Samurai Storyline

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

Chapter 10

Ranzen banged her head against her locker in frustration. It was the dreaded Monday and evil was already at work. She had prepared herself for the worse and to begin the day, she was met with her books neatly stacked outside of her locker. Upon opening her locker, who would have guessed that it would be stuffed with rose petals that fell to her feet. This was going to be a long day.

By the time classes started, Ranzen had regressed back into the stoic that had transferred to Ouran. The lessons of the day fell onto deaf ears. Like the first day of school, class felt unnaturally long and it was once more Haruhi and the twins who made the redhead aware that class had ended.

Hikaru and Kaoru leaned in close to inspect the girl. "Man, you don't look too good."

"Are you okay?" Haruhi asked.

Slowly standing, Ranzen pulled a note from her pocket and extended it towards Haruhi. "I'll be late today. Give this to Tamaki." She looked at the clock before setting her satre on Haruhi who was apparently taken aback by the seriousness in Ranzen's gaze.

"He should be on his way to the cafeteria, if you hurry, you can still catch him. Hurry."

Without a word, Haruhi took the note and left.

Hikaru and Kaoru eyed the girl with confusion.

"What's going on?" Hikaru asked.

"Is there something we should know?" Kaoru wondered aloud.

"You'll find out soon enough. Could you two do me a favor?"

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Haruhi ran down the hall as fast as she could. Something bad was going to happen and she was positive that Ranzen knew what. She wasn't sure what was going on but there was something about Ranzen's words that unsettled her. This note was important. As she turned a corner, she ran into someone which sent her staggering back.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine." Haruhi continued on her way.

The boy watched Haruhi's retreating form before turning and noticing the piece of paper on the floor. Picking it up, his eyes narrowed at the all too familiar handwriting.

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Tamaki stopped dead in his tracks when he heard Haruhi call him. "Haruhi, are you eating with us? Mori and Hunny are waiting for-." His words were cut off by Haruhi.

"Tamaki-senpai! I have something for you!"

Those words sent Tamaki's imagination into overdrive:

"Senpaiiii!" Haruhi ran into Tamaki's arms and clung to him.

"What is it, what do you have for me?"

"Haruhi made senpai lunch." She looked up at him adoringly. "I hope you like it."

"If you made it, I'm sure that I'll love it."

"Oh senpai."

"Haruhi."

Tamaki's face burned. "Kyoya, is it real, is it really real?"

"I'm not sure what you're thinking but I highly doubt it's what is about to happen."

When Haruhi finally caught up she paused to catch her breath. "Sen...pai- I-" She outstretched an empty hand and began to feel her pockets. Empty. The note was gone.

"Oh no, I dropped it."

"The lunched you worked so hard to make for me is lost!?"

"What are you talking about, I didn't make you lunch!...I'll have to go back and get it."

"Haruhi wai-" He stopped, his eyes fixed on the person at the end of the hall.

Noticing this, both Kyoya and Haruhi followed his line of sight.

Slowly approaching, was a young man whose platinum blond hair, perfect in every way, brushed his shoulders as he walked. His deep blue eyes were fixated on the piece of paper in his hand.

Haruhi recognized the object. "That's-"

The boy began to read aloud "Ta-ma-" the name was spat in disgust. "I need to see you." sarcasm wrapped the words "Skip lunch and meet me NOW." The boy stopped dead in his tracks and glared at Tamaki who stood up straight, an intimidating look on his face.

The boy ripped the note into pieces and let them fall, all while never taking his eyes off of Tamaki. "I'll deal with you later." He turned and briskly left the way he came.

"Who was that?" Haruhi asked.

"Aidan." (AN: Pronounced ay-den; American name.)

"Aidan? But that was Mamoru Toshigiri."

"Mamoru?" Tamaki stared into the distance lost in thought.

"Tamaki?" Kyoya watched the boy from the corner of his eye. He'd never seen Tamaki look so serious. Something was definitely wrong and Toshigiri seemed to be it but the real question was why?

"You two go ahead, I'm going to go look for Ran." Tamaki ran off.

"Let's go Haruhi." Kyoya opened the door for her.

"You're not going after him?"

"Not at all, I'm sure it's nothing too serious." he lied before ushering her inside.

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Tamaki slid in his seat and sighed. His search for Ranzen was unsuccessful so he had been left with no choice but to wait and wait he did. The other members of the club watched him. It was clear that there would be no answers until Ranzen came and where were Hikaru and Kaoru?

Ranzen walked in with a pouting Ryuzen clinging to her arm and Hikaru and Kaoru not too far behind with several boxes in hand.

"Raaaannn!!!" Tamaki jumped out of his seat and landed in front of the redhead. "Ran! What's going on, what did you need to tell me?!"

"Tama, you were supposed to meet me."

"I know but I couldn't find you anywhere."

Ranzen sighed. "It's too late now." she said grimly. The room went deathly silent. "Tama...Ryuzen wanted you to have these marshmellow treats with your lunch." Ryuzen held out a small box and opened it.

"I shaped yours like teddy bears!"

"WHAAAAT?!...Hey it looks like Beary." He shook his head. "Wait a minute, then why did you want me to meet you?!"

"We had so many that we needed help carrying them here but Ran figured that you might not show sooo-" she pointed at Hikaru and Kaoru who were helping themselves to some swan shaped marshmellow treats.

"You missed out on some great stuff, milord." Hikaru took a bite out of the swan.

"But-but-that's it?" Tamaki asked.

"Yep." Ranzen walked past a frozen Tamaki and laid a set of boxes on the table Mori and Hunny sat "There you go." she headed for Haruhi who looked stiff.

"That was the important message?" she asked.

"Uh-huh." Ran stuck a box in Haruhi's hands and looked over to Ryuzen who was giving Kyoya his. "Oh, I guess I should introduce you to my cousin. Guys, this is Ryuzen Rukihara."

"Another transfer I see." Kyoya stated.

"Like one you've never seen." she stated. Kyoya couldn't help but raise a brow to the comment. Ryuzen smiled and greeted them.

Tamaki went over to Ranzen and grabbed her hand "Ran, I think you should know that I ran into-"

"Tamaki!" Everyone turned their attention to the person at the door. "Hands off! NOW!"

"Aidan."

Mamoru stomped over to where the pair stood, pulled Ranzen out of Tamaki's grasp, and pushed her aside. "Who would have thought that sending my Ranzen here would have been a big mistake."

"Sending her here?" Tamaki froze. Everyone's eyes widened at his little mistake. Her. Even so, this wasn't the time to get distracted.

"If I had known that you of all people would be here, I would have let her stay in the U.S. I shouldn't have been so careless." He looked around the room apparently dissatisfied with the fact that everyone was male. He laid a hand on Ranzen's shoulder. "What a pedicament, attending school with the ex."

"Ex?" Haruhi accidently wondered aloud.

"I see you kept your little plan secret."

"Plan? What plan?" Tamaki demanded.

"She's not your fiance anymore, she's mine."

A loud crash disturbed the conversation its source just happen to be the turned over table where Hunny and Mori were sitting. Mori unsteadily came to his feet. The conversation had been too much to bare, he had to get out of there, fast.

"What a clumsy oaf." Mamoru muttered before focusing on Tamaki once more. Ranzen slipped away from the drama.

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Ranzen followed Mori in the hall.

"Senpai, I'm sorry."

He stopped. "That wasn't another misunderstanding was it?"

"No, but I refuse to marry him, I don't love him, I don't even like him."

He started walking away. Even though Ranzen kept calling out to him, he forced himself not to listen. This hurt way too much, he needed to be alone.

Was that shocking or what? I promise things will calm down in the next chapter and explanations will soon come. If you want to find out what will happen next, keep an eye out for the next chapter. Please review.