5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555557klu55555555555kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Sorry about that. ^^" Kitten jumped on laptop. (She likes trying to attack my fingers). Anyways.~ Hello again, everyone.~ ^^ I decided to go ahead and update this story ahead of my other one.~ So, the voting is still going on for another couple of chapters. I would also like to apologize to elizabeth, for I'm afraid I can't count your vote twice, for it wouldn't really seem fair. As for the standings of the voting, they will be below. ^^ Now, on to the story.~
Kyoya: 3
Mori: 2
Everyone else: 0
I raised an eyebrow at rest of the hosts while Hikaru and Kaoru tried to convince Haruhi to pick out a bathing suit.
"So, you guys are going to the beach?" I asked, still slightly disbelieving it.
"Oh no.~" I heard as arms slipped around my shoulders.
"We're going to the beach.~" Said the other voice. I sighed.
"How many times do I have to tell you two not to do that?" I said, slipping away from their arms. "And what makes you so sure that I'll be going, too?"
"Simple.~ Haruhi is going and staying the night with us.~" Kaoru chimed.
"So naturally, with you two being twins, you'll be going and staying as well.~" Hikaru finished, both of them looking victorious.
I rolled my eyes. "You guys are so over-dramatic sometimes, I swear..."
"Does that mean you're not gonna go with us, Nica-chan?" Hunny asked as he hopped onto my back.
I sighed. "No, I'll go, but mostly to make sure you three idiots," I said, pointing at Tamaki and the twins, "don't do anything to Haruhi."
"That hurts!" Tamaki whined. "For you to think I would ever do something to one of my precious daughters-"
"Yeah yeah, whatever you say Tamaki." I replied, looking over at Haruhi who was still surrounded by the swimsuits. "If you guys are taking the guests with you, though, then why are you trying to make Haruhi pick out a swimsuit...?"
"Oh, we were just messing with Haurhi about the swimsuits.~" Hikaru replied, showing up on my left.
"We're actually going to make you pick one out.~" Kaoru finished, showing up on my right. I glared at both of them.
"If you two think I'm wearing one of those things, then you are greatly mistaken, and will be severely hurt if you even try to force one upon me."
"But you would look so cute in one, Nica-chan!" Hunny chirped. I sighed.
"I'm not wearing one of those and that's that. I have my own perfectly good one, thank you very much."
"But it's probably terribly out of date!" Hikaru and Kaoru whined.
"Don't even start that, anything that's been out more than a week is considered out of date to you two." I snapped.
"I would leave it if I were you two. Afterall, we don't need her in a bad mood on the way there, now do we?" Kyoya said coolly, over on his laptop as usual.
"Thank you!" I said as the twins finally backed down. I went over and plopped down at one of the small tables with Haruhi.
"So, when are we supposed to be leaving, anyway?" Haruhi asked, looking at Kyoya.
Kyoya glanced over at the clock. "The limo should be here in a few minutes, so we should head out now to meet it." He said while closing his laptop and standing up.
A few hours later, the hosts were all entertaining the guests in their own little ways while I just layed out on a towel off to the side, eyes closed, and just soaking in the sun. I was wearing my white two piece that had a light blue floral pattern over it, with white shorts on over the bottoms. It wasn't long before I head some screeches and sat up before I looked over to see some of the girls, along with Tamaki and the twins, freaking out over some bug while Haruhi just threw it over some rocks.
I shook my head and watched as the rest of the host club seemed to be making some sort of bet before they each started dragging Haruhi off just about everywhere. All of them except for one...
"Mind if I sit with you?"
I blinked and looked up to see none other than Kyoya standing there. He was the only one not participating in the rest of the clubs antics, as usual. "No, I don't mind at all." I replied then glanced back over at the rest of them. "What on earth are they trying to do to Haruhi now, anyway?" I asked as he sat down.
He chuckled. "They're trying to see what she's scared of, since she wasn't scared of the bug."
I rolled my eyes. "They really are idiots. So, how come you're not trying to figure out her fears, too?" I asked, looking up at him curiously.
"As you said, they're idiots. Besides, you are technically a guest, and it is our job to entertain our guests. Since you showed no signs of intending to go over and socialize with the rest, I figured I would come over instead while they were playing their little game."
I blinked and could feel my cheeks heat up slightly and looked out over the ocean, noticing the sun was starting to set. "Seems like we'll be having to head inside, soon."
"So it does." He agreed, looking out at the ocean as well. We stayed like that for a few minutes, just watching the sun set, when I saw one of the girls running towards us, visibly distressed, and stood up.
"Is something wrong?" I asked when she was close enough to hear.
"I-it's Haruhi!" She gasped. "S-some guys came out of nowhere and Haruhi saved us, but.." I didn't stay to hear anymore. I took off down the beach toward where I was sure Haruhi and the other two girls were.
"Go tell the others!" I called back to her and Kyoya over my shoulder, not slowing down. Please don't let me be too late..!
I made it to the top of the small cliff they were on just as one of the guys was throwing Haruhi over the edge. "Haruhi!" I yelled, running and flinging myself off the edge after her. I made it just in time to grab her arm and fling her back up onto the cliff, where Tamaki had just popped up and caught her. However, the momentum I used to get her there backfired on me, causing me to slam my head and shoulder hard against the rocks before I landed in the water.
I could faintly hear Haruhi yelling my name as my vision started to darken, then I saw a blurred shape go over the edge before everything went black...
When I started to come to, the first thing I realized was someone was carrying me and I could still hear the soft splash of them walking through the ocean water. The next thing, I felt the sharp pain in my head and shoulder with every step they took and winced slightly. Seeming to notice the pain on my face, the footsteps became lighter and more careful, helping the pain to ease off slightly.
I slowly managed to crack my eyes open a bit and was able to see the person that was carrying me.
"K.. Kyoya...?" I said weakly, a bit in shock that he was the one who jumped in after me.
He glanced down at me and smiled a bit. "Hey there, good to see you woke up..."
I smiled a bit then looked over toward the shore when I started hearing other voices and saw the rest of the club there. Tamaki currently had Haruhi by the shoulders and seemed to be lecturing her on something. Probably about how she tried to handle those two thugs on her own instead of calling for help. After a moment of them saying something back and forth, Tamaki let her go and walked away.
Once we made it to the shore, Kyoya set me down on my feet but kept a firm hand on my shoulders so I wouldn't fall over. At first I thought I didn't need his help, then ended up leaning back against him a bit when I felt a wave of dizziness try to take over. Haruhi hurried over and stood in front of me, looking worried, as did the rest of them. I looked Haruhi dead in the eyes.
"What were you thinking, Haruhi? What made you think you could take on two of those guys? I mean, honestly! You could have been seriously hurt!"
She sighed. "Look, I just had this talk with Tamaki-senpai! I don't see anything wrong with what I did!" She yelled back.
This time, I sighed. "Haruhi. I know where you're coming from with this, but you have to realize that it's not just me and you anymore. Even I realized that, and you're more friendly and welcoming than I am."
Haruhi looked away from me and didn't say anything else. Kyoya then gently scooped me back up into his arms. I blinked and looked up at him.
"We should get you back and have your head and shoulder tended to." He said simply before starting up toward the house. The others followed soon after.
About an hour later, I was patched up, changed into a night gown similar to Haruhi's, but a dark blue instead of pink, and laying on the bed in the room Kyoya said was going to be mine. Everyone else was in the dinning room eating, but I decided to stay in my room. I probably wouldn't be able to hold anything down right now, especially since the dizziness hasn't completely disappeared yet.
I sighed and sat up slowly before carefully making my way over to one of the windows on the far side of the room and sitting down at one. I watched as clouds slowly started to come up and cover the stars and the moon. I wonder if it's going to start getting bad soon...
I watched quietly as the clouds got darker and bigger, soon blocking out all light from the moon and stars. Then there was the slow rumble signaling the start of a storm. I could already feel my shoulders start to tense up and quickly moved away from the window, sitting in a corner with my knees pulled up to my chest instead. A moment later, there was a flash of lightning and a loud crash of thunder.
I nearly jumped out of my skin, not expecting it to be so loud so quickly and instantly covered my ears, burying my face in my knees with my eyes closed tightly. I clamped my hands tighter over my ears as another crash of thunder sounded and felt the trembles start to set in. I spent a few good minutes like this as the storm got worse, before I felt a pair of arms go around me and pull me into someone's lap.
My eyes snapped open in surprise and I looked up to see Kyoya there, yet again. "K-Kyo-" I gasped and buried my face against his shirt as another roar of thunder rolled, trembling. He gently rubbed my back, softly whispering reassurances that everything would be fine. I slowly managed to calm down with him doing that, and soon after, ended up falling asleep in his arms.
That will do it for this chapter.~ ^^ I decided to put in a bit of Kyoya x Nica for this chapter since Kyoya is currently winning the vote by one point. ^^ Sooo, have a wonderful day/night/evening everyone, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.~ ^^ Please review and don't forget that the vote is still going!