Yes, chapter seven is here. :]
Chapter 7
Kyoko was sitting in class One-A, no sign of the 'class trio'. She pulled out a sketch book and flipped it open to a blank page. The girl began drawing, wandering if everything was okay.
The classroom door opened and two smiling twins walked in and Haruhi behind them.
"Hikaru, what happened to your hair?" Kyoko asked surprised among seeing Hikaru.
His hair wasn't the flaming ginger color it normally was; now it was an ash brown.
"You like? I decided it's time for people to be able to tell the two of us apart, to open our world." Hikaru explained.
"I liked the ginger, but the brown suits you just as well." Kyoko spoke, still in shock at his new attitude.
"Thanks Hitomi and I don't hate you anymore, now we can be the class quad!" Hikaru announced.
Kyoko's heart skipped a beat. She wasn't going to be left out of the group projects, or games, and won't be glared at anymore. She was so happy she wanted to cry tears of joy. She sniffed dramatically.
-After school-
Kyoko was back, but Tamaki seemed to have never even left for the trip, and didn't tell anyone. Everyone was basically angry with Tono. Haruhi looked rather nervous to be by Tamaki.
Kyouya passed out the presents he got everyone.
"Here are the books you wanted and random things I thought fit you two." Kyouya said giving them to the twins.
"Haruhi, chocolate and an accessory." Kyouya spoke.
Haruhi took the present Kyouya had gotten her.
"Kyoko, you didn't really say what you wanted so I found something close to your taste."
Kyoko's expression turned to a scared one; normally people can't find anything of 'her taste'.
Kyouya handed over several pieces of clothing. There was a black t-shirt with a purple and white cross, pants were black jeans, and he also gave her a white tank top with the British flag on it.
"The U.K. flag is a popular fashion sense over there right now." Kyouya explained.
Everyone was watching for Kyoko's reaction.
"I love it." Her voice squeaked a little.
"Kyouya what about me?" Tamaki cried.
"Hikaru you dyed your hair, it suits you." Kyoko said ignoring the blonde dramatic wreck.
"Really? I think so too." Hikaru said bashfully.
"It's awful that somebody else didn't even notice." Both Hikaru and Kaoru spoke.
"That's an outrage! I was the first to notice liar twins!" Tamaki roared.
"Lair? Who's a liar?" They growled.
"I went to apologize to each of you last night! Haruhi you forgave me right?" Tamaki asked.
"Hikaru, Kaoru what books did you get?" She asked trying to get distracted.
Tamaki went to his corner of woe. Kyouya spoke up.
"Oh I almost forgot I met a blonde woman in France. . ."
Tamaki stopped moping and looked over.
"She had a dog that looked like Antoinette; I heard it had a brother or sister living in Japan. She said she thinks about her far away son every day."
Everyone in the Host club stared at Kyouya. Haruhi gripped Hikaru's sleeve.
"Was she in good health?"
"Yes."
-Three days later-
"Now we get a class trip?" Kyoko asked.
"Yeah." The twins replied.
"Haruhi-kun, we're going skiing, please say you're not up to it!" The class president spoke.
"I think it'll be a good experience." Haruhi said, even herself holding a new attitude.
Haruhi was sick the past few days; Kaoru had an idea why and told everyone not to get in the way of her trying to find it out for herself. When she came back today, she held a much more active attitude.
Defeated the class President spoke, "Alright, the class trip is skiing."
Everyone cheered but Kyoko. Hikaru, Kaoru, and Haruhi looked at her rather strange.
After home room class one-A was given free time. Kyoko was drawing as normal when Hikaru grabbed the sketch book out of her hands.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa Hikaru what do you think you're doing?" Kyoko asked trying to grab her precious treasure.
"Kaoru and I were wondering why weren't you all excited for our trip." He asked as Kaoru was walking up.
"If you must know, I hate snow; I'm already cold more than not, so going to a place that's cold year round doesn't sound like fun." Kyoko explained trying to grab her drawing yet again only to fail.
"But we'll be there!" Kaoru injected.
"And you'd get the cute little ideas on shoving me in the snow."
"Kyoko they won't I'll make sure of it." Haruhi said walking into the conversation.
Kyoko stared at the three, "Why are you making such a big deal about this?"
"You should have fun." Haruhi spoke.
"Snow isn't fun."
"It is if we're there." The twins grinned.
"No."
"Come on." The two pressed.
"If one person objects we have to cancel the trip, and everyone will be sad." Haruhi pointed out.
"I never said I objected, ugh, whatever, I'll have 'fun'." Kyoko sighed.
Hikaru and Kaoru cheered.
"It'll be a good experience." Haruhi smiled.
-Host Club-
Kyoko was running late and rushed off to the third music room. She opened the door to find the Host Club in costumes- animal costumes. Kyoko fell to the floor laughing. A bird and monkey came up and pulled her off the floor.
"I wouldn't laugh Hitomi, you have one as well." Hikaru said behind the huge monkey head.
Kyoko laughed harder, "Stop monkey-ing around Hikaru!"
At that Kaoru started laughing as well. Hikaru took off the monkey head.
"Why am I the monkey and Kaoru the bird, who made this theme?"
Haruhi looked over depressingly, "I'm sorry Hikaru, I thought you were the monkey because you're cunning."
"No, no Haruhi it's perfect!" Hikaru quickly said.
"So what am I?" Kyoko asked.
"I gave you the chicken because-"
"Amazing, I wanna wear it!" Kyoko jumped up cutting off Haruhi.
"You're excited about being a chicken?" Kaoru asked.
"Funny story, Ato needed help at her work and conned me into it after school, and I was put in a chicken costume." Kyoko explained.
The twins started laughing. Kyoko pouted and glared.
"What?" She asked.
Once able to breathe both said, "It's so cute how you're excited about being a chicken."
Kyoko blushed and turned away.
"Haru-kun, look we found a map!" A red headed scary looking guy ran in.
Haruhi grabbed it; she then proceeded with an outburst.
"Let's find out what it is!"
"Yeah go active Haruhi!" the twins cheered.
-Next Day-
To have more time to search Kyouya said to look for the treasure today. Many people joined in to help look.
The class 'quad' began digging.
"So why are you so energetic about stuff now?" Kaoru asked the short brunette.
"I'm trying to mend my apathetic ways. 'It'll be a good experience' that's what Tamaki-senpai says a lot." Haruhi explained.
"Souh we found something!" someone shouted.
"Let's go see Hikaru!" Kaoru said starting to walk over with Haruhi.
"No, I'll dig here some more." Hikaru looked away.
Kyoko looked from the brunette to the older twin. Haruhi and Kaoru waited for Kyoko, she waved to them as if to say to go on. Hikaru shoved the shovel into the ground. He picked it up and put the dirt to the side. Kaoru and Haruhi were now walking back over.
"Hikaru there's nothing to dig up it was-" Kaoru said as Hikaru pounded the shovel in the ground.
Water suddenly started coming out of the ground. Haruhi, Kaoru, and Hikaru gasped in horror and Kyoko grinned.
"Water!" She exclaimed, the she freaked, "Holy crap, hot water!"
Soon enough a hot spring emerged.
Kyoko was sitting on the girls' side of the hot spring, just soaking her feet in the water.
"Psst, Kyo."
Kyoko turned her head to see Atori behind a tree. Kyoko stood up, wiped off her feet, slipped on her shoes and went over.
"Hey." Kyoko said.
Atori pouted, "I hear you're going on a trip."
Kyoko sighed, "Yeah I am."
Atori began to whine, "Ehhh, you can't go I'll miss you!"
"Atori I won't be gone for long, just hang with the Host members that are staying back."
Atori just sniffed, "Alright."
-Skiing Trip-
Kyoko stood next to Haruhi bundled up in a purple and black jacket, she was shaking.
"Cold?" Haruhi asked.
"No I just saw the hills. . . Don't say anything but I'm terrified of heights." Kyoko said. "And I can't ski."
"Well Hikaru and Kaoru are helping me, they can help you too." Haruhi said sitting in the snow.
She lay down.
"They're late."
"Yeah." Kyoko agreed.
"Haruhi! What's wrong?" The twins freaked out.
She sat up, "I got tired."
The two laughed, "Oh we see, well shall we get started?"
"Yeah can you also help Kyoko?" Haruhi asked.
"Sure!" They smiled.
-Later-
"See you guys tomorrow." Kyoko waved to the three walking to her room.
She opened her door, seeing a black haired girl jumping on her bed.
"It's so bouncing!" the girl squealed.
"ATORI!?" Kyoko called.
The girl turned around and Atori's devious grin spread across her face.
"KYO-KO!"
"What are you doing here?"
"The Host Club brought me." She said jumping off the bed.
Kyoko stared at her, Atori just grabbed her wrist.
"Come on."
They walked towards the rooms were the boys were staying in. After a few twists and turns they spotted Kyouya, Mori, Hunny, and Kaoru.
"What's going on?" Kyoko asked.
"Tamaki's in a trauma." Kyouya said.
"What?!" Kyoko freaked.
"It's about Haruhi."
"Ohh." Kyoko said yawning.
"You should get some rest if you're going skiing tomorrow." Kaoru said.
"Okay… Night guys." Kyoko said. "Atori you skiing tomorrow?"
"No, I'm gonna make a snowman!" Atori smiled as the two of them walked back towards their room.
-Next Day-
"I don't get it, where's the energy coming from?" Kaoru asked watching Atori build her third snowman.
Little did he know Atori was actually working on making a snowman version of Kaoru.
"Hikaru, Kaoru let's start skiing." Haruhi said walking up quickly.
Hikaru held the old 'dark' him.
"Hikaru are you alright? Why don't you go to sleep?" Kaoru suggested.
"No I promised I'd ski." Hikaru growled.
"Are we heading off soon? I want to get back and make snow angels with Atori!" Kyoko smiled.
"Aren't you full of energy!" Hikaru put his arm around Kyoko's shoulders, "Let's ski then!"
He started dragging her to the lifts.
"Eh, never mind Hikaru I don't want to!" Kyoko yelled as they were seated.
"To late Hitomi!" Hikaru said darkly.
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They got off the lift. Kyoko and Hikaru walked to the hill. Kyoko froze.
"Y-you're kidding Hikaru!"
"I accidentally mistook the lifts." Hikaru said.
Kaoru followed the two thinking this would happen; Haruhi followed as well not noticing what hill she was on.
"Let's hurry and go." Hikaru urged.
"I can't, this is way too high, I can't move." Kyoko panicked.
"What should we do? I think a storm is coming." Kaoru stated.
"Kaoru take Haruhi down first, then call a rescue team when you get to the bottom." Hikaru said.
"What? If that's the case I'll stay here you and Haruhi can-"
"No, I brought Hitomi against her will because I was sleep deprived and irritated not I can't think straight, so it'd be safer if you lead Haruhi down."
"Okay, Haruhi let's go slowly but as fast as we can." Kaoru put on his goggles.
"Ok, uhm Hikaru, was my snoring to loud?" Haruhi asked.
"No it wasn't that."
"About that question, sorry I'm not able to help, but because I'm your friend I don't want to see you troubled." Haruhi said.
"Haruhi we have to hurry." Kaoru called.
"Take care of Kyoko." Haruhi said starting down with Kaoru.
Hikaru turned to Kyoko It was now starting to snow. She was staring down the hill.
"I'm sorry I dragged you up here Hitomi." Hikaru sighed.
She didn't respond. Hikaru took off his skis.
"Hey Hitomi. . ."
She still didn't say anything. The snow began to pick up.
"Oh no we should get in the lee of the ski lift." Hikaru said.
The wind blew rather hard pushing Kyoko, who was still in her skis. She began moving downwards, her eyes grew wide as she leaned back; a small scream escaped her mouth. Alarmed Hikaru grabbed her arm and pulled her back. She fell into the snow.
"Shit!" She spoke finally.
"What?"
"My ankle, I think I twisted it falling."
"Can you still walk we got to get to a place that people can find us."
"You're gonna have to help me."
"Just get on my back." Hikaru said taking off her skis.
"No I can't I weigh too much."
"It'll take to much time helping you limp around Hitomi."
The fight didn't last long, Hikaru ended up carrying Kyoko.
"Tell me if you need to put me down."
"You don't weigh that much." Hikaru growled.
The rest of the time they were pretty much quiet.
-Later-
Hikaru woke up startled.
"Hikaru you're awake!" Kaoru stated.
"What happened?" Hikaru asked.
"You don't remember? As soon as the snowmobile team and Mori found you, you faint. Since you carried Kyoko through the blizzard and you got next to no sleep, it's not surprising you hit your limit." Kaoru said.
"Oh I see." Hikaru sighed in relief.
"Kyoko was worried saying it was her fault she hurt her ankle and you had to help her. I'm going to go tell her that you're awake." Kaoru waved to Hikaru and Haruhi.
He walked out the door and started down the hall to Kyoko's room. Before he could knock the door opened. Atori walked into him.
"Are you okay?" Kaoru asked.
"Atori looked up, "Oh yeah, I am, I was just on my way out, but Kyo still might need me- come in."
She led the red head into the room. Kyoko was sitting on the bed, her leg in a sling hanging from the ceiling. Kyoko glanced at Kaoru.
"I'm so happy you're here, Atori is torturing me! Look at what she did to my leg! Why does it have to be up?" Kyoko started babbling.
Kaoru chuckled, "Oh, Hikaru is awake."
"What?!" Kyoko took her leg out of the sling; an ACE bandage was wrapped around her ankle.
"What are you doing Kyoko, you should-" Kaoru started.
"I want to thank him before I forget- Ato get Kaoru some hot chocolate!"
"Alright, follow me!" Atori smiled.
She short girl grabbed Kaoru's sleeve. They left Kyoko. The black haired girl limped her way out of the room and down to Hikaru's.
Kyoko slowly opened the door.
"I like you Haruhi, will you be my girlfriend?" Hikaru was asking.
Kyoko quietly closed the door. A small smiled came across her face, Hikaru got the courage to ask her out. She hoped Haruhi said yes. She then frowned because those two would always be together and since Kaoru was Hikaru's twin, they'd have to let him hang. Not only would she be left out once again, she'd be distant to Hikaru as before, and for some reason that thought made her heart ache.
