Hey... it's been... 5 months? Wow.. I am a huge jerk.. I 'm really sorry I haven't updated...
If there are any of you who still want to read my story I'm posting a super long chapter ( the longest I've ever written) in the chance that you guys might still read it... I'm really sorry for not updating school has been killer...
Here you go...
Disclaimer: I don't own Ouran.
"How come you never told?" Haruhi looked questionably up at Kyoya.
"It's your job to know. You have a week, you've pulled it off in less time. "Kyoya smiles and walks out. How could Christmas be only a week away? it felt like last week her apartment had burned down, and everything ,but even she couldn't deny the snow piling softly in drifts that afternoon . Where had the time gone? And now she had a week to come up with a spectacular theme, this was not going to be fun.
"Haru-chan! Haru-chan!" The sweetest host member comes running toward the Tanuki's desk.
"Yes, Semapi?"
"Oh, me and Takashi just got some cake and I wanted to share! I know how much you like strawberry!" Honey held out a petite cake, the size of Haruhi's palm, covered in pink icing and the littlest strawberry Haruhi had ever seen.
"Thank you, Honey Sempai and Mori semapi, the cake is beautiful" Haruhi looks up to fine two of her sempai's were standing in front of her, smiling. Mori ruffles her hair and Honey hugs her, saying something about Haruhi, but Haruhi has her mind elsewhere.
It's taken her five months, and a lot of hugs, tears and even a little blood (the twins are never to be trusted again with hemming a dress while it's on Haruhi..) She's found something she's never had, a real family, her dad was great and she's never trade him for anything, but he was never the same after her Mom and died. But Renge, Tamaki, Mori, Honey, Kyoya, Hikaru, and Kaoru were the best family a girl could ask for. They may have taken her on only as a secretary, but she had become their sister in a way, and Renge too, she was the other sister.
All of them were missing something, a band of misfits if you will, a band of misfits banding together to brave the world as best as they could. Haruhi was without a mom, Honey was a strong fighter but not strong willed, Mori was secretive about his past but Haruhi could tell his childhood was lonely at least, Hikaru and Kaoru were wrapped up in themselves, Kyoya had no mom and was always pushed away because of being the third son, Tamaki was separated from his mother and has to deal with his evil grandmother, and Renge was never disciplined well as a child.
This realization brought a steady flow of tears to her eyes. Her ears al but muted the sound, making this moment personal. Honey and Mori were freaking out but this just brought more tears To Haruhi's large chocolate eyes. The twins turn up at one point, and pull her from her chair onto the couch , all in a sandwich hug. They whisper things into her ear, but Haruhi hears nothing, and tears begin to soak the brother's sleeves
"I'm not upset, I'm happy." Haruhi whispers finally breaking the bubble, sounds of panicked voices returning.
"Is it you leg? Did you- Haruhi? Did you say something?" Kaoru stops midsentence.
"Yeah, I'm crying tears of happiness, not sadness."
"Haruhi, why do you cry?" Hikaru whispers into her right ear, sending tingles down her spine.
" Because I've found one place where I fit in, where I have family."
"With us?"
"Where else?"
00000YEAH RANDOMNESSSSSSS okay back to the story! 000000000
" I've got it!" Haruhi exclaimed loudly during their normal early mooring Sunday breakfast.
"Got what, my beautiful daughter?" Tamaki leaned across the table in curiosity.
"A theme."
" What is it, Haru-chan?" Honey looked up from his morning cake, how the guy still managed to live off sweet astounded Haruhi.
" angels. It's perfect! We dress up like angels! For Christmas!" Haruhi jumped up excitedly, her bad leg ( the one she broke) almost collapsing under the sudden pressure.
"I guess... Kaoru, after this we need to get a move of if we want to finish in time..." Hikaru said, his mind going from his normal self to his business-y man side, which was much more focused than Hikaru actually was.,.
"Okay." Kaoru shrugged and continued eating his blueberry crepe.
" Haruhi," Kyoya said looking up form his PinapplePad ( tee hee) " how are we exactly going to pull this off?
"We need a lot of white furniture and FAKE fur rugs, to give the room a cloud like appearance, wee dress up as angels, pump some classical Christmas music though the speakers, and boom, we have a theme." Haruhi smiled proudly, she was glad to finally come up with an idea.
"alright, I'll get on it." Kyoya said, going back to his device. Haruhi sighed, she may work for these guys, but sometimes She felt like the boss.
***STARS***
"Kyoya?"
"Yes, Haruhi?" The Raven haired man didn't look up from his smart phone when Haruhi called him.
"Kyoya, I need you to look at this." Haruhi says looking down at the layout for the Angel's theme. Kyoya let his gaze wander from his phone for a second before turning back to the little glowing screen.
"Kyoya, you didn't even look at it." Haruhi grumbled and got up form her chair and walked over to Kyoya
"Hm?" Before He could say anything more to Haruhi, his little smart phone was out of his hand, and halfway across the room, mid-flight.
"Kyoya, before you go and retrieve your phone, listen to me, it's not good to spend that much time with technology, honestly answer this, when the last time you HAVEN'T been within an arms reach of a phone or a computer?" Haruhi looked up at him questioningly with her chocolate eyes.
"Uhh..." Kyoya frantically tried recalling a time like that but nothing came to mind.
"See? That's not good. Promise me something?"
"What, Haruhi"
"Just for this one afternoon, don't use your phone or computer, please?"
***STARS***
Kyoya's POV
This was a small favor. I'd gladly oblige, especially to her, hell, I'd do anything for her, Haruhi. But I have to put on my mask, my shell, and act like it's a big sacrifice. Can't have her getting suspicious of me...
"Yeah, I guess, but only for the afternoon. Come on" I take her small hand in mind and pull hear toward the doors.
"semapi, where we going?"
"I need help finding something to do for the afternoon."
****STARS****
I lead her down the stairs and into an inconspicuous hallway. The staff used it for storage, but I had my own uses for one of the rooms. I paint, very actually, and I paint in my art studio. It may seem a little strange but I took up painting the year before high school and have felt more...enlightened after...
I pull both of us into the room where a plethora of paint canvases lay, along with my favorite mural, a giant multi colored rose that I painted shortly after coming here. I pull Haruhi to the couch in front of the window and set her down there with a book. She reads happily as I gather my paints and brushes.
"Kyoya? How long will this take?" Haruhi asks, not looking up from her book at all.
"All afternoon."
***STARS***
"Okay, Miss, I've been on the phone with you for 4 hours and we've gone nowhere..." Haruhi said wearily into the phone, which she sat clutching in the living room where the TV was left on some channel playing some generic Christmas special in English. Haruhi had been trying in vain to get the special fabric Hikaru and Kaoru wanted for the Angel costumes, and the lady she was speaking to was no help at all.
Kaoru, finished with his ketches for the costumes, went looking for Haruhi. He followed her shouts, finding her on the couch.
Haruhi looked up at the younger Hitachiin with pleading eyes and pointed to the phone. Haruhi turned back to the infernal piece of plastic but noticed it was absent from her hand and was resting between Kaoru's ear and his hand
" Miss, Hi I'm Kaoru..." Kaoru signals he'll be gone for a second then walks around the corner, and Haruhi wonders how she didn't see him swipe the phone from her. Kaoru comes back around the corner a second later, the little pink phone lying neatly in his palm.
"Here you go. The fabric will be here tomorrow."
"Kaoru, you didn't..." Scaring people was never Haruhi's preferred method.
" But Haruhi, I had too!" he whined plopping onto the couch next to her, wrapping he arms around her.
" Honestly Kaoru..."
"Read me a story..." Kaoru whispered into her ear.
Haruhi moved away from him " Why should I Kaoru?"
"Because I saved you two hours of your life, it's the least you could do, please?"
" alright, fine." Haruhi huffed and got up and grabbed an short story off the shelf and sat back down. Kaoru pulled her onto to his laugh and a little blush bloomed on Haruhi's cheeks.
"Kaoru, I don't need to be on your lap to read a story."
" please? Pretty please?"
" Oh, fine." Haruhi sighed and began reading the story.
****STARS***
Haruhi was dead inside. Well not literally but she sure felt it. Her head buzzed and throbbed, her throat was scratchy and dry, and her stomach felt like a 20 pound turkey was resting there. She had been up into the wee hours of the morning getting everything perfect and now she was a mess. The guys were gonna kill her.
"Haruhi? Are you awake?" Hikaru called opening the door, shedding the early morning light into her dark abode.
" Yes Hikaru," Haruhi rasped out ,sounding like a strangled mouse, her voice was quiet, squeaky and scratchy.
Hikaru walked into the room, closing the door somewhat and going over toward Haruhi's bed.
"Haruhi are you okay? Do you need anything?" Hikaru looked quite Haruhi, but Haruhi refused to show weakness, she hated asking others for help because she had depended on herself for so long.
" No, no , I'll do it." Haruhi motioned for Hikaru to move so she could get up out of bed, but her body took a nosedive for the floor. Hikaru luckily caught her in time before she could have possibly hurt herself.
" No you most certainly will not," He said getting the girl back in bed and felt her forehead " Geez, Haruhi how late did you stay up, and did you sleep with the window open or something?"
Haruhi blushed, she really didn't wanna tell him... "Three a.m. and no but I was downstairs in the kitchen, as not to wake up anybody and it's a little drafty in there..."
"Haruhi! You cannot do stuff like that! Staying up that late and getting sick like this is really bad. Please promise me you'll take care you yourself? I can't have you confined to a bed forever and a day, I'll miss you." Hikaru looks at her pleadingly, he amber eyes big and glossy.
" I prom-" Haruhi had to stop midsentence to have a little coughing fit, but soon continued, " I promise."
Hikaru looked at her for another second with his eyes twisted with concern, but then they turned slightly cheerful .
"Alright, I'll send somebody up here with some toast and green tea. They'll make you feel a bit better. And I'll get Kyoya to excuse you from working today, okay?"
"Hikaru you really don't have to." Haruhi said, trying to rise form bed once again but Hikaru practically pushed her back into her pillows
"And stay in bed. The less energy you put toward moving and such, the faster you'll heal!" Hikaru called from the open door.
Haruhi simply nodded.
****STARS****
Haruhi had enough toast and tea to feed a third world county for a long time, in a day. The maids kept on bringing plate upon plate, it was sickening. So Haruhi went against Hikaru's wishes, Haruhi went down into the kitchen to eat something other than bread or tea.
Haruhi made it past the guys who were arguing about something with Renge, and Haruhi was in the home stretch.
" comfort food here I come." Haruhi poked her head in a bit to see if there was anybody lurking in the kitchen. The place was quieter then a morgue. Haruhi walked in and went looking for something that she could stomach but still enjoy. She spied the packet of instant hot coca and grabbed it immediately. She grabbed a random black mug from the one of the cabinets and dumped the package in, depositing the powder and mini marshmallows. She placed the little black cup under the sink and got water for the mix. The cup was in the microwave, spinning around and round as the timer inched towards zero, Haruhi heard the telltale creak of wood. Someone was coming.
"Who's in- Haruhi! Hikaru said you were sick and on bed rest and that we weren't allowed to bother you.. HIKARU, HARHUI—" Haruhi slapped her hand over ecstatic blonde's mouth .
" Tamaki, please don't alert the others, I can't eat anymore toast or tea , I might explode if I do, I needed something else, which is the hot chocolate I'm making, so please keep quiet." Haruhi said, taking her hand off his mouth.
"Fine, but don't worry daddy like this again! " Tamaki said, sitting down on a barstool.
"So what were you arguing about with everybody else?" Haruhi said hopping up on the counter by the microwave.
"The Christmas hosting thing. We just want it to be perfect. We want to see your vision become reality." Tamaki said drawing imaginary circles on the grey granite countertop.
"I'm still happy you guys like the idea."
"Why wouldn't we? It's a brilliant idea, my dear, and I'm proud to help make the idea a reality." Tamaki smiles at her for a second before looking a bit shocked.
"Haruhi are you sure you're feeling okay? Your face just got really red." Tamaki moved over to Haruhi, and placed his hand on her head, which felt good to Haruhi, as every fiber in her body had suddenly caught on fire. Haruhi staggered backwards and everything got really fuzzy. Big hands picked her up, and held her close.
***STARS***
She couldn't tell what time it was. I the blinds were shut tight and she couldn't see her digital clock without her glasses. She sat up find that, her body wasn't such a mess anymore. Her head felt fine, her throat wasn't so dry, and her stomach felt empty instead of full and sluggish. Haruhi sighed in relief, she wasn't sick anymore.
"Haruhi," a voice called from her bedside, and Haruhi turned to find the voice's beginning, " When Hikaru says to rest, you really need to. We were all so worried. " Even in the dark light Haruhi identified the figure as Mori, who turned on the lamp at her bedside, shedding a little light into the big room. Haruhi grabbed her glasses off the table. Everything became crystal clear.
Mori sat here with reading glasses on and a book,, which seemed to be impossible to read in the dark, but that was Mori for you...
(A/N :3 Mori would look so cute in reading glasses)
"How long have I've been out?"
"A few hours, it's about midnight."
"Oh, really? That's great , I have so much to do." Haruhi pulled back the cover and tried going over to power up her laptop. Mori set down his book and went over to her.
"Haruhi, for one thing it's the middle of the night and you are still quite ill, so please for everybody's sake just go lie down."
" I'm sorry for getting sick but I don't understand. Why are you so mad? I'm trying to do my job! "Haruhi raised her voice a few octaves arousing everybody else in the house.
" What is it? Did Haruhi- oh hi." Tamaki runs in first, half dress in a pair of pj pants and slippers, bare chested of course. Everybody else
" No, I'm having a somewhat civil conversation with Mori." Haruhi huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.
"She was trying to get more work done." Mori said taking his reading glasses off.
"Haruhi, for one thing it's midnight. "Renge said, sitting down of the bed in her nightgown.
"And it's another because you are sick." Kyoya says looking up from his reclaimed phone. "If you push yourself now, you won't get better quicker, and you'll be sick longer."
"None of you guys get it! I have to pay off a huge dept, and you won't let me? What is so wrong with paying you back?" Haruhi was really sick of it, why did they care? They were he bosses, weren't they supposed to be making her work?
" Haru-chan? Don't you see? We are all worried about you. It's not that we don't want you to pay off your dept , but it's we care for your well-being, and having you sick is no fun either." Honey said being the voice of reason.
" You.. I mean... I ... You... I have no words for what I'm feeling other than I'm sorry." Haruhi looked up at them. How could she overlook it? She was told this before but it went in one ear and out the other. More tears sprung from her eyes.
"HARUHI!" They all ran for her and piled into a group hug.
"How come we always end up having a group hug?"
"I dunno, just keep hugging" Tamaki said, hugging Haruhi pretty tightly.
***STARS***
Haruhi sighed. Christmas morning had been hectic. There were still a plethora of gifts under the tree waiting to be opened. Haruhi had splurged for her gifts since she didn't have to pay for food and rent currently.
The each had one opened one gift from "Santa" ( Tamaki just wanted an excuse for more gifts). Haruhi had gotten a new, pink, Iphone. Haruhi didn't really need it but playing the game of whack-a-mole on it was pretty fun.
The girl say in a dressing room, all made up and pretty. Her white robe/dress flowed around her. Her had had been gelled with glitter get so not only was it harder than a rock it was sparklier then Edward Cullen ( TeeHee).
" Haruhi, are you ready?" Hikaru and Kaoru come barging though the door in matching light blue (Kaoru) and light orange ( Hikaru) angel robes.
Haruhi literally flew a foot out of her chair when she heard them come in. He turned to looks at their faces, a shocked look upon her own face.
" Oh sorry." Kaoru said, rushing to help her up.
"Nah, I'm good. You guys just scared me. I'm ready let's do this." Haruhi linked arms with the boys and they walked toward the Hosting room.
***STARS***
"Welcome. Merry Christmas." The mist parted to show a group of angel's that rested on a couch-like cloud. The whole room was white and fluffy. Haruhi sat there looking at all the guest, their eyes wider than any child's that morning. They quickly dispersed and sat in their regular circles.
Hikaru was holding Kaoru in a tight embrace, mumbling something about how much greater heaven was with him in it. Kaoru blushed and mumbled a reply, setting the girls around them into a fan girl frenzy.
Tamaki was embracing a Blonde tightly in his arms, whispering sweet nothings into her ear. The poor girl looked ready to faint, and the EMTs won't be happy if they have to come here again this week...
Kyoya laughed at some random girls joke and poured more peppermint tea, the drink of the day, for it was Christmas. He looked happy for once, his smile reaching his eyes.
Honey and yet again gotten cake frosting all over his face and Mori was helping him clean it off with his napkin. The girl were squealing like there was no tomorrow.
Haruhi had poured the four "regulars" tea. Ruki sat to her right, gripping his tea cup in his hands. Alejandro (A/N :that's for you Fyze- Mizt!) sat to her left, eying the scones that sat on the table, still warm from the oven. Matt sat cross legged in the chair across from Haruhi, looking directly at Haruhi with his blue eyes, and last Viktor, who sat in another chair, he had started coming last week.
" I'm really happy I get to spend this time on Christmas with you guys," Haruhi said smiling up at all of them," I'm gonna spend the afternoon with my mom, I know a graveyard isn't the best place to spend Christmas, but I miss my mom." Haruhi smiles sadly, remembering her mom always made her somewhat emotional.
" Oh, I'm sorry about your mother , Haruhi-chan, it must be tragic!" Ruki said on the brink or tears, and he took Haruhi's hand into his own.
"It's okay, I miss her, but going to her grave, makes me feel closer to her." Haruhi smiled up at Ruki, then turned her read went she felt a tug on her sleeve. Alejandro was crying, patting Haruhi's hand frantically.
" Oh, it's so SAD! * sob* You lost your mother at such a young age!" Alejandro wailed, slightly blocking out the hum of the other people in the room. Haruhi tried to comfort the guys but then Matt broke down coming over and sitting at Haruhi's feet. Now a few people were beginning to stare and Viktor was still sitting there, a stoic expression. Haruhi sat there being a fluffy, absorbent Tissue to the three guys, watching Viktor.
" ! Poor Haruhi!" Viktor runs from his chair to embrace the girl, but he trips on the rug and catapults himself onto the couch, which flies backwards when he hits it.
The other hosts watch as the couch flies back and the four guys pile on top of a quite –fragile looking Haruhi. The sound echoes and the 5 people lie there in the aftermath.
HARUHI!" The guys run from their spots to find A tangle of limbs and torsos on the couch, none of which are Haruhi's. they quickly help the men up, to find a limp Haruhi under it all, her little angel wings bent into unnatural shapes and her hair framing her face.
"Haruhi? " Hikaru picked the girl from the couch and onto his lap, be still not a move did she make.
"Oh, god, is she alight?" Viktor looks over Hikaru's shoulder, looking quite concerned.
"We don't know yet." Kaoru looked up at him, then turned his attention back to Haruhi. All the girls had formed a loose circle around the group, clutching each other in fear of what was going to happen next.
"Momma?" Tamaki looked at Kyoya with big, purple pleading eyes, calling him by his nickname in front of the ladies. ( and gentlemen for that matter)
"Yeah, this time I will call an ambulance." Kyoya says, sliding his phone out of the pocket he had requested be incorporated in his navy robe.
***STARS***
Haruhi's POV
Time ticked by slowly. The dreamless sleep I seemed to be having was boring.. Why couldn't I wake up?
I feel my body waking up when something brushes against my forehead. My eyes finally respond and flutter open, and it takes me a second to realize where I am. The Hospital, oh how hospitals are the bane of my existence.
"Haru-chan! You're awake!" honey is the first to notice my reconnection with the living and it sets off frenzy. Hikaru and Kaoru ( who are sitting on opposite sides near my head) prop me up so I can sit up, which I can feel even this little action makes me tired.. what happened to me? I can't remember... Anything really. Like what day it is or how I got here. .that's not good. Tamaki is wailing about something, probably because Renge won't let him fuss over me because he'll probably end up harassing me in some way ( unintentionally but still...).
"So.. what happened? I don't remember landing in here at all.." I look down for a second to see the IV need in my arm, and I almost pass out. Hikaru and Kaoru steady me. Needles and blood go hand and hand, I hate both of them.
" You okay?" Hikaru looks me over carefully, making sure I didn't hurt myself (how could I have? You guys pulled me up before I hit my head on the side rail on the bed)
" I'm fine now could someone please tell me why I'm here I really don't remember anything." Don't they get it? I don't remember!
"Really? You don't remember anything?" Renge looked at me with a shocked expression.
"the guys got a little too emotional. We banned them from coming back for a while because they endangered your life." Kyoya said, and even he looked a little worried when he was looking at me.
"Oh, so I ruined Christmas?" The rising sun outside the window told me December 26th was already started
" No , No , no, Haruhi you cannot say that." Tamaki bolted upright from his chair, a bit red in the face too.
" but I did."
"Were having Christmas tomorrow." Tamaki said in a tone that made it final. Wow, when did he get so assertive?
" Fine, whatever." I grumble pulling my knees up so I could rest my head on them. I didn't fell hurt at all, just tired. I wanted to be alone, not surrounded by all these people even if they are my friends.
" Haru-chan, it's only because we care. I know to you it might seem like we're smothering you, but we're trying our best." Honey said ,again being the voice of reason... how does he do that?
"I know, I'm just a little out of it right now... so did I actually hurt myself?"
" You have a minor concussion, but that's it, considering you got flattened by four guys." Kyoya said
"I guess." I drag my finger across my sheets, making wrinkles. They sheets straighten out when I move my finger away but crease when my finger comes back. One little thing has a big impact.
*** One girl impacts six hearts****
Yay!
Okay I'm gonna try updating more often... I promise...
Love ya lots,
PFB