Out Of The Woods

Anya

Kim dragged me along with her to the host club the next day. I didn't have any objections to that since today there wasn't much homework for me to do. I've only been to the host club maybe four times and I've either visited Haruhi or the twins. Haruhi was the one that made me feel calm and at ease while both Kaoru and Hikaru gave me goosebumps (and not the good kind) when they'd act out their 'brotherly love' routine. All the girls still were in love with it. On the other hand, there was me freaking out mentally. Even though the idea of brotherly love like this made me cringe I couldn't help but admit that these two were complete experts. I was never a big fan of public display of affection...but maybe that was because I've never found someone I wanted to kiss or hug in front of everyone. I know Dylan was a boyfriend, but I guess you can say it wasn't a serious relationship.

"Thanks again for letting us come to your house yesterday. I really liked the inside if it."

"Oh thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself."

"Since you're here, may I offer you some snacks or tea maybe?"

"Tea sounds fine. Thank you," I smiled politely. As I waited I heard the voices of the Hitachiin brothers again. They were portraying their roles as the twincest brothers again.

"Hikaru, you know that you're the only one for me."

"I know," He then leaned towards his brother, both hands rested on the sides of his face. "But I don't want to see you with anyone else. You belong to me and only me... Kaoru." Hikaru said seductively while tilting his brothers head upwards.

"Hi-Hikaru," I heard the other whimper. "Stop it, you're embarrassing me again."

"But you're so adorable when you blush. I can't help it, I'm sorry."

"I forgive you," He closed his eyes and turned away avoiding eye contact with his brother.

"So, Haruhi? How can you tell the twins so easily apart? I still can't get their faces and names right. It's so hard since they're twins." I took a sip from my tea.

"Well... You see, despite the fact that they look identical they're actually really different. Hikaru's more mischievous and immature than Kaoru. It's ironic since Kaoru's the younger twin and he's the one who's more mature. One's just a little bit more evil than the other. They act the same when they're together, but when you get to know them separately you can really tell the difference between Hikaru and Kaoru."

"Wow, I think I understand. I'm more successful with names than faces so this is going to be a while before I feel 100 percent confident about it."

"Yeah. I think you're the first girl who hasn't fallen for the twins act. The other girls go crazy over this stuff."

I sighed, "I know, I have a friend who loves that kind of stuff. I just think it's weird. If I were forced to choose between you and the twins I would rather be with you. You're so easy to talk to! I enjoy that about you."

Haruhi smiled, "Thank you. I'm flattered."

"Don't mention it. Hey can you tell those two I won't be in class tomorrow. I have... I have a doctors appointment in the morning, but I should be back by lunch time. I actually should be leaving right now, my driver could be here any minute."

"Oh, sure. Do you want me to walk you outside?" Aw, such a gentleman. Kim was right.

"Don't worry about me, you should stay here. You've got clients here requesting to see you. I'll see you tomorrow," I sat up from my chair and grabbed my school bag.

He smiled and walked to the music room's door. "Alright, see you tomorrow."

Wednesday - 7:19AM (Anya)

I changed out of my pajama tank top and flannel bottoms and dressed myself in a pair of cut-off jean shorts, a hot pink cami and a white long sleeved button-up shirt with the Abercrombie And Fitch logo. I was getting a few hours off from school luckily so I didn't have to get my things ready until around noon. My mother was taking the day off due to my tests today. The specialist was coming to the house in half an hour, so I had some time to do whatever until they arrived. I turned my computer on and played a few songs from my playlist, mainly Owl City and Madonna. This morning I kind of missed being in class with my three classmates from the host club. But who did I miss more? I missed Haruhi actually... I couldn't put my finger on it. Maybe I kind of... sort of... liked him? Haruhi is smart, kind, a total gentleman, and he know's how to treat girls. The pro's outweigh the con's. He's just short... that's about it. I'm about 5 feet and 6 inches and he's around 5'2? I'm not sure that would work out anyway.

Then suddenly I heard a knock coming from my door. "Miss, are you ready? Dr. Mockiota is here. She's waiting to start your tests, are you feeling alright?" It was one of the maids calling from outside my bedroom. I paused my music and opened the door.

"Yeah, I'll be down in a minute." She nodded and left. I walked over to my desk to check if Kim texted me or anything, and surprisingly I received a text message from an unknown number. It said 'Can we come to your house after school again today? Haruhi told us about your appointment.' Okay, I automatically who this was, but the real question is this: which of the twins sent it?

I typed back, 'Who are you? How did you get my number?'

A minute later I got another message, 'Let's just say that Kim was nice enough to give us something.'

I sighed. He wasn't answering my question. Now I didn't know if it was Hikaru or Kaoru sending me these messages. 'Fine, I'll see you later today. I need to go.'

The last he sent was 'K. talk to you later Anya.' I put my phone down and went downstairs where the specialist was waiting for me along with my mother. She normally stays home in the morning when I have these appointments.

7:45AM - Third Person

He shut his phone and shoved it in his case with his school papers. School was starting in twenty minutes and he got the chance to talk to her before class would start. He had gotten to know her little by little since Anya arrived at Ouran along side his brother. At least they were going to see her after school.

"So, what did she say?" His brother asked.

He shrugged, "She said we could come over again."

His brother snickered, "We can play another trick like we did last time!"

He couldn't help but laugh. "I love the way she cringes when we touch her."

"It's like she hates it!" Both boys laughed at the same time.

"But deep down..." He spoke, then his brother.

"Every girl does enjoys it."

"If we were to play a game, would she go along with it?"

"I don't know."

"We'll never know unless we try..." He paused, thinking.

"We are little devils after all." They looked at each other and grinned their sinister smiles.

7:50AM - Anya

"Hi, Anya. How are you today? I'm sorry you have to be up early," Mockiota greeted me kindly.

I smiled and shrugged casually. "It's not a problem, I have school around this time. I'm used to it." Dr. Mockiota was a close confidant of my mothers she went to medical school with. Luckily she still lived here in Japan. She was born here and lived in the city until she was fourteen. During high school, I heard she was the top student at her school and that she got accepted into an early medical program in the United States. My mother met her in one of their classes one day and since that day they've been close. I think she moved back here five years ago.

"Okay, so it looks like from the last report you're red and white blood count is normal, nothing that came up in the results as cancerous. You have good blood pressure and your vitamin counts are back to normal compared to what they were in June. Are you still wearing your brace to support your back?" I nodded shortly. "Good, and during school?" I nodded again. "Good, good. You should wear it for another five months. Then you're free to take it off permanently. Okay; our scans last month showed us nothing out of the ordinary which is good. I need to take some blood this time. You should be fasting. Alright," I was beginning to relax when she spoke about the results of the tests from the past month. My body was readjusting back to normal finally. It had been 5 months, I guess things were looking up. If things went according to plan I would only have to wear that brace until right around my birthday! This information made me feel a little more excited. What really got me was that no one noticed the brace under my clothes. I assumed that someone would ask since that's what I saw on TV. Then again I could be wrong. Who knows...

As she prepared the vials, needle, the cotton ball and bandage she managed to distract me by talking about school and asking me different stuff about it. "Ouran Academy's nice, so far I'm enjoying it." I couldn't lie about that, I had met some good people. Were Hikaru and Kaoru good? Ha. I felt like laughing when I thought about that. Apart from the teasing and the mischievousness they showed, maybe. The more I thought about those two twins, the more I wanted to get back to Ouran.