Ouran High School Host Club Fanfiction
Chapter Thirteen: I Can't Believe I Did That!
Word Count: 6, 794
Disclaimer: I do not own OHSHC or any of its characters, even Usa-chan. What I do own though are my OCs.
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Go-sen mairu hashitte iki o kirashite
Adorenarin hyaku rittoru-
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I got out of my bed. When I looked at my phone, I saw that it was still 6 AM. I got out and took my towel as I went to the bathroom. After five minutes, I was finished. I then prepared myself before finally going to the kitchen. I just made pancakes for breakfast, because I'm really not hungry. I also want to go to the supermarket today, because I will buy ingredients for a strawberry ice cream cake. I want to try making it by myself. It's been months since I had last done one, and that was with Etsu-sensei.
When I was done eating, I drank a glass of water before finally washing my mess. Before going out, I got Isa-chan who was still at my bedroom and my sky blue sling bag. I then got my keys and with a final look in the mirror, I finally got out of my apartment.
"Oh, Kairi. Where are you going today?"
I jumped in surprise. When I looked at my back to see who just talked to me, I saw Haru-chan. I smiled. "Oh, I'm going to the supermarket today!"
She looked surprised. "Oh, what a coincidence. I'm also going there today. You wanna walk there together?"
"That's a great idea. Let's might as well take a morning walk for exercise!"
She laughed. "Alright then, let's go."
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We had finally arrived at the supermarket. Thank goodness that there are only a few people here, because it would take us forever to finally go home if there were a lot of people.
Haru-chan suddenly spoke up as she got a shopping cart. "Kairi, how about let's split up? In that way, we could finish doing groceries faster. We'll just meet up here. What do you say?"
I nodded as I got a shopping cart. "That's no problem at all! See you later, Haru-chan!" I then walked towards the fruits section.
It didn't take long before I had finally got all the ingredients, including the ice cream. When I went back to the meeting place, Haru-chan was still not there. Then, I noticed someone staring at me. When I looked at the person, it turned out that it was a guy, and he was working here as a cash registrar. I think we're about the same age. I decided to wave at him, because, hey. It would be rude if you just ignore him. He waved back cheerily.
"Kairi, I'm done."
I turned to my left to see Haru-chan with her shopping cart. Wow, she bought a lot of stuff. "Oh, Haru-chan! I'm also done, so let's take these to the cash registrar first!" I said as I smiled at her.
She also smiled as I went towards the guy that I waved earlier. Haru-chan went to another cash register that was just beside us. The guy seems to be staring at me again. He then smiled. "The two of you are not paying together?"
"Nope!" I said cheerily.
He then ringed up my things, while glancing at me every now and then with a smile. I decided to smile back instead.
After packing up my things, he gave me my bags. "Here you go, miss…"
"Kairi." I said as I smiled. But anyways, why is he doing this?
"Miss Kairi it is then. What a pretty name." He then gave me my receipt. "I would like to meet with you up sometime."
I looked at the receipt. It has his number in it, I guess. My eyes then widen in realization. "Bye! By the way, my name's Hideki…" He said as he winked at me.
I quickly turned around and ran outside the supermarket, where Haru-chan was. When I got out, she saw me. "Oh, Kairi. You're here-"
"Let's go home, Haru-chan!" I squeaked as I quickly walked away from the supermarket. I am so throwing this receipt when I arrive back home.
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We are now finished buying our stuff, so now, we are walking on our way home. I decided to talk. "So, Haru-chan. What did you buy at the supermarket earlier? I can see that you have bought a lot."
"I bought the thing I saw on the commercial! You have to go to the morning market section of the supermarket on Sundays. After I get home, I'll have to do cleaning and laundry." She said as she smiled.
I laughed. "You really love to do household chores."
She also laughed. "Yeah, I do. It's kinda like my thing." She then looked at me. "How about you? What did you buy?"
I smiled widely. "Well, I decided to make strawberry ice cream cake today! Etsu-sensei taught it to me a few months ago, so I decided to make it today."
"Can I help?"
"Sure thing, Haru-chan! Then we'll eat it together afterwards!"
We both laughed as we continued to walk. When were near at the apartment though, we were surprised to see crowds of people and a limo just parked in front of the apartment. These are so not our family limos.
"What's going on… in front of our apartment?" Haru-chan said.
I raised an eyebrow. "I don't really know."
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(3rd Person POV: Start)
The chauffeur opened the car. "Obocchama, you may go out now."
'Obocchama' then got out revealing Tamaki, Kyōya, the twins, Takashi, and Honey. They decided to go over by Haruhi's house, since Tamaki insisted to do so for some reasons.
"Ahh, so this is Haruhi's house?" Kaoru started.
"It's pretty big. I didn't expect this." Hikaru finished.
"There're so many rooms!" Honey beamed.
"No, actually, this is what they call a commoner's condominium building. Haruhi's home is most likely just one of these units." Kyōya stated.
"Kyōya," Tama-chan said as he looked at Kyōya. Kyōya just looked at him with a nonchalant expression. "What's with this crowd?! Specifically, those doppelgangers?!" He pointed at the twins.
"I see." Kyōya said as light glinted from his glasses. "I completely thought that you had no courage to come alone, so I got more people to come, but I guess that was unnecessary." He then went to the twins. "Well, let's go home now, kids."
"No, no. We don't wanna go home!" The twins chorused.
Tama-chan went to the three of them. "My bad! I'm sorry! Don't leave me alone!" He then looked back at Kyōya. "Hey, Kyōya, why didn't we let onee-chan join us? She won't be able to see a real commoner's house!"
"Doesn't Kairi-senpai live in a building like this, too?" The twins chorused.
Kyōya just smirked and nodded. "Yes, she really does."
Honey pouted. "I really want Kai-chan to be here. And also, I want to go her house."
Tamaki threw his fist in the air. "Well, then. It's decided! We're going to onee-chan's house next!"
"That's not a problem at all." Kyōya stated.
Tamaki smiled. He suddenly began talking again. "Listen, fellow subjects. You must not forget! This is nothing more than a 'we were in the area and just come by to say hello' type of casual visit, not at all a research about the quality of life of the Fujioka family! Words like 'pathetic', 'tight', and 'ragged' are all forbidden!"
"Yes, sir!" Honey, Takashi, and the twins chorused as they saluted their hands.
Most importantly, you must not make Haruhi and her father feels like you want to go home-"
"Just go home right now!" Haruhi cut him off as she frowned.
They looked at Haruhi, who was also with Kairi. "Ha-haruhi and onee-chan!" Tamaki said, shocked.
"Kai-chan! You're here too?"
Kairi awkwardly waved her hand. "Hi."
"Those outfits are good!" Honey, Tamaki and the twins said while giving us a thumbs up. Kairi blushed.
"Shut up! Get lost!" Haruhi yelled.
Tamaki had a shocked expression. "Haruhi's using extremely foul language!" He then pointed at the twins. "It's you two, right?"
"It's not because of us~" The twins chorused with a nonchalant expression.
"It's because of you two!" Tamaki yelled as he continued to point at them.
Suddenly, a woman who's about in her 40s appeared beside Kairi and Haruhi. "Kairi-chan, Haruhi-chan! Is everything okay?" She whispered.
"Landlady-san." They both chorused.
"Riding those foreign cars, are these people yakuza or something?" She said as she continued to whisper.
"No-"
They were both cut off by her. "Shall I call the police?"
Suddenly, Tamaki appeared in front of her. Kairi and Haruhi backed away. "It's a pleasure to meet you, madam. I am Haruhi and onee-chans' friend; my name is Suoh."
"Oh… my, my, my… What should I do?" The landlady said as she looked dreamily at him.
Tama-chan then whipped his hair dramatically and looked at the landlady. "We apologize… for the sudden visit… and the disturbance we caused."
"Oh, don't say that." She said as she laughed dramatically.
She then went to the two girls. "Kairi-chan, Haruhi-chan, I'll bring some candy over later, okay?"
Kairi beamed. "Sure thing, Landlady-san!"
Haruhi just sighed. Then, the landlady looked at Tamaki and smiled. "Please enjoy your time here." With that, she walked away.
(3rd Person POV: End)
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After a few conversations, we had finally gone upstairs. Sigh, they're going to find out where I live. I went to room 202 and got my keys. The other Host Club members, excluding Kyō-chan and Haru-chan, looked at me questioningly.
"What are you doing?" Tama-chan asked.
"I'm going inside my house?" I said it more like I'm asking than I'm stating.
"What?!" They all chorused.
"I'm going inside my house." I had finally stated while sighing.
Tama-chan then had tears in his eyes. "Onee-chan! Why didn't you told me that you live with Haruhi? Little brother is hurt."
I raised an eyebrow. Little brother? "It's because we've never really talked about this matter."
"We want to go to your house, Kai-chan." Honey said as he looked at me with puppy eyes. Oh no.
"Yes, can we?" The twins also said with their puppy eyes too. Gah! They've joined in too!
"I…uh…" I trailed off. I want them to come but at the same time no. Ugh. How should I say this?
Haru-chan frowned. "Guys, it's not good if you force someone else to things they don't want."
I smiled at Haru-chan and mouthed a 'thank you' at her. I then unlocked my door. "Well then, I'll just place my stuff first back at my apartment. I'll just follow."
When I had finished placing my ingredients at the fridge, I quickly went back to where they were and locked my door again.
I heard Haru-chan gave a defeated sigh and took out her keys. "Well, okay, maybe some tea, too…" She then opened up her door. Tama-chan and the twins peeked inside in anticipation while Honey just smiled while peeking. Tama-chan then sighed in some sort of relief, I guess. But what for?
The other host club members, especially Tama-chan, began inspecting Haru-chan's apartment as if they were polices searching around a criminal's place.
"Pathetic." Hika-chan said. Tama-chan quickly pinched Hika-chan's cheeks.
"A 2K unit of a wooden building, this is pretty much it for a commoner family of two, I guess." Kyō-chan stated as he looked around.
"Yeah, and with Haruhi's height, this low ceiling isn't really a problem, either." Kao-chan said as he looked up the ceiling. Well, since all of you except for Honey are extremely blessed with height, you can say that.
"What a cute looking room!" Honey exclaimed as he saw Haru-chan's room.
"It's okay; you don't have to push yourselves to praise it." Haru-chan said bluntly as she walked inside.
"Huh?" Honey said as he pointed at Haru-chan's sandals. "Haru-chan, we have to take off our shoes?"
"Yes, please." She replied.
Honey had an amazed expression and looked at Takashi. "Wow, we have to take off our shoes to go in. This place is like a dojo!"
"Ah." Takashi replied. I took off my shoes and went to Haru-chan who had a peeved look in her face.
"Then, give us some slippers." Hika-chan said.
"Ah, I see some tatami mats already." Kao-chan said as he looked down the floor.
"Okay then, we don't need the slippers." Hika-chan concluded. Honey and the twins then went in.
"Well then, we're coming in!" The three of them chorused.
"I am coming in." Takashi said in his usual dull tone as he walked in.
"Excuse me." Tama-chan said as he walked in with Kyō-chan.
Kyō-chan was the last one to speak up. "Coming in."
When they all came in, I closed the door. I gave Haru-chan a sympathetic look. "Haru-chan, I'm sorry."
She shook her head. "I'm fine with you; they are the ones making me peeved."
Suddenly, I heard a crashing sound. I quickly turned to my back.
"What?! That's it?!" Hika-chan exclaimed as he looked around the dining room.
"Ouch." Takashi said.
"I didn't expect a light to be hanging here." Kao-chan said as he looked at the hanging light bulb.
"See what I mean?" Haru-chan looked at me as she sighed. I'm so glad that they haven't come to my house. Although my apartment doesn't look like a 'commoner's house' and all, it would still be very tiring if they were there. And if You-chan happens to go to my apartment and sees them, they're all dead.
"It seems that we've underestimated the dwelling of commoners! Okay, since it's a tight place, everyone get into your P.E. sitting position. It's a method the commoners invented to save space." Tama-chan said as he did his position while the others, excluding Kyō-chan.
"I'll be making tea, then." Haru-chan said in an annoyed tone.
"Ah, Haruhi." Hika-chan suddenly said as he held out a small, orange bag. "If you're going to make tea, here's some red tea my dad bought from Africa, here." He said as he gave the tea to Haru-chan.
"Th-thank you." Haru-chan said as she looked at the small bag.
"It's pretty good with milk tea. You have some milk?" Kao-chan asked.
"Yeah, I have some milk-"
Speaking of milk, when was the last time I bought one? It would be pretty good if I buy one, since I have also bought some cereals. Ah, it would be also good if I drink milk every breakfast with Haru-chan.
A voice suddenly interrupted my thoughts. "Kai-chan, what are you thinking about? You seem to be smiling."
I quickly turned to Honey. I felt my cheeks began to feel hot. "Oh, I'm just thinking about buying some milk." I replied as I smiled.
He giggled. "You're so adorable."
My blush darkened. What he said was way too far from what I said. I then heard Tama-chan and the twins cry over something.
"-a teapot!" Eh, what did I miss?
"And she doesn't want to say she doesn't have one!" Kao-chan said while crying. "Haruhi, sorry. You don't have to use that tea. We'll just have water."
Haru-chan looked at us. "Eh? Really? But I already made it."
"O-okay." Tama-chan and the twins said as they sweatdropped.
I laughed softly and sat at the end of the table. Honey suddenly grabbed my arm. I looked at him questioningly, with of course, my blush. "Kai-chan, sit next to me."
I nodded frantically and sat down with him. When I glanced at Takashi, he gave me a small smile. What's that supposed to mean?
Haru-chan then placed the cups at the table. "Tea is served. Sorry, I didn't have enough cups." Tama-chan then looked at the cups closely. I raised an eyebrow, but decided to dismiss it. When you're at the Host Club, you experience a lot of weird things. So be prepared.
I then glanced at Honey who picked up a box that he was carrying earlier from the floor. He opened it, revealing a lot of cakes.
"Both of you can choose the cake first, Kai-chan and Haru-chan." Honey said cheerfully.
My eyes literally had sparkles right now. Sure, I have eaten all types of high-class cakes for years now, but still; cakes never fail to amaze me.
"Huh, really?" Haru-chan asked.
"Yeah, we're used to eating that stuff anyways." I heard Hika-chan said. I then looked to him only to see Kao-chan and Tama-chan saying 'Shhh' to him. I don't really see what's wrong in what he said.
Haru-chan looked at me. "Kairi, what do you like?"
I smiled. "I would like to have strawberry, if that's okay."
Honey then immediately gave me the strawberry cake. "Yeah, it is completely okay, Kai-chan!"
"Hmm, then I'll take the strawberry one too, then." Haru-chan said.
Honey also gave her the cake. "Here you go!" With that, I decided to start eating.
As I continue to eat, I saw Takashi giving strawberries to Haru-chan, Tama-chan and the twins crying over something, while Kyō-chan just watched them. Meanwhile, Honey and I are just in our own world, just eating our cakes.
Suddenly, I heard Honey speak up. "You know what Kai-chan? I should really come by your house sometime."
When I looked at his plate, I realized he didn't even finished half of his cake. Wow, this is surprising. I looked back at him. "R-really? But why?"
He smiled. "Well, since you've already been to my house several times already, I might as well go by to your house, too. I want to meet your siblings, especially your twin. I want to be closer to you."
I blushed at his final sentence. "B-but we are close already, right?"
He giggled. "You're blushing."
My blush became more visible. "H-hey! You're avoiding my question!"
He giggled even further. "I'll resume eating my cake." He said as he continued eating.
I puffed my cheeks in annoyance. He's purposely avoiding my question! Sigh, might as well resume eating, I guess.
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"Ah, my stomach's getting hungry now after I ate this cake." Honey said, now finished eating his cake.
"Oh yeah, it's past noon already." Hika-chan said.
"No lunch yet?" Tama-chan and the twins asked.
"Can you guys, like, not live in such an endlessly free lifestyle?" The now very irritated Haru-chan said.
Kyō-chan suddenly stood up. "Well, we are the ones visiting out of the blue. We'll pay for the meal. How about we take your favorite sushi?"
Haru-chan waved her hands frantically. "Eh, it's okay! I'm scared of the consequences of being treated by you, Kyōya-senpai."
He then took out a gold card while light glinted from his glasses. This is not good. "Don't worry; the money's coming from the winning bid of your photos."
I sweatdropped. Wouldn't that make Haru-chan the original payer?
"Okay. I know a good sushi restaurant in the neighborhood, so I'll give them a call." Haru-chan said. "That place should be high quality."
Tama-chan suddenly stiffened. He then wrote something on a paper that came out of nowhere and gave it to Haru-chan.
"Sushi packs that say 'deluxe' on them are not necessarily high-quality. Be careful." Haru-chan read out aloud. She just crumbled it up and threw it away at a trashcan.
"I know that much…at the very least…" Haru-chan said in a peeved expression.
"You fool! Daddy didn't want you to make a fool of yourself…" Tama-chan said as he made a fuss. "…and so that you could pretend-"
Honey suddenly cut him off. "I want to eat your home-made cooking, Haru-chan."
"Honey-senpai!" Hika-chan started.
"What a bold comment to say!" Kao-chan finished.
"We were holding ourselves back from saying it, too!" Tama-chan exclaimed.
"That's not a problem, but it'll take a while if I start to work." Haru-chan replied.
"We'll wait!" Honey beamed.
"Haru-chan, can I help? And how about we cook at my apartment? In that way, the food should be cooked faster." I suggested.
She nodded. "Thank you for your help, Kairi. I really appreciate it." Yeah, I know. Handling these guys is such a handful. "That means I'll have to go to the supermarket again."
"Ah, we'll go." The twins chorused. "We want to go to a commoner's supermarket, too!"
"Me too! Me too!" Honey cheered. He then looked at me. "You can tell me about the sweets that are being sold there, Kai-chan!"
I nodded. "Yeah, there are actually tons of sweets there!"
"Well, this might be a good experience." Kyō-chan stated.
"All right! Commoner's supermarket! Commoner's supermarket!" The twins cheered as they got out of Haru-chan's apartment.
"I'm so looking forward to it!" Honey said as he grabbed my hand. "This will be so fun, now that you're here!"
I blushed and smiled. I laughed. "R-really?"
He just nodded as we all went downstairs, except for Haru-chan and Tama-chan. I wonder what's taking them long. When we were about to take the step downstairs, though, I saw a familiar person. The twins moved aside.
I waved my free hand, since the other hand was being held by Honey. "Hello, Ranka-san!"
He waved back. "Why hello, Kairi dear~!" He then looked down at the joined hands between Honey and I. He smiled as he looked back at me. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the supermarket. Actually, Haru-chan is also going, but I don't know what's keeping her inside the apartment." And also Tama-chan.
"Is that so? I'll just go check her, then." With that, he spun around and walked away from us.
"Kairi-senpai, who was that?" The twins chorused.
I laughed awkwardly. I then played with my hair using my other hand. "He's Haru-chan's dad."
The twins stared at me blankly. I blushed in embarrassment as I suddenly took interest with my sandals. Suddenly, I heard a familiar scream back at Haru-chan's apartment. It sounds like Tama-chan. Sigh. We decided to go back there. The twins were the first to arrive, since Honey was walking slowly, still holding my hand. My eyes then widen at realization.
He's hold my hand and I didn't even care about it a while ago!
I blushed. No wonder Ranka-san was smiling at me in a strange way! I want to remove my hand from his, but it seems that he has a tight, but gentle grip on me. B-but at least I get to hold his hand.
When the twins arrived at the door, Hika-chan spoke up. "Tono, we were waiting downstairs and-"
He was cut off by Kao-chan. "Ah, so the person that went by us was Haruhi's daddy after all." They then went inside. After a few moments of walking slowly, we finally arrived at the opened door. I saw Tama-chan bowing at Ranka-san.
"…seriously take care of your daughter as my own."
I raised an eyebrow. What did we miss?
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We sat down at the table once again. The twins were snickering at Tama-chan, who has found a new emo corner. I, once again, sat beside Honey. We still haven't gone to the supermarket, and I think my stomach's not gonna agree on that for long. Ranka-san sat down with us.
"I see…" I heard Ranka-san talk. Huh? I've been so deep in my thoughts that I haven't notice them talk. "You guys are the host club that I've been hearing about. My, what a group of handsome men. I can't decide on who I should pick. Right, Haruhi and Kairi?" He said as he looked at Haru-chan. He then looked at me and winked. I jumped a bit and blushed. Does he know?
He then looked back at the others. "Ah, you can just call me Ranka-san. Ranka is my Genji name at the okama bar I work at."
"Genji name? Is that like an alias?" Honey asked.
"That's right, Mitsukuni-kun." Ranka-san replied. I raised my eyebrow. How did he know stuff like these?
"Huh? How come you know my name?"
Ranka-san just smirked. "The seniors, Haninozuka-kun and Morinozuka Takashi-kun."
He then turned at the twins. "Then, the freshmen that are in the same class as Haruhi, Hitachiin Hikaru-kun, Kaoru-kun, right? I wonder which one's which. I've been hearing a lot about you guys."
The twins blinked. "Haruhi's been talking about us?" Kao-chan asked.
"No, I've been talking with Kyōya-kun on the phone a lot!" Ranka-san exclaimed as he held hands with Kyō-chan. "Yay~"
"Ranka-san, you are such a beautiful person." Kyō-chan stated as he smiled.
We all looked shocked. "What?!"
"Kyōya," Tama-chan said in a warning tone.
"We've been taking care of his precious daughter. Of course, a greeting… and periodic reports are obvious things we should do. This would have been your job originally, though." He said as he drank his tea.
"What a fine president you are. Oh sorry, Kyōya-kun, you were the vice-president. The president must be someone pretty worthless." Ranka-san as he laughed mockingly. I looked at Tama-chan, only to see him filled with arrows. Poor thing.
"Just a minute, dad!" Haru-chan suddenly yelled. "I never knew that you were connected with Kyōya-senpai!"
"Ehh? But Haruhi, you never talk to me about school!" Ranka-san pouted.
That seemed to make Haru-chan more frustrated. "That doesn't mean you can secretly – Senpai! Stop growing mushrooms in other people's storage rooms!" Haru-chan yelled at Tama-chan. I glanced at Tama-chan who was depressingly growing mushrooms at Haru-chan's storage room.
Ranka-san suddenly spoke up. "Haruhi, daughters like you…" He then jumped to Haru-chan to give her a hug. "Your angry face looks cute, too!"
"Somehow, he terrifyingly resembles a certain person." Hika-chan spoke up. I sweatdropped.
Kao-chan also spoke up. "No wonder Haruhi's good at handling Tono."
Suddenly, Haru-chan walked away. "Oh no, where are you going?" Ranka-san asked.
"The supermarket." She replied. She then opened the door. "I'll go on the errand alone." She then looked at me. "Kairi, you're in charge of them while I'm gone."
I blinked. "Me?"
She nodded. "I'll be right back, so everyone just wait here quietly." With that, she closed the door.
Hika-chan spoke up. "Ah, Haruhi! We want to go to the commoner's supermarket, too-"
"It's okay, it's okay." Ranka-san said as he cut Hika-chan off. "She won't change her mind once she says it. She decided to go to Ouran and did all the admission paperwork by herself."
"Yup, that's right! That's why I admire Haru-chan! She's so independent! I like independent people." I said as I nodded and smiled. When I glanced at Honey, I saw him staring at me with an unreadable look.
"We're the same, Kairi. I want to respect her independence." Ranka-san stated. He suddenly placed a hand at my shoulder. I looked at him. "I really want to thank you all. It seems like she's having quite a lot of fun at school." He then looked at Tama-chan, who was still at his new corner. "Right, Suoh Tamaki-kun?"
Tama-chan quickly looked at him with sparkles in his eyes. "Dad!"
"I could tell immediately: You are the idiot president that came up in Haruhi's talk." This made Tama-chan cry in joy. Uhh, that's not a thing that you should be happy about, Tama-chan. "So I heard you took Haruhi for a guy until the end. You really don't understand things, do you? You're the worst!" With that being said, Tama-chan went back to his corner.
Ranka-san finished drinking his tea as he spoke up. "Well then, actually, everyone; shall we do something fun now?" I raised my eyebrow. What kind of fun?
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I raised my eyebrow again as we watched Haru-chan walk down the street. Why are we doing this?
"And we ended up going with her in the end…" The twins chorused.
"Is this 'fun' thing?" Kyō-chan asked. I have a feeling that he's getting a bit peeved.
"It's the stalking game, Kyōya-kun." Ranka-san replied. I puffed my cheeks in exhaustion as I leaned at a wall.
"What an attractive group of young men." A woman suddenly said. I looked at her direction. I saw a small group of people whispering something, but I can completely hear what they're talking about.
"Are they celebrities?"
"Wow, that girl over there is so cute!"
I blushed at the statement. Suddenly, my stomach growled. Oh no, I gotta eat soon. I suddenly heard Ranka-san speak up. "Rather, I just want to drag along a lot of handsome men and a cute-looking girl around with me." I sighed. Can we just get over with this? I really need food right now.
"These two are the same species…" The twins chorused.
I decided to sit down. Ugh, I don't care if the streets are dirty. My stomach's crying for food!
A voice suddenly interrupted my thoughts. "Kai-chan, what are you doing?"
I quickly stood up and smiled. "I'm just sitting, that's all."
"On the streets?" He asked as he looked unconvinced.
I laughed nervously. "Uh, yeah! At the streets! I'm just tired, so I decided to take a quick sit." Actually, my stomach is now complaining for food.
He still looked unconvinced. He then grabbed my hand. "Let's go."
I squeaked in surprise. I then blushed. "H-honey, why are you holding my hand?"
"Like I said earlier, I want to be closer to you." He said as he giggled.
My blush darkened. "W-what do you mean by that?"
He just walked, while holding my hand of course. I decided to walk as well. "Let's go to the supermarket. The others are waiting." He said.
I just nodded as I looked at our hands. Just what does he mean by 'closer'?
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We went to the supermarket again. Sigh, I hope that guy's on his break this time. I don't like him; he's way too flirty.
When were arrived at the supermarket, Honey got so excited that he ran around the store with Takashi following him. Tama-chan and Ranka-san were spying on Haru-chan, while Kyō-chan was comparing the prices of the stuff at the supermarket. The twins were just beside me. At least I have companions.
I was about to follow Honey when I saw a familiar person. My eyes widen. It's that flirt! I quickly looked around to see where I can escape without him seeing me, but it's too late. He saw me and went to me. I was already panicking. What should I do?! "Hi there Kairi. Miss me already?" He said as he winked. I inwardly shuddered. This is gross. He then looked at Hika-chan and Kao-chan. "Who are these?"
Um, do I know you? "These are my friends." I replied in 'as-a-matter-of-fact' tone. I'm starting to get annoyed at this guy. Kao-chan was looking at me questioningly, seeing me act like this to this guy.
"Kairi-senpai, who is this?" Hika-chan asked.
"Um, he's…" Hideaki? Hideyoshi?
"The name's Hideki." He finished while smiling suggestively at me. If he weren't here, I could've puked already. Kao-chan seemed to finally get it, and placed a hand at Hika-chan's shoulder. The two exchanged looks until Hika-chan finally got what he meant. Sigh, Hai-chan and I do that all the time.
"Hideki, huh?" Hika-chan said as he placed his arm at Hideki's left shoulder.
Kao-chan then also placed his arm at Hideki's right shoulder. "If you're planning any moves towards our senpai, I'm afraid that she's already married."
My eyes widen. What the heck?! Hideki just smirked. "By who? The both of you?"
The twins smirked back. "Nope, but that guy over there." They both pointed at… Takashi?! "Try to make moves with Kairi-senpai here, you're doomed. She's already pregnant of their first child by three months."
Hideki just had his eyes wide in horror. I also had my eyes wide. Pregnant?! What would Takashi think?! "Mori-senpai! Can you come over here for a sec?" The twins suddenly called.
I know this may be impossible, but I think my eyes had gone wide as pizzas. Takashi heard the twins, so he went to us, while Honey just continued to drool over the sweets. "What?" He asked. After a second, he just nodded slightly.
He suddenly ruffled my hair affectionately. He carried me and next thing I knew, I was already sitting at his left shoulder. I blushed in embarrassment. We're at the supermarket, for goodness sake! And why carry me?
"T-takashi…" I managed to stutter.
"Kairi, how's the baby?" He said bluntly as he smiled softly at me.
I blushed. Other people looked at us and 'awwed'. I glanced at Honey who was staring at us in an unreadable look.
"W-well, the b-baby's just fine, I guess." He just smiled at me before looking down. When he looked down, he saw the shorter Hideki looking at him.
"What?" He asked.
"N-nothing!" He yelled as he ran out from the supermarket. "Just forget about my phone number!"
When he was finally nowhere to be seen, the twins burst out in laughter, which made my blush darker. Takashi then placed me down gently, before ruffling my hair. He then walked to Honey.
"Could you see the look in his face when Mori-senpai looked at him?!" Hika-chan exclaimed as he continued to laugh.
Kao-chan also laughed. "Yeah, and to think that he would fall for it!"
I puffed my cheeks. "But seriously guys. Do you really have to put up the 'baby' and 'married'?"
This made them laugh even more.
Sigh. "But anyways, thank you for making that up. That guy's creeping me out."
They stopped laughing and looked at me. "Yeah, he's like Tono. But I think I could tolerate Tono more." Hika-chan stated.
Kao-chan also spoke up. "But anyways, what's worse than Tono?"
They both looked at each other before laughing again. "Completely nothing!"
I sighed in defeat as I walked further in the supermarket. I did my best so that Haru-chan couldn't see me; but it's kind of hard because the people that saw the incident earlier keep on teasing me about 'baby' and 'married'. It made me blush from embarrassment and I can't do anything but to nod at what they say instead.
I glanced at Honey again only to see him running around while Takashi chases him. I smiled softly. Then, I glanced at Ranka-san who was gesturing me to come over to them. I quickly ran towards Tama-chan and Ranka-san before Haru-chan could see me. I realized that they were talking.
"Why was it necessary to secretly follow her, father?" Tama-chan asked.
"She lost her mother early on, so she accepted all the house chores and shopping duties. I just had a habit of following her. Do you call this a father's love?" He replied with a sigh. Tama-chan and I looked at each other while sweatdropping. "Wouldn't one get worried, right? Because I'm the only one here to protect her." He then looked at me. "What you have said earlier was correct, Kairi. She's so independent. Should I say that she doesn't know how to fawn? Or should I say that she doesn't have any desires? She doesn't give you a chance to let you worry about her. Also, she would unconsciously save others."
I smiled softly. "Yeah." Ranka-san and Tama-chan looked at me. I continued. "When she told me that she wants to study at Ouran, I want to follow her. I want to learn more about being an independent person, and I really think that besides my twin, Haru-chan is a great example."
Suddenly, Tama-chan patted my shoulder. "Ah, that…" He then looked at Ranka-san. "…I understand."
Ranka-san stared at us for a while before he pinched Tama-chan's face. "There's no way you can understand! Just because you look a bit handsome… You know I don't plan on letting go of her just yet!"
"Please let go of your hand!" Tama-chan cried.
Ranka-san just ignored his plea. "You're an arrogant person; you've only been with her for a short period of time! And so… you're an enemy! I consider you as an enemy!" Oh dear.
This made Tama-chan scream in shock as Ranka-san kicked him out of the aisle. Poor Tama-chan. He was then seen by Haru-chan.
"Huh? Tamaki-senpai, what's wrong?"
"Ah, umm, yeah. I suddenly felt like carrying the shopping basket for you. Daddy likes to carry shopping baskets, you know?"
Haru-chan just blinked before smiling. "Weirdo."
I just stared at the both of them as Tama-chan suggested on having Nabe for lunch. Suddenly, I was being dragged by Honey riding a shopping cart while Takashi pushing it.
"H-honey! That was scary!" I squeaked as looked at him.
He just giggled. "At least I had caught you, right?"
I just nodded as I tried to ignore the urge of playing my hair. Then, my stomach rumbled again, this time, louder. I blushed. This is embarrassing!
Honey looked at me. "Kai-chan, are you hungry?"
"Y-yeah… Sort of…" I replied as I continued to blush.
He giggled. "I'll buy you food, 'kay?"
"N-no, it's okay. Be-besides, we're going to eat lunch now. I also don't want to be a burden." I replied as I shook my head vigorously. As much as I would like to eat, I don't want to be a burden to other people, especially Honey.
"Are you sure?" He asked, looking unconvinced.
I nodded. "Yeah, promise."
Suddenly, I heard Tama-chan yell. "Haruhi has finished doing groceries!"
Honey suddenly held my hand. "Let's go. You have to eat."
"O-okay." I replied as we went out of the shopping cart and followed the others.
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When we reached the apartment, Haru-chan and I cooked at my kitchen, with Honey, Tama-chan, and the twins watching us. We were cooking nabe, since Tama-chan suggested. It was quickly finished, since Haru-chan and I separately cooked. The moment the food was placed at the table, I was the first one to eat, since my stomach was already making protests. The others looked at me questioningly, except for Honey and Takashi. Also, Ranka-san had placed a lot of shungiku at Tama-chan's plate. That was strange.
It didn't take for us to finish eating. After a few conversations and jokes, they finally decided to go home, since it was already 4:00 PM.
"Goodbye!" We waved back as they went inside the limo and drove away.
When they were no longer to be seen, Ranka-san sighed. "Well, now that they're gone, let's might as well take a rest, right girls?"
"M'kay! I'll be going inside my apartment now!" I chirped as I went inside. I gotta make my strawberry ice cream cake!
I went to the kitchen and got my ingredients from the fridge. I want to call Haru-chan, but I want her to spend more time with Ranka-san, so I made the ice cream cake alone.
~.^.^.~
I was about to add the rest of the strawberry jam and yogurt mixture to the loaf pan when I heard my door bell ring. I raised an eyebrow as I went to the door with a bowl in my hands. Who could it be?
When I opened the door, my eyes widen in surprise. "H-honey?!"
He giggled. "Yup, that's me!" He looked at the bowl in my hands. "What's that?"
I also looked at it. Then back at him. "Oh this? I'm making strawberry ice cream cake. Come on, go in."
"Really? Can I eat?"
I laughed. "Of course! But first, let's go in."
He also laughed as he went inside.
~.^.^.~
"Why did you come back here? N-not that I don't like being with you or some sort." I quickly added as I finished the last piece of my ice cream cake. I then drank a glass of water.
He giggled. "Well, I want to see your house. Takashi didn't come with me because his family relatives were at his home."
"Oh, I see…" I replied as I blushed. "H-how's the ice cream cake? Did you like it?"
"Yeah, it's so delicious!" He said as he smiled widely. Suddenly, his phone rang. He checked it. After a few seconds, he sighed.
I looked at him questioningly. "What is it?"
He sighed again. "Mom says I have to go home now."
"Oh." I replied as I had a sad look in my face.
"But hey! I'll go back here if you want me to!" Honey said as he smiled.
My eyes lit up. "Really?"
He nodded vigorously. "Yeah, we could make strawberry ice cream cake together again."
We both laughed. Then, we both stood up and went outside. When I looked down, I saw a limo which I assumed to be his. He sighed. "Well, see you at school then."
"Okay." I replied, also sighing. When he was about to turn away though, my body moved on impulse and I kissed him at the cheek. I realized what I was doing and quickly removed my lips from his cheek. When I looked at him, he had a surprised look in his face.
I laughed nervously. "S-sorry about that! See you at school then!" With that, I ran to my apartment and locked the door.
I can't believe I did that! How am I supposed to meet him again?!
~.^.^.~
Hi guys! It's been five days since I last updated! Sorry about that! I was having difficulties in typing this chapter and I really don't know the reason! So here it is! Kairi kissed Honey (on the cheek)! What do you think? Please review! For now, sayonara!
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LITTLE RED FOXX: Aw, really? Me too T^T
Lavendor Queen: You know what, you're right! But I think I'm not gonna let Hairi come back just yet… I don't know, I just kind of feel that it's not the right time, but I'll take note of your suggestion! Thanks!
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princess-snow510 (chapter 11): Here it is! Is this chapter okay?
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