A sigh escaped Evelyn's lips. This would be the fifteenth time that night that she even attempted to sleep but found that she couldn't. She was tired, but her body decided it had other plans for her. Fatima's words still ate at her. Groaning, Eve flipped onto her stomach and buried her head in her pillow, willing for sleep to come, but it refused. Instead, she flipped out her cell phone and checked the time.
'5:17? Already?'
Deciding sleep was not going to come; Eve flipped her covers off quickly and made her way into her office, trying her best to not disturb Haruhi. Cairo was quick to jump to her feet and patter in after Eve, hoping for a treat or attention of some sort.
Plopping herself down at the desk, Eve turned on her laptop and was quick to search out treats for Cairo. Her hands found a bag of beef jerky, but Evelyn was quick to use it as treats.
However Evelyn's mood worsened when she realized her email was empty.
"Come on." She groaned again, but a little quieter than normal so she wouldn't wake Haruhi up.
Deciding that the lack of a response was a waste of her time, she turned her attention on getting ready for the day.
When she stepped out of the shower houses, she was still the only one that she could spot in the 'village'.
However, her attention was instantly grabbed by synchronized shouts. Sounds of wood hitting wood resounded off the walls of the wooden buildings. Furrowing her eyebrows, Evelyn pursued the ruckus to investigate the source. When she found herself in the newly added tent section of the conservation, she instantly had an idea of what was going on.
Her answer came when she rounded the corner and found Fatima teaching a large group of young children, all armed with spears. Adults stood off to the side, watching the young ones learn how to master the spear to use in combat. They all looked pretty skilled for younger ones, but Fatima was the one that held the most grace. Another person joined next to her, and much to her surprise, it was the tall and silent Mori. The two of them shared a small glance, but then their attention was drawn back to the training.
Breakfast was loud for the group, which wasn't unusual. It just bothered Evelyn a little bit. She managed to stay focused on her eggs as she pushed them around her plate. Finally deciding which piece looked delicious enough, she shoved it in her mouth and began to pursue her next piece.
"You're awfully silent today Eve."
"I'm still waking up." She replied a little bit shortly. "I did not sleep well last night."
"Why is that?" Robin asked, suddenly interested.
Evelyn tried her best to not scowl.
"I just have a lot on my mind right now."
"Oh?" Kaoru pipped up.
"What kind of things?" Hikaru answered.
"Must be pretty important if you're this quiet already." They chimed in together.
"It's not that bad." She bit back a frustrated sigh and placed her fork down on the plate. "I've just got a lot to do today."
"Maybe we can help you out." Haruhi offered.
"You can't unless you are willing to plan out a Wildlife Fund Gala that's going to be in a few more weeks. Not only that, but I'm also going to town today to pick up more supplies and send word out that we have refugees staying here."
"A gala, you say?" Kyoya looked up from his iPad with a glint of light hitting his glasses.
"We organize those all the time!" Tamaki exclaimed. "It's what we do at our school!"
"Yeah. We're not called the Host Club for nothing!" Honey giggled as he squeezed Usa-chan.
Evelyn instantly sat up straighter and studied them.
"You guys could really do that?"
"Trust us, we can." Hikaru answered for the group.
"However-" The word was drawn out and everyone's attention went directly to the Shadow King. "That means you lose a few volunteers. Are you okay with that?"
Evelyn nodded quickly.
"We can handle that. The refugees offered their help anyways and I can just get them to fill in for you."
"Is there a budget?" Kyoya pressed on.
Evelyn furrowed her eyebrows.
"Don't get crazy. My family pays for it anyways, so we've never really followed a tight budget."
"What kind of guests attend?"
"Only the super-rich from all over the world. I have a guest list already on my lap top. You're free to get into it."
The host club and Robin watched the exchange between the two carefully; it was like they had forgotten everyone else while they were talking about business.
"Alright, so everything is settled." Evelyn sighed with a smile. "Thank you a lot. How can I repay you?"
She seemed sincere about her offer, but Kyoya smiled instead.
"Think of it as a favor. When we need you in the future, you should be obliged to pay us back."
"Deal. I'll go ahead and make sure the reservations at the hotel are still good."
"Good."
"Can I take Haruhi to town with me?"
"Can we go too?" Four voices cried out in unison.
Evelyn was taken aback by the sudden outbursts from the twins, Tamaki and Honey that she almost fell out of her chair. Haruhi let out a short sigh and shot Evelyn an apologetic look.
"The twins and Tamaki can't go, I need their help." Kyoya intervened. "But I don't see why Honey can't tag along."
"Yay!" Honey cheered as happily as he could and threw Usa-chan in the air to celebrate. Then he stopped and looked at Evelyn with those huge puppy-dog eyes. "Can Mori-chan come too?"
"If that's what Mori wants to do, then he can come along. I still have some things to do before we can go though, so you guys can relax until then."
"We want to help wherever we can."
'Of course you do.'
"Wow! There are so many people here!" Honey cried out, watching the busy streets of Songea.
"Which is why you need to keep close to us Honey." Evelyn was quick to remind him then turned to Mori. "You did do what I asked, didn't you?"
"Yeah."
"Good. I don't want anyone to run into trouble because of money."
Earlier Evelyn had asked Mori and Haruhi to not bring much cash with them to town; there would be a good chance that the four would attract unwanted attention if someone had slipped up. The four of them walked side by side while Evelyn pointed out different buildings and chatted happily about them.
"And this is where we need to be. I'll run in and drop the supply list and money off so they can load while we go and report the refugees."
Evelyn quickly slipped in and was out in a short amount of time. She smiled to her group and urged them on.
"Do they not need help loading?" Haruhi asked slowly as she watched a large group of men begin to carry out the baskets full of provisions and medical supplies they needed.
"I learned it was best to stay out of their way. They know where the Jeep is and they always take good care of us."
"Is that the police department?" Honey asked, pointing his small fingers towards a large building.
"Er, not exactly, but it's where we need to be."
"What is it then?" Haruhi asked.
"The Military headquarters."
"Can we come in?" Honey peered up at her with his big soft eyes once again.
"Why not?" Evelyn answered. With a cheer, Honey took off towards the building with Mori in tow. Sighing, Evelyn hung back with Haruhi as she finished the rest of her statement. "You'll just probably be bored though."
"Honey-senpai will not be bored." Haruhi was quick to correct her. "Mori and Honey's families are well known for their martial arts status, and they train armies for hand-to-hand combat."
"No way!"
Evelyn looked at the little boy who was chatting happily to Mori about the different scenery.
"It's true. They're national winners. Honey excels in Karate, Mori in Kendo."
"This one, right Eve-chan?" Honey asked as he pointed at the door to the entrance.
"Yeah, that's the door."
The door was pushed open and revealed the lobby of the headquarters. It was a small room, infact. A desk sat in the middle of the room with two doors on either side leading to the back and main part of the building. Sitting behind a desk was a young man, close to his middle twenties. He instantly snapped his head up when he heard the door open and smiled when he recognized Evelyn.
"Hey Evelyn, it's been a while."
She returned the smile, though it was not as warm as her other ones.
"Yes, it has. I didn't know you joined the military Brandon."
"Yeah. It's recent though. Who are your friends?"
"Volunteers from the Conservation. This is Haruhi Fujioka, Taskashi Morinozuka and Honey Mitsukuni."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all." The young man addressed them, but he was quick to turn his attention back to Evelyn. "What brings you here today?"
"I wish to report a raid. The surviving members of a tribe that's far south of us was attacked came to the conservation seeking refuge."
"How many?"
"Close to seventy-five."
Brandon was instantly on his computer, quick to type out a report as he questioned her about the refugees. It wasn't long before the process was over.
"We will send out a group to collect them and help them be relocated in the next week or so. We'll try our best. Thanks for helping them out Evelyn."
"It was nothing we couldn't handle. I just don't want them to be homeless. I'll see you later."
"Yeah. Take care of yourself."
Evelyn didn't answer him as she walked out of the office quickly. Confused, Haruhi and Honey waved at the guy behind the desk before they followed her out. When they cleared the building, Evelyn was still wearing a scowl.
"Well, that was awful." She muttered.
"Who was that Eve-chan?"
"Just an ex. That's all. Let's finish up our chores, shall we?"
A/N: Wow. It was hard to get over my writer's block. I'm sorry it took so long to come out with this chapter. It also doesn't help that I picked up Minecraft… . Anyways, I hope you guys were okay with this section. I know nothing exciting happens, but I must keep moving somehow. It is getting ready to get more action-y and dramatic but in a good way. We're only at the beginning of the hill to say in the least. Thanks again to my faithful reviewer, The Midnight Shadow Star once again and I am always open for critique and helpful ideas. I want to improve and the one of the many ways is through feedback. Well, I'm off to bed. Getting ready to go back to college, so I'll try to get this done before then! I love you guys!
Love,
Jazzy
