Whoop! I'm back baby!
My trip was AMAZING!
…it's nice to stand next to the guy you've crushed on for a year.
You can kind of tell that since I've been suffering for a year that I'm not to good with romance…sorry about that.
Even so! I've got an AMAZING BETA reader to help me with that and all you reviewers! Thanks for the support so far!
I glanced at my watch again for the 15th time; unsurprisingly the time had not changed since half a second ago.
"10:15…no wait…10:16" I remarked "And those posh kids told me not to be late? Where the hell are they!"
Well, I guess I have no room to talk either. Firstly, I may not be as posh as people like Tamaki; but I am pretty posh considering my upbringing, education and house. Secondly, I only arrived at the theme park 5 minutes ago, after missing the bus that stops at the end of my street and having to run all the way here; In the rain.
Both fortunately and unfortunately for me it looked like finally the rain was letting up a bit, meaning that I wouldn't have to get more soaked than I already was, but it also meant that if I had waited a bit for the bus, I wouldn't have gotten wet at all.
I wouldn't have been in such a rush if I knew they were going to be this late.
I sighed, producing a large puff a white steam in front of me. At least I had been wise enough to bring a coat.
Well, I say wise enough, but in truth I only brought my denim jacket because mum refused to let me out of the house in only my dark blue T-shirt and jeans. For once, my brother agreed with her and brought the old thing from my room for me while I was having breakfast.
Mum took Tom and his band's presence in the house surprisingly well last night. It looked like the long hours at work were killing her again, so she must had decided there was no point arguing as long as they only stayed the night and cleaned up after they left.
They didn't clean-up of course, but Tom started to vacuum the carpet when the rest of 'Ultimate Heights' left for a meeting with the manager, so it looked like he was on cleanup duty by mum's orders.
Anyway, in short I was cold, wet and tired from running five blocks flat out to get to this stupid theme park, that I could of skipped out on.
I had expected Alex to be late, wherever we went, no matter it be the cinema in town or an airport to pick up an old friend of her family, she has never been in the entire time I have known her punctual.
It's the Host Club that surprised me.
Though I hadn't known Haruhi for very long, already I could tell that she had a no-nonsense attitude about life, and especially about the Host Club. Even if she didn't want to come to the park today, she wouldn't have been late on purpose.
Maybe the boys kept her behind?
Who knows?
Either way, I didn't want to stand at the entrance for any longer being glared at by groups of mothers with their kids. Sighing, I moved from my position leaning against the gate and walked over to the bus stop, ready to leave.
They had probably ditched me, and I didn't feel like being left like a lemon standing there anyway. As soon as Alex arrived, I would complain about her being late and then go home to her warm, nice bed.
I was about to sit on the slightly damp plastic tube of a seat when a long, shiny, expensive black limo stopped in front of me.
I straightened up and stared at the extremely out of place vehicle before me. My eyes widened in surprise when I saw the entire Host Club and Alex step out of the car.
Well, the Host Club more dragged Alex out of the limo rather than her walking out.
"Sorry we were late Kate-chan!" Hunny exclaimed, running up to me from inside the limo "Alex was asleep when we came to pick her up!"
Somehow, I wasn't surprised a bit at that.
"It's ok" I said, shrugging my shoulders nonchalantly, though silently giving the death glare to Alex from over Hunny's shoulder "I wasn't waiting that long"
"You look like you've been in the rain" Kyoya remarked. I couldn't tell if he said it mockingly or out of genuine interest, as he was writing in that black notebook of his.
'I think I'll nickname that notebook KIRA…it reminds me of something but I can't put my finger on it…'
"Yeah" I replied "I missed my bus, so I had to run here to get on time" I explained.
"Interesting" He commented, still scribbling something in KIRA.
"It's great to see you my niece!" Tamaki exclaimed, aiming for what seemed like a hug but luckily I managed to step aside in time. Making Tamaki stumble and giving me a sad look.
"Niece?" I asked, instinctively turning to Alex for an explanation, I could tell she wasn't thrilled either.
"He called me that in the car also" She said, glaring at the blonde with something that reminded me of how Tom looks when I wake him up in the morning "The guy probably has a weird, perverted family complex".
Haruhi gave a sigh and made her way from the back of the group to the main entrance, followed by a pair of way too happy twins, Mori, Hunny, Kyoya and Tamaki.
She turned towards Alex and me and gave us a warm, uplifting smile that seemed to make me completely forget about what I had been talking about, no wonder the Host Club seemed to thrive around her.
"I haven't been to a theme park for a long time" she explained, continuing to walk towards the entrance "Let's not waste any time!".
Alex and I both nodded in synchronization, before joining the club with my voucher.
COOL TRANSITION
We entered the park without any problems, though the lady at the counter looked a little confused with the 'family go free!' ticket being used by a group of rich teenagers; apart from a raised eyebrow, she gave no trouble. After all, who was to tell them that they weren't my family, they could have been a distant cousin of mine.
Looking at the park from the inside was completely different from watching at the gate. The roller-coaster attractions were huge, with long, snake-like cues streaming from their entrance and a huge billboard was above them, saying how long the cue would take for you to get on. The shortest time was half an hour.
Food stands and prize kiosks popped up everywhere, with a few couples playing the games to win giant teddy bears for each other or small kids buying long hot-dogs and tall ice-creams with grins plastered across their faces. The atmosphere was contagious, I was already enjoying myself.
There was a large Ferris wheel slowly turning on the other side of the theme park, towering over everything else. As the sun began to peek its way through the layer of clouds, a large shadow of the wheel was appointed across the park, giving it a sort of glorious effect. We all stood in awe
I was so going on that!
"It looks like Haruhi, Tamaki and Hikaru with Karou have already left" Kyoya remarked from beside me, without looking up and still writing in KIRA.
How the heck can he tell without looking up?
He finally closed KIRA and put it into his shoulder bag, straightened his green shirt and turned to Alex and me.
He gave us this kind of creepy, kind person smile and asked us "Is there anywhere you ladies would like to go?"
Something told me he was only asking because he wanted something, but Alex fell right into the seemingly harmless trap, she obviously didn't seem to notice said trap.
"Hell yes!" She exclaimed "I wanna' go on the vertical drop roller-coaster!" she pointed to the large drop close by.
My eyes widened slightly and my stomach already began to feel queasy "V-vertical…drop?"
"Oh yeah…" Alex said, giving me a pitying look "You don't like that kind of stuff do you?"
"Do you not like scary stuff Kate-chan?" Hunny asked sweetly, also giving me a worried look "You already look slightly pale actually"
"Do you have a fever?" Mori asked, placing a hand on my forehead, in an act of concern.
'Wow. That was the first time he's said a full sentence…' I mused.
"You don't seem feverish…" Mori trailed off, he then turned to Alex "Does this normally happen?"
"Yep. Every flippin' time" She replied "I tried to take her to a theme park in Tokyo once; she freaked and threw up in a trashc-"
I smacked my hand over her mouth to stop her blabbering. Geez, that day was embarrassing enough to not having to recall it.
Normally, roller-coasters don't bother me; Just the ones which drop really fast and really suddenly. This, unfortunately for me, seems to be the trend for all of the 'fun' roller-coaster rides so I end up hurling my lunch up every time I go to a place like Thorpe Park or Six Flags.
"In that case" Kyoya had somehow managed to get KIRA out, write in it and close it before I had even realized he had it out "How about Alex, Hunny and Mori go to that ride, while I wait with Kate for her stomach to calm down" he suggested.
I felt my face go bright red at the suggestion, more embarrassed about turning pale at the thought of a roller coaster than sitting with a guy on my own "No way! You've got to go on the roller coaster too! There's no way you can just sit out-"
"Truth be told; I'm not a fan of the vertical drop also" He interrupted, clearly this was not up for debate "It would be a pleasure to wait with you Miss Farnest"
Wait…did I even mention my surname before? This guy was scary.
I sighed, defeated again "Fine, but please don't address me as 'Miss Farnest'. My name is Kate...Katherine if you want to be formal"
"Right then, Kyoya and Kate-chan are going to stay behind!" Hunny said way too enthusiastically "We'll be going then!"
"Ah" Mori simply replied, following Hunny's adorable skip towards the tall, vertical dropping roller coaster.
"I guess I'm following them then" Alex remarked, walking behind the two boys slowly. The trio headed off to get in line, for the death defying drop.
I didn't even notice how red in the face Alex had been when she turned and walked with the boys. I was preoccupied with my own situation.
Hey guys! Do you want me to swap POV's for half of the next chapter to Alex on the roller coaster, or just keep to Kate's? Please tell in your review!