Chapter 3
Emmaline sat upright in bed, shaking. Damn. She'd been at Ouran for just over a week, and she went from being very happy to terrified. Being with Kyouya, Tamaki, and the Host Club was fun, but having fan girls bombard her with questions, or worse, glares and mild threats, was terrifying. Luckily, Kyouya's influence meant that none of this happened within his hearing, and that no one could act upon their threats. And maybe, just maybe, the rumors would stop now that the bruises were almost gone.
Emmaline glanced at the clock and sighed. It was just after midnight, so less then two hours of sleep. From experience, Emmaline knew that she would not be able to fall back asleep unless she felt safe. Nightmares tended to do that to people.
Emmaline left her bed, grabbed her housecoat, and left her room. It was Friday, which meant no class tomorrow. Which also meant that Kyouya would still be awake. Emmaline knocked on his door, then entered when he called his assent.
"Whats wrong?" Kyouya asked, and he looked up from his laptop.
"I had the nightmare again. Can I stay in your room? I won't be able to sleep otherwise." Emmaline blurted. Kyouya stood, crossed the room, then pulled his sister into a tight hug.
"Of course. Use my bed, I will be up for several hours still." Kyouya led his sister to his bed, then turned the lights off where the bed was.
"Thank you Kyouya." Emmaline slipped out of her housecoat, and into Kyouya's bed. She curled up on one edge of the bed, closest to her brother. She cuddled into the bed, and closed her eyes. Kyouya sent her a smiled, then turned back to his work. Several hours later, Kyouya changed, and climbed into his bed, on the other side.
"Alright, Kaoru! Hikaru! Go get Haruhi. Mori-senpai! Honey-senpai, with me. We will go to the Ootoris, and pick up Kyouya and Emmaline. Then, we will play!" Tamaki ordered. The twins saluted him, then disappeared into their limo. Honey cheered, then the two cousin entered Tamaki's limo, closely followed by Tamaki himself.
"Alright, so we will get Emmaline up first, then Kyouya." Tamaki commanded. He led the way through the mansion to Emmaline's room. He knocked on the door, and when he received no answer, Tamaki poked his head into the room. When he didn't see anyone, he pushed the door open to an empty room.
"Hey, she's not here! Maybe she's been kidnapped? Quickly, let's get Kyouya!" Tamaki gasped, and rushed down the hallway. The cousins looked at each other, and shrugged, before following their friend. Tamaki burst into Kyouya's room without knocking. All three Host Club members stopped and stared. Kyouya was lying in the middle of his giant bed, barley covered. Emmaline was nestled in a nest of Kyouya's cover, still at the edge of his bed.
"What are they doing, Tama-chan?" Honey asked, confused.
"I think Emmaline had a nightmare. She can't sleep once she wakes up from one, unless someone else is in the room." Tamaki replied.
"How do you know so much about Emma-chan?" Honey asked, and all three took a few steps towards the bed.
"Kyouya would visit her, and after we met, I tagged along. Emmaline and I became friends, so we texted and emailed and video chatted all the time." Tamaki smiled at his two friends. He stood beside the bed, and lightly shook Emmaline's shoulder.
"Hmm? Tamaki? What are you doing here?" Emmaline asked groggily. She raised a hand, and rubbed at her eyes, then she sat up. The blankets pooled around her, and she glanced at Kyouya. Emmaline grinned, and giggled.
"Well, we wanted to hang out. Is that okay?" Tamaki looked at her, and smiled.
"Sure. I'll wake Kyouya up, then go shower. Then we can go. Haruhi is coming, right?" Emmaline asked. She turned, and bounced over the bed to Kyouya before Tamaki could respond.
"Yoya!" Emmaline sang, and poked him lightly on the cheek.
"Mhmm." Kyouya grumbled, and he turned slightly.
"Come on! Tamaki wants to play! If you don't get up, then I will have to hang out with all the Host Club boys without you there to protect me!" Emmaline beamed as Kyouya sat up straight suddenly.
"I will go shower, then we will go." Kyouya snarled. He pushed his covers off, then stormed to the bathroom.
"I won't be long Tamaki." Emmaline giggled, pecked Kyouya on the cheek, and skipped out of the room.
"What just happened?" Honey asked. The boy lolita seemed to be having issues keeping up with what was happening.
"Kyouya will have his police force kill us if we hurt at Emmaline." Tamaki replied smoothly. He flopped onto Kyouya's couch, and turned on the television.
"Why?" Honey gasped. Mori and Honey followed Tamaki, and sat on either side of him.
"Because he is very protective of Emmaline. It's understandable, she hasn't exactly had an easy childhood." Tamaki shrugged his shoulders, then reclined on the couch. The three watched in silence.
"Alright! I'm ready! Let's go!" Emmaline sang. She danced into the room at the same time as Kyouya left his bathroom.
"Alright, let's go." Kyouya yawned. He grabbed his laptop, and followed the others out of his room, and the Ootori mansion. Emmaline looked over her shoulder and beamed at Kyouya, before turning back and skipping out of the house with Tamaki. Kyouya sighed. Whenever Emmaline looked like that Kyouya would do whatever she wanted, just to make her happy.
"Where are we going?" Emmaline asked, once they had all piled into the limo.
"It's a surprise!" Tamaki grinned at her, and the limo sped off. Emmaline pouted softly, the nightmare from the night before all but forgotten. After ten minutes of Tamaki ignoring Emmaline's questions, Emmaline pouting, and Honey being hyper, the limo stopped.
"Welcome, to Playland!" Tamaki shouted, and thy all piled out.
"Oh this looks like so much fun!" Emmaline gasped, and she bounced up and down.
"What took you guys so long?" Hikaru complained.
"We've been here for twenty minutes already!" Kaoru grumbled.
"And Haruhi won't let us go on any of the rides!" Was what the group was greeted with once the entered the park. Haruhi was wearing a pair of shorts, and a plain t-shirt.
"Guys, I need to be studying. Really. I need to keep my scholarship." Haruhi complained.
"But it's going to be so much fun." Emmaline squealed. She grabbed Haruhi's and Tamaki's hands, and dragged them to the nearest roller coaster. Kyouya sighed. The twins and Honey ran after the trio.
"This is not going to end well." Kyouya pinched his nose between his fingers, and shook his head.
"Ya." Mori agreed. The two young men walked at a leisurely pace, in silence.
"This is so much fun! I don't want this day to end." Emmaline was grinning, ear to ear. Her arms were full of stuffed animals the twins and Tamaki had won for her. Haruhi was carrying the same type of bundle. Honey and Emmaline both were munching of cotton candy, and Honey was carting a giant pink bunny.
"Yeah, it was lots of fun, but I really needed to study." Haruhi grumbled softly.
"Complain one more time, and your debt will be doubled." Kyouya whispered in Haruhi's ear. It hadn't taken a genius to notice that Emmaline got a little less bouncy whenever Haruhi would complain.
"Um, we should do it again some time." Haruhi smiled at Emmaline, who suddenly started to bounce more.
"Yes! We should!" Emmaline squealed. She gave Haruhi as much of a hug as she could, with her arms filled, then left the park. Haruhi waved, then disappeared into a limo with the twins. Tamaki, Mori, Honey, Kyouya, and Emmaline went into another limo. The limo ride to the Ootori mansion was filled with Honey and Emmaline's excited chatter. When they reached the Ootori mansion, Kyouya scooped up some of Emmaline's stuffed animals, and left the limo.
"Thanks, Tamaki. I really needed this." Emmaline beamed at her friend, gave him a peck on the cheek, and left the limo before anyone could say anything.
"I think she's crazy." Honey whispered, as the limo pulled away.
"She's an Ootori. I'd be worried if she wasn't." Tamaki replied, and he laughed.
"Thank you, Kyouya. I know you were tired, but you didn't have to put up with everyone. I really appreciate it." Emmaline smiled at her brother, and went to arrange her new stuffies in her room.
"Anything for you, sister." Kyouya replied softly.
A/N: So, I'm really sorry it took so long, and I know it's not fantastic, but I hope you enjoyed it... Hugs and kisses! I love you all, don't kill me... Tell me if it's crappy, and thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed and favorited and story alerted this story!