"Man, that was fun!" Zaina broadly grinned as she wiped off some sweat in the locker room. The state of the art spa like facility with marble flooring and granite counter and benches was a sight to behold. Haruhi was as surprised as she, they the only ones. There was no room set for girls so Zaina made due with the unused boys'
"It really was, it's been a long time since I've done something so carefree as that." Haruhi laughed beside her. "This place though...and left unused...what a waste. Damn these rich bastards."
"You said it." Zaina sighed, shaking her head. "As much as I'd like to just lounge around here...we better go."
"You're right," Haruhi nodded as they two tossed their towels in to the appropriate bin.
As the two got washed up, Rin sat with the twins on the bleachers.
"Man, who knew a girl could give us such a run!" Kaoru leaned back in his seat.
"I know, I was convinced she was a robot in disguise!" Hikaru grinned as he leaned forward in his seat. "You were able to keep up with her too! Most girls in the rich society don't do stuff like this."
"No, I probably shouldn't be...and I'm sure if Yamato found out I'd be in a whole lot of trouble! My eldest brother, Suzaku is more relaxed about this sort of thing." Rin softly giggled as she smoothed her skirt a bit. "Zaina has been working for me for as long as I could remember. We've played all sorts of games growing up, most of which were what I wanted to do. She taught me all sorts of games though, outside of the normal dolls and etiquette lessons. It got me out of my shell, that's for sure and it made me see things so much more differently. My parents were pretty surprised to find their porcelain doll daughter now sliding down the steps on a mattress." She laughed, the twins trying to imagine a mini her doing just that and burst out laughing at the thought.
"I'm sure they were, I mean it's not every day you see that big of a change! Did you get in trouble?" Kaoru curiously leaned forward as Hikaru leaned on his shoulder.
"Oh geez, I was panicking! The moment I saw them standing there I went as white as a sheet! They just stood there gaping and father was slowly going red. I was so close to crying when Zaina stepped in and asked why he was getting so angry. She knew his temper could get bad and I'm sure she knew he was getting to a very dangerous high too, but she asked anyway. I'm sure he was livid then, he opened his mouth to shout at her and she just looked right back him stone faced and waiting for her answer! Suzaku and Yamato were there too, ready to help me out but none of us knew what to do when Zaina decided to speak up again and say that what's the point of getting angry. She literally said to him: you should try it before you shout!"
"Are you serious? She just up and told him that?! Damn, she really has no fear huh?" Hikaru whistled. "What did your father do?!"
"He tried it," she said simply but in a very serious tone. "He looked at her, me and brothers, the mattress, and the stairs...picked me up and went up the steps and down we slid on the mattress. My mother was floored alongside my brothers and I just, I was so happy and he wasn't upset in the end. He, actually, enjoyed it too! We went down a few more times after that and my brothers joined in too. My mother didn't mind the fun so long as my father wasn't upset, though I'm with you on the Zaina front! I don't think I've ever seen her flinch!" She leaned in towards the two. "She told me she was put in a very strict training and I think she still is. I tried following her a few times but various help always ended up distracting me so I didn't get a chance to follow."
"Always? That's serious," Kaoru frowned at this fact. "Maybe Kyoya would know what the truth is?"
"Kyoya?" Rin blinked at the mentioning of his name.
"Yeah, Kyoya knows everything. How, we've never bothered to ask...safe to say we don't want to beo n his bad side either. His family is one of the most powerful." Hikaru explained. "He'd know where she was trained and how I'm sure."
"You think so? What would it cost for me to get that sort of information from him though?" She thought over the possible monetary values he would request. The twins looked to one another, not sure if they should say anything more about him.
"He'd definitely would want a favor from you later." Kaoru finally broke the silence between the three.
"We can't say what he'll ask of you...but he'll definitely know how to make it equal to the amount of information and resources used to help you." Hikaru added, Rin unsure if this was a safe avenue to follow.
Before the conversation could continue, Haruhi and Zaina returned and Rin signaled that they should stop. The twins nodded in agreement and looked over at the two.
"Took your sweet time in there, I bet you were doing weird things." Hikaru grinned.
"You wish," Haruhi rolled her eyes.
"Not even in your wildest dreams." Zaina added.
"You're no fun!" Kaoru pouted and Rin laughed at the instant shut down.
"We better get to class, you three have to get ready for the Host Club today as well." She sighed, patting her skirt clean of any dust.
"My Lady, please sit down again." Zaina said as she climbed the bleachers and knelt down behind Rin as she sat back down, quickly fixing her hair that had fallen out of place from all their running. "There, perfect once more."
"Oh, thank you. I hadn't even thought to check on that!" She smiled up at Zaina before standing once more. "You're always taking such good care of me."
"It's what I'm here for My Lady." She bowed to Rin and stepped down from the bleachers first to help her down as well. The twins silently watched, curious of the relationship the two had while Renge was head-over-heels swooning with delight over the interaction. The princely female knight and her princess thrilling in a way similar to the taboo of the brotherly love. With hearts in her eyes and fire in her heart she vanished back to class with silent laughter as the group made their way back to class once more.