Author's Note
We are so sorry we forgot to upload last Wednesday! It was a busy, busy day for everyone, Katie was coming home from London and I was at a ball game. But, it had to happen at some point, I'm impressed we made it this far without forgetting an upload. so to make it up to you guys we've made this chapter especially long. Enjoy!
Chapter 32
They all finished their writings and made it to the drop off. They exited the shuttle and was again immersed in Disney Magic.
The music was playing as they made it to the security check. Katie made it speedy quick with her clear backpack and they saw line at the turnstiles. The hosts started to get into that line when Katie called out to them.
"Where do you think you guys are going?" Steph asked, teasingly. She gestured to a side entrance that was labeled Magic Morning. They entered through it and walked in the park.
"We get to go in early?" Tamaki asked, excited. Katie nodded and continued, after giving a cheery wave to the still lit lamp above the firehouse.
"Most people who get Magic morning are only allowed select rides in Tomorrowland with a few in Fantasyland. We, however, will explore Fantasyland in its entirety. But first, lets hop on!"
Everyone was busy looking around and listening to Katie talk while walking that they didn't notice they were standing by a majestic horse drawn trolly. It was true Main Street standards as they all boarded the trolly.
"Good morning, girls!" The driver nodded his cap at the girls with a smile. He looked about their age. They both gave him a "Good morning, James!" in return.
"Welcome aboard! I'm James and this is Lilly. Beautiful thing, isn't she?" James addressed the Host Club as they looked at the mare in awe.
"Horses…" Mori whispered. He walked up to the creature and looked at it. James looked nervously at Katie, as if checking to see if this was okay. Katie laughed.
"He is apparently very handy with animals, horses in particular." She answered James' unspoken question. "Mori, time to get on. We have more horses to see."
Mori practically jumped on the trolly and sat down, looking a lot like honey in that split second. The Hosts looked around in excitement. James let out a chuckle at the happy group. Katie and Kyoya were closest to the driver.
"You ride this often?" Kyoya asked, very amused by this mode of transportation.
"Oh, every chance they get, they go by trolly." James said with a laugh. "I would considered myself flattered, but they both seem to come for Lilly and our other friends."
Katie rolled her eyes. "I prefer the double decker buses, myself. It's a wonderful way to see Main Street."
James laughed again. "Better to see the windows, correct?"
"Absolutely."
Kyoya leaned in and asked a question quietly to Katie. "Does everyone here know you?" There were a lot of cast members throughout Disneyland, but most, if not all, of them would give the girls a smile or a wave when they saw the sisters.
Katie thought about it for a moment then responded, looking thoughtful. "A lot of people do. We try to talk to a lot of people so we can be on a good record with them if we ever needed something or be there if someone needed something from us. Plus, I just like the people here." Katie smiled. Kyoya looked at her contemplatively. While Katie was slightly motivated by self interest, she seemed to be mostly motivated by kindness.
Haruhi, who was in between Tamaki and Katie, was unconsciously humming the tune she heard playing through the street. Tamaki looked at her, confused. "What song is that?"
Haruhi realized that she had been humming and stopped. "Uhh…I… Don't know. I know it from somewhere."
Katie was singing under her breath. Haruhi heard and asked what was playing currently. Katie's voice became louder.
"Oh ho, the Wells Fargo wagon is a'coming down the street, oh please let it be for me! Oh ho, the Wells Fargo wagon is a'coming down the street, I wish I wish I knew what it could be!" She sang with a strong voice and a smile. She seemed to be in a character of sorts, acting out feelings.
"Oh, yeah!" Haruhi said, smiling.
"What is that from?" Tamaki asked, still confused. Kyoya leaned out to be noticed.
"It's a song from the musical The Music Man. Its about life in Iowa in 1904. Very fitting, I must say."
Katie sighed nostalgically. "I was in this musical once. It was fun."
Everyone looked around on Main Street U.S.A, excited and happy. Haruhi and Katie sang the entire way down, with Kyoya and Tamaki providing the humming. Honey would point out various things and looked like his head was going to fall off due to his looking everywhere so fast. The twins were chanting "Disney-LAND! Disney-LAND!" while squirming in their seats. Steph had borrowed Haruhi's camera and was taking pictures of everyone.
They made it to the castle, behind the Partners statue. Katie gave that a wave as well. They saw that nobody was around. There was a rope up, as the turnstiles were due to open soon. Cast Members stood by the rope, so , when people showed up, they can catch any sneakers. But once they saw Katie's smile and heard Steph's "Hello!", the Cast Members hastened to let down a rope right in front of the majestic Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Everyone waved good-bye to James and Lilly and walked through the rope. Steph Halted them and quickly ordered everyone into a group photo. Unlike the one they had took the day before, this photo had no other people in it and had lovely hints of a finishing sunrise, the kind one can only get at seven twenty under a castle. They quickly took individual and group shots, with the girls in one of them. The sisters waved goodbye to their co-workers as the Host Group entered the castle. Together, at their own pace.
Once inside, Fantasyland was barren. Except for them.
With no lines and no crowd, the Host Club stood in shock for a few seconds. Fantasyland was beautiful and had so many things to do and see. Everyone started walking off in different directions all at once. Honey seemed drawn to Pinocchio while Mori was drawn to a sword in front of the carousel. The twins were amazed by the carousel while Haruhi was looking at a Sleeping Beauty Castle tour entrance. Tamaki was wandering towards Alice in Wonderland with Kyoya on his heels, since he knew Storybookland Canals were near Alice. Katie called out to the wandering group. They all came back, looking more than eager to try everything.
"Well, what do you think, Steph?" Katie asked her sister, knowing that she would find a happy medium.
She wasn't wrong. Steph decided Dumbo.
"Lets go, Takashi!" Honey declared, skipping to their destination. Katie laughed and took Kyoya's offered arm.
"Just as well, this line is never this short." She joked. Everyone laughed with mirth. Katie looked at Kyoya with slightly serious eyes. "No, seriously, this line is always ridiculously long."
Kyoya and Haruhi heard her. They both laughed and wondered why this ride was so popular. Katie knew they doubted her and smiled an evil smile to herself.
The Hosts realized that they were, in fact, not alone in this section of the park. There were Cast Members manning the rides for them. Everyone seemed pretty cheerful to see the sisters and this exotic, lively group.
They got their pick of Elephant on Dumbo. Katie and Kyoya got the Orange one, Tamaki and Haruhi got the Pink one, Mori and Honey got the Blue one, the twins and Steph got the Purple one. They boarded and then was launched once their seatbelts were checked.
Everyone had a blast. Kyoya let Katie take the controls as he relished the air and view from high above the magical land. Tamaki and Haruhi fought a bit over the control stick, but Tamaki gave it up as Haruhi made them go smoothly up and down. Honey got the control on his elephant as he squealed with delight, while Mori was actually giggling. The twins had let Steph control their ride and was being treated with rough ups and downs. It wasn't too rough, but it was fun, as the twins express through their screams.
As everyone's elephant slowly descended, they cheered. It was really all good childlike fun.
"You now see why this ride is so popular? The kids love it!" Steph said as she skipped out of the ride area! "Okay, sis, its your pick!"
Katie smiled. "Time for a classic. Carousel time!" Everyone cheered again, especially the twins.
The horses there looked magnificent and wonderful. Each host chose one that suited their personality. Mori found one that had reared its head. He named the horse Shadowfax, after a horse in Lord of the Rings. Kaoru found one that had blue jewels on it and it looked like it was slowly trotting along. He named his horse Renia. Hikaru found a horse studded with red jewels that looked like it was laughing. He named this horse Applejacks. Honey found a beautifully simple mare that he named Cera, a take on the name Cinderella. Tamaki found a large horse with a long mane covered with glittering trinkets. He named her Jacqueline. Kyoya found a proud looking horse that looked very mysterious, but happy. He named it Adrien, which meant 'dark one', but Kyoya found him dark in only mysterious ways.
Steph got on her usual laughing horse studded with purple sparkles that she called Giggles. Katie saw Haruhi mount a very elegant looking horse with a smug expression. Katie smiled. She walked over to the horse and told Haruhi the secret behind the horse she had just chosen.
"Her name is Jingles. She is very special because she is Julie Andrews' horse based off the Mary Poppins one." Haruhi nearly fell out of her chair in shock. Katie winked and moved to a horse near Kyoya that she called Flicker. She, the horse, had pink sparkles and was smiling.
Everyone laughed as the horses ran in circles. They cheered their horse on and laughed with each other. Teasing about the speed of others and claiming that one was going to win, they all had fun and exited the ride happy. Katie checked Kyoya's watch. It was only seven thirty.
"Do we have any Fastpasses for today?" Kaoru asked Steph. Steph grinned. "Only for one, which we will ride after going on all the Fantasyland rides."
"Alright, whats next?" Haruhi asked with anticipation.
"Steph, I believe it is your turn to choose." Katie said. She saw the look and Steph's eyes and sighed, looking defeated. "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride it is…"
Author's Note
I'm going to be real with you guys right now. the reason this chapter is so long and the last one so short, is that I only had the first half of chapter 31 when I posted it. Katie was writing it from London, but the whole chapter didn't download to my laptop in America. I just got the first half. So thats what I posted. The second half of that chapter I blended with chapter 32. so yea. just a little technical mess up. But the show goes on, an here we are! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and as always, R&R with your thoughts, we love feedback!
~That's All!~
