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Onwards! Wrapping up the Karuizawa stuff!
They arrived at the pension just as Kaoru's phone rang. It was a call from Hikaru, asking for a car.
"We're leaving then," Ryuu said, but no one heard him over Tamaki's yelling into Kaoru's cellphone.
"You jerk! Go back right now! How dare you leave a girl behind in the rain! Before you throw a fit like some jealous brat, think about how others might feel! Haruhi is afraid of thunder!"
Fujioka-kun is afraid of thunder? Emi thought. She was still bundled in towels. Lots of unnecessary towels. She sneezed, which attracted Ryuu's attention and caused him to hug her again. I hope she's okay.
"So if you guys are done with all your drama," he said.
Tamaki wasn't listening; nobody was. He was busy fuming and ranting to the rest of the Host Club about Hikaru's selfishness.
"Oh whatever," Ryuu said. "Let's just go, Emi."
"Wait, hang on." She grabbed the pie bag that Kaoru had left beside her and ran towards Honey. "Honey-senpai! This is for you!"
"Eh? Really?" Flowers popped up around the third year as he grinned in excitement. "What is it? What is it?"
"Some desserts." Emi smiled and gave him the bag. Aw, he is so adorable!
"Thank you, Emi-chan!" Honey beamed and then gave her a hug.
"Ye-Yeah, you're welcome. I mean, actually, it's to thank you for letting us stay at your place," she said.
"Oh you didn't have to!" he said.
"Then we're gonna go back first."
"Okay!" Honey ran off to Mori, saying things like, "Look, Takashi, look! Emi-chan got this for me! Let's open it and eat it right now! Right now!"
So cute! So cuuuuute! I totally ship them! Kyaaa!
"Emi, let's go." Ryuu took her hand and pulled her back to the door. "You should really take a hot shower before you get sick."
"Okay."
The next day, Arai - the unknown guy who Emi found out was Haruhi's middle school friend - brought a watermelon to share with the Host Club. They went outside to break the watermelon.
"By the way Kaoru," Kyoya said, standing to the side next to Kaoru and Emi, who was looking at her messages. "Did you think about the possibility of Hikaru falling in love?"
With Fujioka-kun? Emi thought, glancing away from her phone.
"That won't happen yet," Kaoru said. "Hikaru's still an idiot."
"We do have our fair share of idiots in this club," Kyoya said.
Emi giggled while watching the rest of the Host Club goof off over a single watermelon. Ryuu was in the mix too, trying to kick the watermelon open.
Then she looked at her phone and saw a new message.
"Hi Emi-san. ^-^ Thanks again for meeting me last time.
I heard that you're in Karuizawa. How is it?"
Kei-kun. Emi stared at the message and then went to send a message to a different person:
"Chiharu will you stop telling Kei-kun everything?"
"What are you doing?" Kaoru asked, leaning on Emi's shoulder to look.
"Messaging Chiharu," she said. She began writing up a simple reply to Kei's response, but she kept going back and deleting words, changing characters and phrases. She really didn't know what to say to him.
"Who's that?"
"My best friend."
"The one who you fell in love with?"
Emi stopped typing to look at him. "How-"
"Didn't you say yesterday that you've only fallen in love with one girl before?" Kaoru said. He had his eyebrows raised, waiting for her confirmation. "Wouldn't that most likely be your best friend? Or am I wrong?"
"No. You're right." She turned back to the screen, finished the sentence, and hit send.
"Oh, but that message wasn't for her, now was it?" Kaoru leaned forward.
"Kaoru-kun!" Emi pulled away so he couldn't see. He was too perceptive. She was sure that at this rate, he'd find out all about her juicily stupid past.
He smiled. "It's okay. I can keep a secret." Then he winked at her and hopped over to Hikaru's side.
What does that mean? What does that mean? Did he see that I was messaging Kei-kun? He didn't, right? I guess he did have enough time-
"Emi!" Ryuu ran over. "How are you feeling?"
"What do you mean?" she said, closing her phone and tucking it away.
Ryuu put his hand on her forehead. "You were out in the rain yesterday, so I thought-"
"I'm fine." She pulled his hand off. "Worrywart."
Rrrrrring! Ring! Emi's phone buzzed in her pocket and she pulled it out. It was a call from Chiharu.
"Hello?"
"Emi! Guess what, guess what?" Chiharu sure sounded excited.
"What?"
"I'm not going to visit my grandparents!" she said in a burst of joy. "I mean, it's not like I didn't want to see them, but I already saw them during middle school graduation and I'd rather spend time with you. Plus I'll be going for winter break anyway and-"
"So you're still in Kyoto?"
"Yup! But you're in Karuizawa right? Ahh, maybe I should go over there… No, I don't think my parents would let me." Chiharu sighed.
Emi turned to Ryuu. "Wanna go back to Kyoto?"
"What?" he said. "But, you-"
"Chiharu's still there, and she's not going anywhere," she said.
"Oh." Ryuu understood now. He shrugged. "Whatever you want, I guess."
"You're there with the Host Club right? Gah, I really want to meet them!" Chiharu said. "Especially that Haruhi. You said you like him right?"
Emi blushed. "Chi-Chi-"
"Oh sorry, was he standing right next to you?"
"No, but-" Emi couldn't tell Chiharu that Haruhi was really a girl. She couldn't ask Chiharu for her advice on this matter. "I-I think I'll give up."
"Eh?! Why? That doesn't sound like Emi at all!"
"Yeah, I know, but I don't think it'll happen. He's, you know, a host and super popular at the school. It's just not gonna happen."
Chiharu was silent. Then she sighed. "Fine, but that doesn't mean you-"
"Chiharu, it's fine," Emi said.
"Okay." They were silent for a moment, and Emi held her breath, waiting for her friend's next words. "So, are you gonna come back?"
"Maybe," Emi said. Watching the Host Club munching on watermelon was nice. She wouldn't mind staying here with them just having fun and not thinking about Midoriyama. "Maybe," she said again.
"Okay, well if you do, tell me, okay?"
"Okay. Oh! And stop telling Kei-kun whatever you want!" Emi said, remembering what she'd wanted to talk to Chiharu about.
"What?" Ryuu said, perking up from the name.
"I'm not!" Chiharu said.
"But he-" Emi glanced at Ryuu. He was standing next to her and clearly trying to hear the conversation while pretending he wasn't. She made a shooing gesture.
"Emi, come on," Ryuu said.
"Oh, Ryuu-chan's with you?" Chiharu said. She giggled.
"Go eat watermelon, Ryuu," Emi said to her brother.
"Ryuu! Want some watermelon?" Tamaki called, as if on cue. He waved enthusiastically at the younger Host. "Come on!"
"Go." Emi nudged Ryuu in the Hosts' directions.
"Ugh, fine." He stomped over, hands stuck in his pockets, shooting a mix of pouts, glares, and frowns back at Emi.
"Okay." She returned her attention to the phone, turning her back to the Host Club. "So Kei-kun messaged me saying that he'd heard that I was in Karuizawa. If you didn't tell him that, then who did?"
The line went silent.
"Chiharu?" Emi said.
"Ugh, I don't know!" the girl said loudly. "I didn't tell him you were in Karuizawa! I told him that if he wanted to know anything about you, he should ask you himself. So I haven't told him anything."
"Then who told him? There's no way Ryuu did," Emi said.
"Yeah, no duh. I don't know. And from now on, I won't tell him anything else either, okay? Anyways, what's it like spending your summer with the Host Club? They are all pretty cute."
Emi stared at the pension in front of her, trying not to sigh. Even though they hadn't gotten to have this discussion yet, she wasn't too keen on the topic switch. "Which one do you think is the cutest?"
"Hm… Probably Mori."
"Oh? Why?"
"Cause he looks cool! And stoic! Didn't you say he's quiet?"
"Yeah he is."
"Well, you know, I love quiet guys."
Right. Emi thought, reminded once again that Chiharu was also out of her reach. Am I gonna just be forever alone? Or forever stuck with crappy romantic relationships?
"So how come you still aren't dating Fudo?"
"E-Emi!"
"Why don't you just confess to him already? I wouldn't be surprised if he already knew," Emi said.
"Why-Why- What are you saying?" Chiharu sputtered. She always turned into a blushing, stammering mess whenever they talked about Fudo. "I have been - I've been hiding my feelings for a very long time! There's no way he's noticed! That guy is as dense as a brick!"
"Osmium," Emi corrected her.
"Osmium, whatever. Anyway, let's talk about something else. So you think that Haruhi Fujioka is the cutest huh? I personally think he's too much of a pretty boy-"
"He is not! He's-"
Someone grabbed Emi's shoulder, spun her around to face the Host Club, and shoved a piece of watermelon in her open mouth.
"He's what?"
Emi took the watermelon slice before it fell to the ground and stared up at the culprit. "Kaoru-kun!"
"Have some watermelon," he said, munching on his own piece.
"Did something happen?" Chiharu asked.
"Yeah, stop talking on the phone," Hikaru said. He had an arm on Kaoru's shoulder.
"Come play with us, Emi-chan," Kaoru said with the twins' characteristic smirk.
"I should go," Emi said. She didn't want to know what the twins might do to get her attention.
"Wait what happened?" Chiharu asked.
"Kaoru-kun shoved watermelon into my mouth," Emi said.
Chiharu burst into giggles. "Really? What? Now I really want to meet them."
Before Emi could reply, Hikaru had taken the phone out of her hands. "Hey!"
"Don't you know that kids shouldn't play with electronics all day?" the older twin asked, wagging a finger at her. She watched as he pressed the red, end call button.
"Hikaru-kun!" Emi yelled. She lunged for the phone, but he easily held it out of her reach.
"You have to play outside," Kaoru said, stepping in between. "Exercise. Enjoy the nice weather."
"Jeez! I was just about to finish my call with Chiharu!" Emi said.
"What's going on?" Ryuu asked.
"Ugh whatever," she said. The last thing she wanted was Ryuu getting all mad for her.
"Isn't that your phone, Emi?" Ryuu pointed at the device still in Hikaru's hands.
"Maybe," Hikaru said, smirking.
"Give it back." Ryuu held out his hand.
"Fine, fine." Hikaru tossed it to Emi, who fumbled to catch it with one hand.
"So are we going back to Kyoto?" Ryuu asked Emi.
"Kyoto?" The Hitachiin twins drew closer as excited grins appeared.
"God I shouldn't have said that," Ryuu said, facepalming.
Probably not, Emi thought. "I don't care. Do you want to?"
"I would love to," he said, meeting her eyes.
"Then let's go back. Oh and Mom sent me a message saying some good surprise is waiting."
"Wait, you two are really gonna go back to Kyoto?" Kaoru asked.
"But you just got here!" Hikaru said.
Emi nodded, eating the watermelon in her hands. "We've been here for three days now. We could leave tomorrow."
"Or today," Ryuu said, a smile on his face. He really wanted to get away from the Host Club. He already saw them everyday at school. Why should he have to spend his entire summer vacation with them too?
"Sure, today, if you really want to," she said.
"Then we want to go too!" the Hitachiin twins said, raising their hands into the air.
Eh? Emi stopped chewing on the watermelon piece in her mouth.
"No way!" Ryuu said. He shook his head several times. "You guys are not coming with us. No way, no way."
"But we wanna meet Chiharu," Hikaru said with a pout and puppy eyes.
"And see some more of your house," Kaoru said, mirroring his brother's expression.
"No. No no no no no. You guys are not coming."
While Ryuu bickered with the Hitachiin twins on whether or not they were coming along, Emi began weighing the pros and cons. Chiharu would be happy to meet them, but Ryuu wouldn't be. Mom and Dad probably wouldn't mind, and I'm sure Mom would love to meet them. I personally don't care all that much, as long as they aren't nosy and annoying. Besides, is there any realistic way of keeping them from coming?
When Emi reached her final thought, she knew that when the Hitachiin twins had decided on coming, they had decided. There was no stopping them.
"Do we have to ride together though?" Ryuu said for the third time as the four first years boarded the private plane. Emi was busy clenching and unclenching her fists, telling herself over and over again that she would be safe. I've ridden many planes before, and I've always come out safe and sound. This time it will be the same. I'll get to Kyoto and be safe on the ground.
"They checked the plane right?" Emi turned to Ryuu. "They checked every component of it? They're sure it will fly fine?"
"Yes, yes," he said. He took her hand as they sat down in the plush seats. The Hitachiin twins took the seats next to them. "They always triple check, Emi. Just relax."
Oh God. I hate planes. I hate them so much. I hate how I hate planes and I hate how I'm so terrified of falling.
She looked at the parachute packs in front of their seats and then checked Hikaru and Kaoru's seats to make sure they had them too. I'll be fine. If worst comes to worst, I'll get to sky dive. Haha.
"Oi, Emi-chan, you're turning really pale," Kaoru said, leaning over from across the aisle.
"Yeah, reeeeally pale," Hikaru agreed.
"Yeah." Emi managed a nod, but her voice had become a squeak. There was tightness in her chest and a burning feeling that wouldn't go away. Breath. Breath. Gotta breath. But each deep breath she took did little to stem the anxiety.
"Please buckle up. We will be taking off now," the pilot's voice came across the intercom. Emi's grip on Ryuu's hand tightened.
"Could it be you don't like flying in a plane?" Kaoru asked.
"Very observant of you, Kaoru," Ryuu said.
"Very kind of you, Ryuu," Hikaru said in a similar tone of sarcasm.
Emi rolled her eyes as she slid the buckle in place with one hand. Once Ryuu had done the same, he reached into his backpack and pulled out his headphones.
"You're gonna have to let go, Emi," he said, holding the headphones in front of her. There was no way he could slide them over her ears and plug it into his phone with one hand.
"Ryuu," she said. Her eyes met his, a desperate, panicking look in them.
"Okay, okay." He set the headphones down, forced his right hand out of hers, and then put his arm around her shoulders. He pulled her towards him, tucking her under his chin, slid the headphones on, and then plugged them in. "Chill. We'll be there soon."
She nodded, but her hand still sought his other one.
"Just close your eyes," he said and began playing some classical music.
She swallowed, shut her eyes, and waited to feel the plane lift off the ground and shoot into the air. Oh God. Oh God. We're like hundreds and hundreds of feet above th- No don't think about it! Don't think about it. I'm safe. Ryuu's here. Kaoru-kun and Hikaru-kun are here too. I'll be okay.
She began to relax as the plane reached flying altitude.
"Wow, Emi-chan really doesn't like planes," the Hitachiin twins said in unison.
"Yeah," Ryuu said.
"Why? Did something happen before?" Kaoru asked.
"No," Ryuu said. "She just doesn't like it." He didn't want to tell them how Emi was afraid of heights. He listened for her breath to even out and watched for the color to return to her cheeks. Eventually, she'd fall asleep.
Hikaru pulled out his DS and began playing while Kaoru watched. Ryuu flipped through the movies but didn't see anything good, so he shut his eyes and rested his head a top Emi's. He was dozing when Hikaru and Kaoru began talking.
"Hey a new amusement park opened in Kyoto," Kaoru said, nudging his brother with his knee. He showed Hikaru his phone screen, who glanced at it. "We should go."
"Ooh, we should. How far is it?" Hikaru returned his gaze to his game.
"Looks like it's kinda far. It's in the way north part of Kyoto." Kaoru scrolled down the page. "If we drove, it'd probably take an hour."
"Sweet, we should go then."
"Let's bring Ryuu and Emi."
"Yeah, definitely."
What? Ryuu had heard their conversation but had been too sleepy to hear it clearly. It wasn't until the pilot's voice crackled through the intercom that he woke up.
"Please prepare for landing. Make sure you are buckled and seated."
Ryuu blinked, trying to wake his brain up. He checked to see if Emi was awake yet - she wasn't - before turning to the window. Sliding the cover up, he stared at the gray clouds for a moment before shutting it again.
"You finally woke up," Hikaru said.
"And you finally stopped playing," Ryuu said.
"I stopped two hours ago," Hikaru replied.
"Whatever." Ryuu rolled his eyes.
Then the plane began its descent.
"Wake up, Emi. We're here."
"Hn?" Emi's eyes shot open and she lurched forward in her seat. "We're here? Already? What? How?"
"This always happens. Do you forget every time?" Ryuu said. He'd already tucked his headphones and phone away.
"Yeah." She stood up, grabbing Ryuu's arm to steady herself before heading out. The Hitachiin twins had already gotten off and were waiting by the car. "What do you think the good surprise is?"
"Who knows." Ryuu shrugged. Although it was a short trip to the house, it was almost eleven at night when they arrived.
"Mom! Dad!" Emi called when they entered. "We're home!"
"And we brought some annoying pests with us," Ryuu said.
"Hey." Hikaru threw an arm around Ryuu's shoulders. "How can you call us annoying?"
"Or pests?" Kaoru said. "That's redundant by the way."
"So annoying!" he said, tossing Hikaru's arm off.
"Welcome back!" Mr. Mazawa came down the stairs with a smile. He gave Emi a hug, then Ryuu. "How was Karuizawa?"
"Refreshing!" Emi said, smiling.
"Annoying," Ryuu said with a blank look.
"Really, that's interesting," Mr. Mazawa said. "Perhaps your mother and I should go and see whether we find it more refreshing or more annoying."
"Emi dear! Ryuu dear!" Mrs. Mazawa dashed down the stairs and threw herself at the twins. "Ah! I'm so glad you two decided to come back!"
"Woah Mom!" Ryuu staggered from the sudden weight. It was one thing when Emi was rushing into his arms, but it was a completely different situation when it was his mother.
"What was the good surprise?" Emi asked.
"Oh!" Their mom pulled back from the hug and beamed. Then she pinched her thumb and index finger together, brought her fingers to her lips, and whistled.
Emi's eyes widened and she gasped. "No way! No way!"
"What's going on?" the Hitachiin twins asked.
"Kyaa!" Emi squealed when she saw the German shepherd running down the stairs and began sprinting towards the dog with open arms. "Roro!"
"You guys have a dog? Called Roro?" The Hitachiin twins pointed as Roro crashed into Emi and the two fell to the floor.
"His name is actually Shiro, but Emi likes calling him Roro," Ryuu explained.
"My! And who are these two handsome young men?" Mrs. Mazawa said. She nodded at Ryuu. "Good job, my son!"
You make it sound like I brought them home as my boyfriends- Damn, I gotta stop thinking like that. Emi, you've really poisoned me with your stupid manga. Ryuu waved a hand over the twins. "Mom, these are the super annoying twins."
"Yuzuha's sons," his dad said.
"Oh! No wonder you two are dressed so nicely!"
The twins bowed. "Nice to meet you, ma'm."
"I'm Hikaru."
"And I'm Kaoru."
Ryuu stared at the twins. "Wait a minute. Aren't you Hikaru, and you're Kaoru?"
"What are you saying?" the twins said.
"I'm Hikaru," Kaoru said.
"And I'm Kaoru," Hikaru said.
"Emi! Emi!" Ryuu tugged on his sister's shirt. She was busy tickling Roro while giggling herself. "Hey, hey! I need your help here."
"What?" She turned.
"Which one is which?" Ryuu pointed at the twins.
"Hikaru-kun's on the right." Emi kept petting Roro. "Kaoru-kun's on the left. Can't you tell?"
"See! I was right!"
The twins sighed, while Mrs. Mazawa giggled. "Are you two going to stay here with us? You're more than welcome to."
Ryuu's mouth dropped open. "Seriously? No way, no way! We already took them here with our plane and car-"
"Thank you very much, Mrs. Mazawa!" Kaoru said, grinning.
"You're wearing a very nice skirt," Hikaru said, with a charming smile.
"Oh my. Thank you." She beamed back at them.
"Kanna will show you to your room," Mr. Mazawa said. He gestured at the maid waiting by the staircase.
"Thanks again!" The twins bowed before skipping after the maid.
"Why?!" Ryuu dropped to his knees while his hands slid down his cheeks. "My summer… It's ruined!"
"Don't be so silly, Ryuu dear." His mom patted his shoulder. "Go take a shower and sleep. You must be tired."
Ryuu nodded and crawled up the stairs.
"Emi, don't stay up too late playing with Roro," her mom said.
"He-He's okay?" Emi glanced at her mom. "I mean-"
She smiled. "The surgery was a success, as you can tell. He's still recovering, so be careful. Just don't tire him out too much, okay?"
"Okay!" Emi grinned. She rubbed Roro's belly as her parents disappeared up the stairs. "Hear that? Ahh! I'm so glad you're okay, Roro!"
"Woof!" Roro replied.
"Sleep with me today!" Emi said, flopping onto the ground beside the dog.
"Woof!" Roro agreed.
"Yay!"
"Shiro…" A voice said from above. "As in fourth son?"
Emi looked up. Kaoru was standing on the staircase. "How's the room?" she asked, sitting up and leaning her back against the couch side.
"It's fine. I'll probably just end up in Hikaru's room anyway," Kaoru said with a shrug.
Yes, please do! And let me take a picture of it!
"Woof!" Roro jumped onto Emi's lap, and she began petting him.
"Is that what his name means?" Kaoru asked, coming all the way down the stairs.
"Oh! Yeah. It means fourth son."
"But, you, Ryuu, and Roro? Four?" He sat down next to her.
"That's cause, technically, Ryuu and I are our parents' second and third children. Mom had a miscarriage before us."
"Oh." Kaoru said.
"Yeah. You can pet Roro, if you want. He doesn't bite," Emi said. She watched as he reached a tentative hand out. Roro sniffed his hand and then licked it.
"Woah!"
Emi laughed. "Pet him!"
"Okay." Kaoru ran his hands over Roro's black fur.
They sat there in silence, petting Roro and listening to the clock hands tick-tock their way around.
"There's a new amusement park opened in Kyoto. Wanna go?" Kaoru asked.
Just the two of us? Emi froze.
"All four of us," he added when she didn't reply. "Or you could invite your friends too."
"Oh." She resumed petting. "Um, I'm not very big on amusement parks. Is it one with a bunch of roller coasters?"
"Yeah. It's really big." He pulled his phone out from his pocket and showed her the web page. It was a huge amusement park full of roller coasters, water shows and a mini aquarium, games, and a few special shows.
"It looks fun," Emi said.
"Do you not like roller coasters?" he asked when she returned his phone.
"Yeah."
"Roller coasters and planes. Do you just not like the g-force?"
"No. I…" Emi shook her head. "I hate the heights part about it."
"Heights?" Hikaru's voice interrupted. He had a towel on his head, and his hair was still wet. "Oh. Emi-chan is afraid of heights." He smirked and joined them.
"Dry your hair better," Kaoru said, taking the towel and ruffling it through Hikaru's hair.
"Hey! Kaoru!"
Oh my God they are so a switch! Emi thought. No, actually, could it be that Kaoru-kun is secretly the seme?
"Anyway," Hikaru said, once Kaoru had finished spraying water everywhere. "We should go to the amusement park."
"I guess… we could," Emi said.
"Besides, your brother is working super hard to get over his fear of women, right?" Hikaru said.
He's working, sure, but not exactly super hard.
"So you should also try and overcome your fear," Kaoru said.
"I guess," Emi said.
"Why are you afraid of heights?" Hikaru asked.
"Is there a story behind it?" Kaoru leaned closer.
Geez!These guys are so nosy! "Not really. I just don't like it. I just have this fear of falling to my death, so I don't like being in high places."
"So it's actually not a fear of heights," Hikaru said.
"But a fear of falling to death," Kaoru said.
They're so in sync with each other. Why can't Ryuu and I be like that? No wait, that'd be a bit weird and creepy though.
"Yeah." She nodded.
"Let's go to the park then!" the twins said. "Tomorrow?"
"Didn't you want to meet Chiharu?" Emi asked. She wanted to meet up with Chiharu the next day.
"Not anymore!" They grinned.
What? Do we have to?
"Go ask Ryuu about it," Emi said. "If he agrees, then I'll agree."
"Okay!" The twins jumped to their feet and ran back up the stairs.
Geez. Why do I feel like Kaoru-kun just becomes a mirrored replica of Hikaru-kun whenever his brother is around?
Another OC has appeared! Roro! :D What'd you think?
Okay, so the HikaRyuu I really don't know. It's 6 to 4 right now, with the Yessers winning. I personally don't know how they might get together... Need some time to think about it. Plus it's a bit cliche, the whole two-pairs-of-twins-hooking-up thingamajig. It seems most people would be okay with RyuuxOC though? Yes? No? Please keep sharing your thoughts!
Also, I'm leaving tomorrow. I'll try and update once more before I start this super awesome 4-week program thingy in another country, but no guarantees! It's the reason why I updated today instead of this coming weekend. Sooo... be prepared for a brief hiatus while I go venture off somewhere! :) Thanks everyone. You all are awesome!
Thanks for reading!