Samurai Storyline

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

Hello people! (Ducks to avoid flying debris). Now that I have crawled out of my hole, I'm full of energy! I decided to make this a longer chapter to make up for my laziness. Here it is. (Runs for cover).

Chapter 13

Thursday, 2 AM

Ranzen covered her head with a pillow in hopes of blocking out the ringing that hadn't stopped in 7 minutes. Without looking, she had figured out who the caller was after the first full minute of consecutive rings.

She heard her door open.

"My phone won't stop ringing." Came Ryuzen's tired voice.

"Then turn it off." Ranzen muttered.

"If you don't pick it up, there's going to be trouble."

"I…don't…care." Ranzen stated.

"If this doesn't stop in the next 5 seconds, I'm going to turn off all the electricity in the estate."

Ranzen sat up, glared at Ryuzen and picked up the phone. "Hello?" she asked through clenched teeth.

Ryuzen rubbed her temples and climbed into bed with her cousin. "Wake me up for school." The blond whispered.

-Ouran-

"Asa-kun, is there something you want to tell us?" Ryuzen asked.

The boy had been kidnapped on his way to class and was now cornered by two, very tired and potentially dangerous girls who were obviously pissed off.

"It seems that Mamoru's plan has already been put into action."

"Uh huh." Ranzen's eyes narrowed, something Asato never expected to see directed at him.

Asato began to wonder how bad the situation was. If even he, the innocent, was being dragged in, the plan must be horrible.

Ryuzen grabbed him by the collar. "Start talking."

-FLASHBACK-

Mamoru stared out of the car window with a small smile on his face. School had just ended and the blonde seemed to be in an oddly good mood.

"I think I've found a way to kill two birds with one stone without getting my hands dirty." Mamoru said out of the blue.

Asato listened silently.

"It's very sad when you think about it. This will be too easy." He broke into hysterical laughter.

-END FLASHBACK-

"That's all he said yesterday."

"Really?…Excuse me." Ranzen walked away, leaving the other two dumbfounded.

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"Could you say that again?" Haruhi's mouth fell open. Ranzen had suddenly pulled her out of her seat, backed her into a corner and threw her an odd request.

"I need someone to accompany me and Ryuzen to lunch this afternoon."

"Why don't you ask Tamaki?"

"No." The redhead answered flatly. That was clearly the end of that idea.

"But it's a school night." Haruhi stated hoping to get out of it.

"It's just lunch with some friends."

"But I-"

"Fine, you don't have to go. I guess I'll have to find someone else. Too bad though, I heard that the restaurant has a great giant tuna dish and it would have been my treat. All the giant tuna you could eat and then some." Ranzen turned to leave but stopped when Haruhi grabbed her by the arm.

"I guess it wouldn't be that bad." Haruhi said with a faint blush.

"I'm glad you feel that way."

On the other side of the room, the twins were exchanging grins.

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"Whaaaat!!! Ran is going out with friends today and she's taking Haruhi with her?" Tamaki stood there mortified.

"What are her friends like?" Kaoru asked Tamaki.

"Most likely they're-" Tamaki trailed off as an image of samurai assassins appeared in a cloud above his head.

"Hold it, milord. You mean you've never met Ran's other friends?" Hikaru asked.

Tamaki's face turned red. "I'll have you know that back in France, whenever Ran wasn't with me she was…working."

The room went silent.

"It's quite possible that you were her only friend outside of the business." Kyoya said. "My sources told me that although she had been enrolled in a school in America, she received home schooling due to her frequent travels and was therefore rarely present in class."

Tamaki fell to his knees as the weight of Kyoya's words struck him. "Was I so busy dodging the razor-sharp daggers and ducking the flying spears to notice?" He asked himself.

"Maybe she wants to connect with Haruhi." Kaoru wondered aloud.

Tamaki's head shot up. "Connect?" Tamaki's mind tried to imagine a Ranzen influenced Haruhi. He screamed in horror as the image of his beloved Haruhi hurling sharp objects at him came to mind. "We have to stop them! HARUHIIIIIIII!" Tamaki stampeded out of the room.

"Hey, Takashi." Hunny whispered in his cousin's ear. "Do you think Ran's friends will be all boys?"

Mori's eyes widened slightly. That was a good question.

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"What's wrong Haruhi? You've been pretty quiet. You don't like the outfit?" Ranzen raised an eyebrow at the brunette's state.

"No, it's not that."

"It really suits you Haruhi." Ryuzen said. They were all dressed in another school uniform that consisted of a white shirt under a black blazer and a red skort. Haruhi had been told it was their old school uniform.

"We're here." The driver announced.

The girls stepped out of the vehicle and headed into a fancy looking restaurant. As soon as they entered, they heard a high pitched squeal.

"Ranae! Ranae!" A girl with her long pink hair in braided pigtails came frolicking towards them.

'Who is Ranae?' Haruhi wondered. When the girl was close enough, she noticed that she was wearing the same uniform as them.

The girl jumped on Ranzen who caught her with ease. She wrapped her arms around the redhead's neck as Ranzen shifted her so that she held her bridal style. "Miss me, Amara?"

The pink haired girl blushed. "Every second of the day."

Ryuzen coughed. "Now, now Amara, be a good girl and don't scare our little friend."

Amara pouted. "But Riyuna, I haven't seen my hubby in ages. I-" Amara paused as her eyes set on Haruhi. Her sea green eyes widened. "Is this her?"

A hand grabbed one of the pink pigtails and tugged on it. Hard.

"Why don't you come over here...away from Ranae." A girl with short, spiky brown hair and dark eyes let go of the pigtail, and yanked Amara's arm, ripping the girl out of the Ranzen's arms. She landed on the carpeted floor with a soft thud.

"As strong as ever, Luca." Ranzen complimented.

Luca grinned. She stomped on the living heap on the floor who was trying to sit up."Like I'd let myself get weak!"

Haruhi looked from Ranzen to Luca. 'There's something about these two.' Her thoughts were cut off by Ryuzen pushing her forward.

"Guys, this is Haruhi. Haruhi, our dear friends Amara Scott and Luca Reed."

Luca grabbed Haruhi's hand in a firm grip and shook it. "Nice to meet you."

Amara mumbled a greeting while struggling to get Luca's foot off of her.

"Stop attracting attention to yourselves!" A blonde boy waved at them from a table. Several people stopped what they were doing to look at him.

"That's my little brother Genzen." Ryuzen whispered to Haruhi.

Haruhi did a double take upon seeing the boy up close. He and Ranzen could have been identical twins.

"How have you been, Haruhi?" Genzen watched her intently.

"Have we met?"

Genzen nodded. "I was Ranzen for the physical examination."

Haruhi stared at him blankly for a moment before catching on. "So that's how you did it."

"So this is her?" The guy next to Genzen came to his feet. From what Haruhi could tell, he was as tall as Mori and had short, raven hair and amethyst eyes. He slipped a yellow rose into her hand. "Nice to meet you Haruhi, I'm Nicolo." He gave her a warm smile and shook her hand.

-Tables Away-

Tamaki peered across the room. "What does that guy think he's doing giving my Haruhi a rose?" Tamaki gnawed on his napkin. Hikaru put his hand over the blonde's mouth and shushed him.

"I doubt they're actors, I don't recognize any of them. I guess we were wrong. They seem pretty normal." Hikaru said with obvious disappointment.

"They look like they're enjoying themselves." Kaoru leaned back in his seat feeling as disappointed as his brother.

Hunny pointed at Amara. "Look, look at the girl with pink hair. Ran has such an adorable friend...Ah! That guy looks just like Ran too."

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Genzen cleared his throat. "Let's get down to business." All eyes fell on Haruhi. The mood suddenly darkened as everyone became quiet. "Haruhi, tell us something about Taki."

"Taki?" Everyone watched her expectantly.

Ranzen stifled a yawn. "Anyone in the Rukihara family maintaining the minor traditions earn the title -ki. Those entering the family by means other than birth are obligated to maintain the minor traditions thus earning the title. The title -zen is to be given only to those who dare to bear the full weight of the clan." Ranzen laid her head on the table and closed her eyes.

Haruhi took a moment to let it all sink in. "So your name is really Ranae Rukihara, and Ryuzen is Riyuna....Wait a minute. Are all of you-" she stared at Nicolo, Amara and Luca who nodded.

"Cousins." They said in unison. Everyone's thoughts were momentarily in synch: Haruhi had missed the mark by a mile.

Luca grinned. "Reign Private Acadamy, was made by and for the Rukihara clan so it's all family there. By the way, they call me Luki. I don't like anything holding me back, especially tradition so I ditched most of it. Either way, I'm catching up to Ranae pretty fast." She slammed her fist on the table, waking the sleeping Ranzen.

Amara shrunk in her seat. "I'm just Amara. I'm still in training because I can't uphold the minor stuff." She sniffled.

"But a Rukihara none the less, so hold your head up high and train hard." Ranzen muttered groggily. Amara blushed and sent her cousin a dreamy look.

Nicolo coughed. "I'm Niki, to outsiders. I'm Ranae's third aunt's fourth cousin's brother's second son."

"Her third aunt's what?" Haruhi couldn't help but ask.

"Now, Haruhi, about Taki Morinozuka." Nicolo looked serious.

Haruhi almost fell out of her chair. "You're related to Mori-senpai?!"

Amara giggled. "No way!"

"Then what does Mori-senpai, have to do with this?"

Ryuzen poked Haruhi. "You mean you don't know?"

Haruhi looked at her as if waiting to be informed.

"You're silly, Haruhi." Ranzen put her head down once again, her eyes drifting shut. "Mori and I-" Sleep claimed her before she could finish.

Haruhi looked around confused.

Ryuzen nudged Haruhi. It appeared she had to be blunt. "They like each other."

"Oh, but what about that other guy?"

"Forget that guy." Genzen began. "Give us the low down on Morinozuka."

"What about him?" Haruhi asked.

Amara leaned in. "What's he like?"

Ryuzen sighed. "They kept Ranae up since two in the morning asking about him but she wouldn't talk. They want the word of a neutral party."

"We still can't believe it." Amara reached for her sleeping cousin's hand but was stopped by Luca's fork descendifng on her hand. "I-it's not that we d-don't trust Ranae's judgment but...i-it hurts." Amara deflated.

"We were starting to think that she didn't like guys." Luca finished. "The whole school is talking. Ranae has a boyfriend! Ranae has a boyfriend! You should have seen it."

"I wonder what they did on their date?" Nicolo demanded.

"I hope she wore a pretty dress." Amara squealed.

"He better not had tried anything weird with her." Genzen grumbled.

Luca propped her elbows on the table. "Tell us everything you know."

Haruhi's brow twitched. This was unexpected. These people just wanted someone to provide them with gossip. "Well, I don't know much myself but I know that Mori-senpai is-"

"Hold it!" Nicolo stood. "We need to include the rest of the Host Club in this." He grinned mischievously as he left the table. He headed over to a corner and stood near a large, red switch on the wall. "Meet the Rukihara family!" He flipped the switch and an alarm went off. It wasn't long before the sprinklers started spouting water, sending everyone flying out of their seats and out of the restaurant. Only one group stayed.

"Busted!" The Rukihara group watched the Host club members get rained on with amusement.

Luca crossed her arms in front of her. "So these are Ranae's new friends."

"Kyoya." Amara appeared behind Luca. "Thanks for recommending this lovely restaurant, you have great taste."

"I'm glad you liked it."

Amara opened her mouth to say something else but paused when Ryuzen placed a hand on her shoulder. "Riyuna?"

"Why don't you go dry off in the ladies room?" Ryuzen gave her a frighteningly cheerful smile.

Amara's face grew pale. "Um, right." Amara scurried away.

"Kyoya, you set this up?" Tamaki asked.

"Actually," His eyes drifted to Ryuzen.

"It was me."

Everyone stared at her wide-eyed. "What? I thought it would be fun if we all got together but now we're all wet. I guess we'll try again next time." She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. "Haruhi, the restaurant will let you order whatever you like, on us of course." She clapped her hands together. "Well, time for us to go."

Nicolo, holding a sleeping Ranzen, nodded at the Ouran boys. "It was nice meeting you all."

Luca winked. "Maybe we'll get to talk next time."

Genzen threw Mori a glare and muttered goodbye.

With that said, they all headed for the door leaving a wet, stunned and utterly confused Host Club behind.

Tamaki was the first to recover. "What just happened?"

-Halfway to the Airport-

Luca turned the page of her sports magazine. "It looks like that guy was just messing with us."

Nicolo leaned back in his seat, staring at the message on his phone:

I'd check on that cousin of yours, if I were you. She's in over her head at Ouran.

"I guess he expected me to ruin it for her." Nicolo hit the delete button.

"Well you did come here looking like you wanted to kill. Everyone knows Ranae can take care of herself without any help." Luca said.

Nicolo threw himself into Genzen and began sobbing. "Leave me alone, meanie!"

"Uck! Stop it, a guy shouldn't cry like that!" Genzen tried to push him away.

"Ranae said it was normal!" He protested.

'No wonder she didn't want to take his call.' Luca rolled her eyes. The guy could be such a pain. She felt bad for Ranae; Nicolo's crying would be plaguing her phone tonight.

"Hey, why do I have the feeling that we forgot something?" Genzen said over Nicolo's crying.

The girl flipped another page. "I bet it's nothing important."

-Back at the Restaurant-

"Riyuna, can I come out now?" Amara cried.

I know, it was completey random. If I was naming chapters, I think I would call this the Rukihara Special. Guess it's a good thing I'm not naming them. Well, that's it for now. Bye!