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WARNING: LONG chapter!Also, Ichi IS full on straight! She was never bi! ;D
Ch.19 Lotus of Lobelia
Normal P.O.V
When Ichi woke up, it was only a little while after Mori left. She grabbed her bag and left the room while hurrying off to class since the meeting was over. As she pushed the class doors open, she was surprised to only see a few students there.
"Bonjour Rene! Where's the rest of the class? Good morning Kyo-Kyo!" Kyouya 'Hmm'd' in response but Tamaki glomped her.
"Tallis! We need you to go get some commoner's coffee for this evening! Classes are still half days because of the festival, remember?" She sighed in relief and nodded before leaving again.
Little did they know, Haruhi was already at the store…
Ichi hurried back to the school with one arm holding a bag of coffee and the other steering the Motorcycle. She saw Haruhi almost fall but she got caught by someone. At the time she was looking to the side, so when she turned back and saw a familiar face almost right in front of her she kicked her bike away and jumped before rolling on the ground.
"Ichi-kun! You saved me!" An annoying voice sounded through her ears as she was held up by her face. Ichi groaned in response before being easily lifted and carried after where she saw Haruhi.
By the time Ichi had been carried to the girl's destination, she had fainted from a dizzy spell. Haruhi was already taken to the club room when Ichi was carried in by another spinning Lobelia girl. It seemed as though she was in mid-sentence when she arrived though.
"-Oh and then Ichi-kun and I can ride off into the sunset on a horse while Ichi-kun feeds me strawberries and tells me how cute I look in a dress! So Kawaii~!" She squealed, an unconscious Ichi in her arms.
Haruhi looked over at her worriedly but when Renge popped up, Ichi's eyes opened. She looked up into the smiling and blushing face of the strange girl with wide, frightened eyes…. Before fainting again.
This time Haruhi just deadpanned. Who knew Ichi could be afraid of a girl like her? Mori, on the otherhand, was still looking worriedly over at her. One, the girl was unknown, two, they came from her old school, and three, she was holding her with a creepy grin on her face…
As Renge went back into the ground, the girl accidentally dropped Ichi to the ground with a thud. She panicked and ran over to the other girls while leaving Ichi on the floor. Mori mentally sighed in relief as Ichi woke up and looked around.
"A maiden's beauty…" Chizuru spoke. "It is to have spirit pure enough not to give in to superficial beauty, influence, or lust." Hinako spoke afterwards.
"As a girl you… For a girl you… We're fed up with all the oppressive male contempt for women." She scolded. Next up was Benio in a fake mustache. Ichi looked pale.
"Our pride… It comes from having soulful relationships based on equality, as a result of being of the same sex." She turned around, "Including, yes…" Now they were holding each other with the random girl playing with Benio's hair.
"Even relationships of love~" Benio purred.
"Oh there you go Benio~" Chizuru cooed.
"Benibara-sama~" Hinako chimed in.
"Ah~ Benio-kun~" The fourth girl sighed. Ichi shot up from her spot with a deep blush on her face.
"W-what are you doing here!" She squeaked. Benio's eyes immediately widened before she looked towards Ichi and Haruhi.
"I-Ichi… kun?" She half asked, just to make sure. Ichi's eyes started to sting with tear water but she'd never cry in front of them.
"Oh Ichi-kun!" All four girls ran over to her and hugged her while Tamaki freaked.
"Don't touch Mon ami eith-" He was cut off by a loud slapping noise.
Ichi had just been slapped by the fourth girl who had yet to reveal her name. Ichi just laid on the ground holding her face in shock while the girl cried out to her.
"How dare you leave me behind! I was so worried about you! Even though you just saved me earlier, you could've done a better job at it! I missed you so much Ichi-kun! Don't you remember? I loved you!" The hosts all froze while the Lobelia girls looked at Ichi with glares.
A dark chuckling sound came from Ichi as she stood up with her bangs covering her face.
"Tsuki dear, you may think that you love me, but you don't… You chase any girl with a cute face and right now I'm it… I don't love you and you never loved me so get over it…" The hosts looked shocked as did the Zuka girls, but Tsuki just sunk to the ground and held Ichi's hands with tears in her eyes.
"B-b-but you don't really mean that, right Ichi-kun? I-I do love you! I only see you now, ok? I-I promise!" She pleaded. While that argument went on, Benio and the others started making another scene…
"To think that they dragged these sweet girls down along with them, though…" Benio said while pinning Haruhi to a pillar while gesturing at Ichi. The latter-mentioned girl tuning everything out until Haruhi showed up with coffee.
"Ah! I'll get the cakes Benibara-sama!" It seemed as though while she was in a daze, she had forgotten that she was at the club. Ichi soon returned to the four other girls with small snack cakes and only bowed to Benio.
"Thank you. How kind of you both." Benio said while walking up to the two hosts. Ichi blinked in confusion while handing them the trays. She shook her head and stepped away.
"You're real treasures in this trash heap!" Chizuru chimed.
"Coffee made by a maiden possesses suck a fragrant aroma, and cakes made by a patient young women as well! How lovely~!" Benio boasted.
"This is instant…" Haruhi informed. Ichi just blinked while looking around with a confused expression.
"Well then, why don't the six of us have a tea party?" Hinako suggested. Before anyone could realize what was happening, Ichi ran off holding a hand over her mouth towards the bathroom. Tamaki continued with his rant as Mori went to go check on Ichi.
In the bathroom,
Ichi was in a locked stall on her knees as she threw up in the toilet. Being dizzy mixed with anger, lack of sleep, and confusion was not sitting well with her stomach. A door clicked open and shut while she gasped for air and looked over at their shoes.
As she breathed heavily, the person walked over to the stall and knocked on it lightly. Ichi wiped her mouth and sat on her knees with her hands on the floor and her head drooped drowsily.
"S-sorry… It's occupied…" She groaned. The person stopped knocking, but tried the door.
"Kitsune, it's me…" Mori sounded. Ichi's head throbbed before she shakily stood up and opened the door. She fell against Mori and he held her up while she put her hands on his stomach.
"S-sorry… I must have th-thought I was back in Lobelia~" She slurred. Mori nodded in understanding before thinking about the other girl.
"Tsuki?" He asked, sounding more like a statement though.
"Craaaap~" She moaned. "She's so creepy… That's why I left… She's my own personal stalker…" Mori kept her steady as she wobbled over to lean on the sink. "Every day she would glomp me and shout cheesy love lines to me… I would have put her in a hospital if it wasn't for Ouran…"
"Ah…" Mori said to show her he was listening. He found this information somewhat amusing.
"I had to tell her I moved to somewhere without phone service before she quit calling me and showing up at my house… Mori-senpai?" She looked up at him.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"Please, keep her away from me…" Ichi pleaded while holding onto his blazer. "Help me?" His eyes flashed with a need to protect her and he nodded instantly.
"Sure…" After Ichi regained composure, she walked out with Mori in tow. The Lobelia girls were suddenly circled around her and Haruhi, cutting Mori off.
"You poor things. It must be a shock to be so deceived." Chizuru sighed. Ichi was confused once more as she looked over to Haruhi.
"Come on, dump this bunch, and come back over to us. You too Ichi-kun!" Hinako added. Ichi was now a bit panicked and looked pleadingly over at Haruhi.
"Yeah Ichi-kun! It's not just me, we all miss you!" Tsuki added while Ichi paled.
"Now, hold on, ladies. These maidens are all shaken up today. Let's ask again tomorrow. We'll be expecting a favorable answer." Benio patted the girls' shoulders.
"Well… adieu!" They spun out of the room laughing. Haruhi turned around and grabbed Ichi's arm.
"We'll be excusing ourselves now, too…" She said darkly and dragged Ichi away. Ichi was surprised that Haruhi picked up the bike and put on Arc-en's helmet before signaling for her to get on. Ichi quickly moved Haruhi to the back of the bike and put on her own helmet.
"We need a laptop…" She muttered. At that, Ichi took off to none other than Sheila's house. After all, Arc-en had a laptop and she needed to return the bike.
Haruhi wasn't nervous or dizzy this time as they got off and went into the house with Ichi's own key.
"Arcy! We got a problem!" Ichi shouted as she kicked off her shoes, went into the kitchen, and brought three drinks back. She handed one to Haruhi who numbly held it while taking a sip of her own.
"Where is it?" Haruhi asked. Ichi brought her upstairs and into Arc-en's room. He was still asleep even though she just shouted up to him. She pointed the laptop out to Haruhi who immediately went on it while Ichi walked up to Arc-en's bed.
"Arcy~ I have some soda! It's your favorite!" She bribed. Instantly his hand shot up and grabbed the drink she was holding out. Ichi just laughed and watched him drink some before getting up.
"What's up Foxy?" He asked. She threw some clothes at him.
"Put some pants on at least! We have a guest!" Arc-en quickly looked at Haruhi, blushed, and put on some black painter pants.
"Better?" He asked while showing off his muscular build. Ichi just rolled her eyes and took a picture.
"I'm sooo selling this to the girls in our music class…" Arc-en paled before walking up behind Haruhi.
"Hey shorty, what are you looking for?" At the closeness of his voice, Haruhi jumped and turned in her seat.
"A-ah! Sorry, I need to show Ichi something importa-" She cut herself off with an embarrassed blush as she was face to face with his six-pack of abs.
"Haha, you're fine! I was hoping for that reaction!" He cheered. Ichi went to sit with Haruhi.
"What do you need to show me that's got everyone freaking out?" Haruhi frowned while turning the screen towards Ichi.
As she read down the screen, her eyes went wide and welled up with tears before she took off out of the room. It was the host club's auctioning site, but that's not the problem… They had sold, 'Ichi-kun's used guitar pick' but in reality…
They had sold the guitar pick she had taken from her father on the day he left.
Ichi didn't take the bike, she ran. By the time Haruhi and Arc-en were outside, she was all the way down the street. She knew they'd try to follow her so she turned the corner and jumped a fence before taking off in the direction of her house.
"Crap… She left her cell and bag at my house…" Arc-en said. "Call Tallness…" Haruhi immediately dialed Mori's cell number.
"Hello?" His voice sounded.
"Mori-senpai! Is there any way we can get Ichi's guitar pick back from that fan?" She asked frantically. There was some talking in the background before Kyouya got on the phone.
"What seems to be the problem now, Haruhi?" He asked.
"Remember that guitar pick you sold? Ichi's guitar pick?" She asked with anger laced in her voice.
"Of course I do. It sold for quite a lot of Yen." She could practically hear the smirk in his voice.
"Wipe that smile off your face! It was her Father's guitar pick!" She shouted. On the other end, Kyouya had put it on speaker so that she wouldn't yell in his ear. At that last sentence though, the room went silent.
Well, before Haruhi hung up and Tamaki flipped out again…
With Ichi,
By now Ichi was in her house. She wiped a few tears from her face and changed out of her school uniform when she saw a package on the couch. Ichi face-palmed herself as she realized it was the work uniform for everyone at her second job in the Music store, Onpa.
"What's wrong Mama?" Cho asked cutely. Ichi sighed and picked her up before setting her on the counter in the bathroom.
"Mama just needs to calm down… Does my little butterfly want to go to work with me? I have the perfect outfit for you too!" Ichi cooed while brushing Cho's long black hair out.
"Ok! What is it?" Cho giggled when some of her bangs brushed her cheek.
"You'll see! Go sit with Obaa-san until I'm done, ok?" She asked. Cho nodded and went off to do as she was told.
Ichi unbound the wraps over her chest and changed into her uniform. It was the same for every girl in Onpa and she actually liked the simplicity of it. A short sky blue skirt with a black wave design, a matching sky blue dress shirt with rips down the side and black cloth underneath it. She also had to wear black pumps with a blue tip covering her toes.
"Ok, now for the face change…" She said and opened a contacts case. She put them in and looked in the mirror.
Ice blue eyes with a black ring around them and slit pupils stared back at her pale face. She put thick eyeliner, light blue eye shadow, and her usual black lipstick on as well. As she pulled the last item out of the package, her eye twitched.
It was a black Neko tail and ears. She fixed the tail through the skirt and sat the ears on her head before flaring her hair out in crazy spikes, making her eyes look wild, and walking out of the bathroom.
"Cho! Mama has your outfit!" Ichi called as she pulled a little costume out of Cho's little dresser. Cho rushed in excitedly and squealed in excitement when she saw the costume.
"Now I'll be a real butterfly Mama!" Cho cheered. The costume was a little green dress with black sparkles and pretty black and green attachable wings. Ichi quickly got her dressed and walked them both into Anna's room.
"Ok, Maman! How do you like my work uniform?" Ichi asked. Anna laughed slightly as she looked at the girls.
"Y-you both look b-beautiful… Have fun at w-work K-Kitsune…" Ichi walked up to the bed while placing Cho on it and kissed Anna's cheeks. Cho did the same and hugged her before Ichi stood and picked her up.
"Ok, I'll be back in a few hours… The neighbor lady will be over shortly… Je t'aime Maman! Au revoir!" Ichi said while slowly walking towards the exit.
"Je t'aime Kitsune et Cho! Au revoir!" (I love you Kitsune and Cho) Anna called back.
"Je t-t'aime Obaa-san!" Cho stuttered. Ichi then walked out of the house after locking the door. She set Cho down and they walked hand in hand down the street. While walking towards Onpa, Ichi saw a limo drive past. She froze up when it stopped and quickly picked Cho up onto her shoulders.
"Cho, stay quiet ok?" She asked. Cho nodded and smiled while playing with Ichi's kitty ears. When the limo started driving off again, Ichi sighed in relief and turned the last corner. She could see Onpa right up the road and quickly walked up to it.
"We're fine now!" Ichi said while entering and flipping the sign to open. Cho looked in awe at all of the cool things in the music store. There were instruments hanging from the ceiling, a stage with couches surrounding it, changing rooms, stuffed animals or chibi characters from animes, isles and isles of CD's of music, videos, and anime. There was a section with Manga, and behind the counter was even a coffee machine and a vending machine with soda.
"Wow~! It's so big Mama!" Cho said. Ichi laughed and placed Cho on the couch before going over to a mirror behind the counter. She picked up some black face paint and colored her nose black. After that, she opened a pack of attachable whiskers and placed them on her face. Ichi also brought a butterfly mask over to Cho and put it over her head while she laughed.
"Mama, can you sing for me?" Cho asked. Ichi smiled down at her before thinking of a song. She laughed and spoke in her natural accent… A French accent.
"But of course mademoiselle!" She said and walked onto the stage after putting a CD in the stereo. (Look up the last two verses if you wish!)
"Which pets' address is the finest in Paris?
Which pets posess the longest pedigree?
Which pets get to sleep on velvet mats?
Naturellement, the Aristocats!
Which pets are blessed with the fairest forms and faces?
Which pets know best all the gentle social graces?
Which pets live on crème and loving pats?
Naturellement, the Aristocats!"
Ichi tapped Cho's nose, picked her up, and spun her before setting her back down again.
"They show aristocratic bearing when they're seen upon an airing
And aristocratic flair in what they do and what they say
Aristocats are never found in alleyways or hanging 'round
The garbage cans where common kitties play
Oh, no!
Which pets are known to never show their claws?
Which pets are prone to hardly any flaws?
To which pets do the others tip their hats?
Naturellement, the Aristocats!"
As Ichi waited for the timing of the song, she started to feel better. She even opened the doors all the way and turned up the music.
"Aristocats, ils sont toujours, meme quand ils font un petit tour
Toujours precieux la ou ils vont ils sont fiers d'leur education
Dedaignant les ruelles, ils preferent les bars aux poubelles
Dont se contentent, trop vulgaires les chats d'gouttiere
Ah, poisse!"
Unknown to them, the hosts now stood in the door after Tamaki heard someone singing in French.
"Quels "Miaou" reprouvent les gros mots?
Quels chats chouchous s'estiment sans defauts?
Et d'vant qui les aut'chats tirent leur chapeau ?
Mais naturellement...
Mais naturellement, voyons,
Mais naturellement,
Les Aristocats!"
Ichi giggled along with Cho and they both said, "Meow!" at the same time. Ichi then turned off the music, and spoke to Cho.
"Now, what would you like to do?" Before Cho could reply, Ichi was tackled in a hug and pinned to the floor.
"Bravo! Bien fait mademoiselle! C'est un plaisir d'entendre une voix si douce parler ma langue maternelle!"* He cheered. Ichi deadpanned.
'How could he not recognize my voice?' Ichi thought until she saw how he had pinned her down.
"Rene, it's me! Now stop being a perv and get off!" She scolded. He blushed and went to sulk in a corner while muttering about how he 'wasn't a perv.' Ichi very carefully, got up and brushed her clothes off while fixing her tail and ears.
"Uncle Tama-chan!" Cho squeaked. He instantly left the corner and swooped her into a hug.
"Oh you look just like a fairy princess! Now all you need is a wand!" He cooed. Cho giggled with a cute blush before looking around. Ichi did as well and saw the rest of the hosts minus Haruhi, but plus Arc-en.
"So Foxy~"
"You bat for both teams?" Kaoru started and Hikaru finished. Ichi closed her eyes, took a deep breath and put on a fake smile as she replied.
"No, Tsuki's just another fan-girl… Anyway, what are you all doing here? The store's not fully open yet, I'm just setting up things…" She asked with a 'big smile' on. Cho ran over to Mori and hugged his hand to her.
"Hi Papa! Hi Hani-nii-san!" Hani smiled largely down at her as Mori gave a small smile.
"Hi Cho!" Hani greeted.
"Hi…" Mori also responded. Ichi just hid her anxiousness and waited for a reply. She got one from Arc-en.
"We're here to see if you're ok about your d-" Ichi cut him off quickly with a 'bright smile'
"I'm perfectly fine! Why wouldn't I be? Anyway, I'm awfully busy so I'll see you all tomorrow! Mori if you could take Cho home that'd be great, thanks!" She placed Cho in his arms. "Cho, daddy's gonna take you home, ok? I love you!" She said and kissed her cheeks before forcing everyone outside and shutting the doors with a sign now placed on the inside of the glass.
'Be back in a half, setting up.'
The hosts, Arc-en and Cho just blinked at how fast that happened. Kaoru glanced over at Arc-en and then at Mori, wondering what might happen.
"That was… interesting…" Kyouya spoke before entering the limo once again, followed by Tamaki.
"Well, we'll see her tomorrow…" The twins chorused as they, too, entered the limo. Hani motioned for them to go on as they started walking down the road towards Ichi's house with Arc-en in tow as well since his house was around the block.
"So…" Arc-en awkwardly started, "Do you think Foxy's really ok about the guitar pick? She's always carried it with her for as long as I can remember…"
"Nope! I think Kit-chan's upset! You all saw her frown before she smiled right?" Hani asked. True, Ichi had accidentally flashed a frown before her 'smile' showed up. Mori stayed silent as he carried Cho in one arm.
Cho looked like she was thinking hard and barely noticed Arc-en kissing her forehead before walking down the other street. She quickly chirped a goodbye before looking back at Mori and Hani.
"Papa?" She asked, trying to get his attention. Mori looked down at her as he had finally gotten use to being called that.
"Ah?" He replied.
"Mama said she wasn't upset when she came home, but I don't believe her!" She said determinedly. Hani's and Mori's ears perked up in alert.
"Why is that?" He asked deeply. She looked down and pouted.
"Because when Mama got home, she was crying…" Cho's lip started to quiver. "Papa I don't want Mama to be sad! You have to do something!" She cried into his shirt. Mori's eyes widened slightly as he had to adjust his hold on the girl.
Hani looked at Mori intently as his eyes flashed and hardened. He smiled at the words that soon came out of his taller cousin's mouth.
"I will." He looked directly into Cho's eyes and smiled a smile that to anyone else would be regular, but to her it was loving and meant everything. She stopped crying and smiled big.
"Promise?" She smiled.
"Promise." He stated deeply.
"Thanks Papa!" She giggled and hugged him tighter. Hani beamed as a thought struck him. He would wait until they dropped Cho off to reveal his thoughts though.
"Ok Cho, we're here!" He cheered. Him and Cho raced into the house as Mori quickly jogged to catch up. As they got inside, they heard light laughter from Anna's room. Entering it, they see Anna and another woman sitting up in bed drinking tea.
The women hadn't noticed Cho's or the boys' presence and kept on chatting.
"Oh I know right? My little niece Amaya just adores Cho and Kitsune! You're right about her being a natural mother too; I just hope that she finds a nice guy to be there for the little one…" The lady, who they recognized to be the neighbor, spoke.
"I do as well… Haha, A-actually I'm favoring one of her friends, h-he's a real sweetheart! I just know y-you'd love him Aisa." Anna spoke, using a play-on-words. Aisa laughed and agreed before Hani coughed nervously, causing the women to look at them.
"Oh hello! You must be Kitsune's friends! Oh and hello Cho, you look adorable!" She cooed while Cho blushed and hid her face behind Mori's hand.
"H-hello Morinozuka and Haninozuka-san. Th-thank you for bringing Cho back. I really appreciate that." Anna thanked. Mori and Hani nodded as Cho went and hugged Anna. Aisa looked over at the two boys before whispering something to Anna, whom nodded in return with a small laugh.
"Actually, I need to go buy some groceries with the money Kitsune gave me for you all, so I'd really appreciate it if you'd stay here with Anna and Cho… Would that be ok?" The boys nodded and Aisa left with many thanks.
"Takashi has to go too, right Takashi?" Hani looked up at said boy as he stared slightly shocked. "It's ok, I'll stay here! Go on, you made a promise!" Takashi smiled at him slightly before nodding to the girls and leaving.
"I missed you Obaa-san! Do you want to make crafts with us Hani-nii-san?" Cho asked. Hani smiled warmly down at her.
"Sure!" They then began to make crafts for the evening until Aisa would have to return.
With Mori,
'Come on, all I need to do is find that guitar pick… I'm sure that would make her smile again…' Mori thought. He went onto the club's website and found the name and address of the pick's buyer before grabbing something off his shelf and leaving his house.
He had to use the limo this time because the address was actually far away. He didn't mind though, he'd do anything to make sure that Ichi never had to fake a smile at him again. Although he didn't know the reason why, Hani and Arc-en did…
As the driver pulled into the loop, Mori looked up at the…. house? It was a slightly normal three-story house with a decent-sized garden in front and a small fountain. Nothing at all to what he had imagined. He stepped out, told the driver to wait, and walked up to the door.
As he knocked, he heard footsteps come towards the door, meaning that someone was in fact, home.
"Hello! Can I he- Mori-senpai!" A regular of Ichi's squeaked in surprise. Mori immediately recognized her as Hana, the shy one that Ichi had sang to. "W-what are you doing here..?" She fiddled with her fingers.
Mori pulled out a picture of Ichi's guitar pick and Hana gasped before motioning for him to follow her. Mori hesitantly stepped inside and walked behind Hana until she reached a shelf with various pictures and other things. The pick was in a corner of a picture frame that was holding a photo of her.
"I thought that Ichi-kun would come pick it up… He told me about it during one of the days we were setting up for music class, but when it was put up on the auction site, I knew he would have never put it on there… So I bought it first… I'm sure he'd be really grateful to you if you took it to him!" She handed him the pick and he put it in his shirt pocket.
"Thanks… Here." He said and put something in her hand. As he removed it, she could see a shiny dark blue guitar pick with an outlined rose pattern. Hana smiled at Mori while nodding her head in understanding.
"Thank you as well Mori-senpai… I'll see you both at the host club! Have a nice night!" Mori nodded as he left and entered his limo to drive home. Hana shut the door and sighed.
"Poor Ichi-kun… He's so nice and always helps me out when I need it… I just wish he didn't want to help me with my crush…. It's so embarrassing…" Hana said with a large blush. Truth is, Ichi had made good friends with the girl and found out who her favorite host is…
The next morning, before Early club meeting;
Ichi had walked to school with Haruhi that day and of course, they shared their feelings on the matter. Ichi apologized for running off as well.
"It's alright… I understand that you were upset… Anyone would be. After all, it was your dad's guitar pick. Are you planning on going back to Lobelia?" Haruhi asked.
"No." Ichi deadpanned. "I left that place and I don't think I'll ever go back… I just wish that Kyouya would have thought about what he was selling… He acts all mature and cool but really he's just a boy trying to be a business man…" Haruhi was surprised by that statement but nodded in agreement.
"Are you going to Lobelia?" Ichi asked Haruhi. Haruhi smiled before responding.
"I was never going to go in the first place." Haruhi replied. As they entered the next hall, they saw the Lobelia girls waiting for them.
"Good choice…" Ichi mumbled to Haruhi.
"Hey there Maiden's." Benio greeted. Ichi deadpanned as Tsuki jumped on her for a piggy backing glomp.
"As promised yesterday, we've come to ask you again." Hinako spoke.
"We are really going to set things straight with those Host Club people today." Chizuru chimed.
"And Ichi-kun will come back to me!" Tsuki cheered, causing Ichi to 'accidentally' drop her on her butt.
"Set what straight?"
"That maidens like you should be in a place more appropriate for her!" They twirled the girls to the club doors and opened them to… darkness?
"OURAN~!" What sounded like one of the twins sang.
"OURAN~!" There was the other twin.
"Ouran~!" That… Was obviously Mori…
"OURAN~!" Kyouya sang quite well actually.
"OURAN~!" Hani sounded adorable as always.
"OURAN~!" Tamaki trilled.
"Host club~ WELCOME!" They all sang out. The girls mouths were slightly askew but Ichi just looked creeped out. She quickly inched her way to the back room while Tamaki flaunted himself around.
"What. The. Hell?" She said when she got into the room. Ichi then thought about it and face-palmed.
"I can see why they'd do this for Haruhi, but how would that even work? I'm just glad they didn't make poor Mori-senpai wear a dress…" She sweat-dropped before sighing and walking back out there to see what was going on now.
'Also, how would this help my case..? They sold something very dear to my heart and I may never get it back…' Ichi quickly wiped her eyes before the burning sensation increased in them.
Mori and Kyouya had just come up to them. Mori flashed a large smile for what he usually would do, and just as Benio started to yell, Haruhi started laughing.
"Too much! I don't even know what this means!" Haruhi was beating her fist off the floor in hysterics, "I thought you guys were goofballs, but jeez…" Benio looked at her stunned.
"Are we really that funny?" The twins and Hani asked. Haruhi laughed and cried harder than before now. They then ran around the room demanding that she call them big sister while she pleaded for them to stop.
"Really, stop it, already." Haruhi tried to catch her breath. "What were you thinking, really?" She asked.
"Well, we want to run the host club with you, Haruhi…" Hikaru spoke.
"You too, Foxy…" Kaoru piped in.
"Maiden, are you…" Benio stopped mid-sentence as she asked Haruhi first.
"I'm sorry. There are all sorts of people in the world, and I do think that your way of thinking is unique and interesting, but I'm studying at this school because I have a goal for my future, so I never intended to quit Ouran here to begin with." The others exhaled slightly held intakes of breath, while the hosts cheered.
"Hold on! If you weren't planning to quit, why did you act so angry yesterday?" Tamaki asked. Haruhi snapped at him next.
"When you sell people's things without asking them, they usually get mad! That mechanical pencil was easy to write with, and I liked it!" She then looked over at Ichi who had accidentally flashed a frown at the wrong time.
"And look! You sold something that meant a lot to Ichi like it was nothing! That's even worse!" Ichi looked up quickly and frantically shook her head while saying, 'It's ok!' over and over again.
"Sorry about that… Still I offered you this complementary teddy-bear pencil, didn't I? And Ichi said she was perfectly fine yesterday!" Tamaki defended.
"I told you I don't want it…" Haruhi deadpanned.
"But wait!" Chizuru spoke out, catching the host's attention.
"Ah yes, we didn't forget about our long lost Roberia No Rotasu! Otherwise known as, The Lotus of Lobelia, Kitsune Ichi!" Benio announced gleefully and suddenly a banner of Ichi dressed as a fiery red fox with her tail around Benio dressed in hunter gear was shown. The guys blushed while Ichi steamed.
"You're coming with us, right Ichi-kun?" Tsuki asked. Ichi looked between the hosts and the Lobelia girls.
"Sorry, I was never a fan of "The Fox And The Hound…" She said and stepped towards the hosts. The zuka's were shocked before Hinako still tried to get her to come.
"But Ichi-kun! You're one of the best! You were the Blooming Lotus flower of Lobelia! A true idol! Please come back!" She pleaded. Ichi let a frown pass her lips before she put on a smile.
"I'm sorry Hinako-chan, but I have no desire to come back. True, I don't have a great dream or goal like Haruhi, but I have finally made some real friends and I would never give that up… No matter how stupid," She looked at Kyouya and Tamaki, "They sometimes are…" Hani, Tamaki, and the twins hugged her.
"Benio…" Chizuru said quietly.
"I know…" Benio replied. "We're not giving up on you, maiden, Lotus. We swear to you, someday, we will come and rescue you both from this place, and bring down this Host Club!" Benio then smiled with her eyes closed before laughing slightly.
"Zai Jian!" (Until we meet again) Benio said and they spun out of the room. Unfortunately, they slipped on some banana peels halfway down the hall. Ichi sighed in relief while looking out of the window.
'My only regret is not leaving sooner… Although I also wish I had Papa's guitar pick back… I was planning on giving it to him if…. if he ever came back…' Ichi's eyes teared up fast and a single tear slipped down her face without her noticing.
"Kitsune…" Mori said. She whipped around and faced Mori. As she saw what he laid in her hands, her eyes went wide and a few more tears fell –which he wiped away himself.
"M-Mori-senpai?" Ichi asked in amazement.
"Don't cry…" He said. She looked up at him in surprise before suddenly hugging him tightly around the waist. Her shoulders shook a bit as she tried to calm herself down.
"T-thank you…. So much…" She said. Mori blushed slightly and his heart jumped a bit, but all he could do was stare down at her with softened eyes.
ENDING IT HERE! This feels like my longest chapter... Translations for a few things;
Bravo! Bien fait mademoiselle C'est un plaisir d'entendre une voix si douce parler ma langue maternelle!
Bravo! Well done miss, it is a pleasure to hear such a sweet voice speaking my native tongue!
Amaya = Night rain
Aisa = loved
I dislike Renge (no offence), therefore I didn't let her end this chapter~! X3 Also, I need you all to tell me who I should pair Arc-en with when it comes to that time! I'm going to put up a poll on which host Hana should be paired with as well (No Tamaki!)… Arc-en's doesn't HAVE to be a host… CoughKasanodaCough! (Although, I agree with Chris Ayres that Kaoru actually IS gay... Again, no offence!) D
Please review~ Thanks!