Chronicles Of A Transfer Student : Life At Ouran!
Disclaimer : I do not own OHSHC; I do however own the OC's Roy, Elizabeth and Abbigale Mason.
A/N: So, the last time I had checked, I hadn't realized I finished chapter 8 but never posted it XD I feel like a weirdo! So you got two chapters in one night. Go me I guess. LOL. I am glad those of you who have reviewed ae enjoying the story thus far. And for those who are just starting to read, I hope you enjoy it as well. Im thinking about ending this in a couple of chapters, I am really not sure… depends on how far I can get from this point on I guess.
Chapter 10: Dresses and Fancy Parties
Throughout the coming weeks, none of us saw Kyoya, unless it was in class or at the host club. And even then, it was only for a brief moment so that he could give Haruhi sheets about the clubs financial standing. I tried not to dwell on this too much, as Tamaki and I were still fairly upset with him. I sat, chatting with Tamaki, Haruhi, and Honey for most of the club hours before making my way off to AP Biology with Tamaki, and going back to club after the final bell. Everyone began to talk about the new theme they should do for spring time, and I stayed out of it as much as possible.
"Abby, are you sure you don't want to join in the club preperations, my darling?" Tamaki came over to sit with me for a moment, and everyone watched me. I sighed, shaking my head.
"No, Tamaki. It's alright. The club is really your thing… I'm the worst when it comes to things like planning anything, really. Whatever your all agree on, it will be amazing." I gave him a chaste kiss, and saw him smile, rejoin everybody and began talking about spring plans, and sent me a glance. I could only smile, wondering what was going on in his head.
"Abby, how was your day?" my mother asked me at dinner, and I simply shrugged and smiled. It was like any other day, one of the few that I could see Tamaki during the normal school day. It was only a week until finals, and my brain was crammed with information to the point if it could, it would be pouring out of my ears.
"Nothing new, huh?" said my father.
"Tamaki and the others have been planning something for the club, but Kyoya hasn't been around much… Then again, Tamaki and him aren't getting along…" I twisted noodles around my fork, sighing at the topic of change. My mother eyed me in a way that told me to spill my guts, but I didn't really know how to even go about doing that. How could I tell my mom that his best friend confessed his feelings for me, and it upset Tamaki to the point they aren't speaking? Yeah, it was easier to just not say anything in the first place, but I knew that I wasn't going to get off with this that easily.
"When we had everyone over for that weekend, Kyoya kind of asked me for advice, and I was a good friend and gave him the best suggestion that I could. But, he kissed me… And so he and Tamaki aren't on the best of terms. I didn't realize what Kyo had been talking about, and I was trying to do the right thing… But, clearly, I did something wrong…"
"Honey, some boys just have their moments. You met everyone at the same time, and feelings can grow. No matter what, you did the right thing in the end. He needed to know that you just didn't feel the same way…" With that, my mother dropped the subject.
I walked to school the next day, just wanting to get some fresh air and have some alone time. Things were just so crazy, and I wanted nothing more than to just hide away from everyone. Tamaki had called this morning, and wanted to know if I wanted a ride, but I declined him as well and told him I would meet him at the front gate of Ouran. My mind wandered in so many directions, wondering about Kyoya and what had prompted him into kissing me and expressing his feelings towards me, how long that he and Tamaki would continue with the entire not speaking thing, what the others thought, everything and anything under the sun. I looked up at the sky, noticing the slight gray tint to the clouds, sighing and realizing maybe today was the worst time to walk to school. As I approached the gates, I saw Tamaki and the others but found myself shocked. Kyoya was even there. I felt my heart skip a beat, but I continued forward and kissed Tamaki on the cheek before taking his hand.
"Did you enjoy your walk? I was worried that you could have gotten caught in the rain."
"Yeah, it was nice to just enjoy a walk for a while. I needed some air, let things sink in I guess…" Tamaki seemed confused by my words, and we all walked in silence to the doors just as the bell rang to go to first period. I could sense the tension between Tamaki and Kyoya all throughout classes, when I went to the club room, and when we met up at the end of the day. I looked out the window to see rain trickling from the sky faintly, the gray color spreading further and further out, while everyone was doing planning for the spring event they had wanted to take place in the coming week. As I was about to join them all, my phone rang with my mothers number showing up, and I held it up to my ear.
"Hey mom. Oh. Alright, well, I can handle things while you go back for Aunt Kit's wedding…. Let her be upset that I stayed here! She got cranky with me… Don't make me go to this damn thing, mom…. Ugh… Alright, I'll be home soon." I hung up the phone and shoved it back in my bag, frustrated. My aunt… The one person who refused to approve of my engagement, was going through with this wedding this weekend, so I had to uproot myself and go back to the states.
"Abby, are you okay?" Tamaki asked, rubbing a hand on my shoulder; I could only sigh and lean against him.
"I'm going to be leaving tomorrow for a few days to go to a family event… Not like I have a choice to stay… It's been made pretty clear that I am stuck going to this damn wedding…"
"Let me guess…" Said Haruhi, wiggling her finger around her ear in a circle motioning my crazy aunt, and I laughed.
"Yeah; the crazy aunt that I told you about… Hangover central. Mom and dad want me to go, since dad has to walk her down the aisle being the oldest. My uncles wont be able to make it either, so I'm stuck." I could tell that nobody was impressed by me having to go to this, but what choice did I have?
"Why don't I tag along? I'm sure that would make things a little easier…" I looked at Tamaki, knowing she didn't give the best first impression, but it would make it easier on me.
"We can talk with our families and see what they think. I would love it if you could, though…"
"Well, we should get heading to your house then, right?" He got up, sending Kyoya a stare and took my hand.
"Let us know what goes on, Boss!" the twins called as we walked out of the club room. We walked down to the front entrance to meet Tamaki's family car, and went straight to my house.
"Are you two sure that this is a good idea?" I could see the look of uncertainty on my father's face, and my mother didn't seem as phased about it as I thought she would have been. I flashed them a sincere smile.
"Why not? I think it's a great idea, honestly. It would give Tamaki a chance to meet some of our family, see where I grew up, and see where we come from. I know more about him here than he knows about me and stuff. Plus, I think I have a right to bring him with us; She's going to have to realize I am a big girl and that Tamaki and I are together for the long haul mom; and I can't go dateless to this wedding." I gave both my parents the pouty puppy dog look encouraging them to agree with me.
"What does his father and grandmother say?" Tamaki and I looked at each other, and I smiled. "Daddy, I think that they will be okay; its just for a few days right?"
"I'll speak with Mr Suoh and find out; give me a few moments." And then my dad walked out of the room to call the Suoh estate, and until he came back the three of us were silent. When daddy walked back in, I felt myself grab Tamaki's hand and hold my breath.
"Well, I hope you can pack fairly quick; we have to leave early." I screamed, and jumped up and down, causing everyone to look at me and laugh at my childish outburst, but I couldn't help myself. I tugged Tamaki upstairs and he helped me to pack my bags before he gave me a passionate kiss and left to go and pack his things. I grabbed my phone and called Hikaru and Kaoru, to let them know at least that Tamaki and I would be gone for the next few days.
"Abby? So you are taking the boss?" I nodded, and realized they couldn't see me through the phone.
"Yeah. We are leaving tomorrow morning, and we will be back Monday night, I guess. I'm going to take one of the dresses that you guys had made and bring that. I'm thinking…"
"NO! I have just the perfect dress for you, Abby; we designed it especially for you at that! We can bring it over, and do some adjustments tonight. We will see you soon." Before I could object, the phone went dead, and I laughed. I loved my friends. Within the next two hours, everyone but Tamaki and Kyoya showed up, and the twins handed me a garment bag. I took it in the bathroom and pulled out a gorgeous strapless dress. It was a deep maroon red, with lace lining the v-neck chest, and jewels that ran from the right hand waist and spread diagonally down the front to meet at eh jewels that were around the bottom of the gown. It was mid length, and I unzipped it and slipped it up to zip myself into it. I absolutely loved the dress, the way it hugged my curves. I began to wonder if the twins purposefully raided my closet just to see what kinds of things I had to wear for special events. I easily removed the dress, putting it back in the garment bag, and brought it out to put in my suitcase; the entire time, the twins watched me intently to see if I would tell them what I thought of the dress.
"So? You like?" Kaoru wiggled his eyebrows, and I smiled at him.
"Very much, Kaoru. Thank you." His eyes got rather large, and I had a blank stare on my face.
"You told us apart…." Hikaru said, stepping up to his twin; given the time, I guess I could tell them apart.
"You are both different in your own ways, as much as you wont admit it. You may look identical, but you don't act identical; its as simple as that." I zipped the suitcase up and smiled at them.
"Well, I have to call Tamaki, see how his packing is coming along. I was thinking of going to pick him up later so that we could all leave from here." I twirled some of my scarlet hair around my finger, and the two boys eyed me like they wondered what was really going through my mind.
"Don't give me that look, guys. I'm just worried… My aunt doesn't entirely approve of the fact that Tamaki and I are engaged… She thinks it's some sort of arranged marriage. And, while it is, at the same time it isn't. Because honestly I would marry Tamaki whether or not our families arranged it or not behind our backs…" I rand a hand through my now tangled mop, sighing.
"If you say so, Abby. Just, if you need to talk, we will always be here for you, alright?" Kaoru gave me a look, a serious one, like he meant he and his brother would be there for me through hell or high water; I could only smile and hug the twins before they left. I picked up my phone from my desk, and dialed Tamaki's number.
"Abby?"
"Tamaki? Haha; did you put the twins up to creating constant dresses for me or something? They just showed up with a new dress that I could wear for Aunt Kit's wedding. So… I figured that I could come and pick you up when you were done packing? You could stay overnight with me here so we can leave with mom and dad straight from the house…" I waited for him to reply.
"That sounds wonderful, actually. How about you pick me up in about half an hour?"
"Sounds great, love you and I will see you then!"
"I love you too, Abby. See you soon." With that, we ended the call, and I ran downstairs to where my parents sat on the couch, watching the news for the local area.
"Dad, do you mind if I take the car and go get Tamaki? I'm supposed to be there in half an hour."
"Just be careful, honey." Daddy said as he tossed me the keys to our family SUV. When I started to learn how to drive, it was the car that I was most comfortable in (A/N: The first car I tried to drive was a Subaru impreza. And honestly, I don't drive well in little cars XD I have come to love my big and beautiful Ford Edge!) I caught them, and ran out the front door. I drove our car all the way to Tamaki's house, which I had come to learn he was living in his families second estate on his own. I couldn't even begin to imagine having to live alone with just the staff to converse with. I loved my family dinners, and movie nights, right down to the vacations and other things that we did. I should say we used to do; it had been happening less frequently since daddy got his new position thanks to the Suoh family becoming partners in his business; they saw real potential in my father and what he strived for. I walked up to the large mansion doors and knocked, a maid answering the door with a bright smile on her face. She has slight bags under her eyes, and I was assuming that she was tired from a long day of work.
"Master Tamaki is in the kitchen; Please, allow me to take you there." I nodded and followed the maid with swift footsteps, just wanting to get to the kitchen. The maid then stopped me at the door. "I will bring Master Tamaki's bags out to the car." With that, she left me to walk into the kitchen. He was there with a wine glass in his hand, the red velvet liquid swirling around in the bottom of the glass, and this shocked me; I hadn't thought that he drank anything.
"Forgot to mention that the drinking age here was eighteen. I just wanted a glass to relax. My grandmother… she…"
"She what Tamaki? Whats wrong?" I was at his side in a heartbeat, taking ahold of his hand, putting the wine glass on the counter. I could smell the alcohol on him, and I worried if I brought him to the house in this state, that mom and dad would think the worst.
"She continues to rub it in my face that I am the illegitimate son of the family… part French, part Japanese… she hates it, and she hates the thought of me becoming the head of family when that day approaches. I didn't mean to drink so much… It was just…" I ran a soothing hand through his hair and embraced him, his arms wrapping around me as well.
"Tamaki, people… are harsh, family or not. Look at Aunt Kit; shes always been harsh on me. Who would look at me, the only girl of my family, as a potential business owner one day if I couldn't prove that I was valuable in some way? She rubs it in my face that I will never be like the rest of the women in the family, and she believes that I will never achieve my dreams either… We can prove to them that we will do what they say we can't. And it's all we can do. Come on, lets sober you up some." I went over to the counter and made him a cup of instant coffee, and he ended up drinking three cups before he seemed sober enough for us to go to my house. When we walked in the door, my father gave me the oddest look, like he wanted to know what had taken so long.
"Sorry dad. We got to talking and lost track of time." I smiled my signature smile, and was instantly forgiven. Tamaki and I made our way to my study, where we sat and watched a movie, falling asleep in each other's arms.
"Abby! Tamaki!" My mother yelled from down the hall. I woke up, Tamaki's warm embrace felt too good to remove myself from his grasp; he looked far too peacful to wake up as well, but I knew we would be leaving within the hour.
"I'm awake!" I hollered. I ran gentle fingers across Tamaki's cheek and his eyes fluttered open, a smile spreading across his face.
"This is an amazing way to wake up. Did you sleep well?"
"I could have slept longer, but we have to get dressed and get going." I said, removing myself from his loving arms. I stretched my tired muscles and grabbed my purse that I had put on the tabl last night and went to my room to change; Tamaki grabbed his clothes that he had on the previous night, pulling them on. With that, the four of us got in the car and made our way to the airport.
When we landed in New York, Tamaki's eyes got as large as dinner plates as he took in the sites of the big apple. There was a cab waiting to take us to our family home, where we had our spare car left in the garage. When I walked in, the house looked almost unrecognizable. Dust had begun to gather on the clothes that were draped over the furniture, the windows looked dusty as well. Our family photos weren't on the mantle anymore, and there were still some charred logs in the fire place. This house held a lot of memories. Tamaki and I went to my room, where we were instructed to wipe the room down of the dust and get comfortable. It had been cleared with the chairman that we wouldn't be back until Wednesday, which was the final two days of classes before out finals actually began.
I turned the knob to my bedroom, and looked to find it cleaner than the living room; I yanked the spread from the bed, revealing my red and black bedset that I had left behind. Everything else looked just about the same as I had left it, bare and empty. My walls were black with neon splatter paint all over, as I had gone through a creative phase and this was what I wanted. My curtains were red with black ties holding them in place, and the windows were surprisingly clear.
"This house is beautiful. I would give anything to have something like this for our family one day. It's peaceful and quaint." Tamaki said, looking around. The walls still had posters of my favorite bands and anime; FullMetal Alchemist (A/N: FMA Brotherhood is my alltime favorite, honestly. Then Ouran, then Black Butler and DeadMan Wonderland), Escape the Fate, Little Big Town, and several boy bands.
"One day, it will be ours Tamaki. Mom and dad have specified that if anything happens to them, that I will get this house, as well as the one we have back in Japan." I smiled, turning to him.
"Jetlag really sucks. Wanna relax for a bit?" Before Tamaki could answer, my father knocked and came into the room.
"Abby, Tamaki, how would you guys like to go out to dinner tonight? I figure we can go out somewhere, rather than buy some groceries today. Tomorrow, you can go to the store and pick up a few things for the next few days. We wont leave until Tuesday anyhow. The wedding is Sunday, by the way."
"Maybe we can go out to an Applebees, dad?" I nodded, knowing it was his favorite place to go when we had our weekly take-out night. He smiled and ruffled my hair.
"You know me so damn well, honey. Applebees it is. We can all nap for a bit and then go out, sound fair?" I nodded, rubbing my tired eyes, and daddy left us alone.
"Come on, love. Why don't we rest?" I took my phone, setting an alarm for 6PM, and Tamaki and I laid on the bed, curled under the soft velvety blankets that I missed so much.
Within mere moments, we were both out cold.
My alarm made me jump when it went off, and I grumbled under my breath as Tamaki looked at me. I quickly hit the turn off notification, and got up to ruffle through my closet. I found my raspberry tank top with my favorite pair of bootcut jeans, and my brown leather combat boots. I began to strip right there, not caring for once, and heard Tamaki gulp rather loudly. I turned to face him, his face a shade of red, still not accustomed to me in just my undergarments.
"Well, I had to change. I was getting uncomfortable in these clothes." I smiled as I pulled my jeans on first, and then my shirt, stretching the sleepy muscles in my arms.
"You know, its rather teasing for you to change like that in front of me, Abby."
"Isn't that the whole point?" I smirked a devilish smirk, causing Tamaki to chuckle under his breath. I heard my parents hollering to see if we were awake and we joined them downstairs and then made our way to the restaurant.
"American food is amazing!" Tamaki said as we got home, making our way upstairs to my room. My room was the only bedroom upstairs, as my parents was downstairs. There was a spare room that had been converted to a study when I got older and expressed my interest in business. I laughed to myself at Tamaki's comment, and shut the bedroom door behind us.
"It's my favorite place to go, right along with daddies. We used to go on weekends for a family night once a week. Their food is amazing, and the service is incredible."
"I cant believe that this is where you used to live; everything is so…"
"Different? Amazing? Yeah, this place is really something. I miss it, but I like Japan far more, to be frank."
"Yes, I can see why." Tamaki watched me as I booted up my laptop and joined him on the bed, loading my skype. Thankfully, we still had internet here, and I skyped Tiffany.
"Abby? Whats up?"
"Hey Tiff. Ah, not too much. I figured I'd hit you up while I am in the area…" I smirked and watched her jaw drop as Tamaki smiled at her, hugging me close. Recognition came to her eyes, she saw the familiar colors, and squealed in delight.
"What are you doing here in New York?!"
"Aunt Kit's wedding… Surprised she is going along with it… Anyway, I figured that we could hang out, me you and Tamaki." I could see her jumping up and down on her chair, and both of us laughed.
"YES! A million times yes! I'll be over in a little while." Within the net half hour, she ran to the house, up the stairs, and pounced on me, pummeling me into the bed with her body weight.
"It's nice to see you too… But I am having slight trouble breathing…"
"Oh my gosh! I cant believe that I get to hang out with you! Sadly, I have school on Monday, but I can always ditch. Nothing that you are new to, right?"
"Tiff, I ditched classes, not an entire day. And it was only classes that I didn't want to be in…" we laughed, and Tamaki smiled at us. It was a nice night, we sat and watched movies together for a couple of hours before she had to go home. Tomorrow was Sunday, the say of my aunts wedding, and I honestly couldn't wait for it to just be over.
We migled with my family, and Tamaki couldn't keep his eyes off me all through the wedding and the reception. He complimented my aunt, and she had finally come to terms with my engagement and was glad that at least I was happy. By the time we got home, We were tired beyond belief, and I could barely muster the strength to get into my pajamas. Tamaki played the gentleman role and helped me take my strappy maroon heels off my aching feet, and unzipped my dress, and I slipped it from around my body, leaving me sitting on the bed in nothing but my bra and panties. I grabbed my pjs and yanked them on while Tamaki changed, and we got under the covers and fell into a peaceful sleep.
A/N: There's chapter 10! I am honestly not sure how long I am going to make this, but I think that this chapter is my longest yet! I had a hard time concentrating while I wrote this because I have an obnoxious hound puppy! She kept squeaking her toy in my ears and rubbing the slobbery thing all over my neck; that's my Bailey for you. Jewels just laid her head in my lap and was content she got to cuddle with her momma after a long day home alone. Anyway, I will start working on the next chapter tonight at some point! And hopefully have it posted by the end of the week if all goes the way I hope it does. Reviews for this are greatly appreciated!