Samurai Storyline

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Ouran High School Host Club or any of its characters.

AN: This chapter may be a little angsty but not too much.

Chapter 6

"Ran, why didn't you tell me you had a physical exam today?" Tamaki asked teary eyed. Being hit with the realization that Ranzen's secret could be discovered after hiding it for so long, had Tamaki dead scared.

"If you had told me earlier, I would have-"

"There was nothing you could have done without blabbing."

Tamaki froze. Ranzen was right. The only way he could have done anything was if he told someone the situation. But still, what would they do now?

The blonde paced back and forth, occasionally stopping to throw the redhead a fearful glance.

"Look, don't worry about it. After all, this isn't my first physical." Ranzen smiled and walked out of the room.

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The expanse of the room was apparently enhanced when there were only three people in it. This was nothing new. He had been using the same method for passing physicals for years and it always worked.

The nurse in pink smiled kindly. "Rukihara-san, please, come this way." She laid a hand on the small of his back and ushered him to the room where the doctor awaited.

"First, I'll need your measurements." The nurse looked at him expectantly. "Remove your shirt." she added.

Ranzen blushed and looked at the nurse with sadness. "Is there something wrong?" she asked

"Ano, there's something I have to tell you about and I need you to promise that you'll keep this private."

The nurse nodded. With a shaky sigh, Ranzen started undressing.

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-Meanwhile-

Tamaki pressed his ear to the door in hopes of hearing something. The rest of the host club stood back and eyed him curiously. "Why are we here?" The twins asked, obviously bored. Tamaki had dragged them all to the nurse's office, incoherently rambling something about an emergency.

"What's the emergency?" Haruhi asked.

Tamaki pulled away from the door and began pacing back and forth, his arms crossed behind his back. He looked at his friends unsure of what to do.

'Maybe I should tell them. They'll find out once this is over so...but Ran said he had a plan...maybe he can handle it himself, maybe everthing will be fine, maybe...' Tamaki grabbed his head, there were too many maybes.

Hikaru shook his head. "He's finally lost it."

Tamaki looked at them. "I have not!" he looked to the closed double doors of the infirmary with sad eyes. "Ran's in there!" Everyone tensed.

"What?! Why didn't you say so?!" the shouted as a group. They made to move forward but Tamaki blocked their path.

"What are you doing?" Kaoru demanded.

"Don't go in there. I wasn't supposed to tell any of you. H-he said it was nothing a-and not to worry b-but-" a blur of black and blue zipped past him. The double doors flew open. Everyone stared wide-eyed.

Mori burst into the room, immediately scanning it for any signs of the redhead. When the sound of voices filled his ears he wasted no time and followed them.

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"I see." the doctor stated. The examination was over but the unexpected subject had needed discussing. After a painful story, he understood why the boy had been reluctant to have a physical upon his arrival at Ouran.

"I hope that I may be able to have physicals apart from other students." It was more of a statement than a question. The doctor nodded.

"I understand, I'll have it arranged." The doctor stood and sighed. "You can take your time." he said before exiting the room.

Ranzen sniffled. "Damn." he said to himself. He grasped his head feeling a dizzy from crying. Slowly, he came to his feet and reached for his shirt.

The door opened. "Forgot something doctor?" Ranzen asked, not looking back. He tensed when a pair of arms wrapped around him. Ranzen turned in the embrace and looked up. "Mori?"

Mori looked down at Ranzen whose eyes were red and puffy. "You've been crying." Ranzen pulled out of the embrace.

"What are you doing here senpai?" Mori said nothing but the worry in his eyes was obvious.

Ranzen sighed. "It's nothing." He gasped when he was suddenly thrown against the wall. He felt a hand on his bare chest sliding upward, gliding up to his shoulder and up his neck. The hand momentarily cupped his cheek before continuing upward and resting on his forehead. "No fever." Ranzen slapped his hand away.

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By the time the rest of the club entered the room, they were stopped Hunny who asked that they not go after Mori. Even though they didn't know why, they complied. They sat waiting for news but it didn't come. In a few minutes, Ranzen stormed out of the room without sparing them a single glance.

When Mori came out, no one said a word. What could they say?

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-Rukihara Estate-

"Well, you're home early." Ame smiled.

"Can it!" the boy walked past him and up the stairs. Once upstairs, he kicked a door open. On the bed lay a bored looking version of himself with Hime curled up beside him and his laptop in front of him.

"Ranzen! What kind of sick life are you leading?!" demanded the boy at the door.

"We'll be having dinner early so you don't have to wait until you get back home."

"Are you listening to me?!"

"I hear you, Genzen. What's wrong?" Ranzen glanced up at Genzen and motioned for him to sit.

"The physical was whatever. I did what I usually do, showed the scar, and answered the questions with perfect tears."

"And the problem is?"

"Morinozuka."

"Mori?"

"Yes! The dude tried to rape me."

"You're exaggerating."

"Okay, but still, he had me up against the wall, feeling me up and then he was like 'No fever.' No fever my ass. He wasn't looking far a damn fever, he was copping a feel!" Genzen pulled off the crimson wig and let his sandy blonde locks fall to his shoulders.

"That doesn't sound so bad."

"You're right. The only thing worse than that is having a cousin, who's a girl, let everyone think she's a boy and let's her unofficial boyfriend think he's gay. If he ever finds out and you stay together, your kids are going to be messed up."

Ranzen didn't seem to be listening at the moment so Genzen moved closer so he could see what his cousin was looking at. Once seeing it, he wished he hadn't.

"And here I thought you hated reading my mother's notes." Ranzen gave him an evil smirk, the one that set fear in everyone's hearts with it's cold, sick meaning.

"I-" Ranzen cut him off and began reading aloud:

Uragirimono

Blood is thicker than water but is blood not mostly water? The tearing open of flesh is the beginning of betrayal. When the crimson, alleged bond, seeps out and mixes with the salty water that is my tears, do the tears not expand the blood as it pools in my hand?

Both slip through my fingers easily yet water wastes naught as it trails down to my wrist, seeking its end, the blood making its trail visible. If it were not for the blood, would the water not be free to meet a clean end? How dare the blood taint something so pure! I choose to float in the water rather than drown in the scarlet thickness.

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The venemous words made Genzen cringe. He quickly got up and strode to the door. "Don't be traitorous cousin."

Oh, Genzen knew he couldn't stay in the room much longer, not when Ranzen was like this. "We're on your side. Ryuzen even plans to enroll in Ouran so she can watch over you. She will be there on the same day as...I assume the letter reached you?"

"Go away." Ranzen's voice was barely above a whisper but Genzen heard the words clearly.

"I'm sorry. Grandfather and the rest of the family are trying to work this out, we have the upper hand. They're doing their best to make sure that you don't-"

They were interrupted by Ame. "Dinner's ready." Ame's smile quickly faded when he took a look at his mistress's expression. He hadn't seen that look for so long and he knew that nothing good would soon come. Before he could say anything, Ranzen spoke up. "I'm not hungry, save dinner for me."

Ame nodded and ushered Genzen out of the room. "I thought I told you not to bring that up." Ame said once the door was closed. "I know, but she needed to know about Ryuzen so..."

Ame forced a smile onto his face. "Come on, let's eat."

Uragirimono means traitor

A twin cousin, an unsaid situation, and another note by Ranzen's mother. I bet readers want to know the story behind Ranzen's life and especially, what's up with her mom? And what about Mori and the others? Keep reading to find out. Please review.