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"Hega hega yah-pi-ye-hega/ Yah-pi-ye-he-he hega/Hega hega yah-pi-ye-hega/ Yah-pi-ye-he-he hega/ Steady as the beating drum/ Singing to the cedar flute/Seasons Go and seasons Come/Bring the corn and bear the fruit/By the waters sweet and clean/Where the mighty sturgeon lives/ Plant the squash and reap the bean/ All the earth our mother gives/ O Great Spirit, hear our song/ Help us keep the ancient ways/ Keep the sacred fire strong/ Walk in balance all our days/ Seasons go and seasons come/ Steady as the beating drum/ Plum to seed to bud to plum/ Steady as the beating drum/ Hega hega yam-pi-ye-hega/ Yah-pi-ye-ne-he hega" I sang loudly, dancing and vacuuming up the mess Haruhi and I had made in her room last night as I waited for her to get back from the supermarket in my comfy pajama's. I heard the front door open and Haruhi's voice so I turned off the electronics and skipped into the living room to greet her. "Hey Haruhi! Did you pick up th-… Why are the guys here?" I questioned, stopping mid-skip to stare at the host club who were now sitting in the living room.
"Oh, Saki, I picked up your pack of gum. Sorry about the guys, I didn't know they were coming over." She said flatly, throwing it to me.
"Riiiight… well, I'm going to go change into actual clothes now. Don't do anything stupid you three." I said, pointing at the idiot trio as I turned and walked back into Haruhi's room.
"Saki, why are you here?" Honey asked following me back.
"Haruhi and Saki frequently have sleepovers at each others houses considering how close to each other they live." Kyoya answered for me.
"Bingo, Mommy!" I said, pointing at him and patting my nose.
"So are the sponge bob boxers your normal pajamas?" The twins asked poking at my shorts and exposed mid-drift.
"Yes now will you please get out? I need to change!" I exclaimed, slamming the sliding door shut in their faces.
I came out of Haruhi's room in my black Ballet leotard yoga pants and socks, the rest of my things sitting under Haruhi's bed in a duffle bag. I would be going to the community center later this afternoon to give some basic lessons and help the elementary schooler's prepare for their recital next month, Ranka and Haruhi had volunteered to go with me.
"Oooh! Cake! Can I have some?!" I asked, sliding into my spot next to Kyoya on my knees.
"Go ahead, Saki! I ordered a special chocolate cake with strawberries on it just for you!" Honey exclaimed cutely while Mori passed me a tea cup.
"Saki, do you take dance lessons?" Kyoya asked curiously, pointing out my leotard to the others.
"No, I don't." I said honestly smiling at him brightly while I savored my cake.
"Saki gives lessons to kids on the weekend." Haruhi explained when they all looked at me blankly.
"Ahh, yes, I remember reading somewhere that you trained briefly with the Russian ballet?" Kyoya inquired.
"Yeah, off and on, whenever my family was in the country. It was one of my favorite hobbies, and one of the only times I didn't fall up stairs or something." I laughed.
"My how intriguing…" He trailed off, as the twins and Tamaki freaked out about… something? Oh hey look Mori is sharing strawberries with us female hosts! How nice!
"Thanks Mori-senpai, that's nice of you!" I smiled, eating my cake greedily.
"So you're a ballerina Saki?" Honey asked, staring at me wide-eyed.
"Yep!" I confirmed, turning to see what was poking me in the back. "Iggy! I was wondering where you had run off to last night! Did me and Haruhi party too loudly for you?" I cooed to the fire fox as he ran up my back and settled on my shoulders, licking my cheeks.
"Ahh, eating all that cake sure wet my appetite!" Honey sighed a few minutes later.
"Yeah, isn't it lunch time about now?" Hikaru asked.
"Well then, what's for lunch?" The idiot trio chorused.
"Will you guys quit being so happy go lucky all the time please?" Haruhi begged irately, as I watched the proceedings. I wonder if she'll end up kicking them out?
"We'll take care of it. We did drop by unexpectedly, so, we'll pay for lunch. Why don't you just order us all some of your favorite sushi?" Kyoya offered.
"Thanks but no thanks, I know that if I let you guys pay, I'll only regret it later." Haruhi said, declining the offer.
"Oh don't worry about it Haruhi, we'll just pay for it using the photos of you we auctioned off." I face palmed at that.
"Mommy dearest has more tact then that, I know he does." I thought to myself, banging my head on the table repeatedly, until Mori poked my head. I stared at him questioningly and he just nodded a no to me. Still babying me, but at least it isn't as bad. Wait, what did Tamaki do? That's Haruhi's offended face and voice.
"I'd really love it if you made us something for lunch Haru-chan." Honey requested cutely.
"Yeah, that sounds fun!" I exclaimed, looking at the clock on the wall, "I don't have to be at the community center until about 4, so I can help if you want." I offered, standing up and stretching.
"I guess I could whip something up but it's going to take me some time." She agreed.
"We can wait!" Honey jumped around excitedly.
"I'm going to have to go to the super market again." She stated.
"I'll pay this time." I offered, standing up and stretching my arms as I made my way to the door. I laughed to myself as all the boys demanded to go too, while I slipped my ugg's on and my Harry Potter button up blouse that I had left by the door. "Alright, let's head out, my senseless friends." I exclaimed, leading the procession down the stairs, or at least I was until Mori decided it would be much faster to throw me over his shoulder and carry me. "Really? REALLY?! We're doing this again?!" I exclaimed, trying to hold back my giggles as the others stared passed us. Hey, was that Ranka?
"Hey, where's Haruhi?" They twins chorused, looking back up at her open apartment door with wide eyes when we heard a loud thud.
"Quick, everybody! To the stairs!" I ordered, still draped over the tall seniors shoulder.
"Hey boss, what in the world is taking you so long?" Hikaru asked.
"Whoa, check it out! That person we passed downstairs was Haruhi's father!" Kaoru observed as they strolled in.
"RANKA!" I exclaimed, wiggling in an attempt to jump out of Mori's hold. He let me go and I ran up to hug my friend's tranny dad. "Feel free to ignore the idiots! You missed the fun last night! I brought a bunch of movies! Oh and Kazu sent another letter for you! He's so infatuated!" I giggled, pulling the letter from my big brother out of thin air while he led me to the living room table again, an arm draped over my shoulder in a fond manner.
"Yes, well it would be hard for him not to be, now wouldn't it, Lotta-dear?" He asked, referring to me by the pet name he had made up. Apparently he really liked my middle name Carlotta and never really refers to me by much else.
"Yes, I suppose that's true!" I giggled, "Would you like me to make you some tea? Maybe get you a hot pad for your shoulder?" I asked, ignoring the floored Tamaki and the shocked Haruhi as I tried to make the older man as comfortable as possible. He's like another parent to me, and he's so sweet!
"Oh, I get it! You must be the Host Club I've heard so much about! You certainly are a fine bunch of young men! I'm not sure which of you I like best! What about you dear?" He asked Haruhi, "I already know Saki's preference!" He giggled, causing me to turn from the stove with a dark blush and shake my head no violently when the boys looked at him curiously, "I'll tell you what, why don't you boy's go ahead and call me Ranka? That's the professional name I use at the transvestite bar I work at."
"Ranka, you'll be the death of me…" I mumbled, preparing the fresh tea and bringing it to the table before sitting myself across from Haruhi, next to Ranka.
"What so Haruhi told you about us?" Kaoru asked.
"No! Kyoya told me about you two over the phone! And Saki always updates me on my precious Haruhi whenever she comes over!" Ranka exclaimed, turning to Kyoya and me with a giant grin as we all three joined hands.
"You know, you really are a beautiful person Ranka!" Kyoya exclaimed as I smiled girlishly.
"Say what?!" The others exclaimed in shock.
"Saki?! When was this?" Haruhi asked quietly.
"What else do you think your dad and I gossip about when you're in the shower or cleaning?" I replied calmly, sipping at my tea while Ranka and Kyoya took turns ripping into Tamaki.
"Why didn't you say you've been getting calls from Kyoya-senpai, dad?!" Haruhi shouted.
"What am I supposed to do Haruhi? You rarely tell me anything about school!" Ranka whined.
"So that makes it ok to talk behind my back? C'mon, Senpai, would you please stop growing mushrooms in other people's closets?!" She shouted.
"Haruhi, the thing about you is... You're cute even when you're angry!" Ranka exclaimed, glomping her as I went to wait by the door for Haruhi.
"To the supermarket?" I asked Haru-chan when she met me by the door.
"Yeah let's go." She sighed; ignoring the guy's plea's to go with us.
"So, you mad at me for gossiping with your dad?" I asked as we walked down the street.
"No, not really; I mean it's only natural, you're like part of the family, after all. We have keys to each other's homes, so I guess it would be pretty bad if you and my dad didn't get along that well." She explained.
"True, but I feel bad leaving them alone together. Knowing Ranka he'll let something slip about what we've told him over the past few months. I can only imagine what Kyoya-san would do to me if he found out I think he has an actual heart." I shuddered, making my friend laugh. "Or that he makes a hot girl…"
"Or if he told Mori how absolutely 'handsome and caring and kind' you think he is." She mocked, making her voice a higher pitch.
"What if he tells the twins how funny you actually think they are?! Or tell Honey how adorable we've described him as?!" I exclaimed with a laugh.
"You know, that's actually pretty common sense stuff that we've told my dad, if he actually has to tell them all that for them to figure it out, they're a lot denser than I thought." Haruhi said seriously, making me laugh even harder.
"Yeah, that's true. But we've underestimated them before, and think about what happened last episode." I laughed as we walked into the market and grabbed two baskets. "What should we make, Haruhi?" as we walked into the veggie section.
"I'm not sure, but something filling and not too expensive." She answered as we perused.
"Well, you go ahead and look here, I'm going to go find the eggs and rice; I can make an onigiri dish, maybe stuffed with Miso?" I thought out loud, walking away from the girl as I approached the rice aisle and was almost ran over by Mori and Honey. "Oi, what're you all doing here?!" I exclaimed, climbing onto the shelves so I could reach the rice that was on sale.
"We followed you and Haruhi here with everybody else! Do you really think I'm that cute?" Honey asked seriously.
"Of course I do!" I laughed, throwing the rice next to him in the basket before jumping down and moving down the aisle to look for more ingredients. "Have you guy's seen the miso?" I asked, searching the store for it as they tailed me.
"Ah, it's there." More pointed to a really high shelf.
"Fudge monkeys… Hey Mori? Could you hand me a few things of Miso?" I asked sheepishly, craning my neck in an attempt to see the top of the pile.
"Ah..." He said, grabbing two things for me.
"Thank you!" I exclaimed happily, skipping back to the vegetable aisle to find some yummy fillings!
"Oooo! Stewpot!" I exclaimed happily, setting the plate of Onigiri on the table for everybody to eat.
"Saki! You put little faces on the rice balls! How cute!" Honey exclaimed.
"Yeah, I guess they are!" I laughed, sitting down next to the adorable third year, stealing some of the chrysanthemum off of Tamaki's plate and replacing it with some meat, earning a pout from Ranka, before handing him a sassy little rice ball sticking it's tongue out at him.
"Oh Lotta, you're so cute!" He exclaimed, glomping me.
"Thanks, Ranka, but I'm kind of hungry!" I laughed around the rib crushing hug.
"No wonder the tall one is so fond of you darling!" He shrieked happily. "I can just picture the wedding now!" He exclaimed dreamily, making Mori and I blush a bright pink.
"RYOJI!" I exclaimed embarrassedly.
"What's going on here?" Haruhi asked.
"Hey Saki? Maybe next week we can go to your house?!" The twins chorused.
"NO!" Haruhi and I exclaimed in unison, before looking at each other worriedly and sitting back down, ignoring the questions the boys threw at us for the rest of the meal.
"So, the community center once they leave, yeah?"
AUTHORS NOTES:
Ok, I'm going to be honest, for once I really don't feel like responding to all of your reviews individually, and that's really messed up of me, but I'm lazy, so I'll just say: I'm glad you all liked the last chapter so much! I love the Lobelia episode! It makes me laugh so freaking hard. I mean, they go tranny for the day, and Kyoya really does look the most like a girl! It's funny! And now Carzygirl123 and I have come up with a shipping name for Saki and Takashi! SAKASHI! (Because it's the only one we could think of that sounded ok ish XD ) I've already come up with an idea for the next chapter, and just a head's up, it won't be part of the anime or manga. I'll be making it up pretty much on my own though i will probably ask some people for help... *cough cough YaoiRPAlley Cough sneeze*...
Oh and Saki's rose color was chosen specifically for her! 5 points to whoever can figure out why! Though of course the one who helped me pick it out cannot participate... I think you guys will like it!
Sincerely Yours,
Sunstar Writer
A.K.A. The Fairest in the land.
P.S.
The song i used is from pocahontas, the disney movie. I have been on a disney roll lately and i'm not sure why. I found all my old vhs' though so that may be it... Not sure if I've already said that though.