A Week of Storms Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not, nor ever will, own Ouran High School Host Club… If I did, Haruhi would know how to fight and would show at least a little more emotion. Enjoy!
Kyoya told her nothing more than to pack some movies and that he would take her to the estate after club that afternoon. Entering the Ootori mansion, she shouldn't have been surprised to find out that they had a small theater in the house, but she was. She handed over the movies and Kyoya slid them into the projector, dimming the lights so that he could still work on his computer but still see the movie.
About halfway through, Haruhi got curious enough to walk to the back of the room, where Kyoya furiously typed at something. "Oh!" she exclaimed, surprised. "To get to the chest, go up one screen on the stairs and kill all the bats, then go around and kill the snake at the bottom of the hill. That way there will be less bats at the cave entrance and the chest will be free to open." She pointed out on the map on one corner of the screen. She had found out why he carried his laptop everywhere, Kyoya was a computer geek.
"Ah…" Kyoya was startled, not realizing that the underclassmen had stopped watching the movie (they had both seen it at least a dozen times). "Thank you…" On a whim he decided to follow her advice.
"I'm having trouble on the next level with the white-hired doll. If I help you on this level, will you help me KuroOni-San?" Haruhi asked innocently, reading his name under the avatar that he played. "I'd have to borrow a laptop though." Nodding at the offer, Kyoya put down his computer and went to fetch one of his extras. Soon she was logged in as well. And after changing a few details, her avatar walked up to Kyoya's.
"'A1HostDog'?" Kyoya looked up with a raised eyebrow and Haruhi smirked back. Apparently, they had been talking online for a while now. She had even K. his avatar in a few private battles. "Were you aware of who I was?"
Haruhi shrugged. "Most everyone is on here except for Hunny-sempai, and I thought you knew it was me." Kyoya adjusted his glasses, hiding his acute embarrassment. "It's okay, Kyoya-sempai. The point of the game is for everyone to have an even start, despite who they are in real life. The person behind the avatar could be a twelve-year-old or a grandmother, a housewife, or the CEO of a company." Haruhi grinned. "Or his son, apparently."
Kyoya nodded and they both went back into the Dark Zone. Together, they even managed to beat the boss. Their avatars, he noted, were completely opposite their owners. Wile Kyoya's wore only simple items, Haruhi's had an expensive haircut and several of the monthly limited items that tended to cost a lot of virtual money. "Your avatar…"
"The marketplace." After seeing his avatar, she had been waiting for the question. "And the aquarium items. Virtual money isn't like real money for you guys. Here, it's earned the hard way and knowing the system."
Yes, Kyoya nodded, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to train Haruhi to take care of the club for when we graduate.
Yay computer babble. I don't own ZOMG! Nor GaiaOnline… though, if you wish, you can easily find me there under the same user name.
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