Coco's POV

After Sam's problem at the manor had been taken care of, I left.
I just walked out of the manor with my white jacket on and zipped up. Of course, I wasn't unprotected. I had my gun in on of my pockets.
It was getting dark, and I still had no intention of going home.
Something had been bothering me. And I needed to figure it out before I went home.
Oh, yeah.
It was the fact that Mitsukuni had been at the Host Club.
I mean, it could just be a coincidence, right?
That Mitsukini was small like Honey, that he had blonde hair like Honey, that he liked sweets as much as Honey, that he had some tall guy hanging around him like Honey, that he was in the Host Club like Honey...
"Damn it," I muttered. "He freakin' IS Honey." I was determined to not even SPEAK to Honey. To just ignore him. "But now I've gone and damn made nice with him."
I grunted as I kicked a rock down an ally. I followed it. There was no lights down the ally, so it was pitch black. I couldn't see a thing.
I dug my hands further into my pockets and felt the familiar cool of my gun. Then suddenly, something crashed to the ground behind me.
Quicker than lightning, I was turned around, with my gun out and pointed into the dark. Even if I couldn't SEE I could still HEAR.
Two heart beats.
"Who the hell are you?" I seethed. "And why are you following me?"
There was no answer. I could hear the shuffle of feet and I assumed on of the people was stepping in front of the other.
I made sure to cock my gun good and loud. "Make one move at me, and I'll shoot," I warned. "And I'll get you both before you can do anything." I clenched my teeth and glared. "And I'll warn you: I NEVER miss."
"Chloe?" came a familiar voice.
"Who is it?" I asked, still not recognizing the voice.
"Mitsukuni," said the voice. Then it clicked. It was definitely him.
"Come out into the light," I ordered, walking backwards until I was out of the ally and in the light of a street lamp. Seconds latter, Mitsukuni and Takashi came out of the shadows. I continued to glare at them. "It could be considered stalking," I said. "And following me into a dark ally? Not exactly a bright thing to do. What were you two doing, following me?"
"We were worried about you," Mitsukuni said. "You were walking alone, and it's night time."
I groaned and finally stuffed my gun back in my pocket. "Yes, I realize this," I said. "But I'm not defenseless." I took the gun out and spun it on one finger before shoving it back into my pocket. "As I said, I never miss. I had no intention of getting hurt."
"Chloe-" Honey began.
"Coco," I said, looking down. "That's what everyone else calls me, anyway. I figured out who you are, so you should know who I am."
"You're Coco?" Honey asked with a squeak. It was actually quite cute.
No! Bad Coco! You weren't supposed to do that! You were supposed to play with him if you felt up to even talking to him!
But- I couldn't. He was too innocent, even if he was older than me.
I nodded, feeling kinda ashamed.
"Yes," I said, my voice bitter. More at myself than anything. Then I stomped my foot on the ground like the child I looked like. "Ugh!" I screamed. Honey and Mori gave me surprised looks. "Why the hell do you have to be so damn easy to talk to?! I was supposed to hate you because you act like such a freakin' child! But damn you, Honey, because I can't do what Emily wants and play with your emotions!"
I fell to the ground and pulled my knees to my chest, burying my face in my arms that wrapped around them.
Why the hell couldn't I control my own emotions? Just- all this rage at myself, all this confusion built up and I had no control over it when I let loose.
Emily always used to joke with me that I was like a bomb waiting to go off. I could hold it all in, every emotion, until the final straw and I'd blow. And she didn't want to be there when it happened because it would devastate everything around me.
I jumped when a hand was placed on my shoulder. I looked up to see Honey. He sat by me on the gravel.
"Tama-san said that we shouldn't even associate ourselves with any of you," he said in his cute little voice. "But I like you." He smiled a big, closed eye smile. "You're a great friend!"
I gave a very small laugh through my closed mouth and smiled slightly. "So, you don't hate me?" I asked.
"There's no reason for me to," Honey said.
I just blinked at him for a few moments. "You're really something, Mitsukuni Honey Haninozuka," I told him. "Not just anyone would say they have no reason to hate me after finding out they're supposed to and I threatened to kill them."
"You're not just anyone either, Coco," Honey said. Then he surprised me and hugged me tightly. "You're special! You're cute, and you're sweet!"
I snorted. "Honey is sweet," I said. "Coco is bitter."
"Until you mix it in with all the other ingredients, then it because the best chocolate in the world!" Honey exclaimed.
I blushed a light shade of pink.
The other ingredients... My friends. Honey, too.
I was always told that I was a much kinder person around Sam, braver around Mickey and Emily, happier around Penny, sillier around Becca and Lizz. They always brought out the best in me. But what about Honey? I was definitely sweeter around this small blonde boy.
Mix it all together and you get me. Chloe Keeton. Coco.
And somehow, in only a few short weeks, Honey had figured out who exactly I was before I did.
He'd seen through the tough girl facade I'd put up to deal with the pain of my past and right to my core.
Honey pulled me to my feet and Mori picked us both up, one in each arm. "Mori can carry you home!" Honey said giddily.
I rolled my eyes but leaned against him anyway as I told Mori the address to the manor. I was tired, and I probably wouldn't have made it home.
After Mori dropped me off in front of the gates surrounding the manor, I watched them leave while sitting on the stairs leading up to the front door.
"You're really somethin', Honey," I muttered, rolling my eyes at his image in my mind.
The door opened behind me. "Hey, Coco," came Mickey's voice. "Dinner's still warm if you're hungry."
"I'll be in in a minute," I told him. A few seconds later, I heard the door shut.
After I tired of sitting outside, I walked inside then went up to my room. I jumped onto my bed and hugged Titania close to my chest, smiling brightly.

Coco: Sam? I'm scared.
Sam: (nodding) Me too.
Emily: (shudders) It's just hard to forget...
Lizz: And he's gone-
Becca: He didn't deserve to.
Mickey: Everything that happened-
Penny: I can't let them know-
All: It's so hard, to not let them know.
Penny: Next time, Nightmares.
Mickey: We'll see you then.

A/N: So I have to ask, who's your favorite couple that's actually been introduced and interacting? Emily/Mickey, Honey/Coco, Lizz and Becca/Kaoru and Hikaru? Or perhaps some hints at other couples that I haven't yet made interact? Or do you ship others together other than what I've written? Please tell me, down in the comments below. Oh, and if you could give me ship names for them, cause I can't think of any and I think it'd be cute...
Anyway, I'm done now.