Maybe Your My Love

Chapter Two: Beach Daze!

The leaves were starting to change colors.

Ami stopped to look up at the colors and smile. She loved fall. But this also meant the good weather would be leaving. As she stood there she stretched a little. Her morning run hadn't been so successful. She wasn't good at running, having been asthmatic as a child. She couldn't get very far, but she at least made it seem like she could. A few other students from the sports club passed her and Ami waved at them and took a sip from her water bottle. It wasn't water. But the black bottle wouldn't reveal the coffee hidden inside. She grinned before she took another sip. She might as well walk the rest of the way home.

Before Ami could open the doors to the dormitories she could already hear Tamaki and Haruhi yelling at each other. Today it sounded like Tamaki burned something. Those two were hilarious, Ami really liked them. She pushed through the doors and bumped into the tall, shirtless, frame of Mori. He looked down at her with the same stoic expression he always wore.

"Oh! Good morning, Takashi." She greeted him.

"Good morning." he said.

Ami took a step back to get a good look at him. Mori was fit as any kendo fighter could be, she supposed. He was certainly tall, and cute, and mysterious. He'd be perfect for her Entertainment club. She'd make a mental note to introduce him to it later.

"Off to go use the gym?" Ami asked. He replied with a grunt. "No Honey today?" He pointed up, "Ah, he's sleeping in." Another grunt. She decided to try something. She motioned for Mori to come closer and he bent down to her height. "I'm a little embarrassed to ask, but…should I call you Takashi? Or…" she stood on her tiptoes to whisper in his ear, "Senpai?" Mori's face went red. Ah-ha! So he could show more than one emotion.

"Uh…" Mori stood as straight as a stick and avoided eye contact with her, "Whichever."

"I guess I'm still trying to understand Japanese phonetics and how you spell your names and how to properly address all of you. But I'm sure here you'd rather try to be as American as you can right?" Mori nodded, but Ami was sure he wasn't quite paying attention. "Hmm…Mori-Senpai…" she tried the name out a few times. "Maybe I'll try both out for a while. It should be fun!"

Ami then walked passed Mori and brushed her hand over his shoulder. He left out the front door, though she was sure he was phased by it.

"Hey Ami-Chan!"

Two voices in unison could only mean, Hikaru and Kaoru.

Ami sighed as she stepped out of the elevator and saw the two together.

"Is everyone here an early riser?" she asked.

"No," said the twins with a shrug, "Kyoya hates getting up early!"

Interesting…

"What can I help you boys with today?" asked Ami as she started walking down the hall to her room.

"We're bored," said the twins, "We want to go somewhere this weekend. Take us somewhere nice."

"Like where?" asked Ami, she took out the keys to her door and tilted her head in question, waiting for the twins to answer.

"How about…" said Kaoru, "The beach!" Hikaru finished.

"Hmm," Ami lowered her keys and thought about it, "That sounds like a good idea. Yeah, we could go to the private inn my family owns in Manchester—"

The twins cheered and took out their phones and immediately sent texts to the other hosts. "We'll meet you here on Friday after school! Thanks Ami-Chan!"

She'd never get any studying done now.

Friday

All but Kyoya were waiting outside of Ami's room. It was 11am and the drive would take at least an hour to get there.

"Where is Kyoya?" asked Ami.

A darkness spread over the group.

"He's still…sleeping." Tamaki said, his eyes grew large and vacant.

"Why didn't you wake him up?"

The group screamed and backed away. "W-w-wake him up?!" they asked. "You never wake Kyo-Chan before noon!" said Honey. "Or else you face the wrath of the Dark Lord!" they all said together.

Ami crossed her arms, "We'll see about that. I said we would leave at 11am, and now we're going to be behind schedule…" she muttered to herself as she marched down the hall to the stairs going up to the fifth floor. The Host club followed after her. Tara walked up the steps but before she could greet them she was absorbed into cluster.

When Kyoya didn't answer his door after three knocks, Ami balled her hand into a fist and pounded on it. A shirtless Kyoya threw the door open and glared at her. "Leave…me…alone." He said. An evil aura leaked from his room and the Host Club and Tara backed away from him. Ami stood her ground.

"It's time to leave, Kyoya."

"I will meet you there." He said shortly.

"No you will—"

SLAM!

"Uh-oh…" said Tara. She began to cower.

In an instant Ami kicked open Kyoya's door and threw herself into the dark. What pursued could only be left up to the imagination. All everyone heard were growls, grunts, and only snippets of dialogue between the two as they argued with each other. And suddenly…there was silence.

The door opened and everyone gasped, waiting in anticipation.

Ami and Kyoya stepped out, Kyoya was dressed well and looked as if he had his full twelve hours of sleep. "Sorry for running late, everyone. I had mistakenly assumed we'd be leaving later. But Amelie has convinced me of otherwise."

"Oh it's quite alright, Kyoya. Now lets get going, shall we?" Ami took the lead down the stairs and Kyoya followed after.

"Is she a witch?" asked Kaoru.

"Some think so…" said Tara.

The view of the beach from the Inn was stunning. There were families out on the water in their boats and others were cooking and playing volleyball. Ami liked this location the best out all of her families hotel and private Inn chains. It felt more peaceful and quiet with the woods that surrounded it and the sound of the waves lapping at the soft sand. The air even smelled sweeter out here.

"Ami-Chan!" Honey took her arm and pulled her toward the water, "Come swim with me!"

"Ok!" Ami said. She pulled off her swim dress and spun around to show off her cute bikini. Mori, who was standing behind Honey, looked away, almost as if he was nervous.

"That's a cute bathing suit!" said Honey.

"You think?" asked Ami as she began to pose. Tara appeared with a camera and clicked away as Ami posed with a beach ball, her towel, and even with Honey.

"Um…Senpai…why are you taking pictures?" asked Haruhi.

"Just because we're not at school, doesn't mean I shouldn't work! These'll look wonderful on the Entertainment Club's website for the final days of summer countdown! For every click we get on the website, we earn donations to keep the club going!"

Ami winked and Haruhi sighed. It was just the thing Kyoya would do. Speaking of…Kyoya was taking pictures, but not of any of the Hosts. He was surveying the land. Ami saw where Haruhi was looking but before she could say anything she finally noticed what Haruhi was wearing.

"Oh my God! What are those?! Swim shorts?!" Ami pointed at Haruhi's outfit which was a pair of green swim shorts and a halter top.

"Um…" Started Haruhi.

"Ugh, enough! Say no more! Tara!" Ami snapped her fingers and Tara grabbed Haruhi by the waist and took her away to the Inn. "Such a horrible, ghastly, sight. Tamaki! Shame on you! As her boyfriend you should have had her wear something cuter!"

"ACK!" Tamaki ran over to Ami and fell down at her feet and hugged her legs, "I tried! But she just wouldn't listen to me! I even had a cute one with ruffles picked out!"

"Ruffles! That would have been so cute!"

"I KNOW!"

The two spent the time of Haruhi's absence going over all the different swim suits she could wear. The twins even joined in and said they packed a whole closet full of suits their mother made just for Haruhi. Honey was busy splashing in the water with Mori standing near, searching the water for stones. When Haruhi finally arrived, she was in a cute pink two piece bikini. Ami cheered while Tamaki fell over and had a nosebleed.

"SO CUTE!" Exclaimed Ami, she stole Haruhi and took her to the water and started splashing her. Tara's camera was out again and snapping away.

Aside from Ami's photoshoot, she took the time to show off the Inn and the surrounding town a few blocks away. Ami said her father chose the area because it made the perfect rural getaway where you weren't far from civilization but also not buried in the woods.

"It's also an adorable town where poets and artists come to seek silence and contemplate their next masterpiece. My father has a good idea for that kind of stuff. That's what makes him so successful." said Ami.

"So your father builds only where certain type of people will flock to?" asked Kyoya.

Ami nodded, "It's a good strategy. That way the people who live here are happy there are similar types staying here and the customers feel right at home. It brings them back."

"Fascinating." Kyoya said.

"Ami-chan! Is there a bakery nearby? Let's get cake!" said Honey.

"Maybe we should save that for after dinner in the Inn." said Ami, "But if you want to stay busy, how about a game of hide and seek?"

"Isn't that for kids?" asked the twins.

"Actually," said Haruhi, "That sounds pretty fun. I haven't played that in years."

"We're on Haruhi's team!" said the twins.

"HEY! THAT'S NOT FAIR!" Yelled Tamaki.

"Honey you're it!" said Ami.

Honey ran to the nearest tree and started counting.

"You don't play in teams you guys!" Tamaki pouted and stomped his feet but when he opened his eyes, everyone was already gone.

Ami and Kyoya had gone the same way and both kept running into each other whenever they found a good hiding spot.

"Go find your own place!" Ami snapped at him.

"Why don't you go, since you know the area so well?" asked Kyoya.

"Aren't you too cool to play this game anyway?" asked Ami.

"What makes you say that?"

"That's how you come off. As someone who pretends they're not interested in fun things." She stuck her tongue out at him. Kyoya tensed up and tried not to get annoyed.

"I know what you're doing," Ami teased, "You're not very clever. If you want business tips from my father, then you should just ask to see him."

"I wasn't interested in tips, thank you."

"Suuuure!"

"HERE I COME!" Came Honey's voice.

Both Kyoya and Ami turned and ran in the same direction. Ami saw the weak forest flooring before Kyoya did and she grabbed his wrist and tried to pull him back but the floor caved beneath them and they both fell down into a dark hole.

"Ugh…well…that was unfortunate." said Kyoya. He reached into his pocket and tried to fish out his phone but no light came from it. "Amelie is your phone working?"

He didn't hear anything.

"Amelie?"

Kyoya jumped when he felt something grab his arm. But he quickly realized it Amelie. She buried her head against his shoulder and she was shaking terribly hard.

"Are you alright?" Kyoya asked, this time he was sincere.

She shook her head no.

"I can assure you there's nothing down here. Based on the reverberation of our voices, it doesn't seem like a big cave."

Something fell from the ceiling and made Ami cling to Kyoya even tighter. Ah, he realized, she's afraid of the dark.

"Well, we might as well get comfortable here. It'll take a while before anyone finds us." Kyoya tried to feel himself around the cave while Ami clung to him. He was hoping they'd be found soon. She was stretching the fabric of his shirt.

Kyoya felt around on the ground until he found something that could maybe make a spark. He could feel some of the twigs and leaves that fell with them and so he made a pile and began to strike the stone he found. After a few strikes there was a fire going. Now that there was light he could see the fear on Ami's face. Kyoya sighed and then placed an arm around her, pulling her close. She was surprised by his gesture.

"I would have never guessed that the Queen of this school would be afraid of something so trivial as the dark." Kyoya said with a laugh.

"Shut up you jerk! Don't you dare tell a soul!"

There she was. Kyoya smirked and watched the fire dance.

"How long do you think the fire will last?" asked Ami.

Kyoya shrugged and then looked around at the leaves and twigs around them, "As long as we have kindling."

That wasn't the best answer. Ami tensed up and began to panic and Kyoya waved his hands and tried to calm her down.

"I'm sure we'll be rescued by then!" he shouted over her panic.

Suddenly, Ami stopped panicking and Kyoya was relieved. But it wasn't his words that calmed her. He followed her gaze and saw that as the fire grew, the cave began to sparkle. Kyoya took a stick and lit it and stood up to see more. There were shining stones in the walls.

"Amazing…" he whispered. "Ow!"

The twig had burned down and singed Kyoya's finger. He dropped it and Ami ran to his side to look at his burn. "It doesn't seem too bad, but I can't tell down here." She said.

"It's alright, I can take care of it. My family is full of doctors, I think I picked up a thing or two." Said Kyoya. Ami smiled and looked up at Kyoya. She hadn't realized their faces were so close. They blushed and then stepped away from each other.

Dirt began falling onto their heads and then suddenly light flooded the cave. A giant hand reached down and Ami ran for it and jumped. She was pulled up and out and saw that Mori had slid halfway down the entrance to rescue her and Kyoya.

"Mori…" she whispered.

"Are you ok, Amelie?" he asked as he pulled her out.

She nodded. He raised her higher and Tamaki and the twins helped her out.

"Ami-chan!" exclaimed Honey, he hugged her tight, "I'm so sorry! I walked right by you three times! FORGIVE ME!"

"It's ok, Honey," said Ami, she watched as Kyoya was brought out and the two shared a long glance. Haruhi was the only one who noticed.

"Let's go eat some cake and get you two looked at," Honey said.

"That…sounds like a good plan." said Ami.

Three days later…

"There I was! Trapped in the looming darkness, never knowing if I would get out of there alive! Suddenly, the cave began to tremble and in falls Takashi Morinozuka, and he sweeps me into his big arms and pulls me out of the cave!"

The horde of wide eyed listeners oohed and awed as Ami recanted her harrowing tale of survival in a deep, dark, cave. Kyoya sat in the distance and shook his head with a smile. Right in front of Ami was a table of precious stones that had been turned into keepsakes and necklaces, from the cave. Once she had regained her composure, she told her father about the cave and he excavated it immediately. There would also be a movie about Kyoya and Ami's days in the tunnel and the students were eating it all up.

"I hear the actors portraying the two of you are going to be lovers," Haruhi said as she sat down beside Kyoya. He choked on the coffee he was drinking and glared at her.

"It's a fantastical exaggeration of what happened. Mister Noble needed a story that would sell." said Kyoya. "Although I didn't think he'd take that many liberties."

"You signed off on it?" Haruhi asked, trying to keep in a laugh.

"But of course," said Kyoya, he adjusted his glasses, "The Ootori family hospitals will be featured locations in it, as they start shooting in Japan."

Haruhi rolled her eyes, "Of course it is."

"Look at her," Kyoya was still watching Ami sell her jewelry, "She does not miss an opportunity, does she?"

"Sounds familiar, doesn't it?" asked Haruhi as she stood and joined Tamaki and the others at the lunch table.

Ami finished her sales pitch and left Tara to handle the rest. She sat down on a bench and took a breath. Sometimes all of this was just too exhausting.

"Amelie." came a deep, gruff voice behind her. It was Mori. He handed her something wrapped in a white satin cloth and then walked away.

Ami opened and saw that it was one of the stones from the cave. It was carved into a beautiful triangular shape, similar to an A. It was a blue stone with hints of red in it. And it hung on a leather chain. Ami touched it gingerly and smiled. She was starting to understand who Mori was.