A/N (Apples): I know that I'm writing this like I'm really rushing it but I never officially planned for Riley and Kaoru to be together. It was an accident from when I first started liking Ouran and he was my first crush. I wasn't going to add in that I liked him in the fanfiction but then I just ended up doing it anyway and I already planned for Riley to like someone else so I felt really awkward about writing about Riley and Kaoru so I'm rushing it. But now I'm going to start writing not as rushed.
Chapter 6:
::That Night (Riley's POV)::
I sighed and grabbed my History and Geography text books. I was actually kinda thankful that Mori was coming to help me because if I failed anything, my mom just might kill me or something. I don't know what Dakota was talking about. The whole "oh it's a date" thing. I didn't notice any difference between my relationship with Mori at all. Except, we both started talking more since we first met but other than that, he was still the same. Maybe he started acting different after I came along or something I wouldn't know. I didn't know him before I met him. "Maybe I should listen to Dakota and look for signs of the liking stuff..." I thought to myself as I got myself some orange juice. I actually wasn't living with my family. They got me a mansion because my mom didn't want me living with her which I didn't mind. I hated her anyway and I liked my space. I leaned against the counter, waiting for Mori to get there. After a few minutes, he walked into my kitchen with my butler, "Ms. Winchester? A Mr. Takashi Morinozuka is here to see you." I smiled,
"Thanks Edward. Hey Mori. Do you want something to drink or eat or..." He shook his head,
"No thank you. But thanks." I nodded,
"Okay are we starting the whole learning thing right away or can we wait for the next...week?" He shook his head,
"Sorry Riley but no. We're starting now." I sighed,
"Okay. Time to let my brains drip out of my ears."
"It won't be that bad." He said plainly as we walked into my living room where my text books were. After that, the tutoring started. We started with Geography. For a while, he just explained how to get degrees or something. I shook my head,
"I'm sorry Mori but this makes no sense." He sighed,
"We might need to redo this again tomorrow." I nodded,
"Yes. We will. Because this is stupid."
"It's not..." Mori started before sighing again, "You just don't understand it yet." We stood up and walked to the door,
"I don't understand it. Because it's stupid." It looked like he was about to smile but he didn't. It just...looked like he would. He turned to me,
"I'll come over tomorrow night." I smiled at him,
"Okay. Thanks Mori. I'll see you at school tomorrow." He nodded and left. I didn't understand what Dakota meant but whatever. I got ready for bed and fell asleep quickly.
::The Next Day::
Me and Dakota were sitting in class when Honey ran into our class, "KOTA-CHAN! HIKA-CHAN! RYE-CHAN! KAO-CHAN!" We turned to him,
"What's wrong Honey?" I asked worriedly. He hopped into my arms,
"I can't find Takashi and there's evil carrot men running after me." My eyes widened,
"Oh my Jesus...I never knew that carrots could run after people. That's terrifying!" Dakota frowned,
"Riley? Carrots can't run after people." I sighed in relief,
"Well thank god. I mean seriously, that would give anyone nightmares. That reminds me," I turned to Honey, "Did I ever tell you about the time I almost turned into a tomato?" Honey looked horrified,
"You almost turned into a tomato? What happened?" I brushed my hair back to reveal a little scar on my forehead,
"I got this when I almost turned into a tomato. A whole bunch of tomato gunk came out of it when I hit my head on a table and I could feel myself turning into a vegetable. I know it can happen. Mayor West on Family Guy almost got turned into a tomato once too." Dakota put her face in her hands,
"You weren't turning into a tomato. You were bleeding." I shook my head,
"Nope. It still randomly happens every now and again. It's scary." Honey hugged me,
"RYE-CHAN? PLEASE DON'T TURN INTO A TOMATO!" I sighed,
"I'll try my best not to but I can't control these things." Dakota held her chin in a thinking position,
"Hey Riley? What's your IQ?" I thought for a second,
"Uhhhh...135. Why?"
"How are you above average? You think people can turn into tomatoes because you saw it on Family Guy." I glared at her,
"Are you saying I'm stupid?" She thought then nodded,
"Ya. But don't worry. You're my stupid friend." I smiled,
"Yay~!" I looked back down at Honey, "Anyway, if carrots can't run after people, what was chasing you?" We all turned and looked at the door, worried about what would run in. Then all of a sudden…TWO CARROTS RAN IN! Honey shivered and crawled onto my back, hiding behind me while I looked shocked. I pointed, "DAKOTA! DAKOTA! THEY'RE UP AND RUNNING! THEY'RE GOING TO KILL US! OH FUCK DAKOTA THEY'RE GOING TO KILL US!" Dakota stood up and walked over to the carrots, who were waving their arms in the air saying,
"Oooooh~!" She walked over and RIPPED THEIR HEADS OFF! I turned and covered Honey's eyes,
"HONEY! DON'T LOOK!" I looked over to see Dakota, Hikaru and Kaoru all rolling on the floor laughing. Only Hikaru and Kaoru were in carrot suits. I glared at them, "You dicks I could've had a heart attack! AND YOU SCARED HONEY!" Honey looked over and glared at them,
"Ya. That wasn't very nice…" Dakota stood up and hugged Honey,
"Were you really that scared? If you were, just letting you know, I had no idea it was Hikaru and Kaoru until I took off their mask/hat things." Honey hugged her back,
"It's okay Kota-chan~. I wasn't that scared anyways…" I was trying to be mad at everyone but I sucked at being mad at people so it was kind of failing. I thought that there was something off about Honey today. He looked different but I didn't know what it was. I thought about it until it finally hit me. I looked at him,
"Honey? Do you know where Mori is? He's supposed to help me not fail and if he's taking a personal day today then I'm going to shoot him in the face." Honey shrugged,
"I don't know where Takashi is. He was here for home room but then he disappeared. Will he be okay?" I nodded,
"He better be. I can't fail right now. You know what? I'm going to call him. Right now." I took out my cell phone and was about to call when Mori ran in,
"Have you seen Mitsukuni?" He asked worriedly. Honey skipped over to Mori and hopped on his back,
"I FOUND YOU~!" I sighed in relief,
"Thank god you're here Mori." He blushed,
"Why are you thanking god that I'm here?" I rolled my eyes,
"Did you forget about our tutoring session tonight? I seriously can't fail. My mom might shoot me or something."
"What's with you and shooting?" Hikaru asked. Mori looked over and raised an eyebrow before shaking his head. Kaoru took off his carrot suit and looked at Mori,
"Mori-senpai? Where were you?" He thought for a second before saying,
"The bathroom." Dakota laughed,
"For half an hour? What were you taking the world's biggest shit ever?" The teacher glared at us,
"Danyka? Watch your language please. Takashi and Mitsukuni? Can you please go to your class?" They nodded and walked towards the door. Honey turned back and waved,
"See you guys at lunch~!" We waved back,
"S'long Honey and Mori."
::After School::
Everyone was talking about something while I was eating some cookies and watching Misfits on my laptop when Kyouya hushed us, "We have been invited to a masquerade ball that's being sponsored by Mori-senpai's family. I think that it would be in the club's best intentions if we all went." Everyone looked at each other before shrugging and nodding. I shivered at the thought of going and continued watching Misfits. After a little while, Mori sat down beside me. He blushed,
"Uh…hi." I smiled at him,
"Hiya~. What's up?"
"Are you going to the ball with anyone?" I shook my head,
"I'm probably not even going to go. No offense I mean, I'm sure your family throws kick ass parties but I just…I don't really like masquerades." He looked down for a second,
"Why don't you like masquerades?" I felt a shiver crawl up my spine before I blushed,
"Don't tell anyone okay?" He nodded and I motioned him to move closer which he did, "I…I'm kind of paranoid of people with masks…"
"They aren't actual masks or anything like that." I shrugged,
"Masks are masks are masks. Ones that cover your whole face are still masks. Ones that cover half your face is still a mask…I'm just paranoid of people in masks." He thought for a second,
"Well then…if you're not going to the ball, then what're you going to do that night?" I shrugged,
"Probably what I do every night. Fiddle with my laptop, get someone to do my homework and play videogames but because it's a Friday I might add some ice-cream to that equation too… Mmm~ Ice-cream~."
"Maybe I could…could uh…" I raised an eyebrow,
"You could what? Cat got your tongue again?" I asked, giggling quietly. He blushed darkly. I stopped laughing, "It's not that bad. I understand your…either quietness or shyness so don't worry about finishing the sentence." He shook his head,
"That's not what happened-" Dakota skipped over,
"So, are you two going to go to the masquerade ball together?" We looked at her and I shook my head,
"I'm not even going." She looked at Mori then at me,
"Why not?" I blushed and blinked. I had no idea what to say. I didn't feel like going around telling people what I'm paranoid of. That's just something that's kind of embarassing in my books.
"I'm not letting her go." Mori said. Dakota and I stared at him. Dakota breathed out,
"You're…you're not letting her go?" She seemed really confused about this for some reason. He nodded,
"She has to study that night so she can't go." I stared at Mori a second longer before nodding,
"Ya. Piled up to my neck in studying…stuff so I can't go. Which will suck because the masquerade ball thing sounds like a lot of fun." I lied. Dakota looked at me then Mori before walking away. I hugged Mori, "Thanks Mori. I didn't know what to really say there…" He awkwardly patted my back,
"You're welcome." I looked at my watch and jumped up,
"See you Mori. I've got to go. I owe you one." I said as I ran out of the Host Club. I had to go and pick up my new dog at the pet store.