Stumbling a little, they walked down the path leading to the hot spring entrance which was surrounded by bamboo and bushes, keeping it out of sight from peeping toms and pervy neighbours'.
Before they went into the hot spring, Mori lead them to the changing room at the side, where they found towels and rack's to place their yukata's. Haruhi and Mei waited patiently until the boys' left before slipped out of their clothing. Whilst undressing, Mei tapped Haruhi on the shoulder and beckoned her closer and began talking in a hushed voice as if scared the boys were on the other side of the wall, listening.
"Look, Haruhi" She leant a hand on Haruhi for support as she took of her undergarments. "I've been giving this much thought and I've decided. I want Tamaki and I'm going to make him mine...tonight"
She turned around to see what her friend's reaction only to see pure horror. Mei could feel a lecture coming her way. Haruhi put her hands on her. Mei hated it when she was right.
"Mei, I'm disappointed!! I thought you knew better than that! I knew you liked Tamaki but you shouldn't just jump into to bed with him you the first time you decide you like someone!!"
Mei looked at haruhi shocked. Then she giggled. Soon she was roaring with laughter, leaving Haruhi, well, confused to say at the least. Mei wiped away a tear, still clutching her sides.
"Oh Haruhi I didn't mean do it with him!! I just meant get him to go out with me, you know, be my boyfriend??" She patted her friend on back, still giggling "now seriously, how do I look?"
Haruhi looked the blonde up and down. They were now in their towels, which were, Haruhi thought to herself, kinda skimpy. Mei's towel just covered her private parts but left an impressive amount of cleavage. Unfortunately for Haruhi Mei had certainly grown since the last time she had seen her. 'Humph, if Tamaki doesn't spend the whole of his time with her staring down her chest, then he must be gay, she's at least and E cup now!' Haruhi stared down at her own non-existent chest, for once she regretted being so boyish. Apparently Hikaru's mum said that she was a pear shape, which basically meant she was curvy but didn't have the chest (but her arse compensated for it). Mei also didn't have her make-up on, which was good seeing as Tamaki liked his girls to look 'natural'.
"You look...great" Mei giggled and put an arm around Haruhi's waist as they entered the hot spring.
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"Finally" exclaimed Hikaru "what took you girls so long, hey, you weren't doing anything in there were you?" He narrowed his eyes before bursting out laughing and high fiving each other. Haruhi tugged her towel down a bit further to cover her legs before dipping into the pool, making fully sure her whole body was under the water. Meanwhile Mei, hips swaying, bounced over to Tamaki, winked at him and slid into the hot spring next to him. Haruhi's theory was correct; Tamaki's eyes were instantly glued to Mei's voluptuous body.
Haruhi sighed and swam over to Mori, who was probably the safest person to be around right now as the twins were leering at her twisted sort of way. She grabbed a Saki bottle that was sitting on the side and took a gulp.
The cool liquid ran down her sticky throat and she began to feel mellower, she smiled lazily at Mori. Mori, she noted, seemed to be looking anywhere but her. She touched his arm lightly.
"Looking for Honey? I seen him leave before..."She looked at up at him with her dark chocolate eyes and Mori could feel himself getting lost in those giant orbs 'Damn, I shouldn't have drank so much, it was so irresponsible' Mori cursed under his breath, if Haruhi keeps this up, she might not be so innocent by morning. Haruhi who was visibly off her head by now, was feeling annoyed that Mori was even answering her question, the cheek of it, so she decided amidst her hazy drunken eyesight to give his shoulders a shake. Unfortunately for them Haruhi totally misjudged where to shake him and toppled over onto him, both of them into the water with a satisfying splash.
The twins watched the peculiar act going on at the far end the hot spring and were intrigued to see what happened next. What they hadn't noticed however that whilst the little show had been going on between Mori and Haruhi, Mei, Tamaki and Kyoya had disappeared. Not that that really mattered right now, for Mori and Haruhi hadn't surfaced for quite a while. Just as they were beginning to worry suddenly, making them jump, Mori and Haruhi burst out of the water, completely oblivious to who was watching. Hikaru observed their faces, whom where red and panting and then realized exactly what they had been doing and that Mori was about to move in for another one. Jealousy got the better of Hikaru and he half ran, half swam towards them leaving a confused Koaru behind.
"Hey!" he bellowed, making both of them turn around with faces looking like they've just been caught stealing cookies out of the cookie jar. When he reached the he put his hands on a slightly dazed Haruhi's shoulders protectively. Gritting his teeth into an obviously fake smile he put on a more 'cheery' tone. "I think it's time that Haruhi went to bed now, don't you agree Mori?" his tone was a bit too dangerous for Mori's liking and he didn't want to end up hurting one of his closest friends so he nodded and watched Haruhi get led away, wincing slightly at the death grip he had on her.
The silence between Haruhi and Hikaru was venomous as they entered the house, leaving puddles on the polished tiles. Haruhi didn't dare to look at Hikaru and she didn't dare apologize, I mean why she should? 'He had no right to grab me like that' Haruhi was fuming after all, it just one kiss, just one. It wasn't her fault either, instead of helping her up his hand snaked around her neck and pulled her closer to him, deeper into the water. Their lips met, bodies entwined. Haruhi felt like she was on fire, her insides burned for more. When she pulled away from him, she went to gasp for air only to swallow a mouthful of water. Mori grabbed her arm and brought her back up to the surface. Haruhi shivered as she thought of what could of happened if they were somewhere where she could actually breath.
Reaching her bedroom, Haruhi awkwardly bowed at Hikaru and excused herself, not daring to look at him. The more she thought about it the more she felt ashamed with herself, she should have pushed him away, done the right thing... but at that moment of time it felt so darn good!! Haruhi touched her lips tentatively and smiled, kissing boys was nice, way better than girls (Haruhi decided she never wanted to kiss ever again after that time Tamaki made her collide mouths with the girl obsessed with teacups.) that smile soon turned into a yawn and shoving on some underwear and an oversized T-shirt, she sunk into her new bed and soon fell into a alcohol induced sleep.
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Mori awoke. Mori got up. Mori dressed. Mori ate. Mori washed... Or at least he would of if it wasn't wasn't for the fact he was in the bathroom, puking for Britain. For a tall guy, Mori was pretty much a lightweight. Gripping the toilet seat, with yesterday's lunch fighting its way out of Mori, he tried to remember what the hell happened yesterday. He knew he' went into the hot spring, why else would his mattress be sodden? His bottom lip felt swollen, oh god had he started a fight? He stood up, satisfied that there was absolutely nothing left in his stomach to throw up. He stared at himself in the mirror. A pale sweaty reflection greeted, his fringe stuck together in clumps on his forehead, he looked a mess. 'Okay I don't care whether I'm late for school, I'm taking a shower' Mori grabbed the white fluffy towel, fresh from the dry cleaners, and headed for the shower in his en-suite.
Bag flying wildly on her shoulder, Haruhi screamed at the busman to wait. She just reached the bus and flung her hand to stop the doors from shutting. They closed on her hands with a thunk! Making Haruhi wince slightly but grinned smugly at the bus driver. '1 point for me, zero for obese bus driver' Haruhi thought happily as the bus driver (reluctantly) opened the doors for her and let her in. After paying, Haruhi readjusted her tie and slouched down next Miley who had been waving frantically at her when she reached the bus. Miley was her primary school friend, but whilst she went to the local secondary school, Haruhi attended Ouran High. Miley would come across as a secretive girl but once you get to know her she can be the complete opposite. Like how Haruhi dared her to get a tattoo for a joke, and she did (this cost her freedom for the rest of the summer). She could also be a bit of a copycat or a trend follower if you like. Her hairstyle often mimicked her friends around her and right now she had a boyish bob, like haruhi only with pink hairclips to keep the bangs out of her face.
Haruhi sighed and slouched lower in her chair. She always felt safe around Miley; she had never gone against any of her decisions after all. She closed her eyes, soothed by Miley playing with her hair and they drifted away in the comfortable silence. Whilst Miley was playing with her hair, Haruhi concentrated on the thing that had been on Haruhi's mind since this morning. The only thing Haruhi could remember from last night was a hand on the back of her neck. She could still feel it now, almost like it's imprinted on her. Suddenly the bus jerked to a halt, making her and Miley fall of their seat which earned a laugh from all the prat's at the back of the bus.
"Ouran High School" the driver grunted, whilst readjusting his mirror (Haruhi realized he was trying to get it so he could look up her friends skirt that had fallen at a dodgy angle, she quickly stood her friend back up and hastily left the bus)
Haruhi sprinted to the classroom and just, just made to her tutor her on time.
"Don't dilly dally Haruhi, take your seat so I can take the register" Haruhi cocked her eyebrow and walked briskly over to her seat.
Koaru looked at her with amusement. Substitute teacher are always fun, Koaru thought up a few possibilities for his new guinea-pig, scribbled something down on a piece of scrap paper and passed it to Haruhi. On the piece of paper had some scribbles saying, 'I think it's time we test out our theory on whether subs like chocolate covered cheese.' Haruhi snorted, earning a glare from the teacher as she read out the register. 'Ha-ha very funny, btw where's Hikaru' Haruhi replied and looked to see what he'd write next. Instead he frowned and whispered 'he's ill, you know terrible hangover' Haruhi could tell he was lying, his ears had went slightly pink, a tell tale sign the twins were hiding something. This puzzled haruhi, why would Hikaru want to stay of school, even more so without Kaoru? The bell rang, making Haruhi jump out of her trance. Tuesdays was free period up until break time, so free time means host time. Kaoru held out his hand for Haruhi and she accepted, as they walked along to the music room.
'Maybe I'll get some answers from the rest of the host club...'
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Author's note: sorry for the cheesiness of this chapter!! This chapter a bit longer than my other chapters I think, I'm aiming for longer chapters and also doing them more often :). Thank you so much for the reviews guys!!Xxxxxxxx