Morinozuka Estate
The night after Tamaki's declaration
7:00 p.m.
Mori just exited the showers as he made his way to his and Suzu's room.
'Tamaki… is disbanding the host club…'
'That's a shocker for me, too.'
He entered his room where he found Suzu face-down on the bed with an open cell phone in hand.
"Suzu." He called as he put on a yukata.
"…"
He sat on the edge of the bed beside her "Suzu?"
"…"
"*sigh*" He reached out and tugged on the cell phone she was holding. He didn't feel any objections so he gently took it and looked at the screen.
A text message was displayed. It said:
Sender: Kyouya-kun
Subject: Re: How's Tamaki?
I just finished my call with him. It seems as though he is serious about this matter… but I agree with your speculations, sempai. There's definitely a darker plot going on here. I guess the motive of this engagement is to strengthen the Suou Family's power through allying itself with Grand Tonerre. When I called him, he didn't sound like Tamaki at all… maybe you should talk to him? I don't know. It was a miracle that he even answered the phone, that baka. I'll hold a cell phone conference with the others later so wait for my call.
Message Received: 6: 59 p.m.
Mori flipped the phone shut and laid it on the night stand. He crawled over to his side of the bed pulled Suzu closer to him.
As her back rested against his chest, he started trailing soft kisses around her neck and collar bone.
"Are you okay… Suzu?" He whispered in her ear.
"No… I'm not okay…" She whispered back as she held one of Mori's arms around her waist tighter.
"We'll work something out… we always do…"
"I know… but after all that's happened…"
Kiss! Kiss! Fall in Love! Kisu…
(KhAeL: Please insert Kyouya emitting dark aura pic here)
Ootori Kyouya would like to invite you to a cell phone conference
Accept / Decline
Suzu: *pushes "accept" button* Kyouya?
Kyouya: Suzu-sempai. Is Mori-sempai with you?
Suzu: Yeah. I set my phone to Loud Speaker mode. He can hear you.
Mori (from Suzu's phone): Yeah.
Hikaru: Hope we're not disturbing anything, sempai.
Suzu: Hush, Hikaru.
Hani: Ne, Kyou-chan. What should we do about Tamaki?
Kyouya: … I don't know…
Kaouru: I don't want Host Club to end. Not now. And especially not because of that Tonerre girl.
Suzu: Tamaki must have been bribed or blackmailed. Something must be up!
Kaouru: We agree. It's not like the lord to just disband the host club like that.
Hani: But what if we can't stop it? What if Tama-chan does make us disband!
Hikaru: Shut up, Hani-sempai! How can you say that?
Mori: Hikaru.
Suzu: Hikaru, apologize now!
Hikaru: Oh now you bitch at me?
In the background: Kaouru (from Hikaru's phone): Hikaru! Stop being so immature!
Hikaru (voice now away from phone but still heard from the line): Let's just talk about how immature I am, huh? Then we'll all forget about that fu-
Kyouya: ENOUGH!
Everyone else: …
Kyouya: *sigh* What would Tamaki say if he found out we were arguing like this?... For now, the best thing we can do is to do our jobs as hosts tomorrow and hope for the best. The reason that I called you all tonight was because I need your cooperation. Don't lose your heads and don't panic. I'll figure something out somehow. All I need you to do is to make all our guests tomorrow happy. Got it?
Everyone else: Alright…
Kyouya: *line is cut*
Hani: Kyou-chan's out.
Hikaru: …Sorry about snapping earlier, Hani-sempai, Suzu-sempai… I didn't mean anything when I said it… I just felt so… so frustrated.
Hani: It's okay, Hika-chan. We get it.
Suzu: Take care of your brother okay, Kaouru?
Kaouru: Sure. G'night, sempais.
Hani and Suzu: Nite.
Hani: I better get to sleep now too. Nite Suzu-chan! Takashi!
Suzu and Mori: Good night, Mitskuni.
Hani: *line is cut*
Cell phone conference has ended.
Suzu sighed as she plopped back to Mori's side.
"I have a bad feeling about this, Takashi."
Ouran High School Salon
The Next Day
9:00a.m.
"I wonder what happened to Tama-chan…" Hani mumbled.
The Host Club is now open to the Public. It's the 2nd day of the festival and the Host Club members are serving in the central salon.
"I still can't swallow the lord's words yesterday…" Hikaru scoffed.
"That Tonerre girl…" Suzu gripped the tray she held even tighter as she glared at the arrogant head sitting across Haruhi.
"Come now. Stop saying those useless things." Kyouya clapped getting the hosts' attention "Our guests are waiting."
"You seem pretty calm about this, Kyouya-sempai." Kaouru looked away.
"To serve our guests, who have been looking forward to the Host Club, happily and willingly is the most important thing as of now. Didn't we agree on that last night?"
"…"
"Try and talk to Haruhi later on. The Tonerre girl seems to have said something." Mori mumbled as he and Hani scooped up the twins and got to their jobs "Let's go, Hikaru."
In the background: "Whoooaa! Hani-sempai!" "W-wait, Mori-sempai!"
"You seem out of it, Haruhi-chan." Suzu nudged the freshman on the rib to get her attention.
"Suzu-sempai!... err… gomen…" Haruhi stood by a post with the cake cart in hand.
"Is something bothering you, Haruhi-chan?"
"Umm… that's…"
"That must have been an idiotic question to ask, no?"
"O-of course not, sempai! It-"
"With all the things that happened, something is definitely bothering everyone in the inside."
The two female (seemingly male) members of the club stood motionlessly by the post. One standing sulkily while the other leaned on the marble.
"What you did for Kyouya-kun… That was a very nice thing for you to do, Haruhi."
The statement seemed to catch the Fujihoka off-guard as she stared at her sempai.
"Standing up for him to his father was a very daring thing to do. It might have given you a bad or good first impression. But putting business aside… you really helped him out, Haruhi. The same thing goes for Hikaru, Kaouru and mostly Tamaki."
Haruhi kept quiet as she listened to her sempai's words. Eyes filled with confusion and sadness.
"I know about you reaching your quota. Kyouya told me a while ago."
The freshman's eyes widened for a split second but she still kept quiet.
"The twins and Tamaki don't know about it yet but Takashi and Mitskuni do."
Suzu paused for a few moments to let Haruhi take in the information.
"Everything that you've done up to this point, isn't in vain. All those scoldings, insults, smiles, laughs, complaints and comments… helped change everyone here in the host club. Even Mitskuni and Takashi for that matter. And although I haven't been here for as long as you, I can definitely say this for sure: I love the Host Club and so does everyone else. Even if you don't show it, you do too, Haruhi."
"Semapi, I-"
"Ja! I better get back to work now or Kyouya-kun will give me a scolding." Suzu stretched and gave Haruhi a pat in the back "Good Luck, Haruhi."
'Good…Luck?'
Ouran High School
The Third Music Room
4:30 p.m.
"Tamaki is leaving for France?" Suzu said shocked.
"Tamaki?" A red car passed by with Tamaki and Eclair on board "Tama-chan!" "My lord!" "Damn! The Festival isn't even over yet!"
"The car should be around the corner! Let's go, Haruhi!"
The host club members stormed out of the club room and dashed for the parking lot.
"Kyouya! Take the twins and Haruhi with you! Suzu! Mitskuni!" Mori lifted Suzu and made her dangle from his shoulder like a sack of rice making the frills on her dress flap.
"W-wait! Takashi!"
'Dang she has a cute ass!'
'Now's not the time!'
The two parties split up as they headed for their destinations.
"The carriage?" Suzu hurriedly readied the horses as Mori made Hani sit on the carriage.
"Get on!"
Hani lifted Suzu up and the carriage moved full speed towards what looked like a sea of black dots.
"That's the Ootori Private Police!" Suzu held tight as the carriage barged into the circle.
The police: "Whooooa!" "That's Haninozuka and Morinozuka!"
"Take this horse carriage with Suzu." Mori instructed to the twins "If you use the bypass on the hill behind the school, you'll be able to get to them."
"Hikaru! Take the other reign!" Suzu instructed as she held out the rope.
"Be very careful, Suzu." Mori said taking his stance.
"Yeah. You too, Takashi, Mitskuni."
"Let's go!"
Outside the School Campus
On the Hill bypass
4:53 p.m.
AGGGGHHHHH!
"Hikaru!" Kaouru shouted with worry after the carriage ran out of control.
"Easy!" Suzu pulled on the reigns to calm the horses.
"Damn it!This can't! This can't be the end!" Hikaru shouted from the pumpkin patch.
*cough* *cough* *hack* *cough*
"Suzu-sempai!" Haruhi patted her sempai's back as she leaned over to the driver's seat "Are you alright?"
"*cough* *cough* Haruhi… *cough* get me down…"
Haruhi held her sempai and helped her descend the carriage.
"It's been a while *hack* *cough* since I had this much action*cough*" Suzu's coughs became heavier and uglier as she clenched the dirt on the ground.
Haruhi, with a sudden burst of confidence, stripped off her wig and left with the carriage towards Tamaki.
"Suzu-sempai!" Kaouru and Hikaru instantly stayed by her side as she coughed and wheezed.
"*cough* *cough* My phone *wheeze* *cough*" Suzu reached into her dress' pocket with a shaky hand and held out her phone.
Hikaru took it and frantically punched in Kyouya's number.
"Suzu-sempai! Are you okay?"
"Hell No! No we're not!"
"Hikaru?"
"The carriage lopsided, Haruhi is on her own, I think I broke and arm and SUZU-SEMPAI is HANGING ON TO DEAR LIFE!"
"What?"
On the road towards the bridge
In Kyouya's Car
5:00 p.m.
"Take it easy, Suzu-chan!" Hani held on to his best friend's hand as she lay in Mori's arms.
"Haru- *wheeze* Haruhi *gasp*" Suzu's coughs slowly subdued after she breathed into a mask that emitted some sort of medicine manufactured by the Ootori group.
"What's going on? I thought she said her treatments were a success!" Hikaru yelled in worry but at the same time in pain as Kyouya temporarily treated his broken arm.
"What treatments?" Kyouya looked at Mori expectantly but decided to ask him at another time as he saw how anxious his sempai was.
"Can you talk? Does it hurt anywhere?" Mori whispered slowly as he buried his face at the back of his fiancée's head.
"Yes… I can talk… and No… it doesn't hurt anywhere…" Suzu replied slowly.
Everyone sighed in relief upon hearing their friend's voice.
"Kyouya-sama! There they are!" The driver said halting the car to a stop.
Everybody else rushed outside the car with Mori carrying Suzu bridal-style, they welcomed Tamaki and Haruhi.
"Geez… That idiot…" Kyouya sighed.
Suzu lay in Mori's arms both with a content smile.
"But sempai…" Kyouya said gently "would you mind telling me more about these… treatments?"
Ourah High School Courtyard
School Festival Ending Ceremony
8:00 p.m.
"How was your day, Haruhi?" It was Suzu's turn to dance the waltz with Haruhi as both (wearing dresses) happily spun around in a slow circle.
"This is one of the most stressful days I've ever experienced." Both laughed heartily gaining squeals from the fans.
"Have you recovered now, sempai?" Haruhi asked with concern remembering the coughing fit her sempai had to endure.
"Yeah. I've agreed to let Kyouya take me to a check up tomorrow. So I should be fine." Suzu smiled comfortingly "Look at that, Kaouru's waiting for you."
Suzu spun her around making her end gracefully in Kaouru's arms.
"May I have this dance?"
Kyouya bowed in a gentlemanly manner as he led the waltz.
"A lot has happened today hm, Kyouya-kun."
"Indeed. A whole lot."
Both swayed from side to side with a comforting silence.
"I won't be taking sides in this competition, you know." Suzu said mischievously "Haruhi is very hard to please."
Kyouya blushed a deep red as Suzu planted a kiss on his cheek and spun over to her beloved fiancé.
"Finally. I was wondering where you were." Mori held her waist tightly.
"*giggle* Let's just hope none of the clients suspect anything." He led her into the dance floor and started their waltz.
"What's wrong, Takashi?" Suzu said worriedly "You don't look too happy."
"…"
"Takashi?"
"That coughing fit that you had earlier…It was just like that time… before you had to go to London" Mori squeezed her hand "We can't keep this a secret. Sooner or later, your parents have to know. And when they do, they'll make you go away again and-"
"I've gone before, Takashi. It wasn't that big of a deal…" Suzu tried comforting him "And if they want me to go again, then I'm going to have to do it… but I'll be back before you know it. I promise."
"No… no you won't." Mori shook his head.
He stayed quiet for a while as he swayed with her from side to side. Suzu figured it would be best that she left her fiancé to his own thoughts…
'What should I do?'
'Well, why don't you marry her?'
'Did you or did you not forget that we are engaged? Of course I'm going to marry her.'
'Look. I'm not as dumb as you think I am. What I meant to say was: Marry her NOW.'
'What?'
'ARRRGGHH! Do I have to spell t out for you? You- havta- take her- as your wife- so that- you- can- go- wherever- she needs- TO GO, capeesh?'
'That's… not such a bad idea…'
'Now was that too hard?'
"Suzu?" Mori finally said "What do you think about "early marriage"?"
"Well… with our situation… *blush* I-I definitely wouldn't mind…" Suzu stared at her fiancé with a faint blush.
"What about getting married after graduation?" Mori then seriously said.
"I…"
"I want you to think about this before you answer me. You don't have to agree if you don't want to." Mori said in a steady voice.
Suzu's blush disappeared as she looked away from her fiancé.
"… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you such a stu-"
"That would be the best graduation gift, Takashi-kun… To become your wife and to have you as my husband…" Suzu cut him off as she looked at him with a faint blush once again and a happy smile on her face.
Hey look! The fireworks display started!
Different colors decorated the sky. Taking shape as they emitted bright lights.
"Thank you… For everything."
Story done! ONE MORE CHAP AND IT'S DONE! Tell me if I made any mistakes!
Starting from the line "What's wrong, Takashi?" from the last division of the chapter © Shadowess 88