Chapter 10: Summer Lovin'

NOTE:A couple weeks have passed since Kyouya and Natasha got back together (YAY). Please keep that in mind.

For summer break, Hikari convinced Yuuji and Kira to allow her to spend the summer with Haruhi. Her reason: Tamaki's fiancée (Haruhi) has invited her to keep her company during Hikari's time off from school. The Niwazaki couple was pleased that someone of high class had invited their "daughter" to their summer home, so they agreed.

Once Hikari entered the car, with Natasha as her driver, and they drove away, they began to laugh.

"This is going to be the best summer EVER!" Hikari screamed. Natasha laughed.

"That's right. And this house is not far from the beach," she said. Hikari threw her arms in the air.

"The three of us on the beach." She jumped up and down in her seat. Then Haruhi came into the car and the three were off on their trip.

"I bet you two want your sweethearts to come," Natasha teased. Haruhi and Hikari blushed.

"Not really," Haruhi said, "Last year, I went to Karuizawa and they came after me." She placed her head on the head rest and sighed. "It turned into an un-vacation."

"Well put that behind you, Haruhi," Hikari said, "This summer, it's just you, me, and Natasha. No boys until September."

"I'm for that," Natasha said raising her hand. Haruhi smiled.

The summer house was a cute cottage with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a dining room. Hikari's jaw dropped.

"Wow, this house is beautiful," Haruhi said.

"Isn't it?" Natasha said, waiting for more comments.

"How could you afford this?" Hikari asked.

"I've been saving up so I could give you a break from the Niwazaki clan," Natasha said. "Either way, Hikari, let's enjoy ourselves." She wrapped one arm around Hikari and another around Haruhi and guided them to the house. All three quickly put on their bathing suits and ran to the beach.

"Is this a private beach?" Haruhi asked.

"No way," Natasha said, "It's just not crowded today, I guess." Hikari ran into the ocean Natasha following her from behind. After an hour of pure relaxation and fun, a familiar voice called out.

"HIKARI-CHAN!" Hikari looked up from her tanning and saw a girl in a tropical bikini run towards her. She had her black hair flowing behind her and her hand was waving frantically. A smile grew on Hikari's face.

"OH MY GOD!" She stood up and ran towards the girl. The hugged each other and jumped up and down. Haruhi and Natasha walked towards them, Haruhi looking very confused.

"Natasha!" the girl screamed hugging her.

"Well look at you," Natasha said. The girl hugged Hikari again.

"Hikari-chan, I've missed you."

"Who is she?" Haruhi asked. Hikari and the girl stopped jumping and hugging.

"This is my childhood friend, Yumi-chan. She's in a year above me and goes to the high school I would have gone to if my parents were alive." Haruhi extended her hand.

"It's nice to meet a close friend of Hikari's. I'm Fujioka Haruhi" Yumi smiled and shook it.

"I haven't seen you in six years," Yumi said hugging Hikari some more.

"I know, how's everything? How're you're parents?" Yumi sighed.

"They'd love to see you, but they're traveling at the moment."

"Why didn't you go with them?" Hikari asked.

"Because I wanted to come to the beach and take pictures instead."

"That's right, you want to be a photographer." Yumi smiled. "So you're staying in a house alone?"

"Yeah, but it's okay, it's sorta nice."

"Why don't you stay with us," Haruhi suggested.

"Is that alright?" Yumi asked.

"Of course," Natasha said, "They three of you can take the master bedroom."

"I don't want to intrude," Yumi said. Hikari took her hands and smiled her biggest smile.

"No way! We need to catch up and you need to get to know Haruhi." Haruhi waved her hands and shook her head.

"I don't want to be a burden," she said. Hikari shook her head.

"I would love to have the people I care about get to know each other." And Hikari got her small wish. She, Yumi, and Haruhi exchanged stories about their lives and what they'd like to do for a living. By the time they stopped talking, the sun was rising, introducing the new day.

Natasha began to cook breakfast. While Yumi mentioned some people she saw on the beach.

"I saw these six, gorgeous looking guys. I think you two would like them."

"Do you know them?" Haruhi asked. Yumi shook her head.

"I'm super shy, so I keep quiet, but I took pictures." She took out her camera and showed them. Natasha looked over Hikari's shoulder as she looked through the pictures. A cold breeze suddenly swept over the three.

"Is everything alright?" Yumi asked.

"Are you sure that these were the boys that you're talking about?" Hikari asked. Yumi nodded.

"Yes they are." Haruhi placed her head on the table while Hikari smacked her head.

"Oh no," they said together. Yumi looked puzzled.

"Yumi-chan, remember the host club that Hikari and Haruhi are in?" Natasha asked. Yumi nodded. Suddenly, the ground shook bellow them and the kitchen door that led to the beach burst open. A tall, blonde haired boy stood with his bathing suit and a T-shirt in the door way. Yumi smiled.

"That's one of them," she whispered.

CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP! Hikari thought through her mind. Behind him were twins with auburn hair that held water guns and pointed it around the house. A little boy squeezed through the blonde boy and smiled a big smile.

"Hiri-chan, Haru-chan, what are you doing in here?" he asked. Natasha looked from them to the girls at the table. Hikari and Haruhi appeared as if they were dead bodies. Yumi poked their heads to see if they'd move. They didn't.

"Haruhi!" Tamaki screamed running towards her and shaking her frivolously. "Don't die!" Natasha placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It's okay, Tamaki-kun. She's not dead. She's just surprised." Tamaki turned around and put his charm on.

"Excuse us for intruding," he said in his prince charming voice, "I hope that we haven't done any permanent damage to this lovely house." Natasha laughed.

"Sorry, but your charms doesn't work on me," she said. Tamaki was shock and went into a corner and began to sulk.

"Sempai," Haruhi said with anger, "Why are you here?"

"Kyouya and I wanted to bring the club to where you guys were," he said in a pouty tone.

"How'd you know…" A light bulb turned on in Hikari's mind. She turned around and saw Kyouya and Natasha standing together.

"Kyouya, I thought that you weren't gonna come?" Natasha said.

"I didn't come. Tamaki did," he said pointing at Tamaki in the corner. "I just stayed in my house near here." Natasha hugged him.

"That's so like you Kyouya" she said. The twins smirked.

"Kyouya-sempai has a girlfriend?" Hikaru said.

"I would have never guessed that he even had a soft spot," Kaoru commented. Kyouya glared at them and they huddled in fear.

"When did this happen?" Hikari asked. "I thought that no one came to your doorstep that night."

"I'm sorry, Hikari," Natasha said, "I wanted to surprise you when school began to start, but I guess that didn't work. I'm really sorry." Hikari looked at the floor with a disappointed face, but smiled once she looked up.

"It's okay. I'm happy that you're back together," she said. Natasha hugged her and apologized again. Hikari forgave her again and looked over at Yumi. She looked at everyone with a smile on her face.

"Yumi, this is the Host Club," she said. Yumi clapped her hands.

"Wow, they're so pretty," she said. Tamaki took her hand and went close to her face.

"Thank you, princess, but our beauty cannot surpass yours," he said. Yumi pushed him away and laughed.

"Sorry, I laugh easily," she said. Tamaki shook his head.

"Tono, you don't know how to treat a lady," Kaoru said. He sat next to Yumi and extended his hand.

"I'm Hitachiin Kaoru. Nice to meet you."

"Kayume Yumi. Nice to meet you too," she said with a smile.

"Sorry for the clubs' behavior," he said. Yumi shook her head.

"I saw you all yesterday and I thought that you were all gorgeous." Kaoru smiled

"Really?" he said. Hikari and Hikaru watched the two from the doorway.

"I think the temperature in this house is heating up," Hikari said. Hikaru placed his hands behind his head.

"Yeah, they're too many people here anyway," he said.

I didn't mean that, Hikari thought to herself, but she ignored it.

One Month later on the beach

Hikari sat eating her popsicle when she saw Yumi and Kaoru looking for shells.

"Okay, Kaoru, if I find the missing half, you have to play a penalty game," she said. Kaoru laughed.

"Alright, but if I do find it, you have to play my penalty game."

"You're on!" The two began to look for the missing shell when Yumi raised her hand victoriously.

"FOUND IT!" she said. Kaoru smiled.

"I guess I lost."

"You guess?" She began to chase him around the beach. Hikari laughed.

"Those two are getting along," Haruhi said.

"Kao-chan is really happy. So is Mimi-chan," Honey said eating his 100th popsicle.

"He can eat a lot of sweets," Hikari said. Haruhi nodded in agreement. Hikari looked around and found Natasha and Kyouya walking along talking to each other. She slowly began to remember that Natasha kept their relationship from her and began to draw in the sand silently.

"Is something wrong?" Haruhi asked.

"I'm still a little upset that Natasha lied about her and Kyouya-sempai. That's all." Haruhi crossed her legs and took a deep breath.

"I can understand that," she said. "Do you understand why she kept it from you?"

"I guess," Hikari said. Haruhi waited for her to answer.

"And, what would that reason be?"

"That when school started and I'm unhappy to go, she'd tell me some good news."

"If you had found out then, how would you react?" Hikari shrugged.

"I dunno. I guess that I'd ask for the details. But what if she lied?"

"Does Natasha seem like that kind of person?" Hikari shook her head, "Then she would have been honest with you then." Hikari sighed.

"I guess you're right." Haruhi hugged her.

"You really need to lighten up, you know?"

"It's a little weird hearing that from you." Haruhi gave her a look. "You've got Tamaki on your back all the time, your dad's the same way, and a good portion of the time you want to study."

"I've got to study to be as good as my mom," Haruhi said in defense. Hikari laughed.

"You'll be fine Haruhi." Suddenly there was a girlish scream. Tamaki was running away while Hikaru was laughing historically, dropping a plastic snake that he was holding.

"That's was pretty mean, Hikaru," Haruhi said. Hikaru wiped a tear away.

"Sorry, but it was well worth it. Didn't you hear him scream?" Haruhi looked to where Tamaki ran and pointed.

"Hikaru, I think you better be careful," she said, but he didn't hear. Hikari, Honey, Mori, and Haruhi moved out of the way.

"HYPER STARLIGHT KICK!" Tamaki screamed and a can came flying towards Hikaru. He got smacked in the head, falling head first into the sand. Mori-sempai picked him up and brought him to the shade.

"Hikari," he said. She nodded.

"Haruhi, why don't you find Tamaki-sempai. Honey, can you find Kaoru and let him know about his brother?" Honey saluted and went out to find Kaoru. Hikari placed Hikaru's head on her lap.

"Stupid boy," she said, "Getting hurt and teasing other people. You deserved that kick."

"But at least I'm the luckiest guy in the world," Hikaru suddenly said. Hikari felt a heat wave trace up her spine.

"Are you saying that you made Tamaki-sempai angry on purpose just to grab my attention?" she asked with anger. Hikaru laughed.

"No, I'm just saying that I'm lucky to get a chance to lie on your lap. Now I'm closer to you," he said with a wink. Hikari blushed.

"But, I wished that Kaoru was here. Instead he's with that girl." Hikari pushed his head off her lap. He sat up rubbing his head and looked confused.

"What do you mean 'that girl'?" she asked. Hikaru saw anger flaring in her eyes.

"I don't mean it like she's nothing…I'm just…" he couldn't find the right word, so Hikari said it for him.

"Jealous?" she asked. Hikaru looked at her and leaned against the tree providing the shade.

"It's just…we usually do these things together. And he's always there to play with me…but…" He ran his fingers through his hair.

"You're jealous of Yumi?" Hikari began to laugh. "Please don't take this the wrong way, but didn't Kaoru feel the same way when you found me?" Hikaru eyes widen as if he never thought of that. "He must have felt worse since he didn't have his girlfriend there to comfort him." Hikaru placed his arm around Hikari and brought his mouth towards her ear.

"You're my girlfriend?" Hikari swallowed and nodded. "I didn't know that. I like that." He placed head on her lap again. "I guess that shows that I'm lucky. You're mine. My girlfriend. My little toy." He put his hand behind her head and brought her down to kiss him. Hikari blushed.

This is one crazy summer.

Month two of the crazy fiasco

Hikari and Hikaru hid behind the tree as the sun began to set. I know that this is bad, but I want to make sure that Kaoru is worthy of Yumi. She looked up and saw Hikaru staring at the couple.

Of course Hikaru is thinking the same thing, she thought.

"What are we looking at?" Natasha asked. Hikari and Hikaru jumped back.

"N-nothing," they both stuttered. Natasha smiled and hid behind another tree.

"I want to see if anything will happen between the two, if you're wondering why I'm here," Natasha said. Hikari and Hikaru continued to hide and watch the scene.

"Wow, so you and Hikaru-kun make your own clothes?" Yumi said. Kaoru gently kicked the water.

"Yeah, we're not that good, though."

"You're just being modest," she said pushing him. Yumi is as aggressive as ever, Hikari thought to herself.

"But you're an amazing photographer," Kaoru commented. Yumi blushed drastically.

"No way. I'm just an amateur."

"I'm serious. You'll be great one day." Yumi hugged Kaoru, who turned a little red.

"Aw, thanks."

"A-anyway, Yumi-chan…" she let go of him and spun around.

"Mmhmm?"

"Well…that is…" He took a deep breath. "Would you like to go with me sometime soon?" Yumi stood still. "You're a great girl and I know it's been only the summer, but I really think you're amazing and I want to get to know you better. So could we go out sometime?" Yumi smiled and placed her hands on her cheeks.

"Sure thing, Kaoru-kun."

"What?" Hikaru moaned, "Just a date? What about as a girlfriend?"

"Idiot," Hikari said low enough so only Hikaru could hear. "Kaoru is taking it one step at a time." Hikaru shrugged. "Unlike some guy I know that just kissed a girl randomly at a dance."

"But it was well worth it," Hikaru said with a smile. Hikari stuck out her tongue and ran towards Haruhi. She was lying on the sand doing her school homework, as usual. Hikari sat next to her and looked over shoulder.

"Why are you doing school work when we're having fun?" Hikari asked, "We always do homework later."

"I want to get this out of the way, that's all," Haruhi said, her eyes not leaving her paper.

"But what are you gonna do when we do our homework later?" Hikari asked.

"I'd read over my law books that I brought with me," Haruhi answered as she furiously wrote down the answers to a problem. Hikari took an ice cube from Haruhi's drink and placed it on her back. Haruhi screamed.

"Haruhi!" Tamaki screamed. Haruhi glared at Hikari, who looked the other way.

"Haruhi, are you alright?" Tamaki asked with concern, "Are you hurt? Sunburned? Dehydrated?" Haruhi placed up her hand and shook her head.

"My drink spilled on me and it was cold, so I screamed." Tamaki stared at her for a minute, but then laughed it off.

"Okay, Haruhi," he said, "If you say so." He turned around to face the sea, and then at Haruhi again, but with eagerness in his eyes.

"Let's watch the sun set," he suggested. Haruhi was about to decline the offer, but smiled instead and walked away from the group. Tamaki smiled and went after her, leaving Hikari on the beach towel with Haruhi's homework.

Last Dinner at the Beach House

Natasha, Mori-sempai, and Honey started the barbeque while Haruhi, Hikari, and Yumi set the table. Yumi kept looking at the door to their beach home with a longing look in her eyes. I wonder if she's waiting for Kaoru, she thought.

"Yumi-chan?" Hikari asked. Yumi turned to her with a smile.

"What's on you're mind. Hikari?" she asked.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Yumi looked around and brought her hand to the side of her mouth.

"I was just wondering what happened to Hikaru-kun and Karou-kun."

"They went shopping for fireworks," Haruhi answered. Yumi jumped back, frightened at the fact that someone was listening.

"They just got back," Haruhi continued, "And Kaoru said that there was something that he found that he thinks that you might like." Yumi smiled with delight and ran towards the twins.

After a fabulous diner, Natasha and Kyouya began to set up the big fireworks as a finale while everyone else fooled around with the little ones that they were given.

"Alright," Yumi said with confidence, "The person's who sparkler last the longest gets to set the big fireworks on fire!"

"That sounds like a good prize," the twins said together with an evil grin on their identical faces.

"YAY! Count me and Usa-chan in," Honey shouted with joy. Mori-sempai nodded and took out sparklers from the plastic bag.

"That's such a small prize," Tamaki said, lost in his own thoughts, "We need something that will make a person go crazy about winning."

"You know that there's a legend about the person who lights the fireworks, right?" Yumi asked him. Tamaki shook his head. "Well, basically, the person who lights the last fireworks of the summer will have one wish. They must wish for it with all their might from when the first firecracker pops until the last. If all of that is done, then the wish will come true." Tamaki began to stretch with a new look of determination in his eyes.

"I will beat you twins and my wish come true," Tamaki threatened. The twins moved in unison placing their hands behind their heads and acting like they didn't care.

"I'm not gonna lose to either of you too," Yumi said. Hikari and Haruhi just sat there and nodded. Honestly, I just hope that there won't be another battle between those three.

The competition began with Hikari losing first followed by Haruhi. Yumi had confidence that shone brighter than her sparkler compared to the others. Hikari decided to get everyone some drinks when she stumbled on Natasha and Kyouya.

"So it'll start soon, huh?" Natasha asked, leaning her head on Kyouya's shoulder. He placed his arm around her and rested his head on hers.

"Unfortunately."

"Kyouya, please look out for her at school, okay?" Natasha asked. Kyouya smiled.

"Of course, Natasha. I'll take extra care of her."

"You sound like a godfather," she said with a laugh. Kyouya gave her a gentle, sweet look that said "Oh, you find this funny?" Hikari sat behind the bushes with her back towards the couple.

What do they mean 'look out for her'? Is that her me? What's gonna happen? And why is Natasha not telling me? She heard Yumi scream with joy as her sparkler was still shinning brightly in the night sky.

"I WON!" she screamed.

"Congratulations," the losers said. Yumi didn't wait for Natasha and Kyouya to join. She took a match and set the fireworks exploding. While Yumi was praying for her wish, Hikari stared at the night sky. She felt Hikaru wrapping his arms around her neck from behind breathing into her ear. Her hands held onto his wrists.

What's going to happen?