Chapter 12
It was early in the morning, usually she would woke up by herself but that morning she was woken up by the sound of her ringtone. She decided to just decline it, her eyes was not ready yet to adjust with the light from the phone screen.
Then it rang again, she got pissed so she answered it.
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"I shouldn't have answer it."
"Ta-daa!" arms to shoulder, the Hiitachin twin was quite proud of themselves when they arrived at their destination, "Tamaki is going to the mountain—So we're going to the beach!" they said in union.
"I'm glad I decided to stay here instead going to US for summer vacation." It was unknown if Haru said that in sarcasm mode or not because all Yuki got was a smile from her.
"Now, now, Yu-tan." The twin putted their arm on her shoulder, "We know how much you loves to travel."
"I'm sure this intrigued you," one say,
"The sun, the blue ocean, the smell of it, the sound of sea gull and the warm sand."
"The horror story they have for each place!" they said in union to Haru who was already covering her ears while Yuki just stayed still in the middle, not really caring.
"Well lucky enough your mother would lend us the resort."
Yuki was too tired to say anything, so she decided to just went back to her family resort by the beach.
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With a proud face she presented the straight flush she had in her hands and just smiled happily to watch those twin dropped their jaw in shock.
"I've warned you~" She said proudly.
Yuki just sat there on the chair, placing her cards on the table while Kaoru was taking all the cards back to shuffle them one more time.
Haru had won in the black jack and poker, Yuki and Hiikaru got their hands in the memorizing game while Kaoru, well…..Kaoru did well but he was just beaten by others, that's all.
"This is getting boring." Hiikaru commented.
"It's because Haru keeps winning." She rose up to her feet, "I'm going to find snacks in the kitchen."
"Oh, wait for me Yu-tan." Hiikaru followed Yuki out to the kitchen much to Yuki's dismay.
Kaoru shuffled the cards once more and handed it to Haru and himself after deciding that the last round will be the old maid game. They both made the cards into the form of a fan and began shuffling it around in their hands, taking some of the cards out before starting the game.
"You've been avoiding her." Haru said, taking a card from Kaoru.
"What?"
"Yuki, you've been avoiding her."
Kaoru just stared at Haru, which she replied with a smile.
"She realize you know, I never ask but she's usually sharp in this kind of thing."
"Well how do you know?"
"You're not the only sibling who always put yourself behind. Funny enough you two are the younger one."
Kaoru took some cards out from his hands, then Haru took the card from Kaoru's hand.
"Hiikaru likes her." He said, "Really, really like her. But he didn't show it much, the only restrain is because Kyoya-senpai."
"I think it would be best if…..Hiikaru just realized his own feelings even if it hurt him, rather than lying to himself."
Haru took a pair of cards away,
"Do you like her then?" Haru asked,
"Why shouldn't I?" Kaoru asked back with a smile.
Kaoru took the card from Haru and just smiled,
"It would be nice though, if we get happy ending for this." And threw the last pair of cards he had from his hand, winning the game from Haru who left with the joker card.
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Yuki exited the bathroom that connected to their room and found Haru was already sitting in the edge of the bed, ready to turn in for the night.
Yuki went to the bed next to Haru's, placing her phone on the bedstand and tucked herself in under the blanket, same goes for Haru after turning off the lights.
There was the sound of shuffling under the blanket and on the sheet but nevertheless everything was very quiet.
"Yuki."
"What?" she asked without turning her back away from Haru,
"Will you marry Ootori after all?"
Yuki didn't answer right away, she turned around to faced Haru who was already facing her.
"What is it?"
Haru shook her head a bit,
"Just wondering."
"Technically the engagement isn't legal yet."
"But grandmother—"
"Is strong willed I know. I lived with her, raised by her."
The two then stared at each other, Haru didn't know of what to say but expressing the worry she had in her face while Yuki was still all calm.
"Don't you get angry? Or upset maybe? About all of this."
"…..Not really." She answered, "Grandmother will marry me off to someone even if it's not Kyoya anyway."
"I'm still the main candidate for the Koizumi family."
Haru just looked sadder, "But you're her granddaughter."
"You do remember that even though mother is the youngest of all her siblings, she married first?"
Haru smiled at that while Yuki chuckled softly, "Not such a good impression for grandmother."
"But aunty didn't get married, and she's the head of the family."
"The couple bailed off in their wedding, both of them. That's why grandmother has the most power in the house and why she wants to make sure I won't repeat the same mistake."
Haru sighed at that while Yuki just tried to give a comforting smile for her sister.
"Sleep Haru, we got all day tomorrow."
And the two fell asleep just a few minutes after whole silence.
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Hiikaru went to get himself a glass of water, but because he heard noise he went to the living room only to find Yuki in a long floral dress, with cap sleeves and belt around her waist.
He looked to the clock in the room, it was just 6 am why would she woke up that early.
"I'm going for a walk."
It was written all over his face.
"Do you want to join? There's a cave nearby."
Hiikaru gazed at her for awhile, still half-asleep before he finally registered the whole things she said and answered with a nod.
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It was magnificent.
He had no idea how to describe it but it was very beautiful. The water was very blue and it was reflected to the area around it. There was a walk path for visitors and a railing so they won't fell to the ocean.
"We could swim here later on."
Hiikaru turned to Yuki to give a comment but everything just stuck in his throat, like there was a lump in his throat that forbid him from saying something.
She was smiling to him, with the color of blue reflected from the water and even though it was a bit dark in the cave but he found her to be…..different than usual and as he was thinking about that, he also felt a knot in his stomach that made his hand gone in reflects to his stomach.
"There's no one in the morning, it became crowded in the evening though."
"I planned to swim here alone but then you show up and I just remembered about Haru so…" she just laughed at it.
She was much more relaxed than usual, he noticed that.
"Do you come here often?"
"Sort of."
"With who?"
"My family, we went here a few times." She answered, staring to the ocean and leaning to the railing.
There was some sort of a hitch in his back when a question crossed his mind, he decided to not ask it.
"I never invite Kyoya here if that's what you ask." She said, leaning on the railing and looking to him, "Our relationship isn't so very well until a year ago."
"Oh geez, I really want to swim. We should head back before I throw myself there." Yuki began pushing Hiikaru out from the cave.
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Hiikaru laughed really loud, he felt like his stomach would exploded because of the pain he had in his stomach. Tears started peeking out from his eyes and he can't just stop laughing.
"And that's why the school make that rule."
"You may laugh but it was not fun when we were interrogate one by one, asked if we realized the consequences we may get."
Hiikaru still laughing, he just can't stop.
"We really should try that in Ouran."
"I don't advice you." She laughed dryly.
"What about you then? You have something you scared of?" the morning wind had already began blowing, the ocean was waving on top of each other along with the big sound they created. The birds had also began chirping.
"Why should I tell you?"
"You're not scared of frogs, cockroach or any lizards—or you actually scared of them but Haru scared of them more." Hiikaru didn't listen to any of what Yuki was telling.
"Is it thunder like Haruhi?"
Yuki didn't answer at all,
"Ghosts? Dark place? Sharp stuff? High places?"
"If you tell me yours I might tell mine."
Hiikaru gave an 'eh' face that annoyed her very much.
"My grandmother I guess, she's…..weird in every way."
Yuki gave Hiikaru the expression of disappointment and as if looked down to him like he was lower than insects, showing how upset she was with the disappointment.
Hiikaru want to hit her very much.
"Clown I guess."
Hiikaru blinked a few times before he burst out laughing once more, she didn't find it very funny though.
Yuki stood from where she was sitting on the sand, patted the sand off from her clothes and offered a hand to Hiikaru.
"C'mon, we need to get back."
Hiikaru looked up to Yuki, took her hand and stood up on his feet. The two began walking to the resort and even though they both realized it they didn't took their hands off from each other.
