Yukihime211 here! AH! I'm finally finished! I'm sorry for such a long delay! I'm really trying to update more, but for those who know me, know I love writing long chapters. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer:Do not own Ouran. All I own are my OC's. Sorry if some of the Ouran characters are a bit OOC.
Chapter 13
Chaos Ensues
I arrived to Music Room 3 with a sort of bounce in my step. It had been a while and I was glad to be back. I entered the room and my upperclassmen greeted me rather...warmly. Hunny with his dark brown eyes and light brown hair came bounding over happily like the usual hyper bunny. He ran into my arms and hugged me tightly.
"Saa-chan!" he cried out.
I giggled and hugged him back.
"Hi to you too Hunny," I greeted.
Mori nodded over at me. I smiled and bowed slightly. I heard distinct running and steeled myself for the oncoming hug committee.
Tamaki with his violet colored eyes and light brown hair came charging at me. I sighed.
"Sakuya~!" he cried out happily.
He hugged me tightly and cuddled happily.
"Tamaki-senpai. Nice to see you again," I said in a muffled voice.
Tears streamed down his face in happiness as he was practically flying off the wall with hyperness. He let go and Kyoya greeted me with the usual coldness.
"I see you have recovered. Next time, instead of neglecting what I instructed, you'd best listen to it. We can't handle such an inconvenience to occur once again," Kyoya noted.
I flinched slightly and laughed nervously. He seemed in a good mood. I nodded.
"Sure. I promise," I pledged.
He looked down at me with doubt, but dropped the subject soon after. I was about to take my rightful seat on the couch, when Hunny stopped me and Mori "dusted" it.
I cocked my head in wonder. What were they doing? Hunny smiled up at me.
"To make sure you don't catch any bugs!" he explained cheerfully.
Oookay... I thought nothing of it and summed it up to the two being weird. I took a seat and settled in. The twins sat on either side of me while the others took their seats wherever it was open.
Haruhi stood and was making her way to the kitchen, when she glanced back. I looked up in acknowledgement.
" I'm on my way to the kitchen to make tea. Do you guys want something to drink?" she asked.
It wasn't like she was being considerate, more like if she was going there, might as well take our orders now instead of having to go back for something. We all agreed.
"Coffee," chorused the majority of the club members.
Of course, Hunny and myself excluded.
"Do you think we might still have some soda?" I asked.
Haruhi nodded and went towards the kitchen as the others got themselves situated.
She arrived back shortly with my soda, the guys' coffee, and Hunny's milk tea. I smiled gratefully at her and she nodded as she passed me the diet drink.
I sighed and took the can and pushed in the tab. I smiled and tipped the can slowly into my mouth, when Hunny snatched the soda from my hand and threw it over his shoulder. The can landed directly into the trash can.
Okay. Usually I can handle cute people like Hunny doing "nice" deeds, but this was just getting pretty annoying.
"What are you doing?" I asked through clenched teeth.
I was feeling pretty pissed. My hands were clenched tight and I was shaking. He handed me a cup filled with orange juice. I stared at it with a slight frown on my face.
"It provides antioxidants to keep you nice and healthy," he explained.
It was then that I snapped. I rose from my chair and crossed my arms in frustration. I threw my hands up.
"That's it! What is going on? You've been acting pretty annoying with me with the whole 'dusting the couch' act and deliberately throwing away my soda! What gives?" I cried out.
He looked up at me with seriousness. His cutesy act was gone and in it, was one of deep concern.
"I don't want you to get sick again. I was so scared when you were unconscious. I thought we were going to lose you. I was just trying to keep it from ever happening again," he said.
He couldn't handle the serious act for long as tears poured down his cheeks as he ran forward and threw his arms around me.
He sobbed while holding on to me tightly. I sighed and stroked his light colored hair. My eyes blurred and tears were threatening to fall. I took a deep breath and felt my heart throb at his acts of kindness. He was so innocent like, yet he was older than me. At the moment, age really didn't matter.
"Okay. I'm sorry I yelled. I know you're worried, but that doesn't mean you have to be overly cautious. I've learned my lesson and I'll do my best to stay healthy," I explained.
Hunny smiled and dried his tears.
Well that little drama was over. The club members glanced over at me in curiosity.
"Now that your little episode is over, why don't we move on to more important matters," addressed Kyoya.
Yeah. Way to go and break the mood. Whatever. It wasn't like that was that much of a big deal.
I took my seat back on the couch and the meeting began.
Tamaki looked over at Hunny and Mori with teary eyes.
Haruhi and the others looked perfectly fine.
"Not to break the mood, but what's up with Tamaki?" I questioned.
Everyone looked at me for the first time with wide eyes.
"Wait. You don't know that Hunny and Mori are going to be off on a school trip to Russia?" asked Hikaru.
My eyes widened in surprise. I stood up abruptly from my seat.
"Russia?" I cried out.
Hikaru and Kaoru plugged their ears.
"Jeez! Do ya' have to scream so loud when you're right next to us?" they asked in unison.
I sat down and looked over at the third years with a slight hurt feeling.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" I asked.
Hunny stood from his chair with a happy grin.
"But we did! Countless of times," insisted Hunny.
I frowned in confusion. They all looked at me with curiosity.
"Maybe the fever messed with me or something," I concluded.
I sighed and felt my spirits drop. Hunny patted my hand and hugged me. He looked up and smiled.
"Its okay. We'll be back in two weeks," he explained.
Fourteen days. What was I going to do without the third years? They were really the ones that kept the peace in the club when things got weird. Well, I was in the midst of wishing them well, when a very good question popped into my head.
"What about their customers? Are we closing the club since they're leaving?" I asked.
The twins grinned at the question. Haruhi stood beside me with the same questioning look. Seemed she was left out of the plan as well. Tamaki smiled as Kyoya smirked.
"You'll soon find out. Just wait until tomorrow. Now isn't it about time we all prepared for our guests?" said Kyoya cryptically.
I sighed and glanced down at my paper to see what the theme was for today.
I sighed once more. Where was summer vacation when you needed it?
***888
Hunny bounded home with Mori beside him. Consequently, Hunny had invited Mori over to discuss what was to be done tomorrow. Although everyone knew the plan, (besides Sakuya and Haruhi) there was still a bit of doubt that a certain someone was going to go along with the plan.
He knocked on a door with several "Keep Out" signs posted all over his wall. There was an exasperated noise from deep inside the room.
"What do you want?" asked and angered young man's voice.
Hunny didn't even flinch. He smiled the same as usual. He kicked the door open and walked in with the same grin.
***888
Walking through the hallways, I wondered what was going to happen now that the third years were leaving. I mean, it was such short notice and I was feeling sort of down. The others explained to me that they wouldn't be leaving until this afternoon. That really didn't leave me much time. Well, I decided on a few things after hearing those words yesterday.
A simple parting gift was in order. Nothing extravagant, just a small trinket I thought would suffice. I walked towards Music Room 3 with my mind set on handing them over before they left. Girls chattered as they all crowded around the outside door.
They must of heard the news. I rolled my eyes at them and made my way towards the club room, when a guy pushed me aside.
"Out of my way," he demanded.
I glared up at the guy, which I noticed was wearing the middle school uniform.
I frowned and crossed my arms. Who does he think he is? Talking that way to an upperclassmen. He sure had some nerve. He walked into the club room with girls blushing at the sight of him. I never really got a good look at him, but I did see his light brown colored hair and thick framed glasses. Although...He looked vaguely familiar.
I shrugged and I politely made my way through the crowd of girls waiting outside. As I walked through, a few girls pushed me aside and I was engulfed in a sea of what seemed like over fifty people. I gasped and grimaced as I felt my feet being stepped on. The girls were way too crowded. My vision was blurring as I thought about concerts.
This was like a mosh pit. Only there wasn't any dancing involved. Just screaming fan girls. So, this is the death I was going to go through? I could see the headlines now.
Uncanny Death At Ouran Academy: The Trouble With Female Teens and Bishonen
I felt the oxygen slowly become thinner. I closed my eyes and felt myself feel drowsier. That is, until I felt a tug on my arm. My eyes shot open as I looked up to see another guy in the middle school uniform. He pulled me out of the sea and threw me over his shoulder like I was a sack of potatoes. My face flushed as the girls moved out of his way. This guy was tall. All I could make out was his spiky black hair. He reminded me of Mori, only about the twins' height. I glanced down to make sure that my dress wasn't in any way out of place. He entered the club room with confidence as he placed me right back on the floor. I looked over to see the twins looking over at me in curiosity.
"What took ya' so long?" they questioned.
I glared over at them and pointed behind the closed doors.
"Oh, well lets see. First things first, let me just say that I almost got trampled and suffocated by a sea of your fan girls! If it wasn't for this guy, I could have died!" I erupted with anger as I pointed to the guy.
He looked down and smiled quite a refreshing smile. My eyes widened as I took a quick look over at Mori. The middle schooler had bangs that were rather long and a kendo stick in his right hand. He placed a hand behind his head with slight modesty.
"Gosh. It was nothing. Besides, a samurai must always safe the damsel in distress," he explained.
My mouth was agape as I looked from Mori to this guy.
"Are you Mori's little brother?" I asked with surprise.
His smile widened as he walked over to Mori with an adoring look.
"Hi Taka! Did you hear that? I saved her," he said waiting for Mori's approval.
Mori nodded and patted his little brother's head. I took that as a yes. The twins grinned at my shock.
"Wait until you see who else is here," they said with a devious voice.
It was like something out of a freaky show. A refreshing Mori...creepy. I walked towards Hunny who had his head turned away from me. He sat on the couch with Tamaki and Kyoya talking to a guy with light brown hair.
"This is stupid! I never volunteered to help out this...this freak," he indicated to Hunny.
I frowned. I barged into the conversation and took a seat on the couch with Tamaki and Kyoya looking at me in surprise. The jerk glared over at me with his arms crossed.
"Who's this chick?" he asked rudely.
Tamaki looked at him with wide eyes while Kyoya just sighed.
"Is that anyway of speaking to a young lady?" he demanded.
The glasses guy shrugged. I growled silently at him. I stood from my seat and walked over to him with anger flaming through my body.
I stood in front of him with my hand on my hips.
"Excuse me. Little boy. But don't you think that you should respect your senpai a little more?" I demanded.
He looked over at me in slight surprise.
That was when I got a good look at him. He had dark brown colored hair, brown eyes, and pretty tall. Glasses.
He stood up from the chair with his eyebrows furrowed with anger.
"Little? Who's the one standing below 5'5?" he screamed.
He got up in my face with a vein popping. I wasn't scared.
"Who are you anyway? Middle schoolers aren't allowed in the Host Club," I explained.
He turned away and sighed in exasperation. He fell back on the couch looking wiped out from the fight.
"Look. I don't even want to be here," he informed.
I peered at his face and noticed he was telling the truth. I dropped it and sat beside him quietly.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you," I apologized.
He shook his head as if it didn't matter.
"Whatever," he answered.
I really didn't like his attitude. The twins sighed and grinned slightly.
"Geez Sakuya. You need to get a control over that anger of yours," teased Hikaru.
I crossed my arms but took the advice to heart. I glanced over at this guy.
"So, who are these two?" I questioned the others.
Haruhi entered the room with books in her hand. She looked from the senpais to the kohais.
"Did I miss something?" she questioned.
Kyoya smirked and sighed.
"You're late. But aside from that. We were just going to introduce our substitutes for Mori and Hunny," he explained.
She took a seat beside me and crossed her arms.
"This is going to be good," she said under her breath.
I giggled softly and nodded. The middle schoolers sat next to one another giving off completely different auras. While the guy with spiky hair was all beaming with happy goodness, the glasses guy was all dark with depression.
Hunny and Mori walked over and sat in opposite couches. My mind tried to process what I was seeing. Kyoya cleared his throat and everyone looked his way.
"Well, as you all know, Mori and Hunny are going to be leaving us for a while. Since the Host Club cannot function with only six members, we have called in suitable substitutes. I'd like you all to welcome Satoshi Morinozuka and...," he began.
What was with the susupense? Well, at least my hypothesis about Satoshi being Mori's brother was right. I sat there waiting to hear the name of the next guy. Haruhi looked rather appalled.
"What? That's Mori-senpai's little brother?" asked Haruhi in surprised.
It really wasn't that hard to tell, but whatever. Kyoya looked at her with a glare.
"Can I continue?" he asked with irritation.
She looked down and nodded. His salesmen smile replaced the cold one, but still gave off his usual scary aura. The twins snickered over at Haruhi. She just groaned and sighed.
"Shut up," she whispered.
Hunny smiled over at the glasses guy while he just glared at him. Did he have some sort of grudge against him? It sure looked that way from the way he was glaring. Actually, the small atmosphere was sort of tense.
"As I was saying, this is Yasuchika Haninozuka. Also known as Chika," he explained.
Hwa? My eyes practically popped out of my sockets at the realization. I crossed my arms and glared at the ceiling as I was slowly lost in thought.
How was it possible for two completely different people be related? It was like looking into an alternate universe where there was a happy-go-lucky Mori and a cold Hunny. That is if Hunny were more than six inches taller.
This was just getting better and better wasn't it? I wasn't sure this was going to work out. I mean, I knew that most guys at their age only thought of pulling pranks and impressing eachother with silly games like who is the big man on campus. At least that's how the guys were back in my old school.
Then again, the past six months that I had gone to Ouran Academy really showed that the majority of the guys were pretty well mannered. Maybe it seemed that way because I still haven't met the class D students.
A hand appeared in front of my face as it continued to wave frantically as if someone was trying to get my attention. Slowly, I immersed myself back into reality.
I blinked a couple of times and looked up to see Hikaru grinning with amusement.
"Glad to see you back from La La Land," he teased.
I frowned and rolled my eyes. I pushed back his hand and glanced at the others to see them looking at me intently. A sweatdrop formed at the back of my head.
"What?" I questioned.
Kyoya stepped out and a dark shadow loomed over him. His glasses gleamed ad his line of vision was clearly directed in my direction.
"Oh Sakuya? Have you forgotten why we are here today?" he asked.
I shut my eyes and turned away. Best not to look the demon lord in the eyes. I nodded and ran a hand through my hair absently.
"Now that the announcement has been made, we may now commence our going away party for Hunny and Mori-senpai," concluded Kyoya.
I my eyes opened slowly to take a quick peek to see if he was still looking at me with that death glare. Luckily, from what I saw, the look was gone.
I sighed in relief and smiled. I opened my eyes and stood from the couch as Hunny hopped over in my direction. He took a hold of my hand and pulled me to a table filled with countless of sweets.
Tamaki walked over with teary eyes. His handkerchief was rather moist from the looks of it. He must have been crying the whole time.
"Oh how my heart throbs with grief at the thought of you two leaving. You will be greatly missed," he passionately insisted.
There was silence across the room as everyone looked at him with pure seriousness.
"You sound as if we're at a funeral instead of a going away party," scoffed Hikaru.
Tamaki relinquished his sad exterior and he transformed it into an angry scowl.
"What do you mean? I was only expressing my great sadness to see our fellow senpais leave!" he said with indignation.
The majority of the members rolled their eyes at his simple mindedness. I shook my head and sat at the table.
"Forget about it. Let's just get on with the party," I said with a bored expression.
Hunny smiled and began eating his cake. Satoshi walked up to Mori with an adoring smile.
"I'll make you proud Taka!" he proclaimed.
Brother complex much? Mori just patted his head and nodded. Chika rolled his eyes and kept to himself like an antisocial freak. Yeah...I had a feeling that we weren't going to get along that well. I strolled on over towards him curiously. He had his arms crossed and it looked like he was pretty uncomfortable.
"Aren't you going to have some cake?" I questioned.
He crinkled his noise in distaste and shook his head.
"I hate sweets," he said with venom.
I blinked and took a step back in surprise. Satoshi walked over to Chika and whacked him on the back of the head.
"Ow! What the hell was that for?" he cried out.
Satoshi glared at him with his arms crossed.
"Respect your senpais," he commanded.
My gaze shifted away from the display of violence. I placed both hands in front of me and shook my head as I waved my arms.
"Its okay Satoshi-kun. It's not like he hurt my feelings or something. You don't have to be so rough with him," I insisted.
He shook his head and glared at Chika.
"For countless of generations, the Morinozukas have served the Haninozukas. It is my duty as a Morinozuka to see to making sure that he does not grow soft," he explained.
I looked at him blankly and glanced over at Hunny who was eating happily. I slowly turned back at him with unblinking eyes. I was a bit stunned. Kaoru chuckled slightly at my speechlessness.
"You say that, but what about this softy here?" questioned the twins.
Their thumb directed him to Hunny. Satoshi smiled and pointed towards Mori with admiration.
"I have faith in whatever Taka does is helping the heir of the Haninozukas. He is everything that a samurai is. I suspect he is the last in the entire world," he confessed.
What a weird little brother. I didn't fully understand what this had to do with anything, so I decided to keep my mouth shut.
The twins looked rather irritated at the foolish brother and shook the contents of ketchup in his tea. My eyes widened in surprise.
"What are you doing?" I cried in shock.
Satoshi, oblivious to what was going on, took his cup and downed the whole thing in one gulp.
"Delicious," he commented.
He actually drank it? I felt the blood drain from my face as all I could think about was how... my stomach was doing flip flops at the sight. I shivered and looked away.
"Either he has no taste buds or he's a fool," noted Hikaru.
Kaoru sighed and shook his head.
"He's a fool," he explained.
I shook my head. They never changed did they? I glanced back at the door.
"Aren't we going to invite the fangirls? I mean there were like dozens of them just standing there," I pointed out.
Kyoya shook his head as he looked at his clipboard.
"We specifically told the girls that Hunny and Mori would have a public party after they came back from the trip," he explained.
I shook my head and crossed my arms. Hikaru rolled his eyes as his eyes flickered towards the door.
"Seems like they didn't get the memo," he said while crinkling his nose in annoyance.
His comment went unheard as everyone chatted with one another. Well, that is besides Chika. He was making me feel pretty uneasy.
I stood up from my chair and cleared my throat. The talking died down and everyone had their attention on me. I smiled slightly.
"I know this might not be the time, but I won't be able to see you off when you leave, so I decided it was best to just say this now," I began.
Everyone glanced at me curiously as Hunny smiled with encouragement.
"What is it Saa-chan?" asked Hunny.
I blushed lightly and took out two small gift bags. Hunny's smile brightened and Mori smiled ever so slightly.
"I want to give you this parting away gift. Its not much, but I think it might come in handy...or not," I explained.
Tamaki smiled over at me and hugged me tightly. Wha? I looked at him with wide eyes.
"Tamaki-senpai?" I questioned in wonder.
He sobbed loudly. I glanced at the others, but they just shrugged.
"You're such a nice person!" he cried out.
Yeah...He was having his moment again. He let go and blushed slightly as he realized that everyone looked over awkwardly. The twins looked at him with death glare eyes.
"Having fun Milord?" they questioned.
He flinched, and sidled away from their glare. I shook my head and outstretched my hand out to present the gifts to Mori and Hunny. They smiled with pleasure. A tiny box the size of my palm was slipped from its bag. They delicately opened the box as if the contents were made of glass and pulled out a cell phone charm. Their face brightened. Hunny had a cute white bunny with a carrot in hand, while Mori received a baby tiger. Hunny jumped from his chair and hugged me happily.
"Thanks Saa-chan!" he exclaimed.
I smiled as I looked up to see Mori smile down at me.
"Thank you," he answered.
A wave a joy washed over me as I felt that I had picked the right gift for the right moment. A slight blush overtook my cheeks as embarrassment was setting in.
"Ah, you're welcome," I replied.
I heard a resonate scoff and immediately, my eyes fell upon the ever enraging Chika. He had his right arm propping his head in a bored fashion. The twins looked over at him with an amused expression.
"What's with that tone?" questioned Kaoru.
Chika stood up straight in his chair and arched a brow in wonder.
"This so called display of affection just makes me want to puke," he informed.
Hunny detatched himself from me and looked over at his younger brother in curiosity. I crossed my arms and glared at him. Tamaki smiled nervously trying to pacify the others.
"Now now. Let's all settle down. Sakuya-chan, please calm yourself. He is just expressing his feelings," Tamaki explained.
I huffed and looked a way in annoyance. Kyoya sighed heavily.
"Honestly. We aren't children. Try to act your age," he muttered.
My glare flickered towards his direction, but it really didn't seem to bother him that much, which made me feel even more angered. I took a deep breath and stood from my seat. Everyone's eyes trailed over to me in curiosity.
"Where are you going?" questioned Hikaru.
I glanced back with a frown.
"I told you that I wouldn't be able to see Hunny and Mori-senpai off because I have a make up test to take," I explained.
The members looked up in surprise. With the exception of Kyoya and Mori. The twins stormed into my direction.
"Since when? We never heard about this," they reprimanded.
A slight smirk played on my lips. I turned away swishing my hips as I looked at the door. I turned my head to the right with the same devious look.
"Oh, I'm sorry. It just sort of slipped my mind," I mocked.
The twins stared with their mouth agape. Kyoya looked on with a shocked, but pleased expression. Hunny cheered as Mori nodded. Haruhi shook her head and Tamaki fainted on the spot. I waved and walked off as the room was filled with loud chatter.
***888
Chika looked over at this...rather annoying girl. He was a bit intruiged in the reaction the other members had given her when she showed that...sort of playful side. Hunny looked over at Chika with his usual smiling face.
"What are you thinking Chika? Have you accepted to become my subsitute?" Hunny questioned.
Chika scowled and glared. He shook his head as he made his way towards the door.
"Its not like I have a choice. At least I won't have to see your disgusting face for the next two weeks," he muttered.
The twins looked on with shock as Haruhi shook her head. Tamaki walked over to Chika with concern.
"How can you say that to your only brother?" questioned Tamaki.
Chika frowned and walked out of the room, but not before Satoshi smacked him with a wooden sword. He fell to his knees
"Ya-su-chi-ka!" he cried out.
The club members flinched and Kyoya shook his head. Chika flinched with hurt.
"If you're going to fight, please take it outside. You're liable to break something," Kyoya explained.
Tears bubbled at the corner of Chika's eyes and little yellow birdies circled around his head with tears in their eyes.
"S-stupid Satoshi. You're so mean," confirmed Chika.
The members closed in with curiosity, as Satoshi walked over with a guilty look on his face.
"I-I'm sorry Chika," began Satoshi.
Chika gasped and rubbed the tears from his eyes. He grimaced and stood up. He looked down at Hunny and pointed with fury.
"Anyway, there's no way that I'll ever become this idiots subsitute!" he cried out.
Satoshi looked over and anger and ran after him with his kendo wooden sword.
"Come back here!" he called out.
The room fell silent as everyone looked at one another.
"That was..." began Kaoru.
Hikaru sighed and looked out the door with a sort of blank expression.
"Weird," ended Hikaru.
Haruhi pondered Chika's last words with confusion.
"Didn't he just say he would? I mean, Hunny isn't even going to be here," she wondered.
Everyone continued on with their business as Tamaki gave Hunny a big slice of cake to keep him from depression. Haruhi looked on in wonder.
"I wonder why Chika-kun would act that way towards Hunny-senpai," she said aloud.
Mori looked over and sighed. It seemed that this wouldn't be resolved so easily. Ouran's private jet would be waiting outside in just a few short hours. Now was the time to bond with the others and say the proper goodbyes instead of worry about the complexity of Hunny and Chika's relationship. Mori walked over and sat beside Hunny while absently eating a big helping of cake.
The chatter died as everyone looked at him with wide eyes. He looked over with a sweat drop forming at the back of his head. Haruhi leaned over to Tamaki with questioning eyes.
"Is something the matter with Mori-senpai?" she questioned.
Tamaki looked down with the look of stupidity and shook his head.
"I have no idea. This is the first time I've seen him this way. Maybe it had to do with the fact that he'll miss us!" contemplated Tamaki.
The twins shook their head and crossed their arms. Haruhi watched with curiosity as Hunny ran up to Mori in a way that made him look rather concerned for what was playing in his best friend's mind.
"What a prat. It obviously has to do with the way Chika was treating Hunny. What else is new?" explained the twins.
Tamaki snarled at the twins in insulting his intelligence. Haruhi sighed and shook her head once more.
***888
As I entered the testing room, my eyes fell upon the sole person sitting on one of the desks. I paled at the sight. Ryan looked over at me and smirked. Just my luck! What was going on? Don't tell me that he had to take the make up test too? I felt like slamming my head against a desk again.
He walked over with his usual cocky aura. I shifted my line of vision and immediatly felt like running. Not like I could though, because at that moment, the teacher walked in. He looked down at me curiously.
"Mazaki-san, is there something the matter?" he questioned.
I shook my head and tried my hardest to come up with something to say. I came up blank and walked back to a desk as far away from Ryan as possible.
The teacher wore thick rimmed glasses with silvery eyes and messy reddish hair. He was pretty lanky for a teacher as he only stood at 5'7. Actually, speaking of which, this was the first time I had ever seen him. I shrugged as he passed out the test and walked back to the front of the room. He looked down at his rather expensive looking watch.
He looked up and smiled warily.
"You may begin the test," he signaled.
With my pencil in hand, I went right to work. With all the concentration I could muster up, I tried my hardest not to think about the annoying Ryan.
Everything was going fine, until the worst possible thing happened. It seemed that Sensei here was drinking a mocha and just so happened to spill it all over his rather expensive looking pants. He stood up abruptly.
"Ah geez. I don't even have napkins," he muttered.
I chuckled softly. What a scatterbrained teacher. He looked up at me and gave a strained smile.
"Forgive me, but I need to step out for a moment. Could I entrust you in being in charge while I'm gone?" he questioned.
What? My eyes widened in surprise. He decided my silence meant I didn't mind and he took his leave. The door shut and I glanced over at Ryan who smirked over in my direction. An uneasy feeling washed over me. He stretched like a cat and yawned.
"So, its just you and me," he commented.
I ignored him and continued on with my work. He sat backwards on the chair and rested his chin on the top part of the chair. I shook my head and concentrated on the test.
"Hm. What year did Perry and the Black Ships land on Japan?"
I chewed warily on the pencil as I tried to search for the answer to this question. History was never my fortay. It was just so...boring. I had managed to get decent notes, but at the moment, my train of thought was being distracted by the fact that a certain someone was drilling holes into my head. I looked up with a glare and crossed my arms.
"Do you mind?" I questioned.
He just shrugged and continued staring at me. It was really uncomfortable. I continued on with the test, until I finally gave up. I slammed my hand on the desk and stood from my chair.
"Look, I just want to finish this test. I mean, you have to take it too, so you should probably get back to your test. If the teacher walks in, he'll think we're cheating or something," I explained.
He shrugged once more.
"I don't really give a damn what the teacher thinks. I just want to be near you," he answered.
I set my pencil down and rubbed my temples. This wasn't getting me anywhere. I grabbed my things and moved to a different desk. and glared down at him. He looked more amused than annoyed and thought this was a game. So, like a sort of mutated dog he followed suit. Yeah, I know I'm coming off as a jerk, but what can I say? He was just being plain annoying and all I really wanted to do was finish the stupid test and get out of here fast before any real damage was done.
"Could you just leave me alone?" I pleaded.
He just took my test and flung it over his shoulder. My cheeks burned with frustration. I stood from my chair and brushed passed him. He took a hold of my fore arm and pulled my into his chest. I gasped and looked up at his expressionless face. It flickered into one of was this?
"Can't you just let me have this one moment. I don't have that much time left on this world," he explained.
My eyes widened as my jaw dropped. I looked up at him with concern. My heart pounded with fear.
"Are you telling me that you're...dying?" I whispered.
He leaned close to me and flicked my forehead. A smirk played on his lips as he drew me closer.
"Just kidding," he murmured.
With great impact, his lips crashed into my own. I winced and felt frozen in place. I snapped back into reality when I felt his hands snake across my waist as he pulled me closer.
I bit his lip hard. He pulled away enough for me to get away. My cheeks reddened as I finally detangled myself from Ryan. I staggered to the ground in shock as I touched my injured lips.
He smirked at my reaction and touched his own lips. He wiped the bit of blood and gently kissed his blood stained finger. He left the room with approval. I grabbed my test and ridgidly finished it. I set down the test and sat at my seat as the teacher entered in confusion and looked around.
"Where is Ryan-kun?" he questioned.
My mind felt blank, but I somehow answered his question.
"He left. There was a family emergency," I explained.
He shook his head and took my test. I glanced up at the clock to see I had been in here for almost two hours. Did it really take a him that long to find some napkins? Wait...did I sort of space out and finish the test and didn't even realize it? The teacher looked at me with slight concern.
"Is everything alright Mazaki-san?" he wondered.
I nodded and walked out of the room only to bump into Yamato Tsukushima. He smiled down at me and helped up from the ground.
"Hi Yaya!" he greeted.
I wasn't really in the mood, but waved and said a small hello. He gazed at my face with a puzzeled look. He scratched the back of his light brown hair and looked really confused.
"Not to pry, but are you okay? You look sort of out if it. Besides the fact, what happened to your lip?" he questioned.
I gasped and brought my hand to my mouth. The question made me replay what had occurred in the testing room.
His lips tasted of coffee... GAH! I shook my head to shake off the thought. Yamato looked at me in amusement.
"You make the silliest of faces. Kind of refreshing!" he explained.
I glared at the thought and he looked over in surprise. He looked at me nervously. Must of thought I was glaring at him.
"S-sorry," he apologized.
I sighed and shook my head.
"No. It's okay. I wasn't glaring at you. I just had something on my mind," I explained.
His easy going smile returned. He looked over innocently
"What was on your mind?" he asked.
The scene replayed once more in my mind. My face became warm with frustration.
"GAH! I can't take this anymore!" I cried out.
I zoomed off leaving a speechless Yamato. I sped off in my car and arrived home. The minute I entered, I locked myself in my room.
***
Yamato was speechless at Sakuya's actions. It was far from what he usually glimpsed at when he was her customer. She always seemed calm and collected. He wondered what it could be as he walked off to the track.
The twins, Kyoya, and Tamaki walked beside eachother as buses began loading for the third years to set off towards the airport. Tamaki had been crying hysterically while the twins grinned with pleasure. Kyoya was rather elated. As Hunny's sweet tooth would no longer be weighing down the club income.
Haruhi sighed. She had a feeling the minute the plane set off that chaos would take over their lives. Sure, it might have not seemed like it, but Hunny's bright personality usually helped out whenever there was trouble. As for Mori, he could always break a fight if there were ever a situation where the twins were to fight.
Not that she doubted Kyoya's help, but she had a feeling that he would be part of the cause from what she was seeing these past weeks. Hunny waved with Mori waving beside him.
"Bye guys! Takashi will bring back some gifts for you!" Hunny called out.
A sweatdrop formed on the back of Mori's head. Poor guy. Haruhi and the others waved as the bus pulled out. She was going to miss these guys.
***
I hadn't slept a wink last night. Everytime I tried to fall asleep, my blood would boil as I kept replaying the stupid kiss. How was I going to get through the day when I was going to have to see him again.
I slowly got out of bed and walked into my bathroom to shower. Warm water massaged my wories away. It was too bad the nice luxury would have to end and then, my stress would once again rule my life. School was once my safe haven, but now it was starting to look like my downfall. My feet padded softly onto my fluffy carpet as I walked to to my closet where my uniform was neatly hanging. I tightened my bathrobe and shivered.
The car stopped at the entrance of the school and with caution, I stepped out. There was no way I would be able to handle seeing that kiss theif. It was my first kiss! How dare he! Argh! I felt like pulling at my hair in frustration. A few people around me looked at me curiously.
Paranoia had gotten the best of me as my eyes shifted from side to side to make sure that I wasn't being followed. I entered the classroom, and thankfully, I was the first one there. So far so good. I grinned and was about to walk to my seat, when two hands popped out of nowhere and wrapped themselves around my shoulders.
"Eee!" I cried out.
My heart felt like it was going to explode as I slowly turned around and realized it was only the twins. They looked at me with a startled expression. Hikaru looked at me a huge grin.
"I would have expected you to be used to this already," he teased.
I shook his hand off and laughed nervously.
"Sorry. I'm a little jumpy," I explained.
Kaoru looked over at me with concern. He tilted his head slightly.
"What's up Sakuya?" he questioned.
I shook my head and plastered on a smile.
"What do you mean?" I asked innocently.
He took a hold of my hand and examined it with quite an intense look. I looked away as I scanned the area once more.
"Your hand is shaking like crazy," he informed.
Crap. My own body betrayed me! Here I thought I could pull off hiding my feelings. I pulled my hand away from his grasp and placed both hands behind my back.
"I'm just cold," I fibbed.
That got both the twins going. Hikaru felt my forehead with concern.
"You're coming down with a cold or something?" the two questioned.
Great. I just can't win. I shook my head and backed away from them.
"N-no. It's nothing like that," I assured.
They looked at me with suspicion. I looked away and took my seat. Haruhi entered and looked around curiously.
"Hey guys," she greeted.
The matter was dropped as the twins walked over to Haruhi contemplating what they knew was in store for today's Cosplay. I shook my head and tried my hardest to calm my nerves. Suddenly, chills ran down my back as I realized that he had entered the room. A flock of girls went to his side cooing at him.
"Hi Ryan~," they chorused.
I felt like gagging. Please. They're worse than when they're with the host club. A girl looked up at him with concern.
"What happened to your lip? Did you get into a car accident?" she questioned.
He smirked and I jolted slightly. He was not going to bring that up.
"Nah, nothing like that. More of a reminder of a mission accomplished," he explained vaugely.
His eyes traveled over to me and my body immediately reacted on instinct. I hid behind Kaoru with my back facing his back. I covered my mouth and stood perfectly still. Curiously, Hikaru looked at me and wondered about my curious behaviour.
Ryan strutted passed the girls and headed in our direction. I froze in place. He passed us and I sighed in relief. There was a small tug on my hair and I was face to face with Ryan. He placed the bit of hair up to his nose as he inhaled slightly.
"Nice hiding place," he teased.
I slapped away his hand and latched myself onto Kaoru. A sneer adorned Hikaru's face.
"Stop wasting your breath on her. She clearly hates you," he spat.
Ryan just looked over at me with a smug expression. He looked into my eyes so intently, I had to turn away. My pale cheeks flushed with confusion. Of course this went unnoticed by my fellow club mates.
"Did something happen that I should be aware of?" questioned Haruhi.
***888
Something was definitely up with Sakuya. Kaoru could feel it as the obnoxious stalker passed by. He must have done something to her. But what? Her cheeks darkened slightly.
His eyes widened. Was she in love with Ryan? Sakuya looked down as she kept her grip on Kaoru's arm. She looked more at him with fear than love, but then again he wasn't too sure. The bell rang and everyone walked back to their seats.
Chika sat at his desk in an irritated manner. The girls around him were giggling about nonsensical matters and was fed up. As for Satoshi, he was talking up a storm with some of the classmates about an upcoming Kendo match.
He was not looking forward to going to that stupid club. Trying to please a bunch of giggling girls just wasn't him. He'd much rather stuff his face with cake. But, really, did he have a choice? He sighed and looked over his math work.
One of his classmates walked over to him with a pleading look.
"Hey, Yasuchika, could you let me copy your answer for number 7 on last night's homework? I was watching this one program on soccer and forgot to finish it," he explained.
Chika glared over at him and he backed up instantly.
"You can just skip lunch and finish it yourself," he snarled.
The girls looked at him with pity. One of the guys shook his head.
"Poor Michi-kun. We should have warned him about Chika. His older brother Hunny is so cute and sweet. Its a wonder how the two could be related," a redhead whispered.
Chika stood from his seat and slammed his work on Michi's desk. The others looked up with startled expressions.
"Here! I'll give them to you if you never speak his name again in my presence," he growled.
His classmates shivered in fear. Satoshi glanced over at Chika.
"Chill out. Why are you always so volatile?" he questioned.
Chika shook his head. No matter how many times he told this big oaf, he never got it. He decided it would be best not to bring it up anymore.
***888
After class...
The twins, Haruhi and I walked to the music room for the first time without hearing the usual chatter of Hunny. It was kind of...lonely. The doors opened and we walked in to find that the middle schoolers were waiting patiently on the couch with Tamaki going on and on about the rules of the host club.
Which was weird, since I didn't even know we actually had rules. We sat on the chair and looked over with interest.
"One must always be calm and courteous to the young ladies," Tamaki informed.
Chika looked over with a glare. This was going to be quite amusing to watch. Satoshi nodded and took notes with care. It was pretty comical.
"Any questions?" asked Tamaki.
Satoshi's hand shot up. Tamaki nodded in his direction. The twins yawned and stood from their chair. This was getting boring...and fast.
"What if-" began Satoshi.
The twins intervened and glimmered their trademark grin. I sighed. This was going to be a long day...
During club hours...
The girls arrived giddy as could be when they entered the club room. Younger men had entered the club as subsitutes. They were the younger brothers of the original hosts no less. They squealed and admired their physique. Chika just rolled his eyes while Satoshi smiled his easy going smile.
Hunny's usual customers rushed into Chika's direction. They giggled.
"Eee. Our first time seeing a grown up Hunny!" they squealed.
Chika twitched at the name. He adjusted his glasses and glared over at them. They shook in fear, but cautiously took their seats. The girls accomidated themselves around him and nervously looked for a way to break the tension.
"Would you like a piece of cake Chika-kun?" questioned one of the girls.
He crinkled his noise in disdain.
"I detest sweets," he muttered.
The girls gasped. Tears bubbled at the brim of their tear ducts. I groaned. They should have gone with Satoshi. The twins snickered. Tamaki immediately rose from his seat with Kyoya at his side.
"Please do not cry my ladies! All of you are much more beautiful when you're smiling," explained Tamaki.
Cheesiness galore! The girls blushed madly. Kyoya scribbled some stuff in his notebook and smiled over at the girls.
"Please forgive Yasuchika's rudeness. I must take into account that there will be some rearranging. Please follow me so that I might find you a more suitable host," Kyoya intervened.
The girls followed him over to Satoshi's station, where the usual shy girls were looking rather uncomfortable. They exchanged girls and everyone was happy. At least for a while.
A few girls looked over in Chika's direction with disappointment.
"It's a shame. Chika looks so much like Hunny, that I kind of wish he was a little nicer. He would definitely have my heart," said a girl
The girls nodded.
"Why can't he act like his brother? I hope Hunny will one day grow up to look just like him," another girl whispered.
I glanced over in Chika's direction where girls were blushing at his "manliness" whatever that means. Haruhi sighed.
"Isn't Hunny supposed to be the elder brother? I doubt he'll grow anymore," she whispered.
Chika shook with anger at the "whispering" the girls were going on about his brother. The twins walked over to my station.
"Looks like Chika's going to explode any minute now," surveyed Kaoru.
Hikaru sighed and shook his head.
"What do you expect. The way the girls are going on about him and his brother must seriously piss him off," noted Hikaru.
Wait...Was that why he was acting so cold to his brother? He must have hated being compared to him because he felt...inferior?
Chika slammed his hand on the table and rose from his chair. The girls looked up at him with startled expressions.
"Enough!" he growled.
Everyone's attention was directed at him as the room fell silent. His face flushed and he charged out of the room. Tamaki stood from his seat to follow, but was stopped by Satoshi.
"Wait. Let him go. He just needs to blow off some steam," explained Satoshi.
The doors opened and in entered Ryan. My jaw dropped and a blush crossed my face. The others looked curiously in my direction. My flight or fight instincts kicked in full on as I flushed and ran past them.
"I'll be taking my break now in search for Chika!" I called back.
A flash of brown hair across a corner. Taking that as a sign, I followed close by. When he finally did come to a stop, I noticed that we had somehow gotten outside. Trees branched out all around and other various flowers sprung from every direction.
We had entered the garden. Chika took a deep breath and shook his head. He removed his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose. He flipped his cell phone open and his eyes shone with happiness. I looked over in surprise. I inched closer to see a glimpse of a baby chick. Hm...So he liked cute things too.
I tapped him on his shoulder and he turned abruptly with his silly grin. It immediatley dissipated as he saw me. He frowned.
"What do you want?" he sneered.
I sighed and took a seat beside him. I peeked over my bangs. He had a flustered look on his face.
"So...you like baby animals?" I questioned.
He jumped at the question. He glared over trying to cover his tracks.
"W-what do you mean? Ha! You must need your eyes checked or something. What would ever give you that idea?" he questioned.
I shook my head and I took a hold of his glasses. He looked at me with confusion. I stared up at his eyes. They were a pretty caramel color. I guess he did look a bit like Hunny. I shook my head.
"Save it, Chika-kun," I breathed.
He looked even more angered.
"And another thing! Who gave you permission to call me 'Chika'?" he cried.
I looked over at him and in took a deep breath.
"Shut up! Just listen for a second!" I cried out.
He immediately stopped talking and looked at me with shock. Looked to me like he'd never been yelled at by a girl. I nodded and smiled over in his direction.
"Look. Just drop the act. I saw that picture just now. So what if you like cute animals? Its not going to kill you or anything. On another matter, you have pretty eyes, so I don't understand why you would hide them under those glasses. I think you can see perfectly clearly without them," I noted.
He sighed in defeat and shook his head. I tilted my head slightly to better assess what was going through his mind.
"Is it so that your similarities with Hunny-senpai irritate you?" I questioned.
He ran a hand through his hair with frustration.
"Its not that. These are prescripiton lenses that make the world around me look blurry. So I don't have to look at that...that alien directly in the face," he explained.
Alien? What did he mean by that? I scratched the back of my head in confusion.
"Hunny an alien?" I said out loud with awe.
This had to be a joke. I giggled softly at the idea but stopped when I saw the seriousness in his eyes.
"Sorry. So how would you say Hunny is an alien?" I asked.
He sighed and went into a lengthy discussion about Hunny eating over the top amounts of sweets, which actually sounded a bit disturbing.
"I mean, for a while we got along, but then some idiot told him that he should be true to himself and went all crazy! His obsession with stuffed animals is autrious! Not only that, he ate a whole cake by himself even after dinner! He talks to his stuffed bunny as if it were real! I think he even uses that as a communication device to talk to his alien friends!" he exclaimed.
He panted with exaustion. I stood from the bench and took a hold of his shoulders to push him back down.
"Okay! Okay! Calm down," I commanded.
His breathing became normal once more. I sat there taking in the comments he had just spouted. I guess he had a point, but I would never call Hunny an alien.
"Now do you understand?" he questioned.
I nodded slightly. I looked around my surroundings and heard the sweet chirping of baby robins. The lilac streaked flowers glimmered under the sun.
"I see your point. Yet, I don't really feel like you really mean it. You probably respect him a lot. I mean, sure he may be strange, but aren't we all?" I questioned.
He looked at me silently. I think maybe I was getting through to him. He chuckled softly.
"I know you are," he whispered.
I looked at him with mock hurt and pushed him slightly. He arched his eyebrow and was very unimpressed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I questioned.
He just shook his head and lightly pushed me. I was shocked to nearly fly off the bench. He snickered softly.
"Weakling," he insulted.
I looked at him with twitching brows and crossed my arms.
"Oh really? I might be a weakling, but I've got other traits that make up for it," I explained.
He chuckled and looked over rather playfully.
"And that would be?" he wondered.
A light smirk adorned my lips as I drew nearer. He looked over with slight confusion on what was about to occur. I sat beside him and fluttered my eyes in his direction. He began to look rather uncomfortable. I mustered up the sweetest smiled I could and flashed it in his direction. I cocked my head slighty and giggled softly. His face reddened severely. Now for the main course. I puckered my lips slightly and leaned my head closer to his. He looked almost ready to pass out at this moment. His whole body was flushed. Just as our lips were a few centimeters away, I aimed at his cheek and planted a soft kiss.
I pulled back to see my handiwork. His caramel colored eyes widened and for a while, he was speechless.
"Wu-Agh...Hya?" he exclaimed.
Hysterics got the best of me as I laughed out of control. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I slowly calmed down. After a few minutes he recovered. He glared over at me with a light blush on his face.
"Got ya'," I teased.
He shook his head in disbelief.
"I can't believe I let my guard down in front of a girl," he muttered.
I giggled.
"Believe it," I quipped.
He just glared in my direction. I knew he really wasn't that mad. I glanced over at him nonchalantly.
"So, Chika-kun, what's your favorite animal?" I questioned.
He tried to keep his cool, until I pulled out a cute charm I bought for my phone of a baby chick coming out of its egg shell. His eyes sparkled and his hand flew out to grab it. I pulled it away abruptly and looked over with the same vacant stare.
"Chicks! Baby chicks! Now give me that charm!" he cried out.
I complied and handed it to him. He put on a goofy smile and looked at it in awe. So this was his true character. I had to admit that it was kind of cute. Like a little kid.
"You must really like it huh? Well, I guess I'll just give it to you. Besides, I bought two just in case," I explained.
He unlatched his gaze from the baby chick and looked over in my direction with a gentle smile. He opened his mouth to speak.
"Thanks. Hey, Mazaki-" he began.
I interrupted and shook my head.
"Call me Sakuya," I insisted.
His cheeks reddened slightly, but he retained his usual cool demeanor.
"Fine. S...Saku..ya? Sakuya-san...Listen I just-" he began once again.
The garden doors burst open as Satoshi entered. He glared over at Chika and smacked him upside the head with his kendo stick.
"Geez! I was looking all over for you! Your customers are waiting for you!" he exclaimed.
I looked down to see Chika lying with a vein popping on the side of his head. I kneeled down and outstretched my hand for him to take. His anger subsided slightly as he looked at my hand with a curious look. He face flushed and he stood up by himself.
"I can get up by myself. I'm not an infant," he scoffed.
I chuckled softly. He was embarrassed. How cute. Satoshi almost came in for a second round of beatings, until I stopped him.
"Take it easy Satoshi-kun. It's okay," I insisted.
The three of us slowly walked back to music room 3.
***888
Hikaru glared daggers at Ryan, which wasn't that intimidating. At least not for him. Kyoya looked on curiously. He rather enjoyed watching Hikaru go at it with Ryan. It was amusing.
Tamaki looked on with his usual stupidity of not wanting to hand over Sakuya.
As for Haruhi, she could care less. Although that still didn't mean she liked him. He was someone that Sakuya feared and felt it better for not to get too close to him.
Kaoru knew something was up by the way Sakuya kept avoiding Ryan. He was determined to find out what was going on.
"Haven't you had enough humiliation? Why don't you just leave her alone?" demanded Hikaru.
Ryan smirked evilly.
"Really? Is that what you think? I would say otherwise. Seeing as we've already kissed," he hinted.
The club members looked on with horror.
"What?" cried out the twins, Tamaki and Haruhi.
The door clicked open and in came Satoshi, Chika, and Sakuya.