Chapter 4 is up! I don't think I really liked how the last chapter turned out and I agree with a lot of you about Akari: I'm making her change too fast. I've been in a rush these past few days, trying to take advantage of my Thanksgiving break. It'll be ending tomorrow so I won't be able to post chapters as fast as I would like. I've been watching allot more SAO so I may be a little rusty. Also explains why I've been doing poorly with the characters. Onto the disclaimer and the story!
Disclaimer: 5th time saying this but really, whose counting (me). I don't own OHSHC!
Chapter 4
"Welcome!" A sign appeared saying 'The Host Club is now open for business.'
I was a little shocked at first, but of course I wasn't about to let the girls know that. I didn't really feel like hanging out with anybody who seemed insane, see the twins or Tamaki. I also didn't wanna be around people who seemed oblivious and blunt, see Kyoya and Haruhi. Mori seemed the most sane but he hang out with Honey so I didn't have a choice but to be with both of them.
"Akari-chan! Akari-chan! Do you want to eat some cake with me?" Honey asked snapping me out of my thoughts.
I didn't want to appear rude so I asked, "What kind of cakes do you have?"
"We have strawberry, chocolate, and lemon!" He replied happily, continuing to munch on a strawberry cake.
"I'll, er, have a strawberry one I guess," I replied, taking the offered cake from Mori. Before biting into the cake though, I took off the strawberries and savored the taste of each strawberry one by one.
I didn't really get involved with being hosted by Honey and Mori. I just let them be, seeing as the fan girls could do enough googly eyes for the both of us and I decided to gaze out the window and see what pictures the clouds made instead. The first one I spotted was a house that reminded me of a place I only remember seeing in dreams. The next icture was of a baby carriage that reminded me of a friend. I couldn't think of what they looked like though. Then I saw what looked like a sun above them all, seeming to protect them. But I saw one lone figure out of the reach of the sun, looking lost and dark, cut away from the happy cloud family. I frowned at the picture, upset that it reminded me too much of a foggy memory from long ago. I was shocked that I had come up with the image that I did.
"Akari," Came a strong, deep voice, shocking me out of my lost memories. I looked up into Mori's eyes and saw his expression change into a slight frown. Then Honey ran over and jumped onto his shoulders.
"Takashi! Akari-chan! Hosting hours are done so we're free to leave or hang around!" exclaimed Honey happily. He must've seen something on my face for his smile dimmed and he asked Mori if he could go get us more cake. "Akari-chan, what's wrong? You look like you've been crying."
I reached up and felt my cheeks, shocked to find they were damp from long gone tears. "I guess I was. Sorry Honey, I didn't realize," I said apologetically.
Honey knelt down in front of me, holding Usa-chan in his arms. Smiling he said, "Why were you crying, Akari? It's not fun to cry."
I looked back at the clouds, disappointed they had lost the picture. "I saw something that brought up something familiar. I think it was just a dream though, from long ago," I replied almost losing myself in thought again. I snapped out of it when I felt a light pressure in my lap. I looked down in surprise to see Honey hugging me. I was shocked at first. He was so much like a child yet he seemed to know how to comfort people. I could see why the girls liked him. I hesitantly brought up my arms and enveloped him in my arms, completing the hug.
"Would you tell me about it? I like a good story! And then we can go join everyone else!" he said snuggling closer. I was a little hesitant at first but I knew I wasn't about to get out of this position anytime soon. I let out an exasperated sigh and then smiled. I looked out the window and at the clouds.
"I'd forgotten about it till now. I think it was from a long time ago, before those day. There's a happy family in my dream. Always smiling, never worrying about anything. There's a house in a field full of green grass for several miles, surrounding them. The trees that seemed to reach as high as the sky surrounded the grass everywhere so the house was out of sight. They seemed left alone from the world, able to survive off the food they grew and the small lake nearby. All of them had red hair and golden eyes that matched the color of the sun. The family had perfectly tanned skin from being outside all the time. A happy couple who had 2 children, a boy and a girl. They seemed to be protected by the sun, for they each had a little sun mark on their hands.
One day, the sky grew sad as it grew darker and the sun was blocked out by the clouds. A different family showed up, seeming to be the exact opposite of the sun family. They had midnight black hair with shining silver eyes. The clouds moved away to be replaced with the moon shining down on the darker family, making them seem more threatening and powerful. It was made up of a cruel family, an angry couple with a single son. The sun family called them the moon family. The moon family wanted something, but the sun family didn't know what.
They attacked the sun family, for they wouldn't give up their treasure. Only after the dust cleared from the fighting, did the sun's know what they had wanted. Their treasure had been their recent born, the youngest of them all. The child was a girl, very healthy and strong with great potential. Sadly, the sun family never saw her again.
From that day on the sun family grew weak and frail, for they had lost their sunlight over their little valley of peace. They were never happy, always fighting for their next meal. Their food wouldn't grow and the lake dried out. Eventually they were forced to leave to find a better home.
"Many say they died from loss of hope of ever finding their lost daughter. Others say they never existed or they were killed in the forest surrounding their valley. People searched for the family and the valley for years, but they never were able to find either one. They'd given up on the daughter, believing the moon family had killed her. People eventually forgot about the 2 families and the valley of peace soon became known as The Lost Valley of Sunlight," I looked away from the window to see Honey gazing at me in a weird way.
His eyes almost looked sad from my tale that I'd woven out of nothing except a dream and those clouds. Of course I'd made up the looks for the families but he didn't need to know that. I'd only gotten the idea for the moon family because of mine and my brothers looks. Every time I looked into his eyes I felt like I was looking at a full moon, therefore the moon family. I think the sun family idea came from image of the sun protecting them from the clouds. Because of that, I didn't give it a second thought.
Honey snuggled up closer and I could tell he was cold. I wrapped my arms around him to try and give him some warmth. He cuddled closer and I flinched when he laid his head into my neck. I barely registered the change in his breath to signify he was asleep, I was too scared to move.
I looked up to see everyone else had moved closer and grown quiet during my story, but they tried to appear like they hadn't been listening in. I sighed in annoyance but stayed where I was. Honey reminded me of a little brother I'd never had, sweet and innocent. When Mori came over to take Honey away, I was rather disappointed much to my astonishment. After he took Honey into his arms, I shivered from the sudden lack of warmth.
I stood up and looked around. The twins had gone back to snuggling Haruhi while Tamaki complained about it. Then Haruhi would say something and he would go to his little corner of depression. Kyoya mainly focused on his black notebook and would look up to rack on more money to Haruhi's debt. Mori stood off to the side still holding a sleeping Honey.
At that moment, I realized I was holding Usa-chan. Honey must've dropped him into my lap when he'd fallen asleep. I went over to Mori and held up Usa-chan questioningly. He shook his head and I figured he wanted me to hold onto him until Honey woke up. I looked down at the bunny and decided it wouldn't be too bad to hold onto it. I held it up against my chest and found myself slightly bending my head down to rub against Usa-chan's forehead.
I ended up reading a book while waiting for Honey to come get Usa-chan back. He finally came and tapped my forehead to get my attention. He was smiling again and I felt a little burst of happiness at the sight. I hadn't meant to make him sad afterall. "Akari-chan, wake up! It's time to go now! Oh and thank you for holding onto Usa-chan for me!" Honey said. I handed back Usa-chan and he ran off towards Mori yelling 'wee' the whole way. I found myself smiling at the sight.
I wished for him to remain a kid for as long as he could. Most kids weren't able to have that much joy in them at his age, I still couldn't believe he was a third year. Kids deserved to be happy and enjoy their lives for as long as they could without being told to grow up. They should be able to wake up and have the same energy as they did when they were young. They should be able to wake up without a care in the world and not worry about how their day was going to turn out. I know I never had that kind of pleasure when I woke up in the morning when I was younger.
Mori and Honey walked out of the room but not before Honey waved and ran over to hug me yet again that day. This time I felt heat rushing to my face but I didn't know what it meant. I hugged him for what I think was the third time that day and waved him off while the rest of the members trailed out after them. I was the last of the Host club to leave the school for that day. I wondered if I would be welcome tomorrow too.
Woohoo! I really enjoyed that chapter! What did you guys think of the little story? I'll let you guys think about it. Let me know what you come up with or if you draw a good guess at what I have planned. What did you think of Akari and Honey? I think it was really cute and I enjoyed it allot more than I thought I would. See you guys next chapter!
Edited on 7/3/15 Sorry guys, this was supposed to be uploaded yesterday but I had to go over to a friends house right after summer school (Which I'm going to willingly).