New Host in the Club
by RavenExpert
A Hetalia x Ouran High School Host Club
Chapter 36: The Freezing Snow to the Club
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN.
Sorry for changing back and forth from human names to nation names. :) They're one in the same, so please don't get confused.
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The next day, Kiku was at the hallway, preparing to go to school when he noticed that Russia was in the end of the hallway, nearby the entrance, had few bags on his side. Kiku just walked over to him. "Russia-san, are you going back?"
Russia turned back as he put on his scarf. "Ah, no. I want to send these bags to my homeland. While I'm here, your boss gave me few documents to send back to my government."
"For an international relationship, is that so?"
"Probably. So I think I'll come late to the clubroom, so don't mind me, okay~?" Despite Russia's tone was being nice, Kiku didn't feel something right from it. He didn't feel like asking what sort of documents were there. "Well then, I'll be going."
As Russia exited the house, Kiku also exited to go to the school.
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During class, Kiku didn't really pay attention to the class since Russia's business was still stuck in his mind. He knew well that he shouldn't interrupt any kind of shady business any further, but somehow, his business caught Kiku's attention. Though, if he really was going back to his homeland, then he probably wouldn't be able to attend the next events.
In a way, Kiku actually felt relieved.
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He didn't feel relieved for long though. When he arrived at the clubroom, the said Russian was sitting on a sofa, talking to the female students. When he noticed Kiku, he waved towards him gently. "Hey, Kiku! You're a little late, aren't you?"
Kiku abruptly went towards Ivan, grabbed his big arms, dragged him to the corner of the room, and then talked to his face. "Ivan-san... I thought you were going to come late today since you're going back to your homeland." His tone was half angry, and half confused.
"Ufufu~ I never said about going back to my homeland, Kiku. I only said that I was going to send those away." Few minutes later, Ivan started to emit weird auras around his body. The Japanese was caught surprised at that moment. "Or, do you really want me to go back~?"
Kiku truly understood that he just couldn't let Ivan get out of his sight. Any single wrong move could've killed him. "That's not what I meant, Ivan-san, but I just didn't expect this to happen."
Ivan still kept his smile, but his aura started to dissipate. "Oh. Alright then." He turned back, but soon looked at Kiku before going back. "Now then, I have few female students to please~ Why don't you start your activities too, Kiku?"
"O-oh... right."
The two parted to their respective places.
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Since the Guest Host event still continued, Kiku had a lesser session than usual, so he finished faster than Ivan and some others. Since the club activities had not finished yet, Kiku decided to get out of the room to get some refreshers. That was when he accidentally saw something... really strange.
Ivan was depressed.
I-Ivan-san was depressed!? The world must be ending...
Kiku tried to ignore it and exited the room.
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Few minutes later when he was going back, the club activities had ended. He arrived on time to pick up his things and went home. He took a peek inside the room, and it would seem that everyone had prepared themselves to go home. "Ah, Kiku-chan! Good work today!" Honey greeted the Japanese with a happy smile.
Kiku looked around the room, but he found that Ivan was not inside. "Um, Ru- Ivan-san is not here?"
"He left a little while ago. He said that he would wait for you in the main gate. You should go find him, Kiku-chan."
"Oh, alright."
Following Honey's advice, Kiku gathered his belongings and then exited the room once again, towards the main gate. When he arrived, he saw Ivan had been waiting for him. His face had returned to normal from his depressed state. "Oh, you finally arrived, Kiku. Let's go back."
Kiku only nodded a bit. He looked at Ivan's refreshed face. He thought that this "might" be the best chance to make sure what happened. "Um, Ivan-san. The reason why you were so depressed earlier, was it because of... you know?"
The Japanese did not dare to complete his sentence since he had a good idea what made him so depressed. Ivan didn't answer that though. He only looked away, but with this response, he knew that he was right. Kiku let out a simple sigh. He looked relieved.
On their way back, they found something rare. "Oh, another sunflower!"
Ivan soon went to the small sunflower by the roadside and crouched down. It was small, and didn't seem to grow properly. Seeing this flower, Kiku remembered the wild flowers that Ivan picked a while back. "By the way, Ivan-san. What about those flowers you picked up back then?"
"Oh those?" Ivan stood up and looked at Kiku before answering. "I brought them back."
"Eh, what?" Kiku shook his head. "To your homeland? Along with those documents?"
Ivan nodded innocently. "Yup~ Though they are not exactly in their original forms."
The Japanese was confused. He didn't get the meaning of "not exactly in their original forms". He only thought that those flowers might have died already, or probably was stomped by someone. He didn't feel like asking anything. Moments later, Ivan cleaned his scarf from the dirt since it touched the ground. After that, they went back.
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The way back was so silent since both Kiku and Ivan didn't have anything to talk to. Besides, the Japanese had always been afraid of the Russian, especially when he started kol-ling. Kiku just tried to relax himself by taking a breath before asking anything. "Um, by the way, Ivan-san. I heard that you want to live in a warm place?"
"Hm? That's true. I don't like my place. It is cold, large, and I'm always alone." Ivan chuckled. "Well, things were actually quite good back when we were still a Soviet Union though~ Everyone lives together in one house~"
Ivan's tone sounded playful and had a nice ring to it. Kiku just felt relieved that Ivan didn't seem to mind that question.
One thing for sure, he could feel that Ivan's mood was better than yesterday.
"Oh yes. Kiku, can I bring someone else here?"
Kiku turned slightly. "Why yes. I don't see why not, Ivan-san."
"Okay~ But that might have to wait, though~"
Kiku sweat-dropped. Even though Ivan's mood was better, his next intention suddenly made Kiku shudder to no end.
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A/N: Sorry for 2 weeks of not updating. I was attending a trip with my family, when I suddenly got sick. I just can't stand cold weather... I was thinking of taking few days of rest to collect some data story for another ideas and new ideas for my two fan games. I really need to take some time to relax...