Do I need to say it? Really? Thank CardcaptorKatara for the update. She's the one that got me writing again. Really. Thanks Hun I mean it. I don't know what I'd do without you! ^_^
Here we go. It was close. SO close but... TAMAKI HAS WON THE POLE! TAMAKI WON! There I said it. The rest of the hosts will take family roles for Haru-chan. CardcaptorKatara's fan-art link doesn't appear to have worked so here it is again:
http:/ cardcaptorkatara. deviantart. com/art/ Kyoya-s-Healing-Power- 169144408
We all swam backwards as quickly as possible to avoid the blur of black coming at us. When the blur realized it had missed, it turned towards us again and slowed so we could identify what it was. "Nekozawa!" Tamaki gasped just as I realized I was looking at a merman with a dark blue, almost black, tail and blonde hair that stopped just above his shoulders with ice-blue eyes. His eyes widened a bit and he said "I thought it was you Tamaki-samma. Did I scare you?"
"No?" Tamaki tried.
Nekozawa turned to me "Who are you?"
I relaxed when I realized I wasn't dealing with a blood-crazed shark or a crazy scientist and Tamaki and the others seemed to know who this was. "My name is Haruhi."
"Well, hello. This is Belzeneff. It's nice to meet you" he motioned at a light almost cream colored puppet on his hand.
I stared for a second, catching my breath; then answered "Yeah, nice to meet you."
"Nekozawa, we need to get home, but we need be sneaky, and can't use major cities. Can you help?" Kyouya asked, all business.
Nekozawa turned to him asking "Kyouya-samma? Why do you need to do that?"
"Don't worry about the why. Can you help?"
He ran his eyes over all of us, taking in the high-strung, and stressed look, before nodding. "Come along. This way please."
We were all quick to follow behind him, while he swam back the way he had come. I glanced around at the mermen who had rescued me. Tamaki looked like he'd rather be anywhere but here, Mori and Kyouya were as calm as ever, the twins and Honey looked kind of nervous and jittery. This Nekozawa, while not hostile or anything to worry about, obviously made most of the mermen uncomfortable. I studied our guide quietly. I was never one to judge anyone based on others or rumors, so I figured it couldn't hurt to study Nekozawa and decide for myself if he was someone to be avoided. So far he just appeared to be odd; not someone to avoid.
"So..."
Tamaki tried to break the awkward silence and failed, but he had broken the ice so I finished. "Nekozawa-san? How do you know these guys?"
Nekozawa glanced back at me and answered "I've known all of them for awhile actually, but I was unaware they interacted and talked to each other more than necessary."
Kyouya spoke up "What Nekozawa-san means is that all of us," here he made an all encompassing motion to include the mermen "are important in some way or another where we are from."
I stared at him blankly for a moment before interrupting "So..you're all rich bastards?"
Tamaki's eyes went wide and her whipped around to face Kyouya whisper-yelling "Mommy! Our Haruhi used a dirty word!" He seemed horror-struck as he spoke and I felt my lips twitch in amusement even as Kyouya finished his explanation.
"We are of high status, yes. Anyway, our families have always worked with each other, but until you called us, we didn't interact much unless Tamaki came up with an insane idea. Our parents wanted us to be close friends so when we took over our parents business we would remain business-partners. We were friends but we didn't do this."
I nodded before Tamaki's earlier words registered. "Did...did Tamaki call you...Mommy?"
Kyouya's eye twitched in an almost unnoticeable movement before answering "Yes he did. He views himself as "king" of our group or "daddy" and I as the second in command so to speak have been labeled "mommy."
I nodded once, slowly as I thought that one out. Nekozawa spoke up again "Haruhi-san? What does Kyouya-samma mean when he says you called them?"
Kyouya answered for me "She is a seer Nekozawa-san."
His head whipped around to face me as his eyes widened and seemed to sparkle with delight "You are a seer? I dabble in what many refer to as Black Arts for His Majesty and an ability like yours would be very useful. If I may ask, why did you call them to you Haruhi-san?"
My eyes had widened a fraction when he mentioned he dabbled in Black Arts and hinted at wanting me to help him, but when he asked about why I called these men to me I froze and shut down as memories of all the experiments assaulted my brain at once.
~3rd person POV~
Kyouya cursed as Haruhi froze and her eyes glazed, her shocked look frozen on her face. He recognized the signs of flashbacks and the beginnings of shock. "Shit! Tamaki!" he called his friend to him even as he gathered his energy to try and fix the problem.
Tamaki was there with a flick of his tail, a serious and worried look on his face as he asked "What do you need me to do Kyouya?"
Kyouya was from a very unique family of merfolk. Some merfolk could use plants or animals to heal. Some even had the ability to enhance the healing process. Kyouya, however, was from a family that could produce an energy that actually healed sickness and injury or caused it, not just sped up the healing. It was why his family was His Majesty's personal doctors.
Kyouya used that ability now, gathering the plum colored energy in the center of his palms and placing them against Haruhi's temples. He flinched violently as the energy connected them and he felt what she did. "Tamaki." he groaned "I'm going to need your help with this one." Tamaki reacted instantly and and a glowing white energy covered his hands, which he placed over Kyouya's. He willingly gave Kyouya his energy to use and control, flinching slightly every time he felt the aftershock of Haruhi's pain through Kyouya.
Tamaki was, quite simply, a prince. His father ruled over the ocean and he was next in line, even if his grandmother disapproved due to his Halfling state. He was not a purebred Merman. He was half siren, half merman and his grandmother despised him for it. However as Prince he had his father's ability to take others energy as well as give his own energy to another- as he was doing now.
Kyouya worked Tamaki's energy into his own, turning the plum purple to a darker shade of lavender and pushed it into Haruhi. He worked quickly to stop her from going into shock and after feeling the phantom pains from her flashbacks and realizing he couldn't exactly stop them he knocked her out. She froze completely, even her tail stopping its instinctual movement. Kyouya caught her and placed one hand- still glowing lavender- on her forehead. He knew from his sister that his healing energy had a soothing effect and he hoped the soothing effect would keep Haruhi from reliving the flashbacks in her dreams.
Nekozawa had stopped, staring in shock as everyone jumped into action around him. He had not expected Haruhi-san to react the way she had due to a simple question. He opened his mouth to say something about it when Kyouya and Tamaki stopped glowing with their respective energies, but shut it when Kyouya spoke up, handing the limp mermaid in his arms to Mori. "Nekozawa. Please refrain from asking questions for now. I would like to get home as soon as possible so I can sleep. Come. Let us hurry." The mermen and sleeping mermaid all shot through the water as quickly as they could.
I'm sorry about the wait. A bunch of crap happened including but not limited to: Writer's Block followed by a trip to GA for my Aunts Funeral. But, I'm back, Summer is here, Finals and School stress are done (for now) and I have again been visited by my muse! Say Hello Muse.
Muse: Yo. -waves lazily-
He's a bit lazy, but when he decides to help me out its normally awesome! Isn't that right Muse?
Muse: Ah.
Ah. He's gone Mori on me again! Muse. What do I want the readers to do?
Muse: Review
Oh you're so smart I love you! -hugs muse- Well Review Please! I have decided each new chapter I shall share a random quote I like with my readers, so here is this updates quote: "The problem with real life is the lack of background music."
