Hosts…and Hostess?!?
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It would help lighten my heart to see people's opinion in reviews instead of getting emails of people putting my stories in their profile's favorite. I check my profile each day, hoping to get at least one or two reviews, but so far, I didn't receive any, which makes me wonder should I even continue them sometimes.
Ch7
Hotaru and Shingo accompanied their older sister as they headed on their way to the bus stop to go home. Usagi was laughing at her younger siblings' memories of the day. She had asked what they wanted to eat for dinner when Hikaru and Kaoru each grabbed a fifth grader and both held the tenth grader.
A black limo drove by and stopped in front of them. "Targets acquired!" the twins declared.
The window rolled down with Tamaki smiling, his eyes covered by sunglasses. "You two know what to do," he said.
Hikaru and Kaoru saluted to him. "Hai, dono." Tamaki just continued to smile as the limo drove away.
"Why does this feel like we're being kidnapped by the yakuza?" Hotaru asked her sister, who just sighed at the twins' antics yet again.
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After the not so long and eventful ride in the limo, not so long because where they were headed was in the city and eventful because of Shingo creating a ruckus with the Hitachiin twins, they had finally arrived at their destination, which was a large domed area. Quickly getting out of the vehicle, Hikaru and Kaoru continued to drag their hostages into the building. Looking around in shock at the tropical island/water theme park scenery, the two younger twins looked more excited at the waterslides with their sister looking amazed at how realistic everything appeared.
"Nice, isn't it?" the two males asked, smiling devilishly, "But in order for us to really have fun..." They continued the dragging up to what looked like the dressing room. Standing in front of the females' dressing room were two maids, who were also twins like their masters. "Here, we'll leave these two to you," the rich teenagers said to their maids.
"Usagi-sama...Hotaru-sama, please come this way," the two females said, smiling. without even waiting for a reply, they grabbed Hotaru and Usagi into the room and locked the door.
"Select any one you ant," Hikaru said, holding tightly onto Shingo with his brother's help, who told them, "Our okaa-san designed all of them." They turned to Shingo and smiled mischievously, making him worry for his safety. "Now, let's get you ready," they said, chuckling along evilly.
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In the end, Shingo wore dark blue swim trunks with a single broad white stripe coming down the middle of the pants. Hotaru was wearing a dark violet swimsuit with a large white plastic daisy over her right shoulder. Usagi was wearing a black swimsuit with a navy blue stripe going diagonally from the left shoulder to the right side of her hip with her back revealed down to her waist; her hair was in the same style as the one she wore as a child (AN: the same style as in the anime and manga).
"Onee-chan, can we play in the waterslide?" Shingo asked. For once, he wasn't exploding at the host club members and was just focused on having fun. After all, it wasn't everyday they went to some tropical resort water park for free.
"You can, just stay away from the strong currents," Usagi said. Shingo cheered and grabbed Hotaru's hand; together they headed towards the water slide. Usagi just smiled at her siblings' happiness when she studied her surroundings more. "So, where are we by the way? Besides the obvious," she asked, the lazing host club "king".
"This building belongs to Kyoya's family," Tamaki said, drinking what appeared to be orange juice, probably imported from someplace far away, in a glass cup filled with ice.
Usagi glanced at the spectacles-wearing teen and said, "But I thought that his family was in charge of hospitals."'
"Yes, well this was created as a place for those who needs to relieve stress from their systems, but don't have the time to do so," Kyoya explained, writing in that black binder of his.
"I guess even the rest of his family comes up with ways to make profits out of everything as well," Usagi muttered to herself.
Hikaru and Kaoru got out of the water and waved their hands in the air. "Usagi, why don't you come and play with us?" they asked. They studied the swimsuit and just smirked as they teased, "Looking good, Bunny."
Usagi's face turned red as she turned her head to the side. "Go play in the far end of the pool, why don't you," she muttered annoyingly.
Hunny ran over to Usagi and grabbed her arm. "Ne, Usa-chan, do you want anything to drink? We got coconut milk and other kinds of juice," he said. Usagi looked down at him and saw that he was wearing a pink inflatable floatation ring around his waist with white rabbits on them. "Just tell me what you want and I'll get it for you," he said cheerfully.
"Coconut milk, please," Usagi said. She stared at the floatation tool and asked, "Hunny-kun, you can't swim?"
Hunny just smiled and shook his head. "Iie," he replied. He placed his hands on the ring and stood straight like he was modeling in it. "Doesn't it look cute?" he asked.
Hikaru and Kaoru were leaning over each other as they watched Hunny skip to play in the pool after giving Usagi her milk. "Pretty innocent, isn't he?" they asked at the same time.
"Hunny-sempai, you're missing a subject in your sentence," Kyoya said, still writing in his binder.
"HEY, EVERYONE!" Hunny called out from the water. All eyes were turned to see that Hunny was sitting on what appeared to be Mori's back as he swam against the currents.
Usagi couldn't help but be amazed at how the host club members live their lives like this everyday. She decided to just sit back and relax for once, drinking the milk Hunny was kind enough to give her, wondering if the coconut milk also came from some distant tropical island. She heard someone call her and glanced up to see her younger siblings coming out of the pool, with water dripping everywhere and smiles on their faces. "You two want some?" she asked. Hotaru shook her head as Shingo decided he wanted orange juice.
Tamaki was too busy sighing over the sight of the loving family the Tsukinos were giving him to notice the twins pumping a water gun until a splash of cold water hit him in the face. As he coughed and sputtered the liquid out of his mouth, the twins laughed. "Hey, dono, why don't we play a game? Us against you," they suggested.
Tamaki was drying his face as he asked, "Who would play such a childish game?"
It was then the two devils both grabbed Usagi's hand and placed their faces close to her. "Usagi, let's get married," Hikaru declared with Kaoru adding in, "We'll go honeymoon wherever your heart desires."
Hearing that, Tamaki began pumping the water gun rapidly before firing at Hikaru and Kaoru, screaming, "Like hell my daughter's gonna marry you demons," as Usagi just went on with her drink with Hotaru and Shingo watching the battle with wide eyes.
Hearing a splash, Usagi turned to see the tall third year climb out of the pool, heading in her direction. Glancing over to the pool, she saw that Hunny was still in his floatation device, kicking against the opposite current. Handing Mori her cup, she asked him if he wanted any. Silently nodding yes, Mori took the drink and slowly gulped it down.
In the background, the war between the demons and the king continued. Water bullets were shooting from side to side as both ends hid behind an obstacle. In a desperate attempt to win, Tamaki did a slide across the ball, using the water gun as a machine gun. Paying closer attention to the twins and not his surroundings, Tamaki's head ended up hitting this large totem pole that looked to be out of place. A large rumble caught everyone's attentions as they watched the eyes on the totem pole flash red and sounds of water rushing made everyone turn their heads to the pool. With everyone standing in complete shock, a huge tidal wave came crashing into Hunny, driving him further down the stream. In one quick moment, Mori jumped into the pool in a heroic effort to rescue the small third year…only to have dove into a pool of the opposite current.
"Quick, let's head off and see if we could reach Hunny-sempai," Tamaki said, pointing to the area where Hunny was seen drifting.
Usagi watched as the twins and Tamaki ran off into that direction and looked over to Kyoya when he said, "Wait, that's where the…"
A loud scream echoed in the area interrupted Kyoya, "CROCODILES!"
Usagi looked at Kyoya as she listened to the small group screaming about piranhas. Raising an eyebrow, she said, "Why do I have this feeling that we weren't here for a relaxation purpose?" All she was a silent smirk and him writing in his binder once again. "You know, if you needed guinea pigs, there's no need to go trick them like that."
Kyoya just smiled at her and said, "Where's the fun in that?", causing Hotaru and Shingo to laugh.
"Kyoya…you…bastard," Tamaki said, with each pause, taking a deep breath, "You did…this on purpose…"
"You damaging the current monitor is no one's fault but yours," Kyoya said. He looked up from his binder and just grinned like it was all a misunderstanding. "Don't worry about a thing. I'll make sure to tell the architects that the usage of a crocodile and piranha river is not needed. But thanks for the help." He was so pleased with the results that he didn't even notice the glares the three who had a run in with the wild animals were giving him.
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Everyone stared at the map that Kyoya had laid out, trying to find a way to get to the lost senior. Shingo pointed to the black spots with question marks on them and asked, "What are these things?"
"Parts of this park isn't finished with construction yet," Kyoya replied.
Shingo just stared at him and muttered sarcastically, "So it's a good idea to let us be your guinea pigs?"
Tamaki pointed in a direction where the river was heading off in and declared, "Come and follow me. We'll head off and…HEY!" His blue eyes widened with shock when he saw that everyone preferred to have Kyoya as their guide, not surprising since he is the one with the most knowledge of the area.
Shingo was walking ahead of the group, just a few steps behind Kyoya, admiring the animals in the area, wondering if they were also real or just mechanical. His two sisters were laggering on behind the group, watching Mori with concern in their eyes.
"I wonder if Mori-nii is okay," Hotaru whispered to her older sister.
Usagi shrugged her shoulders. "He's probably just worried about Hunny-kun," she said. They watched with wide eyes as they saw Mori tripping into a deep puddle of what appears to be mud. "Really worried," she added.
Hotaru brought her hand onto Mori's arm and tried to soothe him. "Don't worry, Mori-nii, we'll find Hunny-nii soon. He may be small, but he is tough, isn't he?" Mori nodded his head silently. Hotaru just grinned as she said, "And besides, I'm sure the fruits on these trees are real, in case he gets hungry." Mori just smiled and patted the child on the head.
"Mori-sempai really does seem like more of a fatherly type than dono, doesn't he, Kaoru?" Hikaru asked his brother, who nodded in agreement.
Tamaki's eyes widened as he stared at Mori in suspicion. "Is he trying to take my role as a father?" he wondered.
Hikaru and Kaoru waved their hands up and down as they said, "No way. Who would want that role to begini with?"
Kyoya glanced over at his watch and began to head towards a small wall-less hut. "We should take some shelter since it's almost time," he said.
Shingo looked over at the glasses wearing teen and asked, "Time for what?"
"The afternoon shower," was the reply just as the artificial rain began to fall.
Tamaki hurried into a direction and shouted, "Usagi, quickly come and…HEY!" He had turned around to see that the other members of the host club had already brought the Tsukino family under the roof where Kyoya was standing. Hikaru and Kaoru began to cuddle against Usagi, hoping to dry her off when Tamaki ran into their hut with a roar, "Don't touch my daughter."
Shingo stared at Mori, who was looking on into the forest with calm calculating eyes. "Exactly what's the relationship between Mori-nii and Hunny-nii anyway?" he asked.
Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other and then at Shingo. "Didn't you know? Those two are cousins," they replied.
The two fifth graders and even Usagi were shocked at this relation. "Cousins?" they shouted at the same time.
"The Morinozuka family has served the Haninozuka for generations. It was only two generations ago when the two family merged and the servitude had ended," the Hitachiin twins explained, "And even though it did end, it doesn't stop Mori-sempai from serving Hunny-sempai."
Tamaki just grinned nostalgically as he said in a dreamy tone, "It's in his blood; kinda noble isn't it?" Throwing his arm over his eyes, he began to wail, "What a touching story!"
Shingo and Hotaru just stared at Tamaki as the twins cried along with him. "They're being weird again," Shingo muttered as Hotaru just giggled along. "Should we do something about them, Kyoya-nii?" he asked.
"Leave them," Kyoya replied. He took out a cell phone and began to make a call.
Shingo leaned over to Hotaru and whispered, "I pray we never grow up to be like them," causing Hotaru to elbow him in the side.
Usagi turned to Mori and saw him stepping out. "Mori-sempai, shouldn't we wait for the others?" she asked, following after him, "I mean, we don't even know where Hunny-kun is right now."
Mori just kept walking in a straight direction through some foliage. "He's this way," he said simply and continued on.
Usagi ran after him. "Mori-sempai, wait!" she said, only to have several of the tall grass hitting her on the face.
Mori turned around to see the young first year trying to get to where he was. "Usagi," he said softly. Taking just two huge steps, he came over to the struggling girl and carried her in his arms, almost similar to the way he helped her when Tamaki kept hugging her and wouldn't let go when she first tried out being a hostess.
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Kyoya hung up the phone and turned to see that the twins were nonchalantly agreeing with the mumbling blond second year. "I already told a search party of our predicament so they'll do the searching for us," he told them, "In the meanwhile, we'll wait over by the gates…"
Hotaru wondered why he was pausing in the instructions. "Kyoya-nii, is something wrong?"
"Where's Mori-sempai and Usagi?" he asked.
Everyone else turned to see that the two were now missing. Shingo glared at Hikaru, Kaoru, and Tamaki, screaming, "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, I JUST KNOW IT!"
Hotaru, getting annoyed with her brother, smacked him on the back of the head. "Stop blaming them all the time."
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Somewhere below the area, red flashing lights surrounded the metal corridors as a loud voice over the speakers gave out instructions. "Emergency, emergency! Kyoya-sama's friend has vanished around the wave pool area! Injuries may be possible! Search for a young child and arrest any one that seems suspicious!"
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As they continued on their way, Mori and Usagi were caught off guard when a bunch of armed men came out of the bushes and aimed their guns at them. "Put the young lady down," one of the men, who seemed to be in charge, ordered Mori. One of them grabbed Usagi's arm and was about to pull her away when Mori shoved him back, forcing him to crash into another armed man. "He's showing resistance. Be prepared to fire," he commanded.
Mori and Usagi's eyes widened when they heard a voice that sounded like Hunny scream, "Takashi! Usa-chan! Duck!" Mori quickly covered the shocked girl with his body and knelt down to the floor. In one sweep, Hunny dropped down like a ninja and began to pummel the soldiers to the ground. Usagi just watched with a shocked look on her face and turned to Mori, hoping he would elaborate the scene for her, but he just stared on blankly like this was something not out of the ordinary. Hunny dusted his hands after beating them up in three minutes and sighed. "Doing reckless things like that," he scolded, "Bullying my friends is a big NO-NO!"
It was then that everyone else came into the area after hearing the commotion. "Onee-chan!" the two ten year olds said, running to Usagi, hoping to give her a hug.
Tamaki ran right by them and embraced Usagi tightly. "Oh, Usagi, daddy was so worried about you," he cooed, "Don't do anything like that to daddy anymore, understand?"
"Daddy, my ass!" Shingo screamed and effortlessly threw Tamaki off of his sister. "Onee-chan, next time you're gonna disappear like that, at least take me and Hotaru with you!" he wailed, throwing his arms around his stunned sister, "It was horrible spending any unnecessary time with that idiot!"
"Says the one that causes all the trouble," Hotaru mumbled only to have Shingo shush at her.
The twins were more interested in the knocked out soldiers more than anything. They poked one of the guys cheek with a stick. "I'm not exactly sure what happened, but it appears that Hunny-sempai went easy on them," they said.
"Easy on them?" Usagi repeated, "Hunny-kun practically beat them up."
The twins looked at Usagi and asked, "Didn't you know? The Haninozuka family is well known being an elite family in marital arts. The police force and even military overseas are trained by them."
Kyoya stared at his men who were lying on the ground and sighed. "Not only that, but in secondary school, Hunny-sempai participated in the national championship for judo and karate and was made champion." Hunny just continued to grin like a naïve little child as Shingo and Hotaru stared on amazed at him.
Tamaki picking himself off the floor and glanced over at the tall stoic teenager and said, "Also, Mori-sempai was the national kendo champion in secondary school as well." Usagi looked over at the said teenager, who just continued to stare on blankly at the scene.
The twins, on the other hand, were more interested in how Hunny managed to find his way to Usagi and Mori. Grinning on, Hunny explained, "Well, I managed to get to the end of the wave pool, so I went to look for everyone."
Hunny skipped over to Mori and patted him on the head. "Takashi, you did a great job protecting Usa-chan," he praised, "I hope you weren't too lonely without me by your side."
Mori glanced over to the Tsukinos who were talking about watching a spar between Hunny and Haruka and wondering who would win. "Not really," he muttered.
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With the sun setting, it was time to head on home. "Hey, why don't we go to the beach next time? You know for a change of scenery and mood?" Hikaru and Kaoru asked.
Tamaki, leading the way, scoffed. "Idiots. Usagi wouldn't be interested in something like that."
"The beach, huh?" Usagi whispered, thinking back to the summer trips to the beaches she would have with her friends in primary and secondary school. "I wouldn't mind going to a beach. It might be fun." Tamaki looked like he wanted to change her mind and began to splutter nonsense. Ignoring him, Usagi clapped her hands together and turned to her siblings. "It's probably too late to cook dinner and since otou-san's working late, it's just us three. How about we eat at Motoki-nii's place?" she suggested, with two positive cheers screaming out.
"But…but…Usagi!" Tamaki whined and to his dismay he was still ignored.