Chapter Fifteen

"Look, Haruhi, there are birds from the south tropics here. Pretty, aren't they? I wonder what kind of birds they are." I think that Tamaki could have asked Kyouya he would probably know. Kyouya know almost everything, at least it seemed like everything.

"Where's the exit, again?" Haruhi should just get over the fact that she is basically stuck here.

"Spending time taking it easy like this is important for us to refine our round-the-clock beauty." Tamaki was making this sound like it wasn't just for fun.

"I don't care to spend time in such pointless activities, so can I go?" Kin and I were just sitting there, drinking some fruity drink that I had no clue of what it actually was, listen to Tamaki and Haruhi's conversation. "I should be studying, and I have a lot of laundry to do. Where is this place, anyways?" Wow Haruhi…your life is even more boring then my own life.

"This is a theme park that my family, the Ootori Group, runs it's called 'Tropical Aqua Garden'." Wait…when exactly did Kyouya get here? I didn't even notice him sitting down…maybe he is secretly a ninja; it would explain how he knows ever thing. I silently laughed to myself about the thought of Kyouya in a black ninja outfit, it was really funny. I started to slightly choke on my drink, coughing slightly, though Haruhi and Kyouya didn't even notice. Kin gave me a slightly worried look, setting her glass down on the table next to us.

"Are you okay Ellie?" Kin voice was soft, and didn't draw any attention to us. I stopped my coughing, though my throat still felt funny.

"Y-yeah Kin…I just had a funny thought is all." Our short conversation stopped when we heard Haruhi ask a question,

"But Kyouya, didn't you say that your family ran a hospital, or did some kind of medical therapy work?"

"Well, it's a diversified enterprise, that does lots of things, besides you could say that this place is related to therapy." Yeah as long as little loud kids are kept out it's relaxing, I guess. "There are many who suffer from stress, or from feeling cooped-up, who would like to spend time in the south tropics, but for economic reasons or lack of time, are unable to go. This is a convalescent theme park, to help treat those people. The Ootori Group is always thinking of the happiness of others." I guess they wanted people to be happy if it benefited them, or if they got money from that person. I then watched the twins throw a pool ball back and forth as Mitsukuni was sitting on Takashi's shoulders, all of them already in the water. "It doesn't open until next month, but the Host Club has it reserved today on a special advance invitation." I glanced over to Tamaki as he spoke,

"It is so relaxing. There aren't any guests here that we have to serve, either. It truly is a handsome young warrior's holiday, I guess you could call it."

"Haru-chan!!" Mitsukuni exclaimed happily, while spinning her in a circle by grabbing her hand. I giggled softly to myself, Mitsukuni was so adorable sometimes, even though he acted the same way I did. "Kitty Haruhi do either of you want some coconut juice to drink? Or maybe some mango cake?" Haruhi replied to Mitsukuni's question first,

"Um…sure, the coconut juice."

"Uh… I'm okay… Thanks anyways…" Mitsukuni spun Haruhi around again saying,

"Okay!" Haruhi smiled, glancing over to where Takashi was standing and watching a bird fly around.

"Haruhi, let's go down the waterslide!" There was a waterslide?! I'll have to remember to go check that out before we leave.

"Then again, what's with the pullover?" I giggled slightly, while Kin was laughing slightly from where she sat next to me, as we both remember what Tamaki had done.

"Oh this thing…"

"So, you're not going swimming?" Hikaru asked, while he randomly through a banana peel off to the side. Where did he even get the banana from?

"By any chance, can you not swim?" I glanced at Haruhi, curious to know if I should try to keep an eye on her. If she couldn't swim, then I didn't want her near the water.

"I can swim as well as the next guy, but I'm just not very interested in this place, and I'd rather just go home than goof around here swimming. What's so great about this overblown facility, anyways?" I noticed that Kin was nodding her head in agreement with Haruhi. I bet that Kin would have a much better time at the beach. She loves swimming in the ocean, but isn't to big on water parks or pools. "A vinyl pool should be all you need for playing in the water." I giggled slightly. While Haruhi's statement was true, those things are as fun. You can't swim in them, or go against any type of current in them.

"What's a vinyl pool?" I glanced at the twins, realizing that they had probably never seen or used one before; they probably had a massive swimming pool for their whole lives.

"Let's see… They're about this big," Haruhi stretched out her arms to show the somewhat small size of the pools, "round and you pump them full of air."

"Dummy." Hikaru spoke, making both Kin and I glare at him and Kaoru. Though Kin's glare was much more harsh then my own.

"That's called an air boat." I guess I could see how they could confuse the two, but they didn't have to call Haruhi a 'dummy'. It's not like they knew everything. Kin and I had both played in those when we were little.

"There's no way something that small could be used as a pool."

"Yeah." Naturally Kaoru would agree with his twin.

"It is a pool. Little kids play in them a lot, you know?" As Haruhi spoke Kin and I nodded our head before we spoke,

"Yeah the two of us used to play in those as kids." I then said,

"I actually still manage to fit in them." Kin gave me a blank look after I said that, almost mentally telling me that my last comment was unneeded. Everyone could clearly see how small I was. Tamaki then appeared from seemingly know where, before trying to, and failing to, whisper to the twins. He only fail because we could all hear what he was saying, thus he wasn't really whispering.

"You idiots, if Haruhi and the other two, think it's a pool, then let them think it's a pool. Don't go embarrassing Haruhi." I glared at the back of Tamaki's head. Kin and I weren't the 'other two'. Also he didn't even say anything about them embarrassing Kin and I. "She only has a pitiful commoner's knowledge." At this point I had to grab onto Kin's waist as she jumped up trying to attack Tamaki. I was very glad that Kin would hurt me, unlike the twins, to get out of my grasp.

"Huh? But a boat is a boat."

"For some reason, I'm feeling incredibly unpleasant." I nodded my head before speaking to her,

"We know what you're talking about, they're the idiots here. They think that because they have money they know everything… Then again Kyouya just might know everything. If you want I can let go of Kin, but then Tamaki and the twins just might die." I notice that at that moment shivers went up the twin spin, and also Tamaki's spin, but his weren't as bad. Tamaki had seen her in action. I then noticed that I was getting odd looks from both the twins and Haruhi. I guess the twins were surprised by me holding back Kin with ease, I was a whole lot stronger then I looked, not quite as strong as Mitsukuni though. I guess Haruhi's surprise was from my comment about the rich, I was a rich person myself, and I guess I also seem like the innocent type who doesn't recognize thing like that. It's mostly due to Kin that I knew that. She had actually hated me when we first met, because she thought I was an annoying rich girl. Then Hikaru changed the topic, before anyone asked me questions.

"Never mind that, there's something that's bothering me."

"Yeah boss, why did you make Haruhi wear that pullover?"

"I thought for sure you'd be all 'I want to see Haruhi in a swimsuit!'" Kin then twisted in my grip slightly, once more covering my ears, making me give her a blank look. Sometimes I think she forgets that I'm a senior also.

"Is this needed Kin? I am the same age as you, actually I'm almost nine months older then you." Kin then said 'yes I don't want those twins having any type of influence over you, and so what, you act younger then me' and then she stuck her tongue out at me, contradicting what she had just said. I had recently learned to read lip, because this had been happening to me a lot lately, and I didn't like not knowing what was going on. I also notice that Haruhi gave us an odd glance. I guess that most people would think that Kin was the older of us, and not just because of our major height difference. Kin released my ears from her grasp, as I completely released her from my grasp on her waist. I then saw a flustered Tamaki saying,

"-it's not right for a girls to expose her skin openly in front of boys."

"Haru-chan! Let's go play! They have a current pool over there."

"No, I'm not swimming today. Why don't you ask Kitty?" Haruhi was so nice!

"Kitty do you want to go play in the current pool with me?" I smiled, bouncing slightly in excitement.

"Yes! I love current pools!" I was about to run towards the current pool, when I felt something pull me back.

"Not so fast Ellie. There's still ten minutes until you can go swimming. You ate earlier remember?" Darn I had hoped that Kin had forgotten about it. I looked over at Mitsukuni.

"Sorry, maybe in a little bit then…" Suddenly Haruhi asked Mitsukuni,

"Huh? Honey-senpai, you do know how to swim, right?" His reply confused me slightly, first he nodded his head saying yes he could swim and then he said,

"Just looks cuter this way." He then skipped off, jumping into the current pool.

"He's so innocent." I the twin spoke, I almost burst out laughing, neither Mitsukuni nor myself were all that innocent. Suddenly Renge came from seemingly no where saying,

"Tepid! Quite tepid!" I basically tuned out what they were saying; I seemed to do that a lot when Range was around. I randomly tuned back in to hear,

"Hey boss, are you sure it's okay for a girl to be dressed up…" Hikaru started saying, but let Kaoru finish,

"…like that?"

"Well yeah, that's okay." Tamaki answered, and after he had made such a big deal about women not showing skin until marriage.

"Why?"

"Well…because it's cosplay?" He sounded unsure of his answer.

"Well then what about Kitty and Kin? They're showing skin."

"Well… Kitty looks like a child, so it's okay…. And Kin scares me to much." The twins glanced over at Kin, who had wondered off to where Kyouya sat, trying to see what he was writing in his little black book. It drove her crazy, I think she might think that he had plans of world domination in there or something, which actually wouldn't surprise me. Though after glancing at Kin the twins nodded their heads in agreement. Kin scared a lot of people, she had scared me a few times when we met, she had kept glaring at me from across the ballroom. Then Kin waved at me, letting me know that I could get in the water, and I then went over to the current pool with Takashi and Mitsukuni. I basically ignored everything around me, just floating, and swimming in the current. After Takashi got out I went and swam next to Mitsukuni, I also heard Kin yelling at me to be careful, from where she was sat trying to see that black book again. I noticed that the twins and Tamaki were having a water gun fight, and I think that Kin wanted to join in and beat them but refuses to interact with them since they are 'idiots'. She might have joined in at some point but I didn't pay to much attention, it had been ways to long since I had gone swimming. Suddenly there was a huge wave in front of Mitsukuni and I. I was to shocked to move, but as I was pulled under the current, I could feel Mitsukuni's arms wrap around my waist, I think he might have just saved my life. I noticed black spots clouding my vision, and my vision swimming, making me unable to see anything or focus my eyes. Suddenly everything went black, and my brain shut down. I had fainted.