Dear Pen Pal,
Umm… isn't ½ Prince a Manhua? But yep, I've read it.
Anywho…
My night was…interesting to say the least. But at least they finally got the area secure enough for us to go home. I'm glad to get out of this loony bin. Hopefully they won't build any more jails anywhere NEAR a school. Bad idea for the town planners, eh?
As for your questions, I technically am not a student at Ouran. Once Reiko gets used to the area enough so my presence isn't necessary, I'll be kicked out of there faster than you can say "Boo". But Mr. Ishikawa apparently came up with some sort of legal documents or something to let me pass the scrutiny of the secretaries. I honestly have no clue how he did it.
Dad's been off trying to find another job in the area, since this one will come to a close soon enough. He promised he'd do all in his power to keep us from moving too far, but we all know how well that's worked out in the past. Mr. Ishikawa has graciously allowed us to stay with him until Dad finds another job.
And judging by the way the past twenty-four hours went, I think he was pretty insistent on our staying here.
How exactly did it go, you might ask?
Well it went badly right off the bat. We were standing outside the Third Music Room, with me holding Reiko's hand.
"They really aren't that bad," I assured her. "Well, Tamaki's a bit of a nutcase, and the twins are just weird, but the others should respect your personal space." With a bit of luck, I thought, we could make it through this alive.
I opened the door, slipping inside with Reiko hidden half behind me.
The Host Club was gathered on two couches that had been slid together in front of a large flat-screen TV. I knew enough by now not to ask where it came from. They all turned at the sound of the door opening.
Hunny was the first to move.
"Rei-chan!" he squealed, running up to her with Usa-chan in his arms. He stopped just short of us, furrowing his brow as Reiko squeaked, ducking behind me.
"What's wrong with Rei-chan?" Hunny asked me, poking out a pouting lip.
I ruffled his hair. "Rei-chan hit her head, so she can't remember a thing. She's really shy now," I explained. His eyes grew wide.
"Poor Rei-chan!" he exclaimed as Reiko calmed down a bit, poking her head out from behind me. The short blonde held out Usa-chan to her. "Maybe Usa-chan can help her remember!"
Reiko gently took the bunny from his hands, looking at it for a second before hugging it gently. Hunny grinned, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the couches. She looked back at me, eyes wide. I followed closely behind, inwardly sighing.
The next half an hour was filled with Tamaki's rant about how sad it was that Princess Reiko could no longer remember the sweet moments she had spent with the Host Club. I was sitting next to her on a couch, with Hunny on her other side.
"Did you really do everything he said you did?" she whispered in my ear. I shook my head.
"He's quite the dramatic."
She giggled slightly.
Eventually, Tamaki calmed down enough so that we could choose what movie to watch. That was, in and of itself, an adventure of epic proportions. Renge wanted to go with a sappy love film, and Tamaki was advocating Romeo and Juliet. Hunny was following a kind of similar course with Gnomeo and Juliet. The twins desperately wanted to see The A Team, with Mori supporting Hunny's decision. I personally wanted to go for The Lion King, since I was a sucker for old Disney movies. Haruhi agreed with me.
It all came down to Reiko's choice. She looked carefully over the five films, then pushed them all aside. She picked up the remote, flipping through the Netflix until she came to a stop on Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
"Of course!" I exclaimed. "That's the perfect compromise. It's animated kind of like Lion King, but it's got romance and kick-butt action." I turned to Hunny. "And it's about horses."
Everyone decided it was a good idea, so we settled down on the couches. Everyone shuffled seats until we came up with a good seating arrangement. Reiko sat on the inner edge of one couch, with Mori next to her. Hunny sat on his lap, with Haruhi on the outer edge. On the other couch, Tamaki sat on the inner edge with Kyoya in the middle and Renge on the outside. I sat on the ground in front of Reiko, while the twins sat to my right.
"Wait – we're missing something!" I exclaimed just before the play button was hit. I bopped my forehead before hopping to my feet and heading into the miniature kitchen that was used to store the beverages and desserts the club used daily. I opened the cabinet, finding a few things of instant coffee. That was certainly not what I was looking for…
Where was it…I thought for sure I'd seen Haruhi carrying it in last time he went out to buy supplies. AH! Then I found it. A whole box of popcorn. Grabbing a few bags, I had them popped and heaped in four bowls in no time. I balanced the snacks precariously as I walked back into the room.
"What's that smell?" Hunny asked, nose wiggling as he craned his neck to see what was in the bowls.
"Popcorn!" I announced, smiling as I gave one bowl to Hunny, one to Kyoya, one to Mori, and one to Kaoru. "We're gonna have ta share though."
Everyone tried some, finding it much to their liking, except Kyoya. He simply pressed his lips tightly together and pushed his glasses higher on his nose. He looked like he had something he wanted to say, but he held it in. I settled back in, and the movie began.
I'd had no idea they would love it so much. I mean, Tamaki just about cried in the very beginning when Spirit was being taken from his homeland. Then the twins cheered him on during "Get Off Of My Back". Haruhi teared up when Rain got shot, and even Kyoya clapped when the Indian saved Spirit during the fire. The final jump at the top of the canyon was met with unison applause and whoops of joy.
Once the credits were scrolling, we all just sat in silence, soaking in the awesomeness that we'd just witnessed.
"So…" I finally broke the silence. "Good movie?"
"That was the best movie ever!" Hunny exclaimed. Mori nodded in agreement. The others all praised the film too.
The grandfather clock chimed 3, and the room fell silent. No one really had any idea what to do for the next X number of hours we were stuck here.
Finally I couldn't stand the silence anymore. "Can we do something? Play Mafia or Wink or Ninja or something?" I said, standing and stretching.
Everyone looked at me, blinking.
"Play…what?" Tamaki asked, a blank look on his face. Did he seriously not know what Mafia was?
"Mafia. We deal out cards, the person with the ace of spades is the mafia member. Everyone looks around at each other, and the mafia member winks at people. If you get winked at, you wait a few moments before pretending to die. If someone saw the mafia wink, then they can accuse them and the mafia loses. If no one catches him, play continues until everyone is either dead or he does get caught." I explained, gesturing with my hands.
Everyone nodded in assent after a general bit of mumbling. We sat in a circle on the floor, and I dealt out the cards. Picking up my hand, I frowned slightly when I noticed I did not have the card. Hm, well, I'd just have to catch the killer then, wouldn't I?
Everyone set their cards on the ground and began to glance around. I looked from Hikaru to Mori, then to Tamaki and Hunny. Before I could go any further, Tamaki began coughing and wheezing, going on about how he was too young to die. Then he laid still, smiling gently.
Now that that episode was over, I went back to glancing around. As I looked to Kyoya, his head jerked back as if he had been shot by a bullet, and he went limp.
I raised an eyebrow. Was not expecting that, I must say.
Then I saw a flicker of movement out of the right corner of my eye. I turned, staring suspiciously at Haruhi. There! Mori's eyes rolled back in his head and he 'died' just as the brunette winked at Hunny.
"Ha!" I cried out in unison with Kaoru, pointing at Haruhi. "You're the mafia," Kaoru continued.
Haruhi nodded and the round was over.
We re-dealt the cards, and playing resumed with everyone alive. First Hikaru died, then Haruhi, followed by Mori. I glanced to my left to see if Reiko was doing okay, and she met my gaze. A soft flutter of movement, barely noticeable, in her right eye…was that a wink?
Yes. Yes it was.
I looked back over at Kaoru, then shuddered violently and went limp. Next to die was Tamaki, then Hunny.
Left was Kaoru, Kyoya, and, obviously, Reiko.
Kaoru pointed at Kyoya. "You killed my brother!" he cried out 'angrily'.
Kyoya opened his mouth to retort, but instead went completely stiff.
Kaoru looked over at Reiko, who winked, smiling at him.
"Reiko wins!" I announced, sitting up. "So what now?"
They decided to play Wink, who knows why, but I regret picking that game now.
But that story, my friends, shall have to wait for another day.
Bye!
~Raiden