Nothing Is Set In Stone (OHSHC)
Ch. 6: Perfect Amount of Harsh
Author's Note: Hello everyone! I am very, very sorry for the lack of updates! I last updated in February and haven't touched this story since because of my own issues. College, boy troubles, and family issues. Then when finals came and went, I just needed some time away from Word©. But here I am! And I want to personally and sincerely thank each and every single one of you guys! Thank you very much! This is the only story that has gotten such great feedback! (Whether it is in the form of a review, favorite, or follow) So, just, aaghh! THANK YOU~!
Anyway! On the subject of the story: we have two votes for Kyouya! Should we let him win that easily or give someone else a chance?
Oh! And to answer your question, Kurotiger, I think I will say yes. The others will also get dreams about Kuraki. When? We'll just have to wait and see, won't we? (;
Last thing I will address (unless you lovelies have any more questions) is the picture of Kuraki. I will be changing it depending on where I am in the story. There are only a handful but they're just so cute. However, if you want to personally see all of them ahead of time, just type in 'Ena Kuraki' in Google and you should find all of them with no problem :) I warn you, there is a racy one of her. Be prepared. If you guys want the links to any and all of the pictures, let me know and I'll be more than happy to assist you!
*I will be posting a link for the one described in the story.
Thanks for your continuous support everyone! As a reminder, I don't own Ouran High School Host Club© or its fabulous characters!
The sun shone brightly in my face. It happened so fast; I didn't get a chance to see where we had arrived. 'Hmm?' I thoroughly looked around. There were palm trees, exotic birds, and it smelled like fresh, white sand.
"Where… where am I?" I asked aloud.
"Isn't it beautiful, Haruhi?" Tamaki slunk behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Those birds right there are from the South Tropics. Bet you'd never see them this close, ne?"
"Where is the exit? I would like to get home and begin my chores." I deadpanned. I had no time for these silly antics. School was finally over and the weekend is almost here. Kuraki and I have to— My eyes bulged wide open. "Tamaki-senpai, where's Kuraki?"
"Kuraki?" He inquired, taking a seat on a reclining chair with a chilled glass full of what seems to be a fruity juice. "I think the devilsome twins have taken her off somewhere."
"You left her alone with Kaoru and Hikaru!?"
…
"Are you ready now?" I called from behind the changing room door. Since we had abruptly taken Miss Ena and Haruhi from the school, they had no time to get their own bathing suits. Luckily, Hikaru and I had this planned out and made sure to have our mother's newest collection of suits shipped to Kyouya's family theme park. Haruhi has been taken care of, so we're focusing our attention on Miss Ena. Though, Hikaru had gone off to get us all drinks. He never seems to want to be around Miss Ena. I wonder if Hikaru doesn't want to give her a chance due to having such strong feelings for Haruhi. I suppose, however, this may not be such a bad thing.
"Miss Ena?" I knocked on the door.
"Are you two sure I can have this? It looks really expensive." Miss Ena called from behind the door.
"We're positive! Now, come on out!" I assured her happily.
The door hesitantly began to open, but stopped suddenly. I gave a small laugh and pulled the door the rest of the way open. I stumbled back when I saw how incredibly beautiful Miss Ena looked in the exact swimming suit I personally picked out for her. It was the pink ruffle bikini swimsuit. She got a pair of whit sandals as well. It showed a lot of skin, and yet, it left enough for one's wandering imagination. Her face instantly flushed a vibrant red when my vision immediately shot down and away from her. I hope that didn't offend her! I just… didn't want to seem like a pervert. Suddenly, she spoke.
"E-everything else didn't really suit me and I thought… you wanted me to wear this one so I… I did." She ran her fingers through her hair in embarrassment.
"No. It's… It looks good. On you. Ah! I-I mean, it looks good, uh, on or off you! N-not that I'm imagining it off you or anything!" What am I doing!? What am I saying!? I've never been this flustered by a girl before!
"Oi! Kaoru! Is Kuraki out yet?" I heard my brother call from a distance. "Kaoru? What's the matter with you?" I hadn't removed my vision from the ground. Then, I saw half a pineapple drop to the floor; its red liquid content spilled to my feet.
"Hikaru?" I looked over to see my brother staring at Miss Ena. He stood there mouth agape.
"Er… It looks good." Hikaru said to Miss Ena.
She continued playing with her hair before replying, "Thank you."
After a minute of silence and each of us avoiding eye contact with each other, I turned to my brother. "Did you get us drinks?"
Hikaru looked at me confused. "What?" He looked at his hands. "Oh, right. Damn, I dropped one. Kaoru, this one's yours." He handed me a pineapple cup, similar to the one on the ground, filled with blue liquid. The other was filled with a green liquid; it must have been for Hikaru. "Here." He said to Miss Ena, still avoiding eye contact.
"Are you sure?" She questioned.
"I'm sure. Now, just take it." He handed it to her and walked off, without another word, to the pool where Mori-senpai and Hani-senpai were splashing around in.
Miss Ena looked into the drink. "Kaoru?"
I removed my vision from my brother and brought it back to Miss Ena. "Yes, Miss Ena?"
"Does Hikaru not like me?" She asked with such seriousness and worry in her tone.
I didn't know whether it was due to the fact that she had possibly taken a liking to my twin or because she has a social acceptance complex. Either way, I tried to answer as best as I could without revealing anything personal of my brother and without sounding hurt.
"Hikaru has always been more wary of whom he allows into his personal zone. Give him time. I'm sure he doesn't mean any harm." I gave her a smile in the hopes that she would return the favor. She did.
She smiled politely. "Thanks, Kaoru."
"Now, how about a swim?"
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"Uwah!" Haninozuka-senpai cried from the pool as Kaoru and I made our way. "Kura-chan! You look so pretty!"
As soon as his words flurried out of his mouth, Morinozuka-senpai swiftly turned around. We locked eyes for a mere second and a half, then he turned away. He inhaled deeply before submerging himself in the water and swimming off to a pool with a fast moving current. I tried taking Haninozuka-senpai's words into consideration—that he didn't automatically hate me—but with Morinozuka-senpai's actions, it was getting harder by the minute. Out of nowhere, Haninozuka-senpai, too, was gone in a flash. He started swimming after Morinozuka-senpai. I wonder what kind of relationship the two have.
"Miss Ena?" I heard Kaoru call me from behind. "Would you like me to set your drink aside?"
"Oh. Sure." I handed him my barely touched drink. He was about to walk away but I stopped him. "Kaoru?"
He hastily whipped around to face me. "Yes?"
"You can call me Kuraki. It seems to be sticking with everyone in the Host Club." I watched as his cheeks blossomed.
He gave a small laugh. "Sure thing, Miss… I-I mean, Ku-Kuraki."
I smiled then turned to the pool. Hikaru was merely wading around, his mouth half submerged, blowing bubbles in the water. He looked rather bored. While Kaoru was away, I decided to take charge and find things out for myself. Hikaru first, Morinozuka-senpai last. I marched confidently, and quite bad ass if I do say so myself. Though, as soon as Hikaru faced me, I had lost all of my confidence. And all perception of the length of the cement, for I walked straight into the pool water. From underwater, I could hear Hikaru's roaring laughter. At least I know I can make him laugh. In a hasty moment, I felt a hand grab my forearm and dragged me out of the water. I coughed and gasped for air as soon as I was unsubmerged.
"Don't be such an idiot next time!" It was… Hikaru. "You totally just walked right into the water! Do you need glasses or something!?"
"Sorry!" I coughed. "It's just, when you looked at me, I forgot what I was doing." He got quiet really fast; he even let go of me. I rubbed my eyes clean of the water in just enough time to notice the rosy tint in his cheeks.
"Just… just don't let it happen again." He pouted with the crossing of his arms. "I don't want to have to save your sorry butt all the time."
I giggled shyly. "Well, my butt thanks you." It was right then and there when I saw a sincere smile creep onto Hikaru's lips. This was it, my only opportunity. "Hikaru?"
"Hm?"
"Do you have a problem with me?" No matter how I could have worded it, this question was going to sound accusing and quite rude.
He made a weird face, "Er—what?"
"Do you have a problem with me? Since I have arrived at Ouran, you haven't really welcomed me all that politely."
"Well sorry. Did you want me to roll out the red carpet or something?" I could literally feel the sarcasm ooze out of his words.
"I wasn't asking for red carpet. A nice burgundy would have sufficed." I replied in my own brand of sarcasm.
Hikaru looked stunned. Ok sure, I may have been too sweet when I first met these boys, but how else was I supposed to act? I am no hooligan but I am also no goody-two-shoes. Now it was my turn to cross my arms.
He chortled quietly. "Look, things with me are weird right now. I've got to figure some things out." Hikaru rubbed the back of his neck. "But if I've given you a reason that led you to believe that I have something against you, I apologize."
I tilted my head in curiosity to the left. "Well, thank you. I'm sorry if I was too harsh." I laughed.
"No, you were the perfect amount of harsh." He replied with a small smirk.
I bashfully giggled. This was the Hikaru I wanted. Ah, wanted to see that is. He was opening up to me now and he was joking around with me. It's actually quite charming of him. A charm similar to Tamaki's. Now that I think about it. Where is Tamaki? And Haruhi? I haven't seen Haru-neechan since we were abducted at school.
"Kuraki!" Hikaru suddenly shouted out my name and grabbed my hands. He pulled me close to his body and held me tight. I was utterly confused until I heard a giant splash and water splattered all over Hikaru and I. After the water calmed down, he released me. "Are you alright?"
I moved my hair out of my face. "Y-yeah. What happened?"
In an instant, Kaoru shot out of the water. "Nice cannonball, ne!?" He gave us a thumbs up.
"Kaoru, you dummy! You almost landed on top of Kuraki!" Hikaru snarled as he got right in his brother's face.
"Oi, oi! Calm down, Hikaru!" He held his hands high in defense. "She's safe now, isn't she?" He turned to me. "Are you alright, Kuraki?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. It was a simple miscalculation." I swam in between the twins who were giving each other a frightening glare. "Are you two seriously going to ruin this beautifully artificial day by fighting?" I felt the tension dying down. I grabbed both of their right hands—earning myself confused and sheepish expressions—and made them hold each of their hands. "There. No more fighting. Now, if you'll excuse me. I have to find my neechan." I climbed out of the pool, grabbed a towel (I'm assuming it belonged to one of the twins) from a reclining chair, and waddled around in search of Haruhi.
Author's Note: Ok, so this is part 1 of 2 of the Jungle Pool SOS episode (7). So basically, this goes along with the storyline just with you (aka Kuraki) being part of the action. How about that Hikaru, right? I'm really trying to not make this story be just another one of those stories where we focus on JUST the OC. So there will be a lot of Haruhi and confused feelings between all the characters. I will be trying my hardest to update more frequently :) But once again, thank you very much for the support! Please continue your support because I desperately need it! You all have been tremendously patient and understanding, thank you!
Also, this dreaded question: who do you guys want to see more of? Who do you guys want to end up with? Your guys' feedback really does make a difference and has a huge impact in the story! Thank you!
**Link to Kuraki's bathing suit (does it look familiar? ;3) Just type it as (including that s and the period) is but remove the spaces and the parentheses! If all else fails, message me and I'll send you the link!
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