Alright, I'm back, and I'm armed with a new chapter! Haha! So, I want to thank BabyJaguar, who so kindly told me that Haruhi was going OOC. Looking back, I see that she really did go OOC, and I hope to somewhat change that in this chapter. So, a big thank you to you: THANK YOU! Though please remember that this is my first fanfic of this anime/manga, so I'm still new at this, and trying to get the characters into their own selves. I'm used to writing Naruto (not posted, I wrote them), so this is a big jump for me. Action and fighting to Drama and Hyper-ness, yup, a big jump.
And another thing. I didn't have internet for 6 days. 6 DAYS! You don't want to know how bad I needed it! This is the first thing I did after it came back, so please review!
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, I don't own ohshc, so you can't sue!
No, really, I don't own it, whoever made the anime/manga does, and it's not me XD!
Back in the hotel room, Haruhi was practically giddy with excitement, although she would never show it to anyone. She had just gotten a new car, designer clothes, and countless other things that she absolutely loved. She hugged a pillow, and fell on her bed, now looking at the ceiling. She lay there for a moment, and then she got a knock on her door. Getting up, she opened her door, and saw Kyouya. "Want to drive?" she smiled a bit, but shook her head. "I don't have my per-" "your permit? You took drivers education and the drivers training courses, didn't you?" she fidgeted, and nodded. "Yea, but I'd rather not. It's called breaking the law" "Scared?" he didn't want to taunt her into it, but he knew she probably wanted to go out in her new car. She shuffled her feet, and bit her lip. Looking up, she nodded. "Let me get my shoes." (don't actually drive without your permit! IT'S AGAINST THE LAW!)
They told the others where they were going, and got 2 'good lucks,' 2 'don't crash,' and one 'MY BABY! SHE'S GOING TO RISK HER LIFE!' Haruhi looked at Kyouya, who motioned for her to follow.
They rode the elevator down, and got to the main lobby, where people at the front desk were still talking of the new Camaro in the parking lot. Haruhi put a jump in her step, and practically flew out the doors. Kyouya couldn't help but think that she was taking after Tamaki in some cases.
Reaching her car, Kyouya stood in front of it. "Haruhi, do you want to drive, or should I until we get to an empty parking lot?" she thought it over, and sheepishly smiled. "Can you?" he nodded, and got into the drivers side. Making sure he had his wallet, he started the car, put it into gear, and pulled out. He got onto the highway, and Haruhi finally looked around. "Kyouya, where are we exactly?" she asked, and he smiled. "It's about time you asked. We are near Sarasota, Florida. More specifically, we are in Siesta Key. White sands, not too much traffic, the beach…Honey and the twins thought it would be the ideal place for your birthday. Unfortunately, none of us have any resorts around here, so we are staying in a 5 star hotel. I hope that is ok with you" she nodded. "Yes, that's fine." Secretly though, and they both knew it, she thought it was too much.
They sat in silence for a bit, and then Haruhi looked out the window. "I never knew you had your license" she stated, and she practically heard Kyouya smirk. "Well, there's a lot you don't know about the Shadow King" he said, and it made her shake her head, a ghost of a smile on her face.
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They drove for 10 minutes, and then Kyouya pulled into the parking lot of a run down store. Parking the car, he looked at her. "Ready?" nodding, they switched places in a minute, and Haruhi sat in the drivers seat. She quickly realized a problem.
"Kyouya, I can't see over the wheel."
Kyouya laughed at that. "That's because the seat's positioned for me. On your left, there are switches. One will lift the seat up and down, and the other brings it forward or backward. You can adjust them to however you feel comfortable. Though I warn you, this is a stick shift car, so there's another petal on your left that you must be able to reach comfortably." Fiddling with the controls for 2 minutes, Haruhi looked at him. "Ok, I'm good." he nodded, and grabbed her right hand, and set it on the gear stick. (I'm making this in the traditional English style car: drivers side on the left). "Ok, for now, I'll help you with shifting. All I want you to do, is press on the clutch." he got a blank face. "The petal on your left, Haruhi" she pushed it down to the floor, and looked at him. "now what?" "Let go of the clutch slowly, and press on the gas at the same time" she did so, very slowly, and they went off at a jerky start.
Startling, Haruhi let go of the clutch, and they shot off.
Kyouya jammed the stick into the gears, and told her to slow down. She pressed on the brake, and they slowed down. He told her to stop, and press again on the clutch. Coming to a smooth stop, Haruhi looked at Kyouya. "…I just drove my car" it was said like a statement, and Kyouya nodded. "Yes, you did, and very well at that." she smiled, and sort of danced in her seat. "I drove a car!" (OOC, but I can't help it. She's supposed to be ecstatic) The ring tone of a phone made Kyouya let go of the stick, and pulled out his cell. Quickly answering the ringing device, he told the person that yes, she drove, and yes, they lived. He snapped it shut, and put it in the cup holders.
"Ok, now let's start again. Press on the gas, and let go of the clutch" she did, but they gave a lurch, and the car shut off. Haruhi blinked, and Kyouya saw her start to panic a bit. Kyouya grabbed her other hand, and made her look at him. "There's no need to panic, Haruhi. All you did was stall the car, nothing bad happened! Now, lets try again." she took a breath, and started the car. Repeating her motions, she pressed on the gas, and let go of the clutch.
Lurch
Haruhi bit her lip, and took a breath. "You're driving" she said, and got out. Kyouya shook his head.
They switched positions again, and Kyouya started the car. "Stalling once or twice isn't bad for the car. Do it 100 times, and yes, you'll have a problem" he said, answering her question of 'will this hurt the car?'
Kyouya pulled out onto the road, and drove back to the hotel. It was quiet, until Kyouya hit the radio. Quickly turning the dial, he asked what she liked to listen to in regards to English music. She thought it over. "here" she took the dial from him, and rotated it until she got to a certain channel.
20's on 20.
They had satellite.
Humming to whatever song was on, Kyouya listened to her hum quietly to the song. It was a rich, smooth sound, and it was pleasing to his ears. And Ranka said she couldn't sing. He said nothing about her humming to a song.
Xx.
Kyouya stopped at a light, and looked at Haruhi. "Do you want to go back right away, or do you want to drive around for a bit? This is, after all, your birthday" he said, pushing his glasses up, and making a glare. She thought over it, and nodded. "Lets drive around for a bit." nodding, he turned back to the road, and went once the light went to green.
Haruhi looked out the window, and looked at all of the small shops along the roads. They came to a stop, and Haruhi saw people walking on a cross walk. Realizing that they did have to stop for pedestrians, she made a mental note of that, and tucked it away for later. The United States was much different than Japan.
Xx
It was silent until Haruhi noticed a certain car that kept passing them. "Kyouya, what are those?" he briefly looked at the one that was coming up, and then looked at the road. "Those, Haruhi, are Mustangs. This state has more Ford dealerships than Chevy or any other dealerships, I think. I believe, though, that there is one Chevy company around here, though. That would be where I ordered your car." She nodded, and looked ahead. "I wondered how you got this. And I also wonder, is this going to be a common color?" smirking, he shook his head. "It shouldn't be, but they will distribute more of them. Not as many as other colors, though, mind you" he said, and turned down a road.
They were driving past the beach, and Haruhi looked out her window. "White sand?" "Yes, Florida has around 700 miles of white sand beaches. And the resort we are staying at had free beach access for the hotel only." he said, and she saw the hotel coming up. He pulled into the drive, and parked. They got out, and headed back to the hotel room, after he locked the car.
Xx
When they went into room 239, it was quiet. Kyouya frowned, and checked the bedrooms. No one was in there. Haruhi found a note in Tamaki's scrawl, and read it aloud.
'Dear mother and daughter,
I have taken the liberty of taking everyone down to the beach. When you get back, please come find us.
And mother, give Daughter Haruhi a kiss for me ^-^!
~Father Tamaki'
They both had blank faces, and Kyouya left to go to his own hotel room. Haruhi went to hers, and pulled out a bathing suit.
She saw that same red string one from the vacation to Kyouya's therapy place.
No way was she wearing it.
Xx
She came out of her room in a sundress, and saw Kyouya waiting for her. "Ready?" she nodded, and they left to go to the beach.
They were quiet, which didn't bother them. Both being relatively quiet people, the silence was nothing uncomfortable. Walking the short distance, they removed their sandals, and walked on the white sands. Kyouya pulled out his phone, and called whom Haruhi suspected was Tamaki.
After a few moments, he shut the phone, and led her to the left a bit. She saw Kaoru relaxing on a beach chair, a pair of shades covering his eyes. "Kaoru, I guess they are in the water then?" Kyouya said, startling the twin. Kaoru looked at them, and smiled. "Yep, they are. So, Haruhi, which bathing suit are you in?" he asked, smirking now. Haruhi narrowed her eyes. "a two piece." she said, and left it at that. She pulled up another beach chair, leaned it back, laid down, and started sunbathing.
Kaoru and Kyouya looked at each other, and Kyouya nodded. Kaoru got up, stretched, and stood next to Haruhi. "Alright! Let's go, Haruhi!" he said, smiling. She looked at him, and gave a simple 'no'. Kaoru shrugged, and motioned to Kyouya.
Xx.
Haruhi closed her eyes again, but was suddenly lifted into the air. "Tamaki! Oh, wait, you're not Tamaki. Kyouya!" she felt her sundress get tugged on, and she looked at the other person. "Kaoru? What are you doing?" he looked up with a smirk. "Time to see what you're trying to hide" he said, and lifted the dress up and over her.
Screeching, Haruhi hit Kaoru over the head, and grabbed the dress. "KAORU!" she tried to put it back on, but Kyouya took it from her. "Haruhi, you aren't going into the water with it on." he said, and walked away. Kaoru looked at Haruhi, and nodded. "Mother made the right choice on giving you that." he said.
Haruhi was in a brown bikini, with a single pink hibiscus flower on the shorts. There was a pink lining around the edge of the whole thing. Simple, and it looked great on Haruhi.
Haruhi made a face, and laid down on the chair. "go have fun. I'm staying here" she said, and closed her eyes. Kaoru sighed. "Haruhi," he bent down, and easily lifted her up. "you are coming in the water with us"
Arguing the whole way, Kaoru carried her into the ocean, which was a nice and warm constant of at least 85 degrees. He waded out to the others, who all commented on Haruhi's bathing suit. "Personally, it was the one that covered the most" she grumbled, and she saw Hikaru smirk. "We know"
Hikaru looked at his brother, who smirked, and counted down from 3. "Kaoru, what are you doing?"
"3..."
"Kaoru…"
"2..."
"Don't you dare"
"1!"
"KAORU!"
She was launched into the air, and landed in the water with a loud splash.
Xx
Ok, so I had to make some parts OOC, but I tried as best as I could to fix any OOC-ness. Tell me what you think in a review! Please and thank you!
I'm also a bit unsure of some of the Florida facts. I was to Siesta Key recently, and I'm using what I heard and experienced in this fic, so if any of you readers are from Florida, I'm sorry for any mistakes. Yes, Siesta Key has white sand beaches. I'm not too sure of the 700 miles of beaches, though. I don't live in Fl, I live in another state.
About the Ford dealerships and all of that. When I was down in Fl, my family and I saw a crap load of Mustangs. I'm not talking 50 or so in a week, I'm talking 50 or so in a day. It may be a bit exaggerated, but it's true. We only saw one Chevy dealership, and that's it. Sure, there may be others in other parts of the state, but I'm only going off of what I know.
Don't take me for granted on the whole facts thing. I'm doing what I can in light of my story, so you need to be chill on the whole thing. I don't know much of Florida, so what is in here is most likely wrong. Sorry Floridians!
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