A/N.: I'm EXTREMLY sorry for taking so long. Sorry, sorry and sorry! Gomen! The last weeks of school was really busy for me, and nearly right after I went to London. Yay for London, it was great! And I ate SUSHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! I loved it! And guess what, I have POCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY! 2 chocolate, and 2 strawberry pack! And in London there was SO much japanese people XD I really thought sometimes, that I was in Japan. It was fun! And I went to Cambridge's and Oxford's open days. I'm planning on going to one of them. But I only have to apply next year. Though, it's much likely that I would apply to Cambridge, for the Natural sciences course, cause I wanna learn geology, and be a palaeontologist. That was my dream since I was abot 6-7. But I really have to improve my english, so please if anyone would like to help, be my beta. Though, seeing how impatient I'm I would say, that the beta should copy the text, correct the mistakes with bold letters, and send it to my e-mail, which is siriuscanisblack at citromail dot hu. Then I would correct my mistakes while I'm putting up the next update.
So read and review, and enjoy! I hope, that you will!
Chapter three: Saying of goodbyes
Haruhi was packing quietly into her suitcase. Though she looked calm, in reality she was fuming. Apparently the twins wasn't the sons of a famous desinger for nothing.
Dragging her through at least a thousand extremly expensive and exlusive boutique wouldn't have bothered her the least. Nor would've she cared about the countless priceless clothes and accessories she had to try on.
But that deadly precision wirth they always seemed to see the tiniest gleam in her eyes, when she looked upon something to her liking…
No matter how hard she tried to mask it, they always noticed, and from that moment, all the objection in the world was in vain: they made sure to purchase every last thing.
She tried to talk some sense into their empty heads, she begged them, shouted at them, and even used her fearsome death-glare but to no avail. In the end she just admitted her defeat with a sigh, and waited patiently for the twins to get tired of shopping.
The girl sighed again, as she opened her second suitcase. Throughout the shopping-spree she was stupid enough to mention that even if they buy her that much thing, she wouldn't be able to carry it, because they had only three suitcases at home.
Right after the utter shock of the two boys, she was rewarded with a complete set of suitcases, containing 10 bags matching in color and style, but varying in size and shape.
Haruhi sighed again, looking around her room, full of the things the Hitachiins had bought her. She didn't want to offend them by not carrying every single thing she got from them – since she was sure, that they had spent at least a million yen on her, or even more -, but it seemed somewhat hopeless to stuff all that junk into only 10 suitcases.
She was still angry with them for buying her so much unnecessary thing, but she couldn't quite ignore that peculiar little feeling in her chest, when she thought about, how much they must care about her. That really made it hard to be angry at them.
True, that they could have shown their concern in a much less expensive way, but Haruhi knew that their idea about value was pretty different from commoners. She was determined though to somehow help them learn about what really matters, and why shouldn't they rely on money that much.
Yes, it was an extremly difficult task, but Haruhi hoped for this two weeks to be her aid. She was positive to knock some common sense into the twin's thick skulls.
A relieved sigh escaped her lips when she was finally ready.
The girl couldn't believe how was she able to pack everything into such little space. Well, if you consider ten suitcase little...
Now all that was left was to gather her passport, her new camera (the twins insisted upon it, and Haruhi was lucky to get away with just a digital camera, and not a video camera), her cell phone and a good book to read. She put them into her handbag, along with a sunglass, as she remembered what the twins rambled about the hot weather there.
When she was finally ready, she collapsed on her futon with a tired sigh. Next to her laid all the suitcases and her clothes for tomorrow. The girl smiled contently. She wanted to make sure to have everything ready for morning.
After a long persuasion she managed to convince the Hitachiins, that staying at them would be a bad idea, because she wanted to spend her last night with her father, at home and realxing. She was even able to reason why would it be better if she packed everything by herself, besides that she didn't wanted strangers to rummage through her stuff.
Though, the twins only accepted with one condition, which was that they get to pick her at 8:00 am, which she gladly accepted, with all her luggage. She really didn't want to think about carrying ten suitcases around.
Her father ocassionally dropped by while she was packing, but most of the time she shooed him away, as he caused more trouble, than help. Especially when he fished out already packed stuff to admire it, causing a mess in the process.
Sure she loved him, but sometimes it was extremly difficult to deal with him. She didn't liked the thought, but she had to admit: just like Tamaki-senpai.
Haruhi gazed at the ceiling. Despite her calmness on the outside, she couldn't deny her excitement. The next evening she is gonna spend in a foreign bed, in a foreign house, but most important of all: in a foreign country. And now that she thought about it, even in a foreign continent, well if you count Europe as a separate continent, and not as the part of Eurasia.
And not to mention the plane! She've never flied before. She also had to admit, that in fact, she was a little afraid of it, but all in all she was looking for it.
In spite of being tired, it took her quite a while to be able to drift into dreamland. With all that on her mind, her dream was blurry and confusing, but not that much unpleasant. While she slept, her father looked in once, to make sure she was fine, and asleep. A smiled curved on his face, as he observed her dear daughter's face.
The morning arrived quickly, and Haruhi was still in her underwear, when the doorbell rang. To her relief Ranka eagerly came to her help, by inviting in the twins, and chatting with them happily, while she finished putting on her clothes.
She still felt a bit dizzy, as she went out to greet them. The Hitachiins bore identical, wide grins, as they inspected her and her outfit.
She didn't wear anything fancy, rather some comfortable stuff, after all, they were going on an almost 10 hour long flight. It was just a beige pants, and a light blue shirt with some darker pattern around her neck, but the twins – along with her father, to her displeasure – instantly cried:
"So cuteeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
Honestly, she couldn't figure out what was so irresistibly cute about her, so she just gave them an annoyed look, while she took a quick look at the twins.
As almost always, their outfit matched each others, but wasn't exactly the same. The dominating colors where blues, in varying shades. They just looked stylish – as always.
Soon she was also informed about the exact reason of her cuteness.
"Your sleepy face is so cute!" squeacked her father, while the twins eagerly nodded. Her father was indeed scary at times...
Haruhi tried to give them an even more annoyed look, but her father's eyes kept on shining, while the twins grinned happily.
"Good morning Hikaru, Kaoru" at last she grumbled.
"Good morning Haruhi!" chorused the twins in a cheerful voice.
"It's almost 8, shouldn't we be going?" asked Haruhi to prevent any more outburst of affection.
"You're right, though..." admitted Hikaru.
"... Do you need help with your luggage?" finished Kaoru.
"Ah, yes please, if..." nodded Haruhi, but before she could finish, Kaoru hurried to the front door, and went out for a moment, but returned almost instantly.
Haruhi wanted to ask, what had happened, but she didn't have the chance as some servants rushed in, and was directed to her room, whereupon they started carrying her stuff.
"I should've thought... rich bastards..."noted Haruhi mentally.
"Now, if you don't need anything else..." started Kaoru this time.
"Then you should say goodbye to your dad, as you're gonna be away for quite some time." Added Hikaru.
"You two! You better take good care of my sweet, little Haruhi, or else I will skin you alive! And if either of you try to lay a single finger on her..." threatened Ranka-san, while his eyes gleamed with a dangerous light.
"Dad, that's enough" said his daughter calmly.
"Yes, Sir! We will do our best, Sir!" saluted the twins, while Haruhi rolled her eyes.
At the very moment Ranka's eyes watered as he looked on Haruhi, and to her utter dread, flung his arms around her thightly.
"Haruhi! My dear, innocent Haruhi!" he cried.
"Ugh, Dad, let go of me. I'm gonna suffocate" squeezed out the poor girl.
"Oh Haruhi, you cannot imagine how much I will miss you! You cannot dream about how worried I'm gonna be! For two weeks! For two whole weeks I wouldn't be able to see your darling face, nor hear your sweet voice! Oh, how unfortunate a father am I!? How could this cruel world separate me from you!? And when I think about all those dangers awaiting you! Oh my dearest daughter Haruhi!" he rummbled on in a dramatic voice.
"I'm gonna miss you too, now can you please let go of me Dad?" pleaded Haruhi. "You don't want us to be late, now do you?"
"Well, we aren't in such a hurry" pointed out Hikaru, with an evil glance towards the trapped girl. Haruhi sent him her deadliest death-glare.
"Just let me hold you for a bit longer my dear! Two whole weeks! Oh and look how big you've grown! You're already so independent, and today you're going out of the country! Oh what a day! What a dreadful day! I always feared, that it would come, and I must let you go to the dangers of the world! But oh, why so soon!? I must ask, why so soon!? I hoped, that at least I can take care of you just a tad bit more..." Ranka-san didn't seem to be any near to his yammering.
"Dad, seriously, I'm gonna be fine."
"Oh, how brave you are my dearest Haruhi, but you must not underestimate perils of the world, which are all just waiting for you to..."
An extremly annoyed Haruhi mouthed two the twins:
I'm not going with you to any beach, if you dont help me
"Ah, Kaoru, look at the time!" exclaimed Hikaru instantly.
"Indeed, indeed Hikaru! There's so much more to do, and so few time! We must hurry, or else everyone's going to be angry with us for waiting!"
"Oh, so soon, so soon! My heart is aching, but I know, that I must let you go, I cannot held you back anyomre! As a parent my duty is to protect you, but I cannot hold you captive anymore, when your heart desires freedom! It would break my heart to see you suffer!" sniffled Ranka-san, as he started to sob on Haruhi's shoulder.
"Dad, I'm gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright." she patted his head lightly, trying to comfort him.
"But... but... I'm not gonna be there for you!" whimpered the man.
The girl sighed, than slowly, but firmly pried her father off of her.
"We really need to be going now Dad. Don't worry, it's gonna be alright. Really." stated Haruhi.
"You're right, I must gather now all my courage, and be strong for you!"
The girl rolled her eyes. This day was extremly annoying.
"But... but Haruhi, make sure you call me, if anything happens. You can call me anytime! You must call me if anything happens!" his eyes watered once again.
"Alright, I promise, that I will call you, you don't have to worry."
"And be sure to take care, and don't try anything reckless, and be nice with your host, and... and don't speak with strangers, and never go out alone, especially not at night! You must remember, to never talk to strangers, and... and...
"Dad, I already know all that, now we will be going."
"But, do you have your passport? And your camera? And do you have enough sun-cream with you? And your sun glasses?"
"I have everything Dad."
"And your towel? And did you pack enough socks? And do you have your thooth-brush with you? You must not forget it! And underwear! You must have enough clean underwear! This is important. Indeed very important, as..."
"Daaaad!" Haruhi's cheeks flushed a bit, and she tried to stop him.
"Um, Ranka-san, I fear, that Haruhi has forgotten about her baby photos." chimed in Hikaru gleefully.
"Oh yes, yes I will get it for you immediatly, my dear..."
Haruhi glared at the troublemaker, who tried to look innocently, while his bother snickered.
After the girl convinced her father, that she wouldn't need her baby photos, at last they were ready to leave.
"Bye Dad! Don't worry, you'll be seeing me soon enough!"
"Take care my dear! Take good care! I will miss you darling!" hiccupped the man.
"Right-o! I will miss you too Dad!"
"And Haruhi..." said Ranka in a surprisingly serious voice.
"Yeah?" turned back the girl curiously.
"I love you."
"I love you too, Dad" flashed Haruhi her well-known, natural smile on her father, who broke out in tears again.
"Bye Dad!" waved Haruhi still smiling.
"Good bye Ranka-san! We will take good care of Haruhi!" waved the twins as well, while they went after Haruhi.
"You better take very good care!" threatened Ranka, as he shouted after them, while wiping his eyes with a handkerchief.
"So, where're you parking?" asked Haruhi as she didn't see any fancy cars in the street.
"Just round the corner" smiled at him Kaoru.
"You see, there wasn't enough space for it here" added Hikaru.
Haruhi was a bit afraid of how big their car was... But after all, it must be really enormous, with all that luggage.
She didn't have to wait to much to find out. They soon arrived, and the girl had to admit, that it was impressive. While they were getting in, Hikaru leant closer to her.
"So, did you pack your swimsuit?" he whispered lightly into her ears. His breath tickled her neck.
"Yeah, all eight, along with all the junk, you insisted on buying for me." Answered Haruhi with an annoyed look.
"Do you hear this Kaoru? Don't you think, that our sweet Haruhi is learning? After all it was unnecessary to pack all those spare cloth for Haruhi, just in case..."
"No, they can always come useful" winked the younger twin on Haruhi.
"I can't imagine how you guys was able to fit into your bags..." wondered Haruhi outloud.
"We didn't" stated Hikaru in a happy voice. "But after all, it's OUR private jet, so OUR stuff surely wouldn't mind some extra luggage."
"Rich bastards." stated Haruhi to herself.
"I don't want to now how much extra luggage is that exactly, do I?"
It was a theatrical question, but the innocent looks on the twins face made the answer clear for Haruhi, but she was tired of any more fighting.
While the twins tried to insist upon her sitting in the middle, she refused fearing some dirty trick of theirs, and sat to the left. To her right was Hikaru, and next to him Kaoru.
The car was just about to set off, when something bumped on it's window, next to Haruhi. The girl couldn't help it, but shriek a bit, as a face pressed to the glass. She jumped subconsciously, landing in Hikaru's lap.
"Eh? What are you doing here Lord?" asked Kaoru, as he pushed a button to open that window, but just as much, as to be able to hear the blonde boy's answer.
Hikaru didn't even realized Tamaki's presences, as he stared at Haruhi, still extremly close to him, while he blushed furiosly, unable to squeez a word out of himself. On the other hand, the girl didn't even realize, that she was in Hikaru's lap, as she was staring with dread at Tamaki's face, pressed against the window.
"Ha-ru-heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" whined the host club's "king" in a scary, high-pitched voice.
At last, that voice even broke Hikaru's stupor, and he looked up, even more shocked to see Tamaki, but for some reason he forgot to remind Haruhi to get off of him...
"Haruhi! My sweet daughter! How can you go away without saying goodbye to your daddy!? Oh, you can't image how my dear heart aches now! How can be this world so cruel to separate us! And only you can lessen my pain, but you cannot even bid me farewell! Oh Haruhi!"
"Go away Lord, you're holding us up!" growled Hikaru.
"Bat daddy waaaaants a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug!" sobbed Tamaki helplessly.
Without a word Kaoru slowly pulled up the window. On the outside Tamaki still cried about something, but fortunately they didn't hear any more.
"Alright, I'm sitting in the middle." stated Haruhi after a few seconds, still staring at Tamaki with wide eyes.
"Yay!" squealed the twins.
Haruhi thought about, that maybe she can even relax in a foreign country. Surely, she wasn't that unfortunate to find another Tamaki there. At least she hoped.
She was glad, that Tamaki was unable to come, the twins were bad enough.
Finally the car took off, leaving behind a sobbing Tamaki.