A/N: So, I've been trying to keep a good distance between when I release the chapters... but I'm so excited! So, I looked today and I have 200+ views! You people are AMAZING! Still no reviews, but the amount of people that are at least looking at it is good enough :). I love all my readers, you guys are awesome :). I'd also like to say that this is the longest chapter I have written so far so, I really hope you like it.
And of course, I don't own Ouran, I do own Aislin... enjoy the chapter.
I'm still on the studio floor when I wake up, although I now have a pillow and a blanket. I get up and go into the kitchen, mom and dad are still gone, and none of the staff knows when they'll be back. For some reason, their cell phones have been shut off. They must be doing something important.
I'm eating breakfast when I remember that our group had decided to meet an hour before school to set up the stand and start selling. I'm almost 30 minutes late! I rush to get to school and find where we are supposed to set up the stand.
I get there and the stand is already up, and the rest of my group is already busy working it. "You're late." Kaoru says flatly. "I Know, I fell asleep really late last night." I say, of course I know excuses won't help. I haven't been working the stand five minutes when Hikaru, Haruhi and the rest of their group walk up to the stand. "What exactly are you selling?" Hikaru asks, and I explain our product. Kaoru starts talking to the two other people in their group, I don't know who they are.
"Who's the girl in your group?" The blonde one aks, and Kaoru starts to answer, but before he can a smart looking guy in glasses interrupts him. "This is class 1-A student Aislin Reid. She was born in Ireland but her family moved to Japan to promote their business. He's reading out of some black book, how does he know this stuff? Apparently it's become obvious of my eavesdropping, because Hikaru has stopped talking and keeps trying to get my attention in other ways. "How does he-?" I say quietly, and not purposely out loud. Hikaru laughs "That is Kyoya Ohtori for you. Don't question it, he knows everything."
"Um... Okay..?" Is my only response. I look at the rest of their group and I realize that the blonde one looks kind of familiar. It's like Hikaru can read my mind because he goes on to say "That is Tamaki Suoh. He founded the Host Club." I nod and give a quiet 'nice to meet you' to Tamaki and Kyoya.
"Hey Aislin!" Hunny says excitedly. I totally forgot he was here. "Tama-chan is from France, too, just like you mother!" He says happily. "How did you know my mom is from France?" I ask, confused."There was a picture of her in front of the Eiffel Tower at your house." He replies. "That's not creepy at all." I reply sarcastically as I go to the back of the stand to get more straps to sell. I would normally tell the other group to leave, but it seems like they are only attracting customers. I guess everyone wants to buy what the Host club buys. I roll my eyes.
"How did you get so lucky?" One of the female customers asks me as I take her money. "What do you mean?" I ask, confused. "Well, you get to spend so much time working with such handsome guys!" As if on cue, the twins come on either side of me and wrap their arms around me 'twin sandwich' style.
"I know Aislin, how did someone like you," He says 'you' almost as an insult.
"Get to have such awesome friends as us?" I roll my eyes and get away from them, but the other girl only says this is proof of how lucky I am. I say it's borderline sexual harassment. All the same, I do wonder how I ended up with this group of strange 'friends' that I don't think are going to leave me alone any time soon. I notice that Haruhi kind of smirks and I get the indication that he was the twins' favorite victim before me. If I were him, I would like the fact of them moving on to someone else, as well.
I leave the stand and go behind it. I was intending to get away from everyone, but it seems like I only ran into Mori. "Hello." He says "Hi." He is sitting in the grass next to a tree that's behind the stand. I sit down next to him. "Ouran sure has beautiful gardens." I say, looking at a rosebush nearby. "Great garden club." He replies, and I nod. "Are you in any clubs? Besides the Host Club, of course." I ask. I wonder what he thinks about, he seems to do so much of it. "Kendo club." He replies. "Oh, you're into martial arts?" I ask "That's nice." He nods. "Have you joined any clubs? It is a good way to meet people." I shake my head "No, not really. Although I've been looking at some. I was thinking about the debate club." He nods. "You would be good." He smiles slightly, and I smile back. "Thank you."
"What is your impression of Ouran so far?" Mori asks. I've never heard him say so much, and I wonder if he talks like this often. "Well, it's a pretty nice school. The people here are really friendly." I say. Some of the people here are a little too friendly, I add silently. He nods, "That's good. Most of the people here like you, as well." He says, and I'm confused. "I didn't know I was noticed by anyone."
"But you are, especially by the boys around here." He replies, and I can almost feel the color coming to my cheeks. "I... did not know that." I say kind of awkwardly. He laughs, "The funny thing is, though, that none of them even think about approaching you, because they think you are already in a relationship. You haven't even been here a week." That surprises me. I had honestly thought that I was pretty invisible. "In a relationship with who?" I ask. "Some people say Hikaru, some say Kaoru, but the majority believe someone from your previous school." I burst out laughing, and he looks at me suspiciously. "I was homeschooled!" I explain. I wonder why anyone cares about my life so much as to make assumptions like that. Especially when, if they were to ask, I would answer such questions for them. I guess gossip is more fun? "We should go back to the stand, before we are missed." Mori says, and I agree.
When we get there, the two 2nd years are arguing over something involving money, and the twins are watching and laughing. Speaking of money... "Hey, how much did we make today? It's already about time to close down." I ask Kaoru. "Well, we sold all of them." So, we did pretty good today. Something makes me wonder if that has anything to do with the Host Club being around, it probably does.
It's later on in the day, and we're in class. Hikaru is complaining to me about something Tamaki did yesterday, I'm not really paying attention. Suddenly, I hear a voice over the intercom. "Aislin Reid to the main office." It chimes. Me? I have no idea why. Everyone turns to me, looking just as confused as I am, as I get up to leave. "You have a phone call waiting for you. They said it was important." The secretary explains, handing me the phone. "Hello? This is Aislin." I say into the phone. "Hello, sweetie!" It's Mum. "Listen, I don't have much time, but me and your father will be home tonight. We're bringing a big surprise, you won't even be able to guess. Just prepare yourself for anything!" I hang up the phone after saying goodbye to mom, and I thank the secretary for letting me use it.
Class must have ended while I was in the office because Hikaru and Kaoru are waiting outside when I leave. "So, what's up?" Hikaru asks. "It's none of your business." I say, walking away. They follow me. "It wasn't bad, was it?" Kaoru asks. I'm beginning to tell a difference in their voices. "Is someone hurt?" They sound sincerely concerned, so I decide to answer. "No, nothing bad. Just my mom calling to say she'll be here soon." I walk a little faster.
The twins catch up to me and stand on either side of me-no escape. "Aislin, I'm kind of jealous." One of them says. "Why?" I humor. "Well, Kaoru got to go to your house, and I didn't." Hikaru sounds as if it's the most tragic thing ever. "So, obviously, we should go to your house again." Kaoru says. "No." I respond flatly. "So, then, you like Kaoru better?" He's trying to make me pity him, followed by Kaoru quietly saying 'I told you so'. "Right now, I don't really like either of you too much." I say, annoyed. "That hurts, Aislin, it really hurts." I can't tell who said it, because they both move to stand next to each other, and in front of me.
"Okay, we'll settle this with a game." They say in unison. they look at eachother mischievously before pulling out two hats. "If we win, we go to your house," One says, "but if you win, we leave you alone." The other finishes. "Fine, what game?" I ask suspiciously. They switch places a few times and put on the hats. "The which one is Hikaru game!" They say excitedly, and in unison. "Guess who is Hikaru, and you win." "Many have played, but few have won." I look at them carefully before I decide. "The one on the right is Hikaru, the one of the left is Kaoru." I guess, based off of their voices. "Oops! You got it wrong!" The twins say happily. I get the feeling that no matter what I guessed, I'd be wrong.
So here I am, getting home, along with the Hitachiin twins. Apparently Dad came home earlier than Mum, who is the one with the 'present'. I'm beginning to think that the 'which one is Hikaru game' is really some kind of death trap, because I don't think there's any way for me to get out of this alive.
"Wow, Aislin, your house is small!" Hikaru exclaims, "I know, right?" Kaoru tells him. "Aislin, you're home? Who is with you?" Dad says, walking into the living room. "Hi, Dad." I walk over and give Dad a quick hug. "Who is this?" He asks, pointing to Hikaru and Kaoru. They both grin and walk over to him, hands extended. "We are Aislin's best friends!" One of them says, "Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin."
Dad smiles and shakes their hands, each in turn. "It's nice to meet you," He says, "I didn't know Aislin had any friends-" "DAD!" "-although, now I wonder what else she didn't tell me-" "DAD!" I interrupt, for the second time. "You know, we have homework to do!" I say as I grab both twins' arms and pull them towards the study. "Aww... but Aislin," One of them whines "we want to talk to your dad some more!" I roll my eyes. "Well, our homework isn't going to do itself." I say, leading them into the study. Before I'm completely in the clear, one of them asks if they can stay for dinner, which Dad obviously allows. I roll my eyes again. "Kill me now." The twins look around the study, probably trying to find some way to mess stuff up further. "I like your dad, Aislin." Kaoru says. "Yeah, can't wait to meet your mom." Hikaru adds, and Kaoru agrees. "Don't you guys have your own family to annoy?" I ask. "Yeah, but that gets boring." Hikaru says. "You-and your family- are much more interesting." Kaoru adds.
It's about an hour and a half later, and we're waiting for mom to get home to eat dinner. Hikaru and Kaoru have pretty much made themselves at home here, and we're sitting on the couch watching T.V.
Mom walks in and everyone jumps up, surprised. "Hello!" Mom says happily. There is a little boy behind her, he appears to be 9-10 years old, and his brown hair is long enough to cover his eyes. "This is Kyle." Mom says, "He will be staying with us for a few weeks, then we will decide if he is right for our family." She says. "He doesn't look Japanese, where is he from?" I ask curiously. "You're right Aislin, that's why we were gone for so long. Kyle was born in England. The orphanage has been having trouble finding him a home, so I really hope he fits in well here." Dad explains, walking into the room. He bends down to Kyle's level. "Hey, Buddy, are you hungry?" The scared little boy nods, looking around the room.
We are all sitting at the table, already eating. "So, Aislin, are you going to introduce me to your friends?" Mom asks, and I realize that I haven't told her about them yet. "This is Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, they are in my class." I explain. "So, you're... twins?" Kyle says something for the first time. The twins nod in sync. "That must be nice. I had a little brother once." Kyle says sadly, and Mum looks uncomfortable. "What happened to him?" Hikaru asks nonchalantly, and Kaoru gives him a nasty 'watch-what-you-say' glare. "He got 'dopted out." Kyle answers. It's nice that he's opening up and talking,and his slight British accent makes it so much cuter. "I miss him." Kyle adds. "Well, at least he's okay. I mean, I'm sure it would be nice to see him, but isn't it equally as nice to know that he's safe, where he is?" I throw out. I don't know what Kyle is going through, but it's easy to empathize. He smiles at me. "That's the best way to look at it." He says happily. Kaoru gives me a strange look from across the table, I wonder why.