Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran or any of its characters.
God, I am totally having writer's block right now. :
In a matter of seconds, all the students were gone. Maya stood near the main entrance.
She tried the doorknob. It was locked. She muttered a few curses, because the school was so darn huge, by the time she reached another entrance, it would be dark. When the crowd of students had rushed past, she hadn't spotted him.
The sky was getting darker than it normally was.
"Oh great. Rain, that's just what I need." She said to herself.
She sat at a stoop, thinking about nothing while it started to rain. Because there was nothing to hide under, she stood at the base of a tree, but she still got wet.
It was raining harder now. She wondered why she was doing this for him-just to see him even.
A few hours passed, and Maya was getting soaked. Her hair was wet and stuck to her back and face. Her clothes were soaked as well and fit her like a second skin.
She was glad she had left her books at home.
She braided her hair just so it wouldn't tangle that bad.
"What the hell is he doing in there? Geez." Maya sighed as rainwater glided down her body, she didn't pay much attention to it because she got used to it.
The door from the entrance gave a soft click and opened.
Maya glanced up and pushed parts of her hair away from her eyes.
The dark-haired man released his umbrella and glanced at the sky. Maya smiled and walked up to him, her clothes weighed her down, so it was hard to run fast.
He looked at her, surprised.
"Maya, what are you doing here?" He grabbed her under the umbrella.
"I was waiting for you. Did you know, they lock the doors after school hours?"
"Of course they do, why did you wait? It's pouring out. You'll get sick if you stay wet like that."
"Cause I wanted to see you. Don't worry, I won't get sick." She took off her shirt, which, thankfully she had on a tank top underneath, but that was also plastered against her body. He handed her his coat and pulled her closer under the umbrella.
"Thank you." She his warm and inviting scent.
"Anything for you."
She kissed him-hard. He didn't respond, a bit astonished at her action.
"Is that all I get for waiting-let's see, maybe 3 hours for you in the pouring rain?"
"Well of course not, didn't know you were so demanding."
"I am just a woman that knows what she wants. Well, most of the time anyway."
"I can see that." And with that, he pushed her up against a tree, and landed a hot kiss on her lips.
"Better?"
"Much." He chuckled, his face not even an inch away from hers.
She smiled and started to hum as they walked along.
"What are you humming?" He asked.
"It's an English song. Called 'Here in your Arms'"
"Ah. Can you sing a bit for me?"
"You understand? English I mean."
"Of course I do." She nodded, feeling a bit stupid for asking, I mean, they were Ouran students.
"Okay, fine. I'll sing a bit of it to you."
He didn't say anything and waited for her to go on.
"I like,
Where we are,
When we drive,
In your car.
I like,
Where we are,
Here.
Cause our lips,
Can touch.
And our cheeks,
Can brush.
Our lips can touch,
Here.
Where you are the one, the one,
That lies close to me.
Whispers, "Hello,
I miss you quite terribly."
I fell in love, in love,
With you suddenly.
Now there's no place else,
I could be, but,
Here in your arms. And it goes on."
"Ah. So why were you humming it?"
"Because it reminded me of you." He blinked, did that mean that Maya loved him? He pushed his glasses further along the bridge of his nose and shoved the thought to a corner of his mind to deal with later.
"Well, you sing very well."
"Eheh, thanks."
He couldn't resist as he kissed her slightly pink, rain-stained cheek.
She flashed him a cute grin.
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Later that night, Kyouya went home and researched the rest of the lyrics of the song to figure out what she meant.
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"Hi-ho everybody!"
Everybody greeted her back.
"Tamaki so I was thinking, because of her talent, we should make her do it once a week or so for our benefit." Kyouya reported.
"Ah, I see. But don't I get to review it first?"
"As you wish."
"What are you talking about?" Maya sat beside Tamaki.
"You." Said Tamaki.
"Me?"
"You." Kyouya affirmed.
"What about?"
"Your singing."
Maya's face stared at Kyouya in disbelief.
He smiled his absolute zero smile.
"No. Do not tell me you told him."
"He did." Tamaki grinned, eager to join.
"Well, I'm not going to do it, no ifs ands or buts. And besides, I do the maid thing, isn't that enough?"
"Apparently no."
"Although we each are rich, it can't hurt to get a little more money, hmm?"
"Oh! I get it! I know why you want me to do it, I understand Tamaki. Don't feel ashamed."
She smiled and folded her hands in her lap.
"Eh? What are you talking about?" The blonde asked.
"You can't satisfy your customers right? So I'm doing this to get more profit." Maya asked, she meant no ill intention at all, of course.
Tamaki's mouth dropped.
Kyouya chuckled.
"Of course I can! I'm beautiful! I'm rich!" He didn't get any more out, due to choking sobs of shame.
She patted his back, "It's okay, we understand. Don't we Kyouya?"
"Yes, of course. So will you do it?"
She shrugged.
"Not ladylikeeee." The twins informed her.
"So?" She grinned.
"Eh, you got a point." They said, their fun ruined with a two-lettered word.
"I thought so." Maya concluded.
"Ne, Maya-chan. I always wanted to know. How do you know how to fight?" Hani asked.
Everybody turned to her, Tamaki's sobs silenced.
"I'm just efficient in gymnastics."
"What does that have anything to do with fighting?"
"You know, I'm not sure, but my trainer she recommended I learn how to do jujitsu and all that. So I did, mostly cause I was bored with the same routine."
"Ohhh." The twins chorused.
"It was fun," she grinned, "but most of the time, the guys I trained with always ended up unconscious."
Tamaki sweat-dropped.
"Maya-chan, Maya-chan, can you show me what you can do? Gymnastics I mean."
"Eh? Sorry, can't, unless you want me to give you a show? My arm's hurt and my skirt's too short, so when I put a pair of pants on, I'll show you."
Most of the males blushed several shades of red.
"Besides, I have lots of free time. If you come to me, I'll show you something else I can do when cast gets removed, which is in like five days or so, a personal lesson of course."
She had emphasized the word and winked.
"Ah, um, we'll be looking forward to it." Kaoru answered hesitantly.
"Okay well, I'm going to get dressed in that ridiculous outfit." Maya got up and walked calmly to a dressing room and shut the door with a loud bang. She couldn't help but giggle in there.
"Seems our little maiden can host much better than we know." Tamaki said.
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"Tamaki."
"Yes?"
"There…has been some technicalities."
"What's wrong, Kyouya?"
"Do you think it's wise to see one of our members?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, Tamaki, that I have been fraternizing with one of our members."
"Ohh. Well, that's impossible, unless you're ga-"
"I meant the only female member of our group, Tamaki." Kyouya gritted his teeth as realization dawned on the blonde.
"Oh."
"Does it bother you, or any other of the members?"
"Well, personally. Maya's more of a … friend to me. So I guess, no, it doesn't. I'm glad you found someone Kyouya." Tamaki smiled. "Just try not to do anything while the Club is in session. You'll lose customers."
A part of Tamaki already knew what his best friend just told him. He had seen the looks the brunette had thrown at the girl. He was glad Maya never was more than just a best friend to him.
"Oh, we knew." Hani said, Mori nodded. Hikaru was indifferent and Kaoru was in slight disbelief. But a girl's voice interrupted them.
"I do believe I can balance a tea tray with one hand." Maya said to herself as she walked out- fully dressed in the maid costume, her hair in ribbons to keep out of her eyes.
"Haha! I can do it. Bet you can't." She taunted the twins. They snapped out of their expressions and each took a tray in their right hand.
"We cannn." She stared in disbelief (sorta like this OO).
"Left hand." She stated.
The trays balanced awkwardly in each of their hands, then almost fell.
"Hah!"
They grinned "Well, we're not left-handed, princess."
"True. And don't call me that."
"Why not? Princess.."
"Because I'm not one, and if I were to be something, the last thing it would be is a princess."
"Why is that?" Hikaru asked.
"Because, princesses always need a prince to save them, I could probably slay my own dragon if I tried anyway."
Tamaki appeared shocked at the thought.
"Nooooo! Don't do that! What happened to the fantasy? The romance?"
"That's pretty much why I always hated fairy tales."
Tamaki's eyes widened and tears filled them. "Awwww, Mayaaa. Don't be like that!"
"Sorry. But don't worry, you have at least a hundred or two princesses waiting for you to save them, no need to worry about me."
"Ah, right right." He composed himself but couldn't help and glance at his best friend.
Kyouya appeared as if he wasn't paying attention to a word they were saying but he was furiously scribbling something down in his binder. Actually, he was hanging onto every word the girl said and also paid attention to the questions too. He was writing down her answers and her expression for each question.
"So what would you be Maya?" Hikaru asked.
She grinned. "An assassinator."
Kaoru laughed. Hikaru stared at her for a minute, then backed away.
"What? It's an easy job. Get hired to kill. It'd be fun too. Then I'd be able to get all the weapons in the world…" She sighed dreamily and stared into space, thoughts filled with gore, blood, and shiny and sharp weapons.
"Well, that's not like any other girl's fantasy I've heard before." Kaoru stated with a small smile. Hani nodded with great big brown eyes that were a bit confused. Mori smiled and shook his head.
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And so school ended with a few failed persuasions of being girly, a few ass-kickings( dished out by a girl no less), and basically awkward silence while rubbing bruises.
"I still don't think you should be an assassin!"
"Mm-hmm, love ya too!"
She didn't turn back as she waved not very cheerfully to the group behind her. She waved to a few students still standing around that she recognized from hosting.
"Maya-kunnnn!" A female voice came from behind her.
"Ah? Oh, hi Hatsumi-chan." Maya smiled kindly to the girl fidgeting nervously in front of her.
"Maya-kun, um, I know it's silly to ask, but my parents are going to be on a business trip today and won't be back till tomorrow. Would you come stay over with me?" Her voice broke by the time she reached the question. Maya took her hands and smiled.
"I'd love to."
Hatsumi's eyes glimmered with happiness.
"Why? You scared?" Maya nudged Hatsumi's ribs with her elbow, joking.
"Eheheh, actually, yes.."
"Oh, dear, I'm sorry!!!" Maya hugged the girl tightly and kissed her cheek.
"I'll protect you from the monsters under the bed."
Hatsumi giggled.
"If you say so."
"We're sleeping together right?"
"Um, sure. If you want."
"I'm asking if you want, darling. I don't mind either way."
"Okay, then!"
Maya grinned at the girl's enthusiasm.
She marched on, unbeknownst that Hatsumi had stopped walking in the direction she was going in.
"Eh, Hatsumi-chan?"
"Maya-kunnn! Over here!" Hatsumi shouted to Maya from the curb. Maya's jaw dropped. She hastily shoved it back into normal position and ran to where Hatsumi was waiting, a black limo beside her.
"Sorry." Maya shuffled towards her almost sheepishly.
"It's okay." Hatsumi giggled.
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"Fabulous dining, Sumi-chan. Stuffed."
Hatsumi blinked.
"Sumi-chan?"
"You don't like it?"
"No, it's adorable!"
Maya laughed.
"So are you."
Hatsumi blushed like a schoolgirl.
"Noo! Maya-chan is much more prettier!"
"If you say so." Maya shrugged, not in the mood to argue.
"Your bedroom is unbelievably…girly."
"Eheh. Thank you." Hatsumi rubbed the back of her neck, while smiling shyly.
'It wasn't a compliment….' Maya thought to herself.
The room was girlishly pink, the bed was comprised of white lace, ruffles and velvet. There was a heart shaped mirror with a matching heart shaped dresser.
"Um, any girl would be jealous of you.." 'Except me!' Maya shivered at the thought of a pink velvety chair decorated with flowers.
"Why thank you! My mother thinks it's childish."
'Go mom..' Maya noted drily that the windows were laced and ruffled too.
She glanced at the dresser, and something caught her eye. A picture frame. Decorated crudely, but a picture no doubt!
Maya snatched it off the dresser before Hatsumi could take it.
"Maya! Don't look. Please."
Hatsumi begged.
Maya looked anyways.
"Oh. Isn't this Shouji Abarai from class 2B?" (AN: Note last chapter, where Shouji picked Maya up.)
Hatsumi sighed guiltily.
"Yes."
"I think he's one of my clients."
"He is."
"Do you like him or something?"
Hatsumi turned fire engine red.
"Umm, no, no. I don't."
"Lying is no good. Your pants will get set on fire."
She gasped.
"Yes…"
"I thought so."
"Why don't you tell him?"
"Well, I can't compete with you, Maya-chan. He practically fawns over you. He barely pays attention to girls anyway."
"Aww, don't fret Sumi-chan. I already have somebody. Don't forget, I'm a girl too. And hosting is just a club activity. Maybe I should try to convince him to like you."
"No!"
Maya glanced at Hatsumi over the picture.
"No, it's okay."
"Why do you like him anyway? He's kind of annoying."
Hatsumi shook her head. "No, Shouji-kun is so very kind and loving. He once helped me when I really needed it."
Flashback
"Hey you, girl." Said a voice.
"Yeah, come here." Came another voice.
Hatsumi didn't turn around, for fear they would grab her. She quickened her pace. It was her own fault for being so stupid to choose to walk home. But she couldn't help it, it was a beautiful spring day.
"Hey!" The first voice's volume raised.
"Come back, we just want a little fun."
Right before the stranger grabbed her, Shouji blocked the man's arm.
"Excuse me. What are you doing?"
"What's your problem?" Said the first guy.
"Yeah, we're just playing." The second guy said.
"Mmhmm, is it the kind of playing that should involve police?" Shouji bluffed as he typed in the numbers on his cell phone.
"No!"
"Yeah, don't be like that! We just got released."
"Then I advise you to stay out of trouble or else you'll be back sooner than you know." Shouji glared at them coldly.
Hatsumi's eyes darted back and forth, afraid a fight might break out, or worse!
The men met Shouji's glare but then sighed dejectedly as the second man-possibly the leader of the two- turned around and started to leave. The first one followed immediately, only after glaring at Shouji.
Shouji wiped his brow in relief.
"Whew! Close one." He glanced at Hatsumi.
"Are you okay?"
"Um, ah, yes.- she bowed- Thank you very much!"
He chuckled. "It's okay. You were in trouble. Well, I've got to go now. I'll leave you my cell phone less they come back."
She clutched the phone gratefully.
"Thank you again. If not for you, I'd-"
He hushed her.
"It's okay. It's what any good person would have done."
Hatsumi nodded, not trusting her tongue.
He turned back around and started to walk back from the direction he came.
"Wow. So he saved you. How noble, I might just fall for him now." Maya teased.
"Maya-kun!"
"Just kidding."
"You two are probably destined lovers, I must try to get you together now. Thank you for enlightening me with such a tale."
Maya grabbed the girl and kissed her on both cheeks with a hug.
"I'm very glad you're okay. Now, sleepy time." Maya reached for the light switch.
"This bed must have cost a fortune. Fortunately for you, I'm not a bedwetter."
Hatsumi giggled as they were plunged into darkness.
"Thank you Maya-kun."
"Anything for you as long as you just call me Maya."
"Maya.." The single word rolled over her tongue like butter.
"Hmm?"
"Just testing it out."
"Right."