The exciting conclusion to Senka and the twins' shooting adventure! Thanks for all the reviews!
The next day, at the Host Club meeting, Haruhi told me all about what had happened with Shiro.
"It turns out that he was in love with this girl who would be moving away soon and he wanted to impress her before she left. So he thought if he became Tamaki's apprentice, that would help but he's being taught by Tamaki in something different now." She explained, "Tamaki's giving him piano lessons for the week and then we'll be having his own piano recital for his crush once he's ready!"
"I'm glad that little brat found his calling," I sighed happily, "At least he won't be around the Host Club anymore!"
"I don't know about that," Kimi said, "He might have a change of heart."
"I hope not." I moaned, not wanting to deal with that snot-nosed jerk again.
Then Kimi jabbed me in the arm and when I glanced at her, she made a discreet gesture over to the twins. They were sitting by a window with bored expressions on their face and got Kimi's hint.
You can do this, Senka. Just do your best! I thought nervously as I stood up and approached the two.
When I got to them, they looked at me curiously and I felt my heart skip a beat from anxiety. Then I blew at my bangs and took the leap of fate.
"So…I was wondering if you two were doing anything on Saturday…" I managed to say, terrified that they wouldn't be able to hear me and I would have to awkwardly repeat myself.
Instead, the two perked up.
"Finally! We won't be so bored!" they both cheered, "Sounds great!"
"What do you have planned?" Hikaru asked after I worked out the time with them.
"Well…I was thinking I could take you down to the shooting range and teach you some basics in sharpshooting. It's a great stress reliever and is actually pretty fun." I nervously explained.
Hikaru's expression dropped as if he wasn't interested but Kaoru was determined to make things go my way.
"Oh come on, Hikaru!" he said, "It's always great to try something new and I hear she's got a lot of great gun models!"
"Are you sure it'd be ok?" he asked, unimpressed, "It seems a little commoner-ish."
"Then you haven't seen the guns I shoot with!" I said confidently, pretending to hold a rifle in my arms.
"I guess…fine," Hikaru finally agreed.
The guy I liked was a bit of stick in the mud but he wasn't any different from me. If the two asked me to come over to their place, I'd be a bit skeptical myself.
The next day, I paced the floors of my home nervously.
"You need to calm down, Senky-chan," Kimi calmly said over the phone, "You'll be fine. Look on the bright side, at least none of those weird people will be at the shooting range today!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know but I'm still really nervous!" I said as I walked up and down the halls, "I am dealing with my crush here!"
I ran in front of a mirror one last time to make sure I looked ok. I wore jeans as always, a pink tank top and a Three Days Grace hoodie over it.
"How do I look?" I asked Kimi frantically.
"Well I'm talking to you over the phone so it's not like I can see you!" Kimi giggled.
Just then, I heard a car drive up and I hung up on my friend to run to the window. Oh my gosh, they were so cute! It was strange seeing the two not wearing cosplay or the Ouran uniform but I'm sure they'd never seen me wearing anything other than that yellow monstrosity called a dress.
"Um. Hi. Welcome." I said rather choppily once the two had come inside.
"Nice place you've got," Hikaru said, looking around the white marble main hall.
"Uh thanks…" I said, blowing at my bangs, "So um…we should get going if we want to make it to the shooting range. You guys wore tough shoes like I told you to, right?"
"Yeah, but what for?" Hikaru asked, looking down at his running shoes.
"Trust me, you'll need them." I said slyly.
I didn't want the two to make the same mistake I did when I wore sandals to the range and ended up with some glass in my foot. The drive to the shooting range was a little awkward so I decided to make a little conversation.
"Isn't it a little ironic?" I asked the two, "At the beginning of the year you were teaching me how to dance and now I'm teaching you how to shoot a gun."
"Heh, yeah," Hikaru chuckled.
"So do you have any trademark secrets for shooting straight, Senka?" Kaoru asked and I thought over what made me hit the bull's eye every time.
"Well…I just imagine someone or something I really hate on the target and start shooting!" I said, loading and locking an invisible rifle.
The two just laughed and I guessed they were both thinking of Renge or 'The Boss'. When we got to the shooting range, I'm not sure what the two were expecting. They looked a little underwhelmed as it was only some targets, 'No Trespassing' signs, and bales of hay. It was also awkwardly quiet since I was used to all my rowdy sharpshooters being there already but they only came on Sundays so it was just us.
"Alright!" I said, pulling twin pistols from my bag o' fire arms, "I'll start you off with some short guns. Now who wants to go first?"
"I guess I will," Hikaru volunteered nonchalantly as I began loading the pistol for him.
"Now you want to hold it like this firmly," I explained, holding the pistol as an example, "Then cover the rest of the handle with the other hand."
Then I handed it to Hikaru who fumbled with it a little before he held it right.
"Almost." I said, getting behind him and moving his fingers a little.
I seemed calm on the inside but I was fan-girling like crazy inside! I was right up against his back and I could feel his heart thumping from the suspense.
"And, spread your feet apart just a little and bend your knees slightly," I said, nudging his foot with mine.
I wondered if he could feel my heart racing like a spooked horse as I was pressed up behind him.
"Align your sights," I barely whispered onto his neck, "Then squeeze the trigger until you feel resistance. Exhale as you shoot."
My hands squeezed his as he began to pull the trigger. When the gun went off, I immediately wished it could've lasted longer. Being this close to Hikaru Hitachiin was what I had dreamed of since the dance. The deafening blast sounded through the range and I could feel Hikaru flinch a little.
"That felt awesome!" he said, realizing how satisfactory firing guns felt.
I pulled out my binoculars and looked at the target.
"You got it about three rings in! That's better than my first time!" I praised him.
Kaoru was up next and he mimicked his brother's natural talent for sharpshooting. I think he even hit a little closer to the center than his twin! After they had gone through a few rounds of bullets, I pulled out my 'baby'. It was a Perazzi SCO Sporting rifle. It had ornate designs on some of the metal parts and its wood was flawlessly smooth. I treated it like my child and I carefully took it out of its case. The twins watched me closely as I got down on the ground and aimed it at a small target. I could see the target closely through the scope and I slowly exhaled as I squeezed the trigger. Time went in slow motion as the trigger slowly went down and the bullet shot at the speed of sound from the barrel.
The twins looked through the binoculars to see that I had hit the center perfectly.
"Sweet!" they chimed in unison.
I got my inspiration from Torchwood on this one...which I don't watch anymore cuz I never liked it :/. Anyways...
Senka: Let us do the preview for the next chapter!
Kimi: Yeah! The next chapter is for all you girls out there with insecurity! Join us next time as I help Senky-chan get over her fears of swimsuits!
Senka: I AM NOT WEARING A BIKINI, KIMI-CHAN! Next time: Malls and Mannequins