Megumis' P.O.V
The days passed by quickly. My sister and brothers were doing fine; they seemed to have completely forgotten about my death. Of course, I didn't know if they actually thought I was dead or not, but I didn't care. They were doing fine, that's really all that matter to me.
I smiled as Ryuu and Yahiro walked over to Sakura and me. While I was looking at the two walking, I failed to notice the tennis ball flying towards my face.
"MEG! WATCH IT!" Yahiro yelled, I snapped my head back to the ball. I held my racket in front of me as I gave a powerful swing. The ball connected with my racket as it went straight back at Sakura. She frowned; panic became evident on her face as she ducked out of the way of the ball.
"SAKURA!" Yahiro yelled as he rushed towards her, Ryuu following behind him. I quickly slid under the net before coming to a stop next to Sakura.
She looked at me with panicked eyes, but I saw the adrenaline rush in them. A small smile became visible on her face, but she soon frowned at me.
"Never, ever, do that again," she hissed as she took my outstretched hand to pull herself up. Yahiro smiled as he kissed her cheek, glad she wasn't hurt. Ryuu shook his head at the two of us before he grabbed both our things.
I slid my racket back into my bag as I began walking side by side with Sakura, who was walking next to Yahiro; Ryuu was on the other side of me.
"Have any of you seen the news on Ouran Academy lately?" Yahiro asked as he looked at all of us. I looked at him in confusion before shaking my head.
"So you haven't heard about how it's become a joined school with the High School that was next to it?" Sakura asked, again I shook my head.
"Or how someone called Neko was rushed into hospital after a severe beating from some of the older students?" Ryuu asked, I stopped at that note as I looked at Ryuu, who gave me a confused look.
"Megumi are you-,"
"That's not my name," I sighed as I looked at my three friends. They each gave me a confused look before looking at each other.
"What are you talking about?" Sakura asked as she looked at me, I sighed as I ran a hand through my wig. Since the night I washed my dye out, I hadn't dyed it again, instead my mom, as I call her, bought me a wig.
I gripped my hair as I pulled the wig off; taking my dark blue hair out of the bun it was in before shaking my head. My hair flew around my head before some of it clung to my face.
"You're that Solar Toneko girl," Yahiro gasped, while Sakura smiled slightly.
"Yeah, she is, I heard Mr and Mrs Karino talking about it, I didn't say anything because I thought they were talking about someone else," Sakura shrugged as she walked over to me. "I know why you kept it a secret, but you need to go back to your old school, your friends need you. Just promise me you'll call," Sakura ordered, I nodded my head as I smiled lightly towards Sakura.
"I will, I promise," I smiled as I turned to Ryuu, who handed me my bag back. I widely at Ryuu as he did so before turning to Yahiro. Even though he was still in shocked he pulled me into a hug and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
Ryuu smiled as he hugged me next before lightly kissing my other cheek. Sakura smiled as she hugged me tightly before kissing my forehead.
"Have fun," they all said as I nodded her head, I then took off running down the street.
Once I entered my home I walked over to her mother, who turned to me.
"You're going back to Ouran Academy," Akira smiled slightly as Hikari sat on her knee, Tadashi sat by her as she spoke. I nodded my head softly, I hadn't even said anything, but they had seen the news and figured it out.
"Have fun Onee-chan," Hikari smiled as she hugged me. I picked her up before giving her a kiss on the cheek. Tadashi and Akira both gave me a hug before smiling at me.
"Get your things, I'll drive you back to Ouran," Tadashi suggested as he grabbed his keys. I nodded my head as I walked to pack my bags, which didn't take long for me to do.
"Take all the clothes we got you, Solar," Akira ordered when she saw I wasn't packing my things. I sighed as I packed them all into a larger bag before walking with Tadashi to the car. I said my final goodbyes to Akira and the rest before getting into the car.
The drive was short and fast since the roads weren't that busy. I sighed as Tadashi pulled up in front of Ouran Academy. Giving him one last hug, I hopped out with my stuff in hand.
My, still shoulder length, hair blew in the breeze as I walked through the joined school. With everyone in class I didn't attract any attention, though a few people saw me, but I don't think they recognised me.
I walked through the halls of the High School, it hadn't changed at all, sure there was a hallway thing that attached it to the Academy, but nothing had changed.
I stood outside my room; questions ran through my mind as I turned the door knob. I sighed once I saw the place was empty. I threw my bag on my bed as I walked into the bathroom. My scar was visible on my face; I had quite wearing foundation a while ago.
My dark blue hair was straight as it hung in my face. I looked at my old curlers; they hadn't been used in a few months. I smiled as I flipped the switch on the wall, as I waited for them to warm up I ran a quick shower.
It didn't take me long to get out and dressed, I put a pair of my black designer jeans on. They had a large Jesus like cross on both the back pockets with a silver chain like belt going around them. I slipped on a black and white top. The sleeves and most of the stomach and chest was shite with a tree with no leaves on it, while the shoulders and rest of the chest was black. The sleeves completely covered my arms.
My hair was dry having used the hairdryer. I smiled as I took the curlers and curled the top part of my hair. The curls fell in my face once I was finished.
I walked out of the room and over to my bag before pulling out my black designer boots with a scorpion going up the leg. I looked out of the window as I grabbed my white hoodie before walking out of my room, key in hand. I stopped once I remembered my old phone was in my bag, it was turned off with full charge, that I knew.
I quickly ran back into the room before pulling it out, I then walked back out of the room. Once I turned it on the amount of messages was unbelievable. I had be gone almost five maybe six months, Christmas had come and gone, so had Valentine's Day and a few other holidays, but that didn't matter to me.
Most of the texts were asking where I was, some were filling me in on what had happened, while others were things like saying I was a coward and shouldn't have ran off.
I walked passed a local news stand. I picked up a paper and paid the guy, Akira and Tadashi had given me quite a bit of money when I was living with them, they started up a savings back for me, I always drew money out of it when I needed it.
A specific headline caught my eye. The entire article was on how Suzuyuka, hadn't heard or read that name in ages, had died, who he was, and how I was cleared of the murder.
I threw the paper away once I came to the Ootori hospital. I sighed as I walked into the building.
"Hello, how my I help you?" the receptionist asked as she looked at me, a kind smile spread on her lips as she did so.
"I'm looking for Neko," I answered with a straight face. The receptionist nodded as she pointed me down the hallway, second on the left apparently.
I walked down the hall until I saw the open door, everyone had their backs to it, but I could make out everyone there. Honey, Mori, Tamaki, Kaoru, Kyoya, Haruhi, Kona, Fushito, Saki, Neko and Hikaru.
"So, they just beat you for no reason?" Kona asked in astonishment.
"They said it was for always being with Hon-chan, then they said they'd get you girls," Neko answered, I could make out a cast on her right arm, while Honey held her left. I felt a pang of guilt twist my guts as I tried not to turn away them and there.
"Well we can stop them," Honey spoke up, "Takashi and can kick there-,"
"Kicking their asses isn't going to make them stop," I stated as I stood from my leaning position on the wall. Everyone turned to look at me with wide eyes.
"Solar?" Saki asked, her voice was full of disbelief. Kona and Fushito walked over to me, a loud slap echoed through the room as my head jerked to the right then to the left, both girls had slapped me.
"You done now?" I asked as I glared at both of them, they looked at me in shock. "Don't give me that look; I left because I had to. I couldn't have stopped this, but you two could have, so just think if it's really me who should be getting slapped, or me giving it to you," I stated as I looked over to Neko, who had gotten up off her bed.
"SOL-CHAN!" she yelled as she hugged me tightly, so did Saki and Haruhi. Tamaki was the next to join in, then Honey joined in. The rest stood by and watched as they did so, i hugged them back, but no smile came onto my face, I don't know why, it just didn't.
"So, where were you?" Kaoru asked as he looked at me, I looked up at him to see him and Hikaru stood in front of me, though Hikaru looked more mad than anything.
"You didn't call, you didn't write, you didn't do anything to let us know you were fine," he stated as he glared down at me. Neko let go as she looked at the two of us.
"No I didn't, but I was wanted for murder, dya think I would've come back in the blink of an eye after that?" I asked, Hikaru clenched his fists as he looked at me, but his eyes soon became soft as he looked at me.
"We were worried," Kona spoke as she looked at me, "I'm sorry for slapping you, but I was worried as fuck," she stated as she hugged me.
"Same here," Fushito agreed as she hugged me.
"No problem," I answered as I looked at the two of them. I then turned to Neko, who was sat on her bed again. Everyone else greeted me as though I hadn't been gone for over five months.
"So, mind filling me in on what happened?" I asked as I looked at Neko, she frowned slightly before smiling.
"Oh, it doesn't matter," she answered before turning to Honey and talking to him. I frowned slightly, of course it mattered. I shook my head as I turned to Kona, who was looking at me with slightly large eyes.
"What?" I asked, she looked at me before smiling lightly.
"Nothing," she answered before turning to talk with Mori.
"Hey Solar," I turned to Saki, "Where did you go?" she asked as she looked at me, I smiled slightly.
"Just a few times over, a family took me in and took care of me. I should probably go see Konecho and Shirogane soon," I stated as I went into thinking for a moment or so.
"They're out of the country at the moment, they went over to America with you siblings," Kyoya replied as he and Fushito worked on something on his laptop.
"Oh, then that's no problem," I answered as everyone went into thinking. I saw all of them looking at me like I was some sort of freak, but I put up with it as they all spoke about random things, I just stayed in an awkward silence in the middle of them all.
I sighed as I paced my room; I hadn't told anyone else I was back aside from the others. I looked over to my packed bags before coming to a decision. I shouldn't have come back, they were all doing fine, and now that I was back, they were all avoiding me.
I popped my phone down as I walked over to my wardrobe. I got everything they had all bought me before setting them into a big bag. I heard the door handle twist.
I turned around to see Hikaru and the others; they were all giving me shocked looks. I dropped the top in my hand as I stared at them.
"You're leaving again?" Fushito asked as she looked at me. I turned back to the top before picking it up.
"Might as well, you were all doing fine without me," I answered as I put it in my back.
"How stupid can you be?" Kona asked.
"Kona," Saki hissed as she glared at the girl.
"No, let her say what she wants to say," I ordered as I turned to look at Kona, who glared at me.
"I said how stupid can you be. You're leaving again when we are clearly not fine without you. Neko's been so god damn fragile lately, we've all fallen apart because we didn't have you-,"
"Well that's not my fault," I cut her off, "You're all friends, you should be close whether I'm here or not. You should be looking out for each other like family!"
"What do you know about family?" Kona spat as she glared at me.
"I know enough to know this isn't where I belong anymore," I answered as I threw my last top into my bag before walking over to Kona, who was looking at me in shock.
"I came back; I knew things weren't going to be the exact same right away. I knew it'd take time. I knew I'd have to at least try to earn your trusts again, and I came back fully prepared to do that. But you've all avoided me, made it seem like I'm not wanted here anymore. And if that's how you feel then I'm just going, I'll go back to where I was and I'll be happy like I was. But they could've never compared to any of you. You were the ones who helped me through everything. You were the ones who loved me first. You were the ones who made me laugh, made me smile and made me cry. And now, you are the ones who've drove me away," I stated as I turned back to my bag, getting out of their way as I tried to hold back the tears in my eyes.
I heard the door close behind me as I sighed slightly, thinking they were gone, but they hadn't.
"Solar," I didn't need to look up to know it was Hikaru speaking to me. I sighed slightly.
"What do you want?" I asked, I could feel my voice breaking as I did so.
"We know why you had to leave. We know you didn't want to and we're sorry if we've made you feel unwanted. We all love you and we all want you back into our lives. But you've been gone five months and because of that, it's made us used to not speaking to you. There wasn't a day that went by when your name didn't come up, or when we all thought of you. Kona tried to hold the group together but failed, she became more and more fragile as the months passed. They needed you back and you need them, so stay," Hikaru whispered as he walked round to the front of me. I held my head low, not daring to look up at him.
"But I don't want to be the strong one anymore. I'm not as strong as I once was, I may be physically, but mentally, I'm weak," I whispered as I felt the tears rolling down my cheeks. Hikaru must have noticed this because he pulled me into a hug not a moment later.
"You're not weak, you're the strongest person any of us know. Neko still calls you her Onee-chan, she needs you to look out for her, so do the other girls. They all need you in one way or more, you still need them, that I know. But I also know none of them need you like I do," he whispered to me as he lifted my head up slightly. Tear rolled down my cheeks as he wiped them away with his thumb.
"There's no need for you to cry, we're all here for you, and we always will be," he whispered as he lightly kissed my forehead. "So stay, please," he whispered again my forehead. I sucked in a deep breath before nodding my head slightly.
I heard my door open again as the others re-entered the room. Neko walked over to me with a weird looking parcel in her hands.
"What's this?" she asked as she looked at the brown package. I looked at it before taking it from her.
"Don't worry about it," I answered as I set it carefully on my bed before wiping my eyes.
"Solar, I'm s-,"
"Don't apologise, Kona," I interrupted as I turned to her, "You have every right to be angry with me. I just hope we can all start over again, like what I did never happened," I added with a small smile. Kona walked over to me before hugging me tightly. Again it didn't take long for everyone to join in, including Mori and Kyoya, who were pulled by Fushito and Honey.
Hikaru looked at me as he smiled, I smiled back at him.
"Told you we'd be here for you," he whispered as he kissed me lightly on the cheek. I flushed a deep red, I still loved Hikaru, but I had no idea that he still had feelings for me. Let's hope that sooner or later, we can get back to how we used to be.
Sorry for the late update, busy month and I still have a busy week, so the next chapter will be posted when it can be. Hope you all enjoyed this, if any of you have anything you want to see happen from here on out, either review it me or PM it me 'cause I don't want this story to end so soon. This chapter was also meant to be up yesterday but I had to rush out so I didn't get chance to upload it. So review and I'll update soon, REVIEW!