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My Name is Fire
Chapter 4
Spring Break
"The pool! Woohoo!" I shouted in glee. "The world is great, even after putting me through the Suoh family!"
"Oi, shut up, you're hurting my ears," Kyoya said, still rather tired, even though it was 11 am. "We're not there yet."
True; Kyoya, Haruhi (much to Tamaki's despair), and I were still in a limo driving to the place. We all rode in different limos; one for the third years, the Haruhi Fanclub, and then... us.
"Kyoya's really grumpy when he wakes up," Haruhi said, inching away from the guy. "It's scary..."
"Kyoya, there's an innocent girl here, so do not scare her," I told him.
"Just shut up," he said, his hair in his face, and supposedly having red eyes. "I was awake last night till 5 a.m., and I don't like being awoken at 10."
"Your fault for being up so late," I said. "Ootori-san might be harsh, but he doesn't push a teenager that hard."
Haruhi looked at me questioningly. "Ootori-san? You know senpai's dad, Fire?"
I nodded. "The chairman and Ootori-san are closer than you'd think," I said. "Ootori-san praises me a lot like a son he's never had, so I favor him. I never met Kyoya until I transferred, though."
"I thought I told you to shut up," Kyoya interrupted.
I looked out the window. "We're here!" I blatantly ignored him.
I walked out the limo, immediately bumping into Tamaki and the twins. The three dramatically took off their shirts.
"Tis a nice day for swimming!" my cousin declared.
"Tis it is!" the twins joined in.
"Oi, when are we going swimming?" I interrupted obnoxiously. I took them by surprise by running swiftly past them into the racing pool.
I swam freely in the area that reached my neck. "Um...Fire-senpai...," the twins towered over me.
"Your shirt is on, cousin," Tamaki said.
"It's a part of the swimsuit; shorts and shirt," I told them. It was like a surfing suit thingy. "This is great..," I moaned happily, swimming around with a content smile. "Whose pool resort is this?"
"Mine," I heard a low voice that I barely recognized: it was Mori-senpai.
"Takashi's family uses this place to cool off from practices!" Honey-senpai explained happily.
They went on and on, so I spotted Kyoya's figure amongst the shade of the trees and swam there. "Oi, Kyoya!" I shouted.
It took me awhile to realize he was sleeping on the bench.
"Kyooooya!" I yelled. He didn't budge. Annoyed, I got some water from the pool and splashed a whole bunch of it on Kyoya.
"FIRE?!" Okay, now he's awake.
"Fire has now awoken the devil," the twins appeared next to me with solemn faces that said, "Run for your life or you'll be sent to the depths of hell."
"Thank you for that helpful service announcement, Now let's go to Tamaki with Super Obvious News!" I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm.
Kyoya seemed to be reaally mad, and we soon realized that if we stayed too long, we'd no longer be of this earth. So, in short, we three swam away as far as we could, to the others.
"When are the girls coming?" asked Haruhi, sitting under the shade.
"They should be here in a bit," I informed her from the water. I swam backstroke in the blurry waters that barely showed my body under.
"Fire sure swims well," the twins said from the sidelines.
"Father told me Fire never had lessons though," Tamaki thought aloud. "Where did you learn how to swim so beautifully?"
I stopped and floated adrift on the water to answer. "Um, let's see, I learned from Free, the anime."
Suddenly, the twins reeled back in horror. "Anime?! Don't tell me... you're an otaku?!"
I nodded. "I love anime and manga."
The twins looked to the ground in (I think) genuine sorrow. "So, even the coolest can fall..."
"Shut up, or I'll turn in to Kyoya-like devil mode," I threatened, then started swimming freestyle.
Then, the girls came. "Oh, Fire-kun!" my first appointment called at the edge of the laps pool. I swam to the girl.
"Hi, Aya-chan," I said, remembering her name. "Are you going to swim laps?"
She blushed and shook her head; it really was cute. "No, I'm happy with watching someone as good as Fire."
"What's weird is that I can swim well yet my name is Fire," I jested, smiling a bit. The girl giggled. "You can watch me swim, but don't be surprised at water going your way."
That girl was probably my favorite; Aya-chan was in class 2-C, because her lineage wasn't strong. Her grades averaged to A's, and she was cute and humble. She was the type of girl who was modest and not a slut.
I looked around the pools from my spot in the water. Haruhi, Mori-senpai, and Honey-senpai were charming girls in the shade of the trees. Kyoya dozed peacefully under a sunshade umbrella I conveniently set up for him. Last, there was Tamaki and the twins playing to their content with an American football; they were playing pretty hard under the watch of the girls.
All of a sudden, Tamaki's ridiculously powerful but uncontrollable kick broke out, him kicking the football. My jaw dropped in horror when the semi-sharp point came towards Aya-chan. I swam as quickly as I can, but the ball soon knocked the innocent girl unconscious.
"You idiot!" I said, taking my towel to get out of the pool and ran to Aya-chan. "Dammit Tamaki!"
Tamaki covered his mouth. "Sorry!"
"Well, sorry is not going to fix this! Wake up Kyoya and get her to a friggin' hospital! Tamaki's damn kick has injured more than one person," I glared at him.
Kyoya soon woke up, and called his hospital to rush an ambulance here who could take care of Aya-chan. Afterwards, we had to calm the panic at the pools.
A late lunch soon came, and Kyoya, Tamaki, and I ate lunch together since our times were categorized by our grade. "I'm surprised Kyoya isn't angry about Tamaki hurting someone by using that kick of his."
"Oh, I am," Kyoya said, glaring at Tamaki, "but it isn't the first time. He also knocked out the president of the school paper."
"Oh..that's understandable."
"Yes indeed."
"Hey, I'm right here!" Tamaki said irritably, a bit embarrassed that it happened...again...
Kyoya's phone rang, so he excused himself from the table. A couple seconds later, he came back. "Morika-san is okay, she suffered a minor concussion though."
I glared at Tamaki and he whined like a puppy. "Let's visit her then."
"I'm afraid I have to decline; the club activities are ongoing so Tamaki and I have to be present. I'll have a limo to take you there."
The hospital, from the pool and the restaurant, was a half hour away. I felt so out of place in my shorts and shirt in the formal limo, I almost forgot about my proud lineage.
When we arrived to the hospital, I was immediately directed to Aya-chan's room, a special room cut off by the public ones. "Aya-chan?" I stepped into her room with small steps. She was on the bed, reading a book. She looked up in surprise.
"Fire-kun?! What are you doing here?!" she said.
I shoved my hands in my pockets, emitting a cool impression. "On behalf of the Host Club, we sincerely apologize about my idiot cousin's moronic actions, please do not say no and shake your head at this apology because that will only make me more irritable," I said monotonous.
I looked to her and she gazed at me in wonder. "Fire-kun is nicer than he lets out," she giggled.
I rolled my eyes. "Just be happy you weren't seriously hurt by Tamaki's uncontrollable kick... My friend got hit once, and afterwards I 'accidentally' threw a rather fast baseball to Tamaki."
Aya-chan giggled yet again. "Fire-kun is violent too," she smiled.
I looked at the clock; it was already 3. "I have to get back to club activities. Bye," I said, exitting with a reluctant face.
I met back with the limo, relieved to go back to the club for once. I can't take those stupid one on one talks.
When I came back, the club activities were done for the day. I bumped into the twins at the entrance. "Oh? You're late, did you flirt with your girlfriend the whole day?"
"Like I flirt anyways," I said. "How about you two? Kissed yet... or would it be too illegal?"
"Shut up..."
I walked past them to go to Kyoya. "She's agreed not to go against the Host Club, Kyoya, so rest easy."
"Like I could with the club still alive."
"True that."
The day ended, and we spent the night in separate villas. Jack and the Beanstalk was in one, the Haruhi Fan Club in another, and the remaining stayed at Kyoya's.
"Our rooms are all next to each other," Kyoya informed us. "The kitchen and dining is over there."
"Basic layout, huh," I commented. "Are you good with your stuff, Haruhi?"
I looked to her, not getting any answer. She looked scared.
"Wait, Haruhi, are you okay?"
"It's sure cloudy today...," Haruhi said uncertainly.
"Oh yeah," Kyoya suddenly exclaimed in realization. "Haruhi has a fear of thunder."
"Explains a lot about her psychological state," I commented. "I'll sleep over at Haruhi's room to provide comfort; I'm used to this kind of stuff."
"Okay, but I doubt Tamaki will approve," Kyoya said.
"He's fine as long as Haruhi is," I told him. "Let's go unpack."
Kyoya went to his room, and I ushered Haruhi into ours. "Haruhi, you're shivering," I pointed out, sitting on the second bed that coincidentally was there.
"Am I?" Haruhi asked, shivering. She sat on the opposing bed in a cute little ball.
Then, the thunder came. All of a sudden, Haruhi disappeared. "What the heck..."
I checked under the bed and saw Haruhi rocking figure. "H-hi, Fire..."
I sighed in irritation. Ugh, girls... I thought. Such fragility... "Come on, Haruhi," I said, pulling her out. The thunder came, but my strong grip prevented her escape. I carried her shaking figure to her bed.
She wrapped into a ball.
"Haruhi, take your mind off of the storm and talk to me."
She didn't reply with words, but she nodded.
"I'm afraid of tornadoes," I told her. "I have an obsession over noodles and constantly read manga."
Haruhi looked at me incredulously, slowly uncirling her ball. "Really?"
I nodded. "Yeah; one of my friends was pretty much a hentai. I hung out with nerds a lot, but with cool kids too. How bout you?"
"I hung out with average people," she said.
"I used to have a harem."
"No-" she was interrupted by a clap of thunder. She immediately jumped to me, hanging onto my shoulders. She, to my surprise, sobbed.
"It's okay Haruhi," I said soothingly. I took a deep breath.
"When the door closes
Before you get through
When the opportunity
Goes down the drain.
You say it's
'Once in a lifetime'
But really
I'll take the chance.
It's only a little time
When the thunder goes away
And the lightning
Doesn't flash."
I sang softly into her ear, and her breaths calm down. The storm passed in no time. "Your singing is beautiful, Fire," Haruhi complimented, her head lying on my lap.
"Thank you," I said. I looked to her in wonder, then made up my mind. I put my lips to her ear and whispered something.
A/N: Are you guys curious about what he whispered? Please review, I want to see your responses! X3
-AmbiWriter-
