"What do you mean missing?" Rin asked seriously her eyes showing a serious demeanor
"We can't find her anywhere." Daichi said "we lost her."
"What do you mean 'lost' you don't lose someone on a boat." Rin gritted her teeth nervously.
"What's going on?" Kaoru asked before Rin shushed him
"Rin I don't know we just can't find her anywhere." Daichi said "did she say anything to you? Anything at all?"
"No, put my dad on the phone." She ordered, a little bitter towards Daichi for obvious reasons.
"Rin?" Her dad was back on the phone
"Dad." She sighed "what's happening now?"
"She's still missing." Daichi sighed "we've looked everywhere."
"Are you sure she was on the ship when you left the dock?" Rin asked
"Yes! I was with her." He exclaimed
"Alright then she's still on the ship." Rin ran to the kitchen and grabbed a notepad and pen "give me your address I'll come and help look." After Rin jotted down the address she snapped her phone shut to see the entire host club staring at her.
"You wanna tell us what that was about?" Kyouya asked
"It's Iku, they can't find her." Rin ran over to the kitchen table and grabbed her bag and a sweater. "I'm going to go help look for her."
"Are you serious!?" Hikaru asked astonished
"Even after what she did to you?" Kaoru asked "I mean I've never met your sister but she seems pretty mean."
"She's my sister and she needs me." Rin threw on her sweater "something's wrong, I can feel it."
"Who cares?" Kaoru shrugged his shoulders still a bit astonished by Rin's actions "it's karma, she's getting what she deserves just leave it."
"No Kaoru, my sister needs me." She said firmly "I'm not going to leave her out to dry like that."
"Rin." Tamaki piped in "are you sure this is the right thing? Are you sure your sister even wants your help? I mean... She kicked out of her wedding and let Yone insult you... are you sure you want to help her?" Tamaki asked seriously out of concern for Rin's feelings.
"Look... I know this doesn't make sense but I have to find Iku, a Maid of honor or no I'm still her sister and I'm going to help her no matter what it takes." I argued "look at Kirimi and Nekozawa sempai, even though Nekozawa was deathly afraid of the light he still ran out to protect his sister, even after she said he was a monster and rejected who he was." She closed her eyes and balled her fist "yes she let hone say all those nasty things, and yes she kicked me out of the wedding but I don't care, she's my sister and she's gone above and beyond the duties of a sister while I was growing up and I love her no matter what." She opened her eyes back up a more defiant and determined look in her eye "so I'm going, there's nothing you can say to stop me."
There was a pause as the host club stared at this new defiant Rin in awe. Kyouya especially liking what he saw, her determined demeanor and the fire in her eyes was quite an alluring sight.
"Well you're not going alone." Tamaki stood up "we'll help you!"
"You will?" Rin raised a brow
"Your loyalty to your sister is so moving and tear jerking!" He proclaimed dramatically grabbing her by the shoulders. "Gentleman! We will find her sister Iku and put this wedding back on track!" He pointed at Kyouya "Kyouya! Arrange for a speedboat!"
"Already done." Kyouya smirked snapping his phone shut. "And a car has been arranged to pick us up."
"You did all that in less than 3 minutes?" Rin asked her mouth agape. Suddenly there was a honk outside.
"And there it is, let's go." Kyouya said as everyone exited the door.
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""Kyouya?"
"We'll be there in less than 5 minutes." He said nonchalantly. He was getting a little annoyed with Rin, who was looking out the window nervously biting her nails
"Rin calm down." Haruhi rested a hand on Rin's knee.
"What do you mean calm down? I'm calm! See look at me I'm calm! Hahahahaha!"She said almost hysterically and returned her gaze to the window.
"Ooookaaaaaaay Rin's officially lost it..." The twins announced.
"I'm fine! I'm just nervous is all."
"About your sister?" Haruhi asked
"We're here." Kyouya announced as we arrived at the docks. Everyone spilled out of the limo and sprinted towards the speedboat.
"There's the cruise ship!" Honey said pointing at the judge cruise liner the Aurelian family rented out for the wedding.
Rin's eyes went buggy as she eyed the vast, deep, ocean. Her cheeks turned red and her palms sweaty as her heart thudded in her chest so hard she felt as if it would Jump right out of her chest. Her body completely froze her feet bolting them self to the dock as if it were her only life line.
"Rin what are you doing?" Hikaru asked a stiff Rin.
"Get in the boat!" Kaoru called to her
"..."
"Ri-chan are you okay?" Honey asked
"I...I..." Rin stuttered in a state of unbelievable fear.
"Rin quit fooling around get in the boat!" The twins yelled
"I...can't..." Rin breathed out
"What do you mean you can't?" Kaoru asked
"I... I ... I..." Rin could not form rational words she was so paralyzed with fear, like a stuck record she just repeated 'I'
"Rin if its Yone you're scared of don't worry, we'll be right with you." Haruhi assured her
"It's not her..." Rin said quietly "I can't get in the boat..."
"Is this boat not suitable to your tastes?" Kyouya asked
"I can't... "She whispered nervously "I just can't get in the boat..."
"Why? Rin we came all this way, you're the one who was so determined to help your sister." Tamaki jumped out of the boat and gripped Rin by the shoulders "What are you so afraid of?! Why can't you get in the boat?!"
"BECAUSE IM TERRIFIED OF THE OCEAN OKAY?!" Rin shouted burying her face in her hands in embarrassment. Tamaki released his grip on her shoulders in shock from her sudden outburst.
"Huh? Why are you afraid of the ocean?" The twins asked
"You did go to Okinawa with us and you were on the beach then." Kyouya said
"And you're a really Good swimmer." Honey said sweetly
"I'm fine in pools but things like lakes and oceans I just..." Rin looked out onto the vast ocean "when I was little I jumped into the ocean without a life vest or anything and a wave swallowed me up." Rin shivered at the memory "my dad pulled me out but still I was so terrified... I tried swimming but the waves just kept pulling me deeper and deeper… I thought I was going to die…" she got teary "Now every time I've tried swimming in the ocean I just freeze up, and I stop swimming... It's so scary not knowing what's under you..."
"That's why we're getting on the boat dummy." Said Hikaru
"Hey! Don't even! Boats sink Hikaru didn't you ever see titanic?" Rin defended
"Rin." Tamaki said seriously taking a firm grip on her shoulders once more "I want you to forget about your fear if the water for a moment."
"Tamaki I can't-"
"Rin look at me." She looked up at Tamaki taken aback by the stern demeanor in his I eyes "your sister needs you right now, you can't let your fears stop you from saving her."
Rin I looked out into the vast ocean to the ship the wedding was taking place "I-"
"This fear does not define who you are Rin, this fear does not control you, you are stronger than this fear." Tamaki turned her face towards him again "you can get in the boat Rin and you can overcome this fear."
Rin looked down and closed her eyes you can do this Rin... It's just water okay? It's just water... You don't have to swim... It's just water.
Rin looked up at Tamaki, her once frightened and timid eyes now replaced with new fearless determined eyes.
"Okay... I can do it." She said strongly. But as soon as she jumped off the dock onto the boat she trembled.
"Are you sure you can-" the twins started before Rin interrupted again
"Just get us to that boat as quickly as possible!" She shouted holding onto the boat "I can do this I just can't do this and look cool." She said shakily
Mori saw her evident distress and immediately felt the natural urge to make her feel safe. Sitting down next to her He hooked an arm around Rin's shoulders and held her close to his side. Rin was too scared to register the fact Mori had wrapped an arm around her, the fact that he just got a little more physically intimate with her did not cross her mind, her instincts (which was the only thing that was functioning in her brain at the moment) sensed Mori as something safe, as if he were a flashlight in the dark. Without thinking she just gripped Mori's shirt in a fist with her tiny hand and buried her face into is side like a child too shy to meet a new person. His tall boulder like built and protective demeanor making Rin feel a lot safer. As the boat started up Rin held onto Mori tighter as if she would fly off the boat if she didn't in turn he pulled her tighter against him.
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When the speed boat had reached the cruise ship. Rin wasted no Time jumping on the ladder and hauling ass on the ship. With a sigh of relief as she reached the top she doubled over breathing heavily, the fear of the ocean taking a toll on her body.
"Rin!" She heard her name being called, it was Santo!
"Dad!" She yelped as her dad ran and embraced her
"Oh I'm so glad to see you." Her father said setting back on the ground.
"I'm glad to see you to." Rin smiled
"Hello Mr. Nakatani." Haruhi greeted as she hopped onto the ship.
"Hello Haruhi, it's good to see you again." He looked at her questionably "you brought Haruhi?"
"Actually..." Rin said sheepishly as the rest of the host club clammed over the ship.
"You brought the entire host club..." Santo said unsure of what to think of this rag-tag group of kids.
"They helped me get here." Rin said. "And they wanted to help look for Iku."
"Speaking of which Daichi has been waiting for you." He said taking Rin by the shoulders and leading her towards the center of the ship. They eventually came to a room decorated with red and gold, everything in the room seemed like it cost a fortune. Even the stairs that curved into two different directions seemed untouchable.
"Wow..." Rin awed taking it all in.
"Rin!" Daichi came sprinting towards the little group. He was a tall guy maybe reaching Mori's height, broad shoulders, a chiseled jaw, dark brown hair and eyes. He had the classic no nonsense all business look. Not to mention when you first meet him he's really scary, especially in a suit, but he's a really a well-rounded gentlemanly fellow. But right now His face showed nothing but pure fear and concern, it looked so odd seeing Daichi in such a state, he's so good at keeping his cool and keeping a straight face even in the most uncomfortable situations. But when it came to Iku? Can anyone say mini meltdown? "Thank god your here."
"Don't thank me yet." Rin said seriously "now please tell me exactly where you saw her last."
"I last saw her this morning when we got on the ship." Daichi said unhelpfully
"Okay no... I mean WHO saw her last and where?" Rin explained further "like what was she doing? Who said she was missing?"
"It was Mother..." Daichi explained
"I saw her off to go get ready." Daichi said "about 3 hours later Yone started yelling and said she was missing."
"What about the bride's maids? Or the hair stylists? Did they say anything useful?" Rin asked
"No, they said she was going to her room to get something but she wasn't there." Daichi sighed "Rin... Is she... I mean is she backing out?" He asked nervously "did she seem to have... Cold feet?"
"I highly doubt it" Rin shook her head, after a few moments of thought she turned to Kyouya "Kyouya, don't you have some software that can trace people's phones?"
"Yes I do." Kyouya nodded suspiciously "how did you know I did?"
"You seem like the type of guy that would have something like that." And I also think you're a spy she thought to herself "try and track down Iku's phone. I don't think she'd be caught dead without it."
"Alright." Kyouya said pulling out his phone and began typing away
"Her number is 5-"
"I already have it." Kyouya interrupted
"... How in the world... No... It's no use asking..." Rin sighed turning to Daichi who looked on the verge of passing out "for the love of god Daichi please go sit Dow. Somewhere, I'll find Iku."
"Okay..." He said breathily seeming like he had trouble breathing
"Dad? Go make sure he doesn't faint or something." Santo nodded following Daichi knowing the fragile state is future son in law was in.
"Okay now-"
"What on earth are you doing here?!" Ahhh and there's the dragon lady herself,
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I WAS going to wait a week to post this buuut seeing as that this story now has 102 followers I decided to celebrate with yet ANOTHER cliffhanger YAY!
I would just like to take this opportunity, to thank all of you. The people who followed and favorite and especially my reviewers for doing what you do and supporting my story, im going through a tough time in my life right now and let me just tell ou waking up to several reviews from people saying they liked it is just another thing that puts a smile on my face. So thank you all
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