Disclaimer: I do not own anything created by Hatori Bisco or anything that belongs to XxHell-in-my-HeadxX My stuff won't be up till after chapter 8. Many thanks, R & R?
Chapter 7
Cherry Blossoms remained from the past weekend, and Rayne couldn't be happier. She inhaled deeply, cherishing the scent. Her friends smiled at her face. That was before...
"Look what we got you to wear!" two little twins shouted. They held up a bright pink yukata, which appeared it would stop at her knee, rather then her ankles. "We want you to wear this as a dress and show off your legs!" Rayne instantly sighed and whacked them both on the head.
"Don't ruin my good mood. It wouldn't end well for you," she threatened.
"Awe but its so pretty Ray-Chan! And it has cherry blossoms which you like, ne?" Hunny commented.
Rayne stopped and tilted her head looking at the yukata. It was a very deep blue color, with a light pink cherry blossom tree resting on the hem, and scattered cherry blossom petals all around it. Rayne finally gave in and said, "Okay, I'll wear the yukata, but I want to wear hakama as well." The twins looked like they were going to protest, but stopped when they saw her face.
Rayne walked into the Host Club's changing room and stripped. She first put on a white haori to wear as a shirt, and then slid on the pair of grey hakama she had been given. She finished by sliding the yukata on, then tying it with a light pink obi. She looked in the mirror, smiling slightly. "I do like cherry blossoms," she said to herself.
Rayne was sitting at one of the tables, tuning her instruments, as she watched the Host Club assemble to welcome the guests. She watched the 'family' with a small smile on her face. After she tuned the instrument, she climbed a cherry blossom tree, loving the free movement of the hakama.
She heard the "Welcome" of the hosts, and began plucking at her violin, creating a soothing, authentic Japanese sound.
The guests left towards their designated hosts, and Rayne took a moment to notice what they were wearing. Tamaki, the twins, and Kyouya all wore server's outfits, with white collared shirts under a black vest and a long apron over black pants. Haruhi, Hunny, and Mori were all dressed more similarly to Rayne and wore a hakama over their haori. Haruhi wore red and grey, Hunny wore light blue and purple, and Mori wore deep blue and grey.
Rayne turned her attention to the conversations, hearing them all talking about tableware and tea sets. "Meh, boring," Rayne mumbled as she played.
Some girls stared up at her high in the tree, playing her violin. One asked, "Excuse me, but why are you in the tree?"
Rayne laughed saying, "I really don't know. I've always loved high places for some reason." The girls just nodded, seeming bored, and ran to their hosts giggling the entire way.
The twins were performing their twincest act, and one of the girl's began fainting. Her friend whispered to her saying, "You have to watch this! Who knows when it will happen again?"
Kyouya instantly got his greedy money bags face on and appeared before the girls. He charmed them saying, "You're absolutely right Madamemoiselle. All beauty is fleeting. Just take a look at these cherry blossoms. You'll never be able to see them as vibrant again. And that is why, I've compiled this picture book that contains photos that capture the beauty of every passing day. Incidentally, I've compiled similar books of the other hosts as well."
He continued, but Rayne ignored him thinking to herself, "So that's where the money all comes from." Then she looked at the books and froze. "Wait... did he create one of me? Is he going to? AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! I gotta find Mori! He'll teach me ninja skills to hide from the camera!" She jumped down from the tree, landing in a crouch, and capturing some girls' interest. She smiled and stood up, allowing her red hair to blow in the wind, and blossoms to flow by, as a bright light illuminated her face.
Some of the girls began screaming, "KYA! It's so dramatic, so beautiful!"
The hosts merely gaped at her. Rayne winked at the hosts and said, "So I think I figured out how you guys do the annoying roses and sparkles. But I think I'll stick with dramatic wind and soft bright light. Okay?" The Hosts just kept gaping at her.
Rayne looked over at the three hosts dressed in a similar fashion to her. They seemed to be busy making tea, so she just leaned her back against the tree watching the blossoms. One fell in her lap, and she stared at it for a while, before it finally blew away. Rayne sighed and said, "Where did my good mood go?" She looked at Haruhi again; Haruhi seemed to have found a new family even if she didn't realize it. Rayne just smiled at her friend, happy for her. Rayne began daydreaming, beautiful, but now painful memories reaching her.
Rayne noticed poor Haruhi being molested by the twins and went to her aid. She overheard Hikaru saying, "So, Haruhi have you decided you courses for this semester?"
"How about Conversational French?" Kaoru offered.
Haruhi just mumbled, "I don't know..."
"I think the three of us should take it together, it makes perfect sense," Hikaru said.
The two turned around giving menacing looks as they simultaneously said, "After all, we are in the same class."
Tamaki turned around and went to his... tree of woe? He whispered, "Say, Mommy dear."
Kyouya continued writing on his clipboard. "What is it now, Daddy?"
"I have a new theory. I mean, it's just my hypothesis, but it seems that by being in the same class, Hikaru and Kaoru are able to spend more time with Haruhi then I'm able to at the club. This gives them a chance to get closer to her and if that happens..."
"Tamaki. You're telling me you just realized this?" Kyouya stated. Tamaki was immediately surrounded by lightning as he spazzed out.
"Ooh pretty!" Rayne said. The twins looked at her funny.
Haruhi just said, "She likes things that go boom, or create fire or a flash. So explosions, lightning, fireworks, etc. Just don't let her near the lab." Kyouya took note of this on his clipboard.
Kyouya pulled out a pie chart, saying "According to my research, in a single day the twins spend roughly none hours of class time with Haruhi, meanwhile your contact with her is limited to a couple of hours of club activity. In other words, you're involvement in Haruhi's life each day amounts into a mere 3 percent."
Tamaki started crying, and grabbed Rayne, almost drowning her. "I don't wanna hear it! I don't wanna hear it!" he cried. He began hugging Rayne, cutting off her air supply, and waved her back and forth. "At least I have Rayne!"
Kyouya flipped Haruhi's chart to show Rayne's while she just sweat dropped. "He created a chart for me? Creeper," she mumbled.
Kyouya pointed to the pie chart saying, "Rayne spends roughly 4 hours with you and me during class time, some of which is only spent with Mori, or me for tutoring. Your contact with Rayne is limited to club activities, and some classes you share, where she ignores you. At the host club she usually is not in contact with you because you are the only host she has not requested yet. In short, you're involvement in her life is roughly 4 percent."
Tamaki merely turned white, before crumbling to ash. Rayne smiled innocently, while Haruhi said, "Stop crumbling sempai! I'm not cleaning that up!"
Tamaki grabbed Haruhi and screamed, "I want you to stop hanging out with those shady twins from now on!"
You could see the twins in the background saying things like, "Who you calling shady!" and "Yea take a good look at yourself Tono!"
Rayne pushed Tamaki off of Haruhi saying, "Damn! You and those twins are all molesters!"
Tamaki gasped and said, "Alright then! We can't go on hiding the fact that you're a girl from everyone in the school any longer! All Daddy wants is for you to go back to being the girl you used to be! For you to surround yourself with girlfriends and start leading a wholesome life!"
"Who are you calling Daddy?" Haruhi asked.
"Doesn't he know I'm a girl?" Rayne said.
Tamaki grabbed Haruhi saying, "Change back now! Change back NOOOOOWWWWW!"
"You don't have to rush things, she's going to be found out soon enough," Hikaru said as the twins swayed back and forth.
"Physical exams are the day after tomorrow," Kaoru informed the group.
"Physical... exams?" Rayne and Haruhi chorused.
"That's right I forgot all about it," Kyouya sad.
Haruhi pointed her finger up in the air and said, "Then that means... There's no doubt. They're gonna know... I'm a girl."
The group, minus Mori and Kyouya freaked out as Rayne twitched. "Eh... creepy doctors..." she said.
Rayne stared at Tamaki as he daydreamed. He had a really creepy face, and Hikaru voiced her thoughts saying, "He's kinda creeping me out."
Rayne grabbed Tamaki out of his dream bubble and pulled him into the real world. He smiled and said, "This is all part of my strategy. While you wasted time blinded by your jealousy, I've foreseen the outcome of this charade. This anime is obviously a romantic school comedy. Haruhi and I are the main characters, which means we are love interests!"
Rayne got stars in her eyes, as she thought it over. She was a secret otaku and said, "Oh wow! What an observation Tamaki, you're right!" Haruhi gave Rayne a cold look at that comment. Then Rayne said, "Wait. If you're the love interest... Then what are we?" She pointed to the rest of the hosts and herself.
"You guys are the homosexual supporting cast!" Tamaki said as he drew out a line on the floor. "So please make sure that you don't step across this line."
Rayne and the twins chorused, "You've got to be kidding."
"First I'm not girl enough for Haruhi to hang out with, now I'm homosexual? I've known Haruhi longer then you!" Rayne shouted as she began to roll up her sleeves before stopping and shoving them back down.
Hikaru said, "Hey listen boss-"
"-I don't think you get it," Kaoru finished.
Hunny hugged his bunny and said, "If word gets out that Haru-chans a girl, then she won't be able to be in the Host Club anymore. But... If Haru-chan started wearing girl's clothes, I bet she'd be even cuter then she is now."
"She dressed as a girl when she was in middle school right?" Hikaru said.
"She must have been pretty popular with all the boys," Kaoru finished.
Rayne nodded her head and said, "Yeah, Haruhi was really popular with the boys but she didn't even know it. She's kinda dense that way. I always had to watch her back."
"Yeah," Kyouya said, "My investigative reports say someone would confess their undying love for her at least once every month."
"Oh I see, so Boss wouldn't even be able to get close to her," Kaoru said.
Hikaru said, "But we'd be able to cause we're in class with her all day long."
Tamaki was white as chalk by this point and crying. He mumbled, "No way" as Haruhi entered through the Host Club door.
"Hey guys, sorry I'm so late," Haruhi said as Rayne could be heard greeting her from the background.
"Don't you worry Haruhi! We're determined to keep your secret. No one will find out that you're a girl during tomorrow's physical exams! So please, promise you'll stay our beloved secret princess!" Tamaki shouted as he clung REALLY close to her.
Haruhi merely blinked in shock and said, "Sure."
Rayne grabbed Haruhi from Tamaki saying, "Only I get to glomp Haruhi. Mine. Back away," and stuck her tongue out.
"Real mature Rayne," Haruhi said.
You know, I think both of us would be a little peeved if we had to watch all the guys flirt with her," Hikaru noted.
Kaoru agreed saying, "Then that settles it."
A huge billboard with scrawling of... "What the hell is that?" Rayne thought to herself. She was bored and donned a military hat, saluting. Haruhi merely sweat dropped at her friend.
"Why are we friends again?" Haruhi asked.
"Cause you love me!" Rayne squealed as she glomped Haruhi.
Tamaki stood there at attention and said, "Listen up squad members. At tomorrow's physical exams, position yourselves in formation A. And then, move."
Hunny clapped while the twins cheered, "Yes sir!" Mori and Rayne just stood there blankly while Kyouya scribbled in his clipboard. Haruhi was just watching super confused.
Then she pushed her fist against her palm. "I've got it. You guys are worried cause f they find out I'm a girl, I can't be a host and therefore never pay my debt. My balance is 5,333,332 yen. Well guess I'll have to come up with another way to pay you back." She began laughing while Rayne just stood there shell shocked at the amount of money. "All this for a vase," she thought to herself.
Blue lines decorated the twins and Tamaki as the little devil chorused saying, "Do something! The subject doesn't appear to have any motivation!"
"Uh... why are we even stuck with such a difficult heroine," Tamaki grumbled. He pointed towards Haruhi and yelled, "Are you saying that you hate being a host? That you hate this club?"
"To be honest I'd have to say yes," Haruhi said bluntly.
Tamaki freaked out and Rayne poked him saying, "Well she was forced into the club." He merely went to his corner of woe, creating darkness radiating off him. Rayne sighed, disappointed at the lack of fireworks.
Haruhi rubbed the back of her head bashfully as she said, "I mean you guys aren't bad, but if it gets out I'm a girl there's nothing I can do, you know?"
Hikaru watched this and said, "She doesn't seem to care one way or the other."
Kaoru finished, "Before we do anything else we have to motivate her."
Rayne watched as an idea seemed to click in Mori's head. He said, "Fancy tuna."
Lightning surrounded everyone as they all stared at Haruhi. She became really nervous and Rayne wasn't helping. Rayne began shouting, "Lightning! BOOM!"
Tamaki turned around looking insanely creepy as he said, "Oh that's right you didn't get the chance to eat any during last episode's party did you..."
Hikaru whispered to Kaoru saying, "Did you hear that? She's never eaten fancy tuna before isn't that awful."
Kaoru pretended to be surprised saying, "Wow, talk about a difficult childhood."
Hunny stared at his bunny and said, "If only Haru-chan stayed in the Host Club. She'd have all kinds of chances to eat yummy things whenever she wants."
Haruhi attempted to act blasé about the whole thing saying, "What are you talking about? Don't be silly. Just cause I'm poor and I've never had it doesn't mean that I'm such a glutton that I would fool everyone about my gender just to try some fancy tuna." She laughed as the whole Host Club just looked on smiling, not fooled at all. She began stopping her laughing and said, "...Am I really gonna get to try it?"
The entire Host Club just smiled at her while Rayne said, "Well seeya guys on Friday."
The entire Host Club looked confused. "What about physical examinations tomorrow?" Kyouya asked.
Rayne merely smiled nervously saying, "Yeah, I don't really wanna go." She went to grab her violin as girls started pouring in, stopping the questions shown on the club member's faces.
Rayne breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Saved by the bell." She looked at the dresses, noticing they did slightly resemble bells. Hm.
Rayne woke up to a large hand on her shoulder, shaking her slightly. She mumbled as she turned, completely covered in her blankets. Then, she felt a small bump on her bed as something bounced on it. She said, "Go away Tiger!" as she tiredly began to open her eyes.
She noticed a familiar mop of blonde hair, and a figure of pink. A silent tall dark figure stood next to him. "Wait... Hunny? Mori?"
Hunny said, "Kyo-chan sent us to get you! He doesn't want you missing school, or the Host Club." Rayne just stared blankly, processing what he said. She was still in morning mode.
Then she realized something. "Wait how did you find where I live?"
Mori just said, "Kyouya."
Rayne nodded in understanding and looked down, glad she had warn a three quarters length shirt as usual. She kept her legs under the covers though, wearing boxers. "Um... can you hold on for a sec while I get dressed?" The two nodded and left the room.
"Guess I'm going to school today," Rayne mumbled to herself. She felt an ominous feeling today was gonna suck.
Rayne looked at her surroundings, watching the pink dressed nurses and lab coat wearing doctors wondering around. She spotted Mori and Hunny wearing lab coats and walked over giving a sullen, "Hey."
The two just raised a finger to their lips, pretending to be undercover Rayne guessed. She knew of the plan, but the Host Club didn't know any of her weaknesses so she escaped the idiotic idea of the Drama King. She watched as super nice doctors kept complimenting the young girls. Rayne found it kinda creepy.
She walked over to Kyouya and said, "You own the medical corporation, so why didn't you just have Haruhi take a private inspection?" She noticed the glare given off by his glasses. "Oh I get it... This is revenge on Tamaki for calling us the homosexual side characters, right?"
The two instantly became shrouded in darkness, as a glare on their glasses hid their eyes. The twins and Haruhi watched and instantly backed away at the Demon Pair. Their seething was interrupted when Rayne was called by a nurse to the dressing room. As she left, she saw Tamaki posing as Haruhi and could not contain her laughter at how ridiculous he was. The twins were crying tears of mirth at the King's utter idiocy as he strangled them.
Rayne went behind the curtain, and took off her loose white collared shirt. She had refused to take off the tank top she had worn specifically for the purpose of today. It went to her midriff. Rayne looked at her body and sighed at the scars etched all along her right side. She was wearing the shorts from under her skirt.
Rayne heard the curtain and looked over her shoulder to see the twins standing there, shocked. They had stopped all laughing and were staring at her. Their eyes lingered on the scars, distracting from her curvy shape. They had caught her at her worst angle, her right back. Scars raced down her right side and from her right shoulder to her left hip. A scar reached from the right side of her neck to her upper arm, usually hidden by her hair. She had scars racing down her right leg, and some across her midriff.
The twins captured in this image as Rayne screamed, "Get out!"
The twins gave her pitiful looks and immediately left, wondering what had happened to her scars. They were obviously well healed, but would last forever.
Rayne fell to the floor, clenching her eyes against the tears. "They weren't supposed to find out," she thought to herself.
Rayne had been measured and was just now putting on her long loose shirt when she heard racing steps and The Host Club yelling. Rayne immediately ran out, her shirt buttoned. She found Haruhi in the dressing room and a doctor clutching her shoulder.
"Haruhi!" Rayne screamed. She glared at the doctor and said, "Get away from her!"
Rayne immediately stood in a straight stance and began lashing out with kicks and punches, each leading into another fluidly. No one messed with her friends. She heard the Host Club coming behind her as the doctor stood there dazed and bleeding. Rayne looked down at her attire and gaped as the Host Club entered.
The Club was first distracted by the doctor and his state, then noticed Rayne, and the scars showing on her right leg. Rayne instantly turned, hiding her right leg, and gave a defiant stare as the Host Club appeared shocked, except for Kyouya. Hunny whispered, "Ray-Chan?"
Rayne looked at their faces and ran from the room, leaving the doctor to them. She dressed quickly and left school early that day. She thought to herself, "When will these scars fade away?"