Chapter 5 Amy Marshall

After the day Hikaru apologized, Amy had seen an incredibly improvement in his mood.

He seemed…happier.

However, every now and then, his temper would come back and he snapped at her.

Aside from Hikaru's attitude change, Amy herself had been different. Something inside her had changed.

She felt more comfortable with him. She felt like she wasn't shy around him.

Right now, she was one her way to lunch and she couldn't help but feel a little excited about seeing Hikaru at host club later that day. She sat her backpack down at the table that she and her friends had claimed since their first year at Ouran Academy. She sat down next to Melinda and began eating. Someone approached the table and everyone stopped eating. Amy looked up and saw Hikaru.

"Hey, can I sit here?" He motioned to the empty chair next to her.

"Sure."

He sat down cautiously and glanced nervously at Melinda. Amy looked at her and noticed how shocked she was.

"I'll explain later," Amy whispered quickly in her ear.

Amy turned to Hikaru and he gave her an icy look.

His face softened and he apologized.

"It's alright. So, what brought you over here?"

He offered her a shy smile. "You," he said quietly.

Amy blushed violently and continued eating.

Later that day, just as the host club was leaving for the day, Amy and Hikaru were walking out of the building.

"So, I have a soccer game tomorrow. I was wondering if you would want to come…" Amy's voice was so quiet she had to repeat herself.

"Hmm…I don't know. I mean, it's cold and it's obviously outside right?" She nodded. "I don't think so."

Her heart dropped.

"Oh," she said solemnly. "Okay."

They said goodbye and went their separate ways. Amy got in her red Volkswagen Beetle and drove away. Her mind was so cluttered that she had to think it out.

Okay, so… What's with him? He seems like he's changed, but sometimes he seems like the old Hikaru. Maybe he just needs someone to talk to and he doesn't want to talk to someone that's in a relationship, she thought slowly.

She got to Melinda's house and wondered how she had made it there without dying. She hadn't been paying attention at all while she drove.

She saw Laney's, Rose's, Kat's, and Lynn's cars parked all along the circle drive.

Great, Amy thought, lots of people to explain to.

Forty-five minutes and an explanation later, Amy was receiving a group hug from all five of her friends.

"If he stops being such a jerk, you guys will be adorable!" Lynn yelled right in Amy's ear.

"Now both of you will have someone," Melinda squealed.

"You guys would be so cute," Laney shouted from somewhere in the mass of hugging girls.

"Amy's gonna have a boyfriend and I won't!" Kat seemed sad but happy at the same time about this.

"I'm so happy for you!" Rose yelled.

Finally, all the girls let go of Amy and she took a deep breath.

"You people act like we're engaged!" She took another deep breath. "So, what do I do?"

"What do you do?!" Melinda repeated.

"You act all cute and like him back!" Lynn yelled excitedly.

"You walk up to him and yell, 'I freaking love you'!" Kat screamed at the top of her lungs.

Amy made a face.

"C'mon. Let's be realistic," Rose said calmly. "Amy, how do you feel about him?"

Amy sat for a second. She didn't know. She felt like there was still so much to be learned about him before she could decide her feelings about him.

"I don't know yet," she said softly.

The next day, Amy felt so excited about something. Then, her heart sank.

"Oh yeah," she said sadly to herself. "He's not coming."

She dressed quickly for her soccer game and went out to her car.

When she got to the field, her friends and their boyfriends were there. She received a massive hug from the whole group and several good lucks. After saying "Hi" to everyone, she ran over to her team.

As she did her stretches and warm-ups, she couldn't help looking out in the crowd to see if he was there. Of course, she never did see his scowling face.

The game started and Amy wasn't really feeling very confident. Her team definitely wasn't doing well at all. Everyone was in a daze. Amy was upset that they were losing but she just couldn't encourage herself.

At half-time, the coach called them in and Amy was just thinking, what's wrong with me?

While the coach was giving a pep talk, Amy heard a familiar voice…

"Amy!"

She looked over at her friends and saw a flash of ginger hair and golden eyes. There were two gingers. One was holding Melinda's hand and the other waving at her…

"Amy!"

She lifted her hand and waved at Hikaru. She smiled and realized that he had come for her. He was smiling at her.

She turned back to her team and knew that she would do much better this time around. The game started again and she came back strong. Her team soon followed her lead and everyone was encouraged to do better. They were catching up to the other team but they didn't win.

Amy sadly made her way to her friends when the game ended. They all looked at her and gave her a hug. Then, Hikaru approached her.

"Hey," he said calmly.

"You came," she replied happily.

"Yeah, boss texted me and said I should come out here to support you because you guys were getting creamed."

"I DID NOT SAY THAT!" Tamaki yelled.

"Yeah, you did."

"NO I DIDN'T! I SAID YOU SHOULD COME OUT HERE BECAUSE SHE WON'T LIKE YOU IF—"

Hikaru cut him off by throwing his shoe and hitting him in the face. This started a screaming match, which was followed by a throwing match…

They were throwing soccer balls, chairs, shoes, rocks, and even Hunny got mixed in there. Mori jumped in to save Hunny, but was thrown back and forth. Laney, then, jumped in to save Mori and Hunny but was stuck in there too.

Amy just started laughing and walked over to Hikaru. For some reason that was beyond her, she hugged him. The fighting stopped and Hikaru didn't do anything. He didn't hug her back nor did her push her away; he didn't do anything.

"Th-thank you for…coming. It means a lot to me."

Hikaru still didn't move. She let go of him and wasn't hurt by the fact that he didn't hug her back. She just turned and walked over to her friends.

"The feeling is mutual," she whispered to them and they all smiled excitedly.

She turned around and waved at Hikaru, who was still in shock. She, then, walked to her car and left.

I don't know what just happened, but I think I like the feeling, she thought.