Hello!

So after many months I decided to reread my story before I continued writing more of this story
And I learned that I hated the way I did this chapter.

So I changed a few things, but nothing major!

It made me feel a little better.

LET'S TALK ABOUT DANI'S LIFE!

HOKAY?

HOKAY!
So relax,
Grab a cold one..
By a cold one I just mean a soda or some apple juice... Because most of you are underage..
You do whatcha want.
Enjoy!
Much love
Muah!
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Recital Day...
I woke up the next day all snuggled in my bed. The snow had stopped falling and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground. The window was covered in frost and I saw little icicles hanging down from the top of the window. I turned over to see Haruhi sleeping on the floor on an air mattress. She called me last night and told me that she wouldn't have any way to get to the recital since her dad had work so I told her she could stay with me and then get there early. She agreed and that led to a late night sleepover. Seeing her made me smile.

Haruhi is such a great friend... Even sleeping over just to see me perform.

I quietly got out of bed and tiptoed to the shower. I turned it on and hopped into it. Looking down at myself, I saw all the bruises that developed overnight. I was not on my game yesterday. My instructor was so mad. I kept falling and missing cues and just having so many difficulties during our final dress rehearsal.

I'll have to cover this up with makeup later... I hope I do better today. Geez I've never felt so nervous for a performance!

I cleaned myself up and then hopped out of the shower. I put on a little makeup and took my hair down from my bun. I didn't wash it today, it was about to get abused by hairspray and so many heating tools in about 5 hours anyways. I put on my lucky charm, my little dolphin earrings, and quietly opened the bathroom door. Haruhi was still knocked completely out. I tiptoed around her and went to my dresser. I opened up my top drawer and got a pair of warm leggings. I slowly moved to my closet and retrieved a big cozy sweater and slipped it on.

It feels so nice to be all dressed up like a girl again... That's such a weird sentence that I'm sure nobody but me would ever say...

I grabbed my phone off of my bedside table, 9:02 AM. We have to leave in about 2 hours. I wanted to get there a couple hours before call time so I can practice and get myself back into my groove. I decided to make breakfast for me and Haruhi.

She really likes eggs and bacon, so I'll make that for us! Maybe some tea and fruit.. Masterchef Dani!

I walked downstairs with the mission of making a bomb-ass breakfast, when suddenly I turned into the kitchen and saw a huge bouquet of flowers sitting on the table! I approached them, full of questions. There was a note sitting on the table along with the beautiful flowers. I grabbed the note, opened it, and read its contents quickly:

"My dearest Danielle,
I have to apologize. I won't be able to make it to your performance baby. My office called and I have to come deal with a bunch of these problems or I will be fired. I'm gonna try my hardest to see it, but if I end up missing it, here is a lovely bouquet for my lovely dancer. These are your favorites right? I hope you like them. I love you so much Dani. I know you're gonna do wonderful. Break a leg (or good luck? I forget which one you use for dances).
Love,
Mom

I felt myself starting to tear up.

Of course she can't come... God damnit mom.. I hate her job sometimes..

I threw the note on the counter and moved the flowers off the table and next to the note. I glared angrily at the bouquet. They had white roses and calla lilies in them.

Damn it... But these flowers are so gorgeous...

I tried to push that away and focus on getting a good breakfast. I took out the eggs and bacon from the fridge and started cooking. Bacon started cooking in the microwave and I cracked 4 eggs in a bowl. A few minutes later, I heard footsteps down the stairs.

"Good morning sunshine!" I chirped, pouring the scrambled eggs mixture into a hot pan. I turned around to give her a big smile. Haruhi's hair looked like a bird's nest and she looked very tired. "Good morning.." She mumbled, sitting at the table. "Not much of a morning person are you?" I giggled, turning over the eggs. "Not really... But I got hungry so I forced myself to get up. Do you have an tea or something?" She said, putting her head in her hands. "I'm one step ahead of you." I said sweetly, bringing her a hot cup of green tea. She smiled gratefully and she took a small sip. After the eggs were yellow and fluffy, I dumped them on 2 plates and took out 2 pieces of bacon and placed them on the plate as well. I grabbed Haruhi's breakfast plate and set it down in front of her. "Wow! Thank you so much Dani! This looks so good!" She said, and then proceeded to stuff her face.

Oh my goodness I love this girl...

I laughed and I sat down with her. We talked and sipped tea and enjoyed the morning. After we finished our food, I put on some music and slightly danced as I washed the dishes. Haruhi helped clean up the counters and put the food away. "Oh my goodness! These flowers are beautiful Dani! Who are they from? A secret lover?" She asked joking. I turned around to face her. "No.. They're from my mom... She... Can't exactly come to the performance today.." I said quietly. My eyes started to swell up. "My mom hasn't seen me dance before... She promise she would..." My voice trailed off. Suddenly I was engulfed in a huge hug. "It's gonna all be okay.. You're gonna do great..." Haruhi whispered while she hugged me. We stayed like this for a minute or so, until out of nowhere, Haruhi grabbed me and started to dance! I never expect her to do that, but in a matter of seconds we were laughing and spinning and jumping like dorks and having the time of our lives. She really got my mind off the negative and I was feeling like a queen. I felt powerful and ready to perform. After the end of the song, we bowed to each other and burst out laughing... Suddenly I glanced at the microwave clock and saw it was 11:00!

Okay.. This is becoming a problem... I really need to get my shit together and watch the time!

"Haruhi! We gotta freakin go! The bus is gonna leave in 15 minutes!" I yelled, shutting off the music. Her eyes widen.. And in a matter of 3 seconds we were in freak out mode. I frantically got everything together and collected every single one of my costumes and Haruhi managed to get herself ready. At 11:10 we hauled ass out of the house and ran to the bus stop in the freezing cold. We made it just in time and I was able to get all of my shit onto the bus and we were off! I was nervous, my stomach was doing flips and my feet were numb. Haruhi saw I was nervous and held my hand as we rode.

How did I get so lucky to have a friend like her?

Haruhi's POV

We arrived at the auditorium around noon. I've never seen Dani so nervous. She practically squeezed the life out of my hand on the ride up there. I'm pretty sure my left hand is unusable now. But that's besides the point. She's shaken up. When we got to the auditorium, we walked around to the back and we let ourselves in. Dani headed backstage to set all of her stuff down, get changed, and then lead me to my spot. There were 2 spots reserved near the front. They said "Reserved for the family/friends of Danielle Charlton."

Well, that first spot is obviously for me. I'm sure that second spot is... Well I guess was.. For her mom. Geez.. Poor Dani...

I sat quietly in my chair for a little and watched Dani stretch. She plugged in her earphones and I saw her escape to a whole other world. She forgot everything around her and just focused on stretching. It was insane how flexible she was!

I don't think that's normal for the body to do... Oh my god I heard so much popping... Did she just break her back?... Legs are not suppose to move that far back... Holy crap... Does she even have bones?

No matter how uncomfortable it looked, she seemed to be feeling a lot better. Then, after her stretching, she started going over her dances and retrying them over and over again. I loved watching her dance but I didn't want to spoil the show for myself so I started playing on my phone. This went on for a long time. Finally, around 1:30 or so, Dani hopped off the stage and walked over to me. She was sweaty, but she looked much happier. "Hey girly, I'm sorry you have to sit here all bored.." She said, plopping down next to me. She had a bottle of water in her hand, and she was chugging it down. "Don't worry! I'm alright! How are your dances going?" I said back with a smile. She stopped chugging, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, and proceeded to speak: " I got them down now! I did them all really well. I think this show is gonna go great!" She said with a twinkle in her eye. "I'm so glad to hear that Dani!" I said to her, giving her a hug.

Damn this girl is REALLY sweaty... She really gets into dancing..

Suddenly, her stomach growled super loud and actually scared us both a little. " I guess the beast has awoken." She said laughing. "If you don't mind, I can go grab us some food and come back! I'm getting a little hungry too!" I started to get up. "Are you sure?" Dani asked. "Of course. This meal's on me. Sandwiches sound good?" I said with a smile. She nodded. "Good. Then I'll be back soon! Keep practicing okay?" I waved to her as I started to leave. I put on my winter coat and left the auditorium and stepped into the cold December air. But as I was walking out I ran into someone. I stumbled backwards a little bit managed to not fall over. "I'm so sorry are you ok-" When I looked up, I saw 6 familiar faces...

The Host Club?!

Awhhh shit...

I had completely forgot that they were coming! I didn't even warn Dani! And now they're here 3 hours early? God damnit... Bad friend award goes to... ME.

"What are you doing? The recital doesn't start for 3 more hours!" I hissed, pushing them back outside. "Haruhi, we just wanted to support our little Dani! It's a big day for her!" Tamaki said, stroking my face. I slapped his hand away. "Look Haru-Chan, we brought Dani-Chan flowers! Aren't they pretty? Do you think she'll like them?" Hunny asked, holding a bouquet of multi colored roses. "Hunny those are beautiful... But seriously guys! She doesn't know that you're coming! She's nervous enough, she doesn't need you guys here right now!" I told them angrily. They all got a confused look on their faces. "What do you mean " she doesn't know"? She should have expected us.." Kyoya said cooly. I rubbed my temples..

Okay..How do I explains his without sounding rude? You guys make my job reallll hard..

"Guys, she didn't want you here. She didn't want you to see her perform. Don't ask me why, I'm not sure myself, but she even told me not to tell you she was performing! That's why she's been gone from the host club!" I said to the group of confused boys. All of their faces fell, even the twins. "Yeah.. That explains why she didn't tell us..." Hikaru started. "...I was actually wondering about why we had to figure this out on our own." Kaoru finished. They both lowered their heads. I noticed Hikaru was holding something behind his back.

Flowers? Does someone have a little crush? I mean.. Then again.. They all have flowers.. But they aren't hiding them!

"Guys.. Since you know now, you can watch the show. But don't go in there until 4 and sit near the back. We don't wanna freak her out more than she already is." I said sternly. "Do you guys understand the words that are coming out of my mouth area? Don't step foot near here until 4. Now shoo! I gotta get her some food." I said, dismissing them. "Okay Haruhi, I will obey your every command." Tamaki said, bowing close to the ground. I rolled my eyes. "Quit the dramatics, Sempai..."

TIME LAPSE AND HIKARU POV WOOOO

We had about 2 hours to kill so we went to the nearby mall and caused some havoc. Kyoya-Sempai was not happy to be there at all, especially when he had to deal with security because Tamaki tried to steal a dog from the pet store. But we finally were able to leave and at 4:15, we were sitting near the back of the huge auditorium waiting for the lights to dim. I was sitting in between Hunny and Kaoru. Hunny was blabbing on and on about something to Mori and Kaoru was busy looking at the program. Me? I was lost in my thoughts.

Haruhi is such an amazing girl... I really like her a lot, she has pretty long brown hair and big green eyes and she's kinda small but I love her size... Andddd I just described Dani. Man what's wrong with me? Why do I keep thinking about Dani? I don't even like her! I like Haruhi! She's such a kind and amazing person.. Kinda like Dani.. Shit! I did it again! I. Don't. Like. Dani! She's not as pretty or talented or anything! I like Haruhi! But Dani's cool too... NO SHE'S NOT! GOD DAMNIT BRAIN! Make up your mind!

This has been going on for the past couple of days. I would think about Haruhi but sometimes I would just start thinking of Dani and my mind would be is going on?

I don't like her! My heart belongs to Haruhi!

I glanced down at Haruhi. She was sitting near the front, a woman just came in and sat next to her. They hugged and started talking to one another. The woman was older and dressed in very professional attire. Haruhi looked really excited to see her.

I like Haruhi. End of discussion.

Suddenly, the lights dimmed. Hunny grabbed my arm in excitement and started bouncing in his chair. Mori got him to settle down and he let go of his death grip on my arm. The curtains drew back and the stage was set. Loud, upbeat music started to play. A bunch of dancers came out, then more, and more, and more.. Until a few of the dancers burst through the middle. Who do think one of them was? That's right. Danielle. Her hair was up in a bun with little curls on the side of her face. Her green eyes were shining underneath the stage lights. Her makeup made her look so professional. She started dancing and... All of a sudden I was enthralled. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. Something happened inside of me at that moment when I saw her come out on stage. An unexplainable thing happened. It started in my stomach and spread to my entire body.

What? What is this feeling?The hell?

It came over me in a wave. I was completely taken over by it. I was completely captivated by her. I solely watched her because frankly, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She came out in almost every single number and her dancing was the best out of all of them. When she did duets, I felt the emotion captured by her dancing.

What is going on? What is Dani doing to me? Is this a… romantic feeling? No it can't be… I like Haruhi! Right?

I looked at the program, and it was finally time for Dani's solo song. She walked slowly on stage, wearing a glittery red leotard..

She looks good in red...Wait what am I saying! Snap out of it! I'm sure Haruhi would look great in red too….

She started to dance. The song was slow and emotional, and she put every fiber of her being into that dance. The song was about losing a loved one and trying to get back on your feet. She was kicking and spinning and rolling and looking like the most majestic being on the earth. The crowd was loving it. I looked over at the other boys who looked so impressed. When... All of a sudden..

SNAP

I turned to see Dani laying on the ground. She obviously just hurt something. Her foot maybe? I didn't get to see what happened! But this didn't stop her. She got up and continued her song.
"What just happened to Dani-Chan?" Hunny asked, tugging on me. "Hunny I don't know.. I think.. I think she hurt her foot. Really badly.." It was obvious she was in a lot of pain. She was trying to finish her dance, but it was evident that she was struggling. She finished the dance, however. She got a standing ovation and the crowd was going wild. Dani hurriedly limped off stage and people met her offstage, probably to help her. There were only about 3 numbers left, but she didn't appear in the last one with the whole company. I couldn't focus. I just wanted to know if she was okay! After the last number finished, the owner of the dance studio walked out with Dani still in her red leotard. Dani took an individual bow and she got another standing ovation. She was on crutches and her ankle was wrapped up.

I'm glad she's okay...

The instructor talked a little and thanked everyone for coming to the show and supporting the dance studio. Finally, she let everyone free to go visit the people in the audience. Haruhi and the woman sitting next to her ran to her first and gave her hugs and flowers and Dani looked overjoyed. The entire Host Club made our way to the stage to say hi as well. She looked surprised when she saw all of us but she wasn't mad, which was surprising actually. She waved at us and motioned us to come on stage. Each one of us has flowers to give to her. We got up there and she was overjoyed to see us and gave us a hug when we have her the flowers. I was the last one to give her flowers. I bought her some white roses. Because they really stood out to me compared to what the other members brought her.

When I showed her the flowers she got the biggest grin on her face. She threw her arms around me and whisper to me "Thank you Hikaru..". My heart fluttered. I hugged her back and squeezed her tight.

Her hugs feel so nice… is it bad that I want this moment to last forever? That's not weird, right?

She let go and gave me a big smile. I saw the happiness in her bright green eyes and I saw the dimples form on her cheeks. I glanced down and looked at how the red leotard accentuated her curves.

I never realized how pretty Dani is...

Suddenly, she spun around and I watched her walk over on her crutches to the Host Club who was introducing themselves to her mother. I walked behind her and introduced myself to her mother as well. Dani began talking at rapid speed and talking about how she saw a doctor backstage but she has to go to an actual hospital now because her foot is probably broken but she can't feel it. It was funny to listen to her.

So she's all loopy on drugs? That explains some things.. Don't do drugs kids...

I just stood there and watched her. So many thoughts clouded my mind. Most of them were about the beautiful girl in a red leotard, balancing on crutches, and how confused she makes me.

Do I like Dani? But what about Haruhi?

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WAIT WHAT IS DIS?

DO I SMELL A BUDDING ROMANCE?

Nobody knows!

Okay maybe I know…

Because yanno.. I write the story!

ANYWAYS!
What will their future hold? Do they even have a future?
STAY TURNED FOR MOREEEE
It's 1:30 in the morning...
No more late night chapters..
You get a good rest too...
Goodnight
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