, Princesses!" They say.
I frown, "You know, I think I'm just going to leave..."
I begin to back up into the hallway, but two hands from behind stop me. I look back and see Mori blocking the door. Honey walks up to me with that weird stuffed rabbit and says, "Don't leave, Haru-chan!"
"I just remembered that I have something to do!" I lie.
He pouts. Before I can register anything, I'm sitting on Mori's lap drinking tea with Honey.
"Is the tea good?" Honey asks cutely.
I don't see how he is the oldest person in this room... "Yeah!"
He smiles and turns to the rabbit saying, "Usa-chan, do you want some?"
He moves as if to pour tea into the rabbit's sewn in mouth. Suddenly, there's nothing but a chair under me as Mori whooshes forward.
"You'll ruin him." He says simply.
Other girls have gathered around me to watch.
"You-You're right, Takashi..." Honey whimpers.
I sigh, Oh dear. I don't see how these girls always fall for this...
And I am right in saying that. All around me, girls are clutching each other and looking on in awe. I stand up and am about to leave when two people catch my attention. Not so odd, on the surface, but I looked long enough to see Ayano glance in my direction suspiciously. Curious, I crouch down and hide behind the sofa they are sitting on.
"I still don't see why you're so interested in her!" Ayano says.
"Well, I'm interested in all of our customers." Is Tamaki's quiet reply.
"But you see too interested in her. You hardly pay any attention to me, anymore."
Woahhh... Is Ayano... Jealous?... Of ME?
"That's not true-"
"YES IT IS!" She nearly shouts.
"Come now, Princess. Jealousy is unbecoming." Tamaki says quietly.
I admit, I am impressed that he picked up on that. He may seem silly, obnoxious, stupid, annoying, immature, and stuck-up on the outside, but he does seem to have an intelligent side.
Suddenly, there's an elbow on my left shoulder.
I turn robotically, "What do you want Hikaru?"
There's another elbow on my other shoulder, "Why are you hiding back here, Ru-chan?"
I turn robotically, again, to face the other twin, "R-Ru-chan?"
They shrug in sync, "We heard Ayanokoji call you that. It's a good name."
"Jealousy?" Ayano says slowly.
I put my finger to my lips and say, "Shh!"
They mimic me and nod.
"You think... That I would be jealous... Of Fujioka?" She continues slowly.
The twins look at me, their mouths like upside V's.
"Well, that's how it appears." Tamaki says.
She stands up and looks down darkly, "You're stupid... STUPID, STUPID TAMAKI!" And with that, she runs out the door.
"That was intense." Hikaru says.
"Mhm. Mhm." Kaoru says, nodding.
I skitter away duck behind one of the many tropical plants that are around.
Why was she jealous? What did I do? What's going on? AGH I AM SO CONFUSED!
I nod to myself in determination. I am going to talk to her and ask her about what I heard. I steel myself, stand up, and begin to walk out when suddenly...
"HARUHIIII!"
I slowly turn, "Yes, Tamaki-senpai?"
He smiles like a young boy who just got candy, "Come sit with me!"
Keeping my expression neutral, I say, "No."
"But, Haruhiiii!"
"No."
Before I can even blink, he is crouched in a corner of depression... The Emo Corner... I think to myself, giving it a name. Without a second glance, I walk out.
Or at least... I wish it was without a second glance. Or third. Or stare, for that matter. When I have finally closed the door behind me and walked down the hallway, I stop and place a hand on by rapidly beating chest.
Why? Why is it beating so fast?
As the war rages on in my mind, I hear whimpering noises that jolt me back into reality.
"Ayano?" I ask cautiously.
"R-Ru-chan..." She says.
"Are you alright?"
She doesn't meet my eyes, "I... yeah, I'm alright.
"Are you sure?"
She nods and smiles weakly.
I am about to ask her about what I heard, but a sudden thought stops me. How am I going to explain hearing that? It's not like I can tell her that I was eavesdropping. Which I wasn't! I just... conveniently overheard... Yeah, that's right. I conveniently overheard.
"Well, if you're sure you're alright..." I start, walking away.
"Wait."
I turn to face her, "What is it?"
"I'm... I'm sorry."
I think I know what she's sorry about, but I decide to play dumb.. Ironic since I'm a scholarship student, eh?, "Sorry? For what?"
She shakes her head, "I don't want you to hate me... So I can't tell you."
I think for a moment before saying, "Well, if I do end up hating you, I'll hate you more if I have to find this out from someone else who isn't you."
She looks up at me with scared, tear-filled eyes, "Really?"
I nod, "And if you're the one to tell me, there's more of a chance that I could forgive you."
"Really?"
"That's what friends are for!"
She seems to toss the word around her mouth, "Friends... Thank you Haruhi."
"Now, what is it that you're sorry about?" I ask, already knowing the answer.
She looks away again and confesses, "I'M THE ONE WHO THREW YOUR BAG INTO THE FOUNTAIN!"
"It's ok- Wait what? My bag? What are you talking about?"
