Haruhi's POV:
"Hello. I'm Sakura Haruno of the Haruno manor. Daughter of Saku Haruno and Maki Haruno. It is great to be of your acquaintance," was what I heard from the person in front of me. I know that my mouth was hanging open, most likely, making me look more of an idiot.
I saw her give us a two-fingered salute before turning around and leaving us in our idiotic, surprised states. A while later and we came to our senses. "Wha. . . Who was that? That couldn't be the Fake Haruno!" Kaoru asked.
"I don't know. But she really looked like Sakura-san just now. Right?" I asked unsurely. I felt stares from everyone in the room and I felt like shrinking. "T-that can't be her. He just changed his face into that of Haruno-san's. B-but I thought that Haruno-san was keeping an eye on that guy," I heard Tamaki-sempai mutter to himself. He was in the corner, moping or brooding.
"Well then. Let's go to the real Haruno-san's house and see for ourselves if the Fake and the Real are truly the same. Because I find it hard to believe that the kind Haruno-san would ever do such a thing as crossdress and become a boy," Kyoya-sempai said as he emmitted a black aura. I shivered at his cold voice. I looked at the others and saw them nod with serious faces.
"Let's go then! Let's not waste time moping about!" Tamaki-sempai exclaimed, now back to his usual self. We all agreed with a "Yeah!" and we all walked out of the school. We decided to ride Tamaki-sempai's limousine and stepped inside.
I still cannot fathom why rich people have to be so grand. And I continued to contemplate different reasons to that as we drove to Haruno-san's mansion. The grandest mansion I have ever been to. And the warmest big house I have ever stepped foot on.
"Are we there yet?" Tamaki-sempai asked Kyoya-sempai. The latter shook his head in annoyance and went on reading something in his notebook. I ignored them and just watched the flowing sceneries through the window of the car.
A while later and we were in front of the gate of Haruno-san's mansion. Kyoya-sempai stepped out of the car and hurriedly walked towards the speaker. It took a while but he walked back and told us we were going inside. We all nodded and he went inside the car. The limousine drove past the now open gates and into the large space in front of the mansion.
Once we were all out of it, the limousine drove away from us and out, past the gate. Confused, I looked at Tamaki-sempai and saw him shivering and pale. I then looked at Kyoya-sempai and asked, "Why did the limousine drive away? And why is Tamaki-sempai shivering and pale?"
He gave me a glance and that's all it took for me to understand what he wanted for us to do. I then heard a door open on my right so I looked that way. On the top of the steps, the butler I recon to be Rei-san from last time, was waiting. He bowed and walked to the door. We followed and he opened the door for us.
It was pretty quiet when we followed him to somewhere inside the mansion. Nobody spoke until we noticed that we were'nt walking toward the living room. Rather we were walking a different hallway. I spoke what was on my mind. That being, "Why aren't we going to the living room, Rei-san?"
He didn't answer and it caused Hikaru to speak up. "Oi. Answer Haruhi's question, old man," he said. But the man didn't speak. Hikaru was about to say something to annoy the man to speak up but Rei-san stopped in front of a door. He opened it then stepped aside for us to walk in.
We did and what we saw inside was very much astonishing. I saw a man, maybe in his late thirties, He was handsome and he looked kind of aloof. And beside him was a woman. Maybe his wife. She looked like she's just as old as the man beside her. And she's just as beautiful. They looked perfect for each other.
When all seven of us were inside, we heard the door close behind us. I looked back nervously for a moment before turning my eyes on the two older people in front of me. Normally, I'd bow and say my greetings naturally. But I can't now since the couple was looking at us straight in the eyes.
"Hello. Welcome to the Haruno manor. It's nice to finally meet you. Rei has told me things about you. Please, have a seat. Make yourselves comfortable," the man said. I reluctantly took a seat on the chair nearest to me and waited for the others to do, too.
When all were seated and uncomfortably comfortable, we all introduced ourselves. The first one was Tamaki-sempai. "Hello, sir. I am Tamaki Suou. It is nice to meet you and to be of your acquiantance," he said. He smiled his 'Host' smile and the couple smiled back.
Next to introduce himself was Kyoya-sempai. "Good evening. I'm Ootori Kyoya. The son of the head of the Ootori group. It is good to be of your acquaintance, maa'm, sir," he said formally. The couple smiled at him and looked at me. 'Seems I next,' I thought before standing up for the traditional Japanese bow. "Nice to meet you. I am Fujioka Haruhi," I said after. I sat down and waited for the next one.
"Hello. We are the Hitachiin twins! I am Hikaru and this is my twin brother, Kaoru. Nice to meet you!" the Hikaru said. They flashed them a smile before sitting down. Next was Mori-sempai. But he didn't speak so Honey-sempai introduced himself.
"Hi! They call me Honey. It's nice to meet you. I also want you to meet Mr. Bunny. Oh! And this tall guy here is my cousin, Mori!" he introduced cheerfully. Now that they know our names, it was their turn to introduce themselves though we already know who they are.
"Hello. It was nice to have met you. I am Saku Haruno and this is my wife, Maki Haruno. I believe that you have caused trouble to my daughter, Sakura. Can I ask why you have been bothering her for the past few days?" he asked us as he looked at some papers he got from his drawer.
When I heard this, all I could think of is, 'Oh dear.' Kyoya-sempai was about to speak when we heard a knock on the door. We all looked at the door and I heard Saku-san say, "Come in."
And in came Rei-san. He bowed before walking to Saku-san's side. He whispered in his ear something I leaned in to hear but before I could make anything out, Rei-san was already walking out of the room.
Yes, it was that fast. When I looked at the Haruno couple, I saw them looking happy, grinning at each other. We waited and a while later, Maki-san, who just spoke for the first time, said, "Can you come back tomorrow so we can discuss about our daughter's problems with you? We have important relatives who came from a business trip. I hope you understand. Well then, Please excuse me."
She walked hurriedly out of the room and when I watched her walk out, I noticed Rei-san outside. He was standing straight and looked attentive. I turned my attention back to the only father of Haruno-san. He gave us a smile before standing up. "Please, excuse me, young ones. I have people to meet and greet. Rei! Please guide them to the gates. See you young boys and you too little lady, tomorrow," he said cheerfully.
Surprised, I sat still, watching him walk out of my sight. This is the fourth time my real gender was known. 'How can these people know that I'm a girl?' I thought in my head. I stood up when I felt a tap on my shoulder, knowing we were going to go now.
"Are we going back tomorrow, Kyoya-sempai?" I whispered to said man. He nodded his head with a glint in his glasses. And whenever that happens, it means that he has thought of something. And I'm scared to even know what.
Sakura's POV:
"Pervy Gramps!" Naruto exclaimed when he saw Grandpa Jiraiya. Said man was trying to cuddle intimately with Granny Tsunade, but just like usual, he fails in doing so. It kind of makes me wonder how Granny Tsunade came to like the man we siblings, call Grampa Jiraiya.
"Oh! It's the little twerp of the family. How're ya kid?" he asked, attention now on his best grandson. Naruto pumped his fist in the air and exclaimed proudly at him, "I'm fine and still dreaming to be the best leader of the world!" Grampa Jiraiya hung back his head and guffawed. Granny Tsunade joining him in soft chuckles at what their grandson have said.
"Hello, Granny. Hello, Grandpa," I greeted them, carrying Sai all the while. They looked at me and greeted me back cheerfully. Grandpa Jiraiya was about to hug me but I politely declined. At this, he shrugged and said, "No problem. You're not like my little sweets, Tsunade, here anyways. You're too lithe and you have a small pack of a chest."
Hearing this, I put Sai down and exclaimed, "Shannarooooooo!" before hitting him in the head using the brute force only women of the Haruno family possessed. And the effect on him was priceless. Grandpa Jiraiya was knocked out. I heard clapping in front of me and I saw Granny Tsunade smiling proudly at me when I looked up.
"Well done. Thank you for getting him into that condition. He reeeaaally deserved it anyways. Come on. I have to show you something. And only to you," she told me before taking my hand and guiding me outside.
Naruto and the other two were crouching, poking Grampa Jiraiya to see if he's still alive. It caused me to chuckle a bit. And a few minutes later, we reached the garden behind the mansion. Confused, I asked Granny Tsunade, "Why are we here, Granny?" She didn't reply so I just followed her, knowing she has something for me.
We stopped in a clearing in the middle of the large garden and that's when Granny Tsunade faced me. We watched each other and waited. When our patience has been reached the highest, we spoke at the same time.
"What is it?/Well? Aren't you going to ask me anything?" we asked each other at the same time. We paused and she spoke first. "As I said, I was going to show you something. And I want you to close you eyes. No peeking," she said with a grin. I sighed and stood straight, closing my eyes afterwards.
I heard shuffling in the grass behind me and there was silence next. I waited and waited and it felt like hours have already gone by. "Granny?" I called out. But she didn't answer. I sighed again and waited a little more. When my patience was already at its peak, I exclaimed to nobody, "I'm going to open my eyes now!"
And I did after 3 seconds. And what I saw before me was so beautiful that I was shocked, speechless. "Took you long enough. I was waiting for a long time for you to open your eyes, and here you are. Do you like it?" I heard Granny Tsunade ask in front of me. I looked at her, astonishment obvious in my face. She laughed then asked, "Would you like to try it on?"
"This? Now?" I asked as I picked up the beautiful kimono Granny showed me. "Well, if you want. You could wear it and check if it fits," she said. I beamed at her then hugged the kimono. "I love it! Where did you buy it?" I asked. I heard her sigh and say, "Maki and I made it for you. Don't you recognize our signature designs?"
Surprised, I looked at the beautiful kimono one more time. And there on the sleeves was the signature of mother. A curvy vine-like line with swirls on its opposing sides. It's her favorite kind of design. I looked more around the edges but couldn't see Granny's signature design.
I looked at her questioningly and she pointed at the back of the kimono since it was facing her. I followed her finger and tried to find her signature work. A moment later and I found it. So that's why I couldn't find it. It was engraved wholly on the back of the kimono. I found it when I held the clothing out. I felt embarrassed, to say the least.
The design was actually simple-looking but if you knew how to do it, you'd say that it's very complicated. The design was very light so it wouldn't be noticed immediately. But it had a nice effect on the piece of clothing.
Granny's design was the sign of the Senju family. Her previous last name before she was married to Grampa Jiraiya.
So when I turned to Granny Tsunade, I saw her smiling at me. I smiled back, although a bit shyly because of my naivety. I ran to her and hugged her. "Thank you, Granny. Thank you so much!" I exclaimed happily as I continued hugging her tightly.
She hugged me back lovingly. "You're welcome, Sakura," she said. "Now then, let's go inside and cook dinner. You, your mother, and me. No maids allowed. Alright?" she offered. I eagerly nodded and folded the kimono neatly before walking together with Granny back inside the mansion.
A while later and the three of us, me, kaa-san, and Granny Tsunade, were in the kitchen, cooking dinner. And as time passed, I could smell the delicious aroma coming from the food we were cooking. And it caused my stomach to growl in hunger. I blushed a bit in embarrassment when I heard Granny and kaa-san chuckle. "Alright! Mine's almost ready. How about you two?" kaa-san asked.
"I'm almost done. Just have to boil it a little more. How about you, Sakura?" Granny asked me. I hummed my answer. They understood and a few minutes later, we were putting the food into plates. And once that was done and all, we called for two maids to help us bring the trays where we put the plateful of food to the dining table.
"Boys! Dinner's ready! Hurry up!" kaa-san called out. And a moment later, a trample of footsteps came from the dining room's doorway. The three of us looked from our seats and saw my little siblings. The twins pulled Sai toward me. They gave me kisses and next was Granny Tsunade. And last was kaa-san. They gave her kisses then sat on their seats.
A while later and to-san came in with the others. We began to eat. Kaa-san and Granny Tsunade chatting about what happened during their business trips. And 'to-san, Grampa Jiraiya, and Uncles Kakashi and Yamato talked about random things. I chatted with my cousins and brothers at the same time. We had such a great time eating and chatting that we forgot everything that had occured the today. At least, I did.
And when bedtime came, I carried Sai and walked to the boys' room with Sasuke and Naruto in tow. There, I stayed until they were asleep. I kissed their foreheads and walked toward the door. They really looked cute that I lingered behind the door to look at them. They were also, like every night, hugging their precious plushies to their chests as they slept. And before I walked out, I muttered, "Goodnight." I closed the door after that and went to my room.
And there in my room, Itachi and Deidara were ridiculously fighting over something I think isn't even worth fighting for. "Yo," I greeted them. They looked at me and said their own greetings. "What's up with you two?" I asked as I walked to my bed. I sat there as I watched the two glare at each other before they answered.
"We were talking about games/, Yeah," they said. At that, I chuckled which earned a light glare from the both of them. I looked at them and asked, "You two are ridiculous. Why would you ever fight over something as trivial as that?" "Because it's about games," Itachi answered blankly. "Then, what kind of games?" I asked once more.
"Video games, sports. . . That kind of thing. Yeah," Deidara answered this time. I nodded and asked my last question. "Why are you two here by the way? Aren't you two supposed to fight in your room and not in mine?" At this, they looked at each other. They shrugged at me as if they didn't know the answer to that question themselves.
"Oh well, you two should just play video games or whatever you want to play in your room. Since you two always bicker and Deidara's voice gets higher and higher in pitch whenever he gets more into the fight, it gets noisy. And I'd want to prevent my ears and sleep from being irritated to no end," I told them. "No/ No. Yeah," I heard them say together.
I looked at them confused. "What do you mean by that?" I asked. "You're going to play games with us, Sakura. Whether you don't want to or not. Since today is the start of the weekend, you should be free from stress from school, right? Yeah?" Deidara said. At this, I hummed in thought. I was so focused on other things that I forgot about weekends.
'Wow! I never knew that fighting with the hostclub would make me forget the most joyous days of my week. Weekends! Yes! There would be nothing to bother me in anyway possible!' I thought gleefully. I looked at the two in front of me and said while grinning widely, "Let's play dress up!"
~Chapter Eight ends here~