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It was almost time for everyone to come over to watch the film. Olivia had set up the living room with enough pillows and tissues and other things she thought they might need.
"I'm positive that none of them will cry Olivia." Eugene told her as she put another box of tissues on the side table next to the sofa.
"But what if they do! I mean… I cried when I watched it."
He laughed and shook his head. Mimi had been busy preparing food and beverages for everyone. She called out and Eugene came to give her a hand. He wheeled the cart into the living room and there came a knock.
"I'll get it!" Olivia practically leaped for the door.
She was really excited to be able to watch a movie with her friends; she hadn't done something like this since she was a child. She opened the door and everyone was there. They had all brought something for the get together, various drinks and snacks.
"Oh! Hello, I didn't know you were bringing things. I had Mimi make some snacks for us, but the more the better!" She said happily.
Every walked in as she gestured for them to do so. Tamaki was the last one in. He had a bottle of Elderflower and Rose Cordial from Belvior Fruit Farms. Olivia smiled even bigger; she loved this drink. (Seriously, its really good guys!)
"How'd you know I like this?" She asked as he handed her the bottle.
"Because, like this drink, you are also sweet, bubbly and your cheeks are pink."
She felt her cheeks warm; he laughed softly and continued inside. She never got used to him talking to her that way, even though it's how he talked to all of the girls that visited him. With her, though, it was different. She shut the door and walked into the living area. Everyone had picked their places. Tamaki had sat where she normally sits, Eugene noticed but said nothing. He wanted Olivia to take care of this. He wanted to see how she reacted. She was very peculiar about things being a certain way sometimes. Especially when it came to movies she loved.
"Would anyone like some snacks before the movie starts?" She asked, noticing Tamaki in her spot.
Everyone raised their hands and she laughed, she pushed the cart to each of them and they selected their drinks and finger foods. Tamaki was last on her trip. He took two glasses and poured some of the cordial he brought in them. He set them on the end tables and gestured for her to sit next to him. Eugene noticed this and went and took the spot next to him. Olivia sighed and pushed the cart out of the way.
"The restroom is down the hall to the left if you need to use it. It is the last door, you can't miss it." She told everyone and sat on the floor in front of Tamaki.
Haruhi noticed Eugene sitting next to Tamaki and Olivia was sitting on the floor. She sighed, but said nothing. It wasn't her place to talk. Olivia reached for the remote and started the movie. Everyone was at full attention. As the movie played, Olivia took notes. She wanted to make sure she knew how many sets she'd need made, costumes too. Tamaki loved the movie. He really liked Rapunzel. She was so sweet and brave, she reminded him a lot of Olivia. Every now and again he'd glance down and she would be writing notes or singing to herself. She looked so cute, he hoped she would be playing Rapunzel and she would cast him as Flynn. Eugene glanced over at Tamaki, he saw him looking at Olivia every now and again. No matter what he did, they seemed to come together instead of growing apart.
When the end of the movie neared, Olivia closed her book and sat with her hands in her lap. Her eyes were glued to the television. Eugene and Rapunzel, she loved their story. Secret royalty, a love that seemed impossible from the start; she related to it. When the credits began rolling, she stood.
"So? What are everyone's thoughts?"
"Are we being cast as the twins?" Hikaru asked.
"We kind of like the twins. The Stabbington Brothers" Kaoru finished.
Olivia laughed, "I'll pencil you two in for that!"
"Who do you have for what role so far?" Haruhi asked her.
"Well, I really want to play Rapunzel—"
"I think that is appropriate!" Tamaki interjected.
Everyone turn to look at him, "I mean… she's a princess who is in hiding is she not?"
"Yes, well that wasn't my reason but I relate to her on several fronts. I have Mother Gothel as Eugene. The Twins are the twins. The rest of you can pick your characters. I need some for the thugs, Pascal, and for the King and Queen."
"Can I be Pascal?" Honey asked with a smile.
Olivia nodded and wrote him down, he's actually perfect since he's so small.
"I'll be the King." Kyoya added.
"You forgot about Eugene." Eugene added.
"Oooh yeah! I can't believe I forgot about him! It's also really funny hearing you say that." She grinned and Eugene stared at her blankly.
"Third person." She added and he shook his head.
"If it's okay, I'll play Eugene." Tamaki said, a little nervous to be rejected.
"Perfect! I'll—"
"No. He can be Mother Gothel and I'll be Flynn." Eugene said.
"Eugene, don't do this. You're Mother Gothel and that's the end of the story."
He stood, "No, I will not—"
"Eugene, can you show me where the restroom is?" Haruhi asked, interrupting him.
"It's down the hall—" He started.
"I asked you to show me." She cut him off coldly.
He stopped and sighed, he walked to the hallway and she followed him. Eugene pointed to the restroom and she pulled him inside, locking the door behind her. His face went red, he had no idea what Haruhi was doing.
"Before you get any ideas, this is not me being romantic or trying to sneak you away to make out so get that idea out of your head."
She walked and shut the lid of the toilet, pointing to it for him to sit down.
"You're going to listen to me, and listen well or I will no longer speak to you. Understand?"
He nodded and she stood in front of him, "I know what you're doing. I know that you're trying to drive them apart. It's not cute and it's not nice. She really likes him and I've never seen him be this genuinely nice to a girl. It's not because she's royalty, Tamaki actually likes her and I get that you're her guardian or whatever but… What you're doing is wrong. You can't keep people from falling in love."
"You don't understand the implications she will face if they were to become anything more than this."
"I don't, no, but you don't have to drive them apart! Let them be together as friends and let them love. Who are you to tell her she cannot feel?"
He stood, he was not happy about this conversation at all. He felt his blood boiling in his veins. Haruhi stepped back, she could tell he was not happy.
"I am the one to keep her safe. I am the one to keep her where she needs to be on the path that was created for her. I am the one that has to be the bad guy and the one that takes the fall once this all turns south!"
He was shouting; everyone in the living room was listening. Olivia, she was standing in the middle of the living room, she knew why Haruhi took him in the restroom. She was fighting for her.
"You don't have to be the bad guy! Just let her be who she wants to be! Let her be normal!"
"She is not normal!" He spat back at her, poison in every word.
"Why can't you all understand? You think she can just forget being who she is and just be normal? No. That will not happen, not so long as I am here to protect her. If people found out who she was and they found out she has a love interest… she could ruin the entire royal line. I cannot have that happen, not on my watch."
Haruhi didn't understand a lot of this, but she didn't like to have people forced away from someone or something they love.
"Why can't you understand? This is about something that your childish ideas will never be able to fix."
Without another word, Haruhi opened the door and walked out. Everyone was standing there. Olivia had tears in her eyes, she was forever trapped on the path that she never asked to be put on. Tamaki didn't know what to do. Should he leave? It felt wrong to do so. Mimi gripped Olivia's shoulders.
"I'll talk to him." Mimi told Olivia softly.
"Don't bother." Haurhi told them.
Haruhi rushed past her and outside. Olivia followed her and Eugene walked out of the restroom only to be greeted with cold stares.
"I can see now why you're Mother Gothel." Kyoya told him, adjusting his glasses.
"Why won't you just let her be who she wants to be?" Honey asked, hugging Usa-chan close.
"Why does no one understand?" Eugene ran his hand through his hair and stared at his feet.
"Because we are beings of compassion and feeling." Tamaki told him.
"You know nothing of compassion. You all flirt with every single girl at school and make money off of it."
"We do, but none of us has ever made any wrong moves against them." Kyoya told him.
The one person that was able to cut through and make his realize was Mimi, she walked up to him and grabbed his hands. She walked him out of the room, she didn't want to make this a huge ordeal. Everyone crept close to listen.
"Sweetheart, you know what you're doing is wrong. It's why you're so conflicted. You don't have to accept the fact that she likes Tamaki, or that he has shared feelings for her. This is not your choice to make."
He looked at her, he was so confused and in pain from all of this. He felt like his heart was being torn in two.
"Mimi, she can't ever share these feelings for him. She's already engaged, she can't have these romantic fantasies with anyone."
"And you can? That hardly seems fair, doesn't it? You see why she holds so much disdain towards you. It's why you're Mother Gothel and she's Rapunzel… It's because to her, you represent everything that is keeping her from her full potential. This is her life, she came to Japan to enjoy this little sliver of freedom she was offered and you're making it feel like she's trapped behind the palace gates again."
"What should I do?" He took a seat and tears stung the corners of his eyes.
He felt terrible, how had he not seen this? Mimi rubbed his back, and he let a small whimper escape. He had been so terrible to her while trying to be the best guardian he could be. And in doing so, he was preventing her from living the life she always wanted but knew she couldn't have.
"What do I do to make this right?" He looked up at Mimi and she smiled.
"I think you know that answer." She handed him a napkin, "Go to them. I think it's something that is well past due."
He nodded and rushed out. He didn't stop to take notice of everyone listening in the doorway. He didn't stop for anything. He ran around the house looking for them, calling out to them.
There is more to come soon! I promise! I know this one is short but I wanted to break it up a little because I didn't know where to stop it again. Please rate, review, like and follow! Thank you all, you're all amazing! xoxo
