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"Wait...Naomi..?"
Gulp..
I think I'm caught...Don't Panic Dani...
"No..." I said coldly. I stood up slowly and took the wig and hanger from her. I quickly ripped the wig from the hanger, pulling some hairs out in the process. I put the braid inside the wig and put the wig back on my head. I walked over to the mirror and started to readjust the wig on my head. I saw Haruhi in the reflection of the mirror. She had a look of confusion and surprise on her face.
"Dani...?"
I turned around to face her. I glared at her, and she backed away slowly.
"Don't you dare tell anyone..."
"I-I won't... I promise.. But..."
"But what?" I said angrily.
"Why didn't you tell us? Why did you dress like a guy?" she asked.
"I..." I shut my eyes and hung my head
This wasn't suppose to happen. This wasn't suppose to happen. This was NOT suppose to happen...
"I can't tell you Haruhi. Not right now. Just keep your mouth shut." I said to her, grabbing the suit and walking out of the closet.
"Wait... Dani!" Haruhi yelled, but I didn't respond. I walked to where was standing."Oh Daniel! I though Haruhi was coming out here, but it's okay! You picked out a very handsome suit. It will look great on you! Go put it on in there and come right back out. I'm finishing up Hikaru's fitting right now." she said, pointing towards a changing room.
"Yes ma'am..." I said, trying to act happy. I walked into the changing room, took off my uniform, and quickly put in the suit. I clipped the bow tie in place and looked at the final results.
Looking sexy and suave, Dani. Work it bitch!
I posed a couple times in my suit, trying to suave. I probably looked like a goofball, but it made me feel better.
I shouldn't have been so harsh with Haruhi, she didn't do anything wrong. She was trying to help me, and we both pulled the wig off. Still, I couldn't help that I was angry.
"You done, Dani? It's your turn." I heard Hikaru say. He opened up the curtain to check on me.
"Dude... There's a thing called knocking... You should try it sometime." I said cooly, fixing my hair in the mirror.
I could have been halfway changing, douche...
"Hurry up man, you're taking forever." he said back, letting the curtain drop.
What an ass... But I kinda deserve it.. I acted like an ass too. We're asses together..
I took one last look in the mirror and walked out of the changing room. When saw me, she gasp.
"Oh Daniel! You..look... ADORABLE! " she cooed, leading me to a circular platform. I stood on it while she measured me and stuck some pins in the suit.
"You have such a small torso, do you exercise Daniel?"
"Yes ma'am. I play soccer and I dance."
"Wonderful!"
Tricked her... Somewhat...
We finished up the fitting and it was Haruhi turn. When she walked out, she looked at me with eyes that said "I'm so sorry Dani! I had no idea!"
I nodded at her. It wasn't her fault, I shouldn't be mad. Suddenly, my phone started ringing. I picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Dani! Jesus Christ, where are you! You can't be late again, or you're gonna get fired!" I heard a frantic voice shout from the other line. Hisao.
I checked the clock. 4:50..
Oh for fuck sakes..
"Shit... I'm sorry, Hisao, I'm at a suit fitting! I'll be there in 10 minutes."
"Suit fitting? Why..."
"I'll see you in 10! Get my extra clothes ready!" I hung up the phone quickly.
"Excuse me . Thank you for fixing my suit, but I have to go to work now." I told Hikaru and Kaoru's mother, who was concentrating on Haruhi's pant leg.
"Oh! Do you need someone to drive you? Where do you work?" she asked, stepping away from Haruhi.
"I work at the Yanaka Coffee Shop."
"Let one of the drivers drive you, you'll get there sooner!"
"That's okay ma'am, I can walk."
"Don't be ridiculous! Go outside and one of the drivers will take you to work. We don't want you to be late."
"If you insist. Thank you ma'am." I said, as I dashed out of the room. It took me a while to get outside, since the mansion was like a maze. But, nevertheless, I made it to work about 5 minutes late. I dashed in through the back entrance of the kitchen and ran to my cubby. I pulled out my spare clothes and quickly got changed in the staff bathroom. I pulled off my wig and looked it over. The hanger didn't mess it up TOO badly. It will do for now. I grabbed my apron and walked to the cash register. Luckily, nobody noticed my late arrival. But it was hard to focus the entire day. I was angry at myself.
I had one job. One... Fucking...job... And it was to not let anyone figure out I'm a girl. Now, 2 people know! What am I going to do?
"Excuse me... Miss..?"
I shook my head. "Oh! I'm sorry sir, could you repeat your order again?"
It continued like this for most of the day. I would put on a smile and see that the customer was talking, but no sound was coming out. Then I would ask them to repeat and actually hear them and write it down absentmindedly. For 3 straight hours this was the routine. My coworkers thought I was losing my hearing and suggest I got a hearing aid. I rolled my eyes at them and laughed, but didn't say anything. When it was 8, it was time to close up. I started to leave, when Hisao stopped me.
"Dani, it's your turn to close up..." he said quietly.
My eyes got wide. "But...But..."
" I know I know, I'll stay with you, okay? Don't worry, you'll be fine." I said, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and giving me a squeeze. I'm afraid of the dark. I know, it sounds childish. Most kids grew out of that stage when they learned at monsters didn't exist under their bed. I was one of them, but then I learned that monsters do exist in the world. They're called humans. More specifically, my father. He caused me to become afraid of the dark again. I was afraid of what was in it.
Hisao and I closed up the coffee shop together, then he walked me to my house.
"You okay Dani? You seemed off today. Haven't seen you like that in a while." I sighed.
I mean, Hisao is one of my closest friends. I can talk to him about this... Right?
"Well, you know I have to go to school as a boy..."
"Yep... You're mother is a whack job, continue..."
I laughed at his comment. Unfortunately, it was true. Ever since Zander died and Dad left, she hasn't been the same. "Well, There's a girl in the host club named Haruhi. She is forced to be a host to pay off some debt. Anyways, there's a dance coming up, and I need a suit.-"
"You needed a suit?"
"Yeah, I'm suppose to be a male host, dipshit. Pay attention."
"Sorry, Sorry.. Continue..."
Ugh... Guys..
"Anyways, I needed a fancy suit for this dance, so I went to the Hitachiin mansion and-"
"Wait.. Hitachiin? The famous designer?" Hisao interrupted yet again.
"Yes Hisao, quit interrupting! Let me finish!"
"Sorry! I have a lot of questions!" he said back.
"Save all questions until the end of the story." I said, sounding like a presenter talking to the reporters.
"Back to what I was saying," I said, shooting Hisao a look, " Haruhi and I were looking for a suit in the this huge closet with suits on the right and these elaborate dresses on the left. Several hangers were poking out from all directions. And they were the poky wire hangers , Ugh they were terrible. Anyways, Haruhi and I were messing around with the suits when Kaoru, one of 's sons, came in to tell me it was my turn. As I was walking out, that orange wig I wear got stuck on-"
Hisao started laughing. "You wear an orange wig at school?"
"Hey! I've always wanted to be a red head! And I wanted to keep my gorgeous long hair, so my mom got me a wig to wear to school. And I swear to little baby Jesus , if you interrupt me one more time, I'm drop-kicking you in the esophagus."
He calmed down a little and spoke, "Kay, I'm done. Finish your story."
I huffed at him. "ANYWAYS... As I was leaving, one of those damn wire hangers got caught in my wig. And I swear to God, the hanger didn't want to leave my hair. I know I looked good but that damn hanger was more clingy than my Ex!" Hisao started to laugh.
Thank you for appreciating my humor Hisao...
"Anyways, Haruhi tried to pull the hanger out of my hair, but ended up pulling off the wig. Now, 2 people know I'm a girl and nobody is suppose to know!" I finished
"Hmm.. I see.." Was all Hisao said. We were silent for a few moments.
"So.. What do you suggest I do?" I said, breaking our eerie silence.
He stopped walking and looked towards the sky. His thinking pose.. I stopped as well and watched him. He was in this position for a good couple of minutes. Finally, he looked at me with a serious expression on his face.
"Well..." I asked cautiously.
I have the feeling I'm not going to like his answer...
"Dani. How do you feel about the people in this Host Club your in..?"
I was kind of taken back. "Well.. I mean, I like them... and seem to like me... well... Maybe not Hikaruand Tamaki."
"Why not?"
I started playing with a strand of my hair and looked down at my feet.
"I might have messed with them a bit..."
He sighed and shook his head. "Dani... What did I tell you about that!?"
"I'm sorry! The opportunities were so perfect! I couldn't pass them up!"
"Jesus Dani... What did you do?"
"Well, I thought they saw Haruhi as like a little sister slash daughter, so I would kinda flirt with her a little bit to get a reaction out of them. Turns out, they actually have romantic feelings towards her and they think she likes me."
Silence. Then, Hisao face-palmed.
"You're terrible Dani..."
"I know I know, I've already figured that out."
"Well, some of the club might not like your actions. But I think you need to be honest with them. They're the closest people to you at that school. And, not to be rude, but your secret can't last forever. Do you really expect to go to school for 2 more years and not have your friends figure out? It's bound to happen, Dani." Hisao said seriously.
I hung my head. "I've wanted to tell them, trust me. But, my mom wouldn't like that. You know how she is.."
"Maybe you should just talk to her. I'm sure if you told her the situation, she would understand."
I shook my head. "I don't know, Hisao. I don't know how she'll react to me telling her I want to tell 5 more people I'm actually a girl. Especially 5 guys."
"Theres only one way to find out, Hon." he said, turning me to the side. We were in front of my house, and there was a car in the driveway.
Why is mom home so early? Unusual.. But very convenient.
"You might not get a chance to talk to her for a while. The best time is now. Go on... I believe in you.." he said, giving me a small nudge towards my driveway. I looked at my 2 story house, then turned back to look at Hisao. He gave me a thumbs up. "You can do it Dani. Good luck. I'll see you soon. Okay?" he said. I nodded my head, and he turned around and started walking back up the empty street. I looked back at my house. I look a deep breath, then slowly started walking towards my house. I climbed the steps and opened the door. My mom was over the stove, music blasting from the speakers. She turned around at the sound of the door shutting. "Oh! Hi Dani! I'm making Curry! Wanna try some?" she yelled over the music, holding a spoonful of liquid towards me. "No thanks Mom, I actually want to talk. You got a minute?" I yelled back at her. She looked at me, then immediately shut off the music. "What's wrong? You okay?" she asked me.
"Yeah... Yeah.. I just want to talk to you about something."
"I'm listening.." she said. She put the spoon down and turned her body towards me. I shuffled around, searching forthe words to say.
"Well... Um... It's about the host club. Another one of them found out I was girl.."
"Another one did WHAT?" she yelled, slamming the fist on the counter.
Oh no, this is not going very well.
"It was a complete accident! My wig got pulled off by a hanger! It wasnt their fault!"
"It doesn't matter how it happened! What the Hell Dani? You said no one else would figure out!"
"I know, I know, just listen to me!" I said, trying to calm her down.
"No, this isn't good, don't tell me we have to move again... I don't think we can afford that..." she said, talking to herself while pacing the kitchen. She started talking to herself, ignoring me completely as she made plans to move back to Germany. Finally I couldn't take it.
"MOM!" I yelled. She stopped in her tracks and turned to face me. I gulped.
I've never been assertive like this before... This is so scary...
I took a few deep breaths. Then I started to talk.
"Look, I know you want me to go to school as a boy, and I'll keep dressing up like a boy or whatever. But I think I need to tell the Host Club.." I try to say confidently, but my voice wouldn't stop shaking.
My mom just stared at me for a little bit, first her eyes expressed worry, then they expressed fury.
"No, absolutely not."
"But Mom, I spend most of my time with them! They're my friends! I shouldn't be lying to them-"
"You will NOT be telling ANYONE about you dressing up as a boy. Do you understand me?"
I was slowly snapping.
"No Mom, I actually don't. I'm tired of lying to them! They deserve to know the truth!" I yelled.
"They don't deserve anything, Dani. They don't need to know what happens in your personal life. You're not telling anyone. Got it? Now drop the subject."
"Mom, I'm going to tell them. I wasn't asking permission. I was letting you know what I was going to do. It's my life, and I'm telling my friends. They aren't going to tell anyone! They have someone doing the same thing-"
"WHAT PART OF 'DROP IT' DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND, DANIEL?" she yelled. As soon as she realized what she said, she covered up her mouth.
Wait.. Daniel...?
Oh no.. This bitch did not just...
"Dani, I'm sorry sweetie, something just came over me." she tried to say, but I was angry. I felt my cheeks go hot and a wave of fury wash over me.
And... Snapped...
"Just because Zander died doesn't mean I get to replace him as your son. Like it or not Mom, I'm up your DAUGHTER. Yes, your OLDER MISTAKE OF A DAUGHTER. I only go along with it because it makes you happy. But I'm fucking sick and tired of it. Why can't you MOVE ON and ACCEPT THE FACT THAT HE. IS. GONE! Am I not good enough for you? I'm sorry about what I did when I was 10. I'm sorry I gave him alka-seltzer when we didn't know he was allergic, but LISTEN TO ME. Is this really the best way to cope with him dying? HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL? " I screamed.
Ouch... Did I seriously just go there.
I looked at my mom, who was starting to cry.
"No, Dani.. It's not like that...Please Honey..."
"Danielle. My name is fucking DANIELLE mom. Quit calling me a nickname that just happens to be a boy's name as well. " I said coldly. I turned around and sprinted up the stairs and into my room. I slammed the door as hard as I could and buried myself under the covers. I cried like a kid for God knows how long. I clutched my stuffed bunny and cried into it. My mom tried talking to me through my door.
"Dani, Im sorry baby, I'm sorry... You don't have to do anything I told you to do in the past. No more disguises, no more lies, you can tell you're friends, I don't care! Just please... Don't be mad... Danielle." I haven't heard he say my real name in years. It made me cry harder. I couldn't stop the waterworks.
I can't believe I said those things to my mom... Even if they were true... What is wrong with me? When did I become so selfish?
I finally calmed down after a bit, but was too exhausted to move. I laid in my bed and listened to music until about 12. Then, I convinced myself to crawl out of bed and to the bathroom. I went to wash my face and brush my teeth. I felt disgusting. After I washed my face, I grabbed my toothbrush and toothpaste. While I was brushing my teeth, I glanced up at the mirror and had to do a double take. The reflection was a small girl with messy brown hair and red eyes. Under this girl's eyes was very puffy and her face was red and blotched. She had a green toothbrush dangling out of her mouth. She had a small scratch on the top of her head and a scar running down the side of her neck. I didn't recognize this sad looking girl in the mirror, staring back. She looked helpless and lost. I felt bad for this girl...
I went to brush back my hair from my face and the little girl did the same thing. I pulled the toothbrush out of my mouth and spit. She copied what I did. I touched the scratch on my head and winced. The girl mimicked my every move.
"Stupid Hanger.." I said out loud. So did the little girl.
I stepped away from the mirror. Suddenly, I threw my toothbrush at the glass, hoping to somehow help this sad looking girl in the mirror. Nothing. The toothbrush bounced off of the mirror and plopped into the sink. I stuck my tongue out at the reflection. The reflection stuck its tongue out of me. I then made a silly face, and laughed. The reflection did the same thing. Suddenly, the little girl had a very pretty smile on her face, and her eyes seemed less red.
"Things are going to get better. Don't be sad Dani." The reflection and I both said at the same time. We both giggled and smiled. The little girl didn't look as sad anymore. She was smiling and her eyes were no longer red and were now back to their pretty shade of green. I started to recognize this strange little girl again.
That's better Dani...
I walked out of the bathroom and changed my clothes. I got into pajamas and turned on my desk light. I hopped into bed and slowly went to sleep.
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