The next few days went by as normal, I went to class with Takashi and Mitsukuni, then once the day was over, I left for home instead of the club, did some work around the house, answered letters from Daichi-otou-san, and worked on some new recipes. My sisters were already talking about what we would be doing for the summer holidays. It at the end of the week when I returned to the club, which was received well, as the twins had proceeded to glomp me as soon as I walked through the doors declaring how much they were bored, with Mitsukuni hanging off of my back mind you. As soon as he and Takashi learned that I was going back to the club that day, they made sure not to let me out of their sight.
I was caught up on what was going on, Shiro had a crush on a girl in his class, but she was leaving for Germany soon, and he wanted to find away to make her happy, how to 'woe' her in terms that I don't want to say who said it. To put a long explanation short, Shiro trained everyday while I was gone with Tamaki to play 'Moonlight Sonata'. That day was where the two were going to give their private performance. Shaking my head a bit, let myself be led to the back, where the racks were lined with white suits.
I picked one that had my name tagged to it, and changed into it. I placed my bag and my uniform away before walking out, making room for the others. I sat down on one of the couches, looking around the Host Club. I felt as if I hadn't been there in years, with how it was decorated. Laying my head against the back of the couch, I closed my eyes a bit, enjoying the mild chatter in the background. I felt the cushions sink next to me, and I rolled my head a bit, and opened my eyes partially, to see who it was who sat beside me, and saw that it was Takashi.
We looked at each other a bit, blinking once at each other, and smiled a little at one another. I decided that I would give Takashi his gift after things were done at the club that day. "Gomen for causing you guys so much trouble with my absence." I told him softly. He shook his head a bit at that. "Iie." He said softy, but before we could say anything else, the rest of the club joined us, and Shiro came through the cub door, fidgeting nervously, making me chuckle a bit.
Tamaki soon swept him up, and started giving him a pep talk, which I could tell wasn't working, so I walked over to them, and took Shiro aside, into the kitchen. I handed him a glass of water after placing him on top of the counter, and looked at the kitchen wall a bit. "Even if you make a mistake on your part of the piece, I'm sure she wouldn't mind. I bet she'd be just as pleased that she got to play with you, than that you knew it all." I said softly as I looked over at him with a smile.
"I know... but... what if she doesn't like it? I mean..." he then let out a defeated sigh, making me chuckle as I ruffled his hair a bit. "I'm sure you'll do fine. You're just nervous before hand, but as soon as you see her smile, you'll know that everything will be alright." I said, my voice softening as well as my eyes. "No matter what lies ahead, I doubt she'll forget the time you two have spent with one another. Just let yourself be you." He seemed to brighten at this and handed me the glass of water before jumping off of the counter and walked over to the door.
"You're not too bad for an okama, much better than that other one here." he said with a mischievous grin. "But thanks." He said and left the kitchen, making me shake my head. I washed the glass out, dried it and put it away, not being able to keep a smile off my face. "It's just what I've felt after all." I mused as I turned around to leave. To my surprise, Kyoya was standing there, leaning against the door, with his arms crossed.
"Well Ryuu-sempai, I didn't expect you to say such deep felt words." He mused, as he pushed his glasses up. I smirked a bit as I placed a hand on my hip. "And I'm not surprised that you've eavesdropped Kyo-Kyo. What do I owe this pleasure?" I asked, leaning against the counter.
"I would like your help on what we could do for the customers, to bring up the profits that we have lost." He said with a slight shrug. "What time is the little princess coming at?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. "Approximately twenty more minutes Ryuu-sempai." He answered, making me sigh a bit. "Very well, what options have you thought up?" I asked.
Soon, after my little meeting with Kyoya, and convincing him to lower my debt whenever I helped him, the eight of us were lined up beside the doors to our club, a red carpet between us as we spit up into two lines. I was standing beside Takashi and Mitsukuni, who was attached to Takashi's neck as we greeted the girl.
I wasn't too surprised when I saw the surprised look upon her face and her uncertainty as she walked further into the club. But that all changed when she saw Shiro, who smiled at her, and asked her to play with him, with a small blush on his face. She quickly agreed to that, and Tamaki was already by the piano's holding out her chair for her, while I closed the club doors behind us.
Soon the two started to play, and I couldn't help but smile at how happy they were. I was standing next to Takashi, and couldn't help but look up at him, as he conveniently looked down at me. I chuckled softly and smiled at him. I was surprised when I felt his hand on my shoulder and gave it a small squeeze as he looked back at the two children as they played. I understood his silent message, that he was glad to have me back with the club.
After the two were finished playing, they linked hands, thanked us, then left the club. I chuckled a bit and shook my head as we went back to the change rooms and changed back into our uniforms. We were lounging on the couches again, Mitsukuni, Takashi, and I sharing one, the twins and Haruhi sharing another and Kyoya and Tamaki sharing the last one.
I was kind of zoning out during the talk and staring up at the ceiling. I was laying on the couch again, my head propped up by my hands. It was only when I felt myself getting poked, that I blinked and tuned into the conversation.
"Huh?"I asked, blinking a little in confusion. "Ryuu-sempai, we were talking about the financial profits of the club." The twins said as they stuck their tongues out at the subject. I gave a sheepish smile and scratched my cheek. "Gomen, but it's no wonder I tuned out, that subject isn't forte." I admitted, making the twins laugh.
"Makoto you're not good at math?" Mitsukuni asked me as he looked down at me. I chuckled a little and shook my head. "Iie, I'm good at math, I just find it to be as thrilling as going to the dentist." I said, and laughed a bit as he made a face. Kyoya sighed a bit as he pushed up his glasses, telling us that we were free to go, and enjoy our weekend.
The twins let out a 'whoop' and ran out, quickly followed by Tamaki, then Haruhi, who was just glad to get some time to study. I got off the couch and walked over to my bag, picking it up, I rummaged through it before I felt what I was looking for, a box, that held the scroll in it. I took it out of my bag, making sure it was still in one piece, before putting it back and looked around the room, surprised to see that it was only Mitsukuni, Takashi and I left in it. 'They all must have been desperate to leave.' I thought with a shake of my head.
"Neh, neh, ready to leave Makoto?" Mitsukuni asked with a smile. I chuckled softly and nodded my head. "Hai Mitsukuni." I said, placing my bag over my shoulder as I walked over to them. I had been suckered by both Mitsukuni and Satoshi at lunch to go over to the Morinozuka household after club activities. It also didn't help that my sisters found us, and agreed with them. They said that it would be good 'bonding time'.
In the end, I caved, it's hard not to when you have four people, two being your own siblings giving you the puppy eye and quivering lower lip, while the fifth person watched the exchanged with an amused look in his eyes. Walking over to my two classmates, we left the club room and walked down to where their limo was waiting. I still wasn't use to riding in their limo with them, the drive to Takashi's home was silent, oddly enough, with Takashi and I looking out the window, while Mitsukuni played with Usa-chan.
When we came to the house, Mitsukuni skipped out of the limo with Takashi and I following behind him. We were greeted by Satoshi, who was drying his hair with a towel, probably having just gotten home from Kendo practice. His face lit up when he saw us. "Ah! Taka-nii! Mitsukuni-kun! Makoto-nee! You're all here!" he said happily. Takashi smiled a bit at his brother and nodded his head. "Ah. Go tell Kaa-san and Tou-san." He said, and quickly Satoshi ran to where his parents were.
We soon followed behind, Mitsukuni, making himself comfortable on Takashi's shoulders as I followed behind. We walked into the living room, and were greeted by Akira and his wife. "Ah, Mitsukuni-sama, Mako-chan! Glad you could come over." Akira said with a smile as we sat down on one of the couches, across from them. Satoshi soon came back into the living room and plopped down beside me. Soon all of us started talking about our day.
I didn't realize how late it had gotten until Mitsukuni started yawning, saying that he was starting to get tired. That was when I looked outside, and saw that it was already dark. My eyes widen at that, as I thought of my sisters, I hoped they didn't starve because there was no supper ready, though I knew that there was leftovers in the fridge, so they probably didn't.
I stood up from the couch after gently setting Satoshi against the couch. He had fallen asleep against me while we were talking a few hours ago. I didn't mind that he did, I thought it was cute. "Arigato for tonight, I had fun talking with all of you, but it's getting late, and I should probably be heading home." I said.
Akira looked through the window, and hummed a bit. "Hai, you're right Mako-chan, Takashi, do you mind walking Makoto home?" he asked his son as he looked over. I was about to protest until Takashi said that he would. Standing up, Takashi looked over at me and nodded his head slightly, making me sigh, I was not going to win any argument, that I may try to start.
I felt sudden weight on my back, arms wrapping themselves around my neck in a hug. "Oyasuminasai Mako-chan." Mitsukuni said sleepily, making me chuckle softly. "Oyasuminasai Mitsukuni, sleep well." I whispered back as I gently moved him to my arms before placing him back on the couch, covering both Satoshi and Mitsukuni with a blanket that Takashi had handed me. I gently ruffled Satoshi's hair as he slept, wishing him a goodnight as well before turning to Akira and Miko, and bowed to them.
"Thank you for letting me come over again. I hope you both have a good evening." I said with a smile. I felt a hand ruffle my hair playfully, and chuckles. "You're always welcome over here anytime Mako-chan." Akira told me, making me flush. "Arigato Akira-san." I said as I straightened up. Smiling back at me, Akira and Miko followed Takashi and I to the door while we placed our shoes on. After saying goodnight once more, Takashi and I started walking through his yard towards the pathway that led into the park.
While we walked, we were both silent, each in our own thoughts. It was a little chilly out, and I felt myself subconsciously move closer to Takashi, who's natural warmth was emanating from his body. The wind had picked up a bit, causing the silhouetted trees to wave and bend in the breeze. Takashi seemed to have noticed this and stepped closer to me, causing our sides to brush up against one another.
At the sudden contact, we quickly looked at each other, and blushed, looking away quickly. "Gomen Takashi!" I said quietly, wrapping my arms around my waist slightly. "Iie, it's not your fault, it's mine." He said quietly, making me shake my head. Soon we looked back at each other, and we realized that we were being silly. I laughed softly as he smiled, no longer embarrassed.
I could hear the cars on the street coming closer, I then realized that I still hadn't given Takashi his present, and gently tugged on the sleeve of his uniform. He looked down at me curiously, and I pointed over to a bench. He looked at me curiously, making me only smile at him as we walked over to the bench. When we were sitting, I placed my bag on my lap and started searching through it as Takashi sits next to me and watches, when I finally find the box, I placed it on my lap, and stared at it for a few moments before turning to him.
"Ah... Satoshi told me that your birthday was coming up... and well... Here, Happy Birthday." I said, blushing as I handed him the box. I wasn't looking at him, but I could guess that he was starring at the box for a few moments before taking it from me, and for a brief moment, his hands covered mine. "Arigato... Makoto..." he said softly, probably unsure of what to say. I looked over at him from the corner of my eye, watching as he opened the box and took out the scroll. He starred at it for a while, a surprised look on his face before he opened it.
There was a light next to us, providing enough light for him to read. As he read the scroll, his eyes widened a bit more, until he closed the scroll up. We were silent a bit more, with me biting my lip nervously. Finally Takashi turned towards me, after placing the scroll back into its box, a sincere smile gracing his face. "Arigato Makoto, I will treasure this." He told me gently as I looked up at him with a smile. "You're welcome Takashi, I'm glad that you like it." I said softly.
Standing up, we continued on our way, both walking a little bit closer to one another than before. When we came to my street, we paused again, standing in front of one another. We stared into each other's eyes for a bit, until I looked away, pushing some of my longer hair behind my ears. "Ano... I guess this is my stop." I said softly as I looked back at him. He nodded his head a bit, his hand gripping the box a little tighter. "Ah." He said softly
I bit my lip again as I looked over at my apartment block and then back at Takashi. I decided to be a bit bold. "Ano... would it be too awkward if I gave you a hug?" I asked, as our eyes locked. I could feel the heat rise into my cheeks, as I watched his cheeks gain a bit of colour as he shook his head. "Iie." He said quietly. With that, we both took a step closer to one another, and I timidly wrapped my arms around him, feeling him do the same with me.
I couldn't help but smile though, his body heat surrounded me, shielding me from the cool wind that blew around us. I think we hugged for about five minutes straight, cause after we broke apart, I could still feel the warmth around me.
"Oyasuminasai Takashi-kun, sleep well." I said softly, smiling brightly at him. He smiled back and placed his hand on top of my head affectionately. "Oyasuminasai Makoto." He said softly back, and gently nodded his head towards my apartment. I nodded my head and took a few steps back, wishing him a safe walk home. Soon I turned around and started walking up to my apartment. When I was at the door, I looked over at the park, and saw him still standing there watching me. I waved at him one last time as I opened the door, and when I saw him give a small wave back, I entered.
Once I was in my room, I changed into my pyjamas and crawled into bed, falling asleep instantly with the warmth of Takashi, still covering me. I think I slept all the way through that night, a permanent smile placed on my lips. It was the best sleep I had ever had.