Guess what guys. On Jan 31, it was my one year anniversary of joining fanfiction! And I completely forgot about it! So imagine my frustration when I come back from my friend's birthday party and I realize I didn't do anything special. So I'm going to make it up with 2 chapters in one day. Here's the first one! It's super long ;)
Note: On the morning I tried to upload this, I tried to log onto my account on every single computer/phone in my house and on everything, the site said there was no server that could connect or something. My dad said it was the site and I want to know if this happened to anyone on February 7. If it did, that means I'm not alone and I don't have to be freaking out that I can't access anything. If it didn't, I'll go freak out more! XD Thanks and continue to the story!
Chapter 13
The next morning I woke up to the twins' voices and a warm body. Kaoru had pulled me against his chest and was stroking my hair while Hikaru had come in when he'd woken up. I didn't let them know I was awake and contentedly listened to their conversation for the plans for today.
"Maybe we could make breakfast with Akari without the maids help. Maybe pull some tricks here and there and show her around the garden since she seemed so interested in it yesterday," Kaoru said to Hikaru who grinned evilly at the tricks part.
"Host… Club…" I mumbled in fake sleepiness, trying to see if they would invite the hosts over. I didn't think I could be alone with the twins for a whole weekend.
"Good idea Akari! It would be fun to tease the boss about this. I wonder how everyone would react," Hikaru exclaimed after hearing my suggestion.
"Shhhh! She's still sleeping," Kaoru hushed him, making me secretly smile. I snuggled closer to him as they continued their conversation, occasionally getting a small kiss to the head. They didn't voice their pranking ideas, making me cringe inside at what they had planned. I'm pretty sure I dozed off at intervals because I couldn't recall half of the conversation. I finally decided to let them know I was awake and pretended to be waking up. I stretched out my arms and legs, careful not to hit Kaoru, and yawned while slowly opening my eyes.
"Morning Akari," Kaoru whispered in my ear while Hikaru smiled down at me.
"Morning," I replied and tried to get up only to find myself pinned down by Hikaru straddling my waist. I hadn't felt it through the sheets but I immediately tensed, waiting to see what they were planning.
"We called the other members to hang out earlier after your little suggestion," Hikaru said causing me to frown. I didn't remember them calling the other hosts but decided to ignore it.
"You were asleep when it happened but we thought it would be fun. We were also wondering what you would want to do for breakfast and lunch," Kaoru said, tilting my face so I could look at him. "All the maids are gone for the day so it's just us."
"Well what would you guys like? I'm not a great cook but I can try," I said, remembering Kaoru's earlier hope of cooking. Hikaru smiled with glee while Kaoru hugged me tighter. "Can I get up now?"
"Fine," They replied in unison, letting go of me and allowing me to get off the bed.
"I'm going to take a shower and then I'll be out to start after getting dressed. If you want to help, be in the kitchen in about half an hour," I explained while grabbing clothes and heading towards the adjoined bathroom.
"Want help?"
"No." True to my word, I was in the kitchen a little earlier than expected and was getting the dishes ready. "Ok first we need 2 cups of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 and a half cup of milk, half a teaspoon of baking soda, 2 tablespoons of butter, and some salt," I listed off slowly, allowing them time to grab each ingredient.
"Done!" They replied eagerly after they had gotten everything.
"You guys can crack the eggs in that bowl," I said pointing to the said bowl, "and try to keep as much shell as you can out. Then pour the milk in after. I'll get the pan heated up," I stated, going over to the cabinet to choose a pan. By the time it was heated up and I'd melted the butter in, they had gotten the mix just right. I let them pour it in while I grabbed a grill for the pancakes.
"What do we do now Akari?" They asked, earning a sigh from me.
"Here's a spatula. You're going to scramble the eggs around in the pan until I deem it ok. Try not to spill any of it," I said, giving them a spatula and praying to God they wouldn't do anything we'd regret. I mixed up my own mixture of flour and milk and poured it on the grill in small amounts to create the pancakes. I made the twins two while giving myself a small one.
"Is this good?" The twins called, proudly showing their eggs. I was amazed at the job well done considering it was the twins. I nodded and finished up the pancakes.
"Go out to the breakfast table and I'll bring it out in a little bit," I said while pushing them out the door. They were upset at being told to leave but brightened at the prospect of the food almost being done. I divided up the food and cut the pancakes up myself. I poured syrup on them afterwards and grabbed the forks. Then I poured some milk and orange juice into glasses, not sure which they wanted. I grabbed each plate, balancing one on my elbow, and walked out into the dining room.
"You would make a good waitress by the way you're carrying those plates Akari," Hikaru called from the table, slightly irritating me at the prospect of the job.
"No thanks Hikaru," I replied, setting down the plates in front of them.
"Sit next to me Akari!" Kaoru said pleadingly, causing me to smile.
"I will but I'm going to go get the drinks," I rushed into the kitchen and grabbed the glasses but there were too many for me to carry at once. I noticed a circle like board that was similar to what waiters carried at restaurants. I grinned at the irony and stacked the glasses on top of it and bringing it out once more. I set the glasses down and sat down myself.
"I hope our eggs turned out good!" Hikaru cried out with childish glee while Kaoru was nodding. I took a bite of my food and deemed it a good job well done considering the circumstances. They ate it up like they hadn't eaten in days, making me happy that they enjoyed it.
"Taste mine Akari!" Kaoru said, holding up a piece of eggs.
"But I have my own," I said, slightly confused but tried to grab it anyway. Kaoru pulled it away, causing me to get slightly aggravated, but then grabbed my chin in a soft grip causing me to stiffen.
"Here, let me," He said softly waiting for me to open my mouth. I did so and he carefully let me take a bite. I pulled back after tasting it and smiled encouragingly. He beamed at me in return and continued to eat. I saw Hikaru smirk slightly in front of me but ignored it. We ate for about an hour before getting ready for the hosts.
"Akari!" The twins called for the tenth time within the hour. They'd been forcing me to try on outfits for the day, even though I was wearing one already, and they thought it bet to pick it out themselves. Of course, they wanted me to show them afterwards.
"Coming," I called, zipping up the front. I looked in the mirror before heading out, gazing at the outfit. It definitely wasn't my favorite and wasn't a big fan. The shirt was like a zip up black vest that had pockets near the bottom. It showed a little of my stomach and had straps that were about the size of two of my fingers. It dipped down to my chest and anyone could come along and zip it back down halfway.
The pants were half shorts and half jeans. On my left leg, it only went down a little ways while my right pant leg went down to my ankles. The pants were also black with silver cuffs. I had a silver belt that had a white buckle, completing the moonlight look. I must admit, the outfit matched my eyes but I felt half naked. I walked out into the hallway and they immediately saw my bare feet.
"Where are the shoes?" They asked simultaneously.
"I'm not wearing them inside. If we go outside, I will," I responded, moving around so they could see the entire outfit. "And you can't get me to go outside until the others arrive," I added as an afterthought, causing them to wipe the forming grins off their faces.
"Fine," Hikaru said a little dejected.
"You look really good in that by the way," Kaoru added. I nodded my head in thanks and headed back to my room to try on the next outfit they probably had laid out for me. As I reached the door, I felt a pair of arms go around my waist causing me to reach towards the door faster. "Calm down Akari," Kaoru whispered in my ear. Upon hearing his voice, I leaned back into his grip, too tired to care about the consequences.
"I don't want to try on any more outfits," I mumbled, exhausted from all the chores I'd done today. After making breakfast, I'd been the one to clean the dishes and then they had demanded I try on different outfits after that. I'd worn about 50 different outfits and I never wanted to try on another one again.
"Alright but you have to wear that one for the rest of the day. And we've already hidden all the other clothes," Hikaru said from behind us. My eyes snapped open and I heard myself growl in protest.
"No way! I'm not going around feeling ha-," I started only to stop when Kaoru nuzzled into my neck comfortingly.
"Please?" He whispered, making me shiver at the feeling of his lips moving against the skin on my shoulder. At that moment someone decided to ring the doorbell causing us all to jump. Kaoru let go of me and chased after Hikaru who was already running down the stairs. I looked down at my outfit and sighed in resignation. I followed the two devils down the stairs and hid behind them as they opened the door.
"Where's Akari?!" Tamaki immediately yelled upon seeing the twins, "We went by her house but she wasn't there! Where's my precious moonlight?" I grew agitated at the nickname but chose to ignore it.
The twins stepped aside to show me off to everyone. Tamaki and Honey gasped childishly while I saw even Haruhi and Kyoya raise an eyebrow at the showy outfit. Mori grunted in surprise but made no other signs to express his shock. I awkwardly waved at the group, trying to think of a way to escape.
"She's been with us and will be staying with us for a while!" The twins yelled in unison. The reaction was immediate and they'd been expecting it for the grinned evilly when they saw their king nearly blow up from facial expressions alone.
"WHAT!?" He screamed at the top of his lungs, messing up the twins' hairs that had linked their arms around me proudly. I tried to get away but Kaoru grabbed my waist with his other free hand.
"Mommy! We need to save our precious daughter! Commence operation save Akari at once!" He continued to yell making the twins fall over with laughter. I slowly walked over to Haruhi and Mori for a little calm that I'd been missing.
"Don't suppose you could calm him down do you?" I whispered to her only to deflate when she shook her head.
"When he gets like this, there's no telling what he'll do," She whispered back, "I am surprised that you're staying with the twins though. Are you sure you can handle their pranks?"
"It was rocky at first but it's been fine other than this stupid outfit."
"That's enough idiot. There isn't any problem with Akari staying with the twins in my opinion. And you two don't have to tease him about it and please," Kyoya broke in causing everyone to freeze, "Tell me about it next time." His voice was icy and if you listened closely, a hidden threat was hidden in that small sentence. The twins paled slightly while Tamaki, while still obviously angry, miraculously shut up.
"What shall we do first?" Honey cheered, breaking the tension that was crackling in the air like electricity. Of course, the twins already knew the answer to his question, I'd somehow missed it, and had wicked grins reserved only for their best of plans.
"Oh no," Haruhi whispered as if she had sensed my thoughts. I found myself nodding in fear to her statement.
"We are going to play,"
"A special kind of game,"
"That is based off of,"
"Hide and seek along with tag!"
"It's a type of commoners' game," Tamaki instantly grew interested causing the rest of us to sweat drop.
"Here's what we do,"
"We each get a partner and we all have to hide except for one pair,"
"That pair then has to find every other pair and try to capture one of the people in that duo,"
"I don't get it," Honey interrupted causing the twins to sigh.
"Ok so; say Kaoru and Akari are partnered up while Haruhi and I are paired up. If Haruhi and I were 'it', we would need to find Kaoru and Akari. We would try and capture one of them before they could get back to the place where we all started. The goal is to try and get everyone separated from their partner. If a pair is separated, the person who wasn't captured can choose to either be out or to join the team of the people who stole their partner. The stolen person is automatically on the team. If everyone makes it to the meeting spot without being separated, the people who are 'it' lose,"
"You'll understand as we start to play," We all nodded in half understanding.
"Choose your partner! I call Akari!" Kaoru yelled all of a sudden and grabbed me by my arm.
"I got Haruhi!" Hikaru immediately called after grabbing onto Haruhi. We both looked at each other rather scared and instantly turned back to the chaos.
"I want Mori!" Honey giggled leaving only Tamaki and Kyoya. The twins burst out laughing. Kyoya flashed his glasses making them be quiet and turned to Tamaki.
"Don't slow me down moron, I hate to lose," Tamaki gulped and nodded.
"We'll all hide in our garden!" Kaoru shouted making my eyes widen from the memory of the first day. Kaoru squeezed my hand reassuringly and moved into a slight hugging position.
"Who wants to be it?" Hikaru asked and Tamaki's hand shot up instantaneously.
"We do!" Tamaki cheered and I saw him whisper in Kyoya's ear after he seemed agitated but Kyoya seemed to smile at whatever he said.
"Alright you guys will count to 30 by that tree and the rest of us will hide. We each have to last 5 minutes out in the garden before we can head back to this tree. If you are able to capture someone from a pair, you guys will win the round and we can move onto the next. Remember to ask if the person left wants to quit or join the group. If you catch someone yell 'Gotcha' at the top of your lungs for the rest of us. We all should say it just in case someone isn't nearby enough. If we all make it to the tree, then everyone needs to yell 'Free'!" Kaoru explained again in a little more depth.
Kyoya and Tamaki walked over to the tree and started counting while the rest of us ran off. Kaoru pulled me into a nearby pathway into the maze and after a while, I felt lost. It couldn't have been for more than 2 minutes though.
"I don't have us lost if that's what you're wondering. Hikaru and I used to always run around in here and we've completely memorized the entire maze. Puts you and Haruhi at an advantage," Kaoru said easing my worries. He then proceeded to pull us out of the maze into the area where I had been yesterday by the pond.
Today the sun was shining right on the pond, giving it a tranquil setting only seen in movies. There were more birds than yesterday and more flowers had bloomed if you looked closely. I smiled at the scene before us, tightening my hold on his hand.
"Beautiful isn't it? It was my favorite spot when we were younger," Kaoru sighed with happiness, losing himself in the memory for a moment. I gazed up at his serene face and found my fingertips itching to run through his auburn hair. He had a good tan and a slender frame that was handsome. It didn't surprise, considering he was supposed to be one of the 6 hottest guys in school. At that moment, he chose to open his eyes and looked into my silver ones. They were gold in the sunlight with brown sparks here and there.
"Akari…" He whispered reaching up to my face. His hand cupped my cheek and he rubbed his thumb over my chin. His other hand wound its way over my waist and pulled me closer to him. I had to tilt my head up to look at him and saw him moving closer to me. I found myself leaning up and closing my eyes. I wound my arms around his neck and his lips reached mine.
It was slow and our lips moved in synch. I was hesitant, having never kissed anyone I actually liked and I'd always been forced into kisses before. Kaoru pulled me even closer and deepened the kiss. I felt his tongue dance across my bottom lip, causing me to gasp. He took advantage and explored the inside of my mouth. I felt my knees going weak and I tried to suppress a moan to no avail.
By this point Kaoru had maneuvered us over to the ledge of the pond and pulled me on his lap. I felt his soft hair on my fingertips and continued to comb through some of the snarls. Kaoru then started trailing kisses down my neck and I tilted my head allowing him more access. I felt him grin against my neck and I shivered. "You're beautiful and I love you," He whispered gently in my ear.
I kissed him once more and whispered back, "I'm glad you do because I think I love you too." I smiled at him and he smiled back. Not a grin or a smirk, but a true smile that made me happy. We stayed like that, just looking into each other's eyes, when we realized the game was still going on.
"Oops," We say together making us both laugh. We got up and ran back to the meeting place.
When we made it to the tree, we were both panting and everyone was looking at us rather annoyed it took us so long. According to what everyone said after, Hikaru and Haruhi had been the first back having hid in a nearby maze wall.
"FREE!" Honey yelled to bring back Kyoya and Tamaki who came running right away.
"Took you two damn well long enough," Hikaru said, "What happened?" I blushed when I remembered our make out scene. Kaoru grinned next to me.
"We got lost," He said but I knew Hikaru didn't buy it but he let the subject drop.
"Looks like you lost the round too Tamaki. Now you get to choose who will be 'it'," Hikaru turned towards the two out of breath hosts. Kyoya was scowling but I saw a mischievous glint in his eye and knew he wasn't too upset.
"How about you and Haruhi," Kyoya said having caught his breath first. Haruhi nodded and pulled an annoyed Hikaru over to the tree. We all took off running for the second time that day. This time Kaoru and I hid in one of the parts of the maze near the tree. We waited for a minute before starting to head back.
We didn't make it 5 steps before I heard a familiar voice behind us, "Found you." I turned around and spotted Haruhi making me instantly wary after not spotting Hikaru. There was only one way to go and Kaoru pulled me in that direction. I felt suspicious when it finally hit me.
"Kaoru, stop!" I screamed before he turned the corner. He instantly stopped and backed up at the worry in my voice. It was a good thing too because Hikaru jumped out and if Kaoru hadn't stopped, he'd have been caught. We instantly turned around only to find Haruhi had moved closer.
"Damn," Kaoru cursed under his breath. He looked to his right and pulled me after him. "We'll go through the wall!" I nodded in answer and ran behind him. Hikaru and Haruhi were running towards us and right as I was about to get through, Hikaru grabbed my ankle. I looked behind me to his smirking face and it gave me a burst of energy to try and break free. Kaoru was pulling on my hand but the branches had gotten a hold of my clothes, forcing me to stay where I was or to be pulled back. Of course Hikaru took advantage and pulled me back into a bear hug that I couldn't escape.
"So Kaoru, want to join the team or leave?" Hikaru grinned in triumph. Kaoru sighed and came back through the wall to join us.
"Caught!" Hikaru yelled and the chorus soon picked up for the other to hear. We all ran back to the tree and the others found out it was us who had been caught. At that exact moment, someone's stomach growled causing some to laugh while Kyoya looked at his watch.
"Guess its lunch time," He said surprising us all and forcing us to return to the house. I was grinning like a maniac after telling Honey what had happened during the second round. It had actually been a fun game over all. I wondered if we'd play it again.
"What's for lunch?" Haruhi asked causing me to instantly deflate.
"I'm not cooking again," I stated causing everyone but the twins to frown.
"Again?" Tamaki asked confused making the twin's grins grow even wider.
"She cooked breakfast for us this morning," They explained making him rather jealous.
"You guys helped don't forget that," I said but Tamaki still seemed a little peeved about missing out on my cooking. "Why can't we just have some pizza or something," I mumbled.
"What's," Tamaki, Honey, and the twins asked.
"Pizza?" Haruhi and I stared at them before I burst out laughing.
"You guys don't know what pizza is?" I continued to laugh.
"It's what you guys would consider a 'commoner's food'," Haruhi explained while smiling a little.
"We must try it then!" Tamaki demanded making Kyoya sigh. "Kyoya, if you please, could you order us this 'pizza'," and I laughed even harder.
"I'll do it since I know where and how to order," I said grabbing Kyoya's phone when he had brought it out of his pocket. I smirked when I saw his exasperated expression and dialed the number.
"Don't forget to get some cake!" Honey reminded me while pulling on my shirt to get my attention. I nodded and ordered some with the meat and cheese pizzas.
"Any drinks with that miss?" The phone person asked which I replied no to. "Alright that will be 1842.72 yen miss."
"So expensive," I muttered under my breath so they couldn't hear.
"What was that?" They asked.
"Nothing! I'll pay at the door and the address is 236-1 tsunekuni."
"It should arrive within half an hour. Thank you for a business and we hope to see you again," They said the rehearsed speech and hung up. By the time the conversation was over, the twins and Tamaki had gotten into an argument with an exasperated Haruhi trying to break them up. Honey seemed worried but stayed back since Kyoya and Mori didn't make a move to stop them.
"It'll be here within half an hour," I called, making them all perk up.
"What'll we do till then?" Haruhi asked innocently, making us regret the question for the second time that day.
"Don't ask that question!" I squeaked but it was too late.
"Truth or Dare!" The twins asked us, making Haruhi and I groan. The other members were confused and we took this opportunity to try and sneak away. Unfortunately the twins saw us and we were both pulled into bear hugs.
"What is that game? Another commoner's game?" Tamaki voiced the question that was on all their minds.
"Indeed it is milord! Basically all you have to do," Hikaru started to explain but Kaoru told him instead since he'd explained the first game.
"We all sit in a circle and one person gets to ask someone else if they would like to tell the truth to a question or do a dare. Then the person that was chosen needs to pick one and either answer it if they picked truth, or do the dare if they picked dare. When they've successfully completed it, they then in turn get to ask a different person the same thing and they get to choose what they want to do and so on. Do you guys understand?" They all nodded and followed the twins; Haruhi and I were dragged, into a small comfy room that seemed to be built for this kind of game.
There were several kinds of chairs including bean bags to sit in with a fire place in the corner for the winter time. The lights were turned off but several lamps were turned on, making the atmosphere feel a little romantic. The room was painted a hot pink which seemed weird in my opinion. The floor was covered in a carpet that was hard to distinguish the color of with the lamps. I'm pretty sure it was a brown or black. In the middle was a table that could hold drinks and food for us but it was empty. Probably for playing cards or other activities.
"Everyone pick a chair!" The twins said but Haruhi and I were still trapped in their embrace. They sat down in chairs to accommodate 2 of us if we sat right and of course they pulled us onto their laps.
"Why aren't you two duple gangers letting go of my children?!" Tamaki all but screeched but Kyoya pushed him down into a chair, instantly shutting him up when he tried to land comfortably.
"They'll run off if we let go of them!" Kaoru pouted and hugged me tighter. I knew I couldn't escape so I leaned against him, accepting my fate. Haruhi still tried to struggle but I knew she was nearing her breaking point.
"Who should go first?" Honey asked innocently, looking around the room at everyone.
"How about Hikaru or Kaoru since it was their idea, yet again," Kyoya explained making them instantly grin.
"Hikaru would you like to go first?" Kaoru asked smirking.
"Sure why not," Hikaru replied grinning slyly as well. "Hmm… Who to pick," He mumbled looking around and eventually laid eyes on the girl in his lap. His grin grew wider while Haruhi paled considerably. "Haruhi, truth or dare?"
"Truth," She said immediately, trying to avoid danger the best she could.
Hikaru pouted, "Your no fun Haruhi. Hmm, what was the weirdest dream you've ever had?"
Haruhi thought about it and replied, "It was about when I first enrolled in Ouran…" Haruhi explained to us about how she had felt like she'd walked into another world where she first met Kyoya as a caterpillar, the twins were cats, Mori was a mouse, Honey was a rabbit, and Tamaki was the mad-hatter. She'd followed Renge to court where she'd been accused of abandoning a child by the king and queen that were actually her parents. It reminded me of a story I'd read as a child but I couldn't remember it. "Ok Tamaki-senpai, truth or dare?" She asked.
"Truuuuth!" He proudly crooned and gave her the puppy dog eyes.
"Do you have a crush on one of your best friends?" Haruhi asked bluntly, not realizing how close it hit to home. Tamaki blushed red and mumbled something none of us could hear.
"What was that boss?" Hikaru grinned evilly.
"I answered the question, now it's my turn," Tamaki said, showing a rare side of intelligence leaving the rest of us guessing. "Kyoya truth or dare?"
"Dare," He replied calmly, surprising us all.
"Exchange any item of clothing with a person sitting next to you," Tamaki said making the rest of us gape.
"Boss is a pervert! Boss is a pervert!" The twins suddenly yelled laughing.
"I am not a pervert!" Tamaki said defensively. Kyoya sighed and took off his jacket and gave it to Tamaki who was sitting next to him. I wasn't sure if it was my imagination, but I could have sworn I saw Tamaki grin and exchange his own jacket.
"When do I get it back?" Kyoya asked simply while Tamaki tried to think.
"Let's say for about 2 turns." Kyoya nodded and turned to someone else.
"Pick me!" Honey cried in exasperation, wanting to be the next person.
"Alright Honey, truth or dare."
"Dare!" He exclaimed excitedly, making me wince at his innocence. I hope Kyoya didn't do anything too harsh.
"I dare you to," Kyoya smirked making me pale slightly. Please don't be dirty, please don't be dirty, please don't be dirty I silently pleaded. "Not eat cake for the rest of the day." Everyone gasped and Honey instantly started tearing up.
"Bu-bu-but Kyo-chan!" He pleaded, showing him big, sad eyes but Kyoya refused to break. "Fine! Kaoru truth or dare?" He asked, uncharacteristically annoyed.
"Dare," Kaoru smirked, tightening his grip on me. Hikaru whispered something in Honey's ear that made him frown.
"You sure?" He asked and Hikaru nodded. "Alright. Kaoru, I dare you to try to lick your nose and if you can't you have to lick anyone else's nose."
"Deal!" Kaoru said and tried to lick his nose. I could tell he wasn't trying and tried to squirm out of his grip again with more force. Of course, I still couldn't and he pulled me against him. "Looks like I can't do it," He whispered and leaned towards me. I closed my eyes and waited for the ticklish sensation. He licked my nose slowly making me tremble and when he pulled away, he leaned lower and kissed me on the lips chastely. I opened my eyes and looked up into his sly grin.
"Akari truth or dare?"
I'm going to stop it there guys! XD It's over 5000 words and I promise to have the next chapter uploaded today. If I can, I'll try to get it done by the evening because I usually have to clean the house on the weekend. If I don't, I hope you guys will understand because it'll probably be as long as this one xD What did you guys think of the super long chapter? Would any of you believe me if I said that 1842.72 yen was $15.49 in American money? Cause I typed it into the converter and that's what it said it was! I also made up the address and got the name from an example. I was thinking of ending this chapter in different places but didn't have the heart and wanted to get half of the day in the first chapter. I'll get the next half in the second chapter. Till later today! (Hopefully)