Sabine lounged on a chair next to Haruhi. She wore a simple one piece swim suit that was dark blue and had on a pair of sunglasses. The host club had dragged both her and Haruhi along with them to this new water park that Kyoya's family had made. She had a book in her hand and was reading peacefully, making small talk with her, occasionally looking up to see what everyone was doing. Kyoya had his notebook out, writing who knows what in it, Tamaki was with the twins talking about who knows what, and Mori was with Honey in the wave pool. She chuckled at them and sighed. "I haven't done anything like this in a long time..."
"Hum?" Haruhi looked over at the tall girl with a cocked eyebrow. "What do you mean? You act like you've never been to a water park before."
She pulled her sun glasses down to look at the brown haired girl. "It's not that I've never been, it's just been a long time. I've been focused on my studies." She pushed her sunglasses back up and pulled a book out of her bag, opening it to the page she had been reading.
"How come? I mean, I don't really want to be here, it's a waste of time but doesn't everyone do some form of vacationing?" Haruhi took a sip of her water and swirled the cubes around the cup, listening to the tinkling noise they made.
"I didn't get the luxury of a normal childhood." Sabine answered blankly, making it perfectly clear that this was all the answer Haruhi would get. She heard a sigh of slight annoyance but shrugged it off and continued reading.
Haruhi looked over, "what are you reading?"
She licked her finger and turned the page, splaying her palm out across it as she read the other page. "Finders Keepers by Stephen King, an American author. His work is amazing, I've always been one for horror."
"You know, I always expected you to not be one for small talk. Kinda like Mori. You're always so quiet, either lost in a book or focusing on studies." Haruhi said plainly.
Sabine let out a sigh and closed her eyes for a moment, letting silence reign for a few moments. "I do not speak much outside of the ones I consider to be friends. Unlike Takashi, I do not have someone speaking for me, therefore I do it myself. It isn't like I want anyone to, I hate being relient on others." She closed her book and put it away. 'And yet, I rely on people simply to be able to see the sun rise for even one day extra...'
Haruhi gazed at Sabine for a while and shook her head. 'Why do I get the feeling there's more to that than she lets on.' She sighed and turned her attention to her drink. 'It's like we can't even begin to understand her yet we know a lot about her... Or do we?' She took a sip of her water and gazed up at the sky before standing up and setting the water on the table. "I don't even really wanna be here, but it's not like I have a choice. I was dragged here against my will."
Sabine chuckled, "I didn't get a choice either, but I'm not going to complain."
Just then, Honey bounced over. "Haru-Chan! Sabine-Chan! Do you wanna have some coconut juice with me? Or do you wanna try a piece of the mango cake!" His childish expression was giddy with delight.
The two chuckled and Sabine took off her sunglasses, giving him a small nod and a smile. Haruhi gave him a small smile. "Sure, I'll have some coconut juice with you." Sabine stood up and the two stepped up to Honey only for the twins to rush over.
"Hey Haruhi! Do you wanna go swimming with us?" They said in their usual monotone way. Even though Sabine was used to it, she still couldn't help but be just a little disturbed by it.
"Wait a minute..." One said.
"What's the deal with that pullover?" The other finished. Within seconds, the twins had Haruhi by either arm and were dragging her away, into the changing room where they handed her over to their maids and stood at the door waiting.
Sabine blinked and held back a laugh as she watched the scene unfold. When Haruhi stepped out, she was wearing a bright pink one piece with a skirt and a cap with a red bow on it. She had to admit, it didn't look half bad on the girl. She watched again as Tamaki held out her yellow hood again and saw the twins look in shock. She rolled her eyes at their antics and grabbed her book again. "Haru-Chan!" She looked over to see Honey grab Haruhi's arm. "Let's play!"
"No thanks, I'm not going to swim today... Wait a minute. Don't you know how to swim, do you really need that floaty?"
Sabine had to admit, she had a point there.
"No. Just looks cuter this way!" He bounced around with his giddy, childish expression and giggled cheekily. She heard the twins say something only to feel the ground shake and a large rig raise up from the earth.
"WRONG!" Sabine looked up, gaping to see the host club's co-manager standing on the rig and yelling. 'Wh... What the hell?!' Sabine was to busy gaping to listen to her spiel but soon the rig lowered and she jumped off, disappearing as mysteriously as she showed up. Sabine shook her head and waved it off. She wasn't going to question it. She then looked over to see Tamaki and the twins with water guns and the twins seemed to be using Haruhi to provoke something. She shook her head and sighed as she sat back down and returned to her book, seeing that a couple glasses of coconut juice were left on the table for her and Haruhi.
Haruhi sat down and sighed in relief and annoyance as she picked up the juice and took a drink. "This is pretty good." She stated, earning a nod of agreement from Sabine, who was busy enjoying her drink. Mori walked up, rubbing a towel through his drenched hair. "Taking a break huh? Want something to drink?" Haruhi said, holding out the cup. Sabine looked up from her book and smiled, then looked over at Honey, chuckling at his cute antics.
Mori nodded and took the cup. "Thanks." While he drank, Sabine's attention was on Tamaki and the others. She had a feeling things were going to go south. She could do nothing but watch as the scene unfolded, first with Tamaki trying some hair brained stunt with the water gun, then him slipping on a banana peel, wherever it came from. Just then, he slammed into a totem pole and a bunch of lights started to flash and make a beeping noise. Mori dropped the cup, letting the juice spill on the floor as Sabine stood up. 'Oh no...' She looked over to see a a large tsunami wave splash up in the wave pool... Headed straight for Honey. They shouted Honey's name and bolted for the wave pool.
Mori slipped but it was to late anyway. The wave was gone... And so was Honey. Sabine walked over to Mori and kneeled down, grabbing his wrist and pulling him up. "You ok?"
"Yeah..." Sabine sighed, knowing full well he wasn't. The others, including Mori, bolted away, leaving Sabine and Kyoya standing there.
"You aren't going to follow them?" Kyoya stated more than asked in his usual blank expression.
"My family always taught me never to panic in a situation, no matter how dangerous. Stand back and form a plan, then act. You can't leap before you look otherwise..." Just then the others came running back, screaming. "Otherwise something like that happens." She finished as they came up, completely out of breath.
Kyoya spoke up, talking about how he'd gathered some excelent data and everyone gaped at him. Sabine sighed, "I knew there was some sort of catch to all this. If anything could go wrong, the host club would definitely make it happen." Everyone then gaped at her, except for Haruhi and Kyoya, who both seemed to have a look of agreement on their faces. Mori remained indifferent but Tamaki and the twins looked at her like she'd just grown a second head. "What? I'm not wrong."
Tamaki sighed and gathered everyone in a group circle, spouting his overly dramatic version of a plan. It wasn't long before they were trekking through the forest. Sabine noticed Haruhi seeming to have something on her mind and she couldn't blame her. Sabine couldn't stop thinking about Honey and how Mori was feeling. He wasn't acting like himself, normally he wouldn't be rushing off like he did. He'd been acting like Tamaki ever since the incident.
Mori slipped over absolutely nothing and face planted into the ground. Sabine sighed, feeling more than a little annoyed at the third year as she pulled him up. Everyone stopped, watching intently. They seemed to notice her annoyed expression. Before anyone could register what happened, she raised her hand and smacked him across the face. He raised a hand to his cheek, staring at her in shock along with everyone else. "Pull it together Takashi." She snarled.
"Now, I don't think tha-" Sabine held up a hand, cutting him off. She didn't even turn her glare away from Mori.
"Takashi, acting like a bumbling oaf isn't going to solve a damn thing. Pull yourself together." She stated. They continued to stare at eachother in tense silence when Kyoya spoke up.
"Uh-oh. It's almost time for the squall." Just moments after, it began to rain. Everyone rushed over to a nearby gazebo and and Kyoya pulled out a phone. "I'm going to call for some help."
Haruhi walked up to Mori and looked at him. Sabine leaned against the gazebo wall and crossed her arms over her chest. "Hey Mori-Senpai... You seem to be really close with Honey-Senpai. Are you two like childhood friends or something?"
"You mean you don't know?"
"That those two are cousins?"
Haruhi gaped. "You mean you two are related?!"
"The Mori-Nozuka's have been serving the Honey-Nozuka's for generations." Kyoya said.
"However, two generations ago, the families became related through marriage and the master servant relation soon became a thing of the past." Hikaru continued.
Then it was Kouru who spoke. "Even so, Mori-Senpai always made a point to accompany Honey-Senpai."
"Must really get his blood going..." Tamaki said. "The blood of a loyal servant."
"Such a beautiful story, I'm so touched!" The twins said in unison. Sabine rolled her eyes and looked at Haruhi.
"Hey, Mori-Senpai, I'm sure Honey-Senpai is fine and if he gets hungry, the trees are full of bananas." At this, everyone went into a tense silence, waiting for his response. Sabine and Kyoya still appeared indifferent but Tamaki and the twins were freaking out.
Mori turned to Haruhi and laid a hand atop her head. "You're right..." He then turned to Sabine. "You both are... I'm sorry."
When the rain stopped, Sabine and Haruhi noticed Mori walking away. They ran up and Haruhi spoke. "Hey, Mori-Senpai, your going the wrong way, Honey-Senpai went the other direction."
Mori stopped, staying silent for a moment. "You're wrong." He stated before continuing on.
Sabine stepped up to Haruhi and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't question it, you wouldn't understand. Trust me, the same thing happens with me and a personal maid at home. She's more of a friend to me, but this is the kind of relationship a master has with their servant." Haruhi nodded and the two continued to follow Mori deeper into the tropical paradise. Haruhi kept running in to everything so Mori stopped and turned around. Sabine stopped as well and watched as Mori walked up to her.
"Haruhi." Before anything else could happen, he lifted Haruhi up. Sabine couldn't help but chuckle as she watched the girl's cheeks flush a bit pink. The three continued on only to find moments later that they were surrounded by police forces. Sabine and Mori both stopped, continuing to look calm and collected.
They heard the click of guns as the weapons were pointed at them. "Target confirmed." Two of the officers looked at eachother and nodded. "The target has been captured by a suspicious man and woman. We will take the target into custody." They guns were brought closer. "You there. Put the boy down immedietely or we will take him by force."
Haruhi seemed panicked as an officer grabbed her arm. "Hold on!" Before anything could be done, Mori grabbed the officer and flipped him into a bush about ten feet away.
"The suspect is resisting! Prepare to fire warning shots!" The guns clicked once again as the officers placed their fingers on the trigger. All at once, they heard a shout behind them.
"Takashi! Haru-Chan! Outta the way!" A familiar childish voice let out a tarzan like battle cry as he swung in from a vine, kicking an officer in the face and flipping, landing on the ground in a stance, prepared for another attack. Sabine considered this her cue as she jumped up and dealt a roundhouse kick to another officer's face. The two martial artists became completely absorbed in the fight as they threw all their basic moves, even using pressure points. Within moments, the battle was over. Haruhi stared in absolute shock as all ten officers lay unmoving on the ground and the two high schoolers seemed completely unharmed.
"You guys should be more careful who you mess with! Picking on my friends is BAD got it." He glared at the officers, shaking a finger at them. Just as that happened, Haruhi heard her name called and moments later the rest of the group came running up. The twins kneeled down and poked one of the downed officers.
"Oh wow."
"You ok, Senpai?" The twins asked. Tamaki ran up and grabbed Haruhi, hugging her and spouting nonsense as she stood there annoyed.
"I don't really know what happened here, but at least their still alive." Hikaru muttered.
"If this is Honey and Sabine's work, they must've really been holding back." Koaru finished.
"Huh? What do you mean they were holding back?" Haruhi pinched Tamaki's hand, causing him to let go as a pained expression crossed his face and he held back tears.
"So then, you don't know about Sabine and Honey-Senpai?"
"The Nozuka's and Asano's are famous for their martial arts. Not only have they trained many police and SDF forces, but they've also worked with many overseas militaries." The twins explained.
"Honey Senpai in particular had been labeled the dreadnought of the Nozuka family, and by the time he was in middle school, winning the national championships in both karate and judo." Kyoya explained.
"Yeah, and Mori's no slouch either. He won the national Kendo championship when he was just in middle school." Tamaki said. "To be honest though, Sabine definitely threw me for a loop."
Haruhi looked at Tamaki. "What do you mean?"
"The last time anyone saw her in a tournament, she was five. Apparently something happened and she never competed again. Everything figured she just dropped it but I guess we were wrong." Kyoya smirked. "Intriguing."
"Hey, speaking of..."
"Where is she?" The twins spoke up. They looked over at Kyoya only to find he was gone as well. They shrugged and looked at Honey.
"Takashi. You did a great job protecting Haru-Chan." Honey giggled as he patted Mori on the head.
Sabine walked away from the group and kept walking until they were out of sight. Almost immediately, she went into a coughing fit. Sabine clutched her chest and held a hand to her mouth as she continued to cough. 'Dammit... I don't have my mask...' Her body racked with coughs and her chest screamed in pain. She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping it would subsude at least enough to allow her to go back to her bag so she could get her mask. She felt a hand laid on her back and something plastic pressed over her mouth and nose as a clicking noise went off.
She took a deep, shuddering breath as the oxygen filled her lungs and the coughing slowly began to subside. All Sabine was focused on was getting it to stop. When she finally recovered, the oxygen was clopicked off and the mask handed to her. She took it, having something click in her head immediately as she looked up from the plastic medical tool to see a dreadful sight. Kyoya was next to her, having removed the hand from her back. "I've known about this for a while Sabine. I've seen your medical file and found that in your bag. I hope you don't mind, but I brought it just in case. Can't have one of the Ootori family's most important patients dying."
The black haired girl only gave him a nod and looked at her hand, which was stained with blood. "How long have you known about this..." She turned her gaze up to him.
"I've known for about a year now. I got curious about why such an important family constantly came to us and I naturally, looked into it." Kyoya looked back at her knowingly. "I won't tell the others, I understand why you're keeping quiet about this... But know."
"Hey guys! Their over here!" The two heard Tamaki's call.
"Eventually, they're going to find out." Kyoya took the mask and placed it in his back pocket so the others wouldn't see it.
The group was walking to the exit with their bags when the twins spoke up. "Hey, I think we should go to the beach next time."
Tamaki rolled his eyes. "You idiots. Haruhi wouldn't want to do that."
"Actually, the beach sounds kinda nice." Haruhi interrupted. "I've always liked the ocean."
Tamaki turned his attention to her. "Really? Then it's settled! Next time, we're going to the beach!"
Sabine chuckled a bit, though the beach was far from her mind. 'Kyoya know's... He's always known...'