I am sorry for the late update but I am having so many ideas for this story that I don't know where to put them. Lol... I hope you enjoy to chapter.
-Ashalita
Oh, if you are wonder why most of my stories have Ashley is because it is the name of my dead twin sister. Rest in peace little sister and love you so much.
Chapter Six: Date
The Ouran Academy thanked Ashley for saving the students and also erasing every student's memories besides the Host Club. Kitaru still doesn't know about the incident and her friends did their best to keep it that way. Days have passed and everything seems to be going well.
"Tamaki, you look so gorgeous in your Arabian outfit." One girl said, staring at him with awe.
"You look like an Arabian prince." Another girl added.
"If I am a prince, I must be very lucky." Tamaki said, grabbing her chin and making her stare into his eyes. "Because I am able to spend time with princesses with elegant beauty, oh I long such beauty."
"OH TAMAKI!" They screamed.
"Oh brother…" Haruhi said, letting out a sigh. She was wearing her normal uniform along with Kitaru. They were serving cakes around the room. "I am still trying to figure out how his princely charm works."
"I am amazed that you can be calm while he works." Kitaru said, giggling. "You must trust him very much."
"I am not worried at all." Haruhi said. "I can trust Tamaki with my life and heart." Kitaru let out a smile. "So how about you and Mori-sempai, when are you guys ever hitting it off?"
"I really don't know." Kitaru said. "There is a lot of chemistry between us but none of us are making a move."
"To be honest, I have never seen Mori-sempai so passionate about a girl before. I mean he is always so strong and silent but when he is with you, he opens up." Haruhi said. "Kitaru, you are very important to him, I can see it."
"He is important to me… But…" Kitaru said. Should I be worried?
"Oh Mori, can we go out on a date? A guest asked. "I was dying to ask you but I was too scared that you would refuse."
"Sure, we can have a date tonight." Mori replied.
He has the right to date other people but I feel so uneasy about it. All I can do for now is support him and be a good friend. But is that all he sees me as.
"Kitaru, is there something wrong?" Haruhi asked. "Earth to Kitaru…"
"Oh, I am sorry…" Kitaru said, scratching her head. "I just spaced out." Haruhi then grabbed her hand.
"I was supposed to go on a date with Tamaki but I am going to cancel it so I can be with you." Haruhi said. "I know that you are worried that Mori and Mia are going on a date but you shouldn't."
"You can read right through me."
"Well, you suck at lying Kitaru. That is something we both have in common." Haruhi said, giggling.
"I would be okay Haruhi. You should go on your date with Tamaki. He already thinks I am taking everything from him and I don't want him to think I am taking his daughter away." Kitaru said.
"Are you sure?" Haruhi asked.
"Yes, I am sure. Tonight I am spending time with my mother." Kitaru said. "She finally got a day off so we are going to have game night tonight."
"Cool, maybe next time I would join." Haruhi said.
"That would be excellent." Kitaru said. "I would let my mom know." She turned to Mori and found him talking to Mia. I guess it was not meant to be.
"Oh Kitaru, can you sing us a song?" One girl asked.
"Pretty please…" Another girl pleaded.
"Sure, I would love to." Kitaru said, walking towards a chair where her guitar was leaning towards it. She sat down and grabbed the guitar. I shouldn't worry about Mori. It's his life. She started playing. But I do love him. I love him very much and I hope this song reach your heart, Mori.
Settle down with me
Cover me up…Cuddle me in
Lie with me and hold me in your arms
And your heart against my chest
Lips pressed to my neck
I fallen for your eyes
And they don't know me yet.
And I feeling I can't forget,
I'm in love now.
Kiss me like you want to me love
Want to be love X2
This feels like falling in love
Falling in love X2
"Oh Kitaru is so dreamy and his voice is so beautiful." Mia said, turning to Mori. He was staring at Kitaru. Salina was right, he has a thing for Kitaru. It is kind a cute. But why did he agree to go out on a date with me tonight? "Mori, what do you think of him?"
"He is amazing…" Mori said, blushing.
Settle down with me
And I'll be your safety
You'll be my lady
I was made to keep your body warm.
But I'm cold as the wind blows
So hold me in your arms
And your heart against my chest
Lips pressed to my neck
I fallen for your eyes
And they don't know me yet.
And I feeling I can't forget,
I'm in love now.
Kiss me like you want to me love
Want to be love X2
This feels like falling in love
Falling in love X2
The Kitaru turned and found Kyoya playing the guitar as well. She stopped and offered her hand to a young woman. "May I have this dance?" She asked.
"Yes…" The girl said. They danced and the girl couldn't stop blushing.
I have been feeling everything from hate to love from love to lust and lust to truth.
I guess that is how I know you
So I hold you close to help you give it up.
Kiss me like you want to me love
Want to be love X2
This feels like falling in love
Falling in love X2
The girl was about to faint but Kitaru caught her in time. "I hope that I didn't hurt you milady." Kitaru said.
"No, you made me love you more." The girl said.
"Please sing to me next Kitaru." All the girls pleaded.
"I would try…" Kitaru said, turning to Kyoya. "Thanks for playing. I didn't know you can play the guitar."
"There is a lot you don't know about me." Kyoya said. "Maybe we can play together."
"Sure, I would love that." Kitaru said, smiling.
Mori found Kitaru and Kyoya smiling at each other and it made him uneasy. Kyoya is just a friend. Mori thought. Why do I get the feeling that I should be worried?
After school, Kitaru walked with Haruhi home. Haruhi was finishing her chores and getting ready on her date with Tamaki while Kitaru stayed in her home, painting. She was painting Mori and she let out a smile as she painted him. Haruhi is right. It is just a date but… I just feel so sad that I am not the girl he is having a date with. She then stopped painting and walked to the sink to wash off. I still can't believe that I love him all these years. Then Saul rubbed his head on her hips. "Oh Saul, do you think I should tell him how I feel?" He barked. Kitaru sat on the floor. Saul followed behind her and lay behind her so she can lean against him. "I am just worried that he doesn't feel the same way." Then the door opened and her mother walked in. "Hey mom, welcome back."
"Hey Kitty, how was school?" Her mother asked. The Saul greeted her as well. "Hello to you too Saul."
"It was okay…" Kitaru said.
"Oh no, something is wrong with my Kitty." Ashley said, walking towards her. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing…" Kitaru said. Ashley turned to her painting and stare at it for a brief moment. "So what do you see?"
"I can see love, desire but also pain and worry..." Ashley said. "Did something happen at school?"
"Mom, did you ever love someone deeply?" Kitaru asked, cuddling Saul. "Did you ever give your heart to someone?" Ashley sat on the floor beside her and hugged her.
"It's about Mori isn't it? Well, I went through so much heartbreak and in my times of youth I grew bitter and heartless." Ashley said. "But then I met someone that changed my ways and made me feel loved."
"Who is the guy?" Kitaru asked.
"He was a partner of mine. I was too serious in my work while he was the goofball." Ashley explained. "But when times got tough, he was strong and fearless." She rubbed the pendent from her necklace. "The thing that made me loves him so much that he was so persistence. He asked me out occasionally and occasionally refuses. But in time, I learn to love him."
"Where is he now?"
"He died in a mission." Ashley said. "It was painful for me but I learned to move on. He is still with me I would never forget him and his love."
"Mom, I love Mori ever since we were kids." Kitaru said. "I was so happy to be with him after being away for ten years but I feel like I am too late. What should I do?"
"You should tell him." Ashley said. "Even if it is too late, you should tell him anyway. It would release you with all the stress and pain."
"But I would still feel pain because I love him." Kitaru said.
"Love always carries pain my Kitty." Ashley said, hugging her tightly. "It is not great to have but it makes you stronger and I would always be here to love you."
"Oh mom, you are the best." She cried. "I am happy that you are my mother."
"Get cleaned up, tonight is game night after all. We are going to have fun and drown ourselves with ice cream and cake." Ashley said, smiling. My poor Kitty, this is what I was afraid of.
"Takashi, I can't believe you are going on a date with another girl." Satoshi said.
"It is not that bad." Mori said. "And this girl's name is Mia."
"I thought you were into Kitaru." Satoshi said. "I like her. She is very nice and knows how to cook delicious dishes. Mitsukuni told me that she can also draw and sing too. She is like a girl you dream of or something. I don't understand why you are dating this girl." Mori turned to him and let out a sigh.
"I am not dating her. I am just going on one date. After what happened with Kitaru and Salina, I can't risk another fan girl hitting her again." Mori said. "This date is basically to tell Mia that my heart is set on someone else."
"But does Kitaru know about it?" Satoshi asked. "Mitsukuni told me that Kitaru was there when you agreed to this date. Do you ever think that she would be sad about it?"
"Why would she feel sad about it?"
"Because she likes you idiot…" Satoshi said. "Everyone can see that but you. She is probably very confused right now because you agreed to date this Mia." Mori grabbed his coat and walked out the door. "He is an idiot."
Mori took Mia to a carnival and it was filled with beautiful lights and splendor. "Mori, can we go get some cotton candy?" Mia asked shyly. This is my chance… I can finally tell Mori how I truly feel about him.
"Sure…" Mori said, walking beside her. She was blushing viciously as they walked through the festival. "Mia, are you okay?"
"Yes I am fine." Mia said, hiding her blush. "Don't worry about me.
"Alright…" Mori said. I am trying my best to be happy but I still feel uneasy about this. He looked at her and found her blushing and smiling towards took Mia everywhere but his mind was still on Kitaru. He was worried about her. I hope she is okay. Satoshi brought out a good point. I think I hurt her feelings.
"Mori, are you okay?" Mia asked.
"I am fine." He replied, giving her a fake smile. What happen if this date ruins my chance to get Kitaru?
"Alright…" Mia said, staring at him. I wonder what he is thinking about.
"Mia, let's find a spot for the fireworks." Mori said.
"Alright…" She repeated, walking beside him. "I wish Kitaru was here with us. He might like the fireworks."
"Yeah, I know…" Mori said. He then turned to her. "How did you know I was thinking about Kitaru?"
"He is a great man and I understand why anyone would fall for him but I didn't expect you to fall helplessly in love with him." Mia said, cheering him up. "But I have been your guest for a while and I know Kitaru's little secret. He is actually a girl."
"How did you…"
"She told me… She is very kind and sweet." Mia said. "One day, Salina's gang dumped a bucket of water on me. I was embarrassed and in tears but Kitaru was there to help me." I can remember it well.
"That's for hogging Mori. I can't believe you." Salina snapped. I was all wet and shivering. I was embarrassed and none of my friends would help me. I was all alone. "You are trash. You don't deserve to be with him."
"How dare you call her trash?" A voice screamed. I turned and found Kitaru, standing behind me. "You have no right."
"It's you again. How dare you show yourself after Tamaki banished me from the Host Club?" Salina snapped. "I was the best lady in that room until you showed up."
"The reason why you were banished because you are not a lady, you are just trash." Kitaru said. "This girl here is more than a lady that you would ever be." Everyone around the room laughed with his statement. He offered his hand to me and smiled. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I blushed with his smile. He was so adorable and handsome.
"How dare you say such things?" Salina snapped. "You would pay."
"You can do anything to me. You can throw buckets of water on me, burn my homework, or hit me but it won't change the fact that my words are true." Kitaru said, helping me up. He took of his coat and covers me with it. "My name is Kitaru Fujioka, I would help you get through this okay."
"Okay…" I said, blushing. Salina was frustrated that everyone was laughing at her instead of me. I felt comfort that someone actually cared for me. He took me into an empty room and pulled out a towel out of his gym bag. "Thank you for earlier…"
"It's nothing. I knew you needed help so I came to the rescue. I am sorry that I don't have some clothes for you but you can take my coat." Kitaru said. "But I have to get something to wear." His white shirt got wet because I was in his embrace most of the time. Then I froze, his shirt was wet and it wasn't a chest of a man I saw, it was a chest of a woman. He noticed my silence and stared at his shirt. "I see my secret is out."
"You're a girl." I said.
"Yes, I am…" Kitaru said, smiling. "I would not implore you to keep my little secret. You are welcome to talk about it to others. I would not stop you."
"No, I would keep it because you saved me." I said, blushing. "It is the least I can do."
"Then I am blessed to meet an angel." Kitaru said. "So what is your name?"
"Mia…"
"It is nice to meet you." Kitaru said. "I hope we can be good friends."
She was kind and called me a friend.
"She did that." Mori asked.
"Yes, she became my first real friend." Mia replied. "I vow to keep her gender a secret so there is nothing to worry about."
"Mia, I am sorry for the trouble. I just didn't want Kitaru to get hurt. Please forgive me." Mori said. "Now I know that you are nothing like Salina but my heart is set on someone else."
"I know."
"I am sorry for this but…" Mori said. I have to go toher… "Mia, I have to go. I need to apologize to her."
"I see…" Mia said, letting out a smile. "Mori, tell me something. Do you love Kitaru?" He didn't say a word. He is the silent type but when he talks about Kitaru, he talks so passionately about her. "I see… So you do love her."
"Yeah, I do…" Mori finally said. "I have to go now. I will drop you off. I am sorry about this."
"Thank you Mori…" She said. "And it is okay… I had fun." Kitaru, you are a very lucky girl.
Mori took a car to Kitaru's home after dropping off Mia to her mansion. He walked up the stairs and in front of her door. I messed things up. I hope she is okay. He knocked on the door and Ashley opened it. "Hello…"
"Takashi, what brings you here at this time?" Ashley asked.
"I wanted to talk to Kita about something." Mori said. "I hope I am not disturbing."
"Not at all, Kitty and I were having game time. She just stepped out to get some ice cream." Ashley said, smiling. "It is good to have more players."
"I would love to join but I think I am not welcome." Mori said.
"Come in dear, I know why you have come." Ashley said. Mori walked in the house and stared at the framed paintings on the walls. And when he entered the living room, he sat on the floor. "How was your date Takashi?"
"It was going well but my heart wasn't into it. It ended early." Mori said. "I didn't know that I was only giving pain to Kita. I only agreed to the date because I didn't want my clients hurting her like Salina did."
"I know…" Ashley said. "It is my job to know you Takashi not as your protector but also as Kitaru's mother." She grabbed the deck of cards that was on the table and started to shuffle them. "If you really care for my daughter, please consider her feelings. She is a sick child and if she over stress herself, she faints. It is not serious not like back then. I adopted her when she was on a verge of dying but after treatment and a lifesaving surgery, everything turned out okay."
"How is she now?" Mori asked.
"She is fine but still needs to visit the doctor every two weeks." Ashley said. "But ever since she came to Ouran Academy and joined the Host Club, she grew better and happier. She even started to sing more and paint."
"She painted all this…."
"Of course, she takes it after her late mother." Ashley said. "I can never replace her but I do my best to be the mother my Kitty needs." She then juggles the cards and let out a small grin. Then he caught a glimpse of the painting of him. He kept staring at it for a brief moment. "She painted that today. I don't know if it is done but what do you see in that painting?"
"Love…Desire… and Pain…" Mori replied. "It is so beautiful though." Then the door opened. Kitaru was wearing jean shorts and a long sleeve shirt with a picture of a bunny. She was also carrying bags of ice cream. Saul followed behind her.
"Hey mom, I got some ice cream and…" Kitaru paused, finding Mori with her mother. He is in my house… "Mori, why are you here?" Ashley stood up and grabbed the groceries from Kitaru while Saul greeted Mori.
"I am going to put this away for you Kitty." Ashley said, walking out the room. "I think the cake is ready as well so I am going to check on it." There was silence in the room and Mori stood up after petting Saul.
"Why are you here Mori?" Kitaru asked. "You are supposed to be with Mia on your date. Did something happen?"
"I came here to talk to you." Mori replied. "I…"
"You don't need to explain. You probably thought that I got hurt because you agreed to take another girl on a date." Kitaru said, smiling. He came for me… Why does that bring me joy? "There is nothing to worry about. I hope you had fun." Saul then pushed Mori towards her and they were very close. So close that they can feel the tension and heat.
"It was cut short." Mori said, grabbing her hand. Her eyes widened when she heard that. "I only did it because I didn't want you to get hurt by another client of mine. But I failed to realize that I was hurting you even agreeing to it. Don't worry, Mia understands and agreed to cancel it as well so there nothing to worry about. I am sorry Kita for everything."
He was worried about me… Kitaru thought. He didn't want another fan girl hurt me again. "Well, you came on a good night. We are having game night with dessert. You are welcome to stay."
"I would love to." Mori said.
"Great, we have a new player." Ashley said, bursting in the room with a tray full of ice cream. "I can't wait to start playing." Saul barked with joy as he danced with Ashley.
"Mori, I hope you like card games." Kitaru said. "We are going to play all night."
"I can't wait…" Mori said, smiling. "And also, nice painting…" She blushed when she realize that she left out a painting of him in the living room. "It is very beautiful." She smiled after that.
A few hours as passed and Haruhi and Tamaki came back from their date. "I wonder if Kitaru is okay. She was upset about Mori dating Mia." Haruhi said.
"She would be fine. She is strong just like her cousin." Tamaki said. Then they heard laughter coming from Kitaru's resident."See you can hear them laughing." Haruhi knocked on the door and Mori opened it. "MORI-SEMPAI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Saul raced towards Haruhi and greeted her by licking her face.
"He is playing cards with us. So far he is the rich man while mom is always the poor man." Kitaru teased. "I think you met your match mom."
"I think I did…" Ashley said.
"I am glad you are doing okay Kitaru. I was worried about you." Haruhi said, petting Saul.
"Well, how about you two join us?" Kitaru said. "The more the merrier."
"Sure, I would love to play." Tamaki said, racing towards them and sitting beside Ashley. "I have never played a card game before so please teach me."
"I guess we are staying." Haruhi said. I think there was nothing to worry about. Everything was fixed on its own. She was staring at her family with Mori. Mori fits right in the family I guess they were meant to be together.
"Haruhi, hurry up… The game is about to start." Tamaki said.
"Okay… I am coming."
The next morning, the Host Club was busy as ever. They were all sitting on the sofa, charming the ladies until Mia walked towards them. "Good Morning Princess, are you here for your appointment?" Tamaki asked.
"Not really… I realize something on my date with Mori yesterday." Mia said. "I thought I was in love with Mori but really I got it all wrong. I am in love with the man that touched my heart after saving me." She then grabbed Kitaru's hand. "Oh Kitaru, would you do me the honor of singing me a love song. I am in love with you so much."
"WHAT!" Everyone screamed. Mori gave her an uneasy look.
"Oh dear, I am lost for words." Kitaru said, blushing. "I am touched." Mia hugged her tightly.
"I am so happy… Let's have some breakfast together." Mia said, pulling her away. "I would love to know you more."
"Takashi, are you okay?" Honey asked.
"I really don't know." Mori said. Well, at least it is not another guy.