A/N: Another short chapter, but a lot happened in this one. :D I have been in a writing funk as of late. Trying to get out of it. A lot is going on this week, so the following chapters will be slow. I'm sorry. D:
Summary: Mori is finally beginning to understand what the deal is with these humanoid pets, and it's all thanks to an adorable little stray who weasels into his heart.
Pairings: MoriHon, HikaKao, Implied KyouTama
Warnings: Contains some Language, OOC-Ness and Shounen-Ai/Yaoi. Which means this story contains MALEXMALE Don't like it? Then go away. o-o
Disclaimer: Honestly, if I owned Ouran High School Host Club, there'd be great YAOI fun. But I don't, Hatori Bisco does. Darn it.
Project: Fluffbutt
Chapter Seven
Mori was getting rather frustrated as he sat at the red light, trying to be patient and wait for the light to turn green. Every other second, he glanced at his phone as if it had rung but since Kaoru had called it had remained silent. He had called Haruhi to let her know what was going on but it had gone straight to voice mail and he already knew that Haruhi had probably let it die and had yet to charge it.
The light turned green and Mori went from 0 to 30 in about five seconds and turned the corner into his apartment complex. The office was at the front so that no one could just come and go as they pleased, while their apartment resided more or less in the center of the complex. Mori braked, his eyes scanning the area of the office before he noticed the apartment security guard holding a small blond in his arms. The pink rabbit was a dead giveaway.
Quickly Mori parked the car and ran over to the security guard.
The rabbit's chocolate colored eyes landed on Mori and he suddenly began to squirm.
"Takashi! Takashi! Hikaru and Kaoru! And master! He's there! He's going to hurt them!" Honey, who had just gotten over crying, was crying again as the security guard handed Honey over to Mori.
For a moment, Mori could care less. He was just relieved that Honey was alright. He didn't know what he would do if he'd lost him. He held the smaller form to himself for a moment before he sighed.
"Alright, Honey what's going on?" Mori asked as he carried Honey over to his car and sat him down on the hood.
Honey sniffled.
"Master…he came to get me. And…and Hikaru shut the door in his face…but then master…he broke in and Kaoru told me to run away and…"
Mori processed this information. Master? Was…Honey talking about the man that he had escaped from? Who had abused him? And Hikaru and Kaoru had stayed back with that man? The taller male then shook his head before he looked at Honey.
"Honey, stay here with the nice security guard okay?"
"But Hik-"
"I'm going to go help them. Just wait here for me okay?"
Honey sniffled before he nodded. With that, Mori took off running for his apartment. With the chain in the door, he had to take the same entrance that the intruder had through the back door and he was met with quite the scene.
The cushions on the couch were strewn about and long claw marks with stuffing popping out were on the back, the table was knocked over and there was some blood on the walls. Not to mention a few holes.
"There goes my damage deposit." Mori thought before he heard voices down the hall. He moved down the hallway quietly until he came to his room.
"I swear to god, if you don't tell me where the fuck you hid him, your brother is going to get it," came an unrecognizable voice.
"I don't know where the hell he is! Just leave him alone!" Hikaru's voice this time, ragged with exhaustion and pain.
Mori stepped into the room, taking in the situation. Hikaru was incredibly wounded to the point where he could barely move from his position on the floor while the man held Kaoru by his neck, Kaoru's ears folded back and a low hiss emitting from his throat. Finally his eyes met with the man's hazel ones, and a new hatred erupted in him.
"Put the cat down," Mori demanded.
"Why should I?" The man asked with a glare, his hand tighter around Kaoru's neck.
"I'll make it hurt less," Mori said as he cracked his knuckles.
"Heh, you'll hurt the cat in the process."
"Are you a gambling man? Do you really want to take that chance?"
The man could tell that Mori was serious and so he released Kaoru and turned to attack Mori. Mori dodged and grabbed the man, throwing him into the wall. He wasn't worried about this man beating him; he was after all the national champion in Kendo. The man, however, wasn't to be taken down so easily and was driven by some unknown force as he lunged at Mori again.
This time Mori sent a punch to the man's gut, which sent the man stumbling backwards into the hallway. The man growled as Mori walked up to him.
"You fucking bastard."
Mori glared down at the man before he grabbed him by the shirt and held him up.
"You come into my house, hurt and scare my friends, break my things and you're calling me the bastard?" Mori said in a low, deep growl, the man struggling to get his footing.
"Takashi…" The voice drew his attention to the end of the hall, where Honey was standing, his ears upright as he looked at him.
"Honey, I told yo-" A kick to his stomach made Mori release his grasp on the man's shirt before he was shoved against the opposite wall. Mori went to defend himself but a white explosion of pain blinded him briefly and he was on the ground.
The taller male was disoriented as he looked up at the man with a glare, but the man was no longer looking at him but to Honey instead.
"Heh, finally you show yourself." The man said with a growl as he began to walk towards Honey. "You thought you'd finally been rid of me, did you? Well you were wrong my pet."
Honey backed away from the man in fright, looking about ready to bolt though his eyes darted from the man to Mori.
"Honey, run." Mori grunted out, struggling to get up and shake off his disorientation.
"Yes 'Honey', run. And I'll wait here with your friends until you return." The man stood in front of Honey, smirking. "But you won't…will you? You'll come with me so I won't hurt your friends anymore." A hand gently brushed a lock of blond hair out of Honey's eyes before he moved down his face to cup his cheek.
"N-No…I won't run," Honey muttered softly, his bangs hiding his eyes.
"That's right pet. Let's just go back home and your friends can live their lives peacefully." The man forced Honey's face up so that the rabbit would look him in the eye.
"I won't run…but I'm not going with you either!" Honey shouted, his eyes flashing before he grabbed the man's hand and twisted the skin on top of it, then flipped the man over and hard into the ground.
The man groaned in pain and he growled as he moved to get up.
"You little brat!" The man lunged at the small boy, but Honey was too quick for the man. He dodged him and grabbed him again, tripping him and forcing him to the ground, pinning him with his arm in a way that he could easily break it.
"MESSING WITH MY FRIENDS IS A NO-NO!" Honey shouted before he then broke the man's arm, the man shouting out in pain. The rabbit wasn't done there, however, as he then turned the man over and began to beat him angrily.
Mori, with his disorientation now gone, rushed over to the boy.
"Mitsukuni, stop!"
Honey froze, breathing deeply with his hand in mid punch.
"Honey, release him."
Honey did as Mori told him, his hands falling to his sides and shaking.
"H-he deserves them…he d-deserves each and every one of them." Honey said before sniffling.
Mori frowned softly before he picked up the boy and held him close, the smaller boy shaking with sobs.
"I know…I know…"
