Yukihime211 here! Well here is the long awaited beach scene. I don't think this chapter will be exceptionally long, seeing as I've got a good idea where I'm taking this chapter. My last chapter wasn't very successful. T-T But I'll try and make up for it in this one!

Disclaimer:I own nothing except my own OC's Ouran belongs to Bisco. Sorry if the characters are a bit OOC.

Chapter 16

To the Beach!

I felt warmth wash over me as the few rays of sun peeked through the curtains. I sighed and opened my eyes slightly. I sat up and looked around to see Haruhi resting on the next couch. I checked my cell phone to see that it was around eight thirty am. I stretched and yawned slightly as I placed one foot on the ground. Suddenly, a hand shot out and tugged on my ankle. I cried out in surprise and fell on my butt to see Hikaru keeping a hold on my ankle. He grinned at me with a devilish smirk.

"Morning,"he greeted.

I scowled lightly.

"Oh right. You guys stayed the night, huh?" I said out loud.

He looked over with his usual mock hurt.

"How could you forget?" he asked.

I rolled my eyes and smiled lightly.

"You guys were just so quiet that it slipped my mind," I answered.

He grinned as an idea seemed to form in his head.

"Oh, really?" he asked.

I nodded. He leaned closer to me and I looked on with confusion.

"W-what are you doing?" I asked nervously.

He poked my side and I cried out in surprise. Suddenly, his hands found my ticklish spot and I began giggling out of control.

"Ahahahaha! S-stop! Hahaha! Y-ha you p-hahaha-p-pervert! Hahahaha," I squeaked.

Kaoru awoke to the sound of giggling. He rubbed his eye lightly and yawned.

"...P-pervert! Hahahaha," a female voice cried out.

He turned to his right where Hikaru had been sleeping to witness his brother looming over Sakuya. He froze in shock. Tamaki yawned as he stretched lazily on the ground. He peeked an eye at his surroundings.

"What's all the commotion?" he asked sleepily.

His eyes bugged out of his sockets in surprise. Hikaru actions were just...easily misenterpreted.

"W-what the heck do you think you're doing?" he cried out.

He ran at him and pushed him away from Sakuya.

"Are you alright Sakuya-chan?" he asked frantically.

Sakuya looked on with a sigh as he was crushing her in a bear hug.

"I'm fine," she explained.

She pushed him away while breathing softly. The others awoke with surprise at what was going on. Hunny yawned.

"Morning," he greeted.

Haruhi sighed in annoyance.

"What happened now?" she muttered.

Mori just nodded with Haruhi. Tamaki pointed an acusing finger at Hikaru.

"Him," he stated.

Hunny looked on with a tiny smirk.

"Ohh. I get it now," he whispered.

Kaoru's cell suddenly began to ring. Everyone jumped in surprise as he answered.

"Hello?" he asked.

There was a small silence.

"Morning, Kaoru. Mind telling me where everyone is?" Kyoya asked.

He laughed nervously.

"Oh...hey Kyoya. We're at Sakuya's house. Is there a problem?" he asked.

Kyoya sighed.

"Have you forgotten about what we have been planning for a long time?" Kyoya asked.

Kaoru slapped his forehead.

"The beach!" he exclaimed.

Kyoya just sighed and shook his head.

"Well, we'll be leaving in a few hours so get yourselves ready," he informed.

Kaoru groaned and hung up.

The ocean breeze fluttered and sand entered my flip flops as I set foot on the beach. The sand was warm and the water looked so inviting...

I smiled and made my way over, when a pair of hands came from behind and hugged me close. I turned annoyed to see Ryan wearing a pair of red swimming shorts.

"Could you not do that?" I asked.

He just grinned.

"Why not? You're just too unguarded, so its fun," he said.

A dark shadow loomed behind us. He let go and turned to see Kyoya looking at him with sharp eyes. I took the time to get away and ran to the changing rooms to get into my swim suit.

I could hear Hunny going on about how cute his life preserver was and I couldn't help but smile.

I quickly changed and walked out with a towel over my shoulder.

Several girls were flocking the guys as a certain someone had set up a club activity at the beach.

I sat on my beach towel, attired in a purple bikini. I had a small wrap tied around my hips. Taking out my sunglasses, I laid down and placed them on my eyes.

"Heads up!" called out Hikaru in my direction.

I blinked and sat up with confusion.

"What?" I asked.

Suddenly, I saw a volley ball heading in my direction on full speed. I gasped, but had no time to react. I closed my eyes tight, waiting for the pain to come, but it never did. I heard a loud thump and opened my eyes to see Kaoru flat on the ground with the ball leaving a mark on his shoulder. My eyes widened as I ran to him with shock.

"Are you okay?" I cried out.

He grinned up at me and sat up.

"Were you worried about me? I'm ok-ow!" he cried out.

I crossed my arms and glared at him.

"Oh, really?" I asked.

He waved his arm enthusiasticaly to prove his point.

"I'll be fine," he said and he moved it easily.

I shook my head and extended my arm.

"Come on," I answered simply.

His cheeks pinkened slightly as he took a hold of my hand and pulled him up.

"By, the way...nice swim suit," he said while blushing harder.

I looked down and blushed a little.

"Thanks. So...volleyball?" I asked.

He laughed.

"Yeah. Wanna play? I need an extra team mate anyway," he said.

I hesitated for a while...but then agreed with a smile.

"Sure," I said.

I walked up to his team and waved at the others and we started spiking the ball back and forth.

"I've got it!" called out a girl.

I smile and watched as it soared a little. Knowing it needed a little more power, I dove for it.

Girls cheered happily and I smiled.

Kyoya sat under an umbrella and watched as Sakuya and the twins were playing a match. Hikaru spiked the ball and it soared into Kaoru's direction.

"Hah!" he cried out as it soared back.

Sakuya giggled and cheered.

"Nice shot!" she called back.

Kyoya then glanced to see Ryan fuming. He gripped a beach ball and kicked it in their direction. It soared and slammed to the ground.

"Woah! What was that?" cried out Hikaru.

He glared at Ryan who was smirking.

"Sorry, my hand just slipped," he answered.

Sakuya sighed and frowned as Hikaru marched over to Ryan.

"Stop! He's not worth it okay, so just drop it," she instructed.

Hikaru frowned and pointed his finger at Ryan.

"But he-!" he began.

Sakuya grabbed his hand and pulled back towards the volley ball match.

"I know. But do you really want the girls to get freaked out because you can't control your anger? Just ignore him," she instructed.

Hikaru felt his face flush, but he cooled down and nodded.

"Fine," he said with a sigh.

Sakuya smiled.

"Good," she said and then went back to the match.

(New character intro...start!)

Seiphorah sat underneath the shade and watched with amusement. She wondered why she agreed to come along to the flashy Host Club outing though. There wasn't much about them that drew them to her other than the fact that she knew Haruhi Fujioka from long ago. No matter the fact that she had cut her hair and was currently crossdressing as a boy, those eyes and blunt personality were a dead give away.

Seiphorah tugged on her light brown locks and rose from the chair. She wasn't up for swimming and had decided just to wear a black sundress and a bow in her hair. Her pale complexion was far too delicate for the sun, but she had worn lots of sunscreen.

Taking out her violin, she played a serene piece and several girls crowded around.

"Wow, Sei-chan! That's so pretty. Have you been taking lessons recently?" a girl asked.

Seiphorah continued playing, satisfied with the little crowd she had drawn in. As the bow hit the last note, the girls clapped and she bowed lightly.

"Ah, thank you," she said smiling and was in the midst of putting her violin away, when she felt someone looming over her.

She briskly turned to see a certain blonde character. He smiled down at her seductively.

"That was such a lovely sound, Princess. The sight of your delicate fingers running along the string urges me to play along side you," Tamaki said.

The girls squealed quietly and Seiphorah pulled back slightly from him as he was standing so close to her.

"Thank you for the offer! But I'd rather not. Nothing personal or anything," she said smiling forcefully.

She made her way towards the concession stand with her case in hand to get away from them. As she made her way over, she bumped into a certain large eyed host.

"Oops! Sorry about that," apologized Haruhi.

Seiphorah nodded and took a comb from her bag and fixed up Haruhi's hair.

"There," she said and then retreated.

Haruhi looked at her oddly.

"That was...odd. Wait...was that? No it couldn't be," she said and shook her head.

She walked towards Tamaki, where he was surrounded by tons of girls. A few of the girls looked over at Haruhi and giggled.

"Hi Haruhi! What brings you here?" asked a girl.

Haruhi smiled and at that moment, Tamaki turned to look at her. He gasped.

"Did you come here to see me? You do care!" he said cheerfully.

Haruhi rolled her eyes.

"Clearly you need to get your brain checked. I just walked over here because it's cooler over here," she explained.

His face was downcast and he sat in a little secluded corner. The girls surrounded Tamaki.

"Aww, it's okay Tamaki. You still have us," chirped the girls.

Hunny and Mori sat on the beach, building a sand castle. Several girls watched in awe as they were so absorbed in their work. Hunny smiled with triumph as they stuck a little flag on the castle.

"Yay!" Hunny cheered as Mori nodded.

A high tide made its way toward Hunny's castle and brought it crashing down. The girls gasped with shock.

"Oh no!" a girl whispered.

Hunny gaped for a moment and tears flooded his vision.

"My...my castle~!" he cried.

The girls surrounded him with worry.

"It's alright Hunny! We'll make a new one! Please, don't cry," a girl cooed.

Mori glared at the waves and took out his kendo stick from out of nowhere and sliced it. But then it came back crashing down, drenching him.

The girls didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so stood speechless.

After a long while of playing volleyball, everyone decided to take a break. I sighed as I wiped a bit of sweat from my brow.

"Wow! That was quite a work out," I noted.

The twins wheezed slightly.

"You can say that again," they mumbled.

I smiled down at them.

"What? Couldn't handle he heat?" I asked curiously.

The two stared at me stonily and I couldn't help but laugh. A pair of arms suddenly wrapped around my bare waist and I squealed with surprise. I looked up, knowing full well who the perpetrator was.

"Looking good, babe," he greeted.

I jabbed his stomach with my elbow and crossed my arms. Ryan let go, even though it didn't seem to faze him much.

"Mind keeping your hands to yourself?" I asked.

"Sorry. No can do," he said cheekily.

The twins frowned in his direction.

"You know...this could be considered harrassment," began Hikaru.

Kaoru nodded and looked down at me.

"You know Sakuya, it wouldn't be too bad if you got a restraining order against this guy," he drawled.

I took that into consideration, but I didn't want to cause problems. I shook my head and tapped my chin.

"It's okay. It's not like he's stalking me or anything. But if things get a little too out of hand, that might not be such a bad idea," I explained.

Ryan's features hardened a little on the last note, but he shook it off.

"Hey, I was just being friendly," he said with a shrug as he walked off.

Once he was out of sight, the twins laughed hysterically.

"Th-that was priceless! He actually looked scared for a second," Hikaru said while he held onto his stomach.

After their little spiel, the two went back to their customers and entertain them for a bit.

I rolled my eyes and sat on my towel for about fifteen minutes before deciding to go for a little stroll.

The waves gently ascended and descended peacefully as the sun shone a little harshly. I walked towards the water and dipped my feet in it, feeling content. I wandered further and swam a bit, enjoying the coolness of the water.

There was a louds splash nearby as Tamaki entered the water, hopelessly attempting to capture the twins. I couldn't help but laugh, scenarios playing out on what they could have said to anger Tamaki.

"Having fun out there?" I called out to the three.

The twins waved to me and then dove underwater.

Kyoya sat on a table with an umbrella over head. He watched the others enjoying themselves while hosting and everything seemed to be running smoothly. Except for the exception of a certain nuisance;Ryan Ackerman. Sure he had backed off after the comment and he was actually wooing the girls with his bad boy attitude, but his presence was quite an annoyance not only to Sakuya, but to fellow host club members. Especially to Hikaru.

"Kyaah!" the girls squealed as the twins were going on with their brotherly love moments after getting out of the water.

In the background, Hunny was playing in the water with Mori by his side. Sakuya, was still in the water and had been in there for quite some time...

Kyoya stood and walked towards them, checking on progress. He gazed over at Tamaki with his rant about summer dresses and Haruhi just rolling her eyes with boredom.

"Looks like everything is going as planned," noted Kyoya.

A few girls nearby the water flagged him down. Adjusting his glasses, he walked over curiously.

"What can I help you with?" he asked with his hostly smile.

The girls smiled.

"Why don't you join us. Hunny had a brilliant idea of finding shells and such. Though I've never done something like that, it looks interesting!" a girl chirped.

Kyoya couldn't help but chuckle. Something like that wasn't something that he was fairly interested in. Sakuya sloshed over, being about waist deep in the water curious on what was going on.

Further closing in on shore, Kyoya noticed a piece of glass, precariously sitting there to be stepped on. Calculating by the look of obliviousness on Sakuya, it didn't seem she had noticed.

"Stop!" he thought in his mind.

Not caring he was getting wet, he jogged towards Sakuya's direction.

I walked to shore, wondering what was up with Kyoya.

"Uhm...what's up?" I called over to him.

As I neared, I slipped on something slimy and accidentally plowed Kyoya along with me.

"Oof!" he exclaimed.

"Chu!"

"!"

The others blinked in surprise. My lips brushed the corner of his lips and I stared down with shock. I quickly jumped off, my cheeks burning with embarrassment.

"I had no idea you were such a player, Saki," note Ryan with annoyance from behind.

I jumped again and flushed even more.

"I'm so sorryI'm so sorryI'm so sorryI'm so sorry!" I repeated as others looked at me with accusation.

Kyoya sat up sighing.

"It's fine. It was merely an accident afterall," he said with a shrug.

The girls squealed at his response.

"So cool!" they cooed.

A woozy feeling came over me as I neared my towel and I collapsed on it.

"Too hot," I whispered as I closed my eyes.

"Sakuya!" the twins cried out with alarm.

Kyoya sighed and shook his head.

"Heatstroke. We better get her inside a cool place. Honestly, does this girl even know how to take care of herself?" he muttered the last part.

Kyoya sat on a chair skimming a book in the living room of Nekozawa's manor. Quietly, he berrated himself for not thinking straight. He could have simply told her out loud or gotten his guards to do something, but he had stupidly panicked over nothing very serious.

Though it seemed the minor accident instigated the twins to glare daggers at him. Not that it really bothered him. It was just a little surprising, was all.

Haruhi was currently sitting beside Sakuya's bedside to keep her company.

"I'm an idiot, aren't I?" Sakuya asked Haruhi softly from her bed.

A damp towel was pressed to her forehead. Haruhi cocked her head in wonder.

"What do you mean?" she questioned.

Sakuya sat up, the towel still on her forehead.

"Looks like I'm always causing trouble for everyone nowadays," she mumbled.

"Yes you are," replied Haruhi.

Sakuya pratfell and then sat up with a sweatdrop forming on the back of her head.

"I forgot how blunt you could be," she muttered.

Haruhi chuckled lightly.

"Sorry to be a disappointment. But even though you cause trouble, we know you mean well. As for all of these occurences, its better to not delve into it too much. It's all in the past, after all," she explained.

Sakuya nodded lightly.

"I guess so...but what should I do?" she asked.

Haruhi sighed.

"Well, first off, you better take of yourself better. I mean, it's common sense to wear sunblock as well as continue to hydrate yourself in this kind of heat," she stated.

Sakuya shook her head.

"Ah...that's not what I meant, but thanks," she said softly.

Haruhi shrugged and looked on apologetically.

"Sorry, I'm not very good at these kind of things," she replied.

Sakuya smiled and shook her head.

"No. You did help me. Thanks. Anyway, you should probably go down to go check on the others. I'll be fine," she replied.

Haruhi stood, a little unsure.

"Are you sure?" she questioned.

Sakuya nodded and waved as Haruhi exited the room.

Hikaru and Kaoru were in their room fairly upset. Sure they got it was an accident, but to see Sakuya ki...they couldn't even say the word!

"Can you believe that those two ki- bumped into each other like that," Hikaru mumbled.

Kaoru nodded absently still lost in thought.

"It was an accident. Let's just forget about it," he replied.

Hikaru gazed at him curiously.

"You feeling okay?" he asked.

Kaoru's mind drifted back to his declaration and he felt his cheeks heat up.

"Ah! Yeah. Why do you ask?" Kaoru said quickly.

Hunny and Mori were in the kitchen where one of Nekozawa's maids was handing them a few sweets.

"Thank you!" chirped Hunny.

The maid nodded and couldn't help but giggle from his adorableness. She left for some other duties and Hunny sat on a chair. He munched on a few of the treats.

"You know what Takashi? I have a feeling things are going to get even more interesting from now on," he confided wisely.

Mori nodded in response.

"Right," he replied.

Tamaki sat in the living room beside Kyoya as Haruhi entered brining news of Sakuya's state.

"She's fine. Just a little embarrassed is all," she replied nonchalantly.

Tamaki nodded and then gazed at Haruhi properly, seeing as she was wearing a checkered dress that her father must have left in her suitcase.

"You look so cute!" he exclaimed and hugged her tight.

Haruhi rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Calm down senpai," she said.

He released her having his usual girlish fantasies.

Suddenly a piercing scream echoed all over the manor.

Quickly, Kaoru shot up from his bed, running towards the noise, not looking back at his brother. When he arrived near Sakuya's room, he burst the door open and found her sitting on a desk with her legs pressed to her chest. She looked down, fear etching her features. Tears were bubbling at the corner of her eyes.

"Sakuya? What's wrong?" he asked her.

With a shaky finger she pointed to the ground and turned away from whatever was bothering her. He walked over and was almost about to reach her when she put her hands in protest.

"Stop!" she exclaimed.

A soft hiss came from below and he slowly looked down to see a snake with red, black and yellow stripes. (A milk snake) He gently picked it up.

"Is this what freaked you out?" he questioned.

She didn't turn to look at him, but he slowly moved it towards her.

"Get it away!" she exclaimed and tried to move back.

He nodded slowly and walked out of the room, searching for Nekozawa. It must have been a lost pet or something.

Quickly, one of Nekozawa's maids spotted Kaoru and the snake.

"Bad boy! Did you scare the guests again Kuro?" she asked the snake.

Kaoru handed her the snake.

"So, is this your pet?" he asked.

She nodded and stroked the snake's smooth scale like skin.

"He hasn't caused too much trouble, has he?" she asked.

He shook his head and walked back to Sakuya's room.

I didn't move an inch from my spot in case anymore of those...those things showed up again. Kaoru walked in with a questioning look.

"Aren't you coming down from there anytime soon?" he asked.

I shook my head and scanned the floor. Kaoru sighed and walked over to the desk and had his back facing to me.

"Get on," he stated.

I cocked my head in confusion.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

He glanced back at me with a light chuckle.

"Well, if you're that worried about another snake appearing, let me carry you on my back. Then I'll prove to you there's nothing there," he stated.

I hestitantly wrapped my arms around his neck and he stood up, holding me piggy back style. He scanned the floor, lifting the covers and looked under the bed.

"Nothing here," he assured.

I quickly spotted something long and skinny near the bathroom entrance and I squeaked with surprise. I held on tightly to his neck.

"Over there! over there!" I exclaimed with fear.

He winced from the hold I had on his neck.

"T-take it easy. It's just a...toy? Wonder how that thing got in here?" he questioned.

I shuddered in disgust. I slowly loosened my grip.

"S-sorry," I murmured.

After a thorough search, we finally cleared the room for being snake free. He sat on my bed and I quickly let go.

"Uh...thanks," I said after a while.

He nodded.

"Anytime. But, you sure get yourself in tons of messes like these, don't you?" he teased.

I blushed and crossed my arms.

"What of it?" I asked defensively.

He ruffled my hair lightly and shook his head while chuckling.

"Nothing, nothing," he replied.

He reached over to pat down her bangs when the door opened and the majority of the host members peeked in.

"What was all that commotion?" asked Haruhi.

Tamaki walked in, indecent thoughts filling his mind when he saw Kaoru and Sakuya together.

"What is the meaning of this?" he exclaimed.

The two turned around in confusion.

"Huh?" they chorused.

Hikaru watched clearly shocked to see the two together.

"So, making a move, weren't you? And without me?" he teased.

Though Hikaru was clearly unsettled even though he tried to make it a joke. Kaoru laughed nervously and pulled away from her.

"Haha. Sorry bro, should have let you join in," he bantered back.

Tamaki started reprimanding the two whilst Hunny started smiling with curiosity.

Sakuya watched confused, but was glad the attention was no longer on her. It wasn't like they were doing anything, after all. Hunny bounded over to her.

"Want to go get some ice cream?" he suggested.

She giggled softly and nodded.

"Sounds like a plan," she stated.

As the twins were toying with Tamaki, she passed them and met the gaze of Kaoru.

"We'll keep this our little secret," she said with her eyes.

He nodded lightly and then turned his attention to Tamaki.

"You're just jealous!" they taunted.

Tamaki, even more angered started chasing after them. Their voices slowly faded as she, Hunny and Mori were making their way downstairs.