AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey everyone. We are back from break, done with school, and I, Katie, have graduated. About time.
Anyway, we are back. This chapter is a bit short, due to the fact that I wrote this before a final, but I like it. Also, I wrote the next chapter but the computer I used decided to update and delete it. I'm still very salty about it, so words of encouragement are helpful right now because I will have to spend all day tomorrow trying to re-wright the nighttime spectacular. More details to come Friday about what is going down.
But, yeah. Last solo adventure for now, and we hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 28
HIKARU'S TRAVELS
"Promise to be back no later than seven-thirty, alright?" Kaoru reminded his brother, looking slightly worried. Hikaru laughed.
"Don't worry, I won't even get off the ride. Besides, shouldn't I be more worried about you, little brother?" Hikaru teased. They both laughed.
So, with a hug, Kaoru left to go to Space Mountain. Hikaru went to the Tomorrowland station and waited for the train. He was bouncing on his toes, eagerly. He couldn't wait.
He pulled out his phone, which had a camera on it. He took a few pictures of his surroundings. Maybe he could convince Kaoru to decorate their room to look like this amazing place. Soon, he heard a very familiar whistle and saw the smoke stack. Again, he snapped a picture.
As the train pulled in, Hikaru looked down at the note Steph had given him. She said that any conductor worth his salt would know what she was asking. So, Hikaru went up to the nearest cast member and waited as the girl read it. She smiled and said "Come this way." So he did.
Steph didn't tell Hikaru what the note consisted of, and she made him promise not to peek. So he was very pleasantly surprised to be ushered to the engine of the train. An older looking man, probably in his forties, walked up next to Hikaru and smiled a huge grin.
"Welcome to the Disneyland Railroad! You a friend of Steph and Katie?" He asked, shaking Hikaru's hand.
"Yeah, they are my tour guides, but they are my friends." He answered with a cheerful grin. The old Hikaru would have shoved his hands in his pocket and answered "I guess", but he was beginning to like this new Hikaru. The man continued on.
"I am Tony Reynolds and I am a conductor of this railroad. You want to ride in the engine, correct?" Tony said with a crinkled smile. Hikaru nodded, a huge grin on his face.
He got in the passenger seat. They started making their rounds. Tony would chat on and on about the history of the American Railroad, the Disneyland Railroad, and how much Walt Disney loved trains.
"He had his own train set in his backyard?" Hikaru asked in astonishment.
"Yup, it was a decent little thing. A good scale model. He loved playing with those things." Tony responded.
Hikaru didn't have to say much for the entire travel. He listened to Tony talk about trains and he took a few scenic pictures on his phone. When they were stopped in the Toontown Station, Tony turned to the red-haired foreigner.
"So, you got the sisters as your tour guides? You lucked out there." Tony said with a smile.
Hikaru became curious. "Yeah, we got them. Their family has business with the family of someone in our group. Is it rare to get them?"
"Extremely. They barely take requests and only people very serious about Disneyland are guided by them. They're good girls and everyone knows them, despite being fairly new to the Disney Family."
"Why do they barely take requests?" Hikaru asked.
"Because Disney Cast members want their families guided by them when they visit the park. But they want genuine guests, really. Especially families." Tony explained, praise in his eyes. "If I could get my family guided by them, I would. Is your group full of families?"
Hikaru was about to say no, but then he stopped. He thought of how much the Host Club meant to him and smiled. "Of a sort."
After they got back to the Tomorrowland station, Hikaru wanted to ride again. So he did, in the regular seats. He made a small stop in Main Street to pick up a notebook, where he wrote down things that interested him. He rode the train a couple of times before looking at his phone's clock. It was seven forty and he was in Main Street U.S.A.
"Oh, no…" Hikaru whispered. He was late.
As he rushed off the train, he noticed someone getting on. He recognized the hair and a thought flew through his head.
"Is that…? No…" He looked towards where the person was, but they had disappeared in the crowd. He shrugged and ran towards the meeting place.
He failed to notice the tour guided guiding this person. He just ran to the Tomorrowland.
"Hope I'm not too late…" He muttered. He didn't want to miss this nighttime event.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Who does Kaoru see? Will it be a problem for the Host Club? WILL THE MYSTERY GUEST SEE HARUHI'S GENDER? Also, what is the nighttime entertainment? Find out on Friday, Same Club Time, Same Club Channel. (I need to sleep more...) Anyway, send us your guesses on who you think our mystery person is or who you hope it is. Please R&R, it helps us out a lot. Alright. Thanks for sticking around, see you later!
THAT'S ALL!
