The next morning, she got up and yawned, looking at her bear while the postscript of the letter ran through her mind. She felt it and then saw how loose the threading was in the back. She reached in and felt something that wasn't fluff, pulling it out. It was a pentacle necklace that she's wanted. Turtle smiled and bit her lip, looking upwards. "Thanks sis." He said before stitching her bear up and putting on the necklace. She hugged her bear and felt warm and happy. She then proceeded to get up and dressed, taking a shower as well. Once she was clean, she put on her purple and black trip pants, straightened her short hair, put on a small black hoodie, and a tank top under it. She checked herself in the mirror and smiled. "Perfect." She said before getting some breakfast. She left a note saying where she was going and headed out to the library.
The best part of living in a city was that people never gave you a second glance because you could see so much stranger than a normal person. They had people in duct-taped dresses for crying out loud! She soon got to the library and picked out a nice book from the English section and sat down to read. She got to the third page before feeling like something was staring a hole in her back. She turned and saw a bit of blonde hair peeking out along with the tip of a bunny ear. She shrugged it off and went back to reading, and saw a flash of orange hair. "Oh for the love of-" She got up, walked over to stand by the bookshelf. "Hmm… maybe I'll go get some ice cream-" She was tackled by Hunny. "I want ice cream! Please please please!" He said, hugging her and looking up pleadingly. Turtle smiled. "Of course, but only two scoops." She told him before sighing. "The rest of you can come out now." She told them, waiting expectantly as the entire group came out, looking sheepish except for kyouya, who looked like… well… kyouya. Turtle sighed. "If you wanted to spend some time with me, you could've just asked." She said to them. They all looked at her hopefully and she groaned. "Fine." She said, and Hunny cheered. The librarian started to scold him, but when she saw his teary-eyes face and pout she caved and gave him a sucker, ruffling his hair.
Turtle twitched before sighing, apparently one of the only girls impervious to Hunny's innocent charm. "Well, let's go then. Hunny asked for ice cream, so I should get him some. Hunny smiled and clambered onto Mori's shoulders, the sucker still in his mouth. Hikaru and Kaoru wrapped their arms around her shoulders, and Kaoru kissed her cheek lightly. Turtle couldn't help a small smile at that. Kyouya and Tamaki were discussing host ideas while Kyouya told him how much it would cost and the predicted outcome, walking close together. Turtle was starting to feel comfortable like this. At the ice cream parlor, Hunny ended up getting six scoops of double chocolate chip, and Turtle reached into her pocket for her wallet, but the twins beat her to it, paying for both Hunny's ice cream and her peanut butter ice cream. They also ordered their own raspberry ones, and Tamaki finally convinced Kyouya to have some as well, getting two mint ones for the both of them. Turtle smiled at those two while Hunny traded off licks with Mori, who was blushing a little. While she was licking at hers, some got on her cheek. Kaoru smirked and licked it off, causing her to blush. She was about to lick her ice cream when he leaned forward and got some. "Hey, eat your own!" She said with a pout. Kaoru chuckled and let her lick some of his ice cream.
They left the parlor and went to the park, Hunny having fun as Mori followed him, making sure he didn't get hurt and such. "They're so cute~" Turtle said with a smile. Kaoru grinned. "Mori confessed to him this morning. They're together now." Turtle's smile widened. "That's great!" She exclaimed happily. "Now we just need to wait for Kyouya and Tamaki to realize that they belong together. Turtle grinned mischievously. "What if we made them know?" Hikaru looked at her in surprise. "Turtle, you've got a scheme?" She smirked. "Commoners have ideas too." She told him before pulling them closer. "Now that we need to do is this…"
~3 hours later~
Tamaki was looking confused as Turtle lead them to an ordinary park. There were tons of trees in the area, which made phones practically useless here. Turtle smiled. "I like nature, you guys are the ones who wanted to come with." She said before twitching her nose slightly, their cue. Gradually, as they walked, the others hid, and then she broke into a run, hiding in a bush as Kyouya and tamaki were left alone. Kyouya didn't lookup while Tamaki tried to steal glimpses of what Kyouya was writing, pouting whenever Kyouya changed the angle so that Tamaki couldn't see. Eventually, Tamaki looked around and noticed that they were alone. "Ah! Kyouya we're lost! What'll we do?" Kyouya adjusted his glasses with a sigh. "Calm down, it's a small park and I'm sure we'll find a way out eventually. Besides, if we were in any danger, everyone else would be looking for us." Tamaki's eyes widened. "Oh no! They must be lost too! The poor princesses must be frightened and need Daddy's help-" "Tamaki, would you stop focusing on protecting everyone else and focus on yourself when you're in trouble too?" Kyouya snapped, frowning. "They don't have to be protected every minute of every day, and you don't need to hover over them like a mother hen! Think of yourself for once! You have no lover at home, a strict father, no time to relax, you're always worrying, and now you're lost in a park!" Kyouya tried to regain his composure, sighing again while he sat down on a relatively clean tree stump. Tamaki stared at him, wide-eyed and hurt before looking down and sitting as well. "You didn't have to put it like that…" He said quietly. "Just because I don't have a girlfriend doesn't mean that there isn't someone I like… I just can't like them." Kyouya looked at him with slight disbelief. "How so? Any girl would give their right arm to be dating you, and even your father wouldn't mind you dating a nice girl, no matter her status." Tamaki closed his eyes. "And if the one I like isn't a girl? Why do you think I can play the part of 'Host King so well? I don't feel embarrassed around girls because I don't have to worry about falling in love with them." Kyouya looked extremely surprised, his eyebrows raised and his eyes a bit wider. "Tamaki… I never knew that you were gay…" He put a hand on Tamaki's shoulder. "Who is it? I won't tell them that you like them, but I'd like to know." He wasn't sure how to comfort the blonde, but he was trying. "I can't tell you. He'd definitely find out if I told you, and then he would quit. I don't want him to quit." Tamaki said quietly. Kyouya paused. "Quit what?" He asked suspiciously. Tamaki immediately realized his mistake and tried to cover it up. "Um… h-his job at the company! Yes, that's it! He works at the company… a-and-" "Dammit, Tamaki, don't lie to me!" Kyouya growled, putting his hands forcefully on Tamaki's shoulders. "Who. Is. It?" He asked again, his voice low. Tamaki remained silent for a minute before suddenly kissing him softly. "You." Kyouya slowly blushed, releasing his grip on Tamaki's shoulder, instead pushing his hair back a bit as he tried to take that in. "Me? All this time…" Tamaki winced and waited for Kyouya to call him disgusting, or reject him with biting, impersonal words. "All this time… and I could've just told you." Tamaki looked at him in shock before slowly smiling, then hugging him. "Kyouya… you?" Kyouya nodded. "I kept wondering which girl would win you over. I never had a chance against them when it came to romance and love. Besides, it seemed impossible for you to be gay." Tamaki kissed him again, long and sweet. "I happen to be an excellent teacher…" Tamaki purred. At that precise moment, they both heart voices. "Tamaki! Kyouya!" Turtle came over, grinning when she saw them together. "About time you two got together." She said, seeing their blushes as Kyouya tried to move away from Tamaki, who held him firmly in place. "We're going to get coffee, so do you wanna come… or should we leave you two alone?" She asked, grinning mischievously. Tamaki gasped. "You planned this, didn't you?" Turtle laughed. "May~be." He looked about to give her a lecture before she stopped him. "Before you start, would you have told him otherwise?" At the pause, she nodded smugly. "Then don't complain. Now then, coffee?" They both nodded, still blushing, and let themselves be reunited with the gang, who all went to get coffee, and hot chocolate for hunny, before heading home. Now, everyone had someone to love.
I'm ending it here since, well, I haven't updated in over a YEAR. I really am sorry about that, but now I've finished it with a happy ending, and will probably just post one-shots from now on. Thank you, those who have read and liked this story so far!