Hey guys sorry for the late update! I've been grounded sadly. They could have taken my phone but know they had to get me where it hurts. No computer T.T And after that huge writer's block. But I'm back and ready to write!
Thank you Tailsdoll123, Shinigam's-Neko-Gaki, Bored411, Takara Rose Oizumi, MotivationalPoster and Aoifem for your lovely reviews!
Tailsdoll123: No actually I did mean for it to be Touh-san. He's one of the school board committee member's, (random old man that happened to pop into my head at the time) and long time friend of granny's. Thanks gor pointing it out, that way I could clear it for any other reader that might be confused.
Shinigami's-Neko-Gaki: Haha yeah there are those times. Madoka's just a twisted person that needs to get beat down a notch or two
Aoifem: thanks! well I did it in a week...that's kinda fast for me ;)
MotivationalPoster: Oh wow thanks, really :) Don't worry the romance is still in the package since the soil still hasn't been properly sowed, but it will come soon! Once again thanks :)
Aubrey09: Haha actually no it didn't, and honestly I never even heard of that show until another reader had pointed it out to me. But you are right, it does fit well with my plot though.
Bored411: Lol don't worry that time will come ;)
Disclaimer: Lemme tell you, if I owned Ouran, they wouldn't wear those hideous dresses.
The forced smile stayed on my face as I gave the customers their drinks. I asked them for their orders and promptly turned away and stalked back to the kitchen. I repeated their order to Kaji in a neutral tone. He gave me a weird look before nodding.
"Clock out." Manager's cool voice snaked around me. I shivered slightly and hoped to Kami-sama it wasn't me that she was talking about.
"Kuragari I said clock out." She hissed calmly. I turned around quickly and opened my mouth to protest but she held up her hand for me to be silent. "I've been watching you since what happened with Mari. You've been acting robotically and I could care less for it didn't effect me nor the customers. However it seems the past events have managed to catch up with you for you're worse off than before. Clock out and don't come come back until you're ready to serve the customers to your fullest." A dark menacing glare was sent my way.
A sigh escaped my lips and I bit back the urge to smile at her. This was her way of telling me to take some days off and get better. Though she didn't have to say it harshly, but that would be day the world ends when manager tells me to go home and come back when I'm ready in a sweet nice way. Psh, I've seen gangster's say sweeter things than this woman here.
"Of course manager." I replied softly before turning away from her and going to the changing room. I stared down at the floor as I opened my locker and untied my apron. I changed out of my uniform and placed on my regular clothes. A sigh escaped my lips as I placed my hat on my head.
"I'm not good at anything I do anyways." I mumbled bitterly to myself, slamming the locker shut. "Can't take care of my imouto." I stalked out of the cafe from the back. "Can't keep my past out of the way." I glared at everyone who looked my way. "Can't even take care of granny!" I clenched my fists feeling the need to punch someone rise at a rapid pace. "Damn Madoka just needs to - ugh!"
This time I actually punched something - it happened to be the store wall, and near some random person. My hand started to throb painfully but I paid it no mind. I've dealt with worse things than this before. The random girl stared at me terrified, a small whimper escaping her mouth before she ran away from me.
Oops. I bit my lip feeling a bit bad before promptly walking away from the wall. I need to go somewhere before I actually do punch someone. Maybe I'll go see Shin and help him look for jobs. Yeah that's good idea. I can make him dinner too and he could get my mind off of this whole mess.
"Well if it-" Oh Kami-sama what did I ever do to offend you so horribly? A weight appeared on my left shoulder.
"Isn't Aoi-chan." I swear to you I'll make it up somehow! My right shoulder was treated the same.
"Get off me." I practically growled out and shoved the arms off of my shoulders. I turned around and glared at the little rich group of brats in front of me - excluding Haruhi of course.
"Aoi-chan!" The blond elf launched himself at me. My arms wrapped around him in surprise. Hunny smiled up at me. Why the hell did this kid act like this? I only met him like three times. I looked up and stared at the overprotecting bodyguard of his and mentally pleaded for help. My answer - a pat on the elf's head.
"It was fate that brought me here to you princess!" A red rose was shoved into my face. I stumbled back startled and felt weight onto my shoulders again. The violet eyed idiot grinned at me and was - was that a pink sparkling background behind him? Holy shit, how the hell does that happen?
"A mere coincidence Tamaki." Ootori pushed his glasses up making them gleam. A small smirk was on his face. "A pleasure to meet you again Kuragari-san." I frowned at his smirk. I knew that smirk! That was an all-knowing smirk! What the fuck did this guy know?
"Aoi-san? Shouldn't you be working?" Oh Kami-sama you are merciful! You gave me a sane person!
"Haru-chan! Shouldn't you be at school? It's Saturday, no?" I titled my head to side, fully conscious of the two annoying arms on my shoulders and body in my arms. Let's not forget the random rose that was almost rammed up into my nose.
"School's over for the day." She frowned slightly. "You don't look well."
"Haruhi! You don't ever tell a beautiful lady that! A proper host will only compliment a woman's look with high respect." Tamaki lectured waving his finger in front of her face. She deadpanned.
"H-H-Host?" I voiced in surprise. "Haruhi what has that school done to you?"
"We haven't done anything." One twin said with a shrug.
"It was Haruhi who broke the vase and couldn't pay off the money." The other said doing the same as his brother.
"So it's Haruhi's fault." The finished together. I glared at them and pushed them away from me. Annoying pests.
"How'd it happen? Who needs to get beat?" I hissed grabbing her by her shoulders. As a result, Haruhi gave me a blank look.
"Aoi-senpai," She went back to the suffix that she knew got under my skin, "I would appreciate it if you didn't get into fights on my behalf."
"Yare yare Haruhi," I shook my head letting go of her shoulders, "you know I don't mind."
"You fight Aoi-chan?" The cute little boy asked. I looked down at him and patted his head with a gentle smile.
"When people are being bullies." To my surprise his eyes started to water up and he turned to Haruhi with tears falling down.
"I didn't mean to bully you Haru-chan!" He cried letting go of me and launching himself at Haruhi. My mouth fell open slightly - does that mean he's in the host club? He's just a little kid!
"H-Haruhi?" I stared at her in surprise. A sigh escaped her lips, but before she cut in Tamaki let out a loud wail.
"Daddy has failed you! Daddy was suppose to protect his precious daughter! Mommy!"
I took a few steps back, my eyebrow twitching in disbelief.
"Haruhi can you - "
"Learn to forgive us." The twins joined the other two around Haruhi on the floor. Mori stood by them and Kyouya mysteriously ended up next to me.
"These are supposed to be Ouran's prestigious students?" I asked in slight disappointment. A school where only the rich can go; translation - the school where rich people drop their stupid children. Reason as to why you have to be really smart to get in - they can't let anyone know that the students that is the future of Japan is in fact, truly stupid. They need some good points too.
"They're smarter than they appear." Kyouya coolly noted to me, writing something into a notebook that mysteriously appeared out of no where.
"I-I'll see you later Haruhi." I stumbled ready to bolt out of here. I looked around for any escape and to my dismay, everyone was staring at us. Hell we were forming a crowd. Besides those idiots wouldn't shut up either and Haruhi was too busy glaring at them.
"Do something!" I cried out to Kyouya. He smirked at me and ask, "And do tell what I should do."
"Tranquilize them or something!"
"URESAI!" Haruhi yelled angrily causing the annoying crybaby group to immediately back off. She glared at them, a vein on her forehead. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. A drop of sweat rolled down the side of my cheek.
"Aoi-san you made this mess, you fix it." A dark glare was sent my way before she pulled them off of her.
Two pairs of teary eyes turned my way and a matching set of smirks. I bit the inside of my cheek choosing my words carefully.
"What happened to Haruhi was an accident, right?" They nodded. "Then wouldn't the right thing to do is let it go?" Sobs escaped their mouths and Tamaki started wailing about how he was a horrible dad again. "BUT! BUT! It's also Haruhi's responsibility as well." I ignored the dark glare that was once again set my way. "Therefore, you guys aren't bullies, and Haruhi isn't being bullied. Now everyone's happy!"
I could not explain the surprise that took over my body when they returned back to normal. It was like someone just flipped on their happy switch and everything was okay. Kami-sama how does Haruhi live with these weirdos?
"Hime-sama you must come and visit us at the host club." Once again a rose was shoved up into my face. I frowned taking another step back from him.
"Then you'll have -"
"To designate us -"
"Because you're our new toy!"
"T-Toy?" I sputtered out at them as they grinned mischievously. A small tug at my shirt caused me to look down at Hunny. He gave me a sweet smile.
"You'll get to meet Bun Bun!"
Kami-sama kill me now. I beg you.
"Aoi-chan~"
"Shin-kun~"
"Aoi-chan I love you!~"
"Shin-kun I love you more!~"
"No I do!~"
"No I do!~"
"Uresai bakas!" Shin exclaimed pushing his two friend's heads against each other. The let out small angry words, rubbing their foreheads.
"Ay Shin ya don' gotta be rough." Rai mumbled with a small glare.
"Yea we was only doin' wat ya did wit' Aoi-chan." Kai whined lightly.
"Just get back to work ya lazy bums." Shin mumbled in reply, fingering the velvet box in his hands. Rai and Kai exchanged glances and grinned.
"Hai hai, but member ta feed her first!" They both let out bellowing laughs, before getting shoved by Shin. He glared at them; they would never let him live it down.
"Ignore them. They're idiots anyways." A sharp voice called out. Shin looked up and grinned at his old friend, Reiko.
"Haven't seen ya in a while Rei-chan. Where've ya been?"
"Here, there, and everywhere." She brushed her purple bangs out of her face, her onyx eyes twinkling from the sun. "Wenda ya start workin' 'ere?" She easily slipped into her old habit of talking.
"Yesterday. Needa job or else Aoi-chan mighta start payin' ma bills."
"Aoi-chan? She takin' care of ma gang?" She grinned at the thought of her old gang member. She knew that leaving everyone in Aoi's care was the best choice she could've made. The girl was made to be a leader after.
"Iie. A year afta ya left, she left. Rent's was put down."
Reiko's eyes widened in surprise. She didn't know that. In fact when she came back from Osaka, nobody told her anything about this, and so she thought all was well with her former gang.
"Who's takin' care of me gang?"
"Yuki."
"NANI!" Reiko fumed. She left her gang to Aoi for a reason. Aoi knew what was good for the gang and what wasn't. Yuki doesn't give a rats ass about the gang.
"Ah." Shin nodded, opening and closing the small box. "Aoi en her got inta fight bouta week ago. Ova Aoi's imouto."
"Yuki didn't."
"She did."
Shin didn't even flinch when Reiko's fist slammed angrily down on the wooden bench. It didn't surprise him either when it cracked down into the middle. He's seen Reiko take down full grown men by herself before, so this is nothing compared to that.
"I outta pay her a visit." She growled out lowly. Shin shook his head.
"From wat I 'eard, Aoi got 'er good. Took down da whole gang. Almost killed Yuki."
"Of course she's ma protege!"
A low chuckle escaped Shin's mouth as he stood up. Reiko glanced up at him and smiled when she saw the box in his hands. A small pang of jealousy hit her, but she pushed it down.
"Don't do it Shin- kun. Aoi-chan and ya won't last dat long." A dark smoldering glare was sent her way. "She'll find someone else. Open up ya eyes. She's younga dan ya, and fa sure aint that ugly. Ya lucky she ain't in school."
"How da hell ya know she wasn't in school?"
"Rent's dead, imouto in da hospital. Ya think she'll be in school workin' 'er ass off, if 'er imouto's down? Ya know howa she is. She ain't da type to sit down en look purty."
"I love her."
"Ay but think bout it Shin-kun. She dontta deserve someone like ya en vice versa. Ya stick wita yer kind en she'll stick wita 'er kind."
"En wat kind is dat?"
Reiko looked up at him from her eyelashes and stood up. She smirked getting close to him until their chests were touching each other. She grinned when Shin didn't back down. He would be singing a completely different song by the time this season was over.
"Ask 'er dat. Aoi-chan 'as dirty lil secrets." She plucked the box out from his hands, before kissing him on the cheek. "Whyda think 'er auntie is crazy bout gettin' rid of dem both?"
"Wat da hell ya know Reiko?" Shin growled, gripping her arm. He ripped the box from her hands making Reiko chuckle.
"No more dan ya Shinnosuke."
"Reiko I love her, ya know dat. She's gonna be ma wife whetha ya like it or not. It ain't 'igh school enymore for us, ya know dat."
"Aye I know dat, but I know ya gonna get yer heart broken. She ain't da one fo ya Shinnosuke. It may seem like it, but I know wat I'm sayin' ya 'ear. I ain't wantcha 'urt."
"The only one that'll be hurt is you Reiko." Shin glared at her, dropping his grip from her arm and pushing past her. She had no idea what she was talking about. She doesn't understand what they've been through together.
A soft sigh escaped my lips when I saw my apartment from down the street. It'd taken everything I had to get away from those crazy people and convince not to come to my apartment. Who knows what chaos would ensue if I let them rich bastards into my home.
To my surprise though, there was a black car in front of the apartments, and a man standing in front of it. I frowned and tensed up, ready for a fight if the situation calls for it. I slowed down a bit, raising my head and started to pass him.
"Kuragari Aoi?" He asked meekly. I almost stumbled over my feet in surprise. This tough looking man standing here, and he's speaks like a wuss! I got myself prepared for nothing.
"Wat's it ta ya?" I glared at him. He nervously rubbed the back of his neck, before holding out his hand.
"I'm Hariyama Komatsu."
"En?" I popped out my hip and rested my hand there. He let out a nervous laugh.
"Kai - I mean the granny that lived he-"
"You know where she is?" I exclaimed a bit happy, tip toeing to grab onto his shoulders. I grinned at him and hit him on the shoulder. "Why didn't ya say so in the first place! Is she okay? How's she doing? I feel really bad with the way we left things."
"H-Hai." He rubbed his arm in surprise. "She wants to meet you and told me to bring you here to her."
"Then what are you waiting for? I have an apology to say." I pushed him towards the drivers side as I went around to get in the passengers side. I smiled at his gaping expression before opening the door and getting inside. Yes that was right I do owe her an apology - a big one.
"You don't want to sit in the back?" Hariyama asked softly putting the key in ignition. I looked over at him, raising an eyebrow. Was I supposed to sit in the back? Was it some unspoken law that whenever riding with a stranger, you must ,at all times, ride in the backseat? Damn I never knew that.
"Iie. How's granny doing?"
"A-Ah Kaichou is doing better from what I've seen. Arigatou gozaimasou for taking care of her."
"Kaichou?"
"Hai, she's the chairman of Odigiri's Enterprises."
I balantly choked on my spit. This whole time, I was hoarding a rich old woman, who owns more than anything I can imagine, in my one-room apartment. What. The. Fuck.
"D-Daijabou?" He asked nervously turning to me and turning away every few seconds. I coughed slightly letting out a strained, "Eyes on the road!"
How the hell did it end up to this? Why was granny - iie, Odigiri-sama asking me to meet. It couldn't be for a thank you because our last few moments were anything but hospitable. Could she want payback? No I doubt it, she didn't come off like that, but at the time she had amnesia so who knows what kind of person she really is. What have I gotten myself into now?
Sorry if it seems a bit short! I hope you guys like this chapter, and don't forget to review!