Disclaimer: Bleh I hate these things. Okay children, I do NOT own OHSHC. Only Hatori Bisco has that exclusive right. I do own Abby and Dawn. No touchy them. Oh, and Headphones belongs to Britt Nicole as well.
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Chapter Six: Letters
In which a certain set of twins makes a delivery to another set of twins, and Hikaru calls Abby a what?
Abby felt much better after stripping out of her sweater and jeans and throwing on loose PJ bottoms with her tank top. She had also brushed the gel out of her hair, so it was now flat, but it still managed to look messy. She had run right out of the building, and most of the way home. Somehow, she hadn't even gotten lost on the way, which amazed her.
Looking at the clock, she decided to help Dawn out by putting in some instant noodles for herself. One less thing Dawn had to make later. Besides, she was too hungry to wait.
Going to her room with her food, she plugged her iPod into the jack on the speakers she had bought with it. She went through her songs, and decided on one, hitting play and turning it up.
She gave it her best. She tried to fit in. She tried to be cool, but she never could win. Abby set down her food, and began to dance along.
Her mom says she's great. The kids think she's weird. Honestly she wished she could disappear. Why you try, try to be like the rest of them, when you know there's so much more within. There's only one you, here's what ya' gotta do…Whoa, whoa...Here the music stepped up, and she couldn't help but sing along to the invigorating lyrics.
Anytime you feel alone, put on your headphones, Love, love's coming through your headphones. Anytime you feel alone, put on your headphones. Love, love's coming through your headphones. L-o-o-ove is coming through your headphones. L-o-o-ove is coming through your headphones
She plopped down on her bed for a minute and picked at her noodles. She didn't hear her sister come in, though, and just listened to the lyrics of the song once more.
He gets in his car, he falls apart. It came to an end, and now it's breaking his heart. He wants to give up, wants to try again. Honestly he doesn't know what he's feeling. Hey, you might not see it with your eyes, but keep your head up to the sky. The sun is coming through, here's what you gotta do. Whoa, whoa...
Suddenly a loud knocking sound cut her off just as she was beginning to sing along again. Pausing the song, she scrambled to get off her bed, and wandered to the door. A smell in the kitchen told her that Dawn was already home. Who could be here? With a sense of dread building in her stomach she hesitated on opening the door. No, it couldn't be. It wasn't like…actually, since Kyouya knew all that other stuff about them, was it that improbable to think he knew where they lived as well?
The pounding increased, and Dawn shouted loudly from the kitchen, "Abby! Get the door!"
The noise ceased instantly, meaning that whoever was on the other side had heard her. Now she had no choice. Opening the door a crack, she saw her visitors in the form of two identical gingers.
"Oh, hello, Thing One and Thing Two. Where's the cat that let you out of the hat?" she joked to cover up her sudden nervousness. Why were they here? Surely they didn't care that much that they knew about Haruhi did they?
"I hope I get to be Thing One," was all she heard. Opening the door wider, but still keeping it mostly shut, she poked her head out. They looked down at her with slightly playful expressions. She wasn't sure which one was which or who had spoken. Hell, she couldn't even remember their names. She was bad with names.
"The first one to tell me what you guys want can be Thing One," she offered.
Instead of answering her, they both crossed their arms, and said simultaneously, "Aren't you gonna let us in?"
She paused, as if actually considering it, and then said, "No."
She then tried closing the door on them, but was stopped by a foot in the doorway. She was tempted to crush it, but didn't think she had the strength. Okay, so she knew she didn't have the strength; she had never really been into athletics.
"We have a delivery for you," one of them said. The other one, who had his foot in the door, held up an envelope. She reached for it, but he held it easily out her reach, grinning mischievously at her. She attempted to look irritated, but it didn't help. Instead, they just grinned identical Cheshire grins.
"Who is it?" Dawn's voice came from behind her. Abby turned to see her sister approaching her.
"No one," she replied quickly. She had only let her guard down for a second, but that was all they needed to push their way in, and shut the door behind themselves. Abby gave a sigh, and backed away from the pair, who were busy eying the place with obvious distaste. If they didn't like it, then why did they bother coming in? It definitely didn't suit their upbringing that was for sure. Stupid rich kids….
"Well, I tried. Your turn to deal with the double trouble gingers," she told her sister as she passed her.
"I think you had both better stay and read whatever's in this together," one twin said, not really caring that she had called them both gingers, but wondered if she even knew their names.
"It's from Kyouya," the other one added, slightly peeved that she probably couldn't even remember their last name to call them by.
Both girls stared at the package as if were about to eat them alive. Abby swore she could feel the coldness of Kyouya coming off of it.
"Suddenly, I really don't want to read it anymore," she said. It was then that everyone noticed her outfit.
"What are you all looking at?" she asked when she became aware of the three sets of eyes on her. Looking down, she was reminded that she had changed. "Oh."
Both boys' eyes were obviously running up and down her torso, which was clearly visible in the top. Crossing her arms over her chest, she cleared her throat, bringing their attention back up past her chest. One of their faces reddened slightly, but the other only looked boldly back at her. Rolling her eyes at all teenage boys in general, she turned on her heel, and motioned for them to follow her.
The group of four sat at a small table in the equally small room. Abby and Dawn sat on opposite ends, while the twins sat together on one side between the two. The envelope sat in the table, and was watched warily by the girls.
"Okay, first off, what are your names, anyways?' Abby finally burst out, sick of the silence. Besides, she was curious as to what names to place with the faces.
"Hikaru," said the twin closest to her.
"And Kaoru," said the one closest to Dawn.
"Hitachiin." the finished together. Abby looked at the two, memorizing their faces, looking for something to distinguish the two. She saw that Hikaru's bangs were parted to the left, while Kaoru's were going to the right. She hoped that this was always the case, though she guessed that it would be easier to tell the difference between the two in time. Even now, they seemed somewhat different than each other, or was that just her imagination?
"Hmm, I think I like Thing One and Thing Two better," she murmured. She usually couldn't even remember English names, but Japanese? She had barely remembered Haruhi's. The two boys just rolled their eyes, and shifted the envelope towards the other girl, whom hadn't said very much so far. They hoped she would be more willing to open the envelope that had them curious.
Dawn had been surveying the two boys since they came in. So far she wasn't able to pick their personalities apart very well, but she could sense something different from one and the other. What, however, she was not sure. She looked down at the envelope, now facing her. After hearing who the sender was, she wasn't very eager to open it either. She had seen the calculating look in the bespectacled boy's eyes, and didn't want any part in what he was planning. Unfortunately, she didn't think she was going to get an option in it. She could only hope that he wasn't able to find anything blackmail-worthy on her, and that his plans weren't too disagreeable.
Abby was busy shifting in her seat, which brought Dawn's attention back to the other people in the room. The twin closest to her, Kaoru, as he had introduced himself, was beginning to get impatient as she and her sister sat silent. Not as bad as his brother, however, who looked very close to self-combustion. It was obvious who had better self control of the two….
"Well, I suppose we might as well look at it. It's better to be prepared for whatever he's planning, rather than waiting like sitting ducks," she finally said out loud, and everyone was glad the silence was over.
"As if it's going to help us," Abby snorted. "Stupid-creepy-stalker-guy has the upper hand and you know it, even if we don't know what it is yet. He's the type who always seems to win."
Instead of arguing further, she stood up to move to sit across from Hikaru, and Dawn moved to sit across from Kaoru, placing them side by side. The two girls grabbed the envelope, and opened it. Surprisingly, two smaller envelopes fell out of it, along with two notebooks. Each one had a name across the top.
Abby was the first to grab the one with her name on it. "When the hell did he have the time to do this?" she asked nobody in particular. No one could have answered her anyways.
Hikaru watched the girls with interest as the opened the envelopes and pulled out white pieces of paper. Their eyes traveled over the writing fairly quickly. He looked at his brother, who looked over at him as well. Neither knew what to make of the two girls. Hikaru hadn't really been interested in them before, but now he played with the thought of making his life more entertaining with them. Perhaps they would be interesting toys.
Kaoru knew immediately that the two girls had caught his brother's interest, just as they had his. They had also caught the eye of the rest of the host club's members, although Kyouya probably had some kind of financial plan for them, and was contemplating how he could use them for a profit. Tamaki seemed mostly interested in helping them be sisters, and helping Abby be more like a girl. Hunny just liked the girls, as he did most girls, and Mori liked what Hunny liked. Haruhi seemed to genuinely get along with Abby, and Kaoru could imagine why. They both seemed to like male clothes enough.
Abby's eyes quickly read over the cryptic message. What was he playing at? If he seriously thought that she was going to waltz to whatever tune he wanted to play…well, maybe he was right. She would not, however, let him bully her. She had her pride, however small it was at times.
Dawn was unsurprised by what she read. He was good, very good. She had underestimated him. She had a feeling that Abby was not very happy with what she was reading. Especially since it was Kyouya who wrote it. His intuition and deduction abilities were quite amazing.
"Well, I think that you two had better get back to the Cat in the Hat or you might be hit with a bat," Abby said very seriously as she stood up suddenly. The twins and Dawn all looked up at her with shock and mild disgust in their faces. She almost laughed, but said nothing else. She turned her back on the three people and waltzed out of the room. She was willing to bet all the money she had right then, which was actually a fair amount, that if she looked back, she would have seen at least one, if not two, pairs of eyes trailing over her once again.
Dawn wondered if her sister was purposely walking in such a fashion that her hips swung a little more than usual. If she was trying to get the boys to look at her, she was succeeding remarkably. Both of them had their eyes glued firmly on Abby as she left. Once she was gone, one of the twins, she believed it was Kaoru, looked away with a pinkening face. The other, Hikaru, let his gaze linger for a moment more, before turning back without any embarrassment at all. Rolling her eyes at the two, she stood up as well.
"I believe you two have fulfilled your mission, and you know where the door is," she told them in a clear dismissal. She wasn't feeling up to dealing with them right now, and desperately needed to think of how she was going to turn this around to suit her. Thinking for a mere second was enough to tell her that it probably wasn't going to, not if Kyouya was planning it. Damn, she really needed quiet. She left the twins by the door, and went into her room, hoping to tune everything else out.
Hikaru watched as the older twin left them with a tired look and went into a room down the hallway. The place really was small, about the same size as Haruhi's apartment. He looked over at his brother, who had the same expression on his face. They both couldn't help but wonder two things. One, what was in the letters, and two, had they really just been left alone in someone else's home?
Hikaru looked away from Kaoru, and surveyed the place once again. He saw two sets of shoes by the doors. One was a pair of plain black ones that looked like they were comfy, but not something he would ever consider owning. The second was a pair of black converse shoes, worn from much use. If he had to guess, he would say the plain ones were Dawn's and the converse were Abby's. He wondered what else he could pick out.
"You know, when someone leaves you by the door, I think that's a hint that you're supposed to walk out of it," a reprimanding voice spoke out loud.
Hikaru stopped looking around the room, and his eyes found Abby standing against the wall with her arms crossed.
"Didn't you go to your room?" he asked pointedly.
"Yeah," she said slowly as though talking to a child. It was a tone that visibly made his hackles rise. "But I came out when I heard Dawn's door shut and no one leave. I wasn't up to letting two random guys wander in my apartment, thank you very much."
Kaoru watched as he saw his brother's defense rise steadily. This was interesting. Usually it took more to make his brother lose his temper. It was strange that Abby could do it without trying to. Deciding not to let his brother get into yet another fight, he spoke up.
"We were just going to leave."
Both Hikaru and Abby looked at him with different expressions. Hikaru's was a mix of confusion and slight anger. Abby's was amusement and…disappointment? Had she purposely pushed Hikaru? Probably.
Abby looked at the two boys easily. She wasn't sure why, but it had been kind of fun to tease the one. He had reacted so admirably that it was funny. The other one, though, had put out his twin's temper. She guessed she would have to try harder, either now or later. Looking at the clock, she opted for later. She had too much thinking to do before attempting to get at least an hour of sleep tonight.
"Whatever. There's the door," she said easily, gesturing towards it with her left hand. "Feel free to leave through it any time now."
Hikaru glared daggers at the short girl in front of him, who leaned ever so casually against the door frame. He was willing to bet he had a good six inches or so on her in height. Maybe he would make her his toy, even if it was just to teach her a lesson. Oh yes, he would enjoy that…
Kaoru could hear the wheels turning in his brother's head. He knew that Hikaru was making a plan for Abby. He repressed his own growing smirk. He was willing to bet his phone that the next few days would be interesting; especially with the new toy they seemed to have found. He found himself also wondering about the other girl in the small apartment. Would she prove to be fun as well? She certainly wasn't much like her sister, but seemed to be just as stubborn and willful.
Abby waited for the two to answer her last remark, or even just leave, but did not expect them to smirk widely at each other and slowly approach her. No, she had not seen that one coming, and wondered when the plan had decided to blow up in her face.
"You know…," Hikaru, she thought, said silkily into her ear as he suddenly slid up to her, and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"…most girls wouldn't be kicking us out of their house," Kaoru, again she thought, whispered huskily into her other ear as he slipped an arm around her shoulders. "They would be…," he continued.
"…begging us…," Hikaru spoke again, tightening his grip just slightly. She felt kind of smothered by the two, and more than a little invaded. She could feel their heat through her thin top easily, and it was threatening to cause her cheeks to redden.
Suddenly both twins swept down and said simultaneously in her ears, "…to stay…."
Okay, now she did blush, and shivered as the one to her left breathed against her neck lightly. Without warning, the boys broke away, and she barely caught herself before she fell. They looked at her with amused and arrogant smirks. She wanted to smack it off of them. Too quickly, they stepped back, slipping on expensive looking shoes, and opened the door. They took one last look at her still-flushed face, and waved at her.
"See you tomorrow…," one of them said.
"…our new Toy," the other finished, with a devious look in his eye. This one, she thought to herself, was Hika-something-or-another. She was positive. They shut the door behind themselves, and she stared at it for a minute before their last words registered in her mind.
"W-wait," she stuttered, "What the hell did they call me?"
A/N: okay, sorry if the twin scene was lame. Overall, I don't like this chapter much, but it's more of an in-between chapter I guess, so whatever. So, anyone wondering what Kyouya's plans are? Me too! Haha I'll be sure to write them when I have it all figured out! Oh, and if you have never heard the song I used, you should listen to it. Title and artist in disclaimer. Until then, cyber ice cream cones to everyone who reads and reviews! Here's the review replies!
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