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Hikaru's mind wandered. The three of them had been scolded at for being late and they had apologised. Hikaru was thinking about the girl. Hitomi Suzuki. He recalled her dark straight hair and her petite stature. And those eyes! The eyes that were silver, not just grey, but a pure, captivating silver. They looked straight through you, but it seemed they were looking at your soul. He shivered as he remembered them. The girl was almost other-worldly. Almost as if you were looking at her through water. Hitomi, he thought, she was well-named. Hikaru sighed and waited for the seconds to pass by him.
"Hello. My name is Hitomi Suzuki. I can't see at all so please look after me." I bowed and waited for the teacher to place me somewhere.
"Yasahina-san, please take Suzuki-san to the seat in the corner and then we can continue with our lesson."
"Yes sensei." A girl said. I assumed it was Yasahina. A chair scraped along the floor as someone stood up and made their way towards me. They held my elbow gently as they guided me towards my seat. "Call me Hana-chan. I'm sure we'll be great friends!" The girl whispered in my ear. I nodded as she stopped in front of my new seat. I sat down and tried to concentrate as the teacher began by saying that if anyone got lost, to ask one of the older students for help. After a while, the teacher started maths. This is when I stopped listening. Maths was the most boring subject and I couldn't stand it. Soon though, the teacher called my name. I sighed and stood up.
"Can you repeat the question please sensei?" The teacher repeated the question and I answered quickly. I say I hate maths, but because my father is an architect in his spare time, he knows a lot about numbers. He's also thee vice president for a company that specialises in the cars industry. I frowned as I sat down. The twins had said their family name was Hitachiin. I had that name before. As I sat pondering the Hitachiin name, I didn't notice the bell go for break until everyone had gone. I sat there for a while, wondering what I should do when the door opened and I hear a familiar voice.
"Hitomi-chan, you're still here!" Kaoru's voice was filled with happiness. "I was sure someone would take you away from us!" He ran up to me and hugged me tight while someone else hugged me on the other side. I was guessing it was Hikaru as Haruhi said:
"Hikaru, Kaoru, get off her." They wouldn't stop hugging me. My mind flashed back to a time when I was 10 years old. I started hyperventilating, I couldn't breathe. This was all too familiar to me and I didn't like it. I ducked under their arms and hit them both in what I assumed was the gut, before my mind caught up with my actions. I pinched the bridge of my nose and counted to twenty. A procedure I usually did when I got like this. Finally, my breathing was normal again and I addressed the two boys, who had not moved from their position since I had hit them.
"Sorry." I muttered still a little breathless. "My personal space. No invading." I heard Hikaru and Kaoru back off before Haruhi spoke to me.
"We came to ask if you wanted to meet the other Host Club members before the session after school." He sounded bored, but shocked at the same time. I wondered if that were possible. Hikaru and Kaoru walked back towards Haruhi. I made a decision and grabbed my stuff.
"Let's go!" I said smiling.
All the way, Hikaru and Kaoru were whispering furiously to Haruhi. I wasn't really listening, as I was too busy just following the sound of their voices, but I could tell it was about me. I didn't appreciate people whispering behind my back. Most people thought that because I was blind, I must be deaf as well. An assumption I both hated and had gotten used to. This time I let it pass instead of telling them what I thought, since I had hit Hikaru and Kaoru, seemingly for no reason. I don't regret that I had hit. I had a reason for it and a damn good one at that.
"Hitomi-chan, what blood type are you?" Hikaru asked. I simply gawped. What type of random personal question was that?
"My blood type? I think I'm AB." I shook my head confused, deciding not to ask.
"See! She's the same type as Honey-senpai and Kyouya-senpai!" Kaoru said this. They opened a pair of doors and I felt a light breeze. Something brushed past my cheek and I flinched as I heard a group of boys talking.
"You're late!" A voice said. It was from a boy about 17 to 18 years old. He talked in a voice that made him seem important and idiotic at the same time.
"Sorry Tono. We brought a potential customer!" The twins said.
"Customer?" There was a pause and then something grabbed my hand and pulled me into the room and dipped me almost to the floor. "Ah, you truly are a beautiful princess. And your eyes are so exquisite."
"Ah, Tono, we wouldn't do that if we were –" They were cut off my a resounding slap that I knew meant my hand had found its target. I fell to the floor as Tamaki dropped me and ran away from me. I quickly stood up and brushed myself down. I really needed to learn to warn people before hitting them.
"I'm sorry. I really should have warned you that I don't like people invading my personal space. I shouldn't have slapped you." A pause. Then,
"My dear hime, it is quite alright! I should have asked for your permission first. May I ask your name, princess?" I gawped. This dude got over things really quickly. I was faintly aware of someone behind me tapping away at a keyboard.
"My name is Hitomi Suzuki. It's a pleasure to meet you... um... What's your name?" I heard someone chuckling.
"I am Tamaki Suoh. The prince of this Host Club. I hope that you can come to my club everyday." Someone cleared their throat behind me. I turned to face the person who hadn't introduced himself yet.
"Hitomi Suzuki. Father is Fumio Suzuki and is the vice president of a successful car company. Mother is Masami Suzuki and is a famous actress as well as a scriptwriter and mangaka. Blood type AB. She has been blind from birth and is in her first year." The typing paused for a second. "I'm Kyouya Ootori. It's a pleasure to meet you." The typing resumed. I stood there for a moment, trying to keep myself calm. Who was this guy? Some kind of stalker?
"Excuse me, but how exactly do you know all that?" I heard him chuckle.
"I make it my business to know." A chill went down my spine. I tapped my stick against the floor impatiently.
"You have no right – absolutely no right! – to stick your nose in my life!" I growled at him. A voice spoke near to where the entrance was. I recognised it as Haruhi.
"Why do you keep doing that, Hitomi-chan?" I frowned. My anger quickly replaced with confusion.
"Doing what?" Asked four voices in unison, the voices being mine, Tamaki's, Hikaru's and Kaoru's.
"You keep rubbing your arm, as if it's bothering you. You were doing it this morning as well." My confusion quickly faded. I lowered my right hand that had been rubbing the inside of my left arm.
"Let me look at it." Hikaru's voice surprised me. He was the last person I would've thought to care enough to worry. I shook my head.
"It's just a habit. There's no need to worry. It's something I do when I get frustrated." There was silence until Tamaki opened his mouth.
"So Hitomi-hime, would you grace me with your presence after school?" I pretended to think about it, already knowing my answer.
"No." I said, knowing I would really go. "This place is full of idiots and stalkers. No offence Haruhi, you seem quite sensible." I turned towards where I was pretty sure the door was. I could tell the exact moment I walked out of the doors and into the corridor. I sighed with relief and started to make my way back to the classroom.
Okay so what do you think? ;D I like Hitomi. She's awesome I think. :)
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Mikaelamazing: Thank you. I was a little worried about this story at first because I don't actually know what it's like to be blind, even though I talk to someone who's blind a lot. You'll just have to wait and see how they help her. I'll let you in in a little secret. She's already met someone familiar before, but she didn't realise it. Gah! Ignore that . Of course it makes me happy if you are happy, so this chapter is dedicated to you.
Stuckinadream: You could flame it for it's weirdness and maybe the characters OOC. Thank you anyway. It makes me happy to know that you like this! :D I can't wait to read your story of someone blind if you write it! I updated! Yay!