Disclaimer: The Khaos's are entirely my own, but I possess nothing and no one else. :(
Chapter 4: No!
The club was already over for the day and Kat had a joyful countenance, completely lost in her own world.
Flashback:
"Seriously?" Kat asked, ecstatic.
"Yup and he's coming to visit, in fact the shoot is right here in town." Kaida told her with a smirk."
"That's wonderful!" Kat tried to look overjoyed but she was rather nervous too. She loved him, but he was scary when he was ticked, and she seemed to have a talent for pushing him too far.
BANG!
Kat looked up from a conversation with Aimee to see her brother (Wearing designer clothing and looking very model-like, as always) and sister (Wearing a flowing indigo day dress and dangerously high heels and matching bag) sashay through the doors of the host club.
It was a Monday and Kat had agreed to wear the boy's uniform once a week, so she always wore it on Monday's to get it over with.
Kaida was obviously looking for Kat among the hoards of girls wearing the ridiculous uniform. When he finally caught sight of her wearing the boy's uniform, he looked slightly annoyed, but as he took in the situation the annoyance on his face changed to rage. He literally snarled. Kat looked around for what he was looking at. Then it hit her.
Well if my little sister was cross-dressing and surrounded by adoring girls, how would I feel? Not to mention Tamaki romancing 20 girls at the same time, the twin's unnatural behavior, Hunny, Haruhi, Mori and Usa-chan having tea and Kyoya writing in his little book, this place didn't look like somewhere I would want any sister of mine in.
Kai started purposefully towards the other hosts, so I casually walked in front of them, just in case, but Rina took control of the situation first.
As Kai walked past, Rina snagged him in a headlock
"Little bro, Nothing is going on that would compromise Kat's honor, okay? We've talked all about these boys." Rina shook her head sadly, "This is why he," Rina winked at Kat, "tells me things, but not you." Rina's eyes sparkled with merriment.
Her sister was a beauty, with long, dark, silky hair, a porcelain complexion, and a full, mature figure. The only thing that was off about her appearance was those eyes that were so full of mirth. One of them was a light gold the same shade as Kat's eyes and the other was the indigo of Kai's eyes. The effect made her look almost inhuman. Unfortunately, that was probably the least scary thing about her.
Rina let go of Kai unceremoniously and went to give Kat a hug; immediately earning glares from the girls in the room. Rina chuckled upon noticing and coolly glanced around her at the girls, who shivered under Rina's intense gaze.
"Rina, you look ravishing, as always." Kat said, looking her sister over.
"Thank you my dear. Now are you going to introduce me to these handsome friends of yours or will I have to do so myself?" Rina asked with a fond smile.
"Of course. This is our prince, Tamaki. The twins are Hikaru and Karou, the tall silent hunk over there is Mori," Kat sent him a teasing smile, "The little blonde is Hunny, the one with the big eyes is Haruhi, and he," Kat waved vaguely at Kyoya, "is our VP Kyoya."
"Absolutely lovely to meet you all. I'm Kat's older sister Katrina Khaos." Rina said, looking covertly at Haruhi. The customers in the room visibly relaxed.
"It is an honor, Madame, to welcome our dear friend's family to our little club." Tamaki said, taking and kissing Rina's hand. Rina had a gracious smile, but her eyes were bemused; slightly unsettling Tamaki.
"Rina, we're late." Kaida said tapping this watch.
"Fine, fine," Rina said, waving a hand dismissively at him, "This is our brother,"Rina said mockingly, "Kai Khaos." The girls immediately switched their attention from swooning over Tamaki to ogling the young master Khaos's godly older brother. Tamaki pouted.
"Kat we're going to have to run and pick up Uncle Kuon." Rina said apologetically, "I just wanted to stop in and say hey, while we were in the neighborhood."
"Don't mention it." Kat said with a smile, "I'll go with, since you'd just be coming back here to get me and I can't have all four of us in the same room with all these other guys. The girls would have fits!" Kat said as she ran towards the changing room.
When she came out, she was wearing a grey plaid hoodie, a white shirt with a blue and silver dragon motif with distressed black jeans and rare blue and white converse. She was feeling unusually nostalgic towards American punk fashion. Kat walked to Hunny and Mori and quickly whispered something to them both while Kyoya watched on annoyed.
Who does she think she is? He thought with irritation, (though it annoyed him greatly when she did almost anything at this point) She and her crazy siblings causing a scene and then just walking out like nothing happened.
"Later." Kat tossed that over her shoulder as she strode out the door, prompting a sigh from the female patrons. Kyoya casually glanced out the window as the siblings walked out the front, seeing Kat shake her head and walk away from her the car the other two were getting into.
Kat listened to her iPod as she walked to the garage, humming along with the music, she reached up to punch in the code, but to her surprise, it was already unlocked.
Kat shrugged and went up the elevator to the apartment. After a customary greeting from Marsha, Kat walked inside. She was unconcerned because no one could get in without knowing her password and very few people did.
"Hello?" Kat said waiting for an answer.
"Hey, Kat." A voice behind her said.
She quickly turned around to see Lucius, she smiled.
"I'm surprised Marsha let you in. Has she forgiven you for the time you tried to dismantle her?"
"Kaida put in a good word." He said with a smirk, "He told me to watch you, so here I am watching a pretty face."
"Flirt. So how's the family?" Kat asked playfully, with a sparkle in her eyes.
"They're doing fine; the kids really miss you though." Lucius said.
"They're little angels; you should've brought them with you." Kat said smiling remembering his little girl and boy. "I guess you want to see the bike?"
They rode down the elevator into the garage to see the sleek silver bike that said Racing Queen in blue detailing.
"This is The Racing Queen." Kat said stroking the seat reverently.
"She looks even better then the last time I saw her; did you touch up the paint?" Lucius asked.
"Yes I did. I did some more detailing and it's a lighter sliver but that's all." She said.
For a while, they just sat there looking at the bike. Lucius suddenly walked towards the bike, then leaned down, squinting.
"Is something wrong?" Kat asked.
"You got dirt on the bike that's all." Lucius said standing back up. Kat had a feeling that he was telling a white lie, but she let it slide.
Kat looked at her watch absently, "I should get to bed. Will I see you tomorrow?"
"I don't know, maybe." Lucius said, with a distracted look.
Kat's eyes narrowed, "Well just let yourself in, but don't touch this bike until I get here. Play with whatever else you want, but not my baby. Capeesh?" Lucius nodded, but Kat turned on the defense mechanism on her bike.
He had a rather odd light in his eyes, and whenever Kat saw it, it meant trouble. She was afraid she would come home tomorrow to find her baby dismantled on the floor, so that he could see how it worked. Kat had no idea how he could've spotted the adjustments she had made so easily!
Lucius escorted her to her room and bid her goodnight before riding down the elevator to his own room. Kat slowly drifted to sleep thinking about the all babies that were coming.
When she woke up on Saturday, she felt energetic. Stretching, Kat slipped on her robe and out on some Carmen to listen to over breakfast.
She busied herself with alternating between piano practice and maintenance on her bikes. She was working on a particularly challenging piece when the door buzzer rand out. Curious as to who would be looking for her at this hour, she pulled up the screen.
Gulp.
Uncle Kuon doesn't seem like he's in a very good mood today. Kat thought to herself as she opened the door with a smile.
"Uncle Kuon, what a surprise!" Kat said, giving him a hug, "How's Kyoko?"
"She and the baby are just fine," He said with a smile, "How are things going?"
"Pretty good." She said as she led him in to the living room, "I'm becoming very grateful that Mom and Dad forced us to become fluent in Japanese."
He sat down on the sofa with a serious expression.
"Speaking of your parents, guess where I was this morning?" He said with a pleasant smile, that couldn't quite mask the scary aura.
"I couldn't possibly guess." Kat said sweetly, attempting to display the same level of control he did.
"I was having breakfast with your father." Kuon began slowly.
"Oh?" Kat said, prompting him to continue
"Yes, he seems rather upset about this arrangement; in fact he seems to feel that you're avoiding him. Don't you think sixteen is a little young to live along?"
"Not really. I like this setup very much." Kat replied bluntly.
"Well that's actually not what I came to talk about," Kuon said, the anger lessening, "are you working?" he asked.
"I earn some money here and there." She replied vaguely, wondering where this was going.
"Well, it just so happens that a modeling gig I'm doing needs an understudy, and I think you would be perfect for the job. What do you think?" He was telling more than asking, like he expected her to be thrilled.
Murphy: Peace out!
Nikki: You're so not cool!
Murphy: Cooler than you!
