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Warnings: Something happens to Izumi, and cursing
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Chapter 5
"Okay, everyone understands their role?" The crew nodded in unison. "Alright then! Operation: Capture Izumi Kaneko begins right now!" the blonde declared as everyone went into motion.
Haruhi raced out the room along with Mori who had Honey on his shoulders; they were in charge of actually catching Izumi. Kyouya flipped open his phone and contacted his police force; he was persistent on arresting the raven haired. Hikaru and Kaoru were the next ones to leave; they were in charge of announcing the host club was closed for today.
Tamaki was in charge of making sure things go as planned. It's a good thing he had to stay after school today. The blonde thought as he sat down in his throne-like chair.
The raven haired walked out of the classroom and into the hallways. Since he came late in the year, his teacher wanted to make sure he was on track with everyone else.
"Excuse me, Kaneko?"
The raven haired stopped walking and turned around. It was the feminine boy from the host club. "Yes?" the raven haired asked.
"Um, I was wondering, do you, uh-" he paused for a bit and then blurted out, "-like onigiris?"
The raven haired tilted his head to the side. It was a strange question to be asked out of the blue. Why would the boy ask Izumi if he likes rice balls?
Just then he felt a cold metal on his wrist. He was about to turn around but his vision got covered and he felt himself being lifted up and thrown over someone's shoulder.
"Sorry Kaneko, no harm intended." he heard the feminine boy say. So I've been tricked. He didn't even bother with struggling, he was already caught. Not to mention handcuffed.
After a while he heard the sound of other people. "Oh good just in time! Put him over there."
Then he was suddenly dropped to the floor and the bag like thing on his head was taken off. The sudden bright light made him squint one eye closed as he looked up and saw the whole host club crew there standing in front of him.
He was about to say something but he heard numerous of clicks behind him. It was the kind of sound you would usually hear in those action movies. He turned his head and to no surprise it was the same police force that were after him yesterday.
This was a prefect example of an 'oh shit' moment because he had to say they went a little too far this time. After all, they were pointing guns at him.
The raven haired turned back around and looked up at him. "Is this really necessary?" the boy asked.
What a ridiculous question. Kyouya figured if the boy was able to run away from an army of his men then this was certainly necessary. "It's just a precaution." he simply said, as he pushed his glasses up. He opened his notebook and turned to the page that contained information on Izumi he was able to find out through his father and other sources.
"Izumi Kaneko, age 17, you are the next heir to the Kaneko clan; which specializes in robbery and thievery. Originally born in Japan. Your mother, Ambria Kaneko, died of an incurable illness when you were 8 years old. You and your father, Norio Kaneko, later moved to America for a few years. Then returned to Japan one week ago. Your father is currently away on business. His location is unknown." Kyouya paused and looked at the raven haired sitting on the floor, "Any objections?"
The raven haired continued to stare at him with his head tilted, remaining silent.
"Your family has quite a history with mine. Many times we were close to going bankrupt because of you Kanekos. Not to mention your family has also targeted the Suoh family and both the Haninozuka and Morinozuka. All that put aside, the Kaneko family has gone by freely for too long. It's about time someone detains you." he finished as he closed his notebook and still saw Izumi looking at him the same way.
That innocent act is pissing me off. Finally the raven haired spoke up, "If I may add something else. What exactly does my family's history have anything to do with me." Kyouya narrowed his eyes at the raven haired. It was as if he was mocking him in some way.
"We're not sure who did it. So because you are part of the Kaneko family you too are a suspect. Doesn't matter if you were involved or not. There's no proof to tell." he answered. Then he added, "Although I'm not going to arrest you. I changed my mind. Instead we'll have you join our host club."
The raven haired stared up at Kyouya. "But I already said no."
The four eyed pushed up his glasses and narrowed his eyes. "In that case, we're not going to release you until you agree." the boy said.
The raven haired stayed silent and looked away from him. Kyouya sighed as he waved his hand and the police force put their guns down and left. Then the tall boy grabbed Izumi, making him stand up. He made him sit down on a chair as the twins tied him to it.
The whole time he stared at Kaoru, who had a faint blush, trying his best to avoid eye contact. After that they all just ignored him and didn't even spare him a glance.
Izumi sighed at his current position. It would have been much better if he had just resisted. But after what happened to him yesterday, he didn't want to risk reopening his wound. If that were to happen again it wouldn't be able to heal properly, Ryuu would scold him for it again too.
"Kaneko," the boy looked up at the sudden voice, it was that feminine boy again.
"I thought you might be hungry so I made onigiris." Haruhi said with a smile, holding out a plate with rice balls. "I didn't know what you'd like so I just filled them with random stuff."
The raven haired continued to stare and tilted his head to the side. "How am I suppose to eat with my hands tied up?" he asked.
Haruhi blinked and smiled, "Good point. I'll feed you then."
Izumi continued to stare at the feminine boy. He looked too much like a girl for his own good. Made the boy's uniform look deceiving.
"Alright here, say ahh." the feminine boy said, as he picked up a rice ball with chopsticks. The boy held it up close to Izumi's mouth.
Vaguely, the raven haired opened his mouth and took in the whole thing. "It's good." he said as he began to chew. The boy laughed and said, "Glad you like it."
It was starting to annoy him. "Hey, can I ask you something?" The other looked at the raven haired and said, "What is it?" The raven haired stared straight into the other's brown eyes.
"I've been wondering." Izumi leaned up as far as he could get in his current position, trying to get a closer look at the other. "Are you a girl?"
This must have caught the attention of everyone else as everything suddenly got quiet.
"I am." the now confirmed girl said without hesitation. Izumi smiled and leaned back. "I figured. You're too pretty to be a guy."
There was a sudden shocked shout coming from the blonde. The girl stared at the raven haired unaffected, "Thanks. I guess."
Then she was suddenly bear-hugged by the blonde. "Don't hit on my precious daughter!" Tamaki said acting like a possessive little kid. The raven haired blinked and tilted his head to the side, "I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to."
The blonde stared at Izumi. His pure blue eyes stared up at his violet ones with his head tilted. Izumi looked like an adorable innocent boy. A little boy who was accused of something he didn't do. And it was too much for the blonde to handle.
He let go of Haruhi and instantly went over to the raven haired. "Oh I can't stay mad at you!" Tamaki said as he threw his arms around the raven haired and hugged him. "You're just too adorable!" he said, as he nuzzled against Izumi's neck.
Tamaki was then forcefully pulled away from the raven haired as Kyouya grabbed the collar of his uniform. "That's enough of that. We still got planning to do." the four eyed replied as he dragged Tamaki towards the discussion circle.
Haruhi stayed behind and continued to feed the raven haired the rice balls. For the most part Izumi stayed silent as he ate and didn't say anything. Just as she was giving him the last two rice balls, the raven haired grimaced. Haruhi, slightly alarmed asked, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
She saw how the raven haired gritted his teeth and what seemed like pain glowed in his eyes. He closed his eyes for a few seconds and opened them again. "Yeah. I'm just not hungry anymore."
Haruhi knew he was lying but went along with it anyway. She carried the tray with the two rice balls to the kitchen. Why there would be a kitchen in a music room was something she always wondered.
She set the tray down and walked over to where the rest of the crew were currently making plans for the coming days.
"Hey," called the raven haired from the other side of the room. Haruhi and the rest of crew looked over at him. "Can you let me go to the restroom."
The girl watched as Izumi held his head down, his raven hair covering his eyes. She couldn't help but feel a bit concerned for him. Haruhi had a bad feeling about this.
"You can use the restroom in here, it's a single. But there's a window so I'm afraid I'll have to send someone in with you." Kyouya replied to him. The girl stared at the raven haired who gritted his teeth again. "Never mind." he said, as he turned his head away from the crew.
Haruhi turned back around and sighed. Kyouya chuckled a little and they continued with their planning. But still the girl couldn't shake off the bad feeling.
It was too much for him. He had been sitting down for too long, not to mention the rope tying him down was painfully pressing on his wound. He was also due to take his pills so the pain doubled by that point.
The wound hasn't necessarily reopened and probably only bled a little, but the pain was something different. It kept getting stronger by the second, soon enough tears were starting to form on the corners of his eyes but he blinked them away.
Time flew by slowly, he was already to the point where he wanted to scream and cry. It took everything he had to remain quiet. He reached his limit.
"Alright!" Izumi gasped out loudly. The room grew silent at the sudden voice. He turned to glare at them through the strands of hair covering his eyes. "I'll join you. Just untie me already!" he said, the last part coming out desperately.
Kyouya smirked and said, "Alright." He nodded his head at the twins and they got up and walked towards him. Izumi silently prayed they would hurry up, he wasn't sure how much longer he was going to last.
The twins began to untie him and the others stood in front of him. "There you see. That's all you needed to say." Kyouya said, as the twins finished with the rope and took off the handcuffs.
They stood besides the rest of the crew and they all smiled down at him, especially Tamaki who looked like he had a dream come true. The only ones not smiling were Haruhi and Kaoru, who were looking very concerned and worried.
At another time Izumi would have pouted at them like a child. But in his state, he could barely keep himself awake. He figured he could have gone to the restroom and taken his pills when they untied him. But he now realized it was futile. He couldn't even move anymore. He was too late.
"Damn it." he muttered, gaining confused glances from the crew. "Call. My house. Pl-" was all he was able to gasp out before everything got blurry as his world started to tilt.
Everyone froze as Izumi cut off and began to fall to the side, off of the chair he was sitting on. "Izumi!" one of the twins exclaimed as the raven haired hit the floor and didn't move an inch.
Kaoru was the first to rush over to him, his brother following shortly. "Izumi?" he called again but the raven haired was already unconscious.
Haruhil was a little surprised that Kaoru had called the raven haired so familiarly. He even called him by his given name. Haruhi then went over, trying to see what was wrong.
The girl looked around the raven haired but wasn't sure what could have caused him to suddenly collapse.
"Kyouya, call his house." the blonde ordered and then told Honey and Mori to get water and a rag.
The twins were still trying to find out the problem. They both moved the raven haired onto his back to search him better. The movement though allowed Haruhi to catch a glimpse of something.
"Hold on!" she shouted.
Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and looked over at her. She grabbed the raven haired's school jacket and opened it wider.
She wasn't certain on what she saw but it was worth a try. She then pulled up the raven haired's white button-down shirt and there was her proof. A bandage was wrapped along Izumi's lower abdomen. It wasn't much but there was a slight hint of red on his left side.
"He's hurt!" Haruhi said as she looked back at the others.
The blonde stared at the wound and panicked. No it couldn't have been- right!? "Kyouya!" he exclaimed at his best friend.
"I already called. They're on their way." he replied to him. The blonde eased up and calmed down a bit. "Alright, Mori put Izumi on the coach!" he ordered the tall boy. Mori went over to the raven haired and carefully picked him up bridle style. He carried him over to the coach and placed him down gently.
"Alright I'll go get the nurse." the blonde said as he started to turn towards the exist. "That won't be necessary Tamaki." a voice said.
Everyone looked towards it, it was the chairman, Tamaki's father, standing by the door. "Dad?" the blonde asked.
His father smiled and said, "I got a call just now about Kaneko. So I came over to see what's wrong." The man walked over to the coach.
"I don't know exactly. But he's hurt- that's right! Kyouya call an ambul-" the blonde said before he was cut off by his father putting a hand on his shoulder to stop him. "Like I said, that won't be necessary." The blonde looked at his father in confusion.
"Trust me. Let's just wait until they get here." his father added.
"What? Who's 'they'?" the blonde replied still confused for his father's refusal to call for help. "I guess you could call them Izumi's temporary guardians while his father is away." His father answered.
Temporary guardians? There was a sudden noise coming from outside the room and then there was a bang. Everyone sharply looked over at the door.
There were two people standing and breathing hard in front of the now wide open door. It was a boy and a girl, both probably around their late 20s. The boy had blonde hair, although the color of his hairline was clearly black, and was carrying a big kit. The girl had long brown wavy hair, she was the first one to rush towards the others.
"Izumi!" she called as she went over to his side, pushing everyone out of her way. The boy went over to Tamaki's father first.
"Thank you for not letting it out." the fake blonde boy said. "Not a problem." his father replied. The boy nodded and went over to Izumi.
Kaoru didn't understand anything that was going on and it confused him greatly. First Tamaki's father barges in and tells them to not call for any sort of help. And now two people, who are supposedly Izumi's guardians, go and treat Izumi? I don't get it. Why is Tamaki's father letting them treat him when they're not even doctors?
Well it probably didn't matter much anyways. As long as Izumi was okay.
The fake blonde took off Izumi's school jacket and unbuttoned his shirt. He took it off too and then turned around. "Can anyone bring me some water and a rag?"
Honey, who had the stuff since Tamaki told him to get it earlier, gave it to the boy. "Ah thank you." the boy said and took it from Honey. "Listen I'd like you guys to leave for a moment." the girl said.
"Why should we listen to you?" Kyouya asked, who was besides Tamaki.
The girl glared at the four eyed boy. "Please, just listen to what she says." the chairman said. The four eyed looked as if he didn't want to follow her orders.
Unwillingly the small group left to another part of the music room. Liviya smirked at the four eyed as he scowled. She glanced over at the raven haired as the chairman spoke up, "How is he?" Liviya looked over at the chairman.
She frowned and said, "Slightly better. He's been getting less nightmares. There are a few small panic attacks here and there, but other than that, I'd say he's at least a little bit better." Maybe enrolling him into this school was a good idea after all.
The chairman nodded and left to where the rest were. The girl sighed and watched as Ryuu finished cutting off the old bandages and placing them in a pile. Liviya glared and said, "You're too slow, you know that?"
Ryuu, who had begun to clean Izumi's wound, stopped and turned around. The fake blonde returned her glare, "You want to do this? Cause I know you can't even put a band-aid on for shit without running to me for help."
The girl gave a 'tch' and replied, "Asshole."
Ryuu's emerald eyes narrowed, "Bitch." and he turned back around, continuing to clean Izumi's wound.
Liviya humphed, irritated at the fake blonde. She sat down in a chair a few feet away from the couch. And she watched as Ryuu got out more bandages. Staying silent for the time being.
"Dad, what's going on?" the blonde asked his father. The chairman sighed, it wasn't his place to tell.
"Tamaki, do you remember what happened seven years ago?" The man looked at his son to study his reaction. The blonde's eyes widened and he turned his head away. The crew looked at Tamaki curiously. So he does remember.
"That's a lie, right?" the blonde replied slowly, looking at the man with disbelieving eyes. The chairman furrowed and stayed silent.
"Dad-!" Tamaki stopped, seeming to have trouble finishing his sentence.
The crew stared with shocked expressions at the blonde's sudden behavior. It was completely out of character for Tamaki to act this way.
But unlike the others, the chairman understood why he was like this in the first place. He sighed again and nodded slowly without a word. Tamaki stared at him for awhile, as if he were trying to find any clue that said it was a lie. But it wasn't a lie, both the chairman and Tamaki already knew there could only be one reason behind all of this.
He was worried to an extent. He didn't understand what was going on at all. The conversation between Tamaki and his father had left him feeling on edge. Kaoru didn't know what to make of the situation.
It seemed that the chairman knew perfectly well about the wound on Izumi's stomach. Tamaki seemed to have an idea. The auburn haired turned towards his boss, he was sulking in the corner.
"Yo!" a loud voice called out. They all turned towards it, it was the girl who had stayed with Izumi. "Ah yes! That's right! I never introduced you guys." the chairman suddenly said.
He got up from the couch and walked over to her. "Everyone, this is Liviya, and Ryuu is with Izumi. They're Izumi's temporary guardians." he said. No later the fake blonde entered the room as well.
"So how is he?" Kaoru asked him.
Ryuu turned towards him and said, "He's fine. He's waking up actually."
They all left to where Izumi was and saw him sitting up on the couch with his head in his hands. At the sound of the others walking in, Izumi looked up. Kaoru was relieved to see that the raven haired had returned to his normal self again.
"Izumi," the girl, Liviya, said slowly. Izumi looked up at her and tilted his head to the side. The girl made a fist and brought it up.
"You idiot!" Liviya yelled as she punched Izumi's jaw. "Woman, I just cured him!" Ryuu scolded her from behind. Izumi grabbed his jaw and pouted at her.
"Stop making me worry like that!" she yelled as she went to punch him again. This time the raven haired covered his face, "I'm an injured person here! An injured person!"
The girl glared at him and put her arm back down. "If you're good to walk now, then we're leaving." she said and headed towards the exit.
The raven haired sighed as he stood up. "Well then, I'll be leaving." Ryuu said as he grabbed the kit and walked out the door.
Izumi mentally cursed at him for leaving him alone with the others. The chairman walked over to him and said, "You've been well then, Izumi?"
The raven haired nodded at him with a smile. The chairman smiled back and turned towards the crew, "I'll be taking my leave too." He turned around and also left. Leaving Izumi's silent pleads to be ignored.
The tension in the room grew heavy at the awkward silence. The raven haired grabbed his shirt off the table in front of the couch and put it on. As he finished buttoning up the white shirt the blonde suddenly spoke up. "Izumi, can I talk to you for a bit?"
The raven haired tilted his head to the side and said, "Sure?" Tamaki shook his head and added, "Alone."
Izumi blinked and stared at the blonde. He had an idea where this was going. The blonde turned and walked towards the other room they just came out of. The raven haired sighed and walked towards him.
Tamaki then turned around and said to the crew, "Listen I need you guys to stay out here. This will just take a minute."
The boss and raven haired walked in the room and Tamaki closed the door. "What do you think that was all about?" Hikaru asked.
The boy looked over at his brother and said, "Don't know. Although it can't be anything good." Hikaru nodded in agreement.
They all waited, looking at the door. After a few minutes, the door opened and out came Izumi. He walked over to the coffee table in front of the couch and grabbed his jacket.
"Bye." was all he said as he left out the room before anyone could stop him.
"Tamaki?" Haruhi asked.
Kaoru turned and saw his boss in an even worse state than before. "You okay, boss?" both twins asked in unison.
The blonde looked at them and gave a laugh that seemed to be forced. "Me? Yes of course." It wasn't very convincing. Everyone knew there was something terribly wrong going on.
"Let's just continue our planning, okay?" Tamaki said as he grinned and walked over to the planning area. Hesitantly, the others followed after him.
The rest of the days in the week passed by fairly calm and peaceful. The raven haired had not been bothered once from the host club.
Thursday had been a bit awkward and often felt the blonde and four eyed watching him constantly. Friday, nothing special happened either. He had passed by the twins in the hallways but for the most part the host club ignored him completely.
Maybe they finally gave up? The raven haired thought hopefully. Unable to forget the shameful scene he put on Wednesday when he had been tied up. He couldn't believe he actually agreed to join them. But then again he was in deep pain, he couldn't think properly anymore.
Izumi shook his head and rubbed the goosebumps on his arm slowly. He was still a bit shaken up from the nightmare he just had. Even though his father wasn't here, he still lingered in his dreams. That man is always with Izumi whether it's physically or not.
It scared him every time the sun went down it only meant bedtime was drawing near. He had once tried to not sleep at all. But unfortunately he lasted no more than four days before he passed out.
He looked out the window by his bed and listened to the birds singing happily outside. After awhile he calmed down and was able to finally move from his sitting position. He got off his bed and went over to his wardrobe.
"You sure this is okay, boss?" the twins whispered softly. The blonde looked to his left and whispered, "They let us in didn't they?"
Haruhi, who was at his right, sighed, "That's because we lied."
Kyouya, who was in the back, spoke up next, "We didn't lie. He agreed to join us, remember?"
The blonde suddenly stopped walking and put up his hand to stop the crew from talking. "Okay, his room is up ahead. On the count of three we all go in."
Tamaki held up one finger, "One."
The twins gulped and stared at the closed door.
A second finger was held up, "Two."
Mori and Honey visibly had a drop of sweat running down their face. The blonde put his free hand on the knob and slowly turned it.
The third, and final finger, was held up, "Three!" he yelled as he pushed open the door and they all went in.
The crew all froze in the doorway, seeing something they were not expecting. The sight before them wasn't disturbing but actually quite sexy.
The raven haired looked like he was in the middle of undressing, his arms were above his head with his shirt around his elbows. Not to mention he was in his boxers. And might he add they were those fit boxer briefs. His creamy pale skin was glowing from the bright early sunshine coming from his window. His beautiful raven hair was messy and tangled up. But strangely an alluring sight.
Oh god, he looks like a sex god, Kaoru thought as his mouth began to water.
Only when the raven haired finished taking off his shirt did he turn around. That's when the auburn haired snapped out of his daze and looked at anywhere but Izumi's face. His eyes landed on his abdomen where the bandages were wrapped around.
"Why..." the raven haired began slowly. "...are you here?"
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