Chapter 2- Shadow Kings can BLUSH too!
"Mama? We are home! And we have a surprise." Emily called, pulling her sister, and by extension, her cousin into the house. It was a small bungalow, with bamboo floors, and light blue and green walls. Once you walked into the doorway, you could see plush couches, and a television facing one of the longer couches. A little girl was sleeping quietly on one of them.
"Darlings. Haruhi!" The twins mother danced into the room, and embraced her two daughters, then her niece.
"Hello Obasan Akimi! It's wonderful to see you agin." Haruhi hugged her aunt hard. Akimi was ten years older then her little sister, Haruhi's mother.
"Darling, you look just like my baby sister. So beautiful. And, so smart. Your father told me all about your scholarship, congratulations." Akimi kissed Haruhi's forehead, then lead the three girls into the kitchen. A plate with red velvet muffins, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sat on the counter, inviting them all to eat them.
"Yum, I haven't had any of your baking in forever, Kisa." Haruhi sighed, and bit into one of the muffins. She felt herself melt, as the texture and flavor washed through her system.
"Careful, Haruhi, you might collapse from Kisa's amazing baking." Emily teased. Kisa slipped past her cousin, and sister, and walked down the hallway to her bedroom, missing the compliment her sister had given her.
"I bet you could sell these things and make a killing." Haruhi sighed, and grabbed a cookie.
"No more. You will ruin your supper." Akimi scolded, picking up the phone.
"But, I need to go home! Dad will be worried." Haruhi complained, staring at her aunt.
"Ranka? Hello darling. Listen, I am back in town with the girls, and Haruhi is staying for dinner. Alright, I can't wait to see you too. Bye!" Akimi hung up the phone, then beamed at her niece. "See? Not a problem."
"Thank you, Obasan." Haruhi beamed at her, then let Emily pull her to the side.
"Haruhi. You said you had a big debt, right? I bet, if we pitched it to Kyouya right, Kisa would be able to bake, and sell it at the Host CLub. Maybe, the profits could be used to help pay off your debt." Emily whispered hurriedly to her cousin, just as Kisa walked back into the room. She was wearing plain blue jeans, and a plain t shirt. Kisa grabbed an apron, then moved to help her mother make supper.
"Thanks dearest." Akimi smiled at her daughter, and shooed the other two out of the kitchen, saying "If you aren't going to help, then get out of my way. And, no, Haruhi you are a guest which means no helping. Go study or something."
"Yes mama!" Emily danced out of the kitchen, laughing. She knew that if she didn't leave when told, her mother would swat at her with a towel, and man, could she hit with that thing. Emily and Haruhi entered the living room, just as the little girl woke up.
"Emily! Haruhi!" The girl cried, and she launched herself forward. Dark brown curls bounced, and green eyes sparkled as she slammed into the two girls.
"Settle down, Sophie." Emily soothed, and gave her sister a quick hug before passing her off to Haruhi.
"Hey little girl, how are you?" Haruhi asked, settling her cousin on her hip. Both Emily and Haruhi collapsed on the couch. Emily grabbed a remote, and flicked the TV on.
"I'm great! I get to go to middle school at Ouran too! I just don't get to go yet!" The girl prattled, beaming at Haruhi.
"Wonderful. What class are you in?" Haruhi asked. With Sophie, all you had to do was interject the occasional question, and Sophie was happy.
"Grade 7! I already have my uniform, Mama just has to talk to the chairman." Sophie beamed, and bounced happily in her cousin's lap.
"Girls! Supper time." Akimi called, and the three girls entered the kitchen. Just as they sat down, Akimi gave Kisa a small container with a few pills in it. Kisa sighed, but put them in her mouth, took a swig of water, and swallowed.
"Sorry, honey, but open up." Akimi told her daughter, grabbing her chin, and tilting her head back.
"Yes, mama." Kisa mumbled, and everyone else at the table looked away, uncomfortable.
"Hey Kyouya. We need to talk, about my sister, and cousin." Emily plopped into a chair in front of Kyouya, and placed her hands on his desk.
"What?" He asked her, slightly exasperated.
"Well, Haruhi has a big debt. There is no way she will be able to make up her debt before she graduates. Especially if you keep adding to it. Now, Kisa is fragile. There are very few things that help her, that make her happy. Baking is one of them, and she is amazing at it. So, if you give us a small allowance for supplies, Kisa can make things for you, and you can sell them. If you don't believe me, then here, try some." Emily explained, and plopped a red velvet cup cake, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookie in front of him.
"Hmm. How much of an allowance? And how good is she at decorating?" Kyouya asked, taking a bite out of the cupcake. He sighed, and closed his eyes, momentarily enjoying the taste, and forgetting where he was.
"What, pretty boy? Enjoying my sister's goodies? Careful now, I'm real protective of her, so don't you try and corrupt her, alright?" Emily winked at the sudden pink flush on Kyouya's cheek, before he glared at her.
"For your information, I have no interest in your sister. However, her baked goods will be a wonderful addition to the Host Club." Kyouya told Emily, glaring at her, while she laughed at him. Neither of them noticed that Kisa had passed them, or that she was unusually pale. Kisa spent the rest of the day in her textbooks, and ignoring the world, will Emily teased everybody, Kyouya and Tamaki especially. When the class was over, Emily bounced over to Kisa.
"Come on, darling. We have some shopping to do!" Emily announced, grabbing her sister's hand. Kisa merely nodded, and meekly walked out of the room. Following them out of the class, were the two hosts.
"Hey, Kyouya, what were you and Emily talking about at the beginning of class? And why were you blushing?" Tamaki asked, once the pair had made it to the Host Club.
"The Shadow King blushed?" The Hitachi twins asked, grinning evilly.
"One more word, and your bodies will never be found. No one will even remember who you are. Did I mention that no one will be able to find you?" Kyouya told them, without even looking up from his little black book. Then, he sighed, and put it away.
"So, Emily has brought it to my attention that Kisa is a very good baker. So, we are going to have her baked goods in the Host Club, and whatever extra profits we make will be taken off of Haruhi's debt."
"Why?" "We like" "Our toy." Kaoru started, Hikaru continued, and they both finished. The pair glared at Kyouya, momentarily forgetting his threat.
"That doesn't matter. Besides, I can always tack something onto Haruhi's debt. And don't you want to find out whats wrong with Kisa?" Kyouya asked.
"No. You will leave Kisa alone. She hasn't done anything to you, and it's none of your business." Haruhi snapped at them, entering the room.
"But Haruhi! We are just curious!" Tamaki cried, glomping Haruhi and spinning her in the usual Tamaki fashion.
"Mori-senpai!" Haruhi cried, flailing.
"Ah." Mori said, and rescued Haruhi.
"Thank you. And Kyouya? Leave my cousins alone. Trust me, Emily gets really scary when you hurt her sisters. And thats just her. Their brothers are even crazier." Haruhi warned, glaring at him. Before anyone could reply, though, they had to get ready for Club to start.
A/N: So, don't expect updates every day. And thank you so much for the reviews! I really appreciate them :) Oh, and what are the pills for? How long will it take for Kyouya to figure out whats wrong? And isn't Sophie adorable?