I'm not back yet, sadly... I have internet now, but not a computer and I'm grounded for a month... -.-' I will try my best to get back sometime soon...
You all have NO idea how much I miss everyone! Especially some of my very great friends/Family! ;D You know who you are!
Ok, one of my new reviewers is BlackRose, but since her PM is disabled or something, I'll reply to her on here! =)
Yes, it was a Portal reference, the anime is Black Butler, or Kuroshitsuji if you want… Oh, and yes, I know! Don't worry, this isn't even the halfway point of the story, so there will be plenty of fluff~! ;D
Other new reviewers:
Latina shewolf!
XxSilentHostessxX!
xxyangxx2006!
And,
MusicButterflyX!
Now for my little piano boy to do the disclaimer! He's so kawaii!
Piano Boy: O-ok… *blush* De-chan doesn't own anything other than her story ideas and some of her OC's! Like me!
Me: Aww~ Yes! I am happy to say that I do! Trust me, my piano boy is adorable!
WARNING: Possible confusion..? Second Song choice will be obvious by the title of this chapter… Also, I'm NOT going to do the ending of last episode's chapter on this one because it deems unnecessary in my mind… ^^' The little bit of song lyrics is from 'Singing in the rain.' The Glee version..?
Ch.23 Piano Man~
Normal P.O.V
This morning Ichi woke in good spirits. She cooked breakfast for Anna and Cho, and even had time to clean up the small home before kissing the girls goodbye and stepping out the door.
Straight into a downpour…
Surprisingly, this just made Ichi grin as she locked the door and began walking normally to school, enjoying the feel of water on her skin. When she saw Haruhi's apartment building, she was glad it was only rain and it wasn't storming.
Said first year was then seen coming down the apartment stairs under a large black umbrella, making Ichi feel a bit silly as she looked at her soaked clothes.
"Morning Haruhi!" She waved, a sheepish grin on her face and her voice almost drowned out by the rain.
"What are you doing? You're going to get sick!" Haruhi called back while running up to her. She put the umbrella over them both as the two started to walk to school once more.
"Oh! I didn't think about that…" Ichi sweat-dropped, "Oh well… Anyway, I'm feeling fine so I should be ok!" Yes, her theory was illogical…. No, she didn't care at all!
Ichi just beamed at Haruhi before jumping back out into the rain and bursting into song.
"I'm singin' in the rain
Just singin' in the rain
What a glorious feeling
And I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark, up above
I'm singin', singin' in the rain~!"
Haruhi was laughing now as she watched Ichi practically skip through the rain belting out musical strains among other things.
"Just watch, she'll be home the rest of the week…" Haruhi mumbled under her breath, shaking her head at Ichi with a smirk.
When they got to school, Ichi was shining with energy and water as she left Haruhi behind and rushed to class. Always early, Tamaki and Kyouya were the only ones in the room and when they saw Ichi, Tamaki gasped and rushed to her aid.
"What has gotten into you Tallis?" He shrieked, causing her to grin more.
"The rain!" She shouted back, jumping in her spot. "The rain feels great and now I'm soaked! I feel just fine Rene, don't worry!" She giggled at his shocked expression but frowned when Kyouya sighed.
"Go change your shirt, you're going to reveal your secret like that…" She blushed darkly and calmed as she looked down at her now-noticeable feminine features and scurried off to the club room.
The only outfit that happened to be in her dressing area was going to be today's cosplay. It just happened to be from one of the few mangas she'd ever read, Fruits Basket.
"Yes! I'm Kyo! Ah, this is so cool!" She pumped a fist into the air and quickly put on Fruits Basket's high school uniform, hung the tie around her shoulders, popped the collar out, put on Kyo's rosary, black and white converse, fake canines, one earring, an orange wig, and red-eyed contacts.
She was officially ready to kick ass…
Walking out into the hallway, Ichi could feel the stares and hear either the squeals or whispers of excited girls, thinking there was another new kid…
Ichi just made her self seem anxious about the people around her and 'angrily' stormed all the way over to her class once more. Bursting through the door, Ichi suddenly had all eyes on her and a startled teacher glaring at her.
"Who are you and why are you late to class?" The teacher accused crossly.
"The name's Kyo and I'm only late because of that damn rat Yuki!" 'He' shouted, causing all the girls to squeal as they finally caught on to the act. Ichi just smirked at the teacher's deadpanned expression and casually went to sit in her chair, feet propped up against the desk.
"You look so cute Mon ami!" Tamaki half-whispered excitedly. Ichi just smirked more and opened one eye to him.
"Thanks for making me Kyo, Rene… I'm going to keep my act up!" She warned, winking as he nodded in welcome with a warm grin.
Classes passed by amusingly for the two second-years and dully for Kyouya since he didn't care, but all was well for now. Ichi and Tamaki were now walking to the clubroom in-front of Kyouya while chatting animatedly about today's cosplay.
"Oh but I just had to be Ayame! Yuki and his older brother are the closest thing to my fatherly relationship with Haruhi! Now we'll forever close the gap they speak of and become even closer together!" He gushed crazily as Ichi burst out laughing.
"I could soooo see you as Ayame!" She chuckled before grinning, "Poor Haruhi though… She would've looked so cute as Tohru!" The blush on Tamaki's cheeks made it clear that Ichi's suspicions were correct and she grinned wickedly at him.
"B-but! She got mad at me when I said that!" He wailed as they walked into the club room. Upon entering, Ichi remembered Kyouya was there and whipped around to face him with a 'glare,' already getting into character.
"What are you doing here Hatori?" She 'growled' as he lightly sighed while pushing up his glasses.
"Well, as you've already guessed, Ichi, I'm going to be Hatori for this cosplay so that is why I would be attending like so…" He droned, making Ichi slump her shoulders with a pout.
"You're supposed to go along with it Kyo-Kyo! Oh wait… That's me!" She laughed before walking off to wait for the guests and other hosts since they were the first ones there.
Soon Kyouya came out with his hair straightened down so he could form Hatori's fringe over his left eye, a loose-fitting white dress shirt under a lab coat, a dark purple tie, and black pants along with black shoes. To complete the cosplay, he had a stethoscope around his neck and his notebook was now a clipboard and pen.
Next the twins arrived with Haruhi and went to get dressed, following soon after was Mori and Hani and they to, went into separate dressing rooms. When they came out, Ichi couldn't help but blush at the sight of some of them. After all, this was one of her favorite mangas!
Hani had curled his hair a bit more and dressed in a girlier way to be Momiji Sohma, Tamaki eventually came out in Ayame's long silvery hair and red, almost feminine kimono, along with colored contacts to match Ayame's eyes, Haruhi came out with a silver wig, purple contacts, and a Chinese shirt with black pants looking slightly uncomfortable as Yuki, but that wasn't all…
Ichi paled as Hikaru came out as Akito in a male's long-style kimono and black wig, but she blushed brightly when Kaoru and Mori came out as her two other favorite characters…
Kaoru put on a slightly longer wig, but it was black, along with a grey stereotypical writers yukata, and no shoes as Shigure, while Mori came out as Hatsuharu…
Mori had on a tight-fitting shirt that showed off his muscles but with shoulder sleeves and a slightly long neck to it, one necklace that looked like an arrow with a hole in it, some clip on earrings, a white wig-attachment on the top of his black hair, and everything else that made Ichi's imagination go crazy.
"Mori-senpai, Kaoru! You both look so cool!" She said, hugging them tightly yet quickly and causing them both to blush slightly. She then grinned evilly and warned them with an amused tone. "Careful though! I'm staying in my act as soon as the guests arrive…"
"Thanks Foxy!" Kaoru said, "Does that mean you're going to have a fight with Mori-senpai?" He asked, causing the two to look at each other.
"No." Mori said sternly as Ichi pouted. She then just grinned at him.
"Will you fight me if I try really hard to provoke you as Kyo? It seems like something he'd do…" She said and his eyes shined in amusement for a moment.
"We'll see…" He gave in. Ichi cheered before going around and warning everyone about the possible happenings with this cosplay and soon it was time for the guests to come in.
As Ichi stood beside Tamaki, she remembered something and smirked.
"Ah, Rene… I almost forgot… One of my good friends is coming to visit me here today! Don't worry, my secrets safe!" She assured and he grinned excitedly.
"Oh I can't wait to meet her then!" He said, but before Ichi could correct him, the doors came open and girls rushed in quickly.
Soon, Ichi was already swarmed by girls trying to make him freak out, so it was already time to make a scene.
"Gah!" She yelled out, jumping on the table cat style before leaping out of the way and landing on both feet. The girls squealed in approval as she bared her 'fangs' before a voice sounded purposely behind her.
"Boo." It said, making 'Kyo' jump and hang onto the roof for a little while. Seeing it was Haruhi as Yuki, Ichi pretended to be pissed off and jumped back down.
"What the hell was that for ya damn rat?" She yelled.
"You should wash your mouth with soap you stupid cat…" Haruhi said plainly, 'frowning' at her behavior.
"You better shut your pretty boy mouth before I wash it with my fist!" Ichi made it seem as if she was going to start a fight as a 'dark aura' surrounded her.
"That doesn't even make any sense…" 'Yuki' retorted, angering 'Kyo' even more.
"Why you!" Just before Ichi was about to throw a fake punch, a knock was sounded at the door.
"Kyo~! Be a dear and get that before you break my house again!" Kaoru or 'Shigure' said in a 'pleasant' tone as Ichi pretended to angrily stalk to the door.
When opening it Ichi was thrilled to see her friend, the piano boy, at the door looking shy like usual…
"U-umm… Is Kitsune here..?" He asked with a nervous blush. Ichi looked him up and down in an intimidating way just to get a reaction, and his dark caramel brown eyes darted to anywhere other than her own.
He was always shy, according to his appearance… His dark caramel brown eyes could melt hearts, along with his cute slightly curly light brown-red hair and the fact that he almost always had a small blush coloring his lightly colored skin, and there was always a small white earring in his left ear, making him look slightly feminine.
The boy was also shorter than Ichi by an inch and was usually seen in a white dress shirt and black dress pants, but the shirt was always open a bit because he didn't like the feel of ties around his neck. All in all, he was adorable in a shy way…
"U-um… Sorry to disturb you! I-I'll just be going now!" He said in a chirp, but when he went to turn around, Ichi grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him into a hug as he blushed darkly.
"Isamu-kun, you came! Don't worry, I was just messing with you! It's me, Ichi!" She said, causing the poor boy to blush deeper as he carefully hugged back. Ichi then quickly pulled him into one of the spare dressing rooms before anyone could see them and lauged to herself at his nervousness.
"Ok, so my friend Tamaki thought you were going to be a girl, so I want to pull a prank on him!" She grinned and soon Isamu calmed down and smiled lightly back.
"Ok, I'll do it for you Blacks!" He smiled cutely and she cheered quietly.
"Alrighty then! Go put this on and then come back out! I'll owe you big time for this!" She said, handing the boy a bag. He took it and examined its contents before sulking a bit with an embarrassed blush and expression this time.
Soon, he came out of the side room dressed up as Tohru. Ichi stifled her laughter when she saw the long haired wig, bright blue eye contacts, and Tohru's school uniform, but she couldn't help but giggle at his flat chest…
"Ok, now don't freak out, but you'll need this…" She snickered mentally at Isamu's pale face as she held up a padded bra. Isamu just sighed and put it on under the uniform before looking back up at her.
"So… H-how do I look..?" He asked shyly. Ichi gave him a thumbs up with her beaded arm and he sighed in relief.
"Now come on Tohru! After all…" She winked with a devilish grin, "You are the main character!" Isamu just blushed as Ichi grabbed his hand and pulled him forward like how Kyo would tug Tohru around.
Going out into the actual club room, Ichi put on a slightly agitated look while Isamu didn't have to do anything in order to look awkward. Kaoru automatically saw his chance to mess around as Shigure when he spotted Isamu as Tohru and quickly popped up behind them.
"Well, well, well! What do we have here, hmmm? A lost little flower for me to pr- Gah!" He whined as 'Yuki' hit him over the head with his school bag.
"Sorry about him Miss Honda… My cousin can be such a dog sometimes…" Haruhi smiled charmingly while Isamu was looking at 'Shigure' worriedly.
"N-no! I-it's fine… But is he..?" Ichi grinned as Isamu changed his voice slightly but hid her emotions well as the others gathered around the new 'Tohru' while the customers looked on in interest.
"Oh! Another blossoming young lady! Kyo, I'm surprised at you! I thought my dear younger brother Yuki was a lady's man, but look at you!" Tamaki stated dramatically.
"Oh shut up!" Ichi retaliated, an 'angry' mark on her forehead.
"Tohru~! Do you wanna snack?" Hani asked cutely as Momiji while standing in-front of HatsuHaru.
"Yo." Was all that the latter said. Ichi almost snorted.
"Hatori! I want her interrogated immediately… You should have kept me informed cat…" Hikaru glared like Akito.
"Hmm, I'll have to keep an eye on you, yes? What exactly do you know of the Sohma's?" Everyone was into the act now, even Kyouya.
Sadly, Isamu was meeting everyone so suddenly, that he fainted right into Ichi's arms. She quickly flipped her wig a bit and brought up orange cat ears and pulled a tail from under her shirt before carefully lifting Isamu up and over to the couch.
The others just sweat-dropped or in the twin's cases, burst out laughing… Hosting went on after that, but Ichi had to host with an unconscious Tohru lying partially on her lap. The customers squealed at this even though she only had three at the time, but she looked irked anyway.
"S-so Kyo, I was wondering… If Tohru's your girlfriend… What about Kagura..?" A regular asked, causing Ichi's act to expand.
"Kagura has never been mine and I'm not hers!" 'He' growled. The girls blushed and asked several more questions before hosting hours ended.
When the hours actually did end, Isamu was stirred awake by Ichi continually poking him on the nose. She had taken her Kyo wig off and her contacts out, so when Isamu saw her plainly, he blushed.
"Good evening sleepy head! Everyone's already out of their costumes except for us because you wouldn't get up!" She teased, grinning. Isamu shot up with a tomato face, only to notice that the others were on the couch opposite to them.
"So Tallis, is this the friend you were talking about?" Tamaki asked. Ichi smiled and patted Isamu's shoulder to calm him somewhat.
"Yeah! Everyone, this is my good friend Isamu Raion! Isn't she pretty?" Ichi laughed, causing said boy to blush along with the twins and Hani.
"H-hello…" Isamu chirped out. Soon Tamaki had his hand in his own and was smiling prince-like.
"Why hello Isa-hime! Might I say that your name is very interesting… Saying that your heart is Brave like a lion matches to say that your beauty is just as untamable!" He spoke. Ichi burst into laughter while Isamu paled and backed away. Everyone looked at the two strangely before turning to Kyouya.
"Isamu Raion, age seventeen, one inch shorter than Ichi, born one month after on June tenth, hair is a light brown-red, eyes a dark caramel, and blood type is O positive. Sex is…. Male..." This made all of the boys pale considerably as Haruhi joined in on the laughter and Isamu finally chuckled in his natural voice.
"Yes!" Ichi high-fived him, "I knew I could trick you Rene! Yeah, you've actually seen him before at Taberu! He's the piano boy!" She introduced once more. They let the two change out of the costumes and when they came back, Tamaki glomped Isamu.
"Yay! You're a pianist to! Come now!" He said, bringing the poor boy over to the grand piano, "Play us a song!" Tamaki asked.
"O-oh… Alright then… Hey Blacks, should I play that song?" Isamu actually looked confident when saying the last part and even grinned back when Ichi confirmed his question with a nod.
"Come on Isa-kun!" She cheered, causing him to blush cutely and for Hani, Mori, Kaoru, and Kyouya to eye him suspiciously.
As he started to play, Ichi got out a harmonica from his bag and started to play as well while sitting atop the piano. (Both)
"It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes."
la la la, di di da
La la, di di da da dum
"Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' all right!"
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke and to light up your smoke
But there's some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la di di da da dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
"Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright!"
"It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di di da da dum
"Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright~!"
Soon it was just the two playing the instruments while Ichi lay down on her back atop the piano. When the song came to an end, Ichi grinned warmly over at Isamu and he smiled gently back. It seemed as if playing made him a bit more comfortable as he carefully brought Ichi off the piano before facing the others.
"So… How was it?" He asked, regaining his slightly flushed face. Hani and Tamaki hugged him while shouting various words of approval as the others either clapped or nodded in some way. Ichi just grinned at everyone's actions and waited for the energy to die down some before speaking.
"Ok so… Obviously he knows my secret, but can he still come over randomly..? I'm sure he wouldn't tell! Please Rene?" Ichi put on a fake pout and pleading eyes before Tamaki totally caved and swung her around in a hug.
"Of course he can! How can I deny such an adorable face?" He gushed, still swinging the now flailing Ichi.
"G-gah! R-Rene! I can't b-b-breath!" She rasped, trying to get out of his grasp. Suddenly, she was lifted out of the air by Mori and quickly inhaled as much air as she could. Isamu's eyes flashed up to Mori's face and he felt a wave of emotion boil inside of him.
"Thanks Mori-senpai!" Ichi smiled down at him, still up in the air.
"Ah, no problem…" He smiled slightly back, amusement in his eyes.
"O-ok… You can put me down now…" She blushed, squirming a bit in his arms as he too, blushed faintly. Mori carefully lowered her down until her feet touched the floor, but when he released her and looked back up, he caught Isamu's glare and raised an eyebrow at him.
Isamu had seen Ichi blush at him… At another guy, not himself… This made his jealousy rapidly increase and he felt the need to glare up at the giant, trying to 'warn' him of something he didn't even know yet.
"Ok, well now that everyone's acquainted, I must be going! Come on Isa-kun!" Ichi said, grabbing his hand and tugging him toward the door, "Bye guys! I'll see you tomorrow!" The others shouted their goodbyes or confusedly watched their hands as they left the room.
After a bit, they all looked out the window to see Ichi happily swinging their arms back and forth while Isamu blushed deeply and grinned at her goofily. All of the hosts looked at each other before turning to Kyouya for an answer to a question only he could know.
"Hmm… If this keeps up, Things could get interesting…" Kyouya mentally calculated, causing Haruhi to agree.
"That's right… Isamu-senpai is obviously following her like a lost puppy…" She added.
"What do you mean 'obviously?'" Tamaki asked curiously as the others sweat-dropped or didn't do anything. Mori had still been staring out the window until Hani looked up at him and smirked while explaining things to Tamaki.
"Kyou-chan and Haru-chan are saying that Isa-kun's in love with Kit-chan! What happens if Kit-chan likes him to?" He cleared up. Mori's chest tightened and his eyes flashed over Isamu's retreating form.
"Honestly though, is Isamu such a bad match?" Haruhi pondered aloud, causing all the others to look at her. "I mean, he seems really nice and Ichi could use someone like that… Plus, who else do we know would be good enough for her now?" Hani immediately looked up at Mori as the twins and Tamaki thought about this.
"Wait! Are you saying we're not good enough?" The twins yelled in unison while Haruhi just stood there, deadpanned.
"Well if she is, I agree!" Tamaki replied for her, "I don't want my precious sister to fall for one of you terrible doppelgangers!" He screeched, starting an argument. Kyouya just sighed and looked at Hani before noticing that he was looking at Mori.
"Hmmm… Interesting indeed…" Kyouya whispered to himself, now looking up at Mori. Said third-year was angrily looking to the floor because he couldn't place the burning feeling in the pit of his stomach.
"I think we should follow them!" Hani suddenly said, pointing a finger towards the windows. "Who knows? Maybe Isa-chan has a secret to!" He winked. Tamaki and the twins immediately agreed, making the other three hosts get roped in unwillingly.
Ichi and Isamu were almost at Taberu when the hosts came up and their hands were now separated. They were both smiling and talking with a relaxed air about them.
"Sorry about the hosts…. I didn't expect them to just attack you with greetings so suddenly… I hope they didn't scare you off!" Ichi suddenly said worriedly.
"N-no! Not at all!" Ismau assured, putting his arms up. "They were actually quite amusing… I think I'd like to see them again sometime!" He smiled warmly to himself and opened the door to Taberu for Ichi before they entered.
"Oh what a gentlemen!" Tamaki gushed happily as Haruhi sweat-dropped.
The others walked in ahead of the insane king, and he hurriedly tried to catch up to them. As he got to the door, it looked as if the twins were holding it open for him, but when he reached it they let it swing back into his face.
"A-agh… You're n-not gentle at all…" He said, his face sliding down the door's glass while the twins howled with laughter. Tamaki soon recovered and they all snuck over to a table in the back, watching the two teen workers intensely.
It seemed as if the place was going smoothly and nothing at all was going on when Ichi emerged in tonight's outfit.
She looked surprisingly different this time since the outfit had nothing to so with the biker theme, but she was still catching the eyes of many men. She wore a short black skirt and a tight black blouse, three inch heels, her hair was pulled back into a very small bun and her contacts were a forest green.
What surprised them the most were the glasses she now wore. They were exactly like Kyouya's when the hosts looked between the two and made her look almost like his sister. Ichi had on deep red lipstick and in her hand was her very own notebook, only this was for taking orders, not for scheming.
"Hey waitress!" A man called from one of the tables across from the hosts. There was one other man with him and they were both older looking, most likely older than Anna.
"Comin'!" Ichi called back in her 'working' voice. She quickly made her way back there and leaned against the wall beside the table, pen poised to write. "What would you men like this evening? Our specials great and we have a few n-" She cut herself off with a grin.
"Hello Kitsune!" The first man bellowed, a deep accent and a huge grin on his face. Ichi hugged him tightly as he lifted her up a bit before setting her back down so that she could hug the other man at the table.
"Long time no see! Does Arcy know you're here?" She asked, peaking the hosts interest.
"Ah, he should be here anytime soon… I'm surprised you remembered my brother! It's been awhile…" The two men smiled warmly at her and let her sit across from them.
"How could I not Grand-papa Jacque? He's your twin!" She laughed at their sheepish expressions until a voice interrupted their talk.
"Blacks! I was so worried, I couldn't see you!" Isamu called, running up to them. Ichi waved to him with a guilty grin and moved over so that he could sit down next to her as well.
"Don't worry! I'm on break! Meet Arcy's Grandfather and his twin brother! This is Jacque and this is Christopher!" She said, pointing to the man on the right first. Isamu smiled politely and shook their hands in greeting.
"Please, call me John!" The one on the right said.
"And call me Chris!" The one on the left added.
"Alright, it's a pleasure to meet you John, Chris!" Isamu said. "I'm Isamu Raion!"
After they all knew each other, Arc-en just happened to burst in on roller skates. He spotted the four and quickly wheeled his way over there, but when he got close, he tripped and fell right into Isamu's lap with a yelp.
"Ugh… S-sorry…" He moaned, slowly looking up at his landing pad's face. When they locked eyes, Arc-en blushed lightly and hurriedly stood back up, only to land on his butt. He pouted on the floor until John helped him up and into their seat.
"Ow~ Remind me to never wear these in here again Foxy~!" He groaned, making Ichi laugh and Isamu to smile in concern.
"Are you alright Arc-kun? You look a little beat up…" At the nickname, Arc-en blushed lightly again and looked away.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine!" Ichi laughed evilly under her breath as Arc-en glared at her.
"Way to fail Arcy…" She teased before remembering something, "So why are you all in town?" She asked, getting back on topic.
"Ah, well... My business is branching out further in France and we're here to inform Arc-en here about how things are going to go..." John looked over to his grandson sadly.
"What do you mean Grand-papa?" Said boy looked back worriedly.
"Oh don't give me that look! I feel bad enough as it is... You'll have to stay here a bit longer than expected... We've already spoken to Sheila and she says it's fine... The question is, are you going to be ok?" The twin-elders looked at Arc-en with sad smiles but he just sighed in relief and nodded.
"I'll be fine! Yes! Now I'll get to spend more time with Foxy~!" He cheered, secretly glancing at Isamu.
Soon Arc-en's grandparents left the three teens to themselves, they chatted for awhile before Arc-en waved his goodbyes and skated out of the restaurant and Isamu went back to playing the piano. Ichi sighed calmly and stood once more before looking towards a slight flash out of the corner of her eye.
Kyouya's glasses were glinting at her and she almost anime fell out of the booth. Slowly she went over to the host's table and glared down at them through her own glasses.
"Why do you insist on following me every time you meet someone who knew me first? I'm starting to think you all have an unhealthy obsession for stalking teenagers..." She cocked an eyebrow with a small smirk as the others paled or deadpanned.
"Their idea, not mine..." Haruhi grumbled. Tamaki pouted before pointing a finger at Ichi.
"But Tallis! As your brother I should know everyone who comes into contact with you!" He whined. "And why do you look like Kyouya?"
It took a few seconds for Ichi to get over the urge to slap him before she responded. The hosts were now looking at her intently as she thought about what to say.
"Well first, no, and secondly..." She looked embarrassed about something, almost angry, "It's nothing... Just something Sheila wanted me to wear..." They just excepted this answer with sweat-dropping so she just laughed awkwardly and clicked her pen. "So what will you all be having tonight?"
A few hours later and the restaurant was empty... Well, it was supposed to be... Ichi had stayed to close again since Sheila would be busy shopping today and tomorrow for Arc-en's extended stay and Isamu was already gone.
Ichi sat at the piano, quietly playing a small piece before starting to sway back and forth. The notes began to cease as she slowly collapsed against the piano, falling soundly asleep. Truth is, the whole time Isamu was asleep on Ichi's lap during club time, she had secretly just wanted to lean back into the couch and take a nap herself and now she was exhausted.
Not even fifteen minutes later, she was woken up at the sound of a phone ringing. Confused, she quickly got up and went to find it, spotting it at one of the back tables. She recognized the table as the one the hosts recently sat at and quickly snatched it up, checking the caller ID.
It was Hani...
Ichi picked it up without hesitation and quickly answered it.
"Hello? Hani-senpai?" She asked.
"Kit-chan! What are you doing with Takashi's phone?" He gasped, "Ah! Takashi's a pervert~!" He sang, causing Ichi to blush darkly.
"N-No! He must have left it here at Taberu..." She paused to yawn, "Why are you calling so late anyway..?" She wondered.
"Because Takashi talks more when he's tired!" Hani giggled. "Well what are you doing working so late? We have school tomorrow!" He scolded.
"I fell asleep on the piano... Don't ask..." Ichi groaned at his laughter. "Well... I'm just going to go return it to him now... Might as well... Goodnight Hani-senpai!" She waited to end the call.
"Hehe~ Goodnight Kit-chan! Be careful!" He warned. Ichi could almost hear the grin in his voice as he ended the call.
"Ok then..?" She said to herself, checking the phone for the time. What she didn't expect, was to see the screen saver on his phone, causing her to rapidly heat up and for her stomach to practically drop to the floor in worry.
"W-w-what's this..?" She asked herself, eyes wide at the picture of her and Mori. She felt faint and extremely embarrassed as she quickly locked the doors to Taberu and sprinted her way to Mori's mansion.
She made it there soon enough and hurriedly made her way to the front door. Knocking on it, she soon heard the familiar footsteps only Takashi could make coming through the hall. When he opened the door, Ichi just looked straight down at the ground with a tomato-red face.
"J-je regrette M-Morinozuka-Sempai... You f-forgot your phone at Taberu..." She wouldn't look at him as he took the phone, so she didn't see the shocked and worried expression melting away his tired one. As he tried to say something and reach out, Ichi turned and ran off.
She didn't know what to say, so instead, her feet moved for her... Making her end up back at home where she hurriedly ran inside, cleaning up herself and getting ready to go to sleep with the picture still flashing through her mind. She honestly didn't know what would happen at the club tomorrow, and she decided it best not to, falling asleep with a troubled expression...
Ok done! God I miss you all so much! But... I have something really important to tell my best friend and practically twin on here... Kaoru, (A.k.a Beau Mercury) I am SO sorry for what happened... I didn't think you were going to reply so I handed off the phone to her, and when it buzzed, everything kind of exploded... I really hope you don't hate me, but if you do, I totally understand... I miss you the most of all and I don't deserve to have such a great friend... I love you like a twin Kaoru... I hope you'll forgive me...
Any ideas would be great! Songs or not, I'm always open to talk! Please review!
Isamu Raion: –Brave Hearted Lion
PS: I won't be able to message anyone back yet, but I'll be sure to answer all reviews and/or messages when I return!