Okay, so it's been a little while, and this chapter is slightly disappointing I'M SORRY.
I've been really busy finishing school and then having prom (which sucked by the way) and then after prom (much better) and just generally sleeping because that's what I do.
Now that I can't use fanfiction as a form of procrastinating revision I've been procrastinating fanfiction. Whuuut?
Anyway, this chapter I'm listening tooooooo: Son of a preacher man - Dusty Springfield
I'd managed to fill the last few days with various trips out for Haruhi.
On Tuesday I took her to the orchard and then the stables. I asked her if she wanted to ride a horse but she was reluctant. She ended up trotting along the road on our donkey - Betty - whilst I held the bridle.
Wednesday was calmer, with a trip to the cinema to see Gangster Squad.
I couldn't tell you what it was about and don't know what possessed me to take Haruhi to see it.
There wasn't much else on.
Thursday we went to a local tea garden.
It rained.
Friday was better. I knew that we were going to go on a trip to London with the school, but I couldn't help myself.
I took Haruhi to Camden. More specifically - Camden Market.
For once I didn't feel like so much of a failure when it came to exchange partners.
She seemed to really enjoy the market. The buzz of the crowds, the insane stalls decorated in whacky colours and smelling of so many weird and exotic things.
I think she enjoyed the multi-cultural food stalls the most. Free samples being given out having freshly been cooked in woks/on grills/over open flame.
I told her that she could buy some things if she wanted to, and I'd pay.
She wouldn't, of course.
But I was persistent and ended up buying her lunch - I think it was Thai.
We ate it out of polystyrene bowls, sitting on the edge of a pavement and watching buskers perform outside of a coffee shop.
I'd like to think I'd allowed Haruhi an insight to a realer side of English culture; before we saw all of the touristy bits with Fickleberry.
I ran out of activities by the weekend, so we spent it dossing around in my room at home, with Haruhi once again browsing my DVD collection.
She'd just picked out Pom Poko, laughing, as someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," I called.
The door opened and feed pounded along the floor boards. Before I could turn around, a blur of blonde hair distorted my view and arms were gripped around my neck.
I then realised that the attacker was hugging me.
"Sum-chan! You're house is so pretty!" Honey squealed in my ear.
He released me and let me turn around to face the rest of the visitors.
The host club was standing in the middle of my room, scanning all of my possessions sceptically.
The twins cocked their heads to the side, "where are all your clothes?" They asked in eerie unison.
Haruhi grinned and I nodded, giving her permission to show them.
They weren't as fascinated by my walk in wardrobe as Haruhi was. I think a more appropriate term would be 'appalled.'
They didn't approve of my closet at all.
"You haven't got a single designer label," Hikaru said in disbelief.
"Is anything in here not second hand?" Kaoru asked.
"Some would called it vintage," I huffed, crossing my arms.
"Other's would call it tacky," The twins muttered to each other whilst examining a patterned, woollen jumper.
"Why are you even here?" I retorted, "Where are your hosts?"
They shrugged, "They were boring so we asked if we could come see Haruhi."
I raised an eyebrow, then stalked out of the walk in wardrobe and back into my room.
Honey was busy browsing my games with Tamaki as Kyoya sat looking very out of place on my worn sofa with Haruhi. Mori was looking out of the round window at the end of the room.
His hand reached out to touch a darker blue pane of glass that had a golden sun painted on it - it was the only coloured pane on the window.
I walked to stand beside him.
"Did you do this?" He asked.
I shook my head, "no it was already here."
He nodded slowly and then ran his them over the bumpy outline of the sun.
"What?" I asked, and he turned to me, looking taken aback.
"What, what?" He replied.
I rolled my eyes.
"What are you thinking around? You looked like you were thinking." I explained.
The corner of his mouth twitched up.
"I was thinking about a lot of things," He said.
I narrowed my eyes sceptically but didn't question him further.
Instead I turned back to the group at the other end of the room, just as Honey yelled "Mario kart!" and held up the game for us all to see.
"Can we play Sum-chan?'' He smiled adorably and widened his eyes pleadingly.
"Mitsukuni-" Mori started, but I cut him off.
"No it's okay, if you're all going to be staying a while then we might as well have a Mario tournament." I grinned.
"Did we just hear the words Mario Tournament?" The twins said emerging from the hobbit door.
I nodded, "Yeah, and you're going down."
The tournament actually turned out to be fun, and it was hilarious to see which characters they picked.
Tamaki always chose princess peach, defending himself by saying "She's the only royalty in the game!"
Kyoya always picked Waluigi, that it, when he was actually forced to join in.
Kaoru and Hikaru chose Mario and Luigi, swapping each time. Haruhi picked Yoshi and I always picked Toad. He was just so adorable and mushroomy.
What I found amusing was the duo that Mori and Honey picked.
Mori was Diddy Kong and Honey was Donkey Kong.
No one else seemed to notice or find it as funny as I did, so I just inwardly giggled.
The final was me against Kaoru.
"Kaoru, if you don't win this, you've let the whole of Japan down," Haruhi jested and I smiled as Hikaru huffed, complaining that she was putting his brother off.
It was tense, Kaoru was right on my tail and I kept swerving in front of him.
"Get out of the way!" The twins yelled at the screen.
I just laughed and then smirked as I collected a prize box.
"Maha!" I yelled as the little yellow banana peel dropped off the back of my kart and Kaoru's character drove straight into it, making him fall behind so that I could cross the finish line.
I jumped up off of the couch and did a little victory dance in front of it. Classily including the running man.
"We'll get you back!" The twins yelled before standing and storming out of the room.
I'll see you all soon. Probably.
And hopefully with a better chapter.
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