A/N: Hey everyone. I know I haven't uploaded in a really long time, but I'm here and I have NOT given up on this story. Thanks to the people who subscribed to this story recently. It gave me the inspiration to finally post up this new chapter. So please, read and enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran High School Host Club. If I did, don't you think that there would be another season?
Chapter Four: Revenge Is Bittersweet
Normal P.O.V.
As usual, it was a busy day for the Ouran Host Club—filled with everyday customers. Fira and June were still giving Hikaru and Kaoru the cold shoulder and really making it hard for them to be forgiven.
"C'mon. How many times are we going to have to say sorry?" Hikaru whined to Fira.
"I guess until it actually works," Fira retorted while flipping through a Soul Eater manga.
"We're not going to give into to you," June said, while strumming her guitar and pointing at Hikaru. Then she moved to point at Kaoru," And you. Don't even think about sucking up to me."
"But June bug!" Kaoru complained to his girlfriend.
Fira struggled to hold a laugh," June bug?" June responded by blushing furiously and glaring at her friend.
Hikaru sighed," Okay, we're only going to ask this one more time."
The twins clasped the girls' hands (Hikaru holding Fira and Kaoru holding June) and pleaded" Please forgive us."
"No," both girls answered in a rather monotone way.
The twins dropped their heads and began to walk away.
June stopped strumming her guitar," You know Fira, maybe we should give Hikaru and Kaoru another chance.
The twins' ears perked up at the mention of their name and came to a sudden stop.
"Yeah, you're right," Fira sat up and closed her manga," It was after all just a prank."
"So boys," Fira called out. The twins turned around and waited. "You're forgiven."
"Really?" Kaoru asked with eyes lightening in earnest as well as Hikaru.
June nodded," We do, however, expect you guys to repay us with a lot of ice cream. And I mean A LOT."
"You got it!" Both the twins exclaimed. They then ran out to go get ice cream before any of the girls had a chance to change their minds. Little did they know that Fira and June were smirking at each other, knowing that this was the start of some beautiful payback.
…
"Okay, now that we basically have the boys in the palms of our hands, what do we do next?" June asked before stuffing a large spoonful of chocolate and vanilla swirl.
Fira swallowed her strawberry(which she prefers on her sundaes instead of cherries) and thought for a second," Well, we have to trap them somewhere and hit them with something that will scare them so much that'll they'll pee themselves."
"Well, we could use their childhood fears against them like they did with you," June offered.
"Nah—that'll be too obvious, and I don't want to copy what they did to us. It has to be original. It has to make them petrified on the inside and the outside," Fira decided.
"Do you realize that what we're planning could scar them for life?" June pointed out.
"Yup. That's what I'm hoping for," Fira said chewing on one of the many brownies in the sundae.
"Good. I'm just glad I'm not the only one," June smiled happily as she kept eating.
"We just have to make sure that they don't get suspicious or else everything will crumble," Fira sighed.
"Unless…we use their stubbornness against them," June smirked.
"I like the way you think my friend, and I have just the idea for that," Fira proclaimed as her diabolical master plan began to form in her mind.
"Here's to revenge. May it taste ever so sweet as always," June raised her spoon towards Fira. Fira pressed her spoon with June's as they both laughed. Then they went back to eating their sundae.
"Hey, Fira?" June started.
"Hm?"
"I think the guys really went overboard with the whole ice cream thing."
In the music room, there was one enormous sundae in the center of the room with chocolate drizzled over it and a lot of hot fudge. I was so big that the top almost touched the ceiling. June and Fira were perched on two ladders, trying to manage eating their way through.
Fira watched as Honey swam around the bottom of the sundae, looking like he was having the time of his life. She sweat dropped," Maybe you're right."
…
Fira's P.O.V.
It's been a couple of weeks, and June and I have officially had our entire scheme laid out. Now it's time to tilt the first domino.
A lot of Moe girls were especially happy today due to the fact that the Ouran Host Club decided to dress as nekos. It took Haruhi all she had to get Tamaki to agree to just letting her wear only the ears. He, of course, went all out. His outfit was pure white with a pure gold collar. I guess he was supposed to be a house cat. He even offered girls to lick his 'fur,' but they fainted before even getting a chance to lean over him.
Kyoya's costume was a blue-black color. His tail kept wagging every time the club made money—and that was a lot with the number of Moe fan girls.
Honey-chan and Mori-chan wore matching outfits. They were dressed as orange, stripped cats. Even Usa-chan's ears were perched back so that he could wear little kitty ears.
June didn't miss out on any of the cosplay. She wore a strapless dark colored dress that was similar to the fur of her cat, Kaboo. (A/N: I hope I go the spelling right, Chey!)
Her dress went just half a centimeter below mid-thigh and wore black high heeled boots with matching gloves that went up halfway between her wrist and her elbow.
The twins were wearing the cat costumes that they wore for the Alice and Wonderland play. It did seem to be everyone's favorite (including mine). They kept giving everyone the cute yet mischievous cheisure cat grins. Do they ever get tired of that? And of course they were practically all over each other.
"Hikaru, stop it. Your fur tickles." Kaoru pretended to blush.
"Would you rather I lick your fur instead?" Hikaru asked.
I still don't get how girls found that hot, but hey, whatever works.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get out of dressing up. I wore an all black v-neck dress with matching ears and a red collar with a bell attached to it. I even put on golden contacts to give myself an authentic look. Ugh. The only reason I'm in costume is because Kyoya managed to talk mean into. Dammit. That creepy smart-ass devil! Anyway, it's time to put the plan into action.
June and I were entertaining our fanboys together today, which is perfect because we can get the twins' attention faster.
"June-sama, you look especially beautiful today," fanboy #1 sighed with starry eyes. "Well, you don't look so bad yourself," June winked and placed her hand on his shoulder.
Fanboy #2 kept stealing glances at me, but he was too shy to say anything. He kept staring at the floor and blushing. Hm…I got an idea. I got up and walked over to his seat. I cupped my hand under his chin so our eyes would make contact. "What's wrong cutie?" I asked as I batted my eyelashes. I can feel Hikaru's gaze burning behind me. This is the first time that I actually touched a customer.
He gulped nervously and still stayed silent. I smirked and sat on his lap. Then I giggled. "C'mon, you're here to enjoy yourself. Won't you tell me what's going on in that pretty little head of yours?"
From the corner of my eye, I saw Kaoru grab Hikaru's hand to calm him down. Yeah, right! Like that's going to work on someone as reckless as him. I even went so far as to lean my head on fanboy#2's shoulder. Hikaru suddenly got a deadly look in his eyes.
Fanboy #2 started to speak, "I was wondering…"
"Yes," I answered in a smooth, sultry voice.
"What are you two looking for in a guy?" He quickly breathed out. I gave him another giggle as I went to sit next to June again. We looked at each other. "That's easy. Isn't it, June?" "Yeah."
"We both want a guy who's daring and able to take on any challenge." June started.
"I'd never consider going out with a scaredy cat…or some little devil whose really too afraid to face a real challenge." I finished.
"We're not afraid of anything! Take that back!" Our two favorite voices called out from behind us.
"Oh, you guys heard us?" June asked nonchalantly. I pretended to pay attention to my nails. "You are so nosy."
"Well since we are the little devil types…" Hikaru started.
"We know you're talking about us," Kaoru finished.
June started to swing her legs back and forth. "Who can blame us? Sure, you guys are great at pranks and witty banter, but when it comes down to it, you wouldn't be able to face a really hard challenge.
"You know I don't like arguing with you June, but you are dead wrong," Kaoru stared intensely into June's eye. Crap! June's a sucker for those eyes. I have to wrap this up quick.
I cleared my throat loudly. "So if you guys think that you're so tough, are you willing to prove it?"
Both of the twins' heads shot up toward me. "What do you have in mind?" They both said in unison.
I smirked at them. "There's this rundown mansion at the South of Japan. Supposedly, a famous pianist who was half Japanese and half English used to live there. He fell in love with a woman whom he made his muse, but she broke his heart and left him. Then he spent years composing songs that might win her over, but he kept failing. Eventually, she moved on and married someone else. However, that didn't stop him. One day, he did manage to write a song that touched her heart. It was a song that was so full of love, that apparently it can bring anyone to tears. Then the lovers started to work on plan to run away together."
I noticed that all the customers and the host club member were all listening to my story. Even the Moe fangirls were captivated. Then Renge pulled out a spotlight out of nowhere and shined it on me. I squinted my eyes until they adjusted to the light. Oh brother…I focused my attention back to the twins, who were holding back laughs because they knew that I hate being the center of attention. Calm down, Fira. You can do this. I take a deep breath and continue.
"Although she went through the trouble of leaving her husband, the relationship couldn't last. The pianist didn't know that the woman was very ill. On the night that the lovers were supposed to meet, the woman braced the cold to get to his house, but in doing so, her body became weak. She made it to the porch steps, but she collapsed. The pianist opened the door to find his lover dead, and he couldn't take it. He kissed his lover for one last time, and then he hung himself from the banister in the entrance hall."
All the customers had tears pouring out, and Tamaki was bawling his eyes out. It's time to get to point. "Anyway, it has been a long time since this incident. The mansion has practically eroded away, and the ghost of the pianist still remains. Very few people who go into the mansion come out alive. Those who have survived say that the before the ghost attacks, you'll hear the old piano playing the song that finally won over his lover's heart. Then at midnight, you will meet your doom."
I pointed at the twins, "As a test of bravery, you guys have to stay at the mansion until 12:10. What do you have to say to that?"
"Yawn!" The twins sighed.
"What? You guys aren't afraid at all?" June pretended to be surprised.
Hikaru started, "We've pulled enough scary pranks to know…"
"…what's real and what's not," Kaoru finished.
"Your story isn't even scary enough to be interesting. Seriously Fira, I thought you of all people could do better than that." Hikaru crossed his arms as I tried to hide the vein that was popping out of my forehead.
"Are you guys going to do it or what?" June half asked and half yelled.
"We'll do it, but what do we get in return?" Hikaru asked. June looked at me with a puzzled look on her face. We didn't think of giving them a prize. What could the twins want that they don't already have? Oh! I know!
"First off, you get our respect again." I walked over to Hikaru and put my arms around his neck. "But most importantly, the winners of the challenge will each receive a kiss like they've never experienced before." I tiptoed slightly so that our faces were closer, "Is that acceptable Hi-ka-ru?" Ha-ha! Now he's all hot and bothered!
He did manage to regain his composure. He and Kaoru leaned on each other and gave us both thumbs up. "We accept!"
"Perfect." I smirked at June while she smirked right back at me. Let the fun begin.
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Normal P.O.V. (At 8:00)
"So this is the place?" The Hitachiin twins asked as they looked at the dark building.
"Looks like it," Fira said as she rolled down the window of the limo. "Remember the rules. You aren't allowed to fall asleep or go outside—not even on the lawn. If you call for anyone to come over to stay with you or pick you up, then you are immediately disqualified. We're tracing you're calls, so we'll know."
"We packed you some snacks, flashlights, and other supplies in case you need it. If you guys want to leave, just call us to pick you up." June explained. She winked at Kaoru, "Kaoru, if you want to call just to hear my voice, I wouldn't mind."
"Okay, June-bug." Kaoru kissed June's cheek while Fira snickered at them.
"Hey, none of that until we see if they can actually go through with this."
"So, what? No kiss for luck?" Hikaru teased Fira, who glared at him. "You can kiss my ass!"
"Hm. I wouldn't mind that." In response to that, Fira kicked Hikaru out of the car. Kaoru sighed as he went to help him out.
June waved at the boys, "Good luck guys!"
"Just do us a favor, and don't die on us. Okay?" Fira then closed the window as she and June drove off. The twins grinned at each other thinking that this was going to be a piece of cake. If only they knew what was in store for them.
Fira and June made the driver stop less than fifty yards away from the mansion. They got out of the car and headed into what looked like an ordinary cabin, but from the inside was a room filled with screens on every wall. Two desk chairs were in the center of a series of keyboards and system controls. It kind of looked like a command center on a Sci-fi spaceship.
"Where the hell did this all come from?" June exclaimed to Fira. Fira just shrugged, "One of my family's businesses includes a corporation that focuses on security. You should have known that since my mom likes to send out big bodyguards to escort my ass back home when I'm off on one of my rock tours."
June sweat dropped. "Remind me to never get on your mom's bad side." She focused her attention to on of the screens at the far right corner. "It looks like their going through the foyer."
Fira leaned back on the chair, put her hand behind her head, and placed her feet on top of the edge of the keyboard. "Let's leave them alone for a while. We'll make them squirm when they least expect it."
"MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" June laughed menacingly. "Nice evil laugh!"
"Thanks!" The two girls gave each other a high five before returning their attention to the twins.
…
Two hours later
"All this waiting is getting boring." Hikaru said as he pulled put his 3DS.
"Well, we're going to have to keep on waiting if we want to win this thing." Kaoru pointed out. Both twins sighed with love sick puppy dog looks.
"I bet you're excited to kiss Fira, Hikaru!" Kaoru smirked at his brother. Hikaru's cheeks started to turn red, and then he pulled on a 'cool' fascade.
"I bet she wishes that we see this thing through. It's obvious that she desperately wants to kiss me. That's why she went through all this trouble to set up a challenge." Hikaru was bullshiting at this point, but he didn't want his twin to know how much HE wanted to be kissed by Fira. Kaoru could tell that Hikaru was bluffing, but he let it go.
Little did both brothers know that a certain hotheaded girl heard that last comment.
All of a sudden, little scratching noises interrupted the twins' conversation. The sound had sent a shiver down each of the twins' backs.
"W-what was that?" Kaoru stuttered. "It's p-probably the w-wind. L-Let's j-just go upstairs where is quieter." Hikaru stuttered right back. Then the twins bolted up the stairway while trying not to trip over their feet.
Fira shook her head, "Oh, Hikaru. Haven't you watched enough horror stories to know that you should never go deeper into the house?" She then faced June, "You know what to do." June grinned as she started to play with all the buttons.
The twins rubbed their shoulders as they shivered. "Why is it freezing up here? Hikaru asked. "I don't know. Can you pass me the bag that June gave us? Maybe she packed us some blankets."
Hikaru stopped walking and let out a nervous laugh. " I kind of left the stuff downstairs." They glance back into the dark hallway behind them and trembled a bit. "Never mind then." Kaoru said.
As the twins kept walking, the number of windows decreased. Eventually, they were in pitch black darkness. "OW!" Hikaru fell back. He bumped into something hard, but he couldn't see what it was. That is until the dusty, velvet curtains uncovered the window to let in the light eminating from the moon.
On top of Hikaru was a small pile of bloody bones and a rope that was tied in a noose. "AAAAAHHHHHHHH!" The twins cried out as they ran in the opposite direction. Once they reached a dead end, they found a wall with the words "Get out" written in blood. They continue to yell and panic as they went down the stairs. The found a door on the first floor, and opened it to find the basement. They went down the steps—hoping to find a place of shelter. When they hit the ground, they hunched over to catch their breaths.
"Did that just really happen?" Hikaru asked Kaoru, who shoke his head in response. "I have no idea. I'm just going to call June." Hikaru looked as if he wanted to laugh at his brother. "I-I just want to make sure that she's not worried about me. That's all." Kaoru defended himself as he pulled out his phone.
"My battery's dead." Kaoru nearly squeaked.
"Okay. Then, I'll call Fira." Luckily, Hikaru's phone was still over halfway charged, but he had no service. "Damn it!" Hikaru muttered before stuffing his phone in his pocket.
"I guess that we'll just hang out here until 12:10." Kaoru suggested.
Hikaru gave his twin a blank look. "I don't think that that's a good idea."
"Why not?"
"Because there's a snake crawling around your leg." Hikaru pointed his index finger to the creature that was beginning to wrap itself around Kaoru.
"Get it off! Get it off!" Kaoru shook his leg furiously until his leg was finally free. The boys ran back up the stair and shut the door behing them.
"Things couldn't possible go worse." Hikaru leaned against the door. Kaoru shook his brother. "How can you say that? In every horror movie, something always happens when someone says that 'things couldn't go worse.'" Kaoru stopped shaking his brother when he heard a loud ding noise.
Both of the twins look straight ahead to see a large grandfather clock chiming away. The hands revealed that it was now midnight. The twins gasped, and they looked around to see if anything was about to happen. They were greeted with silence.
The naïve boys bursted out laughing. "I can't believe we got so worked up over nothing!" Kaoru started.
"Think about it. In ten minutes, we'll have the girls worshipping us for finishing this challenge!" Hikaru finished.
Their little laugh fest was interrupted by melodious tune. They craned their necks to see a piano glimmering in the moonlight. It was playing what seemed to be a neverending song. A humming noise followed, and it continued in resonance with the piano.
The twins yelled and ran toward the main staircase. They were stoped by a series of ropes that suspended from the ceiling. They were all tied up in nooses. "What the—" The twins crashed into the floor as another series of ropes were wrapped around their ankles.
"Ah! What are we going to do?" Kaoru exclaimed.
"I don't know. I don't want to die!" Hikaru shouted. The twins were left to squirm and panic without anyone to hear their cry for help. At least…that's what they thought.
When they opened their eyes, they found themselves hung upside down. Fira and June were in front of them laughing their asses off. June was holding on to her stomach and banging on the floor. Fira just kept fighting her tears of joy as she held the camera.
"You were right, Fira. Revenge is so sweet!" June said between giggles.
"Oh revenge, I know thee well." Fira sighed happily.
"What he hell is going on?" The twins glared at the girls. June flashed a remote control before pressing a big red button. When she pressed it, the twins were dumped onto the floor in a very ungraceful manner.
While the twins recovered from their fall, Fira started to explain. "You didn't really think we were going to let you get away with what you did to us, did you? You should know by now that we can't just let that slide without any payback. This really is an abandoned building where the previous owner died, but he probably grew old and died in his sleep. We controlled everything from a cabin that's two blocks away from here. That includes the ropes, the snake, the bones, the cold, and the change in lighting."
June put her hand on her hips. "How does it feel to be vulnerable? That's what you guys did to us? We just wanted you guys to feel what we felt."
Staring at the serious faces that the girls wore, the twins knew that they couldn't stay mad at them. "We're sorry. We didn't mean to take it to far." The girls stayed silent. "We'll never to it again?" The twins didn't know what else to say. They were freaking out because they couldn't tell what the girls were thinking.
Soon, the girls started to laugh again. "Of course we'll forgive you!" June smiled. "Yeah, we're totally even now." Fira agreed.
"I'm impressed. It must have taken a lot of planning to set up the special effects." Hikaru cocked his eyebrow at Fira.
Fira chuckled, "It wasn't that heard. We just hired some guys to set everything up. What was reay impressive was the piano music. Nice job setting it up, June."
June was puzzled by what her friend said. "Wait a second. I thought you were the one who set it up."
Fira shook her head furiously, "It wasn't me.
"Then who—" All four heads shot up as the loud piano started to play once again. The four members of the Awesome Force Five screamed as they ran away from the house and drive off into the night.
…...
The Next Day (In the Music Room)
The girls kept smiling and laughing as they showed the Host Club member the footage they got of their revenge. Kaoru and June were snuggling on the couch with June's cat, Kaboo, on her lap while Hikaru sat next Fira on the floor.
"Hikaru, you have to admit that we got you good!" Fira smirked.
"Fine, you got us, but remember that there will be times when we'll get you. Then we'll see who's better." Hikaru smirked right back.
"I'm looking forward to it," Fira winked.
"Anyway, a deal's a deal. Can you give me my prize now?"
Fira was baffled. "You don't get a prize. You guys didn't make it to 12:10."
Hikaru paused the video and pointed at the screen, "You're right. We made it to 12:15."
To Fira, the time that was flashing from the screen was laughing at her. Hikaru inched closer, " So how about that kiss?"
Hikaru closed his eyes as he leaned in. Fira was about to close her eyes when an idea came to her.
Hikaru snapped his eyes open when he felt a constant licking over his lips. He saw Fira holding up June's cat to his face. "What the hell?"
Fira shot Hikaru a big grin. "I promised to make sure you got a kiss that you never experienced before. Well, I bet you never liplocked with a cat before."
"Why, you!" Hikaru tickled Fira's sides as she tried to push him off her. She managed to shove him away before running out of the music room. That only made Hikaru more eager, so he chased after her.
"Those two are at it again." Haruhi sweatdropped.
"I want to play too!" Honey exclaimed.
"Grr! I must stop that demon from attacking one of my little girls! Mama, let's go!" Tamaki declared as he ran out the door. Of course, he didn't forget to grab Haruhi's hand and drag her with him.
"Why he insists on making me the 'mother' of a group of teenagers, I'll never know…" Kyoya sighed before walking out. Mori and Honey followed him, leaving Kaoru and June all alone.
"When do you think you're brother will admit that he's in love with Fira?" June leaned more into her boyfriend.
"Hikaru's pretty dense, so I'm not sure. When do you think that Fira will admit that she has feeling for Hikaru?"
"Fira's really stubborn, so she probably hasn't even admitted it to herself yet." June answered.
They both sweatdropped. "They are perfect for each other," they both said.
I hoped you like this chapter. It's been a while, but I finally finished it. Please review and let me know what you think. The next chapter is going to deal with Hikaru's jealousy. Who is he going to be jealous of? Well, you'll have to read the next chapter to find out!
-KJ
