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"Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives."
- A. Sachs
By: Foreverflame99 & Hani-chan.
Kita yawned behind the hand that cupped her puckered mouth. Having the taste of sour strawberries in the morning were a bad idea considering how low tolerance her stomach had for sour things. Today was the last breakfast at the banquet hall in one of Kyoya's mansions, as it was Sunday and it was time to return home.
Kita had gotten worried since yesterday she didn't receive a certain call from her golden haired sister, but then again Kita said she would be the one to call her, and she did. Problem was, Naomi didn't answer. She tried calling but figured that she had just went to work early or to do something else before she headed to work so Kita brushed it off and continue to enjoy the day.
It was quite saddening to leave such a beautiful place in such a short time, but Kita would be on the lookout if Kyoya offered to again, she'd love to go once again.
Taking a glace at the wall clock that stood quite obviously in the white colored walls she took her cell phone in hand. Kita couldn't wait to tell her sister what she had done over the weekend and all, would be something fun to tell Naomi.
Kita flipped her phone open and marked her sisters number, raising the phone to her ear as the ringing started to sing. A couple of more rings and she heard Naomi's voice, but sadly it was the voicemail once again. Kita just sighed as she figured that her sister just had gone out with the guys and discarded her phone at home or something. Kita would see herself to give Naomi a scold about not picking up her phone.
Taking her suitcase from the bed and strapping it over her shoulders she headed out the modern looking rooms to join the rest of the girls who were all also getting ready to say goodbye to such a gorgeous place. Once downstairs she encountered the seven gorgeous boys at the entrance surrounded by what looked Kyoya's special force group or something. Kita made it down the stairs and stood next to some girls who were blushing and drooling as usual, she just looked over to the twins and waved softly to them.
"Well ladies," Kyoya started and tried to get everyone's attention, which surprisingly worked for such a low pitched voice and a soft one at that too. "It has been a pleasure spending these two days with you and we hope you continue to accompany us as we travel, hope you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you at the club this Thursday." He bowed, having the suave aura he has and followed the twins who were already making their way out.
Kita tried to make her way out but was surprisingly stopped by a tall figure smiling down on her. "Hello Tamaki-senpai." Kita smiled and greeted the blonde host king.
"Hello Kita-chan, I hope you enjoyed your stay." He sincerely said as he lightly ruffled her dark curls.
"Yes, thank you for inviting me Senpai, I had a blast."
"I was quite disappointed princess Naomi couldn't attend, but I do understand her circumstances but it was still a rather sad notion." He frowned a little too dramatically.
"Oh no don't worry Senpai, she told me to say hello to you all and she was terribly sorry she couldn't come. But she promises she will attend the next event the club hosts as long as she has the time." Kita explained to the now almost crying blonde.
"Well if you say so," He pouted and was almost dragged out by an annoyed Haruhi. "Agh, Haruhi wait!" He protested as he was continually being dragged out by Haruhi, who was clearly in no mood for his shenanigans.
Kita could only smirk and hold back a giggle as he writhed and protested. Taking a seat in one of the luxurious limos she tried to call her sister once again but was once again received by her now annoying voice mail. Kita just discarded it and just resigned herself to wait until she got home to talk to her sister.
It was the same long flight back to Tokyo airport. More specifically Kyoya's private airport but was still tiring to sit in a plane for more than two hours. Kita called and paid for a cab home that was about forty-four minutes away from home. Once arriving at the apartment estate she found herself unlocking the door and entering, smirking as the scent of soft vanilla and lavender roamed throughout the small apartment.
"…Hello…? Naomi…?" She said loud enough to carry throughout the seemingly empty apartment. No answer and no noise to be responded ether. Just as Kita thought, she was out with Reichi and Zeke. Kita suddenly felt uncomfortable as a sudden smell tapped her nose. She still smelled of sea, combined with hair products and a bit of sweat. Gross.
Kita settled her bags down and undressed as she headed towards the bathroom. Taking her shoes, socks, shirt, pants, and her undergarments, she shivered at the rather harsh contact of the cold wing hitting her small body. She let her hair lose from the low ponytail she held it in, dense black curls falling to the side of her rosy cheeks as she continued to proceed to her bathroom. Stopping briefly to take a look at herself she frowned.
She was so flat, she had nothing going for her, other than the fact that Kita had the brains she didn't have what most men look for in woman, it kind of discouraged her, but she reminded herself that the thought of marriage isn't what makes a woman really happy.
She stopped short when she reached the porcelain tub and turned on the hot water, filling the tub rather quickly she reached for the soap and bubbles and poured them, giving the water a rosy color. She stuck her toes in first, feeling the comforting sense of the lukewarm water. One foot, then her whole lower body as she kept sinking down until even the tips of her curls were drowned in the clean water.
Sinking down with pleasure as the lukewarm hugged and caressed her body almost lustfully she sighed. Washing now her arms, then middle body giving her tummy a little tickle as she felt the bubbled pop against her skin, Kita delivered her fingertips to her lips and tapped lightly, her nose picking up the scent of lavender and lilacs. Holding her breath she lowly sank down until only her knees were above the water, then quickly bringing herself up again. She giggled unconsciously as her mind wondered off to unknown far placer and she licked her lips, driving her hands down her legs to her toes and back to massage herself in the neck. Careless drops of water cringed on her chin, falling down to her chest and down her breasts as she sighed innocently.
After having one of the most relaxing baths on the history of her lifetime she wrapped her tiny body in a towel and took another one to dry her rebellious hair. She continued to make her way to her room but a rather harsh knock was delivered on the wooden door, scaring the living daylights out of the younger.
"Geez Naomi, you're going to wake the dead." Kita yelled from across the apartment as she skipped along to hurry to the door, not caring to peek through the hole to investigate who it was. Kita turned the cold silver knob and opened the door quickly to reveal two men; Reichi and Zeke. Once her golden eyes fully took the image of the two men who were blushing uncontrollably from looking at the half naked fourteen year old, she almost had a heart attack.
"Kita?" Zeke half mumbled as he tried to look in other directions but suddenly couldn't rip his chocolate colored eyes from Kita's scared golden ones.
Kita was frozen in place as she clutched the towel that was keeping her from being visually molested by the two idiots in front of her. She finally had enough courage to close the door abruptly and run back to her room, slipping on whatever she laid her eyes on first and ran back to the door, but found that Reichi and Zeke had already taken a seat comfortably at one of her couches.
"Sorry about that back there Kita-chan, my deepest apologies." Reichi politely apologized while Zeke just couldn't stop smirking. Pig.
"No, no. It's alright, it will only traumatize me for the rest of my life, it's no big deal," Kita tried to be humorous but couldn't find herself to even share a smile in the awkward setting. "Besides I thought it was Naomi, so it's not your fault."
"You mean Naomi is not here?" Zeke suddenly spoke, a hint of confusion and protectiveness covered his tone.
"No, I thought that she was with you two. She did say she would be out Sunday with you guys, so I didn't give it much thought, naturally." Kita explained as she stared back between the two.
"Umm, Kita are you sure, we came here because we are worried, she didn't show up to work yesterday and she wasn't here all day, we came earlier to check up on her and nothing." Zeke was now chocking on his own words as he tried to explain to the sister who's facial expression and color was slowly fading away from her body.
"I-I tried to call her yesterday and she didn't answer, I tried calling her and I only got the voicemail, and I tried once again today and still nothing. I had just simply thought that she was with you guys and that she was at work or something, but now this is just plain scaring me." Kita resisted the urge to let them see her worried, she barely knew them.
Reichi took a jagged breath and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "The boss was quite mad yesterday Naomi didn't show up for work, we were all worried since she's always punctual and had never missed a day."
Kita abruptly stood up and snatched her phone from the table and began to call Tamaki. Yes, maybe she was in one of their houses, you could never know with Naomi. Kita had all their numbers since she always kept in touch with the clubs movement, being the crazed fan she was.
A few rings and a woman picked up.
"Suoh residence, who's this?"
"Umm hello, good afternoon, this is Kita Hayashi, is Tamaki Suoh home at the moment?"
"Yes he is home. Please wait a moment, I'll go get him."
Kita tapped her fingers as she impatiently waited. Zeke and Reichi had now taking a place beside her and waited for her to address them impatiently.
"Hello? Princess Kita? What a nice surprise! What do you need my lovely maiden?"
"Umm, yes Tamaki-senpai? I was just calling to ask if Naomi is or was there. We haven't seen her or talked to her in two days and it looks like she has disappeared out of the blue."
"No princess…She hasn't visited me, but are you sure she's just not out with some friends?"
"No!" Kita's voice quivered, her hands grasping the phone with additional force. "But thank you Tamaki-senpai, I appreciate it."
"Kita, wait…I'll help you find your sister. Were do you live?"
Kita surprised by his surprise stopped and relaxed a bit. After giving Tamaki her address she hanged up and sat down at the couch, crossing her legs and settling her head in between her knees.
"What now?" Zeke asked.
Kita looked back up to address them both. "Now we wait, for all we know she could be shopping or something, hopefully. But this is just so unlike Naomi, she has never be the one to take such harsh actions, she might be half minded sometimes but she's responsible. She's at least got tat going for her."
They waited in silence for about thirty minutes before a rather soft knock was held at the door. Kita stood and slowly approached it, only to be shocked once again by all the hosts. She sighed painfully as she had to reluctantly let them in.
"Tamaki? Why did you have to bring all of them?" Kita mumbled towards the blonde headed king.
"Princess I do hope you understand that I, as a king have to inform the club, as I am the leader and everything I do might affect the environment and the decisions of my fellow hosts." He dramatically explained, as he took a seat next to Reichi who did not look to happy.
Hikaru and Kaoru made their way around Kita and embraced her from the side. "I can't imagine what you're going through Kita-chan." One of the twins snuggled his face against one of the younger's cheeks. "I don't know what I'd do if something like that would ever happen to Kaoru." He painfully sighed as he looked past Kita and adoringly to his brother.
Kita blushed as she tried to free herself from the loving grasp of the two brothers. She would have joined them in their love session, but her sister came above anything else, and this was certainly no time for flirting.
Kita took a seat but was abruptly stopped by a small boy holing a small box at her. "Here Kita-chan, it's some cake, to help you relax." He smiled sweetly but still could see the worry in her golden eyes. He was smarter than you'd thought he'd be.
"Thank you Hunny-senpai, I will enjoy it." Kita smiled as she gave him a small pat and headed towards the kitchen to set it down, encountering with Kyoya as she headed herself there.
Kyoya looked at the younger behind his thin glasses and eyes the kitchen where they would able to talk in private. "Are you sure you have absolutely no idea where your sister could be, I don't want to waste my time in this for nothing."
Kita growled lightly as she settled the cake down. "Look, let me make something clear, Ootori. I called Tamaki because I had no idea where my sister is, he idiotically decided to bring you all here, if you don't care for my sister's wellbeing, well, that's fine with me, I never asked for you to help. But as you noticed I'm not rich and I don't have power all I have is my sister who is currently missing. So I won't cope with your stuck ass mood." She bit at him harshly. Kita was not one to fight or to make commotion, but she could not stand people like him.
Dumbstruck Kyoya could only stare at the boldness of the younger and smirked coldly towards her. "I see, well, I guess if it's Tamaki's whish I could make an exception to your sister." Kyoya stopped as he reached for the phone is his denim pockets and dialed a number, too quickly for Kita to recall.
"Thank you." Kita said, knowing it was hard for Kyoya to even do something that wouldn't bring profit to him, or to the club in any matter. But when you really think about it, behind the whole situation there was some profit. Naomi would still attend knowing Kyoya was the one who had helped her, that is if she was in any trouble to begin with.
"Hello? Yes, this is Kyoya, I want the men to search for the following girl; Naomi Hayashi, golden hair, golden eyes, about 5'6. Start by looking for her around Ouran Academy and there head out from the city look in every corner. No information is to be released about this, and inform me as soon as they find her." Kyoya commended with force and confidence then shutting the phone close and sending his gaze once again to Kita's golden worried eyes.
Kita just made her way out of the kitchen and out to the living room once again. She was received by Reichi's and Zeke's stare, filled with confusion. "Don't worry Kita, she'll be fine." Tamaki comforted her as he lightly patted her shoulder.
"I hope so, I don't know what I can do without my sister." She down at a nearby couch, burring her head between her knees as her damp hair covered her eyes. No word was spoken thought the whole time.
Countless hours passed by, the afternoon had gone by recklessly and it was now a little past midnight. The twins had gone home, declaring that it was too boring and depressing. Kita found this extremely rude and cold coming from them, made her almost want to stand and kick them out for such behavior, she did not force them to come or to stay but the common politeness was missing. Hunny and Mori soon left also, Hunny was tired and Mori complied as the good man he was to take care of him so they left also. Kyoya and Tamaki sat side by side at the couch, surprisingly they had not left. Kyoya did not move a single muscle and nether did Tamaki, it warmed Kita's heart almost to see this. Then of course there was Reichi and Zeke, those two would not move a single finer ether. They sat by Kita's side impatiently waiting for the Shadow Lord's phone to ring, which seemed to be an eternity away.
Kita finally stood up and headed for the kitchen to prepare some soothing tea. She had nothing in her stomach, only the bitter strawberries she had before coming back home. She took her time in preparing the tea, trying to relax but she knew that it was only a reckless and worthless effort to get her sister out of her mind. She poured and handed out the warm mint tea to the boys and sat down back again, once again sticking her head down at her knees.
More hours passed by and it was already 3:23, such a lonesome hour. Tamaki was trying as best as he could to hold his gaze but his eyelids were betraying him and fell heavy to his violet eyes. Zeke was sleeping soothingly on Reichi's shoulder, who was wide awake, and so was Kyoya, not moving a single muscle. Kita herself was tired, but she just couldn't bring herself to sleep knowing her sister was cold and lonely somewhere. She wiped quickly the tear that ran down her face, she had been trying to hold it back ever since the club visited but she couldn't no more. Quietly she brought the sleeve of the sweater she was wearing to her bloodshot eyes from barely any sleep and wiped the bothersome tear away.
A ring filled the room, alarming the half asleep Tamaki, Reichi, Kyoya and Kita, who felt that hear heart was about to jump out from her mouth. She quickly stood up and skipped to Kyoya's side who had already had the phone in his hands.
"Hello?" Kyoya quietly said. His voice husky and ragged. His eyes widened as he kept listening and looking between the floor and Kita, nodding a few times. "Alright we will be there." He hanged up as he stood quickly.
"Did they find her?" Kita asked, almost holding her breath and praying that she would be alright.
"Yes, they found her, but she is not too good. They are taking her to emergency in my family's hospital right now." He started to head out Tamaki following him.
"Let's go." Kyoya offered to Kita as the King and the Shadow Lord were heading out already.
Kita stopped her movements to look over to Reichi. "Go we will catch up with you." He smiled she despaired behind the doors following the two hosts.
Once in the car Kyoya started to drive, something that Kita would have never imagined. He drove at quite the speed scaring not only herself but Tamaki too.
"Hey, slow down a bit we're not in a racing track." Tamaki mumbled to his friend as he kept his violet eyes on the road.
"Relax, it's late out, the roads are all almost empty, we will take too much time if we go by the speed limits." Kyoya explained as he accelerated. Kita only could watch and listen, and pray that her sister was alright.
The hospital always depressed Kita, it was a place where many were born, but many died also. Life and death worked together in a place like this it was almost ironical. But none the less both were miracles and it was the way of nature, of human life. You are born, you live, you die, endless, mindless cycle of ignorant bliss that passed by.
Kita stayed closed behind Kyoya, she once had never experienced a hospital so big, not even back in Boston. But she knew way before that her father's company had fallen bankrupt they dealt with shipping medicine around the corners of the globe, and possibly the company had connections with Kyoya's family line, seeing as it was so big and well-known.
"We're here to see Naomi Hayashi." Kyoya explained at the front desk, he was asked to show some identification and from there nothing else was asked they let them in. They walked endless halls and got in and out of elevators just to get to some unknown floor where they were currently treating Naomi.
"I want a report." Kyoya simply said as a rather old man approached him, as of course they kept on walking towards the still unknown destination.
"Although she just arrived an hour ago they are still treating her. She is quite fragile at the moment, when we found her she was dehydrated, and badly beaten. Pieces of glass penetrated her skin, but not deep enough to cause infection or scars just measly scratched by the look of it. Two powerful blows were delivered on her left eye and her lower abdomen, also she had a pretty bad impact on her lower cervical and her top skull, and some rather harmless bruises covered her body." Kita felt like crying, no she felt more like dying.
How could have this happened to her. Did she get mobbed? Did she have a fight with someone? No. Naomi didn't know anyone beside her two work partners and recently the host club, he wasn't one to seek out fights and she had no pending deal with anyone else as far as Kita's knowledge comes across.
Kyoya thanked the old man and proceeded to walk, Kita numbly walking behind him. Her mind swarming with horrible thoughts and unneeded and unwanted images. What if she was raped? Her sister was still a girl after all and Japan was a big city. No, no Kita couldn't think like that it would only make the situation worse. She instead calmed down and thanked God that her sister was still alive and breathing, that was all she needed to know, everything else was of no or little importance.
Once reaching the waiting room, Kyoya talked to the doctors once again, who were quite eager to see a pure blood Ootori in the building. Kita sat down and so did Tamaki who caressed her back gently tracing soft circles in her back.
"She is fine Kita-chan, everything will be fine." He reassured to the worried girl and smiled purely down at her, his warm violet eyes had a comforting aura to them that made Kita just so much better. And she thanked to have someone like him even help her out in times like this.
Kyoya had finally ended his chat with the doctors and walked towards both of them. "We should be able to see your sister in a few, they are still running some tests and making sure she's alright." He informed.
"Thank you Kyoya. I owe you my sister's life." Kita closed her eyes as she thanked him deeply.
"It's no problem, I will see to it that she has the care needed to recover and back on her feet again." He smiled down at her warmly as he adjusted his glasses and took a seat next to her, settling his hands on his denim pockets once again to wait.
Morning came and hit Kita like a bulldozer. She opened her eyes to find that both of the hosts were asleep…on her shoulder. She couldn't help but blush, she would have loved to tell the ladies back at the club that she had slept with two of the hosts. Shameless double meaning. She lightly stood up and stretched her body, unknowingly waking Tamaki up from his uncomfortable sleep.
"Good morning Senpai." She smiled at him, yawning tiredly.
Tamaki blinked a few times and looked around soon enough realizing where he was. "Morning princess."
"Excuse me," A nurse approached Kita who was surprised by the unfamiliar voice. "Are you Kita Hayashi?" She asked, holding a glass of water in a silver tray.
"Yes I am." She answered swiftly.
"Could you please follow me, your sister is begging to see you." She smiled at the younger as she could the smile that light up in her face. Kita followed the nurse who lead her down the rather cold room Naomi was in, and she couldn't help but feel joyful to finally see her sisters face.
"Kita?" A groggy and raged voice asked. Kita's golden eyes jumped quickly to the source of the words.
There Naomi was. Her golden hair spread around the white sheets messily, her bandaged hands laying numbly at her side, and one eye blinking slowly but surely as the sisters met gazes. A smile lit Naomi's face as she immediately recognized Kita's wild curls and smiled.
"Naomi!" Kita rushed to her side and stopped short by a thundering cough delivered by her sister.
"Hey kido, how are you doing?"
"Stupid don't worry about me! Look you're a mess!" Kita suddenly rushed to her side and took a stand close to her sister, warping her tiny hands around her sister's bigger once, her heart fluttering as she felt Naomi's warmth and pulse run through her hands.
"Sorry to worry you."
"It's nothing please stop worrying about me and take a look at yourself. Although you have some explaining to do." Kita said but soon regretted it when she saw pain stuck in her sister's golden eye.
"There's not much to explain really."
"I'm not going to question you like this I just want you to rest and get well, you will be out of here in no time."
"Well I hope so, I don't like being immobile for too long, makes my ass itch." Naomi joked, making her sister smile making her laugh in return.
The door opened interrupting the laughter and the smiles. It revealed a certain raven haired boy, who had quite the messy hair and had his clothes ruffled. It was safe to say that this was the first time that Naomi could say he looked normal, other than being extremely spotless and dead on presentable. But none the less it was still Kyoya and his intimidation didn't run low any less.
"Kita-chan, they requested me to get you, you have to sign a slip in the desk, they need your information." Kyoya explained and Kita nodded, releasing her sister's hand and heading out the room leaving the two alone.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Kyoya politely asked as he approached her and took a look at the injured teen girl.
"I'm holding on." She casually answered.
"Good to know you will be still able to attend the Host Club, I was worried that we would lose a customer." He slyly added.
"I'm flattered to know you were worried about me, was I that important?"
"Considering you are few of the only girls that chose Haruhi as their host, yes, you are."
Naomi released a chuckle, this man is impossible. "Well thank you for saving me and all, I owe you big time, but I guess you already know that."
"How did you know it was me who saved you? Could have been someone else for all you know." He cocked a dark eyebrow at her.
Naomi hummed as she thought and then continued to focus her eye on his deep winter ones and smiled warmly at him. "I guess you could call it…woman's intuition."
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