Chapter 3:
::In Mexico (Riley's POV)::
I thought that it was supposed to be a double date but...then everyone from that Host Club came with us. I didn't really mind. They were fun and Honey was SO FUCKING CUTE! I really liked everyone who I officially met at Ouran. It was better than my old schools. Maybe I'd actually try to not get kicked out of this school. We were on the beach that the Hitachiin family owned and in all honesty, it was a nice beach. Maybe it could've used a little more hot-dog stands but whatever. I was sitting on the beach, staring at the water when Kaoru walked over and sat beside me,
"Hi Riley. Having fun?" I shrugged,
"Ya. I really like the beach. It's fun. The sun is a little annoying but this is fun." He stood up and helped me up,
"Come on. Let's go collect some seashells." I smiled and we walked around, collecting seashells. Dakota and Hikaru walked over,
"Whacha guys doing?" Hikaru asked curiously.
"Collectin' seashells. You guys should help us!" I said happily. Hikaru and Dakota looked at each other and shrugged,
"Okay." Kyouya walked over after a little while and collected near Hikaru and Dakota. Honey hopped on my back,
"HI RYE-CHAN! Whacha doin?" I smiled and hugged him,
"Collecting seashells. Wanna help?" He nodded,
"TAKASHI~! COME HELP US COLLECT SEASHELLS!" Mori walked over and helped collect seashells. Kaoru stopped collecting seashells and blushed before saying,
"Hey Riley? Would you like to go for a walk with me? Maybe down the beach a little?" I blushed and nodded,
"Ya okay. It'll be nice." After we left everyone, it was quiet and awkward. When I looked over Kaoru, I noticed that he was reaching for my hand then he tripped on a rock, making him grab my butt rather than my hand. He took his hand back,
"I-I am soooo sorry. I didn't mean to grab your-I was going to hold your hand but then..." I kissed him lightly and quickly,
"Don't worry about it." Kaoru blushed even darker than he already was and looked down at his feet, smiling,
"O-okay..." I laughed lightly and took his hand in mine,
"You know, you're really cute." We kept walking,
"You're really cute too."
::Later (Back at the Hitachiin's Mansion)::
I was sitting on one of the couches, being quiet and awkward. Honey sat beside me,
"Hi Rye-chan! You're being really quiet." I nodded,
"I'm kinda socially awkward around random people." He smiled adorably at me,
"Well then we'll need to play a game so that you won't feel so awkward. KOTA-CHAN!" Dakota walked over,
"What's up Honey?" Honey hopped off the couch and smiled,
"You need to make Rye-chan feel not awkward. You two should play a big kid game. I'm going to bed. Good night~!" And he skipped away. Mori followed close behind him. I turned to Dakota,
"So...games?" She shrugged,
"Ya I think so...so what are we playing?" Tamaki glided over,
"We should play Spin the Bottle!" I blushed,
"Spin The Bottle? But...I don't really..." Dakota playfully punched my shoulder,
"Come on! We could watch guys kiss and stuff." I shrugged,
"Ya maybe that will be fun...okay~! Let's play!" We got a bottle and we all sat in a circle,
"Who's going first?" Dakota asked everyone. I pointed to Tamaki,
"TAMAKI! You should go first!" He shrugged,
"Okay then. *whispers* Please stop at Dakota..." He spun the bottle and it stopped at Kyouya. Everyone else besides Kyouya and Tamaki snickered. Tamaki blushed,
"That's not...can we skip the boy and boy pairings?" Dakota shook her head,
"No! Only if there's no girl-on-girl action. I don't wanna kiss Riley. No offense." I flicked my hand,
"Don't worry I don't wanna kiss you either...no offense." Tamaki frowned,
"But that's not fair!" I rolled my eyes,
"How is that not fair? You don't wanna kiss another man and we don't wanna kiss other women. Simple as that." Tamaki looked at me all puppy eyed,
"But...but I don't want to kiss Kyouya..." I paused, staring into his puppy dog eyes,
"You don't have to. Just as long as I won't have to kiss Dakota if the bottle lands on her. And...vice versa." He faced me, still puppy dog eying me,
"But...it'll be really...nice if you and Dakota-"
"I agree with the boss on this one." Hikaru put in, "And how can you resist those eyes?" He asked me. I looked back at Tamaki and shrugged,
"I had to live with a stupid sister. Maybe that's how." Tamaki slid over and sat beside me,
"You have a sister? She must feel so intimidated. Having a sister as beautiful as you." Kaoru squeezed between me and Tamaki,
"Hey come on boss. Go flirt with someone else." I held my head,
"You guys? I thought we were playing Spin the Bottle." Kaoru put an arm over my shoulders,
"I think they're procrastinating." Dakota sighed,
"Kyouya? Tamaki? Just kiss each other already. Then we can continue playing this game. You guys can kiss each other on the cheek if you want." Kyouya made a face,
"Do I have to? I didn't agree to this." Dakota nodded,
"You sat in the circle. You agreed. Now, you two," She pointed to Tamaki and Kyouya, "Kiss each other." They blushed a dark shade of red and leaned towards each other, aiming for each other's cheek. Hikaru and Kaoru stood up before lightly nudging the kissing boys' butts, making them kiss each other on the lips. Dakota and I laughed loudly. Tamaki and Kyouya quickly pulled away, rubbing their mouths with their sleeves. Hikaru and Kaoru sat back beside me and Dakota, who were still laughing. After I stopped laughing, I turned to Kaoru,
"I'm tired. Where am I sleeping?" Dakota yawned,
"Ya I'm tired too. Where are we sleeping?" She asked, turning to Hikaru. Kyouya stood up,
"I've already arranged that you and Riley are going to be sharing a bed in the guest bedroom." Dakota and I turned to Kyouya,
"What? No offense Dakota, but I'd feel really awkward sharing a bed with you." She shook her head,
"No. I get it. I barely know you. I feel really awkward about it too. Kyouya? What the hell?" He shrugged,
"I just thought, that if Dakota had a girl friend to keep her in line and make sure she didn't go to Hikaru's room, then maybe she'll be a little more protected. I can't protect her all the time." I frowned,
"Kyouya? I know we haven't known each other that long but I am not a sheep dog!"
"AND I AM NOT A SHEEP!" Dakota yelled. Kyouya looked confused,
"I never called you a sheep and I never called you a sheep dog." He said to me and Dakota. I crossed my arms,
"Well you inferred it..." Tamaki stood up,
"I have to agree with Kyouya on this one. You and Riley need to get to know each other more and Hikaru won't try to molest you if Riley's there." I scoffed,
"When did I get elected group supervisor?"
"Since we needed a supervisor." Hikaru said plainly. I raised an eyebrow,
"Can I get...un-elected?"
"You can tomorrow. Tonight, we need you to look after Dakota." Kyouya said, pushing up his glasses. Dakota frowned,
"I'm not 5 and I'm not horny. So...stop it!" I nodded,
"And I'm not a looker-after person and it's not nice to treat people like they're 5."
"Thank you Riley." Dakota said thankfully.
"You're welcome." I said back and looked at Kaoru,
"Now, where am I sleeping?" He helped me up,
"I'll show you." We walked up to the second floor and took an immediate right turn. All my stuff was already there, waiting on one side of the room. I bit my lip,
"Thank Kaoru." I looked down nervously before kissing him lightly. He paused before kissing me back, delicately wrapping his arms around my waist and then pulled me closer to him. We stayed in that little embrace for a few seconds before I pulled away, "Uh...good night." He blushed and stepped outside,
"Good night." I closed the door and put on my Snoopy pyjamas before going into bed. After a few minutes, Dakota walked in. I waved,
"Yo wassup?" She smiled,
"Just snuck to Hikaru's room before Kaoru got back there. It was fun." I nodded,
"Sounds like it. Now, do you kick in your sleep?" She shook her head,
"No."
"Sleep talker?"
"Depends."
"Eh. I'm a hard sleeper. Uh...do you like to put your body on other people while you sleep?"
"No. I do like taking all the blankets though." I frowned before shrugging,
"Okay whatever. I'll just keep some blankets on the side." She got changed into her Hello Kitty pyjamas and got in beside me. We stayed up for a long time before she broke the awkward silence,
"So since we're not sleeping...what's your favorite movie?"
"Depends. Musicals, actions, dramas...which genre?"
"Whichever one."
"Okay...in the musical department, either REPO! The Genetic Opera, Across The Universe or Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street." She sat up,
"OMG SAME HERE! I LOVE GORY MUSICALS!" I sat up and high-fived her,
"SAME HERE! THEY'RE SO COOL! What's your favorite show?" She thought for a second,
"The Big Bang Theory." I smiled,
" Our whole universe was in a hot dense state and nearly 14 billion years ago expansions started wait The Big Bang Theory is one of the most amazingest shows ever."
"I know right? What's your favorite band?" I shrugged,
"Uh...I have more than one. There's The Beatles, Evanescence-"
"I LOVE EVANESCENCE!"
"I KNOW EH THEY'RE SO AMAZING!" We continued talking for most of the night, talking about random stuff and it turned out that we had a lot in common. It was nice because usually, around friends at least, I'm really talkative and loud. But since I didn't know anyone here very well, I was really quiet and it was nice to finally be able to talk and not scare people. This, was going to be the beginning of an awesome friendship.