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Chapter Ten: I Think I Might Be Sick
Elise's P.O.V.
I quietly walked to my room. The whole house was quiet and dark. I checked my watch and it said 9:30. I am going to get sooo much crap from Callie because of this. I peaked into her room, and I saw all the lights out and Callie was curled up into a little ball, sleeping. I guess that's one thing I don't have to worry about. I slipped off my shoes and outfit and exchanged them for some sweats. I pulled my hair into a messy bun and set down at my desk. I booted up my laptop and pulled up my email. I happened to notice that Jess's account had the active green light on, so I clicked to facetime her.
I waited and she immediately answered. Her face appeared and she looked tired. Her hair was in a messy ponytail and she had her 4-H T-shirt on. But other than that, she looked the same. She was in her room, which was as messy as ever, and there was light music in the background.
"Hey." I said.
"Hi."
"What the hell happened to you?" I asked.
"I hate basketball! Why the fuck did I even sign up?" She moaned and hit her head against her desk. I laughed.
"That was because of me sweetie!"
"I hate your fucking guts."
"I know. But I, uh, just had my first date." I said casually.
She looked at me, "Are you sure he just didn't want the V?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Honey, this guy is the least horny person I've ever met." I scoffed.
"Is he gay?"
"Maybe," I thought for a second, "But I don't think so. Anyways, we went to a carnival and relived childhood."
"Cliche much?"
"Yeah, but it was fun. This guy has a limo and personal driver-"
"I like him already." She interrupted me.
"And he is extremely serious. Like he didn't have a childhood." I put my head in my hand and waited for her to reply.
"What do you mean?"
"He didn't do kid things. Like no Disney movies, no food fights, no sleep overs, or camping." I counted each off my fingers. "And Etcetera."
"No Disney movies?! THAT'S CHILD ABUSE!" She shouted. Her eyes were as big as saucers.
I nodded sympathetically. "So that's why I decided that we are going on a quest to do all of those things."
"You like him, don't you?" She said faux seductively.
"What? No! I would never like someone so serious and absurd an-and grave and-" I sputtered.
"I don't care what you say. I know you and you like him." She sat back in her chair, satisfied because she knew she won. But I'm not going to let her win that easily.
"No I am absolutely steadfast. He is arrogant, heartless, and insensitive. He is always calculating and I will never even th-think about.." I lost my train of thought and my edge.
"I am thoroughly enjoying this." She laughed. "Look, you probably don't realize it now, but you will soon. Just keep an open mind."
"Who the hell are you, Ghandi?"
"Maybe in a past life."
"Well I gotta go get in the shower." I stood up.
"Oh God. Please don't tell me you wore that." She laughed.
"No! I just changed. And why? These are my nice sweatpants." I looked down at my blue tank top and grey sweatpants.
"Um the girls?" She gestured to her own chest. "If you wore that, then that sexy Jap guy must be horny on a whole new level." She laughed.
I covered my chest, which I am a bit busty, "Whatever miss B-cup." And a small B, might I add.
"Hey now, don't bring the girls into this." She pouted and covered her own chest.
"Oh ok! But I'll talk to you later, ok?" I laughed.
"Ok. I'll see ya later." And her image disappeared off the screen. I walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I undressed and stepped in. I stood there for a little while thinking about what Jess said. Could it be true that I like him? No it couldn't be that I mean, he was a conceited rich boy who doesn't know how to have fun. Although he does have beautiful eyes. And smile. And his whole body. But NO! I will not allow myself to succumb to my juvenile feelings. I think I'm just sick, I definitely don't like him. I have other things on my mind and he certainly does not feel the same thing for me. Besides, I just met him. And I need to focus on my grades. I guess that's the end of that.
I shut the shower off and stepped out. I put my sweats back on and headed to bed. I don't even want to bother with my hair. Oh good God, I have school tomorrow. Shit! I totally forgot. Well looks like I have to comb my hair. And Finish our uniforms for the Host Club. And study. I think it's gonna be a long night.
****The next morning****
"Ellie. Wake up." Someone whispered in my ear.
"Oh shit!" I jumped up, startled. "Oh good God, what the fuck happened?" I rubbed my head. Callie sat across from me on my bed. She was fully dressed with her hair and makeup done.
"We got school sweetie." She said cheerfully with a smug smirk on her face.
"Get that damn smirk off your face and hand me the coffee." I growled and motioned to one of the two cups of steaming coffee in her hands.
"We have to leave in fifteen minutes by the way." She said casually.
"Damnit!" I mumbled while flipping the covers off and running to the bathroom. I slapped on some toner and eyeliner. The thing is, is I wouldn't wear eyeliner, but my eyes are so big that they look awkward if I don't have eyeliner on. I quickly got dressed and put some flats on and I was ready. With three minutes to spare.
"And she breaks a new world record!" Callie laughed.
I rolled my eyes "Just grab the bag with the dress in it." I got my backpack, clothes bag, and cup of coffee. I spritzed some perfume and headed out the door behind Callie.
"Miss Collier." Mr. Okasaki met us in the parlor. "We have prepared your car."
"Oh! That so cool! Don't worry, Mr. Okasaki, Ellie and I are amazing drivers and we can call-" Callie rambled.
"Thank you very much. We appreciate it." I interrupted her. And she nodded. He handed me the keys and we headed toward the garage. There was already four cars there, so I just pushed the unlock button and the car on the end beeped. The car was a old VW beetle convertible that was a mint green. I walked to it and opened up the hood and looked at the engine. It looked new and replaced, so I didn't have to worry about starting it or anything. Callie got in the passenger seat and I got in the drivers' seat. The inside was a beige leather interior with an up to date stereo and navigation system. I don't know how it was possible, but I'm not a car expert. I just drive them.
I got in and started up the car and backed out the long driveway.
"Ellie, do you even know where the school is?" Callie asked.
"Ummm kind of, but I guess we'll find out, huh?"
"Everyday's an adventure!" She laughed.
"All in a day's work!" I replied.
"So why did you go to sleep so early last night?" I asked her.
"Oh, I tripped and hurt myself."
"WHAT?" I whipped my head to look her, but I accidently turned my hands too. I was about to head into a ditch until I yanked my hands the other way and straightened us up on the road.
"Elise Grace Collier! What if I told your mother about your reckless driving?" She fake scolded me.
"She would probably think we're both drunk." I muttered. And Callie let out a howl of laughter.
"So how bad did you hurt yourself?" I struggled to keep my voice calm.
"Nothing really. I just had to go to the hospital to get it checked out and some morphine." She said nonchalantly.
"Ok, and how did Honey react?"
Her face scrunched up in concentration like she was trying hard to remember. "Yeah, and that's where things get fuzzy. The only thing I remember is the ride home and then waking up in bed. I feel like I'm in the Hangover or something."
I giggled a little. "So let me get this straight, you fell and hurt yourself then you went to a hospital and basically got high on morphine and you can't remember anything else?" My tone trailed off, because I was trying to suggest that this wasn't the safest thing.
"No! Honey would never do that, and you know it." She defended him, but she bit her lip and her voice sounded uncertain towards the end. That was my fault, I shouldn't have brought it up in the first place.
"So where did he end up taking you?" I changed the subject quickly.
"We had a picnic in a park. Oh my goodness, Ellie! You should've seen the food! It was so strange looking, but it was all so good." She smiled sweetly at the memory.
"Of course it was. I imagine he had it made by his personal chef." I stopped at a red light.
"Oh that's right! He's rich and he has good food! My perfect man!"
"Amen, bitch, amen." I laughed. I slowly turned into the Ouran parking lot (A/N Can we just pretend there is a such thing? It makes a lot of things easier) and I parked. I got out of the car and grabbed everything I needed to. We walked down the halls silently. Some people think silence is awkward, but between me and Callie, it's always a comfortable silence. Sometimes, nothing needs to be said.
"Let's go put our costumes in the Host Club." I said while glancing at my watch. We have about fifteen minutes until class starts. We went through the halls with the beautiful chandeliers, staircases, and gorgeous views. We quickly got to the Host Club and before I went in, I heard some voices. I motioned for Callie to stop moving and be quiet. I recognized Tamaki's and Kyoya's voice inside.
"Kyoya? Why are you employing these girls? This is unlike you." Tamaki was uncharacteristically being dead serious.
"They broke the teacups and do not have the funds to repay. You know that." Kyoya answered emotionlessly.
"We both know that's not the reason. They already know Haruhi's secret. Maybe we should let them go." Tamaki's voice was lined with concern.
Kyoya sighed and I heard the scraping of a chair against the tile. He was probably standing up "The predicament is, I can not receive as much information on them as I can other students. My father has no dealing with their parents. Callie's parents are nowhere to be found. Yes, I know they are staying with Shido Shinhwa the founder of Shinwa medical supplies and we have many dealings with them, but I can't find anything else. American laws of immigration prevent me from looking into their records. So as long as I can't tell what type of people and character they are, we need to keep them as close as possible to attempt to see the outcome of their exchange. We wouldn't want a scandal now, would we?" Kyoya finished his little speech and I couldn't believe my ears.
I motioned for Callie to move away from the door and we walked the same way we came. Once we were from a safe distance I turned to Callie. Her face was smoldering.
"So what are we now? A predicament?" She asked harshly.
"Yes, that was quite unexpected. I guess we'll have to keep an eye on them as well." I sighed. What I couldn't understand is, Kyoya seemed like he was genuinely having a good time last night. And so was I. How can he change personalities so quickly? Oh well, I don't have time to dwell on this. Besides, like Callie says, all guys are the same.
Callie quickly recovered and looked back to normal. But I could tell the difference she was still angry and smoldering under the surface of her facade. Although, no one except me would probably tell.
"Come on. Let's get to class." I tugged on her arm.
"Elise! Callie! My darling daughters!" Tamaki called from down the hall. Callie rolled her eyes and started to take a step in the other direction. But I caught her hand and pulled her back. I gave her a glance that said act normal. She sighed, but nodded.
"Hi!" I greeted.
"How are y'all?" Callie smiled.
"We're great! What are you doing on this side of campus?" Tamaki asked. His eyes were wide with innocence while Kyoya studied us up and down again. I bet he could since the change in our body language and attitude.
"We were putting up our costumes! Would you like to see them?" Callie asked excitedly. I think she was beginning to forget what happened earlier. It was hard for her to stay mad all the time.
"Later. We must get to class before the bell." Kyoya answered before Tamaki could open his mouth.
"Ok. We might as well walk together then. Besides, we still get lost around here." I laughed.
"So what were y'all doing at the Club?" Callie asked a little bit too innocently. i shot her a warning glance.
"We were just organising some things for next week's cosplay." Kyoya lied smoothly.
"What's cosplay?" I asked.
"What?" Tamaki's eyes widened and he looked like he was on the brink of tears, "Oh my darling daughter! Cosplay is where gorgeous young men and women like ourselves escape into a world of foreign beauty. We grace the rest of our guests with our looks, because we are indebted to our society! It's just a shame for normal individuals to not know the wonderful world we live in!" He was spinning and there were flowers everywhere. Tears escaped his eyes and the flag of Japan appeared behind him. Kyoya rolled his eyes and walked faster. Callie and I started laughing.
"Oh you're such a Saint, Tamaki!" I cried sarcastically.
"It must be terribly hard work!" Callie followed along.
"I know, but don't fret my dears. We are like handsome young soldiers. We must sacrifice for the public." And that did it. Callie and I burst out laughing. Our fun was ruined when the bell rung.
"Oh crap! Has class started already?" I asked.
"Yes and we are extremely late." Kyoya sighed. I was surprised he was still here.
"Then let's hurry!" Callie cried and sprinted down the hall. I followed her heels.
When we all finally got to the classroom, we were five minutes late. And everybody looked at us as if we had three heads each.
"Oh good morning! I'm so glad you could make it! Go ahead and sit in your seats." Sensi Khan smiled at us. She didn't even look mad. I knew there was a reason why I liked her.
We sat down in our seats and the lesson commenced. I kept focused on the board and what Sensi Khan had to say. I didn't want to even have time to think of Kyoya. I could feel his piercing eyes on me a few times during class. I bet he knows that we heard everything he said. I wonder if he feels bad about it. I bet he doesn't.
Finally class stopped, and it was our lunch break. Callie and I headed to the Cafateria again and we saw Haruhi sitting at an empty table. Callie gestured to go sit down next to her and we did.
"Hey Haruhi." I greeted.
"Oh, hey guys." She said glumly.
"Is something wrong, sweetie?" Callie asked concerned.
"No, just extremely tired." She said without any emotion.
"Oh. Well I can go buy you some coffee or an apple." I offered.
"No, it's fine. But what really makes me sad is I know the Host Club is going to come over and make a ton of noise." She frowned at us.
My face fell. "Oh God! You're right. We are gonna die." Mine and Haruhi's head both hit the table at the same time.
"HARUHI!" Tamaki screamed.
"Go away Tamaki." I mumbled.
"Hey boss. What's up with them?" I think Hikaru said.
"Sorry, but Ellie and Haruhi are emotionally unavailable." Callie snickered.
"Haruhi! Did the devil twins hurt you?! ANSWER ME!" Tamaki shouted in Haruhi's face while he shook her shoulders.
"Boss stop molesting Haruhi!" The twins said in unison.
"I'm not hurting her! I'm being a loving and caring father and keeping her away from you devil spawns!" Tamaki shouted while his eyes turned red.
"Sempai! How many times do I have to tell you you're not my father!" Haruhi shouted, frustrated.
Tamaki immediately stopped and his whole body turned white and he fell over. He quickly regained his color and pounced on his feet. He ran up to Kyoya and hugged his shoulders.
"Mommy! Why is our daughter being so mean?!" Tamaki whined.
"Yes mommy, do you know why my sister is being mean?" I said sarcastically. Haruhi giggled.
"Tamaki. Please keep your antics to a minimum. You're creating a scene." Kyoya pried Tamaki's arms off him.
"Hey guys!" Honey sat down beside Callie with Mori.
"Hi Honey!" Callie replied.
"So Haruhi, I thought you ate in the classroom instead of here." I commented.
"Yeah, I usually do, but I don't want another repeat of last time." She glared at Tamaki in particular.
"Aw come on Haruhi. You know..." Kaoru started.
"That you like us." Hikaru finished while both of them wrapped an arm around Haruhi's waist.
"Sure." She said sarcastically. Callie and I giggled, and Kyoya smirked a little.
"El-chan, did you fix those costumes?" Honey asked innocently.
"Honey." I stared at him solemnly.
"What?" He acted surprised.
"Remember what Cal and I want to be called by?"
"Your names?" Hikaru guessed sarcastically.
Callie rolled her eyes, "Well yeah. But we don't like the whole -chan or -kun thing. So just call us by our real names." Everyone seemed to nod.
"Why do people do address each other like that?" I wondered out loud.
"It's a sign of respect and courtesy." Kyoya said.
"Since when have you been here?!" I exclaimed.
"You're not very observant, are you?" Kyoya joked.
"More than you are!" I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Charming" He retorted sarcastically.
"Anyways," Callie tried to move on track, "Why don't y'all say ma'am and sir and such?"
"You have to remember we aren't in the South for one." Haruhi pointed out.
"It is one of the most important things for young men and women such as ourselves to be polite in a world that is cruel and ugly! We alone are here to brighten others days' and we do it by being charismatic and polite!" Tamaki trilled.
"Uh-huh." I mumbled.
"Yeah, not happening." Callie laughed.
"I mean, honestly, can you see Callie and I being polite and sucking up? Mori? Can you?" I asked, because I was trying to bring him in the conversation. Everybody's eyes followed Mori to see his reaction and see if he would respond.
"Umph." He agreed. And everyone laughed.
"Hikaru? You'll be nice to me, won't you?" Kaoru was on the brink of tears and put his fingers to his lips insecurely.
Hikaru immediately stopped laughing. "Of course Kaoru. You're the only one I want to be nice to." Hikaru whispered just loud enough for the girls at the table beside us that were watching could hear.
"Nooooooo!"I moaned. Callie and I covered each others eyes.
"It burns! It buuurns!" Callie shouted. The girls at the next table and the others all across the cafeteria that were watching, swooned.
Kyoya appeared behind them quickly and they both deadpanned.
"I don't mind your antics now, but please save this for the Club for paying guests." Kyoya flashed an evil grin and positioned his glasses just so the would reflect the glare.
"You can be scary when you want to, can't you?" I asked Kyoya when he sat down.
"Yes." Every host answered including Mori.
"So what's going to be next week's cosplay?" Asked Callie.
"I'm so glad you asked Callie." Tamaki smiled evilly as he geared up with his big speech. Tamaki stepped back into a dark scene (Which I have no clue how it happened.) A lone spotlight shone on him and he was on the brink of tears again. He did something to the air because it literally sparkled with glitter. I looked around me and the girls in the room were watching intently.
"We are going on a journey. A journey to a land of beauty and luxury. We all will do exploring." Tamaki produced a red rose. "So be there to help us discover." He winked. And then the lights turned back on and all the girls screamed and a few fainted. The rests of the hosts rolled their eyes.
RIIIIIINNNGGG
"Oh thank God!" I said.
"I never thought I would be happy to go to class." Callie sighed.
"You'll learn soon that class time will be your only safe haven." Haruhi smiled. And we laughed.
"Y'all ready to go?" Callie asked cutely.
"Yes, it would be quite unfortunate to be late for a second time today." Kyoya said while writing in his notebook.
"How do you talk, write, and walk at the same time?" I wondered out loud.
"Years of practice."
"How cliche is that?" I laughed and he rolled his eyes.
"Tamaki! Let's go! We're gonna be late." I called over to Tamaki who was busy making girls hyperventilate and faint.
He ran over and we began to walk down the hallway. I noticed Callie pulling Honey aside to talk to him. Good, she needs to clear up some things with him.
"What is Callie doing?" Tamaki asked.
"Doing some unfinished business." I grinned. Kyoya caught my eye and gave me a questioning glance with a cocked eyebrow. But he had enough decency to drop the subject. We got to the classroom and Callie finally joined us.
"Come in quickly everyone! I have special news!" Sensi Khan flitted in the room.
I sat down in my seat next to Kyoya and Callie.
"What is she talking about?" I whispered to Kyoya.
Tamaki's head popped out from the other side of Kyoya "She's probably talking about our fall festival."
"What's that?" Callie asked confused.
"Please quiet in the back." Sensi Khan said while writing something on the board in Japanese. Damn Japanese!
"Ok everyone! So as you all know our annual fall festival is coming up soon and we need an idea of what to do. I'll leave you to write the ideas up on the board. Make sure your ideas are practical and you can all have fun!" She smiled.
"How about we play sports!" A kid beside Callie called. His idea was rejected by the moans in the class.
"The Host Club should do a grand hosting!" Tamaki shouted. The girls all cheered while the boys groaned again.
"As much fun as that sounds, the other hosts wouldn't be able to particiapte." Kyoya was the only sane one in the room at this point.
"What about a play?" Callie suggested in a small voice.
"No! We should do a cafe!" Kisa boasted in the front while shooting Callie death glares.
"Why not both?" I offered.
"Wait, what did you say Elise-sama?" A girl from the front asked.
"Ellie," I corrected her, "For those who don't want to be in the play can serve food and drinks while customers watch the play here in the classroom."
"That sounds like fun!" One girl said.
"Yeah! I want to be in the play!" Another said.
"I'll do the coffee shop." A guy grunted.
"Ok! Then it's settled! Elise-sama, write it on the board. And now we need to chose who will be in charge of it." Sensi Khan smiled.
I went up to the board and stared at the foreign language.
"Umm Sensi Khan? I am not familiar with Japanese." I hung my head. The class let out a snicker.
"I didn't expect you to. You're in a foreign country for only two weeks. You couldn't possibly know this language." Sensi Khan came to my defense. She took the chalk and wrote it for me and I sat down.
"Ok class. Who do you want to direct the coffee shop?" She asked.
Tamaki waved his hand wildly. "Ok Tamaki. Who do you think should?" She pointed to him.
"Kyoya!" He smiled. The class murmured in agreement and nodded.
"Ok. Kyoya you are the head." She said while writing on the board. "Ok, and now the play. Has anyone ever been in a play before?"
Callie and I raised our hands shyly.
"What play would you like to do?"
"Beauty and the Beast." Callie said with confidence. No wonder why. Next to The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast is her favorite movie. And we can't really do The Little Mermaid, considering we're in a non aquatic environment.
"Ok then. Class are you ok with that?" Sensi asked.
"Yes." The class mumbled together.
"So Callie, you will lead the play then?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Ok. Now that that's settled, everyone write their name where they want to work. Either cafe or the play." She said.
The class began getting up and shuffling towards the door. Each list was getting a fair and equal amount of signatures.
"Pssst! Tamaki!" I whispered, "Which says what?" He didn't hear me.
"The one on the left is the cafe and the one on the right is for the play." Kyoya mumbled to me. I nodded a thank you. I signed my name to the right along with Callie.
The bell rang again. "Ok class that's all for today. We'll work more on this tomorrow." Sensi Khan called. I went and picked up mine and Callie's bag and I met her at the door.
"Hey Tamaki? We're gonna head to the club. Wanna come?" Callie asked adorably.
"Of course my princess! We'll escort you." Tamaki said.
"Hey, wait! Why do they get escorts?" Kisa shouted with her face completely red.
"Oh my dear, I'm so sorry. But Callie and Elise work with the Club now, remember? Because of all the hard work they do, we must escort them to be nice." Tamaki kissed her hand and bowed. "I will count every second until I can see your beautiful face tomorrow." He pulled her face close and Kisa blushed. That shut her up.
When we finally got to the Host Club (And it took forever, because Tamaki kept romancing girls every two seconds) all the others were sitting at the tables.
"Ellie-sama! Show us your dresses!" The twins ordered.
"Ellie," I corrected again, "Ok. I did some major changing. I hope y'all like it." I said while glancing around the room.
I took the dresses out of my bag and laid them out on one of the colorful couches. My dress, which was the blue one, was styled after the 20s. It was blue with small white polka dots and a little puffy at the top. The neckline plunged, but not too low. I had a simple white apron that only covered the bottom. I had a blue scarf to tie on my neck as well. Callie's uniform was a pink dress with white petticoat underneath. Her apron was one of those frilly sleeveless things that the straps cross in the back and make a bow. She had white knee socks and pink flats as well.
"So! Whatcha y'all think?" Callie said excitedly.
"Hmmmmm." The twins studied them silently.
"We approve!" They hold up their thumbs and smile.
"And do they meet your expectations ? Tamaki?" I asked sweetly.
"They seem fine, Ms. Collier." Kyoya smirked.
"They are definitely an improvement from the previous ones." Tamaki agreed.
"Damn! I'm good!" I admired my handiwork.
"So why isn't the Host Club open today?" Callie said while she sat down at Honey's table with some cake.
"We only open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays." Haruhi informed her. (A/N Sorry y'all, I thought this was more practical for the Host Club. Don't kill me if I get it wrong.)
"Thank God too. I don't think I could handle that much of this." Haruhi gruffed.
"HARUHI! DO YOU NOT LIKE THE HOST CLUB?" Tamaki shouted in her face.
"You know sempai, it's not very polite to yell in someone's face." She said calmly. I snickered.
"Tamaki please. We need to start arranging things." Kyoya sighed and pushed up his glasses. Have I ever mentioned how damn hot he is?
"What do you mean?" The twins tilted their head sideways and said in unison.
"I've decided that we'll all decide what cosplay next week!" Tamaki cheered.
"But what about what you said at lunch today?" Haruhi asked.
"Was that only to stall?" I laughed.
"Precisely. Tamaki seems to think it's good for the rest of you to chose." He didn't seem too happy about it either.
"We know! We know!" The twins waved their hands widely.
"Yes devil's spawn. Shower me with your ideas!" Tamki pointed to them as he sat down in a throne like chair.
"We should do a kissing booth!" They said.
"No way." Haruhi held her arms to make an X.
"Ok. How about Old Victorian?" Callie suggested.
"No, that's pretty expensive. Cause of the costumes and certain food and decorations that go with the theme." I shook my head. Kyoya nodded a silent thank you to me.
"How about a Southern theme?" I half joked.
"What do you mean Ellie?" Tamaki asked.
I shrugged, "I don't know. Bluegrass, sweet tea and old southern food. With a nice country twang." I added with a giggle.
"That sounds like fun, El-chan!" Honey jumped up and down excitedly.
"Yeah. I like it." Haruhi said.
"It seem inexpensive," Kyoya pushed up his glasses and started writing in his notebook.
"Cool. Do you need us to help you organize it then?" I motioned to me and Callie.
"Yes. Although I'm not very certain how this theme will go with the ladies." He sighed.
"Ok. gotcha ya. Well we better get going. We have lots to work out for the play and such." Callie yawned.
"Anyone wanna come?" I gave this opportunity to Honey so he could tag along and then I could 'forget something'.
"I'll come with you!" Honey said brightly and exactly to plan.
We walked out the door and got to the staircase. Then I made my move.
"Oh darn! I forgot my phone back at the club. I'll meet you at the car, ok?" I Tossed Callie the keys and she gave me a grateful look. I am so damn good.
I ran back to the hallway and around the corner, so they couldn't see me. I stood there for a moment until I couldn't hear footsteps anymore. I peeked around the corner to see if they were still there.
"A little unobservant today, aren't we Ms. Collier?"
"HOLY FUCKING JESUS!" I jumped out of my skin and turned around and there was Kyoya, in all of his smirking glory. I sank to the ground and put my hand to my chest. My heart was beating like a hummingbird.
He smirked. "Are you alright?" He was obviously amused.
"Oh yes. It was on my check list for today to be scared half to death." I smiled sarcastically.
"I was under the impression that you were heading to you vehicle." He stated.
"Yeah I was, but I wanted to give Cal and Honey some alone time." I winked.
"Do you want me to escort you to your car?" He asked.
"Sure. But I should probably get off the floor first." I laughed. He held out his hand and I accepted it. We headed down the hallway, and I could tell he wanted to ask me something.
"I know you want to ask me something. Just spit it out." I stated bluntly.
"I guess you're more observant than you let on," He mused and then continued, "I was cuious of the situation between Callie and Honey-sempai. They seem to be closer to each other, and I assume that Callie-sama told you some valuable information."
I smirked, because he couldn't be closer from the truth.
"Well believe it or not Mr. Ootori, Callie is not an open book. She keeps her feelings extremely guarded. But I have known her for practically our whole childhood, and I am under the impression that they are crushing on each other. The only problem is, is that Callie doesn't have the best track record with boys."
He absorbed this information and processed. "What do you mean by her track record." He asked seriously.
"Nothing," I answered briskly, "So did you have fun last night?" I teased him with a smile.
"It was different." He said simply. I laughed.
"What did you mean by a quest?" He continued.
"Well, Laser tag, catching fireflies, slip n slides, flying kites, and neighborhood sports. There is so much more, but I'm too mentally stunted to remember." I laughed.
"That all sounds... interesting. I would like experience that sometime soon." He looked to the ground.
"Why, Mr. Ootori. Are you asking me out on a date?" I put my hand over my heart and gasped dramatically.
He snorted, "When pigs fly."
"Haven't you seen those commercials? You know, when the talking pig is in the airplane?" I laughed.(A/N Sorry y'all, it's insurance commercials in America.)
"It is physically impossible." He shook his head.
"Well bees fly too! And technically, it is impossible for them to fly too." I retorted.
"Pardon? I didn't hear what you said over you awful grammar." He shot back. I laughed at him.
"So this date you were speaking of?" I edged him on.
"I have recollection of what you're speaking of." He shut down and put his facade on. I knew when to stop, and I did. There was an awkward long pause.
"Sooo how's life?" I tried to make conversation. He could tell I was stalling. He looked at me with annoyance.
"Living."
"Family good?" Shit! What the hell was I thinking! I knew this was a sensitive subject and yet I brought it up anyways. Sometimes I wish I could duck tape my own mouth. I saw his jaw tighten and the look in his eyes hardened too.
"They are well." He said briskly. I bit my lip.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you. I'm so sorry!" I confided. He looked surprised.
"What on Earth are you talking about?" He looked amused again.
"I thought you didn't like..." I saw the look on his face and realised what he was thinking, "You Bastard." He actually smiled at me. He planned that whole thing to make sure I would apologize.
He didn't say anything, but he opened the door and the crisp air of fall hit me. I saw Honey and Callie at the car talking. They didn't look upset or even disturbed. She laughed at a joke he said and he reached out and touched her arm. She blushed and tucked her hair behind her ear. He smiled at her and he looked like he adored her. Does anyone else think this is adorable?
I sighed proudly, "Look at my girl!"
"Honey does seem affectionate to her." Kyoya agreed.
"Well Mr. Ootori, I believe this is where we part ways."
"Goodbye, Elise." He turned around and headed back to where he came.
That was the first time he used my name. Looking back, I blew it out of proportion and I made such a big deal out of it, but to me it was the start of something new. Something that I would hold on to and never let go. I think this is where I went wrong. Falling for the Shadow King.
So? Well I'm not gonna bore y'all with some lame excuse, but I really did try on this one cause the last one sucked so bad. Anyways, i hope y'all enjoyed it! Tell everyone you know about this pathetic story and review! Y'all are amazing and I hope your lives are as bright as the sun. Until next time we meet,
-Sunshine