Chapter 8- A Misunderstanding:
Mia:
I carefully avoided both the Host Club and Chika the next week. I wasn't able to face either of them. I was too embarrassed to see Chika after the accident kiss set up by the twins- I knew it was from the twins after Tamaki revealed himself. I just couldn't face any of them though- I was just too embarrassed. I was scared too. What if Chika didn't want to be my friend anymore because of what happened? What if he hated me? To think, I thought that maybe he would be here for my birthday. Though, I shouldn't expect him to remember my birthday was today. Especially since I didn't acknowledge his- which was a few days ago.
I sniffled and headed to Haruhi's house. When she opened the door, she seemed surprise to see me."Mia-chan?"
I tackled her in a hug and tears.
"What's wrong?"
I sniffled,
"Haruhi-chan….do you think Chika-kun hates me now?"
She looked at me with wide eyes,
"What makes you say that?"
"Because….what if he hated that he kissed me by accident?"
She smiled faintly,
"Mia-chan, I think he liked it more than you know."
I blushed,
"Really?"
She nodded and then I was tackled in a hug by Haruhi's father,
"Oh it's so good to see you again! You are just so adorable I could eat you up!"
"Nice…to…see…you…too… Fujioka-san," I gasped out.
"Just call me Ranka dear," he insisted. I blushed slightly.
Third Person:
An hour after Mia left, Ranka dragged Haruhi out the door with him,
"Come on, we have work to do!"
"Dad, where are we going?"
Ranka made a dramatic pose,
"We are headed to the orphanage to go adopt Mia!"
"Just where is my precious daughter," Tamaki cried. Kyoya pushed up his glasses;
"Haruhi had asked for a day off as to take care of some matters with her father. It is added to her debt of course."
Chika continued to bang his head on the table, frustrated with himself. However, he was madder at the host club. Hunny walked over,
"Are you okay?"
Chika glared,
"This is your fault."
Hunny looked at Chika a bit shocked. He didn't have the chance to talk to Chika about what he overheard yet- things were still tense between the two brothers. Still, Chika never looked at Hunny with that much hate before. Mori looked slightly confused.
"I hate you," Chika mumbled.
Hunny's face dropped as Chika continued,
"I hate all of you," he growled.
He meant it. He meant every word. He was angry at each and every one of them. It was their fault that he kissed Mia and scared her away. It was their fault that Mia has been avoiding him. It was their fault that Mia more than likely hated him now. So, he hated them. He will hate them- forever. Because it was their entire fault. Things were going fine. Chika was doing great. He actually thought that Mia may like him that she may date him…then his idiotic older brother and that reckless club had to intervene.
"Chika-kun," Hunny whispered- the words hurt him more than Chika knew.
"I hate you all," Chika growled more loudly, "It's all your fault that she hates me!"
Chika grabbed the glasses from inside his pocket. He had followed Mia's wishes to not wear them. Yet now, after a week of her avoiding him, he didn't see the point of it anymore. He put the glasses on, glared at the host club, his older cousin, and his older brother, and then left.
Mia came into the host club shyly. Tamaki spotted her first,
"MY DAUGHTER!"
Mia gasped for air and her face was pink as Tamaki hugged her tightly until the twins managed to get him off of her.
"Where have you been," they asked. Mia gulped and shifted her feet. She noticed Hunny and Mori in the corner- looking sad. Curious, she walked over.
"Hunny-senpai…what's wrong," she asked quietly. He cried,
"WAA! Chika hates me!"
He hung onto her as he cried.
"I…I'm sure that's not true," Mia tried to comfort him. Kyoya pushed up his glasses,
"Actually, Yusachika did state that he hated Mitsukuni along with the rest of the host club."
Mia's eyes widened,
"…Why?"
"Chika thinks you hate him," Hunny sniffled, "and it's all our fault! Please don't hate him, Mia-chan!"
Mia blushed and she stuttered,
"I-I don't hate Chika-kun," she shyly admitted, "….I thought all of you hated me."
Hunny giggled and hugged her rightly,
"We could never hate you Mia-chan! You're too cute!"
Mori ruffled Mia's hair,
"Hm."
"I…I better find Chika-kun," she softly stated as she left.
Chika sat down in the garden- a frown on his face. He wiped at his eyes, no, I can't cry. Why do I care so much? And why do I feel like I'm forgetting something? Ritsu saw Chika and looked at him confused. He went over carefully. Chika looked up and saw Ritsu- He knew Ritsu was harmless, practically, since he knew that Ritsu spent a lot of time with Mia. Chika knew Mia wouldn't hang out with mean guys.
"What do you want," Chika spat out bitterly. Ritsu raised an eyebrow,
"I thought that you would be with Mia."
"Why," Chika growled, after all she hates me.
"Well, it is her birthday…."
Chika's eyes widened and he stood up. Ritsu grabbed Chika by the collar and scowled,
"You need to apologize to her as well."
Chika shoved himself out of Ritsu's grasp,
"Why should I," he snapped.
"She thinks you hate her," Ritsu growled. Chika blinked,
"What?"
"She thinks you hate her," Ritsu repeated. Chika's eyes widened,
"What? But-I-I don't hate her! I thought she hated me!"
Ritsu looked slightly amused,
"Then I suggest you go tell her that."
Chika ran off in search for Mia with a lightened heart. Ritsu watched amused. He wasn't one to do the love advice, but Mia was like a little sister- hence why he didn't destroy Chika for making Mia sad since he knew Mia had feelings for him.
On the search for Chika, Mia was running. However, while on his search for Mia, Chika was running too. The end result- a crash.
"Oomph," Mia muttered as she fell on her butt. Chika's eyes widened,
"Mia! I'm sorry! I thought you hated me-"
"-I thought you hated me," Mia said. Chika continued on, occasionally stuttering and blushing. Mia giggled. He held out a hand for her to take, and she grabbed , instead she did the first bold move she's done in her life. She pulled him down too on top of her and kissed his cheek,
"It's okay Chika-kun."
Chika's face turned pink,
"I…I…okay."
She giggled and Chika looked at her sheepishly. He kissed her softly,
"Mia, I wanted to ask…would you…like to be my girlfriend?"
Mia giggled,
"Okay."
Chika smiled widely. Mia giggled and then noticed he was wearing the glasses. She pouted and took them of off him,
"What did I tell you about the glasses?"
"…To stop wearing them?"
"Exactly."
Ranka shook hands with Tsuki.
"I'm so happy she finally gets a good family," Tsuki gushed.
"Oh I know,' Ranka laughed, "but honestly- she's a good addition to the family! And she can be a little sister to my Haruhi!"
Haruhi smiled,
"I'd like that…"
Tsuki smiled,
"Thank you," she bowed, "For your adoption of Mia Carter…If you wait a moment, I am sure she'll be back here in a moment."
It was then that Mia walked through the door.