NOTE:~ Glad people liked my last Chapter!! I think you'll enjoy this one to!
My Last Song Ever
Chapter 7: Pop Star
"Haruhi!", the twins were trying their hardest to apologize for their actions, "We're really sorry!".
"Hmph!", Haruhi turned from them, crossing her arms.
"It wasn't our idea!", Hikaru stated.
"Ya, Tamaki was the one that set us up for this!", Kaoru finished.
"Ugh! That's even worse!", Haruhi scolded, facing them now, "You two and Tamaki need to learn to control your jealousy! You could have really traumatized Tengoku! What were you thinking?! If you knew she was afraid of heights why would you put her up there?!".
"We...uhm...", the twins couldn't find words for their actions, "We're sorry...".
"Don't apologize to me! Go apologize to Tengoku!", Haruhi pointed towards the room Tengoku was resting in.
"Yes ma'am..", the twins murmured in unison and lowered their gaze as they slowly walked towards the room. As they entered, they saw their victim laying in bed. Her hair was still a mess but she was calmer than when they had brought her down and her breathing was normal. She was asleep.
As the two approached, their gaze was towards the floor. They were too ashamed to look at her.
"Look...uh...Kai...er...Tengoku...? Err...whoever you are", Hikaru began, trying to gather his words.
"We're really sorry for what we did...", Kaoru finished, "We didn't mean to do this to you".
The two finally gathered the courage to look at Tengoku's face and the two just froze. They've seen that face before. And the name Tengoku rang a bell. Then it hit them.
"WAH! SHE'S THAT MISSING POP STAR!", they exclaimed in unison.
"Would you two keep your voices down?!", Haruhi questioned, scolding the two as she entered the room with Hunny and Mori. Haruhi let out a sigh and walked over to the bed, frowning at Tengoku's sleeping figure.
"Yes, this is Tengoku Hiramatsu, the missing pop star. She ran away because she is tired of singing. Since she started at such a young age she never really got the chance to be a normal kid. Well...as normal as a rich kid can be, anyway. Her parents wouldn't let her quit so she ran away to her grandmothers and has been disguising herself as a boy ever since. So everyone, meet Tengoku", Haruhi explained, smiling slightly at the group.
"She's a girl...", the twins murmured before bursting out into a fit of laughter, "Oh the boss is gunna flip when he hears he was jealous of a girl!".
Everyone stared at the twins, unamused by their laughter and the twins stopped almost immediately after realizing the situation at hand was not funny. Their gazes fell to the floor once more.
"I'm surprised no one's freaking out...", came Tengoku's soft voice as a small smile appeared on her features.
"Tengoku..", Haruhi smiled, appearing at the girls side now, "How are you feeling...?".
"Tired...still a bit sick...but I'm alright...", Tengoku replied.
"Good", Haruhi was relieved she was feeling ok, "I called your grandmother and explained to her what happened. She can't get here but she is really worried about you".
"Heh...Good old Nana...", Tengoku murmured before turning her head to look around at the others, "Sorry I lied to you guys and everything...Guess it's back to stupid stardom...yeah...".
"What do you mean by that Ten-chan?", Hunny asked, now sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Well I assume someone here is going to turn me in...", Tengoku replied.
"Why would we do that Ten-chan?", Hunny giggled, "We're your friends. No one in this hospital will say a word because it belongs to Kyouya's family so your secret is safe and sound~!".
"Really...?", Tengoku stared at the blonde in surprise. So just like that, everything was ok? She didn't even understand why they all weren't freaking out about her.
"I brought him, as promised", came a voice from the door and in stumbled Tamaki as he was pushed from behind by Kyouya.
"I thought you said we were discussing – OMG! IT'S TENGOKU!!", Tamaki exclaimed, completely forgetting what he was saying and pointing at the female in the hospital bed. His eyes turned into stars and he was immediately at her side. "I LOVE your work! Your voice is amazing!", he complimented. A second later he was sitting in his corner sulking because of an insult Haruhi had called him for what he had planned with the twins to do with Kai.
"B-But Haruhi!", Tamaki exclaimed, "H-He was a horrible person and was going to steal my daughter from me!! Oh look, you have me upset in front of my favorite pop star".
"That pop star was Kai", Haruhi stated and Tamaki froze, looking at everyone in disbelief. Was this for real?
"W-What...?", Tamaki questioned, blinking in confusion.
"Why is it such a surprise?", Kyouya questioned, "I mean, it is only logic. The teen pop star disappears and a strange new student shows up at Ouran Academy with the same hair and has a knack for being popular...?". Everyone looked at Kyouya. He knew all along, didn't he? Smart ass.
Tamaki stared at Tengoku, a wave of guilt and sorrow rushing over his features. He had been cruel to the person he idled! He quickly took her hand and knelt beside the bed, lowering his head in apology.
"Please forgive me Tengoku! I-I didn't know...I-I....I didn't mean to...and...I....They planned it!", Tamaki quickly pointed an accusing finger at the twins.
"HEY! You asked us to!", the twins exclaimed in unison.
"G-Guys...", Tengoku broke the fighting, "as much as I don't like you three very much at the moment...I forgive you. It was a mistake...and even though I'll probably be traumatized of the Tokyo Tower for the rest of my life...you guys have the chance to start out fresh and get to know another side of Kai".
"Tengoku!", Tamaki suddenly hugged the female, "I'm SO sorry! I didn't mean to! If I had known then I would have–".
"Got all excited because I'm one of your favorite singers?", Tengoku broke in.
"W-Well...There's that...AND I wouldn't have been so mean!!", he squeezed her tightly, "I'm sorry!".
"O-Ok....squeezing...can't...breath...", Tengoku gasped out. Tamaki quickly released her and she fell back on the bed. She smiled at them all.
"Really unfortunate though...Guess my free life is over and back to stupid stardom...", Tengoku murmured.
"What do you mean?", Tamaki asked.
"Well I'm pretty sure someone else recognized me and word has gotten around and my parents are probably having a hissy fit and ready to rush me off to the next show once they find me...", Tengoku stated with a sigh.
"No one saw you...", Mori stated.
"Takashi is right!", Hunny stated, "And you're at one of Kyouya's hospitals run by his family so you're safe here anyway!".
"Plus, I don't think we're willing, well at least I'm not willing to give up a chance to have a great friend like you, Tengoku", Haruhi stated, smiling at her.
Tengoku gazed around at everyone as they nodded in agreement with Haruhi. They barely knew her and yet they wanted to have her as a friend, to keep her close. Tears came to her eyes, slowly sliding down her cheeks.
"W-Why are you crying?!", Tamaki questioned in a panic, "Does something hurt?! Should we call the doctor?!".
Tengoku shook her head, "No...No, I-I'm ok...it's just....For the first time someone actually wants to be my friend, and not just because I'm famous. You guys don't want to use me...and it feels good...It feels great to know I've found people like this, people that see passed what I was and want to know Tengoku the person, not Tengoku the pop star...Thank you...Thank you all very much".
~A Few Days Later~
Tengoku had been dismissed from the hospital and was able to go home, but by doctors orders she was told to stay home and rest for a few days after the trauma she had suffered. She told her grandmother everything, and although she felt sour towards the twins, she did let them come in when the Host Club came to visit her. It was quite a wonderful feeling knowing that she had friends such as them.
Now fully recovered, she was able to return to school, and of course she was back in her disguise as 'Kai'. The first day back she received a whole bunch of gifts, mostly from the girls who came to see her all the time at the Host Club. She felt quite welcome now at Ouran Academy. So many people had cared that she was absent for a few days. It even amazed her at how many actually cared.
"Are you feeling ok?!", one of the girls asked now. The Host Club was going on and Tengoku seemed to have more customers than usual.
"I'm fine, but thank you very much for asking", Tengoku replied with a soft smile.
"Can I get you anything?!", one of the other girls asked.
"Not at all! I'm here for you, you do not need to get me anything, but is there something I could do to thank all you wonderful ladies for caring and worrying about me so much?", Tengoku asked, looking around at the crowd.
"Will you go out with me?!", the girls screamed. They all glared at each other, beginning to argue amongst themselves.
"Oh, now, now! Girls", Tengoku broke in, silencing the group, "I would love to date one of you fine ladies, but it's quite unfortunate that I have recently suffered a heart break and don't feel up to dating right now until my poor heart mends".
The girls were eating up her little act like it was the sweetest chocolate they ever had, oohing and awwing at every word.
"It's fine, Kai-kun!", one of the girls spoke out, "Let that poor heart of yours mend!". The others nodded in agreement.
"Now that I know Kai is really a girl", Hikaru whispered to his twin, "It kind of scares me that she's that skilled with women...".
"Well she was a top rated actress besides being a singer", Kaoru replied, "So she has a lot of experience, but nonetheless, it is scary...".
"Goodbye girls!", Tengoku waved her large group off, "I will see you all tomorrow. Have a wonderful night".
Once the girls were gone and the doors were shut, Tengoku let out a huge sigh of relief, collapsing in a chair, "Man....Too much for one day...".
"Too much?", Haruhi asked.
"Ya, All day I got sympathy cards and gifts from every girl I saw, and even some of the boys! Really, I wasn't expecting this much of a welcome...", Tengoku replied with a sigh.
"Well it just goes to show that Ouran has grown to liking you", Haruhi stated, winking at her.
"I guess...", Tengoku murmured.
"You did great, Ten-chan!", Hunny exclaimed, jumping onto her lap, "You handled the day well!".
"Heheh, I guess so, Hunny-kun", Tengoku replied with a giggle, "Oh hey, since you guys have all been so nice to me, I thought that maybe this weekend I would do something for you guys...so...me and my grandma arranged for all of us to leave school early on Friday and go up to a very special festival that has loads of rides and games, and lots of things to do, and Nana's running the whole thing to, for charity so we could get in for free and have a weekend of fun, but we'll have to buy our food and pay for the games, but the rides would be free for us. So...what do you guys say?".
"THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA~!", Tamaki exclaimed.
"Well it's my way of thanking you guys...Oh! And we'll be staying at one of my Nana's estates that she has there. I hope that's alright?", Tengoku asked.
"It sounds like fun!", Hunny laughed, "Will there be sweets?!".
"Oh yes Hunny", she laughed, "There will be lots of sweets".
"Yippee!!", he cheered, hopping off her lap.
"I know that this isn't much of a thank you since you do have to buy your own meals and pay for the games, but it is for charity and at least you get free rides and a free place to stay that is also high classed so...uhm...Please accept it, everyone?", Tengoku asked, looking around at everyone.
"Of course we accept!", Tamaki announced, "But why are you thanking us?".
"Because your not like everyone else. You're my first real friends, and I need to thank you for that", she stated before looking at her watch, "Oh, I better hurry home. I'm supposed to help Nana with some organizing for the festival. I'll see you all tomorrow!".
Tengoku said her goodbyes to the Host Club and hurried out the door to go catch her limo.
"She really doesn't need to thank us..", Hikaru murmured.
"Well she believes she does, so just behave you two, alright?", Haruhi stated, looking at the twins, "No more set ups, got that?!".
"We got it", the twins murmured with a sigh.
"I think this festival is going to be fun, right Takashi?", Hunny asked, looking at his tall cousin.
"Ah...", Mori replied.
"And maybe you'll get to spend some alone time with Tengoku!", Hunny stated, watching as Mori fell right into that one with murmuring another "Ah.." before actually realizing what Hunny had said. He looked down at the short blonde, eye brow raised. Was he serious about that? It wasn't like he had feelings for Tengoku. He barely knew her, so why would he want to be alone with her?
END:~ Sorry this chapter took a while to get out. I had writers block again...but now I'm passed that and have idea's for the next few chapters to come!! Please review and thanks for reading!
