Sunday's were a peaceful day, and today was no different. The sun was out, shining brightly, with birds chirping in the wind, and people seemed to be quite happy today. Walking down the street, Haruhi smiled at the work she got done, having just went to the grocery store, walking home with food for the week. However she was more happy about the teen beside her, who was carrying one of the bags as well.
Once again when she woke up, she found him to be reading his book, silently enjoying a cup of tea he prepared. He smiled and offered her some, which she smiled and took a sip. Needless to say, Danny was not allowed to make tea anymore.
Anyway, they walked down the street, enjoying the success of Sunday shopping, making some small talk, when they turned onto their street. Some raised voices and whistles came from ahead, and when they looked up, both saw some of the most expensive cars they had ever seen.
Danny whistled himself, "I bet the rich kids from my town don't even have cars those nice."
Haruhi nodded, wondering what was going on. Then a tall blond got out, along with five other teens, and instantly groaned and banged her head against the pole.
"One day...Just some peace and quiet." She pleaded, looking to the concrete as she heard Tamaki tell his plan amongst the onlookers. Danny was, genuinely, confused by her display, and picked up her bag that she dropped.
"They won't both us, let's head up to the apartment." With a smile Danny walked ahead, not seeing Haruhi's eyes widen, nor did he hear her warning. Squeezing through the crowd, Danny just got through till he ran into a small child, tripping a little. Catching his step, he turned to whoever he ran into, and, seeing what looked like a little kid on the ground, placed his bags on the ground and went back to help. "Sorry about that, didn't see you there. You alright?"
The golden eyes on the kid looked up at him, and Danny actually looked in shock. Those eyes had a similar look that he did when he looked in the mirror, and it was surprising to see it in someone so young. However, the kid smiled at him and giggled.
"I'm alright. Thank you for checking on me!" The kid said, taking Danny's offered hand and stood up. As soon as he stood up, he jumped into Danny's arms, hugging him close. For some reason, holding the kid (just so he didn't fall) made him feel better, and brought a blush to his face.
"Honey-senpai!" Haruhi yelled, rushing over to them. "Take it easy on Danny. He's not used to you like I am."
Hearing the name, both (now identified) teens looked at each other and paused. Danny was holding a teen older than him, and blushed harder. Honey was being held by someone other than Takashi or Haruhi, or some customer, yet felt comfortable in his arms, making him blush as well.
"Y-You're Honey?" Danny stuttered, eyes realizing at the older teen.
"Y-You're Danny." Honey stared a the blue eyes, finding himself entranced by them. He saw the same look he saw in the mirror himself, but he also saw the sadness and grief deep within them. For some reason, he found himself wanting to get rid of that look and see them look with full happiness, like he did with customers.
"HARUHI!" Tamaki yelled, snapping the duo from their trance as Haruhi huffed. "YOUR FATHER IS HERE TO MAKE SURE YOUR HOUSE IS SUITABLE FOR YOU- Who's the guy holding Honey?"
Danny and Honey now realized that Danny was still holding Honey, and he swiftly placed him on the ground, blushing fiercely, as did Honey. However, both of them felt a little colder not next to each other, but didn't want to offend or make the other feel awkward.
Haruhi saw the blushes and the duo inching closer, and hid a smirk. Maybe the hosts being here might not be a bad thing for Danny.
"Why are you all here?" Haruhi asked, looking at the others for an explanation.
"It was Tamaki's idea." Kyoya explained, fixing his glasses. Seeing the crowd they had gathered. "I suggest that we get inside as to not draw a bigger crowd."
Danny and Honey nodded first, but they took a step in sync and bumped into each other and blushed again. Haruhi stored this for later, as did Kyoya, as they walked up to the apartment, ignoring the stares that they got. Reaching the apartment (with the groceries that Danny almost left) Haruhi pulled out her key.
"Okay here's the deal. I'm only giving you guys a quick peek. Three seconds, then you all go home. Got it." Haruhi explained, giving a deadpanned look to the group.
Honey, who was now holding a box (which Danny had no clue where he got it from) smiled his childlike smile (which made Danny blush again). "Look I brought you a gift Haru-Chan! I know how you love cake! There's both chocolate and strawberry!"
Danny saw Haruhi lose that small battle, laughing to himself at the sight. However, he mainly did it to hide a small groan that was about to escape his lips at the sight of Honey. Numbly, he heard Haruhi grumble about making some tea, and she opened the door.
Upon seeing her 'commoner' apartment, a bunch of the hosts offered their opinions about it. Some were of some mild disgust (Hikaru being himself), neutral expressions (Kyoya never showed emotion), and of childish excitement (self explanatory on who that is). Danny smirked at Haruhi's tired expression, which turned to ticked-off when they walked in and went to the table.
Danny, the entire time, was doing a poor job of keeping his laughs in. Haruhi glared at him. "You're no help."
"I would help, buuuuut…"
"I don't know why I put up with you."
"I think I can have this moment."
"Why is that?"
"Remember when you were staring at me two days ago?" Now Haruhi blushed and grumbled about a 'blackmailing cousin'. His laughs died down as he placed a hand on her shoulder, "It'll be alright, I'm here if you need any help." She nodded and gave him a small, thankful smile.
"Just...don't be overwhelmed." Haruhi warned, watching the group kneel at the table. "They can be a bit…"
"Crazy rich people?" Danny finished, getting a nod. "It won't be the first time I've dealt with them, don't worry."
Both of them smiled and walked back to the group. The twins, being demanding as always, handed Haruhi a bag of African tea and politely asked her (meaning basically told her) to make it. Leaving the group, all of the guys turned to Danny, who shrunk a little bit from the attention.
"So you must be Danny." Kyoya began, watching the teen nod his head.
"That would be me." He held out his hand to shake, "Danny Fenton, at your service."
Kyoya smiled, though it was only a tiny bit genuine. He reached out and grabbed it, surprised at how cold his skin was, but retained his expression. "Kyoya Ootori. Pleasure to meet you."
Danny smiled, and greeted the twins next. They smiled and bowed together, "Hikaru-
"-And Kaoru-"
"-Hitachiin-"
"-Pleasure to meet you." They finished together. Danny, though surprised at the tennis talk by them, chuckled out and bowed back. He then turned to Honey, whom he met by accident.
"I remember Honey from outside," Danny, though not used to the childlike energy Honey had, reacted quickly enough when Honey jumped into his arms. Twice in one day.
"It's so nice to meet Haru-Chan's cousin! Isn't it Takashi?" Honey excitedly spoke, seeming brighter with the smile on his face. From the other side of the table, a tall black haired teen replied.
"Yea."
"He's cute isn't he?" Though it sounded innocent, the blush that came to Danny's cheek when he heard that was anything but. In all honesty, it had his heart beating faster (though it would seem normal to anyone who checked) and his throat go dry. Hearing someone who was older than him (regardless of size) call him cute was new, but Danny found himself liking it.
"T-Thank you." Danny mumbled out, still holding Honey in his lap. The group watching this had many thoughts running through their heads, but Mori and Kyoya were puzzled.
'Even with customers, I've never seen him this happy and so outgoing. I think Danny and him would get along just fine.' Kyoya thought.
'I never saw this when we were alone. And seeing him so happily snuggle with someone he just met is different...but nice.' Takashi thought, and actually had a hint of a smile on his face.
"And that leaves the wonderful me to be introduced to my daughter's cousin!" Tamaki wink at Danny, who looked to the others in confusion.
"Father?"
"I am Tamaki Suoh," He pronounced, holding out his hand to shake, "And it is wonderful to meet our haruhi's cousin in his most depressing of times. I know how you must feel, given your circumstances-"
The other hosts eyes widened as they listened to him talk, not expecting this turn of a conversation at all from him. Honey, still in Danny's lap, felt him tense up and begin to shake slightly. If that wasn't a warning enough, for some reason it began to get colder as the words kept flowing. When he looked up, he saw those blue eyes begin to glaze over the more Tamaki spoke, and realized that it was about to get seriously bad if it continued. He looked to Takashi, who was looking at him as well, and they shared a silent conversation. Much like the twins, the cousins both knew what the other was thinking, and the sudden desperate look in Honey's eyes told the taller cousin everything.
"Tamaki." Takashi's curt voice, as hard as the blade of a shovel, cut off Tamaki instantly. The others looked at him in surprise for speaking, but he remained quiet as he turned to Danny and Honey. Slowly, the other teens did as well, and they saw the fear and shake in Danny's posture. Kyoya instantly recognized it, and mentally cursed Tamaki's brash attitude for what was happening.
It was this moment that Haruhi returned, holding a tray of tea. "Tea's done." She looked at the group, confused at their attention, before she looked to Danny. Confusion turned to worry as she hurriedly put the tea down and ran to his side, kneeling down to his height. "Danny."
"D-Danny?' Honey's voice, now shaking a little, caused Danny to snap back to reality. His eyes slowly refocused, and the room got warmer again. Taking some deep breaths, he unconsciously held Honey closer, wanting the warmth he seemed to radiate all the time. It took a minute of silence for Danny to calm himself, coming back to the moment as he looked at Haruhi.
"I'm fine." His voice was dejected, and a little faint, as he hung his head. Haruhi knew he wasn't, but didn't push him as she looked up. Now the other hosts never truly saw her angered, but seeing the look in her eye even made Mori feel cold.
"What. Happened." A raging maelstrom was in her voice, swirling with anger as she glared at each host. Most of them held her gaze, and she turned to the next, but when she came to Tamaki and saw him flinch, it intensified. "Tamaki Suoh."
The blond's heart raced as he heard her call by his name, no honorifics or pleasantries, and it wasn't from happiness. He would've sulked in his corner, but a small part of his mind, the reasonable part, was telling otherwise. It's your fault.
"Haruhi." She turned to Danny and seeing his worried face, her anger disappeared instantly as she looked at him. "D-Don't get worked up." Even though she wanted to throw Tamaki out, she bit her tongue and nodded, though promised to grill him later. Sighing, Danny gently pushed Honey off his lap and stood up, "I'm sorry, but I need to...get some air." No protest could've stopped him as he walked out of the room, the apartment door closing softly behind him.
The silence was deafening in the room as the storm that was Haruhi returned and she turned to Tamaki. Instantly, his blood ran cold and his heart sank. The other hosts sat silently, wanting to see how angry Haruhi could get if prompted, but one host was distracted. While she chewed up Tamaki, a smaller blond slipped out while everyone was occupied, and went outside the apartment.
Outside
Looking out at the street, Danny sighed as he leaned over the railing. His heart was racing a little, and his hand shook a little. Taking slow breaths, Danny calmed himself down as he stood their. The hosts were nice, but that row from Tamaki was too much for him, and it did make him a little irritated.
'How could he know what it's like? He might've been trying to help, but hearing him open up old wounds hurt a lot-'
"Danny?"
Hearing a timid voice, Danny turned back to see Honey standing there, looking worriedly at Danny. It was silent a moment, both teens just staring at each other before Honey walked forward. He came to Danny's side, still keeping eye contact, as he spoke again.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine-"
"I may be be shorter," Honey's voice was serious, but not harsh, as he spoke. "But I'm not a child. I know Tama-chan hurt you, without knowing it, and it went deep." It was silent after that, before Danny sighed dejectedly and hung his head, turning to the road. Still by his side, Honey faced the road and leaned over the railing as well. Only the sound of the city went in the air as they stood there. After some time, Honey felt brave enough to reach over and grab one of Danny's hands. "He is in the wrong, I won't deny that. That was too much for him to say, but he does mean well."
"I-I know…" Danny looked at their hands, feeling the warmth meet his cold skin. "It's just...still a sore subject for me. It's not even been a week since…" Danny went quiet, feeling his voice waver again and trying to rein in his emotions. It did no good for him to lose his emotions, especially with his powers being fueled by them. Honey's hand never left his, giving silent comfort and support to Danny as he stood there.
Seeing him slowly get more distress, Honey stepped forward and used his other arm and gave him a one armed hug. Though shorter, only reaching to his chin, he stayed there and tried to convey his support. He felt Danny's breathing on his hair, even how it felt colder than other people. In fact, Danny was generally a colder person than many others were, and, from where he placed his head, his heartbeat seemed slower. Strange, but he didn't move until he felt Danny stop shaking.
"Thank you." Danny whispered into the blond hair, holding Honey close. After a small tug, they separated, but their hands stayed together.
Suddenly, the door slammed open and the twins rushed out. "Commoners supermarket! Commoners supermarket!" They chanted, running down the steps. Kyoya and Takashi were behind them, sighing at the twins antics.
"Those two are insane at times," Kyoya mumbled. Upon looking at Danny and Honey (and not missing their hands) he offered a tired smile. "I'm sorry about Tamaki. He can be a bit...much at times."
Danny smiled, nodding his head. "It's alright. Just...still a little fresh, that's all."
Kyoya nodded, mentally reminding himself to look it up later, "I see Honey was able to cheer you up?" He smirked, seeing how their hands held the other closer after he said that.
"Yes," Danny replied within a second, looking at the shorter blonde with a fond smile. By now his childlike demeanor had returned, but Danny still saw the experience in his eyes. "Yes he did."
"Wonderful. Now," Kyoya began gesturing in the twins direction. "As you might've heard, we are heading to the supermarket with Haruhi, if you'd like to join us."
Danny smiled, then laughed when he heard them chanting it below them. "Sounds lovely." He turned to Honey, using his free arm and held it out gentlemanly like. "Shall we?"
"Okay!" Honey shouted, grabbing the offered arm and walked with Danny, enjoying the touch he had.
In the entire thing, Takashi was silent as he watched his younger cousin walk off with Danny, basically hand in hand. Silent and observant, he smiled to himself when he saw Honey's smile became brighter and more genuine with Danny.
"They make a good pair, don't they?" Kyoya stated, putting his hands in his pockets and following after them.
"Yea."
