With the permission of Mr. Ootori seeing that I was alright, my brothers checked me out of the hospital. While we signed the papers we decided that it was a good time to call the host club and their parents who were connected with the guardians to a meeting at my brothers' mansion. Orion was very quiet on our ride home in his black Bentley which was being driven by Will.
"Orion, you had your reasons to." I said quietly and then he spoke quickly.
"I was caught up in my own emotions in trying to speed up the process of the host club to find their weapons that I didn't think that they are not like us but half human as well."
Will looked at me through the rearview mirror and then turned to look at Hachi beside me, who had his arms crossed over his chest. I had a tight feeling in my chest and I felt completely at fault for everything. Everything seemed to change for the worse when the air cleared up a bit.
"Lady Mahett seemed more than glad to come follow us as we left the hospital." I said trying to lighten the mood. They turned to me and I looked at Orion whose eyes were puffy and tired.
I swallowed thickly and I felt a large lump in my throat as I turned to look away at the window and Orion said in a small voice. "Yes, yes she did. Now we need to arrange this meeting adequately. You need to prepare yourself Kira, these people have been waiting for you for a long time. I know we did too." We stopped and Orion hurriedly got out of the car. Hachi briefly put his hand on top of mine and got out of the car and so did Will.
As I got out Kyoya and his mother started making their way towards us.
"Welcome to our home. Please come with us while we wait for the others to arrive." Hachi said with a courteous gesture and Orion smiled as we started walking up the alabaster stairs.
Walking inside the large doors we were greeted by servants who took our belongings and as Will passed ahead of me I quickly began to feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety. The thought of explaining, questioning, possible drama between me and the post guardians will overwhelm me. Even though I was trained to think accordingly during stressful situations...this...this is very different from those situations.
'Everything from the moment I arrived here, has been different. What if something happens while we are meeting with everyone? How will I explain to them when even I don't know about my history?' I stopped in my tracks and started to sweat. The world started to close on me but I felt warm hands on my shoulders.
"Orion, Hachi, we'll catch up with all of you in a bit. If you'll excuse us, the four of you can go on ahead. Kira and I have to talk."
My brothers nodded and Kyoya with his mother looked back at us and I could see restlessness in his eyes.
"We'll be in the library." Orion said as they continued walking and soon disappeared around the corner.
I turned around to look at Will but he quickly took me by my hand and walked inside a room without a second thought. He then looked around and scanned my face, but I couldn't tell what he was feeling that's when it caught me. He couldn't feel, just process. "Kira what's wrong?" He began.
I leaned against the door and took a deep breath as I shakily let out a comment. "When did you start to act human?"
Will let out a sigh and sat me down in a lounge chair of a small break room.
"Stop avoiding the question and tell me what really is going on? My scanners tell me that you have an overwhelming sense of tension and anxiety. As well as your blood pressure is rising. Kira this isn't you, please tell me what's on your mind."
We looked at each other for a while and I had lost track of time.
"Kira? What's wrong?"
I lowered my eyes as I looked at my hands.
"I'm nervous Will."
I looked at him and he raised his eyebrows while still maintaining a neutral face.
"It's going to be difficult to explain to everyone. Especially Haruhi since her mother...How am I supposed to explain to them when I don't even know about it myself? What am I going to say to them? Hey? You're actually descendants of animal warrior guardians who so happen to come from another dimension. And the best part of it is, your parents were tired of waiting so they casted a spell on all of you and on themselves to forget about their origin and their duty. So now that all of you remember, you have to fight in a millennium occurring war that none of you have trained or heard of in your life. Why? All because my stupid ancestor wanted to fight a demon cat. Will, how am I supposed to explain that?"
I looked at him with anxiety and he stayed silent.
"You're just wanting me to vent right?" I said in a monotone voice.
He crossed his arms over his chest and nodded. I wasn't going to complain but I sighed and continued.
"What if something goes wrong? I don't want any more deaths to happen on my behalf. I couldn't do anything to save James, and I still blame myself for it. Rin's alive, but I still feel like it was my fault as well that he is in the state he's in. I feel something bad's going to happen Will, I can feel it. Maybe that's because I'm just pessimistic, but I am worried. What if I lose one of you?"
Will held out his hand for me to stop and ran a hand through his hair..
"Will...what if I'm not good enough?" I put a hand to my chest and cringed.
"Kira.." He looked at me with his gray eyes with worry and sighed.
"I can see why you feel nervous, but you've answered your own questions and have identified the problems at hand already. You're nervous because the one truly close person to you is gone and you feel like you being there will now be out of place. Afraid things will repeat again for you. I've noticed at times that you feel bad about not truly being a part of this group, but you don't make yourself available to all of us."
I looked at him and widened my eyes as he continued to speak.
"You feel bad about having to fake your true emotions around people that you've known for a long time, but you haven't made yourself available enough for the people to become that close to you. Close enough for you to have some sense of trust. You need to be able to find that trust. Being comfortable around someone is totally different from trusting someone. All I can tell you is a close relationship can be built pretty quickly when the right amount effort and time is put into it, and that these people this host club; feels more like helpless victims than friends who think about you in a way very different from the way you think of them.
He started walking closer to me as I could feel my heart pound in my ears with each step he took.
"Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to let these people in. To let them become a second family, and make an environment where you feel you can truly be yourself."
We stared at one another and he cupped my face as his face was filled with emotion.
" If you're not ready for that then you know that you at least have three people you can trust who care about you very much. First person being me of course, and the other two being your brothers. I've been here for you since the start Kira, and you know it. I know you didn't mean to treat me that way when you forgot about me, but I knew deep inside you that we were still friends. So never give up, I know I never did. Now come on, everyone's here. They're waiting for us."
He smiled sadly and walked passed me as I turned around.
"Hey Will?"
"Yes?" He said as he still faced the door.
"Can you give me a list list of ridiculous things?"
He looked puzzled for a second and then smiled
"No, I can't."
I held my breath.
"But you're a robot."
He then looked at me from the corner of his eyes.
"And you're a human."
He opened the door and walked out without another word.
I felt myself grow tenser but found some courage on what I needed to do.
I went through that door and walked at a slow pace to find myself. Looking at the door handle I struggled to actually open it as I placed my hand on the door handle. Then two voices in my head rung loudly but at the same time so brief that I thought it didn't even happen. I held my breath in uncertainty.
"Breathe."
I exhaled and walked inside the room.
I held my head up high as I closed the door behind me. Before me were the hosts and their parents.
'All the guardians are together after so long. I can't afford to mess this up.'
I slowly turned my head to look at everyone who had confused looks on their faces. It took me by surprise to see Honey's grandfather in the room. Will and I strictly kept a straight face as I tried to look for my brothers. Unfortuntately they were not in the room and it tensed me slightly but I could feel their auras in the other room and would enter when I told them too.
I made my way towards the large oak desk where an empty seat waited for me. I sat down and closed my eyes for a second to gather my thoughts. There had to be a plan.
"Excuse me, Kira-kun? Why are we here exactly?" Haruhi said quietly.
"We have things to do unlike you." It was the Hitachiin brothers' father who spoke.
I opened my eyes and took a breath.
"Will, take the host club and leave me with the parents. This is between them and I." Will froze and the host club was about to protest when I looked at Tamaki and he held his breath in response.
"You stay Tamaki, Kyoya you know already."
Will started walking the rambunctious group away when Kyoya's mother spoke.
"I think it would be best if the children knew as well. You want to protect them but they are going to have to know in the end." I looked into her wise eyes and nodded.
"Fine, have them sit down. But all of you cannot say a word. Am I understood?" Everyone looked at me and shook their head.
For the most part they had the knowledge that my brothers and I were magical, but they didn't know what I was about to tell them.
"The reason I have brought all of you here is because of one thing. One thing all of you have in common. Especially my family."
"What could that possibly be? I've never seen you in my life, nor did I know you even existed. How could I know you much less your family?" The Hitachiin brothers looked at their dad with distaste and embarrassment.
I held my hand up and looked at them seriously.
"I will explain."
He grumbled and I sat up straighter.
"All of you here have a secret that you have been keeping from your children for a long time."
The room quickly became silent. Even breathing was non-existent.
"What do you mean by that Ms. Alexander?" Asked Honey's grandfather.
I looked at Mori's father who was sitting next to Honey's father. Mori's father quirked his eyebrow and looked at me with a never blinking eye. It was the first time I have ever encountered with Mori's father and I could feel everyone's gaze.
"I will say this, and all of you may not believe me. Well the adults will not for the reason that you have blocked your connection with my family."
Honey's father folded his arms across his chest. "What do you mean by that?"
"It is up to all of you to decide whether you believe me or not. I can only say that I apologize for not doing anything earlier. What was done in the past can now only be fixed in the present to be prepared in the future." I sighed as I could feel my bracelet on my skin under my longsleeved shirt.
"I was sent here to Japan to protect your children, but fate has changed the course of everything. I wasn't sent here to protect your children I was sent here to find my family and with the help of them, bring back what once was lost to defend this planet from Sutekh."
At the mention of the name only Kyoya's mother reacted, but the reaction was in her eyes. They glistened as she didn't focus on anything else but me.
"Who is this Sutekh you speak of?" Tamaki's father asked with a curious face.
"He is the one who is after me and your children. The man who killed my father. James Francoeur. The man who is the reason my real parents are dead, and the bringer of the millennium war that is slowly approaching us."
I looked at all of them seriously and they didn't seem to believe me.
The Hitachiin's father stood up and began walking towards the door. "This is absolute rubbish!"
The twins looked at me and I gave them a small nod as they stood up and with a flash their weapons appeared.
The parents except Mori and Honey's father and grandfather were shocked. Their father turned around as a watery look in his eyes appeared. "My son's? Is this possible? But why...why can I not remember?" Their father embraced them and the twins' weapons disappeared as Mr. Hitachiin looked at me.
"How...when…"
I gestured for all of them to take a seat and they did.
"Now if there are still some doubts let me free everyone of the curses you have casted on yourselves, and your children."
"But Kira...my father couldn't be…"
I looked at Haruhi and I had forgotten about her. The thought that she was a guardian as well, but it certainly was her mother.
"Haruhi, you're right it's not your father, but he also hides a secret. You're mother was one of the guardians. You're father on the other hand lived here on earth before your mother was here. She wanted to escape Neymaane because she didn't want to fight, but defend. That's why she became a lawyer Haruhi. She raised a family, but he was hunted down. She was the youngest of the guardians, and when she decided to come to earth, Sutekh found her. It took a lot for her to hide all of you safely. I'm sorry Haruhi."
Me apologizing wasn't even worth saying. It tasted bitter in my mouth and I saw tears stream down her house.
"How do you know all of this?" Haruhi said as she sniffed.
"I was the one who told her. Haruhi please don't get upset, but your mother was the one who casted a spell on me. Kira was the one to unbind that spell when she changed forms. I knew she was different. There was always something about her that I knew reminded me of your mother. Now you carry your mother inside of you."
Ryoji said with a smile and Haruhi smiled with him widely.
"I'll finish what my mother started."
I could sense her ambition and nodded my head as I looked at everyone then at Tamaki who had a lost look to his face.
"As for you Tamaki, your mother is the one who possesses the guardian title."
He slowly lifted his head up and smiled.
"Now to unbind everyone. I'm glad there's space in here." I mumbled the last part but then suddenly Mori and Honey's father shifted into their animal forms.
I stumbled back as I looked at the large snake like dragon and the very large wolf.
Mori and Honey with his pink bunny in his mouth looked at me with a smile. I raised a brow as the dragon came close to my face and I could feel rumbling in his chest, like a laugh.
They shifted back and I lifted my hand in the air as I muttered these words.
"Ittuak pragmattah"
Light shone and flowed through the air and in an instant all of the hosts changed into their forms.
I watched in amazement as everyone turned into their animal forms and the roars, shrieks, and fire!
"Haruhi! You need to calm down!" Tamaki yelled as Haruhi's phoenix form clearly overwhelmed her.
I blew out the fires and jumped in the air to catch Haruhi in my arms as she shifted back into a human.
"I will not let anyone get hurt under my watch. I don't want to lose anyone dear to me." I snickered. "Not anymore." I stood her back up and noticed that she was dressed in feathers and her hair had grown, and maybe had gotten a little lighter.
"Now, will all of you join me? We need to train everyday starting today. With each moment passing we cannot afford to lose the chance to make ourselves stronger. Now as for the Haninozuka's and Morinozuka's. You've known something about me this whole time. You just didn't want to tell me until you were sure if I was the right one."
The family members smiled as they hugged their sons. "I thought so. Although all of us are damaged. You've all waited for so long. And...I even doubted myself not knowing how I was going to handle all of this. I was alone, until my brothers found me."
The rest of them opened their eyes.
"The princes are here?!"
I smiled and looked at the door. "Come in brothers."
They walked in my direction and stood by my side.
"Trust us that we will train with your children and they will be ready when the time comes. Do not blame yourselfs for not warning them, although the prophecy will not change with them not knowing." Orion said sternly.
"My brother Orion will teach tactics, and speed control, while I will teach strength and awareness. As for our sister, she will be the one responsible of weapons and in the case that they have some abilities, she will teach them how to channel their elemental core." Hatchi said with confidence.
"I have waited for so long." The parents all said at the same time.
I felt my nerves subside as I looked at my armlet.
"Everything is going smoothly."
The Next Morning…
The day before for the most part everyone was filled with shock and didn't know how to handle the situation, and it was to be expected. Although it did catch me off guard that Mori's father and Honey's grandfather and father knew as well.
We were in my training room in my house as we got everyone settled down.
"What are we going to start with Kira-chan?" Asked Honey and I looked at him with a small smile. "Basic reflexes, and strength testing." I answered.
Everyone looked at me like I had just said something stupid. .
I paused for a second and turned to Hachi. "Brother would you?" I stood still as he smiled at the host club.
"Now this may be a little much asking of you and if at one point you get uncomfortable please tell us and we will do anything in our power to make things better." He said as I rolled my shoulders. Everyone has their weapons, and I had found out that Mori and Honey already had on their own found their weapons. Honey in fact had been using it for a long time without anyone ever noticing.
"Now first you are going to run a course in your human forms with me and then in your animal forms with my brothers out in the forest. Are there any questions or concerns before we start?"
The host's were all looking at me with intense stares and I hit the timer as I watched everyone run the elaborate military style course.
Time Skip…
The hosts had been huffing and puffing their lungs out for the past 13 hours with me and the other 6 with my brothers. To be frank I was quite impressed and satisfied with the results of everyone's abilities.
The twins were very wild with their weapons, but could control themselves in their animal form. Tamaki was surprisingly a natural when it came to the sword when we fought together, and his animal form was just as handsome. Mori and Honey were the best out of everyone of course, although Honey's wolf form caught me off guard. He was a golden color with small undertones of orangey pink in his fur. Now as for Haruhi and Kyoya, they had the most difficulty trying to get out of their animal form. Kyoya when in animal form it was like all of his insecurities showed like a sore thumb and his weapon was hard to control. For Kyoya's weapon it wouldn't fire when he wanted it too, I found it strange but I soon caught on.
These weapons are very dangerous, but when the user does not want to inflict harm, the weapon itself will not hurt the opponent.
If the weapon is dropped it will disappear before anyone besides the owner can take it and use it against its master.
In the case that the weapon is about to strike and the master does not want to hurt the opponent, depending on the weapon it will change material or will not fire.
In the case that the weapon does strike and hurt an opponent, the master can go to the opponent and heal the wounded victim.
"Alright now I know what all of you are capable of. Everyone seems to surprisingly to be in good shape." Orion and Hachi nodded satisfied with everyone's effort.
"Is it too late to turn back?" Tamaki said as he wiped the sweat from his brow. I crouched next to him and slicked back his hair. "Take all of this as in incentive. You'll get stronger, and quicker so if anyone you care for get's in trouble you can fight." I stood up and put my hands on my hips.
"Everything that you will learn will not only benefit you but others around you. Mori and Honey-senpai have a slight advantage over you, but even that will not be enough. I am more than honored that all of you and your parent's support us. Besides Haruhi almost setting fire to the forest everything went smoothly."
I said with a sigh and lead everyone to take showers in my house. Once everyone was done, they all joined my brothers, Will and I to eat. The table was filled with all sorts of food and everyone contentedly ate to their fill.
"Kira?"
I looked up to Haruhi who set her chopsticks down.
"Yes?" I answered.
"What are we going to do once school starts? Also with the host club? How are we going to have time to balance school, the club and this?"
Everyone looked at me and I thought for a good five minutes.
"In the event that something does happen Will, my brothers, and I will be the first to know. We can train over the weekends. Although I am not sure when the war will occur, but as from what I have seen, all of you will be able to master every technique we teach you in a short amount of time. That's better than me if we put it in retrospect." I said as I continued to eat.
"So things might go for the worse from now on?" Asked Kyoya.
"It just all depends on how you'll will analyze the situation in the time of need. You all need not worry, all of you have potential. Majority for the most part is still hidden, it just will come naturally when you least expect it." Orion said with a smile.
A few days later…
I walked through the gates of Ouran behind my brothers and Will at my side. Whispers floated through the air as we minded our own business. Orion greeted the girls with smiles and some guys even fainted at their beauty. I scoffed and changed the song in my headphones as we made our way towards the Music Room.
We walked in to be greeted by the faint sounds of the kyoto and elaborate platforms of an edo style cosplay. Tamaki as well as the rest of the host club were dressed and ready as a strong "Welcome" resonated through the room.
I looked around and was impressed. "My well aren't all of you charming. Looking like soldiers ready for battle." Hachi teased and it clearly tensed the room just a smidge.
"I guess we also have to get ready don't we Tamaki?" I said as I loosened my tie and walked to the changing rooms.
"Yeah…" He said quietly as I closed the door behind me and I let out a small sigh.
Time Skip…
For the most part everyone was acting normally with a few cramps throughout the day, but they were all good for the most part.
At one point I saw Mori find Honey's shoe which was actually pretty cute when you didn't consider them siblings and skilled guardians. I walked next to Honey to wipe off some tears running down his eyes and he smiled gingerly and the girls in the background shreaked in amusement.
On the other side the sound of porcelain spilling and girls gasping in surprise brought me to attention and I rushed to see the twins. Hikaru on top of Kaoru. I had my hand on my bracelet just in case but I relaxed. Kaoru had tears in his eyes and Hikaru was also teary eyed.
'Wait...something's not right here..' I thought as I squinted my eyes. I then walked to see my brothers "fighting" over a guest. My heart dropped for a second to see them with tears in their eyes. Orion's rosy gold eyes and Hachi's purplish blue hued eyes captivated me, but I refocused and wondered why everyone seemed so emotional today.
I started walking when I didn't see one of the twins and I bumped into him. Haruhi was also walking in my direction as she grabbed something that fell from the twins sleeve.
"So all of you have been using tear drops this whole time..." Haruhi said with a monotoned voice.
I came closer to her and looked at the small container in her hands. I snickered as Hikaru took it from her hand. As they started to lecture her about tear drops I left.
Kyoya gave me a look and it meant it was time to close the club for today, and take some requests for Kyoya. I grabbed the clipboard that he held out for me and I announced with a loud voice the end of today's great day with our lovely princesses.
I held out my hand to them and surprisingly with a kind but small smile I bid them all farewell as I opened the door.
The girls went wild as I took some requests as some girls went out. Although when I did I felt something different in the air. I heard a tearing sound and screams of various girls.
I rushed towards the sound to be surprised to see red hair.
"I came here to find Morinozuka Takashi, and ask him to let me be his apprentice!"
I knew that voice, and I sighed with a small smile as I turned around and let them all settle their problems without any other interruptions.
"Kira! Wait! I was hoping I would see you again."
Shocked I turned to see Ritsu with a slight embarrassed face as he put his hands in his pockets. I looked at him, and my heart sort of melted as I pictured my brother telling me that after every mission.
Now that I knew he was alive, it brought me some sort of hope and my eyes began to become watery. I could feel my eyes well up and I sighed while giving him a smile and with a shaky breath spoke.
"I as well Ritsu."