Chapter 6: Starting a Club and a Burden is Lifted
Silvana sighed.
"So can we walk you there or not?" the twins repeated.
"I already said no. You guys have to get to the Host Club, and the room that Reiko wants me to meet her in is on the opposite side of the school. If you two walk me there, you won't make it to the Host Club on time." Silvana replied impatiently. The twins frowned, but didn't argue with her, especially after she said,
"Besides, I'll see you two after school."
In the fifth library. . . .-
Silvana sat between Reiko and Aneko on the sofa and sighed.
"So, what'd you two want to talk to me about?" she asked.
"We want to start up a new club, and we want you to be a member with us." Aneko replied. Silvana blinked.
"What kind of a club, exactly?" she asked, afraid to hear the answer. Reiko smirked.
"I was hoping you'd ask. We want to start up a club similar to the Host Club, only, we'd be calling it the Sakura Club. What do you think?" Silvana shrugged.
"I don't really see the point in it, but I guess we could give it a go." She said.
"By the way, have you….written a love letter to Hikaru yet?" Aneko asked casually. Silvana glared at her.
"So, THAT'S the real reason you wanted to meet with me. No, I haven't. And I'm not going to." She replied bluntly. Reiko pouted.
"Why? Look, it's not like it has to be a LOVE letter, per say. More like a…. a letter telling him how you feel."
"That's still a love letter." Silvana said in annoyance.
"Not if you don't say you're in love with him IN it. Just. . .write what's on your mind, if not what's in your heart. He has a right to know, at least. And when you go to give it to him, you should put it in his tote so he finds it quicker." Aneko pressed. Silvana sighed.
"I'm not going to do it. Not yet. But when I'm ready to, I'll keep your advice in mind, Senpai." She said impatiently, standing up. Her two friends merely shrugged at each other and watched her walk out of the room.
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When Silvana had gotten to the school's main entrance, sure enough, Hikaru and Kaoru were already waiting for her.
"So what did Reiko want?" they asked. Silvana sighed.
"She and Aneko-senpai want to start up a club. . . .A HostESS club; basically. They want to call it the "Sakura Club". And unfortunately they want ME to be a member." She explained.
"What did you tell them?" Hikaru asked. Silvana turned to him.
"I told them I'd give it a try, but in all honesty, if I hate it, I'm quitting. They're gonna be on their own." She replied simply. Kaoru chuckled.
"That's a little harsh, don't you think?" Silvana shook her head.
"Not really, no. After all, they're always forcing me into something I don't wanna do. Like, the Host Club, for example. When I first started coming, it was because they were making me. I didn't want anything to do with any of it. But you know what?"
"What?" Silvana smiled at the twins; her eyes full of happiness.
"I'm glad they made me start going to the Host Club. If they hadn't, we would've never been able to become friends like this." She said. Then, thinking a moment, she added,
"And by the way; I'm on to your little scheme of the day. And, Reiko must've given you inaccurate information, because my birthday isn't until the END of the week." The twins' jaws dropped.
"How did you know about the surprise party we had planned for you?" they asked. Silvana laughed.
"To be honest, I wouldn't have, if it hadn't been for Tamaki-senpai getting all worked up and telling Aneko-senpai about it. I overheard them when I was walking in the hall. Let me guess, Reiko told you that throwing me a birthday party would make me get over last week's incident?" the twins nodded. Silvana rolled her eyes.
"It figures. You'd think she'd at least get my birthday right. We've known each other since elementary school. Oh well." She sighed. Hikaru and Kaoru just shrugged at eachother.
"Oh well. We tried. You said end of the week, right?" Silvana nodded.
"So, Friday then?" Again, she nodded.
"Well, we'll just put the decorations and presents away and save them until Friday." The twins said in unison. Silvana rolled her eyes and smiled.
"You know you guys don't HAVE to throw me a birthday party." She said.
When Silvana got home, the first thing she did was take out a blank piece of paper and a pen. Sighing nervously, she began to write.
Hikaru,
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't still in love with you. But, I'm not ready to go beyond being friends. Not yet, at least. I wanted to apologize, as well. Even if my intent was to be nice to Kaoru that day in middle school, it was wrong of me to say I would date him after saying I had feelings for you, and now that I know this, I'm willing to own up to the fact that I was the one in the wrong, not you and Kaoru. It was petty and childish of me to hold a grudge against you for so long. I hope after being able to get all this off my chest, I was able to better strengthen my friendship with you and your brother. If you want, meet me after school, and we can talk about this more if you want to, okay?
Your friend,
Silvana
Sighing in relief; as though a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders, Silvana stuck the letter into an envelope, sealed it, and tucked it away in the top drawer of her desk. She would give Hikaru the letter, but not yet. First, she wanted to put an end to their constant schemes for getting her to forgive them for their fake fight. She liked the occasional doting and attention from time to time; just like any girl, but the twins were starting to be a little. . .overbearing, to say the least.
