It started out as a normal day…
"Ah~" Tamaki gave a small cry of concern. "Look at what you did!" Pointing at the table, on it was Mitsukuni's favorite stuffed rabbit, which was stained with a nice coat of tea, beside it was the spilt over tea cup.
"Yeah." Hikaru said.
"But it's not our fault." Kaoru denied.
"Y-you idiots!" The prince pointed at them. "You're the ones who bumped into it!"
"Yeah, but that's only because Haruhi was running away." Hikaru spoke again, said girl was sandwiched between the two twins, trapped, with a deadpanned look on her face.
"We wanted to have some fun, by dressing her up in cosplay…" Kaoru admitted.
Yes, just a normal, average day…at the Host Club.
"So what?" Tamaki growled. "We cosplay all the time!"
"Not the usual Host Club kind." Hikaru told him.
"We wanted to see her in a bunny girl costume!" Kaoru said. "Disguised as a girl." He added.
"Disguised as a girl?" Haruhi repeated. She is a girl…
"You would like to see it too, wouldn't you, boss?" They grinned.
His faced turned red with a blush, obviously thinking of naughty things. "Yeah…" He then paused, stopping himself. "Wait! There is no time for stuff like that right now!" He tried to be serious, but his face was still tainted red. "I know what you are trying to do! You are trying to distract me from the mess you made-!" He growled, pointing at them once more with a snarling rage. "Get away from Haruhi, you no-good devils!"
"No way~" They teased, smiling as they hugged Haruhi tighter.
"Let me go~" Haruhi whined, annoyed.
"Excuse me." Kyoya spoke up. Yet they continued to scream and argue at each other, even as the vice present began his small insightful comment. "We don't have any guests at the moment, so I don't mind if you make a racket…" He said while still typing on his laptop at his table. "But are you sure you want to?" He asked, pausing to look in their direction. "It might wake up Honey and Kagome…" His warning lingered, and instantly Tamaki stopped trying to strangle the twins, and their bickering quieted.
Mori, who was sitting on the other side of the small round table as Kyoya, looked away from the interesting book he was reading, and towards the couch, where Kagome and Mitsukuni were resting.
The couch had a nicely made cloth going over top of it like a tent, to keep the light out. Inside the tent, was a baby mobile dangling from the ceiling, made of stars and a moon. Kagome and Mitsukuni were lying peacefully inside.
Kagome was slouched over, his back against the arm rest, while leaning his shoulder on the back of the couch, to stay upright. Mitsukuni was laying between his legs, his head was resting on a pillow, which was positioned on his lower stomach. Kagome had one of his hands on his cousin's blond locks, as if he fell asleep while stroking his hair. A blanket was lying over top of Mitsukuni's body, which also covered Kagome's legs, keeping them both warm.
They were both sound asleep, breathing peacefully, without a care about the world around them.
Mori hummed at the scene, before turning back towards his book, and continued to read—all the while a pleased smile was on his face.
"He is a third year, who still takes afternoon naps?" Haruhi looked down at Mitsukuni, after a moment, she looked up at Kagome—"Well, the fact that he is sleeping, isn't that rare of a sight." She sighed, yet another emotionless look on her face. "What does he do at night that causes him to sleep all day in school?" He questioned to no one in particular.
He hangs out all night in a bar...
Mori answered Haruhi's question inside of his head.
He remembered the day everyone decided to follow Kagome, to see where he lived, but they only got as far as a bar—which Kagome had a habit of visiting every night…
"I don't have a house phone." He informed him. "So if there is an emergency and you need me for anything, call that number." He pointed at the card in his hand. "I'm here more than at my own house anyway…" He added.
Mori then turned the card over— His eyes widened when his grey eyes landed on the letters that were inked down on the back, in a nice shade of blue. He read over the clearly written words that said:
Home address…
The memory came to his mind as clear as day. Kagome gave him a card that night, which not only had a number to reach him with, but also his home address…
He turned the page in his book, a smile on his face.
"Well, he is going to have to tell him about the bunny at some point." Haruhi glanced over at the three cowardly men who were crouched behind another couch, peeking over it, and watching with uncertainty. "Why don't we just wake him up and apologize?" With that said she started to walk towards the two sleeping hosts.
"Wait!" All three of them gave a whispered shout, as if afraid to get caught. "Don't go near them!"
"Come back!" Tamaki waved at her to come over. "It's safe over here!"
"What are you talking about?" Haruhi asked, curious, as she walked over to them.
"Honey wakes up in a very bad mood after napping." Tamaki told her.
"Huh?" Haruhi tilted her head in confusion.
"This is just a rumor, but…" Tamaki bent down and whispered to her, the twins were cowering in fear behind him. "Once, the Haninozuka family visited a U.S military base to give combat training." He began his tale. "Supposedly, Honey slept through most of it, because of his jet lag. But then a solider came in, and carelessly tried to wake him up, since he had been sleeping for so long." His face morphed into pure horror. "That day, he wiped out two entire platoons of soldiers! And not just any soldiers, they were green berets!" He winced. "I've heard that we have had diplomatic issues with America ever since."
"How terrifying!" The twins were still cowering behind the president.
"It gets worse!" Tamaki cried. "Usa-chan was handmade for Honey, by his deceased grandmother. You see the way he carries it around. It's his most prized possession!" He gasped, tears in his eyes. "I would hate to see his reaction when he wakes up and sees that his precious Usa-chan is…Ruined!"
"He is going to do to us what he did to those green berets~!" The trio cried out in terror, flailing about in panic.
"You're exaggerating…" Haruhi tried to talk some sense into them. "That's impossible. There is no way it could be true. Come on…" She sighed.
"It is!" Tamaki was whispering once more. "There is other evidence that Honey has an evil side to him!" He paled. "His blood type is AB!"
"Yeah?" Haruhi shrugged. "So what?"
"But…" He gulped. "That means he is the same blood type as Kyoya!"
Haruhi made a surprised gasp, her body turning white as a ghost. Slowly, all four of the members turned their heads to look at the male, who was still typing on his computer.
"Do you have some sort of problem with my blood type?" He asked.
"N-no." Haruhi laughed nervously.
"Mmm…" Mitsukuni made a small noise, turning over in his sleep, which caused Kagome's hand to slip off his head, and land by his side. His motion made the raven haired male wiggle in his spot, clicking his tongue, before finally settling back into a restful slumber.
All four of them flinched, freezing at their sudden actions.
"This is bad! We got to do something quick before he wakes up!" Tamaki was back into his hushed whisper mood. "Hikaru, Kaoru!" He snapped his fingers.
"Yes, sir!" They were also being as quiet as possible, appeared behind him as they saluted.
"Get your family's Cessna." He turned to them dramatically. "Fly to Osorezan, and bring back a medium." He ordered. "We'll have her channel Honey's late grandmother, and tell us how to make a new Usa-chan." He then pulled out a hand-drawn map from his back pocket, which consisted of stickers of known markers, train tracks, and it was all colored in with crayon. "Take this map of the Aomori Prefecture with you. Don't forget to bring back apple juice, apple jam, and Nebuta souvenir dolls!"
"We don't have that much time." Hikaru shrugged his shoulders.
"We are use to your crazy ideas, but even this is too much for us." Kaoru shook his head. "Come up with something more logical."
"Alright." He was obviously upset that his plan was shot down, his eyebrow twitching. "Then how about this-?" He quickly came up with something else on the spot. "We will send Usa-chan out to the cleaners. Haruhi-!" He pulled out a cute, pink bunny costume that had a pink ribbon around its neck. "You are going to have to wear this bunny suit." His face became stained with a pink blush.
"Yeah~!" The twins agreed, giving a hushed cheer. "Good idea, boss."
"Forget about it." Haruhi immediately shot them down, a vein appearing on her forehead. "I'm not wearing that thing!" She tried to escape, but Tamaki grabbed her by the back of her shirt, and held her in place while her legs continued to move, her feet sliding on the floor. "It's not going to work! He will know it's me!"
"He won't be able to tell the difference when he is just waking up from a nap!" Tamaki argued.
"Well then, why don't you wear it?" She shouted.
"It won't be as cute if I ware it!" The prince stated. At that point the two were in a shouting match, fighting about her wearing the suit or not.
"Ugh…" Mitsukuni groaned, and slowly sat up.
"Oh no! It's too late! He is waking up!" The blond began to panic. "We have no other option! We have to use a substitute!"
"Mmm~" Mitsukuni rubbed his eyes tiredly, and yawned.
"…" Kagome's fingers gave a small twitch, and he buried his face into the back of the couch.
Once Mitsukuni lowered his hand, sitting before him was a stuffed teddy bear. The trio was cowering in fear behind the other couch, peeking over to see his reaction. Without remorse, Mitsukuni grabbed the bear by the arm, and slammed him onto the floor angrily.
"Ahh~!" Tamaki cried out, tears streaming from his eyes. "My teddy bear!" His sacrifice was noble, but was useless in the end.
"Mmmm…" Kagome moved in his sleep from the sudden action and sound, and raised his hand up to his chin, and rolled over so that his front was pressed against the back of the cushion, sandwiching his hand between the couch and his chest.
"Aah~" Hikaru screamed. "He is going to come after us next!"
"…" His cousin looked behind him and at Kagome for a moment, then he looked to the side, and at the table, directly where Usa-chan was.
"Aah~!" Kaoru shouted. "He spotted his bunny rabbit!"
"…"Mitsukuni then got off of the couch, pulling his blanket along with him, clinched in his hand. He walked up to the table, the pink cloth dragging on the floor behind him.
Mori paused in his reading, looking at the scene. Turning back to his book, he bent the corner of the page, to keep it marked, and closed the book softly.
He stood up, and began to walk over, as he did, he was taking off his jacket. Once he reached the couch where his cousin was napping moments before, he looked down at Kagome's sleeping face. He smiled, before draping his jacket over top of his peaceful form, so he wouldn't get cold, now that the blanket was gone…
"Who did this?" The irritated tone Mitsukuni made, spoke of trouble, as he turned towards the trio who were cowering in the furthest spot on their little couch; the twins hiding behind Tamaki for protection. "Who got Usa-chan dirty?" He sent them a death glare, which caused the three men to turn white as ghosts and screech like little girls.
"S-s-save us, Mori!" They called for his help.
"He wanted tea." He told him. "So Usa-chan decided to have a drink."
There was a tense silence in the room…
"Oh!" Mitsukuni smiled. "I see! That's why he's face is all dirty!" He giggled. "Hey, you think he wants some cake too!" He held out his bunny to him.
Mori just smiled at his cousin's actions.
"Ugh~" The three men crumbled onto the floor in defeat, barely able to comprehend what just happened, and the fact that they worried for nothing, when that was all it took…
It seemed the crisis had been averted…
"Who…" Slowly a devilish figure immerged from the tent, aura of death and darkness emendating from his from. "The fuck…" He gave a hiss of displeasure, as he raised his fist in rage, looking down upon them, as if they were mere worms. His hair was flailing around his head in mid-air, his locks having a mind of their own. Pure death was shining in his blue orbs, singling that there was to be pain to anyone who stood before him. "Is making that noise~!"
"Oh my god!" They screamed in terror. "We forgot about Kagome!" Tamaki in particular, gave a small whimper, and went into fetal position, begging for his life.
The screams could be heard across the entire school, followed by destructive crashes and a loud demonic roar—
Then, there was silence…
And that was the start of a normal day, at the Host Club…
Kagome was sitting next to Mori, on the couch, eating a piece of cake. The room was filled with guests, and they did what they were best at- annoying the crap out of her. Yet this time, they decided to keep their distance from her and for that she was glad.
But there was one thing irritating her, and that was Renge. For some reason, she was speaking into a microphone, and she was able to hear her loud announcements from across the room. Even though she was trying her best to ignore it, she was able to catch the fact that she was talking about Honey, and something about how his Boy-Lolita character, how there seems to be something missing from it…
She took a glanced at the foolish king, who was standing not too far away from her. When her blue orbs landed on him, a smirk of amusement appeared on her face at seeing all the wraps on his body, that were visible, and a large bandage on his cheek. She hummed in triumph, feeling proud of herself at her beating she gave him.
Of course, he was the only one from the Host Club sporting the fashionable 'bandage' look. The idiot blond being the only one to receive the punishment for waking her up from her nap…
"You know Honey." She heard Haruhi's voice. "You can't keep eating sweets all the time, you are going to end up with a cavity." She warned.
"Nah~" He denied it completely. "I always brush my teeth!" He confessed proudly with a smile. "Mmm…" He hummed, placing a bite of cake into his mouth. "!" He suddenly made a painful cry, putting his hand against his cheek.
This immediately caught everyone's attention, and they all looked at him. Mori gave a small sound of concern, quickly standing on his feet and looking towards him, worry flashing in his stormy grey pools.
"Don't tell me…" Haruhi looked down at him.
"No. It's nothing…" He told her, as he still held his swollen red cheek.
"Let me just take a look in your mouth." She asked, the twins trying to help out by holding him down.
"Hold still." Hikaru gave a grunt as he thrashed around in the chair, unable to hold on.
"Honey, please, quit squirming." Kaoru pleaded.
"I told you, it's nothing!" He denied it, shaking his head. "Leave me alone, there's nothing wrong!"
A movement caught Kagome's attention and she glanced over.
"…Mori?" She called to him, as she watched him walk over to the small blond.
Soon, his shadow loomed over the child-like man's form, causing him to go still and look up. Mori then grabbed him, and threw him on the couch, pinning him down as he removed the hand from his cheek.
"Ah~!" The girls in the room squealed.
"Yes! That's what was missing!" Renge popped up, excited. "Moe~!" She called out, the women around her swooning, hearts in their eyes as they watched the scene play before them.
Mori used his free hand to squeeze both sides of Honey's face in an attempt to pry open the blonde senior's mouth so he can peer inside. Once he was able to, Tamaki appeared behind him.
"Is it a cavity?" He asked.
"Yeah." He responded, clearly seeing it.
"No, I'm okay." Honey, even at this point, was still denying it.
"Tamaki." Mori called to him over his shoulder.
"Yes." Tamaki sighed. "You're right. I'll take care of this." He then turned to the rest of us. "Ahem~" He gave a small cough to catch our attentions. "Until Honey gets over his cavity, I'm afraid that he can't have sweets—"
"Eehhh!" This news caused the poor host to cry out in surprise, tears in his eyes.
"Therefore." He continued. "We will be supportive, and ask that you kindly reframe from snacks in the club room until this whole ordeal is over."
Honey looked as if the world was going to end. "N-no." His eyes started to swell with bigger tears. "No, don't Takashi! Don't take my snacks away!" He pleaded. "What will I do without them? You can't!"
But it was too late, the tall male was already in the process of gathering all the plates of cake—
"No!" Honey called out, running after him. "That's my cake~!"
"…" Mori looked at him over his shoulder, serious. "No more cake." He bluntly sated.
"WAahaahhhh~!" The dam broke, and Honey began to cry his eyes out.
"…" Kagome sighed, looking down at her own slice of cake—She blinked when she saw a tan hand come into view and take a hold of her plate. "…?" She looked up, her blue orbs staring into dark grey.
"Let me have it." He commanded, going straight for the second 'cake-lover' in the room, to quickly cut off all ties to the sweet treats, which was now off-limits. His voice was emotionless, but she could tell he was at odds with himself. In one hand was Honey's slice of cake, while his other was trying to take hers.
Out of reflex, her grip tightened, and she quickly had to fight off the urge to snap at him, to protect her meal. She swiftly controlled her instincts, but a frown appeared on her face.
"I know you are upset, but don't take it out on me." Her words caused him to blink at her in surprise. "I'll give it to you, but you should have said it in a nicer way." This coming from her…
With that said she released her hold on the plate. He looked down at the cake, before turning around and walking away without saying anything, purposely avoiding her eyes.
Kagome looked back at Honey, who was on his keens, still crying.
A cavity…uh?
Second day…
Mori was prepared, watching Mitsukuni's every move throughout the day, to make sure he didn't sneak a bite of anything sweet. When he spotted his cousin walking down the hall, in his beaten state, he was stabbed in the chest with guilt. A pink cloth was tied under his jaw, and over his head, his cheek was still red and swollen from the pain, and he had a sadden look on his face. Though he believed that the depressed look was more from the sweets then the pain…
"Mitsukuni." He appeared behind him, holding out his hand. "Your bag."
"I can carry it..." He told him.
"Not that. Let me see it."
He turned around, hesitantly handed him his bag—
Mori turned it upside down, and instantly mounds of different assortment of candy began to fall out. In the end, the pile came up to his knees in height, the sight made him frown in disappointment.
"I was just looking." He told him. "I wasn't going to eat them."
"Really?" He had his doubts. "If you were just looking, you can have this." He held out a flyer for him to take. On it was several pictures of cakes and cookies from a half-off sale at a candy store.
"…" He grabbed it, and when he saw what was on it, he sighed, his shoulders slumping in defeat.
"I'll keep the real ones." He stated.
"Waaah!" Mitsukuni cried out, falling onto his keens as tears fell in large clumps from his eyes.
Mori looked on as another pain hit him in his chest, and he bit his lip to try and suppress the guilt from showing on his face.
It was for the best, he continued to tell himself. Yet why did he feel so terrible…
Mori was walking down the hallway; he just finished Kendo practice, and was going to the music room. He was running a little late. The others have no doubt already opened the club without him, yet he didn't mind. He knew while Mitsukuni was in the music room, he wouldn't be able to trick the rest of the members into giving him anything sweet, so that was a heavy load off of his mind, and for now he will just enjoy the long stroll, taking a small break from worrying.
He sighed, removing one of his hands from his pockets, placing it onto his face.
If it wasn't for his carelessness, Mitsukuni would have never gotten the cavity in the first place. It was his fault for not making sure he brushed his teeth properly. If something worse were to happen—What if he lost all of his teeth?
The thought made him freeze in his steps, a cold chill going down his spine.
He would have to get false teeth! The terrible image entered his already troubled mind. But, he'd have no one else to blame but himself, if something like that were to happen.
"Excuse me?" A soft voice caused him to pause in his thoughts, and he looked up. Spotting no one, he lowered his gaze further down, once he did, he saw a young woman standing before him. He lowered his hand, and placed it back into his pocket. "Mori?" She called him by his nickname.
"…?" Did he know this girl? He looked at her, trying to think. Was she a guest at the club? He asked, but then he subconsciously shook his head from the thought. No, he'd never seen here there before…
"I've wanted to tell you for so long." She started. Standing before him, she was fidgeting in nervousness in her spot, with a small blush on her face. "I…" She nibbled on her lower lip, staring down at the floor the whole time she spoke to him, not wanting to look him in the eye.
"I have liked you for a very very long time." She confessed, her cheeks becoming redder. "But I can't hide it any longer. I have to get this off my chest." She finally looked up at him. "I need to know what your feelings are, and if you will accept my love."
"…" At the moment, he wasn't complete sure how to respond.
"Will you please…?" His silence must have caused what little courage she had, start to slip from her. "Unless…" She looked back down onto the floor. "You don't, by any chance, have someone else that's dear to you, Mori?"
Instantly, an image of Kagome's rare smiling face appeared in his mind, causing a small blush to quickly go across his nose.
"…" He looked away from her, glancing over to the side, in a sad attempt to hide his obvious reaction to her question.
"There is, isn't there?" Taking his silence as a reply. She looked up once more, but by then, the blush he had moments before, had vanished. "I…" Tears started to fall down her cheeks. "I…" Unable to take his rejection, she turned and ran away, covering her tear stricken face with her hands.
"…" He looked down at the floor once more. He knew he should feel bad, but…
The image of Kagome appeared back in his mind, and with it, his blush also returned.
He hadn't thought about Kagome all day— he finally realized. He was too worried about Mitsukuni to think about the cold, raven haired host. Why did he have to appear in that moment, totally catching him off guard like that?
He sighed, having no doubt that right now he was sleeping by the window, in the host club room. The image appeared in his mind, clear as day, and his lips curved slightly into a small smile at the calming picture. He always looked so peaceful there…
He gave a small hum, and continued his walk down the hallway towards the club room, his pace a little faster than before…
"Kagome is not here?" Mori was taken aback by the news he just heard.
"Yeah, he was absent today." The twins told him.
"Absent?" He repeated.
"That means…" Hikaru started.
"He didn't show up in class." Kaoru finished.
"I think he knows what absent means, guys." Haruhi gave them a deadpanned expression.
"Why?" He asked.
"Not sure." Kaoru shrugged. "He never called the school to say that he was sick or anything."
"He just didn't show up…" Hikaru copied his brother, giving a shrug.
"But you know, it's kind of strange." Haruhi spoke, putting her hand under her chin. "He never missed school before…"
"Yeah…" The twins hummed, looking at each other.
"And didn't-" Kaoru began to speak his thoughts
"Kagome leave the club room yesterday?" Hikaru finished, brining to light that the host was acting strange since yesterday evening.
"…" Mori gave a soft hum in thought, thinking. Yesterday…
"Kagome?" Haruhi called to the male. "You going somewhere?" Her words caught everyone's attention and they looked towards the entrance.
"I'm leaving early." He bluntly said.
"What?Why?" The twins questioned.
"I just remembered…" He opened the door. "My car has a flat tire and needs to be changed…"
"Oh, that sounds reasonable." Tamaki nodded.
"Tamaki." Kyoya called to him. "Kagome doesn't have a car." He stated, pushing his glasses back up onto his nose.
At his words Tamaki made a surprised face, shocked that he was so easily persuaded with his lie.
"You lied to me~!"
"It was obvious, boss." Hikaru shrugged.
"You were just gullible enough to believe him." Kaoru sighed. At this point, the prince was in the corner, crying in a depressed state.
"I'm not gullible…"
"…" Everyone in the host room started at him with a 'you can't be serious' expression.
"Don't tell me-"Hikaru had a sly grin on his face.
"You are upset about not having cake in the club room, right?" Kaoru joined his brother, with the same sly smirk.
"My car broke down." Kagome said, his eyebrow twitching. "That's my story and I'm sticking to it."
"I thought you said your tire was flat?" They had an evil gleam in their eyes, amused they caught him in a lie so easily.
"S-shut up!" He growled, before he stormed out of the room, slamming the door shut behind him.
That's right— He did leave early. He was so worried about Mitsukuni, that he completely forgot.
"Hey." Hikaru looked over to his brother. "Didn't he leave right after the cake was banned?"
"Yeah…" Kaoru shrugged. "It was weird."
"…" Mori looked down at the floor.
"Let me have it." He commanded, the grip he had on Kagome's plate tightening.
His eyes widened in surprise at the memory that came to his mind. It couldn't be because of that… could it?
"I'll give it to you, but you should have said it in a nicer way."
Mori bit down on his lower lip, the familiar pain of guilt hitting him hard once again…
"Don't worry, Mori." Haruhi gave his arm a reassuring pat, snapping him out of his thoughts. "I'm sure he will come to school tomorrow."
"…Yeah." He said, but in reality he wasn't feeling very confident about it.
"I know you are upset, but don't take it out on me."
He sighed, placing his hand onto his face.
What if he doesn't come back, because of what he said? He immediately went to the worse case scenario. He never returned to school, and he never saw him again? He didn't even want to think about such a possibility—
But, if it did happen, it would be yet another thing that was all his fault…
Mori was sitting at one of the many small round tables. In his hand was the book he was reading yesterday. He was just getting to the climax, but even so, he was having a hard time concentrating on the words before him.
He was using it as a distraction, but it was not working. At this point, he had been staring at the same page for roughly fifteen minutes now…
"…don't take it out on me."
The memory continued to play in his mind.
He sighed, and gently massaged the bridge between his eyes, trying to get his mind off of a certain raven haired host, and onto the book. If he wasn't thinking about him, he was thinking about—
"Takashi~!" A familiar happy chirp entered his ears. "Look~!" He tried to get his attention as he ran towards him, pink bubbles displayed behind him as he smiled. "My cavity is all better!" He giggled.
"Has it?"
"The swelling has gone down, too!"
"Has it?"
"So…" His smile got bigger. "Can I have a piece of cake now…?" He asked. "Just one? Please-" Before he was able to finish, Mori quickly shoved a sea-salt ice cream bar into his gapping mouth. There was an instant reaction as he screamed out in pain, holding his cheek, which became red and swollen again.
"You're not recovered yet…" He stated, walking away from him, the book in one hand, the popsicle stick in the other.
As he was retreating from Mitsukuni's pained form, he paused when guilt slammed against his chest, making his heart clinch. He sighed, and tried to ignore it, looking back at his book. After just glancing at the ink covered pages, he stuck the popsicle into his mouth, eating it so it wouldn't melt and go to waste.
Out of habit, he glanced over at the window, yet when he didn't see a familiar raven haired host sitting by it, a frown appeared on his face and he looked away. If only he was here…
Kagome knew he wasn't much of a talker, and respected that, choosing to just stay by his side and not really expecting much conversation from him. Right now, he needed that more than anything…
His eyes widened, remembering something. He closed the book in his hand with a soft snap, putting it down on the coffee table beside him.
Reaching into his back pocket, he pulled out his cell phone. He flipped it open, and with some fancy button pressing, he was staring at a set of numbers, with the name 'Kagome' above them.
Why didn't he think of this before? He would have smiled, if the popsicle in his mouth didn't prevent it.
Just as he was about to press send, he paused—
"Just promise me something?" He asked, pointing down to the card. "Don't give this information out to anyone…"
"…" He cautiously glanced around, his focuses landing on all the people in the room. They were doing their own thing, not paying attention to him, but he knew that would quickly change.
There would be no doubt they would ask him who he was calling, being as curious as they are. After all, he didn't really call many people, much less during host hours.
With that in mind, he went to the only place where he knew he would be alone—
Locking the door behind him, he walked further into the large, one person bathroom, until he stood in the center. Feeling secure, he finally pressed the send button, and put the cell phone to his ear.
It rang once…
Twice…
A third—There was a small click, and his heart skipped a beat.
"'Ello, Saka's Pizzeria!" A man with a slightly British accent was speaking on the other line. "Is this take out or delivery?"
He blinked in surprise, before it finally donned on him. That's right… Kagome didn't have a phone. Instead he gave him the number to the bar. Pulling the already half-eaten ice cream bar out of his mouth, he began to speak to the male on the other line. "Kagome there?"
"Eh? Kagome?" He repeated, surprised. "Oh~ You must be Mori…" He gave an amused hum. "I remember you at the bar." He chuckled. "Kagome doesn't give 'es information out to just anyone." He told him. "I was wondering, at how you two were acting that night-" He began, changing his tone to something more playful. "Are you in love with 'em?"
His face instantly turned blood red, and he almost dropped his phone in shock. The male then began to laugh on the other side of the phone in amusement.
"Ah~" He sighed after he was done laughing at his expense. "Don't worry, I won't tell your secret." He made a shushing noise over the line.
"I'm-" He tired to say, but he interrupted him.
"It's nothing to be ashamed of!" He chuckled again. "Any bloke with a brain would fall for something so lovely."
"…" Mori sighed, trying to calm himself, but he knew his face wouldn't turn to its natural color for a while…
"But no." He told him. "Kagome isn't here." He finally said. "In fact, he didn't come in last night either…"
"…" His words concerned him, and he looked down at the floor in thought. "Thank you…" But he never forgot his manners.
"No prob'lem."
He then closed his phone with a snap, sighing. He placed his cell phone back into his pocket, and threw the completely eaten popsicle stick into the trash can beside him.
Where was he…?
"Kagome…"
Third day…
Mori was sitting at the large table with the others. His stormy grey orbs was fogged over in thought as he was stirring his tea, mesmerized by the liquid swirling inside of the cup.
Kagome…Didn't come to school today …
They were the only thoughts going through his mind at the moment. It was his fault. He must hate him, that's why he left and is never going to come back…
Maybe he should apologize?
But how? He wasn't even showing up at Saka's bar either…
This made the second day in a row he had been absent. He sighed, his eyes drooping.
"Mori…?" Haruhi called from his side, leaning over to look into his grey orbs. "Are you alright?" She asked, concerned. "You've been stirring your tea for over ten minutes now…"
He paused in his obsessive stirring, blinking in realization at hearing her words. "I'm fine…" He lied, and then continued to turn the small spoon around and around in the now cold liquid.
After the club is over with, maybe he should check up on him at his house…?
"AHhHHhhhhHh~" Tamaki's scream snapped him out of his daze—
Kagome?
Was the first thing that came to his mind, when the painful cry entered his ears, yet when he looked up, he spotted Tamaki running around in circles. Mitsukuni was latched onto his hand, biting it with all his strength with anger burning in his brown orbs. He was gnawing at his limb, while Tamaki screamed, flailing his arm around in a blur, as tears came out of his eyes.
"Somebody help me~!" The blond prince pleaded. "He's eating my arm off!"
Slowly he stood up from his seat, his chair scraping on the floor as it slid away from the table in his movements. He sighed, before putting a determined look on his face and walking towards the distressed man.
"Mitsukuni." He called to his cousin. "Don't take this out on other people." His words caused him to stop his attack.
"Woo~" Tamaki gave a sigh of relief, rubbing his arm. "You saved me. I thought I was a goner."
"…" Mitsukuni didn't say anything, but he could feel the aura of irritation coming off of his body.
"It's disgraceful..."
"Takashi…" Mitsukuni spoke his name with a hiss of displeasure. Suddenly, he was taken off guard and grabbed, tossed over his cousin's shoulder. "You idiot!"
"Ugh." His shoulder landed harshly with a bang, before he slid several feet across the floor on his back. When he finally stopped, he sighed, and laid there resting his head against the cold tile surface.
"A little bit isn't going to hurt me!" Mitsukuni began to scream at him. "You're so mean! You're such'a hardhead!" Tears started to come out of his eyes.
That wasn't entirely true- As he slowly sat up, he rubbed his sore scalp. That hurt…
"Takashi…Takashi…" His lip started to tremble and he gave a small sniffle. "I hate you!"
Mitsukuni's words cut him deep, hurting him more than any sword ever could. He sighed, and looked down at the floor, the pain hitting him hard in the chest like a ton of bricks.
"Waaahhh!" With that, the smallest host ran out of the room crying.
"Honey!" Tamaki ran after him.
"…" Mori bit his lower lip hard, ashamed of himself for what he did. But he knew he deserved it—He deserved it all—any punishment that he was given…
Mitsukuni hating him, throwing him down. Kagome leaving, never to return…It hurt so much—but it still wasn't enough for all the trouble he caused, because of his carelessness.
"Hey, Mori…?" Hikaru and his brother took a few steps towards him.
"Are you alright…?" Kaoru asked, concerned.
"…" Slowly he got to his feet. When he did, his legs felt like noodles, and the weight that he felt caused him to feel unbalanced and he wobbled slightly. He reached out, putting his hand onto the table beside him to steady himself, but he forgot that the tables were all supported by one thick stand in the center—The table unable to take his weight, toppled over, and he soon followed after, falling onto his knees with a grunt.
"Takashi, I hate you!"His words echoing in his mind like a broken record. "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"
"Don't take it out on me." All of it hit him at once. "You should have said it in a nicer way." He raised his hand to his face, his eyes trembling back and forth in disbelief. His fault…
"I hate you!"
He deserved it…
"Don't take it out on me."
He needed to be punished.
"I hate you!"
But why did it have to hurt this much…?
"Wow, that must have hurt..." Kaoru said.
"Maybe Honey wouldn't have hated you, if you wasn't so harsh on him in the first place." Hikaru said.
"It was on purpose." Haruhi spoke up. "Mori, have you been acting like this, because you want Honey to hate you?"
He glanced at her over his shoulder.
"That couldn't be right, could it?" Hikaru denied it.
"Having Honey hate him, would be like the end of the world for Mori." Kaoru stated.
"Why would he do it on purpose?" They asked, looking at her.
"Well, in order to punish himself." Her words caused him to flinch. "I am right, aren't I?"
"Yeah…" He openly admitted. "This was my fault." He sighed. "Mitsukuni has a cavity, because I was careless." He told them. "I forgot to make him brush his teeth before his nap, twice." He confessed.
"But that's not really your reasonability…" Kaoru shrugged.
"Right?" Hikaru followed his brothers actions.
"If Mitsukuni has to get false teeth…" He placed his hand onto his head. "I'll… I'll…"
"That's not going to happen." That gave nervous laughs, unsure of what they were hearing.
"I didn't know he was such a pessimist…" Haruhi, too, gave the same laugh.
"I wouldn't have been able to live with myself, if he hadn't thrown me down." He admitted.
"Because he felt at fault, Mori wanted some sort of punishment from Honey, to make up for his failure." Kyoya but it into better terms.
And because of his rudeness to Kagome, he was never going to see him again...
"Though that makes a good story…" Kaoru raised an eyebrow in question.
"It's a bit much over a single cavity, right?" Hikaru voiced his thoughts.
"Ugh-!" Mori gave a small groan in disbelief.
"Waaaaah~!" A loud cry caught his attention and he looked over. "I'm so sorry, Takashi!" Mori's eyes widened when he spotted Mitsukuni running towards him, large tear drops in his eyes. "I won't ever forget to brush my teeth again!" He knelt down beside him, wiping his eyes as he released a mournful sob. "I promise!"
"…" His expression softened towards him, and he reached up, placing his hand onto his shoulder in reassurance. With his other, he tried to wipe away his tears that were falling down uncontrollably. "Mitsukuni…" He smiled down at him, as a heavy weight lifted off of his chest.
He got to his feet, and with one arm, Mori lifted the small boy up from under his legs, allowing Mitsukuni to sit comfortably on his forearm while leaning against his broad chest. Though he was still sniffling, he had quieted down a lot. Since he still had one free hand, he continued to softly wipe some of the large drops from his eyes.
"…" He paused, stealing a glance at the window once more. Though it seemed that this matter was alright, Kagome still…Kagome still wasn't going to come back…
Just that thought alone, left an empty feeling in his chest—
"Damn~!" An exhausted sigh came from the doorway, making everyone turn towards the voice.
"!" Mori's eyes widened in surprise. "Kagome…" He whispered his name, a warmth spreading all over his body when he spotted the male at the entrance.
"I was only gone for two days, what did I miss?" Kagome entered the room with grace, walking towards him.
He was covered in dirt, and had several scratches on his hands and face. Dangling from his hand, was a small pouch, similar to the one he gave him before, that had the headache powder inside.
"Sure that's Kagome?" Hikaru asked.
"It could be a robot." Kaoru added. "The enemy wants to learn the Host Club secrets…"
"What secrets?" Haruhi asked, giving them a deadpanned expression.
"Why are you so filthy?" The twins asked, ignoring Haruhi's comment.
"Why are you so filthy?" He repeated as he walked pass them.
"We're not—" Their sentence was halted when Kagome raised his dirty hands, and used their shirts to wipe the mud off of them.
"See?" Kagome raised her now clean hands. "All clean…"
"What about the rest of you?" Kyoya pointed out. "You are tracking mud everywhere and—"
"Oh, Kyoya." Kagome purred, interrupting him. "I didn't know you missed me that much." He leaned against him, causing the glasses wearing host to take a step back, but it was too late, he already transferred some of his dirt onto his nicely pressed uniform.
"Kagome~!" Tamaki ran towards him. "Where have you—" His words were cut short, when got within an arms length, for Kagome sent him flying with an uppercut. He soared through the air, and landed on the other side of the room, sprawled on the floor.
"Yup…" The twins, Hiruhi, and even Kyoya spoke at the same time. "It's Kagome alright…"
"Honey…" Kagome looked to the blond that was sitting on his forearm, a soft look in his eyes. Mori couldn't stop the small blush that stained his cheeks from looking at the expression…
"Gome-chan?" He tilted his head, blinking.
"This is for you." He held out the pouch.
"For me?" Reaching out and grabbing the gift.
Mori looked over, curious.
"What is it?" He opened the pouch, before peeking inside. He seemed unsure and gave him a questioning glace, before pulling something out for everyone to see. It was a small ball, no bigger than a pea in size, and was pure white. "Looks like it's covered in sugar." His eyes widened in delight.
Mori looked at Kagome questionably. Kagome shook his head in reply.
"It's not sugar. It's a type of medicine." He told him. The word medicine caused Mitsukuni to scrounge up his face in distaste, which make Kagome chuckle in amusement. "It helps with cavities, and tastes sweet, to help you get through the fact that you can't have any candy or cake until your cavity is gone."
"It's sweet?" He asked.
"Yes, its naturally sweet, like carrots. Go ahead and try one." He told him, nodding.
"…?"Mitsukuni looked over to him with pleading eyes. He sighed, but inclined his head, allowing him to eat it. "Yay~" He put it into his mouth—"!" Instantly his eyes grew in size. "It is sweet!" This pleased him so much tears appeared in his eyes.
"You suppose to just suck on it until it melts." Kagome informed him. "Only eat one at a time, and by the time the bag is gone, so should your cavity." His words made both Mitsukuni's and his eyes grow in amazement at the new information.
"I didn't think something like that existed…" Haruhi commented.
"I made it myself." He told her. "It took me forever to find the ingredients, they are rare around here nowadays…" He sighed.
"So that's why you are covered in dirt..." Kaoru started.
"And was gone for two days." Hikaru finished.
"Yeah." He nodded. So wait—it wasn't because he was mad at him? "Since Honey hasn't had the cavity for very long, the ingredients should help to get rid of it completely—Shouldn't take too long either." He hummed. "I would say it would take about a day to finish off that bag."
"Gome-chan, you're amazing~!" Mitsukuni said, flowers floating around his head in joy. Jumping out of his arms, he reached out and hugged the male around the waist in thanks.
"…" Kagome's expression softened, and he reached out, ruffling his blond locks in affection. "Get well soon, huh?"
"Yeah~" He giggled, flashing a bright smile.
"But now we have to change." The twins spoke up.
"Oh, get over it, you sissies." Kagome smirked, and reached up to playfully ruffle their hair as well. They both smiled at the familiar rough treatment.
"I'm adding the cleaning bill to your debt." Kyoya informed him, as he jotted down on his clipboard.
"A simple 'I missed you' would have been enough." Was Kagome's reply, huffing at him and rolling his eyes.
"Tamaki?" Haruhi called to him, standing over his form, worried. This caught everyone attention, and they turned towards the fallen King, remembering that they left him laying on the floor...
"Is he dead?" Mitsukuni asked, flowers floating around his head curiously.
"Boss?" The twins started to poke him with sticks. His feet and hands gave a small twitch, similar to a squashed bug.
"You are paying for this as well…" Kyoya adjusted his glasses.
As Mori watched everyone crowd around the half-dead prince, he glanced at Kagome, who was standing beside him.
He was still covered in dirt. His raven hair had some leaves sticking out of it, and there was a strange earthy smell coming off of him. But in that moment, he was never more pleased to see him by his side…
Unable to hold back anymore, he reached out and wrapped his arms around his shoulders, pulling him into an embrace, burying his nose into his matted, dirt filed locks.
"Mori?" Kagome surprised tone gave him away, as he tried to look up at him from the slightly awkward position.
"Kagome…" All he could do was say his name, sighing in relief to be given a chance to once again hold him, and have him by his side. He took a deep breath, and beyond the grass and mud, he could still smell it…His wonderful vanilla sent.
"Mori…" He whispered, and after a moment, he felt him relax, allowing him to hold him. "I missed you too… you big idiot."
-click-
Yet this time, the pair was too caught in the moment, and did not hear it. Nor did they notice the sly host, putting away the camera, while he adjusted his glasses with a smirk.
Fourth day…
"Mmm~!" Honey took a generous bite of cake, a joyous smile on his face as flowers swirled around his head.
"Seems Kagome's medicine worked." Hearing her name, she paused eating her own cake, to glance in the direction where she heard it come from, spotting Hikaru giving a shrug.
"He made a recovery within one day, compared to the length it would have been healing on his own." Kaoru crossed his arms over his chest.
"Ugh…" Kyoya had a dark depressing aura around him as he sat alone at his table, looking over several papers.
"What's with Kyoya?" Haruhi innocently asked. "He looks depressed about something." She turned to them.
"Because Honey is back to eating sweets again." Kaoru answered.
"All those sweets get expensive." Hikaru informed her.
"…" Kyoya sighed, before slowly standing from his chair. "It's alright." He then flashed everyone a smile—Kagome felt a chill go down her spine, having a bad feeling—"After all, I just received the shipment of the new photo collection I ordered this morning." He suddenly pulled out a booklet from inside of his uniform, a sly grin on his face.
This immediately caught the attention of all the females in the room.
"A new photo book?" One of the cooed in delight.
"The one about Tamaki was to die for." The woman squealed in delight.
"The last one I bought was just wonderful~" She blushed, putting her hands onto her redden cheeks.
"I wonder what this one is about?" She tried to get a better look, by jumping up and down from the back of the crowd.
"Maybe it's about Haruhi-"
"Or another one with Tamaki-"
"The twins~"
Kagome snorted, taking another bite of her cake as she sat peacefully with Honey, who was scarfing down his cake like a machine. "Poor fools…" Whoever is in that book…
"It's about Kagome and Mori~!" One of them screamed in delight.
"Pppppffffff!" Kagome spit out her cake in surprise, spewing large chunks of the sweet treat everywhere. She began to cough, as she started to beat her chest. "What!" She looked over at Mori, who had a nice shade of cherry coloring his cheeks, looking just as taken off guard as her. So he had no idea about this either? "Let me see!" Kagome quickly got from her chair, storming her way to the twins, who were huddled together, giggling in amusement to themselves as they were looking over the pictures in the book. She quickly snatched the booklet from their grasps—
"Hey!" They protested, but she ignored them, and started to flip through the book.
Mori stood behind her, hovering over her shoulder, also wanting to look.
As Kagome flipped through the pages, at first, they were simple every day pictures, of her sleeping next to Mori, or even some where he was brushing a strand of hair away from her face—which she never even knew he did before—Then there was some, which consisted of the regular teasing that Kagome enjoyed doing to Mori, but then as it got further and further into the book, the pictures became more and more…personal and…Shirtless.
It got to the point where even she couldn't stop the heated feeling that gathered in her cheeks as she looked upon the images…
Though it was obviously photoshoped—It looked so… real. She tilted her head to the side, curious. Is that a leash and collar…?
She glanced at Mori, to see his reaction— His cheeks were dark red, and he had his hand covering his face in embarrassment, but there were large gaps between his fingers. Even though he was obviously upset, he couldn't stop looking…
Kagome flipped one page over, then she hummed, turning the book sideways—Suddenly the page flipped open, revealing it as a longer picture and her face instantly turned into a whole new shade—
Oh…my…god…
Her eyes widened in disbelief—Hearing a crash come from behind her, she looked over her shoulder, spotting Mori on his knees, on the floor. He was holding his face, as small drops of blood was coming out of his nose, staining the tile floor below him.
He had a nosebleed!
"EeeeeeaahhhhHH!~" There was a ear piercing scream of pure delight, while hearts started to fill the room, and some girls even fainted.
They must have seen the picture…
Quickly flipping through the rest of the book, Kagome saw several scenes she recognized—
"I thought I heard a camera!" She exclaimed in surprise. "Kyoya!" Kagome shouted to the glasses wearing host, snarling. She then stormed up to him, and grabbed him by the collar. "Explain. Now!" She was so pissed she couldn't form sentences anymore.
"Well, if you must know." He smirked. "I got the idea from Kirimi." He confessed.
"Yaoi!" Kagome froze, so did the man cuffed beside her.
"You stole an idea from a five year old?"
"She's three." He corrected.
"That makes it even worse!" She then began to shake him back and forth, growling through her clinched teeth. "You better burn those things, or I'll… I'll." She wasn't even sure what the fuck she was going to do right now—
"It's too late, I already sold half the shipment." He placed his crooked glasses back onto his nose.
"You WHAT!" She got really close to his face, her eyebrow twitching. She paused. "Wait…" She thought about it. "How much is that?" A happy smile over took his face as numbers started to float about his head. "I'll take that as 'a lot'." She told him. "Some of this is going towards Haruhi's debt, right?"
Her words caused his happy expression to turn sour.
"Right!" She tightened her grip on his collar, and he sighed.
"Alright, alright, half of the sales will go towards Haruhi's debt…" He gave in. With that, she finally released him from her hold. "So much commotion over some pictures…" He sighed, tugging on his clothes to fix the wrinkles.
"Have you seen the pictures in here?" She held up the booklet to his face, a vein appearing on her forehead. He should be lucky she isn't killing him right now.
"AHhhh~!" There was a scream, causing Kagome to look over towards the shout—
"Oh, god…" She shook her head, seeing the King staring at the booklet, his face flushed red, with his hand covering his mouth. "Ugh…" With a loud slap, Kagome smacked her palm against her forehead.
She has a feeling she is going to regret allowing these books to be sold…
Mori gave a small sigh, standing among most of the club members in the room. Kagome was sitting with Mitsukuni, both eating a slice of cake.
It took a while, but they were finally able to calm the guests down after the huge book fiasco…
Oh, god, that book…
His cheeks took on a nice shade of red, just remembering it. He gave a small cough, covering his face with his hand in embarrassment.
"Excuse me." A soft voice caught everyone's attention and we all looked towards the owner.
"Oh, my, looks like we have a new guest." Tamaki spoke.
"…?" Mori was surprised to see a familiar face standing before him, and he slowly lowered his hand, his face, thankfully, was no longer red.
"Are you a fan of Mori's?" Tamaki asked with a smile.
"I think I understand now…" She looked down at the floor. "I know who you feel so strongly about." She fidgeted in her spot, glancing at the table behind him. "I must say that I find it a little surprising that it's Kagome…"
Her words caused an unnoticeable dot of pink to appear under his tan cheeks.
"To think that he is that special to you…" The more she spoke, the more he felt embarrassed. "It's hard to explain. Just that, it's so…" Her shoulders began to tremble, as she tried to come up with the right words. "It's so…"
"…" He wanted to say no, and tell her that she was wrong— obviously getting the idea from that book, but it was true, and he couldn't lie to her. He did have feelings for Kagome.
Though the pictures were fake…
His face turned a slightly darker shade of red.
"Aahhh~!" The girl gave a small squeal of delight, shivering in excitement.
"…" He sighed, slapping his palm onto his forehead.
"Yaoi~!" All the guests in the room yelled out, hearts quickly flooding the club room, drowning everyone inside.
Oh, god, that book…
Later on that evening...
"Mmm…" Kagome hummed, placing a bite of cake into his mouth. "!" He suddenly made a painful cry, putting his hand against his cheek. Everyone turned towards him, including himself, their eyes going wide with surprise.
"It couldn't be…" The twins whispered in amazement. "Now Kagome has a cavity?"
His blue orbs widened in shock, before he stood from his chair and shook his head, denying it.
"No, I don't."
"Kagome…" His grey eyes turned serious as he walked up to him. "Let me see."
"No, I'm okay!" He waved him away, backing up, his hand still on his cheek.
"…" Yet he didn't believe him, and continued to walk towards him, which caused the male to back further away— Until he was forced to halt when he reached the window that was beside the table. "Let me see." He asked again, reaching out to him.
"No!" He swatted his hand away, glaring at him. "I told you I'm-"
He interrupted him, quickly pushing the male down so that he was sitting on the window ceil, taking his hand that was cupping his cheek, into his own, as he straddled the smaller male, holding him into place.
The women in the room gave squeals of delight as they watched the scene, hearts filling the room.
"…" Yet Mori didn't pay them any attention, and instead was focused on the male in front of him.
"Mori, stop." Kagome placed his hand onto his chest, trying to push him away.
"No." He bluntly stated, reaching out with his free hand, similar to what he did with Mitsukuni, to pry his mouth open his squeezed both sides of his cheeks. Yet he growled in annoyance when Kagome fought him more and kept his mouth shut tight. He had no choice…
Mori bent down, quickly capturing Kagome's ear between his teeth, and gave it a rough bite—
"Ow!" Kagome gave a shout of surprise—Using it to his advantage, he quickly stuck his finger into his gaping mouth, and pulled his lower jaw down. "Ahh~" He gave a small cry as his mouth was forced open.
"EeEeEeEE~" The women were screaming in pure delight, unable to control themselves, and even some of the hosts members were blushing…
Once his mouth was wide enough, Mori looked inside, checking the smaller male's teeth.
"There's…" He mumbled out, unsure of what he was seeing. "Nothing…?" He blinked in surprise, before it finally donned on him and his eyes widened—Yet it was too late, Kagome closed his mouth around his finger, and Mori gave a surprised yelp when he felt him gently sucking on it. His face instantly turned red, shocked at his actions, he lost his balance and slid off the male, falling down and landing on his rump with a thud.
"Ah, Mori…" Kagome stood over him, his wrist held tightly in his grasp, holding his hand in place in front of to his face. "You know you shouldn't put your finger in someone's mouth like that." He hummed. "It's rude…" Sticking his tongue out, he then licked the finger he was abusing just moments before. Mori's face turned ten shades of red, as his heart few up into his throat, his mouth going dry. The girls on the other hand, were going wild—"I wonder, should I punish you? Hmmm?" He teased.
Oh god no—He shook his head no. He wasn't sure what Kagome was going to do, but he knew it wasn't going to be good…
"Punish him!" The girls screamed out, going crazy at the insane scene they were witnessing. "Punish him!"
"Looks like the vote is unanimous, sorry Mori." Yet he knew he didn't mean it, for an amused smirk was on his face.
Mori swallowed hard in nervousness, trying to get the lump out of his throat.
Looking at the table, Kagome focused his blue orbs on something sitting on it—Mori turned his head, seeing a slice of cake—His eyes widened when he saw Kagome hum in thought, before reaching out and using two of his fingers, scooped a small bite of the cake. Mori followed his movements, hypnotized as he watched Kagome give the cake a taste test, licking some of it off his fingers.
"Mmmm… It's very sweet…" Kagome looked down at him, with a gleam in his eyes—
"AHHhhhhhh!" The women were still screaming in the background, a few of them had already fainted.
"So exotic!"
"Alluring!"
Kagome let go of his wrist, the limb falling down by his side. "Here" Kagome bent down a little, placing his fingers in front of his face. "Try some…"
"…" He turned his head away, rejecting him. He was looking down at the floor in embarrassment, still feeling the extreme heat his cheeks were giving off. He couldn't be serious—"Ugh!" He gave a small grunt in pain when his short hair was roughly grabbed and he was forced to look up, his neck stretched out in an almost painful manner. "Kagome…?" He barely was able to call out the male's name, looking into his blue orbs, as he smirked down at him. He reached up with his newly freed hand, and grabbed him by the arm, while the other had a hold of the lower part of his shirt, a weak attempt to stop him.
"Say ahh~" Kagome spoke in a commanding tone, giving his hair a good tug to show he was serious, his eyes hardening as he placed his fingers against the rim of his lips.
He gave a small groan, as he felt his body twitch, becoming in cased in heat, and his stomach started to churn. He licked his lips, the pink appendage brushing against Kagome's fingers, before retreating back into his already wetting mouth. He felt himself losing a battle against himself, as his heart thumped loudly in his ears, blocking out everything else.
Slowly he opened his mouth, closing his eyes in defeat, unable to really accept the fact that he gave in so easily—
"Good boy…" The words were whispered into his ear, sending a shiver down his spine.
Then he felt it—Kagome's fingers entered the opening in his mouth, and he closed his mouth around them in reflex, but then, he tasted it—Sweetness, the flavor was overpowering. He clamped his hand around Kagome's arm until his knuckles turned white, while the other gripped his shirt. He fought back a groan that wanted to escape, as the overly sweet taste exploded in his mouth, blocking all his other senses.
His chest was heaving up and down, unable to control his breathing, or anything else for that matter- He felt so hot! He thought for sure his clothes would catch on fire. His mind was cold, fogged over, tingling, for no blood was gathering into it—and instead it was all going into his face, turning it bright red…
Since his brain was no longer functioning, his body started to move on its own, and he began to lick and suck the icing from the male's fingers. His stomach started to do flips, and he swallowed hard, feeling the sweet treat sliding down his throat and into the pit of his churning belly.
"Good boy…" Kagome repeated into his ear, before he blew into it, making his whole body shiver—Mori's eyes widened when he felt something wet glide around the edge of his ear, before he felt a small nibble on his earlobe—
It was in that moment, that a huge amount of heat gathered so fast into his face that it had nowhere else to go and in a poof of steam it escaped around his skull, trying to cool itself down.
He felt dizzy…
His body became cold, then his heart exploded in his chest, and he died… His world going black.
"He passed out…" Kagome tried not to chuckle, as she saw the poor man lying on the floor, eyes swirled with dizziness.
"Ah~ it was just getting good." The twins pouted, looking at her through the lens of a camcorder. "But don't worry, we got all of it on tape…"
"Ah!" The women gave surprised squeals of excitement.
"I want to see!"
"Me too!"
"Ladies, please." Kyoya stepped forth, a sly grin on his face as he went into salesmen mood. "I will assure you that all of you can personally have your own copy." Numbers started to dance around his head. "Not only that, but we still have plenty of booklets-"
"I want to buy a copy!" The woman started to wave her money in the air.
"Me too!"
"I want ten!"
"I don't care how much! I want it!" The woman threw her money desperately at Kyoya, in a love daze.
Hearts were flying through the air, while Kyoya was giving off a devilish smile, enjoying himself as the calculator in his head was spitting out numbers like crazy.
"At this rate, my debt will be cleared in no time." A small drop of sweat was rolling down the side of Haruhi's face as she gave a nervous laugh.
Kagome smirked, finishing off the cake she dipped her fingers in moments before, with a fork, of course. No use wasting good cake…
She glanced at the male lying on the floor, passed out. By this point, the swirls were gone, and he looked rather peaceful, as if he was just sleeping.
In fact, she would dare say he looked rater cute…
Her expression softened, as she continued to stare at him. Maybe she shouldn't have pushed him so much…
~~~~~~~~~ Extra Skit ~~~~~~~~~
"Merry Christmas"
Kagome sat at one of the many tables, her chin resting on the palm of her hand, as her elbow was placed on the armrest. Mori was sitting in a chair beside her, several books opened up between them, and scattered papers with doodles and numbers on them.
Haruhi walked up to them, a tray held within her hands. She smiled, putting the cups on the table for them.
"Thanks, Haruhi." Reaching out she took the cup. She hummed, placing it to her lips and taking a sip. She paused when a rich chocolate flavor hit her and she hummed. "Hot chocolate?"
"Yeah." She smiled at her. "I thought you both would enjoy it."
"Thanks…" Mori nodded to her, taking another drink.
"It really hits the spot on these cold days." Kagome sighed, being reminded of many things.
How she use to sit in the living room with her family, drinking hot chocolate after she just got done playing outside in the cold…
"What are you going to do Kagome?" Haruhi asked her.
"Hmm?" She looked up. "What did you say?"
"I was asking, what you were going to do for Christmas?" She repeated.
"I'm not sure." She admitted with a sigh.
"If you have nothing else, you can hang out at my house for a while." Haruhi offered. "I'm sure my father would be happy to see you again."
"Ah, thanks, but Christmas is a time you should spend with your loved ones." Kagome placed her now empty cup onto its plate.
"Oh, so like Mori, you are going to be spending your Christmas with your family?"
"…" The words made Kagome pause, and she looked away in thought. "Maybe…"
Mori paused in his drinking, noticing how Kagome quickly changed at the mention of family…
Kagome was leaning against the wall, staring out of the window beside her. Laying on the windowsill was a unused red blanket. She was watching with a slight daze as some soft flakes drifted down into her line of view, noticing how some of the ice drops fell onto the window, sticking to the surface before it melted. The multiple wet drops in the cold air caused frost to quickly cover the glass…
"Kagome." A familiar voice called to her and she turned to the usually quiet host with a hum.
"You done?" He gave a nod in response. "Good…" She glanced out the window once more. "Time goes by so quickly." She noticed. Today in particular. "The last day of school, before Christmas break." She sighed. "That means it will be a while before I get to see you again."
She felt his hand as he gently placed it onto her shoulder in reassurance.
"Don't be upset." He told her, giving her shoulder a pat.
"I'm not." She was obviously lying. "But umm…" She reached out and grabbed the blanket that was on the windowsill, her hand grasping a long cylindrical item through the fabric. "I got you something." She shrugged. "You know, for Christmas… I guess."
"For me?" He asked, a light dash of pink going across his nose. She chuckled at his cute response.
"Yeah." She nodded. "I figured now was the best time to give it to you." Grabbing a piece of the cloth, she flipped it over in her hand. Mori's eyes widened when he saw the Katana that was hidden underneath.
"You know how hard it is to sneak one of these into the school?" She threw the blanket back onto the windowsill and held out the Katana to him.
"Thank you." Mori reached out and took the sheathed blade with a smile.
He looked it over, before placing his hand onto the hilt, and pulling the blade out just enough to get a look at the craftsmanship—
"!" His eyes grew in surprise for the second time that night. "This is…" He wasn't completely sure if he was seeing it correctly.
"Yeah, it's Shakku Arai." She could tell he was going though the motion in his mind. Shakku Arai was quite possible the most well known, and arguable the best, sword smith in history. His work is known worldwide and was legendary. *
"How did you get this?" He asked, curious. "I've never seen one of his blades in person…"
"Oh, I just wrote him a message, asking him to make a Katana for me." She replied.
"Arai as been dead for over three-hundred years." He gave a soft laugh, taking it as a joke.
But Kagome wasn't lying. She sent Totosai a letter, because he hated phones, and asked him to make a blade for her…She knew the old coot disguised himself as several different well known blade smiths for a long time, and Shakku Arai was one of them.
After Mori got through his initial shock, he blinked in realization, as if he almost forgot something. He reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out a thin square velvet case. Kagome tilted her head at the object in his hand.
"Merry Christmas, Kagome." He gave her a smile, and held out the box to her.
Her eyes widened when she finally realized what was going on, and she felt a rush of heat go into her cheeks.
"For me?" She found herself repeating the same thing Mori asked her earlier. He chuckled, nodding. She reached out, taking the box from his hand.
After a few moments of gathering herself, preparing for anything, Kagome opened the box.
She was left, mouth slightly parted in surprise, staring at what was inside. A necklace? She questioned to herself.
It had a sliver chain, but what was most beautiful about it, was the charm resting on it. A crescent moon, cut from the loveliest shade of deep blue she has ever seen.
She glanced up at him with a questionable stare. But that's something you give a—Her eyes widened, and she gave a small gasp. Don't tell me—he found out she was a girl!
"I saw you drawing a necklace, on the black board." He answered her unspoken question.
You mean with Nekozawa? She questioned in her mind. She was drawing the Jewel of Four Souls then…
"You remembered something like that?" It almost made her laugh. She looked back at the necklace he got for her, a smile on her face. Reaching up, she traced the blue moon—She paused. "Is this sapphire?" She questioned.
"Yes." He nodded. Her eyes widened at his words.
A custom-made sapphire charm like that—that big of a size and with that kind of complicated cut—Must have cost a fortune!
He must have seen her expression, for he gave a soft chuckle in response.
She sighed, getting over her shock with the fact concerning money. She forgot that almost everyone here, besides her and Haruhi, were filthy rich. Something like this probably wasn't as expensive to him, as it was to her.
But that still didn't mean it wasn't special…
"…" She reached out, and grabbed the beautiful necklace, pulling it out of its thousand dollar box case. Raising her free hand, she took hold of her raven locks, and held them above her head. With a turn, she showed the back of her exposed neck to the tall man before her. "Could you-?" She asked.
She couldn't see his face, but if she had to take a guess, he was turning a nice shade of red…
She heard him give a small cough, before putting down the Katana she gave him down, onto the windowsill, to free his hands. She then felt his callous hands gently touch hers, as he took the hanging necklace from her.
He then put his arms around her, as he placed the gift he gave her around her neck. She almost shivered, feeling his cold fingers touch the skin on the back of her neck. Yet the moment quickly ended, when she heard a soft snap, the silent signal that she was free to release her hair, so she did.
She gazed down, spotting the shine of blue, just below her collar bone. Reaching up, she rubbed the jewel with her thumb, a smile appeared on her face as she turned towards the taller host.
She looked up, and into his stormy grey pools, her expression softening as she felt her face flush slightly in happiness.
"Thank you…"
"!" His face turned a darker shade, and he gave another small cough. "Y-you're welcome."
Reaching out, she cupped her hand against his tanned cheek. Her touch caused him to look down at her in surprise.
"I will miss you… Takashi." She said his name in a soft whisper.
"Kagome…" A smile appeared on his face. He reached out, placing his rough hands against her cheek, stroking her flesh with his thumb in thought. "I'll miss you too…" His hand moved, to glide his fingers threw her long raven locks.
She also raised her hand higher, putting it onto his head, as she ran her slender fingers through his short hair. She hummed.
"Merry Christmas." She smiled, before playfully ruffling his hair with a laugh. "You big idiot." He gave a chuckle in response.
"Merry Christmas, Kagome…"
Kagome was sitting at the counter, at Saka's Bar. Said bartender was the only person besides herself still in the otherwise empty building. The usually cheerful man sighed, putting the glass he was just cleaning down onto the counter, creating a small line of the cleaned cups.
She continued to stare into her oden, mostly just picking at the food floating in the meal. Her shoulders were sagging lower and lower, before a sigh escaped her lips.
"When did your dog die?" He asked.
"I don't have a dog…" She replied, finally taking a bite out of her oden.
"Well, not anymore, 'cause he just died, right?" He smirked. She gave a soft laugh at his joke. "But seriously, you look depressed." Reaching below the counter, where she couldn't see. "The others have noticed it, and to tell you the truth, it's even starting to making me feel depressed watching you like this, Love."
"Sorry…" She sighed.
"Then stop being so mopey-" He pulled out a cordless phone, placing it in front of her with a hum. "And just call them."
"…" She smiled to herself, looking at the phone. "Alright, alright…" She sighed, and grabbed the device.
"I'm going to go in the back and stock some supplies." Giving her some time alone to talk privately.
"Thanks, Saka."
"Ah, you just owe me one—A nice, big wet one." He smirked.
"I'm not going to kiss you, idiot." She shot him down, pressing several buttons on the phone.
"You say that now, but you will change your mind later." He gave her a wink, as he disappeared into the back room with a chuckle.
"Idiot…" She whispered under her breath as she placed the receiver to her ear. "…" There was several rings, before there was a click on the other end. A soft hello called out from the other end. "Mom?" A small sad smile appeared on her face at the familiar voice on the other line. "Yeah, it's me… I'm fine." She answered her questions. "Oh, school is great." She nodded. "Sorry for not calling in a long time." Hearing her mother's forgiving tone caused her smile to grow. "How's grandpa and Sota…?" Her reply made her nod in acceptance. "That's good-" She paused, hearing what she was expecting to hear when she called.
Are you going to come home for Christmas?
She looked down at the counter, her expression slowly falling as memories flashed in her mind.
Old wounds that were still fresh, even now, to her…
"Kagome?" Haruhi looked at her with a look of surprise on her face, when she answered the door and saw her standing there.
"That offer you gave me…" She allowed her voice to trail off, a puff of her breath escaping from her parted lips as she spoke, appearing visible in the cold air. "Is it still good?"
"…" Haruhi's expression softened towards her, and she nod. "Yeah…" She moved so that she could enter.
"Thanks…" She whispered as she passed the girl, reaching up, she gave her short brown hair a ruffle, thanking her.
She only took a few more steps into the apartment, when she heard a familiar call from the living room.
"Kagome!" Ranka called to her, a happy smile on his face as he motioned for her to come in and sit down beside him. "It is so good to see you! I haven't seen you in forever!"
A small smile appeared on Kagome's face, as she walked into the living room, warmth surrounding her.
Maybe next year she will face her fears…but at least this year, she would not be spending Christmas alone…
* I made Shakku Arai up. I couldn't find a real sword smith like that, who was that well know and legendary, that everyone and their grandmother would know by name, so I just used a characters I knew, from Rurouni Kenshin. Actually I think his a real guy that was in history but I'm not sure, I didn't look it up.
I don't know about you guys, but for Christmas, I want a copy of that book… *shifty eyes*