Here is chapter 20! Enjoy and reviews are welcomed and appreciated! To those of you who reviewed the last chapter-Thank you!
Again I own nothing but the idea of this little fluff ball of a story. The next update won't be until after Christmas. Merry Christmas to all of you!
The sound of someone's cell phone ringing woke Kyouya up. He felt oddly hungry and tried to roll over but realized that Haruhi had curled herself up tight against him. He smiled at the sight and attempted to stretch his free arm to pick up the annoying phone. It was then that the time on the alarm clock caught his eye. It read 7:30 AM. 'That can't be right. It must mean P.M. because we haven't been asleep that long.' He answered the cell phone in a brisk tone as soon as he realized it was his sister.
"Kyouya-san! Are you enjoying your vacation?"
"Yes but why are you calling me? I'm surprised you are not eating dinner right now."
"Very funny! Why would I be eating dinner in the morning?"
His eyes widened at that comment and he asked his sister what time it was. When she told him that it was 7:34 AM he quickly told her goodbye and hung up.
"Haruhi it's time to wake up," he whispered to the sleeping girl.
"Ugh…five more minutes."
"Haruhi it's 7:40 in the morning. We missed dinner."
Haruhi's eyes snapped open when she realized what he had said. She blinked a few times to get the sleep out of her eyes then proceeded to jump out of the bed and rush around in a mad dash.
"I'll shower first!"
"Haruhi…"
"Or did you want to go first?"
"Haruhi if…"
"Because I can go second and spend that time figuring out what the surprise is."
"Haruhi if you…"
"Or maybe I could eat breakfast while you are showering."
"Or maybe we could shower together."
"…."
"Now that I've got your attention go ahead and shower first. I could use another ten minutes of sleep. Now go on or else we will be late."
Twenty minutes later
The car was going along on a stretch of road that was taking them more into the city. He glanced out of the corner of his eye to gauge what his companion was thinking. Before he could ask anything her cell phone interrupted the moment.
"Hello?"
"Haruhi! How is my daughter doing this morning? I missed you."
"Tamaki-senpai I'm good. How is your vacation?"
Kyouya fought the urge to roll his eyes while he listened to the two of them converse. His thoughts were interrupted by Tamaki's voice scolding him for not telling Haruhi where they were going.
"Tamaki, where we are going is none of your concern."
"But…but my precious daughter."
"Tamaki, we're hanging up now."
"Not really Tamaki-senpai. I'll take you off speaker phone now though."
The rest of the conversation was rather one sided while Tamaki proceeded to whine to Haruhi about those "insufferable" twins. Eventually the conversation ended and it became quiet in the car again. When they turned off of the main road Haruhi instantly perked up.
"Are we almost there?"
"Yes for the first part of the surprise."
They suddenly stopped and Kyouya started to get out but Haruhi stopped him.
"The car is still running."
"I realize this. I need to go get the tickets from inside and then we will be on our way to the surprise."
He left here there to ponder what exactly the surprise could be. As soon as he returned the questions began.
"Are we going to a concert?
"No."
"Are we going to a theater?"
"No."
"Are we going to a movie?"
"Again, no."
"A carnival?"
"No but you will find out in ten minutes."
Indeed in ten minutes she realized that the car was stopping in a small parking lot at the edge of what seemed to be a forest. She looked quizzically in Kyouya's direction but his expression offered no answers. They began walking into the forest, following a small path. When they came to a small bridge they got in line behind twenty other people already there. She noticed that they were handing a bright yellow ticket to a woman in small booth at the end of the tiny bridge.
"Kyouya I need my ticket."
"No you don't. I will hand them your ticket."
"Why?"
"If I gave you your ticket now the surprise would be ruined."
She let a sigh escape and began looking around attempting to see any clues as to where they were going and what the tickets could be accessing admission to. Eventually it was her turn in line and Kyouya handed the woman their tickets. She greeted them warmly and told them to enjoy their visit. As they continued on down the pathway Haruhi noticed that a couple ahead of them had stopped and that the girl was looking at something in amazement. She started to walk a little quicker when Kyouya grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
"Kyouya may I ask why are you stopping me here?"
"From this point on you will have to trust me."
"Why?"
He didn't answer her but instead swiftly placed his hands over her eyes.
"Kyouya! What are you doing?"
"Start walking very slowly ahead. I'm right behind you and just trust me."
She started walking and Kyouya made sure that she stayed on the pathway. She could hear voices getting louder while her curiosity continued to grow. 'I hope she likes this surprise,' thought Kyouya. He had her walk a few more feet before he whispered stop in her ear.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes!"
"Okay, close your eyes."
"Kyouya!"
"Okay okay look."
As he removed his hands her eyes began looking around. In front of her was a house-a very familiar looking house. It had a reddish colored roof and painted white. As she kept staring at it Kyouya's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Do you know what you are looking at?"
"It looks familiar but I'm not sure why."
"Remember we are staying at the Shichikokuyama Hotel."
"I know that was my hint but I still haven't been able to figure this surprise out."
A small smile graced Kyouya's face and he gently pushed her closer to the house. As they reached the porch a door slid open allowing the couple to walk inside. As soon as got inside she let out a small gasp of surprise.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Kyouya is this…is this house a replica of the Kusakabe family's house?"
"Yes it is. I know how much you love the film and when I heard about this place I knew you would love to come here."
"I can't believe how much work was done to make this house look exactly like the one in the film. Does it have the attic too?"
"I'm not sure. We can ask someone. Why?"
"If they do I'd love to go up there and do something."
He raised his eyebrow at that comment. 'I wonder what she could possibly want to do in the attic,' he thought. Sure enough the attic was included and as soon as they were told that it was indeed part of the self-tour he felt himself being tugged in the direction of the stairs she knew would lead them to it. As they began climbing he couldn't help but smile at the smile on her face. As they began nearing the top she slowed down. Not sure what she was about to do he leaned closer to her and whispered,
"What exactly are we doing?"
"Now it's your turn to wait and see. And don't you dare roll your eyes."
She continued to climb the stairs and when she reached the top the widest smile graced her face. She looked Kyouya mouthed, ready, and before he knew what was happening she looked straight ahead and began yelling
"SPIDERS GO AWAY RIGHT NOW!"
"What are you doing?"
"I'm re-enacting one of my favorite scenes from the movie."
"But people are staring at us from the bottom of the stairway."
"I don't care. I know I'll never be in this house again."
*sigh*
"Kyouya, don't sigh. Are you ready?"
"Yes, let's go."
"No I didn't mean are you ready to go. I was asking if you were ready to shout with me."
"Are you crazy? You do realize that it's me-Kyouya-not Tamaki-sempai that you are with right now."
"Yes but it wouldn't kill you to just do something and not think about who might be watching."
"No."
"Kyouya please, for me?"
With a resigned sigh he turned back around and nodded his head. He heard her take a deep breath and all he could think about was how did she talk him into doing what he was about to do.
"SPIDERS GO AWAY RIGHT NOW!"
"….NOW!"
"Kyouya you only yelled the last word and mumbled the beginning. That time didn't count. We will stand here and yell until you yell the entire thing. I'm not in a hurry to get anywhere."
"Okay, but only this one time."
"Thank you. Ready?"
"Let's just get this over with."
"SPIDERS GO AWAY RIGHT NOW!"
She watched out of the corner of her eye to see if Kyouya was really yelling with her. Her eyes widened when she realized that he had that time. She tapped his shoulder and motioned for him to go back downstairs. When they reached the bottom she leaned her head against his shoulder and whispered a small thank you. He smiled and they started walking outside to the porch. Looking around Haruhi couldn't believe how accurate the house was.
"Look there is the well!"
"And there is a garden."
"Kyouya there isn't a time limit of how long we can stay is there?"
"No take as much time here as you want. This was the only thing I planned today because I want you to enjoy this."
She grabbed his hand and began pulling him in the direction of the well. 'Oh Haruhi what have you done to me,' he thought. They went back into the house after a good deal of their time was spent outside walking around the house and noticing every tiny feature. When they were back inside they realized that they were the only two in that part of the house. Kyouya looked over to see that Haruhi was standing there with her eyes shut. Not wanting to ruin the silence he leaned closer and whispered,
"May I ask what are you doing?"
"When I want to really remember something I close my eyes and think of every little detail I have seen from this day."
She felt him pull her closer to him and keep his mouth near her ear. Her eyes widened when she heard what he whispered. She jerked her head away slightly and looked up at him with wide eyes.
"What did you just say?"
"I said I love you."
A slight blush tinted her cheeks and before she could think about where she was she threw her arms around him and pulling him closer to kiss. When she broke away a very dazed Kyouya stood before her. She let out a small giggle which grew into an even louder one when he focused his eyes on her and asked,
"I take it that means you feel the same."
"Yes Kyouya. That meant I love you too."
He smiled and pulled her back into another kiss. Smiling into the kiss the sound of her stomach rumbling caused him to break away to laugh. She playfully hit his arm and allowed him to lead her outside of the house and back towards the path to where the bridge was. Before they crossed it she turned back around to look at the house one last time.
