(A/N~ language. I don't think I will mention that there's a language warning again. You should know by now if you're this far into the series. Lol)
It has been nearly 2 hours since Hikaru ran away from the rest of the host club.
"Dammit! Why did Hikaru run off without us!? Why can't we go find them!?" Kaoru yells to himself in anger and confusion.
He and the other visitors have been taken to a recuperation center, about 10 miles away from the camp, in the one of the towns that is by the camp. The building that they're in is crowded and noisy.
"He left to go find Haruhi and Tamaki...he should have known not to run off on his own. The rescue teams might not be able to find him nor Tamaki... but, let's hope they at least found each other and that they're safe." Kyoya says. The four of them are in the main hall, in the back of the room.
"Don't worry Kao-chan." Mitskuni comforts him.
Kaoru looks out the window by him. The storm in still raging, but it has calmed down just a bit.
"But they're stuck in a flooded camp and it's almost dark...they might freeze! And on top of that, they have no food!" Kaoru yells and buries his head in his hands and starts to cry.
"Kao-chan~..." Mitskuni puts his hand on Kaoru's shoulder.
"Kaoru, come tomorrow and I will send out my families police squad to help and look for them. Today they were supposed to be with my dad on some trip..." Kyoya tells Kaoru.
"Really!? Thank you Kyoya-senpai!" Kaoru yells out and hugs him in joy.
"Okay! Now let go you big goof!" Kyoya pushes him off.
"I don't think Mei-chan will be going to the camp because of the storm...should call and tell her what has happened and not to worry?" Mitskuni asks Kyoya.
"Yeah, we could. We should also call Tamaki's house and Haruhi's apartment as well to advise them..." Kyoya places his hand on his chin and thinks to himself afterward.
"Takashi, do you have your cell phone on you?" Mitskuni asks him.
Takashi pulls out his cell phone that's in his back pocket. "Yeah, it's wet though." He says and tosses Mitskuni the phone.
"Alright, I'll call Suo's and one of you call Haruhi's dad and Mei." Kyoya tells them. He walks away with his phone, through the crowds, to make his call.
"Kao-chan, you call Ranka and I'll call Mei-chan, okay?" Mitskuni asks him.
"Yeah sure..." Kaoru sighs and pulls out his phone.
Kaoru dials Haruhi's apartment number. He waits a second, listening to the phone ring, then someone picks up.
"Hello! This is the Fujioka residents! May I ask who's calling?" A happy voice asks.
"Hello. This is Kaoru, is this Ranka-san?" He asks.
"Oh yes it is! How are you Hikaru? Is everything okay?" Ranka asks in his happy voice.
"Uh...well..." Kaoru hesitates to reply.
"Kaoru? Did something happen? Is everyone okay?" Ranka asks again, this time in a calm and worried voice.
Kaoru sighs and continues. "Yes...there was a giant storm over here. It was raining hard and there was strong winds and thunder etcetera..." Kaoru says.
"Ah. I heard there was a big storm...There's rain here and you can hear the thunder in the distance, but it isn't that bad...what happened?" Ranka asks him.
"Well, the storm was too big so the camp made us evacuate to a safer area, which we're in now, however... Haruhi and Tamaki were caught up in the camp during the storm and they were trapped there, and it has rain a lot, so there's about 2 feet of water there apparently. When the camp issued us to evacuate, Hikaru ran off to look for them since no one else did. Now we're here and we don't know if anything has happened to them nor do we know if they're alright." Kaoru explains.
There's a brief moment of silence between them.
"What!? My poor Haruhi is trapped in that storm with that blonde idiot!? She hates thunder! And it must be freezing!" Ranka freaks out.
"Please Mr. Fujioka...try to calm down. We are all just as anxious and upset as you are... the camp said they would try their best to save anyone who wasn't evacuated." Kaoru tells him.
"I'm sorry... I just hope my daughter is alright... same with Hikaru as well." Ranka says in a calmed down voice. "Is Mei with you guys as well?" Ranka asks Kaoru.
"No. She didn't come to the camp. Maybe she got stuck or stayed at work late." Kaoru replies.
"Yes that could be it...if you hear anything please let me know. I need to get going now. Thank you Kaoru." Ranka says and hangs up the phone. Kaoru puts down the phone and sighs.
"What did Mr. Fujioka say?" Takashi asks him.
"Well... for starters, he was worried and shocked that the three of them were caught up in the storm. He hasn't heard from Mei either. Maybe Hunny-sempai found out where she is." Kaoru looks over to Mitskuni.
"Thank you! Bye-bye, Mei-chan~!" Mitskuni hangs up his phones and returns to Takashi and Kaoru.
"Mei told me she and the other employees were told to stay in the building until the storm died down. It would have been dangerous to leave, they told her. She is also worried about the others." Mitskuni tells them
"I guess it is good that Mei wasn't on her way there during the storm and didn't get caught up in it." Kaoru says.
Kyoya walks up behind them, putting his phone away and pushing up his glasses.
"I told the Suo family. They're obviously worried as well. I told them by morning, if the three haven't been found, I would send my police force there to look for them." Kyoya smiles to them.
"Yeah! Kyo-chan to the rescue~!" Mitskuni jumps for joy, trying to cheer up Kaoru. "Kaoru, please cheer up." Mitskuni smiles at him.
Kaoru looks at him and then looks away to outside the window.
'I hope the three of them are okay though...' Kaoru thinks, starring at the rain.
Meanwhile:
The storm is still raging on, but not as hard as before. The wind, thunder and lightning have calmed down a lot, but it is still raining a decent amount.
"Hey... you guys have been walking for a while. You should take a break. And Tamaki, I can walk for now." Haruhi tells them. She is on Tamaki's back still, and she is holding up and umbrella over her and Tamaki's heads.
"You sure, Haruhi? The water is cold and deep." Tamaki asks her.
"Yeah, I don't want either of you to get hurt." She says.
"Okay then. It's your choice." Tamaki says, putting her down in the water.
"It will be dark soon, guys. The sun is almost set. How will we rest? We can't sleep in the water." Hikaru asks them.
"We could always sleep in a tree! I've always wanted to do that!" Tamaki blurts out.
"You must be losing it or something, huh? If we sleep in a freaking tree, we'll fall out and DIE! We can't do that, Tono!" Hikaru yells at him.
"Maybe if the tree was big enough and able to support us, we wouldn't fall out. Or maybe if we had rope or something to hold us up." Haruhi says.
"I still don't think it works like that, you two." Hikaru tells them with a smart-ass attitude.
As they slowly walk around a corner, Hikaru spots another washed away camp. This camp has been demolished more than theirs. The tent has fallen over into the water and floats on top of it, some food and drinks are in the water and clothes and blankets can be seen in the water as well.
"Guys! Look! Maybe that camp has something!" Hikaru yells in joy. He starts to speed up to the beaten up camp.
"Wait, Hikaru! Isn't that stealing?" Tamaki tries to stop him by yelling.
"No! This camp this is destroyed anyway! I don't think they will care if we borrow some things!" Hikaru yells back to him, running forward to the camp.
"He's got a point...maybe we should see if there's anything we can use until we either get help or get out of here, ya know?" Haruhi tells Tamaki.
"I guess so...then if we're going to take this stuff shouldn't we write a note or something?"
'What an idiot!' Hikaru thinks to himself as he hears Tamaki and Haruhi.
"No...I don't think they'll mind, first off, and second off... I don't think we have anything to write a note nor any where to put it...And if they find out it's their stuff and get mad, we can just repay them." Haruhi says to him and she rolls her eyes.
"I think the cold water is getting to you, boss. Maybe you should go climb a tree and sleep in it, stupid!" Hikaru mocks him.
"Shut up! I was only trying to be considerate!" Tamaki yells at him.
"You two don't always need to fight, ya know?" Haruhi tells them.
Tamaki and Hikaru stop and go to look at the camp remains in the water.
"I don't think there's anything here guys..." Hikaru pouts. "Oh, Haruhi. The thunder has calmed down a lot, by the way. You can take out the music now." Hikaru tells her.
She takes out the music and walks in the water to give it to Hikaru. "Thanks." She says with a smile
They search the camp for a few minutes, looking through the wet clothes, food, and other luggage.
Tamaki spots a random bag he finds on top of the tent. He goes over to it and looks in it.
"Ah! Hey! I found a flashlight, guys!" Tamaki says with joy and pulls out the flashlight.
"Does it work though?" Haruhi asks.
Tamaki presses the button. The flashlight turns on and he waves the light around.
"Yes! It does!" Tamaki says with a huge smile on his face.
"Anything else in that bag, then?" Hikaru asks him.
Tamaki looks back down in the bag. He swishes through wet junk until he grabs something and pulls it out.
"I found some rope. Does this help?" He asks.
"Yeah it does. We could use it to stay on a tree or stay together or something." Haruhi tells him.
"Only if they had warmer clothes and blankets that aren't soaked like ours..." Hikaru pouts.
"I know right..." Haruhi sighs. "But we only need to get through tonight into tomorrow, then we can find our way back when it's warmer, though." Haruhi says, looking on the bright side.
"That's true...I think we should find a tree or something to stay in for the night." Hikaru suggests. "Tono, turn on the flashlight and shine it around. It's almost completely dark out." Hikaru tells him.
Tamaki turns on the flashlight and shines it around the camp. He shines it on a bright, reflective surface.
"What's that?" Hikaru says closing his eyes from the bright light.
Tamaki shines the light on it more.
"It's a truck!" Haruhi says with a surprise.
Hikaru opens his eyes and looks at the truck, like Tamaki and Haruhi. It is a big blue truck, the windows are closed on it. It is stuck in the water and mud, with its wheels submerged under the water.
"Hey. If it's open, we could sleep there." Hikaru says.
"Yeah! We could!" Tamaki starts to rush to the truck. Haruhi follows him as he starts to walk.
Hikaru tightens his blanket around him more and heads for the truck. When they get to the truck, Tamaki opens it.
"Wow! It's open! And there's no water in it as well!"Tamaki says. "You first, Haruhi." Tamaki tells her with a smile.
"Thanks." She gets in. Tamaki follows her too.
"Come on Hikaru! Hurry up! It's getting cold!" Tamaki yells at him to come.
Hikaru speeds up and makes his way to the car. "I'm coming, calm down." He says and gets in the truck, closing the door behind him.
(A/N~ Hey thanks for reading chapter 9! This took me longer to write since I made it longer, which means I have to edit more...*sigh* But that's fine! I don't mind! X3
The story will keep going for a bit longer now, so I hope you'll keep reading 'til the end! It would mean a lot! (It's not easy to just write a fan fiction...it requires work, effort, and creativity)
That's all for now, Bye! (^w^)/"
Story/Translation Notes:
Ranka is Haruhi's dad. Just in case if you forgot or something...He has another name (Ryoji, it has a "-" accent over the O. I can't put it on there though. *no pun intended, BTW * so just imagine it's there, okay?
