Alex Conners: 5'0, Virgo. Positive traits of Virgos: brave, sincere, dynamic, freedom loving, spontaneous, adventurous, takes initiatives, inspiring, and child-like enthusiasm. Negative traits of Virgos: rushing into things, ego, demanding everything immediately, and reacting. Theme song? Probably So in Love with Two, by Mikaila. I don't own any anime or their chacraters. I only won Alex and I deeply apologize for all the Black Butler refrences.
January 12- 3:10 P.M.
"A-Alex, what's wrong?" Nagihiko, a boy with spiky black hair and brown eyes asked worriedly, catching sight of the girl's tears.
"Why are you crying?" Kyohei questioned, frowning.
"I-It's nothing, really..." She whimpered, the tears stinging her eyes and threatening to fall down her face. She raised her light green kimono sleeve and rubbed her eyes childishly, too stubborn to tell.
"I don't like it when you cry..." Nagihiko admitted, a slight blush crossing his face. "Please tell us what's wrong..."
Alex sniffled slightly, bangs falling into her face. "I-I just...Well..." She mumbled quietly, diverting her gaze from the two boys, "I lost my sketchbook and they had all my drawings in there..."
"W-We can get you another sketchbook, Alex-Chan!"
"Y-Yeah!"
Alex looked up at them hopefully, feeling slightly guilty that her "Act" had her practically conning them, before deflating slightly, "That's nice of you but... I-I worked really hard on those-"
"Alex!" She blinked at Kyoya's voice and that was all it took for the tears to finally fall. She blinked again and sniffled, shoulders shaking slightly, as she turned her head to look at him. "Is this it?" Alex stood up from the tatami mat and blinked a few times, eyes widening. Kyoya was holding up a blue notebook that had doodles of random things on the cover. Alex felt as though her heart stopped for a moment-she seriously had lost her sketchbook and she didn't know what she was going to do; her drawings, are her life.
"Kyoya..." She began, taking a few steps towards him, "You have no idea how much I love you right now." She quickly ran over and knelt down beside him, taking the sketchbook and flipping through it and taking note of all the anime drawings that were in there, she felt massively relieved. She looked up at Kyoya for a few moments before asking, "...How bothered would you be if I hugged you right now?"
Kyoya, once again surprised by Alex, had his eyes widen a fraction before sighing, "Just get it over with."
She broke out into a mad grin before tackling Kyoya, wrapping her arms around his neck, "You are beautiful-you are gloriously beautiful!"
"I wanted to be hugged by Alex-Chan!" Kyohei whined. Nagihiko, who also had tears streaming down his cheeks, patted him comfortingly on the back, despite needing comfort himself.
"It'll be okay, Kyo, maybe next time we can get a hug from her!"
Alex grinned as she removed herself from Kyoya, apparently content by sitting next to him. She looked to see what he was writing and blinked, "Is that calligraphy?"
"Why, yes, it is."
"Haruhi!" Kurakano called, complimenting, "You look so cute in your kimono! Almost like a girl."
"Haruhi," Kyoya began, calling the brunette over. "I see you've booked another appointment. It seems you've been having a pretty steady flow of customers lately. Keep up the good work," He turned his head to look at her, his "Smile" showing, "I'm not going to charge interest on your debt like I usually would, but keep this up and you should be able to pay it off." He gave her a closed-eyes smile, purple flowers blooming around him, "Although the rental fee on that kimono you're wearing is nothing to sneeze at."
"Be nice," Alex scolded, whacking him on the arm gently. Kyoya looked down at her with a raised eyebrow, questioning her actions. "What? You were being mean."
"How so?"
"You were trying to scare 'er!" Alex jumped when two girls' appeared out of nowhere.
"Hello, Kyoya!" The first girl, the one with the wavy light brown hair and gray eyes greeted, smiling. The next was a girl with dark hair and onyx eyes, a blush on her face as she commented,
"I can't get over how great you look in that kimono!" Albeit, she didn't seem to pleased with Alex's presence, but she told her, "You look good in purple, Alex."
"Oh-Uh, thanks."
Girl number one asked, "Are you planning on releasing any new picture books of the Host Club?"
Kyoya gave them a closed-eye smile, his usual "Host smile", "Unfortunately, we don't have anything planned at the present, ladies."
Hikaru and Kaoru poked their heads over the...what was it called? Anyway, Hikaru questioned, "But Sempai, isn't that how the Host Club gets all the money?"
"By the sale of promotional items?" Kaoru added, confused. Alex blinked and lifted her head to look at them, Kyoya turning around and pulling out some photos,
"That's true, but the items are poor quality." He explained, showing very badly taken pictures, "The picture books are filled with nothing but hidden amateur picture shots." Alex looked over his shoulder, blinked, and frowned,
"Those suck. If you're going to take photos, at least try to make them look good."
Kyoya took out a calculator, typing in some numbers, saying, "However, If you want to make some higher quality money-making products, I'm afraid that we're going to have to draw money from the school's budget."
"Well, that's lovely." Alex muttered, "Can't we just all take poses while having someone take photos of us all?" Kyoya turned his head and blinked down at her,
"You..." She blinked, waiting for him to finish.
Haruhi sweatdropped and Alex could almost hear her thoughts. "If it weren't for you two...I'm sure the Host Club would spiral down into the deep depths of bankruptcy." Alex blinked and turned her, realizing that she didn't hear her thoughts, she thought them aloud.
Okay then, a bit different than I expected. But I can live with it. I think. "I still have my phone...Thankfully that didn't break when they hit me with the limo," She pulled it out and put in her passcode-A.K.A Her brother's birth year- and quickly went to camera. She grinned and held the phone, "Say "Bassy~!" and pressed the button, taking a picture of his surprised face. Kyoya blinked and watched as she looked at the picture, grinning, and then showed it to him, "See! Turned out pretty nice! You should've smiled though! You look better when you smile. Albeit if it's real and not a fake one."
Kyoya's face grew surprised once again-Alex seemed to have a bad habit of surprising him.
"Lexi-Chan, Haru-Chan!" The girls' both turned to look at Mitskuni, who was barefoot, holding up one of his sandals with one hand and used his other to rub at his teary eyes. Alex stood instantly, running over worriedly,
"Honey-Sempai, what's wrong?"
"I-I don't know how, but I lost one of my sandals!" Haruhi walked up then, asking confusedly,
"Well you were just wearing them, weren't you?"
"How's this," Alex began, placing a hand on his head and ruffling his hair as she smiled down gently at him, "Haruhi-Chan and I can go get Mori-Sempai, and then we'll all search for your sandal?" He looked up with wide, tear-filled eyes,
"R-Really?"
Mitskuni reminded Alex of her baby cousin, Brandon-who she thought of as a baby-brother. She was the youngest of four kids and always wanted a younger sibling-Alex adored kids. At least, until they start being rude and acting like a brat when they don't get what they want. But isn't that how most people feel?
"Mitskuni," Mori spoke up, walking over with Mitskuni's sandal. He knelt down on one knee, gently lifting up Mitskuni's leg and sliding his sandal on. "I noticed you dropped it."
Alex couldn't help it-while the girls' all squealed, Alex let out a loud "Awwww!" And hugged Haruhi, wrapping her arms around the girl's neck. Haruhi, more than used to Alex's clingy antics, sighed, but couldn't help the small smile that formed on her face at the scene.
"Takashi!" Mitskuni cried out, tackling and hugging the taller man around the neck.
"How sweet," A dark haired girl commented.
"Isn't it though?" A brunette questioned.
"Looks like tears are popular with the guests' today." Haruhi commented, stress lines forming. "You can head back over to Kyoya-Sempai now, Alex."
Alex pouted, not wanting to let go of the only other female-Host in the club, but relented and headed back over to Kyoya, sitting down and grabbing her sketchbook, drawing.
"Not a woman alive could resist a man on the brink of tears!" Alex heard Hikaru comment and snorted, crying out as she waved her hand in the air,
"I could!"
"H-Hey, Alexis..." Alex froze and the aura surrounding Kyoya seemed to darken. She turned her head to look at the newcomer, greeting awkwardly,
"H-Hey, Daichi...What's up?"
"W-Well, I just wanted to apologize..." He got down on his knees, bowing his head, "I-I didn't mean anger you or anything..." He cast a nervous glance to Kyoya, whose eyes were hidden behind spectacles. The dark purple aura surrounding the completely oblivious Alex and the silent aura did not relent, sending chills down the boy's spine. "I-I just wanted you to know how much I liked you and, well, I'm sorry...I should've known that you would've rejected me. Will you forgive me?"
Alex didn't know how to react. Her brown eyes went wide with shock, frozen to the spot. "Uh, sure?"
He looked up hopefully, brown eyes apologetic and sad, "Can-Can we we still be friends?"
Alex nodded numbly, feeling an odd sense of deja vu, "Yeah...Sure." She shrugged as though she didn't care, "I don't see why not."
Daichi's head shot up, a smile spreading across his face, "Really!? Thank you so much-! I-I won't screw this up this time, I promise!" He stood and made to walk out, but paused and turned his head, giving her a charming smile, "By the way, Alex, I think you look really good in that kimono. Purple and green really suit you." He chuckled and walked off, leaving Alex staring blankly after him.
It wasn't until after he was gone that Alex mumbled to herself, "Oh...Uh, thanks?"
"He has some nerve." Kyoya muttered quietly to himself, but Alex caught it. She looked at him surprised, yet confused.
"What do you mean?" He looked up at her and shook his head,
"Even after that stunt her pulled he still had the guts to confront you. Either he's brave, or a complete idiot."
Alex blinked. "You...Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that head of yours, but then again, I don't really want to know."
...Somehow, in some way or another, the Host Club members all ended up bunched together. Alex blinked when she caught sight of Renge...Houshakuji?
Holy shit, are we already on that episode? Alex thought to herself, eyes widening. She then felt like a complete idiot. The tears, the missing sandal-of course!
"Hey, I'm Alex, nice to meet you, Miss!" Alex greeted with a wide smile, walking up to Renge. She was hiding by the doors, hesitant and shy, "Would-Would you like to come in? I'm sure one of my friend's would like to talk to you!"
She blinked when Hikaru and Kaoru pushed her away, holding orange and blue roses up to the girl.
"C'mon in," Kaoru greeted first, for once. "What are you waiting for?"
Hikaru smirked as he placed a hand on his brother's shoulder, leaning close to him, "Watching from afar is never fun."
"Please, miss." They leaned in closer to the girl, causing her to gasp and back up. I almost pity Renge...
"Stop that," Tamaki ordered, holding up a white rose. "How many times have I told you boys' to be more courteous to our first-time guests?" Tamaki had white roses bloom around him and he leaned towards the girl, gently telling her, "Please, you don't have to be afraid," He placed a finger under her chin, "My Princess." He smiled charmingly at her. "I welcome you to the Ouran Host Club."
Alex sulked at her spot next to Kyoya, "I can't believe-how rude! I was just trying to be nice!" She felt Kyoya's hand on her head and pouted childishly, slightly annoyed at being treated like a kid. Though, a part of Alex...kind of liked having her head pat like that.
"There, there..." He told her, sounding like he could really care less.
...(Please forgive, but my computer restarted without telling and it ticked me off, so, Time SKip. It wasn't all that interesting, other than the fact Alex felt slightly irritated at Renge hugging Kyoya.)
"Your fiance!?" Hikaru exclaimed, eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
Kaoru blinked, eyes widening, "Uh-Kyoya-Sempai?" He questioned uncertain.
"Of course," Renge replied with a smile on her face, hands clasped together and resting on her lap. "My name is Renge Houshakuji and I'm transferring into Ouran's Class 1-A tomorrow."
"Why are they sulking?" Hikaru questioned, looking at Tamaki and Alex's little "Corners of Woe".
"Because "Mommy" was keeping a secret from both "Daddy" and "Sissy"." Kaoru explained in a slight mocking tone.
"Whatever. Why does everyone keep on referring to us as "Husband" and "Wife" with you all as our "Children"?" Kyoya inquired, slightly irritated.
ALex was more upset at the thought of being replaced than anything, but nonetheless, she got up and strode over to Haruhi, wrapping her arms around the female in a loose hug. Haruhi sighed and returned the gesture, placing her hands on the girl's arms.
Renge started to rant, "Ours was a story of love at first sight! I couldn't resist the way you look at those flowers in the backyard when you thought no one else was looking! And how sweet it was when you reached out to that poor, injured, little kitten!"
"Is she serious?" Hikaru and Kaoru questioned, while Alex lifted her head and stared at the woman with a raised eyebrow. She then turned her head to look at Kyoya, who had his arms crossed with his eyes hiding behind his glasses.
"I've only known Kyoya for a few months and even I know that isn't something he would do."
"Could you have the wrong person?" Haruhi questioned kindly, only to have Renge get right up in her face. Alex released Haruhi from surprise, stumbling and falling backwards, landing on her butt.
"No way, I could recognize my love anywhere! He's kind to everyone and doesn't ask for anything in return!"
Alex burst out laughing at that, rolling on the floor in laughter. Kyoya was the exact opposite. Hikaru and Kaoru ran around Kyoya, screaming for her to stop and demand who she got him confused with. Even Mori had a confused face, while Mitskuni had stress lines forming. "He loved the solitude, but actually hates teh loneliness!" Alex only laughed harder, "He looks like the main star of the ultimate dating sim game, Uki-Doki Memorial!" She pointed at Kyoya, Alex practically losing air at this point, "You're my real-life Ichijo Miyabi!"
"O-Oh my god! I can't-I can't breathe!" Alex pounded her fists on the floor, dying. "I-I have a thing for dating sims and anime characters too, but even-even-even I don't go so far as to-as too mistake someone as a fictional character!" She gasped for breathe, pretty much cutting off her entire oxygen supply when she spoke.
"Uki?" Haruhi question confused.
"Doki?" Mitskuni blinked, also confused.
"OTAKU!" Tamaki screeched, frightened as he got out of his corner of woe.
"OTAKU!?" Hikaru questioned, screaming as he grew alarmed.
"..." Mori had question marks above his head and a blank face.
"I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE!" Kaoru screeched. Alex stopped laughing and stood up, wobbling slightly from light-headedness, and spoke,
"I'll have you know that I happen to be an Otaku, thank you very much!"
"ANOTHER OTAKU!?" Tamaki squealed like a girl who just saw a bug on her dress.
"THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!" Hikaru shouted, pressing his hands to his face and making him look like a fish. Alex sweatdropped at their reactions.
"WE'VE HAD ONE IN OUR MIDST THIS ENTIRE TIME!" Kaoru screamed, falling to his knees in depression.
Kyoya, who somehow found time to sit back down on the couch with his legs crossed, spoke in realization, "I get it now. You're in love with that character, projected that love onto me, and you somehow deluded yourself into thinking that we're engaged."
Alex was over there before you could even blink, clinging to the back of the couch as she question-confused at the amount of relief she was feeling at the moment-"Wait, seriously? You realize I was joking when I said that she though you were a fictional character!" Alex groaned, face-palm as she fell to her knees, one hand still clinging to the back of the couch, "My god, even I'm not that obsessed with it...Though I will say that I make one hell of a Hostess." She giggled at her reference. "And to answer your question Kyoya, yes, the character she's talking about wears glasses. And, if you dye your hair brown and make it slightly wavy, and get light brown contacts, you'd look dead-on like him. " Alex stood up, finding her and Kyoya surrounding by the rest of the Host Club.
"So...She made it up?" Tamaki questioned, confused. "You're not really her fiance, right?"
"Well no, I don't ever remember asking for her hand in marriage." Kyoya replied, pushing up his glasses. He crossed his arms, and what he said next made Alex burst out laughing again, "And besides, this is the first time I ever met the woman." The way he said it though!
Hikaru and Kaoru gained stress marks on their faces, "You could've said so sooner!" They were so stressed for nothing!
"From what I understand from my research is that you're the manager of this club, is that right, Kyoya?" Renge questioned, placing herself on the couch next to Kyoya, leaning in close to him with hearts in her eyes.
"That's right," Mitskuni informed her, smiling. "Kyo-Chan is our Director!" Alex, tired of standing, sat down next to Kyoya on his right, her left.
"And if it weren't for him, I'm fairly certain that the Host Club would have been bankrupt long, long ago." Kyoya seemed to smirk at that.
Renge's voice seemed to go up a pitch when she asked, "You're the Club's director? That's perfect! Oh, wow! I've always wanted to wear a sandwich board to advertise a business!"
Hikaru and Kaoru deadpanned, annoyed with the crazy lunatic of a woman, "We don't advertise, we're just a Host Club."
"I made up my mind!" Renge declared as she twirled, "From now on, I'm gonna be the Manager of this Host Club!"
Alex poked Kyoya in the arm, "Hey, Kyoya, can you-"
Tamaki seemed to have the same thoughts on Renge, starting to ask the same question, but both were cut off by the man with a smirk,
"Ms. Houshakuji is the only daughter of a very important Ootori client. So please be polite and try not offend her, alright?"
Tamaki gave up all hopes on Kyoya and face-planted into the back of the couch. Alex groaned and slouched, sliding off the couch cushions and landing on her knees on the floor. "I really hate you sometimes..."
"That's what you think," Kyoya replied, pushing up his glasses with a smirk.
Renge clasped her hands in front of her and she stood at a spot where she could see the entire Host Club, "Well boys, and girl," She added once she caught sight of Alex. "I can't wait to work with you!" She smiled at them.
Tamaki stood and sighed, walking over and lifting Alex up by the collar of her Uniform, and dragging her over to Haruhi, "Well, as you all heard." Tamaki placed Alex on her feet and both girls' blinked and they felt Hikaru, Kaoru, and Tamaki's hands on their shoulders. They both froze,
"Haruhi, Alex." Both girls' were scared and for different reasons. Haruhi knew that she was going to be left to fend off Renge, while ALex knew she was going to help bake...
I only how to cook basic stuff! I never made cookies in my life! She cried mentally, watching with wide eyes as they ran off.
"THIS IS PART OF YOU HOST CLUB TRAINING! ONLY THIS ONCE SHALL FATHER BE COLD-HEARTED!"
Alex and Haruhi both screamed, Alex pointing at them angrily, "TRAITORS! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!"
"HEY-!" Haruhi shouted indignantly. Alex turned to Kyoya hopefully,
"Kyoya-!"
"If anything goes wrong, Alex, Haruhi's debt will be doubled and you will be forced to be the Host Club's maid for a week-so yes, you will have to wear the dress Hikaru and Kaoru made." Both girls' turned to stone. Why does he keep using those things against them-!?
"Haruhi, Haruhi!" Renge called, stirring up a bowl of mix, "Should I put in more cream?"
"Ah, yes, how's the chocolate going?" Haruhi turned her gaze to Alex, who was currently rolling up balls of chocolate chip cookie dough.
Alex blinked and looked up, brown hair pulled back in a low-pony with a blue headband to keep away most of her bangs. Her blue blazer was off, and instead she wore a blue apron that made her look strangely reminiscent of a brunette "Alice". She turned her head to look behind her and gasped,
"Renge-what the hell're you doing!? Even I know not to use the direct flame!" She ran forward and quickly turned the stove off, grabbing the pot handle and putting it onto a cool burner. "Jesus, woman, you're almost as bad as I am!"
Renge smiled sheepishly, "Hehe...I'm sorry, I just never really cooked anything in my life before." Alex blinked at her before sighing, resisting the urge to run a hand through her hair.
"It's fine...I don't know how to cook all that well either-I only know the basics from what my brother taught me and from when my Mom let me help with the baking. I can only cook simple things, like grilled cheeses or hamburgers. Even macaroni."
"Eh, your brother sounds amazing! He can really cook!?" Even Haruhi seemed interested; she listened closely after she put the ginger cookie batch into the oven. "Do you think we can meet him sometime?"
"What's his name?" Haruhi questioned curiously, going to fix the "Heated" chocolate mishap. Alex gained a small, sad, reminiscent smile as she answered,
"Drake. His name was Drake. Jason Drake Connors! But he had a friend named Jason, so we all called him Drake. Plus, he liked that name better. He was the nicest guy you'd ever meet! And one of the coolest, and funniest! He was really tall and had blue eyes, but he had brown hair like me! And he also wore glasses, too! He usually slicked his hair back by wearing a hat, typically a green one with an image of the Joker on it, and he was really, really funny! He was also the most "Normal" out of my family. We were all a bunch of nutjobs!" As Alex started to explain excitedly, she started to place the cookie dough onto the pans. "But Drake, he was hilarious-if you played music, he would start dancing out of nowhere and-and," Her voice started to crack slightly, "and when he and my second eldest sister, Marie was there, they'd be the goofiest duo ever! They-They made me laughs so hard once and it felt like I was going to die. Marie and I didn't really get-well, she didn't get along with me. People were always comparing us, saying how much we looked alike, and saying how I catching up in the art section just as well as her...She didn't like it and started to hate me, but not long after I turned thirteen did she start to be nice again! And then-And then Briana...Well, she loved to sew...She used to make lots of clothes-she usually makes her own, if she has the money and fabric..."
She trailed off and Haruhi noticed that she kept using the words "Were" and "Had been" and "Used to be". Were they...? Haruhi frowned, knowing how her friend must feel if her family surely was dead.
"I wonder how they're all doing over there..." She shook her head, tears stinging her eyes as the numbing pain grew in her chest, "A-Anyway, my dad was a major history freak and whenever he found something interesting of "Educational" he'd make me get off of my laptop, stop me from isolating myself in my room, and drag me outside into the living room and plop right down on the couch to watch or read it! And My step mom, she was from Mexico by the way, was really nice! Her name was Aida and she was like a second-mother to me, even though I never really got to call her Mom..." She frowned, saddened suddenly, "It...didn't feel right, when my birth mother was alive and-and all..." She swallowed the lump in her throat and picked up the pain, moving over to one of the ovens and opening them, placing the cookie batch inside and turning on the oven. "And my mom, she was nurse...I look a lot like her, though I got my head shape from my dad...She made the best meals," She felt the tears start to fall, "and was always trying to do what was best for the four of us...I guess Briana and Marie would be done with college by now and-and Drake would probably be in his second year of college..."
"Alex..." Haruhi's gaze softened, "I-I'm sorry, I know how you feel." Alex looked up at her with wide eyes and stared at her for a moment and shook her head,
"It's not your fault, Haruhi. It's fine-I-It's life, after all." Haruhi probably think that they're all dead...They might as well be, considering it's physically impossible for me to ever see them again. "I'm used to it."
"...My mother died when I was little, ten years ago." Haruhi explained, opening the oven her batch was in. "I missed her, a lot, and I stopped eating for a while, the pain was intense. My chest ached-it felt like something was squeezing tightly and it wouldn't let go. My mother...She was a lawyer. She was amazing." Haruhi smiled at the memory of her, "She was an amazing cook too; she used to let me cook with her and make dinner...And when she became hospitalized, she gave me a whole bunch of recipes. It was really nice to try them all out, especially when they came out right. But my mother... To me, there was no way there was someone else like her out in the world. And there isn't. There was only one of her out there, and she's up there, in heaven, now."
Alex instantly felt saddened for Haruhi, the tears falling more steadily now. They were silent tears, Alex refusing to cry loudly, and she spoke softly, "I'm sorry..." Alex knew how she felt-in a way, considering she could never see her family ever again. "Haruhi, I'm so sorry..."
"Don't be, Alex. Like you said, "It's not your fault." Alex was surprised at the smile Haruhi gave her. There was no pain, there was no sadness. Just hope that her mother was happy where she was now. There were multiple dings and Haruhi blinked in surprise, "Heh, I think the cookies are done."
Renge was left standing there with tears in her eyes from the girls' stories. An only child with no mother, only a father to raise her, and an orphan with no family to love or care for her-the pain still fresh and new... "I-I..." Renge didn't know what to say. What could she say to that?
"Renge, how are your cookies turning out?" Renge jumped; during the whole sob-story fest she completely forgotten about them. "Ah! My cookies!" She ran over and opened the oven, crying out in alarm when she saw the slight-burnt cookies. She reached out to grab the pan, but Alex ran over and caught her wrists before she could burn her fingers,
"Moron, what the hell're you tryin' to do!? Don't be such an idiot! Next time use oven mitts or at least a rag or something! Don't go and burn yourself!" Renge looked up with wide eyes at Alex's scolding, "The closest thing we have here to a Doctor is Kyoya and even then I'm sure he doesn't even have the medical expertise to treat a burn as bad as the one you almost got! Be more careful; Okay?" Alex's face had softened considerably by then, "I don't want you to get burnt. My mother got burns on her back from a fire once, and they let scars. I don't want that to happen to you. Here, take the stupid things." She shoved a pair of oven mitts into Renge's hands, inhaling deeply as she walked away, before sighing.
I hate my life. Full of shenanigans-Oh! Beautiful word, that is. Shenanigans. "Shenanigans," Alex giggled to herself.
Alex heard talking outside and-sobbing? Who the hell was crying? She walked over to the door and opened, blinking at the sobbing messes of Tamaki, Hikaru, Kaoru, and Mitskuni. "Uh-are you guys okay?"
"They'll be fine, Alex." Kyoya spoke and Alex shrieked in surprise when Mitskuni launched himself at her, wrapping his arms around her waist,
"I'm so sorry, Lexi-Chan! I had no idea that-that your family was-! WAAAAHHHH!" He went into another volley of tears. Alex tensed, alarmed. They...They heard!? Oh, shit... Now they're gonna dub her as the crazy lady since in this dimension she was supposed to be "Akari Ayuzawa" and not Alex Connors! Damn it...
"It's such a tragic life story!" Tamaki wailed, hugging her right leg, "Daddy will never leave you, Alex!" Her face flared red at all the attention she was getting and she tried to run back into the kitchen, but Hikaru and Kaoru had grabbed her arms,
"We had no idea that was what happened-!"
"L-let go! Mori-Sempai, Kyoya-Sempai, help me!"
"Release her." Tamaki, Hikaru, and Kaoru all let go reluctantly, while Mori reached over and plucked Mitskuni off of Alex.
"Thank you!" Renge suddenly appeared at the door and growled,
"You're too noisey, Phony King."