Chapter 15:
Chapter 15, A New Plan
Haruhi yawned as she sat up. Glancing around, she saw that is was still dark outside but a look at her phone confirmed that it was about five in the morning, roughly an hour before the time she usually woke up for school. She looked around the room and saw that Qurdox wasn't there but Vaska was near her at the edge of the futon.
"Morning Vaska," she smiled as she pet the dozing cat. "Did Hikaru and Kaoru come get Qurdox for their drawing?"
Vaska looked at the student of his mistress and nodded. Although he didn't have the connection to her that the dragon did, he could understand her and answer yes or no questions. He watched as she gave a quiet nod to herself before getting up and heading to the bathroom. When the door was shut, Vaska sent a silent message to Alyona that Haruhi was up and taking a bath. When he got her confirmation, he began moving around the room exploring it. The style of the house was a new thing to him since the manor was more western in design. He had been worried when his mistress asked him to go back but when she explained that it was for Haruhi, he agreed.
*~*Flashback ( Vaska )*~*
"I need you to return to the Haninozuka Estate my friend," Alyona spoke softly through the bond. "I need you to keep watch and make sure nothing happens."
Vaska look at his mistress worriedly. "Why? There is no danger there."
Alyona sighed. "I need you to keep an eye on Haruhi for me."
Vaska's ear twitched. "Your student? How come?"
"Her companion will be occupied for a short time due to a request from the others. I know she is safe in that home but I still would like some for of security for her. Also I want her to get some of her Arcana lessons taken care of. I know she has some of her Tomes with her. I want her to start reading the first few chapters of "Arcana History" as well as the first chapters in "Level 1: Defense Shields". With how events have been forming around her, those will be the more prominent."
Vaska watched as his mistress moved to her desk as she spoke and began writing out what she wanted for Haruhi. Once done, she rolled the paper up and put it in a small case that could be attached to his collar. He would be able to take it off himself with his paws with little problem. Once it was secured, Vaska nodded his head and nuzzled Alyona's hand before hopping off the chair he was on and heading back to the Haninozuka estate.
Once he arrived at the estate, he moved around the large home, exploring and scenting everything there. He saw a few of the Shadows and a Void that the Dark Mage Kyoya had called to keep an eye on things and a couple of the Haninozuka staff as well. He moved through the whole house, leaving no room looked in if the door was open or scented if the door was shut. Once he was satisfied that he knew the full layout of the estate, he stalked towards the room he found Haruhi's scent in earlier. He scratched softly as the door and moved back when it was opened just enough to slip in. Looking at the large dragon, Vaska made his presence known with a soft meow. The dragon's large golden orbs watched calmly as he lowered his head in greeting and Qurdox did the same. Using his tail, Vaska tapped the message that he would watch over Haruhi while the other children had his company. Qurdox gave a thankful nod before laying down to resting a bit longer.
Vaska curled up at the edge of the bed near Haruhi's feet, he dozed lightly after making sure that the message from his mistress hadn't fall off on the way to the estate. His rest was only interrupted once when Qurdox rose to leave the room since he didn't want the children to wake Haruhi. Once the dragon was gone, Vaska moved a bit closer to the sleeping child and began dozing again.
*~*Flashback End ( Vaska )*~*
Turning his head to the sound of a door opening, Vaska saw that Haruhi was done with her bath and fully dressed for the day despite it being so early. Hopping off the bed, he padded over and nuzzled at her leg in greeting.
"Morning again," she said softly.
Haruhi looked down at the ball of white fur with a soft smile. If she was back at the apartment, she would be getting ready to start her Sunday chores. For her, Sunday was when she would clean the whole house, do laundry, and shopping for the upcoming week. She also used what ever time she had left over to make sure she was caught up in her studies as well as complete any of the homework her teachers had assigned that she wasn't able to finish during the few minutes remaining in her lessons, or because they had finished early. Although most of her studies were easy to take care of, there were some that troubled her but she found a means around them. Last year, with the help of Kyoya, she was able to be tutored in the subjects that she had a hard time with by Ayame Jounouchi. After their first few tutoring sessions, both girls found a common ground with each other and formed something of a friendship that continued on to that day. It was arranged that every Tuesday after club hours or the whole session if it was canceled for some reason, Ayame would go over the lessons Haruhi had the previous week as well as some of the study material needed for the rest of the week to give her a little boost in her academics.
With each session, both girls grew just a little closer to each other and Haruhi became more confident in her work. True Ayame's personality was a bit cold at times but that was part of being raised in the upper elite as well as having strict guidelines to follow. Haruhi actually enjoyed being around someone as blunt as she was and they even had a few laughs at some of the ridiculous antics she was privy to when dealing with Tamaki during class sessions and lunch. She was pulled out of her musings by Vaska letting out a rather loud, and slightly irritated meow.
Looking down, she saw that Vaska was now seated on the table in the corner of the room, a small object laying in front of him. Haruhi walked over and saw that it was a small case.
"Do you want me to open it?" she asked.
At Vaska's nod, Haruhi opened the small tube and pulled out a neatly rolled up piece of paper. Unrolling it, she saw that it was a note.
"Haruhi, I have asked Vaska keep you company while your dragon is away from you. I am sure he won't be gone long but I still would like a set of eyes on you other than the Shadow and Void of your friend. I also want you to read your Tomes. Specifically the first few chapters of "Arcana History" and "Level 1: Defense Shields". If you get farther than those, I will not mind but I will test you on how they are formed and which ones are more useful in certain situations. Take care, child, and have a good day. Alyona"
Nodding, Haruhi went to her bag and pulled out the required books before putting them back and grabbing her whole bag. Might as well just take it all with me, she thought with a soft sigh. I could also do some catching up on the assignments from Friday that I missed.
With a plan in mind, Haruhi left her room, Vaska following closely, and set out to find the library that Hunny had told her was in the house. As she walked around the halls, Vaska followed along at her feet, Haruhi was looking at everything she passed. There were some portraits of past members of the Haninozuka family, which she only knew because of the name plates under each picture, as well as some priceless pieces of impeccably beautiful pottery and paintings by some of the family as well. Every now and then she would come across a vase or a sculpture of some type before coming across another set of paintings or portraits. Soon she looked away from the walls and paused to look around. She was so wrapped up in the things she saw, she had no idea where she was.
"Great," she huffed. "I'm lost."
Vaska let out a meow and Haruhi looked down at him.
"Do you know the way back?"
All she got was another meow before Vaska began walking back along the way they had come. Following the large white cat, she had a small sense of deja vu and smiled. As they walked, she saw some more paintings but decided to focus on following the cat in front of her. Soon she found herself looking in the kitchen of the house. Glancing at Vaska, she sighed. The large feline had walked up towards one of the chefs and was rubbing himself along their legs, meowing insistently. She saw the chef look down and give a small laugh before they had moved off to a small table in the corner and placed a plate of what she assumed was fish on the floor for him to eat. The chef looked up and smiled when he saw Haruhi standing at the door.
"Good morning, Haruhi-sama," he said with a smile. "Are you hungry?"
"Uh," she stuttered. "A little. I was actually looking for the library but got lost."
With a polite laugh, the chef motioned for her to come in and sat her the small table in the corner of the room. "That happens from time to time. There are times even Michiko-sama forgets where things are and gets lost herself. There are times even some of the staff get lost and most of us have worked here for several years."
Haruhi watched as he made a small breakfast of toast, eggs, some cooked fish and miso, which he placed in front of her with a warm smile.
"Eat up," he ordered. "Growing mages need all the nutrients they can get. Once you are done, I'll have one of the maids guide you to the library so you can read. You may be joined by Mitsukuni-sama and Takashi-sama later. They usually train just as the sun has risen."
Haruhi nodded before she took a bite of the breakfast and smiled. Although it was made by someone she knew could make a five-star meal in a heartbeat, the food reminded her of home and some of the meals she shared with her father and mother as a little girl. The chef went back to working in the kitchen with some of the other staff while she ate. She felt Vaska rub against her leg and she patted his head before giving him a small piece of the cooked fish. Once she was done, the chef walked over and took the dishes.
"Want some more?" he asked.
"No thanks," she replied with a shake of her head. "It was really good though, thank you."
"That's good and your welcome. Mei will guide you to the library."
Haruhi looked to the door and saw a woman in a long green kimono smile. She gave a soft bow in greeting before walking out the door. Giving another "thank you" to the chef for the food, Haruhi followed the woman down a few corridors and found herself at the library, Vaska following quietly. Opening the door a bit wider for her, Mei motioned for Haruhi to enter.
"Thank you," Haruhi stated.
"You're most welcome," Mei replied. "There is a bell box over by the far wall if you need anything."
Looking around the room, Haruhi saw that there were a large set of sliding doors at the back wall which she assumed lead out to the garden. She looked around and saw several shelves of books of different kinds, a few tables for writing, and a small collection of cushions near a few of the nearby windows and sliding doors. Haruhi walked over to one of the tables by the low windows which was situated near one of the doors that opened to that courtyard listening to Mei as she explained how the room was organized. She also pointed to a small panel on the wall that had a couple buttons on it with a small bell next to each of them.
"The only ones that you need to worry about," Mei explained. "Are the ones that ring in the dining room and the entry hall."
"The dining room I can understand," Haruhi mentioned. "But why the entry hall too?"
"Depending on who arrives, depends on if you are needed to come as well. More than likely not seeing as you are a guest but there are times when it is required. Usually when the person arriving has asked for you."
Haruhi nodded. "Okay."
"I'll head back to the kitchen and get you some tea to drink and light snacks while you read," Mei offered with a smile.
Nodding again, Haruhi sat down and pulled out the Tomes that Alyona wanted her to read as well as the books from the lessons she missed on Friday and some paper. Once Mei was out of the room, Vaska hopped up on the table and watched as she started to reading and taking notes.
*~*0o0o0o0o0*~*
Hunny stood, panting slightly, and stared evenly at his younger brother. Internally, he was bouncing off the walls in joy. Yasuchika had managed to actually send him backwards into the wall of the dojo, almost sending him outside into the pond just outside the doors! He couldn't be happier for his brother but he made sure that it didn't show. Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Mori and Satoshi were talking softly about how the younger could improve since their practice having ended a few moments ago. He faintly caught bits of the conversation. It was mostly his older cousin giving advise on a few different stances for Kendo as well as a few options for Judo that would give him an upper hand in his next competition. Focusing back on his little brother, Hunny smiled softly. He saw Yasuchika narrow his eyes slightly before charging forward at him. With an internal sigh, he deflected the punch sent his way and threw Chika over his shoulder towards the other side of the room.
"Damn it!" Chika muttered as he sat up.
"Watch your mouth, Yasuchika," Satoshi growled.
Chika let out a growl of his own before charging at his cousin. Hunny let out a sigh before looking at Mori, who had moved to the side the moment his brother had spoken against the younger Haninozuka. With a soft shake of his head, Mori moved to join Hunny in the other end of the room.
"It's subtle but he still gives away what he is going to do," Hunny stated softly. "Just before he charges, he narrows his eyes slightly. It's faint and most wouldn't catch it but it's still there."
"He will get it," Mori conceded. "From what I can see, the action is unconscious. After a bit of practice in front of a mirror, it will fade."
Hunny nodded and let out a giggle as Satoshi and Chika began to wrestle each other. Although they fought on several things, Satoshi and Yasuchika had a friendship that was just as strong as his and Mori's was. True their friendships paled in comparison to the one between their parents, but it was still just as strong. Glancing at the clock hanging on the dojo wall, Hunny smiled softly. It was almost nine in the morning. They had been in the dojo and outside doing their routines for nearly five hours. Looking up at his cousin, Hunny smiled.
"Time to get something to eat," he said loud enough for the younger two to hear him.
Satoshi and Chika paused and looked at the clock.
"So it is," Chika stated, straightening himself.
"Let's eat," Satoshi said enthusiastically.
With a soft nod, Mori turned and walked out of the dojo, his cousins and brother following only a few steps behind. They went to their respected rooms for a shower and to change before heading to the kitchen to eat.
"Morning Tsuhaku," Hunny said with a wave to the head chef.
"Good morning Mitsukuni-sama," Tsuhaku smiled. "I trust you and the other masters are ready for your meal?"
Hunny nodded and sat in one of the seat at the small table in the corner. Soon, Tsuhaku placed some miso, fish and rice in front of all four of them. With a nod, each began to eat in silence. Having known the elder Haninozuka son since the child was born, the cheif placed a small cake in front of him as he finished the meal. Yasuchika let out a disgruntled groan before standing.
"Thank you for the meal, Tsuhaku," he stated calmly.
"I am pleased you enjoyed it," Tsuhaku bowed.
Yasuchika turned and began walking away. Shortly after, Satoshi finished his meal and gave a quick thanks before joining his cousin.
"Thank you for the meal," Hunny said as he took the last bite of the cake. "It was really good."
"I am pleased you enjoyed it," Tsuhaku repeated. "Before you leave, Mitsukuni-sama, Haruhi-sama is in the library. I mentioned to her that you and Master Takashi might join her once your practice was done."
Hunny nodded. "Okay. Thank you for telling us."
Mori nodded quietly before standing. Tsuhaku bowed and collected the plates while both of them left to the library.
*~*0o0o0o0o0*~*
Qurdox shifted softly and looked at the two Incubi children. When he arrived earlier that morning, they had just woken themselves and had finished getting dressed. They asked him to lay in a way that allowed them to get as much detail as possible but still be comfortable for him since they knew it was going to take a while to get everything right. He had dozed off every now and then while the boys sketched, only waking to see how they had progressed. Even he was willing to admit that they had a great deal of artistic talent.
"There," Hikaru said with a yawn. "How's this?"
Qurdox stood, stretching as he did, and moved over to look at what the elder of the two had accomplished. His head tilted to the side as he took in the detail the children had done. The drawing looked as if they took a photo of him and copied it over an image of the moon. They had perfectly captured the changing hues in his scales as well as the subtle shifts in the color of his mane when in certain volumes of light. Qurdox let out a pleased rumble and the twins smiled.
"Looks like we got it right," Hikaru stated. "He likes it."
"Sweet," Kaoru cheered. "And it only took us near seven hours to draw."
Hikaru nodded with a yawn. He and Kaoru woke early so that they could get a good view of the moon since that night was the waning crescent. Rather than try and draw it free hand just yet, they pulled out a state of the art camera and took several snapshots from a few different perspectives. The one they settled on that would look perfect for Haruhi's outfit was one where the moon was just barely covered by the early morning clouds. Shortly after they had taken the last picture and finished getting dressed, they heard some scratching at the door. When Kaoru opened the door, Qurdox walked in and coiled himself near the table. Knowing that the dragon could understand them but couldn't talk back, they would ask yes or no questions to him and managed to get him to lay in a comfortable position so they could draw him.
It had taken many tries, but they had managed to get the proper color scheme to match the dragon's scales and mane without getting too far from his actual colors. They also managed to get the moon drawn perfectly as well. Hikaru and Kaoru were both glad that they had decided to draw both images on trace paper so that they could see what both would look like together without wasting the paper in case they made a mistake on one or the other and agreed that the image was immaculate.
"Now comes the fun part of recreating them both on the same piece of paper," Hikaru sighed.
"At least it shouldn't be that hard," Kaoru soothed. "We have the color scheme as well as the proportions and lighting we want. All we have to do now is copy it."
"True. Thank you for you time. Hopefully we haven't used too much of it."
Qurdox let out a soft rumble before heading towards the door. Kaoru opened it for him and the dragon moved through the halls silently. He was personally glad that the children were done. Although he knew the estate was safe and that nothing bad would happen to Haruhi while he was away from her, he would have rather been with her. He was also thankful that Vaska was with her while he wasn't. True he couldn't speak to the cat as clearly as he could with the Shadows and Void from Kyoya, but he knew enough that he was able to get the gist of the message. The cat's summoner, Alyona, had asked him to watch over Haruhi while he was away from her. Moving through the halls, Qurdox followed the energy of the bond between him and Haruhi towards the library only pausing when he saw Hunny and Mori walking the same direction.
*~*0o0o0o0o0*~*
Hunny and Mori paused at the soft growl from behind them. Turning, they saw Qurdox move forward and nudge one of Mori's hands. With a soft smile, he placed it on the dragon's head in greeting and Hunny smiled in greeting.
"Good morning," Mori greeted silently. "I take it Hikaru and Kaoru have already seen you."
"They have," Qurdon replied. "The young ones are truly skilled in art. Both are well versed in drawing."
"Their mother is a designer for clothing and their father creates computer programs. So it stands to reason that they would be skilled as well."
Qurdox let out a soft rumble as he joined Hunny and Mori towards their destination. Hunny quietly slide the door open and smiled. Haruhi was seated at one of the tables by the doors looking out to the courtyard surrounded by books. Qurdox saw a swish of white and gave an internal smile. Vaska was still there with Haruhi though it looked like the feline was lounging in the rising sunshine.
"Vaska is here with her," he told Mori.
"Vaska?" Mori asked.
"Alyona Nekozawa's Familiar. She sent him to help Haruhi while I was away from her and give some Arcane assignments for her to accomplish. He arrived around midnight and has been with her since."
Mori nodded and moved forward, Qurdox following. Haruhi let out a small huff and leaned back in the chair. She really didn't like some of the homework she had for her regular classes at Ouran. Letting out a soft sigh, she looked up to see Vaska turned towards the door. Turning slightly, she smiled softly as she saw Mori and Qurdox walk over, with Hunny just behind them.
"Hi," she greeted.
Qurdox gave a soft rumble and moved around her to lay his head in her lap. Mori smiled and stepped over some of the books she had scattered around her, taking a seat next to her. Haruhi gave a smile and a wave to Hunny, which he returned as he went to sit across from her.
"Hi Haru-chan," Hunny smiled. "Working on homework?"
"Yeah," she replied. "I really don't like some of these assignments though."
Mori looked over the open books and felt a bit of sympathy for Haruhi. Slowly he began to explain some of her History homework while Hunny helped with her Math. She did mention that she needed some help with her English assignment but help for that actually came from a surprising source, her dragon Qurdox. After a couple hours, all five beings in the room turned towards the door when it slid open.
"Looks like everyone is having fun," Mei said with a smile. "I brought some sandwiches for you to eat and some more tea, as well as a treat for your friends here."
Hunny waved happily at Mei as she wheeled in a small cart with a few trays on it. Haruhi watched as Vaska hopped off the table and started meowing and circling the woman's feet as she moved to place a bowl on the floor. Haruhi managed to catch a glimpse of fish before the large white cat began to eat enthusiastically. Qurdox waited patiently as Mei moved to a different spot to place a larger bowl down filled with different sized pieces of meat. He bowed his head softly to the woman, which she returned, before he began to eat. Mei moved back to where Haruhi, Mori and Hunny were and placed a fresh pot of tea and a few cups down before placing a tray of assorted sandwiches.
"Before you eat young masters," Mei said to Hunny and Mori. "Let me see your eyes."
Both of them nodded before allowing their concealment drop. Hunny's eyes held a soft glow as he smiled and Mori's eyes held a bit of a darker glow. Mei nodded softly before turning back to the tray to lay out some plates. Hunny grabbed one of the sandwiches and took a bite while Mori poured the tea. Haruhi began to close her books so that nothing would spill on them or get crumbs stuck in the pages. Once the books where neatly piled off the table, Mori placed a cup of tea next to her.
"Thanks," she smiled.
Mori nodded and placed one of the other two cups near Hunny while the Lolita continued to eat the sandwich he grabbed. Mei bowed softly and silently left them to eat in peace.
"How was practice this morning?" Haruhi asked.
"It was good," Hunny smiled. "Chika-chan was able to catch me off guard twice but he still lost."
"I hope he's okay."
"He is. Just a little mad that he lost. He'll get it soon though. Chika-chan has gotten a lot better."
"He has," Mori agreed. "As has Satoshi."
"He was practicing too?" Haruhi asked.
"Yeah. His movements have gotten cleaner since his last tournament."
"The only Kendo thing I have seen you do was just before you graduated for the next Kendo Captain and the duel between the two of you just before heading to university. Do you still practice?"
Mori nodded. "There is a club at the college that I go to when it has hours open. Since the year is still fairly new, there is no set schedule yet. Same with the Judo and Karate clubs for Mitsukuni."
"Do you think you will be able to keep coming to the Host Club with some regularity once everything is finalized?"
"We should," Hunny stated. "If not, we will let you and Kyo-chan know."
Haruhi traced the rim of the cup in front of her. "Do you guys like practicing martial arts?"
Hunny and Mori looked at her confused. Glancing at each other, they turned back to her only to see that she was looking into the dark liquid in the cup she was holding.
"We have been practicing since we were really little," Hunny stated. "Sure there are days that I may not want to practice but I do anyway. I do like the aspects that martial arts brings from each day of training. However there are some days that I don't want to practice every now and then. Everyone has days like that."
"I do enjoy Kendo," Mori explained. "It allows me to refocus my thoughts and help me release some of the stresses I encounter through each day. Depending on what happens through the day, determines how long I practice."
Haruhi nodded silently.
"Is there a reason you ask Haru-chan?" Hunny asked.
"I...," she paused. "I was thinking about giving it a try."
"How come?" he pried softly.
"Well," Haruhi sighed. "Thinking back to all of the things that have happened to me since coming to Ouran and being in this club, I realize that a lot of the things that have happened could have gone differently. A good example is what happened during the trip to Nekozawa-senpai's beach house when I was pushed off the cliff. As well as some of the more recent events."
Mori's eyes narrowed slightly as he recalled some of the events that had transpired with the female host since she arrived. Hunny's thinking was along the same as his cousin as he thought about what Haruhi had said. There were a few events that could have been done differently if she had the training to defend herself, and not just with Magic but in general. The biggest thing in Hunny's mind however, wasn't her lack of ability to defend herself from others such as the one on Friday but Tamaki and his "hugs" as well as the tug-o-war sessions with the twins. She couldn't rightly use her magic while at school because nearly every student there had no knowledge of the world outside of what their parents showed them, and a lot of the elite families didn't even know about the Covens and magic users unless they were already part of it.
Hunny had recalled all of the events last year in which Haruhi needed to be rescued by Mori from Tamaki or the twins because of their "games". She had gotten really hurt with some of them and he knew for a fact that Hikaru and Kaoru could distinguish the smells and auras of different emotions. True, after some of those bouts, the twins were a bit more gentle about how they handled her but it didn't stop them from doing it again. Tamaki had no means of distinguishing scents, or anything else for that matter, but it was plenty obvious with Haruhi's facial expression how she felt being tugged back and forth as well as some of his claims. Hunny let out a silent sigh and looked at his cousin.
Mori's thoughts had been bouncing around with everything he had observed over the last year as well. Since joining the Host Club, Haruhi had been pulled, dragged, pushed, poked and near suffocated by the people around her. The more prominent being Tamaki's hugs and being used as a rope between the blond and the twins. His eyes narrowed dangerously and let out a low growl. Qurdox poked his head up from the now empty bowl and moved over to help sooth the young vampire. Although Mori had yet to learn about the full extent of the connection between them, same with Haruhi, it allowed Qurdox to peek into the minds connected to his and see what they were thinking as well as go through their memories. No, he wouldn't use the information against them but he would look to see why their emotions fluxed they way they were. Seeing some of the things filtering through Mori's mind, as well as Haruhi's, Qurdox considered the request of his ward.
"I see no reason as to why it would be an ill choice," he stated to Haruhi and Mori, causing both children to snap their attention to him. "I apologize but you both think quite loudly. As you are connected to me, you both are also connected to each other. As I protect you both, I have the ability to filter through your memories and thoughts when ypur minds are open. In so doing, I can gain a bit of insight and can offer some advise where it is needed."
Haruhi blinked a couple of times before leaning over and digging through her bag to pull out her book on Familiars. Flipping through a few pages, she found what she was looking for and started reading. As she read, she heard Qurdox laugh softly in her mind.
"Haru-chan?" Hunny questioned.
"Sorry Hunny-senpai," she said closing her book. "Qurdox said something that I wanted a bit of deeper clarification on. Apparently since he and I are bound as companions, he can step into my mind and see my memories and thoughts. It is only really done to help get a better perspective on events and give advise accordingly. And since Mori-senpai is bonded with me also, Qurdox can see into his memories too."
Giving a soft nod, Qurdox then placed his head on Mori's leg in silent apology for poking in his mind without asking. The young vampire placed a hand on the dragons head in acceptance and softly ran his fingers through its golden mane.
"He says that it would not be a bad idea to consider," Mori spoke softly. "I also agree with that, although not just for the reasons you are thinking of."
"What other reasons?" Haruhi asked.
"Tama-chan," Hunny answered. "And the twins are the more common than others."
Haruhi looked at him confused. "Huh?"
"It is not likely that something such as the beach house will happen again," Hunny explained. "But there is a reoccurring issue with Tama-chan and his hugs. As well as you being yanked around by Hika-chan and Kao-chan. True they ease up a bit afterwards and do so for a few days allowing you to heal but just after you have, they are at it again. Takashi and I know that in some of those cases you have gotten bruises and a few sprains. And if we can smell the blood forming the bruise, then so should Hika-chan and Kao-chan."
"There is also the fact you are fairly small," Mori added. "In many cases, most people only have to be slightly taller or have a broader build to overpower you. The difference between someone getting the better of you and getting the better of Mitsukuni is that he has the means to use their size against them. That is one of the many advantages of Judo."
"If you were going to learn any kind of martial arts," Hunny said leaning back. "I would recommend Judo. Chika-chan and I could teach it to you. Even Takashi could teach you but I think he would like to help you learn Kendo or maybe even some bojutsu."
"Bojutsu?" Haruhi asked.
"A form of martial art that uses a bo staff and other similar weapons," Qurdox supplied.
"Given how your eyes changed," Hunny giggled. "Qurdox explained. Bojutsu can be mixed with Jui-jitsu and Karate but can be used alone as its own style. It can also be taught in conjuncture with Kendo although the transitions are a little weird as the lengths of the weapons vary."
Haruhi nodded. "When would we start?"
"We could start them when you don't have magic lessons with Neko-chan's mother," Hunny offered.
"I don't really know the schedule for those lessons yet since Friday was supposed to be the first set," Haruhi claimed.
"You might be able to find out tomorrow after Club."
"Maybe but, for now, I would like to focus on what I have on my plate as is."
"Speaking of plates," Hunny smiled. "You have to try one of Mei-chan's sandwiches. They are so yummy!"
Haurhi started laughing at the sudden topic change while Mori just smiled and placed one of the sandwiches on one of the small plates for her. Once she had her giggles calmed down after the sudden change of topic, she smiled at Mori and took a bite of the sandwich. Soon all three of them fell back into light conversation while eating the tasty snack while Qurdox kept his head on Mori's lap and Vaska perched on the near by windowsill.