Hm…not much to say except…I'M MOVINGXD! So all this week and next I'm gonna be packing up and leaving! I'm excited! All my friends are blasting me angry text messages though lol so I feel very loved right now, but oh well. Enjoy this chapter!
Meeting the Parents
Brianna sighed as she and Carissa walked home from school. After having to deal with the rambunctiousness of the host club, she was ready to go home and take a long, and much needed, relaxing bubble bath, lest her murderous feelings get the best of her.
"You 'ight Bri?" Carissa asked as her friend sighed for the umpteenth time.
"I just wish it was Friday already. It's only Tuesday and I'm already ready to ring someone's neck." Brianna explained, letting out an agitated sigh.
Carissa eyed her friend, an expression of pity on her face. Brianna not only had to deal with the host club as a whole, but also as individuals as all the guys, save for Tamaki, repeatedly vied for attention. Most of the time, ninety-nine percent of the time, this resulted in them doing something stupid that got on her friend's nerves. Only a small one percent is when they did something that didn't really get on her nerves.
"It's okay, just wait. After Friday you'll have the whole weekend to relax without worrying about the host club," Carissa stated reassuringly, rubbing circular motions on her friends back.
Brianna glanced at her and gave her a wry smile.
"Yeah…thanks Char."
Carissa giggled.
"No problem!"
The two girls giggled as they made their way inside the house.
"I'm gonna start dinner, okay? You take a bath first because after you get out, I'm gonna be takin a nice, long ass, hot, bubble bath." Brianna explained as she took off her shoes.
Carissa nodded her head, taking off her shoes, and rushing to her room to get ready for her bath.
Brianna sighed as she made her way to the kitchen. She was going to make empanadas, much to both girls pleasure. As Brianna took out the ground turkey meat, dumped it in a bowl, and began to season it, the phone rang.
'Who could that be?' Brianna thought as she sighed and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" she asked, cradling the phone between her shoulder and ear as she began to knead the meat.
"Oh! Brianna! Hi, how are you?"
Brianna paused what she was doing as she registered the female voice.
"Oh…hello Mrs. Tsuki…I'm good, how are you?"
"Fine really. Can't say much for my husband though." The woman giggled.
Brianna cracked a small smile.
"Ah…yeah. I'm sure."
"Anyways, as much as I enjoy talking to you, I didn't call for pleasantries."
"I'm sure."
"Well dear…see, the thing is—" before Mrs. Tsuki could finish, a voice rung out and interrupted her.
"Margret! Is that that blasted girl!" a man yelled.
Both Brianna and Margret let out an irritated sigh.
"Yes dear, it's Brianna. I was just going to tell her about—"
"Let me talk to her!"
There was a slight scuffle noise before the man's voice rang clear in Brianna's ear.
"Hello!"
"Hello Mr. Tsuki. It's nice to hear from you again after all this time." Brianna drawled out, slight sarcasm coloring her voice.
The man growled.
"Don't get smart with me you little—"
"James!" Margret's voice rang out, sounding appalled and reprimanding at the same time.
James muttered a few curses and then sighed. Brianna smirked as she dumped the meat into her pot to let it cook, washed her hands and took out the discs she'd need. She then took out her deep fryer and added oil to it, turning it on to let it begin to heat up.
"Look. I didn't call to have a fight with you."
"Really? I couldn't tell." Brianna quipped as she began to wash out her bowl.
The man growled lowly before sighing.
"I only called to tell you that Margret and I shall be visiting you."
Brianna, who had been pouring sauce onto the meat, froze and nearly dropped the whole can into the still cooking meat.
"What…?" came her strangled reply.
"You heard me. You know I don't like to repeat myself." James snapped, irritation lacing through his voice.
Brianna sighed, scooping out the meat and putting it onto the discs, sealing the meat inside the discs by folding the disc over the meat and using a fork to press it closed.
"Yeah, I know. I heard you. But what I can't fathom is to why you suddenly want to come here."
"Because I have to check on my daughter of course!" James yelled into the phone.
Brianna sighed again and rolled her eyes.
"Right…anyways, when are you coming?" she asked, taking out the empanadas.
"This weekend. Saturday to be exact."
If it weren't for the fact that she had already put the plate of food down on the table, she probably would've dropped it.
"…Huh…?"
"This weekend, Saturday. We shall be over at your house! And I swear, if I find that anything has happened to my daughter, so help me I will—" there was a banging noise.
"Brianna? Sorry about him, don't pay him any attention. So yes, we shall be coming over on Saturday. Until then! Bye!"
Before Brianna could say anything, the phone went dead and Brianna let out a tired sigh, massaging the bridge of her nose.
"Hey, who was that?"
Brianna turned around to find Carissa in nothing but a flimsy, silk tank top and shorts.
Taking in her expression, Carissa groaned.
"Oh no…don't tell me."
"Yep."
"When are they coming?"
"Saturday,"
Carissa let out a long, irritated sigh.
"Nooooo~! That means I'm gonna have to wear plaid and flannel clothing now~!" she whined.
"Yep. Bests get to hidin them hoochie mama clothes of yours." Brianna replied, walking out of the kitchen.
Carissa let out another moan.
As Brianna sat in the tub, she sighed as she played with the bubbles.
'If what I have to deal with isn't enough already…just gota throw this onto my plate as well…' Brianna thought sourly, fully submerging herself underwater.
-Three Days Later-
The hosts sat as they watched Carissa and Brianna converse in hushed voices. That had been going on for the past few days and by the furrowed brows and irritated sighs and looks from both girls, it was something that was obviously troubling them. Though what, the hosts didn't know. Whenever they inquired as to what was bothering the two, they'd always brush it off and say that it was nothing.
"Dammit! Can't believe I'm gonna have to put up with my father's bull crap!" Carissa complained, throwing her hands up in the air in agitation.
"You? Don't you mean me? At least he loves and adores on you. Your father fuckin hates me." Brianna growled.
It was the end of the day and both girls were walking home. After dodging the host's questions, they finally managed to escape the clubroom.
"True that…but I still have to hide the fact that I'm not his 'perfect little angel' that he believes me to be." Carissa spat out, crossing her arms and glaring down at the ground.
"I don't see why you don't just tell him, or even show him, who you really are."
Carissa sighed exasperatedly.
"Brianna. You know as well as I do that sometimes, even against your will, you have to hide who you are. Just to make others happy."
Brianna looked down and smiled bitterly.
"Yeah…"
Carissa let out a huff.
"I'm the daughter of the Chief of Police. I have to uphold my father's reputation." Carissa said in a mocking tone.
Brianna began to laugh.
"What the fuck is so funny?" Carissa snapped, causing Brianna to stop laughing and smile at her wryly.
"It's just that…I still can't believe I'm friends with the Chief of Police's daughter, or that I'm friends with anyone whose associated with the police…" she murmured, shaking her head.
Carissa smiled a bit as well, letting out a small giggle.
"True that."
Both girls laughed some more, entering their apartment, getting ready for the long weekend ahead of them.
-The Next Day-
"Char, you ready?" Brianna hollered from the living room.
"Give me a sec! I just have to put away a few more clothes and all my other 'inappropriate' things!" Carissa yelled back.
Brianna rolled her eyes. Why hadn't she done that last night like she had told her.
Carissa was currently hiding all her boy related things, stuffing it into one of her unused suitcases. She was also packing up all of her revealing clothing, and replacing it with plaid dresses that went a little ways past her knees, some even being ankle length. None of the dresses were sleeveless, and Carissa even went as far as to hide all her shoes and replace them with penny loafers. She even hid all of her makeup, leaving only lip gloss and perfume.
Ding Dong
Brianna cursed quietly as she made her way over to the door.
She had done nothing different, not that it mattered if she did. Carissa's father would still hate her.
'I hope she's finished…' Brianna thought glumly as she reached the door, hesitating for a second, and then reaching out to open the lock.
'Here goes nothin…' she thought sourly, unlocking the door and opening it.
Brianna's mouth dropped open at who she saw.
"What the fuck are you guys doing here?!" she yelled, trying to slam the door closed, but was met with resistance as the hosts pushed their way into the house.
"We came to get answers!" Tamaki explained as he and the rests of the hosts sat on the couch and plush chairs.
Brianna glared at him, already knowing that it was him who dragged all the hosts out. Haruhi sat next to him, looking apologetically at the fuming girl.
Before Brianna could open her mouth, Carissa came running in, decked out in an ankle length plaid dress, frilly ankle socks, and penny loafers.
"Brianna! What's wrong? I heard you yell and—"
She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the hosts, who in turn stared back at her in surprise. Even Kyoya and Mori had shocked expressions on their face.
It was quiet for a few seconds until Carissa let out a little shriek and dashed back to her room.
The hosts watched her go before turning back to face Brianna who only sighed and made her way over to the door. Opening it wider, she gestured with her hand for them to leave.
"Look. Now's not a good time, okay. We'll talk more on Monday, alright? Now please get out." she stated.
The twins pouted.
"What?! there's no way we're gonna leave! We just got he—"
"Get the fuck out, NOW!" Brianna growled out in English menacingly, her voice leaving no room for argument.
The twins, Tamaki, and Haruhi gulped as they shot up and tried to race out the door. However, before they could leave, a woman's voice floated down the hallway.
"Dear, I believe their apartment is this way," she said in English.
"Shit!" Brianna cursed, immediately slamming the door closed.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck! This is not good!" she mumbled.
The hosts eyed her curiously, wondering what was wrong.
Ding Dong
The doorbell rang, causing everyone to look at the door.
Brianna cursed again as the doorbell rang again. Obviously, whoever was ringing it didn't have much patience and Brianna was sure she knew who it was who was ringing the doorbell.
The doorbell rang again, followed by three hard knocks on the door.
Brianna glared at the door and then directed that glare towards the hosts.
'Come with me' she mouthed, and the hosts did just that. They followed her as she led them into a room that Haruhi recognized as Brianna's bedroom.
"Look you guys, stay here and don't make a sound, okay. And don't touch anything either. Just sit on the floor and stay absolutely quiet." Brianna told them, before slamming the door closed and rushing back to the living room.
The hosts just shrugged and did as they were told, not willing to get on the obviously stressed girl's nerves, lest they face her wrath.
Brianna took a deep breath as she opened the door and was met with the smiling face of a woman who had the same coal black eyes and pale complexion as Carissa, and the frowning face of a man who had the same red hair as her boy crazy friend.
Plastering on a fake smile, Brianna let them in.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Tsuki. How was the flight here?" she asked in Japanese, as she watched them take in their surroundings.
"It was fine, thank you for asking. I love what you've done with the place," Mrs. Tsuki, Margret, said, also in Japanese, smiling at the girl.
"Hmph. It definitely reflects the horribly dressed girl who lives here, but none of the innocent girl that resides here." Mr. Tsuki stated gruffly, copying his wife by also speaking in Japanese.
"James!" Margret scolded, glaring at him.
Mr. Tsuki, James, huffed and crossed his arms over his chest.
Brianna's smile didn't waver as she stared at the man.
"I'm sorry it's not to your liking. Do you have any inquires as to how I could furnish this house to suit your tastes more?"
The man didn't pick up on her well concealed sarcasm as he blushed and looked away from her.
"Uh…no…"
Brianna smiled wider and cocked her head to the side.
"Really? That's too bad. Then I guess it's not as bad as you think it is, seeing as you can't find something wrong." This time, she didn't bother to fully conceal the edge in her voice.
James whipped his head around to glower at her. They had a silent stand off as they sized each other up.
"Now, now," Margret said, stepping in between the two. "The house is designed very nicely. More importantly, where's Carissa?"
"I'm right here mother,"
They looked up to see Carissa come out of her room and make her way over to them.
"Carissa! My baby girl!" instantly, James face lit up and he held his arms wide open, beckoning her into a hug.
"Daddy!" Carissa exclaimed, bounding over to him and wrapping her hands around his neck as she hugged him.
"How are you? She hasn't done anything to you, right?" her father asked worriedly after he had let go of the girl, his eyes quickly scanning over the girls form.
"Daddy, you worry too much!" Carissa giggled out before going around her father and hugging her mother.
"Mommy! I missed you!" Carissa squealed.
"I missed you too dear," Margret replied, petting the girls head.
"How about we go to the living room to continue this reunion?" Brianna asked, gesturing for them to go sit down.
The two adults nodded and made their way over to the couches. Carissa hung back and let the sweet, angelic, smile drop from her face.
"I hate this." she whispered to Brianna who could only sigh.
"Just go with it. They'll be gone tomorrow," Brianna whispered back.
"I know, but still! I hate these types of clothing,"
"Just deal with it."
"Ugh…I know…by the way…did you get rid of the guys?"
Brianna sighed.
"No…they're in my room. I told them to be quiet and to not touch anything."
Carissa snorted.
"The hosts? Quiet?"
Brianna let out an irritated sigh.
"Yeah…I know. Let's just hope that they listen to what I've said."
Both girls sighed as they made their way towards the living room.
They talked and got along well enough. A few times, Carissa and Margret had to intervene when things got heated between Brianna and James, but most of the time it was pleasant.
"I want to see Carissa's room." James declared, getting up and waiting for Brianna and Carissa to stand up.
Brianna and Carissa glanced at each other before quickly standing up and walking towards Carissa's room.
"Of course father," Carissa murmured.
She opened her door and allowed for her father and mother to walk in. Her father surveyed the room appraisingly, taking in every detail.
"Good. I approve of it." He declared, walking out, followed by his wife.
Brianna and Carissa glanced at each other and let out soft, in audible, relived sigh.
"I want to see Brianna's room now." James ordered, slipping into his Chief of Police persona.
Carissa stiffened slightly and Brianna would've done the same if she hadn't known how to handle a situation like this.
"Sorry, but no can do."
James lifted a brow.
"And why not?"
"You don't have probable cause. Besides, you don't have a right to enter my room unless I let you. You can enter Carissa's because she is your daughter, but…how would it look if the Chief of Police entered a young girl's room without permission?" stated smoothly.
James stiffened, and Brianna, who noticed this, smirked, getting ready to go for the killing blow.
"And even if you are the Chief of Police in America that means absolutely nothing here. You have no power here."
James sighed gruffly, his face turning a light shade of pink. As he was about to stomp away, he stopped when a crash was heard from Brianna's room.
Brianna and Carissa stiffened. Of all times to act up, why did they choose now?
James gave Brianna a quick, smug smile, and then pushed open the door.
"What's going on in here?!" James yelled, glaring at the group of guys, and a girl, who were all standing up and looking down at one of guys who was sprawled on the floor.
"Heh…heh…why hello there?" Tamaki said, waving his hand awkwardly.
The others also waved awkwardly, besides Kyoya and Mori who just stood there, staring at them blankly.
'They are so dead!' Brianna thought as she glared at them.
James turned his head so that he was facing Brianna.
"What is the meaning of this?!" James demanded, glaring at Brianna.
Brianna sighed and opened her mouth, getting ready to explain, but was cut off.
"No, don't tell me. You were going to do weed or crack with these kids and were planning on dragging my innocent daughter down with you! Isn't that right?"
Brianna opened her mouth again but was only cut off again.
"I knew we shouldn't have let Carissa stay with you! We should've never allowed her to become friends with you in the first place!" James yelled, his face turning red.
"Now James…" Margret started.
"Don't try to stop me Margret! I will not let my innocent daughter be defiled by these hoodlums!"
He would've continued with his rant if it weren't for the sounds of laughter coming from behind him.
Whirling around, he glared at the twins.
"Why the hell are you laughing?!"
"Be-because…you called Carissa…innocent!" Hikaru said through his laughter, clutching his stomach.
"Carissa is…nowhere near innocent!" Kaoru laughed out.
Brianna and Carissa glared at them, hoping they would see so that they could shut the fuck up, but of course, they were oblivious.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY DAUGHTER'S NOT INNOCENT!" James bellowed, his face beat red, veins showing on his forehead and neck.
The boys stopped laughing and shrunk back. James whirled around and started yelling at Brianna.
"ARE THESE THE KIND OF PEOPLE YOU LET AROUND MY DAUGHTER?!" Brianna didn't reply, she just stared up at him, face blank.
"Daddy…" Carissa stated weakly, but he didn't respond, he just kept yelling at Brianna.
"GOD DAMMIT DAD! LISTEN TO ME!" Carissa finally snapped, glaring at her father who stopped yelling and let his jaw slack after registering what his daughter had said.
"What Hikaru and Kaoru said before was true. I'm not…innocent, like you think I am…" her father just stared dumbly at her as she began to explain to her parents as to what she was really like.
Once she was finished, she looked down at the ground.
"Sorry for keeping this from you…Mom…Dad…"
It was silent until Margret's sigh broke it.
"Oh sweetie…I wish you would have been more honest with us…but regardless, I'll always love you, no matter how you are."
Carissa gave her mother a smile as her way of saying 'thank you'. She then looked at her dad whose head was lowered to the ground.
"…I can't believe this…" James finally mumbled out.
"Dad…" Carissa started, staring at him sadly.
"I can't believe…that she actually has you lying to cover for her!" he finally got out, glaring daggers at Brianna.
"No! Daddy it's the truth I—"
"Don't worry, I'll take you away from here! Pack your stuff! You're leaving!" he grabbed Carissa's arm, but before he could drag her away, a hand was placed on his shoulder.
James turned around and glared at Kyoya.
"Excuse us, but we should at least be able to introduce ourselves," Kyoya stated, giving the enraged man his 'host club' smile.
James shook off Kyoya's hand and turned around to face him, a glare on his face.
"My name is Kyoya Ootori, third son of the Ootori family." James visibly stiffened. "The twins are Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin. The blonde who was on the floor is Tamaki Souh. The small one is Mitsukuni Haninozuka and his cousin Takashi Morinozuka. And the brunette is Haruhi Fujioka, a commoner." Haruhi bristled at that.
As Kyoya had gone through, explaining who everyone was, James just kept getting stiffer and stiffer.
"We are all students from Ouran High school." Kyoya finished.
James stared at them before letting out a strangled: "So?"
Kyoya smirked, one that Brianna recognized as his shadow king smirk.
"Brianna is one of Ouran's top notch students. It won't do to have you disrespecting her. Brianna has done nothing but protect Carissa from harm, for instance when she protected her from a bully in our school."
'Oh shit…he knew 'bout that?' Carissa thought, but then she smirked. 'Is he…defending Brianna?'
Brianna just looked at Kyoya with wide eyes.
'Is he…is he defending me…?'
James just gaped. Kyoya's smirk grew wider.
"Besides…didn't you say that you were the Chief of Police?" James nodded, not liking the vibe he got from the kid. "If I'm not mistaken…I'm sure that the Haninozuka's and Morinozuka's went to America to help train your police in hand to hand combat…" James paled and gulped. "And I'm sure the Chief of Police at that time was you, wasn't it?" James nodded. "I wonder what your government would think if you were to disrespect a close friend of theirs…tell me…don't you think that there would be trouble?"
James paled even more and gulped audibly, sweat forming on his brow. With a grunt, he let go of Carissa and stormed off, his wife following close behind him. Everyone waited till they heard the front door slam before they let out a breath they hadn't known they'd been holding.
"Well…we should be going. We've caused enough trouble as is. Come on everyone, the car's waiting outside." Kyoya said, pushing up his glasses.
Everyone nodded as they made their way to the door, Brianna following behind them as Carissa went to her room to fix it back to the way she had it.
Everyone said their good-byes as they headed down the stairs, Kyoya being the last one out. Before he could leave, however, Brianna grabbed his arm. He looked back at her, an eyebrow raised as he watched as she slowly lifted her head up to meet his gaze.
"Hey…Kyoya….thanks for…you know…what happened back there….for sticking up for me…" Brianna murmured, a slight blush coloring her cheeks.
Kyoya smirked.
"You're welcome…but I wonder…how are you going to make it up to me?" Brianna twitched before sighing and smiling wryly at him.
"It was too much for me to even begin to hope that you'd do something nice for me without compensation, huh?"
Kyoya's smirk grew.
"What is it that you want?" Brianna asked, letting out a sigh.
Kyoya turned around fully to face her, climbing the steps until he was right in front of her.
"Go out with me Friday."
Brianna blinked then blinked again, a stupefied expression on her face.
"…Huh…?"
Kyoya smiled in amusement.
"Go out with me Friday. I won't take no for an answer."
Brianna just raised an eyebrow and sighed.
"Sure...why not?"
Kyoya's smile grew a bit as he turned and left.
"Dress fancy." He told her, before walking the rest of the ways down the stairs and disappearing into the limo.
Brianna raised an eyebrow.
"Okaaaay…?"
Aaaaand…done! Wow! This has to be my longest chapter yet! 15 pages! Hehe=)
Anyways, why did Kyoya ask her out? You won't know until after the next chapter hehe….
Review replies:
Creeped out: You're like the 5th person to tell me that, lol.
brianna0122: I'm glad you like it and that you like the character. Wow, a lot of people have told me that.
bored411: Yeah, they sure did. She would've but that was like a filler/special chapter so I didn't make her stay mad at them for long. If it wasn't, she'd probably remain mad for 2-3 chapters. Anyways, here's that update;D
Vivien G: Woow~ you reviewed a lot (not that I'm complaining;)! Well I guess I'll split my responses by each chapter you reviewed.
Chapter 1: I'm glad you like the girls and their personalities.
Chapter 2: Hunny is just innocent but that's okay;D. I'm glad you think she does, and yeah, they're pissed but they'll get over it. Yep Haruhi and the girls get along well.
Chapter 3: I'm glad you like the girls so much.
Chapter 4: Yeah, you'll find out soon enough why she is like that and really? I never thought about the feeling of cake being smashed in my face but yeah…I'm curious nowXD
Chapter 5: Yep, she has. But don't worry, you'll find out what happened to her soon enough and also why she sounds all professional like when she fights. I know they are annoying, but they are just gonna get worse. You won't find that out for a few more chapters.
Chapter 6: Yep. My sentiments exactly. And yeah, I feel ya. I wanted to beat them up myself and I wrote them that way.
Chapter 7: Yep, they sure are.
Chapter 8: Yeah, I've been dying to put that in somewhere. Yeah I felt bad for them, how Brianna reacts is the same way my mother reacts-.-". Yeah she can be…sometimes.
Chapter 9: I made them switch up like that for a reason, you'll learn why as I delve deeper into their past, especially Brianna's. Yeah, they got her good. That happened in Hannah Montana? Wow…I actually got the inspiration from a friend of mine.
Chapter 11: Really? I'm glad you feel that way. Yeah…I can't see those two being together.
Chapter 12: I'm glad you think that way as well=) Yep, they are a little. They're gonna have to grow up if they want to have a chance with Brianna. Really? You did…maybe I'll add them in later on. Yep, it's definitely war.
Chapter 13: I'm glad you liked it, and yeah, neither can I…how sad is that? Yeah…they definitely are jealous.
Chapter 14: I'm glad you found it sweet, and yeah, they are.
Chapter 15: I'm glad you found it adorable.
Chapter 16: I'm glad you liked it and yeah, I'm glad you see them as siblings as well….but maybe I'll change my mind as the story progresses. That's cause I have a bunny just like that.
Chapter 17: Yeah, no one bother's Hunny because of his strength and also because he has Mori, that's why I did it.
Chapter 18: All will be revealed in due time…and when it is revealed, I hope it shocks you! Yeah, they've been friends for a bit.
Chapter 19: Yeah, her past did come into play for this, and I hope this question solved the mystery of Carissa's parents! You'll find out about Brianna's parents later.