A/N- Um, I don't think I ever put a disclaimer so... This belongs to a rad Japanese mangaka or something...
Hope ya enjoy the chapter! (AH! No! I can't say 'ya'! That's SO improper! Just pretend I said 'you'...)
Nine days later, Sakina sat on the bed of her old room. She'd been released from the hospital nearly two hours ago and driven straight to her house. Her mother had bought their old house and the whole place was a frenzy of friends, well wishers, and men moving boxes in and out.
Sakina lay back on the bed and winced. Her left arm had been put in a sling and her ribs were wrapped with bandages. She stared up at the ceiling and closed her eyes. She heard her mom calling for her, clambered off the bed, opened her door and walked into the hall way. She leaned over the banisters and looked down at her mother, who was down on the first floor.
Akahana Cordo looked up at her oldest daughter. "Takashi and his friends are here to see you!"
Sakina smiled and bounded down the stairs. She ran past her mom and flashed her a quick grin. Akahana grinned back and watched as Sakina slipped out the front door.
The entire Host Club stood in the driveway, beaming as she appeared. Sakina walked over gracefully and smiled at the boys and Haruhi. "I'd invite you in, but it's a bit of a mess."
Tamaki patted her shoulder and smiled benevolently down at her. Sakina winced; he'd patted her left shoulder. She stepped away and glared up at him. "Don't touch me."
Tamaki cringed and subtly slid behind Haruhi. The twins waltzed over and bowed to Sakina. "We're very sorry about breaking your bike. But we want to make it up to you!"
They spun her in a circle. Sakina's eyes widened and she grinned. Her bike was better than ever before! It gleamed with a brilliant black paint job and new chrome. The seat had been redone in leather and the twins held her keychain. They dropped it into her pocket. She lashed out at them. "I told you not to touch me there!"
The cringed away and hid behind Haruhi with Tamaki. Honey bounded over and asked "How's Mindy?"
Sakina smiled. "She's fine, having a lot of fun playing in the yard, that sort of thing."
Honey smiled and went to find Mindy. Sakina watched him go and shook her head. "Well I'm glad he's finally found a playmate of his own maturity level." She turned back to the group and smiled at them. "So, why are you here?"
She let her gaze drift over to Takashi. He'd been rather distant since that day at the hospital. He stood off to one side and kept his gaze trained on her. She smiled at him and was rewarded with his quick smile. She also looked at Kyoya; he stood beside Takashi, his gaze directed down toward the black notebook in his hands.
Haruhi said in a friendly voice. "Well we just came to tell you that Yuzuru, Tamaki's father, reserved a spot for you at school next year if you want to join."
Sakina smiled. "That's very kind of him. I'll talk it over with my mother."
She heard a shout from behind her and turned to look at the two-story house. She could see her mother in one of the upstairs windows waving her arms and hurling abusive comments at the movers. Sakina turned back to the group. "You'd better come back another time. My mom has a temper and won't be happy for a while now, especially if something got broken."
The group nodded and began to walk down the drive way. Sakina watched them as they began to leave, "Takashi come here for a minute please."
He walked back toward her, hands in his pockets, and stood in front of her. Sakina tilted her head back and smiled at him, she crooked a finger at him and he leaned down. She grabbed his tie bounced up on her tiptoes and pulled him down. She pressed her lips to his and closed her eyes.
Takashi's eyes widened, but he didn't move. The twins whooped and cat called at the two. Tamaki frantically covered Haruhi's eyes and shouted at them to stop. Kyoya stared at them, and then began taking notes in his little black book. Honey and Mindy rounded the corner of the house and stopped dead.
Mindy looked up at Honey. "She said she was going to do that soon."
Honey stared at the two and shook his head. "Well, it was inevitable, really."
Sakina pushed Takashi away and grinned at him. She turned away and began walking back toward the house. "I'll see you 'round Takashi."
He stared after her and blinked dazedly. Honey went over to him and took his cousin's hand. The twins also began to help as they led the dumbfounded boy out of the yard. Mindy watched and shook her head as Sakina went up the stairs to the house.
"How did it feel?" Mindy asked.
Sakina looked down at her little sister and ran her tongue along her lips. Takashi tasted of mint. She smiled at her sister and said in an airy voice. "You'll find out when you kiss your boy."
Mindy cocked her head on one side as her sister entered the house and slammed the door. She then smiled and said to no one in particular. "Well I'll have to get my own boy soon then, won't I?"
Inside the house Sakina had gone up to her room. She flipped onto her bed and looked out her window. She stared at the way the sunlight danced on the panes of glass, her eye-lids drooping, as she felt her body growing heavy with fatigue. The pain killers she'd been given made her drowsy.
Akahana looked in one her daughter. She smiled and shut the door quietly. Sakina was fast asleep.
That evening Mori showed up at the Cordo house. He rang the bell and the door was opened by a Akahana. She looked up at him and smiled slightly. "Oh Takashi, are you here to see Saki?"
He nodded and Akahana smiled at him and touched his shoulder. She smiled up at him, "I'm sorry, but she's gone."
His eyes widened. "What?"
"She left. I went up to check on her an hour ago and she wasn't there. I checked in the garage and she'd taken her bike." Akahana reached into her back pocket and pulled out a small envelope. "She left you this."
She handed him the envelope and patted his arm as she smiled at him. "Now don't worry about her, Saki can take care of herself."
She shut the door and left Mori standing on the steps in the fading twilight. He looked down at the letter in his hand. He stared at it momentarily, and then crumpled it. He dropped it in the bushes and shoved his hands in his pockets as he walked away. He didn't look back.
A/N- Mori is such an idiot! I can't believe he did that! Stupid male... XC
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