Chapter 11: Stuck
"Da-ru-ma doll?" I asked
"Hai!Hai!" the twins answered in unison
"Sounds familiar" I said
"You don't remember daruma doll?" my brother asked
I bit my thumb and started to think. Then it hit me, Daruma doll, the game we used to play before. Now it's all coming back to me!
"Ano… could that be the other version of "green and red lights"?" I asked
"Hai!" They replied
"Explain the game to me again" I said
Tamaki walked towards me and started to explain "Now my dear, it goes like this: The "it" will say "The Daruma doll fell!" in any manner whether slow or fast. While saying that phrase, the others will run towards you until you stop saying that phrase. You have to freeze when the phrase is finished. Whoever moves will be the next "It". If you reach the "It", you should tag him or her then run back to the original starting place without him or her tagging you back"
"Oh, I understand now!" I answered enthusiastically
"Good, now let's play!" said the twins
"Don't you guys want to eat first?" I asked
"Haruhi, are you hungry?" Tamaki asked turning to her
"Me? Well…" she said
"I think we should eat breakfast first" Kyoya suggested
"Yeah, we should" I agreed
Just then, my brother pulled my shirt.
"What is it, Hunny?" I asked
"Ano… Aki, I heard there's a cake shop somewhere in the beach! Wanna eat some cake later?" he asked
"Sure!" I replied with a smile "But...later, okay?"
"Alright! Just as long as you promise me, okay?" he said
"I promise" I replied
All of us then trailed off to the kitchen and started preparing food and eating. We talked about the plans for the day and we decided to hang out at the beach for the afternoon. We realized that since we came here, we haven't really had much fun on the beach itself.
After breakfast, we all went up to our rooms for a while to rest and ready all our stuff. At 12, we were going to the beach already.
We walked towards the beach. Let me remind you that Kyoya's house was pretty near the beach, it's actually only a short walking distance.
"Haruhi! Let's swim!" the twins invited
"No! She's coming with me! Haruhi, let's walk!" said Tamaki
Oh geez, there they go again.
"Aki! Let's go to the cake shop!" Hunny invited
"Oh, well… okay" I replied and I allowed him to drag me.
I was with Hunny and Mori. Tamaki, the twins and Haruhi were at the beach. Kyoya, I don't really know where he is, but he might be at the beach as well.
At 3:30 pm we went back to the beach and met with the others.
"Aren't we going to play Daruma doll now?" Hikaru asked
"Yeah, aren't we?" his brother asked
"Oh that's right we talked about playing that today" I said
"Well then, let's play" Tamaki declared
Everybody got in place, Kaoru and Hikaru picked Tamaki to be the "It". They actually argued again before playing. Tamaki was saying that he was always the "It" but of course, the twins over powered him again.
"Kyoya, aren't you playing?" I asked
"No, I don't want to play those games" he simply replied as he adjusted his glasses
"But it'll be fun!" I insisted
"I don't want to" he gave a final reply
"…You're no fun" I said as I pouted
"Ready?" Tamaki yelled from the other end
"OKAY!" we all yelled back
"The Da-ru-ma" he started as we all ran towards him "FELL!" he continued
All of us froze.
"The…" he started slowly as we continued to run towards him "DARUMADOLLFELL!" he continued in a fast manner
We froze.
"AH! Aki I saw you moving!" Tamaki shouted
"I didn't!" I said
"You did!"
"I didn't"
"I saw you with my two eyes, Aki! You moved!" Tamaki insisted
"Fine, guess I'm "It" this time" I said and took over Tamaki's place
It was now my turn to be the "It". It was a lot of fun playing the game especially when you're the "It" and have the option to make the phrase fast or slow.
I caught Mori moving. Then it was his turn to be the "It". We continued playing the game, although I timed out to take a rest. I sat down on the sand beside Kyoya and watched the others. I laughed as I saw the twins teasing Tamaki again, it's actually funnier than watching those stand up comedy shows on T.V.
"You seem to find it pretty amusing" said Kyoya
I giggled and replied "Well, yeah. Don't you?"
"It's pretty annoying actually" he replied
I pouted and said "That's not very nice, Kyoya"
"I'm kidding" he said "Although; I just don't find it amusing like you"
I stood up
"What's wrong?" he asked
I smiled and replied "I'm going to get my camera; I want to take shots of them playing"
He stood up as well "I could call someone and ask that person to get it"
"No, I want to get it myself" I insisted
"No, I'm calling someone" he said as he flipped his phone open
I stopped his hand and said "Really, I want to get it myself"
"I'll come with you then"
"Nah, I'll be fine" I once more insisted and ran away
I went back to the mansion and went up to my room. I started rummaging through my stuff to look for my camera. I finally found it and checked the batteries.
"Good, I still have some batteries left" I said to myself "Man, I'm pretty thirsty, gotta get a glass of water at the kitchen"
After drinking, I went out of the kitchen and noticed a hallway to my far left. The hallway's light was open.
"I haven't been in this hallway before" I said to myself
I then walked along that hallway and to my right, I saw a guest bathroom. Then, what caught my attention was the room at the end of it. Due to my curiosity, I walked towards that door and open it.
"What is this room?" I asked myself as I switched the light open
I looked around and saw boxes around me. I opened one and found old toys.
"I got it; this must be their storage room or something"
I walked around the average sized room. I stood in front of a shelf where there were old books and photo albums. My eyes widened as I saw an album labeled as "Ouran".
I got the album and flipped some pages open. The first photo I saw was the twins, Kaoru and Hikaru back when they were still in middle school.
"Boy, did they have weird haircuts" I said to myself and sighed
I continued to browse the album and I smiled as I saw a group picture of us. I think that was the picture we took at the airport before I left for England.
I flipped the page again and smiled once more as I saw a picture of Tamaki and Kyoya, then Hunny and Mori. I flipped the page again and saw a picture of me and Kyoya.
"Kyoya still looks the same" I uttered
So, I kept on flipping the pages, continued to browse the pictures as I giggled at old memories.
"I just gotta show this to them!" and I closed the album
I browsed the room one last time and headed towards the door.
"Darn it, why won't it open?" I asked myself as I was jigging the knob
"DAMN IT!" I yelled "NO! This can't be happening! Don't tell me I've been --locked in!"
Meanwhile
Kyoya took a glance at his watch '"What's taking her so long? Surely it won't take her 20 minutes just to get a camera." he said to himself
Author's note: I finally updated! Hurrah! Hope it's not that crappy. I'm having writer's block again, darn it.