A/N: Hey everyone, so I would like to tell you all why I'm updating one after another. So I tested out of 3 of my 5 classes and so I only have world history and french 3 to do, and the twice a week physical therapy, so I get to update whenever I'm inspired, which is a lot lately haha! So I want to thank DestinedForGreatness for reviewing on chapter two! [throws plate of cooks to.] So this one is going to be a bit of a long chapter. I hope you don't mind though!
Disclaimer: I don't own diddly squat because if I did Haruhi and Tamaki would not have ended together!
Challenge Approved: Nine Out of Ten.
Aurora
After my threat I slept happy, the end of sumer was drawing near and school would start in a bout a week. Oh happy joy, not really. Don't get me wrong I don't hate school, but if rich kids live up to my expectations we might have some issues. I might go all ape-shit on their asses I swear. Just kidding, that might get me deported or something.
It was only about seven in the morning, stupid time change, it's got my sleeping pattern all messed up. Near the lagoon was a nice pavilion, so I grabbed my ipod and cell, just in case one of my boys texts me, and made my way in my teal girl boxers with pandas on them and my crop neck white tee that says 'chillin' like a villain' on the front and falls to the left exposing my shoulder and bra strap. My hair was pulled into a high messy bun, emphasis on the messy.
My phone wasn't on vibrate any more because I was still a little out of it and would not have noticed it shaking on the bench next to me. In stead I had my ring tone on like level 2 playing a very fitting ring-a-ling by the black eyed peas.
"Oh Felix, there is so much wrong with you boy." I giggled as Felix described how he had put together a scrapbook of pictures of us and Al. I squeaked in surprise when I head the crunch of the grass and a voice in front of me.
"Who's Felix?" Kaoru was leaning against the entrance to the gazebo in a pair of thin pants and tank, both designer I assumed. My [insert random American department store here] clothing was put to shame by this boys underwear I bet. Not that I thought about underwear...oh you know what I mean.
"Oh, hi Kaoru-kun, you startled me." I half jokingly put my hand of my chest. He smiled slightly. "You seem a little less devious than Hikaru-kun, am I correct?" I watched as he moved closer and nodded. I put my most inviting smile on. "Would you like to have a seat?" I scooted over a bit and put my ipod and phone in my lap patting the seat next to me.
We sat in silence for a little while until my phone started ringing again. I swear I heard Kaoru laugh I my ring-tone. I clicked view, [text]Alphonse: Ro, we miss you, it's not the same! Felix is obsessing over this scrapbook he wants to send you, I swear if he wasn't my twin I would have thought he was gay! Love and miss you from everyone.[/end text] I sighed and noticed Kaoru looking over my shoulder. I shuddered at the proximity and exited out of the text without replying, that could wait til I was alone.
"You never answered my question. Who's Felix and Alphonse?" He sat up straight no longer over my shoulder. In my mind wanted to say 'Why the hell do you care?' but I can tell he wasn't being intrusive, he was just curious. And he wasn't the one who mentioned my boobs so.
"Oh, sorry Kaoru-kun. Al and Felix are my best friends, I left them back in America. Like you guys they're identical twins. That's one of the reasons why I can tell you guys apart. When I look at Al and Felix for more then five seconds without speaking Felix starts blushing, he's always had a crush on me haha. When I stare at you and Hikaru-kun, Hikaru-kun starts getting a twitch in his right eye. Also like I said earlier he has a more devious look in his eyes." Fumbled to silence my phone and just ended up turning it off. Al and Felix are going to kill me for not replying but they'd have to deal with it.
"So you can know nothing about twins, stare at them and then be able to tell them apart by their reactions. Hmm I never thought of that. And you say your best friend Felix has a crush on you, do you have a crush on him?" Ok, why does he ask so many questions. Crush, on Felix. It had come to my attention a few times. He was just a brother to me and nothing more. Even though I don't want anymore siblings, they were the siblings I wanted.
I stood up leaned over the bench placing my forearms on the rail that was between me and the beach. "No, I don't. He's an amazing friend and all but there was never that click for me. I feel bad that I can't returning his feelings but I can't change that. So why is Hikaru-kun, so...ugh what's the word?" I thought for a moment as Kaoru shifted his position to match mine. I couldn't think when the ocean was calling my name. "The ocean looks so inviting." If I had my bathing suit on I would have been in there right then and there.
"He's not good with words and umm people." He had put my previous that into words and like that it was gone with the wind and so was I. I couldn't resist the ocean any longer. I made sure I had no electrics in my hands, jumped over the railing and made a mad dash for the shore.
Kaoru
This girl must have mental problems, I thought to myself. I watched as she sprinted towards the ocean with a look of pure joy on her face. I followed her, less spastically of course to the shoreline. I though did not get in the water.
"What are you doing?" I asked. As she twirled in the water. I must say this girl had a way about her. It was hard to dislike her. Ok and the eye's are kind of scary, I don't think I've seen that shade of green on someone before, maybe on cloths but never a person's eyes.
She turned to me with a large smile on her face. "Like Kesha says: Go insane, go insane, throw some glitter, make it rain!" She gleefully through some water in the air.
"But that's not glitter it's water." I said bluntly. Was there a way to bring her down when she's in the water?
"I know but it glitters in the sunlight! Water is like my lifeline. Does Ouran have a swim team?" She ask as she came out of the water.
"That's a good point and yes they do." I don't know why she asked Ouran has everything anyone could ever want.
Aurora
I assume it was around nine or so because the others were coming out, all except Kyoya that is. Tamaki took one look at me then at Kaoru and just flipped.
"Kaoru! What did you do to my dau... I mean Rori-chan!" I smiled when he remembered not to call me his daughter. I looked at Kaoru you was shocked at first then slightly offended. I looked down I was soaking wet in my pjs... grand...
"Tama-kun, he didn't do anything. We were talking in the gazebo over there and I wanted to go swimming but I was too lazy to go up to my room and put on my bathing suit that's all." I smiled innocently. I hear a high-pitch squeal, turn to find Hunny running towards me in pink pajamas and Mori following slowly behind him. I looked around to realize that not only is Kyoya missing but so was Hikaru.
"RORI-CHAN!" The little blonde said jumping up to me latching his arms around my neck and legs around my waist. "You're so wet. Did Kao-kun push you in the water or something?" The boy smelled of sugar even this early in the morning.
"Hunny-senpai, leave the poor Rori-chan alone." I looked over Hunny's shoulder to see Haruhi looking at Hunny in a disapproving manor.
"Oh it's quite alright," I said as I tucked my arms under Hunny to keep him from falling. "I have a little sister, Ariana, who does this all the time. My older sister Cecilia tells me I did the same thing." I looked at Hunny who was grinning at me and had turned to stick his tongue out at Haruhi. I shifted his weight. "Haruhi, do you mind if call you Haruhi-san, I don't feel comfortable using the male suffix." I saw a nodded a grunt from someone. I turned to the side to see Hikaru standing behind Haruhi.
"You shouldn't acted so innocently. It doesn't suit your personality." I was slightly taken aback by this comment. I put Hunny done watching him skip off to climb onto Mori's shoulders.
"I don't think your in any position to talk Hikaru-kun. You put on a incest act to make girls swoon." I stated crossing my arms in front of me. I felt bad because I saw Kaoru cringe slightly at my harsh remark. "Also, you know nothing about me and my personality. For all you know I world class actress that can fool anyone, but you won't know that now would you." I smirked when I saw his right eye start to twitch.
I could tell he was about to say something he'd regret. So I saved him the embarrassment. I put my hand over his mouth and grabbed Kaoru by the arm dragging him aways down the beach. I turned back to make sure no one followed, they were just standing there confused, but not as confused as the red-headed boy in my grip.
"What are you doing?" He asked. I hushed him slightly making sure no one could hear me.
"Ok, so Hikaru-kun, is getting a little frazzled," I stated as he gave me the no-dip-sherlock look. I returned with the ever so gorgeous don't-give-me-that-look face. "What distracts him? I don't want the kid to hate me and also he miss understands my personality. I only gave him that side of me because he gave me a reason to." I stated defensively.
"Playing tricks, um bets, and our toy Haruhi. Those distract him. Also he gives everyone a reason to show their dark side sadly." He looked at his feet.
"So can we come up with something that will distract him and get him to recognize I'm not a horrible person at the same time?" I hated being hated, which my brothers would disagree with but ask either of my sisters, or my boys.[A/N:I don't like typing out Al and Felix every time, so they are now 'my boys'] I put on my puppy dog face, making my green eyes as big as possible, "So, will you help me?" I looked up at him slightly. I heard a sigh of agreement, and did a little dance in my head. I looked over at the group, looks like they had gone about their day leaving us here, probably to eat breakfast.
"So what's a game that I can win at, but he wouldn't know is slightly fixed?" I want to play a game that I can win but won't make him look bad.
"I could convince him to give you the 'Which One Is Hikaru Challenge.'" I saw him turning that thought over in his mind. I gave him a questioning look as to tell him to elaborate. "It's a game where we ask you to identify which one is Hikaru, obviously, but you must do it 9 out of 10 times. We can ask you anytime of the day, no matter what you're doing."
I thought about this. Ok sounds good enough, he can't get humiliated by this and I can easily win. I wouldn't make it look like that but I could. "Sounds good, but get him to think it was his idea. And I'll hand him one just to make him feel better." He nodded, we shook hands and with that we parted. Me to get changed and eat breakfast and him to get Hikaru to 'think' of the game. I grabbed my phone and ipod on my way up.
I decided I would just wear my bikini under my clothes, just in case I get the urge to swim. Today I was purple and teal squiggle suit. It was the kind that went straight across but kind of looked like the twisted it in the middle, I had a removable halter strap and normal bottoms. On top, I had a shirt similar to the one I wear to bed but it was teal and was my swim team shirt. The girls on the team and I love the off the shoulder shirts. So it had our team name on and our nickname on the back. Mine said 'Rori the Beast,' every time I saw the back I laughed. They called me the beast because, I was team captain and my name sounded like a beast roaring.
As I excited my room I ran into a muscular figure as I was shutting my door. I turned to see Hikaru snickering behind me. At first I thought it was because of my shirt, but it was in english so I didn't think he was laughing at that.
"I challenge you to a game," His hands were on his hips in a high and mighty way.
"You know you could have made that all creepy and done a Saw impression. I want to play a game..." I giggled at my failure of a Saw, it didn't sound right in Japanese haha. I stood up a little straighter with a more serious look on my face. "What game you you be challenging moi in?" I placed my hand on chest raising an eyebrow at the same time, it was only then that I saw Kaoru behind him giving me a thumbs up. I covered my giggle as Hikaru spoke.
"I'm challenging you to the 'Which One is Hikaru' game. You must identify which one is me 9 out of the 10 we ask you. We can ask whenever or wherever we want." He seemed happy with himself for 'coming up' with the idea.
"I accept. But..." The looks on their faces when I said 'but' mirrored each other. "If I win you have to dress in a girl's uniform on the first day of school." Kaoru started shaking his head followed by a palm to the face, he knew Hikaru would have to dress as a girl. I would find out later, he's dressed as a girl before so it wasn't a strong bet on my part.
"If I win you have to..." he tapped his finger on his chin. A large grin came to his face. "You have to cut your hair off." I gasped. Ok I know I was going to win but that was something I love, almost as much as swimming. When I was little by brother Jacob had cut a large section my long hair and we had to cut it to make it look decent. So I've vowed never to cut it shorter than my shoulders.
"Fine." I muttered holding out my hand for him to shake. He took it and then turned to leave. I heard him telling Kaoru that they were going to win, Kaoru looked behind giving me a look that said, 'WHY!'
I went down for what was now lunch, my stomach growling viciously. Entering into the kitchen, it seemed pretty empty. I helped my self to a bowl of peaches and a turkey sandwich. I felt a tap on my shouldered. I turned around to see Haruhi.
"Hello, Haruhi-san, are you hungry too?" she didn't have to reply her stomach did the talking. I handed her half my sandwich and watch as she devoured it.
"I hear you made a bet with Hikaru-kun, that's a dangerous thing you know." She seemed to know what she was talking about.
"Yeah, I suppose but I'm not going to lose. I know how to tell them apart. Identical twins seem to flock to where I'm from." I stated with a grin on my face.
"Oh, you do, that's good. Where exactly are you from?" She looked at me. Man she has huge eyes.
"Michigan, USA. They call it Mother Nature's PMS state, because one day it'll be 80 degrees and sunny and 2 days later it'll snow." [A/N: That is true by the way it happened to weeks ago haha] I laughed at my own words, that's kind of sad right. It helped that she giggled a bit.
"That's funny. Rori-chan, what does your shirt say?" I looked down, at my shirt instantly smiling.
"On the front it says 'Mattawan Varsity Swim Team,' and on the back it says 'Rori the Beast.'" I looked at her she was giggling again. It was an odd nickname if you didn't know the meaning behind it.
"It's fitting, Rori the Beast. Only a beast would challenge Hikaru-kun." I laughed at that and got up to leave but then I remembered a question I wanted to ask her.
"Haruhi-san, why do you dress in boys clothing even if you're alone with no customers? No offense but they don't look right on you. You would look absolutely adorable in girls clothes." I looked at her outfit. I love clothes, I think it says a lot about a person.
"I don't see what difference it makes what I wear, what's on the inside is what matters." she stated smiling at me. She was right, outer appearance didn't mean a thing if you weren't beautiful on the inside. My dad said that a lot. "I have girls clothes but I feel just fine dressing as a guy. If it makes you happy, tonight I hear we're going out to a formal restaurant so I'll dress like a girl there okay?" I smiled and nodded before leaving. That's why Tamaki had me bring a dress for, I thought to myself.
At the beach I was floating on the water staring at the clouds above me when someone pushed me under the water for a moment. Being as spastic as I am, I grabbed the arm of who pushed me under. Coming up I saw it was Hikaru and Kaoru, this must be the first 'round' of the challenge. I looked at them. I had never really looked at them in a bathing suit. But man were they fit! They had a light outline of what with a little more targeted exercising would be a six pack. They had on the exact same suit, in an attempt to fool me.
"Why did you push me under Hikaru? It gave you away." I stated bluntly finally letting go of his arm.
"How did you know it was me and not Kaoru?" He asked raising his eyebrow and looking at Kaoru for a moment.
Hikaru
How did she know which one I was. I looked at her. She had an amused look on her face. Her green eyes shimmered in the sun. Ok Hikaru get a hold of yourself she's the enemy. I looked at her in her bathing suit. The colors accented her eyes and the style helped show her feminine curve, which even as small as she was she still had a very defined hourglass shape. I shook my head trying to get the thoughts out of my head.
"That's for me to know and for you to find out. If your smart enough too figure it out." She had a smug look on her face as she left the water. I watched her for a moment then turned to Kaoru.
"Ok so we need to figure out a way to get her to guess wrong." I had my determined face on.
Kaoru
I watched as my brother stomped out of the water with that stupid plotting face of his. I could tell that this wasn't going to end well. My brother's going to do something extremely stupid.
It was about an hour before we were going to the restaurant and brother came up with the idea of asking her after she showered. I swear he could be such a pervert sometimes. I knocked on her door.
"Who is it?" I heard her voice from what sounded like two doors away.
"It's Kaoru!" I shouted just loud enough for her to hear.
"Come in, I'll be out in a little bit." I quietly went in with Hikaru behind me. He closed the door and we stood there waiting for a little bit. I made sure we had the same look on our faces. Those faces changed quickly though.
Aurora
Why in the world was Kaoru here. Did he want talk about how I added the bet to the challenge? Well I didn't want to keep them waiting so I just put on a towel and went into my room. Hikaru was with Kaoru, surprise, surprise, it was 'round' two. I lifted my eyebrow slightly. Glancing between them both. Kaoru recovered faster then Hikaru did, actually if Kaoru hadn't elbowed Hikaru I don't think he would have recovered at all. I flicked a section of my damp hair behind my shoulder.
"Let me guess, which one is Hikaru?" I walked a little closer. I know which one was which, but I wanted to make it look like I was at least trying. I went to Kaoru first giving him a once over and winked before turning to Hikaru. I stared for a little bit, moving my mouth from one side to the other. Twitch, yup, I was right. I pointed at the still shocked Hikaru in front of me, "You're Hikaru-kun. Now please leave, as you see I was in the middle of getting ready." I turned on a heel and left the room, retreating to the bathroom trying to contain my laughter.
When I heard the door close behind them I returned to drying my hair and styling it. I french braided my bangs and had it pulled into a side pony-tail on my right shoulder. I folded my long hair so it didn't look so long and had the ends over flowing the end of it so you could see my natural curls still. I had asked Haruhi to come prepare with me about thirty minutes before we were leaving. I had on my strapless dress that danced with colors. Haruhi had a simple red dress on. [A/N: look at profile for the dresses, I'll try to put them on there.]
Together we walked to the front doors where the boys were waiting. My silver heels clicking on the marble floor and Haruhi following closely behind. She looked so cute I must say. The dress fit her just right. When we came into view Hunny jumped and sprinted over to us followed by Mori.
"Rori-chan, Haru-chan you look so CUTE!" he shrieked Usa-chan close to his chest. He turned to Mori, "Don't they look cute Takashi-kun?" Mori just grunted as a reply. I took it as a yes, but that could have been my ego talking there.
"Well Hunny-senpai, you and Mori-senpai looking dashing." I stated. With a tilt of the head and a sweet smile. This statement was followed by compliments from Tamaki. Well they weren't directed at me but at 'his' Haruhi. I was okay with that, as long as he didn't call me his daughter I'm ok. I looked at all the boys. They all looked very handsome in their tuxes. Kyoya was closest to the door scribbling in his clipboard, one day I'm going to steal that thing away from him for a day and see if he survives.
"We should get going we have reservations at 8." Kyoya said slightly annoyed with Tamaki's ranting about how great Haruhi looks dressed as a girl. I looked to my left to see that Kaoru had appeared there with a smile. I felt someone eyeing me from my right side. I glanced out of my right eye seeing Hikaru giving me an odd look. I smiled and locked my arms causing Hikaru's eyes to widen as large as a pomegranate, I just grinned and made my way to the car taking the boys with me. They may not be my boys but there's something about them that reminds be of Al and Felix.
A/N: Ok so I cut it off there because it's now 7 pages on my open office! Soo I thought it was a decent place to stop it. So the title I gave it was kind of temporary and I want to change it. I was thinking of changing it to something like 'Approved' because that's kind of how my chapters start with haha _ Approved:_ so yeah tell me watcha think. Also R&R. Til next time.